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A demolition permit has been approved for NorthVancouver General Hospital, a heritage structure onEast 13th Street that was built in 1929.

On Monday, City of North Van council voted 4-2 in favourof a request from Vancouver Coastal Health to demolish thebuilding, known as the Activation Building, as part of itsLions Gate Hospital master plan, which calls for significantgrowth and redevelopment over the next two decades as aregional trauma centre and teaching hospital.

NVGH was the third hospital built in North Vancouver and

the first building to go up at the current Lions Gate Hospitalsite. Since the completion of the $62-million HOpe Centrein 2014, the decaying building has sat vacant and no longermeets public care standards.

According to VCH it would cost up to $50 million to fullyupgrade the Activation Building – a price tag that does notinclude the cost of preserving the heritage elements of the

building. Both city council and the North Shore HeritagePreservation Society initially favoured preserving the heri-tage facade of the structure, which is classified as a CategoryA Heritage Building.

Understanding its historical significance, VCH had a struc-tural engineer look into the possibility of keeping the historicfacade. To do so would cost more than $3 million, butaccording to Mike Nader, CEO of Vancouver Coastal HealthCommunity Care, the biggest concern in retaining the facadewas the constraints it would have on future redevelopment at

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A North Vancouver manis shaken up after beingblasted with bear sprayas he surprised a pair ofintruders hiding in hisbedroom.

The botched burglaryhappened around 4 p.m. onFeb. 16 in the 2000-block ofSeymour Boulevard, accord-ing to North VancouverRCMP. The victim had justreturned home and went toopen the bedroom door whenhe was hit with the noxioussubstance.

Temporarily blinded bythe bear spray, the approxi-mately 60-year-old victimstumbled out the door andran towards the pool houseon his property to flush outhis eyes. He then soughthelp from his neighboursand while walking across thestreet caught a glimpse of theassailants as they ran pasthim towards their car.

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North Shore Rescue iswarning hikers to stayoff of closed trails afterhaving to rescue sevenhikers from avalanchecountry on Sunday night.

The group of sevenhikers, all from Vancouverand Burnaby, had set outfrom the Lynn HeadwatersRegional Park entrance tothe trail earlier in the day.The 15-kilometre trail takesabout eight hours to hikein the summer – and isclosed in the winter. As theyentered the most technicallychallenging and steep areaaround sunset, they foundthemselves off trail andcalled 9-1-1.

After several failedattempts to contact themin an area with “hit andmiss” cellphone coverage,North Shore Rescue mem-bers eventually got throughand pinpointed them nearCrown Pass, north of GrouseMountain.

“It turns out they were onthe edge of avalanche debrisfrom a recent avalanche,”

said Doug Pope, searchmanager.

Searchers waited untiltheir avalanche techniciandid an assessment of thearea before sending teams inon foot.

“We were concerned forour rescuers’ safety and thesubjects,” Pope said.

The hikers were cold butotherwise OK.

It should have beenobvious to the group thatthey were entering closedterrain with several warningsigns posted near the LynnHeadwaters trailhead, Popesaid. Hikers often researchtheir trips online beforeheading out – though mostof the trail guides postedon the Internet are writtenabout the trails in summerconditions.

“They close the areain winter for a reason. It’shazardous terrain. We’ve haddeaths in Hanes Valley in thewinter… Goat Mountain isvery treacherous. We’ve hadpeople slip and fall and resultin fatalities,” Pope said.

Right now, the avalancherisk in the backcountry is“moderate to considerable.”

Not his proudest moment. Ashley Lane attends to a stray peacock named Fabulous Bob. Bob is waiting to be adopted atthe West Vancouver SPCA after being found strutting around Mathers Avenue. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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It’s an only-in-West-Van-couver kind of animalcontrol problem.

Someone’s escaped pea-cock is sitting at the WestVancouver SPCA waiting forhis owner – or anyone elsefor that matter – to come

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the non-native species in aDundarave neighbourhoodlast weekend.

“He was brought in byour bylaw department. Hewas running at large byMathers and 22nd,” saidDragana Hajdukovic, WestVancouver SPCA branch

manager.“He appears to be quite

tame. He likes perch on topof the staff’s shoulders asthey’re cleaning his closure.”

The notoriously pridefulanimal, dubbed FabulousBob, doesn’t have hisimpressive iridescent tailplumage.

While West Vancouver

council is moving to makebackyard chickens legal inthe district, peacocks remainblacklisted birds.

“You would be surprisedat the many weird animalspeople decide to keep butit’s the first peacock that I’veseen while I’ve been in WestVancouver. That’s for sure,”Hajdukovic said.

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Behind-the-scenes politicstook centre stage recentlyat a B.C. Supreme Courttrial as a senior Liberalstrategist testified aboutwhy the party dumpedformer West VancouverMP Blair Wilson as acandidate.

Mark Marissen, a seniorstrategist with the federalLiberals and ex-husband ofB.C. Premier Christy Clark,was the party’s B.C. campaignco-chairman at the time whenWilson was turfed from theparty following publication ofa damaging article about himin The Province newspaper inOctober 2007.

But Marissen told Justice

Jane Dardi Thursday it wasn’tthe allegations of Election Actirregularities or suggestionsthat Wilson owedmassivedebts that caused the party toremove him.

Marissen said the Liberals’“green light committee” incharge of vetting candidatestoldWilson he could not be acandidate in the next electionbecauseWilson had failed todisclose numerous lawsuitshe had been involved with tothe party.

Marissen was called totestify by Judi Tyabji Wilson, aformer provincial Liberal MLAand wife of one-time provincialLiberal leader GordonWilson(no relation to Blair Wilson).

Blair Wilson is suing TyabjiWilson and her companyTugboat Enterprises, as well

as The Province newspaper,reporter Elaine O’Connorand blogger Steve Janke fordefamation over The Provincearticle, a blog post, and infor-mation he alleges was passedto the reporter and Liberalparty members to destroy hispolitical career. The defen-dants have denied thoseallegations.

Marissen was also origi-nally named in the lawsuit, butreached an out-of-court settle-ment with Blair Wilson nearthe beginning of the trial.

In court, Marissendenied that fellow Liberalshad worked together tooust Wilson in order to runsomeone else in theWestVancouver-Sunshine Coast-Seato Sky Country riding. “That’scompletely preposterous,” hesaid.

He described how a varietyof political party staffersworked on damage control

after they became aware BlairWilson had not discloseda number of legal suits hehad been involved in priorto becoming a candidate,including preparing briefingnotes for then Liberal leaderStephane Dion.

Marissen said it was hisjob to tell Wilson that hewouldn’t be allowed to be aLiberal candidate in the nextfederal election. Marissenalso acknowledged receiv-ing emails in the summer of2008 in which Blair Wilsonasked to be let back into theLiberal caucus and reinstatedas a candidate once the issueof his alleged Elections Actviolations had been largelydismissed or resolved.Marissen said the partyrefused.

Marissen denied that he orother members of the partyleaked confidential informa-tion to The Province.

In the opening argumentof her defence, Tyabji Wilsonalso denied that she was thesource of damaging informa-tion that appeared in thearticle.

Specifically, Tyabji Wilsondenied that she had been paid$185,000 byWilliam Lougheed,Blair Wilson’s late father-in-law, through her companyTugboat Enterprises to helpdestroyWilson’s politicalcareer. “Accepting money inexchange for political subter-fuge is corruption,” she said.Lougheed paid the money toher company as an invest-ment, in exchange for shares,she said.

In her opening statements,Tyabji Wilson also deniedmeeting Marissen in orderto discuss launching mediaattacks onWilson and deniedwriting an anonymous letterto Elections Canada allegingElections Act violations.

Last week, Dardi made aruling dismissingWilson’sdefamation claim againstLougheed after Lougheed diedlast month at the age of 88,partway through the trial.

In November 2015, after thetrial started, Wilson also fileda separate defamation suitagainst Neil McIver, the formerWest Vancouver campaignmanager of Conservative can-didate JohnWeston, who waselected in the 2008 election.

In testimony at the begin-ning of the trial, McIver readfrom emails he exchangedwith O’Connor that describedhow hemet with the reporterand passed on informationabout Blair Wilson, under thecondition he would remainan anonymous source.McIver also read from emailshe exchanged with LyndaLougheed, William Lougheed’sdaughter, about Blair Wilson.

The trial continues.

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Bulkgrain, potashexports hit new recordsBRENT [email protected]

Despite considerableslowdowns in swaths ofthe Canadian and worldeconomy, Port MetroVancouver is hummingalong, according to annualstatistics released lastweek.

“It’s really quite a pleasingyear. The global economy isa little soft but because of thediversity we have through theport, we’re really quite wellprotected from that,” saidRobin Silvester, president andCEO of Port Metro Vancouver.

Imported steel, whichenters the port via WesternStevedoring’s terminals, had anotable decline. With bargainbasement oil prices, capitalprojects in Alberta havebeen put on hold, Silvestersaid. Metallurgical coal toowas down slightly, thanks toslumping demand.

Any losses in coal andsteel, however, were but-tressed overall by huge jumpsin bulk grain and fertilizerexports, all of which comefrom the North Shore’sRichardson International,Cargill Canada and NeptuneTerminals.

“Potash is one of thestrong, good-news storiesin terms of volumes. It’sanother record year in potashexported through the ports at8.6 million tonnes,” Silvestersaid.

Bulk grain exports

increased 10 per cent in 2015to a record 21.6 million tonnes.This follows a 22 per centjump the year before.

“Really those strongvolumes are underlining theimportance of investmentslike the Richardson expan-sion, what Cargill is doing toimprove their capacity andultimately underpinning thebusiness case for G3,” Silvestersaid, referring to new grainterminal proposed for the footof Brooksbank Avenue. “I thinkit’s a good story.”

Unlike coal and steel,which are more subject to upsand downs in the economy,grain and potash are driven bystrong fundamentals, Silvestersaid.

“If you look at the steadygrowth in the world’s popula-tion, projected to continuetowards nine billion… I thinkCanada is very well placed tohelp feed the world and to seeeconomic benefit as a result.Most of that’s going to becoming out through this port,”he said.

G3 is hoping to build arail loop and 48 silos capableof holding 180,000 tonnes ofgrain. Public consultationon the project is largely nowcomplete and concerns raisedby the community will beincluded, along with pos-sible mitigating measures inthe application. A decisionby the port on the approvalprocess is expected in latespring or early summer, withthe company planning to have

the terminal up and runningby 2019.

Should the project getthe go-ahead, the existingLynntermWest Gate breakbulkoperations at the site willbe moved over to the EastGate facility. That will likelyrequire more land either beingpurchased from the adjacentindustrial neighbourhood orswapped with an undevelopedpiece of port land off DollartonHighway north of Maplewood.

“There’s a lot of discus-sions taking place at themoment. We’d hope it wouldall drop into place reasonablysoon,” he said.

Over the last year, Silvesterhas been putting the word outto business and communityleaders that the dwindlingsupply of industrial land in theLower Mainland needs to beprotected from encroachingresidential development.

The port has approveddevelopment of the oldDollarton Shipyards site nextto Cates Park for condos,however. Ideally, it would havebeen developed for industrialuse but it is not served by railand not well served by high-way access, Silvester said.

“The priority on the NorthShore really is aroundmakingbest use of the land we have,”he said. “Looking out acrossthe region as a whole wherethere are still unused parcelsof industrial land. We abso-lutely have to protect them forthe good of the region as wellas the good of the nation.”

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tage element, VCH hired anengineering and preservationfirm to design a commemora-tion monument that wouldinclude elements of thefacade.

“We’ve gone through avery extensive consultationprocess and discussion withplanners to look at how wecan commemorate the historyand the heritage that wasassociated with the activationbuilding – this is part of ourhistory and we do not give upon that lightly,” said Nader.

VCH, which has hadnumerous meetings with theplanning department, heritageplanners, city staff and theheritage society, statedin a letter sent to councilthat “city staff support therequest to demolish the

Activation Building subjectto appropriate commemo-ration of the building. TheHeritage Advisory Councilunanimously agreed that thebuilding cannot be retained inits present form, also recom-mends commemoration.”

During his council presen-tation Monday, Nader detailedplans to commemorate the

Activation Building andshared a conceptual sketch ofthe monument, which wouldbe constructed of new andsalvaged granite from thecurrent entry and includearchitectural elements suchas the original bronze gablecartouche from the 1929hospital building.

While council voted 4-2 in

favour of issuing the demoli-tion permit for the heritagebuilding – with Couns. RodClark and Pam Bookham vot-ing against – an addendumwas added to the motion thatwill require city approval ofthe final plans for the com-memorative monument aftersome councillors expressedconcern over the currentconceptual design.

“I felt what was beingpresented was quite an under-statement for the historythat this particular buildinghas in our community,” saidCoun. Linda Buchanan. “Thisis the start of the hospital ina community and that storyhas to be told. And so I feelthat the monument is a littleunderstated.”

Buchanan asked Naderabout VCH’s commitmentin terms of what is beingasked for from council andthe broader community for

properly commemorating thehistoric hospital.

“We’d like to work withyour staff to lay out thedetails of what that would

look like,” said Nader.VCH will report back to

the city in April 2017 witha progress report on siteredevelopment.

Police describe the sus-pects as two males in their20s, Caucasian, slim withclean-cut hair, approximatelysix feet tall, wearing three-quarter-length dark jackets,dress pants and dress shoes.The vehicle they fled in isdescribed as a small, oldermodel light grey or brownMercedes four-door.

When the police arrivedon the scene they determineda broken, pried window in themaster bedroom was how theintruders got into the house.

It was also immediatelyapparent that bear spray hadbeen discharged in the home.

“It certainly affects yourvision, your sinuses, youcannot see,” said NorthVancouver RCMP spokesper-son Cpl. Richard De Jong.“When you are assaulted bybear spray which inca-pacitates you, whether youare a police officer or ahomeowner, there’s a hugeconcern for public safety.”

Police combed the homefor fingerprints and the file isstill under investigation, saidDe Jong, adding it doesn’t

appear anything was stolen.As for whether the home wastargeted by thieves, De Jongsaid police don’t know yetas it’s early in the investiga-tion and there’s no one incustody.

“Sometimes these are tar-geted B&Es and sometimesthe bad guys will actually getthe wrong house,” said DeJong.

Homeowners interrupt-ing a break-and-enter is notusual, added De Jong, “butyou don’t want to be in theway of the exit.”

The victim did not require

medical attention. His neigh-bours, meanwhile, did notreport seeing any suspiciousactivity that day.

Given the afternoon tim-ing of the break-in, police sayit reinforces the fact that notall criminal activity occursunder the cover of darkness.

“Your house can betargeted any time of the day,often it’s when people are atwork,” said De Jong. “Theycase your neighbourhood, asit were, to knock on the doorto see if anyone’s home, goup and down the street andtalk to neighbours.”

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Puppy love

How much is that doggy in thewindow? A better questionmight be: Did he come froman ethical and caring breederwho treated his mother

humanely?It’s a question the province has

deemed now needs to be answered,announcing on Monday that dog and catbreeders will soon need to be licensedand inspected to meet standards set byCanadian Veterinary Medical Association.

For this, we offer the province a wag ofthe tail, not the finger.

It follows two high-profile raids onpuppy mills in recent weeks that foundanimals living in deplorable states. Apurebred pet isn’t just a big-ticket itemthat fetches a handsome price. It’s a lov-ing creature that deserves to live its lifewithout harmful exploitation. The vastmajority of breeders are conscientious

lovers of four-leggeds so we don’t expectto see them fighting this claw and nail.

But we hope this is more than a can’t-lose political announcement. If these lawsare to have teeth, there’s going to have tobe funding for inspections and enforce-ment. For those who break the rules,we’d expect some hefty penalties, andnot a whack on the snout with a rolled-upcopy of the North Shore News.

And while we welcome the new regula-tions, we’d like to remind people that thekindest thing they can do for animals isto adopt one of the ones already here.Between our SPCAs and humane societ-ies, the Dogwood Rescue Society, theDistrict of North Vancouver animal shel-ter, the Vancouver Orphan Kitten RescueAssociation and numerous breed-specificrescue organizations, there’s no shortageof animals looking for a fur-ever home.

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To understand whatdrives the B.C.Liberal governmentmore than anything,

look no further than thebudget it tabled last week.

I’m not referring toany particular service orprogram, or tax or taxbreak. No, the B.C. Liberals’priority is zeroed in on oneparticular line in the budget.

That would be thebottom line, also knownas the projected budgetsurplus. Everything elsecomes a distant second tothe paramount importancethe government attaches tobalancing its books.

All spending and taxmeasures flow directly fromthe zeal with which the B.C.Liberals attach to achiev-ing a balanced budget. Thegovernment continues to betthat the voting public backsits fiscal discipline over anykind of spending spree of taxdollars.

This conservativeapproach does little forthose on the margins ofsociety. To take just oneexample, social assistance

rates continue to be frozen,as they have been for yearsnow.

Another example wascontained in this year’sbudget. The governmentis providing a modest $72monthly increase for thoseon disability assistance,but at the same time it is“clawing back” a monthlybus pass worth $52, so thenet rate increase is in realityrather tiny.

This clumsy manoeuvreis ham-fisted at best, andmean-spirited at worst. Ithas overshadowed otherbudget measures – in par-ticular, significant funding

increases for services affect-ing children and youth ingovernment care – for whichthe government deserves abit of a pat on the back.

Given that governmentsof all stripes don’t attach alot of importance to helpingout those who need helpthe most, I suspect the B.C.Liberals aren’t laying awakeat night, worried about apublic backlash over the buspass.

I suppose it is possiblethe government may ulti-mately reverse course andreinstate that bus pass. Afterall, former premier GordonCampbell’s administrationdid something similar with aseniors’ bus pass early on inits first mandate.

However, the govern-ment is digging in its heelson another part of thebudget that plays a big rolein ensuring it is balanced:those pesky medical servicepremiums, and this stub-bornness may prove to bemore politically problematic.

While the budget madethe rate structure a teeny bitfairer (the income thresholdat which the full premi-ums take effect has beenraised), the fact remains B.C.Medical Services Plan pre-miums remain a regressiveform of taxation that hasbecome a significant finan-cial dent felt every monthfor hundreds of thousandsof people.

What’s curious about

this is that the MSP changeswill adversely affect manyof those who presumablyvoted for the B.C. Liberalsover the past few elec-tions: seniors and thosewith higher than averageincomes.

Premier Christy Clarkhas hinted more changesare in store for MSP in nextspring’s budget, but a fur-ther increase to the full-payincome threshold seems theonly option available, whichwould further ding thewallets of the B.C. Liberals’voter base.

The B.C. Liberals haveturned the MSP into a kindof voracious tax-gobblingmonster. It now brings inmore than $2.5 billion in rev-enue, and will start nearing$3 billion a few years fromnow if left unchecked.

This amount of revenueis very difficult for a bal-ance-the-books-at-all-costsgovernment to turn its backon, particularly other kindsof revenue – some kinds oftaxation, as well as naturalresource revenues – are flatlining or declining.

All of this presents aninteresting choice for theNDP come the next provin-cial election.

Will the party aban-don the balanced budgetapproach in favour of higherspending and cutting thingslike the MSP?

Given the federalLiberals’ success with thatposition in the fall elec-tion, this must be seen asa tempting option for B.C.New Democrats, many ofwhom appear upset that fed-eral NDP leader Tom Mulcairstuck to his balanced budgetpledge, only to watch hiscampaign go down in flames.

Abandoning the balancedbudget pledge could be agame-changer in the nextB.C. election.

There’s no doubt it wouldbe a risky move, but there’sno question it would alsoallow the NDP to neatlycontrast itself to the penny-pinching party in power.

Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalBC. [email protected]

Feeding B.C. Libs’ tax-gobblingmonster

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The government is providing amodest $72 monthly increase for thoseon disability assistance, but at the sametime it is “clawing back” a monthly buspass worth $52, so the net rate increaseis in reality rather tiny.


Senior grateful for donationsDear Editor:

Re: Senior Strugglesin North Van Shelter, andSenior Out of Shelter, Thanksto Community, Feb. 17 andFeb. 19 front-page stories,respectively.

As I begin writing thisletter, I realize there are notenough words to express thegratitude of myself, RobynBrown, and my dear friendFran Flann.

The kindness of allthose folks, near and far,friends and strangers hasbeen unbelievable andoverwhelming.

When I first contacted(reporter) Brent Richterabout Fran’s story, I didn’tknow what to expect – Ijust knew her situation waswrong on so many levels. Butwith his great reporting, theawareness was immediate,strangers stepped forward tohelp, Fran was able to leavethe shelter, and the dona-tions started pouring in.

Thank you all from thebottom of my heart, fromFran and myself. Now as sheprepares to move back toher apartment, she can doso with all of your help. We

wish we could thank you allpersonally, but please knowthat your generosity hasmade this possible.

Now a bigger fight contin-ues – keeping this discussiongoing, making sure that theother “Frans” in our commu-nity are cared for, (and that)seniors and the vulnerablefolks out there are never putin situations like what hap-pened here.

Thank you, thank you,thank you. We are forevergrateful.Robyn BrownNorth Vancouver

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Affordable housing andcommunity action neededDear Editor:

Re: Senior Struggles in NorthVan Shelter, Feb. 17 story.

We are a strange society.Innocent elderly are denied suit-able accommodation becausethey are poor, powerless andignored by our system.

On the other hand, criminalsare housed in facilities that areregulated for warmth, cleanli-ness and comfort and cost about$150,000 annually for each ofthem. Surely it should be possibleto transfer sufficient funds fromjustice budgets to provide homesfor the (impoverished) elderly.

Can we really continue tobrag about this most wonderfulcountry in the world in the face ofwhat we know is unfair, unreason-able and cruel?Tommy ThomasWest Vancouver

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Const. Jeff Palmer, spokes-man for West Vancouverpolice, said the episode oftransit rage happened shortlyafter 1 p.m. last Wednesday,

Feb. 17, just as the bus waspulling in to the ferry terminalin Horseshoe Bay.

As the bus rounded acorner, a woman’s suitcaseaccidently tipped and bumpedagainst a man on the bus. Hereacted angrily, getting outof his seat and punching thewoman several times untilbystanders intervened.

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The North Shore Girls Soccer Clubheld its annual U18 Grad Gala at the North Vancouver Holiday Inn onthe night of Feb. 17. More than 125 players, ages 17-18, were celebrated as they prepare for new challengesin their lives, moving on to higher education, higher levels of sporting competition and getting their startin working careers. Coaches and parents were also in attendance in support of the youngwomenwhoenjoyed their evening, dressing up for the photo booth and relivingmany stories and experiences they hadenjoyed over the years as teammates from a young age. Next up for the soccer club is its annual awardsnight in May.

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“Using common elements insideand out brings an integrated

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Spring is just around thecorner, and that meansrenovation season for manyNorth Shore homeowners.

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“Outdoor rooms arebecoming an importantpart of many families’living experiences,” sayspresident Erik Jensen ofSprucehill Contracting.“Use of common elementsinside and out such asconsistent shapes, coloursand objects like beams andnatural stones can bringan integrated look to ahouse and create marveloussynchronicity betweenindoors and outdoors.”

Jensen suggests that youthink of your kitchen andyour barbecue area as asingle, comprehensivecooking space. Considerlarge-format doors that willallow you to move easilybetween the two areasand think about how theplacement of barbecues andoutdoor sinks will workin conjunction with yourindoor features.

In our climate, awell-positioned barbecue canbe used all year round as asecondary cooking appliance,whether you’re grilling,baking, or cooking in potsand pans on side burners.

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■ Keep your sanity!Renovations can bestressful experiences inmany households. Carveout a space in your homewhere you can retreat andfind peace while work isbeing done. If possible,make plans to be awayfrom your home on thenoisiest and messiest days.

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JUMP ROPE FOR HEARTStudents at Collingwood School’sWentworth campus in West Vancouverparticipated in a variety of jump rope andskipping games Feb. 19 on Jump Ropefor Heart day. The annual initiative helpsraise money for the Canadian Heart andStroke Foundation and teaches kids theimportance of living a healthy and activelife.Clockwise from top left: Senior studentsAinsley Bustos and Quinn Vidalinsupervise a group of Grade 3s; Grade 2student Fletcher Young wheels across thegymnasium floor; Flora Price shows offher jump rope skills; Ariana Bosa clears aseries of hurdles.PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Keela Keeping is a writerand communications expertand has been working withvulnerable communities fornearly a decade. She is nowon staff at Youth Unlimited,an organization that helpsvulnerable youth acrossGreater Vancouver. To learnmore, visit the websiteyouthunlimited.com.

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ParentingTodayKathy Lynn

Makegratitudea familyaffairMy grandchildren areextremely fortunate.

They are fortunate thatthey are healthy, that theywere born to their particularparents and that they wereborn in Canada.

We would like our childrento understand and be gratefulfor the gifts they have beengiven. But it’s a challengebecause we don’t want themto feel guilty. After all, theyreally had nothing to do withtheir good fortune.

Monisha Vasa, authorof Gratitude: Helping OurChildren Count Their Blessings,makes the point that one ofthe greatest gifts we can giveour children is a perspectiveof gratitude.

“Gratitude gives children amore thankful attitude as theymove through life,” she says,and it improves their overallhappiness and wellbeing.

“Fortunately, encourag-ing gratitude in kids does nothave to take lots of time andeffort.“

She notes that there arethree quick strategies parentscan use with their children:make gratitude a family affair,make it tangible and make itsimple.

So what can this look likeand what would work for youand your family?

Children learn by watching

and imitating. If you’veever watched a group ofchildren playing house, youcan quickly see how eventsplayed out in their homesover the past 24 hours. If youmake it a point to incorporategratitude into your routineas a family your children willimitate you. So when you tuckthem in at bedtime you mightcasually note that you’regrateful that you made it tothe gas station this morningbefore you ran out of gas. It’sjust a simple comment andyour child may or may notrespond. But he’s hearingyou express gratitude for asimple situation. You don’thave to make this a dailypractice – you should makethese comments when youare feeling them. If you try tomake them too often, the kids

will stop listening becausethe comments will feel stilted.Be genuine and do share withyour kids when things havegone well.

One idea that Dr. Vasamentions for making it tan-gible is to create a Happy Jarand have everyone write on apiece of paper something thatmade them happy that dayand drop it into the jar. Youcan take some out and readthem weekly or monthly orwhenever.

On the other hand, youmight feel that using the jarthat way would put unduestress on a child to come upwith examples. What if yourson had a lousy day? Beingforced to come up with some-thing that made him happycould cause him to believethat he can’t moan whenthings are going badly.

So, if I were to have sucha jar it would be somethingany family member could addto whenever they felt like it.In my view, that respects alltheir feelings, not just theirhappiness. We keep it simpleby pointing out that we canbe grateful for small plea-sures such as a sunny day.

Dr. Vasa points out thatit can be challenging tolearn concepts such asmindfulness, compassion,and gratitude as adults.

“Encouraging thesebehaviors from a young agecan help provide a strongfoundation for our children.The fundamentals of resil-ience and well-being begin inchildhood.”

Let’s help our children,and ourselves, by sharing theimportance of gratitude increating a happy, healthy life.

In the bigger picture,we can be talking to ourchildren about the refugeeswho are coming into ourneighbourhoods and may bejoining them in their class-rooms. Those children havehad a much more difficultchildhood to this date andare likely grateful to be inCanada.

Our kids can befriendthese kids and share theirstories. This will help ourkids get a perspective ontheir good fortune. They willalso learn that they can sharetheir good life with their newfriends by helping them learnhow we live in Canada.

Kathy Lynn is a professionalspeaker and author of Vive laDifférence, Who’s In ChargeAnyway? and But NobodyTold Me I’d Ever Have toLeave Home. If you want toread more, sign up for herinformational newsletter atparentingtoday.ca.

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BARGAIN BOOKS Catherine Rickey, Meghan Crowe and Andrea Freeman sortthrough the books, CDs and DVDs that will be for sale at the Friends of the Library Big BookSale. The sale takes place Friday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;and Sunday, Feb. 28, 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. at the Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., NorthVancouver. Bring your own bag. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

COMMUNITYBULLETINBOARDEmail information for yourNorth Shore event to [email protected].

What’sGoingOnAUTHORS IN OURCOMMUNITYA joint launchof Peter Busby’s The Lifeand Art of Jack Akroyd andTrevor Carolan’s LiteraryStorefront: The Glory Years:Vancouver’s Literary Centre1978-1984Wednesday,Feb. 24, 7-8:30 p.m. at WestVancouver Memorial Library,1950 Marine Dr. 604-925-7400westvanlibrary.ca

AUTHOR TALKArtist andwriter Lex Alfred Hedleypresents his multimediawatercolours at Parkgatelibrary, 3675 Banff Court, NorthVancouver, Wednesday, Feb.24, 7-8:30 p.m. Register: 604-929-3727 ext. 8166

CAPILANO UNIVERSELECTURE SERIES: I KNOWNOT WHY I DO Join presenterDr. Danielle Labossiereat the Lynn Valley library,Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7-8:45p.m. to explore how factorsoutside of awareness canaffect behaviour, influencedecision-making, judgementsand emotions. nvdpl.ca

DISCUSSION LOUNGEHaveyou read, watched or listenedto anything recently that youwant to talk about? If so dropby Parkgate library, 3675 BanffCourt, North Vancouver, for agroup discussionWednesday,Feb. 24, 2:30-4:30 p.m. nvdpl.ca

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AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTPLAN—OPEN HOUSESDiscuss the key components ofthe plan andprovide feedbackat openhouses Thursday, Feb.25 andTuesday,March 1, 4-7 p.m.atWest Vancouver CommunityCentre, 2121MarineDr. 604-921-3459westvancouver.ca/amblesidewaterfront

CREATIVE ESCAPESBringyour knitting, colouring,writingor other artistic project and join

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WOODFIBRE LIQUEFIEDNATURAL GAS PROJECT–COMMUNITY MEETINGWest Vancouver-SunshineCoast-Sea to SkyCountryMPPamGoldmith-Jones invites thepublic to a communitymeetingto share views on theCanadianEnvironmental AssessmentAgency’s report on upstreamgreenhouse gas emissionsassociatedwith the proposedWoodfibre LNGproject nearSquamish on Sunday, Feb.28, 1-2:30 p.m. at theWestVancouver Community CentreMusicHall, 2121MarineDr.

DEATH CAFEDiscussing deathis taboo in our society unless ittouches us directly. Get togetherin conversation at the LynnValley library,Monday, Feb.29, 7-8:30 p.m. No registrationrequired.nvdpl.ca

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When were you last wowed by eggplant?If this question makes you take pause, you are likely in

the same camp as me when it comes to this vegetable. Idon’t hate it, per se, I justdon’t particularly like it. Itcan be pulpy, drab, evena touch bitter if not giventhe unconditional love andattention it demands. I’mnot sure my heart has roomfor such a needy vegetable.

Last week, if I had toanswer my own initial ques-tion, I’d have said it was in2005 or so, when my wife DJand I were in Manhattan fora few days. We had dinnerone night at the legendaryPete’s Tavern off GramercyPark. There, situated on a bustling patio, we tucked into anincredible dish of Eggplant Parmigiana. A mighty slab of theoffending veggie was dipped in egg, breaded, deep-fried,slathered in a wonderful marinara sauce and topped withhalf an inch of cheese, then baked until it was a gooey messand was ultimately served by a guy whose pronunciation ofthe dish summoned every single well-worn stereotype aboutNYC and made me fearful for the well-being of my kneecapsin the event I didn’t care for it. That eggplant had a lot ofhelp.

Recently, however, I had another “wow” moment withthe stuff, which I will refer to as aubergine from this pointforward as it sounds so much more appetizing that way. Themomentous occasion was once again shared with my wifeDJ, only much more locally, at Mythos Taverna on LonsdaleAvenue and 18th Street, where we enjoyed an incrediblyrare night out together, our eldest two children basking in arespite from mom and dad in the company of their favouritesitter.

The aubergine in question formed one quarter of anappetizer sampler plate, Mythos’s Dip Sampler, comprisedof a basket of pita bread and a platter of tzatziki, hummus,tarama (fish roe dip, one of my all-time favourite Greekdishes, wonderfully realized here) and melitzanosalata,or aubergine dip, a fresh and fragrant, coarsely choppedmixture of roast aubergine and red peppers with herbsand olive oil. Truly the standout dish of the evening, themelitzanosalata, which I understand isn’t typically madewith red peppers, had a tremendous depth of flavour, giventhe central ingredient, and made me wonder for one fleetingmoment if the problem with aubergine is that most placesjust don’t know how to prepare it properly.

An additional appetizer of Stuffed Grilled Calamari was

TheDishChris Dagenais

Roast Lamb and Stuffed Prawns with crab and cream cheese are on the menu at Mythos Taverna in North Vancouver. OwnerNick Fikeris and server Katerina Athanasopoulos are in the dining room in the photo below. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH

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also very satisfying, with four hearty pods of squid thatwere filled to capacity with a rich and silky blend of freshcrab, red peppers and cream cheese, served with a wedgeof lemon and dollop of garlicky tzatziki. A glass of fruit-forward, moderately acidic Sandhill Pinot Gris paired nicelywith the apps.

For her main, DJ selected Vegetarian Moussaka, asizeable dish of thinly sliced, tightly compacted potatoesin bechamel sauce perched atop a gently stewed founda-tion of zucchini and eggplant with subtle green herbs.The moussaka was accompanied by imposing wedges ofroast potatoes, a mountain of fluffy rice and Greek salad.While not as memorable as the melitzanosalata, the dish,which was rib-sticking vegetarian comfort fare, still made

Even eggplant doeswell in GreekREVIEW: MYTHOS TAVERNA

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Plumpprawnspreparedwithplentyofgarlicexcellent use of the humbleaubergine.

For my main I choseGarlic Prawns, featuringnine plump and succulentprawns, at least that manycloves of potent garlic,lemon butter, and the afore-mentioned potatoes, riceand salad that accompaniedDJ’s moussaka.

The prawns were lovely,impressively large andcooked just right. Theentrée had so much food, Iwas hard-pressed to evenfinish the seafood compo-nent, let alone the sides.

This was a multiple-attempts meal, althoughI have to say the garliccontent in this selectionhad Western Canada’s entirevampire population runningfor the prairies, so a repeatof the meal the next day wasa challenging proposition.

DJ and I both had a glass

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of Lafazanis Red, a cheapand cheerful, medium-bod-ied and food-friendly winemade from the agiorgitikogrape, a varietal that is ubiq-uitously planted in Greece.

One irksome thing thathas needled me a bit sinceour meal was our welcome.Here’s the thing: DJ and Ifound Mythos staff mem-bers to be warm, helpfuland knowledgeable . . .when they were available.I suspect that perhaps therestaurant underestimatedthe evening’s volumebecause the staff was absentat a few key moments overthe course of the meal.

The absence that rubbedus particularly wrong thatevening was at the time ofarrival.

The phone was ringingand there were serversbehind the bar and out onthe floor. However, whenone member of the teamapproached the entrance

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This is not a tragedy ofepic proportions, but I haveto say, it could have beenavoided by a simple “We’llbe right with you, sorry forthe wait.” Instead, the goodfood and ultimately kindservice had to work froman initial deficit to make themeal as good as it was.

Our meal of two appetiz-ers, two mains, and twoglasses of wine each was$102 before gratuity.

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There’s confidence, and thenthere’s Martin Bogajev.

The second year Capilano Bluesguard has never met a shot hedidn’t want to take.

“It’s always green,” Bogajev saidbefore a recent game, discussingwhat the shot-selection traffic lightin his brain looks like. “No matterwhat. Even if I miss like seven in arow, the next one is going in.”

His coach confirmed thatBogajev’s light, at least in hisownmind, glows green at alltimes.

“What makes Martin the bestshooter in the league is his mind-set,” first year Blues head coachCassidy Kannemeyer said. “WhetherI think Martin’s shot selection isgreat or below average or whatever,Martin doesn’t care what I think.”

It’s true, Bogajev doesn’t carewhat his coach thinks about hisshot selection. And it’s also true thatBogajev is, without a doubt, the bestshooter in the PacWest league.

With just one game left for eachteam, Bogajev is the top scorer inthe league, averaging 21.47 pointsper game. He’s first in the leaguein three-pointers made with 65 andalso first in the league in three-pointpercentage at 43.3 per cent. He’salso first in the league in free throwpercentage, making 88.9 per cent ofhis shots from the line.

There are two parts to his shoot-ing prowess, said Kannemeyer.The first is his technical form,which the coach called “simple andrepeatable.”

“Martin gets his feet set betterthan anyone in the league anddrives up through his toes so he

always has his lower body behindhis shot,” he said. “Really what hisarms do is they just follow the lowerbody. …When he shoots it his shotis so straight and his form is alwaysthe same – they all look like they’regoing in. The ones that miss areclose misses.”

The second, and most impor-tant, part of the package is hisconfidence: It’s unwavering.

“Martin believes in his mind thatevery shot that he takes is goingto go in. A great shooter has tothink like that,” said Kannemeyer.“Martin never (questions his shots).Martin has the samemindset goinginto every game: that he’s the bestshooter on the court and that everyshot he takes is going to go in,and that’s what makes him a greatshooter.”

Bogajev was born in NorthVancouver but his family movedto Burnaby when he was an infant.Basketball came into his life inelementary school because he“couldn’t afford to play hockey,” hesaid. But once he was on the hard-wood, he was hooked.

“When I was little I alwayswanted to shoot threes,” he said.“I used to shoot frommy hip. Thatwas always my thing. I just campedout there.”

His skills earned him a promi-nent place on the senior team atBurnaby South secondary, a squadthat was tagged for greatness led by

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The shooterCapilano’s Bogajev wasborn on a hot streak

Martin Bogajev fires up a shotfor the Capilano Blues during arecent PacWest game. Bogajev isleading the league in scoring withone game left to play. PHOTO PAUL

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Jermaine Haley, who is now aredshirt at NCAA Div. 1 schoolNewMexico State. But theresults for the Rebels neverquite caught up to the excite-ment, something that Bogajevpartially blames on chemistryissues.

“There were a lot of egos.We should have done betterthan we did.”

Kannemeyer believesthose days at Burnaby Southhelped shape Bogajev into thecompetitor he is today.

“At Burnaby South theylost some big games,” he said.“I think Martin plays withpassion and plays with a lotof resiliency knowing that hedoesn’t want to make thosesamemistakes again, or lethis teammates make thosemistakes. I think that’s why hedoes a great job of coach-ing guys on the bench andcoaching them on the floor.He’s been through scenarioswhere there’s been a lot ofadversity. … Everything wasalways against them. Theywere almost like the villainsof B.C. high school basketball.They had so much talentso everybody was rootingagainst them. That’s whatmakes Martin such a greatcompetitor in this league. He’sbeen through those fires.”

Kannemeyer knowsBogajev well, having coachedhim on provincial age-groupteams. He knows to expectone completely ill-advisedshot per game. He also knowsthat those ill-advised shotswill still go in a lot of the time.

“He takes one shot a gamewhere I go, ‘that is not theshot we need.’ And 40 per

cent of the time he makes it,”he said. “It’s a ‘No, no, no…yes!’”

The Bogajev traffic light,however, is not always greenin Kannemeyer’s mind. IfBogajev takes an outrageousshot that does not go in,the coach will watch whathappens on the defensiveend the next possession. IfBogajev takes a risky gamble,it’s a sure sign that he’s tiredand needs a breather. But ifhe plays tough, straight updefence, he’ll be free to stay inthe game and let ‘er rip.

What helps Bogajev stayon the floor is that he’s awilling and able playmakeras well. He starts at shootingguard but often slides over toplay point guard when substi-tutions are made. When he’splaying point his shooting andpassing combine to open updefences – Bogajev is eighth inthe league in assists, one spotbehind teammate BrendanBailey.

“Martin is the best on ourroster at reading screens,”said Kannemeyer. “He’sgoing to draw one, two, threedefenders – everybody isgoing to be worried abouthim – and that’s going to geteverybody else open. Andhe’s unselfish – he’ll share theball.”

Add it all up and Bogajevhas helped the Blues staycompetitive in a year in whichthe team’s roster is made upentirely of first- and second-year players. The young Blueswill host the Douglas CollegeRoyals in the final game of theregular season Friday startingat 8 p.m. (the women play at6 p.m.).

The Blues men and the

BLUE BLOCKER Alexis Sebok throws up a blockduring a 3-1 win for the Capilano Blues over the DouglasCollege Royals in PacWest women’s volleyball action Friday atthe Capilano Sportsplex. The second-seeded Blues earned anopening round bye for the provincial championships runningthis week at Columbia Bible College. The Capilano menfinished sixth and will face third-ranked Vancouver IslandUniversity Thursday at 3 p.m. at CBC. Visit nsnews.com to seemore photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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“They need to be loud,”Kannemeyer said of what he’shoping for from the Capilanofans during provincials. “Ithink that comeMarch 3, it’llbe a great atmosphere.”

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ONION RINGS WITH A SPICY TWISTOnion rings are a popular side dish. Though many people reserve their consumption of onion rings fornights out at the diner, onion ring afficionados need not wait until their next night out on the town toenjoy their favorite side dish, as onion rings can easily be made right at home.Those who want to add a little extra kick to their onion rings can do just that thanks to the followingrecipe for “Rings of Fire” courtesy of Bob Blumer’s “Surreal Gourmet Bites” (Chronicle Books).

RINGS OF FIRE

YIELDS 12

2 Vidalia onions or other sweet onion

1½ cups flour

2 serrano chiles, minced (plus a couple inreserve)

2 teaspoons salt plusmore to season finishedrings

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 cup beer

1 tablespoon Tabasco (ideally chipotleTabasco)

3 cups peanut oil for frying

!1. Slice onions in 1⁄4-inch slices and separate intorings. Select the 12 largest, most aestheticallypleasing rings.

!2. In a medium bowl, add 1 cup of the flour,the serranos, 2 teaspoons salt, the cayenne,and the pepper. Slowly whisk in beer andadd the hot sauce. The batter should be theconsistency of thin pancake batter.

!3. In a medium, tall pot, heat oil to 350 F.

!4. In a medium bowl, add remaining 1⁄2 cup flour.Toss onion rings in flour to coat. Shake offexcess flour.

!5. Dip one onion ring in batter until thoroughlycoated, then fry for approximately 2 minutes,or until golden. Turn once during frying.Remove and drain on paper towels.

!6. Let cool, then season with salt and taste. Countto 30, then assess the heat level. Add moreof everything hot according to your painthreshold (and that of your guests). Continuefrying rings in small batches and serveimmediately.

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