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Teachers to begin rotating strikes

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Schools in NorthVancouver andWestVancouver will be behindteachers picket lines nextThursday,May 29, the B.C.

Teachers Federation hasannounced.

The teachers strike onthe North Shore is part ofa schedule of four one-dayrotating strikes announcedTuesday for schools aroundthe province next week.

Ofcials at both NorthVancouver andWestVancouver school districtssaid parents will have tomake other arrangements fortheir children nextThursday.

Picket lines will be set upat between 14 and 16 schooldistricts each day betweenMonday,May 26 andThursday,May 29.

The impact will besignicant, said Jim Iker,

president of the BCTF ina press conferenceTuesdaymorning.

We know its notideal, said Daniel Storms,president of the NorthVancouverTeachersAssociation. Its notsomething we do lightly.

The teachers unionmade the announcementafter provincial negotiatorsthreatened last week to cut

teachers wages over thecurrent job action that hasaffected some administrativework at schools.

Iker said that movecrushed any hopes thatthe government intendedto bargain in good faithwith teachers, calling thethreat disrespectful andunnecessary.

He added the teachersunion is giving parents more

notice than legally requiredof planned school strikes.

The BCTF has publisheda list of when the rotatingstrikes will hit various schooldistricts on its website.

Some neighbouringschool districts, includingtheVancouver and Sea-to-Sky districts, will be therst behind picket lines on

Schools to shut for one day nextweek as job action ramps up

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A critical link in the SpiritTrail traversing the NorthShores waterfront willsoon be open, following anagreement between theSquamish Nation and Cityof NorthVancouver.

After two years ofnegotiations and planning,the band and city inkedan agreement last weekthat will extend the SpiritTrial throughMosquitoCreek Marina on Squamishterritory and into theHarbourside area where itconnects westward to theDistrict of NorthVancouverand District ofWestVancouver.

All three North Shoremunicipalities have beenworking towards the goalof having the trail go fromHorseshoe Bay to DeepCove.

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questions Im asked. Whenis the SpiritTrail is going tobe nished in the city?Thatwas one of the most difcultsections, said City of NorthVancouver Mayor DarrellMussatto. Its going to be aspopular as the Stanley ParkSeawall. Please quote that.Its a game changer.

Having a waterfronttrail friendly to cyclists,pedestrians, inline skatersand people in wheeledmobility aids will open up awhole new way for gettingacross the city withoutneeding a car,Mussatto said.

This builds on the rstsection of the trail opened onSquamish land in 2009.

The Squamish Nationis very pleased to contributeto this greenway which willpromote healthier living forall residents of the NorthShore, stated SquamishNation spokesman Chris

Lewis in a press release.Todays announcementdemonstrates that theprinciples of recognitionand respect create theright foundation for realpartnerships that produceinnovation and sharedbenets.

Heading east, fromWaterfront Park, theSpiritTrail is still underconstruction along thecentral waterfront and LowLevel Road into MoodyvillePark. Beyond that, apedestrian/cycling bridge isnow under construction overtheThird Street hill, allowingthe trail to connect to thePark &Tilford shoppingarea and beyond.The 6.5-kilometres of trail along thecitys waterfront should becomplete by 2017, accordingto city staff.

Total cost to the city hasbeen $7.25 million, withsenior levels of government,TransLink and developers

chipping in $5.2 million andanother $3 million comingfrom Port MetroVancouversportion along Low LevelRoad.

The city also recentlypurchased a home at 619East First St. that was listedfor $1.1 million, to be usedas a future connection forthe trail from the lane belowFirst.

A signicant portionof the citys share of thetrail has been paid for withdevelopment cost charges the $49.29 per square-metre residential developerspay for new projects, themayor said.

The District of NorthVancouver, meanwhile, hascompleted its portion of thetrail running fromMackay

Road alongWelch Street tothe Squamish Xwemelchstn(Capilano 5 Reserve), at acost of $2.5 million.

The eastern portion ofthe trail remains a multi-year project with potentialroutes and funding methodsstill under consideration.Extending the trail to DeepCove is expected to cost $25million.

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The KayMeek Centresmain stage will becomethe GrosvenorTheatrefollowing the developmentcompanys move to pay$1million for the rightto strut and fret the nextdecade on theWestVanstage.

The billion-dollarcompanys decision to hangits name in banners astridethe stage of the 498-seattheatre was a welcomedevelopment, according PaulTutsch, chairman of KayMeeks board of directors.

The theatre will largelyuse the endowment foryouth initiatives, suchas summer and winterconservatories for youngthespians studying actingand backstage production.

When planning the cen-tre, the late philanthropistKay Meek set up a similarendowment for youth pro-grams before developmentcosts swallowed the fund,according toTutsch. Trueto KayMeeks wishes, weregoing to use a good chunkof this money for (youthprograms), he said.

Emphasizing arts and

culture is part of Grosvenorsapproach to city building,according to GrosvenorAmericas chief executiveofcer Andrew Bibby.Grosvenor has contributedto sustainable growth onthe North Shore for over adecade and we are excited tosee this further enhanced,Bibby stated in a release.

Kay Meek will alsoorchestrate the drama at theyear-round stage betweenGrosvenors mid-rise towersbeing built at the 1300-block of Marine Drive.

That curtain is scheduled torise for the rst time in thesummer of 2017.

The Ambleside project,approved byWestVancouvercouncil in 2013, wascontentious throughout.

The projects advocatesand adversaries joustedover building heights, unitcosts and the buildings rolein revitalizing Amblesidesstruggling retailers.

The arrangement withthe KayMeek is not anattempt to assuage thefeelings bruised during

the Ambleside hearings,according to James Patillo,senior vice-president ofGrosvenor Americas.

It was just a matterof us wanting to make acontribution to arts andculture on the North Shore,he said. Weve done a lot inthe North Shore over the last10 years, were doing more.

Tutsch said he had nohesitation to work withGrosvenor.

There are alwaysnaysayers, and Ive lived inWestVancouver for quite

some time, so Im kind ofused to this, he said of theAmbleside debate. Its forthe betterment of the KayMeek Centre to have a morevibrant Ambleside.

Grosvenor is alsoplanning a low-densityresidential and commercialdevelopment at the formerSuperValu site in Edgemont.

Patillo previouslysaid Grosvenor wouldcontemplate a three- or four-storey building in the villagewith units for young familiesand downsizing seniors.

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TheWestern CanadaMarine Response Corp.will be simulating aresponse to an oil spill inBurrard Inlet this week.

Were going to bring our250-foot barge up from Iocoand well be deploying boomoff of that vessel, and ourdedicated oil spill responsevessels will be supportingthat operation, saidMichael Lowry,WCMRCspokesman.

The vessels and boomswill be operating about500 metres off Cates ParkTuesday throughThursday.

The exercise is part of aregularly scheduled regimenrequired to train new con-tractors. Under federal law,the agency must also dem-onstrate its ability to respondto a 10,000-tonne spill everythree years, a 2,500-tonnespill every two years and a100-tonne spill yearly.

While an aframax tanker,the type used to moveoil from the terminus ofKinder Morgans pipelinein Burnaby, has a capacity80,0000 tonnes, a 10,0000-tonne spill is considered theworst-case scenario becausethat is the capacity of eachcompartmentalized holdaboard a double-hulledtanker.

WCMRC can respond toa spill of 26,000 tonnes withmutual aid agreements inplace with oil spill responseagencies inWashington andAlaska, should the needarise, Lowry said.

Axe-murderconvictionappealedKEITHFRASERThe Province

Lawyers for a NorthVancouverman convictedof using a hatchet tomurder aVancouver drugdealer were in courtMay13 to appeal themurderconviction.

In May 2012, BabakNaja-Chaghabouri wasfound guilty of the February2009 rst-degree murder ofRonak (Ronny)Wagad, 31.Charles Anthony Leslie, hisco-accused, was convicted ofsecond-degree murder.

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Proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4788, 2014

Notice is given that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held in the Council Chamber of the municipal hall ofThe Corporation of the District ofWest Vancouver at 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC onMonday,May 26, 2014 at 7 p.m. for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations to Councilrespecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw as described below.

A public meeting will be held concurrently with the public hearing for the purpose of allowing the public to make representationsto Council respecting the proposed development permit: Proposed Development Permit No. 13-018 for 870 and 876 Keith Road,as described below.

Applicant: Onni Taylor Way Properties Ltd.

Subject Lands: 870 and 876 Keith Road

Legal Description: Lot 3 Block A District Lot 1041 Group 1 NewWestminster District Plan BCP50603PID: 028-828-453 (as shown shaded on the map that forms part of this notice).

Purpose: The proposed bylaw and proposed development permit would allow for the construction of a 23-unit clusterhouse building at 870 and 876 Keith Road.

Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment: If adopted, proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment BylawNo. 4788, 2014 would amend the CD1 (Evelyn Drive) zone to allow for the transfer of density (oor area and units) fromelsewhere on the Evelyn development site to the subject lands.

Proposed Development Permit: Proposed Development Permit No. 13-018 imposes conditions and requirementsfor the development of the subject land, including:

a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6;

23 units;

total floor area of 36,232 square feet;

a building with twowings: a seven-storey west wing; and a five-storey east wing, connected with a parkade on the fourth storey;

50 parking spaces:- 46 parking spaces within private enclosed garages within the parkade (two per unit); and- four visitor parking spaces within the parkade;

new site landscaping;

design elements are consistent with the Evelyn by Onni cluster housing developments elsewhere on the Lands, including:- terracing of the building down the hillside,- presents as a one-storey building along Keith Road; and- stone, wood and glass building finishing materials.

The proposed development permit includes the following requested Zoning Bylaw Variances:

Number of Storeys: increase from three to seven; and

Site Coverage: increase from 40 per cent to 50 per cent.

Enquiries: All enquiries regarding theproposedZoningBylawamendment and theproposeddevelopment permitmaybedirected to theWest Vancouver Planning Department at municipal hall or by calling 604-925-7055.

Copies of the proposed Zoning Bylaw amendmentand proposed development permit and other rel-evant documents that the Council may consider indeciding whether to adopt the bylaw and approvethe development permit may be inspected fromMay 8, 2014 to May 26, 2014 at the municipal hallat 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC on regularbusiness days (Monday to Friday except for statu-tory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and4:30 p.m. Copies may also be inspected at thepublic hearing and concurrent public meeting.

For convenience only, some of the documents mayalso be available for viewing on the Districts web-site at westvancouver.ca or at the West VancouverMemorial Library at 1950 Marine Drive, WestVancouver BC (phone 604-925-7400 for currentinformation on Library hours of operation).

All persons who believe that their interest in propertyis affected by the proposedZoning Bylaw amendmentand proposed development permit will be given anopportunity to be heard and/or to present writtensubmissions at the public hearing, and concurrentpublic meeting, on the above noted date.

Written submissions may, prior to the publichearing and concurrent public meeting, be:

sent by mail to Mayor and Council,District of West Vancouver750 17th StreetWest Vancouver BC V7V 3T3;

sent by email to Mayor and Council [email protected]; or

delivered to the office of the Manager,Legislative Services/Municipal Clerk, at theDistrict of West Vancouver Municipal Hallat 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC;

andmust be received no later than4p.m. onMay26,2014. Technical issues affecting receipt of elec-tronic submissions may occur so persons relyingon this means of transmittal do so at their own risk.

Written submissions received for the publichearing regarding the proposed Zoning Bylawamendment and for the concurrent public meetingregarding the proposed development permit willbe included in the public information package forCouncils consideration and for the public record.

Submissions received after the close of the publichearing will not be considered by Council.

S. Scholes, Municipal ClerkMay 8, 2014

Additional Information:

The applicant is hosting a development applicationinformation meeting prior to the public hearing.The development application information meetingwill give residents an opportunity to learn about theproposed development and ask questions of theapplicant prior to the public hearing. The meetingis scheduled as follows:

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONINFORMATION MEETING(hosted by applicant)Wednesday, May 21, 20146 p.m. to 9 p.m.St. Davids United Church, Gymnasium1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver BC

NoticeofPublicHearing

SUBJECT LANDS shown shaded and outlined in black


Monday,May 26.There are no strikes

scheduled for Friday,May30.

Further rotating strikescould be scheduled forJune, depending on whetherprogress is made at thebargaining table, said Iker.

Talks are set to resumethisThursday and Friday.

Iker said class size andcomposition remains a keyissue for teachers.

According to Ministry ofEducation statistics, thereare 629 classes in NorthVancouver schools withfour or more special needsstudents, compared to 209classes six years ago.

Thats still a huge issue,said Storms. Parents getthat.

So far, the governmenthas not budged on thatissue, said Iker, despite theBCTF winning two courtdecisions that concludedthe government illegallystripped teachers contractsof provisions limiting classsize and composition overa decade ago.The provinceis appealing the latest courtdecision.

Earlier this spring, the

province asked schooldistricts to provide roughestimates of the cost ofrestoring class sizes tolevels provided for in the2002 contracts. In theNorthVancouver SchoolDistrict, that gure wasestimated at up to $13million, in a worst-casescenario.

Last week thegovernment dropped its

demand for a 10-year dealwith teachers.The provincehas offered a six-year dealwith a wage increase ofabout 6.5 per cent.

Teachers are asking foran increase of 13.75 per centover a four-year deal.

Education Minister PeterFassbender saidTuesday hewas disappointed with theteachers decision to stagerotating strikes.

a lawyer for Naja-Chaghabouri, told athree-member panel of theB.C. Court of Appeal thisweek that the original trialjudge made legal mistakesin weighing evidence fromseveral Crown witnessesto conclude her client hadconfessed to the murder.

Several of the keywitnesses in the trial weredrug addicted and hadcredibility problems.

Crown counsel DavidButcher conceded thatthe witnesses had verytroubling issues but arguedthat it was not unusual insuch a murder case to havesuch witnesses testify for

the prosecution.He said theoriginal trial judge knew thedangers of such witnessesbut still found that they werenot attempting to deceive thecourt.

In his reasons forjudgment, B.C. SupremeCourt Justice Barry Daviesconcluded that the twoaccused and a third man,TravisWinterlik, all wanteddrugs and money fromWagad, and Leslie wantedrevenge onWagad forpreviously robbing him andsleeping with his formergirlfriend.

They made plans toabduct and robWagad, andkidnapped him from hisVancouver apartment.

After a struggle during

which Leslie struckWagadwith the hatchet to subduehim, the victim was loadedinto the trunk of a rentedvehicle and eventuallydriven to a secluded locationalong the Fraser River nearChilliwack.

Wagad attempted to ee

the vehicle at one point, butwas captured and put backinto the trunk.

Naja-Chaghabouri usedthe hatchet to strikeWagadon the back of the head vetimes, killing him, the judgeconcluded.

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Talks to resume later thisweek

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No hazardous seas on tanker routeDear Editor:

Re:The letter A wateryslalom for tankers tonavigate,May 14.

My wife and I lived inKitimat for four years, from1993 to 1997. Before ourarrival we bought a 32-foot boat to use cruisingthe inland waters adjacentto Kitimat and to makeprobably more than 50 trips

from Kitimat to the ocean tosh for salmon and halibut.While the author of the lettermay have looked at mapsand viewedTV programsdescribing the area, Ican state from personalexperience that navigatingthe Douglas Channel fromKitimat to the Pacicpresents no problems for amodern oil or LNG tanker.

The channel is wide anddeep.After leaving DouglasChannel you enterWhaleChannel, which is evenwider and stays wide all theway to the ocean.Those whowish to provide the publicwith an assessment of thehazards of navigating thisroute should at least havebeen there.

My wife and I would

often spend the weekendnear the ocean, anchoredout in one of the beautifulbays and coves in the area.The overwhelming sense ofthe place was loneliness.Wewould have welcomed anoccasional tanker as a signof civilization and a potentialsource of help should weencounter an emergency.

There may be good

reasons to oppose thetransportation of bitumenfromAlberta to Kitimatand then to the Pacic Rimcountries. But the ideathat tankers will encounterhazardous conditions on theroute to the Pacic Oceanfrom Kitimat is not one ofthem.Dan PottsWestVancouver

Dear Editor:Sometimes it seems

that in trying to be smartwe are really the opposite.Lets just ponder this: Afew months ago we beganto place compostables ingreen bins. Good idea,although people with

gardens could use thiswaste to improve their owngardens. But no matter, agood effort.

Well, soon peoplebegan to nd that the largebins when even half fullbegan to smell bad, dueto the decomposition and

liquefaction of the wastes.What to do?The offered solution

was small, recyclable bags,paper lined with plastic.Now I ask you: is this notmoving away from the goalof the green bins? Here weare using trees converted

into paper, and petroleumproducts made intoplastic liners to keep therecyclables dry. So, morewaste produced!

Not to mention that thebags cost 60 cents each,meaning at least 60 centsmore per day, and they

leak anyway. So are weagain throwing bad ideasafter good? I vote for thebackyard composters. Atleast they wont get runover by the garbage truckin the lane.Eva LymanWestVancouver

Its not easy being green when it comes to using compost bins

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Dear Editor:As the City ofVancouverdebates the rights of homeowners to remove trees fromtheir property it may be timeto consider a similar issue inNorthVancouver District. Inthe past few years it seemswe have seen an increase inthe rate of house demolitionfor the purposes of buildingnew homes.This process hasoften included the removalof a substantial number oftrees.Many of us chose tomove to NorthVan, in part,to live in an urban rainforestenvironment. I hope districtstaff and council showleadership and creativity innot allowing death by athousand cuts in terms ofour natural surroundings.Bill CowellNorthVancouver

Tree removalis death by athousand cuts


Dear Editor:Not to dash the efforts

of David Gagnon toovociferously (WV RadiationLevels to beTested,April27), but measuring for thepresence of cesium 134 and137 in our ocean water atthis point is a case of toolittle, too late.

Measuring for radioactivematerial that escapedfrom Fukushimas nuclearreactors began with SFUprofessor Kris Starosta onMarch 18, 2011.He tookseaweed samples at theLonsdale Quay shoreline andmeasured for radioisotopesfor seven days until March25 and then abruptlystopped. In each of the daysbetween the 18th and the25th the becquerel levels

steadily rose.So why cease the

sampling? Plutonium wasmeasured outside thereactors so why hasnttesting for plutonium beenconducted in our country?

Our government andHealth Canada have beenannouncing repeatedlythat there are safe amountsof cesium, etc. in ourenvironment with no hardnumbers to back up thatclaim.

This disservice to citizenshas been evasive anddisingenuous and smacks ofspecial interests.

The well-being of thenuclear industry is clearlymore important than that ofthe average living creature.

As I read the article in

the North Shore News, Ifelt, yet again, the wholecatastrophe is beingdownplayed.

The expectation that thereadings for cesium 134and 137 will be low inWestVancouver on0ly serves toconfuse and placate thegeneral public.

The world is at a criticalturning point with respectto continued use of nuclearenergy. Japan is about torecommission its reactorsand (corrupt governments)around the world are on theverge of building new plants.The idea of mini-reactorsas a safe alternative is beingpromoted.

A former mayor of atown near to the devastatednuclear plants has just

spoken out about thecontinuing effects to humanhealth in his region.

The government andmass media wont react. Notthat anyone wants to hearthe truth. Its just too scary.Robert PartridgeNorthVancouver

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Open green space is goldenDear Editor:An open letter to theNorthVancouver SchoolBoard regarding theproposal for housing atCloverley School and Park:

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Surely your job, asa school board, is notto promote housing,affordable or otherwise,but to promote adequateschool buildings andpublic education.

When the presentfrenzy of building condosand highrises slows,and the people come toll them, you will havea much clearer idea ofreal numbers of childrenneeding schools.There willnot be much empty landleft on which to build.

No more land is beingcreated.You own a pieceof what land we have, andits an asset that can onlyincrease in value as timegoes on. Please just waittill then, and you willmake wiser decisions.

For Cloverley Park,which is a treasure, Iappeal to you, and to citycouncil, to leave it as itis. No, that will not makeyou any money; but noteverything in this worldhas to have a price tag.

Spirit trails and greennecklaces are goodfor walking and biking.Recreation centres are formore strenuous exercise.

As, inevitably, we feelthe pressure of more folkabout us, we shall need alovely, open green spacelike Cloverley Park, withno buildings on it, a wide

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One familys goal torebuild part of a popularNorth Shore trail hasmoved a step closer tofruition.

The District of NorthVancouver has approved$50,000 towards the Boyerfamilys Baden PowellMemorial Connector a 500-metre sectionof trail that runs alongIndian River Drive aspart of its latest budgetingprocess.

Realigning this portionof the Baden PowellTrailhas been on our project listfor a while, said MayorRichardWalton. Now thatthe funding partnership haspresented itself, this is theideal time to move forwardwith construction of

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approached the district inOctober 2013, proposingthe changes to the trailin memory of their son,David, who took his lifein February 2013. Davidbattled mental illness butwas happiest when out onthe trails.

We are so close tomaking this trail saferand more enjoyable forthe thousands of peoplewho enjoy it every year,said Boyers father, David.The contribution fromthe District of NorthVancouver puts our goalwithin reach. David Jr.would be so proud.

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North Shore roadsand cycling pathscould be getting someimprovements afterTransLink announced

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TransLinks 2014Base Plan earmarked $39million of the fundingto operate, maintain and

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The North Shoremunicipalities are set toreceive more than $1.3million in operation,maintenance andrehabilitation funding,which includes everythingfrom street cleaningand snow removal, topatching potholes andpavement rehabilitation.West Vancouver willreceive $230,000, whilethe District of NorthVancouver and the Cityof NorthVancouver willreceive $810,000 and$295,000, respectively.

The North Shore willbe receiving a total of$493,000 in funding formajor road network andbike projects.

ICBC also announcedits commitment to roadsafety. Last year, ICBCinvested approximately$284,000 in 14 roadimprovement projects andsafety studies across theNorth Shore.

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Knowing how to selecta good landscape builderor maintenance contractorcan be a little daunting butasking the right questionscan make the selectioneasier.

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Training is a good thing,but experience counts fora lot in any industry, soask if the contractor has abackground thats relevantto the needs of your specicproject.Asking to see aphoto portfolio of past

projects is also a good ideaand it will show the standardand quality the contractor iscapable of.

One of the mostimportant questions to askany prospective contractoris: How would they solvethe particular issue youhave? Ive said this manytimes before, the single

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We need professionals whocan provide ideas that arecreative and affordable.

There have been manytimes I have been called tosomeones home to provide aprice to build or complete aproject, however, more than75 per cent of the time,myalternate suggestions haveresonated with the client and

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The second complaintfrom contractors is thatpeople want what they wantand if the contractor doesntcomply, they will lose thejob. Not true.When it comesto building or maintaininggardens, its the contractorwho should know how to dothe work best and advise theclient accordingly.Anythingless is monkey business.

I have turned down manyprojects because people want

crazy, illegal, unsafe or uglythings built. In those casesthe customer is not alwaysright.

When it comes tolandscape maintenance,customers and contractorsare equally to blame for thepoor quality, unsustainableand mindless standardsin use in the industry.Thedays of shearing every plant,scraping every last bit oforganic matter from the bedsand fertilizing the hell out ofeverything must end if weare to grow truly beautiful,sustainable and healthygardens.

If your landscapemaintenance contractor doesnot offer new ideas, perhaps

you should ask. If yourcontractor has no new ideas,perhaps its time for a newcontractor.

Those are only a fewof the questions to ask anyprospective contractor.Ultimately, you shouldhave a good level ofcommunication with thecontractor, feel a certainlevel of trust that thecontractor can and will do asthey say, not feel pressured,and be provided with usefulideas at a good price.

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BOOK BIRDHOUSESA workshop on how torecycle old books intohomes for birds Saturday,May 24 from 2-4 p.m. atCapilano library, 3045Highland Blvd., NorthVancouver. For ages eightand up. Registrationrequired. 604-987-4471x8175

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OPEN HOUSESeymour Heights ParentParticipation Preschool,800 Lytton St., NorthVancouver, is having anopen house Saturday, May24 from 10 a.m. to noonto encourage current andfuture enrollment. shpp.ca

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