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Harmony art heist mars festival end Stranger removes oil painting from wall and walks away with it; artist hoping for clues BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

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Cop sent home with boozy breath BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

AWestVancouver Police Department member has been reprimanded for showing up to work under the influence of alcohol and then driving home.

The disciplinary move is referenced in a report from the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner.

West Vancouver police management alerted the commissioner to the

incident, which happened on March 30, 2014.

“The police member reported to work unfit for duty due to the effects of intoxicating liquor,” the report states. “The police member drove away from the police station in the member’s private vehicle knowing the member’s alcohol level was over the legal limit.”

That amounted to discreditable conduct under the Police Act for

which the officer received a written reprimand, and misuse of intoxicants, which resulted in a one-day, unpaid suspension.

The Police Act prevents releasing the officer’s name, sex or rank.

According to West Vancouver police spokesman Const. Jeff Palmer, the officer arrived on shift and a fellow member noticed the smell of liquor on the officer’s breath.

The on-duty supervisor

investigated and the officer took a breathalyzer test.

Results were a blood/alcohol level between .05 and .061, less than the amount needed for criminal charges or a three-day licence suspension but within the range where officers have the discretion to issue a 24-hour driving prohibition.

“At some point prior to attending for duty, the individual had consumed See Actions page 5

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It’s hardly an art heist like The Thomas Crown Affair, but a Lions Bay artist says someone walked off with a valuable painting that had been on display this weekend at West Vancouver’s Harmony Arts Festival.

Druh Ireland’s 42-inch by 37-inch, oil-on-canvas abstract titled Right Place at the Right Time, was hanging outside the group exhibition tent at the Harmony Arts Festival until Sunday.

The thief apparently showed up around 5:45 p.m.

— just before artists were expected to come and claim any unsold pieces — removed the painting from the wall while impersonating Ireland and walked away.

“That was that.The organizer didn’t ask for any ID.Their system for releasing paintings to the artists just totally failed. It was an epic fail,” Ireland said.

When the real Ireland showed up to collect the painting, which is valued at $1,880, about 40 minutes later, organizers realized their mistake.

As part of the agreement to have her painting displayed at the festival, Ireland had to have her own insurance coverage but it should be the Harmony Arts organizers who are liable, Ireland said.

“It seems like negligence, I would say,” she said.

More than a financial loss, Ireland said the painting

represented a personal step forward in her technique.

“It’s a beautiful piece. It’s highly layered with really rich colour in the underneath layers. I take six months to a year to build up many, many layers of paint. . .” she said.

“It was a labour of love and it was a bit of a breakthrough painting for me.”

Ireland reported the theft to West Vancouver police who told her there is a ‘slim to zero’ chance of getting the painting back.

According to police, there are no security cameras in that area so a witness will need to come forward to advance the investigation.

Unlike Steve McQueen or Pierce Brosnan, the suspect is described as a white woman in her mid 50s, approximately 5-foot-6, weighing about 200 pounds.

She had blonde hair in a ponytail and was wearing a white loose-fitting shirt and skirt.

Ireland will be out in Ambleside putting up posters this weekend in hopes someone will come forward. “And if you see it hanging in your friend’s apartment, contact the police or contact me,” she said.

District of West Vancouver staff who run the festival have been in touch with Ireland to ensure she’ll be paid for the loss through insurance, said Donna Powers, district spokeswoman. “One way or the other, we’ll be working with her to make sure she gets compensated for the loss of it.”

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Immigrants overlooked for hiring Study points to factors that hamper new arrivals MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Sarah Hosseini jumped through a lot of hoops while trying to find a job after moving to the North Shore from Iran four months ago.

The 35-year-old brings an impressive resume: she was a fine arts lecturer at a university in her home country and has a masters degree along with 11 years of experience, plus she has a good command of the English language.

Hosseini had to endure four interviews before she was hired in the paints department at a local home renovations store.While not the dream job she had hoped for, Hosseini said it’s just a temporary step until she gets her professional career back on track.

Half of 115 North Shorebased employers recently surveyed are reporting a shortage of skilled workers, yet many new immigrants are being overlooked for those positions because they don’t have the right connections.

The findings are part of a study conducted by the North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership which

found the shortage is most severe in the construction industry, with 50 per cent of the industry lacking employees with pertinent trades experience.

Retail, health care and education are other fields experiencing skilled labour deficits on the North Shore.

However, companies struggling to recruit new talent rarely reach out to government-funded employment services or immigrant-serving agencies to find workers, according to the report.

Referrals from colleagues, employees or friends is the most common recruitment technique for 78 per cent of the survey’s respondents.

For someone new to the North Shore, let alone the country, not having an “in” with a company is one of the challenges faced by some of the 2,000 immigrants who move to the area each year.

“Many of these immigrants are highly educated, experienced professionals but they struggle to find employment,” said North Shore Multicultural Society executive director Elizabeth Jones.

Hosseini credits the North Shore Multicultural Society with helping her find a transition job while she takes courses to upgrade her certification so she can See Centre page 8

Spill report points to alerting errors MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Thirteen hours went by between the time a West Vancouver resident reported an oil slick on the water to the Canadian Coast Guard and the time District of West Vancouver staff eventually learned the next morning of the large fuel spill that hit local shores.

That information — along with other miscommunication that delayed the emergency response — has come to light as part of a recently released review into the

English Bay oil spill on April 8.

West Vancouver Chief Administrative Officer Nina Leemhuis said the length of time it took for the district to be notified is concerning and highlights a need for improved communications between emergency response agencies and organizations affected by incidents such as an oil spill.

In the aftermath of the spill,West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith was critical of the Coast Guard for the long delay in notifying municipalities, saying it See Resident page 5

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Candidates sound off on pipeline proposal Kinder Morgan plan a hot topic in Seymour BRENT RICHTER brihter@nsnews.com

North Vancouver residents hoping to learn where the parties stand on Kinder Morgan’s proposed new oil pipeline were probably left with little clarity after the Maclean’s leaders debate Thursday.

Only Green Party leader Elizabeth May declared outright opposition to Kinder Morgan’s plan, along with any other pipeline projects. She needled NDP leader Thomas Mulcair for his stance.

Mulcair responded that he stood for a “clear, thorough, credible environmental assessment process,” something he accused the prime minister of betraying.

Conservative leader Stephen Harper asserted his government is “obviously in favour of diversification of our exports” but added it’s not up to the federal government to build pipelines — only

establish an environmental assessment process.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau didn’t weigh in on the pipeline specifically, but said Harper hadn’t “convinced communities of the rightness” of the pipelines he supports, and accused him of failing to work with First Nations.

The local candidates out door knocking in hopes of representing Burnaby North-Seymour, however, have to be far more specific when the question comes up. It will be up to the next government to determine whether the project goes ahead if the National Energy Board recommends it.

Green Party candidate Lynn Quarmby said she is “unambiguously opposed to any and all new fossil fuel infrastructure for transporting bitumen.”

Quarmby was among 100 Canadian scientists who signed a letter written to Parliament in June calling for a moratorium on oilsands expansion.

“I am opposed to any expansion of the oil sands and part and parcel with expansion of the oil sands are these pipeline/tanker projects.

Any new infrastructure for transporting diluted bitumen to tidewater or for export in any direction is

VOTE 2015 inconsistent with avoiding dangerous levels of climate change,” she said.

The NDP’s Carol Baird Ellan said the entire process, including Kinder Morgan’s application, needs to be redone thanks to the Conservative’s “gutting of the National Energy Board’s assessment process, the environmental protections, and the fact they haven’t been asked to articulate their safety plan.”

“I’m very concerned about the addition of 13 tanks on Burnaby Mountain that haven’t really been looked at.The deputy fire chief has spoken out about the danger that poses,” she said. “It’s so deeply flawed, we need to start from scratch. Rebuild the assessment process and not approve any project that can’t withstand a rigorous assessment…”

Liberal challenger Terry Beech also said the NEB process needs to be redone but said there are probably some aspects of the current application that could be salvaged.

“I know there’s a lot

of information that can probably be repurposed but there’s certainly a feeling that the community has many valid concerns that have not been addressed.

The scope of the current process is too small in our opinion…,” he said.

“We promise that we’re going to redo or revise the NEB process in order to make it fair, scientific and objective and, at the end of the day, it’s going to be the requirement of any proponent of any pipeline, not just Kinder Morgan, to make sure they get community support and the support of partner First Nation communities,” he said.

Conservative candidate Mike Little said his position hasn’t changed since he was on District of North Vancouver council.

Little said he could not support the project until it’s better understood whether diluted bitumen will sink should there be a spill on Burrard Inlet, and whether we have the technology to clean a spill up.

“I don’t take a position on stuff that’s before the review process at the National Energy Board. I’m optimistic that what comes out of that process will be a very full list of conditions that will approve the current proposal,” he said.

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prevented district staff from mitigating the damage done by the spill.

“Obviously there was a screw up,” said Smith after the April incident.

Miscommunication and uncertainty about roles and responsibilities between the Coast Guard, Port Metro Vancouver and Western Canada Marine Response Corporation stymied the cleanup effort for nearly two hours after the spill started, according to the review conducted by former Coast Guard assistant commissioner John Butler.

Approximately 2,700 litres of Bunker C fuel

oil flowed from the MV Marathassa into the waters around English Bay and Burrard Inlet.

The harmful bunker oil travelled to beaches as far east as New Brighton Beach near the south side of the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing and in Burrard Inlet waters east of the Lions Gate Bridge, according to analysis from the Vancouver Aquarium’s pollution research program.

Sandy Cove, Dundarave, Ambleside and some shoreline near the Lions Gate Bridge were the North Shore areas that were hardest hit by the oil spill, and resulted in beaches being closed and

crab fishing in Burrard Inlet being temporarily banned.

The municipality is still tallying the cost of clean-up efforts.

Among Butler’s 25 recommendations for how future marine spills should be handled is that the Canadian Coast Guard, Emergency Management British Columbia and the provincial Ministry of Environment should jointly review notification procedures. The onus should also be on the province to notify municipalities and First Nations, he wrote.

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some alcohol and presumably not enough time had passed for it to be metabolized out of their system,” Palmer said. “At some point after that, the officer made a decision to depart and unfortunately, wasn’t located for further investigation at the time.”

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rash of recent overdoses in the Lower Mainland connected to the drug fentanyl point to scary times for drug users.

Those overdoses include three recent deaths in North Vancouver, including a young couple who were parents to a toddler.

It’s tempting to blame the victim in these cases.The public tends not to view drug users with sympathy.

But fentanyl is not confined to addicts on the Downtown Eastside. Far from it. It’s a drug that’s made it well into the suburbs and living rooms of recreational users.

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Alarmingly, fentanyl-laced pink heroin was responsible for 16 overdoses in Vancouver in one day. A number of those people are alive only because of the quick actions of health professionals who administered Narcan to reverse the effects of the drug.

It’s a good argument for a harm reduction approach to the problem.

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In the case of drugs like fentanyl, harm reduction is the best hope of saving lives.

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Saving heritage a group effort

Dear Editor: We have been encouraged by the support expressed

by City of North Vancouver mayor and council for our call to save the facade and entrance driveway of the North Vancouver General Hospital on 13th Street (now known as Lions Gate Hospital’s Activation Building and currently listed as a “primary” heritage building on the city’s

heritage register.)

As with the successful efforts to retain Ridgeway and Queen Mary schools, we believe that co-operation between the different levels of government will be vital to saving this important part of our community’s heritage.

Council has urged North Shore Heritage to approach provincial authorities.

In 2011, we had, in fact, received letters back from:

Premier Christy Clark; Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Manjit Sidhu; and Ralph Sultan, MLA and are contacting provincial authorities again. However, we firmly believe that preserving our heritage is the responsibility of all levels of government, and that the community’s interests are best served when various levels work together, with community groups, to find a

solution.

This happened successfully with Ridgeway and Queen Mary, when the provincial government, North Vancouver School District and the City of North Vancouver came together to work out a solution that did not sacrifice any funding for education.

As with these two schools, we hope a constructive and creative solution for North

Vancouver General Hospital can be found.

We encourage the city to play a proactive role in exploring, developing and enabling a solution that would allow this handsome and unique historical legacy to be preserved for the generations that follow.

Peter Miller president North Shore Heritage Preservation Society

Seniors delighted by government support - Not! Dear Editor: I received a flyer in the mail this week from my Conservative MP asking “Does the Budget Support Seniors?” My wife and I are both seniors and to our

joy we have just received a combined increase of $2.26 a month from Old Age Security which makes us feel well supported.We are even able to invest this windfall in our Tax Free Savings

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Account. We call it our rainy day fund. Since it doesn’t rain much on the West Coast anymore this should keep on growing.

I think the lack of rain has something to do with climate

change, but our scientists have been told to shut up in case they upset us.

With the upcoming election I’m sure our benevolent government will do their best to give us even

more support.They have certainly made us feel a lot safer having passed Bill C-51 so that CSIS can check any nasty emails.

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All aboard the North Shore Express train Other Voices — giving people a viable alternative to commuting by personal vehicle — can provide a solution to our traffic dilemma. However, the addition of a few B-line bus routes won’t suffice; we need a commuter train on the North Shore.

Envision the “North Shore Express” or the “NSE” — a commuter train beginning in Horseshoe Bay, running through the North Shore and ending in Vancouver.

Fortunately, the North Shore already has much of the infrastructure and right of ways in place. An operating railway currently runs past Horseshoe Bay (and only steps from the ferry terminal) all the way east to just past the Iron Worker’s Memorial Bridge.

Now close your eyes and join for a ride along the NSE … Thousands of daily B.C. ferry passengers now opt to travel as “walkons,” getting to and from Horseshoe Bay aboard

the NSE. Passengers sit back and gaze out the windows during a glorious train ride running partly along the waterfront and part through the forested neighbourhoods of West Vancouver. The line has just three brief stops on the North Shore, each at busy centres where droves of people get on and off the train in efficiency unmatched by other forms of transport.

Twelve minutes along, the NSE announces to its passengers the Park Royal stop, the first stop along the line from Horseshoe Bay. The train continues eastward for another six minutes passing under the Lion’s Gate Bridge, zipping by ship building yards and then the rail goes underground to arrive at Lonsdale Quay (under which the existing railway already bypasses via a tunnel). Downtown destined passengers get off at the Quay to board the SeaBus. Again the NSE continues eastward, emerging from the tunnel to pass by grain silos and

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Although traffic threatens our quality of life, the North Shore still remains one of the most naturally beautiful and best places to live in Canada.

At the very least, let this be a vision or perhaps a call to action towards developing a truly sustainable solution to our growing traffic pains and resultant traffic issues on the North Shore.

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SkyTrain line. In about one half hour the NSE has covered its entire route, moving commuters from Horseshoe Bay through the North Shore and into Vancouver with SkyTrain connections to the rest of Metro Vancouver.

Perhaps I should stick to my day job, saving the world one cat neuter at a time.Yet, a commuter train might well be the ultimate solution to resolving our traffic congestion issues.

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My family moved to the North Shore from East Vancouver last summer.

The appeal of getting away from the constant craze of Vancouver and being closer to the serenity of mountains and forest are ultimately what brought us here. As it turns out, North Vancouver is the only Lower Mainland community ranked within the top ten places to live in Canada by MoneySense Magazine this January.

My wife grew up here and so the rapid development of the area along with increasing traffic congestion in recent years are especially salient to her. Traffic congestion, she believes, is beginning to corrode the high quality of life familiar to North Shore residents.

I’m a veterinarian in my day job and an occasional writer by night. Although I have no training as an urban planner I am an ardent environmentalist and I support smart density type development such as that focused around major transit hubs.

And while highrise and high density developments continue to pop up across the North Shore, Lonsdale Quay remains the only major public transit hub.

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The not-for-profit agency provides a range of services, including a WorkBC employment program, to help immigrants orient themselves and function personally and professionally in their new surroundings.

Hosseini learned how to create a resume and cover letter which she said are not commonly used in Iran.

English comprehension is key if new immigrants want to have a successful outcome in their job search.

There are 525 people who attend governmentfunded English classes at the multicultural society every week, while 4,000 newcomers access services at the centre each year.

Approximately 62 per cent of the society’s clients are from Iran, with China the next largest country of origin, followed by the Philippines.

Looking at the skilled workers shortage, the multicultural society’s employment services centre manager, Sashah Damji, said it’s rare for them to encourage clients to change careers to where the growth is.

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Only recently has the society been able to offer a job placement program and hold recruitment fairs, which are valuable tools in the agency’s employment services arsenal to help immigrants make an initial connection with a company.

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Webb said he’s hired new immigrants and found they are hard workers.

“Knowing they are coming to a new country they are more motivated to establish roots for their families,” said Webb.

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Friends are coming over for dinner, but they will have to work for their supper. Ok not really work, but a chosen friend or two will have to go into the garden and pick a couple of cucumbers to go with the salad.

Friends with the least amount of gardening experience or as we call it, “the picker,” will experience some food enlightenment. The reality of “fresh from the garden” doesn’t hit home when they pick a cucumber, that’s just novelty. But when they experience the genuine taste of garden fresh cucumbers their eyes and taste buds light up.

Cucumbers are thought to have originated in India from the wild species Cucumis hardwickii.

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Cucumbers contain vitamins A, C, D, B12 and several minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium.

Beyond those health producing constituents, cucumbers also contain the antioxidants beta-carotene and manganese. Lignans like lariciresinol and pinoresinol are also found in cucumbers. Lignans are a group of naturally produced chemicals that are associated with reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and some cancers as well as being antioxidant and antiinflammatory.

Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) are one of the easiest vegetables to grow at home. Even on a small apartment balcony, most people could grow the “bush type” cucumbers.

This year I tried growing two new cucumber varieties in my garden. My results? Overall growth rate, ripening and harvest amounts were reasonably good. But the taste was shall we say, less than inspiring. I won’t mention the name of the two new

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As I have found out, not everything that is new is better, especially when it comes to cucumber varieties. There are however several heirloom cucumber varieties that are unusual and relatively easy to grow that offer a real taste experience.

Cucumis sativus ‘Lemon’ is one such variety that is tasty in salads. It grows a round-ish shape and has white skin streaked with yellow. ‘Lemon’ is said to be resistant to fungal and rust disease that can attack cucumbers. This variety also has good drought tolerance and produces right up to first frost.

Another heirloom called Cucumis sativus ‘Boothby’s Blond’ has been popular with heirloom growers for the past century. The Boothby family of Maine, U.S.A. is credited with preserving this strain of white-coloured cucumbers.

The cream-coloured fruit is harvested when small,

around 6-8 inches, after it turns orange-yellow. This is a good slicing cucumber and good pickler.

Two more noteworthy cucumbers are the Chinese Yellow Cucumber that grows about 10 inches long with yellow-orange skin and a crisp and mild flavour. It is a heavy producer if you’re looking for good production. The second variety is the Early Russian Cucumber that was introduced in the mid1800’s. Producing short green fruit throughout the season this cuke has a sweet and mild flavour.

Early Russian is also reasonably hardy, making it a good selection for short growing seasons found in northern latitudes.

Cucumbers come in two forms: bush type – low growing moundy little things; or vine-like plants that sprawl on the ground six feet or wider. However, most modern cucumber production is achieved by growing cucumbers up string or rope, a trellis or other support. So choose a form according to your space and preferences.

Pollination is another important aspect of growing cucumbers.

Cucumbers are monoecious, having both male and female flowers on

the same plant. However, pollen production by the male flowers and female flower receptivity to the pollen and occur at different times. Therefore multiple cucumbers should be closely planted to aid in pollination.

Ultimately, growing conditions determine how tasty and bountiful any veggie crop will be.

Cucumbers require full sun, warm temperatures and a deep rich soil with a soil pH of 6.5 to 7. Sufficient moisture is critical for cukes if you want to avoid underdeveloped fruit that is bitter.

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Combine them with the larger jars for a nice, varied look.

Clean the jars of any dirt and debris and wash them thoroughly. Fill the jars one-third full with the white beans.

Remove the centre, gold lid from the mason jar.

floating candle is placed on top. Fill the lower bottom section with brown rocks or clear glass beads.Tie the top edge with ribbon or raffia and light the candle.

I also love lining the inside of the jars with slices of lemons or limes and then filling them with small yellow or green flowers.

Perfect for an outdoor barbeque.

Screw the cap back on to the jar. Place the votive candle inside the beans.

If you wish to have a platform for the jars to sit on you may want to purchase the dark, wood flat decorative piece available at Michaels in the wood section.

These jars are very pretty on their own when filled with water and a white

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Julia Smiljanic graduated from West Vancouver secondary in June and is heading off to college in September.

Reflections on high school JULIA SMILJANIC Contributing writer

High school is a frightening time at first because no one knows where they will fit in.

TV gives us a false sense of what high school will be like, and that it will fully prepare us for “real life.” I think most of us who have been through high school believe the high schools of TV to be a caricature.

On the first day in eighth grade, high school is scary because the school is big and you wonder how can I possibly find my classes?

You are surrounded by a sea of people who are taller than you and seem to

know exactly where they are going as they rush by. After six hours, you have made it through the first day; days turn to weeks and then to months and high school seems a little easier.Then the new question becomes “How will I ever graduate or know what I want to do in life?”

There are few people who go through school knowing what they want and striving solely for that. I wasn’t one of those people. I changed my mind so many times that I lost count. For me, the best part of high school was the last few years because I found my niche. I joined the yearbook crew and then became co-editor for two

years. I volunteered as part ofYouth LAB (organized by Family Services of the North Shore).

I believe that the main factor that determines when the best part of high school is definitely depends on when you find your niche, which is different for everyone.Try a bit of everything, even things you don’t expect to like because your niche could be somewhere that you wouldn’t think to look.

The most important advice I have to give is two things: first, don’t take high school too seriously. It will be over in the blink of an eye, and in the end, the things

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Julia: I don’t think my choices in Grade 8 had a huge influence on the rest of my high school experience.

In Grade 8 I did not know where I fit and it took me a long time to figure that out.

I am really lucky, though, because I had some really good friends who stuck by me even when I lost my way. I think the most important thing that you are building in eighth grade is your study habits.

Tests get harder and longer than they were in elementary school, so it’s important to learn how to make studying work for you and how to stay motivated because there will always be something that is “more fun” or “more interesting” than staring at those science or social studies notes.

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As students, we go through eight years of elementary school where we learn and grow until we are finally ready to begin the next stage of our education and of our lives.

Last June, I reached the point where I was ready to embark on the next part of my journey: I am going to high school.

Like most elementary students, I have spent years wondering about high school.This causes a great deal of anticipation about what it will be like when I am finally able to call myself a secondary student. As the oldest child in my family, all my prior knowledge about high school stems from a long list of movies that depict high school as either an adolescent prison or one big party.

I’m pretty sure that the truth falls somewhere in the middle of these two extremes. However, one thing I do know is that high school is going to be very different from the eight years I spent in elementary school.

In elementary school, I always had one primary teacher and a smaller, easier-to-navigate, group of peers. In high school, I’ll be surrounded by a large and complex group of peers who I’ll have to interact with as I move between many different classes and teachers. Also, as one of my friends helpfully pointed out to me, we’ll be the “kindergarteners” of the school, having to deal with being at the bottom of the

food chain in an environment full of older students.We’ll have the responsibility to study on our own time and make social decisions that won’t undermine our academic performance.This responsibility is frightening.

Personally, I will come into Grade 8 having to balance academics, sports and friendships. I am already committed to the basketball academy, which will have me training two to three times a week. I am also nervous about the new expectations regarding academics, as well as the new people that I’ll be introduced to.

I hope that I will be able to handle all of my commitments successfully, remembering always to think before I act. I also want to have fun. I want to make many friends, and have a high school experience that is not only good, but great.

The possibility that I might achieve this goal is more than enough to counter the fear I face surrounding these new responsibilities.

For better or for worse, I feel that I am ready to assume the mantle of a high school student.When I walk through the doors ofWest Vancouver secondary in September, I will be both scared and excited. I will go into high school ready to bear responsibility for my actions, work hard and have fun. Hopefully I’ll learn something along the way.

Gia Da Roza graduated from Grade 7 at Irwin Park elementary in June. She is heading toWestVancouver secondary in September.

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SHANNON OZIRNY Contributing writer

Summer is winding down.

But if the young people in your life are already missing movie blockbuster season, they can try filling the void with one of these great reads.Your local public librarian can also help find the perfect backto-school book for any kid or teen.

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■ The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

Winner of the 2015 Caldecott medal, Beekle is a lovable white marshamallowy thing longing to be a child’s imaginary friend.

■ Moomin and the Moonlight Adventure by Tove Jansson The classic Moomin stories are now available in picture book and graphic novel format.

■ Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston If Dr. Seuss wrote a novel, this would be it, a fantastic family read-aloud about a young girl and a crazy creature.

■ The Yeti Files: Meet the Bigfeet by Kevin Sherry A lovable cast of yeti characters has their yeti family reunion right here in B.C.

Pixar dominated the box office with a highly original and moving tale where a young girl’s emotions take centre stage as the movie’s main characters. If you liked Inside Out, try reading...

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PARENTING

Let the kids walk to school

Kathy Lynn

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Delivering children to their school has become an accepted practice, but one we need to take a second look at. Is this a helpful and healthy practice for our school-aged children? The answer is no.

We want our kids to get more exercise and we want them to become capable.

Having them walk to school goes a long way to achieving these parenting goals.

When they learn how to get from one place (home) to another (school) they are taking control of part of their daily life.They are also getting regular exercise.

But it’s not a question of opening the door on

the first day of school and sending them off to class.

It’s a process, and one that can start today.

Walk with your child to school.While you walk you are talking to her about the route, about how to safely cross the road and pointing out the homes of neighbours you know well.

After a couple of days, you walk but she talks. She tells you how to get to and from school safely.The next step is that she walks and you follow. Soon you will feel comfortable that she knows what she’s doing and you will be able to let her head off on her own.

For your kindergarten children, school likely represents the first time they will be away from constant direct supervision and you will not only not know what they are up to all day, you won’t have a way to find out. It’s not like daycare or preschool.They will make friends you will never meet; they will do things you’ll never discover (be honest now, what did you do at school you still haven’t told your parents?).

During the walk to school, kids can make the transition from being your child to being Mrs. Simpson’s student. It’s not unlike the transition you need to make when travelling from work to home.

It’s difficult for children to sit still (now there’s a revelation!).When they walk to school they are guaranteed to do better in class because they will have had some exercise before they are expected to sit at their desk and pay attention.

If your child needs to take public transit, follow the same pattern.Travel with them on the bus to and from school.

The goal is to allow your child to start to take some responsibility for himself, to have him learn how to get from one place to another on his own in the safe environment of your community, to have him get some exercise and fresh air and have time to socialize with other kids before he gets to class.

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I have lived near a number of different schools and one thing they all share in common is traffic jams.

As a local resident you soon learn not to try to get by the school in the morning and afternoon. It’s a zoo.

Parent’s pull up and double and sometimes triple park, they jaywalk with their kids often within yards of a crosswalk and/or a crossing guard and then they dart back through traffic to get on with their day. It’s a nightmare and certainly not safe.

The children are learning that it’s OK to ignore the crosswalk and crossing guards.

They learn to dodge and weave between cars. And they learn that they are not capable of getting themselves to school.

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Recruit other walkers to join your child From page 21 It’s important to be aware of these goals when planning how your child will get to and from school.

For example: what if your child has to cross a very busy street and you simply can’t let them go alone?

One parent solved the problem by taking her kids across that street, saying goodbye and having them walk the rest of the way on their own.

If there are no other kids walking to school and you don’t want your child to walk alone, start the year by walking with them. But then, at the first opportunity, recruit other parents to the idea.

If there is a school or class newsletter, ask if you can put in a request for other walkers or attend the parent committee meeting and

make the pitch.

It will help if your child’s teacher is on side. Most will be because they like to see the kids arrive ready to settle down to work.

Also, the children who get themselves to school are often responsible in other areas of their lives, which simply makes them better students.

Getting to and from school may not seem like a big developmental step, but it is. Our job is to help our children to become capable young adults and part of that is knowing how to get places.

So open the door, kiss your now well-trained child goodbye and know that you are doing the right thing.

Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author. Sign up for her newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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Chris Dagenais

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On the surface, Carmelo’s Ristorante Italiano, West Vancouver’s stalwart purveyor of B.C.-influenced Italian fare, may not immediately seem like a family restaurant.

Tables are set with crisp white linen, a chalkboard boasts refined specials of halibut and beef fillet, and there is an informed wine program with some lovely by-the-glass pours. However, based on a recent visit to Carmelo’s with The Boy, my soon-to-be-turningeight-years-old son, I would suggest the restaurant fits the bill nicely.

I am a father of three.

As such, I am intimately acquainted with the travails of dining out with kids.

When my first was born, The Boy, I vowed I would never be “that parent.”You know the one: the guy that lets his kids wreak havoc in a distinctly adult environment, destroying the ambiance of the place (as well as the carpet) and distracting other diners from their conversations about eating pizza whenever they want, playing mature-rated video games, and spending their paycheques on Pokemon cards (this is what my son imagines it’s like to be a grown-up).

Despite this, I refuse to be

exclusively relegated to socalled “family restaurants.”

This category description is misleading because the restaurants to which it typically refers are not, in fact, intended for families, but rather for children alone.

What if I don’t want a clew of gummy worms for dessert or to be seated in a devoted wing of the restaurant where the floors are littered with a rainbow of broken crayons?

Over time I have learned that true family restaurants are those that are amenable to a child diner, provided the comportment of said child is consistent with generally accepted restaurant behaviour; any place can adopt this attitude.

Carmelo’s is just such a place. Don’t expect a mountain of ice cream served in a comic bookinspired plastic tub at the end of the meal, but do expect a sophisticated (but at no point off-puttingly fussy or pretentious) meal that will help advance your kid’s palate and teach him or her that really good food rarely makes use of the descriptors mega, super, or bottomless.

The restaurant’s menu covers some broad ground.

A traditional forno produces exceptional wood-fired, thin crust pizzas, of which there are 18 on the menu.

There are a dozen pastas to choose from, ranging from basic Spaghetti Pomodoro to Seafood Cannelloni with Snow Crab, and a roster of appetizers and entrées that allows the kitchen, helmed by former Umberto’s chef Adam Shaughnessy, to flex its creative muscle.

Carmelo’s has been around for decades, but for the last 13 years it has been under the ownership of Peter Oates, a hospitality industry professional who worked in

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In my experience, restaurants that are operated by former service staff tend to maintain very high standards, putting the guest experience above selfpromotion; yes, that delicate cloud of celeriac foam may look good in a magazine, but if your guests leave the restaurant and head straight to the nearest burger joint to satisfy their appetite, you may have missed the mark.

My son and I began our meal with a round of appetizers. First up were three large and tender veal and pork meatballs in a fresh and simple tomato sauce with shavings of Grana

Padano cheese.This classic dish, with its comforting and proven flavours, was an effective warm-up for The Boy’s palate as we segued into our second appetizer, a moist and fluffy Dungeness crab cake topped with a seared scallop with roasted red pepper aioli.The succulent, delicate seafood was nicely enhanced by an ornate ribbon of yellow beet and a small bouquet of micro greens. A glass of Chablis, with its steely, citrus and mineral notes, paired nicely.

For his main course The Boy tucked into an imposing wood-fired pepperoni pizza, of which I simply had to steal a couple of slices.The crust, with its characteristic hand-stretched asymmetry and extreme heat bubbling, was studded with wonderful golden bits of crispy Parmesan and featured large, thinly-sliced morsels of deeply flavoured, slightly spicy pepperoni.

My entrée was a fresh, brightly flavoured bowl of linguine tossed in simple garlic olive oil with asparagus, sundried tomato and a generous finish of earthy, creamy goat’s cheese.

The dish was light but satisfying, an ideal summer meal that paired well with a subtle, fruit-forward glass of Pinot noir.

The Boy and I enjoyed the polish of Carmelo’s practiced, efficient service, and left the table decidedly sated. I look forward to a return in the fall when the menu switches over to heartier, braised fare including Osso Bucco.

Our meal of two appetizers, two entrees, two glasses of wine and a soft drink came to $91 before gratuity.

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Zucchini Au Gratin 2Tbsp butter 2 medium shallots, minced 1 clove garlic, minced 2 large zucchini, ends trimmed, cut into quarterinch slices ½ cup whipping cream Freshly ground black pepper to taste ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided use 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend (or ½ cup shredded mozzarella mixed with ½ cup shredded provolone cheese) Preheat oven to 400° F. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add shallots and sauté until translucent; add garlic and sauté for one minute more.

Add the zucchini, whipping cream, pepper and onequarter cup of the Parmesan cheese; cook until mixture is bubbly and zucchini is just barely tender.

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Both senior and junior teams post stellar seasons CHRIS SLATER reporter@nsnews.com

It’s been a busy month for both divisions of the North Shore Twins, with the senior team placing first in the provincial championships and the juniors coming mighty close in the junior provincials.

The North Shore Twins doled out an impressive win Aug. 2 in Victoria where they played against other provincial contenders, eventually knocking the Nanaimo Pirates out and taking the provincial champion title.

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Hosted at Parkgate Park this year, the Jr. Twins knocked out the White Rock Jr. Tritons, the North Delta Jr. Blue Jays and the Abbotsford Jr. Cardinals for a 3-0 win streak in See Senior page 28

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the first part of the round robin tournament. The Jr. Twins, who went into the tournament in second place, defeated the Langley Jr. Blaze (who entered in first place) by a single run the following day before going on be defeated by Whalley 8-6 in the final.

“They definitely just kind of had our number.

We came out, we were ready to play and it was one of those games where it wasn’t our best game,” said Speers, who explained that despite the loss, his team’s spirits were not dashed.

“It was a really fun year and an enjoyable year. I can say our guys didn’t walk off the field with their heads

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hung between their knees, they walked out proud of what they’d done this year and the body of work that they put together. It was good, we were very proud of their effort.”

This year marks a distinction for the North Shore (senior) Twins who won both the B.C. Premier Baseball League Championships and the regular season league championship.

“This is the first year that we’ve won the league title . . . then followed it up with a provincial title,” said Rick Elstone, general manager for the North Shore Twins.

“It’s our fourth provincial title but the first time we’ve ever done it back-to-back with the league championship too.”

Despite an initial loss during their first game of the tournament against the Okanagan Athletics, the Twins quickly bounced back knocking out every other team they went up against in the tournament, which was held in Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park July 31-Aug. 2.

“I don’t know what happened that game.

Our pitching was kind of mediocre and our hitting went away after the fourth inning, it just didn’t seem to really show up,” said Elstone, who went on to explain that hitting for the Twins was a little “off

and on” throughout the season, at least until the final three games of the championships.

“But they certainly figured it out at the end though. In our last three games it was like 52 runs — we mercied every game.”

One thing that remained strong all season for the Twins was their pitching, according to Elstone.

“Really our starting pitchers, which was Will McAffer . . . , Matteo Vincelli, Robert Hemer and (Braeden) Toikka, just carried, our pitching was strong all year,” he said.

The North Shore Twins went on to crush the Victoria Eagles 122 in the Saturday game before doling out an 18-7 win against the Nanaimo Pirates during the Sunday (Aug. 2) final game.

And the Twins aren’t done yet. After winning a U18 B.C. championship against Parksville last month, the team secured a position representing B.C. at the national championships in Sherbrooke, Que., Aug. 11-18, a first for the team. “(We) never have gone to the nationals. We had the opportunity early in the year when it came up (and) we asked the guys if they wanted to do that. They were stoked, they wanted to do it so we’re doing it.”

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