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The hotly contested cam-paign battle in the West Vancouver Sea-to-Sky rid-

ing just got a bit hotter.On Tuesday morning Liberal

candidate Dan Veniez filed a notice of civil claim in the B.C. Supreme Court against four people, including Conservative incumbent John Weston.

The claim also names Coquitlam’s Paul Veltmeyer, who wrote a letter to Weston about Veniez, and John and Jane Doe, who posted a video on YouTube about Veniez’s role with a trou-bled forestry company.

The YouTube video is no lon-ger online. It included Veniez’s videotaped answers to questions about pension fund policies with statements about Veniez’s involvement with Skeena group and the impact on workers’ pen-sions when the company went into bankruptcy.

The YouTube video was posted by “Dale 5775”. Veniez doesn’t know who “Dale 5775” is.

The claim says “the accusa-tions contained in the YouTube video are malicious, false and made unlawfully in a deliberate attempt to damage the general reputation of [Veniez] while he is a candidate for the Parliament of Canada.”

John and Jane Doe, the claim says, want the video to affect the outcome of the May 2 elec-tion “by use of anonymous char-

acter assassination of [Veniez] with false accusations against the character and conduct of [Veniez] with false accusations of unjust enrichment of [Veniez] with pension funds, which accu-sations are contrary to the pub-lic record as contained in the proceedings before the Supreme Court of British Columbia.”

In a phone interview with The Outlook on Tuesday, Veniez said he, along with former part-ner George Petty, took the mill out of bankruptcy in 2002 and returned into bankruptcy two years later after an exhaustive search for additional funding partners. At no point, Veniez said, did he or Petty have access to or control of any pension funds of any employees or for-mer employees of the Skeena Group.

The claim says that in April, Paul Veltmeyer wrote a letter to Weston. The claim says that Veltmeyer wrote “I understand that while Dan [Veniez] was in charge of the Ridley Island Terminal in Prince Rupert, a podcast is that the Conservative government appointed him to, that he was even planning to sell the terminal to a company that he had an interest in.”

The claim says that Veltmeyer’s statement that Veniez “was planning on selling the Ridley Island Terminal to a company that he had a inter-est in was false and defamatory of [Veniez] and was a mali-cious effort by the Defendant

Veltmeyer to damage the reputa-tion and character of [Veniez] while [Veniez] was a candidate for the Parliament of Canada by alleging that [Veniez] breached his fiduciary duties as a direc-tor of a Crown Corporation by attempting to enrich himself at the expense of the Crown.”

The Veltmeyer letter also included a link to the YouTube video, the claim says. Veltmeyer’s letter, the claim says, was dis-tributed at an all-candidates’ meeting in Sechelt and Gibsons on April 18 by “agents of the Defendant John Weston, with the approval of the Defendant John Weston and/or his agents.”

The claim says that on April 15, 2011, the contents of the video were posted on a Facebook page called John Weston Nation. The claim says Weston wrote on the page that “I was not aware of these details about Dan Veniez’s actions with Skeena a corporation that went into bankruptcy and forfeited its unprotected employee pen-sions but not before he with-drew >$200K in personal wages himself. If you intend to support him, please watch this video so you stand informed.”

The claim says that Weston is a barrister and solicitor and “has a higher duty of care as a officer of the Court in dealing with alle-gations of unlawful conversion or unjust enrichment of pension funds against [Veniez] which are unsupported in fact and never raised in the Court proceedings

over 7 years.”The claim says

that the bankruptcy of the Skeena group was supervised by the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, Ernst & Young and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. “Throughout the lengthy Court pro-ceedings... there were never any allegations of the Plaintiff unjustly enriching himself from pensioner trust funds.”

These are unproven allegations and no defence has yet been filed.

In a telephone inter-view with The Outlook, Weston says the claim looks “like [a] desper-ate measure in a dying campaign. I characterize our campaign as upbeat and positive and will continue to focus on the positive things that have come to our riding.

“We have not been involved in the creation of these documents,” Weston says. “He could have responded years ago to the questions and is only doing it now.”

Last week, Veniez filed a complaint with Elections Canada about the matter and request-ed an apology from the Weston camp.

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1. Do you think our current electoral system is working? If not, how would you fix it. If it is, why?

Proportional representa-tion is a truer indication of the wishes of all people with less influence from special

interest groups; it also better holds elected offi-cials accountable and promotes co-operation in government. The system as it stands appears most broken because the Harper Conservatives refuse to cooperate. While it is not a current part of the platform of the Green Party, I think vot-ing should be mandatory as it is in Australia. Reducing the voting age to 16 would stimulate much needed input from young people and lay the foundation for true democracy as we collec-tively solve the challenges of our time.

2. Tell us one specific area where you stray from your party’s policies.

My ideas are succinct with the current plat-form but I’m less willing to send troops overseas, even as Peacekeepers. Difficult decisions must be made with regards to external conflict and my concern is that any military resource deployment justifies a sequence of other expenditures that are not obvious at the point of deployment while at the same time limiting diplomatic options. As in my answer to question 1, I’m a proponent of mandatory voting. In a proportional representa-tion system the Senate should be appointees of the parties elected according to the percentage of their popular vote as suggested by Roger Lagasse.

3. Who is your favourite artist, in any medium?I have several but two who immediately come

to mind are Buckminster Fuller and Jacque Fresco. Both use the Earth as their medium and both envision utopia. Fuller is a significant exam-ple because out of tragedy and despair he cre-ated hope and embarked on “an experiment, to find what a single individual [could] contribute to changing the world and benefiting all human-ity.” We need inspirational examples to push us to reach for the impossible in a time when the world is in ever growing instability with multiple and disparate environmental disasters, exponen-tial human population growth, resource deple-tion, and species extinction.


“First past the post” versus proportional representation. I don’t think that our current system is working properly.

Other countries have put into practice propor-tional representation (STV) and it works for them. However, there might just be more coali-tion-style governments. I don’t think the Harper Conservatives would approve and they would probably use up all of their advertising budget attacking everyone!


My party does not demand blind loyalty to its policies. We appreciate and encourage free votes and freedom of expression. We were one of the first parties to support gay/lesbian rights, we sup-ported the legal rights of common-law couples, and if a Canadian finds themselves in serious legal trouble in another country, we will go to bat for them and make the strongest efforts pos-sible to prevent them from languishing in for-eign prisons. You can’t say that for this current Conservative government. I do not stray from


Our parliamentary democ-racy has served the country very well in the past 142 years. But confidence in it is at a

very low ebb. Cynicism and disengagement is high. In no small measure that is the direct result of Stephen Harper’s contempt for parliament. Restoring confidence in our democratic insti-tutions must be a priority. Canadians must be consulted on ways to make the electoral process more fair, relevant, inclusive, and foster much greater participation. Changing things for the better starts with electing good people to serve. In the final analysis, all of us have a vital role to play because our democracy belongs to us.


The question arises from voters’ frustration about this costly, unnec-essary election. Michael Ignatieff committed to bring down our Conservative government on a budget - long before it had been written. I sup-port the Democratic Representation Act, which would add seats in the House to B.C. The Bill was killed by this election. I support the Prime Minister’s commitment to reform the Senate. We have proposed that Senate terms be limited to eight years, a bill that has been held up by Liberal Senators. The Prime Minister has com-mitted to appoint Senators from provinces that elected them, another step forward in democracy.


We have the freedom in caucus to voice our opposition to any policy. There are times I can win the argument. In the end, we are representa-tives of the people in our riding and a consensus is developed.

3. Who is your favourite artist, in any medium?One of our family’s favourite artists is Bowen

Island’s own Shari Ulrich, whom my wife Donna and I first met several years ago when she was performing for our community as part of West Vancouver’s Harmony Arts Festival. We love her humor, her poetry, and her musicality and are amazed at the number of instruments she has mastered. A very real West Coaster, we hear through her music her love for her daughter (“I will be there”); her love for nature (“Watching the River Run”); and her love for freedom (“One Step Closer”).

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I’m a centrist and our policies reflect my val-ues. However, there are areas where I believe we should do more. For instance, I believe that as a public broadcaster, the CBC should not be competing with the private sector and should not be expected to chase advertising dollars. I would like stronger national leadership in fortifying our economic union by removing barriers to inter-provincial trade. I would like a strong national push to develop a productivity agenda. We have fallen dangerously behind and significant incen-tives are needed to attract major investments in new plant, machinery and equipment. I fear that our manufacturing capacity has eroded to a dangerous degree. Our currency is high largely because of the global demand for our raw mate-rial and natural resources. We are shipping raw and not adding value. This is giving us a false sense of comfort that our economy is healthy. It isn’t and won’t be until we invest heavily in education, R&D, innovation, and productivity. I would like to see us commit to a more compre-hensive and long-term strategy to modernize our national infrastructure. Our prosperity, produc-tivity, and quality of life depend on it.

3. Who is your favourite artist, in any medium?Robertson Davies, a wonderful Canadian

author. His books have been my secret hiding place for many years.

Brennan Wauters, Green

my party’s policies because our policies promote social justice, human rights and the improvement of the human condition.

3. Who is your favourite artist, in any medium?Well, nothing beats belting out anything by

Barry Manilow. No matter how down I might feel, I always feel better after a few stanzas of “Copacabana.” I’m also a fan of anything by Cole Porter. “Night and Day” is definitely my favourite song.

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West Vancouver is getting rid of Horseshoe Bay Pier’s caretaker, a move some say could hamper emergency operations.

Since the federal government handed its piers to the district 10 years ago, Horseshoe Bay resident Billy Lord has been the watchdog of the municipality’s wharfs. He makes sure users don’t disregard regulations — such as time and weight limits on docks — and writes up monthly reports on the structures’ conditions.

For his service, the district granted Lord space for his houseboat, which is also his office, on the Horseshoe Bay Pier. But that’s no longer the case.

In March, Lord was handed a notice that his services weren’t needed and his houseboat must be relocated by May 31. The district and West Van’s Coast Guard Auxiliary are eying the pier as a potential moorage site for the unit’s new boat.

While the auxiliary would be a nice addition to the pier, it won’t replace 24/7 surveillance, Lord warned. During a sum-mer day up to 400 people visit the dock, a pier that’s also used when transporting emergency cases from areas such as Bowen Island to the mainland.

On average, 350 emergency cases travel over the pier per year, he noted. It’s imperative to make sure that no mat-ter how busy, there is always a docking space for emergency boats, Lord said.

“It is not about me, it is about safety of the pier,” he said. “The truth is you have to have somebody down there 24/7.”

Besides ensuring that emergency vessels and vehicles can access the pier, Lord regulates the amount of weight safely permitted on it. Living in the harbour allows him to look over all the boats at night, Lord said. It also prevents vandalism

and dangerous activities. “Kids sometimes try and build bonfires underneath the pier,”

said Lord, who prior to his role with the district was harbour master in Horseshoe Bay for 30 years.

Keeping a spot open for emergency services day and night is an essential part of the ambulance service to Bowen Island, said Brian Biddlecombe, owner of the Howe Sound water taxi Cormorant Marine. The water taxi alone transfers more than 160 cases to first responders at the pier, he said, noting other Howe Sound islands use the pier for the same purpose.

When ferries aren’t running for weather or mechanical rea-sons, the pier becomes a transport hub, Bliddlecombe added.

“In the summer people tying up boats and leaving them there is a real problem,” he said. “I think there is a benefit in having someone there.”

The district is not looking at replacing Lord, district spokes-person Jessica Delaney said. The possible presence of the aux-iliary and an enhanced municipal staff presence could cover the position’s duties, she said.

“At this point the assessment has been the services are no longer required,” Delaney said.

A report on whether the location is suitable for the aux-iliary is expected to be before council in early summer. The response from the local community on the possible new ten-ants has been very positive, Delaney said.

“There has really been significant support for this,” she said.One organization rallying against the move is the Friends of

Historical Piers League. So far, 200 people have signed a peti-tion calling for the district to keep Lord until he retires, repair structural safety issues on all the municipality’s piers and cre-ate a municipal marine division.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary has made its formal application to the district regarding the pier, confirmed Bruce Falkins, who’s in charge of the Coast Guard Auxiliary for both Deep Cove and Howe Sound. However, there are no guarantees it will suit their vessel’s requirements, he noted, adding lot of organizations are interested in the pier. The district will have to weigh what it wants and what it can afford, Falkins said.

Move could endanger emergency calls, says owner of water taxi service

West Van removes watchdog position for Horseshoe Bay Pier

It’s shortly after 1 p.m. in Toronto and Derek Edwards is riding the crest of a colossal caffeine high.

The award-winning comedian and seasoned vet of Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival jokes that he spent the morning at a pub “chugging coffee with a few buddies in ‘the biz,’” which means he’s more than ready for any questions a curious reporter might lob in his direction.

“I think I had four cups in an hour and a half,” he says to kick-start a telephone interview with The Outlook. “I’m jittery with anticipation for our chat.”

In a little more than a week, Edwards will be at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre as part of his latest tour, “My Blunderful Life.”

The show, he says, mean-ders through the ups and downs — especially the downs — of his 20s, 30s, 40s and on.

It draws upon his life experiences, from grow-ing up in a small mining town in northern Ontario to moving to Canada’s largest metropo-lis.

“But you know, the two aren’t actually that different. I thought everyone in the big city was going to be aloof, unfriendly, distant and worldly. Not so at all. There’s idiots and rubes just like me,” he quips. “You don’t have to go very far out of Toronto to see all the plaid jackets. Guys who love Pepsi and Export, just like up north.”

Over the course of his career Edwards has toured across Canada and the United States. He’s appeared on numerous TV shows, includ-ing “Open Mike with Mike Bullard” and “The New Red Green Show” and has been nominated for two Gemini Awards and a Canadian Comedy Award.

His success as a stand-up comic, he says, is likely a result of his commitment to stay honest with his audiences.

“I find the simplest thing is just to be straight-forward. Even if you’re horsing around, there needs to be a nugget of truth to what you’re say-ing,” he says.

In other words, “it’s important to have a good dollop of truth gravy running all over everything, so people know it’s not all made up.”

And clearly there’s an appetite for it.

In recent years, Edwards has received a ton of critical acclaim from writers and publications across the country.

The Calgary Sun, for example, described his act as “hysterical,” while the Charlottetown Guardian called him the “king of Canadian com-edy.”

The Toronto Sun asserted that Edwards was, in fact, the “funniest man in Canada.” Not to be outdone, the Winnipeg Free Press called him the “funniest man on the Earth.”

“Those are all kind words, and you appreciate when they’re said, but you have to take that with a bag of salt,” says Edwards. “It’s almost like you have one good night and then they decide to use the most outrageous hyperbole to describe your show. But stay-ing humble is easy. All it takes is one bad show, and you’re

back down to earth.”The “Blunderful” tour, he says, has been off-

and-on for a year and a half now. The quirky material is mostly rooted in the “stumbles and happenstance” of everyday life — including cur-rent events, tales from the road, and anecdotes about human nature.

Another source of inspiration, Edwards says, is wide array of jobs he’s held in his lifetime, from working at the railway to planting trees, waiting tables, cooking, playing in a band, and cleaning up other people’s messes as a janitor.

“I think that experience helps give me perspec-tive,” he says. “Many people starting out in com-edy have never had a job... They’ve never sat at the lunch table with regular blue-collar fellas that make this country go.”

The last time Edwards was in North Vancouver was during his 2009 tour “The Other Shoe Drops.” That show — also at Centennial Theatre — was a “great deal of fun” and he prom-ises this time around will be no different.

Of course, we wouldn’t expect anything less from Edwards, the funniest man in the universe.

Derek Edwards performs at Centennial Theatre next Friday, May 6. For more info or to purchase tickets visit www.centennialtheatre.com or call the box office at 604-984-4484.

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Seycove secondary school student Tom Stackhouse is a sucker for an all-candidates meeting. After all,

the 18-year-old says he wants to pursue a career in politics and such gatherings can be a good a road map of the dos and don’ts of community engagement.

And, he adds, they’re also great “stereo-type breakers.” Today’s youth aren’t always considered the most politically interested group, but when given the chance to lis-ten and ask questions of their local federal hopefuls, Stackhouse believes his genera-tion can surprise even the most zealous Ottawa watchers.

“Stuff like this shows we are pay-ing attention and gets us involved in the political process,” Stackhouse told The Outlook.

“On television I think there’s less con-nection. But to listen here you get to know candidates on a more personal basis. And look at all the questions we were asking. It says ‘hey we care.’”

To a full gym of Grade 10, 11 and 12 students at the Deep Cove high school on April 21, all five North Van federal candi-dates — incumbent Conservative Andrew Saxton, Liberal Taleeb Noormohamed, Michael Charrois of the New Democrats, the Greens’ Greg Dowman and indepen-dent contender Nick Jones — fielded ques-tions on everything from the environment to the economy to the oft-discussed fighter

jet contracts.In true campaign fashion, each can-

didate spared no chance reassuring the young crowd, of which approximately 15 per cent are able vote in the May 2 elec-tion, that their party is best equipped to handle each of their concerns.

During the slightly less partisan portion of the hour-and-a-half session, each candi-date discussed, and agreed on, the importance of gal-vanizing younger genera-tions to cast a ballot. The North Shore posted great-er voter turnout numbers than the national aver-age in 2008 – 63 and 66 per cent turnouts in West and North Vancouver respectively compared to 58 per cent across the country. But a drop in the Canadian youth vote remains a concern.

In the “Youth Electoral Engagement in Canada” report, published in January 2001 by Elections Canada, statistics show that voter turnout among new cohorts, the group able to vote for the first time, is slightly over 30 per cent. Historically, that number has been twice that. The report investigates a range of causes for such a decline, from income to education to a shift in societal values, but the effect the Internet has on voter turnout is striking. Nearly 46 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 18 to 24 who use the Internet

for news are likely to vote compared to 29 per cent who don’t. Of those between the ages of 25 to 30, nearly 63 per cent who use the Internet for news vote, compared to 37 per cent who don’t.

Social media sites, particularly Twitter, have proven important avenues for con-necting to youth voters in this election. Saxton, a self-proclaimed new Twitterite,

believes such electronic methods are still in the infant stages of being able to influence an electorate, but says social media plat-forms are an excellent way for voters to get a peek at the personality of a can-didate.

“I used Facebook in the last election, but not Twitter. And I believe it’s something all politicians must embrace, there’s real-

ly no choice. But to really engage younger voters you need to take time and talk to them,” says Saxton, noting his camp has hosted hockey and trivia nights at local pubs to meet interested youth.

“They are keen to talk; they just need to be asked.”

In an appearance at West Vancouver’s Rockridge secondary school last week, Justin Trudeau, Liberal incumbent for Papineau, Que. and Opposition critic for Youth, Citizenship and Immigration, stressed the need for all young Canadians — of voting age or not — to contact their

local MPs and to ask their stance on any issue that may be of concern.

Politics, he says, happens regardless of the public’s level of engagement, so if ris-ing tuition costs or the environment are a concern then exercising one’s right to vote is essential. He’s active on Twitter, with 65,168 followers as of press deadline, and has a presence on Facebook but like Saxton, says there is no replacement for face-to-face connection.

“As a politician nothing replaces talk-ing and old-fashioned door knocking. I say the same thing on Twitter that I say in person,” Trudeau told The Outlook.

“Voting Liberal doesn’t depend on just being a youth alone. Votes depend on good policy and a party’s ability to convey that policy. Not everyone here will vote Liberal but if everyone votes Canada will get the party it deserves.”

Rockridge student Luke Rowan agrees. Like Seycove’s Stackhouse, Rowan is a bit of a political junkie. He’s volunteered on campaigns in the past and came to the Trudeau show sporting multiple Liberal party pins. He hopes his classmates have a greater sense of policy and urgency to head out to the polls now that all West Van Sea-to-Sky hopefuls have talked to students.

“Freedom really is within the grasp of individuals,” says the Grade 12 student.

“I just want us all to be informed.”

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As 25-year-old Marissa Nahanee sips from a cold and frothy frappuccino, the corners of her lips curl up to form a smile.

“I knew I was coming here today, so I didn’t drink much this morning,” she explains from her sunny window seat in a quiet coffee shop. “I’m only allowed a litre of fluid each day. I have to be very strict.”

Such is life for Nahanee, a young North Vancouver resident forced to live on dialysis for nearly a year after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder.

The condition, known as p-ANCA Vasculitis Glomerulonephritis, causes Nahanee’s white blood cells to kill off red blood cells produced by her kidney, result-ing in severe kidney failure. Doctors believe Nahanee is one of only three people living in B.C. with the condition.

“Basically, my body was attacking itself. It’s kind of ironic that I would have an over-achieving disease, because I’m a bit of an over-achiever myself,” she says with a faint laugh.

All joking aside, the condition has forced Nahanee to make some significant life changes. In addition to restrict-ing her intake of fluids, she also has to follow a strict diet that limits things such as potassium, sodium and phos-phates.

Every time she gets sick, it’s a guaranteed trip to the hospital. A minor cold, she says, could lay her up in a hospital bed for day, or even weeks.

Dialysis flushes most of the toxins from her body, but the procedure is no substitute for a functioning kidney. The longer she goes without a round of dialysis, the more fatigued she feels. Most days it’s a struggle just to go out-side and play with her nephew.

“I feel like I’ve been missing out on the opportunity to be in my 20s,” she says, fighting back tears. “Every day is a constant battle. I ask myself, ‘What can I do today that’s a little normal?’”

A LIFE-CHANGING PROCEDURE

With any luck, all that will soon be changing.After a completing a plethora of paperwork and tests,

Nahanee is now “99 per cent” through the organ trans-

plant process and is preparing to receive a new kidney from a live donor — her mother, Delhia.

“It’s pretty incredible. She’s given me life twice now,” says Nahanee. “There’s just one more test left to com-plete, and then it could happen as soon as 30 days after that.”

The quick turnaround time, she says, is both exciting and nerve-wracking.

An events coordinator by trade, Nahanee says she has always liked to plan out the details of every aspect of her life. After completing an intensive course at the Art Institute of Vancouver in 2007, she landed her dream job with the Four Host Nations, planning parts of the Olympic Torch Relay and Opening Ceremonies.

But when she started getting really sick, Nahanee was forced to give up regular working hours, which she says devastated her both emotionally and financially.

Since then Nahanee has worked when she can as both a summer events coordinator at Klahowya Village and on contract as a consultant for the Aboriginal Housing Management Association.

Running her own business, she says, has been a dream come true, but it also means there’s no safety net when things go awry.

“Being self-employed, working on contracts there’s no health benefits,” she says. “There’s not much time for me to plan. In 30 days there’s no way I could come up with enough money to survive.”

A CELEBRATION OF COURAGE

In order to help Nahanee through this difficult time, friends and family have pulled together to organize a

fundraiser in her honour. The event, called “A Celebration of Courage,” will fea-

ture traditional Squamish First Nation singers and danc-ers, live music, and a silent auction featuring the work of more than a dozen acclaimed artists.

For Nahanee, the whole idea of being the recipient of a fundraiser, she says, is a bit uncomfortable. But, she has no choice.

“I’m a private person. I didn’t really tell many people, and this is the first time I’ve gone public with it,” she says. “Even now, it’s kind of hard to admit I need help.

“I’m used to asking for things on other people’s behalf,” she adds. “But there was nothing I could have done to prevent it. I’ve always lived a healthy lifestyle. I’ve always helped out in the community as best I can... my friend tells me this is their way of giving back.”

To date, 290 people have confirmed they will attended for the May 7 event, to be held at the Chief Joe Mathias Centre from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Another 100 have emailed to say they’ll be attending, she adds.

“I’m overwhelmed and humbled by all the support. Every day, I try not to cry as I read all their emails and messages.”

Because Nahanee will be unable to work for two months after the surgery, all money raised at the event will go toward her living expenses, such as rent, transpor-tation and groceries, while she recovers. The goal is to raise $6,000.

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“Our fear is the vision impaired do not have the time to cross before the lights change,” said Blair Baillie, the associa-tion’s honorary secretary.

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In addition, not all the crossings have sound indicators to let the blind and vision impaired know when it’s safe to leave the sidewalk, he noted.

These factors make vision impaired people nervous, Baillie said. Often they’ll rely on sighted pedestrians but it’s not always an option, he said.

“It just seems to me there are a bunch of things we should and could be doing,” Baillie said.

The organization has approached the district before with its concerns. This time they’re taking them to the engineers.

The district’s pedestrian-timed signals are set up to allow people one second to cover one to 1.2 metres. If anything, the time allotment is generous compared to other municipalities, said Raymond Fung, the district’s director of engi-neering and transportation.

There is a general misunderstanding regarding what each signal means, he said. The walk sign indicates when one can safely leave the sidewalk,

while the hand requires one to stay on the curb — it does not indicate a person should already be across the street.

Between 11th and 19th along Marine Drive, five of the eight traffic lights have audible pedes-trian signals. The district is adding the beepers as it upgrades intersections, Fung said.

The municipality has an accessibil-ity and inclusion policy. Recommendations from the Advisory Committee for Disability — such as fitting audible walk signs, creating accessible transit shelters and insuring grades are suitable for people in wheelchairs to board busses — have been adopted over the years.

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Vancouver city council’s rejection of a 1,500-slot machine destination casino downtown means the spurned developers

may soon be placing their bets on other nearby cities.

Paragon Gaming president Scott Menke told reporters Tuesday he remains committed to finding a “permanent destination in the Lower Mainland.”

That echoed previous com-ments by B.C. Lottery Corp. CEO Michael Graydon, who said in February a rejection in Vancouver would “certainly” prompt a look at sites in other Metro Vancouver cities, poten-tially as far as Abbotsford.

“There could be some knocking on our door,” said City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto. “My feeling is that a casino devel-opment, especially one that size, would not be successful in this city.”

But he said he would not be surprised if the North Shore was considered, noting the BCLC has identified its 175,000 population as the larg-est in B.C. not yet served by casino facilities.

He said one group has proposed a community gaming centre with a modest number of slots and bingo, but has so far failed to gain approval.

Another possibility is First Nations reserve land on the North Shore.

Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacob said his office has not been approached about any casino project and could not predict how one would be received by his council.

Port Moody was also mentioned by Graydon earlier this year as a potential host city, but mayor Joe Trasolini said then it wouldn’t fly.

Most other cities in Metro Vancouver already have casinos and a new development would compete against the existing facility, cannibal-izing the flow of revenue generated for the host city.

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts gave no indication of how she would view a major new casino pro-posal, if the rejected proponents try their hand in Surrey.

“We would cross that bridge if and when it ever comes,” she said.

Great Canadian Gaming Corp. already runs the Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino in Cloverdale.

Watts said it was originally promised to be a destination casino and her council remains

focused on seeing that existing site fully devel-oped, with a hotel and theatre.

While some property owners have suggested they could host a casino in Surrey, Watts noted licence decisions are up to the BCLC.

Surrey has also already approved a new com-munity gaming centre in Newton.

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said she would “have difficulty” supporting a new casino in her community.

“I think we have enough of them to satisfy people’s entertainment needs,” she said.

New Westminster already gets a share of gaming reve-nue from the Starlight Casino and Burnaby hosts the Grand Villa, which is second only to River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond for profits gener-ated.

A new casino wouldn’t make sense for either city, said Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan.

He said he doubts a new casino would be proposed

outside of Vancouver at anywhere near the scale as the one now rejected just west of BC Place Stadium.

The $500-million proposal was to include 150 gambling tables and two hotels.

“It don’t think it’s likely they’re prepared to make that kind of massive investment outside the downtown core,” Corrigan said. “I just don’t think there’s anywhere else that can sustain that level of a casino.”

Tuesday’s defeat in Vancouver comes as a relief to Richmond’s council, which feared a downtown casino on the Canada Line would suck gamblers away from River Rock and reduce the nearly $12-million annual share of revenue the municipality receives.

Vancouver councillors cited various concerns, including problem gambling and money launder-ing, as well as expanded gambling being out-of-step with their vision for a green, livable city.

The most optimistic estimates pointed to Vancouver collecting $14 million and the pro-vincial government taking in $140 million a year from the redeveloped casino, which was to replace the much smaller Edgewater Casino.

BCLC estimated Lower Mainland gamblers are capable of spending an additional $300 million a year.

Graydon previously said BCLC could also look at expanding existing casinos or community gaming centres to fully exploit that market if the Vancouver site was rejected.

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Margaret Benson’s very first Vancouver Sun Run lasted only four steps.

She had just received a new pair of lungs and was recuperating in Vancouver General Hospital’s intensive care unit. Several blocks away, tens of thousands of sneaker-clad folk were gathering in the downtown core.

Benson was still lying in bed. Alarms were going off all around her. But she couldn’t get up. Not yet.

Her physiotherapist was a little overzealous. She stuck a 1999 Sun Run bib on Benson’s IV pole and said “Margaret, here’s your first Sun Run.”

“I was attached to everything,” Benson recalls. “I didn’t even know how I was going to get out of bed. And I did four steps. “

Ten days prior, a skilled surgeon had deflat-ed both of Benson’s lungs — which had been destroyed by Cystic Fibrosis — and replaced them with the lungs of someone who had just died.

“I was only 98 pounds,” reveals Benson. “[The lungs] were the perfect size. All I know is that the person who donated them was small in stat-ure. Chances are it was a child.”

A decade later, Benson is breathing easy and is more active than ever.

The Upper Lonsdale resident is the vice-pres-ident and BC regional director of the Canadian Transplant Association.

Promoting athleticism among organ transplant recipients is a big part of Benson’s role with the CTA.

“I think so many people, when they have their transplant, are fearful and not sure what they can do,” she says. “There is life after transplant.”

Two weeks ago, Benson led the Gift of Life, Organ Donation Works, Transplant Trot Sun Run team.

Benson is also one of the organizers of the National and World Transplant Games. At 51 years old, she is also the world record holder in the 200-metre sprint in her age category.

Fellow North Vancouverite Jack Palmer first participated in the World Transplant Games in 2005, in London, Ontario.

The Grade 7 student at Lynn Valley Elementary was somewhat of a Canadian celeb-

rity; and it had nothing to do with the gold, sil-ver and bronze medals he won for long jump, high jump and table tennis that year.

Jack first made headlines in 1998 as “Baby Jack”. A picture of a bloated one-week-old baby, with 11 different drips piercing his tiny veins, splashed across the front page of The Province newspaper.

The initial week of Jack’s life was blissful for Brent and Jessica Palmer. He was their first child.

“At seven days old, Jessica was telling me that Jack was breathing too fast,” recalls Brent. “And I was a macho search and rescue guy saying ‘he’s fine, he’s fine, kids just breathe fast.’”

Less than 12 hours later, Jack was the number one priority patient at BC Children’s Hospital. At least eight doctors whisked Jack away from his parents, who didn’t have a clue of what was going on with their precious newborn. All they knew was that Jack was in heart failure.

Later it was determined that Jack had been born with a series of congenital heart defects.

“[The doctors] were very upfront that there wasn’t any known solution at this time,” Brent remembers.

Given Jack’s fragile state, the doctors gave his parents two options: one was palliative care until he passed away; the other required going to California, basically within 24 hours, to wait

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Jack and Margaret had met multiple times over the years at various CTA events.

The schoolyard meeting at Lynn Valley Elementary on the first day of school last September was not scheduled.

Jack was a new student and Margaret was already on staff as a librarian. The chance place-ment took them both by surprise.

“This is where they ship all transplant recipi-ents,” says Brent, cracking a smile.

On April 19, in conjunction with National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, Margaret and Jack told their story to approxi-mately 500 kids at Lynn Valley Elementary.

“It’s just to say, we’re here because,” says Margaret. “We don’t want children to have to be organ donors, but if anything should happen it’s the greatest gift you can give and that their life will continue on.”

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Windsor celebrates 50 yearsHere are the coaches who put the Dukes on the provincial sports map

If Windsor Secondary had a sports hall of fame, it would be full of some of the North Shore’s longest-serving and most

notable high school coaches.So there’s no doubt that when the

school hosts its 50th anniversary celebra-tions May 12-15 (windsorsecondary.ca), the names of coaches that put the home of the Dukes on the map sportswise will be remembered fondly.

Here are some of the longest-serving coaches (with years coached – not neces-sarily the same as years teaching at the school – in brackets).

Gary Bergdal (1967-2001): Remembered more as a basketball referee for the school, he also coached basketball, volleyball and track.

Jim Best (1983-2008): A longtime football and skiing coach, he took soccer teams more recently.

Bill Bowles (1966-84): He coached volleyball and softball (yes, that used to be a school sport) but it was with curling he spent the most time, including 1981 when Windsor boys won the B.C. championship.

Deretta (Smith) Bowles (1978-87; 1997-2006): Concentrating mostly on basketball and tennis through the years, she met Bill Bowles when they were both coaching at the school and they married in 1982.

Nicky Carroll (1986-2009): Gymnastics and volleyball were her spe-cialties. Her gym teams won 18 North Shore titles during her 23 years at Windsor and captured five B.C. championships in her final six years.

Greg Galbraith (1981-94): He coached mostly junior boys’ basketball before moving to younger levels of girls’ basketball.

Steve Garland (1988-2000): Every year found him on the soccer field coach-ing senior boys in the fall and senior girls in the spring.

Tom Gutteridge (1962-70): During the school’s very early years, he coached basketball and volleyball.

Jim Harrison (1968-2000): He coached boys’ basketball, rugby and foot-ball initially but is best known for 26 years with senior girls’ basketball, winning cov-eted B.C. AAA titles in 1989 and 1990 and also earning one AAA and four AA runner-up finishes, all within a 12-year span. He coached at Windsor for 33 years, including one after retiring as a teacher.

Gerry Karvelis (1997-2008): Involved with many sports at Windsor, he became the school’s athletics director and then president of the North Shore Secondary Schools’ Athletic Association. Now the NSSSAA’s co-ordinator of athletics, he still

maintains an office at the school.Phil Langley (1981-90; 1992-97:

The senior boys’ basketball coach for nine of his 14 years at the school (including a five-year period when sons Paul and Todd starred in the 1980s), he was also involved with golf, his other passion.

Mark Lefroy (1973-90): His 17 years of coaching at Windsor included bas-ketball at every boys’ and girls’ age level except senior girls.

Marlene (Noble) Loader (1975-pres-ent): She’s now coached at Windsor for a remarkable school-record 36 years. She began with track and field (16 years), added volleyball (24 years), switched from track to tennis (10 years) and has taken the badminton team for the past four years.

Steve Martin (1989-2002): Taking time out from coaching football, basket-ball and some tennis, he still teaches at the school and vows to be back on the side-lines when his young family gets older.

Linda Melville (1993-2007): The school’s longest-serving community coach, she coached every age division of girls’ basketball and even one bantam boys’ team over a 14-year period.

Joe Miller (1970-98): Beginning as the defensive line coach for the Dukes’ first football team in 1970, he left the grid game for soccer and then basketball where he eventually teamed with buddy Jim Harrison for more than 10 years, including three after retiring from the classroom.

Eugene Minn (1998-present): He has been a mainstay with the girls’ volleyball program, mostly with the senior team, since arriving at Windsor.

Ernie Oei (1973-95): The only one at Windsor to have coached every age divi-sion of both boys’ and girls’ basketball, he almost always had his team among the best on the North Shore.

Dave Pearce (1984-87; 1998-2006): A football coach during his first years at the school when vice-principal and then as a grid and basketball coach when he returned as principal, he remained coach-ing Windsor teams for four more years while on leave of absence and in charge of Lucas Centre adult education.

Jay Prepchuk (1987-99; 2002-03): At Windsor he coached senior boys’ bas-

ketball, golf and football, the latter during three B.C. AA championship seasons in 1995, 1997 and 1998 (plus as a finalist in 1996) that led to three years at the helm of the UBC Thunderbirds.

Jim Reid (1973-76; 1979-88): His Dukes’ coaching resume included almost all age divisions of both boys’ and girls’ volleyball.

Keith Sandercock (1963-82): He headed up the golf team for almost 20 years and had the distinction of claiming Windsor’s first B.C. championship in any sport when the provincials were held at Capilano and Seymour golf clubs in 1976.

Jim Schuman (2001-present): Continuing with Windsor’s strong football history, his teams were B.C. AA champs in 2001, 2004 and 2005 while also making the provincial final in 2002 and 2009.

Sam Scorda (1971-87): As head coach of outstanding wrestling teams (Windsor was the first North Shore school to win the B.C.s in 1979) and track and field teams (North Shore champs in 1973), he also won the heart of Windsor basketball and track coach Helgi Westenberger and they were married in 1974.

Gordie Simpson (1965-98): One of the few to have spent his entire teaching career at Windsor, he’s best known as the Dukes’ senior boys’ soccer coach, the sport he took charge of for 18 of his 30+ coach-ing years.

Len Slade (1969-71; 1977-82; 1996-99): The only one to have coached Windsor teams in three different tours of duty at the school, he was the school’s first head football coach and also headed up basketball and golf teams.

Norm Vipond (1982-2002): After moving from Sutherland, he coached years and years of football, cross country, track and field, basketball and rugby with the Dukes.

Bob Vosburgh (1974-92): Similar to Ernie Oei with basketball, he’s the only one at Windsor to have coached at all age levels of boys’ and girls’ volleyball.

Of course there are others such as Briar Ballou (whose swim team won the pro-vincials in 1989), Ray Bodnaruk, Lui Buffone, Jean Gelwicks, Don Gordon, Alan Pay, Bill Plant and Allison Ross. They weren’t at Windsor as long as those above, but their impact on the sports scene while there was also impressive.

NEXT WEEK: Windsor’s all-time great athletes.

This is episode 419 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories – the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.

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Last year they had too much wind, this year they had too little.

Sixty sailboats set off on Friday in front of the Dundarave Pier in the West Vancouver Yacht Club’s Southern Straits two-day race.

This Good Friday saw sailors hunting for wind patches rather than reefing their sails to reduce their speed.

“It was certainly a lot different from last year,” said Taylor Abrams, the race’s chairman.

In 2010, controversy hit the yacht club’s shore when

some skippers decided to race even though weather reports warned of winds up to 60 knots — 111 kilome-tres per hour. As a result, the Canadian Coast Guard responded to three calls during the race — on one of which lives were in danger. The boat Incisor flipped 360 degrees, throwing its crew into the water. A nearby sail-boat plucked two of its crew from the rough seas and the Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft saved the rest.

The yacht club made a lot of changes to the race to enhance safety, Abrams said. The course was altered to incorporate permanent, lit buoys on the roundings rather than planted markers. Crews were required to wear life jackets with harnesses that ensured they won’t pop over the wearer’s head.

“We also had 100 people go through the Safety at Sea course,” Abrams said.

The lesson teaches sailors skills such as righting life crafts. It is popular in countries such as Australia, yet it is

Sourthern StraitsCourse changed to enhance

safety after boat rolls in last year’s race

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After a three-year absence, this summer boaters may be able to fill their vessels with fuel in Fisherman’s Cove.

In 2008, Imperial Oil Ltd. ceased all its marine fuel-ing operations in Western Canada, including the West Van dock. At the time, Bruce Falkins, a West Vancouver res-ident contracted by Imperial to sell gas at the cove, stated he was interested in continuing operations.

However, before a fueling dock could be re-established, West Van and Esso needed to agree on how to deal with possible contamination and liabil-ity issues. After extensive negotiations a pact was reached. The oil company was released of its district lease of the waterfront on April 1 of this year, said Bob Sokol, the director of planning, lands and per-mits.

“We are hoping that fuel will again be flowing in Fisherman’s Cove sometime during this summer,” he said.

The district is currently working with Falkins to gather the needed building applications for the fuel-ing dock.

The dock plans are being draw up by the engi-neers, Falkins said.

“I hope to have them submitted this week,” he said, noting construction of the facility will take approximately 45 days.

Falkins is excited at the opportunity to be able to work on the dock again. It’s a great job, he said.

“I have really wanted to get back into that busi-ness,” Falkins said.

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is the first time the course has been offered in Vancouver, Abrams said.

The light wind didn’t hamper the spirit of the sailors. On Friday evening, seven and a half hours into the race, the West Vancouver boat, The Shadow, reported glassy seas to the Race Committee and wondered if there was any way to get pizza delivered to Halibut Bank.

Ten to 15 feet tides and a soft breeze meant sailors had to be aware of the local geography, Abrams said.

“There is an advantage to being in home waters,” he said.

But that didn’t stop a 70-foot racing yacht from Seattle from claiming line honours in the long course. Despite not getting their pizza, the crew on The Shadow won line honours in the medium course.

Incisor, the boat that almost went down in last year’s race, came back strong this year. She took line honours for the short course.

RACE DAY- Sailors had to put their skills to the test in light winds. These photos were taken by David Ford and proffesional photographer Gary Wildman of www.wildmanphotography.com.


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What’s in a name?That’s the question the

District of West Vancouver is mulling over as it inches closer to next year’s centennial. At council’s request, the municipality’s 100th anniversary working group will examine whether the district should change its title to city.

“It is something that has occurred to me many, many years ago,” Coun. Michael Evison told council when he made the motion last week, adding West Van’s current title is a mouthful.

Although an interesting idea, Coun. Michael Lewis told The Outlook he’s not a fan of it. Residents in the district think of West Van more of a village than a city, he said. For many people it’s an emotional subject matter, he added.

“I don’t know if I want to live in the city of West Van,” Lewis said.

Under the B.C. Local Government Act, the title district may apply if the municipality’s area is greater than 800 hectares and has an average popula-tion density of less than five people per hectare. A municipality can incorporate as a city if its population is greater than 5,000. Canada’s last census, in 2006,

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West Van’s chief administrative offi-cer Grant McRadu said he doesn’t think there are any provincial or federal finan-cial benefits tagged to the city label, although the municipality will investi-gate the advantages.

If there is any additional grant money or cash in the name, Coun. Shannon Walker said the municipality might as well go for it.

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The sequel to Run for your Wife is a comedy about a bigamist taxi-driver, John Smith, who is living two com-pletely separate lives quite successfully until his children from both families meet on the Internet. Show time is 8 P.M. Thursdays to Saturdays in the Kay Meek Centre.

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With more than 2,500 votes counted, eight finalists take to Kay

Meek’s stage to strum, rock and sing it out.

Twenty-five groups vied for a spot in this year’s Amplifier — a tal-ent show highlighting the creative spirit of West Vancouver youth. Those performances were whittled down to 15 after dancing, singing and rocking for a panel of youth judges. The acts were then posted online to pick the top seven, all of whom will perform in the final on Sunday, May 1.

“We had over 800 individual voters from China alone, along with voters from across Canada, Australia, Europe and the Middle East,” said Galen Olstead, one of the show’s organizers.

West Vancouver’s Youth Advisory Committee has been involved in every stage of the event, which is a part of the district’s Youth

Week celebrations. The committee selected the poster design winners, judged auditions and will be the ones backstage mak-ing sure the show goes on.

This year’s line up is diverse. Teenagers ages 13 to 18 prom-ise everything from classical Chinese guzheng to B-Boy breakdancing and folk music.

Sixteen-year-old Victoria Ong is squeezing in prac-tice for the show between studying her final Grade 12 International Baccalaureate exams at Mulgrave School.

“The show is two days before my first exam,” she said.

Ong has always enjoyed listening to music. She

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“Surrender.” Ong still experi-

menting with her style. She cruises You Tube for inspiration rather than turning on the radio. Online she’s found a lot of music highlight-ing social issues, which she feels is an important com-ponent of music. That’s one reason Ong’s playing in Amplifier.

“[The money] is going to a good cause,” she said, noting all funds raised will go toward the Be Real Walk

— a walk organized by West Van

student Julia Tikhonova to raise awareness of youth and eating dis-orders. The walk takes place in Ambleside on May 7.

Grade 11 Rockridge second-ary school student Ilyana Voth is also singing an original song. The 16-year-old has sung at the P.N.E. in front of thousands of people but the thought of hitting the stage in Amplifier gives her more jitters.

“It’s because I am doing my piece that I am a lot more nervous,” she said.

The event aims to be a platform for youth, Olstead said. The cur-tain opens at 2 p.m. Each finalist has the chance to win a cash prize, along with other donated pack-ages, such as zip-lining on Grouse Mountain.

“We hope everyone involved feels they’ve made a meaning-ful impact on the world, and have had fun being a part of it,” Olstead said. “That’s really why it is called Amplifier — it’s the idea of taking a voice and making it louder.”

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The finalists

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There’s lots happening at the Silk Purse in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to noon there’s a painting class with artist Michelle Swayne MFA. Space will be limited, and registration will be on a first come first served basis. This is a FREE class. Call Sara at 604-925-7292 to reserve your spot. May 3-15th is “Happiness Reigns”, paintings by Gordon Davis. “I use lots of colour – no clouds or dull greys and my theme is always happiness and joy.“ The opening reception is Tuesday, May 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. and all are welcome.


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Many bridges, dams and other major infrastruc-ture around the Lower

Mainland have undergone seis-mic upgrades, but questions linger as to exactly how big an earthquake they could withstand and which structures might fail.

Public imagination focuses on “the big one” – a magnitude 8 to 9 super-quake centred far offshore and deep beneath the seabed in the Cascadia subduc-tion zone.

That would be similar to the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that has devastated Japan and would rock the entire Pacific Northwest.

But experts in the field worry more about a much closer and shallower earthquake in the 6.5 to 7.5 range that could strike at any time, rather than the every 500 years typical of Cascadia quakes.

Such a quake close to Vancouver might last only 30 seconds rather than minutes but be more intense and cause more damage to buildings and struc-tures in the region, says SFU earth sciences professor John Clague.

The impact depends on how far away the epicentre is and how deep it is underground, as well as local soil conditions.

A 7.0 quake centred almost on top of Vancouver would be much more destructive than the identical quake 80 or 100 kilo-metres away.

The phenomenon where shak-en ground turns to mush could happen not just in the silty low-lands of Richmond and Delta, he said, but anywhere large amounts of fill underlies build-ings or structures.

Rock slides would almost certainly plug the Sea-to-Sky Highway and possibly the Fraser

Canyon, Clague said.“You’re limited then, particu-

larly if the airport goes, in how you can get relief into the area.

“If bridges go, you can end up with parts of the Lower Mainland being isolated from one another without the ability to provide relief except inter-nally with whatever resources you have.”

Transportation ministry offi-cials say new bridges and seis-mic upgrades on other key spans are designed to withstand a 6.5 to 7.0 local earthquake centred on Vancouver or an up to mag-nitude 8.0 Cascadia megathrust earthquake.

Engineers expect them to “dance” but not fall in those types of quakes.

The more than $105 million spent on refits in recent years have focused on “lifeline bridg-es” needed to connect communi-ties and serve designated disas-ter response routes.

So far, the Lions Gate, Ironworkers Memorial, Oak Street, Queensborough bridges and the Massey Tunnel have been retrofitted to the seismic standard.

Most local dams up to lat-est earthquake standard

Metro Vancouver has upgrad-ed both its Cleveland Dam and Seymour Falls Dam that hold back the two North Shore res-ervoirs to a similar seismic stan-dard as the province’s bridges.

In a total failure, the Cleveland Dam could release a deluge of water from the Capilano Reservoir towards the Park Royal shopping centre and the north footings of the Lions Gate Bridge in West Vancouver.

The failure of the dam at the Seymour Reservoir might threat-en downstream homes in the Riverside Drive area of North Vancouver.

But Metro Vancouver secu-

rity and emergency planning coordinator Rod Tulett said a catastrophic failure where a dam instantly vanishes is “highly unlikely.”

A partial failure would mean a much slower water release and less damage downstream.

Tulett said another area of concern is slope stability, citing the potential for mud slides or land slides on the North Shore and lower Sea-to-Sky corridor, particularly if a quake strikes during a late fall rain storm when soils are saturated.

B.C. Hydro finished a $65-mil-lion seismic upgrade of the Coquitlam Dam in 2008, while Metro finished a $50-million ret-rofit at Seymour Falls in 2009.

Both now meet Canadian Dam Association Guidelines, which require them to withstand a one-in-10,000 year probability quake.

“That will survive literally any amount of shaking at that point,” said Stephen Rigbey, B.C. Hydro’s manager of dam safety, adding they would certainly withstand a 7.0 local quake cen-tred on Vancouver.

A report released last year by the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction also warned that earthquake-triggered fires have potential to cause more damage than the shaking.

Downtown Vancouver is con-sidered particularly vulnerable, because transformers on woodenpoles may arc and explode, sparking fires

“Vancouver appears to be the only major city in North America that has not relocated its electric transmission under-ground in the city core,” it said.

Disruption of water and sewer lines are also a concern.

Metro Vancouver’s Tulett said the experience in Japan – argu-ably the best prepared nation in the world – should be a wake-upcall for residents here.

Cleveland Dam, seismically upgraded to current standards in the 1990s, holds back Capilano Reservoir. Rob Newell photo

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The brain and the effects on memory loss fascinates me and my work with the local Alzheimer Society and vol-unteering at the UBC Brain Research Centre is my way of gaining knowledge to share with my community and to get people talking. My local contact is Dr. JD, a graduate from UBC, who is passionate about the brain and bridging the gap between medical research and com-munity by working to share and expose related research so we can benefit and take proactive steps now.

Chatting today with friends I realized that we are not alone in our quest for knowledge and opportunities to openly talk about our fears as boomers, memory loss being but one of them. One gal jokes she sometimes feels like she might be losing her mind but we reassure her she is not alone!

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The conversation on the street corner was lovely and real and we chuckled together as we shared stories and personal chal-lenges of living as a boomer. We were thankful we weren’t alone. Many in denial refuse to openly share their own challenges and

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You can’t go to a party in Sweden without being handed a song sheet, Steve

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Vancouver resident notes.And the Valborg celebration

at Ambleside Park on Saturday, April 30, will be no different. The Swedish tradition is a community gathering that rings in spring. Huge bonfires are lit and songs about the warmer season are sung.

“In the Swedish north it gets fair-ly dark in the winter months. The bonfire basically represents replac-ing the cold of winter with the warmth of summer,” Lindahl says.

Although Lindahl grew up on the North Shore, his heritage trails back to Sweden. He often visits the Nordic country and has lived there.

The Saturday night bonfire is free and open to anyone who would like

to take part, Lindahl says. Bring a blanket and roast a hotdog.

“It is a nice informal gathering,” he said.

Students from the Swedish School will sing some of the tra-ditional spring songs and a poem about spring will be read. The bon-fire will be on the beach near the dog park. The family fun gets start-ed at 5 p.m. and will roll on until 10 p.m.

Over the years the event has experienced gatherings of up to 80 people. People come from across the Lower Mainland to take part, Lindahl says.

He’s hoping for clear skies, but notes a little drizzle won’t scare the Swedes away.

“We have been pretty tough the last couple of years,” Lindahl says.

For more information on the Valborg celebration call 604-626-3999.

Bonfires and song sheetsThe Swedish Cultural Society rings in spring at Ambleside


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MOST GREENBUSINESSThe business must be located in West Vancouver and display eco-friendly business practices, have new products or services that are eco-friendly.

CITIZEN OF THE YEARBased on an indi-vidual’s achievements or contributions to the community of West Vancouver in one or more of the following areas; Community Service, Sport, Arts & Culture, Environment, Business & Economic Development.

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This character home enjoys a fantastic central location with 180 degree views of the water, city and mountains that stretch from the Lions Gate Bridge to beyond Burnaby mountain! With over $200,000 dollars spent on upgrades within the last year, this residence has been restored to her original grandeur. A few of the improve-ments include a new roof, decking, wiring, soft & hard landscaping, garden irrigation systems, fl agstone paver’s, fencing, blinds, appliances and window coverings. You will also enjoy gorgeous hardwood fl ooring and leaded glass windows. There is also a basement that is above ground with walk out access.

Strategically located beside a greenbelt this South facing residence enjoys ultimate privacy and numerous upgrades from it’s original purchase. There is direct suite ac-cess from your suite along with two park-ing and one storage locker. There is one large patio for entertaining and two ad-ditional balconies off the Living room and Master bedroom for additional outdoor enjoyment. Some further features include in-suite air conditioning, fl oor to ceiling windows, limestone bathrooms, hardwood fl oors and laundry room.

$1,395,000#301-2200 Chippendale Road, West Vancouver

The Properties is a world class community strategically positioned to take advantage of unobstructed ocean views overlooking Vancouver’s Inner Harbor. This luxurious concrete residence enjoys 2 bedrooms & den and makes great use of it’s open plan with over height coffered ceilings, fl oor to ceiling windows, gourmet kitchen and state-of-the-art appliances. There is a gen-erous use of granite, marble and limestone throughout along with central air condi-tioning, security system, gas fi replace and your own private 2 car garage.

$1,495,000#101-2235 Twin Creek Place, West Vancouver

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com

563 MISC. WANTED

BUYING:1900 - 1960,s CLOTHING, shoes, hats, purses, jewelry, as is.

Phone 604-241-9161.

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PIANO; KAWAI, 5 yrs. old, excel-lent condition, $2100 obo. Call 604-819-0589.

572 PLANTS/NURSERY STOCK

WALKER POPLAR, plugs: $1.69/each for a box of 210 ($354.90). Full range of trees, shrubs, cherries & berries. Free shipping. 1-866-873-3846 or treetime.ca.

REAL ESTATE

OKANAGAN

*SPECTACULAR*4 bdrm South Facing

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On Shuswap Lake!

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Main level - 1 large bdrm Main bathrm,

Open fl oor Plan - dining rm, kitchen and front room

with dbl patio door access to Large deck - over 700 sq. ft.

Large fl oating wharf - 512 sq. ft. 2 buoys, Firepit

BACKYARD: Storage shed, grassy play area

& fenced kennel.

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630 LOTS

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660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENTEXECUTIVE 3 bdrm Olivers Land-ing, Furry Creek, West Van $2500http://tinyurl.com/furry29For appt to view: 778-896-2934 or email: [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

$0 DOWN & we make your 1st pay-ment at auto credit fast. Need a ve-hicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1998 Audi A4 quattro, V6, 5spd, 317KM. $3000 obo. 250-307-1215.OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1999. V6 auto, 4 door, loaded, low km’s, no accid, AirCared til July ‘12. $3500. 778-888-6805 / 778-837-6577

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS2010 NISSAN VERSA, 4 dr. H/B, auto, red, 20,000 Km, many op-tions, $8500 fi rm. 604-538-9257.

827 VEHICLES WANTED

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE2006 NORTHSHORE 30 FT Travel trailer, 36” dble slides, bunk units, fully loaded $24,000. 604-824-8970

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REMOVALASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT

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SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

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851 TRUCKS & VANS

1980 CHEV crane truck, 8 ton lift, $7000 obo. Call Doug @ 604-750-0194

2001 DODGE 1500, ext. cab, black, w/box liner 4X4 318 V8 fuel injected trailer hitch, elec trailer brake. Air-cared. $12,750.obo. 1 owner, well maintained. Purchased new at Abby Chrysler. Joe 604-309-7302

MARINE

912 BOATS

PRINCECRAFT Resorter. Like new. 14’. With fl oor, 8 HP, elec. starter, tilt, Yamaha motor, front mounters, W55 remote controlled electric motor, galvanized trailer etc. $6500. obo. 604-855-0116

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603 ACREAGE

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIENBy virtue of a Warehouseman’s Lien on behalf of PAYLESS AUTO TOWING, we will dispose of the following vehicles to recov-er towing and storage owing plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale:

1)2000 GMC S/N:1GKDM19W9YB544763 R/O:Dan Holloway, indebted $3610. 2)2004 Toyota S/N:2T1KR32E94C783131 R/O: Xuan Pham, indebted $10,044. 3)1991 GMC S/N:1GTKP32JXM3500747 R/O:Anwar Hasan, indebted $6770. 4)2005 Harley Davidson S/N:5HD1CLP115K454403 R/O:Greg Couch, indebted $8931. 5)2005 GMC S/N:1GKET16S456139570 R/O:Janice Green, indebted $11,118. 6)2003 Volkswagen S/N:WVWPD63BX3P355790 R/O:Daniel Wensveen, indebted $16,207. 7)1975 MGB S/N:GHN6UG390846 R/O:Patrick Vandermoor, indebted $22,384. 8)1998 Volkswagen S/N:WVWAA63B0WE427319 R/O:Stephen Madigan, indebted $13,211. 9)1963 Mercedes S/N:1210421025260 R/O:Cameron Ward, indebted $24,179.10)2000 Ford S/N: 2FAFP71W7YX193123 R/O:Michael Sproule, indebted $22,229.11)1993 Porsche S/N:WP0AA2960PS820551 R/O:Edward Roy, indebted $16,227.12)1989 Ford S/N:1FABP41E2KF288972 R/O:Elliot Brown, indebted $ 17,518.13)1997 Chevrolet S/N:1GCHG39R1V1038209 R/O:Todd Lukosevicius, indebted $ 16,258.14)1998 Nissan S/N:JN8AR05YXWW265673 R/O:Nabaz Delr-Ismail, indebted $18,62115)1937 Dodge S/N:9319611 R/O:Jonathan Robertson, indebted $25,623.16)1993 Suzuki S/N:JS1GR7BA0P2101647 R/O:Scott Wood, indebted $5600.17)2006 Trailer S/N:2R9UTF3276H117647 R/O:Bodkin Capital Corp & Dan Foster, indebted $19,938.18)1979 Ford S/N:U913VFC5649 R/O DDC Environmental LTD, indebted $13,730. Day of sale is May 12th , 2011.

All inquiries to (604)551-3631

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When you turn on your tap and clean, safe water comes out,do you ever stop to think: how does it get there? Who brings it you? Where does it end up when you’re fi nished with it? BC Water & Waste Association and the Prov-ince of British Columbia have offi cially proclaimed Drinking Water Week May 1st to 7th, 2011. We invite you to celebrate this exciting week by “getting to know your H2O” – includ-ing where it comes from, where it goes, and how you can protect and conserve it.

Here in B.C., where we have an abundance of natural resources, we often take our tap water for granted. However, there is no such thing as ‘new water’ – the water that we use continually cycles through the environment, and is reused again and again. British Columbians personally use an average of 490 litres of water per day compared to the Canadian average of 329 litres per day. That is about double what Europeans use!

Although it may not be ap-parent to all of us, the costs and energy required to deliver water to our taps, treat it to be safe and clean, and safeguard the environment by managing wastewater, add up to billions of dollars every year in Canada.

Daisy Foster, CEO of the 4,400-member BC Water & Waste Association notes, “Increases in our population, the growth of

industry and agriculture, and the effects of climate change all place enormous pressure on our water supply.”

Drinking Water Week, May 1st - 7th, is dedicated to creat-ing awareness of the value of

our water, our water systems, and the people who make it accessible and safe for us to drink. Many communities throughout B.C. are holding events to cel-ebrate Drinking Water Week, in-cluding hosting tours of their local reservoirs and treatment plants, and we encourage you to take the time

to visit them. Check your local newspaper to fi nd out about events in your community, or visit www.drinkingwaterweek.org for activities and education-al resources provided by the BC Water & Waste Association.

Tips for conserving water:

Take shorter showers

Check your toilets and faucets for leaks

Turn-off the water while brushing your teeth

Purchase water-effi cient appliances

Install low-fl ow shower heads

Wash your car with a bucket instead of a hose

Install low-fl ow toilets that use less water

Use rain barrels

Avoid watering your lawn in the summer

We need to value our drinking water

Water at a glance

True and False: Test your water knowledge by trying our quiz.

1. British Columbians use less water each day compared to other Canadians. T__ F__ 2. Most indoor water use occurs in the bathroom. T__ F__3. It does not matter what we put down our drains, as all of our wastewater gets treated in B.C. T__ F__

ANSWERS: 1; F. British Columbia residents use an average of 490 litres of water per day compared to the national average of 329 litres. 2; T. We use 65% of our water in the bathroom, 20% for laundry, 10% for drinking and kitchen needs, and 5% for cleaning. 3; F. While it is true that most wastewater in B.C. is treated before it is returned to its source, we should be careful not to put harmful substances down our drains or in our gardens. These substances can harm fish and other aquatic creatures (check with your municipality to find out how to properly dispose of harsh chemicals).

For more activities and resources visit www.drinkingwaterweek.org

www.drinkingwaterweek.org.

Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drinkingwaterweek and enter to

WIN a prize in our online contest!

25% of Canadians have no idea where the water that fl ows out of their taps comes from.

Canadians use an average of 329 litres of water per day - twice the amount used by Europeans. However, the average Canadian thinks they use only 79 litres per day.

Canadians admit to knowingly engaging in water wasting activities such as leaving the tap running while washing dishes (44%) and hosing down their driveways (19%).

Canadians are more concerned with saving electricity than water: 29% of Canadians don’t know what they pay for their water, but only 10% don’t know what they pay for their electricity bill.

Here in B.C. we often take our tap

water for granted, but it is a fi nite

resource that we should value

and protect.

BC Water & Waste Association and others who keep your water safe and clean, ask you to value our water and celebrate Drinking Water Week 2011. Visit: www.drinkingwaterweek.org

Get to know your H20 DRINKING WATER WEEK MAY1-7

DRINKING WATER WEEK MAY1-7

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VOTE NOW!2011


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