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Union sounds alarm over North Van grain silo explosion risk BRENT RICHTER

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Unionized workers at North Vancouver’s Cargill Canada grain terminal around sounding the alarm over concerns that overheating grain silos are at risk of a potentially catastrophic fire and explosion.

In April, residents along the waterfront in North Vancouver began noticing an odd smell in the air, which Metro Vancouver air quality investigators tracked down to an “overheating bin” at Cargill’s terminal on Low Level Road.

Unless it is moved frequently, grain inside a silo naturally begins to decompose, which causes it to produce heat as a byproduct – enough that the grain may start to smoulder and eventually combust.

Cargill Canada has been allowing grain to sit too long without being rotated or moved, said Grain Workers Union Local 333 president Douglas Lea-Smith.

Now he and other union members are “incredibly” worried about the risk that presents.

“We have people leaving the industry because of it. It keeps me up at night. It’s a very real possibility,” he said. “I grew up on the North Shore and the community deserves to know and be protected as much as the workers do.”

One small explosion or fire could knock loose years’ worth of grain dust and suspend it in the air, creating the conditions for a much more dangerous secondary explosion, Lea-Smith said.

That’s exactly what happened in October 1975, when five workers were killed following a fire and explosion at the Burrard Terminal, where Richardson International’s grain silos are today. In that case, a fire on a conveyor belt ignited grain dust, which sent concrete and embers falling into the nearby Moodyville neighbourhood.

Grain Workers Union Local 333 president Douglas Lea-Smith is warning about overheating at one of Cargill Canada’s North Vancouver grain silos. Similar issues have led to fires and explosions in the past, including one that killed five workers in North Van in 1975, the union warned. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN One of those killed was the father of Lea-Smith’s friend.

“It was devastating,” Lea-Smith said. “I think we’re getting closer and closer to that event unless

there’s a change in how they do business.”

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Port approves Seaspan drydock expansion in North Van taking place outside of regular working hours and promised to measure noise both during and after construction.

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The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has approved a controversial plan by Seaspan to expand its drydock facilities on the North Vancouver waterfront.

The decision on the drydock expansion, issued Oct. 3, will allow Seaspan to expand its existing facilities at the foot of St. George’s Avenue to the west, towards Burrard Pier, including adding two additional drydocks and a work pontoon.

Nearby residents who had opposed the plan said they were disappointed in the decision.

The company has said the drydock expansion is needed to consolidate all of its ship repair work at the Vancouver Drydock site, while Seaspan Shipyards at the foot of Pemberton Avenue becomes fully dedicated to building large ships like the joint support ships for the Canadian Navy and icebreaker for the Coast Guard.

Seaspan has said the expansion will expand drydock capacity by about 30 per cent and result in approximately 100 new jobs on top of the 150 people already working at Vancouver Drydock.

Project generates controversy But the project has also generated significant controversy since Seaspan first applied for the expansion permit more than two

Chris Thorson (left) and Al Parson, condo residents on the North Vancouver waterfront, are unhappy with the approval of the westward expansion of Seaspan’s drydock. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN years ago.

Lower Lonsdale residents who live in several high-rise condominium towers on the North Vancouver waterfront have repeatedly voiced concerns about the negative impact of additional noise and light from the expanded

drydock operations, as well as an impact on views.

Neighbouring residents and the City of North Vancouver also expressed views that an expanded drydock should be built to the east of the existing drydock – away from the residential towers

and the Shipyards waterfront area.

Seaspan has promised to use “dark-sky-friendly” lighting and to put up lighting shields for lights facing residential towers.

The company has said it will also advise the community if high-noise-generating work is

Location of new drydocks a concern But the location of the new drydocks has remained a sticking point.

Throughout the application process, the company maintained that building new drydocks further to the east isn’t feasible because Seaspan needs space for barges to move in front of its on-shore “W” building, as well as direct access to the dry docks via a service pier.

In a letter approving the project, Andrea McLeod, project and environmental review director at the port, said the company had demonstrated the expansion couldn’t be built further east “due to project operational and economic constraints.”

In the letter, McLeod acknowledged there had been “strong public opposition to the project” and concerns voiced by both Linda Buchanan, the mayor of the City of North Vancouver, as well as MP Jonathan Wilkinson.

“While it was a challenging decision due to the proximity to residential areas, the project will be located within a known industrial area – an area that has been historically used for industrial, marine and port activities for Continued on A34

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Worker dies in industrial accident at Cypress Mountain Resort JANE SEYD

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A 26-year-old Ontario man is dead following an industrial accident at Cypress Mountain Resort in West Vancouver Oct. 3.

West Vancouver Police attended Cypress

Mountain around 4:20 p.m., said Sgt. Mark McLean, after an industrial vehicle described as a front-end loader overturned, pinning the operator underneath. The man did not survive.

McLean said the accident happened as a crew on the mountain was disassembling

the resort’s Eagle Coaster, a gravity-driven ride on Black Mountain that operates during the summer months.

The man was working in the area of the Windjammer ski slope when the accident happened, said McLean.

A preliminary investigation indicated

the worker was outside of the vehicle when it started to roll on its own, said McLean.

At some point the worker tried to get back into the vehicle as it was moving to regain control. That’s when the vehicle overturned on top of him, said McLean.

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North Shore dad Mihai Ionescu recently voiced concerns after finding needles scattered near a children’s playground at West Vancouver’s Ecole Pauline Johnson. JANE SEYD / NSN

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Parent voices concern over needles found on playground JANE SEYD

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A West Vancouver dad is raising concerns about drug use in public places after finding needles scattered around a school playground area.

Mihai Ionescu said he was recently at the Ecole Pauline Johnson field in West Vancouver with his daughter for a soccer game and went to get some Even though water for her at a fountain, there are when he advocates noticed several trying to say needles scateverything’s tered on the acceptable ground near the school, everywhere, along with there is a line what appeared and I think that to be a used we need to be naloxone kit. more assertive “It was a in where that bit shocking to me,” said line is.”

Ionescu. “It was DNV MAYOR MIKE LITTLE just left out there with needles that had been used and left on the ground.”

Ionescu said he and other parents cleaned up the needles and disposed of them, but they were left disconcerted by what they had seen.

“Nobody I was there with had seen

anything like this at a school,” he said. “It’s not very common to see this kind of stuff in West Van.” Ionescu said there are increasing discussions among people he knows about how to balance the issue of compassionate support for drug users with some of the negative impacts of public drug use that end up creeping into communities.

“I never had discussions with people about this in the past,” he added.

So far, the needles found at Pauline Johnson appear to have been an isolated incident.

School administrators were notified about the needles, and the school district facilities crew did “a thorough sweep of the grass field, the gravel field and the school playground and found no other paraphernalia,” said Tricia Buckley, spokesperson for the West Vancouver School District.

Neither the municipality nor the West Vancouver Police Department have reported a recent increase in complaints about drug use in public.

Political debate about public drug use The recent discovery of needles near a playground comes at a time when the province has been grappling with the issue of where and how to regulate drug use in public places.

In January, the province began a pilot program of decriminalizing small amounts Continued on A35

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West Van No. 2 in Canada for income inequality, study finds NICK LABA

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Across the North Shore, the gap between high- and low-income earners is among the widest in the country.

West Vancouver is the second-most unequal place to live, behind Westmount, Que., according to an analysis of 418 municipalities with more than 10,000 people, using 2020 Statistics Canada data for adjusted after-tax household income.

The analysis was done by Local News Data Hub, a collaboration between Toronto Metropolitan University’s school of journalism and the Canadian Press wire service.

Following Vancouver (11th) and Saltspring Island (16th), the City of North Vancouver ranked 17th most unequal, tied with Beaconsfield, Que. In the 24th spot is North Vancouver District, which tied with Waterloo, Ont. Following those are municipalities like Burnaby and Whistler, tied at 33rd. Way down the list are places like Langley at 316th and Comox at 348th.

The comparisons were made using what’s called the Gini index, an

internationally recognized tool that statisticians use to measure how income is distributed across a given society.

It’s a very complicated statistical equation, and a measure that ranges from zero to one, explains Carly Penrose, who authored the analysis.

“If a Gini coefficient is equal to zero, it means that every single person in this society is making the exact same amount of money. They call that perfect equality, which realistically doesn’t exist,” she said.

“And then a [score of] one means one person in an entire society is making all of the money and everyone else is making nothing.”

In Westmount, Que., the Gini measure is 0.54. In West Van it is 0.51. The measure is 0.35 in the City of North Vancouver and 0.32 in North Van District.

Other sources of income and wealth not captured by the data While varied levels of income can measure the economic disparity between many citizens, other sources of income and wealth are not captured by the Gini index.

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Not all sources of income included in study Continued from A6 Things like capital gains aren’t counted, Penrose noted. “They only have the data that they get from tax returns.”

The fact that certain incomes – such as those gained in other countries – are not accounted for can also skew inequality data. This effect was more pronounced in smaller, wealthier communities, Penrose said.

“I found in big cities … it’s easier to have those small differences [not] show up as much, but for smaller places, like West Vancouver and Westmount, and places like that, it was a tricky thing to measure.”

In general, Penrose found that bigger cities tended to have more inequality. “There’s more people which means more variation,” she said, adding that urban centres tend to be home to corporate headquarters, which means higher-paid workers live nearby.

But there are also smaller communities with historically high incomes.

“Very wealthy suburbs tended to be higher. There was no clear explanation for it. But I read that, for example, in Westmount, it is on a

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istrict of North Vancouver council will decide soon on whether to build 65 units of supportive housing on Keith Road for people facing homelessness. The need for these homes is greater than ever.

The 2023 Homelessness Count found 168 people on the North Shore who sleep in shelters or on the street, a 39-per cent increase since 2021. As always with the homeless count, the actual numbers are probably much higher.

Before council makes a decision, they will first hold a public hearing, currently scheduled for Nov. 21. Public hearings for supportive housing are almost always fraught. At this hearing we can either demonstrate our compassion or we can demonstrate our selfishness. We urge our

community to show compassion.

None of the social ills associated with homelessness that residents may fret about will be resolved by leaving people on the street. On the contrary, having a warm, dry bed and a place to call home is foundational to anyone seeking health and stability.

For us, it’s not a question of if council should say yes – though we believe they will. It’s a question of how quickly can they facilitate construction. People can’t live in approvals. Two and a half years after council gave their blessing for a similar project for women in Norgate, contractors have yet to break ground.

Even with council’s OK, it will take years to build the Keith Road project, and the people sleeping in parks and cars need these homes yesterday.

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Last week was National Newspaper Week in Canada, and we here at the North Shore News celebrated by … delivering all of our newspapers late.

OK, that was actually a coincidence, and a poorly timed one, or ironically kind of funny one, depending on your perspective on the situation and general outlook on life.

And no, obviously we didn’t intentionally deliver newspapers late. There was a rather simple and, frankly, old-timey kind of explanation for what happened. The printing press broke down. Yes, for real.

In this day and age of instant online

news, foreign policy as explained on TikTok, and whatever is going on with the artist formerly known as Twitter, this was a reminder of the very essence of the newspaper business, its historical roots. It is the printed word on paper, it is ink and rollers and fonts and teenagers in jaunty caps delivering the news of the day right to your doorstep.

The delay in our delivery turned out to be less than a day in most cases, but we sure heard from a lot of readers in the meantime. I fielded a few of those calls myself, and I was pleasantly surprised at how cordial they all were. Each one I fielded followed basically the same script.

“I didn’t get my paper delivered today,

what’s the deal? Oh, the press broke down? That’s too bad. The papers are on their way soon? That’s great, because I need that paper.”

No, not every delivery complaint we get is so sweet, but I always take heart from the interactions I’ve had with keen readers who say they love us and they just want to get their paper on time and, fingers crossed, not soaked through by the North Shore rains.

And I know that there are many reasons why people are so keen to get their paper. As editor, I’d like to say that all of our readers can’t wait to see what stories of intrigue and wonder our amazing writers have produced this week. And I

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must say this week’s paper – no doubt delivered on time – is full of some doozies.

Workers concerned about an explosion risk? An expansion of the industrial waterfront next to North Van’s super-trendy Shipyards District? A North Van man who grows some of the world’s most gigantic, most gorgeous gourds?! West Van sex parties?!?

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Dear Editor:

RE: Ralph Sultan: Caregivers Need To Be Given A Break As Society Ages, Oct. 4 op-ed As the caregiver support program co-ordinator for North Shore Community Resources, Ralph Sultan’s piece certainly relates to trends I see. There are more family caregivers at home, less long-term care beds. There are more people in need, and not enough case managers and resources to meet that need. There is a lot of stress, frustration, exhaustion, resentment and depression.

Yes, a lot of the people we serve are of the Baby Boomer generation, but we also are noticing more younger folks looking for support.

At NSCR, we offer a Caregiver Support Group, a Men’s Group (specific to men with partners at home or in care), a Bereavement Group as well as Persian and Korean Wellness and Education Groups.

These are ongoing and open to all ages, and as they are all growing, there definitely appears to be a direct correlation to Mr. Sultan’s article. We also offer workshops free to members of our program.

We recently ran a workshop on boundaries with a clinical psychologist, and last week we co-presented a film on dementia around the world at Silver Harbour Senior’s Centre with a panel of experts doing a Q&A. Later this month we’ll be running a Be Safe At Home threepart workshop with a registered nurse.

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This year, we’ve had speakers on topics such as tax planning for caregivers and MAID, and we co-presented the successful Caregiver Expo with the North Shore News.

We also offer resources, a newsletter, blogs, and a peer-to-peer program. These are all designed for family caregivers, as the old adages “knowledge is power” and “I feel less alone” seem to ring true for many.

One of our wonderful volunteers recently wrote down the phrase “Who gives a care for caregivers?” and handed it to me, saying they thought it clever.

Agreed … clever and so very apropos.

I believe programs like ours, and organizations like The Alzheimer Society of BC, Family Caregivers of BC, and Family Services North Shore, are doing our best to arm family caregivers with support, resources and programming, and I urge anyone going through the aforementioned stress and frustration to connect with us. You can find more information on our caregiver support program at seniors.nscr. ca/caregiver-support-program.

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SETTING IT STRAIGHT A photo caption in the Oct. 4 edition of the North Shore News contained incorrect information about the start time of the Strachan Hartley Legacy Foundation Run. The first race of the day will begin at 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 15 at Ecole Handsworth Secondary.

Press breakdown has a silver lining Continued from A8 And I’ve spoken to many readers who immediately flip right to the back of the paper, to the obituaries, to see if they recognize any names. That’s a bit of a slightly morbid, but beautifully human, reminder of the connections that are so important in a community. It’s the circle of life, poignantly presented in stark black and white.

And other readers just want the crossword puzzle.

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That being said, we’ve taken every measure possible to ensure that such a delay never happens again.

In any regard, I am still so honoured and glad that you are reading this, whether it’s online, packaged in our daily newsletter, or delivered to your door and spread out on your dining room table.

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ith disbelief and shattered hearts, we announce the death of Liam Fisher. Liam lived with passion and a rare focus on being the person he wanted to be. Born in New Zealand and raised in Pemberton, he was a child of the “sea to sky”; he skied, mountain biked, paddled canoes and kayaks, played hockey, skate-skied, snowboarded, hiked, surfed, and dreamed of owning a boat and a sled and of one-day ending right back here where he started.

After graduating from Pemberton Secondary, Liam enrolled at the University of Victoria where he rowed for two seasons winning a gold medal at the Canada Games, but he decided to finish his degree in exercise physiology at Auckland University, in New Zealand. After receiving his degree, he returned to Canada and opened MVMT Academy a gym and fitness training Centre in North Vancouver. He loved coaching and helping others to achieve their fitness and lifestyle goals. When COVID shutdowns closed gyms, Liam switched to online classes and soon had participants joining daily workouts from places around the world. Anyone who knows Liam from his Fitlikefisher Instagram profile knows he was always up for a challenge. He wore a 50 lb weighted vest for one month to symbolize the weight carried by many who suffer from depression and to raise money for mental health support. In 2022, he raised $26,000 for cancer research by flipping a 300-pound tire for 10 kms over a 24-hour period.

Most of us imagine things we’d like to do or be. Liam worked with single-minded determination to make those things happen. In 2022, he sold the gym and fixed his sights on a new course. He was attending St George’s Medical School in Grenada when he lost his life to tragic circumstances while taking part in a cross-country trail run. He was living on a sailboat in the Caribbean Sea and taking every opportunity to explore the island while excelling at school. We’ve been told everyone knew Liam for his smile, his big beard, and his kindness and after only two semesters, he was already training the University’s Dean of Medicine. He was fit, fast, happy, and confident in his future.

Liam is predeceased by his beloved sister Riva who died of cancer in 2017 and survived by his parents Hugh and Hillary as well as family and friends around the world who miss him dearly.

TransLink has confirmed it will no longer be using its fleet of extended articulated buses on the 240 route, which connects Lynn Valley to Downtown A TransLink R2 RapidBus crosses the Lynn Creek Bridge Vancouver via the Lions where Cotton Road meets Main Street on May 24, 2021.

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TransLink will stop using 60-foot articulated buses, similar Currently, the transit to this one, on the 240 route in 2024. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN FILES authority uses both 40-foot 240 had just over 2.6 million boardings and 60-foot buses on the in 2022, making it the 23rd busiest of route. That will no longer be the case TransLink’s 203 comparable bus routes. In following the next quarterly change in the fall of 2022, about six per cent of the services in 2024.

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Walking through Jeff Pelletier’s garden plays with one’s sense of scale. The fruits and vegetables are familiar shape but they’re all frankly gargantuan in size.

The North Vancouver gardener is already a giant in Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, the governing body in the world competitive pumpkin growing, but he is now in the running to receive the title of World Master Gardener, an annual award that’s among the toughest for horticulturalists to get their gardening gloves on.

Rather than competing to have the greatest Great Pumpkin, the event includes up to eight vegetables – giant pumpkin, giant squash, field pumpkin, long gourd, marrow, watermelon, bushel gourd and tomato.

Contestants must provide at least five from the list, which are then awarded decathlon-style points based on numerous criteria.

Beyond the bragging rights that are commensurate with the size of the fruit and veg, the winner also gets a trophy that includes blown-glass miniatures of their prize-winning produce.

“They only give one worldwide,” Pelletier said. “It’s not the easiest thing to do.”

“I can’t always be there to help.”

North Vancouver gardener Jeff Pelletier measures his massive squash, part of his giant vegetable crop to be entered in an international competition this month. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN For a shot at the title, a few things need to be just right. It starts with the seed.

“Genetics is what you need.

You need to be able to grow big things,” he said.

Pelletier secured some of his seeds from a woman in Washington State who is the only

person in the world to have been named World Master Gardener two years in a row. Her seeds sell for as much as $750 a piece but Pelletier bartered for one of his custom quilts, which he sews in his spare time.

The hot, dry summer provided good growing conditions, and

none of this year’s contenders fell victim to pests, thanks in part to Bert or Bart (Pelletier isn’t sure which), the neighbourhood cat who patrols the perimeter of the garden.

It may also help that Pelletier clearly has a relationship with the plants in his garden, including

giving them oddly appropriate names. Two of the orange pumpkins are Garfield and Heathcliff.

The long gourd is Gumby. His field pumpkin’s seed came from Austria, so it’s been named Arnold after an equally muscular Austrian. Because of its “green monster” status, the giant squash is named Fenway.

He uses a garden gnome as a point of reference to see how fast the giant squash is growing. The giant dwarfs the gnome.

This morning (oct. 7), Pelletier will harvest his botanical behemoths and take them to the official Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-in and measuring at Kraus Berry Farm in Langley.

His long gourd is easily a threat to be the biggest ever grown in B.C. It quickly became too tall for the trellis he was growing it from, so Pelletier had to dig a trench more than a metre deep into his garden, giving it room to properly stretch out.

The results of more than 800 competitions being held around the world will be compiled and a winner named in November.

“My goal this year was just to get points on the leaderboard. If I place well, it’s a bonus fully well knowing what the competition is,” he said.

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The charges do not reflect his intentions, he said. The animals eating the food he left out were certainly not dangerous, he said.

“It was mostly for the birds and raccoons and skunks. I’ve never seen a bear. I’ve never seen coyotes,” he said. “I was not directly or intentionally feeding anything specifically. I was just leaving it there and whatever took it, took it.”

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Changes to electoral boundaries on the North Shore that carve out the main business district of West Vancouver and plunk it in the North Vancouver riding became official Sept. 22, according to Elections Canada.

Any elections called after April 22, 2024 will be conducted under the new boundaries.

Under the change, announced in February this year, the easternmost part of West Vancouver – including Park Royal, Sentinel Hill and all of Ambleside (everything east of 21st Street) – has been cut from the West Vancouver electoral district and added to the North Vancouver riding.

(A previous plan had recommended adding half of Ambleside, from 15th Street east, to the neighbouring riding.)

The change was made by an independent commission charged with re-drawing Canada’s electoral map to make the population of ridings across the country more equal in size.

But it also came in the face of significant community opposition.

Patrick Weiler, the Liberal MP currently representing the West Vancouver riding, described the plan last year as “cutting the heart out of West Vancouver to add it as an appendage to another riding.”

Weiler said when he went door-to-door in the area impacted by the change, most people weren’t aware the change was being considered, and those who were aware were opposed to it.

John Weston, the former Conservative MP for the riding, also opposed the change, as did residents of West Vancouver.

But those objections weren’t enough to change the commission’s recommendation. In a report, the commission wrote it was aware of public concerns but said the existing riding of West VancouverSunshine Coast-Sea to Sky represents too great a population, and that dividing West Vancouver was “the only fair and appropriate resolution to the electoral district’s high population.”

Weiler later filed an objection with the commission, suggesting the eastern Continued on A17

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Boundary changes take effect next April Continued from A16 boundary of the riding be moved to 11th Street in West Vancouver. But that was also rejected, with the commission concluding that to do so would “leave this electoral district with the highest population in the Lower Mainland Fraser Valley region.”

The redrawn electoral map, which would push boundaries of all three North Shore ridings north and west, is part of a larger jigsaw puzzle considered by the electoral boundaries commission as it added one riding to the province of B.C. The additional riding is needed because of population growth in the province. But the creation of a new riding in the southern Interior had a domino effect of boundary alterations in other areas of the province, including several ridings in the Lower Mainland.

Under the riding changes, all West Vancouver between Burrard Inlet and Highway 1 east of 21st Street has been added to the North Vancouver riding, which will be known as North Vancouver-Capilano. The name of the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky riding will remain the same.

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A man was arrested for being disruptive on school property in West Vancouver, police say.

On Tuesday, Sept. 19 at around 8:45 a.m., the man was demonstrating with anti-SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) messaging near the roundabout A man was arrested but released without charge at École Cedardale Elementary. after demonstrating in this roundabout area at École West Vancouver police Cedardale Elementary in West Vancouver. GOOGLE MAPS received a report from school dis“Ultimately, he was arrested for trespasstrict administration that the man ing,” McLean said. The man was released was being disruptive on school grounds, said Sgt. Mark McLean, spokesperson for the shortly after and no charges were recommended, he added. department.

At Cedardale, the drop-off area is a Under the School Act, schools have the roundabout that looks like it’s a city street, authority to remove anyone who is causbut it’s actually on school property, McLean ing a disturbance or disruption, McLean said. “Eventually he was educated … the explained, adding that staff had asked him officers were comfortable that he finally to leave but he wouldn’t go. understood that after his arrest.”

“When we went there, for us, it was simIn this case, officers handled the matter ply a trespassing matter,” McLean said. “The with education, but people can potentially officers spent a fair amount of time trying to face fines or be charged under the Trespass explain to him where he could stand off the Act in more serious instances, McLean said. property. And he wouldn’t accept that.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER PROPOSED: • Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 5269, 2023; and • Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5199, 2022, Amendment Bylaw No. 5272, 2023; and • Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 4368, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 5273, 2023.

Fenway, a “green monster” giant squash, and Arnold, a muscular field pumpkin, await harvesting in Jeff Pelletier’s North Vancouver yard. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

Gardener lives large Continued from A13 While it is a growing sport (pun intended), Pelletier said a lot of B.C.’s top cultivators are lured south of the border where there are bigger pots of prize money to be won. Pelletier has been seeking out sponsors who want to attach their brands to the growing giants in hopes of making the B.C. field more attractive.

Once the competition is over, the champions will go in their separate directions. Pelletier is donating the giant pumpkin and squash to be displayed at Kraus Berry Farm.

Pelletier has plans to turn his bushel gourd into a drum for Winter Harp, the medieval Christmas music ensemble he tours with as a flutist. Some of the other gourds will become pig slop. His giant tomato is destined for a more dignified end as a caprese salad.

While some people use their green thumbs to make flowers bloom and others simply love to grow their own food, Pelletier said he’s drawn to the giants because they never fail to astonish and delight anyone who sees them.

“The long gourd does six to 12 inches a day. Giant pumpkins and squash can do 40 to 50 pounds a day. You really see a completely different plant when you come home from work,” he said. “It’s like there’s something magical about these things and that’s the payoff at the end of the year – to see how much joy they bring.”

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Public Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 59(2)(a) of the Community Charter that it is the intent of the District of West Vancouver Council to consider proposed: Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 5269, 2023; Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5199, 2022, Amendment Bylaw No. 5272, 2023; and Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 4368, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 5273, 2023 at the October 16, 2023 regular Council meeting, which will be held at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Hall Council Chamber, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC, and via electronic communication facilities.

Proposed Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 5269, 2023 amends existing Fire Rescue Bylaw No. 5163, 2021, prohibiting consumer use and sale of fireworks. This ban would align West Vancouver with neighbouring municipalities that have banned consumer fireworks and addresses the concerns of the community as well as our changing climate and environment.

The proposed bylaws and report will be available for viewing from October 3 to 16, 2023: • at Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC, (Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); and • on the District’s website at westvancouver.ca.

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Vandal hits West Van restaurant second time in a month NICK LABA

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Just days after the patio coverings at JJ’s Kitchen Restaurant were replaced – which had been shredded in an act of overnight vandalism less than a month prior – the expensive material was slashed a second time.

On the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 3, owner Julia Karimi arrived at her restaurant near Thunderbird Marina in West Vancouver to find the plastic and vinyl coverings around her patio area in tatters, as if cut by a sharp object. The vandalism mirrors the damage in the first incident, which she discovered on Sept. 7.

Shaken by the second attack on her business, Karimi says she and her staff feel threatened, and fears the incidents will further impact how customers feel about coming to her restaurant.

Meanwhile, the repeated nature of the crimes suggests they’re not just random acts, according to police.

Julia Karimi shows the extensive slashing done to the patio coverings of her restaurant, which she discovered Sept. 7. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN “Based on the fact that it happened immediately [after the replacement work], it appears that someone is targeting that business,” said Sgt. Mark McLean, spokesperson for West Vancouver Police Department. “As far as who that person is, what their motivation for it is, we don’t know.”

A forensic examination has been ordered, McLean said, adding that police encourage anyone who has seen suspicious activity in the area, particularly overnight, to contact WVPD. Regarding the restaurant owner’s concerns over the security of her and her staff, McLean said

the safety of the community is the police department’s No. 1 priority.

“Absolutely [they] have every right to feel victimized by these offences, [but] no offensive violence or threats or intimidation or anything has taken place, nothing to suggest that there’s any personal danger to her staff,” he said.

“But we certainly take that seriously, and the officer investigating will be in communication with her about what sort of safety plan she and her staff require to feel safe there, and then we’ll go through that between the investigator and her,” McLean said.

Karimi said the experience has left her frustrated and disappointed. Last week, a company was preparing to install upgraded security at her business, but the work had not yet been completed, she said.

“I just have no hope that I am protected,” Karimi said.

While there is no direct evidence to suggest who a potential

suspect could be, Karimi feels it could be someone in her neighbourhood, “because they knew that we replaced [the patio coverings].”

Karimi also speculates that the vandalism could be hateful in nature, as people have complained about the Persian music played at her restaurant in the past. But police haven’t yet found anything to suggest a potential motive, McLean said.

Regardless of who attacked her business, Karimi said she’s done nothing that would ever justify such an act.

“It’s not right,” she said.

“Why should I feel like I’m being attacked this way? Maybe because of my [skin] colour?

“After 30 years of being in Canada, why do I feel like somebody’s trying to do this? … The first time I thought, ‘OK, somebody was mad maybe because we sent out flyers.’ But this time, we sent out nothing,” she said.

“And this very much could happen again.”

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The number of people experiencing homelessness on the North Shore has risen sharply over the past three years.

Specifically, the number of people experiencing homelessness in North Van and West Van has increased 39 per cent to 168 in 2023, from 121 in 2020.

That’s according to the 2023 Homelessness Count in Greater Vancouver, authored by the Homelessness Services Association of BC. As the previous count was held just a week before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a public health emergency, the HSABC says the report represents a timely update on the homelessness situation through the pandemic period.

Across Greater Vancouver, the total number of people experiencing homelessness rose 32 per cent to 4,821, from 3,634 three years ago.

On the North Shore, both the number of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness has gone up. In 2023, there were 117 staying in shelters, compared to 75 in 2020.

A total of 51 individuals were counted as unsheltered this year, compared to 46 three years ago.

The numbers from this year’s count are heartbreaking, says Megan Kriger, director of

By co-ordinating with hundreds of community volunteers, shelter staff and people with lived experience of homelessness, the Homelessness Services Association of BC carried out the “point-in-time” count between the evening of March 7 and the following day. OXFORD FILM MEDIA development for Lookout Housing and Health Society. “And yet we recognize that this is still a vast underestimate of the actual number of people experiencing homelessness in the Greater Vancouver area.”

“The homeless count numbers illustrate the need for a dramatic increase in affordable housing and poverty reduction measures, with 35 per cent of people providing not enough income as their reason for housing loss, as well as access to Indigenous supports, and addictions and mental health services,” she said.

While strides are being made to bring more affordable housing units online quickly, the need far outweighs what is being built, Kriger said, underscoring the importance of protecting existing low- and middle-income rentals while lowering barriers to building new developments.

“If we want to stop the numbers from continuing to grow and truly support our homeless community members, we need to come together as a community and say, ‘Yes, in my backyard!’

It’s not enough to say we can add housing somewhere,” she said.

One of many dire statistics in the report shows a sharp uptick in the length of time people are spending unhoused. In 2023, the proportion of people experiencing homelessness for a year or more rose to 69 per cent of respondents, compared to 45 per cent in 2020.

Getting people off the street and into housing quickly is “critically important,” Kriger said.

“The longer that people stay unhoused, the more the likelihood that people become ostracized from their community of supports, and have deteriorating mental and physical health,” she said.

“In some cases, people are forced to resort to desperate survival methods that can traumatize and dehumanize.”

In North Vancouver, Lookout continues to support the growing demand through innovative programming and community partnerships, Kriger said. That programming includes an expanded outreach program, which is a partnership between the three local municipalities and two First Nations to better reach at-risk individuals.

‘This report will always be an undercount’ Other statistics in the report point to a continued over-representation of Indigenous people in the unhoused population. In 2023, 33 per cent of respondents were Indigenous, while making up just

2.4 per cent of Metro Vancouver’s overall population.

According to a new statistic collected this year, 47 per cent of respondents reported that they were on a waiting list for housing, and 81 per cent of people were in the same community as the last time they were housed.

By co-ordinating with hundreds of community volunteers, shelter staff and people with lived experience of homelessness, HSBAC carried out the “point-in-time” count between the evening of March 7 and the following day.

People were counted if they stayed somewhere overnight – including shelters, transition houses for women fleeing violence, youth safe houses, in hospital with no fixed address, jails and detox facilities – or if they were found by interviewers on March 8 in a place where they didn’t pay rent the previous night, such as an alley, park, vehicle or temporarily at someone else’s place.

“The numbers presented in this report will always be an undercount of the experience of homelessness in the region,” reads the report. “The purpose of the count is to estimate the number of people experiencing homelessness, obtain a demographic profile of those individuals, and identify trends that can be comparable to previous counts that used similar methodology.”

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District of North Vancouver council is advancing two affordable housing projects – one in Lynn Creek and another in the Inter River neighbourhood.

Council voted unanimously on Oct. 3 to schedule a public hearing for a 65-unit supportive housing project for people facing homelessness. If approved, the six-storey building on the northeast corner of Keith Road and Mountain Highway will be run by the Lu’ma Native Housing Society, which currently operates supportive housing at the former Travelodge site in the Lions Gate neighbourhood.

Vancouver Coastal Health will also fund five complex care suites in the building.

The district has been in negotiations with the province to repurpose the land for supportive housing, including 24/7 staffing, self-contained studio suites, but also communal space where tenants will take meals, receive services and make connections.

Mayor Mike Little cautioned council members, saying they are expected to keep an open mind leading up to the public hearing, although some members of council signalled their unambiguous support.

“We know that one of the most effective ways for us as a municipality to help these folks is to leverage land that the district owns by partnering with other organizations to build and operate the sort of housing that will help the most vulnerable in our community,” said Coun.

Jordan Back. “I think as councillors in the District of North Vancouver, it’s incumbent upon us to do everything we can do to help the situation and I’m pleased to support this.”

Coun. Catherine Pope cited the growing numbers of people sleeping outside at night, but also those staying in vehicles or couch surfing, and warned things are likely to get worse.

“Because of the skyrocketing cost of rents, I think we’re on the verge of seeing a real tsunami of people who find themselves homeless,” she said.

“This supportive housing development needs to be built as soon as possible, in my opinion, so that we can take care of the less fortunate and vulnerable in our community.”

Coun. Lisa Muri supported sending the project to a public hearing, but she cautioned that council, staff and Lu’ma should all be prepared to answer public concerns about issues that frequently come up when new supportive housing projects are being considered – security, drug and alcohol consumption, and calls for service to the RCMP. “For these projects to be successful, the community needs to support them,” she said. “I hope that we can use the success stories of Lu’ma to be able to describe how we take people from a place where they are not housed and struggling to a place of success.”

The only member of the public to speak to council about the proposal Continued on A28

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Council looking for provincial funding Continued from A27 suggested that council include a requirement in the bylaw that the operator of the supportive housing co-operate with police when investigations lead officers to the housing site.

In his remarks, Little emphasized that the project would ultimately work better than other ones on the North Shore.

“I absolutely recognize the need for this type of housing in our community and I absolutely recognize the insufficiency of the current housing project over at Travelodge,” he said. “Good building design can help manage a lot of the risks that this kind of housing could present in the community. I hope that’s a big part of the discussion that we have in the public hearing.”

Immediately following the debate and unanimous vote on the Lu’ma project, council supported a proposal to build below-market rental housing on district-owned land on Lillooet Road, immediately north of the Holiday Inn. Although there is not yet a non-profit housing partner lined up to build the project, council is anticipating the district will receive provincial funding after rezoning the land to allow for a six-storey building

containing between 100 and 180 homes.

Under the BC Housing formula, 20 per cent of the units will be capped at rates affordable to people on social assistance, and half of the suites will be at no more than 30 per cent of the gross income for households within a proscribed income range. The remaining units will be at higher but still below-market rates.

Most comments from council showed support for the concept and the process.

“We are in a housing crisis. We know it.

We desperately need affordable housing in the District of North Vancouver,” Pope said, adding that it could help provide workforce housing.

Muri voted in favour of sending the project forward, but also suggested the proposed building might not be a good fit for the site.

“I never expected this site to hold that kind of density. I thought it would be something smaller, that would fit in more with sort of the surrounding densities, and I just find this density to be a bit big on this particular site,” she said.

The Lu’ma project is tentatively scheduled for a public hearing on Nov. 21.

Council will hear from the public on the Lillooet road project on Oct. 24.

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Thieves target West Van homes through second-storey break-ins JANE SEYD

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A West Vancouver man is warning others to be vigilant after his home was broken into through an upper floor while his family – including his two children – were home.

Arshia Bivadi, whose family is living at his in-laws’ house on Hadden Drive while their own home in West Vancouver is under construction, said the incident happened on Sept. 26.

Bivadi said he and his wife were downstairs after putting their kids to bed when they heard strange noises coming from upstairs.

Bivadi said he immediately ran upstairs, while yelling that he was coming up and for whoever might be in the house to get out.

As he rounded a corner, Bivadi said he saw two people running to a window. One escaped down a ladder that had been placed against the house while the second person jumped off a balcony, he said. Bivadi said he ran to the window and saw the pair run through the yard and hop over a fence. Luckily, the would-be thieves didn’t get away with anything of value after being surprised in the act.

But Bivadi said the experience left him unnerved – especially

given the presence of his young children at home.

“They knew we were home,” he said, pointing out that the thieves had leaned a ladder against the house to access the second floor while he and his wife were downstairs. “It’s not that they were targeting an empty home.”

Bivadi said a similar theft happened the next day to friends on Langton Place, where thieves also climbed to an upper level of the home by stacking up recycling bins. In that case, the residents weren’t home and the thieves got away with much more.

According to a report by the West Vancouver police block

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watch team, several recent breakins in the district have involved suspects climbing to upper floors of homes.

“Entry was gained in one case through an open upper window. In others suspects smashed through balcony doors,” according to the report. In Bivadi’s case, thieves used a ladder to climb to the second floor. Suspects in another case are believed to have used a tree close to the home to access an upper floor door.

According to the block watch report, the tactic of thieves climbing to upper floor windows or doors to gain entry has been noticed recently in several Lower

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According to block watch, thieves target second-floor entry points hoping they won’t be secured or equipped with alarm sensors or security video systems.

The recent West Vancouver break-ins targeted homes near Taylor Way, Upper Ambleside, the British Properties and Southridge areas. Sgt. Mark McLean of the West Vancouver Police Department said break-ins when residents are home are still unusual. Most often, when it does happen, it’s because thieves have mistakenly pegged the house as unoccupied. McLean added investigations are still active.

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PUBLIC HEARING

UNADDRESSED PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OLD LILLOOET AND LILLOOET ROADS Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendments

When: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 7pm Where: Council Chamber, 355 W. Queens Rd, North Vancouver, BC How: The Public Hearing will be held in a hybrid format with a combination of in-person and electronic participation by some or all members of council, staff and the public. The public are invited to attend at the Council Chamber where they will be able to see and hear the entire proceedings. Those wishing to view or to participate in the meeting electronically may do so at https://dnvorg.zoom.us/j/67910218298 or by phone by dialing 1-7 78-907-20 71 and entering Meeting ID: 679 1021 8298 What: A Public Hearing for Bylaw 8645, proposed amendments to the Official Community Plan (OCP) and Bylaw 8645, proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw, to permit the creation of future social rental housing at the unaddressed property at the southwest corner of Old Lillooet and Lillooet Roads.

What Changes: Bylaw 8645 proposes to amend the OCP land use designation of the subject site from Commercial Residential Mixed-Use Level 1 (CRMU1) and Parks Open Space and Natural Area (POSNA) to Residential Level 5 (RESS).

Bylaw 8646 proposes to amend the District's Zoning Bylaw by rezoning the site from Interim Industrial (14) to Comprehensive Development Zone 146 (CD146).

The CD146 Zone addresses permitted and accessory uses and conditions of use, and zoning provisions such as density, setbacks, height, building and site coverage, landscaping, and parking, loading and service requirements.

When and How can I provide input?

We welcome your input on October 24, 2023 at 7pm. You may sign up to speak at the hearing by contacting the Municipal Clerk at signup@dnv.org prior to 3pm, Tuesday, October 24, 2023. You may also provide a written submission at any time prior to the close of the public hearing by sending it to the Municipal Clerk at input@dnv.org or by mail to Municipal Clerk, 355 West Queens Road, District of North Vancouver, BC, V 7N 4NS. After the speakers list has been exhausted, there will be an opportunity for additional speakers who had not signed up in advance to make submissions. Please note that MT SEYMOUR PRWy

Council may not receive further submissions from the public concerning these bylaws after the conclusion of the public hearing.

Need more info?

Relevant background material and copies of the bylaws are available for review at the Clerk's Office, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm, except holidays, from October 10, 2023 to October 24, 2023, or online at DNV.org/public-hearing

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While thousands of ferry passengers and tourists visit Horseshoe Bay each year, rarely are they wearing pasties and leather harnesses. But for a few weeks at the end of this summer, that all changed.

On Aug. 26, party-goers donned in fetish attire began appearing by the busload to attend a soirée at a home in the West Vancouver neighbourhood, organized by a promoter of “sex-positive and alternative fetish events.”

In response to the party, neighbours contacted police and local government, complaining of “sexual activities, drug use, underage consumption, liquor sales, traffic obstructions [and] noise concerns,” according to a statement from the District of West Vancouver.

“Some noted that tickets had been sold to the event, and that there were shuttles coming and going, and that there were also security on site,” said district spokesperson Carrie Gadsby.

As a result, joint meetings were held with West Vancouver police, municipal engineers and the fire department to address the issue. Complaints were also addressed in person on Sept. 15, Gadsby said.

The district learned that the property at 6220 Summit Ave. had been rented for a sixweek period, with tenancy ending on Sept.

30. The property management company told officials that it had been “misled” as to the nature of the rental, and had contacted the residential tenancy branch to end the tenancy, Gadsby said.

With subsequent events scheduled for each Saturday after the initial party, the district took actions to mitigate any potential disruptions. West Vancouver police were in attendance, with two officers stationed

in the area during one of the events, and conducting patrols nearby.

“Follow-up investigations determined no basis or evidence of illegal/criminal activity or liquor sales,” Gadsby said.

The fire department also patrolled the area to ensure there were no fire concerns or traffic obstructions. “Local traffic only” signs were placed in the area to deter vehicle traffic, Gadsby added.

As no business licence was secured and the parties contravened municipal zoning, four tickets were issued for each of the four events (ending Sept. 9) for a The focus was on total of $3,800.

“Constant the impact to the communication neighbourhood with subject and the to ensure that measures contraventions were taken to of the bylaws, mitigate any which were concerns and enforced that he was accordingly. aware that CARRIE GADSBY, DWV. these events were in contravention of DWV bylaws and they would be enforced accordingly,” Gadsby said.

A representative from Plur Productions, the Vancouver-based company that ran the parties, was reached but declined to comment.

The events were advertised as sex positive and sexual in nature – a private swingers’ club event, Gadsby said.

“This was not the focus of the investigation, as the Supreme Court case R v Labaye ... found that swinging and consensual group sex is not illegal,” she said. “The focus was on the impact to the neighbourhood and the contraventions of the bylaws, which were enforced accordingly.”

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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

Unionized workers reach three-year wage Next court date Oct. 24 deals with North Vancouver municipalities JANE SEYD

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Unionized workers at the City and District of North Vancouver have reached deals for collective agreements that provide a series of wage increases over the next three years.

The three-year deals between Canadian Union of Public Employee (CUPE) workers and both North Vancouver municipal governments provide a retroactive wage increase of three per cent in 2022, 4.5 per cent in 2023 and four per cent in 2024. The deal also comes with a one-time 4.5

per cent “inflationary support payment” applied on top of 2022 wages.

CUPE, representing unionized workers at both municipalities, announced the deals in a press release.

“Our members, like all residents in this region, face affordability challenges. For many this has intensified with the recent increase to the cost of living,” said CUPE 389 president Yvette Mercier in a press statement.

Other provisions in the deals include new funding for mental health services, access to domestic or sexual violence leave, and the addition

of a temporary part-time job classification at the City of North Vancouver.

At the District of North Vancouver, provisions in the new deal include full coverage of dental and extended health premiums, and an increase to mental health coverage.

There are about 400 unionized CUPE workers at the City of North Vancouver, and about 475 unionized CUPE workers at the District of North Vancouver. Workers at the North Vancouver Recreation Commission, North Shore Neighbourhood House and municipal libraries are covered by separate collective agreements.

Continued from A15 Amaral said a neighbour near the park confronted him not long before his arrest, blaming him for bears and coyotes showing up, which he rejected.

“I said, ‘You live in the woods. Obviously, if they’re here, they’re here. I didn’t attract them. They were here from the beginning,” he said.

There have been several cases of people going to court for feeding bears in recent years, including a Whistler woman who was fined $10,500 and a West Vancouver man who was fined $5,000. In 2012, a Langley man was fined $6,000 after he was caught deliberately feeding bears as means to keep them as guards for his illegal cannabis grow-op.

Amaral said his case was nothing like those.

“Obviously, I don’t agree with what they’re doing. They’re directly feeding bears. I mean, that’s ridiculous,” he said. “I was just putting food down for whatever would take it.”

Amaral is due in court on Oct. 24.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE SUBJECT LAND IS IN BLUE 1041

WHAT: A public hearing will be held regarding proposed: Heritage Revitalization Agreement Bylaw No. 5234, 2023; and Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 5235, 2023. A public meeting will be held concurrently.

WHEN: 7 p.m. on October 23, 2023 WHERE: Municipal Hall Council Chamber, 750 17th Street, and via WebEx electronic communication facilities. Attend in-person or via WebEx (visit westvancouver.ca/webex); or watch the hearing at westvancouver.ca/cc.

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PROPOSED HERITAGE REVITALIZATION AGREEMENT BYLAW NO. 5234, 2023: would allow for a Heritage Revitalization Agreement (HRA) between the property owners and the District to protect and revitalize the heritage asset onsite (the “Clegg House”). The HRA would allow for: subdivision of the site; relocation and restoration of the heritage house, creation of a stratified garden suite in the basement of the Clegg House, and construction of a garage/rental coach house on the southern lot (Lot A); construction of a new-single-family dwelling and detached garage on the northern lot (Lot B); and would authorize zoning bylaw variances to accommodate the development as incentive for legal protection of the Clegg House.

PROPOSED HERITAGE DESIGNATION BYLAW NO. 5235, 2023: would designate the Clegg House as a municipal heritage asset and would provide for ongoing legal protection of the Clegg House.

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 22-074: would regulate the form and character of the proposed coach house and would allow for the proposed development next to a watercourse (Vinson Creek) with retention and enhancement of the riparian area.

COUNCIL WELCOMES YOUR INPUT: All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws and development permit will be given an opportunity to present written submissions and to be heard during the public hearing and concurrent public meeting regarding the proposed bylaws and development permit. To participate in person, please attend the Council Chamber at the time listed above. To participate by electronic communication facilities, please call 604-925-7004 on October 23, 2023 to be added to the speakers list. Instructions on how to participate are available at westvancouver.ca/ph.

PROVIDE YOUR SUBMISSION: via email correspondence@westvancouver.ca; mail Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3; or address to Legislative Services and place in the drop box at the 17th Street entrance of Municipal Hall. Please provide written submissions by noon on October 23, 2023 to ensure their inclusion in the public information package for Council’s consideration. No further submissions can be considered by Council after the public hearing has closed.

MORE INFORMATION: The proposed bylaws, development permit, and other relevant documents that Council may consider in deciding whether to adopt the proposed bylaws and approve the proposed development permit may be inspected online at westvancouver.ca/news/notices and at Municipal Hall from October 5 to 23, 2023 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday, excluding stat holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

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Neigbours in nearby condo towers disappointed in port’s decision Continued from A4 decades,” said McLeod, in a press statement.

“We did not take this decision lightly,” she added.

McLeod said public feedback has resulted in mitigation measures intended to reduce noise and light impacts.

Seaspan will also apply several of those mitigation measures to its existing drydock operations, she said.

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Neighbours disappointed Chris Thorson and Al Parsons both live in high-rise towers on the North Vancouver waterfront and have been active in voicing concerns of nearby residents.

Contacted Oct. 4 by the North Shore News, both said they were “extremely disappointed” in the decision and in not being informed of it directly by the port authority, despite being involved in many stakeholder discussions on the project.

“We had a huge uphill battle to get our concerns heard

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in a such a way to make it seem like we weren’t NIMBYs,” said Thorson.

Both Parsons and Thorson said they haven’t had the opportunity yet to look through all 61 conditions attached to the permit, but they expect the drydock expansion will impact their quality of life.

Both said they are still not convinced the drydock expansion couldn’t be built to the east of the existing one.

In a statement, City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan said she was concerned by the decision made by the port and would continue to advocate on behalf of the community.

So far, there’s no word on when the project will start.

Seaspan must fulfill several conditions, including submitting a construction communications plan, before any work can start. Seaspan was still reviewing conditions of the drydock expansion permit at press time, according to a spokeswoman.

WorkSafeBC launches investigation into fatal incident Continued from A4 Other people who were working in the same area of the mountain witnessed the incident, said McLean, although he couldn’t say how far away they were at the time.

Police assisted in transporting BC Ambulance paramedics to the scene, and firefighters helped extract the victim.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, said McLean.

The coroner attended the scene that afternoon and will be co-ordinating an investigation with WorkSafeBC into how the accident happened, said McLean.

Police have not released the name of the victim, but McLean said he was new to B.C. and had recently arrived to work at the ski resort over the winter. Police in Ontario are supporting the victim’s family, McLean added.

“Obviously it’s a horrific and tragic event that happened,” he said.

In a statement, Joffrey Koeman, spokesman for Cypress Mountain Resort, said, “We are heartbroken by the loss of a truly beloved member of our Cypress Mountain team.”

WorkSafeBC confirmed it has launched an investigation into the accident.

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Parks need to be safe, says premier Continued from A5 of hard drugs in an effort to destigmatize drug use and prevent overdoses. The change was based on the idea that when drug users hide their activities, they are more likely to die of an overdose alone.

This fall, however, that legislation has been walked back to ban illicit drug use around playgrounds, skate parks and places where children gather.

Mike Little, mayor of the District of North Vancouver, said without an ability for the RCMP to deal with drug use in public, many Lower Mainland municipalities have been left to deal with any complaints using bylaw officers and fines – which he added is inappropriate for a medical issue.

Transit hubs a problem Little said in his experience, drug use in transit hubs and near bus stops has been one of the biggest problem areas.

“We definitely have been cleaning up needles in the parks and spaces immediately adjacent to transit facilities,” he said.

“We’ve had to do Naloxone revivals in and around those spaces. And so, it’s been a challenge.”

Little said he’s heard anecdotal stories from his own kids who use the buses that

“the state of things is pretty bad when it comes to feeling safe in some of those facilities. My own daughters have had to call the RCMP on multiple occasions because of inappropriate conduct by people who were not there for transit purposes,” he said.

“And so even though there are advocates trying to say everything’s acceptable everywhere, there is a line and I think that we need to be more assertive in where that line is.”

On Thursday, the government introduced legislation that will further restrict drug use in public, banning it within a six-metre radius from building entrances, bus stops, parks, beaches, sports fields, playgrounds, wading pools and skate parks.

In a press conference, B.C. Premier David Eby said the changes were in response to concerns voiced by both municipal leaders and members of the public.

While original changes to the law were designed to destigmatize drug use, Eby said they were never about “using drugs wherever you like.”

“The parks need to be safe for people to go to with their kids. The businesses need to be able to stay open and people need to be able to get the bus without anxiety. And I think we can strike that balance,” he said.

The term of the lease shall be as follows: • Beginning when Carrera takes possession of the Land and Navvy Jack House (exact date of possession to be determined, but will be within October or November of 2023), Carrera will have three years to restore the Navvy Jack House in accordance with the terms of the Lease. If Carrera fails to complete the restoration within this time period, the District may terminate the lease.

• Following completion of the restoration of the Navvy Jack House and the District issuing an occupancy permit therefor, the lease will continue for a 25-year term.

• Following the 25-year term, Carrera will have three separate options to extend the lease for five years (the “Options”).

As consideration for the lease, Carrera will: • Pay the costs of restoring the Navvy Jack House that go beyond the District’s contribution of $1,000,000.

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Fire department satisfied with steps taken to address issue Continued from A1 company did provide a statement explaining how the bin came to overheat.

“We are currently storing grain cleanings at this facility.

The grain cleanings do not always flow as smoothly as grain, which can allow it to heat up and can cause it to smoulder. We monitor our bins closely and have hired a specialized contractor to clean out this bin,” the statement read. “We are also engaging another contractor, who will be on-site Oct. 16, to ensure all of our bins are flowing correctly and are cleaned out appropriately. We are also monitoring the atmosphere at the facility at all times. Safety is a key priority for Cargill. We continuously monitor our facility to

ensure the safety of our employees and our neighbours.”

In an email, North Vancouver City Fire Department Chief Greg Schalk said he was satisfied with the steps being taken

by Cargill.

“The fire department is aware of the current operational issue at Cargill and we are comfortable with the action plan that has been developed and deployed by its industry subject matter expert to address. There are federal standards governing grain storage,” he said.

Despite the current plans, Lea-Smith said the union is pushing to have Cargill allow for the time and staffing to keep the grain in the bins being moved frequently and the bins cleaned regularly. There are other bins at the terminal

that are off-gassing, which is a sign that smouldering will follow, he said.

“There are more bins like this. It’s going to happen more and more,” he said.

Because the port is under federal jurisdiction, WorkSafeBC is not involved in the matter and Cargill’s safety committee, which is made up of union members and company representatives, has been working with the federal regulator Employment and Social Development Canada.

Under the Canadian Labour Code, unionized workers have the right to refuse unsafe work. But if the company has produced a safety plan, which Cargill has, ESDC won’t rule in a union’s favour, Lea-Smith said.

In a statement, Employment and Social Development Canada acknowledged there had been a complaint filed about Cargill due to one incident in 2023 and that the investigation had been completed and the case closed. For confidentiality reasons, the results of A fire burns at North Vancouver’s ESDC investigations Burrard Terminal, Oct. 3, 1975. are only released to MONOVA: MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES OF NORTH the parties involved VANCOUVER, INV 16021 and not to the public.

“No Canadian should go to work fearing for their health and safety,” the statement read.

The federal regulator needs to be more involved, LeaSmith said.

“They’re more of a bureaucratic thing than an on-theground thing,” he said.

Lea-Smith said the culture of the grain industry changed for the worse after Stephen Harper’s Conservative government privatized the Canadian Wheat Board in 2012.

“Even though they’re in the grain business, they seem to be more focused on receiving grain than maintaining safety and quality of worksite,” he said. “[Grain terminals] can be safe. They just need to be properly maintained. And they need to be regulated. [Companies] can’t just be left to their own devices because that’s a race to the bottom.”

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After more than 56 years, North Vancouver’s Oasis has run dry.

Three generations of Silvas

Photo: NVMA, 6812 October is Latin American Heritage Month in Canada. Here is a photograph of the Silva family taken in 1940. Manuel Silva stands on the right while his son Tom holds grandson Jerry.

Manuel was born in Chile in 1876 and jumped ship in 1898 to settle in North Vancouver.

He soon married Elizabeth Cordecedo and found work in Moodyville.

Tom worked as a fisherman, a ship’s rigger, a shop steward and a school janitor. He also served as president of CUPE 389 and was central to the implementation of equal pay for North Vancouver School District workers.

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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The Four Seasons Oasis Automatic Car Wash – better known just as the Oasis – gave their last wash and wax on Sept. 29.

Despite its hallowed North Van status, the Oasis origins are in Burnaby where founder Elgin Arnold established his first bucket-and-hose car wash business in 1952.

At the time, his wife Helen was already a successful entrepreneur with Helen’s Children’s Wear on Hastings Street in Burnaby Heights.

They developed a solid reputation for customer service and in 1962, Oasis expanded to the North Shore, opening a West Vancouver location at Park Royal. The North Vancouver location, with its tropical themed sign, giant palm tree and fountains facing Third Street, opened in 1967. It was the last surviving Oasis car wash.

Elgin Arnold died in 2011. Helen lived to be almost 100 but died in 2019 – the same year the original Kingsway location of Oasis closed.

In an update to the company’s website posted on Sept. 29, longtime manager

The Oasis car wash in North Vancouver is seen here circa 1972. MONOVA Steve Daniels, who started working for the Oasis when he was just 14, made the sad announcement that the Arnold family’s vision could no longer carry on.

He cited numerous cost pressures on small business.

“It is the sign of the times” he said. “The high cost of property taxes, insurance, materials and especially labour make it impossible to stay afloat.”

The post added thanks to the employees who’d kept the business going over the years.

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Business legacy lives on in Burnaby Continued from A38 future,” the post read.

In an interview, Cyndy Daniels, the company’s bookkeeper and wife of Steve Daniels, said they’ve been inundated with phone calls and emails since word got out, with many people expressing how much they’ll be missed.

“If it wasn’t for the customers, we wouldn’t have gone as long as we did,” she said. “It’s really sad we couldn’t keep it going.

But it’s just not profitable anymore.”

Oasis car wash crews clean a vehicle in March, 2017. The Cyndy said she looked North Van institution closed Sept. 29 MIKE WAKEFIELD / NSN FILES over some old ledgers and found they used to do 1,000 to 1,200 cars a day. Since the panlegacy is coming to its close, the couple’s demic, they’re lucky if they see 120. contribution continues to live on in one of “I think it’s the economy too, since Burnaby’s most recognizable landmarks.

COVID,” she said. “People don’t want The famous neon “swinging girl” sign in to spend their money to get the car Burnaby was commissioned by Helen washed.… It’s sad and there’s so many for her store in 1956. In 2010, the City of businesses right now that are shutting Burnaby purchased the sign, had it refurdown because of the same issues.” bished and changed its neon script from Although Helen and Elgin’s business “Helen’s” to “Heights.”

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In loving memory of Rozalia (Rosie) Staehli A Celebration of Life for Rozalia (Rosie) Staehli will be held on October 22nd at the Clubhouse at Red Wings Resorts 161 Heron, Penticton B.C. between 1 pm - 3 pm. Snacks and beverages will be provided. A PowerPoint presentation will start at 1:30 pm.

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TURNER, Patricia Joan March 2, 1930 - September 19, 2023 Patricia Joan Turner of Dollarton, Deep Cove in North Vancouver, passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on September 19th 2023.

Mom, Nana, Pat leaves a quite a family legacy, She leaves Grant Turner, sons Lucas and Chase, Chris and Doug Fidler, children Miles and Olivia, Jane and Mike Murray, children Novelle, Leo and Emerson, Craig Turner, Graham Turner, children Austin and Stella, and great grand children Lenox, Penny and another little one on the way.

Pat was born in Rushden, England to parents Margaret Spavins and John Warburton on March 2, 1930. She was the youngest of 8 siblings, 4 boys and 4 girls. She was just 9 years old when WW2 broke out, leading to many years of hardships. She married our father Kenneth Raymond Turner and together they immigrated to Canada in 1952, and went on to have 5 children.

LIAM JOSEPH FISHER June 30, 1989 - September 9, 2023 To view full obituary, see page 10 of today’s paper.

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We settled in a little house at the end of Roslyn Blvd, where mom stayed at home and raised her family, then went to work at Lions Gate hospital for many years, retiring in 1992.

After retirement Pat became very involved in the Parkgate Senior Center. It was near and dear to her heart from it’s earliest inception down in Deep Cove. She went on to volunteer for 25 years in many capacities and had a large group of friends which she played scrabble, mahjong and did crafts.

Her days were full and she loved it!

She was feisty, had a brilliant sense of humour and no filter, she left an indelible impression on her family and friends. Pat lived independently until the end, and she left this world peacefully. She wished our grief short and our memories to last a lifetime.

A celebration of life will be held on November 10th at 11am at the Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Avenue, North Vancouver.

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GLASER, Christel Maria It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Christel Maria Glaser on September 27th, 2023. Her death, due to complications of a chronic medical condition, was unexpected and happened very quickly. She died under the professional care of the palliative doctors and nurses at West Coast General Hospital.

Christel’s daughter, Sarina, greatly appreciates how caring, thorough and informative they were during her Mom’s end of life journey.

Christel will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Helmut Glaser, daughters Sarina Koch (Philip) and Tamara Glaser. Christel was a caring Oma to her grandchildren Rowan, Melina, Taylor and Harrison. She is also survived by many members of the Forster family. Telling stories about her German family became Christel’s way of sharing her personal history with her own family in Canada. Christel immigrated to this country in 1955 and was ninety years old at the time of her passing.

She leaves behind many long time friends who knew her from the festive cake and chocolate-filled gatherings she hosted during her sixty-five years living in North Vancouver. Christel was a wonderful cook and baker who loved nothing more than watching her guests roll out the door filled to bursting from the generous portions of her culinary creations.

She was also an accomplished dressmaker who worked as a seamstress in a variety of Robson Street businesses in the early days of Vancouver. Christel was a people person who loved nothing more than hosting a room full of friends and family all laughing and talking at full volume. Her steady stream of stories, delivered up in her thick Germanic accent, are probably echoing off the clouds up in heaven at this very moment.

A private family gathering will be held in the near future.

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Obituaries BRASS, Alice Rae January 23, 1926 − September 13, 2023

FLEMING, Robert Roy May 21, 1952 - September 14, 2023 It is with heavy hearts we share that our beautiful Bobby said goodbye to us for the final time on September 14, 2023. He leaves to mourn his wife of 47 years Monica, son Jeffrey (Rebecca), daughter Aubrey, and sister Dianne (Barry) Boucher. Bob is also survived by his parents Lorne and Shirley Fleming, Aunt Norma Wood, Monica’s siblings, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Bob grew up in Regina and Saskatoon and moved to North Vancouver, British Columbia with his family when he was 14 years old. His first real adventure began when he got a job on a cargo ship and set off for Australia at age 21. Even though he was seasick for a week, that did not stop his love of the ocean and boating.

UponreturningtoCanada,Bobwasanentrepreneur and owned many businesses throughout the years.

No matter what Bob did, his first and foremost love was his family. He was happiest with his wife and kids going on grand adventures in British Columbia and Northern Canada. Nonacho Lake, Wollaston Lake, and Reindeer Lake were his favourite spots for fishing and camping. Bob and Jeff were known to fish well past suppertime, and fishing together was something they enjoyed right up until the last few months of Bob’s life.

Bob loved music and learned to appreciate classical music with his daughter, Aubrey, when she expressed interest in piano. Bob also loved listening to Aubrey sing in her choir.

Bob and Monica relocated to Okotoks in 2014 and found their forever home in the community. Bob’s family would like to thank the many nurses who provided their care, particularly home care nurses Jennifer Roach and Geertruida Wiegersma. Also Bob’s family doctor Dr. Gary Ray, and the many other doctors who helped Bob throughout his illness; Dr. Fayaz Harji, Dr. Joseph Lemire, Dr. Jonah Latsky, Dr. Jill Miranda Bishop, Dr. Patricia Tang, Dr. Rachid Mohamed, Dr. Ana-Maria Oelschig, and Dr. Mark Pho. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Trout Unlimited Canada (www.tucanada.org). A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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CLARKE, John Leslie September 23, 1952 - June 4, 2023 John left this earth on June 4, 2023, halfway into his 70th year. Always the fun parent, John raised, what we think are, 3 extraordinary children, Laura, Jordan & Brooke. This, of course, would not have been possible had he not met the love of his life, Shirley, in the pickle aisle of the local grocery store where he worked. They became high school sweethearts and were married for 35 years before Shirley sadly passed away from ALS in 2010.

Together, they decided to move from Ontario to Vancouver, where they had always wanted to live.

Packing up 3 kids and moving across the country without a job was a bold decision, one he liked to remind of us frequently, but it was also one of the best decisions of his life. John loved everything about the West Coast and couldn’t believe that he literary got to live on the side of the mountain. He loved his music, Elton in particular, and had probably been to more concerts than anyone you know. John really wanted to be a rock star. He probably should have worked in music industry, but instead he was always the number one fan. An average singer, it didn’t stop him from belting out his favourite tunes with the music blaring (apologies to all of our neighbours). Traveling was another passion, and he enjoyed his time so much in the Bahamas that he wanted to move his young family there, but Shirley was too sensible to allow that. He was happiest at the beach and enjoyed his final years at his waterfront home in Roberts Creek where he fed Eddie the Eagle and taught his grandkids to kayak. He was fortunate that his children married well, Chris, Rob & Lauren were immediately brought into his fold and treated as his own. He thought he hit the jackpot with his 5 grandchildren, Emerson, Charlie, Harper, Logan & Quinn, and they lit up his life. He bought them ukuleles and attempted to teach them to play (sorry it didn’t take dad). John loved to talk and get to know people. We joked that by the end of an elevator ride, he knew someone’s life story. He was smart, skipping a grade in school when they used to do that. His mom wanted him to be a doctor, and he wanted to be a cop, but after a long and unfulfilling career in pharmaceutical sales, he found a lifelong love of real estate, one that has been passed along to his 3 kids. John and Shirley were so proud to have a family real estate business with their 3 children working alongside them. Let’s be honest though, John never really liked to work…so retirement was something he truly enjoyed! From swimming laps at the local pool to vacationing around the world, John filled his days with things he loved. John was a seeker of spirituality and peace, always wanting to learn and grow. Dad, we hope that you have found your peace now and are with mom in heaven. Play your music loud up there … we’ll be listening for it!

My beautiful, wonderful, sweet, funny and extremely kind Auntie Alice passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 13, 2023.

She is now reunited with the love of her life, my uncle, Horace Norman Brass, along with my mother, Leanora Brabner and my Auntie’s little brother, Douglas Brabner.

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COOKE, Dale October 3, 1926 − September 1, 2023 Dale passed peacefully at his home on September 1, 2023, with his daughter Karen Cooke at his side.

Eldest of four children, Dale is predeceased by his brother Lorne (2016), loving wife Muriel (2018), sister Dorreen Reid (2022), and best friend Jim Hibak (2022). Dale is survived by his daughter Karen, son Lance (Lara Zee), grandsons Declan and Benjamin, youngest sister Donna Cooke, and many other family members and friends.

Born in New Westminster, Dale enjoyed singing for local church choirs, the Amabilis Singers, and Choral Connections.

He found his passion in teaching grades four to seven, teaching all subjects and specializing in Physical Education while coaching many successful school teams. Dale taught in White Rock and New Westminster before moving to West Van for most of his 30+ years as a teacher, enjoying time at Gleneagles, Cypress Park, and Hollyburn schools.

Dale and Muriel were married for 65 years and spent time exploring backroads, visiting friends and family across BC and Canada, and pursuing a love of the game of Bridge with many friends, including retired teachers’ groups on the North Shore and in Coquitlam.

Dale’s remaining family will sorely miss this wonderful man: wise, kind, compassionate, supportive, a good listener, and the best dad, grandpa, uncle, and brother we could ever wish for.

Many thanks to Dale’s doctors, who took great care of him for many years: Drs. van Aggelen, Cunningham, Werb, Godinho and Coyle. Thanks also to the first responders to our 911 call for being so kind, professional and respectful.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a charity of your choice. A celebration of life will be held at 1PM on October 28, 2023, at Queens Avenue United Church/Sanctuary on 6th − 6th Street & Queens Avenue, New Westminster, BC.

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LINCOLN, Roy Gilbert Sepember 30, 1926 - September 15, 2023 Roy slipped away in the palliative care wing of Lions Gate Hospital early September 15, 2023, two weeks shy of his 97th birthday.

He was born in Calgary, the younger of two sons raised by English settlers.

He loved building things, taking them apart and putting them back together, especially cars and motorcycles. As a young man, he owned both and even rode motorcycles through the Calgary winter!

Roy left Calgary for Vancouver in 1948 and for most of the next ten years went back and forth from Vancouver to jobs up North, where he drove trucks on big infrastructure projects.

In October of 1957, a friend set him up on a blind date at The Breakers - and it worked! He married Beverley in September, 1958 and later adopted her three sons (Michael, John and Roy). They also had a son together (Chris) in 1961. After living most of the 1960s in Kitsilano, the family moved to North Vancouver in 1969.

Roy began working for the federal government in 1960 in a forestry research lab on the UBC campus. He became an engineering technician and stayed for 20 years. He finished his government service with a five-year stint in an entomology lab on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon.

He was always a good crib player. And a better piano player. He was full of music. He used his tenor voice in choirs and at the dinner table. He and Bev were members of the Vancouver Opera Association starting in the 1960s. The records they played filled the house with music on Sunday afternoons.

Roy and Bev were also square dancers, learning in the early 1970s and dancing for some 30 years, mostly as members of the West Van Weavers.

After returning from the prairies, Roy did another ten years of paid work, before volunteering at the Seniors Centre in West Van teaching people how to use computers. He later served on several committees at the Ambleview Housing Co-op, where he lived his last dozen years.

Glaucoma left Roy completely blind in the last two years of his life. And in the final months, he was mostly bedridden. Still he was full of joy, making jokes and singing songs. Bev called him the perfect husband. Roy died two days after his 65th wedding anniversary.

THOMPSON, William David Hugh Bill passed peacefully surrounded by family on October 5, 2023. He is survived by Maren (nee Christensen), his wife, best friend and loving partner of 66 years. He had four children, eight living grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.

Bill Thompson was born in Regina, SA in 1931, but was soon back in Belfast, N. Ireland from whence his parents had emigrated a few years earlier. They returned to Canada in 1937, settling in Calgary where Bill attended Crescent Heights High school.

He earned a degree in journalism at the University of Montana in 1956 and spent most of the next thirty years in the oil and gas, forestry and mining industries of Western Canada as a communications specialist. In 1957 he married Maren Christensen, settling in Calgary where the first two children were born. The family came to Vancouver in 1964 and Bill worked in pulp industry communications for six years before joining Placer Dome Inc. as head of Corporate Communications.

Two more babies arrived in Vancouver and in 1972 the family located in West Vancouver. Here, the children grew, graduated and married.

All established their own homes and raised families in the Lower Mainland. The children, Kristin (Peter Kelly), David Thompson (Brenda Wiebe), Michael (Lynne) Thompson and Kari (Glen Garratt), were and are - deeply loved and respected.

He took much pleasure in family gatherings where laughter, story-telling, skits and sour-note songs were regular ingredients, along with discussions on current events and politics. He enjoyed jokes, both the hearing and the telling. Through most of his life Bill enjoyed sports, joking that he was reasonably good at some of them. He played tennis into his mid-seventies.

He leaves Maren, whose steadfast strength, loyalty and love were only a few of the reasons for his long-standing and respectful references to her as “my better half”.

The family would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the many people who helped take care of Bill over these last few years. We are especially grateful to Dr. Anne Marie Thomsen, Dr. George Mak, Dr. Adam Chruscicki and the many wonderful people of the North Shore Palliative Care Team. Donations in Bill’s name can be made to BC Children’s Hospital or the charity of your choice.”

Service to be announced at a later date.

A memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm on October 22, 2023 at West Van United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Avenue, West Vancouver.

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John passed away at Lions Gate Hospital with his family by his side. He is predeceased by his loving wife, Jean, of 67 years. His children, Julie (former spouse Garth), Christine (Shane), Shirley (former spouse Dave), David (former spouse Tanja), his six grandchildren, Jordan (Jolene) Babcock, Bryan (Ashley) Babcock, Nicole McMorran, Trevor (Meghan) McMorran, Nathan Overgaard, Ciana Lempriere, and four great-grandchildren, Brohmley and Everly Babcock, Millie McCallum, and Rory McMorran.

John was born in Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, in April, 1931 to Victor Fredrick and Mildred Evelyn Lempriere. It was an exciting life, and John loved to share colourful stories of his adventures growing up in Mauritius with his brother Brian, for everyone to hear.

On a trip back to the UK in 1936, at a beach in Exeter, his Uncle Edward was the first to show John and Brian how to build a smoking sand volcano on the beach. Building volcanos became John’s passion on any beach with his children and grandchildren. No beach picnic went without this now established family tradition.

After his parents passing during his teen years, John lived at St. Martin’s Rectory in Jersey, Channel Islands and attended Victoria College.

Upon completing college, John accepted a position at a small Engineering firm in Reading, England, then transferred to Head Wrightson’s in Thornaby-on-Tees and began Structural Engineering courses at Constantine Technical college in Middlesbrough, becoming a well-regarded Engineer in England, then in Vancouver, until his retirement in 1995.

John met Jean in 1949 and they were married on July 3rd 1954, until Jean’s passing in 2021. Soon after marrying, John and Jean began raising a family, and after moving from England to Montreal to England, they returned to Canada to make North Vancouver their home.

John was an adoring and loving husband and a wonderful caring father to his four children. His family was his greatest joy. During the last year he compiled and published his life story, written with the love he had from his memories, family and cherished friends over a period of 92 years.

John moved to Cedar Springs PARC in 2021, very happy in his new home and new friendships. We extend our thanks to everyone for the fun and enjoyment John had with you, to the delightful culinary team that gave him such pleasure with his meals, and for the help from incredible caregivers.

We are also grateful for the compassionate attention John and his family received in the ICU, and we thank the emergency staff and acute care staff at Lions Gate Hospital for their support and care of John. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, BC. John will be laid to rest beside Jean, in the Rose Garden. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation. ….keep building volcanos Dad!

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Barry was a talented, accomplished designer, who, after graduating from the UBC School of Architecture, started work in the Toronto firm of Ron Thom. He then partnered to form Hassell/ Griblin Associates in West Vancouver, and ultimately, in private practice, continued to design homes that reflected a deep respect for the natural environment.

Barry was a man of quiet strength, integrity and humility, whose dry wit and humour was integral to his being. He was a master of problem solving, and his children and grandchildren were amazed and inspired by his ability to complete any task to perfection. Classically trained in violin, music was an important part of his life. He was also an avid book collector, often volunteering with local libraries in their fundraising endeavours.

The family would like to thank the attentive doctors and nurses at LGH and the North Shore Palliative Care teams for their tremendous support.

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KNOWLES, Flora Anne (nee Klinzing) We sadly say goodbye to mom, grandma, greatgrandma, aunt and friend. She passed away peacefully on September 16, 2023 at the North Shore Hospice.

Flora was born on April 21, 1934 in Trail, BC and grew up in Rossland with her parents and three sisters. She later moved to Vancouver where she met her husband Ronald Knowles and started their family in North Vancouver.

She is predeceased by her husband Ronald Knowles, son, Steven Knowles and sisters, Joy, Arvena and Ardys. Survived by son, Christopher Knowles (Janine), daughters, Janis Kidston (Michael), Debra and Lisa Knowles; grandsons, Kyle and Curtis Knowles, Ian Kidston and James Zetek; grand-daughters, Jaimie and Megan Kidston; great-grandchildren, Claire and Axel along with very dear friends, Duane Scott, Jeanette Davis and Rose Hislop.

Flora was devoted to her family and friends and generous to anyone who knew her. A storyteller at heart, she loved to share her family history and experiences.

She loved music, travelling, dancing and spending time with her friends and family.

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