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Accusedmurderer to seek [email protected]

Aman charged withmurdering his wifesrelative, then cutting upthe body inside hisWestVancouvermansion willask a B.C. Supreme Courtjustice to let him out onbail later this month.

Lawyers for 54-year-oldLi Zhao, charged with thesecond-degree murder ofGangYuan, 42, said thisweek they will seek Zhaosrelease at a bail hearingtentatively set for May 29.

Hes presumed innocent

of these charges for now,until he has his trial, saidJoe Saulnier, one of thedefence lawyers representingZhou, outside NorthVancouver provincial courtonMonday, where Zhoumade a brief appearance.My understanding is he hasno criminal record.Hes notknown to the police.

Hes very upset and veryworried as anyone would bewhos newly charged withmurder, said Saulnier, inresponse to reporters ques-tions. Hes never experi-enced anything like this. Hesnever been arrested.

Inside the court,where a dozen membersofVancouvers Chinese-language media showedup to watch the case, Zhoushowed minimal emotionas he listened to a Chineseinterpreter while lawyersdiscussed court dates.

Outside the court,Saulnier said there was littlehe could say about the case.The police are keeping a lotof the details to themselves atthis point, he told reporters.Normally Id be gettingpolice reports, witnessstatements, that sort of thing.I havent seen anything

yet. Saulnier said the factit took a week for second-degree murder charges to beapproved says somethingabout the complexity of thecase.

Neither police nordefence lawyers have saidwhat the exact relationshipwas between Zhou and thevictim in the case, althoughYuan has been described asZhaos wifes cousin.Thetwo reportedly also had abusiness relationship.

Chinese-languagereporters said MondayYuan was well known inthe Chinese community

as a person with businessconnections in mainlandChina.

Zhao has been listed onproperty records as ownerof the $5.8-million home at963 King GeorgesWay since2010.

Late onMay 2, policewent to the home afterreceiving information thata violent confrontation hadoccurred at the house earlierin the day. Zhao was arrestedearly May 3.

Zhao also faces a chargeof interfering with a bodyfor allegedly cutting up hisvictim after death.

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The property tax ratein the District of NorthVancouver is going upby 2.5 per cent this year,council decided May 4.

For single and multi-family homes assessedat $835,909, that willequate to $48 more intaxes, according to NicoleDeveaux, general managerof the districts nance andtechnology department.

Should a home have ahigher assessment valuethan the average, theowner can expect to paymore, while those assessedbelow will pay less.

The increase keepsthe district competitivewith surroundingmunicipalities, Deveauxadded.

The average for thelast ve years has been 2.5per cent, so weve prettymuch stayed on course,she told the North ShoreNews.

Were doing quite wellbecause we did all theheavy lifting in 2010.

That heavy liftingoccurred when the districtcut operating costs by$5.6 million ve years ago.Staff did a full review ofservices, eliminating whatno longer worked whileconsolidating what did.

I always say to council,had we not done thatback in 2010, our tax rateincrease would have been7.1 per cent higher thisyear than it currently is,Deveaux said.

Of the 2.5 per centhike, 1.5 per cent will goto operational services,like re and police, whilethe rest will be used forcapital projects. A mainfocus for council this year,Deveaux explained, will beinvesting in transportation,including replacement ofthe Keith Road Bridge.

Homeowners in theDistrict ofWest Vancouver,meanwhile, will seeproperty taxes increaseby 1.62 per cent, whichamounts to an extra$54.29 on an averageassessment of $2,013,612.

Its a conservativeincrease, said nancialcontroller Raj Hayre. Ouroriginal recommendationto council was for a taxincrease just under threeper cent.

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B.C.s ConservationOfcer Serviceis warning NorthVancouver residents andvisitors after a series ofclose calls with cougarson trails.

The ofce has receivedthree reports of the bigcats at the base of GrouseMountain, at the top ofMountain Highway and inthe Seymour watershed inthe last week.

It was reportedthat the cougar wasapproaching people and

was, in once instance,not easily scared off,said conservation ofcerChris Doyle. Generallyspeaking, theyre elusiveanimals and theyre notinterested in people atall so obviously its aconcern when they doapproach people becausethey are a predator andthe concern is they wouldbe approaching people aspotential prey.

In one other case, amountain biker used hisbike to keep a cougar atbay, while on Seymourstrails.

Were going to continue

to monitor and if theresany encounters wherewe feel theres a threat topublic safety, well likelyattempt to capture thecougar involved, Doylesaid. It may be destroyedbut well make thatdetermination based onthe information we have atthe time.

Doyle couldnt say if allthe cougar run-ins haveinvolved the same big cat.

Its possible there isone but there could also bea family group of cougarsdispersing, he said.

In late March,conservation ofcers

responded to sightings ofa cougar stalking pets inUpper LynnValley. Doylesaid he hasnt had anyreports about pets beingattacked or going missingin that neighbourhoodsince that time. All thesame, he recommendspeople keep a close eyeon children and pets inbackyards that front onthe backcountry, especiallyaround dawn and dusk.

The Seymour SalmonidSociety has postponedsome visits from schoolkids until there has beenat least a week withoutany sightings, according

to society president ShaunHollingsworth.

Hikers heading intocougar territory shouldconsider travelling ingroups or carrying bearspray as a means to deterthe big cats.

Should someone crosspaths with a cougar, itsbest to make yourselflook big and intimidating even throwing things at

them to scare them off.What you dont want

to do is turn and runbecause that may triggera pursuit, he said. Inthe rare case that a cougardoes attack, you wouldwant to ght the cougaroff.

Sightings in developedareas should be reportedto the conservation ofcerservice at 1-877-952-7277.

Homeowner grant offers some relief

2015 include upgrades toAltamont Park and to theCitrusWynd treatmentplant.

For residents whomay be a little strappedfor cash, the provinceshomeowner grant canalleviate the nancialimpact, Hayre noted.Those who qualify can getup to $570. Seniors andthose with a permanentdisability can also applyfor an additional grant of

$275.The threshold forthis years homeownergrant is $1.1 million, but itwill be reduced by $5 forevery $1,000 that exceedsthe threshold.

Another paymentoption is the defermentprogram, where ifapproved, the provinceissues a small-interest loanto the homeowner so theycan pay their propertytax.To qualify, applicantsmust be either 55 orolder, a surviving spouse,a person with a disability

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Dear Editor:I just nished reading

Rick Harrisons excellentletter onTransLink. I amsure many others feel exactlythe same way about wantingto voteYes, but are reluctantto and will probably voteNo because ofTransLinkslack of transparency. Iwas looking at my hydrobill recently and realizedthere is a transit levy onall hydro bills. A quickonline search revealed someof TransLinks sourcesof income including 24per cent $1.42 billion coming from the 17 centsper litre fuel tax, propertytaxes contributing 21 percent, transit fares 32 percent and parking sales taxfour per cent.We are allpayingTransLink every day,somehow.

From what I have read,the hope is aYes vote will

add 0.5 per cent to the sevenper cent PST tax. But whenI look at the expenditures and wont go throughthem all two stand out:the interest expense at 13per cent of income and thecost of transit operations at60 per cent. Does this largediscrepancy between transitincome of 32 per cent andexpenditures of 60 per centhave anything to do withthe failure ofTransLinkto implement proper farepaying procedures? Howlong were those fare boxes

sitting there doing nothing?Have these gures ever beenreleased and could this makea difference? Now for theinterest expense of 13 percent, that on my calculatorcomes to approximately$185 million a year goingtowards nothing exceptpaying the banks.Thats one-third of the required $500million. If theTransLinkmanagement are already lost,how can we expect them tobe able to nd cost savingswhen they dont seem ableto do their jobs without

complaining about lackof money?They are eitherincapable of nding or notlooking for savings.

With the help of thefederal and provincialgovernments this couldbe solved.And just whereare the federal and provin-cial governments when itcomes to nancial aid?Theprovince has announced asurplus so here is the bestplace that money could bespent on the future ofBritish Columbia.What isthe common denominator of

all great cities, its a fast, ef-cient and affordable transitsystem.Are you readingthis, Christy, or are you stillasleep inVictoria?Wake upand help the future of B.C.Its not in LNG, but alreadyhere inVancouver. Resourcesare fading and the competi-tion erce. Lets stop invent-ing more taxes. Get peopletravelling and working in agreen and efcient mannerand all of British Columbiawill benet from it.HowardWhishawWestVancouver

Lets crunch the numbers on transit levy

Dear Editor:Re: Mayors Calls Sway

Vote, April 17 Mailbox.I wonder whether the

writer of the letter who ischoosing to vote No on the

transit plebiscite becauseof telephone calls fromVancouver Mayor GregorRobertson, would chooseto voteYes if she got similarcalls fromWestVancouver

Mayor Michael Smith.I agree that the number

of calls is irritating, butplease vote No, if youchoose, for a better reasonthan too many phone calls.

Go to the source of thephone calls and make acomplaint. Dont punishthe plebiscite itself.Nancy NicholsNorthVancouver

Mayors calls no reason to punish plebiscite

Dear Editor:The world is full of

coincidences.In the last 12 months

there have been morethan 500 earthquakes inOklahoma, 200 in Arkansasand 200 in northeasternB.C. Coincidentally,these are also locations ofintensive fracking.

And, stranger still, manyNorth Shore residents havejust seen a sharp increase inthe earthquake deductiblecomponent of their homeinsurance.

Could it be that NorthShore residents are beinghit in the pocketbookeven before the Clarkgovernments subsidies andtax breaks for LNG takeeffect?Leo FernigNorthVancouver

Are quakesinduced?

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Gag reflexI n the name of expediency, City ofNorthVancouver council teetereddangerously close this week to doingaway entirely with the weekly public inputperiod because of commentary staff saidwas off-topic, accusatory, repetitive,untrue, promotes goods and services and,at times, includes electioneering.But if those were grounds for silencing

debate, who among us wouldnt have asock crammed in our craw from time totime?Council members ultimately made the

right decision and decided two minutes ofwhat-for from constituents wasnt worthbeing labelled enemies of free speech.But we may be headed down an even

murkier path, after council moved toban speakers who have demonstratedbehaviour that can be seen to constitutebullying and harassment toward staff.Thats an awfully broad denition.

Instead of silencing everyone in councilchambers, it could be used to only silencecouncils critics.Democracy is messy. Politicians should

expect to receive public scorn. It comeswith the job. And the bureaucracy thatserves the public is not beyond reproacheither.There is precedent for councils banning

individuals from speaking but only in thedirest of cases.If the level of discourse at the city is

really so poor that were using the termslibel and harassment, there is anothervenue to deal with that the courtroom.We urge council to step very carefully.If they truly want more efcient

meetings, they could consider cuttingdown on some of their own speechifyingand notices of motion, some of whichexemplify off topic, accusatory andrepetitive.


There is no question it willeventually become commonpractice for cities to adoptbuilding codes and regulationsrequiring new and retrottedbuildings to incorporatemeasures including wastewater reclamation andreuse to satisfy non-potablewater demands within thebuildings.

TroyVassosMunicipalWorld, June 2014

When questioned aboutthe lack of progresson a new Lions Gatewastewater treatmentplant at a recentchamber meeting, NorthVancouver-SeymourMLAJaneThornthwaite replied,I receive more phonecalls from people askingwhen the trafc mess willbe xed than from peoplesaying we really need to xthat wastewater treatmentplant.

Amen to that!One of the reasons

for that, of course, is thatanyone trying to moveseamlessly around the NorthShore can clearly see thata tri-municipal willingnessto slow down and co-

ordinate the rampant paceof development would havean immediate benecialeffect on trafc ow andcongestion.

The other reason maybe that, like me, those whodont call their MLAs aboutthe plant agree withTroyVassos, a NorthVancouversenior environmentalengineer and wastewatertreatment guru who says,People dont call becausethe treatment plant doesntneed xing.

Vassos, a former memberof MetroVancouversLions Gate public advisorycommittee, has maintainedthat position from theoutset. In fact, his answers

were unequivocal when Iasked for his reaction toa recent call from City ofNorthVancouver mayoraltycandidate Kerry Morris forMetro to get on with themuch-delayed secondarytreatment project on theformer B.C. Rail site atPemberton Avenue andFirst Street.

Politicians keep sayingwe have to push to havethat deadline moved back,Vassos began. Thatsjust code for saying thefederal government hasrecognized there are morecritical public issues tobe concerned about thanblindly applying a federalregulation to Lions Gate togrow bacteria on food wasteand pretend were helpingthe environment, he said.

Vassos says theres not ashred of evidence that theefuent being dischargedfrom the existing primarytreatment plant is having anyadverse effect on the marineenvironment at the mouth ofthe Capilano River quitethe opposite.

That river is animportant salmonidenhancement watercourse,

yet theres no evidence thesh are being affected,Vassos explained. In fact,within a few metres ofthe outfall discharge, nowastewater constituents canbe detected, he said.

To explain routineefuent monitoring testsfor detectable levels of fourmain substances: biochemi-cal oxygen demand, totalsuspended solids, ammoniaand chlorine. For our safetyand to protect marine andland-based environments,federal, provincial and pub-lic health authorities haveestablished strictly moni-tored regulations that governnot just the efuent fromsewage treatment plants butalso the wastewater collectedin septic tanks and on-sitewastewater treatment plantsinstalled on residential andsmall commercial rurallands.

So, do we need asecondary treatment plantbecause the current facilityis polluting the environmentat its outfall? Absolutely not.

In fact, while reviewingthe discussions we had justprior to my May 29, 2013columnWhats the Point

of SecondaryTreatmentof May 29, 2013,Vassossaid the September 2013MetroVancouverWaterQuality Control AnnualReport concluded that allour regional wastewatertreatment plants including Lions Gate areoperating with no adverseeffects on the environment.

Translating that foranyone who wants tofast-track a $700-millionsecondary treatment plantand using BOD readingsas one example,Vassos saidthe current dilution rate of2000:1 makes it impossibleto detect any wastewatercontaminant in oceanwaters.

This means the BODin the water at the existingplant is immediately reducedto 0.05 parts per million.Thats 40 times lower thanthe detection limit and 500times lower than the federalregulatory requirement without spending oneadditional nickel!

Since its easy todocument the lack ofevidence to support theneed for a new/relocatedLions Gate plant, what

else could we get for $700million?

Well, there are two thingswe could do: one would beeasy to achieve using currentknowledge; the other farless so.

Taking the easy one rstMetro municipalitiesshould do as theyvediscussed before: persuadethe federal government thatspending the money oninfrastructure to divert thatwater and the pollutants itcontains away from the restof the wastewater being sentfor treatment would go along way to easing the loadfor all regional treatmentplants.

As for the tough problem,Vassos referred me to theMarch 2010 EnvironmentCanada paper ProposedWastewater SystemsEfuent Regulations,which stated, Treatedwastewater may contain grit,debris, biological wastes,disease-causing bacteriaand hundreds of chemicalssuch as those in drugs andpersonal care products suchas shampoos and cosmetics.

So how about we try tox what needs to be xed,instead of spending $700million to x something thataint broke?

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I can think of oneperson in particular whoregularly makes appearancesat the public table afterhaving posted on socialmedia what can onlybe described as vicious,bullying, intimidating attackson city staff, Keating saidbefore pulling out editorialcartoons and posts fromsocial media suggesting staffhad been inept, dishonestor corrupt. Public input,absolutely yes, but forthose people who we canshow through social mediaaccounts or other things,have used language that isintimidating, defamatory,libellous, constitutes attackson staff and falls within thebullying policy we have inthe city, I think those peopleshould be deprived of theright to speak and participatein the public input process.

The change won enoughvotes for the bylaw to passbut questions remain over

what legal authority the cityhas to make those judgmentcalls and how heavily it willbe enforced.

While I recognize that,of late, public input hasresulted in less than desirableconduct on the part of somemembers of the public whoexpressed their views inlanguage that is perhaps toostrong or showing a lack ofrespect, I think it would be avery serious wrong to changeour process for that reasonwhen we have alternativeways of addressing thosequestions of conduct andtone and respect, saidCoun. Pam Bookham.

Former mayoralcandidate Kerry Morrissaid after the meeting it isobvious he is the person inparticular.

Morris said he has usedsocial media to spread thecartoons, which are made bya local amateur cartoonist,maybe half a dozen times and that theres nothingwrong with that. Im one

of millions of people that dothat. Is that an illegal act toretweet a cartoon somebodyhas made in satire? I believethat was the central issuethat caused a half a dozenpeople to be shot to deathin France this past year.I dont think I have doneanything that is either illegalor would constitute a breachof workplace regulation, hesaid.

I think what this is, is anattempt to stie debate onany matter that the mayor orthe slate oppose.

Morris said hell deal withbeing told hes been bannedfrom public input periods, ifand when it happens and inthe meantime, he is owed anapology by Keating.

The District of NorthVancouver allows councilattendees three minutes tospeak at the start of eachmeeting.The District ofWestVancouver allows residentsto speak to any item on theagenda as it comes up for upto three minutes.

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Department of Fisheriesand Oceans staff arrangedto have the whales bodytowed over to Seaspan wherethey used a lift to hoist thewhale, estimated to weigh40 tonnes, into the yard.There, an examinationof the dead whale wasconducted by an expert inmarine mammal necropsiesand scientists from DFO,theVancouver Aquariumand the University ofBritish Columbias zoology

department. Results fromthe tissue samples, combinedwith information from thecruise ship about its course,should help spell out whathappened, said Paul Cottrell,Pacic marine mammalco-ordinator for the DFO.Preliminary results could beknown in a couple of weeks,he said.

Fin whales are the secondlargest mammal on theplanet, after the blue whale,and are listed as threatenedin British Columbia.Theyare baleen lter feeders, likehumpback whales, and fastswimmers capable ofsustaining speeds of closeto 40 kilometres an hourin the water. They are thegreyhounds of the sea, said

Cottrell.But for reasons scientists

dont really understand, nwhales are also susceptibleto being hit by ships. Deadn whales have come intoBurrard Inlet twice before onthe bows of cruise ships inthe past 15 years in 1999and 2009.

After scientists nishedexamining the whale, it waslifted back into the water andtowed by a Seaspan tug tothe west coast ofVancouverIsland, where it was sunk ata location picked by DFO,said Cottrell.

The cost was paid by thecruise ship involved in thecollision with the whale.

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When you look at how much oureconomy has grown over the last 30years and how little most incomes havegrown we have a problem.

While rising economic tides haveboosted fortunes at the top, far toomany boats at middle and lower incomelevels have been left behind.

Its that feeling you get when youreworking longer and harder but yourfamily isnt getting further ahead.Thats a sign of income inequality.

FinallysomeactionJustin Trudeaus major tax and childbenet announcement last week marksthe rst time in recent memory aCanadian political leader is taking actionon income inequality - and strengtheningthe bonds that bind us together as anation in the process.

A recent study from the Organizationfor Economic Cooperation andDevelopment found that the top one percent of Canadian pre-tax income earnerscaptured 37 per cent of the overallincome growth between 1981 and 2012and now account for 12.2 per cent of thecountrys total annual income.

Hereswhythatmatters.As income inequality grows, so doesthe us versus them gap. The senseof social cohesion needed for a healthydemocracy is damaged. Plus there is astrong argument that economies withlower levels of income inequality areamong the worlds most sustainable andhave high quality of life.

On the other hand, in a market economy

like Canadas, we rightly expectindividual rewards to differ based uponeffort and application. The trick isnding the right balance.

Plan isbalancedandfairThats the beauty of Justin Trudeausannouncement: its balanced and fair. Itasks the wealthiest to pay a little moretax so middle income Canadians can payless.

The Liberal plan will introduce a newtax bracket for the top one percent onincomes over $200,000. And it willreduce income taxes by 7% for thoseearning in the lower-middle tax bracket.In North Vancouver, according toStatistics Canada, thats roughly one inthree of us.

For lower income earners, the Liberalplan provides for signicant increasesin child benets. Theyll be paid forby shifting help to those who need itmost. Under Mr. Harpers plan, a familymaking $200,000 currently receives thesame child benet cheque as the familyearning $40,000. Thats not fair. Nor isit an efcient use of taxpayers dollars.

The Liberal plan announced last weekis about ensuring that everyone whoworks hard has a chance to get ahead.It is about a belief that our Canada is acountry that values fairness and equalopportunity for all of its citizens.

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1986: In less than 20 years, theNorth Shore News developed someof the elements that have becomeits signature.Three issues a week,the front page features a large fullcolour photograph, and the Fridaypaper includes a full Real Estatesection.The staff celebrated aCanadian Newspaper Award and ayoungTim Renshaw started writingabout North Shore restaurants inhis Table Hopping column.

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A former NorthVancouver residentand constable with the Langley RCMPreceived a Medal of Bravery in Ottawaearlier this month, after a heroic movethat likely saved the life of a teenage girlfour years ago.

Const. Jim Moir, who was working withthe FraserValleyTrafc Services at the time,was responding to a vehicle run off the roaddue to winter conditions nearYale, whenthe incident occurred in February 2011.While speaking with the 15-year-old girl,whose familys vehicle had skidded off theroad,Moir noticed a truck had suddenly lostcontrol and was skidding towards where heand the teenager stood. Acting quickly, theconstable pushed the girl out of the path ofthe vehicle before being struck by the truckhimself and pinned between the two vehicles.Its an event Moir has difculty remembering.

I dont physically remember pushing her,Moir toldthe North Shore News last week.

Bystanders at the scene freed Moir, whose lower kneewas extensively injured in the accident.

The constable had a plate and 12 screws put intohis injured knee and spent the next 18 months off workundergoing physiotherapy.

Moir said he was humbled to be part of the ceremonyheld in the nations capital this year. I was veryhonoured to be invited to come to Ottawa. I enjoyed

that experience.Moir was among 36 other Canadians chosen to receive

a Medal of Bravery at the event held in the capital on May1.

Having not been to an event like that in the past, I wascertainly very honoured to be there, listening to othersreceiving their medals . . . Im very pleased to be alive, as itwere.

Moir grew up in Upper Lonsdale before leaving to trainat the RCMPAcademy in 1992. He returned to live on theNorth Shore from 1999 to 2004, and now lives in Langley.

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A judge has ordered apsychiatric assessmentfor a 16-year-old boy whohas been charged with theattemptedmurder of hismother.

ANorthVancouverprovincial court judgeordered the assessment afterlawyers briey discussed thecase in court May 5.

The teen was arrestedafter allegedly attacking his59-year-old mother in her

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He fell through thecracks, she said.

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He was not there,said his mother. His mindsnapped.

A Crown prosecutortold the judge in court theboy has a history of mentalillness and was hearingvoices when he was arrested.

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Puttingmind andbody towork

If you ask tness gurus ifgardening is exercise, theywould probably say no.

They would probablysay formalized exerciseis focused with specicoutcomes to build musclemass or cardiovascularhealth, while gardening isjust digging and weeding.If you ask the samequestion to a pilates or yogainstructor they may say thatgardening does not providethe same level of exibilityor spiritual concentrationas the focused exercisingfound in those practices.

I dont disagree with anyof those thoughts. However,the idea that something iswork or exercise is just amatter of state of mind. Fora workout, try lifting 50kilogram trees off a truckand planting them into theearth. And consider theexercise value in movingtruck loads of soil or gravelby wheelbarrow from thefront yard to back yard.

When it comes tospiritual concentration asfound in yoga, gardening

offers bonsai, which isamong the forms of Asian-style pruning that requiresingular focus of mindand body to create artisticbeauty.

From a strengthperspective, focusingspecic muscle groups togrow doesnt just happenin the weight room.Trylifting one-metre by ve-centimetre thick bluestoneoff multiple pallets to buildpatios or walkways. Do

this all day for days on endand your body will startto grow muscles in placesyou never thought possible.Your stamina will alsolikely increase dramatically.Lifting bluestone is notwork unless you view itthat way.To lift large slabsof bluestone over longperiods of time one mustfocus on the ergonomicsof body posture to avoidinjury while working musclegroups.There is also the

added benet of integratingmind, body and creativeconsciousness while layingthe stone.

When it comes tostamina, I have worked withseveral gardeners who werevery muscular but had poorstamina and exibility.Theysimply could not work allday at a good pace becausethey were conditioned todoing short bursts of weightlifting with rests betweenrepetitions. I can tell you

from my experience traininghorticulture students thatphysical tness training isuseful but its no substitutefor eld conditioning.Muscle-bound peopleoften lack stamina andexibility because theyhave not added appropriatetraining to their program.By comparison, I workedwith a turf companyonce that sent out its top

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person to lay 16 pallets ofroll-on turf.This tall, thinand unassuming guy didnot walk when laying 25kilogram rolls of turf. Hewould jog to the turf pallet,grab a roll of turf, then jogdown the plywood walkwayacross the newly lain turfwhere he would lay the nextturf roll, and then jog backfor another roll. He did thisall day long for two and ahalf days and installed 16pallets of turf and cleanedup, all by himself. I am notsuggesting we should getexercise by running whilelaying turf. But the exampledoes show how strengthand stamina training arenot mutually exclusive. Andhis task required a singularfocus to complete.

Focus comes in oneform you are eitherfocused or you are not.Contrary to popular beliefthat building gardens is justhard work, building gardens

requires stamina, musclepower, focus and a vision tocreate beauty.

Focus in the garden canbecome a time-warp kind ofthing. I regularly experienceperiods of time buildinggardens where my focus isso concentrated that I losetrack of time and severalhours go by in a span oftime that seems like minutesto me. My hyper-focusedtime experience occurswhen doing specializedwork, such as site grading,laying bluestone patios,pruning or seeding, and soforth.The focus required inthose jobs takes awarenessof time away from theconscious mind hoursbecome minutes of creativeand spiritual connection. Iam sure theres a name forthe experience but I dontknow it.

Many people do notexperience warping of timewhile gardening becausethey view gardening aswork, instead of seeing

gardening as a completemind and body experience.

Would I ever go to agym to improve strengthor stamina? Probably not.Instead I would go outin the garden and use mymind and body to improvethe garden. I would lift,bend, reach and workmy body while using mymind to guide my physicaldevelopment, producing anoverall toning of my mind,body and spirituality. Butthats just me.

Physical exercise ina gym is a worthwhilepursuit. But to answerthe question: Is gardeningexercise? Gardening, in itsmany forms, is the creativeexpression of exercisingmind, body and spirit. Ifthats not exercising, I dontknow what is.

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Mixing old furniturewith new can have dramaticresults.This eclectic lookis popping up everywhere.Contrasting modern pieceswith rustic, vintage ndscan result in a look thatadds both depth and texturewithin a room.

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Try spray painting someold ea market chairs andplacing them around amodern table. Or, paint awooden kitchen table intwo different shades fora traditional look with amodern twist.

Paint your favorite piecesbold colours to add interestto the room or if you wouldrather have the piece blendinto the rest of the roomthen try more subtle shadesof colours, such as paleyellow or powder blue.

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LIFEGUARD TRAININGBronze Medallion, Bronze Crossand NLS

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CHILDMINDING SUMMERART & MINI SPORTSBALL PROGRAMS3 hour programs throughout Augustrun from 9am - 12pm forages 2 to 6.

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Please register online, or call our office for more information.phone: 604.903.3798 email: [email protected]

July 5 - 10, ages 8-12, $695drawing, painting, printmaking &mixed media with artist in residenceTiko KerrJuly 12 - 17, ages 13-18, $695drawing, painting, printmaking withartist in residence Erin McSavaneyOutdoor studio adventures for youngartists with teams of experienced artteachers and Canadas finest artists,plus guest artists visits and dailyrecreation activities all in the beautiful 460 acre setting

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Summer Campsnew friends & new adventures

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BB1: July 13-17 *ST. PIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9:00-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 10-12 yrs. $150

BB2: July 20-24 *MEMORIAL GYMHARRY JEROME 8:30-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 13-15 yrs. $105

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Evans Lake Open HouseJune 21st , 11 am - 3 pm

SUMMER CAMP

summer isCOMING!!

Flexible Registration

Flexible Drop Off (8:30-9:00am)& Pick Up (4:00-4:30pm)

Full & Half Day Camps (kids age 3 to 7)

Small Groups (max 6 kids)

Fun Themes & Activities

Jump into our great programming thats allabout raising physically literate, active kids!

120 - 2270 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver

JumpGymnastics.ca | 604.971.0513

Jump GymnasticsSummer Camps giveyour kids a strongfoundation for anactive life & successin all sports!

Reasonable Rates

EXPERIENCED GUITAR TEACHERClassical Jazz & Rock Guitar

Acoustic or Electric

email:[email protected]

Beginner to Advanced Royal Conservatory Preparationand Jazz Band coaching available

TONY CHOTEM 604-980-4336

Weekly Camper FeesJune 29 September 4 8:30am 4:30pm

5 days/week Week #s 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 Fee: $194.004 days/week Week #s1 & 6 only (Closed Statutory holidays) Fee: $170.003 days/week Fee: $136.002 days/week Fee: $ 88.00

Extra Hours:7:45 8:30 am Fee per day $54:30 5:45 pm Fee per day $9

Ministry of Children and Family Development Subsidies Accepted

PRICES INCLUDE ALL ADMISSIONS & TRANSPORTATIONON OUR SCHOOL BUS

Summer Day Camp 2015School Age Kids K - 7

Capilano Kids Club 1230 West 20th Street 604-985-0116Lynn Valley Kids Club 3361 Mountain Hwy 604-985-4013Ridgeway Kids Club 420 East 8th Street 604-987-0339

Learn to Sew this Summer!Made ByMe Sewing Camps are designed for sewers of allskill levelsages9andup.Kidswill learnsewingtechniqueswhile making fun projects such as purses, pillows,wallets, and stuffies. Camps are limited to a maximumof 8 children per session so each student receives plentyof individual attention. Our 4 day camps run every weekfrom the beginning of July until the middle of August.We have bothmorning and afternoon sessions available.Camp prices startat $180 per session,including supplies.

For more informationplease call

604-971-0940or visit our website atwww.madebyme.ca

#108-949W. 3rd St.(BehindWalmart)

Indoor and outdoorart fun for kids aged 6-10Mornings: 9:30 am - 12:30 pmAfternoons: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm$150 | Half day camps$275 | Full days with supervised lunch breakCamps held at Maplewood House399 Seymour River Pl., North Vancouver

Camps

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Let our STEM camps keep your childs mindgrowing over the summer.

ROBOTICS CAMPS grades 2-6Working with a buddy, your child will enjoy fun, hands-on

projects building and animating LEGO robots.

Each session encourages creativity and imaginationas kids brainstorm, build and experiment with amazing

robots. Its a wonderful way to develop criticalSTEM and problem solving skills.

CODING CAMPS grades 3-8Your child will learn computer programming throughengaging, hands-on projects like animating stories

and creating video games.

Plus, our technology platform is seriously coolkids havethousands of backgrounds, props, characters and musicto choose from to help bring their imaginations to life.

Call your centre for details & summer schedule

We build champions... for life

Week 1: July 6-10Week 2: July 13-17Week 3: July 20-24Week 4: July 27-31

Week 5: Aug 4-7**Week 6: Aug 10-14Week 7: Aug 17-21Week 8: Aug 24-28

FULL DAY CAMPS (9-3pm): $210 | HALF DAY CAMPS (9-12pm): $160** WK #5 Full Day Camp: $180 & Half Day Camp: $140

All prices include tax. Half Day options only available to Youthie Campers.

www.absolutecheerandtumbling.com604.984.4107 to register today!

2155 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver

Pre-Registration Required: E-mail - [email protected] secure your spot today!

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Two Age Groups:YOUTHIES:4 - 10 yrsTEENS:

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604-929-6060

Superhero Preschool CampAges 3-5 YearsJuly 21-23 9:00am-12:00pm $90 + tax

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