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City of NorthVancouvercouncil has given the OKfor one of two vintagecranes on the centralwaterfront to be scrapped.

The move comes atthe request of PinnacleInternational, the developerthat agreed to restore thecrane and incorporate itinto new public space aspart of the massive rezoningof the former industriallands. As compensation,Pinnacle will give the city$500,000.

The crane sitsimmediately in front ofPhase 3 of Pinnaclessoon-to-be constructedwaterfront condo towersjust east of the Shipyards.Another vintage crane wasrestored and moved toShipbuilders Square byPinnacle at the direction ofthe city in 1998.

The city originallywanted both cranespreserved so they couldserve as landmarks tothe site and demonstratethe enormity of industrialactivities that occurredon the site, a staff reportstated. But with annualcosts to maintain therestored crane around$10,000 per year andexpensive welding andrepainting needed overtime, staff recommendedallowing the crane to bedemolished and spendingthe money elsewhere on thesite.

Other ideas pitched forthe $500,000 includedsetting it aside for future

maintenance of the restoredcrane in ShipbuildersSquare, or refurbishing thehistoric electrical buildingon Burrard Drydock Pierinto a concession stand.

Before it came up for avote, a parade of heritageadvocates came beforecouncil urging them toreconsider.

It seems to be part ofa steady stripping awayof heritage commitmentson the waterfront site,said Amee Manges, aboard member with theNorth Shore HeritagePreservation Society.Councils record on thisfront is not impressive. Sofar, youve de-designatedthe machine shop, the PGErailway site.You sent theFlamborough Head to thescrapyard.

If it was going to bea view spoiler for futurePinnacle condo residents,society president JenniferClay suggested staff moveand nd a new use for it onthe Shipyards or the pierwhere a ferris wheel hadonce been considered.

Create a unique touristattraction. Use it as aviewing platform, allowbungee jumping, zip-liningor create a show like thelumberjack show at GrouseMountain, she said.

But, Coun. CraigKeating later retortedthat the city has done anexemplary job of preservingheritage.

I just did a rough listoff the top of my head ofthe kinds of things wevedone to support heritage.The Barraclough Block,

the Aberdeen Block, QueenMary school, Ridgewayschool, Hamersley House,the whole docks downthere, McNair Residence,the PGE Station it maynot be in its nal locationbut were preserving that the Syndicate Block,he said. Weve done atonne for heritage in thiscommunity.

For Coun. Rod Clark,it wasnt a question ofwhether the crane shouldcome down, but rather theprice.

The $500,000 wassimply too little comparedto the likely bump inwaterfront condo priceswith the view spoilerout of the way. Clarksuggested council up thecompensation to $2 million,complete with a Dr. Evil-like inection.

Im prepared to bowto Pinnacles requestbut Pinnacle is a bigcorporation.Theyvebeneted greatly from theShipyards site, he said. Asfar as Im concerned, thatsa lowball gure.These guysare shrewd businessmen.We should be asking forpotentially more than theywant to pay, certainly notaccepting $500,000 becausethats what they offered.

Coun. Pam Bookhamtried to amend the wordingof the motion so all of thefunds would be directedto the rebuild of the NorthVancouver Museum andArchives, which is slated togo at the old coppersmithshop. Bookhams motion,however, only foundsupport in Coun. Don Bell.

Bell also attempted torefer the meeting to an in-camera session where thecompensatory offer couldbe discussed behind closeddoors.That motion toowent down to defeat.

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A novicemotorcyclistescaped with relativelyminor injuries aftera spectacular crashSaturdaymorning.

WestVancouver policesay the 25-year-old Burnabyman was riding east onHighway 1, betweenTaylorWay and Capilano Road,around 8:15 a.m. when helost control of the bike and

collided with the centremedian.

The motorcycle actuallyended up going over thebarricade and into theoncoming lane but therider mercifully stayedin his lane, said Const. JeffPalmer,WestVancouverpolice spokesman.The rider fell off themotorcycle and was thrownapproximately 100 metres.

But the carnage wasntdone there.A westbound

driver on the other side ofthe highway swerved to avoidthe crumpled motorcyclebarrelling towards him andcrashed his vehicle into theright barrier.

The biker suffered fairlysignicant road rash andpossible hand injuries fromthe fall and skid to a stopwhile the westbound driverwas taken to hospital as aprecautionary measure.

The Kawasaki sports bikeleft a trail of debris down thehighway.

Palmer attributed thecrash to the young riderwanting to partake in anage-old piece of bike culture

meant to show camaraderiebetween riders the wave.

It doesnt appearthat speed was factor. Itappeared to be possibly riderinexperience, he said. Hetook one hand off the barsto wave at a motorcyclistpassing in the oppositedirection and apparently thatinitiated a bit of a wobbleon the motorcycle, which hecouldnt regain control of.

The motorcyclist receiveda violation ticket for drivingcontrary to the restrictions ofhis learners licence, whichrequires that a qualiedsupervisor be in eyeshot atall times.

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Kinder Morgan pipeline,said George.

George said the bandmembership has resolvedto say no to the Canadiangovernment, who are allieswith the pipelines TheNational Energy Board isa awed process, he said.Were standing up andsaying no to that.

TheTsleil-Waututh havemade no secret of theiropposition to the pipelineexpansion project thatwould triple the volume ofoil being shipped throughitsWestridgeTerminal inBurnaby, saying it puts theirtraditional territory at riskin the event of an oil spill.Across Burrard Inlet, KinderMorgans existing oil tanksprovided the backdrop for

Tuesdays announcement inCates Park.

But speakers pointedto information in a reportreleased by theTsleil-WaututhTuesday asproviding a scientic basisfor the bands oppositionto the project.The reportprovided analysis froma number of third-partyexperts, including recentlyreleased oil-spill modellingthat pointed to a largeportion of Burrard Inletbeing impacted in the eventof a spill.

An additional report byNuka Research examinedthe likelihood of an effectivecleanup, concluding thatcrews only have the capacityto capture between 50 and70 per cent of a spill inideal circumstances. If aspill happened in winter, in

open ocean or at night, theamount recovered could beas little as 10 per cent.

Things go wrong.Mistakes are made.People come late, saidJohn Konovsky, a naturalresources planner who wasinvolved in the reports.You only have 72 hoursto clean up an oil spill withconventional technology.

The reports pointedto the likely impacts acatastrophic spill could haveon marine species importantto theTsleil-Waututh.

Scott Smith, a lawyerwho works for the band,warned there are signicantrisks for the governmentand Kinder Morgan if theygo forward with the projectover the objections of theFirst Nation. The SupremeCourts been very clear that

consent is required in thesecircumstances, he said.

If Ottawa approvesthe project anyway, citingnational interest, wed likelybe seeing numerous legalchallenges, he said.

Grand Chief StewartPhillip said, Indigenouspeople have been saying nofor a very long time. But headded recent court decisionshave provided more legaltools to oppose decisionsthey dont want. We havesaid on countless occasionsto the trans-nationalcorporations, its not aboutthe money, stupid, he said.

Its about theenvironment, its about thewater, its about the land.

Speakers hintedTuesdaythey plan to make theiropposition to the pipelineproposal an election issue.

In terms of the nationalinterest, that question will bedecided on October 19th,said Phillip.

In an emailed statement,Ali Hounsell of theTransMountain Expansion Projectreacted to theTsleil-Waututhannouncement, saying,For more than 60 yearspetroleum products havebeen safely shipped throughthe Burrard Inlet.TransMountain deeply respectsaboriginal rights and titleand we acknowledge theCrowns responsibility to

consult with representativesof First Nations.

The company said itwould review theTsleil-Waututh report, along withothers, adding, There aremany productive discussionshappening both inside andoutside the National EnergyBoard regulatory processwith First Nations along theTrans Mountain pipeline.

The company statedsince the project was rstannounced Trans Moun-tain has attempted to havemultiple discussions withtheTsleil-Waututh First Na-tion adding the companywould still like to speak withthem.

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Investigators are stillreviewing any interactionsMohebbi had with youthand are asking anyone withinformation to step forward.

We absolutely wouldencourage anyone, if theybelieve they have anyinformation related to thisinvestigation, to contact Det.Dawson of our criminal

investigation section (at604-925-7300), he said.Tips can also be madeanonymously at wvpd.ca,solvecrime.ca or via CrimeStoppers.

Mohebbi is neitherworking nor volunteeringwith young people anymore,Palmer said. Police onlylearned of the alleged assaultthrough a communitypartner and reluctance ofthe alleged victim to comeforward has been a factorin the investigation, Palmersaid.

Police arrested Mohebbiagain onMay 20 whenofcers became aware

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Dear Editor:I have been reading all

the letters and columnsand advertising about thereferendum on transit.Ive consulted the mayorsreport, and read the Reporton Business article with itsworldwide look at urbantransportation. I know ourprovincial government isresponsible but doesnt

want to be seen to be raisingtaxes (except through feesand levies).The mayorsare to be congratulated onarriving at something closeto consensus on a planabout needs and a source offunding.

Here are two pointsI have not seen: First,we almost never have anopportunity to specify

how our tax dollars areto be spent.We elect agovernment and are forcedto watch as they appointtheir friends, some withoutexpertise or experience towell-paid positions whichdont necessarily produceservice for the citizens of theprovince.This time we canspecify how our money is tobe spent.That alone would

lead me to voteYes.Secondly, if I vote No, I

have voted away my rightto complain about trafc/congestion for the next tenyears. I will have turneddown my opportunityto vote for and pay forimprovement.

So beware, my friends.If I hear you rantingabout trafc, Ill ask you,

How did you vote inthe referendum? If youvotedYes we can have aproductive conversationabout how to call ourprovincial government toaccount. If you voted No,that will be the end of theconversation.You had yourchance.D. J. StewartNorthVancouver

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Dear Editor:Re:HappyTrails,May 20

ViewpointYou said you wanted to

hear from us. In future, wemight suggest that you fact-check before advancing anopinion. Grouse Mountainhas offered to provide landowner MetroVancouverwith trail management

services for free since 2003.All overtures, includingour most recent in 2014,have not been taken up.Further, on every GrouseGrind response our staffare involved, either asGood Samaritan rstresponders, as co-ordinatorsof the various emergencyresponders that attend, or

by providing our staff andequipment as support.Allthis even though we arenot the occupier of the vastmajority of the lands inquestion.

Before assuming whatour benets are, perhapsbalance this with the ongo-ing services that we provide.With a wholesome view,

you would determine thatGrouse Mountain is actuallycontributing far more than itis receiving. We have tens ofmillions of dollars of capitalinvested in our business,we employ hundreds ofwell-paid and talented staff,and we have contributed animmeasurable amount to thewell-being of residents of the

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Dear Editor:Let there be ringing of

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Why? Because a buildinggoing up at PembertonandMarine Drive wont beanother ugly, ticky-tacky,gerry-built, overpriced,rabbit-hutched, teeny-weeny-roomed condo the veryessence of density.

The sketch showed afairly modest, two- or three-oor commercial building something that shouldhelp increase the NorthShore economy withoutadding many more cars toincreasingly busy Marine.

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Lawyer upTuesdays announcement that theTsleil-Waututh Nation is denyingconsent for Kinder Morganspipeline proposal is a signicant shot ata National Energy Board process thatsalready mired in controversy.You dont have to look too far to nd

credible critics who point to a stacked deckand forgone conclusion in the supposedlyneutral regulatory process. And those criticscant all be characterized as the granola andBirkenstock crowd.Most recently, former ICBC CEO Robyn

Allan, a prominent economist, pulled outof the process, describing it as biasedand a rigged game. Hardly a ringingendorsement.Most Lower Mainland municipalities

have also signalled their opposition,pointing out that if the pipeline isexpanded, they will bear most of the risks,while beneting little from the project.

That thudding youve heard recently isthe sound of expert reports hitting desksthat detail just what those risks could be.Reports released by theTsleil-Waututh

which raise questions about how cleanupefforts, and detail levels of evaporatedhydrocarbons we could all be breathing inthe event of a large spill signicantly addto that.In the case of the NorthVancouver First

Nation, however, its not just whats inthe reports thats important, but whospresenting them. Unlike most groupsopposed to the pipeline, First Nations havethe legal right to be involved in resourcedecisions that impact aboriginal rights intheir territories rights reinforced byrecent court decisions.TheTsleil-Waututh have signalled if

Ottawa ignores their wishes, thats wherethe pipeline decision will likely end up the courts.


Last April,with a stroke ofthe pen,without AgriculturalLand Commission review orpublic hearings, the provincialgovernment made the largestexclusion of land from theAgricultural Land Reserve inB.C.history.

Gwen JohanssonMay 3, 2015

Hudsons HopeMayorGwen Johansson notedthat 3,715 hectares (9,180acres) was removed fromproduction tomake wayfor the Site C dam.Thatsequal to 72 per cent of allALR land in Richmond,she said.

Supported by FinanceMinister-cum-Abbotsfordfarmer Mike de Jong, thehands wielding the penbelonged to Premier ChristyClark and Energy Minister

Bill Bennett.The subject of a feel-good

prole in last SaturdaysVancouver Sun, de Jongtold journalist Rob Shaw hisAbbotsford acreage is a veryspecial place for him andthat he likes the sounds ofthe country far more thanthe sounds of the city.

Too bad he and his

colleagues dont feelthe same way about themembers of the PeaceValleyLandownersAssociationwho will be ooded underthe dam.

Considering all thatagainst the backdrop of newsabout a wildre burning55 kilometres southwest ofPrince George, I realizedmy concerns about Site Cwere intertwined with severalother serious issues, all ofwhich are converging topaint a disturbing picture ofthe British Columbia futuregenerations will inherit.

In a scrambledchronology here they are:

Site C and the provincialdebt:

In June 2013, whilereplying to questions fromformer director of the PeaceRiver Regional District

Arthur Hadland, BCHydros CEO at the time,Charles Reid, conrmedthat BC Hydro owed nearly$70 billion $15 billion inlong-term debt, $4.6 billionin deferral accounts, andabout $50 billion in futurecontractual obligations.

The debts were securedby $100 billion in assetsthat Hadland points outare shown in Hydros 2012books to be a mere $21billion the remainderconsists of uncertainreplacement costs.

Keep those numbers inmind as we move on to Site

C and aMoodys Creditopinion:

On Dec. 10, 2014,Moodys Investors leadanalyst for B.C.,MichaelYake, sent Hadland a copyof his May 2014 creditopinion. Part of that opinionrecordedMoodys currentand projected numbers fornet direct and indirect debtas a percentage of provincialrevenues: 2011 and 2013total debt (for all provincialentities, including Hydro)equalled 75.5 and 88 percent of revenues, respectively.The forecast revenues for2014 and 2015 were 92.5

and 93.1 per cent.The dam project had not

yet been approved at thetime ofYakes projections,so what happens to hisnumbers when you add inproject capital costs of $9billion?What happens ifinterest rates should climbby half to one per cent?

Eighty families Site Cand the Bobtail Mountainwildre:

At 8:10 p.m. onMay 20,a Ministry of Forests bulletinreported that the Bobtail rewas 45 per cent contained.

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Eighty local residentsremained evacuated; onsiteresources included a largecontingent of reghters,helicopters, heavy equipmentand six air tankers.

RCMP and B.C.Wildrepersonnel are investigatingwhat they suspect is ahuman-caused conagration.

So while we are rightlyconcerned about the loss of25,000 hectares of pristineforests and the wildlife theysupport, the premier and herministers have no troublewith wiping out 39,000hectares of what farmer/agroecologist/politicianHarold Steves calls Class1 alluvial soil. In viewof the extreme droughtsin California, the Peaceis our best bet for addingfood security in a changingclimate, Steves said.

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In a letter to the B.C.business community andratepayers on Apr. 3,Hadland listed 11 well-supported reasons for sayingBCHydro is our failedutility and quoted recentcourageous remarks by theformer chairman of thejoint review panel hearings,Harry Swain, who said theprovincial governmentsfailure to investigate energyalternatives to Site C was adereliction of duty.

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Last week in this space, I chronicledCanadas descent under Stephen Harperto international outlier status onclimate change and I promised to focusthis week on what the Liberal Party ofCanada would do differently.

Fast forward to next December and theupcoming global summit on climatechange.

A new Canadian Prime Minister leadsa delegation of provincial premiers toParis in common cause: to serve noticethat Canada is back committed toworking actively and constructively withthe international community in the ghtagainst climate change.

FirstMinistersMeetingWithin 90 days of returning home, thenew Prime Minister begins to makegood on his pledge by convening a FirstMinisters Meeting with the provinces onclimate change.

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Builds on provincial carbon reductionstrategies already in place in Alberta,British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario

Establishes national targets and

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with the provinces and territories. It is anapproach that reects the traditions andstrengths of Canadian federalism.

Mr. Trudeaus plan will see Ottawaestablish national targets and principlesbut will provide provinces exibility todesign solutions customized to their ownspecic circumstances.

The provinces are willing partners.They invited Stephen Harper to attenda climate change meeting with themrecently in Quebec City he refused.Their meeting concluded with renewedcalls from Premiers for Ottawa to showgreater leadership on the issue.

AnewconversationIt is a call the Liberal Party of Canadahears, loud and clear. What is requiredgoing forward is enhanced nationalco-ordination and federal leadership. Ifelected, we will lead a constructive newconversation on climate change and theeconomy.

As your MP, North Vancouver wouldhave a central participant in thatdiscussion. My background as atechnology CEO in the clean-tech sectorhas taught me how doing the rightthing by actively addressing climatechange can also be an economic boon forCanada.

In the coming election, you will have aclear choice between the credible andbalanced leadership of Mr. Trudeau or theConservatives irresponsible determinationto ddle while the world warms.

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A legal battle over landbetween two NorthVancouver townhousecomplexes has nallybeen resolved after adispute that lasted morethan a year.

LynnmourVillageand Edgewater Estates,adjacent complexes inthe District of NorthVancouver, got into a legalbattle after an early 2014land assessment revealed a369-square-foot portion ofland rightfully belongingto Edgewater Estatesran across Lynnmoursdriveway off PremierStreet.

Edgewater Estatesresponded by putting up achain barricade that barredLynnmour residentsfrom using the driveway,even though Lynnmourresidents had used thedriveway for more than40 years as well as fundedits upkeep. However,following hearings beforeB.C. Supreme Court lastyear, Justice Jane Dardiruled in late March of thisyear that the contestedland should be madeavailable to LynnmourVillage for purchase,something resident PennyGreening, who initiallytook part in the dispute, ispleased with.

So, at this point Imhappy that the court hasruled that theyre going

to sell it for a fee, becauseat least we know that itsa piece of land, it has acertain amount of valueand thats the right thing todo, she said.

After LynnmourVillagetook Edgewater Estatesto court last year, bothsides of the argumentwere discussed. LynnmourVillage expressed concernsover losing access to thedriveway, which connectsthe complex with PremierStreet and all units haveas their street address.There were also concernson the effect the blockeddriveway would have onrst responders gainingaccess to the complex after

emergency vehicles weretwice blocked from thechain Edgewater ofcialshad erected across thedriveway.

Meanwhile, ofcialson the Edgewater side,represented by EEManagement Corp.,claimed that the contesteddriveway was little morethan a convenience toLynnmour residents.

Edgewater ofcials saidthey had plans to movetheir garbage facilities totheir rightfully owned landin order to open up sixmore parking spaces forresidents.The defendantwas seeking damages of$6,878.67 for the trespass,

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Choosewisely in the gardenWhen choosing new plantsfor the gardenmanypeople worry about howmuchmaintenance theyllrequire.

Most trees, shrubs andperennials require very littlecare if theyre chosen forthe gardens conditions andplaced far enough apart toavoid crowding themselvesor other plants. Some plantsrequire higher maintenanceas a function of their purposein the garden. For example,bananas, tree palms andsummer annuals are tenderplants grown solely forseasonal display and thusrequire more maintenancethan a rhododendron orjuniper.

The amount ofmaintenance required forany plant is also affectedby placement within thecontext of the gardensstructures and topography.For instance, a magnolia treeplanted next to the houseor under a power line willrequire ongoing pruning. Incontrast, planting a magnoliatree out in the middle of theyard away from overheadobstructions and thehouse eliminates most ofthe pruning maintenanceduring the trees lifetime.The most common plantingmistake people make is toplant something too largeor vigorous for its allottedspace.Therefore, choose andplace plants based on whattheir mature size will be in10 or 15 years, depending onyour time horizon, and placethe plant where it can grow

without requiring pruningor other maintenanceinputs. Unfortunately thereare some plants that aredesirable but they requireongoing maintenance dueto their vigour and ability tocolonize their environmentand special precautions arerequired to work with suchplants.

Heres a list of plants thatshould never be planted inthe garden and others thatrequire special installationtechniques.Plants that should neverbe planted in the garden:

Gaultheria shallon,commonly known as salal,is one of the most invasiveplants known to gardeners. Itdoes have uses in the gardenfor specic areas only,like in enclosed plantingbeds, which will preventexpansion of the invasiveroot system. Salal can beused as groundcover butonly in large areas where theinterface with other plantsis limited. Otherwise, salalwill invade and crowd out allother ornamentals.

Rubus spectabilis,colloquially known assalmonberry, is exceptionallyinvasive and colonizesthrough the growth ofunderground stolons thatcan grow out one metre inlength from the parent plant.There is no use in gardensfor this highly invasive planteven though the berries arequite tasty. Salmonberry isbest left planted in the wildto colonize river banks andforest edges.

Sambucus racemosa,which can be used tomake elderberry wine,is commonly called redelderberry. Elderberry isnot overly invasive but itdoes suffer from chronicblack aphid infestation inspring when its plantedin residential settings.Andthose aphids will readilyspread onto nearby gardenplants making Sambucusuntenable for gardeners.

Spiraea douglasii is aptly

named as hardhack byeveryone who has had tohack it out of the garden.Invasive, tough and resistantto every control technique except excavation machinery it should never be plantedin residential gardens unlessyou want to spend your dayshacking it out of the garden.

Athyrium lix-femina, orthe lady fern, is somewhatcharming but it spreads byspores and rhizomes so itshould not be planted inthe garden unless you wantmany of them.There aremany other non-native fernsthat are far more beautifuland less trouble to maintain.Plants that requirespecial precautions atplanting time:

Periwinkle, cotoneaster,day lilies, montbretia,Japanese spurge, St. JohnsWort, lily of the valley(Convallaria majalis) andfalse lily-of-the-valley(Maianthemum dilatatum)can be planted in the gardenbut containment is requiredto prevent the spread of theirunderground root system.

The running types ofbamboo versus the non-spreading clumping typesof bamboo can also beplanted in the garden butcontainment is requiredto prevent the spread ofunderground root systems.For running types ofbamboo use galvanizedsheet metal buried at least60-75 centimetres deep inthe soil as a containment

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to prevent spread of rootsystems over the surface.This technique will containthose plants to a pre-denedspace in the garden bypreventing the spread ofunderground stolons andrhizomes. Other plants thatshould never be plantedanywhere include EnglishIvy (Hedera helix), goutweed(Aegopodium podagraria),yellow archangel (Lamium

galeobdolon) and deadnettleor creeping lamium (Lamiummaculatum).Those plantsare simply too invasive, havelow beauty value and are notworth the trouble they bringto the future of the garden.

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Landscaping:Whenbuyers rst arrive at yourhome they will look at howthe home is landscaped andwhat kind of work they willneed to undertake.The ideais to have your gardens andlawn present well and notappear to be forgotten.Trimyour hedges and manicureyour front lawn.Add acouple of colourful plantersto each side of your frontdoor.These are the touchesthat stand out and put your

home in the forefront onyour street.De-clutter your yard:Ensure your home alwayshas a tidy and presentableappearance. Put away swingsets, toys and other yardparaphernalia.Minimalismis best when it comes to yourfront yard.Flower boxes: Sometimesall a home requires is a littlebrightening up. Nothingadds colour like fresh,beautiful ower boxes.Fill them with summerplanter box owers or smallevergreen plants, such asminiature boxwoods.Theower boxes add a nicetexture to the front facade ofthe home.Creative house numbers:If your house numbers aredifcult to nd or next toimpossible to see at night,its best to either illuminatethem or install new ones.Clean your roof: It soundstedious but a clean roof isimportant.You may notrequire a complete overhaulbut its best to clean yourroof of any debris or mossand have the gutters cleanedas well.Paint or stain your porch:

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The photo at top shows a cutter used by chef and nutritionist Andrea Potter to shred cabbage she uses tomake naturally fermented sauerkraut. Jars of fermenting vegetables are seen in the photo above.

Wild about fermentinging pickles and sauerkraut, and leads foodpreservation workshops (including one com-ing up in North Vancouver) and classes.

For two years she also had a line of culturedfood products called Rooted NutritionCultured Foods that was sold in about 25stores. The products were produced at akitchen on the North Shore, but she had toput that venture on hold in March for variousreasons, partly because she was also runningher cooking classes at the same time.

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According to Potter, fermented foods con-tain useful probiotics that help aid digestion.Wild fermenting uses only salt to ferment,not vinegar (used in pickling), and is a pro-cess that has been found in various expres-sions in many different cultures throughouthistory. Potter explains that pickled productsdo not have probiotic qualities.

They taste similar (to fermented versions)but they dont have anything nutritionally incommon, she says.

Potter describes fermenting as a kind ofcooking without heat. She regularly makes avariety of fermented foods at home, includ-

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I think the process is really fascinating. I likefood science stuff, she explains.

She caught on to it about six years ago, anddeveloped an interest in fermenting foodsmostly from a health perspective.

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When it comes to her wild fermenting workshops, Potternotes that a big part of educating participants is helping themget over their fear of germs. Many people are generally afraid

of germs, she says, and leaving foodto sit out on a counter for weekssometimes worries them. Butknowing more about the microbiol-ogy helps participants understandwhy its food safe.

Fermenting is different than pickling

or canning. Wild fermenting uses thebacteria and other microbes naturallyfound on vegetables to help in thefermentation process.

The other form of fermentation iscalled cultured fermenting, and thatinvolves using a portion of a previousbatch of a product to start the nextbatch, or using a mould spore to startthe process, such as with miso. Bothversions use salt, not vinegar, to pro-duce the fermentation.

Some people like to culture cabbageby adding extra probiotics or usingpickle juice from a previous batch offermented pickles in a new batch, butPotter prefers wild fermenting.

Her process is quite simple. Forexample, when making fermented sau-erkraut, she starts with cabbage as themain vegetable (other vegetables andspices can be added later). After thecabbage is shredded, like coleslaw, Pot-ter massages it until its water comesout and produces its own brine.

A specic quantity of salt is addedand the cabbage is weighed downin a suitable container to create ananaerobic environment. It is importantthat air does not reach the cabbage, sothroughout the fermentation processthe cabbage must remain under thebrine.

If all of the cabbage is under the waterthen its safe from mould because

mould needs air to live and it cant liveunder water, explains Potter.

The fermented cabbage can be left ona kitchen counter from one week tosix months, depending on the personsparticular tastes. Less time generallymeans the taste will be more mellow.There is also some minor maintenancethat must happen during that time,such as skimming off some naturalfoam.

Potter suggests that fermenting in thisway is safer than canning because it iseasy to see and smell when a producthas gone bad. With canning, however,bacteria can get into the environment,which may cause illness if ingested, andmay not have outward signs.

Potter says a lot of people who thinkthey dont like sauerkraut should givea naturally fermented version (justvegetables and salt, no preservativesor vinegar) a taste since they may ndthey like it after all.

For those interested in giving it a try,sauerkraut is a good entry point to wildfermenting because its fairly simple tomake, notes Potter.

Potters next local fermenting work-shop is called Fantastic Ferments, andis scheduled for June 3, 7-9 p.m., atSt. Andrews united Church in NorthVancouver.

For more information about this andother workshops visit the website atrootednutrition.ca.

Andrea Potter is a chef and holisticnutritionist.

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When I was in Grade 12I had the perfect situationfor studying for my nalexams. I went to stay withmy grandparents. I am theoldest of six siblings andyou can imagine that tryingto bear down and study ina house with ve other kidsand two parents could be abit of a challenge. So I leftfor a few weeks.

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instinctively knew whatI needed to make thisa good experience.Mygrandmother had taught ina one-room schoolhouseand she must have harkenedback to her memories ofexams and the stress herstudents felt. Or maybe, shewas simply a wonderful,wise elder. Either way, I wasthe beneciary.

Based on that event andmy experience talking tohundreds of parents over theyears, here are some waysyou can reduce the stress foryour child and help her tobecome more effective andefcient in her studies.

Lets face it, June is thenal month of the schoolyear and its also the most

stressful.The older thechild, the higher the gradethey are in, the higher thestress levels. Final markscount, particularly if thestudent is planning on post-secondary studies.

Studying and writingexams is the job of thestudent. In fact, once kidsare getting homework itstheirs, not yours.Your jobis to support them but notdo their work. Its not upto you to ensure that theylearn everything that theyneed to know. Nagging andpushing will not work andwont teach them how totake responsibility for theirown education.

But there are ways youcan support them.As wealready mentioned, itshelpful to relieve them oftheir regular chores. Cooknutritious meals for themand have them sit at thetable and eat properly. Ifthey dont eat well, theywont be able to thinkproperly and the time theyspend studying just wontbe efcient. Besides meals,bring them snacks whilethey work. Just slip in, puta drink or some fruit on thedesk and leave quietly.

My wonderful grandmawould call me out for lovelydinners and except forhelping clear the table sheexpected me to continue tostudy after dinner, not dodishes. My grandparentstook on that role.

There were some hotJune days and I remembergrandma would slip in theroom and put down an icycold glass of lemonade witha cookie or two and slip out.Somehow she always knew

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While putting theemphasis on study,understand the need andvalue of some leisure toreduce the stress. Its nota bad thing to take theoccasional break.Watchinga favouriteTV show, goingfor a run, or chatting witha friend on the phone arepositive, and not wastingtime. If youre worried thatshe is going to watchTVall night a simple commentsuch as, Taking a shortbreak, eh? is helpful.Whenparents are bugging their

children to study everysecond, they can easily gointo their rooms and goofoff. Many actually study farfewer hours than if they areallowed some breaks.

Studying is hard work.When they are tired,encourage them to getenough sleep. All-nightstudy sessions are notvery healthy.Mind you,with the older kids it mayhappen and if it does just besupportive and caring.

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With your support theywill do their best and canthen enjoy the summer andlook forward to the fall withenergy and excitement.

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