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The Royal Air Force’s 214 Squadron only flew bombing missions in the dark. But the cover of night didn’t make them totally invisible as they zeroed in on German cities and industrial targets during the Second World War. Anti-aircraft guns lit up the blackness with explosive orange bursts and the Luftwaffe’s “night fighters,” equipped with sophisticated radar and weaponry, hunted for Allied aircraft in the dark. Despite the danger lurking during the nighttime sorties, Canadian pilot Jack Henderson never second guessed his decision to sign up for the Royal Canadian Air Force. “I refused to join the army and the navy,” explained the 96-yearold veteran, sitting inside his North Vancouver apartment, flipping through his wartime photo album. “I knew too much about the ocean and had too many uncles who were in the First World War in the army! That made up my mind.” So when war broke out in Europe, Henderson marched to the local recruiting office and signed up for the air force. He was 20. “But I had a problem. I had no flying experience,” he said. “I thought, bang, I’d be in airplanes. ... They wouldn’t even talk to me.” Instead, recruiters coveted the thousands of Canadian pilots who’d already earned airtime as bush pilots or commercial captains. Henderson waited two years before he landed at a Canadian training base to earn his wings. After learning about flying, bombing and gunnery, he was sent to Liverpool, England, in 1944. It took another six months of training aboard an assortment of

planes and bombers before he was assigned to an RAF crew. “The 214 Squadron was where I became very active,” he recalled. Henderson piloted a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, an American-built high-altitude airplane. “We were the only squadron flying an American four-engine bomber,” he explained. “I loved it. They were an amazing aircraft. Huge, 1,400-horsepower each engine, power, power, power… as a matter of fact, we came home once on two engines.” Henderson has a few photos of his crew and the plane in his album – the only wartime mementos he has left after a flood destroyed a trove of keepsakes he’d stored in cardboard boxes. “We weren’t allowed to carry a camera,” he said, with a mischievous grin. But inside the front pocket of his uniform he kept a small, folding camera that looked like a cigarette case. “Every once in a while I could sneak a picture, as you can tell ... but everything else was forbidden, particularly of the aircraft and things like that.” During the bombing raids, Henderson’s plane flew 2,000 feet above the “stream” of bombers, which ranged in number according to the mission from 250 to 1,000 planes, and used electronic countermeasures to jam German radio signals, among other things. “Special work to protect the other pilots. We carried no bombs, only special equipment.” Despite being at a higher altitude, they still encountered mortars and night stalkers. “We flew at night only,” he explained. “What you do have is some exhaust that once in a while gives you trouble. You get near the target, you have all the flames from the town burning and you become background — they can see you coming in. We were attacked a few times but seldom.” German night fighters posed the greatest danger. “They travelled at night looking

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North Vancouver veteran Jack Henderson holds a photo of himself taken during his flight training to become a pilot during the Second World War. Henderson joined the Royal Canadian Air Force when he was 20 and saw active duty in Europe starting in 1944. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Pilot and crew forged lifelong connections From page 1 for us. With radar, they can catch you at a distance. (The Germans built) special planes for night flying with guns on them to shoot us down.” The night fighters were fast and manoeuvrable so RAF pilots had to rely on cunning flying skills and evasive measures to give the enemy the slip. “Somebody would spot something. We avoided a few night fighters that way. Corkscrew starboard or port – we’d drop 500 to 1,000 feet,” he said, using his hands to demonstrate. Those abrupt altitude changes managed to thwart enemy attacks but they came at a price. “Why do you think I’m wearing these?” he said pointing to his hearing aids. “That’s one of the impacts you have … you’re diving. We’ve got to change altitude fast.” Remarkably, after participating in numerous missions in hostile territory, Henderson and his crew remained unscathed. “No one in my crew was touched; I was the most popular pilot in the whole squadron,” he said, laughing. “We never got hit once. We were chased by night fighters, we were flying through flak over bomb sites and our airplane was not touched. They figured that Berlin that last year of

the war had at least 1,000 anti-aircraft guns that you were flying through.” He recalls with a tight smile that one of his crewmen did suffer an injury but it didn’t come at the hands of the enemy. “Getting out of the airplane … he fell down the steps and broke his arm. That was the most serious wound we had.” After the war ended, Henderson kept in close contact with his crew, who hailed from England, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and made overseas trips to reconnect with them. The shared experience of the war connected them forever. “It’s huge. Especially with … there was no blood on our ship because of the work of every guy that was on there.” One member of his original crew is still living in England, said Henderson, who still lives on his own and drives and exercises regularly. After the war it wasn’t easy for Henderson to get a job as a commercial pilot because there was a flood of ex-bomber pilots in the market and most of them had three times the number of flying hours that he’d accumulated. Despite grounding his flight career, the trajectory of Henderson’s life was just taking off after he returned from the war. He

Jack Henderson’s crew of 10 from Royal Air Force Squadron 214 managed to evade enemy mortars and planes during nighttime bombing raids over hostile enemy territory during the Second World War. PHOTO SUPPLIED JACK HENDERSON

A photo with the caption “The Front Office” shows the pilot’s instruments aboard the B-17 Flying Fortress captained by Henderson during the war. fell in love with a beautiful woman named Irene, got married, and moved to the Okanagan to raise a family and start a successful career in wholesale electronics. Each year, when the calendar turns to Nov. 11, he remembers his crew and his experiences overseas.

“It’s a strange feeling. It was a terrible situation – the world war – of course, but the ability of mankind to work together to achieve things was incredible. What we could do and did do. What we put up with was huge even at its best,” he said. “It makes me proud of a lot of people.”

Henderson shows off a prized memento: a badge from his RAF 214 Squadron. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD

Man who pimped teens sentenced to 23 yrs Reza Moazami human-trafﬁcking conviction a ﬁrst for province

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A violent pimp who trafﬁcked teenaged girls from around the Lower Mainland in a prostitution ring has been handed a 23-year sentence by a B.C. Supreme Court justice. Reza Moazami, 30, will serve almost 18 more years in jail after receiving credit for time already spent behind bars. Justice Catherine Bruce handed down the lengthy sentence to Moazami

Tuesday morning on 30 prostitution-related offences, saying the jail time is needed to recognize the harm he caused. Moazami was convicted last year of offences ranging from living off the avails of prostitution to sexual exploitation and sexual interference. Bruce said the case was “extraordinary” because of the number of victims, the two-and-a half-year period when he committed offences, and Moazami’s lack of remorse. Moazami was convicted of offences against 11 teens, who were between 14 and 19 when he forced them into prostitution. Most of them were under 18. As a pimp, Moazami

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Several of the girls Moazami forced into prostitution were either from the North Shore or worked out of North Vancouver hotels at the foot of Capilano Road. One girl was 14 when Moazami forced her into prostitution, seeing customers Moazami arranged either at a North Vancouver hotel or at homes in North Vancouver. The girl said Moazami took all the money she made, kept her high on drugs and didn’t let her out of the hotel room except to meet clients. She described working for him as “hell.” Another girl with a troubled background in West Vancouver described

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That short voicemail message, so eerily reminiscent of the man who left it, still echoes even though advanced life-support paramedic Tim Jones was felled by a massive heart attack the following afternoon as he hiked down from a training session at the North Shore Rescue cabin on Mount Seymour. In the hope Tim’s messages will reach a few of the foolhardy souls who continue to frustrate the overworked volunteer team he taught so well, I am releasing the column I wrote just one day before he died. ••• On a foggy midJanuary Saturday that began with avalanche warnings throughout British Columbia, longtime North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones sat at the other end of the phone to tell me about the work of his volunteer team. With planes already

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flying overhead to check out the snow-covered mountainous terrain, Jones cautioned he might need to drop the conversation should he receive a call-out. On par with previous years, the 40 active members of the NSR team answered 85 calls for help in 2013. Although 97 per cent of the call-outs could be classified as true accidents, that doesn’t mean the people involved had taken every precaution to keep safe. Of significance is that an increasing number of international visitors, new Canadians and others from outside the Vancouver area were numbered among

those who experienced trouble when they ventured into unfamiliar territory. That ongoing increase in the number of enthusiasts who come to enjoy British Columbia’s unspoiled beauty and outdoor adventure is welcomed with open arms. But as some have discovered to their cost, there is a downside for anyone who gets lost because they’re unfamiliar with the terrain, overconfident about their skills, fails to heed wellpublicized advice, and/or makes a deliberate choice to go out of bounds on trails and ski hills. During the last week of November 2013, the NSR team was especially challenged by three incidents that involved four individuals who ventured into the hills barely 30 minutes as the crow flies from “downtown” North Vancouver. The circumstances around the first of the four, Thomas Billings, highlights some of the major frustrations of search and

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rescue teams everywhere: the failure on the part of an adventurer to let someone know where they are going and when they expect to return. Billings, a ﬁt 23-yearold tourist from Oxford, England, was last seen in East Vancouver on Nov. 25, 2013. Unfortunately, although Vancouver police were alerted, it was nine days before tips from the public suggested the man had planned to hike some North Vancouver trails. So when NSR initiated its search on Dec. 4, the trail was already cold, literally. Overnight temperatures were dipping well below freezing and snow had fallen to cover whatever tracks there might have been. Despite a few promising tips and helicopter assistance over several areas popular with hikers and snowshoers, Billings has never been found. The ofﬁcial search was ended in mid-January 2014, but that doesn’t mean the NSR team stopped looking. “There’s a grieving family back in England,” Jones said

pilot Kelsey Wheeler, who relayed her position to the searchers. “Thankfully, the woman was well prepared with many of the 10 essential pieces of equipment,” Jones said. (northshorerescue.com/ education/what-to-bring/) Fast forward to September and October 2015. Current NSR leader Mike Danks says his volunteers are “beyond the point of exhaustion” after three weeks of non-stop rescues, many of which required longline rescues and helicopter transport. “It’s times like this I wish Tim was here to demand more help from the province,” he told reporters. My guess is that, pulling no punches, the man I spoke with that foggy January day almost two years ago — the man still so caring about the grieving of Tom Billings’ family — would be telling irresponsible hikers in no uncertain terms to “Smarten up! Have a word with yourself and stop putting other people’s lives at risk!” rimco@shaw.ca

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Photo sparks interest in Syrian refugee crisis Duo moved to action to help families come to Canada MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

The whole world, it seemed, saw the heartbreaking image of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi lifeless on a Turkish beach. His family had ﬂed wartorn Syria to seek a better life in Europe when tragedy struck. Alan, his brother, and his mother were among those who drowned after the small, inﬂatable boat they were in capsized on its way from Turkey to the Greek island of Kos in September. That powerful picture of Alan’s body on the beach struck a chord with North Vancouver moms Cynthia Bunbury and Shannon Muir. The refugee crisis came up in conversation during a regular morning walk with their dogs around the neighbourhood. “That spurred us on, the image of the boy on the beach,” said Bunbury,

Cynthia Bunbury and Shannon Muir, members of a recently formed refugee sponsorship committee in North Vancouver, pore over descriptions of refugee families and individuals they can potentially support. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD a social justice teacher at Sutherland secondary. “We said, ‘We have got to do something.’ ” The timing was almost like divine intervention, as Muir, whose husband Stephen is the minister at

St. Agnes Anglican Church, was just about to launch a committee to sponsor some refugee families. “So I was her ﬁrst committee member, so to speak,” said Bunbury. After doing some

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share, so we have taken action to provide a better life for at least some of those disadvantaged people who may be languishing in camps or in peril,” said Bunbury. St. Catherine’s Church has extensive experience with refugee sponsorship, said Bunbury, ﬁguring the parish has brought 16 households to North Vancouver over the years, beginning with refugees ﬂeeing their country after the Vietnam War. Sponsoring refugees is a huge undertaking with plenty of paperwork involved, Bunbury has learned. The newly formed committee has the backing of the Anglican Church of Canada so they can be refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders under the federal government program. For the past couple of months, members from the North Vancouver group have pored over 31 pages with name after name of refugees from various countries. The displaced have been vetted by a United Nations refugee agency that then sends the list to the Canadian

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government. “All these claimants have been pre-approved by the Canadian government, with their papers in place, their security and health checks done,” said Bunbury. “They are simply awaiting a sponsor so they can start a new life here.” The group is casting a wide net when it comes to which refugees they want to bring to North Vancouver: at-risk women with small children, large families, families with children of varying ages, families that may include elderly members, or some with medical challenges. “We feel our community is pretty capable of managing these sorts of variations,” said Bunbury. The committee is one step closer to sponsoring their ﬁrst refugee: a 24-year-old blind Somali

man named Ali. “For this young man we can offer him a life, and opportunities he might not have anywhere else to reach his full potential,” said Bunbury. “He seemed to deserve a chance, so this will be his home, we hope.” In a couple of weeks the committee will learn if Ali’s sponsorship has been approved. If so, he could potentially arrive in Canada by Christmas. The remaining challenge is ﬁnding Ali an affordable place to live in North Vancouver. The refugee committee can only cover Ali’s rent for a year, and then he will need to be self-supporting. Bunbury and fellow committee members are appealing to landlords in the hopes they would be willing to rent to Ali and other refugee families at a reduced, lower-than-market rate for at least the ﬁrst

three years. “We are hoping somebody might give us a break, to give these refugees a chance to establish themselves here, with jobs, schooling and friends,” said Bunbury. Looking to sponsor two households, the committee has completed another short list of possible refugee families. At the top of the list is a Sudanese family (a single mom with ﬁve children, plus her close friend who helps support her) followed by an Iraqi single mother with two sons, and then an Iraqi family with six children that could potentially be sponsored. Any landlord that can help with accommodation or anyone looking to make a tax-deductible donation to support the refugee committee’s charity work can contact Bunbury via email at cbunbury@sd44.ca.

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PUBLIC HEARING 756-778 Forsman Avenue Nine unit townhouse project

What:

A Public Hearing for a proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw, Bylaw 8138, to enable the development of a nine unit residential townhouse project at 756-778 Forsman Avenue.

When:

7pm, Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Where:

Council Chambers, District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC

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spotted towhee and darkeyed junco. Sometimes sparrows are called LBJ’s (little brown jobs), because they are difﬁcult to identify (brownish!). Actually, sparrows are all very beautiful with distinctive ﬁeld marks. Speaking of juncos, most seen on the North Shore are of the Oregon type, but

every so often, a slatecolored (Eastern) appears, especially around bird feeders. It’s great to be outside in the crisp November air on Maplewood’s trails. There are colourful trees, a spicy scent in the air, and wonderful birding. Dress for the weather and keep safe. Al Grass is a naturalist with Wild Bird Trust of British

Columbia, which offers free walks at The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats on the second Saturday of every month. The next walk will be Saturday, Nov. 14 starting at 10 a.m. Those in attendance will be looking and listening for birds that will be staying locally through the fall and winter. Meet at WBT’s site ofﬁce, 2645 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver. Walks go rain or shine. wildbirdtrust.org

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* Provided by applicant for illustrative purposes only. The actual development, if approved, may differ.

What changes?

Bylaw 8138 proposes to amend the District’s Zoning Bylaw to create a new Comprehensive Development Zone 91 (CD91) and rezone the subject site from Residential Single Family 7200 Zone (RS3) to Comprehensive Development Zone 91 (CD91) to allow the development of a nine unit townhouse project.

When can I speak?

We welcome your input Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7pm. You can speak in person by signing up at the hearing or you can provide a written submission to the Municipal Clerk at input@dnv.org or by mail to Municipal Clerk, District of North Vancouver, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC V7N 4N5, before the conclusion of the hearing. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public concerning this application after the conclusion of the public hearing.

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Relevant background material and copies of the bylaw are available for review at the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at dnv.org/public_hearing from November 4 to November 17. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm, except statutory holidays.

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She partners with the North Vancouver City Library as well as other organizations throughout the North Shore and Vancouver. You can view her schedule of upcoming craft sessions as well as purchase a copy of her book for $19.95 on her website, thriftybydesign.ca. Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home decor, entertaining and ﬂoral design. lunter.ca

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“Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2015, No. 8441” Changes to Support Active Lifestyles and Social Interaction

WHEN:

Monday, November 16, 2015 at 6:30 pm in Council Chamber

Notice is hereby given that Council will consider the above mentioned Zoning Amendment Bylaw that would encourage Active Design principles, including supporting social interaction and promoting physical activity in buildings. The proposed zoning changes would: • Increase the maximum permitted amenity room size in some projects; • Expand floor area exclusions for open stairwells to encourage greater use of the stairs; • Exclude a greater number of semi-enclosed spaces, such as balconies and corridors. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or email submissions should be sent to Jennifer Ficocelli, Deputy City Clerk, at jficocelli@cnv.org or by mail to City Hall. Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, November 16, 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw, including background material, will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from November 4, 2015, and online at cnv.org/City-Services/Planning-and-Policies/Active-Design. Please direct inquiries to Michael Epp, City Planner, at mepp@cnv.org or 604-982-3936. 141 WEST 14TH STREET / NORTH VANCOUVER / BC / V7M 1H9 T 604 985 7761 / F 604 985 9417 / CNV.ORG

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PARENTING Kids Stuff BOOK BUDDIES One-on-one reading for children ages six-11. Kids meet weekly with a mentor to read aloud every Wednesday until Nov. 25, 3:45-5:45 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. nvdpl.ca TEEN BOOK CLUB Grades 7 and up are invited to talk about

their favourite books with other teens and vote on what they will read next. Wednesdays until Nov. 25, 3:30-5 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Registration required. 604998-3450 nvcl.ca

at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Get messy and mucky and discover the world of science experiments. Registration required. $2. 604-9877529 northvanrec.com

28, Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., Friday, 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1 and 4 p.m. at Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. Suitable for ages threeeight. $15. 604-990-3474

MAD SCIENCE SATURDAY A science and discovery event for children ages two-six and their families Saturday, Nov. 14, 9:30-11 a.m.

HOLIDAY GREETINGS An art class for kids ages 6-10, Sunday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-noon at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Pl., North Vancouver. $30, 604-988-6844. nvartscouncil.ca

PLAYFUL PRINTS Did you know that you can create art with a potato masher? Join instructor Colette Lisoway Tuesdays, Nov. 17 and 24, 6-8 p.m. and explore printmaking techniques using everyday household items. 604988-6844 or programmes@ nvartscouncil.ca

North Shore Caregiver Support Presents: Effective communication in dementia care Nov. 24th from 1:30-3:30pm, 2015 at Silver Harbour Seniors Centre, 144 22nd Street, North Vancouver.

Learn Effective communication: Why challenging behaviours occur and how you can create safety, coping skills to reduce your stress levels, and helpful tools to communicate effectively with your family member or friend.

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SWEET TREATS Children decorate sugar cookies Oct. 25 at Lonsdale Quay’s Savour food and beverage festival. The free, hands-on workshop was hosted by El Dorado Pie and Treats. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Describe feelings honestly and clearly From page 21 “We’re both too angry to continue this discussion right now. I’m going to have a cup of tea and we’ll talk after dinner.” When you decide to take a break to calm down, set a time to return to the discussion. Otherwise, you will both simply avoid

ﬁnishing this important conversation. Refuse to take abuse from your child and make sure you don’t become nasty with him. It’s important that you not become verbally, physically or emotionally abusive with your child and don’t let them treat you in an abusive fashion.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE

Pop-up produces plenty of flavour

Chris Dagenais

The Dish

ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for dips page 26

Marquise Vilmont is on to something. I sincerely hope it catches on. The chef, who has been at the helm of the Taste of Caribbean Islands catering business since 2009, is dipping her toe into the waters of regular bricks and mortar, sit-down dining. Well, sort of. You see, she has kicked off what she is billing as the Taste of Caribbean Islands “pop-up restaurant,” currently operating in the evenings out of the Ethical Kitchen space on Mackay Street in North Vancouver. Once Ethical Kitchen has wrapped up its own operation for the day, Vilmont takes over, filling the restaurant with warm and enticing aromas of Caribbean cuisine. My recent visit rather late one evening now has me singing the praises of this new venture to all who will listen. The pop-up has not had the benefit of a whole lot of promotion and regrettably the space, which is situated on a particularly quiet, recessed block that is barely discernible from even nearby Indigo, is not subject to a ton of walk-by traffic in the evenings. My fingers are crossed that the word-of-mouth effect begins to take hold soon and that Vilmont finds the audience

she deserves for her boldly flavoured, memorable cooking. Before we move on to what I sampled at Taste of Caribbean Islands, I feel it is important to give kudos to Ethical Kitchen for the support and vision they have exhibited in helping fledgling North Shore chefs in their attempt to bring their fare to market. You may recall that Ethical Kitchen once opened their dining space to patrons of soba wunderkind Takashi Koriyama’s cuisine. Koriyama was producing some of the best noodles out of the tiny kitchen in Tama Organic next door. An arrangement with Ethical Kitchen permitted a growing legion of soba enthusiasts to sit and enjoy Koriyama’s dishes on site. Now the progressive North Shore restaurant, which has gained its own following over its eight years of operation, has afforded Vilmont a venue in which to showcase her culinary talents outside of the catering world. My first attempt to visit Taste of Caribbean was unsuccessful. When I arrived, Vilmont was in the process of shutting the place down a couple of hours early, citing very slow patronage. She was affable and apologetic about it and seemed sincere in her wish to see me again sometime soon, so I dropped by again the next night, though much later than I had planned, and feared that perhaps I had missed the boat again. Happily, Vilmont was very much in business, busily working the ranges when I arrived. I asked the lone server working the room that evening to tell me the best dish on the menu and, without hesitation, she

Pulled Pork Griot and Curried Goat, with rice and salad is on the menu at Taste of Caribbean Islands pop-up restaurant in North Vancouver. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH explained it was the Pulled Pork Cuban Sandwich. Now, a Cuban sandwich is a very specific thing and its proper, authentic construction is the subject of much heated debate from divergent camps. The roots of the dish can be traced to early 20th-century Cuban workers in Florida. This is the first time I’ve seen one on a local menu and was very impressed with Vilmont’s rendition. An approximately eightinch wedge of baguettelike organic bread was stuffed to capacity with pickles, mustard, mayo, tomato, lettuce, rounds of jalapeno, cheese and the key ingredient, pork. The meat in the sandwich was actually presented as beautifully roasted, slightly caramelized strips and cubes and not as the usual thread-textured fibres of meat one typically associates with the term pulled pork. The sandwich

was grilled until crispy (not mouth-decimatingly so) and faintly smoky. The whole affair worked well, every bite hitting unique combinations of flavours. Keen to try more from Vilmont’s lengthy menu, which my server explained is a Haitian-influenced take on modern Caribbean, I ordered a follow-up dish of Marinated Oxtail served with au gratin potatoes and rice. It was here, dear readers, that I discovered the deep magic in Vilmont’s cooking. My, oh my, that oxtail was phenomenal. Spicy, thoroughly caramelized, crisp in parts, succulently fatty in others, it was bursting with deep, flavours that had me looking skyward as if to proclaim to the vast, cruel and indifferent universe that our noisy little planet has intrinsic value after all, that there is fundamental good in our world and that I know this

because I experience it from time to time on a deeply sensual, overwhelming level. The accompanying rice was not just some afterthought starch component either, but rather presented bold, earthy ﬂavours of its own, while the au gratin potatoes were satisfying in their creamy, buttery, deep-dish baked richness. I brought some oxtail home for the kids to try and they devoured every remaining morsel in seconds, completely unperturbed by its description. The bill was $27 for my two dishes, which would have easily made a meal for two. Taste of Caribbean Islands is located at 1600 Mackay Rd., North Vancouver. tasteofcaribbeanisland.com/. Open 5-11 p.m. WednesdaySunday, Tuesday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. hungryontheshore@gmail. com

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Source: allrecipes.com Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip One 250-gr package cream cheese, softened 4 Tbsp icing sugar 1 Tbsp milk or cream Purchased caramel ice cream topping 3 chocolate-covered crisp toffee candy bars, crushed into small pieces 4 large Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced into eighths (slice apples just before serving) With an electric mixer beat together the cream cheese, icing sugar and milk until completely smooth; spread mixture onto a serving platter. Spread the caramel topping over the cream cheese layer (use whatever quantity you prefer. I think lots is better!). Sprinkle the crushed candy bars evenly over the caramel; arrange the sliced apples decoratively around the outside of the platter. Makes about 12 servings. Source: glorioustreats.com Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. ashellard@ hotmail.ca

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Community Bulletin Board From page 20 Remembrance Day service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m. at Cates Park, North Vancouver. REMEMBRANCE DAY The public is invited to gather and honour veterans and those currently serving in the Canadian Armed Forces Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Park, West Vancouver. A parade will begin at 10:45 a.m. A REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY will take place Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. at Lynn Valley Village, 1277

Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AND PARADE The annual ceremony will take place Monday, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. in Victoria Park, North Vancouver. The parade will begin at 9:20 a.m. at the JP Fell Armoury at 15th Street and Forbes Avenue and travel to the cenotaph. LET IT BRAINSTORM Workshops for “Let it Rain,” a community art project where uplifting phrases will appear in public locations after it rains, will take place Nov. 12 and 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at CityScape Community Art Space, 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca

CRAFT MARKET West Vancouver Community Centre will hold a market Nov. 14 and 15, 10 a.m.4 p.m. at 2121 Marine Dr. On Sunday the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre will also participate. Free admission. westvancouver.ca/craftmarket FAIR TRADE CHRISTMAS MARKET Ten Thousand Villages will hold a market with handcrafted gifts, decorations and products for the Christmas season Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. 604-985-0408 ofﬁce@st-andrews-united.ca st-andrews-united.ca See more page 28

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COVER LETTER CLINIC Book a oneon-one appointment with a career expert from Training Innovations Monday, Nov. 16, 6-8 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. 604-925-7405 westvanlibrary.ca

FALL FAIR St. Martin’s church will hold a fair Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.2 p.m. at 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. There will be jewelry, baking, crystal, dolls scarves and much more. The event will also feature the Freddy Fudpucker band performing at 9:30 a.m.

CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (CFUW) — WEST VANCOUVER BRANCH Welcoming guests on the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Westerleigh PARC, 725 22nd St., West Vancouver. On Nov. 16 the speaker will be Dr. Lara Boyd, director of the UBC Brain Behavior Lab. Her topic will be brain development and learning. cfuw.westvan@gmail.com

MOTHERS, CHILDREN AND RELATIONSHIPS An author panel featuring Michael Christie and Steena Holmes in a discussion about the various themes in their new novels Saturday, Nov. 14, 2:30-4 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca SINGLES 50+ SOCIAL Meet other singles at

TIME TRAVELLER District of North Vancouver mayor Marilyn Baker and artist Kevin Head sit with his newly unveiled sculpture of Second World War veteran Walter Draycott at Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway on Nov. 11, 1986. To learn more about a Canadian soldier’s life in the Second World War, view Draycott’s photographs and read his diary entries posted daily on the website greatwarchronicle.ca. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NORTH VANCOUVER MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES

a casual get together Saturday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m. at a private North Vancouver home. A buffet of Italian food will be provided at 7:30 p.m. Participation by donation. Location given upon

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warm winter clothing for all ages, new socks and underwear, hats, coats and gloves from Nov. 16 to 23 at participating real estate ofﬁces. Dropoff locations will also be available at Capilano Mall

EMERGENCY TRAINING AND EXERCISE The three North Shore municipalities will participate in a largescale emergency simulation that will include many agencies and will cover land, sea and air Monday, Nov. 16. It will only be a drill and is not a cause for concern. nsemo.org COFFEE CONVERSATIONS AND CONNECTIONS Conﬁdential conversations designed

to offer a combination of brainstorming, education, peer accountability and support in a group setting to sharpen business and personal skills and to connect with other business women Tuesday, Nov. 17, 9-10:30 a.m. at the Eagles Hall, 170 West Third St., North Vancouver. $16.50/$10. theconnectedwoman.com HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce will host a how-to series and networking breakfast Wednesday, Nov. 18, 7:309 a.m. at Browns Social House, 1255 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. $35/$25. Registration required. 604-987-4488 nvchamber.ca. WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY will hold a general meeting Wednesday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m. at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 21st St. There will be a talk and discussion on neighbourhood character and heritage preservation. The public is welcome. Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-proﬁt, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com. To post online, go to nsnews.com, scroll to Community Events and click on Add Your Event.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Collingwood’s Sophia Ludwig (right) celebrates after scoring the tying goal in the provincial AA field hockey final against Crofton House Friday in Victoria. The Cavaliers fell behind early in the final but scored two second half goals for a 2-1 win. PHOTOS SUPPLIED ROGER WRIGHT/COLLINGWOOD SCHOOL

NORTH SHORE SCORES PacWest basketball Nov. 6 Women Camosun - 57 Capilano - 70 Men Camosun - 64 Capilano - 77 AA ﬁeld hockey provincial ﬁnal Nov. 6 Crofton House - 1 Collingwood - 2 PJHL hockey Nov. 7 NV Wolf Pack - 4 Mission City - 5

Cavaliers earn AA crown Collingwood scores stirring comeback win in provincial ﬁeld hockey ﬁnal

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The Collingwood Cavaliers senior girls ﬁeld hockey team topped off a nearly perfect season by winning the AA provincial title Friday in Victoria. “It was one of those seasons where everything fell into place and felt good,” said co-head coach Catherine Underwood. “Everything just felt right. We didn’t even have any practices where there was rain this season. It was like everything was just lovely.” There was, however, one storm cloud that threatened the Cavaliers all year, seemingly poised to rain out their perfectly sunny season: the Crofton House Falcons. Collingwood had lost only one game all year and it was against Crofton House in the semiﬁnals of the prestigious Bridgman tournament. The Cavaliers regrouped after their

Bridgman loss and battled their way to the provincial final only to find those same Falcons blocking Collingwood’s quest for their first gold medal since 2012. The powerhouse Cavaliers settled for bronze in both 2013 and 2014 and looked like they were destined for silver this season after Crofton House took a 1-0 lead just four minutes into Friday’s championship final. “Crofton was out there to win,” said Underwood. “Right away they got the ball, took it in, they got the corner, they scored. That put us on our heels. Throughout the season Crofton is the only team we’ve lost to, so it’s the one team that plays with your mind a little bit.” The early goal only enhanced Crofton’s status as potential buzz kills for the Cavaliers, and the Falcons could have had an even bigger lead if not for some strong saves from

Collingwood goalie Natalie Dalton. “They were dominating the first half, we were doing everything we could to sort of hold our own,” said Ashleigh Gold, who combines with Underwood and Sara Bruner to form Collingwood’s coaching trio. “I think in the first half there was a piece of us that sort of went, ‘Oh dear,’” added Underwood. “We gulped a little bit.” At halftime the coaches urged the Cavaliers to get back to their sunny ways. “We used this word ‘ignite’ as a metaphor for the season,” said Underwood. “You need to somehow light a fire underneath you, create that spark that when you’re down you have to use your teammates to bring you back up.” The ignition switch was thrown early in the second half by star Grade 11 midfielder Maddie Connell, who sparked a comeback

Rachel Spouge loads up a shot in the provincial final. Spouge scored the winning goal in the gold medal game. not with a goal but with an end-to-end rush. After scoring their early goal the Falcons were content with pounding the ball deep into Collingwood territory and then harassing the Cavalier defenders into turnovers or penalties. Early in the second half they tried the same tactic but were stopped dead by Connell, who stepped in front of a full-force clearance and turned it the other way. “It went about seven yards and Maddie stopped this huge hit, point blank, and then just went on a rampage,” said Gold. “She just started picking

off players left, right and centre and forced a corner. It was a pretty big gamechanger, and then everybody started moving in the right direction.” The corner led directly to Collingwood’s ﬁrst goal four minutes into the half, a blast from Sophia Ludwig with Rachel Spouge providing a screen on the goaltender. Five minutes later Spouge tipped in another shot off of a short corner to give the Cavaliers a 2-1 lead. With the play now tilting drastically in their direction, See Seycove page 30

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the Cavaliers cruised the rest of the way to claim the gold. “From that point on we just kept pushing and pushing and the girls gained confidence and gained momentum, and we ended up dominating the second half with them having very little scoring opportunities,” said Gold. “This team wholeheartedly believed that we would win gold. When we were down 1-0 I don’t think there was any doubt in our minds that we would come back and this would be a win.” Underwood credited the team’s only three Grade 12 players – Hailey Szybunka, Alexa Timlick and Spouge – with keeping the Cavaliers cool even when they were getting dominated in the first half of the final. “Those three stepped in there and said ‘No, this game is not going to end like this. We’re finishing this season with the gold,’” said Underwood. Szybunka and Spouge in particular, team co-captains, have grown into leadership roles since first joining the senior team as Grade 9 players four years ago, the last time the Cavaliers won provincial gold. “(Hailey) is one of those players who is very determined and has a lot of drive. She kept the team going with the way that she

dictated the play and never gave up,” said Underwood. Spouge, meanwhile, was indispensable for the Cavaliers, playing rock solid defence from the centre back position while also contributing on offence. “She pretty much controls the whole play on the field,” said Underwood. “She scores goals, she’s made incredible passes – I don’t think we could have won without her.” While it was almost inevitable that the Cavaliers would face Crofton in the provincial final, Collingwood took on another very familiar foe in the semifinals. The Seycove Seyhawks came into the tournament ranked 11th but battled all the way to the championship round before losing to Collingwood 2-0. Seycove is not known for having a strong field hockey program but this year they ended up finishing fourth at provincials, losing 2-0 to the host team from St. Michaels University School in the bronze medal game. “We were really proud of Seycove and how well they did,” said Gold. “They really, really stood up well at provincials. For them to come top four is a phenomenal statement for how strong the North Shore is…. They have great athletes, they have a great coach and they’re determined.” As for Collingwood,

their strong program keeps on rolling. They’ve won a provincial medal every years since 2008, totalling four golds, two silvers and two bronzes over that time period. One thing they haven’t done during the streak, however, is win gold in back-to-back years. With only three players graduating from this season’s team, the Cavaliers should be well-positioned for another golden run next year. “I think it’s completely doable,” said Underwood of repeating as champions next year. “This group of girls is pretty outstanding. It’s very different from any of the teams we’ve had over the last four years, mostly because they really work together as a team. The love playing ﬁeld hockey together.” This year’s Cavaliers team was so committed that even the coaches had to raise their levels just to keep up, said Underwood. “I feel this team inspired me to be a better coach because they were so determined to be successful,” she said. “Honestly at the end of the day we worked harder than we’ve ever worked as coaches because they wanted it. They were driven, they wanted to learn more…. I’m so proud of these girls. I’m so grateful for having the opportunity to coach this team.”

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