North Shore News December 9 2015

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Campaign launched to aid paramedic battling cancer JUSTIN BEDDALL newsroom@nsnews.com

North Shore Rescue launched “Operation Christmas Spirit” on Saturday.

Nearly three dozen

red jacket-clad rescuers arrived unexpectedly at the doorstep of one of their own, Jay Piggot, a paramedic and member of NSR’s elite helicopter team who was recently diagnosed with an

aggressive form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma.

With help from members of the BC Ambulance Service, NSR’s mission included hanging Piggot’s outdoor Christmas lights, cleaning his gutters, trimming the hedges, playing with his two young children in the backyard and ordering

plenty of pizza.

“It brought tears to my eyes. It was just like (It’s a) Wonderful Life,” the 1946 Hollywood movie that has become a Christmas classic. “It’s been amazing.

My wife and I have been floored by this,” said Piggot, 34.

NSR team leader Mike Danks was one of the

members busy at work in Piggot’s yard on Saturday.

“It was very emotional to be honest. It was a sea of red. It seemed surreal. We got so much work done in such a short period of time.

Our team is really rallying around Jay.” NSR members have also arranged to help Jay’s wife Denise with the kids each

evening and set up a “meal train” – an online schedule that allows family, friends and co-workers to sign up to cook for the Piggots.

To alleviate the financial burden facing the family, NSR has started the Jay Piggot Trust Fund at BlueShore Financial.

See Trust page 5

West Van to curb monster homes JUSTIN BEDDALL newsroom@nsews.com

SEVENTH HEAVEN Carson Graham quarterback Tyler Nylander racks up rushing yards during a 53-34 win over Abbotsford in the provincial AA football final Saturday at BC Place. Nylander scored seven touchdowns in the win. See page 47 for the full story. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

This Christmas, believe again.

The demolition of smaller homes in favour of super-sized houses has become a polarizing topic in West Van. On Monday, council took a small step toward dealing with monster homes and neighbourhood character, voting unanimously in favour of a set of proposed bylaws that address “building bulk” in a way that staff describe as “incremental in nature and phased over time.”

“This is an issue in the community and now we are seeing what we can do about it,” said Coun. Craig Cameron. “There’s still too much housing being built that’s extremely insensitive – the entire lot is razed unnecessarily and levelled in a way that doesn’t have respect to the topography or the neighbours or the neighbourhood character and we need to somehow address that.”

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West Van bracing for sea level rise Construction fill used to protect waterfront from future flooding JUSTIN BEDDALL newsroom@nsnews.com

With sea levels on the B.C. coast projected to rise significantly over the next century, West Vancouver is busy fortifying its foreshore.

“We would say that sea level rise is no longer ‘When it happens.’ We feel its effects now, and we’re planning accordingly,” said District of West Vancouver spokesman Jeff McDonald.

“It’s not a future thing. It’s a present thing.”

Since 2012, the district has undertaken a series of proactive projects to enhance and preserve foreshore areas and natural marine habitats as part of its Shoreline Protection Plan.

A 2008 government report entitled “Projected sea level changes for British Columbia in the 21st century,” forecast the continued rise of sea levels globally as the result of continental glacier and ice cap melt, as well upper ocean warming.

In B.C., sea levels will also be impacted by local conditions, it noted, “including ocean and

Construction fill from West Vancouver’s municipal hall site is being used to enhance the foreshore at the foot of 15th Street.

Heavy equipment moved 149 truckloads of glacial sand and rock to the site on Dec. 1. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD weather conditions and vertical movements of lands due to geological processes.”

The report predicts sea level rise in the province will vary significantly, from 11 centimetres in Nanaimo to more than 50 cm in areas of the Fraser River Delta.

So what does that mean for West Vancouver?

A sea level rise projection

chart for tide gauge and GPS stations on the B.C. coast, which is based on global sea level rise of one metre by the year 2100, provides some clues. The coastal stations get a numerical value from 0 (lowest) to 5 (highest) for projected sea level rise and Point Atkinson in West Van is rated 2.

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Van’s SPP is to “recreate a naturally self-sustaining shoreline to address the impacts of development, climate change and sea level rise.”

“We’re seeing the effects of rising sea levels in West Vancouver. We’ve had weather events and king tides in the last couple of years that have resulted in

flooding and damage to areas of the waterfront and so this is one of the steps that we are taking to protect the waterfront… as well as taking care of our natural assets,” said McDonald.

The latest shoreline project is focused on the area east of John Lawson Pier and scheduled to be completed

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City to use reserves for bike lift study BEN BENGTSON reporter@nsnews.com

Although there’ll be more hurdles ahead, the City of North Vancouver is inching forward with a plan to bring in an urban bike lift.

At Monday’s council meeting it was decided in a 4-3 vote that the CNV would use $60,000 appropriated from its general reserve fund to pay for a study to look at an urban bike lift’s feasibility.

Councillors were voting on where funds for the study would come from, but the discussion quickly turned to larger issues pertaining to bike use, safety, and urban development in North Vancouver.

Mayor Darrell Mussatto, who first proposed the idea after being inspired by a similar bike lift in Trondheim, Norway, was an enthusiastic supporter.

“I think that moving

forward with this – staff have done a tremendous amount of work to keep it at this number – it will give us a better position to make a decision should we want to go ahead with that,” he said.

An urban bike lift, in theory, operates similar to a ski lift. A cyclist puts his or her foot onto a metallic plate that gently pushes them, along with their bike, uphill.

Councillors first voted on studying the project’s feasibility back in October, when it also passed in a narrow 4-3 vote.

Coun. Pam Bookham, who voted against the bike lift study last time, was against using the city’s reserves to pay for the feasibility study.

“It’s not the $60,000,” she said. “If we’re generally in favour of a project, spending $60,000 to get the kind of preliminary information that we would need to pursue that kind of project

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto rode an urban bike lift in Norway at his own expense last summer. PHOTO SUPPLIED

would make sense.”

Bookham said “it’s the larger figure” that concerns her.

“We have to ask ourselves, ‘Where can we get best value in our

community for cyclists for the amount of money that would be expended if we were to implement this specific plan?’”

According to the website for the “CycloCable,” the urban bike lift design the city of Trondheim uses, the system would cost around $2,300 to $3,100 per metre to install. The general reserve fund for the CNV, which pays for community enhancement projects, sits at $59 million.

City staff have previously identified several areas where a bike lift could be installed, including the Spirit Trail along East 4th and West Keith Road.

Coun. Don Bell said the cost-benefit of implementing a bike lift would not be worth it and that he didn’t support “this particular aspect of the cycling program.”

He also said that money should be used to improve

roads for cyclists, not for adding bike lifts.

“I think that that kind of money they were talking about, which went into the millions, could be better spent making the roadways safer for cyclists rather than trying to go into this kind of a lift,” he said.

Coun. Craig Keating was one of the strongest proponents of the urban bike lift. He said the answer to making commutes for bikers easier and safer wasn’t by building them on longer routes, but by investing in something new.

He said that by not giving the urban bike lift a chance “we’re effectively saying is that on a policy level, we’re forgoing an opportunity to deal with the fact that we live in a hilly place.”

He said that funding the urban bike lift study could be a “potential opportunity to overcome that and re-engage people in cycling.”

On Dec. 1, 149 truckloads of excavated glacial sand and rock from the new police services building site rumbled across Marine Drive en route to the beach area near Millennium Park at the foot of 15th Street.

During the tidedependent work, an excavator is moving boulders and sand in the intertidal area, as well as fortifying the shoreline with boulders and logs.

As McDonald noted, repurposing excavated material from the construction site serves dual purposes.

“It’s a smart way to use material that would otherwise had to be trucked up to Squamish. So we’re achieving two things: we’re preventing the cost and the GHG emissions associated with trucking this material up the highway and we’re also undertaking this foreshore project at the same time.”

Once completed, the latest SPP project will raise the level of the beach between 15th and 17th streets by around one metre.

“I think you could sum up the (SPP) projects by saying that it involves raising the level of the shoreline in key areas and also placing boulders and other materials in key areas to more closely replicate natural tidal processes and also to create habitat that’s been lost.”

Cops seek witness to liquor store holdup JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

West Vancouver police are seeking the public’s help after a liquor store on Marine Drive was robbed Friday night.

Police said an unknown man walked into the Libations Liquor Store in the 2400-block of Marine Drive around 8:30 p.m., brandished a weapon, and demanded the employee hand over cash. He pocketed an undisclosed amount of money and took off on foot, heading east along Marine.

West Vancouver police immediately responded to the call and scoured the area for the robber with no luck.

The man is described as white, 5-11 and about 200 lbs. The man has a stocky build and wore black shoes, See Police page 9

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Trust fund to aid family during treatment From page 1

(Donations can be made at any BlueShore branch or by visiting rescuetherescuer. ca.)

“We as a team are supporting Jay and his family throughout this battle; however, our support will not be enough,” said Danks during a media event Sunday. “We are asking the community to rally around Jay and his family and contribute to the Rescue the Rescuer trust fund that will allow Jay and his family to focus on their fight with cancer.”

Piggot, who works for BC Ambulance Service, isn’t eligible for benefits because he’s a part-time employee, which means no sick time or long-term disability.

“I don’t have an income. My wife has had to take time off work to take care of our children,” said Piggot.

The couple’s oldest child has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and attends a special school, which is an added financial cost for the family.

“That’s hard for us because one of the biggest

helped the Jones family out a lot and that’s who has really been there for me right now. Curtis Jones (Tim’s son) has rocked this out of the park,” he said, referring to his work on creating a trust fund and getting the word out about his plight.

Despite the shock of the diagnosis, Piggot has a positive mindset as he prepares to fight cancer.

“It’s like the U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers say, ‘You’ve got to look the grim reaper in the eye and say: ‘Not today, baby!’

That’s the way it is with me. I’m so optimistic.

I’m so positive. I want the chemo to start. I want to take this on. I want to beat it.”

Piggot says he’s found his true calling as a paramedic and SAR member.

“I love saving people.

I love helping people. I knew young in my life that I didn’t want to be a rich person. I wanted to do this.

“It’s one of the greatest feelings in the world and I’m able to teach that to my children.”

West Vancouver Denture Clinic North Shore Rescue leader Mike Danks speaks at the crowdfunding campaign launch Sunday for ailing team member Jay Piggot, with Piggot’s wife Denise at his side. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN things he needs in his life is a daily routine and his routine needs to be exactly the same to prevent any problems. Well, you can imagine with this every day has been a mess for him.”

Piggot was diagnosed with cancer last week.

He was reluctant to visit the doctor but he’d been feeling unusually tired and had some other minor symptoms, like itchy skin.

After getting some

blood work done he was sent for more tests. Then came the life-changing diagnosis.

Doctors found a large tumour near his liver that’s currently inoperable but there’s hope that chemotherapy treatment will shrink it enough so surgeons can remove it.

“We don’t know the stage of it… we just know how to fight it,” he said.

“At this point we know

I have a long road ahead of me.”

Fortunately, he’s got strong support from his family, friends and rescue team.

Piggot describes legendary NSR leader Tim Jones as his “biggest mentor” and after Jones passed away unexpectedly in January 2014 he offered immediate support to the family.

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Love thy neighbour

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ort Metro Vancouver is sounding the alarm. The Lower Mainland is running out of the critical industrial land needed to enable trade.

The port commissioned a study that found all the good land will be exhausted within 10 years and what remains is under threat from rezoning and encroaching residential development.

This follows another recent warning from the port against Vancouver allowing itself to become a “lifestyle oasis” for the world’s wealthy.

We agree it’s a dire thought. With its federal mandate, the port’s chief responsibility is to facilitate trade – the imports and exports that define our economy and set our standard of living.

Without a natural deep-water harbour and industrial waterfront, Vancouver would still be a sleepy fishing village.

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But we also find this plea a bit rich as it comes on top of last week’s story about unreasonable, all-night construction noise on a port-owned piece of waterfront land near Cates Park as it’s being developed into condos.

Which is it?

Because it enjoys federal jurisdiction, nothing that happens on port lands has to comply with municipal bylaws, and as such, conflicts with residents have been plenty.

As we saw with the Low Level Road project, there were endless and unnecessary clashes with neighbours that could have been avoided if the port had been more upfront about its intentions.

So, before the port wants to start getting choosy about who its neighbours are going to be, it might first choose to start being a better neighbour to the ones it has.

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Goodbye village, hello Edgemont mall Dear Editor: Paul Sullivan made some interesting comments in his (Friday, Nov. 27) column about Edgemont Village. We have lived in the Village since 1983 and have seen many changes – some good, some not so.

He refers to “moseying” around the village and that drivers “stop for you” – don’t count on it. Traffic has become nasty since the Capilano reroute, and if people think it will die down after the work is complete, think again. I can’t see that happening with all the new development and additional housing.

Yes, progress is inevitable, but the Village is changing

into a glorified medical centre. These tenants are probably the only ones able to afford the extortionate rents now creeping into the area.

He waxes lyrical about Peter Rabbit. Does he know that this “cute little business” is about to be ousted out of its space, along with Trims? Where are we going to get lovely flowers and plants, fake and real, for a decent price now?

And as to the “eclectic architecture,” random is being kind. The Village has become an architectural mishmash: Spanish library here, Italian veterinarian there, new-age credit union and glass-awning-overkill banks.

I attended the numerous workshops on the “visioning” of Edgemont Village and so far all that seems to be happening is the slow death of charming small retail businesses and the encroachment of large corporations such as Starbucks, Subway, Cobs, all the banks and credit union.

If the unique retailers are pushed out of Edgemont Village, as seems to be the direction the landlords are taking, we will have lost something very special. It won’t be long before this becomes Edgemont Mall.

Anne Savill North Vancouver

Village a place where milk run morphs into chit-chat Dear Editor: Re: Merchants Key to Edgemont Charm, Dec. 2 Mailbox This letter makes an excellent point. Edgemont Village is changing, but I agree progress will kill the essence of the actual charm known to many.

Trims is an example of the eclectic and odd nature of the village. The village is an oasis of community charm in the middle of a large city – a snapshot of times gone by.

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I am a very progressive person and love change; however, to me the village has been where I rest from the hustle and speed of our fast times. It is my home and I guess I am selfish but I see the charm becoming just another practical, shining strip mall.

I walked to the grocery store the other night and marvelled at the lantern lighting reflecting on the white brick that has been painted a thousand times. It feels like an old town. Comfortable.

I like change and I suppose I will enjoy the glossy new grocery store or the new high-end shops. I will still be able to walk there and I am sure the friends and neighbours will still be there to run into and make my five-minute run to get milk a one-hour-long chit-chat.

Yes, there is always good in change, but there is also loss. I am afraid the charm will be lost.

James Christensen North Vancouver

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Seasonal spending online has domino effect

“We sweep our sidewalks, decorate our windows, learn your names, recognize your children and provide you with personal service like nowhere else. We also employ your teenagers, your wives, maybe even your husbands. But all of this is changing…Our village is under siege.”

– letter to the North Shore News Dec. 2, 2015 This column about some of the unintended consequences of our modern-day purchasing behaviours was well underway when Sharyn Webber’s letter to the editor added another dimension and brought the discussion home to Edgemont Village, one of the best loved of North Shore neighbourhoods.

Owner of the 51-year-old Highland Optical, Webber was expressing her sadness at the loss of many of the small businesses that had helped to define everything a village should be – local, personalized and, above all, caring, unique and enduring.

Although her letter was couched in tones of regret, Webber and fellow Edgemont merchants and residents have every reason to feel betrayed.

As in too many other neighbourhoods throughout the Lower Mainland, they are betrayed by developers who treat heritage communities as cash cows and by local governments that encourage the rezoning that makes it all possible. Lacking, it seems, is any recognition of the half-century or more of taxes paid and other tangible contributions those businesses and homes have made to the community.

In the spurious name of “renewal,” little thought is given to our collective

Elizabeth James

Just Asking

obligation to preserve history and pass it on intact to future generations.

How very sad that Webber felt constrained to lay the problem at the feet of each one of us who failed to prevent the desecration and

write, “We made you love us. You came, you bought and you threw us away.”

Today, while many of us already bemoaned the fact that we were living in a throwaway society when it came to buying “things,” the term has become even more relevant to human beings – their homes, their security and their jobs.

So “buying” – or, more to the point, our buying behaviour – is where I revert to the original story: Over the past few years, have you bought online because it was convenient, or in the U.S. because prices were lower in a society that lacks many of the public services we enjoy?

If so, let’s take a look at

the possible consequences – locally and for the economy and society in general: In August 2013, Industry Canada reported that between 2002 and 2012, small businesses with fewer than 100 employees accounted for more than 98 per cent of all firms in Canada. More significantly, those firms created 78 per cent of all private sector jobs – 100,000 a year on average.

Although loss of jobs due to online or crossborder shopping affects all businesses, Sears being a recent example, small retailers are particularly vulnerable. In part that’s because they’re being hit from all sides: increasing business and property taxes;

deep discounts by big-box competitors, transit lines that make it impossible for them to continue in business and, as Webber noted, the imminent danger that, with a stroke of a municipal pen, developers can just erase them.

Yet as one small retailer told me a few years ago, “Most of us already pay above minimum wage, so we can attract decent employees who care about our businesses and customers.”

So if online shopping continues to escalate, what will happen to you and me when those retailers fail for lack of business? What will happen to our society and its public health care and education programs if

that 100,000 job creation gradually disappears?

Part of the answer is that we will watch a domino effect in play. Thousands of today’s economic contributors will become society’s dependents, income and purchase tax revenues will decline and the services those revenues support will either disappear or be turned over to the corporate sector whose first priority will be healthy dividends to shareholders. That situation is already at our doorstep.

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Following the federal election, the mainstream media made much of those who scoffed that, if our new prime minister fulfilled all of his promises, the country’s

debt would skyrocket. Nothing much was said about the part we play in that scenario.

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Even France knows (ISIS) wants these helpless wanderers to be left like lambs for the slaughter, and has since that tragedy promised to take in 30,000

more refugees.

My annoyance was heightened a few pages later by the loaded question by (reporter) Justin Beddall in your Inquiring Reporter section, bringing up the same questionable reasoning, which we are all aware of, without any of the perspective of the refugee.

The response from North Vancouverites was, quite oppositely, heart-warming – with none of the five interviewed taking the bait of your anti-refugee rhetoric, and only one questioning the timeline.

Your North Shore News journalists should watch the Russian HDTV drone footage, widely available on YouTube, of the “civil” war raging in Syria – as if you can call a war with as many manipulating international interests as the First World War (including our own nation through NATO) “civil war”– and, witness to the inhumane reality these unfortunate human beings are fleeing, hopefully develop a little less suspicion and a little more compassion.

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New building bulk bylaws to be considered in phases spirited public meeting last February, the district began a lengthy public engagement process, which also included meetings with builders, that focused on neighbourhood character and building bulk.

During the public consultation, many said size was not all that matters when it comes to the massive new homes. There’s also concern over lot-clearing that erases established trees and vegetation and site modification, among other things.

With that in mind, the proposed bylaws tackle specific issues broadly supported by the public during the consultation process.

During Phase 1 – called “immediate/short term” – staff recommended the introduction of residential fencing and landscape regulations, along with rules governing the treatment of boulevards, roads and lanes, and lot consolidation controls.

On the issue of lot consolidation, the staff report noted “many respondents supported restricting how many lots can be bought and consolidated in order to prevent houses being constructed that may be out of scale with the surrounding areas.”

Currently, for example, if

three 12,000-square-foot lots are assembled, the permissible floor area would be 12,600 square feet but under the new proposed bylaw, the floor area for three assembled lots would be capped at 6,300 square feet.

Coun. Cameron expressed concern that new bylaws could spark a lastminute dash to assemble lots. “What we are going to run into and what we want to forestall is people purchasing lots and consolidating them right before we pass the bylaw,” he said.

As a staff report notes, other issues relating to building bulk – including highest building face envelope, changing the regulations for basements, on-site tree retention and retaining wall regulations – require more public input and should be considered as regulations for Phase 2, or the “mid-term” of the program.

With council’s unanimous approval, staff will now prepare the amending bylaws to implement shortterm goals and report back to council by spring 2016.

“Unfortunately a lack of common sense, common courtesy and common values around some of the building practices in this community have led us to have to take

these more prescriptive steps,” said Coun. MaryAnn Booth. “I think in the end, will everybody be completely satisfied? Probably not. But the steps are in the right direction.”

Coun. Nora Gambioli said time is of the essence when dealing with the issue.

“Since we started talking about monster homes three years ago – sorry, building bulk (is what) we are calling it – there have been at least 150 homes per year built… so by the time we see a bit of light at the end of this tunnel we are talking perhaps 600 new homes before these restrictions get into place. ...

Every day matters.”

Responding to a speaker’s concern that only 500 people participated in the public consultation process, Coun.

Christine Cassidy noted, “Since we had that meeting on Feb. 23 we did go out to an extensive consultation process, both with the public and the building industry.

We cannot drag people out of their homes, as much as we might like to, we want to hear what they have to say. We have said it repeatedly on this council. Don’t let other people do the hard work for you and then complain afterwards because you don’t like the results.”

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West Van aims to ‘incentivize’ coach houses

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So far, there’s only been a small amount of interest in coach houses in West Vancouver.

After a lengthy public consultation period,

council approved coach houses in July 2014, but in the past year only seven homeowners have applied to add the new form of housing to their properties.

Of that number, two applications have

been approved, four are in progress and one was withdrawn by the applicant.

To generate more interest in adding mini rental homes to the district’s housing stock, council voted unanimously on Nov. 30 in favour of supporting a staff request to further examine actions to “incentivize” coach house development.

process as well as the building permit process to help aid this type of housing to be implemented.”

Staff noted that the primary reasons for homeowners wanting to add a coach house are: downsizing; designing a custom living unity for a family member; and creating a rental unit with more privacy, for both the homeowner and tenant.

District staff say coach houses add different housing choices and affordability in the district, as well as helping to preserve established neighbourhood character.

Still, that hasn’t translated into a lot of local interest.

“There has been limited take-up (of coach houses) as anticipated,” explained Allan.

“Rental coach houses were only permitted as an alternative to a secondary suite, and where there is available floor area on the property. There is limited economic incentive to build these. They are a more expensive option

“In summary we’re looking at incentives to make rental coach houses more attractive when a character house or established house is maintained on the property,” community planner James Allan told council.

Allan added that staff also want to “try and streamline the development permit

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But the small suites add value to the community.

When asked by Coun. Michael Lewis about possible types of incentives, Allan noted that much of the district’s older housing stock was built prior to a change in the 1990s that incentivized in-ground basements and made the area exempt from overall floor-area calculations.

That means owners of older homes with aboveground basements must include that space towards their total floor area calculations, which may leave many without enough remaining floor area to accommodate a coach house and thus providing an unintended incentive to rebuild completely.

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Police warn of phone scam: caller claims to be with RCMP It’s the season of giving, and opportunistic scammers are trying to cash in on your goodwill.

North Van police are warning residents about a telemarketing fraudster impersonating an RCMP constable who has been active over the last week.

Cpl. Richard De Jong said several North Van residents have reported receiving a call from a man claiming to be a police constable who says he is soliciting money for community improvement programs. In each call, he

asked for $200.

De Jong said one alert resident told the caller they would not provide credit card information over the phone and requested more information by email. The caller said he would transfer them to another agent and hung up.

“The RCMP does not engage in, endorse, or conduct telephone or mail solicitation to raise funds for any community improvement programs,” said De Jong, in a release.

“Like any request for donations, the public is

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During the holiday season, De Jong said residents must remain extra vigilant when it comes to telephone and email scam artists.

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District of North Vancouver fire department Capt. David Franco with Frosty the Snowman The 2015 Hi-Light Festival at Park & Tilford Gardens kicked off on the night of Nov. 27 with a countdown led by City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto to bring more than 100,000 Christmas lights to life to celebrate the Christmas and holiday season.

Carols sung by the quartet Angels on High and the aroma of hot chocolate lent a festive air to the event, which is also a fundraiser for the North Vancouver firefighters charitable societies. North Vancouver City and District firefighters spent hours hanging and setting lights in place for the festival that runs until Dec. 31. Every Friday is Family Friday Night and will feature free visits with Santa, hot chocolate, live entertainment, face painting and strolling characters such as Frosty the Snowman. Admission is by donation. parkandtilford.com

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This year create sparkling Christmas cards to accompany your gifts under the tree.

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Near hurricane force winds, Arctic outbreaks and heavy rains are three severe weather patterns typically experienced in British Columbia in the late fall and winter.

They can result in downed electrical lines and power outages, flooding, landslides and hazardous driving conditions, according to a press release from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Emergency Management B.C. In light of inclement weather and storms recently in the forecast for many parts of the province, Emergency Management B.C. is encouraging British Columbians to prepare for severe storms by following these tips from

PreparedBC, and partners such as BC Hydro, FortisBC, Environment Canada and DriveBC.

General Storm Readiness Tips Get storm ready.

Ensure your home emergency kit is refreshed and can support you and your family for a minimum of 72 hours without power or heat.

Do not go near dangling power lines. Report them to the power company.

Report any broken sewer lines or water mains to your local authority.

Drive cautiously and only if necessary. Debris, downed power lines or damaged roads will make driving dangerous.

Ensure you have a winter emergency kit for your vehicle.

Police, fire, ambulance and local emergency authorities work to ensure public safety. If ordered to evacuate, do so. And take your grab and go emergency kit with you.

Utility providers and city crews will work as quickly as possible to restore services.

Leave phone lines free for emergency use. Call 9-1-1 if there is danger of serious injury.

Winter weather can mean unexpected surprises. Before the lights go out, create a preparedness plan for your family and visit Emergency Info BC. Flood Safety Tips Make sure to store your family emergency kit in an easily accessible area that’s not in a basement and off the floor.

Check perimeter drains around your property and ensure they are clear of debris.

Avoid river and stream banks. What looks like stable ground can be eroded beneath and give

way without warning.

Keep children and pets away from stream banks.

Drive carefully and never attempt to drive through floodwater. If a car stalls in floodwater, get out quickly and move to higher ground. Two feet of water can carry away most vehicles, including SUVs and pickup trucks.

Always obey emergency officials who are involved in rescue or flood control operations, including those directing traffic and those issuing evacuation alerts and/or orders.

If ordered to leave, take your emergency kit and lock the door. If there’s time, move essential items off the floor to an elevated location.

If instructed, turn off utilities at main switches or valves. Do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.

Stay out of moving water and never walk through it. Even six inches of moving water can make you fall and because of dangerous debris beneath

the surface or strong currents, it can put you at risk of drowning.

To report severe flooding in your area, contact your local municipal government.

Landslides Heavy rainfall increases the chance of landslides and flash flooding.

If you live down slope from a potential slide area, listen for unusual sounds that might indicate moving debris, such as trees cracking or boulders knocking together.

If you are near a stream or channel, be alert for any sudden increase or decrease in water flow and notice whether the water changes from clear to muddy. Such changes may mean there is debris flow activity upstream so be prepared to move quickly.

Stay well away from the path of a landslide or debris flow. If necessary, run perpendicular, not downward from the flow.

If you receive an evacuation order, leave the area immediately.

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After a landslide Stay away from the slide area, there may be danger of additional slides. Do not return until notified by local emergency officials that it is safe to return.

Watch for flooding, including new fountains or waterfalls or blocked culverts which may occur after a landslide or debris flow.

Look for and report broken utility lines and damaged roadways and railways to appropriate authorities. Reporting potential hazards will get the utilities turned off as quickly as possible, preventing further hazard and injury.

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When she gets there, she meets two men in a parking lot. The exchange goes wrong. One of the men hits her. She falls to the ground.

And then they start kicking her.

When they stop, the money is gone. The drugs are gone. Susan is lying bloodied on the pavement.

But she is worried – in fact, frightened to death – about one thing above all: how she is going to explain what happened to her gang bosses back home.

Raw, gritty and told by Susan herself, her story is the centrepiece of the latest Community Report from B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEUBC), the province’s integrated antigang police agency.

Formed in 2009, CFSEU-BC is tasked with combating gang activity throughout the province, and since 2013 it has published annual community reports as part of its

public education and advocacy efforts.

The theme of the 2015 report is “Youth, Girls and, Gangs,” with stories and commentary that focus on the increasing involvement of younger people and women in gangs.

“The gang landscape in BC is continually changing,” says Constable Jordan McLellan, community engagement officer for CFSEU-BC. “The typical gangster used to be a male in his late 20s, but now very young men and women are getting involved in the gang lifestyle. Some are as young as 15 – children who can’t really appreciate the consequences of their actions.”

According to the CFSEU-BC report, the average age of a victim of gang violence 10 years ago was 30.

Today, the average is 25, and the youngest victim this year was only 15 years old.

Why the increase? Recruiters for gangs actively prey on youth’s naïveté. Culture plays a part, too, with easy access by ever-younger kids to glamorized gang images in TV shows, music and movies.

For too many, it works.

“There’s an allure to the gang lifestyle – an easy life, lots of money, girls will like you, people will

respect you,” says McLellan. “The reality is that the life is not easy, the money goes just as fast as it comes, and you end up destroying your relationships with friends and family.”

Sadly, it’s a similar pattern for the increasing number of girls recruited into BC gangs.

Typically, young women get involved because they are seduced by the seemingly lavish lifestyle gangsters enjoy. Many begin the journey as girlfriends, but after a time they take on more active roles, like holding drugs or hiding weapons.

Some, like Susan, get more deeply involved.

But there is hope. Although violence spiked in the first half of the year, with 30 gang-related homicides and attempted homicides, the longer-term trend is toward a steady decline in gang activity since 2008, when there were 51 gangrelated homicides and attempted homicides in BC. Last year, there were 18 such incidents, according to CFSEU-BC. One of the reasons for that trend is CFSEU-BC’s enforcement and investigative activities, resulting in several arrests of high-level gang criminals this year.

As well, the unit has launched a high-profile “prevention through education” program called End Gang Life (endganglife.ca), whose goal is to keep people out of gangs by telling the other side of the story.

A multi-media campaign that features a website, posters, radio ads, and thought-provoking videos, End Gang Life reveals the hard realities of gang activity, and the damage it does to individuals, families and communities.

The program also provides parent resources in eight different languages, to help adults have frank and effective conversations with their kids about gangs.

“These resources are a good start to having a discussion,” says McLellan. “Parents need to understand that it may be a hard talk to have with your kids, but it will be easier than talking about their funeral.”

For Susan – who is, at last, out

of gangs – the impact of the End Gang Life campaign is very real.

Earlier this year, after she saw the posters and visited the website, she approached CFSEU-BC with an offer to tell her story and help educate other young women on the realities of life as a gang member.

“I was young, I was stupid, and I would caution any kid against this,” she writes in the report. “What I lived through, I didn’t come out unscathed. I came out damaged, with wounds that’ll never heal and emotional scars that will linger forever.”

The full CFSEU-BC 2015 Community Report, “Youth, Girls, and Gangs,” is available online at bc-anti-gang.com

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There has been an invasion of sorts – the pine siskins are back in good numbers.

Siskins are small finches related to goldfinches and redpolls. Look for their striped, brownish plumage with yellow wing bars – some are very colourful indeed (wing bars). Siskins may be mistaken for winter plumage goldfinches with which they commonly associate. American goldfinches lose their brilliant summer breeding plumage and winter males come to resemble females.

However, goldfinches are not striped like siskins and they have different voices. The siskins call is said to sound like someone drawing their thumbnail across a plastic comb (John Neville and Mel Coulson – Beginners Guide to B.C. Bird Song CD, an excellent resource for birders).

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Wild About Birds These invasions (birds arriving in big numbers) are called irruptions and are thought to be driven by food supplies, e.g. the seed crops of alders and birches. These trees are good places to watch and listen for feeding birds like siskins, goldfinches and other finches.

Siskins are common visitors to local bird feeders that are supplied with black oil sunflower or Nyjer, sometimes called thistle (which it is not).

In the flocks of siskins

keep a close watch for common redpolls.

Redpolls look like siskins but with a pinkish blush on the breast and crown.

Common redpolls summer in the far north tundra, migrating south to winter.

Speaking of finches, there have been reports of white-winged crossbills, red crossbills and graycrowned rosy-finches at Mount Seymour Provincial Park (at sub

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The recent sighting of a snow bunting at the Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats is very exciting. This species breeds in the tundra and is rarely seen locally.

Plumages at this time of the year are white with rusty patches and black wing tips. Look for snow buntings foraging amongst piles of seaweed on beaches. They may be feeding on beach hoppers, small creatures related to shrimps and crabs, etc.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - North Shore News - A23

PARENTING

Making play dates work for children It’s a beautiful Sunday and your nine-year-old is wandering around the house in a funk.

She’s bored and wants to play with someone. But she’d like that someone to be her age, in other words, not you.

What would happen if she simply called one of her friends to ask her if she wants to go out and play?

Wow. No planning, not a scheduled play date. Just two kids who decide that they’d like to head to the park and kick around a soccer ball.

Now, what if they called more kids and soon there was a group of kids at the park with a soccer ball? Just a bunch of kids playing together.

No agenda, no timetable.

They will play until they’re done or it’s dinnertime.

In these days of planning and organizing, of child planners and of play dates, the concept of simply going out to play seems a bit strange.

But it can happen. All it takes is a phone call.

I know in my life I have

found that sometimes trying to get friends together for some social time almost takes a professional planner to coordinate.

But I have also found that there are times when I simply pick up the phone and say to a friend, “Hey do you want to go out for a bite to eat tonight?” and they say yes. And with no planning, organizing or booking we are having a lovely evening together.

But realistically, a great deal of your child’s socialization is going to involve play dates. If your child is young or he’s going to get together with a child you don’t know well, impose time limits on the visit. You don’t always know how well the two kids are going to get along. If the visit is going swimmingly you may want to expand the time.

Threesomes can be a challenge because all too often one child gets left out. If there are going to be three children playing keep an eye on the dynamics. Some groups

Kathy Lynn

Parenting Today of three work, but if you see one kid is not included in the play it’s time to intervene. Help the kids find a role for each of them in the game.

Involve your child in setting the house rules. This is the time to establish rules about video game or TV use when there are visiting kids. You don’t want to create a situation in which your child promises his friend that they will be able to play his brand-new video game and then he discovers that you (or the friend’s parents) have set a ‘no video games when friends are visiting’ rule.

Talk to the other parent about your expectations of what the kids might be playing. If the other parent has strong anti-TV or video game rules for her child you want to know that ahead of time.

Teach your child basic good manners when friends visit. Talk to them about their responsibility to their friend. It’s not OK to have their friend come over and then ignore him.

They need to understand that they will be sharing their toys with the guests so if there are certain very special toys they want to keep to themselves, they should put them away during the play date.

And they also need to learn how to be a good guest. When they go to visit a friend they should make a point of saying hello to the parents. At the end of the visit they should thank their friend and the parents. Remind them that they should follow the house rules when they visit another home.

Play dates help kids develop healthy

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socialization skills, foster friend relationships and most importantly are fun for all involved.

Kathy Lynn is a parenting expert who is a professional speaker and author of Vive

Kids Stuff LEGO ROBOTICS Grades 5-7 are invited for hands-on learning with teen mentors Tuesdays until Dec. 15, 3:45-5 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. The workshops are divided into three parts. nvcl.ca ART WITH ELECTRONICS Learn about programmable electronics in this group project for students in grades seven-12, Wednesday, Dec. 16. 4-5:30 p.m. Participants will create an art piece using Raspberry Pi, Adafruit and LEDs. Projects will be displayed in the teen area.

North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Registration required. nvcl.ca

la Différence, Who’s In Charge Anyway? and But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home. If you want to read more, sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

BOOK BUDDIES Children ages six-12 play literary games and practise reading skills with teen volunteers during this onehour program. Kids must be school-aged and able to read some English on their own.

Saturdays to Dec. 19, 10:1511:15 a.m., West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca BRAINSTEM LEARNING WINTER CAMPS BrainSTEM offers winter camps for children and pre-teens, afternoons beginning Dec. 21, 1-4 p.m. at Delbrook Recreation Centre, 600 West Queens Rd. North Vancouver. Cost $216. brainstemlearing.ca CAP KODALY See more page 26

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PARENTING

Minecraft youth build bridge to Ottawa BEN BENGTSON reporter@nsnews.com

Timed with last week’s commencement of Parliament, North Shore youth have been learning about Canadian government (and some Star Wars) at a weekly video game camp.

MCKids Academy uses the wildly popular Minecraft, a building and mapmaking video game that lets players create their own world using building blocks that look similar to Lego.

Kids aged eight to 12 play Minecraft in a group setting that encourages critical thinking.

Lincoln Pilley, a Grade 4 student from Gleneagles elementary, has been playing a Star Wars simulation on Minecraft.

He’s collecting resources to advance his mission on the ice planet Hoth.

“Mainly what I’m looking for is Imperial credits (money) so I can buy a hyperdrive from a Tatooine villager, then I can teleport,” he said.

It may sound like sci-fi

babble but there is some learning in there.

MCKids founder Anna Belluz (who goes by Momibelle on Minecraft’s servers) created the academy in 2013 after playing the game for years with her daughter, who has special needs that made traditional learning difficult. Playing the game together allowed Belluz to understand how to best educate her child.

“I actually got to see who she really was,” she said.

“I got to see how she was really thinking. I could see how she interacted with the different challenges in the game.”

Andy Chen, a Grade 10 student from West Vancouver secondary, volunteers at MCKids Academy by teaching his younger peers how to play and build in the game.

The latest project that Chen helped create for the camp was a replica of the parliament buildings in Ottawa.

“The kids seemed to enjoy it,” he said. “But they were actually more

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Grade 10 student Andy Chen (top left) mentors some of his younger peers in the ways of Minecraft, a building and mapmaking video game at a recent MCKids Academy session. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN interested in the interaction part of it. I just created a better environment for them to do so.”

That interaction was the virtual government the youth formed once the Parliament building was finished. And it’s not the first time MCKids members have used the game as a bridge to civics.

“When the civic election

ran, we actually had a civic election in the game,” Belluz said.

“When the federal election happened we had three parties running. One was the Creeper Club, the other was the Blaze Rods and the last one was the Cow Party.”

Several of the youth who are signed-up at MCKids Academy have learning

difficulties and special needs. According to Belluz, Minecraft is good for them because the game is a “community space” that thrives on structure.

Belluz said that providing a “guided gaming environment,” such as running a government in Minecraft, was educationally beneficial for young people, unlike the

popular shoot-em-ups that tend to fly off the shelves at Christmastime.

“I think if you just allow the child to play the game that is not structured for learning, you’ll see a lot of ‘messy’ stuff happening and a lot of destructive stuff happening,” she said.

The group meets weekly at St. David’s United Church in West Vancouver.

Kathryn Woodcock RN

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ADVERTORIAL

AFTER SCHOOL

North Shore Taekwondo – Self-Confidence, Spirit And Peace Some of the greatest gifts you can give yourself and your sons and daughters are confidence, self-esteem and peace of mind – the ability to greet our turbulent world with courtesy, integrity, loyalty, and self-control.

“These are the founding principles of the martial arts we teach at North Shore Taekwondo,” says Master Tony Kook.

The history of Taekwondo, a unique blend of martial arts and sport, dates back more than 2,000 years. Indeed, archaeologists have discovered drawings on even more ancient tombs and sculptures depicting postures that may well indicate the earliest form of the art.

According to the Federation, when your son or daughter practises Taekwondo according to its principles, they not only learn a way of achieving a personal unity of body, mind and life; they develop the potential of exerting a positive influence for peace in their world.

At the end of October, as he spoke of his organization’s global outreach to the UN High Commission for Refugees, President Chungwon Choue said, “As a sport, Taekwondo will improve the quality of their physical and mental lives and as an art, it will nourish their spirits.”

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“That gives youth and adults the self-confidence to speak out against aggression, bullying or injustice without, themselves being rude or aggressive,” he said.

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Although the literal translation of the word Taekwondo – the way of the foot and the fist – might suggest otherwise, the approach taken by modern teachers of the art like Master Kook is the opposite of instant aggression.

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A26 - North Shore News - Wednesday, December 9, 2015

PARENTING

SOARING SINGERS Members of the WinterSong Choir, featuring singers from the North Shore, perform Dec. 5 at a B.C. Girls Choir concert at Highlands United Church benefitting the church’s Shelter to Home initiative. On Saturday, Dec. 12 the B.C. Girls Choir will present Lift the Wings: Medieval to Modern - seven centuries of music for Christmas, at 7:30 p.m., also at Highlands. Tickets: $25/$20 visit bcgirlschoir.org. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Kids Stuff

Is your child learning to swim?

We find that children who swim in addition to attending lessons progress faster in lessons. Children can practice skills and extra time in the water builds confidence.

The full list of public swim sessions is at nvrc.ca/schedules

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CHILDREN Book a free trial class for your baby or toddler Tuesday mornings at St. Catherine’s Church or Thursday mornings at West Vancouver Community

Centre. Call Capilano Community Music School at 604-984-4901 for details and to book your space.

Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email listings@nsnews.com

Have an active 5-year old?

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We are North Vancouver’s newest source for new and vintage vinyl, turntables and accessories. We repair, service, clean, buy, sell, and trade vinyl and turntables.

All vintage turntables come with a 1 year warranty (styluses exempt). Come in today and hear just how good your favourite records can sound!

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BIG PETE’S COMICS & COLLECTIBLES 128 LONSDALE AVENUE | 604 983 2325 BIGPETESCOLLECTIBLES.BLOGSPOT.COM

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GIVE THE GIFT OF HEALTH The Juicery Co. is an organic, cold pressed juice and nut mylk shop that delivers throughout the Vancouver area. Glass bottled juice can be purchased over the counter and one, three, and five day cleanses can be ordered in-store or online. Our goal is to help you improve your quality of life. GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE!

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We believe that chocolate has unlimited potential to be combined with ingredients from all over the world to create exciting new flavor options.

In our shop, you will find a wide selection of chocolates in surprising innovative flavors such as Green tea, Lemon Basil, Tomato just to name a few. We keep challenging “the world of infinity” in search of the next taste to be discovered. Our regular selection includes 27 kinds of chocolates and the flavours will vary with the seasons.

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HIS HISTORIC WATERFRONT NEIGHBOURHOOD STRETCHES FROM LONSDALE QUAY UP TO KEITH ROAD, WITH THE MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES LOCATED IN THE LOWER 4 BLOCKS, AND 2-3 BLOCKS EAST AND WEST OF LONSDALE. CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A WATERFRONT RENEWAL PROCESS, LOWER LONSDALE OFFERS YOU A VARIETY OF CUISINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, LOVELY BOUTIQUE SHOPS OFFERING THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT, RELAX, AND TAKE IN THE BREATHTAKING WATER VIEWS.

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Two Daughters Bakeshop is a dedicated 100% gluten-free boutique bakery offering you from scratch treats such as cookies, bars, muffins, cakes, pies and grilled sandwiches. Try our baked fresh daily bread and bagels. On Saturdays we offer freshly baked baguettes, focaccia bread, artisan bread and mini donuts. All products are made from premium gluten-free organic ingredients, with many vegan options.

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SAY OOH LA LA AT BOO LA LA! The largest costume store in Western Canada is right around the corner. Fabulous rental and retail costumes for holiday parties, Christmas events and glitzy NYE Gala’s! Come by and say “hi” because LIFE’S MORE FUN IN COSTUME!

BOOLALA COSTUMES 152 EAST 2ND STREET, 2ND FLOOR 604 986 4880 | BOOLALACOSTUMES.COM

NOIR LASH LOUNGE 50 LONSDALE AVENUE 604 986 5274 NOIRLASHLOUNGE.COM

10 HEALTHY & NATURAL The vision for RSVP Beauty Clinic is to provide the best possible patient experience in a physician led esthetic clinic that helps clients develop their own personal plan of improving their overall body image and health through a combination of balanced diet, fitness and aesthetic treatments. RSVP offers laser rejuvenation, vein therapy, Vanquish non-invasive fat reduction. Botox $9/unit.

Dermal fillers and mini-lip.

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Seeking perfection on that special day? Looking to feel pretty all day, every day?

Whatever your reason, semipermanent lash extensions are the answer. Durable, wearable and just oh-so-glam! Services start at $40 and can last up to 8 weeks! Noir Lash Lounge is North America’s premier lash destination specializing in semipermanent eyelash extensions with over 100 lash varieties.

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SHOP LOCAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! We are a cute gift and apparel boutique, featuring a carefully curated showcase of cool gifts by talented local artisans. When you buy a gift from Under the Umbrella an Artisan Collective, you know that you are buying something unique that is crafted with care and attention and a whole lot of heart.

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for that special “full figured” lady. As Santa’s helpers we can help you choose the perfect gift from our extensive selection of specialty sized bras, sleepwear and clothing. Can’t decide... we also offer Gift Certificates and many stocking stuffer items. Wrap up your visit with our free gift wrapping service.

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IN THE RAW... Food for Dogs and Cats Inc. has been a staple in this community for the past 15 years. We are a specialty retailer dedicated to the education and feeding of healthy RAW FOOD diets for your pets. All of our foods are locally produced or sourced and we have a wonderful selection of eco-friendly toys, beds and accessories.

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Moveo Sport & Rehabilitation Centre provides exemplary service in rehabilitative and preventative care.

We are pleased to announce our new modern, spacious location, offering: Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Active Release Techniques (ART®), Registered Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kinesiology/active rehab, and K-taping.

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HIS FAST GROWING AREA OF LONSDALE AVENUE RUNS FROM KEITH ROAD NORTH TO THE FREEWAY, AND STRETCHES WEST TO CHESTERFIELD AND EAST TO ST GEORGES. WITH THIS GROWTH COMES A NEW INFUSION OF GREAT SHOPS, CONVENIENT SERVICES AND FANTASTIC NEW RESTAURANTS. CENTRAL LONSDALE IS A VIBRANT, BUSTLING COMMUNITY THAT OFFERS EVERY PRODUCT AND SERVICE YOU COULD POSSIBLY NEED, AND TONS OF GREAT SPACES TO SIT, RELAX AND TAKE IN THE FEEL-GOOD COMMUNITY VIBE.

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Complete selection of Designer Eyewear.

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In store sight testing, contact lens fitting and eyewear repair. DaVinci Optical carries the most popular brands of eyewear.

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A MODERN VICTORIAN PHARMACY

11th Street East

Lonsdale Pharmacy owned and operated

by Fehmina Lalani (Pharmacist) and husband Arif taking care of your prescription and health needs. Designed around a replica soda fountain and bistro seating allowing patients a peaceful wait.

Lonsdale Pharmacy is about getting to know patients, old fashioned service, and competitive prices. Transferring your prescriptions is easy...let us do all the work!

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STAY SIMPLE BE CHIC Tooka Florist is more than just a high end flower shop – it is a sensual experience right in the heart of North Vancouver. You will not find any ordinary looking flower arrangements in Tooka Florist; every flower will be displayed creatively and our displays will be a feast for all your senses.

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5 YOUR NORTH SHORE COMPUTER STORE We take care of every customer like they are a member of our family. A full service repair center, we fix PC’s, Mac’s and Linux based systems. Whether you are a home user with one computer, or a network business environment with 100+ computers we are here to support you and all your technology needs. On-site service also now available call today to book an appointment.

EVERGREEN COMPUTERS | 1914 LONSDALE AVENUE 604 990 3960 | EVERGREENCOMPUTERS.CA

6 A TREASURE TROVE is tucked away at 1433 Lonsdale. For over 35 years we have been specializing in discontinued China and Silverware. We also have beautiful English cups and saucers, cake plates, vintage jewelry, unique one of a kind gifts and more... Browsers are always welcome.

ECHO’S CHINA AND SILVER | #121-1433 LONSDALE AVENUE 604 980 8011 | ECHOSCHINA.COM

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CHRISTMAS

AT THE MARKET A few of our favourite kitchen

Christmas essentials

Keep The Lust In Your Life

can be found at Essential Kitchenware

♥ Toys ♥ Books ♥ Games ♥ Lotions

& Potions

♥ Exquisite Lingerie

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Say I love you

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A Collective of local independent designers

Extended Holiday Hours start December 11th.

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SWEET TREATS Marina Ross, Kiana Langston and Ella Rideout make gingerbread cookies at Well Fed Food Studio in Lower Lonsdale. Well Fed chef Ann Marie Rideout will teach kids how to make their own handmade cookie gifts to share Saturday, Dec. 12, 10:30 a.m.-noon at Caulfeild Cove Hall. $20 per child. caulfeildcovehall.ca PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Christmas Hamza Alkhateeb is celebrating his first year – and in the Christmas – in the City of North Vancouver, and has already become a local celebrity. neighbourhood Hamza, 11, moved to North Vancouver from Jordan with his family in January. Since arriving in Canada, Hamza and his sister and brother have taken up many activities such as ice skating, karate and swimming, according to their mother, Abeer.

“Actually, it was great. We are having a lot of fun. There are more activities than back in Jordan,” says Abeer, reflecting on her family’s first year in North Vancouver.

This past February the family went to Cypress Mountain to check out the snow.

“It was not too much snow, but they played with it,” says Abeer.

For Hamza, the best part of living in North Vancouver is going to school at Ridgeway elementary, where he is in Grade 6.

“And he’s so comfortable about everything,” says Abeer. “He feels everything here is easygoing.”

Hamza is always drawing, especially at night before he sleeps, according to Abeer.

The budding artist will draw characters of his own invention, or copy the face of a stuffed animal or doll.

So it seemed only natural for Hamza to enter the city’s recent Tis’ the Season See Drawing page 35

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MOUNTAINSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR offers delicious home baking, a silent auction, crafts and second hand treasures, Friday, Dec. 11, 4-8 p.m. 3365 Mahon Ave. North Vancouver. mountainside@sd44.ca HOLIDAY PUPPET SHOW A festive half-hour puppet show to get into the holiday spirit on Friday, Dec. 11, 10:30-11 a.m. and 4-4:30 p.m. at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca WELSH MEN’S CHOIR AT CENTENNIAL THEATRE The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir will be joined by a guest choir from Argyle secondary for a Christmas concert at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $27 for adults. vwmca.ca CHRISTMAS IN DUNDARAVE: World Christmas: Saturday, Dec. 12, noon-dusk, a free music jamboree with local artists presenting a song and dance. Christmas Wassail and bonfire: Saturday, Dec. 19, noon-dusk, at Dundarave Beach, with music and carolling.

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KIDS ACTIVITIES AT THE QUAY Christmas crafts 12:50-5 p.m., and visits with Santa 1-5 p.m. on Dec. 12. Photos with Santa are done for a suggested minimum donation of $2 with all proceeds collected donated to Aunt Leah’s Place; cookie decorating on Dec. 13, 2-3 p.m.; Dec. 12: Christmas Dance Show

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SHIMMERING SHIPYARDS North Vancouver’s Shipbuilders Square is aglow with festive lights after hosting the North Vancouver Christmas Festival on Dec. 5. Later this month, Dec. 18-20, the Shipyards Christmas Market will take place at the Pipe Shop building with 70 local artisans selling an assortment of goods. On Dec. 19 there will be food trucks and outdoor vendors.

On Dec. 20, kids and pets can have their photo taken with Santa. Entry by donation to North Shore Neighbourhood House. northshoregreenmarkets.com PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN

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Drawing to adorn mayor’s holiday greetings

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From page 32 Holiday Art Contest.

“For the card, I told him: draw what you imagine Christmas is like,” recalls Abeer.

Hamza put coloured pencils to paper and crafted a snowy Christmas scene: a house decorated with red and green Christmas lights, a wreath and a red roof. Santa Claus emerges from the chimney to give a jolly “Ho, ho, ho.”

“I think it’s from cartoons, the snow falling,” says Abeer of the Christmas scene Hamza envisioned.

After Hamza slid his picture into the drop box at city hall, he told his mother he was sure he wasn’t going to win the contest.

“So when the news came to him, he was super excited about it,” says Abeer.

Hamza’s winning design adorned City of North Vancouver Mayor

Hamza Alkhateeb, 11, and City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto with Hamza’s winning design.

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Darrell Mussatto’s holiday greeting card this year.

Hamza met the mayor in mid-November and received some special gifts from the city including a gift card to Michaels craft store so he can continue with his artwork, along with a City of North Vancouver toque, bag and T-shirt.

On Dec. 6 came the most exciting moment of all for Hamza, when he helped the mayor light the city’s Christmas tree at The Shipyards Christmas Festival.

“He felt so special about it,” says Abeer. “All the kids were around him and he was the one who turned the tree on.”

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Celebrate with Safety this Season Drive responsibly this holiday season

The RCMP is making impaired driving enforcement a national priority; stepping up enforcement efforts across the country to stop impaired drivers.

Impaired driving is an entirely preventable cause of death and injuries that has immense costs and devastating effects in our communities.

“If you are planning on drinking, find an alternate way home such as public transit, taxi, Operation Red Nose, or a designated driver that will ensure that

you, and people sharing the road with you, get home safely,” said Supt. Chris Kennedy, Officer in Charge of North Vancouver RCMP. “Our officers will be out in full support of this national effort to keep our roads safe.”

It is important for people to realize that alcohol affects people in different ways. Factors such as diet, fatigue, and prescription drugs can change how alcohol affects an individual. It is possible to be considered impaired even if you have a Blood Alcohol Content below 0.08.

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Stay healthy this holiday Tips from North Vancouver Recreation & Culture to help you through the season ! Plan Active Fun! ’Tis the season to visit and sit and eat. Change it up by planning activities that provide light exercise and fun. Go for a family walk before or after a big meal. Get up on a local mountain and walk and play in the snow. Celebrate the season with friends by going swimming or skating.

Remember, exercise can rejuvenate and give you more energy so make it a part of your holiday plans. ! Eat Well and Limit your Indulgences This one’s easy. You know how to eat well. Plan for healthy snacks by keeping fresh fruit and vegetables cut up and ready in your fridge. And you can serve them to guests as a healthy alternative to all the sweet goodies available.

Make some simple meals ahead of time and put them in the freezer (think soup!). Don’t get too hungry before a big meal or party, eat a snack before you go to prevent overeating.

Treat yourself to your favourite holiday treats. The trick is to eat small amounts slowly and savour the experience. ! Stay Hydrated You’re going to be busy and it’s easy to forget about the benefits of water. Take a water bottle with you shopping and in the car. Keep cold water with lemon in the fridge for a refreshing drink throughout the day. Remember eight glasses of water per day is ideal and it will also help you manage your appetite!

Getting up on the local mountains or going for a walk in the woods are among the tips from North Vancouver Recreation and Culture to stay healthy this holiday season. FILE PHOTOS

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! Get a Good Night’s Sleep Everything is better when you’ve slept well. You have more energy to burn and your thinking is sharper. Try to go to bed at the same time each night (except the night of your staff Christmas party!) Limit technology use and television before bed, it tends to wind up the mind. Trouble sleeping?

Try deep, conscious breathing as a way to relax and calm your mind. ! Manage your Schedule & Stress Planning always helps when you have lots to do and limited time. Always plan the most important things first.

Think about the people and events that mean the most to you and book those activities and get-togethers in advance.

Build some downtime into your schedule for relaxation and exercise (think yoga class or walk in the woods), it will keep you more balanced. And plan some time with your partner or best friend just to chat, laugh and talk about how busy you are!

Visit the North Van Recreation & Culture website at nvrc.ca for ideas on staying active and creative this holiday season.

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CRAFTS WITH A CAUSE Jessica Appleton sells felt ornaments at the North Vancouver Holiday Bazaar at Carson Graham secondary on Nov. 22. Proceeds from the sale of Appleton’s crafts go to the Spectacled Bears Conservation Society. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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From page 33 NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER Participating North Shore churches in partnership with local businesses are hosting a traditional Christmas dinner for those unable to afford a dinner, are lonely, or are new to the country, Saturday, Dec. 12, 5:30-8 p.m. at Carson Graham secondary, 2145 Jones Ave. North Vancouver. Turkey dinner, entertainment, Santa and his friends in a holiday atmosphere.

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CHRISTMAS WITH VIVALDI featuring Laudate Singers and instrumentalists, including an 11-piece Baroque orchestra, on Sunday, Dec. 13, 3-5 p.m., at St. Andrews United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. Cost: $35/$30/$15, free for kids under 12. laudate-singers.com

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NORTH SHORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA presents an afternoon of light classical music for string orchestra on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2-3:30 p.m., at Lynn Valley Centre’s Community Room. Free treats and warm apple cider during the intermission. The show will close with a Christmas carol sing-along.

Fee: Adults $15, seniors $10, free for kids under 10. nschamberorchestra.org OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT Join the Bridge Church for a free concert Sunday, Dec. 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at 1384 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. eli@bridgenorthvan.ca TINY TENTS KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY The Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub hosts a children’s party and fundraiser Sunday, Dec. 13, 11 a.m.4 p.m. Toy drive and non-perishable food donations will be accepted. Also balloons, music, dancing, toys and more, 1177 Lynn Valley Rd. North Vancouver. blackbearpub.com

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Black Forest deli does it right Park Royal South shop follows classic European traditions

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My grandparents on my mother’s side of the family were both Latvian.

They lived in the same apartment on Linton Street in Montreal’s Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood for more than 30 years.

Cote-des-Neiges was, and remains, a vibrant community in which large immigrant populations settled, bringing with them traditions that helped define the city’s famous diversity. If I close my eyes I can somehow recapture the familiar food scents of their apartment, scents that changed with the seasons.

I always knew when my grandmother was making sauerkraut in the fall, for instance, as I could smell it half a block away. She did it the old fashioned way, brining the cabbage herself and pounding it into submission with a heavy wooden pestle, ensuring every shred was submerged. When cooking it for a meal, she would add fresh cabbage and goose fat, simmering the lot slowly, resulting in a deep brown, exceedingly tender dish with a nice balance of salty sourness and round, caramelized sweetness.

Latvians share many culinary traditions with other Northern and Continental European nations, including Germany. Walking around Black Forest Delicatessen one recent weeknight, I spied dozens of items I recognized from my grandparents’ refrigerator and pantry. Though my grandmother passed away a

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few years back, her cooking traditions remain vivid in my memory and Black Forest, with its shelves of berry preserves, mustards and pickles, coolers of cured meats and sausages, cold salads and smoked pates, helped to bring them to the fore.

Black Forest Delicatessen, located at Park Royal South, is the retail arm of Black Forest Meats & Sausage Ltd., a company that produces sausage, hams and other cured meats down on Harbour Avenue in North Vancouver. Production follows a strict quality code, resulting in meat products that have no fillers, have not been mechanically deboned and, with the exception of a clearly defined family of liver sausages, contain no animal organs.

I feel compelled to acknowledge that Black Forest, with its engaging retail space, trained staff and exceptional quality German meat specialties, is largely the work of master sausage maker Mr. Jurgen Burkhardt who, with his wife Nancy, founded

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Richard Schmidt displays an assortment of meats available at the Black Forest Delicatessen in Park Royal South. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD the company. Sadly, Mr. Burkhardt passed away last year in a tragic accident. If there is any solace whatsoever to be taken in the wake of this awful event, then it is most certainly in the legacy that he left behind. Black Forest is a one-of-a-kind specialist on the North Shore and those who maintain Burkhardt’s vision and continue to advance the business do so passionately

and with the benefit of the mentorship that they received from him.

I finally emerged from the store with the following: a medium container of sauerkraut, a small container of German Potato Salad, thinly sliced Veal Tongue, Fine Smoked Liverwurst, one each of Weisswurst, Nurmberger Bratwurst, Italian Bratwurst and Traditional Bratwurst, a small wedge

of German Butter Cheese and a loaf of extraordinary Bauernbrot, or German farmer’s bread. I could scarcely wait to get home to tuck into this stuff. My selection of goods was $53.

I scored the three uncooked Bratwurst with a sharp knife and placed them into a medium pot on the stove, then emptied the sauerkraut overtop.

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sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cookies cool slightly on the baking sheets.

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Cranberry Orange Cookies 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 1½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp baking soda ½ cup dried cranberries, finely chopped 1 Tbsp finely grated orange zest For the rolling sugar: ½ cup granulated sugar 1 Tbsp finely grated orange zest

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.; grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. With an electric mixer, beat the butter and one cup of sugar until light and fluffy; add the egg and beat until well combined. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in the cranberries and one tablespoon of orange zest.

Chill the dough while you make the orange rolling sugar: combine the half cup of sugar and one tablespoon of orange zest; use your fingers to rub the sugar and zest together until combined and mixture is fragrant.

Shape dough into one-inch balls and roll in the orange sugar. Place on baking sheet and flatten slightly; bake for 10 to 13 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool on wire racks. Makes about three dozen cookies.

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1 cup butter, softened ½ cup packed brown sugar ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla Finely grated zest of one lemon 3 cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp salt 1 Tbsp cinnamon For topping cookies: 1 egg 2 Tbsp milk ¼ cup sugar 1 Tbsp cinnamon Beat the butter and both sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla and lemon zest and beat until combined.

Add the flour, salt and cinnamon and mix until incorporated. Form the dough into a flattened disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. Preheat See Recipe page 41

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Deli products made in small batches From page 39 My grandmother taught me this trick. At mediumlow heat the natural liquid in the sauerkraut will slowly cook the sausages and infuse the cabbage with their own drippings. Scoring the sausages prevents them from bursting into an unappetizing mess in the pot.

Meanwhile, I arranged the other items on a large wooden board. Once the sausages were nearly cooked, I added the already-cooked Weisswurst (traditional Bavarian white sausage made of minced veal, back bacon, onion and spices) to heat up. I cracked a very cold bottle of Bavarian weissbier and was ready to roll.

The smoked liverwurst was my first bite.

Exceedingly smooth and buttery in texture, it had a rich and round mouthfeel offset by pleasantly, but not overwhelmingly, smoky notes. On the slightly sour rye bread, the pate worked

The Black Forest Delicatessen meets the standards of the German Purity Law (“Reinheitsgebot” ) – using only meat, water & spices in its products. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

counteract any tendency of this unique specialty towards the acrid. Bits of smoky bacon studded the dish and offered a welcome smoky saltiness.

The creamy potato salad with onion and just a touch of acidity in the dressing was a great starch complement.

I finished the meal with a thin slice of impossibly rich and creamy butter cheese on a hunk of the crusty bauernbrot, fully sated but nevertheless looking forward to leftovers the next evening.

Black Forest Delicatessen is located at 716 Main Street, Park Royal South. bfmeats.ca.

604-281-2697.

a treat. Next up was a side-by-side tasting of the various sausages. The Nurmberger and traditional Bratwurst closely resembled each other in appearance, but the texture of each was notably different; the Nurmberger was learner, drier and coarser while the

Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore. He can be reached via email at hungryontheshore@ gmail.com. North Shore News dining reviews are conducted anonymously and all meals are paid for by the newspaper.

traditional had a succulent, decadent quality. The Weisswurst was exceedingly airy and light, with subtle spicing and mild flavour.

The Italian Bratwurst was a spicy number, with deep, fragrant notes of what I imagine was fennel and basil.

Black Forest’s sauerkraut, though doomed from the start to be judged against my grandmother’s, turned out to be very nice in its own right. The cabbage was tender but not mushy and revealed a slightly sweet quality, just enough to

Recipe can make six dozen crisps From page 40 oven to 350 degrees F. Roll the dough out on a well-floured surface to about one-quarter inch thick. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters or cut into squares or rectangles with a pastry wheel or pizza cutter and place cookies on parchment-lined cookie sheets. In a small bowl beat the egg and milk together with a fork or whisk; in another small bowl mix together the sugar and cinnamon. Use a pastry brush to coat the cookies lightly with the egg mixture, then sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until firm to the touch.

Makes about six dozen cookies.

Source: bakingandmistaking. 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 CANDLE LIGHTING TO HONOUR DECEASED CHILDREN On Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. bereaved parents and adult siblings are invited to a candle-lighting ceremony to honour children who have died, no matter at what age or how long ago, upstairs at North Lonsdale United Church, 3380 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

The event is hosted by the North Shore chapter of the Compassionate Friends of Canada. Attendees are invited to bring a framed photo of their child. Info: Cathy at 604-770-4570.

TONS OF TOYS Volunteer Kelly Gillard, Northshore Auto Mall manager Christine Fedina, Family Services of the North Shore’s executive director Julia Staub-French with her son William, and Margaret Floyd and Laurie Kohl sort through the mountain of gifts for children, teens, seniors and people with disabilities donated at the sixth annual Family Services of the North Shore Christmas Bureau Toy Drive on Nov. 28 at the auto mall. The Christmas Bureau will distribute all the toys and gifts to local families in need. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH AFTER 35 YEARS IN BUSINESS

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Dec. 9 and 16, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. $30 for all three classes. Register in person or online: mollienyehouse.com FRIENDSHIP PARTY North Shore Tai Chi and Qigong will hold a year-end party Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. The event will include exercises, demos and a potluck. $5.

604-986-9276 taichispirit@shaw.ca GOT CRAFT? Craft fair featuring more than 80 crafters, hands-on workshops, food carts, and more, Dec. 12-13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Pipe Shop building, 115 Victory Way, North Vancouver.

COMMUNITY CALL OUT Help shape the North Vancouver Recreation and Culture Commission website. NVRC is seeking community input Dec. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Dec. 16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd. Call to book a 20-30 minute time slot. 604-9877529. nvrc.ca See more page 43

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Options for Volunteers

From page 42

The following is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

SPIRIT’S CALL CHOIR Join in an evening of song, fun and friendship with the Spirit’s Call Choir Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at Canyon Heights Church, 4840 Capilano Rd. North Vancouver. This benefit concert will support The Syrian Refugee Project. spiritscallchoir.ca TREKKING IN SIKKIM AND BHUTAN Charity Reddington will give a free illustrated talk on her trek to the foothills of the third highest mountain range in the world (13,000 feet) of Mount Kanchenjunga in Sikkim, India Wednesday, Dec. 16, noon at St. Stephens Anglican Church, 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. Reddington will also talk about visiting the world famous Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Bhutan. Tea, coffee and cookies will be provided. 604-926-4381.

ANONYMOUS ART SHOW Hundreds of artworks will be sold for $100 each during the annual North Vancouver Arts Council fundraiser held at the CityScape Community Art Space,

RESTORE VOLUNTEERS Habitat for Humanity North Vancouver ReStore is located at 126 Harbour Ave. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks. Open to the public Monday to Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Refer to the website for further details: habitatgv.ca

FORMAL AFFAIR Photographer Dave Vanderkop and ceramic artist Donna Lee Dorosh have their work on display in the foyer at Ron Andrews Community Recreation Centre, 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. The exhibit, titled Formality, runs until Jan. 10. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN until Dec. 19, at 335 Lonsdale Ave. Hours are noon-5 p.m. nvartscouncil.ca LEGION TOY DRIVE The Royal Canadian Legion branch at 123 W. 15th St., North Vancouver,

invites people to drop off unwrapped toys for donation to the Salvation Army. The legion’s main delivery date is Dec. 13, but gifts will be accepted until Dec. 20.

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Vancouver until Dec. 21.

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SONGS OF THE SEASON The Fandango Quartet, comprised of Cammi MacKinlay, Donya Metzger, Jan Carley and Corinne Newell, sing Christmas favourites at Park Royal’s Light Up the Village event last month. Live musical performances will take place at the shopping centre throughout the month of December. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

What’s On Wednesdays CAROUN PHOTO CLUB Meets the third Wednesday of every month 7-9 p.m. at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

Visitors welcome. carounphotoclub.com CIRCLE DANCE Learn easy dances with music and steps from many traditions the third Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. (arrive 6:45 p.m.).

Admission by donation.

Registration and location: Wendy Anne, 604-9883522.

CWEST — CREATIVE WOMEN EXPRESSING SOUL TOGETHER A free, open group for women to write, knit, draw, paint, scrapbook or otherwise be creative together meets the second Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. and the fourth Saturday, 3-5 p.m. of every month at a private home in North Vancouver. Email lauriekienlen@yahoo.ca NORGATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL FREE FAMILY PICKLEBALL AND MEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL Every Wednesday join in for free pickleball 5-6 p.m. and/or basketball for the men 7:30-8:30 p.m.

1295 Sowden St. North Vancouver. fbourassa@sd44.ca

NORTH VANCOUVER KIRTAN Singing and chanting heart-opening songs from various parts of the world, joyful and easy for participants, every second Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Admission by donation and for location and details phone: 778-822-7757 or email: poppymoonlight@gmail.com SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER is a global women’s organization that meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. from September to June.

Members work to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

New members and guests welcome. 604-922-8342 soroptimist@shaw.ca

Thursdays BETWEEN THE SHEETS This Deep Cove book club meets the first Thursday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. Each member recommends a book and takes a turn hosting discussions in their homes.

New members welcome.

Joan, 604-929-1224.

CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN — NORTH VANCOUVER CFUW is a national organization committed to improving

women’s status and human rights. The North Vancouver club meets on the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m., September to May, at the Royal Canadian Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Guests welcome. 604-980-1274 cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM North Shore Multicultural Society (207-123 East 15th St., North Vancouver) is looking for volunteers to participate in a variety of community events with newcomers. Recruitment is ongoing. 604-988-2931 or sochellr@nsms.ca DADS PARENTING: Westcoast Family Resources Society offers a free group on Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. 604-417-3407 EMPLOYMENT MENTORING PROGRAM North Shore Multicultural Society (207-123 East 15th St., North Vancouver) is looking for volunteers to share their passion for their career with newcomers. Recruitment is ongoing. 604-988-2931 homas@nsms.ca ENGLISH CONVERSATION CORNER Drop in to practise and improve your English language skills in a group of new speakers Thursdays,1-2:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North

Vancouver. Knowledge of some English is required to participate. 604-644-9621 nvdpl.ca MAKE CYCLING BETTER: HUB — Your Cycling Connection meets the second Thursday of every month, 6:308:30 p.m. at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. All are welcome to join this group to help improve local cycling facilities. northshore@bikehub.ca or bikehub.ca NORTH SHORE SAFETY COUNCIL meets on the first Thursday of most months, noon1:30 p.m. at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. All are welcome who have an interest in pedestrian, cyclist, driver, sport and home safety. 604983-6444, x7233 northshoresafetycouncil.ca WEST VANCOUVER ROTARY SUNRISE CLUB meets for breakfast every Thursday, 7:15-8:30 a.m. at Capilano Golf and Country Club, 420 Southborough Dr., West Vancouver. Judith Harder, president, 604-992-9880 Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com. For our online listings, go to nsnews.com, scroll to Community Events and click on Add Your Event.

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Barker a ‘hometown hero’ A North Shore environmental steward is being recognized for his efforts to protect and sustain wild Pacific salmon stocks.

John Barker, president of the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society, has received Earth Day Canada’s Individual Hometown Heroes Award for 2015. The national award celebrates Barker’s dedication to the environmental, community awareness and education.

With this award, Barker receives a $10,000 cash prize to donate to a local environmental group or cause of his choice. Not surprisingly, he’s elected to give his prize money to the streamkeepers.

A West Vancouver resident for 48 years, Barker joined the streamkeepers in 2004 and has held the volunteer position of president since 2010. In this role, he established a working board of directors, initiated

student outreach programs, and expanded a storm drain marking program that engages elementary students, teachers and parents.

Among his most notable environmental initiatives is spearheading the construction of a rearing pond adjacent to McDonald Creek, creating year-round rearing conditions for juvenile Coho salmon and other aquatic species.

He also launched

estuary enhancement projects at McDonald Creek and Rodgers Creek that have improved access for spawning salmon.

In 2013, Barker received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and was named West Vancouver Citizen of the Year.

He will receive his award at Earth Day Canada’s Gala on Earth Day, April 22, 2016, in Toronto.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

NORTH SHORE SCORES AA football B.C. final Dec. 5 Carson Graham - 53 Abbotsford - 34 AAAA girls volleyball B.C. final, Dec. 5 Earl Marriot - 0 Handsworth - 3 PJHL hockey, Dec. 5 Ridge Meadows - 3 NV Wolf Pack - 7

Carson Graham quarterback Tyler Nylander reaches for the end zone during a historic performance in the AA provincial championship game Saturday at BC Place. Nylander rushed for seven touchdowns as the Eagles beat Abbotsford 53-34. For more photos and video visit nsnews.com. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Eagles run wild in AA final Nylander scores seven TDs in championship win

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The Carson Graham football coaches knew Tyler Nylander was a great athlete – it’s why they switched him to

quarterback at the start of this season, after all – but seven touchdowns?

Seven touchdowns!?

On Saturday Nylander basically lived every dream any athlete can have, dominating a championship

game to bring his team to victory. It was a threepointer at the buzzer, a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth, a golden goal in sudden death overtime, a perfect game – all wrapped into one. It

was unprecedented in a B.C. high school football championship game: 26 rushes, 368 yards, seven touchdowns. And of course the most important stat: one victory, 53-34 over the Abbotsford Panthers.

“It was unreal,” said Carson Graham head coach Brian Brady. “I didn’t even realize until after the game that it was seven.

It’s unbelievable. He had touchdowns of 55 yards, 42 yards – I think his shortest touchdown run was 15.”

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Star QB was supposed to be a receiver From page 47

lot of attention on Heyes and so they moved on to option two, calling planned runs for Nylander. It worked.

“We called Tyler’s number a couple of times and our o-line blocked really well and he wasn’t getting touched until four or five yards downfield and even then he’s a slippery runner,” said Brady. “He was able to keep going and we were able to keep riding it to success. … It was impressive. He’s just so fast and he sees the field so well. It was great to see him do well.”

If Nylander’s offensive performance wasn’t enough, he also played most of the game on defence as well, something he’d rarely done throughout the season.

“This game we really let Tyler go,” said Brady.

“I was concerned a little bit (about Nylander’s workload) but he’s such a good athlete. He’s a hardnosed individual and a hardworking individual.”

Nylander teamed up with Michael Kulic to provide double coverage on Abbotsford’s superstar

Chase Claypool, a six-footfive, 220-pound receiver who is bound for the NCAA next season to play football at Notre Dame.

“We knew that we were putting our two best athletes on (Claypool), and our two best athletes were better than anyone else he would have faced through the year.

He still did well,” Brady said with a laugh. “He’s an unbelievable athlete.”

Claypool was slowed by a hip injury he suffered near the end of the first quarter – he didn’t return to the field until the second half – but still managed to catch a touchdown and throw for another major. Nylander ended the game with two tackles and an interception.

It was the offence, however, that carried the day for Carson Graham.

Nylander put up the jawdropping numbers, but Heyes was also strong, carrying 28 times for 194 yards and a touchdown.

“Flynn’s been a workhorse for us all year,” said Brady. “He ran really well. He got stronger as the game went on.”

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Nylander, who also lost track of how many touchdowns he scored, deflected praise onto his teammates.

“I had some huge holes to run through,” he told the North Shore News. “I just saw the guys up front get a good push off the ball and had some great running lanes to go through. It just all worked out for me following the guys into the end zone.”

Nylander’s feat is all the more incredible considering that if he had his choice, he probably wouldn’t have been playing quarterback.

As a Grade 11 last season he was the backup quarterback but emerged as a star receiver. He was set to play receiver again this year but when he got to fall camp the coaches had a void to fill at quarterback so they asked him to try it full-time.

“He would have been one of the top (receivers) in the province this year but what we needed him to do was come in and be in there at quarterback,” said Brady,

adding that the early returns weren’t great as the Eagles lost their opener – falling by one point to Handsworth in the Buchanan Bowl – and suffered a couple more lopsided defeats in the first month of the season.

“It was rough at the start of the year because he was learning a new offence,” said Brady. “The fact that he was resilient and he has such strong character and leadership skills helped him stick with it and helped him get success.”

Eventually Carson Graham’s no-huddle, spread offence started clicking.

Based on the offence run by the University of Oregon, the Carson plan involves three options on each play: a handoff to the running back, a quarterback run, or a pass. As the Eagles started rolling, it was running back Flynn Heyes who did much of the damage, racking up 10 touchdowns and nearly 200 yards rushing per game in Carson’s three playoff games before the final.

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The Carson offence may be based on the highly effective Oregon model, but the Eagles also make use of the rugby skills that many of their top players possess, including Nylander, who has suited up for the provincial team in rugby.

“Kids like Tyler, kids like Flynn Heyes, kids like Max Goodman, who is coming up next year and we’re going to lean on him next year, another player Harry Girdler – they’re all rugby players and they’re all football players,” said Brady, adding that the offence focuses on getting their athletes the ball in open space and letting them read and attack the defence.

“We want to put them in situations where they can experience success. Those rugby skills are definitely helping with that … just getting the ball and having great vision.”

The runners also benefited from great blocking by the offensive line, said Brady.

“They were a strong point all year, and something that we could

rely on week in and week out,” he said of his linemen.

“Our two guards and our centre are all Grade 12s.

(Tyler) was running right behind them.”

After the game the Carson Graham players hoisted their quarterback up onto their shoulders.

“I was just so proud of everyone on the field, all the guys I’ve been playing alongside all year,” said Nylander, who was an obvious choice as game MVP. Cristoph Stangl was named the top lineman of the championship final.

The individual statistics, particularly Nylander’s, jump off the page, but Brady emphasized that his roster was loaded with talented, passionate players.

“We talk about Nylander and Flynn and Cristoph, but this is the strongest unit, the strongest team that I’ve ever been a part of,” he said. “I think it was a great team win. It really shows that when a group of individuals comes together as a team and puts their minds to something, they can accomplish success.”

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KUDOS

Members of the West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club raised $4,785 at their annual Labour Day Charity Tournament for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation. The money will go towards the LGH Equipment Campaign to purchase new medical equipment.

Scotiabank Lynn Valley branch manager Andy Hobbis and North Vancouver Rotary Club members Norman Thompson and Kevin Evans display a cheque for $2,845 for the Terry Fox Foundation.

The money was raised at the annual Terry Fox Run.

Vicki Magnison and Tannis Hendriks from the North Shore News present North Shore Rescue team leader Mike Danks with a cheque for $1,152 – partial proceeds from a commemorative North Shore Rescue 50th Anniversary feature published on Sept. 30.

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Pan Am Games gold medal swimmer Emily Overholt, on behalf of Chicken Farmers of Canada, donates $1,000 to Collingwood School for Backpack Buddies. When a Canadian swimmer wins an individual world championship medal, CFC donates $1,000 to that swimmer’s local food bank, and $1,000 to their swim club. Overholt, a graduate of Collingwood, a partner school for Backpack Buddies, asked that her donation be given to them. Backpack Buddies delivers backpacks of food to inner city school children.

Ian Kershaw and Pauline Stephen present the West Vancouver Community Foundation with a $50,000 bequest from the estate of their parents, Ernie and Audrey Kershaw. Ernie Kershaw taught mathematics for 33 years at West Vancouver secondary and played professional baseball. The foundation honoured the Kershaws at its annual Appreciation Reception on Nov. 26.

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More than 20 people donated their time and sewing skills at the Hats for Homeless Night at Made By Me Sewing Studio. They made almost 50 warm hats for the North Shore Lookout Society.

Staff at Edgemont Dental Care show off the 135 pounds of Halloween candy they collected during their annual Candy Buy-Back event. Kids and parents were invited to drop off excess Halloween loot in November. They received $1 per pound of candy and were entered in a draw to win prizes.

As in previous years, the dental office donated all the candy to the Canadian Armed Forces to remind the soldiers of home.

The North Shore chapter of P.E.O. (a philanthropic educational organization) recently held a fundraising Paint Night with local art studio owner and instructor Jeri Engen. P.E.O. supports educational opportunities for women by providing grants, loans and scholarships.

Members of the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club raised $16,000 through their annual Canada Day Tournament for the new Outpatient Care Centre at Lions Gate Hospital. This donation will help provide improved care for the more than 20,000 outpatients who use the centre each year.

John Fleming and Ross Wheatley of Heritage Office Furnishings present Judy Savage of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation with an $8,000 cheque. The money will go towards the LGH NOW Campaign, which is raising funds to build a new Outpatient Care Centre.

Sandra Schmidt donates $6,000 to North Shore Rescue’s Bruce Moffat. Schmidt recently received a lifetime achievement recognition as a Sun Life Financial advisor and the company celebrated her career milestone by providing a $6,000 donation to a registered Canadian charity of her choice.

Kudos

to those who volunteer their time, money and effort to benefit the many service and charitable organizations on the North Shore. If you have a cheque presentation photo or information for Kudos, please contact Neetu Shokar at nshokar@nsnews.com.

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RECIPE CHILI THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO COLD WEATHER For many people, winter is a time to huddle up indoors, where the harsh weather synonymous with the season can do us no harm. Food is often a friend during such times, as certain foods act like a warm blanket on an otherwise bone chilling day or night.

Perhaps no food is more effective at warding off winter weather than chili. A bowl of chili can be the perfect remedy on a cold day, and the following recipe for "Chicken and Black Bean Chili" from Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny's "Soup's On!" (Chronicle Books) is sure to please.

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½ cup olive oil or vegetable oil, divided 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut in 1-inch cubes 2-3 tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon cumin seeds 2 cups diced yellow onions 1 cup seeded, diced yellow onions 1 red bell pepper, diced 3 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, minced ¼ cup minced garlic (4 to 6 cloves) 1 can (14.5 ounces) black beans 1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes 2 ears corn, kernels cut from the cobs Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted and diced 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered ½ red onion, diced (about 1/2 cup) ½ bunch fresh cilantro, minced ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 4 limes)

2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt ½ cup crumbled Mexican cotija cheese ½ cup grated mixed cheddar and monterey jack cheeses 1. Heat ¼ cup of the oil in a heavy-bottomed, !

8-quart pot over medium heat. Add the chicken, chili powder and cumin seeds and saute until the chicken is cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes.

2. Transfer the meat to a bowl and set aside. !

3. Return the pot to the heat, add the remaining ! ¼ cup of oil, and cook the onions, poblanos, bell pepper, chipotles, and garlic, stirring frequently, until the onions start to brown.

4. Stir in the beans with their liquid, tomatoes and ! corn and return the cooked chicken with all its juices. Turn the heat down to low and simmer, stirring every 5 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and tender, about 25 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, jalapenos, and salt. Set aside.

6. To serve, ladle the chili into bowls and top with ! the salsa and cheeses.

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