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A North Shore resident whois part of an organizationthats complained aboutChinese language advertisingsigns in other LowerMainland communities istaking aim at similar signs onWestVancouver bus shelters.Brad Saltzberg, a North

Vancouver resident andspokesperson for the groupPutting Canada First, istaking issue with bus shelteradvertisements along MarineDrive that have prominentlyfeatured messages in theChinese language.

The signs also featureEnglish.But Saltzberg said hes

offended by the proliferation ofsigns in non-ofcial languages,which he said underminestraditional English andFrench Canadian identity.Saltzberg recently wrote to

WestVancouver council aboutthe issue after noting severaladvertisements featuringChinese displayed onWestVancouver bus shelters.Signs have included ads forreal estate agents, nancialplanning and food products.If it goes on unchecked

it will continue to thedegree were seeing in otherbusiness districts and othermunicipalities whereby No. 3Road in Richmond, it looks likeHong Kong. It doesnt looklike Canada.If the trend continues, he

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A 17,500-square-foot homebeing built inWestVancouverwas the example often citedMonday night during a councildiscussion aboutmonsterhouses and what can happenwithout enough regulations.Some council members said

its time to consider limits on themaximum size of houses allowed

in the municipality even onlarge lots.The district is looking for

ways to have new developmentsconform to the character ofestablished neighbourhoodsto stave off the rise of monsterhomes.Council members discussed

the issue this week after hearingfrom Bob Sokol, director of

New rulesmulled tocurbmonster houses

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In the eye of the swarm

Helping a hiveBETSY J. AGARcontributing writer

OMG its a swarm ofbees!

I heard them frominside my house!

There are so many, thebranch is nearly touchingthe ground!

Ive staked off a ribbonaround them so no oneaccidentally walks into theswarm.

And, just like that,our street was abuzz withexcitement; a hive of activity;swarming with curiousonlookers.

It was late on a Sundaymorning, the neighbourhoodwas just beginning to stir,and someone arrived at ourdoor: You have to comesee the swarm of bees thatjust landed on the Japanesemaple, across the street.

So, up we went, and sureenough, bees were drippingfrom a branch in a shape likea wasp nest: fat at the top,rounding down to a point atthe bottom.

We were nervous butcurious, so we snuck upto the orange ribbon aneighbour staked out tomark the lawn around them;no one dared cross it, and

clearly the bees understoodthey were to stay on theirside too, because no one wasbeing stung.

Our hive of onlookersgrew, too, from a half dozento two dozen, in a matter ofminutes.The adults stoodon the lawn across the street,the kids sat on the road.Wewere all lined up as thoughwaiting for an opening act.

We were getting restless,and thoughts of how todeal with this problembuzzed in our heads, but noone had quite vocalized it.

How do you know itsbees and not wasps? onedaring person broached thetaboo.

See? one of the nine-year-olds said, holding up aspecimen. I found a deadone; theyre bees.

Not wasps. Now what?Everyone knows bees

are in trouble; bees areintegral to food production,yet colonies are collapsingworldwide.

Before the words sprayor exterminate or killwere uttered (you canbelieve they were in ourthoughts) out came, Theremust be someone we cancall. Lets Google it!

Wouldnt you know

it, the District of NorthVancouver showed up at thetop of the list.

The District of NorthVancouver not only supportsbees, but also keeps twohives in an apiary on theroof, according to a 2012news release.The districtwebsite also providesinformation on what to doabout an unwanted hive:Call Sharon Lisette of theNorth Shore Bee Club(604-813-6772).

So, I called and naivelybegan, You wouldntbelieve how many there are!

Sharon just laughed,Yes, I would.

Then she took myaddress and promised tosend her husband rightaway.This outt must bepretty Mickey Mouse, Ithought. She didnt evenwarn me to stay back, to becautious, to get the childrenand people with allergiesinside immediately.

Then we waited, at asafe distance, watchingin fascination. Someonebrought out a cooler of beerto share and everyone hadtheir cameras out, until Ricarrived.

To his credit, he didntlaugh at our distance or the

safety perimeter we hadstaked out, he simply walkedwith his hand out as thoughintroducing himself to astrange dog, straight into themiddle of the swarm.

They wont sting, heresponded to our collectivegasp. They dont want tolose the queens scent.

And so began the mosteducational Sunday ofour lives, no offence to theSunday school teachers,soccer coaches, or campdirectors out there.

Ric estimated therewere 30,000 bees weighingdown the branch of thatstoic Japanese maple, andexplained their original hivehad grown too big; they hadto leave or it would havecollapsed.

They made a newqueen and she was searchingfor a new home, but queenbees are very big and notstrong yers. She was tiredand needed to rest.

Then, suddenly, withan unexpected shake of thebranch, Ric dropped theedgling hive into a slattedrack, which he had proppedup to shorten the fall andsoften the landing for thebees that landed rst.

We spent 45 stunning

minutes with Ric and hisnew bees.They buzzedaround our heads.Wescooped bees from the wallsand lids of the box as thelast of them scrambled toclimb in.

We asked questions like:How do you know thequeen is in there? Why aresome ying around still?Which ones are the males?

To Ric, these questionswere easy.

The rst thing she didwas climb as deep into thatbox as possible, and theyimmediately tried to coverher.

The ones yingaround are stirring up thepheromones so the otherscan nd the queen.

And nally, The maleshave bigger bums andmoustaches.

Bee keepers apparentlymoonlight in comedy.

Not until the slatted rack,heavy with eager bees, wasloaded into Rics pickup, didit occur to someone to askwhere he would take them.

There is a waiting list ofkeepers who have lost a hiveor are expanding, he said,and a subtle sense of lossseemed to pervade the air or it may have just been

the pheromones as thereality of saying goodbye toour swarm settled in.

Ric would take them atleast three kilometres awayso that they would not slipinto old habits and competewith their original hive, butbefore he left, he turned tome and asked, Youre theone who called, right?

I nodded.Well bring you a

complimentary jar of honey;its a tradition.

Then he was gone, andso were our bees.Well, mostof them.

The lingerers will eitherdie or return to the originalhive, Ric explained.

I love honey, but that jardoesnt just belong to me. Itbelongs to every person onthat street who didnt dig theRaid out of their sheds andkill off one of the worldsmost precious species.

Ric Erikson and SharonLisette are bee keepers andbee rescuers, but also beeeducators. Read more aboutthem at beefriendly.ca, andmaybe also thank your localmunicipal ofce for takingan interest in bees.

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planning and lands forWestVancouver, on what thepublic had to say duringconsultation about monsterhouses and retaining publicboulevards.People are concerned

about buildings that gostraight up without muchvariety in the facade, Sokolsaid. Theyre concernedabout the preservation ofestablished landscapes.Sokol suggested using

incentives for gooddevelopment, rather thanbringing in square-footagecaps on new single-familyhouses as a means to reign inlarger houses.Staff could explore ways

to curb monster housedesigns by removing oorarea exemptions for garagesand basements for example,he said.But council members

indicated they think limitingthe size of houses might bewhats in order.Coun. Craig Cameron

said he understood Sokolsidea of creating economicincentives to subdivide largelots instead of buildingmonster homes, butanybody building a 10,000-or 17,000-square-foot homedoesnt give a hoot aboutincentives.They dont have a need

for three 3,500-square-foot houses, he said. Theincentives would have to be

so punitive that they wouldwant to move to anothercommunity, which we dontwant them to do.WestVancouver is already

considered one of the morecomplicated communitiesin the region to build in,according to Sokols report.The idea of setting a cap is

a welcome one, said Coun.Nora Gambioli.I totally agree that we

need to have a maximumsquare footage in houses inWestVancouver and if itstough to get to the number well, Im willing to havethat tough discussion, shesaid.Coun.Mary-Ann Booth

noted in the last 10 years,the District of North

Vancouver has limited themaximum size of single-family homes. She said afriend of hers was quite putout when she couldnt buildas big a home as she wantedon a large lot.Council directed staff to

prepare a draft of zoningbylaw changes regardingoor area exemptions, plusfurther draft rules aboutretaining walls aimed atregulating landscaping, bySeptember.Staff will also report back

on other alternatives toaddress monster houses byearly next year.The process is expected

to include further extensivepublic consultation, saidMayor Michael Smith.

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WestVancouver reinvestigators are workingto determine the causeof a blaze that causedheavy damage to anupper Dundarave homeThursday evening.

Crews got the 9-1-1dispatch just before 8 p.m.,when family membersnoticed the smoke andquickly got out of thehouse in the 2100-block ofPalmerston Avenue.

It got going pretty good.It was touch and go with

whether we were going tobe able to save the house ornot but we made a coupletactical moves and thingsworked out in our favourand nobody was hurt andthe buildings still there,

said assistant re chiefTonyDAngelo.

Crews initially attackedthe re from inside the housebut had to fall back and ghtthe ames from outside toprevent it from spreading to

nearby homes and trees for ashort time before going backin to nish the job.

Although there is noobvious cause for the re,DAngelo said it appears tohave started in the basement.An engineer has been calledin to see if the rest of thehouse is salvageable.

At the time, a mother andtwo teens were home.

They played it smart ina sense.They didnt wastetime gathering valuables,cellphones, that sort ofthing,DAngelo said.

He added the reghterswere happy the outcomewasnt worse.

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Faculty involvement is tradition at CapUIm trying to staypositive but sometimesyou have suicidalthoughts because its beenhappening for so long.NorthVancouver resident SamTabei on being eaten alive bybed bugs in his apartment forthe past year (from a July 9news story).

I was quite shocked.George Rammell, a formerStudio Arts instructor atCapilano University onhaving his controversialsculpture returned to him inpieces (from a July 6 story).

When it comes to noiseissues and respectingneighbours peace, ParkRoyal is probably theworst neighbour one canask for.WestVancouver resident ArashAtash on living across fromthe mall during constructionlast fall (from a July 9 story).

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Dear Editor:Since the Liberals have

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that could go to supporteducation and health care.

Essentially, the Liberalshave created a user-pay taxsystem.

What we used to pay inour personal income tax, andmoney from business taxes,when the rates were higherwent to support our safetynet.

Now, we have gone theway of the majority of statesdown south.

There are very few thatbenet from lower taxes.The disparity between thewealthy and the middle classhas increased exponentially.

There is no extramoney in my pocket fromthese so-called tax breaks.

The Liberals plan to puthundreds of millions towardsLNG projects.This wouldnot see any dividends for atleast 12 years from now, ifthey had the contracts today.That is the term of a childspublic education.Thereare no guarantees withsuch projects, but there arefutures for our kids.Those

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B.C.Liberals mortgaging kids future on pipe dreams

Dear Editor:Mr. Lautens indicates

in his July 4 column thathe has given up trying toilluminate the CapilanoUniversity dispute.Thisis good because he clearlydoes not understandhow Capilano operates.Capilano has a co-

management model thatallows faculty members tobe involved in decisions(course offerings, programdevelopment, who teacheswhich courses, etc.)affecting their everydaylives. For example, when itcomes to the cancellationof programs, historically,

programs have beenmeasured based on keyperformance indicators.If there were obviousproblems, someone fromthe program had theopportunity to explainwhat was going on, and hadan opportunity to correctproblems. If the problems

persisted, the program wascut. So, yes, academicswere able to peacefullydecide which programswould be discontinued.As a long-serving boardmember has pointed out, itis only in the last few yearsthat protestors have arrivedat board meetings because

of a lack of transparencyand after the procedure foridentifying trouble spotswas itself dumped withoutan adequate replacement.Faculty involvement is theCapilano way, even whenthe decisions are difcult.TimActonNorthVancouver

Buzz killIts time to talk about the birds andthe bees. Unfortunately, the facts oflife arent all sunny these days.Bee colonies across North America

are dying off in shocking numbers.Commercial beekeepers report onequarter to one-third of their bees dyingevery year.Thats alarming. Bees are responsible for

pollinating more than 90 per cent of theworlds owering crops.Without bees, there is no food.A number of studies have recently linked

the bee deaths to a neonicotinoid class ofinsecticides.The insecticides are widelyused on some of North Americas biggestcommercial crops, including corn, canolaand soybeans.They are also used on many plants sold

in commercial nurseries.When bees come into contact with the

pesticide through the pollen or nectar of

the plants, they suffer damaging effects.The chemical has also been linked to

declines in bird populations by killing offbirds food supplies.The chemicals have already been

banned in Europe.This week Ontario became the rst

province to move towards greaterrestriction of their use.Environmental groups in Canada have

called on Health Canada to ban thepesticides here too.Many farmers haveopposed that.But as one expert pointed out, if the

pesticides kill all the pollinators, therewont be any crops left to protect.One day, well likely look back on this

class of pesticides the same way DDT isconsidered today.Meanwhile, the birds and the bees and

the rest of the planet deserve better.Its time for the government to act.


Strange that it wouldtake a trip away fromVancouver, a city thatprides itself on growingsome of the best grassin the world, to inspire abad case of lawn envy.

I grew up in a smallAlberta town and nevergave much thought tothe grass under my feetduring a childhood full ofsoccer, Slip and Slides andloitering.The grass neededno praise or mention,it was just a constantpresence along with otherstaples like oxygen, mulletsand bumper stickersfeaturing little boys peeingon one or another brand ofpickup truck.

I moved toVancouver inmy mid-20s, settling intoone of those ubiquitousthree-storey walkupapartment buildings nearBroadway and Granville.Overnight my backyardgrass access went fromacres to zero, replaced by a

hobo sleeping in my $25-per-month parking spot.It certainly made for someawkward games of bocce.

But I didnt really care.I was young and going touniversity, only needing afront yard when I wantedto do a bit of ironic college-kid lounging (just likeregular lounging exceptwith more sarcasm andcheaper beer).The LowerMainland obviously hasother outdoor treats to

offer as well, including thefamous same-day beachand ski combo as well asother things like Frisbeegolf, bike trails and SecretForest Midnight NakedLaserTag (probably).

None of thosethings, however, canbe accomplished in thetiny, gross front yard ofan apartment building.Another thing that istough to do on those grossapartment lawns is playwith small kids.

Daddy, who left allthese beer cans here.

Uhhh, college kids.Looks like the kind you

drink.Go to your room!My wife and I didnt

want to get into that typeof situation, so we movedto the North Shore, aneven greener place, justbefore my kids were born.We have a basement suitenow with a generousamount of backyard space

allotted to us, althoughwhen it comes to grassback there, it falls wellshort of the Slip and Slidestandard. In fact, lookingaround the North Shoreit seems that most yardsand even many of the parkslack full-on Slip and Slidespace.There are manyamazing green spaces, but

big ol stretches of at grassare not a priority.

This never reallybothered me, nor manyother North Shoreresidents, it seems. Ouresteemed gardeningcolumnistTodd Majorhas basically declaredholy war on big lawns. Iimagine him conducting

secret raids under thecover of darkness, withunsuspecting homeownerswaking the next day tond their lawns replacedby a stunningly beautifulrock garden, a squadronof exotic plants placedperfectly to catch our

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shelters are owned by thePattison Group, which sellsadvertising space on them,under an agreement withthe municipality.The company controls

the content of the ads,which is guided byCanadian advertisingstandards, said DonnaPowers, spokespersonfor the District ofWestVancouver.

We have talked to themabout vulgarity and sexualsuggestiveness but notabout language, she said,notingWestVancouverssign bylaw doesnt coverlanguage.Nobody from Pattison

returned calls from theNorth Shore News.WestVancouver Mayor

Michael Smith said hedoesnt see any problemwith the ads.I believe in personal

freedom. If you pay yourmoney you should beable to advertise yoursign in any language youwant. Im not a racist. I

dont see why anybodywould be offended by anadvertisement in a differentlanguage, he said.Theres some people

who would like to turnthe clock back 50 yearswhen all the immigrantsto Canada came fromEurope. Its a differentworld.Smith said as someone

who believes in individualfreedom, I dont have

a lot of tolerance for thenannies and the higherpurpose people who liketo tell everybody else howthey should think and whatthey should do.Elizabeth Jones,

executive director of theNorth Shore MulticulturalSociety, said shes notsurprised that advertisingsigns have recently becomea ashpoint in the LowerMainland.

I think signage is a bigissue, she said. It triggersa lot of feelings peoplehave about change andimmigration.A lot of racism and

a lot of feelings aboutthe change thats takingplace in communities isunspoken.When you getsignage, it is right there.We all grow up within

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Summer Sessions Are In Session!ART & MUSIC @ THE SHIPYARDS -- SATURDAYS, 3PM-10PM UNTIL AUGUST 30The place to be is Shipbuilders Square for Saturday Summer Sessions - a free summer concertseries with a diverse mix of performers and musicians. Come early for fun family activitiesincluding interactive art for kids, face painters, and art on the Pier. There'll be food trucks, localartisan vendors and a beer garden for those 19 and over. Bring the family, bring a chair andcome to have fun. Learn more at www.cnv.org/SummerSessions

Open House: Bewicke Park / Mosquito Creek Habitat EnhancementThursday, July 17 from 5pm 7pm at Bewicke Park(South end of Bewicke Avenue)The City of North Vancouver and Squamish Nation are working together on designs forhabitat enhancement at Bewicke Park and Mosquito Creek. Join us at the Open House tomeet with staff and provide your feedback on the proposed park and creek enhancements.Work is anticipated to begin in late summer / early fall 2014. Get more information atwww.cnv.org/BewickePark

Don't Let Your Dog Be a Hot Dog!In warm weather, its always best to leave pets at home. On a warm day, the temperature ina parked car, even in the shade with the windows partially opened, can rapidly reach a levelhigh enough to seriously harm or kill your pet. Dogs cool themselves by panting and releasingheat through their paws and on warm days, the air and upholstery in your vehicle can make itimpossible for dogs to cool themselves. If you see a dog in a car on a warm or humid day thatappears to be in distress, call the SPCA 1-855-622-7722.

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I bought in, mostly,happy to play with my kidson the little strips of grasswhile also nding fun ashort car, bus or bike rideaway on the beaches andtrails.

But a recent trip backto my home province hadme questioning all that.Everywhere I went in thesmall towns of Alberta itseemed that everyone had ahuge lawn.

Our retirement-ageparents have all climbedthe small-city propertyladder over the years andare now living in decent-sized prairie houses,although none of themwould be consideredhuge relative to the otherproperties in their cities.Yet each one of themhas a yard seemingly bigenough to host a softballtournament.To put it in

Lower Mainland terms,they all own properties thatare approximately the sizeof NewWestminster andapproximately the priceof an unfurnished plate ofsushi.Those are estimates.

My parents house sitson a lot not much biggeror smaller than any of itsneighbours that cansimultaneously house apaddling pool, mini soccergame, PowerWheels racetrack, mini golf course,barbecue and mulletmuseum while still havingplenty of room left for ahuge deck that I can drinkbeer on while making myparents take care of thekids.

And its not just thewell-established folks whoare set up like this.Theyoung couples we visitedall seem to have lawns thatwould be declared nationalparks if they were ploppeddown in NorthVancouver.On top of that, everyoneseems to live within ablock of an empty eld ofgrass.The back gate of my

parents yard opens ontoa huge park that containsa grove of trees, a coupleof hills, enough atlandto sustain three full gamesof pickup baseball and awintertime hockey rinkwith more than enough

room for all the toddlers topark their pickup trucks.

Yes, I was ofciallygreen with envy.

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came out (at 2 a.m.). Andthen I remembered thatall that beautiful grassis covered in snow foranywhere between six and13 months per year.

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mountains, set out a chairon my wee little NorthVancouver lawn and took adeep breath. It smelled likesushi.

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If issued, the variance will permit a 1,000 square foot, 1.6 storey Level-B Accessory Coach House at the rear of the lot.The coach house complies with the height envelope. As part of the same application, Shaun Fitzpatrick has applied for aDevelopment Permit with respect to the property legally described above. The Development Permit ensures the Level-BCoach House is constructed in compliance with the Level-B Coach House Development Permit Guidelines and all otherapplicable bylaws and guidelines of the City. The Public Meeting has been waived.

Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at [email protected] or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver,BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions should be received no later than 4:00pm on Monday, July 21, 2014. The proposed permits and relevant background material may be inspected atthe ofce of the City Clerk between 8:30am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from July 10, 2014. If you wish to view the material online, please visit www.cnv.org. Please direct all inquiries to Wendy Tse, Planning Technician 2, Community Development, at 604.982.3942.

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ATaste of Giving: A Benet Evening for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society was held atMilestones Park Royal June 10.The fundraiser was in support of North Shore resident Lisa Stalhamsefforts, entitledThe Amazing Raise 2014, to support the society by signing up to run her rst marathonthrough itsTeam inTraining program. Stalham was compelled to take action following her nephewsrecent diagnosis with leukemia.The Milestones event attracted 120 guests and raised approximately$3,100, bringing the initiatives total to more than $10,000.

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On Saturday, July 19morethan 150 cyclists will taxtheir muscles, and theirhearts, as they participatein the fth annualTripleCrown for Heart ride toraisemoney for childrenbeing treated for heartdisease at B.C.ChildrensHospital.

The triple crown will beachieved by pedalling upeach of Seymour, Grouseand Cypress mountains a distance of morethan 91 kilometres, with2,000 metres of climbing,according to a press release.

Organizers hope to raise$35,000 to support thework of doctors and nursesin the acute medical andcardiac unit at the hospital.Last year, 165 riders raised$23,000.

In previous years theyveused the money to helpfamilies with some of the

small incidental costsassociated with their childstreatment, care packagesfor families who arrive withnothing but the clothes ontheir backs, and medicalequipment, said eventorganizer Marie Campbell,who is also a cardiac nurse atB.C. Childrens Hospital, inthe statement.They rely onvolunteers to help with theevent and keep the costs toa minimum so that as muchmoney as possible goes tohelp the kids, she added.

The ride starts at 8 a.m.at RonAndrews RecreationCentre in NorthVancouver.Riders will take three to sixhours to complete the ride.There are food and waterstops along the way andriders are accompanied bysupport vehicles providingmechanical assistance andmedical care.

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WONDERWOMENRUN4MOM Amemorialrun to honour women whostruggle with signicant lifechallenges like mental illness,addiction and domesticviolence Saturday, July26.This is a virtual eventpowered by FitCause, soanyone can join.Wearabletechnology is needed ora tness app like Nike +,RunKeeper or the Movesapp. Participants choosetheir distance, the morepoints and steps that getracked up will go towardsshowing the world how farparticipants can go to breakthe silence.There will bea pep party for registrantsonThursday, July 24 from6 to 8 p.m.All proceedswill go towards support forBatteredWomens Servicesand the Canadian MentalHealth Association. tcause.com/missions/wonder-women-run4mom

Support GroupsNORTH SHORE SELF-HELP PARKINSONSGROUPmeets the secondWednesday of each month,1:30-3 p.m. at HighlandsUnited Church, 3255Edgemont Blvd., NorthVancouver.This is a groupfor people with Parkinsonsand caregivers to meetfor support, informationand resource sharing,conversation, coffee andgood humour.604-980-0575

NORTH SHOREPROSTATE SUPPORTANDAWARENESSGROUP A cancer support

group where you can hearabout the latest medicalinformation,meets thefourthTuesday of the month,(except December) 7-9 p.m.at Lions Gate Hospital, 231East 15th [email protected]

NORTH SHORESCHIZOPHRENIASOCIETY holds monthlysupport group meetingsfor family and friends ofthose with serious mental

illnesses, 7:30 p.m. at theFamily Support Centre,205-1865Marine Dr.,WestVancouver. 604-926-0856northshoreschizophrenia.org

NORTHVANHEARINGVOICESGROUP Adrop-in support group forpeople who hear voicesand would like to talkabout their experiences in asupportive, non-judgementalenvironment meets everyWednesday at 1:30 p.m. at

theYWCA, 318-260WestEsplanade, NorthVancouver.604-983-6018

NORTH SHORESTROKERECOVERYCENTRE offers supportfor stroke survivors and theirfamilies. 778-340-5803nssrc.org

OVEREATERSANONYMOUS offers a12-step program of recoveryfrom compulsive eatingThursdays, 7:30 p.m. atNorth Shore Alano Club,176 East Second St., NorthVancouver. 604-435-4517

PARENTINGGROUPGather with other parentsto discuss spiritual topics,parenting issues and socialconnection, the rst andthirdWednesdays of themonth, 10:15-11:15 a.m.at Mount Seymour UnitedChurch, 1200 Parkgate Ave.,NorthVancouver. Childcareis offered. 604-929-1336mtseymourunited.com

PEOPLE IN PAINNETWORK Amonthlysupport group for individualswho live with chronic painand their families meets thefourthWednesday of eachmonth, 6-8 p.m. at LynnValley library, 1277 LynnValley Rd., NorthVancouver.

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POST-PARTUMSUPPORTGROUPHosted at the JohnBraithwaite CommunityCentre, 145West First St.,NorthVancouver, Fridays12:30-2:30 p.m.604-255-7999

RESPIRATORYDISEASE EDUCATIONLions Gate Hospital isoffering sessions to helppersons living with asthma,COPD or other chronicrespiratory diseases developmanagement strategiesto control their disease.Smoking cessation classesalso available604-988-3131 x4954

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Facilitated by the NorthShoreWomens Centre.Discuss pertinent issuesand network. 604-984-6009northshorewomen.ca

SKIN CANCERSUPPORTGROUPMonthly meetings forindividuals and familiesdealing with melanoma.Location varies. Everyonewelcome. 604-985-1999saveyourskin.ca

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Under the Community Charter theDistrict cannot remove a park dedicationwithout the approval of the electors.

If you wish to objectto the removal of this land from the park, youmust file a response form, found on our web

site or available in hard copyat District Hall.

The plans for the new bridgeare closely aligned with the Seylynn

and Bridgman Parks Revitalization Planand it should be noted that

any trees removedwill bereplaced at a 3 to 1 ratio,

meaning three trees will be plantedfor each one removed.

It is important to note thata piece of land north of the roadway which isgreater than that being removed south of theroadway is being rezoned to park status as

replacement park land.

TheKeith RoadBridge projectwill replace thecurrent 70-year-old bridgewith a newer structurethat can handlemore traffic,will be safer forpedestrians and cyclists, andwill better

manage stormwater runoff andprotect the salmon-bearing creek.

As part of the construction, Keith Roadwest ofthe current bridgewill have to bewidened to line upwith the new, wider bridge.Thismeans the Districtwill need to remove a narrow strip of embankmentland fromBridgman Park, along the curb on the

south side of Keith Road.

See thisnotice tothe left?Notice of Alternative Approval Process

Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 8076, 2014(Portion of Bridgman and Seylynn Parks)

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What: Alternative Approval Process for Park DedicationRemoval Bylaw 8076, 2014.

When: Deadline for submission of elector response forms is4 pm Friday, August 29, 2014.

Where: Elector response forms may be picked up from theDistrict Hall or dnv.org/aap. Elector response formsmust be returned to the District Hall by the deadline.

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What is it? The District of North Vancouver intends to adopt Park DedicationRemoval Bylaw 8076, 2014. This bylaw proposes to removethe dedication for park and recreation purposes, as set out inPark and Recreation Lands Reserve Bylaw 1978 (Bylaw 5026),from a 0.355 hectare portion of Bridgman and Seylynn Parks asshown on the plan above. The portion of land removed from theparks will be used to accommodate the expansion of the KeithRoad Bridge and associated works.

How can I comment? Council may adopt Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 8076, 2014unless at least 10% of the electors of the entire District of NorthVancouver sign elector response forms and submit them tothe District by the deadline of 4 pm Friday, August 29, 2014. Ifat least 10% of the electors sign and submit elector responseforms by the deadline, Council may not adopt the bylaw unlessthe assent of the electors is then obtained (a referendum).

The District estimates that 6,045 is the number of electors whomust submit signed elector response forms in order to preventCouncil from adopting the bylaw without the assent of the electors.

Elector response forms must be in the form established bythe District of North Vancouver. These forms are available onrequest at the District Hall or may be obtained by visiting theDistrict web site at www.dnv.org/aap. Forms may be submittedin person at the District Hall, by mail (355 West Queens Road,North Vancouver, BC V7N 4N5), or by email to [email protected] only persons entitled to sign the forms are electors of theDistrict of North Vancouver.

Need more info? Copies of the proposed bylaw and related documents areavailable for public inspection at the District Hall, office of theMunicipal Clerk, during regular business hours.

Who can I speak to? For more information on Park Dedication RemovalBylaw 8076, 2014 or this alternative approval process,please contact James Gordon, Municipal Clerk, at604-990-2207 or [email protected].

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STEAMSHIP DAYSFESTIVAL A tribute toBowen Islands heritageand a celebration ofsummer until July 13 atSnug Cove.There will be aclassic car rally, live music,

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CARIBBEANWAYS Aspecial program on theculture, art and historyof the Caribbean regionTuesday, July 15 from6:30 to 8 p.m. at NorthVancouver City Library,120West 14th St.Therewill be live music courtesy

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TEDDY BEAR PICNICDress up in your best partyoutt and bring alongyour favourite stuffedanimal friendTuesday,July 15, 2:30-3:30 p.m. atLynnValley Library, 1277LynnValley Rd., North

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IDEA PARTYFUNDRAISER A forumwhere guests brainstormcollectively and offer ideas,solutions and resourcesto come up with creativeways to get to the answerWednesday, July 16, 7-9:30

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SYRIA FUNDRAISERBarefoot Play is hostinga fundraiser. Activitiesinclude bouncy castle,rafe, music, face paintingand crafts. All proceedswill go to the aid of Savethe Children (Syria)Thursday, July 17, 3:30-6p.m. at 1233 LynnValleyRd., NorthVancouver.

PERSIAN BOOKCLUB Read and discussclassical and contemporaryPersian literary proseJuly 17, Aug. 21 andSept. 18, 2-4 p.m. atWestVancouver MemorialLibrary, 1950 Marine Dr.Participants must be uentin Persian. 604-925-7405westvanlibrary.ca

CELEBRATE PARKSDAY Saturday, July 19,9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at theHeritage Centre, 1620Mount Seymour Rd.,NorthVancouver. An eventfor families and seniors.There will be a self-guidedpoetry walk along thenature trail, a wild birdsof NorthVancouver slideshow, eco-poetry workshop,live music, sketchingand writing workshop.Registration required forworkshops only. 604-986-4892 [email protected]

FAMILY FUNSUMMER PICNICNon-prot childcare centreLonsdale Creek Daycareis celebrating its 40th yearon the North Shore andis marking the occasionwith a community picnicSaturday, July 19, 3-6 p.m.at the daycares inauguralannex location at 21stStreet and Mahon Avenue.Bring your lunch or buy itfrom the onsite barbecue.The event will featuremusic, childrens activitiesand speeches from specialguests.

SOUPTENTINITIATIVEMembersof the Sacred Circle of theGreat Mystery ShamanicSociety will distribute hotsoup and coffee for thosein need Monday, July 21from noon to 2 p.m. atWaterfront Park (northside), NorthVancouver.

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When Barb Rowlandswas handed a red cardlast week, she wasastounded.

I thought, Now Iwont get to play my lastgame, she says.

For those unfamiliarwith soccer, a red cardsignals suspension. In themiddle of play, Barbsopposing player crashedto the ground, writhingin pain, and the refereebestowed the red card.No one on either teamcould keep a straight face,

however, and the practicaljoke, devised to markBarbs retirement from theleague, was exposed.

After almost 60 yearsplaying soccer, BarbRowlands is hanging upher boots. She turns 75

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today, July 13. Its alsothe day Barb and herteammate Jean Raby, 71,play their nal game.

Lancashire-born andraised, the two livedabout an hour apart: Barbin Salford and Jean inBlackpool, but they met inNorthVancouver 40 yearsago when Barb and hermother were here visitingfamily.

A pre-war baby bornin 1939, Barb remembersher Mickey Mouse gasmask and the shortage ofcandy due to rationing.The gas mask is no morebut, says Barb, I still havemy identication cardsomewhere.We played inbombed out buildings.I always loved exercise:swimming and netball.We walked or cycledeverywhere so we werevery t.

Barb was 15, workingas a machinist in the localfactory, when she heardthat a womens soccerteam, the Corinthians, wasstarting up. No matter thatthe games and practiceswerent in Salford, at least

there were enough womento make up two sides. Barbwould get her uniform, amans white shirt, blackshorts and mens soccershoes (no womens shoesin those days) and cyclemiles to games andpractices. There werentmany teams in Lancashire.We played inYorkshire andeven the Isle of Man, shesays.

Soccer, or moreproperly, football, isBritains national sportand Manchester United isone of the nations iconicteams. One of Barbsrst dates with remanand husband-to-be JohnRowlands took place10 minutes from home,a Man U game on thehallowed ground of OldTrafford stadium.

Barb and John marriedin 1962 and lived on thegrounds of the re station.Four children arrivedwithin ve years, in stepsand stairs.They were allborn at home, says Barbin her soft north countryburr. There were thatmany of us young onesliving at the re station, weall helped one another.

In 1975, Barbs summerholiday inVancouverprompted a move toNorthVancouver, wherethe Rowlands have livedever since, except for theyears inWest Vancouverwhen John served as themunicipalitys re chief.

Barb and Jean rekindledtheir friendship andstarted playing socceron the Metro leaguesNorthVancouver team.They played alongsideteammate Linda Sullivan,a player with a vision of arecreational league gearedtowards women who hadnever played the game.

The North ShoreThirty SomethingWomens Soccer Leaguelaunched in 1992 withtwo teams and nishedthe season with six.Todaythere are 18 teams in theleague, including Barb andJeans team, theWaves.They play mideld in theover-45 division, spellingeach other off during theirgames.

Off the eld, theresalways time for Barbsfamily and friends, even

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those still in Salford,including the midwife whoattended so frequently.She swims, cycles, walksand mows the lawn with apush mower.

After Jean hiked theGrouse Grind, Barbdecided it was time shetackled the climb.Thetwo friends have a grindplanned for this week.

I dont know whatIm going to do with mySundays now, said Barb.In the next breath, she isencouraging women togive soccer a try. Surelythe years of experiencegained on and off thesoccer pitch by players

like Barb, Jean and Lindawould be useful in a leaguementorship program fornew members. Call itthe Seventy SomethingDivision. After all, as Barbsays, You cant put an oldhead on young shoulders.

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WhenTheTriggs Familylanded in the Okanagan,a few years after the saleof JacksonTriggs andVincor (and their ownDeLaineVineyards) toConstellation Brands,I gured wed be in forsome interesting times.

After all, DonTriggs, theman who steeredVincor tobecome the worlds seventh-largest wine productscompany, was not knownfor standing still. In whatmight seem in wine termslike barely the blink of aneye, Don and ElaineTriggsand their daughter havecreated a distinctive, state-of-the-art, clean-lined winery,and immaculate, precision-planted vineyards along withthe wines to match.

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Gruner is to Austria whatRiesling is to Germany orShiraz to Australia. So whyplant it here, you mightask, especially when its solittle known? And, based onexperience, challenging tosell.

However, I dont thinkit will be challenging for theOkanagans rst Gruner,which Culmina Estatehas recently released.Allthe Culmina wines sportproprietary names, so itsknown as Unicus, whichloosely translated meansincomparable andunprecedented, andhas spawned our modernadjective, unique.Triggslikes to refer to Gruner asthe love child of Rieslingand Chardonnay.

The Austrians grow theirbest Gruner on elevatedterraces, or terrassen,and there can be littleargument that the 595-metreelevation Margarets Benchis as dramatic as any terraceyoull nd in theWachau.The vines, of course, arestill very young. But rsttastes of this inaugural 2012vintage reveal a complex,structured,mineral-and-citrus-toned drop, wrappedin juicy acidity, and withthat distinctive pepperstreak for which the varietyis known (91 points, only atthe winery).Any B.C. winecollector will want this for

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