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WAAF veteran to receive medals 77 years after Second World War BRENT RICHTER

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Joyce McKay was there.

At 18 years old, growing up in the North of England, McKay and her best friend volunteered to join the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, or WAAF, in 1942. At its height in 1943, more than 180,000 women were enlisted in the WAAF in support roles on the ground that kept the Royal Air Force bombers and fighters in the air.

McKay was put to work as a driver at an air strip near Alnwick that the Royal Air Force used to train dive bomber pilots for night missions.

In the years after, McKay didn’t tell a lot of stories from the war. She thought they would age her, her daughter Karen says. Now, 98 and living with ALS, McKay has lost most of her ability to speak, though with the help of her family, McKay can still share her thoughts with a pen and paper.

McKay recalls long days driving everything from staff Continued on page 46

West Vancouver resident Joyce McKay, a 98-year-old veteran of the Second World War, is set to finally receive war medals this week that she earned more than 75 years ago. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

BATTLING BLAZES

Three separate house fires doused in one morning

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North Shore fire crews were called out for three separate house fires on Sunday morning, one of which is being treated as suspicious by North Vancouver RCMP.

A passerby called 911 at around 4 a.m.,

after noticing smoke and flames coming from an abandoned home on Mount Seymour Parkway, just west of Apex Avenue.

Assistant chief Chris Byrom described the blaze as a “classic flush, surround and drown” to extinguish.

By the time it was out, the roof and

second floor of the home had collapsed.

The home on the property has been vacant for years, pending District of North Vancouver council approval for redevelopment.

“It’s been boarded up for a long time,” Byrom said.

Oftentimes when an abandoned building

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catches fire, there is evidence of someone seeking shelter there, frequently with candles, although that doesn’t appear to be the case with this one, Byrom said.

North Vancouver RCMP remained on scene Monday.

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Parent of kids who go to Lynnmour Elementary in North Vancouver say they’ve been left in a lurch by a lengthy and unexpected closure of the longtime after-school care on the Lynnmour school property.

Families have been scrambling to plan for childcare since June, parents say, when the non-profit BGC (formerly known as the Boys and Girls Club) suddenly announced it was cancelling summer day camps for kids because of a staffing shortage.

Camps on the North Shore effectively function as childcare for working parents during summer months and most fill up quickly. The sudden change meant, “Those parents had to scramble for summer activities for their kids,” said Dan Rankin, chair of the Lynnmour parent advisory council.

But worse news was coming. Shortly before the start of school in September, the non-profit organization told parents they wouldn’t be able to offer the usual afterschool childcare from their portable at the school – for the same reason.

For the families of about 50 kids who regularly used the childcare, that’s been tough, with parents stringing together childcare from other families, trying to work from home and in some cases just having to leave their kids to play unsupervised or scale down their own working hours.

“So many of us rely on it,” said Analise Saely, a mom of two kids who attend Lynnmour. “We don’t work 8:40 to 2:40.

That’s many hours we don’t have childcare.”

The one other childcare option in the neighbourhood has quickly filled up, she added, leaving local families with few options.

Parents scramble for childcare Some parents have had to beg neighbours to babysit while others swap off caring for each other’s kids. “Some days I have 12 kids

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The majority of North Shore residents say they’re worried about increasing levels of street crime, which they feel is out of control in many communities.

Mike Kim and daughters Juniper and Cedar are not happy that the BGC after-school care at Lynnmour Elementary has been closed since June. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN at my house,” said Saely.

Another mom of three, Canan Duru, who works shifts as a nurse, said the only reason her situation hasn’t come unravelled is she’s currently off work with an injury.

Families at Lynnmour have high praise for the BGC which has run the after-school care, as well as other community programs for children and families, for many years in the neighbourhood.

“Boys and Girls Club is incredible,” said Saely, whose daughter has attended the program since she was in Grade 1. Kids did art projects and “it taught them how to cook,” she said.

As a non-profit organization with a mission of supporting families, BGC has provided childcare and other community programs, including hockey and baseball outings and teen nights in the past, at very affordable rates.

Lynnmour’s school community is very diverse, added Rankin, with “a lot of diverse demographics within our school. Having access to care is vitally important from an equity perspective.”

So far, however, the temporary closure of the after-school program has stretched into months, with no end in sight.

Staffing shortage to blame Carolyn Tuckwell, CEO of BGC South Coast B.C., said the organization would like nothing better than to restart the afterschool care at Lynnmour. But so far, she said, the organization hasn’t been able to hire anyone for a key coordinator role “despite our best efforts”. Usually, the childcare operates with a coordinator and an assistant, as well as five to 10 childcare staff, she said.

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That’s the result of a recent online poll by the North Shore News. Over 59 per cent of those responding locally said they’re “very concerned” about street crime, while a further 30 per cent said they’re “somewhat” concerned.

Only about 10 per cent said they’re not worried about the issue.

Those worried about street crime on the North Shore probably aren’t alone.

Incidents of street crime from vandalism to random attacks on strangers have recently caught the attention of both the public and politicians in B.C. But a complex intersection of issues facing the courts, the medical system and society at large – including mental illness, drug addiction, homelessness, lack of resources for rehabilitation – make those thorny issues to solve. According to Statistics Canada’s crime severity index, crime in Metro Vancouver hit a 10-year low in 2021.

North Shore News polled 1,534 North Shore News readers and asked the question: How concerned are you about “street crime” in B.C.?The poll ran from Oct. 28 to Nov. 8. Of the 1,534 votes, with 522 votes from local residents. The poll is considered accurate within +/2.49 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

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Chairlift plummets following emergency helicopter drop MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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A helicopter lifting components of Cypress Mountain’s new chairlift into place was forced to make an emergency drop of its load over the weekend, causing a large tower head to unexpectedly plunge to the ground below.

While nobody was injured in the incident, a full replacement of the piece is required, potentially bringing delays to the ski resort’s project.

A statement released by Cypress

Mountain said the emergency release occurred when a fog bank moved “quickly and unexpectedly” into the work zone, causing a helicopter pilot to exit the fog and jettison the load so it was able to safely reposition to an area with greater visibility.

“Due to the pilot’s quick actions and experienced response during the emergency situation, no injuries were experienced,” the statement read. “Work on the site was temporarily suspended and due to the nature of the incident, WorkSafeBC and aviation authorities are performing follow-up investigations.”

Russell Chamberlain, president and general manager of Cypress Mountain, assured the incident would not cause any delays to the opening of the ski lift – penned for the end of this year.

“Safety protocols were strictly followed, and the critical and fortunate outcome is that no one was injured,” he said. “We expect this incident will alter the schedule, but not in a way that causes an actual setback in timing.”

Earlier this year, it was announced that the ski resort, located in the southern section of Cypress Provincial Park in West

Vancouver, would be replacing its old double chair with a “SkyQuad” Quad Chair made by international manufacturer Doppelmayr.

It is planned to have a loading carpet to automatically guide skiers and riders to the chairs, a four-minute ride time and a capacity of 1,800 riders per hour.

Cypress Mountain said Doppelmayr has hurried the delivery of a new tower head assembly and they are “confident that they will have the chairlift on the upper slopes of Mt. Strachan fully operational and ready to welcome skiers and riders by mid-December.”

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Disgraced former Vancouver Whitecaps women’s soccer coach Bob Birarda was sentenced Nov. 2 to two years in custody – including 16 months in jail and eight months of a conditional sentence – for sexual offences involving teenage girls.

Birarda was led out of court in handcuffs following Judge Deanne Gaffar’s pronouncement of the sentence last Wednesday afternoon.

Birarda, 55, pleaded guilty in February to four charges, including three counts of sexual assault and one charge of sexual touching while in a position of authority. The victims, whose identities are protected by a publication ban, were all female players on the teams he coached between 1988 and 2008.

During those two decades, Birarda was a prominent figure in the soccer community, running a soccer academy in the Lower Mainland and coaching at both provincial and national levels.

Before reading her decision, Gaffar addressed the court, saying she is aware Birarda’s case has garnered significant public attention. “I’m acutely aware that this sentencing process and outcome will not meet the expectations of many, regardless of the amount of incarceration imposed. For some, the period of incarceration will never be enough. For others, it will be too much,” she said.

But the judge cautioned, “The law, not emotion nor outrage drives this process.”

In reading her decision, the judge described the cases as “both troubling and tragic for all parties.”

The judge described circumstances of the offences, outlined earlier by Crown counsel Linda Ostry in an agreed statement of facts in the case.

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The relationship of coach and player was at the heart of their relationships, said the judge, putting Birarda in a position of trust over the teens. Each victim was a competitive soccer player who was either still in high school or had just graduated.

“They all sought to play soccer nationally,” said Gaffer.

The judge described how Birarda began by praising the teens’ skills as soccer players and phoning and texting them at home to talk about soccer. But Birarda turned the conversations to become personal, eventually pursuing the teen players off the soccer pitch and pressuring them to have sexual relationships with him.

In victim impact statements read out in court in June, the victims said they were afraid of rejecting Birarda or of anyone finding out because he had influence over their careers in soccer.

“He was a gatekeeper to everything you had been working and dreaming about,” one woman wrote in her statement.

They also spoke of the lasting impacts Birarda’s conduct had on their mental health.

One woman wrote about how his actions had erased her dream of representing Canada on an elite women’s soccer team.

Another wrote of being unable to play soccer again because of the anxiety she associated with the sport.

During the sentencing hearing, the prosecutor told the judge Birarda’s position in the soccer community was an aggravating factor in the case. “He held an incredible amount of power in that community,” she said. “He wasn’t a neighbourhood coach on a Saturday afternoon team.... He’d been to four World Cups. He was the person you had to go through in order to progress.”

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PHIBBS EXCHANGE UPGRADES

Construction starts on transit hub BRENT RICHTER

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Work is set to begin on a total overhaul of the North Shore’s second busiest transit hub.

Phibbs Exchange will be under construction for the next 20 months to be made a lot more modern and pleasant.

For the next 10 months, crews will be fashioning a temporary exchange to the west of the existing one, allowing all the regular bus routes to continue service without too much interruption, said Bowinn Ma, North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA and minister of state for infrastructure.

In September of next year, that temporary exchange should be online and crews will turn their attention to the new permanent Phibbs which will have 12 bus bays capable of accommodating Bus Rapid Transit.

The new transit hub will feature covered glass shelters, improved lighting, a comfort station for bus drivers to go to between runs, and a commercial/retail space that will likely become a coffee shop.

“There’ll be a much more welcoming transit exchange for travellers passing through there,” Ma said.

“Currently, the exchange isn’t a

particularly friendly commuting environment for people. It’s not well lit.

The bus bays aren’t as well covered as they could be.”

While most transit riders who pass through Phibbs won’t notice a lot of disruption in their commute times, there will be significant parking impacts nearby.

An informal park-and-ride at the end of Oxford Street will have to be closed, eliminating parking spaces the ministry estimates are used by about 15 to 20 drivers per day.

The project will also require the elimination of street parking outside the Lynn Creek Apartments.

“There’s certainly a lot of benefits that will come from the upgrade to Phibbs Exchange and the benefits will impact many more people than will be impacted by the loss of the parking spots,” Ma said.

In a statement, District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little welcomed the groundbreaking.

“Providing a safer and better equipped exchange point for those taking transit around the North Shore is a good step towards addressing our challenging transportation needs,” he said. “Phibbs Exchange is one of the most critical transit hubs in our community, so

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When the province announced the rebuild in the summer, transit riders criticized the plans for lacking a customer washroom.

In their next round of capital improvements, TransLink has enough budget to install six new public washrooms across the entire system.

Ma said the Phibbs design includes utility hookups for washrooms and she’s made it clear to TransLink’s higher-ups that Phibbs transiters deserve a place to go when they’re on the go.

“I would say that those conversations so far have been positive, but they do have their own process to go through,” she said.

The budget for the project is $32 million, up from $30 million when it was announced in June, $18.8 million of which is being funded by the province. The feds are kicking in $11.7 million and the district has put up $2 million.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure awarded the contract to Conwest Contracting Ltd. in September.

About 16,000 transit riders pass through Phibbs Exchange per day.

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emembrance Day has always been that moment of quiet and reflection, a chance to think on events and actions larger than our everyday lives that have reverberated through generations.

This year will be particularly poignant, marking the first time in two years that we can mark the day’s ceremonies in person (thanks to the occupying force of the COVID19 pandemic).

There are even fewer of the oldest Second World War veterans now to honour. Their first-hand accounts of that experience are coming to an end. But conflict has continued to show its face in many ways in the intervening decades.

Canada has many younger veterans – and 158 war dead – from our conflict in Afghanistan, a murkier war within our memories that didn’t end with victory parades.

This year, nowhere has the reality of modern war been more heartbreakingly apparent than in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The scenes of devastated cities, millions of terrified refugees crossing borders to safety, and gritty battles that have left dead in the streets has haunting similarities to older wars.

Ukraine had little choice to go to war, fighting Russia’s aggressive invasion. The world has offered its support with weapons and equipment, treading a fine line between the moral imperative to help, and the practical desire not to be drawn into direct conflict with Russia.

The difficult question remaining, as we reflect this Remembrance Day on Canada’s sacrifices past and present, is how does this war – like other wars before it – end? And how does Canada play its part in bringing a lasting peace?

We need better ways to describe seasons in Vancouver We need to rethink the seasons here in Vancouver.

No more of this “winter, spring, summer and fall” stuff. That’s just not cutting it anymore. This year, for instance, summer season lasted nearly half the year, right up until near the end of October. Then we went right into one week of smoke season – it was late this year – and we skipped fall entirely and went right into winter.

Throw out your childhood weather textbooks – you know, the one with the picture of a tree in four neat little phases, growing buds, full bloom, autumnal glory and winter bare. Right now, that tree is confused as the rest of us – one minute it’s basking in the greatest summer ever, the next it’s freezing it’s nuts off.

Here’s a new reckoning of what our seasons actually are these days: It’s snowing? Again? season: When newcomers arrive in Vancouver they are told, at least they used to be, that it very rarely snows here. People were like, “oh yeah, that one Christmas back in ’08 when I abandoned my car on Oak Street trying to get to the airport and ate Christmas dinner with my roommate at Solly’s Bagelry. Not a bad Christmas!”

Now? It seems like we’re chipping our cars out of ice ruts every year, sometimes for weeks on end.

We can no longer pretend it doesn’t Laugh All You Want happen – it’s a seaAndy Prest son now.

Make the rest of Canada jealous season: This is that period of time in the traditional “winter” season when the sun comes out and people here start posting TikToks of cherry blossoms and brunch on the patio. Meanwhile, the rest of Canada is still -15 C and buried under snow, wishing that all of us smug Vancouverites would choke on our avocado toast. This, obviously, is one of Vancouver’s best seasons.

Fake spring season: This is when the rain starts to slow down and you think you can have a baseball game – it’s late-May for God’s sake – but by the end of the fourth inning your hands are so cold that an untied shoelace feels more like an untied electric eel.

Summer season: Oh yeah, summer is legit

here. When the rain stops, it REALLY stops.

The sun comes out, the beaches beckon, those mountain lakes are surprisingly swimmable, and you can put your long pants away for months. Months! This year we were wearing shorts and playing pickleball well into October, basking together in our glorious sunshine and our willful ignorance of climate change. Vancouver summers are fabulous, except....

Heat dome season: Seemingly a yearly occurrence now, this is that 10-day period that threatens to cancel your soccer games or kill your grandma. If summer season is the party, heat dome season is the scary afterparty where you go way overboard, do three shots of whiskey and wake up naked with your head stuck in the fridge. Why, summer?

Why’d you have to take it too far? And speaking of scary...

Smoke season: If heat dome season is the blackout phase, smoke season is the hangover. This is where Mother Nature comes to collect after all that sunshine, a yearly reminder that we pay for our summer heat with fire. Traditionally an August occurrence, smoke season arrived late this year and was quenched relatively quickly. The ashes still

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hang in our memories, though, making us think twice about booking that late-summer trip to the Shuswap.

Atmospheric river season: This season is the angel of mercy and death. It douses the last wildfires, and unleashes the torrents that let our beloved salmon back into the streams and creeks where they can lay their eggs and die happy. But whoa!, did a major highway just fall off a cliff? And how many times do we have to say “atmospheric river?” And do I need to cancel my soccer practice again tonight, making me a hero or a coward, depending on who you ask? And as the atmospheric rivers fade, we a left with....

Wet gloom season: This is the yin to the yang of our glorious summer. Months and months of wet socks, mouldy windows, darkness, and soccer. Climate change is real, but this particular Vancouver climate ain’t changing in our lifetimes.

Yes, those are our true seasons. We might as well print those new weather textbooks already, because the traditional four aren’t coming back anytime soon. It’s tough in Vancouver these days. Some weeks it’s so bad, we can barely get in a round of golf. aprest@nsnews.com

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HIT THE CROSSBAR A large poplar tree lies on the ground after smashing through a goal post at Ecole Larson Elementary during Friday night’s windstorm. CHRISTINE CARTER

MAILBOX POPLARS NOT SCHOOLYARD-FRIENDLY IN TODAY’S CLIMATE

Dear Editor:

It was with great dismay that I witnessed the aftermath of Friday night’s windstorm while walking my dog past Ecole Larson Elementary Saturday morning. Two of the tall, beautiful poplars lining the edge of the soccer field had fallen, one of which decimated a goal post.

When my oldest son attended Larson, I remember him playing hide-and-seek with his friends amongst the tall trees. The trees and shrubs created a natural play space and semi-wilderness wonderland for the children.

Unfortunately, poplar trees are notorious for having shallow root systems and are prone to collapse in heavy winds. Lovely memories aside, it’s time to revisit the use of these trees in our playgrounds to ensure our children’s health and safety.

Given the current rate of climate change, more windstorms are likely in our future. It is my sincere hope that we can replace the current poplars with another stand of beautiful trees, so our children can continue to play amongst the beauty of nature safely.

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STAND WITH UKRAINE

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November is a month we set aside for “remembering,” Nov. 11 is Remembrance Day and the fourth Saturday of November is enshrined in Canada’s, British Columbia’s and other provincial legislation as Holodomor Memorial Day. Ninety years ago, in 1932 and 1933, as directed by Joseph Stalin, the Soviet government initiated a reign of terror in Ukraine, now known as Holodomor – death by starvation. Soldiers confiscated farm crops; they raided homes and stole any food they

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found; they met any resistance with a rifle and bullet. People died on the streets and were just left there; others prolonged their agony by eating leaves, grass and tree bark; birds didn’t sing in the trees because people had eaten them. Why did Stalin order this?

To destroy the Ukrainian spirit and culture and to enslave Ukrainians in Stalin’s dream of a Russian empire.

Fast forward to 2022. A straight line exists between Stalin in the 1930s and his protégé, Vladimir Putin, in the 2020s. As you are reading this, the Russian army is raining horrors onto the Ukrainian population: cruise missiles, bombs, tank shelling, Iraniansupplied kamikaze drones. We’ve seen the TV News images showing how they destroy entire blocks of apartment buildings, target schools, playgrounds, hospitals and most recently electricity and water infrastructure. Just as Stalin’s soldiers did 90 years ago, Putin’s soldiers are pillaging Ukrainian homes and killing their inhabitants.

Thousands of young men and women have died on the front lines; thousands of civilians have been killed or maimed by the shelling; millions of people have been displaced and many of them have nothing to return to once the fighting stops. Why did Putin order this?

To destroy the Ukrainian spirit and culture and to enslave Ukrainians in Putin’s dream of a Russian empire.

During November, Ukrainian communities around the world will commemorate Holodomor at church services and rallies, where they will also pray for an early end to the murderous Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has caused needless, untold suffering, as did its predecessor, the Holodomor.

On Saturday, Nov. 26, “Stand With Ukraine” and take a moment to reflect on the terror inflicted on the Ukrainian people both during the Holodomor, 90 years ago, and the Holodomor’s successor, the Russian invasion of Ukraine underway right now.

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Taking North Shore transit is like waiting for a flaky date MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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Like all great love affairs, the one that occurred between myself and Vancouver’s public transit system was brief and tumultuous. It was a summer fling that began at the tail-end of August, when I, like a gazillion British people before me, moved to the city in search of great landscapes, good people and endless poutine.

I had told myself I would wait a few months before buying a car. It meant one less job on my ever-growing “moving abroad” checklist, and more savings left in the bank. Besides, isn’t there supposed to be a certain romanticism to be found in navigating trains and buses in an entirely new city?

I fantasized about long bus trips winding through Vancouver neighbourhoods, like a Rocky Mountaineer journey but with Metropolis instead of mountains, and Save-On-Foods Nanaimo bars instead of fancy trolley cart fare. I envisaged a journey to work, spent with my nose in a book rather than my eyes on the road, and a revolving door of social events flitted between freely and easily via the SkyTrain.

Earwigging on commuters’ conversations might inspire a local news story or two, I had mused – or at least fodder for humorous dinnertime conversation.

I would know the ins and outs of the city better than any local. It would be fun, educational, and better for the environment. Equipped with a Compass Card and a sense of adventure, I plunged headfirst into the world of SkyTrains and SeaBuses.

It took me all of two weeks before I threw in the towel.

In hindsight, the initial house viewing for my West Van dwellings had been a forewarning of woes to come. The singular bus that travelled close to the house ran once every half an hour, and I had arrived 20 minutes early.

For fear of looking overeager to a group of potential housemates, I wandered the sloping streets of the British Properties to kill time before my slot. It was peak afternoon heat, the hills were steep. I arrived

North Shore News reporter and new West Vancouver resident Mina Kerr-Lazenby shares the joys and agonies of trying to take transit on the North Shore. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN red faced and sweating like a turkey on Thanksgiving Eve, any air of nonchalance long melted away. I was offered the room, but the experience set the scene for all future travel experiences.

The house, sitting at the foot of the British Properties, offered the best of both worlds: bars, restaurants and a shopping centre close by, hiking trails in the other direction, and the main city itself just across the bridge. The only problem was, I couldn’t get to any of it.

Catching the bus from my place to the bottom of West Vancouver was like waiting for a flaky date: was it just late again, or had I been stood up? On the rare occasion I synced my social activity with the bus schedule, I could trundle from home to Park Royal in 25 minutes. More often than not, however, I’d be faced with a 45-minute part hill-trek, part bus journey to the bottom.

Just a few days in and the SkyTrains that carried passengers with ease in other parts of the city seemed the stuff of

legend, like a mythical creature from far away lands.

The commute to work in North Vancouver would take around an hour, on a good day. Most of the time I would forget my book. The conversation on the bus wasn’t anything to write home about.

I never did stock up on those Nanaimo bars.

The final blow came one sunny Saturday afternoon when I had bused down to Park Royal to buy some new home essentials. Unbeknownst to me, and evidently, the utterly bewildered crowd loitering around Bay 5, we were facing a bus strike.

Buses bearing Sorry, No Longer in Service messages driven by remorseless drivers came and went. An hour passed by. Eventually I jumped on a replacement, a smaller vehicle with a bus-meets-Uber type intimacy and a driver who promised he would get me “close enough” to home.

Over an hour later it spat me out a few streets too far east, leaving me to traverse

the switchbacks of the British Properties, sweating in the August heat with my freshly bought pillows slung across my shoulders like bindles. What Google Maps promised to be a 45-minute bus journey from Park Royal, and a six-minute car ride, had taken me over two hours.

I thought about how dispiriting similar travel experiences would be when The Flood of Noah eventually came – what I imagine autumn, winter and spring must be, judging by locals’ incessant talk of Vancouver rain. It was around this time the inevitable happened.

My eye had wandered, to a tall, bosomy blonde I found on Facebook.

Susie was a car saleswoman, who had picked me up in her top-down car, with a drooling Great Dane in the back, and whisked me off to her showroom in Surrey. She promised there was a car there that was perfect for me: reliable, cheap, easy on the eye. Was I being scammed? I didn’t care. I’d throw my money at any clunker if it meant never having to wait for a West Vancouver bus again.

I slid into the driver door of my used Ford Focus and let out a sigh of relief. I cranked the air-con. I checked the new commute time from work to home: 15 minutes, 12 with no traffic. I started the ignition, turned the radio up and cruised onto the motorway.

Wait a minute. How am I supposed to drive on the right side of the road? What on earth are the road rules here? Are you sure I won’t get pulled over for turning right on a red light? Sorry, petrol (gas, I mean) is going to cost me how much?!

Bus 254, my fleeting love, had we really been so incompatible? Forgetting all toxicity, I reflected on my relationship-turned-sour with rose-tinted glasses. I suppose it’s true what they say: you never really know what you’ve got until it’s gone.

Now, who’s going to introduce me to those charming Lime bikes I keep hearing so much about?

Mina Kerr-Lazenby is the North Shore News’ Indigenous and civic affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

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Eve Lazarus has become something of a one-woman clearing house for unsolved murders.

The North Vancouver author founded a Facebook page called Cold Case Canada, which has thousands of members, who come to share memories. She records a podcast on the subject. Now she’s just released her second book dedicated to murders and missing persons cases on the cusp of being forgotten by all but those closest to the victims.

Cold Case BC puts fresh air into more than a dozen cases that left investigators stumped.

But Lazarus offers a more humane touch than most in a truecrime-obsessed culture.

“I hear a lot of podcasts and they drive me mad. They go through a couple of newspaper articles and that’s it. It’s not very accurate, oftentimes. It’s not very well thought out,” she said. “It’s really important for me that people get a sense of who this victim was.

It’s not just a murder. They’re not just a murder victim. They were a person.”

Each chapter of the book took about two months of research before it was ready to write, Lazarus said. Typically, she starts with contemporary newspaper clippings from the archives and then moves onto coroner’s inquest reports, death certificates and any other publicly accessible documents. Though it may be a bit of a cliché, Lazarus also finds herself in contact with retired police investigators who want to see unfinished business taken care of.

“I can’t always be there to help.”

Eve Lazarus, author of Cold Case BC, brings a humane touch and a desire to help bring closure to unsolved murders in British Columbia. REBECCA BLISSETT “They all seem to have that one case they couldn’t solve that they can’t let go,” she said.

Most important, though, is becoming almost embedded with the families of the victims, travelling to the towns where they live to truly understand the context and the people behind the headlines.

“It’s really, really important to me that I do work with the families and hear their voice,” she said.

For her book, Lazarus travelled

to Invermere, in eastern British Columbia, where she found the small town still divided over the unsolved disappearance of teenager Brenda Byman, who was last seen with friends in 1961.

When the Vancouver Police Department released their first major update in the infamous 1953 “Babes in the Woods” case in 2021, Lazarus already had the inside scoop. Because of her reputation, a distant niece of the two murdered

boys alerted her that investigators had finally identified the remains found in Stanley Park and had a working theory on who killed them.

Lazarus also dedicates a large portion of the book to missing and murdered Indigenous women along the Highway of Tears in Northern B.C. It’s evident from accounts of family members and friends in the book that reliving the loss of a

loved one is painful – particularly when it’s clear the police failed to do their utmost at the time. But Lazarus said there’s a common desire among those she’s featured in the book.

“It doesn’t go away in five years or 20 years or, in some cases in the book, 60 years. It’s still there.

These people still want closure and I guess my hope out of all this is that it will shake out some tips that might help law enforcement,” she said.

Lazarus made a point of dedicating about a third of the book to murders and missing persons cases that were eventually solved, although not until years after the investigations began. It helps to illustrate the point that a decent tip and the hands of committed investigators can bring justice for the victims and closure for their families.

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A North Shore man’s eight-year prison sentence for sexual assault must stand, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

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Canada’s top court released a decision Oct. 27, ruling on a legal challenge brought against a North Vancouver provincial court judge’s sentencing.

A publication ban covers the names of the victims and any information that may identify them. Because the offender was their uncle, his identity must be concealed.

According to the court ruling, the offender began sexually assaulting his 13-year-old niece soon after she moved in with his family. Those assaults continued for five years. When he was 27, he sexually assaulted another niece, who was 15 at the time, while she was staying overnight at his family’s home.

The victims eventually reported the abuse to police and, in December 2019, the offender pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault.

At issue before Canada’s highest court was the sentence. Following his guilty pleas, the Crown argued the offender should spend four to six years in prison, while his defence submitted that three to three and a half years would be more appropriate.

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But the North Vancouver judge went over and above both the Crown and defence’s submissions and sentenced him to eight years in jail, citing several aggravating factors: that his victims were family members and under the age of 18, that they were in a family home where they should have felt safe, and that the assailant did not use a condom, thereby exposing the victims to even greater risks.

Under established case law in Canada, the courts will accept a lesser sentence in exchange for a guilty plea that will spare the court from a lengthy and costly trial and spare the victims from the trauma of having to testify. When those guilty pleas are entered after the Crown and defence have already negotiated a joint submission on what the sentences should be, judges rarely go outside that range unless it would “bring the administration of justice into disrepute, or is otherwise contrary to the public interest.”

The offender argued he should have been entitled to the certainty that comes from a joint submission given that his second guilty plea only came after thorough negotiation and assurance of the Crown’s sentencing position.

But, writing for the majority on Supreme Court, Justice Michael Moldaver noted that Continued on page 15

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Judge’s sentence exceeds Crown’s request Continued from page 14 the offender and the Crown did not agree on the sentence, thereby requiring court time and negating much of the benefit that comes from a joint submission. “[The offender’s] sentencing hearing took an entire day. The Crown and the defence properly put their best foot forward, providing lengthy submissions in support of the reasonableness of their positions. Following the hearing, the judge needed two weeks to deliberate and render a written decision.

Capping sentences at the high end of the range sought by the Crown would also effectively cede the responsibility of sentencing, which is supposed to remain with the judiciary to craft in proportion to the gravity of the offence and the offender’s degree of responsibility, Moldaver added.

The majority on the court agreed, though, that when a judge is considering a sentence higher than what the Crown is seeking, they should inform both the Crown and defence as soon as possible, and allow them to make further submissions that relate specifically to the concerns flagged by the judge.

The offender argued that because his harsher sentence came as a surprise, he was

denied procedural fairness. The majority on the court disagreed with that as well.

“Although the sentencing judge failed to provide notice that she was planning to exceed the Crown range and to provide an opportunity for further submissions, there was no impact on the sentence. [The assailant] has not demonstrated that he had information to provide to the sentencing judge that would have impacted his sentence,” Moldaver wrote.

Although the court had already decided that the offender wasn’t entitled to a new or lesser sentence, they did opt to affirm the North Vancouver sentencing judge’s position noting that “upper-single and double-digit penitentiary terms for sexual offences against children should not be unusual.” “[The offender’s] prolonged and profoundly harmful actions irreparably impacted the lives of two young Indigenous women. His actions highlight the heightened risk of sexual assault faced by marginalized young women. [The assailant] was in a position of trust as the victims’ uncle and violated them while they were in a vulnerable position, asleep at their grandmother’s house. Eight years cannot be said to be a demonstrably unfit sentence for his crimes.”

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West Van MLA brings bill to delete racist land covenants BRENT RICHTER

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West Vancouver-Capilano Liberal MLA Karin Kirkpatrick has introduced a bill in the legislature that would force the province to begin removing any covenants on B.C. land titles that forbid people from owning properties based on their race or religion.

Such discriminatory covenants were once used to ensure new developments remained “white only.” They can be found in neighbourhoods across North America up until the 1960s, although West Vancouver is known to have many of them in the British Properties. They have been legally null in B.C. since 1978 and the BC Land Title and Survey Authority will strike through any offensive clauses at the request of property owners at no cost.

But Kirkpatrick’s bill would take the process a step further and put the obligation

on the province proactively to seek them out and then delete them completely, not just cross them out, which currently would be illegal.

“Because you can see them and read them ... it is hurtful and it is a continuing form of racism,” Kirkpatrick said, adding that she’s heard from many constituents on the matter. “It’s not just good enough to strike it out. It’s not just good enough to make a note that says it’s not enforceable.

We’ve got to figure out a way where you don’t even see it when you look at that title.”

Putting a legal obligation on the province to do the work is one thing. Actually carrying it out is another. B.C. has millions of active land titles, most of which are stored on microfilm, and there are likely tens of thousands of the discriminatory covenants on title around B.C. Kirkpatrick said, making the process of searching for and editing them highly laborious.

When District of West Vancouver staff studied the matter, they concluded a seekand-destroy operation on land titles in just that municipality would cost about $1 million. But the LTSA has been experimenting with a machine learning algorithm that scans and reads old land title documents, hunting for where the language may be present. That could make the process a lot easier, Kirkpatrick said.

Academics and activists have warned against simply deleting the discriminatory covenants without a commensurate effort to educate the public about their use, lest it become a form of forgetting history.

Kirkpatrick said she sees both sides of the debate but decided to move ahead with the bill after consulting with her Chinese daughter who would have found herself excluded from properties in past decades.

“We still know that this is something that we’ve done – this colonial system, but we don’t have to look at it and read it every

day, and especially those people who are impacted directly by it,” she said. “I just felt if I had some tools I could use to try and rectify it, that I would want to use those.”

Most private members bills never reach debate in the Legislature, and the government of the day has control over which ones do, so even fewer bills from the Opposition become law, Kirkpatrick acknowledged.

But, she said, the NDP has taken up many anti-racism initiatives in recent years and she is hopeful they will allow this one to proceed in 2023.

“I would think that government will have a difficult time saying no,” she said.

“Because I do believe that everybody on both sides of the house feels that this is the right thing to do.”

If the NDP doesn’t allow Kirkpatrick’s bill to move ahead, she hopes they introduce one of their own that would achieve the same result.

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Metro Vancouver animal advocates welcome rat poison ban CHELSEA POWRIE, CASTANET AND BRENT RICHTER, NORTH SHORE NEWS

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Regulatory changes to the sale and use of rodenticides that travel up the food chain and harm wild animals will be permanent in British Columbia — welcome news to activists and rescue organizations that see the ill effects of the poison on an almost daily basis.

The Ministry of Environment announced Friday that widespread use and sale of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, also known as SGARs, will be permanently banned. These types of poisons, commonly used in bait traps, are ingested by small rodents and other pests but do not kill them immediately. Deaths occur between four days and two weeks later, causing the animal to become increasingly slow and injured — easy pickings for predators.

But a predator that eats an affected animal is also at risk of lethal poisoning. Owls, hawks, crows, raccoons, coyotes, weasels, snakes and even house cats are at all risk. Birds of prey are particularly susceptible, given their dependence on rodents as a food source.

In July 2021, the provincial government established an 18-month ban on the sale and use of such poisons except for at essential services like hospitals and food production enterprises, as long as they were implemented by a licensed pest control company. After consultation in 2022 with First Nations, local governments, the public, pest control operators, agricultural operators and more stakeholders, the ministry decided to make the ban permanent.

“The regulation will prohibit the sale and use of SGARs in B.C. for all members of the public, and most commercial and industrial operations,” reads a statement from the ministry released Friday. Essential service businesses will need to hold a certificate and licence to use them, have a site-specific integrated pest-management plan and record the poison’s usage. The campaign to ban rodenticides has been around for years but it picked up a lot of steam in 2020 when North Vancouver activist Yasmin Abidi helped rescue a young barred owl dubbed “Lucky” from poisoning in Heywood Park. It was the second time in a month the same bird had survived rodenticide poisoning, the Orphaned Wildlife Rescue Society confirmed.

Abidi circulated a petition that racked up almost 25,000 signatures calling for a ban, and lobbied all three North Shore municipalities to stop the use of anticoagulant poisons on their own properties. Councils around the Metro Vancouver soon adopted similar motions.

“I’m just so happy that it’s going save a lot of horrific suffering and death. In the end, that was the whole point when I rescued Lucky who was basically dying in my arms,” she said. “An experience like that changes you. You can’t not say anything.”

Rob Hope, general manager of the OWL rescue society said his group has been pleased with the news.

“We, unfortunately, get to see first hand the death and devastation that these poisons cause these birds,” he said.

“The second-generation anticoagulants are quite hardcore.”

Hope said they’ve seen a definite reduction in the number of birds being admitted for care with poisoning-like symptoms – paleness, bleeding from the mouth and eventual death – since the temporary ban was in place.

But, while the current ban may have been made permanent, it’s not necessarily a case of owl’s well that ends well and Abidi said her activism isn’t done yet. She too wants to see an end to first-generation poisons and fewer exemptions for businesses.

“Look, poison is poison and whatever you put in there is going to kill eventually,” she said.

Abidi has found herself in demand advising individual citizens and stratas on more wildlife-friendly ways of controlling the rodent population and she’s been lobbying the federal government to allow ContraPest – a non-toxic “birth control” for rodents – to be approved for use in Canada.

For Hope, he too would like to see more stringent rules in place when it comes to substances that may be deadly

to wildlife.

“It’s a great starting point and the people who went to battle to get this done, they’ve done a great job,” he said. “The science is there to back up everything we’ve been saying for years, and hopefully people will take into consideration the wildlife around us, as unfortunately we’re encroaching on their habitats and environment. They’re doing their best to adapt and if we let them take control of the rodents, we should be good.”

The first and best bit of advice Hope has for residents and business owners who want to keep their properties free of rats is to keep the grounds and building free of food and shelter spaces that may attract them in the first place.

He also recommends using traditional snap traps, with a piece of plywood over the top to prevent other critters from getting caught in them.

Rescuers cradle ‘Lucky,’ a mature barred owl that digested rat poison then was attacked by crows, in April 2020. DAWN CROWE

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Restorative justice society marks 25 years of alternative thinking NICK LABA

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Is a criminal justice system that only punishes offenders one that best serves its citizens?

For a quarter century, North Shore Restorative Justice Society has been diverting people facing charges away from court hearings, and toward community-based outcomes that don’t conclude with criminal records. On Nov. 18, the organization is holding its annual fundraising gala at North Vancouver’s The Polygon Gallery, in-person for the first time in three years.

The idea that when someone causes harm, and is punished for it, equals justice served isn’t reflected in real-world situations, explains Sioned Dyer, executive director for NSRJS. “Research tells us that it actually doesn’t yield the outcome that we think, in terms of the offender [deciding] in that moment to become a better person,” she said. “In fact, often it’s the opposite, especially if they serve time and they have a criminal record.”

So, instead of framing crimes as offenders acting against the Crown, the restorative justice approach gives a central focus to victims, while getting accountability from the person who caused harm, Dyer said. And NSRJS can facilitate the same kind of legal restitution you would see at provincial court.

“We facilitate over $30,000 worth of financial restitution annually from offenders to victims, letters of apology, community service – things like that,” Dyer continued, adding that her society’s work happens on a much shorter timeline than the court, and at a much-reduced cost to the taxpayer.

And, if the offender successfully completes the process, they don’t get a criminal record.

Foundations of restorative justice on the North Shore While Dyer recognizes the Indigenous roots of restorative justice work – whereby First Nations have been carrying out community-based responses to conflict since time out of mind – the North Shore society

NSRJS executive director Sioned Dyer and board vice-chair Mary Stuart stand outside their office at Lions Gate Community Recreation Centre. NICK LABA / NSN got its start in 1997, when North Van City mayor Jack Loucks and councillors at the time were seeking alternatives for handling youth getting involved with police.

The organization began with a very small group of staff, who would get cases referred to them by local RCMP. In 2010, NSRJS got charitable status, and has continued to grow in recent years, as awareness of factors like systemic racism has become more widespread, along with the appetite to look for different responses to bias in the criminal justice system.

Now, the society has around 12 staff supporting two major initiatives: the aforementioned court diversion program, as well as their school-based program.

Dyer said she often thinks of Judge Joanne Challenger, a provincial court judge in North Vancouver who also runs the First Nations court. In Dyer’s mind, Challenger is very community-minded.

“She spoke at one of our community dialogues many years ago, and she said, ‘Of the hundreds of people that have come in front of me, 99 per cent of them are not bad people. They make poor choices, they make mistakes,’” Dyer recalled, noting underlying issues like intergenerational

trauma, family violence and housing precariousness that can leave people in vulnerable situations.

Dyer mentioned fathers who shoplifted during the pandemic because they couldn’t feed their family, and isolated youth who get into trouble because they have no outlets.

“One of the stories that I think about all the time is that we had an individual who worked as a janitor at a school,” she said.

“And they ended up shoplifting some bikes from that school.

“They had a change of heart, felt great remorse for what they did, and ended up turning themselves in. Based on that, police felt it was appropriate for them to go through restorative justice.”

After a facilitation process involving a representative from the school, the outcome was that the person ended up doing community service work at a local church, which was framed in a non-punitive way, Dyer said. “It’s more: you’ve taken something away from your community, and here’s an opportunity to give back.”

After the 20 hours of service was up, everyone said their goodbyes, but the person acknowledged it was such a positive

experience for them, that they ended up continuing with their volunteer work.

“To me that really represents our goal,” Dyer said. “Public safety means knowing our neighbors are feeling connected, feeling like we belong…. At NSRJS, our goal is to model an alternative way of thinking and dealing with conflict, one that is community born and community led.”

As part of the society’s school programming, they work on building social competencies in youth. Each week, staff runs circles at Collingwood School, Mountainside Secondary, Upper Lynn Elementary and Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Outdoor School to build trust and rapport.

This year, NSRJS rolled out its RISE program, which is designed to provide restorative responses to conflict in schools. The society has already facilitated a few new files, Dyer said.

“The school-to-prison pipeline does exist in Canada, where there’s certain push factors – because of implicit bias – out of school into police involvement,” she said.

While Dyer acknowledges some may read that as a radical statement, she believes it’s important to know these issues exist in our backyard and to ask who’s responding meaningfully.

Looking ahead to this month’s gala, A Night to Transform Lives, Dyer said her team is excited to be back in person. There will be $13,000 worth of auction items and a raffle with a grand prize of $7,500.

There will be live music and guest speakers including Brad Baker, who is assistant superintendent for Indigenous education for the province. Attendees will also hear from participants who have been through the program.

“It’s going to be a great night of dialogue” and a celebration of the restorative justice that has occurred on the North Shore for the past 25 years, Dyer said. “I would love to invite folks to come out and grab a ticket.”

A Night to Transform Lives When: Friday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m.

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Continued from page 4 current labour shortage, said Tuckwell.

The organization has even looked at pulling staff from other locations in the Lower Mainland. But “like virtually every business we have shortages across the board,” she said. “There are fewer people putting in applications.”

Another of BGC’s childcare programs in Richmond also had to close temporarily this fall, for the same reason, she said.

Being on the North Shore doesn’t help, she acknowledged. “People aren’t always willing to travel.”

But Tuckwell said the non-profit is keen to restart, just as it can hire someone.

“We know families need us,” she said.

“We’re very committed to getting back as soon as we can.”

BGC has provided childcare on Lynnmour Elementary school property out of a portable on site under a five-year agreement with the school district in effect until the end of

July 2025. Families at Lynnmour said they’ve received minimal communication from the school district about the situation.

School district spokesperson Lisa Dalla Vecchia said the school district empathizes with families impacted by the closure. Dalla Vecchia added the school district supports the club’s efforts to hire staff as soon as possible.

There are currently after-school childcare programs operating from 16 school properties in North Vancouver. Last year, the school district identified seven more schools as having potential to add after-school childcare on site in future. But Rankin said many parents feel it’s time school districts – their own in particular – took a much more active role in understanding the needs of working parents, instead of turning a blind eye to the fact parents’ workdays rarely coincide with school hours.

“Care is a key need for many families,” he said.

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Students place handmade crosses to honour those who served MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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Anyone under the assumption that adolescents are an uninformed bunch lacking respect and compassion would have done well to visit West Vancouver’s Capilano View Cemetery on Thursday morning.

Among the gravestones and beneath the raindrops there was a coterie of poncho-wearing teenagers, not vandalizing or It feels good imbibing, but to be doing placing small, something white crosses like this, and atop the graves of to do it with a veterans. Joined by their principal, community of people that also the dozen-strong group were understands West Vancouver and respects Secondary the sacrifices students, there that were made to honour the during the war. sacrifice made

by Canadian war 17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT veterans.

MIYA EARLAND It is the fifth year the school has worked alongside the West Vancouver branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, to assemble more than

1,000 small wooden crosses and plant them in graves in advance of the cemetery’s Remembrance Day service.

“It feels good to be doing something like this, and to do it with a community of people that also understands and respects the sacrifices that were made during the war,” said Miya Earland, a 17-year-old student volunteering her efforts for the second year in a row.

For Earland, dates printed above epitaphs brought on fresh perspective: Many of those who fought in the war had been teenagers just like herself. She said it made her realize just how lucky her generation is, to never have to fight or face such adversity.

“This whole thing brings a mixture of feelings really. It is sad, because you read the gravestones and see how young some of these people were, but it’s heartwarming as well, to know that you are making their families happy during a really hard time.”

The planting of the crosses piqued the interest of mourners and bystanders close by. One elderly onlooker delayed laying flowers on his departed wife’s grave to give a heartfelt thanks to the students. He told them he had served himself, and was a refugee who had moved to Canada to flee war. Their small act of kindness meant the world to men like him, he said. In the end, the multi-generational group, bonded by the micro-moment of

Miya, Ariel and Maria of West Vancouver Secondary planted white crosses at veterans’ graves for Remembrance Day. WEST VANCOUVER SECONDARY SCHOOL connection, laid the bouquet together.

Similar scenes will likely occur on Friday, when Remembrance Day services are hosted throughout the region. A local event organised by West Vancouver’s Branch #60 of the Royal Canadian Legion will see air force cadets and legion members parade through Marine Drive, before proceeding

to the cenotaph at Memorial Park, where a ceremony is held.

Dal McCrindle, chaplain and service officer of the legion branch, organizes the service each year and has witnessed many students past and present pay their respects.

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Personalized plaques will be placed on graves of veterans

Continued from page 22 how many young men from West Vancouver served, and were able to return home to enjoy the peaceful world that they had helped protect.

Young people taking the time and effort to add the crosses “shows family and friends of veterans that the community has not forgotten the service given by their relatives,” he said.

McCrindle, like countless other veterans and legion members, will be attending school observances in the week leading up to the service and Remembrance Day itself. There is much going on, with assemblies, talks, announcements and collection support for the Legion Remembrance at schools throughDay is now out North and West Vancouver. much more On Wednesday, important to Grade 4 and 5 my students students from because they Lynnmour have done Elementary will something to be placing handmade personalized make these plaques on veterveterans be graves in the remembered. ans’ North Vancouver TEACHER PAUL BEST Cemetery. The young pupils embarked on a cemetery field trip last year, said class teacher Paul Best, and felt compelled to create markers after noticing the large number of unmarked or dishevelled stones.

Students had researched the cemetery’s online interactive plot map to find who the graves belonged to, had verified the names online and checked the Canadian Government Library and Archives Canada website for any personnel records. In some cases, Best said, the only information they could find was the person’s name and the date they were interned.

“Remembrance Day is now much more important to my students because they have done something to make these veterans be remembered,” he said. His students were

Plaques made by students at Lynnmour Elementary. PAUL BEST aware of the concept of war, but most were unsure of the finer details before, he said.

Now all are eager for further education.

For some students the connection to war is through family members, making both education and empathy easier to access. One of Best’s students joins her dad in attending Remembrance Day services annually, in homage to her great-grandfather who died in the Second World War. Earland’s greatgrandma had been a nurse during the Second World War. She suffered a shattered right ear and jawbone following a bomb attack, and those injuries that remained for the rest of her life would serve as a reminder to the West Vancouver student of the physical and emotional toll of war.

But for teenagers who have no familial ties, war can seem a foreign concept.

When there is schoolwork and climate change as well as body image to stress over, Remembrance Day activities and war education can feel like tilting at windmills.

“For most people our age, war seems like something far away,” said 16-year-old West Vancouver Secondary student Maria Clara Rocha, whose attendance on Thursday had been her first introduction to the school’s event.

“There aren’t many people that have further awareness of it, and it’s something that I

wish was more talked about earlier on in high school, not just in the later years,” she said.

So how do we go about explaining the significance of war education to those who remain in the dark? Fellow classmate and cross-planter Ariel Andrusco-Daon suggests her generation look to the ongoing conflict in other countries, including the war ravaging Ukraine and the deadly protests in Iran.

“There are all of these things happening and all these wars going on around the world, and we’re lucky that they are not happening here,

but that doesn’t mean that that is impossible,” she said.

“Learning about that, and learning the history of wars that have occurred before, is the best way to prevent it from happening here at home.”

While Andrusco-Daon admits some of her contemporaries would “turn their noses up” at the prospect of visiting a cemetery in the rain to plant crosses for strangers who have long gone, she offers assurances that, for the most part, teenagers are interested and empathetic and eager to learn.

Since McCrindle has been chaplain he has seen the attendance at the Memorial Arch increase every year. In that crowd, he said, he has seen more and more young people attend.

The evidence against the notion is abundant, but those who still believe that adolescents are an uniformed bunch lacking respect and compassion would do well to visit Remembrance Day services this Friday.

Among the white crosses and the crowds paying their respects will likely be a number of teenagers and young adults. Chat with them, their ears are open and they’re ready to learn.

Mina Kerr-Lazenby is the North Shore News’ Indigenous and civic affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

White crosses with red poppies dot the grass at Capilano View Cemetery in West Vancouver. MINA KERR-LAZENBY / NSN

Remembrance Day parades and ceremonies begin at 10:30am at these locations WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL ARCH Marine Drive at 20th Street NORTH VANCOUVER VICTORIA PARK Keith at Lonsdale Avenue LYNN VALLEY LEGION PARKING LOT 1630 Lynn Valley Road Veterans and all members of the public are warmly invited to Legion and Army/Navy clubs

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OUR COUNTRY’S HEROES REMEMBRANCE DAY EVENTS ON THE NORTH SHORE 2022 Victoria Park 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

731 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver The ceremony will take place at the cenotaph in Victoria Park, followed by the traditional veterans’ parade. This year’s ceremony will include remembrance of the military service members who lost their lives in the raid of Dieppe, as 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of that tragic day.

Lynn Valley Legion Starts at 10:30 a.m.

1630 Lynn Valley Road North Vancouver As in the past three years, the Lynn Valley Legion will be holding a small, intimate Remembrance Day ceremony and wreath laying at their branch. The Legion welcomes all members

of the public to join them in the morning and throughout the day. There will be several entertainment offerings in the afternoon, including a harpist, a jazz band and the JP Fell Pipe band. A Steamworks food truck will be on site from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Lynn Valley Legion is family friendly until 8 p.m. The legion encourages all neighbours to come by and visit.

West Vancouver Starts at 10:45 a.m.

1950 Marine Dr. Members of the public are invited to attend the Remembrance Day parade and ceremony in West Vancouver. The parade will start on Marine Drive at 18th Street and proceed to the cenotaph at Memorial Park, located between 19th Street and 20th Street, where the ceremony will be held.

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OUR COUNTRY’S HEROES

John Driscoll aka James

Henry Downer WWII WW II.

John Downer WWII WW II.

John, a soldier with the Australian Imperial Force was killed in action on May 3, 1917, at the Battle of Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, France. John served as a soldier at Gallipoli in 1915 before sailing to France via Egypt.

John was the cousin of the late Patricia McMahon of North Vancouver.

Pascal Duplissie Harry Pascoe Duplissie

1885-1917 1885-1917 Killedininaction action in in WWI and Killed andburied buriedinin France.He Hesaid, said,unless unless he France. heoffered offeredhis his services to his country he could services to his country he couldnot not occupy the same place in his community. occupy the same place in his With Love community.

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Cpl Maurice Duruisseau

Served in World War II with Royal Canadian Engineers 9th Field Squadron. Killed in action in Germany on April 20, 1945.

Art Eggros US Army.

Harvey Gonzales

Domingo Gonzales

Peter Garcia

WW II Vet Canadian Army 1st Battalion.

Canadian Army.

WE REMEMBER

Joined US Army at age 18 in 1940.

Served with the 101st Airborne Division in England, France, Italy and Belgium. Harvey started out as a Medic, then retrained as a Paratrooper in England. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Discharged in 1947.

Beverly Guerin Beverly Guerin WW II Vet. WW II Vet.

NOVEMBER 11 10:45: Ceremony at the Memorial Arch Followed by a reception at the Library hosted by the Friends of the Library.

1 – 5 p.m.: Library Open View displays, watch veteran interviews, and make Valentines for Veterans.

1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver westvanlibrary.ca | 604.925.7400

Cpl. George Heyes

Served with the Canadian Army during World War One. Wounded during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in Pas-de Calais, France, April 1917.

Member of the Seaforth Highlanders.

Larry Jack

Volunteered in ’39, age 29. Served with the Westminster Regiment in England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, North Africa & Italy.

Received 6 medals. Served with the 5th Canadian Division, under the 8th British Army.

Edward “Jock” James

Joined the Canadian Army at age 18 in 1944. He took basic training in Saskatchewan, then switched over to the Medical Corps.

Jock was discharged in 1946.

Roy Jones

Joined the RCAF in WW2, later serving in the tank corps.

Born & lived in North Vancouver; he left us July 21, 2003.

On November 11, we wi remember them “Honouring the sacrifices of our men and women in the spirit of peace and freedom.”

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On November 11, we wi remember them

Private Arthur Gordon Jorgensen

Nadine Joseph

Served in B.C.'s 29th Battalion. Died August 11, 1916 in action. Buried in Belgium. Had immigrated from London, England prior to WWI. Enlisted age 33 in Vancouver.

After leaving St. Paul’s Residential School she volunteered at age 18 in 1941 to serve with the Canadian Women’s Corps. She trained in Vermillion, Alberta. She was stationed in Victoria until 1945.

Stanley John Kernaghan

John Rutherford Lakes

Born in Cartwright, MB, 30 May 1921; enlisted in the RAF in 1940. Twice decorated: Distinguished Flying Medal [RAF] Libya, Middle East; Air Force Cross [RCAF] Nova Scotia, Canada. Married Agnes; had five children; lived in West Van for over 30 years; died in 2001.

Edward Fred Marsden 1893-1984 Served two years with the Winnipeg Rifles’ “Little Devil Regiment” in France during WWI. Missing you still, grandpa.

Born on Jan. 14, 1924 and died on May 3, 2003. Joined the Canadian Army in 1943, serving in the South Alberta Regiment, Fourth Canadian Armoured Division, until wounded on April 2nd, 1945, losing his left leg.

Thank you for your sacrifice.

Roman Clark Joseph

Late Master Corporal 'Jo-Jo' 'Roboy' 'Romes'.

August 25, 1968-October 11, 2018.

Served with the Canadian Army in France during WWI. Killed in action May 20, 1917.

Willy Kelly

Canadian Army.

Canadian Army

Anchil “Ducky” Mack

Lieutenant Francis C. McMahon

Sammy Lewis

Served in France, Germany, Italy and Holland. He was active in the “D” Day Invasion and was awarded 5 medals. Wounded in ’44. Pretended to be dead while Nazi’s ripped off his dog-tags and went through his pockets. Crawled back to Allied lines, his only ID was his Cdn. uniform.

Donald Moody

Royal Addison Marsden

Paddy Kelly

Jack Kelly

WW II Vet (Kelly Boys)

Volunteered in ’42 age 22 with the Algonquin Regiment in England, Belgium, France and Germany. Was stretcher bearer in Medical Corps when wounded & his buddies killed.

Later recalled a dream his friends were calling him to go with them.

Henry F. Lopez

Volunteered at age 40 on Dec. 6, 1941. He was trained in small arms and demolitions, but served with the Canadian Forestry Corps in Glasgow. The C.F.C. produced railway ties.

Joseph Moody

PVT. 1st Class, 334th Infantry.

Volunteered ’42 at 20, served with the American 9th Army in Europe.

Received Bronze Star in ’44, Silver Star and the Purple Heart. Fought in Battle of the Bulge, killed in action in Holland, February 28, 1945.

US Army Mid-1960’s, 4 Years of Service

Volunteered at age 27 in 1941.

He served in Canada, The United Kingdom and Europe. He was discharged in Vancouver in 1946.

Edward Nahanee

He served as a railway engineer with the 8th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops in 1917 in Belgium.

Lieutenant McMahon passed away in October 1964 at the age of 85.

James P. Nahanee

Served in England, France, Belgium & Holland. Medals awarded: Cdn Voluntary Service Medal, Civilian Medal, Cdn Centennial Medal (’67), Outstanding Service Medal in organization work among the Native Indian Communities in BC.

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Carole Newman Carole Newman

Robert Nahanee Nahanee Robert

Enlistedatat17.

17.Assigned Assigned to Enlisted to Germany Germany withNATO NATOForces.

Forces. Transferred Transferred inin’67 with ’67 to Edmonton, then to Cyprus to Edmonton, then to Cyprusinin’68 ’68 for 6 months.

Stationed in Calgary for 6 months. Stationed in Calgary from’68-’74. ’68-’74. Back Back to to Cyprus from Cyprus inin’71. ’71.

Trained on on navy navy ships.

Trained ships.Discharged Disharged in in ’74.Received Received the the Cyprus Cyprus Medal. ’74.

Medal.

Cpl. Willard Pat

Joined the US Marine Corp. in 1989.

Willard did his basic training at Camp Pendleton, CA. He Served at 29 Palms, CA. In 1991 he served 88 days in the 1st Gulf War and was discharged in March of 1993.

Andy Natrall

Albert Newman WWII Vet WW Vet. 1899-1923

Private 826846 B.C. Bantams.

Andy volunteered at age 18 in 1917.

He trained as a sniper/gunner and his accuracy was 90 percent.

Isabelle Garcia Phillips WWII Vet. Canadian Army

Flight Sgt. Fred Rannard Sr.

Enlisted in Lethbridge AB. Flew with the RCAF during World War II, over the Pacific, as a wireless air gunner. Passed away September 9, 2015 at the age of 92.

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This service is for the public to gather and honour our veterans and those currently serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. All members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend.

• the parade will begin at 10:45 a.m., starting at 18th and Marine Drive, and finishing at the cenotaph at Memorial Park, located at 1950 Marine Drive

George Newman

George Newman Volunteered at age 17 in 1914. He Volunteered at age Gunner.

17 in 1914.

He became a Machine Served became a Machine Gunner.

Served in France & Germany for four years. in France & Germany for four years.

Charles Newman

WWI Vet. 37th Battalion C.E.F. Born: 1866.

Died: April 3, 1929.

Peter Rivers

Robert Paull

Joined the US Army in 1987.

Undertook basic training at Fort Knox, Texas. Served in Scheinsurt, Germany and Fort Hood, Texas, Saudi Arabia (six months during Desert Storm). Discharged in 1991.

JoinedCanadian Canadian Navy Navy in Joined in January January’57. ’57.

Basictraining, training, CFB CFB Cornwallis Basic CornwallisNS, NS, thenEsquimalt Esquimalt for for medical then medicaltraining training fornursing. nursing.Worked Worked at for at military militaryhosp. hosp. in Esquimalt, then transferred in Esquimalt, then transferredtotoHMS HMS Stadacona military hosp., Halifax.

Stadacona military hosp., Halifax.

Served in the military for 2 years.

Served in the military for 2 years.

Fred Stokes

Volunteered at age 33 in 1943 with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He arrived in Liverpool on Jan. 17, 1945, on the SS Mauritania. In the early morning hours he heard the bombing of V-2 rockets in the distance. Peter served in England for 20 months.

North Vancouver resident proudly served in the Second World War and was the last living member of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in this area. Long-standing legion member of Branch #8 Bornewest and Branch #118 North Vancouver. Died in February 2018 at age 93.

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• the ceremony will take place at Memorial Park immediately following the parade • following the ceremony, the Friends of the Library will host their Remembrance Day Reception in the library with light refreshments, and music performed by the Lions Gate Brass quintet • the West Vancouver Memorial Library will be open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m., and will have displays, a screening of the Research to Remember veteran interviews, and a Valentines for Veterans craft for all ages

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Jessie (Millar) Swail

Jessie Millar served in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (the “Wrens”) during WWII, serving at naval base HMCS Protector in Sydney, NS and at naval headquarters HMCS Ottawa in ON. With gratitude for serving your country, the Swail family.

David F. Valencia US Army Corps 1980 – 1986

The Fighting Cathcarts All eight brothers and one sister served active duty in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1939-1945 Left to right in picture: Bill, Dave, Red, Gene, Margaret, Ed, Bob, Tom, & Bert Cathcart.

Matthew G. Valencia US Navy 1998 - 2004 USS Constellation

Jamie Thomas

Enlisted with US Marine Corps in 1986. Stationed in Camp Lejeune N. Carolina, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Div. where he was a TOW Gunner. 3 months in Panama. Medals – Good Conduct & Rifle Expert. Honourable discharge in September 1990.

SQDN-LDR G. Peter Vickers, DFC

RCAF no. 107 SQDN Reported missing Aug. 13, 1944 on 3rd tour of operations.

Survived by sisters Babe Wild & Joan Elliott and their families.

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Teachers and students honour the sacrifices of the past and work for peace in the future.

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William R. “Sam” Thomas

Lorne Thomas

WWII Vet. Canadian Army

Private Albert Walker

WW1- Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Railway Troops Served in France Died: 1972 Forever Missed, Forever Loved Rest In Peace, Dear Grandad

Served with Sherbrooke Fusiliers, 27th Armored Div. in France, Holland & Germany.

Received the Croix de Guerre w/ Crimson Star in ’47. “For exceptional service rendered during the war for the liberation of France.” The medal was the highest military award for Gallantry in Action.

Private Norman Walker Royal Canadian Corps of Signals Killed in action in Valguarnera, Sicily 18 July 1943, Age 26 Laid to rest in Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Agira, Sicily R.I.P. dear Uncle Norman

Sgt Rochford Underhill

Served in the RAF as a Link Trainer during World War II, 1940 to 1946.

Lived to the ripe old age of 95. What a life!

Thomas Williams

Volunteered in ’42, at 20 w/ the Royal Highland Regiment of Canada in England, France, Holland and Italy.

Wounded carrying a message across front lines. Slept for 3 days, awoke with scars on hip where doctors removed shrapnel. Received 7 medals.

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LEGAL DISPUTE

West Van home allegedly built without permits demolished BRENT RICHTER

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A West Vancouver home allegedly built almost entirely without permits or inspections has now been demolished, ending a bylaw and legal dispute that dates back to 2014.

In October 2017, the District of West Vancouver filed a court petition seeking a court order to demolish the home at 733 20th St., alleging it was completed despite numerous stop-work orders being put on the site while it was still under construction in 2014.

In 2013, the owners applied for permits to do renovations and build an addition on the existing home. Those were approved in 2014 but West Vancouver staff learned from neighbours in February that year that the building had been mostly demolished without permits, according to the district’s court claim.

Raven Garrow, the owner, submitted an application to build a new home on the site, but the district rejected the plans because they encroached on the legally required setbacks, the district’s petition stated.

By 2017, a new house had been built, which district staff visited and found numerous safety deficiencies: a leaking hosepipe bib flooding the yard with six to eight inches of water and submerging electrical outlets, mould in the basement and a buckling exterior wall, according to affidavits filed in court.

The home had also been completed without the necessary plumbing, electrical or structural inspections, the district alleged.

At the time the district filed its petition

Demolition debris is all that remains of the home at 733 20th St. in West Vancouver. The house, pictured at right in 2017, became the subject of a legal dispute after the District of West Vancouver alleged it was built without permits or inspections. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN in 2017, the owners had already filed their own petition, seeking a court declaration that the house was in fact properly permitted from the original plans approved by the district in 2014.

Before the matter could be heard in court, one of the mortgage lenders for the property filed its own petition intervening in the case, seeking foreclosure.

The case became bogged down in further litigation and was delayed by COVID-19, until March of this year when a B.C. Supreme Court judge approved the Vancouver Community Credit Union’s

request to foreclose on the property, court documents show.

“This process ultimately led to the resolution of the unlawful construction via foreclosure, sale of the property to a third party with full knowledge that the district would continue to pursue correction of the unlawful conditions to resolution, and removal of offending structure by the new owner as required by the district,” district spokesperson Donna Powers said in a statement.

The new owner demolished the home, which had never been granted an

occupancy permit, at end of October with proper permits, the district notes.

“Ensuring compliance with building and land-use regulations is a very important element of the public interest, which the district seeks to protect and uphold.

The district is pleased that the ultimate outcome of the action it undertook in this case is that the property has now been brought into compliance with its bylaws through the removal of the unlawful construction.”

The Garrows did not respond to a request for comment made on Friday.

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Restored Bob Lewis rancher sells for $2.3M in North Vancouver NICK LABA

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An exemplar of mid-century modern real estate has sold after less than two weeks on the market in North Van.

Dubbed the “Rancher Home” by agency West Coast Modern, the property sold Oct. 6 for $2.3 million, 13 days after being listed on Sept. 23 for $2.5 million.

The home, at 516 22nd St. West, has undergone a 10-year restoration project, after it was originally commissioned for the Wick family in 1958 by famed West Coast Modern builder Bob Lewis.

Real estate agent Trent Rodney said his firm showed the house to nearly 200 groups, which resulted in “several interested parties and verbal offers.” He said that one written offer came from a private buyer from West Coast Modern’s database.

“The buyers are a local creative couple currently in a modern architectural

home themselves, and they plan to further enhance the mid-century modern design,” he said by email. “No plans to do any large renovations.”

The 2,254-square-foot home sits on a quarter-acre lot in North Vancouver’s Westview neighbourhood. The mid-century rancher features walnut panelling in the family room with vintage Cado wall systems, old-growth fir beams, banks of southern windows with four-foot overhangs and a plaster fireplace. The kitchen and bathrooms have updated fixtures and appliances.

According to real estate market experts, rising interest rates and fears of recession are generally driving prices down. Calvin Lindberg, a real estate agent with Angell Hasman in West Vancouver, recently told the North Shore News that September sales in West Vancouver are down 66 per cent over the same month last year, while sales in North Van are down about 34 per cent.

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Borrow these CO2 monitors from North Shore libraries NICK LABA

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Just how healthy is the air you’re breathing in your home?

To help find out, North Vancouver District Public Library has added new carbon dioxide-monitoring technology to its lending collection.

According to the library, the new monitor kits include Aranet4 CO2 monitors that can provide a general indication of the indoor air quality and how well ventilated an area is.

“Carbon dioxide is a gas pollutant found in indoor and outdoor air that can come from cigarette smoking, unvented or poorly vented fuel-burning appliances, by breathing and more,” reads a statement. “The presence of increased levels of carbon dioxide may have impacts on our general wellbeing, including fatigue and headaches, decreased productivity, and increased risk of airborne infections.”

The library said the monitors can provide people in the community the ability to assess carbon dioxide levels in homes, workplaces or other spaces they regularly use. Those readings could help inform decisions on whether improvements are required, like opening windows, swapping appliances if they have the means to do so, or reducing the number of occupants in a space.

Believed to be the first library in British Columbia to offer carbon dioxide monitor kits, the NVDPL said it was motivated by Peterborough Public Library in Ontario, which started lending kits in April, which inspired similar programs at Toronto Public Library and other Canadian libraries.

The Aranet4 monitors are also available to cardholders at West Vancouver Memorial Library, along with light therapy lamps to

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boost well-being during the darker months.

Krista Scanlon, collection services manager at NVDPL, anticipates a high demand for these kits, as they’ve seen high interest in other special collections, like their radon detector kits.

“We know people in our community are looking for more ways to be more informed about the indoor spaces they are visiting, especially as we head indoors during these colder months,” she said.

Director of library services Jacqueline van Dyk expressed gratitude for financial support from the province through the Ministry of Municipal affairs, as well as ES Canada, which donated one of the devices.

“Our libraries pride themselves on providing equitable access to resources and technologies that our community may not otherwise be able to afford or access, which is particularly essential these days,” she said.

There are seven carbon dioxide monitor kits available through NVDPL that can be borrowed for up to one week – renewals are permitted if no one is waiting. For more information about carbon dioxide, or to place a hold on a device visit the library’s website.

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A woman who was recently released from custody after being sentenced for two random attacks on strangers in West Vancouver is back in jail after refusing to stay away from the public library.

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A North Vancouver provincial court judge ordered Saima Qamar, 53, back to prison Oct. 28 after Qamar was recently arrested in the West Vancouver Memorial Library then refused to agree to further conditions ordering her to stay away from the institution.

Last month Qamar was released from jail after spending four months in custody following two random attacks on strangers in West Vancouver, including what a prosecutor described as a “brutal assault” on a 97-yearold veteran.

Qamar was convicted of randomly hitting the senior as he was returning from grocery shopping on his electric scooter May 26 along Bellevue Avenue, breaking the man’s glasses and causing cuts to his face.

She was also convicted in October of throwing a hot cup of coffee on a staffer of the West Van library in December 2019 after the woman warned Qamar to stop verbally harassing a young woman who was studying with friends. The employee suffered first-degree burns.

During both trials last month, Qamar refused assistance from a lawyer, refused to testify and refused to provide any background information about herself.

Prosecutor Mark Slay told the judge at that time Qamar had refused to take part in psychiatric evaluations on five separate occasions while in custody.

Since being released from custody, Qamar has allegedly not reported to a probation officer and was recently spotted in the West Vancouver public library, contrary to her probation terms, leading to her arrest.

In court, Qamar told Judge Joanne Challenger she should be allowed back to the library and would refuse to obey court orders telling her to stay away.

The judge didn’t agree. “The probation is in place to protect the public,” she said. “You threw a cup of coffee on an employee of the library. So you’re not welcome there.”

Challenger told Qamar if she didn’t agree to the court orders, she would have to stay in jail, adding that choosing to spend over two more months in prison for no good reason was “a completely unreasonable position.”

Challenger added Qamar was still free to go to the North Vancouver public libraries.

After Qamar confirmed she was refusing the court orders, Challenger ordered her back to prison pending her next trial date in January.

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NORTH POINT BREWING

Brewery awarded for making one of Canada’s best hefeweizens NICK LABA

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Beer craftsmen are tapping into something special here in our local brewery district.

On Saturday, North Point Brewing Co. won first prize in the North American light lager category for its Lite Lager, beating out 48 other entries at the B.C. Beer Awards. That follows up from the brewery’s national recognition a couple weeks ago, after it won Bronze at the first-annual Canada Beer Cup. Sure to gain a glowing review from the alcoholic monkeys of Saint Kitts island in the West Indies, North Point’s Banana Pancakes was recognized in the German style hefeweizen/kristalweizen category.

Back at the provincial awards, Wildeye Brewing topped the international lager category with its Czech Pilsner, ahead of 51 other entries.

Shaketown Brewing Co., one of the newer additions to the North Vancouver beer scene, won two B.C. awards: second place in the pale bitter German lager category with its Shaketown Leichtbier, and third in the North American light lager category with its Pre-Prohibition Pilsner.

Among 56 entries in the specialty fruit beer category, La Cerveceria Astilleros won second place for its Agua de Jamaica Hibiscus Rose Sour.

Speaking to the North Shore News after his Canada Beer Cup win, North Point head brewer Paul Kovanees said Banana Pancakes was made with the intention of being the most traditional hefeweizen possible.

The beer gets its character from the traditional hefeweizen ale yeast, as well as the heavy use of wheat in the grain mixture – more than 50 per cent. Those attributes helped bring out the final

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North Point’s head brewer Paul Kovamees sips his winning beer, Banana Pancakes, outside the North Vancouver brewery.

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product, he said, and make it taste like a plate of bananas.

“What sets ours apart is the fact that we’re able to bring out those phenolic and fruity notes, without having to add flavoring and mimic that taste,” Kovamees explained.

The Beer Cup award was the first award for North Point, which turns three on Dec. 10, and Kovamees’s first in his own career. “There’s obviously lots of great breweries in Canada, so to be recognized for a beer that people enjoy is validating,” he said. “It feels good.”

The recipe for Banana Pancakes has been revised a few times since it’s first commercial batch in 2020. Kovamees calls it a crowd pleaser, and recommends it to anyone who’s into simple lagers and pilsners – a solid entry point into craft beer.

He said North Point is working on getting it back into stock to celebrate the win.

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REAL ESTATE INSIGHTS

Here are the most and least expensive homes sold in October includes access to a 25-metre pool, gym, steam room and sauna.

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The real estate market on the North Shore continues to be unseasonably quiet in both North and West Vancouver.

“We’re still just plodding along,” said Calvin Lindberg, a real estate agent with Angell Hasman & Associates in West Vancouver. Sales in October rivalled those in October 2008, he said – just before a recession took hold.

Rising interest rates, inflation that continues to impact most people and concern there may not be a quick fix in store all play a part, he said. “It’s just causing people to back off making those big purchases.”

Year-over-year sales of detached houses between January and October are down about 35 per cent on the North Shore compared to 2021. October sales compared to the same month last year are also down.

Aaron Rossetti of ReMax Rossetti Realty said one bright spot is that sales in North Vancouver actually went up in October, compared to the previous month. Buyers are likely to be those with a previous interest rate hold still in place at a lower rate, or buyers who can move their existing mortgage to a new property, he said.

“There’s certain buyers who have a good enough rate that it’s kind of pushing them forward.”

The median price for a detached home sold in North Vancouver in October was just over $2 million, while the median selling price for an apartment was $655,000, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. In West Vancouver, the median selling price for a detached home was just under $3.1 million.

Here’s a look at some of the cheapest and most expensive detached homes, townhomes and condos sold on the North Shore last month.

An almost 1,900-square-foot penthouse apartment in Seylynn Village’s Beacon building at 2503-1550 Fern St. in North Vancouver sold for $2.05 million on Oct. 10. ZEALTY.CA Most expensive detached house The most expensive home to sell on the North Shore in October was a five-bedroom, eight-bathroom 6,521-square-foot house at 2550 Rosebery Ave. in West Vancouver’s Upper Dundarave neighbourhood on a large, 0.3-acre lot.

The modern Craig Chevalier-designed home with ocean views was built just three years ago. It sold for $7.7 million on Oct. 21 after 28 days on the market, below the asking price of $8.59 million.

A state-of-the-art home theatre, gym, office, billiard room, hot tub, wine room and sauna are among the luxury home’s features.

Most expensive townhouse The most expensive townhouse to sell on the North Shore last month was a 2,000-squarefoot two-bedroom, three-bathroom home at 5284 Timberfeild Road in West Vancouver’s Upper Caulfeild neighbourhood. The 34-yearold townhouse sold for $2.92 million on Oct. 12, below the asking price of $2.99 million, after 99 days on the market.

The two-storey townhouse, renovated in 2017, boasts walnut hardwood floors, skylights and nine-foot ceilings in two upstairs bedrooms that look out to a view of Howe Sound and the South Coast mountains. The open concept main floor features sliding doors to indoor/outdoor living, automatic blinds and Miele appliances.

Most expensive apartment The most expensive apartment sold on the North Shore in October was a three-bedroom, three-bathroom penthouse at Seylynn Village’s Beacon building in North Vancouver’s Lynnmour neighbourhood that boasts a particular appeal for golfers.

The 1,882-square-foot penthouse at 25031550 Fern St. sold for $2.05 million on Oct. 10, under the asking price of $2.28 million, after 34 days on the market.

The penthouse on the southwest corner of the building has sweeping views, as well as a 1,000-square-foot rooftop patio, complete with a professionally installed putting green for golf enthusiasts. The building

Least expensive detached house The least expensive detached house sold on the North Shore in October doesn’t come with any dirt but does boast a waterfront view.

A 1,154-square-foot float home in Mosquito Creek Marina at 415 Esplanade West in North Vancouver fits that bill, selling for $530,000 on Oct. 24, under the asking price of $599,900 after just 10 days on the market.

The two-level two-bedroom, two-bathroom float home with a 500-square-foot rooftop deck features $100,000 in recent renovations including new kitchen, waterproofing and siding. Moorage costs are approximately $1,200 a month.

Least expensive townhouse The least expensive townhouse sold last month is a 1,200-square-foot two-level home at 3211 Lonsdale Ave. in Upper Lonsdale that went for $790,000 Oct. 11, under the asking price of $849,000.

The 44-year-old two-bedroom townhouse near Queensdale market and the Queens Cross pub includes two patios and storage locker.

Least expensive apartment The least expensive apartment to sell on the North Shore in October is a second-floor 785-square-foot, one-bedroom corner unit in the “Cedar Hills” at 206-1721 St. Georges Ave. in North Vancouver’s Central Lonsdale neighbourhood.

It sold Oct. 12 for $360,000 after six days on the market. The 50-year-old apartment even includes a wood-burning fireplace. It also allows two small pets – dogs or cats – as long as the dogs aren’t taller than 16 inches!

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Attention shoppers: money could be lurking between the produce department and the grocery aisle.

What started as just a routine stop for groceries for North Vancouver resident Kevin Capper recently turned golden after the local man found out he’d just won $1 million in the Maxmillions prize from the Oct. 14 Lotto Max draw.

The North Vancouver resident validated his ticket at the Real Canadian Superstore on Mount Seymour Parkway, and then on the Lotto! app.

“I was most excited to share the news with my wife, but my wife didn’t believe me,” Capper recalled.

Capper said now that the shock is starting to wear off, he’s happy with the security the win will provide. “The first thing that crossed my mind was that I never thought it would happen to me.”

Capper bought the winning ticket at the Park & Tilford Save-On-Foods, on Brooksbank Avenue in North Vancouver.

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Nearly half of respondents say North and West Van should be combined NICK LABA

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While previous polls have made it clear that a majority of North Vancouverites want to eschew the divide between district and city, a new survey suggests the entire North Shore could be leaning toward amalgamation.

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Results from a poll by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute, released Nov. 2, show that 48 per cent of North Shore residents support combining nearby municipalities.

More specifically, 43 per cent said North Van city and district as well as West Van (including Lions Bay) should amalgamate – while five per cent of residents said all Metro Vancouver local governments should unite under one mayor and council. That’s the highest enthusiasm for amalgamation across all surveyed regions.

Overall, the poll showed half of Metro Vancouverites support amalgamation of some sort. When all were asked which regions should combine, 35 per cent said the Tri-Cities, 34 per cent said the North Shore and 31 per cent were in favour of Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge.

Just eight per cent said they would combine all Metro municipalities, while 31 per cent said none of them should. The rest said they weren’t sure. The current system recently saw voters in the region

participate in 21 separate elections.

Respondents also weighed in on other issues. When it comes to more immediate priorities, Angus Reid said constituents are hoping their elected representatives will begin their terms focusing on three core issues: housing, homelessness and crime. Overall, half (49 per cent) called housing a top priority, while three in 10 said so of homelessness and poverty (31 per cent) or crime and safety (29 per cent).

Asked to evaluate performance of previous governments on these matters, respondents produced a bleak report card.

Four in five (81 per cent) said local governments performed poorly on housing.

Three-quarters (77 per cent) disapproved of performance on poverty. Two-thirds (64 per cent) weren’t pleased with records on housing and safety.

On the topic of police spending, three in five (59 per cent) Metro Vancouverites believe more resources should go toward social welfare, compared to two in five (41 per cent) wanting more funds to support greater police presence in high-crime areas.

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Governments get low grades on traffic Continued from page 40 trended downward compared to the previous five years – three in five respondents (61 per cent) believe there’s been more crime in their area in the past five years.

That being said, the number of North Shore residents believing crime is on the rise (49 per cent) is less so than other regions.

In general, people living in North and West Van rated their governments more favourably on most issues, except for

traffic/transportation. On that issue, a whopping 80 per cent said their municipal leadership did a “poor” or “very poor” job. No respondents said local government did a “very good” job.

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GARDEN TO TABLE

Sweet delicata squash is as delicious as it is nutritious LAURA MARIE NEUBERT

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It is hard to imagine a more perfect food plant than beautiful delicata squash. If we had to pack up and evacuate, our delicata seeds would come with.

Named for their delicate and edible skin, delicata are as delicious as they are nutritious, most particularly the Honey Boat variety, one of the sweetest squash varieties in existence.

One might think that, with a name like delicata, these vegetables (fruits, technically) would be fuss budgets to grow. Not so. Delicata are categorized as summer squash, along with softies like Romanesco, but they store very well if clean and unblemished, so in my books they are winter keepers.

Delicata plants are seemingly intelligent, and certainly resilient.

The large and beautiful leaves repel insects naturally with microscopic urticating fibres, and they self-shade the soil and root zone beautifully. Delicata can be grown in a bed with most other vegetables, without any additional watering, and they require very little maintenance.

Inevitably, some time after generous fruit set, we see some

Roast Honey Boat delicata squash stuffed with nutrient-dense goodness is a perfect meal to enjoy on a rainy day. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT variation of powdery mildew on the leaves, which, contrary to imagining, crisps the leaves in a manner akin to freeze drying. I snip and bury the affected leaves in a remote corner of the back garden, a practice that opens the vines up to more air and sunshine. I like the way that the ripening squash, laid bare to the elements, look basking in the late summer sun. We trellis our squash, which looks very elegant, but also helps with yield and space management.

Delicata are not considered a particularly nutrient-dense squash, compared to a butternut

for example, but they are complex and well-rounded, providing an assortment of beneficial macro and micro nutrients, and an impressive amount of fibre.

Compared to spaghetti squash, which we also grow, delicata contain more protein, vitamins A and C, and provide more (but few) calories and carbohydrates. According to the Nutritionix, super sweet and meaty delicata offer just 76 calories, 0.7 grams of fat, and 18 g carbs per cup serving, with 5.7 g fibre (23 per cent daily value), 1.8 g protein, 214 per cent DV vitamin A, 33 per cent DV vitamin C, 3.5 per cent DV

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Based on flavour alone, Honey Boat delicata wins hands-down over other squash, with a texture and taste very much like sweet potato. I slice Honey Boat crosswise, remove the seeds, drizzle with garlic oil and salt, and roast for 20 minutes or so at 175 C. The gorgeous delicata rings can be served skin-on, hot or cold as a vegetable side, enjoyed in a roast vegetable sandwich or salad, or Vitamixblitzed into a high-fibre soup or pasta sauce base to thin with little more than vegetable stock and/or nut milk.

During this past week of atmospheric rivers, I stuffed roasted Honey Boats with a mix of wild and brown rice, lentils (red, black, laird), black-eyed beans, split peas, barberries, apple chips, diced cherry tomatoes, pistachio nuts, pomegranate seeds, and fresh dill. I cooked the rice mixture and barberries in organic chicken stock flavoured with sea salt and home-made Thai spice blend, and folded the fresh ingredients in just before serving, ensuring that their brilliant reds, greens and golds shone bright against the gorgeous copper-coloured flesh and skin of

the pre-roasted squash.

To pre-roast the boats, cut delicata squash lengthwise with a very sharp knife, then scrape the seeds and their stringy pulp out with a spoon. Rub the exposed flesh with garlic oil, or olive oil, and the cut edge of a garlic clove, and season with sea salt and pepper. Roast cut side up in a 175 C oven for 30 minutes or so, until fork tender.

A super easy and très élégant trick is to roast a few clean and garlic oil-coated squash seeds alongside the empty boats, and then use the tiny toasted seeds as garnish.

The crazy delicious stuffing mix is beautiful enough for the most discriminating holiday table, but more important, it is nutrient-densely packed with too-many-to-mention beneficial macro and micro nutrients, antioxidants, fibre and so much more Not-so delicata — the warrior princess of our urban permaculture garden.

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Less than 20% of the North Shore’s youngest kids have had COVID shots Omicron, which are the dominant strains of the virus circulating in the province, is also now being distributed as a booster shot.

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The good news is COVID-19 infections appear to be stable and even slightly declining. The bad news: vaccination rates among children remain low compared to those of adults. And the youngest children – who only became eligible for vaccination in August – have the lowest vaccination rates of all.

According to B.C.’s Centre for Disease Control, only 13 per cent of children under five years old in West Vancouver have received a dose of COVID-19 vaccination, while 20 per cent of North Vancouver’s youngest kids have been vaccinated so far.

Rates are better for older children.

Between 51 and 61 per cent of children aged five to 11 have received two doses of vaccine.

In general, the older you are on the North Shore, the more likely you are to have received a COVID-19 jab. Most adults became eligible to receive a fourth booster shot this fall – although those who actually had a COVID infection this summer were advised to wait three months to maximize the effectiveness of their next jab.

Among adults over 18, between 36 and 37 per cent have already received that fourth booster shot – available both through the ICBC test centre clinic and pharmacies.

The booster shots are specifically designed to target the Omicron variant of the virus, which has been the dominant strain circulating in B.C. since January. The newest vaccine – Pfizer’s bivalent booster shot – designed to target the B.4 and B.5 strains of

COVID viral loads decreasing Currently, COVID-19 infections on the North Shore appear to be stable and even declining.

That’s indicated by recent viral loads at the Lions Gate sewage treatment plant, considered a reliable indicator of community-wide infection levels, as well as official PCR-test case counts, which measure only the most serious infections.

Viral loads measured in most wastewater plants around Metro Vancouver – including Lions Gate – have been decreasing in recent weeks.

Official PCR case counts among the most vulnerable on the North Shore were 12 cases between Oct. 23 and 29 (six were in North Vancouver and six were in West Vancouver).

The figure is considered a vast underestimate of actual numbers but does point to trends in infection rates.

COVID hospitalizations in Vancouver Coastal Health are stable, according to BCCDC, with 74 people in hospital as of Nov. 3.

Five of those people were in critical care.

There were four COVID-19-related deaths in the past week in VCH. According to the BCCDC, the newest and more transmissible Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 make up almost all of the COVID19 cases in B.C. today, and drove an earlier summer surge in COVID-19 infections.

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In 1911, the 6th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, was formed. The unit served in both World Wars with their home base being in North Vancouver’s Mahon Park. The park served as training grounds for soldiers, where they built practice trenches, wire entanglements, and moveable anti-aircraft screens. This image is one of several documenting the activities of Military School of Engineering, 6th Field Co., at Mahon Park in 1916.

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Woman rescued from second floor Continued from page 1 deemed suspicious,” said Const. Mansoor Sahak, North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson. “There’s no one believed to be inside the residence but, so far, we haven’t been able to do a thorough search because of the structural integrity of the house.”

Sahak said they are hoping anyone from the public who may have seen anything suspicious happening around the house will come forward. Investigators are also seeking any surveillance camera or dashcam footage that may have been captured nearby during the early morning hours.

Real estate agent Gordon Kleaman said redevelopment plans for the property, which included social housing, have been “stalled forever at the district.”

The first owner sold the property at a loss after being unable to get a development before district council for a vote, he said.

The new owner is also having difficulties, he added.

“It’s been sitting vacant way too long,” he said.

While district crews were still on the scene, another call came in around 6:15 a.m. from a home on Airlynn Place in the Westlynn neighbourhood.

In that case, the fire was contained to just one room and the homeowner had it quickly doused by the time the trucks arrived. As a precaution, he was taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, Byrom said.

The third fire, which took place on the

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw’s (Squamish Nation) Xwemelch’stn community (Capilano 5 reserve), required a dramatic rescue of a woman trapped on the second floor.

Multiple people called 911 when they saw black smoke billowing from the home on Khatsilano Road around 11 a.m., said West Vancouver Fire and Rescue assistant chief Mike Hodges.

“Upon arrival, they were made aware that there was an occupant trapped inside,” he said. One rescue crew entered the home from the ground while another used a ladder to get in a second-storey window. They brought the resident safely down to the ground and started administering first aid before she was taken to hospital.

Hodges said he was proud of how his members responded and credit goes to the neighbours outside who knew the woman was trapped and where they’d be most likely to find her.

“The crews were amazing. They stayed calm. They took aggressive, fast action,” he said. “Incredible day for West Van Fire.

Incredible day for the Squamish Nation.

That community is really incredible.

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The Squamish Nation is now providing emergency services to those affected.

“We want to acknowledge and thank all the community members, firefighters, police officers and medical personnel for quickly responding to this house fire.

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Seymour fire deemed suspicious Continued from page 44 The sole resident inside at the time was rescued and taken to hospital. We wish them a full and speedy recovery. Two other residents who lived at the home were away when the fire happened. Nation staff are providing all three displaced members with emergency supports – including temporary accommodation, food and clothing – until we can repair their home or find them a new home on Nation lands,” read a statement issued Monday.

As of Monday, the cause of the fire was

still undetermined. Because of structural damage, it will likely take some time to get inside and investigate.

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Continued from page 1 cars to five-tonne trucks. When there were crashes at the training facility – and there were many – it was McKay’s job to quickly get RAF brass and investigators to the scene.

“It was something you had to do and was upsetting but you have to carry on with your duty. There was a war on,” she said.

Often, McKay would have been one of the last people the pilots spoke with before taking off on a mission from which their safe return was doubtful.

“I joked with a pilot about his warm jacket and he said ‘If I go down, you can have it.’ Well, he did go down,” McKay recalled.

Another pilot insisted that McKay hang onto his boots for safekeeping. When he did not return from his mission, she passed the boots on to her father, a veteran of the First World War.

There were moments of levity too.

Once, while driving fighter pilots back to base, one airman joked that he felt safer in a dog fight over London than he did riding in the back of her truck. Almost eight decades later, the anecdote still makes her chuckle. And she was friendly with the mess hall staff who would sometimes sneak her some extra tea or sugar, which were tightly rationed during the war.

Women like McKay were incredibly important to the outcome of the war, said Jerry Vernon, president of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society. At the time, women were, for the most part, not allowed to fly and the military was seeking out every able man for war.

“They really were brought in to do jobs that men didn’t have to do – parachute packing and being drivers and 101 different things,” he said. “They were employed to all sorts of duties like that where it wasn’t necessary to have a man

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at all and they really did a very good job of it.”

At the time, McKay said she didn’t feel like her contributions were terribly significant, particularly when others were sacrificing so much more. In retrospect, McKay said she understands the importance of WAAF veterans like herself to the war effort.

“Short answer is yes, and part of the importance I feel was in the importance of providing and showing support to all my fellow service people. Especially the aircraft pilots who really put their lives on the line,” she said. “I did my duty but wished that I would not have been in that position.

I still feel a great sadness for all the men/people who lost their lives.”

McKay was formally discharged from the WAAF after the war, in 1946. By then, her military experience transformed her from a young woman unsure of herself and her direction in life to someone with confidence.

Like a lot of young Brits after the war, McKay felt a need to get away and see the world. She travelled around Australia, the United States, Bermuda, Egypt and Canada, and settled eventually in West Vancouver where she and her husband Doug raised their family.

But McKay’s story of the war wasn’t quite over. As a veteran, she was entitled to war medals from the British government, ones that she never received.

Recently, her son Steven decided to rectify the situation.

He contacted the British Ministry of Defence and went through the process of confirming his mother’s service history and arranged for the medals to be sent here.

On Monday, Nov. 14, McKay will be the guest of honour at a ceremony at West Vancouver municipal hall where RAF Wing Commander Adrian Mellors will formally present McKay with the medals she earned.

Mellors said he frequently has the privilege of presenting medals to veterans, but McKay’s situation is something different.

“When I discovered that we had a [Second World War] veteran in Vancouver missing a war medal and other awards from her service during the war, changing my travel plans to come and present these to Joyce was a no-brainer,” he said.

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Continued from page 46 The number of dignitaries planning to attend the event has been growing. Among them will be Royal Canadian Legion officials, Royal Canadian Air Force members and the British Consul General Thomas Codrington.

“Her contribution, and that of many other women in the U.K., Canada and around the world, was critical to the Allies’ success and deserves our continued thanks,” Codrington said.

McKay was taken aback when she first learned about the medal, at first not believing she was deserving of one. But she’s grown excited for the occasion. Asked by her daughter if it will be an honour for her, McKay nods knowingly.

“I was not aware that I was due to receive this medal, but it has now sunk in and I feel very honoured to be receiving it,” she said.

McKay is now just one of a handful of Second World War veterans still around who can share their story. It’s something she doesn’t mind doing, given the occasion.

“It is important to remember the war as a time when democracy and freedom were in serious threat and the West rose to the challenge and kept the world safe for people to decide their own destiny,” she said.

As Remembrance Day approaches, there’s another message she hopes others will take away from her story – one upholds the memory of young men she saw take off from Alnwick and not return.

“It is so important to have this solemn day as a way to keep us thinking ‘never again.’ We must learn to avoid wars,” she said.

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Continued from page 5 “These athletes were always cognizant that he had the ability to shape or distort their future soccer careers,” said the judge.

Birarda’s betrayal of trust continues to affect the women as adults, who continue to experience anxiety, self-doubt and depression, said Gaffer.

In a 10-minute speech before the court in September, Birarda apologized directly to his victims.

“I am truly sorry, to each of you for the pain, the upset and the trauma my behavior has caused you. I cannot find the words to adequately express the depth of my regret, sorrow, shame and even self-loathing I’ve been filled with for all these years,” he said. “An apology from me today probably means very little to you but maybe it will mean something in the years to come. I’m here today to take responsibility for my actions and the impact I’ve had on you.”

Birarda also addressed his family and friends and those he let down in the rest of the soccer community.

“I apologize for the harm I have caused and for the disgrace and embarrassment I have brought to the sport that I love,” he said.

The judge said Wednesday, she accepts that Birarda “feels tremendous remorse and shame for his actions.”

“While Mr. Birarda was able to reach high levels in his coaching profession, he ultimately destroyed his status, legacy

and recognition for his hard work with his criminal behavior,” she said.

Mitigating factors include abuse Birarda suffered as a child, the judge noted.

Birarda still has the support of his family, including his wife and adult children, said the judge.

Gaffer noted among the letters submitted in support of Birarda are 12 from soccer players previously coached

by Birarda, including two female soccer players who have played at the professional level. Nine were from former female players coached by Birarda, she said.

The judge added Birarda has already done work towards rehabilitation through extensive counselling, and represents a low risk to re-offend.

Following his jail time, Birarda will serve four months of a conditional sentence under house arrest and a further four months under a curfew between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. During that time he will be allowed out for work and for medical appointments.

Birarda will also serve three years’ probation. Conditions of probation include not contacting any of his victims; not coaching, volunteering or being employed in a role that involves contact with women under 18, and not being in the company of girls under 18 except with permission.

The judge indicated she will make a decision about Birarda’s inclusion in a sexual offender registry at a later date.

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GRAYDON, Richard Westley (West) Graydon, Richard Westley (West) passed away on September 28th in West Vancouver at the age of 92. He was predeceased by Norma, his wife of 69 years, and eldest daughter, Sally Christine Soroka, and survived by daughters Sue and Shari (David), son Patrick (Jennifer), six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Born in Montreal in 1930, he spent early summers at Brome Lake, learned the value of money delivering newspapers and discovered his ability to make things with his hands in the workshop of his father’s small construction company. He studied Engineering at McGill, joined a fraternity where he played the banjo and made lifelong friends. He fell in love with Norma (nee Secord) a nursing student at the Royal Victoria Hospital who he met on a double date and married in 1953.

Upon graduation, West joined G.T. Graydon & Sons where he managed renovation and construction projects. Elected a town councillor in Montreal, West where he and his growing family lived, he oversaw the building of the community’s new swimming pool and recreation centre.

In 1969, the family moved to Vancouver, where he took on a succession of construction management jobs, from the modular building industry to a ferry terminal and two campuses for Douglas College.

The pinnacle of his career, however, was his responsibility overseeing the construction of Expo 86, Vancouver’s world fair.

West then accepted several overseas assignments which included building a hotel in the Bahamas and a condominium development in Maui. Upon retirement, he and Norma relocated to Mexico where he swam every day, played tennis and built sets for a local theatre company.

In the early 2000s, they moved back to Canada, settling in Victoria where he reacquainted himself with old tennis friends, and took up painting. His masterpiece was a near-photographic rendition of the Bluenose in full sail, but his signature on his last two paintings was also notable: “G3” stood for “Great Gimpy Gampy”, as he was christened by his eldest granddaughter Shannon after tumbling from the roof and breaking his leg.

West laughed readily, enjoyed people and was without pretense. Despite the diminishments of aging, he was committed to remaining productive, taking over the shopping and meal preparation as Norma’s eyesight deteriorated, and applying his woodworking skills to everything from cabinetry and picture frames to pre-fabricated punts for his Ontario-based grandsons.

Eight months after losing his “bride”, grateful for the very good life he’d led, and aware of the increasing dependency his declining health guaranteed, he declared himself “ready to go.” Medical assistance allowed him to do so, in the company of loved ones sorry to say goodbye, but supportive of his desire to exit on his own terms.

VAALBURG, “Lois” Marie Louise January 28, 1923 - October 29, 2022 Lois Vaalburg passed peacefully at Royal Arch Masonic Home in Vancouver on October 29, 2022.

Predeceased by her husband, Matthew Vaalburg and son-in-law Wilfred Steijgerwalt.

Lois will be lovingly remembered by her daughters Lois and Janet (Alphonse) and son Herman (Brenda); grandchildren Fred (Srey Oun), Tim (Kelsey), Crystal (Allan), Vincent and Matthew; and 9 great grandchildren.

Born in Holland in 1923 to Christiaan Plug and Alida Margareta Plug-Niessink, Lois was the second youngest of ten children. Active as a child, she enjoyed riding her bike as well as swimming, baseball, and soccer. With a lifelong passion for reading, she always had a book on the go. She also loved playing board games and carried on well into her 90’s. As a young woman, she joined the Netherlands Red Cross and ventured to Indonesia as a nurse’s aide. Upon her return to Holland, she and Matt were married. After the birth of Lois and Herman, they emigrated to Canada, settling in Port Coquitlam where daughter Janet was born.

She and Matt enjoyed travelling, spending time with daughter Lois and her husband Wilfred in Holland and venturing throughout Europe. They loved the warmth of Palm Springs and would often drive there several times a year. It was magical when we had the opportunity to spend Christmas there with them.

Lois retired after 27 years with BC Tel. In retirement, she took up tennis and enjoyed playing with her best friend Isabell along with Matt and others from the tennis club. She also won awards for table tennis at the BC Senior games.

We’ll miss Mom’s warmth, kindness, and her sense of humour.

We thank the staff at Royal Arch Masonic Home for the wonderful care and support they provided over the past 3 years.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Royal Arch Masonic Homes Funding Society, 7850 Champlain Crescent, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5S 4C7.

Family members will be gathering in a private celebration of her life.

To send a personal condolence visit: www.mbfuneralsbc.com Martin Brothers Funeral Services 778-330-7799

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SQUIRE, Gerald Terence August 27, 1938 - October 24, 2022 It is with profound sadness that the Squire Family announce the passing of Gerald Terence Squire, 84 years old.

Terry was born in the London Borough of Islington, UK. He was a war time baby moving from Islington to the countryside to avoid the WW2 London bombings. He moved to Canada in 1959 and after trying out Toronto and Winnipeg, ended up in Vancouver in 1960.

He was predeceased by Brigitte his wife of 43 years. Brigitte was the love of his life. They met in 1961 and when asked “what it was” about Brigitte, Terry said it was that she picked him of all the eligible bachelors and that she was just so beautiful.

He was a very lucky man. Terry proposed to Brigitte two weeks later. Through their lives together they lived in several Canadian cities including Edmonton, North Vancouver, Calgary, Guelph, and West Vancouver. After the passing of Brigitte, Terry became friends and partnered with Antje Roomp.

Terry is survived by his Children; Christopher (Sandra), Gordon and Karen and his Grandchildren; Helene, Nathan, and Andrew.

Terry had a successful 47-year career in the insurance sector retiring in 2002. He started with Royal Insurance in England and transferred to Canada. He served in many positions including underwriter and marketing manager. In 1979 he took a risk with investors to establish a new insurance company by re-founding the British Columbia Insurance Company. From this success, in 1984 he became Executive Vice President and COO of Sovereign General Insurance, then from 1993 to 2002 he was the President and CEO of Guelph based The Co-Operators Group. At retirement he became a member of several boards including the Cooperators group, CGI of Montreal and ICBC. Terry was an avid supporter of the Arts, supporting the Vancouver Symphony with the Cooperators Group, and once he retired, he had a term as Board member of the Vancouver Bach Choir.

Terry will be greatly missed and was generous and kind to his Children and Grandchildren. He lived life to its fullest and loved travel. His last grand adventure was cruising to Hawaii doing what he dreamed and loved - to be on the ocean.

A funeral is planned at Capilano View Cemetery, 1490 3rd St, West Vancouver at 1:00pm on November 10, 2022 and Family and Friends look forward to a celebration of his life later in the afternoon.

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Remember now those years gone by When loving gifts I gave to thee.

Remember now the happy times The family ties we shared.

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north shore news nsnews.com REMEMBRANCES DENMAN, Charles Douglas It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Charles Douglas Denman on September 24, 2022 at 88 years of age. Chuck passed away peacefully with his family by his side.

REYNOLDS, Harry 1937 - 2022 Harry passed away peacefully October 14, 2022 at Lions Gate Hospital.

He will be remembered for his quick-witted remarks, sharp sense of humour and a tough exterior that masked his caring and generous heart.

Harry was predeceased by his wife Sheila. He will be missed dearly by his children Steven and Kelly (Jeff); his grandchildren Cole, Lindsay, Maddy, Mikaela; extended family, and by his many friends old and new. Celebration of Life will be held at First Memorial Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, December 10th at 1:00 pm.

Chuck grew up in Victoria before becoming a longtime resident of West Vancouver and Pemberton.

He had various careers; operating service stations with brother Bob and friend Bill Prittie, prospecting with brother-in-law Tom Williamson, in construction alongside son Steve, farming and fun with the love of his life, Beth. He was a true friend who was respected by all for his honesty and support.

Chuck was happiest when his beloved family was close at hand. His sense of humour and candour enlivened many a Sunday night family dinner. He was loved beyond measure and will be missed more than words can say.

He is survived by his wife Beth; his children, Heather Knowlden (Nick), Colleen Denman, Marcia Crowley (Stephen) and Stephen Denman; his grandchildren, Sarah Cameron (Tahj), Kate, Sean and Paula Knowlden (Mike Clemente), Riley and Curtis Holroyd (Laurel Dominique), Spencer (Emma), Fraser (Shadi) and Andrew Crowley; sister- in-law Edna Denman and many nieces and nephews.

To write a condolence to the family, please visit www.squamishfuneralchapel.com

OVERGAARD, Pat H. August 1, 1932 − October 23, 2022 A caring, loving and loyal mother, Nana, sister, aunt, and friend, Pat, lived her life with humour, grace, dignity, and always thinking of others, even at the end of her life. Pat hosted many meals, celebrations and Christmas Eve get−togethers for family and good friends. Never the centre of attention, but always at the centre of fun. Growing up in Winnipeg, Pat went to UM and then interned as a dietitian in Hamilton. In 53, Pat and Dagg moved to Van to work. Pat’s extended circle of colleagues and friends stayed connected to her her entire life. Pat is survived by her children Kathy (Dan), David and her grandchildren Brett (Danielle), Kyle (Jana) and Nathan.

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A celebration of life will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in North Vancouver on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 10:30 am.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Pat’s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Lionsgate Hospital Foundation.

WATT, William David (Dave) May 9, 1951 − October 26, 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce that Dave Watt passed away at home in West Vancouver on the morning of October 26. Dave had a warm and engaging personality and will be deeply and sadly missed by his beloved wife of 43 years, Barbara, their sons Mitchell (Mischa) and Taylor, and grandsons Aiden and Jack. Also mourning his loss are siblings Robb (Alison), Margaret (Jim) and Cam (Alison), a host of relations including his aunt Barb, in−laws, cousins, nephews and nieces and their families, and many friends.

Dave was predeceased by his parents, George and Mary, in 2004 and his brother Duncan in 2008.

Dave was born in Picton, Ontario, and lived in Wellington, his Mom’s birthplace, before moving to West Vancouver, where he had a wonderful childhood. Cars, golf and music became passions of Dave’s, beginning in his teenage years at West Van High School.

From his early days at BC Tel, where he met Barb, Dave worked in various careers at Whistler and on Vancouver Island. At every turn, Dave’s fine memory and wonderful wit became the foundation for stories with family and friends. In the early 80s, Dave began a stellar 35−year career in real estate.

Dave was a great communicator who loved meeting people and worked hard over the years to help hundreds of families on the North Shore with their housing needs. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of property matters and shaped a reputation for personable, informed service.

Integrity was a watchword with Dave, a central aspect of his character. He served as President, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and Chair, BC Real Estate Errors & Omissions Insurance Corp.

Dave and Barb excelled in their roles as grandparents, and he loved Wednesdays with his grandsons, daily walks with Barb, his two annual golf tournaments with his long−time buddies, and visits with family and friends.

Sadly, his life was shortened by the cruel malady of ALS. Amazingly, but not surprisingly, he met this challenge with remarkable fortitude, and regular flashes of wit. Dave and Barb were grateful for the support he received from the ALS Society of BC and his home care team. Please consider donating to the ALS Society in Dave’s memory.

The Honourable Bryan Findlay Ralph, LLB, K.C. January 25, 1941 − November 4, 2022 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather after a lengthy illness. Bryan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in 2012, but was able to continue living a meaningful life with the help of the Alzheimer’s Society, his family, and a part−time private caregiver before entering residential care at Evergreen House three years ago.

Bryan was born in Victoria on January 25, 1941, and lived and completed his education there until he moved to Vancouver in 1965 to enter Law School at UBC. Subsequently, he made his home in Deep Cove, North Vancouver, where he and Barbara raised their family, enjoying activities on the water and in the mountains.

Bryan was called to the Bar in 1968, and received his LLB (Masters of Law) from the London School of Economics in 1976. During his career as a lawyer he was the Executive Director of the Legal Services Society of BC, a professor of law and the director of UBC legal clinic, and the Secretary of the Law Society. He was awarded a Q.C. (Queen’s Counsel) in 1993, and was appointed a judge to the Supreme Court of BC in 1997.

Bryan leaves behind his loving wife, Barbara; daughters Sara (David) and Alison (Tim); grandchildren Jay, Macy, Kai and Rowan; sister Sharon (Jerry); nieces Shannon and Kristina; and nephew Jason.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Mount Seymour United Church (1200 Parkgate Ave, North Vancouver, BC) on Tuesday, November 22, at 2:00pm.

A Celebration of Dave’s life will be held on Sunday, December 4, 2−5 pm at The Pinnacle Hotel, 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. Condolences can be sent to mckenziefuneralservice.com/obits.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society of BC (828 W 8th Ave #300, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1E2) or the Parkinson Society of BC (890 W Pender St #600, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1J9).

In Barb’s words: "We will all miss his beautiful blue eyes, his easy smile, his integrity, and his sense of humour."

His family would like to thank the staff at Evergreen House for their compassionate and dedicated care.

SHAKOUR, Moira Elizabeth (nee Seeberg) Moira was born in Vancouver on February 26, 1954, to Theodore and Joyce Seeberg and passed away peacefully on October 14, 2022, at the Lions Gate Hospice.

She is survived by her husband Robert, her brother Ted (Sylvia), her cousins Renata, Valerie, George (Anita), her sister-in-law Marina (Lenny), and her brothers-in-law John (Elise) and Richard (Karen), and her nieces Celine, Jackie, Ariel, Larissa, Rebecca, and Isabella and her nephew Darius. She is predeceased by her brothers Charlie and Andrei, cousin Robert as well as her nephew Sol. Moira graduated from the University of BC with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology which she never pursued. Instead, she followed her heart and lived her life’s purpose - being in service to the greater good of all those she knew and loved as well as those who she assisted throughout her diverse and interesting career. Although private herself, Moira always had time to care for and listen to others in their moment of need. Her essence of being was one of selflessness, empathy, benevolence, and unconditional love.

In 1981, Moira met Robert-the love of her life-at a bridal party given for her soul-sister Pamela Wright by her other soul-sister, Marina Shakour. It was love at first sight! They were married for 40 wonderful years. They supported and uplifted each other through the good, the bad and the sad times. Robert’s unending love and devotion were instrumental in easing Moira through the last chapter of her life with grace and deference.

Moira’s family and friends will be forever grateful to Dr. Sasha Smiljanic, Dr. David Voduc, Dr. Richard Lewis, as well as the Oncology Nursing Team at LGH and Julia MacDonald at Vancouver Coastal Health.

Moira loved all her four-legged children…her boxers! She is survived by her beloved Jasmine.

There will be a private Celebration of Life for Moira

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ELLIS Catherine Ann (Bird) Cathie passed away peacefully at Lions Hospital on October 7, 2022 at the age of 86.

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Cathie was born on May 13, 1936 to Mae and Frank Bird in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In the early 1940’s, she moved to Kitsilano with her mother. In 1955, she got married and moved to Lions Bay, where she raised her young family. She lived in West Vancouver for a few years and then settled in North Vancouver.

Nothing gave Cathie as much joy as spending time with her family. Besides spending time with her family, during her retirement, she kept herself busy with sewing projects, and spending time in her kitchen cooking and baking for her friends and family.

Cathie was predeceased by her son Allan. She is survived by daughter, Shari; ex-husband, Robert; her daughter-in-law, Leanne (Mitch); her grandchildren, Karen, Robyn (Ross), Jacilyn (Steve), Marilyn (John), and Allison (Callum); and her greatgrandchildren, Paisley, Cohen, Landon, Fionn, and Natalie.

A celebration of life will not be held at this time. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.

LYLES, Gillian Ann May 4, 1948 - October 20, 2022 Gillian Lyles, nee Ardington was born at Lytham Cottage Hospital in Lytham, Lancashire, England in 1948, the daughter of Lin and Bert Ardington. Gillian moved around a lot as a child as her parents lived in various places in England plus Canada and, briefly, in the US. As an adult, Gillian lived in England, employed 10 years by the Lancashire County Council, and in Toronto before settling in North Vancouver in 1980. Gillian worked 15 years for Canadian Pacific Railway but for the last 20+ years worked in Senior Home Care. Gillian met her future husband, Raymond, on a double decker bus in Victoria, B.C. After a short, long-distance relationship, Raymond moved to Canada and they were married in the Chapel at Heritage Village, now The Burnaby Village Museum. There followed 37 years of happy marriage. Gillian will be sorely missed by Raymond and all that knew her.

A memorial Service will be held for Gillian on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 1 PM at St. John’s Anglican Church 220 8th Street W, North Vancouver All who have hats are encouraged to wear them to the Memorial!

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PARNELL, Charles Michael Vital February 27, 1929 - October 6, 2022 After many years of living with Alzheimer’s, Michael died suddenly, but peacefully, with the kind and caring staff of Cedarview Respite Centre at his side.

Predeceased by his brother, Bill (Joan) and his sister, Susanne; Michael is survived by the love of his life, wife, Marilynn; daughter Lisa; with grandchildren Jennifer and Emily (Dan); (and greatgrands Elisha and Lucas); and son, Russell (Rebecca) with grandchildren Finn and Seth.

Michael also leaves his brother Doug (Flo) and so many very special cousins, nieces and nephews, extended family and friends.

Growing up in North Vancouver, Michael was a creative talent and builder from a very young age.

After attending Vancouver School of Art and travelling the world, Michael pursued a lifelong career as a freelance commercial artist in the advertising industry. He was known in Vancouver as the ‘Go To’ airbrush artist in the early days before this work was done with computers.

Handyman Michael enjoyed just about everything in his life .. fishing, golf, skiing, gardening, music, theatre, baking, making and drinking wine, travel with his love .. and a good party at home with his family and friends.

There was nothing that made Michael happier than his immediate and extended family. The twinkle in his eyes and his loving smile will be forever in our hearts.

A Celebration of his Life will be planned for sometime in the spring when the flowers start to bloom. Michael would want friends and family to gather, make a toast, tell a tale or two .. sing and remember all the good times together.

PARKER, David J. December 1, 1936 − October 26, 2022

MITTLESTEAD (GIRLING), Phyllis D. May 2, 1932 − October 18, 2022 Our Mom, Gramma and Great−Gramma, Phyllis Dorothy Mittlestead (Girling), passed to her Heaven on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, with an amazing amount of family, friends and beautiful Amica Edgemont care angels, all loving and lifting her up.

Phyl was born in North Vancouver, lived her early years in Pemberton, became a Registered Nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital and settled in North Vancouver.

She filled her 90 years of life to the very fullest, yet felt she had so much more to do in making this world a better place. Mom was a dynamic force of nature who kindly tolerated the rest of us younger ones that could not possibly keep up!

Jann (Jason), Barry (Margo), Tina (David) and Alan gave her seven beautiful grandchildren: Luke, Jordan, Fraser (Leah), Stuart (Kim), Ben (Rebecca), Cayle and Owen. They, in turn, gave her four precious great−grands: Kenzie, Jace, Finn, Hayley and a babe on the way.

Mom’s Memorial Service will be held on November 25 at 2pm at St Catherine’s Church, 1058 Ridgewood Dr., North Vancouver, BC, followed by a reception in the Church Hall.

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It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of David Jon Parker, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. David died peacefully with family by his side on October 26, 2022, at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, BC, at the age of 85 after a brief struggle with Covid 19 and pneumonia.

David was born in Des Moines, Iowa, where he spent his first five years before moving with his parents and older brother to Long Beach, California. He leaves behind his wife Heather, sons Jeff (wife Nancy) and Courtney (wife Wendy), grandchildren Ellie, Kai, Nicholas and Alex, cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends.

After graduating from Occidental College in Los Angeles, obtaining his MBA at UCLA (Carter fellow), and while working on his Ph.D. at MIT in Boston, David immigrated to Canada in 1975, accepting a job with MacMillan Bloedel (now Weyerhaeuser) as Director of Strategic Planning at the head office. He retired from MacMillan Bloedel as General Manager of the Parallam division, which was a research operation that developed a revolutionary engineered wood technology.

David was a kind, gentle, well−read, curious and quick−witted person with a passion for people, golf, piano and jazz music. He was a kid at heart who also loved body surfing and volleyball. David was immensely proud of his sons and grandchildren and their accomplishments and treasured every moment he spent with them and their families.

David will be missed deeply and forever loved by his family and friends, and we are so grateful he had a life that was so well lived.

A Celebration of Life will be held next summer when his sons and their families are here and when it’s Covid−safe to do so.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Lions Gate Hospital Foundation or a charity of your choice.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Alzheimer Society of B.C. A Memorial Page has been set up with Dignity Memorial at firstmemorialnorthvancouver.com

MORGAN, Yvonne Lillian August 29, 1940 - September 16, 2022 Yvonne was born in High River, Alberta and lived in many places in Canada. She is mourned by her beloved brother Brian; his wife Janina; their children, Jackie and Patrick. Predeceased by brother Bob. Left Is her brother Ken and their families, all of Alberta. Yvonne was a woman of many talents and after her term as Recreation Specialist in the RCAF she held a variety employment positions through her life from office manager of North Shore Medical Clinic; selling investments for T.E. Eaton: City of Vancouver. She also worked for the School Board in North Vancouver, and she ran her own computer billing business. She will be sadly missed by her close and dear friend Anne Harrison, along with the many friends she gathered through her life. She easily formed friendships on her many, many travels throughout the world. After retirement she moved to Gabriola to be close to her family of friends and truly was fond of chatting with anyone who passed by as she sat outdoors. To know Yvonne was to enjoy her easy humour. RIP Yvonne.

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