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But if you or someone you love has turned 19 without getting a DogwoodDiploma, or nailing the prerequisites for post-secondary education, that oyster’sshut tight.

The BC Government used to be committed to eliminating barriers to learning,giving learners 19 or older tuition-free basic education. But Christy Clark’s BCLiberals have betrayed this legacy, keeping the shell and chucking the pearl.

Take a moment to show your support for everyone who wants to keep learning.Sign, snap and Tweet this letter to the Premier, @christyclarkbc.

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Failure to complete high school limits job and career options and is oftenassociated with poor life outcomes such as higher criminality, poorerhealth and a greater dependence on social services. It holds individualsback from realizing their potential. It holds back our collective, economicand social progress.The public interest in eliminating barriers toparticipation in post-secondary education requires that no tuition becharged to any adult learner seeking to upgrade their education bycompleting high school courses.— GEOFF PLANT, Campus 2020

Dear Premier:

Let’s open the doors.

British Columbians need our public post-secondary system to provide free, fair and equitable access toadult basic education.

Eliminate barriers to post-secondary education: make sure any learner 19 years or older who needssecondary school graduation or upgrading can secure a better future without having to pay tuition.

Make adult basic education free again. Your government had it right the first time.

Make our tax dollars work for life-long learning in our community by funding the courses we needin our community.

Work with us to make sure all members of our community can take their places at the heart of ourcommunity, participate fully in the 21st century economy, and learn their way to meaningful,family-supporting work.

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NearandfarBudding North Shore photographers focus their lenses on nature

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SIERRA KOLKMANContributing writer

Since 1989, Artists For Kids hasbeen creating an extensive arteducation for the children andyouth of British Columbia.

Since 1996, it has run a fashionphotography program, called theArtists for Kids Photo Enrichmentprogram. This year, organizers havemade the change from fashion tolandscape photography.

Artists For Kids program co-ordinator and North Vancouverschool district teacher Sean Clancysays “a few things led to the move.”One of the reasons he stated was,“The weather in April is unpredict-able at best, which is fine for naturephotography, but nerve-racking forfashion.”

Landscape photographycaptures the spaces in our world,whether they are vast or small.This year’s Artists For Kids PhotoEnrichment program’s theme,“Near and Far,” captures theessence of that. Students travelledto several outdoor locations toshoot, along with Clancy, fellowArtists For Kids program co-ordinator Daylen Luchsinger, andprofessional nature and landscapephotographer Jess Findlay, to helpwith any technical or creative prob-lems they might have.

Michaela De Ciantis-Wong, an

Argyle secondary student, says she“had one the best experiences of[her] life.”

I agree. This program pushedme, a predominately urban photog-rapher, out of my comfort zone andinto a completely new style of pho-tography. We went to many beautifullocations, including Lighthouse Parkand Cypress Falls, to shoot. Theexperience taught me, again in thewords of De Ciantis-Wong, “You justhave to look a little deeper, or turnaround, or move a bit to your left orright, and BAM! the best picture isright there.”

In my, admittedly limited,experience, the best way to findthe shot you’re looking for is byexperimenting.

Findlay says he “really enjoyedworking with all the students. Theirenthusiasm and creativity wasinfectious!”

The teachers were with thestudents every step of the way,taking and editing their own photos,learning new tricks they hadn’t seenbefore, and supporting us from allsides as we learned and experi-mented. Clancy, who has been withArtists For Kids for 11 years, says,

“It was exciting to do somethingnew, with no idea if it would be asuccess or not.”

Whether the change fromfashion to landscape photographyis permanent or not is still underdebate, Luchsinger says. “That isthe question percolating in my mindcurrently. I think there are some defi-nite areas as a teaching group wecan improve on and make landscapephotography even better next year,but there is also the draw to switch-ing it up again to maybe somethinglike urban or forgotten spaces.”

Clancy says he’d “like to continue

with this program or a slight varia-tion of it.” Findlay says he’d love toreturn if they continue with land-scape photography, as would I.

The change was a major suc-cess, for the students involved aswell as the instructors. I feel like Icame out of the course with moreskills as a photographer and abigger perspective on the photog-raphy world as a whole.

Sierra Kolkman is a Grade 11 Argylesecondary student and has beenpart of the Artists For Kids PhotoEnrichment program for one year.

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Hikers might want to be atad cautious when head-ing up the Grouse Grindthis week after a cougarwas allegedly spottedhalfway up the rockystaircase Tuesday.

The animal displayed“no aggression, no preda-tory behaviour, no stalking,”according to B.C. conserva-tion officer Robin Sano.

Despite having the powerto kill a moose, cougars tendto avoid humans, said Sano.

“You have a better chanceof probably being hit bylightning or a meteor thananything happening to youby a cougar, if you’re lookingat it statistically,” he said.Deaths from bee stings arefar more common thancougar-induced fatalities,according to the Ministry ofEnvironment.

Cougar sightings aremore common in late springand summer, as young cou-gars tend to look for

new territory.While slightly more cred-

ible than accounts of Elvis,Sano warned that manycougar sightings are cases ofmisidentification.

“We got a bunch of reportsthis month of ‘cougars,’

because (people) heardnoises in the bushes, and thatwas a cougar,” he said. “A lotof times, when we do investi-gate, it’s not actually a cougarat all.” Sano chronicled astory of a cougar spotted inMaple Ridge that turned out

to be an orange housecat.A cougar can be identified

by its long tail, which tendsto account for about one-third of the animal’s length.The Ministry of Environmentadvises hiking in pairs andmaking noise on the trail.

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Hiker’s remains found after two years

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One of the enduringmissing persons cases ofhikers lost in the NorthShore mountains hasbeen solved.

The B.C. Coroners Serviceconfirmed Friday the remainsof Tom Billings, the Britishtourist who triggered a mas-sive manhunt in December2013, have been found.

According to the coroner,a hiker found the 22-year-old’s body on April 11 onHollyburn Mountain. The

coroner confirmed Billings’ID through DNA testing andmade the announcementFriday morning.

“It’s just such a sense ofrelief that finally this fam-ily will have some closureand they’ll be able to moveforward,” said Mike Danks,North Shore Rescue teamleader.

The team spent weekssearching for Billings inDecember 2013, mostlyin the Hanes Valley whereBillings had inquired abouthiking when he was last seen.

Billings was a seasonedtraveller and avid hiker whohad been spending eightweeks travelling in NorthAmerica. No one knew hewas missing until he failedto complete his travel plans

a week later and the searchdidn’t begin until 10 daysafter Billings disappeared,something Danks said under-scores the need to makesure someone knows whereyou’re hiking and when toexpect you back. “Ten daysis a long time to be in thebackcountry on the NorthShore. During that periodwe had some very, very coldweather and some freshsnow that had accumulated,”he said.

North Shore Rescue putin more than 5,000 volunteerhours, searching trails andgullies across the NorthShore. Billings’ family hireda helicopter to record videofootage of the mountains,which was then scoured byamateur searchers online in

a bid to crowdsource leads.“It was a massive, massive

effort,” Danks said.That was, in part, because

of the commitment that lateNorth Shore Rescue teamleader Tim Jones made to theBillings family. It was also thelast major search Jones wasa part of before he died inJanuary 2014.

“We stayed in very closecontact with them sinceTom was reported miss-ing. It started out with Timestablishing a strong connec-tion with them. They wentthrough the loss of Tim. Theycame over here many timesto show support to us and toTim’s family,” Danks said.

Vancouver PoliceDepartment members spokewith Billings’ family for two

hours on Thursday night.The family issued a state-ment through the VPD Fridaymorning.

“The family wants tothank the general public forthe support and assistancein the search to find their sonTom over the last two and ahalf years. The family specifi-cally wishes to express theirdeepest appreciation to themembers of the North ShoreSearch and Rescue teamand the helicopter pilots of

Talon Aviation, the staff andmembers of the British con-sulate in Vancouver for alltheir continued support, andfinally to the VPD in generaland the missing persons unitin particular for their contin-ued and persistent work tofind their son Tom,” it read.

North Shore Rescue is stillcommitted to finding NevilleJewell, the 52-year-old WhiteRock man who disappearedon the Howe Sound CrestTrail in September 2015.

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North Shore residentsand homes may be alittle safer from disasterfollowing Operation DryLightning II.

The all-day exercise tookplace in the Grousewoodsneighbourhood Thursday. Ledby the North Shore EmergencyManagement Office, theexercise brought together anumber of agencies including

North Shore Rescue, MetroVancouver, the B.C. forest min-istry, B.C. Ambulance Service,Grouse Mountain and all threeNorth Shore fire departments,to test how co-ordinated theirresponse would be, should themountainside burn.

The exercise was deemeda success, according to DoritMason, director of the emer-gency management office.

“In most emergencies,one of the biggest failuresis communications,” shesaid. “We will continue topractice that but duringthis event, it showed we aredoing a good job with ourcommunications.”

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Previously unimagined by the politicalelites, Trump as candidate now embodiestheir worst nightmare.

Those who are waiting for Trumpto now become “more presidential”shouldn’t expect it any time soon. That’snot his shtick.

In many scary ways, Trump defineswhere America’s “infotainment” culture ofpolitical discourse has taken the nation.Trump was the second-most covered

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RockingTheHipall theway to the finish

LaughAllYouWantAndy Prest

Right around the timePrince died, my brotherand I had a slightly cynicalconversation about celeb-rity deaths.

What was the deal witheveryone and their dog pour-ing out their grief on socialmedia and news outlets? Like,literally dogs – they haveTwitter accounts too now:“Nooo, not Prince! I lovedchasing his little red Corvette.Life is so ruff!”

Did hearing about thedeath of someone famousreally hit all those people thathard? Sure it’s sad, but on theother hand, have you everactually met David Bowie?There had to be some fauxsentimentality bordering onclick bait masquerading as realgrief in all those anguishedposts.

Thenmy brother askedme what I would do if acelebrity that I truly admiredand respected died. Would Inot feel the need to share myfeelings with the planet soeveryone would know that ourworld just got a little less fun,a little dimmer? He then went

searching for just that person,the one entertainer I’ve seenin personmore than any other,a man whose words “providedthe soundtrack to my youth,”as the cliché goes. He endedhis hypothetical inquiry likethis: “Would you cry if youheard Gord Downie died?”

Gulp.Onemonth later I was set-

tling in at my desk for a busymorning of work when I gotanother text frommy brother.“Remember when I pickedGord Downie for our hypothet-ical thought experiment….”

Three things came to my

mind when I went onlineto read the Tragically Hip’sannouncement that GordDownie has terminal braincancer: 1) I’m sitting in acrowded newsroom, so…don’t cry. 2) My brother mightbe a wizard? 3) F--- cancer.

As my co-workers filedinto the office, many ofthem – particularly those intheir 30s – came over andcommiserated.

“How are you holding up?”“Tough day.”I wondered how they all

knew that I’d been rocking TheHip since I was 13 years old.Did they know I’d seen themeight times? Did they know thequote in my high school year-book was “You can’t be fond ofliving in the past, ’cause if you

are there’s no way that you’regonna last.”

Then I realized it wasn’tjust me. We all had been rock-ing The Hip for decades.

They weren’t just myfavourite band. They wereeverybody’s favouriteband. We’d all seen themhalf a dozen times or more,owned Gord’s solo albumsand accompanying booksof poetry, screamed “WheatKings!” at the top of our lungsat the end of rowdy bushparties, gotten sloshed to TheHip, gotten lucky to The Hip,grew up with The Hip.

We’d seen the video ofGord acting out an Al Purdypoem, laughed at the lineabout a fight between “twotough-talking goalies” from

a secret bonus track, andwondered just what Gord hadingested before his epic “killerwhale tank” live rendition of“New Orleans is Sinking.”

I’m guessing there are a lotof people between the agesof 30 and 50 sadly noddingtheir heads right now. The Hipmademusic that everyonecould love. For the patriotictypes, no band was morefiercely Canadian. There’s aphoto floating around of thebandmeeting Prince Philip ata Royal Gala. Gord is wearing ajean jacket.

For the jocks, nothingrocked a crowded rink harderthan a Hip jam, including themany songs written abouthockey. For the artsy indiecrowd, Gord’s lyrics weretreasures to be unfolded andsmoothed out, like an intricatehand-drawnmap on the hoodof a Cadillac.

For the bangers, well – justwatch what happens at anyshow after Gord sings thelyrics “Yeah I can get behindanything.”

The Hip were our musicalmoral compass, and Gord was

our strutting, shouting, off-on-a-tangent, finger-gun-shootingNorth Star.

I now understand theoutpouring of grief from truefans when their favourite stardims. It turns out my brotherwas right, I couldn’t let thisnews pass without comment-ing on it for the world to see.But I’ve got it all wrong here– I’m using the past tense. Thebeauty of it is that Gord is stillhere, The Hip are still here.The day after news broke, theband announced the dates forone final tour across Canada,including a stop at Roger’sArena in Vancouver July 24.

The band’s manager saidGord is determined to “blowpeople’s minds” on the tour.That’s a strange turn of phraseconsidering the brain cancer,but I have no doubt that it’strue. These shows will be epic,and Gord will be up there sing-ing and strutting his heart out.If this really is it, it sounds likea hell of a way to make an exit.

There very well may betears, but not yet. Let’s justsee what tomorrow brings.

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Dear Editor:Re: Ambleside Art

Studios Must Go, April 3Mailbox.

I, for one, applaud Mr.Riley’s bold stand againstthose elite, space-hoggingartists.

He is absolutely rightthat West Vancouverresidents should be able toenjoy unfettered access tothe waterfront without hav-ing two tiny artist-dedicatedcottages impede their enjoy-ment of the acres of WestVancouver public space.

Cultural spaces andworks of art that makeus think critically are thelast thing we North Shoreresidents want getting in theway of our fitness regimes.I also agree that any emptywaterfront houses should betorn down immediately andunder no circumstances beused to provide subsidized

housing for fixed incomeseniors that might maketheir lives a little better.

It is brave men like Mr.Riley who recognize ourwaterfront public spacescan only accommodatespace efficient and widelyinclusive activities like golfand field hockey. Rarelywill you find any of Mr.Riley’s “minorities” at eitherof those two hard-to-findfacilities.

I appreciate that it isa Sisyphean task Mr. Rileyhas taken on speakingout so forcefully againstthe overwhelming tide ofpublic opinion in supportof community artists andarts groups. I only hope he,and others of his ilk, havethe fortitude to stand theirground in the difficult daysahead.Cory KinneyNorth Vancouver

QUOTES OF THE WEEK:There seems to be no lid on it and no stopping it.”

—NorthVancouver residentAnitaPreiswerckdescribes the rapid changes inherneighbourhoodushered inby the frenzied real estatemarket (fromaMay22Focus story).

I’m sure Fort McMurray didn’t expect for that to happen either.”

—District ofNorthVancouverpublic safetymanagerFionaDercolediscusses themunicipality’s riskof fire in theareaswhere forest touchesurbandevelopment (fromaMay25news story).

She couldn’t go up, down, or to the side.”

— NorthShoreRescue team leaderMikeDanks recalls a challenging long-line rescuenear thesummit of St.Mark’s (fromaMay27news story).

Stand tall againstspace-hogging artists

North Shore Artist Guild members Jilly Watson, Danye Johnston,Susan Elaine Thomas and Cathy Roddie protest against the planto tear down Lawson Creek Studio. PHOTO PAULMCGRATH

Dear Editor:Quick – what are the

first three words that flashthrough your mind whenyou hear the word “beach”?Swimming? Picnics? Boating?

How many of you flashedon “indoor art gallery?” Or“trendy restaurant?”

Swimming, french fries(with a sprinkle of sand),seagulls squawking over adropped bit of hot dog bun,boating: these are summerbeach associations. Theindoor art gallery, trendyeatery and other associateddevelopment ideas, whilehaving some appeal to somepeople, do not belong onthis stretch of waterfront.

Over several decadesprevious West Vancouvercouncils worked at acquiringand returning the Amblesidearea waterfront into aninviting nature space. Thisconstitutes revitalizationof the area. Constructionof new buildings, espe-cially for-profit, constitutescommercialization. TheDundarave beach alreadyhas a waterfront restaurant.West Van does not reallyneed one every few kilome-tres. Visiting an indoor artgallery is for viewing the artwork displayed, not gazingoutside. Visiting the beach/parks/forest trails is forrestoring oneself, appreciat-ing nature and as a reprievefrom commercialism.

For the Ambleside area,please limit buildings andbusinesses to north of therailway tracks. The historicFerry Building and sailingclub may be grandfatheredbut any further buildingadded to the area negatesthe efforts of earlier councilsin providing this wonderfulstretch of open green space.Lucille HooverWest Vancouver

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NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING FOR 3304 RADCLIFFE AVENUEProposed Zoning Bylaw 4662,2010, Amendment Bylaw 4839,2016

WHAT: Public hearing about a proposed bylaw amendment to allowadjustment of the boundary between the Single FamilyDwel-ling Zone 4 and Marine Zone 1 at 3304 Radcliffe Avenue.

WHEN: Monday, June 6, 2016, 6 p.m. public hearing

WHERE: Council Chamber, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT:TheproposedZoningBylaw4662,2010, AmendmentBylaw 4839,2016 would allow adjustment of theboundary between the Single FamilyDwelling Zone4 (RS4) andMarine Zone 1 (M1) at 3304 RadcliffeAvenue to reflect the current waterfront propertyline (natural boundary between the upland and fore-shore). The adjustmentwould extend the RS4Zoneover the land added to the upland property in

2015 by the Province of BC. This natural boundary adjustment was approved by theProvince to correct errors on the original survey that created the subject lot.

PROVIDE YOUR INPUT: Council welcomes your input. All persons who believe theirinterest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw amendment will be given an oppor-tunity to be heard at the public hearing. Prior to the public hearing written submissionsmay be: emailed [email protected]; mailed to Council at MunicipalHall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3; or delivered to Legislative Servicesat Municipal Hall; and must be received no later than 3 p.m. on June 6, 2016 to ensuretheir availability to Council for the hearing. Persons relying on electronic submissionsdo so at their own risk of technical issues affecting receipt. Written submissions willbe included in the public hearing information package for Council’s consideration.Afterthe public hearing has closed no further submissions can be considered by Council.

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In the summer of 2015, amountain biker neededto have his spleenremoved after taking aspill on a remote part ofMount Seymour.

With the popularityof downhill biking on theupswing, Vancouver CoastalHealth is reminding cycliststo slow their roll this sum-mer, promoting the issuethrough their Shred Safecampaign.

“Check the trail, check thebike and slow down,” said Dr.John Carsley, medical healthofficer for Vancouver.

While a majority of lastseason’s approximately 100mountain biking injurieshappened in Whistler, NorthVancouver’s collection ofcriss-crossing trails were thesite of the second most inju-ries, with about 13 crashesresulting in surgery.

Approximately 89 percent of mountain bikers hos-pitalized last year were male.

Carsley said drugs andalcohol may have been a fac-tor in some falls.

“It’s like any sport. Youdon’t want to be either drunkor high when you do it,” hesaid.

Besides avoiding a crashdiet, Carsley recommendsmonitoring trail conditionsand resisting the urge to pushpast the point of fatigue.

“It’s like skiing,” Carsleysaid. “I’ll just get this onelast run in. Well, maybe youshouldn’t.”

Unfounded confidencecan also cause injuries, notedNorth Shore Mountain BikeAssociation administratorChristine Tetrault.

Some riders head down-hill believing they possess“an elevated skill level thatthey don’t actually have,” shesaid.

Overall, the rise in injuriesis a byproduct of mountainbiking’s burgeoning popular-ity, according to Tetrault.

NSMBA’s membership hasmore than quadrupled in twoyears, Tetrault said, addingthe group likely accounts forfewer than 10 per cent of allriders.

Tetrault touts “ridingwith a buddy,” particularly abuddy with first-aid training.

“Whether it’s for a hikeor a bike or a run, going withsomebody in case anythingever happens is always agood idea,” she said.

Most riders are safety con-scious, according to Tetrault.

“I’ve never seen anybodyon the trails not wearing ahelmet and not wearing pro-tective kneepads,” she said.

Carsley differed, calling onmountain bike riders to takegreater precautions.

“We think that there couldbe greater investment inprotective gear, because wesee a lot of bikers who arenot wearing protective gearbeyond the helmet.”

Cyclists of all stripes andspeeds can benefit fromextra tutelage, according toTetrault.

North Vancouver rentaland tour operator EndlessBiking is offering a two-hour lesson as part of the

Vancouver Coastal Healthcampaign.

Endless Biking tries tokeep cyclists away fromterrain that leaves them“focused on trying tosurvive,” noted the shop’sgeneral manager Chris Simm.

Instead, the courses helpcyclists find optimum bodyposition and a greater under-standing of the mechanicsand balance of the bike,according to Simm.

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Blink and you’ll miss it.Blink again and you’llmiss the next one twoseconds later.

As another blur of colourcrosses the screen with a roar,spectators sitting too close tothe action react in awe. Thisis the International Isle of ManTTmotorcycle race, an annualtwo-week event that features a37-mile mountain course weav-ing around the outside edgeof the island that sits betweenGreat Britain and Ireland.

A seven-minute YouTubevideo, which has more than32 million views, featuresimpressive footage from therace starting with a harrowingshot of fans lining the sidesof a two-lane country roadas racers fly by at speedsbetween 180 and 200 miles perhour. The riders are reducedto a flash, a flurry. The videoends with an exhilarating POVhelmet cam tour of part of thecourse.

Considered one of the topthree international motorsportevents, the Isle of Man TTattracts only the most experi-enced riders.

“Just to get in to this event

is a big deal,” notes DarrenJames, who this week isfulfilling a lifelong dream tocompete at the race. “I’ve beenpreparing for this, to be hon-est with you, my whole life.”

Raised in Deep Cove,James still lives there withhis wife and 11-year-old twindaughters. He will be the onlyCanadian competing at the Isleof Man this year.

The race runs May 28to June 10 and features oneweek of practise sessionsand one week of racing, withmultiple bike classes includ-ing a Sidecar category. Thisis not a track race. This is aroad race (public roads areclosed for the event), and theroute includes more than 280corners, along with plentyof natural bumps and somestone walls and poles pep-pered throughout for goodmeasure.

“For me as a newcomer Ihave to approach this very,very carefully,” explainsJames. “You really have tobuild into your speed at thisplace because the speeds areso great.”

The consequences ofmaking a mistake are serious.Between 1907 (when the racestarted) and 2015 there have

been 141 competitor fatalitiesduring official practices andthe race.

“If they had askedme 15years ago to come and do thisI’m sure my sponsors andeverybody aroundme wouldhave said ‘hell no’ because I

didn’t have the race craft that Ido now,” says James.

At 39, James has numer-ous national championshipsand top North Americanand international finishesunder his belt. But in his firstappearance at the Isle of Man

he is considered a newcomer.“The guys that go fast here areguys who have been com-ing here for five to 15 years.Newcomers like myself donot show up and win. It justdoesn’t happen.”

In a recent phone call from

Ireland where he has beenfor a few weeks leading up tothe race, James says he hassimple goals for the eventincluding getting home safe.

“I’m confident in my

Rider revs up for dangerous road race

Darren James navigates a corner in a recent race photo. The Deep Cove resident is set to compete at the International Isle ofMan TT event this week. He is the only Canadian on the roster. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Deep Cove’s Darren James, seen in the photos above and below, is competing at the gruellingInternational Isle of Man TT motorcycle race this week. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

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abilities. I’ve been doing this along time and I have race craftand I’m a little bit older so Ihave some self-preservationin mind also,” he says. “I feelreally good. This is the kind ofplace that if you had doubts inyourself and your abilities youreally, really, really, and I can’tstress this enough, you shouldnot be here.”

The Isle of Man TT is atime-trial format, so racerscompete in qualification orderand results are based on over-all average time.

“It’s more that you’reracing the mountain and thecircuit as opposed to battlingwith the guy next to you,”explains James. “The biggestthing about racing a race likethis compared to racing anyother race is when I go to ashort circuit I attack, and Imean I attack. I go as hard as Ican into every corner, I go asdeep as I can on the brakes . .. you’re pushing absolutely tothe limit of your motorcycle,your abilities, your tires,everything. In this riding (atthe Isle of Man) you build intoit. You go out there and youhave to build into your speed.”

Although he grew up aspart of a motorcycle family,James was a relative late-bloomer when it came toracing. (His father is CanadianMotorcycle Hall of Famer DonJames and his godfather isfellow hall-of-famer TrevorDeeley, who together grewVancouver’s Trev DeeleyMotorcycles and HarleyDavidson retailers across thecountry.) Riding bikes sincehe was five, the junior Jameswas exposed to the industry atan early age, but racing camemuch later.

James says he got intosome trouble when hewas a teen and by 16 was

encouraged to find somethingto do during the summer awayfrom Deep Cove. He foundwork travelling cross countrywith the Harley DavidsonCanada demo program. Thefive-year gig was his firsthands-on exposure to theindustry and a stint withsubsidiary Buell MotorcycleCompany followed thatincluded a year in the U.K. as acomparison rider for the com-pany. His exposure to the trackin Europe continued whenhe returned to Canada andlanded in Ontario before head-ing back to the North Shore. Ata friend’s urging he competedat a nearby national race trackin the area and finished fifth.

“I was hooked,” notesJames. Racing became his newfocus. “The first three yearswere full of broken bones andlumps and bumps but then Istarted winning,” he recalls.

After five years compet-ing as an amateur, he wentpro in 2005. He is a four-timeCanadian Thunder Champion

among other titles, and isnow the racing co-ordinatorfor Deeley Harley DavidsonCanada and the owner ofRuthless Racing Inc. (namedafter his mom Ruth).

“I’m very fortunate inmy racing career, I’ve beensurrounded by some amazingracers,” says James, notingJeremyMcWilliams and RyanFarquhar (both well-known inracing circles) as two of theimpressive names on his list ofteammates andmentors. Buthis biggest support is closerto home.

“My biggest fan andmymanager is my wife Caroline,”says James. “Without herand her support I would havefailed at this years ago. I couldnever have done it withouther.”

Despite his need for speedon the race track, Jamessays he isn’t a thrill-seeker oradrenaline junkie in general.

“I really love my little quietlifestyle in Deep Cove with mywife and kids.”

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Rio Solsona, 5, herewith his brotherNash, 7, was the inspiration for his parents’ designof a new type of kids boot calledMuddyMunchkins. PHOTOCINDYGOODMAN

Blueridge couple create newbootsROSALIND [email protected]

When Suzanne Solsona’s son Rio wasstarting to walk, he needed someoutdoor boots.

But the only pair of regular rubberboots she could find were too big.

“He kept literally doing face-plants intothe puddles because he couldn’t walk verywell in these boots. They were just too bigand heavy for him,” recalls Solsona.

Transplanted from Vancouver toCalifornia at the time for her husband’sjob, Solsona notes there wasn’t a real rainproblem in the area thanks to a drought,but she still saw the need for somethingdifferent in children’s boots.

So she and her husband came up withthe idea for a new type of boot they calledMuddyMunchkins. They hired a designerand a seamstress and developed a proto-type, and the idea grew from there. Thatwas about four years ago.

Today, the couple lives in Blueridge andtheir companyMyMayu sells the originalMuddyMunchkins boot, as well as largersizes for older kids, online atmymayu.ca,in retail stores on the North Shore andacross Canada, and at some online retail-ers in Europe.

Solsona explains that the product is aboot and is not meant to be an overshoe.The design is lightweight and the sole isflexible. There is no heel to trip up littlefeet, and the gator-type top of the boot isknee-length and cinches with an elastic.Another elastic at the ankle helps tosecure the boot. Traditional rubber bootstend to fall off or flop around when kidsare playing, notes Solsona.

“They’re having to use their feet inways just to keep the boot on rather thannavigating the trail and stuff,” she says.

A waterproof rubber sole and seam-sealed upper help keep the water out andSolsona says the boot is “trans-seasonal”and works in colder temperatures andsnowwith the addition of an optionalfleece liner. In April of last year, Solsonaand her family appeared on the TV showDragon’s Den with the MuddyMunchkinsboot.

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The segment they taped didn’t airuntil about 11 months later, and Solsonasays a lot happened during that time interms of changes to the product line and

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Solsona, who practised law inVancouver for eight years before movingto California and then to Blueridge, saysthe transition from lawyer to mom toentrepreneur has been an interestingchange. Her husband works full timein the special effects industry so shehandles most of the day-to-day companybusiness but says they are still a teamand often work on their products longafter the kids are in bed each night.

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Family Services of the North Shore’s Valerie Dolgin, Julia Staub-French and Mike Smith andInclusivity’s Elisabeth Cooke (second from right) invite North Shore youth and their familiesto participate in two upcoming focus groups designed to discuss new programming formembers of the local LGBTQI2S community. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

FSNS seeks to betterserve trans youthERIN [email protected]

Family Services of theNorth Shore is askingthe public to weigh in tohelp the agency betterserve members of thelocal LGBTQI2S commu-nity and their families, attimes forced to navigateinstances of stigma anddiscrimination, in aneffort to help pave theway toward self-accep-tance and communitysupport.

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long supported members ofthe LGBTQI2S community(an acronym for lesbian, gay,bisexual, transgender, ques-tioning, intersex or two-spirit),its current initiative marks anattempt to formalize programofferings.

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For the project, the agencyhas partnered with ElisabethCooke, managing directorof Inclusivity, a local com-pany that provides diversitymanagement and counsel toorganizations, corporationsand government.

Cooke has also beeninvolved with the annualDiverse Genders and SexualOrientation Conferencepresented by District of WestVancouver Youth Services,open to youth, family andprofessionals. The thirdannual edition is set for Sept.30 to Oct. 2 at GleneaglesCommunity Centre.

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“More often than not people are justprovided with a buffet of what they can haveand they don’t often get a choice or a say inthe matter. … Any community advocate willtell you that those are the kinds of things thatthey want, that, ‘You need to ask us, you needto engage us in this discussion.’ And FamilyServices is certainly leading the way in doingthat,” says Cooke.

A youth focus group for participants ages 13to 18, is being held Wednesday, June 1, from 4to 6 p.m., and a parent or guardian focus groupis taking place Monday, June 6 from 5 to 7 p.m.,both at Family Services of the North Shore.

Transgender identifying youth are statisti-cally more vulnerable than other groups ofyouth by far, says Cooke. Last year’s CanadianTrans Youth Health Survey suggests some ofthe issues facing transgender identifying youthare as follows: 66 per cent reported discrimina-tion, 70 per cent reported sexual harassment,66 per cent reported self-harm and suicidal ide-ation, 30 per cent had attempted suicide and70 per cent felt their families didn’t understandthem.

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attempted suicide and not do more to reallyhelp. We always have, but we need to makesure that we’re doing everything we can in sup-port with our community,” says Staub-French.

The same survey also found that youth whohad supportive adults in their lives were fourtimes more likely to report good or excellentmental health. “We know statistically thatyouth that are supported and are cared fordo better. So that’s the gap that we’re filling.We’re trying to grab all the kids that might notalready be at Family Services and that coulduse those services, and the families that coulduse those services to help the parents be moreunderstanding, to make those kids’ opportuni-ties in life that much more fruitful,” says Cooke.

Based on the focus group feedback, newprogramming could be launched as early asthis summer and into the fall.

“We really want to get the word out and bepart of the conversation on the North Shore tosay that this is an important issue. We need todo our part to ensure that (transgender youth)feel really safe in our community and whenthey reach out to us that they will feel very wel-comed and it’s not an anxious place to come.They can come feeling very supported here byour entire agency. We really wanted to providethat leadership and actually to be a role modelfor other organizations on the North Shore,”says Staub-French.

Additional partners on the project includeDistrict of West Vancouver Youth Servicesas well as Telus, which has offered financialsupport.

To register for the focus groups, contactElisabeth Cooke, at [email protected] or 778-231-2375. Info: familyservices.bc.ca.

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The value of the seniorsdirectory becomes apparentwhen we look at the resultsof the B.C. Seniors Survey:Bridging the Gaps recentlyreleased by the B.C. SeniorsAdvocate. The advocateundertook the survey to findout what seniors know aboutthe services that are availableto them. For those interested,the methodology used for thesurvey can be found on theSeniors Advocate’s website,seniorsadvocatebc.ca.

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The lessons here, as theadvocate rightly observes, aretwofold. Important informa-tion on services and programsand the benefits of those pro-grams are not getting to thosewho need it most and it is notsufficient to just offer or pro-vide supports. We also needto make sure that seniors areconnected to those supports.

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hands of as many seniors aswe can. And for those of uswho want to be able to helpolder family members, friendsand acquaintances accessresources, having the seniorsdirectory in our own handswouldn’t be a bad idea either.

The 2016 edition of theseniors directory is now avail-able at community centresand library branches acrossthe North Shore, at the NorthShore News office, or online atnscr.bc.ca.

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Downtown Las Vegas,where Nevada gamblingbegan in the 1930s, reachedits apogee in the 1940s and’50s. But in the ’60s newmega-resorts along theStrip, south of Downtown,began to steal business andby the 1990s it had becomethe seedy place Vazquezdescribes.

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But until very recently,few went beyond the securityand glitz of the Experienceinto Downtown itself, andfor good reason. The easternreaches of Fremont Streetare still a bit of a motelgraveyard: places like theTravelers (“Your best betin Vegas since 1936”) sitforlornly behind dusty chain-link fences. Closer to theExperience, though, bars,cafés and even art galler-ies have begun to spring

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“They did a really goodjob of making sure therewas a real eclectic mix ofbusinesses,” she says. Shereckons the clientele is abouthalf tourists, half locals. “Allthe time, I hear people sayinghow cool this is. Everybodyfinds it super-interesting.”

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There’s still room for lotsof improvement Downtown.But the children’s playgroundin the Container Park is oftenbusy, suggesting that familiesare now willing to venturehere. And Taryn Vazquezsays, “It’s somewhere I

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DOROTHY LYNASELEMENTARY SPRINGCARNIVAL Join the fun atthe spring carnival, Saturday,June 4, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 4000Inlet Cres., North Vancouver.Admission is free but thereis a small fee for food andactivities. All proceeds supportthe school. Activities includecarnival games, foam dancepit, bouncy castle, climbingwall and interactive reptiles.dorothylynas.com

ST. PIUS X ELEMENTARY’S20TH ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATIONEveryone inthe community is welcometo celebrate St. Pius X’s 20thanniversary, Saturday, June 4,1-4 p.m., 1150Mt. Seymour Rd.,North Vancouver.

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10:45 a.m. start at HyannisDrive and Berkley Avenue.Following the parade there willbe food trucks, a concessionstand, games, a silent auction,and pie eating contest.blueridgeca.org

BROCKTON SCHOOLSUMMERFESTBrocktonSchool hosts Summerfestfeaturing the traditionalDunk the Head of the School,along with food, an artisanmarket, live entertainment,games and activities Sunday,June 5, noon-4 p.m., 3467Duval Rd., North Vancouver.brocktonschool.com

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Allyson Dickson shakesoff a defender during theNorth Shore Girls SoccerClub’s debut match in theinternational WPSL Saturdayat Kinsmen Park. Visitnsnews.com to see morephotos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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The North Shore GirlsSoccer Club made a littlehistory Saturday, becom-ing the first Canadianteam to play a match inthe Women’s PremierSoccer League.

The NSGSC squad hungtough with perennial leaguepowerhouse OSA FootballClub from Kent, Wash., formuch of the game, taking a 1-1tie into halftime before OSAstruck a pair of late goals towrap up a 4-1 win.

TheWPSL is billed asthe “largest women’s soccerleague in the world,” boastingmore than 100 elite amateurteams across North America

playing at a level that is onestep below the professionalNational Women’s SoccerLeague. The North Shoreteam did well in their debut,considering that many of thenew players had to introducethemselves to each otherbefore the game, said NSGSCtechnical director and headcoach Jesse Symons.

“It was a good test on theopening day for sure, to seewhat the level will be like inour league. It’s very high,” saidSymons. Katelyn Erhardsenhad the honour of scoring thefirst WPSL goal for the NorthShore squad, knocking in across fromMargaret Hadley.

“The talent level is going tobe there,” Symons said abouthis squad. “(We) definitely

played a little bit individually,which was to be expected,and we were a little bit I’d saynaïve from a defending per-spective, but that will come asthe players play together moreand start trusting each othermore and start learning ourdefensive schemes and expec-tations. Overall it was a verygood opening day. We were init for about 75 minutes. Ourlegs got a little tired.”

The NSGSC teamwill playa 10-game regular seasonagainst theWPSL’s NorthwestDivision featuring teams fromWashington and Oregon,including sides aligned withMLS’s Portland Timbers andSeattle Sounder. The decisionto form an elite squad to playin an international leagueunder the NSGSC banner wasinfluenced by the success oflast year’s FIFAWomen’sWorld

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Cup, which culminated in achampionship game played atVancouver’s BC Place.

“It was a fantastic eventand there was somuchpositivity,” said Symons.“Vancouver as a city reallygot behind the whole event,especially the national team.We want to keep that going,we want to keep being ableto inspire girls every yearto want to keep playing andpushing up to the highest levelthey can.”

The North Shore club gotin on theWorld Cup actionlast year, putting togetheran all-star team to take onthe Cameroonian nationalteam for a pair of exhibitionmatches before the tourna-ment. That taste of actionhelped convince club brassthat they could field an eliteteam in theWPSL.

“As a large female clubthat’s really motivated to growthe game from the grassrootslevel all the way up to thesenior level, we thought therewas a need for high level wom-en’s soccer in Vancouver,” saidSymons. “I think that overall,having young girls able to seethe highest level of socceravailable in North Americaat the amateur level is a verybig win for everyone in our

community.”The NSGSC squad con-

sists mainly of current andformer NCAA and CIS players,including several that haverepresented Canada on theinternational stage either asyouth players or with thenational team. Leading thesquad into battle this year aredefender Brienna Shaw, mid-fielders Jaclyn Sawicki, TaylorShannik and Chelsea Harkins,and forward Selenia Iacchelli,who was on the Canadianroster but did not appear in agame at the 2015World Cup.

There are also a handfulof North Shore natives on theteam, including Sutherlandgrad Rachel Jones, St. ThomasAquinas grad RebeccaDefer and Handsworth gradRheanne Sleiman, all of whomplayed on Saturday with Defergetting the nod as the team’sstarting goaltender. The talentis there to field a very com-petitive team, said Symons.

“It’ll take time,” he said.“The Northwest is very deepin talent. It’s going to be alearning year for us as a clubto organize games and also forthe players to learn the level.But we’re definitely in everygame and I think we’re goingto do well.”

More than 200 fans tookin Saturday’s opener at NorthVancouver’s Kinsmen Park.

The club is hoping that a loyalfan base will be built startingwith the players on their ownyouth teams.

“The Kinsmen field parkhas such a great history, butit’s also a fantastic location,”said Symons. “It’s got moun-tains in the background, grassfield, very enclosed, you’reright on top of the field, prettymuch.”

Each game day the clubwill host an on-field clinicbefore the match and provideopportunities for young play-ers to meet the women on theteam, tour the locker roomand get autographs.

“Seeing the young girlswatching the game and smilingand interacting with the play-ers, an autograph session after– it’s already showing that it’sgoing to be a very positiveseason and a very positiveprogram for years to come,”said Symons. “Themindset ofthe club is to be leaders forfemale soccer in Canada. Wewant to keep progressing thegame and giving opportuni-ties to players that do hit thathighest level, and also haveyoung players aspire to thatlevel. We’re going to keephopefully growing this andseeing what can come of it.”

The NSGSC team hosts ISCGunners FC today, May 29, at4:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Park.

PROVINCIAL PUSH Collingwood’s Alexa Bosley and Seycove’s Erica Butterfieldbattle during a 1-0 overtime win for Seycove in the final senior girls AA provincial qualifierMay 19 at Ambleside. Seycove will represent the North Shore at the AA championship whileboth Argyle and Handsworth earned provincial berths at the AAA level. Visit nsnews.com tosee more photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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