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Squamish Nation artist Wes Nahanee teaches teens in a multicultural leadership camp about local First Nations history and the finer points of paddling a canoe. PHOTOS KEVIN HILL

Neonology campers take to Burrard Inlet for a lesson in teamwork, courtesy of Squamish Nation member Wes Nahanee.

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Cross-cultural justice

Walking out into the summer sunlight from the West Vancouver Police Department’s underground garage, Const.

Jeff Wood has a gaggle of teens from Syria, Egypt, China, the Philippines, Iran, India, the United Arab Emirates and Canada trailing behind him.

Fifteen kids, who are part of a leadership camp put on by the North Shore Multicultural Society, have been invited by West Vancouver’s police, fire and bylaw departments to spend an afternoon interacting with

first responders.

It begins with paddling the department’s custom canoe on Burrard Inlet with Wes Nahanee, a Squamish Nation artist who does a lot of cultural outreach.

Nahanee gives the kids a safety lesson, interspersed with traditional Squamish Nation stories about the origins of the Sisters (what most of us call the Lions) and Siwash rock.

A handful of the kids don’t speak English yet so it helps that Nahanee is demonstrative with his hands. He interlocks and then wiggles his fingers in unison, mimicking the rhythm his paddlers will have to follow.

“If you don’t do it like this, it’s like a wounded spider,” he says.

The clear highlight for the campers is a demonstration of the West Vancouver Police Department’s dog unit.

“It’s my job to get bit today,” says Wood, pulling on his protective gear.

The constables act out a scene in which Wood plays the perp trying to evade arrest. When the dog handler pulls the door open, the German shepherd bounds out and goes straight for Wood’s arm, drawing applause from the kids and some dropped jaws from people on the nearby tennis courts.

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Rescue Services members turn the kids loose on a controlled flame with fire extinguishers, a bucket list item many adults dream about. The department has also polished up one of its firetrucks and the kids are set to get a hands-on tour of its many tools when the radio squawks, alerting the crew to a possible natural gas leak. The demonstration ends as quickly as it started, but the kids do get a few giggles when the firefighters strip down to their undies in the parking lot and quickly don their turnout gear before heading off, sirens wailing.

The kids conclude their visit with the first responders

with some facetime with the District of West Vancouver’s bylaw staff. Maybe not the strongest finish for the tour after the kids have been putting out fires and seeing a man taken down by the K9 unit, but the uniformed officers do hold the kids’ attention as they tell them about the 3,700 calls they get each year for everything from parking violations to, in one case, a complaint about bees trespassing in someone’s yard.

It’s all good fun but there are larger goals in play here.

The kids are part of the Neonology Camp – an annual excursion run through the North Shore Multicultural

Society, mixing kids of various ages and backgrounds to promote cross-cultural understanding and leadership.

“The idea is to give the kids the training they’ll need so they can be leaders and ambassadors in their community and schools,” said Daniela Cohen, youth team leader. “It’s a chance for people newly arrived to Canada to meet people who have been here for a long time. People who were born here get to learn what it’s like to be a newcomer.”

West Vancouver police were eager to be involved in the camp because that kind of

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Kids learn at camp how to confront everyday racism From page 4 interaction helps form bonds with new immigrant families, many of whom have come from places were the police are feared, Wood said.

The inclusion of the Squamish Nation was deliberate, as adjusting to life in a new country often means new immigrants don’t have the time or wherewithal to gain an understanding of First Nations culture.

“For people coming here, it’s ‘How do I learn English? How do I get a job? How do I get my kids in school? Where is the hospital?” Cohen said. “Pieces around Canadian culture come later. … It’s really important to acknowledge First Nations as a vital part of our communities where we live in terms of the history that’s happened but also that they’re still here now. This is still their land.”

Outside the day spent with West Vancouver’s civic services, many of Neonology’s activities and discussions focus on racism and stereotyping, something the kids know about first hand.

During the final night of the camp, they did an overnight at Crescent Beach where they had a bonfire and sat telling their personal stories.

“I think that overnight was the point we got really close to each other, like a family,” said Parnian Taheri, 18, who moved here from Iran four years ago.

Taheri, who has a very outgoing personality, said it’s in her nature to “brush off” hurtful comments, but still find a way to confront them. When she was facing racist bullying in school, she took it up with a school counsellor, “and it went away – kind of,” she said.

For others though, it’s much harder, she acknowledged.

“I heard that it hurt them mentally and they didn’t have the courage to talk to their counsellor, and how it would be helpful if their classmates or a friend would go up to them and say to them ‘Be strong,’” she said. “Being a bystander makes these things get worse.”

Perhaps not realizing the common theme 5 that brought the campers together, their bus

driver made a joke targeting Asians in front of the kids.

“He said Asians can’t open the windows.

It’s like they haven’t had any buses in their country,” Taheri said. “I mean, so many of us are Asian. That was a really rude comment in my opinion.”

The campers pulled together and confronted the driver.

“We weren’t disrespectful or anything, but we said ‘That’s not nice to say. So many of us are Asian. Even though we’re pretty sure you meant it in a joking way, that’s not nice to see. Other people may get hurt by your comment,” she said.

Regrettable as the racist jokes are, the response is exactly the kind of thing Cohen said she hopes the Neonology camp produces from its alumni.

And a stereotype doesn’t even have to be a negative one to have a negative impact on a person, notes 15-year-old Joey Liu, who came to Canada from China a year ago.

“I am an Asian and like a ‘typical Asian girl,’ I do really good in math and I get good grades. That seems like what I’m supposed to be. Well, sometimes if I don’t do that, people will judge me. I feel pretty bad about it,” she said.

Liu said she understands there is a natural tendency for people to “categorize” people based on their looks or background and begin making assumptions but she tries to follow the advice she offers to other kids: “Be yourself. Be your true self. Ignore the others. This is my life. Who is going to judge?” she said.

Liu said she emerged from the camp more confident to speak up for herself and others.

The camp is now finished for the summer but the kids still have one more activity.

They have to now work together to come up with a community project that somehow applies what they’ve learned.

“The idea isn’t that we learn these skills, we talk about these ideas and then we go home. We want them to put it into action so that it has a spinoff effect,” Cohen said.

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Water reservoir levels healthy thanks to soggy summer start Work on Cleveland Dam means water levels draw down in late August JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

What a difference a year makes.

Last year at this time, North Shore water snitches were calling out their neighbours for being “midnight hosers” while water managers watched reservoir levels falling with alarm.

But a soggy start to summer this year – which included over twice as much rain in June and July as last year – curbed outdoor sprinkling while keeping water supplies healthy.

More rain and slightly lower temperatures than last year have combined to keep utility managers happy.

“We’re in much better shape this year than we were last year,” said City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto, who is chair of Metro Vancouver’s utilities committee.

Partly in response to the drought conditions last year, stage one watering restrictions began two weeks earlier this year, in May. But there are no plans to tighten restrictions as happened last summer when sprinkling was banned.

Complaints about neighbours flouting the rules have been few and far between, say North Shore municipal staff.

Water levels in the Capilano, Seymour and Coquitlam reservoirs are sitting at a comfortable 73

per cent, well within the range of normal. In contrast, last year those levels had dropped below 70 per cent in July and continued to fall rapidly into August.

At the start of the season this year, Metro Vancouver arranged to buy 80 billion litres of water from BC Hydro, which operates the Coquitlam reservoir – up from last year’s 60 billion litres – just in case.

“Last year was a real learning year for us,” said Mussatto. “It was the driest year we’ve ever had on record. The residents have learned from that as well.”

Average per capita per day use across the Lower Mainland has hovered at about 471 litres of water in recent years, which can pump up to more than 650 litres per day during days of peak summer demand.

This summer, however, per capita water use is down, said Mussatto. Water use on “peak demand” days has also been less so far.

On July 28, Metro residents sucked up about 1.47 billion litres of water. Last year, peak water use came a month earlier, on July 2, and topped out at 1.7 billion litres of water.

In West Vancouver, where the municipality supplies about half of its residents through the Eagle Lake reservoir, water managers were also relieved to see the rains in June.

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reservoir are normal, said Andy Kwan, manager of utilities for the municipality, adding the district has only recently had to turn on the floating pumps that draw water from deeper levels in the lake.

Last June, after water use shot up to almost 800 litres per capita per day in West Vancouver, the municipality – which uses water meters – began a pilot program of sending letters to residents whose water use was much higher than average. Letters alerted them to that fact and to possible causes – such as irrigation system settings.

This year, water use in June was about half that of 2015 – about 25 cubic metres per household for the month, so letters only went out to those whose water use is five times the median, said Emily Willobee, policy and program planner with the district.

In many cases, people just don’t realize their water use is high, she said. “They don’t have the opportunity to compare their water use to others.”

While water supplies are on track to last the rest of the summer, Mussatto warns residents may notice some dramatic changes to the Capilano reservoir near the end of the month.

A drum that controls the spillway at the Cleveland Dam needs to be resurfaced to protect against corrosion, said Mussatto. Work has to be done during dry weather and requires drawing water levels down in the reservoir to below what was seen last year.

“It will be very visible,” said Mussatto, but added

the Metro water system won’t be harmed by the water drawdown. The system will likely make greater use of water in the Seymour and Coquitlam reservoirs during that time.

Mussatto said metro managers always leave a healthy buffer when drawing down the reservoirs. “I don’t think we’ve ever gone below half.”

Water managers are also still studying the potential costs and benefits of bringing in water meters in the future, along with other water conservation measures, he said.

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t’s been 125 years, give or take a few days, since North Shore residents had a local government they could vote for, pay taxes to, receive services from, and gripe about.

On Aug. 10, 1891, the District of North Vancouver was incorporated by the province, spanning the entire North Shore. We wish the district the happiest of birthdays.

Of course, the original party was cut relatively short in 1907 when a group of landowners persuaded the province to give them a city of their own centred along Lonsdale Avenue.

We live with the consequences of that baffling decision today.

When you drive from the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing bridgehead to Capilano Road, you travel between the District and City of North Vancouver five times. Roughly 45 per

cent of the highway is in the city, but only district council is being asked to step up and fix the awful problems of congestion with expensive new interchanges and bridges.

Some naively argue that amalgamation would bring about fabulous cost reductions. It wouldn’t. If history serves as any indicator, costs for taxpayers will go up as a result.

But we aren’t just taxpayers. We’re citizens and citizens demand more than low tax bills. We demand good government. This bizarre, snaking border divides our common interests as much as it divides our community.

We’d argue the best birthday gift we could give ourselves is a sober, fresh look at amalgamation.

At the tender age of 125, it’s high time North Vancouver started taking better care of itself.

Foreign homebuyer tax poorly implemented TOM DODD Contributing writer

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udos to the provincial government for introducing a tax on foreign buyers of residential real estate in Metro Vancouver. The tax is significant enough, and targeted enough, to help cool the negative influences of foreign capital on local buyers.

However, the ham-fisted method of introducing the new tax indicates a distinct lack of understanding of how real estate transactions are timed.

The government’s one-week window for implementation of this new tax makes no allowance for the time period between the paying of the deposit and the time of the close (closing is the process of transferring title in

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If the foreign buyer decides to walk away from the deal rather than come up with the extra several hundred thousand dollars, it’s the local seller who is harmed. exchange for the funds) and will end up hurting many local sellers.

Most residential sale transactions take place over an extended period. Once you list and sell your home, find a buyer, negotiate terms and take a deposit of five per cent or so, there is generally a period of several weeks or months before closing the sale. This period gives the seller time to find a new home, pack their belongings, move, and more.

The new tax will

negatively affect hundreds of sellers captured in this part of the sales cycle, where the deal is done but not closed. The government has retroactively and unilaterally changed the terms of their negotiated contracts by a significant amount.

For example, on the sale of a $2-million property that has been fully negotiated, offer accepted, and deposit paid — possibly months ago — the new tax imposes an additional cost of $300,000 on buyers unlucky enough

to have chosen a closing date after Aug. 2. In West Vancouver the additional tax would average closer to $600,000. This is after the buyer has made his best deal, and has arranged his financing. Can you imagine having to come up with that kind of money on a deal already firm?

You may say “Who cares? It’s only those nasty offshore buyers who are going to get caught in this.”

But that misses the point on a couple of levels. First,

what kind of responsible jurisdiction applies that kind of punitive taxation retroactively?

Second, and, more importantly, what about the local owner who sold that property? They are counting on the sale, counting on the money, probably have made other commitments to spend that money on another home purchase.

They are packing dishes and sending address changes, ready to move to their next home.

But if the foreign buyer decides to walk away from the deal rather than come up with the extra several hundred thousand dollars, it’s the local seller who is harmed. The foreign buyer will be long gone, but the local seller will be devastated — and quite likely sued if he cannot close on his contracted next home

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purchase. Worse, if the tax is successful in its goal of cooling the market, the local seller will not even have the option of quickly finding a new buyer to mitigate his damages.

Government jurisdictions based on the rule of law are built on the premise that the parties to a contract can count on the completion of that contract without external or whimsical changes.

This otherwise good tax was implemented in such a way as to retroactively and arbitrarily change the value of hundreds of negotiated contracts by 15 per cent with absolutely no recourse for the parties involved.

It may be a good tax. But the way it’s been done is not right. And it’s not fair.

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Councillor’s stance on density unchanged Dear Editor: I am writing to correct a quote in your Aug. 3 story Building to Begin on Lions Gate Towers. The News has suggested that I changed my position on the Larco development at the bottom of Capilano Road. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I remain absolutely opposed to how density, unaffordability and vehicular congestion – in this corridor and throughout the district – has affected our quality of life. I think what needs to be clear, however, is that councils have very little ability to

District of North Vancouver Coun. Lisa Muri vote against development permits, which is what was

being discussed (at the July 25 council meeting). Our power is at the rezoning stage and the majority of district council voted in favour of the Larco development in 2014 with Coun. MacKay-Dunn, and myself voting against.

Development permits discuss design, layout, size, etc., and unless dramatically different from the original concept, our powers are little. My support was for the design, as density had already been decided, without my support.

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Dear Editor: I just want to take a minute to tell about my friend Sue Tupper, a North Vancouver RCMP officer who put on her uniform and blared her sirens in West Vancouver Wednesday to bring joy to two little boys she had never met.

Max and Finn love to pretend to be police officers so much that they had hand drawn police station signs to put on their bedroom doors.

And when Sue heard that they would love to meet one in real life, she showed up, uniform on, in her police car, with gifts in hand, to make some kids she had never met very, very happy.

Neighbours and even a West Vancouver police officer looked on curiously as Sue, with her red and blue lights flashing, walked over to meet the family. The boys, who were shy at first, soon warmed up and talked with Sue about everything from how the flood lights work on her police car to why do people take things that don’t belong to them anyway?

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Cpl. Sue Tupper of the North Vancouver RCMP pays a surprise visit to the home of Max and Finn, West Vancouver youngsters enthralled with all things police related. PHOTO SUPPLIED They got to lift a very heavy bulletproof vest and even got to see Sue’s gas mask. They were absolutely thrilled, playing with their new toy police truck, badges, and radios.

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a big thank-you, before heading off to work.

Clearly, it is not as though Sue has nothing better to do with her time.

On top of her regular job as a supervisor with our local

RCMP, Sue is also a crisis negotiator, which means she has participated in the rescues of countless people and puts herself in dangerous positions every day. When someone is on the bridge, or being dangerous with a gun, Sue is one of the people they trust to negotiate it.

But Sue is not only exceptional at work. She is exceptional in her life too.

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Opponents and proponents of Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion can pipe up this Friday at District of North Vancouver municipal hall.

A ministerial panel is holding a town hall meeting – the only such gathering on the North Shore – as part of a series of sessions along the pipeline route. The panel is set to report its findings to the Minister of Natural Resources by Nov. 1.

At least one anti-pipeline activist is hopeful environmentalists will pack council chambers.

“The … proposal would have serious impacts on health and safety, fish and wildlife, Indigenous rights and Canada’s ability to meet our climate targets,” wrote Dogwood Initiative organizing director Laura Benson in a press release. “We need to show Ottawa it’s making a major miscalculation.”

The event is scheduled to begin with discussion from local governments between

10:30 a.m. and noon, followed by a town hall meeting from 2:30 to 7 p.m. District hall is located at 355 West Queens Rd. Kinder Morgan is seeking to twin approximately 981 kilometres of pipeline between Edmonton, Alberta and Burnaby, nearly tripling oil exports from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels a day.

All three North Shore municipalities have opposed the expansion, noting unacceptable spill risks and potentially ineffective cleanup.

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Toll road, double chairlift, the blue Skyride, the red Skyride, the Grind – for a century people have pioneered different ways to ascend Grouse Mountain.

This summer the resort has introduced the most thrilling of all: “surfing” on top of the red Skyride. Imagine: soaring above the treetops with the fresh mountain air on your face while you gaze out at unobstructed 360-degree views of the North Shore Mountains, Lower Mainland, Pacific Ocean and all the way out to Vancouver Island. Acrophobists need not apply!

The journey starts at the base of the mountain where a knowledgeable Skyride Surf Adventure guide gives you some interesting info on the inner workings of North America’s largest and most travelled aerial tramway system.

A lovely university student, Leila RayeCrofton, was my guide on a recent trip up.

I learned from her how the Skyride’s main motor is really powerful, more than it needs to be, so there’s a gearbox that slows it down.

Here’s a fun fact: 140 spins of the main motor translates to one spin of the drive wheel which pulls the haul rope and propels the Skyride.

Raye-Crofton also offered a reassuring fact:

just in case the main motor fails, there’s the evacuation drive – a whole separate system that manually and slowly guides the Skyride back into the station.

Then she delivered one hard-and-fast rule before we set off on our adventure in the sky: “No hopping, skipping or jumping” once we’re on top of the Skyride.

We walked up a wide step ladder to the roof of the tram and settled in for some prime scenery viewing on a specially designed platform outfitted with a safety rail.

Taking in the refreshing breeze and watching the city below recede into the distance – from a truly unparalleled vantage point – reminded me of how lucky we are on the North Shore to have this natural respite right in our backyard.

Raye-Crofton pointed out key landmarks such as the man-made Capilano Lake, Cleveland Dam, British Properties, Stanley Park and UBC during the 800-metre elevation gain from the parking lot to the chalet at the top of the mountain.

We learned the tree species that we were looking down at included hemlock, cedar and “majestic” Douglas fir, and that 10,000 seedlings were planted by forestry students in 1976.

Riding on top of the Skyride sent a wave of nostalgia through me. Last week wasn’t my first time being up there. In fact, I used to belong to an exclusive club of Skyride surfers.

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The hashtag “firstsevenjobs” has been trending on Twitter this past week.

One of my first seven gigs just happened to be Grouse Mountain Skyride operator. A very unique job, indeed. And, well – a breath of fresh air – considering I’d been working inside a mall under fluorescent lighting.

While I hailed from the east side of North Van, it seemed to be a rite of passage for Handsworth secondary students to get their first job at Grouse. Free ski pass to boot? Done.

“Are you afraid of heights?” That was the first question in the Skyride operator job interview. Being 18 at the time, and feeling pretty confident after a few summers of riding the Coaster, the height factor didn’t seem

to faze me. Neither did the public speaking part, a.k.a. the Skyride speech.

So there I was, in the summer of 1998, guiding tram loads of about 100 people – locals and tourists alike – up and down the mountain, at least 32 times a day. Double that amount if it was the peak tourist or ski season.

You can imagine I met people from all walks of life during my five years at Grouse and collected many interesting stories.

While working on the mountain I met late North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones for the first time and saw firsthand his selfless dedication to the community.

Watching the Olympics right now, I’m reminded of a special connection to the 2010 Winter Games. Before Vancouver was awarded the Olympics in 2003, the International Olympic Committee was touring the city and made a trip up to Grouse Mountain. That day I was chosen to give the IOC a

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Grouse is hotbed for celebrity sightings, given that it’s a popular Vancouver tourist attraction and a unique spot to film movies, TV shows and commercials. My first month at the mountain, Hulk Hogan filmed a movie on the blue Skyride. Another time, I chatted with Cuba Gooding Jr. One Canada Day, Nickelback played a free concert that, in part, attracted 10,000 people to the mountain. A more comical anecdote involved me meeting Stephen Baldwin while he was on a break from filming a movie. I just so happened to have a magazine with an article that put Baldwin on a worst dressed list. I asked him to sign it and he obliged with a laugh.

Ultimately, I’d have to say my favourite Grouse moments were during summer nights when I’d ride the Skyride up alone and watch the sun receding over Cypress with the twinkling lights of the city below.

With the introduction of the Skyride Surf Adventure, everyone can now enjoy that unique vantage point. Once we reached the top Skyride terminal on our recent ride, we disembarked via another wide step ladder and were off to explore all the mountaintop activities.

The Skyride Surf Adventure is available daily with morning tours starting as early as 8 a.m., along with evening tours starting at 7 p.m., all with advance booking. Riders must be age 12 or older. More details can be found at grousemountain. com/skyride-surf-adventure.

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HEALTH NOTES NAR-ANON A 12-step support group for family and friends affected by those addicted to drugs meets Sundays, 7-8:30 p.m. in Seminar Room A at Lions Gate Hospital, 231 East 15th St. and Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. at the Alano Club, 176 East Second St., North Vancouver. 604-986-3854 naranonbcregion.org CYPRESS CHALLENGE The ninth annual GlotmanSimpson Cypress Challenge cycling ride in support of pancreatic cancer research at the B.C. Cancer Agency takes place Sunday, Aug. 14 from 8 a.m. to noon. Individuals and teams welcome. $40. cypresschallenge.com CAREGIVER WALK AND TALK Take a break and release stress by walking on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Next walks are Aug. 16 and Sept. 6 at 1:30 p.m. Gather at John Lawson Park, West Vancouver. Presented by North Shore Community Resources.

GET OUT AND PLAY (GOAP) A free family sports day Sunday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Confederation Park, 2145 Jones Ave., North Vancouver. All families with children ages two and up are invited to this event to promote social bonding, confidence and team-building skills through activities and sports in a fun and noncompetitive environment.

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Coping with grief after losing a pet Today was a big day for me. I ventured into the trails that I had formerly walked for years with my three dogs, but today it was with just two.

I’m not going to lie … it was painful. It was painful to remember Piper running through the trails, but it was harder to think how he might be missing the joy he felt while on these trails. But as easy as it is to let the sorrow for what was, and for what has been lost, take over, I couldn’t let my mind go there.

So today was the first day of letting go of Piper.

Grieving the loss of a beloved pet is an extremely personal affair as everyone deals with it differently. I am grateful for being able to express myself within this column. As I type this, I am finding comfort in sharing my experience. Instead of internalizing it and pretending it never happened, I am able to face the fact that it really happened. My La-lee (my nickname for him) has travelled over rainbow bridge.

I am also grateful to be surrounded with very supportive people who are not only animal lovers, but have also lost a pet and understand the deep emotional pain. And the pain is real. Do not let anyone attempt to trivialize it with well-intentioned but

Canine Connection Joan Klucha unsympathetic comments.

Take my advice and just walk away from them. Having a strong support network is very important in the grieving process. Thank you Maureen!

As you go about your day, it is easy to shut out the world around you, but if you have other pets in your home, don’t forget about them as they are grieving too – I guarantee it. Along our walks, Raider looks for his mischief buddy and Zumi, who has been with Piper since the day he came home, is morose. Cuddle with them, lay with them, cry with them. As my good friend Michael – whose border collie passed two weeks ago – said, “Cry Joan, cry as much as you want as it is the only thing that makes sense when you lose such a perfect love.”

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LITTLE HELPERS Sisters Kiera and Nicola Ridgley visit their neighbour Lori Gunson’s black Labrador, Banff, who recently gave birth to a litter of nine puppies. The young pooches will soon start their training with PADS (the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society), a charity that breeds, raises and trains certified assistance dogs and partners them with people with disabilities. Visit pads.ca to learn how to get involved with PADS. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH Fresh air is good, away from the invasive noise of people. Allow the pure music of nature to fill your ears and it will fill your heart too. It will do you good. My hike today took me to the edge of the Fraser River. The tide was out, exposing the sandy bottom.

I found a stick and carved a heart with Piper’s name in the sand, then left, knowing that the tide would come in and carry my memorial away. It was cathartic. It lightened my heart and my mood shifted a

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The monkey in our minds can be an evil thing during grief, conjuring up horrible images. Don’t dwell on the moments, hours or days before your pet’s death. Don’t let your monkey mind take your heart there. You will be forever climbing out of a quagmire of regret if you do.

Instead, make an effort to think of joyful past memories.

To help myself with this, I’ve changed the screen savers on my computer and phone to

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Don’t go out looking for another dog right away. Your dog left a void in your heart when it passed, but that void needs to be filled by you now.

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Next-door neighbours become fast friends

Relationship developed over tea and muffins This is a story about neighbours.

It began six years ago, when Mel and Hiie Galea moved in next door to George and Ursula Forrestal in their quiet North Vancouver neighbourhood.

The friendship began on day one. “They look like nice people,” said Ursula to George.

“I’m going to make them some welcome muffins.”

During the 50 years George and Ursula lived on their street, they enjoyed good relations with their neighbours.

“But Mel and Hiie were the best,” George says. “Ursula wasn’t well and Mel was always there with an offer to help.”

Over tea and muffins on subsequent visits, it came out that the new neighbours were without a lawn mower. Having given theirs to his daughter and son-in-law, Mel had to borrow it back when the lawn at the new house needed mowing. The Forrestal push mower was offered – “don’t bother to ask, just come and get it,” George said.

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Rather than reveal their ages, Mel says, “We’re so old, everyone is younger than we are.” He is 10 years younger than George, a decade that

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The Second World War took George from his home in Ukraine “back and fro” across eastern Europe until “I ended up in Berlin.” De-mobbed to the U.K., George was quartered in the huge bases left vacant when the American servicemen went home.

During the war, Mel was a child living with his family in Malta. Politically and economically important to the British and critical to the Allies’ wartime strategy, Malta was a constant target of Axis bombers. The Galeas spent a great part of the war in shelters carved out of tunnels deep in the Maltese rock.

In 1948, some 60 years before Mel and George became neighbours, their paths almost crossed. George was emigrating from the U.K. The P&O liner carrying him cruised past Gibraltar into the Mediterranean, stopping at Malta before continuing

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Post-war employment opportunities in the British Commonwealth and a shortage of skilled personnel helped George succeed as a civil and structural engineer. With few mountains and little skiing in Australia, George moved on to Canada. Returning from a ski holiday in the Rockies, he met Ursula Forrestal, on holiday from England, at Vancouver’s CPR station, their lives coming together over an incident involving missing luggage.

They married in 1963, travelling and skiing before settling in North Vancouver.

In 1956, Mel signed on to Malta’s assisted passage plan and immigrated to Canada where he hoped to get work as a draftsman.

“I was young and full of life, and a big fan of the movies,” Mel recalls. “The movies showed me that life in Malta would be too small for me. If I emigrated maybe I would get to work in my chosen field.”

Through the Mediterranean, past Gibraltar and the Pillars of Hercules, and across the Atlantic he sailed, all the way to Canada.

He met and, in 1967, married Hiie Kelbre, who had fled the Nazis from Estonia and made

her way to Canada.

Yes, Mel’s dream did come true. He worked on the AVRO Arrow project and was on the design team at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. There he had the opportunity to enter another tunnel, descending into a shaft of the Creighton Mine to the observatory over a mile beneath the surface of the earth.

Mel and George’s working years are far behind them now. Ursula and Hiie are gone, within a couple of years of each other. Children and grandchildren are in the picture but their home community is also important

to the two friends, even as it changes. “We get out and about, making sure we stay active,” says Mel, serving muffins and coffee at his kitchen table.

As megahomes transform their quiet neighbourhood, Mel and George continue to share tools and stories, keep up their gardens and keep an eye out for one another.

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West Vancouver’s Emily Overholt races to a fifth-place finish in the women’s 400-m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. The 18-year-old swimmer later scored a bronze medal as part of Canada’s 4x200-m freestyle relay team, racing in the qualifying heats. PHOTO SUPPLIED MARK BLINCH/CANADIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

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It may not be exactly how she pictured winning her first Olympic medal, but West Vancouver swimming sensation Emily Overholt is leaving Rio with a bronze.

The 18-year-old thought that her Olympics were done after swimming two individual events on the first two days of competition, but was called back into action on short notice Wednesday to replace an ill teammate in the 4x200metre freestyle relay heats.

Overholt swam the third leg, joining Katerine Savard, Taylor Ruck and Kennedy Goss in helping Canada qualify for the final with a time of seven minutes 51.99 seconds,

the sixth fastest qualification time.

That evening Overholt and Goss stepped aside while 16-year-old breakout superstar Penny Oleksiak and Brittany MacLean returned to the lineup for the relay final, finishing third with a Canadian record time of 7:45.39. The United States won gold with Australia claiming the silver.

Overholt and Goss didn’t get to share in the podium ceremony with their teammates but they still received medals for taking part in the qualification race. The achievement earned Overholt and her teammates a personal shout-out from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“Historic win for Team Canada!” he tweeted, tagging

Overholt and the rest of the swimmers. “Congrats to the first ever Canadians to medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay!”

Overholt made her Olympic debut on Day 1 of competition, making the final of the women’s 400-metre individual medley. Overholt, who has been battling a hamstring injury suffered just after the Olympic trials in April, finished fifth behind Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu who set a new world record. Overholt clocked a time of 4:34.70, moving up from seventh to fifth in the final freestyle length.

“Racing here tonight was an absolute dream come true!” Overholt posted to her Twitter page after the race.

“So proud of my fifth place finish at the Olympics.”

Overholt also took part in

the 400-m freestyle, finishing seventh in her heat and placing 25th overall. The Collingwood grad, who learned her trade as a member of the West Vancouver Otters Swim Club, burst onto the scene last year by winning three medals at the Pan Am Games in Toronto.

She then claimed bronze in the 400-m medley at the World Championships, setting a Canadian record in the process.

Her parents Carman and Deborah were there in Rio to cheer her on.

“We are very proud of Emily and how she battled injury and persevered in competition against the best swimmers in the world,” Carman told the North Shore News. “She demonstrated great character and determination. We could not ask for more. At 18 she is coming home to the North Shore with a bronze medal and some

incredible memories.” !!!

The North Shore has a strong contingent of nine athletes competing in Rio at the Olympic Games. Here’s how the rest have done so far and what’s left to come: ! West Vancouver’s Georgia Simmerling made history on Thursday when she hit the velodrome for qualification for the women’s track cycling team pursuit. Simmerling became the first Canadian athlete ever to compete in three different sports in three different Games. In 2010 Simmerling competed in alpine skiing before switching over to ski cross for the 2014 Games.

In her first zip around the track Simmerling helped Team Canada put down the fourth fastest qualification time. The team pursuit medal rounds are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 13 with the finals set to begin at 12:53 p.m. PDT.

! In rowing North Vancouver’s Lauren Wilkinson and the women’s eight team finished last in their opening heat but rebounded with a strong performance in the repechage Thursday morning, winning the five-boat race by more than four seconds.

The final is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7:06 a.m.

Pacific time. ! Also in rowing North Vancouver’s Kai Langerfeld and his men’s four team finished second in their opening heat and semifinal race before falling to sixth in the final on Friday morning. ! North Vancouver’s Scott Morgan took his shot in gymnastics on Day 1 of competition, finishing 18th in qualification for the floor exercise and 27th on the rings. ! North Vancouver’s Taylor Curran has seen action in all of Team Canada’s five

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The Stars posted a 7-1 record in the tournament, beating the South Delta Invaders in two straight playoff games, including an 8-1 win in the gold medal final.

The championship game was a rematch of the British Columbia provincial final, which the Stars also won.

“The girls were passionate to perform well for themselves and their teammates and I think that passion was what led to their incredible season,” head coach Marty Morrison told the North Shore News. “There were lots of tears after the victory. … It’s tough to explain to someone what a great experience it is to be part of a team, the bonds that these players have formed with each other are stronger than anything. It really is a family.”

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Janine Polderman of the North Shore Stars 2000 fastpitch team takes off for home during the Western Canadian Championships. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Little League seasons wrap up at national championships

A pair of North Shore teams recently saw their dream seasons come to an end one step short of the Little League World Series.

At the Canadian Junior Little League Championships (age 13-14) held this week in Lethbridge, Mt. Seymour finished fourth overall, posting a 3-5 record. The provincial

champs made the semifinals, posting a 3-3 record in preliminary play, but lost 19-3 to Alberta in the semifinals before falling 8-2 against Ontario in the bronze medal game Thursday.

At the Canadian Little League Bigs championships (age 16-18) held July 16-23 in Quebec, the District 5 North

Shore all-star team posted a 1-4 record. The D5 squad, who scored a provincial title earlier in July, opened with losses to Regina and Victoriaville before scoring a 5-4 win over Lethbridge. Their tournament ended with a pair of losses to Windsor, including 10-4 in the semifinals.

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Gold medals still up for grabs From page 20 matches in the men’s field hockey tournament. Canada went 0-4-1, losing 6-2 to Germany, 3-1 to Argentina, 7-0 to Netherlands and 4-2 to Ireland before finishing their tournament with a 2-2 tie against India. ! North Vancouver’s Tiffany Foster will leap into action on Sunday with the team and individual qualification rounds in equestrian jumping.

The team finals are scheduled for Aug. 16 and 17 while the individual finals go Aug. 19. ! In mixed Nacra 17 sailing West Vancouver’s Nikola Girke and her partner Luke Ramsay were sitting in 10th place after six races in the 13-race event.

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WARD, Sheila Ann October 1, 1943 - July 23, 2016

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With sadness Sheila (PG) passed away on July 23, 2016. Wife of Crawford Ward (03). Mother to Geoff (Damerka), Kit (Ashley), Carey (Donna).

PG to Mackenzie, Taylor, Jaclyn, Hailey, Jake, Paris, Kaitlin and Kayla. Sister of Paula (Herman) Smith.

Lost for 3 1/2 years, Tim was found in the Seymour Demonstration Forest on April 5, 2016.

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FOURCHALK, Brian D May 7, 1966 - August 6, 2016 Brian was a beloved husband to Nickie and father to Jaime and Samantha. He was pre-deceased by his father Ron Fourchalk. Brian is survived by his mother Yvonne Fourchalk and her partner Jerry; his brother Steve and his wife Norma; his Uncle Bill and Auntie Margaret; best friends Geoff and Andrea; and many other family, friends, and colleagues in the North Vancouver School District. Special thanks to first responder Paul Dickson.

The celebration of life will be held August 20, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the North Shore Alliance Church, 201 23rd Street East, North Vancouver.

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Our mom, sister and friend fought her illness with grace and tenacity. Sheila will be remembered for her caring ways and loving smile. She will be missed but never forgotten.

“All my love” Sheila Ward.

A celebration of life party will be held at Burrard Yacht Club from 12:00 noon to 3:00pm on August 23, 2016. High tea will be served at 1:00pm.

Donations can be made to the Dr. Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation, #200-475 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC or to the North Shore Hospice, box 54109-1562 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC.

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HARRIS, Marsha Rush October 17, 1935 - August 7, 2016 It is with sadness that our family announces the passing of Marsha Rush Harris at the North Shore Hospice. Marsha was born in the United States and moved to Canada in 1960. She was predeceased in 1971 by her husband, Dr. Dennis Harris. As a single mother of four children, Marsha went back to school, ultimately receiving her Master’s degree from UBC. Marsha made North Vancouver her home and community. There, she loved the outdoors and the people. Marsha leaves behind her children Valerie, Victoria (Sile), Reg (Krista), and Colin (Andi); six grand-children; and her cherished dog, Sophie.

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LEES, Charles W. October 25, 1930 − August 10, 2016

"Chuck" passed away peacefully on August 10, 2016 with his daughter, Jan Keast, and his granddaughter, Jamie Keast, at his side. Charles was predeceased by his grandsons, Jeremy Lees and Quinn Keast, and his wife Irene Lees. He is survived by his four children and three grandchildren. Many thanks to the staff of 3 East at Kiwanis Care Centre in North Vancouver. No service by request.

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VINCE, Gertrude (Trudy) Elizabeth April 14, 1922 - August 3, 2016

Trudy was a private, patient, smart, classy, openminded woman and we are all going to miss her terribly.

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Gertrude (Trudy) Elizabeth Vince passed away August 3, 2016 at the age of 94. She was predeceased by her husband, Gordon and her son, Don. She will be missed by daughter-in-law Susan, grandson Andrew, granddaughter Liz (Ray) and great grandsons Aiden, Jack and James and many friends.

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lost Lost, woman’s glasses in a black case, July 29th. Lost in the Lynn Valley Centre or a few blocks north.

250−339−5366 LOST GREEN CHEEK Parrot with white, turquoise, light & dark grey, reddish brown, mauve band on left leg with #040050993461 REWARD $100 for her safe return.

“DIAMOND” 3yrs old last seen Draycott Road Area April 17th. Judy 604-988-7275

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free 4 drawer metal filing cabinet Height 52”. you pick up 604.926.3094

wanted CASH $ for TEAK / RETRO FURN & ANTIQUE Items FAIR & RELIABLE

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19. Score

42. Comes in bags

35. Unaccompanied

1. Austrian river

20. Swiss river

43. British hip hop artist

36. Wild goats

4. Type of lunar crater

21. The Babe’s real name

44. Resinous substance

37. National capital

7. Taoism

25. Use it to clean

45. Pitcher Dillon

38. Freeholders

46. Preceded Galba

39. Smack

8. German landscape painter

26. Supervises flying

10. Big players do this

27. Surfboard fin

12. Nose cone

29. Aggressive dogs

13. Islamic republic

30. Makes computers

14. Press against

31. Buddy

16. Where you find corn

32. Existing everywhere

17. Battery cell

39. Cheek

47. Not behind

40. Expressed pleasure

49. Students dread this

41. Italian opera set

50. Pasta

45. Gode Airport

51. Northeast and east 52. Begetter 53. Diego, Francisco, Anselmo to name a few

48. Not or Crossword puzzle answers use American spelling

WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to business offices.

ECCULBI LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWER: JESTER

CRYPTO FUN

LAST SUNDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:

DETERMINE THE CODE TO REVEAL THE ANSWER Solve the code to discover words related to business. Each number corresponds to a letter. (Hint: 17 = e)

A.

26

5

5

10 25 17

B.

25 26

2

2

C.

17

2

D.

13

15 20 17

Clue: Place to work Clue: Trip to work Clue: Give a job Clue: Boss

15

4

17

20 11 26 9 3

6

10 13 26 3

LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWERS: A. costumes B. history C. festival D. amuse

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