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Canada Day Celebrations! Friday, July 1stCanada Day Parade & Pancake BreakfastPancake breakfast starts at 8:00amParade starts at 10:00amStart your day with a pancake breakfastat Grand Blvd Park and then watch theparade as it goes from 13th Street& Grand Blvd to Mahon Park. All net proceeds from the breakfast are donated to local non-profit organizations. Detailsat www.northshoreparade.org. Celebrations at Waterfront ParkNoon - 4:OOpmThis popular community event appeals to all ages. Enjoy a variety of live music and entertainment, performances, activities, cupcakes and more! Learn more at www.northvancanadaday.com.
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A North Vancouver department store was robbed of an undisclosed amount of jewelry June 15, only hours before Stanley Cup rioters looted
stores in downtown Vancouver.Cpl Richard De Jong, spokesman for the North
Vancouver RCMP, said police were called to investi-gate a triggered alarm at the Lynn Valley Town Centre around 1:30 a.m.
When officers arrived, De Jong said they discov-ered the rear door to Zellers had been tampered with. Inside the store, police found a number of glass jew-elry cases shattered and product missing.
In an interview with The Outlook, De Jong said police don’t have any suspects.
He said police arrived at Zellers within eight to 10 minutes of the initial call, at which point the suspects had already fled the scene. Security cameras were filming, but because of the time of night they were unable to get a clear shot of the suspects, he said.
“The case is still under investigation,” he said. “We take these kinds of incidents very seriously.”
Freda Colbourne, a spokesperson for the Hudson’s Bay Company, confirmed in an email Wednesday that there was a break-in at the store. Thieves gained access through an emergency fire exit, she said.
The company isn’t providing estimates of how much jewelry is missing.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the North Vancouver RCMP detachment at 604-985-1311.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.bccrimestoppers.com. Tips that lead to an arrest and conviction are eligible for a reward up to $2,000.
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‘This comes down to process’
SEAN KOLENKOS T A F F R E P O R T E R
It sparked an interest in District of North Vancouver municipal politics unlike many other issues.
But the process by which the district handled the now forbidden medicinal marijuana dispensary planned for Deep Cove was prejudiced and didn’t ensure a trans-parent discussion, concerned residents say.
“There was this presumption of just a negative feel-ing and I do not believe that represents the district,” said longtime resident Joyce Gee.
“This isn’t just about a council that decided to take a conservative approach rather than a compassionate one, this comes down to process.”
Gee’s comments come in the wake of district’s deci-sion last week to pass a quickly drawn bylaw prohibiting a marijuana dispensary from opening on Mt. Seymour Parkway. Of particular interest to Gee, however, is not just the bylaw but the way in which residents were urged to attend a special council meeting on June 14.
Gee told The Outlook that while on holiday in May, she received an email from another district resident titled “marijuana dispensary – opposition voices needed.” Gee said the resident who passed along the email had received a call from Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn, a vocal opponent of the dispensary, urging her to tell others to write emails voicing their opposition.
While agreeing with the need to get involved, Gee felt MacKay-Dunn “stepped over the line” by using his stat-ure in the community to cultivate explicitly negative voic-es. Opinions, she said, are vital but urging one side over another means any discussion about the issue would be tainted. Couple that with a bylaw written by the time the special council meeting was held and Gee said the discus-sion had a very distinct direction to it.
“If the process was handled differently we may have
gotten some of the letters, but would we have gotten a different result?” she asked.
“And if the bylaw wasn’t formulated, how would that have changed things? We should have come out of that meeting with ideas, not just a motion.”
In an interview with The Outlook on Tuesday — coun-cil was unable to discuss the bylaw until final adoption on Monday — MacKay-Dunn confirmed he sent emails to residents about the issue but denied urging only naysayers to share their feelings.
On July 11, three days before council met with the pub-lic to discuss the dispensary, MacKay-Dunn said he told marijuana activist Dana Larsen to ensure voices of sup-port were present as well. MacKay-Dunn made no secret he does not support dispensaries and does not believe it is a municipality’s job to approve them. The federal gov-ernment, he said, is the level of government that should dictate how medicinal marijuana is administered. And that isn’t a vote of confidence for those in Ottawa and their medical marijuana program, he said. After learning about the issues faced by those attempting to access their medicine from the federal system, MacKay-Dunn said an overhaul is clearly needed.
But for a distinctly residential neighbourhood to accept a dispensary, residents and council need more time to evaluate the pros and cons of such an establishment. Council, he said, learned of the dispensary through the media and that didn’t help the case for a dispensary.
“There are clear land use implications in this situation, and there should have been more reaching out to the community done,” he said.
“But that abuse of process got me started. And when-ever the community is disrespected they will have to deal with me and I will not mince words.”
Concerns arise over public process surrounding Deep Cove marijuana dispensary; Coun. MacKay-Dunn defends emails sent to residents
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Sanjeev Sarwal, BCIT’s chief instructor of marine engineering, uses a section of the school’s new marine simulator. The equipment makes BCIT a leader in marine industry training.Sean Kolenko photo
North Van’s BCIT Campus installs a new multi-million dollar marine simulator to trains students and marine professionals alike
In Capt. John Clarkson’s office, there are more framed commendations than open real estate on the walls. It’s been a life devoted to the
sea for Clarkson, a master mariner, and the years have increased the number of credentials he can add to his name.
But Clarkson’s focus these days, as it’s been since he became the head of BCIT’s Marine Campus, isn’t just the waterways and coastlines of British Columbia, it’s the students. As the only marine training facility of its kind in Western Canada — other such institutions can only be found in Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland — the Marine Campus has been at the core of such studies for students on this side of the country for years.
But with time comes change. Part of the education provided at the campus has been simulator-facilitated training. Students, for the past two decades, have learned various ship operations with the help of a simu-lator but, as technology tends to demand, an upgrade was necessary.
So, in partnership with Transport Canada and with input from BC Ferries and other marine corporations, BCIT recently launched a new multi-million dollar marine simulator — a bench-mark for marine training in Canada.
“We had to make the change to meet industry needs,” says Clarkson. “And everything we do here is based on providing training for jobs and providing competence.”
The centrepieces of the new simulator are seven new ship bridges, the continent’s only 360-degree tug towboat simulator and an engine room simulator. Screens, wheels and more but-
tons than a reporter would ever know what to do with, line nearly every inch of engine simulator’s two rooms. Outside the simulator, desks, white-boards and overhead projectors fill traditional classrooms but this campus’ engine room is the stuff movie sets are made of.
Clarkson says the school’s instructors have more than 6,000 potential engine malfunctions they can test students with, making it the most advanced system of its kind in the world. And
when the audio system’s vibrat-ing, louder-than-a-laymen-would-expect special effects are engaged, headphones are a must.
“It’s science fiction,” says Sanjeev Sarwal, BCIT’s chief instructor of marine engineer-ing, with a smile.
Plans for the simulator aren’t restricted to the education of
the BCIT student body. Clarkson says marine businesses from the region will be using the simulator to practise various strategies and deter-mine if new plans can be executed or not. The cost effectiveness of such practise for marine pro-fessionals, he adds, is substantial.
“This is a big issue, businesses need to assess their ability to handle a response,” says Clarkson. “But the key factor remains realism, and per-forming in as real as possible situations. Things can become very complicated and technically oriented. Running a ship today is becoming more and more difficult; even the tugs take a high degree of skill to operate. This training allows for that without having to spend the money by going out there and actually doing it.”
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For more than two and a half decades, Richard White has worked behind the scenes at city hall, plotting out a vision for the municipality’s future.
Since being named the City of North Vancouver’s first city planner in 1984, White has overseen growth and development in Central and Lower Lonsdale, along Marine Drive, and at the city’s waterfront.
He’s played a key role in developing official community plans, has helped the city prepare for climate change, and has worked closely with local First Nations communities.
Given that background, it should come as little sur-prise that White was named the recipient of the Planning Institute of B.C.’s prestigious Planner of the Year award last week.
Little surprise to everyone but White, that is.“I certainly wasn’t expecting it at all. I didn’t know I had
been nominated,” said White in an interview after learning of the award.
“We’re a small city in a large region, so our work isn’t always as glamourous or newsworthy... but it’s really nice to be recognized.”
The provincial award, which was announced June 22,
recognizes “outstanding individual achievement in commu-nity and professional service.”
White was selected for many of the achievements listed above, as well as the city’s innovative 100 Year Sustainability Vision, which draws a roadmap for develop-ment over the next century.
White, who first began working for the city in the late 1970s, says it’s been a “privilege to work for the city and to have the confidence of council and the citizens of North Vancouver.”
A planner’s work, he says, is often measured in decades. Being with the city for as long as he has means he’s been able to watch some of his plans come to fruition.
“Being here this long allows you to really change things,” says White. “But there’s lots of other people involved the work that I do. Plus, the community has to be engaged and council has to approve of your vision.”
For the next 100 years, White says the city will likely continue to develop in very familiar ways.
“We’ll continue to grow in the areas we’ve been growing in, we’ll work to enhance transit service, and we’ll try to draw more jobs to the city’s core so people can work close to where they live,” he says.
For more on the City of North Vancouver’s 100 Year Sustainability Vision visit www.cnv.org.
CNV planner named best in B.C. Richard White wins prestigious award from provincial planning institute
GREG HOEKSTRAS T A F F R E P O R T E R
The City of North Vancouver gar-nered provin-
cial recognition for its Community Energy and Emissions Plan last week.
The Planning Institute of B.C. hon-oured the municipality for its work to address climate change locally, including the creation of new policies and a strategy to reduce greenhouse emissions.
The plan’s targets include a 15 per cent reduction in emissions from the 2007 levels in 2020. By 2050, the city hopes to be 50 per cent below the 2007 levels.
For more info on the plan visit www.cnv.org/communityener-gyemissionsplan.
NV city’s green shift earns a gold star Local plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 15 per cent by 2020
Richard White has overseen a great deal of development and growth since being named the City of North Vancouver’s first city planner in 1984. Last week, White won a provincial award for his years of service.Sean Kolenko photo
The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce’s Governors’Gala took place last week at North Vancouver’s Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier. Media personality and actor Jackson Davies played MC as guests and members
enjoyed an elegant evening of dining and entertainment. Presented by Neptune Terminals, the evening also included performances by Veena Sood and a live
and silent auction in support of Presentation House Theatre. Last week was also a time to toast the good life in Vancouver with an original wine tour hosted by New Zealand winemaker Tony Bish from Sacred Hill. Stops included
Stanley Park, English Bay and Jack Poole Plaza. The day ended up at North Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain where a fabulous dinner was waiting for invited media and B Time to “sea” and be seen on the Sacred Hill New Zealand wine tour. A toast on the shores of Stanley Park from some of Vancouver’s most prominent wine writers and media personalities starts off the day right. CWest Vancouverites Nessa van Bergen, left, and Connie Ekelund enjoy trout and venison as part of the Grouse Mountain wine dinner on the Sacred Hill New Zealand wine tour.DVancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival executive director Harry Hertscheg, left, Sacred Hill winemaker Tony Bish and Diageo’s Kris Steed take the cable car up the mountain at Grouse as part of the Sacred Hill New Zealand wine tour. E North Vancouver Chamber past chair Chris Doll enjoys the gala night at the Pinnacle at the Pier with wife Jane. F Insurance man Jeff Fawcett, seen here with wife Cindy-Lou, is also a past president of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. G City of North Vancouver councillor Guy Heywood, left, takes in the gala night at the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce with new incoming chair Mike Boehn.
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Waterfront ParkOn July 1, Canada will be celebrating its 144th
birthday. North Vancouver is joining the cel-ebrations but it will also be honouring the 100th birthday of scouting on the North Shore.
The Rotary Club of Lions Gate is host-ing the North Vancouver Canada Day party at Waterfront Park. This free event runs from noon to 4 p.m. and features an array of activities. From live multicultural performances to interactive crafts and activities, there is something for every-one in the family.
More than 20,000 visitors are expected. This event features various community groups and local performers. The main stage will showcase Korean drummers, Irish dancers, Squamish Valley Native dancers and other exciting per-formers. Attractions include an inflatable slide, climbing wall, mini golf and stilt walkers.
Join local dignitaries at 2 p.m. for a cupcake, www.northvancanadaday.com.
BreakfastThe Mount Seymour Lions Club pan-
cake breakfast is from 8 to 10 a.m. at Grand Boulevard Park at 14th Street. All net proceeds will support youth services on the North Shore provided by Family Services of the North Shore, Parkgate Youth Services and Hollyburn Youth Services.
ParadeThe parade starts at 10 a.m. at 13th Street
and Grand Boulevard and proceeds down 13th Street to Lonsdale, then turning north. This is the best viewing area as the reviewing stand is set up at 14th Street and Lonsdale. At 17th Street the parade again heads west where it will end at Mahon Park, with opportunity to view some of the entries afterwards. Dozens of red-and-white-themed entries. www.northshoreparade.org
Kids Bike RaceTakes place at Waterfront Park in Lonsdale as
part of BC Bike Race and Canada Day celebra-tions. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. and the race starts at 12:30. $2 per child. Different age cat-egories from two to 12. Each child will receive a medal and bike race plate. There’s also a prize for best costume. www.bcbikerace.com
Central Lonsdale Day Browse vendors, enjoy free entertainment,
complimentary coffee and tea, and Canada Day face painting by donation. A fundraiser for Lionsgate Hospital Foundation and North Shore Search & Rescue. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Civic Plaza, 14th and Lonsdale.
Lonsdale QuayFantastic musical lineup, including the inspi-
rational VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir (1 to 3 p.m.) and The Steel Toe Boots, a rockin’ country band (3:30 to 5:30 p.m.). Magician and balloon twister Matthew Johnston will be making people laugh from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) The family will also enjoy face painting (noon to 4 p.m.) and more - bring your sunscreen and your Canadian spirit.
Party at the PierThe Friday Night Market at the Pier in
Lonsdale is weekly from 5 to 11 p.m. Organic popsicles, pulled pork sandwiches, indie bands and local artists.
FireworksEnd your Canada Day festivities with fire-
works at Burrard Inlet. Visible from downtown, West Vancouver (where they will be set off from a barge at Dundarave), North Vancouver and Vancouver’s west side. Show starts at 10:30 p.m.
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It’s a difficult process, says David Alsop, North Shore Community Foundation
president.This year the organization,
which manages approximately $2 million in more than 20 trust funds and uses the funds’ investment income for commu-nity grants, received approxi-mately 35 applications for money. From those, 40 were chosen recipients receiving a
total of $140,000. “We did have a number of
new [applicants] this year,” Alsop says.
Last year the foundation decided to create fewer grants at a greater dollar amount. However, it quickly discovered this was difficult to achieve as the majority of its trusts are earmarked for certain charities, Alsop says.
“We have a number of funds that basically are dictated or directed on where the [cash] goes,” he says.
For the $15,000 which was not already dedicated to chari-ties, the foundation received $80,000 worth of requests. The foundation hopes to build on its “free” funds, Alsop notes.
The majority of the foun-dation’s grants run between $1,000 to $2,500. Recipients include groups such as Highlands United Church. The church operates a hot lunch program every Saturday. Approximately 45 homeless individuals attend the meal. That figure jumped by 20 indi-
viduals from last year. Most people don’t
think of homeless when referring to the North Shore, foundation direc-tor Sue Ridout told The Outlook.
“While other loca-tions give out meals during the week, there’s nowhere other than Highlands to get a free meal on the weekend,” she notes of North Shore meal programs.
The community foun-dation was formed in 1988 and serves the area from Deep Cove to Lions Bay, including Bowen Island. For more info or to donate visit www.nscommunityfoun-dation.com.
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As a result, the theatre will be known as the North Shore Credit Union Centre for the Performing Arts beginning this fall, university president Kris Bulcroft announced.
Bulcroft said the school is happy to be partner-ing with the credit union, which shares Cap U’s passion for community, education and the arts.
“Their valued contribution will enable us to continue to offer quality programs and services that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of the local communities we serve,” said Bulcroft in a press release.
The contribution reflects the credit union’s 70-year com-mitment to the North Shore’s community groups, added NSCU president Chris Catliff.
“North Shore Credit Union has had a long-standing relationship with Capilano University,” said Catliff.
“Many of its busi-ness school graduates have become valued employees of North Shore Credit Union, some of whom have gone back to Cap as program advisors, guest lecturers and panel members for programs and courses at the university.”
The 380-seat the-atre, which first opened in October 1987, provides perfor-mance space for the university’s emerging artists and has drawn world-renowned per-formers in the past.
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Cap U president Kris Bulcroft, NSCU president Chris Catliff, Ranae Miller (Cinderella) and Cameron Dunster (Prince Charming) at funding announcement Monday.
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Whether there’s a critically injured young moth-er being wheeled into the operating room at Lions Gate Hospital, or a horrendously maimed soldier bleeding to death at Kandahar Airfied in Afghanistan, the mental process a surgeon follows is very much the same.
“You just know you have a job to do. You’ve become trained not to see it as horrific, comic-book type of vio-lence,” Dunwoody explains, sitting at the kitchen table in his North Vancouver home.
“You see a limb attached to a person. You see a bone shattered, skin gone, muscles torn, or nerves not connected, and then you break it down. You go through the disci-plined steps in your mind, and fig-ure out how you need to treat this kind of injury.”
But, he adds, “you also can’t lose your humanity.”
In the past 14 years, Dunwoody has seen a great deal through his job as a surgeon. In addition to working at Lions Gate, Burnaby, and Squamish General hospitals, he’s also com-pleted fellowships in Toronto, Australia, and at the R. Adams Shock Trauma Centre in Baltimore — one of the busiest trauma hospitals in one of the most violent cities in North America.
“Some nights there would be six or seven gunshot wounds,” he recalls. “I’m sure some of the things I learned at
Shock Trauma will come in handy where I’m going.”In a few more days, Dunwoody will be on the move again.
This time, he’s headed overseas to Afghanistan as a member of the Canadian Forces.
For the next month, Dunwoody will work out of the Kandahar Airfield hospital, a bomb-proof structure with four operating rooms and 30 beds. His reasons for going, he says, are two-fold — he hopes to become a better trauma surgeon, and a better person.
“I want to support the soldiers and the people in Afghanistan,” he says. “I want to help them build a better country. I see this as a chance to grow, both professionally
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“It’s the ragged edge of medicine.”Last June, Dunwoody completed six weeks
of basic training, which elevated him from the role of reservist to a member of the army. He’s taken classes to help prepare him for life in a war zone and a combat extremity surgical course to prepare him for the types of trau-matic injuries he will see on a daily basis. All that’s left now is packing his bags.
Dunwoody says much of the surgery he’ll be doing in Afghanistan is, in some ways, “old-fashioned.” There’s not as much equipment to use, and because there’s such a high risk of infection in wartime, the operations involve no internal fixations, such as screws or plates.
“It’s really just back to basics,” he says. “The key is to con-trol the bleeding. Bleeding is the number one thing that will kill soldiers over there.”
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Dr. Jamie DunwoodyTrauma surgeon
It goes without saying that Dunwoody will see some gory things during his stint in Afghanistan, including the aftermath of roadside bombs and rocket attacks perpetrated by the Taliban.
In the First World War, he notes, it would sometimes take up to a week before troops could get to a hospital for medical attention. Now, it could take as little as 10 to 12 minutes before a patient is on his operating table with amputated limbs or wounds threatening to end his or her life.
It’s Dunwoody’s job to fix those problems before it’s too late. And it’s that kind of analyti-cal troubleshooting that drew him to this career in the first place.
“I always loved buildings models and those type of things, and in some ways, orthopedic sur-gery is a lot like engineering,” he says. “Plus, I really enjoy traumatology. You have patients who
come in and are lying there with such urgent need, and then you fix that, and you see that per-son walking around later. It’s such an amazing thing.”
Following his time in Afghanistan, Dunwoody says he hopes to apply what he’s learned to other global events. In particular, he wants to be able to lend a hand during times of crisis, such as the recent earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand and Haiti.
“It’s a chance to be a part of history. To par-ticipate in big world events,” he says. “I want to be able to look back and say ‘I was there, and I did my bit to help.’”
Jamie Dunwoody, a North Vancouver resident and orthopedic surgeon who worked at Lions Gate Hospital from 2002 to 2006, will spend the next month working at a hospital at the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.Greg Hoekstra photos
Dr. Jamie Dunwoody recently landed at the Kandahar Airfield hospital, where he’ll spend the next month treating serious traumas and saving soldiers’ lives. “My first day I arrived at 0200. Went to bed at 0300 and was up at 0500 because of a rocket attack,” he wrote in an email Tuesday. Dunwoody has agreed to share his experiences in a follow-up story with The Outlook later this summer.
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North Vancouver resident Joy Ann Tucker is a rising star.
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Shandler said Tucker’s song is a fun jab at growing older — something we all must face sooner or later.
“But the song basically tells women not to give up on themselves,” Shandler says. “She said she wants to share a message of hope with all.”
Senior Star, now in it’s fifth year, is Canada’s largest talent competition dedicated to seniors.
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The Elder Council for Parks in British Columbia wants seniors to enjoy the North Shore’s natural beauty, discovering everything from honey-suckles (at left) to wild mushrooms (below). Rosemary Taylor photos
Follow the words in Emily Carr’s journal as you take a guided hike through Mount Seymour Provincial Park
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So who was Chris Zuehlke?
What’s the connection between an iconic Little League park, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a North Van garden wedding
in 1919, sprinter Harry Jerome’s first North Van home and a 1975 rugby game?
The short answer is the name Zuehlke. For the long answer, you’ll have to read on.
Tucked behind Kinsmen Field – in the rec-reation complex spanning the five blocks on Jones Avenue between Mahon Park and Carson Graham Secondary – sits Chris Zuehlke Memorial Park
Zuehlke Park is the home of North Van Central Little League. The little stadium – like it’s done for the past 48 years – will host the 17-day 201l North Shore (District 5) Little League majors all-star tournament beginning July 1.
But this season is much different because the park has seen a major upgrade in preparation for hosting, for the first time, the Canadian Little League championships Aug. 6-13. This means the ballpark (along with the Zuehlkeburgers sold at the concession stand) will be the destination goal (and favourite fare) not only for every 11- and 12-year-old ballplayer across the North Shore and the country, but also for everyone who loves a good ballgame played by miniature major leaguers.
So who was Chris Zuehlke and why is the park named after him?
As a kid, Zuehlke was a fine athlete. He played in the Gordon Sturtridge League (1961-64) for Harvey Sedgwick’s Rough Riders, winners of the majors division in both 1962 and when Chris quarterbacked the team in 1964 with younger brother Buzz as the centre.
In the North Van Jaycee (now Central) Little League – when home plate was west of where the right field foul pole is now located – Zuehlke was a dominant pitcher and hitter for Elks (1959-61). He starred for Army & Navy in the North Van Babe Ruth League (1962-64) out of Mahon Park and with Burdetts of the Connie Mack League (1965-67).
The family scrapbook displays clippings show-ing his numerous one- and two-hitters (plus a homer and a 6-0 Little League no-hitter fash-ioned on May 29, 1960) thanks to game line scores which actually appeared in the Vancouver daily papers in those days.
Zuehlke was the star pitcher-shortstop who led North Van Babe Ruth all-stars all the way to the final game of the Pacific Northwest playoffs in Ketchikan, Alaska in 1964. He was 4-0 on the mound and a team-leading .367 at the plate in 10 B.C. and PNW games.
A 1966 North Van High grad and a UBC BA recipient in 1970, at which time he became a car-penter with Burdett Construction, he was play-ing front row for Capilano Rugby Club’s second division team and fastpitch with Big Bird Sound, coaching baseball and heading up the Jaycee Little League’s umpiring crew, when tragedy struck.
The park named after Chris Zuehlke (at right) is in the spotlight this summer. Above: Len Corben photo / Right: North Van Archives collection
There’s lots of history behind the name of NV’s Little League park
Ten minutes into a Capilanos game versus Trojans at Vancouver’s Balaclava Park on April 12, 1975, the scrum collapsed and Zuehlke’s ver-tebra snapped. He died in Lions Gate Hospital three days later at age 26.
Jaycee Park was re-named Chris Zuehlke Memorial Park during the following season’s opening ceremonies 35 years ago on April 24,
1976. Now you have the connec-
tion between the park and rugby but what about Vimy Ridge, the 1919 garden wedding and Harry Jerome?
Well, you need to know that the Zuehlkes are a pioneer North Van family, going back almost 100 years.
To piece together the family his-tory, I picked the detailed memo-
ries of Buzz, who still lives here, and parents, Fred and Marie, now retired in Chilliwack. Then came many hours combing B.C. vital events records and mytrees.com on the Internet, along with microfilm of marriage and death certificates at the West Van library. I now feel like a full-fledged member of the Zuehlke clan.
The Zuehlke story begins in Prussia in the 1820s where Frederick Zuehlke and Caroline Horn were born and later married. They had Frank and another son before immigrating about 1857 to Canada and the German community of Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario, where six more children were born. Sometime after 1868, the family moved 160 miles across the border to Michigan’s Marlette Township, north of Detroit.
Frank married Barbara Frenzel from Galt, Ontario, in 1872 when they were just 19 and 18. They had twins to start and a total of 10 chil-dren, though three died by age six.
Some Zuehlkes moved to the Spokane area of Washington Territory before it became a state in 1889. Frank and Barb’s youngest child, Fred, was born in Waterville, Washington, on Feb. 25, 1893. The Zuehlkes became friends with John and Marie Turville, farmers who had a brood of daughters including Margaret, or Dolly as she was called ever since she was a cutie born in Spokane on May 6, 1892.
The Zuehlke and Turville families both migrat-ed to central Alberta and when the Great War began, Fred went off to fight, taking part in two of the First World War’s most famous Canadian battles at Ypres and Vimy Ridge. While attack-
INSTANTREPLAY ing the ridge on Easter Monday, April 9,
1917, Fred was shot with a Luger at close range, necessitating the amputation of his left arm.
Just prior to the war, the Turvilles moved to North Van at 428 Lyon Place, a block-long street parallel to Keith Road and one block north between Ridgeway and Moody. Their garden became the site of five Turville weddings from 1917-22 includ-ing the one between childhood friends Fred and Dolly on March 13, 1919. The grand home is still there, two houses east of where Harry Jerome lived at 416 Lyon after his family moved from Winnipeg in 1951.
Fred and Dolly’s first of two children was Bill Zuehlke, delivered by Dr. E. A. Martin on Oct. 26, 1922, in a nursing home/hospital run by a Mrs. Ellingson at Lonsdale and 18th. Bill married Marie Mahoney of Penticton in 1947. Besides Chris and Buzz, they had two daughters, Deanne and Maureen.
Frank and Barb lived at 418 West 15th by Mahon Park from at least the early 1920s until both died at 88 in April 1941.
Fred and Dolly had a house at 146 West 17th from shortly after their 1919 marriage until their passing in 1978 and 1979 at age 85 and 86. Bill and Marie bought two lots next door for $200 apiece at the end of the Second World War and built their own home at 150 West 17th. That’s where Chris and his siblings grew up, two blocks from Mahon Park and three more to the park now named for him.
As you can see, Chris Zuehlke Memorial Park has quite a history.
This is episode 424 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories - the great events and the quirky - that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.
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Starting July 9, the Lower Mainland will be treated to nine days of home runs, close tags and rally caps, as
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The championship runs until July 17 and will take place at three diamonds in Surrey. Softball City will be the premier destination, and games will also be played at Sunnyside Park and Cloverdale Athletic Park.
The Scotiabank Canadian Open Fastpitch championship is one of the top three women’s fastpitch events in the world for 2011, and will feature more than 400 ball games, 1,300 athletes and 80 teams from around the world.
One of those players is North Vancouver’s Jennifer Kuan. Not only is she the number one pitcher for the Richmond Islanders 94 (Futures Gold 18U) but she also has the best batting and on base aver-age of all the girls on the team. She travels over an hour to play ball every time she practises and has a game.
An honour roll student, Kuan has been struck by tragedy in her life. Almost two years ago she lost one of her coaches to a
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“This event is important to the game on so many levels,” said Softball Canada president Kevin Quinn. “To all the players, through all the divi-sions, it is a chance to measure yourself against the best at your level of competi-tion in a fun, profes-sionally organized tournament.
“Lifetime memories are made here.”
There will be three divisions of play - Women’s, Futures (under-19) and Showcase (under-16) - and all the International and Women’s Elite games will be held at Softball City in South Surrey.
Joining Team Canada in the Women’s International division will be top-ranked and 2010 ISF Women’s World Champion Team USA, Team Japan, Team Venezuela and Team Australia.
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at last year’s ISF Women’s World Championships.
In the Women’s Elite division, the host club, the White Rock Renegades, will be taking on teams from California, Venezuela, and Nanjing, China. The host Renegades will have a total of six teams taking part in the Open Championship.
British Columbia will be well-represent-ed at this year’s championship. Joining the Renegades will be the Abbotsford
Outlaws, Burnaby Oakeys, Cloverdale Fury, Delta Heat, Duncan Red Hots, Fleetwood Force, Fraser Valley Fusion, Kelowna Heat, Langley Rebels, Okanagan Elite Gold, PoCo Rage, Richmond Islanders, Ridge Meadows Pride, South Delta Invaders, Strawberry Vale Stealth, Surrey Storm and
Victoria Devils.From elsewhere in Canada, Surrey
will be joined by clubs from Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as American clubs from Alaska, Arizona, California and Hawaii.
Tickets can be purchased online at CanadianOpenFastpitch.com, as well as at the parks. The action kicks off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9 with women’s play, as the White Rock Renegades face-
off with the California A’s. The third-place and first-place games will be played on Saturday July 17 at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m., respectively.
On top of what will hap-pen on the diamond, all in attendance will be treated to some special events during the festivities. Young softball players aged eight to 16 can sign up for the Shaw Youth Clinics (between now and June 30) for a chance to play with and learn from some of the world’s top-ranked teams. Registration is available online at CanadianOpenFastpitch.com.
Visit the Scotiadome mar-quee tent for the Celebration of Softball, which offers a number of activities and exhib-its for kids, parents and play-
Heroes marquee tent, where past super-stars, umpires, local coaches and other heroes in the softball world will be on-hand to enlighten and entertain you with stories and conversation. There will also be a “Guys Night Out,” a special night dedicated to the boys and men of fastpitch in B.C.
Both Softball Heroes and the Celebration of Softball are free with admission to the Scotiabank Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship.
Of course, all of this is possible with the help of 450 volunteers who have given their time to help make this tournament one of the world’s largest fastpitch cham-pionships.
“A championship of this scope requires an enormous amount of planning and commitment on the part of the tourna-ment committee to incorporate essentially three tournaments into one event,” said Dennis Bidin, president of Softball B.C. “This championship allows all of our soft-ball fans an opportunity to see what can be accomplished by dedication, hard work and focusing on goals to be the best in your sport.”
This year, fans and spectators will also be able to participate in the coverage of this event. Upload your photos to Flickr, join in the conversation on Facebook, and use #COFP11 on Twitter to join in the fun and report what you’re seeing from the stands of the ballparks. Specific instructions will be available online at BCLocalNews.com.
In addition, Black Press and its local coverage will be providing exclusive coverage of the championship, with vid-eos, stories and multimedia going up on BCLocalNews.com. Don’t miss our special feature section, and visit our site for links to follow the action live with Pointstreak Sports Technologies real-time scoring, as well as live streaming video provided by SportsCanada.tv.
These services are available on both CanadianOpenFastpitch.com and BCLocalNews.com.
It’s all coming up fast, so don’t forget to buy your tickets and get out to the diamonds for Canada’s largest fastpitch championship.
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The ultimate in luxury. This gorgeous Pent-house is being offered for the fi rst time on the market. The private elevator will lead you into the foyer and into the lap of 3300+ square feet of luxury. You wont believe your eyes as you gaze upon the best view in West Vancouver from every room. Step onto a 1500 square foot veranda to breath in the fresh mountain air. It almost goes without saying that only the best quality fi nishes and fi ttings are featured in this home as ev-ery upgrade imaginable was ordered.
Beautifully remodelled from bottom to top that beats a new house in one of the most demanding area, in Del-brook, almost 3000 sqft of high quality which fi ts 2 families, 2 brand new open kitchens with S/S appliances, new dark H/W fl oors for the entire house ,new windows with high-end coverings ,new plumbing & wiring, new roof and hot water heating system. Sitting on a newly Land Escaped lot, fi nally enjoy an out-door swimming pool on newly fenced and private backyard.
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Gardening on boulevards is a great way to promote local food security, community, biodiversity, education and fun. Learn
how to create a bountiful harvest of locally grown food and flowers at a free presentation at Lynn Valley Main Library on Thursday, July 21.
Heather Schamehorn, a certified landscape designer and consultant, will talk about how you can use the vacant grassy areas of municipal land that is between the sidewalk and the property line.
She is a certified landscape designer and con-sultant who helps property owners and managers create healthy, sustainable landscapes.
Several gardens she has created and or influ-enced have been featured on North Shore natu-ral gardens tours. She teaches gardening courses for School District 45 and the North Shore Recycling Program.
The workshop is from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome but pre-registration is required. Call 604-984-0286 ext. 8144.
It’s not only street medians that can be beautified with plants. Learn how to use the land next to the sidewalk to create an urban oasis.Rebecca Aldous photo
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Invasion of the garden-bug snatchers
Is your garden being attacked by insects? If you have a plot in a North Vancouver com-munity garden, don’t like using chemicals to
control pests and want to contribute to sustain-able gardening practices, UNIBUG is looking for you.
UNIBUG — the User Network for Insect Biology in the Urban Garden — fights insects the natural way: with other insects. These predators — ground beetles, hoverflies and soldier beetles, to name a few — eat the bugs that are making a meal of your vegetables.
Learning which plant types and species these hungry “good guys” are attracted to is UNIBUG’s goal. But they need your help.
“We’re looking for citizen scientists who are willing to dedicate a small area of their plots to a specific test plant species or variety, and then count the beneficial insects,” says Dr. Veronica Wahl, UNIBUG project coordinator at the Institute for Urban Ecology at Douglas College. “It only takes about 15 minutes a week, and the information can be sent to us over the Internet or by telephone.”
UNIBUG staff will visit the gardens and pro-vide onsite training and support as well as the monitoring equipment free of charge. Dr. Wahl is hoping that nurseries will donate the plants.
To get involved, contact Veronica Wahl at [email protected] or 604-527-5522.
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