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April 2017 Edition
April EditionM E S S A G E F R O M T H E E D I T O R S , M I A M C L A R T Y & A N N A B O H N
A warm hello to Kiwanis residents across the North Shore!
It seems only apt that this expanded publication arrives on your doorstep in the first few weeks of spring. As this long (read: too long) winter finally starts to fade, a bright new chapter is unfolding in your community. Read on to find out more about this exciting merger in the ‘Letter from the President’.
Here at the Villager, we look forward to showcasing all the tips and talents, goings on, and personality that the North Shore Kiwanis ‘village’ has to offer. That said, it’s important to underline that this little publication relies on your creative
contributions. So without further ado, a classic prompt:
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you want to have
with you and why?
All residents are invited to submit their response, as well as any other enquiries or submissions to [email protected]. Alternatively, we’ll be checking each building’s message box ahead of the next edition. Looking forward to hearing from
you! Next submission cut-off date: May 1st, 2017
L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T , P A T R I C K M C L A U G H L I N
For over 65 years, the Kiwanis Clubs of North and West Vancouver have been providing below market rental housing for low income seniors on the North Shore. It
all began with the purchase of surplus wartime cottages and, as financing permitted, new buildings were either built or purchased. Today, we are the largest provider of housing for low income seniors on the North Shore with 661 apartments.
Last year we took a major step toward securing our role in seniors housing for many
years to come with the merger of Kiwanis housing operations in North and West Vancouver. Our objective is to create a stronger organization with the knowledge
and capability to grow even further. Our population is aging and redevelopments
Q U E S T I O N
M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R O P E R T Y M A N A G E R , C H A R L E S B R I S T O W
This edition is the first of the new, expanded version and I am very excited about it! The nearly 700 suites that the Kiwanis now have represents far more than simply being the largest provider of seniors’ homes on the North Shore. Sure, this is a lot of housing but it is, first and foremost, a community.
The vast majority of our residents see their suite as their permanent home. It is not a place they plan on moving on from any time soon. So, knowing that they are staying put and are surrounded by others who feel the same way, the desire to reach out and connect with others is often very strong. This is as it should be.
700 residents bring a huge variety of life experiences. There are endless possibilities for getting involved in existing events, or in starting up new ones. My personal goal is to help make the Kiwanis ‘Village’ be the most sought after place to live for
seniors on the North Shore. This not only means having a clean, warm, and safe environment, but a vibrant and friendly one too!
The Villager is a great vehicle for enhancing this sense of community and I encourage all residents to submit material to the editors (Mia and Anna) be it recipes, poems, jokes, life stories, opinions etc. The Kiwanis North Shore community is just getting going and an exciting future lies ahead, so come to events and get involved in whatever way calls to you.
of neighbourhoods is creating a shortage of housing for low income residents. I’m
pleased to say that Kiwanis started planning recently to build a new 86 unit building
in North Vancouver which will be ready for residents in three years.
The most satisfying part of being President of the Kiwanis House Society is the positive feedback we get every day, and the stories about how happy residents are to be part of the Kiwanis family on the North Shore. That’s when Kiwanis Members, the Board of Directors, our staff and Re/Max dWell Property Management know that we really are making a difference in your community.
“The best time for new beginnings is now”
A U T H O R U N K N O W N
T H O U G H T S
General Updates
N O T I C E S
Please note that there are various Tenant Notice Boards in the buildings. These are either in laundry rooms or hallways. Tenants are welcome to use these boards to sell/swap/giveaway items or to invite people to events like a ‘5th floor party’ or a walking club etc. Notices on these boards are not endorsed by the Kiwanis and The Society takes no responsibility for any notices that are posted on them.
L A W N B O W L I N G B Y J E A N N E L E C R E N
If anyone is interested in learning how to lawn bowl, the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club is having its Orientation Day on Sunday, April 23rd at 1:30pm at their
Club house located at 2160 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver. Information will be given on the types of
bowls, shoes to wear etc. Lessons will start on Monday,
April 24th.
This is a sport for all ages (our youngest member is 9 years old and our oldest in her 90’s). This a great club with friendly members who welcome newcomers. Several Kiwanis residents are members of this club and we would love to see you on April
23rd. In the winter there are other activities to participate in – darts, bridge, cribbage and poker. Our website is: www.northvancouverlawnbowlingclub.ca
M A I N T E N A N C E R E Q U E S T S
All Kiwanis buildings are now on the same program with regard to non-emergency
maintenance requests. Simply fill in a form and place it in the drop box in the lobby of your building. Please note that by signing this form you authorize us to access
your suite for the purpose of carrying out the requested repair.
S U I T E K E Y S
Please note that you (not The Kiwanis) are responsible for the keys to your suite in the same way as you are for keys to your car (if you have a car). In case you lose
your key while you are out you need to have someone (friend/family) to call with whom you have left a spare. If you call the Kiwanis ‘emergency line’ then you will be
charged for the costs incurred in getting you back into your suite.
Kiwanis West Vancouver
S O C I A L U P D A T E B Y J E A N C H A M B E R S
The Social Committee had a Wine and Cheese afternoon on January 25. We welcomed new members who have moved into the Village within
the past 6 months and explained about the
function of the committee.
At 3pm, the doors opened and the other attendees flowed into the Great Hall! We had a total of approximately 45 people. We had the opportunity to discuss some of the events
that we have had over the past three years
and to hear of others that are of interest to the
residents. We actually had a similar meeting last year and compiled a list of groups that residents
had hoped that we could put together.
Since then, we’ve held a number of wonderful sessions. We had several demonstrations of floral arrangements led by Vera Belle, including a popular one on miniature gardens. We also enjoyed more than one special art demonstration. A small group tried to arrange a regular time and location for bridge but had difficulty getting sufficient people. Please feel free to leave a message in the locked box in the Terrace library if you have any suggestions for other events.
For the past five weeks we have had a regular group attending the Tuesday night Netflix showing and watched the 10 episodes of The Crown. Everyone was glad to hear that a second series of episodes is currently filming and will likely be available in November. On the first Saturday of every month we continue to watch a classic movie while enjoying
fresh popcorn.
On Friday afternoons we have a small group of women
meeting in the Cypress lounge to knit, crochet, and chat. It’s a nice way to spend an afternoon, with the fire on. Perhaps we will skip the fire if we continue with this in the summer!
What did the tree say to spring? “What a re-leaf!”
O N L Y J O K I N G
B I G T H A N K S T O G U I D O ! B Y C H A R L E S B R I S T O W
In December Guido Gandossi retired from running the
popular Tuesday and Thursday Coffee Mornings at Lynn Manor after many, many years of volunteer work. A party was held in his honor and The Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society expressed their thanks for Guido’s huge commitment
to the community over the years.
W E S T V A N B E A U T Y S A L O N
In the Manor building, on the parking level, is Martha’s Salon. Martha provides, at a reasonable cost, hair cuts, perms, colouring, waxing, pedicures and manicures. Last year, for the first time, I went to Martha for a haircut. I found her facility to be very accessible and comfortable and I was amazed to learn that her training had taken
five years. I am a Registered Nurse and trained for three years – so, Martha spent another two years to learn all of her skills!
L Y N N M A N O R L I B R A R Y U P D A T E B Y B A R B C L A F F E Y
Over the past 5 years, Lynn Manor has had the privilege of having as their Librarian, Margot Fraser. Margot took a personal interest in looking after every facet of the Library and it was always such a pleasure to be in that serene room on the
Penthouse floor, surrounded by the spectacular view. Margot made it a labour of love and the Library always showed her care and attention. She enjoyed her work
and was always willing to share her knowledge when she was asked questions about authors and story lines.
In December, Margot decided to move on to other interests and let someone else take charge of the Library. We thank her for her years of service to the Lynn Manor tenants and want her to know that we wish her well in her future activities. Thankfully, she is still available and willing to give us the benefit of her ideas and knowledge so we will still see her around and about the Library area. So Margot, thank you for giving so many of us untold hours of quiet pleasure.
Lynn Manor
K I W A N I S W E S T V A N L I B R A R Y U P D A T E B Y I R I S C U N N I N G H A M
Hello resident readers, I hope everyone is well and happy and reading of course! I want to thank two residents for
their generous donations to the Terrace library, in the West Vancouver Kiwanis village. First and long overdue, is to our own John Paradis who donated thirteen hard cover
National Geographics with the most outstanding photos I
have ever seen. I have become an armchair traveler and I
truly appreciate seeing so many places in the world, all in beautiful colour. My second thank you is to Dorothy Jutras who donated 32 copies of The New Yorker magazine. It would be kind to take one or two copies at a time so there
would be some for other residents.
The book choice for this edition is “Remarkable Creatures” by Tracy Chevalier. You may remember Tracy as the author of “Girl with the Pearl Earring” which was adapted for the screen. Have you ever wondered when dinosaurs roamed the earth, what was swimming in the sea? Well, there were dinosaurs there too! Mary Anning and her brother John searched the beaches where they lived in Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast in England for fossils which their mother sold in a little shop in the village. One
day Mary discovered, buried in the cliff face, an 8’ long skeleton which became an Ichthyosaurs and lived about 240 million years ago.
To find out what happened you will need to read the book and great reading it is too. The book is fact and fiction and so well written you aren’t able to tell which is which. I will post pictures of the Ichthyosaurs (the name means fish lizard) on the library bulletin board and also a picture of Mary’s mother outside her fossil shop. Lyme Regis is an interesting village. The film ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman’ from John Fowler’s book was filmed there. The women of Lyme were lace-makers, which they wove at their doorways. They wore a shawl called a whittle which was dyed crimson. All in all a very interesting book.
C O N T E S T
“What never gets tired?”
The winner will be the first correct answer I receive, so get thinking! This contest is open to everyone. Send your answers to: [email protected]
Thank you Guido!
P E R S I A N N E W Y E A R C E L E B R A T I O N S
‘ N O R O O Z M U B A R A K ’ B Y H I L A R Y H A N N I G A N
We are fortunate to live within this multi-cultural mosaic where we could celebrate 16 different celebrations! The United Nations (UN) International Day of Norooz, is proclaimed as a global observance day which celebrates the start of the Persian spring
festival on March 21 around the spring equinox.
P O E M A N D P H O T O B Y K E V I N B U E L L
Lynn Valley from Kiwanis suite a view of mountains processed with Prisma on Android phone.
Poem
Recruitment
Come and join the Ultra-sonic tegionaires
This band of sisters and brothers of tight
This band, with their eyes of glory, hearts of fire
Playing in Illusions Great Game
Recruitment is up this year on Arcturus.
July 1981
Image to left:
Lynn Valley from Kiwanis suite
a view of mountains, processed with Prisma on Android phone.
Come and join the Ultra-sonic Legionaires
This band of sisters and brothers of Light
This band, with their eyes of glory, hearts of fire
Playing in Illusions Great Game
Recruitment is up this year on
Arcturus.
July 1981.
My husband was waterskiing when he fell into the river. As the boat circled to pick him up, he noticed a hunter sitting in a duck boat in the reeds. My husband put his hands in the air and joked, “Don’t shoot!”
The hunter responded, “Don’t quack.”
Submitted by John & Lisa Paradis
O N L Y J O K I N G
C O F F E E T I M E A T L Y N N M A N O R
The Tuesday and Thursday morning Coffee Time for all tenants, held in the Lynn Manor Penthouse is continuing from 9–11am. Everyone is welcome and it is a friendly and happy place to enjoy coffee or tea and a visit. Coffee is $1.25 and toasted cinnamon/raisin bread $1.50.
In January, one of our regular attendees, Agnes Staynor shared her 95th Birthday with the entire group. Her son
brought cake and ice cream and we all celebrated with
Agnes and sang Happy Birthday to her. So many laughs.
Come, join us for coffee or tea or toast, meet some old or new to you, friends, and go away with a smile in your heart.
T E A T I M E A T L Y N N M A N O R B Y H I L A R Y H A N N I G A N
Afternoon tea has started up again in the Lynn Manor Multi Purpose room, the first Wednesday of every month from 2–4pm. The idea behind Tea Time is to encourage a sense of community through a regular gathering which provides an opportunity
to stay in touch with existing neighbours and to welcome new ones. Everyone is welcome, ladies and gentlemen!
C H I N E S E N E W Y E A R S B Y H I L A R Y H A N N I G A N
There was a good turn-out for Chinese New Year celebrations. Fifty neighbours enjoyed refreshments including some donated
Chinese specialty items. There was a brief presentation on the intriguing symbolism behind New Year’s customs which was well received, especially the one where it is fashionable for singles to rent an escort for celebration events! We learned about a Han dynasty bronze vase, and a delicate picture of a Buddha created by a special technique where paint is rubbed on silk covering a wooden sculpture. Cultural displays and books were enjoyed and provided topics for conversation.
Everyone was given a Lucky Red Envelope containing a truffle and one lucky envelope contained a gift voucher. Birthdates were compiled and the oldest
Rooster in attendance was awarded a bunch of
flowers. Thanks to all who participated: from set-up to take-down, especially last minute volunteers who helped with the clean-up marathon.
Tips to Reduce Plastic and Styrofoam Use
1. Educate yourself about the impact posed to the
environment, wildlife, and people by plastic and styrofoam materials.
2. Start using ecofriendly cloth or other reusable
bags which are sometimes offered by retailers at low cost or often free of charge. Some shops
offer a cash credit or discount for bringing your own bags.
3. Spread awareness to friends and family about why it is important to reduce
plastic in our lives and the negative impacts of plastic pollution.
4. Patronize businesses that support the effort to reduce plastic bag usage.
5. Re-use plastic bags: IE, as garbage and organic waste liners, for storage, shopping, etc.
6. Talk to your retailer about supplier boo-degradable plastic bags, or reusable hard plastic take-out containers, rather than plastic which takes hundreds of years to decompose. (Starbucks gives you 10 cents for bringing your own coffee cup!)
Kim Vogt with plastic and
styrofoarm waste
Articles & Events
R E C Y C L I N G T I P S B Y R I C H A R D R O D A K A N D K I M V O G T
A L L S T A R S T A N D U P C O M E D Y N I G H T
Where: Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver
When: 7:30–9:30pm Tuesday, April 11th 2017
Four of the Stars from the hit Radio Show The Debaters return to PHT for the 2nd
Annual All-Star Stand-Up Comedy Night. Join all-star comedians Graham Clark, Ivan Decker, Charlie Demers and Erica Sigurdson for a night of hilarity and insight, and laugh out loud while supporting our theatre.
For more information about this event or to purchase your ticket please visit:
www.phtheatre.org or call: (604) 990 3474
Towers
T O W E R S N A P S B Y J I M H O U S T O N
S T P A T R I C K ’ S D A Y C E L E B R A T I O N A T T H E T O W E R S
t h e n o r t h s h o r e k i wa n i s v i l l a g e r
The Villager enjoys hearing from you.
We welcome announcements,
suggestions of any kind, and most
importantly any
creative contributions you’d like to send
our way. Material can be sent to us at
Or by dropping submissions off in the message box in your building lobby.
The next edition of the Villager will be
distributed the first week of June. Kindly submit all content for this issue no later
than May 1st.
We reserve the right to edit freely,
publish by whim, and generally preside
over this little publication. But don’t be
afraid, we don’t bite!
Resources for Kiwanis Residents
Library Home Services
North Vancouver City Library, (604 998 3460) North Vancouver District Library (604 990 5800, ext. 8124), and West Vancouver Library (604 925 7437) offers delivery of books to home bound residents of the North Shore.
Mall and Grocery Shop, Tuesdays 1–2:30pm
Offered by the Capilano Community Services Society, (604 988 7115) this weekly shopping program for seniors combines door to door transportation with in store
assistance if required and social time. Seniors are picked up at their homes by the bus and taken to Capilano Mall with a stop at Save On Foods for those who wish to grocery shop. A team of volunteers provide assistance ranging from reading labels to
helping lift items off shelves.
Questions, Comments or Concerns?
b o b c l a r k
Director of the Society
k i wa n i s h e a d o f f i c e a d m i n i s t r at i o n
(604) 926 0102 # 100, 975 21st Street,
West Vancouver, V7V 0B5
k i wa n i s n o r t h va n co u v e r
a d m i n i s t r at i o n
(604) 984 9166
2555 Whiteley Court, North Vancouver
d r o p i n h o u r s
Monday–Thursday
10am–12pm
r e pa i r s a n d m a i n t e n a n c e
Please fill out a maintenance form and deposit it into a message box in your
building lobby.
e m e r g e n c y
Building Emergency (604) 821 2999 ext 5
Health/Fire Emergency 911
