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Monday’s Moodyville strata blaze claims life JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

A balcony fire that threatened to engulf a three-storey Moodyville strata resulted in one death Monday morning.

One person died and dozens were displaced from an East Second Street strata after a balcony fire tore through the three-storey wood-frame building early Monday morning. Firefighters contained the blaze to three units but the smoke and water damage was extensive. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

B.C. Coroners Service has been tasked with determining the identity of the deceased.

Firefighters had been told the suite’s tenant was on vacation but investigators discovered the body Monday afternoon, according to City of North Vancouver fire chief Dan Pistilli.

Two tenants were hospitalized with smoke inhalation.

Firefighters were on the scene shortly after 5 a.m. following a flurry of 9-1-1 calls alerting crews that a blaze at 357 East Second St. had chased at least three residents to their balconies.

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City triggers Lower Lonsdale BIA process JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Lower Lonsdale may be 30 days from a business improvement area, following a split council vote Monday night.

Council voted 4-3 to trigger a counter petition, meaning it would take opposition from 50 per cent of the waterfront district’s property owners – representing at least half the area’s land value – to defeat the BIA. Owners will have 30 days to respond to a petition set to be mailed out later this summer.

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Despite some qualms about the BIA’s branding conflicting with the city’s, Bell said he would support the BIA only if the petition was mailed out after Labour Day. “I want (property owners) to have a fair chance … if they wish to oppose it,” he said.

Bell’s push to delay the petition was defeated.

All businesses in Lower Lonsdale, bordered by Forbes and

St. Georges avenues to the east and west respectively and East Fourth Street to the north, should be enriched by the BIA, according to Coun. Holly Back.

“I find that people who don’t agree with the BIA have probably never been in small business,” she said.

The BIA’s functions range from organizing festivals to cleaning up graffiti to promoting the waterfront district’s 496 businesses.

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Residents pack climate change talks

Kinder Morgan pipeline concerns aired at town halls JENNIFER MOREAU/ BURNABY NOW jmoreau@burnabynow.com

The North Shore’s three Liberal MPs have been blitzing their constituencies talking climate change.

Close to 200 people came out to Burnaby NorthSeymour MP Terry Beech’s town hall meeting on climate change and the Kinder Morgan pipeline, raising concerns about everything from bees to bitumen, to tank farm explosions and oil spills.

The first half of the meeting, held on Saturday at Burnaby’s Confederation Community Centre, focused on climate change, and Beech started by outlining what the federal Liberals were doing about the issue. Dozens of residents stepped up to the microphone to share their opinions.

The second half of the meeting was about the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, and many local residents raised more heated concerns.

Burnaby resident John Clarke garnered loud applause when he addressed Beech directly.

“Terry, do your part, do what you promised you would do. Stand up to your handlers in Ottawa and tell them the people here are fed up,” he said.

One woman, who lived close to the Burnaby tank farm, read a list of things the company suggests people to do in the event of an emergency. The list, which included things like fleeing on foot but upwind only, and calling 911 from a landline, elicited laughter from the audience.

A local beekeeper, who said her family was displaced when the first pipeline was built decades ago, raised concerns about environmental impacts on bees.

One Simon Fraser University mathematics professor, Nilima Nigam, claimed Kinder Morgan’s National Energy Board application would have not passed muster if it were an undergrad thesis and called for the company’s claims to face scientific, peer-reviewed scrutiny.

She also recommended the government set rules about misleading information in ad campaigns.

“We shouldn’t allow the pipeline (proponents) to talk about thousands of jobs, because there aren’t any,” she said.

Vijay Tupper, just 11 years old, stepped up to the mic to share his views on the pipeline.

“In case of a spill, (the ground) would be covered in brown goop,” he said.

One North Shore resident asked what the replacement

North Vancouver Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson, standing at the back of the room, discusses climate change with constituents at a town hall meeting last week at Highlands United Church in Edgemont Village. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN plan is for the current Trans Mountain pipeline, which is 60 years old, and complained that the meeting wasn’t more informative.

To wrap up, Beech thanked the crowd for keeping decorum around an emotional issue. He also mentioned other themes he’s heard through public feedback on

the pipeline, including tanker traffic and economic benefits versus risks, for example.

Beech also said the government is trying to close the gap between protecting the environment and the economy, and that having clean air, soil and water is an economic driver.

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Ironworker killed in fall at Neptune identified BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The man killed in a workplace accident at North Vancouver’s Neptune Bulk Terminals last week has been identified as Costec Chomenko, a 62-year-old Surrey man.

Chomenko, an experienced ironworker employed

by Termel Industries Ltd., was doing maintenance on the coal terminal’s ship loader when he fell about 10 metres to the asphalt below, according to the BC

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He was rushed to Lions Gate Hospital but died of his injuries.

Ironworkers local 97, the union he’d been a member of for 38 years, was in the midst of planning his retirement at the time, according to a post on the IW97 website.

“Costec was deeply respected and admired by the local 97 membership who will miss him beyond words’ ability to express,” the statement to members read. “Brother Costec, may your heart and soul find

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Chomenko was born in Timmins, Ont., and spent his career working in highrise construction, demolition, surveying, pulp and paper, and mining, according to the union.

“Costec was an extremely competent ironworker who played an instrumental and unsung part in building this province. He had tremendous math skills, was a strong union man, a guitar player, and a man who enjoyed life thoroughly,” the statement read.

of a series of public consultation meetings on the pipeline.

Natural Resources Canada has tasked a three-person panel to collect feedback from communities along the proposed route before the final decision, which is due this December.

The ministerial panel is coming to North Vancouver district hall Aug. 19. The day’s

schedule features a local government round table from 10:30 a.m. until noon and a public town hall from 2:30 until 7 p.m.

The public is welcome at all sessions and formal registration is not required.

Canadians can also express their views to the panel online at mpmo.gc.ca/measures/270.

W. Van man stabbed at Pemberton festival JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

A West Vancouver man remains in serious condition after being stabbed at the Pemberton Music Festival.

Costec Chomenko, 62, was an ironworker for 38 years.

A preliminary inspection report from WorkSafeBC reveals little about the incident. A full report determining exactly what happened and how similar fatalities can be prevented is due later this year.

The West Vancouver resident was stabbed just after 5 a.m. in the staff camping area of the annual music festival Monday morning, according to Sgt. Rob Knapton, media relations officer with the Pemberton RCMP. He was rushed to a helicopter and taken to a Vancouver area hospital to treat what Knapton

described as “very serious” injuries. “(His) prognosis right now is still unclear,” Knapton said.

Police were called to the scene to investigate a reported pepper spraying incident but quickly found the stabbing victim.

RCMP arrested a 23-yearold Vancouver man without incident on Monday.

The suspect was due in court Tuesday after press time to face charges in connection with the assault.

The festival was largely a peaceful gathering of music fans, according to Knapton.

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It was a crazy weekend for North Shore Rescue’s volunteers after mobilizing for four rescue missions, including one for a dog that tumbled over a cliff.

The team was first called out on Saturday afternoon for a report of a 20-year-old man who had been lost overnight somewhere on the Howe Sound Crest Trail, according to Doug Pope, search manager. He first alerted his parents he was lost the night before but his parents waited until the next day to call for help. North Shore Rescue started deploying volunteers along the trail, with little idea of where their missing subject was but, about an hour later, the man called to say some fellow hikers spotted him and helped him find his way to Porteau Cove.

The false alarm, however, made the team well positioned when a call came in around 4 p.m., from a man whose dog Nipsey had chased a chipmunk off the edge of St. Mark’s Summit and fallen 42 metres down the cliff.

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who rappelled down to Nipsey, a pitbull cross, to haul him back up.

“He was definitely lucky. If he was a cat, he would have used up a few of his nine lives,” Pope said. “He wasn’t that worse for wear.”

Within Cypress Provincial Park dogs are supposed to be leashed and the team doesn’t recommend taking them into the backcountry, primarily out of fear of running into conflicts with wildlife like bears.

“In this case it was a chipmunk,” Pope said.

The members were back out Sunday afternoon scouring the Hanes Valley in search of a 51-year-old man who failed to return from a hike the day before.

When they eventually reached him by phone, the man claimed he was OK and on his way back to Grouse Mountain, but Pope said it was clear he had no idea where he even was. The team spotted him from a Talon helicopter on a precarious cliff ledge on the east side of Crown Mountain. They then longlined him back to civilization.

“He was tired and weak.

He’d run out of food and water at least 12 hours before and was wandering around all night. He was very happy to be rescued,” Pope said.

“He could have died up there.

That was quite a serious call.

He was lucky he had gotten high enough that all of a sudden his cellphone got signal.”

Before the day was out, the team was called back to Hanes Valley when an emergency GPS locator sent out an SOS call. When the volunteers arrived, they found a 39-yearold man who was too faint to even lift his feet. Making matters worse, he had his eight-year-old son in tow.

“He was a very cute kid and was pretty excited about the ordeal but it’s a pretty strenuous hike to be bringing an eight-year-old in the first place,” Pope said.

North Shore Rescue recommends everyone pack a GPS beacon when going into the backcountry as cellphones tend to lose signal and have their batteries die.

The beacons start at about $160 and also require a subscription fee.

“Just having to use it once in your lifetime would be worth the subscription of $100 a year,” Pope said.

The team is on pace to have as many rescues as they did in their record-setting 2015, something that is starting to take a toll on the 30 active members, Pope said.

“Generally, morale is good. It’s such a good group of people but there are signs the team is just overworked and I’m concerned about moving into the heart of the summer here with the August long weekend, the availability of members and it being such a large load on the members that are here,” he said.

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Fire victim grateful for support From page 1 from consuming the woodframe building, firefighters rushed up ladders to save at least three balcony-bound tenants and one dog. “(One) lady was more worried about getting her pet out than she was herself, but we managed to rescue both of them,” Pistilli said.

The three-storey walkup was built in 1973 but recently had its smoke and heat detectors upgraded, which may have saved the lives of second-storey tenants Zennia Miorin and her husband.

“We thought it was a false alarm,” she said, explaining the detectors had been triggered before by neighbours making toast.

After first trying to turn off the detector, Miorin’s husband headed to the balcony and realized the suite directly above them was in flames.

The couple roused their four-year-old daughter, who was “sleeping like a log,” wrapped her in a blanket and raced outside; also stopping long enough to scoop up their skittish cat before she could escape.

The experience was surreal, according to Miorin.

“I don’t think anyone really realized what was happening,” she said.

The young family took shelter on a bus while firefighters doused the blaze.

The fire presented an additional problem for Miorin, who had just sold

her strata unit and was planning to move her family to a more spacious home in Campbell River in September.

“We have been living in a one-bedroom for nine years because the market was so horrible for the last five,” she said, adding that she wanted her daughter to have her own bedroom.

The sale is up in the air at the moment, according to Miorin, who said meetings with lawyers and real estate agents were likely.

When discussing the outpouring of generosity from friends, neighbours, and even acquaintances she thought had forgotten her, Miorin was emotional.

A “friend of a friend” offered them a place to sleep Monday night. Kidsland daycare immediately opened their doors for Miorin’s daughter, even though she’d been out of daycare for five months.

While she was grateful for the offers of lodging, clothes and kindness, Miorin said she was concerned about the building’s older residents.

“I don’t know if they’re getting that same amount of outreach that we’re receiving.”

While her daughter is “concerned about her stuffies” and Miorin is worried about her wedding album, she said firefighters were able to recover some personal items and computers with hard drives that appeared to be intact.

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The fire damage was largely contained to three units but “a good percentage of the building” suffered smoke and water damage, according to Pistilli.

“It’ll take some time to get it back and livable again,” he said, adding he expected residents to be displaced for “quite a long period of time.”

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aving decided they’ve seen too many older, affordable apartments demolished to make way for new condos, housing activists in Burnaby’s Metrotown neighbourhood are now occupying buildings slated for the wrecking ball.

Similarly, our official community plans in North Vancouver have painted bull’seyes on these old walk-ups. It’s sound planning to concentrate development in urban centres, but there is a heavy price to be paid by the renters getting “demovicted.”

Our local councils have tenant displacement policies in the works to assist those getting turfed, but it doesn’t change the big picture problem.

With vacancy rates at less than one per cent and market rents skyrocketing, there’s just nowhere for these folks to go.

They’re the people who cut hair, serve

food, and work in IT - virtually anyone who can’t afford a $500,000 condo. And they don’t deserve financial exile.

Largely forgotten in this crisis is that almost all of the old apartments we now consider affordable were built in the ’60s and ’70s with the aid of federal construction subsidies and tax incentives. With those programs cancelled in the 1980s, our lack of rental housing has reached a crisis point.

And every time a walk-up gets knocked down, it isn’t just the homes of longtime residents that are being lost. It’s also the vanishing of an investment Canadians made to ensure our communities had room for people who aren’t wealthy.

The federal government has pledged to develop a national housing strategy and we urge them to move expeditiously because the people in these old walk-ups are quickly running out of time.

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he circus is coming back to town next week, which means B.C.’s MLAs will have to wrench themselves from the barbecue circuit and spend at least a few days arguing excitedly with each other.

Yes, the legislature (i.e. the circus) is being recalled for at least a few days to debate and eventually pass legislation that will give the City of Vancouver the power to place a special tax on vacant homes and that will implement sweeping regulatory changes regarding the real estate industry.

But while dealing with that legislation will take up the bulk of the legislature sitting’s daily business, much of the public and media focus will be on the half-hour daily question period, which should serve as a warm-up

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View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey venue for the various themes the political parties will be stressing come next spring’s election campaign. As such, expect the NDP Opposition to hammer away on two themes important to them: affordability and ethical government.

The party has just recently started to apply some details to two key policies that may arise during QP debates.

One of them is a promise to raise the minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour, a level similar to where places like Alberta and Seattle are headed. Metro Vancouver is fast becoming unaffordable in many areas, and a significant rise in the minimum wage would no doubt have a significant impact on those who earn it.

As well, the NDP is starting to flesh out its promise to get rid of Medical Service Plan premiums, and replace it with new tax that will see those on higher incomes pay more than those on lower ones.

Both ideas have considerable merit, but they don’t necessarily translate into a boost in popularity for the NDP, which like all parties is something it’s searching for as the election approaches.

For one thing, there are

not a lot of voters earning the minimum wage. While there are potentially more than three million voters, less than 100,000 of them earn the minimum wage and most of those are young people who don’t vote in significant numbers (and the small business community would undoubtedly strongly campaign against the NDP).

Getting rid of the MSP premium structure is a good idea (as has been noted in this space several times) but there may be some political risk from what replaces it.

Many people (particularly those in unions) don’t pay the MSP monthly premium because their employer does, so replacing it with a new tax — even though it will likely be lower than existing MSP rates — may not prove to be a popular move.

The NDP will try to keep

the so-called “triple delete” email controversy alive, and perhaps the issue of political financial donations as well. They clearly think the B.C. Liberals are vulnerable on these issues, but they thought that about a few similar scandals prior to the 2013 election and the voting results showed their assumptions to be wrong.

As for the B.C. Liberals, look for them to respond to every question with an answer tied, however tenuously, to the B.C. economy, which leads the country in performance. And they will continue to taunt the NDP as being a party of internal contradictions and uncertain leadership.

And Premier Christy Clark will likely face taunting herself by New Democrats over the fact that yet another proposed LNG project is

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But last week Clark provided the retort she’ll be sending all next week when the subject arises: “I’m not giving up” on getting the industry off the ground she told a cheering crowd in the Okanagan.

It’s likely going to be a hot time inside the legislature chamber for this short, unusual summer gathering.

The two sides were starting to get on each other’s nerves when the spring session ended two months ago, and with an election approaching tempers will probably be short. The session will likely only last four days, unless the New Democrats want to return after the B.C. Day long weekend for further practise at fine-tuning their messaging. But I suspect that returning to the barbecue circuit will win out instead.

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Deconstruct not demolish our homes and gardens Dear Editor: To reduce the current state of frustration associated with the rapid demolition and rebuilds happening on the North Shore, the builders, developers and contractors could garner some good will by judiciously applying “reduce, reuse and recycle.”

Having watched a house with still viable building materials crunched and a beautiful garden with mature plants trashed, in spite of my offer to rescue the plants therein, I am prompted to offer some solutions.

Once the builders are ready to bring in the backhoes – there needs to be one more stage before everything is trashed.

Builders, please, put a

sign up and: 1. Have “demo sales” – you, or your workers, can even make some pocket money.

If the amount is beneath notice, then donate it to charity.

2. Allow the ReStore, or similar others, access to the site to recover what can be used. Less goes to the landfill – again, less cost to you and little happiness to those who get a bargain.

3. Allow garden clubs and similar groups to rescue the plants and topsoil.

The clubs donate these, or their proceeds, to charities in the community and everyone benefits.

4. Once the garden clubs and individuals have been through, invite landscape

companies to recover larger plants and trees. All this saves you work and money not having to cart it away.

The general guiding principle of access should be to non-profits first, followed by private interests, then commercial interests.

The time this takes – two to three days at most – can be easily calculated into your project management plan.

Everyone benefits a little (builders and locals alike), less ends up in the landfill and a little steam is vented from the simmering pressure cooker of frustration that is the North Shore real estate situation.

Maria Issa North Vancouver

LGH MRI: kudos to private donor, shame on province Dear Editor: It was with mixed feelings that I read your (July 13) story about the new MRI scanner at Lions Gate Hospital. As a resident of North Vancouver I appreciate what the Sander family has done, but I wonder why it is even necessary. Our current provincial government had no problem spending more than $500 million redoing BC Place and now plan to spend $3.5 billion on an unnecessary bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel and yet we rely on donations for our public hospital, and our public schools are starved for funds? Strange priorities.

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Previous attempts at LoLo BIA frustrated From page 1 The BIA would collect between $1 and $1.10 per $1,000 of assessed property

value. For a business with an assessed value of $430,000 – the median in the Lower Lonsdale – that amounts to an annual levy of $440.

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The levy is too high for cash-strapped businesses, argued Coun. Pam Bookham.

“Every year at budget time we have representatives from the business community come forward bemoaning the fact that they pay an exorbitant amount in taxes,” she said.

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Mayor Darrell Mussatto agreed. “I think it will benefit all (businesses) in the area, whether they’re first floor, second floor, or penthouse.”

Besides benefiting businesses, the BIA will be a boon to employees, who will be able to work and run errands in a more vibrant community, according to Coun. Linda Buchanan.

In what was at times a contentious debate, Coun.

Rod Clark bashed the negative petition as “taxation without representation.”

While he credited the BIA supporters for their good intentions, he later described them as “people who have blown $120,000 of our taxpayer money so far and have nothing to show for it.”

Previous attempts to form a Lower Lonsdale BIA were frustrated in 2010 and 2013.

The fact that the issue keeps resurfacing shows the dogged determination of the volunteers, according to Keating.

If successful, the BIA will begin operating Jan. 1, 2017.

They have requested an initial operating budget of $500,000.

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West Vancouver resident Don Brinton, 88, is a recent recipient of the Order of Canada. One of television’s pioneers, Brinton was a broadcaster in TV’s early days and made his mark as a producer who championed Canadian content. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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West Van’s Don Brinton recognized for pioneering work in TV JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Some men seek their destiny; others have it thrust upon them while inspecting frozen soil.

West Vancouver resident and Order of Canada recipient Don Brinton was studying at the University of Alberta in 1950 when he trekked to Yellowknife for a job doing experimental work on the Northwest Territory’s permafrost. As luck would have it, he ran into a family friend who guided him toward his passion: radio.

“I was fascinated by radio,” Brinton recalls.

After dividing his time between being on the ground and on the air, Brinton

returned to school, distinguished as the only member of his graduating class who could: “boast any kind of broadcast experience.”

After three years spent broadcasting for the Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Brinton caught the eye of station owner George Richard Agar Rice, who’d been manning the airwaves since 1922.

“He saw some kind of spark in me that I didn’t know I had,” Brinton remembers.

The next thing he knew, he was a news reporter and announcer, publicizing, “the new medium of television, and what it was going to mean to Edmonton.

“We had a lot of fun getting ready for that, because no one knew what the heck they were doing,” Brinton says.

Brinton had a flair for television, and in the 1970s he headed for Winnipeg, where he rose out of the broadcast booth and into the producer’s office to oversee “high money, big stakes” Canadian television.

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Brinton suspects it was those forays that won him a place among artists, athletes and scientists as an Order of Canada honouree.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Lisa King Watercolour Biennale The Ferry Building Gallery hosted an opening reception for its latest show as part of the inaugural International Watercolour Biennale on July 5. The project was created by North Shore watercolour and plein air artist, and architect Alfonso Tejada, who also serves as the Canadian head of the International Watercolour Society. The show brings the best of watercolour painting from around the world to Vancouver, featuring work from a variety of countries, including Spain, Taiwan, India, Belgium, Australia and Poland.

Partners in the initiative include North Vancouver’s CityScape Community Art Space and Gastown’s International Arts Gallery, which are also hosting related exhibitions. The Ferry Building Gallery exhibition will remain on display until July 24, CityScape’s will run until July 30 and International Arts Gallery’s until July 25. iwscanada.com

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Heidi Creighton knew she was home as soon as she laid eyes on the 1957 Model A-3 house designed by William Krisel.

“I didn’t even go inside. It was the one,” she says.

It was 2012 when Creighton purchased her restored 1,600-square-foot, flat-roofed house in the Twin Palms neighbourhood of Palm Springs. Although she has an extensive background in art history and architecture, at the time she wasn’t too familiar with the pioneer of California mid-century modernism behind her new abode.

“I knew a little bit about William Krisel’s work, but only on the periphery.

He didn’t have the profile of (Richard) Neutra or (Donald) Wexler or some of the other big names in California modernism,” says Creighton, who lives in West Vancouver most of the year.

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with designing more than 40,000 living units – from custom homes to massproduced housing, and recreation facilities to shopping malls – over the course of his 60-year career.

The prolific architect has been featured in print publications and documentary films, but Creighton says there were no books dedicated exclusively to his life and work. So, she partnered with her Palm Springs neighbour, Chris Menrad, who lives five doors down the street, also in a restored Krisel house, and they co-edited William Krisel’s Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism. The book launched in February during Modernism Week.

Krisel’s designs are scattered between Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Borrego Springs and elsewhere, but Creighton and Menrad decided to focus their research on his projects in the Coachella Valley. “Palm Springs has really become a mecca for mid-century modern architecture,” Creighton says.

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Food growing a wonderful skill for all ages Containers make the activity available to all regardless of a home’s space constraints The recent rainfall has gifted gardeners with a bit of extra time we didn’t have to spend watering.

I spent more time harvesting, and enjoying the beautiful combinations of ornamentals and food in pots and planters.

At a recent presentation at a strata picnic, I heard from many people wanting to grow food in pots because that is the only space they have. Good reason to combine beauty and utility! Because I have a large walnut tree in my yard that is allelopathic (emits a toxin to discourage competition), I grow many of my vegetables, and some of my fruits in pots.

One of my favourite parts of doing garden care is finding edible treats along the way. My favourite garden snack is a small self-seeding (no runners) strawberry, probably “Mignonette,” or alpine “Alexandria.” These little plants bear fruit from June until close to frost

time. They are best grown in pots out of harm’s way from slugs. I have a much loved, large fibreglass urn scavenged from an ‘everything goes’ garbage pickup day, where these wonderful little ever-bearing strawberries surround the tall blue-toned switch grass, Panicum virgatum ‘heavy metal.’ When I am done eating the berries, the birds enjoy the grass seeds.

Another food plant that I have often grown but seldom eaten is rainbow chard.

I like chard well enough, but often leave it growing just to enjoy how beautiful it looks in the garden with its brilliant red, yellow or white stems. Recently I used a yellow stemmed chard as the centrepiece in a pot, paired it with Dicentra Formosa, and left the Campanula poscharskyana that was already growing there. I am using the chard in my morning smoothies now, instead of kale. Curly kale also makes a great centrepiece in a pot. Curly kale is best for

Design In Nature Heather Schamehorn chips because it is sturdy and holds marinade nicely while it dries. Last year’s plants have been set aside now while the seeds mature to provide the next crop. I noticed the Lacinato kale at the garden club plot at Sutherland secondary is also a stunning plant and would make a great centrepiece. My own attempts with this variety have been less than successful, but perhaps it was just poor seed.

Another food crop I grow almost exclusively in pots is tomatoes. I grow some in the greenhouse, but because of the heat they both start and finish producing ahead of the outdoor plants. I grow the outdoor ones under an overhang, and this year have

Russian red kale is among the many varieties that fare well in North Shore gardens.

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a couple of ‘Latha’ plants in a raised bed under the hoops where I grew my winter crop of kale. Good thing too, as I covered it up during these recent rains, and they were the source of my first ripe tomatoes! These are only about a metre tall and are determinate in their growth habit. My all-time favorite tomato is ‘Sungold’

I grow them in 20-litre pails, staked so I can support their rampant, indeterminate growth. These are an orange fruit, and are as sweet as candies! While I would not call them ornamental, when they are loaded with panicles of bright orange fruit, they are very attractive.

Food growing is a great skill to have and wonderful

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How to talk to your kids about drugs

“Being a parent in today’s world is more difficult and complex than ever before. Our children are exposed to external pressures at unprecedented levels and social media culture has had more influence on young people’s lives than many of us can fully understand.”

In a May letter to parents, Chief Const. Bob Rich from the Abbotsford Police Department addressed the issue of drug use among teens. This is causing deaths of vulnerable young people and must be stopped.

It’s a tough conversation but one that parents must have with their kids. If we don’t give them the information they need, they will go to others and that is likely to be their friends who are no more knowledgeable than they are.

The first step is to do your research so that you do know what you’re talking about.

It doesn’t start when he’s a teen, it starts when he’s a preschooler. When you’re giving your child a medication, talk to him about why he’s getting this medicine and how it is only used when necessary.

Take advantage of teachable moments. If you see someone smoking, talk about

Parenting Today Kathy Lynn nicotine addiction and what smoking can do to their body.

Preschoolers are like little sponges and listen to all that you say, so talk about the joys of healthy living and how they can choose to feel well by the lifestyle choices they make.

Unfortunately, teachable moments about drug use and negative outcomes are often on the news. When you see a story about a teen who dies of an overdose, talk about it.

It is easier to have a conversation about an external event. You want your child to receive all the information and be aware of the facts so that she can make healthy and safe decisions. But you don’t want her to feel as if you are attacking her behaviour.

And, these conversations

should be matter of fact and simply mentioned when the time is right.

When your child is schoolaged she is starting to be more influenced by the media and peers. She is open to new ideas and needs you to help her process all the material that is coming at her.

Talk to her about how you feel about alcohol, tobacco and drugs. But first, ensure that you’re clear about your attitudes and what you want to say. You will likely want to do some research about the drugs that are prevalent among the young in your community.

Remember: it’s not just what you say, it’s what you do. Be a good role model for your children.

Kids may try drugs to look cool and to fit in with their peer group. The more parents teach their children how to make good choices and how to understand the consequences of their decisions the less likely they are to mindlessly follow the crowd.

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Bedtime tale features pastel illustrations

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The main character in this funny picture book is definitely not as wise as owls are traditionally held to be.

In fact, Owl is a bit slow on the uptake as he tries to determine what, or who, is making a noise just as he is settling into bed. He initially thinks the tiny sound might be someone at the door, but that is not the case.

“Probably the wind,” says Owl as he gets back into bed and says goodnight to himself. The noise continues and Owl causes more and more damage to his house as he removes cupboard shelves,

Book Buzz Fran Ashdown takes up floor boards, pulls down the roof and finally takes down the walls. At this point, the noise says “Squeak” and on the final page we see Owl and the “noise” happily tucked up in bed together.

The appealing pastel

illustrations depict a puzzled Owl whose demeanor changes to annoyance and finally outright anger as he fails to solve the riddle.

A double spread shows a furious Owl wielding a large hammer as he destroys his home amidst a cloud of dust and a scurrying mouse.

Owl’s about-face when the riddle is solved adds to the humour. Pizzoli is the author of several other popular picture books.

Fran Ashdown was the children’s librarian at the Capilano branch of the North Vancouver District Public Library. She once discovered a squirrel in the walls of one of her homes. For more info check your local libraries.

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kids and research the topic together.

When you’re talking to your kids, try to stay cool and stick to the facts. If you become emotional it will be easy for your kids to dismiss

the important information and just think, there go my parents again, overreacting.

Don’t they trust me?

Arrange with your school parent committee to have a police officer come in to speak to the students. It’s even better if parents and students are together for this event so they both receive the same information.

Welcome your teen’s friends into your home. Get to know them, invite them to stick around and hang out.

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Be the driver. If you are the parent who drives kids to and from their activities, you will soon get to know them and feel much more comfortable about their peer group.

A healthy and positive relationship with your kids will go a long way to keeping them safe.

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Making a mini battle of the burgers Columnist pits two popular eateries against each other There’s a great scene in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult hit Pulp Fiction in which Samuel L. Jackson’s philosophical gangster, Jules Winnfield, discusses hamburgers with some ill-fated, double-crossing business associates.

“Me, I can’t usually get ’em ’cause my girlfriend’s a vegetarian,” Jules explains, “which pretty much makes Chris Dagenais me a vegetarian. But I do love the taste of a good burger.”

Thinking back to the era of that film, I can’t recall what was available on the market by way of veggie burgers, but today there are many options, some of them very tasty. Clever advances in soy-based proteins have made it possible to put something other than a giant mushroom between two halves of a bun and call it a vegetarian burger. In fact, when cooked properly, today’s veggie burgers are so close in texture and flavour to a beef burger, they sometimes raise eyebrows in suspicion.

I was recently able to see how alternative burgers stacked up against their beef counterparts in a two-part tasting for this article. My aim was to pit a local phenom against an import burger and see which came out on top. Accordingly, I hit Vera’s Burger Shack on Lonsdale Avenue and 18th Street in fulfilment of the local contestant, and Texas-based Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes on Marine Drive at Phillip Avenue for the import.

The rules were simple: try to order more or less the same basic fare at each place, but take advantage of the unique sides and toppings available to tip the scales.

I tried these burger havens (on two separate nights, just to be clear) with my family in tow, meaning that kid-sized burgers were in demand. Both Mooyah and Vera’s had reasonably priced options, with the former offering their Little Moo burger for $5.65 and the latter offering a so-called Mini V burger for $5. Both options were a fair size for a young appetite, though I think Vera’s edged out Mooyah ever so slightly in the weight category with their approximately four-ounce burger patty.

Both eateries offer a truly staggering list of free-of-charge burger toppings, even for kids’ burgers, but both charge extra for cheese ($1.20 at Vera’s, $1.25 at Mooyah). From the perspective of the kids, both spots met their expectations of a burger joint and left them feeling thoroughly sated.

My observation of the two approaches to kids’ burgers holds true for the adult versions as well: Mooyah’s burger patties are flatter and cooked to well done, though they are,

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A Hamberdog with fries and an Oreo Cookie Shake are on offer at Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes, one of the eateries, along with Vera’s Burger Shack, visited by reviewer Chris Dagenais for this week’s food review column. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN remarkably, not at all dry. They end up boasting a deep, caramelized finish that is rich in flavour and holds up to whatever toppings you deem suitable. Vera’s burger patties, by contrast, are thicker, more loosely packed and have an ever-so-slight, not-really-pink-but-maybe-not-totally-well-done-either-ness to them. I liken Vera’s to what you might find at a backyard barbecue, while Mooyah’s have the feel of a good diner burger.

At my behest, my Classic Mooyah Burger was topped with Swiss cheese, bacon, special house sauce, pickles, grilled onions, sautéed mushrooms and, simply because it was available, sauerkraut. I commend the kitchen on fitting everything into a single bun without unreasonable spillage; nine-inch high burgers drive me crazy and feel like more of a dare than a meal.

The sauerkraut and pickles provided a good acidic punch in an otherwise very indulgent burger, which, alongside the fries came with a ludicrously thick, creamy, extremely rich, cappuccino-flavoured milkshake that left me feeling like I ought to fast for a month.

My Vera’s burger, a six-ounce ground lamb patty topped with lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard, roasted garlic, and a fried egg (a great burger addition, I highly recommend it) was similarly filling. Lamb is not Vera’s default burger, but is a fantastic optional upgrade, in my opinion. Though lean, the lamb patty remained juicy and succulent, its flavours withstanding

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Annual awards recognize B.C. wine excellence Governor’s Awards for Excellence in B.C. Wines.

This is surely one of the most unique wine competitions anywhere. No other judging starts out with more than 504 wines from 1,325 wineries and winds up with a mere dozen for recognition.

Wines submitted have to be made from 100 per cent B.C. grown grapes and produced in the province to be eligible.

The 2016 award winners span a well-balanced range of styles and varieties. But, as is often the case, this year’s edition shines the spotlight on a number of new wineries, which will now enjoy some well deserved attention.

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Canada in the 1990s, grew vines for others, and now have opened their own ventures.

Their success is a reflection of the remarkable diversity that now makes up our wine community. And it suggests a new phase is well underway in the modern industry.

When the competition started, under former Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo, B.C.’s wine industry was still very much coming out of its infancy. She discovered that Canada’s governor general was on a serious shopping spree to stock the cellar at Rideau Hall with the best of B.C. (and other Canadian) labels. Campagnolo came up with the idea for a competition that would recognize quality in B.C. wines and also capitalize on the cachet of her office. She also decided to visit each winning winery to present their award.

People outside of the industry are not truly aware of the prestige of the awards.

The B.C. Consular Corps, which accompanies the lieutenant governor on the tour, are always enthusiastic in their purchases, an added bonus. Congratulations to this year’s winners: Bordertown 2013 Living Desert Red; Ex Nihilo 2014 Pinot Noir; Gold Hill 2013 Meritage Family Reserve; Hester

Columnist Tim Pawsey says that the winners of this year’s B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in B.C. Wines spanned a well-balanced range of styles and varieties. PHOTO SUPPLIED Creek 2013 Syrah Viognier; Intersection 2013 Cabernet Franc; Kismet Estate 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve; Lunessence 2014 Riesling Icewine; Okanagan Crush Pad 2014 Haywire, The Bub; Quails’ Gate 2014 Stewart Family Reserve Chardonnay; Red Rooster 2012 Reserve Merlot; Ruby Blues 2015 Commune Viognier; and St. Hubertus & Oak Bay 2014 Riesling.

My picks of the week: CedarCreek Riesling 2014 (Okanagan Valley)

Here’s another wine that shows just how much Riesling’s star is rising.

Developing aromas of mineral and petrol precede a juicy, mouth-filling palate of citrus and stony notes before a lingering finish ($15.29, 90 points).

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the varied toppings. Taking the Vera’s meal totally over the top were sides of fries, beer-battered onion rings and, my favourite of the lot, Jalapeno Bottle Caps with dipping sauce. Potent rings of pickled jalapenos were sliced into round disks, breaded and then deep-fried. The resultant “bottlecaps” are fiery and crunchy and make a great accompaniment to a burger.

Now, back to the veggie conversation. My wife DJ chose the vegetarian options at both places and was presented with two very different, but both undeniably delicious, riffs on the theme. The Mooyah Veggie Burger is based on spicy black beans. The plump and generously portioned patty had a soft texture and revealed a deep southwestern flavour, with a dominant toasted cumin note. Deep fried onion strings, a no-charge topping, gave the burger a nice boost in complexity. Vera’s vegetarian burger contained a more straightforward soy-based patty and, topped with cheddar cheese and roasted garlic (along with the usual suspects of lettuce, tomato, mustard and ketchup), much more closely resembled the meat-based

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In terms of an overall conclusion, I think Mooyah reliably delivers against a well-established expectation of what an American burger should taste like, while Vera’s satisfies those craving a homemade, backyard burger experience without the hassle of doing it themselves.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

WHO:

Griffin Holding Corporation

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Development Variance Permit No. DVP2015-00010

COMMUNITYBULLETINBOARD Email information for your North Shore event to listings@nsnews.com.

THE SEARCH IS ON for those who were born or worked at the old North Vancouver General Hospital between 1929 and 1961.

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation will host a commemoration event Sunday, Sept. 25 to say a “grand farewell” to the old hospital and everyone in the community is invited. At the event, the foundation would like to recognize those who were born or who worked there.

Contact info@lghfoundation. com or 604-984-5785.

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Please direct any inquiries to Annie Dempster, Planning Technician 2, at adempster@cnv.org or 604-990-4216.

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ON THE WATERFRONT Western Stevedoring will host tours for the community to see what takes place at Lynnterm Thursday, July 21 and Saturday, July 23, 10:30 a.m. at Lynnterm East Gate, 15 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Reservations: 604-904-2800.

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If you believe you may be affected by the above proposal, written or email submissions, including your name and address, can be sent to Jennifer Ficocelli, Deputy City Clerk, at jficocelli@cnv.org or by mail to City Hall. Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, July 25, 2016, to ensure their availability to Council.

The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw, Development Variance Permit and 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 July 15, 2016, and online at www.cnv.org/publichearings.

Please direct any inquiries to Chris Wilkinson, Planner, at cwilkinson@cnv.org or 604-990-4206.

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CELEBRATIONS!

Debra and Tony Cusanelli Debra (nee McIntyre) and Tony Cusanelli, seen in the photo at left, were married on July 27, 1991, in North Vancouver where they continue to work and live with their two sons.

Their family congratulates the couple on their 25th wedding anniversary and wishes them a lifetime of happiness.

Dale and Mary Jane Carter

Dale and Mary Jane Carter, seen in the photo at left, were married on June 23, 1956, in London, Ont. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family including three children and seven grandchildren.

Barry and Louise Soper

Barry and Louise Soper first won the national novice ice dance title in 1967 and went on to win it six more times in eight years, placing third two other times. They also competed in the World Figure Skating Championships from 1971 to 1974. The couple was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, and were recently inducted into Skate Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall of Fame. They were married on Sunday, June 26, 1971. The couple lives in Lynn Valley and has four children. Family and friends congratulate them on their 45th wedding anniversary.

Send us a quality photo and description of your wedding announcement, milestone anniversary (first, fifth and every subsequent five years, or any year after 50th anniversary), or birthday (80 years and every fifth year thereafter, or birthdays yearly for 90 and older) along with a contact name and phone number and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to include it on our Celebrations page.

Send your submission to rduane@nsnews.com or bring a print to #100-126 East 15th St., North Vancouver. Celebrations is a free service. There is no publication guarantee as it depends on available space. Text may be edited for style and/or length.

Christian Proctor and Jane Kienzle Ken and Patricia Kienzle of North Vancouver are thrilled to announce the marriage of their daughter Jane Kienzle to Christian Proctor, son of Douglas and Sharon Proctor of Calgary. The marriage took place May 21 in Osoyoos. Family and friends congratulate the couple and send their love.

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Krisel’s tract housing didn’t have a cookie-cutter look From page 13 “Most of the research we have is primary because it comes from the archives and it hadn’t ever been explored in a book before,” Creighton says.

One of the most extraordinary things about Krisel, Creighton notes, was his ability to produce tract housing in the post-war period while maintaining his artistic integrity.

“Tract housing was not even considered architecture by a lot of architectural critics and architects themselves,” she explains.

Krisel, however, was able to meet developers’ budget, time and material constraints, while at the same time making would-be homeowners feel as though they were buying a unique residence. In Creighton’s Twin Palms neighbourhood, for example, there are 90 Krisel houses, but she says they don’t have the “cookiecutter” appearance of most of the tract homes built in

the 1950s.

“They’re basically all the same floor plan, but you don’t know this from the street because there were eight various elevations that buyers could choose from and he rotated the houses on the lots,” she says.

While Creighton’s Palm Springs house doesn’t have Krisel’s distinctive butterfly roof, it does feature his signature sun flaps, but they have been modified to let in more light (a modern-day option thanks to efficient air conditioning and triplepaned glass). Krisel himself recently redesigned Creighton’s yard to incorporate indigenous plants and swaths of blue and brown recycled rubber mulch.

“He doesn’t see landscaping as supportive of architecture. He sees them as kind of equal partners in the project.”

Creighton was born and raised in a subdivision of Don Mills, Ont., one of Canada’s first planned communities. She attributes

her lifelong appreciation for the mid-century modern esthetic to her childhood neighbourhood, with its clean lines and simple home designs.

On the North Shore, there are many fine examples of West Coast modern homes, an architectural style Creighton says follows the same basic design principles as those used in Southern California during the post-modern period: modestly sized, open-concept, single storey structures with large windows that merge the indoor with the outdoor space.

The biggest difference, of course, is the environment into which the homes were built. West Coast modern houses tend to be situated on lush, green properties and favour wood as a building material. In Southern California, concrete was the preferred post-modern construction material and the surrounding landscape was far more sculptural, featuring rocks and cacti.

The Menrad Residence in the Twin Palms neighbourhood of Palm Springs features geometric landscaping and William Krisel’s signature butterfly roof. PHOTO SUPPLIED “In the desert you’ve got this extreme light, extreme temperatures, and up here you have I think a much softer, more subtle light.”

Despite weathering the harsh desert climate for

six decades now, Creighton says Krisel’s houses still maintain a “fresh” quality, which is part of their lasting appeal.

“If you look at them now, they’re not dated,” she says.

William Krisel’s Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism, edited by Chris Menrad and Heidi Creighton (Gibbs Smith; Layton, Utah), $45 (U.S.). Available at select retailers and on Amazon.com.

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Sunday, July 24, 2016

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure notifies the public of the IRONMAN Canada Whistler/Pemberton Triathlon.

P: Paul Morrison

Event cyclists will travel along the Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 between Whistler and Pemberton, on Callaghan Valley Road and Pemberton Meadows Road.

To ensure safety, this event will result in traffic pattern changes, delays and closures on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

TAKING SUMMER ADVENTURE TO NEW HEIGHTS. Board the Guinness World Record-breaking PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola and discover over 50 kilometres of hiking trails, mountaintop barbecues, mountainside spas, bear viewing and more. Head down to the valley and feel the rush of whitewater rafting or the thrill of zip-lining, then soak up our postcard-perfect lakes and beaches, miles of walking and biking trails, and endless options for shopping and dining in our spectacular resort village. It’s the perfect time to take the short drive up the Sea to Sky Highway for some big savings and unforgettable summer adventure.

Vancouver to Whistler: • Highway 99 Northbound Open all day to to Alpine Way/Whistler.

Whistler to Pemberton: • Highway 99 Northbound Closure, between Alpine Way/Whistler to Pemberton, 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Whistler South: • Highway 99 Southbound Closure, between Alpine Way/Whistler to Callaghan Valley Road, 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Callaghan Valley Road Closure, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Pemberton South: • Highway 99 Southbound Closure, between Portage Road/Pemberton to Alpine Way/Whistler, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Motorists are asked to travel before or after closure times, allow extra time or plan alternate routes. Please exercise caution, watch for traffic control personnel and follow all signs.

Your patience during the event is appreciated.

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Your North Shore Guide to the games people play SPORTS NEWS? Contact sports editor Andy Prest at 604-998-3538 or email aprest@nsnews.com

D5 Bigs take aim for World Series North Shore team competing at national championships this week in Quebec ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

The District 5 (North Shore) Big League all-star baseball team is headed back to the national championships for the second straight year, and this time they’ve got just one goal in mind: The World Series.

The D5 Bigs (ages 16-18) won a surprise B.C. championship last year, knocking off the juggernaut D3 team (Whalley, Langely, Coquitlam) that had owned the title for the better part of a decade.

D5 then proved their provincial title was no fluke, making it all the way to the final of the 2015 national championships where they lost to the host team from Calgary in a wild 19-15 shootout.

That team came away from the tournament knowing that they could compete against Canada’s best, while also shaking their heads about the way the final went down.

Head coach Dal Nicholson said that impartial observers thought the umpire’s calls, particularly the strike zone, were favouring the hometown team throughout the game.

“There actually were protests made by other provinces that witnessed it,” he said. “But once it happens, it’s over. The team that wins ends up leaving the next day for worlds.”

Eight members of that D5 team are back at it this year and they’ve brought reinforcements with them in their quest to get back to the national final. Several North Shore sluggers joined the team for this year’s championship run after seeing how close the team came to a national title last season.

“The way I look at it, we have a stronger team

Johan Steenken is among the members of the District 5 (North Shore) Big League baseball team currently competing at nationals, which began on the weekend in Victoriaville, Que. The winner of the national championship tournament will earn a chance to take on the world’s best in South Carolina next week. PHOTO SUPPLIED this year than we did last year, mainly because we have more depth,” said Nicholson. “D5 had never won the provincials at the Big League level (before last season). A lot of the kids had been up and played provincials at the junior level and the senior level and they always got beat up by D3, so there was kind of an adverse feeling about playing in the provincials against D3. So the fact that we beat them last year, that kind of enthused some of the kids that ordinarily wouldn’t have come out.”

The difference was evident in this year’s provincial championship series where the D5 squad dominated

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The D5 Bigs pose for a celebratory team photo after winning this year’s provincial championship series.

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New event records set at 2016 Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge Three new records were set at this year’s Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge event.

First off, Vancouver’s Ian Robertson completed 16 Grouse Grinds over the 19-hour period. This topped the previous record of 15 Grouse Grinds in one day set by Idar Karlsen during the inaugural Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge event in 2014, according to a press release.

Vancouver resident Andrea Johb was just one behind the leader completing 15 Grouse Grinds, topping previous female recordholder Sarah Tomlinson’s 13 Grouse Grinds also set at the 2014 event.

As the only sanctioned event to determine the record-holder for most ascents of the Grouse Grind in a one-day period, the Multi-Grind Challenge saw a record 36 athletes seek their personal best while raising funds for B.C. Children’s Hospital

Foundation’s Grind For Kids program.

The 36 participants hiked a collective total of 362 Grouse Grinds in the one-day period.

Grouse was thrilled to have so many people participate in this year’s Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge, held June 21, and show their support for B.C. Children’s Hospital, said Julia Grant, Grouse Mountain communications manager, in the statement.

The achievements of these incredible athletes are extremely commendable and they should take great pride in supporting the Grind For Kids program, she added.

This year’s event raised more than $21,000 for Grind for Kids. Since its inception six years ago, Grind For Kids has contributed more than $870,000 to the cardiology unit at B.C. Children’s. For more information on the program, visit grindforkids.ca.

National final set for Saturday

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D3, winning 6-0 and 11-2 to sweep the best-of-three contest.

“We hit the ball really well in both games and our pitching was pretty dominant,” said Nicholson.

That earned them a return trip to nationals, which began on the weekend in Victoriaville, Que. The “Big League” level is the last stop on the Little League World Series ladder, and the winner of the national championship tournament will earn a chance to take on the world’s best in South Carolina next week.

“Their feeling was they didn’t get a fair shake in the final last year and so this year they’re not going to let the umpires make the decisions,” said Nicholson.

“We’re not going to cry sour grapes this year, we’re just

going to go in and do our jobs.”

The team’s pitching staff will be led by ace Wyatt Versluis, who threw a three-hit shutout in Game 1 of the provincial championship series, while outfielder Cam Filippone anchors a powerful lineup of hitters.

Nicholson said they are shooting for nothing less than gold and a chance to compete for their country at the Little League World Series.

“We went on the (Baseball Canada) website and we have a picture of the Canada uniforms with the big ‘Canada’ across the chest,” said Nicholson. “We printed off a bunch of pictures of those and the kids all got those to look at every day so they have a goal.”

The national championship final is scheduled for Saturday, July 23 in Victoriaville.

Updated results can be found at petiteligue.ca.

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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. Molecule component 5. Ask earnestly 8. Loose flesh 12. Wet, as grass 13. Tarzan’s chum 14. Crazy 15. Glimpses 16. Relative 17. Not theirs 18. Construct 20. Fruity drinks 21. Gift to a teacher 24. Do lunch 26. Steep rock face 27. Bear cave 28. On’s opposite 31. Female fowl 32. Coldly 34. Exist

35. Gab 36. Quick bite 37. Made a choice 39. Got together 40. Smelling organs 41. Likewise 44. Lazy person 47. Fountain treat 48. Bronx attraction 49. For takeout: 2 wds.

53. Radiate 54. Santa’s staffer 55. Parched 56. Captain of the “Nautilus” 57. Fishing boat equipment 58. Loan CLUES DOWN 1. Subway

posters 2. Peg used by golfers 3. Be indebted to 4. Me 5. Cook bread 6. Heroic 7. Elegant 8. Be buoyant 9. Rowdy 10. Measure of farmland 11. Supervisor 19. Perfect 21. Sore 22. Sincere appeal 23. Blush color 25.“____ Can Play” 27. Immerse briefly 28. Stable food 29. Given without charge 30. G-men

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LAST WEDNESDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:

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