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At least a few NorthShore residents arevoicing environmentalconcerns about aLiquefied Natural Gasfacility proposed for thesite of a former pulp mill

near Squamish.Woodfibre Natural Gas

Limited — part of thePacific Oil and Gas groupof companies owned by anIndonesian tycoon — isseeking to liquefy, loadand export 2.1 milliontonnes of LNG per year,beginning as early as 2017.

Under the proposal,natural gas would besent to the facility to beliquefied through existinggas pipelines to Squamish.

Once operational,the $1.7 billion facilitywould ship the LNG inapproximately 40 double-hulled, Asia-bound vessels

each year.Woodfibre’sparent company, PacificOil and Gas, owns anLNG import facility inChina.

Not everyone is thrilledwith the plan.

Some residents worrythe facility could turnthe tide for Howe Sound,

which they say has onlyrecently seen the returnof wildlife driven outby previous decades ofindustrial development.

Laurie Parkinson ofNorth Vancouver attendeda Feb. 4 informationmeeting at GleaneaglesGolf Course where she

was troubled to learn thatpart of the liquefactionprocess may take place ona barge.

“This would create a lotof sound that would carryinto the water and scareaway the marine mammals

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UBC filesappeal ofBinningdecisionJANE [email protected]

The court fight over thefate ofWestVancouver’siconic Binning Houseisn’t over yet.

On Thursday, theUniversity of BritishColumbia filed an appealof a B.C. Supreme Courtdecision handed down lastmonth that dismissed theuniversity’s claim to thehouse.

The appeal comesafter a court hearing inDecember that pitted TheLand Conservancy — thenon-profit organization andowner of the house nowin creditor protection—against groups rangingfrom the Ministry of theAttorney General to theDistrict of West Vancouver.

The 1941 home isconsidered one of the firstexamples of West CoastModernism and was agathering place for artists

LNG plant plan questioned

See Land page 4

See Environment page 5

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Outside the grand dualentrances to Queen Maryelementary, children’sfootsteps clatter downthe massive stonesteps, past a set of newplanters.

Their shouts carrythrough the ornate pillars,elegant archway andbeyond, to where workershold up measuring tapes,readying the grounds fora final concrete pour andturf.

The kids are back,racing through doublewooden doors at the frontof the school that childrenhave burst through for thepast century.

Queen Mary is backtoo — after years ofplanning, debate aboutthe school’s future and alengthy restoration — toits central role in both thecommunity’s past and itsfuture.

With just over a monthof classes at the rebuiltschool under their belts,Queen Mary and itsoccupants are still gettingused to each other.

Library books have nowbeen unpacked — all 4,000of them.The upstairshallways still have that“new” smell to them.

A few finishing touchesremain. A blue meshconstruction fence stillsurrounds one of thegravel fields outside andbasketball hoops in thecourtyard are about to beinstalled.The totem polein the entrance — a giftfrom a Haida carver in the1950s — has yet to be setinto place.

“It’s like movinginto any building,” saidprincipal Bill Reid. “Atsome point you just have togo in.”

For the past twoand a half years, QueenMary has undergone atransformation, with thesounds of children replacedby construction workers,machinery and powertools.

The school wasessentially rebuilt inside— while retaining theheritage facade — at a totalcost of $19.2 million.

Today its imposing brickface still stands sentry

from its hill, looking outover the North Shore as ithas for the past 100 years.Its ornamental windows,delicate stone moldings,pillars and crowningcupola are preserved.

Originally designedby William Gillam, anEnglish-born architectwho also designedRidgeway school nearby,Queen Mary speaks ofpermanence and order.

Built in 1914 in anaffluent neighbourhoodthat had both a streetcarline and electric lights,the design of the schoolmade a statement about itscivilized community.

In contrast, at the time,“There were no schoolsin West Vancouver,” saidPeter Miller, president ofthe North Shore HeritagePreservation Society.WestVancouver was the sticks.

And unlike temporaryschool structures that hadbeen built previously, closeto the waterfront mill sites,Queen Mary was here tostay.

When the school firstopened to students inAugust of 1915, the FirstWorld War pre-emptedany formal ceremony.Kids were simply marchedup the hill from their oldschool to new quarters.

Change has flowedaround the school and itscommunity over the pastcentury.

Today, the school is amulticultural mosaic, in away its founders couldn’thave imagined.

Throughout thosechanges, Queen Mary hascontinued to ground thecommunity it serves. It’smanaged to beat the odds.

As one of the oldestschools in NorthVancouver, Queen Maryhad been slated forreplacement for more thana decade.

Prior to the rebuild,the list of problems wasextensive.

It didn’t meet buildingcodes.The old buildinghad water seepage, trappedmoisture and a lack ofventilation causing airquality concerns.

There was an ancientelectrical system, inefficientfloor plans, plus asbestosand lead-painted featuresthroughout the building.

Before the renovation,“We were in a 98-year-oldschool that was gettingvery tired,” said Reid.

“There was no thoughtto an environmentalfootprint or green space forkids.There wasn’t anythinglike that,” he added. Backwhen Queen Mary wasbuilt, “You were in aclassroom and that’s whereyou spent all day.”

More significantly, by2004, a review of seismicrisk by the provinceindicated Queen Mary wasamong the schools with thehighest risk of collapsingduring an earthquake.

Initially, the provinceapproved a plan to knockthe old building down andreplace it with a new one at acost of roughly $16 million.

But communitymembers and heritageadvocates launched acampaign aimed at savingboth Ridgeway and QueenMary.

They were successful,with the school districtfunding the extra $3million for Queen Mary’sheritage rebuild throughthe sale of land and densityat both ChesterfieldAvenue and UpperLonsdale to developers.

The restoration processhas been extensive.

Essentially, the interiorof the school was guttedand rebuilt behind itsheritage facade. Layers ofwalls and flooring werepeeled back and the oldbones of the building— support pillars made of

concrete and rebar — weretested for strength. Somewere banded and cladwith extra steel to meettoday’s seismic standards.Others were pulled out andreplaced. A new skeleton ofsteel columns and beamswas erected inside the oldbrick walls before concretewas added behind it.

New mechanical andelectrical systems wereinstalled. A secondary-sized gymnasium wasadded.

Then behind the walls,a new school took shapeinside.

From the outside, “Theexterior is exactly the sameas it was in 1914,” saidReid.

New doors at the frontof the school were built

from the specificationsof the original doors.The trim around thewindows has been paintedan original shade of paleyellow.Windows have beenput back in their originalpositions — although thepanes in them are nowsafety glass.

There have beennecessary concessions tosafety — like the discreetmetal handrails for theentrance steps.Windowsabove the ground flooronly open six inches now— as required by currentsafety standards. “Even twoand a half years ago, theyopened up all the way,”said Reid.

Inside, however, theschool has taken on awhole new aura.

Areas that were oncedim and low-ceilinged havebeen replaced with openspaces and natural light,starting with a 40-footatrium inside the entrancethat spans the height ofthe school’s three floors,beneath its elegant domedceiling.

Two totem poles— including one beingcarved by Squamish artistand Queen Mary FirstNations support workerMaurice Nahanee, will alsoeventually stand here.

On one huge wall, arelief mural depictingscenes of Queen Mary,Upper Lonsdale andthe North Vancouverwaterfront will be createdusing tiles created bystudents, under theleadership of artist andteacher Todd Clark, fundedby a $5,000 grant fromthe North VancouverCommunity Arts Council.

To create more space,the first floor of the schoolwas excavated and droppedto add ceiling height.

Views from the upperintermediate classroomsare stunning, taking in avista of North VancouverCity, Burrard Inlet anddowntown towers risingfrom a morning mist.

“These are the high-demand classrooms in thefront,” said Reid, laughing.“All the teachers wantedthem for the view.”

The school is built toa LEED gold standard ofenergy efficiency. Lightsand heat automatically dimor turn off when a roomisn’t occupied or whenambient light is stronger.

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and architects inspired byBertrand Binning until thedeath of Binning’s wifeJessie in 2007.

The Land Conservancyacquired the home in 2008.But, facing pressure fromits creditors to pay back$7.5 million in debt, theconservancy went to courtfor approval to sell theBinning House for $1.6million to a corporationcontrolled by developerBruno Wall.

That bid failed whenthe judge concluded thehouse was transferred “ontrust for the purpose ofits preservation into thefuture for the public” andthat the conservancy mustdemonstrate that it triedto find a new owner who

could keep the home withthat intent.

The District of WestVancouver has sincestepped up offering to takethe home and maintain itin partnership with otheryet-to-be-named non-profitgroups.

But the legal argumentsaren’t over.

The university joinedthe court fight this fall,arguing that accordingto Jessie Binning’s will, ifthe executors didn’t wantto establish a society tomanage the property, itshould have been sold withthe proceeds going to theuniversity’s B.C. BinningMemorial Fellowship Fund.

Lawyer Amy Francisargued the way JessieBinning’s trusteestransferred the house to

The Land Conservancy— through an intermediarysociety only set up to satisfythe legal terms of the will— was improper.

The UBC appeal isbased on the groundsFitzpatrick made errorsin law in interpretingJessie’s intentions, ignoringher desire to benefit thefellowship fund, accordingto court documents.

The Land Conservancy,meanwhile, is not planningto appeal the courtdecision.

“No, we have anotherplan in mind that’s notan appeal,” conservancymanager John Shieldssaid when asked about apotential appeal.

But Shields could “notyet” say what that otherplan is.

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that have only recentlyreturned,” she said. “HoweSound is just so beautifuland I want it to stay un-industrialized.”

Woodfibre NaturalGas is working withenvironmental consultantsto find out how muchnoise currently exists,according to Byng Giraud,Woodfibre’s vice-presidentof corporate affairs.

Woodfibre would likelydo some of their work ona barge and some on land,he said.

The company isstill months awayfrom beginning theenvironmental assessmentprocess, said Giraud.

But many questionsbrought up at theGleneagles meeting— including queries abouthow the gas would becompressed — were notsatisfactorily answered,according to Parkinson.

“A lot of them theyhedged on quite a bit,”she said. “To be fair tothem this is an extremelypreliminary meeting.”

The company hasnot yet decided whichliquefaction method it willuse, said Giraud.

“Our preference is togo electric, we think thecommunity’s preference isto go electric, but we alsohave to do a system impactstudy with B.C. Hydro tofind out actually if that’spossible,” he said.

The gas companyentered into a deal withWestern Forest Productslast year to buy the siteof the former Woodfibrepulp mill, an 89-hectarewater-access site onHowe Sound about sevenkilometres from downtown

Squamish.The sale of thesite to the gas companywill not be finalized untilongoing environmentalremediation is complete,according Giraud.

“It was 100 years ofdebris offshore, woodchipsand logs that basicallydenuded the foreshore offish life,” he said.

Many impacts tothe “highly disturbed”industrial site took placeover the last century, hesaid.

“Maybe we can dothings that would haveless impact than the pulpmill,” he said. “This typeof operation doesn’t reallyimpact the foreshore.”

Given its deepwaterport and existing gaspipeline, the site isideal for an LNG plant,according to Giraud.

The company isworking with Fortis totwin a 52-kilometrepipeline, which wouldloop from the top of theCoquitlam watershed tothe Squamish site.

“After this currentexpansion, that’s thelimit of the line. So we’veapplied to export allthe gas Fortis is able toprovide to us.There’s nomore available,” Giraudsaid.

The sheer volumeof proposals earmarkedfor Howe Sound is

disquieting, according toauthor and diver BernardHanby.

“We have something

precious there and we’regoing to destroy it,” hesaid.

“We’re selling this

province to industrialinterests.”

Construction of theLNG plant would require600 workers. Onceoperational, the plantwould have a staff of 100full-time workers.

“There’s a really goodchance we could leanheavily on local labour,both in construction andin operations, that beingsaid, a small amount of thejobs are highly specialized,highly technical,” Giraudsaid.

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“A world at the end of itstether drives us toward tasks ofhope…”

—Unknown economist

With the harbour lookingserene on a weekdayafternoon, Lonsdale Quayis a fine place to do a littlework toward rethinkingour local economy andsaving our precious planet.

I’m meeting economicdevelopment consultant LizMcDowell here. She spokerecently at the Cool NorthShore forum I mentionedlast column.The event wassurprisingly successful,unlike many civic meetingswhere the bores take over,tempers flare, or the agendais stacked to produce thebland result that governmentorganizers planned all along.This was different.

The speakers workedto impart their messageabout sustainable economic

development, no onedominated the floor, anda range of viewpointsemerged from all cornersof the political spectrum— without rancour.Residents from Lion’s Bayto Deep Cove talked oilpipeline issues and how theKinder Morgan proposalcould affect us on the NorthShore.

People had pitched in

with possible options tothe deal now before theNational Energy Board. I’dleft shaking hands with acommunity representativewith whom I’ve joustedoften in the past. Next day, acolleague asked how thingshad gone.

“Excellent,” I reported.“No politicians in theroom, so no one primpedfor attention.You heardintelligent people addressconcerns that aren’t gettingmuch play in the media.”

My attention was notablysparked when McDowellspoke. She’s young, bright,committed to sharinginformation. I’d checkedher bio: finance graduatefrom McGill, sustainabilityand climate change researchin Geneva with the U.N.Institute forTraining andResearch, former chair of theGreen Jobs Alliance focusingon youth unemployment

in East London. Raised inthe Lower Mainland, aftersix years working abroadshe’s returned to B.C. andworks with Conversationsfor Responsible EconomicDevelopment (CRED), anon-partisan collection ofbusiness owners, academics,landowners and everydayresidents of BritishColumbia who supportresponsible economicdevelopment.

McDowell hadresponded to a questionregarding energy issues,noting that MetroVancouvernow has more peopleworking in informationtechnology than in all B.C.’snatural resources extractionfields combined. “What’shappened to all the forestry,mining, fisheries and naturalgas sector jobs?” I thought.

We’ve met for coffee.“B.C. has a huge technologypush on,” she says. “We still

have the legacy of being aresource-based province,but it’s not the same basefor our economy that itonce was. All through theLower Mainland high-tech is moving ahead.”One example is HootSuiteEnterprise, the world’sleading social mediamanagement system— they work with Facebook,Twitter, Instagram. Stillnew and they’ve already gotabout 300-400 hires andare looking at exponentialgrowth, said McDowell.Amazon has got offices inthe big newTelus Gardenproject that’s going indowntown; there’s up to1,000 high-tech jobs comingthere. Sony’sVisual Effectsdepartment is looking atsetting up Sony PictureImageWorks there too. “Andnext monthTEDTalks is

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“Not this fresh.”Snowboarder Maëlle Ricker isasked if she has ever competedwith a broken bone.TheWestVan athlete will board in theOlympics three weeks afterbreaking her arm (from a Feb.9 Sunday Focus story).

“What’s going on nowin Russia is abusive tohuman beings, no matterwhat walk of life they’recoming from.”WestVan Coun.Bill Soprovichcalls on the InternationalOlympic Committee to includenon-discrimination based onsexual orientation in its charter(from a Feb.9 news story).

“Barely detectable, butdetectable.”Department of Fisheriesand Oceans scientist RobinBrown reports radiation fromFukushima in B.C. coastalwaters (from a Feb.14 newsstory).

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There are the Games we watchand there are the Games weremember.

Four years on, most folks would behard-pressed to recall the scores of theblowout hockey games, or exactly whoplaced where on the podium.

It’s the stories behind the competitionor off the podium that make theOlympics memorable.

Who won gold in the women’s figureskating in Vancouver in 2010? Withoutdoing a web search, we couldn’t tell youbut everyone remembers the story ofJoannie Rochette, the Canadian bronzemedalist who skated to the podium justdays after the death of her mother.

In the 1988 Seoul Olympics,Canadian sailor Lawrence Lemieux tookhimself out of a medal position in a raceto rescue the capsized Singapore team.

A little more than a week into

the Sochi Olympics, several goldenmoments have us collectively gushing.There’s Gilmore Junio, who selflesslydropped out of a race to let histeammate Denny Morrison compete.Morrison went on to win silver.Therewas cross-country ski coach JustinWadsworth who ran onto the course tooffer a ski to Russian Anton Gafarovwho, after a crash, was limping towardthe finish line on one good ski.Therewas skier Alex Bilodeau running to sharehis triumph with his disabled brotherafter his gold-medal run.

These moments exemplify whatsportsmanship is all about.

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coming to town.”She knows her field. So

what is CredBC?“We’re a loose group of

business associates froma diverse range of sectors.We’re active because B.C.is a livable place to be,and we’re concerned, orfrustrated with the wayeconomic development isbeing discussed right now.All you hear about is energybut the real estate sectorand its related fields likeconstruction, for example, isthe single biggest contributorto provincial GDP withmore than 220,000 peopleworking across the province.And small business is stillthe largest single employerof all, but what do we hearof that unless there’s anelection looming?”

I observe that the debateover environmental andpipeline issues is gettingincreasingly pugilistic onboth sides.

“There are very complexviews,” McDowell says.“The real question is howwe move toward a calmer,more considered situation.”

She says she’s noticed ashift in the quality of civicdialogue in B.C.’s civiclife. “There’s less spirited

discussion than before.If we’re serious aboutgenuinely responsibleeconomic development,let’s take the emotion outof it. Let’s look at the prosand cons. Let’s look atall our economic sectorsand at what’s contributingto quality of life in B.C.Which components willfoster our spirit of economicinnovation, as well as jobsand wealth?”

Meantime, here on theNorth Shore, concernedNorth Shore residents likethe new NOPE coalition —No Oil Pipeline Expansion— on the North Shore arealarmed about how KinderMorgan’s proposed pipelineexpansion routing Albertabitumen through the innerharbour might affect dailylife. Are there strategies forbetter development?

“First, provinciallywe’re not talking aboutan economic strategy:pipeline expansion is anexport strategy, it’s not forour own domestic energyconsumption. Shouldn’twe be focusing on thewhole strategy, askingwhat our real wealth is?What’s the opportunitycost of exporting Albertadilbit when we’re giving upopportunities to refine here?

What are our trade deals,our services really worth?B.C.’s energy strategy shouldbe one piece of the pie: forCredBC this is the particularissue we’re looking at nowbecause it has a 40-yearimpact. I don’t pretend tohave all the answers, butaren’t we impacting MetroVancouver’s brand as theworld’s greenest city?

“When former primeminister Joe Clark spoke atCapilano University recently,he observed that some ofthe energy debate failuresare those of the big energycompanies, how they sellthemselves as part of theirsocial licence.

“Well, Kinder Morgansays its pipeline expansionwill be a tax bonanza, butlet’s unpack that a little.Burnaby-North’s MPKennedy Stewart has doneextensive polling and foundconstituents there areoverwhelmingly opposed.They live near the terminaland don’t mind presentproduction levels because itsupplies about 90 per cent ofour local domestic gasolineneeds. Beyond that, they ask‘What’s in it for us?’

“CredBC wants to betterunderstand the risks of anoil spill as part of dialogueabout the economic future

of the region. Propertieslocated near oil spills cansee their values decreaseeight per cent after a spillor an accident. From aNorth Shore perspective,the risks aren’t just aboutpossible contamination; it’sperception and reputation.There’s a reason why homesinWestVancouver are worth$4 million dollars and it’snot just the view.That’s whyit’s important we know what

the risks and potential valueloss are.

“Our country has lost itsway a little bit,” McDowelladds, readying for her nextappointment. “People arestarting to feel that the risksand benefits of economicdevelopment aren’t fallingequally to the same groups.With oil pipelines, Albertagets the advantage andB.C. takes the risks. B.C. isnot getting its share of the

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The school runs off powerfrom the Lonsdale EnergyCorp., there are low-flushtoilets and the roof is madefrom recycled rubber tires.An electronic dashboard

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A short distance away,the excited shouts ofone of the school’s threekindergarten classes echo

up to the arched roof ofQueen Mary’s gymnasium.The sound bouncesaround, from the shiningsprung wood floor andup to a massive window— reminiscent of stainedglass in the church next

door — where light poursin from outside.

“You’ll never seeanything like this in anelementary school,” saidReid.The gym here is 60per cent larger than anaverage elementary school

gym, and was built thatway because “we wantedas much community use aspossible,” said Reid. “Wewanted to appeal to groupsthat wanted a full-sizedfacility.”

Ironically, perhaps,

plans for the original 1914school included building alarge gym “but they ran outof money and they didn’t,”said Reid.

A later addition wasdecidedly utilitarian.

This time, the gym hasbeen built to blend in withthe heritage exterior androoflines of the school.

Most people are“awestruck when they walkin,” said Reid. “We wantedit to be the heart of thecommunity.”

Another part of thatequation was proper spacefor daycare, preschooland after-school programsrun by the non-profitQueen Mary CommunityAssociation.Though theprograms existed at QueenMary before the rebuild,having a dedicated spaceaway has made a world of

difference. In one of therooms, there’s a ping-pongtable for older kids, while aLego table and Waldo bookgreet younger children.Karen Feaver, who runsthe child care programswith her husband Doug,says there’s no comparisonbetween this bright airyspace and their previousfacilities tucked into a low-ceilinged corner of the oldschool. “Here, the light isamazing.”

The two-and-a-half yearrenovation hasn’t beenwithout pain.

The school lostsignificant enrolmentduring the lengthyconstruction when studentswere bused to school at thedistrict’s Cloverley site, 3.5kilometres away. “The hitwas to our (kindergarten)enrolment,” said Reid. “It’sa tough sell to tell parentswhen they’re registeringtheir kids you’ve got to putyour four-year-old on abus.”

Enrolment is currently265, while the school’scapacity is 410 — reflectedin three spare classrooms

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that are currently empty.As part of an attempt

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Some people initiallyquestioned that choice foran “inner city” school withcomplex demographics.Roughly 40 per cent ofthe school’s populationis learning English as a

second or third language.Persian, Filipino and FirstNations students all makeup large cultural groupswithin the school.TheQueen Mary catchmentarea also has the lowest percapita income of any NorthVancouver school.

Reid doesn’t see any ofthat as an impediment toan IB program.

There is a wide rangeof supports in the school,including autism andFirst Nations supportworkers in addition to 13education assistants. Half

the students take part inthe school’s hot lunchprogram.

IB is “not anelite program. It’s aprogram designed tofoster teamwork andcollaboration andinvestigation,” said Reid.

Like most renovationprojects, work on QueenMary — originallyscheduled for two years— ran into complications.

About a year ago, someof the core samples fromthe old concrete pillarscame back with dubious

results. “They realized afterthe fact they needed to domore work,” said Reid.

Surprisingly, much ofthe structure of QueenMary was in bettershape than, for instance,Ridgeway had been duringa similar renovationproject.

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years later.”Taking apart the old

school was a bit of anarcheological excavation.

It wasn’t unusual to findfive or six layers of flooring— one placed on top ofanother.

A long-rumouredswimming pool under thefloor turned out to be anurban legend.That floor,rather, had once been amilitary drill hall.

“Like any old buildingyou’re renovating, they

would find surprises,” saidReid.

“Underneath panellingthere’d be a layer ofdrywall and underneaththat would be a great bigarchway window they hadboarded over from the ’20sor ’30s.”

Boarded over radiatorsand fireplaces wereuncovered.

When they were packingup the school to go toCloverley, Reid said staffcame across some oldreport cards from the ’20s,’30s and ’40s.

Some spoke poignantlyof social issues of the day.During the Depression,for instance, a teacherwrote of one Grade 9 boy,“Doubtful about going toGrade 10. Is doing fairlywell but a large family thatcan’t afford it. Maybe get ajob in camp.”

Others wouldn’t passmuster in today’s politicalclimate. One girl wasdescribed by her teacher as“boy crazy” while anotherboy was written up as “anincipient anarchist.”

Alyssa Tanada, in Grade7 at Queen Mary, andDanesh Irani, in Grade6, have both been at theschool since they wereprimary students.

It feels very differentbeing back here after therebuild, they said. Andthey gym, they agreed, is“amazing.”

Miller, who was amongthe heritage advocates who

lobbied for the old schoolto be saved, along withRidgeway, said his groupis thrilled that the formof the building has beenpreserved.

Schools have emotionalweight in a community, hesaid.

Those who built QueenMary and Ridgewayunderstood that.

“They’re palaces,” hesaid. “It’s very indicativeof the importance that wasplaced on education.”

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Queen Mary will openits doors to the public atan open house on Feb. 25.The event will include aphoto presentation andtour starting at 2:15 p.m.in the gym.The address is230 Keith Rd.West, NorthVancouver.

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The District of NorthVancouver honoured six community members through the municipality’sCivic Recognition Program in council chambers Feb. 3.The Award of Honour recognizes individualsor organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the community, including achievement insports, science, culture, heroism or philanthropy, at home or beyond. Award of Honour recipients includeEric Andersen, Kevin Bell, David Cook, Jim MacCarthy, Dirk Oostindie and Elise Roberts. dnv.org

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Among the localbusinesses featuredat next weekend’sModernFamilyExpo isClearly Prepared, a NorthShore-based companyspecializing in emergencypreparedness and firstaid kits for the home andvehicle.

Clearly Preparedwas founded by NorthVancouver residentsJennifer Jacquart andCarissa Boudreau in 2012.

“We didn’t just wantpeople to have thesupplies to be prepared,we wanted . . . everyonein the household to havea clear vision, a clear idea,a clear plan of what to doand how to respond in anemergency,” says Jacquart.

Their idea for thecompany came afterBoudreau had expressed aninterest in putting togetheran emergency preparednesskit for her young family.She shared her plan withlongtime friend Jacquart,who previously worked forthe Red Cross teachingfirst aid and CPR, and shethought it was a great ideaand decided to make onefor her own family.

Boudreau’s parentsheard what they were up toand asked whether they’dmake one for them, as theywere unsure how to go

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more and more people wewere talking to, it seemedlike nobody really had anytype of preparedness fortheir families or for theirhousehold or any type ofplan,” says Jacquart.

“We just also foundthat when we tried to buildour own kits, it was veryexpensive and very timeconsuming and so that alsohelped form the company,”adds Boudreau.

The duo conducted asurvey to gauge whethercommunity members wereprepared for an emergencyand if not, whether theywould consider gettingprepared if a product wasreadily available to helpthem do so.The resultsgave them the green lightthey needed to move

forward confidently withthe company.

“It seemed like we werereally on to something atthat point, and a bit of aniche,” says Jacquart.

The entrepreneursspent months conductingresearch, took seminarsat the North ShoreEmergency ManagementOffice, as well asunderwent other trainingcourses before launchingtheir business.

Clearly Preparedis intended to make iteasy for families and is aone-stop shop offering avariety of emergency kitoptions (each of whichcomes with a workbook toguide families in creatingemergency plans) viathe company website,getclearlyprepared.com.

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“Families — andfamilies on the NorthShore in particular— that’s our biggest targetmarket.These are thepeople that we really wantto help get prepared,” saysJacquart.

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the 2014Walk in Her Shoescampaign, a 103-kilometrerelay March 9, accordingto a press release.The relayis divided into eight legs,ranging from 10 to 12km with each supportinga specific CARE project.Participants can join aspart of a team and run orwalk at their own pace, orchoose to become a runambassador. Participants arealso encouraged to fundraisefor CARE, and the federalgovernment has agreed tomatch donations, three toone.

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There are someexceptions.When peopleare asked what scaresthem the most, a fear ofpublic speaking tops thelist. Indeed for decadesnow across all age groupsin North America the fearof public speaking is citedconsistently as our number1 fear.

Coming in a distantsecond is the fear of death.That means, to borrow aline from comedian JerrySeinfeld, that at a funeral,most people would ratherbe in the casket than

standing beside it givingthe eulogy.

What keeps seniors onthe North Shore awakeat night? In 2011, aspart of an Age Friendlysurvey, the LionsviewSeniors’ Planning Society(lionsviewseniorsplanning.com) asked 1,200 NorthShore seniors aged 55 andup what worries them themost.

Health issues toppedthe list. By far the biggestfear of those surveyed waslosing their independence.Illness or incapacitation,declining health, fallingand losing one’s driver’slicence, in that order,rounded out the top five

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What we are afraidof changes over theyears.Those aged 55 to74 were most worriedabout moving into moresuitable housing, financialconcerns, transportationand having someone tolook after them in theirlater years.

Seniors aged 75 andover were most concernedabout falling, losing theirdriver’s licence and havingdifficulty getting around.

Now, I’m not sharingthese results with you tomake you more anxious.My hope is that thisinformation will spur youto take some action.Weall have fears and the bestway to deal with them is tobe proactive. And for mostof us the sooner we dealwith our fears the better.

If you have a fear offalling, for example, thenmake some modificationsin your home or yourroutine to reduce your riskof having a fall.

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What worries yourseniors columnist? Well,from my perch I have anumber of worries, as youmight imagine. If I had tonarrow it down to just onething it would be that ourpublic policy neglects thesafety of our seniors, butthat’s a topic for anothercolumn.

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CRIBBAGE Play forprizesTuesdays, 1-3:30p.m. at Silver HarbourCentre, 144 East 22nd St.,NorthVancouver. Drop-in fee: $3. 604-980-2474silverharbourcentre.com

DUPLICATE BRIDGEA competitive programwithout master points foradvanced players,TuesdaysandThursdays, 12:45-4 p.m.at Delbrook CommunityCentre, 600West QueensRd., NorthVancouver.Drop-in fee: $2. 604-983-6362 [email protected]

GENTLEYOGA A hathayoga class that combinesbreathing awarenesswith gentle movementMondays, 10:45 a.m.-12:15p.m. at John BraithwaiteCommunity Centre, 145West First St., North

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HEARING AND BLOODPRESSURE CHECKSEvery thirdWednesday ofthe month from 11 a.m. tonoon atThe SummerhillRetirement Residence,135West 15th St., NorthVancouver. Free.604-980-6525

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MAHJONG An ancientChinese game similar to gin

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The ever-popular topic ofreal estate in Vancouver isshowing no sign of lettingup, as it continues todominate headlines.

For example, the long-time controversial programthat gave immigrantinvestors a fast-track tocitizenship has now beenabolished as of the 2014federal budget. Mostapplications were headedfor B.C., and as a result Iexpect Vancouver’s high-end housing and condomarkets to see downwardpressure on prices.Thisis yet another reason tothink twice before buyingreal estate for investmentpurposes.

Contrary to whatinvestment industryprofessionals recommend,Statistics Canada showsthat half of our country’spersonal wealth is nowsunk in property. ManyCanadians continue to feelthat the real estate marketis safer and will give abetter return over the longrun compared to the stock

market; however, there area number of reasons whyinvestors should reconsiderthis notion.

There have been timesin the past, particularlyin Vancouver, where onecould see annual doubledigit returns from property.Unfortunately this appearsto be changing and realestate investors need to beprepared for lower returnsover the next decade. Forthose in disbelief, considera report from TD Bankprojecting an annual rateof return to be roughlytwo per cent for real estate

over the next decadewhen taking inflation intoaccount. In my opinion,better returns can beachieved by investingin stocks over the sameperiod.

When it comes to rentalproperties, many believeyou can generate a greatdeal of extra income fromthis type of investment.Unfortunately manyrentals are barely cash flowpositive, as the expensesand mortgage paymentsare higher than the incomegenerated.The trouble is,the amount you get paidfrom your tenants isn’tnecessarily your return, it’swhat you are making afterexpenses and mortgage

payments. Once you’vefactored in the headachesof being a landlord, it canmake the experience all themore undesirable.

When you look at yourability to “get defensive,” astock portfolio is actuallysafer. For example, whenthe U.S. housing marketcrashed, many peoplewere stuck with real estatethat they couldn’t unload.Consider how long it cantake to sell a home andthe actual cost in sellingit? With an investmentportfolio of stocks andbonds, you can quickly sellat any time, raising cash ina single day if necessary.

Many investors worryabout possible volatility and

the uncertainty associatedwith investing in the stockmarket. It’s a strange loveaffair Canadians havewith real estate — no oneworries about the value oftheir home daily, thereforewhy stress out over thefluctuations in stocks onsuch a regular basis. It’snormal and healthy for thestock market to rise andfall (as we’ve seen recently)and as long as you have anactive investment strategyin place to protect yourportfolio from a significantdecline, then you shouldfeel comfortable with yourinvestments in the longrun.

The bull market forreal estate may be losing

steam, so re-evaluateyour investments goingforward and don’t get stuckattached to the rear viewmirror.

Lori Pinkowski is a portfoliomanager and senior vice-president, Private ClientGroup, at RaymondJames Ltd., a member ofthe Canadian InvestorProtection Fund.This is forinformational purposes onlyand does not necessarilyreflect the opinions ofRaymond James. Lori cananswer any questions at604-915-LORI or [email protected] can also listen to herevery Friday on CKNW at5:35 p.m.

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Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation:Implications for yourBusiness takes place Feb.20, 6-7:30 p.m. at 1133Lonsdale Ave. (fourthfloor), NorthVancouver.

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Small business awardsSeveral North Shore

businesses have beennamed top five finalistsfor the 11th annual SmallBusiness BC Awards.

AZWorldTranslation& Interpretation (NorthVancouver) is a finalist inthe Best Company category.Xanatos Marine Ltd.(NorthVancouver) is up

for the Best InternationalTrade Business award.And CCN Bikes (NorthVancouver) and i-worx(NorthVancouver) are bothin the running for BestWorkplace.Winners will beannounced Feb. 27 at anawards ceremony at the PanPacific Hotel inVancouver.

Best financial reportingThe District ofWest

Vancouver has won theCanadian Award forFinancial Reporting for its2012 annual report.

The award is presentedby the Government FinanceOfficers Association, anindependent organizationthat promotes best practicesin financial reporting,including clarity and fulldisclosure.

This is the eighthconsecutive year that theDistrict ofWestVancouverhas received this award.

The award program wasestablished to encouragemunicipal governments inCanada to publish high-quality financial reports andto provide peer recognitionand technical guidance forofficials preparing thesereports.

Compiled by Christine Lyon

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Maybe in part it’sthat natural affinity withB.C. that helps us keepa place in our hearts for

Sonoma shares someof its bestour neighbour’s wines.But beyond that there’sno question that Sonomaappeals in terms of bothstyle and value, as well as(which also makes sense)being well suited to ourown West Coast style ofcuisine.

It’s been interesting towatch Sonoma County’sevolution over the years.Especially in regards toChardonnay, whose fruitnow receives a much betterchance to shine under moresophisticated and dutifullyrestrained oak programs,while Pinot Noir continuesto flourish in its own right,with plenty to tempt nownot only from Carneros,where it gained its foothold,but also from elsewhere.

The fog that rolls in likeclockwork is key to SonomaCounty’s cooler climatepedigree, particularly inSonoma Coast.While the

fog burns off more quicklyin the warmer, inland areassuch as Russian River, thecoast can be reliably sockedin until well into the day.

Standouts from an arrayof Sonoma County PinotNoirs include:

Kosta Browne SonomaCoast Pinot Noir 2012

Aromas of bright, ripeberries and cocoa hints,followed by blue and blackfruit with cassis notes inperfect fruit/acid balance(91 points).

Siduri Keefer RanchRussian River Pinot Noir2012

Up-front red berries,followed by complexblueberry and cassis noteswith superb, juicy acidityand great length, withdefinite savoury edge (92points).

Some value Sonomadrops worth tracking down:

Kunde SonomaValleyChardonnay 2012

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Ferrari Carano FumeBlanc 2012

Floral and stonefruitup front with tropical kiwiand citrus lime notes on avibrant, juicy palate, with atouch of oak to add textureand interest. Never toolate for Valentine’s Day,for years this was one ofmy go-to crab wines. It’swicked with Dungenessand drawn lemon butter(BCLS $24.99, 90 points).

Pedroncelli Dry CreekSonoma County 2011Zinfandel

Luscious forward cherryand dark fruits with somenice peppery notes, mouth-filling and a good close.Excellent value, PWS $20-ish, 89 points.

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Foppiano Lot 96 PetiteSirah 2011

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PERAST, Montenegro— Less than an hoursoutheast from the prettylimestone palaces ofDubrovnik, Croatia’s toptourist attraction, theroad along the Adriaticcoastline crosses theborder with Montenegroand turns inland to followthe improbably canal-likemouth of the entrance tothe Bay of Kotor.

Car ferries shuttle backand forth between twopromontories, but by initiallyturning northwest, almostback on its tracks, the roadeventually loops round therim of a vast natural harbourenclosed by the Dinaric Alps,its waters placid even byMediterranean standards, toa point opposite its mouth.Here the route climbs tothe little town of Perast— a jumble of limestonewalls and terracotta roofstumbling down to thewaterside. It’s Dubrovnik inminiature, but without thecrowds.

Perast spent much ofits history in the shadowof a larger, heavily fortifiedneighbour Kotor, but thrivedin the 17th century (duringmore than 300 years ofVenetian control), buildingpalaces and churcheswith obviousVenetianarchitectural influences,some now roofless andabandoned.Today Perastis all but forgotten, itspopulation only about 120.

Its Bujovic palace is nowa fine museum chartingthe history of Perast’snoble families.The town’sreputation for excellentseamanship was such thateven the Russian imperialcourt sent naval officersfor training at its academy,and still today many of itsmen are merchant sailors.Dignified portraits lookdown on cabinets of mapsand weaponry, sea chestsand figureheads.

The palace’s broadbalcony, like the range ofwaterside restaurants below,looks out on two tiny islands

that dominate the view anddraw the eye whether fromthe top of one of several belltowers or from the steep,stepped alleys that lace thehillside.

On the left is the Islandof St. George, almostcompletely occupied byits abbey.What little landremains is shrouded in pinesand for centuries has beenthe chief burial place ofPerast’s worthies.

On the right is the largelyman-made Our Lady of theRock. Originally merely acrag, it became an objectof veneration following therecovery from illness of acitizen who had discoveredan icon of theVirgin Marythere. From 1452 thepeople of Perast began toscuttle ships and depositstones until there was aplatform large enough fora church.The island wasalso intended as a rivalto St. George, owned byKotor, and constructionaccelerated as a penance for

the 1535 murder of a Kotor-appointed abbot.

The present buildingis 17th century, small butmagnificent, topped with astriking blue dome. Localboatmen ferry visitors outfor only a few euros toview its ornately carvedand painted interior, aswell as an incongruousdisplay of artifacts left inthanks for dangers avoidedand sicknesses survived,including kitchenware,clocks, keys, a sewingmachine and an ancientgramophone.

Every July 22 aprocession of gaily decoratedboats re-enacts the creationof the island by depositingfresh stones to ensure itscontinued security and thecontinued good fortune ofPerast’s sailors.

If you go:For more information

on Perast visit perast.com, anon-profit site provided byneighbouring Kotor.

For information ontravel in Montenegro visitthe NationalTourismOrganisation of Montenegrowebsite at montenegro.travel.

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Theybewilder us, butwe love themanywayDogs are amusingcreatures aren’t they?Just when you think youhave them figured outthey do something thatmakes you ask yourself,“really?”

I find it interestingthat they have the mostaccurate mouth-to-eyeco-ordination when I tossthem a piece of peanutbutter cookie the size of aTic Tac from 10 feet away.Yet when I toss them apiece of celery from threefeet away it bounces offthe top of their head, or offtheir nose, or they simplywatch it fall to the floor infront of their feet.

It’s interesting howthey can’t seem to hearme hollering at the top ofmy lungs to “Come here!”when they are chasing aftersomething — like a coyote!Yet when they are in a deadsleep in the bedroom downthe hall, they can hear adollop of softened butterhit the kitchen floor. Canyou say capable of movingat the speed of light whenmotivated?

I’m curious why theyhate going out to “do theirbusiness” in the pouringrain and will stand at thethreshold of the doorlooking outside and thenat me with an expressionthat says “I’m not goingout in that, I will hold itall day long if I have to!”

Yet they will eagerly go fora walk in said rainstormwhile enthusiasticallysplashing through everysingle puddle theycome across. Even morethought-provoking ishow they request to goout to do their business,in a downpour, duringthe middle of the night,every two hours! (Sleep-deprived owners are lessdemanding.)

Why is it that whenthey are soaking wet fromeither a swim or playingin the rain, they muststand as close as they canto you while they shake?When you attempt to runaway from them to preventgetting covered in wetdog spray, they franticallyrun after you as if youare trying to leave thembehind. But try runningaway from them while theyare at the dog park in thehopes that they will come

to you and they just standthere watching you leave.“Bye Mom . . . it’s beenswell!”

It’s also odd how theycan fit underneath thebed at the sight of the nailclippers, yet can’t seemto reach a ball that hasrolled under the same bed.Picture a dog whining,laying sideways with itshead and two front legsextended under the bedwhile barking . . . “Mom, Ican’t reach it!”

“Whatever!”How about when they

stare longingly at theirwater bowl refusing todrink out of it becausethere is something in thewater, like a piece of toy,food or other unknownsubstance, yet they will lapup dirty puddle water asif they had just come backfrom a week in the desert.And when you do refill thewater dish with clean waterthey promptly walk into thebathroom and drink out ofthe toilet.

They can sleep throughme vacuuming the entirehouse, including the dogbed they are lying on, yetare irritated by a squirrelrunning along the powerline extending from thehouse to the hydro pole.(“Damn squirrel woke meup for the last time!”)

I love how my dogPiper eats an apple, like a

human, holding the entireapple between his frontpaws and taking bites outwith his front teeth. Heeats everything but the core— it’s hilarious!Yet whenI feed him his raw foodchicken carcasses he won’teat them unless they arechopped up into bite-sizedpieces.

I read an article recentlyabout a dog’s poopingpatterns. It claimed thatdogs will aim either theirfront or back end towardsthe magnetic north 75per cent of the time whengoing number two. I findit peculiar that there wasactually money spent onresearching such a subject,but on observing my owndogs, oddly enough, it istrue!

It’s funny how I willhear them playing androughhousing in the livingroom, yet when I walkinto the room to see whatthey are up to, they are allcurled up in little balls as ifthey had been sleeping allafternoon. Hooligans!

Amusing creatures dogsare, but they do keep ussmiling!

Joan Klucha has beenworking with dogs for morethan 15 years in obedience,tracking and behaviouralrehabilitation. Contacther through her websitek9kinship.com.

Cupcake day supports animals in needThe BC SPCA isparticipating in thesecond annual NationalCupcake Day on Feb. 24and is inviting membersof the public to “bake adifference.”

Starting now, peoplecan register online atnationalcupcakeday.ca.Participants will receive afree cupcake host welcomepackage in the mail, whichincludes a poster, stickers,

balloons, fundraising guideand recipes.They maythen plan a cupcake partyat work, home or schoolon National CupcakeDay; start fundraisingby encouraging friendsand family to donateonline in advance; baketheir favourite cupcakes;share them with familyand friends; and collectdonations to prevent crueltyto animals. All proceeds willsupport furry friends, bigand small, who have beenabused or abandoned, orare in need of help.

“We were thrilled withthe response in B.C. lastyear and can’t wait to geteven more bakers andanimal lovers involved inNational Cupcake Day thisyear,” said Kim Monteith,manager, animal welfare,BC SPCA, in a pressrelease.

Celebrity participantsinclude chef Anna Olsonof Food Network Canada’sBake with Anna Olson andKristina Matisic, co-host ofAnna and Kristina’s GroceryBag.

— Christine Lyon

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CANADIANFEDERATION OFUNIVERSITYWOMEN—WESTVANCOUVERBRANCH Welcomingguests the third Mondayof each month, 7 p.m. atSt. Stephen’s AnglicanChurch, 885 22nd St.,WestVancouver. Feb. 17the speaker will be GrahamBarron, UBC urban planner,talking about “DesignDriven Laneway Housing.”[email protected]

SOUPTENTINITIATIVE Membersof the Sacred Circle of theGreat Mystery ShamanicSociety will be distributinghot soup and coffee forthose in need Monday, Feb.17 from noon to 2 p.m. atWaterfront Park (north side),NorthVancouver.

CAPILANO UNIVERSELECTURE SERIES Apresentation that followsthe journeys of CatherineA. Evans to Jinhua, China,to instruct students inhospitality and tourismstudiesTuesday, Feb. 18, 7-8:45 p.m. atWestVancouverMemorial Library, 1950Marine Dr.

CENTRALWATERFRONT AREAVISION A draft visionhas been created and willbe presented to councilfor considerationTuesday,Feb. 18, 6-7 p.m. at NorthVancouver City Hall, 141West 14th St. cnv.org/centralwaterfrontvision

SOCIAL MEDIA FORBUSINESSES Ben Abel,Vancouver Gadgets bloggerwill discuss tips and trickson how to use social mediato take the next step in yourbusinessTuesday, Feb. 18,7:30-8:30 p.m. at Capilanolibrary, 3045 HighlandBlvd., NorthVancouver.Registration required. 604-987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca

BROWN BAG LUNCH— IMPRESSIONS OFISTANBUL Jan Harveywill present an illustratedreport on her impressionsof Istanbul,Turkey,where she attended theTriennial Conference of theInternational Federationof UniversityWomenWednesday, Feb. 19, noonat St. Stephen’s AnglicanChurch, 885 22nd St.,WestVancouver. Donations willbe accepted.

IMAGINATIVEEDUCATION GillianJudson of the ImaginativeEducation Research Groupwill discuss the importanceof engaging the power ofstudents’ imaginations in theclassroomWednesday, Feb.

19, 7 p.m. at Alcuin College,1044 St. Georges Ave.,NorthVan. By donation.604-360-8656 alcuin.ca

LAND, LEARNINGAND LIVABILITY TheNorthVancouver Board ofEducation is seeking publicinput as it undertakes aland management processthat will identify options

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The matchup is the samebut the NorthVanWolfPack hope the results willbe different as they takeon the Delta Ice Hawksin a first round PacificJunior Hockey Leagueplayoffs series for thesecond year in a row.

Last season the second-seeded Hawks completed

a four-game sweep of thethird-place Pack, denyingthem their first ever playoffwin in franchise history.A lot has changed in ayear, however, as NorthVan scored second placein the league’sTom ShawConference this season,earning home ice advantageand potentially a mentaledge as they try to get theirrevenge startingTuesday atthe Ladner Leisure Centre.

“It’s nice that we’renow the two seed and,maybe some would say, thefavourite in the series butthey’ve got a good team andthey work hard, so we’vegot to make sure that wetake care of the little detailsagainst them and play ourgame,” said NorthVan headcoach and general managerMatt Samson, adding thathe likes how his team stacksup against Delta this seasonas compared to last.

“I like the matchupbetter, I like our skill levelbetter now. In terms ofscorers, I think we’re alittle bit better. I think our

defence as a whole is a littlebit ahead of them as well.”

Several of NorthVan’stop players from last yearare back again, one yearolder and wiser and lookingfor redemption.Thegoaltending duo of BradenKrogfoss and AndersTenVaanholt is still intact,with both goalies comingoff strong seasons again.Both ranked top five in theleague in wins, goals againstaverage and save percentage.The Pack’s defence saw alot of turnover but they’vecome together well, led byDyllan Quon who is first inthe league in scoring for a

defenceman with 42 pointsin 40 games. Up front theteam is lead once againby the one-two punch ofSpencer Quon and MarcusHouck. Spencer Quon— Dyllan’s twin brother— broke his own franchiserecord in points, notching69 in 43 games heading intoSaturday’s regular seasonfinale to rank second in theleague. Houck, meanwhile,racked up 25 goals and49 points in 38 games,notching more than a pointa game in a season that wasshortened by injury.

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“Obviously Delta isgoing to know about theseguys and they’re going tobe concentrating on them,”said Samson. “I think youneed some of those thirdand fourth line guys to pitchin, and I think we have thedepth this year whereas Idon’t think we quite had thedepth up front last year.”

On the other side of theice the Hawks no longerhave Anthony Brito orAaron Merrick, two playerswho came up huge in lastyear’s sweep.They do,however, have Mak Bardenback, their leading scorerlast season. Barden startedthis year in the BCHL butreturned to the Ice Hawksin January, notching 13points in the 12 games heplayed with the Hawks.

“He’s getting back inthe swing of things.We’regoing to have to focus onhim,” said Samson. “(Lastyear) they had two veryskilled lines.This yearthey’re spread out a littlebit but they’ve got somegood shooters. Obviouslywith Mak there he’s a guythat can take the gameover. He’s a game-changer,he’s got great vision. He’s a21-year-old so obviously Iexpect him to have a goodseries in his last year ofjunior hockey.”

The Ice Hawks hada bit of a tumultuousseason.They droppedhead coach Roger Ross inJanuary following a stretchof seven losses in eightgames, replacing him withDerek Chichak.They still,however, had a small edgein the season series againstNorthVan, scoring threewins while theWolf Packpicked up two wins and oneovertime victory.

“They’re a hard workingteam and they’re a physicalteam and they’ve got tworeally talented goaltenders,”said Samson. “It’s going tobe a tight series for sure.”

Handling the emotionsof a playoff series willbe crucial, said Samson,adding that his team nowhas the experience to dojust that.

“There are going to beups and downs — we’regoing to get a call from theofficials we don’t like, we’regoing to get a bad bounce,we might be behind in somegames. It’s (important) tokeep that emotional focusand stay up, just really bebalanced that way.”

As long as his teamexecutes their systems onthe ice and stays out ofthe penalty box, Samsonbelieves they can finally getover the hump and win aplayoff series. In fact, he’saiming for more than thatthis year, but first thing’sfirst.

“It would be hugefor us,” he said. “We’venever had a playoff serieswin as a franchise. I’d bereally excited to get thataccomplished.We won’t besatisfied with that, but itwould be the next step andhopefully (we’ll go) beyondthat this year.”

The series comes backto NorthVancouver’s HarryJerome recreation centre forgame 2 Friday night at 7:45p.m. and game 3 Saturdaynight at 7 p.m. Samson saidhe’s hoping North Shorehockey fans will come outand see the action.

“We feed off the crowdso we’re hoping to get goodsupport for the playoffs,” hesaid. “It’s not going to be asweep either way this year,we’ve just got to be ready. Ithink the boys are ready to

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North Vancouverfigure skater LiamFirus finished 28th inThursday’s Olympicmen’s short programat the Iceberg SkatingPalace in Sochi, failing toadvance to Friday’s freeskate.

The 21-year-old,skating in his first Olympiccompetition, faced a toughtask as the first skater to hitthe ice in Sochi. Dressed

in a pink shirt with awhite flower tucked in thepocket, Firus performedto “Fascination” by FermoDante Marchetti.

He fell on his openingjump, the difficult tripleAxel, before balking on thesecond jump of a plannedcombination. Needing tomake up for the missedjump, he then fell on anattempted combination.His score of 55.04 left himmore than five points backof the top-24 spot neededto qualify for Friday’s

free skate.“Not the Olympic

moment I was hoping for,(but I) had much fun andgave it my all!!” Firus wroteon his Twitter accountfollowing the competition.“Thanks for all of thesupport!!”

Firus qualified for theGames after finishingthird at the nationalchampionships in January,a result that came after anintense rehab effort froma groin injury that kepthim off the ice for much of

2013. Sochi was only thethird senior internationalcompetition of his career.

The individualmen’s competition wasonly slightly kinder tohis teammate, NorthVancouver-born KevinReynolds who grew upin Coquitlam and trainsin Burnaby. Reynoldsstruggled in his shortprogram Thursday, fallingon his opening quad jumpand then hitting the iceagain later in the program.His 68.76 points put him

into 17th place.The high flyer

rebounded in Friday’s freeskate, staying on his feetwhile landing several bigjumps — Reynolds packsmore quad jumps into hisprograms than any otherskater.

His score of 153.47 wasthe 10th best of the dayand moved him up to 15thplace overall.

Reynolds, like Firus,had a tough season,struggling with a skateproblem for much of the

year — he couldn’t finda pair that fit his narrowheels. He sorted it outin time to put together awonderful free skate to helpCanada earn silver in theOlympic team competitionlast weekend. He finishedfifth at last year’s worldchampionships.

Canadian Patrick Chan,the three-time defendingworld champion, finishedsecond overall behindJapan’sYuzuru Hanyu towin his second silver of theSochi Games.

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