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THE wait is nally over for royal watchersaround the world, including happymonarchists in West Vancouver.

After more than 10 hours of labour, Kate Middletonand Prince William welcomed a baby boy at St. Maryshospital in London at 4:24 p.m.U.K. timeMonday. Theinfant prince becomes the third in line for the throne.

West Vancouver resident Roddy MacKenzie, who

ew to London for both the royal wedding and theQueens Diamond Jubilee, said the birth was muchneeded good news with so many recent tragic events.

I think its absolutely wonderful, said MacKenzie.Its so much a part of our integral history. The dukeand duchess of Cambridge have become internationalsuper stars.

The royal family brings out the absolute best inpeople, he added.

Carolanne Reynolds, chair of Heritage WestVancouver, said the royal birth has garnered so muchattention because of social media and the popularity of

the duke and duchess.Will and Kate had a very successful tour here, said

Reynolds. People are interested because they have hadsome, even visual, connection with them. And we allwish the best for anybody we know whos married andhaving a baby.

Anticipation of the birth had been growing for sometime as an exact due date was not released by the palace.Global media outlets had been camped outside of thehospital for weeks.

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A six-year-old boy is a bitbanged up but otherwiseOK after falling roughly12 metres down anembankment whilehiking one of the NorthShores most populartrails.

District of North VancouverFire and Rescue Services andother emergency respondersrushed to the Baden PowellTrail just after 1 p.m. Mondaywhen the boys family called 9-1-1.

Rescuers, who had somedifculty pinpointing the boysexact location, rushed to thearea from both the GrouseGrind trailhead and from aboveon Skyline Drive. The SkylineDrive crew found the boy andhis family at the nexus of theBCMC and Baden Powell trailsabout 10 minutes later.

He did take quite a tumble.The reports of 40 feet areprobably not unreasonable,said Jason De Roy, spokesmanfor district reghters.

Emergency crews stabilizedthe boy on a stretcher beforetaking him to the ambulance,which was waiting at the top ofSkyline Drive.

Despite the steep fall, theboy appeared to be in goodcondition. Hes got a prettygood cut on his head and a soreback and some road rash on hisback but other than that, he wasdoing pretty good, De Roysaid. He was obviously a bitsore but in good spirits. Crewsgave the boy a stuffed puppy forbeing such a brave little boy.

That area of the trail hasseveral steep sections in it, DeRoy said. He said they dontknow how the boy fell.

Six-year-old falls 40 feet off trail

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

DISTRICT of North Vancouver reghters and ambulance paramedics prepare to transfer a boy from a basket to a stretcher afterrescuing him from a fall down a steep trail embankment Monday afternoon. Scan with Layar for a video and photo gallery.

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Girls quick action saves homeAnne [email protected]

A re in a North Vancouver townhouse couldhave taken a turn for the worse if it had not beenfor two quick thinking kids.

Six-year-old Quinn Beatch was heading over to a friendshouse in the 4000 block of Hoskins Road on Saturday ataround 1 p.m. when she heard an alarm.

I was walking over to see if my best friend could play and Iheard a re alarm go off, said Beatch. And as I got closer toher door, it got louder so I assumed it was her re alarm.

Beatch tried knocking on the door but there was no responsefrom inside.

Their dog didnt bark. He usually barks when I knock onthe door, she said.

She was running home to tell her mom when anotherfriend, 11-year-old Sammy Bradford-Niemi, came out to walkher dog. The girls ran back over to the townhouse to make sureit was not a false alarm.

We saw smoke from the attic, said Bradford-Niemi, whoturns 12 next month. We ran home and told my mom andshe came over there too and she looked and said Yeah theressomething burning in there.

Sammys mother ran home to tell her husband and gethim to call the re department When they got back to thetownhouse, they saw the main oor was full of smoke and acrowd had formed. One of the other neighbours had also called9-1-1.

North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl Richard De Jongsaid the re department was already on scene when policearrived.

They had to break in because nobody was inside, said DeJong.

Luckily, the re was contained within the kitchen. De Jongsaid the family had left a pot boiling on the stove and thoughthere was a lot of smoke damage, the re could have beenmuch worse.

Bradford-Niemi said she was really nervous and scared.It was very frightening, Bradford-Niemi said. The place

would have been in ames in ten minutes if we hadnt havecalled.

Beatch said she feels great now, adding her friend who livesin the townhouse is really happy about what she did.

But the event was still scary, she said. I was terriedbecause shes my best friend.

De Jong commended the two girls for being observant andtaking action.

It was very alert, very astute, he said.Quinns mom, Michelle Beatch, was also very proud.You hope that the things you teach them pay off and its

certainly a good example of all the skills that kids acquire thatthey can put to use, she said. Its wonderful.

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

YOUNG heroes Quinn Beatch, 6, and Sammi Bradford Niemi, 11, helped save aLynn Valley townhouse from serious re damage.

Six and 11-year-old friends alertemergency crews to kitchen re


A snowboarder found afterthree harrowing days onCypress Mountain last year isrewarding the efforts of hisrescue team with a $10,000donation.

Sbastien Boucher, then 33, wentmissing on Dec. 16, 2012 after goingout of bounds on the mountain. Hewas found three days later when NorthShore Rescue pulled him out of thesteep Disbrow Creek ravine aboveHowe Sound.

This was a super high-riskoperation, said North Shore Rescueleader Tim Jones. It was a very risky,high helicopter long-line rescue. Itwas in avalanche terrain and we hadto be very clear what we were gettingourselves into.

Boucher had nerve damage to hishands and feet and lost about 20 poundsof muscle during the ordeal. He said

despite his physical injuries, one of hisrst thoughts after being rescued wasthat he wanted to show his gratitude.

I was alive and dedicated to showmy appreciation to these guys rightaway, said Boucher. Its importantfor me, my family and friends to dothis because in reality, Im here todaybecause of them.

Boucher staged the 1st Annual

Survival Cup Hockey Tournament latelast month in his home of Rockland,outside of Ottawa, in the hopes ofraising $10,000 for North ShoreRescue.

Jones said Boucher told him he wasgoing to organize the event.

The event was a success and thedonation will go towards the teamshelicopter training, said Jones, which

costs approximately $2,000 an hour forairtime. It will also help cover the costsof building a rope rescue platform atNorth Shore Rescues new facility.

Both these things are sort ofsymbolic because it was rappelling andlong lining that enabled us to get tohim, Jones said of the teams 300 footdirect rappel to reach Boucher. Wedeeply appreciate him doing this. Hewas true to his word and hes gone anddone it, so were very happy to knowhim.

Boucher will present the cheque onThursday at 7 p.m. at the North ShoreRescue base at 61 Bewicke Avenue inNorth Vancouver.

The biggest honor we could getis somebody doing a fundraiser andraising money for us. That beats amedal any day, said Jones. We trulyappreciate it. Every donation we getis important. The $50 donation is justas important as the $10,000 donation.They all add up.

Boucher said he advises anyoneheading into the mountains to have theproper equipment and survival gear.

Plan for the worst and hope forthe best and remember to respect themountain if you want the mountain torespect you.


THE City of NorthVancouver has agreedto reduce the minimumunit size in apartmentand condo buildings.

Following a publichearing, council voted July 15to change the minimum sizerequirements that currentlyrange from 450 square feetto 850 square feet, to 400square feet for all unit types,regardless of the number ofbedrooms.

They work in mostplaces, so thats the key, saidMayor Darrell Mussatto. Idont think any developer isgoing to build a unit thats400 square feet for threebedrooms. That would bepretty crazy. That would beHong Kong style.

Though most of councilapproved of the changes,there was some opposition.

Until somebody provesto me that you can make400 square feet work as athree bedroom facility, I cantsupport that, said Coun.Rod Clark.

Coun. Pam Bookhamsaid the current standardsin place for minimum sizingserve the community well andare not detracting potentialdevelopers.

I think we need to makesure we balance these kindsof innovative housing forms(with) standards that ensuremobility, said Bookham. Ifear that we are losing thatbalance by abandoning thosestandards.

The public was also notkeen on the changes beingmade to minimum sizing.

I cannot comprehendhow a three-bedroom unit cancomfortably be constructed at400 square feet and how thatcan be livable, said KerryMorris, an East 14th Streetresident, addressing councilat the public hearing. I dorecognize that affordability isan issue. My concern is thatthis would leave buildingsthat are today older in natureand comfortable places forexisting North Vancouverresidents subject to attack by(developers).

George Pringle, a West6th Street resident, addressedcouncil about the potentialstrain the change could puton rental units.

The citys rental stockcould dwindle as a result ofthe change, according toPringle.

The original regulationson minimum size were put inplace in 1975. The changes aremeant to take the changingmarket and affordability intoconsideration.

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Its always exciting when anew baby is born, whether itsa member of the royal family ora member of our own family,said Keith Roy, vice-chairmanof The Monarchist League ofCanada in Vancouver.

The world watched PrinceWilliam grow from infancyto a future king and its thisfamiliarity that keeps the publicinterested and invested, he said.

I think the monarchyhas done a wonderful jobof advancing to become themodern monarchy that weexpect, he said. I cant thinkof another organization in theworld that has had a woman atits head for 63 years. This is themost modern, equality-basedorganization in the world.

Roy said for Canadians,the new arrival means ourgovernment is secure for anotherthree generations.

This is a family dedicatedto the service of the people inthe commonwealth countriesand they do amagnicent job ofit, said Roy. I think the nextstep will be steadfast leadershipand continuity, the same typeof sense of duty that weve seenfrom Queen Elizabeth.

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Royal welcomeROYAL Baby X had a Twitterfollowing long before makinghis arrival. He had a hashtag anda video gone viral before he even had aname.The royal baby was born on the same

day as hundreds of thousands of otherchildren. Most were likely greeted withsimilar wonder by their parents. Fewcaptured the attention of the world.An accident of birth guarantees

the royal baby an existence of wealthand privilege. He will never wantfor anything, but will have fewprivate moments. His parents may bedetermined to offer him as normal alife as they can normal being a veryrelative term in such circumstances. Intodays wired world, where everyonehas a cellphone and a YouTube account,that is likely to be difcult.Predictably, the birth heralded the

usual debates between monarchists andrepublicans about whether the royalfamilys cache as a brand is worth thepayout in taxes.Noquestion, Royal BabyXs position

is an anachronism in terms of mostlogical thought about equality.Yet as the crowds outside the London

hospital showed, the birth of the tinyprince also seemed to tap into biggeryearnings.Perhaps it was the hope that future

generations will do better than we didwith the world, or at the very least, messit up less royally. Its a lot for someonebarely a day old to take on.The royal babys arrival this week

took place in a media circus within agilded cage. That shouldnt detractfrom the immediate joy of the event.Royal Baby X, welcome to the

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Dear Editor:Having grown up in a home with a lovely dog for

13 years, I understand the special relationship between adog owner and a dog.Our dogwasmymountain biking,running and hiking buddy for many years.

As I continue to enjoy the North Shore trails andbeaches, Ihavenoticed thatdogscanbea scaryexperiencefor little kids. My ve-year-old daughter recently had aterrifying experience with a friendly off-leash dog, andit could have easily been prevented. We were enjoying aquiet afternoon on the beach when she was approachedquickly by a dog. She fell over on her back because shewas startled and it pinned her down and licked her untilthe owner pulled the dog off her. It didnt bite, but itleft her with bruises and scratches on her back and armsand she now has an overwhelming fear of dogs. She feltattacked. The owner was very apologetic, and I believethe experience opened her eyes to the effects of her dogs

behaviour on others. My two other daughters witnessedthis incident and are now more afraid of dogs too. Theexperience has greatly impacted our enjoyment of parksand beaches as a family. While this particular experiencewas quite memorable for my daughter, it was just oneof many negative encounters that have contributed to agrowing fear of dogs.

So on behalf of my daughters, dog owners, pleaseunderstand that when your dog approaches anotherperson, especially a child, it is not always received withreciprocal affection. I have been jumped on, chased,barked at and bitten countless times, and although I ndit terribly annoying, I have been very forgiving. But I takea different stance with my kids. They dont understanda dogs behaviour because they have also had too manynegative run-ins with dogs who are not controlled.

Its going to take a long time for my daughter torecover from this incident. In fact, Iwouldnt be surprised

if she carries this fear into adulthood.Just because you love your dog and think its cute,

doesnt mean that everyone else does. If your dogapproaches someone who looks hesitant, or a child whois standing still in fear or trying to hide behind a parent,call it off. Do not just say Its okay, shes friendly, oreven worse Its okay, hes just a puppy. Its not okay,its frightening.The rstwords out of yourmouth shouldbe to control your dog.

I will be talking to my children about the dogsbehaviour, so that they understand. If we would like tomeet your dog, then we will approach you and ask. Ifyour dog is not obedient 100 per cent of the time, keepit on a leash.

Every dog owner has a responsibility to train theirdog and keep it under their control all the time.Alison NicholsNorth Vancouver

Dear Editor:While I wholeheartedly agree with efforts to

decrease greenhouse gas emissions and taxpayers costs,I have concerns with the locking green waste bins.

Bears are known for their keen sense of smell. Someyears ago I added several well boiled beef soup bonesto my square and hefty compost bin. A bear renderedthe compost bin useless.

For a demonstration, I suggest themayor order staff

to place a dozen of these bins, full of smelly kitchenwaste, across the districts northern boundary and seewhat happens to them after a few weeks.

Secondly, the district has many properties with verysteep driveways, some owned by people like seniors not strong enough to control the wheeled bins. Arethese people to hitch a ride on them and compete withlongboarders down the hills?

Collecting these bins every two weeks may work in

the cold weather. But in the hot weather? No thanks.We already have too many skunks contributing foulsmells. We certainly do not need these smelly cans.

Before we are forced to spend the money for thepurchase, we need answers to a lot more questions.Only then will we know whether the cans are abenet.

John ConsiglioNorth Vancouver

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Dear Editor:My 18-year-old daughter

had a valuable lesson inkindness recently while ridingher bike up the road to MountSeymour. Near the top of themountain she had a at tire.She turned around and a manon his bike behind her stopped,pulled out a spare tube andchanged her tire. When shesaid Are you sure you wantto give me your spare? hesaid this is why he carried itwith him for fellow bikersin need. As well, several otherbikers and a car stopped tooffer assistance.

She was profoundlyimpacted by the kindness ofstrangers who offered herassistance. She is now goingto buy a spare tube and payit forward. Thank you verymuch to the kind man whooffered his assistance andmademy daughters day!Linda BonenfantNorth Vancouver

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ONE of the reasonsit will be difcultto make the heritagecase for retaining thebuildings in the 101 to149 block of LonsdaleAvenue, is that too fewpeople cared enoughabout the areas historyto maintain them ingood repair.

Indeed, a cynic might askwhether the buildings havebeen neglected on purposeto make it easier to plead there-development case to Cityof North Vancouver council.

The neglect is evident toanyone walking down thatpart of Lower Lonsdale.Pigeon guano and other birddetritus has accumulated tothe point of being a healthhazard because no-one hasstepped up to keep the areaclean.

The city has notdisposed of the mess; norhas it required the formerproperty-owners and/ortenants to take on the job.

And what should wemake of sharp-eyed bylawofcers who can toll the bellone-minute past the hour onover-parked drivers but whoapparently do not report the

lth on the sidewalks and inthe parking area at the cornerof Lonsdale and Second?

Thankfully, though, thereare municipal bright spots.

Flowers planted alongthe median by the cityshorticultural crews are muchappreciated, as are the raisedower-beds those crewsstrive to maintain despitesmokers who treat theplanters as ashtrays and dogswho use them as convenientplaces to deposit their callingcards.

Farther down the block,trip-hazard sidewalks,initially agged as such withorange paint, were thenmerely led down to makethe cracks less obvious to anybut the regulars.

No point putting a newsidewalk over heaving treeroots when the whole placeis slated for demolition, isthere?

That section of thesidewalk is outside the SweetArt and Moodyville cafs,two of the few remainingbusinesses on that block.

Farther north, HighwaterTackle continues its 28-yearhistory of catering to anglerswith congeniality, honesty

and commitment to service.Of the other long-

term business-owners onthe block, Peter Turcottesupports re-development.Proprietor of Big PetesCollectibles, he explainedthat even though hes justcompleted a re-location fromthe corner of Second andLonsdale, the buildings areso dilapidated now, the onlyoption is to replace them,he told me.

Big Pete may be rightbut I quietly regretted thatcollectibles could not alsomesh with preserving thecitys history.

But if anything about thatwalk can truly take us back intime, it has to be the aromasof freshly-baked honestbread wafting out of theArtisan Bake Shoppe ownedby Markus and Ursula Jaegersince 1999.

Time will tell whetherthose businesses will beaccepted and compatiblewith the residential, ofceand retail tenants planned forin the proposed six-storeydevelopment.

City resident Joan Petersput my sadness into wordsso eloquently. I lovedthe look and feel of theold Lonsdale it wasfriendly, comfortable andwelcoming, she wrote.

When you walked it youmight not know everyoneyou passed but you could beassured of sharing smiles.

I didnt walk the area ata time when Peters said sheknew, and was known in,almost every business onLonsdale.

But I echo her wish thatthose in charge had shown

imagination, pre-planningand strength when theybegan to revitalize/re-design[her] little city and herbelief that they couldhave held onto its specialpersonality and history.

Strangely, as a teenagerliving in the one square milethat is the City of London Iwas cavalier about the historythat surrounded me in thecity itself and in the countryat large.

I rang hand-bells in DickWhittingtons church andexplored the Roman-builtcrypt of All Hallows.

Both were less than10 minutes walk from myhome but I didnt lie in bedat night thinking of those

who had trodden my hauntshundreds of years earlier.

To me, the rituals andastronomical observationsat Stonehenge belonged toancients who had merelybeen struggling to see intothe future I was living.

Learning the historyof the British Isles was ofno interest to a girl whopreferred John Creaseymysteries or Louis Lamourwesterns.

Little did I know historyhas a way of worming its wayinto ones psyche to revealitself, unexpectedly, in othertimes and places.

And so it is that, in thatframe of mind, I stroll downLonsdale and wonder how

sterile the block will lookin two or three years whenubiquitous cantilevers jut outto protect row upon row ofsoulless concrete and glassfrom the rain.

How will our endlessphotocopied architecture beregarded by generations tocome?

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MAPLEWOOD Village may begetting a 61-unit townhouse project,depending on the outcome of a publichearing slated for Sept. 10.

Located just west of Seymour River Place andsouth of Mount Seymour Parkway, the projectwould include ve three-storey buildings placedbetween Kenneth Gordon Maplewood schooland Maplewood Farm.

The Anthem Properties proposal breezedthrough rst reading at a District of NorthVancouver council meeting July 15, although afew councillors expressed misgivings about theprojects esthetics.

It just looks like a barn to me on the side,said Coun. Lisa Muri.

They look like barracks to me, Coun.Robin Hicks said. I much prefer some varietyin buildings in height and shape.

The design for the roof could also standimprovement, according to Muri. Thesedevelopments are going to be with us for along, long time. I guess I want some sense oftimelessness to a lot of these designs, she said.

If approved, Anthem Properties wouldredevelop seven lots to build townhousesranging from 947 to 1,668 square feet 49of the townhouses would be two- and three-bedroom units.

Allowing the redevelopment would boostthe land value by approximately $525,000,according to the district. That jump means thedeveloper would pay the district $395,000, or75 per cent of that increase.

Maplewood Village is one of the districtsfour town centres slated to absorb the lions

share of growth in the municipality over the nexttwo decades. Each of those centres is slated toattract young people with a high-density mix ofshops and affordable housing, but MaplewoodVillage should be a little different, according toCoun. Roger Bassam.

It is one of our town centres . . . but its oneof the ones thats not very well-dened, Bassamsaid. I just have this intuitive sense that theresmuch more opportunity in Maplewood given itsproximity to the Second Narrows Bridge, givenits proximity to some of our industrial (land),that we can do perhaps something a little bitdifferent, a little bit better.

Nearby residents have expressed concerns that34 trees might be removed for the development.Preliminary plans account for the loss by adding90 new trees on the sites perimeter. The projectincludes 115 underground parking spaces.

The development would be 15 metres fromMaplewood Creek.

changes to the number of boarders allowed ina residence. Currently up to two boarders areallowed in a single-family home. The changesmean two boarders would be allowed in anyhome, whether its a single-family house or anapartment.

The city also created a new denition forlock-off units.

These will now be dened as any livingquarters that include a bedroom, kitchen andbathroom that are separated from the restof the residence by a lockable door but areaccessible from the outside. The city does notallow lock-off units.

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DO you smoke? How much do you drink? Howoften do you exercise?

Health ofcials are hoping North Shore residents, andothers, will be prepared to give up some of that information aspart of a health survey being conducted across the province.

Three local health organizations are conducting the onlinesurvey. The My Health My Community web-based survey is acollaboration between Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Healthand the UBC Faculty of Medicines eHealth Strategy ofce.

The survey is designed to collect important health informationfrom residents aged 18 years and older from communities acrossthe province.

We want to encourage people to do the survey, said DrBrian OConnor, chief medical health ofcer for the NorthShore. All of us, including the citizens who do it, will ndwhen the data is aggregated it will be interesting information

and will tell us a little bit about the health of ourselves as asociety and our communities.

Organizers are hoping to get between 40,000 and 50,000responses within the next year from both healthy and unhealthyindividuals. Participants are encouraged to provide informationon everything from health status and lifestyle choices,such as smoking habits and physical activity, to communityinvolvement.

OConnor said healthofcials hope the surveywill be repeatedin the future. So we can get a sense of how communities andindividuals are progressing with respect to their health.

The North Shore Wellness Survey, a much smaller versionof the survey done last November, was a pilot project forthe current one, said OConnor, to get a sense of the onlineprocess.

It was specically designed to get information about childand family friendliness of the North Shore community, saidOConnor. And what we might be able to understand aboutthat issue and how we might begin to work to make it morechild and family friendly.

One important piece of information to come out of thatstudy was the lack of affordable daycare spaces on the NorthShore, said OConnor.

The other thing that we found in the wellness survey was

the importance of a sense of community belonging, he said.The more connected you are to your community the healthieryou reported yourself to be and the more you seemed to be incontrol of the issues in your daily life.

The newest survey, started late last month, will have a muchbroader focus on health and community issues and will not belimited to the North Shore.

The information is hopefully going to be available, forinstance, to health authority planners, to local municipalplanners, to community organizations and agencies, saidOConnor. So that they have a chance to see what are theissues in our community, where are the pressure points and howcan we respond.

Participants access the survey online through the My HealthMy Community website. OConnor said security precautionshave been taken to ensure personal information remainsprivate.

I can tell you this project, this survey would not havepassed the UBC ethics approval if it didnt have that sort of aproviso and guarantee that privacy would be very, very muchprotected, he said. This is something we take very seriouslyand it will be safe guarded.

To participate in the survey, visit myhealthmycommunity.org.

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WOULD anyone liketo adopt a homelessbuilding?

Thats the question theDistrict of North Vancouver isasking about the now defunctvisitor information kioskon the southwest corner ofCapilano Road and MarineDrive.

The district is currentlylooking for a non-protorganization to cart awaythe kiosk, which has stood inthe same spot for the last 36years.

The building is insurprisingly good shape andwill hopefully nd a newhome in the district that willprovide ongoing benet tothe community, said districtproperties manager RyanMalcolm in a press release.

The blue and yellow 420square foot cedar A-frame isbeing offered free of charge,but the district does haveseveral conditions that mustbe met by the new ownerregarding insurance andutilities.

Whichever communitygroup ends up getting thebuilding will be on the hookfor the costs of removing thekiosk and taking it to its newlocation.

Interested non-prots mustle their applications to thedistrict by noon on July 31.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS

The North Shore Credit Unions 16th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in support of North ShoreRescue was held June 14 at the Seymour Golf and Country Club. Following a round of golf, those inattendance were treated to a cocktail reception and dinner. A highlight of the day was a fundraising helicopterball drop. Players purchased golf balls in advance and were awarded prizes based on where the balls landed.This years tournament raised $45,000 for North Shore Rescue, bringing the events total to approximately$575,000 since its inception. To view more photos from this years event, visit nsnews.com/galleries.

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IF, as the saying goes,my home is mycastle, then the naturalextension of the homeis my garden is mysanctuary.

Today, as it has been forthousands of years, gardensare relevant for many reasonsbut most importantly as aplace to escape the pressuresof daily life. Intellectuals willclassify a gardens designstyle into some category toprovide context and to informthe relevance of the designin contemporary terms. Ona personal level, people needto feel safe and comfortablein their gardens to ndmental or spiritual sanctuary.For the many clients I workwith, a key requirement ofdesigning the garden is tond the right balance betweenpersonal expression, lifestylecompatibility and affordability.

So just exactly how do youcreate a backyard that willprovide a place to retreat andnd sanctuary? Here are somedesign ideas.

For some people, theproductive garden providesan outlet for stress andcontemplation and is usuallydesigned around the growingof fruits and vegetables. Thecommon rectangular raised-box bed affords ease of access,which is good for peoplewith physical limitations orage related issues. But therectangular shape is not alwaysrelaxing or stimulating forthe mind. Instead, considerdesigning round shapes thatare softer and more restful forthe mind and body.

Vegetables do not have tobe grown in big blocks of one

species next to another. Feelfree to mix and match as if youare working with ornamentalsand not food crops. Use avariety of leaf and owercolours, textures and plantsizes to provide diversity forthe mind and to prevent pestand disease problems.

Productive gardens requiredeep, fertile soil to grow thebest crops, which prevents theneed for chemical additives.And mulching is a must to

prevent weeding work, whichis not enjoyable for the mindor body.

Concept gardens arepreferred for people who wanta specic form of creativeexpression. Concepts can beformal or informal designsbut they adhere to a specicidea that can range fromthe mundane to the bizarre,such as designs related tosuperheroes, industrialization,mazes, fantasy lands and even

the Flintstones and so forth.When designing with a

specic creative expressionin mind, stay true to theconcept and use plants andmaterials that will providevisual references that reinforceconcept. For example, if Iwant my garden to look likethe Flintstone family livesthere, I would use lots of largeboulders, prehistoric looking

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SUPPORTED by a shoot of bamboo, bok choi is a popular Asian green that likes togrow in the cool spring and early summer. Gardens based on cultural tradition aredesigned using materials and plants relevant to a specic culture.

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Lawn Sprinkling Schedule:Mornings-only (4-9 a.m.)watering regulations arein effect until Sept. 30.Even numbered addresses Monday, Wednesday orSaturday mornings and oddnumberedaddressesTuesday,Thursday or Sunday. Info: www.metrovancouver.org.

Compost Coaching: Freepersonalized, at-home supportfor using the Green Can orbackyard composter. Whetheryoure a beginner or a seasonedpro, youre guaranteed to learnsomething new. Offered bythe North Shore RecyclingProgram on behalf of all threeNorth Shore municipalities.Bookappointments at coaching.northshorerecycling.ca or 604-984-9730.

Watershed Tours: See whereyour water comes from withfree guided tours from Julythrough September. Adulttours are offered Thursdays-Sundays in the Capilano andCoquitlam watersheds. Familyfocused tours are offered onselect weekends at the LowerSeymourConservationReserve.Each tour is approximatelythree-four hours. Registrationrequired: 604-432-6430 orwww.metrovancouver.org.

BC Fuchsia and BegoniaSociety will hold its annualshow and competition July 27,10 a.m.-5 p.m. and July 28,10 a.m.-4 p.m. at VanDusenBotanical Garden, 5251 OakSt., Vancouver. Admission:$2.50. Info: 604-591-3262 [email protected].

Evergreen Weekend WorkParty: Help remove invasiveplants on Saturday, July 27from 9 a.m. to noon at MahonPark, 19th and Jones, NorthVancouver. Info: evergreen.ca.

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The District of North Vancouver is offering the blue A-frame building located atCapilano Road and Marine Drive, North Vancouver, to a local non-profit organizationfor relocation. The building was previously used as a visitors information kiosk andhas been vacant for the past two years. The building is approximately 420 sq ft, andwill be given in an as-is condition.

Applications must be received in writing by July 31 (noon) and include the proposeduse of the building and how this will provide community benefit to District residents.

The successful proponent will be required to sign an agreement with the Districtthat will include certain terms and conditions regarding insurance, deposit,indemnification, existing utilities, acceptance of the current condition of theA-Frame, and other regulatory provisions. They will be responsible for all costsassociated with the removal and transportation of the structure to its new location.

Further information can be obtained from the District of North Vancouver PropertiesDepartment at www.dnv.org/realestate, or by contacting Ryan Malcolm, Real Estateand Properties at 604-990-2264 or [email protected].

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JUDY Kenzie and her son Ethan celebrate the rst birthday of the Strathcona 1890 Truck Farm,which paid a visit to Loutet Farm on July 20 during a family event hosted by VanCity. Kenzie hasplanted the 1993 Mazda pick-up truck with a variety of garden edibles to educate people aboutgrowing food in small urban spaces. Scan photo with Layar to watch a video of the event.

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GardenSmart WorkshopColdFrames101:Learn seasonextension strategies that canhelpyou grow veggies year roundSaturday, July 27, 2-4 p.m. atLoutetFarm,14th&RufusAve,North Vancouver. Fee: $8.25.Registration required: 604-990-3755. Info:northshorerecycling.ca/programs/gardensmart-workshops.

Work Bee and Potluck: Joinfarmer Gavin on Wednesday,July 31, 5-7 p.m. at LoutetFarm, East 14th Street andRufus Avenue. Gloves andtools will be provided and noexperience necessary. Potuckdinner to follow. For more info:ediblegardenproject.com

Impressions of VanDusen:A program for families withchildren ages ve to 11 Sunday,Aug. 11, from 10:30 a.m.to noon or 1:30-3 p.m. atVanDusen Botanical Garden,5251 Oak St., Vancouver. Fee:$25 per non-member familyor $15 per member family.Registration required: 604-718-5898 or [email protected]

GardenSmart Workshop Fantastic Food Forests:Learn about what a food forestis, along with tips and pointerson perennial and ediblelandscapes Wednesday, Aug.21, 6:30-8 p.m. at QueenMaryCommunity Garden, 230 W.Keith Road, North Vancouver.Fee: $8.25. Registrationrequired: 604-990-3755.Info:nor thshorerecycling.ca/programs/gardensmart-workshops.

Beginner Herbalism Classes:All ages are welcome to startherbal learning in a medicinegarden and kitchen Saturdays,Aug. 24 and Sept. 21, 2-4 p.m.in the Hamilton Heights area,North Vancouver. Free, spaceis limited. Registration: Heidi,[email protected].

Lynnmouth ParkRehabilitation Project: Helpremove invasive plants, plantnative plants and learn aboutthe local ecologywhile restoringthe native plant populationin the park Sunday, Sept. 15from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet atMountain Equipment Co-op,212 Brooksbank Dr., NorthVancouver. Info: [email protected].

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WHEN using hydrangeas to decorate the home, itsbest to clip the heads when the blooms are mature.Fresh salal greens can be used as an accent.

I love this time of yearwhen the hydrangeabushes are out in fullbloom.

Its always nice to cut a fewof the hydrangea heads anddisplay them in and aroundthe home. If you would like todisplay some of these beautieson your front door then thisidea may be for you.

Its best to clip thehydrangea head when thebloom is slightly mature.If you notice that the smallowers on the head are fullybloomed then this is a goodtime to clip them. Avoid theimmature blooms that are stillquite green.

You may also nd freshhydrangea heads at your localgrocery store or oral shop atthis time of year.

Materials:Sharp scissors or pruningshearsFresh hydrangea headsGrapevine wreath orstyrofoam wreathFresh salal or other greensWire for hangingFresh or articial berries

Cut your fresh salal greenson a sharp angle with yourpruning shears. Begin byinserting each salal stem intothe grapevine wreath in aclockwise direction. Fill thewreath with the salal greens tothe desired fullness you wish.If you prefer to have a morecolorful wreath of hydrangeathen use only a limitedamount of salal greens.

Once you are satised withthe amount of salal in yourwreath, add your hydrangeaheads.

I always like the look ofhydrangea with small berries.If you have a few stems inyour garden, add a few toyour wreath for added effect.

Attach a wire at the backof the wreath and hang it onyour door.

Barb Lunter is a freelancewriter with a passion for homedcor, entertaining and oraldesign. Contact Barb at [email protected] or follow her on herblog at lunter.ca.

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Bird Survey: All levels ofbirders welcome on the rstSaturday of the month, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at MaplewoodFlats Conservation Area,2645 Dollarton Hwy., NorthVancouver. Info: 604-903-4471. Info: wildbirdtrust.org.

Bird Walk: Join the Wild BirdTrust nature walks the second

Saturday of the month, 10a.m. Meet in the parking lot at2645 Dollarton Hwy., NorthVancouver. Info: 604-903-4471. Info: wildbirdtrust.org.

Capilano Flower ArrangingClub meets the secondWednesday of each month(except July and August), 7:30p.m. at Delbrook CommunityCentre, 600 West QueensRd., North Vancouver. Theyhave demonstrations, guestspeakers and workshops. Newmembers and guests welcome.

Info: Donna, 604-986-9360 orHeather, 604-987-5382.

Capilano Garden Club meetsthe rst Monday of each month(except July and August andJune is the AGM) at 7:30 p.m.at Canyon Heights ChristianAssembly, 4840 CapilanoRd., North Vancouver. Newmembers welcome. Guests: $5.Info: 604-980-4964.

Deep Cove Garden Clubmeets the fourth Thursdayof each month (except July,

August and December) from 7to 10 p.m. in the MulticulturalSeniors Room at ParkgateCommunity Centre, 3625Banff Court, North Vancouver.Meetings include speakers,workshops and eld trips. Info:Elaine, 604-929-2928 or Chris,604-924-1628.

Donate Surplus Harvest: TheNorthShoreRecyclingprogramencourages gardeners to donatesurplus harvest to local foodbanks and shelters. No donationis too small and donations are

accepted year round. For a listof organizations accepting freshproduce visit nsrp.bc.ca.

Edible Garden ProjectVolunteer Orientation Nighttakes place the second Mondayof every month at 6 p.m. Learnabout the projects the EdibleGarden Project is runningand how to get involved.Location will be providedupon registration. Registrationand info: ediblegardenproject.com or email [email protected].

Free Eco-Tours: Study therich heritage and unique natu-ral resources of the West Coast.These walking tours, someavailable in Mandarin, are de-signed to educate and promotehealthy living. Explore yourown backyard with Joseph Lin.Info: 604-327-8693 or green-club.bc.ca.

Guided Walking Tours:VanDusen Botanical Gardenat 5251 Oak St., Vancouver,offers tours daily at 2 p.m.and Wednesdays at 10:30a.m. Meet at the informationdesk. Free for members orwith garden admission. Info:vandusengarden.org.

InvasivePlants:Report invasiveplants in B.C. communities bydialing 1-888-WEEDSBC (1-888-933-3722). The InvasiveSpecies Council of B.C., inpartnershipwith the AgricultureEnvironment and WildlifeFund, operates the provincialtoll-free hotline to help yourcommunity protect localresources. The hotline is part ofEyes Across B.C., an outreachand awareness initiative. Tond out more about invasiveplants you can also visitinvasiveplantcouncilbc.ca. TheInvasive Species Council ofBritish Columbia is a grassroots,non-prot society that providesworkshops, activities, andevents to educate the public andprofessionals. Membership isfree and open to anyone willingto work collaboratively.

Seed Collectors: Learn howto collect, clean and packageseeds from plants, Tuesday orSunday mornings at VanDusenBotanical Garden, 5251 OakSt., Vancouver. Info: Judy Airdat 604-257-8674.

The Upper Lonsdale GardenClub meets every secondThursday of the month, 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the basement ofSt. Martins Anglican Church,195 East Windsor Rd., NorthVancouver. New members arewelcome. Info: Dianne, 604-980-3025 or [email protected].

West Coast Bonsai Societywelcomesnewmemberswhoareinterested in the art of miniaturetrees. Meetings are every thirdWednesday of the month,February through November,7:30-9:30 p.m. at DelbrookCommunity Centre, 600 WestQueens Rd., North Vancouver.Info: 604-922-6608.

West Vancouver Garden Clubmeets the rst Wednesday ofevery month from Septemberto July with the exceptionof January, 7:30 p.m. at St.Davids United Church, 1525Taylor Way, West Vancouver.Coffee and guest speakers. Newmembers and guests welcome.Cost: $25 per year or $35 fora couple, drop-in, $5. Info:westvangardenclub.com.

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Garden design shouldreect the individualplants and crude or at leastsimple furnishings.

Gardens based on culturaltradition are designed usingspecic characteristics of anygiven culture. Given ourmulticultural society here onthe West Coast it is commonto nd gardens designedto reect Persian, Greek,Italian, East Indian, Chinese,Japanese, British, aboriginaland other cultures.

Each cultural garden usesspecic features like water,walls, specic pathwaysmaterials, sculptures andmost importantly plants thatare historically relevant toeach culture. It is importantin the cultural garden toincorporate specic designelements that reect thecultural symbolisms. Persiangardens, for example, oftenincorporate courtyards withwater symbolizing protection,safety and the importance ofwater to life. The clichd WestCoast aboriginal garden mightinclude sword ferns, cedartrees and a totem pole.

The amenity garden, whichis the most uninspired gardenstyle, simply places plants thatlive around the house andprovides walkways to get hereor there, perhaps a hedge orfence for privacy, a small patioto sit on and maybe someform of leisure activity space.Try to avoid such dull designsbecause there is no sanctuaryto be found there.

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specically symbolic like thoseusing red poppies to symbolizefallen war heroes. Or gardenscan be used for healing likethose discussed in my previouscolumn.

Meditation gardens are alsovery popular these days andmost of those are designedaround Asian themes usingwater features, carefullysculpted plants and restraintover excess with symbolicreferences to nature.

Regardless of the style,the design should reectyour individual personalitywhile tting your lifestyle.Expensive designs can be builtin phases over time to makethem affordable. Try to workin harmony with the naturalfeatures of your property byretaining and incorporatingexisting trees, shrubs, contoursor boulders, which savesconstruction money. Createinspiration through the use ofinteresting plants, attractivematerials and unique personaltouches that make the gardenfeel just like a painting.

Gardens are supposed toimprove the quality of ourlives, provide the opportunityfor contemplation, relaxationand enjoyment. But mostimportantly, gardens aresupposed to give us restful andinspiring living space with asense of place.

Todd Major is a journeymanhorticulturist, garden designerand builder, teacher, skillstrainer and organic advocate.Email stmajor@ shaw.ca.

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SHADE-LOVING hostas grow in the darker recessesof the garden and enjoy cool weather.

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Smartforme supports eco-livingTWO North Vancouver-basedcompanies are developing a newprogram that aims to reduce,recover and recycle energy usedby buildings.

Enerpro Systems Corp. and OlympicInternational Agencies have partneredto create smartforme, a system designedto help property owners save money andmanage their energy consumption.

We created smartforme becausewere passionate about saving energy,stated program director Roger Bayley ina press release. Weve brought togetherthe worlds best technology in energy

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In a model smartforme project of 250residential units, with an area of 18,000square metres, the total energy that isrecovered and recycled from the envelopethermal transmission losses is about 60per cent of the total transmission (orapproximately 840,000 kilowatt hoursannually). Thats equivalent to 100 lightbulbs being left on for nine and half years,or driving a Prius car around the world 30

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Smartforme supports a moresustainable way of living, one thatsconscious of resource consumption andthat provides customers with exceptionalcomfort in their living and workingspace, stated Bayley.

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