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FOCUS4GaryRobbinsUltra-runner competes in thetoughest footrace in the world

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FIRST TRACKS Dalia Nabeel and SevetaNasimi try snowshoeing.Mt. Seymour hosted its First Snowday event last Sunday,welcoming 350newCanadians to theNorth Shoremountains.More than 100 volunteers helped lead first-timers on skis and snowshoes. Local businesses donatedboots, coatsmittens and toques, and the groupwas treated to a free barbecue lunch. Seemore images atnsnews.com/community. PHOTOCINDYGOODMAN

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Residents in another aged but affordable Lynn Valleyrental complex are anxious over pending evictionsafter the property was purchased by a developer.

Emery Village renters received letters dated March 31informing them the property had been sold to Mosaic, aVancouver-based developer, and that the company would beexploring future plans in keeping with the Lynn Valley TownCentre plan.

The District of North Vancouver’s official community plan

foresees medium-density apartments being built on the site.“They just said nothing will be happening within a year

but for us to start making plans,” said Natasha Vignal, whojust moved her family in to Emery Village in November.

It will put the residents of the 65 townhouse units in ascramble to find other accommodations in a rental marketwith almost no vacancy and skyrocketing rents, much likethe Mountain Court redevelopment approved by district

council last year.“There’s no community left in North Vancouver for people

who are renting and for families. The single moms and singledads with two and three kids – where the hell are they goingto go?” she asked. “Where is it you can have three- and four-bedroom townhomes for under $2,000 to rent?”

Finding a home is especially hard when you’ve got achild in tow, Vignal said. “As a parent myself, we find it verydifficult in North Vancouver to find somewhere to live andI’m born and raised in North Vancouver. As soon as people

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A debate that ranged fromHarry Jerome’s rebuild toBarack Obama’s salary tothe price of beef bourgui-gnon left North Vancouverhomeowners with a $252bill.

Property taxes in theCity of North Vancouverare set to rise 3.9 per centin 2016, following a debateon the city’s 2016 financialplan Monday. Owners of anaverage-priced home willlikely shell out between $252and $283 more this year.

Approximately 1.9 percent of the hike is slated topay for operating costs likewages and the city’s share ofthe RCMP contract, anotherone per cent is earmarkedfor infrastructure and thefinal one per cent will be setaside for the rebuild of HarryJerome Recreation Centre,much to the chagrin of Coun.

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Last weekend NorthVancouver’s Gary Robbins ranthrough leg-shredding terrainfor nearly 60 hours straight,overcoming incredible mentaland physical barriers to accom-plish a feat only a handful ofhumans on this earth couldachieve.

And yet, in the eyes of the TheBarkley Marathons, he failed.

“I think anybody going into TheBarkley knows that you are destinedto fail,” said Robbins, a highlydecorated ultra-runner who cur-rently holds the records for severalof the world’s toughest foot races,including the 100-mile Hurt 100 inHawaii and 93-mile WonderlandTrail FKT, which circumnavigatesMount Rainier in Washington State.“I’m good at failing because I canstep back from failures and kindof assess what went right and what went wrong and take thoselessons andmove forward and come back with a better strategyfor the future.”

The strategy for most people who take part in the highlymysterious and insanely difficult Barkley Marathons is to surviveone loop of the five-loop, 100-plus mile race. Robbins, runningit for the first time, survived 4.5 loops. It’s the farthest anyCanadian has ever made it in the race, and the third farthestfor any race rookie. In doing so he learned a lot about himself,about the human spirit, about life itself. Most of all, however, helearned that he will be haunted by that unfinished half lap untilhe can come back to the backwaters of Eastern Tennessee andvanquish the demons that chased him away.

THE MYSTERIOUS BARKLEY MARATHONSThe town of Wartburg was the last bit of civilization Robbins,

his wife Linda Barton-Robbins and their seven-month-old sonReed saw before heading into Tennessee’s Frozen Head StatePark, the race zone for The Barkley Marathons.

“It was underwhelming in every regard,” Robbins said with alaugh when the North Shore News caught up with him follow-ing the race. “It’s a tiny little Southern U.S. town. It’s very muchabout guns and freedom – there’s no disguising that they’re verypassionate about that down there. But Southern hospitality is anabsolute thing – they’re some of the nicest people we had evermet.”

Once they were inside the State Park, they sought out GaryCantrell, a.k.a. Lazarus Lake, the man whose mischievous mindcreated The Barkley Marathons. It was Lake who sent Robbinsa “letter of condolence” informing him that he was one of the 40elite racers selected to run in this year’s Barkley. The race hasa bit of Fight Clubmystique to it, particularly pertaining to theapplication process used to select the runners. If you talk aboutthe race toomuch, youmay never get invited back.

“There are certain things that I will not reveal,” said Robbins.When he first met Lake, however, Robbins happily passed hima licence plate from his place of birth, Newfoundland – a licenceplate is the entry fee for first-time racers – and then handed overhis baby as well, warning Lake that Reed is a beard puller.

“As long as he grabs the whole thing it’s fine,” said Lake,

whose thick, scraggly white beard matched well with the mas-sive red one Robbins was sporting.

“He was everything I had hoped and expected – you can seethe kind generosity behind his eyes,” Robbins said of Lake. “Youcould also see that he’s a mischievous soul. He very much likesto stir the pot, and I think that shines through in what he’s cre-ated here.”

What Lake created was a race both wacky and agonizing. TheBarkley gainedmainstream fame last year when Netflix produceda documentary about it called The Race That Eats Its Young. TheBarkley, however, was first contested in 1986 and has built up ahuge reputation in the ultra-running world since then.

Each year, 40 hand-picked participants attempt to tacklefive loops of a course that is at least 20 miles (32 kilometres)long, although runners swear it is closer to the 26 miles of anactual marathon. The course rises and falls through the roundedTennessee mountains, racking up cumulative elevation gains anddrops that are – according to the documentary – roughly equiva-lent to climbing and descending Mount Everest. Twice.

In the 30 years since the race was created, 14 humans havefinished all five loops in the allotted 60 hours.

The event is known for its numerous quirks. The race canbegin anytime from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. on race day, with Lakeblowing a conch to let racers know the race will begin in onehour. The start is then signalled by Lake lighting a cigarette.

The course is not marked – onemap is provided to all therunners the night before the race. There are few aid stationsalong the course and racers mark their progress by findingbooks along the way and tearing out pages corresponding totheir bib number.

Robbins pondered all of these variables as he waited insidehis tent for the conch to blow. And he waited and waited, allthrough the night. On the eve of a 60-hour non-stop race, hecouldn’t sleep.

“It’s horrible,” he said of the deviousness of the unknownstart time. “I was just tossing and turning, waiting and waiting.”

The conch finally blew at 9:41 a.m. Saturday morning.“At that point I had slept about an hour to an hour and a

half in the previous 25 hours,” said Robbins. “An hour later thecigarette gets lit and off we go up the mountain.”

LOOPS1AND2:THROUGH HELL,WITH GUIDESRacers have learned throughout the years that first-timers

are clueless out on the unmarked course unless they can latchonto veterans who have been there before. Robbins knew thisand so he resolved to stick close to the small pack led by JaredCampbell, who was looking to become the first three-time fin-isher in race history. They found the first book fairly easily – “itwas a thrill to finally pull a page out of a book in the forest likethat,” said Robbins – and then things got weird as the courseturned down a steep unmarked, overgrown slope. Robbinsalmost immediately slipped, landed on his butt and slid 15 feetdown the muddy slope.

“It was already proving, within the first hour, to be more thanI expected.”

Part of that disturbing revelation is due to the populardocumentary film that Robbins watched before heading toTennessee. The film depicts The Barkley Marathons as arguablythe toughest race in the world, depicting the pain and sufferingcompetitors faced during the 2012 race. The reality, according toRobbins, is much, much worse.

“If you can believe it, the documentary actually makes thecourse look easier than it is,” he said. “They can’t show thedifficult sections of the terrain, they had no way to collect thatfootage. … The only comparable I can think of is if you were togo up on our North Shore mountains and ignore all of the trails,and then draw lines across the mountains that included thesteepest ravines you could imagine.

The thrashing was interrupted periodically by the hunt forhidden books. If it wasn’t such a demanding event, Robbins mayhave laughed at the site of dozens of elite racers trying to deci-pher clues from amischievous madman to find books hidden ina forest.

“When you find the book it’s like you celebrate,” saidRobbins. “Woo hoo! We found a hidden book! And then we get totear a page out and put it back and hide it for the next group ofrunners.”

Celebrations were short lived, however, when racers recalledthat they had 58 hours of running left. Robbins completed his

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Thetoughest foot race in theworldGary Robbinstakes onThe BarkleyMarathons

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NorthVancouver’s Gary Robbins takes on some fuel during the gruelling BarkleyMarathons endurance race held lastweekend at FrozenHead State Park inTennessee. The race is knownas the toughest in theworld, often concludingwith nowinner. PHOTO SUPPLIEDKEITHKNIPLING

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first loop along with two otherracers in eight hours andoneminute. After a 10-min-ute break he and Campbellset out on Loop 2, the samecourse but with a newwrinkle:darkness.

“It’s hard enough tonavigate this in the day withthe lack of discernible terrain.At night it really becomescomplex.”

With headlamps on, how-ever, the pair made it throughLoop 2 alive. Hooray: theywere 40 per cent finished.

LOOP3AND4:CHASINGGHOSTS

The curveball thrown byloops 3 and 4 – aside fromthe usual thrashed legs,blister-covered feet and sleep-deprived brains – is that theracers now turned around todo the course in the oppositedirection, counter clockwise.

Robbins and Campbellagain took a very short stopbefore heading back out to aworld that looked completelydifferent than the first twolaps. Campbell’s assistancewas crucial, said Robbins.

“Jared was an acquain-tance before this and I cannow call him a very closefriend,” he said. “It was incred-ible being able to share thatexperience with somebody.…Neither of us ever asked eachother howwe were doing orbrought up anything in therealm of pain or fatigue. Wejust talked about anythingbut what was going on in thatmoment.”

It was near the end ofLoop 3 and the start of Loop4 that the reality of racingfor 100 miles without anysleep started to catch up toRobbins. He tried to graba quick nap before he andCampbell headed out for Loop4 but they were in a crampedcampground full of barkingdogs and chattering friends.They were nowmore than30 hours into the race and itwas clear – for Robbins, therewould be no sleep until it wasover.

Back on the trail, the hal-lucinations began. Themanyrivers that whooshed by thetrail stopped whooshing andstarted to sound like peopletalking.

“It’s disconcerting initiallybefore you realize… there’snobody out here.”

Then Robbins couldn’t

remember who he was run-ning with. Is his name Jurgen?Who is this guy?

“I have no idea whoyou are,” he called out toCampbell.

“I’ll be whoever you needme to be,” came the reply.“Let’s just keepmovingforward.”

Then the faces appeared.Anything with two holesbecame eyes, watching him.

“Your brain just starts cre-ating faces all over the placein the leaves on the ground,”he said. “I hallucinated mybrother’s face on a pebble onthe ground.”

They finished the loop.With only two runners leftwith any hope of finishing therace in 60 hours, The Barkleyhad onemore trick to throw:One runner would do thefinal lap clockwise, the othercounter clockwise.

It was no longer sharedsurvival. It was a race.

LOOP5:ALONERobbins, running counter

clockwise, started Loop 5 onfire. “I ran out of camp,” hesaid. “You’ve got adrenalinfrom camp, you’ve got thesun up, and you’re in a racenow. I departed camp in anincredible state of mind andincredibly strong physicalstate.”

Book 1: got it. Book 2, oneof the toughest to find: nailedit. Book 3: disaster. Missinghis mark by a few degrees,the sleep-deprived zombieformerly known as GaryRobbins turned north whenhe should have turned south,and then spent the next twoand a half hours circling theforest looking for a book. Withthat one error the 60-hourdream floated away intothe Tennessee mountains.Robbins still pressed on,finding three more books andonce more completed Rat Jaw,a thorn-strewn powerline cutthat is the toughest climb onthe course. Then he packedit in.

“I managed to drop downto the road and get a ride backto camp to call it a day, whichwas incredibly disappointing –one of the more disappointingthings of my racing career,”he said. As he neared thefinish line – an unassumingyellow gate – he could sense“mass disappointment” fromeveryone in the camp. Theyall wanted to see Robbinsbecome just the third virgin

to ever finish the race. “Therewas a sombre sense aroundcamp,” said Robbins.

The funereal atmospherewas only heightened by abugler playing “Taps,” anhonour bestowed upon allracers who fail to completethe five loops. Then the moodchanged almost immediately.

“The congratulations andreward that was presented tome was something that I reallywasn’t expecting,” he said.“I didn’t have enough of anappreciation before for howfew people get to the fifth lapand how celebrated that is inand of itself was. I was turnedaround pretty quickly intobeing able to appreciate myaccomplishment rather thanto long toomuch for what wasnot to be on the day.”

The race is over, but ithasn’t left Robbins. Out thereon the course he met a side ofhimself he never knew existed.

“It was everything I hopedfor andmore,” he said. “It wasreally special to see otherpeople there that had no hopein hell of finishing but thatgave everything they had justto get through one lap or twolaps or three laps. To see thehuman psyche pushing asdeep as it could for as longas it could on everybody thatwas there – it’s special. Youdon’t see that on a day-to-daybasis. It was really fun to be apart of a group of people thatwere really dedicated towardssomething that all of us knewwas going to be impossible.”

Impossible for most, butnot all. Campbell completedthe race with less than half anhour to spare, becoming thefirst three-time finisher. As forRobbins, he takes solace inthe fact that no one has evergotten to the fifth loop anddropped out without thencoming back to complete thewhole race in a later event.Robbins will be back foranother Barkley, he said, andhe’ll finish it. And if he failsagain, he’ll be back for more.Again and again and againuntil he beats it.

“I still have waves ofknowing that I was that closeand wishing that I had pulledit off,” he said. “By and largeI am really happy with whatI was able to pull away fromthat race. I can’t stop thinkingabout it, so I definitely will bereturning to eventually – nomatter how long it takes –be the 15th finisher of TheBarkley.”

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Don Bell.Citing an increasing

number of residents whosemeagre bank accounts belietheir property values, Bellcalled for council to “putoff” saving money for HarryJerome this year.

“I don’t have a problemwith asking future resi-dents to pay for something,because you’re paying backin cheaper dollars,” he said.“If we’re going to do HarryJerome, part of that may wellbe borrowing. I don’t have aproblem with that becauseit’s future residents that aregoing to use it as well.”

That sort of thinking isthe same reason the world’stemperature continues torise, argued Coun. CraigKeating, who bashed thepractice of borrowing as con-straining future councils.

“We better …. pay ourfreight in this day and age,and not do so often as we doin this culture, which is tellour children and grand-children: it’s your problem;witness climate change.”

Keating also joustedwith Coun. Rod Clark overwhat Clark dubbed council’sweekly beef bourguignondinners.

After criticizing the cityfor failing to look for efficien-cies, Clark suggested one ofhis own.

“I can think of a couple ofcuts that we can make rightnow. There’s a sumptuouscouncil and senior staff din-ner every Monday night.”

Keating countered, sayinghe wouldn’t send hard work-ing staff members out forsandwiches after a 15-hourday.

The city’s budget askstoo much of its homeowners,according to Clark.

“The taxpayers are nota bottomless pit,” he said,

arguing that property taxesshould be in line with wageincreases.

“We live in a two per centworld,” he said.

Clark also took aim atthe salary of the city’s chiefadministrative officer, whichis approximately 75 per centof U.S. President BarackObama’s yearly wage.

His remarks earnedthe ire of Mayor DarrellMussatto.

“I’m offended by anymember of council speak-ing about a salary of a staffmember,” Mussatto said,calling Clark’s comments“completely inappropriate.”

The mayor differed withBell and Clark over the issueof residents whose housevalue dwarfs their cash flow.Mussatto pointed out thatresidents older than 55 candefer paying taxes until afterselling their home.

Many residents arebefuddled by a dissonancebetween what they seeand what they pay, com-mented council watcher IvanLeonard, who said with somany towers going up, taxesshould be going down.

“Who is benefitting fromall this money that is ooz-ing into the city coffers?Certainly not the majority of

the citizens,” he said. “Thereappears to be a madness inthe air.”

Coun. Pam Bookhamechoed his words.

“Why do our taxes go upevery year given the amountof growth that we are experi-encing?” she asked.

Without that growth,homeowners would likelybe looking at a 5.9 per centhike, countered Coun. LindaBuchanan. The city expectsto pocket $850,000 based onnew growth this year.

Any cuts to city programswould likely be poorlyreceived, according toBuchanan, who warned thatpermits might be slower inbeing processed with fewerstaff.

Coun. Holly Back sup-ported the financial planafter clashing with Clarkover his suggestion council-lors give up overseas trips.

“In the last year I thinkwe’ve only had two overseastrips,” Back said, adding thatattending conferences helpscouncillors learn.

Council voted 4-3 to fundHarry Jerome rec centre,with Couns. Bell, Bookhamand Clark opposed. Theother 2.9 per cent hikepassed 5-2 with Bookhamand Clark opposed.

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In 1983 Hugh Addison, gen-eral manager of Park Royal,approachedme in my littlebutcher shop in Ambleside

and tried to convince me tomovemy butcher shop toPark Royal. ... I was scared!

Hugh was the general man-ager of Park Royal owned byGuinness, and he had the ideaof making a foodmarket inthe mall. After many sleeplessnights, we decided to makethe big move and 33 yearsago we opened with greatfanfare and our little butchershop thrived for more than 30years. Park Royal at that timeboasted to having the mostindependent stores of anymall in Canada – the butcher,the baker, Mary’s fish store,andmanymore independentstores whichmade the mallfeel like home to all of us wholived inWest Vancouver.

I was elected as presidentof the Park Royal MerchantsAssociation, and servedfour terms representing themerchants, and we had fun

– from the chili contests tothe travelling minstrels in themall at Christmas, to even theattempt to beat the GuinnessBook of Records for the haggiseating contest. And who canforget our head of security“Whistling” Bernie Smith?

In short, it was a goodplace to be. Park Royal wasmy second home. My boysrode the horsey ride outside ofSuper Valu, and they grew upin the mall. The pride that wehad for Park Royal was some-what overwhelming. Overthe years we saw changes,a change of mall ownership,and the coming on board of anew youngmall manager, RickAmantea, who as well madethe mall fun. However, timemarches on and things beganto change. Sunday opening,late-night shopping, extendedhours, whichmade it hard forsome independents to follow,the opening of the Village atPark Royal – all came in andwere well received.

Referring to the chess

players, many of them, in fact,were customers not only forme but for many other storesin the mall. It is a shame whathas happened in the last week.The decision to try and doaway with this amazing entitywas a poor decision. As I amvery involved in many wayswithWest Vancouver, this deci-sion is now “talk of the town”in a bad way. Park Royal wasthe best move I ever made,and the mall was good to me.A few years ago our store wasasked to move, and the malloffered an alternative location,which we determined wasnot a good alternative, so wepacked our bags andmovedon. To say any of this stops mefrom shopping at Park Royalwould not be true. I still lovethe mall. And I will try and livewith the changes whether theybe “the good, the bad or theugly.”

What are your thoughts? Sendus a letter via email: [email protected].

Full steam ahead

The Shipyards on the City ofNorth Vancouver waterfrontnow have a plan, a fundingsource and even a targetedcompletion date.

At a glance, it looks like city residentsare making out like bandits on this –only a fraction of the capital costs and asource of revenue to pay for running theamenities like an ice rink and splash pool.

It certainly beats having our pre-mier waterfront hub paid for with slotmachines, density, tax increases or debt –all of which were options on the table.

And it makes a lot of sense havingnearby Quay Properties Management asthe partner in the project.

If this all comes together as envi-sioned, it’s going to be the envy of everymunicipality in the Lower Mainland.

But we haven’t seen the numbers onhow much the city expects the Shipyards

will cost to run, or how much they’ll begetting in lease revenues. Ice rinks arenotoriously expensive to operate (andthose are the ones built in proper are-nas). Revenues have a habit of coming inlower than anticipated.

Remember: the plan to relocate theNorth Vancouver Museum and Archivesto the Pipe Shop was scrapped becausea majority on council worried it might bea money loser. Let’s hope they have thesame standards for the rest of the site.

But, even with the lamentable loss ofthe museum, the city is to be commendedfor moving forward on the Shipyards.

For more than a decade, Lot 5 hasbeen used for little more than storing rustand contaminated dirt.

And if we left it up to the cantanker-ous naysayers, it would stay that way foranother decade.

We say, ships ahoy.

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Chess players who have been meeting at Park Royal for 50 years were recently oustedfrom the mall’s newly revamped food court. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Dear Editor:An open letter to Park

Royal:I’ve been shopping at Park

Royal my entire life. The sightof the gentlemen playingchess always has warmed

my heart and is part of whatmakes the North Shore feellike home. I’m writing toinform you that due to yourabsolutely short-sighted andcruel decision to ban thechess games, I will be fully

boycotting the mall fromthis day forward. If you don’twant to support the com-munity, why should I supportPark Royal and its retailers?Andrew ChobaniukNorth Vancouver

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Society values parkingmore thanpark landDear Editor:

Elizabeth James’ columntitled Paving Park Strip Won’tGet us Out of Cars, March 16,misunderstands the conun-drum the city faces wheninstalling good, protectedcycling infrastructure.

First, numerous studieshave shown that when citiesbuild protected bike infra-structure, riders will come.Here are two examples, butyou can view more atpeopleforbikes.org/statistics.

In the first case, 38 percent of people biking onSherbourne Street in Torontoswitched to biking afterSherbourne got a protectedbike lane. Of those, 24 percent switched from driving.Mode Substitution Effect ofUrban Cycle Tracks: CaseStudy of a Downtown Streetin Toronto, Canada.

In the second case, NewYork City’s Prospect ParkWest protected bike lanesaw a 190 per cent increasein weekday ridership, with32 per cent of those bik-ing under age 12. New YorkCity DOT, 2012 – ProspectPark West: Traffic Calming &Bicycle Path.

James grieves the loss ofgreen space. I also am sad-dened by this loss. That ispark land that we will not getback as green space.

Why does the city usepark land to install separatedbike lanes? Another obviousway to achieve the sameend would be to convert aportion of the existing pavedvehicle lanes or on-streetparking into protected bikelanes.

This is a discussion onland use. If we want to addbike infrastructure, do weuse park land, or existingroad infrastructure? Jamesmentions a price tag of$500,000 for the bike lanes.This does not include themassive public investment inthe land cost.

The value of the land forthe bike lanes is 1.8 metresper lane times two lanestimes 1,500 metres in lengthfor a total of 5,400 squaremetres. At current landvalues in North Vancouver(approximately $3,000 persquare metre), the valueof the land to be used forthe bike lanes is around$16.2-million dollars.

No matter where we buildthe bike lanes, the land costis $16.2 million. In case youargue that is too much tospend, consider the landcost of all the pavementon Grand Boulevard thatfacilitates car movementor storage. On both Eastand West Grand Boulevard,there are two travel lanes atthree metres per lane with aparking lane at three metres.That totals 27,000 squaremetres (2 x 9 m x 1,500 m).That adds up to $81 million.

Do we need all that landfor cars? It seems reasonableto use less than 20 per centof that already paved landto support transportationalternatives.

So why don’t we buildthe protected bike laneson the existing pavement?The same people who donot want pavement in thepark will argue they cannotgive up on-street parking orvehicle lanes – not even tosave the green space.

The appalling truth is, wevalue parking more than wevalue park.Heather DruggeNorth Vancouver

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sunny Sunday morning.The time is 10:30 a.m. andI’m sitting on my deck withthe North Shore News, mytoast and a delicious cupof coffee while enjoying thewarmth and the sounds ofchirping birds … Uh oh …leaf blower time. Rats! Theregoes the serenity!

I wish there was justone day per week where weare not forced to listen tosanding machines, circularsaws, drills, hammers, weedwhackers, lawn mowers andthe horrifically annoyingleaf blowers that go on and

on and on blowing debrisall over into someone else’sarea. Please! Use an old-fashioned rake and broom!

Sun-day (the day thealleged lord rested) wouldbe the perfect day forsuch eventless activity.Neighbours could relax andenjoy the connectivity oflistening to natural soundswithout imposing their willon one another.

Why is it that the personwho does not want some-thing has no right to be notimposed upon? Meanwhile,the person perpetratingthe crime has every rightto do so. Modern society

(if one can even call itmodern) seems to haveno sense of consideration,empathy, compassion orany other common sensemorality when it comes toforcing others to complywith unnecessary noise.

It’s time for a new noisebylaw to be written forSunday.

People do not seem tohave any common sensethemselves.

They need to be toldwhat to do, and more impor-tantly, what not to do.

Serenity now!John MooreWest Vancouver

QUOTES OF THE WEEK:They’re trying to bribe us to bloody well move?”

—LongtimeParkRoyal chessplayerGeorge Inghamexpressesoutrageat themall’s offerof $500 tohelp theoustedchessplayers findanewvenue for their games (fromanApril 6news story.)

I think it’s an amazing program because I actually, believe it or not,don’t hate school.”

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Hollyburn Family Services Society held its third annual corporate wine and appetizer event atScotiabank’s 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue branch in North Vancouver on the afternoon of March 30.Members of the North Shore corporate community were invited tomingle and learn about the work thatthe Hollyburn Family Services Society performs and the difference it makes in people’s lives. The societyhas been offering counselling and support services to children, youth, seniors and families since 1990. Theevent was hosted by North Vancouver Rotary Clubmember Kevin Evans and featured speakers from thecommunity who have benefitted from the programs that Hollyburn offers. hollyburn.ca

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The Canadian CancerSociety’s Relay for Lifefundraiser is passing thebaton to a new event tohelp revitalize communityexcitement about support-ing cancer research.

This year’s event on theNorth Shore will be getting

people active and involvedwith the Daffodil Dash.Featuring a one-kilometre walkand five-km run, the event,being held April 24 at 8 a.m. atWest Vancouver’s AmblesidePark, is hoping to capturemore participants’ attentionwith a smaller format thatpacks just as much punch asthe relay.

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decline,” said ChristinaBauzon, event develop-ment co-ordinator with theCanadian Cancer Society.“There was a decline in turn-out, in participation level andvolunteers as well.”

Bauzon says they wantedto pump some life into theevent with a different form ofcommunity engagement toencourage participation and

fundraising. Complete with abright yellowmascot namedDash, the activities are hopedto encourage the same wackyenthusiasm that the relay wasso well known for.

That sense of energy iswhat brought Rod Vafaei backin a more active role this yearto help on the North Shoreevent planning commit-tee. He participated in theRichmond Relay for Life lastyear and was inspired by thestrong sense of communitythe Canadian Cancer Societycreates for people strugglingthrough the disease.

“I really enjoyed that eventand I heard about an oppor-tunity to help the committeethis year for a North Shore(event), which is my own localcommunity,” said Vafaei. “Iknew that that kind of energy,that positivity, was somethingthe North Shore communityreally embodied quite well,and that sense of close com-munity ties.”

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a bullying physical affront or atough social confrontation, the self-confidence and character developedduring Elite OlympicMartial Artsinstruction can be drawn on forever.“When a person has built-in integrityand has learned the qualities ofhumility, courtesy and self-disciplinethat are the essence ofmartial arts,they have everything they need to gothrough life handling adversity – andthemselves –withmodest pride,”Yoosaid.Yoo and his highly-trained teachersoffer professional instruction in Judo,Taekwondo, Boxing, andWrestling –options that ensure everyone can finda discipline to suit their needs.Believing the quest for self-improvement and enjoyment shouldbe a life-long pursuit, EOMA coursesare tailored for beginners right up tothosewho used towrestle for theircollege team–without the stress that

accompanies intense competition.Judo is called the gentle art and isan enjoyable and practical form ofself-defence. Taekwondo developsfocus, flexibility and co-ordination,while wrestling helps to develop thewhole body and offers amore intenseworkout for serious athletes.“By learning these arts, yourmindwillbecome sharper, more focused anddisciplined as your body becomesstronger andmore flexible.”As you learn – andmaintain – the skillsthat, one day,might even save yourlife, Yoo says yourmind and bodywilltransform on their ownwithout youeven noticing.Another popular offering is EOMA’sLadies Only Fitness and Self-Defenceprogram that emphasizes strengthand conditioning and includesTaekwondo, boxing, kickboxing, judo,and jiujutsu. “EOMAbelieves the keyto survival is a decision to emphasizea lifestyle of fitness and ongoingconditioning,”Yoo said.Aswithmost sports, you cannot justlearn a technique and hope to applyit later in life, unless you continue towork on those skills and keep themsharp. That’s not hard to dowhenEOMAmakes the effort somuch fun.“Our concern for thewelfare of ourstudents goes above and beyondexpectations and our friendlyenvironmentwelcomes each one ofyou,”saidYoo.EliteOlympicMartial Arts840-842West 15th StreetNorthVancouverwww.eoma.ca604-971-3362

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Devine is grateful for theopportunity the series pro-vides to showcase to friends,family and the community atlarge what goes on in his work-place as well as the efforts anddedication of hospital staffwho consistently go aboveand beyond for their patients.

“The great thing about theshow is highlighting . . . whatour emergency departmentgoes through on a daily basisand also how big the staffis. It’s not just doctors andnurses, it’s an eclectic crew.It’s your security staff, yoursocial workers, (physiothera-pists), respiratory therapists,it’s very broad,” he says.

“I like what I do, I’m veryproud of my profession. I lovethe role that I took in thishealth care situation. I loveemergency medicine, I thinkit’s fantastic, it’s very dynamic,it’s very fast-paced and younever knowwhat you’re goingto get,” he adds.

In addition to showcasingthe realities of the ER, Devinehopes viewers of EmergencyRoom: Life + Death at VGHalso take away an importantrealization regarding who thedepartment is intended

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In addition to airing onthe Knowledge Network,new episodes of EmergencyRoom: Life + Death at VGH willbe simulcast on the series’website, knowledge.ca/er.Forty-nine web shorts are alsoavailable, offering behind-the-scenes stories, including threefocused on Devine: MedicalMechanic, The One About. . .My Grandfather’s Stroke andThat’s Not a Cut.

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In a reminder to the public about the annual canvassers,manager of annual giving, Paula Taylor, mentioned that thedoor-to-door collections will be going on for the month of April.

“Our volunteers will be easy to recognize – just look forthe bright, yellow daffodil pin on their lapels. They will also bewearing Canadian Cancer Society lanyards to identify them-selves,” said Taylor. “When our volunteers with their daffodilpins arrive on your doorstep, we hope people will be inspiredto join the fight against cancer and give generously. The pin isa powerful symbol of hope that lets people in our communitywho are affected by cancer or who have lost someone to thedisease know that they are not alone.”

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Graham Parkes admits hehas always been handyaround the house.

The retired engineer isnow putting that skill to gooduse as a volunteer in homerepair for the North ShoreBetter At Home Program.

The non-profit servicesupports local seniors withbasic, non-medical services tohelp them stay in their homesand remain independent. TheBetter At Home program isfunded by the governmentof B.C. and managed by theUnited Way of the LowerMainland. It’s delivered on theNorth Shore by North ShoreCommunity Services.

As a volunteer for the pro-gram, Parkes provides simplehome repairs to seniors inneed, including replacing lightfixtures, painting handrails, orhanging blinds.

“I really enjoy it. And I likedoing things with my handsanyway,” says Parkes, whohas been volunteering withthe program for a year. “I lovehelping people out, whetherit’s friends or neighbours.” Afew years back he helped hissister install a kitchen andstill helps his three kids whencalled on.

Parkes, who lives in WestVancouver, says it’s easy tokeep busy because there’sso much to do, especially forseniors.

“I’ve never been busiersince I’ve been retired,” henotes. “If you want to occupyyour days and keep busy, andmeet people or do things, it’sout there.”

In the past year with thehome repair program, Parkeshas had about 70 visits intotal, six visits per month

with about 25 different clients.Most of the visits last twohours, some last a little longeror a little shorter depend-ing on the job. Although heknows the general task beforehe arrives, often there are afewmore little fixes he tendsto when he gets to a client’shome.

“It’s time, but it is time I dohave,” he says of his commit-ment to the program.

A big part of the appealof volunteering is meeting adiverse “mosaic” of people.

“I love meeting people,I love helping people. It’sendlessly fascinating to meetsome of these people and

they almost invariably wantto talk and quite often they’reon their own and I’m relativelygregarious so we get chat-ting,” says Parkes.

Sometimes he has to becreative to think of solutionsto problems, such as with oneof his recent clients who had astool with no nails, no screws,just ingenious jointing thatwas collapsing.

“Now that’s hardly homerepair but it meant so much toher. It had been in the familyfor years,” explains Parkes. Hewas able to fix the stool andthe client was very pleased.

“I love that sort of chal-lenge,” says Parkes.

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Behind every program, facility or working group in the District is a volunteerhelping shape the direction of our community. Their selfless investmentmakes West Vancouver a wonderful, creative and caring place to live.We thank you for your commitment, leadership and loyalty!West Vancouver Community Centre and Aquatic Centre, Seniors’ Activity Centre, West Vancouver Ice Arena, GleneaglesCommunity Centre, Ambleside Youth Centre, West Vancouver special events, Harmony Arts Festival, Parks stewardshipgroups, working groups, advisory committees and boards, West Vancouver Memorial Library, West Vancouver CommunityCentre Services Society, Silk Purse Arts Centre, West Vancouver Museum, Ferry Building Galleryand Lawson Creek Studios and theWest Vancouver Police Department and Victims Services.

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Volunteer

Amazed. Inspired. Grateful. That’s how weat Family Services of the North Shore feelabout the selfless work our Volunteersdo. They give generously of their time andenergy, offering on-site and in-home supportto adults in our community who are livingwith terminal illness, bereavement, disabilityor the severe effects of cancer treatment.

We wanted to knowmore about ourvolunteers, so we asked them “Why do youvolunteer?”

“When I first volunteered, I was working asa nurse in LGH and it seemed sort of like acontinuation or continuity of caring. Alongthe way I met many wonderful kindredspirits who were so giving of their timeand talents. This work is so fulfilling andenriches my life.” MAUREEN, VOLUNTEER

“I really like to volunteer because it makesme feel like I belong to the community.”NILOOFAR, VOLUNTEER

Our clients were more than willing toanswer when we asked them “Tell us aboutyour experience.”

“When I am having a tough day and I knowthat I will be seeing my volunteer, it helpsme get out of bed because I know we willhave many laughs.” CLIENT

“When I first began coming it was just tohave human contact, when you are alone

you don’t realize how important that is. Overtime, I realized my healing has also becomehealing on an emotional and mental level.”CLIENT

Our volunteers are the heart of our programand the impact each of them has made onthe people in our community is priceless.

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We are looking for new volunteers to joinour team this year. There are many ways tohelp out before and during the event. Findsomething that fits your availability andskills and lend a hand! If you have two ormore hours to spare, we have a job for you!We need help with set-up, traffic controlon the parade route, supervising carnivalgames and rides, taking tickets and servingfood in the cookshack, and much more.Contact our volunteer coordinator [email protected] or 778-888-2637.This year’s event has been expanded,and moved to a new date:Friday, June 17 -Gala, with catering by Louis Gervais &entertainment by Angela KelmanSaturday, June 18 - Carnival DaySunday, June 19 - NEW! -Father’s Day breakfast and ridesCheck out our website for muchmoreinformation: lynnvalleyday.ca

Lynn Valley Days is in its 104th year! Thank you to themany volunteerswho have helpedmake this such a fun community event over the years!

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Each year, hundreds of volunteers supportmunicipal services, events, and activities.They help newcomers learn Englishlanguage skills at the Library. Theyimprove parks by removing invasive plantsand re-planting native plants. Youth helporganize Youth Week activities for all. Manybring their knowledge and experience toadvisory committees, groups and boards.Others help frail and isolated seniors accessthe Seniors’ Activity Centre so that they cancontinue to participate in the communitythey love so much.Volunteers are critical to the well-being andsustainability of our communities: they bringa powerful economic and social benefit bycontributing value to community programsand services.When you volunteer, you create newconnections, you help find solutions toproblems, and make a genuine and lastingdifference in the lives of others.

Learnmore about volunteering inWestVancouver at westvancouver.ca/volunteerandmore about National VolunteerWeek atvolunteer.ca

The District of West Vancouver commends its incredible volunteersfor their contributions of time, skill, talent and passion, making this awonderful community for us to live, work and play.

These West Vancouver volunteers wererecognized for their extraordinarycontributions in 2015.Left to Right: Mona Barbour (Going the ExtraMile), Bob Jackson (Community Builder),Monique McDonald and Ian Coburn (LifetimeAchievement), and Mary Jo Campbell(Community Builder).

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Dogtraining isbasedoncommonsenseThere is a right way anda wrong way to do every-thing in life.

We are faced with choicesevery waking moment ofthe day that we must con-sciously consider, knowingthat the choice we makewill determine whether theoutcome is in our favour,or not. These choices arenot always about hugelysignificant events that willalter the course of the worldas we know it, but rathermuch simpler choices thatinvolve listening to com-mon sense. Unfortunately, itseems that humans tend toignore common sense, whichtells them the right wayand points them towards afavourable outcome. Instead,they unconsciously choosethe wrong way, thus makinghorrible mistakes and mak-ing life’s lessons harder thanthey need to be.

Fortunately, life is gra-cious and has given us

humans the gift of a restartbutton. If we are really pay-ing attention to our lives andthe choices we make, we canlearn from our mistakes andbecome conscious creatorsof our lives and choose theright way the next time weare presented with a choice.

Our dogs are wonderfulteachers of consciousness.Sharing life with a dogbecomes very difficult whenyou ignore common sense

and allow your unconscious-ness to direct your life.

For example, commonsense says don’t bring ahigh-energy, adolescent dogknown for its fetching andretrieving drive, which isstill learning the concept ofboundaries and leadershipto the edge of a multi-purpose sports field wheresoccer games are happen-ing at one end and baseballgames at the other, and let itoff leash to play.

Yet there are dog owners,many in fact, who lack thecommon sense to predictwhat the inevitable outcomemight be in this situation.They end up frustrated,embarrassed, and possiblyangry at their dog as theylearn about dog behaviourthe hard way.

The hard lesson comeswhen the high-energy dogplaying fetch with its ownerhears the crack of a baseballbat, looks over its shoulder

and sees a group of peoplechasing after the ball. Tothis lovely young dog, thisis nothing more than aninvitation to investigate andparticipate in what lookslike a fabulously fun game offetch.

On the way to chasingafter the errant baseball incentre field, the dog is thenwaylaid by the sight of yeta more fascinating gameinvolving a larger group ofpeople kicking and chas-ing after a bigger ball. Theadolescent fetch-focuseddog thinks it is in fetchingheaven and its brain kicksinto retrieving overdrive,blocking out all sounds andcommunication attemptsby its owner, who is nowrunning after said dog. Theyoung dog, of course, thinksits owner is joining in thefun and runs faster towardsthe ball and away from theowner. It has been its job,after all, to get to the ball

as fast as it can and bring itback.

It is at this moment thedog owner realizes thevastness of his mistake. Heoverestimated his relation-ship with his dog and hisdog’s ability to remainfocused and attentive duringwhat the dog sees as possi-bly the best day of its life.

Now comes the restartbutton I told you about ear-lier. Fortunately, you don’tactually have to live throughthis embarrassing situationin order to learn what is theright thing to do. I’m givingyou the answer right here.

The right way toapproach this situationwould be to recognize thetraining opportunity pre-sented at the multi-purposesports field. Instead of play-ing fetch with the dog offleash, the dog owner shouldhave practised obedienceand focused attention withthe dog on a long line. The

dog could be rewarded witha couple of tosses of a ball.

When the dog turns itsattention to the sports activi-ties, the long line prevents itfrom running away and givesthe owner control of thesituation. The dog realizesthat it cannot chase afterthe players or the balls, so itturns its attention back to itsowner and is then rewardedwith the toss of a ball or atreat. Easy, huh?

The end result is a dogthat will calmly remain withits owner on leash whilewalking past or playing neara sports field and, with duediligence, eventually offleash.

You are welcome mygrasshoppers.

Joan Klucha has beenworking with dogs for morethan 15 years in obedience,tracking and behaviouralrehabilitation. Contact her [email protected].

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West Vancouver’s Skye Clarke pulls off a trick during a recent competition. The 13-year-old recently won gold in U14 slopestyleat the freestyle skiing junior nationals. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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West Vancouver’s Skye Clarke cer-tainly seems to be aptly named, asthe 13-year-old freestyle skier hastaken flight to earn several impres-sive recent victories on the slopes.

Clarke won gold in the U14 girlsslopestyle competition at the CanadianFreestyle Ski Association junior nationalsheld last month at Beaver Valley Ski Clubin Kimberly, Ont. Clarke’s score of 70.6was 18 points ahead of the second-placefinisher.

The event was contested in difficultconditions with high winds, rain andeven some lightning.

“The snow was really, really slow, soit was hard for me, since I’m really light,to get speed for the jumps, which was achallenge,” Clarke said. “I went straight

into all the jumps and I just tucked reallyhard.”

Clarke credited the first jump of herroutine with getting the judges on herside.

“I did a certain trick called a flat three,which is an off-axis back flip, and I did itreally clean and did a Japan grab, whichreally stuck out to the judges, I think,because nobody else did it,” she said.

Clarke’s slopestyle score was the bestof the day, including athletes competingin higher age groups up to U18. ChrisMuir, Clarke’s coach with the WhistlerBlackcomb Freestyle Ski Club, said therewas no doubt Clarke would be the win-ner with the run she laid down.

“Her strength, especially compared toother females, is she’s really big on rails,”he said. “She’s able to ride the same railsthat some of the boys are doing, so that’swhat really put her over the top. … She

was doing some really difficult off-axistricks – a flat three, as well as being ableto spin with a really nicely executedgrab. That’s why she won that day.”

Clarke was competing at the nationallevel for the first time but she stayedcalm throughout the competition, saidMuir.

“She overcame any jitters that shewould have had and she did phenome-nal,” he said. “She’s a pretty calm person.If she did (have jitters) she keeps it onthe inside. She’s definitely a competitorand likes to be out there.”

Clarke topped off her season bywinning gold in the U14 slopestyle andbig air competitions as well as bronzein moguls at the freestyle provincialchampionships held last weekend atVancouver Island’s Mount Washingtonresort.

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North Vancouver’s ChantalCummings was nameda first-team tournamentall-star after helping theVancouver Island Marinerswin gold at the 2016CCAAWomen’s VolleyballNational Championship.

TheMariners defeated thetop-ranked Élans de Garneau3-1 in the final held last monthat Holland College on PrinceEdward Island. VIU, rankedNo. 6 heading into the tourna-ment, also had to knock off

the third- and second-seededteams on their way to the final.

Cummings, a second-yearsetter, is a Windsor second-ary grad. North Vancouver’sKathleen Konar, a St. ThomasAquinas grad, also suitedup for the Mariners at thetournament.

The Capilano Universitywomen’s team finished thirdat the PacWest provincialchampionships and didnot advance to the nationalchampionships. Sarah Hughes

and Kira Sutcliffe were namedPacWest first-team all-starswhile Sutcliffe also earneda spot on the CCAA All-Canadian team. Megan Kovenwas named to the PacWestall-rookie team.

On the men’s side theBlues lost in the first round ofthe PacWest playoffs. BrendanCairns earned a PacWest all-star spot while Simon Friesenwas named to the PacWestall-rookie team.

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