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Bill Vander Zalm was the B.C. premier the last time theNorth Vancouver School District opened a brand newschool to serve a fast-growing enrolment area.
That was in 1990, with the completion of Seymour’s DorothyLynas elementary, which was spurred by a massive residentialdevelopment in the area in the late 1980s.
Now, 26 years later, the school district is considering theneed for another new elementary school, this time for LowerLonsdale.
In late October, the school district submitted its five-yearcapital plan to the Ministry of Education that included a requestfor a new K-7 school. “It’s really a signal to the ministry thatthere’s potential for that Lower Lonsdale school and it also
enables us to proceed with a little more formal discussions withthe municipality and the ministry,” said John Lewis, schoolssuperintendent.
The school district’s draft facilities 2015 update forecastsan additional 1,520 apartment units in Lower Lonsdale and 650apartments/850 townhouses in Moodyville to 2029. Using yieldfactors of 0.28 to 0.33 students per townhouse and 0.05 to 0.08students per apartment, that translates into 76 to 122 more stu-dents in the Lower Lonsdale area and 271 to 333 more studentsin Moodyville within the next 20 years.
“You want to have your schools where your populationis. And I think the sense of Lower Lonsdale is that there’s apopulation that is having to head up the hill to QueenMary andRidgeway and they would be better served by having a school incloser proximity to them,” Lewis said.
The city’s Moodyville development is expected to attract
more young families looking to get into the residential marketand “that is typically when they start to have their first couple ofchildren.”
“It’s a shifting of the demographics,” added Lewis, who saidthat collectively there’s been a “gradual enrolment increase”across North Vancouver.
Despite recent housing assessments that show NorthVancouver to be increasingly unaffordable, it’s still highlydesirable. “North Vancouver is a very attractive community;people (are) moving from the west side of Vancouver to NorthVancouver attracted to the schools, the communities, the parksthat we have, the access to recreation. So people are moving in.”
Although there haven’t been new schools built in a quartercentury, there have been several rebuilds of existing schools that
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Nancy Taylor is the NorthVancouver RCMP volunteerand longtime Lynn Valleyresident currently battling leu-kemia and in desperate needof a life-saving stem cell donor.
On Thursday 141 peoplefrom all walks of life turned upto the North Vancouver RCMPdetachment, which hosted astem cell drive in support ofTaylor. Oneman even rodehis bike from Richmond justto be tested to see if he wasa match. There were otherstories of strangers steppingup for the cause, accordingto North Vancouver RCMPspokesperson Cpl. Richard De
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After serving 29 years inprison for a car-jackingmurder he didn’t com-mit, recently exoneratedBrooklyn native DavidMcCallum was busymaking up for lost timewith family during theholidays.
But he still planned tomake time to write to AtifRafay, the West Vancouverman serving three consecu-tive 99-year sentences forthe murders of his family –father and mother, Tariq andSultana, and sister Basma – in1994.
McCallum, freed in 2014,and Rafay share disparatebackgrounds, but their lives intersect in many curious ways.
McCallum grew up in a crime-ridden New York neighbour-hood and was wrongfully convicted of the kidnapping andmurder of a 20-year-old man in 1985. He was 16 at the time andsentenced to 25 years to life.
Rafay was an 18-year-old freshman at the Ivy League’sCornell University when he was arrested and charged, alongwith best friend Sebastian Burns, for killing his family insidetheir home in a quiet Seattle suburb. The pair was convictedin 2004.
What connects their stories is the spectre of false con-fessions and a Vancouver man named Ken Klonsky of TheInnocence International. The prisoner advocacy group wasfounded by Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the falsely imprisonedboxer made famous in the Bob Dylan song “The Hurricane”and later in a movie of the same title starring DenzelWashington.
After spending 18 years in prison for a triple murder inNew Jersey he didn’t commit, Carter was released in 1975.
Klonsky, a retired teacher and writer, invited Carter tospeak to his students and the former middleweight boxeragreed to visit his classroom.
Klonsky later wrote a magazine article about Carter’splight. McCallum, who was convicted of the crime along withhis friend Willie Stuckey, read the story while in prison andsent a letter to Klonsky asking for help proving his innocence.Klonsky agreed and began poring over transcripts and courtdocuments and soon came to believe two innocent men werein jail. That turned out to be Klonsky and Carter’s first inno-cence case. His second, the case of Burns and Rafay, came fiveyears later.
“These were coerced confessions in both cases. Each withtwo (sets of) teenagers. They were both coerced but werecoerced in different ways,” said Klonsky.
Klonsky has said that selecting the right cases to pursue isabsolutely critical for innocence projects because one mistake
can destroy a group’s credibility.Klonsky advocated for McCallum’s innocence for a decade,
visiting him in prison, regularly talking by phone and workingwith a pro bono legal team to prove his innocence.
When Klonsky’s teenage son Ray was getting in trouble,he had McCallum write him a letter and the two begancorresponding.
After graduating from film school, Ray and classmateMarc Lamy began shooting a documentary titled David &Me, in which they participate in the improbable quest to freeMcCallum alongside a group of lawyers and detectives.
Ray and Lamy spent seven years on the project andhappily re-cut the ending of the already completed filmafter McCallum was exonerated and released from prison inOctober 2014 at age 45.
McCallum’s release came following a deathbed op-ed piecein the New York Daily News written by Carter pleading for theexoneration, which came too late for the co-convicted in thecase, Stuckey, who died of a heart attack in prison in 2001.
According to a press release from the Office of theBrooklyn District Attorney, a review of the case “concludedthat the confessions were false and not supported by physicalor testimonial evidence.”
Klonsky described McCallum’s release as “the best day inmy life, with the exception of the birth of my son.”
Since his release McCallum has been working at ManhattanLegal Aid Society and lives in Brooklyn with his mother.
THE VISIT
In September, David McCallum flew to Seattle to visit AtifRafay at the Washington State Reformatory, a century-oldbrick prison that houses 700 inmates.
The hulking prison is fortified by tall walls ringed withbarbed wire and guard towers, but McCallum wasn’t intimi-dated as he approached the visitors’ entrance.
“Surprisingly I wasn’t anxious, or nervous or anything
like that,” said McCallum. “One of the reasons I really wasn’tgoing to be nervous about the prison was Atif. … I had got-ten to know a lot about him prior to meeting him for the firsttime.”
When he first saw Rafay inside the prison’s cafeteria-style meeting room, he took note of his small stature and hisintelligence.
“In some ways he kind of reminded me of myself in havingto do your own legal studies and how knowledgeable youhave to be about your own situation because no matter howmany attorneys you have or supporters you still have to havea lot of knowledge about your own case.”
The pair sat across from one another separated by a smalltable talking about their cases and McCallum’s hard-foughtfreedom.
While their cases differ – “the notable exception, which is ahuge exception, obviously was the fact that he lost his family,”said McCallum – there was common ground for the pair whogrew up worlds apart.
“I think that one of the similarities that is very obvious isthe false confession,” he added.
The Brooklyn man believes youth are particularly sus-ceptible when it comes to being interrogated by skilled lawenforcement officials.
“Manipulation is huge in interrogations, especially withyoung people. It doesn’t really matter how much you thinkyou know or how smart you think you are or what youreducation level was at the time you were being interrogated– it really doesn’t matter when you are put under that kind ofpressure you know,” he said. “And of course law enforcementknows this … and that’s what happened to me.”
Overcoming a false confession can be like driving up anicy mountain pass on bald tires and inevitably the questionbecomes: “If you didn’t do anything, then why confess?”
“Of course there are circumstances involved in why peopleconfess. It’s called physical duress, it’s called manipulation,it’s called coercion, those sorts of things,” he said.
sundayfocAn unexpected ally for a convicVisit fromexoneratedconvict givesimprisoned AtifRafay a beaconof hope, 20 yrsafter family’sslaying
David McCallum was 16 when he was convicted of kidnapping and murder. He was exonerated in 2014, after serving 29 years in prison for a crime hedid not commit. PHOTO SUPPLIED MARC LAMY
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cusvicted killer
Burns and Rafay have always argued thatthey were coerced into confessing by under-cover RCMP operators posing as underworldcriminals in a controversial “Mr. Big” stingoperation.
LIFE IN PRISON
After nearly three decades behind bars,McCallum understands what it takes tosurvive the daily monotony of prison life andremain positive while trying to prove yourinnocence, even in the darkest hours.
He says having a lifeline outside the prisonwalls is vital.
“It was everything to be honest with you.You’re inside but you have a lot of people onthe outside working for you, believing in thecause in which everyone is fighting for, I knowfor me it’s a huge incentive to know that. Ithink Atif feels the same way. You know a lotof people on the outside believe in him. And Ithink that goes a long way towards a person’smorale,” said McCallum.
For nearly a decade, Rafay has been astudent and TA with University Beyond Bars.Along with tutoring fellow inmates in calcu-lus, composition, literature and philosophy,he’s also pursuing a BA in specialized studiesin modern literary criticism and theory. Whileincarcerated he’s had several pieces of writ-ing published, including an essay on personalfreedom that was published in acclaimedCanadian magazine The Walrus.
“One of the things I know Atif does whilehe’s inside is he educates other inmates,which is always great to do because I knowwhen I was inside I was a facilitator too foralternatives to violence programs and thatsort of thing. Just being able to do that andshare my story with other inmates to me insome ways was almost like therapy. Plus thefact that I was able to help other people out.”
Burns, meanwhile, is incarcerated at thesame correctional complex in Monroe, but ata separate facility and the pair are forbiddento communicate.
McCallum said Rafay doesn’t need his helpto motivate him in his quest for freedom –“he’s a very motivated man, obviously” – buthe would share the same advice Rubin Carteronce imparted to him.
“Rubin would always say: ‘Think aboutthat hole in the wall and if you can see thathole in the wall, then that’s your path to free-dom.’ It’s important to remember who youare and why you are there … and the fact thatyou know that you are not supposed to bethere. And for me I hold on to that innocence– that was everything to me.”
Klonsky, who sat in on the visit betweenMcCallum and Rafay, believes it was impor-tant for the pair to meet.
“I felt David was a symbol to Atif of pos-sibility. David was in for 29 years and Atif’scase, well he’s been in for 20 years and a littlemore and that if David could get out, then per-haps he could. And I think that was David’smessage,” said Klonsky. “He had to stay thecourse, not give up on himself.”
In 2013, Washington state’s top courtdenied Burns and Rafay’s petition for a reviewof their failed bid in appeal court the previ-ous year to overturn their triple murder
convictions. Burns and Rafay continue tofight to overturn their convictions.
And while the cases have similarities,there’s also major differences, accordingto Klonsky: “In that we had three highlyregarded professionals dealing with the casein New York. Plus we had private investiga-tors. We weren’t dealing with the appealsprocess and that has made this whole thingmuch more difficult,” said Klonsky.
But with Innocence Project Northwest nowinvolved with Rafay and Burns’s case thatmay change.
“(Our) lack in expertise they can easilymake up for. And there’s a lot of energy in thegroup that’s helping Atif,” said Klonsky.
McCallum plans to keep in touch withRafay.
“In fact I’m in the process of writing him avery long letter now just to let him know whatI’m doing just to keep him positive and try togive him some information and some news tokeep his morale high. If he continues gettingthe support he’s getting I’m sure he’s going tobe fine,” McCallum said. “I’m sure he’s goingto find himself out of that place sooner orlater, it’s just a matter of staying the courseand remaining positive throughout it.”
In an email to the North Shore News, Rafaywrote about what the visit from McCallummeant to him.
“It was inspiring to meet David. I’ve onlymet two people who have made it out alivefrom wrongful conviction: Rubin and David.Of course, Ken Klonsky kept me up-to-datewith the progress of his exoneration, but untilit actually happened I could never be surethat it really would. It was special to speakwith him and share our not-nearly-unusual-enough experiences. He is courageouslyrebuilding a life that prosecution shattered,and seeing that he has done that success-fully despite the sadness of all that he lostwas very encouraging. I am very grateful tohave him on my side. He gave me valuableadvice and the hope not only that I can beexonerated, but that something can be doneto remedy the pervasive error in the criminaljustice system.”
Atif Rafay is serving three consecutive99-year life sentences for killing his family.FILE PHOTO
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North Vancouver SchoolDistrict trustees havevoted in a new chair of theboard.
Christie Sacré wasannounced as the new boardchairwoman following a secretballot vote at the public meet-ing Dec. 8.
Sacré takes over as schoolboard chairwoman from CyndiGerlach, who held the positionfollowing the resignation ofBarry Forward last March.
Gerlach told her board col-leagues she would not put hername forward to continue aschairwoman because the posi-tion requiresmore time thanshe is able to devote to it.
Sacré, nominated bytrustee Franci Stratton, wonthe vote over trusteeMeganHiggins, whowas nominatedby trustee Jessica Stanley.
Sacré, who officially tookover as chairwoman Jan. 1,said she sees her role as oneof keeping the board on track,making sure trustees haveinformation they need tomake
decisions and being the voiceof the school board on publicissues. Among key issues theboard expects to deal with inthe coming year, trustees hopeto hear from theminister ofeducation soon about theirrequest to proceed with a fullreplacement of Argyle second-ary, said Sacré.
Planning is also underwayon the next large capital proj-ect – a possible replacement ofHandsworth secondary, whichhas already been approved fora seismic upgrade.
That project will likely gothrough a similar processas Argyle – with the schoolboard weighing options ofsimply doing the upgrade orrequesting a replacement ofthe school and negotiatingwith the province on how
that should be funded. Earlyestimates put the differencebetween a seismic upgradeand a new school at about $20million.
After years of decliningenrolment, the board is alsolooking ahead to continuingprojected increases in num-bers of students, said Sacré.That means starting to talkwith local municipalities nowabout future school needs,she said. Sacré said she’s alsohoping to see a sustainabilitystrategy in place in the schooldistrict that would combineenergy-reduction initiativesand areas like outdoor andenvironmental learning.
Franci Stratton was votedin to the position of vice-chair-woman following a secondsecret ballot vote. Strattonwon that vote over trusteeJessica Stanley.
In recent years, decisionsover whether to sell andredevelop former schoollands have been among themore divisive issues that theschool board has grappledwith. Both Sacré and Strattonhave supported that directionby the school board. Higgins,Stanley and Forward have allraised questions about thatapproach.
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have, in some cases, doubled the school’s capacity, said Lewis.The next step for a Lower Lonsdale school will be meetings
between the city’s planning department and school districtofficials to discuss needs, locations and options – one of whichLewis described as the “urban school model.”
Lewis cited recent examples in Vancouver, like the newplanned school near Yaletown that will be incorporated into amixed-use building and have capacity for 60 kindergarten stu-dents and 450 children in grades 1 to 7.
“They are in a higher density community and youmove awayfrom a traditional single-storey or two-storey school. These havebeen around for hundreds of years but we have not had to dothis in the past.”
Lewis said the ministry requires at least 10 years’ lead timefor a project of this scope, which offers ample opportunity todiscuss various options, from the traditional school on a sepa-rate piece of landmodel to locating a school within a mixed-usebuilding with blended amenities and services, such as child care.
City of North Vancouver Coun. Linda Buchananmade amotion in October directing staff to work with the school districtto continue planning for a new school to address future growthin Lower Lonsdale. “We are seeing that young families are want-ing to live in the city, and we want them here. You can’t a havecomplete community if you’re void of young families. This is agood thing for our community.”
Buchanan said recent headlines about the cost of real estateon the North Shore are reminders that single-family home owner-ship isn’t an option for most young families.
New developments in Lower Lonsdale andMoodyville willprovide housing options for young families that are close toservices, shopping, and active transportation, she added. “It’s agreat place to be.”
Buchanan agrees there will be challenges moving forwardwith a new school, especially with high land costs, that willrequire out-of-the-box thinking.
“Urban schools are not really common but the days of build-ing schools on a five-acre, 12-acre city block are probably in theurban setting long gone.”
Jong.“There was, believe it or not, a guy whose wife was going into
labour and she says, ‘Well, I’m going to be busy for a few hours,’”said De Jong, adding the expectant father spotted the donordrive across the street from Lions Gate Hospital.
Taylor was on hand for two hours during the drive held inan RCMP briefing room-turned-makeshift clinic, to thank thosewho gave their time and potentially a life-saving gift. She metco-workers, her friends, first responders from across the NorthShore and complete strangers.
“It was very emotional for her,” said De Jong. “There weresome tears shed over the whole process and everything else. Butshe has remained very strong and, of course, quite hopeful.”
Taylor wants to live to see her children get married and havekids of their own, and “do somuch” she told the News earlierthis week.
Being of Dutch and Indonesian descent makes it difficult forTaylor to find a stem cell match, which is why Canadian BloodServices is targeting people of diverse ethnic ancestry, particu-larly youngmales between the ages of 17 of 35, the demographicwith the healthiest stem cells.
Many youngmen did show up Thursday, some of thembrought in by their mothers, said De Jong. The potential donorsswabbed that day have been added to a 26-million-name interna-tional OneMatch stem cell and bonemarrow registry.
“When you become a potential stem cell donor you can helpnot only someone in Canada but literally a patient anywhere inthe world,” said David Patterson, director of donor relations atCanadian Blood Services.
Taylor’s health struggles resonated with leukemia survivorBoyd Dunleavey, who sawmedia coverage of her story andwanted to pass along a message of hope.
“Just don’t give up,” said Dunleavey. “Don’t quit.”Four years ago Dunleavey was diagnosed with a rare and
deadly form of acute myeloid leukemia and only given a 10 percent chance of living. After getting his cancer into remissiontwice, Dunleavey got the lifesaving call: a stem cell match hadbeen found. Dunleavey’s “perfect” match was a United StatesNavy serviceman stationed in Japan at the time.
“Sign up. You can save a life,” said Dunleavey of that miracle.Almost four years after his successful stem cell transplant,
Dunleavey has beaten the odds. This spring he will run theBostonMarathon. Dunleavey will be sharing his story duringthe 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services Sunday at Deep Cove’s St. Simon’sAnglican Church.
Another stem cell drive, along with a blood donor clinic, willtake place Jan. 30 at Carson Graham secondary from 10 a.m. to4 p.m.
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If we ever need a reason to feel goodthat we live in Canada rather thanAmerica – in addition to obviousadvantages like politeness and anational health care system – we
need look no further than American gunculture.
The ease with which Americans haveaccess to guns, the social acceptance ofguns and the sheer number of Americanswho have them is nothing short ofshocking.
Yet despite repeated tragedies, afrightening and vocal segment of the U.S.population has held fast to their firearms.
The gun lobby in the U.S. holds analmost unfathomable sway over a signifi-cant number of U.S. politicians – enoughto have been able to block most of U.S.President Barrack Obama’s hoped-forchanges to that country’s gun laws.
Even the shooting deaths of 20 firstgraders in their Newton elementaryschool didn’t do much to shift America’slove affair with firearms.
Staring down the barrel of his last yearof presidency, this week Obama onceagain took on the gun lobby, introducinga set of ultimately mild restrictions ongun ownership that immediately set off afirestorm of protest in the right-to-bear-arms crowd.
But despite what the NRA would havefolks believe, more people with moreguns will not make society safer. Thatthis is even up for debate borders onKafkaesque.
We wish Obama well in his efforts toinject some sanity into the discussion ongun control south of the border.
Taking aim at stemming gun violencein America is a worthy legacy.
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My old boss alwayswarned me aboutkids with guns.
You can’t keepthem from getting hold ofguns, he’d say. There’s noescape.
And he backed up hiswarning by keeping a coupleof loaded weapons in hisoffice at all times. In fact, hepulled them out whenever akid showed up, flashed themaround so everyone couldsee what he was packing.
The kids loved it – they’dcome right in and start blast-ing away at the windows.They were, of course, juststicky dart guns they werefiring, but it was always ahuge crowd pleaser. It was abig hit with everyone exceptfor the office moms – myboss knew that some of themran no-toy-gun householdsand they weren’t too thrilledto see their impressionableyoungsters blasting darts atimpressionable office ferns.
“You can’t fight it, sowhy bother trying,” weremy boss’s words of wisdomto me knowing that I’d be a
father someday soon. Youcan ban toy guns from yourhouse all you want but yourkids will just end up turningother things into guns, hesaid.
I didn’t really believe him.I’m not violently anti-gun,but I don’t have much inter-est in them having neveractually held a real gun inmy life, let alone shot one. Iknow this is odd given that Igrew up in Alberta where, ifI’m not mistaken, it’s the lawthat before leaving hospitalevery family must ensurethat their newborn baby has
a proper rear-facing childseat for the car and a properbolt-action rifle for the crib.
My wife, however, feltstrongly about keeping toyguns out of our house. I’vegone along with it because,like most parenting deci-sions, I don’t have a strongopinion either way. Youknow the old rule: “happywife equals happy … yup …sure … OK, sweetie. Soundsgreat. Hey, can I watch bas-ketball now?”
At first the ban was easyto enforce. When they werevery young our kids wouldsometimes come across atoy gun owned by a neigh-bour or friend and ask whatit was.
“I’m not sure, bud,” I’dsay. “A boat?” Then I’d makea noise like a cruise shiphorn. Problem solved. Buuubuuuuuuuuup.
Now that they’re a bitolder they don’t fall for thatruse. They’ve never whinedabout not owning toy gunsbut they don’t need them.As my boss predicted, theyimprovise.
This started, as all the funthings that keep us on ourtoes have, shortly after myolder son started kindergar-ten. He came home with theknowledge that every childis blessed with two free gunsat birth: left pointer fingerand right pointer finger. Itwasn’t long before he discov-ered that he could enhancethe effect by building hisLego pieces into guns. Mouthexplosions and gunshotnoises completed the pack-age and made dinnertimeextra exciting.
“Can I have ice creamnow?”
“No ice cream tonight,buddy. You already had atreat.”
“Then I’ll shoot you in theface. Piu piu.”
Charming. The more wetried to stop it the more ithappened. After a while myson basically invented a newlanguage best described as“gun.” He started pepper-ing explosions and gunshotnoises into nearly everysentence he spoke.
And of course his
two-year-old brother washappy to join in. It wasactually quite disconcerting,particularly given recentglobal events, including ourU.S. neighbours losing theirminds with their depress-ingly frequent literal gunfights and depressinglyidiotic political gun fights.
Right now there is agroup of heavily armedmen who put on their finestcamouflage gear and bravelytook over the administrativebuildings at a very remotefederal wildlife refuge inOregon. One of them con-ducted a short interview onlive TV while hiding under ablue tarp.
I can understand theallure of a gun. The onlything that could give a manhiding under a tarp anysense of power at all is if it’sa man hiding under a tarpwith a big gun. Or perhaps amagic wand.
Maybe there’s a way outof this madness though. Mysons went through theirserious gun-loving phase butit faded almost as quickly as
it started. They realized thatwaving a finger gun at theirparents had serious con-sequences, none of whichresulted in more ice cream.
All the credible researchis clear as well – owning areal gun does not keep yousafer but rather increasesthe chances that you or amember of your family willget shot. Maybe gun loverswill one day realize, as mychildren have, that gunsdon’t get them what theywant.
Just look at the guysin Oregon. As I write thisthey’ve been there foralmost a week and thereis no indication at all thatthey’re going to be success-ful in getting the federal beltbuckle tax repealed. Or what-ever it is they’re after.
I know some people willnot like my opinion. All Iask is that if you wish torespond, you leave the gunsat home. After all, I’ve gotmy boys with me. They mayshow you the finger, but weall know it ain’t loaded.
Kidsgot it figuredout: gunsdon’t solve it
LaughAllYouWantAndy Prest
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Dear Editor:Something we seem to be missing in
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Almost every residential street on theNorth Shore is marred by huge pits thathave been dug to accommodate monsterhouses.
Incredibly, our municipal governmentsallow builders to excavate right to theadjoining property lines.
The occupants of houses on both sidesof these pits are faced with a drop-offof up to 25 feet only six feet from theirhomes. The faces of these excavations areusually not supported or shored up in anyway.
To allow builders to do this is bothirresponsible and dangerous.
My wife and I discovered just howdangerous three years ago when theDistrict of North Vancouver allowed adeveloper to do this at the lot next to ourhome. Half of the walkway at the side ofour house fell away into the excavation.There was no earthquake then.
If there had been, the sides of theexcavation would in all probability havecollapsed and our house would have
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Otherwise, all their talk of earthquakepreparedness is hollow and meaningless.Joseph W HindNorth Vancouver
Editor’s note: District of NorthVancouver spokewoman Jeanine Bratinaprovides this response: “Without knowingthe details of any particular case, thepublic should be advised that the districtrequires that new construction bemonitored by professional structural andgeotechnical engineers and WorkSafe BC.This ensures that procedures for soundstructural design, safe excavation andshoring, and acceptable proximity toproperty limits are followed throughoutconstruction. The BC Building Codealso heavily regulates new construction,and as the code evolves, more stringentseismic requirements are put in place.The district actively works with theprovince, professional associations andWorkSafe BC to mitigate any risks duringconstruction.”
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The 2016 Penguin Plunge, a Deep Cove New Year’s Day tradition,was once again a well-attended eventwith hundreds of communitymembers daring to plunge into the cold waters off Panorama Park to start thenew year with a bang. Presented by Deep Cove Kayak Centre and Deep Cove Outdoors, the annual eventis a fundraiser for North Shore Rescue. Prizes were awarded for best costumes, and post-dip plungers andsupporters warmed themselves by a bonfire while enjoying refreshments and livemusic by Gary Comeauand the Voodoo Allstars.
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Playtimeoffers insight intoachild’s feelingsQuestion:
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Like many clinicians whowork therapeutically withchildren, I operate from theprincipal that play is thechild’s language. Play is souniversally important tochildren because it is themost natural way that theycommunicate. It is instinc-tive and developmentallynecessary. Where adultstalk about their experi-ences, thoughts and feelings,children use toys and play to
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With her behaviour, itsounds as though yourdaughter may be feelingdisconnected. Having timealone with her at play is agreat place to start.
When we take on this roleof playmate and enter intothe child’s play with aware-ness and intention of lettingthe child lead, we pave theway for:
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A unique training groupfor parents, Child ParentRelationship Therapy (CPR-T), invites and trains parentsto have a special playtimewith their child. This is anunstructured play wherethe child leads, parents
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If sudden weight gain hasyou feeling that it is timeto make some dramaticchanges to your dietand exercise routine, becareful not to make somecommonmistakes thatmay lead to long-termdisappointment.
The new year is a greattime to focus on fitness, asmany of us are happy to getback into a structured routineafter the splurges of the holi-day season.
Just remember that themost successful outcomes willcome from setting realisticgoals.
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Here is a list of commonmistakes to ensure you start inthe right direction.1. Avoid dramatic dietarychanges.
Before youmake anychanges to your diet, askyourself if you can realisticallymaintain the change. To besuccessful in the long term,you need to make adjustmentsthat you know you will keep.For instance, you could startby preparing healthy snacksso that you avoid “nibbling”
betweenmeals.2. Do not place too muchemphasis on the scale.
Muscle weighs more thanfat, so trusting the scale couldbe misleading. A body-fat mea-surement will tell youmoreabout your progress as it candetermine howmuch of yourbodyweight is actually fat ascompared to muscle.3. Do not do two hours ofcardio per day.
Cardiovascular exerciseis great because it helps toburn off extra calories. Butexcessive amounts can causeburn out. Instead, aim for a
balanced cardiovascular pro-gram of 20 to 45 minutes, threeto five times per week.4. Do not rely on mealreplacement supplements.
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“It helps if you can sing.”Robyn Smith is talkingabout what it takes to be aRaging Granny.
All Grannies are female,though not necessarilygrandmothers. They can’t beshy about wearing outlandishgranny gear and, yes, it helpsif a Granny can sing. For theGrannies, however, sharedvalues based on social justice,
non-violent activism andpeace count more than theability to carry a tune.
Robyn can sing, thoughshe confesses to being moreof a contralto than a sopranonow that she’s nearing her90th year. Robyn won a prizefor singing back home inOcean Falls where she grewup and sang with MUSSOC,the University of BritishColumbia’s musical society,while she studied for herdegree in social work. Whenthe Raging Grannies becamepart of her life, Robyn raisedher voice to sing out for a bet-ter world.
Like many a Granny, Robynhas written her share of thesongs in their repertoire,songs that address the issuesof the day, climate changeor political corruption orboth. Her latest goes like this:“Hang down your heads, youLiberals; Hang down your
heads in shame; You promisedus transparency; Instead wegot Deletagate.” The lines maynot scan but they domake thepoint.
As one of the foundersof the Vancouver RagingGrannies, and their currentringleader, as she calls herself,Robyn is valued for more thanher songwriting skills. Perhapsher most valuable contribu-tion to the Grannies is theability to guide and direct thisrambunctious collective ofolder women, who bring theirown experience, attitudes and
opinions to the task of makingthe world a better place.
Her story as an activistparallels the rise of the peacemovement. In 1960, as theColdWar escalated, govern-ment was under pressure toallow nuclear warheads intoCanada. In response to thethreat of nuclear war, theCanadian Voice of Womenfor Peace was established.“It was a motherhood issue,”Robyn says. “As mothers,we had to be for peace anddisarmament.”
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who joined the Voice ofWomen, Robyn found DorisMcNab. The twomothersraising their families in WestVancouver embarked on alifelong friendship.
The spectre of nuclearannihilation did not go away,despite the efforts of Robynand Doris and the Voice ofWomen. In the 1980s, theGreenhamWomen’s PeaceCampwas set up to protestthe presence of nuclearmissiles on British soil. Onthe other side of the world,nuclear-powered naval vessels
in Victoria Harbour weremet by a flotilla of old ladieswearing their granny get-ups,complete with goofy hats.They called themselves theRaging Grannies.
Doris was inspired – non-violent protest powered byhumour was right up her alley– and gathered her cohorts inthe Voice of Women, Robynamong them, together. In 1987,around a kitchen table in WestVancouver, the VancouverRaging Grannies were born.
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The Vancouver Grannieswere designated “a low levelthreat to national security” atthe infamous APEC summitheld in Vancouver in 1997where non-violent protesterswere pepper-sprayed. “Wewere very thrilled about that,”Robyn remembers, “and toreceive the Vancouver CitizenPeace Award in 2004.”
On the North Shore, theGrannies joined the protestagainst a proposal to buildcondos in Lynn Canyon Park,singing, “There are trees,trees, mighty living trees; Inour park, in our park; Thereare trees, trees; See them
when you please; In our LynnCanyon Park.” These daysthey join with the SuzukiElders, collaborating on envi-ronmental issues across thegenerations. “We believe wecanmake our point throughmusic and humour,” saysRobyn. “If youmake peoplelaugh, they’re more willing tohear the message. It works forpolitics and for dispelling ste-reotypes, aging, for instance.You’re never too old to be anactivist.”
Robyn, the sole remain-ing founding member of theVancouver Raging Grannies,will introduce the documen-tary, Granny Power, at WestVancouver Memorial Library
on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m.She will extend the invitationthat inspired women all overthe world to become RagingGrannies: “Come join us inchanging the world. Peace andjustice will be our reward.”
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A few weeks ago I washaving lunch at a fancy,new modern bistro on topof an equally fancy, new,downtown departmentstore, over which every-one’s gone gaga.
The food was good, theservice too, and the companydelightful. But the stemwarewas downright clunky.
Given the perceivedcachet of the store, I wassurprised. But, then again,maybe I wasn’t because, asoften as not, surprisingly, andsadly, glasses are all too oftengiven short shrift. In the clearnew light of the new yearthat has me thinking (again)about just how much evena little money well spent ondecent stemware will bringbig rewards in a very shorttime. That’s especially true if,like me, you tend to buy a lotof “value” wines.
It’s an interesting para-dox that more expensive
wine glasses are sometimesperceived in the context ofwine snobbery rearing itsugly head. In fact, nothing isfarther from the truth.
The right glass willimprove just about any kindof wine. Riedel makes a glassfor just about every style ofwine known. You want a glassfor sherry? White Burgundy(as opposed to CaliforniaChardonnay)? Icewine, even?Riedel has one, and the
difference between using theright and wrong wine glasscan be like night and day. Ihad my conversion during aRiedel blind tasting. And I’llnever go back to clunky.
There’s a school ofthought that the more youspend on a good bottle ofwine, the more attention youshould pay to the glass youdrink it from. It’s one of thereasons we have sommeliers.They’re there to guide you toa wine that suits (not just thefood but your wallet), as wellas pour it into the right (andproperly polished) glassware.
Incidentally, you cancatch the second annualBest Sommelier of B.C.Competition, hosted by TheCanadian Association ofProfessional Sommeliers B.C.chapter, Jan. 25, at RogersArena. Free admission,with a small charge for theafterparty.
But good glass works for
all price levels. In my houseI use three kinds of Riedelglasses for still wines. TheBordeaux glass will more thando well for most reds and redblends. In fact, almost withoutfail, it will show the wine ina kinder light possibly thanits due.
An exception? Pinot Noir,which will always show bet-ter in a red Burgundy glass.Riedel also suggests you usea specific glass for Syrah, andif you’re a frequent Shiraz/Syrah drinker you might gothat route. For most whiteswe use the Riesling O Glass,which, again, is more thanjust serviceable. Although, ifyou’re into Burgundy you’llwant the white burgundyglass.
The biggest shift in thelast few years has been therise of the stemless Riedel“O” glass. It’s more robustand much less vulnerablein the sink. But beware the
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University of British Columbia professor Dr.Harvey Lui, mole mapping isn’t necessaryfor most people that might have moles orskin lesions on their body.
“For one-off lesions that occur sporadi-cally from time to time I’m not sure that thistechnology is really necessary,” he said.“However, if you have a patient who mightbe more complicated with lots and lots ofspots, then that’s probably the best place tohave this kind of approach.”
A physician or dermatologist, he said,can usually make the decision to biopsy,remove, or continue monitoring a mole justby “eyeballing” it.
“There aren’t really clear studies tosuggest if you meticulously map everysingle patient in detail and follow them overmany years that you’re necessarily going todecrease the overall rate of melanoma or theoverall death from melanoma in the popula-tion,” he said.
Ebrahim said that the skin is the body’slargest organ, but a lack of awareness whenit comes to taking care of it has led to aspike in skin cancer and melanoma in recentyears.
She recommended mole mapping forclients that have excessive moles or skinirregularities, fairer skin, or for people with afamily history of skin cancer. “We call thesepatients back typically in about six months.
If there is a change, the mole mapping,which is like a computer analyzing system,will pick up a change. That allows me to givefurther diagnostic accuracy,” she said.
If a change in a client’s moles is observedthrough mole mapping, Ebrahim can recom-mend a biopsy of the lesion, surgery to haveit removed, or, if there is no change, con-tinue to monitor the area for future changes.
Lui said that if mole mapping was trulybeneficial to the Canadian public, it wouldbe covered by the health care system.
“If there was strong, strong evidence thatdoing this would be a major benefit to thehealth care system at large, then generally,no matter all the complaints we make aboutgovernment, usually the health care system
does its best to try and accommodate really,really important and game-changing technol-ogy,” he said. “This may get there one day,but for now it’s for interest, it’s for potentialuse – but not to every single person outthere.”
Mole mapping is currently not coveredthrough MSP and costs $300 per year atAmbleside Dermedics. “There’s a lot ofdebate, lots of discussion about the benefitsof mole mapping and digital photography(of moles),” said Ebrahim. “Cost is a majorfactor.”
“I think given the rising incidence of skincancer and the health care costs, it seemsthe most logical thing to do would be for thegovernment to cover it,” she said.
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Dogsmayhelpwith fitnessgoalsFor those who are seek-ing a change, the startof the new year is oftenseen as a signal for afresh start be it in work,relationships, health orlife in general.
Setting resolutions at thestrike of midnight on NewYear’s Eve is a way of com-memorating the start of thesechanges.
Starting the resolutionsis the easy part, committingto them is the hard part. It’susually around the two-weekmark into the new routinethat people start slacking offwhile thinking: this sucks!
One way to help stick tothe new routine is to recruita partner to help keep youaccountable to the changesthat you want to accomplish.
Most people wouldn’t con-sider their dog to be a goodpartner in maintaining goals,but when it comes to theresolution that tends to topmost peoples list there reallyis no better partner.
Loosing weight, gettingin better shape or adoptingan overall healthier lifestyletends to be in the top 3 ofmost people’s resolutiongoals and Fido is the besthealth and lifestyle coachthere is.
Most people tend togravitate towards groupclasses or sign up for a gym
membership when it comesto changing their fitness hab-its. Both of these are great tostart but they tend to offerlittle in the way of variety,often resulting in people giv-ing up and dropping out dueto the hard physical workthey are not used to or bore-dom because of the repetitivenature of the classes.
But to really make achange and get the result youwant, you have to adopt acompletely new outlook onhow exercise is incorporatedinto your life. It’s more thana six-week boot camp orthree days a week of weighttraining at the gym. It is acomplete change of lifestyle,and utilizing a dog’s naturallove of fitness can keep theinterest alive and the focuson a healthy lifestyle change.
Right about now some ofyou are probably wondering
why a dog trainer is givinghealth and fitness advice.Well, besides being a dogtrainer I am also a certifiedPilates instructor and fitnesscoach. I often combine fitnessprograms into my dog train-ing programs.
There are plenty of canine-related outdoor activitiesthat can be incorporated intoa new healthy lifestyle. Bootcamps are great but so issnowshoeing with your dogfor an hour in the gorgeouslocal mountains. You cando both. Not in one day butcertainly in one week. Boredof running on a treadmillor through your neighbour-hood? How about somethinga bit more adventurous likeskijoring (a person on skisbeing pulled by a dog) withyour dog?
Both of those activitiesget you and your dog outof a walking or exercise rutand out enjoying the naturalbeauty and fresh air of theoutdoors. The benefit is notonly a more fit owner anddog but an improved bondbetween the owner and dog.
The local trails offer loadsof hiking opportunities but itgets a bit tedious if you followthe same routine every day.Source out alternate trails offthe beaten path or hike thelocal ones with a friend. Finda dog-friendly hiking groupwith fellow canine-owning
fitness lovers and make apoint of meeting a couple oftimes of week for a good hikewith the dogs and maybe anaprès hike coffee for social-izing and support. It’s a greatway to make new friends(outside of Facebook) andkeep the healthy lifestylefocus. Can’t find a canine hik-ing group? Then start one.
Facebook is a great wayto set up a local group andinvite people to join in youractivity. Not on Facebook?Then post notices at petstores, coffee shops or thelocal recreation centre. Mostof these places have publicnotice boards for these sortsof things. Dog people tendto be very supportive of oneanother and if you create ahiking group of like mindswho want a healthier lifestylefor themselves with theirdogs you are even more likelyto stick to your new year’sgoals.
If a healthier lifestyle isone of your resolutions andyou are struggling to stayfocused, find a way to includeyour dog. Your health and, ofcourse, your dog will benefitfrom your commitment.
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While many folks spentNew Year’s Eve lacing uptheir dance shoes andhitting the town, several ofthe top junior female wres-tlers in British Columbiawere celebrating by lacingeach other’s ankles andhitting the mat.
Carson Graham secondarywas the host site for a holidaybreak training camp and dualmeet that saw the best cadet(17-and-under) girls from B.C.grappling with the U.S.A. cadetnational team.
“It shows their dedication,that’s for sure,” said KateWalker, the women’s provin-cial development coach forB.C. Wrestling, about athletesspending their Christmasbreaks throwing each otheraround a gym. “Kids camefrom all over the province.”
The camp ran from Dec.31 to Jan. 4, concluding witha B.C. vs. U.S.A. dual meetat Carson Graham Jan. 5. Itwasn’t just a time commitmentfor the B.C. wrestlers but alsoa bruise commitment – theU.S. squad featured some ofthe best juniors in the world,including an athlete who wongold and another who claimedbronze at last year’s cadetworld championships.
“It was tough competi-tion,” saidWalker, a NorthVancouver resident who formany years has helped coachat Carson Graham as well aswith the North Shore-basedCapilanoWrestling Club.“We were definitely lookingto bring in a team that wastougher to show us what the
next level of training and com-petition was like.”
The B.C. girls, however,weren’t pushovers when itcame time for the athletes tostep inside the circle. In allthe provincial teammemberswon four of the 24 matches,with CapilanoWrestling Clubmember SerenaWoldring lead-ing the way. The Notre Damesecondary Grade 10 studentwon both her matches, theonly B.C. wrestler to claim twowins.
Windsor secondary Grade10 student Amara Jarvinenalso picked up a win, going 1-1in themeet. Other North Shoreand Capilano wrestlers takingpart in the meet included St.Thomas Aquinas Grade 12 stu-dent Karah Bulaqui, SentinelGrade 12 Alison Horne, CarsonGrade 11 Lyric Atchison, andElphinstone Grade 11 ScoutStipec.
“It was tough competition,but I’m very proud of how thegirls wrestled,” saidWalker.“It was definitely a fantasticexperience. The girls reallyhad to work very hard. It wasgood to see.”
The camp included aworkout session at NorthVancouver’s Level 10 Fitnessas well as a trip to wrestling-mad Simon Fraser Universitywhere the juniors got to trainwith the Clan coaches andathletes and tour the campus.The cadets also receivedinstruction from several cur-rent Canadian national teamwrestlers.
“It’s a great opportunity towork with the older ath-letes and see how the sport
B.C.wrestlers ring in thenewyearCadet girls square offagainst U.S. national team
North Vancouver’s Karah Bulaqui grapples with Vayle Baker during a dual meet held Tuesday at Carson Graham that pittedtop wrestlers from British Columbia against members of the U.S.A. cadet national team. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN
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SFU wrestler Abby Lloyd takes on Ronna Heaton of TeamU.S.A.
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progresses at the next level,”saidWalker, who added thatthe Americans thoroughlyenjoyed the trip, whichincluded a trip to CypressMountain on New Year’s Day,and are hoping to do it allagain next year.
“It was good to have themhere and be training withthem for a week and then havethe competition at the end,”saidWalker. “We’re definitelyaspiring to win matches on theinternational and world level,
so this is our competition.”The B.C. wrestlers will
now shoot back into highschool competition withevents scheduled throughoutJanuary and February. On theNorth Shore the Baron Bashat Carson Graham’s small gymandWindsor’s Put Up YourDukes will both be held thisTuesday starting at 4 p.m.
The North Shore champi-onships are scheduled for Jan.29 starting at 2 p.m. at Sentinelsecondary while the zonequalifiers will be held at ArgyleFeb. 12.
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GEMINI MAY22 – JUN21Gemini, something keepsnagging at you and youcan’t get it out of your head.Trust your intuition and beon guard. With some carefulthought, a solution will presentitself.
SAGITTARIUS NOV23 –DEC 21You cannot avoid a complexissue forever, Sagittarius.Come clean with the personyou may have been hidingfrom, and work with thisperson to reach a resolution.
CANCER JUN22 – JUL 22A hectic schedule may haveyou feeling some pressure,Cancer. Keep in mind thatall of your deadlines are self-imposed, so just factor a littlemore time into your week.
CAPRICORN DEC22 – JAN20Capricorn, it may befrightening to reveal your truefeelings about something,especially when the truthmight change your life in adramatic way. Muster yourcourage.
LEO JUL 23 –AUG23Leo, sometimes you have tomake a few mistakes beforeyou get things right. Don’tlet this worry you, as trialand error is all a part of thelearning process.
AQUARIUS JAN21 – FEB 18Others appreciate all thatyou do for them, Aquarius.But sometimes they have todo for themselves to learnvaluable lessons. This week isa time to step aside.
VIRGO AUG24 – SEPT 22Virgo, you may suspect what’saround the corner, but you arenot ready to take the plungejust yet. Give it a little moretime until you feel ready andsecure.
PISCES FEB 19 –MAR20Pisces, while you are busyhelping other people, youmay discover that it’s time totake a step back and tend toyour own needs.
ARIES MAR21 – APR 20Aries, finding time to geteverything done can bechallenging. Fortunately, youhave quite a few friends willingto spare some time and lendyou a helping hand.
LIBRA SEPT 23 –OCT 23Work with your doctor todevelop a plan for meetingsome healthy resolutions,Libra. It is important to makeyour health a priority thisweek.
TAURUS APR21 –MAY21Difficult decisions can taketime to work through, Taurus.Although you want to addressall situations, this week isn’ta good one for making bigdecisions.
SCORPIO OCT 24 –NOV22Scorpio, it may proveimpossible to escape all ofyour responsibilities right now,but you can let a few slidefor the time being. Tackle themost daunting projects first.
DETERMINE THE CODE TO REVEAL THE ANSWERSolve the code to discover words related to being creative. Each number corresponds to a letter. (Hint: 23 = i)
A. 14 22 26 7 24 22 17Clue: Illustrations
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C. 23 6 25 11 23 22 2Clue: Fill someone with the urge to do something
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