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With the popularity ofelectronic cigarettes— especially amongyouth — on the rise, theprovincial government hasintroduced new legislationthat stamps out the sale ofthese products to minors.

The ban comes aslocal health experts warnabout the addictive natureand respiratory concernsassociated with e-cigarettes— commonly perceived asa healthier alternative tosmoking.

“The biggest concernthat we have about therecreational use of e-cigarettes by young peopleis that they may be gettingaddicted to a highlyaddictive product, especiallyif that e-juice containsnicotine,” said Dr. MeenaDawar, medical healthofficer forVancouver CoastalHealth.

Under the new legislationintroducedThursday, e-cigarettes cannot be sold toanyone under the age of 19,or be used in workplaces,indoor spaces or on schoolgrounds — essentiallyregulating them like regularcigarettes.

There are also changesexpected to clamp down onthe promotion and displayof these products.

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A North Vancouverman who spent yearsvolunteering with kidsis facing charges forattempting to lure anunderage girl.

Police arrested VictorOverfield, 27, on Dec. 19last year after a Surreygirl informed them hehad been contacting herthrough text messages

and emails, according toCpl. Bert Paquet, SurreyRCMP spokesman.

He’s now charged withone count of invitation tosexual touching and onecount of luring a minorunder 16.

Overfield volunteeredwith the Royal CanadianSea Cadets in NorthVancouver from 2007to 2012, and with the

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In the world of PaulHetherington’sfantastical imagination,everything is awesome.

There are skeletonsriding midnight carousels, alost world of Atlantis whereSpongeBob competes withCaptain Jack Sparrow fortop billing, and a MardiGras parade in New Orleans.In Gotham City, the Jokerduels with Batman, whileLady Gaga performs on anelaborate stage, surroundedby adoring “little monsters.”

And every intricate sceneis built entirely of Lego.

Hetherington, 44, is areal life Master Builder — orLego artist, as he prefers torefer to himself.

Each intricate creationcan take between 20,000and 30,000 pieces to createand two months to build.

Hetherington rarelysketches designs before hebuilds. “I’m kind of a three-dimensional thinker,” hesays.

He’s built most ofhis creations for Legoconventions — held annuallyin both Seattle and Portlandor for special events likethe Lego exhibit at ScienceWorld.

He created one of his

largest and most intricatecreations, Poseidon, for amythology exhibit at theSurrey Museum. It featuresa massive four-and-a-halffoot tall figure of the seatedGreek god of the sea. ButPoseidon also opens to reveal

an undersea world of sharkguards that sway to thetune ofYellow Submarineand mermaids that swimaround the scenery, poweredby special Lego gears andmotors.

In another of

Hetherington’s pieces,Joker’s Funhouse, diabolicalfun includes man-eatingplants directed by PoisonIvy to attack and victimssuspended above roiling vatsof poison.

Hetherington’s piecesincorporate elements offantasy, humour, andpainstaking research into theworlds he’s creating.

“Once I start a projectI have to finish,” he said. “Ihave an incredibly hard timestarting, but once I’m in it,I’m in it to the end.”

Most recently, he’s beenworking on a new scenefeaturing Batman and theJoker duking it out whilesuspended in mid-air outsidea theatre in Gotham City.Hetherington will be takingthat to Bricks Cascade, aLego conference in Portlandnext weekend.

Not surprisingly,Hetherington has a lotof Lego — he estimateshis collection at probablybetween one and two millionpieces. An entire room in hisNorthVancouver apartment

is dedicated to his craft,with floor to ceiling plasticdrawers containing differentpieces — one drawer mighthave mini figures, anothera particular size of brick orwheel.

A big red plastic bag ofLego bricks sits on the floor.

“When I first started Iused to go to garage sales,”said Hetherington. “I gotquite a lot of my collectionthat way.”

In more recent years, theopening of theVancouverLego store substantiallyadded to the ease with whichaspiring Lego artists couldobtain their raw materials.

The “pick a brick wall”is “the bulk food storeequivalent of Lego,” saidHetherington, who estimateshe spends about $5,000 ayear on Lego.

For rarer pieces — likeMr. Gold — dedicated Legofans and artists turn to anonline site BrickLink.comthrough which fans sell rarerpieces.

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technically in the handsof a judge, but fate mayintervene in the meantime.The Artificial Reef Societyof B.C. had hoped to sinkthe HCMS Annapolisvessel in Halkett Bay offGambier Island in January.But lawyers for Save HalkettBay Marine Society were incourt for two days last weekto argue that EnvironmentCanada never should haveissued the disposal at seapermit due to the toxic paintstill on the hull.

The judge’s decisioncould come at any time inthe coming weeks but theship may find its way tothe ocean floor on its own,according Howard Robins,president of the ARSBC.

“The thing that weighsin my mind is, is everyoneaware of the condition of

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If the ARSBC wins thecurrent legal battle, it wouldonly take a few days to get ittowed into place and sunk,Robbins said. He’s not surewhat will happen if thejudge rules in favour of SaveHalkett Bay’s petition.

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about voting yes in the upcoming MetroVancouver transit referendum if I thought thatmoney would be well spent! But, like most inthe area, I cannot help but ask the question, willit be? And my answer is a resounding, no! I seeit as giving good money to an organization thathas shown no real concern about how muchthey spend and where they spend it. Moreover,they seem to be unaccountable to anyone! Assuch, I see this as throwing good money afterbad.

TransLink is one amongst a feworganizations that seem to operate without anydirect accountability to the public. I put theferry corporation and Metro Vancouver on thislist too! I am not saying they are not necessary.But like so many, I am becoming increasingly,reluctant to give these organizations any moremoney because they have no accountabilityto the taxpayer. And we are the very peoplewhom they are suppose to be representing andlistening to.

The Mayors’ Council is going to have a veryhard sell, as far as I am concerned, to get a

positive vote on this.This need not be the case.People are willing to do what is necessary tobuild the infrastructure needed. But, I — and Iknow I am not alone in this — am not willingto give TransLink another penny until they areaccountable to the taxpayers of this province.

I hope someone out there will start tolisten to me and so many other people in thisprovince.

We all want the right thing. But we needaccountability.Rick HarrisonNorth Vancouver

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TransLink unaccountable on tax“They were probablymore appropriatelydressed for a hot yogaclass than a technicalmountain hike.”Search manager Doug Popetalks about warm weathercreating a false sense of safetyin the backcountry (from aMarch 4 news story).

“Their naps ended inhandcuffs.”WestVancouver PoliceDepartment spokesman Const.Jeff Palmer explains the arrestof a fugitive couple sleeping inan idling car (from a March6 news story).

“I would love to makeyou all happy butunfortunately we knowthat’s not always possible.”NorthVancouver City MayorDarrell Mussatto addresses thepublic before voting in favourof a new OCP for the city(from a March 6 news story).

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Fear itselfP rime Minster Stephen Harper

rode in to our rescue this week toannounce his government is once

again getting tough on crime.This time, it’s the baddest of the bad

that our government is determined tosave us from.They’ll be locked up andthe key tossed into a deep, dark well,with no possibility of parole.

Never mind that Canada isexperiencing its lowest rate of violentcrime in 40 years. Or that first-degreemurderers represent a teeny tiny fractionof even those dwindling statistics.

Forget that we already have dangerousoffender legislation that essentiallycovers the same ground and offers thepublic the same protection.

That’s not the point.The point is to remind Canadians

that the Boogeyman is still out there.The point is a bump in the polls from

Canadians who respond favourably to acrack down on what we fear, especiallyin an election year.

It won’t actually make us safer. And,like every piece of legislation thatlengthens prison sentences, this willcome with massive costs. A prison cellis an extremely expensive place for aCanadian to be.That’s money that couldbe spent mitigating the problems weknow actually lead to crime: addiction,poverty and untreated mental illness.

Sadly this is part of another well-established Tory pattern.The last timeCanada’s murder rate was this low,Lester B. Pearson was Prime Minister. Itseems the safer Canadians get, the moreour federal government wants to scarethe wits out of them.That’s by design.Don’t fall for it.

You’ll need your wits when casting aballot.

Dear Editor:Good for Nora Gambioli and Christine

Cassidy for caring about neighbourhoods.In addition to the issue of building huge

homes that take up most of the lot, what aboutthe problem of construction that never ends?

I live next to 2878 Bellevue Ave., whereconstruction of this monster has been inprogress for almost three years!

As I look out at that ugly site, I notice anexcavator that has been piled up there for over aweek, with no progress in the last three days.

I think the District of West Vancouver needsto come up with a solution to these problems— let’s start by bringing in a bylaw that sets aone-year limit when building a house.Jean LawrenceWest Vancouver

Editor’s note:When asked, Jeff McDonald, spokesman for theDistrict ofWestVancouver, said “a building permitis valid for 18 months. Six-month extensions canbe applied for, with applicable fees.The bylaw doesnot limit the number of extensions that can beapplied for if the work is deemed by inspectors to becontinuing.”

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Life as the parent oftwo young boys has methinking that maybe it’stime we started cuttingtrolls a little bit of slack.

Not, like, trolls thathide under bridges and eatNorwegian children. Suchmonsters. Although, to befair, have you seen whatpasses for real Norwegianfood? Krum kaka!

No, I’m talking aboutthe Internet-style troll. Forthose of you lucky enoughnot to have encounteredthe concept, troll is anInternet slang term forsomeone who exists tostart arguments and upsetpeople, gaining satisfactionby provoking emotionalresponses from others.

Trolls show up in manyplaces, notably on socialmedia sites like Twitterand Facebook and inthe comments sectionsunderneath online newsarticles and columns.At their tamest, trollsespouse a potentially funny,contrarian and obviously

incorrect point of view justto get a rise out of decentfolks, something like, “Heyyou morons, I’ve met PrimeMinister Harper and he isboth smart and cool.”

At their worst, however,trolls bully and say horriblethings to people, sometimeseven picking on victims ofcrimes or tragedies. I haveno time for the malicioustrolls, but am starting tosee where the mischievoustrolls come from. I see itevery day, in fact, frompeople that I love very

much. My sons, age twoand four, are excellenttrolls. Sometimes it seemslike their entire life purposeis to provoke each otherinto wild rages.

A common troll sharedby both my boys — andactually most children inthe world, from what I cangather — is the “whatevertoy you are holding rightnow is my favouritething in the world and Imust have it” technique.This one is so deeplyingrained in all childrenthat it must date back toprehistoric times, perhapswhen one Cro-Magnonchild showed up with anexciting new shiny rockand immediately causedall of his Cro-Magnonbuddies to abandon theireven more primitive toys

— pointy sticks and iPhone3s or whatever — steal therock and throw their littleCro-Magnon buddy into anespecially large fern.

My two-year-old is anabsolutely marvelous troll.My older son loves tobuild elaborate buildingsout of his Lego — tunnels,airports, towers — andsurround them with long,twisty tracks with hiswooden railroad set.Nothing in the world makesmy younger son happierthan finding the tallest,coolest building — the onehis brother is most proudof — and smashing it to theground.

“Boom chicka boooom!”he says, laughing his headoff while knowing full wellhe’s about to get chokedHomer Simpson style. He.

Does. Not. Care.Some of the trolling is

slyer. My older son usedto calmly explain to hislittle brother that he couldalways beat him in a racebecause he has longer legs.

“I’m the first because Ihave longer legs,” the olderone would say as he racedinto the bedroom for storytime.The little guy caughton quick, though, and nowhe runs into the bedroomtoo and screams, “I’m thefirst! Long legs!”

He’s never, in fact, first.He always catches legit furyfrom his brother. And healways loves it.

The trolling even carriesover to story time. My olderson is a stickler for tellingthe story right, which leadsto some dramatic readingsof classics such as Green

Eggs and Ham.Me: “Would you eat

them in a box?”Two-year-old:

(delightedly) “Yeah.”Four-year-old:

(anguished) “Noooooo!That’s not what it says.”

Me: “Would you eatthem with a fox?”

Two-year-old: (casuallyecstatic) “Yeah!”

Four-year-old: (angrierthan Kanye at theGrammys) “Noooooooo!”

What I’m arguinghere is that this is nature,not nurture.We areprogrammed from a youngage to troll and troll hard.The boys certainly didn’tlearn trolling from me.

I would never, forexample, come into the

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In the meantime, thegovernment has givenbusinesses that sell e-cigarettes some breathingroom to prepare for thechanges.

The North Shore Newsapproached two vape shopsFriday in NorthVancouverwhose operators said theyhave a strict policy about notselling their e-cigarettes tominors.

“We are diligent aboutcarding people,” said DanMacDonald, co-owner, EZ-Vape North Shore. “Theyimpose these regulations,but most credible vapeshops were self-regulatinganyway. Everybody kindaknew (government)regulations would comeeventually, and . . . you don’twant to be known as theshop selling to minors.”

However, accordingto one local high school

student, there is aconvenience store in LynnValley that has no qualmsabout selling e-cigarettes tominors.

Argyle student EmilyHendriks said that storenear her school is whereall her classmates get theire-cigarettes.

The majority of Argylestudents have tried smokinge-cigarettes, she said— some of them doing itinside and around the schoolproperty.

“My friend will justpull out his e-cig just inthe middle of the hallway— but he will have to hide ifa teacher is coming becausehe will get in big trouble,”said Hendriks.

Her story supports arecent Canadian CancerSociety study that found5,000 children have alreadytried an electronic cigarettein Grade 6, and one in threehigh school students havealready smoked them.

E-cigarettes are battery-operated vaping devices,which mimic the smokingby using an inhalation andheating process that createsa vapour.

The liquid solution or

e-juice usually containspropylene or vegetableglycol, and can be combinedwith other ingredients,including nicotine, andflavours — often sweet-smelling varieties includingchocolate and bubble gum.

“Youth can be usingwhat they think is a fruityrecreational drug but reallythey are getting addictedto nicotine.The vapour isprobably much less harmfulthan tobacco smoke, but thepoint remains that it’s notsafe,” said Dawar.

Hendriks agrees that herpeers might be not awareof the ingredients inside thee-cigarette juices.

“Basically everybodythinks it’s just like inhalingwater. I guess because theythink e-cigs are safer thansmoking,” said Hendriks.

Last springVancouverCoastal Health sent a letterto all local school districtsrecommending that e-cigs be banned on schoolproperties.

Last month, the NorthVancouver School Districtamended its smoking policyto forbid the use of e-cigarette-related products onschool property.

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Overfield and thealleged victim had met,although never for sexualpurposes, Paquet said.

Investigators decidedto issue a news releaseabout the case on Fridayto “potentially identifyvictims” police may notknow about.

“We don’t believe itis likely but, through thesteps of the investigation,our officers identified thefact there might be othersand because of that, weare making that appeal— not only for potentialvictims but also anyonewith information thatcould assist the one casewhere charges are laid,”Paquet said.

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“We know that we’re notsaving lives or anything likethat. Our aim is to bring alittle bit of light and love andcomfort to someone whois facing significant healthchallenges in what can bea scary part of their life,”says founder and executivedirector Leigh Boyle.

TheVancouver-based27-year-old, who grew upin LynnValley, establishedThe Lipstick Project in2012, though its roots goback to 2011. From 2010to 2011, Boyle worked fulltime as a communicationsofficer for Imagine1day,an international non-profit agency focused oneducation, in Mekelle, innorthern Ethiopia.

Interested in volunteeringin the community on herdays off, Boyle connectedwith an area women’shospital.While her helpwas warmly welcomed, shewas unsure what she had tocontribute to the women’s

happiness, considering shedidn’t speak their languageand came from a differentcultural background. Hergirlfriends suggested sheoffer the patients manicures.

“I’m not skilled inthat way, but I thought,yeah sure, that could be acool way to connect withpeople, and just sort of takecare of each other and becompassionate towards eachother and it really worked

well,” says Boyle, who alsoserves as a developmentofficer forVancouver’s UnionGospel Mission in theDowntown Eastside.

She was further inspiredto launch the organization asright before she moved homein 2011, a family friend hadpassed away at the NorthShore Hospice. One of thewoman’s last requests hadbeen to have her hair andnails done.

“It was a hard request tofulfill,” says Boyle. “Wordsort of got back to me andmy girlfriends about that andwe thought that between uswe had the resources andtools and skills to be ableto address that and makesure that if someone was ina similar situation that wewould be able to providethose services to them.”

For the name of herorganization, Boyle turned

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Spa professionals neededtheir sheer lack of basicnecessities. He also notedthe transformative effects ofthe arrival of a large crate oflipstick, bringing the peopleback to life by reinstillingtheir sense of individuality.

Boyle had started usingThe Lipstick Projectas a form of shorthandwhen referring to hervolunteerism in Ethiopia incorrespondence with friendsand family back home. “Iwanted to call it somethingand as I was thinkingabout the women and theparticular reasons why theywere in the hospital and thedifferent issues that theywere facing. . . . I thoughtthatThe Lipstick Projectwas a good name for it interms of the connectionto the story because thestory is really all about thatsomething as small as a tubeof lipstick can be the startingpoint to give someone theirhumanity and their dignityback,” she says.

The Lipstick Project iscurrently partnered with andserves patients identifiedby staff through the NorthShore Hospice Society,Canuck Place Children’sHospice,Vancouver HospiceSociety, B.C. Children’sHospital and RonaldMcDonald Family Houseof B.C.

“It seemed like there wasa lot of space for somethinglike this in the health caresystem. As we got startedwe had a lot of people say,‘Oh, this is great, we’ve beenwaiting for an organizationlike you guys to comearound because we all knowthat it’s something thatwould really contribute tothe well-being of our patientsor residents or clients.’ Andyet it was something thatwas slipping off the radar forpeople,” says Boyle.

Services offered include:hair cuts, updos, washesand trims; manicuresand pedicures; makeupapplications; and differenttypes of massages.

Approximately 100people volunteer with theprogram annually, howevermore are needed, specificallyto serve patients at the

North Shore Hospice, dueto significant increase indemand over the past year.

They’re looking forbeauty professionals,including hair stylists,estheticians and massagetherapists, though interestedcommunity members notskilled in those areas arealso welcome to come onboard and help with moreadministrative duties.

Sessions are typicallyheld Monday afternoons,once or twice a month, forapproximately three hours.

“There’s no worries ifyou’re not familiar withhospice care or necessarilywhat we’re all about.What we’re looking for arepeople who have a heartfor contributing to thecommunity and who arewilling to learn,” says Boyle,explaining they provide acomprehensive trainingprogram for volunteersand offer support everystep of the way. “It’s a verysupportive team-basedprogram,” she says.

NorthVancouver resident

Victoria Steele, 27, hasbeen volunteering withTheLipstick Project since 2013.She serves as a team leaderat the North Shore Hospice,overseeing volunteersand ensuring things runsmoothly for all involvedduring sessions.

She was motivatedto get involved with theorganization in the wake ofher fatherTom’s passing atthe North Shore Hospicein December 2012 at age64 after a decade of battlingvarious forms of lymphoma.During her father’s timethere, it became abundantlyclear that, in the last daysof someone’s life, it’s thelittle things that are trulyimportant and bring comfortand peace, she says.

Steele is pleased to beable to return to the hospiceand give back to otherpatients and families facingsimilar challenges.

“It was something thatI really wanted to be a partof because it meant a lot tomy family when there werepeople at the hospice helping

us,” she says.“It was a comforting

feeling knowing that peoplewere there for you,” sheadds.

Steele’s involvement inThe Lipstick Project hasaided her in her own grievingprocess by encouraging herto step back into the hospice.

“For quite some time Ireally avoided going therebecause it was just too hardfor me. Over time for megoing to the hospice andbeing able to volunteer andbeing able to speak withpeople about my personalexperiences was what reallyhelped me move past myown issues that I was dealingwith. It was a very positivething for me as hard as itwas,” she says.

The Lipstick Project isVancouver-based at present,but those involved hopeto see it eventually expandacross Canada with differentchapters opening across thecountry.

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Most of the “retirementreadiness” surveys thatcross my desk thesedays suggest people areundersaving for theirretirement.

I’ve been critical of thetactics used to drum upbusiness by some in thefinancial services industrybut that doesn’t mean theirnumbers are wrong.

According to the latestdata, in Canada, the averagelife expectancy for those whohave already reached theage of 65 has increased 1.5months each year over thepast 40 years to just under84 years for men and justover 86 years for women.The takeaway is you’ll likelylive longer and need moremoney to do it.

The financial servicesindustry can be part of thesolution here but they canalso be part of the problem.The industry is a businessin which high fees and

conflicted advice can takea huge toll on their client’ssavings.

Canada has the highestmutual fund fees in theworld and while advisershave a fiduciary standardto put their clients’ bestinterests ahead of theirown we still hear quips like,“Where are the customers’yachts?” and “Whenever I sitdown with my adviser, I’mnever sure whose retirementwe are planning.”

An aging populationpresents a new opportunityfor members of the financialservices industry to betterserve their senior clients.Many seniors have amassedsubstantial financial assetsover their working careers.Not all seniors are affluentof course, but as a groupthey control 55 per cent ofthe nation’s discretionaryspending power and havean income per capita that is26 per cent higher than the

national average. So as theymove into retirement thechallenge for many seniorsisn’t to accumulate morefinancial assets but to hangon to what they’ve got tofund their living expenses foras long as they live.

As a group they don’tneed more products,they need more advice.That advice needs to beindividually tailored becauseeach individual is facingspecific issues with theirhealth, finances, taxes,insurance needs, familyand estate situation. It’s achallenge but it’s also an

opportunity. And this is key— it requires a differentmindset to go from helpingthe client accumulatefinancial assets for theirretirement to helping theclient manage those assets intheir retirement.

Does the industry have agroup within their ranks withproficiency and expertise inretirement income planningsolutions?

I did a little digginginto adviser designationstargeting seniors in thiscountry.They are not allequal.There are severalfinancial designations andcertificates that adviserscan list as credentials thatare targeted to retirementand eldercare planning. Butthere is no official seniordesignation in Canada’sfinancial services industry.

Given that there are morethan five million Canadianswho are over the age of 65and that number will doublein the next 25 years theobvious question is why not?

Tom Carney is the formerexecutive director of theLionsview Seniors’PlanningSociety. Ideas for futurecolumns are [email protected]

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Losses in anRRSPwill cost you extraDo your best to avoidinvestments in an RRSPthat could go down invalue.

On the plus side,investments in anRRSP enjoy a doublebenefit. Deducting yourcontribution is only a start(although you can gainan extra benefit if you usethe tax you save to paydown non-deductible debtand/or make additionalinvestments — rather thanspending the tax savings).

The compounding tax-free growth can produce

huge gains over the longterm because you get

to keep and invest theincome tax you wouldotherwise pay on interestand dividends outside theRRSP.You could typicallyend up with twice asmuch money — even afterpaying the tax on yourRRSP/RRIF withdrawals.

But — and it’s a big“but” — if you lose moneyon the investments in yourRRSP, you have a doubleloss.

“In addition to simplylosing the money, youlose the opportunity forthat money to compound

tax-free for years, evendecades, before youtake it out,” notes PatMcKeough, publisher ofThe Successful Investornewsletter.

What’s more, you can’tclaim the loss against anycapital gains — somethingyou can do outside theRRSP.

So put only yoursafest investments inyour personal or spousalRRSP. Do any speculatingoutside the RRSP. Realizealso that dividends earnedin an RRSP don’t benefit

from the dividend taxcredit, which is availablewhen you receive themoutside an RRSP.

On another money-saving topic, I continueto be amazed by thedifference in the prices ofsimilar goods and services— and am so grateful forhaving the Internet to dosome quick comparisonshopping.

The latest example:A difference of $210for renting exactly thesame car for the sameperiod between two

major national car rentalfirms. It took me perhaps10 minutes to book themore expensive one, thendiscover the cheaperone and cancel the moreexpensive one — whichmeant I was earning at therate of a tax-free $1,220an hour.

Mike Grenby is a columnistand independent personalfinancial advisor; he’ll answerquestions in this column asspace allows but cannot replypersonally. [email protected]

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Connecting businessesLast weekend,West

Vancouver and Bowen-based businesses set updisplays in the BowenIsland Community Schoolgym in order to promotethemselves at the first-everBowen Island BusinessShowcase.The event wasorganized by the WestVancouver Chamberof Commerce, with theassistance of BowenIsland’s First CreditUnion.The executivedirector of the WestVancouver Chamber ofCommerce, Leagh Gabriel,estimates that 50 membersof the public stopped byto check it out. Based onthe fact that they managedto sell all the table spacesavailable for businesses,

the chamber will likely goahead and organize theevent again next year.

— from The Bowen IslandUndercurrent

Internationalexcellence

Marten Kruysse,manager of strategiceconomic initiatives forthe District of NorthVancouver, has receivedan International Awardof Excellence from theFederation of CanadianMunicipalities.

According to a pressrelease, these awardsrecognize Canadianmunicipal experts,both staff and electedofficials, who havemade “outstandingcontributions” to theFCM’s internationalprograms.

Each year, more than30 municipal expertsfrom across Canada travel

abroad to share theirknowledge with theircounterparts in Africa,Asia, Eastern Europe,the Caribbean and LatinAmerica. Kruysse was oneof 10 winners who eachreceived a plaque for theirwork.

News from the ICABCFourWestVancouver

chartered accountants,Katherine Angus,David Gandossi, GerryHumphries and KellyLohn, have been honouredwith a fellowship by theInstitute of CharteredAccountants of BritishColumbia.

According to ICABC,the fellowship designationis awarded to charteredaccountants for theircontributions to thecommunity and service tothe profession.

In other accountingnews,WestVancouver’s

Barbara Brink has beenawarded an honoraryCA designation for hercontributions to B.C.’saccounting profession.

Brink is vice-presidentof management consultingfirm Applied StrategiesLtd. and formerly served asboard president and CEOof ScienceWorld.

Since 2011, shehas served as a publicrepresentative on theICABC council. Her othercurrent roles include boardmember of the Legal

Services Society, vice-chairof theWestVancouverPolice board and co-chairof the Business Laureates ofBC Business Hall of Fame.

She is a member ofboth the Order of Canadaand the Order of BritishColumbia, and a recipientof the Golden JubileeMedal.

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Vintners Brunch, one ofthe longest-running andmost successful winefestival events alwayssells out.

Attended by some 600wine and food enthusiasts,last Sunday’s extravaganzafeatured plates from 16restaurants paired with awide array of wines.

Music was providedby Capilano University’sRuben Gurr, who broughthis quintet with a wealthof serious dance chestnutsthat provided the finishingtouch.

Aside from being astylish wrap-up for thewine festival and a greatparty, the brunch confersfirst, second and thirdplace on the best food andwine pairings.

Sequestered well awayin the back, I helped judgethe competition, whichalso provided some overalluseful wine pairing ideas.

Interestingly, this year’stop spot went to an under-the-radar competitor:Farm2Fork.The Gastownpopup restaurant’sbeautifully assembledand carefully spiced laksa(spicy noodle soup) turnedout to be the ideal matchwith William Hardy’sAdelaide Hills SauvignonBlanc 2013.

The dish’s carefulbalance of gentle spice,flavour and texture workedperfectly with the wine.

“But wait a minute,”you might say. “What’s thisAussie doing stealing theSauvignon Blanc thunderfrom its Kiwi neighbours?”

Actually, this cool-climate Adelaide HillsSauvignon Blanc yieldsmore of an “old world”style, sporting more citrusthan grassy or tropicalnotes, and is also quitetextured and less aciddriven.

There was a nice senseof umami (pleasant taste)that played between thewine and the dish. Andit was gratifying to tasteyet one more convincingambassador for the “new”Australia. Unfortunately,you can’t buy it here.Yet.

My second choice withthis dish was the subtlylemon-lime and mineral-toned Wynn’s CoonawarraRiesling 2013, which(should you be in themood to whip up somelaksa and why not?) youcan buy at EverythingWine for $20.99.

The second-place

dish and match alsoshone: Forage chef ChrisWhittaker’sYarrow FarmsDuck Breast and DuckConfit Arancini withHaskap Berry Preservewas a shoo-in for thejuicy acidity and rich redand black berry notesof velvety Cedarcreek(Okanagan) Pinot Noir2012 ($24.95).

Duck and Pinot Noiris a classic match, andthe haskap berry sauceplayed out as the perfectbridge for this dish. In theabsence of Cedarcreek,any good (but not tooheavy) pinot will alwaysserve you well.

Usually at least onedessert makes the cutand this year proved noexception. Bella Gelateriawon third place with their“porch party,” a playon words for the match:

Langley’s BackyardVineyards Porch Style.

This Port-like wine($22.99, 500 millilitres)sports loads of black fruitwrapped in Christmascake spices. Cue theperfect partner with BellaGelateria’s Stilton andcherry chocolate ice creamwith Castle Brie gelatoand smoked blueberrywalnut tuile.

• • •Belly’s Budget BestMonasterio de Las VinasReserva 2006

Here’s a good exampleof what Spain can do sowell: deliver drinkable,remarkably wallet-friendlywines with some age and adegree of interest.

This blend ofGranacha,Tempranilloand Carinena yieldshints of black fruit on thenose followed by quite afull-bodied palate withapproachable tannins,good acidity, some spicynotes and even a touchof mineral.Think springbarbecued burgers. Greatvalue (BCLS $14.99, 89points).

Tim Pawsey writesabout wine for numerouspublications and online asthe Hired Belly at hiredbelly.com. Contact: [email protected].

Rare pieces tend to beparts that “maybe onlycame in one set,” saidHetherington. “Some Legoparts can be worth $10 to$30 a piece. Maybe theyweren’t produced very longor had a short productionrun.”

Lego mini figures tend tobe among the most collectedpieces. StarWars figures areespecially popular.

The supply isconstantly evolving as Legodiscontinues some piecesand creates new ones.

And some have to beadapted — such as the vinyland tape Hetherington usedto create Lady Gaga’s outfitfor her BuiltThisWay stageshow.

“She has a gun bra,” hesaid. “Lego doesn’t make agun bra.”

As a Lego artist,Hetherington considershimself more of a puristthan not. He doesn’t glue hiscreations when he’s finishedthem, for instance.

“Part of the challenge Ienjoy is working within theLego system.”

While some of his moreincredible creations arepacked away in storage,there are times Hetheringtonwill dismantle them.“Lego’s always making newelements,” he said. “Maybesomething you built 10years ago might start to lookdated.”

One of his most recentpieces is a coffee-table sizedmodel of a modern citytownhouse complex —complete with a Starbuckson the corner and mini-figures going about theirlives in the Lego apartmentsinside.

“This was an attempt toembrace the squareness ofthe brick,” he said.

Last year, Hetheringtonwas also one of theVancouver Lego Club’s“technical advisers” toWest

Vancouver artist DouglasCoupland for the “GrowingUp Utopian” segment of hisshow at theVancouver ArtGallery which featured 100identical Lego houses basedon an original kit from 1969.

A child of the ’70s,Hetherington grew upplaying with Lego. Backthen, “Lego looked a lotdifferent,” he said —produced in primary colourswith very few specialtypieces.

“In a way it was easier tounderstand it back then,” hesaid.

Like many kids, he gaveup Lego in his pre-teenyears. But unlike most, hegravitated back to it later asan adult.

In the past 20 years, theInternet has made it mucheasier for adults interested inLego to easily connect withothers with a similar interest.

Lego clubs formed foradult fans —includingone inVancouver, whichHetherington belongsto. Between 40 and 50members meet once amonth to talk about newproducts and upcomingshows.

As both a traditional toyand artistic medium, Legohas staying power.The firstbrick came out in 1949.

The Lego company,based in Denmark, was thefirst to modify the brick,putting tubes on the bottomso the bricks would sticktogether and mass producingthem in plastic.

The beauty of Lego isits amazing versatility, saidHetherington. “If you want itto be a car it can be a car. Ifyou want it to be a building,you can have a building.”

After a dip in popularityabout a decade ago — whenHetherington said thecompany strayed from itscore values — Lego is nowback, bigger than ever,boosted by everything fromonline video games usedto market mini figures to

last year’s popular LegoMovie (featuring an Oscar-nominated musical scoreby the Canadian indie duoTegan and Sara).

Hetherington said it’seasy to see why. “You don’thave to paint it.You don’thave to glue it. It’s easy towork with. It’s nostalgic”

“If you build somethingand you don’t like how itturns out, it’s very easy torebuild it.”

Lego has “come fullcircle,” said Hetherington.“If Doug (Coupland) canconvince theVancouver ArtGallery they want Lego tofill up an entire room . . .now it’s considered art.”

living room when my wifewas watching one of her TVprograms such as Gray’sAnatomy and tell her howcool it was that they’reletting recent lobotomypatients write shows thesedays. Or tell everyone howterrible Norwegian food is.Nope, never. At least, not infront of the kids.

(Just kidding,Norwegians. I’m a Vikingmyself, on my mother’sside. And krum kaka— basically a thin waffle

cone that can be filledwith whipped cream — isdelicious.)

I’m convinced the boyswere born trolls, followingtheir primal instincts to all-natural noogie conclusions.The good news is that itgoes away. My four-year-old trolls far less than hedid even a year ago. Barelyat all, really. And maybethat’s our hope for viciousInternet trolls. Maybe wecan hope that, some day,they develop the socialskills and brainpower of aclever Kindergartner.

Don’t feed the trolls is apopular mantra, meaningdon’t respond to the hateso they won’t get thesatisfaction. Maybe weshould feed them though.How about a big glass ofmilk, some healthy anddelicious goldfish crackersand straight off to bed fora nap?

Just give themsomething to be happyabout, so they don’t have tosteal happiness from others.And if all else fails, krumkaka.

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High-risk trainingshouldbeavoidedWhile training a dog, thereis a natural ebb and flowof good experiences withsuccessful events and not-so-good experiences withnot-so-successful events.

The days when our dogsbehave brilliantly we feelpretty good about ourselvesand our dogs.The days thatour dogs display less-than-stellar behaviour we feeldisheartened and wonder ifit is ever going to get betterand how much longer thetraining will take.

The key to successfullytraining your dog is to notengage in any high-risktraining situations that resultin having to discipline badbehaviour. Instead, createcalculated risk training

scenarios that encouragegood behaviour.

High-risk traininginvolves putting your dogin a situation that youhave either not trainedfor, practised enough orexperienced and expectingthe dog to behave perfectly.

To better explain this, Iwill use my group traininghike from last weekend as anexample. My training hikesgenerally involve three orfour dogs and their ownershiking through local trailsand integrating previouslylearned obediencecommands to deal withbehavioural challenges.

On this particular daywe were all working onoff-leash walking, playand recall commands. Formany weeks prior to thisday we had been workingon setting boundaries asto how far a dog is allowedto wander from its owner’sside while walking. Forthe sake of training, I hadallotted a 30-foot distancein front and not more than10 feet on either side andbehind. In this situation,with these dogs and theirlevel of learned obediencecombined with months ofleadership skills, this wasan appropriate distance forthe owners to manage theirdogs responsibly on a longtraining line.

Today, however, thetraining lines were off.This is what I consider acalculated risk.The rules ofengagement were the same;the only difference was thelack of a long leash.

The walk started off well.The dogs stayed within thelearned boundaries andthe owners were attentiveand called them back, orat the very least praisedthem verbally when theystopping and looked backupon reaching the learnedboundary.

As with most things inlife, there is always a rulebreaker — and this rule

breaker happened to havethe dog with the worst socialskills and learned recall.

When her dogapproached the 30-footboundary, instead ofrecalling him right awaywhen he slowed his paceat the limit, she took thehigh-risk option and hopedhe would return on his ownwithout needing to be calledback (he slowed his pacein anticipation of a recallthat never came).Whenthe command didn’t come,he began to trot past theboundary very quickly. Hethen locked his attentionon something further upthe trail and took off at highspeed.The owner beganto panic and chased afterhim while yelling the recallcommand (which the dogignored).

This situation resultedin fear and discipline.Theowner chose a high-risktraining approach and thedog failed. A better choicewould have been a positiveproactive approach withcalculated risk, applyinglearned managementtechniques that haveresulted in success in thepast.

Basically, she screwedup her training when sheassumed her dog wouldexceed the expectations ofthe group.

But we can’t really faulther.This is what mostpeople do.They assumetheir dog can handle anunforeseen jogger or cyclistapproaching from behinda blind corner before anytraining around this scenariohas happened.They assumetheir dog will come whencalled if it takes off after asquirrel on the trail beforeany training around thisscenario has happened.They assume their dog willnot steal the roast off thekitchen counter before anytraining around this scenariohas happened. And whenthis impromptu high-risktraining takes place, the dogis disciplined when it’s theowner’s fault for not settingrealistic training goals andpractising them in advance.

By choosing proactivecalculated risk scenarios,your training will be moresuccessful and enjoyable foryou and your dog.

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www.rabbitadvocacy.com • 604-924-3192

• SNAPPS

www.snappsociety.or^ • 778-384-3226

• VANCOUVER kITTEN RESCUE

www.vo]ra.ca • 604-731.2913

• VANCOUVER SHAR PEI RESCUE

[email protected] / vancouversharpeirescue.com

•WEST VAN SPCA

www.spca.bc.ca/westvancouver • 604-922-4622

• WESTCOAST REPTILE SOCIETY

www.wspcr.com • 604-980-1929

LeoMale mix, loveable and goofy,

needs a yard, 65 pounds.

VAN SHAR PEI RESCUE

JaxA shy guy who loves to hide under things, but once he gets to knowyou, he loves cuddles. Was suffering from flea allergies when he firstcame to the shelter but is all better now, looking for his forever home.

DNV ANIMAL SHELTER

BiggyAt the SPCA, waiting for a home; 45 pounds,

9 years old but active and healthy.

VAN SHAR PEI RESCUE

AnnieNew to the shelter. Apprx 11 yrs old and has kidney disease.Needs to be on a special diet and supplements. She is veryaffectionate and would love to find her forever home soon.

DNV ANIMAL SHELTER

BrooksSweet affectionate guy. Brooks loves your attention

and is always helpful with your chores.

WEST VAN SPCA

BiggieShar Pei / Chow mix. Enjoys all people and loves

his long leisurely walks in the neighbourhood.

WEST VAN SPCA

MelodyPlayful, affectionate 18-month-old spayed female terrier/

chihuahua. This intelligent little girl walks nicely on aleash and loves to go on long walks with her humans!

THE JOURNEY HOME

ParkerCuddly, affectionate 2-year-old neutered male “chiweenie”(chihuahua/dachshund). This intelligent little fellow walks

obediently on a leash in the heel position & has excellent recall.THE JOURNEY HOME

JackFriendly 5 yr. old N. M. Plott Hound X who is used to other dogs,

not much experience with cats but likes the ones he knows.Will need a tall, fenced yard & regular exercise.

DOGWOOD

Mr. Boo6 yr old N.M. German Shorthair Pointer, with an affectionate dispositionwho has only three legs, in spite of that he gets along very well. Loves

to go for walks. Is good with other dogs; not sure about cats.DOGWOOD

Mr KayBeautifully fluffy kitty with a long plume tail& very

expressive eyes. He needs a patient adopter &would be happiest in a home with no children.

VOKRA

FoxyA beautiful, well-tempered cat with hair is so silky &

soft, cuddling her is like touching a cloud. Loves gettingattention & will make sure to let you know she wants

her snuggles & hair brushed! No dogs or small children.VOKRA

BROOKSBig cat with a big personality who craves attention& will always come to say hi when you get home.Isn’t appreciative of other cats, dogs or children

encroaching on his territory. OK w/ older children.VOKRA

GeorgiaArrived at the shelter a well fed girl. Unfortunately her weightlikely led to torn cruciate ligaments in her knees. Now on a

strict diet, and has lost some weight, which has led to bettermobility. Waiting patiently for a family of her own.

DNV ANIMAL SHELTER

EdnaSocial easy going lady. She loves cozy beds

and a warm lap to nap on.

WEST VAN SPCA


Tips for city dwellers looking for the perfect poochCats are considered great pets forcity dwellers. Unlike dogs, catsdon’t bark, meaning apartmentdwellers won’t have to worry aboutupsetting their neighbors whencats want to grab their attention.Cats also can live indoors withoutneeding to get any exercise in thebackyards that many city residentssimply don’t have.

But some city dwellers, whetherthey’re allergic to cats or simplypeople who prefer the company ofdogs, insist on canines over felines.That’s perfectly understandable,but city dwellers looking to addman’s best friend to theirliving arrangementsshould consider a hostof factors beforebringing a dog home.

City dwellerstypically live inapartments ortownhouses, andsuch living spacesare rarely as largeas the privatesingle-familyhomes foundin the suburbs.Smaller living spacescan begin to feel cramped if alarge dog is added to the equation,and large dogs may suffer bothmentally and physically if they arenot afforded lots of room to roam.Before bringing a dog home, menand women living in cities shouldconsider how much space theyhave available for dogs, recognizingthat the less space they have, the

better off everyone, Fido included,might be with a smaller dog.

A dog’s demeanor also must bea consideration for city dwellersthinking of bringing a dog intotheir homes. Cities are morecrowded, so dogs that live in thecity will be exposed to strangersand other dogs more often thandogs living in more remote andless crowded places. In addition,many city dwellers take theirdogs to dog parks, where dogswill inevitably interact with otherdogs. City dwellers should avoiddogs that are not comfortable

around strangers or other dogsso they can reduce the risk

of confrontation or otherincidents.

City dwellers tendto spend lesstime at homethan menand womenwho live inthe suburbs,as one of the

draws of city livingis the accessibility of local culture,restaurants and attractions. So citydwellers looking for dogs shouldlook for dogs that don’t needexcessive amounts of attention.But it’s important that men andwomen who live in cities recognizethat even the most independentdogs need daily attention. Menand women who can’t give thatattention should consider pets thatrequire less of a time commitment.

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It’s a matchup that hasseemed like destiny sincethe start of the PJHLseason.

All year long theNorth Van Wolf Packand Richmond Sockeyesbattled for first in theleague, eventually finishingjust one point apart and14 points ahead of thenext-best team. Everythingwas set to see the two titansbattle in the conferencefinals.

The only problem is thatnobody bothered to tellthe Grandview Steelers theplan.The Burnaby-basedclub had ideas of their own,upsetting the Sockeyesin Round 1 to book aseven-game date withtheir neighbours acrossthe Ironworkers MemorialSecond Narrows Crossing.

“I definitely thoughtwe’d be facing Richmond,”said Wolf Pack head coachMatt Samson. “(But)playoffs you kind of throwthe regular season out thewindow.Teams are goingto bring their games toanother level.”

Samson now knowsfirst-hand what level theSteelers are on. Grandviewcame to North Van’s HarryJerome Recreation CentreTuesday night and stoleGame 1 of the conferencefinals, erasing an early3-0 deficit by scoring sixunanswered goals in a 6-3victory. It was a matchupof two teams on differentsleep patterns — the WolfPack hadn’t played in aweek after completing afour-game sweep of theDelta Ice Hawks while theSteelers were playing theirthird game in three nightsfollowing their seven-game

war against the Sockeyes.“I think a little bit of

our rust showed in Game1 against Grandview,”said Samson. “They haveconfidence right now. Ithink they were on a highcoming off that series andthey’re going to try to keepit rolling here.”

On paper it’s anuneven match — NorthVan placed seven playersin the league’s top 40 forpoints while Grandviewhad just two — but Game1 showed that the Steelerswill present some toughchallenges for the regularseason champs. Grandviewplayed hard-hitting,physical, abrasive hockeythat threw North Van offits game.The Pack went0-8 on the power playwhile taking bad penaltiesthemselves, including adouble minor and 10-minute misconduct for

captain Brodyn Nielsenthat swung the game in thesecond period. When hewent in the box the scorewas 3-0 North Van.Whenhe came out it was 4-3Grandview.

Worse yet for the Pack,top-line centre SpencerQuon was goaded into afight in the third periodand will miss Games 2 and3 with a suspension.Thoseare penalties the Pack justcan’t take, said Samson.

“We’ve got to besmarter. If they want togo to the box that’s fine —we’ve got to play the gamethat got us the regularseason championship.Workhard, use your feet.We canbe physical as well but wedon’t need to try to matchthem in terms of scrumsafter the whistle.We’re notgoing to be targeting guyson their team to go afterlike I think they are withus a little bit — and fairenough. I’d like to playfive-on-five against theseguys.There’s no way theycan stay with us in a five-

on-five game.”The loss of Quon

— North Van’s all-time leading scorer— hurts a lot, said Samson,particularly because hisopponent was rookiedefencman AlexanderRasovich whose loss won’taffect the Steelers nearly asmuch.

“If you’re a coach you’regoing to take that trade-offevery time.We’ve got tobe smarter, we can’t justplay into their hands,” saidSamson. “They’re chippyand they’re chirpy.”

The Steelers, however,also showed some skill intheir emphatic comeback.They’re being led by theduo of Timothy Chow —leading all playoff scorerswith nine goals — andlinemate Adam Rota.

“Those two guys arethe most dangerous guysupfront and we’ve gotto key in on them whenthey’re on the ice,” saidSamson. “Our D has to be

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smarter, we have to knowwhen they’re on the ice. Ifwe can contain them, playa smart game, I think we’llbe in pretty good shape.”

On the other end ofthe rink the Steelers aren’tflashy but are playingtight, tough defence, saidSamson.

“They play a good teamsystem.We’re going to haveto get pucks behind themand go to work here.We’renot going to beat theseguys through the middle ofthe ice, toe-drag ’em andstuff like that. It’s not goingto happen.”

The series, unexpectedas it was before the playoffs

began, looks like it will be atight and tough one all theway through. Richmondmay have been North Van’sfoil all season long but theboys from Burnaby havealways been the Wolf Pack’sbiggest rivals, Samson said.Grandview scooped up alot of North Shore playerswhen the Wolf Pack wasstill based in Squamish,and even now there areseveral North Van and WestVan kids on the roster.

The clubs are alsoso close geographicallythat the players all drivethemselves to the gamesrather than taking the teambus.

“It’s good timing,”said Samson. “Our bus

driver went on a cruise toMexico.”

North Van will try toeven the series in Game 2starting at 7 p.m. at HarryJerome Saturday night,after North Shore Newspress deadline.

Games 3 and 4 willbe played at the BurnabyWinter Club Sunday,March 8 starting at 4 p.m.and Wednesday, March 11at 7:15 p.m.

As long as the Wolf Packcan avoid getting swept, theteams will be back at HarryJerome for Game 5 Friday,March 13 for a 7:45 p.m.puck drop. Game 7, ifneeded, will be at HarryJerome on Monday, March16 starting at 7:45 p.m.

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UBC’s Young earns secondCanadaWestMVPawardANDY [email protected]

For the second timein the past three yearsNorth Vancouver’s KrisYoung of the Universityof British Columbiawomen’s basketballteam has been namedthe Canada WestOutstanding Player ofthe Year.

The versatile forward isknown for stuffing the statsheet and she kept thatup in her fifth and finalseason while leading theThunderbirds to a first-place finish in CanadaWest’s Pioneer Division.The Handsworth gradfinished fourth in theleague with an averageof 18 points per game,16th in the league inrebounding with 6.8 pergame and 17th in assistswith 2.75 per game. Shewas also 11th in the leaguein blocks with 15 totaland 16th in steals with 35total.

Young finished herregular season career with

1,551 total points, whichtied her for 10th all-timein Canada West history.She finished her careeras UBC’s regular seasonall-time leader in points,steals, field goals and fieldgoal attempts. She is thefirst female player in UBChistory to win two CanadaWest MVP awards.

“Kris has been integralto the success of ourteam,” stated UBC headcoach Deb Huband in aCanada West release. “Shehas been a tremendousleader on and off the courtand consistently performsin every facet of the game.This year beyond thepast four, she has foundanother level and makesher teammates better whileshe demands the besteffort from herself and herteammates. Kris has hadan outstanding universitybasketball career and isvery deserving of beingnamed Canada West Playerof theYear. It has beena privilege to coach Krisover the past five seasons.”

Young also won the

award in 2013 followingher third-year season.She is the first playersince Calgary’s VeronicaVanderschee (1988 and1990) to win two MVPawards in non-consecutiveseasons.

The 17-3 Thunderbirdscompleted a 2-0 sweep ofthe University of ReginaCougars in a three-gameplayoff series last weekendto earn a berth in theCanada West Final Fourchampionship series.TheFinal Four is being playedthis weekend at UBC’sWar Memorial Gym.

Kris Young

north shore news march 8 2015

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