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Residents at theMountain Courtrental complex will beputting up Christmasdecorations in theiraged but affordableapartments for the lasttime this year.

The 75 units will bedemolished in 2016 tomake way for 246 condosand 75 rental apartments,beyond the budgetsof pretty much all theexisting residents. Andwith less than 0.7 percent vacancy in NorthVancouver, the families

know theres almostnowhere for them to go.

Its really hard tond a place. The pricesare astronomical, saidYvette Mercier, one of theresidents who led the ghtto stop the project. Wehavent found anything yetthats suitable or that takescats. Everybody is feelingthe same.

It was among themost controversialredevelopments inthe District of NorthVancouver in recent yearsbut what happened atMountain Court is justthe symptom of a largerproblem being felt acrossthe country.

The current rental crisishas been coming at us in slowmotion for the last 30 years.

BRIGHTNIGHT Rabbi Shmuel Birnham and nine-year-old Cameron Roseman admire a menorah all aglowat the Har El synagogue inWest Vancouver. Today marks the start of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, which lasts foreight nights. See story page 16. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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Its been two years sincesomeone walked upto the door of RostamPoulads Upper Lonsdalehome, shot him and lefthim to die.

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Poulad was a popularPersian concert andcultural event promoterin the Lower Mainland.Police believe the suspectmay have come to thehome on the 4000-blockof St. Georges Avenue onNov. 30 under the guise

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A rst-of-its-kind, wide-ranging study released lastmonth by the B.C. Non-Prot Housing Associationpaints a bleak picture of thecountrys rental market.

Using data fromStatistics Canada, the studyexamined incomes relativeto rents, the number ofresidents paying more than30 or 50 per cent of theirincome for rent and utilitiesand the total incidence ofovercrowding based onthe national occupancystandard.

The Canada Mortgageand Housing Corp., alongwith most other housingagencies, recommendsthat people not spentmore than 30 per centof their pre-tax incomeon housing. Any morethan that and people tendto start foregoing othernecessities, like properfood, saving for retirementor education for themselvesor their children, said BrianClifford, one of the policyanalysts who worked on thestudy.

The City of NorthVancouver ranked 510out of 521 municipalitiesoverall, among the mostcritical in Canada.

Thanks to higher thanaverage reported incomes,the district fared betterbut when you look at thebottom 50 per cent of wageearners, the same troublingpatterns appear.

Renters compriseroughly 45 per cent of thecitys 22,790 households.The average householdincome is $44,306 whilethe average rent was$1,226 (regardless of thenumber of bedrooms). Forthose who listed retail orhospitality as their industry,the average income fallsto $33,239 and $22,869respectively.

Forty-three per cent ofhouseholds are paying morethan 30 per cent of theirmonthly income to coverthe lease, plus gas andelectricity. Almost a quarterhave more than 50 percent of their paychequesgoing to the landlordalone. People under theage of 30 and over the age65 are disproportionatelyrepresented among thosepaying more than theycan afford and it stands toreason, Clifford said, so aresingle moms, people with

disabilities, immigrants andFirst Nations members.

There were also 1,585cases of overcrowding,about 15 per cent overall.

Now, time for a majorcaveat: These numbers areall the product of the 2011national household survey.No secret to anyone inthe Lower Mainland, thehousing market both forownership and rental hascontinued to be thrust intothe stratosphere since then.

A search of one-bedroom apartments listedonline shows a price rangebetween $800 for basementsuites to $1,200 forsomething above ground.For two beds, the range iscloser to $1,200 to $1,800.

When the index isupdated following theresults of 2016s long-formcensus, we can expect arude awakening in theresults, said Clifford.

And the study indicatesthings are going to get alot worse before they getbetter.

Somethings got togive, said Penny Gurstein,director of the school ofcommunity and regionalplanning at UBC. Id saypeople should be marchingin the streets and saying,We are in a crisis situation.Do something about this.Government has to dosomething.

How did we getinto this mess?

Its rare in the studyof complex systems thatacademics, politicians,bureaucrats and theprivate sector so uniformlyagree. Its simple supplyand demand, and its thefederal governments faultfor cutting off the supply.

Most people take it forgranted but almost all ofthe purpose-built rentalhousing stock in Canadawas built entirely becauseof federal subsidies and taxincentives in the 1960s,70s and early 80s.

The Assisted RentalProgram providedconstruction subsidies todevelopers building rentalhousing and the Multi-Unit Rental Programgranted tax deductions tohigh-income individualsif they nanced rentalhousing starts.

Those two programsaccounted for nearly358,000 units of housing,about 56 per cent of allmarket rental housing builtsince the mid 70s andearly 80s.

It worked. It was verysuccessful. It did exactlywhat it was intended todo. It built a lot of quiteaffordable housing andpeople got tax writeoffsfrom it, Gurstein said.

But both programscame to an end in 1984when Brian MulroneysConservative governmentcut them as a cost-savingmeasure, bringing aboutthe genesis of todays crisis.

When the federalgovernment axed thatprogram, it killed allrental developmentacross the country, saidDavid Sander, directorof Hollyburn Properties,one of the largest rentalrms in Canada. Thereneeds to be continualredevelopment andincrease of rental supplyin order to have a healthy

rental market. Were at thestage where we havent hadany rental built in 30 or 40years and everybodys all ofa sudden wondering whyits so unaffordable.

In 1993, Liberal primeminister Jean Chretienstopped the federalspending on building socialhousing stock. Up to thatpoint, more than 600,000apartments had been builtfor low-income people.

The homelessness seenin Canadas major citieshas grown out of this asa direct result, Cliffordadded.

Making matters worse,many of the old walk-ups are reaching the endof their useful lifespansand developers are eagerreplace them with condos,much like MountainCourt, further diminishing

the supply of the mostaffordable suites.

Many of thosebuildings are well kept andhave been well cared forand are in great condition and many arent, Sandersaid. I think councilsshould spend the time togo through their rentalstock and ask themselves:Is this an important partof our housing in thecommunity and should wereinvest in it? Or should welet it slowly fall away anddeteriorate?

The owners ofMountain Court said thebuilding needed plumbingand electrical upgradesthat would have resulted intenants being evicted andrents going up regardless.For a time, Ontariodid offer incentives forrental building owners to

update and maintain theirapartments in exchange forrent controls.

How canwe get out?

Despite the lack offederal help, there havebeen a handful of purpose-built rental buildingsstarted in the last fewyears, including HollyburnProperties 14-storeyBridgeWater tower nowunder construction atcorner of 14th Street andChestereld Avenue, nearNorth Vancouver CityHall.

Hollyburn received thepre-zoned land from thecity in a convoluted landand density swap thatsaw developers fund theconstruction of the newcity library, renovated cityhall and plaza linking thetwo. Hollyburn opted tobreak ground in 2014,despite having the landfor a decade. Demandfor rental units had beensteadily increasing whileinterest rates droppedand construction costsstabilized, Sander said,nally making the projectfeasible.

So far, about 240 peoplehave signed up to applyfor one of the 130 unitsin the building when it iscompleted in the fall of2016, and thats withoutdoing any marketingbeyond posting signsoutside the constructionsite.

Hollyburn has anotherproposal led with thecity for 19-storey mixed-use commercial andresidential building with144 rental units (mostlyone-bedroom) on thenorthwest corner of 13thand Lonsdale.

But the prices for brand-new units are far higherthan what the old wood-frame walk-ups couldfetch. The 500-square footstudios at BridgeWater willstart at $1,300 per month.

What gets built todayis going to get chargedout at market and thatsthe way it should be,otherwise, developerswont build it but 20, 30,40 or 50 years from now,that then becomes theaffordable rental, Sandersaid.

Some new strata unitsalso end up on the rentalmarket, although theirprices tend to be at thehigh end of the range.

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Dear Editor:Walking four blocks up Burrard Street in

Vancouver, just after 1:30 p.m. on a cold, dampDecember day, from Georgia Street to St. PaulsHospital, I saw at least three bundles of raggedysleeping bags or blankets with a lump of what Iassume was miserable, invisible humanity inside.There were two more desolate-looking beggarssitting on the wet sidewalk. Two hours later,walking back on the other side of the street, I sawanother bundle of sleeping humanity in a doorwayand two others downtrodden. Does no one care?

A walk on Burrard, Hornby and Howe streetsis nothing compared to a walk along HastingsStreet where there are hundreds of distressed anddisheveled souls wandering around, sitting on thesidewalks, bargaining, arguing, staring into space,

perhaps wondering where they will sleep thatnight.

Meanwhile, PrimeMinister Trudeau promises$2.65 billion to developing countries to help themto combat climate change and to aid so-calledclimate refugees which are, by denition,people displaced across borders as a result ofclimate change. What an irony. Our homelesspeople, in every city and remote communityacross Canada, need accommodation and mentaland physical care, every bit as much as the folksin those developing countries possibly more so,in view of our harsher climate. Cold weather kills.This kind of money spent in Canada would boostour economy and alleviate this shameful blight onour society. Unfortunately, an announcement ofadditional funding for our own homeless does not

offer the same photo-op as a multi-billion-dollarannouncement of funding for climate refugees at amajor international conference.

We can be quite certain that a large proportionof the money promised by Trudeau to solvea potential climate-change problem in othercountries will end up in the hands of undeservingpeople high up in the chain of command in thesecountries.

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Pretty vacantW e are in a full-blown rentalhousing crisis.Thanks to the fedsabandoning purpose-built rental housingin the early 80s, vacancy is almostnon-existent and rents are swallowingup untenable amounts of peoplespaycheques. Its happening all over butparticularly in North Vancouver.The fact is, if we want to solve this

problem, we need more purpose-builtrental apartments and we need a lot ofthem.No doubt, this assertion will unsettle

the stomachs of the sizable contingent ofNorth Shore residents who are adamantweve already had enough development.This is an opinion commonly held by

people who do not have to choose betweensubstandard housing and back-breakingrent, which is really no choice at all.

And its crystal clear we need the fedsback in the housing game. We know nowwhat the alternative is. So do the families,young people, service workers andseniors who are being pushed out of ourcommunity.We got into this mess by leaving it to the

free market to decide what gets built.Wed also ask the province for more

aggressive rent controls on existingbuildings to prevent gouging.If the current trends continue unabated,

were looking at a very bleak future.How will people transition to ownership

when they cant save for a down payment?How will small businesses survive whentheres no disposable income? How willpeople live in their senior years with nosavings and no equity?More than putting renters into misery,

these are serious threats to the economy.

Dear Editor:Really great article on the rehabilitation work

onMacKay Creek!I live at Fifth Street and Chestereld Avenue

and often jog along the waterfront and then sneakup the trails beside the paved walkway to takepictures of the birds (and sometimes plants, etc.).

I have been doing this for at least three years

and have watched with great interest the progressof the rehab work so good to see the sharedefforts of governments, community groups, andindividuals.

I have a blog where I often post pictures andcomments about what Ive seen there(onthejog.wordpress.com). It may be eagles on the cranes bythe creek or mergansers heading into the creek

from the inlet, or killdeer along the muddy banksat low tide. Its a very rich area overall and ahealthy creek really contributes to that.

Thanks to (reporter) Maria Spitale-Leisk forthe excellent work, along with the beautiful photosby Mike Wakeeld.Marylee StephensonNorth Vancouver

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This isnt about sourgrapes or wewantmore.Seaspan shipyards chiefexecutive ofcer JonathanWhitworth about askingOttawa to reopen the biddingprocess for a direct-awarded$750-million contract to aQuebec shipbuilder (from aNov. 29 news story).

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Interchange planunderserves LynnValleyDear Editor:

Re: Council OKsHighway Interchange Plan,Nov. 13 front-page story.

In November 2014the North Shore Newsfeatured an articlecomplete with a pictureshowing the proposed$50-million MountainHighway Interchange.

I noted that the plandid not include a directaccess from southboundMountain Highway toeastbound Highway 1. Iexpressed my concernsto the District of NorthVancouver engineeringdepartment with a writtensubmission that included asketch showing a possibleaccess. I was assuredby staff that this wouldbe looked into. Several

months later, I spoke toCoun. Roger Bassam. Heassured me that the newplans included a directaccess.

A year later, in the Nov.13 edition of the NorthShore News, there wasanother article about thesame interchange and itshows that there is stillno direct access for thesouthbound MountainHighway trafc to accesseastbound Highway 1.Instead, all the southboundtrafc from MountainHighway is forced to accessthe highway via KeithRoad travelling throughseven trafc lights betweenArborlynn Drive and thehighway entrance.

This is the same accessthat is currently in use and

it does not work; it willbe even worse when anadditional 5,000 residencesare built in Lynn Valley.The widening of KeithRoad between BrooksbankAvenue and the highwayentrance will not solvethe problems created bythe need to travel througha series of controlledintersections.

I would hate to seesuch a major project beingbuilt to fail. I think thatbefore this $50-million

project is approved, itneeds to be looked at witha mind to meet currentand future needs of ourcommunity. Wouldnt itmake more sense to replacethe proposed northboundMountain Highway accesswith a southbound accessas there are now and therewill be far more vehiclestravelling south from LynnValley than travelling northfrom Brooksbank Avenue?Bob RasmusNorth Vancouver

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Neighbours told policethey saw the man with anathletic build, about sixfeet tall, with short darkhair jog across the streetfollowing the shooting, andthen take off in a silver orgrey import vehicle.

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Municipalities likethe city will also allowdevelopers to build moredensity if a portion isguaranteed to remainrental.

Municipalities arestarting to understand,I think, that they needto provide incentives tofacilitate the developmentof rental, Sander said.The alternative is thatdevelopers dont buildrental and if you look atwhat rental does for acommunity, it fulls a veryimportant housing need.It helps employers attractemployees. Its moreaffordable than owning.People transition throughthe housing continuum.

Municipalities havealso added to the supplyby allowing secondarysuites and coach houses.The city has added about510 rental units this way.The district has 4,212registered secondary suites(almost four times as manysuites as purpose-builtrental).

Its not a hugeamount, Gurstein said,looking at the big picture.Its signicant and itsa good thing these suiteswere legalized ... butit cant take the placeof purpose-built rentalhousing.

As for whether thefeds will return to thehousing market, that wassomething promised by theLiberals in the run-up to

their October election win.North Vancouvers

newly elected Liberal MPJonathan Wilkinson saidhe expects his governmentwill begin rolling out itspromised national housingstrategy within the nextsix months, althoughthe details of what it willinclude are still beingworked on.

The national programsreally will include anumber of things wetalked about during thecampaign, includingthings like prioritizinginvestments in affordableseniors facilitates, inbuilding new housingunits, giving support tomunicipalities to maintainrent-geared-to-incomesubsidies and co-ops andthose kinds of things,he said. What we talkedabout there was removing

all GST on new capitalinvestments in affordablerental housing. Thatbasically is injectingabout $125 million in taxincentives.

More than wooing theprivate sector back into therental business, Wilkinsonsaid the feds have a roleto play in providing socialhousing as it once did.

But even if marketforces and governmentintervention align andcities start ushering innew rental units in thethousands, we still have agrowing population thatwill be clamouring forlimited rental stock.

This is that issueof having 20 years ofdisinvestment from thefederal government,Clifford said. We havethis public backlog ofhousing that needs to

come online before wecan even meet currentdemand. We need 116,000new units of rental housing(in Metro Vancouver) by2036 to house everybodycoming into the region.

In themeantimeNot being able to

resolve the rental crisis ontheir own, municipalitieshave been seeking tosoften the blow onrenters displaced byredevelopment. The cityrecently developed apolicy that states owners

of rental buildings upfor redevelopment mustprovide two monthsnotice, three months rent,a tenant communicationsplan, access to tenantrelocation co-ordinatorto nd three comparablesuites for the displacedtenants and give existingtenants the rst right ofrefusal to live in the newbuilding.

In Mountain Courtscase, developer Polygonagreed to put off theevictions and demolitionuntil the end of June sokids could nish the school

year. They also offeredrelocation packages tocompensate renters butthe catch is, you muststay until the very end,Mercier said, meaningJuly 2016 is going to seerenters with some very stiffcompetition, indeed.

A lot of people whohave moved in this periodof time were not givenany money. Theyre notsupplying any moniesunless you stay until thevery end, which meanstheres going to be a massof people who are movingout, she said.

Number of renter households

Percentage of households that rent

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As runners werecognize how importantthey are to keeping not onlytourists and the communityat large safe, but also peoplelike us who spend a lot oftime in the backcountry,says the Vancouver resident.

Interested in doingsomething to raise fundsand awareness for theorganization, Pelletierdecided to draw upon hispersonal contacts within thetrail running community,

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inaugural initiative of RunWild Vancouver, a groupof volunteers from the trailrunning community whojoined Pelletier for theproject. He expects RunWild Vancouver to continueto evolve, making thecalendar an annual eventas well as growing to offermore events and undertakemore initiatives.

The trail runningcommunity doesnt havea local trail runningassociation or group inthe same way that say the

mountain bike communitydoes. I saw this projectas hopefully the rst inmany that can bring thecommunity together arounda great cause and sort ofrally us together, he says.

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The calendars artwas donated by localphotographers.

Were really thankfulto them for supportingthe project. All the photosfeature runners on someof our favourite trails aswell. Were showcasing alot of our favourite trailsfrom around the North

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The 2016 VancouverTrail Running Calendarsrelease was celebrated at alaunch party Dec. 3 at theVillage Taphouse in WestVancouver.

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Standing on the shoreline watching a otillaof brightly coloured carol ships parade pastPanorama Park in Deep Cove is a long-time tradition for local residents.

(Its) unbelievable, its so cool, says RogerWilliams, a Deep Cove Yacht Club member,who looks forward to the carol ship festivities thattake place in mid-December.

A number of boaters belonging to the Deep Cove Yacht Club join inthe otillas formation as they trace their way through the cove and up tothe Woodlands neighbourhood.

They go from largest to smallest, explains Williams, adding somepeople put a lot of effort into decking their boats with holiday lights.

Williams remembers one carol ship in particular from a past event thatwas adorned with a Santa Claus and a dolphin. The twinkling Christmaslights that stretch to the top of the sails cast a holiday glow on the water.

Many Deep Cove waterfront residents enjoy a front-row view of thecarol ships from their decks, while others huddle around the annualbonre at Panorama Park and watch the boats sail by.

This holiday season the carol ships are coming to the cove on Saturday,Dec. 19 from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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My parents were Jewish, but secularand somewhat anti-religious, revealsBirnham, a rabbi at the Har El synagoguein West Vancouver.

The Long Island, New York nativerst celebrated Hanukkah as a 27-year-oldwhen he lived in Israel for a year.

It was lovely, recalls Birnham. Itwas beautiful. In Israel many people have aglass box outside their front door and thatswhere they put the menorah, so its reallyquite moving and beautiful.

Hanukkah, while seemingly a popularholiday, is actually a minor event on theJewish calendar. Passover, Rosh Hashanahand Yom Kippur have more prominence,especially the latter as its the holiest day ofthe year.

In Israel, Hanukkah is a nice holiday,but its a minor holiday, says Birnham.In the West, especially in North Americawith Christmas so close by, we think this iswhat elevated the importance and the placethat Hanukkah plays.

This year Hanukkah begins on theevening of Dec. 6 and, of course, runs foreight nights as is the tradition. People whocelebrate Hanukkah, for the most part,observe the holiday at home with theirfamilies.

Traditional foods are prepared with afocus on fried fare such as jelly doughnuts(sufganiyot) and latkes, which are pancakes

made out of potatoes and onions.Its a lovely smell at this time of year,

the potatoes and the onions and the oil. Allthese things cooking permeates the house,says Birnham.

Then comes the lighting of themenorah, a nine-branched candelabrumilluminated on each of the eight nights.The menorah is then placed in a homeswindow to advertise the many miraclesthat happened.

It really is inspiring because Hanukkahis in the dark, dark time of the year, andyoure bringing light, says Birnham. Anyspiritual understanding to bring light to thedark is really powerful.

Traditional Hanukkah foods are cookedin oil to honour the miracle of the one jarof oil, explains Birnham.

According to Jewish religious stories,after many battles destroyed the temple inIsrael during the second century BCE, itwas reclaimed and rededicated, but whenthe congregants went to light the menorahin the temple they discovered there wasonly one jar of oil. To get more of thesacred olive oil they needed to travel fourdays away.

And the miracle that happened is thatone jar of oil burned for eight days until thenew jar came back, says Birnham, addingits a story many people are familiar with.

During Hanukkah, kids also play gamessuch as spin the dreidel, which involves afour-sided top with a Hebrew letter on eachside. Older generations might rememberreceiving a small gift every night ofHanukkah, culminating in a large presenton the eighth night in the same way that

Boats light up for the annual Carol Ships event, which comes toDeep Cove on Dec. 19 this year. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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At Panorama Parkpeople can enjoya festive eveninglled with musicalentertainment,roving performers,free craft workshops,the blazing bonreand, of course, thebeautiful lights. Santahimself might evenstop by.

Its a great littlecommunity event,said Williams.

Rabbi Shmuel Birnham and nine-year-old Cameron Roseman display a menorah at theHar El synagogue inWest Vancouver. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Christmas has become commercialized,says Birnham.

Instead of gifts, though, Birnhamencourages his congregants to donate to acharity and to focus on equality, patience,gratitude and deepening that awareness intheir lives.

There will be a public lighting ofthe menorah in the West VancouverCommunity Centres atrium on Tuesday,Dec. 8 at 6:15 p.m., the third night of

Hanukkah. Everyone is invited to enjoyjelly donuts, hot chocolate and somesinging, says Birnham, who is expecting acouple hundred people to attend includingthe mayor and some other local dignitaries.

The Har El Hebrew school childrenlook forward to Hanukkah, says Birnham,explaining how there is an annualcelebration and plays they put on.

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CHRISTMAS TENNIS SOCIALThe annualSTANS (Seniors Tennis Association of North Shore)Christmas Social and Round-Robin will take place atthe North Vancouver Tennis Centre (280 Lloyd Ave.)on Sunday, Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m. registration; 7-9 p.m.play; 9 p.m. social. Everyone welcome. Cost: $10 forplayers, $4 for party only. Light refreshments will beprovided. RSVP: Ron: ronranq@hot mail.com, or 604-980-2911. facebook.com/stanstennis

CHRISTMAS INDUNDARAVE:WorldChristmas: Saturday, Dec. 12, noon-dusk, a freemusic jamboree with local artists presenting a song anddance. Christmas Wassail and bonre: Saturday, Dec.19, noon-dusk, at Dundarave Beach, with music andcarolling.

LYNN VALLEYCHRISTMAS TREELIGHTING: Sunday, Dec. 6, 4:30-6 p.m., at LynnValley Village. This free event is open to all ages, andwill feature music, carols, crafts, face painting, andmore. Visitors are encouraged to bring a toy for theLynn Valley Legion toy drive.

CANDLE LIGHTING TOHONOURDECEASEDCHILDREN: OnWednesday, Dec.9, bereaved parents and adult siblings are invited to acandle lighting ceremony to honour children who havedied, no matter at what age or how long ago. Hostedby the North Shore Chapter of The CompassionateFriends of Canada, upstairs at the North LonsdaleUnited Church, 3380 Lonsdale Ave. Starts at 7:30p.m. Bring a framed photo of your beloved child.Info: Cathy at 604-770-4570.

MINGLE OF THE JINGLES A holiday variety showand silent auction featuring musical and dance talent,Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m., at Kay Meek Centre.Special guest this year: Valdy. All proceeds to NorthShore Connexions Society, which works to createopportunities for people with special needs. Tickets:$20, general admission, at the box ofce, online, or 604-981-6335.

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Montroyal elementary Grade 4 studentsEvanTsisserev (as The Grinch), with JoeKanuka (as Max) and Anika Hemmes(as Cindy Lou) rehearse for the schoolsupcoming production of the popularholiday kids book by Dr. Suess: How theGrinch Stole Christmas, on Tuesday, Dec.8 and 10, withmatinee performancesby the Grade 4 class at 1:15 p.m.and evening performances at 7 p.m.Admission is by donation. The schoolis located at 5310 Sonora Dr., NorthVancouver. PHOTOMIKEWAKEFIELD

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TEENTEAM Grace Bradshaw, GabbyWagner, Dominic Wagner, and KeiraNorman help pack gifts for the third annual Bridge Church Christmas hamperdonation. The Deep Cove church will donate the hampers to the North ShoreChristmas Bureau to be delivered to 24 families. More than 150 volunteersparticipated in packing the hampers on Nov. 28 at the St. Pius X school gymnasium.Each hamper contained an individual gift for each family member, a $50 grocery giftcard per family member, and other holiday treats. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

TOY DRIVE RoyalCanadian Legion #114is holding its annual toydrive Dec. 9 and 15, 7:30-10:30 p.m., at the RoyalCanadian Legion #114,1630Lynn Valley Rd., NorthVancouver. Cash donationsare also welcome. Enjoycoffee and a mufn on theDec. 9 drop-off day.

KIDS ACTIVITIES ATTHE QUAY Christmascrafts 12:50-5 p.m., andvisits with Santa 1-5p.m. on Dec. 12. Photoswith Santa are done fora suggested minimumdonation of $2 withall proceeds collecteddonated to Aunt LeahsPlace; cookie decoratingon Dec. 6 and 13, 2-3p.m.; Dec. 12: ChristmasDance Show by PerformArt Studios on the retaillevel bridge.

COOKIE DOUGHMAKING FOR KIDSLearn how to make cookiedough to take home andbake during the holidaysfrom chef Ann MarieRideout fromWell FedFood Studio, Saturday,Dec. 12, 10:30 a.m.-noon atCaulfeild Cove Hall. Eventfee: $20 per child.

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CHRISTMASWITHVIVALDI featuringLaudate Singers andinstrumentalists, includingan 11-piece Baroqueorchestra, on Sunday,Dec. 13, 3-5 p.m., at St.Andrews United Church,

1044 St. Georges Ave.,North Vancouver. Cost:$35/$30/$15, free for kidsunder 12.

LYNN VALLEY BLACKBEAR BANDWINTERCONCERT on Sunday,

Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., at KayMeek Centre. Refreshmentsin the lobby after the show.Tickets: $12/$6/ free forchildren under 13. Ticketsavailable at the box ofce oronline at kaymeekcentre.com.

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The book North ShoreFoodie captures a swathof our local overachieversand presents, quitebeautifully, theirhistories and, moreimportantly, therecipes that havehelped give theirbusinesses stayingpower.

Its evident thatauthor Brad Hill hasaimed for diversity in bothgeography and cooking styleswhile curating who would befeatured in the book.

Think of a neighbourhoodfromDeep Cove toDundarave and yourfavourite dish to get there,and theres a pretty goodchance it made the list. At thedecadent end of the spectrumthere are more than a coupleof conts to attempt fromCafe Ca Va and Sebastian&Co.

For those who enjoymeals more when they knowthe ingredients are healthy,there are raw, vegan andorganic options fromCafeTao and Ethical Kitchen.

For more utilitariancrowdpleasers, theres Palkisfamous butter chicken orthe SoupMeisters creamof chicken soup. Theresalso an amusing tutorialon beer making deliveredin cartoons and pictures

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SEASONSGREETINGS Librarians Linda Fletcherand LaylaNaquin are readywith cookies and somebooks forupcoming seasonal events at Parkgate Library, including theHolidayOpenHouse,Tuesday, Dec. 8, 3:30-4:30p.m.The eventwill includehot cider, bakedgoods, andmusic frompianistRuthTownsend.No registration required. PHOTOMIKEWAKEFIELD

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Dryingprocesskey to regionsflavour

TimPawseyNotable Potables

Nicola Scienza of Rubinelli Vajol winery shows off some traditional appassimento dryingracks. A drying room at Cantina Valpolicella Negrar is shown in the photo below. At left isa glass of Zonin Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso 2013. PHOTOSTIM PAWSEY

Every wine region likesto celebrate what sets itapart.

And most do enjoy theirown personality, basedon terroir, wine styles and

more. However, theresno doubt in my mind thatValpolicella (in Verona,in the centre of northernItaly) in particular, is trulydifferent. And it startsat harvest in the winery.Anyone whos been ona winery tour knows theform: you walk your waythrough from the crush padeventually to the cellar. Andthen there are all those jokesabout looking at the bottlingline.

However, at Valpolicella,to grasp the process you rstgo right to the top of thebuilding. In more traditionalsettings thats where youllnd the grape-drying room

where appassimento (adrying process) takes place.This process concentratesthe juice and maintainsthe sugars, lending morestructure, body and colourto the nished wine.

About two-thirds ofthe Valpolicella harvestundergoes drying, withthe grapes nally pressed(usually in January) to makeAmarone, which, fullyfermented, is a dry wine.

Recioto, the sweet dessertwine, is made by arrestingAmarones fermentation.Recioto and Amaroneskins are also used to makeValpolicella Ripasso, re-fermented on the must(freshly pressed juice).Ripasso (the process ofrepassing wine over grapeskins and must to gainmore body and colour) mostlikely dates from the 18th or19th century.

Another difference isthat the vast majority ofValpolicellas grapes areindigenous to the region.Varieties such as Corvina,Rondinella, Corvinone,Molinara and Negrara aredominant among 18 orso, with only four per centbeing international suchas Merlot or Cabernet.

However, its thatappassimento dryingtradition (and Ripasso) thatdistinguishes the region, asit has for centuries. In factnobody could really tell mewhen it originated, althoughtheres evidence the customstarted in Roman times. Theindigenous varieties used indrying are chosen for theirthick skins that make themideal for aging.

The key is to get thegrapes to dry withoutrotting, so you need plentyof air circulation. Ideally thefruit will lose up to 40 percent of its moisture contentover about three months.

The old way was to string

them up. But eventuallydrying racks using bamboo(river reeds) and wood wereintroduced. The curvedshape of the reeds allowedfor air to circulate beneaththe bunches. These daysmost wineries use open-weave, plastic baskets, whichare stackable and allow forlots to be kept separate.

Some wineries havespacious rooms at the topof the building that arenaturally ventilated throughopen or closed shutters.If rain and humiditybecome an issue, fans anddehumidiers are broughtto bear. Some wineries

have massive storage areaswith computer-controlledhumidity. Valpolicella makesan impressive range from700 hectares of membervineyards, producing about40 varieties of grapes. Thevineyard parcels and soilorigins are also all keptseparate, with about 20different crus (vineyards)to manage.

Three enormousspaces house thousandsif not millions of basketsfor drying. More onthe uniqueness that isValpolicella in the comingweeks leading up toVancouver International

Wine Festival.

My pick of the week: ZoninValpolicella SuperioreRipasso 2013, a blendof mainly Corvina, withCorvinone, Rondinella andMolinara, yields up-frontcherry notes, generousmouthfeel and structuredpalate with hints of savouryand chocolate notes througha dry nish (90 points,BCLS $20.49).

Tim Pawsey writes about winefor numerous publications andonline as the Hired Belly athiredbelly.com. Contact: [email protected].


TheHounds of paradiseJack Cruickshank haslived in West Vancouveralmost every one of his88 years. His familyslinks with the communityreach back even further.

In the spring of 1918,the Hounds, a group ofus fellows who chummedtogether, decided to setup a summer camp. Thewriter is Jacks father, JackCruickshank senior. In laterlife, he wrote of days at thebeach and midnight swimsin the altogether, of theWest Vancouver AmateurSwim Club and the annualSwim Regatta founded bythe Hounds.

The Hounds JackCruickshank, HarryThorley, Wally Hunter, BillStrang, John McGillivrayand Herb Ballantyne setup the Kennel in a tentat 17th Street and FultonAvenue, where WestVancouvers municipalhall now stands. Cuttingit close to, or sometimespast, departure time, theyfrequently nished dressingaboard the ferries on theirdaily commutes to their cityjobs. In 1920, the Houndsshifted the Kennel toDundarave and there theysummered every year untilthe pack dispersed in1924.

In 1921, Mary Holtpurchased a lot at2586 Marine Dr. withmoney saved from thehousekeeping allowance.Her sons cleared spacefor a tent and later for acabin where daughtersBess and Marjorie livedwhen they worked at theB.C. Telephone Companyat Marine Drive and 17thStreet.

Bess Holt marriedJack Cruickshank seniorin November 1924 andthe newlyweds purchasedthe Dundarave property,living there with son Jackand daughter Diane until

1955. The house stillstands, signicantly altered,with the original cabinsomewhere inside.

Jack was in his 20s whenhe noticed his father writingin the evenings. I gotreading all this, he recalls,and I got interested.Anything I wanted to knowabout my parents past,there it was for all to see.

Jack senior was writingabout expanding the cabinfor his family. He wroteabout the garden he createdon that property and atthe familys next home at22nd Street and MathersAvenue. He wrote aboutcars bought and sold, petslost and found, aboutthe activities of in-laws,relatives, friends andneighbours.

He gave his son aknife in 1983. It camewith a letter describingthe presentation of theknife to his father, GeorgeCruickshank, in 1875. By1891, George and IsabellaCruikshank were living inVancouver, friends witha CPR porter named JoeFortes. Calculating fromtoday, the knife and thosefamily stories reach back140 years.

Young Jack wasinterested in his familyhistory but jazz was, andis, his passion. He andhis cousin Les Farewellmade their way to Los

Angeles. The plan was tond work. But we hadtoo much of a good time,spent all our money andcame back home. Theysaw Kid Orys Creole JazzBand performing at theRendezvous Ballroom, therst of several trips south toenjoy New Orleans jazz.

Jack was introduced toAlice Price by his sisterDiane and her husband,orthodontist Art Fraser.They married in 1967 and,with son David, lived inNorth Vancouver beforesettling in West Vancouver.Jack rose to seniormechanical designer forD.W. Thomson consultingengineers, retiring in 1996.

Alice had joined the

Pump Primers exerciseprogram at West VancouverUnited Church and Jacksoon joined the class. Hisduties there have grownsince he was widowedalmost two years ago.Three mornings a week,courtesy of Jack, the lightsgo on early at the church.He starts the coffee, setsout cups and spoons andhelps lay out the gym mats.

Jack did not forgethis fathers handwrittenstories, now housed inthe West VancouverArchives. He has madehis own contribution tohis communitys historicrecord: Jack senior

LauraAndersonMemory Lane

Jack Cruickshank has lived inWest Vancouver for nearlyall of his 88 years, curating stories of his life and the life ofhis father, Jack Cruickshank Sr. PHOTOMIKEWAKEFIELD

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youth; Marine Drive and25th Street as it was in the1930s and 40s.

Both Jack Cruickshanks,father and son, write aboutdaily life in their homecommunity. Together they

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There were more than afew surprised onlookerswhen the very youngArgyle Pipers senior boyssoccer teammade it all

the way to the provincialAAA championship nallast weekend in Burnaby.

The team elded astarting roster that includedfour Grade 10s andone Grade 9, leading tosome disbelief when the

youngsters won their poolwith ease before knockingoff Tamanawis in theseminals to book a trip tothe nals against the top-ranked Blue Devils fromCoquitlams Dr. CharlesBest secondary. You

cant include the Pipersthemselves, however, in thegroup that was surprised bytheir performance.

Lots of people keepcoming and saying (howsurprised they were), butI believed that we werecapable the entire time andI think our boys believed.Were a good team, saidhead coach Darren Rath.Im not going to take away

any credit from what ourboys did. ... They provedto everybody that theydeserved to be there.

The Pipers continuedto wow the crowd earlyin the nal, scoring rstagainst a Blue Devils squadthat had breezed throughthe tournament, scoring16 goals while allowing

Miles Gailiunas of theArgyle Pipers senior boys soccer team slides in for a challenge during theAAAprovincial championships held lastweek in Burnaby.ThePipers scored silverwith a starting lineup that featured four Grade 10s andGailiunas, who is inGrade 9. PHOTOSUPPLIEDPAULYATES/VANCOUVERSPORTSPICTURES

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