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WestVancouver parentsscore the second lowestin theVancouverCoastal Health (VCH)region when it comes tokeeping up to date with

vaccinations for theiryoungest school-agechildren.

Only 57 per cent ofWestVancouver students are fullyprotected against seriousdiseases such as measlesand whooping cough, whichrequire multiple doses to

be effective, when theyenter kindergarten.Thatconcerning statistic can becompared toVancouverwhere the average up-to-date immunization rate forkindergarten students isalmost 20 per cent higher.

Looking at the NorthShore as a whole, only 62per cent of parents arekeeping on the vaccinationschedule for theirkindergarten-aged children,

while seven per cent ofkindergarten kids on theNorth Shore have had noimmunizations at all.

Dr. Mark Lysyshyn,the North Shore’s medicalhealth officer, said it’sbeen a struggle to get thatimmunization rate up. InLysyshyn’s estimation, thelow rates may be causedby a number of factors:parents being too busy, notrecognizing the importance

of the booster doses orhoping their children willbe somewhat protectedthrough the initial vaccine.

Detailed immunizationdata for every school in theregion was released thisweek by the health region,which collected students’vaccination records at thestart of the 2013-2014school year.

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School, which offersan alternative form ofeducation, shows one ofthe lowest immunizationrates in the region: only 12per cent of kindergartenstudents there have up-to-date vaccinations.

“Historically that hasbeen a school that weknow has very low rates,and we have had difficulty

Only 62 per cent of studentsup to date on immunizations

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A North Shore manwho spent almost threedecades in jail for aseries of rapes he didnot commit has won theright to sue the Crownthat put him behind bars,the Supreme Court ofCanada has ruled.

Ivan Henry wasconvicted of 10 sexualoffences in 1983 anddeclared a dangerousoffender, thanks in partto the prosecutor failingto disclose a number ofvictim statements thatrevealed inconsistencies inthe Crown’s case. Almosta quarter century later, hiscase was reopened and hisconvictions were tossed outin 2010.

But unlike some otherpeople who have beenwrongfully convicted,Henry was never offered

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“Every place I am, I havea picture with me of Paul,”says Per Brunes.

On this day, reachedby the North Shore Newsfrom his secondary homein Scottsdale, Arizona, the71-year-oldWestVancouverresident takes a minute fromthe interview to look at onesuch image.

“It’s a happy picture,”says Per, describing thephotograph given to himfollowing the suddendeath of his son at age31 on March 13, 2010.The treasured photoshows Paul on the famousSwilcan Bridge, situatedbetween the first and 18thfairways of Scotland’s St.Andrews Links. Paul, anemployee of his now-retiredfather’s company, BrunetteIndustries Ltd., had paid avisit to the landmark clubwhile on a work trip.

“After Paul’s passing, Iwanted to do something,”says Per.

Although he’d soughtmedical attention at variouspoints throughout his life,complaining of a racingheartbeat, it wasn’t untilafter Paul’s sudden passingthat his diagnosis becameclear: he had suffered from acardiac arrhythmia, a heartrhythm disorder.

“If you read about anathletic kid falling downin a game or . . . on an icerink, this is exactly what it is.That’s what Paul had.Theyall can be saved,” says Per.

Interested in sparingother families from a similarordeal, Per launched thePaul Brunes Foundationand partnered with theVGH & UBC HospitalFoundation to establishthe Paul Brunes UBCProfessor in Heart RhythmDisorders. Since 2012, thatrole has been held byWestVancouver’s Dr. AndrewKrahn.

Recognized forhis expertise in themanagement of cardiacarrhythmias, Krahn wears anumber of hats in additionto the professorship. Sincehis recruitment he hascontinued to make headway

on a variety of fronts,including clinically, servingand identifying increasingnumbers of patientsthroughout the province aswell as their families, dueto the potentially inheritednature of the conditions.It’s estimated 7,000 peoplein B.C. are affected by aninherited heart rhythmdisorder.

He’s in the midstof a variety of researchprojects too, mainlyfocused on genetics andthe improvement of testingmethods. In addition,Krahn continues to takea leadership role, workingto connect patients acrossthe country with neededsupport, as well as medicalstaff and researchersworking in the field.

Krahn is beingincreasingly called uponto share his knowledgeinternationally. Last month,for example, he spoke tomedical professionals inJohannesburg and CapeTown, South Africa.

“He is a visionary,” saysPer.

Both men are calling forincreased public awarenessof cardiac arrhythmias.

“This is something thatalthough it is uncommon,affects our young peoplewho have so much to loseat a stage in life where

they are vulnerable.These are conditions thattypically (exact) their tollon teenagers and youngadults whose life is mostlyin front of them and areusually not aware of (theirrisk.)Without disrespectingthings that happen later inlife where we’re all trying tolive better and live longer,the idea of the teenager whocollapses on the ice anddies suddenly, is somethingthat is just abhorrent,” saysKrahn.

• • •Sudden deaths from cardiacarrhythmias differ frommore common cases ofdeaths due to a heart attackor stroke.

A common analogyKrahn uses to describe heartrhythm disorders is TheStory of Goldilocks and theThree Bears.

“The heart is in a certainkind of natural or balancedstate.When the heart signalis too fast, or it’s too slow,or it’s too high, or it’s toolow, those kind of extremeconditions are the thingsthat set off abnormal heartrhythms,” he says.

A variety of cardiacarrhythmias exist, ranging inseverity.

While incurable, earlydiagnosis can be lifesaving,with treatment focused onmanagement and prevention

of a potentially fatal cardiacarrest.Treatment optionsinclude: lifestyle changesrelated to exercise levels andavoiding certain medicationsthat could cause harm;the prescription of beta-blockers; and, in rare cases,more invasive strategies likethe use of pacemakers orimplantable defibrillators.

The challenge isdiagnosis, as many of thoseaffected can appear perfectlyhealthy. However, warningsigns include fainting, aheart-related issue thatcauses someone to seekmedical attention (chestpain, palpitations or anabnormal test result), orwhen something happens toa family member.

Much of Krahn’scareer has been dedicatedto investigating inheritedarrhythmias as a means ofimproving identification ofthose affected before it’s toolate.

“Our awareness of this isjust much less because theperson who’s lost isn’t thereto advocate,” says Krahn.

In addition, in the last40 years, heart healthinformation that’s beenpublicly disseminated hasmore commonly focusedon smoking, cholesterol,healthy lifestyles and heartattacks.

“The public message

about heart rhythmproblems has been kind ofburied underneath,” he says.

Things are changing,with increased focus onheart rhythm problems inrecent years, evidenced bythe continued installationof automated externaldefibrillators in publicplaces.

• • •Approximately 20 years ago,Per recalls spending timewith a friend from his nativeSweden who, six monthsprior, had lost his son on ahiking trip in China.

“We talked about himand I thought I could relate.And when I lost Paul Iunderstood I didn’t havea clue.You’re so far off inyour mind between hearingand sympathizing. I thinkwe’re well put together bywhoever made sure that ourbrain works the way it does,because if we could go thereto think how you wouldfeel if you lost your son anddaughter, it would drive uscrazy. I don’t think we couldmake it past the day even,”he says.

Paul’s death came asa shock not only to hisimmediate family, includingmother Kathy (she and Perdivorced in 1990), and oldersisterTania, but was widelyfelt in the community, seeingapproximately 800 people

attend his celebration of lifeheld at the Capilano Golfand Country Club.

“Nine out of 10 of his oldgirlfriends were there,” hisfather laughs.

“Paul, he was life itself.Of course every parent saysthat about their children,but it wouldn’t matter whoyou asked, Paul was thelife of everything. He wasalways happy. He alwayssaid, ‘Dad relax. Relax.Wehaven’t come to the end ofthe earth. Just relax.Takeit easy dad. It will fix itself.’Nothing was ever a problemwith Paul. He was a helpfulperson. At the grocery store,if a lady had grocery bagstoo heavy, he could grab thebags and say, ‘Where’s yourcar ma’am?’ He talked toeveryone. How he becamethat I don’t know.”

Paul, who attendedCollingwood Schooland graduated fromWestVancouversecondary, was an avidoutdoorsman, passionateabout snowboarding andsnowmobiling in winter,and water sports in summer.At the time of his death,he had just moved into ahouse in NorthVancouverand had been dating a “verynice girl,” Per says. Hewas working at his father’scompany, having moved upthe ranks to a position inmarketing and sales at theNewWestminster-basedmachinery manufacturerserving the North Americanforest products industry.

While Paul hadcomplained on a fewoccasions throughout his lifeof a racing heart, resultingin trips to the emergencyroom, appointments withhis doctor and even a heartspecialist, his otherwiserobust health left thosearound him with little causefor alarm.

Neither of Paul’s parentsunderstood that what Paulhad was quite dangerous.“He went to a GP and healmost went so many timesyou feel that you’re abusingthe system,” says Per.

Paul’s first major incidentoccurred in January 2010while he was snowmobiling.He passed out, blaming iton a lack of oxygen due to asnow-packed helmet. Onceagain, Paul was checked outand underwent a number ofheart-related tests. Still nodiagnosis was issued.

In the months thatfollowed, Paul was to havebeen referred to a localcardiac specialist. After the

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Multiple factors to blamegoing in to immunize,” saidLysyshyn. “In fact, during ameasles outbreak (in 2012)we had to immunize somepeople there and it wasquite difficult.”

VancouverWaldorfSchool responded to thereport Friday saying theyhave always worked withVCH, and acknowledgedthat some families chosenot to immunize theirchildren while others optout of specific vaccinations.

“Any such optingout of a single vaccinewould result in a studentbeing highlighted as

not fully vaccinated forpurposes of theVancouverCoastal Health statistics;nevertheless at thesame time they are notunvaccinated,” saidVictoriaRestrepo Mous,Waldorf’sinterim business manager,adding some parentscomplete their children’svaccination program post-kindergarten.

Other schools with lowrates of children who are upto date on their vaccinationswhen they enterkindergarten include theprivate L’Ecole FrancaiseInternationale Cousteau,Norgate, Queen Mary,Caulfeild and Chartwell

public elementary schoolsand the private EagleHarbour and GatehouseMontessori schools. Allhad up-to-date vaccinationrates of less than 50 percent for students enteringkindergarten, according torecords given to the healthauthority.

When it comes tomeasles protection, 84 and82 per cent of students inNorth andWestVancouver,respectively, have receivedthat vaccination. As for therelatively new HPV (humanpapillomavirus) vaccine —which protects girls againstsome cancers caused byHPV infection — 66 per

cent of North Shore gradesix and nine students havebeen immunized against it.

“That (rate) actually,relative to the rest of theregion, is not too bad,” saidLysyshyn.

Lysyshyn said theimportance of vaccinationsdefinitely gets talked abouta lot when there are casesof communicable diseases,and there seems to besupport from the majorityof the public.

“But there is still ahardcore group of peoplethat are resistant to themor mistrustful of theinformation we give and it’sdifficult,” said Lysyshyn.

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Rulingmoves civil case forwardany compensation for hisyears in jail.

Henry launched a civilsuit against the governmenton the grounds his rightsunder the Charter ofRights and Freedoms wereviolated.

Under existing legalrules, however, it has beenextremely difficult foranyone to hold the Crownaccountable for actions incriminal cases they havetried.

But the ruling releasedby the Supreme Court onFriday morning changesthat.

“He’s obviously verypleased with the decision.It is a significant decisioninsofar as it’s going tochange the test that he hasto meet in proving that he’sentitled to damages for his

wrongful conviction,” saidJoe Arvay, Henry’s lawyerwho argued the case beforethe Supreme Court.

Arvay added Henryshouldn’t have to suethe government to becompensated for his timein jail.

“What it should do iscause the government to sitdown and make Mr. Henrya very generous offer andobviate the need for him togo to trial and stop wastingtaxpayer dollars that atrial would entail . . .Theonly question is what theamount would be?”

But the B.C. CivilLiberties Associationand theToronto-basedAssociation in Defence oftheWrongly Convicted, bothof which had intervenerstatus in the court case, seeHenry’s win as half-measure.In order to hold the Crown

liable, a person must stillprove that a prosecutoracted intentionally inviolating their rights.Theinterveners were hoping tosee a majority on the courtside with Chief JusticeBeverly McLachlin, whoargued intent — or lackof it — shouldn’t impactwhether a person can becompensated for havingtheir rights violated.

“In Canada, prosecutorsare essentially immunefrom civil claims.That’snot what the law says butthat’s the reality.The testis so strict, they might aswell be immune,” said SeanDewart, a lawyer with theDefence of theWrongfullyConvicted group.

“Mr. Henry is now a bigstep closer to getting thecompensation that he isentitled to but, apart fromthat, I can’t imagine this

case is going to have veryfar reaching implications.”

In the past, successfulsuits against the Crownwere “extraordinarily rare”since the person suing hadto demonstrate that Crownacted with ulterior motives,Dewart said.

Friday’s decision lowersthe bar somewhat, butnot to the point whereMcLachlin argued it shouldbe.

“Compensation shouldcome from the harm thatwas caused, not by trying topeer inside the mind of theperson who withheld thedisclosure,” Dewart said.

“What if they withheldbecause they were just reallystupid? Or what if theywithheld it because theywere indifferent or lazy? . . .Does Mr. Henry care? Doesthat make the fact that theyruined his life any better?”

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Dear Editor:Re: Human Sewage Regulations.As a 30-year North Shore resident who now

spends a lot of time near Merritt, I am reachingout for support from cities about an environmentaltravesty that is occurring in rural areas.

The NicolaValley is being inundated withsewage sludge (the leftovers of waste watertreatment plants, containing fecal coliform,heavy metals and other noxious substances).Thesludge (aka bio-solids) is disposed of in ruralcommunities by private contractors engaged bymunicipalities and districts to take it away.

Under the dumbed-down provincial OrganicMatter Recycling Regulation, a private contractorcan operate in secrecy, with no requirement to letpeople nearby know what it proposes to do, givenotice, post its plans or consult.

Nor is there a licensing procedure, wherebygovernment issues a permit for a privatecontractor to apply sludge to agricultural land. Allthe contractor has to do is to file an “applicationplan,” and 30 days later the trucks of sludge canstart arriving.

With staff cutbacks, there is no routinegovernment monitoring of the operation.Somebody has to complain first.This means thecontractor is free to dispose greater quantities ofsludge, and sludge of higher concentrations offecal coliform and heavy metals than outlined inthe plan.

Imagine your home transformed forever . . .contamination of surface water, ground water, welldrinking water, soil, air, plus noise pollution andthe unrelenting stink of human waste, next door toyou.Thirty days. No notice. No consultation. No

teeth in the regulations to protect you.The Capital Regional District (Victoria), like

many European nations, has banned the landapplication of bio-solids within its boundariesand is constructing an incinerator to disposeof its hazardous waste.Why isn’t the provincialgovernment building incinerators around theprovince?

Surely the safe disposal of sewer sludge is afunction of government, not to be privatized sothat sludge is dumped on any old community,to the extreme detriment of residents.The lawspermitting contracting out of this public healthfunction should be repealed, and safe disposalmechanisms established by government — isn’tthis what we pay our taxes for?Libby DybikowskiWestVancouver

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Something smelly about sewage rules“She said it’s horrible.It’s just devastationeverywhere.There aresmall towns that aretotally obliterated.”NorthVancouver residentHelena Burritt describes someof what her daughterVictoriahas seen in the area where theNepal earthquake struck lastweekend (from an April 29news story).

“You know what they say.It ain’t over till it’s over.”Rob Millard,president oftheWestVancouverTeachersAssociation, reacts to a courtdecision favouring the province(from a May 1 news story.)

“Ticketing is not apanacea for everything. ”City of NorthVancouverbylaws manager Guy Gusdalexplains why staff haven’t beenticketing people who break ananti-smoking bylaw (from aMay 1 news story).

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Justice delayedT he courts are our society’s

ultimate tool for holding usaccountable.

Tell that to Ivan Henry, the NorthVancouver man who spent 27 years injail for sexual assaults he did not commit.After a Supreme Court decision onFriday, Henry has now won the rareopportunity to sue the Crown for hiswrongful conviction.

The circumstances around Henry’scase are far from typical. But it’s shockinghow “innocent until proven guilty” didn’tseem to enter the thoughts of thoseinvolved.

The decision by the Supreme Courton Friday won’t have far-reachingimplications, but it will have importantones for the few people unlucky enoughto be wrongly convicted becauseimportant information wasn’t disclosed.

The state still enjoys remarkableinsulation from lawsuits, even when itsactions have led to a wrongful criminalconviction.That’s a gap that should beclosed.

There’s nothing worse our courts coulddo than fail an innocent person. Courtsare institutions built on lofty ideals. Butthey are still run by humans and humansmake mistakes, whether it’s throughmalice, negligence or honest oversight.That’s what happened to Henry and anumber of other Canadians.

We’d all like to think we could proveour innocence if wrongly accused. But asthe Henry case shows, once tunnel visionsets in, that can be easier said than done.

Henry deserves compensation for thelife he had stolen by an imperfect system.

As the Roman poet Juvenal famouslyasked, “Who will watch the watchmen?”

Dear Editor:Once again, the City of NorthVancouver

is relying on the district to properly serve theneeds of its own residents. Little wonder the citycan boast of such strong cash reserves.The new

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pool, and it will not get the added capacity formeets and training that a new Harry Jerome poolwould have provided. Shame on you city council.Alan Nixon, former DNV councillorNanaimo

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With NHL and NBAplayoffs in full swing thereare pressure-packedgames going on everynight, but last week Idiscovered pressure I’dnever imagined beforetucked away in an oldVancouver elementaryschool gym.

I’m no elite athlete butI have competed in somehigh-pressure situationsmyself: high schoolbasketball in front of packedgymnasiums, sprint finalsat the Alberta SummerGames, rooftop beer pong.If you’re losing very badlyat rooftop beer pong, everygame could be suddendeath.

But nothing hashit me quite like whatI experienced duringthe lowliest of sportingcompetitions, the co-ed,recreational floor hockeygame.What was thedifference?The differencewas the presence of just twoextra spectators.Two tinyspectators, with wide eyesand un-filtered mouths.

I’ve played all kinds ofsports with my two sons,aged four and two, andthey’ve been impressedby my prowess as I’vedominated them at mini-stick carpet hockey andbackyard baseball. Butbefore last week they’d neverseen me match up in a realgame against other adulthumans.When I found outthat my sons were comingto my floor hockey gamelast week I was instantlythrilled and terrified.Thrillified? Here’s why.

My floor hockey teamhas had a pretty good runrecently — we’ve wonoversized championshipT-shirts in each of the past twoseasons, thankyouverymuch— but in this latest season,which began a few weeksago, we’ve been bumped up

to the top tier.This is thebig show. It’s basically onestep down from the NHLplayoffs — in other words,Canucks level. In otherother words, it’s 30 stepsabove theToronto MapleLeafs.

I’m kidding, of course. Ifanyone who had even playedWHL hockey steppedinto our gym he couldprobably beat our teamsingle-handedly as long ashe was given a goaltenderat or above the level of amoderately co-ordinated

dachshund.As far as co-ed,

recreational floor hockey isconcerned, however, this isthe big leagues, and we’vebeen on the wrong side of afew big league beat-downsrecently.There are goodplayers in the league andmany of them are closer inage to my kids than they areto me.

As game timeapproached last week mynervousness grew.What ifwe stunk?What if I stunk?Would my kids forever seeme as a terrible athlete whocouldn’t even score againsta team called Soft Dumpsin the Corner?

I kept envisioning the carride home full of questionsfrom my four-year-old.

“Daddy, why did theother men score so manygoals? Daddy, why didyou fall down so much?Daddy, why did you spendthe first five minutes in thebathroom?”

All of those would havebeen plausible questions

following a couple of recentgames. I pictured myselfasking my two-year-oldwhat he thought of his oldman’s game.

“Not . . . goooooood!”One 50-minute game,

a lifetime of lost respect.Terrifying.

Then the game started,and I scored on the veryfirst shift. Phew. I scoredagain a couple of minuteslater. Double phew — onegoal for each of my boys.

By half time we’d builtup a good lead and my sonswere suitably impressed.My older boy informed methat if I scored just twicemore I’d have one goal foreach member of the family,mama and daddy included.

I chose not to informmy boys that we wereplaying against a severelyundermanned team that hadvery few substitutes, andthose who were there had

all run out of gas after about10 minutes. I didn’t tell myboys that our opponent’sgoalie, who they seeminglyborrowed from the 1950s,was making things slightlyeasier for us with his unique,‘for heaven’s sake, don’tmake me move’ goaltendingstyle.There was no need totrouble my sons with suchtechnicalities.

Anywho, I scored threemore times in the secondhalf — I swear I’m notmaking this up — in whatturned out to be my highestscoring game in a long,long, long time.

“Daddy you played agreat game,” my older sonsaid. A teammate askedmy younger son who hethought the best player was.His response: “Meeeeeeee!”Maybe he misunderstoodthe question.

Anyway, I spent the ridehome getting grilled by my

sons about exactly how Iscored each goal.They werelike a couple of buddingyoung backseat sportsreporter — it made methink that they could havea future in that profession.You know, if newspapersstill exist in 20 years.

It was wonderful, butnow I’m presented withanother problem. Beforethe game was over myteammates were alreadycalling my kids our good-luck charms and tellingme I needed to bring themevery week. Or at leastfor championship games,which are often held at 9p.m. (“C’mon kids, out ofbed, we need you — there’san oversizedT-shirt on theline”).

The joy of having themat the game, however, isalready being pushed out by

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2010Winter Olympics, Perhad also planned on takinghim to Arizona to meetwith a cardiologist at theMayo Clinic, whom Perhad recently met as part ofa routine check-up whilevacationing down south.

Sadly, two months later,Paul experienced a secondincident while snowmobiling— this time taking his life.

In the wake of Paul’sdeath, Per’s purpose in lifebecame clear: to ensurehis son didn’t die in vainand that his death mightsomehow prevent otherfamilies from experiencing asimilar tragedy.

Interested in starting afoundation, a Universityof British Columbiacardiologist suggested Perconnect with theVGH &UBC Hospital Foundation.He scheduled a meeting,and representatives sharedtheir wish list of futureprojects. Cardiac arrhythmiawas among them.

“They said, ‘This hasbeen pushed off.’ And I said,‘Why don’t we bring it tothe forefront?What will ittake?’” says Per.

Per committed to makinga large personal donation,as well as to conductfundraising through the

Paul Brunes Foundation.Continued meetings withtheVGH & UBC HospitalFoundation and otherstakeholders resulted inthe welcoming of Krahn inOctober 2012 as the PaulBrunes UBC Professor inHeart Rhythm Disordersand the Sauder Familyand Heart and StrokeFoundation of BC &Yukon

Chair in Cardiology. Krahnwas also head of the divisionof cardiology in the UBCFaculty of Medicine, andat that time, head of theVGH Pacemaker Clinic. Hecurrently holds all of thosetitles with the exception ofthe last one. Krahn’s rolewas supported by $5.5million from all groupslisted, as well as Providence

Health Care and CardiacServices B.C. Money is usedto support patients, fundvital research and for thecreation of a team to deliverstate-of-the-art care.

“It’s good for everyonein B.C. that we finallyhave . . . someone drivingand responsible for(arrhythmias),” says Per.

• • •

Prior to moving to theLower Mainland threeyears ago, Krahn, 50,was previously based atLondon’s University ofWestern Ontario.

He recalls an encounterin the later stages of hismedical training that sethim on his current path.He saw two brothers whosegrandmother had collapsedand died after getting upto answer the telephone,leaving their mother, whowas then three years old.Krahn met their motherwhen she was 40 and thebrothers were teenagers. Itbecame clear the boys hadsome form of an inheritedheart rhythm disorderrunning in their family.Thequestion Krahn faced washow to identify what theyhad, what the risk was andhow best to treat them toprevent what had happenedto their grandmother fromhappening to them.

His subsequent careerhas been dedicated toevaluating, treating andtrying to prevent suddendeath in these kinds ofpatients. Highlights includeleading a national researchstudy that detected raregenetic conditions ofpeople who experienceda sudden cardiac arrest,as well as their family

members, despite theiroutward picture of health.He also launched one ofthe first clinics servingthose affected in Canada,having developed a systemfor evaluating patients,as well as simultaneouslyconducting research.

“We now have 13 centresacross Canada that evaluatefamilies like the Brunesfamily where somebodyhas died suddenly, to tryto understand the reasonfor it, or whether anyoneelse is affected, or whetherthere is risk to other familymembers,” he says.

Krahn has continuedhis work since moving toWestVancouver, includinglaunching, in early 2013, theB.C. Inherited ArrhythmiaProgram, a province-widenetwork of clinics servingpatients and their families.The majority of patientsare seen atVancouver’sSt. Paul’s Hospital, andothers atVancouver GeneralHospital and atVictoria’sRoyal Jubilee Hospital.Outreach clinics are offeredin the northern part ofthe province and videoconferencing is used asrequired.

Patients come to theprogram either because

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they or someone in theirfamily is believed to haveone of these conditions dueto testing; or in light of anincident that has occurredin their family — a suddendeath for instance — thathas raised concern otherfamily members could beaffected. Patients can accessthe clinics by referral, orby contacting the programdirectly.

The care of patients isteam-based, with input fromspecialists in pediatrics andadult cardiology, genetics,nursing and trainees.Krahn sees the majority ofpatients himself, but basedon demand for services,they will soon be adding anew doctor who will have asimilar-sized patient load,increasing the number ofpeople they can serve.

The program has seenapproximately 1,000 peopleso far, and 40 familieswho’ve experienced asudden death have beenbrought to their attention.

Krahn likes to makea joke that he’s a familydoctor, but not in thetraditional sense, as hetypically sees whole familiesat once, often meetingwith groups of relatives inconference rooms.

“We’re creating apartnership or a relationshipwith a family to try to help(them) understand whatthey have and then also tryto understand risk and thenprevent it,” he says.

The clinic programalso enables the medicalteam to conduct research,and a month ago, theysurpassed 500 patients intheir research database,

with a number of thosecontributing DNA samplesto their biobank.

Krahn says they currentlyhave 15 to 20 projects on

the go. One is focused ontesting all of the DNA, notjust the heart rhythm genes,a capability that hasn’texisted until recently.Thisis allowing them to look atnew genetic information thatmight be contributing towhy these people are at risk.Another project is seeingthem work to develop bettertests to understand risk,and help them determineif they can become betterat predicting a problemand then employ effectiveprevention measures.

Krahn is also engagedin networking, not justprovincially, but nationally.He has led the developmentof the Canadian GeneticHeart Rhythm Network, anetwork of clinics ensuringpatients have access toexperts.The network alsoensures experts have accessto patients to assist in theadvancement of treatmentand research across thecountry.

“I am absolutelypassionate about the ideathat we are on the right

track, that we are building inthe right direction and I’mvery fulfilled and rewardedin how far the program hascome,” says Krahn.

• • •Per knows his son Paulwould be proud of the workhe’s done in his honour. “Hewould say, ‘Way to go Dad.Don’t give up. Make surethat you get the messageout,’” he says.

“My goal was to save oneand Dr. Krahn has told me,‘You already accomplishedthat,’” he adds.

While Per is incrediblygrateful for the supportreceived for the PaulBrunes Foundation, andoverwhelmed by the speedat which positive change

is happening, there’s still away to go in raising bothawareness and funding. Hisgoal is to raise an additional$2 million for theVGH &UBC Hospital Foundationto ensure the continuedsuccess of the Paul BrunesUBC Professor in HeartRhythm Disorders long intothe future. “I will not restuntil I know that this willsucceed,” he says.

To make a donation tothe Paul Brunes Foundation,visit paulbrunesfoundation.org.

For more information,visit heartrhythmresearch.ca or phsa.ca/our-services/agencies/cardiac-services-bc/bc-inherited-arrhythmia-program.

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an even stronger feeling thatthey can never, ever see meplay again.Why? Becausethe chances are minisculethat I’ll ever match thatperformance again.

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Unwrapping BubbleWrapped Kids:The Powerof Play, will feature a keynotepresentation by specialguestTim Gill, describedas one of the UnitedKingdom’s leading thinkerson childhood, and anadvocate for positive changein children’s everyday lives(rethinkingchildhood.com).

Gill’s presentation willbe followed by a paneldiscussion focused onthe topic of risky play,

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Panel memberand developmentalpsychologist MarianaBrussoni, an assistantprofessor at the Universityof British Columbiain the Department ofPediatrics and the Schoolof Population and Public

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“He has actually done alot of really important workin England that has led tochanges in the way that theyapproach playground safetyand risk management. Andso it’s a great opportunity

to have someone like thatcome here and for us tobe able to hear from him,and learn from him, andshare what we’ve been upto,” says Brussoni, who alsois a scientist with both theChild & Family ResearchInstitute and the B.C. InjuryResearch & Prevention Unit.

Brussoni plans to offerinsight into what is being

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HIKE FOR HOSPICEWheelchairs, strollers,walkers and runners areall welcome to help raisefunds to assist programdevelopment for the NorthShore Hospice SocietySunday, May 3 at MahonPark track, 20th Streetand Jones Avenue, NorthVancouver. Registration willstart at 9 a.m. with a warm-up at 9:45 a.m. and the walk/hike at 10 a.m. Advanceregistration: chpca.convio.net/northshorehospicesociety. $20.604-988-2312 [email protected]

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INSIGHT MEDITATIONTHROUGHMINDFULNESSIntroductory classes onvipassana meditation May5, 19, 26 from 7 to 9 andMay 9 from noon to 4:30p.m. at Capilano library,3045 Highland Blvd., NorthVancouver. Bring a mator cushion to sit on thefloor. Regular attendancerequested. Registrationrequired.

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WESTVANCOUVERLAWN BOWLING CLUBwill host a free day on thegreens Saturday, May 9,1-5 p.m. at 650 20th St.The event will also include abarbecue. westvanlbc.ca

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where activity is directedby a coach or some otherindividual. “It’s reallythe child deciding andnegotiating amongst otherchildren . . . how they’regoing to play and whatthey’re going to do,” shesays.

Risky play is definedas, “play where there isa risk of physical injury,”and has been dividedinto six categories of playwith regard to height (i.e.climbing trees), speed(running fast), dangeroustools, dangerous elements(water), chance of gettinglost, and play fighting.

“I’ve been in injuryprevention for a long timeand we’ve done some reallyimportant and amazingthings for keeping kids safe

and actually injuries arethe leading cause of deathfor children and youthand a major source ofhospitalizations. But whatI’m suggesting is that whenit comes to children’s play,we may have gone too farin terms of trying to stampout risky play withoutthinking about the possibleconsequences for children’shealth and developmentfrom doing that,” saysBrussoni.

The panel will berounded out byVCHmedical health officerDr. Mark Lysyshyn andthe discussion will bemoderated by the recreationcommission’s director ofrecreation and cultureHeatherTurner.

The evening will closewith a question and answersession.

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The following is a selectionof volunteer opportunitiesfrom various communityorganizations, madeavailable throughVolunteer North Shore,a service of North ShoreCommunity ResourcesSociety.

WALK MARKERS TheDiscoveryWaterfrontWalkwill be held Sunday, June14 from Cates Park toPanorama Park.Volunteerswill assist with the markingof the walk several days prioraccompanied by a societymember familiar with the

route. On the day of thewalk volunteers will monitorto provide assistance asrequired to beach walkersat the more difficult parts ofthe route.

ONE-TO-ONEVISITORVolunteers are neededto visit with residents ona one-to-one basis.Thisposition is flexible as visitingtimes are determined bythe resident and volunteer.A commitment of one visitper week for a three monthminimum is required.

BALANCE PROGRAMVOLUNTEER Volunteersare needed to provideone-to-one assistance forparticipants who mayneed a bit of extra help

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BOARD OFDIRECTORS Lookingfor enthusiastic anddedicated individualswith a desire to enrichthe community. Directorsare volunteers, serve fortwo-year terms and helpmake important decisionsconcerning West VancouverCommunity Arts Councilpolicy, fundraising,community partnershipsand more.

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They may not haveactually been runninga multi-million-dollarcompany, but a groupof Capilano Universitystudents certainly feltlike a million bucks aftertaking first place in arecent post-secondarybusiness competition.

CapU sent a junior anda senior team to the 26thannual Western CanadaBusiness Competitionin Kelowna March 20 to23.The juniors beat outall their rivals to win theaward for best overallteam and each of the fourmembers also took homeindividual awards fortheir respective roles (best

marketing, best finance,best operations and besthuman resources).

The competition, whichinvolved several monthsof preparation, saw eachteam manage a companyvia a simulation programand make decisionsregarding investments,manufacturing, marketingand more. One of therequirements was tosubmit a strategic plan to aDragon’s Den-style panelof judges.

“For our strategicplan we decided to investheavily in innovationand as a result we had toactually generate moneythrough a combinationof debt and equity,” saysbusiness instructor AndreaEby, who coached the

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Let’s start with theobvious.

Seniors were the bigwinners in the Conservativebudget, a.k.a. EconomicAction Plan 2015. Goneare the days when a budgetfrom government heldany real surprises. Nowgovernments are prone toleak the details from theirown budgets in advance ofbudget day: to wit it wasno secret that the budgetwould contain provisionsthat would allow peopleto take less out of theirRegistered RetirementIncome Funds (RRIFs)and to put more into theirTax Free Savings Accounts(TFSAs).

Whether you favourthose changes or, moreto the point, benefit fromthem, really depends onhow much money youhave.The governmentcould have muted thecriticism that those taxreforms disproportionatelybenefit the wealthiestCanadians by reversingtheir decision to increaseeligibility for Old AgeSecurity from the age of65 to 67 or by increasingpayments to low-incomeseniors through theGuaranteed IncomeSupplement (GIS).Theydid neither.

Apart from tax reformthere’s money in thebudget for homeownersand caregivers.There’s anew Home AccessibilityTax Credit for renovationsto help seniors and thedisabled stay in their homeslonger, and a tax-freeFamily Caregiver ReliefBenefit to help veterans.

Compassionatecare benefits under theEmployment Insurancesystem for Canadianscaring for the gravely illare extended.There’seven some new money,thankfully, for research intobest practises in palliativecare services.

Add that to the othersenior-friendly measuresintroduced by theConservative governmentover the past decade,including income splittingfor seniors, to doubling thepension income seniorscan receive tax-free, toincreasing the basic incometax deductions for seniors,and it’s easy to see why lotsof seniors are smiling thesedays.

There are winners andlosers in every budget.Some groups, like theNorth Shore’s ownWest Coast RRIF FocusGroup, were spectacularlysuccessful in getting

their message heard bygovernment. Otherswere left disappointed.Organizations that advocateon behalf of seniors arecoming to realize that whendealing with governmentthey need a plan. CARP

and more than 50 groupshave formed Seniors Voteto campaign to promotethe interests of olderCanadians ahead of theupcoming federal election.

The Canadian MedicalAssociation says thatdeveloping a seniorsstrategy to addressissues, like healthcare,infrastructure, housing andpublic transportation, willbecome the focus of theirefforts going forward.

Its Alliance for aNational Seniors Strategy,which includes 35 groups,has set up a website,demandaplan.ca, to garnerpublic support.Thegovernment wants no partof that.

When it comes tofunding national strategiesto address some of themost compelling health andsocial issues in this countrythe federal governmentpleads poverty.There’smoney in the budget— $42 million spread overfive years — to establish anew Centre for Aging andBrain Health Innovationin Toronto but no moneyto fund a comprehensivestrategic plan.

A dementia strategywould cost approximately$150 million. Let’s put thatnumber in perspective.

According to thegovernment’s ownestimates, the additionalcontribution room in

the TFSA will cost thegovernment an extra $1.1billion in foregone revenueover the next five years.That’s enough to funda national strategy fordementia, mental health,housing and more.

The lesson here is thatbudgets aren’t just abouteconomics; they’re aboutmaking choices too.

With an electionexpected this fall, voterswill have a choice to makeas well.

Tom Carney is the formerexecutive director of theLionsview Seniors’ PlanningSociety. Ideas for futurecolumns are [email protected]

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NoticesCALL FOR ATHLETESANDVOLUNTEERSThe City and District ofNorthVancouver will behosting the 55+ B.C. GamesAug. 25-29 and athletesand volunteers are needed.The North Shore hopes towelcome more than 4,000athletes to compete in 27different sporting eventsserviced by 1,500 volunteers.Learn more at55plusgames.ca.

BUSTRIP A visit to theGeorge C. Reifel BirdSanctuary onWesthamIsland near Ladner for a

guided tourThursday, May7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.There willbe lunch (not included in theprice) at a local restaurant.$20. Registration requiredthrough North ShoreNeighbourhood House.604-987-8138

ROYALTEA HollyburnHouse will host a high socialteaThursday, May 7, 2-4p.m. at 2095 Marine Dr.,WestVancouver.There willbe an assortment of teas,finger sandwiches andsweets. RSVP. 604-922-7616

Education &TechnologyCOMPUTERASSISTANCEWITHYOUTHVOLUNTEERSWednesdays from 10 a.m.to noon at North ShoreVolunteers for Seniors, 27521st St.,WestVancouver.Registration required.604-922-1575 [email protected]

COMPUTER CLUBLearn how to find freeprograms, solve problemsand look up interestingtopics on the web Mondaysand Fridays, 9 a.m.-noonat Silver Harbour Centre,144 East 22nd St., NorthVancouver. $45 September-August; $30 January-

August. 604-980-2474silverharbourcentre.com

COMPUTER FLIGHTSIMULATION Drop inand fly a Boeing 747 orsome other aircraft on acomputer the second andfourth Friday of each month,10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at theWestVancouver Seniors’Activity Centre, 695 21stSt. $2.25. 604-925-7280westvancouver.ca/seniors

CHINESE SENIORS’GROUP A Mandarin andCantonese speaking groupthat meets for ESL classfollowed by tai chi practiseat Silver Harbour Centre,144 East 22nd St., NorthVancouver. Rosanna,604-988-2931

FARSI SENIORS’GROUP A Farsi speakinggroup that meetsThursdays,10 a.m.-noon to socializeand practise speakingEnglish at Silver HarbourCentre, 144 East 22nd St.,NorthVancouver. Free.604-980-2474silverharbourcentre.com

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Tasting at last week’sCalifornia wine fair was abit like being a kid in theproverbial candy store.

The room was so full ofGolden State iconic namesthat it was tough to knowwhere to turn next. It’s nosurprise that Californiaoffers such appeal. After all,way back when, in the lastcentury, it was Californiaand Australia that broughtthe new world of wine toVancouver several yearsbefore anyone imaginedthat the Okanagan wouldultimately blossom beyondbulk producer.

There is, of course, nohardship in tasting your waythrough the likes of Ridge,Silver Oak, Heitz, GrgichHills and so on. No shortageof serious drops here!

But California alsoproves time and again thatmuch of its appeal lies indiversity and a pioneeringspirit that harks back tothe state’s beginnings.Whoknew, for instance, thatAlbarino (88 points) andGrunerVeltliner (89 points)had made it to Clarksburg

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You can splurge or youcan save.There’s value to befound at almost every level.

All too easily overlookedare some pretty tastysparklers, especially from thelikes of Gloria Ferrer, whichis an offshoot of Spanishwine dynasty and Cavaspecialist Freixenet.

Sonoma Brut N/V yieldsa foamy mousse-and-plush,but focused, palate thatbalances richness and goodacidity with apple and pearnotes ($26-$27, 90 points).

Another sparkling withmore than respectableEuropean lineage, DomaineChandon California BrutClassic N/V sports definitebrioche notes with bakedapple and citrus before acrisp, clean end ($24-$25,90 points).

What intrigued me was asense that California PinotNoir may be taking a turnmore towards its Europeancounterpart, as opposed tobeing all too often shaped insomething resembling thespirit of Shiraz.

Do some digging andyou can find surprisingvalue from areas such asMonterey.

Esser Pinot Noir 2013(Monterey) offers cherrynotes on top before amedium-bodied, quiteplush but also savoury andearthy palate, with red fruit,strawberry, spicy hints andeasy tannins. At $21.79, itrepresents excellent value(91 points). Grilled lambchops, please.

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Coast 2013: Cline may befamously known for oldvines Zin and Mourvedrebut this stylish, quite layeredPinot is also worth a nod forits darker, mocha strawberrytones with some herbal,cedary hints ($27.99, 90+points).

Also worthy, Cline’svalue-priced, well-managedoak below fruit SonomaCoast Chardonnay (90points), which you shouldbe able to find for around$23 through May (90points).

On the heftier side,Pedroncelli Dry CreekZinfandel 2012 sportsripe red berry fruit withmulberry, pepper, spiceand leather notes in a plushpackage ($17-$19, 90points).

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As promised last week,here are some highlightsof this year’s OkanaganSpringWine Festival Best ofVarietal Awards.

I’d be tracking downsome of these, as well asothers:Time Estate Syrah2012 (Black Sage);WildGoose Stoney Slope Riesling2013 (Okanagan Falls);Baillie Grohman Blancs deNoir Rosé 2014 (Creston);Moraine Estate Pinot Noir2012 (Naramata); MountBoucherie Family ReserveSummit 2012 (Okanagan/Similkameen); MoonCurser Cabernet Merlot2012 (Osoyoos); InniskillinDark Horse Cabernet Franc2012 (Oliver); PentageGamay Noir Estate 2013(Okanagan Falls), and more.Full details at owfs.com.

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All donations must be received byThursday, May 14 to be eligible for a match.Counselling. Support. Education.

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Geoff JopsonFOUNDATION CHAIR

March 12th was a great day for the Foundation,and for the citizens ofWest Vancouver.Gathered on the steps of theWest VancouverCommunity Centre in the photograph aboveare representatives from forty six very deservingnon-profit agencies, whose work is improving thelives of so many people in our community. Theywere there to attend our annual Grant Reception,the one day each year when the Foundation isable to directly connect people who care, ourgenerous donors, with causes that matter.

It was a day of great celebration for both theFoundation and our guests, for this year we wereable to award grants totaling just over $165,000,

the largest amount in the past 25 years, and a 60% increase from the previousyear. Many of our donors spoke with pride about the critical work that their fundshave supported this year - delivering hot meals to isolated seniors, creating a“boys club” for vulnerable teens in our public schools, or rescuing boaters in peril

on a dark winter night. These are the true heroes of our community, and theirrequests for financial assistance demanded our attention. Please have a look atthe complete list of awards distributed that day, as I believe it represents the verybest in philanthropy.

This has been a good year for your Foundation. Our assets now exceed$10,000,000, our profile within the community has risen significantly, and we havebeen able to attract a number of important new partners and sponsors. Yourboard of directors is determined to build on this success, as we aspire to be oneof the great community foundations in this country. Our vision is very clear - wewant to be a foundation that changes lives, that continually seeks to understandthe unmet needs that do exist inWest Vancouver, and that ensures that everyonein this community has the opportunity to benefit from the philanthropy of itscitizens. We look forward to your continued support.

Sincerely,

Geoff Jopson

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Ambleside Skatepark Project – to support thedesign and construction of a new skateboard park atAmbleside Park inWestVancouver

Avalon Recovery Society – to support the“Celebrate Recovery”initiative which addresses issues ofaddiction relapse and the stigma of addiction

Booktopia - for Booktopia’s Secondary School Eventand Grade Five Event featuring renowned authorJacquelineWoodson

Big Sisters of BC LowerMainland - for threementoringmatches inWestVancouver

Canadian Cancer Society - to send three kids fromVancouver’s North Shore to Camp Goodtimes

Canadian Chinese Outreach Committee – tosupport the 6th Annual Asian NewYear Celebration in2016

CanadianMental Health Association, NorthandWest Vancouver Branch – to create shortvideos about how to access mental health services

Caulfeild Elementary School – to support theconstruction of a new Primary playground structure

Cerebral Palsy Association of BC – to help theNorth Shore’s Community Connection Program spreadthe word about its“Choice in Supports for IndependentLiving”program

Children of the Street Society – to supportthe“Taking Care of Ourselves, Taking Care of Others”workshops which are designed to prevent sexualexploitation of children and youth, in schools andcommunity groups inWestVancouver

Crisis Intervention& Suicide PreventionCentre of BC – to facilitate the centre’s communityeducation team to provide suicide awareness andprevention workshops toWestVancouver youth andcommunity members

District ofWest Vancouver - to assist withsummer youth work experience and the adventureprogram offered through AmblesideYouth Centre

Easter Seals BC&Yukon - to send two childrenfromWestVancouver to Easter Seals’Camp Squamish

Ecole Cedardale - to construct a paved and partiallyfenced sports court to accommodate basketball andball hockey

Friends ofWhytecliff Park - to help restore thepergola which used to sit at the park’s Lookout overHowe Sound

Gleneagles Community Centre – to cover costsof advertising, green fees, lunch and prizes for JuniorGolfers who play in two JuniorTournaments in July andAugust

Harmony Arts Festival – as a founding sponsorof the Harmony Arts Festival, this grant is to supportthe festival’s operating costs and to be theMain StageSponsor

Hollyburn Family Services Society - to supportsalary costs for an outreach worker whowill supportWestVancouver seniors at risk of homelessness due tochronic tenancy issues

Junior Achievement of BC – to support thedelivery of the“Business Basics”series to Grade Five toEight students inWestVancouver

KayMeek Centre for the Performing Arts- to support Kay Meek Connections, an outreachprogramwhich provides opportunities to experiencelive performance arts and engage with guest artiststhrough free events across the North Shore

Lighthouse Park Preservation Society – tosupport the cost of printing the society’s newsletter,speaker’s honoria for its free public lecture series andbook prizes forWestVancouver students

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation – to purchaserespiratory equipment for the hospital’s Intensive CareUnit

North Shore Jewish Community Centre/Congregation Har El - to assist with the costs of theannual public lighting of the HanukkahMenorah at theWestVancouver Community Centre

North Shore KeepWell Society - to supportthe training of KeepWell volunteers as speakers andpresenters on a range of nutrition-based topics

North ShoreMeals onWheels Society – tokeep the price of meals at its present level despite theloss of a longtime food supplier

North Shore Stroke Recovery Centre - toprovide funding to support guest speakers and specialactivities for our members

Pacific Post PartumSupport Society – toprovide information, assessment, referrals and supportto womenwith postpartum depression or anxiety

Pandora’s Vox Vocal Ensemble Society – topresent a Mother’s Day concert followed by tea and anopportunity to meet the performers

PJ Outdoor Learning - to provide funding forthe amphitheatre which accommodates stageperformances, outdoor cinema, lecture series andcommunity groups

Properties Family Hub Society – to coveroperational and coordination costs for the portablewhere the Properties Family Hub Society resides

Senior Citizens’Special Services Society - tocoordinate the seniors’outreach program, identify andassess individual needs, and recruit and train volunteersto support social engagement

Special Olympics BC Society –North Shore - tosupport the Alpine Ski program at Cypress Mountain

TEDxWestVancouverED - for cost of renting the KayMeek Centre along with the technicians needed and theuse ofWestVancouver Secondary School

TheMusical TheatreWorks of Canada Society- to support the world premiere productions of twoplays, Miss Shakespeare and J. Caesar, at the KayMeekCentre

Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports – to hire avolunteer coordinator to develop and implement a newvolunteer management system for the 2016 ski season

West Vancouver LawnBowling Club – tosupport the 2015 BC Provincial Playdowns hosted bythe club, and to replace the boards around the club’sgrounds

West VancouverMarine Rescue Society – topurchase navigation electronics for the newType 1rescue vessel and to enhance its ability to respond tocalls during weekdays

West VancouverMuseum– to support the design,fabrication and installation costs of an exhibition to beheld in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of themuseum’s annualWest Coast Modern HomeTour

West Vancouver Police Department - to supporta 3 on 3Youth Basketball Tournament in Ambleside Parkin the summer of 2015

West Vancouver Seniors’Activity Centre - tocover a portion of the wages for the shuttle bus drivers

West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society - toenhance the Rodgers Creek estuary by building anintertidal channel to improve access for returning adultsalmon

West Vancouver Track & Field Club – to supportthe cost of running track meets, bursaries for youngandmasters athletes who face financial barriers, andestablishing and running a permanent training programfor masters athletes

West Vancouver Youth Band– to replacetraditional band uniforms for the Symphonic BandDivision

Young Adults Helping U (YAHU), the youth philanthropycouncil of theWestVancouver Community Foundation,is dedicated to supporting youth involved in communityprojects inWestVancouver by promoting volunteerismand philanthropy. This year,YAHU is pleased to awardthe following grants:

Sentinel Secondary School’sMe toWe Club -to help support MiniWe Day

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OnMarch 12, 2015, the Board of Directors of theWestVancouver Community Foundationwere pleased to award $165,470 in community grants to 46 charitableorganizations for 2015 at theWestVancouver Community Centre. Grantswere given to organizations in the fields of health, education, youth, seniors, the arts,social services and the environment, as follows:

UPCOMING EVENTS

The 8th Annual NorthShoreMayors’GolfTournamentThe 8th Annual North Shore Mayors’Golf Tournament will be held on May 22 at thebeautiful Seymour Golf & Country Club. The tournament is endorsed by the threeNorth Shore mayors, including theWest Vancouver Community Foundation’s ownHonorary Director,West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith. This year’s designatedcharity is the North andWest Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Mental HealthAssociation. The first $50,000 raised through the tournament will be donated toassist in the development of a Child andYouth Mental Health Centre to providerapid access to evidence-based treatment and support, for North Shore childrenand youth suffering from depression and anxiety. Funds raised in excess of thisamount are shared between theWest Vancouver Community Foundation and theNorth Shore Community Foundation, who each year team up to put on this fantasticannual fundraiser. Thanks to our generous sponsors, Darwin Properties (Canada) Ltd.,Event Sponsor, and Polygon, Dinner Sponsor, plus a host of others. To register, go towww.mayorsgolf.ca.

Community Day 2015Everyone loves a parade! TheWest Vancouver Community Foundation invites you tocome out toWest Vancouver’s annual Community Day parade on Saturday June 6.This year’s parade theme is “Into the Future”. It’s always a wonderful parade, and a greatopportunity to share in the spirit ofWest Vancouver. Afterwards, enjoy food, music andentertainment at the Community Day festivities in Ambleside Park!

d KayMeek Fundd Faris Family Scholarship Fundd Gertrude and Christina Lawson Scholarship Fundd RobertsonTaylor Endowment Fundd BradleyT. Bowles Scholarship Fundd James A. Inkster Leadership Award Fundd Donald &Marjorie Lanskail Fundd North Shore RescueTeam Endowment FunddWestVancouver United Church PermanentTrust Fund #1dWilliam R.C. PatrickMemorial Fundd YAHU Endowment FunddMayor’s Endowment FunddMarc RozenMemorial Fund ForYouthdWestVancouver Artists Fund Endowment (Harmony Arts)dWestVancouver United Church Endowment Fund #2d Hender Family Fundd Jeremy Dalton Rugby Endowmentd ThunderbirdMarine Corp. FunddWVCF Community FunddWVCF Grant Stabilization Fundd YAHU Flow-Through Fundd Friends of the Gallery Endowment Fundd Fred/k E. Russell Fundd Trajan JamesMartinMemorial Fundd Jerry Beckerman Scholarship FunddWestVancouverYouth Band FunddWVCF Sustainable Environment Endowment FunddWestVancouver Public Art Fundd Tom and Judy Baillie Fundd Joshua GoosMemorial Fund

d Van/WVCF Flow-Through Fundd Irene Carpenter FunddWestVancouver Community Flow-through Fundd Holly & Beke Burne Fundd North Shore Field Hockey Facilities Society FunddWestVancouver Soccer Club Facilities Fundd British Pacific Properties Scholarship FunddWestVancouver Police Dept. Fundd North Shore RescueTeam Flow-through Fundd James A. Inkster Leadership Award Flow-through FunddWestVancouver Soccer ClubMark StevenMemoriald Scholarship Fundd First Aid Ski Patrol Flow-Through Fundd Bonnie J. McLarenMemorial Fundd Black Creek Old Growth Environmental Fundd Ron and Barbara Howard Fundd Capilano Rugby Club“Building on Success”#2 Fundd North Shore Rescue/Tim Jones Legacy Fundd Ambleside Skatepark Projectd HowardMartinMemorial FunddWestVancouverMarine Rescue Societyd Aboriginal Sport Legacy FunddWestVancouver School District Endowment Fundd Capilano RFCWomens’Canadian Players Fundd 100WomenWho Care of the North Shore Flow-through Fundd 100WomenWho Care of the North Shore Endowment Fundd Gift of Music FunddWestVancouver Nature House Fundd Daphne Nicholson Charitable Foundationd Hollyburn Lodge 2015 Renewal Project

FUNDS AS OF APRIL 2015 in chronological order

Creatingmeaningful connections inyour community fosters active, engagedcitizens. That’s why theWest VancouverCommunity Foundation is pleased tosupport the Properties Family Hub Society,launched last fall by theWest VancouverSchool District and its communitypartners at Chartwell Elementary School.The Properties Family Hub offers bothpreschool andmulti-generationaleducation, fitness and English language

programs that were previously unavailablein the area. “There’s essentially somethingfor everyone”says Sandra-Lynn Shortall,Principal of Early Learning. “We knowthat there are areas in some of ourneighbourhoods with families that don’thave access to the kind of programmingthey need to connect to other families,particularly for families with youngchildren and seniors.”Programs run from9 am to 9 pm, Monday to Friday, and areeither free or low cost. The Foundation’sgrant will go towards operational andcoordination costs for the portable wherethe Properties Family Hub Society resides.

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PAST EVENTS

! $10,000,000Milestone EventFoundation Chair GeoffJopson and FoundationSecretary Mark Ballard cutthe cake at a receptionheld at the CapilanoGolf & Country Club lastNovember, for donors,sponsors and friendsof the Foundation, tocelebrate reaching our$10,000,000 Milestone.The Foundation’sgenerous sponsors forthe evening were BritishPacific Properties, Onni,Grosvenor, HY Louie,and Park Royal. Thanksagain to everyone whohelped us reach thisamazing milestone!

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The Foundation threw open its doors to a capacity crowd at areception at the Hollyburn Country Club on January 15 for folks

who wanted to learn more about the Foundation and the work wedo inWest Vancouver. Grant recipient Shannon Ozirny (middle),Youth Librarian at theWest Vancouver Memorial Library, talkedabout the Foundation’s huge impact on Booktopia, the long-

runningWest Vancouver Children’s Literature Festival. Shannonwas joined byWest Vancouver School Board Chair Carolyn Broady(left), andWest Vancouver Memorial Library Board Chair Mary Jo

Campbell (right) for this fun and informative evening!

! Inspired byOlgaThe Foundation’s annual seniors’health forum, held on March 28 at theKay Meek Centre, focussed on staying active in your senior years withan excellent line-up ofWest Vancouver masters athletes touting theirfavourite activity, TED-style. The event’s featured speaker was BruceGrierson, author ofWhat Makes Olga Run?, the story of Olga Kotelko,West Vancouver’s nonagenarian international track sensation whopassed away last year. Olga’s daughter, Lynda Rabson (centre) wason hand with copies of her mother’s book for sale. Also pictured (leftto right), are writer Michele Carter, Richard Rabson and FoundationDirector Bill Harvey.

On Friday June 12, theWest Vancouver CommunityFoundation returns to the venerableWest VancouverLawn Bowling Club. Come to play to supportthis classic event, then join us in the evening onthe greens for a community mixer with wine andappetizers. Play and stay for $40 per person, orchoose to join us at the conclusion of play in the lateafternoon for $40 per person, as we build communityin one ofWest Vancouver’s most beautiful settings.

Come at 2 pm for a chance to learn bowlingtechnique from talented club volunteers. Teams ofsix can register, but singles are welcome too. Gamesbegin at 3 pm on the club’s splendid greens. Don’tworry about wearing white – we go technicolour forthis one! And the brighter the better so come in yourmost colourful attire! Your ticket gets you a burger orhot dog and refreshment, plus Howe Sound BrewingCompany will provide a cash bar. At the end of the

afternoon, scores are tallied, a winner is declared, andthe coveted trophy goes to the winning team.

At 6pmwe will be joined by staff from the BeachHouse Restaurant who will be providing appetizersto enjoy with a glass of wine. This will be a greattime to connect with your fellow philanthropicWestVancouverites.

TheWest Vancouver Mayor’s Lawn Bowling Socialpresenting sponsor is Park Royal. Event sponsorsinclude British Pacific Properties, Grosvenor, OnniGroup and RBCWealth Management, and othersponsors include Tiddlycove Lions Club, Fresh St.Market andWestVancouver.com. Partial proceedsfrom this event will go to support the newWestVancouver Nature House. If you would like moreinformation or to register, please go to www.westvancouver.com for registration details or call theFoundation’s office at 604-925-8153.

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Donation amount: # $500 # $250 # $150 # $100 # $50 #Other ______

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# ______________________________________Fund(For a complete list of funds, go towww.westvanfoundation.com or call us at 604-925-8153.)It ismy direction that this gift be deposited to the capital of the Foundation and be held in perpetuity,and that only the income it generates be distributed for the charitable projects of this Fund.

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The Foundation issues official tax receipts for any donation over $25.CHARITABLE REGISTRATIONNO. 132171679 RR0001

TO OUR SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERSThank you

" Ambleside TiddlycoveLions Club

" Baillie Law" British Pacific Properties" Burgers Architecture" Cactus Club" Coast Capital Savings" CopemanHealthcare Centre" District ofWest Vancouver" Dominion Lending" Farran Foundation" Fawcett Insurance" Fresh St. Market/H.Y. Louie

" Ginger Jar" Grosvenor" Hollyburn Funeral Services" Howe Sound Brewery" Humanity FinancialManagement

" LeithWheeler"Matt T. Hansen Architect" North Shore News" Onni Group" Ortgeard Insurance andFinancial Services Ltd.

" PARC Retirement Living

" Park Royal Shopping Centre" Pawson LawGroup" RBCWealthManagement" Sarah J. Photography" The BeachhouseRestaurant & Lounge

" ThunderbirdMarine Group" Travel Concepts Ltd." UBS Bank"WestVancouver LawnBowling Club"WestVancouver Youth Band"WesternManagementConsultants

Volunteers: TomAllison, Catherine Barr, Merla Beckerman, Brooke Campbell, EdithConrad, Marja de JongWesterman, Clarinda Kung, Carol Ludvigsen, Coleen Nemtin,Jennifer Orum, Trish Panz, Richard Rees, Marlis Steininger, RobTravers, Richard van Liempt

WESTVANCOUVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

2014 2015$ $

ASSETSCurrent Cash 353,355 253,992

Accounts receivable 3,716 709GST receivable 3,454 2,311Event deposit 3,263 1,500

363,788 258,512Investments 9,843,137 4,803,294Interest in Life Insurance Policy 35,644 33,779

10,242,569 5,095,585LIABILITIESCurrent Accounts payable 14,443 12,989

Deferred sponsorships 5,400Managed funds underadministration 645,403

659,846 18,389Managed & Flow-Thru FundsUnder Administration 741,648 1,320,255

1,401,494 1,338,644Net AssetsEndowment Funds 6,966,967 2,008,033Flow-Thru, Administration &Stabilization Funds 1,497,299 1,392,598Community Fund 376,809 356,310

8,841,075 3,756,94110,242,569 5,095,585

Front row:Geoff Jopson (Chair), Bill Harvey, BarbMcMillan, Nancy Farran (Vice Chair), DelainaBell (Executive Director), Ann Hamilton, Susan Beck (Financial Assistant), AlainaWong(Administrative Assistant). Back row: Jim Boyd, Colleen Cattell, Gerry Humphries (Past Chair),Fanny Patterson, Phillip McLeod (Treasurer), Mark Ballard Absent: Craig Cantlie

TheWestVancouver Community Foundation held its 36th AnnualGeneral Meeting on April 16, 2015 at theWestVancouver Lawn BowlingClub. Reports were given and Chair Geoff Jopson reported that thetotal of fundswas nowover $10M and $149,309was disbursed back tothe community in 2014. At themeeting, Geoff acknowledged departedboardmembers Bill Harvey and Fanny Patterson.

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HONORARY DIRECTOR:

Mayor Michael SmithEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Delaina BellFINANCIAL ASSISTANT:

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Weekly Camper FeesJune 29 – September 4 • 8:30am – 4:30pm

5 days/week Week #’s 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 Fee: $194.004 days/week Week #’s1 & 6 only (Closed Statutory holidays) Fee: $170.003 days/week Fee: $136.002 days/week Fee: $ 88.00

Extra Hours:7:45 – 8:30 am Fee per day $54:30 – 5:45 pm Fee per day $9

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PRICES INCLUDE ALL ADMISSIONS & TRANSPORTATIONON OUR SCHOOL BUS

Summer Day Camp 2015School Age Kids K - 7

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CAMPS-2015Basketball Camps: Instructed by Capilano U Varsity Basketball Coaches and Athletes

BB1: July 13-17 *ST. PIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9:00-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 10-12 yrs. $150

BB2: July 20-24 *MEMORIAL GYMHARRY JEROME 8:30-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 13-15 yrs. $105

BB3: July 20-24 *MEMORIAL GYMHARRY JEROME 12:30-4:00 pm Boys & Girls 10-12 yrs. $105

BB4: Aug 10-14 Cap U Sportsplex 9:00-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 10-12 yrs. $150

BB5: Aug 17-21 Cap U Sportsplex 9:00-12:00 pm Boys 13-15 yrs. $150

BB6: Aug 17-21 Cap U Sportsplex 1:00-4:00 pm Girls 13-15 yrs. $150

Volleyball Camps: Instructed by Capilano U Varsity Volleyball Coaches and Athletes

VB1: July 20-24 Cap U Sportsplex 9:00-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 11 & 12 yrs. $150

VB2: July 20-24 Cap U Sportsplex 1:00-4:00 pm Boys & Girls 14 & 15 yrs. $150

VB3: Aug 10-14 *MEMORIAL GYMHARRY JEROME 8:30-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 13-15 yrs. $105

VB4: Aug 10-14 *MEMORIAL GYMHARRY JEROME 12:30-4:00 pm Boys & Girls 10-12 yrs. $105

VB5: Aug 10-14 Cap U Sportsplex 1:00-4:00 pm Boys & Girls 16-17 yrs. $150

VB6: Aug 24-28 *Sutherland Secondary 9:00-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 13 yrs. $150

VB7: Aug 24-28 *Sutherland Secondary 1:00-4:00 pm Boys & Girls 14 & 15 yrs. $150

Ultimate Camps: Instructed by Vancouver’s Pro Ultimate Team The Vancouver Nighthawks

UL1: July 20-24 9:00-12:00 pm Boys & Girls 10-12 yrs. $150

UL2: July 20-24 1:00-4:00 pm Boys & Girls 13-15 yrs. $150

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TENNIS CAMPSJunior - Week long camps fromJuly - Aug for all levels startingat age 6+. Adults - all levelswelcome.

LIFEGUARD TRAININGBronze Medallion, Bronze Crossand NLS

HOCKEY CAMPSLearn to Skate, week long daycamps, skill development andtryout prep programs availablethroughout the summerbeginning June 29.

CHILDMINDINGSUMMER ART &MINI SPORTS BALLPROGRAMS3 hour programs throughoutAugust run from 9am - 12pmfor ages 2 to 6.

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MAHON PARKARTIFICIAL TURFSPORTS FIELD The Cityof North Vancouver willhold an open house to beginthe process of adding anartificial turf sports field inMahon Park Tuesday, May 5,5-8 p.m. at Carson Grahamsecondary, 2145 Jones Ave.,North Vancouver. Displayboards and an online surveywill be posted after the openhouse. cnv.org/mahonparkatf

LET’S TALK DevelopEnglish skills while discussingcurrent events Wednesdays,May 6, 13, 20 and 27, 7-8:30 p.m. at West VancouverMemorial Library, 1950Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca

NEWCOMER YOUTHFOCUS GROUPPermanent residents,caregivers and open workpermit residents, ages 18-30,are invited to a meeting todiscuss issues related towelcoming, belonging andinclusion Wednesday, May6, 6:30-8 p.m. at NorthShore Multicultural Society,

123 East 15th St., NorthVancouver. Registrationrequired. [email protected]

PARKGATE MEN’SSINGERS A casualbarbershop-style singingprogram May 6, 11:15a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Parkgatelibrary, 3675 Banff Court,North Vancouver. Lyrics andmusic for popular songs,mostly from the 1940s and’50s, will be provided alongwith piano accompaniment.Registration required. 604-929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca

MARKETINGYOURSELF TOPOTENTIALEMPLOYERS A careerspecialist will be on handto show how to effectivelypresent skills and valueto potential employersor networking contactsWednesday, May 6, 1:30-3:30p.m. at North VancouverCity Library, 120 West 14thSt. Free, registration notrequired. nvcl.ca

THE LIONS GATECHRISTIANACADEMY AWARDSThe academy is hosting theirannual spring gala fundraiserWednesday, May 6, 6-9:30p.m. at BlueShore FinancialCentre for the PerformingArts at Capilano University,2055 Purcell Way, NorthVancouver. $20. For ticketscall, 604-984-8226.

COMPUTER BASICSFOR BEGINNERS Agentle introduction on howto use a mouse and keyboard,open and close a programand use Windows and theInternet Thursday, May 7,2-4 p.m. at West VancouverMemorial Library, 1950Marine Dr. Registrationrequired. 604-925-7405

ONE-ON-ONETECHNOLOGYASSISTANCE Sign up for30 minutes of personalizedhelp with the Internet, email,word processing, social mediaor an e-reader Thursday,May 7, 1-4 p.m. at Capilanolibrary, 3045 HighlandBlvd., North Vancouver.Registration required. 604-987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca

ENGLISH CORNER EnjoyEnglish conversation whilemaking new friends Fridays,May 8, 15, 22 and 29, 10-11:30 a.m. at West Vancouver

Memorial Library, 1950Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca

KEYNOTE LUNCHEONLearn about theopportunities and benefitsthe national shipbuildingprojects will bring to theNorth Shore with speakerJonathan Whitworth, CEOof Seaspan, Friday, May8, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. atSeymour Golf and CountryClub, which is located at3723 Mount SeymourPkwy., North Vancouver.$49 members, $74 for non-members. nvchamber.ca

SEA TO SKYREGIONAL HERITAGEFAIR A showcase ofstudent history projects willbe on display Friday, May8, 6:30 p.m. at Lynn Valleylibrary, 1277 Lynn ValleyRd., North Vancouver.Explore little known storiesof Canada’s past and learnhow they may impact thefuture.

FOODSAFE LEVELONE COURSE willtake place Saturday, May9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at St.Andrew’s United Church,1044 St. Georges Ave.,North Vancouver. $55.Registration required.604-985-0408 [email protected]

SILVER HARBOURSPRING SALE The SilverHarbour Seniors’ ActivityCentre will be holding aspring sale Saturday, May 9,10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 144 East22nd St., North Vancouver.The sale includes baking, aclothing boutique, knitting,crafts, pottery and more.Free. silverharbourcentre.com

CAULFEILD MAY DAYCaulfeild May Day will takeplace Saturday, May 9, 10a.m. to 4 p.m. at CaulfeildVillage Shopping Centre,off Headland Drive,WestVancouver. Event includesstage entertainment, ponyrides, arts and crafts, facepainting, coffee gardenand more, concluding withmusic from Wednesday atErnies, 8 p.m. at CaulfeildCove Hall, 4773 PiccadillyRd. south,West Vancouver.caulfeildmayday.ca

QUAKE COTTAGE TheNorth Shore EmergencyManagement Office willdemonstrate an earthquakesimulator that has been

brought from California May9, 1-5 p.m. at 1277 LynnValley Rd., North Vancouver.

A WHISKY LIBRARY:A FUNDRAISER INMEMORY OF TRISHMCMORDIE Help raisefunds for the library whileenjoying tastings of finewhiskies, food and ceilidhmusic Saturday, May 9,7:30-10:30 p.m. at LynnValley Library, 1277 LynnValley Rd., North Vancouver.$55 whisky-tasting ticket;$25 non-whisky ticket.Tickets are available at anyNVDPL branch or online atwhiskylibrary.eventbrite.ca.

LGH VIGIL The annualMother’s Day vigil will takeplace Sunday, May 10, 2-3p.m. on the 13th Street sideof Lions Gate Hospital,North Vancouver.

CANADIANFEDERATION OFUNIVERSITY WOMEN-WEST VANCOUVER Thefederation is having an annualgeneral meeting Monday,May 11, 6 p.m. at the WestVancouverYacht Club, 5854Marine Dr. Guest speakerwill be Chris Kennedy,CEO and superintendent ofWest Vancouver schools. Allwomen welcome. cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca

GETTING STARTEDWITH PINTEREST Diveinto Pinterest to get inspiredand organized Tuesday,May 12, 2-3:30 p.m. at WestVancouver Memorial Library,1950 Marine Dr. Registrationrequired. 604-925-7405

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE WORLD OUTSIDE

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MarjorieKinnan Rawlings

“I do not understandhow anyone can livewithout some small

place of enchantmentto turn to.”

— Marjorie KinnanRawlings

Encouraged by her editorat Scribner’s,Maxwell

Perkins,who wasimpressed by the letters

she wrote him abouther life in Cross Creek,

Rawlings began writingstories set in the Floridascrub country. In 1930,Scribner’s accepted twoof her stories,“Cracker

Chidlings”and“Jacob’sLadder,”both about

the poor,backcountryFlorida residents

who were quite similar toher neighbors

at Cross Creek.—Wikipedia

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MITCHELL SMYTHMeridianWriters’ Group

CROSS CREEK,Fla.: Marjorie KinnanRawlings wanted to getaway from urban life, tofind “some small placeof enchantment” (herwords) where she couldwrite.

She found it hereamong the poor whitesharecroppers of north-central Florida, the peopleknown as “crackers.”She bought a citrusgrove, she and husbandCharles moved in and sheunpacked her typewriter.

There was no indoorplumbing and power camefrom a generator. Andthere was no telephone. Aranger-guide at the grove,now a state park, takesup the story: “One dayin 1939 the girl from thegrocery store a couple ofmiles away came runningup. ‘You’re wanted on thephone,’ she said. ‘You’vewon something.’”

Indeed she had. She’dwon the Pulitzer Prizefor her novel TheYearling,about a cracker couple andtheir young son and his petfawn.

The farmhouse— actually three crackerhouses stitched together bywalkways — is preservedmuch as it was then.The citrus trees areladen, there’s a vintageOldsmobile in a lean-to,blue herons wade in thecreek and chickens, ducksand cats wander around.Park rangers, in 1930speriod garb, take visitors— an estimated 30,000 ayear — around.

During the dayRawlings and her husband(they divorced the sameyear Rawlings won herPulitzer) built fences,pruned trees, slaughteredhogs, picked oranges andgrapefruit and foughtstorms and flies. And nowand then Marjorie wentoff to live for a while withcracker families, absorbing,as historian Webb Garrisonnotes, “the colour, cadenceand unremitting despair ofFlorida life in the 1930s.”

Then she put it allon paper, pounding hertypewriter, a similar modelto the one you’ll find todayin the table in the livingroom, near drafts of someof her manuscripts.

In 1942 she published

the memoir Cross Creek,recording her early yearsstruggling on the citrusgrove. Some critics call ither best work but it hasbeen overshadowed bythe success of TheYearling.Both Cross Creek and TheYearling have been madeinto motion pictures.

Rawlings didn’t spendall her time working thefarm and writing. Guidessay she liked to partynow and then.There wasProhibition when shefirst moved in and shewould go to places deepin the woods and drinkwith moonshiners andbring back a five-gallonjar. Moonshiners figure inseveral of her stories.

After the Pulitzer win,Florida, which lacked theliterary aristocracy of someother states, basked inthe shadow of Rawlings’success. She welcomed thelikes of Robert Frost, A. J.Cronin, Dylan Thomas andWendell Wilkie to CrossCreek. Ernest Hemingwaybecame a friend — she hassaid his crisp style was aninspiration — and FirstLady Eleanor Rooseveltentertained her at theWhite House.

Marjorie Kinnan

Rawlings died of a cerebralhemorrhage in 1953,aged 57. She is buriedin a cemetery near herpeaceful citrus grove inCross Creek. Her gravemarker reads simply: “Byher writing she endeared

herself to the people of theworld.”If you go:

For more informationgo to the MarjorieKinnan Rawlings HistoricState Park website atfloridastateparks.org/

marjoriekinnanrawlings/.For information on

travel in Florida go to thestate’s Visit Florida websiteat visitflorida.com.

— More stories atculturelocker.com.

Rawlings revelled in rural life

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End thedemand for puppymill dogsLast week I wrote aboutPepper, a puppy millpuppy that I had beenworking with.

The poor dog hadsuch deep-rooted fearsdue to being horriblyunder-socialized that therehabilitation was takingmonths longer it wouldwith a dog that didn’tcome from such a diresituation.

I received a few emailsregarding this puppy andI think there is still a greatdeal of misinformationregarding dogs from puppymills which I will do mybest to clear up.

First off, the puppywas not “horrendous” asone reader commented.Her fearful behaviourwas directly relatedto inadequate humaninteraction and exposure

to life in general.Thelittle dog had a lovelytemperament that oddlycame out when theowners’ 18-month-olddaughter was in the room.The two sat together andwhether the daughter hada blossoming gift the dogperceived or whether thedog felt at peace with the

toddler I will never know,but the interaction wastouching.The daughterwas the only human thedog allowed to touch her.

What is horrendousabout puppy mill puppiesis the conditions they areforced to live in — oftenin wire cages so tiny theyare only able to lie downand can barely stand.Theyoften spend their lives inthe dark or dim lighting.Human interaction isminimal, consisting offeedings and removingthe pups from the mother,often before the healthyage of eight weeks.

Puppy mill puppiesare not always mixedbreeds. In fact, many areconsidered “purebred”dogs.The breeders maynot be reputable, but thedogs are pure of breed due

to inbreeding practices.What is inbreeding?

That is when parents arebred with offspring andsiblings with one another.Yes, this is kinda sicko, butit is not exclusive to puppymills or dogs. As offensiveas it sounds, it is also abreeding practice usedby “reputable breeders”who are trying to achievethe perfect representativespecimen of the breed.

This is not to say thatall purebred dogs areinbred. Some come froma varied genetic lineagewithin the breed itself andothers are line-bred. Linebreeding is when unclesare bred with nieces orhalf-siblings are bredwith each other.To get abetter understanding, visitthe website davidcavill.wordpress.com and read

the article entitled “Abeginner’s guide toinbreeding and linebreeding” and watch theAdam Ruins Everythingvideo onYouTube called“The bizarre truth aboutpurebred dogs (and whymutts are better).”

Because purebredpuppy mill puppies areexclusively inbred, theyhave a greater chanceof illness and geneticdiseases. Besides beingsocially dysfunctional,it is likely they will beunhealthy their whole livesand die early.

Mixed-breed puppymill puppies may beconsidered somewhat (Iuse that term loosely)healthier, due to theirgenetic variation but, asin the case of Pepper,they are still going to beextremely behaviorallychallenged, just as puppymill purebred dogs wouldbe.

What I am saying hereis “don’t buy a puppymill puppy of any kind,purebred or mixed breed!”The only way to stop thisbusiness of supplyingsocially and physically sickpuppies is to stop buyingthem and eliminate thedemand. Basic economicsstates that when thereis no more demand, thesupply stops.

So what do you dowhen you want to get adog, be it purebred or

mixed breed. Do yourhomework.

If you want a purebreddog and the idea ofinbreeding or even line-breeding offends you, thenresearch breeders wholimit this practice.

If you want a mixed-breed dog, there are plentyin local shelters literallydying to find a home. Ifyou choose to purchaseone from a classified ad,make sure you are ableto go to the home ofthe individual and seethe living conditions.Accidents happen.Sometimes Fee-fee getsbusy with Rex down thestreet and the ensuingpups need a home.Theseare not puppy mills,nor are they backyardbreeders.This is just ahuman mistake (and weall have made them, somebigger than others). But ifthey suggest you meet ina parking lot to exchangethe cash for the dog, don’tbuy it!

If you want to be aresponsible dog owner,start by making aresponsible choice whenit comes to where you getyour dog.

Joan Klucha has beenworking with dogs for morethan 15 years in obedience,tracking and behaviouralrehabilitation. Contacther through her websitek9kinship.com.

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Thirteen wee soccerplayers from the LowerMainland will settlein today and watchManchester City take onTottenham in an EnglishPremier League matchup.

They won’t, however,be sitting on a bunchof couches in a NorthVancouver basement.They’ll be right thereatWhite Hart Lane inLondon — close enoughto see the sweat on SergioAquero’s brow, hearthe songs of the rabidsupporters and smell thehistory of the 115-year-old stadium — thanks tothe first international tourorganized by the NorthVancouver Football Club.

“They had their lasttraining session last nightand they were just overthe moon,” NVFC HighPerformance Academydirector Tony Pensato saidWednesday, a day beforethe team was set to departon their two-week odysseyto England and Italy.The players will train atfamous academies, playgames against Europeanyouth squads and takein professional gamesfeaturing some of theworld’s greatest players.“What they’re really excitedabout is going to the ManCity vs.Tottenham game.They’re really fired upabout that — that’s a toughticket to get over there. Andfor a lot of them Man Cityis their favourite team.”

Pensato and fellowacademy director MichaelD’Agostino did the bulkof the planning for the tripand will accompany the 13players — all born in 2004— on the trip as coaches.Nine of the players play inthe NVFC system whilefour come from otherclubs.The players wereselected in November basedon their playing abilityas well as training habitsand behaviour.The triphas been in the works fortwo years now as a natural

extension of the club’s HighPerformance Program.

“One of the things wewanted to do was be a placefor all levels of kids, andkids with different kinds ofaspirations and abilities,”said NVFC technicaldirector Steve Kindel. “Wehave a good house program,we’re very good at retainingplayers. . . .This programwe were looking at what canwe put on, and be attractiveto, our most high-levelplayers.”

NVFC was formedin 2010 as a result ofthe merger of NorthVancouver’s LynnValley,Lions Gate and Seymoursoccer associations,immediately becomingone of the largest clubsin Canada.The HighPerformance Programwas created for playerslooking for more intensetraining.The club wants theinternational trip to becomean annual tradition that willcreate some buzz around

the soccer community.“This is sort of like the

icing on the cake,” saidKindel. “It goes beyondjust an extra practice oncea week and having somegames against teams fromCoquitlam or Burnaby orother academies. It’s a hugestep above that in terms ofexcitement levels.

“No matter how youparticipate in our club— as a coach, as a boardmember, or a manager,and obviously as a player— we want everybody tohave good experiences. . ..This particular group ofplayers happens to be goodat soccer and they want topractice and play four orfive times a week and signup for all kinds of extrasoccer.We want them tohave an awesome soccerexperience.”

The players andtheir families aren’t onlyinvesting their time — the

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trip comes at a relativelyhigh cost. All told the pricetag will be about $3,500per player, with each playeraccompanied by at least oneparent at the same price.

“Financially it’s a bigcommitment,” said Pensato.“The fundraising onlydoes so much — it’s just afraction of it. . . . Londonis killing us. It’s veryexpensive.”

The rewards, however,

are more than worth theprice, he said.

“It’s more than justgoing over there for soccer.They pick up the subtletiesof other cultures, howpassionate they are,” saidPensato, who organized

several team trips to Europethrough his own privatebusiness before joiningNVFC to get their travelprogram flying. “The kidslove being treated likeprofessionals.You’ve got a 7a.m. bus, you’ve got to meet

at the bus, you’ve got topack your gear and all thatstuff.You have a game, youshower up and you headback in the bus, back toyour hotel.They just get akick out of that.”

Some players whomake the trip end uphooking up with Europeanclubs for future trainingopportunities, said Pensato,although that’s not thepoint of the trip.

“I never sell it as, ‘Hey,this is your chance to gopro in Europe,’” he said.“That’s just too much of along shot.”

The secret, said Pensato,is that the trip is just asmuch about the parents asit is about the kids, addingthat parents are blown awayby what they see when theygo to youth academies inEurope.

“They’ll see these guysthe same age as (theirchildren) — the teachercomes into the trainingfacility, teaches them forfour hours a day.Two hoursin the morning, then theytrain, two hours in theafternoon, then they train.That’s what’s happening tokids their age over there. . ..The parents see that andthey say, ‘Aw geez, maybethat’s why Canada can’tcrack the top 130 in theworld.’ It’s so unbelievablewhat they do for playerdevelopment over there,and what a big business itis. Right now they thinksoccer is their world andit’s like, ‘Oh man I hope Ican make theWhitecapsone day.’ It’s so muchbigger than that. Not todownplay theWhitecaps,but it is huge with theseteams.Tottenham has beenaround for (more than) 100years.”

The travel team hasalready succeeded increating buzz around theclub.

“When they’re at thefield these guys practicein their special gear,” saidPensato. “Everyone is awarethat there is a travel teamnow and everyone is kind ofgunning for it.”

One thing Pensato issure about is that the kidswho are living out theirdreams right now will bere-living them for years tocome. He has a 22-year-oldson who came on a tourwhen he was 12.

“He and his friends stilltalk about that trip as oneof their (career) highlights,”he said. “They’ve beenplaying at places around theworld and that’s still one ofthe things they remember.”

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