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CN train derails near busy urban neighbourhood CHARLIE CAREY

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A CN train derailed Sunday night near Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation’s) Eslhá7an (Mission 1), affecting two rail cars.

North Vancouver RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries said police received reports of the derailment near Mosquito Creek at Forbes Avenue and Esplanade East around 7:40 p.m., and fire services and CN Police were also in attendance.

DeVries confirmed the North Vancouver City Fire Department assessed the carriages and cleared the scene of concerns regarding leakages or aerosols, or any contaminants into water systems.

“The scene has been turned over to the CN Police and they [are conducting] the investigation,” DeVries said.

CN Rail confirmed to the North Shore News that the railcars contain solid sulfur, “a mineral used in a variety of household and industrial products.”

“Preliminary information indicates that there was a leak of solid sulfur contained to CN’s property and that Continued on page 36

Crews clean up Monday morning following a train derailment Sunday night near Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation’s) community of Eslhá7an (Mission 1), affecting two rail cars. PAUL MCGRATH/NSN

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Motorcyclist to be sentenced for injuring RCMP officer

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A North Vancouver man will soon learn his sentence for clipping a North Vancouver RCMP officer with his motorcycle while trying to evade a traffic stop, causing the constable serious injuries.

Mark Daniel Webber, 30, pleaded guilty to one count each of dangerous operation of a conveyance and wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

On Feb. 9, 2019, Webber and a friend were riding their sport bikes on Highway 1 while RCMP members were doing speed enforcement near the Westview Drive

overpass, the court heard at Webber’s sentencing hearing Thursday in North Vancouver provincial court.

Const. Tyler Smith stepped out and flagged Webber down for speeding, but Webber continued on, hitting Smith with his handlebars before speeding away at about 215 kilometres per hour, the court

heard.

The collision spun the officer around, causing him to fall and hit his head on the median, according to Crown lawyer Lindy Ostry. Smith suffered a major concussion, scratches to his hand, and three inches of tissue loss from his head.

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North Vancouver RCMP say they have a person of interest and are investigating after a BMW wound up partially submerged in Lynn Creek.

Passersby noticed the early 2000s BMW X5 in the creek under the Highway 1 bridge Sunday morning. By the time crews arrived, the driver was long gone.

According to police, it appears the driver was heading westbound on the new Mountain Highway on-ramp/collector lane approaching Lynn Creek when they veered off the road and into the ditch between the on-ramp and Highway 1.

“It went down between those two and launched down the bank, went across the walking path. It went through a fence and then launched again, went down another 25 feet or so into the river,” said acting assistant fire chief Kit Little. “It was quite a ride.”

North Vancouver RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries said investigators are still trying to figure what happened in the moments leading up to the crash.

Officers found a person of interest with minor injuries at a nearby bus stop about two hours after the wreck was discovered.

They were taken to hospital and have since been released. Investigators are now trying to determine what connection that person has with the SUV in Lynn Creek.

DeVries said officers have started a Motor Vehicle Act investigation, saying there is evidence of driving without due care and attention.

Getting the SUV out of the drink was no small task, Little said. Because the vehicle was sitting in waist-deep, rushing water, the department’s swift water rescue team had to help safely rig the vehicle to tow lines from two Mitchell’s Towing trucks.

They made the tactical decision to flip the

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Local residents who answered a recent poll on Canada’s role in helping Ukraine were significantly split on whether Canada should do more to help, or if the country is striking the right balance.

A BMW X5 sits in Lynn Creek on Sunday morning. It took quite a bit of work to extract the vehicle from the creek underneath Highway 1. MATHEW BOND

SUV onto its roof, allowing the operators of the two trucks to gingerly slide it up the rocks like a sled.

“There’s a lot of things you can snag on the undercarriage, and it’s so jagged,” Little said. “We didn’t lose any fuel. We didn’t lose any oil. … It was a very, very well-orchestrated thing by Mitchell’s.

They did a really good job of getting out.”

The median to prevent drivers from leaving the roadway and crashing into the creek starts about 80 metres back from where the vehicle entered the creek.

District of North Vancouver spokesperson Courtenay Rannard said there doesn’t appear to be any significant environmental damage.

“Because there were no reports of significant pollution or leaks originating from the crash site, we are not planning to conduct any further remedial activities,” she said. “We’ve contacted the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to further discuss potential design improvements, but ultimately the work and changes are led by [the ministry.]”

Canadians have watched for weeks with increasing horror at the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of a Russian invasion of that country, including attacks on civilian targets, including hospitals. Those who have managed to escape besieged cities like Mariupol have reported terrible scenes of death and devastation. Meanwhile, local businesses and charities on the North Shore have stepped up to raise money for refugees fleeing the war.

The North Shore News polled 1,858 North Shore News readers and asked the question: Should Canada do more to help Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion?

The poll ran March 2-22. Of the 1,858 votes, we can determine that 639 are from within the community.

The largest number of local respondents – over 42 per cent – felt that Canada is already taking all reasonable measures, including economic sanctions against Russia and supplying military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

But almost as many – 39 per cent – felt Canada should do more, and didn’t rule out direct military involvement.

Less than 19 per cent felt Canada should stay out of the conflict.

Results are considered accurate within 2.26 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

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North Shore News staff are finalists for eight trophies at the BC & Yukon Community News Media Association’s 2022 Ma Murray awards.

The annual community newspaper awards recognize the best work produced by 93 member newspapers.

The North Shore News features prominently in environmental writing nominations this year. Reporter Brent Richter is nominated for an environmental writing award for his article on a North Vancouver

naturalist racing to save bats from deadly disease. Reporter Elisia Seeber is also nominated for an environmental initiative award for her articles on successful local efforts to save a beloved cedar tree in the face of development plans.

Sports editor Andy Prest is nominated for a sports writing award for his article on the new West Vancouver track and the legacy of North Shore track legend Harry Jerome.

Reporter Jane Seyd is also nominated for a business-writing award for her story on local businesses in Deep Cove struggling with the impact of huge rent

increases.

Two North Shore News photographers are nominated for awards. Photographer Mike Wakefield is nominated for a feature photo award for his shot of local centenarian Jaye Edwards after receiving her COVID-19 vaccination. Photographer Paul McGrath is in the running for two awards: one for a portrait of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) elder Ron Baker that illustrated a story about the return of a ceremonial headdress, and another for spot news photography for a photo capturing the power of a huge storm on the West Vancouver Seawalk.

On the advertising side, Tannis Hendriks is also nominated for an ad design award for her “Zombie Grab” Party City advertisement.

“I am extremely proud of both the North Shore News’ newsroom and special features team on being selected as finalists across such a wide range of categories,” said publisher Matt Blair. “Awards like the Ma Murrays highlight the talent within our ranks and the News’ commitment to telling our community’s stories.”

Awards for this year’s winners will be handed out May 14 at the first in-person event since 2019.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022 NEWS | A5

A North Vancouver resident clears the sidewalk after a winter 2020 dump of snow.

Shovelling sidewalks is now required in North Van District. PAUL MCGRATH/NSN

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Sidewalk snow clearing now legal requirement for DNV homeowners JANE SEYD

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Spring may have officially sprung, but the District of North Vancouver is putting homeowners on notice that they’d better be ready with those snow shovels before next winter arrives.

District council recently voted to amend its street and traffic bylaw to include new snow clearing requirements, which could see homeowners who don’t get busy clearing sidewalks in front of their home by 10 a.m. face fines of $150.

Municipal staff indicated, however, they won’t be in a rush to hand out fines and will aim to educate and warn homeowners first.

The new snow-clearing requirements were adopted March 21.

Until now, the District of North Vancouver has been one of only two municipalities in the Lower Mainland without a legal requirement for homeowners to shovel snow from sidewalks in front of their properties.

Shaun Carroll, manager of engineering operations for the municipality, told council during discussion March 7 that snow clearing isn’t a big problem in the district.

Sidewalks on main arterial roads, along with accesses to schools, bus stops and parks, plus bike lanes and multi-use paths, are cleared by district crews, she said.

Beyond that, “Most sidewalks do get cleared,” said Carroll. “It’s a social obligation most people do take on quite readily.”

Carroll said staff have taken a preliminary look at what it would cost to expand snow clearing of sidewalks by municipal crews and determined it would be expensive.

Coun. Jordan Back noted having district crews clear more sidewalks could potentially double the district’s snow-clearing costs.

Bringing in a bylaw making sidewalk snow-clearing a legal obligation of homeowners sends an important message, said Back: “We all have to do our part.”

Couns. Megan Curren, Jim Hanson and Mathew Bond all agreed with that message, saying sidewalk clearing is an important accessibility issue.

“If we’re serious about active

transportation, we need to be serious about clearing sidewalks,” said Hanson, adding, “It’s an issue of social equity.”

Bond said having to navigate snow-filled sidewalks impacts some groups of people – like children and their caregivers, seniors and those who have mobility challenges – more than others.

Not all council members agreed with the need for a snow-clearing bylaw.

Coun. Lisa Muri worried that some seniors might take unnecessary risks and jeopardize their health if a snow-clearing bylaw is put in place, noting she knows of a person who died of a heart attack while shoveling snow in another municipality.

“Our snow is heavy and our community is aging,” she said.

Muri noted one of the biggest complaints about snow clearing received by the municipality is snow plows that dump snow back on sidewalks after residents have shoveled it. Coun. Betty Forbes agreed, calling the bylaw “another sign of over-reach by government.”

Mayor Mike Little also didn’t support the bylaw, saying it was unfair to people who live higher up in the district. “We have people in the lower areas who would never have to [shovel sidewalks] and others up in higher areas of Lynn Valley where they get multiple dumps of snow for days, sometimes weeks at a time.”

Little said during the last big snow storm over the holidays, he decided to spend Christmas morning with his kids instead of leaping up to shovel the sidewalk. When he did get around to shoveling it the next day, “The plow came along and fired all the snow back on the sidewalks again,” he said.

Little also told Hanson, “I look forward to you exercising your social equity by coming down and shoveling my sidewalk. That would be very much appreciated.”

The vote on the bylaw passed, with Little, Muri and Forbes opposed.

Staff will report back in future on further snow-clearing options, including the possibility of signing up with a third-party “snow angel” group that matches people who need their sidewalks cleared with volunteers willing to do the heavy lifting.

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NEWSBRIEFS MAN CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING IN CRASH THAT KILLED BURNABY WOMAN

One man is now facing charges in the March 2021 Low Level Road crash that killed a Burnaby woman and left her husband in critical condition.

Marcelina Perdido Agulay was killed when the driver of an Audi crossed over the centre line and struck her vehicle head-on, just before midnight on March 2. Her husband Leonilo initially survived but with serious injuries. He died months later.

The driver of the Audi was taken to Lions Gate Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

At the time, North Vancouver RCMP stated they had started an impaired driving investigation.

The Crown has since sworn four charges against Andre Matthew Lukat, 46.

Lukat is due in court on March 30 for a first appearance on charges of dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm and impaired driving causing bodily harm.

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ith a confidence and supply agreement forged between the Liberals and NDP to keep the federal government functioning until 2025, we see that, indeed, politics is the art of compromise.

When Justin Trudeau unnecessarily called an election in 2021 in hopes of trading his minority government for a majority, he gambled and lost. That left his government with a debt of stability owed to Canadians, which this arrangement appears to make good on.

Conservatives have been quick to cast this as a cynical “power grab,” which is utterly hollow. This is the Westminster style of parliamentary democracy functioning exactly as it is intended when no party holds a majority. It’s functionally no different from what Stephen Harper did to keep his Conservatives in power.

If the Liberals and NDP can play nice over the next three-and-a-half years, Canadians will have a national pharmacare program and low- and middle-income dental coverage to boast about. The deal doesn’t include some big-ticket NDP priorities, and there are probably a few right-leaning Liberals not happy with their new political playmates.

But, as the great western philosopher Calvin (of Calvin & Hobbes) noted, “A good compromise leaves everyone mad.”

More broadly, in an era of increasingly divisive, nasty and polarized politics, it is a welcome sight to see formal co-operation. With five viable parties in Canada and another fighting to gain a foothold, the prospects of natural majority governments is looking less likely in our future.

Canadians of all political stripes will benefit if their leaders learn to set aside the rhetoric and find common ground.

B.C. unions set for a huge ask as contracts expire soon Of all the fiscal challenges faced by the BC NDP government during this pandemic, the most daunting may lie just ahead.

Almost all of the collective agreements covering 393,000 unionized public sector employees are set to expire at the end of this month, and union expectations at the bargaining table have rarely been as high as they are now.

That is because View From an economic issue The Ledge has suddenly Keith Baldrey appeared on the scene in a way not seen since the early 1990s. It is the rate of inflation, which has exploded in growth and now sits at more than five per cent.

It is unclear whether that rate will hold, decrease or climb even higher, but for the moment we haven’t seen an annual rate that high in decades.

And so inflation is being included in union messaging for the first time in a long time.

In fact, a recent full-page newspaper advertisement jointly sponsored by five prominent public sector unions insists their members deserve a fair deal that specifically “protects their wages against inflation.”

The ad (I can’t remember the last time that many unions joined together in a common front tied to contract negotiations) was jointly sponsored by the B.C. Government Employees Union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (BC), the BC Teachers’ Federation, the Hospital Employees Union and the Health Sciences Association.

If they are all taking the position that covering the current inflation rate is a minimum for a wage increase, it is going to be either an expensive round of negotiations or, perhaps more likely, a disruptive one.

Consider that public wages and compensation consume about $38.6 billion annually, or more than 50 per cent of all government revenue.

A one per cent wage increase across the board for all unionized employees costs about $310 million. Non-union managers tend to get a matching increase to union workers, and a similar one per cent raise

for them costs about $70 million.

Since any wage increase is built into the “base” – and therefore is part of every budget going forward – it is easy to see how the dollars associated with wage hikes pile up.

For example, an annual one per cent increase costs about $2.5 billion over three years. This is the normal length of a contract, although there are signs some unions may be looking for a two-year deal.

A three per cent annual increase costs about $5.6 billion, while a five per cent annual hike would cost almost $9.5 billion.

The government has set aside more than $10 billion in contingencies over the next three years, in anticipation of an expensive bargaining round. But contingencies also cover emergencies such as a bad wildfire season, so it cannot all be earmarked for contract settlements.

In any event, there are already signs this is going to be a rocky ride at the table.

The BCGEU has said its set of talks have “stalled” with the major outstanding issue being wages. It says a “gaping chasm” exists between it and the employer when it comes to wage proposals.

I wonder whether a way to bridge that

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Union negotiators don’t like that because they would rather build the compensation base with higher percentage wage hikes, but a more realistic and attainable goal may be getting nice, plump government cheques to their members at a time of financial hurting for many.

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MAILBOX KYIV: ‘WAR IS A STATE WHEN YOU FORGET WHAT SLEEPING IS’

Dear Editor:

My name is Valentina Radchenko. I have worked at the railroad station since 2006. I have my own store there to sell trinkets and souvenir products. I had four such stores before the pandemic; now there is one left.

We started to make a bit of a comeback from the crisis starting in the summer of 2021. We made plans about expansion, and in February 2022 we were able to get another sales point. We put all our savings into repairing it and buying the products to sell. February is always considered the most difficult month for sales, and this year was no exception, so we were not able to recoup the money that we invested.

There were also plans to open a flower shop at the train station, but the start of the war changed all that.

On Feb. 24 we woke up from blasts, which could be heard from any neighbourhood in Kyiv. At first it was frightening, but then our fear turned to anger.

The first days were the most frightening. The constant blasts and air raid sirens did not let you relax and rest. We slept three to four hours. Nobody thought about work during those days, we only thought about surviving. There were so many emotions on those days, from fear, despair and bitterness, to anger. You don’t think about the possibility of being left without a job or without an apartment.

You only think about how to save your life and the lives of your children and grandchildren.

At this time we also had to close the store and evacuate all the employees.

They lost their jobs when the war started.

This is nine people in total, but we could not continue working because it would jeopardize their safety.

Our store is set up in such a way that there is no possibility to close it. There are so many products there, and it is impossible to move them under current conditions. We took the most valuable things; the rest we kept on the shelves.

It was impossible to buy any kind of plastic to cover them up because the air raid sirens were screaming all day, and it was very dangerous to go and buy something. We covered them up with an ordinary net and left.

Now I have had to flee Kyiv with my daughter and grandson, who is three years old. But the men stayed behind in the city to protect our home. After being in Kyiv for seven days, even now when I am in the western part of Ukraine, I still wake up from every movement and sound.

Today there was a helicopter flying overhead, and I started trembling even though I understand that it cannot belong to the occupants.

War is a state when you forget what

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sleeping is. You sleep three to four hours a day. You are tired, but you cannot sleep anymore. This has been the case for more than 11 days now.

Every day I am praying for our defenders who are risking their lives to try and protect us and free Ukraine from these inhuman people.

Editor’s note: With the help of a translator, we were grateful to receive this personal story from a businesswoman in Kyiv, the first of what we hope will be many contributions to an understanding of life in the Ukraine capital under Russian siege.

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WARM GREETINGS AS WE CELEBRATE NOWRUZ ON THE NORTH SHORE

Dear Editor:

We believe in our diverse country of Canada, the celebration of heritage and multicultural festivities is a significant component of our cultural traditions.

Our effort to participate in celebration with people from all cultures assists us in building bridges of understanding among our diverse Canadian population.

The occasion of Nowruz festivities started on March 20 and goes on for 13 days. This magnificent time provides us with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the unique tradition that we Canadians have embraced, and that is the realization of the importance of the vital links from culture to culture, and from generation to generation.

Nowruz means “new day” or “new year’s day.” Evidence shows the celebration of Nowruz is over several thousand years old. However, this old festivity becomes younger and younger every year.

Nowruz was founded by the ancient Persian Empire, who ruled the area called greater Persia centuries ago. Nowruz is a national celebration of many ethnicities, and it is not a religious event.

There are many countries that celebrate Nowruz. This holiday is celebrated in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and selected areas of Pakistan, India and China. Zoroastrians and Ismailis, and Kurds from Iraq, Turkey and Syria celebrate Nowruz, as well as residents in several former republics of the Soviet Union.

Our country, Canada, is enriched by the cultures and traditions that have been brought here from distant lands, and today we celebrate the Iranian New Year, Nowruz, and thereby contributing to a strong and harmonious Canada.

The Iranian-Canadian community, with great pleasure, extends the warmest greeting to everyone celebrating Nowruz.

On this occasion, we wish for peace for the entire world, especially peace for the brave people and the great country of Ukraine.

Sid Mirhashemy North Vancouver

Jonathan Wilkinson NORTH VANCOUVER’S MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

March 23, 2022

Invasion accelerating clean energy transition On February 24th, the President of Russia launched a brutal and unprovoked illegal attack against the people of Ukraine and against the rules-based international order. In a matter of hours, it profoundly changed our world – and brought issues of energy security very much to the forefront.

It also may well prove to be an inflection point in a parallel crisis that is changing our world – climate change.

In response to Russia’s brutal aggression, Europe is doubling down on energy independence from Russia and on accelerating the transition to a low carbon future.

In recent weeks, issues of energy security have gained heightened prominence and strategic consideration as Putin’s invasion has highlighted Europe’s vulnerability to its reliance on Russian oil and gas.

In my discussions with ministers from European countries, including at a recent International Energy Agency Ministerial meeting, European leaders have been clear. They want to very quickly reduce their reliance on Russian oil and gas by looking to source supplies from friendly, stable countries.

However, it goes beyond this. These leaders do not just want to reduce their reliance on Russian oil and gas – they want to reduce their reliance on oil and gas altogether.

As the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stated earlier this month, “It is our switch to renewables and hydrogen that will make us truly independent. We have to accelerate the green transition.”

“It’s hard, bloody hard,” said EU Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans. “But it’s possible if we’re willing to go further and faster than we’ve done before.”

Moving with a speed few would have thought possible prior to the invasion, the European Union has now laid out a strategy that could cut reliance on Russian natural gas by two-thirds within a year. The EU roadmap essentially proposes doubling down on greener sources of power and enhancing energy efficiency in the medium to longer term, while finding alternative, more reliable suppliers of oil and gas in the near term.

How Canada can help Within the framework of our climate commitments, Canada is looking to do what we can to help our European friends with supply in the short-term.

However, we are also very much engaged with Europe on how we may assist them in even greater ways in the longer term.

Canada is uniquely positioned to contribute to building a clean energy European economy. We are already leaders in many clean and non-emitting technologies, and we possess significant raw resources that will be critical in the green transition.

Clean hydrogen is one clean fuel/energy carrier that Europe (and Canada) is particularly interested in – as Europe looks to eventually transition away from the use of natural gas. Canada is already one of the top hydrogen producers in the world, and we are building on our existing strengths.

Acceleration needed The need to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future was further underlined by the release on February 28th of the most comprehensive catalogue yet of the consequences of global heating.

A much-anticipated report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that about half of the world’s population is now acutely vulnerable to disasters stemming from the burning of fossil fuels.

Both the IPCC report and the invasion of Ukraine have crystallized the human, economic and geopolitical calamity of the combustion of fossil fuels and highlighted the need for rapid transition to a clean economy.

It was Desmond Tutu who said, “A time of crisis is not just a time of anxiety and worry. It gives a chance, an opportunity, to choose well or to choose badly.”

In the face of the horror of Ukraine, there are indications world leaders in Europe and North America are resolute in their commitment to partner to address energy security and climate change crises. Canada will be at the forefront of these discussions.

Constituency Office open: 604-775-6333 Jonathan.Wilkinson@parl.gc.ca JonathanWilkinson.libparl.ca

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WHEN: 6 p.m. on March 29, 2022 WHERE: West Vancouver Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street—via electronic communication facilities (telephone and video-conferencing software). Members of the public may hear, or watch and hear, the hearing by attending the Municipal Hall Atrium, or via electronic communication facilities through the link provided on the District’s webpage.

Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments to Support the Local Economy A public hearing will be held regarding proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 5175, 2022.

SUBJECT LANDS: All zoned lands where home-based businesses and personal services are permitted; single family and duplex dwelling zones; commercial zones C1 and C2; commercial restricted zone CR2; and Ambleside zones AC1 and AC2.

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW NO. 4662, 2010, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5175, 2022 would support the local economy by amending the zoning bylaw to: • clarify land use definitions and add a new “microbrewery, winery and distillery” use; • introduce regulations to manage the prevalence of financial services/institutions, beauty and wellness centres and real estate offices in commercial centres; • allow additional flexibility for home-based businesses; and • enable child care on sites containing a single family dwelling and secondary suite.

QUESTIONS? Linda Gillan, Senior Community Planner, Economic Development | LGillan@westvancouver.ca | 604-921-3448

Proposed Foreshore Development Permit Area A public hearing will be held regarding proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4985, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 5128, 2022.

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PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING YOU MAY PROVIDE YOUR SUBMISSION: via email to correspondence@westvancouver.ca; via mail to Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3; or place your submission, addressed to Legislative Services, in the drop box located at the main entrance of Municipal Hall. Please provide written submissions by noon on March 29, 2022 to ensure their inclusion in the public information package for Council’s consideration. No further submissions can be considered by Council after the public hearing has closed.

MORE INFORMATION: The proposed bylaws and other relevant documents that Council may consider in deciding whether to adopt the proposed bylaws may be inspected online at westvancouver.ca/notices and at the main entrance to Municipal Hall from March 14 to 29, 2022 (Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

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CNV ices Winter Club’s relocation and development proposal CHARLIE CAREY

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The North Shore Winter Club’s proposal to relocate to the City of North Vancouver has been halted in its tracks.

The city voted unanimously March 7 to reject the preliminary proposal from the private athletic club and Darwin Properties to build a new home for the club across the street from its current location, at 1225 East Keith Rd, which would also have included 222 apartments in a 23-storey building.

This setback for the club and developer is the latest in a string of knock-backs, including from the District of North Vancouver, after the club proposed a set of towers with 930 units on its current site in 2018 to pay for a new facility in the emerging Maplewood village centre that would have included two arenas, 10 tennis courts and a pool. That particular proposal was rejected by the district in 2019.

City council voted in line with city staff’s recommendation that the current proposal, as is, would eat away employment-generating land that is in very high demand within the city, and introduce high-density residential where it does not belong. With Mayor Linda Buchanan recusing herself from the discussion and vote as she is a NSWC member, councillors engaged in little debate regarding the specifics of the proposal.

City planner Matthew Menzel explained

staff’s reasoning while answering questions from Couns. Angela Girard and Tony Valente.

Menzel confirmed that under the Metro Vancouver 2040 plan, which sets the region’s growth strategy, the current “mixed employment” designation does not include residential uses, and is intended for industrial, commercial, and other employment-related uses to help the regional economy.

“There is a component of the application which is the North Shore Winter Club, so recreational use. Staff have considered that to be appropriate for the site and it is actually in fact considered under designing bylaws,” he said. “So a full development would need to integrate with that appropriately, and address any conflicts as well, but some kind of mixed commercial and industrial use integrated with recreational use would be appropriate.”

While staff noted the city has had “high-level” talks with the developer about alternative developments at the site, “the applicant for my understanding is really looking to explore the residential component,” Menzel said.

Coun. Don Bell said he was concerned that a possible shift from industrial to residential use would mean there would be “significant risk that speculative activity would further erode the productivity of these lands.”

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Selina Merrick, Maplewood Farm supervisor, pulls open the doors of a delivery van and welcomes the bounty inside: five boxes of produce from the Park & Tilford Save-On-Foods that will soon be fed to the farm’s flock of horses, pigs, cows and goats.

“Score!” she says. “We love apples, carrots and any root vegetable, and there’s a lot of parsnips and stuff in there, too.”

Five boxes may not seem like a lot, but it’s part of a We have larger effort found that to cut back 58 per cent on the many tonnes of of food in food grown in Canada Canada every is never year that ends eaten. up getting MEGAN CZERPAK tossed out.

FoodMesh, a local startup with a mandate to divert food from landfills to hungry tummies, got the District of North Vancouver-owned non-profit farm connected with Save-On. When a load of produce arrives at the store, there’s quite a lot that won’t make it to a plate.

“We help organizations that have food they can no longer sell, for a multitude of reasons, maybe because it’s close to expiring, or maybe that it’s bruised, or it’s esthetically imperfect,” said Megan Czerpak, head of communications, FoodMesh. “We have found that 58 per cent of food in

Maplewood Farms supervisor Selina Merrick offers vegetables to Judy, a Herford cow. The produce was donated by the Park & Tilford Save-On-Foods. BRENT RICHTER/NSN

Canada is never eaten. So there’s an enormous opportunity here to help organizations with that food waste and divert to higher-end uses.”

About one in eight households in Canada experiences food insecurity so two-leggeds get priority over four-leggeds, but there’s still more than enough for a weekly delivery to the farm, Czerpak said, especially as some produce that isn’t fit for humans is perfectly fine for animals.

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in the produce, Judy doesn’t care.

“Judy goes bonkers for lettuce,” Merrick says of the Herford cow, craning her neck to snatch another leaf from a bowl. “This isn’t trash lettuce. Everything is still ripe and beautiful, and just because it can’t go on store shelves, that doesn’t mean that we’re not super happy to have it.”

Different animals enjoy different treats. The cows love leafy greens, including cilantro and parsley. Pigs love sweet potatoes and, especially, grapes.

“There are no complaints,” Merrick said with a laugh.

“Everybody’s happy with carrots and apples. Those are probably our biggest sellers.”

It’s not the main source of nutrition for the farm’s animals.

They eat grains and hay mostly, but there’s plenty of good stuff in the fruits and veggies.

“It’s still something that’s important for them to get every day so that their lives are enriched, and they’re happy and healthy,” Merrick said, noting

the farm used to spend upwards of $150 per week on treats for Maplewood’s critters. “Now that we’re not spending near as much on produce … that money can just be allocated to other needs and structures, and enrichment and toys, and bettering the farm.”

In 2018, Save-On-Foods started a program to divert perishable foods away from the compost and landfill, to food banks and farms.

It was part of a larger initiative from major food retailers to reduce their food waste by half by 2022.

“We’ve well exceeded that,” said Bruce Currie, Save-OnFoods energy and sustainability manager. “To date, we’ve diverted about 43 million kilograms.”

Staff in the produce department, some who have more than 30 years of experience, have enjoyed contributing to program, he added.

“They absolutely love it,” he said. “They think this is so cool.”

The cost of feeding livestock is rising quickly, which inevitably means higher food prices. Currie said diversion from grocery stores saves some farmers about $1,000 per month.

Cutting back on needless waste isn’t just something that can be dealt with at the retail level, Czerpak said. Families can help by putting a little more thought into meal planning, making sure they’re only buying what they need, and finding ways to put leftovers to use, rather than letting them rot.

“There’s an enormous amount of food waste actually happening on the household level,” she said.

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Three North Shore recipients earn Heritage BC 150 grants CHARLIE CAREY

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter/ccarey@nsnews.com

Tsleil-Waututh Nation, the Wild Bird Trust of BC, and the North Vancouver Community Arts Council have been named as recipients of this year’s Heritage BC 150 Time Immemorial Grant, which looks to support reconciliation through cultural heritage infrastructure, awareness, and planning.

The $30-million provincial grant, administered by the heritage organization and the First People’s Cultural Foundation, supports community-based projects across B.C., and the three North Shore projects are part of the 32 awarded in the Lower Mainland.

Wild Bird Trust of BC was awarded a $100,000, the biggest of the three, for its ongoing work to repair the ecological and cultural relations at Squaw-uck (Maplewood Flats).

Speaking to the North Shore News, Wild Bird Trust president Irwin Oostindie said the grant allows for the trust to move from conversations of reconciliation to physical redress. “[It] gives us the space to move from dialogue to action,” he said. “And the importance of recognizing Maplewood Flats as an actual site of industrial harm to unceded lands, and that the mud flats actually once

Tsleil-Waututh Nation is one recipient of this year’s Heritage BC 150 Time Immemorial Grant. The Nation’s Archaeology and Cultural Heritage team (pictured) will be using the grant to outfit its new laboratory.

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ran across the entire North Shore to the First Narrows, and those mud flats have all been industrialized.”

Oostindie said that as Maplewood Flats is the only wildlife sanctuary in Burrard Inlet, “We have this responsibility to move towards two-eyed seeing, and really deploy Indigenous knowledge to acknowledge the harm that our settler society has done to Tsleil-Waututh and [Sḵwx̱wú7mesh] Squamish Nations.”

The grant will allow the trust to create Continued on page 15

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Continued from page 14 an “outdoor classroom” to be used with schools and community partners, Oostindie explained.

“Now we can have an appropriate cultural space to do this education work,” he said. “[It] becomes a place where we shift from having predominantly white settlers observing birds in a post-industrial site, but we look more at the site’s true history, past, present and future, acknowledging the harm, but then also diversifying our approaches through Indigenous knowledge.”

“So the infrastructure we’re building through this grant will create that platform for us to think about the site as a place where we can honour and repair those relationships, those ecological and cultural relations,” Oostindie said.

Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s $32,460 grant from Heritage BC was awarded for its archaeological laboratory, which Gabriel George, the director of treaty, lands and resources at the Nation, said will acquire equipment and supplies to outfit its new laboratory and archaeological collections repository.

George said for decades, the Nation has been building capacity in its archaeological and cultural heritage program, and recently developed its own archaeological space.

“The acquisition of laboratory equipment will allow Tsleil-Waututh to better care for Tsleil-Waututh cultural heritage, conduct archaeology laboratory analyses in-house

and provide training for the Tsleil-Waututh community, and reconnect Tsleil-Waututh community members with their cultural history.,” he said. “This is a step in our continued efforts to regain sovereignty over Tsleil-Waututh cultural heritage.”

The third and final grant, awarded to North Van Arts for $30,000 is supporting the council’s work to deepen understanding and increase visibility of Squamish and TsleilWaututh cultures and Nations on the North Shore.

Nancy Cottingham Powell, executive director at North Van Arts, said the grant will be used to bolster the already in-service North Shore Culture Compass with Tsleil-Waututh place names using the Nation’s hən̓qə ̓ min̓əm̓ language, a “downriver” Halkomelem dialect. Powell said with the grant, the council will look to hire an Indigenous person to lead the work, which she said might be shared with other community partners across the North Shore.

“It’s just going to add more depth, more stories, more art, to the tool,” she explained.

While the council is often asked how its map is different compared to the First Peoples Cultural Council tool, Powell said it is very broad and not a lot of detail about local regions is included. “Whereas [North Shore Culture Compass is] able to go into great detail about our North Shore region.”

Recipients of the grants will be working on the projects in the upcoming years, with the final projects to be completed in July 2024.

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A man who stole up to $300,000 worth of jewelry from shop in North Vancouver, then tried to pawn it back to the man who owned the jewelry store, has received a suspended sentence for his crime and will serve 18 months probation.

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Mike Taj, 38, of West Vancouver, was handed the penalty March 9 after pleading guilty in North Vancouver provincial court to three charges related to a smash-and-grab at Romance Jewellers in Lynn Valley Centre mall on Sept. 22, 2020. The charges included break-and-enter, possession of stolen property, and trafficking in stolen property.

An alarm was triggered when a set of outside glass doors at the east entrance to the mall were smashed around 1:20 a.m. Once inside, the thief broke into the gate around the store and smashed jewelry display cases to grab valuables inside.

“Quite a number of items were taken,” Crown counsel Farah Malik told the judge, including a variety of white and yellow gold earrings, with semi-precious stones.

Locked cases under the display cases containing jewelry were also broken into and their contents stolen. The reported value of items taken ranged from $250,000 and $300,000, Malik told the judge.

Police identified a male suspect on security camera video footage of the break-in.

In a strange twist of fate, the man who owned the jewelry shop also owned a pawn shop, Vancouver Cash for Gold.

Taj later went to the pawn shop and tried to pawn several items stolen in the break-in, including a white gold bracelet, and a yellow gold bracelet, valued at $500 each, which the store owner recognized, said Malik.

It was later discovered Taj had been to the pawn shop with items stolen from the jewelry store several times before he was recognized, pawning off $2,500 worth of jewelry.

Both Crown and defence lawyer Danny Markovitz said Taj committed the theft while in the throes of a drug addiction.

“He was in a drug craze,” said Markovitz.

Judge Joanne Challenger noted the smash-and-grab took place at the same time as a “spree of offences” for which Taj already received conditional discharges.

Those included breaking into a car lot in Vancouver and stealing a vehicle battery, breaking in to a construction site in West Vancouver, and threatening a pedestrian who was walking his dog before speeding away in a vehicle.

Markovitz said Taj has since turned his life around. “He swears up and down he’ll never be in another courtroom facing similar charges again,” he said.

Challenger ordered Taj to take counselling for drug addiction as directed while on probation, and to pay $5,000 in restitution.

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The crowd came out to support and experience the many artists and vendors who were selling Persian food and culture, and jump over the flames to leave behind the past year. With musicians and dancers all in appearance, it was the first major event at Ambleside Park since the start of the pandemic.

“The highlight of the events, of course, the celebration of jumping over fire. This is a celebration in our culture that we have had for thousands of years. People believe that once you jump over the fire, all the bad blood is burned away, and then you start the new year,” Hamiid Najian, from the IranianCanadian Congress, said.

Festival organizers also had a bit of luck, as while the forecast called for rain, the festival was held under clear skies.

“The weather was excellent. Normally, we get rain every year, but this year, we were very lucky. The way there was no rain, and lots of celebration and lots of music, it was a very successful day,” said Najian.

Even with the mask mandate lifted, many still chose to wear them, Najian said,

A reveller jumps over flames at West Van’s Nowruz Fire Festival. HAMID ZARGARZADEH adding,“Over 50 per cent of people, they were still wearing masks, which was good.

They’re trying to keep each other safe and themselves. Other people weren’t wearing masks, they were just dancing and having a new normal life. Which was very amazing.”

Other aspects of Nowruz continued at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, with Farsi storytelling, displays, and music happening over the weekend.

“We are having another event that is normally two weeks after the new year, because back at home, we have two weeks of celebration. So the first week, the younger generation visits the elder generations’ uncles, aunts. And then the second week, the elder generation will visit you back. At the end of the two weeks, everybody goes out of town, so that’s the Nature Festival.” said Najian. Marking the end of Nowruz, Sizdah Bedar (Nature Festival) is scheduled for April 3 at Ambleside Park.

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A North Vancouver taxi driver has been spared jail time following his conviction for a sexual assault on a passenger.

The assault happened on Jan. 2, 2019, at Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation).

While they were briefly stopped, Deepak Sharma put his hand between his victim’s legs, and attempted to place her hands on his crotch, the court heard at his March 9 sentencing in North Vancouver provincial court.

Sharma pleaded not guilty and testified at trial he was under the honest but mistaken belief that he had the victim’s consent, which provincial court Judge Patricia Bond rejected as not credible. Bond found Sharma guilty of sexual assault in June 2021.

The Crown sought a jail term of six to nine months, plus two years of probation for the

63-year-old. In their submissions, the Crown emphasized that Sharma was in a position of trust when he assaulted the woman, whose name is protected by a publication ban.

Bond said it would certainly be a factor in her decision.

“The courts have consistently held that taxi drivers stand in positions of trust in relation to their passengers, and that a sexual assault by a taxi driver is a serious violation of the trust relationship,” Bond said. “Women are entitled to see a taxi as a place of refuge in which they can expect safety.”

The victim declined to offer a statement explaining how she had been impacted for the court to consider, saying she just wanted to put the incident behind her.

Sharma’s defence argued a six-month conditional sentence, which would not have to be served in jail, was more appropriate given other sentences handed down in similar cases of sexual assault.

A psychological assessment before sentencing found Sharma acknowledged his behaviour was “grossly inappropriate.” It was also the psychologist’s opinion that Sharma is at a low risk to reoffend, something Bond agreed with.

Beyond that, Bond said she would also consider the “humiliation and disgrace” Sharma brought on himself. Sharma was the president and founder of the Hindu temple in Abbotsford, B.C., and a founding member of the Fraser Valley Hindu Cultural Society.

“He has lost his former standing as a respected community leader as a consequence of this offence. He has withdrawn from many of the volunteer activities and associations, and lost many friendships arising from those activities,” she said. “Mr. Sharma feels ashamed when people recognize him or speak with him when he is out in public. … I find that the publicity surrounding this matter has altered the trajectory of

Mr. Sharma, his life and identity in his own eyes, and in the eyes of his family, friends and community.”

Ultimately, Bond concluded Sharma’s offence was at the “low end of the spectrum” of sexual assaults and handed down a conditional sentence of eight months, the first four months of which Sharma will be under house arrest. He will be allowed outside of his Abbotsford home only for work or medical emergencies.

“A jail sentence could not more eloquently express to Mr. Sharma the extent to which society denounces such conduct,” Bond said.

During the second half of his sentence, Sharma must complete 50 hours of community service.

Sharma will also be added to the sex offender registry for a period of 10 years, and must provide a DNA sample for the registry’s database.

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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke those words in 1957, a message that continues today to impart that a spirit of volunteerism is necessary to empower individuals and strengthen communities through participation, especially in support of one another in our times of need.

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The North Shore community is coming up with unique and creative ways to show their support for Ukrainians during the ongoing Russian invasion.

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North Shore resident and Polish citizen Marta Orellana has leveraged her family ties to the neighbouring country to deliver essential supplies straight to Ukrainian refugees at the Poland-Ukraine border. Setting up a Polish Amazon account, Orellana has been able to use donations she has received from close friends, neighbours and community groups, to send supplies every day.

“The response from people here has been amazing. They are so happy to and willing to buy products directly for these refugees,” she said. In just over a week since setting up the account, Orellana and her cousin in Poland have been able to purchase and distribute 33 strollers, 175 blankets, almost 200 stuffed animals, menstrual products, thermal blankets, diapers, underwear, and basic hygiene products.

Through fundraising efforts, Orellana said the Ecole Windsor Secondary Gardening Club donated enough to buy six strollers, 33 stuffed animals, and 40 fleece blankets.

Her effort has so far received about $8,000 in donations, most of which have come in $50 to $100 increments. She keeps careful track of all spending with receipts and Amazon order confirmations, adding,

“My cousin and children open and set up all the supplies, and even started making little Canadian flags to pin to the items when they deliver.”

“This initiative has gone so well, and we have sent so much help. But there are more and more women and children arriving,” Orellana said. “The city’s hotels are full. So are church basements, gymnasiums. … My cousin has started driving around to all of these [places] and dropping off hygiene products and diapers.

“The stuffies started out as a small comfort, but she reports that they bring such a smile to the children’s faces that we have been ordering more as they are such a welcome comfort.”

Meanwhile, Bad Dog Bread bakery on Mackay Road in North Vancouver has also been lending its hand to Ukrainians in need.

All proceeds from its Ukrainian rye loaf are being donated, and they’re matching every dollar. Time Out Source for Sports held a skate sharpening day on March 12, with all money raised donated to the Canadian Red Cross’s Ukrainian humanitarian efforts. With 20 pairs of skates sharpened, and along with sharpening passes being purchased, Time Out told the North Shore News $335 was raised. The sports shop will also be dollar matching and will donate a total of $670.

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Last month, more than a quarter of women in British Columbia (27 per cent) told Research Co. and Glacier Media that they have experienced a “significant amount” (eight per cent) or a “moderate amount” (19 per cent) of discrimination on account of their gender in the past three years. About one in four (24 per cent) acknowledge facing a “small amount” of discrimination during this time.

Women aged 18 to 34 are more likely to say that they endured “significant” or “moderate” discrimination in the past three years (46 per cent) than their counterparts aged 35 to 54 (27 per cent) and aged 55 and over (11 per cent).

Women who have a university degree are more likely to say they have experienced “significant” or “moderate” discrimination over the past three years in British Columbia (33 per cent) than those who attended a college or technical school (21 per cent) or those with no post-secondary education (20 per cent).

A follow-up question shows that there is a lot of work still to be done. Across the province, 53 per cent of women in British Columbia say they have experienced at least one of 12 different types of discrimination over the past three years.

Once again, more university-educated and college-educated women noticed this behaviour (59 per cent and 54 per cent respectively) than those who did not complete any post-secondary courses (39 per cent).

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Even with fewer in-person visits to an office or school on account of the pandemic, some sad practices have not gone away. Over the past three years, about one in five women in British Columbia were the subject of sexist jokes (21 per cent) or experienced verbal harassment, such has slurs or catcalls (20 per cent). Lower proportions of the province’s female residents report experiencing other types of discrimination, including unfair treatment in the workplace (14 per cent), being mocked or ridiculed because of their gender (14 per cent) or sexual harassment (13 per cent).

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Jennifer Abbott founded Hear at Home and long-term care. Jennifer shares: “The Mobile Hearing Clinic in 2009, and is proud recent pandemic has made hearing loss to be a hearing aid practitioner operating even more challenging, resulting in isolation, on the North Shore. the inability to have an active Primarily, she serves social life, and stress. Helping our “Helping our those who cannot get clients hear while keeping them clients hear while safe is our number one priority.” to a hearing clinic due keeping them safe Thirteen years of success means to mobility issues, or those who are nervous is our number that an exciting change is on the about going to a clinic. “I one priority.” horizon for the company. “Due bring the clinic to them,” to the increased demand for Jennifer states. “I aim to our unique and personalized ensure that a person’s service, we are opening a new bricks and hearing is not compromised because of mortar location in Delbrook Plaza, North issues that prevent them from seeking help.”

Vancouver,” says Jennifer. “Having two Hear at Home Mobile Hearing Clinic different ways to deliver our services provides quality, personalized hearing will provide longevity and consistency assessments in private homes, care homes in client care.” ■

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Recently, Margot was After her mother was over 40 years. thrilled to be asked to diagnosed with cancer, share the story of her career the family hired Shylo shift in a collaborative book, titled Miracle Nursing Service in 1985 to help care for their mother. Inspired by what she saw, and Mindset. Contact her if you would like to somewhat amused by the irony of it, Margot join the online book launch on Facebook on joined the company as a companion in 1986. Wednesday, April 27 at 9:00 a.m. ■

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Helping independent seniors live their best lives at Westerleigh PARC LEFT TO RIGHT: KRYSTINE SCHNELL, LISA HUNTER, GAIL WILSON

In an industry where empathy trusted experts, such as movers, and connection are vital, age and packers, downsizers, realtors experience are priceless, too. and others who can help ease the process.

Nobody knows this better than the Senior Living Specialist Hunter, a 20-year veteran joined Team at Westerleigh PARC, Westerleigh PARC from Ontario, West Vancouver’s premiere where she had worked in the independent living community senior-living industry since 2012. for seniors. The seasoned trio – She says PARC’s offering is Krystine Schnell, Gail Wilson and unlike anything else.

Lisa Hunter – spend their days working tirelessly on behalf of North Shore families, promoting the Westerleigh community and helping seniors “There is an important make the transition to relationship-building independent living.

aspect, because we are For aging adults, moving out of a long-time adult daughters, too.” family home and into a community like PARC is a huge life change. It can be daunting, freeing and exciting all at the same time. Not to mention challenging, “I’m very proud to work for this especially in the midst of a company, which gives seniors global pandemic. Yet the team their independence and privacy, has helped hundreds of seniors but also engagement. That’s so make the move, even in the face key right now,” she says. “What of recent obstacles. we’ve been able to offer seniors during the pandemic is pretty Part of the success stems unprecedented.”

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“Often, when a senior comes to us, there is also what we call a family influencer, who is helping to oversee the process,” says Hunter. “And often this person is an adult daughter. There is an important relationship-building aspect, because we are adult daughters, too. We know exactly what they are going through.”

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Schnell spent over a decade working with seniors on the North Shore before joining PARC. Her approach when working with potential clients is always to listen, first.

“Every person who walks in this door has some resistance or an emptiness which is only natural especially when moving to a new environment, and it’s up to us to

find out what that is,” she says.

“Are they lonely? Are they not eating? Did their spouse pass away? Are their family members codependent and not having a life of their own? It’s up to us to untangle these concerns and make them feel whole again.

And when we do, we see them blossom.”

Wilson, too, has deep roots in the North Shore, having lived in Dundarave for decades.

She came to the industry after supporting her own parents in their later years. This experience gave her a deep compassion and appreciation for older adults undergoing a life change.

“I really admire seniors,” she says. “Aging can be hard, and it takes a lot of strength and commitment to thrive and be happy.” Those who make a move to PARC find themselves in a vibrant and connected community, with a lively social life, enriching cultural programs, nutritious chef-prepared meals, fun fitness programs and much more.

Wilson is among the Westerleigh’s longest-serving employees; she was on staff when the community opened in 2013. “There aren’t many companies that treat age as such an asset. I’m on par with some of the people who are moving in. That wisdom and experience means I can really relate.”

Schnell, Wilson and Hunter all say they feel lucky to do such rewarding work. “We’re very fulfilled, with a sense of purpose,” says Wilson. “You feel so good at the end of the day.” ■

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The North Vancouver RCMP has added a new tool to the way they fight potential “hateful incidents” in the community.

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Starting this week, both the North Vancouver and Coquitlam RCMP detachments will add “hate motivated incidents” to concerns that can be reported online.

The RCMP define “hate motivated incidents” as incidents or encounters where a person is targeted based on a motivation of hatred because of their race, gender or sexual orientation, said Sgt. Peter DeVries of the North Vancouver RCMP. Examples might include handing out flyers that contain negative references to an identifiable ethnic group, or insults or poor treatment because of someone’s race or sexual orientation.

Such incidents don’t meet the threshold to be considered a hate motivated crime, said DeVries, but are still concerning.

“It’s extremely upsetting for the community to see these things. And it definitely affects people’s sense of safety and security, particularly among those groups that have been targeted by these types of hate motivated incidents,” he said.

Although hate-motivated incidents are not crimes, police strongly encourage the public to report them, said DeVries, adding they can now do so quickly and easily via online crime reporting.

“We wanted to make these incidents easier to report because it is very important for police to investigate any incident in which there is an element of hatred, regardless of whether or not it brings us to

the point where we have the authority to make an arrest,” said DeVries.

More serious hate crimes – which are illegal under the criminal code – include possessing or distributing hate propaganda intended to incite hatred publicly against identifiable groups, assaulting a person because of their race, sexual orientation or religion, and vandalizing religious property. Hate graffiti that is anti-Semitic or hate-motivated damage to a business or place of worship are considered hate crimes, for instance. Those must still be reported by phone or in person.

Last month, Afterglow Physician Directed Medical Aesthetics reported a potential hate crime to police after a vinyl wrap at the entrance to a clinic location under construction in Lower Lonsdale was targeted by vandals, who scratched out several women’s faces featured on the advertising. In particular, only the nonwhite faces on the wrap were attacked.

That case is still under investigation.

DeVries said there hasn’t been any particular uptick in hateful incidents being reported to police in North Vancouver in general.

RCMP hope the ease of reporting will increase the likelihood people will inform police of incidents that they otherwise would not have reported. If the pilot project is successful, the ability to report hate-motivated incidents will be made available to other communities policed by the RCMP across British Columbia.

Citizens with a valid email address can report hate-motivated incidents that occur in the City or District of North Vancouver.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022 NEIGHBOURHOODS | A29

Indigenous-focused graduation requirement a welcomed step towards reconciliation

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Education experts across the North Shore believe the province’s newly announced Indigenousfocused graduation requirement is a “step in the right direction” for students and towards reconciliation.

The change to B.C.’s graduation program comes as the province looks to bolster its commitment to truth, reconciliation and anti-racism, and would see students fulfill four credits (of the 80 credits needed to graduate) from Indigenous-focused courses. In a release earlier this month, the province said the change “represents an important next step towards lasting and meaningful reconciliation, building on work to date to incorporate Indigenous content and perspectives into the provincial curriculum, educator professional development, and professional standards for certified educators in B.C.” Tsleil-Waututh Nation School, siʔáḿθɘt, vice-principal Sarah Martz said the requirement for all British Columbians to learn about Indigenous histories and cultures in a meaningful way is a move “definitely [in] the right direction.”

Martz is hopeful the courses and content that come from the announcement address issues within previous social studies programs that have historically pan-Indigenized first peoples.

“I’m hoping that the courses keep developing as well, and that the courses themselves will be put together by Indigenous people and the First Nations Education Steering Committee to verify that the content is accurate,” she said.

“Because in the past, how social studies has been taught … it didn’t really highlight the vast diversity of peoples, of languages. It wasn’t an accurate representation of Indigenous people.”

Martz explained the new B.C. teaching standard implemented in 2018, called for educators to “critically examine their own biases, attitudes, beliefs, values and practices to facilitate change.”

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Tsleil-Waututh Nation School vice-principle Sarah Martz (centre) believes the newly announced Indigenous education graduation requirement in B.C. is a step “in the right direction.” TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATION

“It also mandates that we need to incorporate Indigenous perspectives in our teaching. … There’s just a [lack of] capacity for that. There’s a lot of people that’s a struggle [for] and so, hopefully, along with the courses, is the drive for building capacity and having Indigenous people and their close allies leading that,” she said.

The new requirement will help to build stronger relationships with host nations on whose territory students and school communities live. “That’s a huge point, and for people to take their own initiative to learn, because often people come to Indigenous organizations or Indigenous Nations, and they go, ‘Tell me all about this, teach me your ways.’ And well, that’s a big job to do. I think these courses can support with that,” she said.

While TWN School’s curriculum is already mostly Indigenous-focused, when thinking about what the requirement means to students across the province, Martz noted, “It makes sure it’s not just Indigenous students taking these courses… and makes sure that these courses are actually being taught in public, private, any school offering the B.C. curriculum.”

Martz said a cultural teacher at TWN School believes the grad requirement will address and bring awareness to the “diversity, and depth, and breadth of Indigenous cultures and not [continue to] lump everyone together and

stereotyping Indigenous peoples.”

“I think teachers will need a lot of cultural sensitivity training,” she noted.

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) member and B.C.’s associate superintendent of Indigenous education, Brad Baker, said the province had been working on the change in grad requirements well before he left North Vancouver School District and joined the ministry at the end of last year. “It’s a great step towards true understanding of who we are as British Columbians, First Nations and Canadians.”

Baker noted that each school district will have an important role in developing localized courses and content, adding, “We want boards to engage with local First Nations leaders to develop more authorized courses. “[The North Vancouver School District] can work with the local First Nations to hopefully develop courses that are relevant to this area.”

Baker believes that the move will also greatly benefit Indigenous students in the school system.

“Because now, you’re going to be seeing more and more Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing part of the fabric for every learner in the schools through this course bundle.”

The new graduation requirement will come into effect during the 2023/24 school year, and more information can be found on the province’s website.

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Also, during this season of renewal, let’s plant the seeds of hope. Hope that we might grow something beautiful and hopeful out of the ashes of tumultuous times.

In permaculture circles, when faced with an over-abundance or shortage of pests, water, nutrients, etc., we lean heavily on the foundational principle: “Within the problem lies the solution.” One celebrated example of this principle in action is the “you don’t have a slug problem, you have a duck deficiency,” declaration offered by the father of permaculture, Bill Mollison.

Ducks eat slugs, lay delicious and nutritious eggs, deposit nutrient-rich manure, and can ultimately, provide a cash-crop revenue stream. Ducks may not be an urban option, but chickens (hens only) are. Chickens love eating bugs, slugs and snails, and they turn kitchen and garden scraps into free food and compostable N-P-K (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium – the three macro-nutrients used by plants).

Within the “problem” of too many crop-eating slugs, we can find “solutions” that eliminate pesticide use, increase crop production, reduce input costs, improve soil biology, and create income.

We can manage excessive rainwater puddling and runoff caused by new-normal extreme weather events like atmospheric rivers, by planting water gobbling rain gardens of lush native plantings, digging swale garden pathways to direct rainwater to amphibian-friendly ponds and collection areas, encouraging lush moss “lawns” to house beneficial insects and reduce erosion, and installing rain barrels to collect unchlorinated water for seed starting and irrigation.

Within the “problem” of too much rain, we can find “solutions” that sequester carbon, increase native bird and pollinator habitat biodiversity, cool down the garden during summer, and capture and store water on-site.

We can manage the forecasted doom and gloom nitrogen and potash fertilizer shortages by ignoring them entirely and instead embark on a program of regenerative gardening and organic land care. Plant companion and cover crops of legumes to fix nitrogen in our food gardens, top-dress only (no till) with organic compost, dust lightly with wood ash, and add domestically sourced micro nutrient rich glacial rock dust and sea minerals to re-mineralize soil and improve structure and Continued on page 31

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Plant tall crops to help beat the heat

Continued from page 30 moisture retention.

Within the “problem” of global fertilizer shortages, we can find “solutions” that grow more nutrient-dense food, increase soil biology and moisture retention, sequester carbon, reduce erosion, eliminate chemical fertilizer run-off, shorten the supply chain, and eliminate fossil fuel-powered extraction and production of commercial fertilizers.

We can manage summer heat waves by planting tall heat-loving crops like corn, pole beans, and trellised squash, that can not only manage extreme temperatures, but provide life-saving relief to more tender crops planted beneath and in their shade. Adding activated biochar to our soil will attract and retain moisture and nutrients in perpetuity, and sequester carbon. We can mulch generously with clean straw, perennial herbs or pollinator flowers, and plant a low-profile soil-cooling cover crop like strawberries.

Within the “problem” of too much heat and drought, we can find “solutions” that increase food production, improve soil biology and moisture retention, reduce pest damage by increasing crop diversity, reduce dependence on municipal water, and provide pollinator and beneficial insect habitat.

The myriad “solutions” to all of these “problems” can be found by observing nature and by adhering to the overarching ethos of Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share. Permaculture, that is “permanent (perennial) agricultural” defers to nature’s logic and strives to mimic natural systems that do not require extraordinary inputs or

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interventions. “Urban” permaculture, admittedly, requires imagination. We do the best we can with what we have, within guidelines imposed by community and with respect for our neighbours, to live beautifully and regeneratively.

If we were all to apply basic permaculture principles and ethos to all aspects of our lives, there would be no wars or refugees, no food insecurity, no economic or racial inequality, no poverty, no climate crisis.

Imagine. Let’s plant the seeds and do the work, and grow the change that we want to see – together.

Laura Marie Neubert is a West Van-based urban permaculture designer. Learn more by visiting her website upfrontandbeautiful.com, follow her on Instagram @upfrontandbeautiful or email hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.

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Multiple generations of wrestlers have come together at the North Shore Wrestling Club, which opened its doors at the beginning of March.

The club was founded

by Chris Thom, president of the B.C. Wrestling Association and a former Carson Graham Secondary wrestler. He felt that the sport was under-supported outside the high school Samiar Barzegar gets ready to wrestle with his dad Maziar level, and wanted to find a as Maziar’s father Mansour Barzegar, a seven-time Olympic way to bring it to a larger coach and two-time Olympic participant, looks on with group of people. With many fellow coach Chris Thom at the site of the new North Shore clubs shutting down due Wrestling Club. MIKE WAKEFIELD/NSN to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thom wanted to fill the physical literacy development.” void left behind since the pandemic broke With support from former Olympic out. athletes, the club is off to a quick start, “Wrestling is a sport that has done a with some names drawing attention from lot for a lot of people, and so we’re just the wrestling community. Justin Abdou, trying to give back,” said Thom. “It’s a a former Canadian Olympic wrestler and really inclusive place, for a lot of kids the head coach of the SFU wrestling team, who don’t fit in with other sports, to find a home and be active and work on their Continued on page 38

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Mollie Jepsen carries the flag for Canada CHARLIE CAREY

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Canada’s first gold medallist at the Beijing Paralympics and a silver medallist at the same Games, West Vancouver’s Mollie Jepsen can now add the honour of closing ceremony flag bearer to her growing list of accolades.

On March 13, Jepsen lead the Canadian Paralympic team into the Beijing National Stadium, capping off an incredible two-week effort by the North Shore local.

“It’s an honour of a lifetime to be able to be the Closing Ceremony flag bearer at these Games,” Jepsen said before the ceremony. “Over the last four years things have been really challenging and coming into these Games I was unsure of where I would stand and how it would go. I was able to stand on the podium just like in 2018 but to be able to represent all of the athletes who have done so amazing here and competed their hearts out at the Games feels amazing, and it’s an honour I will cherish for the rest of my life.”

Four years ago, Jepsen made her Paralympic debut at 18, winning four medals – one gold, one silver, and two bronze.

Shortly after the games, however, she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and missed the entire 2018-19 season as she was adjusting to life with the new illness.

“Coming into these Games compared to 2018 was similar but different in a lot of ways. I had a lot of struggles right after the 2018 Games, being diagnosed with Crohn’s about six months after the Games and taking a whole season off to deal with that and learn how to manage my new chronic illness.

And then I returned to the circuit and COVID happened, so it’s been a very difficult and turbulent four years to say the least,” she said.

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EVENING OF ART MARCH 29, 6:30-8:00 PM - VIRTUAL

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SPRING STRINGS - CELEBRATING NOWRUZ APRIL 2, 7:30PM @ CENTENNIAL THEATRE

With music from Canada, Iran, Austria & more! Featuring Vancouver Iranian Choir, Canadian harpist Andrew Chan, and Persian traditional instrumentalists.

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To view the documents: The proposed bylaw and background material can be viewed online at cnv.org/PublicHearings or at City Hall.

Questions? Emma Chow, Planner, echow@cnv.org / 604-982-3919 141 WEST 14TH STREET / NORTH VANCOUVER / BC / V7M 1H9 T 604 985 7761 / F 604 985 9417 / CNV.ORG

Parcel Tax Roll Review Monday, April 4, 2022 at 6:00 pm View the meeting online at cnv.org/LiveStreaming Or in person at City Hall, 141 West 14th Street The Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will hear complaints with respect to the frontage tax assessment roll regarding the following local improvement works constructed under the provisions of Part 7, Division 4 of the Community Charter.

1. “Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2022, No. 8913” (Paved lane east of the 1700 block of Fell Avenue between East 17th Street and the dead end north) 2. “Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2022, No. 8914” (Paved lane north of the 600 block of East Keith Road from Sutherland Avenue to the dead end west)

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Canada’s chef de mission, Josh Dueck, said Jepsen is a “fantastic example of perseverance, resiliency, and the power of the human spirit.”

“She has overcome so many challenges over the past four years and to be here in Beijing, racing so well and laying it down for two medals is an amazing accomplishment,” Dueck said. “She is an incredible and passionate leader who loves her sport so much.”

The Canadian team finished the twoweek event with 25 medals, the second highest in team history after winning 28 in Pyeongchang. Canada ended third overall in the medal tally, behind China and Ukraine.

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Continued from page 34 “This last season, the 2021-22 season starting in December when we got back on the circuit, has been really amazing and I put all those struggles behind me and was lucky enough to be back in Europe and racing and competing with the team. I’m just really happy to be back at the Games and performing the way I was hoping I would perform.”

On March 11, Jepsen won silver in the women’s giant slalom event in a time of two minutes and 0.95 seconds, marking her sixth Paralympic medal. China’s Zhang Mengqiu won gold in the event, earning her nation’s first-ever para-alpine skiing gold. Germany’s Andrea Rothfuss won bronze.

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Purpose: To rezone the subject property to permit a 5-storey mixed-use building, including ground floor retail commercial space and 57 residential strata units.

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Regular Council Meeting, Monday, March 28, 2022 at 6:00pm Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8894 for 149 West 3rd Street View the meeting online at cnv.org/LiveStreaming Or in person at City Hall, 141 West 14th Street

After hearing any complaints, the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel may review and correct the frontage tax assessment roll as to: a. the name and address of the owners of the parcels of land; b. the actual foot frontage of the parcels; c. the taxable foot frontage area of the parcels.

The “frontage tax assessment roll” or the “frontage tax assessment roll, as revised”, will be available for inspection at City Hall weekdays between 9:00am and 4:00pm.

A complaint shall not be heard by the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel unless written notice has been provided to the Collector at least 48 hours prior (4:00pm on Thursday, March 31, 2022) to the time set for the sitting of the Panel.

Written submissions should be directed to Larry Sawrenko, CFO, at tax@cnv.org, and received no later than 4:00pm on Thursday, March 31, 2022. For inquiries, contact the Finance Department at 604-983-7316.

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No injuries reported in train derailment

Crews inspect A CN train that derailed in North Vancouver on Sunday. RCMP confirmed that no injuries occurred. EILEEN JOHNSTON

the fence bordering CN Rail and Squamish Nation Land was taken down for mitigation efforts.

As of Monday morning, the train had been cleared from the area and work was underway to repair the track.

“CN would like to apologize for the inconvenience caused by this incident and would like to thank first responders for their help and support. The cause of the incident remains under investigation,” CN wrote.

Continued from page 1 there are no fires, injuries, or danger to public safety,” it read.

After the incident, the Squamish Nation told members there were no safety concerns for residents; however, work to rectify the derailment would continue into the night. In a statement to North Shore News, Nation spokesperson Wilson Williams Sxwixwtn said he was awaiting an update to the work.

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PUBLIC MEETING Monday, March 28, 2022 at 6:00 pm Development Variance Permit No. PLN2022-00002 for 324 Ridgeway Ave

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Via Webex/phone: Pre-register by completing the online form at cnv.org/PublicMeetings, or by phoning 604-990-4230 to provide contact details, so call-in instructions can be forwarded to you. All Webex/phone pre-registration must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, March 28, 2022.

In person at City Hall: On the day of the meeting, a sign-up sheet will be available at City Hall reception (14th Street entrance) between 9:00am and 4:00pm, and then outside the Council Chamber from 5:30pm. Enter City Hall through the doors at the southwest corner of the building.

Non-registered speakers: Speakers who have not pre-registered will also have an opportunity to provide input. Once all registered speakers have spoken, the Mayor will call for a recess to allow time for additional speakers to phone in or speak in person. Callin details will be displayed on-screen during the livestream at cnv.org/LiveStreaming.

To view the documents: The proposed permit, background material and presentations can be viewed online at cnv.org/PublicMeetings and at City Hall.

Questions? Yan Zeng, Manager, Development Planning, yzeng@cnv.org / 604-982-8305 141 WEST 14TH STREET / NORTH VANCOUVER / BC / V7M 1H9 T 604 985 7761 / F 604 985 9417 / CNV.ORG

North Vancouver RCMP dashcam footage captures an incident that left a constable injured on Feb. 9, 2019.

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Photos and video of incident shared via text Continued from page 1 Police arrested Webber several days later, after receiving tips from the motorcycle community and reviewing social media posts that led them to their suspect. They seized GoPro cameras from both Webber and the friend he was riding with, which captured portions of the incident. The day after the collision, Webber texted video and still photos showing Smith attempting to stop him with his friend, accompanied with the messages: “Lool” and “The look of defeat,” Ostry told the court.

Following the incident, Smith was off work for a time with weekly migraines, dizzy spells, headaches and sensitivity to light. He did gradually return to work but was limited to administrative duties due to lingering effects from the collision.

“The incident clearly had a significant and lasting impact for Cpl. Smith,” Ostry said.

The Crown is seeking a conditional sentence, which would allow Webber to serve his time through a period of house arrest, plus an 18-month ban on driving.

Webber’s defence submitted that a conditional sentence of three to four months would be more appropriate.

Defence lawyer Kyla Lee conceded to the court that Webber’s driving that day was bad, and he was “chasing cheap thrills through rash decisions without thought for how it might affect his future.”

But she said he now takes responsibility for his behaviour and is remorseful for what he did.

Since the offence, Webber has turned his life around, getting off drugs, spending time with a better network of friends, gaining better control of his emotions, and getting himself started in the film industry, where he hopes to eventually channel his love of motorsports into a career as a stunt driver.

“This transition he’s made since this incident took place is the proudest achievement that he’s made in his life,” Lee said.

Asked if there were any letters of reference, employment records or statements from counsellors who could attest to Webber’s turnaround, Lee said there were none at hand. Judge Joanne Challenger adjourned the sentencing hearing, giving time for Lee to source evidence in support of her client’s claims.

Challenger warned both the Crown and defence that she struggled with the idea Webber should be entitled to a conditional sentence at all.

“This is an extremely serious offence, which your client found funny. He found it entertaining. In fact, he was laughing outrageously, out loud. He endangered not just the police officer, but many others on the highway that day,” she said. “It was brazen, and I’m not satisfied on the basis of submissions of counsel, that I can accept that he has, quote, ‘turned his life around.’”

Both sides are due back in court next week to set a date to resume the sentencing hearing.

Webber’s motorcycle is now the subject of civil forfeiture proceedings.

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SIX-STOREY BUILDINGS

Two more all-rental projects coming to Lynn Creek neighbourhood BRENT RICHTER

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Twelve more storeys of housing are coming to North Vancouver’s Lynn Creek neighbourhood, albeit in two separate buildings.

District council voted Monday to advance two all-rental housing projects in the burgeoning town centre.

Council voted to rezone five single-family lots at 1565-1589 Rupert St. for a six-storey building with 95 rental homes, 19 of which will be offered at below market rates, considered accessible to households with incomes of $30,000 to $85,000 per year.

The unit mix includes 21 studios, 35 one-bedroom, 37 two-bedroom and two three-bedroom apartments. The proposal was almost unanimously supported when it came up for a public hearing on March 1, and it stoked little quibble from council.

Council members praised the project for its proximity to Phibbs Exchange, its use of non-carbon energy for heating, the inclusion of affordable rentals, and the provision for a “green spine” linear park that is to run north and south through the neighbourhood as it develops.

“I believe this to be an excellent site for this kind of housing, and I believe this kind of housing to be badly needed by our community,” said Coun. Jim Hanson. “I believe that projects such as this do have widespread community support.”

Earlier in the meeting council also voted unanimously to grant a development permit (the final step in the process) for 220 Mountain Hwy. and 1515-1555 Oxford St. Council initially voted to rezone the seven single-family lots for a six-storey, 140 unit all-rental building in 2021, although the process was not finalized until earlier this year.

An artist’s rendering shows how 1565 Rupert St. in North Vancouver should look in a few years, following council’s approval of a rezoning application. SALEHI ARCHITECT INC.

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To provide written input: All persons who believe their interest in property may be affected by the proposed bylaws and/or permit will be afforded an opportunity to speak at the Public Hearing and/or by written or email submission. All submissions must include your name and address and should be sent to the Corporate Officer at input@cnv.org, or by mail or delivered to City Hall, no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, April 4, 2022, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. No further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the Public Hearing has concluded.

To speak at the Public Hearings: Via Webex/phone: Pre-register by completing the online form at cnv.org/PublicHearings, or by phoning 604-990-4230 to provide contact details, so call-in instructions can be forwarded to you. All Webex/phone pre-registration must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, April 4, 2022.

In person at City Hall: On the day of the Public Hearing, a sign-up sheet will be available at City Hall reception (14th Street entrance) between 9:00am and 4:00pm, and then outside the Council Chamber from 5:30pm. To attend the Public Hearing in person, enter City Hall through the doors at the southwest corner of the building.

Non-registered speakers: Speakers who have not pre-registered will also have an opportunity to provide input. Once all registered speakers have spoken, the Mayor will call for a recess to allow time for additional speakers to phone in or speak in person. Call-in details will be displayed on-screen during the livestream at cnv.org/LiveStreaming.

To view the documents: The proposed bylaws, permit, background material and presentations can be viewed online at cnv.org/ PublicHearings and at City Hall.

Questions? Huy Dang, Planner, hdang@cnv.org / 604-990-4216 141 WEST 14TH STREET / NORTH VANCOUVER / BC / V7M 1H9 / T 604 985 7761 / F 604 985 9417 / CNV.ORG

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Iranian Olympian involved with club

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Continued from page 32 said that he grew up in clubs like the North Shore Wrestling Club, and is excited to bring his son there, noting the opportunities that wrestling can offer through scholarships in post-secondary education.

“I just think that there are endless possibilities. I grew up in a small club in Moose Jaw, Sask., a small town, and we’ve had four Olympians come out of that club, because in our community, wrestling was an important thing,” said Abdou.

Another significant figure who has been helping out at the club is former Iranian national wrestling coach Monsour Barzegar. An Olympic silver medallist and world champion, he has been bringing his grandson in for coaching. Wrestling is the national sport of Iran, and holds great significance in the Iranian Canadian community, with Barzegar carrying status amongst the wrestling community.

“When I wrestled on the national team for Canada, he was the head coach of Iran,” said Abdou. “So I used to wrestle against his top wrestlers. He’s a wrestling legend. It’d be exciting for me just to be around him and maybe pick up some things for my own team.”

Abdou compared Barzegar to hockey greats such as Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, and Wayne Gretzky, adding that his presence could possibly increase the number of Iranian-Canadians that want to come out and put their kids in wrestling in Canada.

Speaking to the North Shore News

through a translator, his son Manziar, Monsour Barzegar expressed the importance of a good coach and talked about how important wrestling is to him and his children.

“My father believes that he should guide the new generation to the right way to find their purpose and be a good member of their community,” said Manziar.

Both Barzegars expressed how wrestling isn’t just a sport for them, it’s something that holds great importance to their family and community, and that they were excited to share it with the people at the club.

The North Shore Wrestling Club runs programs for elementary-aged children, high school students, and adult classes, and offers a place for wrestlers on the North Shore to train in the off-season, as it runs all year long. Thom also mentioned that there have been no reported COVID cases associated with wrestlers in B.C. “You don’t need to wrestle yourself to bring your kid there. Your kid doesn’t need to fit a certain mould, body type or background or skill set. It’s really a space for anybody,” said Thom. “Wrestling is often a sport where people end up that just don’t fit in anywhere else. We’ve got an open door for those people.”

The club operates out of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church at 1110 Gladwin Drive in North Vancouver. Visit westsiderwrestling. com/north-shore-wrestling for more information or for registration details.

Development Proposal

Three Shores Management has submitted a rezoning application to the City of North Vancouver for 120 - 128 East 14th Street to support the development of a 21 storey residential and commercial (retail and office) mixed use building. Interested members of the public are invited to attend a Virtual Developer’s Information Session with the applicant for an early opportunity to review the proposal, ask questions, and submit a comment form.

PUBLIC INFO MEETING VIRTUAL Open House: March 21 - April 11, 2022 Visit: DNV.org/public-meeting

This is not a Public Hearing. District of North Vancouver Council will formally consider the proposal at a later date.

PROPOSAL: 1900-50 Sandown Place

City of North Vancouver Contact Emma Chow Development Planning e: echow@ cnv.org t: 604-982-3919 This meeting is required by the City of North Vancouver as part of the rezoning process.

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WALLACE, Florence J. Aug 15, 1932 − Mar 5, 2022 Florence Jean Wallace (née Smith) passed away peacefully on March 5, 2022, at the age of 89, after a short illness. She was born on August 15, 1932, in Monaghan, Ireland; immigrated to Canada in 1958; and met Alec, her husband of almost 60 years, in Edmonton, AB. They started their family in Calgary and subsequently moved to Montreal before settling in North Vancouver in 1975.

Florence worked as a registered nurse in various capacities, with time off to raise her family before returning to a nursing role at Davies Pharmacy until her retirement. She continued her caring role in a volunteer capacity with the palliative care program and chemo clinic at Lions Gate Hospital. When not volunteering, she could be found walking the West Vancouver seawall or sharing her green thumb by creating lovely planters and flower beds.

One of the greatest joys in Florence’s life was the last 16 years as "Nana" to her six grandchildren.

They brought out the best in her, and she was always seen with a playful smile, demonstrating her loving and nurturing ways.

She will be dearly missed and is survived by her husband Alec; children Kevin (Kim), Jillian (Brad) and Janet (Lance); grandchildren Maxwell, Olivia, Kyra, Connor, Lucy and Sophia; siblings Olive, Audrey and Helen in Ireland; as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation.

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Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 2pm

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BELL, Lisa Maureen October 23, 1964 - March 8, 2022 With deep sadness, the Bell family announces the death of our daughter Lisa Maureen, aged 57, mother of Carly and Nicola Rough. Survived by parents Dolores and Pat, brothers Stephen and Pat and sister Susan.

Lisa attended Capilano Elementary, Handsworth Secondary and Capilano College, and worked in film, advertising and theatre industries.

She was appreciated for her welcoming smile, infectious laugh, great compassion for the less fortunate, love of all animals and was especially gifted in the care and training of dogs.

Lisa was trained in classical piano, and throughout her life produced many interesting works in art and crafts. In Pemberton Heights she was active in Brownies and Girl Guides, as well as local community sports teams. In her high school years she donated over 500 hours of volunteer work in the candy striper program at Lions Gate Hospital. She was a successful catch and release fisherperson, loved her sailboat on Skaha Lake, was an avid tiller of the soil, whose gardens featured wild forest and mountain vegetation. She had an interest in nutrition and the use of plants and natural elements in the promotion of health.

The family appreciates the many comforting contacts and positive comments from family and friends who were touched in many ways by Lisa’s personality and compassion.

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Donations in Lisa’s name to the B.C. Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Lions Gate Hospital would be gratefully received.

Due to covid concerns, no service is planned at this time.

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BLACKWELL, Earla Beth August 12, 1926 - March 13, 2022 Earla died peacefully at Lynn Valley Care Centre.

She was predeceased by Clayton, her beloved husband of 58 years, in 2005. She is survived and forever remembered with love by her family daughter and son-in-law Kathy and Jim Black, her son and daughter-in-law Randy and Carol Blackwell; her five cherished grandchildren and their families - Melanie (husband Matti Schroderus), Heather (husband Chris Morrison, Brinley and Camryn) Kevin Blackwell (wife Terra, Regan and Calum), Amy ( husband Casey Lemanski, Fraser and Travis) Rob Blackwell (wife Jessica, Georgia and Penn) Earla was born in Wawanesa, Manitoba, the 3rd of 4 girls. Her parents Richard and Pearl Hector and her sisters Muriel Wainwright, Allene Douglas and Lorna Marsh all predeceased her. After completing school she moved to Brandon for business college and met Dad at a young people’s group at a church. After a courtship, mainly by letter, they married in 1947. They lived in Winnipeg where they raised their children and moved to North Vancouver in 1986. Here they took various courses, travelled, volunteered in the community, and made new friends. Mom described her life until then as like the old movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

They were a loving couple and supportive parents.

After Dad died she grieved deeply but remained active, volunteering at her church and community, joining a walking club and meeting her supportive friends.

As a result of increasing dementia and frailty, she lived at Lynn Valley Care Centre for the past 4 1/2 years. She was cared for by the wonderful staff of the 3rd floor Manor and we thank them for their loving care of her and their support to us.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Earla’s name to St Paul’s Hospital Foundation (178 - 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, V6Z 1Y6) or the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health UBC Faculty of Medicine, 2215 Westbrook Mall, Vancouver V6T 1Z3 A life well lived and loved makes a lasting impression.

Each Loss Each loss is very different, The pain is so severe.

Will I ever stop missing This one I loved so dear?

Good times we had together, The moments that we shared We didn’t have to tell each other How much we really cared.

I never dreamed you’d go away, Never thought of sorrow.

So sure you’d always be here Took for granted each tomorrow.

Now my life is all confused Since you went away.

You took a part of me And for help I daily pray.

But when God sent you to me Heneversaid thatyouweremine, That I could keep you always – Only borrowed for a time.

Now, He’s called you home, I’m sad and I shed tears.

Yet I’m glad He loaned you to me And we had these many years.

TALBOT, Brian F. October 31, 1927 − March 1, 2022 With great sadness we announce that Brian passed away on March 1, 2022. His is survived by his wife Margaret Ray, sons Robert (John) and Richard (Nicole) and grandchildren Austin, Courtney and Janine.

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DRIVER, Michael Shortreed November 17, 1942 - March 15, 2022

BLANEY, Jacqueline Champion June 29, 1943 − March 4, 2022 Jacqueline passed away peacefully in the early hours of March 4th in Kelowna at the age of 78.

Born in Vancouver in 1943, she moved to Victoria as a young child, returned to Vancouver for her early high school years, graduated from Annie Wright School in Tacoma, Washington, and then studied Arts at UBC. Jacqueline enjoyed working in Palo Alto, California, and travelling throughout Europe and Japan several times. In 1970, she met and married Sandy Blaney, with whom she raised her three children, her proudest accomplishment.

During this time, Jacqueline volunteered for several organizations, including the Junior League of Vancouver, as well as her children’s elementary school and their extracurricular activities. She was an avid tennis player and enjoyed playing in tournaments for many years. Jacqueline also delighted in working as an extra in the local film and television industry. In 1997, she met her partner, Reg, who moved with her to Kelowna. While there, Jacqueline renewed her lifelong passion for painting and painted prolifically until recent years.

She belonged to many different social and tennis clubs and loved eating out and going on cruises.

She also had an enthusiasm for gardening and dogs. Jacqueline will forever be remembered for her love for her children, speaking her mind, and her unique sense of humour. She is survived by her three children, Lauren, Douglas and Alana Blaney; loving partner Reginald Liggett; son−in−law Mike; daughter−in−law Claudia; and grandchildren Ryan, Robert, Cameron and Luke.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Captain Mikey took his final sail into the sunset from North Vancouver, Berkley Care Centre with his family by his side. Mike was born on a mess table at RCAF Claresholm, Alberta, to Rolson Gordon and Marion Emily Driver. He grew up in the greater Toronto area, graduating from Oakwood Collegiate. Michael spent summers cottaging at his beloved Sand Lake, developing a great appreciation for the outdoors and being on the water, which he shared passionately with his children. The first half of Mike’s adult life in Ontario saw him flying, skiing, working and starting a family. Mike was a devoted family man to his three younger sisters, and then to his first wife ‘Trixie’ Carroll followed shortly by their three children Patty, Gord, and Cindy. During this time Mike traveled to British Columbia, to study Forest Products at BCIT, graduating to become a lumber broker. This choice would eventually move him and his family permanently to the West Coast.

Michael was widowed and re-married Susan Marie LaBerge, settling in North Vancouver, BC to raise the family. Once in BC Mike pursued his career in the lumber trade, became an avid skier, sailor, and later in life a classic car enthusiast. Cap’t Mikey and his First Mate SueSue spent countless hours sailing and navigating the West Coast as long-standing members of Eagle Harbour Yacht Club. Mike had a ton of accomplishments in his life but none made him more proud than the ones who will fondly remember him as Grandpa Mike: Josie and Jacob Patterson; Benjamin, Nicholas, Jessica, and Kaylie Driver. He was a hilarious and loving grandfather, an uncle to many, and a friend to all.

Predeceased by his daughter Patricia Lynn Driver, mother Marion Emily Shortreed, wife “Trixie” Beatrice Hazel Carroll, father Rolson Gordon, and dogs Shillelagh Sergeant, Barney, Willy, Nick, Hershey and Cayenne. Survived by wife Susan Driver (LaBerge), son Gordon Driver (wife Leina, children Ben, Nick, Jessica and Kaylie), daughter Cynthia Patterson (husband Tim, children - Josie and Jacob), and his sisters, Susan Driver, Elizabeth Driver (husband Edwin Rouse, children - Alex, Michael), and Heather Driver (husband Roger Kerslake, children - Devon, Adam and Gordon).

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GOLDMAN, Gerald November 22, 1921 - February 3, 2022 Gerry was born in Bradford, England and was the youngest of seven children who have all predeceased him.

In 1938 when there was a threat of war he voluntarily enlisted in the army and then transferred to the RAF where he became an aircraft mechanic on Lancaster and Halifax planes. He was the flight engineer for Air Commodore Banting during the 1944 push in Europe. He was then transferred to the Royal Navy and was discharged in 1946. He became a tailor and with his first wife Nan immigrated to Canada in March of 1952. After Nan passed away he married Pat, and they had a great marriage of 38 years. Shortly after Pat passed away he met Mary Lord and they were together until her passing on January 10th of this year. He had no children with any of his three life partners. He is survived by his nephews Les and Jeff Goulden, Ralph Eppel and great and great-great nephews and nieces.

Gerry was in real estate from 1959 through to 2013. He mentored nearly 3 generations of realtors and the firms he worked for included Canada Trust, Mitten Realty, Block Brothers and then he spent 30 years with Sutton Group Westcoast Realty.

His interment will be on March 24th at 11:00 am in the Veteran’s Garden at the Boal Chapel. Following will be a Celebration of Life at 12 noon at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 118, 123 West 15th Street, North Vancouver.

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The service will be held at the Boal Chapel April 9th, at 10am at 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver.

RIP Mikey The Great!

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BUCKLEY, Shirley Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, passed away on March 15, 2022 at the age of 82.

Lovingly remembered by her daughter, Sandra Lynn, and many friends and neighbours. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Harold of 56 years in 2016, parents and sister. Shirley will always be remembered for her kind heart and willingness to always listen and lend a helping hand.

A Funeral Service will be held at First Memorial Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 10:30 am with burial at North Vancouver Cemetery at 12:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice in Shirley’s memory.

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WOLLEN, Moira J. March 7, 1936 − February 26, 2022 HOGEWONING, William (Bill) 1934 - 2022 We regret to advise the passing, on 11th March 2022, of William (Bill) Hogewoning. He was predeceased in 2016 by his wife Heather.

Bill was born in Holland, where, as a young boy he endured the Second World War. Bill decided that he wanted to move to Canada where there were greater opportunities. His father said that the family would not be split and that if he was moving to Canada, then the whole family would move there.

In 1953, Bill, his mother, father, his 3 brothers Theo, Cor (deceased) and Bert, his 4 sisters - Fia, Gerda, Cathy and Jane moved to the Niagara Peninsular - Ontario, where Bill worked for the engineering firm Moyer and Diebel.

Although Bill and Heather did not have any children, Bill would eventually have 13 nephews and nieces.

In 1970, Bill and Heather moved to Vancouver. Being a well qualified machinist, he opened and operated a metal fabrication business. Bill and Heather eventually retired to West Vancouver.

Bill was a devoted Freemason. He was a member of King David Lodge and North Vancouver King Solomon Chapter. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Bill lived respected and died regretted.

Jane Wollen (Garner)(Walsh) of Surrey, BC, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2022, just shy of her 86th birthday. Jane adored her family and friends. She was born in Hamilton, Ontario, to Michael and Marjorie Walsh (Gilmartin).

She was preceded in death by her devoted son David Garner (Wollen) (2018); her husband of 32 years, Ralph Wollen (2008); and older sisters Sheila Webb (1995) and Patricia Walsh (2021). Jane is survived and loved by her daughter−in−law Jen Lord; niece Jane Anne Webb; nephew David Webb and his wife Karen; and remembered by Ralph’s family, including sons, daughter−in−law, granddaughters, and great−grandchildren.

After graduating from Delta Collegiate High School (Hamilton), Jane headed out to her beloved British Columbia with her first husband, Terry Garner. She loved entertaining, community (member of Zarah Temple), boating, fun, tennis, travel, art, roses in her back garden and reading. Jane’s strong character, joy of life and positive attitude carried her through years of difficult times. The family appreciates the care and friendship of Betty, Susan and Trena.

A funeral will be held in Hamilton at a future date.

Jane loved hummingbirds, so all who wish to honour her life are invited to hang a hummingbird feeder at their home or donate to her favourite charity, the Red Cross.

Notes of sympathy and condolences can be sent to jajdwebb@yahoo.com.

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TRENAMAN, Doreen Margaret April 11, 1929 - March 19, 2022 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Doreen “Mama Bear” Trenaman, (nee Forret) at the age of 92 at Lions Gate Hospital on March 19, 2022. A wife, a mother, a grandmother, an aunt, and a friend to many who affectionately called her Doe. Doreen is survived by her husband of 67 years, Rolly; daughters Laura (Brian) and Anne; sons Bill (Liz), Rob (Patti) and Gordon; and her cherished grandchildren Eric (Hannah), Brianne, Reid, Meghan, Kassandra, Jocelyn, Liam, Drewe, Madison, Braydon, Mackenzie, Joshua, Jayden, Jacob, and Jenika. She was predeceased by her two brothers, George and Jimmy.

Our Mama Bear and Gma was a cheerful, kind, generous, and sweet soul. She will be greatly missed by those fortunate enough to know her. Also, deeply missing his daily walks and treats, is Linden, Doreen’s faithful four-legged companion.

Doreen graduated from John Oliver Secondary School in 1947. It was at John Oliver that she met her life-long, best friends - Olive, Marg and Pat. She spent two years at UBC before transferring to the nursing program at Vancouver General Hospital, where she graduated as a registered nurse in 1952. She loved nursing and worked in hospitals in BC, Oregon and California, using her nursing degree to see cities along the West Coast.

Doreen and Rolly met at a nurses/engineers mixer in 1950 and married in 1955 in a small ceremony in Creston, BC. Shortly after the wedding, Doreen put her nursing career on hold as she and Rolly raised their five children. They spent much of the next three decades in various small towns in BC, as Rolly pursued his career as a mining engineer with Cominco (now Teck). All the children were active in community activities and sports, where Doreen put in countless hours as both a volunteer and a cheerleader.

After Rolly retired from Cominco, he and Doreen moved to North Vancouver in 1979 and Doreen resumed her nursing career at Lions Gate Hospital.

During this part of her career, she was awarded the prestigious RNBC award for nursing excellence. She retired in 1994 from Lions Gate Hospital.

In retirement, Doreen relished her role as the family matriarch and primary babysitter of her grandchildren. She was the glue that kept the family close and grounded. At family dinners, Gma’s pies were always the highlight of the dessert menu.

Doreen also kept busy with curling, gardening, baking, playing bridge, walking her dogs, watching her grandchildren’s soccer and hockey games, and cheering on her beloved Canucks. She especially enjoyed summers at the family cabin on Kootenay Lake, spending time with family and friends, and curling up with a good book.

Doreen leaves behind her strength and gentle spirit with those fortunate to have called her mom and grandma. She will be dearly missed, but we are grateful to have had her in our lives. We love you more Mama Bear.

A Celebration of Life will take place on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver at 2 PM, with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a charity of your choice. Two of her favourites were Lion’s Gate Hospital Foundation and SPCA.

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JOHNSTON, Clayton Alec Sunrise: April 25, 1973 Sunset: March 16, 2022 With sadness we advise of the passing of Clayton Alec Johnston on March 16, 2022 at Lions Gate Hospital. Clayton was born to his mother Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Keitlah and late father Howard Johnston in Port Alberni, BC and grew up in Ahousaht, BC. He attended Ahousaht Indian Residential Day School, Maaqtusiis Elementary School, Squamish Nation Trade Centre, and BCIT where he received certificates for Construction Craft worker and Metal fabrication. Growing up he was an accomplished runner with many trophies and medals from competitions up and down the coast. He received the Pierre Trudeau athletic award. He loved cats and loved rod and reel fishing. Clayton was very spiritual and prayed daily for family, friends, and indigenous people everywhere. His mom taught him to always use his manners and was very polite, he was a real lady’s man though. Clayton was empathetic and always shared what he could with his friends.

Clayton is survived by and will be dearly missed by his loving mother Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Keitlah; children Simone, Clayton Jr., Elizabeth Johnston; siblings Robert Campbell (Mary Jane), Donald, Kevin Johnston, Darren Keitlah; nieces and nephews Rebecca Duncan (Marsell), Chief Ian Campbell (Amanda), Donald Johnson, Marlene Johnson, Robin Johnson, Timothy Cambron, Tyee Cambron, Aliesha Clay, Randy Johnson, Victoria Johnson; grand nieces and nephews Janice Campbell (Issak), Dakota, Taneesha, Marcel Duncan Jr., Bella Williams, Cascade Campbell, Skyla, Lyndzie, Ryleigh Johnston, Avery, Madison, Gerald, Carter Stewart; great grand nieces and nephews Alayla, Ayilem A.L., Txayusm; wife Shannon Hanson; special friend Mamie Lucas and many loving relatives and dear friends.

A United/Shaker Funeral service was held at Squamish Nation Shaker Church, 204 Mathias Road, Tuesday, March 22nd. Livestreaming is available at www.funeraweb.tv. Online condolences can be found at www.dignitymemorial.com

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WARREN, David John It is with deep love and sadness that we announce the passing of David John Warren on March 1, 2022 at the age of 75 after a brief illness. His wife of 43 years and his 2 daughters were by his side.

Dave was born on January 31, 1947, in Essex, England. In 1966, he immigrated to Canada and spent time in Alberta where his son Mark, was born. He moved to North Vancouver in 1974 and in 1976 he had the great fortune of meeting his soul mate, Sheila. They married in 1978, had 2 beautiful daughters and lived a full and happy life, surrounded by wonderful friends and neighbours.

Dave worked as a railway engineer for CP Rail for 30 years retiring in 2003. He spent the next 16 years travelling and cruising the world with Sheila.

Dave had many interesting hobbies, including woodworking, fishing, gardening, especially his amazing tomatoes, and he was a dedicated volunteer. He always seemed to have a car or boat in his garage that he would be tinkering with. He rode his e-bike all over the North Shore, riding down lanes and talking to people, whether they were a friend or a stranger. Anyone who has known Dave can attest to his kind and jovial spirit, exuding positive vibes of friendliness and an excitement for life that was hard to ignore. At the drop of a hat, he would help wherever and whenever he was needed, no questions asked and nothing required in return.

That was Dave. He found joy in many things but perhaps nothing gave him more pleasure than spending quality time with his loving grandchildren.

Dave will be sadly missed by his family and is survived by his wife, Sheila, daughters, Jennifer (Shawn), Christina (Lee), son Mark, 7 grandchildren, Jordyn, Nolan, Zachery, Brayden, Reid, James and Haley and 5 great grandchildren, Lillie, Bobby, Bella, Marley and Madison. He will also be dearly missed by his niece, Joanne (Mike), and their daughters, Rose, Daisy and Lily from Malvern, England. Also missing him will be his sister and brother-in-laws Don and Sharon, Bert and Shirley, and Skip and Shielean and many nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude to the doctors and nurses in the ICU at Lions Gate Hospital for the excellent care Dave received. A celebration of Dave’s life will be held at the family home at a later date. There is a website, www.dignitymemorial.com, for anyone who wishes to leave a message or to share their favourite stories about Dave.

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