North Shore News July 3 2016

FOCUS RIVER OF SILENCE 4 NEIGHBOURHOODS WEST VAN 11 SPORTS TWINS BASEBALL 18 SUNDAY July 3 2016

$1.25

NEWSSTAND PRICE

Win pair of four-day passes or a pair of one-day passes to the Rockin’ River Country Music Festival: See details at nsnews.com

There’s more online at nsnews.com

Robyn & Ryleigh

Into the wild LOCAL NEWS LOCAL MATTERS SINCE 1969

MOUNTAINEERS MOLLY AND MAX LEAD VISITORS THROUGH LYNN CANYON PARK THIS SUMMER, ENTERTAINING THEM WITH HISTORICAL TALES OF ADVENTURE AND RESCUE: SEE PAGE 7 Mountaineers Molly and Max are portrayed by theatre students Kelsey Ranshaw and Julien Galipeau. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

$3,298,000 • 3 bedroom • 3 bathroom

$2,398,000 • 4 bedroom • 4 bathroom

Stunning In Eagle Harbour West Vancouver

Sentinel Hill Super Value in West Vancouver

5770 Larson, WV

1445 9th Street, WV

604.649.4215 • www.tdecotiis.com RE/MAX Masters Realty 1453 Bellevue Avenue, West Vancouver

nsnews.com north shore news

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

BOSADEV.COM

A2 |

FIT&HEALTHY SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

| A3

north shore news nsnews.com

Advertisement

Caulfeild Village Pharmasave helping you Live Well with Ideal Protein!

At Pharmasave in Caulfeild Village, we are dedicated to helping our customers live well in all aspects of their lives.

Studies show time and time again that excess weight plays a significant role in some of the most serious, preventable diseases. Living at a healthy weight can reduce the risks of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), stroke, liver and gallbladder disease, sleep apnea, heart disease, and cancer. If your weight is affecting your health or if you fear it might eventually lead to that, Pharmasave in Caulfeild Village may have your solution.

We have been offering our customers the Ideal Protein Weight Loss program now for almost one year and we are happy to report that, together,

we have lost over 670 pounds (and counting)! We have had dieters resolve their sleep apnea, reduce or eliminate their need for prescription medications to treat conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes, and significantly reduce or eliminate problems with painful joints.

Our medically developed weight loss protocol and Healthy Lifestyle Education program offers dieters what they really want.... a structured program that can put an end to constant dieting and/or constant weight gain.

Ideal Protein is backed by over a decade of success in Canada. It is a 4 phase weight loss and healthy lifestyle program that will help you to adopt better eating habits and ensure a healthier lifestyle. Ideal Protein promotes weight loss while sparing muscle mass and other lean tissue.

Your personal weight loss coach will empower you with the knowledge you will need to develop better living habits and smarter eating choices.

Our objective is to help our dieters to set and achieve their weight loss goals, while teaching them to make smarter food choices once the weight loss portion of the program is completed. Our Pharmacists are on hand to consult with our dieters about their medications if need be and will work closely with their physicians in managing their care.

While losing weight is all well and good, keeping that weight off is a constant struggle for many people. There are 3 critical things to understand about weight loss that will help you maintain a stable weight once you have achieved your weight loss goal: 1. One of the greatest hazards of dieting is losing muscle mass.

2. Muscle is required to burn calories.

It is the engine that drives your metabolism. When you reduce your muscle mass as with many other conventional diets, your metabolism will suffer making it more difficult for your body to burn calories. In other words, you regain your lost weight.

3. If you start dieting again, you will lose more muscle, further inhibiting your ability to burn calories. And thus, the hopeless cycle of yo-yo dieting is set... unless you have chosen the Ideal Protein Weight Loss Method!

If you are interested in finding out more about Ideal Protein, please visit us at www. pharmasavecaulfeildvillage. com. To contact our Ideal Protein Coach directly, please email us at ps214ideal@shaw.ca Caulfeild Village Pharmasave 5331 Headland Drive West Vancouver, 604-926-5331

Our objective is to help our dieters to set and achieve their weight loss goals, while teaching them to make smarter food choices once the weight loss portion of the program is completed.

ELITE OLYMPIC MARTIAL ARTS

• ALL AGES & LEVELS • STATE OF THE ART FACILITY • FUN & SAFE

FREE TRIAL CLASS

On All Programs No Obligation!

Lose 25-30 lbs in just 12 weeks!

Come in for a FREE, no obligation consultation *expires July 2

Before

After

Feel better, Look better, Live better • TAEKWONDO • JUDO • WRESTLING • BOXING • LADIES FITNESS/SELF DEFENCE

840-842 W. 15th Street North Vancouver

604-971-3362 www.eoma.ca

Ideal Ide Protein Weight W Loss Method ally designed Medical One-on-one coaching Contact our fully trained Ideal Protein Coach today!

Beth Williamson | Caulfeild Village Pharmasave

5331 Headland Drive | 604.926.5331 | ps214ideal@shaw.ca

50% OFF

initial consultation fee*

when you mention this ad.

*50% off regular retail price of $200

Get A Beautiful Smile Twice As Fast With Book a FREE Invisalign Scan.

Try AcceleDent FREE for 60 days. smilesbypocock.com/NSN02 Or call: 604-983-2132

#600-224 West Esplanade, North Vancouver

Put Your Smile In Our Caring Hands!

Pain Relief!

DR. HELENE BERTRAND

Ask me about a new cream trial program to help you live pain

free!

Do you suffer chronic pain?

Headaches, pain in your neck, or your back, tendinitis, arthritis, fibromyalgia, burning sensations?

At QR clinic Dr. Bertrand uses safe, simple treatments to relieve pain.

In 235 consecutive cases, 89% OF PATIENTS FOUND PAIN RELIEF AFTER THE FIRST TREATMENT

Open Monday - Thursday 9am - 6pm Tel: 604-985-5381 CALL TODAY FOR MSP COVERED CONSULTATION

Dr. Helene Bertrand M.D., C.M., CCFP

220 - 1940 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver www.QRclinic.com

MARINE DRIVE NATUROPATHIC CLINIC

CK, GET YOUR LIFE BACK, OMS™ NOT YOUR SYMPTOMS™

(New Clients Only)

The most flexible, affordable & reliable training studio in North Vancouver

available now at

Caulfeild aulfeild Village Pharmasave Ph

Allergy Testing Bioidentical Hormone Ther Therapy esting Salivary Hormone Testing Thyroid Testing & Treatment eatment Dr. Cathryn Coe, ND

101–1277 Marine Dr., North Van an 604-929-5772 Fully wheelchair accessible

marinedrivenaturopathic.com

A4 | NEWS

nsnews.com north shore news

sundayfocus

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

Couple finds voice through filmmaking

First feature aimed at stopping violence against all women ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

After going missing for three weeks in 2000, Petie Chalifoux’s grandmother was found deep in the forest of her home territory.

Her body was located near her vehicle, three hours off the main highway leading to her northern Alberta community.

One theory was that 72-year-old Angeline Willier, a member of the Driftpile Cree Nation, had gotten lost, that she had driven down a dirt road and become disoriented before her death, but that was a possibility her family just couldn’t accept.

“She knows that backcountry,” says Micheal Auger, Chalifoux’s longtime partner in life and in filmmaking, explaining Willier grew up on that land and had spent countless hours there over the course of her life.

Chalifoux’s family visited the site, heightening their suspicions that foul play had occurred. Some of Willier’s belongings were found scattered throughout the woods, including her keys, but other items were strangely missing, like her wallet and identification cards, as well as her walker, which she had been dependent on at the time due to a broken leg.

Willier’s case, once closed, has recently been reopened and investigators are continuing to search for answers surrounding the mysterious death of the senior.

The event thrust Chalifoux into the harsh reality faced by all too many Canadian families affected by missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

Wanting to take action to prevent others from experiencing similar tragedies and stop violence against all women, Chalifoux, also a member of the Driftpile

North Vancouver’s Micheal Auger and Petie Chalifoux are in the midst of work on their first feature film, River of Silence, a fictional tale chronicling one First Nations’ family’s journey when faced with the horror of losing a daughter. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD Cree Nation, and her partner Auger, a member of the Bigstone Cree Nation, have turned to their creative talents. Through film, the North Vancouver couple is aiming to contribute to the growing dialogue on how to make this a safer, better world for all, and are hard at work on their first feature film, River of Silence, a fictional tale chronicling one First Nations family’s journey when faced with the horror of losing a daughter.

“This is a story about a family and loss, and I believe – we hope – that anybody around the world could relate to that. At its core, that’s what it’s about. But it’s also about the fact that here in Canada there’s what we consider to be an epidemic over the last 30, 40, 50 years, this growing thing. And so now we’re saying enough’s enough. All kinds of people have been stepping up to say enough’s enough and we’re just adding our skill set, in terms of narrative storytelling on film, to echo and support the efforts,” says Auger, 51.

“Our goal is to open windows and doorways into

deeper dialogue between all people because it isn’t just native and white on the opposite sides of things. …

You can’t force people to understand so we’re trying to use the creative skills and tools and opportunities that we have to say, ‘Hey, here’s something you might want to consider,’ but present it in a beautiful way,” he adds.

Finding her voice Chalifoux, 32, had her own life path altered after surviving a vehicle accident in 2013.

“I feel like that really shifted my mentality because in that instant it was like I could have been dead,” she says.

In addition to filmmaking, Chalifoux is a renowned hoop dancer, regularly travelling within Canada and internationally to perform. She was returning home from a show in Merritt one early morning when the Greyhound bus she was a passenger on was involved in a 17-vehicle crash on the Vedder Canal Bridge in Chilliwack.

The bus rear-ended a pickup, and Chalifoux sat frozen in her seat as the truck’s rear end raised up until she

could see its tail lights. She braced for impact, convinced it was going to come straight through the window to where she sat at the front of the bus.

Luckily, the truck settled back down, its bed subsequently flattened into a pile of wreckage.

“It looked like a Smart car by the time it was done. None of us could get out, we had to wait for the Jaws to come,” she says.

The crash gave Chalifoux a concussion as well as injuries to her neck, back and knee.

Since her grandmother’s death 16 years ago, she had wanted to take action in her honour, but something always stopped her. After the bus accident, however, everything changed.

“It was seriously that point in my life where I realized I was living in so much fear and there’s nothing to be afraid of. If we want to create a better world for ourselves, for our home, our people, and then of course the people we interact with, we need to make a big change in the environment that we live in and of course in the world.

I feel like this film, River of Silence, will be that change, it will change the aspect of people’s minds. River of Silence is not a film for indigenous people because it’s a film that shows the experience that a lot of indigenous people are having currently. We hope to reach everybody else who has not experienced this and has no idea the pain that we go through, we being people who’ve lost somebody to such a tragic circumstance,” she says.

Chalifoux is currently a student in Capilano University’s bachelor of motion picture arts program and is set to graduate in the fall.

Through her studies she gained an interest in screenwriting. The seeds for a story were planted in the wake of her grandmother’s passing, and she spent a year and a half carving out the River of Silence script.

The writing process proved cathartic.

“There was a lot of grieving because of my own family’s story and then also researching other stories across Canada. So many people have gone through

this. Combining all these different elements to make River of Silence, it definitely helped me to release a lot of the pain and that I didn’t know I had. I which was stuffed for 15 years,” she tion and says.

With a screenplay in They’r hand, Chalifoux called upon suppor her partner to direct. Auger donors. graduated from the master of digital media program at to the Centre for Digital Media the in 2013 and has long had a something passion for narrative filmenjoy making. He’s done a little bit of everything over the years, own including television news without reporting and documenro tary production, as well as quick corporate work focused on we indigenous topics and issues. Other “While we’ve been build- thing ing towards a feature film … to over the last 10 years, we together were honing our craft and just developing our skill sets, but Cr also serving Aboriginal com- land munities and organizations br because we feel like filmmak- get ing, video, the arts that we do do, are in service of making finding things better for our people, between but really for the world too,” life,” he says.

While River of Silence Empower marks their first feature film, the couple has colthat laborated on a number of says projects over the years, most recently a short film follows entitled The Shifter, which Mariel was released in November ful 2015 and screened at the San her Francisco American Indian Isador and LA Skins film festivals. in Chalifoux served as writer The and producer, as well as con- what’ tributed some visual effects, and Auger filled the roles of director and producer.

The Shifter is about a young woman who is attacked.

“Through rape her inner voice is awoken and it’s symbolized through the ability to shape-shift into different animals,” says Chalifoux. “I guess it’s like reclaiming your power and finding your voice in a modern context.”

That theme was among those expanded upon in River of Silence. In addition to their screenwriting and directing roles, Chalifoux and Auger, respectively, are producing the work through their company, Sohkeciwan Productions. They’re grateful for funding received under Telefilm Canada’s MicroBudget Production Program

See Movie page 5

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

NEWS | A5

north shore news nsnews.com

Cargo Boxes 50% OFF

OTHER VOICES HOUSING CRISIS: ALL TALK, NO ACTION 8 MAILBOX WINE SHOP SENDS MIXED MESSAGE 9 MAILBOX NEW WINE STORE WELCOME 9

• Model WB700 • 10.8 cu. ft, 70 x 32 x 14” • Reg $1260

Movie tells the story of a family that loses a daughter

Sale $630

• Model WB701 • 13.3 cu. ft, 83 x 31 x 15” • Reg $1485

Sale $742

Ends July 15, 2016

324 E. Esplanade, North Vancouver • 604.987.7474

River From page 4 and for Capilano University, which is providing production equipment, consultation and post-production support.

They’re also grateful for the support of a variety of other donors.

When asked what it’s like to work with her partner on the film, Chalifoux says it’s something they thoroughly enjoy.

“I feel like we have our own communication level without words. Across the room, looking at each other, a quick nod, OK, we know what we need to do, we’re onto it.

Other times there’s something so frustrating we need to go out and walk. We get together and we go for walks just out here in Mosquito Creek, so really using the land a lot to help to get the breathing space when times get tough. But yet we still do it together. I think we’re finding a really good balance between work and personal life,” she says.

Empowered plot “This is about a family that loses their daughter,” says Auger.

The plot of River of Silence follows Helen Wolf (played by Mariel Belanger), a successful art gallery owner, and her husband Nathan (Stan Isadore), a lawyer, living in present-day Vancouver.

The couple is an example of what’s referred to as “living

Our specialty pharmacy has the knowledge and expertise to customize your medicine.

Hormone therapy designed specifically for your body.

Working with your practitioner to solve unique medical problems.

SINCE 1968

Stan Isadore, an Alberta resident and member of the Driftpile Cree Nation, is playing the role of Nathan Wolf, a father whose life is turned upside down when his daughter goes missing. He’s shown here during a break in filming at Presentation House Gallery. PHOTO SUPPLIED ANTONY PACKER in two worlds.”

“As indigenous people, most of us grew up on the land but we moved to the cities to go to school, to find ways to function and still be healthy in the modern world – education, jobs,” says Auger.

Originally from a fictional northern community called Buffalo Mountain, Helen and Nathan have a 24-year-old daughter named Tanis, played by Roseanne Supernault.

See Capilano page 6

604.985.8241 ■ northmountpharmacy.ca 101-145 East 13th Street, North Vancouver NEAR ICBC DRIVERS SERVICES

Compounding is the Art and Science of Creating Personalized Medications

Ready To Move?

List, Buy Or Refer A Home With Grant For A Chance To Win 2 Tickets to Wimbledon More details at grantconnell.com/draw

C: 604.250.5183 E: gconnellrealty@gmail.com A True Competitive Advantage For Buyers And Sellers!

Cinematographer Andy Hodgson works a dolly track shot for a pivotal scene during production of River of Silence. PHOTO SUPPLIED ANTONY PACKER

Our specialty pharmacy has the knowledge and expertise to customize your medicine.

Working with your practitioner to solve unique medical problems.

SINCE 1968

604.985.8241 northmountpharmacy.ca 101-145 East 13th Street, NV

A6 | NEWS

nsnews.com north shore news

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

At left, members of the River of Silence cast and crew pose for a celebratory photo. Filming occurred April 16 to May 3 and locations included two different homes in North Vancouver as well as Presentation House Gallery, the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, and in the woods on the Nooaitch First Nations territory west of Merritt. At right, lead actor Mariel Belanger plays the role of successful Vancouver art gallery owner Helen Wolf. PHOTOS SUPPLIED ANTONY PACKER

Capilano University students involved in project From page 5 “When we meet them, Tanis has just finished her spring semester at university and is anxious to go back home to their reserve, to their home community, to visit and spend time with extended family, particularly her grandmother Margaret.

But unfortunately she doesn’t make it, she does not arrive and that’s what triggers our story,” says Auger.

A search for Tanis ensues, leading to the eventual discovery of her body.

“That again changes everything to they’re now another family with a girl who’s gone missing and was found murdered,” he says.

The remainder of the film follows the impact of the news on the couple, both individually and as a unit, as they try to cope and come to terms with what has happened and find a way through the darkness and sorrow.

That dark material brought out brilliant performances in her actors, says Auger.

“Stan and Mariel, Roseanne, what they’re

Injured and tired of getting the run-around?

I can help.

ANNAMARIE KERSOP Personal Injury Law

Harbourside Corporate Centre 407-850 Harbourside Dr, NorthVancouver | 778.383.1937 www.lawyerswest.ca

bringing in their performance is just nothing short of spectacular in my opinion,” he says. “These are people who know and who are very much connected to the pain and the suffering that this family goes through.”

Stan Isadore, an Alberta resident and member of the Driftpile Cree Nation, is playing the role of Nathan, a father whose life is turned upside down when his daughter goes missing.

Isadore, who serves as a councillor for his Nation in addition to pursuing acting (recent credits include multiple seasons on TV series Blackstone), was strongly attracted to the River of Silence script, finding it refreshing in its portrayal of First Nations people, all too often characterized onscreen in a negative light.

“This film, it brings out the reality of what’s happening to murdered and missing First Nations women,” he says. “It talks about the reality of what they’re going through. We also have to remember that it identifies the mom and the dad as hard-working, devoted, loving parents whereas a lot of First Nations films don’t really acknowledge or recognize that. There’s a lot of First Nations men and women out there who are very devoted, who live in cities, who live in towns, have big, beautiful homes and vehicles and everything that their kids need. They’re just not portrayed in stories like this. This is one of the first where you have a First Nations family who is making it in society, and who’s in

grateful for the support of their fearless leaders, Chalifoux and Auger.

“Watching them work – it’s the passion, the devotion, the dedication from beginning until now that they’ve expressed and that they show while they’re on set, while they’re off set. They’re taking this as their first-born baby and giving it everything that it requires to grow,” says Isadore.

They hope to have the film completed by the fall.

Lead actor Roseanne Supernault, who plays Tanis Wolf, gets ready for the powwow dancing scene that starts the film.

PHOTO SUPPLIED PETIE CHALIFOUX

the mainstream and making a very honest, good living, and then this happens. As opposed to another film where they’ll portray a First Nations family struggling on a reserve. This is very different.”

A father himself, Isadore was particularly drawn to the emotional journey his onscreen counterpart is forced to endure.

“Reading the script and identifying myself with the character, for me it wasn’t much of a challenge, it wasn’t very difficult,” he says. “I have an eight-year-old son and like many fathers and many mothers out there, he’s my world. He’s always first no matter what.”

Isadore travelled to B.C. for the tight River of Silence filming schedule, which occurred from April 16 to May 3. Locations included two different homes in North Vancouver as well as Presentation House Gallery,

the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, and in the woods on the Nooaitch First Nations territory west of Merritt.

Chalifoux and Auger are pleased with the efforts of their cast and crew, a number of whom are students and recent graduates of Capilano University (from both the motion picture arts and the indigenous independent digital filmmaking programs), as well as North Shore residents, grateful for their dedication to the project.

Another strong supporter of the project as well as cast member is Duane Howard, a longtime friend of the couple’s, who has been part of River of Silence from the beginning. Howard, who plays the role of Trevor, Helen’s brother, was recently featured as Elk Dog in the Academy Award-winning production The Revenant alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

The cast and crew are

A way to remember Chalifoux had a close relationship with her late grandmother, a strong, dynamic and independent woman. She hopes that River of Silence prevents Willier from being forgotten, like many other missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

“For me, this is a good way to remember,” she says.

When asked about the significance of the film’s title, the couple explains it’s a mixed metaphor. Water is a very healing element for indigenous people, it’s the breath of life for the earth and for the people who live on it. They chose the word silence because it refers to the moment when character Tanis’ life is extinguished forever by the river.

In contrast, it’s important to note that a river is not silent.

“The title represents the roar and the growing voice of indigenous people and for us it’s through film, it’s through visual arts,” says Chalifoux.

For more information, visit rosthemovie.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

NEWS | A7

north shore news nsnews.com

Seymour fence ready for returning fish

Max & Molly to share their Work to break apart 2014 Seymour trail tales rock slide set to start this August The Seymour Salmonid Society has completed work on a fish fence that will help the Seymour River remain viable for fish in the aftermath of the 2014 rock slide that cut off natural spawning.

When returning salmon and steelhead arrive, they’ll be corralled into an area where volunteers can easily net them, transfer them into tanks and truck them up above the slide site.

The Pacific Salmon Foundation put up $30,000 to pay for the materials.

Salmonid society volunteers assembled and installed the fence and members of the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh

nations will monitor and maintain it. The fence is designed for canoes and kayaks to safely skid over top.

The District of North Vancouver recently granted $15,000 to the society to help pay for the trap-and-truck program and a similar request will soon be voted on by City of North Vancouver council.

The society is waiting on final written approvals to begin using low velocity explosives to break apart the rock debris and open up the river again, starting this August.

In the meantime, the province and federal government have closed almost the entire Seymour to sport fishing.

– Brent Richter

Correction

Shaun Hollingsworth, president of the Seymour Salmonid Society, crouches atop a new fish fence designed to corral returning salmon and steelhead trout. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

The June 29 news story Creosote on Government Dock a Threat, Activists Say incorrectly identified MarySue Atkinson as a volunteer with the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society.

She is not a member and does not speak for that group.

Why Go Far?

Support your local Denturist on the North Shore Brent Der R.D.

NORTH VANCOUVER DENTURE CLINIC 604-986-8515 231 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver

Home and Institutional Care Available

Mountaineers Max and Molly, portrayed by theatre students Julien Galipeau and Kelsey Ranshaw, will lead visitors through Lynn Canyon Park, entertaining them with historical tales of adventure and rescue. The free drop-in tours are offered Wednesdays and Thursdays, July 7 to Aug. 25, at 1:30 and 3 p.m.

On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, July 8 to Aug. 28, at 1:30 and 3 p.m., Galipeau and Ranshaw will swap their hiking gear for coveralls and play Sal and Sam, who will regale visitors with the story of North Vancouver’s Burrard Dry Dock. More info at nvma.ca.

• WILLS, TRUSTS, ESTATE PLANNING, POWERS OF ATTORNEY

Lynn Valley Law

• PROBATE OF WILLS & ESTATES • REAL ESTATE, PROPERTY & CONTRACT DISPUTES • SEPARATION & DIVORCE

Lynn Valley Centre • 604-985-8000 Our specialty pharmacy has the knowledge and expertise to customize your medicine.

DENTURE WEARERS! COME IN AND RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION AND DENTURE CARE PACKAGE FREE!

This summer, the North Vancouver Museum and Archives invites people to take a walk into the past.

DARYL

PHARMACIST

That fine print on non-prescription medication contains valuable safety and dosing information.

Often the tiny print is ignored because it’s so small but it should be heeded.

Before you buy, talk about it to a pharmacist. We can determine whether the medication is right for your medical condition and is compatible with the medications you are already taking. We are happy to share our drug knowledge with you.

Pharmacy

1401 St. Georges Ave. NORTH VANCOUVER

604-985-1481 www.daviesrx.com SINCE 1973

Do you have a gluten allergy or other food intolerance?

Ask us about the option to customize medications to avoid specific ingredients.

Working with your practitioner to solve unique medical problems.

SINCE 1968

604.985.8241 northmountpharmacy.ca 101-145 East 13th Street, NV NEAR ICBC DRIVERS SERVICES

Our specialty pharmacy has the knowledge and expertise to customize your medicine.

NOTICE TO OUR VALUED READERS & ADVERTISERS In our Sunday June 26 issue, we published a fake ad titled “Quick Dental North Shore” as part of our Spot the Joker contest promotion. We would like to clearly state that the business is not a real business. We sincerely apologize to our valued readers, advertisers and dentist professionals for any confusion this contest ad has caused.

A8 | NEWS

nsnews.com north shore news

PUBLISHED BY NORTH SHORE NEWS, A DIVISION OF LMP PUBLICATION LTD. PARTNERSHIP.

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL SALES PRODUCT AGREEMENT NO. 40010186

It’s a scorcher

T

he political battle over what to do about the Lower Mainland’s housing crisis is starting to shape up as one of defining issues facing voters in the long run-up to next spring’s provincial election.

In the past week, the NDP called for an independent task force to crack down on money laundering, fraud and tax evasion it says are contributing to skyrocketing real estate prices.

Interestingly, that happened the same week a Chinese bank filed a civil claim against a Vancouver-area man, alleging he took out close to $10 million in loans before skipping the country and sinking the money into Lower Mainland real estate.

And, reacting to a report about shady real estate practices, the Liberals revoked the industry’s self-governing status. Having foxes stationed at the hen house door had

been introduced by the Liberal government a number of years earlier under the guise of “red tape cutting.”

But that was back when the housing market had more to do with homes for people to live in, rather than a commodity to be traded on spec. The government is late to the party, but the move is welcome and needed.

Cleaning up the industry is one thing.

Cooling the scorching market is another.

The NDP has proposed a series of measures aimed at curbing the influence of speculators and foreign capital. The Liberals have put forward a few smaller tweaks but largely chosen to sidestep that elephant in the room, telling municipalities to approve more development projects.

Expect to hear plenty more about it from both sides as they come knocking on your door this summer, looking to make sure your vote has a home with them.

OTHERVOICES

My house is my banked savings and my pension Dear Editor: Real estate is only about making money and the only place for the average middle class to save for the future.

The real estate and construction industry, support a whole host of home owners, agents, contractors and government bureaucrats from city planners, building inspectors, plan checkers and up to tax collectors large and small.

I’m one of those folks living in an old house on the North Shore that increased in value over the last 15 years – a mid-century modern, 1960s post-and-beam. Pink shag carpets and single glazed windows were not my thing so we’ve upgraded $250,000 (plus or minus) over the last 15 years. I bought our house

as an investment and a place to live, so out with the highmaintenance garden and let’s improve the porch railing system for better street appeal.

This house is my banked savings, and my pension plan.

Unless you can show me a better way, I’m entitled to benefit from it.

Price appreciation will allow us to survive in modest comfort during the remaining 20 or so years of life. Show me any investment that makes 10 to 20 per cent and I’ll happily switch over.

The reason for the housing crisis is complex.

The whole question is like chewing a chunk of raw coconut – the more you chew, the more there is. It’s fertile ground for government-funded

CONTACTUS

At the end of the day, for normal wage earners, money is slowly losing buying power year to year. ongoing studies, committees and expensive hand-wringing.

Part of the problem, which no politician wants to touch, is that the middle class is dead – sadly demoted over the last 30 to 40 years, to become the new working poor.

On the income side of the ledger, those folks work and struggle to get by, and are about three paycheques away from being homeless and broke.

The basic problem is that most normal jobs don’t provide a living/family wage or

give enough hours per week to get benefits.

On the expense side, these problems are compounded by clawbacks from governments, banks and financial industry, in the form of taxes, fees, surcharges, duties, rebates, front loading, uploading, back loading, side loading and, as a last resort, dumping on you.

The whole expense side and tax system is like a pickup truck that drives over you, then backs up to make sure the job is done. Then the driver jumps out, kicks you to

the curb, and steals your wallet. So there is never enough income to keep ahead of inflation and save for a down payment. So unless you are up in the area of full benefits and an indexed pension, or somehow get your paltry $200,000 salary topped up by $50,000, you are out of luck.

At the end of the day, for normal wage earners, money is slowly losing buying power year to year.

After clawbacks mentioned above, the only place for the average guy to save for the future is by at some level getting into the real estate market.

What I’d like to see is a solution from the government but, as usual, it will be a case of all talk but no action.

NORTH SHORE NEWS 100-126 EAST 15th STREET NORTH VANCOUVER B.C. V7L 2P9

nsnews.com

Peter Kvarnstrom

Vicki Magnison

Layne Christensen

Trixi Agrios

Christine Gowe

Michelle Starr

Russ Blake

PUBLISHER

DIRECTOR, SALES & MARKETING

EDITOR

DIRECTOR, CLASSIFIED & REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER

Direct 604-998-3523 publisher@nsnews.com

Direct 604-998-3520 vmagnison@nsnews.com

Direct 604-998-3542 lchristensen@nsnews.com

Direct 604-998-1201 tagrios@van.net

Direct 604-998-3580 cgowe@nsnews.com

Direct 604-986-1337 mastarr@nsnews.com

Direct 604-369-2465 rblake@nsnews.com

North Shore News, founded in 1969 as an independent suburban newspaper and qualified under Schedule 111, Paragraph 111 of the Excise Tax Act, is published each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday by North Shore News a division of LMP Publication Limited Partnership and distributed to every door on the North Shore. Canada Post Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement No. 40010186. Mailing rates available on request. Entire contents © 2016 North Shore News a division of LMP Publication Limited Partnership. All rights reserved.

Average circulation for Wednesday, Friday and Sunday is 61,759. The North Shore News, a division of LMP Publication Limited Partnership respects your privacy. We collect, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Statement which is available at www.nsnews.com. North Shore News is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalistic practices and ethical behaviour. If you have concerns about editorial content, please email editor@nsnews.com or call the newsroom at 604-985-2131. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint, visit the web site at mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163 for additional information.

Especially when there is an election coming over the horizon. Buying into real estate, so far, is the only opportunity that won’t be fully decimated by inflation or taxes.

But on this point, don’t hold your breath as I’m sure the government is working on figuring out how to claw back from your real estate as well – after the election.

Sadly, all levels of government talk a lot and use a lot of feel-good words and phrases, but the truth is that they will never shut off the money supply and alienate the industry.

At this point, there is no law or incentive, to build small and every reason to build large.

Bruce Lindsay North Vancouver

ADMINISTRATION/RECEPTION 604-985-2131 ADVERTISING 604-998-3510 display@nsnews.com REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING 604-998-3580 realestate@nsnews.com CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 604-630-3300 classifieds@van.net DISTRIBUTION INQUIRIES 604-986-1337 distribution@nsnews.com NEWSROOM 604-985-2131 editor@nsnews.com PHOTOGRAPHY 604-985-2131 photo@nsnews.com

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

NEWS | A9

north shore news nsnews.com

MAILBOX

SPONSORED CONTENT

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must include your name, full address and telephone number. Send your letters via e-mail to: editor@nsnews. com. The North Shore News reserves the right to edit any and/or all letters based on length, clarity, legality and content. The News also reserves the right to publish any and/or all letters electronically.

Businesses that

D

Wine shop appears to cater to collectors and more Dear Editor: I read with interest Jeremy Shepherd’s excellent article (May 18) regarding Onni’s proposal for a Liberty wine store in their new development at 13th and Lonsdale.

Of particular interest were the remarks by Liberty owner Robert Simpson, who stated before council that “we sell to collectors.” He

then continues: “It’s like an antique store and Ikea. They are both in the home furnishing business but they provide very different services.”

In light of the fact that their website libertywinemerchants.com lists “our top twenty under $20” when the shopper clicks on “wine selection” then “value wines,” it seems that Liberty wants to

be having it both ways.

It appears, after all, that Liberty will be selling Ikea (“value”) wines in their new antique store, and while being less than forthright before council, they express their true business model right on their website.

o you want to beat the summer heat and bring a bit of the outdoors inside, without sacrificing convenience and security? Or maybe it’s time to get that patio covered so you can enjoy your barbecue without getting barbecued by the sun.

Burnaby-based Wizard Industries has been offering residential screening solutions in the Lower Mainland for 15 years – with a full range of sliding and retractable screen doors and awnings.

“As people stay at home more due to the high-cost of living, they find themselves wanting to entertain outside,” says Stuart Ilott, VicePresident of Sales and Marketing for Wizard Industries. “They are looking for ways to enjoy their home and backyard more.”

Wizard has approached the challenge with specialty screens like VistaView, RetractaView and SecuraView, that offer flexible options for the type of doors you have and the level of security you need. Whether it’s a grassy area, stone patio, wood deck or even a pergola, Wizard can customize a product for you.

But they don’t stop there. Keeping up with new materials and technology

in their awnings, Wizard uses highly durable, well-known Sunbrella acrylic fabrics that don’t wear and tear like old cloth fabrics.

These products are so cutting-edge, they are even linked to Bluetooth technology for automatic retraction if winds get too high. Amazingly, you can even control some awning motors with your iPad! Speaking of technology, you can upload a photo of your backyard to Wizard’s website and find out right away if a certain product will work for your house. It’s really easy to do, and you can get a quote on what a custom installation will cost at the same time.

To find out more about how you can improve your living space, visit Wizard Industries at www.wizardscreens.com, call 604-299-4426 or email sales@ wizardindustries.com.

You can also find Wizard Industries on Facebook.

StandOUT is a content marketing program designed to introduce exceptional local businesses to readers in our community. For more information on how your business can StandOUT, contact the North Shore News at 604-998-3510 or email display@nsnews.com

North Shore Community Resources

Liberty Wine Merchants is slated to open in Onni’s CentreView development at 13th Street and Lonsdale Avenue upon the project’s completion in spring 2018. IMAGE SUPPLIED

Wizard Screens

Randy Wilson President, B.C. Private Liquor Store Association

Raise a glass to free market economy competition and resulting consumer choice is a good thing?

Having lived in another country where liquor is available at every supermarket, off-licence and corner store people are not running wild on the streets because of it. Merely enjoying the “free market” economy.

Maybe the “social ills”

comment is just a way to deflect potential increased competition? It’s 2016 and time to embrace change.

Blaine Barden North Vancouver Editor’s note: City of North Vancouver council voted 5-2 on June 20 to allow Liberty Wine Merchants to open at 1308 Lonsdale Ave.

QUOTES OF THE WEEK: Everybody has this vision of this big scary thing and it’s not .”

— North Vancouver City Coun. Holly Back speaks in support of casinos at a recent council meeting, after hearing from other municipalities that host gambling facilities (from a July 1 news story).

They’re carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to both humans and aquatic organisms.”

— West Vancouver environmentalist Mary-Sue Atkinson brings attention to Fisheries and Oceans Canada using creosote on the department’s docks (from a June 29 news story).

He was a beast.”

— Jeff McCutcheon recalls the athletic prowess of his late friend Quinn Keast, a beloved Handsworth secondary student who died in a traffic accident 10 years ago this month (from a June 26 story).

It’s creating a people place.”

— Gerry Brewer praises Polygon’s tower proposal which includes a public mews linking Esplanade with Carrie Cates Court (from a June 29 news story).

Helping Seniors Since 1976

Do you love gardening, driving or shopping? Consider volunteering to help a senior so they can continue to live independently in their own home. gives me a sense of purpose “Volunteeringwhile I help others. ” - CURRENT VOLUNTEER

Call North Shore Community Resources Society (NSCR) at 604-985-7138 today to find out more.

Caregiver Support Child Care Resource Program North Shore Better At Home North Shore Legal Information and Advocacy Seniors One Stop Volunteer North Shore

Dear Editor: I read with interest the May 18 article concerning a potential new wine store at the Onni development and the concern of local liquor store owners.

Comments were made as to the increased availability of wine being bad and causing social ills.

Surely increased

A10 | COMMUNITY

nsnews.com north shore news

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath Kay Meek gala Beautiful weather set the tone for the evening at the annual Kay Meek Centre Fundraising Gala June 3 as guests arrived to an outdoor welcome reception featuring wine and appetizers from West Vancouver’s Mangia E Bevi and Caffe Al Mercato. The evening’s entertainment featured Canada’s comedy theatre powerhouse The Second City running through classic routines and new original comedic material and improv. After the show, guests mingled with cast and performers for a dessert reception with sweets from Café Crema. The annual event raises funds for youth programs and education, community outreach and providing services for the many community groups that use the theatre and facilities.

Event MC Vicki Gabereau and Marilyn Diligenti

Kay Meek Centre executive director Rob Gloor with Kay Meek Legacy Council members Liz Byrd and Maggie Pappas

Heather Lagasse and Nancy Farran

Vlad Shalamov and Yulia Kutikova

Andria De Carolis and Erik Kvarnstrom

Kay Meek director of marketing, community relations and development Elaine McHarg and board chairwoman Nancy Spooner

Volunteers Mac Dewar and Romo and Hale Rhodes

Volunteers Lori Herman and Lori Blockberger

Brad Lamouerx, John Sampson and wife Mary-Ann Booth, West Vancouver councillor

Please direct requests for event coverage to: emcphee@nsnews.com. For more Bright Lights photos, go to: nsnews.com/community/bright-lights

THREE TIME WINNER OF THE AUTOCHEX PREMIER ACHIEVER AWARD FOR EXTRAORDINARY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

GOVERNMENT LICENSED INSPECTION STATION S-2584

Service Ltd. Since 1959

COLLISION REPAIR & AUTO SERVICE CENTRE C All Collision Insurance Company’s Lifetime Guaranteed Repairs ■ New Car Warranty Approved Services 174-176 Pemberton Ave. 604.985.7455 ■

w w w. t a y l o r m o t i v e . c o m

KE YOUR One Stop ALL MA

CELEBRATING 57 YEARS OF QUALITY WORKMANSHIP & TRUSTWORTHY SERVICE

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

| A11

north shore news nsnews.com

neighbourhoods

West Vancouver

Bartending not just about cocktails

Creating an experience important part of job ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

Robyn Gray’s work day starts at 5 p.m. and ends around three in the morning.

As a bartender, he has had this schedule for 20 years and isn’t tired of it yet. That’s probably because he loves what he does.

“Bartending is much more than just serving drinks.

Bartending is actually not about serving drinks at all. We don’t serve drinks. We serve people,” he explains.

Even as a kid growing up in North Vancouver Gray showed an interest in hospitality and told his parents he wanted to be a bartender. They told him if he was going to tend bar he wouldn’t be able to drink.

“That’s not true,” he clarifies with a laugh, adding it’s similar to the old adage: don’t trust a skinny chef.

Originally, though, he trained to be a video editor back in the 1990s and after high school moved to Scotland to work at one of the country’s foremost post-production houses.

While there, he wanted to meet more people his own age so a friend got him a job at a popular bar. He started bartending on the weekends just to meet people and then fell in love with the scene. He admits he didn’t know what he was doing when he started out, but explains that bartending is an apprenticeship trade and he learned on the job.

Returning to the North Shore, Gray worked at the Ocean Club in West Vancouver where he learned the art of mixology. When asked to explain what that is exactly, Gray recalls a popular quote from a well-known hip hop artist who said “Rap is what I do, hip hop is the culture.”

For Gray, mixology is what he does but bartending is a culture.

It isn’t just about making cocktails, it’s about understanding recipes, ingredients and serving details, understanding personal interactions, and controlling a crowd. It’s part culinary, part sociology.

“People are coming for an experience. People aren’t necessarily coming to get drunk. People want to enjoy different flavours, different experiences,” he notes.

Now head bartender at Prohibition at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Gray says he has about 3,000 drink recipes in his head, all of which have about five ingredients and each with specific preparation methods and glassware requirements. That’s a lot of detail.

When asked if he serves with flair like the bottle-throwing bartenders in the movie Cocktail, Gray responds with a laugh: “I’m not a juggler.”

Robyn Gray, head bartender at Prohibition, is North Vancouver born and bred with deep family roots in the area. He will be participating in an upcoming mixology event at the Harmony Arts Festival in Ambleside. PHOTO ALLISON KUHL But since the bar at Prohibition is a focal point of the room, there is some showmanship involved.

“Watching the bartenders is as much a part of the action and part of the show and part of the experience of being there. We’re not throwing bottles but we’re making drinks in an interesting and theatrical way. You’re always on stage,” says Gray. But ultimately, “it’s not about throwing bottles, it’s about how we make the drinks.”

“It’s a very culinary experience,” he says, noting it’s like

FATHER’S DAY BBQ ON THE DECK STARTING AT 4PM ON JUNE 19TH! Live entertainment every Thursday & Saturday night!

Call for reservations 604.281.2111 | www.hugosvancouver.com 5775 Marine Drive, West Vancouver Directly across from Thunderbird Marina in Eagle Harbour

being a chef.

Gray is also a certified Specialist of Spirits, an accreditation earned through the Wine and Spirits Education Trust.

He considers himself a sommelier of spirits and notes that cocktails are enjoying a renaissance these days. They were popular in the 1920s and ’30s but fell out of fashion for a while. The trend has been re-born, however, and Gray says

See Mixology page 13

H O R S E S H O E

B A Y

SINCE 2007

Come and enjoy our delicious freshly baked goods and savories.

We support dog rescues and 25% of our profits go to local and national dog rescue organizations.

604-925-2101 • 6363 Bruce Street www.theflourbakery.com

A12 | NEIGHBOURHOODS

nsnews.com north shore news SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

Project aims to collect memories ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

The West Vancouver Historical Society is trying to capture something before it’s lost.

The group is launching a pilot project to collect memories and experiences of longtime West Vancouver residents.

“There’s no substitute for the human voice when we’re talking about history,” says Barbara Hunter, a member of the society’s board of directors.

Although it’s still in its beginning stage, the West Vancouver Living Stories project already has volunteer interviewers and interviewees. Participants were found by word of mouth and by reaching out to local seniors organizations and churches.

Stories will be collected on audio and video, and will also feature a written component compiled by the volunteer interviewers.

Hunter explains that the project is focusing on more than just factual data.

They are hoping to collect interesting stories about the history and changes of West Vancouver through the personal perspectives of those

Members of the West Vancouver Historical Society Barbara Hunter, Ian Macdonald and Jane Mills get together at Gertrude Lawson House. The group is in the first phase of a new project to record stories of longtime West Vancouver residents. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN who have lived it. Sprinkled with anecdotes and opinions, the stories can paint a picture of the area that may not be fully reflected in traditional archival material.

The digitized material will then be made available to the public.

Each story is expected to take about 30 hours to create, so the group is starting

out with a small batch of subjects this summer and are hoping to be done by fall.

The goal is to eventually expand the project to include many participants, and to open the project up to other organizations that can also collect stories.

“It’s creating a legacy for future generations as well as

Proudly renovating with:

providing the opportunity for these people to share their story,” says Hunter.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the project or volunteering can contact North Shore News seniors columnist Laura Anderson (who is involved in the project) by phone at 778-279-2275 or email at lander1@shaw.ca.

WHAT’SGOINGON SALSA BY THE SEA All levels invited to Latin America classes which include lessons and require no partner Thursdays, July 7-Aug. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Ambleside Landing (behind the Ferry Building Gallery) 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Drop-in fee: $8. Check website for rain cancellations. ferrybuildinggallery.com AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING Former Horseshoe Bay resident Jo Macleod signs copies of her first novel Heaven Help Us Saturday, July 9 from noon to 4 p.m. at Indigo, Park Royal South, West Vancouver.

TUB TIME A dog wash/open house fundraiser Sunday, July 10, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the West Vancouver SPCA, 1020 Marine Dr. (south of the soccer field). Minimum donation per wash is $20 with all proceeds supporting the shelter. The open house will include tours, refreshments, kids’ activity booth and a pet food booth with free giveaways.

INDOOR PATIO SALE Friends of the Library will host a sale of CDs, DVDs and vinyl Monday, July 11, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (possibly July 12 if supplies last) at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. For more information call 604-925-7400 or visit the website at westvanlibrary.ca.

COMPUTER BASICS A gentle introductory class on how to use a computer, including basics such as mouse and keyboard, open and close a program, use Windows and take the first step onto the Internet Wednesday, July 13, 2–4 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. No experience with computers is necessary. Registration required by calling 604-925-7405 or visiting the website at westvanlibrary.ca.

ART CLUB AT ST. STEPHEN’S Practice your creative artistry in a welcoming group. Knit, paint or draw, Wednesday’s 1-3 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Church, 885 West 22nd St., West Vancouver. ststephenschurch.ca FUN WITH SCRATCH: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Kids ages nine-13 learn programming language using the Raspberry Pi, then create animations using Scratch Tuesdays, July 12 and 26, 2-3:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Registration required. westvanlibrary.ca BOOK BUDDIES Children ages six-12 play literacy games and practise reading skills with teen volunteers Fridays, July 8-29, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca

Freshly made daily with organic ingredients and love ! Order online - We deliver!

Custom kitchen, bathroom & home renovations from design to completion.

Located at 123 East 1st Street, North Vancouver 604-985-9128 CoordinatedKitchens.com

www.SavaryIslandPieCompany.com 604-926-4021 1533 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

NEIGHBOURHOODS | A13

north shore news nsnews.com

Mixology event to feature drink and food pairings from page 11

HAVING A FIELD DAY North Shore Amateur Radio Club member Bas Rijniersce watches as Mark Spencer contacts other radio operators on VHF (very high frequency) channels during the annual Field Day Operation event. Each year amateur radio clubs across North America practise their communication abilities under simulated emergency conditions. This year the North Shore Amateur Radio Club was set up in Cypress Provincial Park. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

he could talk all day about their long and interesting history.

While he can’t choose a favourite among his many cocktail recipes, Gray says he does enjoy a dry gin martini with lots of vermouth, a lemon twist and orange bitters on occasion when he gets home from work.

On Aug. 4, Gray will bring his talent to the Mixology Night on the Pier event at the Harmony Arts Festival at Ambleside.

The event will feature a number of top bartenders creating handcrafted cocktails, including Sabrine Dhaliwal of UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar, Grant Sceney of Fairmont Pacific Rim’s Lobby Lounge, Katie Ingram of L’Abattoir, and more.

Gray will be making a Garden Terrace Margarita that will feature Patron Silver Tequila (Patron is his sponsor), fresh pressed lime juice, tarragon agave syrup, and strawberry foam.

Drinks will be paired with food, and guests will vote

Prohibition head bartender and North Shore resident Robyn Gray will be participating in the upcoming Mixology Night on the Pier on Aug. 4, as part of the Harmony Arts Festival.

PHOTO ALLISON KUHL

on the best drinks of the evening.

Gray says they expect about 250 guests at the event, which is part of the annual West Vancouver festival, running July 29-Aug. 7 as a fundraiser for arts culture. For more information visit the website harmonyarts.ca.

Since 2003 Living Well has offered a wide range of quality home care services for adults.

Our strength is our caregiving team • Hourly services • Personal care & companion services • Live-in-caregivers • Dementia, palliative and respite care • Post-surgical care

“Thank you for the help and support you gave us both.

It made our time at home easier and more memorable.”

- Phil

Quality of Life with trust, respect and dignity through Living Well.

Accredited with Commendation by Accreditation Canada www.livingwellhomecare.ca

LIVINGWELL

HOME CARE SERVICES INC 604.904.2397

301-1221 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver

A14 | HEALTH & WELLNESS

nsnews.com north shore news

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

Prevent workouts from slowing down Have you fallen victim to a motivation block as far as your workouts are concerned?

Luckily, I’ve got the tips to get you and your workouts back on track!

matter what the environment. You can purchase dumbbells and a mat and perform many of the exercises you’ve learned in the gym in the comfort of your home.

1. Start with the first workout.

Getting back into your fitness routine for the first time after an absence is always the most difficult step.

You simply have to force yourself back into the gym, into a yoga or aerobics class, or possibly on a hike or other activity.

Rather than thinking about the big picture, you need to focus on the first workout as something independent of your entire fitness program.

Just put on your runners and get out there. Then worry about the rest after that.

5. Take the approach: “every little bit counts.”

Don’t be discouraged if you only manage to fit 20 minutes of exercise into your day; that amount of activity is better than none at all.

Be proud of yourself for making time for exercise at all, rather than beating yourself up about it not being enough.

If your busy schedule does not permit a one-hourdaily gym routine, simply walk to and from work, or take the stairs instead of the elevator. Your body will thank you, and you are on the way to a healthier lifestyle.

2. Take care of any nagging injuries.

An injury often keeps us out of the gym. It is important that you see your physician and determine the severity of the injury, then proceed with your fitness regimen accordingly.

You can continue to work on the areas of your body that are not affected by injury while you’re healing.

3. Set a realistic workout schedule.

Personal Best Shaun Karp It is fantastic to be ambitious and hope to attend the gym every day, five times weekly or even three or four times a week, but if it has been a long time since you maintained a regular workout schedule, it may be best to start small and work up to something ideal.

Commit to twice-weekly workouts initially, and make one of them something fun that you’ll look forward to.

This will make it progressively easier to attend the gym more often.

4. Develop a gym workout and a home workout.

There will certainly be days when you find it almost impossible to get to the gym, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still work out.

There are many functional exercises that can be performed at home, or even at the playground down the street. Get creative, and make time for exercise no

Salsa by the Sea

presented by the

Ferry Building Gallery

THURSDAY EVENINGS | 6:30–8:30 p.m.

WEATHER PERMITTING J U LY 7 – A U G U S T 2 5 • $8 drop-in • bring your own water bottle (fill it there) • all levels and ages • lesson included

Remember to focus on why it is important to include exercise in your lifestyle and not on how much or to what intensity you are executing it, and take it one step at a time.

Sometimes it is the smallest steps that take us the furthest in the long run.

Shaun Karp is a certified personal trainer. For further information call 604-420-7800 or visit his website, karpfitness.com.

HAVING A BALL Sentinel secondary graduate Jack Karp, 18, gears up to host his fifth annual Do You Have the Balls to Beat Cancer Tennis-a-thon in support of the Canadian Cancer Society Friday, July 8 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the West Vancouver Tennis Club. He started the event when he was in Grade 8 and has to date raised $9,500 for the society. To donate, visit convio.cancer.ca/goto/ TennisaThon2016. To participate, sign up at the tennis club until July 7. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

HEALTH NOTES YOGA THURSDAYS Free outdoor (weather permitting) yoga classes on the waterfront Thursdays until Aug. 25, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the South Plaza outside the Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. Participants must bring their own yoga mat and a towel. lonsdalequay.com FEEL GOOD FRIDAYS Participate in lunchtime workouts (weather permitting) hosted by Steve Nash Fitness World, Fridays until Sept. 2 from noon to 1 p.m. at Lonsdale Quay, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver.

MEDITATION IN THE GALLERY Drop in and learn meditation techniques Tuesday, July 5, 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Free. No experience required.

604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com WALK AND TALK Take a break and release stress by walking on the first and third Tuesday of each month July 5, 19, Aug. 2 and 16, 1:30-3 p.m. Gather at John Lawson Park, West Vancouver.

Presented by North Shore Community Resources.

TRIPLE CROWN FOR HEART A challenging bike ride in which participants cycle up Seymour, Grouse and Cypress mountains

• no partner required

NOBLE HEARING CLINIC

LOCATION: Ambleside Landing (behind the Ferry Building Gallery)

High Quality Products & Service

1414 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver

Independent professional advice by a Doctor of Audiology

with Doris Angela Maria of Latin Dance For You gallery@westvancouver.ca • ferrybuildinggallery.com • 604-925-7290 MEDIA SPONSOR COMMUNITY SPONSOR

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Saturday, July 16 at 8 a.m. Registration opens at 7 a.m. in the Ron Andrews Community Centre parking lot, 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Funds raised support the B.C. Children’s Hospital heart unit. triplecrownforheart.ca WOMEN’S PERSONAL SAFETY WORKSHOP Stay safe in the community and attend a free self-defense seminar Saturday, July 16, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at North Vancouver Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Unit 5B250 East Esplanade, North Vancouver (laneway entrance). Learn techniques to thwart an attacker. northvanbjj.com NORTH SHORE BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP will hold its next meeting Tuesday, July 26, 7 p.m. at Evergreen House, 231 East 15th St., North Vancouver. 604-779-2472 SUMMER PICNIC Caregivers are invited to a picnic Tuesday, July 26 from noon to 2:30 p.m. in the grassy area of John Lawson Park, West Vancouver. If it rains the lunch will be held in Room 203, Capilano Mall, 935 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. The event will include music by recording artist and caregiver Joyce Grennan.

Relax and talk with other caregivers and take a break while enjoying the ocean air and food. 604-982-3320 Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email upcoming event information to listings@nsnews.com.

a

approach to oral health preventative dental hygiene services

natural and environmentally friendly products

deep cleanings, laser therapy

in-chair teeth whitening

evening & weekend appointments available

access to a dentist

108 West 2nd St., North Vancouver 778 338 3414 • www.toothwhisperer.ca

Dr. R. Ghanbari Doctor of Audiology

• Complete Hearing Evaluation • Digital Hearing Aids-All brands • Hearing Aid Repair and Batteries • Hearing Loss Prevention • Tinnitus Evaluation & Management • Specialty Earmolds • Service to your doorstep

Call us now for a FREE consultation: 604-281-1475

www.noblehearinginstitute.com

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

SENIORS | A15

north shore news nsnews.com

North Shore Rescue founder looks back “I cried when the ship went under the Lions Gate Bridge and sailed away from North Vancouver. I had only ever been on a boat once and that was to Bowen Island.”

Memory Lane Laura Anderson

It was 1948. Dave Brewer, 11 years old, was aboard the Union steamship S.S. Catala, leaving Lynn Valley, the only home he had ever known, for a far away place called

Ocean Falls. His father, laid off from his job at the shipyards, had found work as an electrician in the remote coastal community, accessible in those days only by water.

Dave remembers walking off the Catala carrying a folding chair, part of the family’s household goods. It was September, just before school started, and most likely, it was raining.

Bev Baird was among the children waiting at the dock.

“We would all come to the dock when the steamships came in,” Bev remembers.

“It was a big deal for us, something happening.”

She noticed the boy as he disembarked and wondered why he was carrying a chair. That boy lived for the summers when he would return home to his friends and the familiar forests

BRAIN GUY

International speaker and motivator Terry Small, known as “the brain guy,” brings his Brain Power for Life: 11 Things You Must Know About Your Brain to Summerhill PARC retirement residence June 9. Small also shared his practical tips and strategies related to improving brain health during additional presentations at Westerleigh and Cedar Springs PARC locations the same week.

PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Our specialty pharmacy has the knowledge and expertise to customize your medicine.

604.985.8241 northmountpharmacy.ca 101-145 East 13th Street, NV

Each Home Instead Senior Care® office is independently owned and operated. © 2016 Home Instead, Inc.

Quiet introvert looking for someone who loves to read books.

Valley hills.

There they would spend their days, swimming in their pond, and feasting on fresh corn and chicken.

Returning to Ocean Falls in the fall wasn’t much of a hardship for Dave. He and Bev were high school sweethearts. After graduation, Dave and Bev were off to Vancouver, where Bev lived

See Local page 16

Can’t find what you’re looking for...again?

Call Caroline Vincent today for your FREE consultation.

778.899.0141

shelfgenie.com/british-columbia

Look better, feel great, eat better with precision

DENTURES We care about your smile M.R. Shooshtari DENTURIST NORTH SHORE DENTURE CLINIC

Become a CAREGiver NOW HIRING - 604.925.1570 SM

www.HomeInstead.com/3022/home-care-jobs 301 – 2232 Marine Drive West Vancouver BC V7V 1K4

“I’m worried about my parents.”

and mountains of North Vancouver.

Dave and his brother Gerry would meet up with Charlie and Leroy Cartwright and Tom and Bruce Lewis. After a visit to the corn orchard and another at the chicken farm at the top end of Engine Road, just off Coleman, the three sets of brothers, and assorted dogs would hike to their cabin in the Lynn

229, 1433 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver.

Since 1990 New Location! 604-990-4877

Are You Having Challenges With Your Parents?

SHYLO, your local home health care company has been helping people just like your parents since 1980. We help seniors stay in their homes and we’ll take care of your parents just like you would.

3 Housecleaning

3 Medication

3 Shopping

3 Appointments

3 Personal Care

3 Palliative Care

When you can’t be there for your parents, call us for a FREE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT.

604-985-6881

Check us out online: www.ShyloNursing.ca www.VancouverSeniorHealth.BlogSpot.com

A16 | SENIORS

nsnews.com north shore news

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

Local organization saves countless lives over the years From page 15 at Fort Camp at UBC and studied nursing.

Dave worked two jobs and studied bookkeeping at Sprott-Shaw business school. “I would pump gas at the Royalite station at Third and Forbes, go over town on the ferry and run down to the Esso station at Georgia and Denman to pump more gas.”

A third job, in the accounting office at the Canadian Fish Company, led Dave to the City of Vancouver’s purchasing department, “everything from stationery to police horses,” and then to business services at Capilano College.

In the meantime, Dave and Bev married in 1960, set up housekeeping in North Vancouver and started a family.

In 1965, when the world was being introduced to the threat of nuclear war, an ad appeared in the North Shore Shopper seeking volunteers for civil defense duties.

Dave and brother Gerry applied, along with Karl Winter from B.C. Mountain Rescue Association and nine other local citizens.

Their training began with a focus on civil disasters, collapsed buildings and the like, expanded to wilderness search and rescues (SAR) and led to the establishment of North Shore Rescue.

Over North Shore Rescue’s 50 years of operations, founders Dave, Gerry and Karl have seen an enormous increase in outdoor activity throughout B.C.’s rugged

wilderness. SAR volunteers must be in top physical condition, experts in techniques and use of equipment, and ready to deploy at short notice. Today, North Shore Rescue’s volunteer SAR teams and their expertise are recognized internationally.

Dave worked to develop provincial and federal SAR standards and policies.

Volunteer teams continually train to be safer and more effective in their operations, the public is educated about practical back country behaviour, and countless lives, in Canada’s wilderness and internationally, have been saved.

Throughout Dave’s working life, volunteering in SAR was virtually a second full-time job. His contribution as a trainer, leader and innovator extends beyond the North Shore mountains. “I help where I can and I love to share the expertise developed over the years at North Shore Rescue.”

In recognition of Dave’s contribution, he received the National Search and Rescue Secretariat award of excellence for leadership.

Not everyone gets to live where the wilderness is in their backyard. Dave’s work in search and rescue is his way to give back to the forests and mountains that shaped him into the man he is today.

Laura Anderson works with and for seniors on the North Shore. 778-279-2275 seniorsconnect@shaw.ca

SENIORS CALENDAR Dave Brewer is one of the founding members of North Shore Rescue.

PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

ELDER LAW CLINIC Older adults who cannot otherwise afford legal services can get free legal information, advice and representation the fourth Tuesday of every month from 2 to 4 p.m. at North Shore Community Services in Capilano Mall, 201-935 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. The first hour is for booked appointments and the second is a drop-in service.

604-688-1927 x258

HARMONICA GROUP Drop in to a new group that plays pops to classics every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. $4/$2.

604-988-8679 LANGLEY CIRCLE FARM TOUR Meet at the front lobby of North Shore Neighbourhood House Tuesday, July 5, 10 a.m., for a day trip checking out cheeses, visiting a bistro and

going to the Cedar Rim Nursery. $20 (does not include lunch) nsnh.bc.ca OUTDOOR DRAWING The Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia will host a drawing session with Janna Kumi Thursday, July 7, 10:30 a.m. at the Heritage Centre, 1620 Mount Seymour Rd., North Vancouver. Registration required. 604-986-4892 Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

604-925-1341

www.progas.ca

HEATING • AIR CONDITIONING • GAS FITTING

SINCE 1994

SUMMER IS COMING! Don’t Wait - Beat the Heat

Call us today for a Free Air Conditioning Estimate • Air Conditioning • Professional Air Duct Cleaning • Furnace • Boiler • Fireplace • Pool Heaters • Patio Heaters • Hot Water Heaters

SERVICE AND INSTALLATION

Kam Filsoofi, OWNER

Pro Gas North Shore

1859 Welch Street, North Vancouver

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

PETS | A17

north shore news nsnews.com

Finding comfort in ‘woman’s best friend’ The sun was just beginning to set as I wearily sat down in the wobbly lawn chair near the fire pit and propped my dusty cowgirl boots on the log in front of me.

Canine Connection Joan Klucha

The sounds of nature were beautiful at this time of day and I began to listen to the soothing, repetitive munching of grass from the horses in the paddock beside me when someone offered me a cup of coffee.

TUB TIME Volunteers Tim Earle and Gail Higgins give

Thor a bath at the West Vancouver branch of the BC SPCA. The animal shelter is holding a dog wash and open house fundraiser Sunday, June 10, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at 1020 Marine Dr. Minimum donation is $20 per wash. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

My dogs settled into the dusty soil around me and I accepted the beverage while petting Raider on the head.

He took that as an invitation to hop up on my lap and, even though he is a 45-pound dog, he manages to make himself very little when he does this.

“You really love those dogs don’t you?” I heard the calm, deep voice behind me say and glanced back at the tall figure standing in the shadows of the setting sun.

I smiled as I looked at Raider. “With all my heart.”

The tall figure pulled up another wobbly lawn chair beside me, took his cowboy hat off, placed it under his seat and said, “Man’s best friend.”

“Woman’s,” I corrected with a smirk and a wink.

He chuckled, “Fair enough.” He then looked into the flames of the fire and asked, “Why is that you think?”

I followed his gaze into the flames and sat quietly as I thought about the events of my life and why I had chosen to be around animals. I then said, “Loyalty. They posses all the qualities that we want in a best friend.”

The words to the latest Tim McGraw song sprang

into my head. “They don’t steal, don’t cheat and don’t lie. They are always humble and kind,” I sighed. “I trust them with my life.”

I turned my eyes to my left and watched a humble smile creep across his face as he nodded in agreement.

A horse rattled a snort though its nose and I looked in the direction of the sound to see my horse looking at me over the fence. He gave a soft little nicker at me for acknowledging him and lowered his head back to the grass. I smiled to myself.

I’m not sure why strangers have to be so heartless to one another, why friends bite the hand that feeds them. I used to spend a lot of time brooding over this, but then one day I read a quote from a spiritual teacher named Wayne Dyer who said, “How others treat you is their karma, how you respond is yours.” I then stopped my brooding because I realized being angry at the failings of humans who seem to value money, prestige and social status over authentic friendship was the worst karma I could be creating for myself.

Feeling at a loss for guidance, I instinctively began to follow the leadership of my

greatest spiritual teachers, my dogs and my horse.

As I watched my dogs curl up by the fire next to other dogs that aren’t in our pack, I saw acceptance. They didn’t care they were different dogs of different breeds.

The three-legged Aussie, the black dog of mixed parentage – they all accepted one another. There was no competition, no jealousy, just content happiness.

As I watched my horse peacefully eat grass in the dimming light I felt his quiet mind. It’s a mind that is empty, not due to lack of intelligence, but quite the opposite. It’s a mind that is lucky enough to be blessed with the absence of an ego and the negativity that accompanies it and feeds us with fears that, when left unchecked, perpetuate

sheer ugliness.

Sharing my life with animals comforts me from the ugliness of our own species. In my animals, I find the loyal friendship and spiritual connection that is abused by our own kind. Living every moment with them reminds me that kindness and understanding still exist. They give me hope for a better life.

“More coffee?” he asked in his kind and calm way. I shook my head “no.” He then stretched his arm to reach for my hand and I looked at his large calloused palm, open and patiently waiting for me, and softly smiled.

Joan Klucha has been working with dogs for more than 15 years in obedience, tracking and behavioural rehabilitation. Contact her at k9kinship@gmail.com.

Main Street Animal Hospital Medicine • Surgery • Radiology • Dentistry Preventive Care • Emergency Service Walk ins & new patients welcome • Open 7 days/week Mon-Fri 8am - 7pm • Sat-Sun 9am - 5pm

1330 Main St. North Vancouver

604-973-0206 www.mainstreetvet.ca

Maker Tech Week

A ll experience levels welcome

A wide range of unique maker activities include: Minecraft & 3D design Electronics & coding Art & design Drone demos Raspberry Pi Arduino projects Modeling & 3D printing Green Tech Wearable tech fashion

Dates: July 11-14th 9:30am-3:30pm

Build a wifi-controlled drawbot

Teacher Education 3 day boot camp or 1 day workshop Camp for Kids & Youth 4 day camp Industry Forum Future of 3D Printing & Robotics July 14th at 7:30 pm Contact Cyri Jones 604 783 8601 cyri@makertechweek.com makertechweek.com

visit this website for more information

Sponsors:

A18 |

nsnews.com north shore news

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

Your North Shore Guide to the games people play SPORTS NEWS? Contact sports editor Andy Prest at 604-998-3538 or email aprest@nsnews.com

New coach keeps Twins winning

McNiven follows footsteps of legend John Haar ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

Coaching challenges can’t get much more daunting than the one faced by Brooks McNiven of the North Shore Twins this season, who not only had to take over for a Hall of Fame legend but also inherited a championship team with expectations of a repeat performance.

The former national team and minor league pro pitcher has been a coach with the Twins for several years, but took over the head role this season with Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer John Haar taking a step back from the day-to-day grind to act as the director of baseball operations for the entire Twins organization. With Haar at the helm the Twins won four B.C. Premier Baseball League titles in the past nine years, including last season when the team won the first regular season title in franchise history before claiming gold at the BCPBL championships and silver at nationals.

“Taking over for John, those are some big shoes to fill,” McNiven admits.

The results so far, however, show that the 35-year-old McNiven is more than ready to keep the team running at full speed. With three weeks left in the regular season the Twins are back on top of the standings with a 23-6 record, two games ahead of the second-place Victoria Mariners.

McNiven has a simple explanation for his early success as a head coach: John Haar.

“I knew his time as a head coach was coming to an end, just because he was in his 70s, so I just tried to watch carefully and tried to continue doing the same things that he had done that brought us success,” says McNiven. “I just watched how he managed the players and the relationships that he’s able to build with them.”

North Shore Twins head coach Brooks McNiven follows the action during a recent B.C. Premier Baseball League game. The former professional pitcher has big shoes to fill replacing Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer John Haar, who won four BCPBL titles in the last nine years. PHOTOS KEVIN HILL McNiven, who grew up in Vernon, has a wealth of baseball experience himself, having played seven seasons as a professional minor league pitcher after getting drafted in the fourth round by the San Francisco Giants in 2003. The lanky righty also suited up for the Canadian national team on several occasions, including at the 2007 and 2009 Baseball World Cups and the 2008 Olympic Games. It’s those national team stints that stand out as his favourite moments on the mound.

“There’s something to be said about wearing your country’s colours, wearing Canada across your chest and going out there playing for your country,” he says.

“If I could have made a living playing for the national team, that would have been my first choice.”

Making a living playing for Canada, however, was never an option, and so McNiven needed to find something else

See Haar page 19

Reece Huntley of the North Shore Twins fires a pitch during a 13-1 win over the North Delta Blue Jays Tuesday at Parkgate Park.

The Twins are back atop the league standings this season after winning the BCPBL title last year.

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

SPORTS | A19

north shore news nsnews.com

THIS CANADA DAY AND YOU COULD WIN A $100 GIFT CARD TO

HIGH FIVE BIKE RIDE Cycling B.C. coach Bronwen Campbell offers her hand to a young rider during an iRide Advance community cycling program held recently at North Vancouver’s Kirkstone Park. Cycling B.C. offers the low-cost or no-cost programs in schools and communities across the province to help young riders learn bike basics and gain confidence on two wheels. For more information visit cyclingbc.net/iride. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Haar hand-picks player to come back as coach From page 19

to do to pay the bills over the years. It’s a problem faced by many minor leaguers who don’t make anywhere near what their Major League counterparts earn, and the solution for many is to get into coaching.

“None of us are getting rich playing pro ball,” says McNiven. “Signing bonuses are one thing, but your monthly salary is nothing to write home about. And so we were all looking to pay for our cost of living and our rent and stuff and so most guys would go on to do baseball lessons and clinics and things like that.”

Looking for coaching opportunities is what took McNiven to an indoor training centre in Richmond that was co-owned by none other than John Haar.

“I went in there and asked if I could work there,” says McNiven. “One of the guys said ‘Yes, as long as you meet with John and he OKs it.’

That was my introduction to John.”

McNiven worked a few camps with Haar and made an impression.

“At the end of that he said to me when you’re done playing I would like you to come coach with me with the Twins,” McNiven recalls.

“Obviously for a young kid like myself, to hear that from a Hall of Famer was very meaningful.”

Since joining the Twins McNiven has earned a masters degree in John Haar

baseball. Communicating with the players and learning how to motivate them are two of the biggest lessons he learned while watching the Hall of Famer.

“At times he knew when to open his mouth, give guys a hard time and that kick in the ass that improved performance, and then he was really good at other times of being very supportive and giving the pat on the back and letting them know everything is going to be OK,” McNiven says. “The other thing was how he runs a practice, and what he demands of his players every time they’re on the field at practice. … One of his famous lines is ‘you have to come to the field every day and make yourself better and make everyone else around you better.’ I think we’ve done a pretty good job of sticking to that this year and making sure we’re developing as a team and as individuals.”

McNiven isn’t just doing a John Haar impersonation though. He’s been studying to be a coach for a long time, he says.

“When I played – and this is weird, maybe I was destined to be a coach – I remember listening to some of the great managers that I played for in their pre-game talks and explaining drills that we were going through. I remember them making their points and I was like, I need to remember that because if I ever coach that’s going to be something that I could really use.”

That studious approach

is paying off so far with the Twins, and McNiven is hoping the team can stay hot right through the playoffs as they go for a repeat title. The main focus for the team, however, will be to maintain the club’s longstanding goal of developing ballplayers who are ready to reach higher levels once they leave the Twins.

They’ve got a great example of that in former Twin Louis Boyd who is starring for the Arizona Wildcats in the NCAA College World Series this week. The Twins also have several players who are currently part of the National Junior Team program. That junior team commitment takes the players away from the Twins for long stretches during the season but in the end makes the players, and the team, stronger, says McNiven.

“I want to win as badly as anybody else does, but I think when you look at this league and you look at the path these kids are on, they’re still at the early stages of their baseball careers,” he says.

“We really focus on the development part of the game, really spend a lot of time working on the little things to make these kids better.

It’s amazing to win provincial championships and we were fortunate to do that last year, but these guys are going to go on to bigger and better.”

The Twins will continue their quest for a second straight title Monday, July 4 when they host the Coquitlam Reds in a 4 p.m. start at Parkgate Park.

Photograph yourself holding the cover of our Canada Day Feature from our June 29th issue and email your entry to contest@nsnews.com.Your entry will then be entered in to a draw to win one of five $100 gift cards fromThrifty Foods.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS JULY 5TH AT 5pm. WINNING PHOTOS WILL APPEAR IN OUR JULY 10TH ISSUE.

ADVENTURE QUEST SPONSORED BY

Look for the weekly Adventure Quest clue every Sunday in the North Shore News from July 3–September 4.

WEEK 1 CLUE

Navigate yourself to Harbourview Park, North Vancouver and locate the viewing platform. How many steps up the staircase to the top of the viewing platform?

Submit all 10 answers to contest@nsnews.com or online at nsnews.com/contests between September 4–11 for a chance to win an $800 North Shore Adventure Prize Pack.

FULL CONTEST DETAILS AVAILABLE AT NORTH SHORE NEWS OFFICE.

A22 |

nsnews.com north shore news

TIMEOUT!

Solutions can be found in next Sunday's issue.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Acquired knowledge of 7. Brief appearances 13. Owns a ranch 14. Goes by 16. Potato state 17. Inappropriate 19. Millihenry 20. Treasuries 22. Crony 23. Norse god 25. Accidentally lose 26. Allied H.Q. 28. Shiva’s first wife 29. Earth System Model 30. Sandy island 31. Cam Newton’s dance 33. Nigerian people 34. A ridge on nematodes 36. ___ Creed: profession of faith 38. Gulf of, in the Aegean 40. Expresses anger 41. Emerges 43. WWII battle 44. Wrestlers work here 45. Not happy 47. Measure of speed 48. A way to communicate (abbr.)

51. Gemstone 53. Metric weight unit 55. Region 56. Guides projectile’s

CROSSWORD

CRYPTO FUN DETERMINE THE CODE TO REVEAL THE ANSWER

B. C. D.

motion 58. Not involved with 59. Cosmetics giant 60. Exclamation of surprise 61. No fighting 64. Tantalum 65. Optimistic 67. Herbs 69. Categorized 70. A famous street CLUES DOWN 1. Madames 2. Printing measurement 3. Being in a position 4. Genus 5. Post-deduction amount 6. Champs get this 7. Single-__ organisms 8. Greatest boxer ever 9. Buddhist concept 10. Fencing swords 11. Operating system 12. Musical interval 13. Soldier’s tool 15. Places of worship 18. Supervises flying 21. Offers help 24. Precaution 26. Car mechanics group 27. Devotee of sports 30. Detectives get these 32. Coming into existence 35. Loss of signal (abbr.)

21

22

2

18

16

18

3

21

4

1

18

20

24

18

Clue: Protects head

21

15

3

Clue: Drive upon this

2

Crossword puzzle answers use American spelling

LAST SUNDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:

ARIES

MAR 21 – APR 20 Aries, there is much you want others to know about you this week, but you’re not ready to share all of the details just yet.

Continue to bide your time, sharing only when it feels right.

LIBRA

SEPT 23 – OCT 23 Libra, if you want to get things accomplished this week, you may have to do them yourself.

Going it alone may require a lot of work, but you are up to the challenge.

TAURUS

APR 21 – MAY 21 There’s not much you can do to change a current situation, Taurus. Step away for a bit and let the pieces fall where they may. Then you can develop a strategy.

SCORPIO

OCT 24 – NOV 22 Scorpio, your magnetism can draw others to you like a moth to a flame, and that has helped you establish lasting friendships and build strong relationships. Cherish your good fortune.

GEMINI

MAY 22 – JUN 21 You have a new goal this week, Gemini, but others are not as receptive to your ideas as you hoped they would be.

You may need to fine tune things. Be persistent.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21 Sagittarius, your super sense of humour is on full display this week, when you have an opportunity to be the life of a party. Spend as much time in the limelight as you can.

CANCER

JUN 22 – JUL 22 Cancer, resolve to make the most of this week even if it seems difficult to do so. Seek support from friends or family members willing to lend an ear or a helping hand.

CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20 Capricorn, so much is going on that the week seems like it may stretch on forever. Just take things one day at a time and enjoy your full schedule while it lasts.

LEO

JUL 23 – AUG 23 Leo, take a few moments to recharge this week. You have been going at a breakneck pace for too long, and now it’s time to slow things down. Use some vacation time if you can.

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 – FEB 18 Take some time for yourself this week, Aquarius. You have earned a little R&R, and now is the perfect time to prioritize some fun and excitement.

VIRGO

AUG 24 – SEPT 22 Virgo, others are routinely drawn to your unique personality. Make the most of others’ warm reception and do your best to return the favour whenever you can.

PISCES

FEB 19 – MAR 20 Pisces, channel your creative energy into a special project.

Invite others to join in the project and let things go where your creativity takes you.

10

6

3

11

LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWERS: A. safety B. precaution C. danger D. help

WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to motorcycles.

TRHELAE LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWER: PROTECT

Didn’t you hear?

Get in the know.

NEWS

54. Famed aircraft engineer 55. Realm 57. Chair 59. Music awards show (abbr.)

62. Did not starve 63. Was once liquid 66. Former Cardinal Taguchi 68. Trademark

WEEK OF JULY 3-9, 2016

Clue: Control the movement Clue: Toothed wheels

37. Feline 38. Decorative tea urn 39. Native Americans from Colorado 42. Resembles a pouch 43. Type of home (abbr.)

46. Cut a rug 47. Devil rays 49. Simmer 50 . Veranda 52. Outcast

YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

Solve the code to discover words related to motorcycles. Each number corresponds to a letter. (Hint: 18 = e)

A.

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

Get the North Shore’s news directly in your inbox, 3 times a week.

Subscribe to our e-newsletter today.

www.nsnews.com/newsletter/subscribe

Local News, Local Matters

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

north shore news nsnews.com

the DESTINATION has all the gear you need for that

great summer getaway or just a day at the

beach.

Paddle boarding - a great core workout We rent and sell SUPs from Connelly and Cascadia Board Co.

Board packages with paddle & leash starting from

$850

1550 Marine Dr, North Vancouver 604-984-7191 | www.destination.ca

| A23

A24 |

nsnews.com north shore news

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016

CANADA DAY SALE

IN CAPILANO MALL

935 MARINE DR. ENTRANCE, BESIDE SEARS & DOLLAR STORE OR, VISIT US ONLINE AT

MYVISION.CA

FREE SIGHT TESTS

*

50% OFF

EYEGLASSES & SUNGLASSES SOME RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY

*

UP TO

25% OFF

ALL CONTACTS