Local News . Local Matters INTERACT WITH THE NEWS at NSNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY January 14 2015 HOME 13 Pruning projects SPORT 25 Blues take a shot TASTE 19 Café CaVa BRENT RICHTER [email protected]Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, or perhaps more like a zombie rising from the grave depending on how you look at it, the City of NorthVancouver’s official community plan is back. In one of its first serious debates of the new term, council voted 4-3 on Monday night to revive the high-level planning document and hold a new pubic hearing — albeit with some significant changes. The CityShaping OCP has been caught in a legislative no-man’s-land since it was voted down by the previous council in September 2014 after being in development for more than three years. But unlike the version of the plan that went down to defeat, the one resurrected on Monday night includes a number of provisions that were stripped out by a deeply divided council last July. The draft OCP before council now will allow for single-family homeowners to add both a secondary suite in the main house LITERARY CIRCLE CINDY GOODMAN North Van City revives OCP debate JEREMY SHEPHERD [email protected]While still behind schedule, WestVancouver’s new $36 million public safety building is moving ahead — just not as quickly as the mayor would like. Council unanimously supported soliciting public input on the project but remained split on the design, which accommodates police, municipal hall and fire and rescue services on one site. West Vancouver’s outdated and almost embarrassing “rabbit warren of offices” is in dire need of replacement, according to Smith. “It’s ridiculous that we’ve got communications staff working in an ex-living room down the road.” The municipal hall also falls short of seismic building standards. “It would fall down with a relatively mild earthquake,” Smith said. “(Previous councils) have been W. Van floats public safety building design SeeVision page 5 See Plan’s page 3 Council votes 4-3 to dust off draft community plan More rewarding. @craftsmanshops • craftsmancollision.com Our rewards are more uplifting.
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Local News . Local Matters I N T E R A C T W I T H T H E N E W S a t N S N E W S . C O M
Like a phoenix risingfrom the ashes, orperhaps more like azombie rising from thegrave depending on howyou look at it, the City ofNorth Vancouver’s officialcommunity plan is back.
In one of its first seriousdebates of the new term,council voted 4-3 onMonday night to revivethe high-level planningdocument and hold a new
pubic hearing — albeitwith some significantchanges.
The CityShaping OCPhas been caught in alegislative no-man’s-landsince it was voted downby the previous councilin September 2014 afterbeing in development formore than three years.
But unlike the version ofthe plan that went down todefeat, the one resurrectedon Monday night includesa number of provisionsthat were stripped out by adeeply divided council lastJuly.
The draft OCP beforecouncil now will allow forsingle-family homeownersto add both a secondarysuite in the main house
While still behind schedule,WestVancouver’s new$36 million public safetybuilding is moving ahead— just not as quickly as themayor would like.
Council unanimouslysupported soliciting publicinput on the project butremained split on the design,which accommodates police,municipal hall and fire andrescue services on one site.
WestVancouver’s
outdated and almostembarrassing “rabbit warrenof offices” is in dire need ofreplacement, according toSmith. “It’s ridiculous thatwe’ve got communicationsstaff working in an ex-livingroom down the road.”
The municipal hall alsofalls short of seismic buildingstandards.
“It would fall down witha relatively mild earthquake,”Smith said. “(Previouscouncils) have been
The District of NorthVancouver won’t begetting a new park onWellington Drive.
That’s the end result of arecent B.C. Supreme Courtcase that hinged on thelast will and testament ofEvelyn Winnifred Donovan.
Upon her death in 2011,Donovan left her homeat 875 Wellington Drive,assessed at $3,570,000based on redevelopmentpotential, to the Districtof North Vancouver.Thebequest was made onthe strict conditions theland would be used inperpetuity as a park and themunicipality would forgiveall deferred property taxes.
The district’s attemptsto take the 2.84 acre parcelwere soon stymied whenthe estate’s executrix andDonovan’s daughter,Delma Lynne Dennis,voiced concerns the estate
could be on the hook for asizable tax liability.
If the Canada RevenueAgency rejected theproperty’s assessed value— based on a six-lotsubdivision — the estate’stax benefits would begreatly reduced, notedJustice E.A. Arnold-Baileyin her ruling.
Lawyers for the Districtof North Vancouver arguedthat all the conditions ofthe will would be met andthat Dennis’ failure to handover the land amountedto an improper use of herdiscretion.
Justice E.A. Arnold-Bailey sided with Dennis inher ruling.
While Donovan’s willincluded a charitable
aspect, its primarypurpose was to “advancethe financial interests ofthe estate by creating apotentially significant taxadvantage,” she wrote.Donovan’s will alsoclearly granted discretionto Dennis, according toArnold-Bailey.
The court doesn’tinterfere in discretionarydecisions unless theexecutor has acted unfairlyor in bad faith.
“The evidence supportsthe conclusion that she hasacted fairly and in goodfaith,” Arnold-Bailey stated.
Dennis was under noobligation to give the landto the district despitethe district’s unfortunatepursuit of the bequest,
according to Arnold-Bailey.“With the benefit of
hindsight the district wouldhave been well advisednot to have acceptedthe bequest in the firstplace without additionalsafeguards in place,” sheruled.
Donovan firstapproached the districtabout bequeathing thedensely forested parcel tothe municipality in 1997.
Council jumped at theoffer, passing a resolutionthanking Donovan andreimbursing Donovan andher husband for $3,400in legal and accountingexpenses.
“If this bequestproceeds, it would bethe first of its kind and
could serve as a model forothers,” stated the district’sproperty negotiator HelenBaxter at the time.
After Baxter’s death inSeptember 2011, districtcouncil moved to acceptthe bequest in late January2012.
Before council madetheir move, Donovanannounced plans to sellthe property. Discussionsregarding the district’sability to satisfy theconditions of the will lastedthrough most of 2012.
At a 2012 meeting, oneof the estate’s beneficiariesindicated the family wantedto keep the property.
The district had plannedto rename the parcelDonovan Park.
Estate cankeep 2.85acres willedto district asparkland,judge rules
negligent in not maintainingthis building.”
WestVancouver’s halllags behind every other cityhall in MetroVancouver,according to Smith. “Youjust have to drive down toNorthVancouver and seetheirTaj Mahals and Surreywith their $50-million edificeto DianneWatts and thecouncil there,” he said. “Thisshould be fast-tracked. . . .The time for talk is over andthe time for action is now.”
WestVancouver’s PoliceDepartment needs to vacateits quarters on Marine Driveby the drop-dead date ofDec. 31, 2017 to make wayfor Grosvenor developmentgroup. After initially planningto start construction in early2014, staff is hopeful to haveshovels in the ground inJune.
While council supportedthe project in principle,Coun. Nora Gambioli madeit clear she couldn’t vote forwhat she characterized as
a sprawling design. “We’reeffectively looking at wipingout the rest of the block withthese two buildings,” shesaid.
Coun. Craig Cameronsuggested staff explorea taller building with asmaller footprint to avoidsprawl. He also advocated aconstruction plan that wouldaccommodate an additionalstorey if needed.
Council split on thecurrent plan to provide freeparking for police, whichGambioli said “flies in theface” of West Vancouver’stransportation and climateaction plans.
“At about $40,000 perparking spot that is $2.2million that taxpayers arebeing asked to spend toenable our staff in thisbuilding to park for free.”
Providing parking forpolice is essential, arguedSmith. “Our police drivefrom Squamish and Langley,Cloverdale and Maple Ridgebecause they can’t afford tolive in the community.”
Failing to provideparking spots for police willjam surrounding streetswith cars, warned Coun.Bill Soprovich, who saidproviding undergroundparking was common sense.
WestVancouver policechief Len Goerke stressedthe need to provide secureparking for police cars in
order to protect personaldata and police property.
Goerke faced questionsfrom Coun. ChristineCassidy about the centre’s1,600-square-foot gym,which would be sharedwith municipal staff. “I’mall for physical fitness, butin a sense we’re asking thetaxpayers to subsidize a gym
for the use of police forceand municipal staff.”
A gym is importantfor injury-prevention andensuring police officersare fit enough to deal withphysically demandingsituations, Goerkecountered. “I would arguethat the taxpayer actuallysaves money,” he said.
While council was dividedon the public safety building,Goerke praised the project.“It sets us up really well forseveral decades.”
The public safety buildingheaded back to the drawingboard in the summer of2014 after an audit scoredthe building’s designefficiency as low.
A NorthVancouverwoman was amongthe three backcountryadventurers who died ina fall near Pemberton onSunday.
The B.C. CoronersService confirmed theidentities of the threedeceased mountaineersTuesday, including ElenaCernicka, 35.
Cernicka, along withNeil Charles Mackenzie,31, and Stephanie Grothe,30, were part of a largergroup that travelled to JoffreLakes Provincial Park onJan. 11 to spend the night in
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as well as a coach house,though any new units stillrequire the correct zoningand council’s approval.The defeated version of theplan specifically prohibitedthat kind of combination ofrental units.
The plan alsorestores more potentialdevelopment densityin Moodyville.Thoughthe document spans128 pages and eightchapters dealing withland use, development,transportation, healthand recreation, adisproportionate amountof debate was over how toredraw the neighbourhoodin the wake of massivechanges brought bythe Low Level Roadproject and expansion ofRichardson International’s
grain silos.Under the latest
iteration of the OCP, thesouth side of East Thirdstreet will allow for condosof up to four storeys,with medium densitytownhouses on the streetsbelow.The failed versionof the plan only foresawlow-density duplexes withpotential for suites, whichwas favoured by residentsabove Third Street.
Coun. Pam Bookhamurged council to pursuethe less dense versionof Moodyville, arguingthat duplexes with suitesprovided a critical mid-market option for youngfamilies looking toupgrade from a condo.And, Bookham charged,the planned densityincreases have come onthe assumption that ThirdStreet will one day have
rapid transit in the formof B-line buses, whichmay never come if votersdon’t approve new transitfunding in the referendumcoming in March.
But the majority oncouncil, including MayorDarrell Mussatto andCouns. Linda Buchanan,Holly Back and CraigKeating, found the higherdensity to be the better fit.
That positionwas bolstered by theunprecedented amount ofpublic feedback that wentinto shaping the OCP— “probably at least 25 or50 times more than the lastOCP revision,” Mussattonoted.
“This has been themost extensive publicconsultation that I’ve beeninvolved in.We heard veryclearly from the public,” hesaid.
Keating agreed.“This is the beginning
of the end,” he declared.“We can finally get thisgoing and have a visionarydocument that indeed doesgive us the innovation,the opportunity to builda better community foreverybody who lives herefor decades to come.”
Other differencesbetween the two plansinclude the potential forslightly taller towers of upto 12 storeys on the 1500-block of Eastern Avenueand 200-block of East 15thand a special study intoSite 8, which is largely asurface parking lot betweenCarrie Cates Court andWest Esplanade. It couldpotentially go higherthan the 75 feet currentlyallowed, at council’sdiscretion.
Couns. Don Bell, Rod
Clark and Bookham allvoted against bringing theOCP forward.
The public hearing onthe new-old plan will likelyhappen in early March.
Vision plan’s public consultwas extensiveFrom page 1
Threehikerswere roped together before fall
a backcountry cabin.When Cernicka,
Mackenzie and Grothedidn’t return to the cabin,their colleagues went outlooking, finding one bodynear the bottom of a gully.The group contactedWhistler RCMP, who called
in Pemberton Search andRescue.
Searchers found theremaining bodies the nextmorning, approximately600 metres below the maincouloir at Joffre Peak.
Cernicka was a patientsafety learning system co-ordinator with ProvidenceHealth Care.
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Dear Editor:Regarding the
hyperventilation and gasbeing expended over theso-called “double-dipping”of publicly funded jobs, I’dlike to take a few lines hereto try to educate those whoclearly do not understandthe reality of what is takingplace here, or perhaps, likethe proverbial grasshopper,have frittered their RRSPsaway making bad financial
decisions and are envious ofthose who have not.
Firstly, almost every ca-reer job these days contrib-utes money to a pension planas part of the employee’sbase compensation. Manyof these contributions goright into employee RRSPs,other folks have companypension plans. In all cases,the employee has earned thatmoney: it is theirs as part oftheir overall compensation,
their pay for work done.Note this well: that moneyis hard-earned over manyyears, and it is theirs to keep.
Secondly, at some point,an employee is permitted todraw on their hard-earnedpension or RRSP money. Orthey may choose not to. It iscertainly nobody’s businesswhat anyone does with theirearned pension money, orwhen they choose to collectit, whether they are private
workers or public officials.Thirdly, people can, and
often do, work well into their60s or 70s, earning a fullsalary doing what they havebecome masters at over theirmany work years, continuingto be productive membersof society and justifiablyearning their money andpaying taxes as a result.Thatthey may also be drawingon their previously earnedpensions at the same time or
not is no business of anyone,at any time.This is theirmoney, their savings.
I have been repeatedlyastounded by the ignoranceof those who continue towrite letters to this paperdecrying this buzzword“double-dipping.”Theseuninformed, fuzzy-thinkingletter-writers seem tobe operating under themisapprehension that thepublic is somehow being
made to pay twice for aservice, when in fact theyare not. Any pension thata person draws is theirs tospend as they see fit: it isessentially money saved fora rainy day, and the envious“grasshoppers” that continueto chirp away claiming thatmoney from the public purseis being misspent need to getover it and give it a rest.Nick BryantNorthVancouver
Seize the delayWestVancouver’s public safety
building should be built quicklyand it should be built right.
Putting cops, firefighters, mayor andcouncil on the same plot of land seemedsimple when council was getting set tocash Grosvenor development’s $36-million cheque for the 1300 block ofMarine Drive.
Back then, the prospect of paying for themuch-needed public safety building withwhat seemed like found money tantalizedthe district’s elected officials, a few ofwhom govern according to two sacredprecepts: 1. Don’t raise property taxes. 2.Seriously, don’t raise property taxes.
Construction on the public safetybuilding is now a year behind scheduleand council seems like they’d needMapquest to arrive at an agreement.
But despite council’s division,WestVancouverites are invited to have a
fulsome discussion about the building— if they can hear each other over theticking clock.
The police department absolutely,positively has to get every badge andbaton out of Marine Drive by Dec. 31,2017 to make way for Grosvenor.
With an estimated 18-monthconstruction schedule for the publicsafety building, that gives council just fivemonths for public engagement, debateand approval.
Council was split on the developmentthat necessitated the public safetybuilding and split on how to pay forthe building, but councillors need tofind consensus on this one.This will bethe most important structure inWestVancouver and it will stand for decades.
It’s now impossible to build it quickly,so all that’s left is to build it right.
Tick tock.
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VIEWPOINT
Silence the chirping over ‘double dipping’
Dear Editor:Last month my Kiwanis
club made $20,000 ofdisbursements to worthycharities in our community.This is something that justa mere handful of activemembers are able to do a
few times a year!However this is not what
I wish to draw your attentionto.What I want to point outis that small service clubsand other organizationscontribute a heck of alot to our community
(often almost invisibly)and many of these groupshave memberships that arewaning.
It would be a cryingshame if the amazingcommunity contributionsthese groups make cease due
to lack of active memberswhen there are so manyremarkable and talentedpeople on the North Shore.Please consider joiningsuch a group. It doesn’thave to be my Kiwanis club(although you would be very
welcome!).There are manyworthwhile organizationsfrom Lions, Rotary, Legion,etc. that support anynumber of worthy causesfrom youth sports to thelocal hospital and everythingin between.
If you know just howmuch these organizationscontribute to ourcommunity you will realizethat we cannot afford to loseany of them.Scenery SlaterWestVancouver
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VIEWPOINT
MIRIAMBLUMEContributing writer
This past spring, theVancouver Biennaleexpanded its exhibitionto North Vancouverwith two public artinstallations alongUpper Lonsdale, theheadless Walking Figuresand Meeting with itscrouching red monks,as well as an indoorpavilion of Brazilian artin Shipbuilders Square.
The Biennale art wasquick to get the attention ofmany, including a favorablewrite-up in the LA Timestravel section featuringNorth Vancouver as anexciting cultural tourismdestination. Didn’t hurtthat the Gordon SmithGallery also got a mentionbecause of the Biennalesculptures situated in frontof it. Closer to home, theGeorgia Straight publisheda positive review of theBrazilian pavilion, andthus began the pilgrimagebetween the hugely popularOSGEMEOS Giants muralat Granville Island over toNorth Vancouver via the
SeaBus to continue theBiennale experience acrossthe water. Having visitorsdiscover your communityand its shops, eateries andother cultural attractionsthrough public art is alwaysa good and lucrative thing.
Media aside, thosereading the Mailboxsection of the NorthShore News will bequick to point out thatthe spectrum of opinionwithin the communityhas been as diverse as thecommunity itself.That’sthe thing about publicart; it gets interpretedthrough the lens of thepeople experiencing it,and provides a windowon the times in which welive. Love it or hate it, artin public space creates adialogue through which welearn about ourselves, ourneighbours and the worldaround us.
Nothing exemplifiesthis more than the debateover Walking Figures.Theartist, herself a survivorof the Holocaust, isexploring democracyand the sometimesprecarious balance
between the facelessanonymity of equalityand the uniquenessof individualism. Herheadless figures have beencelebrated and exhibitedthroughout the world,including a permanentdisplay of 106 in Chicago’sGrant Park titled Agora,apropos of the ancientGreek city centre wherecrowds gathered forcommercial and politicalactivity.
The North Vancouverinstallation of WalkingFigures has generatedsome strong complaints:they frighten our children,we hear enough aboutbeheadings on the news,we want to get away fromimages of terror. It’s aninterpretation completelyunintended by the artist,but probably a moot pointto those calling for theirremoval. It’s hard not tothink about the irony ofdefending this particularinstallation, while at thesame time preparingfor the next Biennaleinstallation by Ai Weiwei,one of the most influentialartists and human rights
activists of our time. He’screated a public sculpturebest described as a defiantact against censorship inthe form of a symbolicobscenity pointed backto his homeland Chinafrom the democraticshores of Vancouver. It’sa reminder that here,where public art sits onpublic land governed bypublic officials, we oweconsiderable thanks to ourmayor and city councillorswho, in the course ofthe daily decisions theymake, uphold what we asCanadians value most;our basic human right tofreedom of expression.
Walking Figuresdoes indeed go beyonddecorative art. It challengesus to transcend ourimmediate reactions andreflect upon our fears, ourstereotypes, our historiesand our aspirations. Greatpublic art has proventime and again to be anaccess point to topicsthat otherwise make usuneasy to discuss in thepublic realm and a brilliantcatalyst to age appropriatelearning in a way that no
textbook could ever be.The Vancouver BiennaleBig Ideas program is acase in point.With eachexhibition, teachers areinvited to participate in theaward-winning educationprogram that uses artfeatured in the exhibitionas the basis for multi-grade, multi-disciplinecurriculum, learningresources and artist-ledworkshops in schools.
Public art ismore thandecoration
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Walking Figures andother Biennale artworkshave been the inspirationpoint to thousands ofstudents across nine schooldistricts in their learningand growth into mindful,socially conscious youngadults.
Here are a fewimpressive examplesto consider: in NorthVancouver, students fromCarson Graham secondaryand Westview elementarythought Walking Figurescreated a safe space,offering sanctuary from theeffects of bullying. Students
responded with their ownoriginal art in the form ofpoems encouraging actionagainst bullying and sharedtheir message during PinkShirt Day. In Burnaby,students interpretedWalking Figures to beabout conformity and peer-pressure. Students learnedto practise methods ofpersuasion and criticalthinking. In Richmond,students imagined WalkingFigures as a walk in thefootsteps of ancestors.They explored what itmeans to be an individualin a collective on uncededCoast Salish territoriesand the consequences of
attempted assimilationof Indigenous Peoples.The learning continues in2015 with Artist for KidsAcademy of Studio Artplanning a BIG IDEASproject inspired by bothMeeting and WalkingFigures.
The Vancouver Biennalehas brought this artwork toNorth Vancouver as part ofthe 2014-2016 exhibition.Indeed, we’ve given yousomething to talk about.
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Pruning projects aboundJanuary can be cold,rainy and occasionallysnowy here on the wetcoast but don’t let theweather stop you fromworking in the garden asthere’s plenty to do.
Significant work canbe accomplished thismonth, including planting,transplanting, pruning,some constructionprojects, bed renovationand making hardwoodcuttings.Working in thegarden in January affordsthe opportunity to makedisruptive changes at atime when presentation isnot overly important.
Winter is a good seasonto prune shrubs, sometrees and woody vines ifyou want to restructurethose plants.When youprune plants during winterdormancy they respondby producing invigoratedgrowth during the ensuingspring growth flush.
The advantage ofinvigoration pruning is theability to rebuild plantssuch as forsythia, spirea,shrubby dogwoods, mockorange, weigelia, someviburnum and others. Forthose shrubs, prune to thinout the oldest, weakest orlongest branches at groundlevel or close to the baseof the crown. New growthwill be produced from theground or crown to rebuild
the plant’s structure.Rebuilding plant
structure in such amanner enhances healthand flowering. Onlyshrubs that produce newshoots from the groundor basal portions ofthe plant’s crown willrespond properly to winterthinning.
For evergreen shrubs,like pieris, laurels,viburnum yews, junipers,boxwood and so on,winter pruning is done torestructure those plantsinto a new shape or lower,smaller size.This type ofpruning does not involveshearing. Shearing uses aheading cut that inducesbushiness and it’s used forhedging and topiary only.Shearing of any shrub ortree that is not a hedge isa crime against nature and
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It’s interesting to notethat the B.C. Checklist(Biodiversity Centre forWildlife Studies) lists 14species. Some, like thewhite-headed woodpeckerof the Okanagan, are veryrare indeed (in B.C.).It’s my jinx bird. Manybirders have a jinx bird,a species that after mucheffort remains elusive. I’venarrowly missed seeing the
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The special attractionsof woodpeckers are notjust their beauty, but alsotheir amazing ways of life,with special adaptations,like skulls, bills, feet andfeathers. In fact, anothermoniker for woodies ischisel-bills.Their skullsare specially constructedfor absorbing the shockof hammering.The titleof Mike O’Connor’s finebook from Beacon Press isWhy Don’tWoodpeckers Get
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Specialized tonguesand sticky saliva are otheradaptations of woodpeckersas aids for feeding oninsects like ants, a favourite.
The North Shore’swoodpeckers range fromthe tiny downy to thecrow-sized pileated, NorthAmerica’s largest.Thetitle of largest belongsto the fabled ivory-billed woodpecker, nowthought to be extinct.The Conservation Areaat Maplewood Flats hasgood diversity of species,including the downy, hairy,flicker, pileated and thered-breasted sapsucker.The American three-toedwoodpecker is a rare speciesof our local mountain parks.
Backyard birders, andanyone who birds evencasually, will often becharmed by the tiny downywoodpecker.This speciesdoes a lot of probing in treebark for insects.The downyis sometimes confusedwith a larger look-alike,
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the hairy.The bill of thedowny is much shorter thanthe hairy’s and it often hasseveral black spots on theouter tail feathers.The hairylacks these spots.
At one time the yellow-shafted flicker and red-shafted flicker were separatespecies, then they werelumped and given the nameof northern flicker. It’s stillfun to watch for both.
The red-shafted hassalmon-coloured winglinings and red whiskers,whereas the yellow-shaftedhas yellow wing lining andblack whiskers with a redpatch on the back of itshead (nape).
The red-shaft is ourcommon local bird withthe eastern yellow shaft ararity.Watch for intergradesshowing field marks ofboth, like red whiskers anda red nape patch.
Soon flickers will bedrumming as part oftheir breeding activity(territory, finding a mate,etc.). Flickers choose awide variety of drummingposts, including street lampcovers, metal on rooftopsand mail boxes.
Sapsuckers are realspecialists making neatrows of holes called wellsin order to drink the sapand eat insects (like ants)attracted to the sweetliquid.
Four species occur inB.C.:Yellow-bellied, red-naped and red-breasted(our local species), and theWilliamson’s. Sapsuckersreally don’t suck sapbut use their specializedtongues to sip sap. In spring
the flowing sap attractshummingbirds, butterfliesand other wildlife species.Sap only flows for a limitedtime of the year.What dosapsuckers do then? Theyfly catch, probe, and feedon fruit and inner treebark.Watch for their wellson hemlocks and birches— two favourite localsapsucker trees.
The spectacularpileated woodpecker withits red top knot is ourlargest woodpecker. Ants,especially carpenter, are afavourite food, but beetles,grubs and termites arealso eaten.Watch for itsdistinctive squarish- orrectangular-shaped feedingholes. Its call is loud andhas been described as alaugh.
Woodpeckers need oldtrees in which to feed andnest. A dead tree, it hasbeen said, is full of life— a cafeteria of sorts forwoodies!
Watch and listenfor woodies in theConservation Area atMaplewood Flats’ woods— hairy, downy andpileated — with flickersseen in more open habitats,often perching on a tree topor pole.
Enjoy the chisel-bills andall our wonderful birds.
Keep safe.
Al Grass is a naturalist withWild Bird Trust of BritishColumbia, which offers freewalks at The ConservationArea at Maplewood Flats onthe second Saturday of everymonth. Meet atWBT’s siteoffice, 2645 Dollarton Hwy,NorthVancouver.Walks gorain or shine. wildbirdtrust.org
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Restructuring evergreenshrubs is done by pruning(thinning) down to lowergrowths on the primaryand secondary stems toredirect growth into thechosen buds or branchesto develop the new formor size. Heading cutsare used in this process,but sparingly. For large,robust-growing evergreens,like cherry laurel, heightcan be reduced by one-third to half as long as cutsare made above healthybuds on the stem.
How far down you cutdepends on the healthof the plant.Weak plantsrespond to this procedureby dying. Healthy plantsrespond by regrowingnew foliage in spring as aresult of invigoration andredirection of energy. Sochoose your plant and cutcarefully. I have reducedthe size of large laurelhedges by five or six feetin width and height usingthis procedure, but only onhealthy plants.
When it comes to winterpruning rhododendronand camellia, care must betaken to avoid cutting offthe spring blooming budsor permanently damagingform. As a general rule,rhodos and camelliashould never be shearedor pruned between Juneand March to reduce theirheight. Pruning duringthose months will removeflowering wood and thedeveloping flower buds. Ifthe plant in question is too
tall then move it, lose it orlet it grow tall. Shearingthose plants into somekind of Chia Pet is ugly.
Larger-growing rhodosand camellias are oftenincorrectly pruned becausethey have been planted ina location that does notallow them to fully grow tomature size. In such casesa person should adjustthe planting design andthe owner’s perception ofsize to facilitate a taller,layered and underplanteddesign. Height layeringis a fundamental methodof designing beautifulgardens. And transplantingand redesigning arelong-term alternatives topruning the same plantyear after year.
January and Februaryare also prime monthsto prune woody vines,such as wisteria, kiwi,grape, Boston ivy,Virginiacreeper and honeysuckle.It’s difficult to explainwoody vine pruningwithout diagrams or fieldtraining.The generalrule is to retain old woodwhile pruning backyoung wood. Old wood,for most woody vines,means two years or olderwood, which is requiredto produce flowers andfruit.Young wood is notphysically mature enoughto reproduce (to flower orfruit).
Vine pruning in winterallows a good look at theleafless branching structureto help make pruningchoices easier. Older,non-flowering wood can becut out if needed, but besure to leave a bud or two
on the cut stem to regrowthe flowering position inrelation to the rest of thecanopy.Vines, like wisteria,kiwi and honeysuckle,can often become unrulyand overgrown and willbenefit from pruning torestructure their old wood.
A few final words aboutwinter pruning: Pruningduring cold temperaturesis acceptable but notlower than -1 or -2 C.
Pruning during freezingtemperatures can causebranch splitting and celldamage. And use prudentprecaution to preventproliferation of diseaseby cleaning your pruningtools.
Todd Major is a journeymanhorticulturist, garden designerand builder, teacher andorganic [email protected]
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We are now into a newyear and it’s the time forNewYear’s resolutions.
But for me it’s alsoa time to allow mydreams and wishes to bearticulated.
I want to see a betterworld for our children andit can happen. It’s simplyup to us to decide what wewant to see and get movingto realize our desires.
Yoda (from StarWars)would say, “Do. Or do not.There is no try.”We needto simply decide to dowhat we need to do for ourchildren.
Kathy (from ParentingToday) would add that weneed to think big. If we donot dream of a better worldfor our children it simplywill not happen. So I havewishes and dreams for ourchildren in 2015. I dream:n That all our children be
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have enough to eat but alsothat food banks be a needof the past.n That all our children befree from sexual, emotionaland physical abuse. Andthat we understand thatphysical punishment ofchildren is antediluvianand unnecessary.Thatour children need to beprotected, nurtured, raisedand cared for by responsibleand loving adults whowould never dream ofhurting them.n That children becomea priority for all of society.That parents understandthat they need to meet theneeds of their children first,not last or even second.n That communitiesunderstand that thechildren of their communityneed their neighbours tocare and watch out forthem.That governments at
all levels consider the needsof children when legislating.n That teens be recognizedas young people withdifferent needs from theiryounger counterparts.But that doesn’t meanthey don’t need parenting.They need limits, rules andparental expectations.Theyneed to be welcomed in ourcommunities, not shunned.A group of teens is simplya group of people and weneed to look on them andsmile, just as we would ifthey were preschoolers orolder folk.n That the streets andparks become safe placesfor children to run and play.Children need play areasand we need to work tochange our attitudes towardfears of abduction whichdeny our children theirfreedom.n That parents in the
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WHAT: Development Variance Permit No. DVP2014-00007
WHERE: 214-236 West Esplanade Avenue, legally described as Lot C,Block 163, DL 271, Plan 18418
WHEN: Monday, January 19, 2015 at 6:15 pm in Council Chamber
Notice is hereby given under the provisions of the Local Government Act, thatCouncil will consider issuance of the following Development Variance Permitto vary Land Use Contract F86699:
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DVP2014-00007 willpermit the following antennas to project above the existing roof parapet:
- six panel antennas up to 6.2 metres(20.3 feet) high;
- two microwave antennas wall-mountedon the side of the penthouse up to 2.8metres (9.2 feet) high;
- auxiliary equipment, wall-mountedon the side of the penthouse up to 2.5metres (8.2 feet) high.
The proposed antennas will project no morethan 1.7 metres (5.6 feet), above the existingmechanical penthouse.
If you believe you may be affected by the above proposal, written or emailsubmissions should be sent to the City Clerk at [email protected] or by mail,and received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, January 19, 2015.
The proposed Development Variance Permit and relevant backgroundmaterial may be viewed at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday toFriday, except Statutory Holidays, from January 8, 2015. It may also be viewedonline at cnv.org/publicmeetings.
Please direct all inquiries to Suzanne Smith, Planner 2, CommunityDevelopment, at [email protected] or 604.990.4240.
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WHO: 0933642 BC Ltd., Bill Curtis and Associates Design Ltd.
WHERE: 220 West 18th Street, legally described as Lot 12 of Lot 3,Block 20, DL 548, Plan 3844
WHEN: Monday, January 19, 2015 at 6:15 pm in Council Chamber
Notice is hereby given under the provisions of the Local Government Act thata Public Hearing will be held to receive representations in connection with thefollowing proposed amendment to Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700:
ZONING BYLAW, 1995, NO. 6700, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2014, NO. 8396 willhave the effect of reclassifying the said property:
From: RT-1 (Two Unit Residential) ZoneTo: CD-659 (Comprehensive Development
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to permit a new front-back duplex on a 408.8square metre (4,400 square foot) lot, which isless than the 548.1 square metre (5,900 squarefeet) minimum lot size. The proposed FloorSpace Ratio (FSR) is 0.5 times the lot area. Twoparking stalls are proposed with access from therear lane.
Pursuant to the provisions of the LocalGovernment Act, all persons who believe theymay be affected by the above proposal will beafforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission.Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of theCity Clerk at [email protected] or by mail to City Hall.
Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday,January 19, 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Oncethe Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can beconsidered by Council.
The proposed amendment bylaw and relevant background material may beviewed at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, exceptStatutory Holidays, from January 8, 2015. It may also be viewed online atwww.cnv.org/publichearings
Please direct all inquiries toWendy Tse, Planner 1, Community Development,[email protected] or at 604.982.3942.
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Café Ca Va, a stylishlyappointed room recessedfrom the sidewalk onMarine Drive and 18thStreet in West Vancouver,is like a French culinarysuperhero: affable, mild-mannered bakery by day,swish, confident bistro bynight.
After a recent dinnerthere, I, for one, will sleepeasier knowing that CaféCa Va is tirelessly fightingthe good fight to upholdbold, sophisticated flavourson behalf of eager palateseverywhere. Godspeed,brave bistro, may yourbaguettes be ever crustyand your tables eternallyfull.
From 9 a.m. daily,Café Ca Va dishes upsweet and savoury crepes,fresh baked pastries anddesserts, as well as soupsand sandwiches. In the lateafternoon, the restaurantcloses briefly to preparefor its evening service,emerging at 5:30 p.m.donning a cape and mask,ready to chase away dull,bland and insipid foods,the scourge of any city’sdining scene.
I entered the café justafter 7 p.m. and had my
choice of seats.The restaurant boasts
a beautifully designedinterior with marble-topped tables, Parisianblue-and-white bistrochairs, and chandeliers thatcontribute to the room’smoody, sultry atmosphere.
At the far end of thedining room, two large-screen televisions, whichbookend a giant mountedpuzzle of NapoleonBonaparte, are encasedin classic gallery framesand showcase still images
and short vignettes ofFrench landscapes, fromyellowed wartime photosof Normandy to the Pontde L’Archeveche overthe Seine. For once, Iwelcomed televisions inan elegant dining room;the sharpness and beautyof the imagery theyprojected enhanced, ratherthan detracted from, thethoughtful decor.
Service was swift andfriendly, efficient but neverrushed. As I reviewed themenu, a loving tribute to
the many iconic dishes thathave helped thoroughlyinstall French cuisinein our collective globalconsciousness, I sipped astiff pour of Ricard Pastis,the potent anise distillatethat turns cloudy when youadd water.
The menu presented agenuine struggle for me.Jam-packed with so manydishes I hold near anddear, I fought the urgeto pull a passerby fromthe sidewalk out front tojoin me in sampling one
of everything. In the end,with the helpful advice ofmy server, I selected justthree dishes, forfeiting theenjoyment of confit duck,Oyama chicken sausagecoq au vin, slow braisedbeef brisket, ratatouille,onion soup, and Nicoisesalad on this occasion.
My meal began with arustic and hearty terrine ofpork and foie gras servedwith a host of delectablehouse-made pickles.
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Three meaty medallionsof terrine-topped roundsof crispy brioche. Atangy and fragrant pearchutney, along with artfuldollops of grainy mustard,provided good supportfor the rich terrine, while
pickled beets and carrotssupplied excellent texturalcomplexity.
The foie gras content ofthe terrine was minimal,though not detrimentallyso, and so my request fora small glass of Sauternes(the legendary sweetsemillon and sauvignon
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one approach subsequentmorsels with trepidation.Not so with Café Ca Va’soutstanding preparation,which featured 19 (yes,I counted) exceptionallyfresh, toothsome mussels ina lemon cream broth.
Polishing off the musselsin short order, I dumpedthe thin and crispy friesinto the remaining broth,a thick and garlicky, mildlytart and deftly spicedcreation, and cleanedmy plate with the helpof the spoon that wasconsiderately providedby my server. A pintof Pilsner was an idealaccompaniment to thedish.
It is worth noting thatmy visit actually markedmy third attempt to dine atCafé Ca Va; their eveninghours of operation are . . .fluid, let’s say, and I twicefound myself standing attheir front door welcomedonly by a closed sign. It isbest to call ahead.
While late-week
blanc wine of Bordeauxthat is a classic pairingfor foie) turned out tobe a miscalculation on mypart; a fragrant dry whiteor light red would havemarried better with thepredominant pork flavourof the terrine.
Still, it is hardly aburden to consume a glassof stunning Sauternesand I greatly appreciatedthe server’s willingness toprovide it for me, giventhat it is not listed by theglass on the wine list.
Alongside the terrine,I enjoyed a generousappetizer of mixed olives,served warm and toppedwith a subtle garnish oflemon zest and chili flakes.
For my main course, Iopted for one of the all-time greatest bistro dishesever conceived: moulesfrites, or mussels with fries.
Anyone who eatsmussels with any regularitywill agree that no matterhow fresh the seafood,there is more often thannot at least one roguemussel in every orderthat is marked by apungent and off-puttingskunkiness that makes
customer volumespresumably keep therestaurant open later,dinner reservations
will surely avertdisappointment.
My meal of twoappetizers, a main and abeverage to accompanyeach course, was $72before gratuity.
Café Ca Va is located at1860 Marine Dr. in WestVancouver. cafecava.com
Chris Dagenais servedas a manager for severalrestaurants downtown andon the North Shore.Aself-described wine fanatic,he earned his sommelierdiploma in 2001. Contact:[email protected].
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PRO-D DAY FUNWITH SCRATCH! Inthis introductory computerprogramming class, kidsaged nine to 13 willlearn how programminglanguage differs fromeveryday language usingthe Raspberry Pi, a creditcard-sized computerFriday, Jan. 16, 10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. at WestVancouver MemorialLibrary, 1950 MarineDr. Please register eachchild separately. For moreinformation call 604-925-7408
BABYTALES Free drop-instorytime for newborns to 24months Wednesdays startingJan. 14, 10:30-11 a.m. and2:15-2:45 p.m. at Capilanolibrary, 3045 Highland Blvd.,North Vancouver. nvdpl.ca
TAG MEETING TeenAdvisory Group is aforum for West Vancouverteens to have their sayin teen collections andprogramming Wednesday,Jan. 14, 7-8:30 p.m. atWest Vancouver MemorialLibrary, 1950 Marine Dr.Refreshments provided.westvanlibrary.ca
PYJAMA STORYTIMEBring a teddy bear andwear pyjamas for a funevening of stories and songsThursday, Jan.15, 6:45-7:15p.m. at Parkgate library,3675 Banff Court, NorthVancouver. All ages. Free,no registration required.nvdpl.ca
BABYTALES A free drop-in storytime for newbornsto 24 monthsThursdaysstarting Jan. 15, 10:30-11a.m. at LynnValley library,1277 LynnValley Rd., NorthVancouver. nvdpl.ca
STORYTALES Free drop-in storytime for childrenages three to fiveThursdaysbeginning Jan. 15, 10:30-11 a.m. and 11:15-11:45a.m. at Parkgate library,3675 Banff Court, NorthVancouver. nvdpl.ca
SPACE:THEPANTOMIME A sci-fishow in the style of StarWars and StarTrek thatfollows the traditional storyof SnowWhite Jan. 15-17,
22-24 at St. Martin’s Hall,195 EastWindsor Rd.,NorthVancouver. Adults$17, seniors/students $13and kids 10 and under $10.For tickets call 604-767-0665. smpdramatics.com
STORYTALES Free drop-in storytime for childrenages three to five Fridaysbeginning Jan. 16, 10:30-11a.m. at LynnValley library,1277 LynnValley Rd., NorthVancouver. nvdpl.ca
FUNWITH LEGO Play,create and experiment ina fun and free programSaturday, Jan. 17, 10:30a.m. to 12 p.m. at Parkgatelibrary, 3675 Banff Court,NorthVancouver. Agesfive to 12. No registrationrequired. Lego providednvdpl.ca
FUN IN FRENCHChildren aged three to eightwill enjoy French stories,songs and more Sundays,Jan. 18 and 25, 1:30-2 p.m.atWestVancouver MemorialLibrary, 1950 Marine Dr.westvanlibrary.ca
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BACIO (BECAUSE ACURE IS OBTAINABLE)Mangia e Bevi Ristorantewill hold its eighth annualcharity event benefiting LionsGate Hospital oncology clinicand BC Children’s Hospitaloncology research. Until Jan.31 a three-course dinnermenu will be offered for $40.For each dinner sold, $5 willgo to each hospital. Mangiae Bevi Ristorante is locatedat 2222 Marine Dr.,WestVancouver. mangiaebevi.ca.
GRADE 8INFORMATIONSESSIONS for WestVancouver School District.Schedule:WestVancouversecondary at Kay MeekCentre, 1700 Mathers Ave.,Wednesday, Jan. 14, 7 p.m.
JOIN JANE Drop by LynnValley library’s fireplacearea for informal one-on-one chats with NorthVancouver-SeymourMLA JaneThornthwaiteWednesday, Jan. 14, 10-11a.m. at 1277 LynnValleyRd., NorthVancouver.nvdpl.ca
THE ULTIMATETRAVELLER A series oftravel talks accompaniedby photographs with worldtraveller Peter LangerWednesdays, 7-9 p.m. atthe Ferry Building Gallery,1414 Argyle Ave.,WestVancouver. Schedule: Jan.14, Experiencing Indonesiathrough its textile arts;Jan. 21, A railway journeythrough the Andes ofEcuador; Jan. 28, A journeythrough Mongolia duringthe Naadam Festival; Feb.4, An African safari inmagical Kenya; and Feb.11, Exploring Mexico Cityand surroundings. $15 per
session. 604-925-7270ferrybuildinggallery.com
GETTING STARTEDWITH LIBRARYEBOOKS-KOBO Learnhow to use the BC Librariesebooks website, place holdsand check out ebooks witha library cardThursday,Jan. 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. atWestVancouver MemorialLibrary, 1950 Marine Dr.Please bring Kobo andlibrary card to the session.Registration is required andavailable online.To registercall 604-925-7405 or visitwestvanlibrary.ca
HIGHLANDSPRESCHOOL OPENHOUSE HighlandsPreschool will be holdingan open house for fall 2015registrationThursday,Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m. at 3255Edgemont Blvd., NorthVancouver. Preschooltours Jan. 16 and Jan. 21,10:15 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.To RSVP email [email protected] runs Jan. 16-30. For more informationvisit highlandspreschool.ca
KEYNOTEBREAKFAST The NorthVancouver Chamber ofCommerce will be holdinga networking breakfastThursday, Jan. 15, 7:15-9a.m. at EarlsTin Palace,303 Marine Dr., NorthVancouver. Guest speakersGordonWilson and MLAMike Bernier will givean overview and answerquestions on BC’s LNGstrategy. Members $25,non-members $39.business.nvchamber.ca
HANDLING HOLIDAYTECH Discuss howto get the most out ofgadgets that were leftunder the tree Thursday,Jan. 15, 7-8:30 p.m. atWest Vancouver Memorial
Library, 1950 Marine Dr.westvanlibrary.ca
GRADE 7-8TRANSITION Aninformation meeting forparents and students on thesecondary school enhancedprogramsThursday, Jan.15, 7 p.m. at Sutherlandsecondary, 1860 SutherlandAve., NorthVancouver.604-903-3444 sd44.ca
PERSIAN BOOK CLUBRead and discuss classicaland contemporary Persianliterary proseThursday,Jan. 15, 2-4 p.m. at theWestVancouver MemorialLibrary, 1950 Marine Dr.Participants must be fluentin Persian. westvanlibrary.ca
SAVETHE FERNSIn preparation for theconstruction of a newparking lot on MountainHighway, the North ShoreMountain Bike Associationand the District of NorthVancouver are hosting anevent Saturday, Jan. 17,9 a.m.-2 p.m. to dig outand pot ferns for futureuse. Meet at 9 a.m. at thewater towers at the baseof Mt. Fromme.Tools willbe supplied by the DNVand NSMBA but may belimited.
EARLYYEARS FAIRFind information andchat with representativesfrom preschools, daycares,businesses and programproviders Saturday, Jan. 17,10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at JohnBraithwaite CommunityCentre, 145West 1st St.,NorthVancouver.604-982-8300, jbcc.ca
Email information for yournon-profit, by donation ornominal fee event to [email protected] post online,go to nsnews.com, scroll toCommunity Events and clickon AddYour Event.
WHERE: 161-165 East Keith Road, legally described as lots 12 and 13,except the east 10 feet now lane, Block 114, DL 274, Plan 878,and a portion of a closed road
WHEN: Monday, January 19, 2015 at 6:15 pm in Council Chamber
Notice is hereby given under the provisions of the Local Government Act thata Public Hearing will be held to receive representations in connection with thefollowing proposed amendment to Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700:
ZONING BYLAW, 1995, NO. 6700, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2014, NO. 8354will havethe effect of reclassifying the said property:
From: RH-1 (High-Density Apartment Residential1) Zone
To: CD-651 (Comprehensive Development651) Zone
to permit a 93 unit residential development, ofwhich 52 units will be stratified and 41 units willbe secured as rental in perpetuity as a densitybonus. Parking will be provided underground andaccessed from East 6th Street. A density transferis being proposed from adjacent City land (closedroad).
Pursuant to the provisions of the LocalGovernment Act, all persons who believe they may be affected by the aboveproposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by writtensubmission. Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to theattention of the City Clerk at [email protected] or by mail to City Hall.
Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm onMonday, January19, 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the PublicHearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered byCouncil.
The proposed amendment bylaw and relevant backgroundmaterial may be viewedat City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except StatutoryHolidays, from January 8, 2015. It may also be viewed online atwww.cnv.org/publichearings.
Please direct all inquiries toMichael Epp, City Planner, CommunityDevelopment, [email protected] or 604.982.3936.
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BETWEENTHESHEETS This Deep Covebook club meets the firstThursday of every monthfrom 7 to 9 p.m. Eachmember recommendsa book and takes a turnhosting discussions in theirhomes. New memberswelcome. Adele, 604-929-5621 [email protected]
BINGO: EveryThursday,6-10 p.m. at the NorthShore Alano Club, 176East Second St., NorthVancouver. 604-987-4141
BYOV (BRINGYOUR OWNVOICE)COMMUNITY CHOIRrehearsesThursdays (exceptJuly and August), 7:30-9:30p.m. at LynnValley UnitedChurch, 3201 MountainHwy., NorthVancouver.Thechoir sings a broad range ofmusic with a focus on funand the love of singing. $40per term. 604-987-2114lynnvalleychurch.com
CANADIANFEDERATION OFUNIVERSITYWOMENThe NorthVancouverchapter of this nationalorganization that focuses onimproving women’s statusand human rights meets
on the secondThursday ofevery month, Septemberto May, 7 p.m. at the RoyalCanadian Legion, 123West15th St., NorthVancouver.604-980-1274cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca
CHANCEL CHOIR Newmembers are invited to jointhe choir, which practisesonThursdays, 7:30-9:30p.m. at St. Andrew’s UnitedChurch, 1044 St. GeorgesAve., NorthVancouver. No
Multicultural Society (207-123 East 15th St., NorthVancouver) is looking forvolunteers to participatein a variety of communityevents with newcomers.Recruitment is ongoing.
DADS PARENTING:Westcoast Family ResourcesSociety offers a free grouponThursdays, 6-8 p.m. 604-417-3407
DUPLICATE BRIDGEEveryTuesday andThursday from 12:30 top.m. in the CedarviewRoom at DelbrookCommunity Centre, 600West Queens Rd., NorthVancouver. $3. 604-987-7529
DROP-IN FUN DARTSPlay darts everyThursday, 7p.m. at the Royal CanadianLegion #118, 123West 15thSt., NorthVancouver. Free.604-985-1115
EMPLOYMENTMENTORINGPROGRAM North ShoreMulticultural Society (207-123 East 15th St., NorthVancouver) is looking forvolunteers to share theirpassion for their career with
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Better understandingstarts here.Join us for our Wellness Day atRevera – Hollyburn House.Tuesday, January 20th, 1:30pm – 2:30pmBeing well informed is an importantcomponent of being well. Learn more aboutthe importance of health and wellness byspeaking to our local medical specialists abouta variety of topics, including maintaining abalanced diet, hearing and mobility concernsand learn about pain control with a ShiatsuTherapist. Light refreshments will follow.
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FAMILY OF ORIGINPARENTING WestcoastFamily Resources SocietyNorth Shore offers afree group onThursdaymornings. 604-417-3406
IMPROMPTU is acommunity rock choirthat sings classic andcontemporary rock, pop andMotown songs and operateson a drop-in basis.There isno need to have any musicalexperience.The group meetseachThursday night at theSilk Purse Arts Centre, 1570Argyle Ave.,WestVancouver.Gathering from 6:30 andsinging from 7:30 to 9p.m. $10. 604-613-6842impromptumusic.ca
MAKE CYCLINGBETTER: HUB —YourCycling Connection meetsthe secondThursday ofevery month, 6:30-8:30 p.m.at the NorthVancouver CityLibrary, 120West 14th St.All are welcome to join thisgroup to help improve localcycling facilities. [email protected] or bikehub.ca
ENGLISH CORNERPractise Englishconversation Fridays,10-11:30 a.m. at theWestVancouver MemorialLibrary, 1950 MarineDr. Free. No registrationrequired. 604-922-5152
ENGLISH CORNERPractise English Fridays,1-3 p.m. in the ActivityRoom, North ShoreNeighbourhood House,225 East Second St., NorthVancouver. 604-929-4788
ENGLISHCONVERSATION Aweekly conversation classto practise English meetsevery Friday, 1-2:30 p.m.at Mollie Nye House, 940LynnValley Rd., NorthVancouver. $2. 604-987-5820
FRIENDLY FRIDAYSAn informal group thatmeets every Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. for coffee andconversation at Mollie NyeHouse, 940 LynnValleyRd., NorthVancouver.Participants work on theirown knit, crochet or othersmall projects. $4/$2. 604-987-5820 mollienyehouse.com
ROOYESH GROUPmeets every second Fridayto discuss matters such aspsychology, immigration,teenagers, music, poems,cultural issues and more.Meetings are in Farsiwith English translationavailable, 6:30-8:30 p.m. inRoom 203, Capilano Mall,935 Marine Dr., NorthVancouver. Free. Zara, 604-980-1290
ROTARY CLUB OFLIONS GATE meetsevery Friday at noon at theNorth ShoreWinter Club,1325 East Keith Rd., NorthVancouver. Members of thepublic are welcome. 604-837-2362
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There comes a time whena young college sportsteam ceases to be youngand is left only with thehard reality of provingitself against the league’sbest.
The Capilano women’sbasketball team is at ornear that point, featuringa lineup loaded withsecond year players as theyenter the second half ofthe 2014-15 season.TheBlues were in rebuildingmode last season on ateam that featured eightrookies. Most of thoseplayers stuck around thisseason, however, and nowthe stakes are much higher.They’ve lost the safetynet of the term “rookiemistake.”
Capilano, sportinga 4-3 record, faced adaunting test Friday nightat the Sportsplex wherethey hosted 7-0 QuestUniversity, the fifth-rankedteam in the country. For30 minutes the Blues, witha starting lineup of foursecond-year players alongwith fourth-year guardMichelle Errico, stayedright with the bigger, moreexperienced Kermodes, ateam that started no oneyounger than third year.Late in the third quarterthe score was 44-43 forthe Kermodes and it wasanybody’s ball game.But then Quest turnedup the pressure, crankedout an 11-1 run to take acommanding 55-44 leadearly the fourth. Capilanoclosed the gap to fourpoints in the dying minutesbut a couple of timelyhoops and some accuratefree throw shooting gavethe Kermodes a 69-56 winand dropped the Blues to.500.
It’s nights like this thatremind Capilano headcoach Ramin Sadaghianithat his young-ish team— made even youngerwhen fifth-year point guardJennafer Palma tore her
ACL in the preseason— still has some lessons tolearn.
“We were right there— ughh.” he said afterthe game. “It’s just part ofthe maturity of our team,I guess.We’ve obviouslyimproved a lot from lastyear but we’ve just got to
get over that hump wherewe have the maturity tobeat a team like that.Wehad a good game, but itwasn’t good enough to takedown a team like Quest.”
The Kermodes out-rebounded the Blues 63-52on the night while alwaysplaying tough defence to
limit the Blues to 25 percent shooting from thefloor.
“Their size is a challengefor sure,” Sadaghiani saidof Quest, adding that theBlues will need to do abetter job of closing outgames if they want to beatthe best teams in
the league.“Tonight’s a perfect
example.We just don’t getover the hump, kind of putit in another gear againstan older and more matureteam like Quest,” he said.“I think it’s just believing
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WilliamsnamedCapUathleticsmanagerin ourselves that we can doit. It kind of comes withour youth — just believingin ourselves and taking ourgame to the next level. Alot of it is mental. I thinkphysically, and with theskill that we have, we havethe players to get the jobdone. . . . Once we figure itout and get over that humpwe’re going to be reallytough to beat.”
Errico led the Bluesin scoring with 15 pointsFriday night, a role theveteran guard often plays.
“We depend onher quite a bit to doa lot of things for us,”said Sadaghiani of theWindsor secondary grad.“Offensively she’s reallytough to guard. She can hitthe three, she’s got a greatdribble pull-up, she does a
bit of everything.”Errico is option 1A on a
balanced Blues attack thatdoesn’t rely on any oneplayer. Options 1B and Cand D can change fromgame to game. Secondyear Argyle grad ChelseaDekleer plays oppositeErrico on the wing and canalso fill it up from deep.Ashley De La CruzYip andFrancis Penafiel share pointguard duties while KarynNelson, Carmel M’Bikataand Cassidy Kapaiwaiprovide the muscle inside.
All of those players listedabove are second years withthe exception of Penafiel, athird year, and Errico.
The Blues, however,will be adding some moreexperience — and muscleand talent — in the nearfuture with Elise Hortonrejoining the team.Thefourth-year player from
Coquitlam led the team inscoring and rebounding lastseason and was named tothe PacWest league’s firstall-star team.The formerUniversity of Calgaryplayer didn’t attend schoolin the fall term this seasonbut couldn’t resist the callof the ball, rejoining theteam for the second term.She’s expected to make herdebut this weekend duringa pair of road games againstColumbia Bible Collegeand Kwantlen.
With Horton back in themix and the sophomoresgrowing ever stronger,the Blues are aiming highduring the second halfof the season.There’s noclear-cut favourite forsecond-place in the leaguebehind Quest — a spotthat comes with an openinground playoff bye — andSadaghiani thinks Capilano
has the talent to grab thatspot.
“We’re still young, butwe have high expectations.We’ve set our goals prettyhigh,” he said. “We knowit’s a long season andwe’re now in the processof getting ready for theplayoffs.”
Beyond that, Sadaghianiis hoping that the membersof his young, talented teamstick around long enoughto eventually become anexperienced, talented team.
“The sky is the limitnext year and the yearafter,” said Sadaghiani.“Hopefully the programcan get to the point whereit’s a contender every year.I think the core groupthat we have right nowcan really do some specialthings down the road forCapU women’s basketball.”
Capilano’s next homegames will be held Feb.5 against Kwantlen andFeb. 7 against CBC. Gametimes are 6 p.m. for thewomen and 8 p.m. for themen.
• • •Capilano University
recently named Milt
Williams manager ofathletics and recreation incharge of the school’s sixvarsity teams.
The North Vancouverresident has worked atCapilano for 22 years inpositions ranging fromcoaching, management,communications andathletics. He spent thepast 10 years as Capilano’ssports information director.
“I am very excited aboutthe opportunity CapilanoUniversity has given meas athletics manager,”Williams stated in a recentrelease. “I look forward toworking with the student-athletes, coaches and staffand continuing the greatwork we have accomplishedat CapU.”
Williams becomes onlythe third athletic director in47 years of Blues athletics,following Neil Chester andJoseph Iacobellis.Williamstakes over for Iacobelliswho served in the positionfor 22 years and was namedthe CCAA athletic directorof the year for 2008-09.Iacobellis recently took amedical leave but has nowreturned to Capilano to
work on various projects ona part-time basis.
“I am very fortunateto follow in the steps ofNeil Chester and JosephIacobellis,” said Williams.“It is upon their good workthat I will be able to addto the rich and successfulchampionship history atCapilano University.”
To date Capilano hasracked up 57 provincialtitles and 15 national titles.Williams received CapilanoUniversity’s Spirit Award in2014 and the ExceptionalService Award in 2012.
Milt Williams
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