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He was fearless, obstinateand a born alphawhonever let the niceties ofprotocol get in the way ofgetting the job done.

It is to those qualitiesthat hundreds of peoplewhove been lost or introuble in the North Shoremountains over the last 25years probably owe theirlives.

This week the NorthShore is mourningTimJones, the longtime leaderof North Shore Rescue,who died suddenly whilereturning from the teamsMount Seymour cabin onSunday.

Jones, 57, had been ata social event at the cabinand was walking back to theparking lot with daughterTaylor and another member

of North Shore Rescuewhen he reportedly said,Hang on a minute andcollapsed.

Those at the scenestarted CPR immediatelyand paramedics, reghtersand members of NorthShore Rescue raced to thescene. Jones was rushed toLions Gate Hospital butdoctors were unable to savehim.

City of NorthVancouverFire Chief Dan Pistilliwas one of the many rstresponders who knew Joneswho raced to the hospitalSunday night.

Pistilli said fellow NorthShore Rescue teammatesand Jones colleagues fromthe B.C.Ambulance Servicewere in shock at the news.

It was tough to seethem, he said. It really hit

Tributes pour in for Tim JonesNorth Shore Rescue teamleader remembered as a hero

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Amysterious chemicalspill in Burrard Inlet nearDeep Cove has responseagencies scratching theirheads.

Residents rst calledDistrict of NorthVancouverFire and Rescue to report apetrochemical smell in thearea Sunday night.

Fire and Rescuemembers searched the area

and conrmed there was ahydrocarbon smell comingfrom the water and calledin Port MetroVancouver,which investigates pollutionin the harbour. PMV begantheir investigation Mondaymorning but no obviouswater-based source turnedup throughout the day.

Our boat crew was outthere.They had been therepretty much the whole day,

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home who it was.Jones was remembered

as a community hero thisweek.

He was tenacious. Hehad a really strong will, saidDoug Pope, spokesman forNorth Shore Rescue. Ithelped in a rescue situation.WhenTim was in controlit made it easier to do ourjobs.

Those who workedclosely with Jones recalledhis larger-than-lifepersonality.

What droveTim wassaving lives. He didnt letanything else get in hisway, said JeffYarnold, whoworked with Jones at NorthShore Rescue for most ofthe past decade.

Jones worked a regularjob as an advanced lifesupport paramedic, butcould usually be countedon to drop everything whensomeone was lost or introuble and lead a team ofexperienced backcountryrescuers into oftentreacherous terrain.

During one of his rstrescue operations, Jones waslowered from a helicopterinto a ravine on MountSeymour to rescue a hikerwhod fallen and injuredhimself.Years later, he spokeabout the mixture of fearand adrenaline he felt whenthe helicopter was caught ina fog bank.When the rescuewas nished, he was hooked.

John Blown workedwith Jones on NorthShore Rescue for 11 years,about half of that timeon the technical long-linehelicopter rescue team.

Jones and another teammember were the rst onesin when snowshoer ChrisMorley fell 200 feet down asteep ice slope aboveThetaLake on Mount Seymour inJanuary 2007. Jones leapedout of the helicopter asdarkness fell.

Blown and his advanceteam made it through withsupplies the next day justas the rest of the rescue wascalled off due to treacherousconditions.

The men ended upspending two nights in asnow cave with the injuredand hypothermic Morleywhile a storm howledaround them. We couldhear the avalanches comingdown around us, saidBlown.

Both Blown andYarnoldwere with Jones again when

the North Shore Rescueteam pulled off the high-risk rescue of snowshoerSebastian Boucher onCypress in December 2012.

Everyone was prettyexhausted and we werestarting to lose hope, saidBlown. Then they got wordthat tracks had been spottedfrom the helicopter.

At the time, Jones was athis daughters bedside in thehospital. Blown called himand said, We need youhere.

He ran down to thepolice station inVancouverand said he needed to getto the North Shore for arescue. Ofcers gave Jonesan escort to the airportwhere the helicopter teampicked him up, droppinghim off in challengingconditions.

They were dropped offand Youre instantly upto your neck in snow, saidBlown.

They set up ropes andbegan to rappel into thedark, eventually ndingBoucher near the bottom ofa 300-foot waterfall.

When the militarychopper arrived to airliftthe men to safety, Jones wasthe last guy out.

Peter Murray of TalonHelicopters worked closelywith Jones on rescues for thepast two decades.

Jones was instrumental ingetting long-line helicopterrescues approved by

Transport Canada, he said.He realized how much

the helicopter helped withtheir work.

Jones did not take nofor an answer, said Murray.He didnt care aboutbureaucracy.

Hed say, This is whatwere doing and youregoing to approve it.This hasto be done or someonesgoing to die.

Jones would usuallyassemble the team rst andget authorization later, saidYarnold.

If he followed the bookthere would be a lot ofpeople who wouldnt behere today.

Jones was known forbeing sometimes tough onteam members, calling them

out in a dressing down hecalled the shred.

The shred happenedif you did something stupidor unsafe, said Blown.He made sure we wereoperating at the highest levelat all times.

As a triple Apersonality, Jones wentto 90 to 95 per cent of thecalls, which was just insane,said Blown.

It wasnt uncommon forJones to work a night shiftas a paramedic, then go on arescue call.

For Jones, helping peoplewas almost like a drug,said Murray. It was allencompassing. . . . In a fullplatoon barrage way. Not ina MotherTeresa way.

He was very passionate

about what he was doing.Being rescued by Jones

wasnt always a comfortableexperience either, saidYarnold, who was withJones when the teamrescued a snowshoer whohad fallen about 100 feetoff Hollyburn Peak oneyear. Partway through, thesnowshoer started callingJones Dr. Evil, saidYarnold.

Frequently once anofcial search was called off,the team would continueunofcial searches astraining exercises.

Jones spent much ofhis Christmas vacationsearching forTom Billings,the missing British touristwho disappeared on anill-advised trek to CrownMountain.

This week, Billingsparents expressed on socialmedia their shock andsadness at Jones death,calling Jones a tower ofstrength and selesslycourageous.

Jones worked with NorthShore Rescue for more than25 years, participating inmore than 1,600 rescuesand becoming the face ofthe organization.

In 2011 he was awardedthe Order of B.C. andin 2012 he was given anhonourary doctorate byCapilano University.

On Monday B.C.Premier Christy Clarkissued a statement saying,Tim represented the NorthShore and B.C. at ourabsolute best. He dedicatedthe best part of his life tohelping people in the worstmoment of theirs TimsNorth Shore Rescue teamoften meant the differencebetween life and death.

City of NorthVancouverMayor Darrell Mussatto, a

friend of Jones and fellowparamedic, said Jones deathis a huge loss for the NorthShore.

Tim was an amazingguy. Huge. He did atremendous amount ofwork in the community asa volunteer, said Mussatto.Were still in shock.

Jones was Mussattosinstructor when he joinedthe B.C.Ambulance Service30 years ago and the tworemained friends.

Finding someoneto take on all of Jonesresponsibilities with NorthShore Rescue will be atremendous challenge,Mussatto said.

Pope said Mondaythe team is up to it. Thebest way to honourTimwill be to ensure the teamcontinues to serve the NorthShore in a way that wouldmakeTim proud.

Curtis Jones,Tims son,described his father asthe best father any son ordaughter could ask for.

Murray, who frequentlyspoke with Jones severaltimes a day, said Jones couldoften predict when themountains would beckonand calls would come in.

The last thingTimsaid to me on Sunday wasIve got a feeling. . . saidMurray.

A celebration of lifeis planned for noonon Saturday, Jan. 25 atCentennialTheatre inNorthVancouver. Detailsare at northshorerescue.com.

A legacy fundraiser forNorth Shore Rescue hasalso been set up in Joneshonour at fundrazr.com.

Jones is survived by hiswife Lindsay and two adultchildren,Taylor and Curtis,his mother Mary, sisterSusan and brother Owen.

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Crews checked withthe local marina, yachtclub, business owners andresidents and looked into thepossibility that an illegallyanchored vessel had sunkbut no one noticed anythingout of the ordinary.

Everything appeared tobe normal. Its a strange one,to be honest. Our boat crewbelieved it was probablysomething that came fromland.Theres some outowthere and a creek on thesouth side of the cove.Something may have beenput in the creek, Bergh said.But we couldnt nd thesource. . . . so at this time, itsbeen determined, whetherits diesel or gasoline or somesort of mixed chemical, itsunrecoverable so theresnothing we could do interms of cleanup. It willjust naturally get dissipatedaway with the tides and thecurrents, Bergh said.

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including at a residentialconstruction site, butalso havent had any luckconrming the source.

They did the wholeshorelines (Monday) andall the storm sewers and allthe creek beds and couldntnd any indication thatthere had been any kindof a spill so now theyrelooking upland to see iftheres something comingdown from higher up,said MairiWelman, districtspokeswoman.

OnTuesday afternoon,the diluted sheen centredaround two spots nearParkside Lane andStrathcona Road, PMVspokesman John Parker-Jervis said.

The source ofthe pollution remainsunconrmed but it appearsto have predominantlydissipated.They said thereare two light sheens stillvisible on those two locationsbut those are at naturalbasins of creek outow sospeculation is an uplandsource, Parker-Jervis said.

Spills like this are sadlycommon aroundVancouver,Berghe said.

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I have several concernsabout the new proposedbuilding at 161 East KeithRd.The size of the land istoo small for a building of 17storeys. The developer hasrequested to buy and donateback a portion of city-ownedland to the north of theproperty line in order tomeet density requirements.Without this purchase andtransfer, the size of thebuilding would not comply,as the land would be toosmall to accommodate abuilding of this size.Thatsays it all.

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to the west, almost 15 percent less than the required80 ft.This could set adangerous precedent forfuture development in theCity of NorthVancouver.Furthermore, this buildingwill lie on the propertyline to the east, and will belooking directly over into theliving and bedrooms of theoccupants to the east.

This new building willhave 107 undergroundparking stalls for the 98suites proposed; someof these spots have beenallocated as guest parking.Existing parking aroundthis area is scarce.Visitors tosurrounding buildings oftenhave to park several blocksaway now.This will onlyexacerbate the problem.

Additional vehicles inthis area will add to thetrafc congestion. East

Keith Road is an artery tothe Second Narrows Bridge.During rush hour, trafccan be backed up past St.Andrews travelling east. St.Georges will often back upat the four-way stop.Thisparticular area of NorthVancouver makes transitand bikes impractical forseveral reasons. Our transitsystem has not kept up withthe rapid growth of the city.Buses are always crowded.The hills make it difcultfor bicycles and walking,

and families with children totransport could not use theseoptions. Residences to theeast of this development aretownhouses and houses withfamilies.

The tenants living in thebuilding located directly tothe west will lose the easternview. Residents of the upperside of East Keith and thelower side of East Eighth tothe east will lose a portion oftheir views to the west.Katherine FraserNorthVancouver

MountainmanThe North Shore has lost a giant,almost as big as its mountains.Tim Jones, the stalwart,outspoken team leader of North ShoreRescue died suddenly while on MountSeymour Sunday.For the people of the North Shore,

the search and rescue community, thehundreds of people he was instrumentalin saving and the thousands more whoseek adventure in the backcountry, thisloss cannot be understated.While we all mourn for such a pillar

of selessness, Jones teammates have aneven heavier burden to carry. Findingsomeone to ll his crampons is astaggering task.Jones was as much a leader off the

mountain as he was on the mountainand he leaves behind some unnishedbusiness that we should not forget about.He was spearheading a campaign to

secure legacy funding for NSR to give theteam time to focus on training and savinglives, not asking for donations.He made waves last summer when

he asked that the province step up andprovide an up-to-date communicationsnetwork for search and rescue, on-callpay for the busiest volunteers and standbyhelicopter service. And most recentlyhe took up the cause of adding somecameras to busy North Shore trailheadsto get rescuers on the right track withinhours, not days.For years, Jones had been warning us

that the existing search and rescue basedon volunteers ready to drop professionalor family commitments at a momentsnotice is not sustainable. Now wereabout to nd out.Thank you,Tim.There are hundreds

of families left whole because of youractions.

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Dear Editor:I recently noticed a small

announcement that the Cityof NorthVancouver is nowpicking up garbage everytwo weeks instead of weekly.With services reduced by

50 per cent should thetaxpayers not expect areduction in their taxes withall the money saved? Justwondering.Brian AbsNorthVancouver

Trash talk in NVC

Amalgamationreferendum neededDear Editor:

Can you imagine thepeople west of BurrardStreet, south of Broadwayand east of Main not beingable to vote on what isproposed to be built ordemolished or where bikelanes should be in thedowntown core of the cityof Vancouver? I dont thinkyou can and I believe itwould never happen.

Then why is thishappening in NorthVancouver?

If you live on the otherside of the city limits youhave no voice in whathappens in the mainbusiness section of NorthVan. If you live on thecitys border you have nosay in what is built acrossthe street from you.

This is insane.It does not take two

mayors and two councilsto gure out what needsto be done in NorthVancouver.We all shouldhave a vote on whathappens in all of NorthVancouver.

If you agree, ask yourmayor for a referendumon the District and Cityamalgamating.This reallyneeds to happen.

I was born here inNorthVancouver 69 yearsago. I have seen a lot ofchanges, but this rush toincrease the populationbefore you have trafcpatterns in place to handleit seems to be out ofcontrol.Bruce GreenwoodNorthVancouver


Manufacturing consent inNorthVanParticipation is essentialto the core meaning ofdemocracy and goodgovernance as it improvesinformation ow,accountability and dueprocess, and gives a voice tothose most directly affected bypublic policy.

Koryakov and Sisk

In Part 2 of their Guidefor [Russias] SouthCaucasus, authorsIgor Koryakov andTimothy D. Sisk discussparticipatory democracy,including the process ofreferendums and citizeninitiatives.

Three of their keyissues for the use ofreferendums to settlecommunity public policyquestions are relevantto us: the phrasing of thequestion, the intensity of(community) opinion onthe issue and educatingthe public on theimportance of the issue.

Against that backdrop,lets take a look at twolocal initiatives to seehow they measure up:The upcoming regionalreferendum onTransLinkfunding and the City ofNorthVancouver counter-petition on the proposedLower Lonsdale Business

Improvement Area(LoLo BIA).

TransLink:Incredibly, this saga

has been underway sincebefore Oct. 18, 2000 whenthenTransLink CEOKen Dobell presentedhis 10-page report,Strategic TransportationPlan Funding Options:Recommendations, totheTransLink board ofdirectors. (dnv.org/upload/documents/council_reports/205216b.pdf)

Based on the resultsof the public consultationand formal survey, Dobellrecommended the boardgive preliminary approvalto the vehicle levy optionbased on vehicle weight.He also recommendedhis report be referred tothe regions next Council

of Councils meeting forconsideration.

Unfortunately forDobell, communityopinion about bothTransLink and the vehiclelevy was already so intensemany people had spoiledtheir survey returns byinserting their own politeor impolite versions ofthe None of the Aboveoption that had beenomitted fromTransLinkssuggested fundingmechanisms.

As a result, some of thecouncillors at the Nov.4, 2000 C of C meetinggrilled him non-stop aboutthe so-called results ofthe survey, until he nallyadmitted that the approvalpercentages had beenbased only on the non-spoiled returns.

We will never know the

ratio of spoiled to non-spoiled returns becausethe spoiled ballots werediscarded.

Fast forward to 2014 if you can fast forward14 years of TransLinkincarnations, studies andreports and were facingyet another multimillion-dollar funding referendumin ignorance of thequestions to be asked.

Even worse, we are stillin the dark about the realstate of our transportationinfrastructure and nancesand still have a provincialgovernment that dictatesTransLink decisionsthrough an expensiveconglomeration of boards,committees and councils,many of whom have nodirect experience withtransportation issues andplanning.

When are we going tomuster the moxie to put astop to it all?

Lower LonsdaleBusiness ImprovementArea proposal:

The story began quietlyenough. After hearing onlya few rumbles of concern,by majority vote City ofNorthVancouver councilcommitted the proposalto the counter-petition

process.In this instance, the

phrasing of the questionwould have been simpleenough. Do you support aLoLo BIA?Yes or no?

It was only whencitizens like Kerry Morrisand others decided tomake certain all businessowners knew the cost

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implications if a majorityof them voted for a BIA,that the intensity of localopinion was ignited.

Ignited because, asCBC Power & Politicscolumnist Ellen Rosemanput it on March 27,2012, Negative optionbilling makes peoplefurious. Using this tactic,companies add newcharges without yourconsent and assume youaccept them unless youdecline.

Unfortunately forBritish Columbians, it isnot just corporations thatuse the ruse; the CampbellLiberals enshrined it inB.C.s 2003 CommunityCharter.

The Local GovernmentAct previously required afull referendum before amunicipality could commitits constituents to anagreement that extendedbeyond a period of veyears and above a certaindollar amount. Charterprovisions now allow amunicipality to activatethe counter-petitionprocess and, effectively,

say: this is what we plan todo unless enough of yousee our advertisements inthe local paper and tell usnot to do it.

As Lower Lonsdaleevents transpired, theproponents sent an emailto the city just before theJan. 13 meeting of councilasking to have the proposalwithdrawn at this time.

Perhaps they sensedthe intensity of localopposition and decidedto keep their powder

dry until after the 2014municipal elections.

Whether or not aLower Lonsdale BIAwould be worthwhile forall concerned, the lettersuggests the proponentshave no plans to disappear.

In her reply to mypre-event inquiry aboutthe Jan. 19 DensicationWars! forum hosted bytheVancouver groupCity HallWatch, Coun.Pam Bookham wrote,Citizens initiatives arein response to the failureof municipalities toprovide meaningful publicengagement opportunities.In my opinion, currentpractices in the City ofNorthVan tend heavilytoward manufacturingconsent.

The denition ofparticipatory democracysays it is a processthat emphasizes thebroad participationof constituents in thedirection and operation ofpolitical systems.

The writings ofKoryakov and Sisk seemto bolster that concept, sowe have work to do.

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Lead-foot drivers inWestVancouver roaredinto the NewYear withtheir pedals to the metal,cruising to six vehicleimpoundments forexcessive speed in therst two weeks of January.

Speeders wasted notime putting their rubber tothe road. Ofcers clockeda 22-year-old NorthVancouver driver going 141kilometres an hour in a 90km/h zone along Highway1 atWestmount at 11:30p.m., Jan. 1. His 2014Kia Forte sedan becamethe rst vehicle of theyear impounded for sevendays. He was also ned forexcessive speed.

The next day, Jan. 2, a25-year-oldWestVancouverman earned the dubioushonour of the fastest ride

nabbed by police as he blewthrough the same 90 km/hzone on the highway at175 km/h in a 2014 BMWconvertible more than80 km/h above the speedlimit. His sports car wasimpounded for seven daysand he got a $368 ne.

Two days later, around11 p.m. on Jan. 4, onedriver appeared to takehis life in his hands as hezoomed through both an 80km/h zone and a 90 km/hzone on the highway nearNelson Creek at 130 km/hwhen there was black iceon the road and freezingconditions. His 1997Honda was impounded andthe 27-year-old Coquitlamdriver was handed a ticket.

Another driver, a 21-yearVancouver man, wasnabbed in the same spotJan. 6 going 140 km/h inan 80 km/h zone. His Fordpickup was impounded and

he was handed a ticket.Two more drivers soon

parted with their rides.A 19-year-old Lions Bay

man was clocked at 151km/h in a 90 km/h zonenear the Cypress Road exitin a Mitsubishi Lancer Jan.12.

In the early hours ofJan. 13 another driver this time a 39-year-oldVancouver man wascaught going 139 km/h in a90 km/h zone between theCypress andWestmountexits on Highway 1. His2010 Honda Civic was alsoimpounded.

Despite the racing startto the year, Const. JeffPalmer, spokesman for theWestVancouver Police,said the number of driversnabbed for excessive speedis actually markedly downfrom last year, when police

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WVtakes closer look at fire services

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WestVancouver receivesoutstanding service fromits re department, but

the efciency of thatservice was questioned ata council meeting Jan. 13.

With 40 fewerreghters, the City ofNorthVancouver Fire

Department conductedtwice as many inspectionsand attended to 600 morere incidents in 2012.

The citys budget is $9million.TheWestVancouverFire Department budget is$13.2 million.

The main differencebetween North andWestVancouver is geography,

according to Fire Chief JimCook. They operate onerehall and they can reachall of the areas within theirboundaries in a reasonableresponse time.The DistrictofWestVancouver . . .is quite elongated andresponse times are muchlonger, he said.

WestVancouver Fire

Department responded to93 per cent of res in 10minutes or less in 2012.

The City of NorthVancouver has 10reghters on duty at anytime, according to Cook.WestVancouver has fourre halls and at least 18reghters on duty at alltimes.

Coun.Michael Lewiswas not convincedgeography alone couldexplain the difference.

I default back towhats in front of me andit doesnt paint the mostglorious picture, Lewissaid. I always hear thedifference betweenWest andNorthVancouver is one ofgeography.Well, HorseshoeBay toTaylorWay strikes meas being almost the samedistance asTaylorWay toDeep Cove.

WestVancouver doesnthave the commercialcomponent the city anddistrict contend with, Lewissaid.

Were not worried aboutgrain terminals exploding inWestVancouver, he said.

Both Lewis and Coun.Craig Cameron askedfor more comprehensivestatistics.

I know you provideexcellent service, I justneed you to provide memore data so that Imcomfortable that Im gettingreally efcient service,Lewis said.

In a 2013 survey, 98per cent ofWestVancouverrespondents said they weretotally satised with servicefrom the re department.

The re departmentshould provide someevidence that the 1,729inspections they conducted

in 2012 are having aneffect on reducing the totalnumber of res inWestVancouver, according toCameron.

How do we measurewhether its working?Cameron asked. Thesemetrics that youve providedare nice but to me theydont clarify much.

Coun. Nora Gambiolisuggested cutting coststhrough volunteerism.

Our police departmentis effectively saving about aquarter of a million dollarsa year by having residentsin our community actas volunteers, she said,mentioning victim services.

Council voted to add12 full-time reghters tothe department between1998 and 2009. Sincethen, council has cut onereghter, reducing thetotal to 95.

The re departmentsbudget has increased byapproximately $623,000between 2010 and 2012.

Overtime payouts havedipped substantially sincethe district shelled outnearly $600,000 in 2007.The district paid $209,000in overtime costs in 2012.

The departmentsthermal imaging programhas opened up doorwaysand pathways with residents,according to assistant rechief Martin Ernst.

While looking for heatlosses in the home, otherissues are often attended to,according to Ernst.

The inevitablequestions come up when there inspector is standing inthe home after the thermalproject is done: Hey, whatabout my smoke alarms?he said.

Council questions budget andstafng levels in annual review

impounded 32 vehicles overthe same time period.

WestVancouver Policeimpounded a total of283 vehicles in 2013 andhanded out 1,615 speedingtickets.

Yes, we will enforce forexcessive speed, he said.

Palmer said given thevast number of vehiclestravelling throughWestVancouver includingbetween 10,000 and 15,000vehicle trips on the highwaynear Horseshoe Bay eachday and roughly 60,000vehicles going over theLions Gate Bridge daily very few drivers areactually breaking the rules.

Palmer said he doesntthink more people speedinWestVancouver thananywhere else.

It seems like theresrarely a shortage no matterwhere youre driving ofpeople who arent terriblyconcerned about what itsays on the sign, he said.

Drivers can be ticketedfor excessive speeding,which carries a ne ofbetween $368 and $483and have their vehicleimpounded for seven days,if they are caught going 40km/h over the posted speedlimit.

Drivers are alsoresponsible for paying theimpound fees over thatperiod.

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For the second time inthree years, police havearrested a suspect theysay stole a 120-kilogrambrass propeller that oncebelonged to the gangsterfrom a Horseshoe Baybusiness owner.

The prop, once used ona rum runner for sneakingbooze into prohibition-eraAmerica, disappeared inthe night on Nov. 21 lastyear.

Several days later,after media coverage ofthe artifacts theft,WestVancouver police received acall reporting a similar itemshowing up in a Squamishscrap metal yard.

Using evidencegathered from thescrap yard, which is

now required to getgovernment identicationfrom anyone wanting tore-sell metal, police zeroedin on 41-year-old JasonMichael Fox of Squamishand sought a warrant forhis arrest.

Vancouver policepicked the suspect up justoutside the DowntownEastside and arrested himon Jan. 10.

Fox is now facingone charge of possessionof stolen property andone charge of breach ofrecognizance.

The propeller was laststolen in August 2011before turning up in aNorthVancouver scrapyard. Police arrested a55-year-old man of noxed address and secureda conviction on possessionof stolen property.

Police say thetwo suspects are notconnected.

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Time is now to get organized

Now that the holidaysare behind us, it may bea good time to nallyclean out that pantryor clothes drawer youhave been putting off formonths.

You may want toorganize the garage orperhaps take toll of areasof the home that requiredeep cleaning.

Organizing doesntalways have to pertain tothe home. For example,when we travel its niceto have things properlyarranged and set out in amanner that makes it easyfor us to nd items whilewe are away.

Here are a few tipsand tricks that may helpyou around the home andwhen you travel.

Button holderThis is a great idea. A

friend of mine suggestedthis trick to me when Ionly wanted to take afew pairs of earrings on aholiday.

Its a great way to keepa set of earrings togetheron your next trip.

Next time you purchasea clothing garment thatcomes with the extrabutton attached, be sureto keep it in a box for thisidea.

Simply fasten yourpierced earrings throughthe buttonholes and placein your travel jewelry box.

This is also great foryour jewelry holder athome.

Another great tip fortravelling with your jewelryis to use hard eyeglasscases.These are great for

storing and packing yourbracelets, earrings andnecklaces.

Insulated lunch bagsI love it when you

can repurpose things. Ifyou have a stack of kidsinsulated lunch bags inyour pantry then you canuse them for toiletry kits.This is a great idea forthose messy items liketoothpaste, hair gels andshampoos that tend to leakover your other toiletryitems in your kit. Separatethe leak-prone items intothe lunch bag and you areset.

Ribbon holderRibbons are probably

the most annoying thingsto try to keep organized.One of the best ways Ihave seen to store thesespools is to use theinexpensive, plastic storagecontainers you can nd indollar stores. Look for theones with the holes in thesides.

Place your ribbonspools inside the plasticcontainer and pull theloose end through theholes.The box will keep

the ribbons all in orderand you are able to pullwhatever amount ofribbon you require withease.

Ice cube traysUse ice cube trays

as organizers in yourofce.They are fantasticfor paper clips, staples,thumbtacks and othersmall items. Not only willthey keep all these itemsseparate, they will make iteasy to reach for what you

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The Digital Agesdesigners, most ofwhom are white, male,highly paid StarWarsenthusiasts who live inthe San Francisco area,have two rules about life:one, you are not allowedto be bored; and two, youmust be notied abouteverything.

Rule No. 1 deserves aserious discussion about

the loss of reection in ourculture, and thankfully,that dialogue is underway in other forums. RuleNo. 2, the subject of thiscolumn, deserves a kick inthe ass.

This is the time ofthe ubiquitous reminder,and its cool. Id misshalf my meetings eachweek without remindersfrom Google Calendar or

Exchange, and I wouldntget out of my ofce chairas much for walks every

day without my Fitbitreminding of the steps Ineed to reach my dailyquota. But as our devicesand online services gathermore information aboutour lives, weve crossedover from helpful reminderto annoying, if not creepyintrusion.

Our lives are crowdedwith digital noise.

Thats why for me,2014 is about reducingthat noise in three keyareas: my smartphone,

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because it goes with meeverywhere; Facebook,because its replacedthe public square; andAmazon, because its habitof following you whereveryou go on the web withtargeted advertising is amodel for invasiveness.

When I rst gota smartphone, I wasenthralled. It would beepand whistle at every eventgoing and I was never outof the loop.

New email camein? Beep! NewTwitterfollower?Weet! Text, voicemail, calendar invitation,breaking news from theCBC?Wheep, bloop, ding,whoosh! That was fun, forabout a week.

Thats when I realizedan event-emittingsmartphone is liketravelling in the car with athree-year-old identifyingevery person, object andevent along the route.Look, its a man! Look,its a box! Look, its a manwith a box!

Ive since cut downon the event reminderson my current phonesdramatically, and thatincludes visual alertsand banners in additionto sounds. My personalphone, an HTC 8XrunningWindows Phone,makes noises for incomingcalls, texts and calendarentries and thats it.The

rest I dont need to knowabout until I decide Imready to check individualapps or services.

Ive done the same formy work iPhone. If I wantto nd out about messagesor events on Facebook,Twitter or news apps,Windows Phones tilesdisplay silent, unobtrusivenotications, and eventhese can be turned offat will.The iPhone hasiOS7s more efcientnotication window shade,which if you congure itproperly can be blissfullyquiet and restrained. Ionly see what I want tosee when I want to see it,not because my phone isscreaming and doing alight show.

Keeping your phonequiet requires diggingdeep into the settingsand turning things off.Notication settings arenot always easy to nd,since smartphones are notdesigned to be passive.

The pasty dudes in theSan Francisco area makingthese things stayed up lateinto the night nding justthe right light sabre soundfor your incoming emailand theyll be damned ifits rendered mute.

Youll also need to bevigilant when installingnew apps, because they,too, are designed bydefault to bug you withreminders.

In iOS7, head to the

Notication Center, whereyou can decide how and ifyour phones services andapps will remind you ofevents.

You can choose visualbanners at the top ofthe screen, alerts on thecentral part of the screen,or sounds. Depending onyour desire for quiet, youcan turn most of these off.

From there, head inthe settings menu toSounds and turn off asmany sounds as you canfor events you dont needto know about at the verysecond they occur.

Turning off theincoming email soundalone is key to a happierday.

In Android, noticationsettings are found mainlyunder Device, Apps,where you can opt out ofnotications for each app.

Annoyingly, you cantturn anything off withoutreceiving a do you reallywant to do this and beignorant? nag message.

Thanks, LukeSkywalker wannabe.

Next column: parttwo, in which we workto silence Facebook andAmazon.

Barry Link is editor oftheVancouver Couriernewspaper and a geekenthusiast. Email him [email protected] orfollow him onTwitter @trueblinkit.

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Parking Lot and Washroom StudyThe District is exploring opportunities for future improvements to both theparking area and the washroom facilities in Lighthouse Park and would likeyour input at this preliminary planning stage.

COME TO AN OPEN HOUSEWednesday, January 29 from 6:308:30 p.m.Seaview Room, Gleneagles Community Centre

The Open House will provide an overview of the project, including some ofthe challenges with the site. You are requested to provide input on objectivesand design preferences via a feedback form, online, or discussion with staff.

The input you provide at this open house will inform the draft design, whichwill be presented for public review and input at a subsequent open house.

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Come see the Mulgrave difference.Open House Thursday, January 23, 9:00am 12:00pmInfo Session Tuesday, January 28, 7:00pm 8:30pmFor more information and to register, please visit www.mulgrave.com

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Mulgrave strives to equip lifelong learners to thrive in aculturally diverse and interdependent world and to embrace,with passion and condence, their responsibility always tomake a difference in their local and global communities.

Join us forBusiness after 5 - A Conversation with the Mayor

on Thursday, January 30th from 5pm to 7:00pm.

Mayor Michael Smith will join us for an informal get-togetherwith the business community. Caffe Al Mercato and CapilanoUniversity will open their doors as we host this event right nextto the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce office.

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January on theWestCoast may not be theeasiest month to workin the garden but theresplenty to do if you knowwhat to do.

I suppose for manypeople it may be difcultto separate gardeningmyth from gardeningfact when it comes togardening in January. Justthe sheer volume of books,magazines, web-bloggersand salesmen maraudingas gardeners can make itdifcult to dene whatsfact and whats myth.Tohelp everyone get the mostout of their gardeningtime, heres my Januarygardening list of usefultasks and useless tasks.

Lets start with uselessgardening tasks for January or gardening myths as Icall them. By far one of themost enduring and uselessgardening tasks for Januaryhas to be spraying fruittrees with dormant oil,lime sulphur or Bordeauxmix.

Aside from the fact thatthose substances are highlypoisonous and mobile inthe environment, dormant

spraying in our rainyclimate is quite useless.The rainfall we receive issimply too prolic to allowthose chemicals to stickand do their supposedwork.

As well, fruit treediseases are widespread sore-infection is likely. Also,the disease is often locatedwithin the tissue so surfaceapplications do little tosolve the problem. If yourfruit tree is diseased, eitherlive with the disease byimproving the trees healthto mitigate the symptoms,or replace the tree with adisease-resistant variety.

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Replacing windows has become one of the most popularrenovation projects homeowners undertake to improve energyefciency and increase their homes value.

If youre shopping for newwindows and doors for your homeand have already received a couple of quotes, you may beasking yourself why are the quotes thousands of dollarsdifferent in price?

There can be many reasons for the discrepancy, but it usuallycomes down to quality level of product, and the quality ofinstallation.

One of the greatest cost variables of window replacement isthe installation procedure. Be sure your quote is for windowsand installation, and if possible, ask that the product andlabour amounts be separated on the quote. This can give youvaluable insight into the quality level of both the product, andthe installation when comparing quotes.

There are three very different installation methods forreplacing your existing windows. For homeowners,

understanding the differences can saveyou time, money and a lot of

headaches.

Flush ange/stucco ange installation, for example, is aprocess where replacement windows simply cover the oldwindow frame and siding. Its a low labour installation, butcan be vulnerable to water ingress.

Flush Flange installation makes it difcult to ensure a goodseal and we have yet to work with an envelope engineer whowould endorse this type of installation, says Darrell Akuneof Northshore Windows. For this reason we choose not toperform this type of installation and highly recommend youavoid this method.

Many older North Shore homes have push-out casements orvertical sliding windows. For this type of home an insertinstallation is an excellent option. A newwindow unit canslide easily into the existing sash pocket that is created whenthe old window sashes are removed. There is no damage tosurrounding trim, walls or exterior and interior nishing.

Many Heritage Homes have windows with beautiful trim. Ifyou want to keep that great look intact, an insert installationis a great way to go.

The most effective method of replacing your windowsand creating an efcient moisture barrier is a full framereplacement. This process is used in new house constructionand can also be used for replacement. It gives you superior

weather protection and can even give you a largerviewing area.

We completely remove the old windowto expose the framing of the house. Thewindow can then be installed using allnecessary waterproong membranesand expanding foam. New interior andexterior trims will also be installed. Thistype of installation is the best option forensuring a good seal.

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Useful tasks include pruning, bed renovationTurning your

compost now to speedup decomposition iscommonly suggested asa January garden task.However, who has thetime, or the will, to go outand turn over the compoststuffed into one of thoselittle rodent-resistant bins?Not me.The easy way toaerate your compost is toget a steel bar and pokeholes into the compost.Space the holes 10centimetres (four inches)

apart and make sure topush the bar all the wayto the bottom of thecompost. Bar aeration iseasy, simple and effective.As for those fancy compostaerators, nice idea but toomuch work.

There are many usefulgarden tasks that can becompleted in Januaryand for me, centre onpruning, construction, bedrenovation, planting andseeding.

Winter pruning is donefor a specic purpose: toinvigorate plants.When

you prune in winter, theresulting growth responseinvigorates the plant,which develops newgrowth according to wherethe cuts are made.

Winter pruning is usefulon woody vines to developstructure, on deciduousshrubs to thin out oldgrowth and develop newgrowth, and on coniferousor broadleaved treesto raise crowns or thinout growth for greaterlight penetration to theplantings below. Not allplants respond well to

winter pruning, includingJapanese maples, dogwoodtrees and several otherthin-barked hardwoodtrees that are susceptibleto disease infestationwhen pruned during ourwet winters.Those treesalso respond to winterpruning by re-growinguncharacteristicallystraight and vigorousshoots that negativelyaffect presentation.

Building gardens duringwinter is useful in severalways. Firstly, there isdisruption in the garden

when building anythingand it is more effectivefor overall garden usageto build in the low seasonand enjoy in the highseason.

Secondly, landscapeconstruction contractorsoften offer rates that aremore competitive thanduring the peak seasons ofspring and summer.

Bed renovation is anold school technique thatis sparingly practised inour part of the world.Bed renovation is usefulin winter and involveslifting out and dividingovergrown perennials orshrubs, enriching the soilwith organic matter andreplanting an improvedand more balanced layout.

There is little needto worry about coldtemperature damageduring winter on hardytrees, shrubs andperennials that are themainstay of mostWestCoast residential gardens.If the temperature dropsbelow zero, simply coverthe plants root ball andwait for the inevitablewarm-up that happens on

the coast and continuerenovating.

When it comes toordering seed to grow athome, January is a goodmonth to get your seedorders placed to assureyou get the varieties youwant before supply runsout.

Remember when youreceive your seed orderto place it directly in thefridge for storage, not thefreezer where it can befreezer burned.

Fridge storage of seedspreserves viability andimproves germinationrates. Seeds stored in acupboard or the garageoften become dried out orexposed to moisture whichleads to rot.

There is one other veryuseful gardening task forJanuary and that is to taketime to enjoy the simpleand sublime beauty in thegarden you have created.

Todd Major is a journeymanhorticulturist, gardendesigner and builder, teacherand organic advocate.For advice contact him [email protected].

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BIRD NEST BOXMAINTENANCE onSaturday, Jan. 25 fromnoon to 1 p.m. at MahonPark,West 15th Street andForbes Avenue, NorthVancouver. Help clean andmonitor the nesting boxesbefore the birds return tonest. [email protected]

CITY PARKSSTEWARDS INVASIVEPULL An event full ofblackberry, ivy and hollyremoval. Get your handsdirty, and see how muchcan be removed Saturday,Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to noonat Mahon Park, nearWest15th Street and ForbesAvenue, [email protected]

UNCOVERYOURCREEKS on Monday, Feb.

3, 3:15-4:30 p.m. at theentrance to Mahon Park,West 18th Street and JonesAvenue, NorthVancouver.Learn about local ecology,engage in data collection,observe local environmentalchange and monitor waterquality inWagg [email protected]

EDIBLE GARDENPROJECTVOLUNTEERORIENTATION NIGHTtakes place the secondMonday of every monthat 6 p.m. Learn about theprojects the Edible GardenProject is running and howto get involved. Locationwill be provided uponregistration. [email protected]

FREE ECO-TOURSStudy the rich heritage andunique natural resourcesof theWest Coast.Thesewalking tours, someavailable in Mandarin, aredesigned to educate andpromote healthy living.Explore your own backyardwith Joseph Lin. 604-327-8693 greenclub.bc.ca

GUIDEDWALKINGTOURS VanDusenBotanical Garden at 5251Oak St.,Vancouver, offerstours daily at 1 p.m. and

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.Meet at the informationdesk. Free for membersor with garden admission.vandusengarden.org

INVASIVE PLANTSReport invasive plantsin B.C. communities bydialing 1-888-WEEDSBC(1-888-933-3722).TheInvasive Species Councilof B.C., in partnershipwith the AgricultureEnvironment andWildlifeFund, operates theprovincial toll-free hotlineto help your communityprotect local resources.The hotline is part of EyesAcross B.C., an outreachand awareness initiative.To nd out more aboutinvasive plants you can alsovisit invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca.The Invasive SpeciesCouncil of BritishColumbia is a grassroots,non-prot society thatprovides workshops,activities, and events toeducate the public andprofessionals. Membershipis free and open toanyone willing to workcollaboratively.Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

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CHILDRENS SALETABLE RENTALSTables are available torent for the upcomingannual sale on Feb. 15 ofnew and gently used babyand childrens items at

Highlands preschool, 3255Edgemont Blvd., NorthVancouver.Tables start at$20 and can be reserved athighlandspreschool.ca/school-sales/

DRAFTOCPANDDENSITY BONUSPOLICY Brief publicpresentations followedby question and answer

sessions will take place Jan.22, 2-3 p.m.; Jan. 23, 7-8p.m. and Jan. 30, 4-5 p.m. atNorthVancouver City Hall,141West 14th St. 604-990-4240 cnv.org

EASE INTO E-BOOKSLearn the basics aboutlibrary e-booksWednesday,Jan. 22, 2-3 p.m. atParkgate library, 3675 Banff

Court, NorthVancouver.Registration required. Learnthe differences betweenvarious le formats, whichdevices will work with thelibrarys collection andhow to nd, checkout anddownload content. 604-929-3727 nvdpl.ca

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MEETING Learn moreabout the newWilliamGrifn Community CentreWednesday, Jan. 22, 7p.m. at NorthVancouverDistrict Hall, 355WestQueens Rd.View the draftbuilding design, oorplans, parking redesignand discuss the proposalwith district staff and thearchitects. dnv.org

THEULTIMATETRAVELLERREMOTE ISLANDWORLDS A series oftravel talks accompaniedby photographs with worldtraveller Peter LangerWednesdays, 7 p.m. at theFerry Building Gallery, 1414Argyle Ave.,WestVancouver.Schedule: Impressionsof Bali and Komodo,Jan. 22; Impressions ofSulawesi and Papua, Jan.29; Impressions of EastTimor, Feb. 5; Impressionsof the Philippines, Feb. 12;Impressions of Madagascar,Feb. 19 and Impressions ofSri Lanka, Feb. 26. Fee: $15per session. 604-925-7270ferrybuildinggallery.com

INFORMATIONEVENING An illustratedpresentation for anupcoming NewYork Cityart tour in June led byarchitectural historianChristopher Pearson andvisual arts co-ordinator ofthe Ferry Building GalleryRuth PayneThursday, Jan.23, 7 p.m. at the FerryBuilding Gallery, 1414Argyle Ave.,WestVancouver.RSVP. 604-925-7290ferrybuildinggallery.com

INTRODUCTIONTOINSTAGRAM Learnthe basics of InstagramThursday, Jan. 23 atParkgate library, 3675 BanffCourt, NorthVancouver.Learn how to downloadthe free app, take and postpictures, search for andfollow others and how tomake your prole private.Registration required. 604-929-3727 nvdpl.ca

TRANSITIONINGTHROUGHDIVORCEA free workshop for womenThursday, Jan. 23, 6:30-8:30p.m. at Capilano library,3045 Highland Blvd., NorthVancouver. [email protected]

CEDARWEAVINGWORKSHOP Explorethe spiritual and culturalimportance of cedar inKwakwakwwakw/Haidaculture Saturdays, Jan.25-Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at MaplewoodHouse, 399 Seymour RiverPl., NorthVancouver.Participants will learn how toprocess, prepare and weavebark. $180 materialsincluded. [email protected]

GALA INTHE COVEThe Deep Cove Divasbike riding team will hosta fundraising gala for theRide to Conquer CancerSaturday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m.at Mount Seymour UnitedChurch, 1200 Parkgate Ave.,NorthVancouver.The eventwill include music, comedy,magic, silent auction and cash

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