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West Vancouver police and bear advocates are warning the public after a bear peeled open a luxury auto in the British Properties and tore apart the interior.

The bear had apparently been drawn to the Lexus parked on the 700 block of Westcot Place in the British Properties because of a stash of sandwiches left in the car overnight on Saturday, according to police. The food was destined for a potluck gathering on Sunday but the bear made short work of the door and availed itself of the picnic inside. “This person had come out thinking initially that they had been broken into but as they looked closer, it was clear it was a bear that had gone into it and really made a mess of it – extensive damage, door panels pulled, quite a bit of the upholstery ripped and pulled apart,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman. Damage from the bear’s late-night appetite is estimated at $10,000. Bears have been known to rip open car doors even for the faintest of smells. Another vehicle in the same area was

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BLANKET STATEMENT Kindergarten student Vela Morisett embraces retiring librarian Sandy Brun at Brockton School’s National Aboriginal Day celebration Monday. The event featured a blanketing ceremony to honour Brun and the 2016 graduating class, including Brockton’s first First Nations grad Reeva Billy of the Squamish Nation. Visit nsnews.com/photo-galleries to see more photos from the celebration. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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West Vancouver’s mayor and council have formally called on the province and federal government to rein in real estate speculation – and they’re asking other municipalities to get on board. Council unanimously passed a motion Monday night, recognizing the Lower Mainland’s affordability crisis and the role real estate speculation, “particularly by foreign investors,” is having on it. The motion goes on to call for “immediate action to discourage speculation” and to “ensure foreign real estate investors pay a fair share of

WV aims measure at taming real estate speculation provincial and federal taxes.” The motion is scheduled to be considered later this year for formal adoption by the Union of B.C. Municipalities and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the groups that formally lobby senior levels of government on behalf of city councils. The motion came from Couns. Mary-Ann Booth and Craig Cameron, who stressed the unprecedented rise in local land

costs is doing more harm than good. Bidding wars and rabid flipping has chased middle- and even high-income residents out of the market, caused assessments to spike and exacerbating traffic woes as workers are displaced into the Fraser Valley, the two argued. “Back when I bought my first house, the price-to-income ratio was around 3:1 and that’s affordable. ... The affordability ratio right now is about 13: 1. ‘Seriously unaffordable’ is 5:1 so this is a crisis,” Booth said, noting that even doctors and lawyers find themselves shut out. “This isn’t right. This isn’t fair and it isn’t the kind of community that we

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New academy sends students outward bound SD44 program promotes leadership, sustainability JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Starting in 2017, about 50 Grade 10 students will be hiking, snowshoeing and paddling their way into a new way to learn in North Vancouver, after the school district recently approved plans to go ahead with a new outdoor education academy.

Educators in North Vancouver began looking into the idea after students, parents and other community members expressed interest in an outdoor program, said Arlene Martin, district principal who oversees academy programs. North Van is an ideal location for an outdoor program, she said, because it’s close to the ocean, mountains and backcountry areas. The goal of the outdoor program will be to introduce students to a variety of outdoor activities, and foster learning about environmental sustainability as well as leadership and critical thinking skills, said Martin. The program will also complement existing outdoor school programs currently offered as

two- or three-day user-pay sessions for elementary school students at the school districtowned Cheakamus Centre owned by the school district near Squamish. The semester-based outdoor academy will combine a set of academic courses with outdoor trips that could include day trips to Lynn Creek or Lighthouse Park, sea kayaking or snowshoeing along with longer overnight trips that might include wilderness hiking or lodgebased ski trips to areas like Manning Park, Sechelt Inlet or Clayoquot Sound, said Martin. Martin said the program being planned in North Vancouver draws inspiration from a number of other outdoor programs, including the Trek program offered at Prince of Wales high school in the Vancouver School District. Grade 10 was chosen as the best year for students to take part in an outdoor academy because they are physically strong enough and mature enough to handle the program without being pressured by grade 11 and 12 graduation requirements, said Martin. The number of students will be capped at 56 the first year, which will include two groups of 28. On the longer excursions, students will be further divided into groups of 14. Because the program will be semester-based, the outdoor academy will be run

Zach Shearing, Meika Halliday-Gunn and Kaitlyn Stewart, students in Sutherland’s Explore program, demonstrate how to set up camp. A new outdoor education academy will be offered to Grade 10 students starting in September 2017. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD out of Sutherland secondary – the only high school that runs on a semester system. The academy will be run as a fee-based option, with annual fees in the range of $2,000 to $2,500, said Martin, which will pay for items like rental of larger equipment. Martin said the school district is hoping to attract a wide variety of students to the program, including international students. “We’re hoping to have students from all our secondary schools,” she said.

An information session for parents and students will be held at Sutherland on Sept. 27 and applications will be accepted in November. All students who apply will also be interviewed in January. Students who are accepted into the program will be notified in February. Because many more students are expected to apply than there will be spaces for, all students who qualify for the program will have their names placed in a lottery for available spots, said Martin.

Parking lot ‘goal kick’ to head nets 18 months in jail JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A man who soccer-kicked a stranger in the head because he thought he was being disrespected by a person with brown skin has been handed an 18-month jail sentence for assault causing bodily harm in North Vancouver provincial court.

Judge Joanne Challenger sentenced Force McLellan Forsythe, 30, on June 16 for his attack on Philip Unger, a 53-year-old businessman,

which took place in the parking lot of The Village at Park Royal near Whole Foods on Feb. 15, 2014. Challenger said Forsythe needed a significant jail sentence to send a message that “unexpected and inexplicable violence” will not be tolerated by the court. Challenger said the unprovoked nature of the attack, the fact it was in part racially motivated and the potential lethal use of force in what the judge referred to as a soccer kick to the victim’s head all pointed to the need for a significant sentence.

At an earlier sentencing hearing, the judge heard how Forsythe and his family were walking at a crosswalk in the parking lot while Unger, his wife and teenage daughter were driving home after shopping at Whole Foods. When Unger’s car approached the crosswalk, Forsythe spat on the windshield. When Unger got out of the vehicle, Forsythe ran at him and punched him “with sufficient force to take him off his feet,” said the judge. While Unger was still down on the pavement, Forsythe “kicked him

with full force in the face,” she added. Challenger described the attack as unprovoked, adding Forsythe was motivated by his own “delusory” belief that “he was being disrespected by someone with brown skin.” Forsythe perceived that Unger was a threat “because he believed him to be Middle Eastern or South Asian in heritage,” said the judge, “and that people from these cultures ‘don’t fight fair’ and ‘are likely to carry knives to a fight.’ ” Unger was taken to hospital with a broken nose and

split lip requiring 28 stitches. But Challenger said it could have been much worse, pointing out that many people who are punched or kicked in the head suffer serious brain injuries and even death. Psychological reports pointed to Forsythe’s behavioural problems that prompted the attack as being “deeply entrenched,” said Challenger, adding his views had been “powerfully shaped by excessive exposure to hardcore pornography, rap music and violent sexist computer games.” The judge also noted

Forsythe has a criminal history of significant violence, including convictions for criminal harassment, robbery, unlawful confinement and assault with a weapon. Challenger sentenced Forsythe to 18 months in jail, with 60 days’ credit for time already spent in custody. She also placed him on three years’ probation with conditions that include taking counselling as directed, having no contact with Unger and his family, and a ban on alcohol and drugs, except those prescribed for him by a doctor.

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Feds fund new SeaBus, bus loop upgrades PM’s funding deal includes Phibbs, Quay improvements JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Seven hundred and forty million dollars in transit funding announced Thursday by the federal and provincial governments and Metro Vancouver’s TransLink authority will allow construction of a new SeaBus, paving the way for a third vessel to eventually go into regular service on the Burrard Inlet crossing.

The funding also includes money for upgrades to both the Phibbs and Lonsdale bus exchanges in North Vancouver. But money to actually put a third SeaBus into service, and for additional bus service on the North Shore, won’t be in place until the province and Lower Mainland mayors can reach a deal on how operating costs of service expansions should be funded. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the funding announcement about capital projects for the Lower Mainland at TransLink’s operations centre in Burnaby Thursday. The funding includes $370 million from the federal government’s public transit infrastructure fund, $246 million from the

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their operational life. The transit authority is upgrading one of those vessels, the Burrard Beaver, and plans to retire the other vessel, the Burrard Otter, when that project is complete. A third SeaBus, Pacific Burrard Breeze, was put into service just before the Olympics in 2010. A fourth vessel, Burrard Otter II, was commissioned in 2014. Construction of a new vessel would allow TransLink to put the three newer vessels into service, allowing 10-minute service during peak periods, while keeping the oldest vessel as a spare. TransLink is also working on a plan to increase frequency of off-peak SeaBus service, using existing vessels. But those plans – along with increases to regular bus service for the North Shore are dependent on the province and Lower Mainland mayors working out a deal on how to fund operational costs for an expanded service, said Walton – an issue currently at an impasse. In April the mayors’ council wrote to the province suggesting ways to pay for transit expansion in the Lower Mainland including fare box increases, reallocation of provincial carbon tax revenue, an increase in property taxes being collected by TransLink, collection of fees from developments near transit lines and a new vehicle levy. But Walton said so far there’s been no response from the province.

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is having on Canada’s largest western city: Risky levels of debt, skyrocketing tax assessments, the end of disposable income and saving for retirement, closing schools, worsening traffic due to exiling our working class to the outer ’burbs including critical first responders and service providers. If the bubble bursts, we’re in for some hurt, for sure, but that risk is only growing. Perhaps even worse is if the bubble never bursts. According to mathematician Jens Von Bergmann, the rise in property values for single-family homes in Vancouver in 2015 was greater than all of the wages and salaries earned by the entire city’s population. With land worth more than human productivity and ingenuity, it means our kids’ and grandkids’ futures are worth less than dirt - literally. There’s a point where this needs to stop and we’ve clearly passed it.

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rime Minister Justin Trudeau flew into town late last week and began to solve one pressing issue facing Metro Vancouver and then found himself in the middle of another one where a solution may prove to be more elusive. Trudeau followed through on a key election promise and provided almost a half-billion dollars for transit improvements, almost all of them in the metro region. But no sooner did he do that with a lavish photo op at a transit station than he found himself facing questions about another major issue: the outof-control housing market in Metro Vancouver. The transit funding is for what is called Phase 1 of a multi-billion dollar plan for all kinds of transit and transportation projects in the region. Phase 1 will pay for

View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey more cars on various rapid transit routes, another SeaBus, various maintenance projects and pre-construction planning for two megaprojects: the Broadway subway line and the Surrey light rail lines. There’s no reason to think Trudeau won’t bring his government’s cheque book some months from now to help fund the next phase of transit

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seemed less sure about things at this gathering, calling the housing situation a “crisis” but at the same time expressing concern that the wrong kind of action could make matters worse. His hesitation here is understandable. Everyone seems to be a housing expert these days – journalists, real estate agents, developers and homebuyers – but I’ve seen no evidence that any one thing is unquestionably the root of the problem, nor evidence of a magic bullet solution. Ask three economists what the cause and solution are, and chances are you will get a variety of answers, some of them contradictory. Many point to foreign money flooding the market, but banning foreign investment outright may trigger a different kind of economic problem. Others say the

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housing prices would translate into 23 per cent of homeowners suddenly having their mortgages “underwater” (i.e. negative equity) and seven per cent would then have a gigantic, unsupportable debt load. The B.C. government itself is likely to give the City of Vancouver the power to tax vacant property owners, provide incentives to municipalities to encourage high density housing along transit lines (particularly rapid transit stations) and will perhaps do some tinkering around foreign ownership. So caution seems to be the watchword for both political leaders on this issue. And our new prime minister is about to discover that signing a big cheque to pay for things like transit is much easier than finding the right kind of action to deal with the explosive housing market.

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Rein in municipal budget to reduce tax burden Dear Editor: The article titled North Van Mayors Push for Property Tax Reform, June 17, would be amusing if it weren’t so sad. The two mayors did the usual hand-wringing and offered seemingly earnest suggestions on how property taxes can be reduced. Not surprisingly, neither mayor offered any of the obvious, but career and compensation limiting suggestions over which they have direct control on how to reduce the property tax burden on the citizens of their individual municipalities. How illuminating it would be for either of them to say that they are going to look at reducing the costs of running the municipality as a way of reducing property taxes. In the City of North Vancouver, the portion of property taxes charged to me that are under the direct control of the city,

being property taxes and utilities, went up 87 per cent between 2002 and 2016. The Consumer Price Index, a widely used measure of inflation, went up 24 per cent over the same period. There is something very wrong when property taxes increase by almost four times the rate of inflation. In addition, developers are paying way more to the city and district for the privilege of developing, as development cost charges and community amenity contributions (which didn’t even exist in 2002) have increased significantly, so politicians cannot blame municipal growth as an excuse for property taxes increasing, on average, close to seven per cent per year during a period when inflation averaged less than two per cent per year. One of the reasons taxes are what they are in both the City and District of North Vancouver is subtly stated

right in the headline, when the plural “mayors” of North Vancouver is used. There really should be only one mayor, and one council, and one city hall, and one works yard, etc. Amalgamating the two North Vancouvers would be a great first step in reducing taxes; however, that would mean one of them will lose their job. Only once these mayors do everything in their own power to reduce the burden on property owners, and, indirectly, renters as well, should they start making suggestions to other levels of government. Also, as the mayors are fully aware, changes in assessed values do not affect the taxes charged. It is the budget of the municipalities that does. If the budget stayed the same, and all the assessed values went up, the tax burden would remain the same. Jonathan Lazar North Vancouver

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Solid parking plan needed before Argyle Avenue closed to traffic Dear Editor: Why remove what is needed? Ambleside businesses took another hit (June 20) as West Vancouver mayor and council unanimously endorsed the Ambleside Waterfront Plan. As a business owner on Bellevue Avenue I again asked council to consider the impact of the removal of the Argyle parking on Ambleside businesses and consider finding new parking locations before removing the ones on Argyle. This parking is mostly used by park visitors, and

with the removal of this parking, the park-goers will move to an already jammed Bellevue Avenue and Marine Drive, which severely impacts parking spaces used by the customers of the Ambleside merchants. Ambleside businesses lost 90+ spots to the Grosvenor development, and now 120+ spots along Argyle. Coun. Craig Cameron’s comment that we are in a new reality now, where people need to ride bikes, walk and use public transit, did not address the “real” reality that businesses need parking. I believe Park

Royal proves this point very well. The “real” reality is quite different than council’s utopian view. People taking their child to the doctor, dog to the vet, buying groceries, pants, paint, pizza or picture frames are not going to strap these items and their two kids to their back and pedal up 15th Street to the top of the British Properties or out to Horseshoe Bay. I again ask mayor and council to find new parking in Ambleside before removing the parking on Argyle. David Jones West Vancouver

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West Vancouver property owners, avoid paying late penalties. Make sure you don’t miss the property tax payment deadline! Property tax notices were mailed out at the end of May. If you do not have yours, please contact us immediately. You are still responsible for making your payment by the due date, regardless of whether or not a tax notice is received. CLA IM YOU R HO MEOWN ER GR AN T No matter how you pay your taxes, it is your responsibility to claim your grant. It’s easy to claim online at westvancouver.ca/ehog, or fill out the form and submit it to Municipal Hall by the deadline. PEN ALTIE S A five per cent penalty will be added to current taxes outstanding after Monday, July 4, 2016. A further five per cent penalty will be added to the current outstanding after Thursday, September 1, 2016. MA NY CON VE NIE NT PAYME NT OP TIO NS Details are on the back of your tax notice of the many options available to you. Visit our website for details on those, and options for tax deferment, planning ahead for next year or managing your account online. QU ESTIO NS: taxinfo@westvancouver.ca 604-925-7032 | westvancouver.ca/tax

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Motion aims to address issue of ‘satellite families’ From page 1 want. We don’t want to be a resort town for the rich with vacant houses.” Booth rubbished the notion that concern over foreign investment driving up real estate costs was just racism in disguise. “My experience is that West Vancouver is a really welcoming community, actually,” she said. “This is not an issue of race. It is an issue of wealth or economics and the same approach would be applicable no matter where foreign capital was coming from.” The province’s typical response to requests like West Vancouver council’s has been to insist municipalities address affordability by increasing density, but the problem can’t be solved on the supply side alone, Cameron said. “We can build a few hundred units. We can build a few thousand units, but the demand ... overwhelms any supply increase,” he said. And, Cameron warned, there may be even more risk in failing to act, noting the Bank of Canada, academics and economists have started sounding warnings about our housing market. “The longer we leave this bubble to grow, the more severe the impacts will be when and if it collapses,” he said. “We ignore it at our peril and there are going to be very serious social, economic and other effects

West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith in the medium to long-term if left unchecked.” Coun. Christine Cassidy struggled with the motion due to her belief that government has no place meddling in the free market, and that home ownership is neither a necessity nor a right. But, she cast her vote in favour because the motion addressed the issue of so-called satellite families – ones where one parent and the children live in Canada full time while the breadwinner works full time overseas, thereby avoiding capital gains and income taxes. “They have virtually no income and yet they live in multimillion dollar homes. They’re not paying the same semblance of taxes as Canadians are and they’re using and abusing our social system. To that, I adamantly object. “I think it’s time the Canadian government woke up.” she said. “This is a fabulous country and somehow

we’ve allowed ourselves to be sold down the river.” Any new taxes collected could be spent on affordable housing measures, Cassidy added. Mayor Michael Smith too supported the motion – but gave council a dose of realpolitik, warning not to expect much of a response from either level of government. “We’ve been making the situation crystal clear for a couple of years, at least. The government knows what’s going on and the bottom line is, money talks. They’re making hundreds of millions of dollars in extra money ... through the property transfer tax,” he said. “I’ve hammered away on our MLAs every time I see them. I’ve talked to our MP and the reality is, they’re just not prepared to take any action because senior governments are profiting quite nicely from this.” Before the vote, a handful of council watchers came forward to applaud Booth’s motion. Coun. Nora Gambioli said they too need to lobby the higher-ups in government. “You need to write to your MLAs and your MPs about this. What we do here tonight is not enough and they need to hear from the grassroots and as many people as possible to make this happen,” she said. Coun. Michael Lewis was absent from the meeting due to an illness.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath A Class Act Representatives of Lions Gate Christian Academy held their annual spring gala fundraiser, A Class Act, at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University on the night of May 19. Festivities included a buffet dinner and refreshments, a silent auction, prize draws, and musical and dance performances by students.

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Creating snap-on socks wasn’t challenging enough – but portable bike covers were – for a group of enterprising North Vancouver high school students whose instincts paid off.

Student company the Vancovers walked – or, rather rode – away with top honours for their unique bike cover company they developed while participating in the Junior Achievement British Columbia program, which teaches entrepreneurship, real world experience and financial literacy to students from grades five to 12. Anyone who has lost socks in the laundry might have appreciated the snap-on solution – a close contender when the group was looking for a product to market – but it was too easy compared to the “high risk” bike cover plan, Vancovers president Seyna Kim explains. “Vancouver has a very prominent biking community and with the moisture in the climate, we realized there was a huge niche market for our product,” says Kim, a graduating Handsworth secondary student. Fifteen budding entrepreneurs, from high schools stretching across North Vancouver, met once a week from October 2015 to May to talk business at TD Canada Trust on Lonsdale. First, the group settled on a supplier in China that offered a bike cover with all the bells and whistles they were looking for. Next came the company name, Vancovers, and their slogan, “Give your bike a break.” A Vancover, as Kim explains, is a weatherproof cover that protects a person’s bike from the elements, plus features a grommet for locking up and a drawstring to fit perfectly on any size bike. The cover also comes in a small bag for portability.

Junior Achievement British Columbia program participants and North Shore secondary students Kelvin Chan, Seyna Kim and Osa Hawthorne show off their lockable bike cover, Vancover, which earned the team the CIBC Student Company of the Year Award. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH “There are bike covers being sold in stores but there are none that has the same features,” says Kim. To market Vancovers, the group set up a website along with different social media pages. Posters and T-shirts, meanwhile, proved effective during trade shows, including Make It Vancouver. The students also pitched and won over Reckless Bikes and North Vancouver-based electric bike company OHM Cycles, which started carrying Vancovers.

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Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2016, No. 8481 to increase the maximum building height for 119-131 West Esplanade and 120 Carrie Cates Court to 43 metres.

Notice is hereby given that Council will consider:

SUBJECT AREAS 119-131 W Esplanade 120 and 105 Carrie Cates Ct

All persons who believe they may be affected by the proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or email submissions should be forwarded to Jennifer Ficocelli, Deputy City Clerk, at jficocelli@cnv.org or by mail to City Hall. Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, June 27, 2016, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. The proposed Amendment Bylaws, including background material, will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from June 17, 2016, and online at www.cnv.org/publichearings. Please direct any inquiries to David Johnson, Planner 2, at djohnson@cnv.org or 604-990-4219.

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a charcoal-burning component, either as an insert or a Kamodo-style grill on one end of your island. If you want to go all out, you can take on a building project to install your own backyard brick oven or cinderblock barbecue—a statement piece that will be the focal point of parties for you outdoor entertainers. When it comes to wood-fired cooking, Jamie Johnston is a fan. “Once you’ve experienced the marvelous process and amazing flavours that come from wood-fired cooking, you’ll wonder why you waited so long to try it,” he says. Do you have a question or an experience you’d like to share? Email your questions or comments to me at curbappeal@gclc.ca.

Not to be confused with commercial charcoal briquettes, lump charcoal is a form of charred wood. You choose your preferred wood type, such as Brazilian hardwood, Quebec sugar maple or American oak, depending on the types of flavours you’re looking for.

INGREDIENTS • 2 balls store-bought frozen pizza dough, thawed • 1 cup pizza sauce • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated • 1/2 cup asiago cheese, grated • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated • 1/2 lb pepperoni slices DIRECTIONS Preheat pizza stone by placing in cold barbecue or wood oven and allowing it to heat up over natural lump charcoal. Prepare pizza dough by gently kneading and stretching thawed dough into desired shape, on a wooden pizza board or rimless baking tray, which has been liberally dusted with corn meal. Spread p pizza sauce evenly over sur urface of dough and arrrange pepperoni slices lices over sauce. Sp prinkle grated cheeses evvenly on top. Slide the pizza izza onto the hot pizza sttone, using a quick m movement. Cook over m medium heat for 12-15 min minutes, or until dough is crispy. Reecipe adapted from Broil King’s Gathering Around Th Grill Cookbook. The

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Creative Bricks ‘n Blocks supplies the largest selection of Landscaping Supplies for both the retail public and contractor markets, with a reputation for providing the right product at the right price with complete advice from start to finish. They do not install, they work with the finest contractors large and small to provide the right contactor for their customers. You’ll hear their customers say….”the most helpful, knowledgeable staff we have found anywhere.” Creative Bricks and Blocks 1371 Mc Keen Ave 604-984-3008 bricksnblocks.com

Sprucehill Contracting is a North Vancouver residential custom home builder & renovation contractor of small to large scale projects. From a minor “lipstick” renovation to a full home build, our team of skilled professionals will bring your project in ON-TIME, ON BUDGET, at or above specified quality requirements, and with the highest level of customer service.

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Kim praises JABC as “an amazing program,” especially for students with business aspirations, saying her team received some useful, real life, hands-on experience that is “applicable not only in post-secondary but beyond.” The JABC awards were handed out June 9 at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business in downtown Vancouver. More than 25 students from across the Lower Mainland were honoured for their business acumen, including Mulgrave School student Chu Fan (Kenny) Yang who won a JABC Investment Strategies Stock Market Challenge Award. The Vancovers team was comprised of: Handsworth: Seyna Kim, Grade 12; Kelvin Chan, Grade 11; Robin Kim, Grade 12 Carson Graham: Marina Starck, Grade 12; Osa Hawthorne, Grade 12; Parsa Al, Grade 12 Seycove: Chantelle Olsen, Grade 12; Josh Tevlin, Grade 12; Kevin Kwon, Grade 12; James Campbell, Grade 12 Sutherland: Michael Yee, Grade 11 Windsor: Sinem Culhaogul, Grade 12; Ivy Reisner, Grade 12; Bentley Heathcote, Grade 12 Mountainside: Jay Herbsen, Grade 12

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Family-run martial arts school has been providing lessons on the North Shore since 1997 You don’t need to have already earned a coloured belt to sign up for Sunny Kim Taekwondo’s summer camps. The North Vancouver martial arts school will host two week-long camps with a fun variety of taekwondo, martial arts, and physical exercises and other activities that are designed for both beginners and returning students. “Both the summer camps are aimed towards new students and current students,” said Master DaeYoung Danny Kim, who noted that kids will be placed in different groups based on their age and experience level. The camps run from July 4-8 (4 to 7 years old) and July 11-15 (7 to 10-plus years old).

Master Danny, a 5th degree black belt, believes that character development is just as important as learning proper taekwondo techniques and skills. “We like to focus on the traditional side of taekwondo with our younger age groups which has not only the physical aspect of it but is also about building character, having discipline, building respect for one another, being a great friend in and outside of class, and being a responsible student, not only in taekwondo but also at school and in other institutions or academies.” In each summer camp session, a different topic will be explored, such as respect, courtesy, concentration, persistence and setting and achieving goals.

“These traits are important for all ages and it’s especially important for the younger students to understand and practise them.” These are the same lessons passed along to Master Danny by his father Grandmaster Jong Seol Sunny Kim (8th degree black belt), who started the North Shore marital arts school in 1997 and still teaches. Master Danny, who now manages the family-run dojang (school) and is the main instructor, is joined by his mother, Ruby who handles the school’s administration. His younger sister Julie is also a black belt (4th degree). “It’s a family-run school and a close-knit community, a very friendly environment for families to come to learn,” said Master Danny. In January, the school moved into a brand-new facility on Pemberton Avenue and 16th Street and offers traditional and sport taekwondo programs for kids and adults, as well as martial arts related fitness programs such as Taekwon Dance, Basic Weaponry, and Performance Martial Arts. For older kids and their parents, the sport side of taekwondo combines a great cardio workout with the techniques and strategies of sparring. Master Danny recently returned from a trip to Korea where he attended workshops and seminars on Taekwon Dance and hapkido. “It was great to see different styles of teaching and coaching and learning different training methods and drills,” he said. To register for the school’s summer camp program, which offers morning, afternoon and all-day sessions, call 604-990-1331, visit www.sunnykimtkd.com or email info@sunnykimtkd.com. Sunny Kim Taekwondo is located at #101, 102–1209 West 16th Street (at Pemberton Avenue).

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Geremie Voigt makes a smoothie at Buddha-Full in North Vancouver. A Tuscan wrap with organic side salad, a Be Green smoothie, and smashed avocado on toast are on the menu at the Lower Lonsdale eatery that focuses on vegan, organic, and raw fare. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD

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A stomach bug making its rounds through numerous classrooms at my kids’ school eventually caught up with the Dagenais family and decimated us, plucking one member off at a time, starting with the youngest. By mid-week, we had spent three days at Lions Gate Hospital with my oldest daughter who required IV hydration and close monitorChris Dagenais ing in the pediatric ward. Her uncharacteristically flattened affect was very concerning; she is a high energy, enthusiastic sort even on a bad day. By the time the weekend rolled around, we were all thoroughly drained and in need

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of a boost. Coffee, which I would have had administered via my own IV, had the option been given, and quick bites from the hospital cafeteria, had comprised the week’s sustenance and I was keen for something more substantial, something rejuvenating. I was pleased to see Buddha-Full Provisions on my review calendar. The West First Street outlet, specializing in “everyday plant-based food,” had been on my radar for a while and, frankly, the timing couldn’t have been better for a visit. I had a strong appetite for fresh, organic and raw fare and so, at the very tail end of the week, we set out on a smoothie-seeking mission. Buddha-Full’s space is contemporary, bright and welcoming. Tasteful shelving and display tables support all manner of eponymous provisions, from artisanal soaps to infused honey, grains and pulses, cookbooks and scented oils. I’d describe Buddha-Full’s ethos as craft vegan, an organic fusion of urban market and rustic farmhouse. A food display counter at the entrance showcased a delicious assortment

of wraps, salads, panini and sweet treats, all gluten free and vegan. We attacked the smoothie menu, ordering four selections between us. Had I known how large and substantial the smoothies were going to be, I might have reduced the number, especially for the kids. Buddha-Full smoothies are 20 ounces each and crammed with smart, flavour-focused ingredients. I really appreciate this approach. I find too often that smoothie and juice bars that self-style as healthy and wholesome get lost in the righteousness of their ingredients and forget that in the end, customers are actually going to drink the stuff. Not so at Buddha-Full. Each of our selections was, on the whole, balanced and well-considered, though there were certainly favourites that emerged from our tasting. My older daughter, still feeling a bit fragile, chose the Buddha-licious smoothie, arguably the safest and most traditional on the menu. Cold-pressed apple juice is blended

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with blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and banana, yielding a deep purple slush. It was a thoroughly enjoyable, kid-friendly option and the raspberries lent an important tartness to the final product. I would suggest that tart raspberries or an acidic element of some kind would have enhanced my smoothie choice, the Happy Face, still a tasty and filling drink in its own right, with sprouted

almond milk, strawberries, blueberries, kale, raw almond butter, banana and dates. The smoothie was rich and round on the palate, the almond butter, dates and banana creating a silky texture. As someone who makes smoothies at home nearly every day, I know that you have to watch the kaleto-fruit ratio closely, because the former has a tendency to create a pasty, almost fuzzy texture on the tongue, an outcome that can be mitigated through the addition

of an acidic ingredient like lemon or lime juice. My wife DJ’s selection, the Buddha-Buzz, had something I had not encountered in a smoothie before: a shot of espresso. It worked a treat, actually, blended with sprouted almond milk, raw cacao, banana and dates. It was like a mocha smoothie, with the raw cacao offering a pleasingly bitter chocolate note to marry with the coffee and contrast the sweetness of the dates and banana. I’m pretty sure I’ll be back for

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Course covers all the basics from page 27 crash you’re hitting dirt, you’re hitting road, you’re hitting concrete. So it’s unnerving.” But when she finally did join her husband on his bike, she witnessed a mature, careful, responsible driver who changed her perspective. After getting comfortable

on the back of the bike, Hendriks decided she wanted to take the reins herself. It still took about a year to work up the courage and find the time, but she eventually signed up for a rider training course at ProRide. The course was six sessions held over six consecutive days starting on a Thursday night at Capilano

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sitting on a bike in first gear, slowly letting the clutch out and letting the bike ease forward. Hendriks says she was surprised by how easy it was to learn to ride. Previously knowing how to drive a standard helped, as did being in a controlled setting with instructors who were patient, informative, and funny, she explains. The hardest skill to learn was emergency braking in a corner. “You can’t brake hard and fast while you’ve got a bike turned because the bike will drop,” explains Hendriks, noting the driver has to straighten the wheel before applying the brake. “It’s counter-intuitive because if you’re in a curve and you straighten the wheel, you’re going out of the curve,

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Road rides a bit nerve-wracking from page 30 front brake (which is on the right handlebar) and the rear brake (a foot pedal on the right side), both at the same time, and gear down, so it involves clutching and managing two brakes at once while straightening the wheel. It’s a lot to remember, says Hendriks. But being the driver afforded a sense of control that she hadn’t

felt as a passenger and she developed a new outlook on riding: “It’s exhilarating. You just feel free.” She compares it to learning how to ride a bike as a kid. After two days riding in a parking lot and then passing a road skills test, Hendriks joined her classmates and instructors on two threehour rides on the road. After a bit of riding around campus and learning

how to park, the group headed out into North Vancouver. Hendriks admits she was still a bit nervous when they first hit the road but overall it was a positive experience. She recalls, however, one evening as the group headed back to campus, she was waiting to turn left to head back up Lillooet Road and lost track of where the traffic around her was for just an instant.

Suddenly she caught sight of something in her peripheral vision. It was a car in the right lane also making that turn. The big, black blob startled her and her foot shot out and off the clutch. She wobbled a bit, but recovered quickly and carried on. Driving defensively is key to riding a motorcycle, notes Hendriks, adding she always has to be on the look-out for other cars and hazards. Even

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As time passes, the bonds forged on a football field remain strong no matter how many years go by, says Canadian Football Hall of Famer Larry Reda.

The only things that change ever so slightly are some of the details in the stories that are told each time players get together to talk about the good old days. “We tell bigger lies,” the 84-year-old North Vancouver native says with a laugh. “You go back and talk about what we did. … There’s always lots of stories to tell, reminisce.” The longtime football coach and administrator is one the lead organizers for a reunion taking place Saturday at the Capilano Rugby Club that will bring together players who suited up for North Shore Lions, Cougars, Wildcats, and Argos – junior and juvenile teams that used to play in Lower Mainland leagues. Reda is expecting a turnout of 100 players or more for a celebration of teams that have been defunct for at least 33 years – the Cougars were the last North Shore junior team and they were shut down in 1983. The bonds, however, are as strong as ever, says Reda, which is why periodic reunions are

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Football fanatics John McKenzie, Larry Reda and Tom Kirk invite players from the North Shore Lions, Cougars, Wildcats and Argos junior and juvenile teams to a reunion Saturday at the Capilano Rugby Club’s clubhouse at Klahanie Park. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Calling all North Shore Lions, Cougars, Wildcats and Argos From page 33 still a huge draw. “The efforts and demands to play football, regardless of what level you play at from high school on, is demanding,” Reda says. “I think that the bonding is very unique. I played soccer, I played lacrosse, I played baseball, I played a lot of sports, but I think football is a very bonding type of game and a lot of guys keep in touch with their friends.” Reunions are helped along by people like Reda whose instant recall of events that happened half a century ago

is remarkable. “Let me take you back, if I can,” he says before launching into an elaborate detailing of how the North Shore’s junior football teams were formed and what years they played. His memories are augmented by a huge trove of artifacts from the good old days. “I’m kind of the curator of all the memorabilia that we have,” says Reda. “I have scrapbooks and jackets and clothing and team pictures. You name it, I’m the guy that’s got it. … I’ve got about eight or 10 big huge albums with all kinds of newspaper

clippings. All the guys come back and they spend a great deal of time looking at the things that they did, the write-ups that they got when they were playing.” Reda was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2011, and has won many awards including the CFL Commissioner Recognition Award, Bob Ackles Lifetime Achievement Award, and the NFL Seattle Seahawks 12th Man North Award. Those accolades all demonstrate the powerful bonds forged on the football field that have helped keep him pushing forward for all these years,

says Reda. “I’m in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, I’ve received awards for my contributions but it’s not me, it’s all the people that either played for me or worked with me, directors or things like that that keep me going every day.” The reunion will run from noon to 4 p.m. at the Capilano Rugby Club. Tickets, $25, are available at the door and include food and drink. For more information contact Larry Reda by email at footballlarry@ shaw.ca or by phone at 604-987-6340.

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climb stairs without hanging on to railing”; “First time in 15 years I can sleep at night”. Also guaranteed for rheumatoid arthritis and sciatica. Hundreds of testimonials on our website with full names and towns. Shark bones/cartilage was previously a thrown away byproduct of the food industry. No sharks are caught for their cartilage. Don’t let any activist confuse you. President’s own story: 18 years ago I started to have arthritis, prostate, kidney, snoring and sleep apnea problems, which were all helped quickly with natural health products. I made it my life’s purpose to help others. Nick A. Jerch We believe most people can improve or overcome their ailments, if they try. All products have NPN licences. All are guaranteed. To ensure this product is right for you, always read the label.

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100% Truthful testimonials with full names and towns. Real people you can call, if you want more reassurance. No money is paid for testimonials. Available in all health food stores and in many participating pharmacies and grocery stores. If they don’t have it in stock or don’t want to order it for you, order it on our website, or call us with Visa or MasterCard. S&H $9.95. No S&H charges if three or more bottles are ordered.

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Store locations on website.

1618 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver

604-986-0641

Monday-Friday 7am-6pm Saturday 9am-5pm • Closed Sunday

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Solutions can be found in next Wednesday's issue.

Find the words hidden vertically, horizontally & diagonally throughout the puzzle.

CROSSWORD

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SUDOKU

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016

HOW TO PLAY:

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! LAST WEDNESDAY'S SUDOKU SOLUTION:

CLUES ACROSS 1. Boyfriend 5. Practice boxing 9. Liveliness 12. Bored reaction 13. Polynesian dance 14. Have bills 15. Dynasties 16. Honest 17. Fisherman’s tool 18. Craftiest 20. Crucial 22. Develop 25. On the summit 28. Construction hoist 31. Letter necessity 33. In fashion

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3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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38. Motel 40. Metalworker 43. Prophetic signs 45. Holiday log 47. Care for 48. Kitchen hot box

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Crossword puzzle answers use American spelling

LAST WEDNESDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:

LAST WEDNESDAY'S WORD SEARCH SOLUTION:

SUMMER TIMING IS EVERYTHING

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016

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VPG REALTY INC. IS NOW OPEN IN LYNN VALLEY

159-1233 LYNN VALLEY ROAD (in the Lynn Valley Town Centre)

HELLO NORTH VANCOUVER! WE’RE YOUR NEW NEIGHBOURS!

We are a full-service Real Estate Brokerage specializing in the marketing and sales of Vancouver’s residential properties. Shunning the traditional brokerage model of cut-throat agents competing against each other, our company fosters a culture of partnership in which all clients and listings are represented in a collaborative environment by all our agents, thereby ensuring every property we list has the competitive edge. This approach has proven highly successful. In just two and half years, we have established ourselves as one of the preeminent players in the North Shore market. The ofyj pfc f`c xcygr mb af xcmgo af anq hyckqa y rqlgmam_q hyck fp qweqcmqgsqu d`yjmavu mgaqocmav ygr mggf_yamfgt i`c hmbbmfg mb af qycg vf`c x`bmgqbbt TECHNOLOGY DRIVES US. WE HAVE THE LARGEST FOLLOWING IN VANCOUVER.

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