SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21 2016 $1.25 NEWSSTAND PRICE INTERACT WITH THE NEWS AT nsnews.com NORTHSHORENEWS LOCAL NEWS . LOCAL MATTERS . SINCE 1969 FOCUS 4 Head games Pt. 2 Science fights back in bid to solve sporting world’s concussion crisis BRIGHT LIGHTS 12 Digital Media Argyle secondary plays host to Youth Expo SPORTS 23 Sr. Boys Basketball Four champions will be crowned this week Nic and Sharon Tsangarakis and Farzana Logan have added their names to a petition signed by West Vancouver residents concerned about the lack of tree-cutting bylaws in the district, in an effort to halt clearcuts on private properties like this one on 2000-block Inglewood Avenue. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD West Van to consider tree cutting rules Residents petition council for protections See Council page 7 Convictions upheld for limo driver who maced passengers JANE SEYD [email protected]A limo bus driver who bear-sprayed a group of drunk passengers after taking them on a terrifying ride during a birthday party celebration gone “badly wrong” in North Vancouver has had convictions for dangerous driving and assault with a weapon upheld by a B.C. Supreme Court Justice. The charges against Hardyal Dhanoa, 61, stemmed from the night of March 3, 2013, when he picked up a group of drunk young adults in downtown Vancouver to drive them home to the North Shore. But when the party bus got to Deep Cove, “things went badly wrong” noted B.C. Supreme Court Justice Christopher Grauer. One passenger, who was leaving the bus at Lima Road to get more booze, insulted Dhanoa with an ethnic slur. Dhanoa demanded the rest of the group get off the bus too, but they refused. Dhanoa then lurched the bus forward several times and sped off up Mount Seymour Parkway, swerving both within his own lane – striking a curb and median – and into the oncoming lane of traffic. One of the passengers on the bus described the journey on the careening bus as “terrifying” during the trial, adding “we were all in fear for our lives.” Two of the young men on the bus then tried to get at the driver – one of them launching himself through a partition that separated Dhanoa from the BRENT RICHTER [email protected]District of West Vancouver council is looking to silence the chainsaws – although maybe not as fast as some would like. A group of West Vancouver residents appeared as a delegation before council Monday night to request the district acknowledge there is a problem with sweeping clearcuts of mature trees on lots and challenge council to develop a policy that would be “win-win” for tree-loving West Vancouver residents and property owners look- ing to rebuild. The district currently has no bylaws protecting trees on private property. “We believe there needs to be a combination of both disincentives as well as incentives with a view to encouraging the right type of decision-making as well as behaviour from our resi- dents,” said Nic Tsangarakis, a 17th Street resident. Beyond reining in the destruction of mature trees, Tsangarakis also asked council to help replenish the supply of trees that had been lost. He pointed to the City of Vancouver’s example of aiming to plant 150,000 more trees by 2020, which should up the city’s tree canopy density by more than 20 per cent. See Lamp page 7
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INTERACTWITH THE NEWS AT nsnews.comNORTHSHORENEWS LOCAL NEWS . LOCAL MATTERS . SINCE 1969
FOCUS4
HeadgamesPt. 2Science fights back in bid to solvesporting world’s concussion crisis
BRIGHTLIGHTS 12
DigitalMediaArgyle secondary playshost to Youth Expo
SPORTS23
Sr. BoysBasketballFour champions willbe crowned this week
Nic and Sharon Tsangarakis and Farzana Logan have added their names to a petition signed by West Vancouver residents concerned about the lack of
tree-cutting bylaws in the district, in an effort to halt clearcuts on private properties like this one on 2000-block InglewoodAvenue. PHOTOMIKEWAKEFIELD
WestVantoconsider treecuttingrulesResidents
petition
council for
protections
See Council page 7
Convictionsupheld for limodriverwhomacedpassengersJANE [email protected]
A limo bus driver who bear-sprayed a groupof drunk passengers after taking them ona terrifying ride during a birthday partycelebration gone “badly wrong” in NorthVancouver has had convictions for dangerousdriving and assault with a weapon upheld by aB.C. Supreme Court Justice.
The charges against Hardyal Dhanoa, 61, stemmed
from the night of March 3, 2013, when he picked up a
group of drunk young adults in downtown Vancouver
to drive them home to the North Shore.
But when the party bus got to Deep Cove, “things
went badly wrong” noted B.C. Supreme Court Justice
Christopher Grauer.
One passenger, who was leaving the bus at Lima
Road to get more booze, insulted Dhanoa with an
ethnic slur. Dhanoa demanded the rest of the group
get off the bus too, but they refused.
Dhanoa then lurched the bus forward several
times and sped off upMount Seymour Parkway,
swerving both within his own lane – striking a curb
andmedian – and into the oncoming lane of traffic.
One of the passengers on the bus described the
journey on the careening bus as “terrifying” during
the trial, adding “we were all in fear for our lives.”
Two of the youngmen on the bus then tried to
get at the driver – one of them launching himself
through a partition that separated Dhanoa from the
District of WestVancouver council islooking to silence thechainsaws – althoughmaybe not as fast assome would like.
A group of West
Vancouver residents
appeared as a delegation
before council Monday
night to request the district
acknowledge there is a
problem with sweeping
clearcuts of mature trees on
lots and challenge council to
develop a policy that would
be “win-win” for tree-loving
West Vancouver residents
and property owners look-
ing to rebuild. The district
currently has no bylaws
protecting trees on private
property.
“We believe there needs
to be a combination of both
disincentives as well as
incentives with a view to
encouraging the right type
of decision-making as well
as behaviour from our resi-
dents,” said Nic Tsangarakis,
a 17th Street resident.
Beyond reining in the
destruction of mature trees,
Tsangarakis also asked
council to help replenish
the supply of trees that
had been lost. He pointed
to the City of Vancouver’s
example of aiming to plant
150,000 more trees by 2020,
which should up the city’s
tree canopy density by more
than 20 per cent.
See Lamp page 7
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When Northmount Pharmacyopened in 1968, W.A.C Bennettwas premier, local skier NancyGreene had recently won Olympicgold and B.C.’s population justtopped 2 million.
The new pharmacy was located inthe Northmount Medical Centreon East 13th Street, then thetallest building in North Van, andthe young pharmacist behind thecounter was a UBC grad namedBob Mason.
Mason eventually bought thepharmacy and began specializingin compounding – the art andscience of preparing customizedmedications for patients to betterfit their needs, such as altering itsstrength, form or taste to make iteasier to apply or ingest.
That put Northmount on themap as one of the first and mostknowledgable compoundingfacilities in the Lower Mainland.
Compounding for sports injuriesbecame one of the pharmacy’s earlyspecialty niches and soon theirclients included players from theVancouver Grizzlies, Canucks andBC Lions. “What we were doing
was really innovative as far asathletes go,” Mason recalls.
That caught the eye of the chiefmedical officer for the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics who selectedNorthmount as the officialpharmacy of the 2010 Games.
Nearly 50 years after it opened alot has changed, but NorthmountPharmacy and Compounding Labis still located inside the samemedical centre on East 13th andit still has the reputation as “thepharmacy with the answers.”
When Mason, named PCCACanada’s 2010 CompoundingPharmacist of the Year, decidedit was time for retirement after30-plus years behind the counter,he wanted the right pharmacist tocarry on Northmount’s traditionas a customer-focused independentpharmacy.
He found that person in fellowUBC pharmaceutical sciences grad,Roberto Conte.
“Roberto carries right on with this;he’s got a very good backgroundin compounding,” says Mason,who continues as a part-owner ofthe business. “He is a smart, well-
trained pharmacist and we’re veryhappy to have him on board.”
Conte, a pharmacist for a decade,shares Mason’s keen interest inspeciality compounding and isproud to carry the torch.
“They are the pioneers on theNorth Shore. There are only ahandful of places that people thinkabout in the Lower Mainland whenyou mention compounding andNorthmount is one of them,” saidConte, who lives in Lynn Valleywith his young family.
Northmount remains heavilyinvolved with sports medicine,hormone restoration therapiesand various other compoundingniches, including veterinarymedicine. “Cats specifically can
be pretty difficult (when it comesto medication) so that’s one of thethings that we strive on here,” saysConte, noting that Northmount’sexpert compounders areexperienced in customizing flavourand dosage forms for all types ofanimals, from horses to ferrets.“Pets are part of the family.”
Conte notes that Northmount’scompounding lab is on-site. “Weare doing it here. Our lab is nextto the pharmacy where anyone canwatch the compounders at work.”
As well as providing a full rangeof compounding, Northmountalso offers all of the traditionalpharmacy services – from fillingprescriptions and blister packagingto one-on-one counselling andmedication reviews.
“We are a full-service pharmacy,”said Conte.
Your familypharmacysince 1968
Bob Mason (left) retiring after 30 years and welcoming Roberto Conteto carry on the Northmount tradition.
“They are the pioneers
on the North Shore.
There are only a
handful of places that
people think about in
the Lower Mainland
when you mention
compounding and
Northmount is
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The sporting world’s concussion crisis,which seemingly grows and changesevery week with a new shocking story,has taken up permanent residence in themind of Jay Prepchuk, head coach of thesenior football team at North Vancouver’sHandsworth secondary.
“Every day, every second that I step on the
football field I think about it and worry about
it,” he told the North Shore News during a
recent interview. “I just lose sleep over it some-
times, just making sure that the kids are well
protected and taken care of.”
That attitude is a welcome change. For
decades concussions in sports, particularly at
the professional level, were just another part
of the fun. Announcers laughed about a player
getting his “bell rung” and staggering back to
the bench. Many Canadians who are becoming
parents now grew up watching Don Cherry’s
popular Rock’Em Sock’Em Hockey videos.Re-watching the first video, released in 1989,
offers a glimpse into the prevailing attitudes of
the time.
“OK folks, let’s just sit back and enjoy!”
Cherry belts while introducing his “favourite
part” of the video, the Hit List. Over the next
four minutes and 40 seconds viewers are
treated to shots of dozens of hockey hits,
several of which result in players being unable
to get up. The camera lingers on a few players
who are completely motionless lying on the ice.
“Boy, weren’t those beauty hits. Thanks for
watchin’!” Cherry bellows at the end of the seg-
ment, flashing his trademarked thumbs up.
Few people, however, would find such
replays entertaining now considering what the
world has learned about head injuries. The
movie Concussion, starringWill Smith, is the lat-
est instance of the crisis going mainstream, but
the call for change has been growing for more
than a decade. In 2012 beloved football player
Junior Seau added his name to the list of former
NFL stars who committed suicide by shooting
themselves in the chest so that their brains
could be preserved and examined for signs
of permanent damage from concussions. Last
year Seau was inducted, posthumously, into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The concussion horror stories are impos-
sible to ignore for anyone who has at least a
passing interest in sports.
Research studies are coming fast and furi-
ous now too, the latest of which, published
in February’s edition of the Canadian Medical
Association Journal, found that adults who suf-
fer a concussion are three times more likely to
die by suicide than the rest of the population.
Football and hockey, popular sports that
emphasize aggressive physical contact, are two
of the sports that now spend the most time
under the microscope. Jay Prepchuk knows
that – it keeps him up at night.
But maybe, due to a new innovation,
Prepchuk is sleeping a little better these days.
At the start of the 2015 football season the
Handsworth Royals added a seemingly simple
piece of equipment to their helmets – a pair of
decals, each approximately one millimetre thick
and sporting the Handsworth logo – as part of
a trial set up by researchers at Simon Fraser
University. With those decals on their helmets
the senior Royals went through an entire
season of games and practices without a single
concussion. It was the first time that the team
had gone an entire season without a concus-
sion during Prepchuk’s time as head coach,
which started in 2003. Most years two or three
players got concussions, sometimes more. But
in 2015: zero. “It was amazing,” said Prepchuk.
! ! !Concussions may be big news these days but
that doesn’t mean athletes, coaches, parents,
league officials or even doctors are being
equipped with the latest information to deal
with the problem.
“It’s theWildWest out there,” said Linda
Drake, a chiropractor and homeopathic physi-
cian who specializes in treating concussions at
The Foundation for Integrated Health in North
Vancouver. “There’s a lack of education on the
parent’s part, and kids are lying (about their
symptoms so they can stay in the game), and
coaches are just going along with it.”
Help may be on the way, though, as scien-
tific researchers are stepping into the void to
devise products, protocols and tests to help
take the guesswork out of concussion preven-
tion, diagnosis and treatment.
For the SFU team led by Daniel Abram,
a postdoctoral fellow in the School of
Mechatronics Systems Engineering, an interest
in concussions began six year ago with a simple
inquiry: how are helmets designed and how do
they protect the head?What they found was
disturbing.
“In the last 50 years they have been design-
ing helmets only for compression,” said Abram.
“And then they test it and certify for compres-
sion as well. Yet compression is only half of the
problemwhen it comes to head injuries. The
other half is sharp twisting.”
Compression force is the result of straight-
on contact, but sharp twisting is just as
dangerous when it comes to head injuries. Hits
almost never occur straight on, there is always
rotation of the head.
“They have done research on this matter
and they’ve found that the human brain is way
more sensitive to sharp twisting than to com-
pression,” said Abram. “It makes sense because
the membrane of the brain is one million times
more sensitive to shear force than compression
force. You can see that once you are dealing
with rotation it causes a lot of shearing force to
the brain, which is very dangerous.”
Abram’s team set out to change how hel-
mets react to hits. They built their own testing
facility complete with dummy heads, finely
tuned sensors and high-speed cameras. What
they came up with is Brainshield, a thin decal
made up of four micro-engineered layers that
divert the impact of a hit to the helmet, reduc-
ing the rotation of the head.
“Imagine a banana skin on the floor, and
then you step on it,” said Abram. “What hap-
pens is that that banana skin causes the friction
force between the sole of your shoes and the
surface that you’re walking on to be reduced.
That’s why you slip. Now imagine the same
movement of slippage when you are deal-
ing with Brainshield. There’s an impact – the
helmet is hitting someone else’s helmet, or
hitting a pole, any obstacle, any barrier – and
what Brainshield does is by just allowing these
layers to move on each other, they don’t allow
the force to be applied freely to the helmet.
They cause that slippage. That way it diverts
the impact, disengaging the helmet’s outer shell
from the impacting surface.”
The decals were tested on the SFU football
team in 2014 with positive results – concus-
sions dropped from 14 the previous year to
four in 2014. That led Abram – who is now chief
technology and operating officer at Shield-X
Members of the Handsworth Royals senior football team square off against theWest Vancouver Highlanders during a high school league game last season. The Royals played the entire 2015 season
wearing protective decals on their helmets designed by a team from Simon Fraser University led by Daniel Abram, shown in the photo at right. PHOTOSPAULMCGRATH/ SUPPLIED SFU
See Handsworth page 5
Headgames: SciencehitsbackSecond in a two-part series on changing attitudes to concussions in sports
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Technology Inc., an SFU
spin-off company established
to develop andmanufacture
Brainshield – and his team to
introduce Brainshield to a pair
of high school teams in 2015,
including Handsworth.
Abram’s team celebrated
alongside the Handsworth
coaching staff when the
Royals went through the sea-
son without a concussion.
“We were ecstatic,” he said.
The decals – which can be
applied to any type of helmet
ranging from biking to skiing
to everything in between –
are designed to shear right
off in an intense impact. The
Brainshield designers estimate
that a player will go through
at least a couple of pairs each
season, depending on the level
of contact the player encoun-
ters. Abramwas delighted
every time he saw a player
come off the field with a dam-
aged Brainshield.
“When I see that (the
decal) is damaged I become
more happy,” he said. “I see
that it has worked. Instead
of somebody’s head got
damaged, Brainshield got
damaged. It’s replaceable.”
A pair of Brainshield decals
for one football helmet costs
less than $25, and Abram is
hoping to get 10 or 20 more
high school teams wearing his
product next season.
“We see it works. What
we need is more teams to be
involved and then that way
we can have a larger pool of
data and see how effective it
is on average,” he said, adding
that he’s hoping to make his
endeavour a win-win situation
in which his business thrives
while also providing an invalu-
able safety feature for young
athletes.
“Almost every part of the
human body can be replaced
but your brain,” he said. “You
can have a new heart, new
liver, new kidney, but you can’t
transplant a brain. It’s you.”
! ! !Four months ago hockey mom
Julia Gerbrecht lived out a
scary moment that is all too
familiar for many parents. Her
13-year-old son Adamwas
playing a game with a North
ShoreWinter Club bantam
teamwhen an opponent
nailed him with a late hit,
cross-checking him headfirst
into the boards.
“You just get a sick feeling
in your stomach,” said Julia. “I
wasn’t sure, you’re never sure.
Sometimes they get up and
they’re good, and sometimes
they shake their head a funny
way and you think, this isn’t
good.”
This was one of those
times that was not good. On
the ice, Adam (who had suf-
fered a concussion two years
earlier) felt a change in his
body.
“I do remember falling to
the ground and just lying there
thinking something about
me just didn’t feel right,” he
said. “I got up and I went to go
skate and start playing andmy
balance was just like – imme-
diately I could feel a change in
how I was skating.”
Adam quickly got off the
ice and stayed on the bench
for the rest of the game, a
headache growing as the
bright lights of the arena
started to bother his eyes.
A visit to a clinic led to a
prescription of rest, but as
the days wore on and the
headache remained, the family
decided they needed some-
thing more.
That’s when they headed
to the Foundation for
Integrated Health, one of two
North Shore clinics – along
with North Vancouver’s
Trimetrics Physio – certified
with Complete Concussion
Management, a national
research company that
educates health-care practitio-
ners on providing concussion
programs and rehabilitation
to athletes and concussed
patients at clinics across
Canada.
The core of the concus-
sion management program is
conducting comprehensive
baseline tests on healthy ath-
letes so that if they do suffer a
head injury a practitioner can
redo the tests until they are
sure that the athlete is fully
healed before they return to
play.
The power of the system
is that it takes the decision
out of the hands of athletes,
coaches, parents and even
doctors and gives it to an
objective set of tests.
“It’s not subjective, it’s
completely objective,” said
Drake, who runs the concus-
sion management program
at the foundation along with
chiropractor Aleem Remtulla.
“It’s the only way to make sure
that a kid is protected not
only from them lying and not
understanding, but everyone
else too who wants them to
get back in the game because
it’s the big game and yada
yada yada.”
The gold standard for
many doctors treating a
concussion is rest and, if the
athlete remains symptom-free
for two weeks, it’s time to get
back in the game. That’s not
good enough, said Drake.
“If you don’t have that
baseline and someone says,
‘Oh, yeah. Two weeks. You’re
healed. Off you go,’ and
they’re not healed… you’re
playing Russian roulette
with a loaded gun. Yay, they
didn’t get hit for the first
twomonths. But if they get
clocked, (it’s) their second
impact.”
A second impact coming
before a previous concus-
sion is fully healed is where
the danger really starts, said
Drake, citing the example of
teenager Rowan Stringer, a
high school rugby player in
Ottawa who hid concussion
symptoms from her coaches
and parents. Stringer died
after taking a big hit in a game
just four days after a hit that
likely gave her a concussion.
“Her friend was begging
her to go see someone the day
before she went and played
in this game and died,” said
Drake, adding that stories like
this reinforce the notion that
the return-to-play decision
must be taken out of the
hands of players, parents
and coaches. “When you’ve
got a kid’s brain on the line,
it doesn’t matter what the
parent says, the coach says,
anyone says – it’s what the
testing says.”
Adam started to feel better
after his first session at the
Foundation for Integrated
Health. Practitioners immedi-
ately went to work getting his
eyes tracking again, a key first
step in recovery. The practi-
tioners at the clinic don’t rely
simply on rest, said Drake.
Instead, they slowly ramp up
activity at levels that don’t
trigger any symptoms.
“The headaches started to
go away after the first couple
of sessions,” said Adam, who
returned to game action about
a month after sustaining the
injury. After another month he
went back to the clinic to do
baseline testing, information
that now travels with him on
a tag attached to his hockey
bag. As part of the Complete
Concussion Management
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passengers while the other
tried to grab him. During the
altercation, Dhanoa sprayed
bear mace at the passengers.
The limo eventually came to a
stop after hitting a lamppost.
During the trial in North
Vancouver provincial court,
Dhanoa told Judge Joanne
Challenger the passengers had
robbed him, taken his phone
and that the passengers had
produced the bear spray.
But the judge didn’t believe
him, describing his version of
events as “fabricated, exagger-
ated and embellished.”
The judge noted Dhanoa
could have hit the alarm but-
ton and called police to help
with his unruly passengers.
Instead, she said, he chose to
speed away and swerve the
bus on purpose after losing his
temper.
In those circumstances,
the passengers were entitled
to use force to bring the bus
under control, she said.
Dhanoa appealed his
convictions, saying the judge
hadn’t properly assessed the
credibility of the witnesses or
the issue of self defence.
But Grauer rejected that,
upholding the convictions.
“I think that is a wonder-
ful goal, an auspicious goal
and I think we can be doing
something similar,” he said.
Tsangarakis and his sup-
porters had also gathered
273 signatures for a petition.
While council was largely
receptive to the ideas,
residents will have to wait
until the fall before they can
get a look at some proposed
bylaws that would target
tree retention on private
property.
For some on council,
however, the fall can’t
come fast enough. Coun.
Bill Soprovich questioned
whether council could put
in place a moratorium on
tree cutting until the new
policy is finalized. Council
didn’t opt for Soprovich’s
chainsaw ban, but others
did note that while they
deliberate and consult,
more trees are being lost.
Coun. Craig Cameron ref-
erenced a letter and photos
of a yard looking like a clear-
cut that had been delivered
by a resident.
“It just underscores the
urgency of the problem
because while we mull these
things seemingly endlessly –
certainly for a longer period
of time than I would like –
this is what happens and so
there’s a real cost to delay,”
he said, adding that many of
the felled trees were outside
the building envelope and
therefore did not need to
be cut. “I’m really very
concerned about the time
this is taking us to come to
this issue and I want to see
something substantive and
enforceable in a period of
weeks or a month or two,
not six months or eight
months.”
Still, a measured process
is better than a knee-jerk
response, argued Coun.
Michael Lewis.
“There is substantive
community consultation
that’s taking place around
this issue and our response
will be measured and well
thought out, as identi-
fied, early this fall. I think
we mustn’t forget the
potential for unintended
consequences – the issue of
property rights,” he said.
Council quashes call fortree-cuttingmoratorium
Farzana Logan (centre) and Sharon andNic Tsangarakiwant the
District ofWest Vancouver to enact tree protection bylaws to
prevent the further loss ofmature trees onprivate property like
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Flann-tastic
As soon as we ran our storyabout Fran Flann, the82-year-old cancer patientin a homeless shelter, ourphones rang off the hook
and our inboxes filled with messagesfrom folks, both local and from acrossCanada, offering to pay for Flann’s hotelcosts and help her get back on her feet.
It was a heartening display ofcommunity.
But Flann’s happy outcome isn’t thenorm for people in her situation. Insome senses, Flann was lucky comparedto many other vulnerable people andseniors. She had a dogged advocate infriend Robyn Brown. She had a mediacircus. She had politicians name-dropping her in the British Columbialegislature.
Many in similar situations don’t haveaccess to the kind of action-inducingpublic outrage her story generated.
Nobody knows about them.In Flann’s case, B.C. Housing also
offered to pay for a hotel but only afterthe excrement hit the air-con.
It shouldn’t take a scandal.There are still many questions not
answered to our satisfaction about howthis was allowed to happen.
Flann’s case is a maddening mash-up of holes in the provincial safety net:Not enough protection for renters. Notnearly enough temporary or low-costhousing. Too much reliance on non-prof-its with too little funding to fill the gaps.
And this case was a shot across ourbow. We’ve got an aging population andthere are plenty of Flanns coming downthe pipe – people who could be yourneighbour down the street, your brotheror your mom.
We need to decide now what we’rewilling to invest to see that this doesn’thappen again.
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Home sellers’ greed fuelsshadow flipping practiceDear Editor:
As a Realtor in Vancouver’s
heated market, I was pleased
to see Kathy Tomlinson’s
(Globe andMail). article. She
exposed truths others are
afraid to, but I was troubled to
see the public quick to jump in
and discredit an entire profes-
sion – onemy team and I take
pride in as we navigate our
clients through the unpredict-
able landscape of what was
once all of our backyards.
Where there is money, bot-
tom feeders arrive to exploit
the situation. The article
paints a picture of shrewd
unethical Realtors as the
perpetrators with buyers and
sellers simply as victims, but
what of their own greed?
Greed fuels this fire; with-
out it there is no deal. Many
sellers think of themselves
when someone comes knock-
ing – a perfectly legitimate
way of finding a client since
the Fuller Brush Co. back in
1906.
Many of us Realtors in
business before the latest
foreign investment phenom-
enon, have built our trade on
reputation and service. We
understand integrity and take
seriously our fiduciary duty to
our clients.
We have watched our
clients turn to services of a
foreign Realtor/brokerage
because they believe they
have an artery to foreign
money.
These “poor Canadians,”
as one commented, don’t
consider ethics, trust and
experience from those of us
who didn’t just hang up a
shingle to take advantage of
the situation.
We warn our clients of the
“assignment clause” writ-
ten into most contracts and
explain what might happen if
they accept a long close. But
the money is there, it’s very
attractive and not surprisingly
they take the deal along with
the risk.
What if another buyer pays
more?Wemust consider a
free market versus a regulated
one. I’m frustrated that home
ownership is a distant goal for
my kids. I’m sorry to see my
neighbourhood replaced with
vacant homes andmy com-
munity lack the cohesiveness I
once knew.
It’s obvious who is doing
right and wrong. Our real
estate board should step up
and eliminate these people –
14-day suspensions are a joke.
But we are not all a group
of “morons,” as some (read-
ers) commented. I love my
job; it’s satisfying helping our
clients move to the next step
through the valley of their life.
Name a profession without
a rotten manipulative self-
serving member permeating
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created equally. The moral:
find someone ethical you can
trust. There is a choice.
Elaine AndrewsWest Vancouver
LETTERS TOTHE EDITORmust include your name, full address andtelephone number. Send your letters via e-mail to: [email protected]. The North Shore News reserves the right to edit any and/or allletters based on length, clarity, legality and content. The News alsoreserves the right to publish any and/or all letters electronically.MAILBOX
District councillor’s ‘forwardthinking’makes impressionDear Editor:
Re: DNVMulls Affordable
Housing, Feb. 5 front-page
story.
I am very impressed with
the forward thinking of Coun.
Jim Hanson of the District of
North Vancouver.
While we in the City of
North Vancouver are stuck
with (a mayor and council)
who favour developers of
highrise condos and block
creative thinking, the district
mulls over an affordable hous-
ing project, even though they
are not responsible for provid-
ing housing.
I am also impressed with
the district’s reunification
study. It’s way past time we
became “North Vancouver”
and not two regions with
double the costs for the
salaries and expenses of two
mayors and two councils and
two city halls.
Florence L. NicholsonNorth Vancouver
Editor’s note: It was also notedin the Feb. 5 story that the Cityof North Vancouver is buildingup its supply of below-markethousing in exchange for extradensity in new condo projects.
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I feel like I would have been a better speaker.”
—Formerhockeyplayer Eric Turcotte talkingabout the lastingeffectsof his concussion (fromaFeb.
14news story).
You want to send her to a shelter, predominantly for men, addicts,
people with mental illness?”
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homeless shelter (fromaFeb. 17news story).
How would a West Vancouver municipal employee know what anEnglish word meant in Farsi?”
— NorthVancouver judgeBryceDyer responding to adefence lawyer’s argument about a language
barrierwhile sentencing a couple to a $100,000 fine for bylawoffences (fromaFeb. 19 news story).
Dear Editor:After reading so many
letters about house afford-
ability and the continual dollar
increase as a house is sold,
as I see it, Realtors get a hefty
sum by percentage of the sale.
So it is no wonder that as
a house is resold the owner
wants to retrieve some of his
previous costs. Is it not time
that sales (commissions)
should be at a fixed rate to
combat this, rather than the
percentage system?
It would surely slow the
disheartening rises that is
leading folks to give up and
leave.
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Amouse infestation and mould in theLynn Valley Legion Branch 114’s foodarea has led to another investigation forthe club already dogged by allegations offinancial irregularities.
On Feb. 10 a Vancouver Coastal Health food
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following up on a same-day complaint about
unsanitary conditions in the kitchen and bar
area.
“The inspector found signs of an infesta-
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the bar area,” said Steve Chong, VCH envi-
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combination with the poor sanitation in the bar
area led to the closure.”
The inspector found a build-up of food
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pest control and doing a thorough cleanup of
the food area are among conditions legion staff
must satisfy before the club can reopen.
The VCH order came less than a week
after the branch was shut down by the Royal
Canadian Legion’s oversight body, B.C./Yukon
Command and Foundation, for an investigation
into financial irregularities.
The Lynn Valley legion executive has
referred the North Shore News’ request for
comment on both investigations to B.C./
Yukon Command. While not commenting
specifically on the Lynn Valley legion’s failed
food inspection report, B.C./Yukon Command
& Foundation executive director Inga Kruse
stated in an email they are “continuing to
review all issues and have no updates before
we inform the membership.”
A reopening date for the Lynn Valley legion
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Adri now has a little sister as well and Heather says being
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“I think it’s probably a lot more humbling than I expected.
You have to let a lot go. I can’t worry that my house isn’t
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But sometimes it’s hard to know what information and
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Kidszonewillincludebikeraces
vendors and for the expo itself. I am their target demographic,
I am their audience. I’m the people who they want to talk to so
I can really help make that a meaningful conversation.”
Heather explains that parents are inundated with messages
about what they should or shouldn’t do for their kids and
much of it follows a hard line. Militant advice is not easy for
families to follow, suggests Heather, noting the expo instead
promotes businesses and services that offer small steps and
simple solutions towards active, eco-friendly living.
Heather says all the participants have been vetted by the
show’s two producers to make sure they fit the expo’s phi-
losophy. “What the expo aims to do is to bridge that gap and
to show families you don’t have to do it all.”
The Healthy Family Expo is on Sunday, March 6 at the
Vancouver Convention Centre and will feature businesses,
products, suppliers, and food and drink sampling, as well as
a 10,000-square-foot active kids zone with rock climbing wall
and run-bike races.
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the producers of theHealthy Family Expo. PHOTO SUPPLIED
From page 13
DOIN’ IT ALL AGAIN Thora Rogers (right) performs with Cath Dungate at the release party for her newest CD Doin’ ItAll Again. Rogers is a North Vancouver musician living with Parkinson’s disease and is donating partial proceeds from the sale
of the CD to The Parkinson Society of B.C. and Cerebral Palsy Association of B.C. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Health NotesPEOPLE IN PAIN NETWORK offers monthly peer-led pain
self management support groups the third Wednesday of the
month, 1-3 p.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North
Vancouver. pipain.com
INTEGRAL MOVEMENT — GET CONNECTED Six weeks
of stretch and strength, moving and grooving, in a brand
new series geared towards connecting body and mind and
enlivening the creative spirit Sundays until March 6, 11:30 a.m.-1
p.m. at OneDance Creative Art Centre, 286 Pemberton Ave.,
snowboard for a minimum donation of $10 Mondays until
March 28, 6-10 p.m. at Mount Seymour. Guests can donate
more if they wish, but $5 from every ticket will support Powell
Place and Springhouse women’s shelters. Guests can join the
Women’s Park Jam in the terrain park from 7 to 9 p.m. followed
by apres ski in the lodge. 604-986-2261 x212
mountseymour.com
TAIZÉ CONTEMPLATIVE SERVICE Everyone is welcome to
a contemplative candlelight service with music, Taizé songs,
silences and prayer Sunday, Feb. 21, 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s
United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. 604-
985-0408 st-andrews-united.ca
THE HEALTHY HEART — WAYS TO PREVENT HEART
DISEASE Learn about the risks and causes of heart disease
and how to maintain a healthy heart Monday, Feb. 22, 7-8:30
p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. 604-
925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca
INNER PEACE MOVEMENT Trust your intuition and learn
about your unique energy, life purpose and four psychic gifts:
intuition, vision, prophecy and feeling. This non-profit, 90
minute education program will be offered Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7:30
p.m. at the Best Western Capilano Inn and Suites, 1634 Capilano
Rd., North Vancouver. Cost is $21. innerpeacemovement.ca
THE NORTH SHORE BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP
will hold its next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. at Evergreen
House, 231 East 15th St., North Vancouver.
YOGA IN THE GALLERY All ages are welcome to participate
(by donation) in yoga Tuesdays, Feb. 23, March 22 and May 17,
6:30-7:45 p.m. in the inspirational space of the Gordon Smith
Gallery, 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Also includes a
post-class “mingle moment.” gordonsmithgallery.ca
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It’s back.... Slide the City!!!TWO DAYS OF SLIDING FUN, SATURDAY,
AUGUST 13 & SUNDAY AUGUST 14
Back by popular demand, Slide the City is returning
to the City for not one but two days of slidin’ fun on
Lonsdale Avenue.
Council voted unanimously to bring this successful
event back to the City and combine it with Car Free
Day again. Stay tuned for more details and ticket info.
Details: cnv.org/SlideTheCity
Fen Burdett Artificial TurfOpen House #3CARSON GRAHAM SECONDARY SCHOOL,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 | 5:00PM - 8:00PM
You’re invited to review and provide input on the
refined design for the artificial turf field and
amenities at Fen Burdett.
We’ll have background information and
a draft plan of the site, and will discuss
the opportunities and benefits for the
neighbourhood and sports users.
We’ll also have details on the upcoming
construction schedule for the project.
Details: cnv.org/FenBurdettATF
The Sound of SilenceDEADLINE, MARCH 31, 2016
Your City Council is aiming to end train whistling
at the Bewicke Avenue crossing. Usually, trains
have to whistle at all public crossings, except when
Transport Canada provides an exemption, which
the City is pursuing.
We’ve assessed the Bewicke crossing and are
installing additional safety improvements. After
that, there’ll be a Council resolution to end
whistling at this location.
If you have any comments to include in the
review process, please submit them in writing by
Thursday, March 31st.
Details: cnv.org/AntiTrainWhistling
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WatchforwineryVIPsat fest
NotablePotables
Tim Pawsey
One of the main fea-tures that has always setnext week’s VancouverInternational WineFestival apart is theinsistence that a wineryprincipal be in attendance.
Tim Pawsey writes about winefor numerous publications andonline as the Hired Belly athiredbelly.com. [email protected].
DISPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL LANDIn accordance with Section 26 of the Community Charter, the District of WestVancouver (the District) gives notice of its intention to sell in fee simple aparcel of municipal land legally described as Lot 6 Block 10 Capilano EstatesPlan 8872, PID: 009-903-780 (the Parcel). The Parcel is shown in black andlabeled Subject Site on the sketch below. The District intends to sell the landto Jeffrey and Nancy Palffy (sometimes spelled Palfy) for the purposes ofconsolidation with their adjacent land located at 385 Hidhurst Place, legallydescribed as PID: 009-903-844, Lot 7 Block 10 Capilano Estates Plan 8872.
The Parcel is unimproved and has an area of approximately 740 square feet(68.53m2), more or less, with dimensions of approximately 4 feet (1.22m)in width by 184 feet (56.1m) in depth. Consideration for the disposition willbe $76,000 plus GST. The Parcel will be consolidated with the adjacent privateland at 385 Hidhurst Place as part of the conditions of sale.
NOTICE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Patricia Eng, Land & Property Agent604-925-7067 | [email protected]
SUBJECT SITE
Gianni Picchi, chef andrestaurateur, was bornin the village of Cagliin the Marche region ofItaly 71 years ago todayand raised a few kilome-tres away in Umbria, inthe village of Norcia.
The food on the family’s
table came from their gar-
den, from the fields and the
forests. With their mother,
a professional chef, Gianni
and his sister Graziella
would forage for truffles, the
black and the elusive white,
and for the wild herbs and
greens that are staples in
the local cuisine. Graziella
has a doctorate in rural
sociology and is an author-
ity on those wild herbs and
greens, plentiful in those
days, increasingly rare
today, but her brother had
no notion of making food his
career. In fact, Gianni was to
be apprenticed as a stone-
mason, destined to live out
his life in Norcia.
Then a door into the
wide world opened for
young Gianni. Older boys
who had left the village
returned, well dressed, with
lire to burn and stories to
tell. They worked in res-
taurants and hotels. They
travelled the world. “They
were going places, literally,
and I liked that. I didn’t want
to breathe marble dust all
my life.”
Gianni studied hotel
management in Assisi and in
Venice, acquiring a founda-
tion in all aspects of the
business, from “the front” to
the kitchen, along with the
ability to communicate in
English, French and German.
Among his instructors and
mentors was Rigamonti,
who had worked with the
legendary chef Escoffier
and Ferrera, formerly the
maître d’ at the equally
legendary Hotel Danieli.
“The knowledge these men
had acquired firsthand and
passed on was like gold,”
says their student. Gianni
has vivid memories of stand-
ing at a table he had set for
dining, his instructor sight-
ing along its length, alert
to the smallest deviation
in alignment of glass, china
and silver.
Gianni’s first job after
school was in Guernsey, the
tiny Channel Island closest
to Brittany, where he met
Carol Boulter, the love of
his life, “in a little nightspot
called the Cellar Club.”
After five years at
Guernsey’s finest restaurant,
Gianni came down with a
fever. “I had cabin fever.
Guernsey is not much bigger
than Bowen Island, after all.
I wanted to go to the big-
gest country in the world,
well, not Russia, the next
biggest.”
Gianni, Carol and son
Roberto made their way
to Toronto, Ont., where
daughter Andrea was born.
In Canada, Gianni spread
his wings and his career
in the food and hospitality
industry took off – literally,
again, as the family Picchi
made its way across the
country. He got his start at
Winston’s, working at the
legendary restaurant until
he was lured to B.C. by the
CP Hotel chain.
From the Banff Springs
Hotel, the next move was to
the West Coast where Gianni
ran the Chateau Victoria
rooftop restaurant for a
decade. On to Vancouver,
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WVchef honed his craft with the finestGianni Picchi rose to the top
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EXERCISE FOR MOBILE
SENIORS TheKeepWell
Society offers free classes at
seven different venues on the
North Shore. The program
includes one hour of exercise
followed by blood pressure
checks and health coaching,
massage, speakers and social
times. keepwellsociety.ca
ELDERCOLLEGE — A DAY
IN THE LIFE SPEAKER
SERIESHear the stories
and experiences of some of
the LowerMainland’smost
fascinating peopleMondays
until Feb. 29, 12:30-2 p.m. at
Capilano library, 3045Highland
Blvd., North Vancouver. $10-$40.
nseldercollege.org
NORTH SHORE
NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE
BUS TRIP Join a trip to visit
two or three secondhand shops
and a stop for lunch Thursday,
Feb. 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is
$15 (lunch not included). Meet
at North ShoreNeighbourhood
House, 225 East Second St.,
North Vancouver. nsnh.bc.ca
OPEN STUDIOSenior artists
arewelcome to participate in an
afternoon of painting Fridays,
1-3:30 p.m. atMichaels in the
Village at Park Royal. Bring ideas
and supplies. $5. Registration
required. 604-913-6145
EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESSLearn about
safe food andwater supplies,
utilities, sanitation, out-of-area
contacts, what to put in your
home emergency kit andmore
fromaNorth Shore Emergency
Management representative
Friday, Feb. 26, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
at John Braithwaite Community
Centre, 145West First St., North
Vancouver. Free.
LYNN VALLEY SENIORS
ASSOCIATIONwill hold an
OpenHouse Saturday, Feb. 27,
from2–4 p.m., for people 55+
atMollie NyeHouse, 940 Lynn
Valley Rd., North Vancouver.
The purpose is to explore,
develop and co-ordinate social
and recreational services that
enhance the health andwell-
being of seniors in LynnValley.
Learn about drop-in activities,
day bus trips and fun social
events.
Compiled byDebbie Caldwell
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where Gianni worked with Umberto Menghi
for another decade. The two are friends,
colleagues and amicable rivals, raised not
far from each other back in Italy, with career
trajectories almost parallel.
Gianni was executive chef and restau-
rant manager with Umberto, most notably
as Il Giardino became the dining mecca
for Vancouver’s rising film and television
industry. At last came his own restaurant,
Gianni’s, located on Granville Street where
Szasz’s restaurant once stood and is now
occupied by West.
In Gianni’s kitchen, in Umberto’s and
in others of that time, a great number of
Vancouver’s restaurant force was trained
to standards in the tradition of Escoffier
and the Hotel Danieli. Today, as one former
apprentice named David Hawksworth is
doing, they are putting their mark on the
industry and mentoring the young chefs
who will come after them.
At 71, Gianni is not ready to retire,
though he is comfortable in his West
Vancouver home, enjoying his 50th year of
marriage with Carol. “I’m still building my
life,” he says. Chefs at this level are artists,
born with a combination of talent, focus and
showmanship found in no other profession
that shines brightest in a restaurant setting.
The time for Gianni to write his memoirs,
in the company of art and music and his
family, will come, perhaps after one, or two,
more restaurants.
Laura Anderson works with and for seniorson the North Shore. [email protected]
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LIVE SHOW The Capilano Community Services Society
Seniors’ Hub offers a monthly social tea and entertainment
program at Capilano House in North Vancouver. The program
is supported by many dedicated volunteers who either
drive, bake for or help out on the day. At left, The Londoners
perform at the February Valentine’s Day-themed event.
Above, Maggie Gibbons applauds for guest singer and
guitar player Sheryl Greenfield at the January gathering.
capservices.ca/seniors-hub PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
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Conservationist receives Tim Jones award
Seymour Salmonid Society president Shaun Hollingsworth accepts his Tim
Jones Community Achievement Award from North Shore Rescue’s Curtis
Jones at the opening night of the Vancouver International Mountain Film
Festival. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
Nominations are open for the10th annual BC Health CareAwards.
The BC Health Care Awards are
intended to celebrate successes and
achievements in B.C.’s health care
system, and recognize people who
provide outstanding care and sup-
port, according to a press release.
Awards are for projects that
improve health care delivery, and
for individuals who make a positive
impact and inspire those around
them.
Nominations will be accepted
online at BCHealthCareAwards.cauntil Feb. 26.
Health care colleagues and mem-
bers of the public – including patients
and their families – have the oppor-
tunity to recognize and thank health
care employees in their communities
by submitting a nomination.
Health Minister Terry Lake said in
the statement that, as we continue
to invest in the health of all British
Columbians and foster a system that
is truly patient-centred, it’s impor-
tant to recognize the contribution of
health care professionals working to
deliver extraordinary health care to
the people of this province.
British Columbia has among the
best health care in the world, and for
the past 10 years the BC Health Care
Awards have showcased this in all
corners of the province, he added.
Since the awards were launched
by the Health Employers Association
of B.C. in 2007, 101 Gold Apples
and 77 Awards of Merit have been
awarded to health employees.
Winners will be announced at a
luncheon in Vancouver on June 27.
LOCAL HEROES Staff and physicians from across the North Shore filled the Lions Gate Hospital
gymnasium Jan. 21 to see their colleagues honoured at the Ninth Annual North Shore Health Care Awards
for Outstanding Achievement. This year’s winners, shown above, include: Workplace Inspiration – Andra
Grigore, RN, operating room, LGH; Dr. Les Janz Leadership Award – Cindy Hartley, manager, neuroscience,
pediatrics, perinatal, LGH; Spirit of Philanthropy – Christie Manlolo, RN, pediatrics, LGH; and, Clinical Practice
– Gill Walker, occupational therapist, HOpe Centre. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Nominees sought forBC Health Care Awards
The third annual Tim JonesCommunity AchievementAward was awarded to ShaunHollingsworth at the open-ing night of the 19th annualVancouver InternationalMountain Film Festival Feb. 12at Centennial Theatre.
The award is co-presented by
VIMFF and North Shore Rescue and
is intended to recognize the excep-
tional contribution or achievement
of an individual or a couple in any
aspect of the local community.
“For decades Shaun
Hollingsworth has volunteered
his time towards environmental
stewardship and conservation
initiatives on the North Shore. As
current president of the Seymour
Salmonid Society, Shaun’s outstand-
ing work ethic and care for the
community has led the Seymour
Hatchery’s efforts towards ensuring
safe and sustainable fish passage
on the Seymour River. These efforts
are especially critical given the
2014 rockslide on the Seymour
River, which partially blocked the
river and has threatened passage
for all fish species,” according to
nominators Brian Smith and Jeremy
Appleton of the Seymour Salmonid
Society.
Hollingsworth holds a large
number of additional past and
current volunteer roles rang-
ing from Canadian co-chairman
of the Skagit Environmental
Endowment Commission to coach
with the North Shore Girls Soccer
Association.
“As a relentless supporter of
community efforts on the North
Shore, Shaun Hollingsworth
embodies a work ethic and
camaraderie reminiscent of Tim
Jones. He constantly encourages
community members, North Shore
politicians, government agencies,
and non-profit organizations to
work together in achieving common
stewardship goals,” wrote Smith
and Appleton.
Hollingsworth was chosen from
a group of nominees that included
Randy Scott, AndrewWilson,
Ean Jackson and Sibylle Tinsel,
RichWheater, Kevin Vallely, Sara
Manlove and Katelynn Potter, Corey
Longeway, Greigh Gjerdalen and
Enzo Federico.
MEC Adventure GrantThe winners of the MEC
Adventure Grant were awarded
Friday night at the VIMFFMEC
Canadian Adventure Night at
the Rio Theatre in Vancouver.
According to the VIMFF website, the
festival partnered with the retailer
for the new grant program to enable
local explorers and adventurers to
undertake their dream expeditions.
The initiative awards funds to local
individuals or teams to support
Canadian adventures at home or
around the world. Recipients are
asked to share their resulting story
at a future edition of the festival.
This year’s winners include:
% 14/-&:8#!)04>#, $=&<&?!4$=#!+filmmaker and paraglider Benjamin
Jordan, who, in XBC, hopes to
complete the first self-supported
crossing of the province (west to
east) by paraglider.
% 14/-&:8#!)0&!/ 4/, 7":43;>=)based Evan Guilbault, a Coast
Mountains explorer, ultra runner,
peak bagger and rock climber, who
hopes to repeat John Baldwin and
Clarke’s Great Skyline Traverses
and pioneer new skyline traverses
throughout the Coast Range.
% *&6#55 9;8#!(> 2#!#3'.;55;43>and partner Stuart Kohut, who grew
up in the Cariboo Chilcotin. Calling
their adventure In the Shadow of
the Mountains, they plan to com-
plete a self-propelled bush-crash
adventure from the Pacific Ocean
(Bute Inlet), through the Coast
Mountains some 130 kilometres
inland to The Chilcotin Plateau.
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Tickets $50/each (Includes appetizers and glass of wine)To Purchase: 604.984.6009 or [email protected]• Speaker: Former BC Provincial Court Chief Judge, Carol Baird Ellan
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You won’t want to miss out an exciting silent auction featuring art, getaways, gourment food and more!All proceeds benefit the North Shore Women’s Centre’s programs and services.
International Women’s Day 2016 Celebration and Benefit
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What’s Going On
IMPACT INVESTING Learn
how to invest in a world
affected by climate change
and social unrest Tuesday,
Feb. 23, 6:30-9 p.m. at West
Vancouver Community
Centre, 2121 Marine Dr. $10.
responsibleinvestments.eventbrite.ca
TALKABOUT – LIES AND
STATISTICS Join moderator
Oliver Hung, conversationalist
and retired engineer, and
share your perspective in a
discussion on lies and statistics
and how information is used
to justify opinions Tuesday,
Feb. 23, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Lynn
Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley
Rd., North Vancouver. No
registration required. nvdpl.ca
AUTHORS IN OUR
COMMUNITYA joint launch
of Peter Busby’s The Lifeand Art of Jack Akroyd and
Trevor Carolan’s LiteraryStorefront: The Glory Years:Vancouver’s Literary Centre1978-1984Wednesday,
VolunteersThe following is a selection ofvolunteer opportunities fromcommunity organizations,available throughVolunteerNorth Shore, a service ofNorth Shore CommunityResources Society.
DRIVERS — BETTER AT
HOME Volunteers are needed
to provide transportation for
frail seniors to enable them
to get out of their homes and
go grocery shopping, attend
appointments, or participate
in social activities in the
community.
DAY CARE VOLUNTEER
Volunteer is needed to interact
with children, play sports
and games, and perform
some light housekeeping
duties at Mountainside
Daycare, Learning Together at
Sutherland School, North Shore
Neighbourhood House, and
Ridgeway elementary.
MASSAGE VOLUNTEER
Volunteer will provide five- to
10-minute, gentle foot and or
handmassages for seniors who
attend the KeepWell program
at North Shore Neighbourhood
House onMondaymornings.
If you are interested in theseor other possible volunteeropportunities, call 604-985-7138. The society is a partneragency of the UnitedWay.
GROUP EXHIBITArtist Colette Chilcott works
on an acrylic painting,
her contribution to the
group exhibit Variations
on Landscape, which runs
Feb. 23-March 12 at the
Ferry Building Gallery, 1414
Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.
An opening reception will
take place Tuesday, Feb. 23,
6-8 p.m. Meet the artists
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2-3 p.m.
Artist demo on Sunday, Feb.
28, 2-4 p.m.PHOTOMIKE WAKEFIELD
Threats to finances increasewithageWhat happens when youcan’t trust yourself ora close family memberto do the right thing byyour finances? That’s ascary prospect.
As RRSP season once
again focuses attention on
retirement planning, I’ve
noticed several newspaper
articles along the lines of
the one in The Wall Street
Journal headlined: “How
to Protect Your Future Self
From Financial Abuse.”
The problem: Trusted but
self-serving family members,
impatient to inherit, could
influence an elderly relative
to turn over funds. And such
a relative – most commonly
it’s a son – with power of
attorney could simply take
the money.
Dishonest financial
institution employees could
recommend actions that
benefit them rather than
their clients.
Scam artists and other
criminals could convince
people – and this is certainly
not restricted to only the
elderly – to invest or spend
unwisely.
And finally we ourselves
could become mentally inca-
pacitated or simply not as
aware and knowledgeable as
we used to be – bad enough
in itself but disastrous when
combined with any of the
other threats to our financial
well-being.
The solution: Being aware
of the risks is a start. Then
make a list of all your invest-
ments and other assets. Try
to simplify – for example,
close little-used accounts
and otherwise consolidate
your finances.
Choose a trusted
individual who knows about
your finances – somebody
(family member or profes-
sional) both you and your
advisers can turn to in
case of any unusual events
caused by the threats listed
above.
While nobody will take as
great an interest in, or be as
affected by, what happens to
your finances, it’s important
to take every step possible
to safeguard those finances.
You protect yourself in
many ways already – from
something as simple as
taking an umbrella with you
in case of rain to car and
other insurance to perhaps
a security system in your
home.
Now it’s time to make
sure you also protect
your finances. Your future
depends on it.
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Joan Klucha
How to identify a responsible dog breederI found it rather timelythat the world of pure-bred dogs was broughtfront and centre this weekwith the WestminsterKennel Club dog show,while the topic of puppymills and breeding dogsfor profit continues tocirculate in the media.
This year’s winner was CJ,
a German short-haired pointer
(GSP) – my favourite breed by
the way. I have always been
reluctant to declare publicly
what my favourite breed of
dog is out of concern that
someone may interpret it as a
suggestion that they acquire
one. I will declare this: GSPs
are a very challenging breed
to own and not for first-time
dog owners.
Unfortunately, with the
Westminster winner’s rise to
fame, the ugliness of human-
ity will come out. Specifically,
backyard breeders and
puppy mills will be ready to
capitalize on those who want
the latest popular breed or
the latest “designer” mixed-
breed dog, often charging
more money than reputable
breeders.
Potential purebred dog
owners have to do investiga-
tive homework to ensure they
are buying from a reputable
breeder, especially when they
will be paying thousands of
dollars for a purebred dog.
I spoke with the breeder of
Piper, my GSP of 12 years, to
get an idea of what a repu-
table breeder goes through to
create a litter of high-quality
purebred dogs worthy of the
price tag.
Laura Stillin, owner of
Seadrift Kennels, had this to
say: “As a reputable breeder
of quality purebred dogs, let
me explain what good breed-
ers go through ... First a dog
must prove it is of quality for
reproducing, which entails
being of sound temperament,
able to do what it was bred
to do, and as close to the
breed standard as possible.
This is why you will find that
reputable breeders will make
sure both parents are titled
in conformation and work-
ing title (what it was bred to
do). For GSPs, that would be
hunting.
“Once the female has
matured and it is worthy of
being bred, the health testing
starts. Tests are typically
done on hips, elbows, eyes
and heart, plus whatever
health issues might be related
to a specific breed. If health
tests are clear, researching
bloodlines to find a stud dog
begins. The stud dog will
also have a conformation
title, working title, as well as
all health tests. With luck,
the stud dog is local and a
natural breeding can be done.
However in most cases the
stud dog is not local and the
female is sent to the stud
or artificial insemination or
trans-cervical insemination
is done with frozen or chilled
semen.
“As you can see, the costs
add up very quickly and the
puppies have not even been
born yet. Once the breeding
has been done, it’s hurry up
and wait to see if there are
puppies. Around day 42, the
female will get an ultrasound
done to see if there are
puppies. Around day 55 the
female will get X-rays to see
howmany puppies to expect.
At day 63 the puppies are
ready to arrive. Once the pups
are born and mom and babies
are doing well, a vet check is
done to confirmmom is still
healthy and her milk is good.
Now the fun begins! As pup-
pies grow and eyes/ears open,
it is time for mom and breeder
to help with mental develop-
ment. Games are played,
puppies learn to climb,
explore and build confidence
and house training starts.
“At approximately six
weeks, the puppies will go to
the vet for another check-
up, first set of vaccines and
tattoo or microchip or both
for identification records.
Around week eight to nine
puppies are ready to go to
their new homes that have
been sourced out before the
breeding even takes place.
“When all is said and done,
there is very little money left
over for profit. As a respon-
sible breeder, if anything does
not work out, the puppy will
return back to the breeder.
Responsible breeders also
offer a health guarantee, as
well as emotional support for
the life of the dog.”
You will never see any
reputable breeder selling their
dogs online, in the newspaper
or in a pet store. A reputable
breeder will never cross-breed
their dogs to create a designer
dog. A reputable breeder will
also support rescue groups
for their breed, encouraging
potential buyers to adopt
before buying a puppy.
Reputable breeders have
their dogs’ best interests at
heart, not their bank account.
Joan Klucha has been work-ing with dogs for more than15 years. Contact her [email protected].
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It’s time once again for bas-ketball nirvana on the NorthShore as four levels of seniorboys Howe Sound champi-onships are now underway,culminating in final show-downs this week.
The tightest race may be at
the top AAAA level where cross-
town rivals West Vancouver and
Sentinel seem to be on a collision
course with only one winner able
to earn the North Shore banner
as well as a trip to the provincial
championships.
The West Vancouver
Highlanders have won the Howe
Sound title two years in a row and
appear to be in the driver’s seat
again coming off an 8-0 season
in North Shore league play. But
the 6-2 Spartans have played the
Highlanders extremely tough,
including a Feb. 12 meeting in
which the Highlanders eked out a
63-62 win.
The North Shore News con-
tacted West Vancouver head coach
Greg Meldrum to break down the
AAAA Howe Sound championships
and, in an email message, he stated
that Sentinel “could be the team to
beat.”
“They have arguably the most
talented player on the North Shore
in Grade 12 Triston Matthews. They
have depth at every position and
are peaking at the right time. They
have an excellent coach in Ransford
Brempong and he has them playing
with energy and passion. They will
be very difficult to beat twice in the
tough double knockout format of
the Howe Sound tournament.”
Sentinel got their tournament
started Thursday by knocking off
third-ranked Handsworth 80-59,
while West Vancouver defeated
fourth-ranked Argyle 63-41. That
sets up a showdown between
the Highlanders and Spartans
Tuesday starting at 7:30 p.m. at
West Vancouver secondary with the
winner advancing straight to the
championship final. On the lower
half of the bracket Handsworth and
Argyle will play Tuesday with only
the winner earning the right to play
another day.
The lower-ranked teams,
however, can’t be taken lightly,
said Meldrum. Two years ago West
Vancouver won the title after finish-
ing third in league play, while Argyle
made a spirited run all the way to
the final last year after finishing
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fourth in league play.
“Argyle and Handsworth
could potentially pull off
some upsets,” said Meldrum.
“They are both dangerous
squads that are capable of
beating better teams on their
day. Argyle is a defensive-
minded team lead by Grade
12s Troy Townsend and Max
Whitworth. Handsworth
have excellent leadership in
Bryce McLean and Michael
Gajdics. They also have a
strong Grade 11 post in Amir
Hajisafar and a smooth shoot-
ing swingman in Copeland
Jandrisch who can pose prob-
lems for the opposition.”
Meldrum also pinpointed
some players to watch in
the tournament, led by
Matthews who filled up the
stat sheet for the Spartans
with averages of 23.9 points,
13 rebounds and 4.4 assists
per game. He’s a “smooth
shooting Grade 12 guard that
has NBA three-point range,”
said Meldrum, adding that
teammate Andrew Davis pro-
vides the muscle for Sentinel
as “a strong power forward,
who can rebound, defend and
score from the post or the
perimeter.”
Argyle’s Townsend led
the league in scoring with an
average of 25.5 points per
game, a “great point guard
and leader who can finish in
traffic and shoot from beyond
the arc,” said Meldrum.
Whitworth, meanwhile, works
down low for the Pipers with
averages of 13.1 points and 8.
5 rebounds per game.
Handsworth’s McLean was
one of four players to average
more than 20 points per game
in league play, pouring in 22.7
per game. “(He’s) an athletic
swingman who attacks the
basket well in transition
and can shoot from beyond
the three-point arc,” said
Meldrum. Gajdics quarter-
backs the offence from the
point guard position.
As for the Highlanders,
their balanced attack is led by
a trio of Grade 12s.
“Josh Pinton is our point
guard and emotional leader,”
said Meldrum. “He really gets
after it on the defensive end
and covers the court from
baseline to baseline as fast as
anyone in the province. Nick
Broady is a 6-6 post that can
dominate the game on the
glass, can score the ball in the
low post or from the perim-
eter, and can alter a lot of
shots with his length. Grady
Huskisson is a tough-nosed
shooting guard that plays
with incredible energy. He
often provides a spark with
his athleticism.”
Pinton led the team with
an average of 16.6 points per
game and was tops in the
league with 6.4 assists per
game, while Broady was right
behind Pinton dropping 16
points per contest.
Only four Highlanders
are back from the team that
won the Howe Sound title
last season and went on to
finish 13th at the provincial
championships.
“We have lost a few key
guys, but we’ve worked
incredibly hard to fill their
void,” said Meldrum. “Other
guys have stepped up in their
place and have put us in a
good position leading up to
the playoffs. … Our goal from
Day 1 has been to defend our
North Shore Championship.
Our strong play in the regular
season has put us in a good
position to achieve this.
We know that playoffs are
completely different and that
other teams will up their
game.”
! ! !Howe Sound Championship
action will be scorching at
four gyms this week. At the
AAA level Windsor will be
the host site with Sutherland
taking on Howe Sound sec-
ondary Monday starting at
6 p.m. followed by the host
Dukes taking on the top-
ranked Bodwell Bruins in a
showdown for a spot in the
final.
At the AA level the
tournament will be hosted
by Collingwood, a team that
went undefeated against
North Shore competition this
season, including exhibition
wins over AAAA schools
Handsworth and West
Vancouver. The Cavaliers
are led by Grade 12 swing-
man Jaden Narwal who
was the MVP of last year’s
Howe Sound AA tournament.
Narwal kept up his stellar
play this season, averaging
27.2 points, 10.2 rebounds
and 7.2 assists in league play.
The Howe Sound A-level
playoffs, featuring North
Shore schools Mulgrave and
Lions Gate Christian Academy
along with Mount Currie and
Pemberton, culminate in the
final Friday starting at 3:30
p.m. at Mulgrave.
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YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE
CLUES ACROSS
1. Basics
4. Paper container
7. Diving ducks of
N America having a
bluish-gray bill
9. Spruce
11. Sacred choral
composition
14. Ear lobe decoration
16. S Am. wood sorrel
cultivated for its edible
tubers
17. Wolf drama series
19. Straight, bowling or
bobby
21. Cotton growing region
in W. Central India
22. Tax saving retirement
account
23. Expresses pleasure
25. Synoptical
26. Peseta
27. Oceans
29. Weekday
31. Octagonal motif in
rugs
33. Beam out
34. Escargots
37. Mother of Apollo in
ancient mythology
40. Fed
41. A sleeveless garment
like cloak but shorter
43. Yugoslavian River
45. Patti Hearst’s captors
46. Representational
likeness
48. Plundered
50. Clothier
54. ___ de Janeiro
55. Peaceful relations
56. Replaced union
workers
58. African people of
Senegambia
59. Every 24 hours
60. 1/100 yen
61. Summate
CLUES DOWN
1. Gum arabic
2. Crazy, loco, wacky
3. Unconnected
4. Whirring sound
5. Tartness
6. A group of individuals
7. Bard
8. Buddy
9. Not an amateur
10. North-central Indian city
12. Chit
13. Reverences
14. Inspire with love
15. Endocrine gland
18. Biblical name for Syria
20. The woman
24. Heroic tale
26. Daddy
28. Killing yourself
30. In a way, discolors
32. Artiodactyls
34. Resistant to change
35. Northeast
36. Watering places
38. A way to pave
39. Value excessively
40. Poplar trees (Spanish)
42. Elk Grove High School
44. Abroad
45. Author George Bernard
47. Old world, new
49. Tiny insectivorous W.
Indian bird
51. British School
52. Moroccan coastal
region
53. Radioactivity unit
57. Sheep sound
WEEKOF FEBRUARY 21-27, 2016
GEMINI MAY22 – JUN21
Gemini, if you’re feeling
particularly amorous this
week, schedule a few date
nights or even cuddle time
with that special someone. A
new person may come into
your life as well.
SAGITTARIUS NOV23 –DEC 21
A sense of adventure may
find you booking a vacation,
Sagittarius. Otherwise, you
may be looking to dive into
an exciting new relationship.
Be impulsive because you
deserve it.
CANCER JUN22 – JUL 22
Plenty of projects around the
house need your attention
this week, Cancer. Take
advantage of some slower
days to devote time to repairs
and other tasks on your to-do
list.
CAPRICORN DEC22 – JAN20
Capricorn, you may be drawn
to flashy colors and high
energy this week. Plan a fun
and energetic date or take in
a movie with a lot of special
effects.
LEO JUL 23 –AUG23
Leo, important new
information may come your
way this week. This could
be the catalyst for new
professional ventures or even
provide new ways to network.
AQUARIUS JAN21 – FEB 18
Aquarius, you’ve adopted
the attitude that life is an
adventure and you’re ready
to face any challenge that
comes your way with an open
mind. This may prove to be a
busy week.
VIRGO AUG24 – SEPT 22
Virgo, a job you have put a
lot of effort and time into is
completed successfully this
week. You now can enjoy the
fruits of your labor and the
praise coming your way.
PISCES FEB 19 –MAR20
Do not be surprised if big
changes lie in store for
you this week, Pisces. You
may end up with a new
job or begin thinking about
relocation.
ARIES MAR21 – APR 20
Excitement surrounds any
get-together you are involved
in this week, Aries. This puts
you in a good mood for some
time, and the positive energy
can bring about change.
LIBRA SEPT 23 –OCT 23
Communication
improvements with your
romantic partner have you
feeling optimistic about the
future, Libra. Don’t make any
definitive plans, but start
thinking ahead.
TAURUS APR21 –MAY21
Taurus, this week you may
find yourself in the right mood
to organize your home or
office. If high-tech equipment
will be part of the project,
enlist a friend to help out.
SCORPIO OCT 24 –NOV22
Scorpio, an unexpected raise
has you spreading the wealth
to others. You tend to be good
about sharing your good
fortune, and that is why so
many people look up to you.
DETERMINE THE CODE TO REVEAL THE ANSWERSolve the code to discover words related to bird feeding. Each number corresponds to a letter. (Hint: 4 = e)
A. 7 4 4 2Clue: Bird food
B. 7 15 12 5 15 4Clue: Hard to find
C. 13 11 11 2Clue: Sustenance
D. 19 17 3 3 4 22Clue: Small-seed grass
LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWERS: A. valentine B. hearts C. truffle D. restaurant
LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWER: KISSES
Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to birds.
R E E F D E
CRYPTO FUN
WORD SCRAMBLE
LAST SUNDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:
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