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Trevor Watson is the ignominious impresario behind Edgemont’s Mount Everest of haunted houses. Creeping corpses populate the front yard. The backyard is scarier.

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“… there are spiritually noxious places, buildings where the milk of the cosmos has become sour and rancid.”

– Stephen King, Jerusalem’s Lot

She wouldn’t go in.

Maybe it was because a haunted house with a chainsaw theme wasn’t for her.

Maybe she felt eyes on her.

Either way, she wouldn’t go in.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the movie that gave cinema its finest argument for a vegetarian diet, was the theme.

This wasn’t a place for her.

She’d just take a few pictures and then ... a chainsaw’s rusty roar filled the October night, but not for long.

“I didn’t even see this woman, I just heard this bloodcurdling scream,” recalls Trevor Watson, the man wielding the saw.

“It was the very best scream I’ve ever heard,” he reminisces.

The screamer, a volleyball coach, raced from the house and jumped into her car.

From the front yard of his Emerald Drive house,

Leatherface waved to her as she sped away.

She came back a week later, bringing her entire volleyball team, Watson recalls.

From the corner of Emerald Drive and Edgemont Boulevard, Watson is the mind behind the Edgemont Haunt, known this year as The House That Dripped Blood.

The living dead ooze from front yard crypts, unaware of Vancouver’s rental market.

In the backyard an H.P Lovecraft creature hangs upside down, a rubbery thing with membranous wings.

And then there’s a clown.

Wearing a smile a pathologist might describe as rictus, the sledgehammer-wielding circus escapee is positioned near a greenhouse.

It’s incredibly lifelike.

And then it moves.

Alice Cooper’s poetry rushes to mind: “If you think this isn’t real, I’ll show you wounds that never heal. To them I’m just a Happy Meal.

Can’t sleep, clowns will eat me.” qqq Scary movies more or less indoctrinated Watson into the realm of the macabre, he explains.

“I’ve always been a die-hard

Mother Karen Dietz encourages daughter Paisia Warhaft to wear her heart on her sleeve at the Valley Haunt on Appin Road in Lynn Valley. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD horror fanatic,” he says.

He and his wife moved into Edgemont 10 years ago and were surprised at the scarcity of trick-or-treaters.

That low turnout was Watson’s inspiration to bring a little more Halloween spirit to the neighbourhood.

He and his wife, Jodie Blank, started with just one tombstone and a zombie

mask.

“We got hooked after that,” Watson explains.

Working for an adult toy distributor, Watson found a supplier with a selection of Halloween props, including an amazing werewolf.

To paraphrase The Wolf Man, even a man who’s pure of heart and says his prayers at night may buy a wolf when

the wolfbane blooms and the full moon shines bright. And then he’ll scare the hell out of neighbourhood children.

Watson built a cage for the shape shifter, leaving onlookers an arm’s length away from the jagged teeth and tongue bubbling with black striations.

Without the cage, the werewolf would “grow legs,” Watson explains.

The lycanthrope quickly became a neighbourhood favourite and trick-or-treating went up tenfold. Last year, the lure of dubiously sourced Texas barbecue was enough to attract about 400 kids.

Asked about his favourite prop, Watson demurs.

“I love all of them. It’s kind of like trying to pick your favourite kid.”

Watson and Blank have five daughters between them, some of whom help out or recruit their boyfriends for the scare-fest.

There is a clear demarcation – supplied by a rotting skeleton that points the way for the brave and foolish – between the front yard and the backyard.

There’s also a sign labelled C.S., which either stands for Child Safety or something involving a chicken, Watson mentions.

There are no inflatable displays in the backyard, Watson explains.

“Nothing cute enters this yard,” he says. “There will never be any happy Halloween character, you see enough of that in everybody else’s yard.”

“Classic Halloween,” Blank

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Capilano University is pleased to announce our third president and vice-chancellor, Paul Dangerfield, who joined the University on October 1, 2016.

Dangerfield brings a wealth of leadership experience to the role. He has served as campus dean of the New York Institute of Technology, vice-president of Education, Research and International with British Columbia Institute of Technology and two decades with the Canadian Forces, where his roles included chief of staff, commanding officer and vice-president of human resources.

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Back in June, when Watson usually begins working on the display, these were just PVC pipe, mezzanine shelving, spray foam and chicken wire. But on a rainy October evening the props have turned into something terrifying.

Slow music accompanies the site of a corpse whose wide eyes make the notion of a wake seem redundant. There’s a flickering chandelier, rats, hacksaws that don’t seem like they’ve been used according to the manufacturer’s specifications, a bucket containing items best not described in a community newspaper. The sight of Gene Simmons murdered by spiders is the one thing that lightens the mood.

And then arms reach for me.

It’s a vampire whose thirst has overwhelmed his ability to perform basic hygiene, whose aristocratic veneer has warped and contorted as blood lust overwhelmed any semblance of dignity.

That’s how I describe it now. When it reached for me, I was aware of nothing except white terror and the sound of my scream.

It was the most terrifying thing I’d seen that night, and that’s including the U.S. presidential debate.

Screams, Travis Herrington explains to me later, are the currency in which he’s paid.

He’s one of Watson’s friends who helps bring life to his

terrifying display.

“Who doesn’t want to jump out and scare people?” he asks.

“It’s definitely the bloodcurdling screams that are best,” agrees part-time creepy clown Barbara Eves.

Drying themselves off after an evening of offering rushes of fear, the two reminisce on some of their best scares.

For Eves, it was letting overconfident revellers discover her version of Leatherface, drinking a can of Coke.

“When they have to leave the room, that’s kind of nice,” Herrington says.

After leading me through the last house on the left (assuming you’re going south) Watson mentions one of his rivals, the Valley Haunt on Appin Road in Lynn Valley.

With shipping containers parked for Halloween, the mother-daughter team of Karen Dietz and Paisia Warhaft have organized a twisted research centre, a morgue, zombie casino, dentist’s office, and a clown room.

“People hate clowns,” Warhaft confides.

Much like the residents in the town of The Nightmare Before Christmas, it’s always Halloween for Dietz and Warhaft.

“As soon as Halloween is over we are just back on for the next year, planning new rooms and themes,” Warhaft says.

While Dietz enjoys the creativity that goes into the design, Warhaft loves the

reactions.

“When people are almost falling on the floor, that’s the best reaction you can get,” she says.

Both houses are raising money for B.C. Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund.

Watson says he’s hoping to raise $3,000 for the fund.

It took a while before they thought to include a donation box.

“People just kept bugging us and saying, ‘Where do I put my money?’”

The Edgemont Haunt usually costs about $2,000, but he says they’ve managed to keep costs down this year.

Despite saying things like, “We had a whole bunch of severed heads and we didn’t know what to do with them,” Watson and Blank seem to share an easy affection.

Watson tends to come up with the concept and Blank fine-tunes, being that she’s mastered “the art of corpsing,” according to her proud husband.

Despite a few screams that carry across the block and the odd motorist who backs up traffic while inspecting the graveyard, neighbours appreciate the house, Blank says.

“The only complaint of the neighbours was that it costs them a whole lot more for candy.”

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A West Vancouver man who crashed his Mercedes into an Audi Spyder convertible after driving at high speed down a winding narrow stretch of Marine Drive won’t learn his sentence in courts for at least another month.

A sentencing hearing for Andrew Alan Hromyk, a 50-year-old West Vancouver father of two, continued this week in North Vancouver provincial court after Hromyk earlier entered a guilty plea to a charge of dangerous driving.

Lawyers have agreed on many of the facts about what happened on the evening of the dramatic car crash, but argued Wednesday before Judge John Milne about some key details.

Earlier in the hearing, held in May, Crown counsel Arlene Loyst described how witnesses reported seeing Hromyk’s vehicle careening dangerously down a stretch of Marine Drive on Aug. 23, 2014, overtaking up to 10 other cars on the wrong side of the road.

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the rear passenger side of the eastbound Audi, sending that car spinning into a nearby hedge.

Loyst asked the judge to impose a three-year driving ban on Hromyk and a oneyear conditional sentence, with house arrest for the first six months. She pointed to several aggravating factors in the crash including that there were two children in the Mercedes and that, “There was alcohol consumption of some sort. More than to a minor degree.”

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On Wednesday, however, the judge rejected a suggestion Hromyk got rid of liquor bottles in the car by tossing them into the bushes after the crash, noting contradictory witness statements.

Steven Ross testified that

following the crash outside his house, he saw Hromyk reach down into the car and grab “what looked like two bottles and throwing them in the bush.”

But Hromyk’s lawyer Mark Jetté pointed out in cross examination that Ross didn’t mention seeing the bottles in his original statement to police. He added another witness, who didn’t testify, told police he saw Hromyk tossing what looked like “bottle caps.”

West Vancouver police officer Christopher Bigland testified he searched nearby bushes by flashlight but found only one beer bottle.

Lawyers are expected to argue next month about whether or not Hromyk was trying to drive away from the scene of the crash. The prosecutor has told the judge that he was, but Jetté said he will submit an expert report that proves the Mercedes was propelled by momentum away from the smashed Audi.

Jetté told the judge part of the problem is the police investigation into the crash was “grossly deficient.”

The sentencing hearing will continue in North Vancouver provincial court Nov. 29.

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Sixth-graders become masters of disaster New teaching tool preps kids for the Big One

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Parents might soon be turning to their kids to help keep the family safe during an earthquake or other disaster.

Grade 6 students across British Columbia will soon become certified Masters of Disaster through a new learning tool launched by the provincial government last week at Queen Mary elementary by North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Naomi Yamamoto, who is also minister of state for emergency preparedness.

Students across B.C. will learn how to prepare for the worst should disaster strike, as well as the skills to create more connected households that work together before, during and after an emergency. The three-part Master of Disaster module will be taught using worksheets, learning plans, a multimedia library and a role-playing game featuring a colourful cast of characters.

“This Master of Disaster program is a fun and interactive way to develop a foundation to guide and help protect our students’ families and communities for a lifetime,” stated Yamamoto in a press release. “By teaching children about emergency preparedness when they are young, students can help ingrain these lessons in our culture and better protect B.C. families for generations to come.”

North Vancouver Board of Education vice-chairwoman Franci Stratton also endorsed the Master of Disaster program.

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A student at Queen Mary elementary is assisted with a dust mask by North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Naomi Yamamoto, minister of state for emergency preparedness, who announced a school-based Master of Disaster program last week. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD “Our board is committed to ensuring we work towards providing families with a sense of security that each child who enters one of our schools is safe,” stated Stratton.

North Shore students got a taste of a natural disaster this past Thursday at 10:20 a.m., during the Great British Columbia ShakeOut. The simultaneous “Drop, Cover and Hold On” drill is undertaken annually by people across the province and millions around the world. A record 800,000 people across the province took part in this year’s drill, according to a media advisory.

Also on Thursday, Yamamoto announced the launch of a student contest aimed at promoting the

annual earthquake drill.

Primary and intermediate students (kindergarten through Grade 7) are invited to create a poster that illustrates how Drop, Cover and

Hold on can save lives. High school students are invited to create a video that conveys the message.

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rail users of all kinds have found themselves kicked out of paradise, with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. putting up No Trespassing signs around a 644-acre chunk of Seymour land that’s crisscrossed with popular trails.

It seems, despite the trails having been in use for decades, CMHC’s concerns over liability were suddenly too much to bear.

At the very least, the new frame of mind seems incongruous with that of all the other North Shore mountain landowners, public and private, who allow people to recreate on their land without the pearlclutching and threatening signage. Among them: The districts of West Vancouver and North Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, the province, British Pacific Properties and Grouse Mountain.

The Blair Rifle Range land has a storied past as logging grounds, a Depressionera relief camp for unemployed men, an

army rifle range, a piece of developable real estate fought over by council and developers, a subject of First Nations land claims and a place for teens to hold bush parties.

But its future is decidedly more murky.

CMHC has a mandate to provide affordable housing but they apparently don’t have a mandate to be transparent about their long-term plans for this land, which occupies an important place in local outdoors culture. People appreciate its wilderness, although the soil there remains badly contaminated.

CMHC is pledging to work with local stakeholders, which is something they could have started any time since acquiring the land in 1968. The sudden appearance of the signs seems to be a reaction (although to what it isn’t clear).

We suspect people will continue to use the trails while the real reasons for their official banishment remain a mystery.

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MLAs work hard behind the scenes Dear Editor: Re: Oct. 16 Viewpoint MLAs MIA. MLAs MIA? That would be news to my organization and myself. Over the past two years I have had the tremendous privilege of having the full attention of the four North Shore members of legislative assembly: Jordan Sturdy, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky; Ralph Sultan, West VancouverCapilano; Naomi Yamamoto, North Vancouver-Lonsdale, and Jane Thornthwaite, North Vancouver-Seymour. Without it, some of the most important environmental projects on the North Shore would go unnoticed.

As the president of the Seymour Salmonid Society,

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I have worked with all four MLAs as we have proceeded with the Seymour rock slide mitigation project. Last January, Jane Thornthwaite and Naomi Yamamoto invited the Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources, Steve Thomson, up to the site of the rockslide, where we showed him the extent of the damage.

It was this visit that helped spring additional funding secured by our North Shore MLAs, upwards of $50,000, that is helping to clear the way for the salmon.

There’s considerable work that goes on behind the scenes. Our organization was initially unsuccessful in securing a spot in presenting to the select standing committee on finance and

government services, but Jane Thornthwaite intervened, and the moment an availability opened up, we were invited to present.

While the editorial staff at the North Shore News might find it more useful for MLAs to sit in the B.C. legislature in Victoria, I find it helpful to have them in the community.

Being able to walk in their offices and speak to them in person is an invaluable resource.

On behalf of the Seymour Salmonid Society, I would like to thank the four North Shore MLAs for their commitment to salmon conservation on the North Shore.

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An open letter to RCMP, VPD and WVPD: I am begging the authorities to enforce traffic laws. The traffic problems in the past five years have been the worst out of the 20 years of my time on the North Shore.

Please crack down on the speeders – especially on the (Stanley Park) causeway when it is raining, those who run red lights and those who travel in the bus lanes. I have seen less than a handful of traffic stops this year – where are they?

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Lonsdale tower helps meet rental housing need Dear Editor: In recent months I have read several letters written to your attention and published in the North Shore News that discuss Hollyburn Properties’ rental proposal at the corner of 13th Street and Lonsdale Avenue. I feel it is important that the public understand the wider context of this application.

I am the CEO of LandlordBC, the professional association that represents the rental housing industry in British Columbia. Our mission as an organization, in addition to educating and supporting our 3,300 members, all of whom are owners and managers of rental housing, is to encourage and support the delivery of safe, secure, sustainable rental housing to the growing constituency of B.C. households (more than 30 per cent and growing) who rely on rental housing to house their families.

We’re in a rental housing supply crisis throughout the

Lower Mainland and the social and economic consequences can no longer be ignored. The City of North Vancouver is no exception and is in desperate need of rental housing. It is important to understand that 45 per cent of all households in the CNV rent and we have a vacancy rate of 0.2 per cent in Central Lonsdale and 0.4 per cent in the CNV (a balanced market would be a three to five per cent vacancy rate).

Furthermore, the majority of the existing rental stock is old with an estimated 93 per cent of all rental housing units in the CNV more than 36 years old. The rental housing challenge in CNV is further complicated by the fact that we have virtually no developable land.

Unfortunately, those criticizing the project do not seem to sympathize with the need for more rental housing and are focusing on their self-interests. While not all purpose-built rental projects should necessarily be

approved, the merits of this project deserve its approval.

The project satisfies and/or exceeds all the key considerations a community should care about, including design, compliance with the OCP for density, the necessary sensitivity to traffic and parking, and much more.

What is particularly exciting and rare is that Hollyburn’s project, unlike many other projects in the City of North Vancouver, does not displace any existing rental units. This project addresses the community’s need for more rental housing by proposing a net increase of 144 rental units on a site that currently has no housing on it. It will also increase the total number of three bedroom units in the city by 50 per cent. Given the current housing crisis in the region, we can’t afford to miss this opportunity.

David Hutniak Chief Executive Officer, Landlord BC

Real cost of high-cost housing must be explored An open letter to fellow homeowners on the North Shore: I would like all of us homeowners to think about an idea called “whole cost accounting” when it comes to real estate in our community.

The real cost to us of high-cost housing is: 1. The continued exodus of young people (singles).

2. The continued exodus of young families with children.

3. Exodus of middle and lower wage earners who teach, nurse and police our community.

4. An ever-increasing traffic nightmare as workers have

to commute for one hour or more.

5. The stress on them, their families, and our infrastructure as the roads and bridges are stretched to their max.

6. Closure of schools, lack of quality workers to do all sorts of important jobs we need for a vibrant community economy.

All of that so we can watch our property values soar? For what? Another week in Palm Springs? Or more money to leave our kids who still won’t be able to afford to live here (or don’t want to because all their friends moved away)?

We need serious planning

and intervention from our government at all levels to help keep our communities healthy, vibrant and affordable. We want young families here. We want lots of young families here and only serious interventions will turn things around. We boomers and other folks who have homes here do not need more money, more equity, more, more, more.

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Province gets behind plan to expand Sea to Sky transit

MIKE CHOUINARD / SQUAMISH CHIEF Contributing writer

Public transit along the Sea to Sky has long been a hot topic, especially as the number of commuters from Squamish to downtown Vancouver and the North Shore continues to grow.

The province is now getting behind discussions in the Sea to Sky region on how

to improve transit service.

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone joined MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Jordan Sturdy, Squamish Mayor Patricia Heintzman and Whistler chief administrative officer Mike Furey in Squamish Thursday to talk about the plans and what the province’s actions will mean.

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working group with representatives from the community, region and First Nations.

“It’s been a longtime objective to improve transit regionally,” Sturdy said. “I’m looking forward to continuing this engagement process.”

Sturdy said that when he was mayor of Pemberton, the issue of regional transit was always important, but that these issues are now affecting the entire region.

An online survey went live Friday in order to gain input from people throughout the region on their vision for transit needs.

The BC Transit Sea to Sky Future Plan looks at possible ways to better connect communities within the region as well as with other areas, specifically the Lower Mainland.

Stone said his announcement is about the province supporting work that has already been happening locally and regionally.

“What we want to do is shine a really bright light on the plan,” he said.

The process will include a series of public engagement sessions. Public input at these sessions will help to inform future plans for transit. Stone also said he hoped the process would accelerate announcements about the expansion of regional and even inter-regional service.

As mayor, Heintzman spoke about a previous connector service between Squamish and Whistler, which came about in response to a fatal accident

involving people commuting between the two communities. Ultimately, the system faltered because of funding uncertainty at the local level.

“You need to create the sustainable funding model,” she said. “You need to get that sustainable funding source from the get-go.”

Furey emphasized the importance of an enhanced transit service both within Whistler and throughout the region.

“Transit is critical to the success of Whistler,” he said, adding that it becomes all the more important in light of recent economic growth. “With that has come increased congestion on the road.”

Stone said that over the last decade the province’s portion of funding for transit in Squamish has increased by almost 200 per cent while ridership has increased by about 80 per cent.

“As the investment has been made, the ridership has grown,” he said.

The minister added that the process is part of the province’s commitment to improve transportation in the area as a whole, which will include continued road enhancements and improving access for cyclists, who come from all over the world to ride.

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The union representing Blue Bus drivers and the District of West Vancouver have agreed to last-ditch meetings on Sunday to try to hammer out a deal that could avert a bus strike Monday morning.

The weekend session of mediated contract talks was confirmed Friday morning.

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The closure of the Lynn Valley Legion has “separated Lynn Valley tremendously” and is set to break a longtime tradition in the community.

There won’t be a Remembrance Day ceremony in Lynn Valley this year, as far as former legion Branch 114 president Bill Calder knows.

“Well, I’m disappointed,” says Calder. “I think it’s another blow to our relationship with the seniors and veterans in the valley.”

About a decade ago, Calder was approached by a group of seniors who asked if the legion could host a Remembrance Day event in the heart of Lynn Valley.

That first year there was a humble ceremony with 40 attendees in Pioneer Park at the corner of Mountain Highway and Lynn Valley Road. As interest grew, the event was relocated to Veterans Community Plaza, and then to the public square at Lynn Valley Village.

Calder says the annual event is a “community-focused ceremony” set up by the local

legion. Chairs are set out for seniors from the neighbouring retirement homes.

A commemorative plaque and special stand were placed in the centre of the square last Nov. 11. There was the traditional two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., followed by a march by the Legion Colour Party wearing full dress and carrying flags.

“The fly past that was arranged came right at 11 a.m.,” recalls Calder.

Sitting in the crowd was Second World War veteran Gord Larsen, who looks forward to the Lynn Valley ceremony every year.

“It was beautiful, just perfect,” says the 93 year old, who served as a Bomber Command pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force in England.

Larsen recalls people watching the ceremony from the balcony above the plaza and says it’s a shame there won’t be an event this year.

“Lynn Valley itself is losing,” says Larsen, “because Lynn Valley is a special little district inside North Vancouver.”

Calder said the cancellation of this year’s ceremony rests with B.C./Yukon Command,

the Royal Canadian Legion’s oversight body, which placed Branch 114 under trusteeship in February.

The Lynn Valley Legion on Lynn Valley Road has been under investigation for what Command calls “financial irregularities.” A mouse infestation and mould in the kitchen and bar area, meanwhile, led a Vancouver Coastal Health food inspector in February to order the club to be shut down.

The legion’s longtime bartender and sergeant-atarms Jamie McLaughlin was awarded $32,000 after being unfairly fired earlier this year, according to an arbitrator’s report.

That same report noted that while the state of the bar “repulsed” B.C./Yukon Command, their handling of the issue “virtually ensured extended closure and a public blemish on the branch’s reputation.”

The Lynn Valley Legion’s philanthropy work has taken a hit since the shutdown, says Calder.

The branch is still putting on a Poppy Campaign, with

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Alice and Stephen Bradbury – two of the shuttered legion’s approximately 500 members – aren’t sure where they’ll be commemorating Remembrance Day. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Lynn Valley Road set to widen in wake of Hedgie’s escape

Bicycling bottleneck gets two new lanes JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Three blocks of Lynn Valley Road are in for about three months of construction as crews get set to install separated cycling lanes on either side of the notorious bottleneck.

The heavy lifting is set to begin Monday as workers prepare to take out the median – eventually replacing it. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane during morning rush hour but back to two lanes by 3 p.m. for about two weeks, according to District of North Vancouver engineering manager David Desrochers.

“As long as you don’t get too many people observing the construction, traffic should be relatively normal,” he said.

Once the removal is complete, traffic will be shifted to the north side of the street for between two and three months while crews focus on the south side.

Widening the street by 2.3 metres comes with a $1.35 million price tag, with $600,000 coming in equal grants from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and TransLink.

ICBC also made a small contribution to the project.

Hedgie, also known as Ernie, Lynn Valley’s dragon, sea monster, caterpillar and unofficial hedge fund manager, was recently relocated to Kirkstone Park. The median where he previously made his home is set to be replaced. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD While the money is appreciated, the grants come with deadlines, Desrochers explained.

The money has to be spent by March 2017, meaning crews will have to brave B.C.’s unco-operative autumn and winter climates.

“The majority of this work can be done during the poor weather but it’s a little bit of a struggle though to get that top lift paving on,” he said.

Without the last layer of paving, commuters could

be in for a 1.5 inch drop, similar to what happened on the Keith Road Bridge, Desrochers noted.

“It’s still functional, it’s just not ideal,” he said.

Coun. Roger Bassam said he was “leery of the costs.”

Situated between Morgan Road and Mollie Nye Way, the project will cost approximately $450,000 per block.

That’s the cost of installing cycling infrastructure “after the fact,” Bassam noted.

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Coun. Lisa Muri agreed, reminding council to apply the lesson toward planning in Lower Capilano and Lower Lynn.

Council was united in calling for a barrier between cyclists and motorists along the road.

“You want to get people on bikes then they have to feel safe,” Muri said, calling on council to “put our money where our mouth is.”

The District of North Vancouver is on the hook for $738,000. Approximately

$150,000 of the total budget is earmarked for traffic management. Another $200,000 will be spent on installing LED lighting on streetlights and traffic signals.

Concrete work, underground utilities, fencing, handrails and excavation are also expected to eat up a fair chunk of the budget.

The district saved money by planning the job “in house,” according to Desrochers. The one exception was in hiring an arborist for an “independent

assessment” of the trees lining the median and boulevard.

“A lot of the trees are in very poor, even dead condition,” Desrochers said. “Most of the adjacent owners are actually happy that they’re going because they have big branches fall down in their yard.”

Workers will remove between 80 and 100 trees, Desrochers said. The district plans to double the number of trees on the median and replace other trees with hedges, depending on the wishes of property owners.

“For the pedestrians right now, with the buses travelling in the curb lane, it’s just not a very friendly environment for pedestrians,” Desrochers said, explaining many trees encroach on the sidewalk.

The district is planning to save about 20 per cent of the street’s trees, according to a staff report.

“If we can save the roots we can save the trees but that has to be done during the construction,” Desrochers said.

But while some vegetation will be saved, Ernie, also known as Hedgie, is gone from the street for good.

The “dragon, sea monster or caterpillar,” as Coun. Mathew Bond described it, has been permanently relocated to Kirkstone Park.

“It’s actually way better off in a park than a median,” Desrochers said, who lauded staff for their passion in allowing Hedgie to survive.

The district is planning to offer updates on construction at dnv.org/ property-development/ lynn-valley-road-bike-lanes.

Poppy push ‘up in the air’ From page 13 volunteers set to canvass for donations outside North Vancouver district businesses.

The Lonsdale legion covers off the city’s poppy campaign.

“How successful (Lynn Valley’s poppy campaign) will be relative to past years is going to be the big challenge of course,” says Calder.

The Lynn Valley Legion’s most recent poppy campaigns raised in excess of $50,000 – “and that’s just not likely this year,” adds Calder.

Beneficiaries of the local poppy campaign include Lions Gate Hospital and Argyle secondary. The Lynn Valley Legion also supplies Christmas hampers to 100 families on the North Shore every year. “Everything is up in the air now,” says Calder.

For the first time in 27 years, Lynn Valley Legion member Alice Bradbury will

not be volunteering for the poppy campaign.

“I don’t particularly like what the Command have done at the legion. It’s separated Lynn Valley tremendously,” says Bradbury. “I’ll make my donation, but I won’t go out and tag. I feel very sad, actually.”

Bradbury, whose father fought in the Second World War and husband served in Britain’s Royal Air Force, has felt strongly about supporting the legion, but now feels disenfranchised.

Should the Lynn Valley Legion reopen, Bradbury said he will most likely not go back.

Larsen feels the same way.

“I don’t need it anymore,” says Larsen, who would hang out at the legion every weekend.

Larsen is fed up with the politics and says Branch Command are dragging their feet with the investigation.

“I thought, how stupid. It just makes me so frustrated.”

One of the few remaining Second World War vets, Larsen enjoyed regaling Lynn Valley Legion members with stories from his service.

Since the closure, Larsen and a couple of his legion buddies now meet up at Browns Socialhouse in Lynn Valley.

“The only problem there is the place is so noisy and I’ve got hearing aids,” says Larsen.

“But at least we’re staying together – a group of us.”

A special general meeting scheduled for Sept. 21 at the Lynn Valley Legion was cancelled because a large volume of members turned up and couldn’t all fit in the room, according to Calder.

No date for a new meeting has been set.

Numerous calls and emails to B.C./Yukon Command by the North Shore News were not returned.

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They say it takes a village to raise a child. Maybe.

I would argue, then, that it also takes a village to feed a child. And to feed that child’s parents and extended family. In this age of urban sprawl, the days of self-sustaining agriculture are long gone for most families. The so-called global village has sought to meet the demands of the world market through centralized, macro-scale farming and rearing.

While this approach has yielded economies of scale, it has also forced significant concessions in other areas, particularly environmental stewardship and ethical production. Some of these concessions have been brought about, in part, by relentless consumer demand for products that would simply not be regionally or seasonally available without global infrastructure. On the other hand, the consistent provision of these items (think pineapple in February, or meat seven times a week on the dinner plate), may well be shaping consumer demand. It’s the eternal chicken and egg sequence debate.

While it may be difficult for each of us to independently cultivate the sustenance we require, it may nevertheless be possible to dramatically reduce our reliance on mass-produced, high-impact goods through localized co-operative methods.

Community-supported agriculture is a fairly new movement that includes growing produce in urban lots, developing shared gardens, and using vegetables grown in private gardens. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH

This is a central tenet of the community-supported agriculture (CSA) movement, which has been quietly developing behind the scenes in Vancouver and is now slowly beginning to become more mainstream. This includes outfits like Vancouver’s Sole Food Farms, which grows produce in vacant urban spaces (and finds ingenious uses for old shipping pallets). It makes me happy to see urban lots employed for socially forward-thinking, sustainable, community-building initiatives like this in a city beleaguered by the distinction of having some of the world’s most expensive real estate.

Right here on the North Shore, The Edible Garden Project (EGP), and their suite of progressive agricultural programs, is fostering a

new community of responsibly minded and enthusiastic gardeners.

North Shore News readers are likely already familiar with EGP’s charitable growing initiatives, like the management of Loutet Farm and its educational efforts with local elementary schools, which have been featured in these pages a number of times.

The oft-celebrated Loutet Farm is a thriving urban agricultural operation that fosters volunteerism, practical education and employment and is a great example of how under-utilized land can be transformed for public good.

But perhaps flying a bit more under the radar is EGP’s shared garden initiative, in which members of the public at large may offer up their own personal green spaces (gardens, rooftops, and other privately owned plots) for consideration as public growing resources. You have likely seen EGP shared gardens at work at Lillooet, Bridgeman and Queen Mary parks, but the initiative also permits private plots to contribute, provided they meet criteria based on fertile soil, good sun exposure and the willingness of the owner to permit volunteers to tend to the produce.

I read with interest that the shared garden program has a waitlist, meaning that there is currently more available, arable green space than there is staff to tend it; it’s a wonderful problem to have, in the grand scheme. In the ongoing struggle to preserve a sense of community in rapidly developing neighbourhoods marked by large, anonymous condos, underground parking garages and big box chain outlets, it is heartening to learn that so many North Shore residents are keen to see their personal spaces employed to the benefit of others.

Irrespective of whether or not your space can be employed for public growing right now, you can contribute to EGP by becoming a volunteer either privately or as part of an organization. Learn more at ediblegardenproject.com.

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Two passions soon to be combined in new Lower Lonsdale eatery ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

Chef Jane Copeland admits she was a little late to the cooking game.

While many culinary students enter the trade after high school, Copeland (seen in the photo at left) instead got a degree in geography and history.

After travelling for a bit, she returned home and decided she wanted to pursue a career in something completely different. At 25, Copeland attended culinary school, which she says is kind of old to start in the industry.

“But I have managed to make up for the lost time,” she notes.

Her education in cooking started much earlier, though.

“I grew up in a family that made everything.

My mom and my grandmother made everything at home. So I guess I was always surrounded by that type of environment,” she says, adding she doesn’t regret her choice to change her career path. “I honestly can’t imagine doing anything else.”

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After graduating from culinary school, Copeland worked at various restaurants across the country then worked overseas for two years before returning to Canada. She moved to the North Shore last year, and is currently in the process of re-designing the former

norm that men cook and women bake,” she says, adding she always loved to cook. While she was working in Spain, however, she was moved to the eatery’s pastry kitchen and fell in love with it. “For me it’s very tactile and hands-on,” she says of her interest in baking.

Moodyville’s Café space at Lonsdale Avenue and First Street into her first solo venture: Lift Breakfast Bakery. She hopes it will be open in a couple of months, just in time for the holiday season. The unique space is located in a heritage building that maintains some original framing, but is largely a new building made to look old.

“When I look at this building I just think corner bakery, that’s what it says to me,” says Copeland.

The concept for the new eatery is a bakery and breakfast café that will feature all-day breakfast, as well as sandwiches and soups.

And on the weekends, it will be open in the early evening for charcuterie boards and cheese. It is also fully licensed. “It’s a learning process but it’s pretty exciting,” says Copeland of owning her first business.

She explains that baking can be almost too precise, which can be frustrating, especially since she comes from a cooking background, which is much more instinctual where she can fix things as she goes and develop recipes along the way.

Although baking is a lot more about precision, rustic baking, like breads and some pastries, also require instincts to know when elements, such as moisture levels, are affecting the finished products.

“It’s one of those things where two people can do it side by side and get totally different results,” she notes of baking.

After working for other people for almost 10 years, Copeland decided it was time to strike out on her own. “I guess you get to the point where you feel pretty confident with your food style and you really want to develop your own personal style,” she explains.

Bread is her specialty, but Copeland also enjoys baking laminated pastries, such as croissants and puff pastries.

Copeland has spent about half of her career working in the culinary field and half in baking, so her new venture combines both interests.

“I think a lot of the reason I decided to train in culinary was to kind of break that social

The name of Copeland’s planned eatery, Lift Breakfast Bakery, contains an ode to another baker’s term.

The word “lift” is used to describe the initial rise of dough in the oven when it first hits the heat and starts its initial spring.

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For Devalina Waring and Chloe Devine it was now or never.

The longtime friends and Deep Cove residents met the summer prior to entering high school and became fast friends. They kept in touch throughout university, which took them to different Eastern Canadian cities, as well as in the years that followed as they each embarked on a series of separate travel adventures.

While their paths were diverse, for example at one point Devine was working in the kitchen of a yoga ashram in the Bahamas while Waring was in Denmark manning a food truck at the Roskilde Festival, they still maintained much in common, mainly their passion for health and cooking.

Reunited when they returned to the North Shore, the friends agreed that the timing felt right to act on an idea Waring had floated a few months prior: launching their own farm-to-festival vegan and organic food truck, Gaia Ma. “We had so much inspiration from seeing all the different food systems and cuisines. … We came back and realized this is what we need to do,” says Waring.

Gaia Ma, which loosely translates to “mother earth, mother universe,” is intended to fill a void the women feel exists in the local food truck scene, and is focused on providing a health-conscious alternative.

Ready to put their vision to the test, they

bought a truck in March, painted it purple and gold, had a kitchen installed, and excitedly set off on their inaugural season, hitting up a series of nearby festivals, including Blessed Coast, West Coast Yoga Festival and the Luminosity Gathering.

Looking back on their busy first food truck season, Devine and Waring are overwhelmed at the positive response they received.

“I’m constantly humbled and surprised by the reactions we get to our food,” says Devine.

“We love being creative but it’s hard for us to let go of menu items because people have given us such great feedback on them.”

“I love the sense of community that our little purple and gold truck can create. I love meeting people. ‘How are you doing? You’re not just a customer, we’re friends.’ To me that’s super epic to go around to a bunch of different festivals and see your customers, your friends through and through. It’s a really special feeling to create a community around similar values,” adds Waring. “For us, it’s such a beautiful service to feed people, it’s something that connects everyone in the world.”

It didn’t take long for their take on vegan cuisine to catch on at some of the more mainstream events they were featured at, like the Pemberton Music Festival.

“It was a bit of a slow start and then by the weekend we just had a constant lineup and flow of people coming to see us,” says Waring.

Their eclectic, mainly raw, food menu was

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The one cooked dish on the Gaia Ma menu is Kitchari, derived from Waring’s two years spent in India and Devine’s experiences learning to cook from Ayurvedic chefs. “It’s an Ayurvedic Indian dish that’s really grounding and it’s a full protein, so for someone who does eat vegan, which I do, it’s a really great source of energy and nourishment,” says Devine.

Gaia Ma also offers a number of different breakfast options, smoothies and desserts.

Devine explains that they provide options for people with food sensitivities or diet restrictions because they have both struggled with different

health problems and digestive problems and have found that it’s not easy to go out and eat.

“I never want our truck to be somewhere that you feel uncomfortable asking to modify something,” says Devine.

While both women believe strongly in the positive impacts of veganism on the body, environment, economy, health and happiness, they’re quick to point out that their goal is not to suggest their customers become raw vegans or that they should eat 100 per cent organic.

Rather, they hope to use their food as a means of making people aware of the benefits and to consider what alternatives might exist.

“This truck has really become a vessel for us to help educate, to spread awareness and to spread love,” says Devine.

Ultimately, they hope to continue leading by example.

“There’s a lot of love that goes into it and I think the community really feels that, so I’m hoping it’s some kind of chain reaction. I hope it inspires other chefs to really look at their ingredients and where they come from and how it affects the world,” says Waring.

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The Huber’s travelling adventures began when Grant took his PhD in mechanical engineering in Iowa City. Mary and the children, and baggage for a year, boarded the train for America. It was 1954, a serious period in the United States. McCarthyism was in at its peak and the Korean War had ended the

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Common sense prevailed, supplies were loaded into a playpen and tied to the roof of the family car, with a trailer hitched behind and the Huber family set off on a three-month tour that would take them back to Canada.

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Evelyn project heads to public meeting JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

West Vancouver is set to have their say on a development that now includes six new townhouses to the base of Sentinel Hill.

The development is part of Onni’s Evelyn project, which comprises 349 units including duplexes and apartments spread over a 21-acre site on the eastern stretches of West Vancouver.

The two-storey townhouses would attach to a 67-unit apartment, replacing the clubhouse earmarked for the site. That switch has left a void, according to Coun. Nora Gambioli.

“You’re building a bunch of buildings where everyone is in a concrete unit, separate from each other, and now there’s no meeting/community space,” she said.

In lieu of the clubhouse, “amenity space has been included within the apartment buildings,” noted the staff report.

Onni should carve out a small space for a park or a plaza, according to Gambioli.

“There’s no part now in this whole development where people can go outside their

buildings,” she said. “There’s no gathering space, there’s no meeting place, there’s no playground. There’s no community amenity here anymore.”

Coun. Christine Cassidy thanked Onni for crafting an “esthetically pleasing” bricks and mortar project that left some greenspace intact.

“You conceivably could have built what we would term in West Van as ‘Hiroshima Heights,’ which they have in Coquitlam,” she said.

Both Gambioli and Coun.

Craig Cameron touted a “locals-first” approach that would give West Vancouver residents first dibs on the project and a small price break.

Asked about the project’s merit, Gambioli replied: “I think it has merit with all those goodies added.”

The project’s approval would require an amendment to West Vancouver’s official community plan. If council offers their blessing, Evelyn Walk would be moved slightly west and flattened.

The change was suggested after the district’s Design Review Committee found the ramp’s eight per cent incline over approximately two football fields made it inaccessible for some residents.

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Withers rejoins rebuilding team as No. 1 in net ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

It’s been an up and down season for the North Van Wolf Pack junior B hockey team, but the club is hoping that the return of a familiar face will help them get back to the lofty heights they’ve achieved in recent years.

The Pack won back-toback regular season titles the past two seasons but, following the departure of most of their top players, has started this year with a .500 record through 13 games to sit third out of five teams in the PJHL’s Tom Shaw Conference.

One of those players, however, has made his way back to the Pack and is ready to help the team return to glory.

Goaltender Trevor Withers, a North Vancouver native, was the No. 1 option in each of the past two seasons and Goaltender Trevor Withers makes a play under pressure during a PJHL game with the North Van Wolf Pack last season. Withers started this year in the has returned to the team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League but is back with the Pack now as their No. 1 option in goal. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH after taking a shot at making a junior A roster in the Northern Godoy was quick to note, howpositive stuff for sure.”

Ontario Junior Hockey League. ever, that the goaltending so far is Another bright spot for the team “(It’s) unfortunate for him – he not fully to blame for the team’s so far has been the play of captain was trying to make that jump (to middle-of-the-road record.

Ian Creamore, who leads the league junior A) and things obviously “We lose 7-0, that’s not on our with 22 points in 13 games, includdidn’t work out – but selfishly we’re goalies 100 per cent. It’s a team ing nine goals. happy to have him back,” said Wolf game, obviously a team effort.

“We were counting on him to Pack general manager and associYou’re giving up breakaways and be one of our top scorers this year ate head coach Elias Godoy. “He’s two-on-ones and stuff – it’s more and obviously he’s almost at two probably one of the best goalies than just the goalie at that point.” points per game right now,” Godoy in junior B right now. … His skill Withers, however, will slide right said. “He’s playing well, he’s getting speaks for itself. I thought last year back into the No. 1 slot and should that opportunity and he’s seizing it. he had a phenomenal playoffs – he give the team a boost of confidence … He’s one of our better defensive was probably our best player in the while also bringing in some needed guys, (penalty kill) guy as well. It’s playoffs last year.” leadership. nice to have a good combination of Godoy is hoping Withers can “Even though he’s a goalie and offensive and defensive player at help stabilize the team immediately they kind of like to stay to themthe top there.”

– North Van has had some nice selves, he’s a pretty vocal guy in the The standings in the Tom Shaw wins but also big losses, including dressing room,” Godoy said. “We Conference are tight with just four a 7-0 drubbing by the first-place don’t have a ton of leadership – we points separating second place and Grandview Steelers Oct. 16. have a pretty young team this year fifth place, giving hope to Godoy “We’ve had games where we’ve – so it’ll be nice to have a veteran that his young team will still be in put in six or seven goals, and we’ve guy in the room and on the ice. … the thick of things come playoff had games where we haven’t scored He’s definitely proven himself. I’m time. any,” said Godoy. “Defensively, sure even the new guys this year “It’s just a matter of learning offensively it’s kind of been up and can look at past stats and where how to play the right way and getWolf Pack captain Ian Creamore leads the PJHL in scoring with 22 points in down this year for sure. A guy like we’ve been the last couple of years ting ready for the playoffs by the 13 games so far this season. PHOTO SUPPLIED KEN WOZNOW Trevor in net will really give us and see that he’s been our guy. I’m end of the year,” he said. “We’re the confidence and hopefully shut sure they’ll have confidence in him, young, we’ve got a lot of energy, guys not knowing the systems, now We’ve seen a lot of good things and down the goals against and move and our veteran guys that know him a lot of grit and our breakdowns knowing how to play at the next we’re happy with our group right us in the right direction.” know what he can do. I think it’s all are just mistakes made by younger level. They’ll get there for sure. now.”

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Soccer squads set for wild final week ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

This week will be a wild one in the North Shore senior boys AA soccer league as three teams will be battling for a coveted first-place finish to end a wide-open shootout of a season.

Sutherland’s Alec Wilson squeezes between a pair of St. Thomas Aquinas defenders during a North Shore senior boys AA matchup Oct. 13. Sutherland scored a 2-1 win to stay near the top of the league standings. Visit nsnews.com for a photo gallery. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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The most drastic swing team is the Sutherland Sabres who currently sit in third place behind the Windsor Dukes and Bodwell Bruins. The Sabres will play both of those teams this week and would vault right to top spot if they beat them both. Two losses, however, could mean the end of the road for Sutherland as they are in danger of dropping into fourth place behind the fourth-place Seycove Seyhawks. Only the top three teams advance to the zone playoffs against the Burnaby/ New West district. Sutherland head coach Bill Mahon said his Sabres are more concerned about what’s coming up behind them than they are about claiming top spot.

“We’re fighting for a playoff spot,” he said. “We could technically go as high as first, we could also go as low as fourth.

It depends who shows up for my guys. … If we play up to par, I think we have a chance.”

Bodwell, currently in

second place, also controls their own destiny: wins in their final two games – against Sutherland and St. Thomas Aquinas – would give them first place and the easier playoff draw that comes with claiming top spot on the North Shore. Head coach Doug Graham admits he has been closely inspecting the standings, playing out the various scenarios.

“I’ve looked at everything,” he said with a laugh. “All that stuff goes through your head.

It comes down to game day. If the boys are mentally ready and they come out and play their best – then if they win, they win, and if they don’t, that’s alright.”

The international boarding school boasts its usual eclectic roster, with players from around the globe – including Mexico, Japan, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Korea and Brazil – coming together to complete the Bodwell roster.

“It’ll be quite exciting. It could go either way,” Graham said about next week’s showdowns. “Even if you do get first, second or third, there’s no guarantee you’ll make it to provincials. I think all three teams are very good, so even if you come third you still could beat the first-place team. … I love the sportsmanship out there, win or lose. It’s

always fun to win but you do your best – if the best team prevails, then so be it. I do hope we win though.”

The Windsor Dukes, currently in first place, may be in the wackiest position of all. They’ve played one more game than Bodwell and Sutherland, so even if they knock off the Sabres they could still lose the battle for top spot if Bodwell runs the table. The Dukes, however, have won six straight games since losing their regular season opener in an overtime shootout against the Bruins.

“Each game we’ve improved,” said head coach Mat Goodsmith, adding that his team is focused on their final regular season game against Sutherland.

“They’re usually pretty strong,” he said of the Sabres.

“We’ve been building up getting ready for that game, so it should be good.” qqq Here’s how the schedule breaks down for the final week: - Tuesday (all games start at 4 p.m.): Seycove at Mulgrave; St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Bodwell at Boulevard Park; Windsor at Sutherland.

- Thursday (4 p.m.): St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Seycove at Myrtle Park; Bodwell at Sutherland.

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In memory of Linda Humphries, a legacy fund was established called the Musica Nautica Fund. For her family this Legacy Fund accomplished many things: 1. It honours Linda’s memory.

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WARD HALL, Marion October 25, 1931 − October 12, 2016

Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, master gardener, bird lover, traveler, athlete and lover of the Arts.

She will be deeply missed by her husband of 44 years, Gordon Ward Hall and their children, Michael White (Rose), Matthew White (Jill), Sarah White (Tamara), Mark (Susan), Brian (Trish), Keith, John as well as grandchildren and extended family. A private family service will be held.

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2. It grants money annually to a cause near and dear to Linda’s heart, without spending the initial gift.

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BLACKIE, Joan Deceased October 14, 2016. Survived by husband Bill; sister Donna-Jean Stanwood; children Kathy Bizicki, David Bizicki, Greg Bizicki, Cade Austin; grandchildren Brady and Dylan Custaloe; Trevor, Keith, Josie and Zoe Bizicki; son-in-law Pat Costaloe; daughter-in-law Lisa Smith.

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DAVIDSON, Robert G. January 11, 1932 − October 1, 2016

Much to his surprise, Robert (Bob) Davidson left us on October 1 after an encounter with cancer. Bob is now reunited with his wife, Marie and son Gord.

Bob is survived by his son Bob and daughter Kathleen, brother Ron (Gail) and a legion of friends.

Very special thanks to Sandy Chow. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 29 at 2PM at First Memorial Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, BC. www.firstmemorialfuneral.com

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Cliff is predeceased by his first wife Eileen. Survived by their children: Allen, Cindy (Ib), granddaughter Jenn (Henry), great granddaughter Ariana.

Cliff is also survived by his 2nd wife Edith, stepsons Jeff and Doug, brother Gary and numerous family and friends.

Cliff was born in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, moving to North Vancouver in the 30’s where he made his home. Eight years ago Cliff married Edith and moved to White Rock.

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Cliff worked in the shipyard until going to war in 1943. On return home Cliff apprenticed as a cabinet maker and worked in that field for years. He then built and installed trailers for the start-up of Gold River on Vancouver Island; repaired fire damaged homes working for Saxelby Construction, worked for Murphy Graham Woodworks building Keg Restaurants in Western Canada, and then worked for himself building Toys N Wheels toy stores.

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Died peacefully on Tuesday, October 18,2016 at Foyer Maillard in Coquitlam, BC. At 98 years of age she went to her true home in heaven. Sister Rose Marie was born in Batoche, SK in 1918, and spent her young life in SK. In 1934 she entered the Sisters of the Child Jesus, in North Battleford, SK. Sister Rose Marie spent many years teaching in SK and BC and when she retired from teaching she worked at St. Paul’s in North Vancouver with the Squamish Nation. In all her ministries she lived the charism of our foundress Anne-Marie Martel: a presence of love to the Father and her brothers and sisters for the awakening and deepening of the faith. She made Anne-Marie’s prayer her own: “May my only pleasure be to please you.” Remaining to forever cherish her memory are the Sisters of the Child Jesus, a step-sister and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, former students, the Squamish Nation, and friends.

Prayers will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 7 pm and the Funeral Mass on Monday, October 24, 2016 @ 10:30 am. Both services will be celebrated at St. Paul’s Indian Church, 424 Esplanade West in North Vancouver. Interment to take place at St. Peter’s cemetery in New Westminster, BC at 2:30 pm.

Joan and I (Bill) had 30 great years. She lived life to the fullest and had a beaming smile. She was an independant lady. Her beloved dog Rusty will miss her fiercely. She always said to me that she wanted to die before me because she never wanted to deal with my stuff (junk)!

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Two years ago dementia started to take Cliff’s memories.

We would like to thank the staff at Evergreen Campus of Care for the compassion and dignity they showed Cliff right up to his passing.

Allen, Cindy and Jenn will be hosting a Celebration of Life in Cliff’s honor in the Spring of 2017. Date to be announced. .

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RIVE, John Rutherford January 4, 1957 - October 16, 2016 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of beloved John Rutherford Rive at the age of 59.

He is survived by his loving wife, Frances and son, Brock Christian, and predeceased by his son, John Dane and father, Elliott Rive. He will be fondly remembered by his loving mother Rita; his brothers Steven, Peter, and Jim; his sister Katie and their respective spouses; his extended family, the Sorensens, who will always hold a special place in their heart for John; and his many nieces and nephews and his two puppies Ninja and Princess, who will always cherish the memories of their Uncle John.

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*we match prices & Guaranteed Lowest Prices Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ flyer items. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s flyer advertisement. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and in the case of fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us). We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.).

We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this program at any time.

Scrubbing Bubbles cleaners

selected varieties 20323855001

1 1

88

LIMIT 4

AFTER LIMIT

2.48

00

3.98 EACH

ea

LIMIT 4

AFTER LIMIT

2.68

1

Christie cookies

elected varieties, 198-300 g 20596516003

700 g 20984524

SpongeTowels paper towels

selected varieties, 6 rolls 20095029

97

ea

LIMIT 4

AFTER LIMIT

3.38

8

PC® chocolate covered almonds

6 4

2/

OR

ea

98

ea

LIMIT 4

AFTER LIMIT

9.98

98

ea

LIMIT 2

AFTER LIMIT

7.96

4

10000 06960

Quaker Dipps or chewy granola bars

selected varieties, 156-187g 20314047006

Opti-Free Replenish twin pack 2x300ml 2273065

Royale Bathroom Tissue

Selected varieties, 12 double rolls 20902733

8

1

98

11

58

ea

LIMIT 4

AFTER LIMIT

2.67

LIMIT 4

AFTER LIMIT

15.47

3

98

LIMIT 4

AFTER LIMIT

6.57

Prices are in effect until Sunday, October 23 until Thursday, October 27, 2016 or while stock lasts at 333 Seymour Blvd, North Vancouver location only.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. No rainchecks. No substitutions on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements.

We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/™ The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this flyer are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2015 Loblaws Inc. * we match prices! Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ flyer items. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s flyer advertisement. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and in the case of fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us). We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.).We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this program at any time. Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.

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