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No plans for new NV bus depot

Bus drivers lobby for new facility and at least 23 more NV buses

Jeremy Shepherd jshepherd@nsnews.com

DISTRICT of North Vancouver council needs to work with TransLink and the provincial government to secure a bigger bus depot to aid the under-served bus riders on the North Shore, according to representatives from the transit operators union.

“If we had more buses here, at least 125, it would help the local community,” said Raj Janjua, a member of the union and politics committee with Canadian Auto Workers Local 111 who spoke to the District of North Vancouver council Monday night. “It’s a big contribution to the local economy.”

There are currently 82 buses serving North Vancouver, well short of the 125 to 150 vehicles necessary for optimum service, according to Janjua.

See Bus page 5

Jury’s police training proposal supported

Jane Seyd jseyd@nsnews.com

A North Shore advocate for the mentally ill is welcoming a coroner’s jury recommendation that police receive more regular training in responding to people with mental illness.

“We consider the police to be key first responders,” said Hershel Hardin, president of the North Shore Schizophrenia Society. But Hardin said knowing that someone is mentally ill is a key piece of information for police responding to a call.

“That person will not respond to instructions in the same way that a normal person would,” he said. “They may be quite paranoid. It may be part of their illness. Provision should be made for that.”

Hardin was responding to eight recommendations made by a coroner’s jury following an inquest this week into the death of Matthew John Wilcox.

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Sunday, April 8, 2012 - North Shore News - A3

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Indie songsters look to social media But online fame only part of a success story Rosalind Duane rduane@nsnews.com

IN April 2009, a frumpy nobody walked on stage to an audience of sniggering cynics.

With greying hair and a few extra pounds pushing against a plain dress, Susan Boyle sang to more than the auditorium of people gathered for a taping of the TV show Britain’s Got Talent.

Unbeknownst to the 40-something unemployed Scottish native at the time, she was also singing to more than 80 million viewers who would watch the arresting performance on YouTube in the few weeks following her audition.

Since the show, Boyle’s YouTube hits have creeped well past 100 million, and she has released three successful albums. Two years before Boyle, another ugly-duckling hidden treasure was delivered to the masses when Paul Potts, a cellphone salesman, won the Britain’s Got Talent competition after an equally moving audition. Videos of his performance have reached more than 90 million hits on NEWS photo Cindy Goodman YouTube.

Just a couple of weeks ago, SINGER-SONGWRITER Asha Diaz hones her skills at Creativ Music Centre in North Vancouver. The 15-year-old is among a new generation it was déjà vu all over again of emerging music artists using social media to connect to fans, get known, and provide content such as digital downloads of songs. when a similarly unstylish 17While it sometimes feels like the proliferation of digital their fan bases and monetize that sharing in other ways, such as year-old singer named Jonathan Antoine hit that same stage, and stunned the audience and judges with his operatic chops. media, and now social media, has been around forever, the “feeding the tribe” with T-shirts, tour diaries, re-mixes, concert tickets and other peripheral sales.

His performance has already been viewed more than seven numbers show a relatively short history.

“The consumer, the music fan globally, has asked for respect The three most popular social media sites for sharing talent, million times on YouTube.

Regardless of a bit of media backlash questioning just how talk and trash are Facebook, created in 2004; YouTube, created and power and autonomy to be able to make their decisions on what they’re consuming instead of having stuff pushed down “undiscovered” they were (Boyle had allegedly been asked to in 2005; and Twitter, created in 2006.

In less than eight years, social media has caused a polar shift their throats, “says Watson, “So if you can offer more products audition by the show’s producers), these three against-all-odds triumphs perpetuated an already rooted idea that fame and in communication especially affecting entertainment industries to your tribe and lead your tribe through super-serving them, then who cares about a 99-cent song? And everything else falls success are just a click away, with the past three years serving and delivery of content.

It felt like an overnight shift, says Watson, who began to into place.” up a host of videos-gone-viral featuring a seemingly unending Easy access to fans through social media has created an series of the next great voice or the next great sound in music notice about 10 years ago thanks to the first generation of P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing, and online sites such as Napster, entrepreneurial do-it-yourself environment among artists that (and one very talented Keyboard Cat). may or may not be a good thing depending on who you talk to.

This side of the pond on the North Shore, 15-year-old Pirate Bay and Kazaa.

Watson explains how, about 10 years ago, he could ship 3,000 The proliferation of talent online is also something that may or singer-songwriter Asha Diaz knows the numbers count. She has may not be a good thing. Watson says he used to receive boxes been singing since she was six, taking singing lessons since she copies of an unknown jazz artist’s album across the country.

“And then you bust your butt to sell those,” he says, adding of cassette tapes each week from hopefuls back in the day, and was eight, and posting videos of her performances since she was 10. Her Facebook friends count is at 250. It’s a good start. Her at an independent level that if you sold 3,000 copies at $10-$12 he’s now inundated with emails, tweets and posts.

“It has created a sort of huge avalanche of white noise a piece, it was “not a bad chunk of change.”

YouTube hits: 700-800. Good, but not yet viral.

Within about six months, that distribution number went coming your way, which is problematic, and it creates a bit of a When asked how many YouTube hits her videos would have pushback and it sort of dulls the senses a little bit,” he says. to get for her to be successful, Diaz says she doesn’t know, but down to 1,000, then 700. Hard copy albums weren’t selling.

Jordan Ardanaz is the album review editor at Discorder “It was an almost instant loss of what we were able to ship,” getting millions of hits would be “pretty much a sure thing that magazine, which has had a mandate to support independent says Watson.

I’ll be known.”

He admits the company was caught slightly off guard by and local music in Vancouver for the past 25 years. He receives Although she admits she hopes one day one of her videos goes “crazy viral,” Diaz also knows online fame does not the transition to digital distribution, and had to really hustle to at least a half a dozen emails from emerging artists a week asking him to review their work. He says he doesn’t feel it’s his place replace that lost revenue. automatically translate to career success.

“We were just having a good time, Maximum, at that point. to totally discount any one of those artists, encouraging even “You have to be consistent,” she says, noting she always wanted to be a singer, but at her age is still growing as an artist, We had won six Junos in six years, Record of the Year here, the questionable ones to keep trying, preferring to believe the Record of the Year there, selling a ton of records, air hockey more someone does something the better they learn to do it. so may not be ready for instant fame.

“Ultimately the goal is for (fans) to put your song on their table in the office, little bit a kid-in-a-candy-store, and a little bit He does, however, pay attention to those artists who sound good and seem sincere about their craft. iPod and listen to it a billion times,” she says, but adds: “My of immaturity,” says Watson.

“I don’t think the lustre is lost, it’s just harder to find,” he “I was so focused on the CD that I nearly had it handed to favourite part is that people know my songs because a lot of says about the onslaught of artists readily available for public me by the digital revolution,” he adds with a laugh. them have meaning.”

Major labels were offering digital distribution by then, consumption and its affect on the allure of the industry.

It’s an attitude that will likely serve the young singer well However, both Watson and Ardanaz agree, social media is as she moves forward in the music industry, and one that is explains Watson, but it was still secondary and there weren’t a sign of the times and an effective business tool for emerging echoed by Brian Watson of Maximum Music, an award-winning many mainstream content aggregators.

In 2001, Apple introduced its first iPod and digital music artists. artist management company and record label based in North Ardanaz says it’s not common to be able to make a living as downloads went mainstream, big time. Today, Apple also Vancouver.

“It’s always going to come back to the talent,” says Watson, corners a big share of the digital download market with iTunes, an artist within the Indie music culture, and social media is a way noting those performers who believe one hit online is all it takes among many more independent sites for introducing and to encourage or manage the business end of the art. He doesn’t fault artists for trying to make money off their craft, doesn’t to gain market success are probably the least talented because sharing music.

File sharing is old news, and “growing your tribe,” as Watson they’re counting on something fleeting rather than a lasting calls it, has seen emerging artists using social media to grow appeal.

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A4 - North Shore News - Sunday, April 8, 2012

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Bylaws 7902 and 7903: Eliza Kuttner Park

A Public Hearing is scheduled for 7:00 pm on TUESDAY, April 17, 2012, in the Council Chamber of the District Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, B.C., to allow the public to make representations to Council respecting matters contained in proposed Bylaws 7902 and 7903. Written submissions will be accepted up to the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Bylaw 7902: The District of North Vancouver Official Community Plan Bylaw 7900, 2011, Amendment Bylaw 7902, 2011 (Amendment 1)

Bylaw 7903: The District of North Vancouver Rezoning Bylaw 1276

Appliant: District of North Vancouver

Applicant: District of North Vancouver

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Proposed Amendment: Bylaw 7903 proposes to rezone lands from residential zoning to park zoning.

Purpose: The proposed bylaws will allow residential lands to be converted to parkland allowing the creation of a new park. The proposed park will be named Eliza Kuttner Park.

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Sunday, April 8, 2012 - North Shore News - A5

LGH: No record of Bus shortage affects CapU students RCMP change to Wilcox custody From page 1

Wilcox, 39, who suffered from mental illness, was shot by a North Vancouver police officer on a Deep Cove street on Jan. 9, 2010. He died the next day in Lions Gate Hospital.

The five-person jury recommended regular training for police in crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques in dealing with the mentally ill.

Police who testified at the inquest said prior to the shooting they had received only minimal training in dealing with mental illness. They said that changed after the incident.

The jury — which is made up of regular citizens — also recommended that teams including both a police officer and mental health professional be available for emergency calls involving people with mental illness.

“That’s something we have been pushing for here on the North Shore,” said Hardin, adding the service exists in some other jurisdictions. “We’re a little bit surprised it hasn’t happened yet.”

Anna Marie D’Angelo, spokeswoman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said the health authority is examining the recommendations and is “very open” to exploring ways to help police on the North Shore.

Hardin said his organization also favours police carrying Tasers — as recommended by the jury.

In Wilcox’s case, the officer who responded to the call was not certified to carry a Taser and did not have one with him. On the witness stand, the officer told the inquest he would not have considered the Taser an appropriate choice for the situation.

But Hardin said in many situations, “It makes a lot more sense to us than somebody drawing a gun.”

Hardin did not agree, however, with the jury’s recommendation that officers be required to call out, “Stop or I will shoot” before pulling the trigger in armed apprehensions.

“The person might want the police to shoot them,” he said.

“You don’t want that to happen.”

Among its other recommendations, directed to both the RCMP and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, the jury wrote that all efforts should be made to accommodate family visits as soon as possible when a person arrested by police is brought to hospital and that family be informed when police release that person from custody.

Wilcox died alone in Lions Gate Hospital after family members were prevented from seeing him.

“They wouldn’t let us see him,” said Wilcox’s father Michael Wilcox Thursday, who blamed the police for the situation. “It was awful.”

North Vancouver RCMP have said they had lifted the ban on family visits by the time Wilcox died. But according to D’Angelo, “We do not have any record of being made aware by the police of this patient’s change in custody status.”

Sgt. Rob Vermeulen, senior media relations officer for the RCMP’s E Division, said the force is currently reviewing the recommendations.

Supt. Chris Kennedy, commanding officer of the North Vancouver RCMP detachment, did not return calls by press time.

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The buses are currently garaged on East Third Street near Ridgeway Avenue, but the facility has drawn noise and pollution complaints from nearby residences and is overcapacity, according to Coast Mountain Bus Company.

TransLink expressed an interest in a new depot in the Pemberton industrial area in 2005, but no plans were formalized.

“We’ve been hearing for the last 10 years that it’s going to be shut down,” Janjua said, adding that there is no firm closure date.

Part of Janjua’s presentation to council included photographs of long lines of Capilano University students waiting for buses.

“They’re being served miserably,” said Alan Nixon regarding the students, who are forced to purchase a $120 U-Pass each semester while facing increasingly long line-ups, particularly at the Phibbs Exchange.

“Adding a guaranteed community shuttle to that route would make a lot of sense,” said Coun. Mike Little.

“I don’t think it’ll be able to absorb all the people,” Janjua said following the meeting, pointing out the shuttles only carry

24 passengers.

Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn acknowledged the complaints, but said he wasn’t sure a solution could be reached.

“I hear TransLink has no money, so I don’t know how we’re going to square this circle,” MacKay-Dunn said.

“We don’t need to have brand new buses,” said Gavin Davies, vice-president of CAW Local 111.

There are quality used buses available, according to Davies.

“The problem we’re faced with on the North Shore is, ‘Where do we park them?’”

The worst situation would be a depot in Burnaby once the North Vancouver garage is closed, according to Janjua, who said an incident on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing would cripple transit on the North Shore.

TransLink needs 400 more buses system-wide to serve its ridership, according to Davies.

While students continue to deal with crammed buses, Janjua said North Vancouver is about average when it comes to being underserved by transit.

“It’s not the best, it’s not the bottom,” Janjua said.

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HE jury at a coroner’s inquest delivered a set of thoughtful recommendations this week following testimony about the death of North Vancouver’s Matthew Wilcox.

Wilcox was described as a talented animator and a joy to be around when he was healthy. But Wilcox also suffered from mental illness and had his share of run-ins with police when feeling its effects.

He was in such a state Jan. 9, 2010 when he was shot by a police officer.

Questions involving mental illness rarely have neat and ready solutions.

But the jury’s recommendation that police officers have better and more regular training in dealing with the mentally ill reinforces what is already strikingly apparent. It’s no secret that police are regularly in contact with people suffering the effects of mental

you said it “I don’t think it’s healthy for us to believe that just because a program has been funded in the past that it will always be funded to eternity.”

John Weston, MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine CoastSea to Sky Country, supports the Conservative government’s decision to cancel the Katimavik program, which has sent young people to volunteer in different parts of Canada for 35 years (from an April 1 news story).

••• “He looked me right in the eyes, this piercing intent stare . . . I’ll never forget that image in my mind.”

A North Vancouver police officer, whose name is subject to a publication ban, describes the moments before he fatally shot Matthew Wilcox, a mentally ill man, in Deep Cove in 2010 (from an April 4 news story).

••• “If I don’t provide that . . . they’re going to look at me like, ‘You don’t understand my life right now.’”

Westside Church’s pastor, Norm Funk, explains why he’s embracing wireless technology and smartphone apps as part of his service (from a April 6 news story).

illness. Social work has become part of the job, and where models of “catching bad guys” don’t serve very well.

In situations where a person is manic, for instance, it’s unlikely they will respond in logical ways to commands.

Knowing how to talk someone down seems at least as valuable a tool as traditional weapons training. It makes sense to better equip police with tools they obviously need.

Despite the inquest, there are still lingering questions around Wilcox’s death. We still need to know just how and why the message Wilcox had been released from custody did not get communicated to hospital staff in a timely manner.

That this has still not been adequately explained has only added to the pain felt

by Wilcox’s family and reflects badly on those involved.

Clark’s words for some ears only I’VE always wanted a chance to shout “I’ve been thrown out of better places than this!” while being escorted to the exit.

name all the time, but they don’t normally have my card in front of them when they do. Anyway, I took the sticker and used it to adhere my North Shore News press pass onto my shirt.

I had a brief chat near the door As of last Tuesday, my chances with Jane Thornthwaite, MLA for improved substantially because the North Vancouver-Seymour, and exPinnacle Hotel’s ballroom is now plained I wasn’t expecting any interofficially the fanciest place I’ve been views, I just planned to mill around thrown out of. and hear the premier’s address.

Your loyal correspondent wasn’t Before long there were maybe getting rowdy, and the unfailingly Keeping It Simple a few hundred folks also milling friendly Pinnacle staff had no part around and snacking on hors whatsoever in my ejection. The Benjamin Alldritt d’oeuvres. I chatted with some problem was that the B.C. Liberals local businesspeople and politicians can’t even throw a little party these and a few Liberal staffers I’ve gotten to know. I was days without throwing in a collection of blunders. buttonholed by a lady who planned to hand Clark a A few weeks back, we got an invitation from the letter protesting animal testing at UBC. Then, with North Vancouver-Lonsdale Liberal Association to “A no fanfare whatsoever, in through a side door walked North Shore Evening with Premier Christy Clark.” the premier with her entourage. Her arrival was so It would be, the invitation promised, “a fantastic and low-key that Thornthwaite had to grab the mike and unique opportunity to meet the Premier and hear her announce her entrance. vision for the province and the North Shore.”

I didn’t have much appetite to elbow through the So really, where else is a North Shore political ensuing mob just to squeeze in a question that surely columnist going to spend his Tuesday night? wouldn’t have earned a much of an answer. But I’d I showed up at the Pinnacle without much hope barely finished that thought when a very worriedI’d get more than a moment, if that, to talk with Prelooking man walked up to me, shook my one hand mier Clark. But I like to go to these things if only to and pressed his card into the other: Gabe Garfinkel, see who else shows up and listen to the speeches. We Executive Assistant to the Premier. don’t get many North Shore-specific speeches from Pleased to meet you, Mr. Garfinkel. the premier, after all.

I could tell from his “I-am-oh-so-very-sorry” deI gave my card to the people at the registration meanour that this wasn’t the standard “Who are you, desk, and they wrote out a name tag for me. Well, who do you work for, what are you hoping for?” quiz actually it was for Ben Aldridge. People misspell my

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“We didn’t know you were going to be here,” he began. “It’s not a media event.”

Well, you guys invited me.

“That might have been one of the riding associations,” he said.

That’s correct.

“This is a private, ticketed event,” he said, as hundreds of people circulated in and out of the three large open doors of North Vancouver’s largest ballroom.

I showed him my invitation and pointed out that I identified myself to the Liberal gatekeepers at the door.

“Maybe you were just on a list or something,” he said, increasingly miserable.

Maybe, Mr. Garfinkel, just like everyone else here.

What’s the problem anyway?

“When the premier speaks, we would rather her comments not be reported.”

Really? Why not?

I’ll condense the next part for you.

“I am so sorry / I really sincerely apologize / It was a really awful mistake at the door / etc.”

But why don’t you want the premier’s “vision for the province and the North Shore” printed in the North Shore News?

Then he said it.

“I’m sure you can understand that we don’t want comments made in front of a private audience made public,” said Garfinkel, executive assistant to Premier Christy Clark.

Take a moment to think about that one.

I made him squirm a bit longer, toyed with the

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Rebirth and reminders of human weakness EASTER is a time when we’re supposed to think about goodness and sin, although I usually focus on egg-shaped candles, chicken-shaped soaps, and chocolates by local genius Thomas Haas.

This week, unfortunately, I’m forced to contemplate the fallibility of humans in my own sphere.

An expensive item recently went missing from a close friend’s family home in Calgary. The only explanation possible is that somebody stole it. Because of the circumstances, it’s clear that the most likely culprit is one of their teenage children’s friends.

Now, this is a sad scenario.

They treat their kids’ chums well. Over the years they’ve fed them countless meals, driven them all over the city, sprung for restaurant food for them and taken many of them on family trips. All of these individuals are smart, nice young adults. But now, thanks

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Many in attendance said they heard about the event through a photo and listing on your Community Bulletin Board. Volunteer appraisers, who identified and valued several hundred “treasures” brought in by community members, raised money for the museum and archives. All participants also had a chance to preview the range of free, public services available at the North Vancouver Archives in Lynn Valley’s Community History Centre. Thanks again, to the News, for being a great community partner.

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Kate Zimmerman to one thoughtless act, they’re all suspects.

When you have something stolen from you, most people say they feel “violated.”

The thief has entered your domain or your space and taken advantage of you in a callous fashion. I remember being enraged when somebody stole my purse from my car in Calgary, and even madder when somebody on the Downtown Eastside smashed the window of our rusty old Toyota just to get the one item in it — a

potted hyacinth.

Our daughter Petunia still holds a grudge against the City of Victoria because a few years ago she spent an entire weekend there helping her father sell his cookbooks at a trade show. The event went well, but the pair made the mistake of leaving their cashbox in the car when they went into a restaurant for dinner. Somebody broke into the vehicle and stole the box, which likely financed a few pleasurable drug highs. The area, they learned after the fact, is notoriously crowded with junkies.

Petunia was a teenager at the time. Proud of herself for having worked so hard, side by side with her dad, she couldn’t believe that anybody could be so selfish and unkind.

But thieves don’t think about the repercussions of their actions. They give no thought to the victim of their crime. It’s all about them.

A babysitter of ours, a family friend since her own toddlerhood, once stole a Walkman from our young

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daughter. We were shocked when we learned of this.

“Why?” we wondered.

But there was only one explanation: she wanted it, it was there, and we weren’t.

That’s the human impulse that allows people to steal from one another.

A more sympathetic adult friend tried to excuse this action by saying “Well, you guys have a lot of stuff and she hasn’t. You can’t really blame her.”

That’s a point of view that the thief herself might have offered, but I can’t say I agreed with it, then or now.

Still, which of us has not stolen something? When I was in Grade 5, a friend and I went on a shoplifting spree.

We’d hit the two local mom and pop stores regularly, deftly sweeping caramels and other penny candy into our pockets.

But my sense of guilt eventually caught up with me and I felt I had to confess to my dad. He was a social worker and former probation officer and, while stern about my and my siblings’

childhood crimes, was always less emotional than our mum. He calmly marched me down to the candy stores and, with me standing beside him, informed them of what I’d done. He told them how much I estimated I owed them, paid them for the stolen candy out of his pocket, and got me to work off the debt in household chores.

I think this is the best punishment a kid could receive. The shopkeepers got their money back and had a heads-up to keep an eye on me, and I made amends.

My conscience was cleared.

Indeed, I could feel such a sense of superiority to pals who continued to shoplift through high school that, a few years later, when a boyfriend proudly showed me the Mars bar he had pilfered

from a drug mart, I was able to be righteously disparaging.

Even at a young age, I knew that the argument that businesses are rich, and that they’re basically stealing from us in the first place, was a ridiculous rationalization.

I wonder how people who spew that drivel to justify their own wrongdoing can sleep at night. When you steal, there are always consequences for somebody else. That’s the truth, whether you’re cheating the government and your fellow citizens by lying on your tax forms, or lifting a valuable possession from somebody who has always treated you as a family friend.

That is the epistle according to Going Coastal.

Amen. Have a happy Easter, y’all. kate@katezimmerman.ca

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NOTICE is hereby given, under the provisions of the Local Government Act, that a Public Meeting will be held on MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC.

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DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT NO. 2011-00012 PEETS, BIRMINGHAM & WOOD ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS has applied for a Development Variance Permit with respect to properties legally described as Lot 12, Except the south 10 ft., Now lane of Lot 1, Block 229, D.L. 545, Plan 1422, located at 157 East 27th Street, as indicated on the sketch, to vary the provisions of the “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”, to permit a 982 sq. ft. Level-B Accessory Coach House at the rear of the property. The building height complies with the height envelope.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 2011-00015 As part of the same application PEETS, BIRMINGHAM & WOOD ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS has applied for a Development Permit with respect to the property legally described above, located at 157 East 27th Street. This Development Permit ensures the Level-B Accessory Coach House, described above, is constructed in compliance with the Level-B Accessory Coach House Development Permit Guidelines and all other applicable bylaws and guidelines of the City.

APPLICANT: PEETS, BIRMINGHAM & WOOD ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS

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Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at randerson@cnv.org or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2012, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Meeting.

Public Hearing NOTICE is hereby given by the City of North Vancouver that a Public Hearing will be held on MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”.

BYLAW NO. 8233 To rezone Lot 18, Block 13, D.L. 273, Plan 1063, as indicated on the sketch, located at 642 East 5th Street. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” will have the effect of reclassifying the said property FROM: RS-1 (One Unit Residential) Zone TO: CD-621 (Comprehensive Development 621) Zone to permit a 1,000 sq. ft. Level-B Accessory Coach House at the rear of this property. The building height complies with the height DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 2012-00002 If issued, the Development Permit will ensure the Level-B Accessory Coach House, described above is constructed in compliance with the Level-B Accessory Coach House Development Permit Guidelines and all other applicable bylaws and guidelines of the City.

APPLICANT: DOUGLAS MACINTOSH/JOHN McNALLY This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at randerson@cnv.org or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2012, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

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Public Hearing NOTICE is hereby given by the City of North Vancouver that a Public Hearing will be held on MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”.

BYLAW NO. 8234 To rezone Lot 11 except the south 10 ft. and the east 10 ft. now highways, Block 83, D.L. 550, Plan 1232, as indicated on the sketch, located at 355 East 12th Street. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” will have the effect of reclassifying the said property FROM: RS-1 (One Unit Residential 1) Zone TO: CD-622 (Comprehensive Development 622) Zone to permit two storey plus cellar, duplex building. The units have been designed in a back/front alignment. A detached two car garage and one surface parking stall will be located at the rear of the property with access from the rear lane.

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Monetizing emotion vs. marketing stars From page 3

think there should be any elitism in the industry about that, and says to some extent “everybody wants some attention,” it’s part of why they write and perform songs.

“I think that social media is, at its best, a lens into the culture of an artist, where we can experience their work from a deeper perspective and hopefully gain a better understanding for what they have to say about the world around us. At its worst it’s just white noise,” he says. “It’s likely that with the direction things are going, more emphasis will be put on connecting through social media. Already, there’s been more of a focus on following an artist or band’s experiences through blogs, photo albums, tour diaries, etc., and I think that this is a reflection on the broader cultural changes that we’ve been going through in the past 15 years or so with the Internet and our general level of connectivity.”

As Watson explains, it’s somewhat business as usual in the music industry, and he is as busy as he ever was.

“People often mistake; they say the music industry is in the toilet, but it’s actually the record industry that’s in the toilet.

The music industry is humming along, doing really well because you no longer need to monetize copyright,” he says. “It’s not about ownership, it’s about emotion. A song is not a copyright, it’s an emotion, and social media allows you to monetize that emotion.”

It’s a new business model in which revenue comes from capitalizing on the content of a song, rather than the sale of the song itself.

“So maybe you offer a remix, maybe you offer the digital downloads for free, but if they really like the artist, they’ll pay for the album,” adds Watson.

Ardanaz, himself a singer and a writer, says social media provides more room for multifaceted creative output, but he hopes the current trend in quantity and convenience will make room for more quality and appreciation of art.

Easy access to publicity and distribution also makes traditional industry gatekeepers, such as major labels and producers, seem unnecessary.

Diaz suggests releasing raw talent to the public un-vetted is a good thing.

“It’s like listening to a song without any special effects,” she says. “I think it’s great we can easily show what we have.”

But Diaz doesn’t have plans to DIY her entire career, and says she hopes to one day get signed by a major label.

“Definitely, yea, that would be amazing if it happens,” she

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BRIAN Watson, of Maximum Music, has witnessed the shift in the music industry to a DIY-focused approach, with social media playing a key role in artist development. says, noting a label could help her grow a bigger fan base and help with promotion. “And I’d like to perform more because it’s amazing.”

Watson warns against DIY strategies. He says there are three stages of an emerging artist, and the first stage is about developing some traction with social media stats.

“As soon as they come out, as much as you like their music, you’ve got to think, OK, well, half of the traction they’ve got, the stats, are going to be family, friends and lovers,” says Watson with a laugh. “And then once you see the staying power and you see continual output or the use of the social media, then you start to go, ‘OK, these guys are serious about what they’re doing.’”

The third level for emerging artists is when they seem successful and are ready for a broader-based distribution. That’s when the labels come in to play.

“You will always need a record label. It’s not a matter of if, it’s now a matter of when,” says Watson. “It’s not so much (about) the pipeline that the labels used to control, labels are now marketing experts, so if you look at a label like that and say ‘I need one at a certain point in my career. I’m an army of one, I will need a bigger team, then I’ll go and find a label.’”

Watson says he likes to tell emerging artists to grow in public.

“Develop the product, develop your craft, treat yourself as an entrepreneur, and then you get to look at labels.”

Not so much as distributors of content, he adds, because now anyone can distribute worldwide, but as marketing experts.

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Secrecy starts in North Vancouver From page 6

idea of making him physically throw me out, but then left peacefully and chalked it up to an early quittin’ time.

My guess is I missed a wholly predictable speech, replete with terrifying tales of the mortal danger posed by the NDP, the vote-splitting folly of the B.C. Conservatives, and the desperate need to bail out her listing ship of state. Well, maybe she didn’t put it quite like that. She probably retouted her recent reannouncement of all the money Gordon Campbell spent over the past decade, found a way to claim credit for North Vancouver’s federal shipbuilding windfall, and she might also have riffed off the laughably nonsensical slogan I saw in a Naomi Yamamoto ad the other day: Canada Starts in North Vancouver.

What does that even mean? Geography may not be a Liberal strength.

I doubt Clark said a solitary thing that we haven’t all heard before in ye olde campaign/ fundraising speech. Or maybe I’m completely wrong. I suggest you ask Mayor Richard Walton, or Coun. Don Bell, or any one of the literally

hundreds of people who were entrusted with secrets that you and I must never hear. If you’re feeling lucky, you could even ask your MLA directly: “What’s with the secrecy?”

Message control is part of politics, and it’s true that the message for the faithful is often different from the message to the broader public.

But they shouldn’t be so different that you have to conceal one. A premier worthy of the name is able to finesse this, and a senior staff member worth their pay doesn’t advertise the boss’s inability to do so. It’s also a bit troubling that the premier’s right-hand man thinks tossing one person out of a crowded ballroom is how you keep secrets.

Memo to Clark and Garfinkel: If you don’t want the press at your event, don’t invite them.

If some staffer or volunteer made a minor error (and I don’t know if that’s even true), show some class and don’t throw them under the bus.

Lastly, if some unexpected, mildly annoying reporter does show up at your swanky ballroom event, for Pete’s sake don’t say, in essence: Please go away, we have something to hide. balldritt@nsnews.com

Recycle bins to replace garbage cans THE City of North Vancouver is taking recycling to the street this April.

The city is planning to erect 15 recycling bins in prominent locations to collect the mixed paper, newspapers and drink containers that frequently wind up in the landfill.

The program is a response to a recent city waste audit that found high amounts of recyclable materials routinely dumped into on-street garbage cans.

The recycling containers are scheduled to eventually replace many of the city’s pole-mounted trash containers and single-stream garbage cans.

The recycling initiative is under the umbrella of Living City, a program dedicated to making North Vancouver more livable and more sustainable.

The program is scheduled to be heralded with a celebration Tuesday, April 10 at 2 p.m. in the civic plaza at 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue.

Mayor Darrell Mussatto is scheduled to attend.

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The City of North Vancouver has received an application from Concert Properties and Knightsbridge Properties to amend the Official Community Plan (OCP) for this site. The OCP amendment would retain commercial and light industrial uses while adding residental uses. Site-specific rezoning applications could then be submitted for mixed use developments. In the Spring of 2011, the proposal was given First Reading by Council and referred to a Public Hearing. Council has determined that additional public consultation is necessary before a Public Hearing will be held.

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Model Adrionna Bloomquest, artist Jaime Murdoch and model Madison McRae The heart of Deep Cove came alive April 1 with the Art of Fashion, a fundraiser benefitting the Seymour Art Gallery. Sponsored by FibreEssence and the committee for Wearable Arts Vancouver, fashion, jewelry and accessory designers showcased their work at the Artemis Gallery, Cove Creek Gallery and Seymour Art Gallery. Guests browsed local wares on display at all three spaces and enjoyed a live fashion show.

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GYMBOREE Play & Music North Vancouver general manager Heather van Mil, 27, and daughter Adri, 3, explore the centre’s play space.

In honour of their family’s experience at B.C. Children’s Hospital (Adri was born with congenital heart defects and underwent open heart surgery at 17 days old) Heather is presenting a host of events at Gymboree throughout the month of April in support of Jeans Day, an annual fundraiser for the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation.

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Shining through

ADRI van Mil’s blond curls bob as she navigates the play space at Gymboree Play & Music North Vancouver.

Adeptly climbing the various multi-coloured structures, the three-year-old exudes energy and inquisitiveness, pausing only to ask the odd question of her mother, Heather van Mil, the centre’s general manager.

It’s hard to believe that at 17 days old, Adri underwent open heart surgery after being born with congenital heart defects. Adri received excellent care at

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“It’s such an important service that they provide, the whole care from beginning to end is just incredible,” says Heather, 27, keeping a watchful eye on her little one.

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Learning curve AT left, JJ Tucker, 9, and at right, friend Brett Birch-Jones, 9, ride the bumps and ramps at North Vancouver’s Inter River Park during spring break.

health notes NOTICES Dragon Boat: Women looking for a dragon boat team or who would like to try it are invited to join the Perfect Catch, a Deep Cove-based team that practises Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m. Info: Karin, karin_bews@hotmail.com or 604-980-0108.

Transition Fair: Young people with special needs, ages 15 to 24,

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Shyness, Social Anxiety and Social Phobias: Learn what’s normal and ways to cope Wednesday, April 11, 7 p.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Presented by the Canadian Mental Health Association. Admission by donation. Info: 604-987-6959 or www.northwestvancouver.cmha.bc.ca.

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Run Faster, Train Harder: A free nutrition and performance seminar with Brendan Brazier Monday, April 16, 6 p.m. at North Shore Athletics, 101-1200 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Learn how plant-based nutrition can optimize performance, endurance and speed recovery. Registration: www.brendaninvancouver.eventbrite. com.

SPORTS, FITNESS AND HEALTH North Shore Tai Chi Spirit: Josie Loehrich teaches tai chi and qigong classes at North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 East Second Ave., North Vancouver, John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver and Highland’s United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Drop-in prices start at $6.50. Info: 604-986-9276.

North Vancouver Outdoors Club meets the last Monday of each month for trips and weekly events. Info: www.northvanoutdoorsclub.ca or info@northvanoutdoorsclub.ca.

North Vancouver-Vancouver Women’s Fastball League offers fastpitch softball in competitive and less-competitive leagues for women aged 19 and older and masters for women aged 35 or 45 and older. Info: 604-682-3579 or marilynharris20@hotmail.com.

Osteoarthritis: The Oasis Clinic offers free assessments and education with an occupational therapist, physiotherapist and nurse on how to better manage osteoarthritis symptoms. A doctor’s referral is required. The clinic is open Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Dr. Info: 604-904-6177.

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Daughter underwent surgery at 17 days old From page 13

grounds purchase a button or pin at participating retailers and wear jeans on Jeans Day — this year’s is set for Thursday, April 26. Last year’s initiative raised $1.3 million for the foundation.

Heather plans to once again sell buttons and pins at Gymboree and has decided to increase the North Vancouver centre’s involvement and has organized a month-long campaign, which includes hosting a different Jeans Day-themed event each Friday, culminating in a party on April 26.

While the van Mil family currently resides in North Vancouver, Adri was born in Maple Ridge, where they had been living at the time.

“We didn’t know ahead of time that there was anything wrong with her but when she was born, she was slightly blue,” says Heather.

Believing there to be something wrong with Adri’s heart, doctors had her transferred to B.C. Children’s Hospital. She was eventually diagnosed with congenital heart defects, mainly transposition of the great arteries and she had several holes within her heart.

At 17 days old, Adri underwent open heart surgery.

Throughout the ordeal, B.C. Children’s Hospital staff were tremendous, says Heather.

“Both my husband and I were completely amazed at the level of care,” she says.

Staff sat down with them and fully explained Adri’s condition and showed them photos of children who’d had the same operation and were now in their teens. Even though Heather and Scott weren’t able to hold Adri immediately following her surgery, staff still involved them in her care, for example, allowing them to wash her face and perform other basic tasks.

The procedure was a success and Adri now goes back to B.C. Children’s annually for a number of heart tests and is involved in a study examining the effects on children with similar diagnoses and resulting surgeries related to their cognitive development. Adri has been testing very high in terms of her development.

“We’re lucky to have that extra support and to know that she’s doing amazingly

and she’s not limited in any way,” says Heather.

Adri isn’t on any medication and is active in swimming and dancing, enjoys hiking with her parents and is, of course, a big fan of Gymboree Play & Music.

“We do developmental play and music programs for parents and children from birth all the way up to five years,” says Heather, who’s also the general manager of the Vancouver Gymboree location.

Staff work to foster creativity and confidence in young children and programs have been designed by experts in early childhood development to help develop the cognitive, physical and social skills of children as they play.

Core programs include Gymboree Play & Learn, and Music. Others include Art, Sports, Family and School Skills. Centres also offer a host of special events, as well as birthday and group parties.

“All of our programs are on a registration basis, but we do offer free trials to anyone who wants to come and check it out,” says Heather.

Gymboree also offers drop-in play times, open to both current and non-members.

“It’s really important to have a good balance of structured play and free play time, so we have approximately 10 hours every week of unstructured play time where our members can come for free and the general public can come for a drop-in fee,” she says.

As part of Gymboree’s participation in Jeans Day, entry to all Open PlayGyms, a dropin style free play for children five and under, throughout the month of April is by donation with all proceeds and staff time being donated to the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. Open PlayGyms are held: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.; Wednesdays 4-6 p.m.; Thursdays 5-7 p.m.; and Fridays 1:30-4:30 p.m.

PlayGyms are free to members and $8 for non-members. No registration is required.

Staff have also organized special jeans-themed Friday Open PlayGyms. On April 13, participants are encouraged to wear jeans and cowboy hats for a country and

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western-themed event, featuring rodeo and farm activities and the April 20 PlayGym is 1980s-themed. Both events will be held between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.

To cap off the initiative, a Jeans Day Wrap Up Party will be presented Thursday, April 26 from 1:30 to 3 p.m., featuring a host of activities, raffles and music. Tickets are $10 for members and $20 for non-members. Registration is required, email nshorebc@ gymboreeclasses.com or phone 604-739-1190.

For more information on Gymboree Play & Music, and its upcoming Jeans Day events, visit www.gymboreeclasses.com or www.facebook.com/gymboreevancouverandnorthshore.

For more information on Jeans Day, visit bcchf. ca/events/events-calendar/ jeans-day.

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Wartime pilot flies high with craft

KEN McClelland reaches into the bag beside him and pulls out one carving of a bird after another.

From the angle of the head to the detail of every tiny feather, he has brought each wooden bird to vivid life.

The carvings can take up to a year to complete.

“If you stop and let the carving rest, it’s better than doing it in one go,” says Ken. “Your eyes tell you when to quit. When you’re not carving, you’re doing a lot of thinking about it.”

Ken’s interests — woodcarving, birds and aviation, to name a few — started early. He learned to fish, sail and to identify birds by their calls at the family cottage in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario.

On Aug. 1, 1930, at the family home in Weston, Ont., Ken’s father roused him and his brother Jack from sleep. In their robes and slippers, the boys stepped out into a night filled with the rolling of distant drums. Overhead, an enormous cigar-shaped object cruised across the moonlit sky. It was the British dirigible R100, visiting Canada on its maiden voyage. As the great airship sailed on and the thunder of the Rolls

Memory Lane

Laura Anderson Royce engines faded, “that gorgeous big thing up there,” as Ken recalls, had sealed a young boy’s future.

His first woodworking efforts were, not surprisingly, airplanes fashioned from scavenged orange crate wood with a fretsaw given by his father (still in use). Crude planes held aloft, Ken and his friends would race on their bicycles to the airfield to watch the Royal Canadian Air Force planes land.

Although he had never flown, Ken enlisted in the RCAF during the Second World War. On his first leave, a family friend and former First World War pilot introduced the trainee pilot to flight. In a Gypsy Moth biplane, they made

for the Trethewy airport, then being converted to wartime housing. “We made the last landing and take-off at that airport, on a runway that was now a dusty street, with houses under construction on either side, scattering workmen right and left,” he recalls.

Pilot training completed, Ken was transferred to the Royal Air Force Ferry Command and posted, with his bride and childhood sweetheart, Edith Aitchison, to Nassau. The southern Atlantic route, with refueling stops in Brazil, Ascension Island, Nigeria and Sudan, across to Khartoum and up the Nile to Cairo, would take four or five days of constant flying.

Ken delivered bombers to the European and African theatres of war and transported medical supplies to India. Aircraft and supplies delivered, the crew returned to base, passengers in unheated, uncomfortable Liberators, playing chess to pass the long, freezing hours aloft.

Towards the end of the war, Ken and Edith were transferred back to Canada, where he piloted acceptance flights of the de Havilland Mosquito bombers. He flew one “Mossie” on the southern Atlantic route, continuing north well off the West Coast of Europe to deliver the aircraft to Prestwick, Scotland.

“Ferry Command ran like clockwork — it had to. Each gear did a certain job, and one relied on the next. We were in our 20s, but the responsibilities we had. . . .,” says Ken. “After the war, the north and south Atlantic routes became the flight paths for commercial air travel.”

At war’s end, Ken hung up his pilot’s wings and went into the automotive industry.

His family, including children Ken Jr. and Carol, settled in North Vancouver. Ken served as commodore with the West Vancouver Yacht Club, establishing two outstations for the club during his tenure. After an especially swift sail under storm conditions, sailing was replaced

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FORMER pilot Ken McClelland can often be found in the woodworking room of North Vancouver’s The Summerhill, where he meticulously carves lifelike birds. by golf. As he remembers, Edith parred Cardiac Hill at Gleneagles, “but I never did,” he says.

Ken received his 20-year volunteer pin from the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre. He taught photogra-

phy there until the arrival of the digital age. He then turned to teaching the art of working with wood, bird carving division. The veteran pilot, having set aside his bird carvings for spring projects — mason bee huts, bird houses and brackets

for this year’s crop of sweet peas — continues to experience the joy of flying, thanks to his computer’s virtual flight program.

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what’s going on for seniors Ladies Golf Group: New members are invited to join this seniors group that plays Wednesdays at 9 a.m. from April to September at Murdo Frazer Par 3 Golf Course, 2700 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver.

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Ladies 55+ Pitch and Putt Golf: A group that plays Thursdays, 9 a.m. at Murdo Frazer Par 3 Golf Course, 2700 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver is looking for new members.

The season runs until the end of September. Fee: $10 for the season and $5.50 per game. Info:

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Issues and Ideas: A free lecture series on environmental issues Tuesdays until April 10, 1011:30 a.m. at Eldercollege at Capilano University, Room 322 in the Library Building, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. The series, titled Transitions — Back to the Future, will be presented by the Association of Suzuki Elders. RSVP: Hugh, 604924-1323 or 3millars@telus. net.

Seniors Gathering: A free drop-in program for an informal get together and chat from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Lawyer Jackie Morris will be a guest speaker at

the April 10 gathering and will talk about what is involved in being an executor of a will. Info: 604-998-3460 or www.nvcl.ca.

Munch and Mingle: A soup and sandwich lunch every Wednesday at noon starting April 11 at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Fee: $4. Info: Andrea, 604-904-6483.

How to Age Well on the North Shore: The Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society will host a meeting for seniors to speak out on what matters to them Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Help plan for the resources to age in place.

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themselves to sleep every time. So throughout the night, they might stir slightly and they don’t know how to get themselves back to sleep. A baby who knows how to soothe themselves won’t begin to cry or need some sort of intervention from a parent.”

Of all the many challenges new parents face, getting a fretful baby to sleep may be among the most taxing.

A recent study by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital found that more than 10 per cent of children under the age of three have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. What’s more, a Harvard Medical School study found the parents of these children face substantially higher risks of weight gain, depression, and even diabetes.

But despite these alarming reports, North Vancouver sleep consultant Leslie Black says a solution can be far easier to find than many parents might expect.

“Generally the No.1 question I got was ‘How do I get my baby to sleep?’” said Black, who holds a master’s degree and worked for six years as a family counselor. “‘We need sleep, and we don’t know what we’re doing.’ So I’ve been helping people out with that for quite a few years. An opportunity arose to be trained

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But there are several other things a parent can do ahead of time to set the stage for successful sleep patterns. A solidly consistent pre-bed routine is key, as is an appropriate bedtime, which is often earlier than parents think. In most cases, said Black, a baby shouldn’t be kept up past 7 p.m.

“Once the baby becomes over-tired, it’s next to impossible to get them to sleep. So that’s probably one of the worst enemies.”

A consistent, dark and soothing sleeping space is also important.

Common mistakes that new parents make include using soothers or a lot of movement to lull their child to dreamland. Busy parents may also fall into the habit of letting their child fall asleep in a car, stroller or some kind of carrier, “A baby who which can disrupt a consistent sleep routine.

knows how to soothe themselves won’t begin to cry or need some sort of intervention from a parent.”

But as Black knows from raising two sons, figuring out what to do with a crying child is a tough challenge. ➝

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➝ “I was like any mom, I didn’t really know what to do,” said the Edgemont resident. “You know you’re going to lose sleep but you don’t know what that feels like until you get there. Like any other mom, in the middle of the night you don’t know what to do — you’re feeding them and rocking them and bouncing them and trying everything and nothing is working. I felt really lost. That’s why I jumped at the opportunity to work with Dana Obleman when I got the chance. I had success so quickly I couldn’t believe it.

Sometimes behaviour problems attributed to a young person just being difficult or lazy may actually be associated with a mental health problem, she adds, and sometimes certain behaviour is not “just a phase.”

After a quiz is completed on the website, the user gets feedback based on their quiz responses. The feedback suggests the level the user might be at with a particular condition: mild, moderate or severe.

Depending on that level, the user is then directed to various resources, such as the Anxiety B.C. website or a crisis line, to access self-help tools or further resources.

In some cases, if the answers provided indicate a severe level of a condition, such

as depression, the user may be directed to speak with someone. The site then provides suggestions for who the user can speak with, including a parent, school counselor, or family doctor.

Chovil notes it is often difficult for teens and young adults to talk to someone about their mental health or substance use concerns, so the website offers a place to take the first step in getting more information, accessing self-help tools, or finding out it may be time to speak with a professional.

She says it can also be difficult for parents and teens to communicate with each other, but recommends parents start the conversation if they are concerned, and direct their teens and young adults to the website as a good first step.

“It’s sometimes tough to begin a

conversation, but I think if they’re concerned at all it’s really good to have that conversation, and they might take a few attempts, but (it’s) well worth it,” says Chovil. “If they have a sense that their child is struggling or feeling really stressed out or whatever the case might be encourage them to go to the site to figure out what’s going on,” she says.

Although the website does also have tips for parents and friends, Chovil notes it’s important for parents to give their kids time and privacy to complete the quizzes on their own.

Mindcheck.ca will soon have a variety of materials available for download, such as posters, that can be printed and used to spread the word about the site.

The dividends are huge, said Black — children that are more alert, curious and happy, as well as parents that are healthier and more relaxed. What’s more, these sleep skills can last a lifetime.

Black consults with families both at her Edgemont Village office and in her clients’ homes.

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adulthood, so it’s a good time to check-in, says Chovil.

“It’s not about leaving them,” she continued. “You can be there, and there can be interventions. But what you’re not doing is putting them to sleep. So a parent could be talking, or singing, or occasionally patting their tummy or their head.

They’re not doing it to the point where they are making the baby go to sleep, but they are not leaving them.”

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Heading to the bar DEANA LANCASTER WORKS IT OUT WITH THE BAR METHOD

The soft, low-pile carpet makes for comfortable sitting and standing, the lighting is soft, the white and neutral colour scheme soothing — the pretty Bar Method studio doesn’t seem like a place where I’d be likely to get my butt kicked.

I’m always game for a new workout though, and I’ve heard it’s a good one, so I take a break from my usual yoga or running routine to give it a go. If it’s not challenging enough, I can always go for a run after.

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exercises from both her dance background and from her physical therapy. She opened her exercise studio in London in 1959, and gained a following of devotees. They took her method to the U.S. and in turn, several created spin-off workouts; including the Bar Method, created in 1991 by Lotte Berk Method student Burr Leonard.

Like so many before her, Williams became hooked on the workout and the way it changed her body. When she moved to Vancouver to work for Lululemon she was disappointed to discover there was no Bar Method studio in Vancouver.

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hometown she decided to bring it here herself. It was a big decision.

“I sat on it a while. Vancouver is a whole new market, a whole new country. There were a lot of things we had to look into.” From the day she opened the Yaletown studio though, business has been booming. The West Vancouver location, which opened late in February, has had a similar response. ➝ CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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able to lift my weights — the two-pounders recommended “We try to hit to me by my instructor. From muscles multiple the free-weight exercises times, but there’s and push-ups we moved on to leg and glute work always a focus on at the bar, then abdominal the abs, on keeping It’s likely the new friends work at the bar and on mats. were commiserating As promised, my muscles the core steady.” over the intensity of the were shaking throughout the workout. The non-impact workout. The class alternates exercises integrate the format of between exercises that demand interval training with muscle-shaping intense bursts of energy and deep stretches. isometrics. The one-hour workout targets all major muscle groups.

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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

JIM and Sandra Dodd and Dean Austin tour the majestic Virginia Falls along the South Nahanni River, N.W.T.

ELYSE and Annie Therrien Boulos admire Iguazu Falls in Argentina.

JOANNA Rhodes checks out the start/finish line at the Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.

JAMIE, Jane, Kirsty and Will Farquharson celebrate a 50th birthday amongst the ancient relics of the Acropolis in Athens.

CHAZ, Kaila and Chuck Chamberlain take a tour through the Yorkshire moors in England.

CAROLE Clarke visits the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

KAREN Koroluk and Steve Okrainetz take in a Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. B.C. Lions football game in Regina, Sask.

MARNY Peirson visits African “Jackass” penguins on Boulders Beach near Simonstown, Cape Town, South Africa.

CHERI Olund, Wayne Collett, Lorna Lloyd-Jones, Kim Collett, Dex Olund, Bill Lloyd-Jones and Lynn and Ian Simpson enjoy a morning of snorkelling at Ahihi II beach, Maui.

JULIAN Vaksmundsky and Lenka Urbankova hang out in Central Park, New York City, N.Y.

Going on a trip? Then take the North Shore News with you and we’ll try to publish your high-resolution photo in our News Around the World feature (there is no guarantee photos will be published). Due to the enormous response to News Around

the World it may take several weeks before your photo will appear. Take a photo of yourself (keep close to the camera, but with the background still in view) in a location outside the province holding a copy of the News, with a scenic background, which distinguishes the location. Send it to us with the first and last name of everyone featured in the photo, along with your phone number, and a description of where the photo was taken. Send your submission to Manisha Krishnan by email to mkrishnan@nsnews.com.

Please note: We will only be accepting pictures that have been sent to us via email.

LONNY and Hayden Johnston and Lisa Moore Johnston relax in Koh Chang, Thailand.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE WORLD OUTSIDE

HAMAM TAKES OVER ENTIRE TENTH FLOOR

Fort Garry adds Turkish delight

Old school Winnipeg hotel raises the bar with style John Masters Contributing Writer

WINNIPEG: Every big hotel worth its salt these days has a spa. At first glance, the Fort Garry is no different: its Ten Spa takes up the entire 10th floor of the hotel — more than 900 square metres.

HAMAM: Arabs built versions of the GreekRoman baths that they encountered following their conquest of Alexandria in Egypt.

However, the Turkish bath has improved style and functionality that emerged as annex buildings of mosques or as re-use of the Eastern Roman baths. After the Ottomans took over the Eastern Roman Empire their hamams were originally structures annexed to mosques. However they quickly evolved into institutions unto themselves and eventually, with the work of Ottoman architect Sinan, into monumental structural complexes.

— Wikipedia photo John Masters/Meridian Writers’ Group

BEFORE entering the steamy hamam proper, participants, wearing a thin sheet of cotton for modesty, drink tea and eat a bit of Turkish delight in this anteroom.

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But along with the expected facials, manicures, pedicures, massages and body wraps, Ten has a hamam, or Turkish bath. Fully a third of the spa is given over to a somewhat westernized version of this Middle East descendant of the ancient Roman bath.

There’s no mistaking when you’ve stepped into the hamam: it’s a world of tiny blue tile work, geometric mosaics, arched doorways and white marble water basins, all viewed in low light and through swirling clouds of heated vapour. In a traditional hamam the ceiling would be high and dome-shaped, with weak sun filtering down through coloured-glass windows.

Here, a flat black canopy studded with twinkling LED stars simulates the effect.

Three treatments are available: Intro to Hamam, Hamam 101+ and Hamam Fully Loaded. The last is the most luxurious, extending over two hours.

It begins with the man or woman (the hamam is co-ed), wearing a thin sheet of cotton for modesty, drinking tea and eating a bit of Turkish delight in the anteroom. The attendant leads you into the hamam proper, to a heated bench where you sweat, and rub your skin with coarse salt. This starts the exfoliation process.

After you’ve tenderized yourself, the attendant takes you to a large white marble platform. Lying here with your eyes closed, your feet and scalp are massaged, and the salt deliciously sluiced off by panfuls of hot, warm or, occasionally, cool water.

There’s a pause, to enjoy your tingling skin and, if you choose, to dip a metal cup in a marble basin and pour more water over yourself. Then the attendant takes you to a smaller room off the main chamber for a full-on massage, with olive-oil soap, and gommage, a scrubbing where your skin exfoliation is completed. After you’ve been gently stretched and anointed with rose oil you go to the spa’s relaxation room to enjoy an electrolyte-restoring cup of salty yogurt and to soak in your bliss until you feel it’s time to rejoin the real world.

When the hamam was opened in 2007, Winnipeg wasn’t quite sure what to make of it. The Fort Garry is one of those chateau-style railway hotels that popped up across Canada a century ago, rather staid and proper, better known for its Palm Court bar and its Sunday brunches. “We thought the city was boring and needed some excitement,” says Rick Bel, who runs the hotel with his wife, Ida Albo. Evidently, Winnipegers agreed. The hamam has become a favourite not just with travelling spa connoisseurs, but with locals, too. Couples make up a big part of its business, as do parties of six to 10.

It’s popular with women’s stags, letting the brideto-be and her friends unwind and chat candidly. In that, this western hamam is fulfilling the same social function its eastern forbears have for centuries.

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THIS WEEK IN WHISTLER Special Advertising Feature

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Whether you check out just one or several TWSSF events, remember that if you decide to take on the whole festival, you’ll likely have to adapt the town’s official motto: “Party in April, Sleep in May.”

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Patio Season: Après Moves Outside

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Set for April 13-22 this year, the 17th TWSSF (aka The Festival, Telusfest) features ten jam-packed days of daily on-snow competition, free outdoor concerts, groundbreaking evening arts events, all-day après sessions and late-night parties.

The AFP World Skiing Invitational includes a halfpipe competition, a slopestyle and the mother of all Big Airs. On the snowboard side, Monster Energy’s Shred Show includes a Slopestyle, the Big Hip big air invitational, a Mogul Duel, and the return of the Boarderstyle — combining the multi-racer starts and rolling courses of a boardercross with slopestyle features.

Arts events begin with the State of the Art Opening Party on Friday (April 13) where viewers can see action sport sub-cultures and streetmovements portrayed in gritty and thought-provoking mediums; Pecha Kucha, a quickie showcase of thoughts, ideas and interesting concepts kicks off a week of arts and culture on Monday (April 16); the grueling and ever-popular Olympus 72-hour Filmmaker Showdown takes place on Tuesday (April 17); with Intersection, on Wednesday (April 18) action-sport filmmaking is pushed to its limits; the world’s preeminent big-screen photo event, the Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown takes over on Thursday (April 19); Fashion EXPOSED and Freeze Dance Showcase finishes up on Friday (April 20). Oh, and did I mention ten straight afternoons of free outdoor concerts with big-name acts in Skiers Plaza at the base of both mountains?

A graphic has been doing the rounds on social media site Pinterest lately that’s the perfect rallying cry for late spring in Whistler Resort.

I’m outdoorsy, it proclaims, in that I like getting drunk on patios.

If that makes you want to break out the high-kicks in the name of Vitamin Sunshine… there’s a patio seat in Whistler with your name on it.

First, some suggestions about technique.

Unless you’re still on the hill, change out of ski boots (warm feet shouldn’t be clad in plastic.). Wear dark glasses (sun-safe and suitable for discrete sideways glances). Don’t mistake the garnish in your drink for a meal substitute (staying power is in the snacking). If everyone else is singing, join in (local band The Hairfarmers’ songbook was designed for that).

And finally, know your geography. Every Whistler patio has its purpose.

For example, if you prefer your liquid in the pool rather than in the glass, poolside lounging — an alternative subset of patio culture — is for you. Guests at the Hilton, Whistler Village Inn and Suites, or the Pan Pacific Mountainside come out on top in

this department, but as we can’t officially endorse poaching their hot tubs, everyone else should head to the Scandinave Spa. For on-mountain action and the quest for the perfect goggletan, soak up the sun, the vibe and the smell of barbecue outside the Chic Pea on Whistler Mountain or the deck at the Rendezvous on Blackcomb. Parties made up of non-skiers can gather easily at one of the Roundhouse Lodge’s decks, just at the top of the Whistler Gondola. Or, secure one of the outdoor tables at the rustic Crystal or Horstman Huts for a ski-in, ski-out session.

For people watching, the one and only rule is location, location, location — something for which Citta’s is renowned. Slopeside patios also rank highly with the GLC, the Longhorn, Merlin’s and Dusty’s all providing that coveted combination of great energy and sun exposure, within an easy stagger from the slopes.

But hey, don’t take our word for it. Half the fun of patio season is in the R&D — “research and discovery” (Read The Whistler Insider for more tips and local favourites at http:// www.whistler.com/blog/).

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PETS

Socialization during puppyhood is crucial “I’M getting a puppy!” a friend said with much excitement.

“What is the first thing I should do?” she asked “Socialize it!” I replied.

An unfortunate reason dogs are either euthanized or given up for adoption is because of behavioural problems — problems that could have easily been avoided if the owners of the dog had taken the time to socialize it during puppyhood.

In relation to dog training, socialization means to continually expose your dog, while it is in its imprinting stage, to a variety of environmental stimuli and experiences so that it develops a positive imprint in its brain of the said experience or stimulus.

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When pups are born their mother takes care of their basic needs, feeding, cleaning and safety. She is also responsible for the initial stages of canine social interaction and socialization.

As the young puppy interacts with its mother and litter mates it learns the intricate

details of canine body language. The puppy is also exposed to whatever environmental stimuli might be present while it is with its natural mother.

Once the puppy leaves its natural mother and littermates the socialization must continue. It is just not possible for a puppy to have learned everything there is about canine life with humans while it is within its small world of brothers, sisters and mum. This is where the new human family has to step up to the plate and introduce the world to their new charge.

Generally speaking the pup should experience everything it is going to experience as an adult dog. This means that if you plan on sitting at an outside patio with your dog when it is an adult, the puppy must be exposed to

this experience. Sit with a bag of treats and give the pup a treat for being calm and relaxed. Allow strangers to pet and treat the pup so the young dog considers the environment a safe and rewarding place to be.

The imprinting period for puppies is a short window of learning opportunity.

For large breed dogs the imprinting period lasts until they are around 16 to 20 weeks of age. For small breed dogs it’s much shorter, only 12-14 weeks before it begins to shut down.

That’s why it’s especially important to socialize small breed dogs! Imprinting is like inserting a blank DVD into your puppy’ s brain. Once a pup is exposed to a situation it records the experience on its DVD. It cannot be erased, that is why the experience

should be as positive as possible.

Not that the pup shouldn’t experience anything fearful or painful, but if it does, the end result of the experience should be positive.

This way a puppy confidently learns that a veterinarian isn’t all about needles and probing fingers. It means that the uncomfortable feelings it experiences go away if they are patient and calm and it is sometimes rewarded with a treat.

Poor socialization results in bad behaviour such as fearfulness, aggression, impatience, low tolerance thresholds and an inability to read other dogs’ behaviour.

Some people still think that just because a dog is a dog it automatically knows how to behave around other dogs.

Wrong! Dogs need to be exposed to other dogs so that they can practise what they learned from their mother as well as learn that not all dogs have the exact way of expressing themselves. They also need to learn to respect older adult dogs, unneutered males and if they don’t they might get a whoopin’ — canine style. But it’s OK, it’s all part of learning. No one enjoys watching their dog get put in its place, especially a puppy, but it’s part of a normal, healthy socialization process that all dogs need to go through.

Socialize your pup, join a puppy training program and learn how to prevent problems from happening instead of trying to fix — or worse — give up on your adult dog. Remember, your dog is a reflection of you.

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Tenth-place finish at worlds books ticket to London Andy Prest aprest@nsnews.com

WEST Vancouver windsurfer Nikola Girke will get the chance to sail in her third Olympics after earning a berth in the London 2012 Games with a tenth-place finish at the RSX World Championships held last week in Cadiz, Spain.

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Girke needed to finish as the top Canadian at the regatta to earn an Olympic berth and she did so with ease, placing 37 spots ahead of the next highest Canuck surfer.

“I went to the World Championships with two goals: Qualify myself for the Olympics (and) a top 10 finish,” Girke said in an email to the North Shore News. “I am super happy and proud that I was able to achieve both these goals.”

Girke’s top-10 finish was her best-ever at a world championships and came in intense racing conditions at what is being called one of the windiest windsurfing regattas in history. Three of the seven days of racing were cancelled with wind gusts hitting more than 50 knots.

“I have always loved strong NEWS photo Mike Wakefield wind, but this regatta topped it all,” said Girke. “I never WEST Van’s Nikola Girke preps her equipment during a demonstration held at Eagle thought I would say that I Harbour Yacht Club last month. A few days later Girke headed to Cadiz, Spain, for wanted 15-plus knots less!” the World Windsurfing Championships where she finished 10th.

While happy with her placing, Girke also said there were a number of things she could improve on to climb up the standings and even challenge for a medal at the Olympics.

“Ilosttoomanypointsonfundamentals like starting and board-handling,” she said. “I went swimming too many times — perhaps telling me that I need to pull the throttle back a bit at times and that I needed to shift my focus.”

She’ll spend the next three months training to correct those mistakes ahead of the London Games, her third Olympics.

In 2004 in Athens, Girke competed in the two-person 470 sailboat category, finishing 13th. The following year she switch to RSX windsurfing, climbing up the standings in time to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics where she finished 17th.

At the 2012 Games Girke hopes to be gunning for a medal. While she finished photo supplied 10th in the world championships, her ranking bumps up to seventh when you GIRKE (right) harnesses the blasting winds on the world championship take out competitors that did not qualify course on her way to earning a spot in the London 2012 Olympics. for the Games — each country can only Olympics, but I’m going there with a and that in the coming months I will send one racer.

“This time around is the most exciting realistic shot at the podium,” she said. “I need to address all the areas that need for me because I have reached a level know with absolute certainty that I can fine tuning, the key things that hold me where I won’t just be competing at the do better, that I can be on the podium back.”

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THE Vancouver North West Giants won their fourth consecutive B.C. Major Midget League hockey title March 25, booking their ticket back to the Pacific Regional Championships.

The Giants, a team made up predominantly of North Shore players, beat the Cariboo Cougars two straight games in the B.C. MML championship series held at Burnaby Winter Club, knocking off the Cougars in the provincial final for the second straight year.

In game 1 of the series Cariboo took an early 1-0 lead and held on to it until midway through the second period when Justin White tied things up. The Giants blew the game open with three goals in the third, two from leading scorer Adam Helewka, to run away with a 4-1 win.

In game 2 the Giants went up 2-0 in the second period to take a stranglehold on the series.

The Cougars replied with a goal late in the third but couldn’t complete the comeback as the Giants claimed the series with a 2-1 win. Josh Thrower’s goal went for the game-winner.

The win sent the Giants, coached by North Shore Winter Club hockey director Todd Harkins, to the Pacific regional which is being contested this weekend in Alberta against the Red Deer Rebels. That series is also a rematch from last year with the Giants looking to repeat their 2011 regional win that earned them a spot in the Telus Cup national championship.

••• Another club with NSWC ties also scored a provincial title recently. The North Shore Winterhawks pee-wee A team cruised to a provincial title at the tier 1 championships held March 19-22 in Langley.

The Winterhawks went 6-0 in the tournament, outscoring their opponents 48-7 along the way. In the championship final the Hawks thumped the host team from Langley 70, outshooting them 63-16.

Carter Berger scored a hat trick in the final while Jordy Bellerive and Brett Stadley chipped in a goal and an assist each and Justin Almeida notched two assists.

The win capped an incredible season for the Winterhawks in which they won 63 games while losing only two. One of those losses came in the elite division championship final of the Quebec International Pee-wee Hockey Tournament, regarded as the toughest peewee tournament in the world.

— Andy Prest

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THE North Shore Twins begin their 2012 B.C. Premier Baseball League season this weekend in Langley before returning to North Vancouver’s Parkgate Park for their home opener Tuesday night against the Coquitlam Reds.

The Twins will get an early idea of how the team has developed since last season when they face the Reds on Tuesday — it was Coquitlam that knocked the North Shore squad out of the playoffs last season. In 2011 the Twins finished seventh in the league before getting swept two-straight in the opening round against second-ranked Coquitlam.

The Twins will be hoping to regain their form of a few years ago when they won three consecutive BCPBL titles from 2007 to 2009.

Game time Tuesday is 6:30 p.m. at Parkgate Park.

— Andy Prest

Swette gets feet wet at world jr. ski championships NORTH Vancouver’s Ford Swette finished in 31st-place in slalom at the FIS Junior Alpine World Championships held last month in Roccaraso, Italy.

“It was a really awesome experience,” the 19-yearold said in an Alpine Canada release. “It wasn’t how I expected. It was different than a typical race we might go in.

You knew all the best guys in the world were in the start gate, so a bit of a different atmosphere than your average race.”

Swette, a B.C. Ski Team member, was also scheduled to race the giant slalom at the championships but was forced

to pull out due to a minor injury. Swette was one of a number of young Canadian racers getting their first taste of world championship competition at the event.

“It’s been a very challenging championship, but for sure it’s a very valuable experience and I’m sure after the dust settles and they have a bit of time to reflect on the whole experience this should definitely help them improve hopefully for the rest of the season and if not for next year,” said Jean-François Bélisle, head coach of the men’s world junior team.

“They know now what it is to race against the best juniors in the world. They know where the bar is and they see what has to be done to get there

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Former national team member Paul Wettlaufer fires a shot in soggy conditions as his West Vancouver Men’s A Team took on the Surrey Lions in game 1 of a two game series March 31 at Rutledge Field. West Van won the opener 4-3 and took the return match in Surrey 3-1. The win earned the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club squad promotion back to the Vancouver Premier League. Visit www.nsnews.com for more photos. and even though we didn’t get those results we were hoping for, for those younger boys, I’m sure that it will serve them in a very positive manner.”

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Memorial Gifts Lions Gate Hospital Foundation expresses gratitude to those who made a donation in the month of March, 2012 in memory of the following individuals:

Ann Andrews Inga Bachmann Lawrence Barr Pat Boaz Cecil Carruthers Nicodemo Cavaleri Gary Crook Valorey Currie Joan Deyell Ian Ellis Roderick English Don Franco Dorothy Ghetler James Gibson John Gouge John Grant Winnifred Hamilton Dan Jillings Randy Lancaster Jeremy Lees Julia Lindgaard Carmelo Marchiafava Charles Marlatt

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DOWNING, Cynthia (Tinny) (nee Haslam) Tinny passed away peacefully on March 30, 2012 at the age of 90.

Predeceased by her husband, James Downing and her siblings; John, Nancy and Marie, she is survived by her children; Bev, Doug (Trish), Sheri (Terry), and daughter-in-law Mie, five grandkids; Mike (Monica), Stefanie, Leigh (Ash), James and Chris, as well as four great grandchildren, Lucas, Olivia, Hayley and Mason. She is also survived by her sister Pam and many nieces and nephews. Tinny was born in Vanderhoof in 1921 and raised in West Vancouver since 1930. She and Jim moved to North Vancouver in 1956 with their 3 young children and Tinny lived independently in that home until December of 2011. Tinny was an “at home Mum” and an active volunteer for Brownies, Guides, Cubs, Schools and later the Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary (40 plus years volunteering) as well as the Lower Lonsdale Seniors Association. Family was her first love to the end. She was an avid gardener and always baking (the best chocolate cake).

On behalf of our Mother and our family, we give many thanks to the amazing nurses and caregivers at Sunrise Seniors Residence for their concern and support. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, April 15th at 11:00 a.m. at Hollyburn Funeral Home, West Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary.

For those wishing to share a memory of Tinny, please visit www.hollyburnfunerals.com

HANSED, Jack

It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Jack Hansed, on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Our father will always be missed and loved by his children Paul (Iwona), Fiona (Ken), Simon and Louise (Jeff) and his grandchildren Ben, Nicole, Sean, Hannah, Eilish, Grace and Sophia. We are so grateful and thankful for your life with us, Dad. An energetic and enthusiastic friend, he eagerly extended his hand and his heart to help others. From caring contributions to Hornby Island Elder Housing to the heartfelt creation of desks and rocking horses for his grandchildren, Dad inspired us with the richness of his love and compassion. It is this loving abundance of our father that embraces us and always will.

Jack passed away after a very sudden and quick battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children as he passed peacefully in his home on Hornby Island. A celebration of life will take place this weekend on either April 7th or 8th on Hornby Island (please email shansed@hotmail.com for further details).

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HUMJAN, Gale Francis Sep 10, 1939 - Mar 30, 2012 It is with great sadness that we announce Gale’s sudden passing in Kelowna BC. She is survived by her loving children Patricia and Carolyn, and her grandchildren Makaela and Lucas. She grew up in Verdun Quebec, and was always proud of her strong Irish roots. She had a vibrant spirit and will be greatly missed. Condolences may be sent to the family at trishearl@shaw.ca

HANBERRY - Winnie

Winnie passed away after a lengthy illness on April 3. She is survived by daughters, Lynn (Doug), Nora (Dennis), son, Michael, grandchildren, Ryan, Colin, Lisa (Ben), Derek, Lindsay and great granddaughter, Brooklyn, sisters, Rose and Mickey, brothers, Alf, Tony and Ab and their families. Winnie was predeceased by her husband, Tom, in 1976 and sister, Julie and brothers, Les, Mitch and Bruno.

We will all miss her generous heart and kind spirit – she was mother to us all. A funeral mass will be held at St. Edmund’s Catholic Church, 545 Mahon Ave. North Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 10 at 11 am.

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July 6, 1926 – March 22, 2012 In his 86th year Bill died peacefully surrounded by family at Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver from the effects of Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Toronto, Ontario to Janet Lindsay and John Thomas Small and began his career with Hilroy in Toronto at the age of 16. Bill spent time in the Canadian Army during WWII and continued with Hilroy after the war ended. In 1962 Bill was transferred to Vancouver and eventually became Vice-President and General Manager of Hilroy Envelopes and Stationary, West Coast Division, and retired in 1988 after 45 years with the same company. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Betty, and daughters Vicki(Steve), Valerie(Cliff) and Sherrie(Alan) and much loved grandchildren Clair, Christie, Troy, Katie, Brittany and Peter.

We wish to thank the staff at Lynn Valley Manor for the excellent care Bill received while there. We can’t praise them enough! There will be a Celebration of Bill’s Life on Saturday, April 14th at 2pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 941 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, if you wish, donations may be sent in memory of Bill to the Parkinson Society of B.C., 890 W. Pender St., Suite 600, Vancouver, V6C 1J9.

passed away peacefully on March 30, 2012. He was 88 years old.

He is lovingly remembered by his wife Virginia, son Randy (spouse Tammy Herriott and grand daughter Emma Herriott) and by his other family and friends.

Mathew fought honorably in WWII with his brothers, after the war he married Ginny and then worked as a custodian for many years. He was a gifted bridge player even as his eyesight was failing. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at West Vancouver United Church, 21st & Esquimalt Avenue, West Vancouver.

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Keeping bees was a wonderful hobby for about 40 years.

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Looking to home (and car) swap July 19-Aug 5. contact Canadian Expat family living in Budapest tprior@rocketmail.com

7005

Body Work

DISCRETE mature European lady on North Shore for sensual massage. ANITA, 604-808-5589

7010 Personals Lily’s Relaxation Centre AmazingMassage!

Open: 10am-10pm NICE ORIENTAL SERVICE

604.986.8650

1050 Marine Dr. North Van. (by McKay) parking at rear

LUXURY MASSAGE 778-340-2778 1053 Marine Dr, North Van

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Appliances

ILAC APPLIANCE & VACUUMS

2075

Cats

FREE - White GE fridge, white microwave, Rug 11x14 Call: (604) 926-8501

SAMSUNG MICROWAVE and Hamilton beach toaster convection oven. 604-925-8433

2060

3507

Plants & Trees

6FT 5’’ HOYA PLANT STARTING it’s pretty pink blooms for the year . will flower until OCT/NOV likes South / East exposure only afternoon sun to hot.Has about 9 roots and may be repotted to make more. VERY HEALTHY.Has a beautiful brown ceramic pot and SQ water dish .

This is a plant for high ceiling foyers or bright open entrances in an office or waiting area .

Wanting $350.00 /// Worth $550.00 Call: (604) 946-1926 email: keojoe@eastlink.ca

3010-03

Music/Dance Instruction

IRISH DANCE dresses & shoes for sale. For eire born school, girls SZ 6 - 8yrs. 604-317-4801

3040

Daycare Centres

DAYCARE AVAIL 0-12 yrs old, 5 days, 7am-6pm. Little Einstein Daycare, N Van 604-618-7592

HEALTH One call does it all...

604-630-3300

4060

Metaphysical

TRUE ADVICE! TRUE Clarity!

TRUE PSYCHICS! 1-877-342-3032 or 1-900-528-6256 or mobile # 3563 (18+) $3.19/min. www.truepsychics.ca

Our family has been through some Q. stressful times lately & we’ve taken on the responsibility of raising our grandchildren.

3507

Cats

BENGAL KITTENS, vet ✔ 1st shots dewormed, sweet natured, $600 Mission 1-604-814-1235

It’s not easy and we can use some support.

Do you know anyone we can call?

Parent Support Services Society of BC provides a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Line for people in your situation. It’s staffed by workers with backgrounds and training in social work, advocacy, family law and government services and can be reached by phone at 604-558-4740 or by e-mail on their website: GRGline@parentsupportbc.ca.

A.

Seniors’ One-Stop Information Line 604-983-3303 or 604-925-7474 North Shore Community Resources

To advertise call

604-630-3300

EMPLOYMENT 1225

Customer Service

P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE Immediate employment to work as a part-time Customer Service Rep. Earn daily income. Email: kevin.hardy@silverspringinc.com

1232

General Employment

1248

Home Support

Drivers

Port Transport - New Business hiring owner operators. T/A Tractors valid PMV-TLS Port Pass and abstract required. Call 6042789117 or fax 6042784705.

General Employment

Prominent Landscape Services Company is seeking experienced gardeners.

Must have EXTENSIVE Plant Knowledge!

Excellent Wages Paid! Career oriented F/T permanent positions to work in landscape construction.

604-802-5272

Job Listings, From A-Z From advertising executive or banker to x-ray technician or zookeeper, you'll find it in the Employment Section.

To advertise in Employment call 604-630-3300

6007

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

NANAIMO BUSINESSES For Sale. Candy store with great volume $149,900; Bagel shop kitchen equipment $75,000; Other businesses too; 1-800-779-4966; 1-250-802-3650; Rob Boyle, Coast Realty Group; www.HomeAndLife.ca

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-06

Chilliwack

1 BDRM Condo in Chwk, 780sf, 55+ bldg, $88,000. (furnished) 604-219-8485 or 604-583-2510

6008-22

North Vancouver

SPACIOUS 2 BDRM $369,000 Quiet side SE corner unit, newly reno’d kitchen & bath, 1002sf, rich laminate floor, gas f/p, Ste. 204 141 East 18th Street. North Van. Call Dave Watt Royal Lepage 604-250-0054

1310

Trades/Technical

GROUNDS PERSON needed immediately, will train. Must have valid BC D/L. 604-987-8500.

MARINA ATTENDANT

LORDCO AUTO Parts requires full and part time driver and cashier positions. Please apply in person with resume. Drivers apply with drivers abstract. 1500 Fell Ave, North Vancouver.

1240

1240

REAL ESTATE

West Van Marina looking to hire a person with experience in boat moving, yard maintenance and boat detailing.

Send resume by FAX to:

604-921-7477

NEED EXTRA INCOME

Earn extra cash to supplement your current income or pay off your bills. Now hiring delivery contractors for the Sun, Province & National Post in the West Vancouver area. Must have reliable winterized vehicle and be available from 2am to 6am daily.

Earn up to $900/mo.

Call to find the route closest to you.

778-968-4400

Wanted Immediately

Live-in Caregivers who are willing to work on the North Shore.

Car preferred We offer competitive wages, benefits and a great team environment Please send your resume to Fax: 604 980-6351 or Email: pcambell1@ wecarecanada.com

E CONSTRUCTION Ltd. , a major road construction contractor serving Fort McMurray and area for over 35 years, has career opportunities available for the upcoming busy construction season: Project Manager; Project Superintendent; Project Coordinator; Estimator; Survey/ Coordinator; Safety Coordinator; Crew Forman; All Asphalt Plant Personnel; Base, Underground & Paving Personnel including: Top Man/Gradesman, Finish Grader, Loader, Packer, Dozer, Excavator, Tractor & Rubber Tire Backhoe, Water Truck, Skidsteer, Paver/Screed, Roller, Pipelayer, Dump Truck, Vac Truck.

GREAT WAGES & BENEFITS! Email: Employmenteclfm@ecltd.ca or fax: 780-743-5946.

For Sale by Owner

6015

THOM CREEK Ranch - House for Sale By Owner. In Chilliwack’s premier retirement complex. 2090 sq ft finished plus 294 unfinished ready to model. In the top row with superb, unspoilable views of the City, mountains and way beyond.

Excellent Clubhouse. Friendly neighbours $440,000 negotiable.

No HST. 604-824-1892

6020

6065

Recreation Property

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Exclusive & Private Lake Shore Cottage, for all info: www.cottageonlake.ca $329,000 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

6075

Sunshine Coast

Houses - Sale

6020-52

Other Areas BC

NANAIMO HOME FOR SALE 351 Woodhaven Dr; wonderful lake view; 3900 sq. ft. $498,000 Other homes also available.

1-800-779-4966; 1-250-802-3650; Rob Boyle, Coast Realty Group; www.HomeAndLife.ca

MUST SELL!!! $217,000. 200ft ocean front. Hardy Island, 10 acres, sheltered bay, deep moorage, drilled well, septic approved, 5 min ot BC Ferry term, prop/fuel delivery, cell/internet, reasonable offers only. Call Rick 604-582-6907 or 604-230-8117

THE BUY T SELL T FIND T IN I CLASSIFIEDS I I

BUY SELLIT FINDIT IT

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1310

Trades/Technical

CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; john@raidersconcrete.com. Cell 780-660-8130 Fax 780-444-7103

Serving friends and families since 1926

Vancouver’s oldest restaurant, established 1926, voted Best Breakfast 16 years in a row.

is currently looking for FullTime & PartTime Line Cooks & Servers

Days & Nights available

Please apply in person at:

1550 Phillip Ave., North Vancouver

before 11am or after 2pm. www.tomahawkrestaurant.com

A36 - North Shore News - Sunday, April 8, 2012

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

1989 Marine Drive NORTH VANCOUVER

1 BR, large, $920. avail May 1, nr Hospital & Safeway, no pets, prkg, heat incl. 1 yr lease 150 E. 11th. 604-987-4922

Bach from $845 1 Bdrm from $1130 2 Bdrm from $1630

2 BR bsmt. upper Lonsdale, kitchen, wd, incld hydro, $1150, ns, np, avail Now, 604-986-4471

INTERNATIONAL PLAZA

City & Mtn. Views.

Includes heat & hot water.

Pool, Jacuzzi, sauna & tennis courts on site.

Security & video monitoring.

On major bus route.

RENTALS 778-802-1627

2 br corner ste, quiet 3 story walk, E 15th, lg priv garden patio, south expos, dw, venetian blinds, free laundry facilities. ns/np, $1200 604-830-0857 msg.

1 BR $1000. large, bright, hardwood, ns, np, near seabus, quiet bldg. call 604-618-8338

2 BR, large $1175, May 1.

Parklike Setting, Outdoor Pool, Playground. drapes, heat & prkg. incld. 1 yr lease. no pets 1228 Emery Pl. 604- 987- 4922

rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

1 BR $1125 & $1075, New kitchen/bath, dw, ns cat ok, lower Lonsdale, Avail April 15 and May 1, 604-988-1939 1 BR $910, quiet, large, incl heat/ hw balc, storage, np, ns, central Lonsdale, May 1, 604-788-4349 1 BR $950 incl heat/hw prkg, hw flrs, Lonsdale & 21, quiet bldg, np, avail Apr 1, 604-990-4088 1 BR bright large, Central Lonsdale, hardwood, quiet well kept bldg. ns, np, avail May 1. $853 incl heat/hw 604-904-7545 1 BR bright large, Lynn Valley, heat, hw incld, hardwood flrs, $975 np, ns Immed 604-980-9219 1 BR, May 1, 274 W2nd. reno’d, $985, incls heat, hw, u/g prkg, locker, ns/np, Call 604-779-3541 1 br, spacious $885 incl heat & h/w, May1st, ns, np,West 5th 604-983-9469 1 BR VIEW f/p, d/w, secure u/g prkg, Lease. 2nd/Lonsdale, ns/ np, $1100. May 1st 604-669-3950 1 BR’s starting@ $900, May 1, Heat incl’d, quiet, gated prkg. n/p, view, walk to seabus. 1 year lease 163 West 5th. 604-980-7501

2 BDRM Luxurious Townhome 2 bath, h/wood, rooftop deck, fully loaded, Like new, $2,200/mo pet neg. May 1st. 604-987-9867 2 BR, $1100, avail May 1, central Lonsdale, heat/hot water incl’d, no pets, 604-986-6418

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

LYNN VALLEY UPDATED 1 BR, hardwood flrs, May 1. $1006.

604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net

LYNN VALLEY updated 3BR, hw flrs, large grd flr patio $1450.

604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE!!

1 BR in Park like setting!

Avail immediately! starting from $1,025 mountain or ocean view.

1 cat ok. Storage, heat & h/water included. Near all amenities.

Seasonal pool.

604-985-2926

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

1 BR, partial water view, central Ambleside, small concrete bldg, bright, balcony, top corner, ns, np, avail now 604-808-1029 PARK TERRACE 1766 Duchess Ave. 2 BDRM - 1 bath, h/wood flrs, d/w. $1375/mth, no pets. May 1st.

Call for appt. 604-926-3493

PENTHOUSE

Ambleside Oceanview, 2 BR + den, remodeld, granite, SS appls, heat/hotwater, pool, $3000, 450sf deck, cat ok. 604-922-1043 THE EDWARDIAN 1330 Clyde Ave. 1 Bdrm Avail.

May 1st. 1390.00 View, No Pets, N/S, Util. not incl. For appt.

604-926-3741

AMBLESIDE TOWER

326 WEST 1st St. 1 br $800& up.

Nr seabus, secure prkg, no pets.

Avail NOW. 604-983-6916

★ A QUIET BLDG ★ 1 BR (Top) 3rd flr, 725 sf, north face, Now/May1. $925. Carpets, drapes, heat, h/w, gated prkg avail No Dogs 604-986-7745 LUXURIOUS 800K condo, 2 BR +den, 2 full baths, s/w crnr, city/ skyline view, access to pool/ fitness ctr @ Pinnacle Hotel 1200sf, h/w flrs, a/c, SS appl, w/d, $2400/mo May 1, 604-987-9867 MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 2 BR & 3 BR Stes - Now/April 15, 2 BR - May 1st, 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca

2BDRM/2BTH Fabulous Like New 1215 sq/ft Condo Victoria Park & Chesterfield Ave. Insuite laundry, gas cooktop, high end finishes throughout. 2 parking stalls & storage locker.

604-716-9215 evenings & weekends No Pets $2,200 Monthly Call: (778) 340-1550

PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool, parking available. ★Bachelor $895 Mountain view No pets, 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

1 BR $1100 & Studio $925 Avail Now. Ocean view.

Indoor pool. Concrete bldg.

Heat & Hot Water incls.

Call 604-986-3356 BLUERIDGE APTS (Family complex )

www.blueridgeapartments.com

BAYVIEW APTS

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br avail Move-in Bonus Fitness rm out door pool, nr shops, transit & Seawall. 1 yr lease, N/pets.

Heat, hw incl’d. Member of Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. 604-922-4322

Park Royal Towers Completely Renovated

Upper Lonsdale 1 BR $955/mo, incls heat, hw, cbl, ns np, May1, min 1 year lease, 604-987-8807

6505-12

2 BR, Avail Apr 1, new reno’s, new cabinets, laminate & tiles, newer appls, prkg, storage, incl heat & hw, playground (Mt Seymour Prkwy).

604-924-3628

1 BR avail. Excellent views, rents incl. heat & h/w. Tennis courts, indoor pool, saunas, exercise & games rooms on premises. Walk to beach & shops. No Pets.

1552 Esquimalt.

604-922-8443

West Van Apt. Rentals

WESTWIND APTS - 2025 Bellevue Ave, W Van, 2 BR Reno’d mtn view & 2 br ocean view Cat OK Senior discount. 604-913-0734 1 BR, 2109 Bellevue. faces East, hardwood, hw & heat incl’d, Apr 2. np, ns, $1060, 604-986-1294

1 & 2 Bdrm. Suites 1 BR (700-770 sq.ft.)

2 BR (1070 sq.ft.)

Spectacular City & Ocean Views!

Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Gym, Swimming Pool Rent includes all utilities.

1-877-273-8716 935 Marine Drive

Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: An investment opportunity might appear Sunday – grab it. The same goes for intimacy, a lifestyle change or commitment – seize change this day, with both hands. Wisdom and a mellow mood flow over you Monday/Tuesday, which helps reduce the irritation early Monday afternoon. Aim for far travel, intellectual matters this eve and Tuesday. Your career, business, ambitions and prestige meet good luck Thursday/Friday, but you might have to turn away from friends. (This will be a theme for a few years: friends or success.)

Friends, flirting, hope and popularity, Friday night, Saturday!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Continue to lie low, rest, contemplate and plan. You’re weaker than usual (physically, but also in competitive situations) but friends or allies are supportive, and you’ll succeed in government-related tasks. Fulfill old obligations, clear your “work pile” for future action (to come April 19 onward). I have repeatedly told you this was your lucky year (to June) – but you might have experienced it more as a time of upheaval and change. The upheaval itself is lucky – you’ll see, in retrospect. Meanwhile, another surge of luck and change awaits in late April, and May. Plan ahead!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Wishes might be fulfilled in health, support, government-related, welfare, sleep and similar zones. (Geminis are insomnia-prone.) This week, wishes can also come true in work Sunday, in relationships, relocation and negotiations Monday/ Tuesday (weaker), in investments, finances and sexual intimacy Thursday/Friday (but take care: look at the long-term “likelihoods”) and in love, travel, intellectual, cultural and legal zones Friday night/ Saturday. Your popularity has been high for several weeks. A love link might begin. Someone’s attracted.

Realty, family matters shoot forward soon.

Cancer June 21-July 22: Remain ambitious – chase promotion, higher community status (politics or humanitarian involvements the best route here through 2018). Mingle with big-wigs, etc. Sunday, you’re romantic, creative and prone to take lucky risks.

Travelling a short distance, and/or communicating, boost your success. Tackle chores carefully Monday, with ease and confidence Tuesday. Relationships arise Wednesday to Friday morning – act before 2 p.m. Thursday for best results. Keep an eye on the long-term: most new bonds will likely break/fade by October. Mysteries, sensual urges come Friday eve, Saturday.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Life’s mellow, easy. Your head and heart are filled with notions of love, far travel, educational or intellectual pursuits, cultural affairs.

Last year your marriage planet began a seven-year phase of successful love, one that can easily culminate in wedding your “equal.” Deception (1996-2011) is gone, and your sexual/sensual side now flows into a place of sensitivity and “dreamy awareness.” Now to June, Venus calls you to a light, playful love. This could expand June to mid-2013; it or a new love will fulfill a decade-long romantic wish. Now to late August, don’t play the field.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Mysteries and opportunities still surround you. Your career, under pressure for the last year, receives two boons or gifts: 1) now to early August, bosses, VIPs and parents favour you – even feel affection for you; and 2) June begins 12 months of career luck and expansion. Still, neither of these is entirely safe while a bit of old karma hangs around this zone – to August 30. (That great career expansion might entail leaving/losing one job.) Talk, write or travel Sunday. Home, real estate succeed Monday/Tuesday, but don’t invest Monday. Romance lures Wednesday/Thursday.

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

WHITEHALL APT’S 1640 Esquimalt 1 bdrm $975, 604-990-2971 or weekends 778-238-4798.

6505-13

Other Areas Apt. Rentals

South False Creek, nr Monk McQueens, on seawall, 2 BR + den, 1100 sf, quiet, view, parks, gym, social rm, 2 prkg + visitors, storage, NS, April 1, $2500/mo + utils. Jason 604-928-4367 or 1-250-378-8286

6515

Duplexes - Rent

3 BR, 2.5 bath, VIEW, 5 appl, f/p, garage, Lower Lonsdale, ns, np, $2000, Avail May 1st, 604-987-4067 or 778-865-4067

6522

Furnished Accommodation

★★★★★★★★★★

2 BR, Westlynn furn tv, kit & i/net. cbl, $1395 incl utils 604-987-2691

6540

Houses - Rent

W Van, Dundarave, walk to shops, seawall, new carpets/ paint, 3 bdrm, den, bsmt, (or 4 bdrms) $3600/m, no pets, Details @ Call 604-319-7674

6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-45

North Vancouver

1 BR IN spacious home for n/s female. Furn or unfurn, internet, w/d, $495 incl. 604-329-7449

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM quiet big Ambleside bsmt, own door/w/d, sngl occ, ns, np, refs $1050 incl. 604-782-1221

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com

2 BR bsmt ste, Calverhall, d/w, w/d, gas fp, ns np, incl utils $1150 604-971-3348

QUALITY SHORT TERM 1 - 2 BR mtn/city view suites www.lionsgatesuites.com

2 BR garden level, Braemar area, view, suit couple, alarm, garage, quiet, ns, np, share wd, refs $1300 incl utils & cable, 604-990-8297

Houses - Rent

3 BR Central Lonsdale, rec rm carport, 4 appls, drapes, wall to wall, np ns Prof $1595. 813-7312 3 BR Norgate, suits small family, refs, n/pets, new paint/carpet, n/s, $2200 Avail now, 604-272-1938

DEEP COVE 604-929-5191, ns 1 br, fp, big lot, patio,shed $1575 1 br fp garage, semi w/front $1875 3 br, fp, hardwood, carport $2175

DEEPCOVE, 3 BR 2 ba, f/p, h/w flrs, updated, fam room, $2600 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net

1BDRM/1BTH Ground Floor Suite in Blueridge 1 Bedroom suite in Blueridge home ideal for one person. Rent includes utilities and shared laundry. Non Smoking, Available May 1, 2012.

Contact Russ or Gyoung at 604 929 1443. No Pets $800 Monthly Call: (604) 929-1443

6605

Townhouses Rent

2 BR/3BR avail. Move-in allowance. 5 appls., 1 bath, variable lease term. NP/NS. Rent starts at $1450/mo. Call, 604-986-0511 3 BR, 2.5 baths, Westview, fp, 5 appls, rec. facilities, prkg, np, ns, May 1 $1850. 604-924-3895

1 BR Central Lonsdale, reno, w/d, gas f/p, SUITS 1, ns np, lam. & lino flrs, $895 + util 778-231-0887 1 BR + den bsmt, BRAND NEW family room, w/d, d/w, patio, alrm, hydro & cable, ns np, Central Lonsdale $1350. 604-985-6607

6540

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR, Caulfield, West Van 900 sf newly reno’d, ocean view, bus, patio/yrd, priv entry, off street prkg, wd, d/w, all utils including wifi/cbl, gas fp, ns np $1400. Avail now 604-725-6658.

A SHORT STAY North Shore & Kitsilano 1 & 2 br + p/house. Renos, families, execs 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com

6602

2 BR grnd lvl, new reno, 5 appl, ns np, Lonsdale $1175 inc utils nowMay 1st 604-773-9565 *980-6849 2 BR new home, Upper Lynn nr headwaters. $1350 inc. cbl/hyd, ns Pet OK May 1. 604-762-5785 2 BR ste, Lynn Valley, suit 2, new carpets, w/d, nr amens, ns/np, $1175+ utils, 604-987-5800 EDGEMONT 1br+den, radiant flrs, wd, Net, satellite, ns np, $1250 incls May 1 604-985-7267

2BDRM/1BTH Bsmt Suite Upper Lonsdale May 1 W/D. D/ W. NS. Ref required. Small Pets OK $1,380 Call: (604) 454-8222 3BRM/2BTH Horseshoe Bay $2300 mo + 2/3 utls, May 1, 1820sf, view, f/p, w/d, N/S N/P, refs req, lease. 604 921 9935

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: The accent remains on vital relationships, Libra. Now to early August, love runs much more smoothly and sweetly – and themes of marriage or internationalism enter. From June onward (to mid-2013) great good luck is added to the brew.

But until September, various subtle or unseen traps or dead-ends might exist: so proceed, but carefully.

A Gemini might attract you. (Until July 3, if he/she’s a Gemini with a bad temper about recent 2010-11-12 family/home disappointments, give it a pass.) All told, your best love will arise September 2012 onward.

Romance calls Friday night, Saturday.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Work. Chores are a bit overwhelming, but the pressures will ebb late next week. This Friday, the winter’s subtle delays and holdovers in work end – chores will march to their conclusion much more quickly in weeks/months ahead. You’ll also be able to buy tools and equipment without hesitation (lemons retreat from the field).

Meanwhile, protect your health; eat and dress sensibly. Your energy and charisma step upward nicely Sunday. Chase money Monday (carefully before 2:30 p.m.) and Tuesday (smooth). Wednesday/ Thursday promote friendships, travel, news. Be home for the weekend.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Odd delays have occurred in your career or work zones for awhile.

These end late this week, enabling you to charge forward, especially with creative career/business projects. However, this “release” also means a higher-up, who might have been containing his/her anger, now can let it loose – be diplomatic! Peer relationships glow with affection now to August – and with major luck June to mid-2013. Still, be cautious, aware until September: pitfalls might exist. (Perhaps a “honey trap.”) Same luck, same caution, applies to pubic dealings, contracts, competitions, marriage.

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April 8 - 14, 2012 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Now to August, your work scene becomes a much more pleasant one. Coworkers show affection. From June to mid-2013, your work load expands mightily. But now through August, this entire area (work, chores, health, dependents, machinery) also contains subtle tests of your character and morals, with pitfalls if you descend to unworthy motives. So: no temptations, no wishful thinking, no burying yourself in chores to escape other situations.

Sunday’s hopeful, happy! Retreat, rest Monday/ Tuesday. Your energy returns Wednesday onward.

Decide who/what stays in your life, who/what goes.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Sweet romantic feelings arrive now to August. From June to mid-2013, optimism, camaraderie, major luck and joy will enter romantic situations. A major love affair is brewing!

However, until late August, some subtle snares affect this same zone. You can “insulate” yourself from these possible pitfalls by choosing your romantic partner from your social group, or from some gathering – or by refusing to become involved until September onward.

Be ambitious Sunday. Your hopes, popularity soar Monday/Tuesday. Retreat, rest Wednesday/Thursday.

Your charisma soars Friday eve, Saturday!

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Chase money wherever, whenever you can. Indecision and delays end Friday in dealing with a partner or prospect (or ex-spouse) regarding a money situation. Your home, family and property interests are filled with luck and affection now to August. In June, a huge wave of additional luck enters this area, to stay until mid-2013. A beautiful baby could arrive. You might be wise to delay any family or property commitments, though, until September (2012) onward. Sunday’s mellow, loving.

Be ambitious (but not competitive) Monday/Tuesday.

Joy, hope, friends midweek. Retreat Friday eve. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 604-727-3673

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9110

Collectibles & Classics

9125

Domestic

2006 LINCOLN LS, 1 owner 26,000K, garage kept, immac, loaded, dark wine colour ext, blk leather int, $18,500 + HST. Call 604 584-4704 or 778 228-2721 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. Grey convertible! 84,000 km. 4 new snow tires, & summer tires at 75% tread. Recent tune-up. All receipts. $7,500. 604-936-5859

1996 BENTLEY, 1 owner, only 73,000 km, just serviced, collector plates, immac. $31,800.

604-987-3876. D#24627

★ BOOKKEEPING ★ No stress, catch up, organize and maintain 604-986-4641

Ronald Wong MBA PhD 604-790-4766 www.ronaldklwong.com

9130

Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

9129

Luxury Cars

1982 EXCALIBUR Phaeton Totally done! The best in North America. $69,000. 604-240-9098

Domestic

2007 BMW 525I, black, loaded, leather, sunroof, very clean, 122K, $25,900. 604-999-4097

03 Chevy Cavalier

Only 59,600 kms!! 2 door, 5 spd, 2.2L ecotech engine; runs perfect! Has remote start and CD player.

Very clean car-inside out.

Excellent on gas and very reliable! Aircared with no accidents. Asking $5300 obo 604-999-4098 1995 FORD Mustang convertible, new top, Aircared, V6, auto, good cond $3200. 604-984-7574

• 6-year / 120,000km transferable Powertrain warranty coverage, with options to upgrade to comprehensive extended warranty.

Visit Destinationchrysler.ca

2011 Chrysler Town & Country 8,000kms, sunroof, rear video, pwr doors, mags, stk#P5703

2010 Chrysler 300C

AWD, leather, nav, sunroof, ex-demo, 10,000kms, Stk#10189

Internet Sale Price $31,988

Internet Sale Price $35,988

2009 Toyota Matrix

2010 Dodge Journey RT

Internet Sale Price $18,988

Internet Sale Price $25,988

All wheel drive, auto, 52,000kms, grey, local, All Wheel Drive, leather, navigation, remote pwr group, stk#P5705A start, black, 11,800kms, St#11257A

Gorgeous, local, silver, every option, BCAA inspected, Stk#P5700

Internet Sale Price $30,988

CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Northshore

2008 Honda Odyssey EXL

Leather, rear DVD, pwr doors, liftgate, winter tires, 54,000kms, BCAA inspected, stk#12077A

Internet Sale Price $26,988

1600 MARINE DR., N.V. 604.980.8501

www.destinationchrysler.ca

Pre-Owned Specials 2008 Toyota Yaris Auto, A/C, Pwr windows , Great Value! #M8257B $9,300

2002 Ford Focus Hatchback Silver, A/C, inspected and detailed.

M8078A $4,500

2007 Toyota Camry Sedan Auto, A/C, pwr pkg. Drive this one! #M8278A $12,800

2011 Volvo C30 T5 Turbo Hatchback Auto, low km’s. A real nice drive ! # MU1405 $24,500

2006 Mazda Miata MX-5 GT Ready for Summer. Leather, BOSE and more! M7692A $17,200

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited What a great deal! Leather, loaded! #M8188A $13,300

Rates From As Low As

0.9% OAC

Ask us for details

CRV, Accord & Civic Qualify Offer may change without notice.

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9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

1990 GMC Suburban. 4 WD, underdrive, blue, well kept. New Bluetooth. $6,000. 604-584-0324

1991 FORD F250, 7.3 diesel ext cab, 198K, incls camperette/hitch, 1 owner, $4900, 604-430-5596

1997 PORSCHE 911 C2S Wide body. Silver on black. Last of the air cooled, hand built 911’s.

Tiptronic. Mint cond. Many extras!

117K km. $36,999. 604-630-2500

• 7 days / 1000km exchange privilege • 100 point inspection • Carproof Vehicle History Report (carproof.com)

CGA service at your door cross border taxes, personal / corp taxes, fin stmts SELF EMPLOYED / SMALL BUSINESSES WELCOME

• Fast, Accurate, Friendly • Year-Round Service • Accounting & Bookkeeping • Instant Tax Refund • US Tax & Corporate Tax • Monday-Saturday – 9am-7pm Office Locations:

North Vancouver: 137 West 3rd, North Vancouver V7M 1E7 604-990-7707 • www.libertytaxcanada.ca

Call: 1-866-290-2222

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

9145

Scrap Car Removal

FREE

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL 2004 GMC Envoy XUV 96,500 k, silver, 1 owner v6 4.2l a/cared/ 2013 $14,500 604.318.9890

Smarter Buyer.

Better Car.

nsnews.com

2008 Dodge Magnum SRT-8 1995 FERRARI F355 GTB. Meticulously cared for. Canadian car. Recent full engine out service, new clutch and release bearing, Tubi exhaust, Hyperflow cats, wheel spacers. Drives and looks perfect! A must see! $54,900. Call 778-834-6069

604-929-7279

■ Personal ■ Self Employed ■ Corporate Tax Prep

No Wheels, No Problem

2010 KAWASAKI Vulcan 900 custom, 5200km, mint, extras, wrty. $7000, 604 556-8862

1981 LINCOLN Town car, signature series, stock, collector plates, $5000 obo 604-792-6367

9125

North Shore Accounting

1987 Nissan, ext, 5 speed, 4cyl, $2350. 1998 Forrester, 5 speed, 4 wheel, $2450, D9921 in Abbts. toll free 1-877-855-6522

for 30 photos per vehicle

2008 CHEVROLET Impala 93K $9,100 (604) 835-7655 Clearwaybc.ca # 8291 1999 BENTLEY Arnage Stunning sapphire on cream interior. Quick 4.4L twin turbo. Non smoker, No accidents. Mint. Looks new! $54,900. Call 604-889-2525

Luxury Cars

2005 ASTON Martin DB9. 'James Bond style car!' Silver metallic.

23,000 km. 6.0, V12, 450 hp. New tires. 1 owner. You deserve the best! $87,980. 604-781-7614.

jet, 2 dr cpe, reblt mtr, new brakes &lines & paint, $9,500 604-376-8363

1969 FORD Falcon Futura 302 auto, fully restored, immac paint & body, numerous high performance options. $13,500. Photos at www.photobucket.com/69falcon Call 604-307-0201

9129

2005 CHEV Cavalier, auto, 2 dr, a/c, 93,000 kms, new brakes & tires, Duralubed since new, $4250 obo. 604-986-2430 Email: BBerbea@shaw.ca

1968 THUNDERBIRD 429 quadra

Call us for all your Accounting & Bookkeeping Needs!

604-630-3300

AUTOMOTIVE

Save On Taxes

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To advertise call

Go to nsnews.com and Click on classifieds

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morrey mazda NORTHSHORE AUTO MALL

604.984.9211 www.morreyauto.com

2002 Toyota Sequoia Automatic 305,000 kms 1 owner, top condition, all records, new Michelins. $13,900 email: randyenomoto@gmail.com

CASH FOR SOME COMPLETE CARS OPEN 24 HRS. INCLUDING HOLIDAYS

MIKE:

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#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

Automotive

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A38 - North Shore News - Sunday, April 8, 2012

AUTOMOTIVE cont. from previous page Sports & Imports

9160

Central Auto

9160

Sports & Imports

2007 PT CRUISER. Hot deal!

Auto, low kms, very clean. Cream exterior, grey interior. A/C. Mag wheels. Spoiler. Aircared. Rear wiper. $6,795 obo. 778-242-2018

K’s, 2.OT, Quattro, Auto, Moon Roof, Xenon Lights, Alloys, Silver/Black Leatherette, Truly Exceptional.

Sedan, only 30,800k’s, local, one owner, leather, moonroof, M Benz serviced, truly exceptional $21,850

2004 Lexus RX 330 AWD, all

standard Lexus options + premium pkg, HID (Xenon) levelling headlights, 6 disc CD, pwr rear door, rain sensor, Lexus serviced, only 97,000 orig K’s, silver on black, immaculate. $19,850 For more information on these cars & others call Ted

604.984.7714 or visit: WWW.

CENTRALAUTONS. COM

1997 JAGUAR XK8 cpe, black, blk lther int, 84,000 ks, full load, all records, DB7 rims, sport pckg $14,900 obo. 778-889-6557

2001 Mercedes Benz E320 4Matic, only 46,000k’s 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Cabriolet, only 72,000k’s 2001 VW Cabriolet, only 49,000k’s

2003 Mitsubishi Outlander XLE AWD, only 83,000k’s 2004 Mercedes Benz C240,

only 65,000k’s

2005 AUDI S4. Quattro (AWD).

102,000 km. Blk leather. Incl 2 set of wheels & tires. 6 speed. Power everything! Exc cond. $19,500.

Call/text Rick @ 778-847-2975.

2003 Mercedes Benz C240,

only 49,800k’s

2005 BMW 325i Coupe,

843 West 1st St. N.Van

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE. 103K km. Leather, mint, sunroof, a/c, CD, alarm. 2.0 L, 4 cyl. No accid. $10,900. 604-839-6253

1989 ACURA Legend, 4 dr, good cond, 65 miles, gold/brown, leather seats, pwer steering/locks, sunroof, a/c $6000, 1 owner, 604-925-8645 call after 12noon

2007 TOYOTA Camry SE V6 (Base) 123,000 kms, Silver on Black, well maintained West Vancouver car. $10,995 Call 604-925-0133 or Cell 425-301-4915 2009 HYUNDAI Accent, Anniv. addition, f/wrty-May 2015, only 21K, $10,900 obo, 604-805-8600

Vans

1994 GMC window van, only 199,000 km, a/c, cruise control, 4 captain chairs, table convert into bed, excellent camping or fishing unit, one owner by older couple $2000 OBO 604-859-6414

With everything life throws at you, who has time to clean?

Call Merry Maids.

It’s one less thing to worry about.

CLEANING BY JENNIFER 13 yrs exp. 604-537-4749

EUROPEAN CLEANING Service. 15 yrs experience, excellent refs. Call Ivana 604-987-9290 IZVOR - Office Cleaning & Maintenance. North Shore Co. Eves & weekends 778-231-0970

8060

Concrete

CHEVY UPLANDER 2005. V-6, auto, 7 pass., grey, A/C, power locks & windows, cruise, tilt, 93K km. Runs very well. $6,400.

604-241-2530 or 604-375-2570

9522

RV’s/Trailers

rhero aise the supe LE DEAL! Pr lines. Tights 3 UNBELIEVAB in e cl hi of this ve capabilities 4-630-3300. tional. Call 60 and cape op

SPRING SPECIAL!

49

$

1 photo auto ad, 3 lines in 12 community papers.

1 online auto ad, 5 photos, many lines.

It runs till you cancel, for up to one year.

We can sell your stuff.

Give us a call.

604.630-3300

WE GUARANTEE IT!

1994 FLEETWOOD Terry 2.5 Trailer, exc cond, but req some roof work, $2000. 604-534-2346 1996 ITASCA Class A M/H 28ft, new awning, exc cond. 100,000 kms. $16,000 obo. 604-574-3141 2001 27 ft Ford Class C RV, tow pack, V10 pwr, island bed, ent ctre, slp 4, 82K,as new $21,000 due to illness 604-929-7575

8073

Drainage

9525

RV/Camper Rentals

2000 FORD Travelaire Mtrhome Superduty, 25ft, 125,000kms, exc cond, $16,000obo. 604-531-2109

604.649.1213 CEL 604.984.2313 Res/comm, Excavating, Bobcat, Trucking, Water Lines, Sewer Lines, Drainage, Landscaping.

Hrly/Contract. Free Estimates.

ALLGONE EXCAVATING Free est, great rates & service 604-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

8090

Fencing/Gates

DECKS & FENCES, gates, front steps etc. John 778-998-5591 tarasoffconstruction.com Hofstetter Contracting Cedar Fencing, Retaining Wall, Install or Repair, Swiss Craftmanship, ERWIN 778-835-5015

NORTH SHORE FENCES Quality work by professionals Repairs and construction Call 604-230-3559

8105

Fireplaces

Flooring/ Refinishing

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors Call for Free estimate

8075

Drywall

604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

8125

Handyperson

LABOUR FOR YOU - Home & Garden - Rain or Shine

- Indoor/Outdoor - Clean up, removal, etc.

North Shore Odd Job Services Michael 778-868-5079

ALL HOME REPAIRS semiretired master carpenter. Kitchen, stairs, sundecks, etc. All work guar. Karl 604-985-5144 HANDYMAN - Multi Services.

North Shore Co. Services avail eves & weekends 778-231-0970

AT YOUR HOME GUTTERS

NO HST! til APRIL 30

ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed.

Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321

• Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs • Roofing & Roof Repairs • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention 25 year Warranteed Leaf & Needle Guard WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

8135

Hauling

ABSOLUTE PROFICIENCY DD Haul & Delivery. Loads from $30 each. David 604-512-7471

8140

Heating

PRO GAS - North Shore Furnaces, boilers, gas fitting, heat pumps. Service & installation.

604-925-1341 www.progas.ca

8150

Small Jobs to rewires, lighting control, new houses, repairs. Insured & bonded.

Knob & tube replacement specialist. Lic. #23726.

Call Chris, 604-788-3864

# 1167 LIC. $25 service charge.

Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter. 617-1774

ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940.

Bonded & insured 604-842-5276 ALP ELECTRIC #89724 Low price, small job ok. Free ests Satisfaction guar 604-765-3329 LONSDALE ELECTRIC lic#1756 Panel changes & renos 604-988-7232, 604-842-0687 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402.

Fast same day service guar’d. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

Lawn & Garden

A.A. BEST PRO

GARDEN SERVICES LTD. Lawn Maintenance, General Clean-Up, Power Raking, Moss Control, Aerating.

Trim, Top, Prune.

All types of lawn & garden applications.

Free Est.

Call Sukh:

604-726-9152 604-984-1988

Al Isaac (former owner of West Van Shell) & son Colin • Cut & Edge • Aeration Packages • Yard Clean Ups • Garden Services SIGN UP TODAY FOR Spring Services & Receive 10% OFF FREE QUOTES

604.986.0003 Office 604.561.9100 Colin 604.218.7644 Al greenclipper@shaw.ca

Kitchens/Baths

Plywood Kitchen Cabinets & Refacing, Counter Tops • In business 50 years 604-879-9191

Superior Cove Tops & Cabinets

Mowing•Hedge Trimming•Installation Maintenance•Design Residential•Strata

#3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby

8155

Landscaping

Allwest Garden Service

Lawn maint, cleanups, moss control, aerating, trim, top, prune. All types of lawn and garden apps. Free est.

604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988

• New Lawn Installs • Replace Old Lawn • Lawn Drainage • Landscaping • Paving

A.All Area Gardening Service

Nick 929-7732

604-926-1526 604-726-9153

~ Any size job ~

www.EnglishLawns.com

604-340-7189

Specialty in Moss Control • Aeration Liming and Lawn Maint. • Pruning Topping • General Cleaning

Performance Garden Service

LAWNCUTS

atyourhomeservicesgroup.ca

Free Estimates

★ COMPLETE DRYWALL ★ By certified tradesman.

Small jobs pref. 604-762-4024

Electrical

8160

HANDYMAN SERVICE - Fix those nagging problems inside & out. Call Mike - 604-925-6381

Gutters

NORTH SHORE

8080

8130

“The Grass is Greener”

A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only.

604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319

2002 GMC Adventurer. Great camping with snowbird option! 106,000 kms Excellent 20’ motorhome. Sleeps 4, with oven, microwave, fridge & new stereo system. Low km, little used. $20,000. (604) 833-4537

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal.

Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

EXP’D CEMENT Finisher. I can form, place & finish any concrete job. Peter 604-988-8856 anytime

AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex.

Dave 604-984-7476

1979 MCI M/H, 40’, new engine, ready to travel or live aboard, pics avail. $59,900. 604-856-2455

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

PRO GAS - North Shore Gas fireplaces. Repair & safety inspection. 604-925-1341 www.progas.ca

Boats

2005 HUNTER 33 Sailboat, $95,900. Moored @ Point Roberts. Call Greg 778-686-5299

Excavating

8100

Fast response Drainage Specialists 2000 PONTIAC Montana, 7 pass, good cond, 138,000 km, $3,500 obo 604-987-2691

8087

A1 Italian Cement Repairs rock walls patios, sidewalks, drainage.

30+yrs exp. Exc Ref’s 604-992-9010

DRAINAGE

9515 2006 VW Golf 4-door, 2.0L auto, 77,000 km, books/records, as new. $10,800. 604-987-3876.

D24627

Cleaning

$20/HR. Quality House cleaning.

604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com

2002 DODGE Caravan SE, 3.3L, 105,844km, white, a/c, f/load, exc cond, $4250, 604-988-1253

only 88,000k’s

*STRUCTURAL CHANGES*, framing, finishing, repairs. Professional & precise, 778-233-0559

www.merrymaids.ca

9173 2003 MAZDA Prote´ge´ 5, 5 spd, 140K km, new water pump, timing belt & front wheel bearings, sunroof, pwr windows, locks, cruise, nice cond. $8,000.

778-227-2010

Carpentry

604-980-6100

1996 MAZDA Precidia MX-3, 181K, exc cond, reliable, air cared. $1750 obo. 778-881-6478

2003 Mercedes-Benz (Rare) E500, Luxury Sport

8030

8055

1996 HONDA Accord EX, all records, 185K, 1 owner, immac, $2999 obo,604-940-1053 Ladner

2007 Audi A4, Only 10,900 Orig

only 47,000 orig K’s, all standard BMW options + Xenon lights, panorama moonroof, park assist, pwr & heated seats, BMW serviced, diamond/black leatherette, immaculate. $25,850

Sports & Imports

1994 PONTIAC Trans Am GT red with grey int., well maint., lady driven $4800. Serious inquires only. Ph 604-997-2583

North Shores Best

ONLY $27,850 2006 BMW X3 3.0 AWD,

9160

HOME SERVICES

Continuous Gutters Leaf Protection Systems Fascia Covers Soffits & Siding New Construction & Renovations

Full Coverage Systems All Types Of Repairs Backflow Testing Spring Start Ups Basket Zones Rain Sensors Call Chris

Fully Insured/WCB

604.500.3344

www.citywidegutters.com

Email: info@northvanirrigation.net www.northvanirrigation.net

604-868-1373

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

604-876-4604 NORTH SHORE GUTTERS

CHULA VISTA LANDSCAPING General carpentry, reno’s.

Garden design, concrete & stone work. Power washing.

Retaining walls, decks, fences.

Small Tree Removal, chulavistalandscaping.ca Francisco 604-710-9837

★ Sales & installation of 5’’ continuous gutter ★ Minor repairs ★ Cleaning

604-988-5294

established 1963

8130

Handyperson

A-1 JOB by Arms & Minds Renos Carpentry cabinets, doors, finishing,

flooring, deck, fence, drywall, paint, plumbing, electrical. Mark 604-761-7745

Garden Services

Certified Horticulturists Design • Planting • Maintenance Fall Clean-ups. Call Scott. www.KatsuraLandscaping.ca

604-518-5661

GREAT CANADIAN LAWNS New lawns & repairs, lawn mtce, landscaping, lighting, patios 604-924-LAWN (5296)

Graig 604-986-3463

SERAFINA

Garden Services

• Spring Clean-Up • Pruning, weeding etc.

• Design & advice • Professional & experienced • References Available

604-984-4433 Contact Cari

2012 Special Aeration, moss control and lawn maintenance, $95 604-726-9153 & 604-926-1526 All your garden needs.

LIONS GATE Landscaping Ltd. 604-788-9687 ENGLISH LAWNS: We install and replace. Drainage and Landscaping.

Any size job. Nick 604-929-7732 FRANCOIS ALLARD ENT. Garden maintenance.

Please call 778-877-8796 GREAT LOOKING Landscapes Full service landscape & garden maint. Call Dave: 604-764-7220 JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming.

Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126 JIM’S MOWING 604-310-JIMS (5467) www.jimsmowing.ca TOP SOIL, sand, gravel, etc.

Pick-up or Delivery. Headwater Management, 175 Harbour Ave, North Van 604-985-6667

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New Builds – From the ground up Renovations – Kitchens, bathrooms and additions Estate Sales – From landscaping to move in condition

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HOME SERVICES 8175

Masonry

ARCADIA STONEWORK bricks, blocks, natural, cultured & paving stones. Alex - 778-895-6170 MASTER STONEMASON, Local, Experienced, fireplaces, facing, walls, stairs. Ivan 604-649-2271

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton $ From

45

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

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Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205 MASTER Match Painting. Int & Ext. Good Prices, 18+ yrs exp.

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8220

Plumbing

1175 W.15 St. North Van

MOVING

Licensed & Insured

Give us an estimate and we will beat it!

Call 778.994.5403

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8193

Oil Tank Removal

ALLGONE OIL TANK REMOVAL Free est, great rates & service 604-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

RICKY DEWAN PAINTING Interior - Exterior - Strata • Pressure Washing • Small Repairs

604-299-5831 – Cell 604-833-7529 A CLEAN PAINT JOB. Quality 1 room from $97. Int-ext, WCB 22 yrs exp. Cell: 604-727-2700 A LADY Painter, meticulous, prof & color consult, 20 yrs on North Shore. exc refs. 604-961-3451 ALL-WAYS PAINTING Quality work, affordable price. Int/ ext. Spring special 604-985-0402

8240

THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL

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DELBROOK

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE

DANICO CONSTRUCTION LTD. Additions/Extensions BASEMENTS KITCHENS & BATHS HARDWOOD FLOORS FINISH CARPENTRY SPECIALISTS Over 20 Years Exp.

604-313-8050 RENOVATION SPECIALIST

Repairs - decks & stairs drywall & painting Specialties Design, kitchen &bath renovations. Room additions & transformations 'Built right the first time' Call Craig for free estimate

604-619-8528

Licenced Plumber 604-729-6695

LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956 PLUMBING BY BILL Installation, repairs Honest & reliable 604-980-0993

8225

Power Washing A GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICE

• Window cleaning • Power washing • Gutter cleaning/repairs • WCB insured • Free estimates

604-984-4147 CLEARVIEW MAINTENANCE SERVICE 20 15 yrs of Service on the North Shore!

• Gutters Cleaned • Power Washing Roof Restoration • Small Roof Repairs • Skylights Window Cleaning • Awnings Awnings Cleaned Cleaned Free Estimates Quality Service Quality&Service

Doug Robinson 604-985-4604

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

COMPLETE

RENOVATIONS + REPAIRS Basement Suites Bathrooms • Sundecks Fencing • Carpentry 35+ Years Experience Licensed, Insured, References

R.C.K. CONSTRUCTION 604-970-8110 2 OLD GUYS 2 YOUNG TO RETIRE WE DO IT ALL!

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs.

604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca Complete Bathroom Reno’s Suites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights, Windows, Doors. 604-521-1567 HEISE CONSTRUCTION & Renos. Kitchens, baths, etc North Shore based Mike 604-728-1458 Making living spaces more livable HOME REPAIRS Maintenance Structural repairs! WBC/INS Call 604-925-0661 or 604-861-8145 M&T Projects Kitchens & baths, renovations, additions, decks, WCB & Liability 604-537-3632

Roofing

8255

Rubbish Removal

NORTH SHORE WINDOWS LTD Windows, doors & finishing carpentry. 604-839-0636

North Shore Do all Services Local man for rubbish removal etc. Michael 778-868-5079

HARDWOOD laminate, carpet, tile, bath, kitchen, finishing, www.fb.com/MycoConstruction, North Shore Call: (604) 369-8877

CURTIS JOHN ROOFING (since 1978) Roof tune-up from $149.

24 hr repair. 604-985-1913

ROD’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Prompt, reliable, reasonable. 7 days/week. Rod 604-985-7193

8309 Renovations & Repair lam/wood flooring/tiling, finishing carpentry, dywall, paint, counter tops. Qlty work, Free est. 778-893-7277 SN TOTAL HOME RENO Bathrooms, kitchens, bsmts, decks, etc Free est 604-318-4054 sntotalhomereno@gmail.com

8250

Roofing

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604-340-7189

atyourhomeservicesgroup.ca

AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD. est.1986

NORTH WEST ROOFING Re-Roofing & Repair. WCB & liability insur. Jag, 778-892-1530

WESTCOAST ROOFING SYSTEMS

604-987-7325

8255

Rubbish Removal

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186

161

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2012 Ford Fiesta S M/T

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138

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123

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5.2L/100km

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2012 Honda CR-V FWD LX 2WD (4-CYL)

2012 Ford Escape 2.5L XLT FWD (4-CYL)

Horsepower (hp)

191

185

171

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181

163

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1,650

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Offer(s) available on select new 2011/2012 models through participating dealers to qualified customers who take delivery by April 30, 2012. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. Offers are subject to change without notice. See dealer for complete details. Vehicle images shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers exclude licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and down payment (if applicable). Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and financing options also available. †Optima Test Drive Challenge offer is open to eligible retail customers who test drive a new 2011/2012 Optima between April 3-April 30, 2012 at a participating dealership and who purchase a competitive vehicle (2012 Hyundai Sonata, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Malibu, Volkswagen Passat, Nissan Altima, Dodge Charger or Mazda6) within 7 calendar days of their Optima test drive. Eligible participants must be Canadian residents and must provide satisfactory proof of their purchase/lease of a qualifying competitive vehicle. Participants will receive a $100 Visa (or gas) card. Limit one offer per person. **0% purchase financing is available on select 2012 Kia models on approved credit (OAC). Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. Representative financing example based on 2012 Sorento (SR75BC) with a selling price of $28,367 [includes delivery and destination fees of $1,650, other fees and certain taxes (including tire levies) and A/C tax ($100, where applicable)] financed at 0% APR for 60 months. Monthly payments equal $409 with a down payment/equivalent trade of $2,799. License, insurance, applicable taxes, variable dealer administration fees (up to $699), PPSA and registration fees are extra. Cost of borrowing of $0, for a total obligation of $28,367. Financing example excludes $1,000 loan savings (see below) that is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. “Don’t Pay for 90 Days” on select models (90-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on select 2011 and 2012 models on approved credit (OAC) (2011/2012 Sportage/Sorento/Sedona/Borrego excluded). No interest will accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal interest monthly over the term of the contract. Lease offer available on approved credit (OAC) on 2012 Optima (OP541C)/2012 Rio5 (RO551C) is based on monthly payments of $267/$180 [includes delivery and destination fees of $1,455, other fees and certain taxes (including tire levies), A/C tax ($100, where applicable), $350 lease service fee and a lease savings (lease credit) of $1,000/$500 ($1,000/$500 includes $500/$0 Loyalty Bonus and $500 lease savings)] for 48 months at 2.9%/1.9% with a $2,199/$1,495 down payment/equivalent trade, security deposit and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $15,023/$10,114 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $10,036/$6,582. Lease has 16,000 km/year allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). Other taxes, registration, insurance, licensing and variable dealer administration fees (up to $699) are excluded. ‡Loan savings for 2012 Kia Sorento LX AT (SR75BC) is $1,000 and is available on purchase financing only on approved credit (OAC). Loan savings varies by model and trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. ¥Loyalty Bonus offer available on 2012 Optima (OP541C) at a value of $500 for any current Kia owners towards the purchase or lease of a new 2012 Optima (OP541C) by April 30, 2012. Loyalty Bonus offer applicable to cash purchase, lease and purchase financing only and will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Offer is transferrable within same household only (must provide proof of address). Limit of one Loyalty Bonus per customer or household. §Compare against maximum cargo capacity when 2nd row seats are folded. 2012 Kia Sorento LX AT vs 2012 Honda CR-V FWD LX 2WD (4-CYL). ^2012 Kia Sorento awarded the Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Visit iihs.org for full details. Highway/city fuel consumption of these vehicles may vary. These estimates are based on Transport Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the Government of Canada’s EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Reproduction of the contents of this material without the expressed written approval of Kia Canada Inc. is prohibited. All information is believed to be accurate, based on information available at the time of printing. KIA is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.