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Students at Capilano University who’ve been out of school for the past month will be able to return to class after faculty, who had been refusing to cross a support staff picket line, decided to return to work.

Classes for the second half of the summer semester at the university were set to resume yesterday on its campuses in North Vancouver and Sechelt.

About 4,300 students at CapU had classes cancelled and no access to online support from professors since striking support staff, including those working in IT, childcare and maintenance, set up picket lines on campus June 6.

Members of the Capilano Faculty Association, which represents teaching staff, refused to cross the picket lines or respond to emails from students.

The news that classes will soon be back in session comes after more than 500 students at Capilano University signed an online petition urging the university and unionized support staff to end a labour dispute.

Katerina Derbas, who was one of those behind the petition, said she signed up for four summer courses in May and paid about $3,000 for tuition and textbooks, but later dropped two classes when she heard about the strike.

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The top two staff at the District of West Vancouver, including the chief administrative officer, have left their jobs and a third senior bureaucrat is on leave at the municipality, the North Shore News has learned.

The departures come as a third-party investigation is underway into a formal staff complaint alleging bullying and harassment

by Mayor Mark Sager.

CAO Robert Bartlett abruptly left his job as top bureaucrat at the municipality last month.

The municipality confirmed June 23 that “Robert Bartlett is no longer with the District of West Vancouver,” adding Sager “would like to thank Mr. Bartlett for his service to the community and wishes him well in his future endeavours.”

Bartlett had been CAO of the municipality for the past three years.

No reason was given for his sudden departure. In an interview, Sager said Bartlett’s departure was by mutual agreement.

Bartlett’s exit comes three months after the deputy CAO in West Van, Mark Chan, also abruptly left his position. In the case of Chan, who has worked for the municipality for about 15 years, no announcement was

Former CAO Robert Bartlett (left) has left his position and Scott Findlay (right) has been appointed new municipal manager at the District of West Vancouver, Mayor Mark Sager (centre) has announced.

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made about his departure and Sager declined to discuss it.

Both Bartlett and Chan declined to comment about their exits from the municipality.

A third senior staffer, Mark Panneton, director of legislative services, is currently on leave from his job.

The allegations against Sager in the staff complaint have not been proven.

Sager declined to comment on the existence of any human resources investigation happening at the municipality. “I’m not going to comment on malicious rumours,” he said. “This is so

inappropriate. It’s beyond belief.”

According to the municipality’s most recent Financial Information Act disclosures, Bartlett earned more than $279,000 last year, while Chan earned more than $232,000.

At a public council meeting June 26, Sager announced council has appointed Scott Findlay, a retired West Vancouver Police inspector who grew up in West Van and who has been manager of bylaws at the district for the past six months, as the new municipal manager. There was no recruitment process or search for a top administrator for the district.

Sager said Findlay had been

appointed to a six-month contract “which gives him an opportunity to ensure he likes the role and that he is fitting in and performing, as we are confident he will.”

In an interview last week, Sager said Findlay is well prepared for the role through many executive leadership roles during his career at the police department.

Council has opted to give Findlay the title municipal manager rather than CAO, because “It’s taking it back to the way things were when I was mayor before,” said Sager. “I think it just better suits our community.”

Sager said he’s heard overwhelming support for Findlay as council’s choice to head West Van’s public service.

“I think that when people recognize the outstanding talent we have in the municipality, and the truly outstanding individual who is assuming the leadership position of our staff, I think people will be thrilled,” he said.

Council was elected “to get things done at the municipality,” said Sager. “We were elected because there were problems. And it was well known. The majority of us … wanted to see things improved. And I think our new municipal manager is the right person at the right time to lead things forward.”

After news of the top staffers’ departures was made public,

the union representing West Vancouver Blue Bus drivers and mechanics – which supported Sager in the last civic election – issued a statement supporting the mayor.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 134 spokesman Geoff Devlin said the union, which represents about 150 drivers and mechanics, supports Sager’s efforts to “improve labour relations” in the municipality.

“We’re in support of the new municipal manager and the new mayor,” said Devlin, adding morale among employees the ATU represents has suffered in recent years.

The West Vancouver Municipal Employees Association also welcomed Findlay in a joint statement with the bus drivers’ union.

Catalin Fota, business manager for the employees association union that represents about 750 employees, said he is hopeful the change will improve the labour climate at West Vancouver’s municipal hall.

“Communication with the previous CAO was very difficult,” he said.

West Vancouver is not unique in seeing senior staffers fired or quit and replaced in the wake of a change in political direction at municipal hall. Lions Bay, for instance, has also experienced staff turnover since the last municipal elections.

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Intermittent power outages over a three-day period at Lions Gate Hospital resulted in 23 surgery cancellations in June.

The intermittent power failures at the hospital, the result of BC Hydro repairs, happened June 17 to 20.

According to Vancouver Coastal Health, a technical fault with electrical switches delayed the triggering of the hospital’s back-up power generators. As a result, 23 scheduled surgeries were postponed at Lions Gate. As of June 27, 16 of those surgeries had been rescheduled or completed, according to VCH. Clinical staff are prioritizing providing

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While the news was expected, the occasion was still momentous.

On the evening of Wednesday, June 28, 17-year-old Connor Bedard of North Vancouver was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks as the first overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, marking a major milestone in the career of the most talked-about young star in hockey since Connor McDavid.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling to be here with my family and friends to get to hear my name be called and experience that, especially with such a storied organization,” Bedard said in front of a Connor Bedard of North Vancouver walks off the stage at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville last Wednesday after being roaring crowd of red jerselected by the Chicago Blackhawks as the first overall pick seys at Bridgestone Arena in the 2023 NHL Draft. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS / TWITTER in Nashville. “Everything I heard about the city and in points to win the Bobby Clarke Trophy, the people there is nothing but positive, so while finishing first in goals and tied for I can’t wait for that.” first in assists to win the Four Broncos When he started playing hockey, Trophy as the 2022-23 WHL Player of the Bedard said he watched the Blackhawks Year. The forward earned the Canadian through their historic playoff runs from Hockey League’s Player of the Year, Top 2010 to 2015, when the team won three Prospect and Top Scorer awards, becomStanley Cups. “You watched a lot of them, and you see the United Center going crazy ing the first player in CHL history to win all and all of Chicago getting behind them. I three in the same season. can’t put into words and I’m so happy to Bedard was named the WHL’s rookie of be to be part of the Blackhawks organizathe year following the 2020-21 season. In March of 2020 he became the first player tion,” he said. in WHL history to earn exceptional status, Bedard joins a rebuilding team that allowing him to enter the league as an recently parted ways with franchise icons underage player.

Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, who After the draft, Bedard received words were both key players in the Stanley Cup of support from NHL veterans Kane and victories.

Sydney Crosby. “I got a text from Sydney As the team rebuilds its roster, general Crosby, so that was really cool. My favoumanager Kyle Davidson noted how securrite player growing up…. I was pretty ing a player like Bedard can create a major excited,” he said at a press event on Friday. impact and set a new foundation for the On Saturday, Bedard headed off with his franchise going forward. fellow new picks and prospects for devel“When you’re building a team and opment camp in Chicago. This year’s camp obviously first overall is a place where you will be held off the ice, to focus on fitness hope you can get that and I feel like we’ve and player bonding. got a player in Connor that has every “We’re going to be working really hard chance to be that type of player for us,” in the gym, and then a lot of team bondDavidson said at a press conference.

Over the past year, Bedard recorded 143 ing and [getting] into the city and stuff,” points in 57 regular season games with the Bedard said. “I’m really looking forward to Regina Pats in the WHL. He led the league it.”

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Investigators tracked down the source of the blaze to just behind a small gazebo at a pull-out/viewing area where Highway 1 turns into Highway 99.

“So that does confirm that it’s human caused,” said fire Chief Dave Clark.

Crews closed Highway 99 in both directions June 26 as they tried to get the fire under control. It was only because of a lull in forest fire activity around the province that airtankers, water bombers and bucketing helicopters were so readily available to get the blaze extinguished, Clark said.

Although they don’t know exactly what sparked the fire, Clark said the most likely culprit is a discarded cigarette butt or some other kind of smoking material. The fire department has now placed a sign there warning others about what happened.

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The Online News Act became law last week, requiring tech companies such as Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content they share on their platforms. In what could be described as a high-stakes game of chicken, the technology giants announced they would rather take Canadian news off their platforms entirely than pay the fees.

Canadian news will still be available directly on media websites and through subscriber newsletters, but the moves by Meta and Google to block news will have a significant impact on the dissemination of accurate information, You’ll still be able to take in celebrity “infotainment” without too much trouble,

but if you want to know which local schools face overcrowding, what the next Bank of Canada interest rate hike will mean or what people said at a public hearing, the tech giants would rather you stay in the dark.

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Incumbency shields governing parties from bad press

Just how difficult a task opposition parties face in trying to win power was on display in four recent federal byelections and recent polling in B.C. and Ontario.

Despite many months of being bashed over the head again and again with such issues as foreign interference in politics, a crumbling health care system and a rising cost of living, the federal Liberal party was able to hang on to two seats and nearly won a safe Conservative seat in those byelections.

And a poll by the Angus Reid Institute showed that although most voters in both B.C. and Ontario think their provincial government is performing miserably

when it comes to handling the most pressing issues, both governments would easily be re-elected to a majority status if a vote were held View From today.

The Ledge In fact, it’s Keith Baldrey rather astonishing when you consider that about eight in 10 B.C. voters give the BC NDP government a failing grade on three critical issues — cost of living, health care, and housing — yet almost half are willing to vote for the party.

The Reid poll put the BC NDP’s support among decided voters at 47 per cent, a huge 18-point lead over the BC United Party. This, despite the NDP getting little credit when it comes to key issues.

The voter dissatisfaction over the government’s performance on key issues is at similar levels in Ontario, although the Doug Ford government, while comfortably ahead among decided voters, is benefiting from a split opposition.

Of course, the 18-point gap in B.C. is likely largely attributable to the unfamiliarity with the new BC United “brand,” but that doesn’t explain the NDP’s gaudy level of support at a time when few people approve of the job the party is doing.

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Also in the mix may be a genuine dislike of what people see from BC United and its leader Kevin Falcon right now. The party is shifting right, and voters may be offside with that.

Certainly, questions about leadership and right-wing drift abound at the federal level. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s personal popularity numbers are hovering around those for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (both at around 36 per cent in the latest Reid poll) and he has a particular problem with women voters.

The byelection results magnified a significant vulnerability facing the Continued on page 9

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RE: Top Staff Exit West Vancouver Municipal Hall, Page 4 in print today and nsnews.com online story June 28 Dog bites man. Nothing to see here folks, move along.

Last October, Mark Sager and his running mates for District of West Vancouver council were given an overwhelming electoral mandate to bring about certain changes in how our district is governed. It appears that at least the top two district bureaucrats have been reluctant at best to embrace the new reality. So, bye. It’s life.

As for a suspiciously timed complaint against our mayor from an unnamed member of district staff respecting unspecified allegations of bullying and harassment, this sort of ‘shoot from the shadows’ attack is becoming tiresome. Next, our mayor will be accused of creating a ‘chilly work environment.’ Hard to do these days when it seems most everyone wants to continue working from home.

The important news here is the appointment of a highly qualified individual, someone with a long history of service to our community, to the district’s top administrative position. Very good to see Scott Findlay adopt the venerable and appropriate title ‘municipal manager.’ Clearly, this is a guy with his ego under control.

Congratulations to our mayor and council. You’re wasting no time in putting your stamp on our district’s government, as you were elected to do.

David Marley West Vancouver

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RE: West Vancouver Blue Bus Driver Named Safest in Canada, June 28 story Your story about West Vancouver bus driver Robert Bird was wonderful.

West Vancouver’s Blue Bus service has excelled for years in hiring top notch drivers who are, for the most part, extremely courteous and customer focused.

Using Blue Bus is usually a very positive experience compared to travelling on Coast Mountain or other transit services.

That said, Rob Bird has brought excellence to a new level and I am thrilled to know that his skills have been recognized.

He successfully interacts with the young, the old and the in-between.

I have known Rob since he started with West Vancouver Blue Bus 28 years ago. He has an abundance of patience and common sense. Always friendly, considerate, professional, charming and fun, he made my daily commute a joyful experience.

He is sincere, compassionate and generous. There is always a twinkle in his eye, maybe inherited from his beloved Auntie Olive.

Rob has always presented a cheery face to the public, yet when he and Joy got married, his delight was great and his happiness was truly contagious.

Congratulations Rob Bird. May he and Joy have a wonderful time at the upcoming gala. Last, but not least, thank you Rob for being who you are. Thank you also for a job well done.

Bree Stoddart West Vancouver

Bad news for opposition parties Continued from page 8 Conservatives. The party lost badly in Winnipeg-South Centre, the kind of urban riding it needs to win (it held the riding when Stephen Harper was prime minister) if it hopes to gain power.

The Conservatives also nearly lost the semi-rural Ontario riding of Oxford, normally a party stronghold.

As I noted in a recent column, byelections are supposed to be easy fodder for opposition parties, particularly when a government is getting dragged through shards of glass on a regular basis. That wasn’t the case last month (in fact, it was

the Conservatives that lost ground, not the ruling Liberals).

For now, anyways, voters seem willing to give incumbent governments enormous latitude and a very long runway.

If that mood continues (it appears to have taken hold at the beginning of the pandemic and has yet to disappear in many places) it all adds up to potentially bad news for most opposition parties.

Trying to make the case that they are a better fit for government than the incumbent can be a tough sell right now.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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Road safety and traffic management were at the forefront of discussion June 19, as the District of North Vancouver council joined heads to talk on how to make Delbrook Road safer for the community, and how to manage the incessant traffic in the Deep Cove neighbourhood.

“I just think this is a bigger issue than we’re really giving it credit for,” said Coun. Lisa Muri on Monday night.

“I really think council needs to have a philosophical discussion on what kind of neighbourhoods we want, what

we expect and how we’re going to have to engineer these neighbourhoods in order to make them safer, because we’re dealing with a lot more traffic, we’re dealing with different kinds of cars that drive differently, and I think all of those things contribute to this discussion in the community where we need to slow things down.”

Coun. Jordan Back supported Muri’s points, adding how council needed to look at “re-engineering the whole corridor,” to find solutions to the problem as opposed to temporary fixes.

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anyone who’s walking or cycling or travelling along that corridor by any other means than in their car,” he said.

Muri and Back both said the district should be looking towards the City of North Vancouver for how to implement better safety precautions – not just on Delbrook, but throughout the region as a whole.

“I would like to see more vigorous efforts to slow traffic on Delbrook, which I believe the community has very clearly set out as a high priority, and then, frankly, I’d like to see a whole revamp of our speeding enforcement all across the district,” agreed Coun. Jim Hansen, adding that Mount Seymour Parkway, a road he drives every day, is equally as dangerous.

“You take your life in your hands every time you get on the road,” he said.

An amended motion was passed, opposed only by Coun.

Herman Mah, for staff to report on alternative options for Delbrook and conduct a workshop to talk about the larger issues of transportation and traffic.

A motion was also carried, with all council members in favour, for staff to report back on a comprehensive traffic management plan for Deep Cove as soon as possible, following a plea from Muri.

“We have for years talked about alternative ways of getting people down to Deep Cove – shuttle system, ride a bike – and still we get an enormous amount of people driving in hoping to find that coveted parking spot where they can spend the morning or the afternoon or the entire day, visiting Deep Cove,” she said.

“The challenge for the local neighbourhood is watching that stream of cars drive around, and around, and around the block waiting to find a parking spot.”

Muri said she was asking staff to come back with a plan that would “finally balance out the needs for visitors to come into the Cove to support local business” but also give the residential community an ability to visit those businesses again, “because right now the local community is very apprehensive to go into the Cove, especially during the summer months or on sunny weekends.”

The sentiment was echoed by all members, with Hansen adding that there hasn’t been much thought put into how the region will address the demands of the growing population, and council needs to come together to “think out of the box” to come up with a solution.

“There is that need to strike that balance between residential area and attraction, because it is one of the most attractive sites in the district,” agreed Mah. 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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UNDERWATER TECH

Ships to harness artificial intelligence to protect whales

MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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Marine researchers are diving into the world of artificial intelligence to solve an invisible problem: noise pollution, and the effect it has on local marine life.

Non-profit organization Clear Seas is researching how machine learning can reduce the noise emitted from ships, with the goal of creating an underwater vessel that will tune and adjust its noise to adapt to whatever marine mammal, especially in regards to whales, is nearby.

“Normally engineers design ships based on requirements set for them by regulatory agencies and by law, and so our concept is to say, let’s try and get them to design the ships in a way that the whales would want them to.” said Paul Blomerus, executive director of Clear Seas.

Blomerus and a raft of other Clear Seas researchers, comprising marine biologists and engineers, met with other experts from across the country at a workshop June 1-2 to discuss the possibility of such a futuristic endeavour, and what would be required to make it happen.

Creating such a ship is a complicated process, he said, because it’s not just the level of the sound that needs to be considered, but the frequency of it too.

Sound waves can get bent and distorted by temperature changes in the ocean, meaning that the sound the whale hears might not always be the sound that is emitted by the ship.

“You actually have to be a bit more sophisticated about it, and tune the noise that we make to make sure it avoids the frequencies that the whales have,” he said.

The idea is still very much in its concept phase, said Blomerus, and actually having a smart adaptive ship powered by AI that can perfectly tune its noise to every single situation is still at least 10 years in the making.

In the meantime, however, there are interim ideas.

“A shorter term answer is creating a ship that has just two modes of operation, one being an eco mode – which uses the least amount of fuel – and a second mode, a quiet mode, which it can switch to when it encounters whales.”

Blomerus said it is encouraging to see there is a growing awareness of the problems affecting marine life – noise made underwater can drown out sounds marine mammals use and rely on to communicate with one another, find food, navigate, or avoid danger – and a desire to help amend those problems, when there hasn’t been previously.

“It’s only now that we’ve become aware of the impact we’ve had and started to work on it,” he said. “When engineers and scientists put their mind to it, there’s a lot that can be done here.”

Keiran D. Cox, a Liber Ero and NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University, said globally “people are waking up to noise pollution as an issue,” but much of the work carried out so far has focused on marine mammals, when fish invertebrates should also be included in that dialogue.

Last year Cox created an online database, Fish Sounds, that catalogued the mating, communicating and foraging sounds of hundreds of fish, with the aim of better understanding how they fit into the sound landscape, and how human activity in the marine environment can impact the quality of their existence.

“We have hundreds of species in Canada that are creating noise and using that soundscape that are not marine mammals,” he said. “Noise is a relatively new topic in the marine environment, and we’re only now learning how it is an incredible mechanism used by fish for moving and being social. We want to provide them with the space to communicate effectively.”

Currently Cox is working on a project that looks into how kelp forests can provide refuge for noise pollution events. He’s also mapping vessel traffic along the coast to determine how much noise is being emitting in local waters. The data will be released openly so everybody can have access to it, can “have a conversation about

the direction we’re going, and how we can modify our behaviours or actions to try to reduce noise pollutant levels in certain ways.”

Like Blomerus, Cox said he has high hopes for what can be achieved in terms of preserving ocean soundscapes in the future.

“I’m really optimistic about noise pollution, the public dialogue has shifted on it, people are aware of the problem, and the industries are keen to collaborate and improve.”

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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West Van rolls out first municipal EV truck on the North Shore NICK LABA

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While you might not love the idea of getting ticketed by a bylaw officer, what if it was delivered to you with a reduced carbon footprint?

Surely you wouldn’t protest if the officer was driving in the District of West Vancouver’s shiny new Ford F-150 Lightning, the first full-battery truck to be employed by a municipality on the North Shore.

Official handoff of the keys to municipal staff was on Wednesday, with the truck hitting the road for its first shift on Thursday (June 15).

West Vancouver’s vision is to inspire excellence and lead by example in

sustainable operations, said district spokesperson Carrie Gadsby.

“In keeping with this vision, the district has taken a leadership role in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions within its own operations. A green fleet is a highly visible indicator of an organization’s values,” she said.

In 2019, the district fleet included one full battery EV, two plug-in electric vehicles and one hybrid vehicle for a total of four lower-emission vehicles. Since 2020, three internal combustion vehicles have been replaced with EVs and an additional 11 vehicles have been replaced with hybrid models.

Adopted in 2016, the district’s corporate

energy and emissions plan identified actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including transitioning its vehicle fleet to electric where possible.

“This continues to be one of the most effective ways to reduce corporate emissions, and it’s the right thing to be doing,” Gadsby added.

The Ford F-150 Lightning became available on the market in 2021. One was budgeted and ordered by the district in that year, and was received in late 2022.

More EVs are on the way, Gadsby said. The district expects five more F-150 Lightnings to be in hand by the end of this year, as well as one more PHEV, one EV car and one EV van.

West Vancouver bylaw officers Jessie Wilson (left), Brian Yu and Alisha Rafi welcome the newest addition to the team, a Ford-150 Lightning. It’s the first EV to be employed by a municipality on the North Shore. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

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Standing outside the North Vancouver Chamber’s office on West First Street is a new tower loaded with lifesaving tools available to anyone in the public when they are in need.

It’s got a first aid kit and naloxone but most notably, it has the first street-facing automated external defibrillator, or AED, on the North Shore.

There are about 25 others in the province and more than hundred are on their way. It’s part of a new philosophy and strategy to make sure the tools are available and simple enough to use by virtually any bystander.

Every year, there are about 35,000 cardiac arrests in Canada. The likelihood of surviving one drops by 10 per cent every minute after person’s heart stops.

“We can all do the math on that. If [help] happens quickly, we have a great outcome. And if there’s nothing available, no CPR, no AED, the outcome is not going to be great,” said Ty Speer, CEO for St. John Ambulance B.C./Yukon, which provided the tower and AED to the chamber. “We want people to have safe communities. We want people to have healthy lives. These are great tools to do that.”

From the time someone opens the door containing the AED, it sounds and alarm and the machine begins speaking out clear instructions along with showing easy-to-understand animations on a small screen.

“Stay calm. Check for responsiveness.

Call for help,” the machine dictates as Tony Tsang, medical first responder and

“I have difficulty moving around like I used to.”

St. John Ambulance superintendent Tony Tsang demonstrates how to use the North Shore’s first street-facing defibrillator, which is now installed outside the North Vancouver Chamber’s West First Street office, June 28. BRENT RICHTER / NSN superintendent for St. John Ambulance, prepares to do a demonstration on a dummy lying on the sidewalk.

The kit includes scissors to cut through garments, as well as gloves and a CPR mask. For the more hirsute patient, the bag also has a razor that could be used to shave someone’s chest allowing the AED’s pads to stick properly.

More than delivering a high-voltage jolt, which cardiologists describe has being like a kick to the chest from a horse, the

machine is able to monitor the patient’s symptoms. If the patient isn’t truly in cardiac arrest, the machine will detect that and won’t deliver a shock.

“The computer will tell you whether you’re doing something right or you’re doing something wrong,” Tsang said.

The instructions are intended to be simple enough that even the dummy Tsang is demonstrating on might be able to use it.

“We need to make sure people are informed that it’s OK to use the machine.

People have to have confidence that they can do it,” Speer said.

No one was more pleased to see the device installed than Ken Carrusca. In 2018, he found himself on the business end of an AED after he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest while playing hockey in Burnaby.

“Obviously I’m here today to tell the tale,” he said. “I can tell you – these AEDs, they really work.”

Today, Carrusca dedicates part of his time to lobbying for defibrillators being available, or even mandated, in more places – especially schools. West Vancouver currently has the devices at every school, while North Vancouver School District only has them in high schools.

St. John Ambulance approached the chamber asking if there were any member businesses that might want to host an AED and Stafford-Smith volunteered the chamber itself to be the first recipient.

“I’m really hoping that there will be more of these deployed across North Vancouver, across the North Shore. My goal in the long term is for people to know where these are, just like they know where their ATM is,” he said.

While there’s no question that having more ready access to AEDs will make a difference, Speer said, he urges everyone to get up-to-date first aid and CPR training. No one ever regrets having the training once they’ve used it to save a life, he said.

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Montroyal Elementary brings the classroom to the forest MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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Doused in natural sunlight, crisp with clean air and alive with the sounds of chirping birds and creaking branches, the new learning space to be installed at North Vancouver’s Montroyal Elementary isn’t your average classroom.

Instead it is a haven, one that inspires creativity, productivity and a better connection with the outdoors, said the project’s instigator and student parent, Christine Campbell.

The outdoor classroom had been the vision of Campbell’s late husband David Smail, a former Montroyal parent advisory council chair, outdoor enthusiast and avid hiker of the North Shore mountains.

Smail envisioned creating a place where students can learn in a natural environment, but he died of terminal and inoperable glioblastoma in 2021 before his dreams could become reality.

Since then, Campbell has made it her mission to have his vision realized, working with principal Doug Beveridge and fundraising with parents to ensure the “classroom” was in place before their daughter, Mackenzie, graduated Grade 7 in July.

“David’s idea was that kids need outdoor time, they need a change of scenery, and sometimes that change of scenery can spark imagination and a new way of learning,” she said. “He really wanted that option for children and teachers to have another place to come together and learn from one another and learn from nature.”

The six white cedar wood benches nestled within the forest behind the school were unveiled in a ceremony on the morning of June 21, alongside a memorial plaque in Smail’s honour.

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The outdoor learning space had been the vision of Christine Campbell’s late husband, David Smail. MINA KERR-LAZENBY / NSN to look to Indigenous communities for guidance on how to better educate and connect with the land, Campbell ensured the project’s launch coincided with National Indigenous Peoples Day and that the unveiling assembly was led by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) members, who carried out a ceremony with traditional dance and storytelling.

“Nature is our best instructor that we could ever ask for, and the Indigenous Peoples have known that all along” said Campbell.

“We really can grow and thrive and flourish in natural conditions and surroundings.

Kids need to move and they need to breathe fresh air, and so do the teachers.”

Rose Greene, the district principal of Indigenous education and equity for North Vancouver School District, said being in nature regularly, especially when in a learning environment, is vital to retaining physical, spiritual, emotional and mental health.

“We do not have all of those four realms if we are not close to nature,” she said.

“Children within four walls can only learn so much,” said school principal Beveridge, “but out here the possibilities are endless.”

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Court overturns $34k fine BRENT RICHTER

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The B.C. Supreme Court has overturned a $34,180 penalty handed down by the Residential Tenancy Branch to North Vancouver landlords who evicted their tenants.

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Under the legal definition, there was no question Hefzi’s parents were to be considered landlords, Chan found, adding “an agent or someone acting on behalf of the landlord cannot take back the property for [their] own use.”

“The evidence that the arbitrator was looking for – evidence that Mr. Hefzi had moved in – was irrelevant to the issue, and Mr. Hefzi was not required to produce it.

Mr. Hefzi was not the landlord,” she wrote.

“In my view, an agent for the landlord can sign the s. 49 notice. However, s. 49(3) makes clear that it must be the landlord who must occupy the unit after the tenants have vacated.”

Chan ordered the matter to be heard again by a Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrator “to determine if the evidence shows Mr. Hefzi’s parents had moved in and occupied the property for at least six months after the tenants had vacated it.”

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In June 2021, Milad Hefzi, son of the registered owners, told the tenants that his father, who was living in the downstairs unit, had been diagnosed with cancer and that they would be breaking the lease so family members could stay there periodically and help with his father’s care.

Under provincial law, tenants can be evicted if a landlord or a member of their family wishes to occupy the unit.

In the eviction notice, Hefzi indicated the apartment would be taken over by “the landlord or the landlord’s spouse,” and signed his own name as the landlord/agent.

After some negotiation, the tenants moved out in November of that year, but early in 2022, they took Hefzi to the Residential Tenancy Branch, alleging he failed to move in.

Under the law, the branch can award tenants a full year’s rent if they were evicted in bad faith – $34,180 in the case of the Lowes. The arbitrator sided with the tenants.

Hefzi attempted to have the matter reviewed by the branch, which rejected his request to show evidence that he had in fact moved in. He then sought a judicial review of the matter in B.C. Supreme Court.

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Lighting is crucial for cyclist safety HEATHER DRUGGE

Contributing writer

I love cruising around the hood at night on my way back from yoga, the drug store or the Chinese food place to pick up take-out.

It’s great to be out walking or riding after dark, to feel and smell the earth cooling. You can spy the moon and Venus, take in the black silhouettes of the cedars against the midnight blue sky. I love to smell the soft scent of rain on the pavement after a hot day – the world winding down with you.

But dang, it’s dark. You know that kind of dark where you can’t see, dark? I live in Central Lonsdale, just three blocks from the main corridor. We don’t have enough street lights for me to be able to see where I am strolling or riding. There are overhead lights at St. Andrews and Ridgeway, but none mid-block. I walk four blocks home in the dark when I take the bus.

At least living in the City of North Vancouver, there are sidewalks.

In the North and West Vancouver

districts, sidewalks are rare on side streets, and street lights are almost nonexistent. Mind you, bus service is so bad there, no one takes it anyway.

Erk. Yes, I have and use a bike light.

Maybe it’s too wimpy, though because even with that light, I somehow always hit that stupid utility hole in the middle of the street – bump, bump. I often take a breath and think, well, I’ll have to trust that there’s nothing on the road that I don’t want to hit.

Yes, I have and use a flashlight while walking at night. Maybe it’s too wimpy, though, because even with it, I can still trip over the odd well-chewed stick that Bowser abandoned on the sidewalk.

It’s a delicate balance because the only thing worse than no lighting is too much. People don’t like street lights shining into their house, and I don’t blame them. I wake up sometimes when my neighbour’s garage motion sensor light beams into my window at 3:07 a.m. Coyote time!

Grumble, grumble.

We know that artificial light impacts the natural rhythms of birds, bats, insects and many animals – including humans. We don’t want to overly illuminate the world. It’s a real form of pollution. On the other hand, good lighting promotes walking and biking because it keeps people safer.

In Canada, 60 per cent of pedestrian fatalities result from people inadvertently driving into other people walking at night. Being seen is essential.

The lamps on the middle path in Grand Boulevard Park are a good example of less intrusive lights that help people and their pups negotiate this curvy path. They are downlit to reduce stray light pollution. To improve them, they could be on motion sensors.

I picture motion sensor strip lights embedded in all sidewalks that “lead” you on your way as you progress down a street. Kind of like those lights that guide you to the exit doors on a plane, or the lights in two-star hotels in Europe when you Continued on page 17

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Darkness should not stop us from riding Continued from page 16 go to the shared bathroom. They could auto-detect passersby, light up, and at the same time, “alert” lights up ahead to turn on to light the way. Then they could auto shut off after a few seconds. Small-scale, low-powered LED smart lights can do this today.

If we want to encourage people to walk and roll, we must consider how that works after dark.

Especially in northern latitudes where it’s dim in the morning and gets dark around 4 p.m. in winter. Street lighting must consider humans, not simply the requirements set by codes developed an eon ago for the metal growlers.

Belated happy summer solstice to all. Celebrate these long days by taking a walk or a ride in your neighbourhood well after it would usually be dark.

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SHARING CULTURE: CEDAR CARVING WITH SEE-APPL-TUN SATURDAY, JUL. 8, 2 – 4:45 P.M. MONOVA: MUSEUM OF NORTH VANCOUVER See-appl-tun will share stories and knowledge about his carving practice, and you’ll learn how to draw and carve a small circular yellow cedar medallion. Limited to 8 participants and designed for those aged 12 and up.

For more info: monova.ca JAZZ WAVES: DAVE SIKULA TRIO THURSDAY, JUL. 13, 7:30 – 9:30 P.M. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE Guitarist Dave Sikula leads an all-star trio including bassist Jeff Gammon & drummer Joe Poole, for an evening of groovy & swingin’ takes on jazz classics & originals.

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WOMEN, LIFE, FREEDOM JUL. 7 – AUG. 26 CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ARTSPACE The exhibition provides a platform for the voices of Iranian women to be heard and their stories to be shared. It celebrates the beauty and strength of Iranian women, while also shedding light on the inequality women face internationally. Come learn and stand in solidarity with Iranian women and support their fight for freedom.

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CANUCKS LEGEND

Daniel Sedin climbs Grouse Grind 11 times in one day

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Both Daniel and Henrik Sedin were known for their incredible conditioning when they were with the Vancouver Canucks. They were intensely competitive with each other, even to the point of wanting to beat each other in fitness testing at the start of training camp.

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Monday, July 10, 2023 at 6:00pm First Reading of “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8976” 115 West Esplanade Proposal: To amend the Zoning Bylaw to allow for a Liquor Primary Licence use for the Museum of North Vancouver (MONOVA).

115 W Esplanade Provide written input: All persons who believe their interest in property may be affected by the proposed bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard by written or email submission. All submissions must include your name and address and should be sent to the Corporate Officer at input@cnv.org, or by mail or delivered to City Hall, no later than noon on Monday, July 10, 2023, to ensure their availability to Council at the meeting. No Public Hearing will be held.

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The Sedins may have retired from professional hockey five years ago, but they’re still in tremendous shape, as Daniel proved last week at the Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge on June 21.

The 42-year-old Sedin completed the 2.9-kilometre, 800-metre elevation gain trail 11 times over the course of the day, with his fastest time coming in at 51:38 and his slowest at 1:04:02. In total, he was on the Grouse Grind for 10:08:18 – over ten hours racing up the steep elevation in one day.

It’s a testament to how Daniel has stayed in shape. Both he and his brother have taken part in multiple trail races since retiring, and both ran in the Vancouver Marathon in 2019. Daniel also ran a subthree-hour marathon in Amsterdam later that year.

grinds at the 2019 event.

The event raised more than $25,000 for North Shore Rescue.

“North Shore Rescue is extremely grateful to Grouse Mountain for selecting NSR to be the charity benefiting from this race,” said NSR team leader Mike Danks.

“We are excited to be partnered with Grouse this year and look forward to this event and other events this summer. This partnership will allow NSR to buy life-saving equipment and run essential training for our members.”

Established in 1965, NSR’s community-based search and rescue operation is completely run by volunteers. While the team receives funding and administrative support from North Shore Emergency Management, it depends heavily on donations to supplement its training and equipment budgets.

The Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge is the second event in Grouse’s Summer Race Series, which kicked off June 10 with Seek the Peak, a 15-km ascent from Ambleside to the top of the mountain. The series finishes with the Grouse Grind Mountain Run, a race for the fastest single time, on August 26.

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Remote work options in dispute Continued from page 1 Layne North, another Capilano University student, said while he’s glad the faculty are back on the job, it doesn’t change the fact that “we’ve still missed this semester.”

“Students don’t get the education they have paid for,” he said.

Not all professors refused to cross the picket line, he added, so the situation wasn’t equitable for all students. According to Capilano University, the number of instructors who continued to teach varied throughout the strike and across multiple faculties. North said some professors who were off the job are now asking students to hand in assignments covering materials that weren’t taught during the strike.

Previously, students had been given options of a refund with no course credit, a course credit that won’t affect a student’s grade point average, or an option of submitting assignments and having them marked.

According to Capilano University, about 100 students have requested refunds.

Derbas and North met with North Vancouver MLA Susie Chant on Friday to discuss possible ways to minimize impacts on students in the event of more strike action. Meanwhile, the university and MoveUp Local 378, the union representing

CapU students Katerina Derbas and Layne North have been frustrated at how a strike by support workers at the university impacted classes. Students went back to class on July 4. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

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EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURE

Home and walking tours celebrate West Coast Modern design

JANE SEYD

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In the post-war years of 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, architects pioneering a new kind of modernism unique to the West Coast chose the North Shore as a place to build their family homes.

They included people like B.C. Binning, who built his own home in West Vancouver. With a flat roof and floorto-ceiling windows that embraced the outside environment, it was regarded by many as the first Modern style home in Western Canada.

Contemporaries included emerging architects such as Ron Thom and Arthur Erickson.

The homes celebrated their environments of dense rainforest and rocky promontories. Floor plans were designed around the natural terrain. Post and beam structures allowed for construction of difficult sites.

“They were a little bit more experimental in these projects than they would have been in commercial projects. And so there started to be this sort of like-minded community of artists, designers, and architects,” said Hilary Letwin, administrative

curator at the West Vancouver Art Museum.

“Really the tradition of West Coast Modern residential design took off from there, here in West Vancouver,” said Letwin.

Next week, the art museum’s annual West Coast Modern Week events will again celebrate the role that West Vancouver has played in this design tradition.

Organizers also hope that by showcasing some of the best local examples of the tradition, it will spur public interest in preserving this heritage.

Now in its 17th year, the highlight of the week’s events is Saturday’s West Coast Modern Home Tour happening July 8.

Since 2006, the event has opened more than 60 architectural showpieces to the public, ranging from original mid-century modern homes to contemporary interpretations.

Starting in 2006 with a 25-seat mini-bus, the tour has now grown to sell out its 150 tickets every year.

“We try to find a really good balance,” said Letwin – of older properties, renovated homes and new architecturally Continued on page 21

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Architects on hand to answer questions Continued from page 20 designed homes that take their cues from West Coast Modernism.

This year, as in past years, architects who have been part of heritage renovations will also be on hand to answer questions at some of the properties.

Among the featured homes this year are Ron Thom’s 1957 Carmichael House, showcasing the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright in its hexagonal plan, and Wolfgang Gerson’s 1967 Itzinger-Meuldyk House showcasing the connection between natural and built environments, and Arthur Mudry’s 1989 Chun House, featuring panoramic views.

It also includes Donald Manning’s 1955 McGee House, a small single-storey home set in a private forested corner of West Vancouver.

Paul Merrick’s penthouse apartment and boathouse space in the new Sewell’s Landing development at Horseshoe Bay provides a modern take on the aesthetic.

That is also the first apartment to be featured on the home tour, said Letwin.

Over the years it’s been hosted, the home tour has grown wildly popular, attracting repeat customers from as far away as Portland and Seattle.

The popularity of the event was the basis for expanding the week last year to offer other programming, she said, in a manner that echoes Palm Springs’ annual Modernism Week.

This year, Sidney Williams, former curator of architecture and design at the Palm Springs Art Museum, discussed the similarities and difference between the desert modernism of the Palm Springs area and the North Shore’s west coast take on the style in a lecture July 4.

New this year is a walking tour of some of West Vancouver’s iconic Ambleside apartment buildings.

Over the course of two hours, the tour will touch on the evolution of the neighbourhood from an area of weekend cottages to construction of high-rise apartments in the 1950s through the 1970s.

Villa Maris, also known as the “Pink Palace”, the nearby Shorelands and The Crescent are among the stops.

A panel discussion at The Polygon on restoration of older modern homes on the evening of July 5 and a free concert by the Itamar Erez Quartet bringing bossa nova vibes to the West Vancouver Memorial Library July 6 round out the week’s events.

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TIME TRAVELLER

A weekly glimpse into North Shore’s past from MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver

North Van’s Urban Repurpose to showcase reclaimed treasures BRENT RICHTER

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One man’s trash, famously, is another man’s treasure.

The Grotto Room and Confectionery WallaceTea Shipyards Baseball Team

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While a common tiesworking the history iceWallace cream toShipyards explorer Marco Polo,aactual evidence ice In 1914, a group myth of men atofthe formed baseball team,ofsimply cream has been found dating as far back as the First Persian Empire. named “The Wallace Shipyards,” and joined the North Shore Baseball League. The team

disbanded after this first season, but reformed In British Columbia, mentions of ice cream being soldfollowing are found the as farFirst backWorld as theWar. 1860s. In North Vancouver, earliest ice cream shops was TheJolliffe Grottoand Tea Room, pictured in 1912 with In 1919, ledone by of star players Jack Wyard, Ernie ace pitcher Artabove Gourlay, the manager William Bert went Campbell outwin front.

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It closed 1913. saw the Wallaces handily defeat the Sun 13-2 and 8-2.

Visit monova.ca for more information about the history of the North Shore and to learn about MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver now open Thursday to Sunday in The Shipyards. Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver at 3203 Institute Rd. in Lynn Valley is open by appointment only. Contact: archives@monova.ca

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Just how valuable that treasure can be is on display July 9 at Urban Repurpose’s inaugural Re-Use It & Upcycle Fair.

The event is intended to help change attitudes around what is considered garbage, highlight the environmental and business benefits of a less wasteful circular economy and inspire entrepreneurs and artists.

Urban Repurpose’s Tom Riessner shows off a chandelier made of violins and records. The non-profit is hosting a ReSince 2015, Urban Use It & Upcycle Fair to showcase how old materials can be Repurpose has had the put to use again creatively. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN distinction of being the only non-profit that does waste diversion simply for The store is filled with furniture, art, the sake of waste diversion. music, building materials, sporting goods, For the Upcycle Fair, executive director and housewares.

Tom Riessner has arranged for about 20 Some of the more interesting neardifferent artists, crafters and makers of different kinds to showcase and sell their ly-lost-forever items they’ve found new works made from materials otherwise deshomes for in recent years: an unused water colour painter’s box from about 1790, art tined for the dump. The finished products from the 1800s, books from the 1500s, and include furniture, art, housewares, jewelry genuine mid-century modern furniture. and clothing.

“Stuff that just totally does not belong “We’ve been told for the last 70 years in garbage,” he said. “We act as a bit of a that buying new is best and cheap is best. filter for the community. We try to filter out If you were going to try to get people to things that have real value.” consume less, and reuse more, we have to Riessner usually knows the dollar value show them what the possibilities are,” he of the items and materials he’s rescued said. “The Upcycle Fair is our first attempt from the dump but the object isn’t to price at doing that, about changing hearts and them high and wait for a discerning buyer. minds.”

“If the goal is to keep as much stuff out Riessner invited the artists to come of the landfill as possible, then we have raid the store on Brooksbank Avenue for materials they could use and mix with their to keep things moving and that means sometimes things go out at a super deal,” own. Among the signature pieces is a sixfoot tall octopus made from garbage pulled he said.

For Sunday’s event, Fifth Street east of from the ocean and charcuterie boards Brooksbank will be shut down, so Riessner salvaged from antique dining tables. recommends arriving by bike or bus. There “You can turn trash into beauty,” he will also be live music and a kids’ crafting said. “We tried to keep it as open as possitable, because Riessner said, it’s importble. The only criteria that we had for the ant to start drilling this message into kids vendors and the artists was that they use when they’re young. reclaimed material in their work. It’s really The store itself won’t be selling any of important that you treat those materials as its treasures that day, but Riesnner’s voluna natural resource.”

Metro Vancouver estimates that teers will be doing tours “to remind people 77,600 tonnes of material was reused or that everything they see in the store was diverted from landfills in 2021. For his part, destined for the landfill.”

Riessner’s store does about 250 tonnes per The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at year, he said.

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Seaspan to add $4.8M building to North Vancouver shipyard BRENT RICHTER

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North Vancouver’s Seaspan is starting construction on a new $4.8-million facility within its Pemberton Avenue shipyard.

The new Land-Based Test Site will allow the company to bring in-house their ability to test vital ship communications, navigation, and other electronic equipment prior to being installed on vessels, according to a release from the firm.

The building includes a A design rendering shows how the new Land-Based Test Site will look at North Vancouver’s Seaspan shipyard. SEASPAN dedicated antenna tower, which Seaspan engineers Seaspan. will use in the ongoing construction of “Seaspan is focused on driving a polar icebreaker and multi-purpose improvements to our capabilities and vessels that Seaspan is building for building capacity and expertise as we the Canadian Coast Guard under the build a long-term, sustainable shipnational shipbuilding strategy. But the LBTS should still be of use long after building industry,” chief program officer those contracts are done, according to Martin Edwards said in a release.

Notice of

Highway Closure and Property Disposition 1500 Block Bond Street, Bylaw 8621, 2023

In accordance with Section 26 and Section 40 of the Community Charter, the District of North Vancouver gives notice of its intention to close to traffic the portion of road allowance shown outlined below and labelled as “Lane to be Closed” and remove the dedication of the portion as highway. This portion of road allowance is 245.4 square meters.

The bylaw closing the Lane to be Closed and removing its dedication will be considered by Council at its regular meeting at the District Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 7:00 pm. Persons who consider they are affected by the bylaw will be provided an opportunity to make representations to Council at the meeting or by delivering a written submission to the Municipal Clerk by 4:00 pm on that date.

The District of North Vancouver further gives notice of its intention to transfer to Pure Living Bond Street GP Limited the fee simple interest in the Lane to be Closed for the purpose of consolidation with the immediately adjacent lands belonging to Pure Living Bond Street GP Limited.

This disposition is subject to the rezoning and amendment of the OCP of the proposed consolidated parcel. The OCP amendment bylaw and rezoning bylaw received First Reading on May 15, 2023. The consideration to be received by the District of North Vancouver for this disposition will be $1,192,000.

If you have any questions, please contact Christine Brooks, Property Services Agent at 604-990-2231 or email brooksc@dnv.org.

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RCMP arrest three suspects stealing catalytic converters NICK LABA

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Police are thanking a sharp-eyed citizen, who put in a call that led to the arrest of three people who were stealing catalytic converters.

The call came in at around 1 a.m. on June 21, according to North Vancouver RCMP, after the citizen saw three people under a car in the residential area near Grand Boulevard.

Officers were dispatched to the area where they arrested two male suspects and one female suspect, all in their 30s, said Const. Mansoor Sahak, North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson.

None of the individuals arrested live in the community, he added.

Sahak said that the trio were using a saw to cut out the converter, and had already hit several cars nearby.

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Police are recommending charges of mischief and theft under $5,000, Sahak said.

“Lots of people are out there doing this – it’s not just a small group,” he said.

Catalytic converter thefts have spiked since the pandemic hit, which has been observed in other jurisdictions as well, Sahak added.

The converters – which turn exhaust pollutants into less harmful emissions – are sought-after for the small amounts of precious metals inside. As prices for these metals have risen, so have converter thefts.

“There’s been a huge spike because of the minerals,” Sahak said. “People are willing to pay top dollar for it.”

To prevent your catalytic converter from being stolen, police recommend parking in a home garage, if possible, using motion sensor lights if you park in your driveway, or parking in a well-lit area.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Municipal Hall Council Chamber, 750 17th Street, and via WebEx electronic communication facilities.

July 17, 2023 Attend in-person or via WebEx (visit westvancouver.ca/webex); or watch the hearing at westvancouver.ca/cc.

Proposed rezoning of 2833 Chippendale Road (subject land)

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WHAT: A public hearing will be held regarding proposed: Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4985, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 5255, 2023; and Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 5256, 2023.

A public meeting will be held concurrently.

PROPOSED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NO. 4985, 2018, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5255, 2023: would amend the Rodgers Creek development permit area guidelines to allow for 6 additional housing units in order to accommodate the proposed 12-unit cluster housing (townhouse) development.

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Proposed rezoning of 2237 Palmerston Avenue (subject land)

WHAT: A public hearing will be held regarding proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 5253, 2023.

WHAT: A public hearing will be held regarding proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 5254, 2023.

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW NO. 4662, 2010, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5253, 2023: would allow the properties to be subdivided from two into four single-family lots.

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW NO. 4662, 2010, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5254, 2023: would allow the property to be subdivided from one into two single-family lots.

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by Council after the public hearing has closed.

Relevant documents that Council may consider in deciding whether to adopt the proposed bylaws and development permit are at westvancouver.ca/news/notices and at Municipal Hall from June 29 to July 17 (Monday to Friday, excluding stat holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

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BELICH, Grant W. November 21, 1981 − June 12, 2023

BLESSING, Gunther August 29, 1937 − June 14, 2023

It is with immense sadness we announce the sudden passing of Grant, age 41, on June 12th, 2023. He is survived by his mother, Susan; father Bill; sisters Lindsy and Chelsea; daughters Haileigh and Sydney and their mother, Nicole. Grant will be remembered as a loving father, son and brother.

He was devoted to his community, served overseas in Afghanistan in 2009 as a member of the Seaforth Highlanders, worked for Metro Vancouver, and was a member of his local church congregation. A genius with machines, Grant was constantly surrounded by projects and endlessly fascinated with technology. He loved being outside with his animals and had his beloved dog, Duke, by his side when he passed. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Wounded Warriors Canada or Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada.

A service will be planned at a later date.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gunther Blessing, beloved husband, Papa, Vati and Opa. He went to be with the Lord on June 14, 2023. Gunther was born in Kochel, Germany. While studying at University, he met the love of his life Trude, and they started their life together in Esslingen, where he became a well− known and respected architect. They raised their three children there until they immigrated to Canada and settled in West Vancouver in 1980.

Gunther and Trude travelled extensively, sometimes just the two of them, but often with their children and grandchildren as well. They celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary in March of this year. He was very involved in his grandchildren’s lives and loved spending as much time with them as possible. Gunther leaves behind his loving wife Trude; his three children, Christine (Michael), Isabel (Lance) and Stefen (Sue); and eight grandchildren, Dominic (Melissa), Joelle (Shawn), Darian, Shelby, Brendan, Hayley, Sarah and Markus. He is predeceased by his sister Ulla (Wolfgang) and also leaves behind his sister Gerlinde (Georg) and brother Helmut (Ina) in Germany. Gunther was a true family man; he was hardworking, generous, loving and supportive and had a way of making people feel special. He will be deeply missed.

SCHNEIDER, Aubrey 1943 - May 12, 2023 in Kelowna Deeply mourned by his wife Shirley, daughter and son-in-law, Charly and Darcy Leach and his grandchildren.

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FERRIS, Cameron Brian Cameron Brian Ferris was born February 21, 1944 in North Bay, Ontario. Brian attended public schools in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario before going on to college at Lake Superior State University and the University of Texas in Austin, TX. He received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Texas.

After completing his doctorate, Brian moved to British Columbia where he became a licensed clinical psychologist. Brian dedicated his life to helping others improve their lives and mental health. From 1975 until his death he was in private practice counselling clients individually. Throughout his career he remained up-to-date in his field exploring, mastering and practicing different therapy methods. His favourite was Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) as he found this method offered true emotional healing.

Additionally, he founded the Youngs-Ferris International Vocational Testing Service in Burnaby, B.C., where he matched clients with their ideal career until he sold the business in 1992.

In his private life, Brian was a funny and fun-loving person who loved travel and adventure. A lifelong Super-fan of the Seattle Seahawks, Brian had an encyclopedic knowledge of the team and never missed a game. Brian died in hospital Wednesday, June 28th. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol Ferris and four children: Pat Dawson (Sault St. Marie, ON), Teresa Ferris (North Vancouver, BC), Hillary Verheyen (Vista, CA) and Ray Laponder (Nanaimo, BC), as well as his six wonderful grandchildren of whom he was very proud.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.

Details will be posted on: everloved.com/life-of/brian-ferris.

In lieu of flowers, the family would love to read your shared memory of Brian at the above webpage link or a donation can be sent to the Cancer Society.

Cremation services will be provided by A Simple Cremation in Maple Ridge, BC.

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TOUGH, Lawrence (Larry) G. January 12, 1933 − June 24, 2023 It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Lawrence (Larry) Gregory Tough on June 24, 2023, at age 90. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Lawrence was born in Vancouver, BC, at Grace Hospital on January 12, 1933, to parents Walter and Lily Tough.

Survived by his wife Rena, together for 69 years; children Lee Anne (Ian), Russell (Tracy), and Rob (Tina); grandchildren Adrian, Hannah, and Rudy; and cousins, nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his oldest son Rick in 2022.

Larry moved to North Vancouver as a young boy.

He trained as an electrician and was a proud member of the IBEW Local 213 for over 70 years.

He worked for many years with Rogers Electric as an electrical contractor and, upon leaving there, partnered with his son Rick at Seaforth Electric until his retirement in the mid 1990s. Throughout his life, he spent much of his time enjoying reading, walking his favourite North Shore neighbourhoods and tending to perennial and vegetable gardens at the home on East St. James Road that he shared with Rena for 64 years.

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