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Residents in aWestVancouver neighbourhoodwho voiced widespreadopposition to a planfor Rogers cell phone

towers in 2013 say they’regearing up to fightanother cell tower plan— this time fromTelus.

Shawn Philley, wholives on Mathers Avenuejust above Highway 1 inthe British Properties, said

he and his neighboursrecently learned Telushas approached theWestVancouver Baptist Churchacross the street aboutthe possibility of leasingproperty there for a tower.

“There’s been nocommunication with theneighbours at all,” he said.“We’re concerned aboutthem putting somethingup in our neighbourhood

without consultation.”Philley said he has

concerns about potentialhealth impacts of a cellphone tower so close to hishome.

“I know the jury is outon is it dangerous or is itnot dangerous,” he said.

He’s also worriedabout a potential effecton property values if largetowers are constructed.

Shoku Pond, anotherneighbour who is alsoa church member, alsohas concerns about theproposal.

“I’m very muchagainst it,” she said, whencontacted by the News.

Pond said being amember of the church putsher in an awkward position,but she has made her viewsknown to others in the

congregation.Pond said her main

concerns are also aboutpossible health effects— one of the keyneighbourhood concernsthat torpedoed a plan byRogers to put up cell phonetowers along the highwaynear TaylorWay, 15th Streetand 26th Street in 2013.

British Properties neighboursset to fightTelus proposal

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A community meetingintended to answerquestions of Seymourarea residents regardinga proposed addictionsrecovery houseThursdaynight quickly devolved intoanger and accusations.

District of NorthVancouver staff shutthe meeting down andpromised to rescheduleafter attendance swelledwell above the ParkgateCommunity Centre’smeeting room capacity.

Turning Point RecoverySociety is hoping to builda nine-bed home for menrecovering from drug andalcohol addiction on a vacantlot onWindridge Drive.

District Coun. DougMacKay-Dunn, who isa strong proponent for

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A small-scale additionto a 1912 family home,the renovation of anelegant 1913 Craftsmanstyle house, and a cranerestoration are among therecipients of this year’sheritage achievementawards in NorthVancouver.

Both the City and theDistrict handed the awardsout at their regular councilmeetings Monday nightin recognition of HeritageWeek Feb. 16-22. MayorRichardWalton noted in hisproclamation of HeritageWeek that the theme inB.C. this year is “MainStreet: AtThe Heart of theCommunity.”

Awards are presentedeach year in variouscategories, includingmaintenance andrenovations of residentialand commercial heritagestructures; heritageadvocacy; heritagelandscape preservationenhancement; compatiblenew design in a heritagecontext and awards of merit.WestVancouver recognizesheritage achievements at itsannual community awards

in the fall.This year, city council

bestowed six awards forrenovation, achievement andconservation. Informationfrom the city notes thataward recipients are chosenby the Heritage AdvisoryCommission, and thepurpose of the awards is togive recognition to thosewho have made a significanteffort in support of heritageconservation in the city.

St. Paul’s Indian CatholicChurch was recognized withan Honourary HeritageProject Achievement Awardfor its 2013 renovation.Information from the citynotes that the restoration“significantly contributed toensure the longevity of thesite while maintaining theheritage character and valueof the historic building.”

The original chapel wasbuilt in the mid-1860s.Therecent restoration includedlighted crosses on top of thespires and original windows,repainting the siding andtrim. New entrance steps,doors and hardware werealso added, among otherenhancements.

Queen MaryCommunity elementaryreceived a Heritage ProjectAchievement Award

for its restoration andreconstruction, which beganin 2011 and was completedin 2014.

St. Paul’s IndianResidential SchoolCommemorative Monument(located in the 500 block ofWest Keith Road at whatis now the St.ThomasAquinas School site)also received a HeritageAwareness Achievement

Award.The monumentstands in memory of themany children from Mission,Squamish andTsleil-Waututh reserves who wereforced into the residencebetween 1899 and 1959, andthe effect their mistreatmenthad on the children and theirfamilies.

Emery House at 245East First St. received aCommercial Heritage

Conservation Award. It isone of the last remaininghomes in the lightindustrial area, according toinformation from the city.The home’s rehabilitationincluded “fish-scaleshingle work, lathe-turnedveranda columns and othercharacter-defining elementsof the Queen Anne Revivalstyle.”

Jackson House at 2513

Jones Ave. was recognizedwith a Small Scale HeritageAward for its “modest”second-storey addition.

The restoration ofthe Shipyard Crane at19-21Wallace Mewsreceived a Heritage ProjectAchievement Award.

In the district, theCommunity HeritageCommittee singled outthe Deep Cove HeritageSociety with a HeritageAdvocacy award for beinginstrumental in a variety ofprojects, including heritagedocumentation, fundraisingand publishing the bookEchoes Across Seymour.

A Maintenance andRenovation award wentto MacKenzie House, at494 EastWindsor Rd.in recognition of both arenovation and ongoingconservation of the home.

Jennifer McCarthy andFarhad Khan, owners ofBluhouse Market & Caféin Deep Cove, received anaward for Maintenance andRenovations of a HeritageRegister CommercialBuilding for their work inblending a business visionwith respect for the heritage-character defining elementsof the building, according toinformation from the district.

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Health authorities havesaid that cellular towersdon’t create health risks andpoint to Canada’s safetycode as an appropriate levelof protection.

But during the lastpublic debate on the issue,many inWestVancouversaid they are concernedthat the potential healthimpacts of electromagneticfrequency that comes fromcell towers aren’t fullyunderstood.

Pond said she thinksit’s “conniving” of Telusto approach the church— which would be paid asmall amount for leasingits property, if a deal wentthrough. “Most of thecongregation doesn’t livein the immediate vicinity,”she said.

“The benefit ofany cell service forthis neighbourhood isminiscule.They can go andput the tower somewhereelse.”

Liz Sauvé, aspokeswoman for Telus,said the company is stillin the very early stages ofdrafting a proposal for anew cell tower.The site onthe Baptist church land isone of several that are beingassessed in the area, shesaid, adding the companyhas not reached a deal withthe church.

Sauvé said once Telusnarrows down its preferredsite options, there will bepublic consultation.

“We’re very consciousof visibility and aestheticconcerns,” she said.

The District ofWestVancouver hasn’t receivedany application for a tower

from Telus yet, said JeffMacDonald, spokesmanfor the district. Plans forany tower more than 15metres tall would have togo through a public processwith the municipality, hesaid.

In 2013, after the publicvoiced opposition to a planby Rogers to put up celltowers on highway land,and the municipality votedagainst it, the companyabandoned the plan.

“Council heard veryloud and clear duringthe public hearings thatresidents were opposed,”said MacDonald.

Sauvé said the onlyreason the towers are beingproposed now is demandfor cell service is growingexponentially on the NorthShore.

“The North Shore andWestVancouver are veryheavy data users,” shesaid, adding the companyfrequently gets complaintsabout dropped connections.

“It’s frustrating forpeople, especially if theywant to work from home.”

Alex Rose, a consultantwho works from home inWestVancouver, is oneof those who’d like betterservice.

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Rose said at one pointhe cancelled his landline tocut costs, but soon had toput it in again. “Earning aliving I need a good qualitynetwork service,” he said.

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Council must consider constituents“There’s amisunderstanding,or not enough of anunderstanding, about whothese folks are. I mean, it’syou and me.”Turning Point executivedirector Brenda Plant discussesaddicts who would be treatedin a proposed recovery house(from a Feb.15 news story).

“If we lose our language,then we’ve lost a hugepart of our soul as apeople.”Squamish Nation activistKhelsilem talks aboutrejuvenating traditionalSquamish language (from aFeb.15 news story).

“It’s not rocket science.It’s actually much morecomplicated.”NorthVancouver Coun.Mathew Bond describes thechallenges of fixing gridlock(from a Feb.18 news story).

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Dear Editor:Re: DNV Halts Growth — For Now, Feb. 4

North Shore News.Thank you to Coun. Lisa Muri for the

position taken regarding development here in theDistrict of NorthVancouver.

Finally someone who gets it — thedevelopment is fast paced and needs co-ordinationnot only with the City of NorthVancouver, butalso within the district.Too often, parallel accessroads (i.e. LynnValley and Mountain Highway)seem to be under construction at the same time,erasing any alternate route available.

In our area over the past two years, there have

been 10 new construction projects within foursquare blocks of our home.

That doesn’t include the Mill Housedevelopment on Mountain Highway and theimpending replacement of Argyle secondary.

The Draycott project is mere blocks from MillHouse at the already crowded intersections ofLynnValley and Mountain Highway; if they bothproceed simultaneously there is bound to be evenmore congestion at that intersection.

A notice recently arrived regarding the MillHouse project.

Work is scheduled from Jan. 28 this year toAugust of 2016, five days a week from 7 a.m. to 8

p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.That’s19 months, if on schedule!

We all expect progress and growth but it’s timethat constituents (voters) are considered beforedevelopers, who rarely live in the affected area.

Couns. Muri and MacKay-Dunn seem toappreciate that there has to be some balancebetween livability and increased tax base.

By contrast, the thought expressed by Coun.Bassam that there isn’t a correlation betweenincreased density and traffic problems is baffling— perhaps he also denies global warming?David FreestoneNorthVancouver

Addiction frictionWe won’t say the people decrying

the proposed drug and alcoholrecovery house onWindridge

Drive are bad neighbours, only that theyare scared and in some cases terriblymisguided.

Many of us are uncomfortable withaddiction and understandably wary at theprospect of sharing our boulevards withaddicts.

We understand the impulse to protestfirst and ask questions later. But it isn’t fairor helpful.

We ask protesters to not give in to fear soeasily and to consider the people who needhelp as well.

They are both professionals and theunemployed; they’re wealthy and destitute.They are fathers, husbands, sons.They’rehere for the same reason many of us liveon the North Shore: it’s one of the mostbeautiful places in the world.

But how many of us would be happyto tell a tourist that we’re completelywelcoming, except when it comes toaddicts; or that we believe in secondchances, except for alcoholics?

Drug and alcohol addiction may bebetter hidden here, but it exists on theNorth Shore.

Anyone trying to throw off the yoke ofa bottle or a needle deserves the chanceto get well without being ostracized andwithout being shuttled to the DowntownEastside.

Rather than protesting the house, we’durge neighbours to research the trackrecord ofTurning Point and what thoseliving close to other homes run by thesociety have to say.

We’d urge everyone to dial down theemotion and at least be willing to listento each other.That’s part of being a goodneighbour.

Dear Editor:Kudos to Mike Clucas for speaking out

(Feb. 18 letter to the editor in response toNeighbours Oppose New Group Home, Feb.15 front-page story).

Clucas said: “… if you are really so terrifiedof these people in your neighbourhood, thentalk to them. Listen to their stories. Look into

their eyes and feel where they have come from.”We can all learn a lot from Clucas.This doesn’t just apply to the people who

need the recovery house, but to the homelesspeople we pretend not to see when they’resleeping on our sidewalks, and the mentallyill or physically disabled we fear making eyecontact with.

As a child, my eyes saw the goodness inthose less fortunate, and held no shame. As anadult, I need to open my eyes and not judge.

If adults had the same courage, compassionand empathy as our children, perhaps peacewould naturally endure.Mary ChangNorth Vancouver

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As I get olderI’m continuallydumbfounded by thefun things my own bodywon’t let me do anymore.

It’s almost as if itdoesn’t want me to die ahorrible, wheezy, bloateddeath by the time I turn50. Listen, body — whyare you being so selfish?

A few weeks ago I wentto a well-known eatingestablishment and ordereda “combination meal” thatincluded a “hamburger”of some specific weight,a refillable soda pop andfrench fries.

It’s an order I’ve beenmaking since I was ateenager, though with farless frequency these days.In fact, I hadn’t orderedmy favourite combo — noonions please, I don’twant anything that evenresembles a vegetable —for more than a year. Butin December I got a giftcard for the restaurant at aChristmas party — it was,quite perfectly, a “tackygift exchange” — and soI found myself going on atrip down memory lane byordering my old favourite.

It turns out, however,these days that charmingold memory lane of myyouth looks more like abig old stretch of irritablebowel syndrome.Two bitesinto my combo meal I gotthe feeling that my nightwas not going to end well.That’s when I stopped,threw the burger in thetrash and headed acrossthe street to a vegan deliand ordered a lentil salad.

Just kidding. I scarfedthe whole meal down andloved every bite, refilledmy pop twice and thenwent on with my day.Triedto go on with my day, Isuppose is more accurate,

as my body had differentideas than my brain abouthousing this “food” I hadjust ingested. As you no-doubt guessed, my bodyreacted like a fighter jetwith its tail shot off. Eject!Eject!

This turn of eventsmade me sad. And sweaty.But mostly sad.

I’ve always pridedmyself on my ability toenjoy some tasty garbagewithout feeling guilt,dizziness or death. Myjunk food side-life startedwhen I was a kid, with amostly harmless can ofcola given as a bribe forquietness during a weeklybible study held at myhouse (I’m not makingthat up — the Lord worksin mysterious, deliciousways). From there Igraduated to frequent tripsto the corner store to buypop famously sold at asize known as Super Big. Iremember once as a childchugging one of those1.3-litre cola bathtubs inmy basement while playinga couple of awesomeNintendo games. One wascalled Rampage.The other,

if I recall correctly, wascalled Run Upstairs Every90 Seconds To Pee.Veryrealistic.

The local pizza placehad an amazing thingcalled non-stop pop thatI would take as a personalchallenge — if I wasn’tfinished Glass 1 by thetime the waiter finishedsetting down the rest ofthe drinks on the table, Ifailed.

Then there were thegiant soft ice creamparfaits topped withpeanuts and hot fudgethat I absolutely loved.As a youngster I was veryjealous of adult humanswho could go and eat oneof those bad boys any time

they wanted. I swore thatwhen I was old enough todrive I’d eat somewherebetween 11 and 400 perday.

When I got to college itwas not a rare occurrencefor my roommate and Ito each eat an entire largepizza for dinner. In fact, itwas Tuesday.Two-for-oneTuesday, if you really mustknow.

Now don’t get mewrong — I wasn’t ever ajunk food junkie. And Idon’t blame my parentseither. It was a differentera back then. Big Sugarwas an awesome prairierock band, not a sweet-hearted assassin.

It doesn’t matter now

though, it seems — mybody has taken mattersinto its own hands, whichare located in my stomach,I guess.This metaphor isgetting really confusing.

Anyway, I just can’teat that wonderful crapanymore. Last yearI ordered one of myfavourite parfaits and bythe time I was finished Ifelt like a hummingbirdthat had spent all day

Junk food treats ain’twhat theyused to be

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Turning Point, said he’dhoped the meeting andinformation would assuagethe fears in the communitybut instead, he spent thenight apologizing for notanticipating and planningfor the capacity crowd thatturned up.

“I’m very sorry wedidn’t fulfill our promiseby providing the venue andinformation (the neighbours)were expecting last night,”he said.

Though much of theopposition to the recoveryhouse has been marked byvitriol, area resident JesseMiller is approaching thecontroversy with a little morenuance.

Miller said he’s notworried for his safety or

long-term resale value of hishome if the recovery housegoes ahead, but the districthas badly botched theprocess andTurning Pointhas also failed to provideenough information.

Those spearheadingthe campaign to quash theproposal are also not helpingthe matter by spreadingincorrect information andfear, Miller said.

Someone at the meetingThursday was handing outpamphlets warning of thedangers of homeless people,alcoholics, HIV patients,intravenous drug users andmentally unstable peopleliving in the neighbourhood.The list also included deaf,disabled and transgenderpeople, though the last threewere partially blacked out.

“It’s absolutely atrocious.

The entire thing should beblacked out and shredded.It’s nothing but prejudicialhate and on a topic theperson has almost zerounderstanding of,” Millersaid. “We’re at a stagewhere the rest of the LowerMainland is looking at ourblock and saying ‘What abunch of elitists.’”

While he still has a list ofconcerns, including wheretheTurning Point clientsare coming from, whetherthey are there by court orderand what it could mean forpeople wanting to sell theirhomes in the short term,Miller says he’s not outrightagainst the project.

“My mind’s not made upon this,” he said.

Miller said the perceivedthreat posed by the housecould have an impact on

the tight-knit communityeven if it turns out thosefears are not founded on realinformation.

Miller said he wouldn’tlook forward to seeing themoms he knows “watchingtheir children closer due tothe fact there’s nine mendown the street.

“I personally don’tcare that there’s nine mendown the street because theneighbour next door to mecould be the scary guy,” hesaid.

The District of NorthVancouver is aiming to holdanother public meeting in amuch larger venue, in earlyMarch.

Miller said the nextmeeting should be limitedto the neighbours in theaffected area, and notinclude advocates from

around the Lower Mainland,many of whom showedup toThursday’s fiasco.That’s not going to happen,MacKay-Dunn said, asthe community needs tohear from people who haveexpertise in addictions.

“This is a much largerissue.The issue is aboutsupport recovery. It affectsall of us,” he said. “I thinkwe’d be doing people adisservice if we didn’t allow

these individuals to come tothe meetings and speak.”

MacKay-Dunn said hewants Seymour residents tolearn aboutTurning Point’splan from them and notdisinformation spreadingaround Seymour.

“I’m not going toforce this down anybody’sthroat. I believe once theinformation’s out there, thatpeople may change they’reminds.We’ll see,” he said.

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in the wrong place at thewrong time,” accordingto Sgt. Stephanie Ashton,media relations officerswith the RCMP’sIntegrated HomicideInvestigation Team.

Enright was near theSkyTrain station shortly

after midnight when afight broke out. Enrightwas involved in the meleebut didn’t know the otherpeople involved, accordingto police. “He diedbecause he tried to helpsomeone,” Ashton statedin a press release.

IHIT officers arehoping other witnesses will

come forward.“We know there are

more people who were inthe area at the time Mr.Enright was in the violentaltercation.We are askingthose people to comeforward,” Ashton stated.

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Enright’s family hasextended its gratitude toall the witnesses who havecome forward to provideinformation to IHIT.

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buzzing around thecocaine tree.

And speaking ofslurping, one of my all-time favourites is the slush-type beverage, somethingthat was a near daily partof my life during hotprairie summers.

This summer I boughtexactly one of those. Andit was the small.The reallysmall. I think it was calledthe Super Big Thimble.

And it still gave me a sugarheadache and had mefeeling rotten for the restof the day.

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After two weeks off, newdevelopment projects areback in the District ofNorth Vancouver.

A five-storey, 35-unitapartment at DraycottRoad received the nodfrom council Monday tohead to public hearingMarch 3.

The unanimousverdict came lessthan an hour after theexpiration of council’s

short-lived moratoriumon development, whichresulted in a two-weekdeferral of the DraycottRoad project.

The rezoning of fourcommercial lots on the eastside of Mountain Highwaycan only go ahead ifcouncil is assured a “robustconstruction managementplan” is in place, accordingto a staff report.

There are twodevelopments underconstruction in fairly closeproximity on MountainHighway’s west side,meaning excavation andconcrete deliveries mighthave to be co-ordinated toensure the roadways aren’toverwhelmed, according tothe staff report.

While he supportedsending the project topublic hearing, Coun.Doug MacKay-Dunn saidhe needed more detailsabout traffic management.

“I’d really like to knowhow we’re going to handlethis, especially with theconstruction going on,” hesaid.

Coun. Jim Hanson alsosupported sending theproject to the public, citingits “relatively small impact”

on district traffic.The disparity between

the apartment building’sabundant parking and acomparatively few spotsfor bicycles rankledCoun. Mathew Bond,who suggested the projectwasn’t in line with districtpriorities.

The apartment includes60 underground parkingspots, approximately 1.7stalls per unit, “but only0.54 cycling stalls perunit,” he pointed out.

The project is anopportunity to turn theDraycott cul-de-sac into amore pedestrian-friendlyroadway, according toBond.

If approved, thedevelopment would includeconstruction of a newlane to the east and a newsidewalk along Draycott.

The apartment’s 35units are two- and three-bedroom suites meant toappeal to young familiesand downsizing seniors.

The project’s floor spaceratio, which measures totalfloor space against thesize of the lot, is expectedto be 1.91 — meaningthe developer will be onthe hook for $53,557in community amenitycontributions.

The public hearing isscheduled for 7 p.m. onMarch 3 at municipal hall.

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MEC RACE ONE— THE INTER RIVERRIPPER A five/10-kilometre trail raceSaturday, Feb. 28, 9 a.m. atInter River Park in NorthVancouver. $15.events.mec.ca

BALANCE WALKINGFoot Solutions will hostcomplimentary Nordic polewalking sessions the last

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TAIZÉCONTEMPLATIVESERVICE A candlelightservice with piano, fluteand Celtic harp musicSunday, March 1, 4 p.m.at St. Andrew’s UnitedChurch, 1044 St. GeorgesAve., North Vancouver.There will be Taizé songs,silences and prayers.604-985-0408Compiled by Debbie CaldwellEmail info for your non-profit,by donation or nominal feeevent to [email protected].

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Only three years ago I was one of many seasonal allergysufferers who would endure the daily routine of sneezing,itchy eyes, runny nose and fatigue.

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The old school medical model of using skin prick, scratch,scrap and patch tests as a means of diagnosing allergiesis rather invasive and archaic methodology compared tothis new high tech system employed by the North Shore’sLaser Allergy Relief.

To determine what the allergies are, a form bio-feedbackis used whereby the electronic frequencies or signaturesof various foods, plants or environmental samplesare tested on the skin surface through a cuff wornon the arm.

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Taylor Swant reported that she had allergic reactions toher cats, pollen, grass and trees. “I’ve also had a lot ofdigestive problems throughout my life. I have two cats

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Another North Shore resident Shannon Epp spent yearstrying to alleviate her hayfever with allergy shots thatjust didn’t do the trick. She had itchy, watery eyes andcouldn’t stop sneezing. “Everyone thinks you a have acold all the time,” she said. Then she tried Laser AllergyRelief this spring. “It actually brought up more thingsthat I was allergic to than I thought it was,” she said.“I feel better than I have in years.”

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FIT&HEALTHYIf so, this daily fatiguemay well bedue to deep persistent snoringthat can lead tomore seriousproblems than just falling asleep inthe armchair during your favouritetelevision program.

Research has shown that snoringcan cause health problems thatrange from very bad breath frommouth breathing all night, poorerpregnancy outcomes, diabetes,obesity and an increased risk ofcardiovascular diseases especiallyif the snoring is warning you of anunderlying condition called sleepapnea (interrupted or shallowbreathing).

Dr. Sharnell Muir, who providesOral Appliance Therapy at CanopyIntegrated Health in Lynn Valley,says this modern-day therapy isrecognized as a first-line therapy formany patients. Continuous PositiveAirway Pressure (CPAP) or surgeryused to be the only treatmentoption for chronic snorers.

“Until recently, family physicians hadonly two options,”she said. “Theycould either send snorers to UBC toundergo an overnight in hospitalsleep study or they could refer themto a CPAP provider for testing,”Muirexplained. The problemwith thosetwo options is patient resistance.“If a large percentage of patientsrefuse to seek help because theyworry they won’t tolerate the

treatments, then that’s a problem,”Muir said.

Fortunately for today’s patients, OralAppliance Therapy is a mainstream,medically recognized treatmentfor the problem – somuch sothat it is that is even accepted as areimbursable treatment bymanyextended health benefit plans.

Oral appliances are usually well-tolerated and effective for patients.They are recommended as first-linetherapy for snoring andmild tomoderate sleep apnea and they arethe alternative therapy for patients

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In early 2014, Dr Muir opened herLynn Valley practice specifically toprovide Oral Appliance Therapy forpatients on the North Shore.

“As one of the few clinicians whopractise solely in the field, I provideHome SleepMonitors to patientsand have the results interpreted bya Board-certified Sleep Physician,”she said. Dr Muir then sends thatinformation, together with thetreatment recommendations to thepatient’s family physician or medicalspecialist. This approach to treatingSnoring and Sleep Apnea providesappropriate medical follow-up forthe patient and involves ongoingcommunication with the physician.

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THURSDAY EVENINGDANCE A night of 55+dancing with BobYork andthe NewYorkers Feb. 26,6:30-9:30 p.m. at theWestVancouver Seniors’ ActivityCentre, 695 21st St. $10/$8.604-925-7230 westvancouver.

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SENIOR SERVICEPROVIDER EXPOPresentations, informationbooths and prizes willbe featured at this expoSaturday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-2p.m. at theWestVancouverSeniors’ Activity Centre,695 21st St. One of the14 presenters will be Dr.Paul Sugar, a palliativecare doctor at Lions GateHospital. 604-925-7280seniorserviceproviders.ca

SENIORS’TENNISASSOCIATION OFTHENORTH SHORE Players55+ are invited to play tennisMondays-Fridays, April-October from 8 a.m. to noonat various public courts onthe North Shore. Annual fee:$20. seniorstennis.ca

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Court decision long-awaited

We’ve been litigating theright to die issue for morethan two decades.

Now we’re almost done.Back in the early 1990s SueRodriguez, a B.C. womanwith ALS, demanded butwas denied the right to havea doctor help end her life.

Lengthy court battles inB.C. involving Gloria Taylorand Kathleen Carter, bothnow deceased, led theBritish Columbia CivilLiberties Association andothers to take their case fordoctor-assisted death all theway to the Supreme Courtof Canada.Their argumentwas simple. Attemptedsuicide was decriminalizedin 1972. Able-bodiedpeople can end their life ifthey choose to do so.Thedisabled often can’t.Thelaw discriminates againstthose with a physicaldisability who might needphysical assistance toexercise their right to taketheir own life.

Two weeks ago theSupreme Court of Canadaruled that the CanadianCharter of Rights and

Freedoms’ “right to life”doesn’t require an absoluteprohibition on assistancein dying and ruled that thelaw that makes it illegalfor anyone to help peopleend their own lives shouldbe amended to allowdoctors to help in specificsituations.

The court has given thefederal government andrelated federal agencies 12months to craft legislationto respond to the ruling.The current ban on assistedsuicide stands until then.If the government doesn’twrite a new law the court’sexemption will stand.

We’ve been down thisroad before. In 1988the court struck downCanada’s abortion lawand gave parliamentarianstime to craft a new law.They never did so. As aresult, abortions in Canadaare legal and are a matterbetween the patient and thephysician.

Is there a lesson here?My view is that a person’schoice to seek assistance toend their life should also

be legal and that decisionshould be between a patientand their physician.

The best response to thecourt ruling, in my opinion,is for the government todo nothing and let theexemption for doctorsstand.

The court ruled that aperson granted a requestfor assisted death mustmeet four conditions.Theymust be in intolerablepain.They must have apermanent condition.Theymust be legally capable ofconsent. And they must“clearly consent.”

It’s not the court’s jobto tell the government orCanadians how to maketheir ruling work and in thiscase thankfully the courtdidn’t.

We do need safeguardsin place to ensure thatwhen it comes to endof life decisions themost vulnerable personsin our society areprotected. ConservativeMP Stephen Fletcher’sproposal to create aCanadian commission onphysician-assisted death,an independent bodythat would establish thepractical rules or guidelinesfor administering physician-assisted death, is a step inthe right direction.

There will always bethose who are opposed toassisted death.Those whohave watched a loved onesuffer for any length oftime at the end of their lifewill welcome the SupremeCourt’s decision.

A combination ofallowing some doctors tohelp people end their ownlives in specific situations,with the proper oversightsin place, may be the best wecan do.We could certainlydo worse.

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

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It’s good to see yet onemore example of the qualitythat’s driving the truepotential of the SimilkameenValley in its own right.

The project is very muchterroir driven, which meansthat these wines are grownon some of the rockiestterrain you’ll find anywhere,even for Similkameen.Thesoils are ideal, unforgivinglybarren, windswept andwell drained, and the rocks(which have great heatretention) are immense.

All those factors help toexplain why the wines justreleased are impressive, evenin their relative infancy.

The project (apartnership betweenVancouver businessmen SukiSekhon and JohnWelson)was planted in 2006.Thewest-south-west facing,75-acre vineyard (which ison the sloping, north sideof Highway 3 not far fromSeven Stones) turned outto be a serious challengeto plant. In fact, the rock

crusher brought in to helpprepare the land wore out itsteeth in no time flat.

There were signs earlyon thatVanessa might besomething special. If thename sounds familiar, thegrapes have been going intoSandhillVanessaVineyardCabernet-Merlot, made byHoward Soon.The Pellermaster winemaker hasalways been excited aboutthe vineyard’s possibilitiesand consulted on these newwines.

These are impressiveinaugural releases with thepromise of much more tocome as the vines continueto mature.Vanessa VineyardMeritage 2012(Similkameen Valley)

Vibrant black fruitwith definite cassis on thenose, followed by a plush,

though not extracted,well-structured palate ofblackberry and anise, withwell-integrated tannins, apronounced mineral streakand a lengthy, spicy finish(50 per cent CabernetSauvignon, 27 per centMerlot and 23 per centCabernet Franc.). Aged sixmonths pre-blend and 12months post blend in Frenchand American 60 per centnew oak (91 points, $36).Vanessa Vineyard Syrah2012 (SimilkameenValley)

The heat units andlengthy exposure suggestthis should indeed be agood site for Syrah. Aromasof damson, mocha andcedar-y notes, followed bya generous palate of blackfruit, chocolate and peppernotes, and some smokinessbefore a lengthy, spicy end,94 per cent Syrah, six percentViognier (91 points,$39).

Look for the wines to bein the market in the nextcouple of weeks.

To order call: 604-689-3800 or email [email protected].

• • •The wine world is here

for next week’sVancouverInternationalWine Festivalfeaturing Savour Australia.While many events are soldout, there are still some

great tasting opportunities.Insiders know the bestevening to attend theInternationalTasting is onThursday (7-10 p.m.),which is usually by far theleast crowded. Some ticketsremain.

For Oz fans: you can tastesome “Geological Gems”with a panel of luminarieslike BruceTyrrell and BrianLynn (Majella), moderatedby Mark Davidson (Friday,Feb. 27); or check out theSavour Australia LoungeParty, with 20 top Aussiewineries and a host ofpersonalities pouring Shirazand plenty more, with DownUnder-inspired bites (likeKangaroo sliders, alligatormeatballs and mini pies)courtesy of the Dirty Apron.Not to mention some coollounge tunes.

There’s more: checkvanwinefest.ca.

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Yes, I know it’s supposedto be all about Shiraz thisweek, but why not give thiswicked long-running Aussiewhite a whirl? (Especiallyif you likeViognier.)Thinkcitrus and stonefruit, with asplash of honey and mineralwrapped up in juicy acidity.Pair with rich seafood suchas scallops, acorn squash orchicken Cordon Bleu. Greatvalue at $19.99 BCLS.

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WHO: City of North Vancouver

WHAT: Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400(a Bylaw to Establish a NewOfficial Community Plan)

WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chamber

Notice is hereby given under the provisions of the Local Government Act that a Public Hearingwill be held to receive representations in connection with the proposed City of North VancouverOfficial Community Plan, to replace “City of North Vancouver Official Community Plan Bylaw,2002, No. 7425”.

OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2014, NO. 8400This bylaw will have the effect of rescinding the current City of North Vancouver OfficialCommunity Plan and replacing it with a new Official Community Plan, including an updatedRegional Context Statement. The Official Community Plan is the City’s long-range planningtool for guiding the growth and development of the City. It includes a broad vision for thecommunity’s future, with supporting goals and objectives. The Official Community Plan applies tothe entire City. Major policy areas and chapters within the Official Community Plan include:

• Foundation (Community Vision) • Parks, Recreation and Open Space• Land Use/Density • Arts, Culture and Heritage• Transportation, Mobility and Access • Economy and Economic Development• Community Well-Being • Municipal Services and Infrastructure• Natural Environment, Energy and • Regional Context Statement (AlignmentClimate with the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth

Strategy)

A previous Public Hearing was held on September 29, 2014. In January 2015, the OfficialCommunity Plan Bylaw was revised and referred to a new Public Hearing. Themain changesinclude:

• Changes to densities in the East 3rd Street area (Moodyville) (see Schedule A - Land Use Map);• Continued potential for a secondary suite and a coach house;• Increase to height and density for the 200 block of East 15th Street (north-side); andthe 1500 block of Eastern Avenue (east-side) (see Schedule A - Land Use Map).

Please refer to the complete Official Community Plan Bylaw atwww.cnv.org/cityshaping.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act, all persons who believe they may beaffected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or bywritten submission. Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention ofthe City Clerk at [email protected] or by mail to City Hall.

Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, toensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded,no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

The proposed revised Official Community Plan and relevant backgroundmaterial will be ondipsplay andmay be viewed at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, exceptStatutory Holidays. It may also be viewed online atwww.cnv.org/cityshaping.

Please direct all inquiries to Suzanne Smith, Planner 2, Community Development, [email protected] or 604.990.4240.

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Insurance is necessaryfor almost everyone.Thereare many types of coverage,but for the purpose of thisarticle I will only bringyour attention to homeinsurance. Home insuranceincludes building, contents,personal and excess/umbrella liability coverage.Off the top of your head,do you know how muchcoverage you have for yourhome?When was the lasttime you sat down withan insurance agent/brokerto review your coverage?I know from experiencethat people sometimes hatehaving the discussion aboutinsurance, because theyfeel that no matter what,their insurance agent willtell them they don’t haveenough coverage. But youknow what . . . he or she isprobably right!

When it comes toinsuring your properties,both here and abroad, thereare a couple of items toconsider. First and mostimportantly, will you bereceiving an adequate cashsettlement in the event oftotal loss? If you lose yourhome in a disaster, it iscrucial to have the flexibilityto re-build to your ownspecifications and notto that of the insurancecompany. Another pointto consider is will you

have the option to chooseyour own contractor orwill one be mandated toyou? Most people wouldnot be comfortable havinga contractor chosen bythe insurance companyto rebuild their home. Iencourage people to usebetter and more flexibleinsurance companies.

When you have homeinsurance, you also wantto distinguish coveragebetween the building andcontents.Your building (i.e.house) will have value andall the belongings insidewill have value too. But doyou really know how mucheverything is worth or ratherhow much it would cost toreplace it? A lot of us likebuying items on sale —especially when we see thosepremium brands on special— who can resist right? Inthe unfortunate event of afire, you’ll have to replaceeverything all at once andat current prices. Oh! And

don’t forget to considertax and delivery. Now doyou think you have enoughcoverage?There are limits tocoverage for jewelry, fine artand silverware, unless theyare specifically listed in yourinsurance plan.

Another aspect ofhome insurance most ofus forget about is liabilityinsurance. Just to clarify,this type of insuranceprotects from the risks ofliabilities, such as largedamage claims or costlylawsuits. So if someone getsinjured on your property,you could be held liable forcompensation, especially ifyou have a high net worth.Umbrella liability insurancecan add additionalprotection outside yourhome. It can provideprotection if liability claimsarise against you and yourdependants. So ask yourselfthese questions:n Do you entertainregularly?n Do you have a domesticworker?n Do you have children whogo to boarding school oruniversity?n Are you an officer ormember of a board?

These are only a fewquestions, but the purposehere is to get you thinkingabout how much exposureyou have to this type of riskand what possible problemscould arise as you mightneed to increase the amount

of coverage you have.Overall, making a habit ofregularly reviewing yourhome insurance coveragecould end up saving you abundle down the road in theevent of an unexpected fire,flood or liability claim.

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Opinionpiece sparksmore reaction“People speak sometimes

about the ‘bestial’ crueltyof man, but that is terriblyunjust and offensive tobeasts, no animal could everbe so cruel as a man, soartfully, so artistically cruel.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Like many people, Iwas outraged by thecontentious and asinineopinions of AdrianMacNair that appearedin the Surrey Nownewspaper regardingthe sentencing of EmmaPaulsen, the dog walkerresponsible for thedeaths of six dogs in hercare.

The the lack ofcompassion and theinsensitivity astoundedme as he referred to dogsas inconsequential to thisworld, even referring to his

own dog as stupid.But, unfortunately,

the sad truth is thathe is not alone in hisopinion of dogs, and Ibelieve that opinionslike his contribute to theprevalence of animal abusein our society.

When people sharean opinion that dogs areinsignificant and have no

concept of themselves andlack sentience, it is easyto negate that dogs haveany concept of emotion orpain.

It is then easy toresent having to pay forveterinary care whenthey get sick or injured.It is also easy to neglectveterinary care when theyget sick or injured. It isalso easy to not makeroom for them in your lifewhen you have to move orwhen they get too old andsurrender them to a shelteror euthanize them. It iseasy to leave them withoutfood or water for days, tiedup to a box in the dead ofwinter, or dump them atthe side of the road anddrive off. It is also easyto physically abuse them,carelessly neglect anddispose of them.

In the world shared bypeople with this opinion,dogs lack any emotion orintelligence, which meansthey simply don’t knowwhat is going on.To them,ignorance is bliss (it is thehumans I am referring toas ignorant, not the dogs).

The continued abuseof animals in our society,a civilized society rankedas one of the best placesto live in the world, isshameful.The precedent-setting punishment forcausing the deaths ofthose six dogs is justthe beginning in themountainous steps thatneed to being taken to putan end to the abuse andneglect.The punishmentsuited the crime and wasneeded, given our historyof punishing animalabusers and the negligible

deterrent past convictionshave produced. But I dofeel that it was simplydipping a toe in the waterand punishment shouldbe stiffer. In my opinion, acrime is a crime regardlessof whether the victimhas two legs or four.Thepain they feel and theemotional suffering is thesame. Dogs are sentientcreatures.

Given the fact thatthere still is an existingattitude that dogs areinsignificant, the only waychange can happen is ifpunishment is increasedbecause it is clear thateducation isn’t working.Threats of impingingone’s lifestyle with jailtime make most peoplere-evaluate their opinionsand actions.The ones whodon’t change will do thetime.

It would only be fair tomention that the editor ofthe Surrey Now did printa letter of apology for thecallous, disrespectful andinsensitive viewpoints ofthe columnist. As well, afellow staff writer wrotea counterpoint columnexpressing his belief thatanimals are more than justproperty and, in essence,distanced himself and

other staff members fromthe original columnist’sopinions.

I will close withthis quote from AlbertSchweitzer:

“We must fight againstthe spirit of unconsciouscruelty with which wetreat the animals. Animalssuffer as much as we do.True humanity does notallow us to impose suchsufferings on them. Itis our duty to make thewhole world recognize it.Until we extend our circleof compassion to all livingthings, humanity will notfind peace.”

The opinion thatdogs and all animals areinsignificant only fuelsthe fire of indifference tothe cruelty these creaturesendure at the hands ofthose who view themselvesas more intelligent. It’s anopinion that serves no onebut themselves.

If you are not a part ofthe solution, you are partof the problem.

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

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There seems to be a girls basketballrevolution brewing in the halls of Seycovesecondary.

The smallest public high school on theNorth Shore managed to win three of the fourNorth Shore girls titles it was vying for thisyear, claiming top spot in the Grade 8, juniorand senior AA divisions.

The Grade 8s and seniors have alreadybooked their spots in their respectiveprovincial championships with the juniorshoping to do the same this weekend. It’squite a change for a school that was neverconsidered a basketball power — the seniorgirls won their first-ever North Shore AA titlejust three years ago.

“Seycove was never really known as anathletics school or a basketball school,” saidDarcy Grant, head coach of this year’s Seycovesenior girls team.That has changed in a hurry.Grant traces the basketball uprising to theSeymour Basketball League, a branch of SteveNashYouth Basketball that is run by a numberof dedicated community volunteers.TheSeymour league started producing some prettytalented players who in most cases ended upmoving on to Seycove.

Grant says that he and fellow Seycoveteacher Geoff Russell, currently the coach ofthe Seyhawks junior girls team, saw this wavecoming and decided that the school shouldjump on and ride it out.

“The genesis of where this started is that wewere able to see about three years ago that wewere going to have some very strong athletesand basketball players coming up throughSeycove,” said Grant. “For Geoff and I it wasimportant that we acknowledged that and takesome action.”

In 2012 Grant and Russell started unitingall of the school’s girls basketball programsunder one banner, hopefully setting the stagefor a culture change.

“It began with our program philosophy,working with the younger grades and slowlymoving up with them,” said Grant. “Andthen from there it was really just holding thegirls accountable and asking them to makea greater commitment, asking them to makegreater sacrifices and invest more time inskill development and buying into the newphilosophy and culture that we were trying tosell to them.”

It seems to have worked splendidly.Theteams are racking up wins, the players are onboard and now, said Grant, the whole school isgetting into it.

“It’s taken a bit of time, (but) I think theculture has changed,” he said. “Winning is agreat thing and winning gets everyone excited.We’ve noticed just this year with our threeteams winning North Shore titles, our teachersare cheering the kids on, they’re showing theirsupport more, they’re bringing their classes togames.”

The coaches are doing their best to makesure that the excitement spreads beyondthe school and into the unique Deep Cove/Seymour neighbourhood. High school players

now go back to the youth programs to coachthe next group of kids.

“It’s pretty cool, actually,” said Russell. “Alot of the girls that Darcy and I coach, theiryounger siblings have been following along foryears and they’ve all started playing at an earlyage. . . .The girls have made that connectionwith the elementary kids, which helps buildthe community around here. Girls want to playbasketball. It’s really a testament to our groupof high school girls, how much they enjoy thegame and how much time they’re willing toput in to work with the younger kids to getthem to enjoy the game.They’ve really createda nice culture here.”

Leading the way now are the Seycove seniorgirls, who finished second in the North Shorepremier league behind only Handsworth andthen knocked off the Windsor Dukes 71-51 inthe North Shore AA final.The Seyhawks beat

the Dukes again Thursday night in the LowerMainland championships to clinch a berth inthe provincial championships.

The senior team boasts a number oftalented players, including Grade 11 forwardClaudia Hart, who averages nearly 22 pointsper game; Grade 12 guards Rebecca Varty andAlex Glass; and Grade 10 upstarts LindseyBott and Sage Stobbart. Bott hit two hugethrees to spur Seycove’s come-from-behind,48-41 win over Windsor Thursday. Stobbart,meanwhile, recently attended an identificationcamp for the cadet junior national team.

“We’re very fortunate to have a groupof girls that are very committed and verytalented,” said Grant. “They’ve really boughtin.We try to run this program almost likea small university program.We make sure

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Several North Shoreplayers were in the mixas two provincial teamsscored championshipwins at the prestigiousLas Vegas InternationalSevens rugbytournament held Feb.12-14.

Rockridge studentMitchell Cameron,WestVancouver secondary’sLiam Mahon, andCollingwood’s Ryan Grayand Elias Ergas all suitedup for the provincial U18

boys team that won theU19 Elite division at thetournament.

Approximately 10,000fans packed into Sam BoydStadium to see Team BCtake on the High SchoolAll Americans in the U19final. B.C. raced to a 17-0lead at halftime and keptthe pressure on in thesecond half, running awaywith a 31-5 win. Cameronscored a pair of tries in thefinal while Ergas addedanother.

Team B.C. also tooktop spot in the U16 boysdivision with Sutherland’sHenry Davitt andSentinel’s Jake Scotthitting the pitch. Scottprovided the thrillinggame-winning try on ahigh-stepping run in a tight12-7 championship winover Atlantis, an EasternAmerican all-star team.

All of the North Shoreplayers are members of theCapilano Rugby Club.

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the girls are filling outacademic reports, progressreports every month, weask them to fundraise, weask them to volunteer, weask them to go above andbeyond and to give back toSeycove and the basketballprogram. And I think inturn we’ve been able to

have a lot of success in ashort amount of time.”

The girls deserve allthe credit for the successthey are having now, saidGrant.

“They haven’t justkind of shown up.They’veworked for everything thatthey’ve earned.”

No Seycove basketballteam has won a provincial

title, but they’re close, saidRussell.

“That’s the goal, it’sbeen the program goalsince Day 1,” he said. “Wealways tell the girls thatwe strive for excellence. .. .We’re hoping we’re ableto get a provincial titlesomewhere down the roadhere. Hopefully soonerrather than later.”

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