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Recovery house eyes Seymour again Turning Point considers Burr Pl. afterWindridge Dr. attempt BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

After the last attempt at setting up an addictions support recovery house on Windridge Drive devolved into panic and anger early this year, the

Turning Point Recovery Society is making a new attempt in a new location.

Turning Point has filed an application with the district to build a ninebed recovery house for men on a tree-covered

undeveloped lot on Burr Place, in between the Kiwanis Care Centre and Canlan Ice Sports arena.

District staff went back to the drawing board to find a new location after a torrent of public concern about the last proposal.

“We certainly heard that there was a need.

There was some concern with respect to the specifics of that Windridge

site — things like traffic and parking, perhaps a perception around public safety and proximity to residential properties,” said Brian Bydwell, the district’s general manager of planning. “This site looked like an excellent place. It’s still close to municipal services. It’s still close to transit. It is still connected to community.

It’s in a quieter location.”

Turning Point already operates a similar facility for women on Lloyd Avenue as well as other support recovery homes in Richmond and Vancouver.

The new location is a better choice than the previous one, said Windridge Drive resident Krista McGrath, but there are still lingering concerns.

“Obviously, it’s a much better location in

the sense that it’s a little more tranquil. It’s not surrounded by residents.

It’s in a nice forested area,” she said.

McGrath said she still has reservations about the district potentially handing the land over to Turning Point.

“My issue is now they’re going to give this See Rezoning page 8

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The 72-year-old woman was crossing Bellevue Avenue in the marked crosswalk at 17th Street around 9:40 a.m. Monday when the driver of an eastbound SUV collided with her. B.C. Ambulance Services paramedics rushed the woman to hospital.

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Suspect sought in seniors’ robberies MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Police are searching for a con artist who may be preying upon seniors in the Central Lonsdale area, after a couple of elderly females were robbed inside their apartments last week.

In both instances the elderly women were alone at the time when a man believed to be in his 50s gained entry to their apartments.

The con artist befriended the women under the pretence of either being sick or needing to perform work in their home.

“He paints the story of the pretence of knowing the person, and it’s so similar to other online frauds where the person is a friend of your son, or your grandson in this case,” explained North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Richard De Jong.

Cash was taken from both women, one of whom sustained minor injuries after being knocked down as the suspect exited her apartment.

Police are still trying to determine how the suspect made initial contact with the victims, and whether or not that happened through a mutual friend, an overheard conversation or whatever the scenario may have been, according to De Jong.

“And again we are just sending that message out, be cautious when opening your door, your own personal space and your finances to someone who pretends that they may know you,” said De Jong.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, in his 50s, slim and clean shaven, walked with a cane, possibly for mobility assistance.

Police believe the man may be targeting seniors living in the area, based on similarities in the women’s accounts of the crimes. North Van RCMP is asking anyone who has further information about the robberies to call the detachment at 604-9851311.

District stalls on Griffin rename Council to debate new name for Edgemont community rec centre

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You can call them whatever you like, but as far as the District of North Vancouver is concerned, the Lower Capilano and Lower Lynn neighbourhoods will now be known as Lions Gate and Lynn Creek, respectively.

The district’s committee of the whole approved the names on Monday night but one other North Shore feature still doesn’t have a set name — the community recreation centre formerly known as William Griffin.

Other names considered by council members for the centre, which is expected to open in 2016: Queens, Edgemont, Mosquito

Creek and Delbrook (though only the last two made the short list.)

While he found Lions Gate to be a “very good” name for the soon-to-be developed area north of Marine Drive at Capilano Road, and Lynn Creek “somewhat obvious and uninteresting,” Coun. Roger Bassam stood opposed to calling the community centre Delbrook mainly because it “is not located in Delbrook.” he said.

Given that it is south of

Queens Road, the centre is technically in the Westview neighbourhood, he added, and the name appears to be a throwback to the former Delbook High School.

“While I recognize there are a lot of people in the community who have strong ties to Delbrook High School and Delbrook in general, I don’t think it’s the appropriate name for that community recreation centre,” he said.

Under the district’s naming policy, local geography, history and

culture are meant to be the criteria for council to choose from.

It will be up to district council to finalize the Lions Gate and Lynn Creek names and debate a new name for the rec centre at the July 27 meeting.

Once adopted by council, the names will be the go-to handle for public utilities, government agencies, emergency responders, internal departments, Google Maps and other groups as needed.

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Rescued mountain biker ruptured spleen BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A North Vancouver mountain biker is alive thanks to a co-ordinated rescue effort from multiple forest responder agencies Saturday.

The 35-year-old man took a nasty fall while riding on the Mount Seymour trail Cambodia just after 12:30 p.m.

Saturday.

About 25 North Shore Rescue volunteers were already out covering the Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run, including

an emergency physician and helicopter rescue team, when the call came in.

The victim reported having referred shoulder pain, and a North Shore Rescue member who happened to be on the trail found he had no radial pulse — indications he’d suffered internal injuries.

“He was getting worse and worse. He was nauseous on site, getting very pale and cool. It was very apparent that he was going downhill quickly,” said Mike Danks, North Shore Rescue team leader.

“It was determined

this guy was in critical condition suffering possibly from a ruptured spleen and he needed to be evacuated as quickly as possible — ideally by long line to reduce the wear and tear on his body as he’s getting brought out.”

Danks sent the ER doc and an ambulance paramedic to the scene via the Hyannis Trail and called in a Talon helicopter to the Bone Creek search and rescue station to be prepped for a long-line rescue. By the time Danks was lowered more than 60 metres down to the

rescue site, District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services members, Metro Vancouver parks staff and B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics had the man packaged in a stretcher. From there, he was airlifted to a waiting ambulance.

“They basically brought him into the LGH and straight into surgery,” Danks said. “They removed his spleen. He’s making a good recovery…

He’s now in stable condition.”

Danks described the Cambodia trail as “not

so well known but very advanced.”

“He was incredibly lucky. He was in quite a remote area of Lower Seymour. It’s one of the farthest-out trails,” he said.

Without the quick and co-ordinated response between firefighters, paramedics, parks staff and rescue volunteers, the man likely would have died in the woods, Danks said.

“It was a four-agency response that went very well. Everybody worked together perfectly to ensure his best care,” Danks said.

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This summer is like no other: dry weather, water shortages and extreme fire risk are a real concern across the North Shore. This requires us all to think and act differently.

The risk of fire is rated as extreme Restrictions are in place to help cut down on the number of accidental fires.

• No barbecues (of any kind) or other sources of open flame allowed in parks • No smoking in parks, trails or on beaches • No backyard fireplaces or firepits • No campfires or open fires • No fireworks Do not toss cigarette butts from your vehicle. Several roadside fires have already been caused this way.

Parks and trails are open for you to enjoy

Please be vigilant and responsible stewards of our forests, trails and parks. That means no barbecues or other sources of open flame, and no smoking in any of our parks, trails or beaches. Report suspicious activity or any sign of fire immediately by calling 9-1-1. Learn how to protect your home from the threat of interface fires by visiting bcwildfire.ca.

Water restrictions are in effect

For the first time since 2003, we are in Stage 2 of Metro Vancouver’s four-stage plan to conserve water.

Do your part to conserve water by sprinkling only on the day of the week that you are permitted (4 am – 9 am, Mondays for even numbered addresses and Thursdays for odd-numbered addresses). Better yet, let your lawn go brown. It will green up when wet weather returns.

Flowers, vegetables, shrubs and trees may be watered anytime. It's best to use a watering can or a hose with an automatic shut-off nozzle.

For more information visit metrovancouver.org

Be healthy in the heat

Prevention is the best defense against heat. Those most at risk are infants and young children, seniors, and those with chronic medical conditions. Stay well-hydrated and take cooling breaks from outdoor activities. For more tips, go to vch.ca.

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Dog plucked from riptide BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A retired seeing eye dog has all four paws on dry land after being rescued from the water by the Vancouver Police Department marine unit.

Ten-year-old golden lab Burbank and his owner were on a visit from Burnaby and enjoying the Ambleside dog park Monday afternoon, when calamity struck.

“There’s a bit of a rip current going on with the tide change,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman. “The dog got

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“We were able to quickly radio over to VPD Marine and the Coast Guard also ended up responding because they happened to be in the area as well,” Palmer said.

In fairly short order,VPD members found the dog adrift in the First Narrows, hauled him into a rigid inflatable boat and delivered him back to a “very, very relieved” owner at the pier at Ambleside Landing.

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Police interviewed witnesses at the scene; however, investigators are waiting on the final report of the integrated

collision analysis and reconstruction service before deciding whether there will be charges under the Motor Vehicle Act. West Vancouver police have been stepping up enforcement along the

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Police are asking for anyone else who may have seen the collision to contact 604-925-7300.

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he Turning Point Recovery Society is back proposing a new men’s addictions recovery house on the North Shore.

Except this time, we’re hoping the debate takes a more civilized tone.

It’s completely natural to have concerns about any significant change brought to one’s neighbourhood. And, rightly or wrongly, the stigma associated with addiction means people will be that much more leery about that change if it is a recovery house.

But the histrionics and fear mongering we saw when this issue last went public in February were frankly an embarrassment for the entire North Shore.

More than protesting an unwelcome recovery house, those leading the effort sought to dehumanize those with

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addictions. Everybody knows someone who’s struggled with addiction of one kind or another. Have any of them been made better by being treated with scorn?

We look forward to hearing our neighbours’ concerns over the latest proposal for Burr Place.We expect staff and the proponents to answer their questions. And we expect district council members to listen carefully before making any decisions, but none of that will be possible if the discussion is derailed by a small group who believe those who can shout the loudest are the most deserving to be heard. Ultimately, we feel there are two types of people who are afflicted by addictions:Those who are getting treatment and those who are not.

Those not in treatment should be the focus of community concern.

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Highway improvements in the works Dear Editor: Re: Highway 1 No Longer Making the Cut, July 5 front-page story I was deeply disappointed to read (District of North Vancouver) Mayor Walton’s comments in your article this week. His Honour asserted that the province has long overlooked the

North Shore when it comes to transportation infrastructure spending, saying that the section of highway from Lynn Valley to the Ironworkers Bridge “has not had virtually a nickel put into it.”This is not true.

Since April 2009, we have spent more than $38 million on improvements to the highway, upgrading

bridges, resurfacing roads, and improving safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

We are also moving forward on the multi-phased Lower Lynn Interchanges Plan, which includes converting Mountain Highway Overpass into a full interchange, the construction of new

interchanges at Fern Street (Exit #22) and Dollarton, and improvements to Highway 1 throughout the Lynn Valley corridor.Once completed, these projects will reduce congestion, increase safety, enhance access for transit vehicles and improve east-west traffic for commuters travelling between Lynn

Valley and Seymour.The total cost of this plan is $150 million, for which the province is providing $56.7 million. Congestion is not a new problem for the North Shore. Since getting elected in 2009, I have been pushing for improvements to our infrastructure, See Traffic page 7

Women’s show at FIFA truly was the beautiful game Dear Editor: The recent support of (FIFA Women’s World Cup) games across Canada have surprised many but the spectators came because they appreciate sport played in the true sense of the word.

The effort shown on

the pitch was honest. If an offensive player lost the ball, she did not pretend to be hurt; even if pain was involved, she forced herself back upright and continued to follow the play.

The spectators saw this and cheered her on.

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The games showed the spirit and drive of the individual players. If the same games had displayed male players, some would have pretend injuries and would mar the games.

The obvious display of cheating is hard on referees

and they are forced into making decisions (that) slow the game down and make spectators frustrated.

The word “cheating” should not be brought into a game of any kind.Women showed how to play rugby with heart in the recent

World Cup and came away with silver medals.We will support girls and women’s sport and perhaps they will get the financial support from governments and associations they deserve.

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During that time numerous folks stopped or came from their homes to offer water, a chair or a cool place to rest.Your kindness is much appreciated and will not be forgotten. A special, huge thank you to the Scobie family for always being there when it counts.

Laurie Short Halfmoon Bay, B.C.

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Cap U chronic underfunding ‘scandalous’ Dear Editor: I would like to thank the North Shore News for the June 19 edition, which highlights the current sorry state of affairs at Capilano University in a front-page article by reporter Brent Richter (Capilano University Censored Professor, Report Concludes) and in your editorial, Cap and Frown.

As a member of the Capilano University Retired Faculty Group I’ve been frowning (and more) for some time on the antics, misadventures

and misdeeds of the current president of Capilano University and of its maladroit board and past chair. In light of the recent investigation of the violation of George Rammell’s academic freedom — and by extension, the academic freedom of all faculty at Cap — you are right to make the following appeal: “We urge Cap’s leadership to apologize — for the good of the school, its faculty and students who haven’t yet enrolled.”

Yes, it’s time Cap’s

leadership finally does the right thing and apologizes to George Rammel — and to the faculty and students and community at large — for the seizure and destruction of his satirical sculpture, and further, for violating the University Act in cutting programs without consultation, and for doing its best to diminish the culture of collegiality at Cap, a positive hallmark of the institution until the advent of this administration and board.

Your editorial goes one

Maple Leaf: show some pride, eh?

Dear Editor: The upper field of Cleveland Park has been flying our national flag lately: attached only at one corner to a flimsy 10-foot pole also adorned with fluttering pieces of tape and streamers. My heart sank to see this, and I have hopefully alerted the district to this casual and inappropriate display of the Canadian flag.

Presumably, it is being used as a wind indicator for the paragliding tours who use the field for landing.

Our flag deserves better treatment.

Stefan Forrestal Vancouver

step further by suggesting once the administration apologizes — and I must confess I’m not holding my breath — “... we can all refocus efforts on trying to answer why Capilano University remains one of the worst-funded schools in B.C.” And that finally is what is most important: Capilano University is chronically underfunded, and it’s simply scandalous that neither this administration and board, nor the North Shore MLAs, nor the Ministry of Advanced

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Education, nor the Liberal government itself, seem capable of effecting positive change in this critical area.

Perhaps they need to hear more from the voters and taxpayers on the North Shore?

Unless this underfunding of Cap is rectified, the ultimate losers are these: first the students of the North Shore, who will have radically narrowed educational opportunities and will be saddled with ballooning student debt loads, and second, B.C.’s

culture and economy as a whole, as we will have squandered an educational resource through shortsighted cuts to the comprehensive, humanitiesbased, higher education that Cap prided itself on providing, and should be providing to “students who haven’t yet enrolled.” In short, the future.

Shall we simply cross our fingers and hope for the best?

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piece of property away that could be valued at $1 million and the district doesn’t seem to want to answer the question why Turning Point gets a second piece of land,” she said.

“There’s a ton of notfor-profit organizations that would love it and here they are handing out a second piece to Turning Point, when in my opinion ... Turning Point does not deserve to run another business in our community.”

The district’s substance abuse working group carried out a survey of organizations that assist

people with addictions in 2012 and found unanimous agreement that there is a need for more support recovery homes on the North Shore.

Some of those agencies showed up to make the case for Turning Point’s Windridge Drive proposal at community meetings held earlier this year.

“I think there was some very eloquent discussion with respect to the need for support recovery for men on the North Shore. I think it was quite moving and compelling and I think most people who attended that meeting were fairly convinced,” Bydwell said.

As for why Turning Point goes to the front of the line for the lot, Bydwell said there are very few organizations that do the kind of work they do, and Turning Point has committed capital and operational funding to build and run the home.

“They’re coming forward with a full, complete package. Nobody

else is coming forward with that. They made a very compelling case for this service,” he said.

District council is expected to vote on whether to give first reading to the rezoning bylaw at its July 20 meeting. That will trigger a public hearing, which will likely be held in late September.

The Kiwanis were not given advance notice of the application, although their management and residents will be invited to participate in the public hearing this fall, Bydwell said.

Coun. Doug MacKayDunn, a strong proponent for Turning Point, said the new process should be a smoother one.

“It was an exhausting process of engagement even before the application was submitted. We learned a great deal from it and through lessons learned, we decided it would be better situated at Burr,” he said.

Canoe missing its owner Someone in North Vancouver has lost their canoe, during the week of Canada Day no less.

While police can’t give away too many details as they search for the canoe’s rightful owner, North Vancouver RCMP say the long lightweight boat “found near water” on July 4 by a passerby is identifiable and in good condition.

“Police encourage each and every local boat owner to confirm their canoe is where they left it,” said North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Richard De Jong.

To positively identify the missing canoe call the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311, referencing file 2015-15988.

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The massive slide will run from Keith Road to Third Street, in conjunction with a Car Free Day street festival in Lower Lonsdale on Aug. 22. The water being used for the slide, as the city explained, will be chlorinated for

health reasons and also recirculated —thereby reducing the amount of H20 needed by about 80 per cent.

Slide the City plans on using about 50,000 litres of water, less than $100 worth, for the event, explained CNV spokesperson Connie Rabold. “For context, a garden sprinkler running for an hour uses between 1,000 and 1,500 litres of water,” said Rabold.

At the end of the day, the chlorinated water from the slide will be decanted into the city’s sanitary sewer system and treated before being released into the environment. The city

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Metro Vancouver, meanwhile, has restricted lawn sprinkling to once a week to help mitigate the dwindling supply of drinking water. The Seymour, Capilano and Coquitlam reservoirs were 79 per cent full at the start of July — water levels that are normally seen in early August.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to HOME & GARDEN

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I am always amazed how people set their buffet tables over the summer and the creativity that unfolds.

Here are a few of my favourites that I have seen over the spring and summer months. All are very easy to do and produce pretty results.

Rose Napkins This is a simple and fun idea for either an outdoor buffet dinner or indoor soirée. Simple paper napkins can be rolled into roseshaped cylinders and placed in a pretty container for your dining guests. I purchased inexpensive pink napkins from my local dollar store and unfolded them from their four-fold. Fold them back in half and begin rolling one end loosely until the end is reached. Stack them in your favorite silver or glass decorative bowl.Wicker baskets look lovely for this idea as well.

Slate Cheese Plate Who knew a simple slate tile could make such a pretty cheese platter? I never tire of this idea and each time I see it there is a different spin on its presentation. Next time you tile your bathroom or front foyer in black or grey slate, be sure to keep the extra tiles.They make wonderful cheese platters when you place your Brie and Camembert cheeses upon them. Using a piece of white chalk, write the name

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

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Very simple and very chic.

Shower Ring Napkin Life Preservers This is such a cute idea for a nautical-themed dinner or a kid’s party. Simple, white wooden shower rings work beautifully as napkin holders when decorated as colourful life preservers. Use a coloured Sharpie pen or coloured embroidery thread to create four stripes around each shower ring. Reds and blues work nicely for this idea. Insert a white cloth napkin into the shower ring and place on each plate.

For added effect, create a miniature sailboat by slicing a lemon in half and place cut side up on each place setting.

Insert a toothpick that has been previously glued with a miniature white flag at the top. Add your guest’s name on the flag.

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Purchase just about any consumer product or service and some kind of warranty is usually offered by the seller.

But when it comes to landscaping your home, warranties are much less common.

In the case of hard landscaping for walkways, decks, patios, wooden structures and retaining walls, it’s somewhat common for professional landscapers to offer warranties for those installations for the simple reason those design elements can be properly built from manufactured products and constructed to a specific performance standard. Performance standards are regularly used by most governments when tendering construction projects. As an example, the recent problems with the Sea to Sky Highway retaining walls that were supposed to be built to last 75 years but already show some minor cosmetic construction flaws. An example of a performance standard for a residential paving stone patio or Allan Block retaining wall

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might be written as: “Must perform to drain water to avoid failure during winter rains.” Or, “the structure must not sink, shift, separate or heave within five years,” or longer depending on your budget and needs. Such performance standards come with a price but those structures can be counted on to perform over the time period specified without failure.The landscape contractor can adapt construction techniques to build such structures to last for the time period specified.

For a paving stone patio to last for 10 years, all organic soil must be excavated and removed down to non-organic or

undisturbed soil to prevent sinking of the patio.Then granular base material must be installed to replace the same depth of organic soil excavated, maybe more depending on design.

The granular material must be mechanically compacted and a thin layer of sand is installed on top of the granular base and mechanically compacted.

Then, paving stones are installed on top of the sand and compacted into the sand. And paving stone edge restraint is added to the outside of the paving stones to retain them in place and prevent lateral movement.

A paving stone construction built as described will last for 10 years or longer with no structural problems.

By comparison, if you want to purchase a paving stone patio from a landscaper with no performance standard, meaning, built to last for six months or maybe a year, the cost would be lower than the same patio built to last for 10 years without sinking, heaving or falling apart.The cheap paving stone patio is commonly installed in our

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Any constructed landscape feature can be warranteed by the contractor, but you have to ask for a warranty, and the warranty will only last for the performance period specified by the contractor or owner. Common warranties in the residential landscaping industry range from one, two or sometimes three years. It is important to remember that outdoor landscape features and plants are subject to a wider range of environmental and user inflicted stresses compared to a refrigerator sitting in the kitchen.Therefore landscape warranties usually come with contractor specified limitations.

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Diana’s children, Jennifer and Kevin, are playing in the living room.

They are both preschoolers and are having a good time.Then Kevin grabs a toy from Jennifer and suddenly her voice changes. She is whining.

“Mooooom, Kevin took my toy away. Make him give it back.” Diana knows she shouldn’t capitulate to the whiny voice, but it is very difficult to ignore.

Whining, that highpitched repetitive sound, drives most of us to distraction and causes us to respond. Let’s face it; if she asked Mom to help her explain to Kevin that it’s not nice to grab toys,

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it would be simple for Diana to engage the two kids in the problem. But when she’s whining, she just wants to do whatever it takes to stop the noise.

Whining is a typical child behaviour.Whether or not it

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It would be easy to decide that if whining is typical pre-schooler behaviour all you need to do is stick it out until it passes. Unfortunately, that rarely works. Just think of an adult you know who stills drives you crazy with her incessant whining! So, while you can relax and know there is nothing wrong with your child, she’s typical, you still have to teach her that

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A very effective way to treat whining is to prevent it. Make sure she’s getting enough sleep and meals and snacks at regular intervals.

Kids do not handle being hungry or tired with any grace or dignity.Whining is most often the result. If they are hungry or tired, ignore their tone of voice and deal with the problem by offering a snack or settling them down for a nap.

He may also simply be bored.Whining may be a signal that he’s ready for pre-school, for some new challenges and responsibilities, or visits from friends.

When you can’t prevent the whining you can model appropriate language and tone of voice. Simply say, “Jennifer, tell Kevin that it’s your turn with the toy and you want it back.” If she continues to whine simply leave the room saying “I just

can’t listen to that whiny voice.”

When whining has become a regular habit, have a chat with her and explain that you are just not going to listen to that annoying voice any more.

So tell her that when she whines, you will not pay attention but when her voice goes back to normal you would be thrilled to talk to her. Resist the temptation to remind her repeatedly that you are not going to respond to whining. By reminding her, you are responding and she is getting the attention she wants.

If whining stops working for her, she will soon drop the habit.

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.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE

Shop offers twist on fast food

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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard offers tips for beating the heat. page 24

Maybe it’s the travel fanatic in me, but I find few Internet time wasters more enjoyable than Google Maps.

I can while away untold hours virtually exploring places I have never been, checking out building facades, parks, and, more frequently than I should probably admit, restaurants abroad.

I recently dropped my intrepid little Google Street View person (the most well-travelled character on the planet, I suspect, certainly way ahead of that Travelocity gnome) onto the sidewalk of Baniyas Road in Dubai, near the four-star Carlton Hotel.

There, nestled between a foreign currency exchange broker and a Chinese hotpot restaurant, was the now familiar yellow and red awning of Haida Sandwich. At my behest, Street View Man next found himself exploring the streets of Tehran, the apparent location of Haida headquarters and home to no less than 19 franchise outlets, before heading southeast to Sengalor, Malaysia, to look into the storefront of that region’s shop.

Haida Sandwich, which celebrated its Western Canadian grand opening on June 19 on East 15th Street off Lonsdale Avenue,

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The venue caught my eye not only because it is situated right across the street from the North Shore News offices, but also because it seemed consistently burdened by a long queue of eager patrons since opening. Not since the heavily promoted openings of Krispy Kreme Donuts or Chipotle Mexican Grill had I seen such excitement for a fast food joint.

I eagerly went to check out what all the fuss was about one recent evening, picking up take-out for

the family. Haida offers 19 different sandwiches, six varieties of pizza (an unusual riff on the perennial fast food favourite, I’ll get to this in a minute) and a variety of appetizers.Though there is some limited seating in the restaurant, Haida is principally a take-out establishment.

Let me quash any misgivings you may have about yet another fast food sandwich place opening in town: Haida’s fare is definitively not a carbon copy of other, existing offerings.Their sandwiches are unique in flavour, texture and composition.

For example, the first thing you’ll notice is the sheer weight of these

puppies.When my order was ready, I hoisted it from the counter and wondered for a second if a brick or two had been slipped into the bag. Haida’s sandwiches are stuffed to capacity, even overflowing with ingredients.

The sandwich weight is not just from the various stuffings, however, as the bread itself has a density not found in your typical footlong. Haida sandwiches are essentially crispy, hollowedout baguettes jammed with all manner of proteins and vegetables.

My order included the signature Haida Special, a cold, submarine-style sandwich filled with chicken, beef, tomato, romaine lettuce, shoestring potatoes

(this novel topping features in 14 of the sandwiches on the menu), and Haida sauce, a thick and rich mayonnaise-like condiment.

Now, it needs to be said that the meats on the sandwiches are firmlypressed, cold-cut style deli meats, not carved roast meats.The cold-cuts were piled high on the Haida Special, easily representing three-quarters of an inch of the sub’s height. Between the mountain of meat and the sauce that was slathered on generously, this was a very rich and filling sandwich, besting me when it was less than half finished.

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1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar 1 cup oatmeal 1 cup butter, melted 1½ cups caramel ice cream topping About 2 litres of vanilla ice cream (1.66 litres is OK), softened Preheat oven to 400° F. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, pecans, brown sugar and oatmeal.

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slightly then crumble it, and allow it to cool completely. Line a 13x9inch pan with waxed paper along the bottom and up the sides, with extra paper extending off the sides to form “handles” (this makes it easy to remove the whole frozen dessert from the pan so you can easily cut it into squares).

Press half of the cooled crumble into the pan; drizzle half of the caramel sauce over top.

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Shop boasts large portions From page 23 sandwich, another item in my order, was similarly decadent. Served hot, it was generously topped with the eponymous meat, as well as mozzarella cheese, pickles, tomatoes, shoestring potatoes and Haida sauce.

Persian “mortadella,” properly known as kalbas, is different than the Italian version in that the former is typically made from beef or veal, is pressed with pistachios rather than peppercorns, and tends to have a firmer, denser texture.

I appreciated the pickle element in this sandwich as it gave it a tangy edge that helped cut though the richness of the other ingredients.

A third sandwich, the hot veggie, was stuffed with romaine, pickles, tomatoes, shoestring potatoes, a halfinch of mozzarella cheese and Haida sauce. Despite the absence of cold-cuts,

the veggie sandwich was a weighty, filling number in its own right. For my taste, I felt it needed something spicy, like perhaps a hot pickled pepper, to offset the overwhelming richness of the cheese and sauce.

All sandwiches are under $10.

Now, about that pizza. Uncertain about the kids’ response to this new brand of submarine sandwich (they liked them, incidentally) I thought it wise to order a cheese pizza as a backup dish. Haida’s pizzas are actually made on the same bread as the sandwiches.The baguettelike bun is opened and pressed flat, then topped with ingredients, baked, and sliced into rectangles.

The resulting pizza features a relatively thin, crispy crust and, at least in the case of my order, an eye-popping amount of gooey mozzarella cheese.

Each of Haida’s pizzas is topped with the restaurant’s

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NORTH SHORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA meets Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Sutherland secondary, 1860 Sutherland Ave., North Vancouver, and is looking for new string players (especially bass 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. 604-985-2559 nschorus.com or audreyowen@shaw.ca SPEAKERHUB TOASTMASTERS meets every Wednesday, 6-7:45 p.m. in the Silver Harbour Seniors Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver, to help participants improve their public speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Guests are welcome. speakerhub.ca

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604-983-6444, x7233 northshoresafetycouncil.ca WEST VANCOUVER ROTARY SUNRISE CLUB meets for breakfast every Thursday, 7:15-8:30 a.m. at Capilano Golf and Country Club, 420 Southborough Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-913-3959 WEST VANCOUVER ADULT POPS BAND meets every Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at the West Vancouver Community Centre music room, 780 22nd St.,West Vancouver. No auditions are required. Phil, 604-9802403 WOMEN’S SETTLEMENT ENGLISH CLASSES The North Shore Multicultural Society offers classes for immigrant and refugee women with children up to five years old, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:15-11:45 a.m. at St. Andrews United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver.

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Fridays CONNECT NOW BUSINESS LUNCHEON An opportunity to meet other professionals and business owners the fourth Friday of every month, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Narrows Pub, 1970 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver. $10 non-members/$5 members plus lunch.

FRIENDLY FRIDAYS An informal group that meets every Friday, 9:3011:30 a.m. for coffee and conversation at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Participants work on their own knit, crochet or other projects. $4/$2. 604-9875820 mollienyehouse.com FRIENDSHIP MEETINGS Those looking for a friend or a helping hand settling into the community are invited to group meetings with people from around the world every second Friday, 1-3 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885 22nd St.,West Vancouver. 604926-4381 ststephenschurch.ca Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.

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If you’re hoping to get into this weekend’s Pemberton Music Festival you could maybe check with a few of the North Shore’s best young baseball players — their tickets have suddenly become available.

The District 5 Big League (17-19) all-star team scored a thrilling upset victory over powerhouse District 3 (Whalley, Langely, Coquitlam) in the provincial best-of-three championship final held over the weekend at Inter River Park, earning a trip to this weekend’s national championships in Calgary.

For several players, that meant a change in plans.

“Four or five of them had bought tickets to the Pemberton Music Festival

and now they’re selling them,” said District 5 head coach Dal Nicholson with a laugh. “They’re pretty excited about going to nationals.They’re only 17 or 18 once — they can go to music festivals when they’re older.”

There were only two districts competing at the Big League provincials this year but the North Shore team still came in as big underdogs against D3, a district that has dominated the provincial scene for at least a decade.

“They’ve always been the strong ones,” said Nicholson. “They’ve probably gone to the Canadians 10 years in a row.”

It looked like D3 would be going back again this year after scoring a 7-5 win in Game 1 of the provincial series Saturday.

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The winner-take-all third game was another thriller.

“Everything was down to the last pitch,” said Nicholson. North Shore pitcher Braedan Fitzpatrick dueled with his D3 opponent, tossing 6.2 innings of one-run ball. D5, however, still trailed 1-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh, their season coming down to three final outs.

A single and double later and the score was tied 1-1.

With two outs and runners on second and third, the D3 pitcher uncorked a wild pitch and the North Shore’s Nash Dabb scampered home to score the championship-clinching win and send the team to nationals. It wasn’t exactly how you normally draw up a dramatic winning run but that didn’t matter one bit to the D5 boys.

“We’ll take it, that’s for sure,” said Nicholson, adding that the play still produced the glorious celebration of a walk-off win. “They mobbed the kid who came in from third, all three coaches were in on the mob and then you had

all the parents streaming onto the field to take pictures. It was a nice feat.”

There won’t be time for a prolonged celebration, however, as the team is now heading off to Calgary for the national championships, joining all-star squads from Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, as well as Atlantic and Prairie regional representatives.The winner will go on to the Little League World Series scheduled for July 28-Aug. 4 in Easley, S.C. The appearance at nationals will be a first for the North Shore players and the coach — Nicholson was supposed to take a Little League senior team (16-17) to nationals five years ago but had to back out because of a family health concern.

“I was pretty upset about that but they went a long way and lost in the final,” he said. “I’ve been doing this for 25 years and this is my first time at the Canadians.

It’s a pretty exciting thing for me and my family.”

Nicholson said he picked the brains of the D3 coaching staff to get some inside information on the teams they’ll be facing.

“They said the nationals are pretty tough because some teams have bigger areas to draw from so they have more people in their leagues,” he said. “Basically I have 14 kids and I didn’t cut anybody.”

The roster may be small but all the D5 players — who only had two weeks to prep for provincials following their normal Little League season — have already shown that they can come up big in high-pressure moments, said Nicholson.

“During the three (provincial championship) games everybody contributed somehow, whether it was a great catch or a hit at the right time or whatever,” he said. “They really excelled. I always say to them before the game ‘don’t be afraid to make a great play.’ Some kids, they don’t want to dive thinking the ball might get past them or whatever, but we probably had at least four plays where kids were stretched full out and dove and caught the ball.That’s exciting stuff and it’s good to see kids who want to be that aggressive and play that well.”

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2015 CHEVY TRAX AUTOMATIC, AIR CONDITION, BLUETOOTH, POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, TILT & MUCH MORE. STK#TX60350

$

YOU SAVE

DEMO

4,407

2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE 1LT ALL WHEEL DRIVE

8 PASSENGER SEATING, AIR CONDITION, REAR VISION CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, TILT, CRUISE, HEATED SEATS + MUCH MORE.

$

YOU SAVE

BRAND NEW

8,212

3.6 LITRE V6, 18” CHROME WHEELS, REAR CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, POWER SEAT, WINDOWS, LOCKS, CRUISE & MUCH MORE. STK#2G27190

$

YOU SAVE

10,792

2015 BUICK ENCLAVE YOVUE SA ALL WHEEL DRIVE $ 11,185 LEATHER INTERIOR, 8 PASSENGER, SUNROOF,

$ MSRP 57,575 CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE

$46,390

2015 CHEVY SILVERADO DOUBLE CAB

AIR CONDITION, LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL, BLUETOOTH, POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, TILT WHEEL & MUCH MORE. STK#838380

$

YOU SAVE

BRAND NEW

6,665

$ MSRP 33,565 CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE

2015 CHEVY SILVERADO LS 4 WHEEL DRIVE CREW CAB 5.3 LITRE V8 ENGINE, POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS, AIR CONDITION, BLUETOOTH, TRAILER TOW PACKAGE, LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL & MUCH MORE.

$

YOU SAVE

8,570

$ MSRP 44,545 CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE

$26,900

Sunil Desai

2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE2 ALL WHEEL DRIVE

NAVIGATION, REAR CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, 19” CHROME WHEELS & MUCH MORE. LOADED VEHICLE. STK#BV09150

$33,998

Jack Teeple

4,065

$26,988

$ MSRP 42,210 CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE

James Carter

$

AIR CONDITION, AUTOMATIC, POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, TILT & MUCH MORE. STK#Q54410

YOU SAVE

$ MSRP 37,780 CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE

$18,998

BRAND NEW

2015 CHEVY CRUZE LS

$17,780

$ MSRP 23,405 CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE

BRAND NEW

ON SELECTED 2015 MODELS IN STOCK.

$ MSRP 21,849 CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE

$15,998

BRAND NEW

MSRP EVENT CASH CREDIT

BRAND NEW

3,647

HE DUE TO T ESS C HUGE SUCERS THE OFF EN HAVE BE D EXTENDE

$35,975

Tim Tanaka

Darcy Strachan

Denzil Owen

Louie Liu

John Proctor

Nino Decottis

Prakash Panchal

All prices are net of all programs and are plus taxes, levies and doc fee of $598.

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A36 - North Shore News - Wednesday, July 15, 2015