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City to createHarboursidetask force800-unit residential proposal south ofautomall would require change to OCPBenjamin [email protected]

THE future of the City of North Vancouver’s Harbourside landswill be studied for four to six months by a city staff-led task force,council decided Monday night after a heated discussion.

The vacant waterfront lots immediately south of the North Shore Auto Mallare owned by Concert Properties and Knightsbridge Properties, who hope to buildanywhere up to 800 new homes and 370,000 square feet of business space there.Introducing residential spaces into a commercial area requires a change to the officialcommunity plan, as well as a rezoning application. Last week, the landowners’representative, Chuck Brook, told council his clients were eager to move into a publichearing on the strength of the public consultation work they had done over the past16 months.

In September of last year, council was poised to form its own consultation taskforce — at the developers’ expense — to study both the land-use question and whatcivic amenities the city ought to extract from Concert and Knightsbridge. The taskforce was intended to include city staff, local residents, business owners, variousadvisory panel members, a representative of the Squamish Nation and one from theNorth Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. That motion was deferred until after thelocal elections.

On Monday, Coun. Rod Clark attempted to change the funding model, arguing

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Crown witness in murdertrial breaks down in tearsJane [email protected]

A witness who testified about being told gruesome details of anaxe murder broke down under cross-examination in B.C. SupremeCourt Friday, weeping and telling a judge, “I don’t want to behere. I didn’t want to testify.”

On Thursday, the witness — whose identity is protected by a publication ban— testified about how one of the two men accused of murder had described detailsof the killing.

The witness said Babak Najafi-Chaghabouri — who the witness knew as “Tony”— described how three men, including the two accused, kidnapped a drug dealer andtook him out to the forest near Chilliwack. “He took an axe to his head — a hatchet,”said the witness “. . . and left his body out there.”

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IT was an announcement met with cautiousoptimism by members of a community that hasbeen fighting for change.

On Jan. 19, Premier Christy Clark and Minister of SocialDevelopment Stephanie Cadieux appeared together at a pressconference to announce a $40-million increase in funding tothe beleaguered service organization Community Living BritishColumbia. The money is intended to support a new 12-pointplan by the province to address serious concerns with CLBCvoiced over the past year by families and advocates of adults withdevelopmental disabilities.

Faith Bodnar is executive director of British ColumbiaAssociation for Community Living, an advocacy group for peoplewith developmental disabilities. She said the government’s newplan and accompanying fund increase lay the groundwork forsignificant change.

“There’s reasons for many of us to be cynical, but I think rightnow we’re called to move forward with some optimism and sometrust in one another,” said Bodnar. “I think it’s a very significantseries of first steps. And I think those two reports, they’resignificant documents.”

The government plan was designed in response to reportsreleased last week by two groups directed in September 2011 byVictoria to review CLBC’s operations, management and budget:a Deputy Ministers’ Working Group and a Ministry of Financeinternal audit team. Both outlined their findings in the reportsreleased last week.

They indicate a need for some system change, includingdeveloping consistency and clarity of assessments across ministriesinvolvedwithprovidingservices,andimprovingtransitionplanningand services for youth turning 19. The age of 19 is when childrenwith developmental disabilities move from children’s servicesprovided by the Ministry of Children and Family Development,to adult services by CLBC and other agencies.

“I think it’s a significant step forward for families,” saidCLBC’s interim CEO Doug Woollard, in an interview with theNews. “There’s a substantial amount of new dollars that havebeen provided, and this should make a real difference for thefamilies who are waiting for services, or for people who are alreadyreceiving services, and who are requesting a change.”

The budget audit report made some positive commentsabout how CLBC manages its money, stating taxpayer funds are“generally managed appropriately by CLBC.” But the report alsoincludes criticism of some processes, including conflict of interestoversight. In September, a performance bonus program was alsoterminated.

It’s a mixed bag of good and bad for CLBC, but Woollard,who replaced former CEO Rick Mowles — reportedly firedin October amid the controversies — is optimistic change willbenefit both CLBC and its clients.

“The focus over the last couple of years has been on fiscalefficiency and finding savings so that we could serve additionalpeople. And I think we moved off of the original vision in orderto accomplish that, and now we’re trying to bring that back intobalance,” he said. “It is really important for CLBC to regain thepublic’s trust, as well as the trust of the people we serve. For us,what that means is better communication, being more open andtransparent, and doing what we say we’re going to do.”

The North Shore Disability Resource Centre provides servicesto people with disabilities, and is one of the service providers thatworks with CLBC. Liz Barnett, executive director of contractservices at the centre, said she is not surprised by the outcome ofthe two audits.

“I’m not surprised at all. I mean it would be difficult to colourit in any other way,” she said. “I am looking forward to seeingsome change. (I’m) not entirely positive it will occur. I think thatthere’s some work to be done, but it’s co-operative work at least.It doesn’t feel like it’s just us banging away at the door.”

Barnett said many of CLBC’s problems stem from a focus onthe bottom line rather than looking at how people can best beserved.

One of the key concerns outlined in the reports involvesCLBC’s request-for-services list. The oft-cited list was generallyconsidered by many as a waiting list, or record of clients waitingfor service. Many also thought it was a key budget tool used byCLBC to identify needs.

The reports stated that the list contained many inaccuracies,including out-of-date client information, un-validated servicerequests, and requests that were not identified as short-term orlong-term needs. It concluded the current state of the list makesit impossible for CLBC to identify the unmet demand for itsservices or estimate funding required.

Barnett suggests CLBC may not have put enough money into

administration. “So if you don’t do that, you have computersthat are old, you have programs that are old, you have systemsthat have been cobbled together,” she said, adding, “How muchmoney was spent thinking about what kind of client’s files wouldbe kept? I’m certainly not defending the government and itsadministration, but I do know that you need to be able to have ahandle on that. I don’t know why CLBC didn’t have a handle onthat. They should have. We’re compelled, we have a handle on it,why would they not?”

But Woollard explained the list was not originally created tobe a waiting list. It was created as a central record, an internaltool to assist staff in keeping track of what people had asked for,and ensuring client requests weren’t missed. It was not used as abudget tool to forecast future needs.

“We do our forecasting based on the number of new peoplewho are eligible for services; we look at the number of peoplewho are transferring from the Ministry of Children and FamilyDevelopment, so that the actual budget forecasting that CLBCdoes wasn’t based on the request-for-service list,” said Woollard.

But he does recognize a need to improve the list.“There are a series of recommendations in the audit service

report that suggest the direction that we should go in in termsof collecting information that would then be able to be madeavailable to the public,” he said. “Clearly the public wants toknow how many people are waiting for services. We’ve receivedrecommendations that we will be working with government toimplement.”

CLBC was formed seven years ago, and is part of the legacyof a movement of families and other community members whopushed the government to move away from institutionalizationof people with developmental disabilities. As a result of thatgrassroots movement, the province’s focus shifted from the use oflarge institutions to more inclusion in the community for peoplewith developmental disabilities. It now provides various levels ofsupport to its clients through CLBC and other ministry programs.CLBC now stands as a separate entity from its parent ministry.

That’s something Bodnar doesn’t want to see change, despiteCLBC’s current problems.

“I’m committed, and I know our organization is committed,to CLBC as a separate entity,” she said, adding the last thingshe wants to see is CLBC being absorbed back into a very large,complex ministry. “I think the fact that it’s separated out on its ownallows it to be more responsive and creative and innovative.”

While there is still work to be done, including the creation ofan inter-ministry team to discuss and plan CLBC’s path forward,Woollard points out change is already happening.

In September, CLBC set up a client support team to workwith families who felt their service requests were not being met.To date, about 180 people have accessed the support line, andWoollard reports 60 per cent have had their concerns resolved. Hesays that line will remain active until a formal appeal mechanism,recommended by the audits, is in place.

Of the other recommended changes, some are already beingimplemented, and some are on the way. Woollard refers to theclient support team as an example of immediate change, as well asan $8.9-million boost allocated to CLBC in September, which iscurrently being used to service clients across the province.

“The larger parts, which are more about system change, youthtransition, looking at how government organizations assess needand make common decisions, those things will take a little bitlonger. But we are immediately responding to people’s needsright now,” said Woollard.

Bodnar gives credit to the premier for infusing CLBC withmore funds, but warns it will take more than money to fully meetfamilies’ needs.

“What you don’t want to do is put money onto a situation andthink you’ll solve it all. Money is important here because we’vegot a serious gap in people waiting for service and cuts to services,but I think we also want to work together on how do we resolvethis so we’re not here again in a year or two years,” she said.

Bodnar said stories in the media over the past year profilingfamilies waiting for service, or struggling with lack of service orchanges to service, struck a chord with the public and helpeddrive the proposed changes.

“I think people were surprised to find out that people withdevelopmental disabilities and their families were in such desperatestraits, and that they weren’t being looked after the way peoplethought they were,” she said. “I also think it strikes at people’ssense of social justice and at a very basic values place inside of us.I think we just don’t think it’s right that people should have tobe so vulnerable.”

Barnett agrees there are deeper issues at work.“It’s just a very complicated thing, and a 15-minute press

conference, and a 12-point plan, as far as I can tell anyway, theydon’t get to the root of the issue, which is how we treat peoplewith disabilities in our communities,” she said. “We understandthat there’s not an endless pot of money. I think everybody inthe province understands that. We run a non-profit, we know wedon’t have a secret money tree. And I think I am looking forwardto the recognition by CLBC that non-profits, such as ourselvesand other service providers, are working very hard to make surethat people who are vulnerable are well-served.”

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Clark: Developer data suspectthe city should pay for its own task force and avoid any appearance ofbias. Only one councillor, Pam Bookham, seemed to back this idea,and Clark himself was mollified when Gary Penway, deputy directorof community development, assured council that the landownerswould give the city a cheque, estimated at $60,000, but the taskforce members would remain “city staff, working for me.”

After Clark’s amendment was defeated, Coun. Linda Buchanansaid she thought the task force as a whole was unnecessary.

“Looking at the amount of material we have been providedtonight, as well as last week, there has already been a 16-monthcommunity consultation process. We’ve been given numerousreports. What will we accomplish through this task force, or learndifferently than we know today?” she asked.

Bookham responded: “When the proponent takes charge of thepublic input period, he has to be driving the public towards theoutcome the developer wants to see. That’s perfectly understand-

able and that’s the feedback we started to get almost immediately.. . . That’s the difference between a developer-driven process and acommunity-driven process, which is what we can provide.”

Bookham noted the previous council had unanimously endorseda task force in principle, and questioned what had changed.

“What has changed,” said Coun. Craig Keating, “is thatwhen I supported a task force last September, I also opposed thenotion that we delay that work. The other important thing thathas changed is that . . . one of the jobs of the task force wouldbe to make recommendations to city council for the provision ofcommunity amenities.”

Keating said since then, the city had changed its policy to requirecash contributions from developers to an amenity fund rather thanspecific amenities. He also described the process as having endured“an unreasonable delay.”

“This is a community-defining project,” said Coun. Rod Clark.“It is a huge introduction of residential in an area that has none,which is beside an auto mall which happens to be lit up like alanding pad every night of the week. Residential down there, to me,is very suspect.”

Clark described the public consultation data from Brook and hisclientsas“extremely,extremelysuspect,”andrattledoff their statisticsin an emphatically scornful tone. “Public open house number 1,Westview elementary school, back on May 25, 2010: invitations600, attendees 40, total comment forms 24. Public workshop,850 Harbourside: invitations 600, attendees 23, participants 19,completed forms seven! Open house number 2, invitations 600,attendees 105, completed forms 40. Town hall meeting, invitations600, attendees 20, completed comment forms two. Two!

“You tell me why we should introduce residential down onHarbourside based on those sort of numbers,” he said.

Clark accused the applicants of “using statistics to baffle us.”Coun. Guy Heywood said he was generally in favour of

introducing residential units to the Harbourside area, but said therewere still some questions he wanted to hear answered about thepotential impacts. “I’m of a mind where I want my cake and eat ittoo,” he said. “I would like the task force to proceed. I’d like it toproceed expeditiously and move forward with the public hearingimmediately upon its presentation.”

Council voted 4-3 in favour of forming a city task force, withBuchanan, Keating, and Mayor Darrell Mussatto in the minority.

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Witness admits crack addiction

The person is the last Crown witness to testify in the first-degreemurder trial of Najafi-Chaghabouri, of North Vancouver, andCharles Anthony Leslie, who are both accused of murdering Ronak“Ronny” Wagad in February 2009.

But on Friday, the witness agreed with Najafi-Chaghabouri’sdefence lawyer Darcy Lawrence who suggested the witness’s abilityto say who provided those details was hazy.

“My mind is very foggy,” said the witness. “My statement doesn’thold very much importance. I’m not much help.”

Under earlier cross-examination, the witness agreed withLawrence about having a lengthy crack addiction. The witness alsoagreed with Lawrence’s suggestion “you hadn’t slept for five days”before giving a statement to police in March 2009.

Lawrence suggested the witness hadn’t heard all the details ofWagad’s killing from Najafi-Chaghabouri, but had instead been toldthem by his roommate Ali Reza Alamdari, after the two men had afight.

When “Tony” came back to the apartment, “I questioned himabout it,” said the witness.

Thewitness agreedwithLawrence thatwhenNajafi-Chaghabourifound out his roommate had talked to the witness, he called Leslie,who was known as “Kevin”, who arrived at Najafi-Chaghabouri’sNorth Vancouver apartment with a Taser. “He was angry,” said thewitness. “He approached me with it.”

“Kevin told both you and Reza if you talked about this, you’dend up like that guy,” said Lawrence.

“I was scared,” said the witness.“You were high,” suggested Lawrence.“Yes,” said the witness.

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Uncharted watersREGULAR ferry riders and

residents of far-flung coastal andisland communities have much to

cheer for in ferry commissioner GordonMacatee’s first significant action sincehis appointment last year.

Macatee’s review of the Coastal FerryAct, released this week, stops short ofsaying B.C. Ferries is heading for therocks but his implication is clear: thecourse the quasi-independent companyis steering is not sustainable.

Fares have reached “the tipping pointofaffordability,”writesthecommissionerand impose “significant hardship onferry dependent communities.”

Capping fare increases to the rateof inflation won’t increase ridership —which isdropping—ortourismby itself,so Macatee is not just recommendinglarger government subsidy. Thinkingoutside the box, the ferry commissioner

asks three excellent questions:■ Why the act prevents some routegroups from subsidizing others?■ Why the ferry reservation systempenalizes advance bookings?■ Why the ferry system is automobile-centric?

Changes to the reservation systemmay be controversial, but they wouldhelp to address the problem of boatsburning fuel to transport more crewmembers than passengers. Insteadof across-the-board cuts to service,individual sailings could be cancelledbased on demand.

But it’s the business-model questionthat has the most far-reachingimplications. We should be thinkingin terms of moving people, rather thanmoving automobiles. But we will needto meet the challenge of a better transitsystem as well as different ferries.

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you said it Developing? Who you gonna call?BEFORE anyone says“conflict of interest,” Ishould point out thatI’m entirely the productof the mainstream publiceducation system.

With that said, I was prettydisheartened to hear the attitudeof some of the people living nearthe Balmoral school building,where the North Vancouverschool district held a publicmeeting to talk about plans tohouse its new alternative programthere.

Just because someone works better undera different teaching style doesn’t mean they’regoing to burn your house down in the dead ofnight. Judging by last year’s numbers, I’d be moreworried living next to West Vancouver secondary.

Putting that nasty NIMBYism aside, a moreinteresting aspect of the Jan. 10 public informationmeeting was that the man passing the mic aroundwas a fellow named Chuck Brook. If you’vefollowed some of the larger development proposalsof late, that name is likely somewhat familiar.

Brook is a consultant who, among other things,helps developers guide their proposals throughpublic approval processes. This is generallya combination of holding public meetings,generating some attractive presentation materials,and arguing on his client’s behalf in front of localcouncils.

Brook was involved in the newtwin-tower building going up on15th Street, but his really big gigright now is Concert Properties’Harbourside proposal. If thiscomes to fruition, it will createas many as 800 new homes and370,000 square feet of businessspace on that length of waterfrontcommercial land immediatelysouth of the Automall,essentially building a whole newneighbourhood. The plan hasstill got several hurdles to clear:unconvinced city councillors, awhopper of an OCP amendmentand then potentially several

rezoning applications. Brook has been pluggingaway at this for more than two years, and I don’timagine his services come cheap, so I can onlyguess at the windfall Concert is hoping for.

Brook’s Harbourside public consultationprocess has generated some pretty pictures— some of which we have published — but to myeye, not much in the way of public involvement.Only a few dozen people have found the time tocome to the open houses and —surprise, surprise— a majority of them apparently like the optionthat gives Concert the most density. As several citycouncillors have observed, don’t be surprised whena developer-run process produces the answers thedeveloper wants. Not exactly an unbiased study,thus far. Readers will know that I’m no enemy ofnew density per se, but I think it’s vital that thepublic trusts that the decision comes out of a fair

and evidence-driven process.So what’s this got to do with the school

district?Well, as well as helping out with some

microphone-passing duties at Balmoral, Brook isalso tasked with finding new occupants for some ofthe various bits of property that the school boardhas designated as surplus.

You could be forgiven for not quite graspingwhat land is or isn’t up for sale or lease, seeing astwo schools that are already vacant are listed onthe “medium-term retention” list, while there arestill students in classes or daycares in buildingslisted as “short-term retention.” Education alwaystends to be jargony, but the North Vancouverschool district is often its own worst enemy whenit comes to explaining itself.

Several careful readings of the strategydocument reveal that seven of the 12 schools listedcould be sold or leased in the short term, includingthe Lucas Centre, a significant piece of property.

So there are good reasons to hire Brook.Someone with such an extensive developmentRolodex — do people still have Rolodexes?— probably has very good idea of who might bein the market for some land and what might bepossible to do with that land. After all, bringing inskills you don’t have in-house is why anyone hiresa consultant.

But it’s what might happen next that raisesquestions in my head. If the school district getsministry permission to sell off some land, the nextstep is for the developer to approach the local

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The urge to end anoutdated bond is commonenough that there’s actually aband called Defriender. There’salso, of course, an “unfriend”function on Facebook — easycome, easy go. The iPhoneapplication Defriended wasinvented to alert people whenthey’re axed from somebody’sFacebook friends list. I guessit happens to the best of us.Musician Jonathan Mann,for example, has a whimsicalsong on YouTube called“Hey, Defriender” that goes“Hey, big spender, you’re theDonald Trump of crooks/Hey,defriender, we were friendsonly on Facebook.”

But if you’re going to getcut out of somebody’s life,wouldn’t you want to get themessage directly rather thanagonizing for months overwhy PicklesMarie never callsyou any more? Why, just theother day the Globe and Mail’sGroup Therapy columnist,Lynn Coady, had to spell it outfor somebody who’d writtenin, mystified that a pal of 20

years’ standing had not onlygiven her the punt but wasnow refusing to attend anysocial event at which the letter-writer was expected. Coady’scorrespondent wonderedwhether she should ask herformer buddy why; she clearlydidn’t understand that thedebate was already closed.

Anyway, back to my friendFrank, who’s ideal for thedefriending task. It’s not thathe’s mean by nature — onthe contrary — rather, he hasa voice as gritty as pulverizedgravel, so it commandsattention. Also, he would likelyapproach the job with relish.

For decades he has been acounsellor, quietly listening topeople’s problems and makingtactful recommendationsfor tackling them head-on. Recently retired, he’sdecided to put his Mr. NiceGuy persona behind him. Isuspect that he wants to saywhat he really thinks. In otherwords, he wants to pull a BobNewhart.

Newhart had a sketch onMad TV that you can stillwatch on You Tube. In it,he’s a psychiatrist called Dr.Switzer who treats his patientsin five minutes for five dollars.A woman called Catherine sitsdown in his office and startsto explain that she’s obsessedwith her fear of being buriedalive in a box. Newhart asks ifshe really wants to get better.Of course, she assures him. Hetells her he’s going to give hertwo words to take out of theoffice and incorporate into herdaily life. She looks attentive.So he winds up and yells ather: “Stop it!”

She’s taken aback, butthat’s the only advice he offers.In order to get her full fiveminutes’ worth, she startsdescribing her other problems:bulimia, self-destructiverelationships, fear of driving.He shouts “Stop it!” for eachone. She’s outraged by histechnique and starts rantingat him. That’s when hesuccessfully ends their sessionwith “Stop it, or I’ll bury youalive in a box!”

I can see a retiredcounsellor really enjoying thatsketch.

This defriender conceptdoes have a predecessor.Frank already seemed toknow about Berlin’s Bernd

Dressler. In 2006, Dresslerfounded something calledthe Separation Agency, hiringhimself out as an axe-man forromantic relationships. Hisoptions ranged from a sensitivephone call to a deluxe in-depthdismissal.

Frank — who,coincidentally or not, also hasGerman ancestry — admiredDressler’s model but will havea style of his own. He says ifhis client wants to cut a friendout of his or her life, Frankwill offer a couple of in-personoptions. He will go to theunwanted friend’s house, standresolutely on his or her stoop,

and simply announce, “X nolonger wants to have anythingto do with you. Don’t contacthim/her again.” For a stifferfee, he’ll explain precisely whyX feels it’s time to sever thealliance.

Courtesy will be required.One 30-year-old residentof Des Moines, Iowa standsaccused of trying to burndown a couple’s house afterone of them unfriended heron Facebook. I discovered thison the Facebook page calledVictims of the DefrienderSupport Group, where youcan also buy a T-shirt bearingthe slogan “Defriended.” I

suppose wearing that shirtbeats having an L tattooedon your forehead, but not bymuch.

Of course, Frank willneed a uniform. I suggesteda cowled robe and a scythe.Surely if a stranger arrives atyour door and you think he’sDeath, but he turns out to besome random guy demandingyou stop texting your one-time bestie, it’d be a blessedrelief. Frank will probably justgo with jeans and a T-shirtfeaturing a thumb turneddownward. It’s subtle, but itgets its point across.

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No deterrent in teen stabber sentencingDear Editor:

Will someone please enlighten me about crime and itsconsequences?

A teenaged boy viciously stabs a fellow high school studentand faces no incarceration (No Jail Time for W. Van TeenStabber, North Shore News, Jan. 18).

I was appalled that our learned Judge Doug Moss experienceddifficulty in making a decision in this case, noting that thestabbing was serious, violent and premeditated, and followed bya taunting text to the victim as he bled profusely in the ambulanceen route to hospital.

The judge sentenced this brutal offender to two years ofprobation, including six months with a daily curfew from 7 p.m.to 6 a.m. I conclude that this punitive action will provide theremorseless offender with ample time for video games and TV.

The Youth Criminal Justice Act claims to prevent crime andensure meaningful consequences for offences. Clearly, the actachieves neither and we have to question its validity. Our youngpeople have rights and freedoms, particularly the right to safety.Their safety is compromised when offenders blatantly attackthem knowing that there is no deterrent.

One of my concerns about our present justice system — and

I am sure it is shared by many others — is the lack of appropriatedeterrents. What does an offender fear if the punishment is asix-month curfew? In addition, as in the case of Moss, a judgewill proclaim that the offender has no previous convictions andaccordingly makes the sentence less severe. It seems that theoffender’s rights are considered to be more important than thevictim’s?

Someone please enlighten me about crime and itsconsequences.Barrie StreetNorth Vancouver

Dear Editor:The picture on the front page of the North Shore News on

Jan. 18 is a great example of why this newspaper wins so manyawards: the utter “yee-haw” expression on the little boy’s faceand the slight trepidation on the older girl’s — what a terrifictime-capture. It brought back so many happy memories.

One year we got an aluminum toboggan for Christmas.My little sister and her friend took it on its maiden voyage andsomehow managed to veer off our driveway, across the neighbor’slawn and ended up straddling the ditch full of icy water. The two

little girls slowly slid toward the middle. The toboggan saggedmore and more. We ran to help, but just before we got there weheard a quietly whispered “Mommy” and the toboggan snappedin half and dumped them in the ditch. I’m sure I don’t have totell you that it only took a few minutes for the two to changeinto dry clothes, grab a crazy-carpet and continue sledding.

Thanks to the photographer, Paul McGrath. Your picturemade my day.Tracy JefferyNorth Vancouver

Toboggan shot brings back happy memories

Dear Editor:Are columns like the one written by Benjamin Alldritt,

Meter Opposition is not so Smart (North Shore News, Jan. 15),really informative or productive? Is Mr. Alldritt an authority onsmart meters? We resent the tone of his article suggesting thatconcerned citizens, of whom there are many, are ill informed.

It puzzles us how the writer would be privy to informationthat “not one person on the planet has died as a result of radiowaves.” We don’t know how many people on the planet may ormay not have died due to radio waves, but it is a rather broad

statement. Alldritt admits that the World Health Organizationsaid radio waves were a “possible carcinogen.”

The approach that the anti-smart-meter group are taking isthat there should be a moratorium placed on the installation ofsmart meters until an independent third party has investigatedthe possible problems. The flippant tone of the column is neitheracceptable nor professional and can serve no useful purpose inthis extremely sensitive matter.Dave and Karen PatrickWest Vancouver

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“We are gaining some traction and starting to see someconsiderable reductions, both in terms of our city operationsbut also as a community.

“The other news is that there is some hard work still ahead,”she said.

In 2005, the city introduced a Climate Action Plan, aimedat reducing the greenhouse gas emissions both of the localgovernment’s activities and the city as a whole. The target wasto cut municipal greenhouse gas emissions to 20 per cent below1995 levels, which works out to 1,962 tonnes of carbon dioxideequivalents.

“We have not met that target,” said Jackson, “but we haveachieved a five per cent reduction below 1995 levels. So if welook at when the plan was adopted in 2005, since then we havereduced our emissions by 11 per cent. That’s while at the same

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In 2010, city operations and buildings emitted roughly2,319 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

While the city missed its “ambitious” corporate target,continued Jackson, it has beaten its goal of reduced community-wide emissions to six per cent below projected 2010 levels,despite those emissions being considerably harder for city hallto control.

“I’m delighted to show council that we’ve seen community-wide reduction of 10 per cent below projected 2010, six percent below 2005.”

Jackson said a combination of building retrofits with greentechnology, recycling and waste reduction programs, “smart”land use, sustainable transportation infrastructure, and “ground-breaking” incentives for energy efficiency in new buildings hadhelped compress the 2010 city-wide emissions to about 207,433tonnes of carbon dioxide, down from 2005’s 220,415 tonnes.

Since 2005, personal vehicle emissions are unchanged, andcommercial vehicle emissions have risen by 11 per cent. Butresidential, commercial and industrial buildings have postedsharp reductions, as much as 18 per cent for the industrialsector.

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ARTIST David Camisa displays one of his paintingsat an opening reception for his exhibit, CreatureCuriosity, Jan. 7 in the upstairs gallery at Lynn Valleylibrary. The painting, titled Catch of the Day, is an oilon wood panel work. The show continues to Feb. 29.

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Jan. 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m. atthe District of North Vancou-ver Municipal Hall, 355 WestQueens Rd. All Norwood-Queens residents are welcome.Info: [email protected].

West Vancouver BudgetSeeks Community Input:The public is invited to askquestions and provide feed-back on the proposed budgetfor 2012 at an Open HouseWednesday, Feb. 1, 5-7 p.m.at the West Vancouver Memo-rial Library, 1950 Marine Dr.Highlights will include prop-erty tax increases and proposedincrements and decrements.Details: www.westvancouver.ca/budget.

Capilano University’s Speak-

er Series: Lifelong seafarer andocean activist Captain CharlesMoore will bring his discover-ies about how plastic is killingthe oceans to two free events atCapilano University Thursday,Feb. 2, 11:30 a.m. and 4:30p.m. in the North Shore Cred-it Union Centre for Perform-ing Arts, 2055 Purcell Way,North Vancouver. Moore willalso be available to sign his re-cent book, Plastic Ocean: Howa Sea Captain’s Chance Dis-covery Launched a DeterminedQuest to Save the Oceans.

— compiled byDebbie Caldwell

Email information for yournon-profit, by donation ornominal fee event to [email protected]. To post to our onlinelistings, go to www.nsnews.comscroll to Community Events andclick on Add Your Event.

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THE FOLLOWING isa selection of volunteeropportunities fromvarious communityorganizations, madeavailable throughVolunteer North Shore,

a service of NorthShore CommunityResources Society.■ Life skills mentor:Parkgate Community ServicesSociety is looking for avolunteer. The society aims toenhance the social, emotionaland physical well-being ofchildren in the Seymourneighbourhood by increasingbelonging and communityconnection within and acrossgenerations. Through theParkgate Community ServicesSociety’s new program “SocialSuccess Through Soapbox,” alife skills mentor would seekto act as a non-parent adultconnection for children ages11-12 in the community whilepromoting child autonomyand competence throughteam building exercises and

group activities.■ School program assistant:A volunteer is needed toassist naturalists on schoolprograms for elementary andsecondary students. Programshave different themes suchas rain forests, invertebrates(bugs) and streams. Programsare outside, spring and fall,rain or shine. The programruns until June.■ Reading group leader:A volunteer is needed tolead a reading group in aseniors’ facility. The volunteershould be able to provideassistance to those who arein wheelchairs and be willingto accept direction from staff.The volunteer should alsobe able to create a positiveatmosphere and have fun.■ Event outreach volunteer:Youthco is looking for an

event outreach volunteer towork within its communitypeer education program. Thevolunteer would representthe community organizationin a youth-friendly andprofessional manner at avariety of youth and health-focused events throughoutthe Lower Mainland.■ Gift shop assistant: Dr.Sun Yat-Sen Classical Gardenis looking for a conscientious,self-motivated volunteerinterested in a career in retail,management or in tourism.Training will be provided tothe volunteer. Previous retailexperience is an asset.

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Sun Peaks’ magic lies inits wide range of activities(both winter and summer), afew of which we managed topack in between events at thisyear’s Okanagan Winter WineFestival.

In the few years since ourlast visit we’d forgotten howthe scale of this picturesque,family friendly village (whereyou can pretty well cruise onyour board from anywhereright down to the day lodge)is so utterly delightful.

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For info on next yearcheck: sunpeaksresort.com orthewinefestivals.com.

Sun Peaks has alsomatured on the plate, witha bevy of good eateries,including eclectic tapas barGlobe, and newly landedAsian inclined Black GarlicBistro; while The Delta SunPeaks Winemasters Dinnerand Sunday Brunch withBubbles suggest this would bethe perfect small conferencespot in a semi-wildernesssetting.

No surprise, we camehome with a bunch of B.C.wine picks. Here’s just a fewfor now (more on the bloglater):■ St. Hubertus 2010Riesling. Yes, we know, herewe are on the Riesling kickagain. But this may be theirbest yet — and it’s superfood-friendly. Floral and hintsof honey on top with a livelycitrus palate. Great value atBCLS $15.50.■ Church & State Cabernet

Sauvignon 2009. A distinctlydifferent Cab: mediumbodied with definite mineralundertones, great structureand good fruit-tanninbalance, from the impossiblystony Vanessa Vineyard inSimilkameen Valley. Worth thesearch. $25.90 (winery andprivate stores).■ Stags Hollow CabernetFranc 2009. Anotherdemonstration of how B.C.Cab Franc can work well onits own. Black cherry andchocolate notes with juicyacidity on the palate balancedby fine tannins, cassis andlingering spice notes. Superbwith Globe’s pistachiocrusted rack of lamb. $27.99(winery).■ Fort Berens Rosé 2010.Even though we’re all waitingfor the Lillooet-grownwines (later this spring)there’s plenty to like fromthe Okanagan, such as thiscitrus and strawberry toneddry rosé. A good match withBlack Garlic’s organic chickenhotpot. (Although, fermentedblack garlic with Fort BerensMeritage . . . who knew?)$18, winery and private stores(VQA).■ Cassini Cellars Syrah2009. More proof that thisSouth Okanagan newcomerhit the ground running.Luscious forward black fruit,layers of blackberry and anise,some meaty notes with firmbut balanced tannins, gripand spice. $34, winery, privatestores.■ Stag’s Hollow 2010 Hart.This is one of the truest portstyles we’ve tasted from theOkanagan. Made originallyon a whim, from late hanging100% Merlot, it yields sweet,plush rounded black fruit withmeasured, not hot alcohol.Foot-trodden, made in openfermenters. One of the classiestpackages too. $25, winery.

Raise a glass to Sun Peaks

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Gold was discoveredin large quantities in

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Dawson City still likes to gamble

John MastersContributing Writer

DAWSON CITY,Yukon— It was allabout gambling,of course. When itbecame widely knownin 1897 that gold hadbeen found on thecreeks draining intothe Yukon’s KlondikeRiver, men — and somewomen — from acrossNorth America, as wellas from Europe and asfar away as Australiaand New Zealand,headed north to theYukon to try their luck.

You had to have a gamblingstreak in you to go: more than100,000 people set out forDawson; less than half actuallymade it. Of the, say, 40,000who did, 4,000 found goldand 400 struck it rich. Thoseare all better odds than you’dget playing the lottery, butto get a 649 ticket you don’thave to haul a year’s worth ofprovisions over the ChilkootPass, which was what Canada’sNorth-West Mounted Policeenforced as the cost of entryto the Klondike.

Those who got here earlyenough found the pickings comparatively easy. Aminer had but to dip his pan in the creek and comeup with $65, $80, $212 in gold — and this whenthe metal was worth about $17 an ounce. For ayear, Dawson City boomed. “From June 1898, toJuly 1899 . . . it was one of the grandest cities inNorth America,” writes Stan Cohen in The StreetsWere Paved With Gold. “One could do or buy mostanything that one had money for.”

And one of the things miners most liked to do wasgamble. Dawson had 30 saloons, all offering gamesof chance. The amounts bet could be enormous.

“Stakes at poker tables ran as high as $50,000,”says Cohen. One man, Jim Wilson, sat down to winenough to buy pancakes, and ended losing $22,000

A century on, Dawson is more tranquil, althougha couple of hundred individuals still moil for gold.Thanks to the preservation work of Parks Canada, thetown continues to look a lot like it did in its heyday,down to the wooden sidewalks and dirt roads.

There’s still gambling, too, although only atDiamond Tooth Gertie’s. Canada’s first legal casino(it opened in 1971), Gertie’s runs at least three Texashold’em tables and holds a number of tournaments

each year, the largest being the White Ram inSeptember.

The stakes aren’t nearly as stratospheric as duringthe gold rush, but the characters you meet at thetables can be just as interesting. Renald Bergeron, forexample, who started prospecting in the 1970s.

“I’d get a helicopter and tell the pilot, ‘Dropme here and pick me up in two months,’” he saysbetween poker hands. He’d live in a lean-to, eatingmushrooms, berries, bannock and “once in a while

photo John Masters/Meridian Writers’ Group

DURING the Klondike Gold Rush Dawson City had 30 saloons, all offering games of chance. The amounts betcould be enormous. and stakes at poker tables ran as high as $50,000.

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Bobsleigh combines speed and power. Men and womenboth race two-person teams consisting of pilot and brakeman,while men also have a four-person event that includes twocrewmen. It was the Swiss who first attached a steering mecha-nism to the toboggan and gave birth to the sport of bobsleigh.

In 1897 the world’s first bobsleigh club was founded in St.Moritz, Switzerland, and by 1914 over 100 natural-ice coursescould be found throughout Europe. Bobsleigh was featured inthe original Olympic Winter Games in 1924 and Canada’s firstrun was built in 1911 at Montebello, Quebec.

Skeleton also features separate racing disciplines for men andwomen. The first runs were late 19th Century natural tracksin Switzerland. Straight courses were made more interestingand challenging by adding curves. The first official tobogganrace was in 1884 and the first known skeleton event in 1887.Skeleton racing laid the foundation for bobsleigh, and the twosports were brought together in 1923 under the Federation In-ternationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT). Skeletonappeared on Olympic programs in 1928 and 1948, both timesin St. Moritz. Canadian participation began in 1986 with theopening of Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

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I’ve never met Susan Osborne in person, but I amfamiliar with her work.

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at Whistler Resort, and over the past decade, she’s laid downcountless thousands of kilometres of corduroy. If you’ve evergazed toward Whistler Mountain on a clear winter’s night,you’ve likely seen the headlights of her seven-ton machine criss-crossing the sky like some drunken comet.

Last season, I had the pleasure of riding shotgun with AndyTurner, a senior cat operator who works the afternoon groom-ing shift on Blackcomb Mountain. When I asked him how thedesolation of the job affected him, he shrugged it off; notingthat for his entire shift the village below is crawling with revelers.

For that reason, he said, he rarely felt too lonely.“Now the midnight shift, the guys who work from midnight

until 8 a.m.?” he said. “Now that’s gotta be lonely. Those guysare a little different. You kind of have to be.”

Osborne, a 10-year veteran of the midnight shift laughswhen asked if she was “a little different”, but ultimately agreeswith the characterization.

“Desolate is definitely a good word for how it can feel some-times,” she said. “Especially when a blizzard rolls in and youhave to just stop until it abates a little. I mean sitting there withthe wind howling, in the dark and not being able to see two feetin front of you… it can be pretty intense.”

Sometimes, during a white out, cat drivers can becomedisoriented by sideways-blowing snow and become confusedabout the speed and direction they’re going. Intense is right.

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I’M hardly the one toask about how to settlean argument with aspouse.

My motto is . . . “I win.”So when a reader askedme to settle an argumentbetween her husband andherself regarding whetherthey should cloak their dogfor a walk during inclementweather, my answer was, well,read on.

The majority of our dogsare considered indoor dogs.This means they spend mostof their time indoors exceptfor their daily walks that lastabout and hour or so. As aresult our dogs have beenacclimatized the same way we

have. It is warm, comfortableand dry inside and well, wet,snowy and freezing outside.No argument there right?

There are some breedsof dogs that are perfectlyfine with these varyingweather situations outside.These dogs, like my Germanshepherd, have a very thickcoat. In fact, they havetwo layers of coat. The toplayer of fur, called guardhairs, literally guards againstthe weather conditions byallowing water and snowto slick off. When we hadsnow a few weeks back Zumiwould be covered in fallingsnow within a few momentsbut with one quick shake shetossed the snow off her backand remained completely dry.

The second layer of coatis thick, soft, downy fine furthat lays close to the skinand acts as insulation to keepthese dual-layered coat dogswarm.

Piper, my Germanshorthaired pointer, is adifferent story. He has noundercoat and his guard hairsare short and fine. The waterslicks off his back in the lightrain but as soon as it turnstorrential he is soaked to theskin. The snow sticks to his

short fur and the warmthemanating from his bodyimmediately melts the snow,so in no time he is wet andcold. When we get home heshivers for a good hour ifhe gets soaked. So when wewalk in bad weather Piperwears a rain jacket. On dayswhen the thermometer dropsbelow zero, he gets a fleecesweater. This is my personalchoice on how I care for mydogs.

If you are trying to decidewhat is best for your dog,here are a few tips.

If you have a dog like awhippet, pointer, ridgebackor any breed of dog withshort hair and no undercoat,exposing them to cold wetweather will be like yougoing for a jog in a t-shirtand shorts in the sameweather. Most of these dogswere originally designed forhunting. Their short coatrepelled burrs, mud, etc. anddidn’t weigh them downwhen wet. They could getthrough water and tall grassesquickly to find their prey.They were not designed forlengthy exposures to coldclimates.

Dogs that are groomedhave had their guard hairs

and their natural insulatingundercoat shaved off or atleast shaved very close tothe skin. As a result they areless able to keep themselvesdry and warm naturally. Myadvice would be to eitherallow the dog to have itsnatural coat in the winter or

give it back the insulationremoved in grooming, whichmeans a jacket or sweater.

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Lorie Chortyk, general manager ofcommunity relations for the BC SPCA stated ina press release that the BC SPCA rescues morethan 13,000 stray and lost animals each year.

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On the BC SPCA’s new pet search site, everylost animal brought to any BC SPCA shelter inthe province is automatically posted for viewingonline, saving valuable time for guardianslooking for their lost pet, according to Chortyk.“With Good Samaritans also posting foundanimals on the site, the chances of reunitingpeople with their lost pet increases.”

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DOWN in the bowelsof the MonctonColiseum Complex Jan.22, North Vancouverteenager Liam Firusfelt good about hisupcoming performancein the senior men’sfree program atthe CanadianFigure SkatingChampionships.

Coming off a career bestscore of 66.34 points in theshort program, Firus was sittingin fifth position, placing him inthe final group for the free skate.Nearby Patrick Chan warmedup, moments away fromtopping his own world recordfor most points under the newscoring system brought in afterthe 2002 Olympic Games.

Firus listened to music andgot himself ready to hit the icewhere he was about to attempta triple Axel — the sport’stoughest triple jump — for thefirst time in a competition.

“I felt good, actually,” saidFirus. “I felt like I was going todo a good performance and layit down.”

Once he hit the ice thingsstarted well — Firus hit his firstthree jumps — but then thingsgot tougher. He went for thetriple but didn’t land it. At theend of the routine Firus felt asif he had left a lot of points onthe ice.

“It was OK — it wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t great, which iswhat I was wanting to do,” he said.

In the final standings he dropped one spot to sixth but stillmanaged to score the highest combined total of his career — 187.78points — despite his shaky long program.

At 19-years-old, however, Firus is still just a junior. His scoreearned him a spot in the Junior World Championships running Feb.28-March 4 in Minsk, Belarus. His longtime Vancouver Skate Clubcoach, Lorna Bauer, said Firus is still on pace to become a world class

skater if he continues to progress as he has so far.“He’s pretty much on target for the goals we’ve set for him,” she

said. A consistent triple Axel is the first order of business and then itwill be time to look at adding a quad jump. His goal for 2013 is top-3 at Canadian nationals. The following year his goal is to skate at theOlympic Games. Those goals are reachable, said Bauer.

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NV’s KerrfollowsCanucksright up tothe brink

See Brothers page 33

■ A Season to Remember,by Grant Kerr, HarbourPublishing, 231 pages.

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AS both an old hockeycoach and old hockeyjournalist, NorthVancouver’s Grant Kerrcouldn’t stop himselffrom chronicling theincredible action he wasseeing during last year’sStanley Cup playoffrun for the VancouverCanucks.

As the Canucks went deeperand deeper his notebookcontinued to fill up.

“Every game I made a fewnotes,” Kerr told the NorthShore News last week, “justthings that were of interest tome.”

He didn’t know it at thetime but the Canucks would goon to the seventh game of theStanley Cup finals and thosepersonal scribbles would go onto form the backbone of a bookabout the team’s historic and,

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Brothers both aiming forshot at Olympic glorylanding a consistent triple Axel and with anotheryear or two to get a quad jump he’s quite capableof being there.”

Sharing the ice with a skater of Chan’s caliberis a great way to push yourself to be better, saidFirus.

“Skating with Patrick is awesome,” he said.“Right now he’s untouchable, he’s in a leagueof his own. He makes everyone push. . . . He’sshown us what, almost, perfection can be.”

Firus has spent time training with Chan,something coach Bauer is happy to see.

“(Patrick) is a nice guy, he works hard andobviously he’s capable and he tends to all theaspects of his skating,” she said. “He’s a perfectrole model for Liam.”

When Firus travels to Belarus it will be hissecond shot at the world juniors — last year hefinished 20th. This year he’s hoping to crack thetop 8. Bauer said he has the skill to be top 5 ifhe nails both his routines. He’s put in the work— skating and off-ice training of more than fourhours a day, five days a week — to set himself upfor success.

“Skating is the kind of sport where you trainso hard and you only get eight minutes on the icetotal,” he said. A former hockey player, Firus saidone the big differences between the two sports isthe number of chances you get. “In hockey you

can have one bad game and come out three dayslater and have a great game.”

Figure skating is all about being ready for thatone shot.

“You’ve got to just be prepared — it’s a veryhard sport and you’ve got to train, train, train,” hesaid. “It’s all about the time you put in.”

Liam wasn’t the only Firus on the ice inMoncton. His 17-year-old brother Shanecompeted in junior ice dance with 14-year-oldpartner Caelen Dalmer. The pair placed third inthe short program and dropped to seventh overallafter the free program, missing a medal by lessthan two points in a very close competition.

Bauer coached both Liam and Shane untilShane switched to ice dance a year and a halfago. While they don’t train together on the iceanymore, Liam and Shane work with the samestrength coach off the ice and they’re alwayspushing each other.

“He’s starting to get to my size so it’s gettingmore fun,” said Liam with a laugh.

The brothers dream of both competing forCanada at an Olympic Games, something Bauersaid is a dream that could some day come true.

“I think it’s possible. I believe it’s possible forboth of them,” she said. “It would be fabulous.They’re suchgoodkids.They’re fabulousbrothers,they have good camaraderie between each other.. . . It’s been a pleasure to coach them both. I’veenjoyed them every step of the way.”


KADIN Burnett of the Collingwood senior boys basketball teams launches anacrobatic shot in a battle against Windsor for first place in the North Shore AAleague Jan. 24. Windsor won 64-52 to move to the top of the standings.

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Storybook season has sad endingultimately, heartbreaking run.

Kerr, a retired hockey writer, co-wrote 2010’sCanucks at 40 retrospective and as the team racedthrough the 2011 playoffs his old publisher askedhim if he’d like to write another book about thehometown team.

“Is it just if the Canucks only win?” Kerrasked.

“Win or lose,” came the reply.“Great,” said Kerr, returning to his note-

taking duties. The result is A Season to Remember,a blow-by-blow account of Vancouver’s 2010-11campaign.

Kerr watched much of it from home but otherbig moments played out right in front of himinside Rogers Arena.

“I had a direct line on Kevin Bieksa’s two-hopper in overtime. Alex Burrows scored hisovertime goal right in front of where I was sitting.It was a fantastic spring and I’m glad I got toexperience some of it.”

The season to remember, however, ended inforgettable fashion for the Canucks as they lost ingame 7 on their home ice. Kerr said if the Canuckswere going to win the series, it should never haveeven gone that far.

“What sticks out to me of course is the factthat they could not win a game in Boston. Ithink every championship team — even thoughthe Canucks did have home ice advantage — achampionship team still needs to be able to win

on the road because that is where you are trulytested. That, unfortunately for the Canucks, iswhere they came up short.”

As we all know, downtown Vancouver eruptedin a riot as the game wound down. In the bookKerr touches on the chaos in the streets butquickly moves on.

“I think it’s been well documented in thedaily newspapers and on television,” he said. “It’scertainly a sore mark on this city’s history but youcan’t do anything about it, you’ve got to lookahead. I thought it had to be mentioned becauseit was part of what happened but I didn’t want tooverdo it at all.”

Kerr acknowledged that his book, too, likelytook a bit of a loss when the Canucks fell to theBruins.

“I’m sure the sales would be bigger if they hadwon,” he said with a laugh. It’s still a story worthtelling, said Kerr, who dedicated the book to “thereal fans of the Vancouver Canucks. . . .”

“The real fans are the ones that stayed thereand cheered Milan Lucic when he got to hold theStanley Cup,” said Kerr. “And they even cheeredfor Tim Thomas — they may not have liked itbut they also knew what he had accomplished forBoston.”

Canucks fans, however, are still waiting fortheir turn to hold the Stanley Cup high. A lot ofpressure has built up over those 40 years.

“I don’t know if this city can handle it if theywon — I’m sure they would,” Kerr said, laughingagain. “The expectations grow by the year.”

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BACHMANN – Inga (Ingveldur)BACHMANN – Inga (Ingveldur)Inga passed away peacefully on January 20,2012, in her 89th year in North Vancouver withMarilyn by her side. Inga was predeceased by herhusband Bill, her beloved son Bud, and her lovingnephew Myron. Remaining to mourn is Inga’sdearest daughter Marilyn (Michael); grandsons,Robert and Russell; granddaughters; Brandy andJennifer; great-grandsons, Riley and Grayson;nieces, Marlene and Colleen; brothers, Charlieand Gordon; and her relatives in Winnipeg.Inga was born on December 31, 1922, in Wnnipeg, Manitoba to Thorbjorgand Charles Gordon. Who could have known that when Krisjan andIngveldur Bardarson arrived in Winnipeg from Iceland in the 1880’s thattheir legacy of love, care, and hard work would continue in Ingveldur’snamesake and their great granddaughter Inga. At 19, Inga met andmarried Bill, a career army man, to start her new career as wife andmother. After several transfers to and from Vancouver, Edmonton, andOttawa, Inga and Bill finally returned to North Vancouver in 1968 to settlepermanently “where {they} belonged,” by now, as a famly of four, withyoung Bud and Marilyn in tow. Inga would often fondly say to Bill, “IfI was in the army for as long as you, I’d be a colonel.” Likely seeingthe truth in this statement and happy to remain an enlisted man, Billencouraged Inga to seek other pastures of work. When she was not busybeing a wonderful mom, Inga also worked in sales, and as a consummatetalker and irrepressible saleswoman, she sold countless appliances andpieces of furniture, not to mention packages of food. Once they settledinto their new home, Inga soon established herself as the matriarch ofher neighbourhood. A hostess with the “most-est,” Inga, along with Bill,held countless parties to celebrate birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries,graduations, births, and what Inga would call “any excuse at all.” Losing“Willy” to Lou Gehrig’s did not stop the endless flow of fine champagne,fabulous food, lively conversation, and glad company.Inga left this earth at peace and with but a couple of regrets: she hadalways wanted to go to school to be a teacher. But those who knew herknew that she didn’t need a certificate to teach: the insight and wisdomInga imparted over the years were lessons that could neither be taughtnor learned within the academic walls of a university. Inga also wishedshe had volunteered more in her community to “pay it forward” the bountyshe had received through her life. But for the riches Inga shared with herfriends and relatives in the countless acts of kindness, words of comfort,and home-baked or handmade goods bestowed, the only thing lacking inInga’s volunteering was the peace she didn’t take to give herself. Inga hadone final wish and that was for everybody to devote more to humanity, thecompassion and benevolence that she herself received through her ownlife, and especially in the last few weeks at the hospice.Inga wished to thank her dear friend Mayrold and indeed all her family andfriends who filled her life with a richest kind of wealth that could never bebought: love, kindness and giving. Inga always felt blessed to have sucha wonderful troupe of fellow travellers willing to share her life’s journeythrough all seasons of joy and sorrow. Ingveldur, “Amma,” daughter, wife,mother, sister, aunt, animal lover, confidante, neighbour, and friend: Wesalute this woman and the nine glorious decades that she representedso very well. Imagine if we could all leave but even a small part of Inga’slegacy of integrity, giving, connecting, humour, pearls, secret breadrecipes, and berry pies ... The family gratefully acknowledges and thanksDr. Jenny Shaw and the wonderful volunteers and staff at the hospice.In lieu of flowers, donations may be earmarked for the North ShoreHospice in Inga’s name c/o The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, 231 East15th Street, North Vancouver, B.C., V7L 2L7.

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BERG- Hildegard (Hilda) nee VonDer Ropp Formerly Abermethpassed away peacefully after abrief illness January 6, 2012 atEve rg reen House , No r t hVancouver. Emigrated to Canadain 1952 with her husband ArnimAbermeth. Worked 30 years as ateacher in Richmond, B.C.Survived by son George,daughter Karin and Karin’s threechildren Jasper, Teddy andCarolina. No flowers or cardsplease. Donations to EvergreenHouse. Special thanks to thecaregivers at Evergreen.

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HICKMAN - Elizabeth Anne(Bettie) neeMacKenzie

Aug.4, 1920 - Jan. 12, 2012Predeceased by her brotherAndy, great-grandson Aaron, andbeloved sister- in-law Win.Survived by her husband WilliamRobert Hickman and her dearfriend Robert Emiry. Lovinglyremembered by: Sons, Andy(Carol ine) & Don (Sheri),Daugh t e r , K a t h r y n Ann ,Grandchildren, Sheralin, Ted, Jilland Sonya, Great-grandchildren,Tanner, Stormey, Christopher,Justice, Paige, Jack & Levi,Brother-in-law Burt and theBurrows neices and nephews.Regal, charming and open-minded, Bettie had a joy for life,people, and adventure that sheshared with everyone. She taughtelementary school in Vancouverfor a short time before marryingand travelling extensively with herdiplomat husband and children ,living in many countries to whichthey were posted. Later, she alsoworked as a secretary. Becauseof her love and enthusiasm fornew languages, customs,cultures and people she hasfriends all around the world. Sheenjoyed taking part in live theatreand after retirement, she becamea model and appeared in severalmovies shot in Vancouver. Theembodiment of grace and goodmanners herself, she expressed acomical ability by animatingstuffed toys with her repertoire offunny voices. Much to the delightof her audience, she often usedthis talent as an outlet for opinionsshe was far too genteel to expressin person. Bettie was a nationaltreasure, and we feel privileged tohave been a part of her life. Wewill miss her generous spirit andunconditional love. In lieu offlowers, donations can be madeto Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,4480 Oak St., Vancouver.

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HONEYMAN - Donelda JunePatricia (Nee Lamont)

June passed away in NorthVancouver, BC, on January 17th,2012, at the age of 84. She isdeeply, deeply loved andcelebrated by her family andfriends. June is survived by herhusband Douglas Honeyman,predeceased by her eldestdaughter Barbara, and furthersurvived by her children Darby,Laurie, Dave, brother KeithLamont with wife Marilyn Lamont,grandchildren Julie Phippard andGerald Marion, in-laws MauriceMarion, Dave Hess, SteffanOmray, Yi Kou, as well as manydear nieces and nephews. Shegrew up in Flin Flon, Manitobaand was the recipient of theGovernor General’s Medal uponHigh School graduation. Junewent on to earn an HonoursBachelor degree in Commercefrom Concordia University inMontreal. Subsequently, shebecame a most respected GirlGuide District Commissionerwhile raising her four children andrunning a successful businesswith her husband in Winnipeg,Manitoba. June was known forher extraordinary kindness andgrace. Each person felt special inher wise and gentle presence.She will continue to be aninspiration for each of us to offer(our own) (daily) gifts of love andcompassion. By request, therewill not be a memorial service forJune. In lieu of flowers or otherofferings, may you considerJune’s wish: “Give a smile to eachperson you meet. You neverknow how that person may betouched.”

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KARRAN - Gerald Robert1931- 2012

Gerry died of congestive heartfailure on January 7, 2012. He issurvived by his wife Vivian, sonLes, grandson Braydan, daughterPatti (Mark). In the 1950’s he wasa Flying Officer and Sabre pilotwith the RCAF stationed inFrance with the 421 Squadron.He retired from Chrysler Canadain 1988. He loved Deep Cove,built a home there, and thoughtthat it was the best place on earth.No service by request. Donationsmay be made to the Lions GateHospital Foundation.

MIDFORD - Lionel TrevorFeb. 3, 1927 – Jan. 19, 2012

It is with profound sadness thatwe announce the sudden passingof Lionel Trevor Midford in his85th year. His loving wife,Patricia, was by his side. Lionelwas the eldest son of JosephMidford and Enid Wells, andbrother of Joy, Elaine, Maureen,Yvonne, Marjorie, and Denzil.Lionel had a long and extensivecareer as a marine engineer atsea and on shore. Earlyeducation included SherwoodCollege followed by 3 years ofpre-sea training in the engineerprogramme with The TrainingShip “Dufferin”. After completingh i s a p p r e n t i c e s h i p h ecommenced his deep seaexperience with the Hong Kongbased Jardine-Matheson. Afterleaving Hong Kong, he joinedSaguenay Terminals out ofMontreal where he had regularruns from Jamaica to Kittimat. Itwas at this time he fell in love withBritish Columbia and laterbrought his first wife, Eddie tosettle in Vancouver. He sailed forStraits Towing. When BC Ferriescommenced operations in 1960,he sailed as Chief Engineer onthe new Queen of Tsawwassen.At last longing for land, he joinedthe Canadian Coast Guard, ShipSafety Division. He served asSteamship Inspector, SeniorMarine Surveyor and Examinerprior to his retirement in 1992.Sadly, he lost his first wife, Eddiein 1994 after a prolonged illness.In 2001, Lionel married PatriciaWalsh whom he had known forseveral years. In their nearly 11years of contented married life,Lionel and Patricia travelledwidely, regularly spending timewith Lionel’s sisters and brotherand their families. Lionel will besadly missed by his wife, Patricia,his surviving sisters and brother,cousins, nieces, nephews andmany dear friends. May he rest inpeace. The family would like tothank the excellent nursing carein LGH Emergency and PalliativeCare Units. Special thanks areextended to Dr. Robb Scott, Dr.Mohlavi and Dr. Williscroft. Thefamily would also wish to thankeveryone for their support andkindness during this difficult time.Cremation has taken place. AMemorial Service will be held onFebruary 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm at St.Christopher’s Anglican Church,located at the corner of 11th St.and Inglewood Ave. in WestVancouver. No flowers please.

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LINDGAARD - Julia Rose(neeMeighen)

Passed away peacefully, as isappropriate to her beautifuldemeanor . Ju l ie touchedeveryone she met with her non-judgmental attitude and genuinecaring. Julie exhibited hercharacteristic grace, dignity andresilience throughout her lengthyi l lnesses. Jul ie was bornSeptember 25, 1930 in PortageLa Prairie, MB. She passed as aresident of West Vancouver,retiring to her cherished NorthShore with her devoted husbandHarold Lindgaard. She will beforever loved by her children:Andrea (Paul) Janzen, Matthew(Ashley) Norman and Dan(Wendy) Norman, step-childrenLois (Chuck) Lindgaard, CraigLindgaard, six grandchildren; twogreat-grandchildren; her sisterHelen (Meighen) Bannister anddear friends Faith Beech, OliSunell and Ruth Borgoni. Julienow rests with her parents MyraRose and Edward Meighen. Thefamily would like to thank Dr. Leeof St. Paul’s Hospital; andDarlyne McLeod, for theirunwavering support during thisdifficult time. A Memorial Servicewill be held on Thursday,February 2nd at 2 pm - HighlandsUnited Church, 3255 EdgemontBoulevard, North Vancouver. Inlieu of flowers, donations can bemade to the Alzheimer Society ofB.C. or the Lions Gate HospiceSociety. Condolences may beoffered by e-mail to:hc—[email protected] or atwww.legacy.com/vancouversun.

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STRACHAN, Norma Joanne(neeMcDonald)

Peacefully, on January 26, 2012,Joanne Strachan, age 86, passedaway in North Vancouver, BC.She was born in St. Boniface,Manitoba to Angus and JohannaM cDo n a l d . J o a n n e w a spredeceased by her formerhusband, Birnie Strachan and BillTombrink, sister Betty May andnephews Garth May and GarthTaillieu. She is survived by sistersLorna O’Brien of Winnipeg, andBernice Anderson of Vancouver,and step-daughters CarylStrachan, Cheryl LaRiviere andValerie Stevens. Nieces andnephews include: MichaelAnderson, Hugh and CaiseyHarlingten, Georgia Taillieu,Bryan Anderson, Susan Moss,Nancy and Sharron O’Brien, KimChipman, Geraldine and HowardMay and many more grand-nieces and nephews. Auntie Jo islovingly remembered as a strong,beautiful, independent careerwoman. She was always thankfulthat her father insisted hisdaughters get a higher educationenabling her to live such afortunate life. She had variouscareers including “Joanne’sFashions” in Edmonton andcontinuing on to teaching FortNelson, North Vancouver andfinishing as a librarian inCoquitlam. Joanne even taughtDriver’s Education at one point.Never complaining, Joannealways made the best of her life.She enjoyed her retirement andremained active until a few weeksbefore her passing with manytravels and bridge games. Privateinterment will take place in theNorth Vancouver Cemetery.Donations may be made inJoanne’s memory to the BCCancer Agency, Breast CancerResearch.For those wishing to share amemory of Joanne, please visitwww.hollyburnfunerals.com

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Margaret Ann Timewell:(Maggie)

May 23, 1921 - January 21, 2012At the age of 90 Margaretpassed away peacefully inNanaimo General HospitalP a l l i a t i v e C a r e f r o mcomplications of a blood clot.Born in Winnipeg, Manitobaand moved to BC in 1947 withher husband, Leonard Earl(deceased) and son LeonardJames T imewe l l whereMargaret resided for 61 yearsin North Vancouver (LynnValley) and (City of NV). In2008 Margaret moved toParksville, BC where sheresided with her son anddaughter in law prior to residingat Stanford Place Care Facilityin Parksville. Margaret leftbehind her son Jim (Carol),grandsons Shawn, Jason(Melissa) and Stuart, sistersJean (Kelowna), Sylvia (N.Dakota), Lora (Blue River) andAlice (Australia) and manyg r e a t a n d g r e a t - g r e a tgrandchildren. Margaret hadbeen a Legion Auxiliarymember and Harbour Housevolunteer. Margaret also spentmany years as an auxiliary withboth Eaton’s and the HudsonBay. Margaret in her youngerdays traveled extensively. Acelebration of life will be held ather son’s home on February 4,2012. All of her enjoyments forthe past few years were madepossible by her caregivers atStanford Place. Many thanks tothem all!! Maggie will bemissed by all that knew her.

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Skuce Dan StewartFeb. 18, 1970 - Jan. 30, 2011

In Loving memory of Dan, your love oflife and booming laughter still make ussmile even through the tears. You aresadly missed by your mom Elfi, step-dadBill, sisters Leslie Anne, Mercedes, Lisa,step-sisters Michelle, Tarryl, Carey Jo andNicole. Dan, your many friends miss youso, you touched our lives with your bravefight and left your mark with us forever.It has been a long lonely year, You maybe out of sight but never out of our lives.

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HICKMAN - Elizabeth Anne(Bettie) neeMacKenzie

Aug.4, 1920 - Jan. 12, 2012Predeceased by her brotherAndy, great-grandson Aaron, andbeloved sister- in-law Win.Survived by her husband WilliamRobert Hickman and her dearfriend Robert Emiry. Lovinglyremembered by: Sons, Andy(Carol ine) & Don (Sheri),Daugh t e r , K a t h r y n Ann ,Grandchildren, Sheralin, Ted, Jilland Sonya, Great-grandchildren,Tanner, Stormey, Christopher,Justice, Paige, Jack & Levi,Brother-in-law Bert and theBurrows nieces and nephews.Regal, charming and open-minded, Bettie had a joy for life,people, and adventure that sheshared with everyone. She taughtelementary school in Vancouverfor a short time before marryingand travelling extensively with herdiplomat husband and children ,living in many countries to whichthey were posted. Later, she alsoworked as a secretary. Becauseof her love and enthusiasm fornew languages, customs,cultures and people she hasfriends all around the world. Sheenjoyed taking part in live theatreand after retirement, she becamea model and appeared in severalmovies shot in Vancouver. Theembodiment of grace and goodmanners herself, she expressed acomical ability by animatingstuffed toys with her repertoire offunny voices. Much to the delightof her audience, she often usedthis talent as an outlet for opinionsshe was far too genteel to expressin person. Bettie was a nationaltreasure, and we feel privileged tohave been a part of her life. Wewill miss her generous spirit andunconditional love. In lieu offlowers, donations can be madeto Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,4480 Oak St., Vancouver.

(604) 980-3451www.firstmemorialfuneral.com

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Aries March 21 - April 19: Life’s good, friendsare gathering, hopes are rising! You’re not quite assure of yourself as you were a month ago, but that’sprobably a good thing. Work lightens a little; whatwork there is tends to go in subtle circles now toApril, so keep an eye on progress and helpers/co-workers who wander off. Chase money Monday/Tuesday – there’s lots of it. Travel, details, errands,paperwork, calls and visits fill Wednesday to Friday– one of these, Wednesday, might bring a romanticmeeting or notion, though it’s “off to the side,” notdirect. Be home, contemplate career, Saturday.Taurus April 20-May 20: Be ambitious for thenext several weeks. Seek a relationship with higher-ups, VIPs, even parents. Now is the time to proveyourself. Rest and recuperate, plan and contemplate,Sunday. Your energy surges Monday/Tuesday – startimportant projects, see and be seen, approachpowerful people, make your mark! You might havean exciting Tuesday night when an attraction occurs.Remember: it’s might not be a lasting thing, and itmight interfere with (or change) your future. Chasemoney, buy/sell, during a lucky Wednesday toFriday. Your sensual side emerges. Travel – carefully– Saturday.Gemini May 21-June 20: A mellow, wise,compassionate mood has drifted over you. This isn’tyour peak period for romance (that comes after May)but romance and love flow well now.You might gentlylove someone without demanding possession. Homeand property matters, a bit tense or hectic lately,slow now to April, affording you a chance to catchyour breath. But the same few months increase yourindecision about a home-based project. DON’T beginmajor renovations before April 14. Retreat, rest andplan Monday/Tuesday. Your energy and charismasurge Wednesday to Friday – start something!

Cancer June 21-July 22: Focus on depths,changes, finances (investments/debt) power plays,mysteries, research, commitment, intimacy andsexual urges, now to late February. You’ll hear orsuspect a secret, perhaps involving the government,a management situation, or about those who wouldbind you. Now to mid-April, guard against wild words,and be cautious in making promises, especiallyto bosses or other higher-ups. You might revisit apast haunt. Your mood remains mellow. Optimism,happiness arrive Monday/Tuesday. Rest, retreat,succeed Wednesday to Friday. You shine Saturday:patience needed!Leo July 23-Aug. 22: You’ll face some oppositionand some opportunity, some love and some enmity.Overall, this is a good week, in which diplomacyand eagerness will net you solid gains. Don’t takethe sober assessment of Sunday as your guideline.Instead, be hopeful, happy. Be ambitious Monday/Tuesday – higher-ups are willing to bend thingsyour way. You’re seen as a valuable asset. (Takeadvantage, now to June.) Optimism, popularity,wish fulfillment come Wednesday to Friday – enjoyprospects, flirtations. Retreat, rest Saturday. Becareful with money, spending to April.Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Your sexual magnetismremains intense all winter/spring, but now tomid-Aprilit doesn’t really help you to make a new relationship.(Indecision or an “intimate impediment” slows youdown.) You might, however, “re-circle” to pursuesomeone you met before – this could succeed. Youcan substitute “invest” for “relationship” or “intimacy,”for this trend affects your finances as well. The fewweeks ahead focus on work, duties, machinery andhealth. Wisdom, education, ideas and gentle love visitMonday/Tuesday. Be ambitious Wednesday to Friday:success slated! Saturday’s happy.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: You might be tempted toinvest Monday/Tuesday. Go ahead, even be a littlespeculative. A sexual temptation might arise thesetwo days: this, too, seems beneficial, not harmful. (Ifsomeone’s married, though, consider the karma.) Asweet, mellow, understanding mood flows over youWednesday to Friday – a mood that fits perfectly withthe romantic, creative spell you’re under this weekand the next two. If a love affair exists, it grows.However, in the bigger picture, now to June is not agood time to wed, nor to seek a permanent mate. Sojust have fun. Home caution, Saturday.Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21:The accent lies on home,domestic concerns, security, retirement, property,garden, stomach and soul. Tackle chores Sunday,but be willing to knock off early. Relationshipsconfront you Monday/Tuesday, and mostly forgood. A romantic undercurrent runs through thefirst half of this week. Wednesday through Fridaybring secrets, sexual urges, investment andfinancial opportunities (even the opportunity toreduce debt) – and the possible need for a healthdiagnosis. You can make very beneficial changesand commitments these three days, especiallyWednesday (before 2 p.m. PST).Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Travel, run errands,return messages, call, chat, read the media, handlepaperwork – life’s busy but easy. Romance orcreative or pleasure urges beckon Sunday, but don’texpect major stuff. Tackle chores or health concernsMonday/Tuesday – all’s well. Relationships confrontyou Wednesday to Friday. Be diplomatic yet eager tojoin – you could make a new friend. Flexibility opensthe door to opportunity; fighting closes doors. (Bestday: Thursday.) Saturday’s filled with secrets, but notgood ones: be cautious with finances, intimacy. UntilApril, career projects eddy: rest up.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: A legal, educational,publishing, cultural or far travel project might eddyin circles until mid-April, so relax and let it ebb.There is a romantic undercurrent to this week, butthe main emphasis is on earnings, buying/selling,sensual episodes and memory. Seek new clients, orangle for a more important (or, mainly, lucrative) jobrole, especially Wednesday to Friday. Earlier, Monday/Tuesday are romantic, creative, pleasurable – andreward risk. Both Sunday and Saturday (29th and 4th)need caution, as subtle tug-o-wars occur betweenyou and others. An easy, rewarding week.Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18:Your energy,magnetism,effectiveness and sense of timing are tops! Get out,make contacts, start important projects, call in favours– though you might not want to bother much Sunday,when everyone’s a bit reluctant. Your major luck, nowto June, is in real estate, family and security zones– these are favoured Monday/Tuesday, so chargeahead. A romantic, creative, pleasure-oriented,speculative or risk-taking urge fills you Wednesdayto Friday – charge ahead here, too, but rememberthat real romantic motives/goals seem a bit hidden,subconscious. Lust succeeds, though!Pisces Feb.19-March20:Rest, lie low,contemplateand plan. Despite your lowered energy, people stilltreat you affectionately. Hook up with a charity, orgive in other ways – help someone. This puts penniesin the karmic account. Your lover or spouse mightdescend into indecisive circles now to mid-April.That’s OK; be patient. A big thing happens Friday: youenter 15 years of increased intuition, smoothness,personality strength and magnetism. (Love won’t befar behind – probably 2013/14.) Talk, travel, messageMonday/Tuesday. Then to Friday, relax, sink intohome, peace. Beauty, love, Saturday.

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1 BR, $1000, quiet bldg, ns np, nrbus/shops, 120 E. Keith Rd. availFeb 1, Dennis 604-980-9402

BACH, $875, quiet bldg, ns np, nrbus/shops, 120 E. Keith Rd. availFeb 1, Dennis 604-980-9402

1 BR, 680sf, East facing, 330 E1st, 4 blks to Lonsdale Quay, ns/np, avail Mar 1, $1300 incls util/net,ph/cble, ldry avail, min 1 yrlease, 604-540-2177

1 BR $990 incl heat/hw prkg, hwflrs, balc, Lonsdale & 21, quietbldg, np, Now 604-990-4088

1 BR. new kitchen/bath, 650sf,central Lonsdale, incl heat/hw 1 yrlease, np, $1030, 604-681-2521

1Br $900, large, Immed.Total reno’d Heat incl. quiet.drapes. gated or free prkg,no pets1 yr lease. 310 E. 2 604-780-5646

2 BR, $1100, avail Feb, centralLonsdale, heat/hot water incl’d,no pets, 604-986-6418

2 Br. $1150 avail Feb. 15.Heat incl’d, quiet, gated prkg. n/p,view, upgrades, walk to seabus. 1year lease 163 West 5th.604-980-7501

2 BR, 2 ba, mtn view, VISTAPLACE $2000/mth, 1 prkg,stor-age, ns Mar 1st. 604-904-0490

2 BR, 2 bath, Vista bldg, 158 W13th, 5 appls. ocean view, ns,$2200+ utils Feb 1, 604-926-4653

2 br a corner suite, 2nd flr of veryquiet 3 story walk up, E. 15th St.large private balcony, north westexposure, new windows, dw, newcarpet, venetian blinds, free laun-dry fac. no smoking & np, $1200.604-830-0857 msg.

2 BR, corner view, top flr 6th &Lonsdale, h/wood, cat ok, availFeb 1/15th, $1250. 604-986-4927

3 BR, 1.5 Bath, hardwood, 1 mileeast of 2nd Narrows, incls heat/ho twater , poo l , no pets ,$1400/mo. Call 778-320-1554

326 WEST 1st St. 1 br $800. Nrseabus, secure prkg, no pets.Avail Feb 1st 604-983-6916

De l b r oo k Ga r d ens 7 7 7W.Queens. 2 bedrm townhome$1595. 604-990-2971, weekendscall 778.227.5042

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WESTWIND APTS. 2025 Bel-levue Ave, W Van 1BR & 2 BR,ocean views, cat OK, Seniordiscount. Parking. 604-913-0734

1 BDRM Waterfront suite avail'The Mariner' newly reno’d, spacbeautiful h/w flrs, lrg balc, withgarden & ocean below in highmaintained quiet bldg, $1900/moNS/NP, Feb 1, 604-921-6652

2 BR, 2 bath, in Dundarave’sSeastrand Bldg. over 1300sf,bright, spacious, versatile, 2 prkgstalls, pool, storage, over 50ft ofgorgeous ocean view, $2800, ns,np, avail late Feb. 604-926-6960

2 BR, 2 bath, ocean & mtn view,2000 sq ft, 10th flr, 2 largebalconies, well maintained bldg.Nr Seawall, shops & library, np$3900. 604-925-0006

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Waterfront Studio! 12flrs Up,20ft deck, swimming pool/partyroom/guess accom. heat, light,cbl. $1100, 604-943-2420

WHITEHALL APT’S 1640Esquimalt 1 bdrm $1,000,604-990-2971 or weekends778-238-4798.

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1 PERSON to share furn 2 BRgarden suite in house nr ParkRoyal on bus rte. np $750 Availnow 604-922-7836

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ROOMMATE NEEDED to share1800 sqft Townhouse in PortMoody, w/d, laminate floors, $550incls utils, cable & internet, park-ing, indoor pool, nr SFU &LougheedMall. Suits professionalworking person or student. RefsReq. Avail Now. 778-846-5275

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1 BR in 2 br reno’d suite share w/24 yr fem & cat, nr Mt SeymourPrkwy & Cap U. 5 appl, fp, lrgpatio avail now, ns $625+util.778-387-4830 or 1-403-248-4830

2 ROOMS, $450 & $500, LynnValley, nr mall & bus, preferfemale, great for student, ns np604-802-1954

6600 Storage6600AVAIL NOW! Lower Lonsdalestorage space, 600sf, electricity$350, 604-983-9493

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1 BDRM g/l ste, ns np, 700sf,Upper Lynn Valley, $785 inclhydro, wd, 778-238-0672

1 BR + den, bright garden lvl,Deep Cove area, nr beach, in-suite w/d, d/w, big storage shed,backyard + deck. Feb 1. $1250incl heat & hydro 604-929-9348

1 BR spacious bsmt ste, North-lands area, N Van, insuite laun-dry, cat ok $1050. 604-644-9621

1 BR ste, 1000sf, 2 storey, f/p, hwflrs, small pet ok, wd, $1000inclutil Feb 15th, 604-984-9232

1 BR+DEN, newer, 1.5 bath,central Lonsdale, wd, ns, np, now,$1250 incl cbl/net, 604-649-6416

2 BDRM large Bsmt Suite onquiet Lower Lonsdale North VanSt. $1150. Available Immediately.Call 604-983-8518 for viewing.

2 BDRM, 1100sf, quiet CDS, gasf/p, 5 appl, nr Grouse Skyride, n/s,n/p, $1580, NOW, 604-710-7595

2 BR above grd, Upper Lonsdale,w/d, wood f/p,deck, sm pet ok, n/s$1350 incl, Feb 1 604-984-2152

2 BR beautiful garden level,W.Van, Eagle Harbour, 4 appl,f/p, Now, ns, $1100 + 1/2 util.604-921-7281.

2 BR, LARGE, BRIGHT, VERYQUIET, garden level, Delbrookarea close to Edgemont, privateentry, french doors to patio. Livingroom with f/p, dining area, greatkitchen with 5 appl, bath withsoaker tub & shower, own laundryroom with lots of storage, ns np.Avail now. $1600 incl utils.604-773-9815

2 BR spac., bright, new bathrm,gas fp, np, ns, Delbrook $1550incl ut, Feb 15, 604-904-5197

3 BR upper 1,800 sf, 2 bath availFeb/Mar 1st, Lynn Valley, ns, petneg, quiet. $2500 604-836-0746

AMBLESIDE 1 BR grnd flr, np ns,own entry, w/d, furnace, suits 1,Mar 1. $1000 incls uti ls.604-925-4231

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BRAND NEW 1 BR + den bsmtste, family room, new appls, alrm,hydro & cable, ns np, CentralLonsdale $1400. 604-985-6607


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Studio & 1 Br availMove-in Bonus Fitness rmout door pool, nr shops, transit& Seawall. 1 yr lease, N/pets.Heat, hw incl’d. Member ofCrime Free Multi-Housing

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6515 Duplexes - Rent6515HORSESHOE BAY, 3 BR 2.5bath, new paint/carpet 5 appls,$2000. ns np Now 604-921-8696

OCEAN & CITY VIEWS PLUSexc location. Top floor 3 spaciousbdrms, 2 bath, big living rm &dining rm, ns, np, $1,900 availMar 1st. #1-520 West Keith Rd.604-971-2723 or 604-719-8263

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8073 Drainage8073

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8075 Drywall8075

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With everything life throws atyou, who has time to clean?Call Merry Maids.

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8080 Electrical8080

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• Electrical Contractor• Residential/Commercial• Advanced Lighting ControlContact us for all your electrical

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8125 Gutters8125

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8125 Gutters8125

WINTER SPECIALS20% OFF til JAN. 31

• Gutter Installation,Cleaning & Repairs

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Michael 778-868-5079

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A-1 JOB by Arms & Minds RenosCarpentry cabinets, doors, finishing,flooring, drywall, painting 761-7745

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ALL YOUR electrical & renoneeds. Lic’d electrician #37940.Bonded & insured 604-842-5276

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• In business 50 years604-879-9191

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Furnaces, boilers, gas fitting, heatpumps. Service & installation.604-925-1341 www.progas.ca

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Cell 604.626.1975

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Call James 604-788-8863

Winner of Gold &Silver Georgie Awards– Renovator Member of the Year

Winner of the NationalSAM Award

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WINTER SPECIALS20% OFF til JAN. 31• Roofing & Roof Repairs• Duroid, Cedar, Torch-on

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8250 Roofing8250

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604-215-2729

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We dare you to find one that’s different.

At Park Shore, all BMW’s are treated equal. In fact, right now, any BMW that’s 6 years

or older is entitled to extra love and attention. You will get a reduced labour rate of just

$98 /hour and all original BMW parts at 10% off. This comes with a 2 year unlimited

mileage warranty and all the customer perks you enjoy at Park Shore BMW.

So bring your BMW in for servicing today and get it the attention it deserves.

Discount applies to vehicles that are 6 years or older. Value added package prices are excluded.Applicable fees and taxes extra. Offer ends April 1st.

North Shore News - January 29, 2012

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