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The NorthVancouver

waterfront could soon be home

to amassive new grain export

terminal.

Western Stevedorings

LynntermWest Gate facility at the

foot of Brooksbank Avenue has

been a break bulk facility since

the 1970s, but the company has

partnered with Manitoba-based

G3 Global Holdings to build a

new grain terminal.

Though the designs havent

been nalized, the terminal will

require silos big enough to hold

180,000 tonnes of grain and

export six million tonnes per year.

Theres a lot of activity that

needs to be done on site for a

facility of this size.This is one

of the largest developments

that will have happened in Port

MetroVancouver for quite some

time.This is the rst large grain

terminal that will have been built

since the early 1960s, said Karl

Gerrand, G3s CEO.

G3 is still trying to determine

whether its feasible to construct

the facility based on whether

there are enough grain elevators

in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and

Alberta, and rail capacity to

SeeTerminal page 5

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A new study that nds a series

of municipal amalgamations

in Ontario wound up costing

taxpayers more than they

saved is breathing life into the

108-year-old debate between

the two NorthVancouvers.

The Fraser Institute studied

the nancials of three rural

municipalities that were forced

to consolidate by the Progressive

Conservative government of the

1990s, and compared them to

unamalgamated ones.

We nd very little

evidence of tax savings or cost

reductions, the report stated.

In most of our cases, the tax

burden on individual households

increased.

The report says it may not

have been the act of restructuring

that doomed the municipalities

to higher spending, but rather the

speed they were required to do

it in in some cases, less than

a year.

See City page 9

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The low buzz of a saw in

motion cuts loudly through

a smattering of portables

as pockets of teens stream

between the buildings.

Not paying any attention

to the noise, they are heading

to the cafeteria for lunch.

In the opposite direction,

the sound of machinery at

work leads to a tall wood

structure with a white tent

top.

Beside it, bright beige

piles of sawdust dot the edge

of an outside workspace

where 17-year-old Caelan

Drayer is crouched over

a large log, brushing its

exposed ends with white

latex paint.

Greg Cormier stands

close by.He is wearing

Kevlar coveralls and a hard

hat, basic safety gear for this

kind of work.An old Alaskan

chainsaw, the source of the

loud buzzing, sits just to the

side, now silent.

Littered around him

are various-sized logs in

different states of milling,

and Cormier explains that

when the moisture comes

out of a log it comes out

the ends faster than the

centre. Drying at different

rates causes the log to crack.

Painting the ends helps

prevent the moisture from

escaping rapidly and keeps

the drying even.

Cormier is a certied Red

Seal carpenter (a national

trades designation), and

worked as a carpenter before

earning a masters degree to

become a teacher.

He now heads the ACE-

IT carpentry program at

WestVancouver secondary,

and says his career has come

full circle as he now gets to

combine his two passions.

This program is one of

manyACE-IT (accelerated

credit enrolment in industrial

training) programs across

the province that came into

being about a decade ago.

The program atWest

Vancouver secondary started

just two years ago, and next

falls enrolment is already

full, with a waiting list.

Students come from schools

across the North Shore, are

typically in Grade 11 or 12,

and those who complete

the program and pass their

nal exam receive a rst-year

apprenticeship certication

and credit towards their high

school graduation.

It works for so many

kids, explains Cormier,

noting the combination

of academic credits and

apprenticeship training

opens options to move on

to post-secondary education

and be qualied to work at

the same time.

Most schools on the

North Shore operate on

a linear timetable rotating

between a Day 1 and a Day

2 designation.ACE-IT

students spend one whole

day of the two-day rotation

in the carpentry program,

and the other day in regular

academic courses at their

home school.

The curriculum is

broad and Drayer, who

is graduating this year,

describes it as learning to

build a house from the

concrete to the framing and

all the fun details in between.

I enjoyed it and I

learned a lot, he says.

Normally at school youre

just sitting down and writing.

Here its like, Im going to

build myself a shed, and we

build it.

This year, the students

have actually built three

sheds for clients, including

a garden shed for Drayers

parents, and assembled them

at the clients homes.The

class didnt make a prot on

the sales; they just recouped

the cost of materials.

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feed the system. Its likely

another four to six months

before a decision can be

made, Gerrand said, but

the company decided to go

public with the plans this

week because the sheer size

involved meant rumours

were starting to spread.

Weve got a cast of

thousands that are starting

to get involved in this project

and we also have a local

community that we wanted

to reach out to and consult

with to make sure were

meeting the needs of the

local interest groups in the

Vancouver area, he said.

This is a project of such

size and complexity and

signicance, its garnered

quite a bit of attention.

Once completed, G3

will be in direct competition

with NorthVancouvers

Richardson International

and Cargill Canada, as well

as other grain terminals

on theWest Coast. But,

Gerrand said, this project

will have a more efcient

design, with a train loop

right down to the waters

edge that will allow for up to

130 cars to roll in compared

to the 40 or 50 the other

facilities can handle.

Its going to allow us

to bring in large trains,

unload them in a very quick

manner much faster than

the existing terminals can

unload them and get the

train back to the Prairies to

ll again, turn around and

come back, he said.

By comparison, Cargill

Canadas silos on the other

side of NeptuneTerminals

hold 240,000 tonnes and

Richardson Internationals

hold about 180,000.

Its too soon to say how

much the project will cost

to construct but Gerrand

estimated it would result in

another 60 to 100 new jobs

to operate.

Increased demand for

grain in Asia is whats

spurring the investment,

Gerrand said.

Weve had bottlenecks

in the system, especially last

year in the grain industry

where we had upwards of

60 to 70 vessels at any time

sitting out in the Port of

Vancouver waiting to be

loaded and they just cant

get the grain fast enough,

he said.

Should G3 pursue the

project and Port Metro

Vancouver give it the

necessary permits, Gerrand

said construction should

start by next summer and

have the terminal online for

2019s fall harvest.

The existing break bulk

operations at LynntermWest

Gate can be shifted over to

the East Gate facility on the

other side of Lynn Creek

as it too will be expanded,

according toWestern

Stevedoring president Brad

Eshleman.

Eshleman said he expects

a robust consultation

process with local

stakeholders as Port Metro

Vancouver assesses whether

or not it should be built.

This is a very signicant

terminal development in

the Burrard Inlet.Well

denitely be doing all

our due diligence with

respect to dealing with the

community, dealing with

the environmental issues.

We very much want to be

a good corporate citizen in

dealing with all this stuff,

he said. This is really a

good news story. Its really

positive news for the farmers

throughout the Prairies.

Its very good news, we

believe, for job creation on

the North Shore and the

community.

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Dear Editor:

Re:WestVanMulls

Monster Homes,May 29

front-page story

Although I do not have

any personal objections

over a monster house as

a nal product, I do have

serious concerns during

the construction of them.

It is my understanding

thatWestVancouver does

not require an erosion and

sediment control plan to

accompany every building

permit application; it is only

required after an offence

has occurred.The retention

of vegetation, including

trees, is the best practice in

controlling the erosion of

soils.

MarqueThompson of

Marque Design was quoted

as saying, In order to

build new, trees have to be

sacriced, and, If a tree is

old and its removed and a

new one is put in its place,

thats probably better.

These two comments are an

insult to the people ofWest

Vancouver and every other

district that this company

operates in. First, I would

assume that trees have to be

sacriced in order to increase

the house footprint. Second,

the removal of an old tree

(dene old: ve years? 50?

500?) rarely is probably

better than replacing it

with a newer tree. Older

trees offer more food, living

habitat, and protection for

insects, birds, and animals

than younger trees.Many

large dead trees (or snags)

have more ecological value

than smaller, younger trees.

And most importantly, larger

trees offer the most erosion

protection of soils.As a

former director of theWest

Vancouver Streamkeepers,

and as a practicing certied

professional in erosion and

sediment control, I know

rst hand the common

practice of developers on the

North Shore. Soil retention

practices are not valued, and

the receiving environments

(storm sewers that dump

into waters of local creeks)

pay the ultimate price.

Only after the District of

WestVancouver and other

municipalities implement

mandatory sediment

control plans to accompany

building permit applications

will developers take this

issue seriously. Residents

spoke of forest esthetics

at the meeting last week.

These esthetics go beyond

residential yards and

roadways.They include

the local creeks, wetlands,

and riparian areas that

historically supported an

old growth forest lled with

you guessed it old

trees.

Matt Henderson

NorthVancouver

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Dear editor:

Vandals have struck twice

recently, damaging a six-foot

crucix outside of St. Pius X

Church.The legs of the cor-

pus have been damaged, the

rst time on Easter weekend,

breaking them completely

off, later to be found on the

median of Mount Seymour

Road.After nding an artist

who specialized in the res-

toration of religious statues,

and having the crucix re-

paired, it was again damaged

in May.

This is not the rst time

vandals have struck St. Pius

X.During Christmas 2014,

the Christ Child gure was

stolen from a manger scene

outside the church, and later

returned without one of its

arms.And other vandalism

has been occurring on

church property, including

another statue.

What does this mean?

Is it misguided youthful

mischief? Or is it a more

serious message? Is it

religious intolerance?

Of concern to me is that

this crucix is at the centre of

the Columbarium, which is

a nal resting place for some

members of the St. Pius X

parish family. It may be that

the vandals do not realize

that ashes are interned there

and the damage therefore is

equivalent to vandalism in a

cemetery.

There are many reasons

for deliberate malicious

vandalism of a religious

object, or for vandalism

of a cemetery, ranging

from racial hatred,morbid

curiosity, ritual desecration,

personal spite to a lack of

respect for cultural and

religious traditions. Or it

could be a deliberate but

not a malicious act such

as misguided youthful

partying and group-think at

its worst. Regardless of the

reason, it seems horrifying

that vandalism of any sort,

especially the nal resting

place for members of our

community, has repeatedly

occurred.

As a member of the St.

Pius X community, I want

to love my neighbour and

with compassion I seek to

understand the situation.

I hope that the acts of

vandalism are not a deeper

malicious message, certainly

as we seek to build a diverse

tolerant community.A

diverse, tolerant community

includes the respect of

religious artifacts, and

cultural customs.As we

build a world of compassion,

tolerance and acceptance of

all, I am confused about the

ongoing damage of property

and religious symbols.

Teresa Comey

NorthVancouver

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Students first learn to ply trade byhandAlthough he has

experience in other trades

as well, including auto

mechanics, Drayer says

he is heading to university

for computer studies. He

enrolled in the carpentry

program because it looked

interesting and he wanted to

try something different.

Cormier isnt surprised

that Drayer isnt planning

on pursuing a career in the

carpentry trade yet and

maybe never. He describes

the wide range of students

in the program as high

academic students to

students just trying to nd

themselves, and says the

goal of the program is to

open doors and provide

options.

About a year ago, the

school built a structure

to house the program. It

looks deceptively small on

the outside, but a quick

visit inside reveals a large

workspace with a concrete

oor and one full wall that

can be opened to the outside.

Mezzanines are loaded with

planks and beams, and a

drying room at one end has

large fans roaring, circulating

air around piles of wood.

The main area smells

of r and cedar, and

Cormier points out different

projects in various stages

of completion, including a

wall lying at on the oor,

covered in shingles.

His teaching philosophy

is learning through making,

and making is thinking,

and he says he is teaching

the curriculum (in which)

you have to build things so

you can take it all apart then

build something else and

take that apart.

Materials are reused as

much as possible, including

nails. In a second room

off the main space, shelves

are lined with a vast array

of carpentry, building and

surveying tools, including a

magnet to pick up bent and

fallen nails.

We recycle as much as

we can, notes Cormier.

The room looks like a

professional work trailer, but

across from the collection

of tools is a wall of hooks

loaded with knapsacks.

School binders and sneakers

(with an empty bag of corn

nuts crammed into one)

are piled fairly neatly on the

oor.They are a reminder

that the users of these tools

are still just teens.

The rst project the

students complete is

making their own toolboxes.

All made to the same

dimensions out of mahogany

plywood, they sit in a row

on one long shelf. Some

customization is allowed,

and Wyatts box is written

in dark marker on the side of

the rst one.These boxes, as

well as a stash of utility boxes

and saw horses, were all

made by the students using

hand tools. In the main part

of the course, the students

make everything by hand,

and are only introduced to

power tools toward the end

of the program and only for

certain projects.

As he tours the structure,

Cormiers passion for the

program is evident in the

way he talks about it. He

says it has evolved beyond

what he originally expected.

This year, Cormier

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The process was

quick and received little

provincial assistance.

As a result, wages were

harmonized upwards in

this period, which had a

signicant impact on the

cost of service delivery, the

report stated.

Beyond that, residents

in the more far-ung parts

of the larger municipalities

began to demand the same

level of service offered in

the denser parts.

The report does note,

however, some factors

that make a before-and-

after comparison difcult,

among them: dramatic

changes in nancial

reporting and property

tax assessment methods in

the same period, as well as

entrenched downloading

of responsibilities from

the province, including

big-ticket items like social

housing and highway

maintenance.

Rather than slamming

the door on prospective

future amalgamations, the

report goes on to suggest

cities pursue partial

amalgamations or shared

service agreements to nd

efciencies.

Former city council

member Guy Heywood,

who fought to bring about

amalgamation from within

during his last term,

rubbished the report.

It has no applicable

context, Heywood said,

noting the unpopular

amalgamations were forced

on unwilling participants

with unnecessary haste,

mismanaged by bureaucrats

and used by opportunistic

unions as a chance to level

up.

The two North

Vancouvers, by contrast,

share every important

social, recreational, cultural,

educational and health

institution, and the only

reason they were separated

was to satisfy the developers

of the day, Heywood said.

(The report) is a cloak

or a tactic for distracting

from whats obvious to a

fair-minded, common-

sensical person in North

Vancouver, he said.

Heywood continues to

press for amalgamation

and is in the process of

setting up a citizens forum,

using volunteers from the

community with expertise

that could better inform

a new study into local

amalgamation.

City of NorthVancouver

Mayor Darrell Mussatto

said he has not read the

Fraser Institute report

but it reaches the same

conclusions he has been

preaching for years.

All the research that

Ive done has said that

those costs are enormous.

The savings that you get

never make up for those

costs that you spend, he

said.

Mussatto said people

still make ludicrous

assumptions that

amalgamation will result

in just one municipal hall

operating with half the

staff.

Ninety-ve per cent

will still remain.Youll have

one city manager instead of

two, one mayor instead of

two, but the costs are huge

to changing those systems.

Youll nd if youre doing it

for nancial reasons, it does

not make sense, he said.

Mussatto said the city

and district, along with

MetroVancouver, already

share in the services

where it makes the most

nancial sense for taxpayers

water, sewer, garbage, air

quality.

Those things that

the region is doing now

are already achieving big

savings, he said.

Mussatto, a staunch

NDPer, said he nds

himself in the rare position

of standing in agreement

with the right-wing Fraser

Institute.

They must have hired

some new people at the

Fraser Institute because,

usually, I am not in

agreement with them on a

whole lot of what they say,

he said with a laugh.

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Vancouver is being sued

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restaurant and concession

stand at Gleneagles Golf

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SeaView Restaurants

Ltd., which is owned by

EnzoTaffara and his wife

Alice, was ve years into a

10-year contract when the

District ofWestVancouver

terminated the deal last

November.

The district justied the

move, saying the operator

wasnt living up to the

terms of the contract by not

opening the restaurant for

breakfast as soon as the golf

course opened at 6 a.m.

But according to Sea

Views lawyer JohnWhyte,

the hours hardwired into

the contract were simply

untenable for any for-

prot business. The

clubhouse and concession

receive no, or virtually

no, customers during the

early morning hours, later

afternoon hours, at any

hour in inclement weather,

or during winter, the claim

stated.

Over the years, the

Taffaras and the district

agreed to amend the

operating hours to keep the

business viable, the claim

states, but the district has

neglected or refused to pay

SeaView the early buyout

payment agreed to in the

original contract.That

would amount to about

$350,000,Whyte said.

For damages, SeaView

is seeking the full amount

of the buyout payment

or reimbursement for the

$250,000 the company

spent on improving

the facility, as well as

compensation for the

districts continued use

of kitchen and dining

equipment that theTaffars

paid for, despite repeated

requests and demands for

the district to stop.

Its up to the court

to decide what general

or punitive damages are

merited, butWhyte said his

calculation of the market

value of the supplies, if the

district were to rent them,

would be $400,000.

That number is a

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clients property and makes

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from where we sit, that

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he said.

TheTaffaras have found

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ordeal has been arduous

for the two, who emigrated

from South Africa.

They have worked very

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to serve the people of this

community and it has

been extremely difcult

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business taken from them

by, of all possible actors,

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had expected would occur

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has.

The District ofWest

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the organizations 13-year

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ofcial opening of a new

Vancouver site housing

its groundbreaking

residential treatment

program serving youth

with eating disorders.

The Looking Glass

Residence offers a live-in

care and treatment program

for B.C. youth and young

adults, males and females,

ages 17-24, who are

experiencing a variety of

eating disorders.

NorthVancouvers

Dolores Elliott is a co-

founder of the charity,

having banded together

with two other mothers

of daughters with eating

disorders after coming to

realize the lack of local care

and treatment options.

From lengthy wait lists to

having to travel outside

of Canada to the United

States to access expensive

help, she and her peers

sought to make change at

home to better serve local

families that

were struggling.

Together, they launched

the foundation in 2002,

focused on prevention and

support.

We went to numerous

conferences everywhere

to learn as much as we

could and we were able to

actually sit in with all of the

doctors and professionals

that you probably would

take months to get an

appointment with, but they

all spoke to us, knowing

that we were just parents

of children. It was good for

them to get our perspective

on what we were going

through as well, says

Elliott, who currently sits

on the foundations board

of directors. Shes pleased

to report her daughter, now

an adult, has recovered

from her illness, and is

leading a healthy life and

running her own business.

After a couple of years

spent fundraising, the

Looking Glass Foundations

rst major initiative was the

launch of a summer camp

10 years ago.

That was our initial

credibility test, says Elliott.

They were pleased

then with the condence

expressed by community

members, entrusting their

children into the care of the

trained and experienced

health professionals theyd

assembled, and the annual

camp has continued to be

well-supported.

That credibility grew

for us and was really

instrumental in moving

forward and understanding

what we needed to do to

open up our own residential

treatment centre, says

Elliott.

In 2011, the foundation

launched theWoodstone

Treatment Centre, offering

a live-in program for youth

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Looking Glass dedicated to serving local families

and young adults, on

Galiano Island. According

to the foundation, the

Looking Glass program

was the rst of its kind in

Canada, offering services

for young people with

anorexia nervosa, bulimia

nervosa, binge and other

eating disorders.

Having been interested

in moving the program

toVancouver as a means

of expanding its services,

and providing more access

to community supports,

resources and therapeutic

activities, those involved

with the foundation

were pleased when an

opportunity arose following

Ronald McDonald House

B.C.s publicized plan to

construct and move to a

new, larger location.

Hearing their former

site was on the market,

Elliott and her husband

and their extended family,

the Lougheeds, decided to

purchase the former Ronald

McDonald House and gift

it to the Looking Glass

to serve as the residential

programs new, more

central home.

Were not the type

of family that likes our

name everywhere, were

very discreet about what

we do. But this is really

important and I think for

other families that have the

means to open their eyes

and see what they can do

out there too. Lets pass it

on, she says.

After the necessary

repairs, maintenance and

upgrades were undertaken,

the foundations residential

program was moved to

its currentVancouver

site, at 4116 Angus Dr.,

in Shaughnessy, and

renamed the Looking Glass

Residence, in August 2014.

At the same time, the

foundation partnered

with the Provincial Health

Services Authority, which

assumed responsibility for

operation of the program,

in collaboration with the

Looking Glass.

Its our program, but the

government is running it,

says Elliott.

An ofcial grand opening

and ribbon cutting event

was heldTuesday with

representatives of partner

organizations present,

including B.C. Childrens

Hospital, as well as local

dignitaries, such as North

Vancouver-Seymour MLA

JaneThornthwaite.

The Looking Glass

Foundation and Provincial

Health Services Authority

are integral to helping

young people struggling

with eating disorders,

saidThornthwaite, who

serves as parliamentary

secretary for child mental

health and anti-bullying,

in a press release.This

partnership will provide

people suffering from eating

disorders with a beautiful

residence, while addressing

their needs and giving them

the tools to integrate back

into the community, she

said in the statement.

Publicly funded, program

participants nd their

way to the Looking Glass

Residence starting with a

referral from their doctor.

So far the new site has

served up to 14 people at a

time. Depending on how ill

a young person is and how

they respond to treatment,

their stay could range from

a typical minimum of 60

days to an average length of

approximately 120 days or

more, says Elliott.

The programs approach

to treatment combines

group and family

therapy, meal support

and education, guided

recreation and leisure

activities, and psychiatric,

pharmaceutical and

medical care provided by a

multi-disciplinary team of

medical and mental health

professionals.

It takes a couple of days

to adjust, like anything, but

I think once they realize

theyre there, they all realize

how lucky they are, says

Elliott.

The Looking Glass

Foundation is continuing

its fundraising efforts to

support all of its programs

and services the Looking

Glass Residence and

summer camp program

included.

The camp program

is celebrating its 10th

year of operation and

applications for those ages

14-23 are being accepted

for this years edition,

being presented at the site

of Maple Ridges Camp

Goodtimes.

Were always

fundraising, always looking

for funds.We cant stress

how important it is for

donations of any size, says

Elliott.

Other services offered

by the foundation

include support and

referral services by phone

and email, an online

peer support service, a

scholarship program and

a web-based ask an expert

service with Dr. Meris

Williams.

Theyre also working to

launch two new programs

in the coming months.

Their new Hand-in-Hand

Group Support will see four

to eight participants joined

with a trained facilitator

and interact in person, by

phone, or online, based

on where participants live

and their individual needs.

Their upcoming E-Learn

Training initiative will allow

for community members

interested in volunteering

with the foundation to be

properly trained no matter

where they live in the

province.

Elliott wants people to

know the Looking Glass

Foundation is there for

them and those involved are

ready and willing to answer

any queries they might

have.

People should never feel

like theyre alone. Especially

parents when theyre

dealing with this.This is

not an easy thing trying to

understand why your child

is doing what theyre doing

because its just the most

hideous disease, she says.

For more information,

visit lookingglassbc.com.

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WhenWilfred Fawcett was 25 he

accidentally cut the top of his nger off

while working with a saw.

It meant the end of playing the clarinet

he had started on when he was 14 years

old. Before the accident, Fawcett played

with swing bands all overVancouver in

the 1940s and 1950s.

His boyhood music experience was

with a well-know musician named Lance

Harrison.

Everyone knows Lance Harrison and

Mr. Baker, they used to have a nightclub

right at the corner of Marine Drive and

Park Royal, recalls Fawcett, noting

Harrison was a Dixieland musician and

taught him all about it.

Fawcett tried to play professionally but

most musicians are very poor, he notes

with a laugh.

He decided to get a good job a bit

more schooling and ended up with

an insurance company called Fawcett

Insurance Agency.When he retired in

2000, he passed the rm on to his son.

Despite leaving the scene, Fawcett

never lost his love of music, and 45 years

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at various venues in the Lower Mainland,mostly at care facilities, seniors residences,and community centres, as well as specicgroup events.

Well entertain anywhere, Koebelreports with a laugh, but notes the content ismainly geared toward a senior audience.

Our mandate is just to bring somefun, joy and music into the lives of people,explains Koebel.

All the members are seniors and theymeet once a week for rehearsal at SilverHarbour Seniors Centre, where the group isregistered as a program.

They get together everyThursdaymorning for two hours from September toJune and a little less during the summer.Each year they put together one productionfor the entire season that contains a variety

of singing, skits, routines, and individualperformances.An earlier incarnation ofthe group started out by doing plays, butit evolved over time into more of a varietyshow.

Currently there are eight members,and the group is always looking for more,especially men.There is an informal auditionprocess, and candidates should have someperforming experience, such as singing ina choir, or acting, singing, or dancing in agroup or on stage. Despite the groups varietyof performing backgrounds, Koebel says theydont generally have creative differences.

We all have different strengths that webring, and I think everybody recognizesthe different strengths that people have andsupport them because of it.

Seniors Acting Up will be performing atthe opening ceremonies for the B.C. SeniorGames in August.

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Group performing at Senior GamesFrom page 18

WestVanveteran awardedOnApril 16, former Royal Canadian Navy

Seaman Henry Greenwood ofWestVancouver

received the Legion DHonneur, Frances highest

honour, from Jean-Christophe Fleury, the Consul

General of France inVancouver.

A press release from the event noted Greenwood

received the medal at a dinner commemorating the

70th anniversary ofVE (Victory in Europe) Day

and the liberation ofThe Netherlands by Canadian

troops.

The event was hosted by the Honourable Michael

de Jong,Minister of Finance and Government

House Leader of the Province of British Columbia.

VE Day, which was on May 8, honoured the 181,000

British Columbians who fought in the SecondWorld

War, including the 45,000 Canadians who lost their

lives and the more than 7,600 Canadians who died

ghting in the Netherlands, according to the release.

As a seaman in the Royal Canadian Navy,

Greenwood participated in many rescue missions.

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Notable Potables

At last months

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Championships, B.C.

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entries, winning all of the

white vinifera categories

with the exception of a

couple.

Theres no argument

that it was an impressive

showing.

Competitions can be

a mixed blessing both for

wineries and consumers.

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they all cost money to

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glasses and paying judges,

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Recently namedWest

Vancouvers Citizen of the

Year,Geoff Jopson credits

his achievements as a

volunteer and community

builder to the inuence of

his Uncle Fred,amodel

of citizenship for me and

indeed for all of us.

The tradition of

community contribution

goes way back in the

Jopson family.A seventh-

generation Canadian,

Freds forebears include a

Father of Confederation,

the principal author of the

United Nations Declaration

of Human Rights and a

naval captain who fought at

the Battle ofTrafalgar.

Fred, who turned 96 on

May 22, grew up in East

Vancouver. He played soccer

as a boy, switching to hockey

when the Forum opened

in 1931. I was a rink rat

working at the concession,

throwing peanuts and

catching nickels, in exchange

for free ice time.

In 1938, he played for the

Vancouver Bruins in the rst

NHL Oldtimers Exhibition

game, opposing the

legendary CycloneTaylor of

theVancouver Millionaires,

winners of the 1915

Stanley Cup.

Extra training in tool and

die making and metallurgy

got me my rst decent job,

at the Boeing plant at Coal

Harbour.

When the SecondWorld

War started, Fred helped

set up the Boeing plant at

Sea Island where he was

in charge of tool and die

design. It was a time of

innovation in metals and

technology, all introduced

at speed while the war raged

on.

A condition of Freds

exemption from army

service as a skilled

tradesman was his

assignment to the Pacic

Coast Militia Rangers, No. 2

Company,WestVancouver.

With his rie on his back,

Fred patrolled Hollyburn

Ridge, familiar and well-

loved terrain from years of

hiking and skiing, where

there was space to dream.

What a beautiful place

this would be to live, he

recalls thinking.

After the war, Fred

thought he might continue

to work in the aircraft

industry. He made his way

to California but there were

no mountains and nothing

green. I tired of it and came

home.

In 1949, Fred married

Corinne Ryder and his

dream of a home inWest

Vancouver became a reality.

Fred and his brother

Bob, Geoffs father, built

homes in a new subdivision

bounded byTaylorWay,

Keith Road and a horse

pasture on Marine Drive

that became Park Royal

North.They worked on each

others houses, building one

after another from a plan

made by contractorVern

Rest, and using the same

tradespeople. I wouldnt

say I built the whole house,

but I built a lot of it, says

Fred, the electrical and the

plumbing and painting.

Fred and Corinne

raised three children who

grew up with their cousin

Geoff. Fred was keen for

the offspring to hurry up

and grow so they could play

sports.

Since there was no ice

rink on the North Shore

in those days and plenty of

playing elds, soccer became

the family sport. Fred and

Bob raised a team they

called theWestVancouver

Blue Devils that, coached by

Fred, won four consecutive

provincial championships

or it could have been three

wins and one tie, says Fred

an outstanding record

either way.

Fred had found his

vocation: to help youth

develop into well-rounded

adults through sport. He was

with the Canadian teams

at the Olympic Games in

Montreal and Los Angeles,

at theWorld Cup in Mexico.

Hes a life member of a

host of soccer associations,

recipient of awards and had

trophies named for him. Of

all his achievements, Fred

is most proud of developing

youth soccer in Canada and

the United States through

team exchanges and

international competitions.

When the FIFA

WomensWorld Cup kicks

off in Canada, Fred will

be listening to the games.

Macular degeneration has

affected his eyesight, but

Fred still has his memory

and his imagination.

I see moves that others

dont see; its like ballet.

Soccer is the beautiful

game.

In the words of Freds

nephew Geoff, Fred is one

of the true builders of a new

community here inWest

Vancouver.

There are others like

Fred, whose contributions

to our community are

still within living memory.

Hopefully their stories will

also be told and heard,

recognized, preserved and

celebrated as essential

elements of our cultural and

social heritage.

Laura Anderson works

with and for seniors on the

North Shore. 778-279-2275

[email protected]

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NoticesCALL FORATHLETES

ANDVOLUNTEERS

The City and District of

NorthVancouver will be

hosting the 55+ B.C.Games

Aug. 25-29 and athletes

and volunteers are needed.

The North Shore hopes to

welcome more than 4,000

athletes to compete in 27

different sporting events

serviced by 1,500 volunteers.

55plusgames.ca

AFTERNOONTEA

Amica atWestVancouver

will hold a traditional tea

Thursday, June 11, 2 p.m.

at 659 Clyde Ave. Sample

nger sandwiches, scones

and pastries while listening

to live entertainment by

pianist and singer Jennifer

Lauren. RSVP as seating is

limited. 604-921-9181

SENIORSGATHERING

A free drop-in program for

an informal get-together and

chat from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

on the secondTuesday of

every month at the North

Vancouver City Library, 120

West 14th St.At the June

9 meeting learn about the

Lionsview Seniors Planning

Society, the history of the

organization and the work

its doing to keep seniors

active and give them a voice

in the community. nvcl.ca

NORTHVANCOUVER

CITYARBORIST

PRESENTATION

Seniors are invited to learn

about all of the interesting

trees in NorthVancouver

parks and how they are an

important part of our urban

environment with arborist

Craig Bench Friday, June

12, 10:30-11:45 a.m. at John

Braithwaite Community

Centre, 145West First St.,

NorthVancouver.

Sports,Recreation,Games,Fitness &HealthCHAIR EXERCISE

CLASSES A free drop-in

programWednesdays, 1-2

p.m. at St.Martins Anglican

Church, 195 EastWindsor

Rd., NorthVancouver.

The class is low-impact

concentrating on balance,

stability and core strength

for fall prevention.There will

also be work on upper and

lower body strength with a

cardiovascular component.

Following the class there

will be a healthy snack and

an opportunity to socialize.

Registration: Beverley,

604-988-1410

CHAIRYOGA Fridays,

9:30-10:45 a.m. and 11:15

a.m.-12:30 p.m. at North

ShoreVolunteers for Seniors,

275 21st St.,WestVancouver.

Registration required.

604-922-1575 nsvs.ca

CHAIRYOGA For ages

55+ every Friday, 9:45-

10:45 a.m. at Parkgate

Community Centre,

3625 Banff Court, North

Vancouver. First class is free.

Drop-in: $10. 604-983-6350

CHAIRYOGAGain the

benets of yoga without

getting on the oor

Mondays, 10-11:15 a.m.

at Silver Harbour Centre,

144 East 22nd St., North

Vancouver. $52 for eight

classes. 604-980-2474

silverharbourcentre.com

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Automatic contributions payoffDid you struggle earlier

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that problem again.The

benets:

n Its much easier to

contribute, for example,

$800 a month than to

come up with $9,600

every January or February

. . . right after the holiday

spending season.

n This year ahead

approach means your

tax-sheltered money starts

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n If you invest in the

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n If your RRSP

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you can ask the tax ofce

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n You can then redirect

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You can easily set up

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Ideally, transfer the money

every pay day to reduce

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This neatly shifts the

responsibility so you

dont have to think about

making the decision. Its

just like a regular debt

repayment: it happens

automatically and you

simply live on the money

thats left.

Financial planning

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mechanisms like this to

enable you to get ahead as

efciently (and painlessly)

as possible.

Note that you can also

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less tax to be withheld

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Typical deductions include

child care expenses,

support payments,

carrying charges and

interest expenses for

investments, rental losses,

charitable donations and

so on.

You need to complete

the tax formT1213,

available on the Canada

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BIG BOOK SALE:

Browse through a large

selection of books and help

raise funds for the Friends

of the Library Sunday,

June 7, 12:30-4 p.m. at

LynnValley library, 1277

LynnValley Rd., North

Vancouver. Prices vary.

Please bring a bag. nvdpl.ca

BLUERIDGE GOOD

NEIGHBOUR DAY

The Blueridge/Seymour

Heights neighbourhood

is holding aWildWest-

themed day Sunday,

June 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

at Blueridge elementary,

2650 Bronte Dr., North

Vancouver. Everyone

welcome.The event

will include a barbecue,

mechanical bull, pie eating

contest, face painting and

more. blueridgeca.org

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