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Grain terminal plans raise ire BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Plans for a massive new grain terminal on the North Vancouver waterfront are meeting opposition from residents who say the North Shore is already overburdened with waterfront industry.
STOLEN INDEPENDENCE North Vancouver resident Michael Twyman stands in the parking garage of his Lynnmour North townhouse complex where his custom-made adaptable bicycle was stolen from last week. See story page 11. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
“If you research any communities that live in any proximity to a grain terminal, you’re going to find that residents live in a nightmare,” said Holly Cole, a North Vancouver resident who has been leafletting and collecting signatures for an online petition against the project. Manitoba-based G3 Global Holdings has partnered with Western Stevedoring to build a new terminal at the foot of Brooksbank Avenue, currently home to Lynnterm Westbank. If approved by Port Metro Vancouver, the new terminal would consist of 48 concrete grain silos standing 43 metres
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THE SHIPYARDS: PIPE SHOP BUILDING
Waterfront museum plans are history JUSTIN BEDDALL jbeddall@nsnews.com
A week after breaking ground for the new Presentation House Gallery at the foot of Lonsdale, City of North Vancouver council has voted down plans for a new museum inside the nearby Pipe Shop building at the Shipyards.
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received conditional approval from council to develop a museum at the Shipyards provided that they raise $5 million by Dec. 31, 2015. The city pledged to match contributions up to $5 million if the target was met. Campaign chair Don Evans and other members of the team sat glumly in the back row of the gallery as council debated the museum’s fate publicly after the in-camera session.
As of Dec. 31, the drive had reached 83 per cent of its target and currently it has two major corporate donations reaching final approval stages which would add $600,000 to the total. Still, some council members weren’t convinced as to the viability of the project, which was planned as an interactive cultural history museum. Coun. Craig Keating said the biggest factor in his decision was the BDO Canada report to council last year that “advised
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Two dozen North Shore residents clutched Kleenex in their hands while they waited for the Abdulhafiz family to walk through the arrivals area at Vancouver International Airport on Jan. 15.
“And then we all cried,” said Cynthia Bunbury, who belongs to a refugee sponsorship group comprised of five North Shore churches. This meeting has been four months in the making for the benevolent Canadians, and four years longer for the weary refugee family. A huge sense of relief washed over Said and Honada Abdulhafiz and their children, Nour, 18, Ahmed, 12, and Ibrahim, 11, as the wheels of the plane carrying 400 Syrian refugees lifted off from the ground in Beirut en route to Toronto two weeks ago. When the parents received approval for resettlement in Canada — with one day’s notice — they broke down crying in disbelief. Honada had almost given up hope and was debating returning to war-torn Syria because of dismal conditions in the refugee camp. “It was so difficult in
Syrian refugees Said and Honada Abdulhafiz and their children, Nour, 18, Ahmed, 12, and Ibrahim, 11, arrived in Vancouver a couple weeks ago and will soon be resettling in Blueridge. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN Beirut. It’s like a jail and there are fences around the whole area. And you are not allowed to leave that camp,” described Honada, through a translator. The Abdulhafiz family spoke to the News last week from their temporary accommodation in the British Properties. They are tired but overwhelmed with gratitude for the kindness shown by the North Shore community. Honada put out dried fruits and homemade sweets
similar to baklava, as a welcome gesture. Her smile masks the unfathomable ordeal she has endured to make it to this point. Four years ago Honada and her family were living in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria, in a house that Honada had saved money for 18 years to buy. One month after they moved in, the house was bombed. They fled Damascus on foot amidst all the “killings, bombings and shootings”
and travelled for four hours to make it to a refugee camp in Beirut. As Honada carried her youngest son in her arms the whole way, she tried to avoid stepping on the dead bodies of refugees who didn’t make it and were caught in the crossfire. Living in limbo in the Lebanese refugee camp for the past four years was dreadful for the Abdulhafiz family. There was no money to buy even water or medication for the kids. Honada,
meanwhile, suffered through a debilitating kidney condition without proper medical attention. Occasionally fireworks would go off in the night for special occasions, sending the younger son for cover under a blanket. All three Abdulhafiz children knew classmates that were killed in the Syrian conflict. When the family thinks about the loved ones they left behind, there are tears. “They are waiting for
death – it’s really bad,” said Honada. Stepping foot on Canadian soil was surreal for Honada and her family, who thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and all Canadians for welcoming them. “Canada is the country that was really beside the Syrians,” said Honada. Honada has normal hopes as her family starts a new life in this country: “To be able to sleep safely, for the kids to be able to go to school and get an education, to be able to eat and live a simple life.” In a couple weeks the family will move to Blueridge where a homeowner has offered a full house for two Syrian refugee families at below-market rent. The generosity of North Shore residents towards the refugees has been palpable during the past couple months. The local refugee sponsorship group, with members belonging to St. Clement’s, St. Catherine’s, St. Martin’s and Gloria Dei and St. Agnes, have pooled their educational and medical resources to support the family. On Jan. 24 the Abdulhafiz family was officially welcomed by 150 North Shore residents with a big potluck dinner at Gloria Dei church. The most emotional moment for Bunbury was when the group spontaneously broke into a harmonized version of “O Canada.” “It’s a remarkable experience all around,” said Bunbury of the refugee family’s road to Canada.
COURT: BLAIR WILSON CASE
‘Responsible journalism’ paper’s defence in defamation trial JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
A long-simmering court case pitting allegations of political misconduct against claims a former West Vancouver MP was deliberately smeared took another strange twist this week with the news that one of the main defendants in the case has died. William Lougheed, the estranged father-in-law of former West Vancouver Liberal MP Blair Wilson, died early Thursday morning, his
lawyers told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jane Dardi on Monday. Lougheed was 88. Wilson is suing Lougheed, as well as The Province newspaper and its parent company, reporter Elaine O’Connor, blogger Steve Janke and former Liberal MLA and party member Judi Tyabji for defamation for publishing or spreading what Wilson has characterized as untrue statements about election act irregularities and business debts owed to his inlaws. Wilson has alleged rumours that destroyed his career
were fed to The Province by his political enemies and motivated by malice. The defendants in the case have denied the allegations. Lougheed’s defence lawyer Rodney Massel told Dardi on Monday he expects to ask that the case against Lougheed be dismissed, based on the legal principal that defamation cases end when either party to the case dies. Last week, Province lawyer Dan Burnett began the newspaper’s defence, arguing that the article published about Wilson on Oct. 28,
2007 was substantially true, fair comment on a public official and demonstrated responsible journalism by the newspaper. Freedom of expression is a key issue in the case, said Burnett, and “information or views going to the character, competence, creditworthiness or fitness for office of an elected politician is perhaps the clearest area for vigorous public expression.” Burnett said the newspaper will argue that key facts in the article – including allegations of election spending
infractions and the existence of “significant unpaid debts” by Wilson and his wife – are substantially true. Other comments in the article about Wilson being “not fit for office” are fair comment, said Burnett. He added the extensive documentation reviewed by the reporter, number of sources contacted and opportunity given to Wilson to respond mean the newspaper has demonstrated responsible journalism. The Province’s defence comes several weeks into
the defamation trial, started in October, which has already taken almost eight years to get to trial. Two of Wilson’s former campaign workers testified for the defence last week about events that caused them concern during the 2005/2006 federal election campaign. Reporter Elaine O’Connor and a former member of the federal Liberals’ “green light committee” which vetted candidates are also expected to testify for the defence.
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(140 feet) tall, plus an overhead conveyor system and a grain cleaning facility that reaches 80 metres (260 ft). The project would also feature a rail loop around the site. At peak operation, it would mean another 168 ships per year departing from the new terminal. But the project is simply too big and carries with it too many environmental, health and safety concerns, Cole said. Among those concerns: noise and grain dust emanating from the site all day and night, the potential for a terminal explosion, increased shipping traffic on Burrard Inlet and rail traffic coming to the North Shore, view impacts from the “humongous” terminal on the waterfront, plus the impact three years construction would have on the area. Cole’s petition has netted almost 300 signatures, though so far she’s found most people aren’t aware of G3’s plans. With Richardson International, Cargill Canada and Neptune Terminals already on the waterfront, Cole said most people have said “enough is enough.” “We try to live well with the port. We try to make it all work, all of us, but to add this huge, highly mechanized facility that will run 24/7 with external moving parts and three huge trains coming in per day, it’s too much to ask,” she said. “There must be other things that could go down there that would be an economic boost to the North Shore and people who live
here, besides these great big, ugly 48 concrete grain silos.” G3 estimates it will employ 50 people when up and running. “That’s no more hiring than a medium-sized grocery store,” Cole said. Terrence Loychuk agreed, arguing most of the benefits of the project will fall to the Prairies. “I understand that it’s good for Manitoba, it’s good for Saskatchewan and it’s good for Alberta in terms of their agricultural output but we’re the ones that pay the price,” he said. Both are asking G3 and Port Metro Vancouver to hold a public meeting for residents to air their concerns and have their questions answered publicly. But G3’s planned terminal is quite unlike the ones North Vancouver residents are used to at Cargill and Richardson, said Brett Malkoske, vice-president of business development for G3, and it shouldn’t produce nearly as much noise and dust. Because of the rail loop, there will be minimal need for shunting train cars and the machinery on site would be quieter than what exists on the North Shore now. “It will be difficult for most people to pick up the change in any noise disturbance as anything significant,” he said. Dust output too should be significantly less thanks to more modern design, Malkoske added. “We’ve incorporated a lot of best practice in terms of dust mitigation techniques – covered conveying systems, at any points of major dust
generation there are filters and dust collectors. We even have incorporated telescoping ship loading systems,” he said. “This is a new standard that doesn’t exist today in the port.” Malkoske said he encourages everyone to submit their thoughts on the project at g3terminalvancouver.ca. The deadline for input is Feb. 1. G3 will have to apply to Metro Vancouver for an air quality permit. Residents and public health agencies can also express their concerns as part of the process. The proponent will have to supply a dispersion model plan showing what the expected behaviour of the dust is, and Metro Vancouver will have the ability to impose conditions to mitigate risks to air quality. “We have pretty stringent air quality objectives in Metro Vancouver. We have pretty good air. Our air usually meets these objectives but we also have some of the tightest objectives in North America,” said Ray Robb, district director. Port Metro Vancouver provided a statement from vice-president of planning and operations, Peter Xotta, saying the port will consider its mandate to facilitate trade as well as local and environmental concerns. “Port Metro Vancouver will carefully review all required materials, input, and consultation. Any mitigation strategies to protect the environment or address community impacts, if necessary, will be identified through the port authority review process,” he said.
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‘A great failure of the imagination’: Bookham From page 1 council that even were the monies to be raised on the capital side of the project there was a very high probability that this would not be a successful enterprise in terms of financial problems going forward. This in my mind was very sobering news. … They brought forward these recommendations in terms of business case.” The council-endorsed Central Waterfront Development Plan for Lot 5 development, created by destination marketing expert Roger Brooks, included the museum. “Roger Brooks, remember him?” said Coun. Rod Clark, “the American who came into town and juiced us up about Site 5 at the waterfront? Roger Brooks said the Pipe Shop and museum would be a good thing.” Clark introduced a motion to defer a museum decision until after the fundraising team could make a public presentation to council. “Far too much has gone on in the back room there and it needs to come out in the public and then we will see who stands by the museum and who does not,” said Clark. Clark’s motion was defeated, with Couns. Pam Bookham and Don Bell voting in favour of the delay, while Mayor Mussatto and Couns. Linda Buchanan, Holly Back and Keating voting against it. Clark then abruptly left the council chambers.
noted, “what was a clincher was the BDO study. The BDO study made some observations that they felt had to be said… that was a big flag for me.” Reached after the meeting, Evans expressed his disappointment over council’s decision. “We felt we were were so close to the target that it would just make sense to finish the job and get on with it,” said Evans.
won’t be on the waterfront, a search for a new home will continue. “We will look at options for a new home,” said Buchanan. “But at this time I cannot support something that has very clear indications that it will come back to be a large cost and financial burden on the City of North Vancouver.” Mussatto thanked the campaign organizers for their diligent efforts but
West Vancouver Denture Clinic An artist’s rendering shows the Pipe Shop directly behind the performance stage at Shipbuilders’ Square. The Shipyards are recognized as a primary heritage site in the City of North Vancouver heritage inventory. IMAGE SUPPLIED The original motion – to not support the concept plan with staff reporting back to council with possible options for the relocation of the museum – was then voted on and passed 4-2, with Couns. Bell and Bookham in opposition. “I think this is the wrong step for the council to take in terms of the interest of the community,” said Bell. “I think the opportunities that exist by having the museum located in the Pipe Shop are substantial and they support council’s desire to see something exciting happen down in the Shipyards area.” Bell took issue with some comparisons made in the BDO report. “I think the BDO report was in my opinion a poor
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fter campaigners for a new museum fell short of their $5-million fundraising goal, City of North Vancouver council has sent plans for a new North Vancouver Museum in the Pipe Shop on the Shipyards the way of the Flamborough Head. The mind boggles when it comes to the questions this raises. Where is the museum to go now? And on what timeline? What does this mean for the city’s agreement with the District of North Vancouver, which is a funding partner? What does it mean for the federal grant offered? What does the museum’s leadership say to the people who donated on the understanding the new museum was to take its place on the central waterfront? What will come of the historic Pipe Shop in the Shipyards?
If we’re willing to drop this critical piece of the Roger Brooks vision that council has been using as its blueprint, what other major components can we pick apart? The museum was a big strength in the something-for-everyone aspirations for Lot 5. The plans for the museum and the fundraising needed for it were indeed ambitious. Perhaps too much so. There were questions as to whether the museum would succeed or flounder if it moved into the Pipe Shop, but giving the museum a prime location on what is destined to be the jewel of the North Shore’s public spaces was its best chance at success. We’d like to see some Plan Bs sooner rather than later because an awful lot of time and energy has been spent on the proposed museum only to have it collapse at this late hour.
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he new federal government under Justin Trudeau has a chance to do something that will have a much bigger impact than legalizing marijuana, changing election laws or building roads and bridges. Those promises have gotten the lion’s share of attention (along with an expanded refugee admittance program) but another promise has flown under the radar. But it can’t hide in plain sight forever. I’m referring to Trudeau’s election promise to arrive at a new health-care funding accord with the provinces. Reaching that goal is critically important to provincial governments, which have faced extraordinary funding pressures to maintain even status quo levels in their health-care systems. The promise was on display, albeit briefly, last week when the country’s health ministers met in Vancouver. The meeting wrapped up with pledges from both
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B.C.’s health budget will approach $18 billion in the coming year, an increase of about $500 million from year to year. View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey federal and provincial governments to work together to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, and to co-operate on such issues as health innovation. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott has left the door open to coming up with a new health accord, which is encouraging. In fact, there seems to be a renewed sense of co-operation on health matters between Ottawa and the provinces. To illustrate how important a new accord is, just look at any provincial
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capita funding formula versus one that reflects demographics could far exceed whatever Ottawa spends on infrastructure in this province. B.C.’s health budget will approach $18 billion in the coming year, an increase of about $500 million from year to year. And the following year it will receive another $500 million or so, and so on. The federal government’s funding increase each year comes nowhere near that kind of spending increase. The gloom of the latter years of the Harper government which seemed to have settled on so many things – including provincial-federal relations – appears to have been lifted with the election of a new government. We’ll see if the new prime minister brings some much needed sunshine to funding a health-care system that everyone uses, but which costs so much. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith. Baldrey@globalnews.ca
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Invest in our local economy Dear Editor: One of the fundamental principles of sound investment is never placing your eggs in one basket. Thanks to the West, the Chinese economy has become up to now, the strongest in the world. We depend on them for practically anything. We have also exported to them large numbers of tax-paying manufacturing jobs – to their advantage and to our detriment. Had we invested in our economies the billions of dollars we have invested in China and kept our manufacturing jobs, we would have been in a better economic position than we are now. The weakening of the Chinese economy is dragging all of us down due to the decreased demand for and the
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for our economic well-being. We somehow tend to unrealistically think that the needs of others must supersede our own needs. I do not think we can expect much from the feds except more futile patriotic optimistic speeches and from our provincial government and others, just more and higher taxes, premiums and fees. We should count our blessings. The recent B.C. (property) assessments have made most of us much “wealthier” than last year. The fact that more of the so-called snow geese are now spending their vacations in the Okanagan rather than in the United States, must give you a clearer picture of the shape of things to come. John Bueno North Vancouver
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Both the City and District of North Vancouver offer pre-authorized monthly payment plans to help you budget your property taxes more easily, and the provincial government offers tax-deferral options for seniors and families with young children. Most importantly, “Don’t fear this year’s property assessment,” Clarke assures. “A big jump in your property’s assessed value is not going to translate into an equally big jump in your property taxes this summer!” Do you have a question or an experience you’d like to share? Email your questions or comments to me at curbappeal@gclc.ca.
HOW BC PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS ARE DETERMINED ■ Assessments are mailed in early January of each year, but are based on what the B.C. government determines to have been the market value of your property on July 1 of the previous year — in this case, 2015. ■ Market values are determined by looking at sale prices of comparable homes in your area or the sale price if your home was sold during the last year. Since they’re based on averages, these values are rarely spot on. Often, they’re low. ■ Last year’s record-breaking real estate market has caused everyone’s assessments to increase — in many cases, by double digits. Assessments for average detached homes have gone up by a whopping 26.6 percent. ■ If your assessment is low, you don’t need to worry.We advise buyers that assessments do not necessarily reflect market value. If your assessment is high and you plan on staying in your home for awhile, you may want to file an appeal with the reasons why you believe your assessment should be lowered.The deadline to file an appeal is Feb. 1, 2016. ■ For more information on appeals: www.bcassessment.ca/ Services-products/appeals. ■ To set up pre-authorized monthly property tax payments: City of North Vancouver: www.cnv.org/Property-andDevelopment/Property-Taxes/ Preauthorized-Tax-Payment. District of North Vancouver: www.dnv.org/property-anddevelopment/pay-your-taxesmonthly. ■ To learn how to defer your property taxes: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/ taxes/property-taxes/annualproperty-tax/pay/defer-taxes.
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A North Vancouver man with partial paralysis has had his freedom stolen after a thief made off with his custom-made adaptable bicycle. Michael Twyman had only recently flown to Belgium to pick up the custom recumbent bike, which allowed him mobility using only his right arm and right leg. His left side was left too weak for strenuous use after his carotid artery became dissected following a bad neck adjustment eight years ago. Sometime overnight between Jan. 20 and Jan. 21, Twyman’s Lynnmour North garage was hit by thieves. “I locked it up with a couple Kryptonite locks in my supposedly secure
nothing else was taken. Given the custom design, the thieves will likely have a hard time finding a buyer, according to Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “It’s pretty hard to sell. My guess is it’s sitting in somebody’s garage or storage locker wondering what to do with it,” he said. Since the theft, a neighbour of Twyman’s has set up a crowdfunding campaign hoping friends and neighbours will put up enough to replace the $15,000 Volotecnik Electric Scorpion SX. By Tuesday, it had reached more than $2,000. To see the fundraising page, visit gofundme. com/stolenfreedom. The response from the community has been a silver lining amid the otherwise depressing experience, Twyman said. “I’ve been overwhelmed by the community support and the support from my friends. It’s proved my suspicion that there’s far more good in people than there is bad,” he said.
underground parking in the townhouse complex where we live. Someone broke in and cut the cables and stole the bike. I’ve only had it maybe two months. It was pretty much brand new,” he said. The theft has left Twyman essentially housebound. “It was basically, for me, sheer joy. Since my injury, I’ve only been able to walk short distances at a very slow pace. I’m paralyzed on my left side, which makes day-to-day functions very difficult for me. The bicycle freed me up,” he said. “It’s taken my independence from me and taken away my ability to lead a more free life, to be more spontaneous. I don’t have a driver’s licence because of the nature of my injury.” Police say it’s likely the theft was a crime of opportunity. Undergrounds are frequently broken into by thieves looking for anything that could be stolen and sold. A couple of vehicles in Twyman’s underground had been rummaged through but
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Film honours father’s cancer experience
Key Meek plays host to screening and fundraiser ! Brain Maker: short film and fundraising event, Saturday, Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m. at Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: $10/$7 at kaymeekcentre.com. CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com
Eighteen years ago, when Emmett Sparling was still in utero, his father Lawrence received some devastating news.
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mission, and there was no room for failure,” Sparling says. The operation was a success and today, Sparling, a Bowen Island resident and Grade 12 student at Rockridge secondary in West Vancouver, is paying tribute to his father’s inspiring story with a short film. “I was a huge part of the motivation for my dad to keep going, and so I wanted to honour that story,” says the largely self-taught filmmaker. Entitled Brain Maker, the 20-minute movie has been in the works since the fall of 2014. Sparling spent several months developing a script and then started planning sets and costumes. He assembled a crew and a cast that includes Christian MacInnis playing his dad and Carrie Lehman as his mom. He also set up an Indiegogo campaign that raised $16,000 toward his project budget. “My cinematographer and I spend two weeks building a full-sized Mercury space capsule in my backyard,” Sparling recalls.
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Window components that aid in energy efficiency include the type of coating on the glass, the type of gas within the glazing unit and the spacer bar that separates the panes of glass.
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Old installation methods did not seal windows the way they’re sealed today; so regardless of their energy efficiency, cold air can leak around them. Even some of today’s installation practices aren’t that great, so it’s important for homeowners to ask about the method to be used and not just about the window and door products they’re choosing.
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Use cork to protect flooring From page 14 Corkboard is wonderful when used to divide your good knives in a drawer. Simply measure out the dimensions of your drawer and cut the corkboard to fit. Use your glue gun to piece together how many dividers you require. Insert knives. Cork candles Embellish the simplest of glass votive holders by wrapping them with corkboard. Look for stores that carry confetti corkboard, which is a roll of cork that has been made with tiny pieces of coloured confetti. It’s very effective when used as a craft and
works wonderfully when wrapped around a glass votive candle. Don’t forget that cork may also be used to protect your floors from furniture legs scratching the surface. Using a sharp pair of scissors cut bottle corks into half- to one-centimetre pieces. If you are planning to use cork sheets, cut the sheet into the desired size and shape of each leg of your chairs or table. Attach the cork with a glue gun. Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home decor, entertaining and floral design. She also runs Blu Dog Staging & Redesign. bludogstagingandredesign.com
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Say what you mean, mean what you say
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Nine-year old Olivia was talking to her friends in the schoolyard.
Carmen Majawa (8) Montroyal elementary ART TEACHER: Carolyn Bergstrand FAVOURITE ART: mixed media FAVOURITE ARTIST: Douglas Coupland HER TEACHER WRITES: Carmen is an artist who enjoys learning and practising new skills. She takes time to think before beginning new projects and sets off on a creative path with a plan in mind. Carmen savours working with colour and her art always draws the eye of her audience. Young Artists of the Week are selected from North Shore schools by Artists for Kids for displaying exceptional ability in their classroom artwork. For details, visit the website artists4kids.com. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
The group had come up with a plan to have a sleepover on the weekend and watch horror movies. Olivia was delivering the news that her parents were adamant this was not going to happen. Her friends reminded her that there were still four days until the planned event and surely she could wear her parents down in that time. “No,” Olivia explained, “When my parents say no, they mean it.” Those other kids who nag their parents do it because it works. Parents often use threats to avoid following through on their expectations of their children’s behaviour. Threats are the downfall of many parents. Your child is misbehaving and a threat comes flying out of your mouth. Unfortunately, you don’t really mean it and your youngster knows that. There is a story about a child who was playing with his buddy in the backyard of the house next door. His mother came out and called
Parenting Today Kathy Lynn him home for dinner and he ignored her. About five minutes later she called again, and again he just kept on playing. Another five minutes passed and when she called him he said goodbye to his friend because it was time to go home. As he was leaving, the mom asked him why he paid attention this time. “Oh,” he explained, “she never means it until the third time.” Empty threats are a total waste of time. Our kids know us well and they know when we don’t mean what we say. So, either mean what you say or be quiet. Often we end up using
empty threats with our children when we are in public and are embarrassed by their behaviour. It’s a family dinner with aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins. Ben is not really eating. He is playing with his food, trying to kick other kids under the table, being gross by putting food in his mouth and spitting it out. And you are threatening him. “If you don’t settle down, you’ll have to leave the table.” There is a problem with your threats. He may not have any idea what you need from him. Often we let kids get away with appalling table manners at home and then expect them to know how to behave out in public. They are confused. Yesterday at home they squirmed in their seat, played with their food and behaved grossly and you said nothing. In order for us to stop using threats it’s important to know what your standards are and what behaviour you reasonably expect from your child. Sit down and think of the times when you find
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KIDS STUFF TEEN BOOK CLUB Talk about your favourite books with other teens and vote on what to read next Jan. 27, 3:30-5 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Books provided. This week: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater; Feb. 24: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky; and March 30: to be decided. Register online at nvcl.ca TEEN MATINEE MOVIES Students in Grade 7 and up are invited to watch What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St., on Friday, Jan. 29 at 3:45 p.m. Bring friends and drop in to catch the film. Snacks provided. nvcl.ca BOOK CRUSH! What is the one book you love so much you want everyone to know? Share the title with librarians at the North Vancouver City Library Feb. 1-13 and enter a draw to win prizes. Entry forms are available at the second floor info desk, 120 West 14th St. The prize draw takes place Saturday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. nvcl.ca TWEEN AFTER SCHOOL CLUB Get help with your homework and explore digital media and technology with the help of teen mentors. Tutorials throughout the sixweek winter session include digital animation, simple electronics, computer coding and more. Register at the children’s info desk. Space is limited. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 3:454:45 p.m. and Thursdays, from Feb. 4 to March 8, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 140 West 14th St. nvcl.ca GREEN THUMB THEATRE – STILL FALLING Still Falling will be presented Wednesday, Feb. 3 with a school performance at 1:30
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p.m. and a public performance at 7 p.m. at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. This free production is sponsored by the City and District of North Vancouver, Vancouver Coastal Health, North Vancouver Recreation and Culture Commission, North Vancouver School District and Centennial Theatre and tells the story of Nina as she tries to come to grips with depression and anxiety. centennialtheatre.com VANCOUVER CHINESE MUSIC ENSEMBLE – THE MONKEY KING West Vancouver Memorial Library celebrates the new year Saturday, Feb. 6, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. with a presentation of The Monkey King by the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble. Register online: westvanlibrary.ca WILL STROET FAMILY DAY CONCERT Join acclaimed children’s entertainer Will Stroet for a free Family Day concert Monday, Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m. at the West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Dr. BOOK BUDDIES Children ages six-12 play literary games and practise reading skills with teen volunteers during this program Saturdays, Feb. 13-March 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Kids must be school-aged and able to read some English on their own. westvanlibrary.ca DIGITAL MEDIA YOUTH EXPO The Digital Media Academy presents their fourth annual Digital Media Youth Expo on Saturday, Feb. 13, noon-3 p.m. at Argyle secondary, 1131 Frederick Rd., North Vancouver. This interactive youth event offers a variety of presentations, demos, post-secondary school
booths, experts in the field of digital media, animation, film, photography and sound recording. Free and open to the public. dmacademy.ca TWEEN ADVISORY GROUP Do you want to make the library awesome? Students in grades 5-7 are invited to have fun sharing their ideas and planning events Tuesdays, Feb. 23 and March 29, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Register: nvcl.ca or at the children’s info desk. STORYHOUSE FAMILY DROP-IN Families with children aged six and younger are invited to join in and celebrate learning in a fun and relaxed environment. The program is led by a certified childhood educator at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. on Mondays from 12:45-2:15 p.m. (no session Feb. 8) westvanlibrary.ca DIGITAL MEDIA LAB Grades 7-12 can drop in for access to a variety of tech resources like Maya 3D, Raspberry Pi, iPad Minis loaded with graphic design and animation apps, and instructions on how to begin. Learn computer coding, how to make animated GIFs, and more. Every Thursday during the school year, 4-5:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library. nvcl.ca TEEN GAMING Drop into The Room at North Vancouver City Library and play your favourite E- and T-rated Wii or PS3 games. Bring your friends every Friday during the school year, 3:30-5:45 p.m. For Grade 7 and up. nvcl.ca Compiled by Debbie Caldwell
TIME TRAVELLER Queen Mary students wear gas masks in preparation for an emergency drill circa 1941. The North Vancouver Museum and Archives is currently seeking docents for hands-on school programs. The position involves teamwork, flexible shifts and a chance to learn more about North Vancouver’s colourful history. If you are interested, email nvmac@dnv.org or call 604-990-3700 ext. 8016. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NORTH VANCOUVER MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
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When Brain Maker debuts at Kay Meek Centre on Jan 30, Sparling’s dad will be there to kick off the screening with a talk.
Following the film, Sparling and director of photography Shane McLachlan will speak about the making of the film and show a behind-thescenes video. A reception will follow with food and a
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Think before you issue threats From page 20 yourself threatening your child. Is it around table manners, behaviour in the mall, or his actions with other kids at the playground? Once you’re clear on the rules and expectations, talk to your child so that he knows what you expect. Also let him know what the consequences will be. Lousy table manners mean that you’re finished with the meal and you can get down from the table, racing around the mall or being mean to other kids at the playground means that you will immediately go home. Once you have determined the rules and your expected standards for behaviour, you will find it easy to follow through. When you are out in public with your child and she’s acting up, it’s easy to find yourself threatening her because you’re embarrassed. Your job is not to impress others with your well-behaved child but to help your child
learn how to behave in public. Think before you speak and then mean what you say. Threats of abandonment can touch on a child’s worst fear. When I hear a parent say to a child, “I’m leaving now,” and then turning away from the child I feel so badly for the child. It will likely work, but for all the wrong reasons. He will be so frightened of being abandoned by his parent, he will panic and follow along. You can leave the situation, but with the child. Don’t threaten to abandon him. Once you take threats out of your parenting style and speak when you mean what you say, your children will pay attention. Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author of Vive 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.
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Italian fine dining done well in LoLo Escargot starts off meal featuring menu of favourites A snail brings his shiny new sports car to an auto detailer and asks the staff to paint a giant “s” on the side.
A guy at the shop says, “Sure, come back tomorrow.” The snail crawls away. The next day, he shows up at the shop and admires the new addition to his ride. The guy at the shop can’t help himself and asks the snail why he wanted the work done. Chris Dagenais “Well, you see,” explains the snail, “now, when I’m bombing around town, people will point and say ‘Look at that S-car go!’” My six-year-old daughter Blondie giggles as she finishes telling the joke, looking up at our server, her sole audience member and incredibly good sport throughout the evening. Blondie gets a chuckle for her effort and feels decidedly adult, having engaged a restaurant professional in an interaction beyond the requisite “pleases” and “thank-yous” that accompany any meal out. This scenario recently unfolded during a recent meal at Gusto di Quattro, one of the North Shore’s consistently excellent Italian restaurants. Blondie was decked out in her favourite pink dress, the one with the velvet upper portion and flowing, pink chiffon skirt. She chose a silver locket and black kitty-cat clutch as accessories. If you had told me less than a decade ago that I’d one day be enjoying a fine Italian meal with a little kid, I’d have laughed. I have since learned that how kids behave and what they’re capable of is largely determined by what you entrust them with. Our server never patronized Blondie, but treated her like any other guest in the place. As a result, Blondie rose to the occasion and behaved (more or less) like, well, any other guest in the place. Blondie’s joke was immediately preceded by a bite of escargot in garlic butter and persillade, our second shared appetizer of the evening. A handful of plump snails, immersed in clear garlic butter, were accompanied by three large, succulent prawns and two generous wedges of grilled bread to mop everything up. It was a classic, undeniably oldschool dish, but one I am glad is still available. Our first course was a lovely and fragrant dish of pesto, one of the evening’s specials. Gusto di Quattro offers a nightly variation on pesto, available as a half-order for $14 or
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The menu at Gusto Di Quattro in Lower Lonsdale features Italian favourites including Galletto Al Mattone, roast Cornish game hen (above), and Linguine di Mare, with mussels, baby clams, prawns, arugula and basil (below). PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH a meal sized-portion for $23. Our half order featured an ample portion of house-made, broad, lasagna-style noodles tossed in thick, heady, tangy pesto with toasted almonds, topped with thin ribbons of sharp Reggiano. A glass of Burrowing Owl Pinot Gris, with its characteristic melon and subtle citrus notes and reserved acidity paired nicely. For her main course, Blondie ordered mac and cheese from a dedicated kids menu. A generous helping of creamy, cheese-rich macaroni arrived in a rectangular casserole dish. The pasta was finished with a nicely toasted layer of buttery breadcrumbs, providing some textural contrast to a very rich dish. The pasta proved to be sufficient for two meals and we left with a weighty little take-out box. She paired this course with a glass
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Oranges offer a refreshing scent and a tangy taste that works well with a variety of recipes both sweet and savoury. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH 2 Tbsp honey 1 Tbsp cider vinegar Juice of one medium orange Juice of half a lemon ½ tsp finely grated orange zest Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
To make dressing, place all ingredients into a blender and mix until well blended. Taste and adjust salt and pepper to your taste. To make the salad, heat the sugar and almonds in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until the sugar starts to melt. Stir continuously, watching until the sugar starts to turn golden brown and coat the nuts. Remove from heat and immediately pour the nuts onto a piece of foil to cool completely; break candied nuts up into small pieces. Tear the romaine into small pieces and combine in a bowl with the candied almonds, dried cranberries and red onion. Divide onto serving plates and top with sliced avocado and orange segments. Drizzle desired amount of dressing over top. Makes four servings.
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Combine flour and salt in small bowl. Place sugar in mixer bowl and add the orange zest. With the back of a spoon, mash zest and sugar together, continuing to mash until the sugar is moist and fragrant. Add butter and vanilla and mix on low for one minute, then add the flour and salt mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in mini chocolate chips. Form dough into a flat disc and chill for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350° F; roll out dough on a lightly floured surface until half-aninch thick. Cut into desired shape with a cookie cutter. Carefully lift cookies onto an ungreased baking sheet and
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With a spatula, combine ingredients in a small bowl until well blended. Can be stored in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to one week. Makes half a cup. Source: marthastewart.com Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. ashellard@ hotmail.ca
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of chilled pineapple juice, bursting with fresh acidity and, um, tropical notes? I selected Pistachiocrusted Sablefish for my entrée. Buttery, expertly cooked (read: moist and tender throughout) sablefish, coated in a quarter-inch crust of delicious, toasted nuts, sat atop a substantial bed of mascarpone risotto. The risotto was drier in style than I anticipated, with each grain of rice discernible and cooked al dente. The approach worked well; an overly creamy risotto would have competed with the signature richness of the fish. The accompanying sweet pepper sauce offered a nice burst of herbaceous freshness. I paired a glass of Blue Mountain Chardonnay with this course; its round, toasted-oak and ripe orchard fruit palate proved to be a suitable match for the fish. And then there was dessert. I am not really a dessert guy, to be honest. If I still have room after a meal out (which usually includes more than one appetizer as I love to try as much of a menu as I can), I will often opt for a cheese course, if available. But my dining companion was rather insistent on this occasion, moved by our server’s description of the flourless Chocolate Redemption Cake. I’m not clear precisely what was redeemed by this evil, decadent, soufflé-like
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Switching sleds sets West Van teen on fast track ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com
There have been some real twists and turns on the way to the 2016 Youth Olympic Games for West Vancouver’s Parker Reid, including a smashed elbow and a scandalous sled change.
The 16-year-old, however, has blasted through it all to make it all the way to the Games starting in two weeks in Lillehammer, Norway, where he’ll been Canada’s lone representative in monobob, a.k.a. one-man bobsleigh. It took a strange series of events to even get Reid on an ice track in the first place. He was 10 years old when the Olympic Games came to Vancouver and, as part of the hoopla, his elementary class took a trip up the Sea to Sky Highway to try luge at the Whistler Sliding Centre. There was one problem for Reid though: he was sick, and had to stay home. That could have been the end of it if not for a sliding saviour. “The principal found out that I was pretty bummed about it so she told me there was another day to go back and try it,” says Reid. When he did get back up to the sliding centre it was summer,
West Vancouver’s Parker Reid bombs down a bobsled track on the junior world circuit. The Sentinel student will represent Canada in the new sport of monobob – basically one-man bobsled – at the Youth Olympic Games next month in Norway. PHOTO SUPPLIED LEESA REID and so his first taste of sliding came on a sled outfitted with rollerblade wheels rather than runners. In shorts and a T-shirt on a 30 C day Reid got his first taste of luge racing down a supply road at the back of the Sliding Centre. It was weird, but it was cool enough to convince him to come back once the real track was ready for more action in the winter. “It was very different from
the winter version,” he says. “I liked the speed, and actually fell in love with it once I did it for real.” From that point on he was hooked, and that meant frequent commutes from West Vancouver to Whistler for training. Reid put himself in position to vie for junior national team spots in luge but then took himself out of the running with a series of injuries. In 2014 he broke his
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His luge dreams shattered again, Reid began to hear calls from the dark side – bobsled. “There’s a pretty big rivalry between luge and bobsled,” Reid says. “They don’t really like each other that much.” The man doing the persuading was none other than Pat Brown, best known as the coach of the Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Olympic Games held in Calgary. The
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team was immortalized in the movie Cool Runnings, although the coach character, played by the late great John Candy, bears little resemblance – physical or otherwise – to the real-life Pat Brown. “He’s awesome. He’s a really good coach,” says Reid. “Pat Brown has been bugging me to come and do bobsled for a long time. I finally said
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yes and have been doing it since.” Brown sold Reid on the possibility of representing Canada at the Youth Olympics in a defunct event that is making a comeback. Lillehammer will mark the first time that monobob will be included in an International Olympic Committee event. Monobob is a term that not many will have heard before but it’s actually much easier to explain than his old sport, says Reid. “Luge – nobody has heard of luge,” he says with a laugh. “Everyone has heard of bobsled. It’s kind of easier to explain that it’s just a one-man bobsled, instead of explaining everything about the sport.” Reid threw himself into training for his new sport and quickly learned that his years of luge training would be a big help. He’s proven to be an excellent bobsled driver. “I feel like the reason why I’m pretty good at driving is my luge background, how I started when I was 10,” he says. “It’s almost muscle memory – I understand the pressures, and the way corners work better than someone who has only been doing it for a year or started when they were older.” In October Reid earned a
spot on the world junior circuit and this winter he’s taken part in seven international races, mostly in Europe, scoring consistent top-10 finishes. Once the seven races were complete he was almost certain that he’d scored enough points to make the Youth Olympics but he didn’t know for sure until a confirmation email came from Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. “It was one of the best moments of my life so far,” he says of getting the good news. “It’s a great feeling. I love competing for Canada.” The whole Reid family is going along with him to Norway, including his mother Leesa, father Ken and younger brother Garrett, a 12-year-old who is already on the junior B.C. luge team. Mom Leesa does much of the driving getting Parker up to Whistler for daily training sessions. She says the sliding sports are sometimes a little scary but she is fully behind her son’s need for speed. She’s even tried out the track herself. “It’s absolutely amazing. It’s fast,” she says, adding that the speeds she has hit don’t come anywhere close to what her son has done. “Parker is bombing off the top and he’s having a blast. … He’s very good at it. Sometimes I catch my breath, but basically it’s
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SPLIT DECISION Alexis Sebok of the Capilano Blues makes a pass while teammate Mika Chow provides support during a PacWest volleyball matchup against Vancouver Island University Friday. The Blues split a pair of matches against the top-ranked Mariners at the Capilano Sportsplex on the weekend with VIU winning the opener Friday in five sets while the third-place Blues rebounded Saturday with a 3-1 win. Photo gallery: nsnews.com. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
Bobsledder Parker Reid gets ready to race. PHOTO SUPPLIED just amazing to watch.” Parker Reid got a taste of the sport at its highest level last week when the top twoman and two-woman teams in the world came to Whistler for the first World Cup races held on the Olympic track since 2012. Reid got to act as a forerunner, zipping down before the World Cup races began so that organizers could ensure that the track and timing devices were all in working order. He’s hoping that someday soon he’ll be vying for gold against the best senior drivers in the world, not clearing the track for them. Monobob is not included in the big-time Olympic program yet but it is proving popular – it helps drivers find time to train without worrying about having a brakeman. Even if monobob doesn’t make it to the senior ranks Reid is comfortable driving a two-man sled and is willing to pursue that course as well. Wherever he goes in a sled, he’s happy that he made the switch from luge to bob even if he did need to turn his back on his laid-back buddies. His body seems happy with the switch as well. “It’s much more protected in there,” he says of driving a bobled. “In luge everyone is always complaining about how your head position is – you need to pretty much go down blind. But in bobsled you don’t need to worry about your position so much because you’re inside the bobsled. … Also in a bobsled if you take a hit it’s really not going to hurt that much versus luge where you’re hitting directly to your skin.”
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19,888
2015 CHEVY TRAX 1LT 16” Aluminum Wheels, Bluetooth, Cruise Control, Air Condition, Tilt Wheel, Power Windows, Power Locks, + Much More.
STK#VE43260
BRAND NEW 32 AVAILABLE
21,998
2015 GMC CANYON SLE Night Fall Edition, 18” Aluminum Wheels, Driver Alert Pkg, Rear Vision Camera, Pwr Group, A/C + Much More.
MSRP $36,890
STK#213110
BRAND NEW
31,988
$
2015 CHEVY SILVERADO DOUBLE CAB
4.3 Litre V6 Engine, Bluetooth, Locking Differential, Air Condition, Power Windows, Locks + Much More.
MSRP $33,565
STK#7G56580
BRAND NEW 32 TRUCK IN STOCK
28,500
$
2015 GMC SIERRA 4X4 CREW CAB 5.3 Litre V8, Trailer Tow Pkg, Locking Differential, A/C, Power Windows, Locks, + Much More
MSRP $41,615
$
32,421
2015 GMC SIERRA 4X4 DOUBLE CAB Rear Camera, Locking Differential 4.3, Litre V6 Engine, A/C, Bluetooth, Power Windows, Locks, + Much More.
STK#TX15840
BRAND NEW
MSRP $44,895
$
33,980
2015 GMC SIERRA 4X4 DOUBLE CAB
STK#838380
BRAND NEW
STK#8674140
BRAND NEW
STK#8G48890
BRAND NEW
5.3 Litre V8 Engine, Rear Camera, Trailer Tow Pkg, A/C, Bluetooth + Much More
CARTER NORTHSHORE CASH PRICE
$
STK#TX20860
MSRP $44,752
$
33,837
STK#86488F90
604-987-5231
*All cash purchase prices plus taxes and documentation fee of $598. Holiday Bonus, Connect & Win and Loyalty are taxable. Vehicles not exactly as shown.
chevrolet • Buick • GMc • cadillac DL# 10743
31,988
$
CARTER NORTHSHORE CASH PRICE
CARTER NORTHSHORE CASH PRICE
MSRP $25,960
MSRP $38,440
CARTER NORTHSHORE CLEARANCE PRICE
CARTER NORTHSHORE CASH PRICE
MSRP $23,580
True North Edition, Power Sunroof, Rear Camera, Leather Heated Seats, Power Seat, Power Windows, Power Tilt, Cruise Control, Remote Start, + Much More.
BRAND NEW
CARTER NORTHSHORE CASH PRICE
CARTER NORTHSHORE CLEARANCE PRICE
MSRP $25,490
2015 CHEVY EQUINOX 2LT ALL WHEEL DRIVE
CARTER NORTHSHORE CLEARANCE PRICE
$
2015 CHEVY IMPALA 2LT
CING
UP TO 84 MONTHS ON VIRTUALLY ALL 2015’S
CARTER NORTHSHORE CLEARANCE PRICE
$
2015 CHEVY MALIBU 1LT
2. 99% FINAN
Northshore
Northshore Auto Mall, 800 Automall Dr. North Van www.carternorthshore.com
A30 | KUDOS
North Shore Waterfront Liaison Committee community representative Glenn Webb presents Nanette Taylor, executive director of Hollyburn Family Services Society, with a cheque for $500.
West Vancouver Presbyterian Church Rev. Glenn Inglis and children from the congregation show off funds raised during a recent bake sale that will support a women’s savings program in Malawi.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016
Staff at Investors Group Financial Services Inc. on Lonsdale Avenue recently participated in a campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of regular breast examinations.
Kathy Martin and her group of BCIT nursing students, who are doing their pediatric rotation at Lions Gate Hospital, recently spent a morning at Ronald McDonald House making families and children breakfast before their appointments at B.C. Children’s Hospital.
Kudos to those who volunteer their time, money and effort to benefit the many service and charitable
organizations on the North Shore. In this space we celebrate the generosity of North Shore residents. If you have a cheque presentation photo or information for Kudos, please contact Neetu Shokar at nshokar@nsnews.com.
District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue executives present a $50,000 cheque to the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund. Their contribution will fund a third-floor garden, named in their honour, at the new Burn Fund Centre in Vancouver.
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TIMEOUT! WORD SEARCH
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016
Solutions can be found in next Wednesday's issue.
RECIPE
Find the words hidden vertically, horizontally & diagonally throughout the puzzle.
A TASTY AND TRADITIONAL TAKE ON CHICKEN Chicken can be served in various ways, and that versatility no doubt contributes to the popularity of poultry. Some people love their chicken fried, while others can’t get enough grilled chicken. Baking chicken may not be as popular as frying or grilling it, but baked chicken is no less delicious. For chicken lovers used to frying or grilling their favorite meals, the following recipe for “Home-Style Baked Chicken” from Laurie McNamara’s “Simply Scratch: 120 Wholesome Homemade Recipes Made Easy” (Avery) may just make you a baked chicken devotee. HOME-STYLE BAKED CHICKEN SERVES 4 TO 6
2
tablespoons olive oil
2
tablespoons unsalted butter
6. Place the hot pan back on the lower rack of the ! oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove, baste by spooning the juices that have collected in the pan over each piece, and then sprinkle the chicken with the remaining poultry seasoning blend.
1½ teaspoons Poultry Seasoning (see below) 1
teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1
7. Return the pan to the oven and bake for 20 !
minutes more. Remove and baste one last time before moving the chicken to the middle rack and baking for 10 to 15 minutes more to further crisp the chicken skin. Let rest for 5 to 8 minutes before serving.
cup unbleached all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon paprika 4-5 pounds skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks
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Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
1. Preheat the oven and a 9-by-13-inch metal ! roasting pan to 375 F.
2. Place the olive oil and butter in the pan and !
place the pan in the oven on the lower rack.
3. In a small bowl, combine the poultry !
seasoning, salt and pepper. Set aside.
4. Place the flour in a resealable bag. Place a few !
pieces of the chicken in the flour at a time, seal, and shake to coat. Remove and vigorously shake off any excess flour. Place the flour dusted chicken on a clean platter. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
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5. Remove the roasting pan from the oven and immediately arrange the chicken skin-side up in a single layer over the bottom of the pan and then sprinkle with some of the poultry seasoning blend and paprika. It should sizzle.
POULTRY SEASONING MAKES 3 TABLESPOON
3
teaspoons dried thyme
1½ teaspoons dried marjoram 1
teaspoon dried rosemary
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 2
teaspoons paprika
2
teaspoons ground sage
1. In a spice grinder or using a mortar and !
pestle, combine 2 teaspoons of the thyme, the marjoram and the rosemary. Blend until finely ground. Transfer to an airtight container and add the remaining 1 teaspoon thyme, the nutmeg, the paprika, and the sage. Store in a dry, dark place for up to 6 months.
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IT’S BOXING WEEK IN JANUARY
Our Biggest Sales Event of the Year Continues
2016
2016
OFFERS END FEB 1
$
Model YD4H2GJNX
Model TB4H3GJNX
Lease the 2016 MDX from
Lease the 2016 RDX from
558 1.9 *
Monthly payment
%
*
$
OR UP TO
48-month Lease
5,000
†
Customer Cash Rebate
$5,800 Down payment
on other 2016 MDX models
$
478
*
Monthly payment
2.9
OR UP TO
$3,750 Down payment Includes $1,000 Winter Driven Credit
2015 Acura TLX SH-AWD WD® V6 STK #TL52716 Company Car
$28,800
$34,485
$5,185
*
36-month Lease
2016 Acura ILX Premium STK #IL60228 Company Car
Savings of
%
Now Savings of
$7,500
$
2,500
††
Customer Cash Rebate on select 2016 RDX models Includes $1,000 Winter Driven Credit
2015 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid STK #RL50037SR
$64,800 Savings of
$7,805
“Executive Demo”
Models shown for illustration purposes only. Colour and options may differ.
Acura Cer tified Pre-Owned
Premium Pre-Owned
*14 Acura MDX Elite 33,480km
*2008 BMW 650i 61,622km
STK #P2782
STK #P2808
*2013 Lexus GX460 Executive 46,496km STK #P2690A
$50,980
$29,680
$51,960
*13 Acura MDX Technology 30,240km
*2003 Dodge Viper 38,683 original km
STK #P2800
STK #P2752
*2013 Subaru Tribeca Navi, Premium 24,442km STK #P2810
$41,800
$43,800
$33,980
North Shore Acura Premium Used Vehicles • 155 Pt Mechanical Inspection • Car Proof Report • No Charge Lifetime Powertrain Warranty (some conditions apply) • Preferred Financing Rates
Located in the Northshore Auto Mall
828 Automall Drive, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R8 Phone: 604-929-6736 • Toll Free (BC Wide): 1-866-669-1306 D7825 Suggested selling price is $41,985 (2015 TLX SH AWD®, Model #UB3F3FJ, STK #TL52716SR) // $33,985 (2016 ILX Premium, Model #DE2F7GJNX, STK #IL60288) // $72,605 (2015 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Demo, Model #KC2F9FKN, STK #RL50037SR) // $43,985 (2016 RDX Base, Model # TB4H3GJNX) // $54,985 (2016 MDX Base, Model # YD4H2GJNX) / $61,985 (2016 MDX Tech, Model # YD4H6GKNX) less $7,500 // $5,185 // $7,805 // $2,500 // $0 / $5,000 = Cash Sale Price of $34,485 // $28,800 // $64,800 // $41,485 // $54,985 / $56,985. Offers specific to models shown. License, insurance, registration, options, applicable fees, duties and taxes (including PST/GST) are extra. *Limited time lease offer based on a new 2016 Acura MDX (Model YD4H2GJNX) // 2016 Acura RDX (Model TB4H3GJNX) available through Acura Financial Services, on approved credit. 1.9%* // 2.9%* lease rate for 48 // 36 months. Monthly payment is $558 // $478 (includes $1,995 freight and PDI) with $5,800 // $3,750 down payment. 16,000 km allowance/year; charge of $0.15/km for excess kilometres. Total lease obligation is $32,584 // $20,958. Offer includes Federal Air Conditioner Fee ($100), Tire Duty ($25), PPSA ($26.50 // 21.50) and $1,000 Winter Driven Credit (2016 RDX, Model #TB4H3GJNX). License, insurance, registration, options and other applicable fees, duties and taxes (including PST/GST) are extra. †$5,000 Customer Cash Rebate available on select new 2016 Acura MDX models (YD4H4GKNX / YD4H6GKNX / YD4H8GKN). ††$2,500 // $1,500 Customer Cash Rebate available on select new 2016 Acura RDX models (TB4H3GJNX // TB4H5GKNX / TB4H7GKN) Total incentives on 2016 RDX consist of: $1,500 Customer Cash Rebate available on all 2016 RDX models that cannot be combined with sub-vented lease/finance offers; and $1,000 Winter Driven Credit that can be combined with lease/finance offers available on the 2016 RDX (TB4H3GJNX) All incentives will be deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes. Customer Cash Rebates cannot be combined with sub-vented lease/finance offers. Winter Driven Credit can be combined with sub-vented lease/finance offers. All incentives will be deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes (for cash purchases). Models shown for illustration purposes only. Offers subject to prior sale. Offers end February 1, 2016 but are subject to change or cancellation without notice and are only valid at North Shore Acura. Retailer may sell/lease for less. See North Shore Acura for full details.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016
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LEASE FOR
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112 @ *
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4.99% APR# $0 DOWN‡
PAYMENT
The 2016 HR-V and Pilot are recipients of NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. 5 stars indicates the highest safety rating received from unbiased and rigorous crash tests. Weekly on a 60 month term with 260 payments. MSRP $22,385** includes freight and PDI.
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Take the Honda test drive. It costs nothing. It proves everything.
Weekly on a 60 month term with 260 payments. MSRP $37,185** includes freight and PDI.
CELEBRATING
816 Automall Drive, North Vancouver 604-984-0331
www.pacifichonda.ca
40 YEARS IN B US IN E SS
††Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). *Limited time weekly lease offer and all other offers are from Honda Canada Finance Inc., on approved credit. #The weekly lease offer applies to a new 2016 Civic 4D LX 6MT model FC2E5GE/Pilot LX 2WD YF5H1GE/HR-V LX 2WD MT RU5G3GEX for a 60-month period, for a total of 260 payments of $58.86/$111.65/$66.75 leased at 3.99%/4.99%/4.99% APR based on applying $240/$0/$380 “lease dollars” (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes). ‡Down payment of $0.00, first weekly paymentand$0securitydepositdueatleaseinception.Totalleaseobligationis$15,303.60/$29,029.00/$17,355.00.Taxes,license,insuranceandregistrationareextra.120,000kilometreallowance;chargeof$0.12/kmforexcesskilometres.**MSRPis$20,485/$37,185/$22,385includingfreightandPDIof$1,595/$1,695/$1,695.License, insurance,registrationandtaxesareextraandmayberequiredatthetimeofpurchase.*/#/**Pricesand/orpaymentsshowndonotincludeaPPSAlienregistrationfeeof$30.31andlienregisteringagent'sfeeof$5.25,tire/batterytax,airconditioningtax(whereapplicable)orenvironmentalfeesandlevies,allofwhicharedueattimeofdelivery. Offers valid from January 5th through February 1st, 2016 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details. £None of the features we describe are intended to replace the driver's responsibility to exercise due care while driving. Drivers should not use handheld devices or operate certain vehicle features unless it is safe and legal to do so. Some features have technological limitations. For additional feature information, limitations and restrictions, please visit www.honda.ca/disclaimers and refer to the vehicle's Owner's Manual. †Only compatible with certain devices and operating systems. Cellular data and/or voice charges may apply, including roaming charges and/or other amounts charged by your wireless carrier.