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B.C. Ferries travellerscan expect fewer trips onmost routes and therewill be nomore free ridesfor seniors following anannouncementMonday onplanned service cuts.

Transportation MinisterTodd Stone said in order

to keep ferry fares fromskyrocketing, the companymust slash almost $19million through service cutsbetween now and 2016.

That will includechopping $4.9 million fromservice on major routes,including the Horseshoe Bayto Departure Bay run.

It will also include $14million in cuts to the minor

routes throughout the ferrysystem, including routes toboth Bowen Island and theSunshine Coast.

The government alsoannounced seniors aged 65and older will no longer ridethe ferries for free MondaytoThursday.They willinstead pay half the regularfare.That move is expectedto save the ferry corporation$6 million annually.

Seniors groups andthose representing coastalcommunities criticized thechanges as targeting those

most vulnerable and hurtingcoastal economies.

B.C. Ferries will alsolaunch a pilot programto bring in revenue byputting slot machines onferries serving major routes,beginning with the ferrybetweenTsawwassen andSwartz Bay.

The service cuts onsmaller routes will go intoeffect in April. Theseare tough decisions andthere will be impacts, saidStone at a press conferenceMonday morning. He said

the government recognizesits not possible to reduceservice without it havingsome effect on users.

Most of the runs beingcancelled are late at nightand have much lowerridership, said Stone. Onoccasion the passengers areoutnumbered by the crew.

The changes mean 234trips will be slashed on theBowen Island to HorseshoeBay run including the rsttwo morning round tripson Saturday and Sundayyear round and the last

trip on Saturday night.That is expected to save thecorporation $270,000.

Cuts also include 40 tripsto Langdale from HorseshoeBay, including the rstSunday ferry in off-peaktimes.That is expected tosave $200,000.

ClaireTrevena, the NDPcritic for ferries, called theannouncement of servicecuts appalling, saying itamounts to the governmentturning its back on coastal

THREEPEAT Members of the Handsworth Royals senior girls eld hockey team celebrate their win over South Delta in the nal of theAAA provincial championships played Friday in Burnaby. The win gave the Royals their third straight provincial title. See page 47 for the full story.Scan with Layar to see more photos. PHOTO SUPPLIED BLAIR SHIER

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Heritage preservationistsghting to stop the sale ofWestVancouvers historicBinning House have beengranted a reprieve by thecourts and picked up apowerful ally.

The Land Conservancy,a non-prot in bankruptcyprotection, was hoping aB.C. Supreme Court judgewould approve the sale ofthe property to a subsidiaryof theWall Finance Groupin court on Mondayafternoon.

The former home ofartist and architect B.C.Binning is regarded asthe rst example ofWestCoast modernism.WhenBinnings widow Jessiepassed away in 2007, thehome was handed over to

Ferries cut sailings, penalize seniorsNanaimo,Bowen Island,Langdale routes lose sailings

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Delegates from theB.C. NDP have chosenNorthVancouvers CraigKeating to be their newparty president.

Keating, also a Cityof NorthVancouvercouncillor, secured the jobon Sunday at the partysrst convention followingits unexpected loss inMays election.

Keating beat outformer MLA Jagrup Brarafter campaigning sinceAugust to replace outgoingpresident Moe Sihota inthe partys top job.

With the delegatesballots counted, Keatingis now focused forward onthe job of getting the NDPout of the nancial red andmaking the party election-ready for 2017.

For me, its going tobe a big task. Certainlythe last election showed

that weve got some keyissues in terms of how weorganize, how we deal withtechnology and data, thekind of vision and messagewe have, and weve got apretty tight timeframe todeal with those before thenext provincial election,Keating said.

The NDP still owes$1.7-million it borrowedto run the 2013 campaign.Beyond overseeingfundraising, as president,Keating will be thechairman of the partysboard and be tasked withmaking sure the yet-to-be-chosen party leader,the caucus and the partystaff and members are allworking in step.

Keating, who alsoteachers history at LangaraCollege, will keep his seaton council and run theparty at the same time. Itsnot too big a task for anavid multi-tasker, Keatingmaintained.

I would urge peoplein NorthVancouver toreect back on what hasgone on over the past year,a period during which Iwas a councillor, I taughtfull time and I campaigned

NDPelectsKeatingpresidentTeacher willalso keep hisseat at citycouncil table

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89FEET Someone tethered three large balloons above the 1300-block Marine Drive in West Vancouver Sunday to demonstrate the heightof the proposed redevelopment of the block. The public hearing for theGrosvenor application is Thursday at the Kay Meek Centre at 6 p.m. Scanwith the Layar app to seemore photos of potential view impacts. PHOTOMIKEWAKEFIELD

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AG joins court action on saletrustees with instructions tond someone to take it overwho will preserve the homefor its historical value andallow public and scholarlyaccess to it.

TLC has held theproperty on MathersCrescent since 2008 butrecently agreed to sell thehouse and its contents for$1.6 million to help thenon-prot out of its $7.5million debt, if it can getcourt approval.

Joining the DistrictofWestVancouver andthe University of BritishColumbia in opposingthe sale is the Ministryof the Attorney General,which led a submissionon Friday stating thesale would run afoul ofthe Charitable PurposesPreservation Act.

The province passed the

act in 2007 to make sureassets donated for speciccharitable purposes remaincharitable and not be sold.

At issue for the ministryis not whether Jessies willis respected, but whetherTLC has the right to sellland that was gifted to itby trustees of Binningsestate.

As a consequence,TLC has no benecialinterest in Binning House,the submission states.Further, this court shouldnot approve any sale orfurther transfer of BinningHouse other than to apurchaser or transfereewho takes the propertyas a discrete purposecharitable property underthe act and subject to thetrust for specic charitablepurposes.

But Jessies will wasnever explicit that there bepublic access, and public

access sinceTLC tookover the property has beenlimited and inconsistent,saidTLC manager JohnShields.

The argument ofpublic access isnt basedon there being very muchpublic access in the last fewyears. Its a hypothetical,I think, Shields said.We understood thatMrs. Binning wanted thehouse to be preserved, thehistorical character of thehouse being signicant.Thats always been thecentrepiece of the will.

When the buyer camealong promising to restorethe home to its formerglory, it appeared to bethe best-of-both worldsscenario, Shields said.

It looked like it wascompletely in accord withMrs. Binnings will andwhile there are other peoplearguing different points of

view, that point of view stillpersuades me that this isgoing to be a good thingfor the house and a goodthing for the communityand forTLC.Thats thebasis on which were goingforward, he said.

Regardless of what ajudge may decide on thepoints of law, the spiritof Jessies will was thatthe house remain open tothe public and academicswho want to appreciateit for its historical value,according to AdeleWederan architecture journalistand friend of Jessies.

I feel beholden toJessie. I sat there andlistened to her say whatshe wanted for her houseand fretting about howto actually do it. Itspersonal, she said

Lawyers for each groupare expected back in courtin mid-December.

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communities and saying,We dont care about you.

B.C. Ferries werecreated as the highwaysystem for a maritimeprovince, she said. Itsa necessity if were goingto have people workingand living in coastalcommunities.

Critics had previouslycalled on the province toput more money into theferry system. But Stone saidMonday thats not goingto happen.Taxpayers havealready provided about $180million to the ferry systemthis year, including an extra$85 million spread overseveral years to help reducefares, he said.

The nancially troubledferry corporation has seencosts balloon since it becamea quasi-private corporationmore than a decade ago.

Ferry fares have risenbetween 130 per cent and140 per cent in the pastdecade.Meanwhile, debtcosts have tripled nowaccounting for 28 per centof all ferry expenses fuelcosts have doubled andlabour costs are also up.

Ferries brass has alsowarned the corporation islooking at having to spendabout $2.6 billion more overthe next decade to renewthe eet and do terminalupgrades.

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WVPDwarnofjob site fire bugBRENT [email protected]

WestVancouver policeare warning constructioncompanies after a seriesof small arsons on jobsites since the weekend.

Police are investigatingfour res that appear tohave been deliberatelyset among constructionsupplies sometime Sundayand Monday.

Work crews reportedre damage on job siteson the 2700-block ofHighview Place and the1500-block of ChartwellDrive on Sunday andthen two more sites onthe 2400-block of KingsAvenue on Monday.

In each case, it appearsthe suspects gained accessto the sites because theywere unlocked or easy to

break into.Fortunately, the res

were small enough to burnout without spreading tothe rest of the job sites,according to Const. JeffPalmer,WestVancouverPolice Departmentspokesman.

Were not at the stagewhere we could gure outa clear motivation for it,whether its just randommischief or whether theresany particular targeting.Its still early in theprocess, Palmer said.

Anyone withinformation about the resis asked to contactWestVancouver police at 604-925-7300.

In the meantime,construction managers areasked to secure their jobsites and keep an eye outfor suspicious activity.


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very effectively for the B.C.NDP in the riding, hesaid. I dont see how thisis something that would beappreciably different fromthat.

Former presidentBruce Ralston also rana successful law practicewhile doing the job of NDPpresident, Keating noted.

If the load becomestoo heavy, Keating said

he will rst look at scalingback the hours he spendsteaching.

As for wearing both theNDP president and citycouncil hats, Keating saidmunicipal council tablesprovide a unique andvaluable vantage point ofVictoria.

One of the things thateverybody noted in thelast provincial election ishow many mayors andcouncillors the Liberals

were able to elect. I thinkhaving that connection tothe municipal sector, if wewant to be competitive, isgoing to be key, so Im verykeen to keep my seat oncity council, he said.

The party membershipvoted to choose its newleader at a convention tobe held in the early fall of2014. Keating had, duringhis campaign, urged hisparty to not rush intochoosing a new leader.

It was business as usual at the city council table for Craig Keating Monday night after beingelected NDP president Sunday. PHOTOCINDYGOODMAN

New leader for fall 2014From page 3


Bring on the leaksThe North Shore News receivedmore than a dozen lettersWednesday from local residentsconcerned over news that Canadianofcials are negotiating proposed newregulation of the Internet in closed-door trade talks in Salt Lake, Utah thisweek.We wont be publishing what are

essentially form letters, but applaud theeffort being mobilized by OpenMediato throw a spotlight on a series of secretbureaucratic meetings allegedly driven byU.S. interests.OpenMedia has previously engaged

Canadians in campaigns such asStopTheMeter.ca and StopSpying.ca.Last week,Wikileaks released

documents that, according to OpenMedia, conrm an Internet censorshipplan is being negotiated as part of aTrans-Pacic Partnership that, if signed, would

require Canada to alter its copyright laws.If it wasnt forWikileaks, precious

little would be known about what is atstake here; even members of Parliamenthave been denied access to informationabout the treaty talks while according toKnowledge Ecology International, some700 U.S. corporate advisers have beencleared to see the texts.KEI claims the U.S. is pushing hardest

for regulations that benet industry aheadof the consumer, and that other countriesare prepared to compromise in the hopesof a trade deal with the United States.KEI also claims the treaty would limitcompetition and raise prices for drugs.OpenMedias online petition calls on

Prime Minister Stephen Harper to pullInternet censorship provisions from theTPP agreement.How about he just tells Canadians what

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NIMBYism colours cell tower oppositionToWestVancouver mayorand council:

You frequently have thedifcult task of making adecision for the best of theentire community in theface of localized opposition,balancing the greater goodagainst the perceived impacton a few.The cell towermatter is perhaps one of themore challenging examples

of this.After more than 20 years

of cellphones, brain cancershave not increased althoughcellphone use has gone up6,000 per cent.Although theWorld Health Organizationhas, from an abundanceof caution, put cellphoneson the list of possible causesof cancer, it is at the samelevel of risk as baby powder,

coffee and carpentry.Balancing this possible

low-level risk is the provenfact cellphones save lives.A recent study showed thatmore than 140 lives aresaved for every 100,000 callsto 9-1-1.

The most telling aspect ofthe shaky moral foundationupon which those opposedto these towers stand is their

willingness to use cellphonetowers to inict the risk theybelieve exists on others inthe community, but ghtvociferously against thetowers in their backyard.

After reading many of theletters to council opposingthe towers and attending oneof the open house meetings,I noted that some said andwrote that their cellphones

worked ne so they did notsee a need for the towers.No one said, I do not havea cellphone because of thedangers. Not one said, I willgive up my cellphone ratherthan inict these towers onmy neighbours.All appearedonly too happy to have celltowers in our communityand benet from them aslong as they were located

near someone else.When considering

the pros and cons of theproposed towers, how muchweight should you give tothose who make use of celltowers (and by implicationaccept the need to havethem), just not in theirbackyard?George PajariWestVancouver

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Dear Editor:Surprise, surprise,

another predictableendorsement of top-down-business-as-usual fromTrevor Lautens.This timeapproving the cutting oflesser, artsy programs atCapilano University.

Allow me, a resident of

NorthVancouver whohappens to be a drawingand painting instructor inthe soon to be erased StudioArt Department at CapilanoUniversity to make arecommendation to thegood citizens of Squamish,Sechelt,West and NorthVancouver:Tune in to a

TedTalk video on creativityby Sir Ken Robinson ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.

Robinsons observationsring true to what Ive seen inthe Studio Art Departmentover the years: students(many attending frombusiness specialty programs)

delighted by process andmethod discovered in adrawing class. Likewise,visual art students inspiredand motivated by humanitiesand science courses.

I fear that the statedexcuse of transition(ing)from being a greatcommunity college to being

a great university is spin forCap becoming a specializedbranded institution capableof charging internationalworld-class tuition fees. Onething is for sure: CapilanoUniversity is forsakingcreative education in severaldepartments and cross-disciplinary courses. It is

becoming to use Lautenstermlesser for havingamputated interactivedesign, studio arts, computersciences, textile arts, adultbasic education et al.

Where is innovativeeducation going?Marcus BowcottNorthVancouver

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Get it right for the sake of AmblesideDear Editor:

I would like to addresswhat I believe are threeof the most fundamentalissues that indicate that theproposed development andconsequent rezoning of the1300-block Marine Drive inAmbleside is inappropriate:there have been no otherproposals; Ambleside isdying; and nancing for thenew public safety building(PSB).

A number of councilmembers say they dontbelieve this is the rightproject for Ambleside, butthere have been no otheroffers and they are tired oflooking at an empty lot anddegraded retail facilities.What has actually been donein a systematic way to attractother offers? Did counciland its advisers aggressivelypursue bids from prominenturban developers to buythe police station publicland at a price that madesense under the OfcialCommunity Plan?Was acompetitive auction set upfor bidding within an OCPframework?Were adviserscommissioned to determinecreative ways to nance

a new PSB and publishthose results forWestVantaxpayers review? No, totalconfusion was created byopening redevelopmentto negotiable height anddensity limits considered tobe in the public interest.How is public interestmeasured? By maximumnancial return? I dontthink so.That is the job ofprivate sector CEOs, notpublic sector councils.

Some council membersclaim Ambleside is dying.Absolutely untrue.Theonly part of Amblesidethat is dying is the 1300-block. From 14th to 19thstreets, AmblesideVillageis comprised primarily ofstable, viable, tenants (manyhave been in business along time), and it has nomore than normal retail/service turnover that isregularly injecting newmerchandise and services.The retail and service shopsthat understand theWestVan market are reasonablyhealthy and have enjoyedreasonable longevity.

So, why is the 1300-block dying? After Esso left,council opened the block up

to a non-OCP developmentframework that createdtremendous uncertaintyover development, tenureand longevity. Grosvenoracted quickly and boughtup all the private properties,probably paying a priceabove that warranted fordevelopment within theOCP, and it gave themleverage over the wholeblock. Once Grosvenor tookcontrol of half the block,nobody else could or wouldbid for the police stationland.Tenants did not wantto stay as they could not gettenant security.

Grosvenor and councilthen putWestVancouverresidents through aprotracted but awedpublic consultation processto maximize density andnancial returns in a waythat might be palatable.

Council claims they havean obligation to obtain themaximum nancial returnfor the police station land.But that obviously has ledus to a very contentious,win-lose community issue,and council is faced with thepossibility of creating eitheran irate powerful developer

or a large irate portion of thecommunity.That does notneed to happen.

I believe change muststart with a refusal to rezonethe 1300-block. Councilshould then charge itsadvisers to get creativeon nancing the new PSB.Council could package the1300-block and the 16thand Esquimalt/Fulton homeof the current re hall.These properties could besold as a package through acompetitive bidding processand the Esquimalt/Fultonproperty could be used toprovide some negotiableheight and density exibilityfor the package while the1300-block would have tobe developed within theOCP. Grosvenor wouldprobably have an advantagein this bidding process,which is probably fair, butthey would not have totalcontrol, as they have now.

This process would takesome time, but councilwould attract competitive,transparent bids, have theright development onthe 1300-block, eliminatethe toxic communitydivisiveness, obtain good

nancial and communityvalue for the new PSB,probably with modestpositive or negative taximplications.

It is not too late to stopthe train and re-orient theprocess to produce theright development for

AmblesideVillage. But itwould be too late if councilapproves a 1300-blockrezoning that authorizes thewrong development.Thatis irreversible a journey ofno return.Barry HallWestVancouver


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But labour leader JackMunro was also a straightshooter who said what hethought and stood up forthe workers he representedas head of the IWA forestryunion in the 1970s and1980s.

He was a tradeunionist. He was for theworking class, said RodMickleburgh, a formerlabour reporter for theGlobe andMail whocoveredMunro throughouthis career. There was nosurrender or backing downbyMunro.

Munro, who lived inWestVancouver, died Friday at82.

He just dominatedevents. He was big and hewas loud and he was oftenprofane, said Mickleburgh.There were frequently moreGod damns and hells thannouns in his sentences.

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WestVancouver Coun.Bill Soprovich met Munroseveral times after Munroretired and was well awareof his legacy. Soprovichsown father had been a unionpresident in the 1950s.

Living through theDepression, the SecondWorldWar and hard timesgrowing up helped shapewhoMunro became, saidSoprovich.

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AmongMunrosmore controversial actswas his decision to y toKelowna and work out adeal with then-premier BillBennett after the Solidaritymovement locked hornswith the province over theprospect of a general strikein 1983.

Mickleburgh said hethinks Munro was unfairlyblamed for that agreement denounced by some asselling out.

Munro also provokedangry reactions fromenvironmentalists when hefamously said, I tell myguys if they see a spotted owlto shoot it.

He was also known forhis reactionary stance onissues like feminism and gayrights.

He was not sociallyprogressive, saidMickleburgh. It took him along time to understand thatthings were changing.

Craig Keating, City ofNorthVancouver councillorand newly elected presidentof the B.C.NDP, saidMunro was the face oflabour in the province formany years.

Munros message thatworking people neededa fair shake, is still animportant one, Keating said.

In his later years,Munropursued hobbies, whichincluded growing roses andriding his Harley Davidsonmotorcycle.

Munro also dedicatedthe last decade of his life totrying to preserve the historyof labour in the province.That was really big to him,said Mickleburgh. Thatthe workers story should betold.

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N. Shores firstmodernhouse

When describing a houseas a heritage buildingthe thoughts of gableroofs, wood brackets andmullioned windows mightcome to mind but here onthe North Shore its a littledifferent than youd think.

Its important toconsider what truly denesour architectural heritageand what buildings areworth preserving and why.Modern architecture is stillperceived as a new andcontemporary movementeven though its beginningsare almost a century old.

This is a particularlypertinent topic at themoment with the proposedsale of the Binning HouseinWestVancouver.Theone-storey home wasgroundbreaking in its dayand is a touchstone work forboth the Canadian modernmovement and the modernmovement as a whole.

The modern estheticbegan with the evolution ofthe International Style inEurope after the FirstWorldWar.The stylistic aspirationwas to reach beyondhistoricism and reect a newway of thinking and a newway of doing things.Thesocial order had changedand industrialization had

taken hold. Ornamentationwas rejected, architecturalform was simplied andmaterials like glass, concreteand steel were embraced forthe new building palette.

These avant-garde ideassaw form inWestVancouverwhen Bertram Charles (BC)Binning, a local artist andteacher who championedthe new movement,commissioned architectsRobert Berwick and Ned

Pratt to help him designand build his new home.The outcome was arguablythe rst truly modernhome built on the NorthShore with a at roof, largewindows and open plan.Looking at the house todayone will be struck by itssimple form and clean linebut might overlook the factthat this modest home wasground-breaking in its day.

BC Binning passed

away in 1976 and hiswidow Jessie remained inthe home until her deathin 2007. In her will JessieBinning bequeathed thehome to trustees thatwould ensure the houseand its furnishings wouldbe maintained for historicalpurposes and architecturallearning.

The Land Conservancyof B.C. was gifted theproperty for its heritage

protection but in recentmonths has found itself innancial difculties thathave forced into creditorprotection. A prominentLower Mainland developer,who is reported to be acollector of BC Binningswork, recently approachedtheTLC with an offer topurchase the home for$1.6 million, an amount

Bert and Jessie Binning in 1951 at the Binning House. Designed in 1939 by Bertram Charles (BC) Binning, the modest one-storey house on a quiet residential street in West Vancouver is a touchstone work for the modern movement in Canada.PHOTO B.C. BINNING FONDS, COLLECTION CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURE, MONTRAL, GIFT OF JESSIE BINNING

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FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGPreliminary 2014 - 2023 Project Plan

Date: November 25, 2013 Finance Committee will be receiving the Preliminary 2014-2023Project Plan. Members of the public are invited to attend the Finance

Time: 7:00 PM Committee Meeting to comment on the proposals.

Place: City Hall Copies of the report on the Preliminary 2014 - 2023 ProjectCouncil Chamber Plan will be available on Friday, November 22, 2013, after 4:00 pm141 West 14th Street at City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, or visit www.cnv.org.North Vancouver, BC

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A redevelopment is being proposed for 1570, 1576, 1584 Keith Road, 743, 763, 777 Orwell Street,to construct a residential townhouse project. You are invited to a meeting to discuss the project.Date: Thursday, November 28, 2013Time: 7:00 p.m.Location of the Meeting: Holiday Inn 700 Old Lillooet Road, North VancouverThe applicant proposes to rezone the site from single-family zoning to a comprehensive developmentzone to permit a 32-unit ground oriented townhouse development. The proposal includes 4 buildings(1-5 unit, 1-6 unit, 1-10 unit and 1-11 unit building). 28 units will have double garages and 4 units willhave a double garage that is stacked parking.The meeting is being held by Brody Development (2008) Ltd. and Integra Architecture Inc., incompliance with District of North Vancouver Council Policy. The applicant will present details of theproposal and discuss any concerns residents may have.Information packages are being distributed to residents within a 75metre radius of the site. If you would like to receive a copy or if youwould like more information, please contact:Mike Brody of Brody Development (2008) Ltd. at 604-980-2954;Casey Peters of the Community Planning Departmentat 604-990-2388; orDuane Siegrist of Integra Architecture Inc. at 604-688-4220or bring your questions or comments to the meeting.

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I meet manyinspirational people inmy daily work and Ialso search relentlesslythroughout the Internet,looking for inspiration.

Sometimes inspirationis hard to nd. Sometimessupposed new ideas arejust a rehash of the sameold stuff, but every oncein awhile my explorationslead me to some interestingideas and places, and whatfollows are a few ideas thathold promise in my gardenand maybe yours.

Growing micro-greensindoors:This is by nomeans a new idea, butwithin the context ofgrowing food security

concerns, growing someform of food indoors holdspromise. Micro-greensare essentially seedlingsthat are edible; think:bean sprouts. It is easierthan you think to growtasty sprouts at home. Useclean growing containers,any tray for seedlings or afancy pot but they must beclean to prevent seedlinginfection. Use sterilizedsoil from a garden centreor a mixture of homemadecompost with perlite addedfor drainage. Situate thecontainer in a bright southor west facing window orunder grow lights. Chooseyour seedling accordingto what you like to eat.Basil seedlings are tasty,bean sprouts are nice oncein awhile but theres alsomustard, cabbage, arugulaand many other seedlingsto eat. Sow the seeds ontop of prepared soil andcover lightly with soil.Water gently and wait forgrowth. Do not fertilizeyoung seedlings or theywill burn or grow too fastand crash. Harvest theseedlings when they havedeveloped their seedling

leaves and have grown afew inches tall.

Street art for the garden:This may seem like anunconventional idea butrepurposing ideas can workwonders in the garden. Imnot talking about spraypainting or grafti. FromWarsaw, Poland comesstreet artist NeSpoon whoworks in different mediumslike spray paint, concrete,macram and ceramics,but she uses crocheteddoilies as patterns for herart.You might think this isa silly idea but her use ofcrocheted doilies to providepattern for paint or forimpressions leads to somevisually stunning creations.One such creation involvesusing some form ofmalleable ceramic or clayand pushing it into cracksand gaps in the sidewalkthen impressing a doilyonto the clays surfaceand removing the doily toleave an intricate patternon the surface.You can usea Google image search tolook for her work or ndphotos at her blog: behance.net/nespoon. NeSpooncalls it The jewellery of

the public space. Shewould like for people whorandomly discover hersmall applications to smileand just simply feel better.

Repurposing: Generallyknown as upcycling,this rising trend involvesreusing, adapting orrepurposing old items,

unwanted items or anyobject by converting it toa new use.There are manyexamples of this acrossthe world particularlyin fashion, i.e. making apurse out of old jeans orleather.There are far toomany examples for meto discuss herein but one

interesting example ofrepurposing was found onthe local blog of ShelleyLevis at sowanddipity.com.Levis uses gourds as fallplanters to create intricateand colorful creations. AsLevis puts it, I have a new

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CITY PARKSSTEWARDS INVASIVEPULL An event full ofblackberry removal. Getyour hands dirty, and letssee how much we canremove together Saturday,Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. tonoon, Mosquito CreekPark. Meet at the parknearWest 16th and FellAve., [email protected]

CLIMBINGWITHBEARS IN PERURobin Appleton, PhD

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The Nominations and Election Committee is seeking Vancitymembers to ll three director positions in the 2014 election.Each position is for a three-year term, commencing after theAnnual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014.

Prospective candidates are strongly advised to attend aninformation session which will be held at 6:00 pm onWednesday, December 4, 2013 at Vancity Centre, 183 TerminalAvenue, Vancouver. Please contact the Governance Departmentby no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 to registerfor this session.

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POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGThe Policy Committee of Council will be considering the Draft Policy for Events inParks and Public Open Spaces, as outlined in the Landscape Technician report,dated July 8, 2013, at a Public Meeting to be held onMONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2013AT 7:30 PM in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver.

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The Binning homewas bequeathed in trustto be used as a historicalarchitectural resource forthe community. If the salemoves forward and theBinning home becomesa private possession(regardless of the bestintentions of the buyer tomaintain it) then the spiritof Jessie Binnings gift willbe lost.

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For those wanting to deck their hallswith more than boughs of holly,you might want to think aboutadding some foxes.

This year foxes are reallypopular, notes Marlene Tate, owner ofTrims in Edgemont Village, which sellshigh-end artificial flowers and other seasonalhome dcor items.

Foxes seem to be in fashion this year,and can be seen on variousseasonal decorations, aswell as in fashion, onscarves, sweaters andmore.

Five years ago,owls were anew trend butnow they aremainstream,explains Tate(seen in thephoto at right).

Its calledtabletop fashionand its nodifferent thanrunway fashion,she adds, explainingthat there are yearlytrends in decorating forthe season, but you dontnecessarily have to follow them.

Christmas decorating in yourhome to me is a very intimateexercise, says Tate, adding therearent any rules.

Many people often look for ruleswhen decorating, but your choices areinfluenced by your personal style and otherfactors, such as if you have kids and whatstage of life youre in, she notes.

If your style is minimalist, you maythink one bulb and a stem in a vase is toomuch, but others may prefer a much busierpresentation. Tate describes her own style aswhimsical and more from Christmas past.

Anything served up with a side orderof humour or whimsy always is to me veryspectacular, she says.

When it comes to decorating your homefor the holidays, whether you live in a houseor an apartment, Tate advises isolatingspecific areas rather than looking at yourhome as one big piece.

Working with small vignette areas isreally the easiest way, she explains, notingits best to start with greenery.

Christmas to me is all about beautifulboughs and berries, she says.

Building a base of greens, garlands, vinesand boughs provides a perfect backdrop forthe rest of your decorations. The greenerytends to also define those little vignette areasas well, says Tate.

Flat cedar garlands are an example ofeasy-to-use greenery that is easy to set thingson top of as well. Flowers to consider for theseason include poinsettias, snowdrops andcrocus.

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