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DNV, province to build 40 affordable units in Norgate area

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The province and the District of North Vancouver have partnered to build 40 affordable housing units on district-owned land in Norgate’s industrial area.

The property at 1182 Welch St. is currently an overflow parking lot leased to an auto mechanic shop, but by the fall of 2027 it could be housing residents who today are living in vehicles or encampments.

Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Christine Boyle made the announcement on Thursday, saying the project would provide “a safe, supportive place for people experiencing homelessness, while new permanent supportive housing continues to be developed in the community.”

Mayor Mike Little said the property has been “underutilized” and that council chose it for transitional housing, which there is an urgent need for. The 2025 homeless count found the number of people sleeping unsheltered on the North Shore climbed by 67 per cent in two years.

“It’s … situated in an area that has a very high ratio of people who are living in insecure housing – lots of RVs and cars that people are living out of or living rough in the bush in that neighbourhood,” he said. “We all have to be a part Continued on A17

END OF THE LINE Pemberton Station Pub manager Cam Eisner has announced the North Vancouver pub will close at the end of June after 40 years in business. See story page 4. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

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When is the right time for home care? 4 early signs families should watch for Home care is not just for emergencies. Learn how early support can help seniors stay safe and independent at home longer For many families, the conversation about home care does not begin until after a fall or hospital visit.

In reality, the earliest signs that an older loved one may need support at home are often much more subtle, small changes in daily routines that are easy to overlook or dismiss as normal aging.

“Most families wait until something happens before they reach out,” says Danny Birch, co-founder and co-CEO of Hero Home Care. “But there are often small signs along the way that can tell us someone is starting to need help, even if they are still living independently.”

Here are four early changes that may signal it is time to start thinking about additional support at home.

1. Changes in food and nutrition habits One of the earliest indicators is often found in the kitchen.

Food going to waste, an empty fridge or expired groceries can signal that a senior is having difficulty keeping up with meal planning, shopping or cooking.

In some cases, it may also point to mobility challenges or reduced interest in preparing meals.

“Sometimes it is not that someone cannot eat properly,” Birch says. “It is that getting to the store or preparing a full meal has become harder than it used to be.”

Over time, small gaps in nutrition can affect energy levels and overall health.

2. Missed medications Forgetting medication occasionally can happen to anyone. However, repeated missed doses or confusion around prescriptions can be an early sign that additional support may be needed.

Medication routines are often tied to broader changes in memory and daily structure. Families may notice pill bottles not being used as expected or uncertainty around whether doses were taken.

3. Reduced mobility, isolation or hesitation leaving the home Changes in movement and social activity often go hand in hand.

A slower walking pace, hesitation on stairs or reluctance to leave the house can all point to early mobility concerns.

At the same time, seniors may begin withdrawing from social activities,

In reality, the opposite is often true.

“People often tell us they wish they had reached out sooner,” says Birch. “They realize support at home actually gives them back their independence, not takes it away.”

Support can be introduced gradually and adapted over time as needs change.

This may include help with daily routines, companionship, transportation, medication reminders, nursing care and support in creating a safer home environment.

Subtle changes in seniors’ habits are often overlooked by families and caregivers. Photo via Hero Home Care

The right home care support can help seniors feel more confident and in control. Photo via Hero Home Care

spending more time alone or reducing contact with friends and community groups.

Sometimes this shift is physical. Other times it is emotional, such as fear of falling or loss of confidence outside the home.

“If someone stops going out as much, it is not always obvious why,” Birch says. “It could be mobility, it could be confidence or it could simply be that they feel safer staying home.”

Without intervention, reduced movement and isolation can reinforce each other, leading to declining strength and wellbeing over time.

4. Clutter or missed household tasks Changes in the home environment can also reflect changing needs.

Piling mail, expired food, unfinished chores or increasing clutter may suggest that everyday tasks are becoming harder to manage. Families may also notice laundry going undone, rooms being used

less often or walkways becoming more difficult to navigate.

While these changes can happen gradually, they are often early signs that a senior may be struggling to keep up with routines that were once manageable.

Why these early signs matter While each of these signs on their own may not indicate an urgent concern, together they can signal that a person’s needs are evolving.

Yet many families wait until a health event such as a fall, hospital visit or sudden decline before seeking support.

Reports from the British Columbia Seniors Advocate show that about 60% of seniors admitted to long-term care had no home support in the 90 days before admission, highlighting how often planning starts too late. Families who bring in support earlier often experience fewer hospital readmissions and smoother transitions after medical events.

“In many cases, we only get the call after something has already happened,” Birch says. “If we can get in earlier, we can often help prevent those situations from occurring in the first place.”

How early support helps preserve independence Despite these risks, one of the most common misconceptions about home care is that it signals a loss of independence. Many seniors worry they will lose control over their home and daily life once outside support is introduced.

It can also reduce the pressure on family members who may live out of town or have limited availability to assist with errands such as grocery shopping, medical appointments and other day-today tasks.

A proactive approach to planning ahead For families unsure about whether it is time to seek support, starting the conversation early can make a meaningful difference. Planning ahead allows families to better understand their options and put the right supports in place before a crisis occurs.

Hero Home Care provides home care services designed to help older adults remain safe and independent at home.

Support can include companionship, meal preparation, transportation, medication reminders, nursing care, care planning and guidance for families navigating the aging journey.

This June, Hero Home Care will take part in the upcoming Seniors Health Expo in West Vancouver. Presented

by Hero Home Care, the event takes place on June 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Their session, “Aging in place: Planning ahead to stay at home longer,” will share practical steps families can take to support safety, independence and quality of life at home.

Families are encouraged to join the event to start the conversation and learn more about home care support.

No registration is required.

For more information about Hero Home Care and its services, visit herohomecare.ca.

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It’s last call at Pemberton Station Pub after 40 years JANE SEYD

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It’s just before opening for a weekday lunchtime crowd, and Pemberton Station Pub manager Cameron Eisner is busy, writing the day’s specials on a chalk board, straightening chairs and using the remotes to click on any number of 32 TVs.

Over near the horseshoe-shaped bar, there’s a chainsaw sculpture of Norm, from the TV series Cheers, the fictional bar where “everybody knows your name.”

The wooden bar at the Pemberton Station also shines with a patina of history. The local watering hole has been operating down in an industrial area at Pemberton Avenue and West First Street for 40 years.

But that’s about to change next month.

After four decades in business, Eisner has announced it’ll be last call on June 28.

The Pemberton Station opened in 1986 – the same year as Expo came to Vancouver – and was owned by the Troll family of Troll’s Restaurant in Horseshoe Bay for many years.

Eisner came to run the “Pemby” in 2000, after running the Commercial Hotel in Nanaimo.

That’s when Gary Troll

Pemberton Station Pub manager Cam Eisner has announced the pub will close at the end of June. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN decided to refocus the Pemberton Station as a sports bar, said Eisner.

“There were a lot of sports fans around and there weren’t many good sports bars around.

So we felt like this was something that we could provide people.

We really kind of focused on it becoming a place where everyone could come and watch their team play,” he said.

In the earlier days of the pub, there was a big lunchtime and after-work crowd, with BC Rail operations across the street as well as the local shipyards.

“There were a lot of people in

this area working,” said Eisner.

The Pemberton has always been a working person’s bar and a locals bar, he added.

But both the profile of the area and the demographics have changed, he said.

COVID was hard on the business. The years when the wastewater treatment plant construction was shut down were also difficult.

Younger people just don’t go out like previous generations did, he said. And the squeeze on average people’s wallets has only added to that trend.

At the same time, “everything

costs so much more now,” Eisner said about running the business, from big ticket items like the lease on the property to bags for takeout.

“It’s not like booze has gotten any cheaper,” he adds. “It’s expensive.”

Eisner said given the challenges of keeping the pub afloat financially, he’s made the difficult decision to close the doors.

“It’s been my identity and my life for 26 years, so yeah, it’s really hard,” he said.

Ian Tostenson, president of the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association, said the closure of the pub is part of a sobering trend in the industry. People aren’t going out as much, he said, and those who do are often going for happy hour, when prices are cheaper.

A recent report on the restaurant industry in Canada pointed to half of restaurants barely breaking even, he said.

“Margins for restaurants and pubs are basically non-existent.

They’re having a tough time,” he said.

So far there’s no word on what might move into the space at 135 Pemberton Ave. Five years ago, the property was sold to a local investor for $7 million – $500,000 over its list price.

This month, the property

was the subject of discussion by the District of North Vancouver council, where council voted to draw up a bylaw specifically disallowing childcare on the site – a use which is currently allowed in all zones, including commercial and industrial.

Some council members lamented instances of longstanding businesses closing down and child care businesses taking over their former spaces.

Council members cited the need to preserve industrial land for industrial uses.

“We have to find a balance,” said Coun. Lisa Muri. “And these industrial sites are very important and we need to protect them for uses that support the industrial nature of that area.”

Mayor Mike Little pointed to example in Deep Cove where an auto shop closed and was also replaced with a childcare “because we allowed it into an industrial zone.”

Under municipal rules, once council has directed that a bylaw be created, any applications that aren’t consistent with that can be put on hold for a period of time.

According to a staff report, the commercial real estate agent handling the lease has indicated several inquiries have come from the food and beverage sector, while one has come from a child care provider.

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Scuba diver dies in incident near West Vancouver’s Whytecliff Park ABBY LUCIANO

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A 50-year-old man from Chilliwack died following a scuba diving incident off Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver, Sunday.

The West Vancouver Police Department received a call of a scuba diver in distress off the park just before 1:30 p.m.

B.C. Emergency Health Services, the

Canadian Coast Guard and West Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were also on scene.

Suzanne Birch, spokesperson for WVPD, said the man was diving with a group and a few divers noticed that he was in distress under water. They brought him to shore and contacted emergency services. Birch said police don’t have information on the diver’s experience.

“Life-saving measures were attempted,

but sadly the man did not survive,” Birch said.

The man’s next of kin have been notified and his sudden death is not deemed to be suspicious, police said.

Birch said Whytecliff Park is a common place for scuba diving and the police department has received other calls about incidents in the area, but not many resulting in tragedies.

“The West Vancouver Police

Department extends our deepest condolences to this man’s family and friends,” the release said.

Police said anyone impacted by Sunday’s incident is encouraged to reach out to Victim Services by calling 604-9257468 or at westvanpolice.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.

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New Cloverley Elementary getting prepped for students in September JANE SEYD

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Four decades after the original Cloverley Elementary closed in North Vancouver, a new Cloverley Elementary will open in September on the same site where previous generations of kids sat in classrooms and played outside on the field.

Most of the structural work on the new school has been completed now, said Construction continues on the new Cloverley Elementary in Chloe Scott, spokesperson North Vancouver on April 17. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN for the school district.

“There’s some beautiful mass timber The result is that the new school now that has gone in, and it’s going to be really lies in the far eastern corner of the catchbright,” she said. ment, which extends eight blocks to the About 100 tradespeople have been west. working on completion of the school’s Families who live inside the new interior, with flooring, electrical wiring and catchment area were informed this spring painting underway. that they would need to switch schools in “By the end of May we expect the September. childcare space to be nearing completion “The province has invested significant and the ground level of the school to be capital into making this new school,” said approximately 80 per cent complete,” she Scott. “We want to fill the new school. We said. want to build this new community.”

About half of the staff has also been But that doesn’t mean the process has hired through a special process that allows been easy. The school district acknowlthe school district to hand pick staff for edges it’s been harder on some families certain positions. Principal Tim MacLeod than others.

– currently the principal of Upper Lynn The school district has tried to make Elementary – will be the first educator to sure siblings can continue attending school head up the new school, along with vice together, rather than having one child principal Danielle Hershmiller. switched to Cloverley.

The new Cloverley Elementary is being As a result, requests from students with built for a capacity of 585 students, but siblings entering Grades 6 or 7 at their curthose numbers will be phased in over the rent school were approved to stay there next three school years. In September, the – most of them at Ridgeway, said Scott. new school will start off in September with But many other families who requested just 300 students from Kindergarten to to stay at their old school have had those Grade 5. More senior grades and students requests denied. will be added in each of the next two Jennifer Morrow-Camp, whose daughter school years. The site will also have a attends Ridgeway Elementary, is one of childcare centre with 37 pre-school spaces, those parents. as well as before- and after-school care.

She lives much closer to Ridgeway than Most of the students starting school at to Cloverley, and says her daughter is comCloverley in September are coming from fortable with the current support she has the nearby Ridgeway Elementary, currently at school. When catchment boundaries for operating at about twice its capacity. the new school were set up, “they gave us That means about half of the stua letter basically saying, we will be moving your child. You can apply to have your dents currently attending Cloverley have child kept at Ridgeway,” she said. now been switched to a newly-created Morrow-Camp said she did apply to Cloverley catchment area. stay at Ridgeway, but had that request In creating the catchment, the school rejected. district tried to avoid having students “It’s a lot for all of these students to be cross the major east-west thoroughfare of Continued on A7 Keith Road, said Scott.

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Poilievre demands Ottawa protect private property rights JANE SEYD

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Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stopped in North Vancouver Thursday morning to talk up his party’s call for the federal government to take action on a B.C. law – the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – he said threatens private property rights.

Poilievre made the comments on the North Shore ahead of a non-binding vote Monday, May 25 on a Conservative motion demanding the government take more action to defend property rights in light of recent court decisions over DRIPA. The motion, which was voted down in the House of Commons Monday, demanded that federal lawyers aggressively defend property rights in all legal cases. It also demanded Ottawa publish a plan within 30 days on how it will protect property rights for Canadians affected by recent B.C. court decisions and agreements concerning Indigenous rights and title.

At his press conference Thursday, Poilievre told reporters that “here in British Columbia, people are facing a new threat to home ownership. This goes beyond prices, jobs and mortgages. It goes to the

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre made a stop in North Van Thursday. JOHN LEHMANN foundation of our economy, private property rights.”

Poilievre pointed to the August B.C. Supreme Court decision on the Cowichan Tribes case which ruled that Cowichan Aboriginal rights could be held over 800 acres of private property in Richmond that is owned under fee simple.

Since then, various businesses and property owners have pointed to a potentially chilling effect of the ruling because of uncertainty about its impact on property rights.

Poilievre said Thursday the case has an impact “right across British Columbia because almost all of the province is under some sort of claim. And if this precedent holds up, then all British Columbians may

face the loss of their title. Hardworking British Columbians saved up, made a down payment, paid mortgages and property taxes, and now they live in fear, fear that they could lose their homes.”

Indigenous groups have argued that the declaration of Aboriginal rights does not threaten private property rights.

But the impacts of uncertainty have been serious enough that the provincial government has appealed the decision.

In December, a B.C. Court of Appeal decision on another Indigenous rights case found that B.C. mining law did not adequately take DRIPA into account. The province has also appealed that decision.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada announced it has agreed to hear that appeal, although no date has been set.

At his press conference, Poilievre criticized Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney for not fighting hard enough on protecting private property rights.

“He leads the government that negotiated agreements with First Nations that did not protect property rights,” said Poilievre.

He also criticized the Liberal government for signing a Musqueam Rights Recognition Agreement recognizing the nation’s rights and title over 500,000 hectares of Metro

Vancouver in February with no public scrutiny or consultation.

“It creates the framework for future land governance and economic matters, but it does not protect private property rights of homeowners,” he said.

In a statement, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) chairperson Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) offered a strong rebuke to Poilievre’s appearance in North Vancouver.

“That Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would come into our territory – and stand with a sign reading ‘Your home.

Your property.’ – to advance his divisive agenda is deeply offensive,” he said. “As has been made clear on numerous occasions, recent court decisions have no bearing whatsoever on private property. To imply otherwise is irresponsible and actively damages the relationship between Canada and Indigenous People from coast-to-coast.”

Poilievre said all future federal agreements with First Nations should have explicit clauses protecting private property rights.

North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson, who will be stepping down June to take a diplomatic post, said he finds Continued on A7

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Families raise concerns about catchment

Continued from A5 pulled away from their friends and moved into a new school,” she said.

For Morrow-Camp, one of the biggest issues is having to find new child care.

Her daughter has been attending the same after-school child care – located just a block from Ridgeway – for the past five years.

Eva Goodwin, who runs that daycare, said three of the seven children who come to her for before- and after-school childcare are now in that position.

And while North Shore Neighbourhood House will offer before- and after-school care at Cloverley, Morrow-Camp said there likely won’t be space for everyone.

“None of us know if we’re going to have child care in September,” she said.

Meanwhile, the school district is hoping the new elementary school will relieve enrollment pressures at Ridgeway, as well as Brooksbank, Queensbury and Queen Mary schools, noting Cloverley’s kindergarten class has 62 students currently

registered.

Scott said the school board is continuing to advocate for new schools in growth areas, including both the Lonsdale corridor and the Lynn Creek neighbourhood.

Currently, there are 31 portables in use at North Vancouver elementary schools, and four at secondary schools.

The last new elementary school to open in the North Vancouver School District was Cove Cliff Elementary in 1990, and the last completely new secondary school was Seycove in 1979.

Comments create division, says Wilkinson Continued from A6 Poilievre’s comments “enormously disappointing.”

“He’s focused on creating fear and division and saying a number of things that are simply not true,” said Wilkinson.

Wilkinson said the federal government has joined the province in appealing the Cowichan decision.

“We are committed to maintaining legal clarity around private property,”

he said.

Poilievre’s press conference Thursday comes at a time when the B.C. NDP government has been grappling with the potential impacts of DRIPA. In recent months, B.C. Premier David Eby announced the government would seek amendments to DRIPA, then proposed seeking a suspension of the law. Since then he has backed down from both plans.

The issue of private property rights and DRIPA has also been a hot topic of debate among the hopefuls vying for leadership of the B.C. Conservative party.

Poilievre also took time to criticize Carney on a handful of other issues Thursday, saying that affordability has grown worse, the economy is faltering and ”the streets are overrun with crime and drugs.”

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his week we bring you the news that the Pemberton Station Pub is closing down after 40 years. But it’s just the latest in a sobering trend in the hospitality industry.

Every week, it seems there’s another longtime establishment announcing its last calls.

A recent study cited by the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association suggests half of the restaurants in the province are barely breaking even.

Pubs and restaurants have always gotten by on thin margins, but today there are some unique challenges. The same inflationary cost pressures we all experience are hitting their bottom lines hard. They’re subject to hikes in commercial rents and municipal taxes that don’t reflect profitability. Demographics are changing and people are consuming less alcohol now than they have in the past. And with the rising cost of

living, consumers just don’t have as much disposable cash for bangers and mash.

Of course, we regard every closed business as a loss, but there is more at stake here than a place to get a pint. A pub – being short for public house – is a place for people to gather. They’re where we can go to share a playoff run with other fans.

They offer a vibrancy on the street that few other businesses can. They are social infrastructure.

In the fall of 1985, some good old boys from the North Shore went on a pub crawl from the Troller to the Raven with all stops in between. The story became a barroom anthem by North Vancouver celtic rock deities Spirit of the West.

If we want our local pubs to live on in song as well as in real life, we have to belly up to the bar, even if it’s for a non-alcoholic brew.

New book traces Team Canada’s World Cup roller coaster ANDY PREST

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There are parts of a new book from Vancouver author Murray Mollard that read like a psycho-horror thriller.

There’s the Guatemalan incident circa 1990, a tragic humbling that left lasting scars. There’s Edmonton 2002, a home invasion that left the victims asking uncomfortable questions about their ability to protect their own soil against even the most basic of threats.

Then there was the 2012 massacre of San Pedra Sula. That was an absolute bloodbath, the kind that should come with a warning when it is retold on the six o’clock news: “Some viewers may find these scenes disturbing. Discretion is advised.”

So what is Mollard’s subject matter? Is it a fanciful, fictional pirate romp with swashbuckling skeletons and cursed crusaders? A true-crime deep dive into a murderous and vengeful drug-running cartel? A sci-fi thriller about a new virus born in the jungles of Central America that makes your eyes bleed and your feet fall off?

Nah. It’s just a faithful retelling of some of the attempts by the Canadian men’s soccer team to qualify for the World Cup over the past 40 years. We lost. A lot.

And lest you think I’m exaggerating these decimations, note that Team Canada was not losing these important World Cup qualification games to Germany, Spain, Brazil or France. No, these were humblings at the hands of Haiti, Panama and Honduras. Yes,

in 2012 in San Pedra Sula, we lost a mustwin World Cup qualifier to Honduras. The score was 8-1. Stephen King himself couldn’t have written a more horrifying storyline (no offence, Honduras).

“It was mostly pain,” Mollard said about Team Canada’s World Cup drought.

And Mollard has felt that pain more than most. You might know him as the executive director of North Shore Community Resources, a position he recently stepped away from following a 10-year stint. You may not know, however, that he’s been soccer-mad since long before then.

As a kid growing up in Calgary, he became a fanatical follower of both the Vancouver Whitecaps – he had relatives here and fell in love with the team watching

them play live – as well as the Canadian men’s national team. This was pre-internet and information was hard to find, so Mollard learned how to hunt for the footy fix he craved in parts of the city not normally frequented by your typical pre-teen.

“I would go to the local international news store and go buy copies of the Vancouver Sun and Province to get game reports, because the Calgary sports media, most of the Canadian sports media, didn’t really report much on soccer at all.”

He also played the sport at a high level – Mollard won two national titles with the UBC Thunderbirds – and has worked with soccer organizations on local, national and international projects over the years.

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RE: West Van Backtracks On Ambleside Park Paid Parking, May 20 news story I have spent more than 10 years as a business owner and resident fighting for parking in the Ambleside business area. The never-ending attack on Ambleside business parking by the district has been exhausting.

In 2016, the district planned to close Argyle Avenue from 13th to 18th to build a “Spirit Trail.” I informed the public about this plan and collected more than 4,000 signatures from residents opposing this plan.

The initiative was partially defeated, but later that year, Argyle Avenue between 13th and 14th was closed for a temporary pilot project. It is still closed 9 years later.

Then, in 2019, the district planned to remove parking on both sides of Marine Drive from 13th to 25th to operate a B-Line bus service. After a significant fight from businesses and residents this initiative was defeated.

On Sept. 15, 2025, the district implemented pay parking in Ambleside Park,

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causing substantial losses for Ambleside businesses and frustration from residents.

Now here we are.

Our residents and visitors cannot find parking in the Ambleside business area because it is full of park goers, sports families, employees and seawall walkers all avoiding the pay parking in Ambleside Park.

To top it off, the district seems to have all but ended bylaw parking enforcement in the business areas of Ambleside and Dundarave in 2019, and now 7 years later nothing has changed?

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Essential reading for Canada fans

qualifying cycle, and it gave those players an opportunity to have that experience in a World Cup. That’s invaluable.”

Mollard was there in Doha when the Canadians made their World Cup return in 2022, and he’s ready to fly the flag high when the world comes to us for the 2026 tournament. He has a piece of advice gleaned from years of tracking teams in major, high-stakes competitions.

“It all flies by in a flash,” he said. “You have to kind of savour each moment. Three matches will go by fast. And if Canada can get a little bit of momentum, there’ll possibly be two more matches with Canada here in Vancouver. That would be extraordinary.”

If you’re interested in doing a deeper dive into the world of Canadian soccer on the eve of the World Cup, you can join Mollard for a book talk Thursday, June 4, 7-8 p.m. in the community meeting room at North Vancouver District Public Library’s Lynn Valley branch. Register for the free talk online through nvdpl.ca or by phone at 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.

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

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Continued from A8 Now he’s poured that passion into a new book titled Winning Pitch: The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond. And don’t worry if you’re not a fan of horror – there are plenty of highs to go with the lows in Mollard’s deep dive into the national team. We did, of course, end our World Cup drought, finally getting back to the game’s biggest stage in Qatar in 2022.

Mollard said he had a chance as a young man to go see Canada play in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico but skipped it, thinking the team would surely be back in the tournament soon.

“Nobody would have expected it to take 36 years for us to qualify again,” he said.

But the national program is on the rise at the right time, said Mollard, thanks in part to the work of coaches Jon Herdman and Jesse Marsch, as well as the development of a golden generation of players, including global superstar (and former Whitecaps player) Alphonso Davies.

Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup was a major turning point, said Mollard “We qualified on our own merit. We were the best team in CONCACAF in that

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A 20-year-old “L” driver has had her companion’s Ferrari impounded and been taken off the road for three months after being nabbed for impaired driving.

Just before 2 a.m. Monday, May 18, an officer spotted a black Ferrari Portofino revving its engine at Marine Drive and 13th Street. They pulled the driver over and gave her a breathalyzer test, which she failed twice, indicating a blood-alcohol content of more than .08 per cent.

Officers handed her a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition and ticketed her $109 for driving contrary to the learner’s permit restrictions. L drivers are not allowed on the roads between midnight and 5 a.m., and they must have a qualified supervisor in the passenger seat who is not under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

She was also dinged another $109 for failing to display the L magnet on the $300,000-plus Ferrari.

While police were issuing the tickets, the passenger – a 49-year-old man who owned the Ferrari – moved into the

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driver’s seat and attempted to drive. He only made it about 10 feet before officers stopped him and gave him a breathalyzer test, which showed a BAC between .06 and .08 per cent – enough for an immediate three-day roadside prohibition.

Police had the Italian supercar towed and impounded for 30 days.

West Vancouver police have stepped up nighttime patrols in the Ambleside area after a spate of complaints about late-night aggressive driving and loud vehicles, said police spokesperson Suzanne Birch.

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Speedy and scenic coaster ride now open at Grouse ABBY LUCIANO

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Grouse Mountain is offering a new way to go downhill in a hurry with an exciting new summer ride.

The North Vancouver resort welcomed the first riders on the Grouse Gravity Coaster Wednesday, taking guests on twists and turns while seeing scenic city views from up above.

“It’s a pretty exciting moment,” said Michael Cameron, departing president of Grouse Mountain Resort. “It’s been about four years in planning and construction, so it’s been a long time.”

Designed as a closed-loop track, the gravity coaster travels 1,434 metres total, with a downhill descent of 919 m (totalling 91 m of vertical drop in the process) followed by a 515 m ascent. The ride zips by trees and greenery while also showing off some stunning views of Metro Vancouver.

Riders can reach speeds of up to 45 kilometres per hour during the approximately five-minute ride, travelling solo or with a passenger.

In a press release, resort officials said each cart has advanced safety technology, including “automatic magnetic braking and anti-collision systems that slow carts if they approach one another too closely.”

Wednesday’s grand opening also welcomed Nick Dean, the new president of Grouse Mountain.

The coaster, a permanent attraction, is the latest of several additions to the resort over the last couple years, including the Blue Grouse Gondola in 2024 and a bike park in 2025.

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A rider enjoys the views on the new Grouse Gravity Coaster, a Grouse Mountain attraction that officially opened May 20. GROUSE MOUNTAIN Tyler McCulloch, senior director of Mountain Adventures at Grouse Mountain, said the coaster is another way for people to enjoy the resort.

“Grouse Mountain is always looking at ways to invest in our future,” McCulloch said. “It’s another way for people who don’t necessarily ski or snowboard in the winter to come up and see the views.”

The coaster also comes as the resort is celebrating a centennial milestone,

which is timing that worked out well, said McCulloch, adding that he is stoked to see members of the public finally getting a chance to try the new attraction.

“The ride exceeded my expectations.

The views and adrenaline, it’s great,” he said.

Vancouver residents Nick Gordon and Erika McNerney were some of the first riders during Wednesday’s opening. They said they enjoyed the rush the of all of the

coaster’s twists and turns.

“We love a thrill, so this was right up our alley and we had the best time,” said Gordon. “It was so fast … I was screaming, enjoying [the ride]. It was good.”

Riding the coaster was a pure coincidence for the friends, as they didn’t know it was opening and were heading up to see the resort’s popular lumberjack show.

“It went so much faster than I thought,” McNerney said. “It was super fun, I loved it.”

Tickets for the coaster range between $29 to $49, depending on the number of rides and passengers. More information about the coaster can be found on Grouse Mountain’s website.

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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Two North Vancouver women are being recognized with an award of distinction for their achievements and commitment to community well-being.

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Shannon Salter, head of BC Public Service and deputy minister to Premier David Eby, and Amy Parent (Sigidimnaḵ’ Noxs Ts’aawit), associate professor and the Canada research chair in Indigenous Education and Governance at Simon Fraser University, are recipients of the 43rd annual YWCA BC Women of Distinction Awards.

This year, 13 women and one business received the recognition. They were officially honoured at a gala event May 7 in Vancouver.

“It’s an incredible honour,” Salter said.

“This one really stands out because of how community-minded it is and how focused it is on giving back. To be recognized for community service and contribution is really special.”

Salter, who took home the award in the Business and the Professions category, has a large portfolio of public service work.

She leads BC Public Service, which serves 39,000 members by providing programs, services and policy expertise in areas like education, health care, public safety and environmental management. On top of public service, she advises the premier on policy issues, Salter said.

Before that, Salter served as the deputy attorney general, becoming one of the youngest in the province’s history to hold the position at age 45. During her time, she implemented the Indigenous Justice Strategy, which helps Indigenous communities have more “involvement in the local administration of justice.”

At first, Salter was nervous taking on the role.

“Especially for women, there can be a real tendency to have an imposter complex when you’re asked to serve in these really big roles, especially ones that had historically been occupied by men or people older,” she said. “But then I quickly came to understand how important it is that the makeup of BC Public Service reflects the people that we serve in British Columbia.”

Now 48, Salter was also founding chair of the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal, Canada’s first online tribunal, where she helped launch technology that made justice more accessible. She has also been named to Business in Vancouver’s BC500 and Vancouver Magazine’s Power 50.

Shannon Salter (left) receives the Women of Distinction Award in the business and professions category from Beedie’s Grace Holmberg. WENDY D PHOTOGRAPHY/YWCA BC As for Parent, she said she was speechless when her name was called for the award.

“It does mean a lot to be able to accept an award like this,” she said. “As Indigenous women, we don’t do this work alone. It’s based on our collectivity, and it takes generations for many of us to be placed in the spaces that we are in right now.”

Parent is a member of the Nisga’a Nation, located in northwestern B.C., and received the distinction award under the Reconciliation category.

She led a rematriation delegation for the return of a Nisga’a totem pole from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The Ni’isjoohl memorial pole was brought back to the Nass Valley in September, 2023.

The pole was commissioned by Parent’s ancestral grandmother Joanna Moody in the 1860s honouring Ts’aawit, an ancestor “who fell defending their family and nation’s sovereignty.” In 2024, Parent’s work on the pole was recognized as she earned Academic of the Year honours from the Confederation of the University Faculty Associations of B.C. “Part of my acceptance speech was honouring her and her amazing spirit and strength that has really helped to get me to the place where I’m at,” she said about her grandmother. “She was an amazingly strong woman.”

Today, Parent wears many hats, including as an associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Education and Governance in SFU’s education faculty.

She is also United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) co-chair in Indigenous knowledge research governance and rematriation, and also serves as co-chair on Canada’s federal Tri-Agency Indigenous Research Leadership Circle.

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Aesthetic group gymnastics team scores medals at world cup LIZ MENDES

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A team of young athletes from North Vancouver travelled all the way to France with big shoes to fill: to represent Canada on a world stage against 176 teams from 24 countries.

Held from April 30 to May 3, the prestigious aesthetic group gymnastics championship gave North Vancouver’s Planet Rhythmics club the chance to show the world just how much fire Canada’s gymnasts have to offer.

The event featured both Open Cup and World Cup divisions, drawing powerhouse gymnast teams from around the world for a high-level showdown of synchronized routines, athletic skills and artistry.

Three teams from the North Van club qualified for the finals, earning silver and bronze medals in the 10-12 age categories and beating leading AGG nations like Finland, Bulgaria and Russia.

For Dmitry Serpakov, member of the BC Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics Federation, this moment was one for the books, and a big international achievement for the North Shore club.

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Athletes from North Vancouver’s Planet Rhythmics celebrate a podium placing at an Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (AGG) world cup event. DMITRY SERPAKOV “For Canada, it was a great success,” Serpakov said. “Canadian teams, specially from Vancouver, were showing something next level.”

Serpakov added how this showing took years of disciplined training and pristine performance execution from the young girls.

“It’s not just talent, it’s the dedication,” Serpakov emphasized. “These girls spend pretty much most of their time in sport.

They love it, and they put a lot of effort into developing their talent.”

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

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Local area plan could allow for dozens of 12-storey towers JANE SEYD

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The District of West Vancouver is starting work on a local area plan for the Taylor Way/Park Royal neighbourhood that could see up to 4,000 new apartments built in the area, including the equivalent of 27 new highrise towers.

On Monday, May 11, council approved the first steps in coming up with a plan, which focuses on the area to the north of the Marine Drive and Taylor Way intersection.

Work on the plan is being spurred by a directive issued last year by the province, telling the municipality to up its game on providing more housing.

The local area plan will determine issues like allowable density and building heights.

West Vancouver’s existing official community plan identifies between 1,200 and 1,800 housing units as a goal with future redevelopment in the area.

A new local area plan for the Taylor Way/Park Royal area could see up to 4,000 new apartments built in future redevelopment. The plan would include areas north of the Taylor Way and Marine Drive intersection, including this apartment building at 235 Marine Dr. NICK LABA / NSN But in issuing the order to West Vancouver, the provincial housing minister changed that, and has demanded the plan include between 3,000 and 4,000

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The letter from the provincial government specifies that the plan must allow for 12-storey towers in the area at the centre of plan, near Park Royal North.

That translates to the equivalent of 27 12-storey towers on the property that currently includes Park Royal North, its parkade and Clyde Avenue sites, according to a staff report. In the area directly north of that, the plan envisions buildings of up to eight storeys.

Senior planner David Hawkins told council that following the housing order issued by the province last year, the municipality was given a reprieve in April allowing it to complete the local area plan.

Hawkins said among the issues the local area plan will need to address are the impacts of future developments on the neighbouring Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), as well as transit routes, housing diversity, commercial retail and

public amenities like new parks.

Hawkins said the plan should also try to avoid uniform building heights as envisioned by the province and instead include a variety of heights “so that there’s a more interesting skyline” which includes consideration of existing highrise towers as well as transitions to neighbouring lower density areas.

Coun Sharon Thompson said in her view “the fundamental thing that needs to be planned out first is the transportation. As someone who’s been frequenting that corner at Marine Drive and Taylor Way … it’s already chaotic and at capacity,” she said.

The plan will start with staff analysis, transportation reports and consultation with other agencies and governments like TransLink and the Squamish Nation.

Hawkins said the goal is to produce a draft plan for consideration by the public by the fall of 2027.

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The land was last assessed at $4.2 million. The district will be forgoing its lease revenue and making the property available to BC Housing at a nominal rate.

“There is a modest opportunity cost to using land for a social purpose, but we think that it’s a reasonable contribution,” Little said.

BC Housing will provide the capital and operating costs.

The building will be run by the Lookout Housing and Health Society, which currently oversees the North Shore’s only homeless shelter.

The housing would be considered “low barrier,” meaning the housing comes with a harm reduction approach to drugs and alcohol, not a prohibition. But the site will have fenced grounds, a single point of entry, fob access, 24-7 staffed reception, security cameras and lighting as security measures.

Under BC Housing’s model, there will be at least three staff on site 24-7, and food services will be brought in twice a day. Residents will have access to skills training and health and community support referrals.

The property is zoned for light-industrial use, but the plan is to allow the affordable housing to occupy the site via a temporary use permit, which lasts for three years with a one-time option to renew for another three years.

BC Housing intends to keep the modular housing on the Welch Street property for about five years. The affordable housing project approved last year for Keith Road is due to come online in 2028.

North Vancouver’s two NDP MLAs welcomed the project in a news release.

“Opening new housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness will make our whole community safer and stronger. I’m proud of the work our government is doing to partner with North Vancouver to help people access housing where they can connect with others and the services and supports they need,” said Susie Chant, North Vancouver-Seymour MLA. “Investing in our North Vancouver community with this new housing option will provide meaningful help to people who are struggling and need supports like food and healthcare access. Everyone deserves a safe place to live and call home, and make connections,” North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma added.

A public information meeting about the project is scheduled for June 16 at Norgate Xwemélch’stn Community Elementary Gym from 6 to 8 p.m.

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WHEN: 6 p.m., June 8, 2026 | WHERE: Municipal Hall Council Chamber, 750 17th Street, and via electronic communication facilities

Proposed rezoning of 6384 Bruce Street

Proposed rezoning of 1337 Ottawa Avenue

WHAT: Council is scheduled to consider proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 5455, 2026.

WHAT: Council is scheduled to consider proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 5434, 2026.

SUBJECT LAND: 6384 Bruce Street as depicted on the map

SUBJECT LAND: 1337 Ottawa Avenue as depicted on the map

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW NO. 4662, 2010, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5455, 2026: would rezone the site to allow for four stacked townhouses above a child daycare.

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW NO. 4662, 2010, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5434, 2026: would amend the minimum site area regulation within the RS3 zone to facilitate a two lot subdivision at 1337 Ottawa Avenue.

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PROVINCIAL PROHIBITION ON PUBLIC HEARING: Pursuant to the Local Government Act, the District is prohibited from holding a public hearing regarding the proposed bylaws. Consistent with provincial legislation, members of the public are not permitted to address Council regarding the proposed bylaws during the Council meeting.

Q U E S T I O N S ? More information on the proposed bylaws, including staff reports and other supporting documents, may be viewed at westvancouver.ca/news/notices and at Municipal Hall from May 22 to June 8, 2026 during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

• email: correspondence@westvancouver.ca • mail: address to Legislative Services, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3 • drop box: address to Legislative Services; boxes located at the north and west the entrances to Municipal Hall

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES

WHEN: 6 p.m., June 9, 2026 | WHERE: Municipal Hall Council Chamber, 750 17th Street, and via electronic communication facilities

Proposed rezoning of 6408 to 6418 Bay Street SUBJECT BYLAWS: A public hearing will be held regarding proposed: Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4985, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 5451, 2026; and Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 5452, 2026.

A public meeting will be held concurrently.

SUBJECT LANDS: 6408 to 6418 Bay Street as depicted on the map PROPOSED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NO. 4985, 2018, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5451, 2026: would amend the Official Community Plan (OCP) policies 3.5.2 and 3.6.15 within the Horseshoe Bay Local Area Plan (LAP) to allow for a mixed commercial development with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 2.4 and a maximum building height of 5 storeys.

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW NO. 4662, 2010, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5452, 2026: would rezone the site from C1 (Commercial 1) to CD92 (Comprehensive Development Zone 92) to regulate the land use and building envelope based on the proposal.

Proposed Heritage Designation of the Navvy Jack House at 1768 Argyle Avenue SUBJECT BYLAW: A public hearing will be held regarding proposed Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 5459, 2026.

SUBJECT LAND: 1768 Argyle Avenue as depicted on the map PROPOSED HERITAGE DESIGNATION BYLAW NO. 5459, 2026: would designate the Navvy Jack House at 1768 Argyle Avenue as protected heritage property.

CONTACT: Erika Syvokas, Community Planner esyvokas@westvancouver.ca | 604-921-2914 RENDERING OF RESTORED NAVVY JACK HOUSE

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 25-099: would regulate the form and character of the proposed building and landscaping.

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ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING AS AN OBSERVER PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING 1. Watch online 1. Speak in person Visit youtube.com/@WestVanDistrict at the Municipal Hall Council Chamber. scheduled start time of the public hearing.

Persons may address Council during the public hearing for up to five minutes at a time.

2. Watch in person Visit Municipal Hall Council Chamber at the scheduled start time of the public hearing. Advance registration is not required to attend a public hearing.

QUESTIONS? More information on the proposed bylaws, including staff reports and other documents, may be viewed at westvancouver.ca/news/notices and at Municipal Hall from May 25 to June 9, 2026 during business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

2. Speak via Zoom (electronic communication facilities) Please call 604-925-7004 on June 9, 2026 to be added to the speakers list.

Instructions on how to participate are available at westvancouver.ca/ph.

3. Provide a written submission • email: correspondence@westvancouver.ca • mail: address to Legislative Services, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3 • drop box: address to Legislative Services; boxes at the north and west entrances to Municipal Hall Written submissions must be received by noon on June 9, 2026 to ensure their inclusion in the public information package for Council’s consideration. To ensure a fair process, Council cannot consider any submissions received after the public hearing has ended.

The public hearing and concurrent public meeting is your opportunity to speak to Council if you feel your interests will be affected by the proposed bylaws and development permit.

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Here’s why you should plant (and eat) French Breakfast radishes LAURA MARIE NEUBERT

Contributing writer

For the past five years, a bulk package of French Breakfast radishes had been sitting on the shelf behind my desk. I ordered them initially for Halloween, and gave out small spooky-looking seed packets complete with planting instructions, alongside old fashioned candy sticks.

Marco Polo and Bird on a Wire

Photo: NVMA, F160-117, Bruce Flanagan.

Did you know that the 1990 action-comedy Bird on a Wire shot scenes in Lower Lonsdale?

While the foreground of this photo captures the filming process, the background shows the restaurant Marco Polo.

In 1904, Bert Nye built a home on the corner of First Street and Chesterfield Avenue. In the mid-1970s, it was renovated and became the Samurai Restaurant, and by June 1983 it became home of the legendary Marco Polo after Victor Louie moved his restaurant from Chinatown.

Marco Polo closed in 1988, the building then became home to Ming Court which sadly burned down in October 2000.

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Each subsequent spring, I would carry the bag outside and scatter seeds in select raised beds, hoping for germination of a calcium-rich living mulch that I could chopand-drop comfrey style as primary crops grew up and around the radishes.

Comfrey is a popular permaculture plant used as a companion plant and green manure of sorts that is prized for its ability to dynamically accumulate soil nutrients via its deep roots and then contribute them back to the soil at a higher elevation, when its soft leaves quickly decompose.

The deposited nutrients are then bioavailable to seedlings and other plants with shallower root systems.

My urban permaculture hack along those same lines is to use fast-maturing root vegetables to tap nutrients via their edible root, provide nutrients through decomposing soft tissue, and also to create decomposing biomass beneath the soil level once the tops had been chopped and dropped.

The small decomposing root vegetables, scattered throughout the beds, provide food for the microbial community and as they reduce in mass, create voids to capture and hold water in and around the rhizosphere (root neighborhood) where growing plants can access contained soluble nutrients Natural ecosystems do this automatically as biomass dies and decomposes through natural life cycling, but we can mimic the mechanisms of action to great advantage in home gardens and container planters.

This spring, with the seed packet’s best-before date many-years-expired, I threw caution to the wind and an overshare of radish seeds across the surface of three raised beds. Two beds are reserved primarily for hummingbird and pollinators fodder, and one is the second of two asparagus beds. All three beds would be considered part-sun/shade at soil level.

To my delight and surprise (who knew radish seeds have a five-year shelf life?), tens of thousands of tiny radishes have mounded up through the thin top-dressing

These French Breakfast and globe radishes are joined on the plate by halved baby Tokyo turnips. MADDY MUSTAPICH of mulching compost and the chopped straw mulch, forming a living green carpet of hyper-nutrient density.

I’m tempted to harvest some as microgreens but will instead leave them to do their duty in benefit of the birds and bees.

Now is the perfect time to try this at home. Radish seeds are among the least expensive seeds on the market, and most varieties germinate and mature very quickly. The methodology is simple, just sprinkle the seeds, cover slightly with soil, water-in and wait. Nothing is lost by letting all of the radishes mature. Harvest some for eating as you need space for other growing plants, and leave the rest to grow old. Be sure to chop and drop (or compost) the leafy tops before the weather turns cold so that soil biology can break down their goodness.

Planting radishes in the late summer for over-wintering is another way of feeding soil biology while the garden sleeps. Come spring time, the roots have disappeared and the soil has enriched itself for spring.

For winter, we plant long root varieties like daikon, white icicle and rat tail, as these provide deep vertical voids in the soil as they decompose.

French Breakfast is by far our favourite radish variety. Nothing heralds spring like a fresh radish dipped in really good quality unsalted butter (whipped to just drippy in a bowl set over hot water) and then sprinkled with Vancouver Island brand flake sea salt. A nice cold local beer (with or without alcohol) is the perfect accompaniment.

Hello summer!

Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouverbased urban permaculture designer. Follow her on Instagram @upfrontandbeautiful, learn more about permaculture by visiting her Upfront & Beautiful website or email your questions to her at hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.

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HOROSCOPE WEEK OF MAY 27, 2026 - MAY JUNE 2, 2026

40. Go inside 42. Pass out cards 43. Lion’s den 45. Circus performers 49. Fruity drink 51. Table seasoning 53. Sandal 54. Negative connector 55. Reflex-test site 56. Chimney clogger 57. Uh-huh 58. Slippery road mishap 59. Gabs DOWN 1. TV’s “____ Girl” 2. Angel’s headwear 3. Bit of info 4. Bun seed 5. Mixed 6. Prison inmate, briefly

7. Laundry appliance 8. ____ card 9. Flowering shrub 10. Strong wood 11. Like the Sahara 19. Assignment 21. Reclined 23. Trifled 25. Stain 26. Hankerings 27. Sound 28. By and by 29. Contenders 30. Chose 34. Telephone 37. Pirate’s domain 39. Shiny 41. Chances 44. Army grade 46. Rider’s command 47. Sheltered spot 48. Tennis units 49. ____ port in a storm 50. Mama deer 52. Hawaiian wreath Crossword puzzle answers use American spelling

ARIES March 21-April 19

A summer getaway is on the horizon. You’re on a tight deadline, so your plans will require organization and discipline. Any learning experience will support your progress. A busy social life will improve your physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

TAURUS April 20-May 20

you to better understand and reorient your current situation.

it becomes a stable source of income.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21

LEO July 23-Aug. 22

You’ll realize that staying still leads nowhere. You’ll face your fears with determination and move confidently toward your goals, turning obstacles into meaningful opportunities.

Your self-confidence will soar, positively influencing your decisions. Those close to you will express appreciation and affection, reinforcing your improved self-image.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19

VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22

Strong emotions may surface, but your determination will help you overcome current challenges. A move or career change will bring you closer to a long-held dream.

Stepping outside your comfort zone will be essential for true growth.

Family matters will demand your attention. To help ease tensions with a loved one you disagree with, you’ll need to stay calm and distance yourself. If you’re planning a move, your anxiety will spike. However, preparation will greatly reduce your stress.

Your creativity and artistic talents will become a big part of your life. You may even consider volunteering for a meaningful cause. You’ll sharpen your intuition, revealing inspiring abilities that guide your path.

GEMINI May 21-June 20

LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22

You’ll need to reconsider certain friendships that no longer align with your values. To protect your relationships, avoid lending money. Honesty and transparency will help you build strong, lasting and mutually enriching friendships.

Thoughts and reflections on love will consume your headspace.

Some romantic relationships may create anxiety because they demand real commitment. To move forward with confidence, take a step back and assess each situation clearly.

CANCER June 21-July 22

Your health will be a top priority this week. A balanced diet will help you reach your personal goals. You may also consider starting a home-based business.

However, you’ll need patience and strong organization before

A concern may weigh heavily on your shoulders, but you’ll find a sympathetic ear. You’ll speak honestly and share your feelings without hurting anyone. Open and respectful communication will lead to peace and mutual understanding.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21

You could suddenly receive the answer to your financial or emotional difficulties, possibly through a dream. This revelation will bring clarity. Events will gradually fall into place, allowing

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18

PISCES Feb. 19-March 20

You’ll be given new and rewarding responsibilities at work. If you’re looking for a job, a promising offer with good working conditions will come your way. A loyal friend will support you in your efforts, opening the door to excellent opportunities.

SUDOKU HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3 x 3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS:

Each 3 x 3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started.

Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3 x 3 box.

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OBITUARIES

In Memory of Our Beloved Parents:

Idena Margaret Sheehan &

Allan Thomas Sheehan

Lorraine Burnside

January 31, 1949 - May 14, 2026

Our Mom and Dad first met and fell in love in Ontario. They headed out to BC with their young family and started a new beginning in North Van. They built and moved into our wonderful home at 864, where we celebrated many happy occasions and parties.

Our kind, quick-witted Dad passed on May 31, 2014 and our generous, precious Mom passed away as she wanted, in her kitchen on a sunny St. Patrick’s Day morning, March 17, 2021. We have peace knowing they are once again reunited.

We miss Mom and Dad every day and cherish our many happy memories. We were very blessed to have such loving and supportive parents (grandparents).

Raise a glass in honour of Al and Idena!

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Lorraine Burnside passed away peacefully at home on May 14, 2026. Born in Winnipeg, she earned a psychology degree before finding her true calling as a Chartered Accountant. In 1980, Lorraine moved to Vancouver to escape Manitoba winters, where she met Don, her beloved husband of 46 years.

Together, they lived a life of adventure—residing in Japan from 1982 to 1985, traveling through Southeast Asia, and raising their family. She is survived by her husband Don, and her sons, Michael and Carlos (Alejandra). Michael was adopted in 1984 when they lived in Japan and Carlos was adopted in 1989 in Chile. She loved her sons dearly.

A vibrant athlete and 30-year member of the North Shore Winter Club, Lorraine lived life to the fullest, playing hockey with the Bags and playing tennis.

She and Don chased golf holidays in Ireland, Spain and in her "happy place", Palm Springs. They also loved to spend time in Whistler, skiing in the winter and golfing in the summer. Lorraine loved her family and friends very much, always maintaining that she lived a truly blessed life.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Lions Gate Hospital Foundation or BC Cancer Foundation.

To place an Obituary, In Memoriam, or Memorial Service, please call Adam at 236-889-6595 or email ahogan@glaciermedia.ca ahogan@lodestarmedia.ca

Margaret (Marg) Ellen Williams (nee Mathersb

November 2, 1932 - May 17, 2026 Survived by her children, Sandra, Grant and Craig (Christine) In 2019, after 44 years in West Vancouver, Marg moved to Denman Island to be closer to her son Craig. On May 17th, Marg departed this world and moved on to her next chapter.

She will be missed by all who knew her and loved her quirky sense of humour, especially that twinkle in her eye and wry smile.

As a family, we are grateful to so many people who cared for our mom on this journey. Thanks to the dedicated staff of the Denman Island home care team, she was able to stay in her home as long as possible. Special thanks to the staff at Ocean Front Village (Sandpiper), her favourite companion Pat, and caregiver Connie. You all supported our mom, but also our family on Marg’s journey home.

Our mom was laid to rest in the Denman Island Natural Burial Cemetery on Friday, May 22, 2026.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Farm to Family Meal Service Society on Denman Island would be appreciated. Farm to Family was a service she enjoyed when she lived there. htt ps://bit.ly/4dolSRJ For a peek at her life, visit her more detailed obituary on the Dignity Memorial Site htt ps://bit.ly/4v3Luct

As you share the stories and the memories of how they lived their lives and how very much they meant, may you find comfort...

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026 | A23

REMEMBRANCES OBITUARIES

Carl Lawrence Pedersen

Carl Lawrence Pedersen (aka “Morf”) was a prolific tinkerer with an insatiable curiosity. Born on October 9, 1937, he grew up in East Vancouver. From a young age, Carl had a passion for radios and electronics. He enrolled in the Room 19 program at King Edward High School, where he learned how to operate and maintain advanced communications equipment and became proficient in Morse code.

While still a teenager, he landed a job aboard the Yukon Princess, which carried explosives to Alaska and returned with precious metals. He also worked at the Kitimat sea base, providing weather forecasts and guidance to seaplanes. Work then took him to the Pinetree Line, a network of radar stations built by the U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force during the Cold War. From there, he served as a radio officer in the merchant marine, crossing the Caribbean and the Atlantic aboard the Sunjewel.

Returning to Vancouver, he joined the CBC, where he navigated technological advancements, including the transition from black-and-white to colour TV, and the shift from vacuum tubes to solid-state image sensors. Over the years, he worked on news, dramas, and musicals, but he particularly loved the rush of covering live events such as the Olympics, Expo 67, royal visits, and international conferences.

After retiring from “the Corp.,” he continued working on various TV and film sets for many years. Some of his favourite moments included working with the Irish Rovers, Shari Lewis, The Chris Isaak Show, It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, and Stargate Atlantis.

Over his lifetime, Carl’s thirst for adventure brought him to more than forty countries, including parts of South and East Asia, the Middle East, the South Pacific, and Europe. In his spare time, he built and sailed a trimaran, participated in the ham radio community, rode his motorcycle, gardened, and read books on subjects as wide-ranging as military history, ancient civilizations, religion, economics, astronomy, and aviation, extending to UFOs. After enjoying more than fifty years in the home he helped design in West Vancouver, Carl spent his final months at Berkeley Care Centre, where he died on May 16, 2026, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Through his final years, he never lost his fighting spirit or his recognition of, and love for, his family. He leaves behind his wife of sixty-one years, Lilla; his twins, Nadine (Josh) and Brodie (Carla); grandchildren, Hudson and Eleanor; his brother Paul (Glennys); and nieces, nephews, and extended family. A small private gathering will be held in his memory. To honour him, raise a glass, admire the stars, and tell a punny joke.

Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps them near.

OBITUARIES

Lois Jean Hofer

OBITUARIES

Harold Michael (Mike) Stickland

February 23, 1938 - April 22, 2026

After nearly 94 years of good health, adventures, and happiness, Mike passed away peacefully on April 24, 2026. Mike will be lovingly remembered by his wife Angela; his sons Bruce, Brent (Melissa), and Blair (Mara); stepchildren, Brian (Lani), Valerie (Armin), and Leslie (Eric); grandchildren Michael, Gregory, Jeremy (Claire), Sophie (Chris), Simone, Marc, and Gabrielle; great-grandson Beckett; and his sister Belle. Mike was predeceased by his first wife, Patricia, in 2006.

Mike’s adventure started on June 28, 1932, in the once thriving but now abandoned east coast of Vancouver Island logging town of Rock Bay. With his parents unable to agree upon a name for their firstborn child, the nurses called him Michael after St. Michael’s Mission Hospital, where he was born. Despite his parents finally deciding on the name Harold Beckett Stickland, it was Michael that stuck as his name throughout his life.

Mike grew up in the 1930s and 1940s on the rugged coastal landscape of the islands and waters between Campbell River and Alert Bay, living in a float home in the bays of Quadra, Cortez, and Sonora Islands and Bute Inlet before finally pulling the float home ashore and homesteading in the Pearse Island Group near Alert Bay. His family were typical coastal pioneers, making a living commercial fishing and logging from the waters and lands that surrounded them, and finally by setting up their own family mill on Pearse Island. Mike participated in these activities from an early age while at the same time taking all his schooling up to grade 12 by correspondence. It was from these formative years that Mike developed his work ethic, sense of optimism, earnestness, and his deep appreciation for the natural world.

In 1950, Mike ventured off from his north coast life to Vancouver, where he attended UBC in the commerce program, graduating in 1956. At university, Mike was an active member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and the Masons of B.C., met what were to become his lifelong best friends, and learned to play bridge. Bridge was to become a lifelong passion that included many tournaments and reaching the level of life grand master. After UBC, Mike had a successful career in business, starting at BC Tel and branching out into the newly developing computer industry, where he excelled at sales through a combination of hard work, optimism, and earnestness.

The UBC library was also where Mike met his first wife, Patricia. Mike and Pat were married in 1959 and had 47 wonderful years together, where they welcomed three sons whom they raised on the North Shore. They enjoyed exploring the world together and playing competitive bridge. Mike was actively involved in all aspects of family life and his son’s activities. Mike never lost his love of the BC coast and the natural world and ensured family activities included camping, boating, and his true passion, fishing. One of his many legacies will be his love of the natural world that he passed on to each of his boys.

Mike found love again in 2007 when he married Angela. Mike was warmly welcomed into Angela’s family by Angela’s children, her many grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Mike and Angela shared a love of family, travel, and bridge over the many years they were married. It was also during this time that Mike reconnected with the Masons of BC through Capilano Lodge No. 164 Mike lived a long life full of family, friends, love, and adventure. He was a man known for his easy-going nature, optimism, kindness, and his claim to never having been skunked fishing.

A service will be held to remember Mike at Boal Funeral Chapel at 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, at 1:00 PM on June 6, 2026

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May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of Despair

It is with sadness and loving memories that we announce the passing of Lois Jean Hofer (nee Griffiths) on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the age of 88, after a long journey with dementia.

Lois was predeceased by her husband, Henry, and is survived by her three children, Deirdre (Gus), Robert, and Kirsten (Dennis).

Lois was raised in Rockyford, Alberta, the eldest of three girls born to her parents, Edward and Pearl Griffiths.

She obtained her BA in Psychology at the University of Alberta and her Bachelor of Social Work at UBC. While attending UBC, she met and later married Henry Hofer, a graduating electrical engineer. They moved to Peterborough, Ontario, where she worked for the Children’s Aid Society, and later back to BC, settling in North Vancouver. They had their three children, and Lois became a full-time mom.

During this time, she volunteered at her children's elementary school, Westover, and taught Sunday School at Lynn Valley United Church.

She then re-entered the workforce using her social work skills again as a care worker, providing care and companionship to many North Shore clients.

At age 80, she retired and, in the coming years, was cared for by her three children. She finally passed at home, surrounded by love.

The family would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the Vancouver Coastal Health Longterm Care and Palliative Care programs for their outstanding and compassionate care and support.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 29, at 2:00 p.m., at Dignity Memorial Boal Chapel, North Vancouver.

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OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

the more you

GIVE The more you give, The more you get, The more you laugh,

Marion Angell Parkes (née Ditt rich) North Vancouver, British Columbia

Marion Parkes passed away peacefully on December 28, 2025, at Lions Gate Hospital, at the age of 95 and ½.

Born on June 13, 1930, in Edmonton, Alberta, Marion was the daughter of Nelly and Ernest Dittrich. After moving from Alberta to West Vancouver, Marion returned for a time to her parents’ home following her divorce, where she began the next chapter of her life, raising four children on her own. She and her children then settled in North Vancouver in 1966, which she called home for 59 years.

Marion was first and foremost a devoted mother to her four children: Richard, Robert, Cheryl, and Michele. One of the great privileges of her life, and of theirs, was the close and loving relationships she maintained with all four. She was previously married to Edward Parkes.

To her grandchildren, she was simply and lovingly known as “Gram.” She was a cherished grandmother to Jenna, Mason, Kyler, Annette, Angela, Alicia, and Adrienne, step-grandmother to Melodie, and a proud great-grandmother to Rowan, Kitson, Oka, Eloïse, and step-great-grandmother to Madisyn and Miya.

From Marion, we learned many important lessons, including that sarcasm is an art form, shopping absolutely counts as exercise, sunshine is good medicine, and when in doubt, you should always pick up the phone and call a friend. At times in her life, she faced significant challenges and met them with remarkable physical resilience, mental strength, and an unwavering will.

Marion took great pride in caring for those she loved, and she worked tirelessly to care for and support her children. She managed a pet store in West Vancouver and also did accounting work for Sky Van and Scandinavian Janitors. Pets were a constant presence in her life, which she enjoyed right up until her final years.

Her sorority, Beta Sigma Phi, was an important part of her life for 55 years and the source of many enduring friendships she cherished. Over her 95 years, she touched the lives of many, including extended family, close friends, and strangers alike, through her warmth, honesty, and gift for storytelling.

Her interests included reading, crossword puzzles, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, knitting, caring for her animals, thoughtfully shopping for gifts for others, getting her hair done at the salon, driving red Mustangs, and curating her teddy bear collection.

Marion was predeceased by her sister Joan. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and many friends and extended family, too numerous to list.

Held in enduring love and gratitude.

Moyra Kathleen Dobson (née DeWolfe)

It is with deep sadness that we share that Moyra Kathleen Dobson (née DeWolfe) died in her 89th year on April 28, 2026, following a brief illness.

Moyra was born in Vancouver, B.C., on Feb 10, 1938. She met her husband, Philip Dobson, while they were students at the University of British Columbia, where she graduated with a Master's Degree in Plant Science. She worked in mycology labs at both UBC and UofA. Moyra and Phil were married in June 1963 and remained so until her death. Moyra was a loving wife, an amazing mother, and a devoted Nana to her two adventurous grandchildren.

Moyra was relentlessly curious about absolutely everything, including genetics, astrophysics, chemistry, space exploration, technology, and music.

One of the joys of Moyra’s life was exploring the backroads of North America. From the Snake River Canyon to the wilds of Utah or the bayous of Louisiana, she was game for anything. She and her sister Judy travelled to London to see some of the world’s best performers at the Royal Albert Hall and spent many evenings enjoying concerts at the Orpheum in Vancouver. Her biggest lament before leaving this world was all the things she would never learn and the books she wouldn’t get to read.

Her heart’s home was at Sibell Bay near Ladysmith, B.C., where she and Phil raised their family, and her grandchildren spent their summers. Moyra is survived by her devoted husband of 64 years, Phil Dobson, daughter Cecily Dobson, son Hamish Dobson, daughter-in-law Deb Dobson, and beloved grandchildren Owen and Isla Dobson. She was loved and deeply respected by an extended family of in-laws, nieces and nephews. Moyra was predeceased by her younger sister Judy Killam (née DeWolfe) in late 2025.

Moyra will be deeply missed by all who knew her, and she lived a long, incredibly interesting, and happy life. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Moyra’s name to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (BCCHF) or the Krall Centre at Vancouver General Hospital.

Patricia Anne Bowen (nee Trott er) "A life well-lived”

Patricia Anne Bowen (nee Trotter), born June 27th, 1949, in London, Ontario, passed on peacefully at about 2:10pm on Monday, May 18th, 2026, from the effects of cancer, after a year-long battle. Anne endured this challenge with courage, grace, and dignity. She will be greatly missed by her husband and best friend of 54 years, John Bowen, her beloved daughter Melissa, son-in-law Dominic, and her two cherished grandsons, Milo and Theo.

She will also be missed by her adoring sister Elizabeth, brother-in-law Tom, and their daughters Maggie and Kate and their children. Anne also leaves behind her brother Charles, his wife Wendy and son Kevin.

Anne loved being a mother and grandmother, in addition to enjoying bridge, gardening, and cycling.

She had many dear friends who shared in these activities and who provided invaluable support and assistance in recent months. After retiring from a long and successful career as a marketing director at BC Tel/Telus, she travelled widely with her husband, John.

Nurses, doctors, and others at VGH and the NS Hospice were remarkable. In particular, Dr. Joshua Chamberlain and nurse Arlene Aspinall at VGH went above and beyond all expectations in helping Anne and her family.

Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital, or North Shore Hospice would be much appreciated.

To write a condolence to the family, please visit www.mckenziefuneralservices.com

The less you fret.

The more you do unselfishly.

The more you live abundantly.

The more of everything you share, The more you’ll always have to spare.

The more you love, the more you’ll find, That life is good and friends are kind.

For only what we give away, Enriches us from day to day.

Teresa Piercey-Gates

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REMEMBRANCES OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

Evelyn Audrey Baker

Robert (Bob) Alan Shaw

Robert (Bob) Alan Shaw was born April 6, 1942, in Vancouver, BC, raised in White Rock, and passed away peacefully on May 10, 2026, in Saanich, BC. Known for his fun-loving spirit, sense of humour, intellect, and deep passion for sports and a good red wine, Bob will be deeply missed.

As a young child, Bob’s adventurous ways no doubt caused worry for his parents, Jim and Mollie, and brought laughter from his older brothers, John and Don. This playful approach developed into a love of sports and a competitive spirit, which he passed on to his kids and grandkids. Before starting a family, Bob completed a commerce degree at the University of British Columbia and began a successful and rewarding career as a chartered accountant, concluding as a senior partner with KPMG. Married to Irene for 40 years, he enjoyed a busy, family-centred life with his children, Debbie, Doug and Heather in Deep Cove, North Vancouver; coaching soccer and football, boating and fishing, golfing with friends, and skiing at Whistler with extended family. Not necessarily a natural traveller, Bob visited six continents, and as a lifelong golfer, played many iconic courses.

In retirement, Bob moved to another Deep Cove on Vancouver Island and served two terms on the North Saanich council. He enjoyed precious moments with his grandkids, Mia, Zoe, Ivy, Elliott and Bennett, and later years with his partner Noreen. Always optimistic and looking ahead, one of Bob’s few regrets is that he never saw his Canucks win a Stanley Cup, but he kept cheering them on.

Friends and family will remember his genuine smile, spirited laugh, and endearing character. As per Bob’s wishes, there will be no service, but please raise a glass in his memory!

Scot Simmons

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Dad, Papa, and devoted husband, Scot Simmons of North Vancouver, on April 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Scot passed peacefully after a lengthy illness. He loved his family more than anything and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Scot is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary-Anne Simmons; daughters Julie Fitzgerald (Marty) and Jan Simmons; son Paul Simmons (Wanda), grandchildren Patrick Fitzgerald (Erin), Brian Fitzgerald, Sean Fitzgerald (Elaina), Adam Walter (Allison), and Penny Manley (James); and greatgrandchildren Izzy and Ivy Fitzgerald (their Mom, Kim Lamond), Olivia Fitzgerald, and Eli Walter, along with sisters-in-law Judy Ellis, Janice Simmons and Carol Bird.

Scot’s lifelong career was in the insurance industry, where he built a successful business and earned the respect of colleagues and clients alike over many years. He was also an accomplished piano player and had a passion for remodelling homes. In his younger years, he especially enjoyed vacationing with Mary-Anne in Maui.

Scot was predeceased by his parents, Dory Curtis and Ray Simmons; his son, Colin Simmons; and his brothers, Marke Simmons and Martin Simmons.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Cardinal Hall, 3590 Mountain Highway, North Vancouver, BC, on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Dad had a special love for Maui and the Hawaiian spirit, so we invite you to celebrate his life in a relaxed island style. Feel free to dust off your aloha shirts, tropical prints, shorts, sandals, and flip-flops as we honour him in a Hawaiian way that he would have loved.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia.

Evelyn Audrey Baker, born April 14, 1928, passed away April 25, 2026, after a brief hospitalization.

Evelyn was born in Padstow, Alberta, to parents Sidney and Edthye Underwood. The family moved to Vancouver in 1941, when her father started working in the shipyards. She married her husband, Bill, in 1954. They had 42 years together until his death in 1996.

Evelyn is survived by her son Allan (Marla, Jeff, and family), son-in-law Paul, and many nieces and nephews. Her daughters, Linda and Karen, preceded her passing.

Evelyn was in business for many years as a BC Telephone Operator, raised a family and worked as cash office manager for Woolco, then Walmart until her retirement in 1998.

Evelyn was an active, lifelong member of the Anglican Church, first with St. Augustine’s, Marpole, and then St. Christopher’s, West Vancouver. She was active in the guiding movement for over 50 years. She started as a Brownie leader and then became a leader for Guides, Rangers, and Sparks for 16 years. Evelyn was also a camp leader (22 years) and a member of the West Vancouver Division Council for 19 years. Other interests included travel, calligraphy, musical theatre, and the company of friends. Her cheerful spirit and positive upbeat approach were a signature feature of everything she was involved in.

In lieu of flowers, donations to BC Trefoil Guilds Education Grant c/o Girl Guides of Canada - BC Council, or Wildlife Preservation Canada are appreciated.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 6, 11am at St. Christopher’s Church (11th & Inglewood), West Vancouver.

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Because I Love You So Time will not dim the face I love, The voice I heard each day, The many things you did for me, In your own special way.

All my life I’ll miss you, As the years come and go, But in my heart I’ll keep you, Because I love you so.

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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.

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NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF SUIT TO: Nu-Energy Oil and Gas, Inc. and the unknown heirs of Cecil S. Walker, Patrick L. Whittall, James B. Abernathy, Keith A. Beedie, and Albert J. Wallrap.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the above-titled action was filed in the Fifth Judicial District Court, County of Eddy, State of New Mexico on April 11, 2024, by Mewbourne Oil Company. The lawsuit is an interpleader action that concerns suspended oil and gas royalty interest based on production from the Fuller 13/12 W1FC Federal Com. Nos. 1H and 2H and the Fuller 14/11 W2HA Fed 3H Wells (the “Wells”) located on the land situated in Sections 11 and 14, Township 26 South, Range 29 East, Eddy County, New Mexico.

That unless you respond to the Interpleader within 30 days of completion of publication of this Notice, judgement by default will be entered against you.

The attorneys for Plaintiff Mewbourne Oil Company are Paul P. Santoyo, Andrew R. “Drew” Simank, and Brent A. Bauer, Santoyo Wehmeyer P.C., 12400 San Pedro Avenue, Suite 300, San Antonio, Texas 78216.

WITNESS my hand and seal of the District Court of Eddy County, New Mexico, on this, the 1st day of May, 2026.

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