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Shipyards buzzes for Canada’s first World Cup match

BRENT RICHTER

brichter@nsnews.com

The Shipyards was abuzz with good vibes Friday as Canada Soccer House hosted a near-capacity crowd to see Canada’s team play their first ever World Cup game at home.

The City of North Vancouver says about 3,800 people turned out to watch the historic match on a nine-metrewide screen.

Canada played to a 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina, technically the country’s best-ever result in the FIFA tournament.

Emotions ran high through the game with Canada falling into a one-goal deficit in the first half and too many near-misses to count. When striker Cyle Larin scored an equalizer goal at the 78th minute, the crowd nearly blew the roof off Shipyards Commons.

Canadian soccer legend Bobby Lenarduzzi, who addressed the crowd just before the match began, said Canada’s first time hosting World Cup matches and the crowd’s enthusiasm were definite signs of a shift in the culture of the sport.

“I’m suggesting that we’re now part of the global soccer community,” he said. “What I’m predicting is we will never not qualify for another World Cup.”

Lenarduzzi, a North Van local, also praised the location

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The crowd comes alive at the City of North Vancouver’s Shipyards following Cyle Larin’s goal for Canada in a FIFA World Cup game against Bosnia and Herzegovina Friday afternoon. The site is hosting the Canada Soccer House fan festival throughout the tournament. See Page 4 and 5 for more photos of an exciting day at the Shipyards. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

Shipyards buzzes for Canada’s first World Cup match

BRENT RICHTER

brichter@nsnews.com

The Shipyards was abuzz with good vibes Friday as Canada Soccer House hosted a near-capacity crowd to see Canada’s team play their first ever World Cup game at home.

The City of North Vancouver says about 3,800 people turned out to watch the historic match on a nine-metrewide screen.

Canada played to a 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina, technically the country’s best-ever result in the FIFA tournament.

“I’m suggesting that we’re now part of the global soccer community,” he said. “What I’m predicting is we will never not qualify for another World Cup.”

Lenarduzzi, a North Van local, also praised the location

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Local soccer legend Bob Lenarduzzi speaks to the crowd at Canada Soccer House at North Vancouver’s Shipyards before Canada’s first World Cup game. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

Fans on the sidelines tilt their necks for a better view of the action. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

The crowd reacts to Cyle Larin’s equalizer goal in the 78th minute of Canada vs. Bosnia. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

DJ Pri keeps the crowd warmed up between halves at Canada Soccer House. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

It’s the beautiful game. It’s also an emotional game. Although Team Canada’s first World Cup match ended in a draw, the crowd at Canada Soccer House in North Vancouver was rapt. The waterfront watch party drew in almost 4,000 footie fans to see the game on a nine-metre screen. Canada Soccer House, which offers food trucks, bars, FIFA merch and fun soccer activities, will be fully activated on select dates until July 7. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

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A soccer juggler shows off his skills during the Canada vs. Bosnia halftime. ANDY PREST / NSN

Kids warm up for the match with giant soccer balls at Canada Soccer House at North Vancouver’s Shipyards. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

North Vancouver RCMP Staff Sgt. Doug Trousdell salutes for the national anthems at Canada Soccer House. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

SLIM DECISION

New 19-storey highrise condo tower proposed for Ambleside

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A proposal for a new 19-storey condo tower in the heart of West Vancouver’s Ambleside apartment area will go to a public hearing at the end of June.

West Vancouver council voted Monday, June 8 to have the public weigh in on the proposed highrise tower June 29.

The proposal by Wall Financial is for new 19-storey strata infill building, which would be built at 1552 Esquimalt Ave. on a block between Esquimalt and Duchess avenues and 15th and 16th streets.

The highrise proposed for the site would include 126 new apartments, in a mix of studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units.

The new highrise would be in addition to the existing 20-storey Ambleside Towers rental apartment building currently on the site, which would be retained as a rental building in perpetuity as

part of the approval for the new tower.

“We are prepared to enter into a covenant with the district to keep that building as permanently rental, both in its existing form to its end of life,” said Bruno Wall, representing Wall Financial. “And if that building would ever get rebuilt, it would also have to be rental.”

The existing rental building on the site was built in 1971 has been owned ever since by Wall Financial.

Currently, the site is zoned for apartment buildings of up to 20 storeys with a maximum floor area ratio of 2.0. Neighbouring properties are developed with both strata and rental buildings with heights between six and 17 storeys, according to a staff report.

Under the proposal, the existing site would be subdivided into two lots and the new highrise would be built on the second lot. The plan would mean total density on the site would be higher

An artist’s rendering shows what a new 19-storey highrise tower and existing rental building would look like in West Van.

than is currently allowed, with a floor area ratio of 3.0.

Over the past decade, Wall Financial has looked at several different redevelopment concepts for the site, ranging from mid-rise and highrise infill to townhouse-apartment hybrids, according to district staff.

In response to earlier feedback from the public, the unit mix for the highrise was revised to include both three-bedroom

and studio apartments. A rooftop garden and patio area was also added, and the landscape plan was simplified to provide a larger publicly-accessible lawn and park area, rather than a winding bike path.

A staff report describes the design for the new building as a “slim tower” that limits its footprint and impact on neighbouring sightlines.

“While the proposal will result in some view impacts for neighbouring mid- and highrise buildings, such changes are anticipated” in the Ambleside apartment area plan, according to staff.

Total parking for the two buildings is proposed at 336 spaces. The existing parking for the current highrise tower includes 183 spaces.

In discussion at the council meeting, Coun. Scott Snider said protection of the existing rental building in perpetuity is a key aspect of the proposal.

Coun. Christine Cassidy asked

the developers if there had been any consideration to improving the look of the existing rental building – described as West Coast Modern “brutal” architecture – as part of the project. “Because you don’t want the pretty sister and then the ugly one standing side by side,” she said.

Wall said his company has upgraded the elevators and replumbed the building, and resurfaced exterior concrete two years ago.

The company also plans to repair or replace all exterior windows, “which I think will deal with some of the issues about the dated look of the building,” he said. He added some of the look of the building is part of the architectural style that was dominant at the time it was built 55 years ago.

“The type of architecture, it’s kind of classic West Coast brutal modernism. That look is going to be maintained just because that’s what the character of that building is,” he said.

DISTRICT OF WEST VANCOUVER

Parents ticketed after 12-year-old injured in Edgemont e-scooter crash

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

North Vancouver RCMP say a 12-year-old is lucky to have gotten away with only minor injuries after t-boning their e-scooter into a vehicle in the Edgemont neighbourhood.

First responders were called to the 3100 block of Colwood Drive around 5 p.m. Wednesday following the crash.

Police say the youth was riding south on Colwood when he struck a Volkswagen Jetta as the driver was inching out onto the street.

Video from the scene shows the windshield of the Jetta smashed.

BC Ambulance Service paramedics provided treatment at the scene, but it appears the youth’s injuries were only superficial.

“We’re extremely lucky that this turned out to be not a serious incident,” said Cpl. Mansoor Sahak, North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson. “Especially for someone as young as … a 12-year-old. The consequences

North Vancouver first responders on the scene after a 12-year-old crashed an e-scooter into a car, June 10, 2026.

could be extremely dangerous.”

North Vancouver RCMP ticketed the youth $109 for riding a scooter under the age of 16. His parents also were ticketed $109 for allowing someone under the age of 16 to ride an e-scooter.

“We’ve been raising the alarm – not just us, first responders, the hospital, doctors – about the dangers

of these e-scooters and the need for parents to step in and ensure that they’re following the rules,” Sahak said. “Sooner or later, we could well be facing a tragedy where we’re going to be forced to deliver that terrible news to a parent. That’s the last thing we want.”

The driver of the Volkswagen was not ticketed.

Since the popularity of e-scooters exploded, police, ICBC, municipalities and public health agencies have been waging an information campaign aimed at kids and parents.

Under the law, riders must be at least 16 years old.

E-scooters must not be capable of going more than 25 kilometres per hour and they must have a power output of no more than 500 watts. They must be equipped with bells or horns to alert pedestrians and other road users, and riders must wear approved helmets.

It is illegal to ride on sidewalks unless signs specify it is permitted.

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Underground economy

The District of North Vancouver is considering a proposal to curtail basements in new single-family homes. For years, basement space has been exempted from the maximum allowable square footage a home may be built to under the district’s zoning bylaw. This of course incentivized owners and developers to dig deep.

Under the proposed rule change, that exemption will be removed. To maintain the overall same size of our living spaces, the bylaw would allow new homes to be an extra storey higher, effectively moving the basement above ground.

Home basements have been part of the landscape, both literally and figuratively, for so long, it might seem like a radical idea. As with any proposal that bucks the status quo, we can see opposition forming.

But it’s high time someone gave us the

lowdown on problems associated with basements.

By displacing dirt for concrete, they disrupt the water table and kill tree root systems, leading to more flooding. They are the most expensive and carbon-intensive part of a home’s construction. They are the entry point for naturally occurring but potentially dangerous radioactive radon gas.

While they were once the domain of workshops, rec rooms and teenagers, basements today are commonly home to much-needed secondary suites. It means renters or extended family members are stuck in perpetual dampness with little sunlight and questionable escape routes in the event of an emergency.

The times are changing, much like our climate and our demographics. Our homes should change with them. It’s time to elevate our minds, and our living spaces.

Printing shop’s funny legacy is

JACKIE BATEMAN

Contributing writer

I walked past the famous Contact Printing sign the other day, and it felt epic to see it from the perspective of a pedestrian.

Most of us will be familiar with the block-letter sign displayed on the corner of the building at Forbes Avenue and Second Street West, as we whizz by it in our cars. Currently it says:

INSPECTING MIRRORS IS A JOB I COULD SEE MYSELF DOING

I chuckled to myself as I wandered by, and it got me wondering how many classics have been put out there into the ether over the years. They were kind of Dad-jokes that were actually funny.

Writing quips in so few words is a skill in itself, plus they have to be a fast-get for drivers. Big brand advertisers could learn a lot from Bob Gibson, the original co-founder, because most of the expensive billboards I see around are rather forgettable and salesy. Apparently the first ever message that he put up in 1981 was this:

PRINTING IS A CONTACT SPORT

Since then, until his recent retirement, the messages have been changed roughly once a month, accumulating to hundreds of comic statements that have made the community smile over 35 years. I love this legacy. Imagine that. Over your life, you made thousands of people chuckle as an extra side-note to your business. I wish I could remember more of them.

a sign of good things

SADLY, MY PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY WAS NEVER DEVELOPED

Laughter is a strong medicine and it triggers good things in our body, boosting mood. I’ve been told that a good laugh works faster than anything else to bring the mind and the body back in balance. It makes sense, because when I collapse laughing (which is sadly rarer now that I’m a fully grown adult) I can feel the tension dissipate. Good old endolphins working their best. I mean, endorphins.

AUTO CORRECT HAS BECOME MY WORST ENEMA

I don’t believe we have a comedy club here on the North Shore, but shout-out to Presentation House Theatre on Chesterfield Avenue who do host Canada’s best

comedians as part of their theatre repertoire. It’s a great venue and they support a ton of new and innovative artists and performers across their shows. Check out the next pro comedy stand-up night this coming Saturday, June 20. It’s an adult-content night and draws a big crowd.

The Woods Spirit Co. on Rupert St. hosts Comedy in the Woods on Sundays. It’s live stand-up night and your ticket includes a delicious drink. I’ve never actually been, but I want to go now that I’m in the mood.

Bob Gibson and Dave Brown sold their printing business to Minuteman Press. Here’s hoping someone there has a great sense of humour and will keep the sign alive. Those block letters have done wonders for

MAILBOX

I GREW UP ON THE NORTH SHORE, BUT HOW CAN I AFFORD TO LIVE HERE?

Dear Editor:

I’m 18, I grew up here, and in September I’m leaving for university in Ontario. Here’s the part nobody warned me about: I’m not sure this place will ever let me come back.

I don’t mean that sentimentally. I mean the math. I’ve spent the last couple of years working, serving tables and doing property maintenance, and I’ve seen what a onebedroom rents for on the North Shore. Even with a degree and a decent job, the idea of affording a place near where I grew up feels less like a plan and more like a joke my friends and I make to each other.

We talk a lot here about preserving the North Shore’s “character.” We argue over building heights and tree canopy and whether a six-storey building wrecks somebody’s view. But the thing that actually gives a place character is the people who stick around long enough to be part of it. Right now we’re quietly exporting a whole generation of them. Look at the kids you coached, taught, or hired, and count how many can realistically picture a future on this side of the bridge.

I love it here. The trails, the SeaBus at night, being on a mountain 20 minutes after work. I’m genuinely sad to go. But what I want the people making decisions to hear is simple: if you want young people to come home, leave a door open that we can actually walk through.

I’ll be cheering for the North Shore from a long way away. I just hope there’s still room for me when I’m done.

Tyler Lang North Vancouver

STRANGERS CAME THROUGH FOR ME WHEN I WAS IN NEED

OF HELP

Dear Editor:

It was definitely a senior’s moment!

Last week, I was able to walk to my car following a minor operation at Lions Gate Hospital. Due to heavy parking, I had not been able to park in my customary area and was compelled to search for a spot on a side street. I had not, however, made a careful note of where I had parked. Consequently, I meandered around the streets for a long time. I walked and I walked and walked even further. In the meantime, my anesthetic began to wear off. Even though I’m a reasonably fit 90-year-old, eventually I was near complete exhaustion. I leaned against a lamppost to recover, and at that moment a friendly motorcyclist stopped to help me. He said he would search the area, but not before he knocked on the door of a nearby house and asked the owner if I could shelter from the torrential rain. She generously allowed me in.

Trevor scoured the area for more than half an hour on his motorcycle but returned empty handed. I had left my phone in my car and was unable to contact any friends, and my wife was away for the afternoon.

Paula, the homeowner, suggested that she drive me to my home.

I returned in the evening and was able to find my car. Yet there were so many lessons for me from my odyssey. The major one was becoming even more aware of how many compassionate people live in our community on the North Shore. Thank you Trevor and Paula.

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the community over the years, including through the grim pandemic (NOW WE ARE NO CONTACT PRINTING) and when we were a little lacking in the 2010 Winter Olympics (OLYMPIC ATHLETES WELCOME, BRING YOUR OWN SNOW). They were often topical, always clever, but never political or snidey. I hear through the grapevine that the original red folder full of ideas has been passed to the new owners, so thankfully they have a head start. The current quip has been there for a fair few months, so hopefully they change it up soon. In the meantime, I thought of a few they could use

I BOUGHT THIS PRINT SHOP BECAUSE IT’S JUST MY TYPE NEW PRINT SHOP, TRYING TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION WRITING FRESH JOKES IS A PRESSING MATTER

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Future North Van District homes may not have basements

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The single-family home of the future may look and feel quite a bit different than the ones we know today in the District of North Vancouver.

District council voted unanimously June 1 to advance a rewrite of its zoning bylaw to disincentivize new basements and make homes taller.

Basements, as they are today, pose a lot of problems the district has been wanting to address: they lack natural sunlight in the portion of the home most likely to be occupied by renters in secondary suites; they disrupt the natural water table and tree root systems and are prone to flooding; and they are the most expensive and carbon-intensive part of a home’s construction because of the excavation and concrete involved.

Under the proposed zoning change before council, basements would no longer have their floor space exempted from a property’s total allowable buildable area. To keep the overall size of new homes roughly the same, the bylaw would allow houses to be built to a maximum height of 11.6 metres (38 feet) at the peak of a pitched roof, to a maximum of three-storeys.

To prioritize living space over indoor vehicle storage, garages would also lose their exemption from being counted toward the max square footage.

The proposal aims to make it easier for residents to build coach houses by increasing their maximum size from 968 square feet to 1,400 square feet. Properties that have coach houses would be allowed to have an extra 500 square feet of buildable space.

The rules would apply to about 20,000 properties in the district. About 200 properties outside the urban

containment boundary, mostly on Indian Arm, would have their own more restrictive zone.

Initially, staff had written the bylaw to eliminate future basements almost entirely by putting a 1.2-metre limit on excavation for foundations.

Mayor Mike Little, however, argued it would be more palatable for the community to still allow basements but to disincentivize them by making them count toward a home’s maximum floor

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space. He was successful in moving an amendment to that effect.

“I don’t want to see us accidentally have a situation where a huge swath of our houses are now legally non-conforming or couldn’t be replaced if they were significantly modified,” he said.

Couns. Jim Hanson and Catherine Pope were the only dissenters on Little’s amendment.

“It flies in the face of all the environmental harms that we know these

basements cause,” Hanson said. “One of the very premises of these bylaw amendments is the idea that we’re going to prohibit the basements, but allow people to go up into more livable, better lit, more attractive spaces.”

The vote to send the bylaw changes to a public hearing passed unanimously, although some council members were more enthusiastic than others.

“I think getting houses out of the ground and having more livable suites, which we greatly rely on as a housing form in our community, will be a really positive change,” said Coun. Jordan Back. “Yes, it will change the look of neighbourhoods over time as we allow … taller homes in single-family neighborhoods, but I think it’s a positive change.”

Coun. Lisa Muri cautioned that there may be unintended consequences from the bylaw, but she also lamented the damage done when the district went through an unprecedented single-family building boom after the 2010 Olympics with developers clearing lots of their trees and building to the maximum allowable depth and size.

“And even through all those complaints – there were probably a dozen to 20 coming in a week – we did nothing and we waited this long. It’s sad it takes this long to get to this place where we’re now trying to address it,” she said.

The district is aiming to hold a public hearing for the proposed changes later in June, with possible adoption of the bylaws by the end of July.

Coun. Herman Mah predicted it would still be a long wait to know whether the district’s goals were being achieved.

“Time will tell if we got it right. And I think we’ve done a good attempt, but out of this, we won’t know for a couple of years if it’s going to work,” he said.

District of North Vancouver council is contemplating a zoning change to discourage basements and allow homes to go up to three storeys. DNV

West Van’s Navvy Jack House gets permanent protection

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Navvy Jack isn’t going anywhere.

District of West Vancouver council voted unanimously Tuesday, June 9 to give heritage designation status to Navvy Jack House, the home of West Vancouver’s earliest settler. It has been on West Vancouver’s waterfront for 154 years.

“The home is one of the oldest homes in the Lower Mainland and it is believed to be the oldest home that has been continuously occupied since construction,” district planner Michelle McGuire told council. The heritage designation means the building cannot legally be altered or destroyed.

The house was built in 1872 by John “Navvy Jack” Thomas, the North Shore’s first ferryman. He married the granddaughter of Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) Chief Ki-ep-i-lano. Some of their descendants were among the supporters who pushed council to save the home from demolition in 2020.

In 2023, the district leased the property to Carrera Management, which has restored the home in accordance with a

heritage conservation plan, built an addition and patio and will open it to the public as a bistro this summer.

Council held a public hearing prior to the vote, but no one came to speak for or against the heritage designation.

Council passed the bylaw without any debate, although Mayor Mark Sager did speak up to praise the Navvy Jack citizens group that led the work to see the building kept and repurposed.

“Your efforts and your push to see this building preserved made a huge difference,” he said. “I was fortunate enough, about two weeks ago, to go through the building and I hope you’ll agree with me, the fellow restoring has done a superb job. It is going to be a real asset for this community.”

When it opens as a bistro, Navvy Jack House will come with interpretive signs telling the history of the place and the efforts made to save the home.

That opening has been delayed, however, because components of the patio’s awning have been waylaid on a freighter in the Strait of Hormuz.

CULTIVATING COMMUNITY

Queen Mary garden welcomes 44 new green thumbs

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

Quite well, actually.

The North Shore Community Garden Society has added 44 new plots at the Queen Mary Community Garden, bringing the total to almost 150.

On May 30, a small army of folks unafraid to get a little dirt under their fingernails helped install the beds and move more than 1,000 wheelbarrow loads of soil into place.

“It was a wonderful, warm, cozy experience with 70 volunteers and 23 wheelbarrows, and I don’t even know how many shovels,” said society president Mark Howard. “We went from blank gravel to 44 plots.”

But it’s still nowhere near as many as they’d need to meet demand from would-be farmers, Howard said.

The garden first opened around 2010 as an offshoot of North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project. They estimate it produces more than two tonnes of food per year, much of which is donated to the food bank and people in need.

It’s had a wait-list for new members for as long as it has existed.

The society got approval from

wait lists in the various gardens. And some people have been waiting a long time.”

the City of North Vancouver to expand the garden’s footprint, but when city staff sought bids to build the raised beds, the prices from contractors were prohibitively high. Instead, Howard sourced steel planter boxes from Growboxx, which offered the 44 boxes at a good deal, and the city provided the gravel and soil.

Two of the new garden beds are H-shaped designed specifically for people in wheelchairs to

be able to access every square foot of fertile earth.

All 44 spots were claimed before anyone could plant a seed.

Asked about the level of demand for a plot at one of the society’s seven locations, Howard bursts into exasperated laughter.

“It is huge, absolutely huge,” he said. “I would hazard to guess we’ve got 700 or 800 people on

People are drawn to the gardens because they are a bucolic oasis in a big city. They cultivate a strong sense of community and provide education about our food systems, he said. And then there’s the free produce.

“Sometimes they’re gardeners, sometimes they’re not gardeners, but they’re walking around, they’re looking at the flowers, they’re looking at the vegetables, and there’s that connection that food doesn’t just magically arrive at the grocery store, you know?” he said. “It takes some nurturing,

but it doesn’t take a lot of effort to actually grow a substantial amount of food and not only for the enjoyment of it, but also for the financial part of it as well, honestly.”

The latest expansion has tapped the society’s reserves. They are now looking for sponsors to help grow and tend the North Shore’s network of community gardens so more people can access the simple pleasure. Howard said he’d like to expand Lillouet and Garibaldi gardens next pending approval from the District of North Vancouver and the ability to raise enough funds.

North Shore Community Garden president Mark Howard enjoys Queen Mary’s newly expanded garden area. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

Queen Mary Elementary School students also use the community garden to grow food for the food bank. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

CANADA SOCCER HOUSE

Canada Soccer House is coming to the Shipyards in North Vancouver on select dates between June 11 and July 2.

The event is free, and fans will be welcomed on a first come first serve basis. Interactive activations with giveaways and prizes from Canada Soccer partners will be available. More info can be found at canadasoccerhouse.ca

The Shipyards, North Vancouver

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Techno music festival coming to Ambleside Park this

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park will be pulsing with electronic music and mind-bending digital imagery Aug. 29 as the waterfront destination hosts the SOULRISE Music Festival.

The show will be the Canadian debut of ÆDEN, an audiovisual experience by headliner Anyma, who left minds blown at this year’s Coachella festival in California.

Also on the bill are melodic techno favourites ARGY, Kevin de Vries, Korolova, Son of Son, and Daijo.

“Set against the stunning backdrop of the West Vancouver waterfront, SOULRISE is a new festival experience celebrating music, connection, and unforgettable moments from day into night,” the event’s marketing material states. “Experience nine hours of music, cutting-edge production, and breathtaking oceanfront views as the sun sets over the Pacific. From melodic journeys to powerful peak-time moments, SOULRISE is where music, nature, and emotion come together.”

The event is being put on by OFF2 x

Insomniac and GSL Group, the organization behind the annual Ambleside Music Festival. Though that event was cancelled in both 2025 and 2024, past headliners have included Weezer, The Offspring, Sarah McLachlan, Ed Sheeran, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow and Kenny Chesney.

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North Shore principals offer advice to graduating students

ABBY LUCIANO aluciano@nsnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

You did it!

It’s graduation day – the day that felt so far away but is finally here.

As senior high school students wear their caps and gowns and walk across the stage to mark the end of their secondary school journey, a new path lies ahead. That can be exciting, but also scary.

Sentinel Secondary principal Mike Finch said graduation time carries mixed emotions – excitement for graduates about what they’re pursuing in the next stage of life, but also bittersweet feelings as they walk out those high school doors for the last time.

Finch is encouraging the class of 2026 to embrace those opportunities ahead while also learning from mistakes.

“I think often the failures are what we learn the most from,” Finch said. “I think often those people that [try and fail at things] become the most resilient, resourceful and in some ways even more successful because they don’t wallow in despair. When they fail at something, they embrace it and go, ‘Let’s move on and find a different way.’ That’s what breeds success.”

After high school, some students pursue post-secondary, others enter straight into the workforce or take a gap year to figure out what they want to do

in the next.

It can feel daunting to map out the next step in your life before it starts. But Sutherland Secondary principal Mark Barret said don’t be stressed if you don’t have it all figured out.

“I think so few adults end up exactly where they thought they were going to be when they were 17 or 18,” Barrett said. “Whatever your plan is after secondary school, don’t worry about having the perfect plan. [Focus] more on becoming the kind of person who can adapt, learn and contribute wherever life takes you.”

Regardless of the path, Barrett emphasizes “soft skills” like communication, collaboration, empathy and relationship building will take you a long way.

“[Those are] the qualities that make us the most human,” he said. “Stuff like that’s never going to go out of style.”

With the rise in AI, Barrett encourages students to be skeptical but not cynical entering the world. A voice you hear may not be from the real speaker, a picture may be completely fabricated or a video might turn out to be fake, Barrett said. It’s healthy to be skeptical of things that you see online, he said, but don’t let that negativity taint you.

“I encourage kids to be critical thinkers,” he said. “However, don’t let your skepticism slide into cynicism, where you question every institution. You think that everything is sinister. Look

for the optimism and the good in the world around you, but don’t be afraid to be a critical questioner of it as well.”

Bringing that optimism and lifting each other up in the community is a sentiment Rockridge Secondary principal Trevor Kolkea shares.

“Really be part of a community, be ambitious, but don’t be transactional,” he said.

“Measure yourself by who got

better because you were there. Success means so much more when you bring others with you.”

Community is the key, he said.

“That community element will always be needed.”

Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative

Sutherland Secondary principal Mark Barrett is happy to share some advice with the Class of 2026 grads as they head out into the world. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

Rockridge Secondary students toss their caps during a previous graduation ceremony. WEST VANCOUVER SCHOOLS

Does child suppor t continue af ter high school? What separ ated parents in B.C. should know

As B.C. students head to university, separated parents may face complex and often overlooked questions about child suppor t and sharing post-secondary costs

Across B.C., graduation season marks a major milestone for families. High school students are preparing for university, tuition payments are coming due, and parents are helping plan the next stage of their child’s life.

However, it usually comes with a simple but stressful question for separated parents: Does child support end when high school does?

The answer is not always clear Child support obligations do not necessarily end when a child reaches the age of majority, which can leave many parents unsure of what comes next.

“If separated parents have not planned ahead for future education expenses, ongoing child support obligations can come as a surprise,” says Meghan Neathway, a family lawyer at Meridian Law Group “Parents may find themselves continuing payments beyond an anticipated end date or facing legal proceedings if support is ended prematurely ” Does child support really continue after high school?

In British Columbia, the Family Law Act defines “child” to include individuals over the age of 19 who have not withdrawn from the care of their parents or guardians

A common example is a child pursuing post-secondary education. In these circumstances, the Federal Child Support Guidelines can continue to apply. As children over 19 who attend college or

university are rarely self-supporting, a paying parent’s child support obligation is likely to continue.

Courts look closely at the child’s circumstances, including their educational plans and ability to contribute financially Living arrangements and relationships also play a role; whether the child resides at home or away for school can influence how support is calculated and whether it continues at all.

“There is more nuance in situations where a child has completed their first degree and wishes to move forward with either another bachelor-level degree or graduate studies,” adds Neathway “In those instances, ongoing support is less likely to be ordered. Many students also have the ability to obtain bursaries, loans and other financial assistance for their schooling expenses or to work during summers and breaks from school. This is also a consideration in assessing what is reasonable for a parent to pay ”

Dividing the cost of post-secondary education

Child support comprises two elements: The monthly support amount calculated under the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the “special or extraordinary expenses” that are incurred over and above the basic costs of supporting a child

Post-secondary expenses, including tuition, textbooks, housing and living costs, are typically treated as “special or

extraordinary expenses” under Canadian family law This means both parents may be expected to contribute, but not necessarily equally

Courts assess each parent’s financial situation, income and ability to pay, along with any contributions the child can reasonably make. Disagreements often arise when expectations differ, particularly when one parent assumes the other should cover a larger share. Without clear guidance, these disputes can escalate quickly.

“Special expenses are typically divided proportionately to each parent’s respective income,” says Neathway “It is important to think ahead about these expenses and make arrangements in advance, either by agreement or court order This will minimize disputes about who is responsible for what amounts before a hefty tuition bill comes due.”

When agreements leave gaps

Many separation agreements or court orders drafted when children are younger do not fully address post-secondary education. Some may include vague language about “future expenses,” while others are silent on the issue altogether When this happens, parents may need to renegotiate terms or seek legal clarification. Courts can step in to determine fair contributions, but this process can be time-consuming and emotionally taxing

Addressing these gaps proactively with proper legal advice before graduation prevents unnecessary conflict and provides clarity for everyone involved.

“Many people are eager to finalize an agreement quickly and with as little conflict as possible, which is understandable during an emotionally difficult time,” says Neathway “However, agreements that fail to address future scenarios can create significant legal challenges later on, with families returning to court to sort out disputes that could have been addressed from the outset. That process can be stressful, time-consuming and expensive for everyone involved.”

Preventing conflict through early communication

One of the most effective ways to avoid disputes is open, early communication between parents. Discussing expectations around education costs, living arrangements and financial contributions well before graduation can make a significant difference.

Ideally, these conversations should be grounded in practical realities rather than assumptions. Parents may benefit from documenting agreements in writing or updating existing legal documents to reflect current circumstances.

Seeking legal guidance early can also help ensure that discussions are informed, balanced and focused on the child’s best interests.

“When entering into a separation agreement, ensure its scope goes beyond the here-and-now,” says Neathway “Consider your child’s long-term needs and ambitions and how they fit into your family’s financial circumstances.

Speaking with a family lawyer early in the process can add clarity and confidence to these negotiations ” Families navigating these transitions often benefit from clear, practical advice tailored to their situation.

Meridian Law Group in Vancouver works closely with separated and divorced parents to address these complex questions with clarity and compassion. By focusing on efficient, fair resolutions and providing plain-language guidance, they help families reduce stress while protecting both parental rights and children’s futures.

To learn more about navigating postsecondary support and other family law matters, visit https://meridianlawgroup.ca

Since 1988, the seasoned litigators of Meridian Law Group have developed a reputation for legal excellence and exceeding client expectations. Its founders have decades of experience delivering results for clients through driven, compelling advocacy in all levels of court throughout British Columbia.

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CLASS OF 2026

Congrats grads, your team spirit will take you a long way

ANDY PREST

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“This kid crushes baseballs!”

“This guy is really fast!”

“This kid is French! Oui oui!!”

“This guy just ate two Big Macs!”

I’ve been around a lot of athletes and teams as an adult coach and parent, but it’s only this year that I’ve been up close with a team that includes Grade 12 athletes. My two kids have made their way through the youth system, and now my older son is in Grade 10 and playing on a baseball team that goes up to Grade 12. And I must say – it’s delightful. I’ve heard lots of chatter from lots of benches and dugouts over the years. Most of it has been good, some not so good. Strangely the younger kids have at times seemed quicker to jeer an opponent. Shouts of “Rattled! Rattled!” or “Huddle, huddle, must be trouble” are two I’ve heard when an opposing pitcher is struggling.

The worst offenders are typically the adults, whose quietly judgmental off-field conversations are eclipsed only by the rare but disturbing top-of-their-lungs on-field tirades and tantrums

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coaches are prone to throw. These Grade 12 guys my son is playing with though? They’re hilarious, and supportive, and super fun. I’ve only ever heard them pump up their own

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teammates, never put down an opponent. The quotes at the start of this column are actual shouts I’ve heard during games this year, all perfect examples of how to be your buddy’s biggest fan. Well, I’m not sure about buddy and his Big Macs, but it did make everyone laugh.

Listening to those players has given me a lot of hope for the young adults heading out into the world now as we enter Grade 12 graduation season. My advice to this year’s grads would be to take that supportive attitude and bring it with you into the world. Pick each other up, cheer each other on.

You’re going to work alongside hundreds or thousands of people in your lifetime. The memorable ones will be the ones who are fun to be around, the ones who are quick to give credit and slow to assign blame.

And as you go out in life, most of you will have opponents along the way. Maybe not quite

as obvious as a guy 60 feet and six inches away throwing a ball at you at 90 miles per hour, but there will be competition. Embrace it in a healthy way. Respect your opponent, and know that they’re not so different from you.

My final thought for you grads is to continue thinking for yourself. And yes, I am talking about that phone in your pocket and the ever-expanding list of AI prompts it tempts you with. You are entering the workforce in the AI age and it will, no doubt, be a force that needs to be reckoned with. But AI will never replace your heart.

You could ask a robot writer to craft a million supportive cheers for you, but it would never come up with anything as great as “This guy just ate two Big Macs!” That’s all you kid. You’ve got that special sauce.

Andy Prest is the editor of the North Shore News and author of a regular humour/lifestyle column.

Congratulations, Graduatesof2026! Your hard work anddetermination have paid off. Wishingyou everysuccess as youtakethe next stepsinyourjourney

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Cinderella Project helps student chase architecture dream

ABBY LUCIANO aluciano@nsnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Ximena Garcia Soto didn’t have the typical high school experience.

At 14, their family moved to North Vancouver from Mexico looking for better opportunities.

“My mom’s mentality was, ‘Even if we do struggle, I think it’s worth it to try to move to Canada and make the best out of it,’” they said.

So Garcia Soto, their mom and older sister packed their bags and moved to North Vancouver at the beginning of February, 2020.

Just a few weeks after moving, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, with lockdowns to schools and other businesses following shortly after.

Due to the pandemic, Garcia Soto’s mom was limited in finding work, and her study permit

was delayed because of shutdowns. She found a job working 12 to 13 hour shifts to put food on the table and cover rent.

“Not being able to do anything to help, that was one of the harsher things because it didn’t go on for months, it went on for years,” Garcia Soto said.

Garcia Soto went to Carson Graham, but found it difficult to make friends for a while due to the pandemic and getting used to a new country.

That was when Garcia Soto told a school counsellor about what was going on. Shortly after, the counsellor connected them with the Cinderella Project, a North Vancouver non-profit that helps Grade 12 high school students who face adversities reach graduation.

Also known as Boutique Day, it is one of the biggest events for the non-profit. Typically held in March at the Pinnacle Hotel in downtown Vancouver, more than 200 students get paired up with a volunteer to pick out an outfit that makes them feel proud to walk across the stage.

But it was more than just picking a grad outfit for Garcia Soto – it was not feeling judged by economic barriers.

“I was considering not going [to graduation],” they said. “If you don’t have the dress, any of the items that all of the people around you have – unfortunately the North Shore is a place with a lot of money in Vancouver compared to other regions. For a teenager that can be alienating.”

For many students, walking across the graduation stage is the first step into the next life

The non-profit sent Garcia Soto cards offering words of support, gifted them a personalized box at Christmas with art supplies like sketchbooks, and even helped pick out a graduation outfit.

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20-year-old Ximena Garcia Soto is now an architecture student at the University of Toronto thanks to the Cinderella Project, a North Shorebased non-profit that helps senior high school students who are facing adversities reach graduation. ABBY LUCIANO / NSN

Art show puts spotlight on graduating high school students

LIZ MENDES

Contributing writer

The Ferry Building Gallery is once again hosting West Vancouver’s graduating students for an exhibition, continuing an annual tradition that has endured since 2004.

Each year, the Ferry Building opens its doors to graduating students from West Vancouver schools including Collingwood, Mulgrave, Rockridge, Sentinel and West Vancouver Secondary. The event provides a platform for the talented youth of the community to showcase their artistic creations and share their unique perspectives with the public.

“I think it works in two ways: for the high school students, it’s a great way to show their work, to have an experience of showing or exhibiting at an art gallery and being part of an opening reception,” said Leigh-Anne Niehaus, community art supervisor at the Ferry Building Gallery. “[For viewers], it gives us kind of this idea of what’s on these high school students’ minds, what is concerning them. It gives you this insight into their psyche.”

The exhibition, running until June 28, features artworks of diverse styles, sizes, dimensions, and materials. From paintings to sculptures and photographs to mixed media installations, the exhibition showcases a rich tapestry of creativity that reflects the vibrancy and diversity of West Vancouver’s emerging artistic talent, said Niehaus.

Organizers were impressed by the diversity and maturity of this year’s artwork, she said, noting that students are increasingly experimenting with unconventional techniques and mediums rather than limiting themselves to traditional painting or drawing. She highlighted examples ranging from hyper-realistic pencil drawings to experimental photography using overexposure techniques that resemble paintings, as well as dark, highly detailed illustrations that she described as “visceral.”

“Their work looks like, as usual, really high quality and quite mature work for such young people,” she said. “They’re definitely not confined by mediums –these are brave artists.”

Each student is invited to submit one

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High school students Meriel Scott, Kayla Yu, Mobin Mezami, Genie Shen and Bernice Tang display their contributions now showing at the Ferry Building Gallery’s annual West Vancouver Grad Art Show, on now until June 28. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

Pathways as unique as each student

The Class of 2026 graduates at a time of profound global complexity, yet they do so with a unique and vital tool: learner conﬁdence

It is the internalised belief within each student that they are capable, resourceful, and ready to meet the unknown with agency and thoughtfulness. Whether they began their Mulgrave journey in preschool or joined us later, these graduates have cultivated the resilience to navigate setbacks and the curiosity to keep asking ‘why?’ Beyond the classroom, they have learned to lead with humility and ﬁnd their voices in service of others. They leave us not merely as observers of the world as it is, but as the individuals who will determine what it becomes

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Even when I struggled or had doubts, the support from my teachers kept me going. Higher Level Biology and Chemistry were the most challenging classes I took, but they were also the ones I loved the most."

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My university counsellor was an incredible mentor who always gave me realistic, dedicated support I never felt lost because I had such a supportive team behind me ”

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Each of our 87 graduates is embarking on a post-secondary journey that is uniquely their own.

Supported by their university counsellors, teachers, and families, they have carved out paths that reﬂect their individual strengths and passions. Whether it’s pursuing higher education, a gap year, or a not-so-conventional path, we will eagerly follow along as this group spreads its wings across Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia in these diverse programmes of study:

• Arts & Social Sciences

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• Biological Sciences

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• Kinesiology

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• Liberal Arts

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Non-profit supports more than 1,000 North Shore students

chapter in a post-secondary school. Garcia Soto was accepted to the University of Toronto’s architecture program, but knew it wasn’t possible due to the high tuition costs.

But the day before Garcia Soto’s graduation ceremony in 2024, they found out the Cinderella Project had given them a full ride to study at the university thanks to their bright futures scholarship, which is funded by a family who supports education for youth.

“[It] had always been the dream to go. I couldn’t be more grateful for that,” Garcia Soto said. “If it wasn’t for them I would not be studying at university.”

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or two pieces for the exhibition. Niehaus noted that this year’s exhibition features around 55 works, filling the Ferry Building Gallery “to the brim” with student artwork.

“It’s a great platform for them to get feedback on their work, to see how the community responds to it,” she said. “Also to boost their confidence.”

She emphasized that the exhibition has become much more than simply a student art display, serving instead as an important stepping stone for young artists. According to Niehaus, many participants use the experience on resumes and job applications later on, especially when applying for arts-related summer jobs or future educational opportunities. She also pointed out that many emerging artists do not get the chance to exhibit their work publicly until years into post-secondary studies, making the Grad Show a rare early professional experience for students.

“It’s kind of a lovely microcosm of what might happen if they decide to become artists or art administrators,” she said.

Niehaus also lauded the sense of continuity the exhibition has built within the community over the years. Former participants regularly return to the gallery and recognize the importance the show once had in their own lives as graduating students. That long-running connection between generations of artists has helped establish the exhibition as a recognizable tradition within West Vancouver’s arts community.

“Very often we have people who walk into the gallery and say, ‘Oh, you know I love the show so much. When I was a high school graduate, I also was part of the show.’ So, there’s this continuation of history.”

An opening reception was held June 3, an event Niehaus described as an emotional milestone for students and families. The event often acts as a symbolic closing chapter before graduation, she said, adding that parents, teachers and students gather together at the gallery, creating a celebratory atmosphere before students move on to the next stage of their lives.

“It’s a really nice event, and the parents and kids come to tie a bow on the end of it all.”

Liz Mendes is a student intern reporting for the North Shore News. She can be reached at lizmendes2021@ gmail.com.

More than 6,000 students have been helped by the Cinderella Project over the last 27 years, said founder Heather MacKenzie, with more than 1,000 students from the North Shore alone.

MacKenzie started the non-profit with a group of 10 volunteers after seeing drop-out rates for B.C. youth as high as 12 per cent.

“We’re giving young people the chance for them to be able to claim their dream and see a real future for themselves,” she said. “That’s important.”

MacKenzie said she never expected to see the nonprofit grow as it has when she started it in 1999.

More than 750 volunteers help the non-profit

throughout the year, with the majority pitching in on Boutique Day.

MacKenzie said the non-profit has also helped others launch similar projects across the Lower Mainland and beyond to other parts of Canada, the United States and even the U.K. Watching people come together to help youth is empowering, she said.

“It’s pretty cool as a community that people show up year-in and year-out in the belief that these young people deserve it,” she said. “That’s pretty special.”

Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative

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Evo expands, offers discounted e-bike rides

ABBY LUCIANO aluciano@nsnews.com

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

North Shore residents are getting more options on wheels.

BCAA’s Evo Car Share has expanded its rental service to meet growing demand.

The car share is now set up for a Lynn Valley zone between Fromme and Baird roads, a new Pemberton zone along Marine Drive spanning west from Bridgman Avenue and including Lions Gate Village, and Sutherland Avenue east of Grand Boulevard.

BCAA’s Evolve E-Bike is now offering the first 10 minutes free from several North Shore transit hubs. EVO

help serve those communities,” she said.

“North Van is an area we think has a lot of potential,” said Amitis Khorsandi, vice-president of Evo Car Share. “We’ve got lots of members, lots of cars, lots of movement.”

Khorsandi said Evo continuously evaluates cities based on density, commercial areas, locations of interest and parking structures.

“Our plans and hopes are to stay in all of these areas and grow Evo and

The company’s Evolve E-Bike is also getting an upgrade over the summer. In partnership with TransLink, Evolve is offering the first 10 minutes free to and from transit hubs including Phibbs Exchange, the SeaBus terminal and Park Royal.

Prices for the e-bikes are also cheaper over the warmer months – 20 cents per minute and an unlock fee to $1, down from 35 cents per minute and a $1.25 unlock fee.

The free and discounted rides began rolling out June 1 with the aim of helping people get around during the summer months, said Khorsandi, adding that the deals are also just in time for the FIFA World Cup.

“We’re excited about what’s coming. Everybody’s very curious to see what is going to happen when this big event comes to town,” Khorsandi said.

In July last year, Evolve E-Bike launched in North Vancouver. Since then, it has expanded east into Deep Cove and rolled out in West Vancouver.

Khorsandi said there is currently no fixed end date on the discounted e-bike rentals. Riders can learn more about the car share and e-bike service at evo.ca.

Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative

NeptuneNew s– June 20 26

New Leadership in Marine Logistics

This March, Neptune welcomedBrandon Tang as its newDirector of MarineLogistics. Brandonsteps intothe role with asignificant experienceinlogistics and operations developed acrossthe waterfrontand bulk terminal sector.Inhis newrole at Neptune, he is looking forwardtolearningmoreabout theterminal’s coal and potashsystems andthe scale of operations asthe Port of Vancouver’slargestbulkterminal.

Afamiliar face on the NorthShorewaterfront, Brandonsaysthe community feelslikeasecond home after spending severalyears workinglocally. He wasdrawn to Neptunebyits strong community focus. “The investmentNeptune makes in local groups is remarkable,”says Brandon. “I’mlooking forward to learning more, gettingtoknowmembersofthe community, and hopefully leadingtours in thefuture.”

Brandon is taking the helm from JeffCrawford, who recently retired after 38 yearswith Neptune.Jeff joined the companyin1988 and becameone of its longest-serving employees,helpingcoordinatethe shipmentofCanadian steelmaking coal,potash,and other commodities while also supportingshareholders. He also provided expertise andguidance to help the industrynavigate the growth and changeoverthe years.Wethank Jefffor his decades of leadership and wish him allthe best in retirement.

Supporting the Next Generation of Professionals

At Neptune Terminals, investing in the next generation is an important part of supportingthe communityand building futureleaders. Through student tours, co-op placements,and summer employment opportunities, Neptune is helping young people gain firsthand experience while exploring potentialcareer paths.

This spring, Neptune welcomed students from Capilano University fora tour of theterminal, offering an inside look at portoperationsand careers in theindustry.InJune,students from Carson Graham Secondary School also visited the terminal.

Neptune is also providing meaningful work experience opportunities forpost-secondary students. WesleyPenman, athird-year business student at the University of Victoria completing aco-op placementinHumanResources and Communications, hassupportedprojects relatedtorecruitment, payroll and benefits

administration, employeecommunication, community engagementand event planning

“The biggest thing formeisthatco-op students aren’t treatedliketemporary workers,” says Wesley. “Everyonehas been very open and willing to sharetheir knowledge.”

Lauren Chow, asecond-year studentatthe UBC SauderSchool of Business,isspending her third summer at Neptune,whereshe currently works as aFinanceAssistant on the Capital Projects team.“It’s averywelcoming environment with lots of mentorship opportunities,”saysLauren. “The company is really invested in helping students succeed.”

By creating opportunitiesfor students to learn andgrow, Neptune continuestosupport education, community connections, andthe futureworkforce

Do youenjoyreading aboutactivitiesinyourcommunity?Signupfor e-newsletter at NeptuneTerminals.com or by contac ting us at community_questions@neptuneterminals.com or 604-983-7935.

BrandonTang-Director of Marine Logistics

Co-op StudentsWesley Penman(L) andLauren Chow(R)

Neptune Terminals has been part of theNorthShore for almost 60 years. We are driven by our commitment to safe, environmentally responsible operations, consideration for our neighbours,and support for our local community.

North Shore Canada Day Tradition Continues

TheRotary Club of Lions Gate is onceagain preparing to hostthe North Shore’s annual Canada Daycelebrationatthe Shipyardson July 1, continuing acommunity tradition thathas broughtpeople together formorethan47years.

This free community event, made possible through the continuedsupport of partners including Neptune Terminals, the City andDistrict of North Vancouver, local businesses, volunteers, andcommunity organizations,will run from approximately 11:30 a.m.to4:30 p.m. at the foot of Lonsdale andintothe Shipyards. During the celebration, the area will be opentofoot traffic only,creating avibrantand family-friendly atmosphere along the waterfront.

This year ’s festivities will featurelocal entertainers, kids’ activities, food trucks, and interactivecommunity programming, with a

special focusonstaying activeand healthyas excitement builds around theFIFAWorld Cup beinginVancouver.Canada Soccerwill be participating, bringing soccer-themed activities andenergy to theevent.Visitors can also look forwardtodisplays and participationfromthe RoyalCanadian Navy

“Canada Dayatthe Shipyardscontinues to grow because of theincredible support we receive from our communitypartners, sponsors, and dedicatedvolunteers,”said Stan vanWoerkens, Past President,Rotary Club of Lions Gate.“We’re very grateful forthe ongoing commitment from organizations and local businesses that help make this free event possible.”

Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoya dayof celebration, connection and communityspirit on the NorthShorethis Canada Day.

Neptune Terminals is Critical to Canada’sSupply Chain

As global demand forcritical minerals —aswell as steel and agricultural products—continues to grow,Neptune Terminals plays avital role in Canada’ssupply chain and export economy. From its locationonthe NorthShorewaterfront, Neptune connectsCanadian resourcesto international marketsthroughout Asia, South America, Europe and beyond.

Recent industrydiscussions have highlighted thestrategic importanceofsteelmaking coal —anessential material used to producesteel forinfrastructure, transportation, renewable energy projects, and manufacturing worldwide Unlikethermal coal used forpowergeneration, steelmaking coal is critical to producing the steel used in buildings, bridges, railways,hospitals, wind turbineswand electric vehicles.

Steelmaking coal handled at Neptune begins its journeyinB.C.’sElk Valleybeforetravelling

west by rail to theNorthVancouver terminal for export. Theterminal also serves as an important export hub forCanadian potash, acritical mineral essential foragricultureand global food security Both of Neptune’sshareholders, Elk Valley Resourcesand Canpotex,haveand continue to invest significantly in theterminal, because the Vancouver corridor is so important to them.

As Canada focuses on resilient supply chains and trade diversification, Neptune remains an essential link between Canadian resources and global markets. As Neptune growsasa business, so toodoes our local procurement and investment in thecommunity.

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Honorary Degree Recipients

An honorarydoctorate degree is thehighest form of recognition grantedbyCapilano University. It is awarded to profound exemplars of serviceand achievementwho arewidely recognized fortheir professionalpursuitsand broader endeavours.

SandraDjwa CM,PhD

Doctor of Letters, honoriscausa

Author,editor and recipient of theGovernor General’s Award(non-ﬁction)and Order of Canada

Marcus Mosely Doctor of Fine Arts, honoriscausa

Singer,choir conductor, educator, actorand performer

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Nancy Stibbard Doctor of Laws, honoriscausa

Owner and CEOofthe Capilano Group

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Chief Bill Williams

Doctor of Laws, honoriscausa

Squamish Nation Elder

Chocolatier Chez Christophe offers elevated treats in West Van

BIANCA BUJAN

Contributing

writer

“Have you tried the new Chez Christophe in West Vancouver?” Jennifer Kom-Tong of Copperpenny asks during my visit to her distillery.

“No, I’m worried it’ll be all chocolate, and unfortunately I’m allergic to chocolate,” I reply.

“Oh, but they have other great treats too, like cubed croissants,” she says. She had me at cube croissants.

I’m a fan of quirky food fads, so I had to go and see what all the fuss was about. Jen isn’t the only North Shore business owner singing the café’s praises. Chef Christophe Bonzon is already a familiar name in the local food scene through his collaborations with restaurants and bars across the region and his commitment to sourcing ingredients locally. At his newly-opened café in West Vancouver, he takes his offerings beyond the beautiful bonbons with a savoury European-inspired

lunch selection not found in his other stores. And thankfully, the items aren’t all cocoa-centric.

At this new location, Chez Christophe raises the bar with a selection of elevated sandwiches, created in collaboration with award-winning Chef Daniel Kim (previously of Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar). There are only three sandwiches on offer, and I soon discover that’s all they need. I agree to try two of the three, you know, “for research,”

and they do not disappoint.

My friend and I split each one in half and start with the Pretzel Croissant Ibérico: ribbons of Jamón Ibérico, creamy stracciatella and fresh arugula stuffed into a buttery pretzel croissant. The salty-savoury balance is spot on, and the croissant somehow manages to stay delicate while holding everything together.

The Ratatouille Provençale proves that vegetarian sandwiches also deserve the spotlight.

Slow-cooked vegetables and fragrant herbs are layered onto house-made focaccia, delivering all the comfort of the French classic in handheld form. We skipped the third sandwich – the Fromage Héritage, a decadent combination of aged Gruyère and the café’s signature cheese blend – because we were distracted by something far more intriguing: the Breakfast Croissant Cube. The savoury, multi-layered breakfast pastry encases a soft, fluffy egg filling (similar to a mini frittata), melted cheese, and savoury meat baked inside their signature flaky cube croissant.

We’re full, but we can’t leave without trying some of the café’s sweet counterparts. Chef Christophe brings us his two newest additions to the Cakes and Tarts menu: the Lemon Tart is an obvious front-runner. Citrus tarts are already my dessert of choice, but this one hits different. Bright, sharp citrus cuts through a silky filling with just enough sweetness to keep you coming back for

another bite.

He also serves us the new Piña Colada Cake, which isn’t something I’d normally order, but I’m glad I tried it. Light, delicate and flavourful, it’s the perfect sweet treat to wrap up a lunch on the café’s sunny patio.

Best Bite: For savoury, my top pick is the Pretzel Croissant Ibérico. Like an elevated hamand-cheese croissant, it delivers the perfect combination of salty, creamy and flaky. And for sweet, the Lemon Tart (new to the menu) may be the best I’ve had (and I’ve had a lot). Both are currently only available at the West Vancouver café, located at 2215 Marine Drive.

Bianca Bujan is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in National Geographic and Food & Wine. She is a Lonely Planet guidebook author and cookbook contributor. As the food columnist for North Shore News, she writes about local food and the stories behind it. Contact: bitsofbee@ yahoo.ca

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National Indigenous Peoples Day JUNE

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Todaywecelebrate thehistories,cultures, languages, andcontributions of FirstNations, Inuit, andMétis Peoples. As we mark National IndigenousPeoples Day, we also recognizethatthe landswecallhomehavebeen stewardedbyIndigenousPeoples sincetimeimmemorial. It is an opportunitytolisten, learn, celebrate,and deepen ourcommitmenttoreconciliationthrough action.

National Indigenous Peoples Day JUNE 21

MONOVA exhibit shares Squamish Nation culture and artistry

ABBY LUCIANO aluciano@nsnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Passing on the history and culture of Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) means a lot to hereditary chief Chepximiya Siyam (Janice George).

Many teachings she learned from her grandmother, who was a matriarch. At 18, George’s first job with the Squamish Nation was interviewing elders. She also played a pivotal role in teaching Squamish and other First Nations members the art of weaving.

“To pass those [skills] on, if you have them, it’s really a responsibility,” George said.

George is sharing that responsibility in curating an exhibition at the Museum of North Vancouver and Archives (MONOVA) highlighting Squamish Nation history, art and

culture.

Gifts to be Shared, Protected, and Carried Forward connects the past, present and future with items such as pieces from George’s personal weaving collection, historical photographs of different Squamish village sites, and community-held pieces including a canoe and woven baskets.

Three weaving pieces sit on mannequins at the back of the exhibit, two from George herself. The third, by artist Dana Moody, has the Hudson’s Bay Company colours.

The exhibition also brings pieces from the Squamish Nation back home. Chief Joe Capilano’s belt sits in a glass case, on a loan from the Museum of Vancouver.

In August 1906, Capilano and other First Nation leaders travelled to England to petition the king regarding land title and to protest the ban on potlatches.

Capilano wore the white, green, yellow and red checkered belt during the visit.

“It’s important to bring these things home,” George said. “[It] makes me feel emotional. To be able to do that, it means a lot to me.”

In September, a tumpline weaving from the Squamish Nation will be added to the collection. The piece will be on loan from the Museum of Natural History in New York City, a first for MONOVA.

A copy of a handwritten note from the Museum of Natural History is at the North Vancouver exhibit, saying they collected the weaving in the 1800s.

When George was visiting the museum in New York, she fought hard to include the piece in the Squamish Nation exhibit.

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Squamish Nation hereditary chief Chepximiya Siyam (Janice George) stands in front of her weaving work at the Museum of North Vancouver’s latest exhibit ‘Gifts to be Shared, Protected, and Carried Forward,’ on now until March 0f 2027. ABBY LUCIANO / NSN

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New kids show filmed at CapU celebrates Cree language

ABBY LUCIANO

aluciano@nsnews.com

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A new kids show is set to hit TV screens next week teaching Cree language and culture.

Kokum & Dot, produced and directed by filmmaker April Johnson and filmed at Capilano University in North Vancouver, follows Kokum Dorothy talking to her hand-puppet friend Dot about her day, introducing vocabulary and guiding principles in Cree culture.

“We’re excited,” Johnson said. “These languages and honouring the wisdom of our elders is really important.”

The eight episode series intertwines live-action and animation, starring Cree/ Anishinaabe actor and musician Renae Morriseau as Kokum (meaning grandmother in Cree) Dorothy and ventriloquist and puppeteer Kellie Haines as Dot.

Johnson took inspiration for the show from Dorothy Visser, an elder with the

Cree Nation of Saddle Lake, Alta., after taking a Cree language class from Visser at the Native Education College in Vancouver during the peak of the pandemic.

Like many classes then, they were conducted over Zoom. Johnson, who is Métis and Nehiyaw (Muskoday First Nation, located in Saskatchewan), took the class to learn the language after struggling to learn it on her own. Johnson said she tried to write a book in Cree for a seminar course while completing Indigenous studies at the University of Victoria, but faced challenges

“I cried the whole way through,” she said. “I was like, ‘This is too hard for me, maybe I’ll never learn my language.’”

But like any good teacher, Visser changed that for Johnson and made learning fun using songs and puppets.

“It was such a good way to remember,” Johnson said. “So I was like ‘OK, she’s onto something here.’”

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Renae Morriseau stars as Kokum Dorothy with puppet Dot (played by Kellie Haines) in the new children’s show ‘Kokum & Dot’ on TELUS. LUKA CYPRIAN

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Nation members lead the way

was able to have the piece transferred over to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle, where she has a current exhibit. It took some extra convincing to bring it to North Vancouver.

“I wrote a personal letter to the curator and said can you please reconsider. It means so much to our people to have it in our territory, so much to our weavers, our elders to have it back,” George said. “I’m really thrilled to have it.”

Changing the narrative Squamish Nation’s Ta na wa Ns7éyxnitm ta Snewíyelh (Language & Cultural Affairs Department) and MONOVA worked together to bring the exhibition to life. The project was led by George with the help of Jordan Dawson, Indigenous cultural programmer with MONOVA and a member of the Squamish Nation.

Zoe Mackoff de Miranda, director of MONOVA, said it was important to have Squamish Nation members leading the project and taking control over how their stories are told.

“I think museums are spaces where

that is traditionally not the case,” Mackoff de Miranda said. “If there were stories that were told about Indigenous people, they weren’t told necessarily in a fully truthful way, [histories] that left out some of the troubling realities of things that happened on these lands.”

Mackoff de Miranda said the exhibit is in time for National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day, but also with the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver and the anniversary of Squamish Amalgamation Day in July

“It’s always important to highlight the history of the lands,” she said. “So it’s a great opportunity.”

George hopes people learn more about the Squamish Nation, but also the creativity and resilience of their ancestors.

“It’s teaching our children about the ancestors, our territory, what they did and what we still do today to carry that on,” she said. “That’s important.”

Gifts to be Shared, Protected, and Carried Forward runs until March 2027.

Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative

Many crew members from CapU

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A few years later, Johnson was able to take that inspiration to the screen.

The series was filmed at the BOSA Centre for Film and Animation at Capilano University. Many of the crew members behind Kokum & Dot are Indigenous and came from the Indigenous Film and FILMBA programs at CapU, including Johnson herself. Having that representation was important.

“It’s bringing up a whole new generation of Indigenous creators,” she said. “The one thing that makes this show special is how many emerging [and] Indigenous creators are getting their first opportunity to step into the industry through this show, and the mentorship is really important to us.”

Morriseau, who is also an instructor in the university’s Indigenous film program, was thrilled to play a large part in the show, sharing the language and composing music for the project.

“It’s always a good way to learn languages through song,” Morriseau said. “With any language that you’re wanting to

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learn, being immersed in it is a lot easier than not being in that. Kokum & Dot allows children to be curious … and have a joyous relationship to the Cree language.”

Johnson said she gave the show a 1990s nostalgic feel, channelling favourites such as Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood to give it a relaxing tone and allow viewers to really sit with the teachings. Those teachings are love, respect, courage, honesty, wisdom, humility and truth, which are universal, Johnson said.

Kokum & Dot will hit TV screens on TELUS channels in B.C. and Alberta and on their On Demand app on June 15. The kids show launches just in time for National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 and during National Indigenous History Month.

“I think the whole month is great for reflection on the territories that we live on, the history of the land and the experiences of Indigenous people across Turtle Island,” said Johnson.

Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative

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Carson Graham teachers create cookbook for visual learners

LIZ MENDES

Contributing writer

With a shared love of cooking and years of teaching experience under their belts, Gamelle FitzGibbon and Meghan Parker found themselves asking a simple question: If students and classrooms have already moved away from teaching kids through dense paragraphs, why are cookbooks still following this pattern?

It was through conversations like this that Cooking Artfully was first developed. FitzGibbon and Parker, two teachers from North Vancouver’s Carson Graham Secondary, recently launched the unique cookbook, taking a different approach to the traditional recipe.

The book aims to make the kitchen a more fun and accessible place for neurodivergent people, visual learners and anyone

who finds traditional recipe books overwhelming. Cooking Artfully uses

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comic-book-style visuals and simplified step-bystep instructions to make

recipes easier to follow.

“Traditional recipes ask you to read and remember and execute all at the same time,” FitzGibbon said.

“When you make a visual recipe like we did, it kind of offloads that burden. So, you don’t have to hold all the steps in your head, you can actually see them all at once.”

The idea for the book came from their experiences as teachers, FitzGibbon said, watching how struggles with sequencing, processing speed and memory could make cooking frustrating and difficult for some students.

“What you know through education is that people find that sequencing is really difficult,” she said. “People don’t have that sort of working memory, particularly if they’re neurodivergent

and they’re working with all sorts of other stimuli coming into them…. We found that shift [in recipe style] changed cooking from stressful to calmer and more doable.”

While the book was initially aimed for neurodivergent audiences, FitzGibbon said she’s been surprised at how its appeal has been larger than expected.

“Accessibility and neurodiversity aren’t niche anymore” she said. “When you design for people who need things to be less complicated, we actually found that we improved the experience for everybody.”

The cookbook is available for purchase at cookingartfully.com. Liz Mendes is a student intern reporting for the North Shore News. She can be reached at lizmendes2021@gmail.com.

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Senior loses more than $30K in valuables in distraction theft

ABBY LUCIANO aluciano@nsnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

West Vancouver police are reminding the public to be alert after a man fell victim to a distraction theft in which more than $30,000 worth of belongings were stolen from him.

On Monday, June 8, around 11 a.m., police said a man was waiting in a parking lot in the 600 block of 21st Street near the Seniors’ Activity Centre when a black sedan, likely a BMW, pulled up.

The male driver and a woman seated in the rear passenger seat called him over to the car. The driver then gestured to shake the man’s hand, then quickly nabbed the phone the victim was holding, police said.

Meanwhile, the woman placed a fake gold bar, a ring and necklace in his other hand, while slipping the watch from his wrist.

Before the man knew it, the culprits fled the parking lot in the vehicle. More than $30,000 worth of valuables was stolen, police said.

Police described the male suspect as being in his 50s with a medium build and black hair, and the woman also in her 50s with black hair.

As the physical description of the suspects is minimal, police are encouraging residents to keep an eye out for behaviours associated with distraction thefts.

In a release last week, police said distraction thefts can take many forms, including thieves using sleight of hand to steal valuables, offering gifts, giving unsolicited hugs or asking for help. Police added that perpetrators will often work in pairs, making victims fall for their charm or instilling fear and anxiety.

“The North Shore can be a very friendly and welcoming place, and it’s understandable that people may not want to appear rude, but we need to be very cautious when people approach us out of nowhere,” said Suzanne Birch,

spokesperson for West Vancouver police.

Birch said last week’s case was unusual as the perpetrators did not leave the car. Using fake gold and gifts is quite common in distraction thefts, she said, usually used as a tactic to overwhelm or distract someone.

Police encourage people to maintain physical distance when approached by a stranger and be suspicious of unsolicited offers. Investigators also encourage residents to conceal valuables to minimize risks of being targeted and if confronted, to be vocal to attract attention of those nearby.

Seniors are disproportionately targeted for distraction

thefts, police said.

While rare for West Vancouver, distraction thefts have become more prevalent throughout the Lower Mainland, Birch said. Police urge anyone who has been a victim to a distraction theft to call 911.

“We want people to not feel embarrassed to report. This can happen to people,” she said. “Giving us a timely report really makes a big difference to us being able to apprehend these people.”

Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative

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Citizens group renews request for North Shore sewage plant inquiry

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A citizens group on the North Shore is hoping the third time’s the charm when it comes to demanding that the province conduct an inquiry into Metro Vancouver’s beleaguered wastewater treatment plant construction project.

The North Shore Neighbourhoods Alliance recently sent a letter to all three municipalities on the North Shore, urging that they once again request an inquiry into what they described as the “gross mismanagement of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project” – this time from the inspector of municipalities.

The citizens group is hoping that a technicality involving how the request is made – under a different section of the Local Government Act, which does not require cabinet approval – plus the recent resolution of the legal dispute between Metro Vancouver and its former contractor Acciona, could compel action on the part of the province.

The group has filed formal complaints and requested an inquiry by the inspector of municipalities twice before. Both times the request was rejected, with the province noting that to warrant “provincial intervention” the issue would need to go beyond the ability of local government to solve or “have serious consequences for the local government system.”

It’s also fundamentally the same request made by the two North Vancouver mayors recently when they met with B.C. Premier David Eby in Victoria to demand the province review out-of-control spending on large capital projects at Metro Vancouver, including the problem-plagued North Shore Wastewater Plant.

In a letter to Eby at that time, the North Vancouver mayors wrote that the “status quo at Metro Vancouver is no longer acceptable” and asked for a “fairness mechanism” to ensure municipalities can’t be on the hook for massive cost escalations on Metro mega projects.

The renewed request by the citizens’ group came in the same week that Metro Vancouver announced it will now “move forward” with its own independent review of the project, which was put on hold while the legal dispute between Metro and Acciona continued.

That dispute was recently settled out of court, with Acciona agreeing to pay $235 million to Metro.

Earlier this month, the regional

A drone photo shows the state of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project on May 13, 2026, the same day that Metro Vancouver and former main contractor Acciona settled their lawsuits over the problem-plagued project. PAT BELL

government confirmed lawyer Randal Kaardal, K.C., a senior litigator at Hunter Litigation Chambers, as the person who will lead the review team.

According to Metro, the independent review team will operate at arm’s length from the government and will have full access to Metro Vancouver’s documents related to the project’s history, finances and delivery.

But the North Shore citizens’ group has scoffed at the idea that Metro’s review is independent.

Spokesperson Dan Anderson – a North Vancouver school trustee who has announced his intention to run for District of North Vancouver council in the fall – said because Metro is picking the person who will lead the review, is paying for it and setting the scope of what it will examine, “the process cannot reasonably be considered independent.”

A review by the inspector of municipalities would be, he said.

District of North Vancouver Coun. Herman Mah said a truly independent review is important because the North Shore taxpayers have been stuck with a massive share of the cost overruns on the project.

It’s the same point that the two North Shore mayors made to Eby in their meeting. At that time they pointed out that while the North Shore agreed to the cost-sharing formula for the initial project budget, local municipalities had no ability to insist on changes when the project costs ballooned from $700 million to $3.86 billion.

Seaspan marks construction milestone on polar icebreaker

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

One year after heavy steel was first cut on Canada’s polar icebreaker being built at Seaspan Shipyards, the ship is taking shape, with one of the largest pieces of the vessel recently completed at the shipyard.

The first “grand block” – a 330-tonne piece of the ship that will include a motor room and fuel tanks – is significant, said Ana Arozarena, spokesperson for Seaspan, because once several smaller building blocks are welded together, “You can start to see a ship that actually looks like a ship.”

The largest and heaviest block, weighing 230 tonnes, has also been lifted onto a support cradle using Seaspan’s gantry crane. When finished, that piece of the ship will weigh 465 tonnes, and will sit near the bottom of the ship where the main propulsion shaft will pass through it.

Work underway at the North

Vancouver shipyard now includes welding steel between 50 and 60 millimetres thick, using new robotic welding technology. The heavy steel being welded into place on the icebreaker is about three times the thickness of steel on the joint support ships, also being built at Seaspan, and

will allow the ship to operate year-round in the high Arctic, in temperatures down to -50 C. The ship is being built to break through 2.5 metres of ice at speeds of three knots.

Construction of the icebreaker marks the first time in 60 years that a ship like this has been

150-metre ship being built at Seaspan will be the longest icebreaker ever built in Canada.

According to the federal government, the ship will be able to operate farther north, in more difficult ice conditions and for longer periods than any previous Canadian icebreaker.

built in Canada. The last heavy icebreaker, which the ship under construction is replacing, is the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, completed in Montreal in 1969.

The icebreaker under construction at Seaspan, for a $3.15 billion, is expected to be completed in 2032.

A second icebreaker, under construction at Chantier Davie Shipyard in Quebec, is set to be completed in 2030.

Described as the flagship for the Canadian Coast Guard, the

Work is also continuing at the North Vancouver shipyard on the second of two Navy joint support ships, which will be tasked with resupplying Canadian and allied warships at sea with fuel, food, spare parts and ammunition.

The launch of the hull for the first joint support ship took place in December 2024.

The launch of the second joint support ship is expected by the end of this year.

Seaspan is the North Shore’s largest employer. There are currently 4,250 employees working at the North Vancouver shipyard, including 2,800 trades people and 1,450 salaried white collar workers.

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District of North Vancouver to re-examine vape shop rules

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Two months after residents in Edgemont Village protested the opening of a vape shop in their neighbourhood, District of North Vancouver council has begun the process of tightening regulations to limit where future vape shops can set up.

Council voted June 1 to ask staff for options to establish stricter rules on where vape shops are allowed in the district.

Currently vape shops are permitted in both commercial and mixed use zones.

In April, a plan to open a vape store in North Vancouver’s Edgemont Village in a storefront that previously housed the local post office prompted a community uproar, with more than 3,300 people signing an online petition against the business and many area residents contacting district council to voice their disapproval.

A number of those people

pointed to the proximity of local secondary and elementary schools, saying they worry that the presence of the shop will make vaping more desirable and vapes easier for teens to obtain.

The District and City of North Vancouver already have seven vape shops.

But the uproar over the Edgemont shop prompted particular concern, with District of North Vancouver Coun. Lisa Muri

commenting that it was disappointing to see the Smoke2Vape marketing featuring a lot of candy and pop which appeared aimed at young people.

At the regular council meeting June 1, council members backed a request by Muri and council colleague Jordan Back to have staff report back on options to limit where vape shops can set up.

Some municipalities, like West Vancouver, don’t allow vape shops to set up anywhere within their borders. Others impose bubble zones excluding the shops from areas near schools.

Dr. Alex Choi, medical health officer for the North Shore, told council the North Shore has a larger percentage of teens who vape than the rest of the health region.

According to the 2023 McCreary Adolescent Health Survey, 33 per cent of youth in North Vancouver had tried vaping, most starting between 13 and 15. In West Vancouver, 24 per cent of youth had tried vaping.

Choi told council that while there is no perfect way to control access to vapes, limiting the number of stores and locations where vape products can be sold as well as the number of places where people are allowed to vape is the best way local governments can help.

“If we look globally, the places where you can smoke and use vapor products more are the places with predictably higher smoking rates,” she said. “It’s the case that anytime you increase the number of places people can do something, when you decrease

that barrier, you increase uptake. It’s the same thing with access.”

Buffer zones around schools also make a difference,” she said. So do creating large zones around doorways where vaping isn’t allowed, she added.

“I think it is abominable that we sell vapes in cotton candy flavours, in flavours that are specifically marketed to children,” she said.

Choi said while vaping may not be as bad as smoking, it’s still harmful.

“To that, I say, well, yes, if you are better than something that kills one third of your users, is that great? So if you’re killing one fourth of your users, is that really acceptable?”

“Those people who don’t think that it’s dangerous are wrong,” she said. Young people’s developing brains are more susceptible to the effects of nicotine than adult brains, she said. “And we know that chronic use of nicotine can impair everything from cognitive performance, to memory, to

attention. And when you’re using it as an adolescent, that is a much more serious consequence.”

Vaping can also cause cancer, lung injury and cardiovascular disease, she added.

Choi acknowledged a lot of the substance use among youth has to do with “trying to cope.” Rates of mental illness among youth, including depression, anxiety and eating disorders has increased in the past 15 years, she said, adding it has “far outpaced” resources available to address it.

Mayor Mike Little said limiting vape shops won’t make the problem go away.

“The kids have plenty of access to finding vapes, whether the stores are there or not. Because the kids know where to get them,” he said.

Council voted in favour of having staff report back on the best ways to limit future vape shops, while acknowledging any changes won’t impact vape shops that are already operating.

Black Bear Society deploys rolling robot helper for bear spray practice

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

In real life, there’s rarely such a thing as a stationary target.

The North Shore Black Bear Society has employed a remote controlled bruin to train outdoor workers and recreation groups exactly what to do in the event of a bear charge.

“Chances are on the North Shore, you are going to encounter bears, and bear spray is something that we do recommend carrying. But you have to know how to use it,” said Holly Reisner, executive director of the society.

Ursus Reversus, as she has been named, is in fact a foam sow originally intended for archery practice. Reisner’s husband secured the prop to a remote controlled electric skateboard.

On Wednesday, District of West Vancouver parks, bylaws and engineering workers took turns testing their reaction time and aim as a Black Bear Society volunteer sent Ursus Reversus barrelling toward them with their backs turned. Most hit their target, but not until the bear was within just a few metres of where they stood.

It’s the first time a remote controlled bear has been used in Canada, Reisner said. She introduced the technique here after taking similar training at a bear conference in the U.S.

When she first tried, Reisner found she was unable to get the spray can out of its holster, remove the safety, aim and fire before the robo-bear was upon her.

“It makes you realize that bears can move very quickly. Mostly, when we see bears, they’re just ambling around through our neighborhood slowly looking for things to eat, but they are very capable of running up to about 30 kilometres an hour and so it’s a very different feeling when you have a large animal that’s approaching you really quickly,” she said. “The best thing is if you can have a little bit of practice…. Then, in the moment, if your adrenaline is pumping, you don’t have to think about it.”

The occasions when someone would actually need to deploy the spray would be very rare, Reisner

North Shore Black Bear Society program co-ordinator Sarah Haglund prepares to launch Ursus Reversus, the society’s new remote controlled bruin used for bear spray target practice. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

emphasized. Generally, black bears are peaceful and don’t care about people. Before they learn how to handle the spray, trainees first spend some time in the classroom learning general safety lessons and how to read bear behaviour.

If you encounter a bruin on a trail, it’s best to speak to it in a calm voice and slowly back away. If the bear continues in your direction, it’s time to unholster the spray and speak up in a louder voice, ready to pull the trigger.

If the bear is undeterred, it’s time to give them a hiss of the spray, aiming for the eyes, nose and mouth.

It’s an encounter a bear won’t soon

forget, Reisner said.

“That painful response distracts the bear and it allows you to leave the area. That bear who gets a face full of spray, it will take them 40 or 45 minutes to get over that,” she said. “It can really have a corrective effect moving forward with that bear’s behaviour.”

With the arrival of summer, the North Shore’s bears have become quite active, Reisner said. That means it’s important to keep our properties clear of any attractants that may lure them into trouble, including keeping ground-level doors and windows closed.

“Bears follow their noses into the kitchen and eat out of the fridge, and that can endanger their lives,” she said. “We have had that happen already on the North Shore this year.”

Reisner is also urging people not to leave food unattended while out enjoying the outdoors. Last year on Canada Day, conservation officers shot a bear that was barging in on family picnics in Cates Park/ Whey-ah-Wichen.

To help prevent similar incidents, the District of North Vancouver has installed animal-proof food lockers in the park’s picnic areas, allowing families to enjoy the beach without inadvertently giving Yogi and Boo-Boo their last meal.

West Vancouver senior bylaw officer John Gelacio takes a turn bear spraying Ursus Reversus, a rolling training prop used by the North Shore Black Bear Society. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

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2325 St. George’s Avenue

PURSUANT to Sections 24, 26 and 94 of the Community Charter, the City of North Vancouver hereby gives notice of its intention to dispose, by way of lease, a portion of land and building located at 2325 St. George’s Avenue, North Vancouver, BC, and legally described as Lot 1, Block 216, District Lot 545, EPP116111, PID 031-574-335, as shown outlined in red on the map to be used as a new Seniors’ Activity Centre

The disposition is by way of a lease to Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre Society, a not-for-proﬁt organization providing recreational programs, activities and social services for adults aged 55 and older. The leased premises will be used as a new Seniors’ Activity Centre providing social, physical, and educational activities for adults aged 55 and older. The lease term is for 99 years. The rent for the term is $99 which is below market value, therefore representing ﬁnancial assistance to Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre Society, in exchange for receipt of a land parcel.

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Vancouver is putting on a proper football party

ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

It seems fair to say that there were some question marks about how a FIFA World Cup would play in Vancouver.

Anyone who has followed football in Canada (sorry, I’m legally obligated to call it “football” for the tournament) knows very well the constant existential question of “is Canada a football nation or not?”

And Vancouver has a decent little history with the sport, as far as Canadian cities go, but this is not Paris or London or Mexico City or Rio – cities that have more than a century of experience shutting down and blowing up for big football matches.

Yes, Vancouver knows how to throw a hockey celebration, as evidenced by the unforgettable scenes downtown following Sidney’s golden goal in 2010. (Vancouver also can cause a scene after hockey losses as well, but we don’t need to talk about that right now.)

But a World Cup? The BIG show? How would that go? Now we know.

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On Friday I was at Canada Soccer House at the Shipyards in North Vancouver for Canada’s opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. You know the spot where they have a skating rink in the winter and a splash park in the summer? There was no ice and no water, just pure fire from close to 4,000 people crammed in there watching a giant screen hung from the ceiling. It was electric.

Canadian soccer legend Bobby Lenarduzzi was there, he of the first Canadian team to ever qualify for the World Cup back in 1986. He’s seen the highs and lows since then – lots of lows – and knows just how far we’ve come.

“I’m looking at this backdrop here, and there could be no better place to be in a viewing party than right here,” said Lenarduzzi, who has called North Vancouver home for many years. He then made a bold prediction about Canada’s place in the football world. “We will never not qualify for another World Cup.”

I spoke to former national team player Marcel de Jong, who put in a lot of hard running during some of the lean years for the team. He admitted his group worked and sacrificed a lot without getting the glory on offer now. But he was so fired up about the scenes at the Shipyards and the opportunity for people across the country to get behind the team now.

“I never thought I’d see this,” he said.

Finally, the game. It felt very, well, Canadian for a while, as we tried really hard and did many good things but somehow fell behind. Then Cyle Larin subbed in late, scored two minutes later and the place went nuts. Check out the photos in our story online – it was wild.

A tie somehow seemed OK after the shaky start. I left the Shipyards absolutely buzzing, and I’m betting most others did too.

On Saturday came the first real test for the city, as the world’s eyes all landed on Vancouver for the first game at BC Place. The streets around the stadium were blocked

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off with a few entry points, creating what I thought was a pretty great fan experience. Once you were in you were in, and you could go to your seat, go grab a beer, go back outside to the DJ booth, dance with someone in a funny wig, then get back inside for the game.

Inside, BC Place looked … amazing, actually. Longtime BC Lions fans may not believe it, but it’s true. A proper World Cup pitch (real grass!) in a proper World Cup stadium.

And when they unfurled those giant flags, and then introduced the players, and then blew the whistle to start the games – goosebumps.

And then they were playing honest-to-goodness World Cup soccer, here in Vancouver.

Turkish superstar Arda Güler missed a chance at one end and then, not 10 seconds later, electric Australian 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda was putting a lightning counterattack in the back of the net. Two minutes later Australian keeper Pat Beach tipped a ripped shot onto the post, an incredible save that capped the most insane couple of minutes of the first half. In the second half Turkey pressed and pressed and pressed and … Australia’s Connor Metcalfe scored! Football is like that sometimes.

What an experience though, what a hoot (unless you’re Turkish, probably). Is Vancouver a World Cup city. I mean … yeah! It’s pretty hard to deny that now. Is this the moment we’ve all been waiting for, time to officially declare Canada a footballing nation? Maybe! Closer than it’s

ever been.

Canada plays again Thursday, in BC Place no less, in a winnable game against Qatar. And if we win it…. Well, then we can talk some more about Canada’s place.

There’s lots of tournament left. If you’re one of the lucky ones to have the chance to see Canada play at BC Place, congrats (and sorry about your wallet). You’ve got yourself something special there. And if you don’t have the cash to get in the stadium, I can’t stress enough how great the atmosphere was at the Shipyards, and it’s only going to grow. Go check it out, or find another party and enjoy the show.

Whether you agree with the price we’ve paid, metaphorically or literally, there’s no going back now. Only forward, on a ride that has already been wild, and seems poised to get even wilder.

This is it Vancouver. World Class. Andy Prest is the editor of the North Shore News and author of a regular humour/lifestyle column.

BC Place welcomes the world for Australia vs. Turkey on Saturday, the first men’s FIFA World Cup game ever played in Vancouver. ANDY PREST / NSN

Mana enjoys the World Cup festivities with her boys Daryan and Neeve at the North Vancouver Shipyards Friday. ANDY PREST / NSN

Viewing parties, activities scheduled throughout World Cup

for Canada Soccer House.

“I’m looking at this backdrop here, and there could be no better place to be in a viewing party than right here,” he said.

Outside the main match viewing area, the event boasts FIFA and Canada Soccer merch, soccer-related skills activities and giveaways by corporate sponsors, numerous food trucks and bars, which were doing brisk business soon after opening time, Friday.

Following the event, Mayor Linda Buchanan said the Canada Soccer House showing of the Team Canada match probably topped every other event the city has hosted at its premier waterfront destination.

“I think there’s never a better feeling when you’ve got this many people who are cheering for the same team. And then when you score, it’s just electric,” she said. “I mean, we built this space for this purpose – to bring people together, to come and connect and have a lot of fun. Over our last six years, everything we do

just keeps getting better.”

On its first day open Thursday, Canada Soccer House drew in 30,000 visitors. After two days

running the event, Buchanan said she’s had nothing but positive feedback.

“Every family that I run into,

PURPOSE: The purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to amend the Zoning Bylaw from Medium Density Apartment Residential 1 Zone (RM-1) to a new Comprehensive Development 769 (CD-769) Zone to permit the construction of a 6 storey residential building with 57 rental units, six of which will be mid-market rental units, along with a proposed Housing Agreement Bylaw to secure the market rental and mid-market rental housing in perpetuity.

SUBJECT LANDS: The lands that are the subject of the proposed Bylaw are shown on the inset map, with a civic address of 154 East 17th Street LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 4 of Lot C, Block 5 of Block 18, DL 549, Plan 6468 and Lot 3 of Lot C Block 5 of Block 18 DL 549 Plan 6468.

BYLAW READINGS: Consideration of ﬁrst, second and third readings of the proposed Bylaw will be at the Regular Council Meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026

ACCESS DOCUMENTS: A copy of the proposed Bylaw is available for inspection online anytime at cnv.org/PublicNotices from June 10, 2026 to June 22, 2026

PROVIDE INPUT: Written submissions only, including your name and address, may be addressed to the Corporate Oﬃcer and sent by email to input@cnv.org, or by mail or delivered to City Hall, no later than noon on Monday, June 22, 2026, to ensure availability to Council at the meeting. No Public Hearing will be held, as it is not required by section 464(2) of the Local Government Act No Public Input Period submissions on this matter will be heard at the Council meeting.

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every person I run into, they say this is just amazing. I’ve checked in with our public safety staff. They said everything’s been great. Everyone’s been really well behaved. No issues at all,” she said.

North Shore locals said it had been a thrill having Canada Soccer House so nearby.

Moodyville resident Joel Hunter said it was a bit of a hassle to go through the registration process at the gate but well worth it.

“Plenty of fun. And the atmosphere was great, especially when Canada scored. You could see everyone was happy again, so that was great, “ he said. “I’ll be down here whenever I can.”

Begum Sungurtekin, assistant manager at Makers gift shop within the Shipyards, said they’ve seen a big spike in people buying items bearing images of Vancouver – postcards, greeting cards, puzzles. About half of the visitors have been from outside Canada, she estimated.

“It’s good to see lots of people here. It’s exciting for us,” she said.

Sungurtekin wouldn’t be present for the third day of Canada Soccer House on Saturday, having scored tickets to see her home country Türkiye’s team take on Australia.

“My heart belongs half to Team Canada, half to my national Türkiye team,” she said.

Lower Lonsdale resident Hayley Smith said she appreciated her family just having to walk a few blocks to be in the thick of World Cup festivities.

“It’s fantastic. We’ve been going to Canada games for years and years, so it’s nice to have it in our backyard,” she said. “It’s very kid-friendly, family-friendly. We’ll definitely be back for more games,” she said.

Canada’s next games are scheduled for June 18 against Qatar and June 24 against Switzerland.

Canada Soccer House will be fully activated on the following days: June 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26 and July 1, 2 and 7. Operating hours vary each day based on FIFA’s match schedule.

Former Canadian national team member Marcel de Jong, City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan and local soccer legend Bobby Lendarduzzi enjoy the view at Canada Soccer House in the Shipyards before Friday’s World Cup opener for Canada. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

PUB LIC HE ARING NOTIC E

Proposed rezoning of 725Inglewood Avenue and721, 725, 733, and735 BurleyDrive

WHEN: 6p.m., Jun e2 3, 2026 |W HE RE: Mun ic ip al Ha ll Co unci lC ha mbe r, 75 01 7t hS treet, an dv ia electron ic co mmu nica tion fa cilitie s

SUBJECT BY LAWS : Ap ublic hea r ing w ill be held re ga rd ing prop ose d: Offi ci al Co mm unityP la nBylawN o. 49 85, 2018, Am en dmen tBylaw No.5 460,2 026; Zo ning By lawN o. 46 62 ,2 01 0, Am en dm ent By lawN o. 5461, 2026 ;a nd Ph ase dD evelo pmen tA greemen tAut hor izati on BylawNo. 5462, 2026.Apublic meeting will beheld concurrently.

SUBJECT LANDS: 72 5I ng lewo od Avenue and 72 1, 72 5, 73 3 ,a nd 735 BurleyD rivea sd epicted on the map

PROPOSEDOFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLANBYLAW NO. 4985, 2018, AMENDMENT BYLAWNO. 5460, 2026: wo uld add Po licy BF-B18 ,p la ce the si te within the “Inglewood CareCentreDevelopmentPermit Area”,and establish the associateddevelopmentpermit guidelines

PROPOSED ZO NIN GBYL AW NO.4 662 ,2 01 0, AMENDMEN TBYLAWN O. 54 61 ,2 026: would rezone the sitefrom RS3 (SingleFamilyDwelling Zone 3) and PH1(PrivateHospital 1) to CD 56 (ComprehensiveDevelopment Zone 56)toregulatethe land useand building envelope based on theproposal.

PROPOSED PHASED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

AUHORIZATION BYLAWNO. 5462,2026: would authorizea phased development agreement to secure zoning

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 21-051: wouldregulate the form and character of the proposed buildings and landscaping.

Thepublic hearing and concurrent public meeting is your oppor tunitytospeak to Council if youfeelyour interests will be affected by the proposed bylaws and development permit.

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“The Joys of the Open Road” poet Bliss Carman is sitting on a rock along the shoreline in West Vancouver, 97 years ago, with fellow poet and founder of the Vancouver Poetry Society, Dr. Ernest P. Fewster.

Canadians in Grade 7 any time between the mid-1930s and the 1950s most likely read Carman’s “A Vagabond Song” in The Canada Book of Prose and Verse, Book One, the school reader that was used in nearly every province.

Carman was crowned Canada’s Poet Laureate with a wreath of maple leaves in 1921 He died shortly after this photo was taken in June 1929.

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Deckchair cinema running classic sports movies this summer

LIZ MENDES

Contributing writer

Few things are better than a good movie, an ocean breeze or a stunning sunset. When all of these are combined, an unmissable experience is created.

For the past four years, the Polygon Gallery has presented Deckchair Cinema, an opportunity for locals and visitors to experience movies in a unique outdoor setting, all throughout summer.

This year the cinema is back, taking place at the Shipyards on Cates Deck, with the perfect theme for the season: sports.

Every Thursday at 7 p.m., starting June 25, Deckchair Cinema V will be presenting a thrilling list of must-watch movies that will make you and your sports fan friends jump out of your seats.

The sports theme extends from soccer, baseball and boxing all the way into skateboarding and BMX racing, helping to set the perfect scene for the season during the FIFA World Cup.

Several screenings will also feature community activities that are worth sticking around for.

Christopher Guest’s comedy Best in Show will headline a planned Bring your Dog to the Movies Night, with organizers contemplating the idea of hosting their own dog competition before the screening. Adding to this mix, the annual North Shore Pride Drag Party will feature Speed Racer, while Skate or Die Night will showcase the locally connected skateboard films Machotaildrop and Joe Buffalo

Concession stands will be available for all movie lovers as well, with food from Nook and drinks from Strathcona Beer Company.

Just as exciting as the movies themselves, the pre-show entertainment lineup will feature local musician Jody Glenham ahead of A League of Their Own, with organizers continuing to build a roster of performers and activities to take this waterfront movie experience to the next level.

Curious to see what movies are going to played? Look no further! Here’s what

Deckchair Cinema V has to offer.

June 25 – Jafar Panahi’s Offside, film starts at 9:25pm

July 2 – Shaolin Soccer, film starts 9:15 p.m.

July 9 – Sign O’ The Times + The Halftime Show, film starts at 9:15 p.m. - Greg Girard Opening Celebration

July 16 – Best in Show, film starts at 9:00 p.m. – Bring Your Dog To The Movie Night

July 23 – Machotaildrop + Joe Buffalo, film starts at 9 p.m.

July 30 – Speed Racer, film starts at 8:45 p.m. - North Shore Pride Week Drag Party August 6 – Creed, film starts at 8:45 p.m.

August 13 – A League of Their Own, film starts at 8:45 p.m.

August 20 – RAD, film starts at 8:45 p.m.

August 27 – Audience Choice: When We Were Kings or Enter the Dragon, film starts at 8:45 p.m.

Admission to the cinema is by donation and will include popcorn and access to the Gallery’s summer exhibitions Greg Girard (opening night: July 9), Simranpreeet Anand: Living with the Eternal, and James Harry: Eye of the Ancestor

Attendees are also encouraged to bring their own chairs, although some seating will be available on site. For those hoping for a premium viewing experience, a VIP picnic bench can be reserved by donating in advance. Ready to secure your spot? Visit thepolygon.ca for further information. Liz Mendes is a student intern reporting for the North Shore News.

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Polygon Gallery’s Deckchair Cinema returns to Cates Deck every Thursday between June 25 to August 27. This year it’s kicking off with a sports theme to celebrate the FIFA World Cup. POLYGON GALLERY

ARIES March 21-April 19

A work project will demand your full attention and lead to great financial prospects In romance, you’ll attract attention despite your reserved nature. Show patience and forgiveness toward your partner, even if they sometimes lack tact.

LEO July 23-Aug. 22

You’ll break away from routine in your relationship to focus on open and honest communication. Express your needs while remaining attentive to your partner’s. This exchange will refresh your relationship and restore warmth and balance.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec 21

Someone in your professional circle may express romantic interest, creating turmoil and confusion. Use discernment and caution to avoid giving in to outside pressure. Keep your choices true to your emotional values.

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TAURUS April 20-May 20

Your success depends on your strong self-esteem. Learn to respect yourself and value your skills. This self-awareness will become your strength, allowing you to progress with confidence and conviction

GEMINI May 21-June 20

With several colleagues on summer break, you’ll find time in short supply Strong organization is essential to prevent unforeseen events and overlaps. Plan each step carefully and work efficiently to stay on track.

CANCER June 21-July 22

You’ll negotiate a loan or make a major purchase. Your dedication to your loved ones will help you provide them with long-term security. Summer holidays are fast approaching; family members will increasingly rely on you.

VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept 22

You’ll confidently express your desire for progress, whether to your partner or a superior Your constructive ideas will be noticed and appreciated, strengthening your romantic and professional relationships. You’ll inspire confidence and gain recognition.

LIBRA Sept 23-Oct 22

Your love life is entering a new era. Your partner may encourage you to consider a serious commitment, such as moving in together or starting a family Meanwhile, your creativity will shine, bringing freshness and originality to your projects.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21

It’s time to focus on yourself. Social outings with friends or shopping trips will appeal to you and bring a sense of lightness. Balance play and rest. Your well-being is essential to lasting happiness.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19

Your family vacation is coming up, promising to be memorable. If you’re planning to drive, get your maps or offline GPS ready in case of limited cell service. These simple steps will ensure a smooth journey, peace of mind and no wasted time.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb 18

Your children’s academic success will give you great pride. You’ll feel tempted to give in to their every whim. Stay alert, as someone close to you could take advantage of your generosity with an unreasonable request.

PISCES Feb. 19-March 20

You’ll openly share your needs in your relationship, even if it creates some tension. This honest communication will prove helpful, clarifying expectations and making way for a fresh start built on love, stability and harmony

PUB LIC HE ARING NOTIC E

Proposed rezoning of 1552 Esquimalt Avenue

WHEN: 6p.m., Jun e2 9, 2026 |W HERE: Mun ic ip al Ha ll Co unci lC hamb er,750 17t hS treet ,a nd via el ec troni ccommuni ca tio nfac ilities

SUBJECT BY LAWS : Apublic hearingwillbeheld regarding proposed: Official Community Plan BylawNo. 4985, 2018,Amendment Bylaw No.5465, 2026;and Zoning BylawNo. 4662, 2010,AmendmentBylawNo. 5466, 2026.A publicmeeting willbeheldconcurrently.

SUBJECT LAND : 15 52 Es quima lt Avenue as de pi cted on th em ap

PROPOSEDOFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAWNO. 4985, 2018, AMENDMENT BYLAWNO. 5465, 2026: wouldallowinfillstratatenure housing alongside the continueduse of existing rental units up to atotal sitedensity of 3.0Floor Area Ratio (FAR)atthe site

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAWNO. 4662, 2010,AMENDMENTBYLAWNO. 5466, 2026: would rezone the sitetoCD60 (ComprehensiveDevelopment Zone 60) to allowfor apartment buildings up to asitewide densityof3.0 FARand wouldsecurethe existing building as rental housing.

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 26-012: would regulatethe form andcharacter of theproposed apartment building and landscaping.

Thepublic hearing and concurrent public meeting is your oppor tunitytospeak to Council if youfeelyour interests will be affected by the proposed bylaws and development permit.

AT TEN DT HE PUBL IC HE ARIN GA SA NO BS ER VER

1. Wa tc ho nl ine

Visit youtube.com/@WestVanDistrict at thescheduled starttime of thepublic hearing.

2. Wa tc hi np er son

Visit Municipal Hall CouncilChamber at thescheduled starttime of thepublic hearing. Advanceregistration is notrequiredtoattend apublichearing.

QUES TIONS ? More information on theproposed bylaws,including staff re por ts and ot her su ppor ting do cume nt s, mayb ev iewe da t westvancouver.ca/news/notices and at Mu n icipal Hall from Ju ne 12 to 29, 2026 during businesshours, 8:30 a.m.to4:30p.m., Monday to Fr iday, exclud ing st a tutor yh olidays

PA RT ICIPAT EI NT HE PUBLIC HEARING

1. Speak in pe rs on Municipal Hall Council Chamber Persons mayaddressCouncil during thepublic hearing foruptofiveminutes at atime.

2. Speak via Zo om (electronic communication facilities)Please call 604-925-7004 on June 29,2026tobeadded to the speakers list. Instructions on howtoparticipateare available at westvancouver.ca/ph.

3. Pr ov id ea writt en su bmis sion

• email: correspondence@westvancouver.ca

• mail: addresstoLegislativeServices, 75017th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3

• drop box: addresstoLegislativeServices; boxeslocated at the north and west the entrances to MunicipalHall

Written submissionsmust be received by noon on June 29,2026toensure their inclusion in thepublic information packagefor Council’sconsideration. To ensure afairprocess,Council cannot consider anysubmissions received afterthe publichearing has ended.

CO NTAC T: Lisa Berg, Senior Community Planner| lberg@westvancouver.ca |604-925-7237

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Ross Baxter

June 19, 1951 - October 14, 2018

We miss you ever y day How we are blessed with so many cher ished memor ies Miss all our walks in nature, you so loved

Thank you to all the folks who called me, saying, “Ross was a kind, intelligent, creative gentleman, well educated at UBC & SFU, and he did not swear ” His other sister, 10 years different in age, wrote that he swore It’s her idea of funny A beautiful soul, gone too soon from COPD & pneumonia

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To place an Obituary, In Memoriam, or Memorial Service, please call Nadia at 604-653-7851 or email

It is with great sadness that we announce that Antoine Laoun passed away peacefully on May 22, 2026, surrounded by his loving family Bor n in Cairo, Egypt, on December 15, 1946, Antoine later immigrated to Canada in 1967 He graduated from McGill Universit y with a degree in civil engineer ing and an MBA before embar king on a successful career as an accomplished business executive Antoine’s life was a testament to love, family, and dedication

Antoine was a dedicated husband to Violet, his loving wife of 52 years, and a devoted father to Mar k (Leila) and Brent He was a proud grandfather to t wo grandchildren, Olivia and Margot He is also sur vived by his sister Mireille (Ber nard), his nephews JeanStephane (Mar issa), Cedr ic (Laura), David, and many other fr iends and relatives

Monica Farrell

March 26, 1957 - May 29, 2026

Monica Farrell passed away on May 29, 2026, in the care of Nor th Shore Hospice after a br ief battle with cancer

Predeceased by her parents Hans and Ingr id Riessner and in-laws Jack and Sonja Farrell, and brother-in-law John

Monica leaves behind a family who adored her : her devoted husband James; her siblings Tom, Sylvia and Greig, and Angela; her extended family, including Jason, Joe, Joanne and Rob, Janice and Murray, Chr is and Tianna, Matthew and Daniel; along with many fr iends and neighbours

She will be remembered for her kindness, generosit y, love of gardening, and the war mth she brought to ever yday moments

The family thanks the staff at Lions Gate Hospital and Nor th Shore Hospice for their compassionate care and kindness

In keeping with her wishes, no for mal ser vice will be held A pr ivate gather ing will take place at a later date In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favour ite char it y Full obituar y at: www mckenziefuneralser vices

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Antoine was predeceased by his father Joseph (2011), mother Mar ie (1999), and younger brother Michel (2014) His kindness, generosit y, and unwaver ing love for his family will never be forgotten In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Nor th Shore Hospice or simply raise a glass and toast Antoine to a life well-lived

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Each Loss

Each loss is very different,

The pain is so severe.

Will I ever stop missing

This one I loved so dear?

Good times we had together, The moments that we shared

We didn’t have to tell each other

How much we really cared.

I never dreamed you’d go away,

Never thought of sorrow.

So sure you’d always be here

Took for granted each tomorrow.

Now my life is all confused

Since you went away.

You took a part of me

And for help I daily pray.

But when God sent you to me He never said that you were mine, That I could keep you always –

Only borrowed for a time.

Now, He’s called you home, I’m sad and I shed tears.

Yet I’m glad He loaned you to me And we had these many years.

Nor m Daniel

March 5, 1943 - June 9, 2026

Nor m is lovingly remembered by his wife, Lesley; daughters Kahlyn (Bob) & Cour tney (Gar y); grandchildren Anika, Er ik, Henr y & Theo; sisters Mar y Frances, Eileen, & Daphne

Nor m devoted his career to teaching English & Drama in Surrey Nor m enjoyed photography, auto racing, travel, books, and movies He will be remembered for his gentle nature, patience, kindness, and love of lear ning

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Nor th Shore Hospice

Paul Russell Birch

Januar y 25, 1935 - May 22, 2026

With sadness, we announce the passing of Paul Birch He graduated from UBC in 1955 and taught high school in Nor th Vancouver until he retired Music and faith were central to his life He sang with the Vancouver Bach, Chor Leoni, and EnChor choirs An accomplished pianist and organist, he ser ved at West Point Grey Baptist Church for over 50 years He is sur vived by his wife, Margaret, and his brothers, John (Donna) and Alfred (Robbi)

A funeral will be held at West Point Grey Baptist Church, 4509 W 11 Ave, Vancouver, on June 27 at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Union Gospel Mission or a char it y of your choice

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Sheila Ruby Westgate

Febr uar y 27, 1934 - May 29, 2026

It is with sadness that the family announces the passing of Sheila Ruby Westgate (nee MacFadyen) on May 29, 2026, at the age of 92

Sheila was predeceased by her beloved husband, Lor ne Westgate; stepson Scott; brother Ian; sister-inlaw Joan; and nephew Stuar t

She will be lovingly remembered by her stepfamily, Mar k (Jean), Agatha, Michael, Kimber ley, Nicholas, Trevor, nephew Scott, and her special cousin Elspeth (Jim) Sheila cher ished her family and fr iends and will be missed

A lifelong resident of Nor th Vancouver, Sheila made a lasting impact on her communit y through both her professional and volunteer wor k She enjoyed a long and fulfilling career as a teacher, shaping the lives of many students with her dedication and compassion

Sheila was also deeply committed to communit y ser vice She was a proud and active member of several organizations, including the Order of Easter n Star, Job’s Daughters, and the Sons of Scotland Her volunteer wor k reflected her strong sense of ser vice and communit y spir it

Sheila had been a member of the St Andrew’s United Church in Nor th Vancouver since childhood, where she found fellowship and faith throughout her life

Sheila will be remembered for her commitment to education and communit y, her sense of humour, and the strength that defined her life

Victor John Wasyluk

December 2, 1942 - May 13, 2026

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Victor John Wasyluk on May 13, 2026, in Nor th Vancouver, Br itish Columbia, at the age of 83

Bor n in Calgar y, Alber ta, on December 2, 1942, Vic lived a life mar ked by kindness, compassion, generosit y, and an endur ing sense of humour He touched the lives of many through his war m spir it, genuine care for others, and abilit y to br ing laughter to those around him

Vic is lovingly remembered by his wife of 48 years, Lynne Frances Wasyluk; his daughters, Adr ienne (James) and Susan (James); his sons, Chr is (Grace) and David; his grandchildren, Josh (Mallor y) and Sarah (Devin); and his great-grandchildren Jonah, Asher, Greyson, and Ryleigh

Rarely found without a pencil in hand or singing a song, he found joy in drawing, music, and playing poker Vic remained a diehard Canucks and Blue Jays fan (despite the near-constant disappointment followed by fleeting moments of hope) and loved shar ing his passion for spor ts with his children Never missing a chance to deliver a perfectly timed or groan-wor thy dad joke, the memor ies he created with family and fr iends will continue to be treasured for years to come

A memor ial ser vice will be held on June 25, 2026, at 2:00 p m at the Boal Chapel, First Memor ial Funeral Ser vices, 1505 Lillooet Road, Nor th Vancouver, BC V7J 2J1 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Nor th Vancouver Silver Harbour Seniors' Activit y Centre

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Sheila's ashes will be laid to rest with her beloved mother in the Nor th Vancouver Cemeter y

A pr ivate ser vice will be held at a later date

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While his pencil may be still and the music of his life now silent, Vic's war mth, humour, and love will remain forever in the hear ts of those who knew and loved him

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