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WAX ‘EM UP North Shore mountains are busy preparing for lots of snow this season after weather forecasters predict a blast of cold weather ahead

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ARTS LEGEND From landscapes to abstracts, the West Van Museum hosts the diverse work of renowned Japanese-Canadian painter Takao Tanabe

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cottage? A return of the

Michael Geller’s proposed housing project would redevelop three single-family

properties in West Vancouver with three smaller ‘cottage-style’ duplexes and coach

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Heritage Award Nominations Each year, the City recognizes those who have made a significant effort to support heritage conservation in the community. Awards are presented in five categories: - Residential Heritage Conservation- Commercial Heritage Conservation- Small Scale Heritage Improvement- Heritage Awareness Achievement- Heritage Project Achievement Additional information, including nomination forms are available at www.cnv.org/Heritage. The submission deadline is December 3, 2010.

2010 United Way Campaign a Success! The City has surpassed its fundraising goal for the United Way, raising over $35,000. The success of this year’s campaign was supported by a proactive staff program that encouraged financial participation through raffles, fundraising events and a salary contribution program. Thank you to the numerous individuals and local businesses for your generous support.

Annual Municipal Report Now AvailableThe City’s Annual Municipal Report(AMR) enables Council and the public tomeasure the City's progress toward established goals and objectives, while identifying successes, challenges and newopportunities. Copies of the AMR areavailable at City Hall or at www.cnv.org.

Remembrance Day Service and Parade The annual Remembrance Day Ceremony will take place at the Victoria Park Cenotaph on Thursday, November 11th beginning at 10:30am. The ceremony will be followed by a parade north on Lonsdale to 13th Street. For more information, please phone 604-987-PLAY.

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Lest we forget

Remembrance Day Serviceswill be held at:

Memorial Arch,20th Street at Marine Dr.,West Vancouver.

CenotaphKeith Road and Lonsdale Ave.,North Vancouver.

Lynn Valley Memorial CairnLynn Valley Road and Mountain Hwy.,North Vancouver.

REMEMBRANCE DAYTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11OBSERVE, HONOUR AND REMEMBER

On the North Shore we welcome all veterans and the public to attend the memorial service of your choice. Please gather at either the Memorial Arch in West Vancouver or the Cenotaph in North Vancouver, between 10:00 and 10:30am.Two minutes of silence will be observed at 11:00 am.Throughout the year, Canadians will honour, remember and teach our youth about the contributions and sacrifi ces of our veterans.

Special Thanks to all the people of the North Shore who contribute to our Poppy Campaign, and to all our wonderful volunteers for their help.

Lynn Valley Branch #1141630 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver

West Vancouver Branch #60580 – 18th St., West Vancouver

North Vancouver Branch #118123 West 15th St., North Vancouver

Please gather between 10:00am and 10:30 am.Ceremonies commence at 10:50am

Memorial Arch, West Vancouver

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West Vancouver started as a cottage community, but is it returning to its roots? Michael McCarthy delves in the new world of alternative housing. Photos: Rob Newell

West Vancouver council does some serious trash talking, as Metro Vancouver garbage service fees head over the

Lions Gate bridge.

Scottish-born veteran Bob Maley has been involved in planning the North Vancouver Remembrance Day Parade

since 1982. Still, he insists this story shouldn’t be about him.

Cat Barr encounters princesses, superheroes witches and more as she searches for tricks and treats at the

Lonsdale Quay’s special Halloween afternoon.

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It’s about hope, says Jane Webley.

Admittedly it is not a word people often equate with death, but it is something the Vancouver Coastal Health palliative care man-ager strives to achieve every day.

“We can't choose when we die, but we can change how we die,” she says, as she reaches North Shore Hospice’s main hall.

Two years ago Webley moved from England to Canada, specifi-cally to work on crafting the North Shore’s first hospice facility.

Built on Lions Gate Hospital property on East 14th Street, the $8-million project was funded by donations. Every little detail of the 1,400-square-foot building — from the level of the windows so that patients can look outside while lying in bed to the sound-proof counselling room — was combed through with the help of Webley.

It has been an exciting journey, Webley says. Yesterday (Nov. 3) the first patients moved in, but on Monday Webley was busy with finishing touches.

“Where do the boulders go?” asks a man in a hard hat. With the exception of the water piece and apparently some boulders, the

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The kitchen serves an important roll in the building, Webley notes. Most palliative care patients don’t feel hungry, but with scheduled baking and continuous creation of goodies, Webley says the kitchen will aid in encour-aging patients to eat. “We are hoping that the smells of the food will whet their appetites,” she says.

Besides the chef, the facility includes a hairdresser and spa. There is also a hydro therapy bath tub, which uses sound waves to massage muscles. And near the building’s entrance is a sacred space blessed by nine different religions. “They all came at once,” Webley says of the religious authorities. “They watched each others rituals. It was very moving.”

The new Vancouver Coastal Health-run hospice will offer programs for end-of-life patients living at home, as well as caregivers and people who have lost loves ones.

It’s really more than just a building, Webley explains. Every year, there are approximately 450 deaths of people in the organization's program. The support also impacts the countless family members and friends who are left behind.

“We basically want to help people live until the day they die,” Webley says.

More than a buildingNorth Shore Hospice opens its door to the facility’s first patients.

Above (L-R): Hospice project manager Wendy Peare, GM Allan Turner and Jane Webley, manager Vancouver Coastal Health Palliative Care. Right: Chef Richard Buchner.Rob Newell photos


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West Vancouver council is involved in some serious trash talking. On Monday night, councillors reluctantly endorsed Metro

Vancouver’s Integrated Solid Waste Resource Management Plan, a program that comes with increased bills.

The B.C. Environmental Management Act requires regional governments to submit solid waste plans for provincial approval once every five years.

Because of the 1995 guidelines, Metro Vancouver was able to divert 55 per cent of recyclable and compost waste from landfills. This year’s plan up the anti to a planned 70 per cent diver-sion rate by 2015.

While the sentiment is right, Coun. Bill Soprovich noted Metro’s five-year goals result in a net average annual cost of $130,000 for West Vancouver. Taking that into account, district staff expect next year’s solid waste utility charges to increase by $15 to $20.

“(Metro Vancouver) are out of con-trol and our taxpayers are the ones

that have to pick up this tab,” Soprovich said. Metro estimates garbage tipping fees will rise from $97 per tonne in 2011

to $185 per tonne by 2015. The organic waste service’s increase is smaller, jumping from $65 per tonne next year to $75 by 2015.

There are also costs associated with next year’s municipal-wide expan-sion of yard trimming pickup to include food scraps. Add to that the transi-tion bill related to reducing garbage pickup to a bi-weekly service by 2012.

To meet the new targets, the district anticipates the North Shore Recycling Program — a three-way North Shore municipality partnership —

will have to hire an additional staff member. Overall, Metro and all member municipalities expenditures will total

$170 million in one-time capital costs and $40 million in annual operating costs.

Metro heavily relies on tipping fees to cover garbage services, a system that needs to change, Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones said. As the volume of garbage drops, the price to collect it climbs, she noted.

“Metro is going to have to redo its financial delivery for the long-term to not rely on that,” Goldsmith-Jones said.

The continuous increase seen in Metro bills is not sustainable, she said. On principal, Goldsmith-Jones was one of six Metro Vancouver directors tovote against Metro’s 2011 budget — a vote in which both North Vancouver city and district mayors raised their hands in favour.

The district’s 2011 solid waste utility rates will be presented to council in the coming weeks.

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Klee Wyck arts centre may go seaside$200,000 bill needs to be vetted through budget process, councillors say.


West Vancouver artists will have to stay put a little longer before making a pro-posed jump to the seaside.

The Klee Wyck community arts centre needs a new home. This summer, the district warned it may be forced to close the historic estate in the coming year. The main building, located at 200 Keith Rd., doesn’t meet municipal safety stan-dards, according to a staff report.

At Monday night’s council meeting, staff pro-posed to spend $200,000 to bring municipally-owned houses at 1756 and 1758 Argyle Ave. up to code and relocate Klee Wyck’s arts and cultural groups to the seaside lots.

The plan solves the problem of finding a

place for Klee Wyck users, while reaffirming the district’s respect for the arts, Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones said. Klee Wyck would require more expensive upgrades in order to stay open, she added.

“If we don’t (do this), we have an even bigger problem,” Goldsmith-Jones said.

Passing the request would be jumping the gun, Coun. Michael Smith warned. It needs to go through the upcoming 2011 budget process with other capital expenses, he said.

While in support of local arts and the expan-sion of a cultural hub in Ambleside, Smith said the report didn’t consider the ongoing costs of running the facility, who would call the new site home and how much rent would be charged.

Coun. Shannon Walker agreed with Smith. She questioned whether Klee Wyck’s reloca-

tion should be included in an overall arts master plan. Although in support of the move, the reportneeded a little more meat, Walker said.

“We’ve had stronger debates over $15,000,” shesaid.

In the end, council voted in favour of including the request in budget discussions. Considering that process is taking place over the next couple of months, the decision will not unduly delay Klee Wyck’s move, deputy chief administrative officer Brent Leigh said.

Included in the reports, was a recommenda-tion to spend $150,000 over the next five years on the Ferry Building Art Gallery, the Music Box and the Silk Purse, of which $14,000 is proposed to come from next year’s budget.

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TALKIN’ TRASH - Metro Vancouver’s Integrated Solid Waste Resource Management Plan was endorsed by West Van council earlier this week, but not without criticism over increased costs and tipping fees from mayor and councillors.File photo

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A recent donation to the West Van SPCA will keep dogs’ tails

wagging and cats purring.

This month, Park Royal’s Whole Foods

Market handed over a cheque for

approximately $4,000.

Looking after all the animals is no small

task. A single cat costs the branch

approximately $475 per stay. Dogs’

fees average $485 per stay. The West Vancouver branch has approximately 60 animals under

its care at any given time. Currently, there are 17 puppies being raised at the facility.

They will be up for adoption in the

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“(Metro Vancouver) are out of control and our taxpayers are the ones

that have to pick up this tab.”

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The working title of this article may have been “Coffee with Bob Maley,” but that is misleading, for two reasons.

Firstly, there wasn’t any java involved when this reporter sat down with Maley on a park bench in Victoria Park near the North Vancouver cenotaph.

And secondly, this story, insists Maley, isn’t about him. It’s about Canada’s veterans and the sacrifices they’ve made for our country.

“Put it this way, I wouldn’t be sitting here today if it weren’t for them,” says Maley bluntly. “They’re the ones that deserve all the credit. Not me.”

For the past few months, Maley has been working dili-gently on plans for next week’s Remembrance Day parade and celebration. The job of parade marshal means a great deal of work and it takes a disciplined man to manage the team that organizes the most well-attended Remembrance Day ceremony in Canada.

Yes, you read that right. Last year North Vancouver’s Remembrance Day parade drew upwards of 10,000 people and a contingent of 120 Mounties — larger than even the ceremony at the National War Memorial in our nation’s capital.

With that in mind, Maley says it’s usually this time of year that his nerves kick into overdrive.

“I start getting goosebumps. There are a lot of sleepless nights,” he says.

On the morning of Nov. 11, Maley will be up before dawn, ready to report to the park by 6:30 a.m. Once there, he rolls up his sleeves and starts helping city staff set up. Not exactly in the parade marshal’s job description, but he’s been doing it for years.

“I get my hands dirty with the rest of the guys, then I go home, get changed, and come back in my uniform,” he explains. “I wear many hats.”

Maley — a Scottish-born vet who served with the British army during the terrorist attacks in Northern Ireland and a peacekeeping mission in Cypress — says his admiration and respect for Canada’s war vets has grown daily since he immi-grated to North Van in the late 1970s.

He also thinks Canada deserves a great deal of credit for recognizing Nov. 11 as a statutory holi-day — something he can’t say of his former home-land.

“I think Canada has it right. It’s very important that we keep the memory of [veterans’] sacrifice alive,” says Maley. “Although they’re not here in

body, they’re here in spirit.”One such person is Reg Lewis, an honoured

and highly-revered member of the North Shore Veterans’ Council Canada (NSVCC) who passed away only days before last year’s parade. Lewis was a former flying officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Even as he grew sick with cancer in his mid-80s, he continued to march proudly at the front of the parade, refusing to ride in a vehicle.

“It’s hard to lose people from one year to the next,” says Maley. “When we lost Reg there was a big hole that can’t be filled. He was like a father to me, he was the one who got me to join the Legion many years ago.”

As a member of the veterans’ council, Maley

has been involved in the parade’s planning for 28 years. Seven years ago, he was appointed parade marshal by the City of North Vancouver mayor and since that time he has seen the parade swell in size — a surge he thinks is due to increased media cov-erage and Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.

“Since 2002 it’s been getting a lot more expo-sure,” he says. “People are coming out. They’re proud of their veterans.”

Still, arranging a large event is always a chal-lenge, both logistically and financially. Both the city and the RCMP do make contributions, but the bulk of the money is raised through private donors and corporate sponsors, like The Eagles Club, the Black Bear Pub and the Queen’s Cross Pub.

But, as much work as the volunteers put into the parade, it’s paltry in comparison to the sacrifice made by Canada’s war heroes, and Maley makes that clear, time and time again.

“I’m not looking for gratitude, it’s not about me, it’s about carrying the torch for the vets,” he reminds me as our interview comes to an end.

“It’s important work, and I’ll continue to do it as long as I can breathe.”

–The North Shore’s Remembrance Day ceremo-nies take place next Thursday, Nov. 11, beginning at 10:45 a.m. The parade forms on East Keith Road at Chesterfield Avenue and continues on to the Victoria Park cenotaph prior to the ser-vice. Following the service, the parade reforms on Lonsdale Avenue at East 12th Street and marches to the 6th Field Engineers (JP Fell) Armoury.

Lest we forget Bob Maley is the man behind the largest Remembrance

Day parade in Canada.

Bob Maley stands by the cenotaph in North Vancouver’s Victoria Park, where he will marshal the Remembrance Day parade next Thursday. Maley, a Scottish-born vet, has been involved in the parade’s planning since 1982. Greg Hoekstra photo

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Editor, This year marked the 65th anni-

versary of the end of the Second World War.

As a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program and its Operation Legacy, a group of committed young people who are dedicated to preserving Canada’s military heritage, I would like to highlight this anniversary by making the public aware of The Canadian Army Newsreels being released on DVD by The War Amps.

In cooperation with Library and Archives Canada, The War Amps is making the complete set of The Canadian Army Newsreels avail-able to the public for the first time, as part of its Military Heritage Series.

Featuring more than 20 hours of footage, this six-DVD set con-tains 106 newsreels filmed and produced by the Canadian Army Film Unit. Army cameramen docu-mented the Canadian troops in training and on the front lines.

They scooped the world on major events; including the inva-sion of Sicily and D-Day.

Members of Operation Legacy are donating The Canadian Army Newsreels to their local libraries to help spread the message of remem-brance to their communities across Canada.

A vignette about the Canadian Army Film Unit, and samples of the newsreels, can be viewed on The War Amps YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/warampsof-canada or at waramps.ca.

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Lots to be thankful for

Editor,There was so much

to be thankful for this Thanksgiving in B.C.

No matter how you measure it, we are truly among the luckiest people in the world.

As an example: With over-pop-ulation at crisis levels the world over, population projections just released by BC Stats show that B.C.’s population in 2036 will still only be 6.1 million, or 6.5 people per square kilometre.

Even with so many people seek-ing the fantastic opportunities that B.C. has to offer, 6.1 million people hardly constitutes overcrowding because B.C. has the land and the resources to absorb this increase. B.C. also has a nearly-unparalleled desire to meet the needs of this population growth in environmen-tally sustainable ways and with respect for our natural spaces.

A lot of thought has been going into answering questions like how we can power our homes, our stoves, and our TVs in the future and how we can do so sustainably.

Luckily, B.C. has the potential to gener-ate three times the clean energy BC hydro currently produces, and that’s way more than

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meet increased energy demand when our population reaches the 6.1 million mark.

Truly, BC has many reasons to be thankful, and will for many Thanksgivings to come.

We have it pretty good here. And thankfully, as our popula-

tion and needs increase in the years to come, we can keep it that way.

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More than a few eyebrows went up last week with the news that British Columbians will see their provincial income tax bills trimmed by 15% to make up for the harmonized sales tax.

Whether you think Premier Gordon Campbell is buying votes or simply making good on his promise to deal with the discon-tent over the so-called Hated Sales Tax, it hardly matters.

The real question is can the B.C. government afford the tax break or will we pay in other ways?

After a diet of bad budget news and less than stellar economic predictions, it seems now isn’t the best time for a tax break. Health care is struggling, the education system is strained and money is scarce for important transit improvements.

Can these important government institutions be sustained when the treasury will bleed by $568 million next year?

It’s true that an extra $30 to $50 a month might help on the spending end for individuals whose household budgets are con-tinuously being hit by higher costs. And the province says it can afford to give some cash back because corporate balance sheets are recovering, resulting in $2.1 billion in additional government revenue over program spending over the next three years.

But even if government coffers do fill up, is a quick refund for angry taxpayers the way to go?

Perhaps enhanced investments in education, healthy care and transit might do more good.

In education, for example, school districts are continuing to struggle to meet class size and composition regulations under Bill 33. There are doubts the basic education needs of students are being met at the same time as the province is rolling out full-day kindergarten, Strong Start programs and other initiatives that will require significant ongoing investments.

In health care, hospitals struggle with waiting lists for elective surgery and have to fundraise constantly to keep up to date with technology. The Tri-Cities doesn’t have a full-time homeless shel-ter, in part because there’s no money to operate it.

Transit is also at stalemate. TransLink has yet to develop a sustainable funding base, the Evergreen Line is still short of cash and the cities are fighting over where rapid transit should go next.

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afternoon, designed with the kids in mind, was a great way to celebrate the season’s scariest day in a safe and fun atmosphere. In Kid’s Alley there was lots of activities including pumpkin decorating, spooky story-telling, face-painting and a costume contest with prizes. Meanwhile, down below in the market, kids could go trick-or-treating to all the merchants for goodies galore.B Taylor Pare is a perfect plush dinosaur as he and mom Cara make their market rounds. C Sarah McCurdy and

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At one point, West Vancouver resembled more of a forest – a tiny slice of country life, far away from busy urban life. There were beachfront cottages with lovely gardens and porches that boasted scenic

ocean views. And, if well-known local designer Michael Geller

gets his wish, the return of the Craftsman Cottage will soon be upon us, harkening back to the those early, seemingly simpler times.

“What I have in mind is a ‘downsizing but not downscaling’ demonstration project in the block bounded by Esquimalt, 20th Street, Fulton and 21st

Street,” says Geller, over a cup of tea. “It’s really infill housing, but making maximum use of the available space in a fashion that fits into the character of the neighbourhood or ‘gentle densification’ that would allow two or three homes to be built on one appro-priately located lot.”

Geller’s proposal has been going through the plan-ning and approval process in West Vancouver for some time.

Known as Bowling Green, the properties sit adja-cent to the West Van lawn bowling club, next to the seniors’ and community centres just off Marine Drive.

Geller describes this location as a “most suitable” place for this type of housing. His proposal is to rede-velop three single-family properties with three smaller

duplexes and three coach houses. West Vancouver city planner Stephen Mikicich

explains that the cottages – which are really just duplexes and coach houses – will average about 1,400-square-feet, with one larger unit at 1,700-square-feet. But after several public meetings, he says the community seems split on the proposal.

“There has been some concern expressed about changes to the character of the neighbourhood and about parking,” he says. “Also, will it set a precedent for other projects? But there has also been a lot of interest in new housing like this and a lot of people have told us they like it.”

City staff will report to council in December or January about changes to the Official Community

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Plan (OCP) amendment effecting this particular block. Any rezoning will not set a precedent for other sites in the city.

In order for this type of housing to be built, Geller says, the proposal will need some help. Required first are both an amendment and a rezoning. Rather than “spot-zone” just these three properties, the District of West Vancouver, with the support of the adjacent property owners, is proposing to amend the OCP) for the full block.

This will allow council to consider re-zoning for the remaining properties, which could be redeveloped over time with similar forms of housing providing they respect the surrounding neighbourhood’s single-family character.

“I am hopeful that this project will be approved in order to help people understand what ‘gentle densification’ could look like in West Vancouver,” says Geller.

On May 18, West Van hosted a public forum on housing titled: “Housing that Fits Us and Fits In,” focussing on the topic of infill housing which said infills could include a detached mod-est-sized dwelling (1,500-sq.-ft.) added to a property with an exist-ing single-family property.

It could also be two smaller houses sharing one lot. Or, a smaller house on a smaller subdivided plot. A modest-scale attached dwelling units in a duplex (two units) or triplex (three units) would also fit the bill. As discussed in the forum, infill housing is seen as “bridging the gap” in housing choices between the two most promi-nent options in West Vancouver, a single-family house or an apartment in a multi-family resi-dential building.

“The demand is huge, and there are two main target markets for this sort of development,” Geller explains. “First are the owners of large lots and large houses where the family has left. These ‘empty nesters’ may wish to move to a smaller unit, but they don’t want to move to an apartment or townhouse. Then there are those owners of small houses on small lots. Either way, there is a demand for a new type of housing in West Vancouver. I use the word ‘infill’ because that’s what it really describes.”

Nowhere in the discussions about densification and retaining neighbourhood character is there any mention of another, more serious, subject of aging.

West Vancouver is one of the oldest communities in Canada, and there remains a huge need for appropriate accommodations for those people who have outgrown the homes in which they have always lived.

Geller says he has given this topic much thought, and incorporated his thinking into the overall design of the cottages.

Not only will there be front porches to put up one’s feet and space to raise one’s rose bushes, but each of the two-bedroom duplexes will have its own ensuite bathroom. Not for unwanted offspring to hang around beyond their past due date, but just in case one’s spouse happens to snore or you might need a caregiver nearby. When it comes to building quality infill developments in choice locations, it helps to think of everything.

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After 96 years, the gleaming silver King George sword found its way home.

It shines under the lights of the North Vancouver’s JP Fell Armoury. Its long pointed blade is smooth to the touch, its craftsmanship combining elegance with power. Etched on its surface is its owner’s name — Percy Ward.

The sword was given to the 6 Field Engineer Company captain before he boarded a ship headed for the muddy trenches in France during the First World War.

Combat was nothing new to the British native. Twelve years earlier, before he called North Vancouver home, Ward had battled on the hot plains of South Africa in the First Anglo-Boer War. And so the sword awaited Ward’s return, safely stored in his house at 219 Lonsdale Ave.

But how the sword found its way back to Ward’s First World War training base is a tale that took place only last month.

It starts with Brian Seward, a diligent North Vancouver resident who for the past 50 years has been preserving the stories of soldiers who have marched with the 6 Field Engineer Squadron.

Three years ago, Seward opened a small museum on the ground floor of the armoury. His collection began with a few boxes of records and pictures, marked for the garbage bin dur-ing building renovations. It has grown to include medals, weapons, uniforms, flags and other day-to-day items soldiers used during battle.

Seward is always on the hunt for memora-bilia pertaining to the North Van squadron. He’s found medals in garbage cans, been sent infor-mation from soldiers’ long lost relatives and in a

tiny Edmonton pawn shop even discovered med-als belonging to Ward’s brother, John.

“I paid $50 for them,” he says. “It was kind of a shot in the dark.”

Percy Ward is an important figure in the armoury’s history. He was one of the first to sign on with the company in 1911. Ward trained men at the base and by the end of the First World War, he returned to the North Shore a major.

Ward was also a big name in North Vancouver. In 1909, he started the district’s first real estate business. After the Great War, he went on to be a North Vancouver alderman for four years. In 1935, Ward was awarded the King George Medal for his service to the community.

Ward was also known as Mr. Hospital because he was a government advisor and leading author-ity in hospital administration in North America.

So when his grandson, Gary Silverton, called Seward having seen an article about him in a newspaper, Seward was, understandably, very enthused. When Silverton offered Seward Ward’s sword, he was moved.

“It is exciting for me because I believe in keeping history alive so it doesn’t happen again,” he says.

Ward gave Silverton the sword and some army gear from when Silverton joined the reserve army. Until that moment, Silverton knew nothing of Ward’s involvement in the military and Ward hadn’t offered anything up. Reflecting upon it, Silverton guesses Ward didn’t want his name use for any kind of gain.

“It’s typical,” Silverton adds. “No one wants to tell the story of building bridges in a war zone and being shot at.”

As for donating the sword to the armoury, Silverton says it just felt like the right thing to do.

“It was sitting in the house. I didn’t look at it,” he says. “If people will get something out of looking at it, that’s great.”

Now it rests in the museum, besides a picture of Ward and his brother’s medals.

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Standing in water up to his hips, Sungwoo Jo sticks up six fingers on his hands.

“Six,” Barrie Adams confirms with a nod of his head. “Those are the first salmon of this year.”

Adams and four West Vancouver secondary school students, including Jo, have waded through Brothers and Hadden Creeks twice in the past two weeks on the hunt for chum and coho salmon.

As part of a West Vancouver Streamkeepers initiative, for the past four years Adams has surveyed streams for salmon with teams of West Van stu-dents.

So far, this year’s count resembles 2007 and 2008, with 44 fish recorded in the eight creeks the student teams monitor.

“Last year was almost triple, with 120 fish,” Barrie says.

However, any spotting is good news, as 50 years ago coho and chum were nonexistent in West Van’s waterway system, he noted.

Also on the rise is the number of students signing onto the organiza-tion’s program.

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The size of the teams can’t be increased for fear of disturbing the creeks, so instead the number of zones recorded has expanded, Streamkeepers member John Barker explains.

“The zones went from seven, now up to 14,” he says.

He’s impressed with the students’ effort.

“The students are so mindful,” Barker says, noting they are very careful to check all the hidden pools and bank edges.

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They suit up in waders and clam-ber up the stream because it is fun, Jo says. Jack Leung, who’s standing beside him, adds it is a nice way to help the community.

As for their favourite species of salmon, they can’t decide on one. Wu likes coho because they are violent. Jo likes the speed of the chum.

“Chum,” Jo says.“No, coho” Wu argues.

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But when discussing what North Shore residents can expect from this year’s fast-approaching winter, Hertzman does have one prediction.

“For your readers in the Lynn Valley area, I think it will be a great year for snow tire sellers and skiers,” he says, with a laugh.

This winter will be a La Niña year, meaning temperatures in the Pacific Ocean will be, on average, three to five degrees colder than normal. La Niña, a counterpart to the better known weather system of El Niño, is an atmospheric phenomenon that results in heavier than normal rains over Indonesia and Australia.

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“But a key element to this is that the colder temperatures will help the snow stick around for a bit. The snow’s effect will be greater because it will just be there for longer.”

And with the prospect of a longer, colder win-ter just around the corner, staff at all three North Shore mountains say they’re already actively pre-paring for a much-anticipated busy ski season.

“We’re busy getting the mountain ready. We’ve got snow, so far, on the upper elevations,” says Julie Mulligan, marketing and communications manager at Mt. Seymour.

“And we’re excited to open up the Enqvist Lodge in the snow play area. It’s going to be great for families.”

Mulligan says they’re hoping to be open by the end of November, or early December. Last year, she adds, they were up and running by Nov. 21.

Over on Cypress Mountain, staff are getting things back in order after a busy Olympic year. According to Joffrey Koeman, spokesperson for Cypress, 16 new light towers have been installed for this season. Both the Cascade and Hutch runs now have lighting and will be open for

night skiing for the first time this winter.Koeman adds that staff have placed all 35 of

their snow guns around the mountain to lend the elements a helping hand in making snow. The Olympic run on which Alexandre Bilodeau won his gold medal in men’s moguls will also be open all season.

“We need about 60 cm at the base of the mountain, close to the lodge, to open,” says Koeman.

“It’s looking like an early start. Historically, our opening average is Dec.1, but last year it was Nov. 13. We’re hoping for that again.”

For Grouse Mountain customers, staff say they’ve also placed their fleet of snow guns and have, albeit partially, begun grooming the moun-tain’s 26 ski runs. William Mbaho, manager of public relations and communications for Grouse, says their typical opening period is also the first week of December, but noted last season’s first day was Nov. 13

“This is also the first winter for public tours of Eye of the Wind turbine, and that will be open daily,” adds Mbaho.

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Just listed, an immaculately kept free standing 3 BDRM, over 2600 SQ FT townhome in a quiet and prestigious Edenshaw. It boasts an open fl oor plan with dramatic vaulted ceilings, spacious bright rooms, quality fi nishing and high end kitchen appliances. This beautifully appointed home is situated in a private setting with lovely vistas - there are peek-a boo –views from sunny terrace and patio and throughout the home and

the house itself, truly more like a house than a townhome. Just minutes from Caulfeild Village, Caulfeild Elementary, and Rockridge high school as well a gorgeous walking trails and quaint beaches, this home is quiet stated elegance. A wonderful treasure in an exclusive neighbourhood! Take advantage of this special, best West Vancouver offering and call Kasha Riddle for a private viewing.

#16-5110 Alderfeild Place, Caulfeild, West Vancouver $1,349,000

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4997 Meadfeild Wynd, West Van $2,850,000

• Headland Park

• Hollingsworth Design

• 3,274 sqft 3 bdrm, 3 bthrm

• Outstanding Ocean Views

• Coming soon

Beauty That Feeds Your Soul...

4942 Meadfeild Rd. West Van $3,275,000

• No HST!

• Headland Park • Architecturally designed • Built 2007, 3981 sqft • 3 bdrm + den, 1/2 Duplex

Entertaining For Life!!

1723 Medwin Place, North Van New Listing $899,000

• Cul-de-sac rancher

• 7200 sqft property

• 3 bedrm, 2 bathrm

• Bonus Upstairs Of ce

• Private Back Yard Oasis

Fantastic Ground Level Paradise

4456 Regency Place, West Van $1,475,000

• In the Heart of Caulfeild • Cul-de-sac of ne homes • Stunning open plan • 3 level, 4 bedrm, 3 bathrm • City, harbour, ocean views!

Turns Out It’s Fantastic!

#303-2242 Marine Dr. West Van $765,000

• Oceanic Gardens • 914 sqft Penthouse • Only 14 suites

• 2 bedrm, 2 bathrm • Wonderful ocean views

Are You In The Mood??

768 Grand Boulevard, North Van $1,799,000

A Dream Did Come True...• Completely rebuilt in 2009 • Corner property w/ views • 3800 sqft home

• 3 level, 4 bdrms • Self-contained in-law suite

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

575 E 17th Street, North Van $1,679,000

• 3,345 sqft home

• Custom Built in 2010

• Corner 40 x 150 Property

• 4 bedrms, 5 bathrms

• 1 bedrm Legal Suite

Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

2422 Hyannis Drive, North Van $929,000

• Desirable Upper Blueridge

• 60 x 135 property

• Great Family Home

• Baden Powell Trails

• Blueridge Elementary

Even Better With You In It...

890 Anderson Cr., West Van (New Listing) $2,150,000

• Sentinel Hill Tudor

• Unobstructed city views

• Elegantly appointed

• 3 levels, 5 bdrms, media rm

• 11,765 sqft property

Watching The Sunrise

OPEN SUN

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2379 Constantine Place, West Van New Price $3,850,000

• Whitby Estates • Spectacular city views • Custom built in 2001 • Elevator, 3 levels • 13,179 sqft property

Chocolates for Breakfast

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6008 Eagleridge Dr. West Van $2,950,000

• Modern contemporary • Re-designed

• By Brian Hemingway • 4775 sqft, ocean views • 3 level, swimming pool

Incredible Views...

6261 Taylor Dr. West Van $4,800,000

Incredible Views...• West Van Waterfront • 21,000 sqft property • 2352 sqft home

• 2 levels • 3 bedrms

4989 Meadfeild Wynd. West Van $2,800,000

• Brand New Phase II

• By Russell Hollingsworth

• 4652 sqft of luxury

• Panoramic views

• Headland Park

Open Skies

SOLD

• British Properties Estate

• Vintage 1950’s Tudor Style

• 32,452 sqft, 0.745 Acre lot


• Downtown Views

Country Elegance...

1138 Millstream Rd. West Van $1,449,000

SOLD

2760 Walpole Cr., North Van $1,049,000

• Upper Blueridge

• 4 level split Family Home

• 11,000 corner property

• Backing onto Trillium Creek

• In-Law Accommodation

Hell Yah It’s a 10!

SOLD

#624-289 Alexander St, Vancouver $1,799,000

• Edge Harbourfront Lofts

• 1400 sqft, 2 levels

• 600 sqft terrace

• Meticulously Redesigned


What A Menu...

2323 Bellevue Ave. West Van $1,275,000

• Dundarave 1/2 Duplex • 3 levels

• 3 bedrms, 4 bathrms • in-law accommodation • Magni cent ocean views

Time To Party!!

SOLD

#1704-5899 Wilson Ave, Burnaby $449,000

• Bosa’s Paramount II

• Only 6 suites per oor!


• North, South & West Views

• Steps to Metrotown

This Will Move You...

Address & Price Upon Request

One Of A Kind Waterfront Estate• 30,500 sq ft property

• 400 sq ft of waterfront

• 4 bedrm, 3 baths

• Breathtaking Views

• Amazing opportunity

5924 Eagleridge Dr. West Van $1,995,000

• Architecturally designed • Ocean & mountain views • 19,000 sqft property • 3835 sqft home

• 3 bdrms, 3 bths

Today... Tomorrow...Everyday...


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#802-133 E Esplanade Ave. North Van $2,185,000

• Brand new luxury building • 1621 sqft, 3 bdrm + den • Waterfront, SW Corner • Exceptional quality • City & Harbour views

Everyday is Something New...


• Headland Park




• Coming soon

Exclusive & Luxurious

1840 Naomi Place, North Van $1,999,000

• Deep Cove Waterfront • Deep water moorage

• 11,000 sqft property • Breathtaking views • 3055 sqft, 4 bedrms

Busting with Possibilities...

#6E-111 18th Street, West Van $2,500,000

• Seawalk Place

• Premiere waterfront

• 1557 sqft 2 bdrm, 2 bthrm

• Fantastically redone

• SE corner suite

Perfect Waterfront Escape...

#4004-1011 W Cordova St. Vancouver $1,575,000

• The Fairmont Paci c Rim • 1307 sqft apartment

• 2 bedrms, 2 bathrms • Luxurious details • South West city views

Fairmont Pacifi c Rim Residences

8935 Lawrence Way, West Van $4,900,000

Watch The Sun Go Down...• Waterfront estate • Custom built 2003 • 8084 sqft, 8 bedrms

• Outdoor pool

•22,000 sqft property

SOLD

4987 Meadfeild Wynd. West Van $2,600,000

• Brand New Phase II • By Russell Hollingswoth • 3100 sqft of luxury

• Panoramic views

• Headland Park

Rocky Top

SOLD

#3-5110 Alderfeild Place. West Van $1,799,000

• Award Winning Edenshaw

• 2700 sqft, great views

• 3 bedrm, 2.5 baths

• 2 Levels, 3 Fireplaces

• Steps to Caulfeild Village

Mr & Mrs Good Times

SOLD

1380 29th St, West Van $1,049,000

• Prestigious Altamont

• Vintage Circa 1950’s

• 91 x 132 Level Property

• Great Building Potential

• West Bay Catchment

Beyond The Basics

SOLD

#1102-1485 W 6th St., Vancouver $1,265,000

• $700,000 interest free loan

• 1300 sqft penthouse

• False Creek views

• 2 bdrms, 2 bathrms

• Steps to Granville Island

When Fashion is Before You....


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2325 Bellevue Ave. West Van $1,765,000

• Dundarave 1/2 Duplex • Ocean & harbour views • Renovation in 2009 • 2535 sqft home

• 3 levels, 3 bedrms

Dundarave By The Sea

331 East 8th St, North Van $895,000

• Central Lonsdale Location

• 1/2 Duplex, Built in 2007

• 1,938 sqft, 3 Levels

• 2/3 bedrm & 3.5 Bathrm

• City & Harbour Views

Changing Lights

70 Lions Bay Ave. Lions Bay $3,250,000

• Lions Bay Waterfront • 17,000 sqft property • Ocean & mountain views • Rancher, 2039 sqft

• Swimming pool

Celebrate Your Success


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• Coming soon

Unique Mountain Top Paradise...

1165 Haywood Ave. West Van $2,195,000

• Ambleside location • Custom build in 2006 • 3,702 sqft 3 level home • Exceptional detail • Spectacular home

Lighting Up The Party

1770 29th St. West Van $2,850,000

• Custom Built • Altamont, contemporary • 20,000 sqft property • 4269 sqft, 3 levels

• 4 bedrms, Den

Raise Your Sensations...

SOLD

SOLD

5185 Keith Rd. West Van $1,599,000

• Arthur Erickson

• Custom built in 1963 • 23,000 sqft property • Gorgeous outdoor pool • Ocean & island views

Classic Architecture

SOLD

160 Sunset Drive, Lions Bay $1,050,000

• Private Cul-de-sac • 3480 sqft

• 4 bed, 3.5 bath

• Bonus Artist Studio! • Sensational Ocean Views

West Coast Architectural Masterpiece

5912 Eagleridge Dr. West Van $750,000

• Building site • Eagleridge area

• Great views • 25,000 sqft property • Cul-de-sac of ne homes

Stop Thinking, Just Do It!

181 Stevens Dr. West Van $1,100,000

• British Properties Estate • 28,000 sqft property • 2400 sqft, 2 levels

• Swimmimg pool • 3 or 4 bedrms, 2 bathrms

Take Your Chance...

SOLD


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Stunning internationally acclaimed Hulbert architect-designed 5400 s.f. 4/5 bedroom 6 bathroom contemporary on a private forested 1.27 acre Rockridge Estate with breathtaking panoramic ocean and city views, huge outdoor pool, hot tub, bbq area, cabana and patio.

Freshly updated, wonderful West Coast style 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom Caulfeild home nestled on one of the most gorgeous, 17000+sqft beautifully landscaped private lawns & gardens.

5809 Marine Drive, Eagleridge, West Vancouver$1,188,000 MLS®# V847808

Calling all Artists - SEMI-WATERFRONT opportunity! Your own private ‘Shangri-La’ 2 bedroom cottage & 3 storey cedar & glass artists studio, high above W.V Yacht Club & Marina over rocky cliffs to sea, sky & Arbutus trees.

4230 Rockridge Cres., Rockridge, West Vancouver$3,788,000 MLS®#V848432

4650 Rutland Road, Caulfeild, West Vancouver$1,395,000 MLS®# V848513

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$999,000 MLS®#V847286

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$869,000 MLS®# V838385

Super south facing 7400 sqft property, adorable 1930’s 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom “Buttercup Cottage”, perfect for future development in an area of multi million dollar homes on prominent Erwin Drive, “the golden circle”.

Wow! Just under 4000 sq. ft. Bright spacious 4 bedroom tudor style classic,fabulous family home with large bedrooms up including master suite. Cross hall formal living room/dining rooms off grand foyer, a spiral staircase. Large open plan kitchen and family room with new (08) stainless steel appliances & fi replace. Opens out to large deck & mountain views. Lower level one bedroom suite plus games room & rec room.Furnace & Hot Water tank (2009). Suite (2007). Great value here.

Peace and tranquility, this gorgeous & bright 2500 sq.ft. 2 bedroom & den, 4 bathroom townhome has peek-a-boo ocean views of breath-taking Howe Sound, and your own backyard. A mere 20 min drive from West Van.

6266 St. Georges Avenue, Gleneagles, West Vancouver$1,139,000 MLS®# V845193

Sought-after Gleneagles, in the area of multi million dollar homes, 2009 sleek & welcoming West Coast remodel. 2 level, 3-4 bedroom, 2 full bath, 2500sqft home sparkles on manicured 14,000+ sqft property right above Gleneagles Golf course, future expansion possible. 20 mins to downtown.

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The Real Estate Weekly is an integral part of the North Shore community. Now, by merging with The Outlook, we will establish a more tangible connection to the news, arts, business, sports and headline stories that make the North Shore so unique. And that means expanded readership. In addition to regular Real Estate Weekly readers, your ads will now be seen by the devoted readers who regularly pick up the award-winning Outlook. Because we’re teaming with The Outlook on the press, we have further benefi ts to offer you: You will now have more options in the shape, size and look of your ad – plus you can choose to specify your market:

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Just listed, an immaculately kept free standing 3 BDRM, over 2600 SQ FT townhome in a quiet and prestigious Edenshaw. It boasts an open fl oor plan with dramatic vaulted ceilings, spacious bright rooms, quality fi nishing and high end kitchen appliances. This beautifully appointed home is situated in a private setting with lovely vistas - there are peek-a boo –views from sunny terrace and patio and throughout the home and

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This one of a kind custom built, over 4000 SQFT, 5 BDRM, 4 BATH open floor plan home has only had one owner! Close to the bustling centre of Lynn Valley and Ross French Immersion School, this secluded landscaped home features sauna, rooftop deck, newer roof, indoor

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1255-235 Keith, W.V. $288,000

Spacious one bedroom suite in concrete building with lovely outlook in Spuraway Gardens. A peaceful lifestyle surrounded by manicured gardens, pool, sauna, guest suite and lodge for entertaining. This is by far the lowest priced unit in Spuraway. Seller bought larger unit in the same complex.

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121-1363 Clyde, W.V. $399,000

Lowest priced 2 bedroom updated unit in West Van. Ground level, feels like a house. Amazing location near beach, shopping and parks. Bring your pet too! This is lovely!

AMBLESIDE 2 BEDROOMS

4669 Woodburn Road, W.V $2,688,000

Situated on a bluff above Caulfeild, this home was designed to take advantage of the PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS & SUNSETS. Stunning open plan offering 7,500 sq. ft. & 6 bedroom on 2 levels. Ride your private elevator from the garage to the main oor which feels like a 4,700 sq. ft. penthouse, with huge master suite plus 2 more ensuited bedrooms, media room, of ce, chef’s kitchen with top of the line appliances opening to year round heated deck overlooking the view. Downstairs is a wine cellar and a garden level 3 bedroom suite with separate gated entrance. ONE OF A KIND!

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Roger Bassam still remembers the exact moment he decided to enter politics.

It was 2003 and he was standing in front of District of North Vancouver council representing a group of field users when one of the councillors suggested Bassam “didn’t understand” the finances behind an issue.

“At that moment I understood that I was on the wrong side of the table,” says Bassam, who had been involved in the district’s sports and recreation council for nearly 10 years. “The lesson to me was that I should be making the decisions, not asking for permission.”

Bassam ran for municipal council the following year, in 2004, but it wasn’t until 2008 that he first landed a seat at the table.

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The Lynn Valley resident recently announced he will seek the Liberal nomination for North Vancouver and — with any luck — challenge Conservative MP Andrew Saxton in the next fed-eral election.

Bassam says he’s hoping to help the Liberals rebound after former MP Don Bell was ousted by Saxton in the October 2008 election.

Bassam, who worked for two years as Bell’s assistant, says he thinks the party lost support locally due to questions over the leadership capa-bilities of Stéphane Dion.

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Fighting for cashTwo MMA fighters come together to raise funds for the North Shore Disability Resource Centre. REBECCA ALDOUSS T A F F R E P O R T E R

When Nick Marinos walks down the street, it isn’t unusual for people to cross

to the other side.Tattoos cover his arms and his nose

looks as though it has cushioned a few punches.

Murray Sogen also gets suspicious glares when sporting a black eye or blue-and-yellow limbs. The North Vancouver MMA fighters know those bad guy labels come with the territory.

But today, instead of facing one another in the octagon, they’re meeting at the North Shore Disability Resource Centre.

“This is the guy that kicked my ass,” Sogen says as the two embrace.

“You were a good fight, the toughest guy I’ve fought,” Marinos replies.

After their rather intense introduc-tion two months ago, the two not only became training partners, but also decided to raise money for the resource centre.

Sogen works here on weekends. He helps run the teen program, which involves everything from sporting events to field trips for teenagers with disabilities.

Like Sogen’s tough-guy tag, he learned the children in his program deal with stereotypes too.

“I wanted to know about the different dis-abilities, but [the staff] told me to get to know the kids,” he says. “Now I know things like ‘This

is Brandon, he loves Spiderman.’”Labels are left at the centre’s front door, says

its executive director Elizabeth Barnett. The resource centre provides programs and services for people with disabilities and their families and friends. It is a hub for referral services, adult education, life skills and youth program-ing. But no matter what disability or issues one is dealing with, at the centre they are always a person first, Barnett says.

The $700 that the fighters raised is going

toward its information and advo-cacy program. Every penny is needed, Barnett says.

The program is not govern-ment funded, which means it runs purely on donations and a grant from the British Columbia Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, Barnett says. However, this year’s grant, which the centre usually receives in March, didn’t turn up until August. And there are no guarantees for the future, Barnett says.

“We are moving from a place from where you work through it to planning month to month,” she says.

Last year, the program received 1,100 calls for help. The service provides individuals with infor-mation, addresses questions and puts them in contact with appro-priate aid.

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Sogen and Marinos agree it is the most suit-able use for the money they raised.

“When [Sogen] told me about this centre, I just knew I wanted to give back to the commu-nity this way,” Marinos says.

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WV sailors hit the sea in the Snowflake seriesREBECCA ALDOUSS T A F F R E P O R T E R

First there is the battle for clean air, fol-lowed by a tacking dual.

“Then it is basically like a big roll-er-coaster ride downwind,” said Graeme Clendenan, West Vancouver Yacht Club’s sailing director.

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“You get more breeze, which equals going faster, which is more fun,” Clendenan said.

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Skipper Clint Currie sailed his boat Incisor to the top ranking spot in his fleet. The 30-foot racing yacht made headlines earlier this year when the boat turtled in 50-plus knot winds in the Southern Straits Classic. Currie and his five crew were rescued from the Strait of Georgia and the boat was salvaged a few days later.

Last year 42 boats took part in the series. The Snowflake, which started in the 1950s, also attracts yachts from neighbouring clubs, Clendenan said.

This year he anticipates three Farr40s — 40-foot keelboats with a fast reputation — to be among the fleet.

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He had wings on his feet as a skier and wore RCAF wings on his chest as a World War

II fighter pilot in the early 1940s. His name was Art Coles and this is

his story.Before flying off to war in Europe,

the North Van-born and raised Coles had some other flying to do, down steep slopes at four major skiing championships beginning in mid-February of 1940.

The high points during the next five years would be sky-high, the low points about as bad as they could get.

A member of Grouse Mountain’s Tyee Ski Runners Club (from which he would receive honourary life membership in 1954), Coles was coached by Peter Vadja, the designer of the first Grouse Mountain chairlift and grandfather of current Canadian ski stars Britt and Michael Janyk.

Coles was called “The Vancouver Thunderbolt” and for good rea-son. He captured the combined (slalom and downhill) title at all four of those 1940 competitions: Rocky Mountain Championships, Alberta Provincials, Canadian Championships and Far West Kandahar.

He claimed the Dominion championships (as the Canadians were called then) on Mt. Norquay near Banff March 1-2 by finishing first in slalom and second in downhill. This was the same weekend the great Depression-days racehorse Seabiscuit won his final race, the Santa Anita Handicap, to become the all-time money winner to that time.

At the Far West Kandahar April 6-7 on fog-shrouded Mt. Hood in Oregon, Coles came back from 18th in the slalom to cop top spot in the downhill and an overall first-place for the fourth meet in a row.

Arthur Campbell Coles was the youngest of five brothers and the sixth of the eight children of Charles Petley Coles, born in London, England, in 1873, and Anna McGillivray (Campbell) Coles, born five years later in Joplin, Missouri.

Charles, whose first wife and child died in childbirth, was living in California’s Bay area at the time of the great San Francisco earthquake on April 18, 1906, and helped fight the resulting fires. The deaths and quake were only the first of many tragedies that would face the Coles family.

However, on a happy note, Charles met Anna on a boat sailing to Hawaii while he was on a business trip and she was heading to Honolulu to teach kindergarten. They corre-sponded for about a year before marrying in 1909, according to records shared by family historian Judy (Coles) Mordy, the youngest of Art’s three daughters who still lives on the same street she grew up on in the Edgemont Village area.

After Charles’ and Anna’s first two offspring were born in Sausalito, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, the family moved to North Van in 1912, living initially at 204 East lst and eventually building a home at 249 East Kings while Charles established a grain and ship-ping brokerage.

Art was born Sept. 30, 1917, three weeks before the eldest Coles boy died of scarlet fever at age 7. While the three Coles girls (Edith, Louise and Alice) all went to North Star Elementary and at least two graduated from North Van High, Art and his surviving brothers (Don, George and Bruce) attended Kingsley, a small, private boys’ school which operated from 1920-51 in the 200-block of East Carisbrooke during its first decade and later around the corner on St. Mary’s in Upper Lonsdale.

After the family returned from two years in Portland (1926-28), Art took Grades 8-12 at North Shore College – another school for boys located from 1926-56 in the 300-block of West Queens – where he was captain of soccer and cricket teams, a boxing champion and a 1933 graduate.

Art and several siblings were still living at home when their mother died of cancer at 59 on Dec. 13, 1937. This was two months after Art began working for the Aetna Life Insurance Company where Bruce was already employed.

However, following Canada’s declaration of war on

Germany in September 1939, Art left Aetna with the intention – should the conflict in Europe still be going on – of enlisting in the war effort after training in Alberta with Peter Vadja for the ski season’s various championships.

Of course the war intensified and Coles enlisted June 15, 1940, taking his training in Toronto, Vancouver and Saskatoon where he received his wings. Before heading over-seas for combat duty in late 1942 where he would eventually fly Spitfires with 412 Squadron, he was a flying instructor in Trenton, Ont., and Moncton, N.B.

Moncton is where Art met his future wife Jean Crandall. She was in a friend’s wedding party and when he saw her coming down the aisle, he is said to have remarked, “That’s the girl I’m going to marry.”

Much would happen to put that prediction in jeopardy.Meanwhile, in 1941, Art’s brother George also enlisted

with the RCAF and joined 617 Squadron. The two spent time together in London which Art recounted in a letter to their brother Bruce, dated Aug. 14, 1943: “The couple of days I have just had with George are by far the best I have had in England.”

But the days ahead were tumultuous and would change their lives forever.

The Vancouver Daily Province of Aug. 21, 1943, reported, “Flt. Lieut. Arthur Coles, well-known North Vancouver skier, was credited with downing one of three German planes shot out of the skies by the RCAF fighter wing in sweeps over France and Holland Thursday [Aug. 19].

“The famous Vancouver athlete chalked up his first destroyed plane by getting a Messweschmitt-109 south of Abbeville [France]…

“Art, who was known here as one of the most dashing ski-ers on the American continent, swept aside all competition in

the winter of 1939[-1940]… “A brother, Pilot Officer George, a

bomb aimer, has made numerous trips over Germany and Nazi-occupied territory, and a sister, Edith, is with the Canadian army nursing staff in South Africa.”

That was good news of course. But then the Coles family received a more unset-tling report that George was missing fol-lowing a raid on the Dortmond-Ems Canal near Ladbergen, Germany, after taking off

from their base at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England, in the early hours of Sept. 16, 1943. He was on board one of eight Lancasters, five of which were hit by flak and went down. His crashed on the canal banks, the immediate results of which were unknown.

This is episode 398 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.

Next Week: Part 2 of the life and times of Art Coles.


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Part 1 of the life and times of Art Coles, champion skier and WWII fighter pilot.

THE VANCOUVER THUNDERBOLT - They gave Art Coles (left and below) the Thunderbolt nickname as the Dominion ski champion of 1940. Soon afterwards he was actually up there in the sky over Europe piloting a Spitfire and shooting at the enemy during World War II.Below: Jim Nutter photo. Both from Coles family collection.

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It’s been several years since the dramatic rescue of an injured hiker at Theta Lake, but Peter Murray still remembers it as though it were yesterday.

As darkness began to settle over forested green slopes of Mount Seymour, Murray — the owner and chief pilot of Talon Helicopters — nervously searched the dense cloud cover for an opening, any opening, that he could slip through with his chopper.

Spotting a small, tunnel-like break in the clouds, Murray lunged forward with his aircraft, flew over the mountain, and came down on the eastern side where two rescu-ers needed to be dropped safely on a snowy ledge before Murray could return home.

Looking back on it now, Murray says it was one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, missions he’s flown in all his years with North Shore Rescue (NSR).

“After I dropped the guys off I had literally a minute and a half of daylight to get out of there,” he recalls. “It was a stressful time... I remember thinking ‘Why am I still doing this kind of work?’”

But the Theta Lake rescue is just one of many the pilot has flown with search and rescue teams across B.C., in communities such as the North Shore, Squamish, Whistler, Chilliwack and Coquitlam.

All in all, NSR search manager Tim Jones estimates that Murray donates tens of thousands of dollars every year in

flight time for search and rescue missions.

“Peter is a rare breed,” says Jones. “A commercial pilot who gives so much back to his community.”

Earlier this year, Murray received a national exemplary service award from the Department of National Defense, in recognition of his more than 20 years of search and rescue experience.

Speaking to reporters at NSR’s Bone Creek station last week, Murray said he was honoured to have received the award, but was even more touched that the NSR members chose to nomi-nate him.

“I appreciate all the work they did to nominate me,” said Murray. “It shows that the rescue team appreciates what I do.”

Growing up in North Vancouver, Murray says he used to hike the mountain with his friends, studying contour maps of the terrain at the local library.

Now 49, the pilot still knows the mountains like the back of his hand and he uses that knowledge on nearly every mission he goes on. “You have to be part pilot, part detective,” he says. “There’s an element of intuition to it. When you first learn that someone is lost, you start to get a sense of what area they might be in.”

Since 1990, Murray estimates he’s flown hundreds of rescue missions for SAR teams. On the North Shore, he’s been at the controls for more than 50 per cent of NSR’s longline rescues.

In other words, he’s helped save countless people’s lives — something not many people can say.

“I’m very fortunate to do the work that I do,” says Murray with a smile on his face and his award in his hand.

“I’d hate to have to get a real job,” he jokes.

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Helicopter pilot Peter Murray receives national award for 20 years of search and rescue service.

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Since 1990, pilot Peter Murray (above and at left) figures he’s flown hundreds of rescue missions for SAR teams. Greg Hoekstra photos

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Until Dec. 23, the West Van Museum will display the paintings of Takao Tanabe, arguably one of Canada’s most renowned living art-ists, whose work has spanned more than six decades.

From the 1950s to the 1970s Tanabe’s work focused on abstract shapes and forms, but from the 1980s to present it has shifted into realist depictions of the Canadian landscape.

Sitting in a chair at the gallery, surrounded by his diverse work, Tanabe initially shrugs off ques-tions about his most recent work and what moti-vated him to focus on the Rockies for the past few years.

“Nothing motivated me,” he says tersely. “It’s just another subject.”

Tanabe eventually goes on to explain that he always thought about painting the mountains, but says the summer view was “so dense with colour” that he found it daunting.

It wasn’t until the winter of 2006/07, when he spent several weeks living in an artist colony in Banff, that he thought of painting the more muted winter view.

“I looked out the cabin window one day and it just hit me,” he says.

Walking through the gallery, Tanabe uses his right arm to motion to some of his earlier paint-ings, discussing how his work evolved from one year to the next as he studied his trade in Europe, the United States and Japan.

During the walk his navy blue winter jacket remains unzipped and his left arm hangs in a sling.

“I like to think of these paintings as totally abstract,” he says, motioning to one painted in

1951. “Some people say they are based on land-scape. I don’t agree, but I guess that’s their inter-pretation.”

When asked why he thinks his art has evolved so rapidly, and so drastically, Tanabe says it’s simply because he didn’t want his art to grow stale.

“You have to evolve. You have to keep going and moving forward,” he says. “Sometimes your interest in something will last two years, or sometimes 20 years, but eventually you need to move on.”

Perhaps that’s the secret to being one of the nation’s most respected artists for more than half a century.

If anyone should know for certain, it’s Tanabe.

–Takao Tanabe’s work will be on display until Dec. 23 at the West Vancouver Museum, located at 680 17th Street. On Wednesday, Dec. 8 the public is invited for a reception and artist talk, beginning at 7 p.m. For more information on the exhibition or the work of Tanabe visit www.west-vancouvermuseum.ca or call 604-925-7295.

theartsA living legend West Van Museum displays the work of renowned Canadian artist Takao Tanabe.

Once known for his abstract paintings, Canadian artist Takao Tanabe has shifted his focus to realist depictions of the Canadian landscape.Greg Hoekstra photo


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SEAN KOLENKOS T A F F R E P O R T E R

The North Shore is the last area within Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) service region

to offer a needle exchange program, but that hasn’t stopped some busi-ness owners in the Lower Lonsdale community from worrying about what effects the service will have on their shops.

The needle exchange, which the VCH office at 132 W. Esplanade began offering in the summer, was the main topic of discussion at a Lower Lonsdale Business Association meeting on Oct. 27.

Feelings toward the new service ranged from acceptance to skepticism to outright dismissal among the gath-ering’s 16 attendees.

“I’m worried about different people coming into my store and I don’t want to add more than I need,” said Frances Martin, owner of Francesca Boutique located at 106 W Esplanade.

“I’ll be fighting this all the way. Maybe it helps, but it is in the wrong area.”

Donna Hollaran, manager of com-munity and family health for VCH, was at the meeting to explain what

the needle exchange program hopes to accomplish on the North Shore. VCH’s goal for the service, she said, is to target five residents a month. Since the program started in the summer, the needle exchange has seen only six people use the service.

Halloran added that, in addi-tion to helping stop the spread of HIV, Hepatitis C and other communicable diseases, the new program also serves as a point of contact for their office’s employees to refer drug users to various agencies that can help them with their addic-tions.

“We’re offering a safe alter-native. We can’t force things, we’re a starting point to estab-lish trust,” said Halloran.

“From there we can help them and, hopefully, point them to where they can go for treat-ment.”

Al Peralta, former of owner of the now-closed restaurant Bella Candela, questioned the implementation of the needle exchange, while openly agreeing with the health benefits such a service provides.

More education for business

owners in the area, he added, would have helped with any initial backlash, rather than them hearing about the new program after the fact.

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