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A North Shore-to-Burnaby bus rapid transit route will be among the first up and running when TransLink starts rolling out improvements in Metro Vancouver’s transit system – but likely not until 2027 at the earliest.

TransLink announced Thursday that the Park Royalto-Metrotown route, with connections to the SkyTrain’s Evergreen and Millennium lines, would be at the front of the line, along with King George Boulevard and Langley Township-to-Maple Ridge routes.

TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn said bus rapid transit will be a “game changer” for Metro Vancouver – faster and more convenient and reliable than the existing RapidBus lines.

“Bus rapid transit is the best possible bus service – rapid

transit with traffic-separated bus lanes, high frequencies and rail-like stations for boarding,” he said. “BRT is the backbone of so many world class transit systems around the world. We want to be next on that list.”

Speaking for the North Shore’s three councils, City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan welcomed the North Shore route being made a priority.

“Everyone knows that congestion has reached a tipping point.

People are spending too much time commuting and not enough time living,” she said. “Our only way out of this crisis is to deliver a new option that allows people to move efficiently.”

The actual route alignment, stops and station designs still are not developed. TransLink will do public engagement on those in the spring and summer of 2024, Quinn said.

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If her entrance into the world is any indication, baby Azalea may have inherited a dose of her cabinet minister mother’s approach to getting things done.

Azalea, the newborn daughter of North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA and Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, made her entrance as a new constituent punctually at 9 a.m. on her due date Wednesday morning at Lions Gate Hospital.

Ma and her husband arrived at the hospital just seven hours earlier and “we weren’t a moment too soon or too late,” she said.

“Things escalated pretty quickly for me.

Thank goodness for epidurals.”

Ma added she has nothing but praise for the staff at Lions Gate Hospital.

Mother and baby are now back home recovering and getting to know each other while Ma takes a six-week break from her duties as a cabinet minister and MLA. Ma acknowledged that having a baby while in elected office has presented some unique circumstances – in addition to those that most working mothers face.

While most couples would likely tell family and close friends first about their pregnancy news, in Ma’s case, B.C. Premier David Eby was the first to know, because as a minister “we needed to be transparent about what the next several months would be for me,” said Ma. “There’s a lot that can happen with a pregnancy that can’t be planned for.”

Ma said she did make up a plan for how she would handle both the summer wildfire season and debate on legislation while

North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA and cabinet minister Bowinn Ma holds her daughter Azalea, born Nov. 15 at Lions Gate Hospital. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN also being mindful of her own pregnancy milestones.

Political colleagues were amused, she said, warning her that babies tend to follow their own calendars. For the most part, her pregnancy was straightforward, said Ma – until the last six weeks when walking became difficult. During committee stage debates in Victoria, it would take her an entire 15-minute break to walk to the washroom and back, she said.

After that, she was able to continue

participating in debates online – something that only became possible after the COVID19 pandemic.

Ma said along with a very supportive husband, she’s been fortunate to have support from colleagues of all political stripes in recognizing “the democratic value of having elected representatives from all walks of life and different family circumstances.”

Ma said there was only one instance when a community leader suggested she should resign her cabinet post early, ahead

of the summer’s wildfire season. “They said everyone would be more comfortable if I gave up my post early on.”

Ma said she rejected that.

She added she’s also faced criticism from people on social media over her plan to go back to work in the new year.

Timing a pregnancy is difficult for working women at the best of times, said Ma, 38.

The nature of a four-year term means “there’s no real way for an MLA to tap in someone else to represent your community” during an extended absence, she said. “You have a few options, and they all come with their share of criticisms. It’s a challenging thing to balance.”

Ma is the third sitting B.C. cabinet minister to give birth while in office, and the 14th to do so in Canada, according to research done by the legislature library staff.

Other women who’ve had children while holding elected office in B.C. in the past include Linda Reid, Jenny Kwan, Judy Tyabji, Christy Clark and Michelle Mungall.

“I’m able to benefit from a lot of the changes” their experiences brought about, said Ma – like being able to bring her baby into the chamber in a pinch.

“The attitudes in the legislature about having children have drastically changed,” she said. Having said that, “There’s still a lot of room for improvement.”

Ma said she recognizes how fortunate she is to have the kind of support she does in her work.

She added it’s important for the legislature to accommodate politicians of all family circumstances to better reflect all British Columbians. Ma said she hopes that will continue to extend to all sorts of life circumstances and backgrounds.

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West Van tweaks fire bylaw over condo parkade storage areas JANE SEYD

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Residents of West Vancouver condo towers who want to store their Christmas decorations, kayaks and snow tires in underground parking garages will have to answer to the province if local fire officials determine those items aren’t allowed.

West Vancouver council voted Nov. 6

to strip many of the specific references about what can and can’t be stored in underground parking garages and the kinds of storage unit allowed there from the local fire bylaw.

That won’t change what’s allowed, said Acting Fire Chief Gordon Howard.

But it’ll make it clear whose regulations are responsible and which government residents can appeal to if they don’t like

what they are told.

The issue came to light in recent years after residents in some West Vancouver strata buildings – including Ambleside’s Grosvenor building – objected to being told they weren’t allowed to store household possessions in enclosed storage units in the building’s parking garage.

A number of those building residents felt West Vancouver’s fire bylaw had

created additional restrictions that went beyond provincial regulations, according to a recent staff report on the issue.

Immediately after the election in November 2022, the new council asked staff to change the wording of the fire bylaw to allow storage of household goods in parking storage areas. Since that time several senior staffers, including the Continued on A31

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Federal Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (left) meets with Canadian Coast Guard members and Seaspan workers at the North Van shipyard on Nov. 15.

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Things are coming together at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards – about 3,200 tonnes of steel, specifically.

Federal Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos marked a major milestone in the construction of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new offshore oceanographic science vessel on Nov. 15 – the consolidation of its massive steel blocks into one solid ship.

“All of the major parts of the new vessel have been assembled and built and they are being brought together to form the ship’s complete structure,” he said. “It’s a notable accomplishment in the construction of this important and essential new vessel.

The OOSV is on track to be delivered to the Coast Guard in 2025 to support the next 20-plus years of cutting-edge scientific research that will help protect Canada’s fisheries, oceans and coastal areas.”

When it is completed and put into service in Atlantic Canada, the ship will hold 34 crew members and 26 scientists to work in its numerous floating labs. Like other Coast Guard ships, it will also be pressed into service for search and rescue missions and environmental response as needed.

It replaces the 60-year-old CCGS Hudson, which was decommissioned in 2022.

Earlier this year, the budget for the oceanographic science vessel was updated from $995 million to $1.28 billion. Duclos said that was partly because the ship is the “first and only” of its class, and the estimates had to be adjusted as the designers and builders came to better understand what would be asked of the vessel.

And Duclos said the project faced the

same disruptions, supply chain challenges and cost pressures that every infrastructure project has gone through during and after the pandemic.

The science vessel is one of several that Seaspan will be expected to produce under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, following CCGS Sir John Franklin, CCGS Capt.

Jacques Cartier and CCGS John Cabot, all of which are already on the water.

Two Royal Canadian Navy joint support ships are under construction currently, and when launched, will be the longest ships ever built in Canada.

John McCarthy, CEO of Seaspan Shipyards, praised the company’s workers for their progress on oceanographic science vessel and other ships under construction.

With each ship, lessons are being learned and Seaspan is making improvements, McCarthy said.

“With each block, with each ship, we’re getting better, more efficient, and faster,” he said. “We’re seeing a nearly 40 per cent reduction in labour hours from ship one to ship two on the first 25 per cent of the blocks. Truly remarkable.”

Designs are currently underway for a polar icebreaker, which will come in at 6,000 tonnes heavier than the joint support ships. Beyond that, the government has 16 multipurpose vessels on order.

“So we’ve got work here at Seaspan Shipyards into the late 2030s,” McCarthy said.

With 4,000 employees at three shipyards in B.C., the company is projected to contribute $27 billion to the country’s gross domestic product over the next 12 years, McCarthy said.

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Housing advocates urge West Van to adopt rental-only zone JANE SEYD

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Housing advocates and renters who live in some of Ambleside’s most affordable older apartment towers urged members of West Vancouver council this week to adopt a rental-only zone that would restrict 30 of those apartments from being redeveloped as strata buildings.

Council heard from the public Monday on a proposed zoning bylaw that would see 30 rental apartment buildings identified in West Van’s draft Ambleside local area plan earmarked as rental properties in perpetuity.

Under current zoning, many of those older rental apartment buildings could currently be replaced with a strata building without any need for council approval, leaving many of the area’s tenants vulnerable to “renovictions,” senior planner David Hawkins told council.

The rental buildings are home to about 1,600 households – or about one in ten of the households in West Vancouver, Hawkins said.

“The value of strata is obviously significantly higher than that of rental housing,” said Hawkins. “There is a risk and we have seen it … that rental buildings are torn down and they are replaced with strata.”

Don Peters, chair of the Community Housing Action Committee, urged council to make the change to protect rental housing, calling lack of affordable rental housing a “slow rolling rental disaster” across the North Shore. Many of those living in the rental towers are seniors, said Peters, adding if the housing is lost to strata development, it will be very difficult to get back.

Housing consultant Pat Frewer told council protecting rental housing as a default makes sense if West Van wants to keep people like teachers employed locally.

“We can’t become a retirement resort,” he said.

Andy Krawczyk said rezoning to rental only doesn’t mean owners can’t apply to build something else on the site. But it makes a statement to current tenants that their housing is safe for the foreseeable future, he said.

“My first 10 years of teaching, I lived in that apartment area and was very thankful for it,” he said.

Not everyone was in favour of the rental-only zoning.

Michael Armstrong, whose company owns a 12-storey tower on the waterfront on Argyle Avenue, said the 50-year-old

West Vancouver has a large proportion of single-detached homes, but there are also a number of older apartment buildings in the Ambleside area. NICK LABA / NSN building “is starting to cost a great deal of money to maintain.” The company has started to look at redevelopment, he said, but the project won’t be economically viable unless strata can be included.

Martin Bruckner, an architect who is doing a feasibility study on redevelopment of the 49-unit building, said much higher density than is currently allowed would be needed to make any project work.

Couns. Linda Watt and Christine Cassidy also voiced concerns that rental-only projects wouldn’t make economic sense.

Others urged council to consider the needs of the wider community.

Dana Mulhern, a member of the Positive Voices advocacy group, said West Vancouver is “an absolute paradise” but “it is dying from old age, greed and fear of change.... Too often only profit counts,” she said.

Marianne Pengelly, who lives in one of the apartment buildings, said, “It’s very hard to think that maybe your housing is not secure when you are old.”

The apartments provide homes for “seniors like me who’ve downsized in the community, but may not be able to own a place,” she said.

Housing advocate and Positive Voices member Jatinder Sidhu said many of the residents in the old apartment buildings are people in their 80s and 90s. “It is an extraordinarily inhumane thing to do, to say, ‘You know what, we don’t care about the security of your tenure. We don’t care whether you live in this community,’” he said.

Since 2018, the province has given municipalities the power to designate zoning on certain properties as rental only.

The bylaw is set to come back before council for a vote Nov. 27.

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The driver of a flipped vacuum truck has been issued a ticket for driving without due care and attention, police say.

On Friday, a flipped vacuum truck on the Mountain Highway overpass in North Vancouver caused significant rush hour traffic delays for vehicles approaching the Second Narrows Bridge.

At 12:18 p.m., a McCrae’s Environmental Services truck was travelling southbound on Mountain Highway and flipped onto its side while coming to the bend near the southbound Highway 1 off-ramp, said Const.

Mansoor Sahak of North Vancouver RCMP. The truck landed on its side across the northbound lanes, totalling the industrial truck while two other vehicles sustained minor damage, Sahak said.

The truck driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries, Sahak added.

Following the crash, northbound traffic on Mountain Highway was closed until late Friday evening. The roadway re-opened by 7 p.m. that night, according to Drive BC. After the crash was initially reported, first responders rushed to the scene.

The site was littered with broken glass, loose hose and other debris, as a brown liquid leaked from a tube on the truck onto the roadway below. Fire crews worked to clean the site, spreading absorbent powder on the road.

Nearby resident Karen Cannon said she felt the impact from her home. “[I heard] a lot of twisting metal,” she said. “It went on for a bit and then a huge bang.”

When Cannon came down to see what happened, she said drivers were getting out of their cars, and fire extinguishers were being used.

Shortly after the crash, a white sedan could be seen stopped just a feet away from the flipped truck.

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ore than a year and a half ago, the TransLink Mayors’ Council debuted plans for nine new bus rapid transit lines around Metro Vancouver. Many on the North Shore greeted the BRT concept as a disappointment because it did not include SkyTrain.

But, TransLink and the mayors argued, BRT would be much cheaper to build and much faster to get online.

We learned at a Nov. 16 press conference that the North Shore BRT line from Park Royal to Metrotown would be among the first three to be built. But we still don’t know what routes the buses will follow, where the stops will be, or what infrastructure changes will be required to keep the “rapid” in bus rapid transit.

And the whole expansion concept is

still subject to funding commitments from all three levels of government. Until there is money in the bank to get the system built, discussions over which routes are at the front of the line are akin to arguing over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

We are sure that much work is being done behind the scenes on badly needed transportation solutions. But the next time TransLink and the mayors feel a need to hold a press conference updating us on the status of transit expansion, we want to see more tangibles.

Bus rapid transit promises a faster, more efficient way to get around. The process so far isn’t inspiring confidence in a traffic weary public. Here’s hoping the rapid plan starts to picks up some speed soon.

Here’s one ‘game-changer’ that lives up to the name ANDY PREST

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“Game changer” is one of those cliches that gets thrown around so often these days that it has been rendered almost meaningless.

So many ideas and things get elevated to “game changer” status that should, in reality, have game-mostly-stay-the-same-er status.

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No one was wasting a perfectly good glass bottle, unless perhaps some sidewinder in the saloon was cheating at poker and you needed to smash something over his head.

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Eventually in the 1960s folks started

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to worry about the “environment,” and with that came the widespread use of the “deposit,” a concept that saw the consumer charged for every container, with the money coming back to them only if they returned that bottle or can to be reused or recycled.

It worked, but it was also “annoying.”

That’s where I came in. I’ve spent my whole life storing used bottles and cans in some closet or basement, loading them up every six to 48 weeks, and braving the depot to get my money back.

Where I grew up, the depot was across the tracks, in the bad part of town. There wasn’t much trouble at the depot though, because it was guarded by an army of drunk wasps.

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RE: Researchers Raise Alarm After Salmon Killed By Chemicals, Nov. 15 news story I’d like to thank the North Shore News for the front page article bringing the dangers 6PPD-quinone poses to our fish to public attention.

The editorial of Nov. 14, Toxic Approach, is also appreciated, but stops short. It leaves the reader feeling helpless and powerless.

It correctly states that stormwater carries 6PPD-quinone from our roads into our creeks, and that road runoff is a “toxic soup” (I’ll add, also containing hydrocarbons, salt, sludge and other toxins) into the naturalized creek environment. However, it fails to mention that we do know what to do about this toxic soup. We need to control road runoff and treat it.

Obviously, we can’t collect and actively treat all runoff, but there are passive means to do it. Settling sumps are a

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small step forward. A bigger and better step are rain gardens, which slow the water, filter it and remove many toxins through interactions with the plants and soil. There are early-stage studies that show that even 6PPD-quinone is reduced by passing runoff through a rain garden.

Readers are not helpless. They can assist by controlling runoff from their roofs and driveways so that instead of heading straight for the storm sewers and into our creeks, it passes into vegetated areas first.

The municipalities can do more by installing rain gardens on public streets (the City of North Vancouver and some private business properties have done this), but in many cases new private construction is not required to do it and municipal construction isn’t either.

It’s time for members of the public to insist we do more. We know what the problem is, and we know what the solutions are. We don’t have to wait for somebody else to something. We have the power, now.

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Leave bottle sorting to the pros Continued from A8 In college my roommate and I started storing our bottles up against a wall in the kitchen. Eventually the wall was filled to the ceiling with cases of empties, our design influenced by the school of New Molsonism.

We also decorated an adjacent wall with stacks of empty pizza boxes, and … sorry, what’s that? Why yes, we were popular with the ladies, why do you ask?

I’m sad to say that things didn’t change all that much as I got married and had kids.

Well, technically I’m not that sad, but my wife sure is!

I was tasked with bottle return, and I’d let them pile up too long. When I finally made the trip to the depot I’d sort them into those little blue boxes – covered in grime older than Confederation – and wheel them over on those squeaky grey carts. And then I’d wash my hands for five minutes in ice cold and/or scalding water and come back home with the world’s hardest-earned $7.85.

Now don’t get me wrong – I respect the hustle of everyone in the bottle depot, in particular the absolute gems that work there. Those folks have seen some stuff (and heard some stuff, and SMELLED some

stuff). They work hard for the money, but they’re never going to have to smell me again. Why? Return-It Express.

I was skeptical at first, but my wife and my buddy convinced me to try it, and I’m never going back. I mean I am literally never going back into the depot to sort those bottles and wait in line for my eight bucks again. From now on I’m doing Return-It Express, dropping off a clear plastic bag full of bottles and then hustling out of there like I’ve left a grenade. On the drive home I’ll laugh and sing, grime-free and un-stung, knowing that the Return-It Express folks are happily going to do all the counting and sorting for me and then just send the money back my way. Game. Changer.

I’m serious – no life change has hit me as quickly as this one did. When I just dropped off the bag and left, it felt like cheating.

It’s not though, it’s just greatness. All the instructions are on the website, and I promise it’s easy.

Try it. Bag ‘em, drop ‘em off, walk out the door and watch the cash roll in.

That’s it. Smell ya later.

Andy Prest is the editor of the North Shore News. His humour/lifestyle column runs biweekly.

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But as we take action, it must be in the most thoughtful ways possible - ensuring that the costs of fighting climate change are as low as they can be and that the economic upside is maximized.

Putting a price on carbon pollution is one tool. It provides financial incentive for people and businesses to pollute less. It is widely accepted by international experts as one of the most effective and efficient approaches to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change while driving innovation.

Canada is among approximately 50 countries that have some form of carbon pricing – double the number ten years ago.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently described carbon pricing as “critical to our response to an existential threat to human life.” Canada’s independent Environment Commissioner says it is responsible for 30% of the emissions reduced in Canada since 2019.

A price on carbon is also fundamentally about personal choice. The idea is to leave it to people and businesses to decide for themselves the best ways to lower their carbon footprint and associated costs. It is far more democratic than trying to reduce greenhouse gases through solely relying on regulations which tell households and companies what they must and must not do.

Affordability Further, if well designed, putting a price on pollution can also ensure that fighting climate change will be affordable for Canadians.

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This need not and must not become an either / or proposition. A well-designed carbon price policy can ensure that fighting climate change will also be affordable for Canadians.

Ironic It is a bit ironic that carbon pricing began as a conservative idea promoted by leaders, including Preston Manning, as an economically logical way of using prices – the basic mechanism of free markets – to reduce pollution.

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‘Porch pirate’ who scooped packages gets 60 days jail an open door to an underground parkade of a building at 160 East 6th St. Inside the parkade, they spotted two mountain bikes in the back of a pick-up truck and wheeled them out of the building. The value of the bikes was about $7,000 total, said Crown counsel Kenny Wu. Three days later, on Aug. 30, Smith was observed on CCTV surveillance entering the lobby of another apartment building at 108 East 8th St. Wu said Smith appeared to have entered the building through a back door, then went to the mailbox area at the front of the building where he was seen looking at Amazon packages. About 10 minutes later, Smith was seen opening the front door of the building to another man and the pair were observed collecting the Amazon packages in a shopping bag and leaving the building.

Later that day, Smith and another man were seen outside an apartment building at 151 East Keith Road waiting for a resident to leave the building. When someone did, neglecting to shut the door securely Continued on A40

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The Law Society of BC has reached a settlement with North Vancouver securities lawyer William Lorne MacDonald, who has agreed to a 15-year suspension after admitting he allowed his law firm to be used as a vehicle for offshore stock fraud schemes.

In a statement posted online Nov. 15, the society said MacDonald “admitted that in the course of acting for several clients, he continued to allow the use of his trust account where he ought to have known it was being used to facilitate unlawful or dishonest conduct.”

MacDonald assisted his clients in a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the U.S. stock market and then made “representations” to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “that he ought to have known were false or inaccurate.”

MacDonald admitted he moved money through his trust account without providing any legal services and without making reasonable inquiries about the circumstances of the transactions.

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As the Vancouver Police Department and North Vancouver RCMP both carried out raids on retail stores or warehouses full of psilocybin – or magic mushrooms – in recent weeks, Donna Benson was watching with interest.

The North Vancouver clinical and psychosocial researcher has been taking note of the growing body of evidence showing conclusive therapeutic effects of psilocybin in treating people with mental illnesses like PTSD and major depressive disorder.

“On the one hand, there is very sophisticated literature coming out. And then on the other hand, we’ve got the police raiding places,” she said.

Benson, whose firm Medical Arts Health Research Group does work in Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, bipolar disorder and depression, said they are hoping to see medicinal psilocybin research expand and are looking for partners including doctors, psychologists or potential patients.

Some may find it hard to disentangle the legitimate use of the drug with the illicit, but Benson said she encourages people to keep an open mind, especially as the medical community comes

Katy Kazemi, team co-ordinator with a North Shore based clinical research firm that is doing work on the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin mushrooms, prepares a treatment room. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN around.

“It’s an emerging area and the work is being done with rigour and discipline and controlled protocols,” she said.

Most people wouldn’t be eligible to take part because of the stringent requirements from Health Canada, which grants special exemptions for scientists studying controlled substances.

“Mom’s illness has everyone worried.”

The restrictions on the researchers are even more onerous, Benson said.

When administering a dose of the drug, they must have two therapists present for the entire time the patient is under observation. It costs about $15,000 per patient for researchers to carry out one study, Benson said.

“We had to go through

tremendous hoops to get positioned to do this kind of work, but I think it’s important work. People are very excited. They’re seeing the benefits that are better than they’ve seen in other treatments and the side effects are lower,” she said.

Exactly what’s happening at a physiological level in someone’s brain as they’re going through

treatment with psilocybin is still being studied by neurologists, but Benson said it appears neurons and dendrites that have been damaged are being repaired.

“We’ve heard a lot about neuroplasticity and this is showing, hopefully, to be an aid in helping that neuroplasticity,” she said.

There is a movement afoot for decriminalization of psilocybin, but to be clear, Benson said she isn’t advocating for illicit or recreational use of the drug.

People going to an unregulated dispensary to self-medicate for mental health problems are likely somewhere between curious and desperate, Benson speculated.

“Personally, I wouldn’t touch anything that hasn’t gone through all the regulatory [process],” she said. “People die of bad mushrooms, right? So, it’s kind of risky… The controls just aren’t there that I have to meet when I do a clinical research study.”

Even with the growing body of research, it will still be years before mushrooms are a go-to prescription, but the results scientists are seeing now are exciting, Benson said.

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His latest exhibition certainly wouldn’t have been brought into existence if it hadn’t been for his 29-year career battling urban and interface North Shore fires for the District of West Vancouver.

Losing Control of the Landscape at the West Vancouver Art Museum, running until Dec. 16, examines Penhall’s relationship with the great outdoors, a relationship that has shifted over time as he has witnessed firsthand the effects of human’s interference with nature.

“We wanted to set the context within the question of, how can you be a landscape artist in the time of climate change and climate emergency?” said exhibition curator Hilary Letwin.

“Both of those jobs had a very deep impact on Ross, and his artistic development as a landscape artist.”

The exhibition, a two-year collaboration between Letwin and Penhall, showcases landscapes from across the country, with one gallery devoted to the views of the West Coast, another dedicated to the flat grasslands of the Prairies, and then a third focusing on Canada’s East Coast.

The title of the exhibition, Losing Control of the Landscape, was very much intended to have a double meaning, said Letwin.

Not only is it looking at the artist’s work in the context of climate change, and losing control of the landscape in that sense, but also in terms of his own painting style.

“Oftentimes, when I paint, it’s me trying to get control. This is like losing control of the landscape, or losing myself in the landscape,” said Penhall.

Hanging alongside the artist’s largescale works are recently painted panel studies, most of which were painted outdoors, and far more loosely constructed than his bigger, studio-produced works.

“So many times when I start a painting, it’s just this leap of faith. You can’t get too precious with the imagery of the small ones,” he said, adding how he used to Continued on A15

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Inspiration can strike anywhere Continued from A14 paint primarily from photographs, but shifted to the great outdoors to embrace a more spontaneous and instinctual way of painting.

“I have a little jump kit in my car that I keep with me and often I’ll pull over, find a spot to set up, and I’ll have no idea where it is or what it’s going to turn into, but I’ll find something to paint, just because I need to do it.”

Ross Penhall’s Losing Control of the Landscape will run at The artist, who has the West Vancouver Art Museum until Dec. 16.

BLAINE CAMPBELL lived in the same West Vancouver home for the past 35 years, said he is most often drawn devastation,” he said. “In fact, it’s quite to the landscapes closer to home, with picturesque and beautiful, and that’s how I Lighthouse Park and Horseshoe Bay being view it,” he said. regular sources of inspiration.

“These paintings weren’t necessarily “I have a real respect for the coast, the painted to teach people a lesson. I just water and the mountains, and what they’re want people to have reverence for what’s capable of doing to you,” said Penhall, add- around them. We live in a very, very beauing how he hopes the exhibition’s audience tiful place, and we should be honouring it. will be moved by the beauty of his imagery That’s all I’m trying to do.” into a deeper respect for the outdoors, Mina Kerr-Lazenby is the North Shore News’ not coerced into it by stark or saddening Indigenous and civic affairs reporter. This subject matter. reporting beat is made possible by the Local “If you look at my imagery, it’s not Journalism Initiative.

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Pumpkins disappearing from porches on Halloween night is an annoyance, but not usually a noteworthy occurrence.

But in Jeff Pelletier’s case, the thieves almost certainly don’t know what they made off with.

The prize-winning Queensbury horticulturist’s field pumpkin, the second largest grown in B.C. in 2023, was a big hit with trick-or-treaters this year, but when he woke up the following morning, it was gone.

As seasonal ornaments, pumpkins aren’t built to last. But their seeds contain unique genetics sought by competitive growers like Pelletier, who sprouted the 70-pound field pumpkin from the seed of the largest ever field pumpkin grown in Austria. He named his muscular gourd Arnold after Austria’s most famous bodybuilder and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Arnold, the supersized orange field pumpkin, grows in North Vancouver gardener Jeff Pelletier’s backyard. It was stolen, along with its precious genetic seeds, on Halloween. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN FILES seeds and cross-pollinate them with one of his own gourdgantuan creations to produce an even greater pumpkin in 2024.

“That was one of the only fruits I brought back home with me [from the World Master Gardener competition] Continued on A17

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Proven seeds sell for a premium Continued from A16 because I wanted its genetics,” he said.

Among competitive growers, champion seeds are about as valuable as some precious metals on a per-gram basis. While a single seed from a champion giant pumpkin might go for $750, the “street value” of the seeds from the Austrian field pumpkin would sell for about $25 for a package of three, Pelletier said.

“So, there’s a bit of value to them. But of course, you’re pulling out 500 seeds from a pumpkin,” Pelletier said. “[The pumpkin thieves] probably didn’t know and they probably got a nice sore back as a result of it because they weren’t the lightest pumpkins,” he added, breaking into laughter.

Pelletier walked the neighbourhood searching for evidence of Arnold, but had no luck. If the gourd were still intact, the seeds would be fine, but if it had been smashed open, the seeds would have rotted by now, Pelletier lamented.

Pelletier submitted the grand gourd as one of his entries in the annual World Master Gardener competition. He’ll learn in January how Arnold and his other giant veggies, which included a long gourd more than twice his height, ranked.

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It had been a particularly memorable Remembrance Day ceremony in North Vancouver on Saturday – the public had turned out in their thousands, the service was particularly touching and even the sun had made an appearance, despite the gloomy forecast.

For some in attendance, however, the most unforgettable element of the day wasn’t the weather nor the tributes paid, but the sight of two dozen people collapsing like dominoes.

North Shore Rescue, along with the aid of the BC Emergency Health Services, BC Scouts and the Cadets, were forced to swoop in on 23 separate occasions throughout the course of the day. Yet while it might have made for an alarming scene – there was chatter about the issue on social media platforms after the event, and one concerned citizen sent a note to

The North Shore community turns out to honour veterans at the City of North Vancouver’s Remembrance Day event at Victoria Park Nov. 11, 2023. MINA KERR-LAZENBY / NSN the North Shore News demanding an investigation – North Shore Rescue’s Peter Haigh offered assurances that attendees hitting the deck during such events isn’t an uncommon occurrence, particularly if they military personnel

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While a few adults with pre-existing conditions were among the 23, including one who had to be taken to hospital but was later releaqsed, the majority of the personnel to crumple had been young cadets still learning the tricks of the trade, said Haigh.

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You have to have food in you to keep you going, and you have to be in the right sort of clothing for this sort of stuff,” he said. “It’s all knowledge that comes with time and training.”

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There’s no disappointment quite like it, receiving a Free Play lottery ticket or a free spin on the slot machine, presuming it’s a gift from the universe and visualizing how the cash will be spent, only to be met with emptiness when the win inevitably doesn’t pull through.

We’ve all been there. Or at least, everybody but West Vancouver performance coach Slava Royale.

Instead, Royale’s $50 free play, a lure from online poker room GGPoker to get him back on the tables, wound up snagging him a seat at the prestigious World Series of Poker tournament.

Royale’s showing in the Ultra Stepp Satellite game secured a $10,000 package comprising a 10-night stay at the Atlantis Paradise Hotel in the Bahamas, alongside entry into the Main Event of the series, where there is a prize pool of $15 million.

“This is a small miracle, it’s a really big win for me,” said Royale.

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The nine-hour game closed with Royale coming in 11th place and securing one of the lofty prizes – the result, he said, of fearless playing, and a spot of help from Lady Luck.

“I’m an occasional, casual player. I go lightly,” he said, adding how previous poker playing experience had comprised only local casinos, online dabbling and the tourist trap gambling rooms of Vegas.

Royale first started playing small-scale poker when he moved to Canada from Moldova, a country in the Balkan region of Europe, in 2005.

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World Series a whole new level Continued from A20 eliminated and I needed to leave. I was still sitting in my chair.”

Since then, Royale said he has dabbled in other tournaments, and his knowledge of the game has certainly improved, but he has never experienced anything on the scale of the WSOP. The tournament will run in the Bahamas for the first time – usually the annual event is held in Paradise, Nevada

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For a squad that won everything in sight this season, the Handsworth Royals senior girls field hockey team sure needed some late heroics to complete their historic campaign.

The dramatic conclusion came on Nov. 10 at Chilliwack’s Townsend Park where the Royals faced Cowichan Secondary in the AAA provincial championships final. With the score tied 0-0 in the dying moments of the game, Handsworth’s Cam Jensen earned the team a short corner as time was about to expire, giving the Royals one last chance to score before regulation play ended.

With the title on the line, the Handsworth players and coaches prepared for the final play.

“If you looked over at the bench, I think I was hunched up on the ground praying to whatever deity I thought might answer me,” said head coach Sue Goddard with a laugh. “Some of the girls on the sideline were crying, they wanted it to happen so badly. But the girls on the field were pretty calm and cool.”

The short corner found Handsworth’s top scorer, Sydney Le, who fired off a shot.

“As soon as we heard the ball hit the back of the goal, they all just erupted and started sprinting down to the end of the field to where our goalie was and jumped on her, and there were lots of tears,” said Goddard, adding that she and assistant coach Susanne Morris and manager Jane Taylor

“aged about a million years” during the tense championship final that ended as a 1-0 win for the Royals.

“It kind of always felt like it was going to happen, but it felt very surreal that it happened that way,” she said. “I don’t think you could have written a better, and for us, a more terrifying, ending.”

The provincial title topped off a season that saw the Royals win all four possible championships available to them. This fall, Handsworth started their championship run by winning the prestigious Bridgman Cup invitational, known as the oldest field hockey tournament in North America. There were more late heroics in that tournament, with Handsworth topping Collingwood School in a shootout to win the Cup after battling to a 3-3 tie in the final. Handsworth then went on to win the local North Shore championship and the regional Vancouver Sea to Sky zone tournament before capping their quartet of championships with a win at provincials.

The team was led by Grade 12 captains Stella Goddard-Despot and Kate Martin, goalkeeper Scarlett Kotar, who recorded 10 shutouts on the season, and Le, who scored six hat tricks on her way to a team-leading 35 goals for the year.

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“This damn poster comes with us everywhere and they all tap it before they go out on the field,” she said with a laugh. “They’ve got so many songs and traditions … we have to get to games a little bit earlier than other people so they can get through all their different warm-ups.”

But it’s that chemistry that helped push them to the top, said Goddard.

“We’ve got quite a few players who are in the junior national development program, but I think the difference is how these girls build each other up and hold each other up.”

The Handsworth Royals senior girls celebrate their win at the AAA field hockey provincial championships Nov. 10 in Chilliwack.

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I slept outside last Thursday – or at least tried to – and raised more than $31,000 for Covenant House Vancouver.

The annual event is called Sleep Out: Executive Edition, and I was joined by about 40 other business leaders. We collectively raised or donated more than $1.1 million.

Covenant House is one of our region’s most successful organizations in turning around the lives of youth aged 16-24. Its “one-size-fits-one” system customizes a continuum of care, first serving up medical attention and nutrition, then counselling, then assistance in finding a job or resuming education, then eventually (but quite slowly in these days of our housing crisis) finding permanent shelter.

Yes, it is certainly expensive. The amount we raised last Thursday will pay for a few months of just one of Covenant House’s programs. But when you consider how its involvement can avert down-theroad expenses and outcomes, it’s a smart

Participants in Sleep Out: Executive Edition get ready to spend a night in the cold to raise funds for Covenant House. Participants raised more than $1.1 million this year. COVENANT HOUSE investment in young people. And unfortunately, even in a conspicuously wealthy community with a hefty tax base, government support doesn’t meet these needs; it is necessary for charitable and non-profit organizations to pick up the slack.

The logistics of the Sleep Out are pretty basic. After a couple of hours of

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touring the facilities, discussing the issues and meeting three young people in the program, you get a slab of cardboard and a sleeping bag, then lay in a laneway between about 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., and debrief as a group before going home or to work – and back into warmth and comfort.

It was cold last Thursday (around two or

three degrees at its lowest), but it was dry with little wind. In other words, nothing too challenging.

I’ve done this three times before, once in pretty steady rain. You’d be surprised how heavy rain feels when it lands on your prone face, just as you’d be surprised how sore your hip feels the next day from sleeping on your side, or how your neck feels from not having a pillow.

But this is mild compared to the real world of sleeping on the streets. I once asked someone at Covenant House how well it resembles what he had experienced.

It was about the same, he said, except we weren’t going to be on a noisy street out of necessity for safety and we weren’t going to have our shoes stolen at least once a week.

Oh yes, and we had food available before, during and after.

If you wish to support Covenant House, my webpage can still take in tax-deductible donations until Dec. 31 at support.covenanthousebc.org/goto/kirklapointe.

Kirk LaPointe is a West Vancouver journalist and North Shore News columnist.

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The issue of homelessness in Vancouver and across Canada can seem overwhelming.

There are so many structural and systemic issues that underlie homelessness that it can sometimes seem like there’s nothing an individual person can do to help.

That’s where Hockey Helps the Homeless steps in, providing a way for people to help. Founded in 1996, the organization hosts hockey tournaments across Canada where amateurs can play with former professional and Olympic players, with all of the proceeds benefiting local charities.

The need is particularly felt in Vancouver, where the rise in homelessness has been impossible to ignore.

“Population is growing,

inflation is growing, people can’t afford rent in our city, and there’s more and more homeless every day,” said Ewan French, who brought Hockey Helps the Homeless to Vancouver 15 years ago. “I see it in my neighbourhood out in Dunbar, people sleeping in cars and vans – it’s unbelievable.”

Vancouver will host their Hockey Helps the Homeless tournament on November 24 at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena, with a stated goal of raising $650,000, though they’ve bested that goal in each of the last two years. That money is disseminated through 13 different outreach partners.

“We’re a bit of an anomaly for Hockey Helps the Homeless. All the other cities in Canada have 1-4 outreach partners. We’ve always had a bit of a bigger footprint,” said French. “Historically, it’s been all Vancouver, but we’ve seen a Continued on B7

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The cause is personal for Natalie Miller, wife of Canucks forward Continued from B5 rapid increase of homeless issues out in the Fraser Valley, so a lot of our outreach partners here in the city also have buildings and services out in the valley.”

The tournament will feature 18 teams, each matched with a former professional or Olympic player, including former Canucks Dave Babych, Geoff Courtnall, Jannik Hansen, Denis Pederson, Doug Bodger, and Rich Sutter. Players pay a registration fee that covers the costs of the tournament and are also required to fundraise a minimum amount in order to participate.

Natalie Miller steps up to sponsor recovery team This year, one of the teams at the tournament will be a recovery team – a team of hockey players who have gone through recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

Natalie Miller, the wife of the Canucks’ J.T. Miller, is sponsoring the team. The Millers live in West Vancouver.

“This recovery team is a group of guys pretty new in recovery from the New West recovery community,” said Miller. “They got

J.T. Miller of the Vancouver Canucks and wife Natalie are West Van residents. Natalie is a team sponsor for Hockey Helps the Homeless Vancouver. NATALIE AND J.T. MILLER into a hockey league last January and found a sense of community within each other, their sobriety, and the sport of hockey.”

Miller is on the committee for Hockey

Helps the Homeless, joining the organization four years ago after she and J.T. came to Vancouver. She volunteered at one tournament and immediately caught the vision.

“Living in Vancouver for such a short time, I noticed the need for support of the homeless community,” said Miller. “The money is put towards places that help people get off the streets and get back into society, sober. I love this city and everything it has to offer, I just want everyone else to have the opportunity to experience that as well.”

A fellow committee member, Linda Lane Devlin, brought up that there was a team of players who had gone through recovery, many of whom had benefited from funds raised by Hockey Helps the Homeless, who wanted to participate in the tournament but would struggle to raise the necessary funds. As soon as she heard about this need, Miller immediately stepped up to help.

For Miller, there was a personal reason for why the recovery team connected to her.

“Growing up with a mother who

struggled with alcohol addiction and, at a young age, watching her go to rehab and go through the process of getting to the other side, I know what it means to these guys and I know how hard they are working to choose that new lifestyle,” said Miller.

“I want them to be celebrated and encouraged and feel supported for how far they have come.”

“I know my mom would be really proud,” she added.

The Millers also sponsor the post-tournament dinner at Marine Drive Golf Club and J.T. helps with the annual auction which helps raise further funds for the charity.

“J.T. is as involved as he can be during the season!” said Miller. “He does a great job by helping me collect all the auction item baskets from the players and any other miscellaneous items we can snag from the Canucks organization as well. He’s always been really supportive of me on any charity that we are involved in and we collectively agree as a family what’s important to us and where we would like to make a Continued on B8

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Every game feels like a win at Hockey Helps the Homeless event Continued from B7 difference in this community.”

Along with Miller’s sponsorship of the recovery team, North Vancouver’s Mario Vetro, co-founder of Vancouver-based K92 Mining and the top fundraiser for last year’s tournament, will be covering any fundraising shortfalls for the players.

Funds raised go directly to local charities Organizations pitch their proposals to the Hockey Helps the Homeless committee for how their funds will be used to help people. Those funds have been used for everything from funding for recovery in shelters to mental health nursing to building beehives with Hives for Humanity.

“We make sure that the money we’re investing in our community is actually going to frontline services,” said French.

Those outreach partners also send volunteers to the tournament, who help host the event and keep things running smoothly, but also talk to each team about their organization, letting the participants know just how their fundraising

will impact the community. In addition, Academy Award-winning filmmaker David Fine, who is also on the Hockey Helps the Homeless Vancouver committee, makes a movie each year showing firsthand how the funds raised help people.

“It’s pretty moving and it’s interesting to see the reaction of the guys in the room,” said French. “Some of them, it’s really their only exposure to the Downtown Eastside, in terms of the misery and chaos that is prevalent down there and how we provide a little bit of a ray of hope through our outreach partners. The talks that they give, they really resonate and you can see it in the faces of the players.”

In addition, some of the professional and Olympic players who come to the tournament have stories of their own.

“We play hockey with them all day and you’re in the dressing room with them for, like, six hours,” said French. “It’s amazing some of the stories they share.

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who have gone through substance abuse or being homeless. So, they know it too.”

HHtH Vancouver has grown rapidly It’s been a long journey growing Hockey Helps the Homeless Vancouver from its modest beginnings in 2008.

“We started with six teams – we couldn’t even fill all of them,” said French. “But right from day one, we were able to get some Canucks alumni involved: Gino Odjick, Cliff Ronning, Doug Bodger and others. We raised only $65,000 that year, so it was not much, but for us, we felt pretty proud.”

The tournament doubled in size the next year, then grew incrementally year by year until truly taking off in the last four or five years.

“We’ve been pretty steady at making between $650,000 and $850,000,” said French. “It’s grown quite quickly, in our minds.”

For French, it’s a perfect marriage between his passion for helping people and his passion for hockey. He grew up playing hockey in Montreal and dreaming of playing in the NHL, though those dreams soon had

to face reality.

“I played against Mario Lemieux in Bantam,” said French with a grin. “His team was pretty phenomenal – they had, like, four NHLers on their team, like Marc Bergevin, Sylvain Lefebvre, and Tommy Kane, who played in the NFL. We lost by a lot every game.”

But every game on November 24, whatever the score, will feel like a win, as it will represent funds going to where they’re needed and waking people up to the bigger needs in their community.

“Most people get involved just because it’s a hockey tournament and they get to play with some NHLers and pros,” said French. “It’s after that we tie them into the good that we’re doing… A lot of people live in their insulated worlds, but there is a bigger, wider community that needs our help.”

“That’s why it works,” he added.

“Hockey is the gateway in.”

While registration for the November 24 tournament has closed, people can get involved by donating or volunteering .

French said that it typically takes 90 volunteers to run the event at UBC.

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the Wolves did an excellent job at containing Robert Bateman’s explosive offence, explained Windsor head coach Malcolm Allen. Before that match, Bateman was undefeated and the No.1-ranked AA team in the province and top team in the East division.

“Offensively we struggled to maintain blocks at all positions but made enough plays when we needed to control the game and come away with the upset,” Allen said.

The Wolves will battle against John Barsby, the top team in the West division, on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Having lost to Barsby in the regular season, Allen said the team should be ready to correct previous mistakes.

“We need to get healthy and play incredibly physical to have a chance against a much bigger, run-dominant team who on top of that have the best athlete in AA football on their team,” Allen said.

During his quarterfinal game, Wolves quarterback Emmet Ward threw for 177 yards with one touchdown, a two-point conversion and a 51-yard run to score another touchdown of his own. Ward currently leads all AA teams with 1,219 passing yards, averaging 174.14 yards per game.

Receiver Samson Sachter led the offence with six catches for 93 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown.

On defence, free safety Liam Russell led the team with eight tackles. Defensive ends Ronan Hoey and Hayden Verador both had five tackles and a sack each to keep the pressure on Bateman’s strong offence, Allen said.

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Now, both teams will travel to BC Place on Saturday where they will play in their respective AAA and AA semi-finals to fight for a spot in the provincial championship.

The first half of the Carson Graham game on Friday was close, with a slim 8-6 lead for the Eagles going into halftime.

But the team was able to pull ahead in the second half on the back of a great offensive and defensive effort, says head coach Brian Brady.

Standout players were quarterback Liam Marshall, with 196 yards thrown and one touchdown. Marshall currently leads the provincial league with 1,361 yards thrown, averaging 226.83 yards per game.

Running back Dallan Lewis scored 91 yards on 18 runs, 38 yards on four catches and two touchdowns. Receiver Eric Town scored 88 yards on eight catches, while Breylon Mcculler had 32 yards on four catches with four tackles and two quarterback sacks.

On Saturday, the Eagles face GW Graham at 7 p.m. inside BC Place.

“We’re really excited about our next game,” Brady said. “Our Grade 12s have put so much into the program.”

Last season, Carson set the BC High School record for most passing yards in a season, but lost in the semi-finals. “This season they have built on that. This group are unreal competitors and young men of tremendous character,” the coach said.

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We know that physical exercise can help strengthen the body and boost muscle development.

But what about a workout for the mind?

Librarians at the West Vancouver Memorial Library recently turned to that question as they considered the needs of the more than 12,000 seniors in West Van, particularly those facing cognitive challenges including dementia.

The result is a new brain health collection, launched this fall at the library, that can help engage those with cognitive challenges and help strengthen neurological health.

Librarian Ehlam Zaminpaima, who works with accessible services at the library, said she and her colleagues knew there was a need for support for the increasing numbers of seniors living with dementia, as well as their caregivers.

Zaminpaima had seen those needs firsthand with her own grandmother, who had dementia. As her grandmother’s disease progressed, it impacted her quality of life, making it more difficult for her caregivers and immediate family to keep her brain engaged.

With funding from the West Vancouver Library Foundation, Zaminpaima and her colleagues consulted with the Alzheimer’s Society of B.C. on recommended resources.

The result is the library’s new brain health collection, which includes different sets of puzzles and activities designed to strengthen brain health and engagement with family members and caregivers at different stages of neurocognitive disorders.

“Each of those items have been developed with a specific condition or stage in mind. So, some of the products are great for developing hand-eye co-ordination, others are good for mid- to late-stage Alzheimer’s,” she said.

One of the items in the collection is a science-based toolbox developed under the guidance of Cynthia Green, an expert and author on memory fitness and brain health.

That might involve an activity around scent and the memories it evokes. Or it might be activities that people can do as a group.

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said Zaminpaima, to address other kinds of neuro-cognitive challenges like Huntingdon’s and Parkinson’s disease or people who are recovering from a stroke.

“We wanted it to be as low-barrier a collection as possible and we didn’t want to limit it to only a specific group of people,” she said. In some cases, people might want to just pre-emptively give a workout to that grey matter between the ears. Nobody will ask why someone wants to borrow an item from the collection.

“If people want to borrow it, they just need a library card,” said Zaminpaima.

“People could just pick it off our shelves and take it home with them.”

The other obvious beauty of the collection is it’s free to use.

“All of these items are really costly,” said Zaminpaima, so while some people may have been able to buy one or two of them, “when someone uses the same items over and over again, people get bored with it.”

This way, items can be regularly exchanged and “they’re not just stuck with one or two things at home.”

So far, the collection has been well received. Members of North Shore organizations geared to people with neurocognitive disorders and people from seniors residences were invited to check out the collection when it launched at the end of September.

Since then, the collection has circulated 45 times, according to the library, with plenty of positive commentary.

One library user, whose wife has had Alzheimer’s for 15 years, said he wishes those kinds of resources had been available sooner for her to use. To see what’s part of the library’s brain health collection, you can visit westvanlibrary.ca.

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Mayor calls for ‘common sense’ Continued from A4 former fire chief, have left their jobs with the municipality.

The latest fire bylaw doesn’t stipulate what is allowed, but makes it clear the rules stem from provincial Fire Code and Building Code laws.

Howard said while nothing has really changed in terms of what is and isn’t allowed to be stored in parkade areas, residents who disagree with any decision can appeal directly to the provincial B.C. Building Code appeals board, which has already ruled on several similar cases.

Howard said the issue can be complicated and involve whether storage units were properly engineered to fire code and inspected as well as the overall size and design of the parkade and volume of potentially flammable material stored.

“If you had a kayak and you had it on your roof rack that would be permitted.…

But if we go in and there’s 100 kayaks, because everybody has two kayaks, that now becomes a problem,” he said.

“There’s a grey area, and there has to be some discretion around the amount of things that can be stored and how they’re stored and where they’re stored,” he said.

But when a larger quantity of

household materials is being stored, “generally our perspective is that needs to be in a properly built and rated room that’s designed for that purpose,” he said. “And those are different than just a parking garage and putting the stuff in a corner and building a little boxed-in area and putting the stuff in there.”

“Our goal is to have safe buildings,” he said.

Howard said he has seen photos of storage areas in some strata buildings where “people have built walls around their parking stalls and covered them in plywood and have got them filled with all sorts of things.”

In response to questions from the North Shore News, the Ministry of Housing provided a statement saying, “The matter of combustible items in addition to motor vehicles in a parking garage is complex and requires analysis of the original building design and its compliance with the BC Building Code, as well as analysis of the BC Fire Code and applicable local fire bylaws.”

At the Nov. 6 council meeting Mayor Mark Sager said he was confident the fire department will take “a common-sense approach” to the issue.

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Alleged B.C. stock manipulators turned back at Supreme Court

University of B.C. securities and financial law professor Cristie Ford says the ruling against four B.C. residents, who hoped to discharge allegations from Quebec’s securities commission, is a win for all of the country’s provincial regulators who now have clearer direction to proceed in complex inter-jurisdictional schemes.

“I like this decision; it will have positive and practical effects. It makes clear that securities are different. You have to be able to respond to transnational fraud in a transnational way,” said Ford.

In the case before the court, West Vancouver resident Frederick Langford Sharp (along with co-respondents Shawn Van Damme, Vincenzo Antonio Carnovale and Pasquale Antonio Rocca) argued Quebec’s Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal did not have the authority to adjudicate administrative charges brought by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Quebec’s equivalent of the B.C. Securities Commission.

At issue was the AMF’s allegation Sharp orchestrated a “pump and dump” scheme in 2012, from B.C. using a Nevada-incorporated shell company that was registered to issue shares in Quebec.

In such a scheme, promoters issue false or misleading marketing material to increase the value of a company’s stock. The AMF alleged the group earned $2.6 million from the promotion of Solo International Inc., which purported to be mining in Quebec. Most of Solo’s original shares were transferred to several offshore entities linked to Sharp’s group, the AMF alleged.

But before the regulator’s case could be heard Sharp filed for a “declinatory exception,” arguing the Quebec tribunal was out of its lane.

The tribunal denied the application but Sharp applied for a judicial review at Quebec Superior Court. That review was denied and Sharp appealed to the Quebec Court of Appeal, which dismissed the appeal as well.

The Supreme Court of Canada heard the case earlier this year.

Given that the justices agreed with the tribunal that the alleged scheme had “sufficient connections” to Quebec, “it would defeat the purpose of the cross-border nature of modern securities regulation to allow the defendants to escape the reach of Quebec’s regulatory oversight,” the ruling stated.

Ford says it was important for the decision to have applied to all Canadian provincial regulators by bypassing the relevance of Quebec’s civil code, as Sharp argued it should. The nine justices, with the exception of Justice Suzanne Cote, made the ruling based on a prior case (Unifund) that established interjurisdictional rights, albeit one that didn’t specify securities regulations.

“So this makes clear it applies in securities. The most important thing this ruling does is it connects the value of extraterritorial jurisdiction to the nature of securities regulations,” said Ford.

frustration for Ford.

“I really don’t think we’ll have a national regulator in my lifetime. I have long thought a national regulator would be good,” said Ford.

While provincial regulators may offer the advantage of being closer to their communities and local priorities, “not having a national securities regulator means enormous duplication and coordination problems,” noted Ford.

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Case highlights lack of national securities regulator, slow proceedings on fraud cases Of course, at the root of how and why this matter even got to the highest court is because Canada does not have a national securities regulator, as like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Rather, Canada is a mishmash of provincial regulators with some level of coordination taking place by the Canadian Securities Administrators.

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Sharp faces criminal charges in U.S. Continued from A33 2017, and the allegations have not being tested before a panel of adjudicators.

As such this case also exemplifies the slow nature of securities fraud cases, said Ford.

“That’s not unusual in securities cases because the defendants typically have deep pockets and effective lawyers. It’s in securities that you tend to see cases that go on for a long time,” said Ford.

And any future tribunal ruling against the foursome may always be appealed.

As alleged by AMF, Sharp used the company Terra Equity LLC (Saint Kitts and Nevis of the Lesser Antilles), Peaceful Lion Holdings Ltd. (Samoa) and Morris Capital Inc. (Belize) “to conceal its central involvement in the scheme to manipulate the value of Respondent Solo’s stock.”

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After not responding to the charges, a U.S. judge ordered Sharp to pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest of US$28,934,433 and a civil penalty of US$23,990,781. Sharp is now barred from future trading in U.S. stocks.

The SEC also brought securities fraud charges against Carnovale on Dec. 2, 2021, which remain unproven in court.

With respect to the civil claim, Sharp faces parallel criminal charges brought in August 2021 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Sharp is also engaged in a complex and longstanding constitutional challenge against the Canada Revenue Agency, which is investigating his offshore tax arrangements. The CRA made a criminal referral in 2013, alleging Sharp’s business, Corporate House Group of Companies (Corporate House), was involved in a complex tax evasion scheme. In 2016, Corporate House arrangements were revealed in the Panama Papers leak.

While he did not respond to the SEC case against him, Sharp is defending himself in B.C. Supreme Court against the SEC’s efforts to sue him for US$28.9 million and seize some of his assets.

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While the North Shore is famously blessed with homes designed in the West Coast Modern architectural style, not many have received blessings from one of the world’s most famous religious leaders.

Since the property at 825 Forest Hills Drive in North Vancouver listed on Nov. 10 for $3.3 million, there have been more than 200 tour requests to view the home, says real estate agent.

The home was designed by famed architect Fred Hollingsworth, known for fashioning properties in the functionally elegant West Coast Modern style. But this particular building is drawing droves for a more pious purpose.

During His Holiness’s “Education of the Heart” tour, the Dalai Lama was invited to visit the home.

“The previous owners were deeply involved in Eastern traditions … and through Hollingsworth connections they were able to invite the spiritual leaders to the home,” Rodney explained.

The North Vancouver property was chosen as a backdrop to host a meeting place where a blessing of the home was held.

“The owners were gifted a framed picture that’s now hanging in the dining room,” Rodney said. “This is a detail the

current owners really want to pass on to the next custodians.”

Apart from the Dalai Lama’s favour, the 3,865-square-foot home features five bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms on a one-fifth acre lot in the Edgemont Village neighbourhood.

Exposed timber beams and large picture windows connect the 1950-built home’s interior to the surrounding property, which hosts a Japanese-style pond.

Akin to Modernist peers like Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Arthur Erickson, Hollingsworth also drew inspiration from Japan, Rodney said.

“With the Lantern House, Hollingsworth tapped into Japanese wabi-sabi principles that seek to eliminate the inessential and find beauty in unembellished, humble materials,” he said. The architect’s vision for the modern home was articulated through a repeatable, post-and-beam design that was customizable for each family and in harmony with its natural surroundings, Rodney added.

Originally smaller in size, Fred’s son Russell Hollingsworth designed a second storey for the home in 2000.

Due to the number of tour requests, which can’t all be accommodated, Rodney said he’s considering hosting a twilight tea and signing bowl service at the home Dec. 5, 4 to 5 p.m., which is open to the public.

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The North Shore News is hosting a film festival The North Shore News is aiming to host a celebration of the vibrant and diverse filmmaking talent right here in our community via a weekend film festival in 2024.

Submissions can be of any length, but preference may be given to shorter films to accommodate a diverse program. All genres and styles are welcome.

Films must be submitted electronically by the deadline. Submitters must have rights to show films in a ticketed film festival setting.

As a community renowned for its picturesque landscapes and burgeoning film industry presence, the North Shore has become a hub for creativity and cinematic innovation.

Who can submit We invite local filmmakers of all levels, from seasoned professionals to emerging talents, to submit their original works for consideration. Whether you’re a graduate of Capilano University’s esteemed School of Motion Picture Arts, a local independent filmmaker, or someone with a compelling story to tell through film, we want to showcase the richness of our community’s cinematic voice.

Submission categories The festival is open to films of all genres, including but not limited to narrative, documentary, animation, shorts and experimental works. We encourage submissions that highlight

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Important dates Submission deadline: Dec. 31, 2023 Notification of acceptance: Jan. 31, 2024 Festival dates: winter/spring 2024 Submission guidelines Films must be produced by individuals residing or working in North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Sea to Sky Country or surrounding areas.

How to submit To submit your film please email a link to publisher@nsnews.com. Please include a brief synopsis, filmmaker bio, and any relevant production details.

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Developer’s Preliminary Public Consultation Meeting Darwin Properties, in partnership with BC Housing and Klahanee Park Housing Society, are proposing to construct two 6-storey apartments and a 24-storey apartment at 370-380 Klahanie Court in West Vancouver. The proposal includes approximately 169 non-market senior rental units, 95 non-market family rental units, and 347 market rental units.

Community feedback is important to our project team, and we are hosting an information meeting before we apply to the District of West Vancouver.

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TransLink still needs to secure funding

Continued from A1 If TransLink can secure funding for the projects from all three levels of government, the agency will go through a procurement process in 2025 aiming to have the bus rapid transit system rolling out in 2027, Quinn said.

The Mayors’ Council does, however, have an interim plan that will see transit improvement on the North Shore even sooner by extending the existing R2 RapidBus from Phibbs Exchange to Metrotown, likely replacing the 222 express bus.

There is no timeline for when the R2 extension will come online but before it can happen, TransLink will have to acquire more buses and make bus priority infrastructure improvements along the route to ensure the RapidBus doesn’t fall behind schedule in general vehicle traffic.

Buchanan expressed confidence that the extension of the R2 would be an impactful measure in the meantime.

“I think people are wanting fast, reliable service and we want to make sure that we deliver that. There’s not an alternative competitive route other than the car,” she said. “Providing that immediate extension while we

York Region’s bus rapid transit service is being cited as an example for how TransLink’s version should look when it starts rolling out in 2027. TRANSLINK simultaneously plan for the entire corridor of rapid transit gives people what they’ve been asking for.”

The proposed BRT timeline is far too tight to build any kind of a new rapid transit crossing over Burrard Inlet, Quinn acknowledged, so work is happening simultaneously on a longer-term rapid transit solution for the North Shore, he said.

Neither the Bus Rapid Transit route nor the extension of the R2 will involve re-purposing any of the existing lanes on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing for buses only,

Quinn said.

District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little acknowledged that traffic weary residents and commuters might like to see BRT arrive sooner than 2027, but he said bus service on every route will improve as the new infrastructure comes online in phases.

“We don’t have to wait till it’s all completed to get some of the benefits,” he said. “We obviously want to see it progress as quickly as we reasonably can. We’re all committed to talking to our counterparts in Victoria and Ottawa to try to get their supports moved up and, hopefully, the construction moved forward.”

There was stiff competition among the municipalities to get to the top of the list of nine BRT lines included in the Mayors’ Council’s 10-year plan, said chair and Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West, but the routes were agreed to by the council members based on their ability to maximize people’s access to rapid transit, along with ridership potential and population growth.

TransLink estimates there are already 120,000 people and 90,000 jobs within walking distance of the North Shore BRT route.

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Just after midnight, Smith was seen loading a dumbbell set into a suitcase and wheeling them away from the building.

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7, Smith was back at the apartment at 108 East 8th St., where he again waited for someone to leave the building to gain access A ‘porch pirate’ who stole Amazon packages from North Vancouver apartment buildings has been sentenced to 60 and scoop up six Amazon days in jail. NSN FILE packages from the mail area before leaving. three years old and started taking drugs Wu said Smith has an extensive in his early 20s. Both of his parents have criminal record, mostly involving similar since died, but Smith told the judge he is property offences in the Kelowna area. He hoping to move to Ontario following his is currently still serving a jail sentence for sentence to be reunited with his father’s similar convictions of stealing packages family. His lawyer said he is also hoping to from apartment buildings in Kelowna get into a rehabilitation program. between Jan. 21 and Feb. 8 of 2023.

In addition to the jail term, Judge Smith’s defence lawyer told the judge Joanne Challenger sentenced Smith to one his client had an abusive upbringing, was year probation. in and out of ministry care since he was

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‘Suspicious circumstances’ noted Continued from A12 As a result, it is up to the society to police trust accounts and ultimately uphold the integrity of the legal system.

MacDonald also agreed to not apply to practice law anywhere in the world without first notifying the society. And should the lawyer, who has practiced since 1999, choose to reapply for a licence, he must demonstrate he is of good character and fitness to practice law via a credentials hearing.

MacDonald was not fined by the society.

“The law society recognizes that misconduct by lawyers that facilitates securities fraud poses significant risks to the public, and takes such matters very seriously. The law society appreciates the co-operation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in this investigation,” the statement reads.

MacDonald admitted he moved money through corporate offshore accounts, including the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong “in objectively suspicious circumstances,” according to the admission of misconduct and undertaking.

In many instances, MacDonald would incorporate companies without properly verifying identification.

MacDonald’s citation specifically references the movement of about US$3.5 million and just over C$420,000 through his accounts for the transactions in question.

MacDonald first attempted to keep the citation from public scrutiny by applying to the society for an anonymization order; however, a society hearing panel ruled Jan. 30 there were no grounds to justify the application.

Part of his stated reason was to shield scrutiny of the Canucks Autism Network, for which he was the chair of the board of directors. The charity’s website shows MacDonald is no longer on the board.

The society said the companies and charity have an interest in knowing of the allegations. The society also noted MacDonald’s “role in the companies and the charity do not outweigh the public interest in publication.”

MacDonald is a prolific participant in Vancouver’s investment industry, working as a director or legal consultant of dozens of junior public companies since being called to the B.C. bar in 1999. The society states he has recently wound down his practice (at MacDonald Tuskey) and closed the firm’s physical office. The firm no longer has an online presence, as well.

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West Vancouver residents Alexis Chicoine and partner Barry Chisholm are converts to electric wheeled life.

When: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 7pm Where: Council Chamber, 355 West Queens Road, 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 1-778-907-2071 and entering Meeting ID: 679 1021 8298 What: A Public Hearing for Bylaw 8555, proposed amendments to the Official Community Plan (OCP) and Bylaw 8554, proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw, to permit the creation of a 12-unit townhouse development at 3288 Brookridge Drive and 1135-1147 Ridgewood Drive.

What Changes: Bylaw 8555 proposes to amend the OCP land use designation of the subject site from Residential Level 2: Detached Residential (RES2) to Residential Level 3: Attached Residential (RES3), and designate the subject site as Development Permit Areas for Form and Character of Commercial, Industrial, and Multifamily Development; and Energy and Water Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction.

Bylaw 8554 proposes to amend the District's Zoning Bylaw by rezoning the site from Single Family Residential Edgemont Zone (RSE) to a new Comprehensive Development Zone 140 (CD140). The CD140 Zone addresses permitted and accessory uses, conditions of use, and zoning provisions such as density, amenities, setbacks, height, building and site coverage, landscaping and storm water management, and parking, loading and servicing requirements.

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When and How can I provide input?

We welcome your input on Tuesday, November 28, 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, November 28, 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, V7N 4N5. 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 Council may not receive further submissions from the public concerning this application 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 November 14 to November 28, 2023 or online at DNV.org/public-hearing

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First, Chicoine got an electric bike attachment for her wheelchair. To keep up, Chisholm bought an electric trike. Their pup, Kuma, enjoys riding in a carrier attached to Chicoine’s wheelchair. The cats, Sushi and Toby, while bike-curious, stay at home.

Alexis Chicoine and Barry Chisholm say they are all-in on The entire family lives electric rides, opting to take their “e-bikes” for most of their at the manufactured home trips for shopping, work and play. HEATHER DRUGGE park near Park Royal shopping center, right by the “I think it has become realistic for people Spirit Trail. This location and their “e-bikes” to consider getting an e-bike and using that have meant that they cycle to go shopping, attend meetings, visit friends and everything for six months of the year,” says Chisholm.

“You could not insure your car; save that in between. money and buy an e-bike.”

Before moving down the hill, Chicoine Now that Barry and Alexis are reguand Chisholm lived in Upper Lonsdale. lar rollers, they’ve noted some room for “I had to get in my van to do anything,” improvement on the Spirit Trail, which they said Chicoine. “I wanted to just go out my love and use all the time. “There is a baldoor and go for a roll.” ance we need to strike when using shared So she bought a power assist front-drive, which attaches to her wheelchair in a couple pathways,” said Chicoine. “Now that so many people use the Spirit Trail, safety and of easy moves. The device lifts the wheelchair’s casters off the ground, creating a new speed have become a big issue. Separating the path for pedestrians from people on e-bike that can go over terrain that is not rolling devices would be ideal. Also, people easy to access with a manual wheelchair. with visual disabilities, who use a white “Sometimes you just need that little cane, can’t navigate the path independently extra power – especially on a steep hill in without tactile strips or hard curbs to guide a manual chair. That’s when an electric them, so it’s not inclusive.” bike attachment is a wonderful piece of Chicoine knows her stuff on this equipment.” count. She’s chair of the North Shore-wide But still, living above the highway didn’t Advisory Committee on Disability Issues and offer a lot of nearby amenities or even safe works as a consultant, helping companies infrastructure where she could use her new create inclusive workplaces. wheels. So, the couple relocated to their “After COVID showed everyone that new home, which provides flatter terrain, better bike paths, stores and services within working from home was possible, I am only at the office one day a week, so I drive less blocks. and less,” said Chicoine. “We want to sell One of the first things they did after one of our vehicles because we don’t use Chisholm got his trike was go shopping at both.” the Save-On-Foods on Marine Drive.

Chisholm summarizes their experience “I didn’t like carrying a big load on the so far: “We love this lifestyle and recomback of my original e-bike,” said Chisholm.

“The trike means I can carry a lot without mend it to anyone looking to add e-biking for being off balance or swinging my leg over a transportation. Just do it.” milk carton full of groceries.”

Heather Drugge is a sustainable transporA mortgage broker, Chisholm hasn’t been tation advocate who has used her bike for to his office for more than two years and transportation for more than 20 years.She’s meets with clients at coffee shops he can got an e-bike now,and maybe a jetpack next. walk or ride to.

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“The problem is the solution” is a foundational principle of permaculture that has on multiple occasions, solved more than one perceived problem in our landscape.

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Nov. 20-26 is Canada History Week. This year’s theme is the History of Black Achievement.

Here is a photo of 16-year-old Valerie Jerome from the 1960 North Van High yearbook, the same year she competed alongside her brother Harry at the Olympic Games in Rome. After retiring from racing in 1966, Valerie became a teacher, a track coach, and an advocate for youth sport and the environment.

In 2007 she helped found the Jerome Outreach Society which aids sports programs at low-income schools.

In 2010, she was chosen to serve as a torchbearer for the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

Visit monova.ca for more information about the history of the North Shore and to learn about MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards. MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver is located at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley. Contact: archives@monova.ca THE "TIME TRAVELLER" SPACE HAS BEEN GRACIOUSLY DONATED BY THE ADVERTISER BELOW. #LOCALMATTERS

Three years ago, when we were installing a food forest pathway around our garden, I was mindful of the 75-year-old laurel hedge that pens in our embedded wire fence. The three-metre deep hedge is a fortress of sorts – an adopted habitat for several species of small mammals, birds, bees and all manner of insects. A complex web of life thrives in the dense interior branches, in the leaf litter and in the soil ecosystem.

The heavy spring and summer traffic in and out of the hedge deposited a mess of twigs, dirt balls and detritus atop the “tidy” pea gravel path, which while delightful, seriously muddied-up the classical English garden vibe I was aiming for.

After considerable deliberation and research, we decided to border the gravel path at ground level, with snow white Erica X darleyensus “Alba,” an inexpensive winter white heath (heather) that blooms brilliant

Beautiful and hard-working perennial heather, placed here and there among raised beds. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT silvery white against lime green foliage from late October through May. For interest, we alternated hardy heath and our favourite native sword fern three-to-one along both sides of the path, and up tight against the hedge.

By year two, the heath and ferns had closed gaps between them, growing tall enough to form a wind-proof barrier to keep organic litter inside the hedge, and many natural predators out. We are delighted that, during the cold dark months of winter, what Continued on A45

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Bees co-evolve with native plants Continued from A44 was once a dark and uninteresting monoculture now offers layers of contrast and texture, punctuated by masses of reflective white blooms.

A heartwarming bonus has been a marked increase in the number and species of birds and insects nesting and foraging in the laurel year-round, but the very best gift that the heath solution delivered is an incalculable increase in availability of food and zoopharmacognosy (plant medicine) for endangered native bees when they appear during the early blossom-barren months of spring.

There are hundreds of species of native bees in Canada that have co-evolved biologically with native plants over millions of years. Biodiversity lost to urban, industrial and agricultural development threatens not only native bees’ future, but ours. Consider that solitary native species like mason bees visit up to 2,000 flowers per day and pollinate at more than 90-per-cent efficiency, compared to their non-native honey bee cousins performing at a considerably lower rate.

Nectar sourced from heaths and heathers, as it turns out, is rich in the phytochemical callulene, which is used by bees for defence against a dangerous insect

gut parasite. Researchers in the United Kingdom have highlighted the importance of protecting natural highland ecosystems rich in heaths and heathers, to support bee populations.

In Canadian cities, where winters are long and cold, and many of our urban plantings are non-native and/or incompatible with native insects, we can do our part to advocate for native bee health. In our particular neighborhood, during late March or early April when native mason bees emerge from their cocoons, there are few to no flowers in bloom to feed them. I take comfort then, that our newly established heathers and heaths have become a dependable source of nourishment.

This year, long into the early days of June, there was a palpable hum along the shaded pathway as thousands of bees and other pollinators feasted on heath flowers below, and emerging flowering vines above.

In October, when most other blooms have faded, the heath begins blooming again, offering a final gift of sustenance before the frost.

Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouverbased urban permaculture designer. Learn more about permaculture by visiting her website upfrontandbeautiful.com, or email hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.

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38. Await judgment 40. “____ kingdom come . . .”

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45. Trickle 24. Bangor’s state 25. Picasso’s field 46. Command to Fido 26. Mermaid’s home 27. Deep hole 48. Members-only group 30. Fink 31. ____ Wednesday 49. Choice word 32. Hog’s home 50. Tinted 34. Moniker 53. Knock gently 39. College head 54. Private ____ 42. Bits of news 55. Tough ____ to hoe 43. Stage production Crossword puzzle answers use American spelling 44. Hi-fi blasters Wednesday November 15th Solutions:

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Gift

Scatter me not to restless winds, Nor toss my ashes to the sea.

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

Remember now the happy times The family ties we shared.

Don’t leave my resting place unmarked As though you never cared.

Deny me not one final gift For all who come to see A single lasting proof that says I loved... & you loved me.

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Obituaries

Obituaries

ENGEL, Nancy Lynn May 17, 1957 − March 23, 2023 Born in Edmonton, Alberta, and later calling North Vancouver her home, Nancy Lynn Engel lived a life devoted to her loved ones. With a heart as big as her love for travel, she spent years contributing to her community as a North Vancouver Commissioner for the Girl Guides of Canada and working reception at the Harvest Project.

Professionally, Nancy’s dedication and expertise in the lumber industry were evident through her contributions at Hollyburn Lumber, Curtis Lumber, and her eventual retirement from Dicks.

Nancy’s spirit of adventure began early on her family’s boat, later taking her to the vibrant lights of Las Vegas, around the world, and on unforgettable journeys in her RV. Nancy leaves behind a legacy of love and memories with her husband, Jens; her children, Kirsten (Tyler) and Alex; her adored grandchildren, Mason and Everly; and her many dear friends. She was predeceased by her sister Lori and her loving parents, Jean and Alvin.

Donations in Nancy’s honour can be made to the Harvest Project as a tribute to her generous spirit.

KONING, Mary Anne (Molly) December 8, 1925 - November 8, 2023 Molly Koning (nee Seery) passed away peacefully at Lions Gate Hospital on November 8th, 2023 with her family at her bedside. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She was predeceased by her loving husband Frans (1986) and is survived by her sister Meg, daughter Margot, grandson Ryan and granddaughter Lindsay.

She was trained as a nurse and midwife in Manchester, England.

She travelled to Canada with her sister in 1956 and nursed in Trail, B.C. for a couple years, where she met her husband. They then moved to North Vancouver, where she began her long nursing career at Lions Gate Hospital, ultimately becoming nursing supervisor.

Molly loved family and gardening. In her retirement she volunteered with the blood pressure program and was very active with her church.

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A celebration of her life will be held at St. Catherine’s Anglican Church, 1058 Ridgewood Drive, North Vancouver, November 28, 2023 at 11 am with a reception following. Donations may be made in Molly’s honour to Lions Gate Hospital or to an organization of your choice.

VERDUN−JONES, Simon N. August 3, 1947 − August 21, 2023 Simon Nicholas Verdun−Jones, PhD, JD, died after a long struggle with multiple myeloma. Simon taught in the School of Criminology at SFU for more than 40 years and helped form the School.

He loved his family and was devoted to his work.

He is survived by his wife, Valerie Gregory, daughter Maritza Verdun−Jones, four grandchildren and three great−grandchildren. He mourned deeply the death of his youngest daughter, Carmen, in 2022. He was predeceased by his brother Lance and by his adoptive parents.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February 17, 1−4 pm at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 170 3rd St W, North Vancouver.

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REMEMBRANCES

ELLIOTT, Isabella Margaret Isabella Margaret Elliott passed away peacefully in her sleep one month after her 95th birthday.

The Celebration of Life for Isabella Elliott will be held at the West Vancouver Seniors Centre Marine Room on Sunday, December 10, from 1:30-3:30pm.

Bring your memories. Tell any friends from those good old days. And if possible let me know who can make it by emailing: susanstoutyvr@gmail.com In Issy’s own words: Isabella Margaret Elliott born in Vancouver in 1928 of a Pioneer Vancouver Family. (daughter of Nina Gertrude Chambers and Lachlan McLean Elliott.)

My grandfather Sidney Claude Elliott has a Park (and lake and mountain) named for him on Northern Vancouver Island. (Her maternal grandfather was a sea captain in the Maritime provinces) I graduated from Lord Byng High School (The comment in the 1946 year book reads: Issy Elliott: Issy, our talkative blond with the infectious chuckle, spends her spare time skiing as a member of the G.M.S.C. Destination: Nursing school, to be a lab technician).

Attended UBC. Graduated from St Paul’s Hospital as a Laboratory Technician. Worked on Staff for a few years. Worked in Toronto, Trail & Victoria. Went to work with the World Health Organization. Took a Course with them in Rome in Malaria then went to India for 2 years to work in the villages checking for Malaria. Returned to Canada & moved to Calgary where I worked in a Lab. I had started my skiing up Grouse in the 1940’s when one hiked up the Mountain and worked on some Ski Races as an Official. When I was in Calgary got very involved with Calgary Ski Club and our National Ski Team working on many races.

REDAHL, Shirley Anne In loving memory of Shirley Anne Redahl, 85, who passed away peacefully on October 30 at the Vancouver North Shore Hospice.

Her “Viking toughness” and stoic will to live had her fighting cancer at her North Vancouver home for a two year period until just a few days before her passing.

Frank Walden passed away quietly on October 4, 2023 predeceased in 2019 by his beloved wife Virginia. He leaves behind his son Chris (Karen), daughter Jane (Michael) and youngest son Doug (Marsha); grandchildren Jessica, Shanleigh, Johnathon, Ross and Claire, and great-grandson Bennett. He is survived by his younger siblings Chester, Joan and Mona, and was predeceased by his brother Don and parents Ken and Mary.

Born August 12, 1938 in Kinistino, Saskatchewan.

She graduated from Hapnot Collegiate in Flin Flon, Manitoba and went on to graduate from the Victoria General Hospital School of Nursing in Winnipeg 1959.

Frank’s early days were in Peace River country, Alberta. He learned to hunt, played hockey on frozen rivers and lakes, and mastered the delicious art of making ice cream. His family eventually moved to Summerland and then Kamloops, where he met the love of his life, Virginia Dalgleish, at high school.

Their romance spanned seventy years.

Shirley became a Flight Attendant with Air Canada, Vancouver base in 1959, was promoted to Flight Service Director, retiring from a very rewarding 30+ year career almost 30 years ago. She made life long friendships in the airlines, most of all Annie, Merle, Gayle, Carol, and Viviane.

Merle was a staple in Shirley’s life. They talked on the phone 3 or 4 times a week. Shirley traveled many times to California to visit Merle, especially at US Thanksgiving.

Shirley was a great skier and did some skiing with her friend Gayle in Whistler. She and Annie played a lot of tennis in their younger years and later Shirley took up golfing. She also liked bicycling.

She really enjoyed her time with the Air Canada Maple Wings Flight Attendant group.

Retired from work as a Lab Technician.

She is survived by 10 nieces and nephews who fondly remember her determination to enjoy life in the everyday, often engaging in outdoor activities with friends, her talents and teachings in how to run a household, an immensely practical woman but was also a lot of fun, her worldly glamour, her incredible honesty, sense of humour, and amazing love for animals.

Bought a 6 Acre Island (Nocturne) up the Coast with a Friend and we built a house. Lived on it all year round and also worked part time on a local fish farm.

She is also survived by her sister Caren, cousin Arlene, and sisters-in-law Angelika and Gretta and by her cousin Britt in Norway. She maintained close relationships with them all.

Moved back to North Vancouver and met Jack Owen on a hike with a senior group. We got married in 1991 and had 14 good years together with ski and golf holidays.

She is predeceased Gordon, and Vernon.

Then returned to Vancouver and worked for an Allergist.

Again got very involved with major ski races and was a Race Secretary to some of them. Also spent a lot of time with Vancouver’s Ski Swap.

When (Jack) died I got involved with the West Vancouver Senior Center and joined their hiking group and led many hikes with the group. will finish this later - Isabella Unfortunately, later never came.

Issy is predeceased by her sister Eleanor Monroe (née Lowe) and husband John (Jack) Owen. She will be fondly remembered by Eleanor’s daughters (her nieces) Barbara (Monroe) Dowie, Susan (Monroe) Whittaker and Margaret (Monroe) Smoller; her second cousin Sandra Keller; her goddaughter Karen Kirker; Jack’s niece Carol Brown; and many ‘several times removed’ cousins; as well as fellow hikers and skiers.

No flowers. If you wish, make a donation to Parkinson’s research.

WALDEN, Frank Courtleigh June 30, 1929 - October 4, 2023

by

her

brothers

Ronald,

Shirley had a very close and loving relationship with her Aunt Doris, who was a source of guidance and support in her life.

The family would like to thank Annie and Viviane for their dedicated friendship and help these last many months, the Vancouver Cancer Clinic, and Lions Gate Hospital’s dedicated and wonderful staff, especially Farimah, Shirley’s social worker. We would also like to thank Shirley’s dear and very kind neighbor, Stephanie.

Annie, we are so grateful our aunt had you in her life, you are a blessing.

Shirley wished to be interned with family at Norden Lutheran, Saskatchewan. The family plans to gather there in her memory and in celebration for her life.

Rest in peace dear Auntie Shirley

Frank joined the Royal Canadian Navy, but the war ended shortly after his naval training was completed in Halifax. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from UBC and had a great way with words, perhaps learned from his father, who was a schoolteacher for many years. In Vancouver, he entered the work force as a reporter and subsequently covered politics from Victoria, ultimately rising to become night editor of The Vancouver Sun. In the mid-seventies, Frank left the newspaper business and joined a public relations firm, eventually buying the company and forming Walden Public Relations Ltd. By retirement, he had worked with many of British Columbia’s business and political leaders -- writing speeches for BC premiers and luminaries, helping the forestry industry polish its reputation, and expanding to become one of the pre-eminent PR firms in Canada. He served as President of the UBC Alumni Association and was the ghostwriter for a published novel.

Frank and Virginia had many dear, long-time friends and, together, they were excellent hosts and knew how to party! Frank enjoyed many Friday lunches with friends, clients and colleagues at the Sylvia Hotel. He had the driest sense of humour and was an old-school gentleman always. He relished a good cigar and a spicy joke.

Frank and Virginia traveled widely and had an appreciation for history and exploring the world, often with friends or family. They made regular visits to Hawaii, the UK and European continent as well as treks to Egypt, Central America and the Caribbean. They instilled the joy of travel in their kids, including a cross-Canada train trip to Expo 67, magical visits to Disneyland and Oregon beaches, a Mediterranean cruise as well as many happy drives in the paneled station wagon to visit family in BC and Alberta.

Frank was an athlete throughout his life - as a star basketball player in high school, a sturdy defenseman for the Arbutus Club hockey team, a spirited competitor at the curling rink and badminton court, a dedicated runner for 35 years, and a cyclist into his 80s.

Most importantly, Frank was a fun-loving and dedicated family man. Family dinners involved meticulous questions about the kids’ day. Advice and support were always provided. Frank was a good-natured chauffeur for soccer games, band practices, 6am hockey, and special events like Grey Cup. Many rainy days were spent watching from the sidelines or waiting in a cold car for practices to end. He enthusiastically shared in the joys of fishing and boating at Shuswap, crabbing at Tsawwassen beach, skating at Lac Le Jeune or tobogganing down a snowy Kamloops hill. But it was Frank’s example that spoke loudest. He was a keen writer, as is Chris; his artistic talents have been amplified in Jane; he was a trusted business advisor, as is Doug; and his athleticism in sports and love of good food were gifted to his grandchildren. He welcomed the chance to take grandchildren to White Spot for post-game meals or dip an amaretto cookie into Chris’ mascarpone cheesecake or leave behind fresh apples to inspire Karen to make a pie. And, every family dinner was finished with ice cream (for the grandkids, of course).

It was a long life, well lived. Frank was a superhero to his family and he is sorely missed.

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North Shore’s Only Family Owned Funeral Provider WILLIAMS, Hazel Hazel passed away peacefully in her home with her family beside her on November 7, 2023. Born February 11, 1935 in Rhosllanerchrugog, North Wales, she lived in Pentre Buchan until she went to University. Hazel was raised by her paternal grandparents and her father’s sister, Aunty Mary.

In 1953 she attended the Bangor Campus of the University of Wales where she met the love of her life, husband to be, John, who was in his final year. He was determined to put an engagement ring on her finger before he left and he did.

Hazel had a trained soprano voice and she took the lead in three Gilbert and Sullivan productions at the university. But her greatest musical achievement was competing in the University Eisteddfod with her friend Jean in the open class duet-from Mozart’s Magic Flute. It had to be sung in German. Hazel had never taken any German but Jean and John had and they coached her so she could memorize. Hazel and Jean won first place against competitors from the other three campuses. The adjudicator said the diction was perfect but he had a question. He wanted to know why the soprano wasn’t competing in the open class soprano solo. Hazel said she knew her limitations.

In 1956 John and Hazel married, and in 1958 son Tim arrived and Nigel followed in 1959. In 1960 this little Welsh family emigrated to Canada and settled on the North Shore. John and Hazel began their teaching careers in North Van where John taught high school and Hazel taught elementary school for five years. She then transferred to West Van where she taught at a variety of schools for 27 years. John and Hazel welcomed son Peter in 1967 and life was busy and fulfilling. Hazel took on greater work responsibility when she moved into administration and was a vice-principal at three West Van schools. She then became a very well respected and beloved principal at Ridgeview Elementary for ten years until her retirement in 1995.

Hazel had always enjoyed sports throughout her life and after retirement she took up tennis and five pin bowling. She was an avid follower of the NFL and also enjoyed watching curling and tennis on TV. She continued playing bridge which she had started in her university days and after retirement she was known to play up to four times a week. After coming to Canada she joined the Bach choir and was a frequent soloist at many North Shore United Churches.

Both wonderful hosts, Hazel and John enjoyed entertaining and most weekends they would welcome family, colleagues or friends to their home.

Throughout the 63 years she lived and worked on the North Shore she made many friends whom she truly treasured over many years. She was also a dog lover and had many wonderful pets over the years that gave her so much pleasure. A strong, well-informed lady of style and grace, Hazel was very brave right to the end of her life. Her three sons and their families gave her so much joy over the many years.

Sadly Hazel was predeceased by her husband John in 2008 and leaves sons Tim (Patti), Nigel, Peter (Alys) and five grandchildren (Carrie, Kelsey, Stephen, Emma, Sophie) to celebrate her wonderful life as well as many dear friends who will miss her kindness and generosity.

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Architectural Collective Inc. has applied for a Zoning Bylaw Amendment application to rezone the property from Existing Zone (RS1) to a new Zone CD zone to allow three residential buildings of two and three storeys, with a total of eighteen (18) units at a density of 1 FSR. The proposal includes lane dedication along the north side of the lot connecting the rear lane to Western Avenue, fourteen (14) vehicle parking stalls, a parking variance for 5 parking stalls, transportation demand measurements and the provision of twenty-nine (29) secure bicycle parking stalls.

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