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Seymour Art Gallery curator Sarah Cavanaugh says goodbye and assistant Vanessa Black steps up January 2018

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Leonard George celebration draws large crowd by MARIA SPITALE-LEISK The community came together to remember late Tsleil-Waututh Nation leader, environmental activist and actor Leonard George, who passed away at the age of 71 on Dec. 6 after a long battle with throat cancer. A celebration of life held at the Tseil-Waututh Nation’s community centre on Dec. 9 drew more than 800 people who crossed paths with George over the years, including District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton, MLA Rich Coleman, developer Francesco Aquilini and former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Dave Babych, who was a pallbearer. Friends eulogized George at the service, calling attention to his humour and infectious smile. Tributes for George, who leaves behind a large legacy, poured in from coast to coast after news of his death broke. Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould tweeted she was “very saddened” to hear of George’s passing. George had a worldwide reach with his advocacy work. He was an adviser to the United Nations and helped develop policies to benefit First Nations people. A champion of the environment, Leonard was also a spokesperson for the Jane Goodall Society. “Chief Leonard George from Vancouver speaks to my very soul with his singing and the voice of his drum – the urgent, insistent, yet infinitely patient heartbeat of Mother Earth,” wrote Goodall in her memoir, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey. Closer to home, members of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation continue to mourn the loss of the leader, who leaves behind his wife of more than 40 years, Susan, and their three sons, Justin, Gabriel and Zac. Two other sons tragically predeceased him, including one who died from sudden infant death syndrome. His nephew Rueben George recalled what made his uncle so likeable. “He had a presence. He had a beautiful presence and he had a sparkle in his eye and he was passionate,” said Rueben. “I think his legacy will for sure continue. He took time to mentor and to teach and to encourage everybody.” The son of Oscar-nominated actor and Order of Canada recipient Chief Dan George, Leonard George followed in his father’s footsteps on-screen and in life, according to Rueben. George was offered lucrative acting roles, including the lead in Broadway shows, but he turned down the spotlight. “He rejected those things because he wanted to move forward and help the Tsleil-Waututh people and the First Nations of Canada,” said Rueben. “He sacrificed his passion and his love for the arts.” While he was chief of the Tsleil-Waututh from 1989 to 2001, George used his business savvy to pave the way for the creation of Takaya Developments and the Raven Woods community. George was also a mentor to many and, through educational advocacy, empowered Indigenous youth. The Tsleil-Waututh at one point achieved a two per cent unemployment rate and that’s because of George, says his nephew. When George became chief, adds Rueben, there was only a secretary and himself. Now the nation employs more than 150 people. George received much public recognition during his life, including a citizen award from the District of North Vancouver. Walton, mourning George’s passing, said he was a friend and great spokesperson for the Tsleil-

Waututh and the First Nations in B.C. George had a lot of respect for the people living in squatters shacks on the Dollarton waterfront in the 1970s, said Walton, even when the district tried to evict them. Walton and George sat down many times over the past 15 years during service agreement negotiations and other talks between the district and the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. “Even when we were having issues we didn’t agree on, the relationship always overrode the passion,” said Walton. “You knew that you could have the tough

conversations but that he would always end up with a handshake and a firm look in the eye and a smile and you’d meet again.” Rueben says his uncle’s determination and will to protect the Tsleil-Waututh lands will continue. George helped organize a sacred fire ceremony at Whey-ahWichen in opposition to tanker traffic in the area. After the service in December, family members and friends of George carried his wooden casket in a traditional procession along Dollarton Highway to the Burrard Cemetery, where his beloved father is interred. ■

More than 800 people packed the Tsleil-Waututh Nation community centre (above photo) on Dec. 9 to pay their respects to late Tsleil-Waututh Nation leader Leonard George. Friends and family members carry George’s casket in a procession along Dollarton Highway to the Tsleil-Waututh cemetery. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH

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■ Spiritually Speaking

Youth-oriented church seeks to build ‘bridge’ in Cove by REV. ED HIRD

A new neighbourhood church could be coming to the Cove soon. Craig Thiessen, pastor of The Bridge Church, talked with Spiritually Speaking columnist Ed Hird about plans to move his congregation from Capilano University to 1384 Deep Cove Rd. The small blue church currently occupying the site was home from 1949 to 2005 to St. Simon’s Church, which Hird has been the rector of since 1987. Ed Hird: Welcome to Deep Cove, Craig. What’s the story behind The Bridge Church? Craig Thiessen: The Bridge Church had its genesis back in the 1950s when it was known as Delbrook Baptist Church. Over the decades, many families in the church moved into the Deep Cove-Seymour area, which helped spark a number of significant changes about 15 years ago. At that time, the church changed its name, its “style” of worship to a very contemporary/modern approach, and its meeting place - a clear commitment to reaching a new generation! Since then, The Bridge has rented space at the BlueShore Centre at CapU on Sunday mornings, while continually seeking a more

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Ed Hird: What can you tell us about the plans for that property? Craig Thiessen: Our hope is to build a new facility there in the near future. The design aims to make the most of the existing natural features, and while it calls for three floors, only the top floor will be visible from Deep Cove Road (the bottom two being built into the hillside). One of the things I’ve loved about this project from the start is our leaders’ desire to make this building a kind of community centre, running programs that will connect with our neighbours. Ed Hird: Tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to pastor this church? Craig Thiessen: I began as the lead pastor of The Bridge in April of 2017, previously serving churches in Vancouver and Richmond. I actually grew up on the Canadian Prairies, but happily relocated to the Lower Mainland 10 years ago when I was hired by the church in Richmond. In addition to a real sense of God’s calling, I found out that snow was a relative rarity

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Ed Hird: Any final words about The Bridge Church? Craig Thiessen: Our website (bridgenorthvan.ca) has more info, but the short story is that

I love our church! We’re multigenerational, but tend towards youth. We have lots of young families with kids and a growing group of teens and college students. We’d love to have you visit sometime, whether at CapU on Sundays at 10 a.m. or hopefully, in the future, right here on Deep Cove Road!

Note from the project’s architect, Helen Pang: The proposed design for the new Bridge Church is a clean and contemporary esthetic, achieved with glass and metal

panelling to complement the natural surroundings. The main floor will house classrooms, a multipurpose room and administration offices. Natural light will stream in the auditorium hall, which will feature a generous performance stage and flexibility to be used as a community space.

District of North Vancouver spokeswoman Mairi Welman conﬁrms they have received from the developer of Bridge Church an environmental development permit application, which precedes a building permit.

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■ Mayor’s Message

Tsleil-Waututh leader leaves lasting impression ownership and politics. He spoke about sharing, about reaching out to each other, and about creativity and respect. Those he was speaking of were not First Nations heritage and were squatting on unceded Indigenous lands, yet Len spoke wisely of understanding and tolerance. And my second strong recollection is of a very gaunt Leonard, who had experienced a tremendously difficult year of cancer treatments, carrying the Olympic torch down to the waterfront. Such a smile I have never seen! It spoke volumes about the man who had a tremendous spirit for survival, for life, and family. The Olympic flame shone at its brightest that day as hundreds of us marveled at Len’s descent to the waterfront, the torch flame held high on its way to the next stage of its journey. In our many meetings, discussing and negotiating Tsleil-Waututh and district issues, Len always spoke with conviction and bargained hard, but you never knew when his humour would catch you off guard, and he would break out that amazing smile that would transcend the tension of the moment. Leonard, you are greatly missed by all of us in the Inlet communities, and we thank you and your family for sharing your humanity and deep insights with us for so many years.

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Be like Leonard The world needs more leaders like Leonard George. George was a visionary and tireless advocate for the advancement of First Nations peoples. We need to pick up where George left off and continue to empower Indigenous youth. A profound, spiritual man, George took a measured and insightful approach to economic negotiations at home and around the globe. Imagine if other world leaders took this approach. We wouldn’t be worrying about a potential nuclear war at the moment. In our neck of the woods, families have been able to purchase a relatively affordable home in Raven Woods, introducing new people to community and allowing those who grew up here to stay. This is because George

spearheaded Takaya Developments and paved the way for the Raven Woods community, which continues to grow today. More importantly, that partnership with developers and the District of North Vancouver, which George nurtured, allowed the Tsleil-Waututh to become financially self-sufficient. Even in an economic downturn, George was able to employ most of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. We commend George’s peaceful fight to protect the traditional Tsleil-Waututh lands along the shores of the inlet from environmental threats. He believed blood was thicker than oil. George had a sense of humour and a genuine smile for everyone. The best way we can honour him is to be kind. ■

IN-FLIGHT SNACKS Avid birder and photographer Rob Alexander snapped this photo of a varied thrush male munching on winter berries at Maplewood Flats Conservation Area in December. Varied thrush are a local bird species which can be spotted in winter at lower elevations. The rest of the year they live up in our local mountains. Alexander is a regular on local naturalist Al Grass’ bird walk every second Saturday of the month. His photos appear in Wild Bird Trust of B.C.’s newsletter, Wingspan, as well as NatureWild Magazine, which is produced in an office at the base of Mount Seymour. PHOTO SUPPLIED ROB ALEXANDER

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TAKING THE PLUNGE Hundreds of New Year’s Day revellers clad in costumes and swimsuits ran into frigid waters off Panorama Park in Deep Cove for the annual Penguin Plunge, which raised more than $900 for Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 2 through pledges. A two-year-old bravely made the plunge, while the oldest participant was 72. The event marked the 36th annual Penguin Plunge, which was founded and is still organized today by Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak. PHOTO LISA KING

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My wife and I are residents of Raven Woods and thoroughly enjoy our surroundings. Happily we face south and are away from the steady flow of dump and cement trucks etc. climbing up from Dollarton Highway to service the seemingly endless phases under construction, all of which appear to be already sold out. We have made no effort to count the number of dwellings in Raven Woods but speculate that the immediate area is home to several thousand people and many hundreds of private cars all of which jostle with service and delivery vehicles up one solitary road along which lines of cars are always parked at both curbs. It surprises us that in a country so set on

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■ Art • Culture • Heritage • Theatre Deep Cove Heritage Society (deepcoveheritage@ gmail.com) encourages you to bring photos they can borrow that show the Seymour area as it was. The group has two books it published available in the office as well as local books by other authors. Many photos, as well as stories and videos can be viewed online at deepcoveheritage.com.

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bold and intricate paintings both draw viewers in to investigate their rich details and send them back to consider the works as a whole. The pieces are, as the artist describes them, complex expressions of a simple thought: “Each work is a gestalt – a carefully balanced visual whole; in focus, but free and moving.” Exhibition runs from Jan. 13 to Feb. 24. Artist talk: Sunday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. Reception: Sunday, Jan. 14 from 3 to 5 p.m.

DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE Grade 12 Seycove Secondary student Reese Findler is organizing a benefit concert called Perform for Pride on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. The performance will benefit Rainbow Refugee, a Vancouverbased group that supports LGBTQ+ refugees who are seeking protection in Canada. Tickets ($15) and info: performforpride. brownpapertickets.com

Legendary bluesman Jim Byrnes returns to the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, Jan. 26-27 at 8 p.m., with special guests Mainstreet Muze, featuring Babe Gurr, Adam Popowitz and Steve Hilliam. Come hear threetime Juno winner Byrnes and his friends sing and share stories about their colourful lives. This is a special fundraising concert for First Impressions Theatre. For tickets call 604-9299456, or go online at ﬁrstimpressionstheatre.com.

Big changes are afoot at the Seymour Art Gallery. “We are sad to see popular and highly regarded curator Sarah Cavanaugh will be leaving in mid-January,” says Eileen Smith, director with the Deep Cove Heritage Society. “We wish her our sincere best wishes as she moves forward in her career. We are very happy that Vanessa Black, who has worked alongside Sarah for several years will be filling in the role of curator.” They are currently looking for the right person to fill the role of gallery assistant (see the posting on the SAG website).

Smugglers played the firstever Under the Volcano festival in Cates Park – and they have the poster to prove it! Lawrence also has a hilarious anecdote about his good friend Nardwuar the Human Serviette performing at Under the Volcano. “I vividly recall Nardwuar getting into a fight with a dog in the audience. Yes, an actual fight with a dog, that Nardwuar started. It was completely bizarre.” Grant Lawrence and Friends: An Evening of Stories and Songs is presented by Deep Cove Stage Society, Friday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. The Saturday show is sold out. Tickets: $25, available online at grantlawrence.ca.

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Tom Rawson, folk singer and storyteller from Orcas Island, Wash., comes to Deep Cove Coffee House on Jan. 19, along with fellow folk artist Ellen van der Hoeven. Rawson describes himself as the West Coast’s very own version of Pete Seeger. Armed with a longneck banjo and other musical instruments of mass delight, Rawson is a master of warmth and wit who loves to share his craft. Meanwhile, van der Hoeven, a singer/songwriter who hails from Vancouver, brings a mashup of British, Irish, Canadian and American folk music, with lyrical references to fairy tales, family relationships, and of course, the universality of love. She accompanies her songs on guitar and mandolin, and is most notable for her expressive singing style. From gospel to contemporary, profound to downright silly, Rawson and van de Hoeven promise to have you singing, clapping and laughing along all night. Opening acts: Gian Ward and David Adam, Reed Isle with Nathan Hayward, and Keith Bennett. Admission: $12 and includes baked goodies, coffee, tea and cold drinks. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave.

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Veteran guitarist, songwriter and performer James William Rhodes, better known on the Canadian music scene as “Jimmy Joe Rhodes,” will rock The Raven Pub stage on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. Over the years Rhodes has collaborated with some of Canada’s top recording artists including Honeymoon Suite, Kim Mitchell, Tom Cochrane, Loverboy, Bryan Adams, Gino Vannelli, the Tragically Hip and Sarah McLachlan. Armed with electric and acoustic axes, these days Rhodes still records and CA performs an interactive live solo show called “The Rhodeside Diner.” The Raven Deep ne Pub is located at 1052 Deep Cove Rd. as theravenpub.com finds str ex ex co

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by MARIA SPITALE-LEISK Stephen King’s chilling thriller comes to life in the Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of Misery at Capilano University. Successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes, and wakes up in her secluded home in the mountains of Colorado. While

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Singer-songwriter Sean Michael Simpson will make a stop with his band Johnny Bootleg at Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers on Jan. 12. Inspired by a wide range of musical greats, listeners can hear echoes of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kurt Cobain and Bob Marley in Simpson’s music. The show starts at 7 p.m. Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers is located at 170-2270 Dollarton Hwy. deepcovecraft.com

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Congratulations and thank you to Loretta for 10 years of dedicated service to the Fawcett team & our clients at Fawcett Insurance At Fawcett Insurance it is our aim to Make Sure ... because what’s important to you is important to us. We have combined experience of over 100 years, so you know that you will receive honest and reliable advice on all your insurance needs.

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■ Your home is properly protected. ■ You receive the very best in advice and guidance. ■ You receive extraordinary claim service.

Call us any time for a quote. We look forward to hearing from you.

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