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There were 20 mayoral and council candidates ready to pitch their plans for the District of North Vancouver at the Lynn Valley Community Room on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
The all-candidates meeting was put on by Better North Shore, a community group that lobbies for progressive, urbanist policies like greater housing density, active transportation and cutting carbon emissions. Those were the themes of the meeting. Most of the transportation questions centred around candidates’ plans that go beyond more roads and more cars. Daniel Anderson made the connection between the North Shore’s traffic congestion and the large industrial worker base that comes in each morning and leaves each afternoon. “A lot of them are incentivized to drive to work based on the time that they start their shifts. We need to encourage Seaspan, Neptune – a lot of those large industrial employers – to get shuttles to get their employees to work. We really need to think about all the options on the table to ensure that cars are not sitting idling all day,” he said. Continued on A34
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Together, for the next four years » Get back to basics: fix our roads, sidewalks, and essential infrastructure.
» Advocate for urgent care: work toward bringing an urgent care centre to West Vancouver.
» Invest in sports and recreation: including exploring a new ice rink.
» Support an Arts Centre in Ambleside: creating a hub for arts, culture and community.
» Activate our waterfront: support more animation
and activity, including initiatives like Batch Ambleside, Navvy House, Gatherwell Sauna and the Horseshoe Bay Community Market.
» Revitalize our retail: encourage redevelopment of
aging commercial buildings to strengthen retail and support small businesses.
» Keep parking free: remove paid parking in Ambleside Park and keep street parking free to support local businesses.
» Build housing for our community: focus on options for downsizers, seniors and young families.
» Create a fairer tax environment for businesses:
advocate for a more equitable property tax burden for local businesses.
» Review low-value fees: work on a complete review of fees and charges.
West Vancouver can benefit from a Council team with deep roots, real experience, and an understanding of the community we call home. We are a “Made in West Vancouver” team. Four people with lifelong roots, shaped by this community and invested in its future. We grew up and went to school here. We rode our bikes through these neighbourhoods, spent summers at the beach, built careers and businesses, and raised our families here. We remember the West Vancouver of years past: local businesses, familiar faces, vibrant neighbourhoods, and community spirit that shaped this place. But being born and raised here does not make us more invested than anyone else. Many have chosen to make West Vancouver their home, and have contributed enormously to the community we are today. Whether you arrived recently or have lived here for generations, you have a stake in its future and your perspective matters. What our lifelong roots give us is a deep appreciation for what makes this community special, and a strong sense of responsibility for its future. We know where West Vancouver has come from, what has changed, what has been lost, and what is possible again with the right direction. Together, we bring decades of experience in municipal leadership, business, community service, and bringing people together. We understand the importance of a strong local economy, vibrant businesses and villages, responsible financial management, thoughtful growth, and protecting the character and natural beauty that make West Vancouver home. We bring different strengths, but share the same commitment: to listen, work collaboratively, make practical decisions, and get things done. West Vancouver gave us our childhoods, friendships, and opportunities. We are ready to give back and put a lifetime of local experience to work for you.
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did not involve municipal funds or municipal authority,” he said. Sager said he wasn’t going to see any personal profit from the deal, adding questions over the failed condo deal are just the latest attempt by LaPointe – who wrote critical columns on Sager during his stint as a columnist for the North Shore News – to smear him. According to the documents filed in B.C. Supreme Court, the numbered company 1397676 BC Ltd. reached a deal on Oct. 24 last year to buy the block of condo units for $30 million, a price that was “below or significantly below the price that the properties were previously marketed at.”
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With less than a week to go before the municipal elections, West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager is defending himself against suggestions from political opponents that he acted inappropriately in putting together a deal for a block of 23 waterfront condos in Horseshoe Bay.
Questions have been raised about a deal Sager was involved in last fall that included him suggesting a company owned by personal friends buy up a block of 23 unsold condos in Horseshoe Bay’s Sanctuary development at below-market price, then sell those condos to local buyers also lined up by Sager for a $3.44-million profit. The deal didn’t actually go through. It was cancelled at the eleventh hour after one of the development company Westbank’s lenders refused to approve it. The company owned by Sager’s friends – which Sager was temporarily a director of at the time the real estate deal – has since sued the developer for reneging on the agreement. Since details were made public in court documents, one of Sager’s political challengers has questioned why Sager was involved in the deal to begin
West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager stands outside Horseshoe Bay’s Sanctuary condo development. Sager is defending himself against suggestions from political opponents that he acted inappropriately in putting together a deal for a block of 23 of the condos. The deal ultimately fell apart. JANE SEYD / NSN with and he has questioned if that is acceptable for a sitting mayor. Potential for conflict questioned “I don’t think any elected official in a municipality should
be representing a real estate transaction,” said Kirk LaPointe, a former newspaper executive and columnist who is challenging Sager for the mayor’s chair. “It has the potential for a conflict because it can alter the market for surrounding property.”
Sager said he did nothing wrong, and was just trying to help local people buy into a project where sales had flat-lined in recent years. “This was a private transaction between private parties. It was not a municipal transaction,
Plan to buy bulk condo units and flip for profit According to court filings, the plan was then to “assign” those sale contracts to buyers at a higher price, with anticipated profits of $3.44 million. In an interview with the North Shore News, Sager said the deal was never about money as much as it was about trying to bring more residents and life to a landmark building where sales had languished. Sager said he heard about the bulk list for the condo suites from his Realtor, who was trying Continued on A28
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Grouse Grind trail closed for four weeks for annual maintenance ABBY LUCIANO
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Stair masters hoping to hike up the Grouse Grind will have to wait a few weeks. As of Oct. 13, the popular North Vancouver trail is closed for annual maintenance. In a media release last week,
Metro Vancouver said crews will “work on sections of the trail to repair and replace steps, stairs and retaining walls to increase trail resilience.” The trail needs to be closed during upgrades, and detours aren’t possible. Metro Vancouver urges visitors to stay off the trail while it’s closed to avoid serious
injury and delays to reopening. Due to the steep and hazardous terrain, workers are not allowed to continue working if someone is on the trail. The Grouse Grind needs annual maintenance as it attracts roughly 250,000 visitors every year. Hikers looking for a good
climb can still go up Grouse, as the BCMC route and BadenPowell Trail will stay open. The BCMC Trail is similar to the Grouse Grind in both length and elevation gain and ends at the same location, Metro Vancouver said. The regional government advises hikers going on the BCMC to wear hiking
shoes with good ankle support, bring water and a snack and extra layers of clothing for warmth. The Grouse Grind will reopen Nov. 10 if weather permits. Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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Teen hiker gets stranded on cliff after using AI to plan trip ABBY LUCIANO
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A solo hiker who used AI to plan his route was hoisted back to safety by North Shore Rescue volunteers after getting stuck on a mountain cliff Saturday, Oct. 3.
Rescue crews received the call just before 3:30 p.m. about a 16-year-old hiker who was stranded on a cliff on Crown Mountain. The hiker started on Grouse Mountain around 8 a.m., aiming to do a route that went up Crown Mountain, said search manager Paul Markey. AI had planned a route that ascended Crown Mountain by a gully. But when the hiker was following the trail, it actually led him to a rock-climbing North Shore Rescue volunteers head out on a training route with steep terrain. exercise on Crown Mountain Oct. 3 before receiving a call The teen got stuck at the later that day in the same area from a stranded hiker. NORTH SHORE RESCUE / FACEBOOK base of a cliff. “The boy was very come across someone following a route scared. He definitely feared for his life,” planned out by AI. But there were things said Markey. the hiker did right, Markey said. He stayed Volunteers were able to call the hiker put and was well-equipped, bringing a to figure out his exact location and quickly backpack full of items like a headlamp, began working on a helicopter hoist mishiking boots, a cell phone battery pack and sion to save the boy. a windproof jacket. Once crews found him, two rescue The call was part of a busy weekend for techs were hoisted down and lifted the North Shore Rescue. Volunteers completed hiker up to the helicopter before flying a helicopter training exercise on Crown him back to their rescue base near the Mountain that morning and got another Cleveland Dam. rescue call in the evening about a group Saturday’s call could have had a much of overdue hikers. The group eventually worse result, Markey said. turned up, Markey said. “It put him into a situation which was Crews also received calls about a hiker beyond his abilities, so things could have who injured her ankle on the Baden Powell gone sideways pretty quickly,” he said. Trail near Cypress Mountain Provincial The call wrapped up just before 6:30 Park, a group of lost hikers on Goat p.m. Saturday. After the rescue, Markey is Mountain and a mutual aid call from Lions reminding hikers to not use AI for route Bay SAR for a hiker facing an ankle injury planning. He suggests using other mapon Brunswick Mountain. ping and navigational aids like Gaia GPS, With the fall conditions, Markey is CalTopo or AllTrails. urging people to bring headlamps, micro “Be cautious when getting routes and information suggested through AI,” he said. spikes and warm clothes for colder temperatures. “You can’t just blindly follow what AI is proposing to you. You need to question the Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. information and just see whether it makes This reporting beat is made possible by the sense or not.” Local Journalism Initiative. Markey said it was the first time he’s
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City of North Vancouver council hopefuls made their pitches and answered questions from residents at the Royal Canadian Legion Saturday night.
It was part of an all-candidates meeting hosted by ICANDO Education, a North Vancouver-based non-profit that helps foster childhood education. The Legion was packed despite the Thanksgiving weekend, with residents hearing from 17 council hopefuls on topics like increasing tree coverage in the city, housing, transportation and a memorial honouring the victims of Flight PS752. Over the two-hour meeting, candidates shared brief introductory statements before answering questions that had been sent to event organizers in advance of the meeting. Trees and canopy Council candidates were asked how they will support increasing urban tree coverage in the city. Many spoke in favour
of protecting trees and increasing canopy over the municipality. Max Lai suggested using the 3-30-300 rule, which calls for seeing three trees near your home, a neighbourhood that has at least 30 per cent tree canopy cover, and living less than 300 metres from a green space. Lai said the city should have more consistent bylaws and work towards goals “where we see where we’re keeping that canopy growing and not just doing the bare minimum.” Jeremy Cato also voiced his support for the same tree rule, adding he would also advocate for increasing the city’s 2055 canopy cover target of 24 per cent, saying he’d like to bump that target up to 30 per cent. He also advocated for turning city-owned land on East 1st Street near Lonsdale into a permanent public park. “When you cut down a mature tree, it takes 30 years to replace that tree with a tree that provides the same kind of green canopy, so we need to be very careful as we grow our city,” he said. Continued on A7
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Tree protection and canopy up for debate
Continued from A6 Andrew Robinson pitched his plans on how to incentivize developers to keep trees on site. “What I would really like to see is density bonuses from maturity retention that incentivize developers to plan around trees from the beginning and incentivize landowners to… see trees as investments so we can have homes and trees working together,” he said. Anna Boltenko said she would aim to strengthen protection for mature trees, establish neighbourhood canopy targets and produce public reports on progress. “Trees, especially mature trees, they are not just decorations. They are infrastructure that pulls our streets [together], absorbs stormwater, cleans air and provides habitats,” she said. “A small replacement tree cannot reproduce those habitats. Retention must be a first consideration rather than the last.” Lailani Tumaneng said there’s a need to review tree policies in order to move forward responsibly. “Especially when we’re building infrastructure and the trees around it.
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here is a tradition at the North Shore News that the last editorial before an election is used to push one message: Get out and vote. It’s unprecedented, however, to run a version of that editorial two weeks in a row. With municipal and school board elections on Oct. 17 and the provincial election on Oct. 24, voters are having a lot asked of them right now. We understand better than anyone how daunting it can be to parse the nominees and their platforms. There are more than 100 candidates running across the North Shore’s three councils, two school districts and four provincial ridings. But we urge you, if you haven’t already, take some time over the next couple evenings and find the ones who feel like a right fit for you.
In the two North Vancouver municipal elections in 2022, voter turnout was a pitiful 23 per cent. In West Vancouver, it was higher at 35 per cent, but still a shamefully low portion of the population stepping up to do their civic responsibility. Regardless of whether they vote, we know every North Shore resident has opinions about traffic and transportation, the unaffordable housing crisis, access to health care, the strength of our economy, our increasingly volatile climate or any of a dozen other issues. Candidates at the local and provincial levels are bending over backwards to share their ideas with you. Give them their due, make some decisions you can live with and go mark your ballot. Like most things in life, when it comes to democracy, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.
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It’s a weird time in the province right now, what with two elections happening at once.
Seems like a good time to go back and see how we got here. And I mean way back, back more than 2,500 years ago, when Jimmy Pattison was just a boy. We’re going back to the dawn of democracy. Democracy is derived from the Greek words demos, meaning people, and kratos, meaning kicking over each other’s election signs. Ha, just kidding. Kratos means power. So that makes it the “power of the people,” a political system that western scholars trace back to the middle of the fifth century BCE. Before democracy, humans relied on
political systems such as theocracies, feudalism, autocracies, monarchies and oligarchies. In those days the power to rule came from sources such as tribal ties, God (God was very interested in who got to make ancient zoning bylaws), who had the biggest army, who was oldest and wisest, and who was the best wrestler. Democracy began in some of the citystates of Greece, notably Athens. In 507 BCE, under the leadership of Cleisthenes, the citizens of Athens began to develop a system of popular rule. Two years later, Cleisthenes called a snap election. No, ha! Who would do something so craven? Over the years the citizens of Athens, limited to only males aged 18 and older, worked out a system of collective decision making.
No women were involved, so several times they had to restart because no one could remember which drawer they’d stashed their tablets in. For the next few thousand years, democracy was typically practiced within a tribe or city-state that was small enough to be suitable for some form of “direct democracy,” wherein every voting member would be given the chance to weigh in on topics of the day. Direct democracy was also known as “What do you think, Stavros?” Much later, beginning in the 18th century, democracy came to much larger bodies than tribes and city-states, huge things like France, the United States or Star Wars. Thus, “representative democracy” was born. Representative democracy bore little resemblance to the hands-on approach of
the Greek city-state, as it was unrealistic to ask everyone to be involved in every decision. And so the masses were instead tasked with choosing a select number of people to go and make decisions on their behalf, to act as their “representative” in a central, decision-making body. It’s much the same as when my family elects me as their representative to carry out the important function of standing in line at the theatre and buying the popcorn, while they move on to their important function of enjoying the movie. Representative democracy spread to more and more parts of the globe in the 20th century. By the start of the 21st century, independent observers (like Beyonce) agreed that more than one-third Continued on A9
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This is a message to the City of North Vancouver. I live at 20th and Chesterfield. GREAT WORK with the left turn lane when heading west at 23rd and Chesterfield. BAD WORK with the left turn lane when heading east at 23rd and Chesterfield. Before, cars heading east on 23rd did not prevent cars from turning right (south) on to Chesterfield. Now they do. Please remove the left turn lane (very few turn left there) so that cars heading east on 23rd at Chesterfield can drive straight and there’s room beside them for cars to turn south onto Chesterfield. With the design right now cars are backed up to turn right while waiting for cars to drive east.
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I am writing in regard to a safety issue that has been unresolved for several years. A set of wide and accessible stairs were built at the bottom of 21st Street in West Vancouver that allow access to the seawall for all residents. The problem, however, is that there is no lighting on the actual stairs, and as the days are getting shorter it is dark in the mornings and will soon be dark early evenings as well. I am a senior who walks the seawall daily and uses this route. It has become very hazardous now. I use walking poles so am unable to carry a flashlight. Surely it is a reasonable request that some sort of lighting be installed on the stairs to prevent an accident. Even stick-on LED lights would do the trick. With the municipal election coming up may I suggest that any one of the politicians vying for election take this issue into consideration.
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Are fixed dates fixed? Heck no Continued from A8 of the world’s countries possessed democratic institutions. Up to half of the world’s countries, governing nearly half the world’s population, could be classified as at least “near-democratic.” We’re not sure where the United States falls on that spectrum just at the moment, with a leader who may not often be “near-democratic,” but is quite often “near McDonalds.” Here on the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, there are three types of democratic elections we have on a regular basis (and in fact, in parts of North Vancouver, we will have had all of them in the past two months). Both the federal and provincial governments have fixed dates for elections, with B.C.’s provincial elections happening on the second Tuesday in May every four years, and Canadian elections occurring on the third Monday in October every four years. “But Andy,” you might be screaming, “there’s a provincial election on Oct. 24, and the last federal election was April 28, 2025. Those don’t match the fixed dates. I don’t understand!” Don’t worry, that’s just because you’re dumb and don’t understand the whims of
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A malfunctioning boiler system in an older North Vancouver apartment building led to a dangerous build-up of carbon monoxide that sent six people to hospital this summer.
Details of the Aug. 10 incident are outlined in a report from Technical Safety BC. According to the report, the malfunctioning system allowed a boiler to keep operating after a vent became detached, allowing carbon monoxide to seep into multiple occupied suites inside the 25-unit, three-storey building. Because there were no operating carbon monoxide detectors or alarms in the building, the leak was only discovered after multiple people began experiencing symptoms of illness consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the report, which described the incident as “major.” Members of one family in the building began experiencing distressing symptoms around 6 a.m. including dizziness, weakness, numbness in their legs, difficulty holding objects and severe fatigue. After they researched online and identified
This North Vancouver apartment building is the location of a carbon monoxide leak that sent six people to hospital in August. TECHNICAL SAFETY BC carbon monoxide poisoning as a possible cause, they called 911 and informed the building manager’s family, who lived next door. Emergency crews arrived and the family members were taken to hospital where the father had the most serious exposure level, described as “close to a dangerous
threshold.” Hospital blood tests confirmed the carbon monoxide exposure for all family members. The family was treated with oxygen for at least six hours. A family cat that had also been restless during the night was also given oxygen.
An older man and a child in another part of the building were also treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, When crews responding to the leak measured for carbon monoxide in some parts of the building, they found levels exceeding the maximum display reading on their instruments of 1,500 parts per million in some areas according to the report. Levels that high can be fatal. The report noted there were multiple unsealed openings through the walls of the mechanical room and one large hole in the ceiling that allowed the carbon monoxide gas to leak into the rest of the building. The boiler vent connection didn’t sufficiently secure the vent when the clamp was tightened, and the malfunctioning boiler meant gases were recirculating and increasing carbon monoxide production, according to the report. It also pointed to the absence of carbon monoxide detectors as allowing exposure to the harmful gas to continue with increasing severity over a prolonged period of time before it was identified. The North Vancouver apartment building where the leak happened, built in 1967, was not identified in the report.
» Advanced further recreation improvements, including upgrades to the Gleneagles Skate Park and three new pickleball courts coming soon. » Completed improvements to Horseshoe Bay Park, creating a better public space for residents and visitors.
A PROVEN TRACK RECORD One of the questions I have been asked repeatedly during this campaign is, “What have you actually accomplished over the last four years?” It is a fair question and one that has made me reflect on how we communicate with our community. The reality is that many residents simply are not aware of the progress that has been made over the past four years. Here are just some of the highlights: » Advanced Cypress Village while protecting the preservation of Eagle Ridge. » Protected and created 3,400 acres of parkland, preserving West Vancouver’s exceptional natural environment. » Delivered the Place for Sport at West Vancouver Secondary School, creating new opportunities for students and the community. » Completed the Ambleside Vision, including the purchase of the final two properties without using taxpayer funds. » Reduced municipal staff salary costs between $1.3 and $1.5 million this year, helping manage taxpayer dollars responsibly. » Added new pickleball courts in Ambleside, expanding recreational opportunities for residents. » Reduced municipal debt, strengthening the District’s financial position.
» Continued advocacy for the newly paved highway, resulting in quieter roadways. » Created new Planning and Finance & Revenue Committees, providing greater input and review. » Advanced workforce housing initiatives, including projects at Kiwanis and 15th & Fulton. » Approved 725 units of seniors housing including 364 long term care beds at Inglewood Care Centre. » Created the Ambleside Fitness Park, adding another accessible outdoor recreation amenity. » Purchased the Boathouse in Horseshoe Bay well below assessed value, creating an exciting opportunity for a future community facility. » Supported the upcoming opening of Navvy House, adding another destination to Horseshoe Bay. » Welcomed a new neighbourhood coffee shop to Municipal Hall, creating a new gathering place for the community. I am proud of what has been accomplished in four short years, and there is much more to do.
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Bumper crop of grain shipments keeps port export volumes high JANE SEYD
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North Shore port terminals are continuing to play a crucial role in shipping Canadian exports overseas this year, despite a slight dip in volume.
“We’re 88 million metric tonnes year-todate, mid-year, of which the North Shore represents 23.4 million metric tonnes,” said Jeff Scott, vice president of operations and supply chain for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, “So, just over 25 per cent of the overall cargo that the Port of Vancouver trades goes through the North Shore.” Key to strong export numbers this year, shipments of bulk grain are up about 14 per cent in the first half of 2026, especially canola and barley, as well as specialty crops. Those are shipped through North Shore grain terminals including G3 and Richardson, as well as Vancouver Wharves. High grain volume has been driven by a record crop yield on the Prairies being shipped to international markets, said Scott. That’s expected to continue, he said. China remains a strong market for grains, said Scott, but the European,
Sulphur piles up on the North Vancouver waterfront. MIKE WAKEFIELD / NSN Mexican and Pakistani markets have all grown. The volume of specialty crops like lentils and peas moving to customers in China and Bangladesh has doubled, and to India almost tripled. Volumes of potash – a key fertilizer component – are down about two per cent,
but are holding at about five million metric tonnes, said Scott. Potash is shipped from Neptune Terminals to 23 international markets. The top three destinations are Brazil, Indonesia and China. Other fertilizer components are holding steady at about seven million metric
tonnes, said Scott. Shipments of sulphur – the bright yellow piles visible from the North Shore bridges used in fertilizer and in industrial manufacturing – are up five per cent. Overall, the port is playing a key role in Ottawa’s plan to diversify trade away from the United States, and double export capacity in the next 10 years, he said. “So, we’re looking at opportunities to grow and expand and create more capacity to move commodities to a larger group of trading partners globally.” Scott noted several port investments, including an announcement by Canpotex in September that it will spend $500 million upgrading its potash export facility at Neptune Terminals, as well as continued infrastructure investments by North Vancouver grain terminals. The slight dip in port volumes shipped from the North Shore is primarily due to a 16 per cent drop in exports of metallurgical coal – shipped from Neptune on the North Shore – in the first half of 2026 to 10.5 million metric tonnes. That drop was due to a planned, temporary reduction in mine production, said Scott. Main customers for that coal are China, South Korea and Japan.
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Inside one of the backrooms of an industrial building near North Vancouver’s Lynn Creek, there’s a piece of rock music history up for grabs.
A Hammond B-3 organ belonging to Ronnie Hawkins – and played by some of the biggest names in music – is among a cache of treasures being held by Urban Repurpose, a non-profit that exists entirely to keep valuable items from the landfill. Hawkins’ career followed an unusual trajectory, being an American musician who came to Canada to make it big. Originally from Arkansas, he and his band The Hawks played mostly rockabilly and blues covers. While in Toronto in 1960, he met a teenaged Robbie Robertson and other founding members of The Band, and later hired them to back him up on stage. Hawkins opted to put down roots in Canada, and he is credited with being a catalyst for the Canadian rock music scene. Inside the organ bench, there is a certificate of authenticity signed by The Hawk that name-drops the music royalty who played his Hammond B-3, including Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Bo Diddley, Kris Kristofferson, David Foster, Carl Perkins, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Garth Hudson.
Urban Repurpose’s Tom Riessner tickles the ivories on a Hammond B-3 organ once owned by Rockin’ Ronnie Hawkins and played by Bob Dylan and members of The Band. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN “I was like, ‘Oh my god, OK, we’ve got to take that,” said Tom Riessner, founder of Urban Repurpose. “Just having it in my shop makes me really nervous.” The last owner of the organ was Phil Nuytten, North Vancouver’s famed inventor and undersea explorer who also collected musical ephemera. Nuytten died in 2023 and his family donated the organ and much of his mountain of memorabilia to the non-profit.
Regardless of who tickled its ivories, a Hammond B-3 is a coveted musical instrument. It was designed in the 1940s to replace traditional pipe organs in churches, but preachers weren’t the only ones interested in buying them. “The thing is, it had such a powerful sound, it became hugely popular with rock and roll musicians through the ’60s,” Riessner said.
That Hawkins and his band would take the organ on tour with them says a lot about what the musicians thought of it, Riessner said. “I wouldn’t want to be the roadie having to move that thing,” he said. “It’s bloody heavy. It took four of us to load it in the truck.” Working Hammond B-3s have been known to sell for between $10,000 and $20,000, Riessner said. The “cool factor” of this particular
one’s provenance might make it worth more, but Riessner said he is going to be more discerning about the buyer than he is about the price. “If we can find the right home for it, I’d be willing to negotiate,” he said. “I would love to find somebody who’s going to use it. I think it really needs to be played.” All of the proceeds from the sale of Hawkins’ Hammond will go back into the non-profit, which will then have a little extra room for the next piece of treasure. Of all of the curiosities that have come through Urban Repurpose – and there have been a lot – The Hawk’s organ is “one of the best,” Riessner said. “Just because of the history,” he said. “I’ve had some weird stuff in the past.” Among the other pieces of Nuytten’s collection that are in the Brooksbank Avenue shop are original master tapes from studio recordings by Stevie Nicks, Quincy Jones, the Fugees and Tupac Shakur, as well as a rare pedal-powered yellow submarine. “The shop was originally designed to keep stuff out of the landfill, and more and more what we’re finding, especially with all the boomers that are downsizing and moving into smaller places, it’s become this sort of repository of local history,” Riessner said.
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Gothic horror meets flirtation Continued from A14 and co-author. “I think people consider, ‘Wow, a woman invented science fiction … this woman achieved this,’ and not, ‘What was she trying to tell us with this?’” Harvey said. In Mary Shelley Meets a Monster, the audience is invited into the room during the now-infamous summer of 1816, when Mary Shelley first came up with the idea for the groundbreaking novel. Shelley, then 18 years old, was holed up indoors in a villa near Lake Geneva, Switzerland with Lord Byron, her soonto-be-husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, and several others. To pass the time amidst inclement weather, Lord Byron challenged everyone to come up with a horror story. At the time, Shelley had already given birth to a child who didn’t survive, and had been ostracized from her family and community for the relationship and extra-marital pregnancy. “That’s sort of what inspired Frankenstein, was her being thrown out of her home, because she’s the creature,” Harvey said. “It is a story simultaneously about the female experience of being a thing owned by your family, but also it’s about a world without the influence of women in it,” she continued. “The story is told from the perspective of a man who doesn’t engage with the positivity of allowing a woman into his world.” Harvey said Shelley, even at 18, had “a very advanced perspective on what the social world could be,” but was constrained by an extremely patriarchal society that imposed limitations on what they thought a woman could be or do. When she first published Frankenstein
in 1818, she published it anonymously with a foreword by her husband Bysshe Shelley, leading many to incorrectly assume he had written it. Her name didn’t appear on a cover of the book in English until a revised version was published in 1831. Harvey said Shelley was a very intelligent woman “finessing her way” through life, despite the odds. “[It was a time] when women couldn’t be authors and women weren’t taken seriously, and she succeeded more than any woman ever had,” Harvey said. “It’s just so inspiring and unbelievable.” To drive home the message, Mary Shelley Meets a Monster relies, somewhat unexpectedly, on a combination of humour, dance, gothic horror, flirtation and high-impact combat. “I think it’s important not to just beat people over the head with an idea or assume that they already share the political idea,” Harvey said about her methodology behind using immersive theatre to explore socio-political themes. “Couching it in humor and sexiness and having it five feet away from your face … is more effective than yelling at people,” she said. “The more political it is, the more fun it should be.” Mary Shelley Meets a Monster runs Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 15-31, at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave, in West Vancouver Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., and the audience is restricted to 16+ due to language, drug use and sexual content. Tickets and information are available at dreamqueenimmersive.ticketspice.com/ mary-shelley-meets-a-monster. Hilary Angus is a Vancouver-based journalist writing for the North Shore News. She can be reached at info@hilaryangus.com.
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North Vancouver City Library opens new tween zone Isla said the natural background can spur some much needed creativity, but also gives youth access to materials and technology they may not otherwise have at home. “This new tween space is an excellent location to study and spend time with friends, as you have access to a zone just for tweens, and to conditions that are perfect for studying and completing homework,” Isla said.
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Tweens in North Vancouver now have a new space for the important things in life such as learning, reading and just hanging out.
North Vancouver City Library has opened their tween zone, a space to better support children in Grades 4 to 7. “It’s rewarding to get to see them enjoying the space and services that are specifically for them,” said Sarah Tarcea, the library’s manager of public services. Officially opening its doors last month, the tween zone is split into two areas, a quiet zone and the active tween zone. The quiet zone is a calm space with comfy furniture where tweens can curl up and read a book, work on homework or have some quiet time, while the active tween zone is a social spot where kids are encouraged to hang out, work on group projects and take part in tween programming offered by the library. That tween programming includes workshops on producing a stop motion movie, creative writing exercises, playing video games and even a Halloweenthemed escape room later this month. The idea behind the tween zone came two years ago after the library noticed there wasn’t a space for the 10-13 youth group, said chief librarian Deb
Kate Longley, North Vancouver City Library teen services library, shelves books in the new tween zone space, which opened Sept. 10. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN Hutchinson-Koep. Before, there was a teen and children’s space, but nothing for youth who are in-between. “They didn’t really have anything that belonged to them,” said Hutchinson-Koep. “They would sort of spread themselves all around the library.” To help bring the project forward, Hutchinson-Koep said the library received core funding
from the City of North Vancouver and more than $80,000 from community members and local businesses. Final budget numbers aren’t in yet, she said. And any good project comes from consulting those who will use it. Nearly 30 tweens were asked for input on how they would use the space so library staff could incorporate that into the final design.
“It was really important to hear from them, how they imagined themselves in a space just for them in the library,” said Hutchinson-Koep. Those details can be seen in the new space, including pops of green, yellow and orange, alongside opening the view to the library’s garden in the children’s department. Library tween ambassador
Tweens need unique services and spaces, library staff say Tarcea said the tween years are a formative developmental time. Expectations start to increase with schoolwork and independent reading while there’s also a growing importance in developing close friendships, she said. “I think for a long time, tweens were kind of lumped in with the babies. So it was like you’re a kid in elementary school and then you’re a teenager,” Tarcea said, adding that library staff are excited to see tweens enjoying the new space. “I think being thoughtful of serving a group that has maybe not been catered to or served sufficiently in the past is always really fun,” Tarcea said. Tween-related events and programs can be found at nvcl.ca. Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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Capilano University has received a $215,000 boost to help Indigenous students succeed and thrive.
The gift from the Isabel Bader Charitable Trust will allow the university to launch and expand initiatives that support Indigenous students throughout their studies. “I’m excited about it. It’s a lot of money,” said Stephanie Merinuk, interim director of Indigenous education and affairs at Capilano University. “When Indigenous students see themselves reflected in their learning environments and feel connected to culture, community and one another, they are better positioned to achieve their goals and realize their potential.” The funds will be used for a wide range of supports, including recruitment efforts, professional development opportunities like conferences and emergency funds for students. Emergency funds can help students facing hardships like food insecurity, unexpected travel expenses and other circumstances that impact them financially, Merinuk said. The funding also aids with recruitment
Capilano University’s Stephanie Merinuk and Indigenous student ambassador Willow Laronde stand outside the Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre on the North Vancouver campus. ABBY LUCIANO / NSN efforts, cultural workshops and initiatives like CapU’s Indigenous graduation ceremony, revitalizing a medicine and food garden program at the North Vancouver campus and kickstarting a reconciliation research project. Merinuk said the project will involve a deep look into the story of the university’s Skw’cháys legacy canoe, which was built in 2019. “It’s an initiative that I think is much
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We’ll pass rent control between tenancies and fund affordable workforce housing so the people who keep our communities running can thrive. Capilano University held an Indigenous fashion show at the North Vancouver campus on Monday, Sept. 28, featuring designers Sierra William (Chi?ela), Jaden Narcisse and Diera Gutowski. CAPILANO UNIVERSITY / PATRICK LEUNG
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Capilano University holds Truth and Reconciliation fashion show
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Indigenous designers and models hit the runway at Capilano University’s North Vancouver campus Monday, Sept. 28 as part of a fashion show for the school’s Truth and Reconciliation Week.
Over 120 people watched the show featuring designers Sierra William (Chi?ela), Jaden Narcisse, Diera Gutowski and Naomi Narcisse (Skel7áw̓s). William is from Xeni Gwet’in within the Tsilhqot’in Nation. She creates traditional clothing and beadwork, taking inspiration from her identity, culture and late grandmother. Jaden, a St’át’imc and Secwépemc designer, creates modern Indigenous pieces that share cultural stories and teachings through fashion, while Gutowski is from Opaskwayak Cree Nation with Swampy Cree heritage. Her work draws on teachings from her Kookum (which means grandmother in Cree) and connection to the land in creating fashion. Naomi is also a St’át’imc and Secwépemc fashion designer who is the founder of Another Coyote, an Indigenous wearable art brand that “transforms ancestral stories into contemporary fashion.” Organized by the Indigenous Education and Affairs team, Capilano University’s Truth and Reconciliation Week ran between Sept. 23 to 29. The week started off with hip-hop artist Brandon Peters sharing his journey of healing through Indigenous culture and identity, following a performance
The show was part of Capilano University’s Truth and Reconciliation Week. CAPILANO UNIVERSITY / PATRICK LEUNG
that celebrated strength, resilience and Indigenous pride. The university community also saw cultural performances from members of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and St’át’imc Nations. On Friday, Sept. 25, family band Dances with Wolf Gang performed, bringing “generations of Indigenous musical tradition and decades of live performance experience to the stage.” The week closed Sept. 29 with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation Elder Larry Grant celebrating the release of Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong. The book traces Grant’s “experiences growing up with Musqueam and Chinese heritage, the impacts of exclusion under the Indian Act, and the broader histories of Indigenous revival, residential schools and migration in Vancouver.”
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Candidates give their thoughts on housing and transportation Continued from A7 trees,” Valente said. “I plan to continue advancing our actions on the urban forestry plan and making sure that we do have a situation in the city where we’re retaining our trees.” Jullian Kolstee said trees are part of our public infrastructure, and it’s important to treat them as such. “We should be planning around them, and with them in mind,” he said. “If you’ve got a big tree in your backyard or on your property, I’m sure you love it even more than the city does. But that means we need to take care of them. They do a lot of work for us, especially when it comes to a climate that is increasingly disruptive to our lives and our infrastructure.”
Housing and transportation impacts Candidates were also asked when new housing or developments are proposed, how can they balance the need with traffic, infrastructure, neighbourhood impacts and public spaces. Guy Heywood said it starts by looking at traffic. “You can’t plan traffic around that boundary that was drawn in 1907, but that’s what we’re doing,” he said. “We’ve got to get out of the silos.”
Ken Izatt said traffic is a big concern, but parking should also be a major consideration. “We have to have adequate off-street parking elements,” he said, adding that unless buildings have more parking, “you’re going to have more people fighting for spots on the street.” Tammy Bentz said building more homes will help ease traffic. “Getting more homes actually means less cars on the road, because people can actually walk to where they work, take a bus, take a bike, or roll down the hill,” Bentz said. “It doesn’t always mean just because we’re putting in more homes that we’re going to have more traffic, it actually means that we’re reducing traffic.” Another way to solve North Shore gridlock is having dedicated bus lanes, said David Brun. He also emphasized the need for affordable housing, especially for people on limited income. “For a senior getting their CPP, OAS, GIS, it’s going to cost for a one bedroom at least 65 per cent of that income,” he said. “That’s a pretty hard way to live.” Incumbent Holly Back emphasized the need for workforce housing and homes for young people, families and seniors. “This is one of my major concerns. Our
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firefighters, police, nurses, they often live off of the North Shore. If we had a disaster and they couldn’t cross the bridge, we are in trouble,” Back said. Incumbent Shervin Shahriari echoed that workforce housing will solve many issues. “It will take commuters out of the traffic and they don’t have to be on the bridge coming into the North Shore if we add more workforce housing,” he said. “We have added workforce housing in North Shore Neighbourhood House, but we need to do more. We do need the province to help with that, there is an advocacy component here.”
Tree canopy was a hot topic at an City of North Vancouver all-candidates debate Oct. 10. JANE SEYD / NSN
Flight PS752 memorial At the end of the meeting, candidates were asked about pushing forward a memorial for the victims on Flight PS752. On Jan. 8, 2020, a Ukraine International Airlines flight (Flight PS752) was shot down by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard shortly after taking off in Tehran. Among the 176 people killed in the tragedy, 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents died. Seven of the victims lived on the North Shore. Premier David Eby announced in January 2023 that the province will provide $100,000 to the City of North Vancouver to establish a memorial for crash victims. Later that year, city council voted to develop a commemoration policy for erecting memorials and monuments, in light of the planned Flight PS752 memorial. In December 2024, council voted for the memorial to be at Jack Loucks Court in Lower Lonsdale. At the time, the project was expected to be completed in two to two and a half years. In June of 2026, the City of North Vancouver started to seek volunteers for an advisory panel to help shape the design of the memorial. Incumbent Don Bell said it’s taken some time to move the memorial along, but it’s vital to ensure it’s done right. He also mentioned steps the municipality took after the tragedy, such as lowering the flag at city hall and a week-long vigil in the city plaza. “We know how important and how devastating it was to not only the Iranian Canadians who now live in our community, but to their friends and family that they’ve
supported,” Bell said. “It’s unfortunate it’s taken as long as it has.” Incumbent Angela Girard echoed Bell’s remarks. “We recognize as a council the need for a policy to be thoughtful that in situations like this, which is an unusual situation we were not prepared for, how do we thoughtfully go about giving a place and a space that was acceptable to the families, acceptable to the community to be able to commemorate those that were lost,” she said. “Six years is a long time, we need to get the job done.” The question, however, sparked comments from several candidate hopefuls, citing timeline concerns. “Six years is far too long,” said Sean Alexander. “We need to be better. Let’s get this done…. Stop hiding behind policy, especially when it comes to people of colour.” If elected, Krishna Raisinghani said he would work with council to expedite the memorial as quickly as possible. “There’s been so much work happening behind the scenes and it’s been moving as fast as possible,” he said. “But it’s really about having that two-way conversation and sharing with the whole community how much we feel touched by this, how much it’s affected us … how much we’re doing behind the scenes to deliver it.” Incumbent Coun. Jessica McIlroy was not in attendance Saturday. Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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Roche Point Park urban forest gets official park status HILARY ANGUS
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Roche Point Park, one of North Vancouver’s largest urban forests, is now officially a park.
At a meeting on Sept. 21, District of North Vancouver council voted to amend the official community plan (OCP) to give the forest formal park status. Going forward, the land must remain in public ownership and be used for park purposes, and its status as a park can only be revoked by referendum or other approval from voters. The vote puts a cap on a decadeslong saga for the forest, dating back to 1983 when the council of the day had plans to build a subdivision on the property. The plan was abandoned due to environmental concerns, technical issues and public opposition, but much of the original zoning remained. Before the park designation, the site had a mix of zoning including single-family residential, and a rightof-way for an access road that was never built. In July, district Coun. Lisa Muri put forward a motion to formally bring the
whole site under park status in the OCP. The district held a public hearing on the subject in early September, where everyone who came out to speak did so in favour of the park getting official recognition. “This has been many years getting to this point to protect this very important piece of forest,” Muri said in the council meeting, adding that Roche Point is one of few urban forests featuring old growth trees in the district. “It’s a very special piece of land.” Coun. Jordan Back said the area “has long functioned as a park and natural area and was never envisioned to be used in any other way,” and that formalizing its status as a park was a no-brainer. “I fully appreciate how unique and beautiful it is, so I’m really happy and proud to support this motion,” Back said. Hilary Angus is a Vancouver-based journalist writing for the North Shore News. She can be reached at info@ hilaryangus.com.
North Vancouver biologist David Cook examines one of Roche Point Park’s old growth Douglas firs, which may be up to 800 years old. PAUL MCGRATH / NORTH SHORE NEWS
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Horseshoe Bay condo deal falls through at the last minute
West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager stands outside Horseshoe Bay’s Sanctuary condo development with Tony Holland, who’d planned to buy a condo under the deal Sager helped bring together last year before it collapsed. JANE SEYD / NSN
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Continued from A4 to sell Sager’s home. Sager said he went to look at the suites and was impressed. It was then he decided to contact his friends Frank Aigner and Gerald Schweighofer, local businessmen who are also redeveloping the nearby Troll’s property in Horseshoe Bay into a hotel, as potential buyers of the condo block. Sager said he then began phoning people he thought might be interested in the condos, eventually rounding up 17 of them. At the time the deal was being put together, “Mark Sager was the president and a director of the [numbered company]” who “negotiated and signed the agreements,” according to court documents filed by the developer’s lender in response to the lawsuit. In an interview, Sager said he was only “briefly listed as a director” of the company when his friends were out of the country. But he said he resigned soon after and would not have made any money on the $3.44 million anticipated profit. “I did not receive a special offer or preferential treatment because I was mayor,” he said. Sager said one reason he hoped to get more people living in the Sanctuary development was to liven up the area. Sager said he phoned municipal lawyer Don Lidstone to check if there could be any legal concerns about his involvement in the deal. Lidstone subsequently provided an email to Sager, shared with the News, confirming the conversation.
Deal collapsed at 11th hour But on the day the deal was supposed to complete, at a “welcome party” organized for the new owners, they were instead told that the deal would not be going forward, after one of Westbank’s mortgage lenders refused to approve it. Tony Holland, who lives nearby, was one of the buyers blindsided by the news. “I’d moved in, my furniture, my dishes and everything,” he said. Holland said he’d eyed the condos before but found the prices out of his range. But under the deal put together by Sager, the price had come down substantially. “It was a lot cheaper than it would have been otherwise. A lot cheaper,” he said. Holland said when buyers were told the deal wasn’t happening, he was “fall over backwards” surprised. Following the collapse of the deal, Mark Radovic of Westbank sent an email
to Sager – shared with the News – apologizing for how the agreement fell apart. Sager and Aigner said this week they have received a verbal indication from lawyers that Westbank is prepared to settle the lawsuit, although no official agreement had been signed. Even though the deal didn’t go through, LaPointe said it leaves questions about the appropriateness of Sager’s actions at a time when he was heading up a council still involved in making decisions in Horseshoe Bay. This summer, for instance, West Vancouver council approved a rezoning for a 33-unit hotel to be built on property owned by Aigner and Schweighofer on the site where Troll’s Restaurant currently stands. Sager recused himself from that vote because the two owners are personal friends. Several West Vancouver councillors told the News they knew informally that Sager was putting parties for the deal together because he suggested they might want to consider buying a condo, and going to look at them. But they had not been officially informed or learned details of the deal until much later, including that Aigner and Schweighofer were behind the company buying and selling the units. Sager, meanwhile, said the involvement of a local ‘angel investor’ was widely known in Horseshoe Bay. Coun. Sharon Thompson, who is also challenging Sager in the mayoralty race, said she still doesn’t know what motivated Sager to get involved. “I’m still in a place where I don’t even understand what really went on or why,” she said. “I think what’s out there in the community is ‘How does it appear?’ And I do know that a lot of people thought it kind of stunk.” Coun. Scott Snider said he’s talked to Sager, and doesn’t think the mayor’s involvement crossed any ethical lines. “I am extremely confident and convinced that Mark had no financial gain from the completion of the deal. And I didn’t see him using his position as the mayor at all to put this deal together,” he said. Sager said he thinks the condo deal is less about him and more about the issue of why condo units are sitting empty after they are built. He added he doesn’t think his involvement is something West Vancouver voters care about. “It’s not an issue,” he said. “This has nothing to do with the running of the municipality.”
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VOTE IN THE PROVINCIAL ELECTION The 2026 Provincial General Election is on Saturday, October 24, 2026. WHO CAN VOTE
WAYS TO VOTE
You can vote in the 2026 Provincial General Election if you are: • a Canadian citizen, • 18 or older on October 24, 2026, and • a resident of British Columbia since April 23, 2026.
VOTER REGISTRATION Register now to save time when you vote. You can register or update your information at elections.bc.ca/register or by calling 1-800-661-8683. You can also register when you go to vote. Remember to bring ID that shows your name and home address when you vote. See elections.bc.ca/id for a list of acceptable ID.
Vote at a district electoral office Voting at district electoral offices is available now during office hours until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) on Final Voting Day. Advance Voting You can vote in advance from Friday, October 16 to Wednesday, October 21. Advance voting places will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time).
Vote by mail You can ask for a vote-by-mail package by: • Visiting elections.bc.ca/votebymail • Calling Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 Your vote-by-mail package will be mailed to you. Request a vote-by-mail package as soon as possible to make sure you can receive and return it on time. For information about other voting options, visit elections.bc.ca.
Voters can vote at any advance voting location. Visit wheretovote.elections.bc.ca to find advance voting places and the dates they are open.
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WHERE AND WHEN TO VOTE Voting Places for North Vancouver-Lonsdale Open Dates
Advance Voting Places (open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time on the dates listed) 1395 Pemberton Ave, 1395 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver, BC North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club, 249 E 24th St, North Vancouver, BC
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Sutherland Sec School, 1860 Sutherland Ave, North Vancouver, BC
Carson Graham Sec School, 2145 Jones Ave, North Vancouver, BC
Queen Mary Comm School, 230 W Keith Rd, North Vancouver, BC
The Eslha7an Learning Centre, 345 W 5th St, North Vancouver, BC
Fraternal Order of Eagles, 170 W 3rd St, North Vancouver, BC
Ridgeway Elem School, 420 E 8th St, North Vancouver, BC
North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 E 2nd St, North Vancouver, BC
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 118, 123 W 15th St, North Vancouver, BC
Wallace Venue, 300-125 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver, BC
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VOTE IN THE PROVINCIAL ELECTION Candidates for North Vancouver-Lonsdale Candidate’s Name
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Joshua A Singer Johnson
BC Green Party
Bowinn Ma
BC NDP
Trevor Withers
Conservative Party
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Voting Places for North Vancouver-Seymour Open Dates
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Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School, 420 Seymour River Pl, North Vancouver, BC
Retail Storefront Deep Cove, 4390 Gallant Ave, North Vancouver, BC
Blueridge Elem School, 2650 Bronte Dr, North Vancouver, BC
Kiwanis Lynn Manor, 2555 Whiteley Crt, North Vancouver, BC
Tsleil-Waututh Nation Gathering Place, 3178 Alder Crt, North Vancouver, BC
Karen Magnussen Comm Rec Centre, 2300 Kirkstone Rd, North Vancouver, BC
Lynnmour Xá7elcha Elem School, 800 Forsman Ave, North Vancouver, BC
Upper Lynn Elem School, 1540 Coleman St, North Vancouver, BC
North Vancouver-Seymour 6-1225 E Keith Rd North Vancouver, BC (778) 572-4617 Hours of Operation (local time) Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Advance voting days 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Susie Chant
BC NDP
Lori Climenhaga
CentreBC
Ben Holt
BC Green Party
Frederick Thiele
OneBC
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West Vancouver Seniors Activity Centre, 695 21st St, West Vancouver, BC
Capilano Elem School, 1230 W 20th St, North Vancouver, BC
Mountainside Sec School, 3365 Mahon Ave, North Vancouver, BC
Westcot Elem School, 760 Westcot Rd, West Vancouver, BC
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Handsworth Sec School, 1033 Handsworth Rd, North Vancouver, BC
Sentinel Sec School, 1250 Chartwell Dr, West Vancouver, BC
Hollyburn Elem School, 1329 Duchess Ave, West Vancouver, BC
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Naomi Chocyk
OneBC
Caroline Elliott
Conservative Party
Arwa Shurab
BC Green Party
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NOT PREPARED
North Shore Rescue pulls three women from Hanes Valley BRENT RICHTER
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North Shore Rescue helicoptered three women out of the backcountry earlier this month after they became stranded in Hanes Valley.
A woman and her two adult daughters were about three quarters of the way up the Hanes Valley boulder field on Oct. 1 when the older woman started having medical difficulties. The sun was already setting at the time and they were still hours away from making it back to the Grouse Mountain tram, according to the team. North Shore Rescue search manager Dale Weidman made the call for a night-vision helicopter with a hoist to aid in the
rescue. An ER physician who volunteers with the team was among those flown in. The medical issue turned out to be simply overexertion, Weidman said. “The hike’s harder than what they thought,” he said. The group had researched the hike on AllTrails.com but, as visitors from Kentucky where hikes typically don’t have terrain like that found in the North Shore backcountry, the woman had “bitten off more than she could chew,” Weidman said. Rescue technicians used the helicopter’s hoist to lift them to safety and fly them back to civilization. Most of the Hanes Valley has no cell reception. Hikers have died getting lost there, and Metro Vancouver closes the area
when winter conditions set in. The group didn’t have any of the gear needed for a night in the wilderness, Weidman said. “They would have survived. It would have been certainly uncomfortable,” he said. As we head into the fall season, Weidman said it’s important for anyone venturing into the mountains to be equipped with headlamps and proper gear for an unexpected overnight. “It gets darker sooner than what people think, because they’re still in summer mode. The weather can turn quickly,” he said. “It’s clear, and then it’s raining all of a sudden, and then things get slippery, especially in that boulder field.”
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Telus Whistler Conf Centre, 4010 Whistler Way, Whistler, BC
Don Ross Middle School, 42091 Ross Rd, Squamish, BC
N’Quatqua Comm Centre, 762 Nquatqua, D’Arcy, BC
The 55 Activity Centre, 1201 Village Green Way, Squamish, BC
Garibaldi Highlands Elem School, 2590 Portree Way, Squamish, BC
Pemberton Sec School, 1400 Oak St, Pemberton, BC
Valleycliffe Elem, 38430 Westway Ave, Squamish, BC
Howe Sound Sec School, 38430 Buckley Ave, Squamish, BC
Rockridge Sec School, 5350 Headland Dr, West Vancouver, BC
Ts̓ zil Learning Centre, 125 Lillooet Lake Rd, Mount Currie, BC
Lions Bay Comm Hall, 400 Centre Rd, Lions Bay, BC
St’a7mes School, 38030 Clarke Dr, Squamish, BC
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Ayla Dumais
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Michelle Livaja
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Jeremy Valeriote
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Dan Wood
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When you vote this year, remember the sound of frogs LAURA MARIE NEUBERT
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Frog song – from tree frogs, toads and the occasional bullfrog – was commonplace in my childhood memories. It has disappeared more-or-less, even for us here on our ecologically diverse urban permaculture farm on the edge of a forest by the sea.
It sounds so idyllic, but below the surface, serious environmental issues have been percolating; boiling those poor frogs who did not see or feel it coming. Like the potted frog in the fable, we have been lulled into a comforting myopic sleep as our water grows dirty and hot. Best we wake up and jump out before we suffer the same fate. We can, like our other storybook friend the ostrich, stick our heads in the sand, proclaim that we simply don’t want to know and in so doing, kick the can down the road, or we can be the parabled monkey who sees and then does. We are related to monkeys after all – distant, co-evolved cousins classified as the “wise” ones – homo “sapiens”. Don’t you love children’s’ books? It is tempting at election time, especially during this double-whammy hoodwinking
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election, to think exclusively of our own wants and not consider the whole picture. Not the big picture, the whole, interconnected picture of us, home, neighbourhood, community, province, country, nation, and the living, breathing planet. It is helpful too, to borrow another cliche, to “follow the money” – with the right brain and listen with the left, or depending on your politics, the left and the right – when being told what is best for us collectively. There is an exquisite life design system already in place, one neutral of politics, gender, economics, ideology and social status, and it evolved organically over billions of years. It has taken human politics just 6,000
years to crash the system and every great civilization known to man. Mea culpa. I am part of that destruction, as are you, but ironically, thanks to technology and evolved human intelligence, we now know better and we can, with eyes wide open, make better decisions for ourselves, for each other and for a future that we owe to the children. We are not frogs living in a simmering pot. We are the wise ones living in an interconnected, interdependent global community of communities. We can think global and act local without losing or taking away, or kicking the can down the road into someone less fortunate’s yard. Permaculture’s overarching ethos of People Care, Earth Care, Fair Share, prescribes a system of governance that includes and depends on everyone. It does not prioritize wealth over wisdom, youth and beauty over experience, disproportionately well-funded special interests over ecosystem health, and it does not devastate nature to build castles for delusions of grandeur. We are capable of respect, compassion and support for the entire community and everyone in it, including the naive frogs,
navel-gazing ostrich and monkeys. But here’s the rub. The North Shore is finite, with limited land base and infrastructure, and natural resources that do not belong to anyone. West Vancouver in particular cannot accommodate everyone who wants to live here but, we can sustain community for those who should and do. “Should” is the missing middle – our children, service providers, first responders, tenured residents of limited influence and means, and regenerative economics. Alongside that middle and along our main streets, I would love to see more home-grown, locally-sourced, small-scale businesses, and fewer monuments to unsustainable growth and exclusivity. Surely we can make room between the cash stores and realty offices for moderation and generosity – for the boutique service-providing, regenerative, community-sustaining enterprise that could help keep us from boiling over. How our story ends will be our legacy. Vote thoughtfully. Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouverbased urban permaculture designer. Email: hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.
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Transportation a hot topic during DNV all-candidates debate Continued from A1 Daina Boyd said she was in favour of prioritizing more walking, cycling and transit, but she suggested the district encourage more ride sharing and posting an auxiliary police officer at the corner of Main Street and Mountain Highway on a pilot basis during the afternoon rush to “make some positive impact on the existing chaos that happens at that intersection every day.” “Every day, I see so many single-occupant vehicles going past me, and I think that really needs to change for a start,” she said. “I don’t feel that the congestion has changed. I feel that it’s just
moved into different areas.” Linda Munro also spoke in favour of focussing on transit and cycling. “Long-term, I think we need SkyTrain to North Van, as has been said. In the short-term, I want to see more RapidBuses to get people moving,” she said. “We need to have more RapidBuses that come every 10 to 15 minutes. That will incentivize people to choose transit and then that gets cars off roads…I would want to see that along with bike lanes, because an active transportation approach also is another step and piece in the puzzle.” Stephanie Wilson said her
highest active transportation priority would be filling in the gaps in the network that could make the whole commute more convenient. “Many trips can be multimodal. I’m walking to a bus stop, riding to a bus stop, taking advantage of the great bike racks that we have on buses,” she said. “At the same time, we have many bus routes in the district that are down to once an hour after around 7 p.m. So the solution is to better support networks that bring people to transit so we can get people in buses.” Victoria Nwabuisi suggested our daily traffic jams are also a
district should make that possible elsewhere, he said. “We do need to give options for people that parents feel safe letting their kids have some freedom when they’re young to get out into the neighbourhood, to connect with the other kids and make that trip to school,” he said. Kulvir Mann, who has been on the North Vancouver school board for the last two terms, said car-free areas around schools was a “big yes” for her. “I’ve been doing advocacy for safety around schools for the last 15 years with the North Shore Safety Council. I think that Continued on A36
reflection of our own priorities. “We know that more roads doesn’t necessarily mean less traffic. In fact, if you travel down to our neighbours, you see they have eight-lane highways and there’s still traffic,” she said. “At the end of the day, we need to de-incentivize driving because it’s not necessary for many in our community.” Candidates were also asked whether they’d support making areas around schools “car free.” Mathew Bond said he has the good fortune of a safe route to walk his daughters to school each day and it is “one of the most delightful parts of the day.” The
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THE COAST MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK Now in its fourth season, the festival is bringing together world-class ski films, amazing prizes, and an audience that lives for snow, stoke, and story. The evening’s feature film, Inside the Season, comes from HEAD Freeskiing & Jeff Thomas Creative and follows the HEAD & TYROLIA global freeski team through an eventful winter around the world. From early-season preparation and road trips to storm cycles, team hangs and unforgettable days in the mountains, the film mixes incredible ski action with a behind-the-scenes look at everything that goes into a season on the move.
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Opinions vary on how to tackle housing crisis in North Vancouver Continued from A34 we need safer streets and intersections, more sidewalks and marked crosswalks, improved lighting and consistent rules for e-bikes and e-scooters as that has become a growing issue,” she said. “So more kids are active, healthier, and ready to learn when they arrive at school.”
It was a packed room for Better North Shore’s District of North Vancouver all-candidates meeting in Lynn Valley Tuesday, Oct. 6. BRENT RICHTER / NSN
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North Shore housing The vast majority of candidates spoke in favour of increasing housing options for the growing district, even if it means reducing development cost charges paid by builders, or relaxing lot coverage, setback, height and parking rules. Aidan Kyle said development cost charges and the delays in the municipality’s permitting are one of the major hindrances in the housing market. “If we want to talk about housing affordability in a practical way, we really do need to address what we’re charging folks and how long it takes them to go through the process. Because if we don’t do that, there’s no chance that housing’s going to get more affordable,” he said. “This is one of the few levers that the district controls.” Incumbent Jordan Back expressed similar sentiment and noted that despite being legalized, the market has shown very little interest in coach houses. “The reason is we have too many requirements. The reason is they’re not inexpensive projects to build,” he said. “The reality is we’re not going to see [small scale housing] built everywhere across the whole community. But I think if we’re going to be serious and embrace it as an option, then we need to actually make it viable for people to build.” Incumbent Herman Mah, who previously worked for BC Housing, said the district needs to start pursuing other types of housing in pursuit of affordability. “The land on the North Shore is expensive and it’s very challenging to get around that. So in terms of making things affordable for rentals, I actually have another model. We need to invest in co-ops. Co-ops will protect what you pay. At the same time, it creates a sense of community. It brings people together,” he said. Incumbent Betty Forbes said she got into local politics because she was upset over the demovictions that came with the redevelopment of Emery Village. The district needs to put more effort into seeing that older, more affordable rental buildings are kept in working order, she added. “Purpose-built rental is the most affordable, but one of the problems that we have with it is its obviously aging structure, and we haven’t enforced our maintenance
contracts with them as much as we should have,” she said. “We need to keep them safe. We need to keep them clean. And we need to enforce that.” Incumbent Lisa Muri lambasted the province for mandating municipalities to accommodate multi-unit housing in single-family neighbourhoods in the first place. “They had no plan to understand how the infrastructure was paid for. They had no plan to discuss with the municipalities or the regional districts … how we would bring water and sewer in, the volume of water needed to support doubling and tripling our population,” she said. “I’m totally open to being flexible on multi-generational housing, but we are the ones that look after zoning, and the province needs to stay in their own lane.” Incumbent Jim Hanson said he only supports allowing multi-plexes in areas that are already well served by transit. The rest of the district isn’t set up for population growth, he said. “We don’t have the infrastructure, the roads, the hospitals, the schools to accommodate large-scale population increases. And that’s not likely to be on the horizon,” he said. “Until we have infrastructure, we should not be talking about broad densification.” When asked, several candidates said they would be in favour of allowing developers to have more density on their properties if they designed their new projects to accommodate existing mature trees. The current practice of making developers simply replant new trees doesn’t go far enough, said Trey Bell. “We all know that mature trees have much more climate impact, much more impact on shade and rainwater. There’s no contest. So yes, I absolutely would support that as I think it would be a fair and balanced approach,” he said. Incumbent Catherine Pope said those projects should also be required to include affordable housing in them. And the district should be doing more to protect the existing tree canopy, including doing away with low permit fees for tree removal, she added. “It should be much more,” she said. “In my opinion, a homeowner should have to pay a couple thousand dollars if they want to chop down an old growth, large-diametre tree.” District of North Vancouver Mayoral candidates sound off The district’s five mayoral candidates Continued on A38
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Continued from A36 got their own opportunity to answer questions courtesy of Better North Shore. Incumbent Mike Little said his highest priority, if elected, will be transportation. “I sit as the chair of finance for the TransLink Mayor’s Council and I also sit on the TransLink main board and have been advocating for the improvements that we’ve seen to Phibbs Exchange and also a viable plan for upgrades in transportation, from the R2 bus to the BRT program and to future expansions onto the North Shore that we already have the support from TransLink on,” he said. Stephan Nieweler sought to distinguish himself as the candidate who could win rail rapid transit for the North Shore. “I think they’d be a little worried about having me there, to be honest. I speak my mind. I’ll stand up for the North Shore…. We have an issue here where we’ve been overlooked by the regional government for decades, and somebody needs to stand up and say, ‘no more,’” he said. “My plan will get it done. Some people say you’re never going to get your plan through, OK, but I can be very persuasive, and I have the facts, I have the data.” Max Zahedi said he will be petitioning
the provincial and federal governments for relief from the cost burden that North Shore ratepayers are now being saddled with thanks to the over-budget North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. “When I become a mayor, I will collect 50,000 signatures, 50,000 votes. And when we go there with the 50,000 votes, it is very difficult for them to ignore 50,000 people,” he said. Graham Alexander meanwhile promised district residents would all share in the $10-billion lawsuit he’s filed against the District of North Vancouver and its council over the wastewater treatment plant debacle. “This utility bill is a fraud,” he said. “We’re all going to get compensation. Every lawsuit I’ve filed in the world, I have won. Why? Because I believe in the truth.” Paolo Pucci pitched himself as a reform candidate. “It’s time to change, time to make good for the public,” he said. “It’s very hard to live in North Vancouver. It’s very, very hard. Everything costs too much money. The taxes are going up every single year. It never stops, never stops…. We need to rebuild. We are so many years behind. We have to start somehow,” he said.
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Despite your well-planned scheduling, certain situations demand more patience than anticipated. Instead of becoming frustrated, turn these pauses into opportunities for observation, reflection or inner recalibration.
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Your artistic talent is taking on a new dimension and making a career in art a real possibility. Concrete changes unlock fresh opportunities. On the romantic front, a joint project strengthens your bond.
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