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OK, water wasters: turn off the tap Enforcement ramps up as water restrictions move to Stage 3 JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Brown is the new green in the Lower Mainland.

All sprinkling is now banned as Metro Vancouver moved to further restrict outdoor water use Tuesday in response to a recordbreaking summer drought and falling reservoir levels.

It’s the first time in 12 years the regional government has put Stage 3 water restrictions in place and the first time that’s happened so early in the summer.

Water levels in the Lower Mainland’s three main water reservoirs were sitting at 69 per cent on Tuesday while water use was sitting at just below 1.5 billion litres per day.

Those looking after the region’s water system would like to see that drop below 1.2 billion litres per day, said Darrell Mussatto, mayor of the City of North Vancouver and chair of Metro Vancouver’s utilities committee.

The regional government tightened water restrictions this week after water administrators updated their computer models, plugging the almost complete lack of rain in May, June and July into their forecasted reservoir levels. “It showed we are in uncharted territory,” said Mussatto.

“It said we were, in the middle of July, at end-ofAugust levels.

“We’re using too much water,” he said. “I think it

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To deal with the falling reservoir levels, Metro Vancouver technicians recently flew up to Palisade Lake, one of the region’s backup alpine water sources, and opened the valve to release water down into the Capilano Reservoir. That lake will only be drained 50 per cent, said Mussatto, to ensure it has a chance to recharge in the winter. If

needed, crews can also tap into Burwell Lake and Loch Lomand, alpine water sources that drain into the Seymour Reservoir.

Metro Vancouver has also requested more than 60 billion additional litres in the Coquitlam Reservoir be set aside by BC Hydro for possible drinking water supply. Hydro has stopped all power generation from that reservoir during the drought.

But local politicians and

water managers are hoping that cutting down on water consumption will be a big part of the solution.

Under Stage 3 restrictions there are a lot of “nos” to contend with in an area where water is usually plentiful. No car washing. No pressure washing, except to prepare surfaces for paint. No sprinkling, even on new lawns or those where nematodes have recently been applied to combat

chafer beetles. No refilling of swimming pools and hot tubs. No running through the sprinkler.

Kids’ water parks with user-activated sprinklers will still be allowed. There is also minimal sprinkling allowed on golf courses and on fields that would become unusable or ruined without some water.

Commercial car washes that recycle water are still allowed. Industrial and commercial users, which

pay for water through water metering, also won’t be affected.

For Scott Stephenson, owner of West Coast Home Services in North Vancouver, the Stage 3 restrictions are definitely affecting the bottom line.

About 60 per cent of the company’s business is pressure washing. “It’s affected us dramatically,” he said, adding he’s See Businesses page 3

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North Vancouverites not ‘water hogs’ Faulty meters to blame for misreported water use CHRIS SLATER AND JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Two faulty water meters are to blame behind recent Metro Vancouver data that appeared to show both the City and District of North Vancouver’s water consumption has risen in the past decade.

But that’s not true, said water managers in both North Vancouver municipalities this week.

“We’re not water hogs,” said Shaun Carroll, manager of utilities for the District of North Vancouver. In fact, when it comes to residential water use, she said, the municipality’s own information puts the amount of water used at about 300 litres per person per day on average — around the national average.

The problem for both communities is that faulty water meters feeding into the city and district were underreporting the total amount of water used from about 2003 to 2010.That made it look like water use increased after 2011. But actually it didn’t.

Following a July 17 article in The Vancouver Sun that stated the City of North Vancouver saw a 16.6 per cent increase in total water consumption between 2004 and 2013, city staff were asked to prepare a report on the issue.

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presented at Monday’s council meeting, is that for a period of time when the data was collected, the city’s most significantly used water meter — near Lynn Valley Road and Sutherland Avenue — was undercounting the amount of water passing through it. Staff reported the malfunction early on to Metro Vancouver, which controls this meter, when they first noticed the drop in volume in 2003. However, the meter replacement was put on Metro’s capital fund and wasn’t completed until late 2010, according to city staff. It was only after the meter was replaced that data began to show a “rise” in water consumption for the city, which Douglas Pope, city engineer, attributed to the meter once again correctly accounting for water use.

A nearly identical scenario happened in the district, where a meter near Riverside Drive underreported water use for a similar period of time.

Pope said that after factoring out the malfunction in that particular meter, which serves a large portion of the city, water use per capita in the city is actually slightly below the regional average.

“Our information shows the city’s current total per capita water use is a little below the Metro average and if we separate out industrial,

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Forty-five per cent of water use in the city goes to industrial or commercial users, according to Pope.That’s a similar situation to the District of North Vancouver, where the top 10 industrial users accounted for 25 per

cent of the municipality’s annual water use.

“Really if you counter that metering issue, what really occurred was that our total consumption only increased slightly even though our population was increasing…” said Pope.

City council welcomed a chance to set the record straight at Monday’s regular meeting of council, especially in light of water conservation efforts it has implemented in

recent years.

“My concern was simply that we were painted badly, I think, in a front-page story and I’m glad that we had an opportunity to clarify here,” said Coun. Don Bell, who introduced the motion for a report following last week’s article.

Bell also questioned whether leakage from the city’s water pipes might have been a contributing factor. Pope responded

by saying, “Like all Metro municipalities we experience leaks in our system.We deal with them as quickly as we come across them but every water system has leaks.”

Pope added the city is looking at getting improved leak detection equipment.

Coun. Linda Buchanan expressed the importance of getting the correct information out as soon as possible. “Poor data leads to poor conclusions,” she said.

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already had to lay off two employees.

“We just lost a contract that was set up for August,” he said, adding some clients don’t even want to proceed with work that would be allowed under the water restrictions, for fear of public shaming.

“The phone calls have stopped,” he said.

At the Capilano Golf and Country Club in the British Properties, general manager Brad Burgart said the club is fortunate to have a provincial water licence of many years’ standing in place on two small nearby lakes, so it doesn’t have to tap into regional water

sources.

“The water we use is predominantly non-treated water,” he said. “But we do have to manage it. It’s a little browner than usual.”

Current water restrictions have municipal water managers on the North Shore looking more carefully at exactly who is using water and finding ways to remind — and in some cases ticket — those who don’t comply with regulations.

Gavin Joyce, manager of parks, engineering and facilities at the District of North Vancouver, said the municipality has sent out nearly 500 letters to homeowners for reportedly violating sprinkling

regulations. Most of those people get a warning, he said, although two homeowners earned $100 tickets for repeat offences.

In West Vancouver, 82 homeowners have received warnings, although none have been ticketed yet.

Sprinkling is targeted first because “the outside watering is a large percentage of people’s water consumption,” said Joyce.

“It’s the single biggest thing we can make a change to.”

While the top 10 industrial and commercial users account for about 25 per cent of the district’s water use annually, residential use is heavily

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Cap U settles with unionized staff BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The COPE and Cap negotiators reached a tentative deal late in the evening at the last of their scheduled mediation sessions on July 8.

“I think there was some give on both sides.

I think there was some understanding that there was only so much we were able to do as an institution. Honestly, I think we just came together in the middle to do what was best for our students,” said Rick Gale, Capilano’s academic vicepresident.

The new contract, which lasts until 2019, includes a 5.5-per-cent pay increase over five years — the same as other public sector employees

After an acrimonious first half of 2015, there is once again labour peace at Capilano University.

The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union local 378, which represents the school’s non-faculty staff members, ratified an agreement late last week bringing to end six weeks of job action.

Negotiations between COPE and the university broke down shortly after the administration struck a deal with the Capilano Faculty Association, which gave strike notice in March and walked off the job shortly before final exams.

under a provincial mandate.

At issue, however, was pharamacare for the non-faculty members.

The university had been pushing concessions that, if included in the contract, would have changed working conditions to the point COPE members would have to question whether the job was worthwhile, said Sage Aaron, COPE 378’s communications director.

“I can’t emphasize this enough. This was one of the biggest problems for our members,” Aaron said.

The pharmaceutical benefits are now better than what most postsecondary staffers in B.C. get, Aaron said.

Aaron, credited the union’s members with ending the labour dispute.

“It was our members’ solidarity and their creative and strategic job action that really did help us get the deal,” she said.

Key to that was choosing job action that would impact the employer, but not students, Aaron said — banning overtime and working from home and the removal of nonessential service IT, as well as one afternoon of picketing during a student recruitment event on campus.

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the drugs they were using were laced with a deadly substance, according to an RCMP news release issued late Monday night.

The bodies have been turned over to the B.C. Coroners Service, which is working quickly to determine what drugs they were taking and to find the exact cause of death.

“What we’re trying to do is expedite our toxicology testing as quickly as possible so if there is issues around

North Vancouver RCMP is warning the public of potentially contaminated street drugs after two people died of suspected overdoses on Monday.

The victims, a man and woman in their 30s, were found dead in their home after apparently inhaling illegal narcotics.

Investigators believe both died suddenly and suspect

contaminated drugs… we can get out any warnings that we need to,” said coroner Barb McLintock.

“We’ve said this could be an urgent problem and please put it to the top of the queue.”

Despite collecting samples from the scene, neither the officers on the scene nor the coroner could identify what drugs the couple had been taking.

In the meantime, the North Vancouver RCMP

“We have a lot of work to do…We’re building new programs. We’re adding to courses to programs that are oversubscribed. We have a lot of work to do as a result of the academic and strategic plan,” he said.

administration is now returning to normal, which should allow the school to move forward, Gale said.

“It’s been a long time but I am now very, very happy that now have three years to sit back and get some work done,” he said.

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Surrey RCMP issued a similar warning on July 15 after eight suspected heroin overdoses were reported over two days. Police do not know if the North Vancouver deaths were related.

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As we often remind ourselves in wetter months, we live in a temperate rainforest.That, no doubt, has contributed to our somewhat lackadaisical attitude about just how much H2O we use.

Funny how record-breaking drought and heat will put an end to that.With our reservoirs at 69 per cent and dropping, we’re now at Stage 3 water use restrictions for the first time since 2003 (and then, it was at the end of August.)

Beyond tightening faucets and abandoning the goal of a green lawn, now would probably be a good time for us to get a better handle on where our water actually goes.

In the District of North Vancouver, the top 10 industrial clients consume about 25 per cent of water annually. But among

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residential users, 40 per cent of water is consumed during just three summer months.

The statistics still leave a lot of questions unanswered.Where are the leaks in the system? Are the meters accurate? We’d like to think our summers of the future will be a little damper, but if this is the new norm, having better data will be key.

We do know that communities with water meters that bill users by volume generally consume less.To date, however, cheap water has been preferable to expensive water meters.That might change in future.

We’d also welcome action from all levels of government to encourage grey water capture systems, and water recycling for jobs that don’t require tap water.

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Be strategic to make your vote count Dear Editor: Loyalty to their party is an outstanding attribute of Green Party supporters.

It reflects their commitment to the betterment of the planet. To battle climate change versus corporate profiteering. To start renewable energy projects in stead of selling bitumen to China for a quick buck.

The loyalty is in fact a loyalty to the purpose of

the party.

The upcoming federal election is run with our outdated and unjust “first past the post” electoral system. It is in fact a collection of 338 separate and mutually independent local elections. We can only vote for one member to represent us in Ottawa.

This riding has four parties to choose from.

Three of them desperately want to replace the

incumbent.

At a recent allcandidates meeting (with John Weston absent), Pamela GoldsmithJones (Liberal), Larry Koopman (NDP) and Ken Melamed (Green) answered questions and expressed themselves very eloquently. However, only one can defeat the incumbent.

Unfortunately, we have to deal with vote splitting.

It is the tool of the current party in power. It is their strategy, called divide and conquer.

We have only one antidote and it is called “strategic voting.” In other words: unite and defeat. It is done by voting for that party that is most likely to defeat the incumbent.

We have access to polls to make that decision, when the time comes.

It probably is not going

to be the Green party.

The demographics of this riding are not supporting a win for the Greens.

The painful and unfortunate truth, in my opinion, is that in this election a vote for the Greens is going to benefit the Conservative party, because it is not given to the party that can actually defeat the Conservatives.

Goze Vlasblom West Sechelt

Canada’s aging medicare system in need of triage Dear Editor: Re: Canadian, eh?, July 1 Viewpoint Yes, Canada is a great country, no doubt about it.

However, notwithstanding, and apologies for bringing this up, but; our 50-year-

old medicare system is just that — 59 years old and in dire need of triage.

As far as gun control is concerned, the myth continues that taking guns away from law abiding citizens reduces crime.We

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can see from the ongoing death toll in Surrey that this is not the case.

In fact, statistics prove that the areas with the highest proliferation of guns has the least crime. And then there was the illegal

police gun grab in Alberta, committed while citizens were in a flood crisis.

And, until Aboriginal peoples are included as ordinary citizens without the current system of entrenched apartheid and reserves

(reminiscent of the old South Africa), the issues will never be resolved.

Throwing more money their way is patently not working.

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Water woes prompt conservation concerns “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.”

– Tri-municipal advisory, North Shore News, July 15, 2015 Why did we need a record-breaking drought to persuade us we can no longer take our pristine drinking water supplies for granted?

The joint North Shore Drought Impacts advisory posted last week by all three North Shore municipalities arrived on residents’ doorsteps shortly after Metro Vancouver officially declared the region was suffering from a Stage 4 drought.

Regional water-use restrictions remained at Stage 2 (upgraded to Stage 3, July 20) but when the data collected July 12 showed Capilano and Seymour reservoir levels at 73 per

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cent of normal and dropping rapidly, Metro decided to open up the spillway to allow glacial water from the high-elevation Palisade Lake to flow into the system to replenish the Capilano reservoir.

At time of writing, no decision had been made to tap into the glacier-fed waters behind the Seymour Dam in the 87-year old Burwell and Loch Lomond dams. So, assuming Metro Vancouver residents adhere

to the strict water-use guidelines and we manage to come through the next six to eight weeks of summer relatively unscathed, where do we go from here?

Do we breathe a sigh of relief and return to our profligate ways with our drinking water, or would we be wiser to work in concert with the Greater Vancouver Water District to plan ahead for more summers like this?

What planning do I have in mind?

Well, in the first place, it never has made sense to me for us to spend multimillions of dollars to collect and process water to potable standards, only to pour it away on lawn-irrigation and on washing our windows and cars. (Nor, for that matter, does it seem smart to allow storm water and the water we’ve used on the car to drain into our wastewater treatment systems and overload the Lions Gate Treatment Plant; but that’s a

story for a different day.)

What I do suggest is that, as early as September, Metro should assemble an expert advisory committee to examine modern national and international best practices with a view to separating our drinking water needs from most other water usage.

The objective would be to determine the most efficient and economical ways by which to, for example, recover and recycle the waste water we send down the drain from our showers, dishwashers and washing machines and treat that only to a level safe enough for irrigating our gardens, washing the car and other such uses.

No doubt there will be hurdles to overcome as we and our governments try to

“think and act differently.”

But figure it out we must if, as we’re constantly warned, this region will need to accommodate the water requirements of a million more residents in the near future.

On a lighter note, I’ve had many an amusing moment picturing myself saving water in some of the ways suggested by people who responded to the North Shore News Inquiring Reporter question: “In what innovative ways are you conserving water?,” the best one being this: I only have a shower, no bath. I also have a 10-gallon hot water tank, which means my showers never have been a certain politician’s 15 minutes long. So I’m sure glad that, for those reasons, I don’t need to consider one

person’s water conservation method: “Stand in a bucket while you shower, and then use that water on your garden.”

You’d have to know me, I guess, but the cartoon picture of the contortions that idea brings to mind suggests I’d be pushing my luck not to have said politician-cum-paramedic arrive on my doorstep to cart me off to Lions Gate [Hospital] with a sciatic attack, while a local plumber comes by to fix the damage to the shower!

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Recovery house set for public hearing District to gain input in Sept. on proposed 10-bed facility on Burr Pl. BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Members of the public will soon have their chance to sound off on a proposed recovery house for men with drug and alcohol addictions.

Turning Point Recovery Society is proposing to build the 10-bed facility on a District of North Vancouver-owned lot on Burr Place. Previously, the nonprofit and district had considered locating the home on Windridge Drive but community backlash caused the district and Turning Point to abandon the plan.

Council gave first reading to a bylaw Monday night that would see the district hand the single-family lot between the Kiwanis Care Centre and Canlan Ice Sports arena over to B.C. Housing, which will spend up to $1 million to build the home for nine residents and one staff member.Turning Point, which operates a similar facility for women on Lloyd Avenue as well as other recovery houses in Vancouver and Richmond, will run the house and Vancouver

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counter a lot of misinformation to get the facts out straight to the community and now we have the process by which we’ll ask the community their position on it,” said Coun. MacKay-Dunn, a former police officer and strong Turning Point proponent. “I think by this, we’ve addressed maybe 85 to 95 per cent of the concerns that

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The new location on a treed lot ought to provide for more tranquillity, MacKay-Dunn added later.

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There was little question among council members that such a facility is needed on the North Shore. A survey of medical professionals and service groups found North Shore residents are routinely referred to get treatment elsewhere in the Lower Mainland as there aren’t enough options for treatment on the North Shore.

That message driven home as numerous addictions and medical professionals attempt to address neighbourhood fears at a community information meeting held in March.

“I certainly left that meeting believing a facility of this type, in our community, could offer many benefits to many North Vancouver residents, both those who directly need the services and their family members...” said Coun. Jim Hanson.

The vote to send the recovery house to a public hearing was unanimous, although some on council were wary of using a district lot to provide a service that is out of municipal jurisdiction.

Though he cited the recovery house as another example of “continuous downloading of provincial responsibilities onto municipalities,” Coun. Roger Bassam said he supported the partnership on the grounds that it was the provision of land for health-care services.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to HOME & GARDEN

Sharing garden sprouts to life

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SIMPLE SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS

Columnist Barb Lunter offers tips to showcase homegrown flowers currently bursting in bloom. page 12

There are days when the gardening and landscaping industry seems singularly fixated on selling products instead of keeping the faith.

But I find solace in hopeful new beginnings found in the hearts of people who make green contributions to society.

And it’s the residents of Blueridge/Seymour Heights in the District of North Vancouver that are recharging my belief that we still have the time to green our world before it burns.

Under the district’s Adopt a Street Program, the new Blueridge Sharing Garden has sprouted to life on a previously vacant and brambly road allowance.

Some people may think, “It’s just another veggie patch by the road side,” but community gardens provide so much more for local residents and society. Emily Neufeld, of Cultivate (cultivateprojects.

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Simple summer flower arrangements

I have to admit, I do love this time of year when we can go into our own gardens and clip flowers to make simple summer flower arrangements.

If you don’t have a garden to clip from, then maybe ask one of your good friends if you could clip a hydrangea head or two for your next dinner party.

Hydrangea bushes are bursting with beautiful blooms at this time of year.

The colours are phenomenal and when paired with other flowers, or perhaps on their own, they are stunning.

I’ve seen many different variations of hydrangea flower arrangements but I’ve always felt the best ones are the ones that are simple to arrange.

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The nice thing about this ribbon is that you can reuse it repeatedly for future floral arranging.

Carefully cut a piece to fit inside your small, round or square, clear glass vase.

Fill the vase halfway with room temperature water.

Clip a white hydrangea head leaving a 10centimetre stem that you can clip down further according to your vase height.

Note: If you do not have white hydrangeas in your garden then you can purchase them at many

floral stores and grocery stores.

Place the hydrangea in the vase and place on your table. This idea works well with any other white variety of flowers.

Another idea is to group similar coloured flowers together in one vase starting at one end with the darkest shade working towards the lightest on the other end.

This works well with similar-hued hydrangeas in the purple family and blue family. Use a rectangular vase for the best effect.

Roses in Silver Cups I’ve seen these faux silver vases at Michaels and other craft stores.

They are extremely versatile and very affordable. Fill them with one colour of rose from your garden. Ranunculus and dahlias are beautiful in this type of arrangement as well.

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They come in all manner of shapes, sizes and colours.

They fly, crawl, slither and march into your garden at will.They are the strange and often unrecognized insects that show up on your plants and make themselves at home.

While there are many nuisance bugs that eat the leaves of your favourite plant and generally wreak havoc wherever they appear, there are also a large number of predatory insects that will gladly take care of your problem for you.

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Community partners key to project’s success

From page 11

self-proclaimed community garden enthusiast and bike commuter, saw a sunflower growing rogue amongst the weeds and wanted to create

a garden where people could meet and build community.

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It also takes a community to grow a garden and 40 local residents volunteered their time to build the garden. Miura Properties donated staff and equipment to help clear the land.

The omnipresent Vancity Community Foundation, which provides grants up to $15,000 for projects that develop social justice, financial inclusion, environmental sustainability or a co-operative economy, provided funding to build the Blueridge garden.

And the Neighbourhood Small Grants program, Vancouver Coastal Health, the Rotary Club and Dykhof Nurseries and Florist also contributed time, energy and funding toward the project’s development.

Some of the most profound insights into the

motivations behind the creation of the garden came upon me by accident. I was walking in the Blueridge area with a friend of mine and we stumbled upon the garden. As luck would have it, Margaret Bergdal, a local resident, happened to be in the garden checking on things. Bergdal is a retired kindergarten teacher and volunteer in the Blueridge garden. She struck me as morally and ethically dedicated to citizenship in her community. I asked her about her wish list for the garden.

“A garbage can would be nice because it says, ‘I am waiting for you to put garbage in me,’” she said, as she smiled hopefully.

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Her dreams for improvements to the garden were dwarfed by the comment she made to me about why she got involved in the garden. I was deeply moved when she stopped and looked right into my eyes and said, “I made the choice of where to live and there are consequences that come with that choice. I believe I should bring my best effort to serve that choice.”

Bergdal’s statement spoke volumes to me and provides a lesson for all of us in citizenship, community activism and how to grow a community garden.

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Power and pressure washing, and washing any outdoor impermeable surfaces is only allowed for health and safety purposes.Water exemption permits, such as those under phase two for nematode treatment and new lawns, are cancelled.

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CITY REHABILITATION PARK PROJECT Experience the natural area in the city while giving health back to the land by removing invasive species Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m.-noon, Mahon Park, meet near Jones Ave. and West 19th St., North Vancouver. Free; everyone welcome. Supplies and training provided. cnv.org Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

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’Tis the summer season for giving NV Salvation Army launches Christmas in July Campaign ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

Those involved with the North Shore Salvation Army are working to disseminate the message that need knows no season.

Representatives have launched a Christmas in July Campaign, intended to express their gratitude for the generous outpouring of support related to their annual Christmas Kettle Campaign, while at the same time raise awareness of the ongoing need faced by the organization in serving community members yearround.

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“The reality is the funds that come at Christmas time generally only last about half the year for the need that’s in the community and so we’re just trying to remind the public that there’s still need for support but also (give) a huge thank you for everything that people have given so far because we’ve been able to help so many people,” says Lt. Bethany Dueck, corps officer/ pastor and director of the North Shore Salvation Army located at 12th and Lonsdale in North Vancouver.

Some of the work undertaken by the local Salvation Army so far this year, thanks to community support, includes the distribution of 3,070 fresh food baskets, the serving of 1,020 hot community meals, the giving of 120 free haircuts, clothing vouchers and hearing tests, and the distribution of toy and food hampers to 45 families at Christmas and 28 food hampers to families at Easter.

The organization also offers church services and spiritual support, a children’s program and is presenting a children’s day camp in late August at a cost of $10 per child.

“We just have a caring heart to give to people and so we just want to be able to continue to do what we feel

like we’re meant to do in this community, and called to do,” says Dueck.

Financial donations can be dropped off in person or mailed in.

“Anything that comes locally here, we give back into the community. Any support or anything like that, we make sure it stays within this community,” she says.

Other ways to support the organization include through its frozen meals program, offering affordable and healthy options at a low-price to people in need, as well as community members at large.

“Anyone buying them actually helps support us because if they buy the meals then it helps go back into what we’re able to do in the community,” says Dueck.

The North Shore Salvation Army is presenting a fundraising barbecue onsite, Aug. 14 at 11:30 a.m.

“Anyone can come. . . .

They can get their lunch and also at the same time support what we’re doing by donating,” she says.

The organization is also always looking for community members to volunteer their time in support of its various services and programs.

For more information, visit northshoresalvationarmy.com.

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A18 - North Shore News - Wednesday, July 22, 2015

PARENTING

Boredom can be a gift to your child

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Summer is a time of sunshine, beaches, long hot days and relaxation. It is also the time when your children want to give you the gift of their boredom.

Eight-year-old Olivia comes into the kitchen complaining that she’s bored.Then she waits.What wonderful solution are you going to offer for her situation?

She has taken what is essentially her problem and made it yours.The first thing you want to remember is that the boredom is hers, not yours. So when she says she’s bored a good reaction is to simply say, “Gee, that’s tough.”This lets her know that you’ve heard her but

that you’re not about to spend the next half-hour trying to come up with ideas.

Because the problem is that no matter what you suggest, she will demur. She doesn’t want to do any art, she doesn’t feel like calling Serena to see if she can come and play. As a matter of fact, she is no longer bored, she has engaged your attention and she’s watching you come up with all kinds of solutions.

What happens if you decide that your child’s stated boredom is not your problem? Eric shuffles into the room head down and moans, “I’m bored.”Then he looks at you.What are

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you going to suggest and how is he going to criticize the suggestion? But to his surprise, you look at him and say, “Really, so what are you going to do about it?”

“I don’t know what to

do,” he responds and you just listen. Keep on doing what you’re doing and see what happens. He will continue to complain.You can offer to have him help you with the laundry or the cooking.

Actually, often that’s a great idea. It could be what he really wants is to spend some time with you. So invite him to join you.

But it could also be that he simply has no idea how to entertain himself.

During the school year his life is a round of scheduled activities and down time is rare. So he needs to learn.

He will need suggestions, but not as a result of whining. Sit down with him

once a week, take a look at his schedule and ask him what he’d like to do during the week. Do some planning but have him take the lead.

On the other hand, unscheduled down time is also important. So don’t book every second of every day. Give him some time to simply be, to daydream.

And if he’s bored, it won’t hurt him. As a matter of fact, once he realizes the world won’t end with some free time he will become creative and surprise himself by what he decides to do.

When you see him sitting quietly staring off into space or lying on the grass watching the clouds go by, be pleased. He is dreaming his dreams and heaven knows what the results will be. Kids who never get to dream may not have dreams to follow. Don’t interrupt or ask him what he was thinking. It’s private and when he’s ready to tell you he will.

Your role is to be supportive once he makes a decision.What if he and his sister decide to take out all their Lego, small cars and figures and create a town?You can provide some space and let them continue the play over a number of

days. Make it a project that doesn’t need picking up every night.

Or they may decide to set up a camp in the backyard. Once they have the decision in place you can help with the logistics of tent, sleeping bags and flashlights.

Make books available for reading, have art supplies at the ready, be prepared to turn lunch into a picnic in the backyard.

Boredom can be a gift and it belongs to your child.

So relax, and let him learn whatever his boredom will teach him.

Most creative thinking and playing comes about as a result of boredom. As the child sits forlornly on the porch swing he can be daydreaming about his life ambition, about hobbies, about friends. He may come up with new perspectives on his life or ideas for new activities.

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.

HPV vaccine expanded to include ‘at-risk’ boys

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The B.C. government has announced it will expand its human papillomavirus immunization program to cover vulnerable boys.

Starting in September, boys and young men up to age 26 who are at a higher risk of contracting the virus can receive the HPV vaccine at no charge.

“The human papillomavirus virus is the most common sexually transmitted infection,” Health Minister Terry Lake stated in a press release. “It can lead to serious health problems and could develop into an HPV-related cancer.”

The province describes at-risk boys and young men as “those who have sex with males or who are streetinvolved.”

“Among males, men who have sex with men carry a disproportionately high burden of HPV infection and a significant burden of HPV-related cancers,” stated Dr. Gina Ogilvie, Canada

research chair in global control of HPV-related disease and cancer.

Currently, the HPV vaccine is provided free in B.C. to girls in Grade 6. According to the government press release, girls-only HPV vaccine programs where more than 50 per cent of girls are vaccinated protects heterosexual boys “but has little to no impact on boys and young men who are at higher risk.”

This new HPV program will use the Gardasil vaccine, which the province says protects against HPV infections that cause about 70 per cent of cervical cancers, 80 per cent of anal cancers and other cancers of the mouth, throat, penis, vagina and vulva The vaccines will be offered through public health units, specialized clinics and programs for street-involved youth.

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PARENTING Kids Stuff HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Beat the heat with the District of West Vancouver Fire Department Thursday, July 23, 6:30-8 p.m. at Horseshoe Bay Park, located next to the ferry terminal.The whole family can have fun seeing the fire truck, meeting firefighters, enjoying activities and more. May include a spritz of water from the truck, bring a change of clothes for the kids. cnv.org NOW PLAYING AT THE LIBRARY Ever since her parents left her as a baby, little Annie has led a hard-knock life with her calculating foster mother, miss Hannigan, but all that changes in Annie, Friday, July 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Parkgate library, 2675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Free; registration required. 604-929-3727 x8166 FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTS IN THE PLAZA Watch familyfriendly movie Frozen under the stars on the big screen Friday, July 24, 9:15 p.m. at West 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver. Bring a blanket or

picnic chairs.While waiting, practise bike skills on the bike course from 7-9 p.m. located in the parking lot at City Hall. Some bikes and helmets available to borrow. cnv.org SHREK JR:THE MUSICAL The students of the Kay Meek Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory will showcase their work Friday, July 24, 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 25, 2 p.m. at 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. $15 kaymeekcentre.com SUMMER DROP-IN BOOK BUDDIES Play literacy games and practise reading skills with teen volunteers Fridays, July 24 and 31, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. For children aged six to 12; must be able to read some English on their own to register. 604-925-7400, westvanlibrary.ca FAN FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP FOR TEENS Get feedback on writing for the TeenRC contest or just learn about the genre Saturday, July 25, 23:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 W. 14th St. For Grades 7 and up. Register online at nvcl.ca.

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NOW PLAYING AT THE LIBRARY A boy named Daniel moves to L.A. and faces the difficult task of making new friends in The Karate Kid Saturday, July 25, 2-4:30 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. All ages.

Register at 604-987-4471 x8175 REAL RECYCLERS Learn about worms, woodbugs and other soilbuilders that work to create nutritious soil that benefits the entire forest food chain Saturday, July 25, 10:30 a.m. to noon at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver. For children aged three to eight with an adult. $8.25. 604990-3755 ecocentre@dnv.org RASPBERRY PI WORKSHOP FOR TWEENS Get hands-on experience working with the Raspberry Pi to play music, create simple animations, design circuits and more Tuesday, July 28, 2-3:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. For Grades 5-7. Register at nvcl.ca or at the children’s information desk.

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A20 - North Shore News - Wednesday, July 22, 2015

PARENTING

Fast-paced mysteries will thrill teens Vanished by E.E. Cooper (NewYork, Katherine Tegen Books) $18 This debut young adult novel written by a Vancouver author features an unusual heroine.

Kalah is a bisexual Indian girl with OCD who wants to be a part of the culture at her new high school. She feels a desperate need to impress Britney and Beth, two popular seniors who are best

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friends. Her relationship with her boyfriend, Zach,

is lacklustre because she realizes she is also developing a romantic interest in Beth.When Beth disappears on her 18th birthday, Kalah is devastated and horrified to hear rumours linking Beth to Britney’s boyfriend.Then Britney commits suicide and it becomes even more important to Kalah to contact Beth and discover the truth about why she left.That truth becomes very twisted when Beth finally makes contact and

Kalah is in deadly danger unless she can somehow reveal the truth behind her disappearance. A chilling and fast-paced mystery that will appeal to teen readers.

The Dogs by Allan Stratton (Toronto, Scholastic Canada) $20 Stratton, an awardwinning Canadian author, has produced another well-written and haunting mystery about a mother and son on the run from an

abusive father.

When they settle once again in a new town, Cameron hears rumours about an unsolved murder that happened in the old farmhouse that has become their new home. He is encouraged to delve into this decades-old tragedy when his teacher asks the class to research something local for a history project.

The juxtaposition of real and unreal events gives the story an eerie and unsettling quality. A ghostly presence, a violent and predatory father, imagined terrifyingly vicious dogs and a neighbour who appears to have some kind of connection to the murder make this a compelling read for kids aged 12 and up.

Fran Ashdown was the children’s librarian at the Capilano branch of the North Vancouver District Public Library.The biggest mystery in her life is how socks lose their mates in the laundry. For more information check your local libraries.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE

Popular pub doesn’t disappoint

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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for fresh B.C. blueberries page 22

Periodically, when I visit a place with which I am already very familiar in order to do a review, I feel a sense of mild dread.

What if the experience isn’t very good? It’s my obligation to describe what I encounter during the course of a meal, faults and all. I owe it to you, the reader, to report accurately on dining experiences so that you can make better informed decisions about where to take your business. I also owe it to all the restaurateurs and chefs who work tirelessly to deliver consistently amazing meals to be honest about places that don’t do the same.

Still, a discernible knot develops in my stomach when a beloved venue is on the column roster. It’s sort of like visiting my mom at her place for a holiday meal and then taking her to task for under-seasoned gravy and unforgivably fibrous asparagus.

I felt this gentle foreboding on my recent visit to The Queen’s Cross, a traditional U.K.-style pub the nooks and corners of which have become intimately familiar to me.

The Cross, as it is known to regular patrons, was the first pub I ever visited on the North Shore and was, it turned out, an influential carrot that was dangled before me when,

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I walked into the pub just after 7 p.m. on a weeknight to find my dining partner, Mike, already seated at the highcountered bar, sipping a pint of Stanley Park Sunsetter, a seasonal wheat ale with a distinct fruit-forward tartness attributable to its citra hops. The Queen’s Cross has embraced the B.C. craft beer movement in a big way and their lineup of wells is the largest I’ve ever

seen it.

I surveyed the room as I entered, with its dark furniture, bold striped booth upholstery and jovial, at-home crowd and felt instantly embraced by the warm, faintly nostalgic familiarity of the place, almost as if the echoes of countless bouts of laughter that I have experienced there still reverberated through the room.

Mike and I repaired to a booth at the back and, upon reviewing the menu, decided to eschew the more traditional North American pub fare such as wings, nachos and burgers, and instead commit ourselves to

sampling the gastro-pub offerings, beginning with an appetizer of rare seared, sesame-crusted saku tuna served atop crispy wontons with wasabi mayonnaise, cilantro, cucumber salsa and ponzu (a Japanese staple sauce comprised of rice vinegar, dried tuna flakes and seaweed enlivened with the citruspunch of yuzu). The tuna was beautifully prepared, its carmine-hued flesh giving way to the faintest hint of pan-sear at the edges.

While wontons are a natural vessel for the fish, for my taste the mayo was a bit too sweet, a touch like salad cream, and could

have benefited from a more prominent wasabi kick.

Still, it was an inspired gastro-pub starter.

We followed the tuna up with a shared potato, rosemary and roasted garlic pizza. I felt compelled to order the dish as I happen to know the combination of ingredients works brilliantly, courtesy of the now-closed Coliseum that once lived on West 12th Street and called this pizza its signature item. The Cross did an admirable interpretation of the tomato-less creation, with a hearty application of SeeYorkshire page 33

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Event cyclists will travel along the Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 between Whistler and Pemberton, on Callaghan Valley Road and Pemberton Meadows Road.

To ensure safety, this event will result in traffic pattern changes, delays and closures on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Vancouver to Whistler: • Highway 99 Northbound Open all day to Alpine Way/Whistler.

Whistler to Pemberton: • Highway 99 Northbound Closure, between Alpine Way/Whistler to Pemberton, 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Whistler: • Highway 99 Southbound Closure, between Alpine Way/Whistler to Callaghan Valley Road, 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Callaghan Valley Road Closure, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Pemberton South: • Highway 99 Southbound Closure, between Portage Road/Pemberton to Alpine Way/Whistler, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Pemberton Meadows Road: • Northbound Road Closure, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

• Southbound Road Closure, 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Motorists are asked to travel before or after closure times, allow extra time or plan alternate routes. Please exercise caution, watch for traffic control personnel and follow all signs.

Your patience during the event is appreciated.

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There is amazing flavour and reportedly a wealth of antioxidants packed into each of these little blue beauties. While they’re at the peak of perfection and reasonably priced (I just saw them at my local supermarket at $5 for two large containers), buy lots and freeze them for future baking. Remember: don’t thaw frozen blueberries before adding them to a batter and you won’t end up with purple muffins or pancakes.

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Add the flour-blueberry mixture to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. The batter will be thick and lumpy but don’t be tempted to make it smooth!

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Yorkshire pudding prepared just right

From page 21

earthy rosemary, thick-cut new potatoes and handfuls of sticky, caramelized garlic.

Pursuing the innovative pub cuisine theme through to fruition, Mike ordered a giant Yorkshire pudding (it filled a dinner-sized plate) stuffed with slices of lean roast beef, garlic mashed potatoes and caramelized onions, all topped with beef gravy.

The roast beef was tender and well seasoned and the Yorkie was light, crisp and succulent, as it should be.

The dish was a winner, especially at just $15.

For my main, I chose braised lamb shank, also served with garlic mashed potatoes, with steamed carrots, broccoli and medallions of zucchini.

The enormous shank of slow-cooked lamb was falloff-the-bone tender and the vegetables were deftly cooked, retaining a subtle crunch throughout.

Mike and I enjoyed pints of Russel Eastern Promises pilsner, clean and crisp on the palate, a great food beer, and Goose Island IPA, a wellbalanced, golden and hoppy brew from Chicago.

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Community Bulletin Board

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

Puzzle great in town for ping-pong Will Shortz shows passion for interest other than words

ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

If all has gone well, by todayWill Shortz will have played 1,022 consecutive days of ping-pong. June 30 was his 1,000th.

And while he’s not an elite athlete, his recent visit to the area garnered plenty of media attention but not for his playing streak.

His celebrity comes from a different type of play: word play.

Shortz is a well-known puzzle creator and editor of the NewYork Times crossword puzzle. He was in Vancouver July 9-12 for the National Puzzlers’ League convention, for which he served as program director.

On Friday of that week, however, Shortz made an afternoon visit to North Vancouver’s Gloria Dei Lutheran Church to meet up with members of the North Shore Table Tennis Club.While there, he played table tennis (also known as ping-pong) with the club’s co-founder Luba Sadovska, who has played professionally and at the national level for Czechoslovakia.

They played on one of four tables set up in a spacey room under a steepled roof, overlooked by a large stained glass window. An occasional “Great shot!” was offered up between them.

To someone not familiar with the game, it appeared as though the dueling pair

took turns scoring on each other until Sadovska served the final winning blow in one game and they moved on to the next.

When asked if he is a good player, Shortz noted: “I’m pretty good. Not a champion, but I’m pretty good.”

Although he had only been in the area for two days, this was the second day Shortz had sought out a table tennis club for some action. And that was the plan.Whenever he travels he finds a way to play.

“First of all, I just love the game. Love to meet people.

It’s a great way to meet people. Love the exercise of it. I like to see how other clubs operate. And I just don’t want to stop playing,” he said.

Shortz got his start playing ping-pong in his family’s rec room when he was growing up, and won some trophies for it during high school. In 2001 he found a club near where he lives in NewYork and took up the game again. At that point, he says he “got progressively obsessed.”

He now owns the Westchester Table Tennis Centre, which he says is the largest table tennis facility in the northeast U.S. “I love the speed of the game, the geometry of it.

I love the challenge of it.

It’s great physical exercise.

It’s also a social game in that you can talk to your opponent while you play in

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In October, the World Puzzle Championship is scheduled to be held in Bulgaria and he has plans to play there, as well as Greece, Macedonia and Bosnia.

Shortz recounted how he read about a guy who ran every day for 33 years, and while it seemed an impressive feat he said in a way it’s more difficult to play table tennis every day because a person can run anywhere but can’t play ping-pong everywhere.

And players need to find someone else to play with,

but a runner can run alone.

“I have been thinking, why do I do this? It’s partly that in solving puzzles you like to put the world in order, you want to solve problems, get structure. And I like the challenge of playing table tennis every day,” he said of his endeavour to continue his streak. “I never get tired of puzzles or table tennis.”

His other notable interest seems unrelated but imbued with the same passion.

Shortz has been the editor of the popular New York Times crossword

puzzle since 1993, but has reportedly been interested in word play from a very early age. He noted during his interview with the North Shore News that he is the only person known to have a degree in enigmatology (the study of puzzles), and said he plans to continue solving and creating puzzles for the foreseeable future.

“I’ll never stop. It’s always a challenge. I learn stuff every day. I love the challenge of it and I love the people I come in contact with through puzzles.”

He noted that the field

has changed a lot since he started.The arrival of personal computers and the Internet made crosswords better and created an online community that didn’t exist before, he explained.

In the past, the only feedback a puzzle-maker usually got was from him as editor. Now, however, there are five daily blogs about the NewYork Times crossword and creators can read what users are saying about their work.The online community has helped See Shortz page 27

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Community Bulletin Board

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From page 24 event Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For a minimum $5 donation, unwanted personal paper will be tossed into a secure shredder in the library’s parking lot at 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca

NORGATE COMMUNITY DAY Live performances, dunk tank, climbing wall, games for the kids and more Saturday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Norgate Community Elementary, 1295 Sowden St., North Vancouver.

SUMMER ART SALE The North Shore Artists’ Guild will be showcasing 36 local artists and more than 450 paintings Saturday, July 25, noon9 p.m. and Sunday, July 26, noon-5 p.m. at The Pipeshop in Shipbuilders’ Square, 115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. nsartists.ca ARTY PARTY IN THE PLAZA Participate in a variety of visual art offerings including painting, printmaking and creative upcycling Thursday, Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m. at Civic Plaza, West 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver.

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Shortz offers tips for solving crosswords From page 25

because constructors can see what solvers enjoy and don’t enjoy, added Shortz.

There are also electronic tools now for creating better crosswords, resulting in the use of less obscure trivia and less “crossword-ese,” which Shortz described as “short, vowelheavy words that appear in crosswords way more often than they do in everyday life.”

When asked, he agreed that he has brought something to the field that wasn’t there before. He described himself as a playful editor.

“I think I add twists to the crossword that have never been there before.”

Despite his interest in the sport, Shortz doesn’t usually work table tennis into his puzzles. “I feel it would be selfindulgent,” he noted. A year or two ago, however, one of his puzzle answers was “China” and the clue was “world powerhouse in table tennis.”

“I thought everyone should know that one,” he said.

Despite his obvious skill, Shortz reported that he is “pretty good” at solving puzzles. He offered the following tips: If you’re doing the NewYork Times crossword, note that it starts easiest on Monday and builds up to very hard on Saturday and Sunday.

“So if you’re trying it for the first time, try Monday, see if you enjoy doing it, and then see how far through the week you can go.”

He continued: “On any puzzle, fill in what you know for sure. Often the clues that are easy to spot and often easiest to fill in are the ones with fill-in-the-blanks.”

They tend to jump out on the page and are often easy to solve.

Fill out what you know for sure, build off of those letters, and remember that consonants are more helpful than vowels and unusual letters are more helpful (e.g. v, z) than an “a” or an “e,” he noted.

“If you get stumped, if you get stuck, don’t be afraid to guess. But if you put in a guess and it’s not working out, don’t be afraid to erase. Stay flexible, that’s the biggest thing.

Stay mentally flexible.”

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A28 - North Shore News - Wednesday, July 22, 2015

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How many steps are there to the trail at the Panorama Drive base of the Baden Powell Trail/Quarry Rock Hike?

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______________________________________________________________________ 2. Name the animal depicted in the large mural located in the heart of Deep Cove.

______________________________________________________________________ 13. What is the name of the foundry where the bronze figure ‘Your Ancient Scribe’ was created?

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______________________________________________________________________ 7. Provide the vessel name on one of the life saving buoys hanging inside the dining establishment at Lynnwood Marina.

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Playoffs Saturday for newly minted BCPBL regular season champs ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

The North ShoreTwins have had a lot of success over the years — including three straight B.C. Premier Baseball League titles from 2007 to 2009 — but this season they’ve added a brand new feather to their baseball caps.

On Sunday the Twins wrapped up regular season play by splitting a doubleheader against the Whalley Chiefs, closing out the campaign with a 34-10 record.That stellar mark earned the team first place in the league, giving the Twins their first-ever BCPBL regular season League Championship.

“When you look at 44 games and we’ve only lost (10) — we’re doing pretty well there,” said longtime head coach John Haar.

“That’s a pretty good accomplishment.”

Pitcher Matteo Vincelli, in his senior year with the

Twins, said the players were motivated to earn the title for the 71-year-old Haar, a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member who earlier this year also earned a spot in the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.

“That’s a huge motivator — we all want to do it for him,”Vincelli told the North Shore News last week, just before the Twins clinched the pennant. “He’s a very knowledgeable guy, he’s been around the game for a long, long time. He gives a lot of advice and if you could just take one or two things from everything he says, you’re going to become a better baseball player.”

There’s no time for celebration, however, as the playoffs arrive this weekend with the Twins hosting the eight-place Abbotsford Cardinals, 18-26 in regular season play, in a best-ofthree series at Parkgate Park.

Game 1 will be Saturday starting at noon with Game 2 to follow as part of a

doubleheader. Game 3, if necessary, will start at noon on Sunday.

The matchup seems to line up well for the Twins but the team has been missing some of its biggest bats recently, including catcher and hard-hitting cleanup hitter Nicolas Favaro and outfielder Geoff Ehresman, who normally bats third.

Favaro finished first on the team with two home runs and second with 28 RBIs despite playing in only 25 out of the team’s 44 games.

“We’re just trying to get healthy,” said Haar, adding that most of the injured Twins should be ready to go this weekend. “When a couple of your key guys in the middle of your lineup are missing it puts a little added pressure on other guys. Some have stepped up, they’ve had an opportunity to get more innings in and they’ve done well.”

That list includes BCPBL rookie second baseman Cole Ensign, who this season

batted .390 with a .475 on-base percentage, 28 runs scored and 23 RBIs in 37 games.

“He’s been real solid for us, a real pleasant surprise,” said Haar. “We had two or three guys contending for the second base spot and he just kind of made up his mind, ‘OK, I’m going to take this spot.’ He grabbed it and has done extremely well.”

Other standout hitters included third baseman Steve Moretto, first baseman Spencer Lindeman, outfielder Trevor Fonseca, and shortstop Taylor Wright.

The backbone of the team, however, has been the pitching staff and the defence behind them, said Haar. Staff ace Will McAffer, selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2015 MLB draft, and starters Vincelli and Braden Toikka, and Robert Hemer combined to post a 29-7 record with 12 complete games.

“All of our starters are hungry, we all want wins, we all want to have good numbers and we all want to contribute to this team,” said Vincelli. “We’re all senior guys so we try to lead by example, especially for the

younger pitchers.”

That pitching staff helps this team stack up well against any Twins teams in the past, said Haar, including the squads that won three straight championships.

“As they say in baseball, pitching and defence wins pennants. And I think we’ve been good in both those departments,” he said. “I think we’ll be tough to beat.”

Haar lauded this year’s group for their hard work and dedication.

“They play hard for one another. I think that’s really important when it comes to baseball.... I think they’re a pretty close group.They have fun but they work hard, and I think they’re getting the dividends of putting in the time and effort.”

Vincelli echoed that sentiment, predicting a long playoff run to follow up the team’s regular season exploits.

“We’re all hungry, we all want to win and I think that’s what makes us a good team,” he said. “We’re a group of determined guys, we come here every day to play ball….We’re just going to put our heads down and get to work.”

A30 - North Shore News - Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Notice of Upcoming Closure

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Highway 1 Ironworkers Memorial Bridge The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure hereby notifies the public of the planned full closure of Highway 1 at the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge on: Tuesday, July 28, from 1:00 a.m. until 5:00 a.m.

Both the overhead signs that spanned the width of the bridge will be replaced during this closure, and traffic will be directed to use Lions Gate Bridge. Due to load restrictions, commercial trucks will not be permitted to use the detour and will be stopped at each end of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge until it is reopened at 5:00 a.m. Flaggers will coordinate the safe crossing of cyclists and pedestrians using the east side sidewalk during the closure.

This work is part of the safety fence installation and sidewalk widening construction for the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge project.

Motorists are encouraged to plan their routes in advance and check DriveBC for current road conditions.

To find out more about this project visit the project website at: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/highwayprojects/IronWorkers/index.htm

For more information, please contact Project Manager Jay Porter at 604 527-3105, or by e-mail at Jay.Porter@gov.bc.ca

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race and held on all they way, battling hard-charging Pinto over the final 50 metres.

“I knew I was on the outside and I wanted to be in the lead from the beginning so I could see everyone,” she said. “I really had nothing to lose so I just went for it and tried to hold on for as long as possible.”

The win gave Overholt a complete set of medals at the games, including silver in the 200-m freestyle and bronze in the 4x200-m freestyle relay.

Overholt will look to continue her breakthrough season in her first appearance at the senior FINA World Championships running July 24-Aug. 9 in Kazan, Russia.

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West Vancouver teenage swimming sensation Emily Overholt capped off her wild week at the Pan Am Games with a gold medal win in the women’s 400-metre freestyle final Friday in Toronto.

Overholt, racing out of lane eight after grabbing the final spot in the final during the qualification heats, clocked a Pan Am Games record time of 4:08.52, out-touching Venezuela’s Andreina Pinto by a quarter of a second. The win came less than 24 hours after Overholt was disqualified for a “non-simultaneous touch” in the 400-m individual medley race, a

decision that cost her a gold medal and Pan Am Games record.

Friday’s win was sweet redemption for the 17-yearold who just last month graduated from Grade 12 at Collingwood School.

“Last night was heartbreaking, and I wanted to win so badly today to make up for it.

I’m so happy right now,” Overholt told CBC’s poolside reporter just moments after her goldmedal win. “I really tried to put (the disqualification) behind me and focus on today because I knew I had another chance at another medal. That was just the most important thing, that was all I could focus on.”

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