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Big changes coming to North Van’s Phibbs Exchange bus loop BRENT RICHTER

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For the first time in its almost-50-year history, North Vancouver’s Phibbs Exchange is set to go through a major overhaul.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, along with the federal government, is funding a $30-million upgrade to bring the bus loop up to modern standards and increase its capacity.

“They will find a Phibbs Exchange that is much more friendly and welcoming for transit users,” said Bowinn Ma, North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA and minister of state for infrastructure.

The footprint of the transit hub is expected to grow by about 50 per cent, taking up the remaining unused space between Orwell Street and Highway 1.

When it’s finished, it will have 12 bus bays covered by glass shelters, improved lighting, a comfort station for bus drivers to go to between runs, and Continued on page 23

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DNV OKs 27 storeys for Lions Gate Village in split vote

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Goodbye Travelodge, Pho Japolo and Denny’s. Hello massive residential development at one of the busiest intersections on the North Shore.

After a public hearing late Monday

evening, District of North Vancouver council narrowly approved a much-debated and revised plan for a 330-home project on Marine Drive near Capilano Road.

The motion passed with a 4-3 vote.

Couns. Jim Hanson, Betty Forbes and Lisa Muri were opposed.

While Marvel Development received

general praise for making a series of changes to the plan over a protracted consideration process, dissenting councillors criticized the skyscraper build for falling short on climate goals, affordability, and providing community amenities.

For dissenting councillors the most glaring omission from the

town-centre-to-be, which has several newly built towers surrounding the Travelodge site, is a grocery store. The nearest sizable food markets are 1.2 kilometres away: Save-On-Foods on Marine Drive to the east, and Loblaws at Park Royal to the west. Those stores are five Continued on page 34

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Freighter noise annoys residents in West Vancouver JANE SEYD

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Sometimes it’s a constant low throbbing. Other times that throbbing is accompanied by a high-pitched hum.

“It’s like having a garbage truck revving at the bottom of your driveway all day long,” says Dianne Sherwood, who lives on West Vancouver’s Piccadilly South.

Residents who live at the head of Caulfeild Cove say sound from freighters anchored close to shore off West Vancouver is a constant irritation. And they say that noise pollution is getting worse.

“The noise seems to echo here,” Sherwood said. “It’s a very difficult thing to be constantly bombarded by noise.”

The issue of noise from freighters goes back several years, but neighbours say the problem has recently become much more noticeable.

At issue are three anchorages in English Bay near to Lighthouse Park, used by freighters waiting to dock at shipping terminals in the Port of Vancouver.

When Bill Wheeler first moved to Pilot House Road over 30 years ago, “Those anchorages weren’t used,” he said. As traffic to the port increased, the anchorages were opened up, but “They weren’t used very often,” he said.

In the past decade, the three anchorages off West Vancouver were switched from seasonal use to year-round use.

Supply chain issues that hit during the pandemic, causing

A cargo ship sits anchored off of Caulfeild Cove in West Vancouver. Residents who live in the area say the noise from freighters anchored close to shore is a constant irritation, and it’s getting worse. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

the port to back up, significantly ramped up the issue, neighbours say. That’s meant anchorages off West Vancouver are now in almost constant use, Wheeler said.

He uses noise-cancelling headphones and moved his bedroom to a different part of the house to cut down on sleep disturbance.

“We’ve lived in the neighbourhood 20-odd years, and we’ve never seen anything like this,” said Barb Lunter, whose home is in Olde Caulfeild.

“It’s a constant, irritating

hum,” Lunter said. “I know people way up the hill who hear it.

There’s kind of an ampitheatre effect.”

Residents say some ships appear to be worse noise polluters than others. Large container ships are among the worst offenders, said residents. “They run big generators,” Wheeler said.

Caulfeild neighbours have regularly written to the port to complain about the noise.

When they receive complaints, the port contacts the

ship’s master, asking them to cut down on noise when possible.

“Some of them do definitely reduce the noise,” Sherwood said.

But many others don’t.

Mostly the message residents have received back is: “If it’s a container ship and it’s a generator, there’s not much we can do,” Lunter said.

In response to questions from the North Shore News, a spokesperson from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said there has been an increasing demand

for anchorages connected to global supply chain issues.

The port has also received a recent noise complaints, the spokesperson said. “In many instances, our operations team will contact the vessel’s agent to remind the vessel’s master that they are anchored near residential areas.”

Ships are required to minimize noise levels while at anchor, according to the port. “However, if the source of the noise is due to a vessel generator, little can be done as vessel generators are required to power emergency navigation equipment and basic amenities on board for the crew.”

Wheeler says he thinks the port could do more to minimize the noise. Larger freighters could be positioned at anchorages further from shore, he said. Ships that are the subject of noise complaints could also be flagged and moved further offshore during the stops in the port, he suggested.

So far, requests appear to have fallen on deaf ears.

Sherwood said she considered meeting with the port on the issue, but has become discouraged that any change will result.

“We knew it was going to be useless,” she said. “They weren’t going to do anything.”

For now, which ships anchor off Caulfeild and how much noise they make appear to be the luck of the draw.

Sherwood said, “You see one pull in, and you just have your fingers crossed it’s not one of the noisy ones.”

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

CNV plans to make Mahon skate park a permanent feature CHARLIE CAREY

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City of North Vancouver started construction of Mahon skate park last week, as the municipality confirmed that what was to be a temporary stopgap will now be a permanent feature.

Council expects the skate park to be fully completed this summer, after a workshop with skateboard community members in May was held to talk about its design. Feedback from the workshop and

an online survey were taken into consideration in the final layout.

Mahon Park was chosen as a suitable location for a temporary skate park after the Lonsdale Skatepark closed on March 28 to facilitate construction of the new Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre.

As part of the new rec centre build, a new skate park is to be completed by 2025.

But during construction there would have been no skate park within city boundaries.

Outcry among the skateboarding community and city families who used to frequent the park forced council to apologize to the skateboarding community for lack of communication and the impact the scheduled closure had on the community.

The Mahon skate park, on the west side of Mahon Park, will have features and space for skaters of all abilities in a street-focused design, and includes a massive granite ledge, granite benches and barriers from local Vancouver skate

company, RDS (Red Dragon Skate Supply).

The park, which is being constructed in an L-shape format, will also have a quarter pipe, a long flat rail, and a hip with gap on the west side. On its north side, the park will have the barrier wall, a manny pad, a fire hydrant and a kicker to ledge, among other features.

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New plan aims to make North Van a more dog-friendly city NICK LABA

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It’s looking like local government is about to throw a bone to North Van dog owners and their precious pups.

At a council meeting June 20, City of North Vancouver council heard an initial staff report on making the area more dog friendly.

After initial consultation and research, the Phase 1 report identified problem areas like the number of unlicensed dogs and a lack of dog-friendly spaces in areas with high pooch populations.

The report also laid out a number of action items including adding more dog-dedicated areas, implementing new infrastructures that cater to canines in urban areas and bylaws to encourage more responsible ownership.

Last year, as part of the city’s COVID19 safe restart grants, council approved a $50,000 budget to start work on a plan for dogs.

Whether due to the “pandemic puppy” trend or otherwise, ownership in North Van is up. According to staff, the number of licensed dogs in the city reached over 2,100 in 2021, up 9.3 per cent from 2019. And that number could represent just a fraction of the actual total, which could be as high as 10,000 by some rough estimates.

During Phase 1 of the plan, the purpose was mainly to gather information and find out what can be improved. The city’s park planning division worked with consultants, including animal behaviour and welfare expert Rebecca Ledger, who reviewed sanctioned and other known dog areas in the city.

Information gathering also included a well-engaged survey with over 1,300 responses – 72 per cent identified as dog owners and 28 per cent as non-owners. The consensus was that most people support canines, and generally feel safe around them.

Top concerns revolved around dog waste, challenges with shared space, having

more responsible dog owners and issues with dogs being on leash.

Creating a heat map, staff identified Lower Lonsdale as a problem area, in need of more space relative to the high number of pooches living in the area.

Presenting the report, North Van city park planner Margaret Shipley noted that most buildings don’t have relief areas, so most doggies do their business on boulevards. A design-focused part of the plan involves improving shared use of the public realm.

“For example, by developing a new set of boulevard typologies to develop more dog-friendly and maintenance-efficient boulevards, and potentially providing equitable access to those who cannot travel as far,” Shipley said.

Phase 1 also looked at management, by identifying opportunities to increase licensing and compliance while minimizing impacts on wildlife and environment. There was a planning component as well, to see how the city can make wise investments, and increase access for on-leash dogs in public spaces.

In Phase 2, which council voted unanimously to proceed to, staff will create an action framework that identifies quick wins and takes a regional approach with the adjoining North Van district.

Discussing the plan, Coun. Holly Back said she doesn’t take her dog to the park because of other owners who bring their “vicious” dogs.

Canine expert Ledger referenced a PhD thesis that looked at what contributes to responsible pet ownership and compliance in cities and towns.

“They found that it’s a balance.

Education, of course, is important, but so is enforcement,” she said. “In fact, the cities that they reviewed across Canada, the ones where there was the most enforcement and the biggest fines is where you got the best compliance.”

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022 NEWS | A7

‘THAT MAN WAS A MONSTER’

Former BC Lions player Josh Boden gets 14 years in ex-girlfriend’s murder JEREMY HAINSWORTH

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A former B.C. Lions wide receiver was sentenced to 14 years in prison with no chance of parole for the second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend on Friday.

“Have a good day,” convicted killer Josh Boden said to her family as he was led from court.

Boden was found guilty last November in She loved the 2009 killing people. If of 33-year-old Kimberly you were Hallgarth in the her friend, Burnaby home you were she shared with family. She her then-todis missed. dler daughter.

JAMIE ERRAND In earlier sentencing submissions, the court heard that Boden killed Hallgarth by stomping on her head and neck and then strangling her to death. He then poured pills into her mouth and stuffed socks in to cover up his crime to make it look accidental.

Crown prosecutor Brendan

McCabe called the killing “absolutely shocking in nature,” and said that the case’s aggravating factors included that Boden had shown no remorse, moved the body and staged it, cleaned it up, and tore out Hallgarth’s fingernails and removed items from the scene.

The Crown had requested 15 years, but B.C. Supreme Court Justice Arne Silverman knocked off a year for educational achievements Boden has made in the 3.5 years he’s been in custody since his arrest.

The defence had sought 12 years.

Family members cried as Silverman read his decision about the “terrible things” Boden did. He sat listening, hunched in the prisoner’s dock.

Hallgarth’s brother Jamie Errand said no sentence makes up for the loss of his sister.

“She had an infectious laugh,” Errand said. “She loved people. If you were her friend, you were family. She is missed.”

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As for Boden’s comment as he was led from court, Errand said, “It’s not even a human being to me.

That man was a monster.”

Justice Barry Davies said Boden was motivated by continuing anger and resentment at Hallgarth, whom he blamed for losing his professional football career.

Boden went from playing football at North Vancouver’s Carson Graham Secondary to a brief career as a wide receiver for the B.C. Lions in 2007.

McCabe said Hallgarth had sent former Lions’ coach Wally Buono photos of her injuries.

Buono testified that Boden was dropped from the team in 2008 after Hallgarth called to tell him she had been assaulted.

A racial impact statement was prepared for the court detailing family violence and abuse, racial intolerance and sexual abuse Boden suffered. The Crown said, as Boden was the person from whom the information was taken for the report’s preparation, it should have little weight.

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fter weeks of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation, B.C. Premier John Horgan announced Tuesday he won’t run again. As tempting as it is to stay on and fight another day in politics, Horgan has chosen to leave while at the top of his game.

Horgan came to office in one of the most fascinating power plays in B.C. history, which involved political wooing of both then Green Party leader Andrew Weaver and a BC Liberal to sit as Speaker in a razor-thin minority government.

In opposition, Horgan had a reputation as a scrapper, but he managed to tone that down and become more statesmanlike as premier.

When COVID-19 descended, Horgan kept the government’s response decidedly apolitical, deferring to the province’s health minister and provincial health officer. It was the right decision, as B.C. fared better than

other provinces where responses to the pandemic took on more political overtones.

Moving forward on policies around housing and Indigenous reconciliation have been key themes of the Horgan government, though both issues remain fraught.

To date, with notable exception of the Royal B.C. Museum episode, the NDP has kept its political Teflon in place, remaining notably scandal free. Not all has been perfect, though. He shredded the Freedom of Information request process. There was the decision to continue with the Site C dam after previously coming out against the project, and provincial policies on old-growth logging remain deeply divisive. But overall, Horgan has managed to steer the ship of state smoothly through choppy waters.

All eyes now turn to which potential successors might have the moxie to take on Liberal leader Kevin Falcon. Whoever they are, they’ll have big shoes to fill.

Poll raises alarm about growing extremism in Canada

One of Canada’s top polling firms has released research that shows a significant portion of Canadians hold views that put them very close to the politics of Donald Trump and the rightward-drifting U.S. Republican Party.

The firm Abacus Data sampled the views of 1,500 Canadians back in May and what it discovered is both alarming and disquieting to say the least.

View From For example, 52 The Ledge per cent said that, Keith Baldrey “Official government accounts of events can’t be trusted.” And 44 per cent said, “Much of the information we receive from news organizations is false.”

So roughly half the population do not trust two key pillars of established society: government and the news media.

On its own, this finding is not necessarily disastrous. There is nothing wrong with people being skeptical of either institution.

But when combined with other findings of the poll, the picture that is painted is

worrisome indeed.

More than one-third – 37 per cent – said they “think there is a group of people in this country who are trying to replace native-born Canadians with immigrants who agree with their political views.” This is known as “replacement theory”, a racist view commonly cited by white supremacists (including the 18-year-old killer of 10 black people in Buffalo in May).

Then there is the finding that millions of Canadians are conspiracy theorists: 16 per cent think the last U.S. election was “stolen” from Donald Trump, 18 per cent think the Royal Family killed Princess Diana (a further 35 per cent think the idea is “plausible”) and 20 per cent think the World Economic Forum has a secret strategy to control the world.

What this poll shows is that Canada is not radically different than the United States when it comes to being home to millions of people who hold unorthodox views that range from intolerance to mere kookiness (did I mention that 11 per cent think the moon landings were faked?).

According to Abacus, these folks tend to occupy the conservative side of the political spectrum (Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre is a particular

favorite), which is not a surprise given much of the Conservative Party appears to have been taken over by this crowd.

Indeed, this poll shows why that odious trucker convoy that occupied downtown Ottawa in January and February seemed to attract a not-insignificant amount of support.

In fact, Abacus CEO David Coletto has written the trucker convoy and the infamous Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol cannot be dismissed as one-off events.

“Both events were not isolated nor disconnected. They are built on a foundation of misinformation, conspiracy theories and distrust,” Coletto wrote in The Writ.

Canadians tend to hold a smug view that whatever worrisome event plays out in the U.S., it is unlikely to be repeated in this country. The Abacus Data poll puts the lie to that notion.

At the very least, there are millions of Canadians who subscribe to views wielded by the increasingly right-wing U.S. Republican Party.

While they clearly make up only a minority of the population, it is more than alarming when you consider that more than one third of Canadian adults subscribe to things like replacement theory.

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And remember, minority views can become tyrannical as well. Look no further than the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, which went against the wishes of at least 60 to 70 per cent of Americans.

Extremism, distrust and ignorance are spreading. They are combining to turn the U.S. into potential chaos, and the Abacus poll suggests we are not immune to their threats.

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MAILBOX PREST’S GRAD ADDRESS A PLEASURE TO READ Dear Editor:

Re: Grads: If You Are Reading This, You Will Achieve Great Things, June 22 commentary in June 22 Graduates 2022 Congrats! special section.

Since 2020 I’ve been reading Andy Prest’s address to graduates on the North Shore and it remains a pleasure to do so. Thank you for the thoughtfulness and candour you bring to the reader with your writing. You are a cornerstone of our community, rooting for all!

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PROPOSED ELECTORAL BOUNDARY CHANGES ARE SOUND Dear Editor:

Re: Election Map Change Would ‘Cut Out the Heart’ of West Van, MP says, June 22 frontpage story.

Cardiologists are unanimous! West Vancouver’s heart beats strong, contrary to the electoral hyperbole of Patrick Weiler, Liberal MP for our riding of West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country.

Every 10 years, Canada examines the population across electoral boundaries to maintain relatively equal representation

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by population and adjusts detailed riding boundaries accordingly. 2022 is one of those years and uses 2021 census data. The current electoral quotient is 121,891 people per riding.

The riding population of 131,206 – 16.2 per cent over 2011 – is 9,315 more than the quotient, requiring a boundary adjustment.

The population concentrations are: West Vancouver 32.4 per cent, Sunshine Coast 24.5 per cent, Squamish 14.9 per cent and Whistler nine per cent, with the remaining 20 per cent living from Lions Bay to Pemberton and beyond.

British Columbia’s population growth will give us an additional seat next Parliament.

There will be numerous adjustments across the province.

The proposed riding adjustment is to move the urban population from 15th Street east to the Capilano River and from the Upper Levels south to the water into North Vancouver riding. It is the most logical and least disruptive adjustment possible.

At the sole electoral boundary commission hearing in our riding on June 23, Liberal and Conservative supporters argued -- in choreographed NIMBY fashion -- that West Vancouver is sacrosanct, and that the adjustment should happen by severing the Sunshine Coast north and south, sending the north to North Island-Powell River: a riding that would stretch from Sechelt to Powell River across North Island to Port

Hardy, some 375 kilometres and two ferries long, to spare less than one-quarter of West Vancouverites the inconvenience of having to drive 15 minutes across Capilano River.

Weiler opined the adjustment would “cut the heart out of the riding.” Nonsense!

The family, social, professional and commercial interests of the citizens will not change one iota because of where the riding boundary is drawn. The area around Park Royal, while lovely, is not the heart of the Sunshine Coast, Squamish, Whistler or the rest of the riding.

The Liberal and Conservative proposal would create a massive chain reaction requiring boundary adjustments to all ridings bounding West Vancouver and all ridings adjacent to those and beyond.

The commission’s proposal is sound.

Jef Keighley Garden Bay, Sunshine Coast

HEAT DOME’S ANNIVERSARY IS CAUSE FOR REFLECTION

Dear Editor:

As you know, it has been one year since British Columbia suffered what many consider its deadliest heat wave yet.

I was one of the lucky ones who actually did have a portable air conditioner, but that did little to help the overall situation, and its aftermath.

I found that I had a difficult time being able to support its use financially due to a fixed income and the extra hydro costs involved (especially in the winter).

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I lost count on how many times emergency vehicles had zoomed past my small apartment because of residents being in distress (not to mention how many died in suffering over such a preventable cause). I have a young granddaughter who has an underlying congenital condition. I can only imagine what she was going through.

Last year clearly showed that sufficient cooling in residential buildings is no longer a “luxury,” and climate change is no longer an “unproven theory.”

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If there’s one thing Tom Riessner abhors, it’s waste.

Like a lot of folks whose parents came of age during the Second World War, Riessner learned that scarcity makes things precious.

“I’ve got a lot of years in retail and seeing the vast volume of material we would throw away every year, just because it wasn’t selling – like 40-yard bins of it,” he said. “We seem to have moved even more to a disposable society.”

Countering that trend is the entire philosophy behind Urban Repurpose, the non-profit social enterprise Riessner founded.

They’re the only group out there that does waste diversion simply for the sake of waste diversion, said Riessner. The store on Brooksbank Avenue is rammed with furniture, construction supplies, housewares, books, music, art and other items that – at one point – may have been destined for an eternity in the landfill.

“That’s a waste,” he said. “And I hate waste.”

Although they’ll try to find a home for just about everything, Riessner keeps the place well curated. There’s a room just for musical instruments and records and another for vintage collector items. They have volunteers who can tinker with clocks and solder circuits. When it comes to antiques, Riessner does his homework. He recently identified and sold a watercolour painter’s kit from Europe dating back to

Tom Riessner, owner of North Vancouver’s Urban Repurpose, holds an art deco-style vase. The non-profit social enterprise aims to find new uses for items headed for the landfill. PAUL MCGRATH

about 1780.

More than simply finding a new home for a classy lamp or retro beer glass, Riessner is passionate about helping people find creative ways to reuse their finds. Even reclaimed wood and demolition castoffs can go on to a new life imbued with historical significance and nostalgia. Urban Repurpose has on its shelves pieces of the old Delbrook Senior Secondary’s dance studio, stage and gym

floors, some of which has already been claimed for a kitchen island in the home of a pair of Delbrook sweethearts. And Riessner salvaged some 150-year-old lumber from the Fish House Restaurant in Stanley Park. He describes the store as “a sorting machine for the history of the city.”

“For me, this is the best part of this job – being able to save bits of the history that seem to get mowed down every month,” he

said. “Knowing where it came from and then seeing what happens to it, where it goes, and how it continues its life.”

Most of the goods and materials in the shop come from within the community, often when people are downsizing or when someone is trying to clear out a relative’s estate. It’s a popular place for young folks furnishing their first apartments, but it also draws creative types and treasure hunters

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“Somebody else, I guarantee, can think of something to do with the stuff that you don’t want anymore,” he said.

On Monday, City of North Vancouver council bestowed Riessner with a Living City Award, which is handed out to residents, businesses or non-profits that have done exemplary work in environmental sustainability.

Mayor Linda Buchanan praised Riessner for not only diverting volumes of material from the landfill, but for challenging people to change the way they think about what is waste.

“I do come in fairly frequently just to see what’s new and I do like the free days. I just can’t get there fast enough,” she laughed.

Later this summer, Riessner will be taking the show on the road, in a matter of speaking. He’s received approval from Metro Vancouver to send a staffer down to the North Shore Transfer Station to help intercept valuable goods and resources before it’s too late.

“The goal for us will be to fill the truck every day it is there with a variety of materials,” he said.

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Angry drivers confront protesters on Lions Gate Bridge JANE SEYD

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Drivers blocked by old-growth logging protesters on Lions Gate Bridge last Wednesday got into an ugly altercation with protesters on the bridge deck.

Drivers who had been prevented from crossing the bridge during rush hour around 7:30 a.m. on June 22 got out of their cars and began giving two protesters, who had parked a van across both lanes of traffic, a piece of their minds.

One man who said he was an “old-growth logger” ripped a protest sign from the side of the van and shoved one of the protesters.

“I’ve been in the logging trade all my life. You don’t know how the world works,” he said.

One woman told protesters they weren’t helping win public sympathy with their actions.

“You’re angering people,” she said.

“No one’s going to leave here going, ‘Let’s

support these guys.’ You’re pissing us off.”

Another driver raised his fists above his head while yelling, “Who gives a shit about climate change?” adding, “You’ve made your picture, you’ve made your point. Now get the f*** out of here.”

Two old-growth protesters were arrested for mischief and “intimidation by blocking a roadway” by Vancouver police after officers arrived on the scene.

It’s not the first time logging protesters have disrupted bridge traffic on the North Shore.

Traffic was disrupted on Highway 1 in West Vancouver June 14 when three protesters blocked the westbound lane near the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, gluing themselves to the road.

On June 13, another protest by the Save Old Growth group blockaded the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, while a simultaneous protest also

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Ben Holt, a 52-year-old computer programmer and North Vancouver resident, was one of the protesters on the Lions Gate Bridge in a role as a “de-escalator” who angry drivers directed their wrath towards on Wednesday morning. Holt was also recently arrested during the Horseshoe Bay blockade.

Holt told the North Shore News he understands the frustration protesters’ actions cause drivers, but said he feels he has little choice if he wants to draw attention to the cause of stopping old growth logging.

Holt said the protests get attention – which is more than writing petitions and acting within the political system have done.

“I would ask the public, before they get out of their car and confront people, to take a few deep breaths – think about what they’re doing. And think about why the protesters are out there,” he said.

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An Abbotsford Police Department member has now been criminally charged for his role in a West Vancouver takedown that left a suspect with serious injuries.

The arrest happened on Feb. 26, 2020 after a suspect, who was wanted on arrest warrants in Ontario, led police on a 70-kilometre pursuit from First responders load a suspect into an ambulance Abbotsford to the Capilano following a police takedown on the Capilano River Bridge, River Bridge in West Vancouver.

Feb. 26, 2020. CATHERINE URQUHART / GLOBAL BC There, officers from multiple departments forced the susThursday that it had approved charges of pect’s vehicle into the median assault with a weapon and assault causing and he was arrested with the use of a bodily harm against Abbotsford Const. police dog.

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The province’s Independent “The charges were approved by an Investigations Office, which is automatiexperienced Crown counsel with no prior cally tasked to review police incidents that involve death or serious harm to a member or current connection with the officer,” the statement read. of the public, announced it would be In February 2021, Dustin Mills was probing the incident because the suspect found guilty of assaulting a police officer, received dog bite wounds that required escaping from custody and assault with surgery to close. intent to resist arrest. He was sentenced to In April 2021, the IIO forward a report time served, court records show. to Crown counsel recommending they Abbotsford Police Department officials consider charges after concluding “there declined to comment on the charges as the are reasonable grounds to believe that an matter is now before the courts, although Abbotsford Police Department officer may Nagel remains on active duty, according to have committed an offence in relation to the force. the use of a police service dog during the He is due in North Vancouver provincial arrest.” court on Aug. 3.

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A by-the-glass list of 16 wines is on the menu for thirsty folks on the North Shore.

16 West, a new B.C.-focused wine bar concept from the chef and owner of Hachiro ramen bar, opened Friday in the Central Lonsdale area.

Hachiro closed down earlier this year, and the team got to work right away converting their previous offerings to a fresh selection of wine and food pairings.

Highlights on 16 West’s opening list include a Grüner Veltliner from Winemaker’s Cut in Oliver, and a Pinot Noir from Tantalus Vineyards in Kelowna. Culinary creations from chef Addy Gowe feature a fluffy squash gnocchi with brown butter sauce, fresh herbs and grated parmesan, as well as a roasted red pepper bean dip with confit garlic accompanied by toasted baguette from North Van’s Bad Dog Bread.

Hachiro opened in 2019, and quickly had to pivot to a primarily takeout model. Started by Brooke Naito-Campbell and her brother, she took over full ownership last year and brought in chef Gowe to lead the menu.

With this new concept, Gowe’s experience at restaurants that include

16 West chef Addy Gowe (left), wine expert Sher DiMarco (far right) and owner Brooke Naito-Campbell share a toast with kitchen staff at last Friday’s opening. NICK LABA / NSN Bufala Edgemont, Torafuku, Quattro and Wildebeest, is complemented by her time working at wineries in the Naramata region.

“It gave me an opportunity to see the full extent of what’s grown, and how temperature variations affect the grapes as you travel through the Okanagan,” she said.

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Tree hunters find huge Western red cedar in Lynn Valley ANDY PREST

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A pair of big-tree hunters say they have located one of the largest trees in Canada in a remote corner of Lynn Valley in North Vancouver.

Tree trackers Colin Spratt and Ian Thomas say they have found an ancient Western red cedar measuring more than 5.8 metres in diameter deep in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, making it the fourth-widest known tree in the country. They have dubbed the tree “The North Shore Giant” and estimate that it is likely more than 1,000 years old.

Spratt and Thomas said they spent 10 hours bushwhacking through extremely rugged and dangerous terrain on Sunday (June 19) to get to the grove where the North Shore Giant stands.

As they approached the grove, they could see several spires sticking out above the tops of other trees. It wasn’t until they drew near that they confirmed the spires all belonged to one enormous western red cedar.

“I was blown away,” Thomas told the North Shore News. “I shouted to Colin, ‘That’s one

Ian Thomas of the Ancient Forest Alliance stands beside the North Shore Giant, a Western red cedar that Thomas and his tree-hunting partner Colin Spratt say is the fourth-widest in Canada, newly identified in a remote corner of Lynn Valley. COLIN SPRATT

tree!’ Our hearts almost stopped, because it was all these different heads coming together into a massive trunk.”

Spratt said he stood frozen when he first saw the tree in all its glory.

“The blood drained from my face,” Spratt stated in a release. “I

started getting dizzy as I realized it was one of the largest cedars ever found, and one of the most amazing life forms left on earth.”

According to the tree hunters, the North Shore Giant grows on the slopes west of Lynn Creek on a boulder field among other ancient red cedars. Other massive trees are

located in nearby groves, including Canada’s fifth-widest known Western hemlock, which the two tree hunters identified on the same day they found the North Shore Giant.

Spratt and Thomas said the current diameter measurement of the North Shore Giant is a preliminary one, following the methodology of the American Forest Association’s Champion Trees Program, which has been the standard used by B.C.’s own official big-tree registry.

The tree hunters said they hope they can take members of British Columbia’s Big Tree Committee to the site in the next week or two to confirm the diameter and take height and crown measurements for entry into the province’s Big Tree Registry.

“Finding this colossal ancient tree just demonstrates the sublime grandeur of these old-growth temperate rainforests,” said Thomas, a member of the Ancient Forest Alliance, a non-profit organization that works to protect B.C.’s endangered old-growth forests, and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry.

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stands is safe in a park. Most of our richest ancient forests are still unprotected and in danger of being logged. Even now in Canada, in the year 2022, trees as old as this giant, and entire groves like this one, are still being cut down on an industrial scale.”

Spratt and Thomas are not releasing the precise location of the tree to the public, and they strongly discourage people from trying to track it down on their own. For those interested in seeing something similar, the Kennedy Creek cedar is located beside Kennedy Falls Trail, an intermediate five-hour backcountry hike along the east side of Mount Fromme.

The largest recorded tree in Canada, the Cheewat Giant, is also a lot more accessible than the North Shore Giant. Another Western red cedar, it is located near Cheewat Lake on the west side of Vancouver Island, between Port Renfrew and Bamfield.

The Cheewat giant is more than six metres in diameter and stands more than 56 metres tall.

There is no official height measurement yet for the North Shore Giant.

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St. Paul’s Residential School Memorial refurbishment complete CHARLIE CAREY

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Refurbishment of the St. Paul’s Residential School Memorial has been completed with the statues re-erected during a ceremony June 17, after it was vandalized in January.

“The ceremony was fitting and comforting, and very timely,” Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) spokesperson Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) said.

Bringing together a huge cross-section of the community, residential school survivors were joined by Elders, students from local North Vancouver schools, municipal councillors, and leaders from St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School (which now stands in place of St. Paul’s).

“It made for a more meaningful ceremony,” Williams said. “It was comforting to have that kind of reach. And the ceremony itself was not only educational to everyone there, but it was very powerful.

“To have drummers and singers there, we had people being held up with traditional work ... being blanketed, for not only the artists that did it, but the people that were a part of this monument from the beginning,” he said.

The carving outside the former Sisters of St. Paul convent on Sixth Street memorializes the more than 2,000 children from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Tsleil-Waututh, shíshálh (Sechelt) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm

The St. Paul’s Residential School Memorial has been repaired and refurbished after being vandalized earlier this year. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

in their investigation to allow the nation to receive back the monument and move forward in a good way.

There was no “scheduled urgency” to re-erect the monument during June, which coincides with National Indigenous History

(Musqueam) Nations who were taken from their parents and forced to live at St. Paul’s Residential School.

Still unsure of who vandalized the monument or why, Williams said the RCMP Integrated First Nations Unit were respectful

Month, Williams said, explaining that it was important for the monument to be refurbished with good feelings.

“It was fitting that it was done before [National] Indigenous [Peoples] day, but also, the change of seasons, as if we look at it as Indigenous since time immemorial, we’ve been surviving off the earth through the seasons of the year, so changing from spring to summer was very enlightening,” he explained.

One of the original artists to work on the monument, Jason Nahanee, told the North Shore News while working on the monument in April that they have to be very careful doing the “fine and dusty” refurbishment work, as the monument is seven years old.

“So there’s a little bit of stuff you have to get off there while you’re sanding,” he said.

Taking the two figures from the monument down and working on them at his house in Eslha7an (Mission 1), Nahanee, his son Nathan, grandson Ryan Natrall and girlfriend Keely Harris worked to bring the monument back to life.

“The weather is pretty harsh around here sometimes.... We’re just sort of taking our time to make sure we get all the cracks and holes filled on the human figures, and we’re going to get them repainted to preserve them for the future,” Nahanee said.

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That’s a worrying trend, spurred by increases in everything from additional sick-leave costs to rising gas prices that could leave the school district with less than $180,000 in surplus funds to draw on, said secretary-treasurer Julia Leiterman.

In West Vancouver, where operating costs are expected to come in at just over $79 million next year, but revenue is projected at only $77 million, there are a few reasons for the budget crunch.

The number of fee-paying international students has still not fully recovered from the low numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Leiterman said. Some of that is due to continued lockdowns in Asia, a traditional source of international students in West Vancouver. The number of families willing to host students has also dwindled.

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to make up about 13 per cent of the school district’s budget, said Leiterman.

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Other cost pressures include rising utility costs and capital costs of computers and network upgrades that aren’t specifically funded by the province, Leiterman said.

Last year, the school district spent $1.4 million upgrading its network and $370,000 on new laptops for teachers, she said.

School districts are also now required to provide sick-leave pay for casual employees, including substitute teachers, which could cost the district up to $400,000 in a worst-case scenario, Leiterman said.

Extra funding provided to school districts during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic to cover costs like extra janitorial staff has also now dried up.

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Upgrades include covered shelters, better lighting Continued from page 1 a commercial retail space. It will be up to TransLink to decide which business will occupy the space but it will likely be a coffee shop, Ma said.

The new Phibbs Exchange will be designed to accommodate more articulated buses, which will become highly important when the new Bus Rapid Transit system begins rolling out in the next few years, as well as double-decker buses, should they be put into use on the North Shore.

For pedestrians and cyclists, there will be new multiuse path on the south side of the site and west side of the site and there will also be bike lockers on site.

Better stormwater drainage will decrease the likelihood of flooding at nearby Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and the new state-of-the art drainage systems designed to prevent petrochemicals and sediment from leaching into nearby waterways, Ma said.

With more than 16,000 passengers passing through per day – most of them commuters from Burnaby and all points east – Phibbs is one of the most important pieces of transportation infrastructure on the North Shore. But it’s also one of the most unpleasant, Ma acknowledged.

“We’ve heard from a lot of people that Phibbs Exchange is just terrible from a user perspective. It’s dark at night. It can be scary for passengers who are travelling alone,” she said. “It’s clear that the demand on Phibbs Exchange has outgrown what it can actually provide. And on top of that, we want more people to feel comfortable riding on public transit.

“The more we can incentivize and enable transit usage, the better off we will all be, including those of us who drive,” she said.

Work is expected to start in late September or early October and last until spring 2024.

In order to keep the transit exchange functioning during the year-and-a-half of work, Ma said the construction will likely have to be done in phases. The construction plan will be one of the criteria the ministry will be considering before awarding the design and construction contracts.

“It will look a bit confusing and messy,” Ma said. “My understanding is that TransLink staff will be on site to help direct customers because things will be changing.”

A major upgrade of Phibbs has been on the agenda for years, but an administrative error made in how the land was dedicated in the 1960s that wasn’t discovered until 2018 set the project back. Correcting that error required an all new process within the ministry, Ma said.

That also required the budget to be upped, thanks to escalation of costs happening all over the province, she added.

The tender documents also provide incentives for the winning contractor to demonstrate opportunities for Indigenous workers and businesses In a release, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc said the federal funding will help the North Shore grow.

“Efficient and affordable public transit help communities grow and develop. Upgrades to the Phibbs Transit Exchange will make this vital transit hub safer and support community expansion on the North Shore.

Our government is proud to work with our partners to support convenient, inclusive, and sustainable public transportation,” he said.

Phibbs Exchange opened on Oct. 19, 1973. Since then, it has only ever had minor upgrades.

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Around noon on June 21, a two-year-told Bengal cat named Tigger Tigger, a two-year-old Bengal cat, comes face to face with a black came face-to-face with a bear in the Canyon Heights neighbourhood. CAMERON STURROCK black bear in front of his owner’s home in North Sturrock was packing to go camping Vancouver. when he opened the front door of his Tigger’s owner, Gavin Sturrock, posted a video of the encounter to TikTok, which has house. The bear was standing a few feet in since gone viral, garnering more than 30,000 front of him, and so was Tigger.

He recalled thinking: “Oh my God, this views by the next morning. bear is going to eat my cat.” But when it Not one to back down, Tigger arched his looked like his cat had the situation taken back and took a few steps towards the bear. care of, Sturrock said he took his phone out That was enough to send the smallish black and started recording. bear right back the way it came.

Apparently, Tigger has displayed this Sturrock tried to call his cat back to him kind of alpha energy before. before it became obvious Tigger had the “I’ve seen him do this sort of thing upper hand. with big dogs – chase them away from our Sturrock lives in Canyon Heights, and says bear sightings in the area are rare. “I’ve house.” never seen such a thing,” he said, explaining that the bear had been knocking over View the video at garbage bins the day before. nsnews.com/photos-and-videos

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New Coast Salish stories adorn MONOVA’s windows CHARLIE CAREY

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MONOVA, the Museum of North Vancouver, is welcoming people to its latest public art installation by local First Nations artists, which tells Coast Salish stories of creation, nature and transformation.

Pieces by Mi kw’achi7m (Marissa Nahanee) of Nisg̱a’a and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and Skokaylem (Zac George) of Tsleil-Watuth Nation adorn the north and east wall windows in a series of colourful, translucent decals. Working with the theme Nature as Teacher: Our Coast Salish World, the artists created images inspired by the North Shore’s natural environment and Indigenous creation stories.

Although each wall presents a distinctive artistic style, they are unified by Coast Salish design elements, colours and patterns.

Nahanee’s piece, The Twelve Original Occupations Of The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation Demonstrate Important Lessons Of Caring, was inspired by a transformation story about a young Squamish woman, the puppies she gave birth to, and the lessons learned that still stand true to Squamish people today.

“The moral of this story,” Nahanee said, “is that we can help transform our challenges and cares into stability – if we always take care of all our community members and

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share the bounty of nature with our people.”

George’s piece, The First Grandmother of Səlí̓ lwətaɬ Was Born From The Sea, comes from a Tsleil-Waututh legend of creation and one of the stories the Great Spirit told his Grandfather. Intended to be representative of a Coast Salish house post, George’s work is featured along the top windows, and on the wide vertical panel.

George explained that back in the mists of time, when the Great Spirit made the saltwater inlet, which now includes the City of Vancouver on its shores, the spirit placed his family on this land.

“We are Tsleil-Waututh -- people of the inlet,” George said. “He transformed my grandfather from a wolf into a young boy.

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City of North Van calls for cooler homes in extreme heat BRENT RICHTER

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On the hottest night of 2022 (so far), City of North Vancouver council says it’s time to let cooler homes prevail.

Council passed a motion from Mayor Linda Buchanan Monday calling for “homes that meet today’s climate context.”

Buchanan said her mother-inlaw was among the 619 people in British Columbia who died during the 2021 heat dome. Since then, it has become accepted that more extreme weather events are on the horizon but much of the city and its housing stock isn’t designed to keep people safe in extreme heat.

“I think this past summer made the effects of climate change very real to people in a very new way,” she said. “The heat dome, as it has been come to be known, was a sign that climate change is no longer a faraway problem. It’s here, and it raised serious and urgent questions around if our home infrastructure can truly keep us cool and healthy during the summer.”

Buchanan’s motion directs city planning staff to alert applicants early in the redevelopment process

Beach goers stay in the shade at Ambleside Beach, Monday. North Van city council has passed a motion calling for new homes to be built with cooling systems to keep people safe in extreme heat. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

that council will want to see new homes that include enhanced cooling systems.

About 80 per cent of the city’s residents live in multi-family homes, almost all of which were built before the health impacts of a warming climate were fully understood. More than lacking air conditioning, many don’t have proper ventilation or balconies, Buchanan noted. The motion also asks staff to report back with

actions that could be taken to ensure those apartments and condos are retrofitted to keep cool.

Creating extreme heat prevention and long-term risk strategies was one of the recommendations made by the BC Coroners Service in its final report on the heat dome.

Buchanan will also write to the provincial and federal government minister responsible for housing, public safety and environment on behalf of council urging them

to quickly implement the recommendations of the chief coroner, and stressing that funding must be made available in the name of individual health.

Support for Buchanan’s motion was unanimous.

The province has indicated changes are coming to the B.C. Building Code that would address extreme heat, but as a municipality, council does have control over urban design, which can be tailored to reduce the “heat island” effect by fostering green space and reducing the use of hard, non-permeable surfaces, Coun. Jessica McIlroy said.

“It has been stated that the tree canopy protection and expansion is actually the easiest and most cost-effective method of keeping our urban spaces cooled,” she said.

Coun. Don Bell, who went to hospital himself during the heat dome due to heart difficulties, said he would like to see the province prohibit stratas and apartments from banning air conditioning units in their suites.

Earlier in the same meeting, council received an update from North Shore Emergency Management director Emily Dicken

on the tri-municipal agency’s extreme heat strategy. Dicken told council they learned a lot from extreme weather events in 2021 “We learned very quickly that the heat dome was setting a new stage for operational response requirements that we really didn’t have the level of preparedness for,” she said. “And we really didn’t understand what the needs of the community would be and what the extent of impact would be.”

Gaps in the response included a lack of co-ordination among service providers, the NSEM report found, and challenges in communicating directly with those who are most at risk of health impacts that they should come to a library or community centre to cool off.

Since then, NSEM has updated its to-do list for when Environment Canada warns that a heat wave is incoming. It got its first real test on Monday when the temperature crossed the 30C threshold on the North Shore.

“I can honestly say that it went beautifully, and we saw all of our libraries and rec spaces immediately stand up, and NSEM provide those wraparound supports to them,” Dicken said.

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Lucky’s Exotic Bodega delivers a world of unique treats ANDY PREST

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Where do you go when you have a hankering for squishy Skittles from China? Or the famously wild chip flavours of Thailand? Or a New York Seltzer, a drink you haven’t tasted since a childhood trip to a fancy restaurant in the 1980s?

There’s now a spot on Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver for all those impossible-to-find treats, thanks to a pair of North Shore boys and their best bud from across Burrard Inlet.

Ecole Sentinel Secondary grad Sam Sabor and West Vancouver Secondary grad Martin Sahami are two of the original bodega boys who, along with their Vancouver friend TJ Voss, are the founders of Lucky’s Exotic Bodega. The trio started their bodega business with a pair of stores in Vancouver, and opened their first North Shore location last month in Central Lonsdale.

“I was really trying to get back to the North Shore,” said Sabor. “Once we had the opportunity, we thought, ‘Why not?

Let’s take advantage of the home court advantage.’”

The initial plan for the three friends was to open up some generic corner stores that were loosely based on the bodega model popular in New York City, basically a place within walking distance of high-density residential areas where you can pick up all of life’s essentials without taking a trip to the supermarket.

But as the bodega boys thought more about their business model, they decided they wanted to do something a little different.

“We noticed so many convenience stores are run the same way, they have all the same stuff that Walmart has, but for a

Lucky’s Exotic Bodega manager Mario Prado shows off some of the unique treats available at the new Lonsdale Avenue store. MIKE WAKEFIELD / NSN

higher price because of the convenience,” Voss said. “We never understood that. We thought, why not bring stuff in that people can’t find [elsewhere]?”

That’s why you won’t find a pack of Old Dutch ripple chips at Lucky’s, but you can pick up some Strawberry Yogurt Sunchips that have been air-shipped straight from Thailand to maintain freshness.

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“We always want to have the stuff that you can’t find locally, the stuff that’s out of reach, but at a very fair price,” said Voss, adding that people from other countries come in every day and marvel at the treats from their homeland that they’ve never seen elsewhere in Canada.

“Especially during the pandemic, when you can’t travel, you can’t be back home – the little things that make you feel comfortable, remind you of the good times are usually sweets, candy, snacks,

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The North Vancouver location has some other unique touches, including a section devoted to collector clothing and sneakers. The whole shop also has a basketball theme, with logos on the floor and door, and a scoreboard hanging on the wall. Music is pumping as you peruse the exotic snacks, reinforcing the store’s appeal to a younger demographic – Lucky’s is strategically located in the middle of a trio of high schools, and noonhour business is booming, Voss said with a laugh.

The bodega boys aim to be more than just a purveyors of sweet treats, though. This month they introduced Safe @ Luckys, a program to provide help for anyone who comes in to the store and needs assistance. If you ask, “Do you guys have Starfruit back in stock?” staff from the store will know to respond with quick but subtle help. That may be an important service from a store that is open from 9 a.m. until midnight every day.

“We just want the community to know that we are here for the community and anything we can do ever to make anyone’s day a little bit better than when they came in.... We’re always happy to oblige,” Voss said. “The North Shore is such a wonderful community. It’s a privilege to be here on Lonsdale. We take it as a big badge of honour – we look at this as the big leagues. Lonsdale is the place to be in North Van, so for us to be here is only truly because of the blessings of the community and the support that we have from everyone that comes in.”

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This 1907 Elliott & Baglow photo shows the joint celebration of Dominion Day (Canada Day) and the incorporation of the City of North Vancouver in Lower Lonsdale. Earlier that year, on May 13, the City of North Vancouver – christened by the Express newspaper as “the Ambitious City” — was incorporated as a separate municipality.

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Hospitalizations in VCH rise COVID hospitalizations in Vancouver Coastal Health – which also includes hospitals in Vancouver, Richmond, the Sunshine Coast and Sea to Sky Corridor – rose slightly this week, according to BCCDC. There were 75 people with COVID in hospital as of June 23, compared to 67 people the week before and 82 people two weeks ago.

Five of those people were in critical care – similar to the six people in ICU with COVID the previous week.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022 NEWS | A 31

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Solutions can be found in the Wednesday July 13th issue.

Reported COVID-19 cases are falling sharply on the North Shore, along with levels of the virus detected at the Lions Gate sewage treatment plant. CAROL YEPES / MOMENT / GETTY IMAGES

Vaccination clinic still open for ages 5-11 Continued from page 30 That compares to an approximate range of between 39,000 and 43,000 parts per litre the previous week.

Although wastewater concentrations don’t measure the number of people infected with COVID-19 directly, they are considered one of the more accurate barometers of overall infection levels in communities, as they pick up viral signals from people who have tested positive on rapid tests at home but who are not part of official case counts.

Vaccination rates stalled Vaccination rates among both adults and children on the North Shore haven’t budged for months.

Between 92 and 96 per cent of adults

on the North Shore have had two doses of vaccine, and between 68 and 72 per cent have received a booster shot.

Vaccination rates for children stalled much lower. Between 58 and 69 per cent of children five to 11 on the North Shore have received two doses of COVID vaccine.

The ICBC site vaccine clinic remains open for children ages five to 11, while adults are now being directed to local pharmacies for their shots.

1 in 5 say they’ve had COVID According to a recent poll by the North Shore News, 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.

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Monday, July 11, 2022 at 6:00 pm Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8935 and Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 8932 for 328 West 14th Street

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Summer weather has finally arrived and North Shore Rescue’s volunteers are clearing their weekend schedules.

The team was called out four times over the sunny weekend, each time for someone requiring a helicopter rescue, said search manager Jim Loree.

On Saturday, a woman hiking the Lynn Headwaters Trail suffered an ankle injury near Norvan Falls and had to be helped to a nearby landing pad. North Shore Rescue members assisted their counterparts at Lions Bay Search and Rescue twice on Saturday as well. In one instance, a woman and her dog slipped down a steep slope, leaving them stranded on a cliff ledge. Another woman got off trail and wound up in a steep drainage, requiring a long-line rescue to get out.

Now that it’s The most serious call came sunny, the Sunday afternoon after North floodgates Vancouver RCMP alerted the have opened team to a hiker activating his that everybody emergency beacon in Wickenden Creek, between Lynn Headwaters wants to rush and Goat Mountain. The man had out into the taken a serious fall and was left backcountry with a broken arm, among other and the injuries. wilderness.

“It looked like he’d fallen a good 12 vertical feet, and then SEARCH MANAGER JIM LOREE would have tumbled a bit once he landed,” Loree said. “He had numerous other scrapes and bruises and his shorts were in tatters, so he wasn’t looking super great. ... He wasn’t going to be hiking out of there without some help.”

It is a highly challenging route – more of a scramble than a trail, Loree said. Even with GPS co-ordinates coming from the satellite beacon, it was still very difficult to spot the man, he said. Eventually they winched a rescuer down to the site, packaged the hiker in a harness and flew back to the nearest search and rescue station where an ambulance was waiting.

The hiker, a man in his 40s, was well equipped and experienced, although he was going it alone, which North Shore Rescue never recommends.

After a relatively quiet spring, thanks to bad weather keeping people indoors, Loree said the team is now bracing for a busy summer.

“Now that it’s sunny, the floodgates have opened that everybody wants to rush out into the backcountry and the wilderness,” he said. “We expected this going into the weekend. Sure enough, multiple calls. As this weather continues, it’ll definitely be busy as the summer goes on.”

That means everyone planning to go for a hike in the mountains needs to be make sure they are prepared and have the right gear, Loree said.

“Do extensive research on where you’re going, how long it’s going to take, how strenuous it is. Evaluate your fitness level. Look at the time of day, all those factors. Build in a bit of buffer time, because sometimes things take longer than you think,” he said.

Even though it’s hot at sea level, winter snow remains at higher elevations around the backcountry.

When you know you need help, don’t go bushwhacking trying to find your way back to the trail, Loree said. Call 911 right away.

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PUBLIC NOTICE 2023 Permissive Tax Exemptions

Under provision of the Community Charter (SBC 2003) Chapter 26, Part 7, Division 7, Section 224.

It is the intention of the Council of the District of West Vancouver to consider Proposed 2023 Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 5198, 2022 at the regular Council Meeting on Monday, July 11, 2022. Proposed 2023 Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 5198, 2022 will provide the following properties with an exemption from paying municipal taxes in 2023.

Extract of Community Charter Chapter 26 Part 7: Squamish Nation carver Jason Nahanee works on repairs of the vandalized St. Paul’s Residential School Memorial in April. Jason’s son Nathan (left) and grandson Ryan Natrall, with girlfriend Keely Harris, assist with the repairs.

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Continued from page 20 the restoration work.

“Through the perseverance and history, and the strength we have, we look at this in a healthy way -- even the monument being vandalized brought our people together.

“Even though it triggered people into the residential school issue of the past, it brought our people together. And it really showed on the day we had the ceremony, but also through the days leading up.… I can’t praise more [Squamish Nation rights and title director] Peter Baker and his team, because they really did it the right way. And they didn’t rush anything. They utilized our teachings and practices in walking softly with our people,” Williams said.

Williams said the journey behind reconciliation is education, and the monument is just one education piece.

“We’re looking at the four corners of teaching the world what really happened here and coming out of the dark history. And to be able to come out of it, is education and awareness and having an open heart and mind to accepting the truth. Because we’re on that journey to educate our youth, as well,” he said.

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

DIVISION 7-PERMISSIVE EXEMPTIONS: General authority for permissive exemptions 224 (1) A council may, by bylaw in accordance with this section, exempt land or improvements, or both, referred to in subsection (2) from taxation under section 197 (1) (a) [municipal property taxes], to the extent, for the period and subject to the conditions provided in the bylaw.

(2) Tax exemptions may be provided under this section for the following: (a) land or improvements that (i) are owned or held by a charitable, philanthropic or other not for profit corporation, and (ii) the council considers are used for a purpose that is directly related to the purposes of the corporation; (d) the interest of a public authority, local authority or any other corporation or organization in land or improvements that are used or occupied by the corporation or organization if (i) the land or improvements are owned by a public authority or local authority, and (ii) the land or improvements are used by the corporation or organization for a purpose in relation to which an exemption under this Division or Division 6 of this Part would apply or could be provided if the land or improvements were owned by that corporation or organization; (f) in relation to property that is exempt under section 220 (1) (h) [buildings for public worship], (i) an area of land surrounding the exempt building, (ii) a hall that the council considers is necessary to the exempt building and the land on which the hall stands, and (iii) an area of land surrounding a hall that is exempt under subparagraph (ii); (h) in relation to property that is exempt under section 220 (1) (i) [seniors’ homes] or (j) [hospitals], any area of land surrounding the exempt building; (k) land or improvements for which a grant has been made, after March 31, 1974, under the Housing Construction (Elderly Citizens) Act before its repeal.

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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 60 - 580 18th Street

$5,300

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North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association - 1590 Gordon Avenue

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North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association - Podium 2, 723 Main Street

SENIORS’ HOUSING SOCIETIES Capilano Senior Citizen's Housing Society - 1475 Esquimalt Avenue Klahanee Park Housing Society - 350 Klahanie Court

$9,200

$9,600

$10,000

Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society - 2151 Gordon Avenue

$15,200

$15,800

$16,400

Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society - 959 21st Street

$9,000

$9,400

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Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society - 975 21st Street

$22,900

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PLACES OF WORSHIP Christ the Redeemer Parish - 595 Keith Road

$4,900

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First Church of Christ, Scientist - 714 20th Street

$2,800

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Har EI, North Shore Centre for Jewish Life Society - 1305 Taylor Way

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Parish of St. Christopher's (West Vancouver) - 1068 Inglewood Avenue

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Parish of St. Christopher's (West Vancouver) - 1080 11th Street

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Park Royal Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses - 1335 3rd Street

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St. Anthony's Church - 2347 Inglewood Avenue

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St. David's United Church - 1525 Taylor Way

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St. Francis-in-the-Wood Anglican Church - 4773 Piccadilly South

$8,400

$8,700

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West Vancouver Baptist Church - 450 Mathers Avenue

$14,300

$14,900

$15,500

West Vancouver Presbyterian Church - 2893 Marine Drive

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$7,700

West Vancouver United Church - 2062 Esquimalt Avenue

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$237,500 $247,000

* the estimate may not represent additional tax exemptions that may be available through BC Assessment ** these two parcels are new and details will be confirmed later in 2022 by BC Assessment. Currently, there is no assessment value for either parcel so no estimate of exempt taxes can be calculated

Carver Jason Nahanee does the ‘fine and dusty’ work needed to refurbish and repair the damages monument.

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Continued from page 1 minutes away by car or bus, but not easy walking distance to stock the pantry.

Before Monday’s vote, Mayor Mike Little said the development meets enough of the community’s needs and should proceed, noting that the R2 RapidBus provides “great service” to the area.

He said council had heard concerns about the lack of grocery options, and that the commercial space should be larger. Another large point of contention was the tower’s height – the tallest in the area – which he said wasn’t unreasonable in that space despite the previous 20-storey limit.

Also backing the proposal, Coun. Jordan Back said tall towers are needed in certain areas and that a new café in the commercial space will help provide social connection for new residents.

Coun. Jim Hanson, a proponent of so-called gentle densification, expressed his disapproval.

“This kind of tall, concrete tower is simply not my vision for DNV,” he said. Instead, what’s needed is less expensive market strata and more affordable rental, he added.

Hanson voiced concerns about how concrete structures contribute to global warming, and wondered how the municipality can make good on climate promises while approving a plan with 373 parking stalls, which “can only add congestion in an already busy area.”

“I believe we can do better,” Hanson said. “Why would this not be 100 per cent affordable rental housing?”

He noted 1,000-square-foot strata apartments in the building going for more than $1.3 million are hardly affordable.

When completed, the property will include three buildings: a 27-storey tower with strata and market rental apartments, a four-storey building with non-market rentals, and a nine-storey strata building.

All in all, the project will house 212 market strata units (eight of which are rent-to-own), 77 market rental units, 41 non-market rental units, and 574 square feet of commercial space.

Coun. Lisa Muri said it’s hard to call it a sustainable town centre with little to no commercial space.

“The [official community plan] says to protect existing rental and light industrial,” she said. “We’ve built towers and displaced people.”

One of the first things the City of North Vancouver did when building out Lower Lonsdale was to renovate the IGA, Muri continued.

But Coun. Mathew Bond countered with the analogy that when Santa Claus finally gifts you the pony you’ve been asking for, you can’t start nit-picking once it’s there under the tree.

The new project will expand housing options in the area, including units in range for lower-income families in the area, and Marvel will make a community amenity contribution of $3.4 million to the district.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022 ARTS & LIFE | A35

GARDEN TO TABLE

Taste the goodness of ‘terroir’ in root vegetable seedlings LAURA MARIE NEUBERT

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There is no better way to enjoy the nutrient-dense terroir of your garden than to indulge in très élégant vitamin and mineral rich thinning soup, made from wilting the tiny wee carrot, radish, and beet plants that are typically tossed out during row thinning, into a steaming bowl of dashi or mushroom broth.

Growing fruits and vegetables at home, from seed, most particularly during challenging weather, has taught me to waste not, want not — that is to see, taste and revere the inherent and potential value in every edible component part.

Growing food regeneratively has taught me to share with and feed the soil. During root vegetable thinning time, feeding and sharing means gently cutting surplus seedlings at soil level, leaving the roots below ground, and the soil undisturbed.

This can take longer than thinning by pulling seedlings root and all, but then more time in the garden is time well spent.

Leaving soil undisturbed as much as possible, helps maintain the critical structure, aeration and porosity created by microbes, insects, worms, fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms, and it allows biomass (roots, etc) to die and be consumed, and ultimately, after a many organism long process of eating and being eaten, store carbon and myriad goodness below ground for cycling.

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Admittedly, it was very satisfying That goodness is particularly well enjoying the highly nutritious and expressed in seedling plants like micro terroir-tasting thinning soup made carrot, radish, beet and pea tops. You almost exclusively from ingredients — can taste the goodness of the soil, radish (French breakfast, watermelon, climate, culture and sunlight — the red rido, Italian globe), beet (bull’s terroir — in every bite. blood, touchstone gold, golden flame, On that note, and in the “earth care, chioggia), carrot (rainbow, bolero, people care, fair share” spirit of urban chantenay, white satin), pea tops permaculture, most of the thinnings (parsley, sugar snap, alderman), kale end up in the in-bed worm com(curly), garlic (red Russian) and pepposts, where red wrigglers and their pers (fire ring, hot cherry, jalapeno) rhizosphere (root neighbourhood) — grown in our front yard garden. ecosystem of ravenous shredders, colThankfully root vegetables, peas, lectors, scrapers, piercers, predators kale, garlic and peppers are not fussand parasites feast throughout the seabudget veggies that require copious sons, creating the very best detritus Wilting just-snipped thinning greens add nourishment to oversight and maintenance, or to and poopy native fertilizer to power hot dashi and shiitake broth. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT be honest, any degree of gardening yet another generation of nutrient experience or expertise. How perfect dense produce for family and friends. for busy people. rainbow carrots.

If you haven’t tasted root vegetable New gardeners with limited space or To deepen the broth colour and its charseedlings, you should give them a try. Unlike containers even, could grow all of the above acteristic umami, I rehydrated some dried microgreens, which are most often grown easily, in healthy soil powered by a little bit shiitake mushrooms. The silky earthiness of in a sterile medium, on a fibre mat, or in a of sunshine. It isn’t too late to sow beets, the fungi-enriched dashi, together with the soil-less mixture where they absorb soluble carrots and radishes directly into the soil, peppery sweet and wilted thinnings were nutrients from fortified irrigation, living soil and garden centres still have kale, pepper made more delicious still by a flourish of grown seedlings pull a custom, terroir-speand spring garlic starts for transplanting. home-made kale-based gomasio. cific blend of macro and micro nutrients Pairs beautifully with Gentil d’Alsace.

Gomasio is a Japanese condiment made directly from the soil, and also from its Give it a try. from toasted sesame seed, and kombu seamaker. That maker would be you, the urban weed. A non-traditional kale-based version gardener and soil steward. How cool is that?

Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouver-based can be made easily by dehydrating kale This week, we nourished ourselves with urban permaculture designer. Learn more about pieces that have been massaged with salted a quick and delicious thinning soup, made permaculture by visiting her website upfrontandgarlic oil, then crushed into toasted sesame by wilting just-snipped beet, carrot, radish beautiful.com, follow her on Instagram @ seeds. A pinch or two of crushed red pepper and pea tops into a gorgeous and nourishing upfrontandbeautiful or email hello@upfrontandflakes elevates the kale gomasio even further. beautiful.com. hot dashi broth brightened with sliced baby

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ASHCROFT, Mark Ernest January 20, 1958 - June 9, 2022 With disbelief and great sadness, we announce the passing of a very gentle loving Husband, Father, Papa, Son, Brother, Nephew, Cousin Uncle & Friend. Mark was filled with love and laughter he touched so many lives and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. He will remain forever in our hearts. “Till we meet again!”

A Celebration of Marks life will be held on July 21, 2022, from 1-3pm at Yates Memorial Services in Parksville. Please RSVP to leashcroft@shaw.ca by July 8th, 2022.

To send a condolence to the family please visit: www.yatesmemorial.ca 1.877.264.3848 “Lives Cherished and Celebrated”

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BAKER, Stee-Aye-Edin Sunrise: February 27, 1979 Sunset: June 19, 2022 It is with great sadness we advise of the passing of Stee-Aye-Edin Baker on June 19, 2022 at home in West Vancouver surrounded by love of family.

Stee, as he was affectionately known, was born to his parents Glenda Klassen (nee: Delorme) and Late Terrence Richard Baker on February 27, 1979, at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, BC. He grew up on Xwmelch’tstn (Capilano IR No. 5). He attended Norgate Elementary; Carson Graham Secondary School; Keith Lynn Alternate School; and Construction at Squamish Nation Trade Centre. Stee was a handsome man with lots of love in his heart; he loved his mom and texted her every day. He was a proud father and loved his kids deeply. He was a quiet observer of people and the world around him. Stee was a funny, kind, helpful and dependable man that never had a bad word to say about anybody. He enjoyed being active and he played and watched all kinds of sports. He excelled at lacrosse and played with the North Shore Indians, Coquitlam Adenacs and Knights.

Stee is survived by his mother Glenda (Darryl); siblings Jordon, Tishia (Brandon), Simon, Kalum, Cedarus, Sophia; children Steedin, Sedar; Citana; aunts and uncles Lesley Bennett, Lance (Lei), Frank, Beatrice, Brenda, Bill (Elva), Kathy (Ned), ‘Cindy’ (David), Sonny, Andrea, Lugene, Janice, Steve, and many loving relatives and dear friends.

A prayer service was held Thursday, June 23, 2022 and a funeral service on Friday, June 24, 2022; both at Chief Joe Mathias Centre. Online condolences can be found at www.dignitymemorial.com

DAVIS, Helen Gertrude

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GIRDLER, Eunice Rose (nee Cox) Eunice passed away at Lions Gate Hospital on June 21, 2022 at one hundred and one years of age. She was born at home in North Vancouver on February 9, 2021 to James and Alice Rose Cox (nee Palmer). She was predeceased by her parents and her husband, Ronald Alexander Girdler, as well as her brothers James William Cox and Raymond Cox. She is survived by her son Mike Girdler and many nieces and nephews, and their children and grandchildren.

She grew up and lived most of her life in North Vancouver. She attended Normal School in Victoria in order to become a teacher. Early on she taught in Alexandra and Armstrong before settling in North Vancouver to teach for the rest of her career.

She had early interests in dancing, field hockey and tennis. She continued playing tennis into her early eighties.

She married Ronald Alexander Girdler in 1947. Son Mike was born in September of 1958.

In later years she had many interests which included family and children by whom she was much loved and missed. She was a fountain of information for family history; as well as the history of North Vancouver. She enjoyed playing Bridge and celebrating all holidays.

Thanks to the staff at Lions Gate Hospital for the care she received in her last days.

Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps them near.

Davis, age 93, of West Vancouver, British Columbia passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Helen was born in Cobourg, Ontario on October 13, 1928.

She is predeceased by her parents Elsie and Charles Davis and her brother Willard Davis (June) and sister Elva Dormer (Jack). Loving aunt of Debbie and Donald Dormer (deceased) and Ann and Brad Davis. Helen leaves her long time friend and companion, Alicia Ingram who cared lovingly for Helen during her illness as well as many friends and neighbours.

Helen moved to Vancouver in about 1955 and loved the mountains and ocean and made it her home. She loved the outdoors and was an avid skier and skater. She was a long time employee of MacMillan Bloedel until her retirement.

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Helen will be remembered for her strength of character, her principles and frank and direct style.

She lived a long and happy life and will be missed by all who knew her.

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OBITUARIES

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North Shore’s Only Family Owned Funeral Provider HERR, Sylvia January 31, 1936 − June 21, 2022 Our long goodbye has come to an end. Sylvia’s stubborn resolve in her fight against Dementia was finally broken on the summer solstice. She left us peacefully, no more suffering, no more pain.

Sylvia was predeceased by her mother Florence Shead, father Arthur Poitras and youngest sister Margaret Charest. Her sisters Audrey Gourley and Carole Coutts remain to hold many loving memories of both the good times and the sometimes quite challenging times in their lives together.

Her children, Kevin Behm (Sherry), Dawn Binns (James) and her son Scott Behm are so grateful for all our mother gave us. She set us on a course of self−discovery and encouraged us in anything we wanted to try. Sylvia cherished her grandchildren, Drew and Jayne Behm and India Binns. Their love for their grandmother was immense. She will be missed always.

Sylvia was game for just about anything. She was beautiful, intelligent, talented and full of life. She liked to spend time with her friends and family, enjoying skiing, sailing, golfing and walking on North Vancouver’s sea wall. Sylvia was active until her health condition made it impossible. All who knew her before her illness will understand how much was taken from her in her final years.

Profound gratitude goes to all the staff at the Berkley Care Centre who provided Sylvia with the highest quality of care. Their compassion over the years was unwavering.

REMUS, Leon Reverend Leon Remus. Reverend Bluejeans as he preferred, left this Earth June 21st, surrounded by his loved ones, his Revelstoke mountains, his music and with the Amazing Grace that God bestowed on him and that he bestowed on all of us. He is off on his next grand adventure... at peace and with God. An amazing husband, father, son, grandfather and brother, dedicated to family first, with lots left over for friends and community.

He blessed his family...Arleigh, Rich, Jocelyn, Lireal, Josh, his special kitty cat, Lucy....and his friends.... with his unconditional love and support... his great sense of fun and adventure...his dedication to all in his circle. If he wasn’t camping, or attending a recital, or a karate lesson, or fishing, or biking, or having sleepovers with his darling Edith Lily and Ewan Bear... he was doing it all with the constant support of his wife, Jill... his beloved. He was actually a woman’s dream man... he was handsome AND handy! To say he will be missed is an understatement... the holes in our hearts will be filled with his love and grace and our memories. He was a blessing and an inspiration to all who knew him and forever missed... forever in our hearts. Bon voyage our dear Poppi.

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Please consider donating in Leon’s memory to Just.Equipping. It is a ministry that trains Chaplains in Rwanda for prison ministry.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke, B.C. (250) 837-2029.

Sylvia will be interned at Holy Cross Cemetery later this summer; an announcement will follow.

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Westcoast Wills & Estates MIELKE, Dr. Charles D. DMD December 6, 1931 - April 4, 2022 It is with sadness we advise of Chuck’s passing after a long, valiant battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

He is survived by his wife, Avoca, children: Jeff, Dan, Darragh, Todd, and 3 grandsons Zach, Quin and Thomas.

Chuck graduated from the University of Oregon School of Dentistry in 1960. He established his practice in his beloved Dundarave and retired in 1996.

Chuck enjoyed boating on the BC Coast and working the back scenes of Provincial Politics. He was known for his sense of humour and being a prankster.

His family thanks the nurses and staff of Inglewood Care Cente for their attention to Chuck’s needs.

Donations to the Parkinson Society of British Columbia in Chuck’s name is greatly appreciated.

As you share the stories and the memories of how they lived their lives and how very much they meant, may you find comfort...

WILMER, Evald (Ed) Bergstrand January 19, 1928 - June 21, 2022 Ed passed away at the age of 94 from complications of Altzheimer’s disease. He was the son of John and Sofia Bergstrand and grew up in Sudbury, Ont. surrounded by a large extended family. He was predeceased by his brother Elmer (Al) and sisters Ethel and Elin. Ed graduated from Queen’s University and worked as a Civil Engineer with Dominion Bridge, Swan Wooster Engineering and B.C. Hydro. He met and married Judith Wagner in Montreal in 1966 and they transferred to Vancouver in 1968 where their daughters Joanne (Jo) and Carolyn were born. Ed and Judy lived in North Vancouver where they curled and played tennis at the North Shore Winter Club for many years. In their retirement years they both enjoyed travelling and participating in activities at the Seniors Centre at Parkgate Village. Quiet and easygoing, Ed was a kind and honest man who will be missed by all who knew him. His family wish to thank the North Shore Hospice for providing a calm and comfortable oasis in his final days. There will be a small, private gathering for immediate family members.

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