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COLD CASEWest Vancouver Police say they need help finding the gunman in 2009 Squamish Nation powwow shooting

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Daniel Bombardier will bring his graffiti art pieces to West Vancouver, joining 60 other artists from across Canada in a new visual arts component of Harmony Arts Festival. Submitted photo

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Daniel Bombardier’s art career started painfully.

With three broken ribs and a dislocat-ed sternum, his snowboard was collecting dust. Stuck in his Whistler apartment, the Ontarian needed a new hobby. That’s when he bought a computer.

Bombardier had drawn all his life. Before leaving on a Whistler visit which turned into a six-year stay, Bombardier delved into the graffiti world in Central Canada — with legal pieces still clinging to walls in Toronto and Windsor. He is also a prolific guerrilla-marketer, with more than 500,000 adhesive logos displaying his graffiti name DENIAL or “D3N!@L” around the world.

While living in B.C.’s snowy playground, he began to mix the two art forms with his newly acquired computer graphic skills — the result is edgy mixed-media work, with a subversive sense of humour.

“I like to keep it fun,” says Bombardier, who now lives back in Ontario. “To make people laugh. If you can make them laugh and think about an idea, that’s great.”

Ten days before the opening of the Harmony Art Festival’s Art Market, Bombardier will be packing 100 art pieces into a trailer and once again heading out west. He’s one of more than 60 artists featured in this new festival event.

On Friday, July 29, Argyle Avenue, between 14th and 16th streets, will host a select group of potters, jewelers, photographers and glassblow-

ers. This portion of the festival will run for four days.

This market is a step away from the festival’s traditional small craft fair, says Katherine Tong, the festival’s visual arts coordinator. With art-ists coming from across Canada, judges had very strict criteria on who they admitted.

“There will be diversity in price and a diversity of material,” Tong says.

Visual arts are taking a bigger role in this year’s festival, she says. Besides the market, the festival has added an Artists Circle — an exhibition which features 10 artists over 10 days. The exhibition, which will be housed on the waterfront in a large tent east of 1564 Argyle Avenue, brings togeth-er some of the country’s top artists including Gordon Smith, B.C. Binning and Sylvia Tait. The free show is open from Friday, July 29, until Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, August 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. Famous Canadian artists Gordon Smith and Ian Wallace will be in attendance.

Throughout the festival, artist talks, demon-strations and workshops will be held at the Ferry Building Gallery. A 59-piece group art show of local talent also starts on Friday, July 29, at the Silk Purse, West Vancouver Memorial Library Gallery and Ferry Building Gallery. Artworks are for sale before and during the festival.

“We have a lot of things going on,” Tong says. “We want to make sure we have something for everybody.”

For more information visit www.harmonyarts.ca and click on the visual arts tab or call 604-925-7268.

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The man who pulled the trigger and shot three people at the Squamish Nation powwow in 2009 has enjoyed freedom for

long enough, say police.Now it’s time for someone in the public to

come forward and help put the dangerous shooter behind bars.

“He’s no less of a threat to the public two years later,” said Cpl. Jag Johal, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police Department, in a phone call on the two-year anniversary of the crime.

“It’s never too late to make an arrest of a dangerous person. This was a serious criminal act and there is no expiry date.”

The shooting took place July 11, 2009, just outside the powwow grounds at the Squamish Nation’s Capilano Reserve. Shortly after 11 p.m., as people were heading home for the night, police say at least four shots rang out into the night. Two men, who police believe were targeted, had to be rushed to hospital. A woman, who police believe was an innocent bystander, was also hit by a stray bullet. All three survived with no permanent injuries.

In the months following the shooting, police launched a major investigation. WVPD reas-signed a number of officers to the file, and uti-lized forensic investigators, a crime analyst, and assistance from other agencies.

Johal says the investigation continued “well into 2010” before it hit a brick wall due to lack of new information. Eventually, officers were reassigned to other duties, and the file was trans-ferred from active investigation to a cold case.

“Yes, it’s frustrating,” Johal told The Outlook

on Monday. “The investigation continues until all leads are exhausted, and then other impor-tant files start to take over.”

When time allows, cold case files can be reopened, but it generally takes a new piece of evidence to breathe new life into an old inves-tigation. “The case can be opened at any time if information is provided,” Johal said.

Based on video camera footage and eye-wit-ness accounts, police say they are looking for a male suspect.

A few days after the shooting, police also told The Outlook that they believed the suspect and another male were ejected from the powwow grounds earlier that night for alcohol consump-tion. It’s not known if their removal prompted the shooting.

Police are confident there are still people in the community who can help shed light on the investigation and identify the shooter, and they remain hopeful those people will speak up.

At the time, police said the 2009 shooting marked the first violent incident in the pow-wow’s 22-year history. Many in the Squamish Nation community denounced the outburst, with many staying late into the night to par-ticipate in healing songs for the victims and shooter.

Johal says this year’s event, which took place this past weekend, went off without a hitch. Members of the WVPD, RCMP and Integrated First Nations Unit were present at the powwow — which is one of the largest in B.C. — but no incidents were reported.

Anyone with info about the 2009 shooting is asked to contact the West Vancouver Police at 604-925-7300. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.bccrimestoppers.com.

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West Vancouver’s on a cash grab, says a local resident.

Claus Jensen is upgrading a house he’s called home for 35 years. After running out of time on his 18-month building permit, due to bad weather and encountering soft ground, Jensen was forced to apply for two six-month extensions. What caught him off guard were the pricetags attached. The two permits cost $3,494 each, approximately 50 per cent of the original building permit, he says. Included were fees for inspection work which had already been paid for.

West Van’s building extension permit price is up to 10 times higher than other municipalities, Jensen says, noting around B.C. they range from $40 in Kelowna to $285 in Vancouver.

The District of North Vancouver charges 10 per cent of the original building permit or $67, which ever is greater. The City of North Vancouver also bills 10 per cent of the original permit or $100.

Jensen is suggesting West Van council have a flat fee of $200. “I hope they adjust it so it is rea-sonable,” he says.

West Vancouver introduced the high payment a number of years ago as a way to deter slow construction, says Bob Sokol, the district’s direc-tor of planning, lands and permits. The munici-pality had received a number of complaints from residents stating ongoing construction was dis-turbing their neighbourhoods, he says.

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For the past month, Brain Merth has been kept very busy.

Every day he’s replacing and re-erecting Harmonized Sale Tax refer-endum signs in his neighbourhood at Marine Drive and 19th Street. It seems, he says, to be a game of cat-and-mouse.

“On my corner there have been signs that have been removed and I keep replacing them and within five minutes they are gone again,” Merth says, adding he’s tending to signs on both the “yes” and “no” side of the vote.

With the mail-out ballot already sent out and the August 5 cut-off date for British Columbians to have their say on the 12 per cent tax closing in, Merth feels the signs are important to remind people to par-take in the referendum.

“Every time this happens it is an infringement on those people who haven’t voted yet,” Merth says, add-ing he wishes the people perpetrat-ing the vandalism would be caught.

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The beauty pageant reputation, at least the one the knee-jerk summons up, isn’t always the most positive. Scenes of over-lipsticked,

super-permed youngsters practising dance rou-tines — not in the heartbreakingly lovable fashion of Olive, the beauty queen hopeful of Little Miss Sunshine — while over-zealous mothers critique their every step have become fodder for docu-mentaries and talk shows.

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The pageant’s 2010 winner, Storlsey notes, focused on educating people on the horrors of the international sex trade. Prime Minster Stephen Harper was so impressed he flew her to 24 Sussex Dr. to discuss her concerns before she went to Thailand to work with victims of the sex trade.

The platform Dietrich hopes to champion during her tenure as Miss BC is one of empowerment. She says she wants to use her position to talk to young girls about the impor-tance of being confident. She plans to approach camps, community groups and schools to spread her message, connecting with girls and women at all points along the way. She’ll also be a part of this month’s Vancouver Pride festivities and the second annual Outgames later this month.

It isn’t an opportunity to offer sermons, she stresses, because preaching doesn’t reach people. Her title gives her the chance to help and to con-tinue evolving alongside those she’ll be working with. “Anyone can struggle; it doesn’t matter who you are,” says Dietrich. “But I think we have to get them early.”

Dietrich plans to participate in the Miss Canada pageant in February. It’ll be another head-first dive into the land of the uncomfortable but, she says, it’ll be another learning experience. A larger platform with more eyes focused on her, to be sure, but with that much more potential to help.

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David Atkinson, Pattison Sign Group has applied for a Development Variance Permit with respect to properties legally described as Lot 1, Block 136, District Lot 271, Plan 13998, located at 351 West 3rd Street, as indicated on the sketch.

The intent of this variance is to permit the replacement of the existing freestanding Husky sign and relocate it to the northwest corner of the site. The following variances to Sign Bylaw, 1992, No. 6363, are required –

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- to permit one freestanding sign to be installed within the Special Setback area.

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J. RALPH has applied for a Development Variance Permit with respect to the property legally described as Amended Lot 10 (Explanatory Plan 4387), Block 13 District Lot 616, Plan 3804, located at 633 East 22nd Street, as indicated on the sketch, to permit the provisions of the “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” to be varied, to permit a Level-B Accessory Coach House at the rear of this property. The Coach House will be 985 square feet, 1.6 storeys and within a 20 ft. height envelope

NOTICE is hereby given, under the provisions of the Local Government Act, that a Public Meeting will be held on MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, B.C.

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NOTICE is hereby given, under the provisions of the Local Government Act, that a Public Meeting will be held on MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, B.C.

As part of the same application, J. RALPH has applied for a Development Permit with respect to the property legally described above, located at 633 East 22nd Street. This Development Permit ensures the Level-B Accessory Coach House, described above, is constructed in compliance with the Level-B Accessory Coach House Development Permit Guidelines and all other applicable bylaws and guidelines of the City. Buildings and Structures will be developed in accordance with the plans stamped received June, 2011.

of the City Clerk between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from July 8, 2011 to July 18, 2011. If you wish to view the material online please go to www.cnv.org/publichearings. Please direct inquiries to Courtney Miller, Community Development, at 604-990-4219 or [email protected]. Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at [email protected] or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011.

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NOTICE is hereby given by the City of North Vancouver that a Public Hearing will be held on MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, B.C. to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”.

To rezone lot amended 21, Block 21, District Lot 548, Plan 1435, as indicated on the sketch, located at 318 West 18th Street. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” will have the effect of reclassifying the said property

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to change the zoning of this property to allow for the subdivision of this 60 ft. wide lot to create two 30 ft. lots. The proposal includes the construction of a new single family dwelling with secondary suite on each lot and a detached two car garage at the rear. Access to the garage would be from the open lane at the rear of the property

This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at [email protected] or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

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The land it sits on is owned by the munici-pality, land which the district has tagged in its long-awaited Ambleside revitalization project. Although nothing has yet been set in stone, the municipality is considering moving its police department out of its 57-year-old station on Marine Drive and into a new public safety build-ing with the fire department adjacent to city hall on the current parkade. This would open the 1300-block of Marine Drive up to redevelop-ment.

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Up a small flight of stairs is a gallery, which holds only a fraction of the museum’s art collec-tion. The rest of the art pieces are stored upstairs in a makeshift room built in the museum’s sum-mer camp and education space. It’s also close to a wall which leaks. Tarps are draped over the building’s exterior in an effort to save the muse-um’s and archives’ valuable possessions.

Across from there is the historical society’s office, which also services as a kitchen. A tall fil-ing cabinet, with a coffee maker placed on top of it, serves as screen between the work space and the sinks.

All the artifacts the historical society has col-lected over the years are outside in a garage, Day says, as he starts down the stairs. Outside the museum’s entrance is the square, nonde-script shed. But inside it is a world stuffed with the gallery’s display cases, art work, old sewing machines, clocks and trunks. Shelving on wheels fill the majority of the small building, leaving

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Although the house may not be suitable for the gallery, the archives and a possible future muse-um, Day doesn’t want to see it destroyed.

“Our heritage buildings are coming down left and right,” he says, again noting that beside this building, the Ferry Building Gallery and Canadian artist’s B.C. Binning’s 1941 house are the only other houses with heri-tage destination.

In a letter to council, Day and the heritage society suggest the house be moved to another loca-tion and used as a museum, art facility or tearoom. A less desir-able alternative would be to save part of the house and work it into the new building on site, Day says.

“There is a lot of feeling about this,” he says of Lawson house’s future.

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Outside the Lawson house, Day recalls how he met Gertrude Lawson on the brick patio dur-ing a Community Day celebration when he was acting mayor. She had light skin, very blue eyes and a good sense of humour, Day says. She’s become somewhat of a leg-end. It’s said she was one of the first women in British Columbia to hold her own mortgage. During the Second World War, Lawson rented out small suites in the house to women in need and she continued to do so after the war. Lawson was a teacher and you could tell, Day says, “and I don’t mean that in a bad way.”

She was a lady, strict and proper, Day says, with a smile.

This house, just like Gertrude Lawson’s contri-butions to West Vancouver, make up the commu-nity’s roots, Day explains. And, as Day and the heritage society wrote in the letter to councillors, “[A community] cannot grow and evolve in any meaningful way without roots.”

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Discover the Carriage Trade™ Homes of Furry CreekWithout question the best luxury home value on the North Shore today!

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18 Salal Court Offered at $1,588,000Enjoy the most Spectacular Ocean, mountain, glacier, coastline views and sun-sets from this private 2,836sf Craftsman styled 3 bed + den home by ParkLane on beautifully landscaped 12,808sf garden lot. Hardwood fl oors, top fl oor master, cor-ner fi replace, vaulted ceiling, 5pc Ensuite, private deck. Full security system, built-in central vac, high-effi ciency Goodman™ forced air electric furnace, heat pump pro-vides effi cient heat in winter, Air Conditioning in summer Balance of New Home Warranty, balance of 25yr limited warranty on roof shingles, balance of 50yr lim-ited warranty on HardiePlank™ siding.

41 Salal Court Offered at $1,499,000Fook Weng Chan designed 3,655sf 4 bedroom home perched high on a rock bluff. Panoramic ocean views on a quiet cul-de-sac. Tall sky-lit ceilings & oversized windows bring the outdoors inside bathing the home in natural light. Custom built-in cabinetry, Bam-boo & imported tile fl oors. Heat pump A/C.

168 Furry Creek Dr Offered at $1,649,000Sleek contemporary lines, unobstructed panoramic ocean views and loaded with quality features and creature comforts, this is one of the fi nest custom-built homes offered at Furry Creek. Wally Mo-roz design, the 3 bed 5,000sf furnished home is a work of art on sprawling 16,814sf landscaped lot.

235 Furry Creek Dr Offered at $1,488,000Panoramic Ocean, Mountain & Golf views from this sky-lit 3 or 4 bed 4,141sf Contemporary. Top fl oor master, 5pc Ensuite, private roof top deck! Contemporary kitchen, s/s counters, wall to wall windows capture spectacular ocean views. Media room, offi ce & library. Fabulous gardens electric heat, A/C.

148 Furry Creek Dr Offered at $1,649,000Enjoy incredible Howe Sound sunsets from this genuine Timber Frame home w/ unparalleled Ocean and Mountain views. Main fl oor master with 5pc Ensuite. Framed by massive timbers, over height and vaulted ceilings, the 4,300sf 3 bed plus den home sits on a beautifully landscaped 14,995sf lot.

51 Salal Court Offered at $1,280,000Private 2,616sf 3 bed Contemporary on quiet cul-de-sac. Ocean, mountain & glacier views backs onto forest. Gourmet style kitch-en, granite, s/s appl. Open dining & great rm, raised gas fi re & 10’ ceilings. Private top fl oor master, 5pc Ensuite, sitting rm, built ins, vaulted ceiling, ocean view deck w/ gas campfi re feature.

190 Stonegate Dr Offered at $1,599,000Traditional 4,746sf 5 bed + den on 13,735sf golf course estate. Enjoy ocean, mountain & glacier views plus your own private for-est. Soaring 2-storey foyer, gleaming Brazilian Cherry fl oors, formal dining room, ocean view living room, 2 gas fi replaces. Gourmet kitchen, granite, Ultraline™ and Sub-Zero™.

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Amazing Sea to Sky Ocean View PropertiesEasy commute to Downtown Vancouver or Whistler Resort on the New Sea to Sky Highway!

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Lot 2 Salal Court$595,000

7,331sf cul-de-sac building lot, unobstructed ocean views. 4,000sf Craftsman house plans included

1.5 Acre Lots 182/183/184 Copper Drive $349,000ea + hst

Ocean view building lots at Britannia Beach. Buy & hold or design / build your dream home

139 Furry Creek Drive$999,000

2,611sf 3 bed traditional w/ Panoramic Ocean Views on 11,518sf property. 2 Fireplaces, granite, stainless and more.

Lot 4 Country Club Road$449,000

21,214sf Ocean View DUPLEX building lot. Overlooks 18th fairway at renowned Furry Creek Golf Club. Topo survey available.

Lot 112 Rainbow Lane$319,000

18,406sf West-facing ocean view building lot in the seaside village of Britannia Beach

54 Beach Drive$729,000

2,609sf Ocean View town home at Oliver’s Landing. 2 bed + fl ex rm, 3.5 bath. Steps to the beach. Lock and Leave gated community.

Lot 159 Copper Drive$379,000 + hst

1.8 acre Ocean View double lot sides on to dedicated parkland. Plans for 4,000sf Craftsman home included. Geothermal plumbed in.

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149 Stonegate Drive$1,100,000

Mountain View 3,072sf 3 bed + den + bonus rm by Design Marque. Manicured 8,708sf lot backs onto Crown forest.

199 Furry Creek Drive$1,129,000

3,252sf Square Log 3 or 4 bed + rec rm, vaulted ceilings. 10,065sf property w/commanding Panoramic Ocean & Golf Views.

365 Oceanview Road$1,085,000

Updated, Ocean View 3,043sf 3 or4 bed family home. Private 11,825sf cul-de-sac lot in Lions Bay

169 Furry Creek Drive$1,188,000

Panoramic Ocean View. Fook Weng Chan design. 1,647sf 3 bed + den home on private, landscaped 12,261sf property.

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JUST LISTED $799,000

NEW LISTING $1,880,000

CENTRAL LYNN VALLEY LOCATIONFantastic central Lynn Valley location! Solid two level home with 3 bdrms and 2 full baths. Living room with replace & bay window. Bright family room with replace, skylite off modern kitchen with gas stove, tiled oor and skylite. Spacious master bedroom with f/p & sitting area on main. Recreation rm with gas F/P, 2 bdrms, summer kitchen in basement. Alarm system, thermal windows, newer HW tank, furnace w/humidi er & more. Large sunny lot (over 8,000 sqft) with inground pool. Within walking distance to Lynn Valley Mall, Argyle Secondary, Boundary Community El-ementary, recreation & transit. Excellent value.

CHARTWELL VIEWSThe best value in Chartwell! Spectacular views of City, Harbour and Mountain. Architect designed West Coast contem-porary with 3 bdrms, den & 3 full baths. Dinigrm room with replace & marble oor. Modern kitchen with eating area. Masted bdrm with replace and walkin closet. Almost level driveway with extra parking. Quiet cul-de-sac large creek-side lot (0.584 acre) with privacy. Close to schools, Hollyburn country Club and transit. Fantastic opportunity for holding or future redevelopment. Lot of potential.

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Situated on a spectacular, private 1/2 acre forested setting in Lions Bay, this unique Westcoast designed architectural home features an open oor plan&multiple levels with outstanding SW ocean views & amazing natural light. The home features an open kitchen, vaulted ceilings, open staircases & walkways, expansive windows, skylights, & decks.

225 Mountain Drive, Lions Bay $1,090,000

YALETOWN IN CHARMING HORSESHOE BAY....Unique,1 bdrm condo at ‘Galleries on the Bay’. 3 years young, quality nishes, Granite, silstone, s/s, cherry cabinets, porcelain oors,soaker tub, huge window areas. Pets and rentals ok.

#103-6388 Bay St, West Vancouver $432,000

408 Crosscreek, Lions Bay $479,000

Outstanding ocean views from every oor of this meticulous Kelvin Grove home. 3 beds, 2 baths, hardwood oors, custom kitchen, custom bathrooms, custom paint, bonus 1 bdrm mortgage helper. Private garden on the view side, level driveway and RV parking...a great package!

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Lions Bay’s ecclectic beachside neighbourhood. This home exudes the special charms of a westcoast retreat;expansive decks, custom wood windows and detailing,3 bdrms,3 full baths, great room with stone replace, seperate Coach house for guests or private of ce, an irreplacable package. Easy to show!

20 Brunswick Beach, Lions Bay $2,015,000

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Spectacular oceanviews from this private westcoast contemporary home. 5 bedrooms+den, 4.5 baths, with all main living to that great view! Open plan main, large rooms and expansive decks. Easy care lot, faces west for all day sun and gorgeous sunsets. 2 bdrm, 2bath mtge helper is a great bonus...tons of storage...a perfect family home.

430 Mountain Drive, Lions Bay $1,020,000

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Warm , inviting 5, bedroom family home on a large 1/2 acre property with oceanviews. Vaulted ceilings,custom windows, hardwood oors, new cedar decks, great yardspace. Easy driveway with tons of parking including double garage.Bonus in-law accomodation too! Located on the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in beautiful Lions Bay...10 mins on the scenic Sea to Sky from West Vancouver. See you at the open house.

565 Upper Bayview, Lions Bay $920,000

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Waterfront at Brunswick, Lions Bay’s ecclectic beach community. A terri c weekender now, this spot would be perfect for a future custom build. The current home is meticulous and mechanically updated. The oceanfront privacy will surprise you! The main house offers open plan, 3 bedrms, and amazing views.

41 Brunswick Beach Rd, Lions Bay $1,779,000

250 Kelvin Grove, Lions Bay $1,195,000

Outstanding oceanviews from this rare townhome offering in Lions Bay. 2 beds, 1.5 baths, large kitchen, lv rm with replace and view deck, private garden from family room, all with gorgeous views...10 mins to the beach...2 mins to bus...15 mins from Lions Gate...

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CUSTOM BUILT VIEW HOMEMinutes to Snug Cove, east facing, the moun-tain & Howe Sound, views are spectacular. This spacious 3 bedroom home, stainless steel appliances in the open bright kitchen. A featured replace in the living room and fabu-lous windows framing the views. A mortgage helper, a one bedroom suite with a separate entry on the lower oor. The fenced gardens and ponds create the private setting.

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From the hardy plank exterior & 4 year old roof to all the updating throughout the interior this character home is extremely nice. Partial city & harbor views, gorgeous landscaping, fenced backyard & lane access. 4/5 bdrms, 3 bathrms, 3 levels, gas F/P, 2 bdrm suite down, single garage plus ample parking (RV). This totally renovated home oozes with all the charm of yesteryear with all the conveniences of today. Nothing to do but move right in. Excellent value!

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This 4 bedroom, well cared for home is on a 11,000 sq.ft. large sunny lot in Eagle Harbour.

4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom home offers a spacious, open main floor plan with vaulted ceilings and skylights throughout. It has a totally fenced back yard and is in walking distance to Edgemont Village. A must see!

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OPEN SATURDAY 2-4Panoramic unobstructed views of downtown, ocean and mountains from this luxurious Pent-house at Mira on the Park. Features over 2500 sq.ft, 3 bedrooms and den, 3 full ensuites, Open layout with 18’ ceiling in livingroom, gourmet kitchen with gas stove, granite counters, hardwood fl oors, designer lighting & paint, wet bar in media room, air conditioning, 2 parking & storage locker. Bou-tique building offering concierge, gym and party room. Conveniently located next to Victoria Park, steps to Central Lonsdale shops.

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Sutton West Coast

The ultimate in luxury. This gorgeous Pent-house is being offered for the fi rst time on the market. The private elevator will lead you into the foyer and into the lap of 3300+ square feet of luxury. You wont believe your eyes as you gaze upon the best view in West Vancouver from every room. Step onto a 1500 square foot veranda to breath in the fresh mountain air. It almost goes without saying that only the best quality fi nishes and fi ttings are featured in this home as ev-ery upgrade imaginable was ordered.

Prime West Vancouver location only a short walk to Dundarave village with all the trendy shops, beach and sea-walk with almost 8500 sqf lot with beautiful wa-ter view and older 2 level livable house with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and 2 kitchens,easy to view any time.

Beautifully remodelled from bottom to top that beats a new house in one of the most demanding area, in Del-brook, almost 3000 sqft of high quality which fi ts 2 families, 2 brand new open kitchens with S/S appliances, new dark H/W fl oors for the entire house ,new windows with high-end coverings ,new plumbing & wiring, new roof and hot water heating system. Sitting on a newly Land Escaped lot, fi nally enjoy an out-door swimming pool on newly fenced and private backyard.

Enjoy unobstructed 180 degree view of City,Ocean,Lions gate and Island from this S/E corner of Stonecliff complex next to Provin-cial park with over 2000 sqf,2bdrm, 2 bathrm,Family room and offi ce, high-end fi nishing, hard wood fl oo-ing, granite counters, S/S appliances & designer window coverings A/C system, Gym,Spa, Fireside Lounge with full size kitchen comes with 2 secured parking.

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Not a ground fl oor suite! This south facing 1 bedroom suite has been partially reno-vated in a well maintained building. Plumbing has been updated and new roof to be installed this year, assessment paid by Seller. Centrally located within steps to all of Lower Lonsdale’s amenities yet on a quiet street. Parking and storage unit included. Maintenance includes heat, hot water and cable.

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32-2246 FOLKESTONE WAY $879,000Absolutely one of the best renovated condo’s I have seen Designer/Builder flown in from New York. One level, two bedroom, open plan, insuite laundry. Enjoy massive south facing veiws from Mt Baker to Vancouver Island and wounderful sunsets from large 13’ x 18’ Balcony.

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1768 INGLEWOOD AVE $2,388,000Over 1/2 acre ocean and mountain view estate lot offering total privacy and creekside park. This is one of Ambleside’s last estate size lots and is just steps away from West Van Secondary (I.B. program) and is an easy walk to seawall, restaurants, shops, and community centre. Priced to sell at land value. Enjoy the 7 bedroom, 5 bathroom updated character home while you plan your dream home.OPEN SAT

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2769 OTTAWA AVE $2,099,000Gorgeous Poski -designed West Coast beauty nestled into a private sanctuary offering sunny gardens, child-friendly yard & beau ful water views. This 6 bed home offers a wonderful ambience with an extraordinary floor plan featuring incredible designer kitchen & family area, formal living & dining spaces, vaulted ceilings, oversized fir “plenk” windows & extensive use of glass. This lovely home also has a brand new roof & furnace.

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Santa didn’t bring you the perfect family gift this Christmas?

Why not look at this beautiful, custom-built log home in

prestigious Sunridge Plateau. Set in a private, level cul-

de-sac, this approximately 3,000 sq. ft., 1/2 duplex has

incredible attention to detail. Massive, 3 story rock fireplace

& carved log posts make this home a pleasure to own &

entertain your family & friends. Spacious main level with

open plan chef’s kitchen and granite eating bar. Steps to the

large dining room & large balcony. 4 bedrooms & loft with

full 4 piece ensuites. The master bedroom has a luxurious

5 piece ensuite with all the added luxuries with 2 way

fireplace, separate granite walled shower, separate soaker

tub & his/hers vanities. Large covered balcony off upstairs

loft with nice mountain & valley views. Very private home

overlooking a backyard creek. Double garage with plenty

of storage. Don’t delay!!! MLS V830757

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Enjoy complete privacy and BEAUTIFUL MOUN-TAIN VIEWS. This TOP FLOOR spacious bachelor apartment comes with one parking, storage locker & FREE CABLE! NEW Dark espresso fl ooring and designer wall colors add a touch of contemporary style to this wonderful move in ready studio unit. MLS# V896494

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Sean Foley’s job is to straighten out Tiger Woods.

That’s not to say his job is to get Woods to be on the straight and narrow.

No – yet, while Foley’s task as Tiger’s coach is strictly to get the best golfer in the world to actually be the world’s best golfer out there on

the golf course, if you talk with the former North Vancouverite who went to Windsor Secondary in Grades 8 and 9, you’ll soon find that Foley believes

in working with the complete person.So how does the smallest guy on Windsor’s

golf team in 1988 and 1989, under coaches Jay Prepchuk and Phil Langley (as well as the short-est – and, therefore, the hooker – on Norm Vipond’s rugby team and a member of Jim Best’s ski team), get to be Tiger Woods’ coach?

Steve Roberts, who became lifelong friends with Sean at Windsor, provides a glimpse of Sean’s early obsession with golf.

“Sean always had a passion for teaching golf, even when he was in Grade 8. He always wanted to copy the best players’ swings. He was very technical.”

Sean and Steve, three years older, met when the two played golf for Windsor and as junior members at Seymour Golf and Country Club, and while trekking to Shaughnessy for lessons. You get to know someone really well during four hours walking and talking on the golf course.

“Even back then,” notes Steve, “he was very intelligent. He was always trying to figure out how things worked; why people swung a certain way and what caused a certain shot to happen.”

I caught up with Steve last week, getting the lowdown on his and Sean’s shared experiences during youth’s halcyon days.

That led to an engaging 65-minute phone con-versation with Sean that began when he called at precisely our agreed-upon time, just hours before he was heading to this week’s British Open.

Sean was born in Scarborough, Ont. Because his dad moved a lot while working for DuPont, the chemical company, the family lived in Delaware, San Francisco and Los Angeles before moving to North Van and then back to Toronto.

But Sean and Steve kept in close contact and, amazingly, have had very similar lives. Steve earned a full-ride golf scholarship to Jackson State University in Mississippi after graduating from Windsor in 1989, while Sean took a schol-arship to Tennessee State after finishing high school in Ontario.

Both became teaching pros. Steve was at sever-al courses including Eaglecrest Coyote Creek in Surrey before managing Perfect Lies, a golf retail store. (He’s now a sales rep for Chubb Edwards, the security company.) Sean taught at famed Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ont.

They even got married within months of each other in 2004 and they were groomsmen in each other’s wedding party. Sean hasn’t been back to Vancouver since Steve’s wedding. That will all change when Sean arrives for the Canadian Open next week at Shaughnessy.

Texting and talking on the phone as they do

is one thing, but meeting up at Shaughnessy will be so much better, bringing back memories of when they were carefree kids.

At Seymour, they sometimes played gratis by hopping the fence in Steve’s backyard at 951 Fairway Drive, an appropriately named street for sure. That put them on the 13th hole.

Steve and Sean would play at Seymour in a threesome with some-one else whose name you might know, and they’d poke fun when this other kid had to leave to go skating before their round was even over. When Paul Kariya made it to the NHL, they realized why.

Sean, with his sports psycholo-gist’s hat on, says, “I’m always try-ing to look at cause and effect, whether it’s a golf swing or human emotions or whatever. If someone is not typically happy and they’re not good to other people, rather than judge or condemn them – that’s the effect – I’m trying to understand what is the cause. Typically, when people like that tell you about their life, there are so many red lights as to why they would be that way. I was always the kid pointing to things saying, ‘What? Why?’

“There are 50 guys on the PGA Tour not playing well because their

mom or dad passed away or they’re having issues with their wife. As much as it affects anyone else, it affects them, too. And golf is the beautiful test because you get to go out on the course for five hours, where it’s really quiet, and think about it the whole time. So it’s get-ting them to understand self-apathy and shame and guilt and all that stuff which is conflicting the clarity that’s needed to perform. Anything outside your control might as well be dead to you.”

As you can see, Sean understands more than just the golf swing.

When Sean was here, he lived at 2150 Hill Drive in Blueridge which, he points out, “was about as high up as you could go on Mount Seymour.”

That street name and location, much like Steve’s Fairway Drive, is uncannily fitting for Sean because coaching Tiger Woods is about as high up as you can go in the world as a teaching pro. But it will also be an uphill struggle to get Woods back to where he once was. You can be sure, however, that Sean has the drive to do it.

This is episode 425 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.

Straightening out Tiger WoodsThat’s the job of golf coach and former North Vancouverite Sean Foley

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Sean Foley (at left giving pointers to client Tiger Woods) has been figuring out the intricate technicalities of the perfect golf swing ever since he and Steve Roberts (shown on the right and left at Foley’s wedding) were going to Windsor Secondary more than 20 years ago. John Bievers photo/ Kevin Foley photo from Steve Roberts collection


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North Shore municipalities need to start thinking like bears, says the area’s con-servation officer.

Last week, two black bears were shot in North Vancouver because they were habituated to peo-ple and feeding off garbage, says Simon Gravel, noting it’s not a job he likes to do.

“It’s a tough decision for a conservation offi-cer,” he says.

One bear was destroyed after encountering two people on a trail on Mount Seymour. A con-servation officer and two police officers were called in. When the “three big guys” tried to chase the bear away, it showed no signs of fear, Gravel says.

The other bear was eating from the trash in a North Vancouver neighbourhood near Mosquito Creek. It had remnants of plastic bags in its scat.

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NS municipalities could help prevent bear deaths, says parks officertion within its Official Community Plan. The municipality also incorporated bear deterrent strategies into its bylaws and building permits. These regulations include preventing people from planting plants which may attract bears. The rules also have a Bear Smart waste management checklist that develop-ers must meet before acquiring a development permit.

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summer no bears have been shot. Many of Squamish’s policies would be easy for other munic-

ipalities to adopt, Toom notes.The idea of working Bear Smart intiatives into permits and

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Last month alone there were 150 reports of black bears on the North Shore.


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