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Change MakersBy taking action, they made positive changes in the community – and around the globe – this year.

1Jeff Torres When North Shore cops caught him dealing drugs, Jeff Torres knew he had to change his life.

It took the Argyle student two run-ins with police before he was able to steer a different course. Now a Capilano University student, last year Torres spent time away from the books as a World Vision Canada ambassador.

His involvement with the humanitarian organiza-tion started after a North Van cop gave him a sec-ond chance. Torres then ran an Ironman and raised $10,000 for the World Vision.

Torres helped organize World Vision’s local annual 30-Hour Famine fundraiser. He spoke with 80 West Van secondary students who gave up food for a day to help raise money.

Unlike most youth his age, the 20-year-old has no cellphone, a sacrifice he made so he could use some money from his part-time job to sponsor a 7-year-old Tanzanian boy, Makoye.

“We can make a huge difference, even though it might not seem that we can.” Torres said. “We can really impact the world.”

2 Peter MurrayPeter Murray knows the local mountains like the back of his hand.

As a teenager, the North Van native hiked them with his friends.

Now 49, the owner and chief pilot of Talon Helicopters has donated count-less hours to rescue missions with North Shore Rescue (NSR). Since 1990, he estimates he’s been at the controls for more than 50 per cent of NSR’s longline rescues.

Last year, Murray received a nation-al exemplary service award from the Department of National Defense, in recognition of his volunteerism. NSR search manager Tim Jones estimates that Murray donates tens of thousands of dollars every year in flight time.

“Peter is a rare breed,” Jones said. “A commer-cial pilot who gives so much back to his com-munity.”

4 Lauryn OatesLauryn Oates has sacrificed much of her youth, not to mention her life, championing women’s

rights in Afghanistan. At the age of 16, this West Vancouver resident

founded the Vancouver chapter of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WA) — a volunteer, non-profit organization that has raised more than $3 million for female literacy programs in the war-torn country.

Today, Oates manages its teacher training program and makes frequent visits to the country. Friends of Oates have died doing similar work, but the now 28-year-old is determined to see her job through.

“I go [to Afghanistan] knowing there is risk, but it’s more important to continue that work than to not go,” she says.

3Tewannee Joseph2010 was a big year for Squamish Nation

member Tewannee Joseph.He became one of the faces of the Four Host

Nations Society, which co-hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games – an idea solidified over a coffee at Tim Hortons with himself and Chief Gibby Jacobs.

“This will be one of the — if not the — big-

gest coming together of aboriginal people for the purpose of hosting the world,” Joseph said at the time.

And host he did. Joseph saw hundreds of thou-sands of people through the 2010 Aboriginal Pavilion, the society created a welcome video that logged upward of 10,000 views in its first few weeks and Squamish Nation was a big part of the Olympic opening ceremonies.

When the Games left, Joseph worked contin-ued. He has toured the country giving talks on First Nations’ issues. And when he is not break-ing stereotypes through his conversations, Joseph is doing so with his band Bitterly Divine — a band nominated for the Best New Artist award at this year’s Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.

“I think the world has a different view of our people now, but I think our people also have a different view of the world,” Joseph said. “That is the legacy of the Olympics.”

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school have big plans for 2012. They have hosted raffle sales, sold socks and

a jumble of other fundraising drives to fund their next humanitarian trip to the Dominican Republic.

The trip is being organized through the school’s Global Initiative group, a student-led cohort that meets on lunch breaks. Last year, the group organized a trip to Dominican Republic where students did everything from mixing concrete to lugging cement blocks for local contrac-tors. Seycove students say their international humanitarian work teaches them not only about other cultures, but also about themselves.

“A bad [thing] for us might be getting a C+ on a math test,” says Grade 12 student Alex Southam. “But others don’t have bread. It really puts things in perspective.”

5 Knitting GranniesThese Prairie Chickens, as they call them-

selves, have been very busy this winter. Rose Nicholson, 96, and Mary Dailly, 93, met

a little over a year ago. Since the Saskatchewan natives formed their friendship, the Capilano Care Centre residents haven’t stopped ‘chattering’ – knitting that is. Over the past six months, the duo hand-knitted 105 scarves for the Neighbourhood Helpers Project to give to seniors living in the Downtown Eastside. The Outlook received a flurry of let-ters noting the ladies’ kindness after the heart-warming tale ran. It is just one example of how people on the North Shore are making a difference by doing what they can. As Judy Chartrand, an employee with the Neighbourhood Helpers Project, said, the scarves will go a long way toward helping those in need. “It’s going to make quite a big difference,” she said.

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Plan has won global acclaim while; more importantly, we have seen about 450,000 new jobs created since July 2009. Meanwhile, individuals, families, and community organizations are still struggling, and together we still have work to do. We saw positive results from the Prime Minister’s visit to China, in the form of Approved Destination Status for China-based tourism to Canada. Last month, our Govern-ment waived the visa requirement for Taiwan visitors - another initiative which I specifi cally supported. Meanwhile, our Environment Minister added over 30% to the total of Canadian lands dedicated as national parks; signed the Copenhagen Accord; and participated actively on the international stage to bring the major polluters closer to an effective agreement to decrease emissions. In Ottawa, I was humbled by unanimous House of Com-mons support for my fi rst Private Member’s Bill, C-475, which battles crystal meth and ecstasy. My Parliamentary Fitness Initiative continued, an all-party program to pro-fi le the virtues of increased physical activity. After two years serving as your Member of Parliament, one observation hits home. Achievements in public life are attained, not by MP’s alone, but by close communica-tion and cooperation among community members. With that thought in mind, on behalf of my staff and family, I thank you again, and wish you a healthy and prosperous New Year.

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2010 inreview

The top 10 news stories

1Olympics touch down in West Vancouver

The world’s biggest sporting event made its way to B.C. this year, and the normally quiet municipality of West Vancouver found itself welcoming Olympic enthusiasts from around the globe.

Cypress Mountain played host to both the ski and snowboard cross events, as well as the men’s and women’s half pipe and moguls competitions. Hometown girl Maëlle Ricker would strike gold on the mountain, winning the women’s snowboard cross. Quebec’s Alexandre Bilodeau would claim gold in the men’s moguls, while Whistler’s Ashley McIvor earned top spot in women’s ski cross. In total, the West Vancouver ski resort would witness six medal victories on its slopes.

The success wouldn’t come without criticism, however. The British press, in particular, would have a field day with Olympic organizers, VANOC, citing the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili as the result of of Canada’s focus on medal count and not facilities. Unseasonably warm weather and alleged limited access to facilities for other teams compounded the British’s criticism.

On the other hand, stories from international travellers staying at the Capilano R.V. Park, painted another picture. Jokes about the price of beer and the polite nature of Canadians abounded, challenging the picture painted by U.K. journalists.

And, an exciting overtime goal by Sidney Crosby over the rival U.S. men’s hockey squad gave the entire nation another reason to smile.

2 Heroic father-to-be dies in car crashAs a video game designer at Relic Entertainment, Brian

Wood was instrumental in developing the “Company of Heroes” saga.

But in the days, now months, following his tragic death, Wood has been lauded a hero himself for sacrificing his life to save his wife and then-unborn daughter, Sierra Grace Wood.

On Sept. 3, Brian was killed in a car crash on Whidbey Island in Washington State, after an out-of-control SUV crossed the centre line and crashed into his Subaru station wagon.

As his last act, Wood reportedly swerved his car to ensure his side of the vehicle took the force of the collision. After the accident, Washington State Patrol determined his actions likely saved the lives of his family.

Police say the SUV that collided with Wood’s car lost control after the driver tried to remove her sweater while a passenger held the wheel. Both passengers in the back seat of the truck were also killed.

An outpouring of support followed from both the gaming and North Vancouver com-munities and the Brian Wood Memorial Trust was established to support his family.

3 U.S. high schooler plunges to death at Capilano Suspension BridgeNearly four months after

17-year-old American high school student Daniel Cho fell 30 metres to his death over the Capilano Suspension Bridge, a coroner’s report revealed the San Mateo, Calif. native was on LSD when he fell.

The report, made available in late October, said Cho and two other students took the drug while on a bus from Seattle to Vancouver on June 6. Adult chaperones on the bus report-edly noticed some strange behaviour from the students, including an inability to complete their customs forms.

The report notes that by the time the bus reached the bridge the other two students were no longer feeling the effects of the drug, but Cho was seen bumping into people, falling off steps and pushing other students.

Shortly before his fatal fall, Cho climbed over a railing into an out-of-bounds area, but returned to the path after a chaperone noticed where he was standing. Shortly after that, it is believed that Cho climbed a fence at the viewing platform while no one was looking and plunged into the ravine below.

4 Harrowing rescue mars annual West Van boat raceThe sailors were briefed by Environment Canada the night before. It was no

secret the wind and the waves would be strong. But, the afternoon was to bring calmer weather.

So, the West Vancouver-run Southern Straits Classic race went on as planned. By, 3:34 p.m. the event had been called off, but it was too late. Race participant and West Vancouver resident Clint Currie, and his boat Incisor, was turtled by a 15-foot wave.

He was in the 9°C Strait of Georgia water, where he would remain until another boat, Radiant Heat, and its crew would come to res-cue him. He was waterlogged and in the sec-ond stage of hypothermia, but after two days in hospital he was released.

He thanked the crew of Radiant Heat for their courage, noting if they hadn’t seen him he would have died. Tony Brogan, Radian Heat’s skipper, said it was all part of being a sailor.

Incisor was found bobbing between Sisters and Lasqueti islands after the race. It was hauled to Mosquito Creek Marina where Currie has a yacht building business. Even though the experience was a harrowing one, Currie said he planned to have Incisor back on the seas shortly.

Looking back at the headlines that mattered the most to North Shore residents.

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5 North Van RCMP recognizes eight residents for heroic efforts

Sometimes, a small mess can help prevent a much, much bigger one. That’s a lesson Lynn Valley resident Ben Patton learned this summer when he was forced to open his home’s window after his dog, Coco, had an accident in his bedroom.

Patton (pictured above) says it was just after 6:30 a.m. when he began to smell the smoke. Next door, a cigarette had been smoldering in a planter overnight. The fire quick-ly spread to two garbage pails, a bag of manure and the side of the neighbour’s garage.

The Sentinel secondary school student sprang into action, extinguishing the fire with his family’s garden hose. Just in the nick of time, said fire crews, as another five or 10 minutes and the fire would have been unmanageable.

Not to be outdone, North Vancouver’s Benita Anderson was awarded a citizen’s commendation for her role in attempting to stop an assault near a North Van car dealership.

Anderson (pictured at right) needed eight staples to close a wound on her forehead after being hit by a bag of groceries and a can of soup by two assailants.

“After hearing all those other stories, I really felt like what I did was nothing,” Patton told The Outlook.

“That woman [Anderson] selflessly put herself in a position where she was attacked. Now that’s heroic.”

6 The ever-changing faces of the new Harry Jerome

It’s the busiest recreation centre in North Vancouver and it’s poised to move across the street to a new home.

But, the final plans for a re-done Harry Jerome complex have been a hot-button topic for City of North Vancouver council. Coun. Craig Keating has been vocal about seeing the old centre renovated. Mayor Darrell Mussatto told The Outlook the future of the complex will become an election issue. He feels the city may be “biting off more than it can chew.”

Other members of council, notably Coun. Guy Heywood, warned of the restrictions council has put on potential devel-opment options after deciding to allow the lawn bowling club to remain on its current plot.

Aquatics users have lobbied for a 50-metre pool. Flicka gymnastics is not part of the new plans, but has

expressed great interest in inclusion. Council has decided to investigate what it would cost to bring the club along. The Silver Harbour Seniors’ Centre is included in the plans and will be chipping in money from the sale of its lands.

At last count, the project was expected to cost between $62 and $63 million. Adding the other user groups, however, leaves the final price tag up in the air. If anything is for certain, the project will be one of the biggest construction projects the city has engaged in to date.

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7 Drive-by shooting remains a mysteryAs Cpl. Peter DeVries, spokesperson for North Vancouver RCMP, stood in front

of the media in August, he had a simple question to ask.“It isn’t much is it?” he said, holding a small bullet casing.“It’s not much, but when shot at 1,000 feet per second, I think we all know it’s deadly.”DeVries was appealing to the public after police had hit a dead end in their investi-

gation of a drive-by shooting that resulted in three .45 calibre bullets ripping through a North Vancouver home on Aug. 1. The bullets, told DeVries, landed but a few feet from a sleeping 7-year-old.

Police believe the shooting stemmed from an incident several hours earlier in West Vancouver. DeVries said police suspect three of the men involved drove to the home in question and fired three shots from a handgun, believing the home belonged to one of the males they had fought with. It didn’t.

The home is located on Squamish Nation lands, but police aren’t sure whether the shooters were also members of the Squamish Nation. He called for the community to speak out as did chief Gibby Jacob, to no avail. The crime remains unsolved.

8 Grads gone wildTradition or not, this

year’s annual gradua-tion bush party had North Vancouver RCMP warning parents of the dangerous cir-cumstances present at the yearly bash.

The party, often called the “grad camp-out” or “grad slee-pover”, had RCMP called to woods near the Floppy Bunny Trail in Upper Lynn Valley 19 times between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 4.

RCMP officers issued a total of 30 tickets to partygoers for minors being in possession of alcohol, seized a large amount of liquor and investigated one possible sexual assault in connection with the festivities. Police said there were youths as young as 14 at the party alongside participants as old as 20.

North Vancouver District Fire Services was also called to the gathering to extinguish a

large bonfire, even though a fire ban was in effect at the time.When the story first appeared on The Outlook’s website, it ignited a flurry of respons-

es from users claiming to be Argyle secondary school students who attended the party. The users, many posting anonymously, said they didn’t witness any assaults and blamed the RCMP for any vandalism or mischief that may have occurred

Cpl. Peter DeVries, spokesman for the North Van RCMP, said the fallout from this year’s party should serve as a wake-up call to North Shore parents about the dangers of the popular party.

9 School closures, program con-solidations and $100 million in surplus lands

April 20 was a tough meeting for John Lewis, superintendent for School District 44. No one wants to close schools, he said, but faced with a $6-million budget shortfall for 2010-2011, the reality of the situation was a number of North van’s smaller neighbourhood schools had to go.

Plymouth elementary was the first school to go, shutting its doors in June. Blueridge elementary will close in 2013. Keith Lynn Alternate School will close in 2011 and amalgamate with other alter-native programs offered in the district. When the renovated Carson Graham re-opens in 2012, it will be consolidated with Balmoral junior secondary.

Declining enrollments and a move toward larger facilities are the main rea-sons behind the school closures. Closing one school saves the district about $400,000, said Lewis.

Looking ahead, school district staff said they are examining potential uses for its surplus lands, valued in the neigh-bourhood of $100 million. School district secretary treasurer Irene Young told The Outlook that lands could be sold to developers to pay for future projects like a renovation to the outdoor school in Squamish.

10 West Van reaches out to Pakistan with fundraising event

Nearly 12,000 km separates West Vancouver and Pakistan, but 2010 saw that distance close as North Shore residents worked to raise funds for flood victims in the troubled nation.

The Pakistani Canadian Women’s Society, a group composed of Pakistani-born women, worked to send much needed supplies to their home country. Tents, water, antibiotics, vaccines and food, all were in desperate need to help the millions dis-placed from their homes.

The Outlook raised $8,000 for flood relief at a sold-out event at the Kay Meek Centre in September. Musicians and a Pakistani fashion show and dancing were all part of the evening. The women’s group was instrumental in organizing the fundraiser, one of only two such events across the Lower Mainland.

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As the year draws to a close, I want to dedicate this column to two important groups of people. First, to my co-workers at the The Outlook. It is truly a great place to work and I

feel honoured to be part of a team of some of the greatest people on earth. More like a family than an office, it never fails to amaze me how hard each person works each week to put out a quality newspaper. These are the faces you don’t get to see in print very often, but their work behind the scenes is crucial to the success of our publication. Second, to a group of generous North Shore ladies who, through their donations, made some Christmas dreams come true for the kids in need at the Vancouver Boys and Girls Club. Spending lunch with you this past month was both emotional and

inspirational. Thank you to all and have a very Happy New Year! B The boyz are in the house. The Outlook’s creative manager Doug Alysworth, editor Justin Beddall, publisher Aaron Van Pykstra and sales

manager Greg Laviolette take off their working hats to relax. C The party wouldn’t be complete without a visit from the paper’s former ad controller Nancy Powroznik, its superstar sales gal Janine Fieldgate and word-slinger Rebecca Aldous. D Snazzy ladies, sales rep Dianne Hathaway and freelancer Maria Spitale-Leisk, sip on some fancy cocktails. E Creative services rep Tannis Hendriks and sales consultant (and the hostess with the mostess) Hollee Brown were the life of the party.F Making it all happen at the Boys and Girls Club luncheon are sponsor Carmen de Guzman, left, organizer Bianca Fusco Zanatta and Shelley Harmatny. G Some of the most lovely ladies you’ll ever meet on the North Shore help make dreams come true for the kids at the Boys and Girls Club. From left: Carmelina Cusano, Lisa MacDonald, Lenora Gates and Amanda Tanner.

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dent Bob White was diag-nosed with leukemia, he was ready to put up a battle. And so was his family.

The financial advisor was placed in isolation care and underwent chemotherapy treat-ment. The whole time, his three daughters stuck by his side.

Weeks after White was released from the hospital, his daughter Shannon signed the family up for Light the Night — a walk held every fall in Stanley Park to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. That was four years ago and the family has been involved in the event ever since, raising more than $27,000 for Light the Night.

“I wanted to do something to give back because I had benefitted through the research and all the medical advancements of the past,” White said.

This coming summer, five years after the initial diagnosis, White will be considered cured. He plans to go sky-diving.

8 Ozzie NilesOzzie Niles clocks

approximately 1,000 kilometres a month driv-ing cancer patients to

treatment and back. The Canadian Cancer Society volunteer drives close to

a hundred North Shore residents to appointments at the Cancer Clinic in Vancouver. It’s just something he likes to do, he says. But for those he drives, it means so much more.

Some of them don’t have cars, others feel to sick or tired to drive home after treatment.

Niles has also become a friend to many of the people he drives. He’s a good listener and cancer surviver him-self. Driving is something the North Van resident says he has always enjoyed, as well as giving back to the com-munity.

“I don’t have to go to another country, I got a mission to do something here,” Niles told The Outlook.

9 Driver of Change

North Van Blue Bus driver Dave Rai has witnessed human suffering in the Downtown Eastside that leaves him feeling gutted.

But it doesn’t stop him from visiting the most impov-erished postal code in Canada. Once a month, Rai stocks up a friend’s 5-tonne truck with 1,400 sand-wiches, 80 pounds of rice, 55 pounds of chickpeas and 60 pounds of rice pudding. Rai, his family, friends and fellow bus drivers then set up tables and start serving meals to the city’s poorest.

When Rai started the lunches, he paid for the food out of his own pocket. Now his non-profit venture — the

Great Helping Hand — is supported by donations from the Blue Bus company and drivers.

“It’s the right thing to do,” Rai said. “I can’t see hun-gry people standing there.”

10 House of Miracles

In their younger years, Ruth Tschannen and Patricia Smith sought community — a place where people worked together and neighbours knew neighbours.

On opposite continents both women found there answer in Camphill soci-

eties — residential and school communities for abled and disabled people to live and work together.

Tschannen and Smith started a Camphill home in North Vancouver and live with six roommates who have disabilities. During the day, the women work with peo-ple with disabilities at North Van’s Cascadia Society.

Tschannen and Smith have dedicated their lives to making other people’s lives better. Although both women agree their lifestyle choice may have lost them a certain kind of freedom, they say they have gained something greater.

“These people have the incredible ability to open other people’s hearts,” Smith says.

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B Hometown girl Maëlle Ricker celebrates with a Canadian flag after winning the gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics Ladies' Snowboard Cross event at Cypress Mountain. Ricker continues to carve up the snow, placing second in the World Cup women's season opener this month. (Don Denton photo) C Drew Neilson, of North Vancouver, darts down the course during the men's snowboard cross quarterfinals on Cypress Mountain during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Neilson placed 11th in the event. The two-time Olympian retired from competitive snowboarding last month. He is now the new technical coach for the Canadian Snowboard Team. (Jenna Hauck photo) D Latash (Maurice Nahanee) carries the Olympic torch out of the Chief Joe Mathias Centre during the torch relay. Latash is a Squamish Nation artist and former journalist. (Daniel Pi photo) E Words are exchanged during a protest outside the Vancouver Art Gallery during the Olympic Games. (Daniel Pi photo)F Abel Tingmiak participates in the blanket toss

outside of the West Vancouver Community Centre during the Winter Games. (Daniel Pi photo) G A paraglider practises before taking flight from atop Grouse Mountain. It was the first flight for the North Shore resident. (Greg Hoekstra photo) H Portrait of a fighter: North Vancouver's Wendy Roy after a training session for a bout at one of the Lower Mainland's first MMA events. (Daniel Pi photo) I A pair of youngsters from Langley catch some waves at Ambleside Park on a perfect day in July.

(Greg Hoekstra photo) J Local mountain bike legend Wade Simmons descends a trail on Mt. Fromme. The District of North Vancouver upgraded a slew of bike trails this year. (Rob Newell photo) K A Rockridge player looks to pass the rugby ball as he's being tackled during the provincial playoffs. The Ravens took the B.C. crown with a 36-27 victory over the Collingwood Cavaliers. West Van schools swept the medals at the provincials, with the Cavaliers taking silver and Sentinel earning bronze.

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1 2 ❚ T H U R S D A Y D E C E M B E R 3 0 2 0 1 0 W W W. N O R T H S H O R E O U T L O O K . C O Mseniors As a new year unfolds, why not dream big? Make a list of your dreams using pictures and figure out the steps you need to take in order to achieve them. File photo

New Year’s resolutions can be frustrating and in my experience the inability to keep those resolutions is often the source of frustration and negative energy. So instead, I bypass resolutions

and choose to think in terms of dreams.As boomers, we’re always trying to find personal balance, and we

often forget about ourselves in this equation. Some have this figured out but for me. I admit that bal-ance is still a work in progress.

Just like a good compass, when we get lost we need to know where we are going. I remind myself that before you can think of taking good care of others, you need to take care of yourself. The question we need to ask ourselves is “What are we becoming?”

Setting dreams allows us to create a vision of where we want to go and structure our steps so we will get there. We can dream at any age without discrimination and they can be the fix we need to get out of a slump or to help someone fighting an addiction.

I am a dreamer. I push the boundaries and reach for the stars in life, and I proudly encourage family and friends to do the same. Having the ability to dream and act on our dreams is one of the most amazing abilities we have and the greatest gift we can give ourselves. We are in control of creating happiness in our own life and I know firsthand the journey to make this happen is as exciting as achieving an individual dream itself. Most people have forgotten how to dream, given up, or think their dreams will never become a reality.

My dreams are in pictures. I see the tranquil blue water, the top-less black sports car, buildings in Greece and the podium on which I will stand to deliver workshops for those who I can help access their dreams.

So, as the new year unfolds why not unleash those dreams. Whether you consider them resolutions or not, make a list using pictures and fig-ure out the steps you need to get there.

–Denise Kelly is a North Vancouver boomer proudly living with her two children, husband and dog Mel. She looks forward to sharing sto-ries to motivate others. She can be reached at [email protected].

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Typically, the holidays are thought of as a time for merriment, cel-ebration, and joy. However, many people feel lonely, sad, anxious and depressed in the weeks surrounding Christmas and New

Year’s Eve. These holiday blues may be triggered by stress due to unrealistic

expectations, a feeling of loss for the way holidays used to be, the death of a loved one, or fatigue from all the hustle and bustle of the season. But if you feel this way, know you are not alone.

Movies and television shows often portray the perfect holiday and many people stress themselves out trying to achieve this unachiev-able goal. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Instead of trying to recreate the magical holidays of your childhood, embrace the changes that life brings and create new traditions.

Be honest with yourself about what you can and can’t do during the holidays and be selective about which traditions you take part in. For example, instead of hosting a large gathering by yourself, suggest a pot-luck where everyone brings a dish to share.

It is also important to take care of yourself mentally and physically. Schedule some quiet time for yourself in the midst of all the chaos. Try spending an evening curled up on the couch watching your favourite movie. Make sure you get enough sleep, take time for physical activity, and make sure you eat well. You will be amazed at how even a bit of movement will lift your spirits and how reducing the amount of junk food, sugar, and alcohol you consume will reduce your blues.

Taking care of yourself over the holidays is particularly important when you are also providing care for a loved one. It can also be help-ful to acknowledge your feelings of sadness or loss and talk about them with a trusted friend or family member.

Finally, consider taking some time to help others. Volunteering will help you to get your mind off of your own troubles and remind you that there are people out there who are strug-gling more than you are. Lending a helping hand also reminds us of the true meaning of the holidays.

Remember, there is nothing wrong with feel-ing blue during the holidays. However, taking some time to care for yourself and to take stock of all of your blessings – regardless of what else is happening in your life – can help to improve your mood.

–Kendra Jones is a research writer with the group Supporting Caregivers Across the Lifespan Project.

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North Van’s Lauren Woolstencroft made his-tory at Whistler Mountain on March 20, becoming the first female ever to win five gold medals at a Winter Paralympics.

The 28-year-old B.C. Hydro electrical engineer gave a couple of fist pumps after taking the women’s super combined-standing alpine ski race by an astounding 12.15 seconds. Earlier, Woolstencroft won the downhill, slalom, giant slalom and super-G.

Overall, Woolstencroft has won eight gold medals in Paralympic competition.

When she was born, Woolstencroft’s legs ended just below her knees and her left arm stopped just below the elbow; but that didn’t stop her from functioning normally, including starting to ski at the age of four.

Woolstencroft recently retired from competitive skiing.

2 Maëlle Ricker wins Olympic goldThe hometown crowd was in hysterics when

West Van’s Maëlle Ricker won gold in the women’s snowboard cross on Cypress Mountain on Feb.16.

Ricker managed to compose herself following a shaky start in her first qualification heat. With low cloud blanketing the course, she finished 17th after taking a spill.

In her next qualifying run she had the third best time, just as the sun broke through the cloud over Cypress: an omen of good things to come for Ricker.

The semifinals saw Ricker go up against American Lindsay Jacobellis. Ricker jumped out to the early lead and then suddenly, with the two close together, Jacobellis lost her balance and hit the outside of a gate, which automatically disqualified her.

In her final race, Ricker took off like a Ferrari out of the gate and was never chal-lenged all the way down the mountain finishing well ahead of the competition.

The crowd, which included tons of family and friends, went nuts as Ricker flew down the last couple of jumps to claim Canada’s second gold medal of the Games.

3 Three-peat: Royals senior v-ball team wins another crown

On Dec. 4, the Handsworth Royals senior girls’ volley-ball team was crowned provincial champions for the third year in a row

The top-ranked Royals beat their No. 2-ranked rivals from Riverside secondary in a best-of-five showdown in Nanaimo. Handsworth went into the tournament having suffered only two losses all season.

It was Dover Bay secondary that gave the North Van girls their first real test of the tournament: the team from Nanaimo had home court advantage and plenty of athleticism on their side.

In the final, Handsworth started out strong, winning the first set, but were then handed a 9-25 blowout defeat by the Port

Coquitlam squad in the second frame. The Royals shook off the loss, and went on to take two of the three remaining sets to win the crown. Handsworth head coach Tom Oxland called the victory a team effort.

Adding to team’s already high emotions, for some of the girls it was their third straight victory and a final one in a Handsworth uniform.

4 Sebastian Salas, Grind guru Without even trying, Sebastian Salas set a new

Grouse Grind record on Aug. 31.The 23-year-old Vancouverite completed the 2.9-kilo-

metre trek – which packs an intense workout at a 30 degree incline – in a blistering time of 23:48.

He also shattered the previous Grind record of 24:22, held by New Zealand mountain runner Jonathan Wyatt for a staggering six years.

After he had a chance to catch his breath, Salas spoke to The Outlook and said that he wasn’t planning on going for any record that day; however when he reached the Grind’s 3/4-mark he knew he was on pace for the top title.

Salas has been training in endurance sports since he was 9-years-old. He also com-petes weekly as a semi-pro cyclist.

His Grind advice: focus on the task at hand, don’t let your mind wander and try to fight to urge to stop or slow down.

Earlier in the summer, on June 29, another Sebastian – Sebastian Albrecht of Vancouver – nabbed the record for the most Grinds completed in a 24-hour period: 14.

5 North Van duo lead Team Canada on the hardwoodAt 5’ 10” and 7’0”, they are the shortest and tallest members of

Canada’s 14-player national men’s basketball team.One brings the muscles in the paint, the other has lightning speed.

Point guard Tyler Kepkay, 23, (pictured at left) and centre Robert Sacré, 21, both hail from Handsworth secondary and played together on the school’s powerhouse basketball team in 2005.

On Aug. 10, in an exhibition game against China at Rogers Arena, Kepkay recorded a game-high eight assists in Canada’s 86-62 win. Meanwhile, Sacré hauled in three rebounds of his own and contrib-

uted a hoop, a blocked shot and a steal.Later that week in Toronto, Team Canada beat France twice with plenty of help from

the North Van boys. In a four-minute span in the final quarter, the Handworth pair was everywhere. Sacré blocked a shot and scored twice on jumpers 30 seconds apart. Then after a Sacré steal, Kepkay just missed on a three-point attempt that Sacré rebounded. Moments later Kepkay sank a jump shot to put Canada up by 25.

Last season Kepkay played in Germany’s second-tier pro league. He was one of the league’s leaders in assists, averaging 4.2 a game.

Sacré played his second official season with Gonzaga University in 2009-2010. In November 2009, in preseason play at a tournament in Lahina, Sacré scored a team high 14 points to defeat Cincinnati 61-59 in one of the most thrilling title games in the tour-nament’s storied history.

6 Christa Bortignon, A master of the trackAt 73, West Van’s Christa Bortignon isn’t slowing down

anytime soon.She routinely practises her high jump, arching her back in ways

that would make most seniors wince just watching.Of course, Bortignon does have a cushy landing spot: the pile of

pillows on her bed. And she doesn’t do back flips, just the scissor jump – because of my age, she says.

The one-time competitive tennis player once made it to the finals in the doubles category at the Canadian Championships at Hollyburn Country Club. Then arthritis set in.

She later drew inspiration from West Van’s Olga Kotelko who, at 90, holds several world records in masters track and field.

Bortignon looked up Kotelko’s number, they met at a track in West Van, and the rest is history. Bortignon now trains in the 100-metre dash, long, high and triple jumps and shot put. This past June, she brought home several golds, as well as Canadian and pro-vincial track and field records in her age group from the B.C. Masters Championships.

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The year in sports

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Why the North Shore Winter Club when you live in Delta? “Because North Shore has better teams. I’ve played hockey since I was 5. I played two years in Delta and four years here.”

Best thing about hockey? “Making plays; setting up my teammates.”

Favourite thing to do in the holidays? “Playing in the snow and having snowball fights with my cousins, my brother and my family. My brother usually wins.”

Favourite Canuck? “Henrik Sedin because he makes good plays and sets his teammates up. Before that, I liked Markus Naslund [prior to his leaving Vancouver to play for New York Rangers].”

What’s on your bedroom wall? “A Canucks jersey, a picture of the Stanley Cup and posters of Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Markus Naslund.”

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Thank you one and all Perhaps you know the name Ralph Hall.

Hall was sports editor and then editor of The North Shore Press in the 1950s, editor of The North Shore

Citizen from its inception in 1958 until July 18, 1975, and an alderman in the City of North Vancouver in 1976 and 1977 and between 1980-87.

He was probably best known for his featured sports col-umn “Ralph Hall’s Hallerings” which appeared regularly during the 1950s and up until Nov. 5, 1969. He also did the front-page Mountain-Ear community gossip column, although it went without his byline until it was resumed some time after he left as editor.

It was Hall who gave me my first paid job as a sportswrit-er (and obituary writer!).

In his Hallerings column at either Christmas or New Years, Ralph would print the names of all the major sports personalities in the community – which amounted to several hundred – wishing them a joyous festive season.

But he didn’t list the names alphabetically, so everyone had to read through all the names to see it they were still in his good books.

I’ve been fortunate to have many people provide their memories, knowledge, scrapbooks and photos which has helped make it possible to tell these Instant Replay stories ever since the first issue of The Outlook back in 1999. Add to that the Captain’s Corner feature which has been a hit since it began in October.

So, taking a page from the old Hallerings, here’s a big Happy New Year to you who have been so helpful, specifi-cally those during the past 18 months. No doubt I’ll be call-ing on many of you for more in the future.

Let’s start with Dick Lazenby, Larry Reda, Fred Hume, Daien Ide, Blair Shier, Gerry Karvelis, Jim Lawrence, Shannon Craver, Ralph and Joan Bower, Jason Beck, Jim Martin, Janet Turner, David Eskenazi and Paul Yates.

Then there’s Ian Dixon, Jim McLaren, Julie Clements, Jim Robson, Ernie and Audrey Kershaw, Peter Therrien, Tom Rippon, Vern and Janice Porter, Valerie Jerome, Dave Phillips, James Copp, Diane MacFarlane, Jim Carter, June Niven, Alan and June Hird, Tom Cumming, Dick Acaster, Bob Lenarduzzi, Nathan Vanstone and Elaine Wick.

Also Buster Moberg, Jim Burnett, Anne Bracey, Ken Winslade, John Maynard, Jack Tasaka, Shirley Mortell, Rob Ros, Mike Smith, Pete Brown, Gary Sinclair, Denece Billesberger, Peter Hotston, Earl and Anne Henderson, Woldy Sosnowsky, Sarah Best, Al Borthwick, Tim Williams, Nima Nassefat and Rusty Corben.

Oh, yes, Jim Galozo, Bob Molinski, Phil Langley, Dave Rice, Dave Backie, Jim Carabetta, Vicki Sharp, Ken Robinson, Denny Maynard, Bill Ewing, Bucky Ellison, Andrew McCredie, Tom Walker, Mayvis Corben, Doug and Betty Manning, Al Rexworthy and John Stuart.

Plus Lorne and Carole March, Bill McKee, Chris Locke, Larry Donohoe, Rick Mark, Ian McDonald, Linda Medland, Paul Killeen, Murray White, Darryl Rustemeyer, Barry Callaghan, Ken Mayson, Tom Larisch, Brad Baker, Liz Dobbin, Court Brousson, Tom and Joan Carlile, Larry Brown, Nicky Carroll, Len Slade, Jay Chalke, Margaret Benson, Jennifer Chapman, Michel Leveille, John Blain, Paul Simmons, Ed Collins, Ray Marshall, John and Leslie Buchanan, Charles Officer, Brian Pound, Paul Winn and Jack Brauckmann.

How about Tom Kirk, Rod and Kim Hebron, Rob and Val Pellatt, Mike Pellatt, John Dever, Ken and Gayle Calli, Doug Rush, Flossie Thomson, Sylvia Slinn and Pat Kotush.

Of course there’s Karen Magnussen-Cella, Tony Cella, Greg Douglas, Andree Janyk, Robert Kwong, Nancy Greene Raine, Gary and Gloria Wagner, Wayne Wagner, Tom and Wendy Duck, Brad Duck, Suzanne Unrau, Larry Parkes, Wendy Holtz, Wayne Norton, Francis Mansbridge, Sue Beaton, Alex Douglas, Charlene Jenkins, Lloyd Guss and Carl Savage.

Must not forget Jim Harrison, Joe Miller, Scott Palmer, Steve White, Tiffany Chester, Diana Ebel, Coreen Torok, Ben Ainsworth, Christy Flaser, Amy Lennon, Heidi Rootes, Kelly Francilia, Shannon Brown, Jenny Gibson, Christine Kirk, Merv Magus, Chris Lori, Bob Graham, John Rodenhizer, Dave Rodenhizer, Catherine Barr, Kirsten Barnes and Terry Dillon.

There’s more: Glen Green, Pamela Smortchevsky, Peter Winckler, Tod Pelly, Joe Lidster, Marjorie Thorpe, Pete Moffat, Diljeet Dimock, Dave DeGruchy, Mike McLaughlin, Marc Juteau, Francis Brodeur, George Parkes, Eric Holtz, Glenn Woodsworth, Linda Wilkin / Alison Clarke-Stewart, Ryan Dempster, Dave Empey, Ed Hill, Wally Dempster, Kelly

Munro, Rob Fai, Roger Hardy, Roger Kronquist, Joe De Bruin, Dorothy Henderson, Sylvia Dyson, Lorna Lang and Jean McKay.

What about Tom Bell, Laurel Gurnsey, Doug Bonner, Celia Hall, Bill Sim, Anthony Kapusta, Jack Keast, George Smith, Gayle Hitchens Borthwick, Ray Wickland, Kaye McNamee Neale, Greig Bjarnason, Joanne Gauthier, Tyler Kepkay, Robert Sacré, Leslie Sacré, Bob Fontaine, Randal Ius and Wayne Hobson.

Add to the list Carole Logan, B-J Davidson, Edna Ross, Merv Peters, Lynn Johnston, Linda Buckingham, Russ Black, Bill Russell, Leslie Bird, Doug Bromage, Duncan Kippan, Louise Hemer, Bob Mason, Boyd Mason, Bob Dempsey, Dan Dempsey, John Schleimer Sr. and Jr., Orland Kurtenbach, Jen Rollins, Jim Ballard, Trudy Gilmour, Murry Carle, Ramin Sadaghiani, Thomas Staron, Ian Collings, Gary May, Mae Warren, Herb Jenkin, Macartney Tonello-Greenfield and Vern Storey.

In addition there’s Clara Coles, Judy Mordy, Louise Wright, Bruce Barnett, Jason Farris, Paul Biln, Norm Fieldgate, Janine Fieldgate, Joffre Brondgeest, Pete Larson, Naomi Zwier, Alison Brookfield, Robyn Anderson, Martin van den Hemel, Ken Schmidt, Doug Breuls, Wade Bartok, Grant Kerr.

Mustn’t miss Joe Iacobellis, Max Weder, Jennifer Ettinger, John Bolton, Bill McNulty, Lui Passaglia, Joan Parnell, John Buis, Nancy Kirkpatrick, Cecil Halsey, Shirley Sutherland, Sharon Proctor, Magdalena Moore, Elaine Tanner and John Watt.

Add to that Jo-Ann Harrington, Michelle Graham, Gordie Scott, Stewart Elliott, John Crowley, Dave Dickinson, Julia Hawkins, John and Jane Hawkins, John Crowley, Brad Thornhill, Bill Mahon, Liam Mahon, Margie Spooner, Emma Plasteras, Doug Barker, Rob Inman, Jordan Schatroph, Jim Schuman, Nick Jacklin, Chris Spence, Ola Kobza, Tom Oxland, Emily Franklin, Mike Rockwell, Wayne Desjardins, Tim Bannister, Zach Smith, Jane Kuzniak, Emily Kuzniak, Casey Guerin, Billy Coupland, Dante Hannoun, Paul Chiarenza and Jessica Franz.

There’s also all the rest of the SOB (Some Old Boys) Club members, not already mentioned, that meet for lunch at Cheers on the last Friday of the month, and the men from Bridge Community Church that meet for coffee at Lonsdale Quay every Tuesday morning.

And, of course, Justin Beddall.Apologies if I’ve missed you among the 300-plus names.What would I do without all of you?This is episode 405 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of sto-

ries – the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.

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7North Van Red Sox work hard to make it to the natsThe North Van Red Sox thought the hard part was over after they

swept three teams to capture a provincial baseball title at Ambleside Park on July 25.

However, after the dust settled and the high-fives were over, reality set it. In order to physically make it to the national senior little league cham-pionships in New Brunswick, the team was going to have come up with $9,000 in less than a week.

Red Sox coach Keith Kawamoto had been so caught up in the boys’ winning streak that he didn’t have time to scrutinize Little League BC’s policy on out-of-town accommo-dations. The North Van community rallied around the team, contributing uniforms and cash donations.

The select team from District Five – made up of 15 and 16-year-olds - got their hands dirty that week, bal-ancing 6 a.m. practices with last-minute fundraising opportunities. On one particularly warm afternoon, they were found staining a fence, their baseball mitts sitting patiently on the sidelines.

It was the first time that a District Five team had advanced to the nationals since 1996 and the Red Sox didn’t disappoint: they battled on the field through fog and the four-hour time difference in Saint John to reach the finals where they fell to Edmonton.

8 West Van schools sweep rugby provincials West Van secondary schools captured all three medals in this year’s rugby

provincial finals.The Rockridge Ravens dominated round-robin play, winning by large margins and

beating three schools by a combined score of 139-13.In the gold medal matchup, it was a clash of titans: the Ravens versus the

Cavaliers from CollingwoodCollingwood rose above expectations, after limping into the provincials ranked

seventh in the province. The team also had plenty of incentive going into the finals after suffering two humiliating losses to Rockridge during the season, 61-0 and 38-3.

The two teams fought a see-saw battle; Rockridge always held the lead but the Cavaliers were close behind. In the end, the Ravens prevailed 36-27.

It was Sentinel’s first appearance at the B.C. championships and coach Andrew Plant said the players exceeded all expectations. In the bronze medal game, Sentinel defeated Richmond’s McRoberts 22-19.

9 Collingwood dominates the tennis courtHigh school tennis powerhouse Collingwood secured its third straight

provincial championship at the end of May.Playing at Burnaby Lake, the No.1-seeded school smashed through the AA

competition led by Grade 11 tennis phenom Matt Herron and Grade 10 player Kelsey King.

Herron was selected the tournament’s Outstanding Boys’ Singles player, winning all five of his matches; meanwhile King won the girls’ title in similar fashion. In the semifinals, Collingwood beat third-seeded Shawnigan Lake 8-3

– the closest margin for the school in the entire tournament. The final game saw Collingwood dominate Brentwood College 9-2. Collingwood tennis coach Alan Rose said despite losing five Grade 12 students at the end of this season, he still has several strong players remaining – including Herron and King – as well as a 20-member junior team to draw rising talent from.

10 Handsworth female hoopsters earn second consecutive AAA title

In the end it all came down to defence: four steals in just over a minute when the final game was too close for comfort and the Handsworth senior girls’ basketball team secured their second straight AAA B.C. champi-onship.

The Royals were ranked No.1 in the province all season with a 28-0 record going into the tournament on March 6 at Capilano University.

After disposing of three other teams in round robin play, including a squeaker against the New Westminster Hyacks, the Handsworth girls met the upstart Oak Bay Breakers in the finals.

It was a back-and-forth first half that ended with a slight 30-27 Handsworth advantage. Oak Bay responded fast in the third quarter narrowing the score to 45-44.

Then with almost eight minutes left in the game, Handsworth’s scoring leader, Kris Young, was whistled for her fourth foul. That’s when the Royals came up with four steals in just over a minute which resulted in two hoops and a Handsworth lead the rest of the way.

An unstoppable Young and gutsy point guard Diana Lee were key contributors in the 60-51 vic-tory over Oak Bay.


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1 Playing with a fiery lightRoss Penhall saw a lot of things illuminated in his career as a West Van fireman.The powerful spotlights used to brighten the scene of an accident or a fire reminded him of

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2 Quest for goldWest Van artist Jane Clark had been chasing gold long before 2010

Olympic athletes were even born.The 81-year-old would stoop down beside the rushing water, near the north

arm of the Fraser River, and dip her 100-year-old pan under the current until she reached the silt bed.

Although it was a fruitless effort — Clark never did find any gold chunks worth talking about — it was the hunt that proved more valuable. B.C.’s rugged scenery inspired the British native to capture her surroundings on canvas.

Just in the time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Clark was called upon to com-mission a series of murals in the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain and the Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain.

The murals depict postcard-perfect landscapes from Callaghan Valley – one of her favourite places to paint.

In the mural of the Saddle, tones of blue, grey, and white give way to a snow-packed trail and distinct cream puff mountain tops; meanwhile vibrant yellow and red clouds hint to a golden sunrise or shimmering sunset.

3 Toying with deathJerry Garcia, John Candy, and Princess

Diana skulls appeared at the West Van Ferry Building Gallery on Oct. 22, just in time for the Halloween season.

These nichos — a form of Latin American folk art that combines popular culture with spiritual-ity — were part of a Day of the Dead-inspired exhibit that ran at the gallery until Nov. 14.

Jose Antonio Madrazo, who hails from Mexico City, fashioned his miniature skeletons to repre-sent the departed engaging in everyday activities.

The skulls are displayed in brightly coloured Mexican shadowboxes, or nichos, which are made of hand-forged metal, wooden figures, and ceramics. The exhibit featured a heavy influence of pop culture icons such as Marilyn Monroe.

Though he has been criticized by some people in his home country for his art, which has been referred to as “voodoo stuff” and “irreverent”, Madrazo’s use of humour with such a sensi-tive subject — death — has earned him notoriety around the world.

4 Flight of the patriotMemoirist and one-time North Van grocer Yadi Sharifirad vividly

recounts how he went from being a national hero to a tortured pris-oner during the Iran-Iraq war, before finally escaping to Canada.

It took 15 years for the 64-year-old former colonel in the Iranian Air Force to pen his memoir, Flight of the Patriot; he even rewrote some chap-ters 12 times in an effort to shield his audience from having to visualize the atrocities he endured while in prison.

After the 1979 revolution, Iran’s leader distrusted the pilots, especially those like Sharifirad who were trained in America.

In 1987 — while in prison - where he was blindfolded or left in solitary confinement — Sharifirad made a promise to himself: if he made it out alive he would expose the brutal-ity of the revolutionary regime and what it did to the Iranian people.

He eventually paid to smuggle his family to Canada, and nar-rowly escaped himself, a few years later. When Sharifirad arrived in Canada, he ran his own grocery store in North Van. Today, he works at a different grocery store with his two sons who are in their thirties.

The message that Sharifirad hopes people take away after read-ing his memoir is to not take for granted all the freedoms that we have as Canadians.

5 Cow on the icebergThe melting snow slipped between ice

sculptor K.A. Colorado’s fingers with each passing art commission faster than ever before. That’s how he knew climate change was afoot.

The snow became weaker and warmer and the techniques that once worked in sculpting weren’t possible anymore.

Colorado has climbed atop precarious icebergs in the northern reaches of Antarctica to collect ice core samples that are embedded with artifacts - which he later replicates in acrylic. These sculp-tures have become a tangible way for people to visualize the effects of climate change.

In April, Colorado gave an Earth Day lecture at the West Van library about his work with icebergs. The talk coincided with his exhibit - “Animals on Polar Ice” - which showed at the library during the month of April.

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Haida elder Hazel Stevens had been immortal-ized in an oil portrait that was being featured in an art exhibition at Park Royal in April.

In Haida Gwaii, a neighbour spotted Stevens’ familiar face which had been splashed across a newspaper ad to promote the exhibit. The grand-children then set out in search of the truth.

Daniel J. Izzard was a renowned North Shore impressionist painter who had captured Stevens’ image on film during a trip to the Haida Gwaii in the late 1980s.

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2010 inreview The year in arts 7 First Nations artwork on the world stage

The intricate works of master carvers, metal workers, and fashion designers from the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations were

prominently displayed during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Squamish Nation artist Jody Broomfield fought back tears as he

watched his design creation projected larger than life onto the stage at the opening ceremonies at BC Place on Feb. 12.

Broomfield created the crest for the Four Host First Nations Society showing four faces to represent the Squamish, Lil’wat, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh people joined to co-host the 2010 Games with VANOC.

Master carver Xwa lack tun’s (Rick Harry) “Surviving the Flood” and “Welcome” graphics figured in VANOC merchandising. The North Van artist also created the designs of the First Nations Snowboard Team.

Squamish Band councillor and fashion designer Pam Baker also had her handiwork showcased during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics: four Squamish Nation members wore her designs which incor-porated traditional Squamish deer and elk-skin garments.

8 Taboo exhibitionNude paintings and photographs of women were hung openly on

the walls at the Café for Contemporary Art in North Van for a two-week period in April; some had been hiding from shame in basements, having never seen the light of day.

The paintings were part of an exhibit, Norooz Art Festival: From Forbidden Arts to Fertile Ground, which was conceived to promote illicit and marginalized Iranian artwork.

More than 30 artists — including some Iranian-Canadians living on the North Shore — were featured in the show; four of the contributors live in Iran but were not to be named in the media, said organizers.

One Iranian artist smuggled his canvases of nudes through backpack-ers headed to Germany; another reportedly hides hundreds of contraband images in his basement.

The inspiration for Shohreh Ghanbary’s painting — The Exiles — came from a place of pain and suffering. As a young woman, she spent six years in jail for protesting with other university students after the Islamic Revolution in 1981. Many of Ghanbary’s friends were executed in prison; it was art – created in secret – that was the only outlet she had to escape from the immense sorrow she was holding inside.

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2010 inreview

The year in arts

9 A dream prevailsWhen David Coles heard his name announced over the sound sys-

tem at the Commodore Ballroom, he dropped to the floor in disbelief.As confetti floated through the air, and the sold-out crowd chanted his

name, the North Vancouver-born musician struggled to come to terms with the fact that he has just won the 2010 Peak Performance Project, netting him $100,500.

For more than a decade Coles has struggled to make it as a musician — touring North America under the name Kyprios and recording with the col-lective known as “Sweatshop Union.”

This past summer, he was chosen as one of 20 finalists in the annual music contest, held by radio station 100.5 The Peak FM, and, despite being the only hip-hop artist, he pushed his way into the Nov. 18 finale.

Backstage after the concert Coles said the contest victory felt like a weight being lifted off his shoulders.

“Tonight is about a continual dream that, throughout it all, prevailed,” Coles told The Outlook.

10 Dad in the darkMost parents face challenges when raising a newborn child.But for Ryan Knighton, a Capilano University English

teacher who is nearly completely blind, the world of parenting presents a set of entirely different challenges.

In May, Knighton published his second book, C’mon Papa: Dispatches from a Dad in the Dark. The memoir chronicles his experiences while rais-ing his infant daughter, Tess, without being able to see.

Knighton began losing his vision at age 18 due to a degenerative condi-tion called retinitis pigmentosa. But C’mon Papa is not so much a book about going blind, as it is about learning to understand a family amidst new rule and roles, Knighton told The Outlook.

“I didn’t really understand, at the core, this (writing process) was about how blindness took my own dad from me,” said Knighton. “The model of what I thought I’d be as a father was actually erased.”

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