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Newoff-rampspart of solutionproject due to begin thisfall, Keith Road willfollow a new route alongHighway 1 on the Seylynndevelopment land so itmeets up directly withthe Fern Street overpass,allowing east-west trafcto get through the areawithout getting stuck in theIronworkers lineup.

The bridge wideningplus that new Fern Streetconnector should reallysmooth out some of thattrafc back-up there, saidSteve Ono, the Districtof NorthVancouversmanager of engineeringservices.

At 70 years old, the steelbridge had reached the endof its lifespan and was dueto be replaced.

Roughly half of thebill will be coveredby development costcharges, which the districtcollects with every newconstruction project.Somewhat ironically inthis case, the Seylynnproject will have a directimpact on reducing vehiclecongestion, Ono said.

Getting that bigchunk of that property toallow that road to be builtwas strategically reallyimportant.Thats probablyone of the biggest positivecontributors to solve thelong-standing trafc issue,he said.

The new bridge iscurrently designed withpainted bike lanes butthe staff are consideringwidening the structureto allow separated lanes

something bicycleadvocacy groups have beenlobbying for.

In order to complywith Fisheries and OceansCanada regulations onprojects over waterways,the construction will bestaggered from early 2015and into 2016.The existingbridge will be kept in placeuntil at least half of thenew one is ready to taketrafc.

You know as well asI do that theres only somany travel routes in thatarea so we cant afford to

have one taken out, Onosaid.

Beyond replacing thebridge, the district is alsoworking with the MinistryofTransportation andInfrastructure to designnew on-ramps and off-ramps on this side of theIronworkers, which arenotoriously close together.

When the trafcvolumes are really high,of course the trafc backsall the way upThe Cut.When the trafc volumesare a bit lower, you stillhave cars slowing down

because some people aretrying to get off that rstintersection and take offtoward Mount SeymourParkway, he said.

The Ironworkersapproaches were designedin the 1960s and muchhas changed in highwayplanning in the last 50years, Ono said.

What I can say itwas probably ne for thestandard of the day but Iwould say it doesnt meetcurrent standards, Onosaid.

The exact layout of the

new approach is still beingnegotiated between thedistrict and the provincebut part of it may includewhat is today the shutteredKeith Lynn alternativesecondary school, whichthe district is set to buyfrom the NorthVancouverschool district for $5million. Money raised fromthe sale will go towardpaying for a rebuilding ofArgyle secondary.

The district andprovince are aiming togo public with their newdesigns this fall.

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AWestVancouverhomeowner took thewitness stand in NorthVancouver provincialcourt Friday to defendhimself against charges ofdoing illegal landscapingwork on his property.

MohammadrezaMorshedian and SeyedehJanani stand accused ofdefying a municipal stop-work order and triggeringa landslide that dumpedsediment into sh-bearingRodgers Creek in March2013.

Morshedian and Jananiare on trial before JudgeBryce Dyer facing more than50 bylaw charges, includingallegations they violatedWestVancouvers water courseprotection bylaw, creeksbylaw, building bylaw andsoil deposit and removalbylaw, among others.Thecouple have pled not guilty.

In court Friday,Morshedian told the judgethat before beginningwork on his Chelsea Closeproperty, he discussed thematter withWestVancouversland development technicianFrank Schulz.

He said theres noenvironmental concern .. . because the creeks aretoo far from the property,Morshedian testied.

A perusal of the districtsregulations concerning soildeposits and landscapinggave Morshedian no cause tobelieve he needed a permit,he said.

After noting erosion onhis property from top tobottom,Morshedian setabout removing between 50and 60 tree trunks and rootsin January 2013.

My neighbour was veryhappy,Morshedian, said,describing fellow BritishProperties resident FernandoCasses as appreciative ofhis efforts.

Morshedian said therelationship began to sourafter he rejected a proposalfrom Casses that wouldhave involved some kind ofproperty or subdivision dealbetween the neighbours.

Casses provided adifferent recollection of therelationship between theneighbours when he testiedearlier in the trial.

After Morshedianinformed his neighbour hedbe trucking in topsoil, Cassessaid he noticed the material

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North Shore cottageowners who are hoping tosave a swath of GambierIsland from logginghave won a temporaryreprieve.

Members of theGambier IslandConservancy, whichopposes the logging plans,is applauding news theMinistry of Forests willhold off awarding two newwoodlots on the islanduntil after the public hasbeen consulted.

In a letter sent toconservancy directorand NorthVancouver

resident Peter Snell, CraigSutherland, the assistantdeputy minister of forests,told the group the ministryhas decided to delayawarding the woodlots fora few weeks in order tohelp people with concernsbetter understand thewoodlot process.

The recent haltcame after the GambierConservancy threatenedto le a request for judicialreview of the ministrysdecision in court, on thegrounds the public hasntbeen adequately consultedon the proposed logging.

Many North andWestVancouver families, whomake up the majority of

Gambier Islands part-timeresidents, were shockedthis spring when theyfound out the Ministry ofForests was putting twolarge areas in the northeastcorner of the island up forbid as Crown woodlots.The two woodlots includeareas of popular hikingtrails, a communitywatershed, patches of oldgrowth forest and GambierLake, a prime recreationaldestination on the island.

The area is close to achildrens summer campand to outstations of theBurrard andThunderbirdyacht clubs.

Combined with anexisting woodlot, if the newwoodlots are approved,it would see 25 percent of the island underactive logging, said PeterScholeeld, president

of the Gambier IslandConservancy and aWestVancouver resident.Thetwo new woodlots, whichwould be side by side,total 1,326 hectares, whilethe current woodlot is400 hectares.The annualcombined cut in the twonew woodlots would be6,000 cubic metres.

District staff estimatethe two new woodlotswould provide betweenfour and ve jobs, saidministry spokesman GreigBethel. Six bids werereceived on each of thewoodlots, ranging from alow of $100,000 to a highof $488,000.

Bethel said anysuccessful bidder mustcomplete a managementplan, and addresses issueslike management ofwatershed, riparian areas

and recreation areas.But after news of

the impending woodlotdecision got out, over100 Gambier residentswrote to say they want tobe consulted before thecontract is awarded.

Scholeeld said theministrys agreement to dothat is good news.

Im hopeful thatwe will present enoughevidence to them that theywill rethink the woodlots,he said. I havent heardof anybody yet who thinksthese lots are a good idea.

Bethel said the ministrybelieves it has followed anappropriate process, butgiven all of the concernsbeing raised and confusionabout the process hasdecided to hold furtherconsultation with islandresidents.

Gambierwoodlots put onhold

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Ministry of Forests delayslogging decision for consultation

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was actually constructionll, including concrete, PVCpipe, buckets, boulders andclay. Casses testied pressurefrom the mountain ofdirt caused buckling in hisdriveway.

Casses told thejudge Morshedian wasunresponsive to his concerns.

In his mind, nothing thatwas happening was related towhat he was doing, Cassestestied.

On the stand Friday,Morshedian told the judgehe was attentive to landsliderisks.

After his contractorexpressed concerns aboutthe soil and the fencerunning between the twoproperties,Morshediansaid he elected to build aretaining wall just in case.

Instead of being pleasedto see Morshedian takingprecautions, Casses wasangered and requested asturdier wall, according tothe defendant.

Morshediansundertaking wasoverwhelming, according toCasses spouse, neighbourSam Schoenauer, who alsotestied earlier in the trial.

Every time it would rain,

there would be mud owingon the side of our property,she said.

Morshedian received astop-work order on Feb. 18,a little more than one monthbefore the landslide.

Morshedian and Jananiare accused of violating 56WestVancouver bylaws andcould face a maximum of$560,000 in nes if foundguilty on all charges.

Besides bylaw violations,the couple could alsobe on the hook for theapproximately $80,000tab paid by the district tostabilize the slope followingthe landslide.

$36MWVbuilding needs careful considerationcurrent cop shop site.

Leemhuis said theresstill plenty of time to makechanges. She noted oncedesigns are nalized, itwould take between 15 and18 months to completeconstruction of new policeand re buildings.

What I need to stress isthere is a new police building

that will be built, Leemhuistold the board. There is adrop dead date we need tobe out.

Next steps includereviewing and renementof the building design, andaddressing the key issue ofwhether or not holding cellswill be included.Anotherissue is whether the buildingshould be built to regularseismic design standards or

to more encompassing post-disaster standards, whichwould cost an extra $3.5million.

Leemhuis said whileconstruction on thebuildings can theoreticallybegin, Im not comfortabledoing them yet because Idont think weve got an endproduct thats as good as itcan be.

The discussion will be

brought back to the policeboard in August when newpolice chief Len Goerketakes over, Leemhuis said.

Moving the policedepartment to temporarydigs at the districts recentlyacquiredVancouverCoastal Health buildingfor a year is an option, saidLeehuis, but added she hasreservations about putting itin the middle of the Kiwanis

seniors housing area.OnThursday, police

board members indicatedthey want to be involved inany nal decisions.

We understand thatits the responsibility ofthe district to supplythe building, but its ourresponsibility to make surethe building meets ourrequirements, said BarbaraBrink, police board vice

chair.WestVancouver Mayor

Michael Smith, chair of thepolice board, reassured theboard theres still a lengthyperiod of time to makenal design decisions. Itsthe sober second thought.If were going to spend 36million public dollars wewant to make sure we look atit from every realistic angle,he said.

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Game changerWhat does it take to stop theNorthern Gateway oil pipelines?For PrimeMinister StephenHarper, the answer seemed to be nothing.Scholars alleged a report on the pipelinewas replete with errors. Scientistsanticipated smog belching up over Asiaand across the planet. Just one day beforeOttawa endorsed the pipeline, a studyrevealed a catastrophic breakdown in thevariety of life on the sea oor near theWestAntarctic Peninsula.The breakdownsculprits are glaciers surrendering sheets ofice to climate change.But while potential environmental

devastation was dismissed like the buzzingof ies, a recent Supreme Court rulingmay not be so easily ignored.Last week, the highest court in Canada

unanimously granted the land claim of theTsilhqotin First Nation.The band nowhas title on 1,700 square kilometres in

B.C.s Interior.The broader importanceof that decision for B.C. rests in the routeof the Northern Gateway pipeline, whichwould traverse multiple First Nationsterritorial claims.After a legacy of dealing with First

Nations through obfuscation and neglect,the government must now justify anyincursion onAboriginal title lands.That has huge implications for a project

like Enbridges pipeline, currently opposedby many First Nations.Some pundits predict the decision will

merely produce a period of prosecutionand payouts. Others see it as a possibledeath knell for large-scale resourcedevelopments. Either way, the ruling isa game changer. If First Nations chooseto use this power to enjoy the economicfruits of their land, they have the backingof Canadas top court.We just hope it isntfruit of a poisoned tree.

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Biased advice column misses the markDear Editor:

What a horribly biasedadvice column by KathyLynn (How to Talk toYour Kids About theTeachers Strike, June18).

She uses the wordfair in exactly theway the B.C.TeachersFederation would likeher to, ignoring that whatis considered fair toteachers may be anythingbut fair to taxpayers,to parents and to thestudents themselves.

She apparentlydoesnt know, or choosesto ignore, that theoverwhelming evidencefrom the most studiedsubject in educationworldwide nds noevidence linking classsize to learning outcomes

(see author MalcolmGladwells David andGoliath, Chapter 2, Mylargest class was twenty-nine kids. Oh, it wasfun.)

What is most closelylinked to learningoutcomes is teacher skill,regardless of class size,something the BCTFprefers not to mention.

According to Lynn,we need to tell childrenthat the teachers need tostrike to make their hoursof work and their vacationtime more fair, to makethe rules more fair for allthe workers, and to talkabout salaries.

She ignores that theteachers already havemore paid vacationtime than any otherworkers and that the

government (representingthe taxpayers) has beentalking about salariesall along, just not thenumbers the BCTFconsiders fair.

The bottom line is thatthe teachers are on strikefor their own benet only.Like all public sector

workers they try to frametheir strike in terms ofdefending the interests oftheir customers.

That is not theirmandate, nor should it be.

The Labour RelationsCode of B.C. requires theBCTF to negotiate for thebenet of its members.

That is what they aredoing, and it is time thatwe all stopped pretendingthat their objective isotherwise, including perhaps especially columnists who provideadvice on parenting.Franz ScherublNorth Vancouver

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Dear Editor:Re: Letter from Stephen

Smith, Sunday, June 1,Motorists: Give us CyclistsSome Space.

In your letter you stateyour brakes are not asprecise as on an SUV, soyou may lose control at thebottom of a hill and have togo through a four-way stopas its safer.

Wouldnt that be awarning to ride slower andwithin the limits of yourequipment and not dependon that big SUV being ableto avoid you?

One of the basic rules ofthe road is that you shouldbe able to stop within theclear distance of road aheadof you.Anything else is arecipe for a collision.OwenWongNorthVancouver

Comment iscollision recipe

Dear Editor:With the relentless

densication of the areaimmediately north ofLions Gate Bridge we aresurely moving to gridlock.There is only one laneconnecting the bridgetrafc going north to theUpper Levels.

And densicationcontinues with two 23 and

19-storey towers giventhe green light at LowerCapilano, the completionof the Evelyn Driveproject on the west side ofTaylorWay and a planneddevelopment on the eastside.

On top of all that,Larco is planning to buildtwo more massive towersin theWhite Spot area;

my recollection fromtheir earlier presentationwas that it would causeminimal trafc problems.

If any planner believesall this development willnot be a problem theycan buy my condo for areal bargain price of $5million.Patrick HillWestVancouver

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One vote in North worth three in NorthVanDear Editor:

Re: B.C.s unfairelections act, Bill 2 2014,The ElectoralBoundaries CommissionAmendment Act.

The four North Shoreelectoral districts each haveabout 55,000 people; theStikine electoral district hasabout 20,000 people (2011census gures).Thus a votein Stikine is worth nearlythree votes in North orWestVancouver. Stikine isan extreme case, but thereare nine electoral districtsfor which a vote is worth50 per cent more than avote on the North Shore.

Now, with Bill 2, the B.C.government is trying tolegislate this disparity forthe future.We should beoutraged.

The argument for sucha disparity in populationsin the past was that it wasneeded to obtain effectiverepresentation in areaswhere communicationwas difcult.With moderncommunications thisargument is no longervalid.

Real democracy meansthat each person hasequal legislative power; inother words each personhas an equal opportunity

to affect legislation viahis or her representative.No vote should havemore or less impactthan another.Voters, insome circumstances,may need help gettingto equal, because oflanguage, culture, poverty,remoteness etc.This is nota justication for givingthem more legislativepower. Instead, these votersshould be provided withthe resources needed toachieve their equal shareof legislative power; thismay be enabled by givingcertain MLAs moreresources.

Justice BeverleyMcLachlin in the 1991Supreme Court ofCanada case concerningSaskatchewan boundariesstated: What are theconditions of effectiverepresentation?The rstis relative parity of votingpower. A system whichdilutes one citizens voteunduly as compared withanother citizens voteruns the risk of providinginadequate representationto the citizen whose voteis diluted.The legislative

power of the citizen whosevote is diluted will bereduced, as may be accessto and assistance from hisor her representative.Theresult will be uneven andunfair representation.

Bill 2 will leadto exacerbating andentrenching an alreadyuneven and unfairrepresentation due tonumerous and substantialunequal populationsof electoral districts.This legislation is surelyunconstitutional. It should

be withdrawn.There is something

good that the B.C.government could do:let the B.C. ElectoralBoundaries Commissionmake the nal decisioninstead of the legislature,thus removing politicalinterference from theprocess, as is done forfederal electoral districtboundaries.David HuntleyBurnaby/NewWestminster Citizens forVoting Equality

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A lot ofVancouvercyclists like to considerthemselves extreme so theSea to Sky bike lane wasdesigned to cater to them.South of Strachan Creekwhere the lane narrows tojust under a metre, a drain

has been cleverly placedto give them a chance tojump it or have the thrillof venturing out onto thehighway.A whimsical signhas been placed just before itdepicting a cyclist ying overthe handlebars.

Now is also the seasonthose other cyclists theones with 1,200 cc motorsattached to their bikes race by law-abiding regularcar drivers.The thrill of thewind buffeting you as theypass is hard to describe.

If our leaders have theirway, cyclists passing throughBritannia will soon havethe joy of viewing an LNGplant across the sound, theclear cut on Gambier Islandand the gravel pit at McNabCreek.This will give a newmeaning to our slogan ofSuper Natural B.C.Time togo back to reading my book,Miltons Paradise Lost.John DudleyLions Bay

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SquamishNation launches tribal journey

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Members of theSquamish Nationdeparted under sunnyskies, backed by asupportive farewell fromfamily and friends fromStawamusVillage southof Squamish last week.

OnThursday, at 10a.m, two traditionalcedar dugout canoesleft from the Stawamuswaterfront adjacent to alocal log sort.Their naldestination after an eight-day journey up the coastis Tribal Journeys theQatuwas Festival in BellaBella.

Sixteen pullers (orpaddlers) sorted gear,talked over the days plan,launched their canoes andleft the Mamquam BlindChannel with an escortfrom the RCMP.

A ground crew of 19is going by van and willmeet with the canoesalong the way.

The groups rst

planned stop was theChekwelp Indian Reservenear Gibsons, about athree-hour paddle fromSquamish.

On Friday, theyplanned to cross theSalish Sea to NewcastleIsland off Nanaimo,where they were torendezvous with morecanoes and paddlers, andthen continue on.

Some 5,000 people inmore than 100 traditionaldugouts are expectedat this years Qatuwasfestival in Bella Bella.

The groups will feast,dance, sing and sharestories and customs withone another.The groupsare coming from all alongthe coast, some as farsouth as Oregon.

Long ocean travel bycedar dugouts is a FirstNations tradition thatwas dormant for decades.The culture was reignitedwhen members of theHeiltsuk Nation paddledfrom Bella Bella to Expo86 in Vancouver, a 500-

kilometre journey.The Squamish Nation

became involved in 1993when they responded to achallenge by the Heiltsukpeople to build traditionalcanoes and travel north toBella Bella.

The boats were the rstsea-going canoes carvedby the Squamish peoplein more than 100 years.

Since then, theSquamish have built moretraditional canoes, nowtotalling 10.

Ray Natraoro carvedthe two canoes thatleft from Squamish onThursday. One wascompleted in 2010 andthe other last weekend inpreparation for this yearsjourney.

Dustin Khelsilem, astudent of Natraoro, isoverseeing much of theorganization requiredfor the trip and is theskipper of one of thecanoes. He said the trekis something he grew upwatching other people doand now he is happy to beparticipating himself.

Its a good way to

bring back a culture andour traditions and oldcustoms: going up thecoast and stopping at allthe different villages andgoing back to those waysof sharing each otherssongs and dances, saidJoyceWilliams, who hasdone the trip four timespreviously.

Williams is bringingalong her daughter, Anna-lee, for the rst time thisyear.

For me, Im almostmore excited for mydaughter, Williams said.It will be really goodfor (the children) to startseeing those traditionsand customs at such ayoung age.

The Tribal JourneysQatuwas Festivalruns from July 13 to19. Afterwards, theparticipants fromSquamish Nation willreturn home by vehicle.

This year, informationabout the journey(routes and updatesfrom different groups)is accessible on a mobileapp from: onefeather.ca.There is also aTwitter conversation(#FollowTheJourney)where participants andobservers can correspond.

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If the plan gets theprovinces stamp ofapproval, the brewerywill be serving drinks andsandwiches until 1 a.m. inthe lounge and 10 p.m. onthe patio.

The move would allowale acionados to sip avariety of the brewerysbeers and spirits, accordingto founder Shae De Jaray.

Distillery licensinglimits us to serving a very,very small amount ofspirits. Its about a quarterof an ounce and were alsonot allowed to mix thatinto a cocktail, which, to alot of people, isnt a veryappetizing way to be servedthe product, he said.

Manufacturing beersand spirits would continueto be their main focus,according to De Jaray.

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Council discussed lettingthe patio stay open until 11p.m. before deciding to give

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Prevent ants from taking overAs the summer heats up sodo the ourishing coloniesof ants that are found inour gardens.

Unlike many otherinsect pests, ants are verydifcult to control in anenvironmentally friendlyway. Even though ants doimprove soil aeration anddrainage, their benets arefar outweighed by theirnuisance and plant-relateddamage.Ants can also bestructural pests, but I amnot going to discuss thosespecic ant species in thiscolumn.

Several facts must beconsidered when trying tocontrol ants in the garden.Firstly, due to the prolicuse of pesticides over the last50 years, most ant specieshave genetically adapted andmutated to breed resistanceto pesticides.The morepesticide you spray to killants, the more they becomeresistant. I dont believe thatmost sales people are evenaware of that fact. Secondly,ants generally prefer to livein dry, free-draining soil.Thirdly, other than anteaters, there are few, if any,natural pests for ants. Lastly,mulch absolutely does notattract ants.

Ants cause plant-relatedproblems by farming aphidsor scale on the foliage orthe plants root system.Many ant species will eventake aphids down intothe ground before winterstarts so they can farm theaphids on the roots duringwinter. In spring the aphids

are brought back up ontothe foliage to feed and befarmed.You will often seeblack aphids being tended byants.Ants squeeze the rearend of aphids and drink thesugar-rich excrement as wellas cannibalizing the aphidsneeded to feed the colony.

To successfully controlants several controls shouldbe used simultaneously toachieve the best effect.Wateris one of the simplest andsafest tools to use for control.Wherever you nd colonyentrances, place a gardenhose and let it slowly trickledown the entrance to oodthe colony.Always disturbcolony entrances to force theants into repair mode insteadof foraging mode.

Chemical fertilizer shouldbe avoided because it forcessoft plant tissue growth thatis easier for pests to eat.And chemically fertilizedplants undergo stress, whichattracts ants and other peststo the plant.As for pesticidesto control ants, if you wantto poison the environment,

pets and children whilebreeding resistance, goahead, but you might as wellthrow your money in thegarbage.

On trees, ants can oftenbe seen crawling up anddown the trunk as theytend their aphid or scale

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has warmed, we are ableto plant some of ourfavorite herbs in potson our kitchen windowledges or perhaps out onour decks.

If you are lucky enough tohave a garden outside whereyou can plant some basil,thyme and other herbs thenthese little herb tag markersmay be for you. Just a quickstop at your local craft storeto pick up a few items andyou can assemble theselittle markers in a matter ofminutes.Materials

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Cut your wooden dowelto the desired height that youwould like to place in yourpot.Attach the self-adhesivelabel to each marker andclip on the upper most partof the wooden dowel. Insertthe dowel into the soil in thegarden or pot. Repeat for theremaining pots.Barb Lunter is a freelancewriter with a passion for homedecor, entertaining and oraldesign. [email protected]

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peppermint, tea tree andcinnamon oils will work aspreventative measures tokeep ants away but not tokill many of them.Naturalcitrus products have alsoshown some effectiveness inkeeping ants away. LiquidBorax (sold premixed) isan effective and relativelybenign product that will killants. Borax must be appliedalong ant runs in smalldoses. If it rains, the Boraxmust be reapplied. Boraxwill be eaten by the ants and

taken back to the colony andfed to the queen and larvae,which kills them.

Borax works bypreventing stomachdigestion, which starvesthe ants to death.AlthoughBorax can be toxic ifingested by humans,it breaks down in theenvironment and has nolong-term toxicity.

Digging up the entirecolony can be effective ifthe colony can be accessedwithout too much damageto the gardens plants orstructures.When digging,put all of the infected soil,ants and larvae into aplastic bag and put it in thegarbage. Dig deep and wideand disturb the hell out ofthe colony.Then, as theants begin to attack, use ashop vacuum and suck upthe little buggers. Emptythe shop vac into a plasticbag. Be sure to look forant larvae, which look likesmall pieces of puffed wheatcereal. Once youve nishedvacuuming, thoroughlywater the area to drown anymissed ants and to oodany missed portions of thecolony.Allow the dig siteto dry before replanting orrepairing.

If ants are farmingaphids on your plants, usean adjustable nozzle on thegarden hose. Control thewater pressure and adjust thenozzle to provide a strong,focused and concentratedwater stream that you sprayat the ants and aphids.The stream of waterwashes the ants and aphidsoff and waters the plantsimultaneously.

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Road tripswith children canbe funSummer is often thetime when we pack thekids into the car andhead off on vacation.

There are those whowill tell you that car travelis a story about frayednerves, hoarse voices anda rm determination tonever, ever do this again.

And yet, there arefamilies who travel by carand not only survive, buthave fun doing it.What aretheir tricks?

In the summer of 1973we decided, against theadvice of everyone weknew, to pack up the kids(who were then 14 monthsand 28 months of age)and head off in the familyauto fromVancouver toToronto.We had a ball.

We ignored our negativefriends (many of whomhad no children). Insteadwe got advice from friendswhose children weregrown, who had travelledwith various numbers ofchildren of all ages, andwho told us we would havefun.

That trip was one ofmany, and the trips wereinvariably fun. So sit downand pour a cup of coffeewhile I pass on our tipsfor successful travel withchildren.

AttitudeI have a friend with

four children.Whenshe gets in the car sheassumes everything willbe ne with the children,and it is. Another friendgets in the car saying, Ijust know this is goingto be a nightmare, andusually it is. Children willmost often exceed ourexpectations.

So decide that the tripwill be fun. Look forwardto it.This not only givesyou extra energy to makeit work, it lets the childrenknow what you expect.

PlanningNow it would be great

to think that a positiveattitude is all that isneeded. Most trips area disaster because thereis no planning.There

is plenty of agonizing,worrying and fretting, butno planning.Travellingwith children involvescertain strategies,accommodations andstructures.The trick isto plan the trip with thespecic needs of yourchildren in mind.

Developmental NeedsBabies and toddlers co-

operate beautifully whenthere is no disruptionin eating and sleepingpatterns. So, you will havea much better holidayif you plan your tripsto accommodate theirmealtimes, naptimes andbedtimes.

If you have olderchildren who can readwithout getting carsick youare a winner. Magneticgames are a hit withschool-aged children. CDsare wonderful and you cansing along. And your kidswill want to bring theirelectronic games and theirown music.This is greatbut its a good idea todetermine how much timethey can spend plugged in.You dont want them tomiss the actual trip.

Print or digital mapsare a great idea for school-aged kids.They let thechildren know where theyare, where they are goingand they love to trace thetrip. For those who areusing tour books (againeither print or digital),children can be recruitedto research motels,campgrounds, restaurants,and tourist attractionsalong the way.

Turn all trips into a bitof a eld trip (but dont

lecture the whole way!!!).However, you can make itinteresting and exciting.

Food and ExerciseGetting the whole

family up, dressed andout in the morning is asbig a problem on the roadas it is at home.We hada sure-re method forhandling this.We wouldserve the children juice inthe motel room as we allquickly dressed and hitthe road.We stopped forbreakfast an hour or solater. By this time the kidswere ready to eat a goodbreakfast. Children donthave the patience to sitquietly while their parentsenjoy a cup of coffee.Our strategy was for oneadult to take the kids outfor a run immediatelyafter the meal.The otherstayed for a quiet cupof coffee.We alternatedthis arrangement. In thisway each adult had anoccasional quiet momentalone, and the childrengot exercise before gettingback in the car.

Lunch was picnic-styleso the children couldrun.The menu invariablyincluded meat, cheese,rolls and fruit that couldbe nibbled on the y. Ifthey didnt eat, we didntworry; theyd had a good

breakfast.Mid-afternoon was cold

drinks and exercise timeand we always stoppedearly in the evening.Because schoolyards areeasier to nd than parks,we took the children to thelocal school for a good run

before dinner.***

The trick is simple.Plan your family vacationsrealistically. Children needregular exercise, have shortattention spans and needfrequent food, drink, andbathroom breaks.

Kathy Lynn is a professionalspeaker and author ofVive laDiffrence, Whos In ChargeAnyway? and But NobodyTold Me Id Ever Have toLeave Home. If you wantto read more, sign up for herinformational newsletter atparentingtoday.ca.

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When I was little I wasperplexed by mymotherspreference for the fussy,meat-impoverished piecesof chicken at mealtime.

Why on earth would sheopt for the birds austereundercarriage, with itscomplex network of bonesand cartilage, when asucculent breast or thighwas available?

I surmised back then thatshe must simply be a selessguardian and provider,ensuring her growing boygot the best bits while shestoically made due withsub-par scraps.Well, Im allgrown up now and guesswhat? Im on to you,Ma!Those nicky chicken partsare where all the avour is.Who knew? I guess you did.

It was the so-called darkmeat of the fowl, mysteriousand foreboding as a kid,that eventually inspired inme the realization that inmany cases, the choice cutsof any given beast are farfrom the tastiest. Of course,I offer this sage wisdom withthe caveat that those oddsand ends need to be wellprepared; there is nothingquite as gag-worthy as apoorly cooked kidney. Itsbest to just take my word onthat one.

Many cultures exhibitnothing short of culinarywizardry when it comes toless common cuts of meat.Vietnamese cuisine, forexample, wastes no morsel

and manages to transformthe dubious into thesublime.At Pho Garden, thenewVietnamese restaurantlocated at the steadilytransforming NorgatePlaza on Marine Drive,they certainly know how tohandle beef, in all its forms.

I visited Pho Gardenrecently for a bowl of theeponymous soup, oneofVietnams numerousglorious culinarycontributions and a dishso arrestingly fragrant anddelicious that it would be astrong contender for my lastmeal of choice, in the eventsuch an occasion ever arose,perhaps in response to someunforgivable injustice I hadcommitted, like willinglyconsuming processedcheese.

From a list of morethan a dozen principallybeef-based pho options,I opted for a large PhoGarden, which includedbeef meatballs, cooked, thinslices of ank steak, raw,paper-thin slices of anksteak, beef tripe and softbeef tendon.

Honeycomb tripe,featured in this dish, issourced from the reticulumchamber of a cows stomachand is a wonderfullyornamental ingredient,pearl white with a coral-likepattern. It has a surprisinglydelicate avour and apleasantly springy texture,expressing itself best, in myopinion, in supporting roles,as it did here.

Beef tendon, withits distinctly chewy andgelatinous texture, maynot intuitively appeal tothe conservativeWesternpalate, but the ingredientreveals a tremendous depthof avour that catches meoff guard every time I eat itand makes me glad for itsinclusion in the dish.

To my earlier pointabout the need for expertpreparation of these types

of ingredients, let it be saidthat Pho Gardens deepmahagony pho broth is aforce to be reckoned withand a backdrop againstwhich tripe and tendon canpositively sing.The productof more than eight hours ofsystematic reduction, thebroth is a rich and heartyaffair based on roastedbeef bones and the closelyguarded family recipe of therestaurants ownership.

In my experience, somepho broths betray notesof over-roasted spices,including star anise andcinnamon, which canimpart a cloying bitterness.Not so with Pho Gardenselixir, which packs a boldbut balanced wallop ofavour.

The raw beef cooksthrough almost instantlyonce dropped into the brothand helps to round out thecomplex avours of the dishalongside the usual phogarnishes, which include

bean sprouts, chilies, limewedges, potently aromaticAsian basil, hoisin sauceand, in this case, a lovelyhomemade chili oildelicately scented withpureed lemongrass.

I added an order of ChaGio, or deep-fried pork andvegetable spring rolls, toaccompany my soup.Therolls were densely packedand liberally infused withgarlic. A traditional dip ofsh sauce, subtly sweetenedcitrus juice, rice vinegar,and chilies accompanied therolls and added a welcomesalty tanginess.

In the name of research,I strayed from the phomenu and sampled a dishof seafood and vegetableson rice, a satisfying,simple creation featuringprawns, cuttlesh, scallops,vegetables, and sweetsauted onions all tossed ina garlic-heavy sauce.

My one criticism of thisotherwise tasty dish was

the inclusion of imitationcrab meat. In a city that iscelebrated for its Dungenesscrab, this pollock-based,mock crustacean meatencounters a toughaudience.

Finally, I thoroughlyenjoyed a young coconutsmoothie selected from PhoGardens tropical beveragelist.The icy, indulgent drinknicely showcased the silky,perfumed character of goodquality coconut milk.

My meal of springrolls, pho, seafood riceand coconut smoothie was$28.72 before gratuity.

Pho Garden is located at1469 Marine Dr. in NorthVancouver. 604-770-1044

Chris Dagenais served as amanager for several restaurantsdowntown and on the NorthShore.A self-describedwine fanatic, he earned hissommelier diploma in 2001.Contact: [email protected].


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I adore doughnuts.But the fried variety is

denitely not a dieters bestfriend, so I have had to curbmy enthusiasm on a regularbasis. Enter the doughnutpan into my life!

I have to admit that whenI rst read about bakeddoughnuts I was somewhatskeptical.They sounded

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Course nowmatches its majestic settingThe fairways were cut razor tight, yielding impressive roll on landing; the rough was lush andbeautifully manicured.Greens were awlessand bunkers well-sanded and carefullytended. Gleneagles wasin prime shape for the2014 season.

Wait, what? Gleneagles?InWestVancouver?

Indeed, and as golferswe can rejoice, brothersand sisters, rejoice.Forget almost everythingyou thought you knewabout the North Shoreslittle gem, gather aroundand hear my testimony.

Having served localgolfers since 1927,GreaterVancouversfth oldest continuouslyoperated public golfcourse has a storiedpast and was wellknown for its charmingeccentricities.

B.C.s premier golfarchitect of the day, A.V.Macan, was broughtin to produce the nine-hole layout. Havingalready establisheda rm reputation bydesigning a number ofprominent B.C. courses,including Marine Drive(1922) and the originalShaughnessy (1926-27),

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Macans grasp of thelocal landscape andclimate conditions madehim the ideal choice forthe new Gleneagles golfcourse.

Over the decades,Gleneagles had its upsand downs, and wasacquired by the DistrictofWestVancouver bymunicipal plebiscitein 1958. In the late1990s, the courseshistoric connection tothe community beganto be recognized andthe District ofWestVancouver committedfunds to improve thefacilities, both on courseand off.

Then slowly, all at onceeverything changed.

The Panabode GreatHall was completelyrejuvenated, a lovelyrestaurant added witha lounge and patio,and a new pro shopincorporated into themain structure.Todaythe hall has regained itsposition as the westernNorth Shores festivefocal point for weddingsand group occasions.

With improved turf careand pace of play manage-ment in place, the playingconditions of GleneaglesGolf Course inWestVancouver match themajesty of the setting.

The first hole (at right) at455 yards from the backtees, is bisected at thelanding area by LarsonCreek, named after theSwedish family thatsettled the area inthe early 1900s.


Removal of the old pro shop has allowed the rst tee box tomove back all the way to Orchill Road and turned number 1into an earnest par-5.

Daily management of the course is handled by MonaghanGolf Inc., aVancouver-based public golf course managementspecialist.Their local courses includeVancouvers Langaraand Fraserview and they understand the demands placed onpublic courses by recreational golfers.

Some of their most important improvements have been thecreation of an actual tee time advance booking system andthe addition of a starter and course marshall to assist withpace of play.

Turf conditions were taken rmly in hand when DanHenegar,WestVancouvers Manager of Parks Arboricultureand Horticulture, came on board after eight years at theCapilano Golf and Country Club.

A new mission to become the best nine-hole course inCanada was articulated.

Greens are top-dressed weekly and regularly aerated.Standard golf course turf-management practices have beenimplemented and resulted in a more consistently playablecourse. It has taken time, but it has paid off enormously.

I hadnt played Gleneagles in a while and I was joined ona recent Saturday by friends Dan Rothenbush, Dan Fosterand David Hanley.

I fully expected to nd what I knew from previous form: itwas a sunny day but had been a damp week, so tee shots

were bound to plug. Casual water would be an issueon holes 3, 4, 7 and 9 and greens would be sluggish.Well . . .

The starter was cheerful and expecting us.We teed offand wandered out to the fairway, and you could tell thefairway from the rough.

The short grass was cut tight to the ground and ashealthy as at the best courses in town.The rough waslush, uniform height and you could tell where it began.

This was Gleneagles as I had never seen it before.There was no casual water. Shots didnt plug.You gotroll on your ball after it landed.The greens were inexceptional shape. It was everything you could pray forand then some.

It was the same all over the course.Tee boxes werewell-grassed and healthy. Fairways were close croppedand fast with the rough clearly visible.

On the second hole, for example, the short fairwaygrass gave us the choice of putting from 10 yards or soin front of the green if we felt it was a better option.

On the third hole, Cardiac Hill, the gradual slope was

The number 2 at Gleneagles (top photo) is a challenginghole, but if you land short of the green, improvementsin turf management give you the option of putting from

the fairway. The third green (at right) is bestapproached after laying up with an iron.

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Shootout.Twelve golfers competed tohole out on the elevated 18th greenfrom about 170 yards out.

The winner would receive a cashprize of $500,000 and a tax receiptfor the same amount, which wouldbe donated to the LGH Foundation.

Alas, the prize again wentunclaimed.

With a silent and live auctionfeaturing emcee Glen Suitor of TSNand Hugh Bulmer of MaynardsAuction House directing the action,more funds were raised after dinner,bringing the grand total to $562,855from the tournament alone, a newrecord and enough to purchase thenew scanner.

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On June 15, members and staff ofWestVancouvers Capilano Golf andCountry Club opened their doorsto benet their fellow North Shoreresidents at the 18th annual LionsGate Hospital Foundation GolfClassic.

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Information from the Lions GateHospital Foundation website notesthat the new scanner will reducescan times, allow physicians to seebetter detail and reduce radiation by80 per cent.

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It let us know that we could attemptthe summit if we chose, but it was ahigh-risk low-reward strategy for mostrecreational golfers.

Hit your second shot rst and youllarrive at a better result.

Casual water was a historic problem atthe bottom of the fourth hole hill anda blind landing area meant that manytee shots were lost to the gods. Nolonger.

Even after a damp week and just over24 hours of dry weather, the base ofthe hill on the fourth hole was dry andrm.

Gone was the perennial swamp at theleft side of the seventh fairway. Gonetoo were the turf problems on the fthtee that had existed since Charlemagnewas a wee lad.

The landscape was the same asbefore, but the playing surfaces werestunning, as good as some privatecourses. Its now no surprise to learn

that Gleneagles was named in thetop 4 Best 9 Hole Courses in Canadaby Canadian Business in 2013, andamong the best in Canada in 2014 byCanadian Golf Magazine.

It was so wonderful, we had to playthe back nine.The District ofWestVancouver and the team at MonaghanGolf deserve a standing ovation fromgolfers everywhere, of all abilities, forelevating the course conditions andplayability of Gleneagles to what issurely the nest in its long history,and its still only $25 for nine holes onFridays and weekends.

The ever-affable Brian, manning thetill in the pro shop, said he had livedinWestVancouver for more than 30years and never seen the course inbetter shape. I must agree.

We are truly lucky to have this gemin our midst. Finally, the conditions ofthe course match the majesty of thesetting.

If you havent made the trek toTheGlenin a while, dont take my wordfor it, play it yourself.You will beamazed.

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Viewed from the patioof Larson Station

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(above) are survivorsfrom the original orchardthat once stood on thesite. Today GleneaglesGreat Hall (at right) hasregained its positionas the western North

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Fifty years ago, it was justa few enthusiasts in DeepCove and some waterskis.

Now, theVancouver

Water Ski Club is about250 members strongspanning to Belcarra Park,Port Moody, Cates Parkand Rocky Point withmany water accessories.

On July 6, the club iscelebrating its half-century

anniversary of becomingofcially recognized as asociety.

But the fun and gamesbegan much earlier in1953, when Ken Mathesonand his friends met on hismothers porch in Deep

Cove to start a water skiclub.

We all liked to waterski, but we didnt have aoat or anything like thatto ski from, he said. Wehad the prospective ideaand had a spot in Bedwell

Bay just across from DeepCove.

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When we started,water skiing hadnt beenhappening for very long,he noted. It was allexperimenting in thosedays.

In 1958, Deep Cove hada water skiing school whereMatheson gained muchof his experi

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