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Collingwood Grade 3 student Kysha Neal leads the pack during an elementary track meet held atWest Vancouversecondary last week. Plans are taking shape for a major upgrade of the track and infield. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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North Shore neigh-bourhoods that borderwildland areas couldbe at risk of a similarfate as fire-ravaged FortMcMurray, say localemergency preparednessofficials.

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that’s very unlikely to hap-pen here, but anything’spossible,” said FionaDercole, District of NorthVancouver’s manager ofpublic safety. “I’m sure FortMcMurray didn’t expect forthat to happen there either.”

A long stretch of dryweather, like we sawlast summer, combinedwith some wind could

spell disaster in areas ofthe North Shore wherenature and developmentmeet, known as the urbaninterface.

“You get into the dry sea-son and we get some winds,you can get a very quick firespread,” said Mike Cairns,assistant fire chief withDistrict of North VancouverFire and Rescue Services.

The fire risk on theNorth Shore is moderateat the moment, but drierand warmer-than-normalweather predicted to be onthe way would lead to highand extreme fire danger, saidCairns.

Last summer was a busyfire season for local crews.In addition to putting outsome small hot spots,

district firefighters were upagainst an arsonist who set adozen fires on a Lynn Valleytrail, threatening nearbyhomes.

There was also a fairlysignificant blaze near thebottom of the Grouse Grindthat Cairns said was mostlikely caused by a care-lessly discarded cigarette.West Vancouver, meanwhile,

recorded 28 fires betweenlast June and September, 27of which were believed to bestarted by cigarette butts.

“Most of the fires we dealwith are people throwingcigarette butts out car win-dows,” said Cairns.

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A group of sportycitizens is aiming to turnthe worn-down run-ning track and soccerfield at West Vancouversecondary into a jewel ofthe North Shore sportsscene.

The West VancouverPlace for Sports FundraisingCommittee – a group madeup of representatives fromseveral community stake-holders – is hoping to raise$5.7 million by next Februaryso that construction of a newsix-lane track and artificialturf soccer field can beginby spring of 2017. The com-mittee recently went public

with plans that have beenfive years in the making,announcing that $600,000has already been committedto the facility upgrade.

Clint Undseth, chairmanof the fundraising commit-tee, said he envisions thisnot just as a sports centrebut also a place where thewhole community can cometogether for events like artin the park or music underthe stars.

“What an amazing gem,right here in the centre ofWest Van,” said Undseth,emphasizing the views out toBurrard Inlet and across toVancouver that the locationoffers. “I’ll go up there some-times and I’ll just look overthe view just to envision theproject we’re going to do. It’sjust an awesome location. Tome it’s one of those best-keptsecrets.”

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West Vancouver has kept acouple of its long-runningcharacters from beingwritten out of the show.

District council votedMonday night to guaranteeheritage protection for twohistoric character homes inexchange for allowing moredevelopment on their lots.

The 1913 Vinson Houseat 1425 Gordon Ave. and the1964 Sykes Residence on 5616Westport Pl. will be restoredand protected in perpetuity.

In return, the Sykes lotwill be subdivided and a new7,280-square foot home will bebuilt on the lower portion ofthe lot. The Vinson lot will bestratified into five units includ-ing new garden and lanewaycottages. The Edwardiangarden in the front yard willalso be preserved.

Staff describe the VinsonHouse as an “unusually intact”Craftsman style home thatprovides a valuable link tothe early architecture andhistory of West Vancouver.It was originally the home ofReeve Valient Vinson, who waselected toWest Vancouvercouncil numerous timesbetween 1918 and 1929.

The Sykes residence wasdesigned byWest CoastModern pioneer architectPeter Kaffka and was home tonoted astronomer and educa-tor Major Paul Sykes.

Council used a similaragreement to save the TobyHouse at 2055 Queens Ave.last year.

Both projects have theblessing of the North ShoreHeritage Preservation Societyand theWest VancouverHistorical Society, althoughsome neighbours turnedout for the public hearing toraise concerns. Specifically,residents worried about theminimal parking of one spaceper unit at the Vinson projectand that council might openthe floodgates for more infilldensity.

But council members werealmost completely on boardwith the two projects.

“Some people wereconcerned this was prec-edent. I think this is a greatprecedent,” said Coun. NoraGambioli. “This is a veryworthwhile endeavour, and Iam hoping for a flood of archi-tects and developers to dothe same thing. I don’t know ifour planning department canhandle it but that would be mywish.”

Coun. Craig Cameronagreed, saying the onlyalternative will be developersbuying up older characterhomes and knocking themdown to make way for muchlarger houses.

“We get this type of hous-ing that we don’t need anymore of and the community isthe poorer. Without incentives,no heritage is going to beprotected,” he said.

Although a supporter ofthe heritage aspects, Coun.Michael Lewis said the infilldensity was reason enough tovote in favour.

“This is what we should bedoing anyway. We’re running it

under some heritage revitaliza-tion agreement, which, I guessit gets us where we want to bebut what have we got? Twentyhouses where this mightqualify as an opportunity?”he asked “We literally needhundreds of units of this sortof size to meet the demands ofthe changing demographics ofthe people in the communityand people who want to age inplace here.”

Mayor Michael Smithvoted in favour but not beforesuggesting the Vinson projectshould have included at leastone “desperately needed” two-bedroom rental unit, whichcould be home to a youngfamily.

“The blunt reality is 98 percent of the residents of WestVancouver will never see it,will never hear of it and reallydon’t care about it. If we’regoing to rezone a lot to allowfour residents there, I thinkthere should be some com-munity benefit as a result ofit,” he said.

The lone “nay” vote wasfrom Coun. Bill Soprovichon the Vinson project on thegrounds that it was addingdensity to upper Amblesidewithout a neighbourhoodplanning process directingcouncil to densify the area.He clarified though, he had nomisgivings about the proposalitself.

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Heritage homes preserved inWest Van

Designedby architect Peter Kaffka and constructed in 1964 for original ownerMajor Paul Sykes andhis family, the Sykes Residence isan exceptional example of theWest Coast Style of architecture forwhich theNorth Shore has become renowned.

Ambleside Craftsman andEagle Harbourmodern homesaved from development

Anarchitect’s rendering showshow theoriginal appearance of VinsonHousewill be conserved and the design of twonewcottages andgarageswill complement the character of themain house. Anoldblack andwhite photograph fromWest VancouverArchives showshowVinsonHouse looked in the early days ofWest Vancouver. IMAGES SUPPLIED

Built into a steep cliffside, the Sykes house features both a flatand round spiral helix roof and a curved concrete blockwall.

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The rate of fatal drugoverdoses is climbing tonearly unprecedentedlevels in B.C.

The province recorded256 deaths – including two inNorth Vancouver – in the firstfour months of the year, anincrease of almost 90 per centover the same period lastyear, according to a releasefrom the B.C. CoronersService.

“We suspect a lot of (theoverdose deaths) have todo with … illicit fentanylthat’s contaminating the drugsupply,” said North Shorepublic health officer Dr. MarkLysyshyn.

While difficult to distin-guish from heroin, fentanylcan be 50 times as toxicand is frequently sold as asubstitute for more expensivedrugs to unwitting buyers.

The provincial health offi-cer declared an emergency inApril after reports revealedfentanyl was likely a factor innearly half of fatal overdoses

this year.The clandestinely syn-

thesized drug was detectedin five per cent of fataloverdoses in 2012. By 2015,fentanyl was listed as a factorin 32 per cent of overdosedeaths.

While making substan-tial changes will be a slowprocess, Lysyshyn said moreinformation is being sharedbetween coroners and healthofficers about where over-doses are most frequent.

Knowing where overdoseshappen can help healthofficials pinpoint programssuch as supervised injectionservices and take-home nal-oxone programs, accordingto Lysyshyn.

While the majority ofoverdoses take place inVancouver and Surrey, NorthVancouver hasn’t beenexempt from the rising over-dose rates.

There have been 18overdose deaths in NorthVancouver in the past 28months. There were 17overdose deaths over theprevious seven years, accord-ing to the Coroners Service.

Exacerbating the problemis a host of compounds –some even more powerfulthan fentanyl – that show upon the street only to vanish,according to Lysyshyn. It’s

a predicament that oftenleaves health officials playingcatch-up.

“When we do tests on peo-ple who have had overdoseswe’re not always able evento detect these chemicalsbecause we don’t necessarilyknow about them,” Lysyshynsaid.

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Naloxone does not workfor overdoses of cocaine oralcohol. Naloxone is avail-able at the Health ConnectionClinic, on East 15th Street inNorth Vancouver.

While street drugs remaina danger, West Vancouverpolice are reminding resi-dents of the risks that couldbe lurking in their medicinecabinet.

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Approximately eightper cent of Canadian youthbetween Grade 6 and 12reported using prescriptionand over-the-counter drugsto get high, according to a2011 survey funded by HealthCanada.

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of the old track and grassfield, said Undseth, whois a coach with the WestVancouver Soccer Club.The club no longer uses thefacility, which was created70 years ago and is showingits age. The track is still usedfor meets and practices butis far from ideal.

“The six-lane track iscracked and uneven in manyareas,” said Undseth. “Manypeople in the sport wouldsay we can’t use that, it’s

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ity could host any trackand field event except forjavelin, hammer throw,and races that need morethan six lanes. The projectcurrently has commitmentsof $250,000 each from theWest Vancouver CommunityFoundation and school dis-trict, as well as $100,000 fromthe West Vancouver SoccerClub. Others stakeholdersalready on board include theNorwesters, West Vancouver,and Hershey Harriers track

and field clubs, as well asthe West Vancouver Seniors’Activity Centre.

Government grantscould come into play, saidUndseth, but he is not count-ing on them, instead lookingfor individuals, families andcorporations to get the proj-ect up and running.

When completed, thefacility would be maintainedby the school district andmunicipality, with studentsports and activities takingprecedence on school daysand other community groupsgaining access on eveningsand weekends.

A campaign kick-off eventwill be held tomorrow from 7to 8:30 p.m. at the Kay MeekCentre in West Vancouver.The event will includehigh-profile guest speakers,choreographed routines,

youth bands, choirs andmuch more, said Undseth,adding that it is free toattend but space is limitedso guests should register atkaymeekcentre.com.

Undseth admitted thatraising the more than $5 mil-lion left on the track’s stickerprice in less than a yearmay seem like an aggressivetimeline, but he’s “very confi-dent” about their chances ofgetting it done.

“I haven’t had anybodyin the community yet say,‘Oh, that’s a bad idea.’ It’sreceived positively every-where we go,” he said. “Thisisn’t just another soccerfield or sports venue. Thisis really a community asset,an opportunity to bring all ofour community together.”

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Grouse Woods residentsand visitors to the area canexpect to see lights flashingand hear loud sirens for aprolonged period Thursday.

“It’s the sound of themunicipality being proactiveto make sure we’re preparedin case a real event did hap-pen,” said NSEMO planningofficer Mike Andrews.

Besides practising a co-ordinated fire suppressionstrategy, the North ShoreInterface Wildfire WorkingGroup will be piloting a real-time evacuation trackingtool. Using a smartphone,first responders can updatethe status of a residence inan evacuation zone – usinga corresponding colour for

“nobody home,” “needsassistance,” “refusal toevacuate” – allowing teamsin the field and those in theemergency centre to getreal-time information.

“In the past, it was tyinga piece of flagging tape onsomebody’s driveway thatneeded to be visible fromthe road,” said Andrewsof the evacuation systemthat predated the digitalupgrade.

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working on a wildfire protec-tion plan since 2007 thatinvolves clearing swaths oftrees and vegetation behindhomes located in urbaninterface areas stretchingfrom Grouse Mountain toDeep Cove. In doing so, thedistrict is creating a bufferor fireguard between anystructures and the wildland,while clearing away built-upfuel – dry, spindly branches– on the forest floor.

In total, 70 hectares of

district land will be treated,with Grouse Woods andBlueridge already seeingsome of that wildfire mitiga-tion work. Mount Fromme isslated for the fall, pendingfunding approval for theproject, said Dercole.

The district now requiresany new homes constructed125 metres from the wild-land urban interface to havefire-resistant roofing, siding,decking and landscaping.For existing residents look-ing at re-roofing their homes,the district is requestingthey stay away from cedarin favour of asphalt or metalmaterials.

“Our major concern onthe North Shore is a housefire or a barbecue fire thatwould ignite the adjacentforest,” said Dercole.

This trend of longer andwarmer summers – in turnincreasing the fire risk – isthe district’s top threat,as staff work on a climatechange adaptation strategy,said Dercole.

Looking at the district’shistorical wildfire data, 98per cent of all fires 1950 and2005 were smaller than fourhectares. The largest fireduring that period occurredin 1967 and scorched an areameasuring 34.3 hectares.

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Kinder non-surprise

By now we’ve all had time torecover from a judgment onlyslightly more shocking thanthe sun’s decision to rise thismorning: the National Energy

Board giving their somewhat rubberystamp to Kinder Morgan’s proposedpipeline expansion last week

The expansion will be debated in thefederal cabinet and the courts, with FirstNations’ legal rights being pitted againstthe pipeline’s economic benefits.

Of course, all the benefits in the worldwill sink like bitumen in freshwater if atanker ruptures and black gold spreadsacross our coastline.

Response crews won’t work in a hur-ricane, and even in ideal circumstancesthey could take six hours to get boomsin the water.

For anyone who treasures MaplewoodFlats, six hours sounds like an eternity.

There are a host of other interestingnumbers associated with the project:157 conditions, 890,000 barrels per day,981 kilometres of pipe, 34 tankers amonth and about 5,000 miles across thePacific Ocean.

But perhaps the most importantnumber is $6.8 billion. That’s how muchKinder Morgan will likely pay to augmenttheir pipeline.

It’s a colossal investment as well asa gauntlet. If Kinder Morgan is eager toinvest nearly $7 billion, how much arethey expecting to profit?

Ironically, $7 billion is also thesum Ontario’s government recentlyannounced they’d be spending to com-bat climate change.

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“I am pleased and honouredto accept this role thatbrings me back to CapilanoUniversity at a time ofdynamic development andadaptation to meet thediverse needs of today’sstudents.”

— J. Paul Dangerfield

When J. PaulDangerfield takesup his positionas president and

vice-chancellor of CapilanoUniversity in October, we canonly hope his proven skills incommunication and leader-ship development can reopenthe doors to free basiceducation for students ages19 and over who, for diversereasons, need those courses.

Michael Markwick, profes-sor in the university’s Schoolof Communication andspokesperson for education-fairness.ca explained theissue this way: “In 2015, theClark government replaced afair system of free access tobasic education for learners19 or older with an unwieldypatchwork of limited,

income-based and taxablegrants that are capped atthree years.”

The immediate resultfor Cap has been decliningenrolment in the adult basiceducation courses. In turn,this bars vulnerable studentsfrom aspiring to a universityeducation and broader careeropportunities.

North Shore student KatSorritelli knows the effectonly too well.

As an A-B student, Katgraduated from high schoolin 2005 and worked until shetook maternity leave in 2013.Five months after returning

to work in 2014, her job cameto an end. At that point, Katre-evaluated the future shewas facing for herself and herdaughter.

“It was not an easy deci-sion but I chose to returnto school to give us both abetter life. It will give us moresecurity and stability for thefuture,” she said.

In order for Kat to pursuethat path, her decision meantshe needed to upgrade heroutdated high school levelsin mathematics and science.

Her problem with that hasbecome one of affordability.Now the grants are calculatedaccording to income— andtaxed as well. Kat says it wasthe worst feeling to have toask her family for money.The changes to the provin-cial rules also mean she can

only afford one course persemester which, right now, ispre-calculus 11.

“I feel this takes moneyaway from three generations—my family, myself and,indirectly, my daughter,” Katsaid.

So what happened to thenB.C. Liberal attorney generalGeoff Plant’s lofty Campus2020 recommendations?

As Prof. Markwick remindsus, Plant wrote, “Failure tocomplete high school … lim-its job and career options andis often associated with poorlife outcomes such as highercriminality, poorer healthand a greater dependence onsocial services …”

Is that the future oursociety wants for Kat and forother vulnerable students?

Over the long term and

no matter their age, ensuringa person’s basic educationor upgrading their skills isan investment, not a cost tosociety.

In January 2015, whenoutgoing Cap president KrisBulcroft announced shewould be stepping down thisJuly — a year beyond theend of her contract — shesaid she hoped the extra timewould enable her to helpguide the school throughsome looming challenges,not the least of which wouldbe the third million-dollarbudgetary deficit in a row.

Yet right out of the start-ing gate, and for some stillunexplained reason, CapilanoUniversity has never receivedthe level of funding formerpremier Gordon Campbellallocated to other collegeswhen he upgraded them touniversity status. Why is that,Premier Clark? No bafflegab,straight out, why is that?

Whatever the reason maybe, the government’s deci-sion to discriminate against a“person or class of per-sons…” on the basis of age

is not only unconscionable,it contravenes the HumanRights Act.

Saying she knows two stu-dents who could not registerthis semester because ABEtuition fees were reinstated,Kat worries declining enrol-ment will lead to programcuts.

“I feel the governmentwants the population to bedumb. I am a hard-working,tax-paying single motherwho just wants her basiceducation back so that Ican become an even bettercontributing member of thecommunity,” she said.

For the well-being of ourNorth Shore community, andespecially for the youngergeneration, it would be goodto hear how the incomingpresident plans to persuadethe province to “right thebasic education ship” andenable Cap to steer a steadycourse and fulfil the mandateit was given to make thateducation available to all,regardless of age and finan-cial status.

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An unusual issuewill likely be frontand centre in thecoming election

campaign, but it’s notentirely clear how — oreven if — it will impact theeventual result.

I’m referring to thered-hot housing market inMetro Vancouver, which wasprobably the most talkedabout issue during the just-completed spring legislaturesession.

For now, at least, fewissues so clearly illustratethe philosophical differ-ences between the B.C.Liberals and the NewDemocratic Party as doesthe debate over what actionthe B.C. government shouldtake when it comes toaddressing the wildly expen-sive housing prices thathave taken root in much ofthe Metro Vancouver area.

The housing market isjust that: a market. And thefree enterprise coalition thatis the B.C. Liberal Party isloathe to push governmentinto intervening to any greatextent in a marketplace, lestsuch action lead to unin-tended consequences.

Whereas the NDP, longfavourites of governmentintervention in the economyin all sorts of ways, is callingfor a government-imposedspeculation tax of two percent, and a tax on vacantproperty.

NDP housing critic DavidEby, who appears to becrafting his party’s policiesin this area all by himself,spent much of the recentlegislative session sparringwith Finance Minister Mikede Jong on what the govern-ment should or could bedoing.

In fact, on the second-to-last day of the sessionlast week, the two went at itduring debate on the spend-ing estimates for de Jong’sministry, which allows more

time for both politicians tomake their case than thetheatrical forum of ques-tion period. Check out therecorded proceedings onHansard, as it’s a good sum-mary of the positions theparties will put before thevoters next spring.

Eby cites a few dozeneconomists’ calls for somekind of tax on “internationalmoney” coming into thehousing market and notessome have expressed fearthat the insanely expen-sive housing prices meanscompanies can’t attractemployees to live here,which can eventually have abig negative impact on thelocal economy.

In fact, Jock Finlayson ofthe B.C. Business Councilworries that an inability toattract head offices couldlead to “a hollowing out ofcorporate Vancouver.”

Eby wants the govern-ment to take aggressiveaction against foreignpurchasers who may noteven be living here, and hasaccused de Jong and theB.C. Liberal government ofessentially doing nothing onthe file.

But de Jong points tosteps taken to end so-called“shadow flipping” real estatetransactions, and relaxingrules for when the propertypurchase tax kicks in.

However, de Jong’s maincounterpunch is that there

is a lack of firm data onjust who exactly is buyingproperty and where theyoriginate from. He maintainswithout that hard infor-mation, it’s dangerous toconclude that foreign inves-tors are solely to blame forescalating housing prices.

It’s easy to see how thisissue could get a little uglyas time goes on, if there isa continuing emphasis onthe downside of “foreign-ers” investing in property.Nevertheless, we’ll see whatkind of data is collected tomeasure the true extent ofthose transactions.

De Jong also insiststhat increasing the supplyof housing — rather thanfocusing on artificiallydriving down the price ofit — is the key to solving theproblem. And he’s droppinghints the government mayenact other measures whenthe legislature reconvenesnext February.

Will the voters giveeither party’s argumentmuch support come nextMay’s vote? I suspectrelatively few people thinkgovernment — no matterwhich party wins power —can solve a lot of problemsin a marketplace withoutcreating brand new ones.

The NDP is clearly bet-ting its demand for directgovernment intervention isan appealing message, butremember that older people(many of whom own homesand are now sitting on pro-verbial gold mines) tend tovote in far greater numbersthan a younger crowd frus-trated about not being ableto get into the market.

Housing has never beena dominant issue in B.C.elections. We’ll find out inless than a year from nowwhether that still holds true.

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The City of North Vancouver Youth Awards ceremony, held during YouthWeek, took place in the CityHall Atrium on the evening of May 4. Local youth and their parents and supporters, along with civic leadersand representatives of community groups were in attendance, mingling over appetizers and refreshments,and goofing around in a fun photo booth. Awards were presented bymayor and council in the categoriesof Youth Recognition, Youth Community Enhancement, Outstanding Youth Team, Outstanding Supporterof Youth, Outstanding Youth Friendly Business and RandomAct of Kindness in addition to Youth CentennialScholarships.

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Stong’s Markets president Cori Bonina and her husband Ken Nilsson review plans for the newest Stong’s location on DollartonHighway, which is set to open this weekend. PHOTOMIKE WAKEFIELD

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Cori Bonina doesn’t knowwhat it’s like to not workin the grocery business.

The longtime Blueridgeresident is a fourth-generation grocer, thegreat-granddaughter ofCarson Stong, who startedStong’s Markets in Torontoin the 1890s and went on toopen one of the earliest open-air markets in Vancouver in1931. The first Stong’s store-front opened in Vancouver’sDunbar area in 1955 and,although it has moved fromits original location and willmove up the street later thisyear to make way for a rede-velopment, the business hasremained a neighbourhoodfixture for 60 years.

As a youngster, Bonina’sfamily vacations involved vis-iting grocery stores in othertowns and cities to check outthe different floor layoutsand product offerings. At age10, she cleaned the Stong’soffices. At age 12 she movedon to counting coupons.When she turned 16, shestarted her first official jobin the meat department and

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This will be the first expan-sion for the grocer in morethan 25 years and it marks ahomecoming of sorts. WhenBonina’s father was at thehelm of the company, therewere four Stong’s Markets onthe North Shore: Edgemont,Deep Cove, Lynn Valley andDundarave. All of those shutdown by the early ’90s. Still,years later, it’s obvious toBonina those North Shorestores left a lasting legacy inthe communities they served.

“Everyone remembersStong’s. They all have a story,whether their mother workedthere, their grandmotherworked there, they workedthere,” she says.

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During the winter months,did you notice an influx ofcrows, skunks, raccoonsand other animals digging upyour lawn andmaking amess?

If you did, it could be becauseyour turf has been infested bythe very invasive EuropeanChafer beetle.

First identified in our area inNewWestminster in 2001,the species has spread rapidlyacross the LowerMainland.Chafer beetles reproducequickly, can fly up to twomiles, and feed on roots of alltypes.Their favourites are thefibrous roots of grass and turfused for lawns.

“In a way, when the crowsand raccoons dig into ourlawns, they’re doing us afavour” explains GrahamThomas, owner of NorthVancouver’s Creative Bricks‘n’ Blocks. “They’re preyingon the Chafer grubs thatare feeding just below thesurface, preventing evenmoreextensive reproduction andinfestation than what we’realready seeing. Butthey leave a terribleeyesore behind.”

It’s the birds and wild animalsthat do the bulk of thedamage to your lawn, leavingyou with costly and time-consumingmaintenanceand repair work, with noguarantee that the Chaferswon’t take root again a seasonor two down the road.

“Chafer beetles mate and laytheir eggs at this time of year,and the eggs will hatch bysummer,”Thomas explains.“The young Chafer grubs willfeed just below your lawn’ssurface until November,which will cause it to turnyellow.They’ll also athe attention ofhungry birds andanimals in thearea.”

If your lawnhas become ahome for Chaferbeetles, you canbattle themwithnatural or chemicaltreatments, or youcan consider analternative optionsuch as mulch,paving stones orartificial turf.

“Artificial grass hascome a long way inthe last few years,

withmajor improvementsin colour and texture,” saysThomas. “Our Bella Turf lineis becoming increasinglypopular among homeownerswho realize they can have abeautiful, green lawn365 days of the year with nomowing, no fertilizing andno worries about damagefromChafer beetles or thecreatures that prey on them.”

Artificial turf also doesn’trequire watering—a benefitthat’s becoming increasinglyvaluable as water restrictionsin our region becomemore prohibitive. After wespent much of last summerunder Stage 3 restrictions,sprinkling regulations havebeen extended for an extramonth this year.They cameinto effect onMay 15 andill ext d right thr h t

October 15, but turf ownersneed not worry.

“Bella Turf is versatile,durable and extremely easy toinstall,” saysThomas. “Youryard can be a tough, clean,low-maintenance paradisethat your family will enjoytoday, and that will increasethe resale value of your hometomorrow.”

If you’re interested in learningmore about themany benefitsof Bella Turf, call our office at604.924.5296.

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Every week, our RepairDepartment sees several stylesof shades that come in toour shop, broughtin by consumerswho may nothave been madeaware of thelimitations ofthe productthey purchasedelsewhere.Whether it is thesize of the blindor shade, the weightor inadequate mechanics,the result is a product thatno longer functions and hasbecome a problem too quickly.

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Drawn to the North Shore by the world class views, this youngaffluent Chinese family purchased a lot with the intent to builda home to match their lifestyle. Designed and built by G.D.Nielsen Developments President, and Greater VancouverHome Builders’ Association member Greg Nielsen said, “thisis the second home we have built for this family. We have agreat working relationship. Our clients wanted a home with acontemporary feel and an open plan. They wanted the home tohave easy access to outdoor play and social spaces.”

Featuring five bedrooms with seven and a half bathrooms, thisnew West Vancouver home will easily accommodate a largefamily with plenty of room for grandparents and nanny.

“The property’s outlook was extremely important so all theprimary rooms have access to the view, even the rec roomin the basement,” Nielsen commented. The main floor andmuch of the basement was designed with an open floor plan.

Covered outdoor living spaces are level with the main floor, nextto the pool off the family room and nearby kitchens. The formalkitchen can always remain pristine while the secondary kitchendoes all the hard and dirty work. The wok kitchen is accessedby a door, cleverly hidden into the kitchen paneling.

Spacious outdoor living areas with infinity pool featurearchitectural concrete walls, full thickness basalt cladding,smooth stucco, clear grain cedar siding and soffits, continuousmetal fascia, frameless glass guardrails, expansive metal cladwood windows, with muted colour tones to blend seamlesslyinto the surrounds.

World class views deserve world class builders. To see aselection of award winning projects visit www.ovationawards.ca.An industry juried awards program, the GVHBA Ovation Awardsrepresents the best projects GVHBA members have built,renovated, designed in Metro Vancouver, and is a symbolhomeowners should look for when looking for a custom homebuilder. !

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Our clients acquired an expansive home in West Vancouverwith an incredible panoramic view off the back patio. Thedownside was, once you turned around and went back inside,you were looking at walls instead of sunrises and sunsets.

The homeowners knew they wanted to renovate their home,but found it hard to visualize the changes. “We encouragedour client to allow us to remove some drywall from thenorth/south dividing walls, to open up their minds to thepossibilities,” said GVHBA Board Director Mark Cooper, andPresident of Shakespeare Homes. “And it worked,” said Markenthusiastically. “They literally became more and more excitedas the drywall came off.”

Opening two walls provided panoramic views to virtually theentire main floor of the home - and the challenge ahead.

“Although we had removed the drywall, long structural wallsremained.” The Shakespeare Homes team called in theirengineering and creative design partners. After collaborativeconsultations, literally several tons of massive moment-frame-

steel beams on new footings were installed and the home nowhas a clear span with an open floorplan and bonus improvedseismic stability.

Custom fireplaces, 27-feet of double-glazed eclipse-folding-glass doors, automated blinds and a TV system that comes rightout of the floor are just some of the notable design featureswhich enhance the open living concept in this award winningrenovated home.

A spiral staircase was integrated into the pool deck to take theyounger family members and guests down towards a familyplay area. And of course, there’s the adult retreat including aspa like bathroom and steam shower. The Shakespeare Homesteam brought this family’s dream into view.

It’s good to dream, but after all, life is about living. Whether it’sadding French doors and skylights, or opening up a small wallor, going to town on a large home; having creative builders likethe poets at Shakespeare Homes who are aligned with topdrawer designers, amazing craftsmen and artistic tradespeople,just about anything is possible. !

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Relaunching the Parade of RenovatedHomes as the Parade of Renovated andCustom Homes consumers now have toopportunity to check out latest customhome design features, and even checkbehind some of the walls too.

Presented by the Greater VancouverHome Builders’ Association (GVHBA),the Parade of Renovated and CustomHomes will showcase a collection of 11professionally renovated and custom builthomes in Metro Vancouver on Sunday,June 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Three homes are located on the NorthShore including a home renovationfeaturing a redesign of the kitchen andfamily room.

Long-time homeowners wanted a muchbigger gourmet kitchen and to makethe area generally more social. Theyalso wanted to open up the area to their

living and dining room with one cohesivedesign. CCI Renovations owner, and longstanding GVHBA member John Friswellwas recommended through a friend.

“Opening up to the living and diningroom required some engineering andbeam work. Adding a large 10’ x 10’island with lots of seating and cabinets,and repositioning appliances along twoexterior walls paralleling the island openedup the area. Drop lighting from the vaultedceiling was recommended to createa sense of warmth while reducing thefeeling of a big open space,” said John.“The project took five months to completeand also included a powder room andentry area. The clients lived in the homethroughout the renovation.”

To meet John and other builders andrenovators, check out GVHBA.org forParade details. !

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Educateyour teenaboutsafealcoholuse

SPRING RECITAL Vanleena Dance Academy studentsRachel Lee, Christina Monteiro, Jasmine Wong and KimberlyGollner will be performing in the school’s annual recital May27 and 28 at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver. Ticketsavailable through the school. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

When you are out shop-ping at this time of yearyou will see informationand fundraisers to sup-port dry grads. What isthis about?

Traditionally, after agraduation prom there is anafter-party and in the pastthese have often includedliquor and some very drunk,underage graduates. This ledto accidents caused by inebri-ated young drivers.

In the 1980s the concept ofa dry grad emerged. That is agreat after-party that is liquorfree. The challenge is to makeit fun and acceptable. It needsto be an event that kids wouldwant to attend.

When kids attend an after-party that includes alcoholthey believe that drinking istotally normal.

To support youth and

parents, the province hasdeveloped Alcohol Sense, acomprehensive suite of onlineresources to provide parentswith tools to guide and edu-cate their children in makinghealthy decisions aboutalcohol. To learn more, visit:healthyfamiliesbc.ca/home/articles/topic/alcohol-sense.

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Calista Fanthorpe starteddrinking when she was 12. “Iwould stand outside a liquorstore and get a parent or adultto buy me a large bottle ofhard booze to split with twofriends. In less than an hourit would be gone,” Fanthorpesays. “I would become sointoxicated, engage in riskybehaviour and use otherdrugs. I was the ultimate partygirl.”

Binge drinking had a dev-astating effect on Fanthorpe’slife and she shared her storyMay 11 at Lions Gate Hospitalat the launch of the ThinkBefore You Let Them Drinkcampaign. Supported byVancouver Coastal Health,North Vancouver RCMPandWest Vancouver Police,the annual anti-bootleggingcampaign is aimed at teachingadults about the dangers ofproviding alcohol to minors.

It may seem thatFanthorpe’s story is over thetop for the average kid. But,when pre-teens and teensdrink they typically drink toget drunk. Fanthorpe and heryoung friends found that itwas rarely difficult to get anadult to buy liquor for them.

She is sharing her story soother teens do not follow herpath. She says: “A few thingsare of concern in this whole

picture that we weren’t awareof at the time. Firstly, myyoung mind’s perception thatthe purpose of drinking wasto get drunk and secondlythat we were being providedwith alcohol by supposedresponsible adults with abso-lutely no education on howphysiologically powerful theeffects of alcohol are.”

Fanthorpe notes that notonly was it easy for her andher friends to access alcohol,there were no reasonableconversations with parentsor other adults. She adds,“As a young adult woman,looking back at the timewhen I was a younger teen,I looked to those ahead ofme for some form of direc-tion. I saw a lot of care-free

and well-liked so-called partygirls and was inspired in theworst ways possible. Thereis a kind of epidemic happen-ing in the regard of takingpersonal responsibility for theexamples that are being setfor our youth.”

Clearly the message isthat it is up to the parents toset the example, provide thedirection and educate ourchildren about alcohol use.

Dry grad is only oneaspect of the equation. It’simportant because tradi-tionally for kids who didn’tstart drinking at an early ageas Fanthorpe did, the gradafter-party and getting drunkfor the first time is a rite ofpassage.

When there is an

alternative that is attractiveto the kids they won’t seedrinking as a necessary partof being a graduate.

On the other hand, parentsdo need to recognize that theyneed to be educating theirkids about responsible drink-ing because they will soon belegally able to purchase theirown alcohol. Avoiding theconversation is not helpful.

Teaching our teens howto handle alcohol in a healthyand reasonable way is animportant step to helpingthem to become responsibleyoung men and women.

Kathy Lynn is a professionalspeaker and author. Sign up forher informational newsletter atparentingtoday.ca.

Calista Fanthorpe, 21, speaks at the launch of the Think Before You Let Them Drink campaignMay 11 at Lions Gate Hospital. Supported by Vancouver Coastal Health, North VancouverRCMP andWest Vancouver Police, the annual anti-bootlegging campaign is aimed at teachingadults about the dangers of providing alcohol to minors. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Kids StuffIRWIN PARK’S TREEHOUSE CELEBRATES27 YEARSThere will beguest appearances by localeducators and longtimesupporters of the child carefacility plus entertainment byMr. Kerry the Music Guy, facepainting, a photo booth, artprojects, a hot dog stand, cakeandmuchmore Saturday, May28, 1-4 p.m. on the field at 24thStreet and Kings Avenue, WestVancouver.

KILBY MEMORIAL TEENART CONTEST AWARDGALAShort-listed entries forthe seventh annual Kilby TeenArt Contest will be displayedduring the gala Saturday, May28, 1-3 p.m. at North VancouverCity Library, 120West 14th St.Winners will be announced byMayor Darrell Mussatto andeveryone is welcome to attend.nvcl.ca

CEDAR WEAVINGKidsages six-10 can create theirown woven cedar projectSunday, May 29, 10 a.m.-noon at Maplewood House,399 Seymour River Pl.,North Vancouver. Fee is$30 and includesmaterials.nvartscouncil.ca

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

MaplewoodLimitedPartnership ishostingaPublic InformationMeetingtopresentthe development proposal for a mixed use residential building at 2015 OldDollartonRoad

Wednesday, June 1, 20166:30pm – 8:15pm

Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School420 Seymour River PlaceNorth Vancouver, BC

The applicant proposes to rezone the site to a townhome and apartmentresidential with ground level commercial. The proposed development is for a sixstorey building height consisting of 179 apartments, 22 townhomes, rentalapartments andundergroundparking.

The information package has been distributed to owners and occupants within a75-meter radius of the site in compliance with District of North Vancouver Policy.If you would like to receive a copy or if you would like more information, contactDon Liu at 604-669-2889 or Natasha Letchford of the District of North VancouverPlanning Department at 604-990-2378, or bring your questions and comments tothe meeting.

*This is not a Public Hearing. DNV Council will receive a report from staff on issues raisedat themeeting andwill formally consider the proposal at a later date.


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“For ages 10-14 and the 15-plus group, they definitelyprefer themore active side.There is the option ofpursuing that goal or dream as anOlympian in thetaekwondo discipline.”Along with getting fit and learning how to defendthemselves, kids are also taught valuable lessons aboutrespect, courtesy, concentration, persistence and settingand achieving goals.“Taekwondo is very famous for having spectaculardynamic kicking techniques in the air, as well as“poomsae,” a series ofmovements that students willmemorize and perform for their testing day to getpromoted in their rank.”

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Francois Godbout had astrong and loyal followingfor his Mount Pleasantbrunch institution, Seb’sCafé.

The latter had a goodrun, opening its doors inJanuary of 2004 and windingthings down in June of 2013.In an unusual development,the shop didn’t close as aresult of poor sales or otherperformance concerns, butwas deliberately closed asGodbout felt the exhaustingeffects of operating a thrivingrestaurant. His business’s Facebook post announcing the Café’sclosure cites gruelling shifts seven days a week and the toll that

takes on other important things like family. The post promptedan outpouring from regulars who lamented the loss of a favou-rite neighbourhood spot, but ultimately wished Godbout welland thanked him for years of top notch grub.

Fast forward to 2016. Lonsdale Quay’s The Sandwich Shop,owned by Fishworks chef and owner Shallaw Kadir, shut itsgates. A sign promising a better, efficiency-optimized facilitywas posted. Months went by, but the shop did not reopen. Andthen one day, voila! A new sandwich shop occupied the space,but this one bearing the name Seb’s and boasting a completelydifferent menu. Seb’s Sandwich Shop is manned by none otherthan Francois Godbout, making his triumphant return to therestaurant world with a smaller, hyper-focused outlet. Seb’sofferings are principally sandwich-based, but a few café brunchclassics are available too for Mount Pleasanters making thepilgrimage to the North Shore for a nostalgic bite.

I visited Seb’s one recent evening with the family in towto sample a few sarnies. Seb’s menu is short but thoughtful,

with five sandwich options, two flatbreads, two salads anda handful of sides, including unexpected items like CandiedSalmon, Lemon Roasted Chicken, and Goat’s Cheese. A smallbut inexpensive breakfast menu, featuring items like wraps,sandwiches, French toast, and poached eggs on toast, is avail-able until 4 p.m. daily.

I asked the sole staff member on shift, a helpful and smileywoman who told me she used to work for Godbout at his oldVancouver location, what the best sandwiches are on themenu. Without hesitation, she recommended the Turkey andthe Lamb (which, incidentally, would make a great name fora children’s fable, wouldn’t it?). I opted for one each of these,plus a Gruyere, Cheddar and Gouda Sandwich, as well as anOrganic Wild Greens Salad. When I say the menu is thoughtful,here is what I mean: the Roasted Turkey sandwich is servedon toasted pistachio and cranberry bread, which is sort of

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like a Thanksgiving dinnertrimmings exoskeleton forthe sliced turkey, which wasgenerously portioned, makingfor a weighty meal. It was adelicious combo of flavours,rounded out by sliced tomato,Swiss cheese and a thin layerof cranberry chutney.

Fillings are all substantial,from what I can tell. TheGruyere, Cheddar and Goudasandwich had at least halfan inch of sliced cheese inthe middle. As with all ofSeb’s sandwiches, this onewas toasted on a panini grill,giving the bread (in this casesourdough) a golden brownquality and crunch, but thecheese was so densely packedonly the outer layers melted.One of the cheeses (I assumethe gouda, but it wasn’t

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The Braised Lamb sand-wich was served on rosemaryand olive oil bread, anotherwell considered move asrosemary is one of the all-timeclassic flavour pairings forlamb. The sandwich also hadmaple-roasted garlic, fetacheese and watercress. Thelamb was tender and moist,obviously expertly braised,and had subtle seasoning.

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The massive caravanof Friday food trucks hasrolled back into town via theShipyards Night Markets.Night Markets kicked offagain on May 6 and will rununtil Sept. 30 every Fridaynight from 5 p.m. As of lastyear, many artisanal vendorswere moved indoors into thesheltered space adjacent tothe square and the stage, mak-ing room for more than threedozen food trucks to line theoutdoor market routes.

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The popularity of wine bythe glass has exploded, andwith good reason.

Ordering wine by the glassmakes sense for so manyreasons. Not having to buythe full bottle allows you totaste more broadly.

It makes food pairing flex-ible, helps us to discover newwines, and it’s often moreaffordable.

Wine by the glass whentapped from a keg is alsoa whole lot greener andultimately more sustainable.Likely no one knows that bet-ter than David Stansfield, thesommelier in charge of winefor the blossoming Tap &Barrel group. When Stansfieldstarted out with the firstedition of Tap & Barrel, hethought they’d dabble in itto the tune of a dozen tapsbecause they weren’t surehow long it would take topour a full keg.

But wine by the glasscaught on. Within the firstyear they’d saved around60,000 bottles, which adds upto a whole less garbage.

On the spacious patio atthe recently launched Tap &Barrel Shipyards, we tastethrough his current B.C.wine flight, which featuresThe Hatch’s tongue in cheekLeft Bank white Bordeauxsalute, Stoneboat’s nicely bal-anced Faux Pas Rosé, and aHaywire Single Lot Pinot Noirthat really underscores theSummerland winery’s pinotpotential.

As to what you might wantto drink at home, Stansfieldsuggests Unsworth Allegro, arefreshing blend of Petit Miloand Sauvignette, which hedescribes as “unabashedlyIsland, light, fresh and crisp.”

And although you can’tbuy the one he pours, he sug-gests any Haywire Pinot Noir“because they make suchbeautiful summertime reds,which are overall lighter,fresher and more acid driven.Red wine with white winevalues, as they like to say.”

Close by at Fishworks,owner-chef Shallaw Kadirloves to play with food andwine pairings, and perhapsunderstands better thanmost the nuances of properlymatching good wines, espe-cially with seafood.

His current fave white bythe glass is Fairview CellarsSauvignon Blanc from Oliver.

“It’s fantastic and alsowhat I love to drink. Peopleare always surprised todiscover it. The wine hassome herb, sage aromas withgrapefruit on the palate. Andit’s a great match with our

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At long-running La CucinaRistorante, one wine thatowner Tiberio Faedo lovesto pour (“It’s exquisite withfood,” he says) is ArgiolasCostamolino Vermentino.This mineral-tinged, citrus-fruity but zesty drop sportsa broad palate with a solidfinish: perfect with every-thing from prawns sautéed ingarlic, Linguini con Vongoleand more. Or for just plaindelicious sipping!

My recommendation:Quails’ Gate Rosé 2015(Okanagan). This blend ofGamay Noir (80 per cent),Pinot Noir (10 per cent) andPinot Gris (10 per cent) yieldslifted strawberry and red ber-ries, with juicy-acidity citrusand clove through a dry fin-ish. Ideal with cold cuts or forbrunch (91 points).

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Locally, Vij’s curry is on offer for sit-in orhot takeout via the curry bar at Loblaw’s CityMarket on Lonsdale Avenue at 17th Streetin North Vancouver. The curry bar is part ofa broader City Market offering that marks anew trend I have observed in casual food: thegrocery store ready-made food bar. You’ll findthis phenomenon in a number of stores aroundtown now and fromwhat I’ve sampled here andthere, it’s by and large a pretty good develop-ment. Formerly, youmight have encounteredsome pre-packaged sandwiches, salads, maybesome sushi that you could take home and tuckinto, but fully preparedmeal takeout was nota common offering; at best, during a Sundayshop, youmight get to sample a nibble of some-thing being promoted in the store.

On a recent Sundaymorning visit to thePark Royal Village location of Whole Foods, Iwas impressed by the brunch lineup on offer.Chafing dishes were filled with treats likeCrème Brulée French Toast, Green Eggs andHam (scrambled egg squares with spinach andcubes of ham), mountains of bacon, roastedtomatoes, and fresh fruit. The one caveat I’dissue is that paying for these goods by weightcan add up fast. My Sunday selection of bacon,hash brown potatoes and roasted tomatoes tosupplement eggs I intended to make at home

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Fresh Street Market in West Vancouver alsooffers ready to eat fare, with a variety of hotmeals from rotisserie chicken to pizza.

I am not convinced, however, that any ofthe grocers that currently offer this type of farehave quite cracked the compelling ambiencecode yet. There is something peculiar to mestill about sitting within the confines of thestore and watching people shop as I eat, witheasy listening favourites piped in via satelliteoverhead. Still, the fare on offer is consistentlydecent and is generally a cost-effective solutionfor your quick takeout needs.

It remains to be seen if the grocery-led take-out revolution will impact traditional restaurantto-go orders. Grocers have a unique advantagein their ability to predict and tightly managetheir costs based onmass wholesale purchas-ing. As long as those efficiencies are translatedinto cost savings for the consumer, I imaginethese in-store meal offerings will continue togain momentum.

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“I’m going to kind oferase it, I’m going to pretendthat it’s my debut,” Fostertold the North Shore Newslast week, on the phonefrom her home-away-from-home in Belgium. “(London)was just a warm up.”

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“The rule was in place to pre-vent people from doing somethingbad, so if me being punished forsomething I didn’t do is actuallygoing to stop someone from doingwhat that rule is in place for, thenmaybe in the end it’s worth it. …I’d rather have every horse outthere be properly cared for.”

That huge mess over a smallscratch is what Foster is hopingto block out when she goes to Rio,although she said she has trulymoved on as she has continuedto improve and post impressiveresults on the world stage.

“It was a long time ago nowand I’m kind of at a different placealtogether. I think I’ll be all right,”the 31-year-old said with a laugh.“It’s like anything that’s bad thathappened to you, any type of pain.At the time it seems horrible, andin the end it’s something bad thathappened and you don’t reallyremember how bad it was.”

And the Games weren’t all pain.“I spent the night in the

athlete’s village, I walked in theopening ceremonies, I met a bunchof other Canadian athletes andeverybody was there for the samereason,” she said. “There was a

real sort of magical feeling aboutthe whole thing that I’ve neverexperienced before and I’m hopingto experience again if I go to Rio.”

In the four years since LondonFoster has competed on a fewdifferent horses, with Tripple X IIIemerging as her likely partner forthe Rio Olympics.

“He’s awesome. He’s got tons ofexperience, he’s a very powerful,very scopey horse who can jumpreally, really big passes. Kind ofanything you can throw at him,there’s nothing he can’t jump. It’sa good feeling to have him there.”

The Canadians will be lookingto build on some strong recentresults, including gold in the teamcompetition at last year’s PanAm Games in Toronto. Canadianlegend Ian Millar and Olympic goldmedalist Eric Lamaze are the teamleaders heading to Rio.

“We’re going with a lot of expe-rienced horses and riders, and Ithink as a nation for Canada we’regoing to go and absolutely try ourbest, and there’s no reason whywe can’t walk away with a medalagain,” said Foster. “I know myselfpersonally, I feel a lot more pre-pared and experienced than I did– I really went to the last Olympicsas a bit of a rookie on an inexpe-rienced horse. I’m really gratefulthat I got to go but I definitely feela lot more prepared going to thisone. I’ve been competing on theglobal stage for the last four years

now, since those last Olympics.”Before Rio, however, Foster

will have a rare opportunity tocompete in a major event close tohome. The Furusiyya FEI NationsCup event scheduled for June 3at Langley’s Thunderbird ShowPark is actually incredibly closeto home for Foster – she grewup in North Van but moved toThunderbird Show Park in herteens, living and working therefor seven years as she honed herhorse skills.

“All of my junior riding, themajority of it was spent at thatexact show park. It’s going to bevery exciting,” she said. “For meit’s a huge thrill. It’s always fun tocompete there at any point, butfor me Nation’s Cup is one of themost fun events that you can doas a show jumping rider, so to doit here in your hometown is reallycool. I hope we have a great day.”

This will be the first Olympic-calibre International EquestrianFederation team jumping competi-tion to ever take place in BritishColumbia. Lamaze and Foster,who will be back on Victor for theevent while Tripple X III stays inEurope, will headline the Canadianteam competing against athletesfrom the United States, Mexico,Ireland and Belgium. Foster willhave a huge hometown cheeringsection of family and friends at theevent and she’s hoping others willcome and check out the action.

STICK MAN Stee Baker of the North Shore Indians fires a shotduring a West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association matchup againstthe Nanaimo Timbermen May 6. The defending provincial championTimbermen won the game 13-7. The Indians, 0-3 in early-season play, willlook to get into the win column when they host the Royal City CapitalsFriday starting at 8 p.m. at West Vancouver Arena. Visit nsnews.com to seemore photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Admission is free.“The more people the better –

we all really thrive on that,” saidFoster. “If you have the opportu-nity to come out and watch, it’sdefinitely something that you’renot going to see every day in thatneck of the woods. I would reallyencourage everybody to comeout and support Team Canada. We

would love to see as many peopleas we can out there. It’s going tobe a great event because I knowThunderbird is going to put on atop-class competition. If anyonehas a free day it’s definitely worthcoming out to see.”

For more information on theevent, visit the Thunderbird ShowPark website at tbird.ca.

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