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District won’t widen ban on longboarders

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Coun. MacKay-Dunn is in a minority seeking to ban the sport from more district roads

TODD COYNES T a f f R e p O R T e R

Almost a year after the District of North Vancouver banned skateboarding on a single residential corridor, the municipality’s policy hit a major fork in the road last week.

The dilemma? Either stay the course with the current ban or roll it out a blanket ban across the many other district roadways where steep hills and sharp corners have attracted the region’s growing longboarding com-munity.

In the end the vote was 4-2 in favour of continuing down the single-neighbourhood-ban road with both sides arguing where the moral high ground lay.

“I think it was the wrong decision,” Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn told The Outlook after the meeting. “And it’s not done for me, I can tell you that right now.”

In the 10 months since council first approved the bylaw banning skate-boarding on the three-and-a-half-kilometre corridor of Skyline Drive, Wavertree Road and Glenview Drive, complaints about longboarders in the area have dropped off almost completely.

That’s according to a staff report presented to council last Monday detailing the progress of the ban and whether it ought to be applied else-where.

Since last July, the district received 15 complaints about longboarders, and bylaw officers and the North Van RCMP made 162 skateboard-specif-ic patrols of the municipality.

During those patrols, only 17 bylaw infraction notices were handed down — all of them for failing to wear a helmet — indicating compliance with the Skyline ban, staff said.

Complaints, when they do come, are from much smaller stretches than Skyline, such as Glencanyon Drive, Norwood Avenue, Dalkeith Drive, St. Andrews Avenue, Princess Avenue and Sauve Court, according to the report. Staff went on to say that these roadways so far show no signs of becoming the regional longboarding attractant and nuisance for residents that Skyline was by this time last year.

“Although longboarding activities on streets throughout the district continue to generate some public concern, overall it appears that the District’s strategy has been effective in creating a balance between the longboarding community’s interest and the safety concerns,” staff wrote.

Their conclusive recommendation was that thw district maintain the status-quo single-corridor ban and continue to monitor skateboarders in other areas to ensure all safety-equipment bylaws are met.

Still, councillors Robin Hicks and MaKay-Dunn spoke in favour of extending the ban to those other hilly neighbourhoods where long-boarding is happening. MacKay-Dunn took the most hardline stance in addressing the young male longboarders in attendance.

“There are very serious concerns from citizens that, quite, frankly gen-tlemen, pay high taxes, and one of the things they expect from their taxes is a safe roadway,” MacKay-Dunn said, advocating that council ban the sport on the most high-traffic roads.

“As far as I’m concerned, the roads are for vehicles and for bicycles with brakes,” he added.

But Hicks suggested there could be a third way forward without out-lawing the sport. He said a form of licensing or other means of differen-tiating the local, law-abiding practitioners of the sport from those “just there to be defiant” might be appropriate.

“Maybe people have to have licences and sign up and wear certain vests so that we know that they’re legitimate and they’re going to obey the rules of the road,” Hicks suggested. “And the others, you know, we can kind of focus [our enforcement] on.”

Every councillor in attendance — Coun. Mike Little was absent — expressed support for hosting sanctioned longboarding events in the dis-trict and even for building some kind of potentially permanent longboard-ing park or facility.

District staff are now in the very early stages of assessing such a venue’s suitability for the Inter River area, near the existing skateboard park.

Coun. Lisa Muri said she’d like the operators of both Mount Seymour and Grouse Mountain to build longboarding venues to help get the sport off district roads.

But the triumph of the status quo over wider bans doesn’t give long-boarders carte blanche to behave however they see fit on district roads, council admonished. Mayor Richard Walton called on the longboarding community to better regulate itself and ensure its members comply with the highest standards of safety and civility.

“The next two years, at the most, is the time that this sport has to get tremendous compliance,” Walton said, likening the status of longboarders today with that of the North Shore mountain-biking community a decade ago. “Or else it is going to be banned and we’ll spend a lot of money with our police and bylaw officers running after 12 year olds on skateboards instead of drug dealers and things. Which is to me, a complete waste if the community’s money and resources. So we’re in this together.”

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Ambleside’s elephant seal could head to CaliforniaThe young seal is expected to stay on the beach for another month until he finishes moulting

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MICHAELA GARSTINS t A f f R E p o R t E R

This week’s warm weather has been good for the moulting elephant seal at Ambleside beach.

Lying on the sand all day, the young seal is shedding his fur and an underlying layer of skin as part of the normal “catastrophic moulting” process.

He’s been there for around nine days and is expect-ed to stay a month in total.

Although he may appear sick or injured, the moult-ing process is going well because of high temperatures this week, said Paul Cottrell, Pacific marine mammal coordinator with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

This is good news for the 230-pound seal who is uncomfortable as he sheds fur and skin.

“It’s a tough time for him. It’s not like what our cats and dogs do, [elephant seals] shed their epidermis,” said Cottrell while at Ambleside checking on the seal, adding the area has starting smelling a bit because of the dead skin.

All elephant seals take to land one month a year to moult, spending most of their time sleeping and flip-ping sand onto themselves to stay cool. They don’t eat and can lose up to 25 per cent of their body weight.

Although this seal stays still most of the day, a warning has been put out for people and their dogs to stay behind the orange barriers because he could become aggressive if approached.

California bound? This is likely the first time the seal, who is around a

year old, has come out of the water to moult. Based on his size, Cottrell can tell he is young adult,

who could eventually weigh up to 5,000 pounds and grow as long as 16 feet.

“They are deep and long diving animals that spend

a lot of time out in deep water,” he explains.

Elephant seals eat small animals from the bottom of the ocean including squid, dog fish and rat fish, and rarely come onto land expect to moult.

When this seal leaves Ambleside, says Cottrell, his next stops will likely be south of B.C. to the waters off Washington State and California.

Until then, he could remain on beach for anoth-er 20 or so days.

“They get massive quite fast,” Cottrell says. “They are usually born in January and nurse for a month.”

Elephant seals, he explains, have one of the richest milks out of all mammals, allowing them to gain weight fast while still very young. This nutrition gives them the boost they need to quickly venture out on their own.

People bugging the seal hasn’t been a problem so far, says Cottrell. A daytime security guard, volun-teers and the nearby police detachment have been helping keep him safe.

While spotting an elephant seal in a crowded area like Ambleside isn’t common, it does happen from time to time. They regularly visit the B.C. coast in the spring and summer and can usually be spotted off

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BC Libs sweep North VanBoth Lonsdale and Seymour ridings elected BC Liberal incumbents Yamamoto and Thornthwaite

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FOur mOrE yEars - Incumbent B.C. Liberal MLA Naomi Yamamoto makes a victory speech atop a chair Tuesday night at the Grouse Inn. Todd Coyne photo

In a surprise finish that mirrored the confounding of pollsters and pundits province-wide, both North Vancouver ridings hand-ily re-elected B.C. Liberal MLAs to Victoria Tuesday night.

Voters in North Vancouver-Lonsdale pulled perhaps the biggest surprise of the night, re-electing Naomi Yamamoto to a seat that many predicted would go to first-time B.C. NDP candidate and North Vancouver city councillor Craig Keating.

“It’s a bizarre result, very unexpected,” Keating told The Outlook as he watched the unfavourable returns roll in at his campaign party at the North Vancouver School District headquarters.

And, for perhaps the first time in weeks, his Liberal opponent agreed with him on something.

“I’m surprised,” Yamamoto said at her party across town at the Grouse Inn.

Standing atop a chair and delivering her victory speech to chants of “four more years,” the North Vancouver small-business owner thanked her legions of volunteers and called Keating and his NDP organization “a formidable opponent.”

Yamamoto bested Keating by six percentage points with 46 per cent of the vote. Ryan Conroy of the Green Party finished third with just nine per cent.

In North Vancouver-Seymour, New Democrat Jim Hanson’s cam-paign held no illusions that their candidate wasn’t playing the underdog to Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite. But many pollsters projected a much tighter race than the near 20-point Liberal win.

From the basement of St.-Clare-in-the-Cove Anglican church in Deep Cove, Hanson and his supporters watched as their numbers came up shorter than many thought possible.

Thornthwaite took 51 per cent of the vote; Hanson took 33 per cent, and third place went to Daniel Smith of the Greens with just seven per cent.

“Kudos goes out to the team because they worked really hard,” Thornthwaite said from her campaign party at the Browns Socialhouse in Lynn Valley Centre. “It was all new people and very well-run and organized this time.”

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Sultan takes West Van-Capilano

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As expected by the crowd of supporters at Ralph Sultan’s Liberal campaign office, the

four-time incumbent was elected once again for West Vancouver-Capilano.

Sultan cruised to victory Tuesday night, taking 68 per cent of the votes. The NDP’s Terry Platt was second with 22 per cent.

After thanking his supporters, Sultan praised the work of Liberal leader Christy Clark.

“She far exceeded even the most optimistic of forecasts,” he said, adding it is a “great rush” to have won his fourth term. “[Clark] has brought internal democracy to a higher pitch within our party.”

Declared to win his riding by Global News early in the evening, Sultan and many of his supporters were extremely optimistic before the official results were announced.

Confident of his win, some voters left the campaign office early, praising Sultan on his campaign efforts.

Over at NDP headquarters, Platt said she was “a bit shocked” at the results.

“I thought we would do much better,” she told The Outlook. “We’re all surprised but that’s the will of the voters.”

Conservative David Jones finished a distant third with nearly five per cent of the vote, followed by Independent Michael Markwick with four per cent and Libertarian Tunya Audain with one per cent.

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It’s been a BC Liberal stronghold since the early 1990s. And there were at

least a few moments Tuesday night when it looked as though the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding could possi-bly be wrested away from the Liberals. But when the final votes were tallied Liberal Jordan Sturdy, the mayor of Pemberton, who also happens to be a farmer, reaped 52 per cent of the vote, handily defeating NDP candidate Ana Santos, a political newcomer who finished second with 32 per cent.

Despite being behind Santos at some points as the results trickled in, Sturdy remained positive.

“We had scrutineers at the polls so we kept our own numbers so it looked pretty solid right front the begin-ning,” Sturdy said.

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there weren’t some anxious moments on election night.

“It’s always tense. It’s been tense for the last six months. You don’t enter into these things lightly obviously. It’s stressful. I don’t think there’s any question to that,” Sturdy told The Outlook.

The third-place candidate was Richard Warrington of the Green Party with 10 per cent. Ian McLeod of the BC Conservative Party garnered one per cent of the vote.

The West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding, which includes the western portion of West Vancouver, Lion’s Bay, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and Bowen Island, has been voting Liberal since the early 1990s. In the 2009 election Liberal candidate Joan McIntyre won the rid-ing by 6,019 votes. Four years earlier McIntyre also took the seat, then known as West

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Santos, who moved to Canada from Spain in 2004 and became a Canadian citi-zen in 2010, gathered at the Brackendale Art Gallery with her NDP supporters to watch the results.

“I’m very proud of the NDP and our performance — it has been a very positive cam-paign and that is one of the most important things to be able to run a campaign in such a positive way in this day and age,” said Santos, who lives in Squamish.

“I am disappointed of the results in the province really, in the sense that I was hop-ing for much better results for the NDP; I think we deserved them so I’m sur-prised at that.”

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Barry Downs designed many of the N. Shore’s classic West Coast-style homes

Many ’60s-era West Coast Modernist homes are vanishing from West Vancouver.

Using sleek design, these post-and-beam houses highlight the rough terrain by incorpo-rating trees and rocky slopes.

But to suit today’s families, they are often torn down to make room for larger houses that take up nearly the entire lot.

Forget about melding nature with architec-ture, this new style of architecture is meant to take advantage of the lot’s size and provide homeowners maximum return when they even-tually sell.

West Coast Modernism, however, isn’t entire-ly a thing of the past.

The West Vancouver Museum is showcasing it in the new exhibit Melding Architecture with Landscape: A Collaboration in Design, which runs until June 15.

The show highlights the career of architect Barry Downs, who still lives in West Vancouver in one of the homes he designed during the 1960s.

Through photos of houses, highrises and con-dos he helped create, it’s evident that mixing built form with nature isn’t a thing of the past. Spotting new construction, however, is becom-ing more difficult.

“These are from the ‘50s and ‘60s. By the ‘70s [this style] was fading,” says Downs at the museum, pointing to a post-and-beam house typical of the era.

“The houses of this era always had a roman-tic aspect. Erickson was a romantic, despite his architecture being so severe,” he added, speaking of the late Arthur Erickson who designed signature B.C. buildings, including Simon Fraser University and the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.

“This style did itself in, I believe, by being too functional.”

But aspects are still alive today, such as in the Spruce Townhouses in False Creek and in a more recent downtown highrise Downs helped design.

Walking through the museum, Downs, who is now 82 years old, remembers his first years as an architect fondly.

“If you could get in here, your career was launched in a sense,” he says, looking down at a Western Homes magazine from December 1961. Under the title “A house the lives with nature,” he sits with his wife and two young children in their newly built house

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The theme of this architectural era is clear: Don’t fight nature, use it to your advantage.

During its heyday West Coast Modernism was an acclaimed style.

Homes were small by today’s standards, often around 1,500 square feet. The layout gave enough room for a family to live comfortably, without harming the lot’s natural aspects.

Contrast this with today’s “monster houses.” This new style of architecture is exactly what West Coast Modernism isn’t.

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say 50 per cent of modernist houses are torn down.”

But it’s not only family houses that are neglected. Pearson College, a pri-vate school on Pedder Bay designed by Downs, is clearly showing its age. Wanting more sunlight, the school has also cut down many trees that were part

of the building’s original design. “It was a short-lived era in many ways,” he

says, looking at a series of photos. But he hasn’t left this style completely

behind. His firm DA Architects + Planners is behind projects such as the Vancouver Convention Centre, which uses the North Shore mountains as a main focal point, and North Vancouver’s up-and-coming Seylynn Village that will feature West Coast architecture.

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MOdErnIsT MasTEr - The West Van Museum is showing work from architect Barry Downs until June 15. Michaela Garstin photo

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I’m still not over ’94. Remember? Rangers vs. Canucks, Game 7. Nathan LaFayette’s one-timer clanks off the post late in the

third with the Canucks down 3-2. New York holds on and wins the Cup.

I just watched the Canucks’ near-game-tying-goal on YouTube this morning and almost 20 years later it still stings. I’ve been waiting for a Cup parade in Vancouver for almost three decades. Unfortunately, 2013 wasn’t our year either.

When I’m over 1994, I’ll start processing the heart-breaking Game 7 loss to the Bruins in the 2011 final. I’m still seeking Cup closure. But, as many of you will undoubtedly say, who really gives a puck? It’s just a game.

In his documentary Manufacturing Consent, influential U.S. professor Noam Chomsky describes sports as a distraction, something that “keeps [people] from worrying about things that matter to their lives that they might have some idea of doing something about.”

He’s probably right. I’ve wasted copious amounts of time watching hockey that could have been spent reading literary masterpieces, engaging in politics or some other worthy pur-suit. Just ask my wife.

But my affliction goes way back to the days when the home team dressed in those garish, V-crested uniforms that a New York sportswrit-er sharply described as Darth Vader uniforms.

The year was 1982 and I was 12. The Cup-bound Canucks

were a scrappy bunch with a colourful cast of characters that included “King” Richard Brodeur, Dave “Tiger” Williams, Harold Snepts and Ron Delorme, but when they reached the finals against the dynasty-in-the-making New York Islanders, it was a major mismatch.

I was such a diehard fan that when my mom found out the Cup was on display at the Vancouver Hotel we piled into her red Mercury and headed downtown for brunch inside the hotel’s fancy dining room. Some friendly out-of-towners with a Polaroid camera snapped my picture next to hockey’s Holy Grail and gave it to me. Next, my mom, always big on spontane-ity, decided she’d get me a ticket for Game 4 of the series (the Isles led 3-0) that night at the Pacific Coliseum.

The game was sold out so she bought me a ticket from a scalper. Turns out that it was a standing-room-only ticket, so I didn’t have the best view as the Islanders lifted the Cup but I do remember some fans throwing ice cubes at the them. Witnessing that moment probably made the 1994 loss even harder for me to stom-ach. Ditto for 2011 against the Bruins.

I remember celebrating the Canucks Game 1

and 2 victories over the Bruins and listening to over-confident fans calling sports radio shows to say they hoped the Canucks lost at least one game in Boston so Vancouver could hoist the Cup on home ice.

Then came the crushing Game 7 defeat and riot that gave the city and local hockey fans a big shiner. At least the shame of that behaviour momentarily dulled the anguish of another loss in the final.

After the Canucks’ ouster from the playoffs by the Sharks last week, I embarked on an all-to-familiar rite of spring: first anger and disbelief, then avoidance of any Stanley Cup coverage and finally a vow to never again invest so much time, money or emotion into the Canuckleheads.

But this year I did something else: some internet research on sports fandom. Turns out, living and dying with the home team may actu-ally be good for you.

As New York Times writer Bill Morris points out in a March 2013 article titled One Way to Cheer Up: Cheer Harder, there’s “A growing body of scientific research and some compelling empirical evidence [to] suggest that sports fans, even the foam-at-the-mouth variety, are less prone to depression and alienation than people who are immune to such maladies as March Madness and pennant fever.”

In the article, Morris interviews University of Massachusetts Amherst psychology professor Susan Krauss Whitbourne, an expert on fans.

She told him: “For the really true fan, it can become a prob-lem if they shut out other things in life. But the positive side is that it’s fun and exciting. It’s a cheap high. It’s not that they don’t have a life.”

But what if your team is a perennial heartbreak like the Canucks, an organization that’s existed since 1970 and has yet

to have its name etched on the Cup? (This is now relevant for Leafs fans too.)

I emailed Dr. Whitbourne to ask. Here’s what she had to say:

“The key issues isn’t whether a team wins or loses, but how closely identified the fan feels with the team. That identification allows the individual to feel a sense of connection to a com-munity of like-minded people,” she wrote. “It also seems, based on the research, that identi-fying with your hometown team gives a bigger boost to your mental health than identifying with a distant team. Rooting for the underdog can also be beneficial to mental health for peo-ple who value their sense of independence. So even if your team keeps losing, it can still help reduce depression and alienation.”

Hmmm. Well, in that case, I guess there’s always next season.

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Re. “Choose wisely on May 14,” Opinion Piece, Outlook, May 9.

You cheat your readers of the truth when you publish Gwyn Morgan’s anti-NDP Op-Ed with the description: “Gwyn Morgan is a retired businessman who lives in the Greater Victoria Region”.

You are more than economical with facts.Gwyn Morgan is Christy Clark’s former

transition team advisor. Morgan is past CEO of Alberta energy giant Encana Corporation. Encana contributed $791,270 to the BC Liberals from 2005 to 2012, good enough for bronze as the Liberals’ #3 top donor.

Respect your readers. Give them the facts. Let them decide.

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Vancouver’s Bob and Lily Lee are among the distinguished guests. 4 They’re one of Vancouver’s best power couples. Wendy and husband Sergio socialize with friends and guests during the pre-event reception. 5 Grammy-winning maestro Bramwell Tovey, seen here with

yours truly, takes a break from conducting the Vancouver Symphony for a special performance at this evening’s gala. Bravo! 6 Publisher/speaker Peter Legge, seen here with wife Kay,

sits at the head table with the honourees and is pleased to be the evening’s MC.

West Vancouver’s Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia may look like just another pretty

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Say yes to the (eco-friendly) dress

North Shore bridal boutique says ‘I Do’ to the buy-local, enviro-conscious movement

» NEWS

Using organic cotton, vintage lace and recycled textiles, Patty Nayel makes eco-friendly wedding gowns from her

Lynn Valley studio. Hanging on the wall, a long dress is creatively

designed using elegant lace curtains her client’s mother-in-law once had hanging in her house.

She even has a vegan dress, made without using animal products or by-products, including silk, which is made by silkworms.

“We get a lot of non-traditional brides,” says Nayel, owner of Pure Magnolia. “They’re looking for something a bit different. Something they don’t see everywhere else and that suits their personal-ity.”

A dozen dresses — long, short and tea-length (the latest trend) — hang on the wall for her open house. Today Nayel is showing her new modular and plus-size lines.

A modular gown, she demonstrates on a model, can be taken apart so a long dress is worn during the formal marriage ceremony and a shorter one for the reception afterwards. It’s a practical and stylish alternative a growing number of brides embrace but have difficulty finding.

“A lot of plus-size brides plan not to even try a dress on,” says Nayel, showing a sample of her newest line of dresses. “They leave not very happy because the dresses aren’t made for them.”

Seeing a big void in the market, Nayel jumped on the idea and created dresses made specifically for curvy brides up to a size 26. She recently shipped a gown down to the U.S. for a bride who was having a very difficult time finding one in her size.

Buy North Shore Part of the buy-local movement, Pure Magnolia is a good example of

the trend to purchase products designed, made and sold nearby. Instead of driving downtown, advocates support small, independent

businesses to help create a vibrant community. The creators of ShopNorthVancouver.com, for example, say many

people don’t realize pretty much anything can be bought on the North Shore.

“Because local independent businesses generally keep more money spent in the community than corporate chains (45 per cent for inde-pendent vs. 15 per cent for chains), shopping with local businesses leads to a stronger economy,” they say on their website.

In fact, most wedding day essentials are available on the North Shore, right down to the caterer, flowers, decorations, DJ, commissioner and even the venue rental itself. For buy-local supporters, it’s possible to plan a complete wedding without even leaving North and West Van-

couver. This is a philoso-

phy Nayel lives by. While many of

her customers are North Shorites, she also sells to brides throughout the Lower Mainland and internationally.

“Pure Magnolia has grown organ-ically and slowly,” says the Kwantlen Polytechnic Univer-sity graduate about the business she opened four years ago. “It’s customer driven, which is great, so I didn’t have to push it out there.”

Boho-chic Beside modular and plus-size designs, Nayel has capitalized on other

trends many Lower Mainland bridal boutiques have yet to embrace, such as the loose-fitting “boho” look, colourful belts and illusion neck-lines.

“Brides today are looking for looser fitting dresses that are more comfortable and casual in general,” she says. “They want unique dress-es that look great on them.”

Her shorter dresses range from $300 to $1,400 and longer gowns from $900 to $2,500. She also offers rentals in limited sizes, which cost anywhere from $300 to $700 including alterations and dry-cleaning.

In addition to her studio, her gowns are sold in boutiques in Victoria and Ottawa and online worldwide.

Compared to the bigger wedding stores, Nayel says she is able to easily follow the specific wishes of each bride, which change every year and according to the season of the wedding.

“Around 50 per cent on my customers are here for the eco reasons and the buy-local movement,” Nayel says. “The other half are here for the style, but also appreciated they’re eco-friendly.”

Colour on the horizonThe next trends for modern brides?In addition to the popularity of tea-length skirts and boho style,

Nayel says many brides are opting out of a veil. Most still wear some-thing in their hair like a flower or small birdcage veil, but she now sees only 25 per cent donning a longer, traditional veil.

More colour is also on the horizon, she adds, showing a funky black dress she designed for a fashion show.

While most brides’ tastes aren’t that drastic, she predicts dresses will stay in the neutral palette but will include more champagnes, gold, silvers and light pinks, in addition to the already-popular colorful belts done in the wedding’s signature colour.

“I see a lot of brides come here looking for something they saw on a blog that they can’t find anywhere else,” says Nayel. “I recreate that here. Every bride wants to be unique, a bit different on her wedding day.”

Pure Magnolia is located at 1258 Lynn Valley Rd next to Dairy Queen. Visit puremagnolia.ca too see more of Nayel’s wedding gown designs. Her sample sale runs until the end of May.

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• Loose and casual “boho” style is in demand

• Expect to see more illusion -necklines instead of strapless

• Brides are asking for belts, particularly in their wedding colour

• Neutral champagne, pink, gold and silver are hitting the scene

TRENDS

• Short and tea-length dresses are here to stay

GOWN TOWN - Wedding gown designer Patty Nayel has created 40-plus eco-friendly styles at her Lynn Valley studio.

Rob Newell photo

• Alternatives to thetraditional veil; more flowers,birdcage veils


• Plus-size brides want dresses made specifically for them

10 Thursday, April 25, 2012 www.northshoreoutlook.com www.northshoreoutlook.com Thursday, April 25, 2012 11

Say yes to the (eco-friendly) dress

North Shore bridal boutique says ‘I Do’ to the buy-local, enviro-conscious movement

» NEWS

Using organic cotton, vintage lace and recycled textiles, Patty Nayel makes eco-friendly wedding gowns from her

Lynn Valley studio. Hanging on the wall, a long dress is creatively

designed using elegant lace curtains her client’s mother-in-law once had hanging in her house.

She even has a vegan dress, made without using animal products or by-products, including silk, which is made by silkworms.

“We get a lot of non-traditional brides,” says Nayel, owner of Pure Magnolia. “They’re looking for something a bit different. Something they don’t see everywhere else and that suits their personal-ity.”

A dozen dresses — long, short and tea-length (the latest trend) — hang on the wall for her open house. Today Nayel is showing her new modular and plus-size lines.

A modular gown, she demonstrates on a model, can be taken apart so a long dress is worn during the formal marriage ceremony and a shorter one for the reception afterwards. It’s a practical and stylish alternative a growing number of brides embrace but have difficulty finding.

“A lot of plus-size brides plan not to even try a dress on,” says Nayel, showing a sample of her newest line of dresses. “They leave not very happy because the dresses aren’t made for them.”

Seeing a big void in the market, Nayel jumped on the idea and created dresses made specifically for curvy brides up to a size 26. She recently shipped a gown down to the U.S. for a bride who was having a very difficult time finding one in her size.

Buy North Shore Part of the buy-local movement, Pure Magnolia is a good example of

the trend to purchase products designed, made and sold nearby. Instead of driving downtown, advocates support small, independent

businesses to help create a vibrant community. The creators of ShopNorthVancouver.com, for example, say many

people don’t realize pretty much anything can be bought on the North Shore.

“Because local independent businesses generally keep more money spent in the community than corporate chains (45 per cent for inde-pendent vs. 15 per cent for chains), shopping with local businesses leads to a stronger economy,” they say on their website.

In fact, most wedding day essentials are available on the North Shore, right down to the caterer, flowers, decorations, DJ, commissioner and even the venue rental itself. For buy-local supporters, it’s possible to plan a complete wedding without even leaving North and West Van-

couver. This is a philoso-

phy Nayel lives by. While many of

her customers are North Shorites, she also sells to brides throughout the Lower Mainland and internationally.

“Pure Magnolia has grown organ-ically and slowly,” says the Kwantlen Polytechnic Univer-sity graduate about the business she opened four years ago. “It’s customer driven, which is great, so I didn’t have to push it out there.”

Boho-chic Beside modular and plus-size designs, Nayel has capitalized on other

trends many Lower Mainland bridal boutiques have yet to embrace, such as the loose-fitting “boho” look, colourful belts and illusion neck-lines.

“Brides today are looking for looser fitting dresses that are more comfortable and casual in general,” she says. “They want unique dress-es that look great on them.”

Her shorter dresses range from $300 to $1,400 and longer gowns from $900 to $2,500. She also offers rentals in limited sizes, which cost anywhere from $300 to $700 including alterations and dry-cleaning.

In addition to her studio, her gowns are sold in boutiques in Victoria and Ottawa and online worldwide.

Compared to the bigger wedding stores, Nayel says she is able to easily follow the specific wishes of each bride, which change every year and according to the season of the wedding.

“Around 50 per cent on my customers are here for the eco reasons and the buy-local movement,” Nayel says. “The other half are here for the style, but also appreciated they’re eco-friendly.”

Colour on the horizonThe next trends for modern brides?In addition to the popularity of tea-length skirts and boho style,

Nayel says many brides are opting out of a veil. Most still wear some-thing in their hair like a flower or small birdcage veil, but she now sees only 25 per cent donning a longer, traditional veil.

More colour is also on the horizon, she adds, showing a funky black dress she designed for a fashion show.

While most brides’ tastes aren’t that drastic, she predicts dresses will stay in the neutral palette but will include more champagnes, gold, silvers and light pinks, in addition to the already-popular colorful belts done in the wedding’s signature colour.

“I see a lot of brides come here looking for something they saw on a blog that they can’t find anywhere else,” says Nayel. “I recreate that here. Every bride wants to be unique, a bit different on her wedding day.”

Pure Magnolia is located at 1258 Lynn Valley Rd next to Dairy Queen. Visit puremagnolia.ca too see more of Nayel’s wedding gown designs. Her sample sale runs until the end of May.

[email protected]/MichaelaGarstin

by MICHAELA GARSTIN

• Loose and casual “boho” style is in demand

• Expect to see more illusion -necklines instead of strapless

• Brides are asking for belts, particularly in their wedding colour

• Neutral champagne, pink, gold and silver are hitting the scene

TRENDS

• Short and tea-length dresses are here to stay

GOWN TOWN - Wedding gown designer Patty Nayel has created 40-plus eco-friendly styles at her Lynn Valley studio.

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• Alternatives to thetraditional veil; more flowers,birdcage veils

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Each person sees nature different depending on their previous experienc-es, location — and type of camera.

Ambleside’s Silk Purse is showing the work of three photographers who use a variety of techniques to manipulate and enhance imag-es.

Challenging us to see the world in a differ-ent way, each artists’ images are unique but mesh together to support the exhibit’s central theme: nature.

Running until June 2, Three Photographers: Expressions of Nature features B.C. photogs Rita Hernandez, Karen Evans and Elaine Hunter.

“All three of us were selected from 80-plus submissions. We were judged on who works well together.” says Hernandez, who will be showing a series of digital photographs.

The North Vancouver-based artist is from

Queretaro, Mexico, where she studied visual arts and earned a major in graphic design. After working for international corporations in Mexico City for a decade, her creative side led her to New York City, where she studied photography.

Now, from her Lower Lonsdale studio, she works with digital photography to cre-ate unique pieces of artwork. Sometimes she leaves her photos untouched but most of the time she takes to Photoshop and other com-puter programs to enhance the images.

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Coming from Mexico’s warm climate, Hernadez experienced nature differently than many other North Shore residents, particu-larly after he father passed away.

Finding solace outside, she used nature to help her heal.

“This series tells you a story about my per-ception of nature under that kind of grief,” she explains.

Stop by the Silk Purse (1570 Argyle Ave.) until June 2 to see the three photographers’ work. Examples of Hernandez’s art can be found at photobyritha.com.


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I may be just over a year away from turning 40, but there are still times when I’m tackling

a grammar issue in my writing, or working out a math equation for something where I still hear specific echoes of my high school teachers’ wisdom or rules that are appropriate to whatever my task at hand might be.

The same goes for my wine education via the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, which I plugged away at in the late ’90s under two of the best wine instruc-tors Vancouver has ever known. One of them, Mark Davidson, now leads global education and marketing for Wine Australia, while his teaching partner at the time, Park Heffelfinger, is now co-owner and co-founder of Memphis Blues Barbeque House, plus an all-around barbeque expert.

Not only do their many words of wisdom still come to mind when I’m trying to recall, say, Burgundian appellation specifics, but Park in particular seems to keep his eye on me to this day, never afraid to throw a funny email my way after reading my column – just to ensure he’s keeping me in check. Whether calling me out for referring to a $50 wine as affordable, or filing a grievance over a wine and food pairing discrepancy, it’s always in fun and jovial – which is a pretty appropriate description of the guy himself.

Consequently, he’s often top of mind for me too, and as I was look-ing to recommend some perfect barbecue wines for your summer, I thought there was no one better to pass along some great leads. So whether you’re grabbing a bite from your local Memphis Blues location (where you can try most of these by the glass), or firing up the grill at home; here’s what you should be washing it down with, from the guy who knows best.

Selbach 2011 ‘Fish Label’ Riesling | Mosel, Germany | $16.95 | BC Liquor Stores

Park calls this crowd-pleasing favourite, “Hands down, the number one wine for bar-beque. Affordable, juicy lime and peach fruit,

and a great summer sipper that goes with all grilled seafood, from spot prawns to salmon.”

Legado Munoz 2011 Garnacha | La Mancha, Spain | $13-15 | Private Wine Stores

Soft and juicy, this one has some nice earth-iness, a slight floral charac-ter and enough bright fruit that Park sees it going per-fectly with good, sticky ribs.

Chateau de Paraza Minervois | Languedoc, France | $18-20 | Private Wine Stores

This blend of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre leaps out of the glass with red licorice and spice, and finishes with some nice peppery dark fruit. Great for those looking for a little more complexity in their glass.

Yering Station ‘Little Yering’ 2010 Pinot Noir | Yarra Valley, Australia | $15.95 | BC Liquor Stores

Park likes that there’s “lots of sweet Pinot cherry fruit” in here, and I like that it’s prob-ably the best-value Pinot Noir in our mar-ket today. Bright and buoyant, serve it with a hint of a chill – it’ll make it all the more lively.

As always, if you’re having trouble tracking something down, find me via KurtisKolt.com or tweet me @KurtisKolt.


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VanBrewers hand out coveted Golden Stag award

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In the spring a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of ... beer. At least in the Lower Mainland. VanBrewers, a

120-strong group of avid homebrewing enthusiasts, held their fourth annual competition at the end of April which pitted 347 different brews from across Canada against each other for the coveted 2013 Golden Stag award.

I was honoured to have been invited to be one of the judges on the final day to select the three medallists from the 23 best-of-breed beers chosen by other judges as the best representatives of each major style from the original 347. The quality of the finalists was superb and put some commercial products to shame. The winner was a weizen (German wheat beer) brewed by Jochen Fahr of Calgary. Although he brews at home, he is the son of a German brewery worker, has a Bachelor’s degree in bioprocess engineering and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, and uses a Linux computer system to precisely control his brewing process.

As one of the perks of winning, Russell Brewing produces a commercial batch of each year’s winning brew. Last year’s winner, Dave Shea’s Nautical Disaster Barleywine, has just been released. Jochen’s beer, Villicht’s Hochziitsbier Weizen is planned to be available in May 2014. See vanbrewers.ca for a full list of winners.

Celebrating craft beer Vancouver Craft Beer Week is almost upon us and many of the events are already sold out. That said, there are still events to participate in. The nine days of beer starts Friday, May 31 and features 60 breweries and more than 30 events. Go to vancouvercraftbeerweek.com and see the opportunities to expand your beer palate tempt. This is an unparalleled opportunity to taste a wide range of craft beers and talk with the brewmasters themselves.

Beer of the Month - Coal Harbour Brewing’s Smoke & Mirrors – Imperial Smoked AleThis is not a beer for the timid or unadventurous. Smoked beers have a small following, making them commercially risky. A co-founder of the late great Tall Ship brewing company of Squamish confided in me years ago that he had received a death threat over their smoked porter (the thought of which boggles the mind). This beer combines the unmistakable flavours of German smoked malts with Scottish peated malts (think Islay single malt) with the full flavour of an imperial stout. This is a massive beer with a taste profile that spans the spectrum from sweet malty through to a burnt dark chocolatey mid-palate ending with a bitter smoky finish and the warming glow that comes from 8.5% ABV.The beer deservedly won Gold at the 2012 BC Brewing awards. You can find out what the fuss is about at some specialty liquor stores on the North Shore.

-West Vancouver resident George Pajari is a BJCP certified beer judge and elected member (retired) of the Institute of Brewing, London, U.K. Reach him at [email protected] and follow him at @zythesis.

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SmOkIN’ GOOd PIckS - Park Heffelfinger, now co-owner and co-founder of Memphis Blues Barbeque House, has some great wine selections for grilling season. Rob Newell photo

Made Local: Ace Curries to GoLooking to spice things up? Try a North Van original, Ace Curries to Go. Vikram Bajaj and his wife Jasvir Deol

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When you turn on your tap and clean, safe water comes out, do you ever wonder how it got there or what happens to it when it goes down the drain? Or why you should care?

“We may think we have enough water for our needs in BC but that is not always the case. Our water is finite, and the demand is increasing due to climate change, popula-tion growth and industry needs,” says Daisy Fos-ter, CEO of the 4,700-member BC Water & Waste Association. “Although the expenses may not be apparent, there are significant costs, energy and human input required to treat our drink-ing water to be clean and safe, deliver it to our taps, and manage the wastewater that goes down the drain.”

She adds, “New regulations and aging infrastructure such as pipes and treatment systems will mean upgrades and replace-ments and this is something we are all going to have to pay for.”

During Drinking Water Week, May 20 – 26, BC Water & Waste Association asks you to ‘Get

to Know Your H2O’ and think about the impact of your every-day habits.

“We forget that we use the same treated drinking water to

wash our cars and water our lawns. We flush our toilets and away it goes with whatever we put down there,” says Foster. “Just a few simple changes such as water-ing our lawns less, using rain barrels, installing

water efficient fixtures or appli-ances, and not putting harmful substances down our drains can make a big difference.”

For example, detergents, paint, medications, and many other household products end up at wastewater treatment plants where special processes are required to minimize the impact on the environment and receiv-ing waters. Fats, oils and grease that we put down our drains can often cause blockages in sewer lines resulting in costly repairs.

Foster says, “During Drinking Water Week, get involved and learn more about your water and the impact of your actions. Start by taking the Community Water

Challenge and pledge to be water wise.”

The five easy pledges can be taken online. People can also find out about community events such as tours of water and wastewater treatment facil-ities in their area, or download fun and educational activities for children and families, at www.drinkingwaterweek.org.

Our water – Why do we need to protect it? Why should we care?

Be Water Wise:□ I will limit my shower time to 5 minutes per day.

□ I will install a water efficient fixture or appliance in my home.

□ I will use less water outdoors by giving my lawn only the amount of water it needs (2.5 cm of water each week, or the height of a tuna can).

□ I will turn off the tap when brushing my teeth, scrubbing dishes, shaving, or during any other water wasting activity.

□ I will not put harmful substances such as cleaners, paints, pesticides and grease down my drain.

Did You Know? n The average British Columbian uses 353 litres of water per day, yet thinks they use less than 200 litres per day.* n 78 per cent of British Columbians would fix an internet outage within a day, but only 50 per cent would fix a leaky faucet within the same time frame.*n Replacing an 18-litre-per-flush toilet with an ultra low volume 6-litre or less model leads to a 66% savings in water flushed and will reduce indoor water use by about 30%.

*RBC 2013 Canadian Water Attitudes Study.

Are you water wise? Take the Community Water Challenge and enter to win an exciting water-themed getaway in Vancouver courtesy of The Fairmont Waterfront and Helijet, plus receive 10% off water efficient fixtures at Splashes Bath & Kitchen Centres across BC! It’s simple – just pledge to take one or all of the water wise actions below. Make your pledge at:

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True and False: Test your water knowledge!

1. British Columbians use more water than other Canadians. T__ F__

2. A toilet that continues to run after flushing can waste up to 200,000 litres of water in a single year. T__ F__

3. The best way to achieve a healthy lawn is by watering lightly several times a week. T__ F__

Answers: 1.True: British Columbians use an average of 353 litres of water per day; the average Canadian uses 274 litres of water per day.* 2. True: To find out if your toilet is leaking, put two or three drops of food colouring in the tank at the back of the toilet, and wait a few minutes. If the colour shows up in the bowl, there’s a leak. 3. False: Watering your lawn thoroughly once per week rather than lightly at a greater frequency will strengthen the roots and promote a greener, healthier lawn.

*Environment Canada, 2011.

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For more water wise tips and ‘Did You Knows’, and to download educational activities for your home or classroom, visit www.drinkingwaterweek.org.


No evidence of glut of unoccupied condos: reportForeign, temporary residents not excessive in Metro Vancouver

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JEFF NAGELB l a c k P r E s s

Fears that foreign buyers and other temporary residents are snapping up an abnormal share of Metro Vancouver condos aren’t borne out by sta-

tistics, according to a new analysis.Urban Futures researchers examined 2011

Census data and found just 0.8 per cent of all homes in the Metro region and 1.4 per cent of apartments are occupied by foreign or temporary residents.

Vancouver and West Vancouver were above aver-age at just under two per cent, while other larger cities in the region had fewer foreign or temporary apartment dwellers, including Richmond at 1.3 per

cent, Burnaby at 1.1 per cent and Surrey at 0.4 per cent.

There had been media reports earlier this year that up to a quarter of condos in certain parts of downtown Vancouver are either unoccupied or occu-pied by non-residents, prompting renewed concern that wealthy foreign investors are parking money here.

Some observers warned of the rise of ghost neigh-bourhoods that look dense but don’t have enough active residents to create a vibrant community.

Urban Futures found 6.2 per cent of Metro apart-ments were unoccupied – below the national aver-age – and said there’s no basis to conclude that’s excessive.

The areas with the highest levels of unoccupied

apartments were UBC at 10.1 per cent, Surrey at 9.2 per cent, Pitt Meadows at 8.7 per cent, West Vancouver at 6.9 per cent and Vancouver at 6.7 per cent.

“Much ado is being made about nothing when it comes to the prevalence of foreign and/or temporary residents and unoccupied dwellings in this region,” the report said.

It noted temporary residents include large num-bers of students – there are 250,000 post-secondary students enrolled across the region who would rep-resent the third largest city if they were clumped together.

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Starting in July and running until the end of August, the camps offer a wide range of artistic discovery, from Monster University to Act Move and Sing! to Drawing and Painting Outdoors and Exploring Art and Drama, to name a few.

The full and half-day camps, which take place inside and outdoors, are open to kids ages 7-11. Morning or afternoon camps (five days) cost $125. All-day classes are $250 and include a supervised lunch. For more infor-mation on registration and complete list of classes, visit nvartscouncil.ca

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Julie Dunsterville, North Vancouver’s Kin’s Green Fighter, says drinking a glass of fresh juice each day is an

important part of staying healthy. By combining juice with nutritious, low-fat

meals, she has been able to meet her goals for the 13-week challenge.

“If you are a fan of eating salads, green juices are a great way to consume a salad in a glass,” she says, adding she uses organic ingredients when possible.

To help her stay in tip-top shape, she is trying out a new recipe, The Green Envy Summer juice recipe: Ingredients

3 leaves of kale1 bunch of cilantro

Directions1. Wash the fruit and vegetables. 2. Remove skin before juicing unless organic3. Add all the ingredients together in the juicer. 4. To prevent the juices from oxidizing and

going slightly brown, squeeze in lemon juice or a spoonful of vitamin C powder.

“I have this every day, minus the cilantro one, but plus chard,” writes a friend on Julie’s Facebook page (facebook.com/julie.boulterdun-sterville).

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To make the juice, Dunsterville has selected each ingredient for a reason.

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A highest source of beta carotene out of any veggie, carrots add a sweetness to bitter-tast-ing juices. They are perfect for this recipe.

And finally, green apples add tartness. Many nutritional benefits are concentrated in the skin and outer layers, says Dunsterville. She recommends buying organic so they can be juiced whole.

Go to northshoreoutlook.com and click on “Contests” in the upper right corner to follow Dunsterville and the other 12 Green Fighters from throughout B.C.

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According to a staff report, the park contains sensitive ecosystems near the former speedway grounds.

“Previous studies of this forested area indicate that species at risk such as red-legged frog, western toad, Pacific water shrew, great blue heron and American bit-tern are likely to inhabit the immediate area around the track,” it says.

The committee previously asked staff to report back on the feasibility of reopening the track and to advise how Metro might consult the public, if the board opted to take it further. The staff report warns an extensive feasibility assessment would be needed, along with significant pub-lic consultation – potentially costing Metro several hun-dred thousand dollars.

It calls on Metro’s board to reiterate its past position that racing not be allowed in Campbell Valley park.

Speedway society reps have proposed sharing speedway revenues with Metro and allowing the facility for other uses, such as concerts and other outdoor events.

The Greater Vancouver Regional District bought the park property in 1969 and the speedway closed in 1985,

after a series of lease extensions following a three-year termination notice in 1979.

Metro says the park now attracts nearly 700,000 visi-tors a year.

On Thursday’s agenda as delega-tions to speak are the speedway society’s Murray Jones, Campbell Valley Park Association chair Jude Grass and Kathy Kolb, a Richmond resident who opposes the proposal.

According to a letter from Grass, the park association is “absolutely opposed” to reopening the speedway, arguing the geography of the park magnifies the sound of racing cars both within the park and to the surrounding neighbourhood.


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START youR ENGINES? - The Langley Speedway closed down nearly 30 years ago and it’s going to stay that way if Metro Vancouver’s board follows a staff recommendation rejecting a revival of racing in Campbell Valley Regional Park. File photo


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Whistler RCMP are investigating after the pair were reported missing Sunday while on an overnight ski-camping trip

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A tragic accident on Blackcomb Mountain has taken the lives of a 49-year-old North Vancouver man and his 10-year-old daughter on Mother’s Day weekend.

Whistler RCMP are still investigating but say the pair were reported missing Sunday morning when they failed to meet an after-noon check-in while on an overnight ski-camping trip.

“When they failed to check in as planned we received a call,” Whister RCMP spokesman Sgt. Rob Knapton said in a release Monday.

With the help of the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol, the Mounties launched a search party shortly after 7 p.m. but had to suspend it for safety reasons just four hours later.

Another search began first thing Monday morning and now included at least one search and rescue aircraft and several teams from as far away as Pemberton, Lions Bay and Squamish

At approximately 11:30 a.m., searchers came upon the pair’s tent in an area known as the Windlip, at the base of a steep rock face.

“From our investigation it appears that a large boulder fell from the rock face at some point, landing on the tent with both occupants inside and killing them,” Knapton said.

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WV cop nets coach of the year award» NEWS

When he’s not patrolling the streets, he’s patrolling the bench.

This season WVPD Const. Phil Greiff coached the West Vancouver Minor Hockey Association’s Bantam A-1 Thunder.

And Greiff had such a positive effect on the team that recently he was named minor hock-ey coach of the year by the association.

This wasn’t his first time on skates. Greiff played Junior B hockey in Alberta and later played pro in Germany. He also has previous minor hockey experience.

In a statement, WVPD Chief Const. Peter Lepine said, “We are extremely proud of Const. Greiff ’s achievement being named Coach of the Year. The strength of the West Vancouver Police department is exemplified in the way our members are able to connect with our community. Phil has had a unique oppor-tunity to pursue his passion for hockey and a career in policing. The community and youth of West Vancouver are very well served by his skills at work and at the arena.”

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Gas price climb driven by refinery trouble Near-record pump pain for Metro Vancouver motorists

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Gas prices in Metro Vancouver are flirting with record levels but at least one industry observer doesn’t expect they’ll shoot too much higher.

The average regular gas price in Metro hit $1.495 per litre Tuesday, up about eight cents in the past week.

Petroleum analyst Jason Parent, a senior associate at the Kent Group, said supplies have tightened and prices are up partly in response to the unexpected shutdown of gasoline refining units at a Suncor refinery near Edmonton.

He said the outlook for the Lower Mainland depends in part on how long refining is disrupted at Suncor.

“It all depends on how long that lasts and how effectively sup-pliers are able to bring in alternate supply into that region,” Parent said. “Generally speaking, I wouldn’t expect it to get much higher.”

Gas prices typically jump in the spring as more drivers take to the roads, cutting into gasoline supplies and putting upward pressure on prices.

But Parent said the traditional seasonal spike happened ear-lier this year.

He said wholesale prices paid by retailers have already risen about 14 cents in the last couple of weeks.

“Retail prices up until the last couple of days haven’t really kept pace with that.”

Gas prices here are also influenced by the fact Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, which supplies most of Metro’s refined gasoline, is at capacity.

Parent said the pipeline may have allocated slightly more capacity recently to crude oil shipments, leaving less flexibility to move more gasoline in response to jumps in demand.

Motorists shouldn’t assume that they’re being ripped off just because gasoline prices are rising at a time that crude oil prices have remained flat.

“Crude oil and refined gasoline are two different commodities with different supply and demand fundamentals,” Parent said. “Their prices can be moving in opposite directions at the same time for different reasons.”

Gas prices here hit a recent bottom of around $1.20 per litre in December, according to the website Gasbuddy.com.

Metro Vancouver gas prices haven’t been this lofty since the record highs of around $1.50 a litre in the summer of 2008, and prices now would be lower than at that time if not for increases since then in B.C.’s carbon tax or TransLink’s fuel tax.

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On some occasions it has taken longer to find the right photo than to do the research and writing of the story itself. Scrapbooks and personal collections, some of which haven’t come out of storage boxes for years, have been an invaluable resource. The North Vancouver Archives has an incredible collec-tion as does the archives in West Vancouver and Vancouver.

Ralph Bower, the now-retired former Vancouver Sun award-win-ning photographer, who still puts on showings from his vast collec-tion, is always helpful finding pho-tos he’s taken. My own collection isn’t bad either because I never throw anything away. But finding what I’m looking for, even among my own collection, can be a chal-lenge.

Many of the 390+ photos in the book have never been shown publicly before, such as the team photo shown here of the Vancouver Amazons women’s hockey team

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I’d love for you to tell me your favourite photo in the book. Of course that means you’d need to buy a copy. Or win one.

This is episode 480 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories and photos – from the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.


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The coroner determined the cause of death was drowning and she hadn’t been in the ocean long — 48 hours max.

She was never reported missing and her identity has remained a mystery for nearly 30 years.

Was it foul play? Or was it an accidental death?

In an attempt to solve this baffling decades-old file, North Van Mounties are trying an innovative approach: creating a first-person narrative from the grave to tell the facts of the case.

“Over the years there’s been variations of [the information] we put out today and I think it’s now just a different approach, worded in the first person. It gets people’s attention,” says RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong.

The press release begins: “On December 12th 1985, around 10 a.m. I was pulled out of the frigid waters of the Burrard Inlet, and brought to the shores of North Vancouver. I am grateful for the crane oper-ator at the the Burrard Dry Docks who was the first to notice me floating in the water.”

North Van RCMP Const. Mary-Louise Zadravetz, who is investigating the case along with Cpl. Sue Tupper, came up with the idea to use the victim’s voice to narrate.

“Hopefully it will get people’s attention just by virtue of this woman speaking to the

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Here’s what police know: The victim, between 50 and 70 years old, was 5’6” and 175 pounds, with grey eyes and naturally brown hair that was recently dyed sandy blonde. She wore dentures and it’s recently been determined she had scoliosis so she may have walked with a slight hunch.

She wore a horseshoe pin that said ‘Good Luck’ and was carrying a pack of Viscount cigarettes and lighter in her pocket. She was in a grey wool hip-length coat, maroon pants, black blouse, green vest and white turtleneck dickey. She was also wearing white cotton dress gloves and black rubber boots that had the name Bella written in each.

“Was this my actual name? Were my boots second-hand? How did I end up in North Vancouver, in the water, two weeks before Christmas in 1985? Did I ride the SeaBus to North Vancouver? Was I on the [Christmas carol ships] the night before and somehow fell into the water? Or was I pushed?” says the release.

It continues: “If you know who I am, or have any idea where police should seek more information on me, please contact the North Vancouver RCMP. Investigators in charge of my case, file 1985-37623, need your help to solve this mystery. My life has ended. It’s only right that my true name be issued a death certificate.”

If you have any information on the case, contact Const. Zadravetz at 604-969-7505 or Cpl. Sue Tupper at 604-969-7568, or email at [email protected].

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LABOURERS and HeavyEquipment Operators (hoe, dozer, grader) needed for jobs in Prairie Provinces. Apply to: [email protected] or fax to 780-888-2100. More info at www.gcsenergy.ca.

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

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260 ELECTRICAL

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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300 LANDSCAPING

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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338 PLUMBING

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341 PRESSURE WASHING

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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372 SUNDECKS

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374 TREE SERVICES

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477 PETS

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GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups P/B. 1st shots, vet checked, dewormed, 8 weeks old, $800. (604)850-3329

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PRESA CANARIO PUPS, 1st shots dewormed, 10 weeks, 1 M & 1 F, $900. (778)651-7522

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548 FURNITURE

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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627 HOMES WANTED

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

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