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Rogers checks out new tower sites

REBECCA ALDOUS

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The proposed Taylor Way cellphone tower has been put on hold as Rogers Communications Inc. exam-

ines alternative sites. Having met with District of West

Vancouver staff two weeks ago, the com-pany has put the consultation process on pause while it seeks out different locations for the 29.5 metre structure. Initially, the company was focused on the grassy medi-an between Highway 1 and its westbound off ramp — a plot outside West Van’s juris-diction.

The proposal created a stir with coun-cil, some of whom stated the site wasn’t appropriate because it is the gateway to West Van.

There are many considerations and limi-tations with respect to where a tower can be placed, such as terrain, tree clearance, existing structures and proximity to where service needs to be enhanced, said Sara Holland, Rogers’s western region commu-nications manager.

“We are working with the district to explore whether, in consideration of all these factors, we can find a solution that will work for all,” she said.

Although the Rogers’ proposal was to build the tower on Ministry of Transportation property, the district would go over the design and issue the build-ing permit, Coun. Bill Soprovich said. Industry Canada regulations require com-munication companies must follow a land use consultation process with the local land use authority — that’s West Van, he said, adding the proposed site doesn’t allow any space for tower maintenance.

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West Van has say in structure’s design, notes Coun. Bill Soprovich.

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Charges laid in North Van homicide investigationSEAN KOLENKOS T A F F R E P O R T E R

Police have charged a man in connection with the death of Jennifer Ferguson, whose

body was found wrapped in plas-tic in Lynn Valley’s Kirkstone Park Feb. 2.

Harvey Frank Bracken, 48, of Surrey now faces one count of manslaughter. Bracken made his first court appearance Monday (Feb. 14) in North Vancouver pro-vincial court, after spending the weekend in custody.

Cpl. Dale Carr, spokesman for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), said police were following Bracken for four days before arresting him at a house in Burnaby. Carr said Bracken had been staying at vari-ous locations during the investiga-tion, mainly in the Surrey area.

Bracken and Ferguson were in a relationship and had been living together for more than a year, said Carr.

Police have not released any information about how Ferguson was killed. Investigators are hop-ing to speak with anyone who may have had any dealings with Bracken, as they are attempting to establish a timeline for the murder.

Police say Ferguson was last seen in Surrey on Jan. 22, and was reported missing on Jan. 30. Carr added that the body had been in the park for four days before it was discovered. Police believe Ferguson was killed in Surrey, and her body dumped in the park.

Bracken had been working within one kilo-metre of Kirkstone Park on a construction job around the time of the murder.

Bracken continued to work during the investi-gation.

“We understand the North Vancouver com-munity was a little apprehensive about having a

body found in one of its neighbourhoods. And we respect that,” Carr told The Outlook.

“But the need to keep it out of the media out-weighed the need to tell the community at first.”

Carr said police had identified the body within 24 hours of its discovery but didn’t release it to the public for the sake of the investigation. Within 48 hours, police began zeroing in on Bracken.

Carr said Bracken has a criminal record, but was not “known to police.” Any prior infractions, said Carr, had no significance to this case.

Police have approached Ferguson’s family in Coquitlam but were told they would rather not address the media. Ferguson was a mother of three, but Carr would not say if any of the chil-dren were Bracken’s.

A higher charge may be sought by police if additional evidence is found in the ongoing investigation.

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Higher learning in Lower Lonsdale?

GREG HOEKSTRAS T A F F R E P O R T E R

Capilano University and the City of North Vancouver have begun

“informal discussions” about establishing a post-secondary presence in Lower Lonsdale.

At a Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast last week, university president Kris Bulcroft revealed that the school — a North Shore institu-tion since the late 1960s — has informally asked the city to be considered in any future developments near the base of Lonsdale Avenue.

“The dialogue is continuing,” Bulcroft told The Outlook. “But if development goes ahead in Lower Lonsdale we would very much like to be a part of it.”

Bulcroft said the school would like a central space in the city so they could expand programming. Cap U’s current campus in the Lynnmour area, she noted, is more or less at capacity.

“We’ve kind of reached our limits here, as far as our physi-cal capacity goes,” said Bulcroft. “If we want to grow our pro-grams, it seems more to make more sense to take our pro-grams out into the community, rather than trying to shoehorn them in.”

Bulcroft speculated that a downtown campus could house anything from continuing edu-cation programs to executive training, music and performing arts programs, or art gallery space.

“There’s been lots of con-versation, but it’s premature to think about what we might put there until we know whether or not it’s going to happen,” she said.

But, for what it’s worth, the city has been “extremely recep-tive” to the idea so far, Bulcroft noted.

Mayor Darrell Mussatto told The Outlook he is extremely excited about the possibil-ity and thinks having a post-secondary campus in the city

would greatly enhance the area.“I think it would be a tre-

mendous asset to the city to have a satellite location in Lower Lonsdale,” Mussatto said.

He noted that both Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia have downtown campuses in Vancouver, and said the Foot of Lonsdale area lends itself per-fectly to such a proposal.

“It’s a great spot for it. It’s the centre of our city, it’s a transit hub, and there’s already shops and services down there,” he said.

The satellite campus, he added, would be part of a much larger development either at the Foot of Lonsdale Ave. or at the site previously slated for the National Maritime Museum.

“The size of what they’re looking at could easily fit in there,” Mussatto said. “It’s all very preliminary, but we’re going to explore it because there’s benefits for both the university and the community.”

Capilano University president says school would like a city presence

Cpl. Dale Carr (left), spokesman for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, speaks to reporters Feb. 14 with North Van RCMP Insp. Chris Kennedy. Sean Kolenko photo


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Police are warning area residents that a police impersonator may be at work in West Vancouver.On Wednesday, West Vancouver Police issued a statement saying they have received two reports in the past week of suspicious telephone calls.

The first call, which took place around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 6, was received by a West Vancouver resident. The caller, described as a well-spoken male, introduced himself as a member of the police department. He told the homeowner he was calling in response to an alarm at the residence. He asked the homeowner to stay home until police arrived to serve a $150 fine.

An hour later, a second call was placed to a different West Vancouver residence. No one answered, but a voice mail message was left saying police wanted to speak with the homeowner.The two incidents are currently under investigation, but police believe the calls may be the work of a prankster. Police want to remind the public that pretending to be a police officer is a serious act that could lead to criminal charges.

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This week West Vancouver is sitting down with Terasen Gas to talk about harnessing the ocean’s heat.

As part of the district’s foreshore work, the municipality wants to extend a sub-tidal reef on the seabed between 22nd and 23rd streets. The idea of the reef is to encourage habitat growth and protect the beach from storm damage, but the district also hopes to embed an ocean geo-exchange loop.

Geo-exchange technology uses the earth’s or ocean’s heating and cooling properties to heat or cool buildings.

“We have seen this system on a residen-tial scale [in West Van] and it has cut heat-ing and cooling bills by 80 per cent,” said Stephen Jenkins, the district’s manager of sustainability.

If the geo-exchange system is given the

thumbs up from council, West Van could become the first B.C. municipality to imple-ment the technology, he said. In placing the pipes, at a later date the district could potentially hook the loop to Ambleside revi-talization developments or the proposed seniors’ residential project on the Wetmore site, Jenkins said. There is also the option of including West Van’s community centre.

“If we are doing [the geo-exchange] as part of the reef, then [the district pays for] just the cost of the pipes,” he noted, adding the district can use existing storm drains to run the pipes to the buildings.

Terasen Gas is expanding its aperture for energy sources, he continued. The two bod-ies are looking into forming a partnership for the project. The district plans to start on construction of the sub-tidal reef this year.

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The West Vancouver fire department is investigating the cause of a blaze that ripped through an Ambleside tailor

shop Monday morning.Martin Ernst, assistant chief of West Van

fire, said crews were called at 8 a.m. to the 1300-block of Marine Drive after eye-wit-ness reports of heavy smoke pouring from Giuseppe’s The Roman Tailor store. The tailor’s had been open for 40 years in that space.

Upon arriving on the scene, Ernst said the fire was visible from the street. He said the blaze damaged the interior of the shop and a “small engine store” located below the tai-lor’s, accessible from the back alley.

Luckily, added Ernst, no one was hurt in the fire.

Ernst told The Outlook that crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly but said officials will remain on scene investigating. He said the fire appears to have started in the tailor shop.

“There seems to be some damage to the

neighbouring store as well,” said Ernst. “But we’re hoping to get them up and running today [Feb. 14] or tomorrow [Feb. 15].”

Maria Dente, wife of Giuseppe Dente (the shop’s owner), told The Outlook that the outpouring of support has been overwhelm-ing.

“Everyone has been calling, family, friends – it’s been amazing,” she said.

“He’s a good man, an honest man. You don’t find people like that in business any-more. He even worked for free for people sometimes.”

Local business owner Nigel Malkin of Malkin Cleaners, located across the street from where the fire took place, said Giuseppe Dente was a fixture in the neigh-bourhood and well-liked by those who fre-quent the area.

“He’s super nice, been here since the beginning of time,” said Malkin.

“I remember when the Fox radio station called him during the World Cup to sing the Italian national anthem. I don’t think he sang it though.”

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By the time West Van firefighters arrived at an Ambleside tailor shop on Monday morning, the fire was already visible from the street.

The blaze damaged the interior of The Roman Tailor, a business owned and operated by

Giuseppe Dente for the past 40 years. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

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It wasn’t until Decima Sheldon was two years old that she was declared a person.

Dressed smartly in a suit, this gal isn’t the type to burn her bra, but growing up in an era when women had only recently received the right to vote shaped her life.

Spread across a bar-style table in Decima’s West Vancouver apartment are clippings, photos and letters pertaining to her long career.

Decima’s adult life started out in the same manner as many women in her generation — the school teacher married an army boy at the age of 19.

When her husband’s job moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, like a good wife she followed. It was in Moose Jaw that her path diverted from the norm.

Television was entering every-body’s household. One evening, while watching the tube, an ad for a host position on a beauty consultant show — Feminine Fare — flashed across the screen. That night Decima’s husband drove her to the station and a few days later she had the job.

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She knew she was employed based on her looks and that she was hired to talk about a sub-ject some called trivial, but it was an “in” to the man’s world of business.

For a year, Feminine Fare had strong ratings on CTV. Women recognized “Dez” on the streets and the show’s sponsors were pleased with its following.

The show catapulted Decima to her next job promoting the Nina Ricci fragrance line on T.V. and radio, splitting her time between her home in West Vancouver and the head office in New York.

During her climb up the industry’s ladder, Decima work alongside famous Canadians, such as journalist Jack Webster. In 1967, Decima’s rep-utation landed her a consultant position at the

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A new wave of thinking pushed women like Decima to break further through histori-cal boundaries. For years Decima had worked

at a senior executive level without the title in multiple big-name companies. Junior employees were promoted, while Decima was bypassed because she was female, she says handing over an old newspaper ad. The clip-ping is for a marketing job in which the print clearly states, if hired, a man will be

paid $20,000. A woman’s salary, meanwhile, is set at $14,000.

Before the end of the 1970s, Decima opened her own trade and consumer promotions com-pany. It was a major step.

“I kept on hitting the glass ceiling and finally I had broken through,” she says.

She was her own boss, yet it wasn’t smooth sailing. Many people still railed against such a move, she says, flipping to another clipping. This one profiles her company; the spin is that she’s a woman. The headline reads “Long-time job-hop-per jumps into her own promotion firm.”

“Job-hopper was not a flattering word,” Decima says.

Women have come a long way, but this 83-year-old is convinced there is further to go. Decima’s not giving up the fight.

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Marinos’s stares down Shawn Devries. The early morning runs, late nights boxing and hours of jiu-jitsu have reached a moment of truth. It’s time to prove his worth.

Fighting is in his spirit; it brews in his blood. He claims it came from his father Dimitrios, and, if his father were alive, he would proudly agree.

Like Nick, Dimitrios was short, broadly built and had the same tenacious will.

Dimitrios had no choice; it meant his life. When Axis forces spilled through Greece’s moun-tainous bor-der, Dimitrios joined the underground Greek Freedom Front. He was

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until one morning when the bombs grew louder. No German soldiers kicked them out of bed that dawn in May. Instead, American tanks rumbled toward the bar-racks.

“If the Gestapo didn’t scare me, don’t think you can,” Dimitrios later told his sons in their North Vancouver home.

His brave words moulded Nick. Their boldness pushed him through his challenges. If Dimitrios were in the flesh ringside, he’d be smiling with approval, Nick thinks.

“I forgot my earplugs,” Nick’s mother, Rosilyn Findlay, tries to yell over top of bass-heavy rap

blaring in the Red Robinson Show Theatre.Below the rows of red seats, stage lights shine on the

octagon. Nick and his opponent stand in the middle of the blue mat.

“Oh, it is getting close,” Rosilyn says. “Now I start to get nervous.”

Rosilyn’s ancestry has deep roots on the North Shore. She is a member of the Squamish Nation and her great grandfather was Navvy Jack Thomas, the Welsh Royal Navy deserter who set up West Vancouver’s first ferry service to the city.

Rosilyn has a warm, nurturing feel about her. Her fea-tures are soft and movements calm, the consequence of raising five boys.

Technically, Nick was No. 1 — he’s the first born of triplets. When they were babies, Rosilyn carefully tied coloured threads around their ankles so she knew who was who.

The triplets bubbled with energy. Rosilyn placed them in kung fu in an effort to preserve her sanity, but she admits she also wanted them to learn to protect them-selves.

Growing up on the Capilano Reserve wasn’t easy. The triplets were the target of teasing because they did not look like other First Nations kids.

“The boys have been through so much ... they’re tough,” Rosilyn says, noting it was common for Nick to come home with bruises.

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Since he started fighting, Nick has had to move in with Rosilyn, as it is the only way he can afford his MMA pursuits. Professional MMA fights are not sanc-tioned in the majority of Lower Mainland municipali-ties. Unless a fighter is willing to travel to Vancouver Island or outside of the province, they are fighting as amateurs — which means no prize money.

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Some of Nick’s supporters cheer, including his pastor, Glynden Cross, from the North Vancouver Salvation Army church.

Rosilyn whispers something, her words drown in the roar of the crowd.The bell rings. Nick rushes in, fists raised. The opponents meet in the centre and

go into a clinch — wrapping their arms around each others shoulders. Nick forces Devries against the fence. He hooks his leg behind his opponent’s foot. Devries falls to his knees but makes a quick recovery to his feet.

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Devries wriggles out and jumps up. He rushes head first at Nick, sticking his neck out. Nick sees his opening, hooks his arm around Devries’s throat and pressures Devries’s head against his chest as they fall. Nick yanks on his arm and hooks his legs around his opponent’s waist. His grip is tight, threatening Devries’s air supply.

Realizing there’s no way out, after four seconds Devries taps Nick’s rib cage. The referee rushes in, calling an end to the fight.

Nick scrambles to his knees and gives Devries a hug before jumping up, arms raised.

In 58 seconds, Nick has claimed another belt. Fans are on their feet, a stream of people file down to the ring. Rosilyn stays calmly seated. She’s smiling.

The win is another milestone in Nick’s pursuit of a more positive life. He was always a good person, he says, but now he is determined to show it.

It’s a new page for Nick. It’s also the continuation of the family’s story of persever-ance.

In January of 2003, Dimitrios fought his last battle with cancer. Nick was 29 years old.

“I just wish my dad was alive to see me doing what I am doing now,” Nick says, with a nod of confidence.

A HEARTY WIN(far left) Nick Marinos gets Shawn Devries in a guillotine choke hold. (middle) Marinos wins the amateur welterweight title by submission. (right) Rosilyn Findlay, Marinos’s mother, receives an appreciative kiss from Marinos. Greg Hoekstra photo


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Behind the black stage cur-tains, Stuart Greensides is ready to rock.

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The stage lights are bright, music loud and the energy back-stage is contagious.

For months the students have practised playing the songs of legends musicians, such as Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page.

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music is one of the defining aspects of West Van’s schools, theschool district’s superintendent Chris Kennedy wrote to The Outlook in an email.

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ongoing commitment to music edu-cation and we also have a strong working relationship with the Kay Meek theatre,” he wrote.

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Kyle, 19, is a member of the B.C. provincial alpine team and will be one of the competitors heading off to Halifax to participate in the 2011 Canada Winter Games. Joining Kyle will be sis-ters Chloe and Ruby Woodruff, also of North Vancouver. The Woodruff sisters, 17 and 19 years old respectively, will be showcasing their tricks in the women’s halfpipe competition — Kyle, the men’s.

All three riders split their training time between Mount Seymour and Whistler, but con-sider Seymour their home mountain having all grown up in the area.

Andrew George, program director for the B.C. Snowboard Association, says Mount Seymour deserves a lot of the credit for the continued success of North Shore snowboarders because staff have work with athletes throughout their development as riders.

“The progression team [a squad a couple levels below the provincial team] is based on Seymour. They’ve helped us develop that team and give us discounted passes and other perks,” said George.

“And they’ve always built features for us for training purposes. They’ve been great.”

When the athletes aren’t practising their moves on the snow — which isn’t often, they say — they’re training on trampolines to learn air awareness and riding the bike in spin classes.

It’s a hectic schedule and each rider is keenly aware of how much work their parents put in to support them. Both Chloe and Ruby were taught to snowboard by their father and were driven to competitions for years.

Rupert Jasper, Kyle’s 15-year-old brother and member of the provincial development team [the team one level below the provincial con-tingent], said his mom even brought a tray of brownies to a recent competition at Big White in Kelowna.

“The food’s great,” he says with a smile.After the Canada Winter Games, which ends

on Feb. 27, the team will continue to compete. The national team is the on the radar and, potentially, even the next Olympic Games.

Travelling, says Ruby, is a great byproduct of the sport but no matter how much time the team spends away, she never forget how lucky she is to live in North Van.

“Going away is great,” says Chloe, echoing her sister’s comments. “But you can’t help but miss Seymour.”

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B.C. alpine team members Kyle Jasper, Chloe and Ruby Woodruff, Rupert Jasper and Andrew George (from left). Kyle, Chloe and Ruby will be competing in the Canada Winter Games. Sean Kolenko photo


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When you’re behind the wheel, even the slightest distraction can mean the

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This month, police across the province will be embarking on a distracted driving awareness blitz. The campaign — which marks the one-year anniversary of B.C.’s new distracted driving laws — is intended to drive home a simple message: when you drive, stay off the phone.

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The more frowned upon it is in society, she says, the less people will try to get away with it.

Trace Acres, a North Vancouver resident and director of communi-cations for BCAA, agrees police and government need to find new ways to reach drivers.

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It was in the 1920s that Jessie Buckerfield McDougall coached the grass hockey girls at North Van. High.

She had played at UBC in 1919 (and was the university’s old-est-living former varsity player when she died at 102 in 2002). After marrying the soon-to-be legendary North Van teacher-coach-principal W.R. “Mickey”

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grad to play field hockey in Eastern Canada may well be Linda Buckingham who graduated from North Van High in 1965 and played at Nova Scotia’s Acadia University. Otherwise the outstand-ing players of the 1960s era – like North Van’s Barbara Moon and West Van’s Jennifer Chapman, Linda Williams, Dulcie Brimacombe, Marg Dempsey and Trudy Leishman – always opted for UBC.

Ashleigh Miller (West Van ’96) was the first North Shore grad to go south to play. Originally intending to go to UVic, she became unsure of making the defending Canadian-champion Vikes after her tryout with the junior nation-al team ended when the roster was trimmed from 25 to 18.

But when Brown University in Rhode Island contacted her, she decided rather late to call the top five U.S. Division 1 field hockey colleges. It was a bold move indeed. Yet – sight unseen except for a grainy home video – Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, offered her a full scholarship based on her resume. They were the only one of the five that had any schol-arships left to give out. (The others all offered to take her the following year.)

“I think they were just kind of going on a whim,” she says now. “It worked

for them.” And for her.Ashleigh started every game all four

years at Old Dominion, mostly at left back, as the Monarchs topped the Colonial Athletic Association each year and claimed third (1996), second (1997), a cherished first (1998) and sixth (1999) in the NCAA championship tournament.

Now as Stephanie Gold, she’s been teaching and coaching at Collingwood since 2001. The Cavaliers have been finalists in the provincial AA tourna-ment the last four years, winning in 2008 and 2010.

She’s not the only one to play for a North Shore school and the West Van Field Hockey Club, and give back to the sport by coaching. Among others there’s Stephanie Hume, Lucy Shaw and Kristyn Harrington, coaches of the West Van Club’s elite Adanacs teams that competed in the massive ESPN Field Hockey Showcase in Florida last week.

Stephanie (Collingwood ’97) played five years at UBC including Canadian championship teams in 1998, 1999 and 2001. Lucy (Sutherland ’00) played for Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, when the team copped NCAA Division 1 titles in 2002 and 2003. Kristyn was pro-filed last week in part one of this story.

This is episode 410 from Len Corben’s trea-sure chest of stories - the great events and the quirky - that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports his-tory.

Girls who play the fieldThese North Shore girls run swiftly and carry a big stick.

HEY, COACH! - Former North Shore field hockey players who went on to star with

national-champion university teams and are now coaching the next generation of

North and West Vancouver stick-wielders include (l-r) Lucy Shaw, Stephanie Hume and

Ashleigh Miller (now Gold). Shaw: Wake Forest University photo / Hume: Richard

Lam/UBC photo / Miller: Old Dominion University photo

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Now here’s a look at 101 girls who have played at university since 1996.

ARGYLE PIPERSNoriko Kariya ‘97, MaineJulia Adams ‘99, Michigan State Jenn Tait ‘00, UBCSuzanne Simpson ‘01, DukeKaren Mann ‘02, North CarolinaEmily Ewens ‘03, ProvidenceNicole Gaines ‘06, CalgaryKatie Graham ‘06, UBCEmily Kozniuk, ‘07, Boston CollegeAnna Kozniuk, ‘10, Wake Forest Sarah Main ‘11, Toronto

CARSON GRAHAM EAGLESJohanna Bischof ‘01 Duke Danielle Barron ‘05, AlbertaBrooke MacGillivary ‘06, Ball State Stephanie Madsen ‘07, AlbertaKeara Chicquen, ‘09, CalgaryAmanda Bird ‘10, Princeton Maggie Rebalski ‘10, McGill Emma Watt ‘10, AlbertaStacey Farr ‘11, Virginia CommonwealthAnnabelle Hamilton ‘11, MaineAlexandra McCawley ‘11, Stanford Emma Plasteras ‘11, Boston CollegeHolly Stewart ‘11, Maine

COLLINGWOOD CAVALIERSStephanie Hume ‘97, UBCPam Walker ‘98, Oberlin/Oxford Morgan Mallett ‘99, CalgaryMo O’Connor ‘99, UBCJenny Sanders ‘99, Michigan State Shahrzad Joharifard ‘01, Princeton Jennifer Winstanley ‘01, Columbia Kate Perry ‘03, Kent State Emma Guppy ‘06, CalgaryMelissa Palm ‘06, Ohio State Vanessa Sekhon ‘07, MichiganStephanie Steiner ‘07, McGill

Francesca Ruddick ‘08, Queen’sAlysha Sekhon ‘09, Stanford Kelsey Lund ‘10, Miami (of Ohio)Lauren Mansfield ‘10, TorontoNatali McGladrey ‘10, Queen’sAshley McGovern, ‘10, Western OntarioEliza Nowack, ‘10, Western OntarioLauren Annable ‘11, MichiganKatrina Davis ‘11, UBC

HANDSWORTH ROYALSAndrea Voros ‘99, OhioKristen Shier ‘05, TorontoSamantha Smith ‘05, UBCSarah Blackmore ‘06, GuelphJennifer Luther ‘06, Stanford Kara McKnight ‘07, Queen’s Hannah Smith ‘07, Columbia Sarah Zargarpour ‘08, Bucknell Jessica Barnett ‘09, IowaSiobhan Gordon ‘09, TorontoCasey Hammond ‘09, TorontoBritt Siu ‘09, TorontoFiona Downey ‘10, Queen’s Heather Haughn ‘10, TorontoKarli Johansen ‘10, IowaBriana Kelly ‘10, Queen’s Alex Thicke ‘10, TorontoNicci Zargarpour ‘10, Queen’s

ROCKRIDGE RAVENSHayley Spurr ‘08, McGill

SENTINEL SPARTANSWhitney Kroll ‘05, UBCEmma Boggio ‘07, Northeastern Holly Millar ‘07, McGill Emily Blair ‘08, Middlebury

SEYCOVE SEYHAWKSMelanie Reid ‘08, Alberta

SUTHERLAND SABRESLucy Shaw ‘00, Wake Forest Montana Hewlett ‘06, Northeastern

Kaela Barker ‘08, Northeastern Kelley Lusk ‘08, TorontoLizzie Priest ‘08, Northeastern

WEST VAN HIGHLANDERSAshleigh Miller ‘96, Old DominionNatalie Paruk ‘99, Boston College/UBCSarah Saddler ‘00, UBCMelanie Ballou ‘01, TorontoLise Galand ‘02, UBCTiffany Michaluk ‘02, UBCAndria Close ‘03, Kent State Kristyn Harrington ‘05, UBCAndrea Lo ‘05, California at BerkeleySam Lyzun ‘05, Cornell/UBC/ TorontoAngela Buttress ‘07, VictoriaJulia Dahlby ‘07, AlbertaKatherine McNeill ‘07, TorontoMegan Scraper ‘07, Kent State/Western Ont. Holly Sherman ‘08, Michigan StateNicky Graham ‘09, NortheasternShannon Elmitt ‘10, California at BerkeleyCarly McNeill ‘10, Harvard Kim Scraper ‘10, IowaMichelle Graham ‘11, Michigan State

OTHER NV-WV RESIDENTSGiovanna Piccone, Little Flower ‘98, UBC Tessa Chaworth-Musters, Crofton House

‘02, McGill Mia Bolton, Shawnigan Lake ‘05, St. Mary’sKira Graham, Little Flower ‘06, UBCElisse Thurston, Shawnigan Lake ‘08,

Boston U.Adele Mills, Little Flower ‘09, Michigan Samantha Saddler, Little Flower ‘09, UBC

This list has been put together primar-ily through the efforts of Jane Kozniuk, Paul Winstanley, Margi Spooner, Hash Kanjee, Ashleigh Gold and Len Corben. The years 1996-2004 are not likely as complete as later ones. If you can add anything, please e-mail [email protected].

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PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

236 CLEANING SERVICESEUROPEAN CLEANING at your service. Exc. rates & refs. Seniors discount. Oksana 604-346-5776.

245 CONTRACTORS

260 ELECTRICALYOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

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281 GARDENINGWEED FREE MUSHROOM

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSHIGH CALIBER CONSTRUCTION

CUSTOM HOMES • Basement, Kitchen & Bath Remodels • Room

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320 MOVING & STORAGEABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 menfrom $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience-604 506-7576

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BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387

PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587

REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696

RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757

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X CROSSWORDPUZZLE NO.533

Copyright © 2010, Penny Press

ACROSS1. Flat-topped hills6. Utmost9. Gather in13. Pressed smooth15. Letter stroke17. Therefore18. Four-wheeled car-riage19. Basket20. Promptly21. Cloudy23. Assert25. Tread30. Play a guitar32. Historical record33. Marsh35. “Tell ____ About It”36. Tree fluid39. Esteem41. Work by Shelley43. Eucalyptus eater45. Use a lever46. Out of ____48. Campus group, for short49. Elk53. Fruit-filled pastry54. Cloddish56. Nerve-cell part57. Unadorned59. Entirety60. Sales booth62. Counterparts for don’ts63. Formal letter68. Add-on69. Raw metal71. Kind of sale73. Harpoon74. Grace word76. Annoyance78. Beetle81. Admired83. Places

84. Period86. Andes pack animals92. Tarzan’s pals93. Disorder94. Dairy product95. Cheer (up)96. Tourist lodging97. Unidentified aircraft

DOWN1. Wire-diameter measure2. Division of history3. Daddy’s boy4. Ampersand5. Adriatic or Aegean6. Twerp7. Threes, in poker8. Make haste9. Scope10. Coastal eagle11. Highly excited12. Corn cake14. Fine powder15. View16. Flash of light22. Muscular24. Skulk25. Not near26. Small banknote27. Light-switch positions28. Draw from29. Dozed31. That time34. Most curious36. Indian outfi t37. Alack!38. Trail40. Nursery bed42. Change from red to black44. Light-switch position

47. Sudden takeover49. Arouse50. Leaf part51. Swimmer’s hole52. Outs’ opposites53. Debate side55. Wrong58. Fruity drinks59. Musical transition61. Soda-fl avoring nut64. Bad Ems, e.g.65. Twice fi ve66. Natural resin67. Before70. Renaissance fi ddle72. Egyptian symbols74. Lively75. Novelist Wilson77. Lazily78. Spank79. Contend successfully80. Scorer on a serve82. Symbol85. Greek letter87. Shot at Wimbledon88. Long, long ____89. Cocoa cup90. Who ____ you?91. Sow’s place

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269, 2 coats(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

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INT/EXT Painting. Papering & pres-sure wash. Reasonable 30yrs exp Refs, free est. Keith 604-777-1223

332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

338 PLUMBING10% OFF if you Mention this AD!

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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372 SUNDECKSSUNDECK REPAIRS

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374 TREE SERVICES

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PETS

477 PETSAMERICAN PITT BULL X Presa Carnario puppies. 3 males. Born Dec. 16. $400. 604-729-8549BERNESE Mtn Dog Puppy. Fe-male. Vet checked & ready for good homes. $800. Lngly. 778-241-5504BLACK LAB PUPS. 3 males, exc lines, 1st shots, dewormed, ready now, $350. 778-867-6758

PETS

477 PETS

BUDGIES to good home. $10 ea. Good colours. 3-8 mos old. (604)858-4488

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866

CHINESE SHAR PEI pups. House raised. Well socialized. Vet chek’d., shots. Av. now 604-814-0038. [email protected]

DALMATIAN male 7.5 MO. CKC registered, all shots, $500. 604-793-5130

DOBERMAN PUPS, tails & dew claws done, dewormed, view both parents. $500. Call 604-798-7579.

German Shepherd Puppieshttp://[email protected]

250-442-8070

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND pups. Reg’d., micro chipped, 1st shots. Ready mid March. 604-823-2259 [email protected]

PB LAB PUPPIES. Males and females. Ready to go Feb 28th. Family raised on a farm. Well so-cialized. First shots, dewormed and vet checked. Mom and pups ready to view. $475.00. Phone 604 531 0552

ROTTWEILER PUPPY, CKC reg. female, Champion German lines,

pet stock, to approved home. Call: 604 - 287 - 7688

WHITE ARCTIC WOLF X puppies for sale $1000. Call Carol 604-853-9444

YORKSHIRE TERRIER CKC reg. black & tan, fi rst shot, dewormed, Fem. $750, M $650. 604-581-4459.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

559 MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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WINE OF the Month Club. Send the gift of wine all year long! 2 Bottles each month from award-winning wineries around the world. Call 888-751-6215 and get FREE SHIPPING!

581 SOUND/DVD/TV

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DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call Phone Factory Today! 1-877-336-2274. www.phonefactory.ca

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGEOwn 20 AcresOnly $129/mo. $13,900 Near Growing El Paso, Texas (safest city in America!) Low down, no credit checks, owner fi -nancing. Free Map/Pictures. 866-254-7755 www.sunsetranches.com

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALESuccessful Weight Loss Clinic for sale. Great opportunity in expand-ing market. Voted #1, Langley. $179,000. Dennis Germyn, Mac-donald Realty. 604-590-2444.

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTYSTEEL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR - Holding 2010 steel prices on many models/sizes. Ask about FREE DELIVERY! CALL FOR QUICK SALE QUOTE and FREE BROCHURE - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.STEEL BUILDING WINTER SALE... $3.49 to $11/sq.ft. Immedi-ate orders only - FREE shipping, some exclusions. Up to 90 days to pay. Deposit required. Pioneer Manufacturers since 1980. 1-800-668-5422. See current specials - www.pioneersteel.ca.

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?

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Call Us First! 604.657.9422

630 LOTSARIZONA BUILDING LOTS. FULL ACRES AND MORE!Guaranteed Owner Financing. No Credit check. $0 down - 0 interest.Starting @ just $99/mo. Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport. Hear free re-cording at 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com.Offer Ends 3/31/11

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS2011 CANADIAN Dream Home 3 bed/2 bath, 1512 sqft, CSA-Z240 $109,950 includes delivery and set up in lower BC, 877-976-3737 or 509-481-9830 http://www.hbmodu lar.com/images/email_jan2.jpg

636 MORTGAGESBANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt con-solidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simpli-fy the process!1-888-711-8818

[email protected]

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

730 MISC. FOR RENT

WANT THE BEST BUSINESS ACCOMMODATION

KICK BACK & RELAX IN SOUTH SURREY - Short term accommodation. Seeking profes-sional business visitors to rent weekly throughout the year. Deluxe, fully furnished & equipped 2 bdrm. + rec. rm. + 2 bath T/House. Crown Mouldings, H/W laminate fl ooring and slate. Gas F/P, Alarm, Netfl ix, Cable & WiFi. 1 car garage parking. No - Smoking inside, covered patio & outdoor seating. Amenities rm. incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Call for more info.

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744 RECREATIONShared ownership late model 40’ - 60’ cruising yachts moored on Van-couver Island & Lower Mainland. Sail & Power. Professionally main-tained. 604-669-2248. www.one4yacht.com

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

$0 DOWN & we make your 1st pay-ment at auto credit fast. Need a ve-hicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CRED-IT? Last week 18 out of 23 applica-tions approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Receive a $500 Gift Card. www.coastlineau-tocredit.com or 1-888-252-8235.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1998 BUICK LASABRE V6, new tires & brakes. Supreme cond. Low km. Private. $5900. 604-593-5072

1998 CHEVY CAVALIER, only 91K, 1 owner, recently serviced, 4 new tires/batt/alt, purple, $2200. Ph btwn 10am-10pm, (604)943-2954

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2001 Honda Civic. 4 dr, auto,139k, loaded, local, 1 owner, warr/fi n. avail. $5,350 obo. 604-836-5931.

2006 HONDA CIVIC 2 door, 5 spd manual, 80K, red, $6850 fi rm. Call: 604-538-9257.

2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, 7000 kms. auto, factory warranty. No ac-cidents. $21,900. 604-836-5931

827 VEHICLES WANTED

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1999 SLUMBER Queen MH 24 ft. 119,000 kms. 2 air, awnings, TV ant, no leaks, exc. shape. $16,500. obo 604-870-3556

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2001 BMW 320I, fully loaded, leath-er, auto, AirCared, 142K, $7999. Call: (778)552-1462.

2006 LAND ROVER LR3 SE,dark blue, 40K MLS/64K KMS, no accid, lady driven, new tires, batt &

brakes, immaculate @ $27,900 604-943-0210.

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1995 FORD F150 XLT, good cond. Air Cared until 2012. Canopy, good tires, $3900 obo 604-462-1542

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO, 4X4, 6L, V8, ext. cab, shortbox, 89,000km. $13,500. 604-858-0041

REBECCA ALDOUS


In 2010, Scott Akin swapped his job as an Arctic guide for an equally daring venture — he opened a book store in West Vancouver.

Nobody ever goes into the book industry to become rich, Akin said, but it’s impossible to ignore the changing world of print.

This past Christmas, Kobo e-readers boasted that the number of e-book downloads were the equivalent to a stack of books 50 times as high as the Empire State Building.

“Lots of customers have told me that they bought [e-readers] for their [partners] and people are downloading more books off the Internet than they used to,” Akin said.

South of the border, book stores are addressing this issues with diversification, he said. They’re pairing up with other business, such as coffee shops. A new trend in the United States is merg-ing book stores and wine bars.

Akin sells folk art in his book shop. Paper and hardbacks still pull in the most cash, but the art sales are catching up, he said.

“There will always be a place for books, it might be that they become a really niche mar-ket,” Akin said.

The e-readers at West Vancouver Memorial Library have been a big hit. As of last week, there were 143 holds for the library’s 12 e-read-ers.

The device’s popularity has prompted the library to hold e-reader information sessions. Up to 45 people turn out for these classes, of which a significant percentage are seniors, said Michelle Sproule, library spokesperson.

“Seniors are taking the time to research e-reader options,” she said, noting the library has a “petting zoo” where people can check out dif-ferent e-readers.

Books still trump digi-tal text sales at Capilano University book store.

“Right now our digital book sales are five per cent [of total sales,]” the store’s manager Brian Ball said.

Post-secondary book shops are carefully examining its future role as technology continues to advance. Currently,

text books are not readily available on e-read-ers because of their level of detail — items like graphs and pictures. But it is only a matter of time before that changes, Ball said.

“I think we will still be a provider of educa-tional material, but we will be providers of fewer and fewer books,” Ball said of campus book stores’ futures.

e-reader sessionWest Vancouver Memorial Library is hold-

ing its next e-reader information session on Saturday, Mar. 12, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.. No registration required. Call 604-925-7405.

The coming of e-readersIndependent book stores take a look at their futures.

Book store owners such as Scott Akin must adapt their businesses given the growing popularity of e-books. Rebecca Aldous photo





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