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Mayor Darrell Mussattobeams as he shows off theCity of NorthVancouver’snewly renovated councilchamber.

While council was on itsusual August break, workcrews were dismantling the1975-era bunker made upof yellow, brown and morebrown, and replacing it witha much lighter and moremodern design.

“We really want to makeit more friendly for thepublic.That’s the majordriver on this,” Mussattosaid on a tour of thechamber. “We wanted tomake sure it fit in with therenovations of city hall.Youcan see it’s much brighter.”

The chamber will getits public debut at the firstcouncil meeting of the newseason on Monday night,when the city’s electedmembers are expected todebate funding a memorialto residential schoolsurvivors, and designs forpublic spaces in LowerLonsdale.

After receiving years ofcomplaints, both from thecouncil table and the gallery,about the old technology,bad visibility and worseacoustics, council resolvedin the spring to go aheadwith the $600,000 reno.

Gone are the darkwooden walls, carpets andseat upholstery.The city haspushed back the rear glass

wall and put in another rowof seating and a convenientaisle down the centre.Thelights, cameras, mics andspeakers have also receiveda sorely needed update.Thesouth wall behind the newsemi-circular council tableis now adorned with two 90-inch, flat screenTVs — a bigstep up from the overheadprojector on white canvassystem council had before.

“The technology alsoallows for better broadcastquality for television,

Internet and our mobileaccessibility for iPads andiPhones. It meets all thosestandards now when wewere stuck in the ’80s fora long time,’ said ConnieRabold, city spokeswoman.

The hope, beyondallowing everyone to hearand see council much better,is to make the councilexperience more inviting,and increase engagementwith the city.

Citycouncil chamberunveiled$600K renointended towelcome thepublic

North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto is off his previously elevated perch in the city’s newly redesigned council chambers. The $600,000renovation is intended to bring the hall out of the 1970s with new microphones, flat screen TVs and a lighter colour scheme. Scan with Layar tocompare before and after photos of the decor. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

The District of NorthVancouver is placing itselfin the centre of the debateover whether KinderMorgan should be able totwin itsTrans Mountainoil pipeline to Burnaby.

Mayor RichardWaltonwill moderate a paneldiscussion at district hallon Sept. 12 betweenrepresentatives from Kinder

Morgan, Port MetroVancouver as well as theTsleil-Waututh First Nationand the Georgia StraitAlliance, both of which areopposing the project.

Walton said the districtdecided to host the meetingafter being lobbied byvarious groups to take aposition. “Our council is notone to do a lot of extraneous

motions on provincial andfederal and world kinds ofissues,” he said.

Instead, the districtchose the route of publiceducation, which mayinform a council position inthe future,Walton said.

To register for the forum,call 604-990-2421 or [email protected].

— Brent Richter

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Savannah Jularbal milks Lima the Jersey cow in front of a rapt audience at Maplewood Farm. Scan with Layar for more photos and a video. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN

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At five acres, MaplewoodFarm is not particularlylarge, but on this latesummer morning itsheart beats loudly withlife.

The weather helps ofcourse.The sun is out butnot yet hot, and dew coatsgrass and trees, highlightingcobwebs and the imminentarrival of fall.

The animals are outof the barn where theyhave spent the night and— depending on yourpoint of view — are eitherenjoying an hour of peaceand quiet or waiting forthe first visitors at 10 a.m.Pot bellied pigs Peggyand Petunia seem to besnoozing in their pen, Minithe Shetland pony, possiblythe oldest inhabitant of thefarm at the age of 40, standsunmoving, as does Limathe five-year-old Jersey cow,ruminating quietly as shechews her cud.

The unmistakable smellof a farm and its sounds— the scream of a peacock,the honking of geese andthe muffled footsteps ofpenned livestock — are

more striking because ofthe incongruity of findingthem within a few hundredmetres of the rush hourtraffic on Mount SeymourParkway. Residents ofthe new townhomesplanned in the immediateneighbourhood will need toadapt to roosters at dawn.

As I sit with farmmanager Derek Palmerat a picnic table, we areslowly surrounded by amixed flock of mallards andchickens. Geese and Indianrunner ducks are part ofthe farm’s stock, but a flockof mallards arrive at dawn

every day to share the pond— and the bird feed fromvisitors.They look fat to me.Suddenly, in an instant andat once, they hightail it tothe pond. Palmer looks upand says, “There must bea bird of prey around.Thecrows are acting up too.”

Palmer has been herefor 30 years. He was hiredstraight out of high schoolby the manager he hasreplaced for the last two.

“At the time, it was apart-time job while I waitedto get into vocational schoolto study mechanics. But itwas a two-year wait, and in

the meantime I discovered Ijust really enjoyed this.Youhear people describe it as anoasis in the city. It’s a niceplace to come to work.”

Plans are underway tomake it nicer.

Last year, the federalgovernment gave theDistrict of NorthVancouver— which owns and operatesthe farm — a CommunityInfrastructure ImprovementFund grant to helprehabilitate MaplewoodFarm.The district hasmatched that grant, andwill use the funds to makeupgrades to the farm,

including:■ the construction of anenclosed multi-purposearea added to the existingvisitor’s centre building;■ the construction of sixnew shelters by the animalviewing pens;■ replacement of existingwashroom facilities;■ improvements to the goatplayground area; and■ creation of interpretivesignage.

But the federal moneyfor the upgrades isconditional on the farmraising $25,000 itself— though it does not

necessarily have to be allcash; construction materialdonations will count too.

The process of raisingthat money has only justbegun.While the grant wasconfirmed in 2012, it hastaken the majority of thisyear for the planning andbuilding permit process(part of the municipalcontribution) to work itsway through district hall.

The intent is to increaseattendance and revenueand eliminate the municipalsubsidy that Palmersays is running around$180,000 annually.Thefarm generates $420,000in annual revenue but costs$600,000 to run.

The farm is open sevendays a week much ofthe year, only closing onMondays from Novemberthrough March.Typicallythere are two attendantsworking out on the farmand a cashier. But thereare only two full-timeemployees, Palmer and oneother, the rest are part-timeor occasional workers. AndPalmer is quick to thankhis many volunteers whocontribute in many ways to

Ava De Sousa, 6, rides the farm on a pedal tractor, one ofseveral available for use by young visitors.

Tom, a Belgian draft horse, may be the most popular animal atMaplewood Farm.

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However, the revamp,is more than esthetic andtechnological; there’s also ashift of philosophy presentin the new design.Themayor’s chair will no longerbe elevated above the rest ofcouncil.

“I’m off my pedestal. I’mback down with everybody.No more grand poobah,”Mussatto said. “It reflectedthe council of the day. Inthe new council, I’m onemember of seven. I think it’smore appropriate that I sitdown there.”

There is also now a deskfor members of the publicto sit at while making apresentation, which is meantto be less intimidating thanthe lectern they would standat before.

The photos of the oldmayors that once decoratedthe council walls will bere-hung on the second flooroverlooking the hallwayleading to the chamber.

Council funded theproject out of its IT andfacilities budgets.

In order to protectthe investment, councilwatchers can expect onenew rule to be enforced,Mussatto said: No food ordrink on the dazzling newupholstery.

STORMYWEATHER Lightning lit up the sky across the North Shore Thursday evening whiletorrential rain resulted in some flooded roads like this intersection at Pemberton Avenue and First Street in NorthVancouver. Scan the photo with the Layar app to see video. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

A road crew is currentlyinstalling $150,000 worthof safety enhancements tothe curving stretch of theTrans-Canada Highwayjust west of the CapilanoRiver Bridge.

RoadsidemarkingsandLEDarrows are designed to cautiondrivers as they head into theturn and reduce accidents atnight and during bad weather.

“These enhancementsshould greatly increase driverawareness, making this stretchof highway safer for all of uswho use it regularly,” statedWest Vancouver-Capilano MLARalph Sultan in a press release.

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Bearly legalClayton Stoner has yet to make

his mark in the NationalHockey League as a premium

player with the Minnesota Wild, buthe’s secured a big reputation off theice this summer with the killing of agrizzly bear.

We should thank him. In a movethat was the exact opposite of BrigitteBardot kissing a baby seal, Stoner hasdrawn attention to the issue of ourprovincial government auctioning offthis province’s wildlife like nobody elsecould.The only possible increase inmedia exposure would have been if hehad clubbed the grizzly to death with ahockey stick.

It must be emphasized that Stonerdid nothing wrong in the legal sense.He won the right to kill in a macabreannual lottery, paid for his licencelike any other “game” hunter and was

entitled to take just the bear’s headand pelt for a keepsake while leavingthe carcass behind to feed other wildanimals.

The morality of his actions is anentirely different question. In our view,hunters kill to eat. If they are not killingspecies at risk, there is nothing wrongwith that. But shooting a large animalat the side of a river where it regularlycomes to drink or fish is no morehunting than trying to hail a taxi.

Of still more concern is the accuracyof our government’s populationestimates of a species many observersstate is at risk.

Then there is the question of whythe provincial government refuses tohonour the ban on trophy hunting ofgrizzlies that Coastal First Nationsdeclared in 2012.We’d love to hearwhat the courts might say about that.

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“Those moments whenthe sea subsides and it’sabsolutely gorgeous andwarm and you’re sittingon the boat and rowingin this magic land ofperfection, of mirrorglass water and it doesn’tfeel like the Arctic.”NorthVancouver adventurerand North Shore Newswriter KevinVallely recallshis recently completed 1,900kilometre sojourn throughthe Northwest Passage in arowboat (from a Sept. 4 newsstory).

“They also say thesebeggars are pretty clever,they somehow evolve.”NorthVancouver residentGeorge Schwanke discussesa recent rat infestation nearhis St. Patricks Avenue home,which he blames on nearbyLow Level Road construction(from a Sept. 4 news story).

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council’s marginal 4-3 decisionto endorse the massiveEdgemont Senior Livingdevelopment proposal cameas a surprise to local residentswho attended the public

hearing.We witnessed themajority of speakers denouncethe massive bulk of the ESLproject, its prohibitive cost toseniors, its undesirable impacton neighbouring properties,parking, traffic, noise andmore.

Council will vote onadopting the bylaws associatedwith this controversial projectMonday evening while anopposing petition continuesto grow. Council’s decision topush ahead was contrary tothe recommendations of the

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Kidsarecheap?That’s richI’ve decided there’s a fineline between an Instituteand an Institution.

An institute can be manythings, such as the FraserInstitute, a Canadian “thinktank” that produces reportslike the one released Aug.22 titled The Cost ofRaising Children.Thatreport, filed under thegeneral heading “Poverty& Welfare,” argued thatcontrary to most estimatesthat peg the cost of raisinga child at between $10,000and $15,000 per year, itactually only costs in theneighbourhood of $3,000to $4,500 per year toprovide all of the essentialsfor a healthy child.

An institution, on theother hand, is a place wherethey put crazy people.

I’ve never really spentmuch time thinking aboutthe Fraser Institute,knowing it only as thething that makes all of thenews reporters here furiousevery time it sends out itsrankings of the best andworst elementary schoolsin the province. It was abit strange, then, to realizethat the folks at the Fraser

Institute had been spendinga lot of time in their littletank — I picture it as a kindof big, old-timey woodenhot tub full of sleepy oldmen — “thinking” aboutme and all the otherCanadian parents out there.

The Institute’s reportsaid that “it has neverbeen easier, financially, toraise children in Canada.”Phew, what a relief. Justout of curiosity I scannedthe report for the grislyfinancial comparisonsfrom 1978 Medicine Hator 1922 Montreal or 1868Upper Canada. I couldn’tfind any comparisons, butI’m sure they’ll be out

in the much anticipatedsequel report (working title:I Own Vases Worth MoreThanYour Kids!).

The report’s author,however, made a fewinteresting choices whendeciding what costs toinclude in his calculations.Neither the cost ofchildcare nor the loss ofincome due to having oneparent stay at home wereincluded in the total figure.Also excluded were anyincreases in transportationor housing costs.

I shared the reportwith a few of my parentfriends and they had someinteresting responses.

The replies ranged fromthe practical: “We had toupgrade from a hatchbackto a stationwagon;” tothe inquisitive: “I suspecta great deal hangs ontheir definition of ‘raise’and ‘children;’” to theincisive: “Unless you’repretty relaxed about takingadvantage of your parentsor in-laws, I don’t seehow childcare is ‘free’ or‘cheap;’” to the slightlyangry: “I could have nothad a kid and lived in

our one bedroom andliterally had an extra threegrand a month; kids areexpensive and studieslike this are stupid;” tothe pointed: “This is farfrom reality. Ugh FraserInstitute;” to the naturalSwiftian conclusion: “I nowsomewhat regret selling allmy children off for medicalexperimentation.”

The Fraser Institute’snumbers drew a lot ofcriticism from activistsand academics alike.Theyseemed pretty low to metoo, but I thought maybethe expert researchershould get the benefit of thedoubt.The day I read thereport, however, I stoppedby my local corner grocerand bought two peaches,one for each of my boys.The bill came to $4 (damnyou organics!). Doing alittle number crunching ofmy own, I realized that tosupply my two boys eachwith a single peach everyday for a year would cost$1,460.That right thereis more than 15 per centof the Fraser Institute’shigh-end estimate, nearly25 per cent of the low-end

number. Uhhhhh.(Cue the GoodWill

Hunting Boston accent):“Hey Fraser, do you likepeaches?Yeah? Well how doyou like them peaches?”

The Fraser Institute hasa right-wing reputation andafter all the nerdy numbercrunching in this report,the true colours seemed tocome out in the conclusion.

The author concludedthat there is a “socialwelfare community” thatis “active in lobbying thestate for more resources forfamilies with children,” anagenda that is “associatedwith left-liberal and socialdemocratic positions.”

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The 15-year-oldWindsorsecondary student hadactivated the flashing

crosswalk lights on MountSeymour Parkway andBroadview Drive andstepped into the intersectionjust after 2:30 p.m. when thecollision happened.

“Other vehicles stoppedor were slowing down anda 79-year-old female driverfrom NorthVancouver drovethrough the intersection,

striking the 15-year-old inthe crosswalk,” said RichardDe Jong, NorthVancouverRCMP spokesman.

B.C. Ambulance Serviceparamedics rushed the boyto Lions Gate Hospitalwhere he was treated for“an extensive amount” ofcuts and abrasions andslight whiplash, De Jong

said. “(They’re) minorinjuries compared to whatcould potentially have beenreceived,” he added.

Police slapped the driverwith a failure to yield topedestrian violation ticket.

The incident happeneddespite a media blitz bypolice agencies around theprovince warning drivers

to be extra cautious nearschools and crosswalks, DeJong noted. “It’s anothertimely reminder for allmotorists to pay attention toflashing lights at crosswalks,be alert for kids on thesidewalks.They do have theright-of-way once they stepoff the curb when the light’sactivated,” he said.

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Reading betweenthe lines, the report’sauthor seems to be givingthe stink eye to any ofthose shady left-liberalslobbying the state for moreresources for families withchildren. Here’s where mybenefit of the doubt ends.Now you’re just trying tomess with my cash.

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keep costs down.The farm had

approximately 103,000visitors in 2012 and,according to a district staffreport, was 16th on the listof MetroVancouver tourismattractions.The reportsays the goal is to positionthe farm in the top 10.That appears challengingon the farm’s paltry$10,000 marketing budget— approximately the sameas it spends on veterinaryservices. (Langley AnimalClinic and another horsespecialist provide veterinaryassistance. All the animalshave a six-monthly healthcheck.)

A tight budget shows inother ways.Tom the Belgiandraft horse is possibly themost popular animal atMaplewood. Palmer wouldlike to see him “working,”but the farm does not havethe budget at present to buyequipment such as harnessand a cart.

However, Palmer remainsoptimistic. “I’ve found overthe years that variety inour animals is importantbecause everybody has adifferent favourite.Thereare horse people and cowpeople and people who likeparrots.The federal grantwill allow us to diversifya little and present moreinterpretive and educationalprograms.”

He hopes the coveredinterpretive areas willencourage more visitors inthe quieter winter monthswhen weather is a factor.

Palmer sees Maplewood’sanimals as his extendedfamily and doesn’t keep

pets at his NorthVancouverhome. “I get my fill whenI’m here.” He says he doesnot have an overall favourite,but admits to favouriteswithin each group ofanimals.

Sickness or quality oflife issues, not old age,determine when a farmanimal must be euthanizedand Palmer says that is thetoughest part of the job he

loves. He hates the thoughtof Mini the Shetland ponyor Roberto the donkeydying.They were farmresidents before he beganworking here. He ruefullyrepeats the advice of a vetthat used to work with thefarm: “If you don’t want todeal with dead stock, don’tdeal with livestock.”

According to districtrecords, Maplewood Farm

has existed on the presentsite since at least 1914 andhas been owned by threedifferent families, the lastof whom — the Smyths— purchased the dairyfarm in 1944. Milk fromthe 25 head of dairy cattlewas bottled and deliveredto homes in Deep Cove,Seymour and LynnValley.

The district obtained thefarm in a land swap in 1970and rented it out, but in1974 parks superintendentDirk Oostindie proposedusing the farm for children.His vision: “A farm thatcould compensate for theloss of the rural feeling andthe increasing urbanizationby showing some old things,and exposing children tobasic things . . . the farmwill provide a rudimentaryeducation and provideexperience for children theywouldn’t normally have.”

A visitor has only towatch young children atMaplewood Farm to knowthat Oostindie’s vision wasboth correct and splendid.

Find out more about thefarm at maplewoodfarm.bc.ca, including the $125family membership option thatallows unlimited visits in ayear for mom,dad,all the kids,grandparents and a nanny.

Joey Ye, 7, offers one of the pygmy goats in “the goathill gang” ahandful of clover. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN

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Much needed new washrooms are just some of the improvementplans for Maplewood Farm.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS

The North ShoreWinter Club’s 15th Annual Summer SmashTennisTournament took place Aug.11-17 with more than 220 players taking part in the annual club event. On the evening of Aug. 16, participantsenjoyed an end of tournament dinner featuring live music by Johnny and theWalkers, raffles and door prizes.

Tournament sponsors Ken Wong,Greg Johnson and Patrick Lee

Karen Beacom competes Aug. 11

Silvie Quenneville hits the court Aug. 11Doug and Laurie Smith

Keiko Onishi andNaomi Kawasaki

Mandy Gratton, club tennis pro and directorFabio Walker, Kylie Scholten and Kathy Houck

Tournament director Karen Bertini andvolunteersMelissa Mayzes and Jane Makin

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Recoverybeingcelebrated todayOrganized by localrecovery advocates,Vancouver is scheduledto host the second annualRally for Recovery at theVancouver Art Gallerytoday from noon to 3 p.m.

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Consider that a 150-pound person’s typicalone-hour workout burnsbetween 400 and 700calories.That’s tough toreplace, but if you start theday with an hour of yardwork or leisure walking,you will burn about 200calories.Washing your caror painting a fence, instead,burns approximately 300calories.

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If you hike or hit thelake after that, you’ll likelyburn 350 calories per hour.When you consider thatmost people will spendmultiple hours in themountains or on the water,it’s obvious those numberscan add up fast. Rent apaddle board and you canburn 50 calories in just 10minutes.

Summer games, likebocce and croquet, areperfect for warm eveningsand burn about 175calories per hour, whilestanding up to barbecueburns nearly the same.Even a short 15 minutebike ride can see you easilyburn 100 calories.That’sa massive boost comparedto the roughly 60 caloriesburned while playing videogames or watching TV withfood in the oven, whichare common post-workoutactivities.

The real key is avoidingsummer’s frozen treats andprocessed meats. Here are

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Substitute regular hotdogs with veggie or organicfranks and make your ownburger patties with extra-lean beef, instead of eatingthe fatty, pre-frozen kind.

Summer fun isn’t alwaysenough to replace yourregular workouts, but ifyou stay active and hit thegym when you can, it cancertainly help you pick upthe slack until fall arrives.

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ROADHOCKEYTOCONQUERCANCER North Vancouver’s Anoop Desai (right), shown in this familyphoto with his son Kainen and late wife Neeta, is among the North Shore residents planning to participate in next weekend’sRoad Hockey to Conquer Cancer event. The daylong family-friendly road hockey tournament is being held Sept. 14 at Vancouver’sConcord Pacific Place in support of the B.C. Cancer Foundation. Anoop and Kainen, 4, will be participating in memory of Neeta,who passed away last year at the age of 36 from colon cancer. teamuptoconquercancer.ca PHOTO SUPPLIED

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GLOWING:AREPRODUCTIONPRODUCTION Deep Coveresident Mary-Jo Dionne, shown here with her nine-month-old daughter Majella (Jella) Bentley, iscurrently presenting her debut, one-woman show Glowing: A Reproduction Production as partof the 2013 Vancouver Fringe Festival line-up. The show was inspired by Dionne’s months of all-day morning sickness, which was topped off with a diagnosis of melanoma when she was sevenmonths pregnant. She will perform the work today (2:45 p.m.), Monday (6:45 p.m.), Thursday,(8:25 p.m.) and Saturday (9 p.m.), at The Revue Stage on Granville Island. Audience members areinvited to bring a donation of baby food to each Glowing performance to be donated to localfood banks. vancouverfringe.com PHOTO TANYA KING

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foot risk assessmentand understanding ofcomplicationsTuesday, Sept.10, 7-9 p.m. at Lions GateHospital Gym, 231 East15th St., NorthVancouver.Free admission with a pair ofnew socks for North ShoreHomelessness ActionWeek.Registration: [email protected] or 604-732-1331 x272.

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after I’ve had a session,”says Harvey. “It has manybenefits as do many otherenergy-based techniques.”

Unlike chakra thathas seven major centres,Harvey says therapeutictouch works on the body’senergy collectively.

“We’re bringing peopleback into wholeness intheir body, their mind andtheir spirit,” she says.

According to theB.C.TherapeuticTouch Network Society,the method was firstintroduced by DoloresKrieger and Dora Kunz inthe 1970s and is a processof energy exchange wherethe practitioner movestheir hands a few inchesaway from the body.

Harvey says most ofthe people she learnedit with in the early ’70swere nurses and theywould take the therapyinto hospital wards,cancer institutes and thecommunity, as well as useit on palliative patientsand people who were HIVpositive.

“We don’t do it as abusiness, there’s a fewpeople that do,” she says.“My 30 years has all beenvolunteering except whenI teach the class.”

Teaching therapeutictouch involves three levelsand each level is 12 hoursthat the instructor canfashion however they want.Harvey says she prefersteaching her sessions twicea week.The society setsthe curriculum and thestandards for teaching thetherapy.

“It’s sort of thegoverning body for when

you want to call yourselfa recognized therapeutictouch practitioner or arecognized therapeutictouch teacher,” saysHarvey. “You need to bereceiving treatments onyourself regularly as wellas offering them to, ideally,your family and friendsfirst so you get yourconfidence up, and thenoffer it to the communitywhether they’re well or ill.”

Harvey says it can evenhelp your pets and plants.

“All living things canbenefit by this energyexchange,” she says. “Whatyou’re learning to do isturn off your mind.”

Harvey says the processis called centring, similarto meditation or prayer,and describes it as gettingout of one’s ego.

“You go into your heartcentre and then you askthe universal energy tocome from nature, the air,whatever, through you,”says Harvey. “I’m justa conduit and then thatenergy moves through me,it makes me feel better andthen it goes out back intothe earth. So it’s a wholedifferent paradigm, wholedifferent model of health.”

Once a student hascompleted their levels,they receive a certificate ofattendance.

“It’s not a certificateof proficiency,” Harveysays. “They’re encouragedto come to the practicegroups again to receive forthemselves and to offerto others if they’re reallyserious.”

Students must getaround 72 sessions, someof which are supervisedand others where theyreceive therapy forthemselves, and documenteach in their practitioner’s

workbook. As theydocument, they alsoevaluate.

“It’s a very big process,”says Harvey. “Then itgets sent to teachers whogo through that person’sjourney from when theystarted offering sessions towhen they become prettyproficient at it, and theyjudge according to criteriathat’s all set up if thatperson should receive theirrecognized therapeutictouch practitioner status.”

Therapeutic touchsessions can vary in length,but Harvey says the rule isno more than 20 minutes.

“In that 20 minutes,our mind is totally focusedon the other person andfeeling their energy withour hands,” says Harvey,adding that energy canalso be felt through thevarious senses. “We allhave different ways ofpicking up energy andbalances.”

She says in manyinstances, people cannotsit still or stay silent forlonger than 20 minutes, sogenerally sessions do notexceed that.

Harvey is also involvedin free therapeutic sessionson the North Shore asa practice group co-ordinator.The sessionsare offered through LionsGate Hospital,WestVancouver United Churchand out of Harvey’s ownhome.

“That’s a communityoffering, anybody thathears about it can comeand receive a free sessionwith us and just watchwhat others do and bepart of the centringmeditation,” she says.“Then at the end we getback together in our circleand people describe what

it felt like, if they havequestions, they hear otherpeople’s stories.”

Harvey says anybodycan learn therapeutictouch.

“It’s not thatpractitioners have acertain skill,” she says.“Everybody can calm theirmind and offer this peace,compassion to others.”

Though there isskepticism about energywork, Harvey says oncepeople experience it forthemselves, the skepticismfades.

“You can’t read about itor talk about it, you haveto feel it for yourself,”she says. “That’s reallyimportant, to feel the valueof it.”

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Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline ExpansionWhat does it mean for our community?

Public Information Opportunity hosted by North Vancouver DistrictThursday, September 12, 2013 (7:00 p.m.)District of North Vancouver (Council Chambers),355 West Queens Road

Kinder Morgan has proposed to expand their existing pipelinefrom Edmonton to the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby. Thenew pipeline will provide transport for a range of oil products andwill increase the capacity of the system from 300,000 barrelsper day to 890,000 barrels per day. This is expected to have anotable increase in tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet.

North Vancouver District would like to provide the opportunity forresidents to learn more about the proposed Kinder Morgan TransMountain Pipeline Expansion and assess the potential risks thatincreasing tanker traffic in the harbour would bring, and how thebroader potential benefits for our economy and country measureup against these risks. The District has invited panelists to providebackground and a range of perspectives on the project throughbrief presentations, followed by questions to be taken from theaudience.

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Roberta and Robin Woolmer are parents of grown children whoplan to adopt a teenager. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Newsupport grouphelpswaitingparents

SAMSMITHContributing writer

Being a parent is hard.You’re raising another

human being, trying yourbest to pass on your morals,values and way of life allthe while trying to let themdiscover and learn on theirown. As with all character-building explorations andexperiences, mistakes aremade.Tempers can flareand arguments are aninevitable part of beinghuman. But you put upwith it all because you lovethem.They’re your children.Your blood.Your parentalinstincts will not tell youotherwise. But if theyweren’t your kid, hoo-ee,you would have shown themthe door long ago . . . right?

But what if they weren’t?What if you didn’t give birthto them?What if you didwhat so few capable familieschoose to do?

What if you adopted?Adoptive and adopting

parents alike in NorthVancouver now have asupport group they canaccess in September calledthe NorthVancouverWaiting Parents Group.

Robin and RobertaWoolmer have organizedthe group, as they are twoparents waiting on their nextchild. But this time it’s notabout waiting for Robertato give birth, it’s aboutwaiting for the governmentto approve them as suitableto adopt a teenager stuck inthe system.

“Not too many peoplewant to adopt a teenager,”RobinWoolmer said. “Andwhen those kids turn 19I think the ministry givesthem $1,000 and cuts themloose. A lot of those kids endup on the street or up in jail.If they’re female, a lot ofthem end up single moms.”

The following is aselection of volunteeropportunities from variouscommunity organizations,made available throughVolunteer North Shore,a service of North ShoreCommunity ResourcesSociety.

FOOD DRIVECOLLECTOR:BC Thanksgiving FoodDrive is looking forvolunteers from Sept. 16 to18 to deliver instructionson how to donate to thefood drive.Volunteers willwork in a group of three tofive to cover a geographicarea.Volunteers will alsohelp with the donationcollection scheduled forSept. 21.

HOUSEVOLUNTEER:Volunteers are neededto assist staff with theday to day operations ofSAGE House. Duties mayinclude child minding,accompanying women to

appointments, assistingwith meal preparations,some light office work,organizing storage areas,etc. Duties are distributedaccording to the personalstrengths and requestsof volunteers.Volunteersmust be able to work in astressful environment withvolunteer duties changingweek to week.

TEATIMEVOLUNTEERS:Volunteers are needed atLynn Valley Care Centre toset up tables, get suppliesfrom the main kitchenand make tea and coffee.Volunteers also help toserve the seniors andvisit/chat with them. Onholidays, volunteers areneeded from 9:45 to 11a.m. or 2:45 to 4 p.m.

If you are interested in theseor other possible volunteeropportunities, call 604-985-7138.The society is a partneragency of the UnitedWay.

Options forvolunteers

Resources available forthose planning to adopt

This is why they feltobligated to do something— because they could.

“We just felt that wehad the capacity to make adifference with at least oneof them,” he said.

So just a few months agothey decided as a familythey would adopt and soonfound they were going tobe in a long and arduousprocess. But being one ofthe few people who arechoosing to adopt, andone of even fewer who arelooking to adopt a teenager,theWoolmers have beenfacing all sorts of problems:doubts, fears, stress of theprocess.

“Unless you’re involvedin the process nobody reallyknows what you’re goingthrough,” he said. “I wouldtalk to my friends andthey’re like, ‘What the helldo you want to do that for?’That was not the feedback Iwas looking for.”

So they went looking forpeople just like them anddiscovered theVancouverWaiting Parents Group.

They meet about once

a month, according to BCAdoption’s support co-ordinator Randy Simpson,and offer everything from anear to listen to mentorship.

“I’m an adoptive parentmyself and I can tell youeight years ago my husbandand myself found (thegroup) really helpful,”Simpson said. “Sometimesit’s for people who gotexciting things to report orthe struggles they’ve faced.There’s people who havecompleted everything andare just waiting. And whenyou’re a year in and waitingit can be frustrating, or sad,and people want to offersupport.

“It can be gruelling,” headded. “I can speak fromexperience.”

TheWoolmers attendedtheVancouver groupmeetings, but after awhilethey thought if there arethese many families waitingto adopt inVancouver,surely there are those in theNorth Shore too.

As a trial run theydecided to put on a meetingin July where two other

families attended.It was small, but it

showedWoolmer thatthere was a need in thecommunity for this kindof support, and just byattending a few meetings hehas already had a good dealof help.

“What I’m learning isthat there are resourcesavailable to help peopleonce they’ve decided toadopt,” he said. “Andthose resources can be interms of social workers or

psychologists, and also justother people who are goingthrough the process.”

The NorthVancouverWaiting Parents Groupwill host their first officialmeeting onTuesday, Sept.17 at the LynnValleyLibrary from 7 to 8:30p.m. For more informationor to register email Robinand RobertaWoolmer [email protected],or Randy Simpson [email protected] call 604-320-7330 x105.


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Longtime North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club members Isobelle Houston (left), Dora Carusoand Audrey Brown look forward to honouring the club’s 90th anniversary at their Presidents’ Teascheduled for today. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

LAURAANDERSONContributing writer

The NorthVancouverLawn Bowling Club iswinding up its biggestseason with a celebration.The Presidents’Tea willtake place today, exactly90 years from the day theclub was established in1923.

Members Dora Caruso,88, and Isobelle Houston,78, recently took sometime away from partyplanning to talk about theclub’s history.They beginin the present and rightlyso. If ever a lawn bowlingclub had an event-packedseason, it was 2013.

In August, the Northand West Vancouver clubshosted the CanadianNational Lawn Bowlingchampionships, the firsttime since 1980 for thisprestigious sporting eventon the North Shore.Planning for the nationalsincluded the deploymentof 250 volunteers fromNorth and West Vancouver,and from other LowerMainland clubs.Volunteerslooked after every aspectof the competition, fromtransportation and cateringto greens grooming andgame co-ordination.

With the nationals over,the club moved on to the90th anniversary.Thecelebration will bring the

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FOR ADULTS ANDSENIORS Discoverthe secrets to lifelonglearning Monday, Sept.9, 10:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. atWestVancouverMemorial Library, 1950Marine Dr. 604-925-7400westvanlibrary.ca

THE AC PIONAIRSWEST AND NORTHVANCOUVER CLUBBarbara Pike will host thenext meetingWednesday,Sept. 11, 10 a.m. atWestVancouver Seniors’ ActivityCentre, 695 21st St. Peter,604-943-7724

FAMILY CAREGIVERSERIES Learn aboutAlzheimer’s diseaseand other dementias,communication strategies,understanding changesin behaviours, futureplanning, advocacy andlegal issues and self-carefor caregivers Saturdays,Sept. 14, 21, 28 and Oct.5 from 9:30 a.m. to noonat WestVancouver AdultDay Centre, 990 22ndSt. Registration required,contact Kerri Sutherland,604-984-8348

GRANDPARENTS’ DAYThe Elders Council forParks in British Columbiawill host a free familyprogram in partnershipwith theYoung Naturalists’Club Sunday, Sept. 15,

1-3 p.m. at the HeritageCentre, 1620 MountSeymour Rd., NorthVancouver. Grandparentsand grandchildren areinvited for a nature walkfollowed by a dream catcherworkshop. Registrationrequired. [email protected]

SENIORS HEALTHFORUM — BECOMINGYOUNGER NEXT YEARFanny Kiefer will moderatea forum with seniorsexperts Lillian Zimmerman,Barrie Chapman and EllenMacKay Tuesday, Sept.17, 7-9 p.m. at Kay MeekCentre, 1700 Mathers Ave.,WestVancouver. Admissionby donation to theWestVancouver CommunityFoundation. 604-925-8153

MEMORY AND AGINGWORKSHOP TheCouncil of Senior CitizensOrganizations of BritishColumbia will lead aworkshop that explainshow memory functions andhow it changes with agingThursday, Sept. 19, 2-3:30p.m. at LynnValley library,1277 LynnValley Rd.,NorthVancouver.Tips willbe given for maintainingand improving memory andadvice about when and howto seek professional help.Registration required.

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North Vancouver club’sregular season to an end . .. almost.

On Sept. 12, theannual friendly rivalrywith the West VancouverLawn Bowling Clubwill culminate with theRose Bowl, the women’scompetition, which beganin 1942.

The Leyland Cup, themen’s prize, held since1938, will reside withWest Vancouver until thetrophy’s home is decidedagain next year.The Battleof the Sexes, the NorthVancouver club’s seasoncloser, will be played onSept. 15.

The North VancouverLawn Bowling Club wasestablished in 1923, thoughbowling had been popularon the North Shore wellbefore the First World War.

The founders wereprogressive, supportingthe formation of a ladiesauxiliary in 1924 to assistmen in inter-club gamesand social events. In 1926,the auxiliary became theNorth Vancouver Ladies’Lawn Bowling Club. In

1988, 62 years later, thetwo clubs amalgamated.

Isobelle Houston joinedthe club in 1978, 10 yearsbefore amalgamation,though she had been aspectator since 1960.Isobelle and her husband,Robert, new Canadiansrecently emmigrated fromScotland, would wheel theirbaby son up the Lonsdalehill from their apartmentat 12th and St. George’s towatch the night bowling,the greens illuminated bylights donated and installedby volunteers.

Isobelle’s sponsors, RoseWoodward and MurielHolness, were also hercoaches. Isobelle recallsothers from that groupof mentors — Duncanand Peggy Mitchell, IdaMeldrum and NellieHunter — adding a pithy,affectionate description ofeach one. Mary Milligan,for example, was, “a greatlittle singles player, toughas they come.”

It took Isobelle until1990 to persuade Robert tobecome a bowler.

“I’m not wearing whiteclothes with a bunch of oldfogies,” he’d say.

“You don’t know whatyou’re missing,” Isobellewould reply.

Robert finally gave inand was an active memberand volunteer until hepassed away in 2006.Over the years he coachedcountless new membersincluding Nannely Lawson,the club’s current presidentand fellow southpaw, whenshe joined in 2000.

Dora Carusowas born in 1925 inVancouver’s Cedar Cottageneighbourhood where,on summer evenings, shewatched the Cedar Cottageclub at play and dreamedof becoming a lawn bowler.Dora married artist andteacher Gordon Caruso,raised four children andworked for 32 years atThe Bay before she joinedthe North Vancouver clubin 1989 and realized herdream.

In 1994, Dora helpedorganize the club’shistory, rescuing papersand photographs fromthe boxes where they hadrested for more than 70years.With the bulk ofthe material sorted intobinders, the archives are

relatively easy to maintain.Not that there’s much timeavailable. Even in winter,the club is active.

By mid-September, theRose Bowl’s winter homeand the Battle of the Sexeswill have been decidedand the season archivedwith the 90th anniversaryrecords.The bowls will beput away and the greenswill be at rest.

Over the winter,club members will plantournaments and leadcoaching clinics formembers new and old.Members will devisestrategies to prevail overthe West Vancouver club.Darts, crib and bridgetournaments will keepthe social and competitiveflames alight until it’s timeto break out the bowlsagain and the traditionof sportsmanship andcamaraderie, playedoutdoors on deep greenlawns, will resume foranother season.

Laura Anderson works withand for seniors on the NorthShore. Contact her at 778-279-2275 or email her [email protected].

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Newmeetupgroupkeeps thingscasualSAM SMITHContributing writer

While the idea might betaboo, mixing businessand pleasure is thefoundation of The BoardMeeting.

The group recentlyformed a North Shorechapter to attract localprofessionals and businessowners to casually networkevery Friday night.

Leanne Woodward,a local real estate agentand co-organizer of TheBoard Meeting, says thisgroup is not entirely aboutnetworking, business-

talk or being social, butincorporating a piece of allthree and letting the restof the chips fall where theymay.

“I attend formalnetworking meetings, andthey are good, but withthis one you come in, youhave a cocktail and meetother business owners,”she says. “It’s a little lessintimidating, becauseyou’re not really there tosell yourself.”

Woodward says thegroup has been organizingmeetings on the NorthShore for about threemonths now, and eachtime she’s been able tomake at least one newconnection without thetension of a businessenvironment and withoutany false modesty.

“It’s a good timebecause it’s at the end ofthe work day and it’s justtwo hours,” she says.

The weekly meetingsofficially run from 4 to 6p.m., but interested partiescan arrive and leave as theyplease.

Lara Regan,Woodward’s co-worker andco-organizer of the group,agrees.

“Consistently, weeklywe have about 15 to 25people,” Regan said. “Weget every kind of business.”

Off the top of herhead she says there’s aprofessional voice actor,stagers, professionalorganizers, mortgagebrokers, real estate agents,health practitioners andnaturopaths, lawyers,

computer experts — andthe list goes on.

“It’s a real diversegroup of people,” Regansays. “And the wholepoint of a casual settingis yes, you can talk aboutbusiness, but what you canfind is you can have a morepersonal relationship withother people there.”

Since starting the groupa few months ago Reganhas seen her businessreceive a boost fromreferrals.

“You want to supportlocal business becausewe’re all in it together,”Regan says. “It’s a goodway to do that.”

Depending on the week,a meeting can attractanywhere from 15 to 100business owners.

Building a businessis about networking andbuilding a relationshipwith the communityaround you, and the moreyou get your face outthere the more people willremember you, accordingto Woodward.

“In my job in particular,from the time someonestarts to think aboutbuying or selling a houseto actually doing it, it canbe between six months toa year,” she says. “To me,this is a long-term thing.”

Woodward, Regan, andfellow organizers MichaelThorne and Patrick vonPander’s weekly meetingschange every Friday.Tofind out where they willbe next email [email protected] [email protected].

NorthVan’sBluedogGuitarsnamedtop instrument storeBluedog Guitars in NorthVancouver was designatedone of the top 100 musicinstrument and productretailers in the world bythe National Associationof Music Merchants.

The award waspresented at NAMM’sannual summer musicevent, Summer NAMM,held in Nashville,Tenn. inJuly.

In addition to beingnamed a top 100 dealer ofthe year, Bluedog was alsonamed one of the top threebest emerging dealers in theRookie of theYear category.

Bluedog owner JennLadd said customers callthe store “a candy shop for

guitar lovers.”“Bluedog fills a void in

B.C. by offering some ofthe world’s finest guitarsright here on the NorthShore,” Ladd said in a pressrelease. “Every guitar inour shop is something weourselves would be proudto own.”

Music product retailerswere judged using anumeric rating by a panelof judges selected by, butnot otherwise affiliated withNAMM.

“The NAMM retailersthat made the top 100 thisyear are creating the futureof the music business,” saidJoe Lamond, president andCEO of NAMM.


One of the manychallenges faced by a newwine region such as theOkanagan is identifyingwhich varieties of grapesdo well, and on whichsites.

There’s been a fair bit ofexcitement recently aboutCabernet Franc and withgood reason, as my first twosuggestions this week prove.

While used in Bordeauxmore as a blending grape, asa single variety “Cab Franc”is a pillar of the LoireValley.In Canada, where we’veembraced it as much as

anything for its ability toripen earlier than CabernetSauvignon, it has also beenused for blending, althoughin recent years its popularityas a stand-alone has alsobeen steadily on the rise,especially in the Okanagan.

Owen 2011 is a uniqueproject from the inventivefolks at Okanagan CrushPad, who produced it withWest sommelier OwenKnowlton. Proceeds from itssale go towards the BritishColumbia HospitalityFoundation scholarshipfund, and the winerycollaborates with a different“star” sommelier every year.This is a pure expressionof the variety, with berriesand dark chocolate ontop, followed by a juicypalate with boysenberryand blueberry notes, atouch of minerality andapproachable, easy tannins.Think pasta with tomato-based sauce.There wereonly 100 cases made but youcan still track it down fromthe winery and from some

private stores ($25.90 at thewinery, 90 points).■ Culmina Hypothesis2010

Here’s a wine I figuredwould be worth waiting for,and I wasn’t disappointed.This is the inauguralrelease from just-openedCulmina Family Estate,the project undertaken byDonTriggs, his wife Elaineand their daughter Sara. Ifyou recognize the name,you’re right.That’sTriggs,as in Jackson-Triggs, andit was DonTriggs whopiloted Canada’sVincor tobe one of the world’s mostsuccessful wine companiesbefore it was swallowedup by Constellation.TheTriggs family landed in theOkanaganValley. I tastedthis wine over a coupleof days and was trulyimpressed with the wayit developed and retainedits structure.The blend ofCabernet Franc (40 percent), Merlot (36 per cent)and Cabernet Sauvignon(24 per cent) was made

by former Osoyoos Larosewinemaker Pascal Madevon.The nose has some cassisand dusty hints, followed bya full-bodied palate of redand black fruit, and leathernotes with layers of spiceand minerality, wrappedin juicy acidity ($48, fromthe winery, 91points). Foodpairing? Serious roast beefterritory. As mentioned, thisis the inaugural release, anda definite sign of great thingsto come from what I suspectwill emerge as one of thevalley’s hallmark wineries.I’m looking forward totasting the Chardonnay androsé in a couple of weeks.Not to mention (next year)the Okanagan’s first GrunerVeltliner and Riesling, fromone of the highest vineyardsin the valley.

• • •Speaking of iconic

wines, run, don’t walk,to chase down the nextone: JoieFarm En FamilleChardonnay 201.This maywell be one of the mostexciting B.C. ChardonnaysI’ve tasted to date fromJoie’s “top tier.” Aromas ofstonefruit and tropical notesprecede a rich and opulent,but extraordinarily wellbalanced, palate of citrusand pineapple, just enoughbuttery French oak to makeit interesting and texturedacidity with zest and peachnotes in the close. Greatvalue at $30 (92 points).

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Tropical notes on topwith apple and lycheenotes. Good mouthfeeland a touch of spice beforea lengthy end ($19, 89points).

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PACIFIC SPIRITCHOIR is looking fornew members.This year’sseason will include theFauré Requiem, Handel’sMessiah and The St. JohnPassion by J.S. Bach,all accompanied by aprofessional orchestra.Rehearsals take placeWednesdays, 7:45-9:45p.m. starting Sept. 11at the West VancouverUnited Church, 2062Esquimalt Ave. 604-808-5231 [email protected]

HARVESTMARKETPLACE Inconjunction with its Artin the Atrium exhibition,Holy Trinity CatholicWomen’s League will hosta small sale with bakedgoods, garden produce,flowers, jams, jellies andmore Sunday, Sept. 8,9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. atHoly Trinity elementary,128 West 27th St., NorthVancouver.

POLISH CULTURALFESTIVAL Enjoy anafternoon of music, dance,traditional Polish food anda special performance byPolonez Polish Folk ArtsEnsemble from EdmontonSunday, Sept. 8, 1:30-6:30p.m. at Lynn Valley Village,1255 Lynn Valley Rd.,North Vancouver.

LIFELONG LEARNINGFOR ADULTS ANDSENIORS Discoverthe secrets to lifelonglearning Monday, Sept.9, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.at the West VancouverMemorial Library, 1950Marine Dr. 604-925-7400westvanlibrary.ca

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A DAY IN COURTWORKSHOP A uniqueopportunity to walkthrough the justice systemand learn about the role ofpolice, crown and courts

in dealing with domesticviolence cases Sept. 10 and12, 9-10:30 a.m. and 11a.m.-1 p.m. at the RCMPBuilding, 147 East 14thSt. for the 9 a.m. sessionand the North VancouverCourthouse, 200 East 23rdSt. for the 11 a.m. session.Register at 604-710-3345

MEET AND GREETOPEN HOUSE CarouselChorus, a non-auditionedcommunity choir based onthe North Shore welcomesmen and women of allvocal types to join thechoir. Anyone interestedin joining is invited to anopen house on the first day

of practice Tuesday, Sept.10, 7:30 p.m. at Cloverlyelementary, 440 HendryAve., North Vancouver.The choir performs aspring concert for friends,family and the communityas well as several outreachconcerts at seniors’residences in late fall and

spring. Rehearsals everyTuesday, 7:30-9:30 p.m.604-929-1405

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Persian and Canadian Walk for Cancer organizerKaty Roohani (right) presents a $10,000 chequeto Dr. Sasha Smiljanic for Lions Gate Hospital’schemotherapy/oncology program.

Kudos to those who volunteer their time, money and effortto benefit themany service and charitable organizations on the NorthShore. In this space we celebrate the generosity of North Shore residents.If you have a cheque presentation photo or information for Kudos, pleasecontact Neetu Shokar at [email protected].

RBC staff from the North Shore helped beautifythe Lions Gate Hospital grounds in May. The sixvolunteers scrubbed and planted flower pots aroundthe hospital and weeded the North Shore HospiceGarden as an RBC Day of Caring project. Plants, soiland gardening expertise were provided by LeanneJohnson of GardenWorks.

At a recent P.E.O. Sisterhood dinner, Chapter AQNorth Vancouver congratulated West Vancouversecondary grad Erica Mason, who was awarded theP.E.O. STAR Scholarship in the amount of $2,500. Thescholarship will go towards Mason’s post-secondaryeducation starting September, 2013.

The Seymour Golf and Country Club’s CharityInvitation Golf Tournament on July 11 raised $47,500to benefit The Family Support Centre operatedby the North Shore Schizophrenia Society. NSSSpresident Cheryl Zipper and executive directorCheryl Archer accept the cheque from tournamentchair Lynda Derkach and women’s captain JeanneDouglas.

Maive Gale, Jessica Gostling and Deanne Jonckheere display a chequefor $3,886. Whole Foods in West Vancouver raised the money forDogwood Rescue Society through its Community Chest Program.

School in the Philippines started in June and these children are nowgoing to class and receiving proper daily nutrition thanks to the Kids ofHope charity founded by North Shore couple John and Suzanne Seale.

Michelle Dodds (left), executive director of the North Shore Women’sCentre accepts a $700 donation from Dana J. Smithers, presidentof SWAN Network. The money was raised at the SWAN July GolfTournament Fundraiser. The NSWC plans to put the funds towards theGirls’ Empowerment Camp program, which empowers teenage girls toincrease their personal safety and that of other girls.

Rick Ryan, president of the Kiwanis Club of West Vancouver,presents Gina Yang with a scholarship in the amount of $1,000from the Kiwanis Foundation of Canada and Kiwanis Club of WestVancouver.

On July 1, the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club bowled forbetter health care at the Lions Gate Hospital Cup event and raised$10,000, which will go towards the purchase of new orthopedicsurgery equipment. Pictured (left to right) are Nannely Lawson, clubpresident; Herman Penner, club member; Judy Savage; president,LGH Foundation and Bob Gandy, tournament organizer.

Bruce Sanderson, president & CEO, Uniserve CommunicationsCorporation (right), presents $10,000 toMichelle Tice and JuliaStaub-French of Family Services of the North Shore as part of the$10,000 Uniserve Challenge campaign which took place in June.

Fresh Street Market in West Vancouver raised $5,473 for Cops forCancer through coffee donations and the market’s recent HalibutFestival. Pictured are West Vancouver Police Chief Peter Lepine,Fresh Street Market manager Justin Grant, Const. Nicole Hartwigand Const. Griffin Gillan. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN


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Dogs were given anincredible tool for self-preservation calledbiting.

Nature gave them thistool as part of their fight-for-survival instinct and ithas gotten them pretty farup the evolutionary chainwithin their own species.But we humans don’t likeit so much.We tend to seebiting as a bad thing whenit is misunderstood — andmany dogs are needlessly

euthanized due to thisnatural canine behaviour.

We humans view bitingas being bad because wemisunderstand it andassume the dog must bebad because it bit a humanor another dog.

The truth of the matteris that biting is neithergood nor bad — it just is. Itis a natural expression of adog’s behaviour when it isplaced in an uncomfortablesituation and its othermeans of displaying itsdiscomfort have goneignored by either thehuman or the other dog.In other words, someonewas not paying attention towhat the dog was saying!

This is not to say thatwe should allow our dogsto bite. Rather, we shouldunderstand that thehuman’s inability to reada dog’s behaviour and toteach proper bite inhibitionis the cause of a dog biting.

The bite itself is theend result of a series ofbehaviors a dog expressesto communicate itsdiscomfort or displeasurein a situation. In asituation where a dog isuncomfortable, its firstmeans of communication isquite passive and resemblesa tense stiff body, hardeyes, a freeze of motionand a pulling forward ofthe corners of the lips.

When these pleasare ignored, behavioursescalate to include a growland showing of teeth.Thedog may air-snap its jawswith a sharp bark andfinally, when the offenderdoes not pay heed to itsrequest, the dog may bite.Up until the bite, the dogwas actually saying, “I canhurt you but I don’t wantto!”

As dog trainers we thenbegin to assess the bite.Was there contact with skin

and where? Was there apuncture? How many? Andso on.What we are doingat this point is assessing thedog’s bite inhibition. Biteinhibition is a term usedto define a dog’s ability tocontrol the pressure of hismouth when biting. A dogwith good bite inhibitionwill cause little or nodamage when it bites.

No dog is a saintand given the wrongcircumstances all dogshave the potential to bite.The degree of provocationis related to manythings: age, stress, painand human interactionand misunderstanding.Generally thismisunderstanding startswith puppies and humanspunishing their puppiesfor their initial display ofdispleasure — usually thegrowl.They have ignored,or more realistically wereunaware of, the preceding

warning behaviours and atthe expression of a growlthe puppy is punished.The end result is a puppythat has been taughtto suppress its naturalwarning behaviours out offear of punishment so itthen bypasses the warningbehaviours and goesstraight for the bite.

It is easier to teach biteinhibition to a puppy oradult dog than to micro-manage a dog that hasweak or no bite inhibition.With proper patience andguidance a dog of any agecan be taught to use itsmouth appropriately.

When working withpuppies, the owner’shomework for the firstweek is nothing more thanteaching the sit commandand bite inhibition. I dothis by firmly claspinga tasty treat in my handand allowing the puppy toinvestigate.The puppy’s

natural curiosity will leadit to begin gnawing on myhand gently until it getsfrustrated. It then removesits mouth from my handof its own accord and atthat point I use the word“gentle” then open myhand allowing the puppy toscoop up the treat with itslips and tongue. Repeatedenough, the puppy quicklydevelops a gentle mouth.

Regardless of how gentleyour dog’s mouth is, aresponsible dog owner willalways recognize when theirdog is showing signs ofbeing uncomfortable andwill begin to manage thedog’s behaviour, dependingon the circumstances andenvironment, to prevent abite.

Joan has been workingwith dogs for over 15 yearsin obedience, tracking andbehavioural rehabilitation.Contact her at k9kinship.com.

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Human’s name: DawnBoddington, a volunteerpuppy raiser for BC GuideDog ServicesPet: Golden retrieverpuppy Sunny (Sundance),a BC Guide Dog intrainingFavourite treat: Sunnyisn’t allowed treatsFavourite activity:“Jacket off” time with thekidsPet tale: Sunny arrived atthe Boddington householdwhen she was seven weeksold and will stay with thefamily until she is between14 and 18 months old.When she leaves the family,she will have professionaltraining for four months,after which she willgraduate to become aguide dog for the visuallyimpaired, or a support dogfor children with autism.

“We will be very sad tosee Sunny go at the endof our time with her, butknow that she is goingto change someone’s lifebeyond measure, and lovethem unconditionally,”Boddington said.

To learn more aboutbecoming a volunteerpuppy raiser, or to make adonation, visit bcguidedog.com.

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POLYNESIAN DANCECLASSES Beginnerclasses for adults andchildren, Sundaysand Mondays at JohnBraithwaite CommunityCentre, 145 West First St.,North Vancouver. 604-982-8311

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ALATEEN MEETINGA group for ages 10-18

where alcohol is a problemin the family meetsevery Monday at 7:15p.m. at John BraithwaiteCommunity Centre, 145West First St., NorthVancouver. 604-688-1716

BINGO Every Mondayat 6:15 p.m., NorthVancouver Legion, 123West 15th St., NorthVancouver. 604-988-3712

CANADIANFEDERATION OFUNIVERSITY WOMEN— WEST VANCOUVERBRANCH The CFUW isan organization committedto promoting education,improving women’s statusand human rights as wellas offering fellowship andprofessional contacts.Meetings are everythird Monday, 7 p.m. atSt. Stephen’s AnglicanChurch, 885 22nd St.,WestVancouver. New memberswelcome. 604-925-8445cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca

CONTRACT BRIDGEEvery Monday andThursday, 12:30-3 p.m.in the Cedarview Roomat Delbrook CommunityCentre, 600 West QueensRd., North Vancouver.Drop-in fee: $1. 604-987-7529

DROP-IN CRIB Play cribevery Monday (unless it’sa statutory holiday), 7:30p.m. at the Royal CanadianLegion #118, 123 West15th St., North Vancouver.Fee: $5. 604-985-1115

ENGLISHCONVERSATIONCORNER Drop in to theLynn Valley library, 1277Lynn Valley Rd., NorthVancouver and practiseand improve your Englishlanguage skills Mondays,7:30-8:45 p.m. nvdpl.ca,604-984-0286, x 8144 or604-644-9621

ESPIRITU VOCALENSEMBLEA highprofile community choirthat performs a widevariety of music, is lookingfor motivated singers.Rehearsals take placeMondays, 7-9 p.m. at WestVancouver United Church,2062 Esquimalt Ave.

Singers should have basicmusic reading skills. Call604-922-2513 to set up anaudition time.

FRIENDSHIPTOASTMASTERSCLUB meets to improvecommunication andleadership skills every

Monday, 7:15-9:15p.m. at Silver HarbourCentre, 144 East 22ndSt., North Vancouver.friendshiptoastmasters.com

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every Monday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hollyburnelementary, 1329 DuchessAve.,West Vancouver.Louise: 604-987-3792

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DRUMMERBOY Three-year-old Leo Bomben bangs the drums at the City of North Vancouver’s ShawChildren’s Festival held Aug. 24 at Shipbuilder’s Square. The event featured local vendors, family-friendly activitiesand children’s entertainers. Scan with Layar for more photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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WolfPackbackonattackNorth Van Wolf Pack players grind out some end-of-practice laps during a training camp session Thursday at Harry Jerome Arena. The Wolf Pack will begin PJHLregular season play on Wednesday in Aldergrove before hosting Ridge Meadows in their home opener Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

[email protected] could be a Wild Westshootout of a season forthe North Vancouver WolfPack as they begin theirthird year on the NorthShore with a double-barreled shotgun ontheir front line and aninexperienced crew ondefence.

Both Spencer Quon andMarcus Houck will be backas first-line stars when thePack begins regular seasonplay in the Pacific JuniorHockey League Wednesdaynight in Aldergrove againstthe Kodiaks.The homeopener for the junior Bclub will be against theRidge Meadows Flamesnext Saturday, Sept. 14,starting at 7 p.m. at HarryJerome arena.

Quon set the franchiserecord for points lastseason, tallying 13 goalsand 52 assists for 65 pointsin 43 games to finishsecond in the league inpoints.Wolf Pack head

coach and general managerMatt Samson is expectingthe lanky 19-year-oldcentre with the calm andcool game to come closeto or surpass those bignumbers this year.

“It’s obviously really bigfor us to have him back,he’s a guy who can playat the next level whetherthat’s the B.C. hockeyleague or college hockey,”said Samson. “He’s goingto be a huge part of ourteam.”

With last year’s top goalscorer Quin Buckellew nowoff to Concordia Collegein his home state ofMinnesota, the Pack will belooking to Quon to sprinklea few more shots into hispass-happy game.

“He’s a great passerbut we’re looking for himto score a little bit morethis year,” said Samson.“I think we’re going to gethim to shoot the puck alittle bit more this year nowthat we don’t have a guylike Buck.”

Shooting or passing,Quon will have a talentedcounterpoint beside himin Houck, who tallied 25goals and 32 assists for 57points in 40 games lastseason, placing him sixth inthe league in points.

“Their chemistry isgreat, you can just see theconfidence,” Samson saidabout his 1-2 punch. “Aslong as they stay healthythen there’s no reason theyshouldn’t both be top-fivescorers in the league.We’re

excited to have them back.”Returning captain Jamie

Creamore is penciled inas the other winger onthe first line with a mix ofnewcomers and returning

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League leaders Quon andHouck return to lineup

Spencer Quon surveys the ice during a Wolf Pack game last season. The Windsor secondary gradwill be back in the lineup for the Pack this year following a 2012-13 campaign that saw him finishsecond in the PJHL in points while setting a new franchise record. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH


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players set to step intoimportant roles in thesupporting lines.

The story on defenceis a lot different.ThePack is losing threeof last year’s top four,including standout BenMcWilliams who will bejoining Buckellew at theNCAA Div. 3 school inMoorehead, Minn.

Spencer’s twin brotherDyllan Quon is theonly returning top-fourblueliner and could bethe only returning D-manperiod depending on howJivan Sidhu fares at a juniorA tryout in Saskatchewan.

Newcomers Troy Ringfrom North Vancouver

Minor, Reecer Bartel whowas a Wolf Pack affiliatelast season and ConnorPasco who played for thepowerhouse VancouverNorthwest Giants of theB.C. Major Midget Leaguelast season are some of theplayers who are expectedto play big minutes in theteam’s revamped backline.

“There’s definitely somegood players there, it’s justthe new faces and gettingeverybody together andfiguring out D partnersand systems,” said Samson.“We’re not scrambling,we’re just going to havea lot of new faces. Somegood, young new faces.”

In goal the Pack willeither have one or twoproven PJHL starters this

season. Last year BradenKrogfoss and Anders TenVaanholt were 1A and1B on the depth chart,splitting the work almostequally during the regularseason with Krogfossgetting the call duringthe team’s opening roundplayoff loss to the Delta IceHawks.

Krogfoss is off on ajunior A tryout with theCoquitlam Express rightnow. If he ends up back inNorth Van, Samson willlikely go with split dutiesagain this year. If Krogfossdoesn’t come back thenSamson said he’ll happilygive the bulk of the work toTen Vaanholt.

“If Krogger doesn’tcome back, we know

NICEPICKNIK North Vancouver’s Nik Termansen snares an interception for the UBCThunderbirds in a loss to the Calgary Dinos. The second-year Carson Graham grad has two picksin two games to start the season. UBC will try to get into the win column at home against theUniversity of Manitoba next Saturday at 2 p.m. PHOTO RICHARD LAM, UBC THUNDERBIRDS

Steep learning curve for totally revampeddefenceFrom page 29 Anders is capable and

we’re very confident tostart the year with Andersas our No. 1,” he said. “IfKrogger comes back thenit’ll be a combination,who’s hot, because they’reboth legitimate starters.”

The Pack is coming off aseason that saw them finishthird in the tough TomShaw Conference and set afranchise record for points,but also saw them bouncedin the first round of theplayoffs for the secondstraight year.Two perennialpowerhouses — the IceHawks and the RichmondSockeyes — have set up

permanent residence atthe top of the conferencestandings and Samson ishoping this is the year thePack will muscle past atleast one of them.

“We’re going to have tolook at taking over one ofthose two teams,” he said.“It’s not going to be easy,we’ve got to come to workevery day.You’ve got totry to improve every yearand so in order to do that,that’s the challenge thatwe face — getting ahead ofthose guys.”

Samson is happy thatthe team has improved itswin total each year since

moving to North Vancouverfrom Squamish before the2011-12 season but headmitted that at some pointthat improvement needs totranslate into bigger things.

“At some point I hopewe get to the point wherewe can’t improve becausewe’ve won the league andwe’ve won B.C. and we’vewon the Westerns,” hesaid. “You know, it’s onestep at a time but this yearI’m really excited aboutthe group that we have. Ifeveryone buys in and wekeep working and we keepimproving, this could bethe year for us.”


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