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We hang out in them, picnic in them and play sports in them. Now West Vancouver wants to know what you

think of them.The district’s Parks Master Plan Working

Group is asking the community what it values most about the municipality’s green spaces and what needs more attention. Input from residents will help shape the future vision for West Van’s parks system.

“Consultation with the community is vital to the success of the Parks Master Plan,” the work-ing group’s co-chair Lori Williams said in a press release. “Our parks are community space and the plan is all about reflecting the aspira-tions of our community.”

The working group has been asked by council to create a policy that sets the direction for the management, protection and enhancement of the district’s parks. A recent municipal survey indicates the environment is West Van residents’ number-one concern, Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones said.

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our parks are much-loved and respected places,” she said. “We hope that people will provide their input at this important stage in creating a plan for the future of our parks.”

West Van residents are invited to attend workshops on the issue. Attendees will be asked what they like most about West Van’s parks, what aspects need attention and what their visions for the parks are?

For more information visit www.westvancou-ver.ca or call 604-925-7000.

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Sitting next to Martin is Olivia Woods and Chelsea Cameron. They’re both members of the high school’s Free the Children club. Like Martin, Woods also helped con-struct a school in Kenya, just in another village. Cameron volunteered her time to build a community centre on Ometepe Island in the middle of Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua.

All three Grade 12 students say the experience changed the course of their lives. All three say they want to continue their philanthropy into university.

Before they wave goodbye to West Van high school, they have one more mission.

“Basically our ultimate goal is to build another school in a developing country,” Martin says.

On Wednesday, April 27, the clubs have organized a screening of the documen-tary film A Small Act by Jennifer Arnold. Tickets cost $20 to the 7 p.m. show about a successful Kenyan lawyer who seeks to thank his sponsor.

Cameron is hopeful the turnout to the Kay Meek Centre event will be good. After living in a one-room house for nine days with her host family in Nicaragua, Cameron says its amazing how little money is needed to make a difference.

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If the event sells out, the students will raise $10,000. It costs $8,000 to build an entire school, Woods notes. Extra funds would go to next year’s club’s project.

“Hopefully each year the club will build a school or well,” she says.

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Offsets has them in spades. Bright green walls? Check. Exposed brick? Yep. Staff mem-bers draped in Patagonia outdoor clothing? Definitely.

But a signed, framed picture of actress and perennially unlucky-in-love tabloid fixture Jennifer Aniston?

“You know people ask me about that picture all the time,” says ERA CEO Robert Falls, with a smile.

“I was in London, England, in a stamp store and there it was. It isn’t so exciting, I guess. But on that particular day, it rattled me.”

Growing up in Burnaby, not far from the main BCIT campus, Falls says he often found himself playing in his neighbourhood forest. The draw to the woods was innate, he says, and even as a youngster he had a passion for trees.

Fast forward to university. Falls parlayed that childhood interest into bio-resource studies at the University of British Columbia. He would eventually pursue a doctorate at UBC, but not before applying for a one-of-a-kind gig.

While travelling in the Yukon in the summer of 1983, a friend circled an interesting job post-ing in a Whitehorse newspaper. The government was looking for applicants to form Canada’s first space team and Falls wanted in. Still carrying his demanding courseload at school, Falls hit the gym. He worked out every day for six months, knowing how important physical conditioning would be to the challenging qualification process. Some months later, he received a letter from the Canadian Astronaut Program. Falls hadn’t made the cut.

After graduation, he went to work in the energy industry, spending years at West Coast Energy, now called Duke Energy, managing the company’s environmental division. In 1990, he was involved in the beginning of the B.C. Carbon Project, a pioneering attempt at determining the province’s status of carbon emissions and remov-al potential, with Greenpeace founding member Patrick Moore.

In 2004, he co-founded ERA. The Aniston shot isn’t the only piece of enter-

tainment-focused memorabilia around the office. On a bookshelf, steps from Falls’ desk, is a stack of Rolling Stone magazines. However, the pres-ence of the fabled music bi-weekly isn’t the result of an impulse purchase; the magazine’s paper supplier, Catalyst Paper, is an ERA client.

Since 2007, Nanaimo-based Catalyst has been purchasing carbon offsets from ERA, in an effort to achieve a carbon-neutral footprint. The sale of a carbon offset — a financial instrument used to represent the removal of, or reduction in, green-house gas emissions — starts on the forest floor.

ERA identifies opportunities to restore forests across the world. Once a potential project is ear-marked, ERA enters into an agreement with a local jurisdiction to begin working on a particu-lar greenspace. Maple Ridge, for example, signed a 100-year contract with ERA six years ago. Since September 2005, nearly 75,000 trees have been planted in the municipality, while invasive species and underlying brush have been removed from greenbelts, municipal parks and other dedicated parklands. Similar jobs are on the books for both the District of Mission and Metro Vancouver Parks.

Once a particular forest has been restored, the point at which “trees are free to grow,” as Falls

calls it, ERA maintains and monitors the spaces and sells the carbon offset the trees provide. As they grow, trees store large amounts of carbon, effectively reducing the amount of carbon diox-ide in the atmosphere. That reduction is the off-set ERA sells to its clients.

Earlier this month, ERA signed a large-scale deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that will result in the cessation of an active logging zone in the western part of the country. Once the cessation is in place, ERA will help facilitate a community-based conservation program with area residents. Preliminary data from ERA reveals that up to one million tonnes of emission reductions, from the 299,685-hectare zone, can be produced each year once the proj-ect is implemented. The average carbon price per tonne in 2009 was US $6.50.

“It’s a landscape-scale project, larger than any-thing we can do here,” says Falls.

“And it’s a significant milestone in implement-ing landscape-scale climate mitigation projects internationally and has the potential to reward investors in the rapidly developing carbon mar-ket.”

It’s exciting, Falls admits, and he’s proud of the ground he’s been able to break in the envi-ronmental field. But, he warns, society is only on the cusp of mending the damage it’s done. The problems he’s working to fix will be realized long after he’s done.

“I’ll be dead and gone. This climate change issue is going to take decades, generations to fix,” says the 59-year-old.

“What we’re doing is for the future. It took me a long time to realize that. This is a long journey, but we need to take reasonable measures about what we can do.”

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Robert Falls, CEO of the North Vancouver environmental firm ERA Carbon Offsets.Rob Newell photo

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Kearney at the West Vancouver Fraiche restaurant dinner which was all part of VPIWF. E Looking their dapper best at the Vancouver Auto Show preview gala night are New Car Dealers president and CEO Blair Qualey and Jeff Thiessen. F Former North Shore Outlook editor turned Vancouver Sun auto writer Andrew McCredie takes the super car tour with BMW dealership owner Brian Jessel at the Auto Show gala.

G Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left, congratulates Christopher Gaze, Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, on their new mainstage tent at a private reception held in the home of Peter and Joanne Brown. H Raising money for Japan tsunami survivors are Hapa Umi restaurant owners Lea and Justin Ault, left, and West Vancouver PR pro Tanis Tsisserev.

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BUSINESS OF THE YEARBusiness must be located in West Vancouver. Must have made a positive im-pact within their trade or industry. Must have a reputation for provid-ing a superior level of customer service and support the commu-nity in some capacity.

YOUNGENTREPRENEURAs of June 1, 2011, the candidate must be a partner or shareholder of West Vancouver Corporation and must be 40 years old or younger.

MOST GREENBUSINESSThe business must be located in West Vancouver and display eco-friendly business practices, have new products or services that are eco-friendly.

CITIZEN OF THE YEARBased on an indi-vidual’s achievements or contributions to the community of West Vancouver in one or more of the following areas; Community Service, Sport, Arts & Culture, Environment, Business & Economic Development.

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Metro Vancouver is currently mulling over its options. They range from a basic $400-million facility, which solely treats sewage, to a $2.8-bil-lion system which incorporates all the three municipalities’ waste streams to generate rev-enue.

While the price tag is hefty, local government shouldn’t automatically rule out the integrated resource recovery (IRR) model, said Patrick Lucey, the senior aquatic ecologist for Fidelis Resource Group. Fidelis wrote the study for Metro examining the North Shore’s potential for capitalizing on its waste.

IRR models start with the assumption that there is no waste. Sewage is used to produce heat and biogas. Phosphorus, a common ingredi-ent in toothpastes, detergents and pesticides, is siphoned out of the liquid stream, while the sew-age sludge, also known as biosolids, is digested or gasified to produce energy or used as fertilizer. Recovered water can go toward industrial opera-tions or uses such as watering lawns.

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“What IRR does is close the loop on water and energy,” Lucey said. “It is a design with nature principle.”

The study suggests that energy from a waste plant, powered by gasifying organics and wood scraps, feed into a 54-kilometre district energy system from Maplewood to Ambleside. Annual energy available is equivalent to heating about

40,000 homes. Approximately 25% of this energy could be used by public sector buildings, with a focus on the Lonsdale corridor and Ambleside. By signing onto the energy system the study esti-mates customers would see a 25 per cent cost saving. It’s also estimated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 208,900 tonnes per year — 27 per cent lower than current North Shore levels.

Over a 50-year span, the project would cost approximately $2.8 billion, but it would also gen-erate revenues of $2.8 billion over the same time frame, Lucey said.

“What the model suggests is the net revenue and costs are essentially equal,” he said, noting a traditional sewage plant, with no revenue-making technology, costs approximately $1.1 billion over its lifetime.

No matter the potential revenue, the IRR model’s bill is spinning the heads of local mayors. The capital is simply too high, West Vancouver Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones said. She doubts the provincial and federal government would back such a plan, pointing to the prob-lems TransLink has had in finding funding for the $1.4-billion Evergreen Line.

“I thought $400 million was a lot,” she said of the cost of a basic sewage treatment plant.

Instead of drafting a “wholesale” regional change, West Van is already focusing on local initiatives, Goldsmith-Jones said.

The district is currently looking at tapping into the ocean’s heat in a geo-exchange pilot project off John Lawson Park. It already has a number of plastic coils in a rock reefs on the seabed, which will hook into the system to provide heat and cooling to municipal and private buildings.

The municipality is also experiencing ris-ing rates in garbage diversion, Goldsmith-Jones noted, a trend the district expects to continue.

“What you see [in West Van] are examples of really good micro-products,” she said.

The final sewage system that’s selected must respect the type and size of North Shore commu-nities, she said. It could capitalize on localized opportunity with neighbouring industries, such as recycling water or capturing heat for surrounding buildings, Goldsmith-Jones said.

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto agrees. The new system should work with what is already in place.

Like West Vancouver, North Van also has its own energy projects — namely Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC). For the past seven years, the

city-owned corporation has provided energy to Lonsdale corridor through geo-exchange, solar and natural gas-powered mini-plants.

“We don’t need to put in a whole big system; we already have a system in place,” Mussatto said.

One of the great components about LEC is profit goes back to the community, he said, not-ing the Metro study points to creating a public-private partnership for its district energy system. The private operator may pay for the facility, but there would have to be a pay-back for them, Mussatto warned. He’s not against working with the private sector as long as there are some spe-cific benefits to the community.

“There is so much uncertainty. It is such a big number that I think the risk far outweighs the benefit,” Mussatto said, adding he is concerned the North Shore municipalities would be locked into providing a private operator with a certain amount of garbage, a notion that goes against reducing waste.

The North Shore has to think long-term when consider-

ing IRR models, District of North Vancouver mayor Richard Walton said. With oil prices ris-ing, North America needs to look at its waste as energy in waiting, he said.

“If petroleum [prices] continues to go sky high, you know heat is going to be important,” Walton said.

Over the past few years, it seems the economic recession has placed global warming on the back bench, he continued, adding that the need to develop a new sewage treatment facility pro-vides North Shore municipalities with the per-fect opportunity to start capitalizing on all waste streams.

“My concern is unless you plant the seed and start to think about these kinds of things, every-thing will stay the norm,” Walton said.

Canada’s political system doesn’t easily sup-port these kinds of developments, he noted. With three levels of government, changing parties in power and politicians looking to get re-elected, the odds are stacked against the project, Walton admitted.

“The challenge in politics is if you get too for out in front, people will criticize you for taking too much risk. The easy thing to do is replicate what we have got,” he said, noting it’s often a shortsighted solution.

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As the salty ocean breeze mixes with the pep-pery aroma of fresh sawdust, woodworker Brent Comber stands in his studio near Lynnwood

Marina, examining one of his recent works of art.The piece — a solid, smooth sphere made from a huge

slab of wood — is from what might have been one of the oldest trees in Canada, he says.

About a year ago, Comber got a call from a staff mem-ber at North Vancouver’s Capilano Suspension Bridge, saying the park had just toppled a giant Western Red Cedar and needed to get rid of the hulking trunk.

The 1,100-year-old tree had been dead for quite some time, recalls Comber, but it was still a thing of natural beauty.

“I rushed up there and sure enough it was swinging down into a dump truck,” Comber says. “I put my hand on it and felt it... then I had it directed down here to my shop.”

The eye-catching spheres he’s created from the wood are meant to explore the relationship between one’s per-ception and one’s curiousity of how wood is formed.

“I wanted people to look at all the sides of the tree, everything from the early beginnings of the tree to what was once the active growing layer,” he says.

“I wanted to reinforce the idea that all parts of the tree have equal importance, whereas furniture makers tradi-tionally cut only certain parts out.”

Next to Comber is a large bowl, standing roughly waist-high, amidst other finished works and prototypes.

That bowl concept, he says, has a dual meaning. In part, the shape symbolizes community — a place where families and tribes would come together for nourishment.

The bowl also honours the historic nature of the tree, he says. As onlookers peer into it, they can watch the rings in the wood spiral inward, right back to the origin of the tree.

“In that way, it almost allows you to be transported back in time,” he says.

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Born at Lions Gate Hospital, Comber has lived on the North Shore for practically his entire life.

His family, he notes, has called North Vancouver home for four generations, and that deep connection to the community and landscape is what inspires his work as an artist and designer today.

“Growing up I loved the woods, and I loved chopping wood,” he says, recalling summers spent at a family prop-erty on Vancouver Island. “I loved the smell and I loved

the noise. I wanted to get back to that.”As a young adult, Comber’s first business was a land-

scaping company; he designed “Pacific Rim-influenced” gardens with rock, wood, soil, and other natural materi-als.

Then one day a client asked him to design some furni-ture to go in the garden.

First he started with some blocks, meant to be used as tables. Then he moved on to a saddle bench. Needless to say, it snowballed from there.

Twenty-six years later, Comber’s furniture and artistry is world-renowned. In recent years he’s taken it on the road as far as New York City and Japan. He’s currently working on a bench for animation film giant Pixar, while another one of his pieces is on display at the Yahoo! office in Switzerland.

But despite all the success, Comber still hesitates to call himself a furniture maker or an artist (and he’s had no formal training in either field). Instead, he considers himself a storyteller.

“I love wood and I love telling stories,” he says. “Sometimes those stories can be as esoteric as how the sun makes you feel, or how you feel when you’re walking through a forest. They’re nature based, but it’s a little bit fuzzy.

“Wood is like this connective tissue we all kind of share as human beings,” he continues. “Everyone has their own reasons. That’s why I like to present it in a simple, elegant kind of way that allows people to connect back to it.”

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One of the key aspects of Comber’s art is finding ways to use wood and lumber that would otherwise end up as landfill material or wood chips.

“I’m constantly looking at ways to champion under-utilized material,” he says.

When he first began scouring mills and lumber yards, Comber says he was shocked by the “mountains of mate-rials” being chipped up, deemed unusable because of minor cracks, knots, and uneven grain patterns.

“Sometimes it’s almost a challenge for me: how crappy of a piece of wood can I work with and make it beauti-ful,” he says with a laugh. “I love that idea.”

And in some cases, it’s the most flawed wood that ends up creating the most striking pieces. By turning the wood into art works that people will look at and talk about, Comber is able to tranform something that had no value into something nearly priceless.

“It’s funny how we perceive something of value. That’s what makes me crazy about industry sometimes. They need perfect, straight grain, clear, or else it’s rubbish,” he says. “But how many of us have characters that are flaw-

less? That are straight grain and clear? Our shortcomings are what make us unique and what make us interesting.”

A few weeks ago, Comber was walking along a beach in Tofino when he stumbled across an eddy of water that had drawn in a smattering of driftwood.

“I felt like I had just stumbled across Disneyland. I still get goosebumps just talking about it,” he says, running his hand along his forearm. “It was incredible for me to see all that material gathered there in one place. I felt like just scooping it all up.”

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1. No. A Liberal govern-ment will conduct an inde-pendent review of Canada’s oil spill prevention and response capability, includ-ing the legislative and regu-latory regimes, and capaci-ties and practices in place across the country for pre-

vention and remediation of oil spills. It will cre-ate a world-leading oil spill contingency plan to ensure the very best emergency and safety mea-sures are part of the cost of doing business. New liability limits would ensure taxpayers are not left to pay for the clean up.

2. This is not a matter of what I think is rea-sonable, but what someone needs to live a digni-fied and healthy retirement. And by any objec-tive measure, $526 is not only inadequate, it’s a national disgrace. A Liberal government will support a gradual increase of the defined benefits under the core CPP to enhance the retirement security of all Canadians. We will boost the GIS benefit for low-income seniors by $700 million per year, strengthening an important tool in the effort to eliminate poverty among seniors, espe-cially older women and seniors with disabilities.

3. For the most part, I have voted Liberal because the party reflected my core belief sys-tem. I voted Progressive Conservative in 1984. I thought the Trudeau Liberals were tired. I sup-ported Jean Chretien until 2006. That was when I voted for Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. I thought his ideas of openness, accountability, transparency, and Senate reform had merit. I also believed that he would continue on the sound fiscal path created by Chretien-Martin. My trust could not have been more misplaced.

1. Should oil tankers be banned from Burrard Inlet? If yes, how should oil be transported? If no, what environmental protections do you suggest?

This is a very tough issue. We have to be as protective

of our environment as possible. Its’ our home. If the oil tankers are triple hulled, with extreme safeguards, and constant surveillance, tankers could be safer than a pipeline. I don’t have all the answers for this one but I am very willing to find out more.

2. One of our readers is about to turn 65. She was shocked to learn her Old Age Pension cheque will be only $526 a month. What amount do you think would be reasonable?

My mum gets about $1,200 from the com-bined CPP and supplement. She owns her own home. Has no car. I think that a pension of approximately $1,700 to $2,000 based on com-bined CPP and OA Supplement would go a long way to alleviate seniors’ poverty and insecurity.

3. Have you ever voted for a party other than the one you are currently running for? If so, why?

I once voted for a man who ran as an inde-pendent. He had been an MLA for the BC Liberals but was not reconsidered by the party to run again. He was an honorable man who, even though he was not an NDP MLA, always answered my letters and addressed my concerns. He assisted me on several issues and worked toward some changes, on my behalf. I voted for Jeremy Dalton and when he passed away, I attended his memorial. He was a fine man and I am sure the community misses him. This was the ONLY time I ever voted for someone not of my party.

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1. The Conservatives’ goal is to bring environ-mental and economic considerations into har-mony – our environment is a sacred trust. We will continue to impose among the strictest regu-

lations in the world on off-shore tanker traffic; tankers must be double-hulled.

2. No amount of money is enough to thank and protect the people who built this wonder-ful county. As a result of the Conservative’s actions, seniors and pensioners will receive about $2.3 billion in additional tax relief in 2011-12. Since 2006, Conservatives have:

• Increased the Age Credit amount by $1,000 in 2006, and by another $1,000 in 2009.

• Doubled the maximum amount of income eligible for the Pension Income Credit to $2,000.

• Introduced pension income splitting. • Increased the age limit for maturing pen-

sions and Registered Retirement Savings Plans to 71 from 69 years of age.

To ensure hardworking Canadians have pro-tection for their retirement security, their unpaid wages and their benefits. Our government:

• Changed the law to ensure pension contri-butions are paid ahead of secured creditors.

• Created the wage-earner protection program to protect employees’ unpaid wages, severance and termination pay.

• Cut taxes for seniors and pensioners, includ-ing introducing pension income splitting.

• Is working with the provinces to introduce a new Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP)

3. I am not a tribal person but have always voted for the party which best reflects Canadian values: freedom, responsibility, equality, com-passion and integrity.

John Weston, Conservative

1. Tankers should be banned; the risk is too high. Oil does not need to be transported off-shore. Use petroleum to get off of petroleum. Canada has enough oil to supply itself; we are supplying across borders

and at the same time importing oil. This does not make energy sense. We need to be pro-ducing less oil with less ecological impact and when we do produce oil it should be used in Canada. What we need to be exporting is not oil but the products we produce using oil and gas we have.

2. Any amount would be reasonable as long as what that amount accomplishes is a complete, productive, contributing, fulfilling, healthy, active and happy life for our seniors. Seniors have worked their whole lives contrib-uting to the creation of our society. Give them the dignity they deserve to continue contribut-ing in a healthy and positive way, safe from the perils of old age.

3. Yes. The Green option is relatively new and has arisen out of great need by great minds who know the entire globe is one place, one planet; it’s all we’ve got. In some cases I have voted for the candidate even though the party was not exactly my selection; this reflects an understanding of democracy that is not always obvious to the new voter. In true democracy it is acceptable for representatives to have differing opinions on topics - that’s where debate functions to establish consensus and a talented politician who can skillfully represent knows that compromise will some-times be necessary.

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Rufina Ip stands out among the crowd gathered to share their ideas on the future

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She’s dressed casually in jeans and a plaid shirt. Light from West Vancouver Community Centre’s atrium glints off the barbell she has pierced through her eyebrow.

Ip was one of approximately 200 West Vancouver residents to attend the co-design Ideas Fair hosted by Grosvenor, an international devel-opment company that owns the

majority of the private land in the 1300-block of Marine Drive. With Grosvenor at the helm, the district plans to move the police station and redevelop the entire block.

Ip is a member of the district’s Youth Advisory Committee. One of her ideas, sketched by an artists at the forum, stands upright on a table. It’s a ‘50s-style diner, a place to get cheap but good food. A place where Ip can hang out with her friends at night.

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Through outreach, the co-design process adopted by Grosvenor attempts to bring in voices from dif-ferent demographics, says Michael Mortensen, Grosvenor Americas’s senior development manager. It’s a unique opportunity for youth to be involved in a process that usually takes place among adults.

Co-design forums were pioneered by Vancouver architect Stanley King, who is leading the Ambleside forums. He created the concept while working on Granville Island and Robson Square.

In the end, the youths’ ideas became a big part of Vancouver’s identity. It was their suggestion to place a skating rink in Robson Square; famous West Vancouver architect Arthur Erickson was inspired by their sketches filled with greenery when designing the pro-vincial courts.

So far Grosvenor has visited two high schools and an elementary school. Popular themes from the students include a space to hang out and a 24-hour coffee shop. Instead of ruling out such sugges-tions, residents need to question what their concerns are regarding them, Mortensen says. From there, planners can work to address those individual matters, he says.

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In the end, everybody has to remember that whatever is built, it will be standing for the next 100 years.

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This process of involving youth in development planning is new to West Van, says Bob Sokol, director of planning, lands and permits.

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This month, Cromack’s store is aiming to col-lect 1,000 used bicycles for the Whistler-based charity Bikes for Humanity.

The donated bikes, he says, will be tuned up and loaded into a shipping container, then taken to Uganda where they can help people break free from the crushing grip of poverty.

“In these communities, people often travel up to 20 kilometres to get water. It literally takes them all day,” Cromack says. “With a bike, they have the opportunity to go farther, faster. That gives them the whole rest of the day to produce something, to make money, and to be there for their families and kids.”

Photographs of past recipients, says Cromack, are proof enough that the bikes make a huge difference. It’s now not uncommon to see bikes loaded with up to 150 pounds of water jugs, pro-duce, firewood, or even livestock such as goats and chickens.

“It’s so powerful to see someone smiling just because they can get somewhere. It’s something so basic to us,” Cromack says.

“Our business has a mission of ‘live to ride,’” he adds. “This project fits perfectly with what we believe; that a bike is more than just something for fun or fitness, that it’s an opportunity and it can give people a future. In Uganda they don’t just live to ride, they ride to live.”

So far, Cromack says, response to the initia-tive has been good, but they’re hoping more will

come forward before the May 14 cutoff date.With Earth Day at the top of everyone’s minds,

Cromack says this is an opportunity to recycle something unused and know that it’s making a dramatic impact in someone’s life nearly 9,000 kilometres away.

“We get people walking in here all the time with used bikes saying ‘What can I do with this,’ and we know hundreds end up in the landfills every year,” Cromack says.

It’s estimated more than 1.5 million new bikes are purchased in Canada every year. Hundreds of thousands are outgrown, discarded, or left to rust — but it doesn’t have to be that way.

For the project, Cromack says his staff are looking for “fat tire” bikes. Even bikes that may seem quite beat up could still be of use, he notes, because they can be stripped for useful parts.

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Sheila Strike’s tall taleSheila Smith has a tall tale to tell.

Growing up in West Van as Sheila Strike, she played in the early 1970s as a 6’2” centre for Coach Bill Elliott

and the Highwaymen basketball team at now long-gone Hillside Secondary. She then played three years at SFU and one at Sudbury’s Laurentian University while also suiting up

for the national team between 1972 and 1976.

On April 30, she will be inducted into the Basketball BC Hall of Fame at its annual awards banquet, held this year at the Langley Events Centre.

Sheila was the start-ing centre and the tallest

player on Canada’s team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.It was there that her tall tale took shape, quite literally.You see, as tall as Sheila was, she had to check and was

checked by Russia’s Uljana Semjonova, who stood as much as a whole foot taller, anywhere from 6’11 and 1/2” to 7’3”, depending on who climbed the ladder to find out precisely. And she weighed 282 pounds, almost twice the size of Sheila’s 154 pounds.

I caught up with Sheila the other day at her home in Columbus, Ohio, where she just retired last August from a terrific career in edu-cation development at four major U.S. uni-versities: University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Iowa State, Arizona State and Ohio State.

Her husband, Gene Smith, was formerly the athletics director at Eastern Michigan, Iowa State and Arizona State and is now at Ohio State where he is in charge of the larg-est university athlet-ics program in the U.S. in point of sports (36), student-athletes (almost 1,000) and budget (approximately $130 million per year).

“It was very intimi-dating,” she admits now, recalling her face-to-face encounter with the Russian giant, though it was more like face to shoulder given the height disparity. “She was just so large. Her hands were really large, her arms were really long and she was 7-foot-2. So it was a bit of David and Goliath.

“I wanted my pic-ture taken with her. It’s us standing in the Olympic village and my arm is around her and my shoulder is at her waist. Somewhere along the way I lost the photo and I can’t find it. I had it for years.

“At that particular time in the development of international women’s basketball, the Russians were the gold standard. They were substantially better than everyone in the world. I remember that they soundly kicked our butts.”

In fact the score was 115-51. Semjonova played less than half the game, scored all six shots she took for 12 points and hauled down 10 rebounds. She averaged 21.3 points in her team’s other four games as they went undefeated to claim gold ahead of the U.S. and Bulgaria.

“What was remarkable about their team was not just that they had a 7’2” centre who posed a huge challenge but also they had really beautiful forwards who were 6’6” and were great athletes. And their guards were really strong. I remember watching them warm up and thinking they were just head and

shoulders above everybody in the world at the time.”

The high points of Sheila’s playing career? “Probably two things. We won the national cham-pionship [in 1975] when I played at Laurentian University. And certainly playing in the Olympics Games, hosted by Canada in Montreal. That’s like a dream come true for any-one.”

An All-Canadian at Laurentian, she scored 39 points and picked off 28 rebounds in Canada’s five games at the Olympics. Canada, whose start-ers included three other B.C. players – Carol Turney of Chilliwack, Bev Bland of Richmond and Joanne Sargent of Canoe, all of whom are already in the Basketball BC Hall of Fame – had their best games in losses against the U.S. 89-75 and Czechoslovakia 67-59. Strike had 14 and 9 points in those games. Canada also fell to Japan 121-89 and Bulgaria 85-62.

Sheila then took her masters in sports administration at the University of Oregon while also the assistant coach with the women’s basketball team there.

That led to the head coaching position at UNLV. After two rebuilding years, she married assistant coach Jim Bolla and over the next six seasons they co-coached UNLV to an amaz-ing 76.8 winning percentage.

When Sheila and Jim divorced, Sheila left coaching and in 1988 began what became her life’s work: education develop-ment. First it was fundraising for the UNLV athletics program. But she found more than money. She found a husband.

“We met at a conference in Florida in 1991. We were both speakers at the conference.

“He was the athletic director at Eastern Michigan University so it began as a long-distance relationship. He moved to Iowa State in ’93, I moved in ’94 and we got married in ’96. We decided when we met that we were both career people and we would weigh any opportunity that either of us had for the good of both of us. In the case of certainly my husband’s opportunities, they have been to successively larger and more complex jobs and institutions, so he’s had a really fabulous career.”

Ditto for Sheila. At Iowa State, she was initially involved with development

of leadership gifts and then as president of the Foundation for Mercy Medical Center from 1997 to 2000. From 2000-05, they were at Arizona State where Sheila was deputy vice-president for development. In April 2005, they moved on to Ohio State and she took on a similar role as associate vice-president for development.

“I co-ordinated the group that did principal gifts for the uni-versity; so I worked directly with the president. Here at Ohio State those gifts are $5 million plus. It was an enormous privi-lege to do that work. I loved every minute of it.”

Unfortunately Sheila can’t be at the Basketball BC induc-tion evening.

“My husband and I still do an inordinate amount of travel related to his job. It used to be mine and his, now just his. I have a conflict I cannot get out of that I had previously com-mitted to. I’ll be in Scottsdale, Arizona, for an event.

“I am certainly totally delighted to be inducted. This is actually the fifth hall of fame I’ve been inducted into [Laurentian Voyageurs and Ontario Basketball as a member of Laurentian’s 1975 team; University of Oregon Ducks and UNLV Athletics as the coach of teams are the others] and I’ve had conflicts with attending every single one.”

Okay Sheila. We’ll pass on this little bio and your tall tale to everyone.

This is episode 418 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of sto-ries – the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.

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West Van’s 6’2” Sheila Strike (in white) is dwarfed by Russia’s gigantic 7-foot-plus Uljana Semjonova during the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Sheila Strike Smith collection

Married to Ohio State University athletics director Gene Smith and recently retired after a career in university development, Sheila Strike is being inducted into the Basketball BC Hall of Fame on April 30. Sheila Strike Smith collection


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Lynn Valley Centre: Visit the Easter Bunny in his

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Tickets are $5 per child, available at the North Shore Hospice - 319 East 14th Street, North Vancouver.

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Pemberton Heights:Easter Egg Hunt hosted

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Park Royal:Easter tea service at The

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Park Royal is also hosting an Easter craft day on Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the north side of the mall. Little ones can make their very own Easter bunny bags.

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The College of Registered Nurses of B.C. presented three North Vancouver resi-dents with Nursing Excellence Awards at a

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Th at is one reason Todd Best, principal of Best Builders Ltd, is justifi ably proud of the

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Maggie Calloway

You love to read. Books are not just paper and bindings to you, but almost living things, well-loved and treasured. Th e

problem is they are taking over your home.

Books on tables. Books piled on the fl oor. You have to push them out of the way to make a sandwich.

Eleanor Hunter, aff ectionately known as Elle, is the principal of Ellement RE: Design, a com-pany which off ers interior and exterior design services from curb appeal, de-cluttering, colour consultations to full-service design of one room or your whole home, and if you need help in ad-vance of selling your home one of their slogans is ‘Style your Space. Sell you place.”

Hunter is an expert on how to handle books taking over the home in an attractive way, in-

cluding working with a local couple who, among other design needs, had a very large bookcase fi lled with books representing their many inter-ests.

“Th is current project is a re-design, or make over, of a room which includes four bookcases in a row,” says Hunter.

“At fi rst Bill didn’t want us to touch the book-cases; he loves books, has a very high respect for them, and was apprehensive. I understood and off ered to put everything back if he wasn’t happy

Ellement RE: Design gives bookworms optionsBookcases can hold more than just books you can’t part with; they can also hold memories of life well-lived

Heading down the right path

Elle Hunter, principal of Ellement RE: Design, is helping homeowners who just can’t let go of their treasured books. Martin Knowles photo

Resurfacing walkways a good place to start with landscaping

Maggie Calloway

You’ve painted or stained the exterior of your home.

Your front door is strutting its stuff with a new paint job and sporting gleaming hardware. Th e new house numbers are now easily seen from the street, and everything looks great.

Except, the pathways from the street to the house and the walkways on the side of the house are looking shabby.

What to do?Jeremy Miller of Houston

Landscapes is expert at turning diffi cult gardens into glorious landscapes, but he also has a few tricks of the trade up his sleeve.

“Typically the square footage which needs work isn’t that big so it’s a pretty quick process which has a huge impact on the curb appeal of your home,” says Miller.

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Jeremy Miller

Todd Best of Best Builders Ltd. won a Georgie Awardfor Best Renovation with this project on Vancouver’sWest Side.

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but as we proceeded Bill was thrilled with the result. Books are so personal and it can be nerve racking to allow someone to handle them and change everything around.”

How Hunter handled the project is a great primer for those hesitant to dive in and sort things out.

“It makes sense to fi rst, as hard as this is, edit out the books you know you won’t read again or subjects you have lost interest in,” says Hunter. “Take out all the paperbacks and use them in other parts of the home ...Once you are left with your ‘keepers’ and empty space the fun can begin.”

Bookcases can hold more than the obvious; they can be almost a blueprint of your life. Books, works of art, family photographs, and mementos of past travels well-displayed can be an amazing, unique, addition to any room.

“Try to get away from that typical library look which is all the books pulled to the front of the shelf,” says

Hunter. “Now you can add interest by adding accent pieces like pottery, small statues. Th ink about using some of the additions as bookends.”

She suggests laying large books horizontally on the shelves and placing art on the top of the stack, which allows it to be displayed to great eff ect.

“If you have books say on Th ailand and a pieces of art from your visit to that wonderful country together they would make a wonderful display,” says Hunter. “Change textures by mixing up porcelain, wood, woven art such as ethnic baskets, with photos, this creates contrast. Don’t overdo adding pieces or you are back to a hodgepodge.”

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“Try to get away from that typical library look – all the books pulled to the front of the shelf. You can add interest with

accent pieces like pottery, small statues. Think about using some of the additions as bookends.”

Bookcases like these can be used for more than just books. Homeowners are encouraged to

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Can you imagine living in a small bedroom for four months, a couple, three children and three cats, then moving down to live in the basement, while your whole home is torn apart and rebuilt around you?

Weeks and months with no heat and no proper cooking facilities? Somehow they not only stayed sane but stayed tight as a family.

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Th us, the plan was changed to a renovation of the entire house.

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Aft er living with only the two original main fl oor bedrooms, each member of the family now has their own bedroom.

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Th e 50-year-old house sits in a beautiful neighbourhood of similar homes with a street canopy of mature trees and established gar-dens. Th e original plan was to tear down the house and build a new home but a new home would have had to follow all the city’s new set back guidelines which would mean a smaller home. Conversely, a renovation would have the advantage of being able to grandfather all the set backs, an important point to keep in mind when buying property as a tear down.

But the house needed a tune up. Today’s families want more open space with daylight fl ooding each room. Gone are the small rooms with dim light and the parlour saved only for tea with the vicar.

And so it was with this family of fi ve, including three small children. Th ey loved the neighbourhood and they loved the solid house but needed to create a family home which would work for them.

“Th ere was a huge advantage to keeping the existing footprint and a larger square footage but we did have some design issues,” Best says.

“Because the style of the home is consistent throughout the neighbourhood, the frontage of the home and the roofl ine had to conform.

Th e client was not using an architect so we were design-ing the renovation along with the homeowner, which was a unique project for us.”

Th e house was suspended in the air on piers and the builders dug down under-neath to make a new full basement with a new founda-tion from what was originally 6’ headroom with all the old drain tiles. On the top side the roof was removed and they went up another full fl oor, which was reframed to make it look like the original home from the street.

“We gained two full feet in the basement to make the entire space usable. In the new upper fl oor we were able to create a new master bed-room, a huge master ensuite and a small offi ce,” Best says.

“In the basement level there are bedrooms, for the kids and the nanny, and laundry. Th e main fl oor is a large kitchen and dining area, living room and family room, all of which work perfectly for this family because they wanted a main fl oor designed so they can always keep their eyes on the kids. Th e family room doors pull right back and lead onto a covered outdoor play area for the kids”

On the third fl oor, Best Builders incorpo-

rated the closets, drawers and even the TV into the design, which left more fl oor space for the homeowners.

“Th is was the advantage of working so closely with the homeowners on the design,” Best says. “We were able to really custom build every square inch of the home to the requirement of each family member, which

translates into no wasted space”

Every detail was thought through including the design of the open riser staircase to give the appearance of the liv-ing room being bigger. Stairs oft en look like dead space but this design allows the eye to pass through. A skylight above the stairs fl oods the area with light, again creating the feeling of expansive space.

All the fl oors are walnut until you come to the stairs and posts which are actu-ally inexpensive parallam structural beams. Stained to match the walnut fl oors, they serve two purposes: they are very strong and relatively inexpensive. Th e solid doors throughout the home were bought from a salvage yard for $1,000, refi nished and hung at just a fraction of the price of new.

Best Builders, which has huge buying power, helped the homeowners shop around and passed all the savings on,

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Miller says another consideration is the other materials being used in the garden.

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“But if you have a natural stone look and feel to your garden you could use fl agstone for the walkways and they would look great.”

Miller advises if you are planning on doing work outside, you should step back and make a plan for your entire garden even if your current budget only allows you to complete part of the plan for the time being.

“Even if the entire project takes you ten years to complete, at least if you are working off a master plan your garden doesn’t end up looking like you picked away at it for years,” he says.

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Starting down the right path...Resurfacing your outdoor walkways is a good place to startwhen doing an outdoor landscaping project,especially when you’re on a budget.

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In the middle of the room is a jumble of Ross Penhall’s desks, chairs, brushes, books and toys.

Until May 11, the acclaimed West Vancouver artist is out of a studio, so to speak. His canvases, paints and sketches have been transplanted from his North Vancouver workspace to the middle of the North Shore’s Artists for Kids gallery.

It’s part of an installation appropriately named “Penhall’s Studio.”

Viewing the studio is like getting a sneak peak into the artist’s life, says Bill MacDonald, the show’s curator. There are overflowing recycling containers, dozens of books on Penhall’s favourite artists and a dominating wing-backed chair. On the corner of one table stands a fireman figurine, a hint to Penhall’s 29 years of service with the West Vancouver Fire Department.

“He was given that from a firefighter after 911,” MacDonald says.

This show is not just a chance to get a glimpse of work usually held in private col-lections, but it’s also about the process of producing a piece, MacDonald says. Along with 50 photographs, drawings, paintings and prints spanning Penhall’s 25-year career, are the pencil sketches and notes that went into the making of his pieces.

“You just don’t get down and paint a mag-nificent picture,” MacDonald says.

During the exhibit’s one-month run, more than 1,000 North Shore students will see the work and talk to Penhall. Four groups are coming through today, says Penhall, as he stands in front of a painting of a golden vine-yard in Napa Valley. The pupils enter noisy with excitement but start to whisper when they realize Penhall is there in his “studio.”

“They usually want to know how long it takes to do a painting,” Penhall says.

It’s a question Penhall has been working

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“I am learning I don’t have to take the paint-ing the whole way,” he says.

This means knowing when to avoid the temp-tation to add another highlight or a bit of colour. In fact, Penhall recently started focusing on monographic pieces, in which rather than adding colour he strips away paint layers to reveal can-vas. He’s also interested in completing smaller piece and focusing on contrasting.

Looking around the gallery, Penhall confesses that he was a little nervous to view his older work. But he’s happy with what he sees.

“There is a progression,” he says. Being an artist is a lot like being a firefighter,

the former captain notes, adding sometimes it seems just as intimidating.

“It is all about problem solving,” Penhall says. “An artist must create solutions, make something out of nothing.”

The exhibit runs until May 11 at the Artist for Kids gallery. The gallery is located at 810 West 21st Street in North Vancouver. For more infor-mation visit www.artists4kids.com or call 604-903-3789.

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Harvey also met First Nations who showed her how to traditionally prepare salmon for a smoke house.

In the end, not only did Harvey have six prints but a greater appreciation for where food comes from and the people that raise these farm animals.

“I think it has really shown me how important it is to re-connect and re-establish that relationship,” she says.

Harvey studied religious icons before creating the silk screens. She wanted to capture how sacred this connection between farmers and livestock can be. However, the pieces are modern and bold. The only colour in the black and white images is focused on the animals or components of their lives — the red comb of a hen or brown grain for the Galloways.

“[These pieces] are not about preach-ing and if it gets people talking that is important to me. I want people to think about where their food comes from.”

‘Animal Icons’ is an exhibit at the West Van Memorial Library in celebration of Earth Day. The special show, which includes paintings from Robi Smith, runs until April 30. For more info visit www.westvanlibrary.ca. Image by Shannon Harvey

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Charming westcoast home with dramatic oceanviews and peaceful forrest setting. 16900 sq ft lot provides incredible privacy! 1666 sq ft, 2 beds(possible 4) 2.5 baths, large decks....walk to the beach, 1/2 hr. to downtown...work in the city, live the dream.

#103-6388 Bay St, West Vancouver$445,000

565 Upper Bayview, Lions Bay $1,055,000

#303-1111 Lynn Valley Rd, North Vancouver$320,000

40 Panorama, Lions Bay$890,000

373 Oceanview Rd, Lions Bay $895,000

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LOWER LONSDALE: NEW LISTING

Don’t Miss Your Chance!

The Tradewinds

Large 2 bedroom, den and 2 bathrooms conveniently located in the Lower Lon-sdale area. Close to absolutely every-thing, shopping, Theaters, Seabus and John Braithwaite Community Center. Entry to the unit is off the upper walk-way overlooking the garden courtyard. This spotless unit is ready for you to move in!

OPEN SAT/SUN 2-4

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online.Click on the link titled

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Santa didn’t bring you the perfect family gift this Christmas?

Why not look at this beautiful, custom-built log home in

prestigious Sunridge Plateau. Set in a private, level cul-

de-sac, this approximately 3,000 sq. ft., 1/2 duplex has

incredible attention to detail. Massive, 3 story rock fireplace

& carved log posts make this home a pleasure to own &

entertain your family & friends. Spacious main level with

open plan chef’s kitchen and granite eating bar. Steps to the

large dining room & large balcony. 4 bedrooms & loft with

full 4 piece ensuites. The master bedroom has a luxurious

5 piece ensuite with all the added luxuries with 2 way

fireplace, separate granite walled shower, separate soaker

tub & his/hers vanities. Large covered balcony off upstairs

loft with nice mountain & valley views. Very private home

overlooking a backyard creek. Double garage with plenty

of storage. Don’t delay!!! MLS V830757

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3806 Sunridge Place, Whistler Now $1,999,000


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This character home enjoys a fantastic central location with 180 degree views of the water, city and mountains that stretch from the Lions Gate Bridge to beyond Burnaby mountain! With over $200,000 dollars spent on upgrades within the last year, this residence has been restored to her original grandeur. A few of the improve-ments include a new roof, decking, wiring, soft & hard landscaping, garden irrigation systems, fl agstone paver’s, fencing, blinds, appliances and window coverings. You will also enjoy gorgeous hardwood fl ooring and leaded glass windows. There is also a basement that is above ground with walk out access.

$989,000701 E. Keith Road, North Vancouver

Strategically located beside a greenbelt this South facing residence enjoys ultimate privacy and numerous upgrades from it’s original purchase. There is direct suite ac-cess from your suite along with two park-ing and one storage locker. There is one large patio for entertaining and two ad-ditional balconies off the Living room and Master bedroom for additional outdoor enjoyment. Some further features include in-suite air conditioning, fl oor to ceiling windows, limestone bathrooms, hardwood fl oors and laundry room.

$1,395,000#301-2200 Chippendale Road, West Vancouver

The Properties is a world class community strategically positioned to take advantage of unobstructed ocean views overlooking Vancouver’s Inner Harbor. This luxurious concrete residence enjoys 2 bedrooms & den and makes great use of it’s open plan with over height coffered ceilings, fl oor to ceiling windows, gourmet kitchen and state-of-the-art appliances. There is a gen-erous use of granite, marble and limestone throughout along with central air condi-tioning, security system, gas fi replace and your own private 2 car garage.

$1,495,000#101-2235 Twin Creek Place, West Vancouver

Leslie Miletich604.644.6467

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#323-123 E19TH ST. , NORTH VANCOUVER LP: $279,000

Shakun Jhangiani604.725.9179

NORTHSHORE

CALL TO VIEWTOP FLOOR, south facing spacious and bright one bedroom unit with balcony. JUST RENOVATED! This beautiful apartment comes with a brand new kitchen and new fl ooring; one storage locker and secure underground parking. Strata fees only $201.13 includes heat, hot water and the use of free laundry facilities. Great central lo-cation, just off Lonsdale Ave shop-ping, rec centre, public transit.

HAPPYEASTER!

662 WEST KEITH RD. N.V.$649,000

#101-123 E19TH. N.V. LP: $265,000

#9-2160 EASTERN AVE. N.V. LP: $579,500SOLD SOLDSOLD

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6 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms Family Home With Views.

OPEN SAT/SUN 2-4

2554 Westhill Close, West Vancouver

$1,430,000 MLS#V872213

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Santa didn’t bring you the perfect family gift this Christmas?

Why not look at this beautiful, custom-built log home in

prestigious Sunridge Plateau. Set in a private, level cul-

de-sac, this approximately 3,000 sq. ft., 1/2 duplex has

incredible attention to detail. Massive, 3 story rock fireplace

& carved log posts make this home a pleasure to own &

entertain your family & friends. Spacious main level with

open plan chef’s kitchen and granite eating bar. Steps to the

large dining room & large balcony. 4 bedrooms & loft with

full 4 piece ensuites. The master bedroom has a luxurious

5 piece ensuite with all the added luxuries with 2 way

fireplace, separate granite walled shower, separate soaker

tub & his/hers vanities. Large covered balcony off upstairs

loft with nice mountain & valley views. Very private home

overlooking a backyard creek. Double garage with plenty

of storage. Don’t delay!!! MLS V830757

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20. Queens

★ 2,180,000 1725 Roebery Ave

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23. Westhill

★ 1,430,000 2554 Westhill Close

........ Sat&Sun2-4

27. Ambleside

★ 2,388,000 1768 Inglewood Ave

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★ 768,000 102-1485 Duchess Ave

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35. Capilano Highlands

★ 949,000 955 Melbourne Ave

........ Sun.2-4

42. Central Lonsdale

★ Anderson Walk, 139 West 22nd Street

Daily 12-5 except Friday

43. Lower Lonsdale

★ 445,000 306-108 West Esplanade Ave

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★ 259,500 101-245 St.David’s Ave

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“Honest, Professional Service”Cell:Cell: 604-351-5103604-351-5103 Email: Email: [email protected]@shaw.ca

NEW PRICE LOWER LONSDALEThis is a tidy package. An immaculate, open plan two bedroom suite with a huge sundrenched deck and views to the city. Add laminate oors, in suite laundry, gas replace and radiant in oor heating and what else do you need? How about no worries – completion of building envelope maintenance program is in the works and at no cost to you. Very pro-active council, pet friendly, maintenance includes cable and internet, quiet side of the building, huge locker etc.. All of this is minutes to Seabus, restaurants and all the amenities Lower Lonsdale has to offer. Check it out. A smart buy!

$409,900

HUGE DECK & CITY VIEWS

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

OPEN SATURDAY 2-4

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

LOWER LONSDALEA wonderful, turnkey corner suite with a private garden patio plus extra common space which might as well be your own. Features include in suite laundry, gas replace, laminate & tile oors and a very functional plan with lots of windows. Located minutes away from all the amenities Lower Lonsdale in a well run, self managed building with a recent roof. It’s sweet! Bring your little pet too!

CAPILANO HIGHLANDSLocation, location... You can move right into this affordable 4 bedroom home. 2 bedrooms up, 2 down, 2 1/2 baths, 2 laundries & a walk out basement which would be an easy conversion to a mortgage helper. Updated kitchen, coved ceilings & laminate oors throughout. Fully fenced backyard with sunny south exposure. In the catchment for all the right schools. Don’t be missing this one.

#101-245 ST. DAVIDS AVE, N.V. $259,500

955 MELBOURNE AVE, N.V. $949,000

ONE BEDROOM GARDEN APARTMENT

MINUTES TO EDGEMONT VILLAGE

INSUITE LAUNDRY

SEE MORE PICS AT WWW.LOLABRADFIELD.COM

ONLY ONE UNIT

11th FLOOR

ATRIUM LIVING / SPECTACULAR VIEW

Going Off The

Market May 8th!!

Buy Now And Save

Over $150,000!!!

This incredibly beautiful 2 bedroom , 2 full bathroom over 1,000sqft unit at the lowest price ever offered, will be going off the market on May 8th!! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to call this pres-tigious address home! Brand new and never lived in but HST exempt. This home is priced to sell well under assessment value.

Showing By Appointment only til May 8th!! Phone me now for your personal tour! Lola 604-218-6329

ONLY $929,000 Including HST/GST!!!

#1104-162 Victory Ship Way, N.V.

LAST CHANCE!! NO HST/GST TIL MAY 8th ONLY!!!

Lola Brad eld604.218.6329

lolabrad [email protected] • www.lolabrad eld.com

“The Right Agent for This Market!”

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DOUG SHWERY604-607-4907

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#1002-1341 CLYDE AVE$795,000Rarely available, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, penthouse in “Clyde Gardens”. Outstanding views from Mt. Baker to Vancouver Isle. Nearly 1000 sq with large sunny private pa o. Loca on! Loca on! Loca on! flat level walk to all ameni es including Ambleside Park & Seawall.

505 - 1785 ESQUIMALT AVENUE $284,000403 - 1785 ESQUIMALT AVENUE $389,000401 - 460 14TH STREET $635,000501 - 540 LONSDALE AVENUE $412,000332 MOYNE DRIVE $1,050,000

1768 INGLEWOOD AVE$2,388,000English Tudor Estate with approval for detached Carriage House on over one half an acre. This 7 bedroom, 5 full bathroom character home has been completely restored & renovated. Upper level has 4 bedrooms, & 2 full bathrooms. Lower level walkout is completely renovated.

OPEN SAT 2-4

Ask an Expert...

RBC Royal Bank

Linda Findlay Mortgage [email protected]

Michael AlexanderMortgage [email protected]

Mini Trade Show Saturday April 30, 2011 10a.m. – 1p.m.

RBC Main Branch 1789 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver

This will be a Home Buyers mini-trade show that will answer all the questions you may have when you are buying a home. We will have experts in the following areas on hand to help you:

Come and join us for this informative event…

- Realtors- Presale project specialists- Home Inspectors- Notary/Lawyer

- Accountants- Home Renovator- Home Designer/Stager- RBC Mortgage Specialists

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Now you can read the North Shore Real Estate Weekly online.

Simply visit www.northshoreoutlook.com and click on the link titled “BCLocalHomes.com” You’ll be able to view our editions page by page at your leisure whether at home or away.

Just another way we’re helping you to feel connected to your community.

#8-1786 Esquimalt Avenue, West Vancouver

$669,000


Serving the North Shore

for over 34 years

Open Homes Index page 19

Real EstateN O R T H S H O R E OpWeekly

Popular Ambleside Townhouse Nestled By Creekside

OPEN SUNDAY

2-4

Super location! This unique 3 bedroom, south west

corner townhome is situated at the end of a quiet

cul- de-sac, and enjoys the privacy and beauty of a

creekside setting. With over 1300 sq. ft on two levels,

two full baths and 2 decks. Cozy gas replace in living

room and sliding patio doors out to beautiful spacious

cedar sun deck, a great place to entertain or relax and

enjoy the pastoral setting. In–suite laundry, storage

locker and two covered parking are all included for

this great value. Walk to Ambleside beach, seawall,

shopping, restaurants and transportation just a short

stroll away. Pets and Rentals allowed.

604.970.7012 Fax: 604.648.8880 [email protected]

$669,000

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[email protected]@shaw.ca

#808-683 West Victoria Park, North Vancouver Now $769,000


Serving the North Shore

for over 34 years

Open Homes Index page 19

Real EstateN O R T H S H O R E OpWeekly

Gorgeous Views from Every Room

OPEN SAT & SUN

2-4

MAKI604.323.3762

www.ernamaki.ca • [email protected]

“Opening New Doors For You”

Sussex Realty

West VancouverErna

You will be proud to entertain your guests in this

beautiful, northwest corner condo. The Mira on the

Park is a 10 storey, 2 year old, concrete building in a

terri c lower Lonsdale location. This 2 bedroom, 2 full

bathroom, 1214 sq.ft. condo is a gem. It boasts oor to

ceiling windows to take in the stunning views, gleaming

wood oors, large entry hall with French Doors to the

of ce. A large private den, open oor plan for the

living room and dining room with marble replace,

Granite kitchen with large island and stainless steel

appliances. It is a pleasure to show this bright and

homey condo that offers a warm interior design. You

will love it. Priced to sell. See you at the open.

LY D I A H S U604-644-0778 email: [email protected]

VIEW VIEW VIEW!!! $2,180,000

Enjoy PANORAMIC WATER VIEW from this 3,043 sq.ft. remodelled home w/outdoor pool on 12,198 sq.ft. lot in quiet Upper Queens cul-de-sac. Hurry!

1725 ROSEBERY AVENUE, WEST VANCOUVERNEW LISTING OPEN SAT/MON 2-4

John Stanger604.916.6139

email: [email protected]

FOR APPOINTMENT TO VIEW PHONE JOHN AT 604. 926-8933

Unique 2 bedroom west facing garden apartment. Renovated to the highest standards, with crown mouldings atop 10’ ceilings, high baseboards and an elegant mix of gleaming hardwood and Berber carpet fl ooring. A cozy fi replace and fully equipped galley kitchen and separate dining room opening onto a large, very private patio garden for Summer entertain-ing. The huge master bedroom has an adjacent offi ce space with patio access for a relaxed work environ-ment. Among the unique features is exclusive direct access to the lane. Offers great access for wheelchairs and unloading shopping. A great building in a great location. 102–1485 Duchess Avenue. See 21 photos at [email protected] http://moviet-ours.ca/1673js-duchess

#102 –1485 Duchess Avenue#102 1485 D h AAMBLESIDE GARDEN APARTMENT

OPEN SUN 2-4

NEW LISTIN

GASKING $768,000

GARDENER’S DELIGHT!Update and enjoy this 1964 bi-level with oak

hardwood oors in 3 BIG BR’s up and spacious open plan on main.3636 Fromme Rd., $742,500.View by Appt.almost anytime!

Vera 604-318-0024

GOLD MINE!Rent the 2 BR suite up and the 1 BR licensed

suite down. Let the tenants pay your mortgage! Large 67x124 lot with enough room for pitch n’

putt in backyard! Fresh and clean! 3648 Fromme Rd. $820,000.

Any nuggets in the creek are the buyers!Vera 604-318-0024

“EXCITING OPPORTUNITY”100+ Seat restaurant in popular SOMA

neighborhood on a busy street.Established over 25 Years. Fully licensed.Low rent, newer equipment and more…..

Exclusively listed by Nora Valdez

2 BR 302 - 1327 Keith $388,000

Beside North Shore Winter Club“Carlton at the Club”

Call Heather Kim 778-846-1452 or Vera 604-318-0024

Royal LePage Northshore

Helping You is What We Do!

604-926-6011

Vera Holman604-318-0024

HeatherKim778-847-1452

NoraValdez604-351-0625

CRESCENT BEACH ESTATE$ 6,588,000

RICHARD BEAUDRY 604-880-3091or 604-581-3838 email: [email protected] LePage Coronation Park • www.richardbeaudry.com

2870-128TH STREET, SURREY

JUST LISTED Over 1.7 acres on the bluff with panoramic ocean view in South Surrey. This rare estate features a detached triple garage with a 1,000 sq. ft. suite above it, another separate detached double garage with another suite. A professional full size tennis court. The

home is just over 6,000 sq. ft. with inground pool, double garage with spectacular views. The home features huge master bedroom with fireplace, ensuite bathrooms in all bedrooms, huge dining room and great room, too many extras to list, all on beautifully landscaped grounds.

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ABBOTSFORD 34530 McConnell Road, 604 504-5000, BAYWEST 220 Bay Street, 250 595-1225, BURNABY 7260 Edmonds Street, 604 524-9771, CHILLIWACK 45656 Yale Road West, (604) 792-1351, CLEARBROOK 32073 South Fraser Way, 604 853-2286, COQUITLAM 425 Lebleu Street, 604 931-2085, COQUITLAM 2798 Barnet Highway, 604 464-5522, DUNCAN 2945 Green Road, 250 746-4456, DUNCAN 3730 Trans Canada Hway, 250 743-7573, GRANDVIEW 2727 East 12th Avenue, 604 253-2822, HOPE 840 - 5th Ave , 604 869-5692, KAMLOOPS 416 Mt. Paul Way, 250 372-2236, KAMLOOPS VERSATILE 1555 Versatile Drive, 250 314-4946, KELOWNA 1711 Springfi eld Road, 250 762-7389, KINGSWAY 1503 Kingsway, 604 877-1171, LANGFORD 850 Langford Parkway, 250 478-6680, MAPLE RIDGE 21213 Lougheed Highway, 604 466-0004, MISSION 32290 Lougheed Highway, 604 826-6248, NANAIMO 1250 Island Hwy. South, 250 734-4450, NORTH VANCOUVER 1160 East 3rd, 604 984-1892, PENTICON 348 Duncan Avenue West, 250 492-7660, QUESNEL 450 Johnston Avenue, 250 992-2155, SALMON ARM 2430 Hwy #1 West, 250 832-7044, SOUTH SURREY 3165 King George Blvd., 604 535-9888, SQUAMISH 39009 Discovery Way, 604 892-3551, SURREY 6965 King George Blvd., 604 591-5050, SURREY 16659 Fraser Highway, 604 576-2955, VERNON 2201 58TH Avenue, 250 545-3332, WHISTLER 1350 Alpha Lake Road, 604 932-3620, WILLIAMS LAKE 298 Proctor Street, 250 392-7767

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TO APRIL 23• If We are

Women: Two grand-mothers, a daughter and granddaugh-ter, each with rich and varied back-grounds, gather on the deck of a house in Connecticut. Play by Joanne McClelland Glass. The Theatre at Hendry Hall, 815 East 11th Street, North Vancouver. 8 p.m. Tickets $16 ($14 seniors/youth 18 and under). www.northvan-players.ca or call 604-983-2633.

TO APRIL 26• 1001 Funny

Things You Can Do With a Skirt: Elizabeth Dancoes and Eleanor Hannan showcase original stories in poetic from alongside related draw-ings, paintings, embroi-deries and digital art. www.seymourartgal-lery.com.

TO APRIL 29• Caught in the

Net: The sequel to Run for your Wife is a comedy about a biga-mist taxi-driver who is living two completely separate lives quite successfully until his children from both families meet on the internet. Show time is 8 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays in the Kay Meek Centre.

TO MAY 1 • Blossoming:

Jennifer Lamb and Maryam Vancouver’s colourful celebration of floral beauty at the Silk Purse Gallery. Maryam’s art is always full of passion with vivid colour and bold compositions. Jennifer ’s deep affinity for flowers is evident in her bright macro pho-tographs.

TO MAY 18• District Foyer

Gallery: Carl Sean McMahon, 3D recy-cled steel sculptures. Andy Mons, 2D pho-tography. North Vancouver District Hall, 355 West Queens Road.

To MAY 21• Sylvia Tait: A

Classical Spirit exhibit at West Van Museum. www.westvancouver-museum.ca. Tues. to Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

TO MAY 28• Jennifer Harwood

Waterworks: Landscape paintings thematically linked by the geographical set-ting of beaches in and around Vancouver. Harwood’s work push-es the compositional

elements to the fore-front and explores the elements of abstrac-tion while still main-taining the sense of subject. Lynn Valley Main Library. Opening reception Saturday, April 23, 2 to 4 p.m.

APRIL 21 TO 24, APRIL 27 TO 30

• The Yeomen of the Guard: North Shore Light Opera Society presents this Gilbert and Sullivan musical at Presentation House Theatre, North Vancouver. 8 p.m. on

April 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30. One matinee at 2 p.m. on April 24. Tickets $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $20 for students. Call 604-990-3474 or visit phtheatre.org for more information.

APRIL 28• Chopin, Liszt,

Rachmaninov: Russian pianist Elena Ulyanova at the Silk Purse. Hailed by the Moscow Conservatory as one of their most gifted musicians, she possesses “great virtu-

osity, brilliant artistic temperament, unique interpretive expression and a rich sound pal-let.” 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $12/$15. Call 604-925-7292 to make res-ervations. More info at www.silkpurse.ca.

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