North Shore News August 12 2015

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It’s hardly an art heistlike The Thomas CrownAffair, but a Lions Bayartist says someonewalked off with a valuablepainting that had beenon display this weekendat West Vancouver’sHarmony Arts Festival.

Druh Ireland’s 42-inchby 37-inch, oil-on-canvasabstract titled Right Place atthe RightTime, was hangingoutside the group exhibitiontent at the Harmony ArtsFestival until Sunday.

The thief apparentlyshowed up around 5:45 p.m.— just before artists wereexpected to come and claimany unsold pieces —removed the painting fromthe wall while impersonatingIreland and walked away.

“That was that.Theorganizer didn’t ask forany ID.Their system forreleasing paintings to theartists just totally failed. Itwas an epic fail,” Irelandsaid.

When the real Irelandshowed up to collect thepainting, which is valued at$1,880, about 40 minuteslater, organizers realized theirmistake.

As part of the agreementto have her paintingdisplayed at the festival,Ireland had to have her owninsurance coverage but itshould be the Harmony Artsorganizers who are liable,Ireland said.

“It seems like negligence,I would say,” she said.

More than a financialloss, Ireland said the painting

represented a personal stepforward in her technique.

“It’s a beautiful piece. It’shighly layered with really richcolour in the underneathlayers. I take six months to ayear to build up many, manylayers of paint. . .” she said.“It was a labour of love andit was a bit of a breakthroughpainting for me.”

Ireland reported the thefttoWestVancouver policewho told her there is a ‘slimto zero’ chance of getting thepainting back.

According to police, thereare no security cameras inthat area so a witness willneed to come forward toadvance the investigation.

Unlike Steve McQueenor Pierce Brosnan, thesuspect is described as awhite woman in her mid50s, approximately 5-foot-6,weighing about 200 pounds.She had blonde hair in aponytail and was wearing awhite loose-fitting shirt andskirt.

Ireland will be out inAmbleside putting upposters this weekend inhopes someone will comeforward. “And if you seeit hanging in your friend’sapartment, contact thepolice or contact me,” shesaid.

District ofWestVancouver staff who runthe festival have been intouch with Ireland to ensureshe’ll be paid for the lossthrough insurance, saidDonna Powers, districtspokeswoman. “One way orthe other, we’ll be workingwith her to make sure shegets compensated for theloss of it.”

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AWestVancouver PoliceDepartment member hasbeen reprimanded forshowing up to work underthe influence of alcoholand then driving home.

The disciplinary moveis referenced in a reportfrom the Office of the PoliceComplaint Commissioner.WestVancouver policemanagement alertedthe commissioner to the

incident, which happened onMarch 30, 2014.

“The police memberreported to work unfit forduty due to the effects ofintoxicating liquor,” thereport states. “The policemember drove away fromthe police station in themember’s private vehicleknowing the member’salcohol level was over thelegal limit.”

That amounted todiscreditable conductunder the Police Act for

which the officer receiveda written reprimand, andmisuse of intoxicants, whichresulted in a one-day, unpaidsuspension.

The Police Act preventsreleasing the officer’s name,sex or rank.

According toWestVancouver police spokesmanConst. Jeff Palmer, theofficer arrived on shift anda fellow member noticedthe smell of liquor on theofficer’s breath.

The on-duty supervisor

investigated and the officertook a breathalyzer test.Results were a blood/alcohollevel between .05 and .061,less than the amount neededfor criminal charges or athree-day licence suspensionbut within the range whereofficers have the discretionto issue a 24-hour drivingprohibition.

“At some point priorto attending for duty, theindividual had consumed

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Sarah Hosseini jumpedthrough a lot of hoopswhile trying to find a jobafter moving to the NorthShore from Iran fourmonths ago.

The 35-year-old bringsan impressive resume: shewas a fine arts lecturer ata university in her homecountry and has a mastersdegree along with 11 yearsof experience, plus she hasa good command of theEnglish language.

Hosseini had to endurefour interviews before shewas hired in the paintsdepartment at a local homerenovations store.Whilenot the dream job she hadhoped for, Hosseini said it’sjust a temporary step untilshe gets her professionalcareer back on track.

Half of 115 North Shore-based employers recentlysurveyed are reporting ashortage of skilled workers,yet many new immigrantsare being overlooked forthose positions becausethey don’t have the rightconnections.

The findings are part ofa study conducted by theNorth Shore ImmigrantInclusion Partnership which

found the shortage is mostsevere in the constructionindustry, with 50 per centof the industry lackingemployees with pertinenttrades experience.

Retail, health care andeducation are other fieldsexperiencing skilled labourdeficits on the North Shore.

However, companiesstruggling to recruit newtalent rarely reach outto government-fundedemployment services orimmigrant-serving agenciesto find workers, accordingto the report.

Referrals fromcolleagues, employees orfriends is the most commonrecruitment technique for78 per cent of the survey’srespondents.

For someone new tothe North Shore, let alonethe country, not havingan “in” with a companyis one of the challengesfaced by some of the 2,000immigrants who move tothe area each year.

“Many of theseimmigrants are highlyeducated, experiencedprofessionals butthey struggle to findemployment,” said NorthShore Multicultural Societyexecutive director ElizabethJones.

Hosseini credits theNorth Shore MulticulturalSociety with helping herfind a transition job whileshe takes courses to upgradeher certification so she can

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Candidates soundoffonpipeline proposal

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NorthVancouverresidents hoping to learnwhere the parties standon Kinder Morgan’sproposed new oil pipelinewere probably left withlittle clarity after theMaclean’s leaders debateThursday.

Only Green Party leaderElizabeth May declaredoutright opposition toKinder Morgan’s plan,along with any otherpipeline projects. Sheneedled NDP leaderThomas Mulcair for hisstance.

Mulcair respondedthat he stood for a “clear,thorough, credibleenvironmental assessmentprocess,” something heaccused the prime ministerof betraying.

Conservative leaderStephen Harper asserted hisgovernment is “obviouslyin favour of diversificationof our exports” butadded it’s not up to thefederal government tobuild pipelines — only

establish an environmentalassessment process.

Liberal leader JustinTrudeau didn’t weigh inon the pipeline specifically,but said Harper hadn’t“convinced communitiesof the rightness” of thepipelines he supports, andaccused him of failing towork with First Nations.

The local candidatesout door knocking in hopesof representing BurnabyNorth-Seymour, however,have to be far more specificwhen the question comesup. It will be up to the nextgovernment to determinewhether the project goesahead if the NationalEnergy Board recommendsit.

Green Party candidateLynn Quarmby said she is“unambiguously opposedto any and all new fossilfuel infrastructure fortransporting bitumen.”

Quarmby was among100 Canadian scientistswho signed a letter writtento Parliament in Junecalling for a moratorium onoilsands expansion.

“I am opposed toany expansion of theoil sands and part andparcel with expansion ofthe oil sands are thesepipeline/tanker projects.Any new infrastructurefor transporting dilutedbitumen to tidewater or forexport in any direction is

inconsistent with avoidingdangerous levels of climatechange,” she said.

The NDP’s CarolBaird Ellan said the entireprocess, including KinderMorgan’s application, needsto be redone thanks to theConservative’s “gutting ofthe National Energy Board’sassessment process, theenvironmental protections,and the fact they haven’tbeen asked to articulatetheir safety plan.”

“I’m very concernedabout the addition of13 tanks on BurnabyMountain that haven’treally been looked at.Thedeputy fire chief has spokenout about the danger thatposes,” she said. “It’s sodeeply flawed, we need tostart from scratch. Rebuildthe assessment process andnot approve any project thatcan’t withstand a rigorousassessment…”

Liberal challengerTerryBeech also said the NEBprocess needs to be redonebut said there are probablysome aspects of the currentapplication that could besalvaged.

“I know there’s a lot

of information that canprobably be repurposed butthere’s certainly a feelingthat the community hasmany valid concerns thathave not been addressed.The scope of the currentprocess is too small in ouropinion…,” he said.

“We promise that we’regoing to redo or revise theNEB process in order tomake it fair, scientific andobjective and, at the endof the day, it’s going to bethe requirement of anyproponent of any pipeline,not just Kinder Morgan,to make sure they getcommunity support andthe support of partner FirstNation communities,” hesaid.

Conservative candidateMike Little said his positionhasn’t changed since hewas on District of NorthVancouver council.

Little said he could notsupport the project until it’sbetter understood whetherdiluted bitumen will sinkshould there be a spill onBurrard Inlet, and whetherwe have the technology toclean a spill up.

“I don’t take a positionon stuff that’s before thereview process at theNational Energy Board. I’moptimistic that what comesout of that process will bea very full list of conditionsthat will approve the currentproposal,” he said.

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Thirteen hours wentby between the time aWest Vancouver residentreported an oil slickon the water to theCanadian Coast Guardand the time Districtof West Vancouver staffeventually learned thenext morning of the largefuel spill that hit localshores.

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English Bay oil spill onApril 8.

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prevented district stafffrom mitigating the damagedone by the spill.

“Obviously there was ascrew up,” said Smith afterthe April incident.

Miscommunicationand uncertainty aboutroles and responsibilitiesbetween the Coast Guard,Port Metro Vancouver andWestern Canada MarineResponse Corporationstymied the cleanup effortfor nearly two hours afterthe spill started, accordingto the review conductedby former Coast Guardassistant commissionerJohn Butler.

Approximately 2,700litres of Bunker C fuel

oil flowed from the MVMarathassa into the watersaround English Bay andBurrard Inlet.

The harmful bunkeroil travelled to beaches asfar east as New BrightonBeach near the southside of the IronworkersMemorial Second NarrowsCrossing and in BurrardInlet waters east of theLions Gate Bridge,according to analysis fromthe Vancouver Aquarium’spollution research program.

Sandy Cove, Dundarave,Ambleside and someshoreline near the LionsGate Bridge were theNorth Shore areas thatwere hardest hit by theoil spill, and resulted inbeaches being closed and

crab fishing in BurrardInlet being temporarilybanned.

The municipality is stilltallying the cost of clean-upefforts.

Among Butler’s 25recommendations for howfuture marine spills shouldbe handled is that theCanadian Coast Guard,Emergency ManagementBritish Columbia andthe provincial Ministryof Environment shouldjointly review notificationprocedures.The onusshould also be on theprovince to notifymunicipalities and FirstNations, he wrote.

The Tsleil-WaututhNation was alerted toApril’s oil spill by the

province, but two hoursafter the local NorthShore municipalities wereinformed.

Environment Canadaremotely monitoring thespill from Montreal andnot having officials onsite affected the response,according to the report.

The Canadian CoastGuard should ensure it hasadequate staff to respondto a major marine pollutionincident in any region atany given time, was anotherchief recommendation.

Federal FisheriesMinister Gail Shea saidlast week she has directedthe Coast Guard to actswiftly on the report’srecommendations and thatthey will be implemented.

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some alcohol andpresumably not enoughtime had passed for it tobe metabolized out of theirsystem,” Palmer said. “Atsome point after that, theofficer made a decision todepart and unfortunately,wasn’t located for furtherinvestigation at the time.”

The investigation

was professional and thecommissioner was satisfiedthe discipline was withinthe appropriate range,said RollieWoods, deputycommissioner.

The suspension willstay on the officer’s servicerecord for five years andthe loss of a 12-hour day’spay probably amounts to a$500 to $600 fine,Woodssaid. Reprimands can also

hamper an officer’s careeradvancement and any timethey are called to testify incourt, they must disclose tothe Crown that they havebeen disciplined.

“Even though it mayseem minor to a laypersonor member of the public, thepolice themselves take eventhe most minor disciplinevery, very seriously. Rarelydo I ever see a police officer

re-offend,” Woods said.Police Chief Const. Len

Goerke was satisfied withthe investigation and thedisciplinary conclusion, saidPalmer.The actions were“clearly unacceptable” underboth the department’s policyand the Police Act, he said.“This is clearly a case ofother members holding afellow officer accountable fortheir actions.” he said.

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Dear Editor:We have been encouraged

by the support expressedby City of NorthVancouvermayor and council for ourcall to save the facade andentrance driveway of theNorthVancouver GeneralHospital on 13th Street(now known as LionsGate Hospital’s ActivationBuilding and currently listedas a “primary” heritagebuilding on the city’s

heritage register.)As with the successful

efforts to retain Ridgewayand Queen Mary schools,we believe that co-operationbetween the different levelsof government will be vital tosaving this important part ofour community’s heritage.

Council has urged NorthShore Heritage to approachprovincial authorities.In 2011, we had, in fact,received letters back from:

Premier Christy Clark;Assistant Deputy Ministerof Health Manjit Sidhu; andRalph Sultan, MLA andare contacting provincialauthorities again. However,we firmly believe thatpreserving our heritage isthe responsibility of all levelsof government, and that thecommunity’s interests arebest served when variouslevels work together, withcommunity groups, to find a

solution.This happened

successfully with Ridgewayand Queen Mary, whenthe provincial government,NorthVancouver SchoolDistrict and the City ofNorthVancouver cametogether to work out asolution that did not sacrificeany funding for education.As with these two schools,we hope a constructive andcreative solution for North

Vancouver General Hospitalcan be found.

We encourage the cityto play a proactive role inexploring, developing andenabling a solution thatwould allow this handsomeand unique historical legacyto be preserved for thegenerations that follow.Peter Millerpresident North ShoreHeritage PreservationSociety

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deaths in NorthVancouver, includinga young couple who were parents to atoddler.

It’s tempting to blame the victim in thesecases.The public tends not to view drugusers with sympathy.

But fentanyl is not confined to addicts onthe Downtown Eastside. Far from it. It’s adrug that’s made it well into the suburbsand living rooms of recreational users.

One hundred times more potent thanmorphine, fentanyl is now mixed in toheroin, fake OxyContin, ecstasy andpossibly even marijuana.

It’s a cheap way for dealers to provide abig high for minimal cost.

Most people taking fentanyl don’t evenrealize they’ve taken it.They fall into a deepsleep as their blood pressure plummets andbreathing slows and they don’t wake up.

Alarmingly, fentanyl-laced pink heroinwas responsible for 16 overdoses inVancouver in one day. A number ofthose people are alive only because of thequick actions of health professionals whoadministered Narcan to reverse the effectsof the drug.

It’s a good argument for a harmreduction approach to the problem.

Ironically, such life saving interventionsare likely to be more accessible on skid rowthan on a quiet street in the suburbs.

But recognizing there’s a problem hereon the North Shore as well is the first stepto finding resources to address it.

In the case of drugs like fentanyl, harmreduction is the best hope of saving lives.

Dear Editor:I received a flyer in the

mail this week from myConservative MP asking“Does the Budget SupportSeniors?” My wife and Iare both seniors and to our

joy we have just received acombined increase of $2.26a month from Old AgeSecurity which makes us feelwell supported.We are evenable to invest this windfallin ourTax Free Savings

Account. We call it our rainyday fund. Since it doesn’train much on theWest Coastanymore this should keep ongrowing.

I think the lack of rain hassomething to do with climate

change, but our scientistshave been told to shut up incase they upset us.

With the upcomingelection I’m sure ourbenevolent government willdo their best to give us even

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Befuddles, July 26 Mailbox.Letter writer Harry

Mayor ofWestVancouverasks for our help in the Oct.19 federal election. As hesees it, a vote for “admirable”current MP JohnWeston is avote of approval for “anti-democracy” Prime MinisterStephen Harper, and a votefor Liberal candidate PamelaGoldsmith-Jones is a voteof approval for “big mouth”JustinTrudeau. I don’t see itquite that way. I like to thinkthat an MP who has donetrojan work for many yearson behalf of his constituentsis well worth re-electing overan untested one in a partythat has a weak leader.Sybil PlommerWest Vancouver

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All aboard theNorth Shore Express trainMy family moved to theNorth Shore from EastVancouver last summer.

The appeal of gettingaway from the constantcraze of Vancouver andbeing closer to the serenityof mountains and forest areultimately what broughtus here. As it turns out,North Vancouver is theonly Lower Mainlandcommunity ranked withinthe top ten places to livein Canada by MoneySenseMagazine this January.

My wife grew uphere and so the rapiddevelopment of the areaalong with increasing trafficcongestion in recent yearsare especially salient toher.Traffic congestion, shebelieves, is beginning tocorrode the high quality oflife familiar to North Shoreresidents.

I’m a veterinarian in myday job and an occasionalwriter by night. AlthoughI have no training as anurban planner I am anardent environmentalistand I support smartdensity type developmentsuch as that focusedaround major transit hubs.And while highrise andhigh density developmentscontinue to pop up acrossthe North Shore, LonsdaleQuay remains the onlymajor public transit hub.

British Columbia’sproposed transit tax(which flopped miserablyunder a poorly conceivedreferendum) had somebold suggestions toimprove mass transit.Surely, mass transit

— giving people a viablealternative to commutingby personal vehicle — canprovide a solution to ourtraffic dilemma. However,the addition of a few B-linebus routes won’t suffice; weneed a commuter train onthe North Shore.

Envision the “NorthShore Express” or the“NSE” — a commutertrain beginning inHorseshoe Bay, runningthrough the North Shoreand ending in Vancouver.Fortunately, the NorthShore already has muchof the infrastructure andright of ways in place. Anoperating railway currentlyruns past Horseshoe Bay(and only steps from theferry terminal) all the wayeast to just past the IronWorker’s Memorial Bridge.

Now close your eyesand join for a ride alongthe NSE … Thousands ofdaily B.C. ferry passengersnow opt to travel as “walk-ons,” getting to and fromHorseshoe Bay aboard

the NSE. Passengers sitback and gaze out thewindows during a glorioustrain ride running partlyalong the waterfront andpart through the forestedneighbourhoods of WestVancouver.The line hasjust three brief stops onthe North Shore, eachat busy centres wheredroves of people geton and off the train inefficiency unmatched byother forms of transport.Twelve minutes along,the NSE announces to itspassengers the Park Royalstop, the first stop alongthe line from HorseshoeBay.The train continueseastward for another sixminutes passing underthe Lion’s Gate Bridge,zipping by ship buildingyards and then the railgoes underground toarrive at Lonsdale Quay(under which the existingrailway already bypassesvia a tunnel). Downtowndestined passengers getoff at the Quay to boardthe SeaBus. Again theNSE continues eastward,emerging from the tunnelto pass by grain silos and

piles of coal, stopping thistime four minutes lateracross from Park & Tilfordmall. Next, the NSE passesunder the Ironworkers’Bridge, turns south to takethe train bridge (whichalready exists) acrossthe second narrows, andcontinues southwardfor four kilometres on anewly constructed tracksuspended above thehighway until the finalstop intersecting with the(current) Millennium

SkyTrain line. In aboutone half hour the NSE hascovered its entire route,moving commuters fromHorseshoe Bay throughthe North Shore and intoVancouver with SkyTrainconnections to the rest ofMetro Vancouver.

Perhaps I should stickto my day job, saving theworld one cat neuter at atime.Yet, a commuter trainmight well be the ultimatesolution to resolving ourtraffic congestion issues.

Although traffic threatensour quality of life, theNorth Shore still remainsone of the most naturallybeautiful and best places tolive in Canada.

At the very least,let this be a vision orperhaps a call to actiontowards developing a trulysustainable solution to ourgrowing traffic pains andresultant traffic issues onthe North Shore.Rocky LisNorth Vancouver

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cucumber hybrids I grewto avoid unfairly offendinganyone. I found that bothvarieties were excessivelywatery, seedless, thinskinned and lacking flavourpunch, so I won’t growthem again.

As I have found out,not everything that is newis better, especially whenit comes to cucumbervarieties.There arehowever several heirloomcucumber varieties thatare unusual and relativelyeasy to grow that offera real taste experience.Cucumis sativus ‘Lemon’is one such variety that istasty in salads. It grows around-ish shape and haswhite skin streaked withyellow. ‘Lemon’ is said tobe resistant to fungal andrust disease that can attackcucumbers.This varietyalso has good droughttolerance and producesright up to first frost.

Another heirloomcalled Cucumis sativus‘Boothby’s Blond’ hasbeen popular withheirloom growers forthe past century.TheBoothby family of Maine,U.S.A. is credited withpreserving this strain ofwhite-coloured cucumbers.The cream-coloured fruitis harvested when small,

around 6-8 inches, after itturns orange-yellow.Thisis a good slicing cucumberand good pickler.

Two more noteworthycucumbers are the ChineseYellow Cucumber thatgrows about 10 incheslong with yellow-orangeskin and a crisp andmild flavour. It is a heavyproducer if you’re lookingfor good production.Thesecond variety is the EarlyRussian Cucumber thatwas introduced in the mid-1800’s. Producing shortgreen fruit throughoutthe season this cuke hasa sweet and mild flavour.Early Russian is alsoreasonably hardy, makingit a good selection for shortgrowing seasons found innorthern latitudes.

Cucumbers come intwo forms: bush type – lowgrowing moundy littlethings; or vine-like plantsthat sprawl on the groundsix feet or wider. However,most modern cucumberproduction is achieved bygrowing cucumbers upstring or rope, a trellis orother support. So choosea form according to yourspace and preferences.

Pollination is anotherimportant aspect ofgrowing cucumbers.Cucumbers aremonoecious, having bothmale and female flowers on

the same plant. However,pollen production by themale flowers and femaleflower receptivity tothe pollen and occur atdifferent times.Thereforemultiple cucumbers shouldbe closely planted to aid inpollination.

Ultimately, growingconditions determinehow tasty and bountifulany veggie crop will be.Cucumbers require fullsun, warm temperaturesand a deep rich soilwith a soil pH of 6.5 to7. Sufficient moistureis critical for cukesif you want to avoidunderdeveloped fruit thatis bitter.

As for pest and diseasecontrol on cucumbers,if you spray pesticideson your veggies, you willeat pesticides for dinner- enough said.The bestdefense against pestsand diseases is obtainedby pre-selecting robustgrowing disease resistantvarieties, providing healthygrowing conditions andimplementing organicmethods of pest anddisease control. Happygrowing!

— Todd Major is ajourneyman horticulturist,garden designer andbuilder, teacher and organicadvocate. Contact [email protected].

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High school is a frighteningtime at first because noone knows where they willfit in.

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On the first day in eighthgrade, high school is scarybecause the school is bigand you wonder how can Ipossibly find my classes?

You are surrounded bya sea of people who aretaller than you and seem to

know exactly where they aregoing as they rush by. Aftersix hours, you have made itthrough the first day; daysturn to weeks and then tomonths and high schoolseems a little easier.Thenthe new question becomes“How will I ever graduateor know what I want to doin life?”

There are few people whogo through school knowingwhat they want and strivingsolely for that. I wasn’t oneof those people. I changedmy mind so many times thatI lost count. For me, thebest part of high school wasthe last few years becauseI found my niche. I joinedthe yearbook crew and thenbecame co-editor for two

years. I volunteered as partofYouth LAB (organized byFamily Services of the NorthShore).

I believe that the mainfactor that determines whenthe best part of high school isdefinitely depends on whenyou find your niche, which isdifferent for everyone.Try abit of everything, even thingsyou don’t expect to likebecause your niche couldbe somewhere that youwouldn’t think to look.

The most importantadvice I have to give is twothings: first, don’t take highschool too seriously. It willbe over in the blink of an eye,and in the end, the things

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are the ones you pushed yourself to try, and all those chancesthat you never thought you would take, the things that youloved and became passionate about. Second, it’s okay to notknow what you want to be or do after high school. No matterwhen you decide, you have tons of time to figure it out, andthen change your mind half a dozen more times. Of coursegood grades are important, however the experiences youchoose to take part in will be the things that will shape you themost. High school really is like a big fish pond.As students,there has been a time for each and every one of us to feel likejust another little fish in that school. I think that is probablyone of the hardest times. However, with being in high school,so many more options and opportunities become availablethrough the years.What you choose to pursue, along withthe choices you make, will captain the outcome of your highschool experience.

Julia Smiljanic graduated fromWestVancouver secondary in Juneand is set to attend college in September.

GIADAROZAContributing writer

As students, we go througheight years of elementaryschool where we learn andgrow until we are finallyready to begin the nextstage of our education andof our lives.

Last June, I reached thepoint where I was ready toembark on the next part ofmy journey: I am going tohigh school.

Like most elementarystudents, I have spent yearswondering about highschool.This causes a greatdeal of anticipation aboutwhat it will be like when Iam finally able to call myselfa secondary student.As theoldest child in my family, allmy prior knowledge abouthigh school stems from along list of movies that depicthigh school as either anadolescent prison or one bigparty.

I’m pretty sure that thetruth falls somewhere inthe middle of these twoextremes. However, onething I do know is that highschool is going to be verydifferent from the eight yearsI spent in elementary school.

In elementary school,I always had one primaryteacher and a smaller,easier-to-navigate, group ofpeers. In high school, I’ll besurrounded by a large andcomplex group of peers whoI’ll have to interact with as Imove between many differentclasses and teachers.Also, asone of my friends helpfullypointed out to me, we’ll bethe “kindergarteners” of theschool, having to deal withbeing at the bottom of the

food chain in an environmentfull of older students.We’llhave the responsibility tostudy on our own timeand make social decisionsthat won’t undermine ouracademic performance.Thisresponsibility is frightening.

Personally, I will comeinto Grade 8 having tobalance academics, sportsand friendships. I am alreadycommitted to the basketballacademy, which will have metraining two to three timesa week. I am also nervousabout the new expectationsregarding academics, as wellas the new people that I’ll beintroduced to.

I hope that I will beable to handle all of mycommitments successfully,remembering always to thinkbefore I act. I also want tohave fun. I want to makemany friends, and have ahigh school experience thatis not only good, but great.The possibility that I mightachieve this goal is more thanenough to counter the fear Iface surrounding these newresponsibilities.

For better or for worse,I feel that I am ready toassume the mantle of a highschool student.When I walkthrough the doors ofWestVancouver secondary inSeptember, I will be bothscared and excited. I willgo into high school readyto bear responsibility formy actions, work hard andhave fun. Hopefully I’ll learnsomething along the way.

Gia Da Roza graduatedfrom Grade 7 at Irwin Parkelementary in June.She isheading toWestVancouversecondary in September.

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Going into Grade 8FromJulia toGia . . .We asked Grade 8 student Gia Da Roza if she hadone question about high school for graduatingsenior Julia Smiljanic. Here is her question andJulia’s response:

Gia: How did your choices in Grade 8 influence the rest ofyour high school experience?

Julia: I don’t think my choices in Grade 8 had a hugeinfluence on the rest of my high school experience.

In Grade 8 I did not know where I fit and it took me along time to figure that out.

I am really lucky, though, because I had some reallygood friends who stuck by me even when I lost my way. Ithink the most important thing that you are building ineighth grade is your study habits.

Tests get harder and longer than they were in elementaryschool, so it’s important to learn how to make studyingwork for you and how to stay motivated because therewill always be something that is “more fun” or “moreinteresting” than staring at those science or social studiesnotes.

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Booklistandresource tipsSHANNONOZIRNYContributing writer

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I have lived near anumber of differentschools and one thingthey all share in commonis traffic jams.

As a local resident yousoon learn not to try toget by the school in themorning and afternoon. It’sa zoo.

Parent’s pull up anddouble and sometimestriple park, they jaywalkwith their kids often withinyards of a crosswalk and/ora crossing guard and thenthey dart back throughtraffic to get on with theirday. It’s a nightmare andcertainly not safe.

The children arelearning that it’s OKto ignore the crosswalkand crossing guards.They learn to dodge andweave between cars. Andthey learn that they arenot capable of gettingthemselves to school.

Those aren’t the lessonsparents plan on teaching.They want to keep theirkids safe. I know that ifasked, they would alsosay that they want theirchildren to become capableand independent.

Delivering children totheir school has become anaccepted practice, but onewe need to take a secondlook at. Is this a helpfuland healthy practice for ourschool-aged children?Theanswer is no.

We want our kids to getmore exercise and we wantthem to become capable.Having them walk to schoolgoes a long way to achievingthese parenting goals.When they learn how to getfrom one place (home) toanother (school) they aretaking control of part oftheir daily life.They are alsogetting regular exercise.

But it’s not a questionof opening the door on

the first day of school andsending them off to class.It’s a process, and one thatcan start today.

Walk with your child toschool.While you walk youare talking to her aboutthe route, about how tosafely cross the road andpointing out the homes ofneighbours you know well.After a couple of days, youwalk but she talks. She tellsyou how to get to and fromschool safely.The next stepis that she walks and youfollow. Soon you will feelcomfortable that she knowswhat she’s doing and youwill be able to let her headoff on her own.

For your kindergartenchildren, school likelyrepresents the first timethey will be away fromconstant direct supervisionand you will not only notknow what they are up toall day, you won’t have away to find out. It’s not likedaycare or preschool.Theywill make friends you willnever meet; they will dothings you’ll never discover(be honest now, what didyou do at school you stillhaven’t told your parents?).

During the walk to school,kids can make the transitionfrom being your child tobeing Mrs. Simpson’sstudent. It’s not unlike thetransition you need to makewhen travelling from workto home.

It’s difficult for childrento sit still (now there’s arevelation!).When theywalk to school they areguaranteed to do betterin class because they willhave had some exercisebefore they are expectedto sit at their desk and payattention.

If your child needs totake public transit, followthe same pattern.Travelwith them on the bus toand from school.

The goal is to allow yourchild to start to take someresponsibility for himself,to have him learn howto get from one place toanother on his own in thesafe environment of yourcommunity, to have him getsome exercise and fresh airand have time to socializewith other kids before hegets to class.

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It’s important to beaware of these goals whenplanning how your childwill get to and from school.For example: what if yourchild has to cross a verybusy street and you simplycan’t let them go alone?One parent solved theproblem by taking her kidsacross that street, sayinggoodbye and having themwalk the rest of the way ontheir own.

If there are no otherkids walking to schooland you don’t want yourchild to walk alone, startthe year by walking withthem. But then, at thefirst opportunity, recruitother parents to the idea.If there is a school or classnewsletter, ask if you canput in a request for otherwalkers or attend the parentcommittee meeting and

make the pitch.It will help if your child’s

teacher is on side. Mostwill be because they liketo see the kids arrive readyto settle down to work.Also, the children who getthemselves to school areoften responsible in otherareas of their lives, whichsimply makes them betterstudents.

Getting to and fromschool may not seem like abig developmental step, butit is. Our job is to help ourchildren to become capableyoung adults and part ofthat is knowing how to getplaces.

So open the door, kissyour now well-trained childgoodbye and know that youare doing the right thing.

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On the surface,Carmelo’s RistoranteItaliano,West Vancouver’sstalwart purveyorof B.C.-influencedItalian fare, may notimmediately seem like afamily restaurant.

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I am a father of three.As such, I am intimatelyacquainted with the travailsof dining out with kids.When my first was born,The Boy, I vowed I wouldnever be “that parent.”Youknow the one: the guy thatlets his kids wreak havoc in adistinctly adult environment,destroying the ambianceof the place (as well as thecarpet) and distractingother diners from theirconversations about eatingpizza whenever they want,playing mature-rated videogames, and spending theirpaycheques on Pokemoncards (this is what my sonimagines it’s like to be agrown-up).

Despite this, I refuse to be

exclusively relegated to so-called “family restaurants.”

This category descriptionis misleading because therestaurants to which ittypically refers are not, infact, intended for families,but rather for children alone.What if I don’t want a clewof gummy worms for dessertor to be seated in a devotedwing of the restaurant wherethe floors are littered with arainbow of broken crayons?Over time I have learnedthat true family restaurantsare those that are amenableto a child diner, providedthe comportment of saidchild is consistent withgenerally accepted restaurantbehaviour; any place canadopt this attitude.

Carmelo’s is just sucha place. Don’t expect amountain of ice creamserved in a comic book-inspired plastic tub at theend of the meal, but doexpect a sophisticated (but atno point off-puttingly fussyor pretentious) meal thatwill help advance your kid’spalate and teach him or herthat really good food rarelymakes use of the descriptorsmega, super, or bottomless.

The restaurant’s menucovers some broad ground.A traditional forno producesexceptional wood-fired,thin crust pizzas, of whichthere are 18 on the menu.There are a dozen pastas tochoose from, ranging frombasic Spaghetti Pomodoroto Seafood Cannelloni withSnow Crab, and a roster ofappetizers and entrées thatallows the kitchen, helmedby former Umberto’s chefAdam Shaughnessy, to flexits creative muscle.

Carmelo’s has beenaround for decades, but forthe last 13 years it has beenunder the ownership of PeterOates, a hospitality industryprofessional who worked in

the restaurant as a server fortwo years before buying theplace outright. Oates hascultivated a strong followingof in-the-know patrons whoappreciate his efforts tobring a high-end but fad-freeItalian dining experience toWestVancouver for a fractionof the price of a similarexperience downtown.

In my experience,restaurants that are operatedby former service stafftend to maintain very highstandards, putting the guestexperience above self-promotion; yes, that delicatecloud of celeriac foam maylook good in a magazine,but if your guests leave therestaurant and head straightto the nearest burger jointto satisfy their appetite, youmay have missed the mark.

My son and I beganour meal with a round ofappetizers. First up werethree large and tender vealand pork meatballs in a freshand simple tomato saucewith shavings of Grana

Padano cheese.This classicdish, with its comfortingand proven flavours, wasan effective warm-up forThe Boy’s palate as wesegued into our secondappetizer, a moist and fluffyDungeness crab cake toppedwith a seared scallop withroasted red pepper aioli.Thesucculent, delicate seafoodwas nicely enhanced byan ornate ribbon of yellowbeet and a small bouquetof micro greens. A glass ofChablis, with its steely, citrusand mineral notes, pairednicely.

For his main courseTheBoy tucked into an imposingwood-fired pepperoni pizza,of which I simply had tosteal a couple of slices.Thecrust, with its characteristichand-stretched asymmetryand extreme heat bubbling,was studded with wonderfulgolden bits of crispyParmesan and featuredlarge, thinly-sliced morselsof deeply flavoured, slightlyspicy pepperoni.

My entrée was a fresh,brightly flavoured bowlof linguine tossed insimple garlic olive oil withasparagus, sundried tomatoand a generous finish ofearthy, creamy goat’s cheese.The dish was light butsatisfying, an ideal summermeal that paired well with asubtle, fruit-forward glass ofPinot noir.

The Boy and I enjoyedthe polish of Carmelo’spracticed, efficient service,and left the table decidedlysated. I look forward toa return in the fall whenthe menu switches overto heartier, braised fareincluding Osso Bucco.

Our meal of twoappetizers, two entrees, twoglasses of wine and a softdrink came to $91 beforegratuity.

Carmelo’s is located at1448 Marine Dr. inWestVancouver. 604-922-4719.carmelos.ca

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Every year around thistime a plaintive cry isheard from avid gardenerseverywhere: “What theheck am I going to do withall this zucchini?”

It seems each time youpick one from the vine,two more appear to take itsplace.When your friendsand neighbours start hidingwhen you appear at theirdoor with a bagful of squash,it’s time to find new recipesto use up the bounty of thecounty.There are lots ofrecipe ideas out there forzucchini pancakes, sweetbreads, fritters, relish andpickles, and sneak somediced zucchini into soupsand chili, no one will be thewiser.

Zucchini Pizza Bites

2 large zucchini, endstrimmed, cut into quarter-inch thick slicesOlive oilKosher salt and freshlyground black pepperPurchased pizza sauceShredded mozzarellacheeseThin pepperoni sticks, cutinto thin slicesDried basil

Preheat oven broilerwith rack placed about sixinches from element. Heattwo teaspoons of olive oilin a grill pan or skillet overmedium-high heat; place asingle layer of zucchini slicesinto the pan and sprinklethem lightly with salt and

pepper. Sauté each side forabout one minute or justuntil golden brown (youdon’t want them to getmushy).

Repeat until all sliceshave been sautéed, addinga little more oil to thepan if necessary. Placecooked zucchini slices ona parchment-lined bakingsheet. Spread a smallamount of pizza sauce oneach slice, then top withshredded cheese and a fewslices of pepperoni. Broiluntil cheese melts andpepperoni is hot, watchingcarefully so zucchini bitesdon’t burn. Sprinkle with alittle dried basil and serveimmediately; makes about24.

Zucchini Au Gratin

2Tbsp butter2 medium shallots, minced1 clove garlic, minced2 large zucchini, endstrimmed, cut into quarter-inch slices½ cup whipping creamFreshly ground blackpepper to taste½ cup freshly gratedParmesan cheese, divideduse1 cup shredded Italiancheese blend (or ½ cupshredded mozzarellamixed with ½ cupshredded provolonecheese)

Preheat oven to 400°F. Melt butter in a largeskillet over medium heat.Add shallots and sauté untiltranslucent; add garlic andsauté for one minute more.Add the zucchini, whippingcream, pepper and one-quarter cup of the Parmesancheese; cook until mixture isbubbly and zucchini is justbarely tender.

Transfer mixture to agreased shallow baking dish;sprinkle with the remainingquarter cup of Parmesanthen sprinkle Italian cheeseblend evenly over top. Bake

until bubbly and top isgolden brown. Makes sixservings.

Zucchini Spice Bread

1 cup packed light brownsugar2Tbsp granulated sugar2⁄3 cup canola oil2 tsp vanilla2 large eggs, roomtemperature1½ cups all-purpose flour½ tsp baking powder½ tsp baking soda2 tsp cinnamon¼ tsp ground nutmeg½ tsp ground ginger½ tsp salt1¾ cup grated zucchini

Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour anine-by-five by three-inch loaf pan. In a largebowl, whisk together both

sugars, oil, vanilla andeggs. In a medium bowl,whisk together the flour,baking powder, bakingsoda, spices and salt. Addthe flour mixture to thewet ingredients and blendwell then stir in the gratedzucchini just until mixture iswell combined.

Spread the mixtureevenly into the preparedloaf pan and bake for 45 to55 minutes, or until a caketester inserted into the centreof the loaf comes out clean.Cool in the pan for fiveminutes then turn loaf outonto a wire rack and coolcompletely before slicing.Makes about eight servings.

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It’s been a busy monthfor both divisions of theNorth Shore Twins, withthe senior team placingfirst in the provincialchampionships and thejuniors coming mightyclose in the juniorprovincials.

The North ShoreTwins doled out animpressive win Aug. 2 inVictoria where they playedagainst other provincialcontenders, eventuallyknocking the NanaimoPirates out and taking theprovincial champion title.The team left for QuebecTuesday to take part in the

national championshipsafter securing theirposition there last month.

Meanwhile here in NorthVancouver, the NorthShore Junior Twins hosted

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weekend where they lost inthe final game against theWhalley Jr. Chiefs, Sunday.

“Overall the weekendwas phenomenal, thelevel of competition wascertainly what we wouldexpect for a provincialchampionship, theteams that were therewere deserving of beingthere,” said Dave Speers,general manager for the Jr.Twins, who last won thechampionship in 2013.

“We never felt that wewere out of it regardless ifwe were down by a run orif we were down by threeor four runs.We just alwayshad confidence and ourguys knew it was a matterof time before we wouldput up runs.”

Hosted at Parkgate Parkthis year, the Jr.Twinsknocked out the WhiteRock Jr.Tritons, the NorthDelta Jr. Blue Jays and theAbbotsford Jr. Cardinalsfor a 3-0 win streak in

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“They definitely justkind of had our number.We came out, we wereready to play and it wasone of those games whereit wasn’t our best game,”said Speers, who explainedthat despite the loss, histeam’s spirits were notdashed.

“It was a really fun yearand an enjoyable year. I cansay our guys didn’t walk offthe field with their heads

hung between their knees,they walked out proud ofwhat they’d done this yearand the body of work thatthey put together. It wasgood, we were very proudof their effort.”

This year marks adistinction for the NorthShore (senior) Twinswho won both the B.C.Premier Baseball LeagueChampionships and theregular season leaguechampionship.

“This is the first yearthat we’ve won the leaguetitle . . . then followed itup with a provincial title,”said Rick Elstone, generalmanager for the NorthShore Twins.

“It’s our fourthprovincial title but thefirst time we’ve ever doneit back-to-back with theleague championship too.”

Despite an initial lossduring their first game ofthe tournament againstthe Okanagan Athletics,the Twins quickly bouncedback knocking out everyother team they went upagainst in the tournament,which was held inVictoria’s Royal AthleticPark July 31-Aug. 2.

“I don’t know whathappened that game.Our pitching was kind ofmediocre and our hittingwent away after the fourthinning, it just didn’t seemto really show up,” saidElstone, who went on toexplain that hitting forthe Twins was a little “off

and on” throughout theseason, at least until thefinal three games of thechampionships.

“But they certainlyfigured it out at the endthough. In our last threegames it was like 52 runs— we mercied everygame.”

One thing thatremained strong all seasonfor the Twins was theirpitching, according toElstone.

“Really our startingpitchers, which was WillMcAffer . . . , MatteoVincelli, Robert Hemerand (Braeden) Toikka, justcarried, our pitching wasstrong all year,” he said.

The North ShoreTwins went on to crushthe Victoria Eagles 12-2 in the Saturday gamebefore doling out an 18-7win against the NanaimoPirates during the Sunday(Aug. 2) final game.

And the Twins aren’tdone yet. After winning aU18 B.C. championshipagainst Parksville lastmonth, the team secureda position representingB.C. at the nationalchampionships inSherbrooke, Que., Aug.11-18, a first for the team.

“(We) never have goneto the nationals.We hadthe opportunity early in theyear when it came up (and)we asked the guys if theywanted to do that.Theywere stoked, they wantedto do it so we’re doing it.”

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