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No slots in Shipyards, Harbourside City council debates 20-year-old commercial gambling ban

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One-armed bandits may yet be riding into the City of North Vancouver.

Council listened at length to arguments for

and against rescinding a 20-year-old bylaw that bans commercial gambling during a policy committee meeting Monday night but opted only to further study the controversial matter.

The request to allow

a “community gaming centre,” which differs from a casino in that it could only have slot machines or bingo and runs on limited operating hours, comes from Playtime Community Gaming.

Municipalities that host community gaming facilities or casinos get 10 per cent of the net proceeds. Playtime’s

co-ordinator of business development, Arthur Villa, estimated that would be about $2 million in unencumbered revenue at the city’s disposal per year.

The B.C. Lottery Corporation, which is B.C.’s gambling regulator and also has a mandate to generate revenue for the province, has given Playtime exclusive access

to any new gaming facility on the North Shore.

The company, which owns a number of bingo halls and community gaming centres, is hoping to build a 40,000-square foot facility, half of which would be used for entertainment, dining and administrative space. The rest would hold upwards of 300 slot machines.

Just where such a facility would go, however, remains a big unanswered question. The Harbourside property isn’t up for consideration, nor is the Shipyards even though that’s where the company was originally asking to set up shop, according to Villa. Squamish See Campaign page 3

Pool noodle fracas turns ugly BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A supposed pipe fight and stabbing between North Vancouver high school students Saturday night turned out to be something far more innocuous — although still potentially deadly.

Police got a complaint just before 11:30 p.m. about a large group of people fighting on the 1000-block of Doran Road in Lynn Valley.

When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old North Vancouver man with a deep wound in his back and bleeding profusely after allegedly being stabbed.

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Campaign donations slammed From page 1 Nation land has been up for consideration but the nation’s leadership recently rejected carrying talks any further. There are other properties within the city that may be coming available, Villa said, but it would be premature to disclose which ones until after the bylaw had been amended. Any future site will still have to go through a public process.

The majority of residents who turned out to speak at the committee hearing on Monday urged council to scrap the gambling plan, arguing it would be a fundamental change to the character of North Vancouver and that it would be unethical to raise revenue off the backs of gamblers.

“I think council needs to take a stand and not bow to the almighty dollar,” said Brenda Rovner, adding she wouldn’t want her own kids “hanging out in some dark, air-conditioned godforsaken place pumping money into an electronic machine that’s just going to suck up their money and it gives them no actual societal benefit.”

Still, a handful of others who enjoy testing their luck on slot machines elsewhere in the province spoke in favour of rescinding the ban, because of the money it would generate for the city and it would give them the opportunity to stay on the North Shore.

Rescinding the ban also has the support of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, as it would

Shots fired at boat BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A NorthVancouver senior is facing charges after allegedly firing a shotgun “in the direction” of a passing pleasure boat in the Burrard Inlet.

North Vancouver RCMP received a call alerting them to the shots being fired from a home on the 3000block of Dollarton Highway just before 4:45 p.m. on Saturday.The 9-1-1 call came from someone aboard See Police page 5

City property tax to rise by 3.9% BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

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Speaking from a public health perspective, North Shore medical health officer Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, said the net harm from gambling outweighs the benefits in most cases.

A 2007 study found pathological gamblers and problem gamblers make up about one per cent of the population.

“This may appear reassuring to some people.

I still think one per cent of the population is a significant amount of people. The real issue here is this doesn’t just affect

the gambler. It affects the people around them, such as the family and the community,” he said.

North Vancouver RCMP Supt. and officer in charge Chris Kennedy told council he’d interviewed the commanding officers of other detachments with community gaming facilities and found no public safety reason to oppose one opening on the North Shore.

Though there were plenty of strong opinions to be had about the potential for gambling in city limits, it was campaign finance donations that drew the most heated

comments at the council table.

Under questioning from Coun. Pam Bookham, Playtime owner Tom Nellis said his company provided paid staff members to operate a phone bank the mayor used in his re-election campaign. Campaign finance disclosure documents list K&T properties as donating $11,053 to Mussatto’s campaign, $921.16 each for his council allies, and $500 each for the other candidates Mussatto supported in the campaign, Matt Clark, Iani Makris and Kathy

McGrenera.

Nellis said his company has a history of in-kind donations to “like minded” candidates as well as both of B.C.’s major provincial political parties.

Council will now wait on a fresh report back following more research from city staff before restarting the debate.

BCLC provided roughly $1.17 billion to the province in the last fiscal year. Of that, $135 million was granted back to community non-profit groups including $3.5 million for more than 200 groups on the North Shore.

The City of North Vancouver is upping its taxes by 3.9 per cent but you better read the fine print before getting out the chequebook.

Because of the way the city divides its taxes between homeowners and businesses and because of the rapidly climbing assessments of single-family homes, singlefamily homeowners are going to be facing stiffer tax increases.

The average assessment for a single-family home in the City of North Vancouver has gone up by 6.7 per cent to $962,308 since 2014, compared to condo and townhouse units, which went up by one per cent to $441,143.

Under provincial law, local governments cannot apply one tax rate to single-family homes and another to multi-family homes. As a result, singlefamily properties will be getting a disproportionate hit when the tax bill comes — $195.68 higher this year compared to last year. Multifamily units will see their total tax bill go up by $35.

Of the 3.9 per cent, one per cent is being socked away for the eventual See Tax page 5

West Vancouver beaches still closed JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Beaches polluted in the recent oil spill remained closed in West Vancouver Monday and Tuesday, despite beaches across Burrard Inlet being reopened.

Jeff McDonald, spokesman for the District of West Vancouver, said the municipality is waiting for word from Vancouver Coastal Health before reopening popular beaches at Ambleside and Dundarave.

Mark Lysyshyn, medical health officer for the North Shore, said authorities have been examining sediment samples for levels of PAH

hydrocarbons as well as relying on visual inspections.

With the past weekend’s balmy temperatures, not everyone heeded warnings to stay off the beaches.

“It was a beautiful weekend with beautiful weather,” said McDonald.

“We’ve done as much as we can to let people know the risks of coming into contact with oil.”

Lysyshyn said in most cases, sandy areas aren’t as much of a concern as rocky areas of the beaches.

Cleanup of the oil continued Monday at Erwin Park and John Lawson beaches and McDonald Creek estuary. Cleanup assessment crews were also doing another pass along the

West Vancouver shoreline beginning Tuesday.

McDonald said the municipality has insisted no beach gets signed off as clean of oil until district staff agrees to that.

Chief Ian Campbell of the Squamish Nation issued a call on the weekend to make informing of his First Nation one of the top priorities in the wake of any future oil spills.

Campbell criticized the federal government for “vacating the field in environmental protection,” pointing to watering down of environmental assessment requirements and the closure of the Kitsilano Coast Guard base. “We really have to question the

legitimacy of the federal government saying they have world-class standards,” he said.

On Monday, debate about the oil spill continued in the House of Commons, with NDP MP Finn Donnelly demanding that Ottawa reopen the shuttered Kitsilano Coast Guard base. Donnelly said if the base had been open, it would have provided a quick response and had equipment on hand that could have prevented the spill from spreading.That echoed comments made by former Kitsilano base commander and North Vancouver resident Fred Moxey last week.

But Randy Kemp,

parliamentary secretary to the fisheries minister, called it “plain nonsense” the Kitsilano station would have improved the response.

West Vancouver MP John Weston also weighed in, saying the Kitsilano station was “not equipped to conduct an operation of the magnitude required during this incident.”

Weston added the incident showed “we do have a world-class system in place.”Weston said “world-class” doesn’t mean perfect. “In fact, a world-class process means a commitment to reviewing what happens after an incident like this and a commitment to make it better.”

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Woman falls from rock face in Lighthouse Park Hiker falls 10 metres, escapes with minor injuries JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A woman in her 20s who fell 10 metres down a rock face in West Vancouver’s Lighthouse Park on Friday was lucky to escape with minor injuries.

Jeff Bush, assistant fire chief for West Vancouver Fire and Rescue, said the woman was hiking with a group of five friends when she fell down a steep cliff sometime before noon.

West Vancouver Fire and Rescue crews received the emergency call, arrived on scene and managed to get down to the woman, who they packed on to a spine board. Bush said the woman suffered multiple cuts and lacerations in the fall, including cuts to her head, and had knocked out some of her front teeth.

“She did a pretty good face plant,” he said, but added the accident could have been far worse.

“She was a very lucky lady, apparently,” he said.

“There was definitely a potential for her to sustain some massive injuries but luckily she didn’t.”

Bush said a Coast Guard hovercraft was brought in to take the woman out of Lighthouse Park and take her to nearby Stearman Beach in West Vancouver, where she was taken by ambulance to hospital.

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Council had previously considered a higher increase but ultimately landed on 3.9 per cent. How that tax increase gets divvied up between businesses and homeowners, however, was still contested at the council table.The city, along with

most Lower Mainland municipalities, has been trying to reduce the amount of the total tax burden that falls to small business and shift it onto homeowners.

Coun. Pam Bookham pushed for council to apply the tax increase equally across the board after arguing that previous attempts to shift the tax burden onto residential properties had little impact on the cost of doing business.

Coun. Craig Keating

countered that the city’s business tax multiple is now in the “middle of the pack” in the Lower Mainland, compared to 15 years ago when it was near the top.

And the total tax impact on the average single-family homeowner would be $18 per year or $1.50 per month more than it would be under Bookham’s preferred option. “You can’t even get two letters to your aunt in Ontario for $1.50 per month,” Keating said.

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“Fortunately nobody was hurt in this potentially very serious incident,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “Pellets were heard in the vicinity of the boat.”

The incident triggered a massive police response in the otherwise quiet neighbourhood, including the heavily armed RCMP Emergency Response Team.

At the scene, police arrested the lone male in the home, 68-year-old Herbert George, and seized all the guns in the home.

He now faces two charges of careless use or storage of a firearm and one count of reckless discharge of a firearm.

George has since been released on bail, which includes the condition that he not possess any firearms or imitation firearms.

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Promises, promises T

uesday’s budget has been accurately described by some pundits as a 500-page federal election campaign pamphlet.

In an election year, budgets are all about who gets the cookies and who gets the crumbs.

Not surprisingly, those who stand to benefit most are also those being targeted as potential Conservative voters in the upcoming campaign: soccer moms, seniors, immigrants, the military and those who’d like to “get tough” on assorted enemies.

Seniors, particularly better-off ones, are the clear winners here. They are most likely to use the increased limit in tax-free savings accounts and will benefit from new rules around RRIF withdrawals.

Seniors also both vote and vote for Conservatives in greater numbers than other demographics.

For suburban soccer parents, some

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big-ticket items were already announced in the fall. Income splitting, which primarily benefits one-earner two-parent households, is included in that category.

Increased child benefits and child-care deductions are also a nod to middle-class parents — another sweet spot identified by the Tory election machine.

On the tough-guy front, a favourite of Stephen Harper’s, there’s money for new military missions in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine, as well as CSIS and the RCMP. Admittedly, the budget is balanced only through using up of a big chunk of contingency funding.

And some of the money, like the cash for mass transit funding, won’t start flowing for a couple of years.

But never mind that.

In an election year, promises are as good as money in the bank for a government intent on wooing voters.

We’ll see how it pays off come October.

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B.C. Libs playing a clever shell game Dear Editor: This paper and many others have devoted a lot of ink to the ongoing transit vote. However, nobody is writing to laud the governing B.C. Liberal party for the clever shell game they’ve constructed to relieve themselves of any political responsibility regarding transit, and more generally transportation, in the Lower Mainland.

First, the B.C. Liberals set up TransLink at arm’s

length to insulate the provincial government from being meaningfully involved in the process for Metro Vancouver transit decision making, thus ensuring that underfunding and underperformance of our transit system is perceived as a TransLink efficiency problem not a political one. Second, the Liberals floated the idea of distilling the complex task of transit planning and funding to a simple public referendum

question to be proposed by local government.

The mayors’ council, eager to have any sense of participation in regional transit planning, quickly jumped on board thereby removing any B.C. Liberal responsibility for the content of the referendum question itself.

Now that we’re in the thick of this vote, the B.C. Liberal party cannot lose.

A No vote allows them to deflect blame for the

current state of transit towards TransLink, while further supporting their low tax agenda with a concrete test of public opinion. A Yes vote allows the Liberals to increase taxes while looking like the defenders of direct democracy, all the while without actually obligating the provincial government to implement the infrastructure and services proposed by the mayors’ council.

It’s ultimately up to

the elected provincial government to take steps to ensure that Metro Vancouver’s transportation system is effective and funded in a sustainable way.

As we’re dragged through a divisive and costly exercise designed to distract us all from understanding this fact, regardless of the outcome we the public lose simply because this vote exists.

Dan Rankin North Vancouver

Foot-dragging adds to mounting costs of Compass cards Dear Editor: I pay my taxes and I pay my fares, and now I am being asked to subsidize those who don’t.

The need for seeking additional funding for transit

expansion is due in part to the loss of revenue from fare evasion. It is claimed that it would cost more to correct the situation than to allow it to continue.This is nonsense.The bulk of the

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cost is for equipment and experience in other cities where fare evasion measures have been introduced show that revenues have gone up substantially and more than paid for the investment. If

anyone says this would not be the case in Vancouver, it could only mean that there is something terribly wrong with the way transit is run here.The foot-dragging over installing/operating turnstiles

has already cost the city hundreds of millions.Why should we have to pay more for the inefficiency of those in charge?

Fred Bruhn North Vancouver

Campaign rhetoric is tired Dear Editor: If the Green Party is serious about making a breakthrough in Canadian politics, it needs to come up with a better statement than that recently given by Claire Martin.

The former CBC meteorologist said that she is running for a North Shore riding because, “People are tired of old politics. People don’t like politicians. I want to change that.”

Is there any chance that we could hear something slightly more original?

I have heard this tired campaign rhetoric my entire life.

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Let’s all work together or plebiscite will fail

Dear Editor: My view is that the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is being given way more credit than is warranted.To me, CTF seems to be a one-pony show, running on a monorail issue of no more taxes at any cost.The silent No majority see other faults with the referendum/plebiscite, least of which is TransLink.

When announced, the mayors were right to say the “referendum” was a bad idea for such an important

issue.They may yet be proven right.

As I see it, the plebiscite process was, maybe unintentionally, designed to fail, for the following reasons.

■ It was announced in an election campaign without deep analysis.

■ The province made it non-binding and insisted on vetting power and made numerous changes without explanation.

■ The province did not work with the Mayors’ Council to

Enter traffic circle at your own peril Dear Editor: I read the article in the North Shore News April 10 regarding the new traffic calming measures put in place south of Third Street.

We have lived on Second Street for 18 years and the present measures are the worst thought-out actions.

The only thing I agree with is the speed bumps in front of the community centre. In 18 years the only problems we ever had were skateboarders and bicycles failing to stop at St. Andrews’ downhill signs.The whole area was virtually accident free and we hoped none of the disastrous measures implemented west of Lonsdale would befall us.

The city changed St. Georges into a lethal accident zone. Every truck over 20 feet in length at Second and St. Georges turning right north or south is bumped out into the opposing traffic lane. Every dump truck, garbage truck, bus, HandyDart that we have seen turning north

invades southbound traffic space.

St. Georges is a secondary artery to our hospital and the fire hall.Why impede vital emergency resource access to our community? Before designing this folly, take a trip around the area with a fire truck.

The traffic circle at Second and St. Patricks is just as dangerous as the circle on St. Andrews at First Street.Whomever put this plan into motion obviously doesn’t drive.

On Second and St. Andrews the stop signs have been reversed. Now the sight restrictions put the vehicle entering the intersection in peril.You can’t see the traffic coming up the hill until you creep into the intersection, which can be shocking when a car suddenly honks its horn.

The city has just fixed a perfectly safe situation and made it more dangerous.

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agree on a strong question and funding source.This shows no unity of purpose.

■ The Mayors’ Council was given insufficient time to mount a credible campaign.

I think some of theYes side justifications to be shallow and at times insulting.

■ The province, by not campaigning for theYes vote, is telling us, metro dwellers, that they want it to fail.

■ The province has been silent on cost sharing. So have the feds.

To the mayors’ credit,

they brought Jimmy Pattison on board. However, the job description for Mr. Pattison is wrong, but then, only the province could give the right job description, which is to head an inquiry with wide terms of reference.

The objective of the inquiry would be: ■ To come up with a secure source of funding for metro’s future transportation needs.

It must have a formula for changing the funding.This will allow for the cancellation of the other TransLink taxes.

This will also fix the biggest stumbling issue — political interference.

■ To come up with an accountable and transparent organization for TransLink.

■ To come up with other items the inquiry feels the organization needs, for example, an effective public education plan.

I respectfully call on the premier to put a halt on the plebiscite, then get together with the mayors to appoint Jimmy Pattison and/or other respected British

Columbian(s) to head an inquiry.The province, mayors and inquiry chief should work together to come up with the terms of reference and a timeline to set the ship on its proper course.

Unless everybody works together, the plebiscite will fail and British Columbians will be denied the benefits of an effective and efficient transportation system can bring us.

John Consiglio North Vancouver

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - North Shore News - A9

LoLo residents petition for pooch park Council mulls citizens’ plea for off-leash park in area

friendships between dog owners are born.

Though council seemed sympathetic to Fuller’s cause, there was not much optimism among council members or city staff that an off-leash area could be carved out of any existing green spaces.

The city-owned lot on East First is likely going to be redeveloped, possibly as a new home for North Shore Neighbourhood House, sooner rather than later, according to staff.

Coun. Pam Bookham said any solution will have to be an innovative one, because there is no easy way to create a new park for canines with such a limited land base.

“I think it’s going to be a real challenge, quite frankly, to find an area in Lower Lonsdale able

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The City of North Vancouver is sniffing around for the possibility of an off-leash dog park in Lower Lonsdale.

LoLo resident Erin Fuller pitched the idea to council on Monday night, with an aim to getting canines in the fast-growing neighbourhood a place to run, play and get nose deep in another dog’s hindquarters without having to be driven to one of the North Shore’s designated off-leash areas.

“The reality of Lower Lonsdale is most of us live in condos and apartments where owning a dog means you can’t just open the back door and let them run around the yard,” she said. “I want a safe place to take my dog, preferably a fenced area where I don’t have to worry about traffic or her running after kids or getting

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Fuller also collected more than 1,300 names (or paw prints) for a petition asking the city to address the lack of infrastructure for four-leggeds in what is otherwise the North Shore’s most walkable neighbourhood.

Fuller’s top suggestions: the north side of Waterfront Park between the train tracks and

West Esplanade, or the undeveloped city-owned lot on East First Street, which has become the “de facto” dog park for the area, she said.

Kings Mill Walk, Mosquito Creek and Lynnmouth are popular off-leash areas, but they are out of reach for people will want to live car-free, Fuller noted.

Dog parks aren’t only a place for dogs to socialize and exercise, Fulller said,

but they also tend to be community hubs where

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April 22, 2015

What You Won’t See on TV during the Playoffs There’s an old canard that Conservative governments are better at managing the economy.

Well, if it quacks like a duck…

Reality check #4: With a $2 billion incomesplitting tax break, Mr. Harper seems intent on rewarding the few by dipping into the pockets of the many. His income splitting scheme benefits just 15 per cent of Canadian families. Meanwhile, one in two Canadians are worried they won’t have enough for retirement.

In a recent interview with the Globe and Mail, former Liberal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale exposed Tory economic stewardship for the fowl myth it really is.

Reality check #5: Federal spending in the Harper era has increased by 5% a year on average despite revenue growth of only 1% a year.

Here is some reality you won’t hear about on TV during the hockey playoffs in the Conservative’s upcoming post-budget taxpayer-paid advertising power play.

How is any of this sound economic management?

Stephen Harper happily perpetuates this myth, touting his “balanced budget” as a masterpiece of fiscal planning.

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to accommodate dogs off leash,” she said. “If you’re looking for an area where you actually want to exercise a dog, particularly a larger dog, I just don’t see how we’re going to accommodate that use.”

Kings Mill Walk, which is about two kilometres west of Lonsdale Quay and allows dogs to go leashless, will be more accessible for Lower Lonsdale residents once the Spirit Trail connection through Squamish Nation land is completed in 2016, Mayor Darrell Mussatto said.

The District of North Vancouver has two fenced off-leash parks for dogs and more than a dozen trails where leashes are optional, according to staff. The City of Vancouver’s downtown core has six off-leash areas, most of them fenced.

Reality check #1: Under the Liberal governments of Jean Chretien and Paul Martin, Canada’s average GDP growth was double what it has been under Mr. Harper.

Economic growth under Stephen Harper is the worse it’s been since the Dirty Thirties.

Reality check #2: If you want to talk balanced budgets, the Liberals tabled nine consecutive budget surpluses starting in 1996. Mr. Harper has presided over seven deficits in a row leading to yesterday’s pretrumpeted triumph.

There’s more. When you consider the economics of real families - jobs and taxes - the Harper record is more depressing than a bucket of November rain in North Vancouver.

Reality check #3: Job growth over the last 15 months has been at the lowest rate in nearly 40 years, and that’s in the face of weaker economic growth in the foreseeable future.

Anxiety about the economy And if Canada’s economy is truly on the right track, why do so many Canadians say they are worried about the future of that same economy?

A recent EKOS poll found just one Canadian in five reports having moved ahead financially since Mr. Harper formed his majority government. And Canadians by a margin of four to one feel the next generation will be worse off.

Electing a Liberal government in October is a vote for a comprehensive new economic plan - one that doesn’t rely on a single region or commodity like oil sands oil. Our economy works best when it’s balanced across every region and creates opportunities for all Canadians.

Let’s resolve to get Canada - and all Canadians - prospering again... and using our votes to do so.

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 soccer coach.

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The B.C. Coroners Service and the West Vancouver Police Department say they have received promising leads after appealing for the public’s help to identify a man who was found dead under the Lions Gate Bridge.

The man, believed to be between 20 and 35 years old, was found on the beach at the high tide line, just east of the bridge, in West Vancouver, two months ago.

On Tuesday, authorities said they were working on several promising leads received after word about attempts to identify the man went public.

Police and the coroner decided to ask for help from the public after missing persons files and other avenues of investigation failed to turn up the man’s identity.

The man, who likely died sometime between Feb. 13 and 15, is believed to have been in the water only a short time, said coroner Lucy Pridgeon.

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At the time of his death he was wearing a yelloworange Star Wars T-shirt, a hand-knitted navy scarf, a grey hooded sweatshirt with red and blue stripes, red polka-dot boxer shorts, black Cheap Monday jeans, grey Pillow Paws grippy socks, black Vans shoes and a green Northern Reflections rain jacket.

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Home free to a good home

Heritage house faces demolition if not moved BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Heritage home. 2,500 square feet. Edwardian character. Free. Must provide own land.

A Lower Mainland developer is hoping to save a North Vancouver heritage home from demolition by offering it up for free to anyone who can have it trucked away to its own vacant land.

The 1909 home at 245248 East Fifth St., dubbed the Ward House, is on a lot scheduled to be redeveloped into townhouses by Tien Sher Homes.

“There is a lot of character in it,” said Charan Sethi,Tien Sher founder.

“If we feel it’s the right person who’s actually going to turn around and use it somewhere, they can have it for free,” he said.

The house was first owned and occupied by Percy Ward (1882-1964) and Zellah Celestine Ward

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Moving heritage homes otherwise slated for demolition is an innovative solution to preserve heritage that more developers should be pursuing, said Kyla Gardner, a North Vancouver real estate agent who specializes in heritage homes and a board member with the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society.

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(died 1962), according to documents filed with the City of North Vancouver in 2010.

Another character home on the same block will be fully restored by the developer.

Moving a heritage home starts around $40,000 to $60,000 and can climb higher if the mover must arrange for telephone and hydro lines to be temporarily removed. But that’s still a “hell of a lot

you look, these old homes are being torn down and new homes are being built and we’re losing that sense of history in our community,” she said. “It’s such a waste.We talk about being a green city and it’s just a joke with everything being demolished.There are so many opportunities for innovative solutions.”

The society prefers that old buildings be restored and given heritage protection, but that’s not typically an option on the table said Jennifer Clay, society vice-president.

“Our preference is always to retain the house as much as possible but we understand we can’t block development,” Clay said. “It’s an unavoidable consequence of progress.”

Smart developers are using heritage preservation as leverage when negotiating for redevelopment with municipalities, she added, often by moving a century home elsewhere within the same lot and freeing up space for infill development.

Clay said her dream is to find someone with a huge plot of land, anywhere in B.C., to be set up as a heritage village — new home for old homes.

Fall on broken bottle sends youth to hospital From page 1 altercation of sorts,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman.

Though the 9-1-1 caller initially said the students were hitting each other with pipes, police later found they were actually using foam “pool noodles.”

“Two males started at it, pushing back and forth and hitting each other with those noodles,” De Jong said. “That’s where it gets interesting. . . .

Alcohol definitely was a contributing factor here.”

The injured teen had been knocked off balance and fell backwards, leading to the deep wound.

“He had a backpack containing a glass bottle of rum, which shattered due to the impact and a shard of it went through the backpack and pierced his back,” De Jong said.

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B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics rushed the teen to the ER at Lions Gate Hospital, where he remains in care.

“The victim is just very lucky (paramedics) were there immediately to render first aid,” De Jong said. “He could have bled out if there wasn’t first aid available. If it had punctured his lung, he would have died for sure.”

De Jong couldn’t say what started the fight or whether it was intended to be all in good fun.

No charges are being considered in the fracas but the RCMP has tasked its school liaison officers to speak to students and the school district about the incident, De Jong said.

“The schools have been involved. I’m sure the kids are aware of what happened. There’s no retaliation or anything,” he said.

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If you believe you may be affected by the above proposal, written or email submissions should be sent to Jennifer Ficocelli, Deputy City Clerk, at jficocelli@ cnv.org or by mail, and received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, April 27, 2015.

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The warm days of January and February have turned into the cool rains of April.

Does this mean we should wait before we plant, grow seeds or work the soil?

Definitely not. Cool spring weather is ideal for planting, seeding and division of some grasses and bulbous plants, like Crocosmia.

Don’t let the irregular spring weather fool you, the heat is on the way, so now’s the time to get things in the ground or potted up. Here are some spring garden primers to get you on your way.

For beginners and kids: Don’t get bogged down in all the chatter about doing some gardening tasks just the right way or finding the latest thing to help you get going. Just do it. Start small and grow one plant in a choice container.This is easy for kids and beginners alike.

Children will appreciate having their own plant to grow in a pot they choose.

Help your kids by setting them up with a plant, container and some soil.

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world when they become adults. Pick only plants that inspire, captivate or interest you. Sunflowers are great for kids. If it doesn’t move you, it won’t grow your appreciation of gardening or plants. So choose based on emotion, unless you’re growing food plants. In that case, choose according to your diet.

Grow your own: The cheapest way to have more plants is by growing your own. I grow many plants by division, seed or cutting. Growing seed or striking cuttings is not for everyone but trading for pieces of root and rhizome can be rewarding.

Some of the best plants I have were started by obtaining a piece of rhizome no bigger than a dinner fork and sometimes smaller.

For the fastidious gardener, giving up a piece of the yard to grow plants in pots seems improbable.

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I have seen homemade soil mixes that use pebbles, bark mulch or composted wood chips for aeration.

One gardener I met used small marbles to increase

drainage and aeration in the pot. It was a little odd but it worked somewhat.

The easiest way to obtain pieces of plants is by joining gardening clubs and networking with members.

But any friend who has a garden may be willing to share a piece of this or that in return for something from your garden.

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It’s always time to mulch.The only problem with late-season mulching is the damage inflicted on new emerging spring growth.

If you’re just mulching now, don’t be too fussy about getting the mulch

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up close and personal with new growth. Just pile and spread the mulch in the more open spaces between plants.Which mulch to use?

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photo frames on a home’s wall but it can be a very daunting task to organize and display them properly.

Piotrowska has a tab on the right hand side of her home page where you can click and find the section to see how she demonstrates various scenarios of walls within the home and how to properly display your frames based on the selected sizes.

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for future reference.

EveDeko (Evedeko. blogspot.com) Evelyn Piotrowska is a Scottish-born architect who has a very interesting blog. She’s passionate about teaching design tips and tricks.

What caught my eye was her DIY section on how to hang picture frames and create a gallery wall. I love the look of a collage of

There are so many fantastic blogs and websites on the Internet now, it’s hard to keep track of them.

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Photo arranging templates may be found on many Internet sites. If you decide to browse the web, look for sites that offer good illustrations and easy-tofollow advice. Some of them can be a bit confusing and over the top.

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Click on the Create tab and scroll down to Organizing. A good number of us have cupboards that look a lot like her “before” photos. Cooper offers some great suggestions and “after” photos for organizing your pantry, under the sink and those nasty miscellaneous drawers.

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Water it when down and your plants will thank you all summer long.

More chafers than lawn: I hate to say it, but for years I have been recommending people reduce their amount of lawn. If you load the dinner plate, they will come. Chafer grubs are gorging themselves on lawns across the Lower Mainland.The information on how to control them is cluttered with myths and misinformation. One lawn lover told me chafer would never reach his garden in the Fraser Valley because “chafers only fly towards the setting sun.”

There’s also the fallback

cry from lawn lovers saying we should allow pesticide spraying for chafer grubs.

Allowing any exemptions in cosmetic pesticide laws would be an act of environmental sedition.

An act better suited to the naiveté of the last century.

I have already written several columns on chafer grubs outlining how to mitigate their impact.

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While shingles can come with warranties ranging up to 50 years, those guarantees can be voided if the wrong roofers do the installation,

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The overall costs can be eased by choosing a highquality roof and a high-quality roofing company.

The installers should have a diploma or ticket from the roofing manufacturer, proving they’ve been trained to install that particular shingle, according to Stone.

Diligent research is paramount when picking out a new roof, according to Terry Stone, the owner of Affordable Quality Roofing.

“Most people’s houses are the most important, most expensive asset they own, and they don’t get that a cheap roof can destroy it,” he says.

Stone says there are a lot of companies out there that have a pickup truck, a name and a cellphone, and undercut everyone because they don’t have the insurance and the liability.

Simply checking the roofing company’s phone number and address to make sure they’re based in the community can be worthwhile, according to Stone.

Once a company’s track record is established, few things are as revealing as customer referrals. Stone recommends trying to track down a customer who hired the company several years ago in order to see how the roof has fared over years of snowfalls and rainy seasons.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - North Shore News - A21

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A22 - North Shore News - Wednesday, April 22, 2015

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - North Shore News - A25

Getting creative at circus camp ROSALIND DUANE, rduane@nsnews.com

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - North Shore News - A27

Award recognizes inspiring teachers LateWestVancouver secondary teacher Gordon Trousdell was honoured earlier this month for the positive influence he had on his students.

Trousdell was one of two recipients of UBC Engineering’s McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award, presented annually by the university’s Faculty of Applied Science.The other recipient was Angie McTague of L.V. Rogers secondary in Nelson, B.C. Trousdell, a Lynn Valley resident who passed away Jan. 21 at the age of 34 after a year-long battle with brain cancer, was nominated for the teaching award by UBC engineering students Josh

Community Bulletin Board CWEST — CREATIVE WOMEN EXPRESSING SOUL TOGETHER A free, open group for women to write, knit, draw, paint, scrapbook or otherwise

Gordon Trousdell Baker and Luc Millaray Burns Silva. According to a press release from the university,Trousdell was dedicated to his students both inside and outside the classroom. He organized

be creative together meets the second Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. and the fourth Saturday, 3-5 p.m. of every month at a private home in North Vancouver. Email lauriekienlen@yahoo.ca for more info.

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student teams for science competitions, coached the school’s curling team, established an urban agriculture program and inspired many of his students to pursue engineering and science.

Trousdell’s wife Lilian accepted the award on his behalf at the annual Engineering Excellence Celebration, held April 9 in downtown Vancouver.

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PARENTING

Raising children in an age of consumerism Michele Kambolis is a child and family therapist, registered clinical counsellor and parent educator.

Her recent column in a local newspaper centred on a discussion of child consumerism. What should a parent do to teach her children the value of money and that they can’t have everything they want?

Kambolis explained that on average kids see upwards of 40,000 commercials each year on television alone. She pointed out that if you compound this with the ads they see on all of their gadgets, it’s mind-boggling.

The column made some very good points that I want to share with you.

The first, and one I believe we often miss, is to listen to your child. If he is saying his friends always get whatever they want, what does he mean by that?

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old will try his best to get whatever it is he wants. So, he may try the gambit of saying all his friends have the latest gadget and he just won’t fit in without also having one. And it’s a good attempt because according to this column, nearly 60 per cent of parents will provide a gadget so that their child will fit in.

I recall one parent saying that he buys toys for his kids to make up for the fact that he doesn’t get

much time with them. The problem is that kids prefer to have time with their parents. It doesn’t need to be lengthy, profound time, but it does need to be a time when you are completely focused on the child. That means no voicemail or tweets, just you and your child. On the other hand, it can simply be taking him to run an errand with you, folding laundry together or reading a book.

When we listen to our kids, we are often surprised by what we hear.You may learn that he hoped, but did not expect to get the gizmo he wanted. As one child was heard to once say to his parent, “You looked tired and it was worth a shot.”

If his parent had launched into the values and rules lecture about the value of money, it would have been a total waste of time. This child knew all that, he was just checking

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Kambolis also suggests increasing the child’s sense of responsibility. Having to look after a pet, or aiding an elderly neighbour shifts the attention from themselves to others.

It’s easier for them to understand that they can’t always have what they want when they want it if they are focused on others besides just themselves.

Keep an eye on the number of daily expenses that just happen. Whether it’s picking up treats at the supermarket checkout or grabbing a hot chocolate at the local coffee shop, these purchases add up, as does the attitude of spending.

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PARENTING Kids Stuff KILBY MEMORIAL TEEN PHOTO CONTEST North Shore teens in Grades 6-12 are invited to email the North Vancouver City Library a single photo in which they have captured this year’s theme, WhoWe Are until Saturday, April 25. A panel will evaluate the submissions and the short-listed entries will be displayed throughout the library.Winners will be announced at a gala on Saturday, May 30 and winning photos will be posted on the library’s website and Facebook page.Visit the Teen Pages at nvcl.ca for more information.

PAWS 4 STORIES Kids aged six and up with reading challenges can practise their oral reading with a certified Paws 4 Stories therapy dog Wednesdays, April 22 and 29, 4-5 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Kids must be schoolaged, able to read some English on their own and comfortable reading with a dog and the dog’s adult handler. 604-925-7408

JACK AND THE BEAN A new spin on the old classic that finds Jack surrounded by land that won’t grow anything, showing until April 26 at Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Showtimes vary. $15 phtheatre.org LEGO ROBOTICS Build amazing robots while learning digital literacy skills Tuesdays until May 12, 3:45-5:15 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. For students in Grades 5-7. All equipment provided. Due to the required equipment and space, this program is limited to eight students, who will be chosen by lottery. Fill out a lottery entry in person at Capilano library or call 604-987-4471 x8175. nvdpl.ca START WITH ART An annual exhibition at the Seymour Art Gallery that aims to educate children and cultivate the love of art and art collecting until May 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Established See more page 30

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PARENTING Young Artist of theWeek

Plan before going to the mall From page 28 nightmare with your child asking for everything he sees and you becoming a nasty “no monster,” do some planning.

Before you go to the mall, sit down and have a chat with the kids. First tell them why you are going and what you need to purchase.

Then check with them to see if they expect anything.You may find that

in fact they truly need some school supplies or their shoes are getting too small.

Then talk about treats and impulse purchases. If you know that you will stop for a drink then make that part of the plan.

Once you have a plan in place it’s easier. When they see things they want as you shop you can remind them of the plan and suggest they consider saving their money for whatever it is they want.

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Kids Stuff From page 29 artists will exhibit work and offer advice for young artists. Free. seymourartgallery.com CAP KODALY ORFF MUSIC FOR CHILDREN Children experience the joy of making music through song, games, dance and instruments Fridays until June 12, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Registration required. 604925-7408 FUN WITH LEGO Play, create and experiment with Lego Thursday, April 23, 3-5 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Lego is

PYJAMA STORYTIME Bring a teddy bear and wear pyjamas for an evening of stories and songs by the fireplace Friday, April 24, 6:45-7:15 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Free, registration required. 604984-0286 x8141 THE CALL OF THE WILD Learn what animal noises mean and how birds can help to understand the secrets of the forest Saturday, April 25, 1-3 p.m. at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver. For children aged three to eight, with an adult. $33 for four sessions. Pre-register at 604990-3755.

Which leads to another strategy, which is giving your kids their own money to save or spend. So, next week, the column will be about allowances.

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. If you want to read more, sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

CHARLOTTE DIAMOND LIVE! Popular local children’s entertainer Charlotte Diamond will be giving a performance Saturday, April 25, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. All ages welcome. westvanlibrary.ca FAMILY MOVIES AT THE LIBRARY Annie, a remake of the classic musical, will screen Saturday, April 25, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Capilano Library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Free.

Register at 604-987-4471 x8175. nvdpl.ca NORTH SHORE PRETEEN CONFERENCE Provides pre-teens with concepts, motivation and strategies to be agents of positive change Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Gleneagles Community Centre, 6262 Marine Dr. West Vancouver. For Grades

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ADOPT-A-FISH Elementary-aged school children will have the opportunity to release a one-year-old Coho Salmon into McDonald Creek Saturday, April 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Memorial Park, located opposite the

West Vancouver Memorial Library at 1950 Marine Dr. Will proceed rain or shine. westvancouverstreamkeepers@ shaw.ca, westvanlibrary. ca/events/adopt-fish

8 p.m. at Lynn Valley Library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Register at 604984-0286 x8141. nvdpl.ca

FAMILY MOVIES AT THE LIBRARY After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, an ogre agrees to rescue a princess for a villainous lord in order to get his land back in Shrek Monday, April 27, 6:30-

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Community Bulletin Board From page 27 computer, tablet or mobile device. Register at 604984-0286 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.

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IPAD LEARN AND LOAN An introduction to the iPad Thursday, April 23, 2-4 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Patrons must have a valid West Vancouver library card to borrow the iPad for three weeks. Online registration is available. westvanlibrary. ca, 604-925-7405 ON THE WATERFRONT Western Stevedoring will host tours for the community to see firsthand the work that takes place at Lynnterm Thursday, April 23, 9 and 10:30 a.m. and Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. at Lynnterm East Gate, 15

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AUTHORS IN OUR COMMUNITY Novelist and screenwriter Pauline Le Bel will talk about her book Becoming Intimate with the Earth Wednesday, April 29, 7-8:30 p.m.

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DEVICE CLINICSIPAD 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

100 IN 1 DAY INFO SESSION AND WORKSHOP Develop urban intervention ideas or find out more information on the global festival of civic engagement Thursday, April 30, 6-8 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Free, all ages welcome. vancouver.100in1day.ca

WVPD FAMILY CARNIVAL The West Vancouver Police Department is hosting a carnival Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26 at Park Royal South; times vary. Event includes rides and carnival games. A portion of ride ticket proceeds supports West Vancouver police youth programs. wvpd.ca A FEAST OF POETRY Celebrate National Poetry Month Friday, April 24, 78:30 p.m. at North Vancouver 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, 7:15-9 a.m. at Holiday

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - North Shore News - A33

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE

Greek taverna still a good visit

Chris Dagenais

The Dish

ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for custard page 34

I celebrated a big birthday this year.

It was big to the extent that it marked a nice round number, one of those milestones that end in zero and to which we humans attach special significance.

I commemorated the occasion by buying myself an expensive bike. Lest you think I rushed out and bought a Harley, I should clarify that I bought a bicycle, of the carbon road variety, upon which I now find myself spending several hours per week elevating my heart rate and cursing at drivers who don’t shoulder check before making a turn.

Rich foods and good wines don’t burn themselves away like they used to and the acquisition seemed relatively sensible, as far as mid-life indulgences go.

The purchase was motivated in part by the idea that I still had a few tricks left in my increasingly threadbare bag, and that perhaps a great bike would be the catalyst for a new commitment to disciplined fitness and he-looks-goodfor-his-age swagger.

Last year, Pasparos Taverna also celebrated a big birthday.The restaurant, now one of the North Shore’s oldest dining institutions, turned 41 in 2015. On my recent visit to this mature Greek stalwart, I was pleased to find myself trying a few new things.

The place was busy for a Wednesday night, offering encouraging evidence that it is possible to remain relevant and popular despite being born in an era when The Captain and Tenille, John Denver, and The Bee Gees enjoyed heavy rotation on the radio.

My wife DJ accompanied me. One of our first homes together was just around the corner from Pasparos and we used to make the restaurant a frequent destination.

Avoiding the temptation to settle into a comfortable and familiar habit, on this most recent visit we selected a number of dishes that we had not tried before, including a lush and velvety cold appetizer of Elioto, a finely pureed spread of kalamata olives, garlic and tangy olive oil.The silken, well-seasoned dip, which was smoother than a traditional tapenade but softer than a paté (which is how it’s described on the menu), was a light, fresh treat and a great segue into the enjoyable hot meal that followed, which began with a dish of stuffed calamari.

The mantle portions of four approximately threeinch squid were generously stuffed with soft feta, firm, unmeltable sheep’s kefalograviera cheese, crisp celery, bell peppers and zucchini. Served simply with a few wedges of lemon, the dish retained a delicate freshness and permitted each of the constituent flavours to shine through.

The squid itself revealed a firmer, chewier texture than might be expected of grilled, braised or deep-fried calamari, but it was not in any way offputting, given the novelty of the preparation, which included a crisp vegetable component.

DJ and I also shared

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Surprisingly deep, satisfying flavours of garlic and herbs made the stew-like dish a winner and a natural choice for a rainy evening.

For her main course, DJ selected the Spanakopita Platter, which featured two large, triangular parcels of deep brown filo stuffed with spinach and feta, and sides of lemon-roasted potatoes, rice, tzatziki and a large portion of cucumberdominant Greek salad.

Exhibiting rare restraint, I did not select Pasparos’ historically excellent roast lamb for my main, but rather opted for their halibut entrée, a remarkably large fillet of very fresh fish accompanied by the same sides as DJ’s Spanakopita.

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Custard recipes present twist on tradition 3Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups of milk Extra icing sugar for dusting top Preheat oven to 325° F. Grease an eight-inch round or square baking dish with butter. Beat the egg whites and vinegar with an electric mixer until they form stiff peaks. In a separate large mixing bowl, beat together the egg yolks and sugar with a whisk until well combined.

Add the melted butter, lemon juice and lemon zest and whisk until combined, then whisk in the flour, followed by the milk.The batter will be very thin, so it’s better to use a whisk to mix it rather than an electric mixer. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter one third at a time, folding just enough to get rid of all the large blobs of egg white.

Pour the batter into the prepared dish and place in the oven. Cook for 45 to 60 minutes until centre just wobbles a little like jelly.The top should be a nice golden brown.

Place dish on a wire rack and allow to cool for at least three hours. When cake has cooled, place a sheet of parchment paper covered with icing sugar on a baking sheet.With the back of a knife carefully trace around the edge of the dish to loosen the edges from the side then quickly invert the cake onto the sheet of icing sugar; cut into squares.Turn the squares sugar side up and refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes nine servings.

Angela Shellard

Romancing the Stove Silky smooth, comforting, melt-in-your-mouth, eggy goodness.

I’m talking about one of my favourite things in the world: custard. Baked egg custard was a standard remedy for stomach ailments in my family. Anyone recovering from the flu was treated to a lovely little cup of satiny custard (and if you weren’t recovering from the flu it was topped with a liberal dose of Lyle’s golden syrup).

Custard desserts are true old-fashioned favourites, probably because they’re so easy to make and require only the most basic of ingredients. Everyone has eggs, milk and sugar on hand, and basically that’s all there is to a custard. Here are three variations on the theme.

Magic Lemon Custard Cake The batter “magically” transforms into three layers while baking. ½ cup butter, melted 4 egg whites 4 drops of vinegar 4 egg yolks 1¼ cups icing sugar Finely grated zest of one lemon (about 1½ tsp)

Crème Brulée 2 cups whipping cream

¾ cup granulated sugar, divided use 1 pinch salt 4 large egg yolks, room temperature (use the egg whites to make a pavlova) ½ tsp vanilla extract Preheat oven to 325° F. Pour cream into a medium saucepan and heat over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a simmer (small bubbles form around the outside of the pan, don’t let the cream boil). Remove from heat and let rest for 15 minutes.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together one half cup of the sugar and the salt with egg yolks until mixture becomes slightly pale.While whisking constantly, slowly pour cream mixture into egg yolk mixture; stir in vanilla extract. Place six four-ounce ramekins in a large baking dish. Divide cream mixture evenly among ramekins, filling each nearly full.

Pour very hot water into the baking dish, being careful not to get any in ramekins, until water level is about halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Carefully transfer the dish to the oven and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, until custard is set but centres still jiggle slightly.

Cool at room temperature for 30 minutes then transfer to refrigerator to chill for at least three hours.

About an hour before serving, remove ramekins from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes, then sprinkle tops evenly with remaining sugar. Preheat broiler and place oven rack eight inches away from element. Place ramekins on a baking sheet and broil until sugar bubbles and turns deep golden

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Vanilla Bean Frozen Custard 1½ cups half and half (10% milk fat cream) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 whole vanilla bean, split in half, seeds scraped out and reserved 5 large egg yolks 1½ cups whipping cream Heat the half and half, sugar and vanilla bean pod and seeds in a medium saucepan over low heat, whisking constantly to avoid a skin forming on the top of the mixture. Remove

from heat when the mixture is just about ready to start simmering (small bubbles form around the edge of the pan, don’t let mixture boil), it should coat the back of a metal spoon. Beat the egg yolks with an electric mixer until slightly thick. Remove vanilla pod and slowly drizzle about half of the cream mixture into the eggs, whisking constantly (if you pour it in too fast your eggs will scramble, and nobody wants scrambled egg ice cream).

Pour the egg mixture back into the pan with the remaining cream mixture and heat on medium-low heat until thick, stirring constantly. It will start to get really thick and custard-like; remove from heat when it begins to simmer. Pour the custard into a bowl with the whipping cream and stir to

combine. Place a piece of plastic wrap gently onto the surface of the custard and press lightly so the entire top surface is covered.This will help prevent a skin from forming on top. Chill in the refrigerator for at least eight hours or preferably overnight.

Following the manufacturer’s directions, freeze in an ice cream maker until it reaches the consistency of soft-serve ice cream (this usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes).

Transfer mixture to an airtight container and place in freezer to harden and ripen for at least eight hours.

Makes about one quart.

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

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presented unencumbered by fussy preparation, benefiting from only a light brushing of olive oil and lemon.

Reminiscing about previous experiences at Pasparos, I asked our host if their tradition of live entertainment remained in tact. He revealed that indeed on Friday and Saturday evenings guests should still expect to be presented with dancers that spontaneously appear and make their way around tables.

Noted for its traditional

emphasis on hip articulation, the particular style of dance performed at Pasparos is what has become known in the West as “belly dancing.”

I mention this in the spirit of candor and in keeping with my immediate theme of aging.You see, whenever I hear the sudden amplification of music and witness the languid, serpentine glide of a dancer through a dining room, my stomach muscles immediately clench in anxious foreboding; what if I am invited to participate?

The professional

dancers are trained and proficient in their art; they are elegant and graceful, I am not. I once witnessed, with vicarious horror, an unwitting diner summoned from his seat to join in a few footloose and fancy-free moments.The resulting dance number, Seinfeldian in its unrelenting immunity to self-awareness, was marked by sharp, jerky arm movements, the odd, misplaced hand clap and undeniably tense facial expressions.

I commend Pasparos for its continued youthful exuberance but must

confess that I will never make eye contact with one of their dancers in case I am wrested from the safety of my meal and revealed to be equipped with two left feet.

Our meal was $75 before gratuity. Pasparos Taverna is located at 132 West Third St. 604-980-0331 pasparos. com Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore.A self-described wine fanatic, he earned his sommelier diploma in 2001.

Contact: hungryontheshore@ gmail.com.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - North Shore News - A35

What’s On Wednesdays CHESS CLUB All levels are welcome to play chess Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-983-6350 myparkgate.com CIRCLE DANCE Learn easy dances with music and steps from many traditions the second Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. (arrive 6:45 p.m.).

Admission by donation.

Registration and location: Wendy Anne, 604-9883522.

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

Sally Scott, 604-924-1923.

MEALS ON WHEELS needs volunteers on Monday,Wednesday or Friday mornings.

604-922-3414 northshoremealsonwheels.org NORTH SHORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA meets Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM North Shore Multicultural Society (207123 East 15th St., North Vancouver) is looking for volunteers to participate in a variety of community events with newcomers.

Recruitment is ongoing.

604-988-2931 or sochellr@nsms.ca

at Sutherland secondary, 1860 Sutherland Ave., North Vancouver, and is looking for new string players. 604-980-3132 jeanaireland1@hotmail.com NORTH SHORE CHORUS meets Wednesdays, 7:15-9:45 p.m., at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. New members are welcome. 604-9852559 nschorus.com or audreyowen@shaw.ca SINGALONG WEDNESDAYS “Mr. Music” Peter Vanderhorst will play the piano to lead a sing-along of favourite songs the first Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. Song books will be provided.

Drop-in fee: $5 at the door.

SOUL POWER HOUR Wednesdays 7-8 p.m. presenting soul secrets, wisdom, knowledge and practical techniques to transform all areas of life.

For details or to register email hamiltoncy@gmail. com

Thursdays BETWEEN THE SHEETS This Deep Cove book club meets the

COMMUNITY LUNCH Experience lunch with other people in the neighbourhood Thursdays, noon to 1 p.m. Hosted

by St. Andrew’s United Church at 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver.

Free, but donations are accepted. 604-985-0408 st-andrews-united.ca

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BINGO: Every Thursday, 6-10 p.m. at the North Shore Alano Club, 176 East Second St., North Vancouver. 604-987-4141

BYOV (BRING YOUR OWN VOICE) COMMUNITY CHOIR rehearses Thursdays (except July and August), 7:309:30 p.m. at St. Clements Anglican Church, 3400 Institute Rd., North Vancouver.The choir sings a broad range of music with a focus on fun and the love of singing. $55

per term. 604-987-2114 lynnvalleychurch.com CHANCEL CHOIR New members are invited to join the choir, which practises Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. No experience necessary. 604985-0408

DADS PARENTING: Westcoast Family Resources Society offers a free group on Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.

604-417-3407 DUPLICATE BRIDGE Every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the Cedarview Room at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. $3.

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From page 35 123 East 15th St., North Vancouver) is looking for volunteers to share their passion for their career with newcomers. Recruitment is ongoing. 604-988-2931 homas@nsms.ca FAMILY OF ORIGIN PARENTING Westcoast Family Resources Society

MAKE CYCLING BETTER: HUB —Your Cycling Connection meets the second Thursday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. All are welcome to join this group to help improve local cycling facilities. northshore@bikehub.ca or bikehub.ca

NORTH SHORE SAFETY COUNCIL meets the first Thursday of the month, noon-1:30 p.m. at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. All are welcome who have an interest in pedestrian, cyclist, driver, sport and home safety. 604-983-6444 x7233 northshoresafetycouncil.ca NORTH VANCOUVER COMMUNITY BAND meets Thursdays, 7:30-9:15

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

NORTH SHORE SCORES Senior girls AAA soccer April 15 Handsworth - 1 Argyle - 3 Senior boys AAA rugby April 16 WestVancouver - 5 Carson Graham - 20 Men’s CDI Premier League rugby April 19 UBC - 3 Capilano RFC - 33

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It’s a good thing for the Capilano Rugby Club’s premier men’s team that they didn’t leave anything to chance on Saturday

because, it turns out, chance did not have their backs.

The Caps came into Saturday’s regular season finale at Klahanie Park against UBC knowing that if they beat the first-place

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— James Bay and Burnaby Lake — won their finales.

In the end James Bay and Burnaby did record victories but so did Capilano, riding a massive second half performance to a 33-3 win over the Thunderbirds.

“You never want to leave it in someone else’s hands,” said Capilano head coach Tom Larisch following the match. “It was great to do it ourselves.”

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a tight first half. It was tough to gain any terrain for both teams and the difference in the half came down to kicking as UBC’s Murphy Burke nailed a penalty while Capilano’s Chris Robinson nailed the post, making it 3-0 for the university squad at halftime.

Potentially facing an early end to their season, there was no gnashing of teeth in the Capilano halftime huddle, said Larisch, just acknowledgement of the situation.

“It just came down to the guys knowing they really had to do it,” he said. “They were under the gun and just went after it.We put a couple of guys in that had fresh legs and that helped change the game in our favour.”

The second half started with another missed kick for Capilano but from then on it was one-way traffic towards the UBC end zone.

Capilano captain Glen McKinnon got the home team on the board, finishing a long push with a short try, converted by Robinson to make it 7-3. Brady Carpenter then used his speed and power down the

right side to score the first of his two tries on the day to make it 14-3 following a tricky convert from way out wide from Robinson.

By the time McKinnon touched down for his second of the day the rout was on, finished off by another speedy try from Carpenter down the right side and a bruising run down the left side by James Dempsey in the final minutes. As the final whistle blew, Capilano coaches and fans took to their phones to see the outof-town scores coming in and realized that the game they just won was, in fact, a must-win.

“It was a great performance by the guys to get in the playoffs here,” said Larisch. “I realize UBC is missing a few of their top guns through exams and injuries, but they gave us a massive game for the first 50 minutes and we were lucky there to just stay with our pattern and get a couple of tries in. And then we really turned it on in the end there and it was great to see.”

McKinnon provided the team with a big boost after missing two games due to suspension and Carpenter’s running — once Larisch moved him to an outside

position in the second half — helped blow the game wide open.

“That was a big turning point,” Larisch said of Carpenter’s shift to the outside. “He was able to open the game up for us.”

Capilano will now travel to Victoria to take on the second-place UVic Vikes in one Premier League semifinal Saturday starting at 2:45 p.m. at the university’s Centennial Stadium. Larisch is hoping Capilano’s big win over UBC will give them momentum heading into Saturday’s semifinal.

“You want to be going in on the front foot and I think today we gave ourselves a bit of confidence,” he said. “Hopefully we can do something with that moving forward in the semis.”

In the other semifinal action on Saturday fourthplace Burnaby Lake will play UBC at Thunderbird Stadium.

Larisch knows not to jump ahead of the matchups but admitted that a rematch with UBC in the final would be a fun one given how many connections there are between the two teams.

“We have such great ties with them,” he said.

Coaches Ramses Langston and Curry Hitchborn as well as strength coach Joe McCullum are all on the UBC staff, and the roster is stacked with North Shore players, including recent North Shore Sport Awards junior male athlete of the year winner Cole Keffer who played scrum half for UBC Saturday and was all over the field in a losing effort.

The Rounsfell Cup will be handed out May 9 following the CDI Premier League championship game at a

location to be determined.

••• The premier men’s win anchored a four-for-four sweep at home for Capilano teams Saturday.The Div. 1 men knocked off UBC 27-15, the Div. 3A men beat UBC 36-22 and the Div. 3B men knocked off SFU 8-5.

The Div. 1 team finished second in their league and will host a playoff game May 2.The 3A squad also finished second and will host Kamloops RFC in a playoff quarterfinal starting at 1 p.m. April 25 at Klahanie.

The 3B team finished fifth and will play Ridge Meadows RFC in a playoff quarterfinal April 25 starting at 1 p.m. at Thomas Haney secondary.

The premier women, locked into fourth place and a playoff spot, will play Bayside in their final regular season game at South Surrey Athletic Park April 25 starting at 11:30 a.m.

The Div. 2 women, also locked into a playoff spot, will play their final regular season game on the road against Kelowna April 25.

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Martin Jones earns Team Canada call NorthVancouver’s Martin Jones was one of 19 players named toTeam Canada’s opening roster for the 2015 IIHFWorld Championship scheduled for May 1-17 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Jones was the primary backup goaltender for the Los Angeles Kings for the past two seasons, posting a 16-11-2 record with seven shutouts over that time span playing behind Jonathan Quick. Jones will team up with Mike Smith of the Arizona Coyotes to man the pipes for Team Canada.

••• North Shore high school football players blitzed the awards table following the 2015 Senior Bowl all-star game played last month at McLeod Stadium in Langley.

Carson Graham’s Lucas Bill led the way, earning defensive MVP honours as his TeamYamaoka, coached

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••• North Shore masters athletes Christa Bortignon and Deborah Lee scored seven gold medals each at the Canadian Masters Athletics Indoor Track and Field Championships held last month in Toronto.

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