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West Van calls on province to end racist land titles BRENT RICHTER

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Searching for and striking out the untold number of racist and discriminatory covenants on land titles in West Vancouver would cost residents $1 million, according to a district staff report, so council will be asking the province to lead the project.

The British Properties area is known to have covenants that forbade people “of African or Asiatic” race from owning homes there, but similar clauses appear on land titles in developments around the province until as late as the 1960s.

In January 2020, District of West Vancouver council passed a motion from Coun. Marcus Wong, the first person of colour elected to council in the district, directing staff to investigate how much it would cost to pull the municipality’s 17,000 plus land titles and have the discriminatory language struck.

“This is something that has been hanging over my head to know that where I live, a generation ago, was Continued on page 39

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One dead, scores homeless in seniors apartment fire

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One resident has died in a fire at a Lynn Valley seniors housing complex, North Vancouver RCMP have confirmed, and scores of seniors have been displaced from their homes.

District of North Vancouver Fire and

Rescue Services crews were called to the Silverlynn Apartments on East 27th Street just after 6 a.m. on Tuesday (May 31), after reports of smoke and flames from two thirdfloor apartments.

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The victim’s name and demographic information were not yet released, pending notification of their next of kin.

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One in five North Shore residents say they’ve had COVID-19

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One day, a student at Mountainside Secondary went to the counsellor’s office when he was feeling low.

Dervish, the certified assistance dog there, seemed to understand this.

“Right at the beginning, he came right down on the couch and just rested his head in my arm, fell asleep,” the student said. “That really helped me calm down.”

Other kids share the same sentiment.

Walking through the halls, students naturally come to greet and pat Dervish. Some call him a “good vibes dog.”

Mountainside is a small, alternative high school in Upper Lonsdale, housed at the former Balmoral Junior Secondary.

Attendance enforced by mainstream schools can be a barrier for some students, and isn’t required of the roughly 120 kids at Mountainside.

While social pressures and a structured learning environment can be deterrents, dogs are often a reason to go.

“The dogs are a really big motivation for me to come to school,” the student explained, referencing Dervish and a few other non-professional pooches that staff sometimes bring.

Most canines can be a comforting presence, but Dervish belongs to a relatively new class of service dogs trained to be a support in schools or other settings where multiple people require care.

Traditionally, guide and assistance dogs are assigned to an individual. On the other hand, facility dogs are trained to work in settings like hospices and the justice system, supporting different individuals when needed.

Dervish has been trained by the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society to help children with extra support needs in schools.

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One in five people on the North Shore say they’ve had COVID-19.

And an additional one in 10 say they probably had it, but they don’t know for sure as no testing was available when they were sick.

A student at Mountainside Secondary has formed a bond with Dervish, a PADS-trained facility dog specialized in helping kids with extra support needs. NICK LABA / NSN

a number of commands, Dervish’s core skill set involves self-control and his ability to connect with students.

“We see students with a lot of trauma, who might not want to or be ready to talk,” said Mary Sparks, a counsellor at Mountainside. “He provides an opportunity for students to feel safe, calm and grounded, in terms of just being close to him.”

And the bonds he makes with students create compelling reasons to come to school.

“For many reasons, attendance is really hard for students to walk through the door, or if they’re feeling really anxious or socially anxious,” Sparks said.

“Often, attendance is a reason that mainstream schools don’t work. But they find that this is one reason to come.”

Sparks applied to receive a facility dog a few years ago, after hearing about them through a colleague. After sitting on a waiting list, she began training with Dervish last December before he fully moved in with her in January.

Dervish is trained so that people can be all over him and he’ll remain calm.

He’ll also refuse food. But he still does normal dog things. Sparks takes him hiking and for runs with his buddy dog Oscar.

“He has lots of fun,” she said. “He supports me too [by] grounding me. He gets me outside, taking a break. Or I walk with kids outside, and then I’m moving myself so I probably am healthier for him – physically healthier and [mentally].”

“Yeah, and I have fallen in love with him.”

That’s according to a recent North Shore News poll, which asked, “Have you had COVID-19?”

About 70 per cent of local residents who answered the poll said they have not contracted the virus.

The North Shore News polled 1,465 readers in an online poll between May 18 and May 27. Of those, 633 responses were from the local community.

The percentage of North and West Vancouver residents who say they’ve likely had the virus is actually lower than the percentage of people provincewide who health officials say have had COVID. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the province’s health officer, said in April that about half of all British Columbians have been infected by the COVID-19 virus.

That information came from a study done by the BC Centre for Disease Control that examined blood samples from LifeLabs for antibodies to the virus.

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UNPROVOKED ATTACK

92-year-old senior assaulted by stranger on West Van Seawalk JANE SEYD

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A 52-year-old woman has been arrested after an unprovoked attack on a 92-year-old man on the West Vancouver Seawalk.

The attack happened just after 3 p.m.

May 23 when the senior was riding his mobility scooter on the Seawalk near John Lawson Park, said Sgt. Mark McLean of the West Vancouver Police Department. As the elderly man passed by the woman, she punched him in the face with her fist, said McLean.

McLean said the senior and the woman who punched him did not know each other and there had been no conversation leading up to the attack.

The senior was left bleeding from the head and was checked out by medical personnel. “All things considered, he was doing pretty well,” said McLean.

McLean said police don’t know what motivated the attack, but added, “We certainly have some suspicion that mental health plays a role.”

Saima Qamar, 52, of no fixed address has been charged with one count of assault and

is being held in custody by consent pending a bail hearing.

According to West Vancouver police, Qamar was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for charges related to a similar alleged unprovoked assault in December 2019.

In that incident, Qamar was causing a disturbance in the West Vancouver Memorial Library, said McLean. When a staff member tried to intervene, Qamar allegedly threw a cup of hot coffee at the staffer, causing minor burns.

McLean said he hasn’t heard of many

random attacks on strangers on the North Shore although, “I know regionally there has been an uptick that’s well documented.”

More often in cases of assault, the attacker and the victim know each other, he said.

“These types of incidents are as much a concern for police as they are to the public,” said McLean.

The attack comes at a time when public concerns have been recently expressed about unprovoked attacks on strangers in public places throughout the Lower Mainland.

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Squamish Nation council chairperson Khelsilem and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart sign a memorandum of understanding services agreement at a press event. NICK LABA / NSN

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Squamish Nation signs service deal for huge Vancouver project NICK LABA

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With the traditional, unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) as a backdrop, the First Nation signed a memorandum of understanding with the City of Vancouver for a service agreement, intended to provide utilities to a planned 6,000-unit housing development on reserve land near Burrard Street Bridge.

At a press event last week, Squamish Nation council chairperson Khelsilem and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart penned the deal, which will sit in escrow until details are finalized. The agreement, when completed, will detail how services like electricity, water and sewage will connect to the Sen̓áḵw development.

It also includes significant upgrades to pedestrian, cycling, transit and road improvements in the area, many of which will blend into the surrounding city land. The timeline of getting shovels in the ground appears to be delayed, with an initial start date of late last year now pushed to sometime later this year. Squamish Nation spokesperson Sxwíxwtn, Wilson Williams, said a completion date in 2027 is the current target.

While Stewart and other members of local government are praising the landmark project, there has been pushback from some in Vancouver’s surrounding Kitsilano neighbourhood. Residents in the area have historically resisted tall residential towers.

The tallest buildings in the Sen̓áḵw plan reach 56 storeys or higher. Concerns have also been expressed about a potential service road going into the development.

At Wednesday’s event, Nation spokesperson Syexwáliya, Ann Whonnock reminded the audience that the traditional name of the region is X̱ats’alanexw, the name of a Squamish chief. Before settlers came, the area had been home to the Squamish people for thousands of years, sharing the territory with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and TsleilWaututh peoples.

As the parcel in question is reserve land, the development doesn’t have to conform to typical city rules, like a formal public consultation process.

“The truth is that because it’s an

on-reserve development, there isn’t a lot of required engagement pieces,” Khelsilem said.

“But I think what this means is that there’s actually a lot of opportunity for the Nation to be innovative and take different approaches.”

He explained that there would be more public outreach, both within and outside the Nation, when more design and development specifics are available.

An example of where the plan breaks from city bylaws is parking requirements. As it stands, the project is intended for a mostly car-less community, and won’t provide sufficient vehicle parking for its population.

This project is significant for the Nation in many ways, said Williams.

“It will generate billions of dollars for the Nation and set us on a path towards economic independence. Moreover, it will provide secure affordable housing for our members who need it most. Finally, the Coast Salish designs and architecture will promote our culture and remind the people that are out there on our shared traditional territories,” he said.

Stewart said signing the agreement demonstrates the ongoing collaboration between Vancouver and the Nation, underlining the city’s commitment to reconciliation.

“The Sen̓áḵw development is a crucial and ambitious step forward in making Vancouver a city for us all,” he said. “I couldn’t be more proud to support such an historic and visionary project – the largest First Nations economic development in Canadian history.”

In a 2021 update, the Nation said it made an agreement with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. for what it called the largest loan in the Crown corporation’s history.

Much of the information on project funding has yet to be released.

Included in the development is 250 homes available to Squamish Nation members at reduced monthly rents in the first two phases of construction. Planners say the project will create a substantial number of jobs to Nation members as well. The ambitious project officially got underway in December 2019, after a majority of Nation members approved development of 10.5 acres of land to build thousands of housing units.

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2022 MUNICIPAL ELECTION

Booth launches re-election campaign NICK LABA

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West Vancouver Mayor Mary-Ann Booth says she wants to finish what she started in her first term, as she launches a re-election campaign for the district’s top job.

While a number of items have been ticked off her strategic plan over the past four years, some of those have just been approved or have just had contracts put out for them. One such project is an affordable housing complex on Gordon Avenue that’s now being issued a development permit after significant delay.

Going forward, anything can happen. “Contracts can be broken. Votes can be changed, matters can be reconsidered,” Booth said. “I really want to see these projects to fruition.”

But the former Crown prosecutor will face tough competition at the polls Oct. 15, when she’ll face Mark

dwellings, which are large and largely unaffordable. Lacking are apartments and “missing middle” housing, which includes townhouses, coach houses and other smaller homes.

Next on Booth’s list is traffic congestion, the No. 1 issue on voters’ minds. As the chair of North Shore Connects – a joint effort between North Shore municipalities and the two adjacent First Nations – Booth said she’s well-suited for the job.

She said she will reintroduce the push for rapid transit into West Van, a fiercely debated topic which led to a planned B-Line halting in 2019.

“We could do a lot more if we had candidates that had similar values and vision for this community,” Booth continued.

At her campaign launch scheduled for tomorrow, Booth will be introducing new council candidates that will run alongside her in this fall’s municipal election.

Sager for a rematch. In 2018, Booth beat Sager – who served as West Van mayor from 1990 to 1996 – by just 21 votes.

What are the key issues the incumbent leader will be campaigning on? At the top of the list: housing.

“We are ground zero for housing MARY-ANN BOOTH affordability,” Booth said. “Our median house price is over $3 million.

Young people can’t afford to move here – young professionals, families.”

It’s an issue council has been “chipping away at.” Booth cited the Gordon Avenue project, which is on a piece of land the district owns.

Also key is upping housing diversity, she said. Over 60 per cent of West Van’s homes are single-family

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In terms of official case counts (which measure only a small subset of those infected who are considered most vulnerable), the number of new

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infections was slightly down last week on the North Shore.

There were 75 “official” cases recorded between May 15 and May 21, down from 89 cases the week before, according to B.C.’s Centre for

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tarting in 2023, adults in B.C. found with up to 2.5 grams of some illicit drugs, including opioids and cocaine, will not faces criminal charges. It’s a first-of-its kind pilot project in harm reduction in Canada.

This may come as a shock to the system in more conservative circles where abstinence and enforcement have been the main strategies in the war on drugs.

But advocates for drug users, the families and loves ones of those who have died, and even provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry have been pushing for this change for years because, simply put, the old strategies were not working. More than 9,000 British Columbians have died since the opioid crisis began. And through our own inaction, we have become tacitly responsible for the growing death rate.

Without the fear of prosecution and lasting stigma of a criminal record, people who

use drugs will be less likely to hide their consumption, and more inclined to seek life-saving health care or access services they need. Less important than making moral judgments about a person who uses drugs is providing them with a humane way to address their patterns as a matter of health.

Far from being a downtown problem, in our own health region of North Shore Coast Garibaldi, more than 200 deaths have been attributed to toxic drugs since the opioid crisis was declared a public health emergency in 2016.

Many of those who find themselves hobbled by addiction still face overlapping challenges in mental health, trauma, poverty and a toxic supply provided by gangs. But at least now they won’t be labelled criminal.

To borrow a phrase used by some people in recovery, the first step is admitting we have a problem.

NDP digs itself into political hole with museum scheme Shovels will not even be in the ground for more than three years, yet the BC NDP government already finds itself in a very deep hole when it comes to replacing the Royal B.C. Museum.

The unveiling of the plans to build a new museum has to rank as one of the worst communication disasters of all time for a B.C. government and is View From certainly the bigThe Ledge gest misstep by the Keith Baldrey NDP since taking power in 2017.

For more than four years, the NDP administration had enjoyed fairly smooth sailing on all kinds of fronts.

Controversies were relatively few and even those that occurred were not of a major, lasting sort.

The pandemic provided cover of sorts, of course. It pushed other issues off the table and out of the public mind as society struggled to come to grips with the world being turned upside down.

However, while we are still officially in the midst of the pandemic, political issues and government decisions are being seen in a bright new light and right now that light is trained rather harshly at that $1 billion museum project.

Let me examine the numerous problems associated with the project that have quickly arisen.

First, there is the cost: almost $800 million for the museum (you can be sure the final bill will be much higher) and more than $200 million in related expenses.

One of the government’s main points of defence is that the building is potentially unsafe in a major earthquake and needs replacing.

That is a perfectly fine position but here’s the rub: there are many schools and health facilities with even worse seismic issues, yet they are further back in the queue than the museum is when it comes to being made safer.

Second, it will take eight years for a new museum to open. So for almost a decade, a region where tourism is second only to government when it comes to jobs and economic activity will be without its No. 1 tourist attraction.

Third, this whole scheme was literally sprung on the public with no consultation. Oh, there was the odd meeting here and there among various folks but no venue for meaningful public input.

In other words, there was no effort made to bring the public along on what was surely going to be a controversial exercise (I literally stopped in my tracks while walking to the official announcement of the project, when I read the news release that shockingly said it would cost almost $800 million and take eight years to build).

The project has all the signs of being sent through a bureaucratic process, but not though a political lens. The term “tone deaf” certainly applies here.

I have no idea how the NDP extricates itself from the biggest controversy it has experienced in almost five years in power.

Perhaps it delays the planned September closing date for the current museum. Maybe it asks experts who devised this plan to go back and try again, with a cheaper cost and shorter time line.

Or perhaps it hopes that over time, this controversy will die down to the point where its hold on the region most

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We shall see. In the meantime, the BC Liberals finally have an issue to exploit, and exploit it they will.

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The story about autism discrimination also applies to children with ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder].

My son has had issues dealing with the school system all his life.

He is a smart, happy boy but when he gets wound up, he is not able to process his actions. Telling him after the fact what he should have done doesn’t help someone with ADHD, as that is not how their brain works.

Almost every incident he has been involved in at school has occurred because someone touched him first and his brain doesn’t allow him to draw proper lines like the rest of us.

He rarely has TA [educational assistant] support, even though he’s supposed to have it. He is currently suspended from school because a girl hit him first, but he took it too far.

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Re: Can Taxpayers Afford Gordon Avenue Proposal?, May 25 letter to the editor.

I would like to address some of the statements in the letter to the editor from former mayor Michael Smith, published in the May 25 North Shore News.

When Mike Smith was mayor and I was a councillor, I always admired his intelligent and pragmatic approach. In fact, our voting records were almost identical during our seven years working together.

However, some of the things Mike did not address in his letter just illustrate how complex the decisions that council needs to make really are. The nature of our community is changing rapidly and its needs have only become more challenging and pressing over the past four years.

Firstly, Mike did not mention that there are two parcels of land at 2195 Gordon Ave. This project proposes leasing one parcel for affordable housing, but it also includes on a second parcel, a long-term lease for strata condominiums which we “sold” for $22.2 million, a $6-million profit on our original $16-million investment.

Mike is also concerned that there will be no “ability to determine the eligibility of the applicants now or in the future” What he may not know is that council has given first reading to a proposed housing agreement that would ensure the units are for families, workers, and seniors who have a substantial connection to West Vancouver.

He is correct when he says “Council does not have the expertise or staff to assume that role [of providing housing].”

That is why we are proposing a long-term lease to Kiwanis, which has successfully managed much-needed and greatly appreciated below-market rental housing right beside this location for the past 30 years.

Kiwanis would also build an adult day centre to be operated by Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, providing respite to many members of our community.

The word “subsidy” has been used frequently about this proposal, but this is not accurate. All of this would be provided by, and at the cost of, Kiwanis, Darwin and Vancouver Coastal Health, with no ongoing subsidy by the district.

I think everyone knows that West Vancouver has the most unaffordable housing in the country. We rely on workers to commute here for our community to function every day. Giving them an opportunity to live locally makes it possible for them to become full members of our community, and take many commuters off the road Back in 2018, when Mike was mayor, he, along with all of council, voted to move ahead with this project based on the principles of below-market rentals, housing for

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moderate income people, and a reasonable return on the district’s purchase price.

Since then, we added the adult day centre.

I am proud to say that we did the right thing then, and it is even more important today to deliver on these goals for the community.

Finally, it’s important to note that council proposes to hold onto all of this land.

Selling land to finance current operations and lower taxes for current residents is simply not sustainable. There’s only a finite amount of land that the district owns. This proposal utilizes the land for our community’s needs today, and then returns it to future generations tomorrow.

The real question is, can West Vancouver afford to not proceed with this proposal?

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Trendsetting coffee shop cuts out single-use cups NICK LABA

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One of the North Shore’s newest coffee shops gives no cups.

Nomad Coffee, at 1415 Bewicke Ave., is the first café in North Vancouver to cut single-use cups from its menu.

Instead of a disposable vessel, customers are encouraged to BYOC (bring your own cup), or buy one of the reusable options for sale, ranging from $3 to $22.

You can also rent a Mason jar for $2, which will be refunded upon return.

On the night before Nomad’s grand opening on May 13, owner Annette Kim I made the couldn’t sleep. Would people be challenging decision her policy, quibbling, to do “Why don’t you have something, cups?” something “Actually, we had small to no complaining at all,” Kim said. Of make some the 200 people who change in visited on opening the world. day, people were ANNETTE KIM more curious than anything. Cup-less customers either went to grab a mug from their car, paid for one of the available options or were lucky enough to be gifted a travel mug given out that day.

But one experience stood out to Kim. A couple young girls from nearby Westview Elementary came by with their mother. After asking about why the shop didn’t have cups, Kim said their mom explained the zero-waste ideology.

“The next day, they brought their cups and gave them to me, [and asked,] ‘Can I have an iced chocolate?’” she said.

Kim couldn’t believe that in just one day, those kids were already taking action.

“I’m so proud.”

Kim’s coffee journey started in 2015, opening a Bean Around the World location

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at Vancouver General Hospital, then a second Bean at 506 Chesterfield Ave. in Lower Lonsdale in 2019.

While having success at her first shop, the hundreds of cups and other trash going to the landfill each day made her feel guilty, but she couldn’t start any alternative waste solutions with Vancouver Coastal Health as her landlord.

But at the Lonsdale shop, Kim has put multiple practices in place, transitioning it to practically zero waste. Doing so is a large financial commitment, as sorting the waste takes a staff member around four hours each day.

Also, because cups are printed on, they need to go through a third-party service for them to be properly recycled.

Ultimately, the added waste management costs her thousands per year.

It also involves additional training for her staff. “But it’s a really great step they love to do, because it’s a good thing,” Kim said. “They feel great.”

Three years ago, people were willy-nilly with how they threw things away. Today, “The customer is well-educated.”

One of Kim’s inspirations for opening Nomad is her two-year-old grandson.

“I made the decision to do something,

something small to make some change in the world,” she said.

On Nomad’s website, a slogan reads: “Challenge today, change tomorrow.” Kim said she’s only lost five per cent of potential customers from her no-cup policy.

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North Van resident sues to stop view-spoiling development BRENT RICHTER

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A Lower Lonsdale woman is taking the City of North Vancouver and a developer to court, trying to halt a mixed-use commercial-residential condominium project that would spoil her view of the Burrard Inlet.

In a petition filed May 24 in B.C. Supreme Court, Michele Kvarnstrom alleges that Staburn Group’s proposal for a seven-storey, 28-unit project at 119-123 East Second St. violates the city’s official community plan for the site by being taller than what the bylaw allows.

Council voted to give third reading to a rezoning bylaw Tuesday for the project but earlier that day, Kvarnstrom, who lives on the ninth floor of the 15-storey apartment across the street, filed the petition asking a judge for an order halting any construction.

The maximum height of a building on the property is 75.5 feet or 23 metres, the court documents note. At issue in the suit is how the height of Staburn’s building is calculated. Using the average of the high side of the sloped property and the low side of the property, the building is actually 6.72 feet higher than the OCP allows, meaning the project would require an amendment to the OCP, Kvarnstrom asserts.

The claims haven’t been tested in court.

Kvarnstrom and her co-owner, a partner in the law firm representing her in the petition, addressed council during a public hearing on the project prior to the vote.

Kvarnstrom said if she had known about the potential for a building of that height to be built in front of hers, she wouldn’t have purchased the condo five years ago.

“It is a pretty bitter pill to swallow for the average middle-class homeowner who is having their dearly loved ocean view completely obliterated without any consideration or compensation whatsoever,” she said, suggesting she and her neighbours would also lose their privacy and an estimated $100,000 from their property values.

“It doesn’t seem quite right, does it?”

Kvarnstrom also critiqued the direction of the city more generally.

“While it has been great seeing the Shipyards area develop into a thriving focal point, I don’t think any of us who live here are looking for the area as a whole to turn into another overly congested, noisy and crowded downtown or Yaletown-type situation. If we had wanted that, we would have lived there,” she said.

Co-owner Robert Anderson suggested that council delay their vote until the courts had ruled on the question of how high the building actually is.

Although the city has not yet filed a response to the petition in court, staff did

address the substance of the height calculation dispute during the open council meeting.

On sloped sites like the one in question, city planner Matthew Menzel said it is standard practice for the city to calculate the average grade from the high side of the property, in this case, Second Street.

“The rationale for taking that approach is just to ensure that we get a full storey adjacent to the primary frontage where we’ve got retail units, and also to ensure that we’re achieving the full density anticipated by the OCP,” he said. “There is also significant precedents, dating back to almost the inception of the zoning bylaw, which has adopted this approach.”

Council members were unfazed by both the legal challenge and the arguments against the development, and it passed unanimously with glowing comments.

The proposal received praise for its design, addition of office space, family-sized units and its quick access to Lower Lonsdale’s transit and amenities.

“I am quite happy with this development. I think it’s absolutely perfect for that area,” said Coun. Holly Back. “Everyone’s been waiting to see what’s going to happen in that area and it’s actually quite long overdue to redevelop it, so I’m very happy with what’s going in.”

Mayor Linda Buchanan said she appreciated the concerns raised by Kvarnstrom

and Anderson but maintained the building would be a beautiful addition to the neighbourhood.

“I think, in terms of the context for the neighbourhood, it is totally appropriate.

It is compliant with the OCP in terms of height and density,” she said.

Staburn’s project will require a fourth and final vote on the bylaw before it is adopted.

Staburn Group has not yet filed a response to the petition, but principal Stephen Henderson said he believed the project would go ahead.

“I’m confident it’s fully compliant with the official community plan as the application was intended to be compliant in all respects,” he said. “We’ll appoint a lawyer and vigorously defend ourselves.”

Henderson added he felt gratified by council’s unanimous vote and positive comments.

“We worked very hard on that,” he said.

In a statement released to the North Shore News on Friday, city staff acknowledged the petition.

The city was formally served with the petition last week, and is in the process of engaging external legal counsel to assist with the matter, the statement read. “The city can’t comment on the petition at this time but will be filing a response to the petition in court which will set out the city’s position.”

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022 NEWS | A15

North Van school trustees take a ‘gap year’ on salary hikes JANE SEYD

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North Vancouver school trustees have decided to take a “gap year” – or a gap of at least a few months – when it comes to increasing their own pay.

Trustees voted 4-3 this week against hiking their own salaries by 2.7 per cent, with the majority saying it wasn’t a good time to do that while teachers and support staff are still in bargaining.

Trustees usually vote to increase their pay Taking a annually, by an amount year off, based on the consumer there’s price index. nothing This year, the proposed wrong pay increases would have with that. added $762 to the annual pay for trustees, which CYNDI GERLACH would increase from $28,226 to $28,998. Pay for the chair of the board would have increased from $30,595 to $31,421 – an $826 increase – while the hike to the vice-chair’s stipend would have boosted the salary from $29,050 to $29,834.

But when it came time for the vote,

several trustees said they felt uncomfortable approving an increase for themselves when the teachers remain without a collective agreement, with trustees George Tsiakos and Cyndi Gerlach pointing out the optics weren’t great.

“Taking a year off, there’s nothing wrong with that,” Gerlach said. “Just because the CPI has gone up 2.7 per cent, doesn’t mean we have to support [the increase].”

The BC Teachers’ Federation contract with the province expires on June 30, amid a period of skyrocketing inflation.

Other trustees urged colleagues to approve the increase, with board chair Kulvir Mann saying it’s important to keep the increase in line with other school districts, and stating that playing catch-up with the pay hikes later just causes budget headaches.

Trustees last voted themselves a raise in September, when amounts went up .06 per cent.

The motion to approve the increase was eventually defeated, with trustees Tsiakos, Gerlach, Christie Sacré and Linda Munro voting against it, while trustees Mann, Mary Tasi Baker and Megan Higgins voted in favour.

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Gerald Testar, 84, took his Eastridge Road strata to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, arguing their refusal to install a tram amounted to discrimination on the basis of disability.

Testar’s home is unique in the four-lot North Vancouver subdivision in that it is landlocked at the bottom of seven flights of stairs, containing 102 steps, connecting it to the parking lot, according to a tribunal ruling released May 18.

With numerous heart and lung ailments, No one should vertigo, and have to spend arthritis in his their golden knee and ankle, Testar found it years fighting with their strata was no longer safe to go up to have their and down the accommodation stairs. His last needs met. outing was for AMBER PRINCE a family visit in December 2019.

The following month, he formally requested the strata install a tram from a company he had chosen.

But the strata members opposed the installation of the tram running through common property, arguing it would negatively impact the property and that it wasn’t a reasonable request.

The strata asserted that a commercial-grade tram available to all residents would be required on the common property and the company Testar had chosen would not meet those requirements. Instead, the council proposed a series of workarounds, including more ramps and places to sit, or a powered chairlift added to the existing stairs.

Apart from the costs, neighbours within the strata testified the tram would be noisy and impact the look of their property, as well as diminish views and create potential encroachments on their lots, the ruling shows.

In January 2021, the strata voted to accommodate Testar with a chairlift system, which would result in a $17,500 levy for each strata owner.

But the chairlift option would be too difficult to get into and out of, Testar argued, and too slow, exposing him to the elements.

The chairlift would require a trained operator and, not only would it be impossible for him to use in a medical emergency, it may impede first responders from carrying him up the stairs. He also argued that there was no confirmation the staircase itself would be safe or that it would be feasible to have a chairlift installed because an inspection commissioned by the strata found the staircase was built without a permit and did not meet current code, the ruling states.

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four people and make the trip in about 90 seconds, the ruling notes. The most recent quote for a tram came in at more than $151,000. Testar proposed they go ahead with the tram option and offered to pay any costs above the $17,500 per owner levy, and indemnify the strata for any insurance and maintenance costs.

The strata never responded to the offer, and the sides were at an impasse when Testar filed a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal complaint.

During the tribunal’s hearings, Testar illustrated how the strata’s decisions had impacted him.

“I look out the window and I can’t go shopping. I lack access to the meaning of the world out there. My wife Coralee had a stroke in the hospital and I am not able to visit her at all. I have lost my connection to community,” he testified. “I feel isolated and I fight depression on a daily basis. I like to interact with people in the community. I like to shop.

I have to rely on family to take out the garbage. I do not have any independence.”

In her ruling, tribunal member Amber Prince said there was no question Testar would be considered disabled under the law, and that the strata had a duty to accommodate him. The plan to install a chairlift was inadequate, she found, for all the reasons Testar argued.

Prince’s order gives the strata six months to “make all reasonable efforts to approve and build the tram that Mr. Testar seeks as soon as reasonably possible.”

Prince also ordered the strata to pay Testar $35,000 as compensation for injury to his dignity, feelings and self-respect, acknowledging that the strata took a “resistant and inflexible approach,” leaving Testar “essentially a prisoner in his own home.”

“In the context of Mr. Testar’s age, progressive health conditions and limitations, the nature of the discrimination is serious, and has had a significant impact on Mr. Testar,” she wrote, adding later: “No one should have to spend their golden years fighting with their strata to have their accommodation needs met.”

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A man who violently attacked a stranger on the Centennial Seawalk in West Vancouver, after being asked to social distance, will not have a criminal record after a judge ruled his psychosis would be better dealt with by the medical system.

Ming Xie, 33, of Vancouver, was handed a conditional discharge, which means he won’t have a criminal record as long as he obeys probation terms set by the court for the next three years.

Xie was handed those terms by North Vancouver provincial court Judge Robert Hamilton May 24 after pleading guilty earlier this month to assault causing bodily harm of a 62-year-old West Vancouver lawyer, who Xie attacked as he walked on the Seawalk with his wife on March 13, 2021.

At the time, Xie was suffering from a “significant mental illness that impaired his sense of reality,” Hamilton said.

Xie’s father had been very concerned about his son’s mental health in the days leading up to the assault, and had been calling for medical help, the judge noted, but added the attack happened before the medical system was able to stabilize Xie. Crown counsel Adrienne Lee described in court how John Shields and his wife Audrey were walking on the Seawalk on a sunny morning when they passed Xie

walking in the opposite direction and asked him to move over “to allow for social distancing.”

Punched in the head Xie “rushed towards Mr. Shields, and punched him in the head twice with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground,” Lee said, then continued to punch and kick Shields in the head and body, while shouting that he “was racist.”

Xie stopped briefly, then resumed “repeatedly hitting and kicking him while he lay on the ground,” Lee said. “He was shouting that he was God and Mr. Shields was racist.”

Shields suffered a broken finger, cuts, bruises and broken teeth that required significant dental work as a result of the attack, said the prosecutor.

Xie was arrested a short distance away, Lee said, telling arresting officers that Xie was God and asking police if they were Satan.

Attack caused permanent injuries In court, Shields read a victim impact statement describing how the assault had dramatically affected his life, causing permanent nerve damage and making him fearful of strangers.

“I did nothing to this person,” he said.

“My wife is traumatized.”

Two days before the Seawalk attack

in West Vancouver, Xie had walked into a BC Liquor store in Kerrisdale on West Boulevard, and began to yell about “racist white people” while smashing bottles of wine, said Lee. A few minutes later, Xie entered a second liquor store, on West 41st Avenue.

“When the staff asked him to put on a mask, he became angry and threw three bottles of wine at the Plexiglas in front of the cash register,” breaking the Plexiglas, while yelling about “racist white people,” Lee said.

Two days after the Seawalk attack, Xie had also gone to a restaurant in Richmond managed by a woman he had casually dated, picking up a glass bottle and throwing it at a TV on a wall. Xie pleaded guilty in court to a charge of mischief stemming from that incident.

History of mental illness According to a psychiatrist’s report, Xie has a history of mental illness and had stopped taking his medication at the time of the offences. He also has a history of using crystal meth and cocaine.

On the day he attacked Shields on the Seawalk, Xie believed “God was telling him he was Gabriel, the angel of death,” Lee said.

At the time, Xie was also preoccupied with “hidden messages about racism in the news,” said Lee. “When Mr. Shields stepped in front of him he thought he was a bad person.”

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Xie’s defence lawyer Monique Dillon said Xie has struggled with mental illness since he was a child and has experienced “several episodes of racism” since coming to Canada with his family in 2000. That was the beginning of an obsession “with racist people,” Dillon said.

Xie is currently certified under the Mental Health Act and on extended leave from the Colony Farm forensic psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam, under conditions that require him to have an injection of anti-psychotic medication once a month, Dillon said.

Apology for actions In court, Xie apologized for his actions.

“It happened in my worse state of mind,” he told the judge. “I was crazy and out of my mind. I’m truly sorry about hurting someone. About everything.”

The judge said while the unprovoked and violent attack on a stranger was concerning, the public would be best served if Xie continued to be monitored by the medical system.

Hamilton granted Xie a conditional discharge with three years’ probation, including terms to take all medication as directed by his medical team, keep away from alcohol and non-prescription drugs, not possess any weapons, and that he stay away from his victims and the West Vancouver Seawalk.

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Caribbean Days Festival moving from North Van to Coquitlam JANIS CLEUGH / TRI-CITY NEWS

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A colourful summer tradition is moving from North Vancouver to Coquitlam this year.

The two-day Caribbean Days Festival – the largest of its kind in the province – is moving to Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park after 32 years in North Van. Marilyn Perrin, a native of Trinidad and the president of the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society of BC, told Coquitlam’s council-in-committee on May 16 the event had outgrown its now former facility site to accommodate the 40,000-plus visitors.

As well, Town Centre Park was promoted by the society’s secretary, who lives in Coquitlam, she said.

“We’re just really happy to be here,” Perrin told city councillors and staff. “It’s such a nice feeling to feel so welcome in the City of Coquitlam.”

The fest, which runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 23 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 24, is a celebration of Caribbean multiculturalism, with entertainment, food and dancing in each of the islands’ styles.

The site, on the eastern side of Lafarge Lake, will be fenced off to allow for a beer garden and, for the first time, there will be an educational tent for guests to learn more about Caribbean traditions such as clothing and hair braiding.

A three-on-three basketball tournament for kids ages 10 to 16 will also be held.

Perrin reminded the elected officials of the notable Tri-City leaders with Caribbean connections such as the late Percy Perry, a Trinidadian track and field coach from Coquitlam whose name is on the Town Centre Park stadium, and the late Port Coquitlam mayor Len Traboulay, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago.

Coun. Trish Mandewo acknowledged

the hard work by society members and city staff to bring the Caribbean Days fest to Coquitlam.

“My heart is smiling,” she said, noting the event will “bring the colour” to the city.

“We hope it’s a roaring success,” Coun.

Brent Asmundson added.

André Isakov, Coquitlam’s manager of economic development, said the festival will be a tourism boost and generate much-needed spinoffs for local businesses in the post-pandemic world.

According to a report from Lanny Englund, the Coquitlam’s general manager of parks, recreation, culture and facilities, the city is providing $20,000 to the society for professional event management services plus a one-time $18,000 to market the new event for the city.

As well, with the help of city staff, the society secured $77,000 in federal

A dancer takes part in a Caribbean Days Festival parade in North Vancouver during a previous event. LISA KING / NSN FILE

and provincial grants for the 2022 fest in Coquitlam.

Caribbean Days is rated one of the top 15 festivals in Metro Vancouver, based on attendance.

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Lions Gate Bridge heroes awarded West Van’s highest honour BRENT RICHTER

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Barry Hartman and Igor Trninic could tell something was up by the erratic movements of the driver ahead of them.

The Tsawwassen friends were just getting onto the Lions Gate Bridge and headed for Whistler on the morning of April 3 when they found themselves thrust into a life-or-death situation.

At midspan, the driver ahead of them hit the concrete barrier and stopped. The friends called 911 and got out to offer assistance to the man at the wheel.

“He just kind of gave a blank stare. He didn’t say anything,” Hartman said. “He walked towards the guardrail and put his hands on it, and that’s when I knew something was wrong.”

Anthony Chow, who had been two car lengths ahead, also stopped. Hartman threw down his phone and they raced to the man.

“I ended up bear-hugging the guy and pulling him back over the railing because he was trying to jump. He wasn’t just thinking about it. It was a struggle to get [him] back over,” he said.

Hartman and the others told the man reassuring things – that he was loved, that everything was going to be OK, and that help was on the way.

“He looked troubled,” Hartman said.

“He wasn’t in his right head space at that

Igor Trninic (left), Anthony Chow and Barry Hartman are joined by West Vancouver’s mayor and police board chair Mary-Ann Booth, at last month’s ceremony where the citizens were awarded with the certificate of merit for saving a man on the Lions Gate Bridge. LISA KING / NSN

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When things appeared to be settling down, they loosened their grip and allowed him to sit up. The man immediately bolted for the railing and again, the impromptu life-savers had to wrestle him back over and down to the bridge deck.

“We just kind of held him there,” he said.

The police arrived and took the man to the hospital. The victims’ services unit followed up with the volunteer rescuers to make sure they hadn’t been left with trauma from the incident.

Weeks later, they received a call from the West Vancouver police board, inviting them to a ceremony to receive the certificate of merit, the highest award handed out by the body. The certificates aren’t handed out every day. The last time one was award was in 2015.

It was nice to be recognized, Hartman said. He likes to think anyone would have done the same thing, although he worries what would have happened had there not been someone willing or able to rush in.

“It was a pretty scary situation,” he said. “If there was even a split second of hesitation, the guy wouldn’t be here.”

As a rule, information about a patient having a mental health crisis is never released back to the people who helped them, Hartman said, so he doesn’t know the status of the man today.

“To give myself some peace of mind, I just tell myself we were there to help. We did what we did and it gives him a new opportunity.”

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New interactive public art takes flight in Rey Sargent Park NICK LABA

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Visitors to Rey Sargent Park might see a bird in flight that isn’t flying at all.

Stainless steel, panes of glass and 12 aluminum ravens make up a new, interactive piece of public art on display in North Vancouver.

If you go up to it, you can move a disk at the bottom to spin the entire structure. When in motion, the ravens above reflect onto panes of glass behind, creating the illusion of a flying bird.

It’s a riff on a Victorian-era animation device called a praxinoscope, explained Cheryl Hamilton, one of two Vancouver-based artists who created the art piece, which is called Corvus.

As the sculpture spins, your brain is processing the image of the raven that just passed and the new bird on top of one another.

Hamilton said her colleague Michael Vandermeer has an amazing ability with geometry, so he figured out the angles to properly see the animation effect from the ground.

“It took literally months of drawing, trying to figure out the geometry,” Vandermeer said.

The artists made several smaller models before building the full version.

Now that the finished piece is up, the artists said they’re glad it’s living in North Van. “We love how North Vancouver is pushed up against nature,” Hamilton said. “It’s such a perfect fit.”

Corvus was commissioned by developer Adera as a community amenity during the construction of its Crest condo building at Lonsdale and East 8th Avenue.

“Public art enriches our community, bringing gathering spaces to life,” said Lori Phillips, public art officer for North Vancouver Recreation and Culture Commission. “It can be visually stimulating, create conversation, educate and inspire. Corvus does all these things and is a wonderful addition to the City of North Vancouver’s vibrant public art collection.”

From their studio on Granville Island, IE Creative Artworks, Hamilton and Vandermeer have produced four other public art works in the city: in Edgemont Village, Princess Park and in the Marine Drive neighbourhood.

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EAGLE HARBOUR

Man arrested after paddle boards pinched from yacht club JANE SEYD

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One man has been arrested in West Vancouver after being discovered napping in a minivan with a stolen kayak on the roof, just days after several kayaks and paddle boards were pinched from a local yacht club.

West Vancouver police officers made the arrest Thursday after being tipped that the stolen kayak had been spotted on top of a vehicle in a local parking lot.

That was only days after pirates struck the Eagle Harbour Yacht Club, making off with a number of kayaks and standup paddle boards.

The kayak on the minivan was identified as one that had been stolen from the marina, police said.

The 56-year-old man was also found in possession of a stolen motor, said St. Mark McLean, spokesperson for the West Vancouver Police Department.

He was released on conditions to appear in court in June. No charges have yet been sworn and West Vancouver police say the investigation is continuing.

Several kayaks and paddle boards were stolen from the yacht club between May

20 and May 24, said McLean, adding it’s possible the thief or thieves came in by boat at night.

“Certainly we’ve seen in the past, if people come in on a small power boat, they could tie a number of small craft to it and just drive away with them into the water,” he said.

Meanwhile, the owners of one of the stolen kayaks say they’ve done some online sleuthing on Craigslist, and found other kayaks pinched from the marina still being offered for sale.

Jesse Dougherty said his wife’s 14-foot kayak was among those stolen from a kayak rack at the yacht club.

After being told the kayak had been stolen, the couple went online and noticed several posts flogging suspiciously similar kayaks, Dougherty said. When they emailed to ask for a photo, the picture they got back was of a very distinct kayak belonging to a friend, which had also disappeared from the yacht club, he said. It was also attached to the roof of a minivan.

But Dougherty said, following the arrest this week, he’s continued to see ads for similar kayaks posted by a person with the same cellphone number online.

Several paddle boards and kayaks were stolen from Eagle Harbour Yacht Club last week.

Here, a paddle boarder is pictured at Dundarave in West Vancouver. DAVID BROWN

“He sent me pictures of kayaks on Eagle Island that were still on racks,” Dougherty said.

WVPD said officers are still investigating and following up on leads that the

kayaks and other stolen property are being sold at an online marketplace.

The cost of kayaks and standup paddle boards cost several hundred to several thousand dollars.

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A rare piece of B.C. history is hitting the auction block this weekend – a table said to be fashioned from remnants of the 1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse.

A table said to be made from remnants of the 1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse will be auctioned in Burnaby on Sunday. DIRECT LIQUIDATION

On June 17 that year, a temporary support beam that had been cut too short buckled, causing much of the rest of the still-under-construction bridge to collapse. The industrial accident left 19 people dead, including one professional diver tasked with retrieving bodies.

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Burnaby’s Direct Liquidation purchased it from a North Vancouver company that had used it as a board table for more than two decades. That company purchased it from the builder who is said to have constructed it with metal and wood salvaged from the historic 1958 collapse, as a tribute to the workers killed.

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In 1994, the bridge was renamed the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing in honour of the workers who died.

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SPECTRUM JUNE 2-26 SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 6th annual un-juried, open invitation exhibit celebrating the talented and diverse artists in our community working in a broad spectrum of styles, media and subjects.

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MEET THE MAKERS SUMMER POP-UP MARKET SUN JUNE 5, 12-6PM POLYGON GALLERY Join us on Sunday June 5 for a summer market in our Gallery. Come listen to great music while shopping wares from local artisans and makers.

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BRIDGE FESTIVAL WEST VANCOUVER JUNE 3-4 AMBLESIDE PARK Celebrating BC’s diversity with immersive cultural experiences, flavours from around the globe, and live performances from over 30 local and international performers.

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MUSIC AT THE SMITH - REDISCOVERED TREASURES FOR CLARINET, PIANO AND CELLO TUE JUNE 7, 7PM GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART Join us for intimate Tuesday evening music in the gallery series, featuring Canadian Jazz and Classical musicians.

Performers: Christopher Lee, clarinet; Lixia Lee, piano; Lee Duckles, cello. Wine service available.

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GHOSTS OF THE MACHINE JUNE 3 - AUGUST 14 THE POLYGON GALLERY The Polygon Gallery’s Ghosts of the Machine dismantles binaries to unlock the true potential of the metaverse.

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BEER BY THE PIER JUNE 18, 6-10PM THE PIPE SHOP Beer by the Pier is back with a splash on Saturday, June 18! This event features local breweries, cider and wine, live music, BBQ, all to raise funds for Family Services of the North Shore.

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Stands packed for Altitude FC debut ANDY PREST

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The numbers on the scoreboard may not have been what they were hoping for, but the stats put up at the front gate still had the founders of North Vancouver’s Altitude FC absolutely thrilled about their first-ever home games.

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The Altitude women and men hosted Whitecaps FC on a gorgeous afternoon on Sunday (May 29) at Kinsmen Field, with the community coming out in full force to check out the teams as they made their home debuts in the new League1 BC semipro soccer circuit. The revamped facility – featuring new bleachers, a scoreboard, a beer garden, flags, food trucks and more – was filled to its 700-spectator capacity for Sunday’s historic opener, with hundreds more stopping outside the fence to peek in on the action.

Neither Altitude team managed to secure a win – the women lost 2-1, while the men fell 3-0 to teams from the Whitecaps program – but that didn’t mean the day wasn’t a big success for the club, said co-founder Mark Marshall.

“For all of us at Altitude FC, this was awesome validation of everything we dreamed a community club would be,” he told the North Shore News.

“Kinsmen Field has a long history of great football. The venue showed off

Brandon Bangambee of the Altitude FC men’s team surveys the field during the team’s first-ever home games, played Sunday against Whitecaps FC. BEAU CHEVALIER how special it can be, and we aim to entrench its reputation as one of finest semipro pitches in the country.”

The action on the field was intense, with both teams showing off the high-quality soccer expected from the new league, which is intended to act as a pathway for local youth, university and amateur players as they work toward professional careers.

“The success and community support of clubs like Altitude FC is critical

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Hockey stars score silver at nationals ANDY PREST

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Three North Shore hockey players made big contributions for the Fraser Valley Rush as the team earned silver at the Esso Cup National Women’s U18 Club Championship May 22 in Okotoks, Alta.

North Vancouver’s Solana

Cooper and Megan Breum, and West Vancouver’s Vienna Rubin all suited up for the elite regional team as the Rush battled to the championship final before losing 4-1 against Ontario’s Durham West Lightning.

The second-place showing by the Rush was the best-ever finish by a B.C. team at the event.

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to providing aspiring young men and women in our community the push to the highest levels of soccer,” Marshall said.

Fans won’t have to wait long for another shot at watching the new squad. Altitude will be back at Kinsmen Field for home games Sunday, June 5, against Rivers FC from Kamloops. The men kick off at 1 p.m. with the women to follow at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are available through altitudefc.ca.

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earned tournament honours along the way. Rubin led the team with eight goals and 10 points in seven games, earning the tournament’s Top Forward award.

Cooper picked up the winning goal and added an assist to earn game MVP honours in the team’s 3-1 semifinal win over the Notre Dame Continued on page 29

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Interested members of the public are invited to attend the virtual Developer Information Session with the Applicant for an early opportunity to review the proposal and offer comments. Public input is welcome throughout the planning application process and can be shared with the Applicant and City Contact any time.

West Vancouver’s Vienna Rubin goes on the attack for the Fraser Valley Rush at the National Women’s U18 Club Championship held in Okotoks, Alta. Rubin earned the tournament’s Top Forward award. TIFFANY LUKE

Best finish ever for a team from B.C. Continued from page 28 Hounds. And Breum, the team’s captain, earned a Hockey Canada scholarship at the tournament.

The Rush went 3-2 in preliminary play with wins over Quebec’s Remparts du Richelieu, Saskatchewan’s Notre Dame and the Northern Selects from the Atlantic region, while dropping games to the Prince Albert Bears and Durham.

In the semifinal, both Rubin and Cooper shined, picking up a goal and an assist each in the win over Notre Dame.

In the final, played at Pason Centennial

Arena in Okotoks, Durham scored twice in the second period and added a third midway through the final frame. The Rush finally broke the shutout at 13:31 of the third with a goal from Aynsley D’Ottavio, but they couldn’t complete the comeback, The Lightning scored an empty netter to seal the win. Durham goaltender Sophie Helfenstein made 27 saves to help secure the championship victory.

The three North Shore players all came up playing for the North Shore Avalanche before moving over to the Rush to play at the top U18 AAA level.

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NSR, which has a team riding at the event, is specifically raising funds to expand its helicopter rescue capabilities into the nighttime.

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A North Vancouver man whose Tesla caught on fire while he was at a stop light said he had to kick out the window to escape, after being unable to find the emergency exit handle in a panic.

Jamil Jutha said he was driving his Tesla and was paused at the intersection of lower Mountain Highway and Hunter Street in North Vancouver when all of a sudden his vehicle felt as though it lost all power.

Jutha said he tried to put on his hazard lights, but they didn’t work. That was when he noticed smoke coming in to the car through the driver’s side vent, he said.

Jutha said he tried to open his door with the electronic button and roll down his windows, but those didn’t work either. In a panic, he even tried to open his Tesla app on his phone to pop the trunk. “That didn’t work either,” he said.

As smoke began filling the car, “I kind of panicked,” he said – and kicked out the driver’s side window.

Jutha said once out of the vehicle, he immediately called 911. Within two or three minutes, he said, the whole car was on fire.

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“These are electric vehicles, so it’s a different type of incident than a regular car fire,” Hutchinson said.

While there is a mechanical override to open the driver’s door in a Tesla “it’s not necessarily intuitive,” he said.

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A 13-year-old Tsleil-Waututh Nation artist is about to have his work shown around the country and internationally after being chosen by the United Nations Association in Canada to design a logo to help celebrate World Environment Day.

Gordie Dick, the youngest child of TWN artist and North Vancouver School District Indigenous support worker Tchilaqs7Tchila Gordon Dick, was approached by the association’s president and CEO Jaime Webbe after seeing his talent emerge over the last couple of years.

“She noticed the progress of my son … He’s been doing a lot of great work, and she said that she wanted to give the opportunity to [my son] to commission his first piece,” Gordon Dick said.

Not receiving any direction from Webbe, Gordie was able to create exactly what he wanted for the logo, which will be used to also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations’ environment program.

Gordie said it was pretty easy to come up with the logo.

“For the hands, one of the hands represents Indigenous humans, and then the other side is other races,” Gordie explained. “The circle is the Earth, and eagles are our ancestors – those who walked before us. And then there’s a design in the eagle’s wings which represents a water pattern – the ripple effect.”

Webbe said the logo that Gordie drew is making a huge impact, not only locally, but internationally as well.

“It’s absolutely stunning. It’s beautiful. It’s making such an impact all across Canada, and this is not

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just a local event. The UN environment program has added it to their suite of social media material to the regional office for North America in Washington, D.C.,” Webbe said.

Since launching the logo, Webbe has been fielding questions from people asking if there are posters available of Gordie’s work, and if it can be used to inspire other young Indigenous artists.

“It really has sparked so many feelings of respect, and admiration and passion … over the course of my very long career, and many different logos for many different events that I’ve run, I’ve never seen anything elicit such a strong and positive emotional response as Gordie’s logo did,” Webbe said. “And I just kind of thought it’s just such a great story of his accomplishments and the impact that he’s made across Canada just by

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being who he is and doing what he loves.”

On June 3, World Environment Day, the association is holding an event in Ottawa to launch its curriculum on Indigenous conservation, which Gordie’s logo is “front and centre” of, Webbe said. Following that, it will be featured in two upcoming videos about the UN environment program and will be shown to delegates in New York.

“Beyond the official events, it’s the unofficial people that are reaching out saying, ‘Can I use this logo in my art class for Indigenous youth? Can I use this logo when I talk to my community?’ We’re making it freely available for non-commercial purposes to anybody who really wants to use Gordie’s logo as a jumping off point for discussions that they’re having about Indigenous art, Indigenous conservation, Canada and the world via the environment lens,” Webbe noted.

“And we will be gathering many of those stories, but I don’t think we’ll ever fully capture the full impact of what is just an absolutely beautiful piece of art.”

Gordon Dick said he and Gordie are incredibly honoured to have had the platform and the chance to create the piece for the association.

“It’s so meaningful to do a piece like that, because that’s who we are as people -- [we] protect our water, our land, Mother Earth,” Gordon explained. “And it’s great to do it with a piece that’s, sort of, reconciliation with the world, right? The world is finally getting involved, so we’re very happy and honoured and humbled to do so.”

Charlie Carey is the News’ Indigenous and civic affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

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A new group exhibition opening at The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver this month explores the relationship between humans, technology, and ecology, by artists who use technology to push the limits of their chosen mediums.

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This 1913 photograph shows John Brind and his son, Leslie, outside the John Brind R.S.S. General Blacksmithing shop located at 123 West Third St. Using a hot forge, bellows, hammers, anvils, and barrels of water, Brind and his employees made and repaired horseshoes, wagon wheel rims, horse harnesses, and other hardware. They would heat a piece of iron to red hot, pound it into a desired form, then immerse it into water to cool and harden it.

The delivery wagons in front – presumably waiting for service – are “David Henderson, Grocer” and "Hygenic Dairy." The St. Alice Hotel is in the background.

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“The term ‘ghost in the machine’ refers to the mind-body duality – the idea of the ‘mind’ as software inhabiting the ‘body’ as hardware,” Ramsey said. “Such binaries aren’t real. The mind doesn’t exist without the body. The same can be said about technology. We try to split the ‘virtual world’ from the ‘real world,’ but virtual spaces rely on material hardware – with ecological implications – and are experienced physically. Similarly, we have real social and political interactions on digital platforms. We can’t constrain reality into ‘real’ and ‘virtual.’ We end up sliding across these boundaries like ghosts through walls.”

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Featuring a new commission by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) member T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss, in addition to works by Ho Tzu Nyen, Juliana Huxtable, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Lu Yang, Skawennati (Mohawk) and Santiago Tamayo Soler, Ramsey said it was work by Lu and Soler that made him think further about a “non-binary” show.

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Continued from page 34 real life mean?’” he explained. “How our digital interactions and online experiences are not real, our online fears are shaped by and dictated by our social and environmental and ecological conditions offline. And they, in turn, shape these things offline.

“There’s this closed feedback loop between the online and offline spheres.”

Ramsey said often when people think of the “cloud,” they envision a magic cloud where data gets stored, when in actual fact it’s massive hard drives dotted in even bigger warehouses around the world “that consume a lot of fossil fuel and electricity.”

“We need our physical bodies to convince us of stimulus inputs we receive in virtual reality. So it’s very physical. But then when you think about the technology that’s needed every time there’s going to be a software upgrade, there’s going to need to be a hardware upgrade; there’s e-waste; there’s intensive mining that needs to happen.”

The artists featured in the exhibition use various sorts of cyborg and technical images to create their work, but Ramsey noted that through their works, they are creating commentary about life offline.

“They make an interesting group for an exhibition. On the one hand, you feel like you’re really stepping into this otherworldly experience. But then you start seeing the signs, the references back,

[like a] closed feedback loop, constantly circling back in on itself,” he said.

Skawennati has been using Second Life, an online virtual reality world, to create and imagine what a safe space for her community could look like, including knowledge and language sharing.

“She’s really a wonderful example of how these technologies are in service and relation, in response to a lived offline experience,” Ramsey said.

Ramsey noted that Wyss, along with fellow Indigenous Matriarchs 4 (IM4) member, Tracey Kim Bonneau (Syilx), are using cutting edge technology to explore timeless traditions and bring back longstanding knowledges in new ways.

“What was really amazing [about] talking to Cease Wyss and Tracey Kim Bonneau was from a settler-colonial perspective, nature and technology tend to be sort of cast as these diametrically opposite scenes, but from her perspective [as a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh matriarch] in her teaching and in her knowledge-holding, nature is the most advanced technology that we have, and she’s absolutely right.”

Ghosts of the Machine When: June 3 to Aug. 14 Where: The Polygon Gallery, 101 Carrie Cates Ct,, North Vancouver Cost: Admission is by donation Charlie Carey is the News’ Indigenous and civic affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

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NOTICE OF DISPOSITION In accordance with section 26 of the Community Charter, the District of West Vancouver hereby gives notice of its intention to dispose of the following three unimproved single-family residential parcels located in West Vancouver, in fee simple: 2539 Rosebery Avenue (PID: 031-665-861, Lot 1 Block 3A East Part of District Lot 815 Group 1 New Westminster District Plan EPP117813), approx. 0.125 ha (1,250 m2) (“Lot 1”)

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The District will provide sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water connections at or near the property/road boundary of each parcel.

Two statutory rights of way (one for utilities/drainage and one for public trail) and two section 219 covenants (one for utilities/ drainage and one for tree protection) are registered against title to 2517 Rosebery Avenue in favour of the District. The tree protection covenant is also registered against the titles to 2523 and 2539 Rosebery Avenue.

These parcels are available for acquisition by the public. The information package for the parcels, which includes the required form of offer and all other submission requirements can be obtained online at westvancouver.ca/brissenden. Offers must be in the required form, must comply with all other requirements set out in the District’s information package, and must be received by email no later than 2 pm on June 6, 2022. The minimum consideration that will be considered for each lot is as follows: $2,850,000 for Lot 1, $2,850,000 for Lot 2, and $2,900,000 for Lot 3.

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West Vancouver Child Care Action Plan Advisory Roundtable We’re looking for six to nine members representing a range of backgrounds and interests to be part of the West Vancouver Child Care Action Plan Advisory Roundtable.

We need your help with providing feedback and acting as a sounding board as we work through the 28 actions of the West Vancouver Child Care Action Plan for the District of West Vancouver.

Members will assist staff by providing feedback and acting as a sounding board for the staff.

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM:

Darren Chung, Land Agent | 604-921-3406 | dchung@westvancouver.ca

Deadline to apply is Friday, June 24, 2022 at 4 p.m.

Learn more at westvancouver.ca/childcareadvisory

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Residents earlier complained about unsafe conditions in building Continued from page 36 will be out of their homes. Firefighters and insurance professionals will need to investigate the rest of the structure before it is known what repairs are required and when it will be safe for residents to move back in.

“We have extensive damage to one, if not both, of the units that were involved in the fire and then obviously, we’re going to have some smoke damage to any of the units that are close in vicinity, and some water damage below,” he said. “Right now, we have emergency services on scene that are doing a great job dealing with all the displaced occupants.”

Emergency support services provides 72 hours of temporary accommodations, clothing and food for people displaced by disasters.

North Vancouver RCMP’s Crisis Intervention Team has also been called to the scene to provide support.

“This is truly a tragedy,” DeVries said.

“Thankfully, this community has excellent supports in place to take care of those affected by this fire. But our hearts go out

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today especially to the family and friends of the person who lost their life.”

No details about the victim were being released on Tuesday, while the RCMP were notifying family members.

The 1979 building is owned and run by the non-profit Lowland Senior Citizens’ Housing Society.

In 2021, residents in the building went public with complaints about it becoming dilapidated and unsafe. BC Housing later provided funding for renovations, some of which had already begun.

North Vancouver-Seymour NDP MLA Susie Chant said she had been keeping in touch with the residents to see that the work was being carried out.

“I am very sad,” she said. “Certainly our condolences go to the friends and family of the deceased. ... There’s quite a strong community in there, and other people will be distressed. We’ll see if there’s anything we can do to help.”

BC Housing did not respond to a request for comment by the North Shore News’s deadline Tuesday.

Volunteer Advisory Roundtable We are looking for approximately eight to ten members representing a range of backgrounds and interests to be part of the Volunteer Advisory Roundtable.

We need your help with developing a Sustainable Volunteer Plan for Parks, Culture, and Community Services.

Members will assist staff by providing feedback and acting as a sounding board for the staff.

Deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.

Learn more at westvancouver.ca/volunteeradvisory

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

Questions? Huy Dang, Planner, hdang@cnv.org / 604-990-4216

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Proposal: To align the City’s Zoning Bylaw and Sustainable Development Guidelines with the recently approved Tree Bylaw.

To provide written input: All persons who believe their interest in property may be affected by the proposed bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard 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, June 13, 2022, to ensure their availability to Council at the meeting. No Public Hearing will be held.

To view the meeting online: Visit cnv.org/LiveStreaming To attend the meeting in person: Enter City Hall through the doors at the southwest corner of the building after 5:30pm.

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

Questions? Jennifer Draper, Deputy Director, Planning and Development, jdraper@cnv.org / 604-983-7343

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British Pacific Properties should front bill, resident says

Petition introduced in legislature Earlier in the day, West Vancouver-Capilano Liberal MLA Karin Kirkpatrick introduced a 4,400-name petition to the legislature from West Van resident Michele Tung. The petition calls for the removal of discriminatory covenants.

Following the meeting, Tung said she feels there is more that West Vancouver could be doing, including tasking staff with making the request to strike covenants as soon as they become aware of them.

“It doesn’t take much effort. It’s literally just an email,” she said.

Council should also be pursuing British Pacific Properties to take on the financial burden of cleaning up

“We absolutely have a role to play in having racist and discriminatory language fully removed from restrictive covenants on title of properties historically developed by the company, but we want to be part of a full solution, as these covenants are not exclusive to the British Properties and are found on properties throughout B.C.,” the statement read.

“BPP is proactively identifying all the properties developed and sold by the company that have this language in the restrictive covenants so that this information can be shared with the LTSA. “We are also researching other legal avenues for this language to be removed from the covenants or the covenants removed entirely if the provincial government is not able to provide the registrar of the LTSA with the ability to delete occurrences of the identified discriminatory language.”

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To provide written input: All persons who believe their interest in property may be affected by the proposed bylaw 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, June 13, 2022, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing.

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Proposal: To support a development variance permit for the Acute Care Facility at Lions Gate Hospital related to site coverage and bicycle parking requirements and an associated zoning amendment to permit vehicle parking off-site.

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Search ‘prohibitively expensive’ Staff estimate it would cost more than $735,000 in fees owed to the LTSA alone, which, despite lobbying, the LTSA was not willing to waive, according to Mayor Mary-Ann Booth.

Adding in the cost of staff time or hiring a company to do the work, the total estimated cost is more than $1 million, or “prohibitively expensive,” staff said.

Instead, council voted unanimously Monday on a motion calling on the province to direct the LTSA to proactively search for discriminatory covenants and empower the registrar to delete and/or redact them rather than just cross them out, which is all the law allows for now.

For Wong, staff’s proposed next steps were acceptable.

“I think that is the best thing we can do at this point, given that it will require an inter-governmental approach – a really collaborative way of doing things. We have a very finite amount of money in the district, so to waste that, as it were, on manually going through the files would not be the most effective use of resources.”

Wong added that it would be important to keep some copies of the offensive covenants “so we can always look back and see what the historical documents were like so that we don’t repeat the same mistakes that we have in the past.”

The LTSA has been experimenting with a high-tech solution, using artificial intelligence to scan digitized versions of the microfiche rolls containing B.C.’s 2.2 million active title documents, and flag the discriminatory covenants it finds.

Because the offensive clauses can be found around the province, West Vancouver’s motions will also go to the Union of B.C. Municipalities, which may apply greater pressure on the province to act.

“The decision to address [at a substantial cost] or ignore these discriminatory covenants should not be left to the discretion of individual municipalities or title holders.

Rather, the onus for righting these historical wrongs rests with the province of British Columbia,” the staff report from West Vancouver’s director of legislative services Mark Panneton states.

Beyond the request for UBCM and the province to take up the cause, Coun. Craig Cameron asked that district staff make it part of their usual practice when reviewing land titles for building permits to alert homeowners to the presence of discriminatory covenants, and inform them on how they can be struck by the LTSA.

the mess the company left behind in land titles, Tung added. While the covenants may be present around B.C., West Vancouver is unique in that it is known to have a concentration of them in one area developed by one company that is still in business.

“Why is the British Pacific Properties is not being held accountable for writing racist, discriminatory covenants, yet they’re being given development permits now, thousands of them?” she said. “The fact that these developers still exist today, that they still profit from the people that they once excluded, is even more offensive.”

In a statement Tuesday morning, British Pacific Properties president Geoffrey Croll said his company agrees with the direction being taken by West Vancouver council, and the company has begun work on ways it can assist in the effort.

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Continued from page 1 not something I could have done,” Wong said at Monday’s regular council meeting.

The covenants have been void since the late ’70s, and the Land Title and Survey Authority will strike them free of charge, if requested, but finding them within the 40,000 microfiche rolls the province’s title documents are stored on is time consuming and costly.

Just pulling the titles of West Vancouver’s 17,000-plus land titles would cost almost $175,000 in fees owed to the LTSA. It would then cost another $16.19 each to pull individual covenants to see if they contain the discriminatory language.

To speak at the Public Hearing in person OR by Webex/phone: 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 8:30am and 5:00pm, and then in the lobby, 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 after 5:30pm.

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, June 13, 2022.

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 bylaw, permit, background material and presentations can be viewed online at cnv.org/PublicHearings and at City Hall.

Questions? David Johnson, Development Planner, djohnson@cnv.org / 604-990-4219 141 WEST 14TH STREET / NORTH VANCOUVER / BC / V7M 1H9 T 604 985 7761 / F 604 985 9417 / CNV.ORG

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GARDEN TO TABLE

Sweet and savoury organic beets simply can’t be beat LAURA MARIE NEUBERT

Contributing writer

Growing, preparing and preserving organic sweet and savoury beets is one of my favourite garden-to-table traditions. Now is the time (finally) to get started, from seed or from seedlings. Garden centres are chockablock full.

Beets are a polarizing vegetable – you either love them or you don’t. My family loves the sweet yet savoury, umami earthiness of beets that comes from geosmin, an organic compound produced by soil microbes. The healthier the soil, the happier the microbes.

Gorgeous red, golden, candy stripe, even white beets are super easy to grow just about anywhere, and they don’t attract pests and disease as easily as brassicas or carrots. Beets help loosen and aerate soil, and improve fertility.

Beets are resilient, winter-hardy, relatively slow growing and can be consumed at all stages of growth, including as microgreens. If you invest in growing and maintaining good soil biology, beets can be a mega storehouse of fibre, antioxidants, and beneficial macro and micro nutrients.

But beets can take up soil-borne

heavy metals, pesticides and toxic chemicals into root and leaf tissue, and those poisons can be transferred to humans. It is important then to know where your produce comes from and how it is grown.

Better yet, grow your own in a pot, planter, bucket or bed.

I’m planting several varieties now in a single 4x8-foot no-dig bed, but also intercropping here and there around the perennial, flower and vegetable gardens, in warm sun and in cooler part-shade. Beet greens are gorgeous and look as lovely in flower beds and arrangements as they do on the plate.

To take best advantage of limited garden space, grow beets down into your soil, right next to something that grows up like lettuce or spinach (not chard), or bush beans (not pole beans).

Growing beets between trellised cucumbers or corn is another space saver that works well for me.

Grow beets in healthy, living, well-drained soil, adding plenty of organic matter if soil is dense with clay or compaction. Be sure to surface-mulch with clean, chopped straw or an inoculated mulching compost. Always, I add my all-time favourite worm castings and also sea minerals. This year, I will foliar

Thrift store lidded Pyrex dishes make excellent beet bakers.

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spray with a compost tea.

I plan to bulk harvest beets from the dedicated bed for canning, pickling and drying, and we will harvest the rest incrementally throughout the season, as beets mature.

My plan is to sow one quarter-bed of Bull’s Blood and Winterkeeper beets late summer, for fall harvest, and then store the beetroots in damp sawdust over the winter. I will clean and dry, chop, vac-pack and freeze the greens.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, I don’t blanch hardy

VIRTUAL DEVELOPER’S INFORMATION SESSION Three Shores Management has submitted a rezoning application to the City of North Vancouver for 275 East 2nd Street to support the development of a five storey rental residential building consisting of 79 rental units. 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.

How to Participate: Please register in advance at: www.275east2nd.com or contact the applicant.

Date & Time: Wednesday June 1, 2022 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Presentation 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM - Q & A

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broadleaf greens like kale and beet before freezing because the high heat involved in braising and boiling will eventually kill most worrisome pathogens. During harvest season, I choose the path of least resistance, and time.

We use beets fresh in juices, smoothies and salads (peeled and washed); roasted in mashes, pasta, spreads, dips and soups, even ice cream. A favourite main of late is golden beet and roasted shallot risotto, tinted and garnished with the concentrated pan juices from oven-roast beets, and topped with a single crab cake or piece of

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grilled fish.

I don’t have the time or inclination to waste tin foil by individually wrapping beets to roast in the oven, so I wash and roast them all together, skin-on, in a bit of water in a thrift store Pyrex dish. The warm (not hot) beets are a breeze to peel and slice, and that beautiful beet juice is liquid gold – perfect for drizzling and tinting. By adding the juice at the last moment to al dente arborio rice, the grains stay pearly white against an exotic saffron coloured background.

Cooked beets freeze well, as does beet hummus, beet soup, beet juice and beet puree – which, by the way, pairs beautifully with Prosecco. Beet bellini anyone?

Puree roast red or golden beets with a bit of maple syrup and ginger, freeze in ice cubes trays, then store cubes in a glass Mason jar. Place thawed puree in a tulip or coupe glass, top-up with Prosecco, Champagne or soda, garnish with mint and voila!

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

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IN MEMORIAM

Ben Nizio

March 21, 1929 - June 6, 2020

Forever loved, dearly missed.

From Sheila Celebrate the lives of loved ones with your stories, photographs and tributes OBITUARIES

MAIN, Winnifred October 16, 1932 − February 22, 2022 Celebration of Life for Winnifred Main will be held on Saturday, June 25th, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 700 Old Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver.

OBITUARIES

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CURREY, Dave

DE COTIIS, Velia

Henry David (“Dave”) Currey passed away peacefully on May 24, 2022, at age 95. He was predeceased by his Swedish wife Birgit and second wife Loree, and leaves son Marvin and daughter Ingrid plus numerous relatives both direct and through marriage ties. Dave was born the youngest child on a farm in Vermilion, Alberta, and survived his sister Joan, and brothers Bernard, George, Robert and Ross, and his stepsisters Mary and Frances and stepbrother George; leaving his stepsister Rene as the last sibling in the extended family. When the farm life became too challenging, the family moved to the West Coast in 1944, where he met Dick Woodcock and became motivated to attend UBC. Dave completed his BASc. (Agricultural Engineering) at UBC, before successfully running companies Ronco Pole Structures and Princeton Wood Preservers. Living in his North Vancouver house for nearly 70 years, he played bridge socially throughout his life and enjoyed many travel opportunities, especially after retirement and often as a means of continuing familial connections. Always interested in the world around him, Dave contributed generously to support educational institutions (including Douglas College, BCIT, and UBC) focusing on nursing (recognizing Birgit’s and Ingrid’s careers), forestry and agriculture. Later, Dave became involved in Rotary Club activities and never ceased pursuing his engineering-based solutions to problems he saw. He had minimal health issues (he prudently avoided COVID), always demonstrated integrity, and lived vigorously, with positive energy and an active imagination.

It is with great sadness and sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Velia De Cotiis on Saturday, May 28th, 2022. Born in Panni, Foggia, Italy on July 20th, 1949. Predeceased by her parents Donato and Teresa; brothers Vito, Amalio, Marcangelo, Innocenzo; and sisters Lilliana and Maria.

A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, July 11th at Boal Chapel, North Vancouver (1505 Lillooet Road).

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

Velia was a remarkable mother, sister and aunt survived by her son, Vito (Maxine); her companion Bish Siemiatkowski of over 26 years; her brother Mike De Cotiis; sister-in-law Concetta De Cotiis; and Zia Antonietta Mastrangelo.

A trailblazer in her family, she was the first to graduate from UBC. She became a dedicated teacher having spent the majority of her 40-year career teaching at Ridgeway Elementary in North Vancouver. As a member of St. Edmunds Catholic Church, her faith was central to who she was and a strong part of her world.

She loved to learn, explore, and challenge herself by doing the things she loved most: spending time with family, cooking delicious meals, traveling the world, hiking, biking, golfing, reading, taking long walks, and skiing. Always with a friend or family in tow, her willingness to try and learn new things was infectious. The most resourceful person we knew, she always had a book or activity to recommend every time you talked to her.

Zia (Auntie) Velia’s life was full of love, laughter and beautiful memories which were also shared with her numerous nephews, nieces and relatives.

Making an impact on everyone she met; she always had time for everyone, and you could always count on her.

A charismatic and inspirational mother, sister, aunt, and friend who touched the hearts of all those fortunate to have known her. She is irreplaceable and will be missed tremendously.

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WEBER, Lonney May 15, 1959 − May 27, 2022 Lonney Dean Weber, age 63, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022. He is survived by his wife Patti, son Jason, granddaughter Jayda, mother Alice, and brother Vince.

He is now resting in peace with his daughter Rianna.

Time will not dim the face I love, The voice I heard each day, The many things you did for me, In your own special way.

All my life I’ll miss you, As the years come and go, But in my heart I’ll keep you, Because I love you so.

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MARTIN, Kent November 1, 1928 - May 23, 2022 In Loving Memory…

Kent passed away peacefully in Kamloops at the Hamlets at Westsyde on Monday, May 23, 2022.

Predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Joan, his parents Alan and Beatrice and his brother Doug.

He is survived by his daughter, Jane Peterson (Dan) and their three children Rebecca (Ben), Robert (Kait), Riley, and by his son Peter (Jill). He is also survived by his nephews Alan, David, John and nieces Margaret, Brenda, Jill, brother-in-law Bill, and cousins Laddie and Janet.

Kent was born and raised in Halifax. Upon marrying Joan, they lived in Dartmouth until 1972. They then moved to North Vancouver and remained there until 1997 when they moved to Vernon. Kent retired as Western Region Sales Manager Building Materials Weldwood of Canada in 1989 after a long and successful career.

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MASON, Edward A. Jimmie Born June 2, 1925 passed away May 26, 2022.

Predeceased by wife Muriel, parents Albert and Helena; survived by children Pamela (Mike), Jim (Angela), and sister Kaye. Father lived his younger years in the Kits area on Stephens Street. Their home was a home away from home for many of the Kits youth during the war years. Father volunteered to serve in the Navy and saw action as a gunner on the cruiser HMCS Uganda. The Uganda was the only Canadian warship to see action in the Japanese Islands during World War II. Dad enjoyed long eventful life blessed with numerous life long friends and crafted a lengthy successful business carrier as a marketing director in the cablevision industry. Many thanks to Doctor John Maynard and his staff for the many years of excellent care; and more recently Sunrise Senior Living of North Vancouver for the kindness and level of care Dad received on a daily basis by his care managers.

Kent enjoyed simplicity, spoke with conviction and was extremely organized and thorough. If you knew Dad, you will remember that you better get your facts right. All the while, those at Sandpiper will remember his jokes at Happy Hour.

As his health declined, he was content with his Globe and Mail, National Geographic, watching BNN, curling, the Playoffs and baseball. He enjoyed the familiar faces and friendships at Sandpiper.

Kent demonstrated amazing resilience to the end.

He wasn’t big on excuses, instead focussing on what else needed to be done, despite the hurdles.

The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at Gateby Care Facility, Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Carrington Residences in Vernon and the Hamlets at Westyde for their compassionate care and attention to the end. They would also like to thank Michele Wiebe of Vernon Home and Community Care and Doctors Pienaar, Bester and Secretan for their advice and professionalism over the years.

In lieu of flowers, your donations to the Salvation Army and the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation are welcome.

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race”

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of despair

MONTGOMERY, John Desmond After a long illness, and one day shy of his 94th birthday, John Desmond Montgomery slipped away in the early morning of May 13, 2022.

Predeceased by his loved and cherished wife Dawn Hope Montgomery in August 2020, his parents Donald S. Montgomery and Dorothy F. Montgomery, and his brother James Montgomery, he is survived by his sister-in-law Frances Montgomery and by the children who amused and loved him so greatly: Diane (John), Ian (Kirsty), Peg, Brian (Jenn); and by his seven grandchildren Tristan, Emily, Sophie, Alex, Callum, Thomas and Meg. Born in Vancouver May 14, 1928 he attended Vernon Preparatory School, appearing with his cricket teammates on the cover of the book, “Growing Up British in British Columbia”. He spent his youth in Shaughnessy and graduated from West Van High. Summers were fondly spent on Qualicum Beach at the family cottage.

Too young to sign up before the cessation of the Second World War, (Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, “Monty” was his uncle) he graduated from UBC Law in 1952. He then joined his father’s law firm Macrae, Montgomery, Hill & Cunningham and forged a busy 50-year career in Estate law and general Corporate and Commercial law with that firm and its successor, Campney Murphy. An expert in the BC Company Act, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel largely due to his committee work in proposing amendments to the Act.

Dad will look back fondly at time spent with friends, teammates and colleagues at Rothesay Netherwood School, Banook Canoe Club, Dartmouth Curling Club, Capilano Winter Club, North Shore Winter Club and the Seymour, Vernon and Hillview Golf Clubs.

Kent enjoyed curling and golf and remained an enthusiastic participant in his retirement. He took an active role as Treasurer at two stratas Garibaldi and Sandpiper. Mom and Dad enjoyed their winters at the Roadrunner Club in Borrego Springs. They enjoyed spending time with their grand- children and especially enjoyed watching them play sports. Kent was looking forward to the marriage of Rebecca and Ben this summer.

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ROBERTS, John S. November 27, 1935 − May 5, 2022 Dr. John Sidney Roberts passed away peacefully on May 5, 2022, at the age of 86. John was recently predeceased by his wife, Barbara, of 61 years. A proud and beloved husband, father, and grandad, John will be remembered with love by his children Karen, Jay (Miriam) and Cam (Keri); and cherished grandchildren Tayler, Jackson, Sophia, Adam and Grayson. Grandad was their biggest fan, and he made sure they all knew it! Dr. J entered a room with a warm smile and open embrace, encouraging positivity and sparking joy. He loved his colleagues, friends, patients, teammates, and family with exuberance and joviality. Whether the connection was made on a football field, baseball diamond, golf course, the slopes of Whistler, in his dental chair, or at the dinner table, with a cocktail in hand, Doc made you feel welcome and special, listening with intention, reminiscing with gratitude, and motivating with enthusiasm. Always the sportsman and forever a professional, John was a proud supporter of his people, near and far. He was a humble and generous alumnus of Mount Alison and McGill, to which his contributions both on and off the field were exemplary. Dr. John will be lovingly remembered as a devoted family man, loyal friend, athlete, and empathetic dentist.

Revered for the love he shared and the happiness he brought, we will continue to hold a cherished place in our hearts for this very special man. God Bless.

A celebration of life for both Dr. John and Barb Roberts will be held in the near future. Thank you to all who have reached out during this challenging time. You are appreciated.

Three years into his career, as a young mondain lawyer, he spied Dawn on the adjoining court at Jericho Tennis Club. A swift engagement six weeks later led to the most remarkable, loving marriage of 63 years. Together they created resonate childhood memories for us, through family boating trips, the cottage at Maracaibo on Salt Spring Island, canoe trips, and ski trips all over the Pacific Northwest. John found time to volunteer as a Board member of the WV Parks Committee, WV Elector’s Association, Eagle Harbour YC, and most notably as an instructor for the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC. Dad was highly ethical and principled, hard-working and purposeful, fair and good-natured. He had a rich sense of humour, and he was most interested in the lives and stories of others. Our friends were always made to feel welcome at our house, as he dispensed a steady dose of humour, teasing and career advice. His own friends and acquaintances leaned towards the multitude of Commonwealth ex-pats who settled in Vancouver in the 1950s & 60s. He was a Life member of the Vancouver Club and spent many lunchtimes there, at the large round table with a rotating cast of contemporaries. Mom and Dad greatly enjoyed their friendships, replete with festive and lubricated dinner parties.

Family dinners were boisterous and competitive. Strong opinions and vigorous debate on politics and history were encouraged and nurtured. One knew to stake claim to a debate position, and a second helping, in equal measure.

Dad, you were both a product of, and the best representation of your generation.

You were a devoted husband and father. You were a great friend to many, and you were a wise and ethical legal counsel to hundreds. We all benefited greatly from your presence in our lives.

Grateful thanks to all his caregivers and the staff at West Vancouver Care Centre and Creekstone Care. Special thanks to Lisa for her wonderful, devoted care and attention to John over many years.

Memorial reception will be held in June.

Donations may be made in John’s memory to the West Vancouver Senior’s Activity Centre “Keeping Connected” Program. 604-925-7280.

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North Shore’s Only Family Owned Funeral Provider SCULL, Thomas William May 6, 1947 - April 17, 2022 Tom passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, after a long battle with vascular dementia.

Tom was born in Vancouver, a long term North Van resident. He managed the Lynn Valley Chevron for many years and later pursued a career in the movie industry.

Tom was a man of many talents, artistic and mechanically gifted. Tom’s pride and joy was his red 1934 Ford Coupe. Cars were his passion. Tom was a member of the B.C. Hot Rod Association and he had many friends in the car community.

Tom and Brenda met in 1978. They were kindred spirits and there was an instant connection.

Brenda was a gourmet cook and Tom loved to eat, they were well matched as they were both “foodies.” They also travelled extensively and enjoyed many cruises and trips to Mexico and Hawaii.

Everyone loved Tom. He was big hearted and the salt of the earth. He was known for his quick wit, his infectious smile, and his kind and compassionate spirit.

Tom will be sadly missed by his beloved wife Brenda and is predeceased by parents Jean and Carl Scull; survived by sister’s Carla, Elaine (Chris) and Nicki, as well as nieces and nephews.

Tom will be forever in our hearts No service by request. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Dying With Dignity Canada.

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Our sincere condolences to the Cook /Meconse and Williams Families

WILLIAMS, Rose Marie (nee Meconse) Sunrise: March 8, 1947 Sunset: May 18, 2022 It is with great sadness we advise of the passing of our dear elder Rose Marie Williams (nee Meconse).

Rose passed away peacefully surrounded by love of family and friends at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver. Rose was born to her late parents Isadore and Sarah (nee Cook) Meconse on March 8, 1947, in a tent on a family trap line at Etwaney Lake, Manitoba. Rose was part of what we refer to as ‘the 60’s scoop’. She grew up in La Broquerie, Manitoba and as adults she and her six siblings found each other and became very close. She went on to attend the University of Winnipeg where she studied Linguistics and was fluent in French. She worked for the Government of Canada as an interpreter, Walmart Department Store and an accountant at Squamish Nation. She loved to shop and was very fond of shoes, handbags and hats. Rose resided at Eslha7án, Mission IR No. 1 and will be fondly remembered for her beautiful sense of humour, kindness and always being respectful to everyone. She enjoyed going to Hastings Racetrack, lunches and outings with family and friends and was known to support community at all gatherings and events.

Rose is survived by her loving husband Nickolas ‘Nick’ Williams; son Robert McTavish; feline Jax aka ‘Nosey’; sisters Eva Clark and Mary Mazurek (John); in-laws Rosalind, Barry (Elaine), Barbara & Maureen; and many loving relatives and dear friends.

A funeral service was held Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Squamish Nation Shaker Church.

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SMITH, Christine Louise It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of Christine Louise Smith on July 17, 2021 in Langley B.C. Christine was raised and went to school in Lynn Valley, North Vancouver. She received a degree in Psychology from Simon Fraser University. Recently she had been living in the Langley area.

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Christine was a special person with a wonderful sense of humour. She loved practicing her Ukrainian, helping other people and focusing on her art. Chris loved to paint and write. As well, Chris loved to cook and go shopping with members of her family.

Chris’s cats Indy and Chewy were a very special part of her life. Christine was predeceased by her mother, Doris, March 9, 2007, and her brother Ken, April 11, 1999. She is survived by her father Harry Smith.

A Celebration of Life for Christine, with her family and friends will be held at Valley View Funeral Home, 14644 72 Avenue, Surrey BC on Sunday, June 26 at 2:00pm. All friends and family are encouraged to attend.

Memories and condolences can be sent to www.arbormemorial.ca/valleyview Valley View Funeral Home 604-596-8866

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