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Bodies recovered from plane crash

North Shore Rescue credited with finding mountain crash site BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Authorities have recovered the bodies of two pilots killed in a plane crash in the North Shore Mountains on Monday.

Carson Air flight 66 took off from Vancouver International Airport just before 6:45 a.m. en route to Prince George but it disappeared from radar about five kilometres north of Mount Seymour 20

minutes later.

Members of the North Vancouver RCMP, Canadian Forces’ Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria,Talon Helicopters and North Shore Rescue had been combing the backcountry between Grouse Mountain and Cathedral Mountain, in hopes of spotting any sign of the twin-engine Fairchild

Swearingen Metroliner for much of Monday and Tuesday.

North Shore Rescue members and Metro Vancouver staff brought in by Talon first located some crash debris on Monday afternoon and returned early Tuesday morning to find the plane in very densely treed, steep terrain not far from the

trail that leads to Coliseum Mountain.

“North Vancouver RCMP has now confirmed that the reported missing plane has been located, including the main fuselage with the two pilots inside the cockpit,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman, at a press conference Tuesday

afternoon. “Unfortunately, the two male pilots were found deceased.”

The pilots were two men from the Vancouver area, aged 33 and 35.The B.C. Coroners Service has since recovered the bodies. At the request of their families, the men’s names are not being released.

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Cap strike halted — for now BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Capilano University students will be writing their final exams this week as a strike by faculty members has been suspended.

The university announced Sunday that the exam schedule, which was supposed to start Monday morning, had been postponed to Thursday after late-night meetings between the Capilano Faculty Association and the university’s bargaining team produced nothing.

But, the two sides met again on Monday afternoon and agreed to non-binding mediation to solve the impasse — at least until the semester is over.

“We’re going to stick with the revised exam schedule because we don’t want to throw students’ worlds into a tizzy at this point,” said See Exams page 9

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W. Van beaches remain closed

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Beaches inWestVancouver remained closed this week as cleanup from last week’s oil spill continued.

A cleanup crew from Western Canada Marine Response Corp. worked on several West Vancouver beaches where oil was found over the weekend, including Sandy Cove, Dundarave, Ambleside and an area of shoreline near the Lions Gate Bridge.

The Ministry of Environment has cautioned the municipality it’s possible — although unlikely — more oil could come ashore, said Jeff McDonald, spokesman for the District of West Vancouver.

So far, most of the oil spotted has been “marblesized” blobs of tar, said McDonald.

Ron Polly said after he learned the oil slick had come ashore in West Van, he went down to the east side of the beach under the Lions Gate Bridge on Saturday to check for water birds in distress.

There, he found “globs of oil on the rocks all over the place going north into the mudflats,” he said. Polly described the tar blobs as “about the size of tennis balls.”

“I found a dead duck that had oil on it,” he said. Polly said there was a flock of water birds swimming close to shore at the time. “Some of them looked like they had signs of oil on them.”

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“It’s good to see it get cleaned up,” he said.

But he added, “The spill should never have happened.

I don’t think the response was as good as it should have been.”

Polly is not alone in that assessment. Political mop up from the spill also continued this week, after a number of politicians questioned both the time it took to get the spill contained and the delay in notifying neighbouring municipalities.

According to a timeline provided by City of Vancouver Chief Administrative Officer Penny Ballem Tuesday morning, emergency spill response wasn’t activated until three hours after the spill was reported, and a boom was not secured around the Marathassa, a grain ship

on her maiden voyage from Korea, until early the next morning — about 12 hours after the spill was reported.

That’s also when municipal officials, including the District of West Vancouver, were alerted to the spill.

Michael Lowry, spokesman for the Western Canada Marine Response Corp., defended the timeliness of the response.

Lowry said crews couldn’t put a boom around the ship earlier because they didn’t know which vessel was responsible for the spill.

Coast Guard Commissioner Jody Thomas also defended the cleanup efforts this week as excellent.

But Fred Moxey, a North Van resident and retired commander of the now-closed Kitsilano Coast Guard base, said had that station remained open, response to the oil spill could

have been much faster.

Had that station been open, it’s likely someone from the public would have notified them and “the crew would jump in a fast response boat,” said Moxey.

Because tides and currents quickly disperse oil, making it more difficult to pinpoint the source, “when you have an oil spill it’s vital you get there as quickly as possible,” he said.

Moxey said when he was in charge of the station, a Coast Guard pollution response vessel with 1,000 feet of boom, skimmers and oil recovery tanks was at the ready.

“That vessel probably would have been on the scene in minutes,” he said.

John Weston, MP for West Vancouver, described the response to the spill on Friday as “world class.”

He said the closure of the

Kitsilano base had “nothing to do with response at all” adding the base “never had any of the equipment you’d want to deploy in a case like this.”

Mary Polak, B.C. environment minister, voiced concern about the spill response in the legislature this week, saying, “The initial response to this incident was absolutely unacceptable.”

She added, “The response to the English Bay marine spill was not world class — not by any stretch of the imagination.”

On Tuesday, shoreline inspections in West Van were continuing, said Lowry.

“The amount (of oil) that showed up on the beaches was extremely small. It was not like a giant slick.”

Lowry said crews will be sampling water and sand to make sure it’s safe before beaches will be reopened.

Man dies on job site Transit plebiscite office now open in North Vancouver mall

A 29-year-old North Vancouver man died after falling down an elevator shaft at a Burnaby construction siteThursday afternoon.

Justin Andrew Jeffries was working at the Station Square project site at 4688 Kingsway, where five towers are being constructed, when the accident occurred. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Jeffries was employed

by Quolus Construction Services, a Delta-based company in operation since 1993.

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WorkSafeBC has assigned two investigators to the case, as they try to determine what happened.They will be interviewing witnesses, talking to supervisors and the employer and reviewing the initial RCMP report as well as the coroners’ report — to determine if there were any violations of the Workers Compensation Act or occupational health and safety regulations.

The coroners service is also investigating the accident.

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North Shore residents who need assistance voting in the transit plebiscite can find help close to home.

Elections BC announced Monday it has opened nine plebiscite service offices in shopping centres across Metro Vancouver, including Capilano Mall.

Here, voters who need help in person or who may have challenges receiving mail can register

to vote, update their voter registration and receive information on voting in the plebiscite. They can also ask for a voting package until May 15, and drop off their completed ballot package before voting closes at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 29.

The office is open during mall hours, except for Sundays and holidays.

Voters are being asked if they support a new 0.5

per cent increase to the provincial sales tax to be dedicated to the Mayors’ Transportation and Transit Plan. The plan is a $7.5-billion list of capital projects for transportation improvements around the Lower Mainland. It would mean increased SeaBus service, B-line buses between Lynn Valley and downtown Vancouver, See Ballot page 9

West Vancouver MP John Weston has defended his absence from the House of Commons during a vote to extend Canada’s military mission against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, saying he supports the mission but had previously committed to accompanying the tourism minister to his riding to present an important report.

“I knew the vote was going to pass and pledged my support for the mission,” Weston said.

“I have been present for most votes,” he said, but added on that day, “I certainly felt my presence was critical here in the riding.”

Weston responded after former general Rick Hillier took to social media to criticize MPs who were absent for the March 31 vote to extend and expand Canada’s military mission against the Islamic State, referred to as ISIS or ISIL. Hillier, who previously headed the Canadian Forces as chief of defence staff, wrote a message on his personal Facebook account saying the 37 MPs who were absent for the vote “should be ashamed” that they “could not find it a high enough priority to be in the House of Commons when Parliament voted to extend and expand the mission against ISIL. They could not prioritize their lives and schedules sufficiently to be there when that most sacred trust — sending Canada’s sons and daughters in harms way, to do violent things on our behalf — was decided.”

Weston said he was in West Vancouver to help the minister present a report of the tourism roundtable that represented two years of work by stakeholders at a meeting planned “well in advance of the vote.”

Weston added nobody has raised his absence for the vote directly with him, although about half a dozen comments were made on social media.

“Being the son of an exprisoner of war I do take very seriously the notion of our government sending people into harm’s way,” he said.

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The investigation into the cause of the crash has now been handed over to the Transportation Safety Board.

The plane had no cockpit voice or data recording systems, so the investigation will be limited to studying the scene and the wreckage, according to BillYearwood, regional manager of aviation accident investigations for the TSB. There was no emergency distress call from the plane and the radar signature indicated a very steep descent from 7,000 feet above sea level to 3,000 feet where the wreckage was found,Yearwood said. “(It) gives us an idea that whatever happened, happened suddenly,” Yearwood said. “At this point, the way the aircraft appeared to come out of the sky and descend rapidly, questions are focused on the controllability of the aircraft.”

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Harry Jerome needs more than a facelift Dear Editor: Re: City Deprioritizes Harry Jerome, April 3 frontpage story.

On behalf of the North Shore Aquatics Society I would like to express our dismay that the City of North Vancouver voted 4-3 to build a ferris wheel, an outdoor skating rink (etc.) instead of rebuilding Harry Jerome Community Centre,

including the pool.They believe that the pool can be “replaced in parts over time” instead of rebuilt.

The pool needs more than a facelift after 50 years; at a minimum, it needs seismic upgrading to meet the current standards.With the continuing expansion of the city population the pool size needs to be expanded sooner, rather than later to

meet the current and future needs of the community.

Almost everyone uses a pool at some time in their life for recreation, fitness, physiotherapy or learning to swim. According to the North Vancouver Recreation and Culture Commission’s PERC report, up to 75 per cent of households will use a pool each year. It is estimated

that 1.2 million visits will be made to North Vancouver pools by 2020, and we are fast approaching that time.

How will that be possible when Harry Jerome will be taken out of service every time it needs a repair?

I replaced the engine in my car when it was in need of repairs, only to find that the other parts of the car were failing and needed

more costly repairs. Council should not plan to replace aging parts when a facility has already exceeded its lifetime; engineers design buildings and infrastructure for a 50-year time horizon — Harry Jerome’s time has come.The city does not need to make costly repairs that remove the public’s See Funding page 11

Be thankful English Bay oil spill not ‘the big one’ Dear editor: After a relative thimble full of bunker fuel oil is released in English Bay, we saw finger pointing and media babble by our politicians — and little evidence of Mr. Harper’s “world class” cleanup system.

What are the “rules” and fees for “parking” these vessels in English Bay? Who has the authority to ask questions or board the vessels if necessary?

I recollect that the suspected ship’s captain, at first denied responsibility for the bunker release.

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We hear that the owner of a passing small sailboat noticed an oil slick and notified officials. The oil likely was leaking for some time. Was the captain negligent in not calling local harbour officials immediately?

Our leaders would have

shown better leadership and with “cooler heads,” together, prepared a well thought-out response, to the public, admitting shortcomings — but not derogating those who scrambled to get this mess under control.

Fortunately, this was not

“the big one” that Kinder Morgan assures us will never happen. Our leaders, all, should collaborate to convince Mr. Harper that Kinder Morgan should not build their twinned pipeline, as proposed, and See Kudos page 11

Waterslide a waste of resources Dear Editor: Re: City of NV on Slippery Slope to Fun, March 25 news story.

What the heck is city council thinking about this “car-free day”? Shutting down Lower Lonsdale?

Have they thought about the people that live in that area?

Do they think that the drains are going to handle the water? Most likely someone or business will get flooded.

With the lack of rain this winter, there will most likely be a water restriction.

City council should give their heads a shake. I live in Lower Lonsdale and disagree with this insane idea and I am sure I am not the only one.

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Diabetes charter raises awareness

“Diabetes cost the Canadian health-care system and economy $11.7 billion in 2010 and costs will rise to $16 billion by 2020.This growing burden threatens both the sustainability of our health-care system and the future economic prosperity of Canada.”

– Diabetes: Canada at the Tipping Point, April 2011 The 2011 report of the Canadian Diabetes Association did much more than describe financial burdens and the personal challenges faced by people living with diabetes; it was a precursor to the association’s April 2014 Diabetes Charter for Canada.

Now, on the first anniversary of the charter, what is most remarkable to anyone new to the subject

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is that the documents and the association itself not only outline the realities of diabetes, they talk in frank yet positive terms about the rights and responsibilities of patients, health-care systems, government entities and society in general.

Diabetes is not a single disease; it is a multi-faceted condition that includes the non-preventable Type 1; Type 2 or “adult onset”

diabetes, pre-diabetes and the usually reversible diabetes of pregnancy.

Unfortunately, when diabetes of any type is not, or cannot be well managed, it can lead to serious health problems like heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and more. Not only do its complications account for more than 80 per cent of diabetes costs, the disease is a leading cause of blindness in Canada.

Although Type 1 is triggered when a person’s immune system prevents the production of insulin in the pancreas, the exact cause is still not known.

What we do know is that, as North Shore resident Danielle McVicar can attest, diabetes should never prevent a person from doing whatever they want to do in life.

“I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 10

and have never let it stop me,” she wrote.

She sure didn’t!

Having competed in cross-country ski races across North America, McVicar says she worked with medical professionals and other athletes with Type 1 diabetes to develop a plan that enabled her to compete at an NCAA Division 1 school for four years of undergraduate studies.

“I did that on a full athletic scholarship, at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics, and graduated with a (bachelor of science) in business administration,” she said.

Today, at the age of 24, McVicar puts her finance and marketing skills to good use co-ordinating implementation of the CDA youth and D-Camp

programs in Western Canada.

That means organizing four family camps in different regions of Alberta and B.C., as well as a summer camp in each province for children with Type 1 diabetes.

“Through their participation in D-Camp outdoor activities that promote self-esteem and personal growth, diabetic children and youth make friendships and gain more independence and confidence,” said McVicar.

Although all four types of diabetes can lead to serious complications when not properly managed, each type has

differing characteristics and treatment protocols.

One major difference is that, while there are still genetic influences at play, with a patient’s willing participation much can be done to lower the incidence of Type 2 and pre-diabetes. So why is it that Type 2 still accounts for more than 90 per cent of people with diabetes in Canada?

According to the CDA data, more than 400,000 British Columbians were living with diabetes — a number predicted to climb to almost 550,000 by 2020.

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Exams in session Thursday From page 1

Richard Gale, Capilano’s academic vice-president.

“Exams will begin Thursday at 8 a.m.”

Under the agreement, the two sides will meet with a mediator with significant post-secondary experience, according to the university.

In the event an agreement is not reached, the mediator will issue non-binding recommendations.The parties will then have 10 days to either accept or reject the recommendations. Should one or both parties reject the recommendations, the strike will resume and threaten the summer semester.

The remaining issues in the deadlocked labour dispute are academic freedom, benefits for parttime teachers and more control for the faculty over layoffs.

“Essentially, the university has accepted the proposal that we had put on the table on Saturday and where we got to Saturday night where we asked for either arbitration or a mediationarbitration process,” said faculty association president Brent Calvert. “We’re happy that it’s done now.We wish it could have been done on Saturday because that would allow the original exam schedule to proceed.”

Gale credits the students with breaking the deadlock.

“I think both sides were really concerned that the students had the ability to complete their term – to go through their exams. I think we all heard the need of the students and responded to it,” he said.

Calvert, however, said the university could not ignore the chorus voices from the post-secondary sector

across Canada supporting the Capilano faculty and lobbying the university to accept their reasonable offer.

“That’s really great for us. It means we can get out final grades and submit our final projects and see a kind of deadline where we can move on with our lives,” said Brittany Barnes, Capilano Students’ Union president.

But the exam period hasn’t been postponed so much as it has been condensed, Barnes added, which means some students won’t be able to write their exams, whether they want to or not.

“Some students booked off days to study and write their exams but those dates are no longer applicable and they’re not able to get more time off from work, or they have travel plans or what have you,” she said. “We want to make sure those

students aren’t going to fall through the cracks.”

The students’ union has now thrown its support behind a 1,700-name petition started by thirdyear business student Asif Ali, asking for the exams to be made optional. Ali said it would be an appropriate measure for students whose academic careers and personal lives have been thrown into disarray as a result of the strike they were powerless to stop.

“We’re trying to provide the students a voice as we’ve kind of been tossed around quite a bit recently,” he said.

“I hope it doesn’t come to this but the university’s reputation is kind of at stake.”

Gale said only the teachers have the leeway to change the course curriculum or make exams optional.

Ballot results tallied weekly From page 3 Capilano University and Metrotown, and Phibbs Exchange and Dundarave, and a 30 per cent boost in regular bus services across

Setting it straight A story published April 12, Oil Spill Cleanup Starts in West Van, incorrectly identified Lance BarrettLennard, director of whale and dolphin research at the Vancouver Aquarium, as Lance Berlinger.

the North Shore.

According to Elections BC, eight per cent of registered voters, or 124,927 people, in Metro Vancouver had returned their ballot packages as of

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1989: Switching to a five column format for the first time, the News celebrated its twentieth year of publication with a great contest: Bring in a 1969 issue of the News and win $2,000. An employee from 1969 came in with a copy of the December 1969 issue and receive a nice, albeit delayed bonus from the News.

1991: Macintosh IIci computers are installed at the News and staff began training on them. Although most of the newspaper was still produced on the Linotype typesetter and composited by hand, within ten years the North Shore News would be the first electronically paginated direct-to-plate newspaper in North America.

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Protecting our “backyard” Amid the sad spectacle of political finger-pointing and buck-passing in the aftermath of last week’s oil spill in English Bay, there was one voice calling for decisive action.

With Canada’s largest port on our doorstep, we need to be assured that the port’s important economic benefits are counter-balanced by the most stringent environmental risk mitigation.

Justin Trudeau stated that a Liberal government would re-open the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station closed two years ago by Stephen Harper’s cutbacks.

But under the Harper government, we’re navigating in the opposite direction.

The Harper Government has been busy touting Canada’s oil cleanup capabilities as “world class”.

Tell that to boater Rob O’Dea. He called 911 after discovering “fistsized black globules smelling like asphalt” in the water within sight of the shuttered Kits station. But he didn’t dream it would take 6 hours for oil booms to arrive.

Instead of first responders tracking the movement of the spills with buoys and drones within minutes of being alerted to oil on the water, Rob O’Dea and his friends were alone at the site for hours watching in helpless disbelief as hundreds of liters of bunker fuel continued to feed the growing slick.

Response standards need tightening It boggles the mind that a six-hour delay in deploying oil booms is acceptable in Canada’s largest port.

Yet, according to Transport Canada’s response-time standards for our Port, it is. Six hours is simply not acceptable given the damage that accumulates as minutes tick by. Transport Canada’s spill response-time standards must be tightened.

The cuts continue Environment Canada’s Environmental Emergencies office in Vancouver was closed by the Conservatives in 2012 and moved to Montreal. Sixty staff nationwide specifically trained to deal with oil spills lost their jobs.

And the cuts continue: On May 6th, Ottawa is closing the Coast Guard’s Vancouver Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre over-looking the harbour. Instead, the service responsible for coordinating ship movements in Vancouver harbor will be moved to Victoria.

Enough.

I was proud of Justin Trudeau as he stood alone in offering up decisive and positive action last week.

That harbour is our backyard in North Van. Each day, as we have the good fortune to look out on its beauty and benefit from it economically, let’s commit individually and as a community to preserving and protecting it for generations to come.

Jonathan Wilkinson is North Vancouver’s Liberal candidate in the upcoming Federal election expected in October. He is a Rhodes Scholar, former clean-tech CEO and North Shore soccer coach.

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Healthy living can delay Type 2 From page 7

Yet while factors like ethnic background, age over 40 and poverty do play an adverse role in diet and lifestyle, and although 55 per cent of the population remains overweight or obese, the association says over half of Type 2 diabetes could be prevented or delayed with healthier eating and increased physical activity.”

That encouragement, coupled with government policies targeted at easing poverty in our Aboriginal and other vulnerable populations, means the level of Type 2 diabetes could be dramatically improved.

Whichever interventions are chosen, it is essential that we tackle the issues head on.

In 2010, when it was estimated that about one million people were not even aware they had the disease, CDA data suggested the total number of Canadians with diabetes was around 2.7 million — well over seven per cent of the population. Five years on, how close are we to the 2020 projection of 4.2 million?

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financial costs in mind, it’s easy to see that taxpayer dollars wisely invested in physical education, treatment programs and other incentives to lower the risk factors would go a long way toward lowering the costs of diabetes.

As noted earlier, one of the most remarkable things about the CDA is that it covers all of the bases in the most positive and encouraging way possible.

So while we learn that people with diabetes have a right to a “timely diagnosis and education and advice” and to “be treated with respect . . . free of discrimination” so, too, do our governments, professionals and society in general have a responsibility to follow the care guidelines and to develop “comprehensive policies and plans for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and its complications.”

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We hope city council will support the vision of the NSAS for a multi-use pool that will be able to meet the present needs and will be a legacy for the future in the same way the original Harry Jerome pool did when it opened in 1964.

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The quest for new plants came early this year and the hunt is on for dramatic, and hopefully inspiring, plants for the garden.

It’s not always easy to find something new.

So many new plant introductions are focused on improvements to the same plant with a new flower colour or dwarf size being introduced.There are few new plant genera to be found in the wholesale market, which supplies the landscape and garden centre industries. Part of the reason for the lack of new genera, or types of plants, is the fear of invasive species and import restrictions.

Plant hunters travel far and wide searching for something new.

Britain, France, Germany and Holland have been traditional sources of new plant introductions for the past century. Asia is the old, new hot spot for plant introductions. Over the past couple of decades,

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10 years ago, like their Mandarin honeysuckle, but nothing much since.

It is a sad commentary that there is no vision or leadership to fund and focus appropriate public universities to develop and introduce new plants to the agriculture and horticulture sectors in British Columbia.

Private growers do work at breeding, developing and introducing new plants. But most local growers have a tough go at introducing new plants. Unfortunately, many consumers lack a “buy B.C.” or “grown in B.C.” preference when purchasing plants. And plant imports from the United States have

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I am picky when it comes to trying new plants. No prima donnas please. Plants have to grow and thrive in our region’s climate, and be beautiful or perhaps edible.

And no plant is proven in my books until it survives without too much help for at least three to five years.

Here are a couple of new plants that might be worth a try.

Yuki Cherry Blossom Deutzia is a variation on the theme but Deutzia is worth growing in most gardens. Deutzia gracilis is a small-sized, deciduous and white-flowered shrub that blooms in spring. It is the parent of Deutzia Yuki. Introduced by Proven Winners (provenwinners. com),Yuki is smaller than the parent at approximately 60 centimetres and has a pink flushed flower colour versus the pure white flower of the parent.The smaller size is ideal for pots, balconies and small-space gardens. Deutzia prefers full sun in spring but it will flower in light shade only.

It’s hardy, reliable and has

shown some deer resistance just like its parent.

Another plant that I intend on growing this year is called Haskap (Lonicera caerulea), also known as blue honeysuckle or honeyberry.There is some excellent information on this plant at fruit.usask.ca/ haskap.html and haskap.ca.

Dr. Bob Bors, of the University Of Saskatchewan department of sciences, describes Haskap berry flavour as, “Fresh raspberry/ blueberry with a special zing common only to Haskap.”

Tundra and Borealis are two Haskap varieties that grow roughly 1.5 metres tall and wide in a loose, round shape with white flowers in early summer.

It grows best in full sun and prefers rich soil with a pH range of six to seven.

Haskap fruit is roughly the colour of blueberry but the Haskap berry shape is longer and non-uniform.

The edible berries are produced in late-June to mid-July.

I will never find all the plants I want through traditional sources. So I search at plant clubs,

gardening societies and by visiting plant collectors across the province.

I also make trips to specialty nurseries in search of the rare and exotic. B.C. growers, like phoenixperennials.com, or thimblefarms.com on Salt Spring Island, are great places to find cool plants.

Some plants are still

mythical and elusive, like the much-toutedYucca filamentosa Bronze Age, which I have read about but have yet to see in the flesh, so the search continues.

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

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I love the fact that it dries very quickly and can be used within a very short time after application. It’s durable, washable and very childfriendly.

The following are some ideas for quick and easy projects for the home incorporating this versatile product. Remember to not limit yourself to traditional black.Try some of the new shades for bright and colourful designs. And for best results, allow the painted area to cure for two to three days.

Herb planters and markers Small terra cotta pots work beautifully for this idea.You can find them in nurseries and craft stores.

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Memo board If you have a favourite frame or serving tray you can easily transform it into a chalk memo board.

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PUBLIC HEARING 115 & 123 West Queens Road 18 Unit Townhouse Development

What:

A Public Hearing for a proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw to enable the development of an 18 unit townhouse project.

When:

7 pm, Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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When can I speak?

We welcome your input Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 7 pm. You can speak in person by signing up at the Hearing or you can provide a written submission to the Municipal Clerk at input@dnv.org or by mail before the conclusion of the Hearing.

Need more info?

Relevant background material and copies of the bylaw are available for review at the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at dnv.org/public_hearing. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm.

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Measure off the space you desire on the inside of your cupboard with painters tape and then apply the chalkboard paint. Let dry.

Menu planner I love this idea for evening gatherings. An ordinary serving tray can be transformed into a lovely menu planner to display in the corner of your kitchen

during a dinner party.Write your evening’s menu with chalk and reuse the tray for future dinner parties.

Storage tub labels This is one of my favorite uses for chalkboard paint.

Large Rubbermaid storage tubs work wonderfully for this idea.

Tape off the area you would like to paint. Apply the chalkboard paint to the small area on the front of the

tub and let it dry.

Once the paint is dry, label the contents with chalk and place in your storage room.

The beauty of this idea is you can constantly change the contents of the tub and relabel it each time.

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PARENTING

Pick and choose parent resources What’s with all these parenting books, websites, courses and workshops?

I have seen a number of comments along these lines from people who believe that parenting is instinctive and parents should not need any of these resources.

After all, we were all kids once and just need to remember how we were raised, right?

Like all comments there is some truth in all of this.

No one knows a child better than his parents and parents need to look to their understanding of each particular child in order to figure out how to handle a given situation.

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Parenting Today Vive la Différence: Raising Children with Different Temperaments, “Kendra, Blake, Thor, Shayla and Olivia are all students in Mr. Barnes’ Grade 3 classroom. They are definitely each their own person with their own unique temperament.

Kendra can be counted on to hand in every assignment on time; Blake will get his work to the teacher but it will not conform to the usual

guidelines. Thor will hand in a half-hearted attempt and Shayla will offer something that is mediocre at best. Olivia will be late if she actually does the work.

This is not a reflection of their ability, but rather of their temperaments.” While each of these children needs to learn to take responsibility for their own schoolwork, each needs a slightly different approach.

With Kendra you probably have to watch to make sure she doesn’t become a perfectionist and anxious about her performance.

You need to help Blake understand the times when he needs to conform to the expectations no matter what he wishes, but there will be other times when his unique take is acceptable.

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Online material not always useful From page 19 The trick is to balance what you know about your child and what you learn from your favourite resources.

And speaking of that, do pay attention to which books, websites and courses you select to guide you.

Whenever I want to look at a new resource I check out the basics. What do they say about discipline?

If there is the slightest mention that any form of physical punishment is ever OK, it’s rejected as a possibility. If there are

examples of tips for parents that are disrespectful to the child, or support for overprotection of children, or any mention that kids need to fear their parents, these are all rejected.

Good parenting resources will give you a basic outline of the job of parenting, good tips and ideas, an understanding of child development and a respect and caring for the child.

Besides the professional resources, you will likely find yourself online. If so, pay attention. There are great discussion groups and

blogs and silly, frivolous and just plain useless materials. Trust your gut.

You know what is right for you and your child.

When you have quality resources at hand, you have the tools you need to parent with confidence and trust your instincts when it comes to raising your child.

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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for noodles page 24

When I’m out for a meal I take pride in knowing the customs of the cuisine I’m eating.

At dim sum, for example, you flip the lid of the teapot to indicate you’d like more and you wrap your knuckles gently on the table to say thank you when the tea is poured. When eating a shared meal with chopsticks, turn the sticks around in order to serve a morsel destined for someone else. This way, the ends that touch your mouth do not contaminate the food.

These little insights are accumulated over time, of course, and some lessons are harder learned than others.

My first experience with sushi involved popping a grape-sized portion of wasabi into my mouth to chase a piece of sashimi. Within seconds, it felt like the entire pantheon of nether-worldly demons that populate the pages of Japanese manga was waging war inside my nasal cavities. Would that someone more knowledgeable had been there to advise me.

Someone like my server at Hanok Korean BBQ, for example, where I recently enjoyed a fascinating meal.

I am a Korean

barbecue novice, it turns out, and, when presented with the colourful and uniquely flavoured array of sauces, pickles, and garnishes commonly associated with this style of cuisine, I found myself staring at the table with little sense of what to do next.

Luckily my server had a keen eye and trained palate and was able to guide me through both the menu selection process as well as a short, best practices overview of how to enjoy the Korean barbecue experience.

Hanok, which took over the space once inhabited by another Korean restaurant, Kyung Bok Palace, in March, has outfitted the larger tables that occupy the back of the room with built-in grills and individual, overhead ventilation hoods. This custom infrastructure will become operational at the end of April and will surely transform the already busy restaurant into a North Shore specialty destination. For now, barbecue is prepared at the table via small, round, gas-fired grills that quickly sear various meats and vegetables and fill the room with enticing scents.

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Noodles make a nice meal addition Angela Shellard

Romancing the Stove In 2002 archaeologists found an earthenware bowl in China that contained traces of noodles that were roughly 4,000 years old.

Apparently the noodles were well preserved. That longevity may explain why nearly every culture on earth has some kind of noodle as a staple of their cuisine. Dried noodles keep almost indefinitely, and are usually very inexpensive (what would college students do without instant

ramen?). Add to that the many ways they can be prepared and you’ve got what I’d call a superfood.

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Cantonese Pan-Fried Noodles Stir-fried chicken breast strips or shrimp can be added at the end of the cooking time.

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Rinse noodles in cold water and drain very well.

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Flip the noodles over with tongs or a large spatula and add another tablespoon of oil around the perimeter of the pan; let the other side crisp up.You want to just get an even, light crispiness and dry out the noodles during this stage. Set the noodles aside on a plate.

Reheat the pan over high heat; add a tablespoon of oil and the white parts of the green onions; cook, stirring, for about 15 seconds. Add the noodles back to the pan and toss them well, breaking up any clumps. Add the soy sauce mixture and toss continuously for a couple of minutes using chopsticks or tongs, keeping the heat on high.

When the noodles are uniformly golden brown, add the bean sprouts and the rest of the green onions and toss the mixture again for another one or two minutes until the bean

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Soba Noodles with Roasted Mushrooms, Broccolini & Kale 1½ lbs brown cremini or white button mushrooms, stems trimmed 8 oz buckwheat soba noodles 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 or 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 Tbsp minced shallot 1 lb broccolini, stems trimmed and cut in half if large 5 stalks of kale, centre rib removed, cut into shreds Salt and freshly ground black pepper Glaze for mushrooms: 1 Tbsp canola oil 1 Tbsp rice vinegar 2 Tbsp honey 2 Tbsp soy sauce Sauce for noodles: ¼ cup soy sauce 2 Tbsp olive oil Juice of one lime 2 tsp Asian toasted sesame oil 1 Tbsp honey 1 tsp Sriracha (hot Asian chili sauce, use more or less according to taste) 1 tsp grated fresh ginger root Chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds to garnish Preheat oven to 425º F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Wipe the mushrooms clean with

a damp paper towel, cut each mushroom in half and place in a large bowl. Whisk together the mushroom glaze ingredients and pour the glaze over the mushrooms; mix until all the mushrooms are evenly coated.

Pour mushrooms onto the lined baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes.

Remove from oven and flip mushrooms with a large spatula, then roast for another 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook soba noodles in a large pot of boiling, salted water until just tender, then drain thoroughly.

Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and shallot and cook for one minute; add broccolini, kale and salt and pepper to taste.

Stir-fry until vegetables are just tender, about five minutes. While vegetables and noodles are cooking, whisk together the soba noodle sauce ingredients in a bowl.

Add cooked noodles to the skillet with the broccolini and kale; add the soba noodle sauce and stir until all the vegetables and noodles are evenly coated. Place portions of noodles and vegetables into individual serving bowls and top them with the roasted mushrooms.

Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions; makes four servings.

Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. Contact: ashellard@hotmail.ca.

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Lettuce leaves provide perfect wrap for beef From page 23

With the arrival of a plate of raw garlic cloves, sliced green chili, a basket of Romaine lettuce leaves and two dipping sauces, the stage was finally set for the barbecue.

My server brought a small grill to my table and deftly seared about a dozen morsels of nicely marbled sirloin, sliced mushrooms and a large ring of white onion. The cooking process took no more than five minutes (I like my beef on the rare side) and soon I was in assembly mode. Meats are grilled unseasoned, so the condiments are an integral part of the flavour experience.

I was particularly taken with one of the dipping

sauces, which was made of garlicky, spicy fermented soy bean paste with chilies. I was happy to just dip morsels of beef and mushroom into the sauce between mouthfuls of rice, but my server dropped by and diplomatically told me that the dinner components are best enjoyed wrapped up, in varying proportions, in the lettuce leaves provided.

This was a helpful insight indeed and certainly facilitated the passage of multiple flavours at once into my eagerly awaiting mouth.

I sipped well-chilled soju as I enjoyed my meal, the crisp and clean, neutral rice spirit cutting through the rich flavours of the barbecue.

Dessert, included with

my menu selection, was a curious creation of red bean jelly served with a side of chilled, lightly sweetened, clear rice water. It was an enjoyable and light finish to the meal and a novel combination of textures.

My meal was $49 before gratuity, including a 375-millilitre bottle of soju.

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Community Bulletin Board CAPILANO UNIVERSE LECTURE SERIES: A RIBBON OF STEEL OR A STRING OF PEARLS? A lecture with Jeanne Mikita on the topic of women building community along B.C.’s Kettle Valley Railway Wednesday, April 15, 7-8:45 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Limited seating. nvdpl.ca SECRETS, BOOZE AND REBELLION, VANCOUVER’S DARKER HISTORY Discover the historical underworld of Vancouver with historians Eve Lazarus, Daniel Francis and Mark Leier Wednesday, April 15, 7-8:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604984-0286 x8144 nvdpl.ca BUSINESS AFTER 5 Whitecaps team physician Dr. Jim Bovard shares how an integrated medical support team helps the Whitecaps Wednesday, April 15, 5-7 p.m. at North Shore Sports Medicine, 104-340 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver. Appetizers, refreshments and prizes.

Members: complimentary.

Non-members $25. nvchamber.ca WILLS AND ESTATES Carolyn van der Linden from Heritage Law will speak about wills and estates Wednesday, April 15, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca

BROWN BAG LUNCHTIME TALK Jim Carter will give an illustrated talk about the history of the West Vancouver Historical Society and the new book Arrivals and Departures: The Ferries and People of Horseshoe Bay Wednesday, April 15, noon, at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885 22nd St.,West Vancouver. Bring a “brown bag” lunch.Tea, coffee and cookies provided.

Donations welcome. ststephenschurch.ca BEST OF U Six leading U.K. universities will discuss higher education in the U.K. at a presentation and fair Thursday, April 16, 7-9:30 p.m. at Mulgrave school, 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane, West Vancouver.

THE UPPER LANDS REVIEW An Open House to learn about draft recommendations for protecting the environment, enhancing recreation and planning future neighbourhoods in this area April 16, 4-8 p.m. at West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Dr. westvancouver.ca/upperlands PERSIAN BOOK CLUB Read and discuss classic and contemporary Persian literary prose Thursday, April 16, 2-4 p.m. at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Participants must be fluent in Persian. westvanlibrary.ca ONLINE SECURITY A discussion about how to stay safe and secure in an online environment, including creating good passwords and recognizing spam and sophisticated

scams Thursday, April 16, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Free, no registration required. westvanlibrary.ca/techtalks THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE The North Shore Unitarian Church is inviting the public to delve into the different interpretations of biblical stories and poetry Thursday, April 16 and May 21, 12:30-2:30 p.m. at 370 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver.Topics will include the Book of Ruth, Hebrew Biblical Poetry and the Gospel of Mark. 604926-1621 EASE INTO E-BOOKS Learn the basics about library e-books Friday, April 17, 2-3:30 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Learn the differences between various file formats, which devices will work with the library’s collection and how to find, checkout and download content. Registration required. 604-987-4471 nvdpl.ca NORTH SHORE WRITERS FESTIVAL will be held April 17-18 at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Schedule: Friday, April 17, 7-10 p.m. John Vaillant in conversation with Grant Lawrence and the Literary Trivia Quiz Night; Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Theme and plot development workshop, book fair and more. Free. northshorewritersfestival.com See more page 28

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North Shore youth nab awards Vancouver and Kiyaana Manji and Imaan Jiwa of West Vancouver accepted their awards from Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon on April 11 in Vancouver.

To earn this award, recipients must be between 14 and 25 years old and complete four sections

Five North Shore residents were among the 39 youth from across B.C. to receive Silver Level Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards last weekend.

Katherine Manshreck, Felisha Teja and Rakel MacDonald of North

of the award program: volunteer service, a skill, physical recreation and an adventurous journey completion.

Winners receive a lapel pin and a certificate.

Visit dukeofed.org to learn more about the award.

SHARING ABUNDANCE FUNDRAISER An evening of food and music with the Singspiration Singers Friday, April 17, 6-9:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, 530 East 12th St., North Van. All proceeds beyond cost will go to support the community meal program provided by Sharing Abundance. $20. singspirationsingers.com/ showcase MOTHER’S DAY CRAFTERNOON Join upcycling crafter Denise Corcoran to create one-of-akind gift and decorative items for Mother’s Day Saturday, April 18, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at North Van City Library, 120 West 14th St. Registration not required. All ages welcome. Supplies provided. nvcl.ca LAW WEEK OPEN HOUSE The North Vancouver Courthouse will hold an open house Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 200 East 23rd St. Event includes a simulated “crime scene,” an all-day information fair, panel presentations and more. Residents are also invited to call 1-800-6631919 between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to speak with a lawyer for up to 15 minutes at no cost. bclawweek.org BLOCK GARAGE SALE The West Vancouver Gogos for African Grandmothers will hold a sale in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation April 18 and 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 1060 Ottawa Ave.,West Vancouver.

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Monday, April 20 the speaker will be Caroline Canfield Cole, a violinist with the Vancouver Opera, who will talk about using the violin as a voice for people with disabilities. All women welcome. cfuw.westvan@gmail.com E-MAGAZINES ARE EASY Learn more about Zinio, the North Van District Public Library’s online magazine service Thursday, April 23, 2-3 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd. Learn how to set up a Zinio account and how to find, checkout and download magazines to a computer, tablet or mobile device.

Register at 604-984-0286 x8144.

EARTH POETICS IN THE PARK Join Deep Cove poet Trevor Carolan for a talk about technique in Haiku and “Earth Poetics” Thursday, April 23, 1-3 p.m. at Heritage Centre, 1620 Mt. Seymour Rd., North Vancouver.

Register at 604-929-3727 x8166.

IPAD LEARN AND LOAN An introduction to the iPad Thursday, April 23, 2-4 p.m. at West Van Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Patrons must have a valid West Vancouver library card

to loan the iPad for three weeks. Online registration is available. westvanlibrary. ca, 604-925-7405 DEVICE CLINICS-IPAD AND ANDROID Learn more about iPads and Android devices Friday, April 24, 2-4 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Online registration available. westvanlibrary.ca, 604-9257405 A FEAST OF POETRY Celebrate National Poetry Month Friday, April 24, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Van City Library, 120 West 14th St. Event features five local poets, appetizers and a cash bar. Free. Everyone welcome, registration required. nvcl.ca BREAKFAST WITH NORTH VANCOUVER MLAS AND GENERAL MEETING Join in for a conversation with local MLAs NaomiYamamoto, Jane Thornthwaite and Ralph Sultan Friday, April 24, 7:159 a.m. at Holiday Inn, 700 Lillooet Rd., North Van. $29 members, $49 non-members.

Registration required. nvchamber.ca 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, scroll to Community Events and click on AddYour Event.

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The season is on the line this Saturday for the Capilano Rugby Club’s premier men’s team.

The Caps will have one simple goal when they host the UBC Thunderbirds in the final game of the CDI Premier League regular season: win and you’re in.

Capilano currently sits in third place in the league and a win Saturday would keep them there, earning a berth in the four-team playoffs. With a loss, however, Capilano could drop all the way to fifth — and out of the playoffs — if fourth-place Burnaby Lake and fifth-place James Bay win their Saturday afternoon games.

“It’s a huge weekend,” said Capilano head coach Tom Larisch. “There’s even a possibility if we

lose and one of the other teams loses we’re still in, but we want to take care of business and go in winning.”

It won’t, however, be an easy task. While Burnaby Lake and James Bay will be taking on, respectively, Castaway Wanderers and Vancouver Rowing Club, the two teams at the bottom of the standings, Capilano will be clashing with the first-place Thunderbirds.

It’s a team that is full of familiar faces as a handful of UBC players are North Shore grads and the team is led by North Shore connections in coaches Ramses Langston and Curry Hitchborn as well as strength coach Joe McCullum, a.k.a. Big Joe. The T-Birds don’t have a great record of success playing in the elite provincial men’s league in

recent years but this season they’ve raced to the top of the standings.

“Curry and Ramses took over at UBC a couple of years ago and have done a great job of recruiting new talent and working with the alumni to rebuild the program,” said Larisch.

“I really think it’s awesome what Ramses, Curry and Big Joe have done with the UBC program. It’s great for rugby and they deserve a lot of credit for it.”

The two teams met twice before earlier in this campaign with Capilano scoring a 24-7 win in the pre-season Mainland Cup tournament in September and the T-Birds returning the favour with a 23-17 win in November.

“The first time we beat them we sort of took it to them in the forwards,” said Larisch. “It’s always hard to beat a good team twice

and I think the second time they made some adjustments and took care of business. Now we’ve got the rubber match.”

The game plan this time will be to try to dominate the front lines again, but it won’t be that simple, said Larisch.

“Just as men you’d hope that you could at least assert yourself in the forwards. We have some age and experience on some of these guys. But the UBC players are not boys, they’re big, strong fit young men. . . . It’s not like we’re going to be able to push them around physically, we’re just hoping a little bit of our experience and sort-of man-strength will come into play there. But we can’t just win in the forwards. We have to play smart tactically and mix it up so we’re not one dimensional.”

Through 13 games Capilano has posted an 8-5 record with six bonus points. The point tally may have been higher if not for a rash of injuries.

“It’s the same for many clubs, but we’ve had a phenomenal number of injuries,” said Larisch.

“We’ve had 21 players out recently for a variety of reasons. Some of those players are just coming back to health and others are out for the rest of the year. It’s just one of those years — when it rains it pours. We’ve just got to deal with it, no excuses and try to get the job done. It’s given an opportunity to a lot of guys to move up and play at a higher level. Some have reacted very well and others are learning what the next level is all about.

We’ll see how it goes.”

One player who is healthy and returning to the lineup Saturday following a suspension is captain Glen McKinnon, who should be a reassuring presence in a high-pressure game.

“Just to have Glen back, being our long-time captain and one of the best players in the league, See Strong page 30

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West Van FC scores VMSL Cup double West Van FC scored a pair of huge soccer victories recently, winning both the Vancouver Metro Soccer League’s Imperial Cup and the U21 League Cup. The premier men’s team scored a 1-0 win over EDC Burnaby March 29 to claim the Imperial Cup, a trophy that was first awarded in 1913.Winger Colin Phillips scored the game’s only goal in the 60th minute of play while captain and centre back Leo Nash was named player of the game.

The same two clubs met in the U21 League Cup final with West Van again gaining the edge in a 3-2 win. Dylan Van As put West Van ahead in the first half but Burnaby replied quickly and the game remained tied throughout regulation time.

In overtime Evan Libke banged home a header and Andrew Milne also scored to give West Van a 3-1 lead.

Burnaby closed the gap with two minutes left but couldn’t find the equalizer.

Centre back Libke was

named player of the game.

Both West Van teams will now take part in the Provincial Cup tournament.

The men’s squad will host Richmond Hibernian in opening round play this Friday, April 17 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Ambleside Park.

The U21s have a firstround bye and will hit the field again April 26 at 4 p.m. at Ambleside against the winner of Metro Ford vs.

West Coast FC. — Andy Prest

Strong North Shore ties for UBC From page 29 is a big difference for this game,” said Larisch.

Larisch is expecting a big crowd for Saturday’s contest, which will be Capilano’s final home game of the season unless they make the final and are chosen as the host team.

“It’s going to be a great

game,” he said. “It’s always awesome to be down at the club this time of year with the nice weather. It’s basically a playoff rugby game. It’ll be a really nice opportunity for fans to get their rugby fix this weekend.”

As for Capilano, the current standings are in their favour while the

matchups heading into Saturday’s season finales are not. None of that should matter, however, once the ball starts flying.

“The league is very even this year,” said Larisch.

“You never know what could happen.”

Kickoff Saturday is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. at Klahanie Park.

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Griffins hosts Golden Gloves North Vancouver’s Griffins Boxing will host the famed B.C. Golden Gloves tournament this weekend, a competition sanctioned by the Boxing B.C. Association that was first held in 1939.

More than 50 male, female, adult and youth amateur boxers from around the province will take part in the event, including Griffins owner

and coach Dave Brett who will strap on the gloves in his home gym.

The champions of this event will have a chance to represent B.C. in the Canadian Golden Gloves tournament scheduled for later this year in Cornwall, Ont. Several B.C. boxing stars have taken part in the Golden Gloves tournament, including

1984 Olympic bronze medalist Dale Walters and local boxing legend and gym owner Manny Sobral.

The action starts Friday at 7 p.m. at Griffins Boxing & Fitness located at 326 East Esplanade Ave. in North Vancouver. Tickets are available at the door or pre-sale at the club. For more information visit griffinsboxing.com.

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*Limited time weekly lease offer and all other offers are from Honda Canada Finance Inc., on approved credit. #The weekly lease offer applies to a new 2015 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3FES/Odyssey LX model RL5H2FE/Pilot LX 2WD model YF3H2FE (“Specified Models”) for a 60-month period, for a total of 260 payments of $69.89/$84.49/$102.50 leased at 1.99%/1.99%/1.99% APR based on applying $400.00/$0.00/$0.00 “lease dollars” (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2015 CR-V LX 2WD, Odyssey LX and Pilot LX 2WD only on customer’s behalf. Down payment of $0.00, first weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $18,171.40/$21,967.40/$26 ,650.00. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. **MSRP is $27,685/$32,045/$37,095 including freight and PDI of $1,695 based on new 2015 Specified Models described above. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. £For more information about the 2015 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year® award, visit http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/suv/2015_honda_cr_v_is_the_motor_trend_suv_of_the_year */#/**Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent's fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery and covered by the dealer on behalf of the customer on Specified Models only. Offers valid from April 1st through 30th 2015 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/ lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.