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A group of Moodyvilleresidents have launcheda petition aimed atcountering a campaignto introduce moretownhouses and condosto First and Secondstreets.

So far 188 people, almostall from the neighbourhood,have signed, said GeorgeMadi, Moodyville residentand real estate specialist.

The signees are opposinga pro-density group, madeup mainly of residents on the500- and 600-blocks of EastFirst and Second streets, islobbying council to allowcondos and townhouses inthe new official communityplan, which is due for avote this fall. It followsthe neighbourhood beingdrastically affected by theLow Level Road project andexpansion of RichardsonInternational and NeptuneTerminals on Port MetroVancouver property.

Instead, Madi and hisneighbours are urgingcouncil to allow each lotto hold a duplex with asecondary suite and a coachhouse.That would allow thedensity the city is lookingto achieve without giving afinancial incentive for a masssell-off of the neighbourhoodto developers, Madi said.

What that does notdo is give an opportunityfor a developer to comein and raze an entireneighbourhood and evictdozens of families, Madisaid.

With a high percentageof the residents in theneighbourhood of oldersingle-family homesbeing renters withmodest incomes, the newtownhouses and condoswould likely be priced out oftheir range, Madi said.

Moodville is the last

neighbourhood in the citythat offers that type ofhousing at an affordable rate,he added.

To shut down thisneighbourhood, basicallyand turn it into townhousesand condos, would be theworst case of gentrification,he said. You effectively closethe downtown core to anylow-income people.

While the duplexes withsuites and coach housesplan might still result inproperty owners decidingto sell or redevelop, Madiconceded, it wouldnt offerthe same financial incentiveto guarantee mass evictions.

Madi said he suspectsonly about 10 to 15 homeslost their inlet views whenthe new Richardson siloswent up and the impactof the Low Level Roadchanging has actually beenminimal.

When it first happened,people ran around likeChicken Little. The sky isfalling.The sky is falling. Butits not as bad as it seems.

Property values in thearea continue to go up,despite the construction,Madi said

And, he added, if theneighbourhood is trulyruined by the Low LevelRoad project, it wont besaved by condos.

If its not good enoughfor the people who alreadylive here, why would it begood enough for that muchmore people living here intownhouses and condos? heasked.

Sadly, Madi said thedebate has become sodivisive, neighbours haveturned on each other and hisfamily has received harassingphone calls and rudegestures in the community.

Ive lost friends becauseof this, he said.

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no details on what thedisagreement is aboutbut the citys perceivedfinancial hit is clear.

There is still asignificant disagreementon RCMP administrationcost sharing; to date,the District of NorthVancouver owes the Cityof North Vancouver over$1.2 million, and theamount is increasing byover $400,000 every year,staff wrote.

A second motionpassed by council callsfor staff to resolve theoutstanding financialcost-sharing arrangementwith the district related topublic safety.

Resolving that conflictwould likely require athird-party mediator whowould be given full accessto the RCMPs policingdata, according to chiefadministrative officer KenTolstam.

Coun. Pam Bookhamalso questioned how therecan be any more costsaving co-operation whenthe two governments cantmake the policing dealwork.

I would like thedistrict to be invited toprovide their perspective

on why they have notseen fit to pay what wefeel they owe. I would likesimilar information forfirefighting costs, whichI understand is the otheraspect to public safety thatis under dispute, saidCoun. Pam Bookham.I think until they areresolved, the opportunitiesto find additional costsavings may be limited.I think once we clearthese unresolved matters,then it is appropriate thatwe should be looking atadditional cost savings.

In the interestof maintainingintergovernmentalrelations, Mayor DarrellMussatto suggested thediscussions over thepolicing bill should beheld behind closed doors.

Heywood said he wouldsupport any attempts byNorth Shore residentsto amalgamate the twoNorth Vancouvers, or tosimply pursue more sharedservices.

Following Mondaysmeeting, district CAODave Stuart confirmedthe dispute is over theformula used to determinewhat portion of policingand administrative costseach municipality shouldpay.The two governments

agreed four years agoto review and updatethe arrangement for thecivilian staff, but deferredmaking any decision. Nowthe district says its timeto review the formula forpaying officers as well.

We felt that moreresources were beingdedicated to the city thanthe district and thereforewe thought the formula forpolice should be changed,Stuart said.

Of the roughly 130officers on the job, thedistrict pays for 76compared to the citys54.Yet calls for serviceand criminal codeinvestigations are split51/49 in the district andcity.

It just shows youthat the actual resourcesbeing consumed byeither criminal code

investigations or generalduty calls for service arealmost even but certainlythe funding formulas arenot, Stuart said.

If the formula werebased on calls for servicealone, it would shift about$2 million per year offthe districts books andonto the citys, thoughStuart said its morelikely they would use ahybrid approach factoringin criminal code cases,population as well as callsfor service, which wouldresult in a $700,000annual bump to city taxbills.

The policing agreementis just one shared serviceagreement between thetwo municipal halls that isdecades old and in needof review and revision toreflect modern reality,Stuart said.

needed collaborativeeffort for First Nations,Metis and the provincialgovernment to cometogether and take concreteactions on stoppingviolence against Aboriginalwomen and girls.

Jody Wilson-Raybould,regional chief of theB.C. Assembly of FirstNations regional chief,said her hope is theMOU goes beyondwords and addresses theroot causes of violenceagainst Aboriginal women poverty, inequality, andmarginalization.

(Its) symptomaticof a far greater socialmalaise that can only beaddressed through truereconciliation and dealingwith the underlyingreality of the devastatingcolonial legacy, shenoted. Societies arejudged by how wellthey treat their mostvulnerable, and we areno different. We can andmust do better.

At the meeting thatsaw hundreds of FirstNation representatives including from theUnion of BC Indian

Chiefs, Metis Nation andB.C.s advisory councilon Aboriginal women Clark said a sharedcommitment to end theviolence is the best wayforward.

We have aresponsibility to createa world where allAboriginal people can livewithout fear, she said.This MOU demonstratesthat government andAboriginal organizationsare working together totake positive actions tostop violence againstAboriginal women andgirls wherever it occurs.

This past February,B.C.s ProvincialDomestic Violence Planwas released, whichspans more than threeyears with $5.5 millionavailable, including$2 million to deliverprograms specifically foraboriginal women, menand children affected bydomestic violence.

The provincialgovernment is alsocommitting $400,000 tothe Giving Voice initiative,which aids Aboriginalcommunities in speakingout and taking action onthis issue.

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Govt plan targetscauses of violenceFrom page 3

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The announcement was a curious onefor a project of this magnitude, delivered ina press release without fanfare or ministersrushing to take credit.

Thats tacit acknowledgement that thepipeline, which chiefly benefits the Albertaoil sands, is still hugely unpopular in BritishColumbia, where 21 Conservative MPscurrently hold seats.

The decisionTuesday was widelyanticipated. Also anticipated wereenvironmental groups and First Nationsimmediately cranking up campaigns tooppose the pipeline.

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Opponents of the pipeline whoaccording to polls make up the majorityof British Columbians have repeatedlycharged that the National Energy Boardrecommendation overlooks significantenvironmental issues. Even voters inKitimat, which would probably gain themost from the project, symbolically rejectedthe pipeline.

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Motel classically nice, not outdatedDear Editor:

I was sitting havingbreakfast in the GrouseInn on Capilano Roadwhen I picked up yournewspaper of Wednesday,May 28 and read thearticle on page 1, HighrisesProposed for LowerCapilano. Paragraph 2 said,Pacific Gate Investmentshas applied to build a23- and a 19-storey tower,housing between 262and 280 units, on the siteoccupied by the GrouseInn and a gas station.The third paragraphfrom the end continued,The development isin accordance with thedistricts vision of a villagecommunity centre onthe spot, according to adistrict report pennedby community plannerTamsin Guppy. Hotels

like the Grouse Inn areincreasingly outdated,according to the report.

I have stayed at theGrouse Inn a numberof times in the past, andwould continue to doso. Each time Ive beenthere, it has been fairlyfull, which questions theabove statement, hotelslike the Grouse Inn areincreasingly outdated. Ihave found the two-storeyGrouse Inn to be clean,comfortable, reasonablypriced, with free parking,free continental breakfastand free Wi-Fi.There issomething classically niceabout being able to seeyour car right in front ofyour motel room, and nothaving to squeeze intoa crowded elevator withseveral other people andtheir luggage.

If the Grouse Inn isoutdated, then so are anumber of other motel/hotel structures near theGrouse Inn, such as BestWestern Inn and Suites,Travelodge, Comfort Innand Suites and NorthVancouver Hotel.

I have found it difficultin the past to find areasonably priced roomin North Vancouver andhope that the GrouseInn and others of similardesign continue to provideaccommodation in thearea. Ill continue to stay as

long as it remains as is.Otherwise, it would be

good if the commercialbuilding planned as partof the development hasmotel accommodation, butI doubt that it will.Margaret CochranQualicum Beach

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Dear Editor:Kudos to the North

Shore News for the May 25editorial No Place to Hide.

The Conservativegovernment under StephenHarper is indeed tryingto turn us into a policestate with constant andunregulated monitoring.

I urge everyone whois concerned with theironline privacy to writetheir MP and let themknow we will not stand forthe governments intrusioninto our lives.

Thank you NorthShore News for having thecourage to tell it like it is.Dave IversonNorth Vancouver

Conservativesonline spyingBill C-300goes too far

Dear Editor:I retired from teaching

in 2001. My B.Ed. degree(five years at the UniversityofVictoria) plus 35 yearsof teaching in secondaryschools in NorthVancouverprovided an annual 2001salary of $60,113.What if Ihad continued to teach untilthis year (2014)? My annualsalary this year would havebeen $76,220.52.That is a

13 year increase of 26.8 percent. About two per centper year overall.

Compare this to aBC MLA. In 2001 myMLA received a salaryof $72,100. An MLAnow receives a salary of$101,859. So in the same13 year period an MLAenjoyed a salary increase of41.3 per cent.

How about our B.C.

premier?The premierssalary in 2001 was$117,000. Christy Clarkis the happy recipient ofa 2014 annual salary of$193,532.Thats actuallyan increase of 65.4 per centin the same 13 years.

Do you find this fair?Christy Clark thinks it isfair. I dont.Stu McDonaldGibsons

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Extreme residential growth is unsustainableDear Editor:

With reference to thearticle Highrises Proposedfor Lower Capilano (May28), I have serious concernsregarding the residentialtowers proposed for theGrouse Inn and adjacentformer gas station site at2010 Marine Drive.

We cannot continue tosupport this kind of extremeresidential growth when traf-fic gridlock is the Number1 issue across the NorthShore.We havent evenrealized the impact other de-velopment projects (such as

Evelyn Drive or Park Royalsproposed residential expan-sion) will have on an alreadyserious traffic problem. Andwhat is the status of Larcosdevelopment proposal for2035 Fullerton?This projectwill only contribute to thenightmare.

Please do not try to tell usthat people will take transit,or that we need more peoplein concentrated areas tomake public transit viable.Our buses are already overcapacity and every one ofthese new units will includeat least one car. Its time the

North Shore decided thatmassive increases in densityis not the solution. I believethe majority of residents feelsuch density increases aredestroying our quality of life.

Infrastructure has notkept up with the populationgrowth. Lions Gate Hospitalis in desperate need of anew CT scanner.Werehaving trouble scroungingup money to replace theexisting scanner, let alonebuy an additional one.If additional tax dollarsfrom new developmentis the answer, why are we

still unable to afford morebuses or another SeaBusor a new CT scanner?Youcant turn around withoutencountering anothermassive development.

We need to rethinkthis insatiable quest todevelop with ever-increasingdensity.We have finiteresources (water, land)and infrastructure (roads,sewage, hospital capacity,etc.). It is not possible toaccommodate an infinitenumber of people, so thequestion that must be put

forward is not how manycan we accommodate, it ishow many should we?Thisis for citizens to decide, notdevelopers.

Development should hap-pen at a much slower, morenatural pace. Continuousgrowth is not only unsustain-able, it creates inherent prob-lems.We will pay a terribleprice for endless growth, andcreating high density neigh-bourhoods will not changethe fact that perpetual popu-lation and economic growthare not solutions, rather, they

are the problem itself.We need to put a stop to

this before its too late andthe only thing thats achievedis the destruction of thevery qualities that made theNorth Shore such a greatplace to live. If this meansrescinding the OCP, then sobe it.

I encourage like-mindedcitizens to make youropinion known by sendingan email to [email protected] SlaterWestVancouver

Dear Editor:Yesterday while driving

at lunch time on a verybusy Marine Drive inNorth Vancouver, I wasastounded at what Isaw: a young man on hisskateboard, listening tomusic, wearing earplugs,with his head down usinghis phone.

He was quite obliviousto what was happeningaround him and onlynoticed the car turningright in front of him whenthe driver blasted on hishorn several times.

If the driver hadhappened to be watchingother cars at that exactmoment, there is no doubt

in my mind that the youngman would have been hit.

Im all for skateboards,cellphones and listeningto music but pleaseremind your kids aboutthe proper place to do thisand its not on a majorroad.Willow HaydenWest Vancouver

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Capilano University haspassed the schools 2014budget and a policy thatwill ostensibly bring it inline with a judges ruling tomake last years programcuts legal.

After running into a $1.4-million budget shortfall lastyear, the board cut a numberof non-degree grantingprograms including studioart, textile art, commerceand computer science.TheCapilano Faculty Associationtook the administration tocourt over the cuts becausethe board failed to develop apolicy on the discontinuanceof courses that had beenvetted by university senateas required under theUniversity Act.The judgesruling specified that thepolicy must apply not onlyto programs coming underthe knife this year, but alsothe ones cut last year anawkward task for the boardmembers who lack a timemachine.

The board delayedpassing the budget lastmonth in order to send itsdraft policy to the senate,which made commentson it but did not pass anydirectly related resolution.The board passed an interimdiscontinuance policyTuesday night, intended tobe revisited and developedwith more consultation,starting in the fall.

But big concerns lingeramong some faculty, senateand board members aboutthe way the new policy isapplied and the lack of detailit contains about process sothe university may not yet beout of the legal woods.

I think the discomforthere tonight was peoplegoing back and sayingNothing thats in thatpolicy reflects whatactually happened with theprograms from before,said association president-elect Brent Calvert. Asfar as following up directlyon the decision tonight,thats something that willhave to be discussed at theexecutive and discussed withmembership to see what areoptions are.There certainlyare options.

The vast majority ofboard members, however,were content the policy willbring them into compliancewith the University Act.

This years budgetchallenged the board andstaff to come up with five-per cent cuts across eachdepartment in order to offseta $2.2-million shortfall.While the board may haveslayed the deficit dragonthis year, next years budgetis already looking moreominous, with less fat to becut.

My program cant gothrough another five per centnext year and I know mostprograms that found five percent couldnt do it again,

said StephenWilliams, boardand faculty member in themusic therapy program. Ona services level in the pastcouple of years, weve got toa leanness thats starting tohurt.

That sentimentwas echoed by newlyappointed chancellor KenHaycock who stressedthe discontinuance policyis going to become ahighly important part ofthe budgeting processunless Cap can get out ofits position of being the

second-lowest fundedpost-secondary school inB.C., including colleges anduniversities.

I personally dont thinkanyone should be under theillusion that can be doneagain so what you have tostart looking at is what arethe programs youre going toprotect at this underfundedlevel and which ones youregoing to have to let go, hesaid.

The province hassignalled it will continue toreduce university operating

grants in favour of coursesthat contribute to the B.C.Jobs Plan, mainly aimedat getting skilled tradesworkers into the oil and gasextraction careers.

We at Cap havenone of those programsin our mix currently andmaybe shouldnt, saidKris Bulcroft, universitypresident. The dance weregoing to have to do with thegovernment is going to be aninteresting one, indeed.

Today, there still remainssome protest art on campus

by former studio artsstudents and those whograduated protested at theirconvocation ceremony lastweek by removing their gradgowns on stage.

Concerns linger over programcuts and future course offerings

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at being caught in themiddle.

Schools were closedMonday andTuesday asparents of younger childrenscrambled to arrange childcare and get artwork hometwo weeks early.

Lisa Dooling, a parentwith three teens at Seycovesecondary, said her Grade9 daughter doesnt knowif she should be preparingfor classroom exams or not.Besides marks for studentsin Grade 12, most familiesalso dont know when or ifthey will get report cards ormarks for the year.

Dooling said its anunfortunate end to schoolfor kids who are graduatingthis year.

It wasnt like the usualend of school, she said. Iactually felt for the kids whoare leaving.That will be theend of their school. And itended on a sour note.

Leah James, a mom ofthree boys aged 8, 13 and16, said she was happy theschool managed to quicklyorganize a ceremony for hermiddle sons Grade 7 classbefore school ended.

I know a lot of parentswho are in a mad rush nowto find activities faster thanwe intended, she added.A lot of them are alreadyfull.We thought we had twoweeks.

Day camps organized byWestVancouvers recreationdepartment for the lasttwo weeks of June filled upquickly, said Donna Powers,spokeswoman for themunicipality.

They are all full or verynear capacity, with 350children registered, she said.

Teachers held rallies onMonday and were back onthe picket lines Tuesdaymorning after bargainingsessions over the weekendended in public acrimonyexpressed in duelling pressconferences Monday.

On Monday morning,Jim Iker, presidentof the B.C.TeachersFederation, saidgovernment negotiatorshad squandered anopportunity to get adeal. He said teachershad reduced their wagedemands to 8 per cent overfive years.Teachers alsoasked for a bigger signingbonus of $5,000.

Iker angrily accusedthe government of goingbackwards on its salaryoffer. He said teachershad proposed two neweducation funds to addressclass size and compositionissues.

Hours later, thegovernments chiefnegotiator Peter Cameronaccused Iker of paintinga false picture of thebargaining sessions.

Cameron said inaddition to the salaryproposals theres atruckload of benefitprovisions being requestedby the teachers union.They still want more thandouble what other publicsector unions have settledfor, he said.

Government negotiatorsadded the unions proposalto create special fundsfor class sizes had no costattached to it and was akinto writing a blank cheque.

James said shes stillhoping for a deal by theend of the school year, sothe dispute wont drag intoSeptember.

I just dont want tokeep it happening everyyear, she said.

her Facebook page.The slander was

maliciously published by thedefendant with the wickedintent to harm and destroythe professional reputationsof Ms. Deakin and Ms.Claman, according to thesuit.

The comments weresubsequently removed fromFacebook; however, Zilbaadded a new post Friday,

letting her friends know theissue is in the hands of herlawyers. They are eager totake on this case, she wrote.

There is a lengthybackstory to the acrimonybetween Claman and Zilba.

In 2012, Clamanreceived a string ofthreatening messages froma grammar-challengedtexter purporting to be afriend of Zilba. If you somuch as say 1 thing to marytomorrow you will regret it

I promise, the party texted,according to a transcriptsupplied by Clamans lawyerat the time.

The messages appearedto stem from somethingClaman did to Zilba duringthe second season of RealHousewives ofVancouver.

Claman reported theincident to police andretained a bodyguard,according to her lawyer,who spoke to the NorthShore News in 2012.

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Double parking raises citizen concern

JEREMY [email protected]

Double-parking meansdouble danger, accordingto one West Vancouverresident who haspetitioned the districtsbylaw officers to changetheir ways.

When handing outparking tickets, bylawofficers typically double-park.

However, this createsfrequent, unsafe situationson Bellevue Avenue,

according to 20-yearresident Sarina McKenzie.

Theres lot of kids andtheres lots of older people,and somebodys going toget creamed, she said.

After finding hercomplaints fell on deafears, McKenzie tookphotographs of bylawofficers double-parkedwhile a nearby space wasavailable.

Why are they doubleparking when theres aparking spot? she asked.

However, double-

parking is the safest wayto handle what can bea dangerous situation,explained the districtsdirector of bylaws MarkChan.

Bylaw officers need toapproach illegally parkedcars from the drivers sidedoor in order to documentthe infraction with photosor talk to the driver.However, standing thereputs the officers in the pathof oncoming traffic.

Parking slightly behindand parallel to the car inquestion gives the bylawofficers a safe pocket towork in, Chan explained.

If theyre standing bythe drivers side door and

they dont create this safepocket, theres a risk thatthe officer can get hit by acar, he said.

However, McKenzieis still worried about carsveering around the bylawofficers car and intooncoming traffic.

Im not one of yournotorious people whoson a mission to save theworld, she said, laughing.

But I do have a five-year-old . . . and Im notprepared to have theelderly or young peoplehurt.

Most drivers knowwhen its safe and legal topass, according to Chan.

In our experience,drivers are prettyaccustomed to seeingthis kind of situation,he said. It may create

some kind of temporaryinconvenience for drivers,but . . . theres goodreasons for why we dothis.

Besides emergencylights, bylaw vehiclesdisplay a Notice ofFrequent Stops sign.

Chan added that WestVancouver police and manyother communities use theticketing technique.

Bylaw officer safety cited asreason for unpopular practice

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Representatives of the Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists presented Ritesof Spring, their 11th annual luncheon, June 1 at West Vancouvers Capilano Golf and Country Club.Notable artists, patrons, board members and community supporters gathered at the event, intended tocelebrate the arts and arts education, and raise money for Artists for Kids programs in local schools.

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ColumnistBarb Lunter offersideas to help celebrate

this special time ofyear.

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GREENGUIDE.page 16

INVASIVEDEBATEWriter Todd Majorengages in a discussion

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Public art a powerful force

Next time you pass theintersection of 21st andLonsdale take a momentand look at the new pieceof public art situatedin the green space justsouth of the GordonSmith Gallery.

The art piece, calledThe Meeting, was createdby Chinese sculptor WangShugang and is composedof eight life-sized squattingred men grouped in acircle. Its a beautiful pieceof work that stimulates animmediate response fromthe viewer and has theunique facility of drawingsomeone in. The Meetingwas one of the mostphotographed pieces ofpublic art in Vancouversinternational sculptureBiennale and now it makesNorth Vancouver its homefor the next two years.

It may come as asurprise to some readersbut the City and Districtof North Vancouverbetween them have morethan 100 pieces of publicart in various locales,including city parks, publicplazas, nature trails andboulevards. Each pieceof public art in theircollection is a uniqueartwork commissionedspecifically for a givenlocation.

I challenge readers tothink about the pieces ofpublic art they have seenin the community over theyears.Theres the obviousones, like Veil, the splash ofcolourful neon decoratingthe northwest corner ofthe Centennial Theatrefacade, or Douglas Senftsundulating steel beamsof his piece Cathedral onEsplanade.

How about the strikinglaminated cedar andstainless steel Lost StreamFound on Mount SeymourParkway or The LongAscent off Keith Road, anequestrian sculpture ofa bronze and steel horsethat pays homage to theworkforce of yore? Its afun exercise, one I wentthrough myself when I firstjoined North Vancouverspublic art advisorycommittee a couple ofyears ago.

As a member of thecommittee I get to seefirsthand the passionand commitment neededto artistically enhancethe character of ourcommunity and its notalways a smooth ride.Public art is exactlythat, its public, and thecharacter of its expressionneeds to be appropriate forits locale.

Many readers mayremember the big fussover the 17-foot tree-likestainless steel structurecalled Mirara that wasproposed for Deep Covesome years back. Certainindividuals thoughtthe sculpture lookedlike an oversized bong an apparatus to smokemarijuana and beforelong the installation wasstopped in its tracks.

I always thought thecorrelation to be amusingbut a little far-fetchedbut once the image wasimplanted there seemed tobe no turning back.Thepiece ultimately found ahappy home in PrincessPark.This kerfufflehappened before my timeon the committee but hasmade me well aware of thepower of public art to stirpublic emotion. And inthat lies its magic.

North Vancouver hasan excellent public artprogram that looks to stay

strong into the future.Take a look at the ArtsOffice website (artsoffice.ca/public_art/index.php)and see the work thats outthere now.

And take it from me,theres lots more to come.

KevinVallely is a residentialdesigner in NorthVancouver.vallely.ca

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Give these gradparty ideas a try

If you have a graduatein your home this yearyou may want to host aspecial dinner or perhapsa party in their honour.

There are many ideas fordecorating your home andtable for graduation. Hereare two of my favourites tocelebrate this special timeof year.

Graduation Pillar CandleI saw this idea at a

friends home last yearand thought it was reallyfun. Simply make colourphotocopies of a fewpages of your graduatesyearbook. (Last years isfine if this years copy is notout yet).

Using a clear, glasscylinder vase (availableat your local dollarstore), wrap the colourphotocopies around theglass and secure with tape.You may require two orthree pages for each vase.

Tie a thick black ribbonaround the vase and makea small bow. Place a tealight candle inside the

glass vase.The photoswill illuminate during the

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Graduation CapCentrepiece

For this idea you willrequire a round, cardboardbox (available at Michaels),a black pushpin and a blackfoam board.You will alsoneed a glue gun, tassel and

black craft spray paint.To make the hat, spray

paint the cardboard hat boxwith the black spray paint.Let dry.

Cut the black foamboard into a perfect squareshape that will fit on thetop of the round box. Usingyour glue gun, attach theboard to the top of thebox and let dry. Attachyour tassel with the black

pushpin in the centre of thefoam box and place in thecentre of the table.

The box may be usedas a container for a flowerarrangement or perhapsfilled with party favors.

Barb Lunter is a freelancewriter with a passion for homedecor, entertaining and floraldesign. [email protected]

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SOLSTICE AND PIEFESTIVAL Join the folks atLoutet Park on the longestday of the year to celebratethe berry festival Saturday,

June 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.at East 14th and RufusAve., NorthVancouver.ediblegardenproject.com/blog/2014/06/21/solstice-pie-festival/

VEGETABLEGARDENING COURSEA guest nutritionist willspeak about the value ofwhole foods and organicsTuesday, June 24, 9:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. at CultivateSharing Garden, 644Queensbury Ave., NorthVancouver. cultivateprojects.com/events/vegetable-gardening-course/

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YOU Join Courtenay Fraitzl,District of NorthVancouverscommunity beautificationco-ordinator, to hear aboutwhats happening in yourcommunityWednesday, June25, 7-8 p.m. at Capilanolibrary, 3045 HighlandBlvd., NorthVancouver.Registration required.604-987-4471 x8175nvdpl.ca

WINTER GARDENING:GROWING FOODTHROUGH AWESTCOASTWINTER Thisworkshop will includepreparing your garden forwinter crops, choosing yourvarieties, managing thewinter climate, challenges of

light, wind and temperature,season extension techniques,and how to plan for aproductive winter gardenThursday, June 26, 7-8:30p.m. at Lynn CanyonEcology Centre, 3363 ParkRd., NorthVancouver.Registration required. $8.25.Space is limited.604-990-3755 eventbrite.ca

DEEP COVE GARDENCLUB meets the fourthThursday of each month(except July, August andDecember) from 7 to 10p.m. in the MulticulturalSeniors Room at ParkgateCommunity Centre,3625 Banff Court, NorthVancouver. Meetings include

speakers, workshops andfield trips. Elaine,604-929-2928

DONATE SURPLUSHARVEST The NorthShore Recycling programencourages gardeners todonate surplus harvestto local food banks andshelters. No donation istoo small and donationsare accepted year round.For a list of organizationsaccepting fresh produce, visitnsrp.bc.ca.

EDIBLE GARDENPROJECTVOLUNTEERORIENTATIONNIGHT takes place thesecond Monday of every

month at 6 p.m. Learnabout the projects theEdible Garden Project isrunning and how to getinvolved. Location will beprovided upon registration.ediblegardenproject.com

FREE ECO-TOURSStudy the rich heritage andunique natural resourcesof theWest Coast.Thesewalking tours, some availablein Mandarin, are designed toeducate and promote healthyliving. Explore your ownbackyard with Joseph Lin.604-327-8693 greenclub.bc.caCompiled by Debbie CaldwellEmail info for your non-profit,by donation or nominal feeevent to [email protected].

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Review the report: online at dnv.org/annualreport2013 at District Hall or any District Library scan this ad to link directly to the Annual Report

District Council will consider the Annual Report on Monday, June 23 at 7 pm(355 W. Queens Road). This meeting is your opportunity to ask questions orprovide comments on the report.

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PUBLIC HEARING3600 Mahon Avenue(Braemar Elementary School)

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What: Public Hearing to subdivide an undeveloped portion ofland on the east side of the existing Braemar Schoolsite to create seven single-family homes.

When: 7 pm, Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Where: Council Chambers, North Vancouver District Hall,355 W. Queens Road

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What changes? This proposal requires an amendment to the OfficialCommunity Plan and to the Zoning Bylaw.

When can I speak? We welcome your input Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 7 pm. Youcan speak in person by signing up at the Hearing or youcan provide a written submission to the Municipal Clerkat [email protected] or by mail before the conclusion of theHearing.

Need more info? Relevant background material and copies of the bylaws areavailable for review at the Municipal Clerks Office or onlineat www.dnv.org/public_hearing. Office hours are Monday toFriday 8 am to 4:30 pm.

Questions? Kathleen Larsen, Community Planner, [email protected] or604-990-2387.

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DATE: Thursdays, July 3 to September 4, 2014

TIMES: 9:30-11:30am

LOCATION:Parkgate Community Health Centre3625 Banff Court, 2nd floorNorth Vancouver

DATE:Wednesdays, July 2 to September 3, 2014

TIMES: 2:00-4:00pm

LOCATION:Central Community Health Centre132W Esplanade, 6th floorNorth Vancouver

DATE: Tuesdays, July 8 to September 2, 2014

TIMES: 9:30-11:30am

LOCATION:West Community Health Centre#160-2121 Marine DriveWest Vancouver

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My May 14 columnArgument Falls Shortthat discussed some of theissues related to invasiveplants seems to havefallen short with somereaders.

To those readers whowere offended by mycomments I apologize. Ifyou have read my columnover the years you will knowthat I am a strong supporterof the right plant for theright place, organic growingmethods and preservationof the environment. And forthe record, I would nevertell anyone to plant certaininvasives in their garden.

My discussion of theworldwide colonizationby invasive plant specieswas meant to shinea light on the futilityand ineffectiveness ofcurrent controls, and theenvironmental and financialcost of trying to controlnature. Not one singlenon-native or invasiveplant has been eradicatedfrom continental BritishColumbia despite tryingfor the past 100 years. Ifsomeone knows differentplease let me know. Invasiveplants are consideredbiological pollutantsand are regularly citedas causing ecologicaldestruction.While it istrue that foreign plants canchange our environment,there is a distinct lack ofresearch-based decisionmaking on the issue. As anexample, invasiveTamarixspecies were thought tobe water hogs causingecological disaster. Butfurther research has shownthatTamarix uses similaramounts of water to nativeplants andTamarix supportsmany endangered birdspecies within its ecosystem.

The scope of exotic plantcolonization within B.C.is widespread with manyregions showing multipleforeign plant colonizations.The magnitude of theproblem can be seen bypurple loosestrife (Lythrumsalicaria), a fast-growingherbaceous perennial thatcolonizes wetlands, pondsand roadsides. Loosestrifehas naturalized in 10Canadian provinces and

39 U.S. states.The claimsof ecological disasterfrom loosestrife have beendisproved with researchshowing that native beesand beneficial insects feedheavily on the flowersthereby providing a foodsource to replace the nativeplants that were destroyedby mining, farming andurbanization.

Ongoing control ofnon-native plants hascost trillions worldwideand millions of dollarsin Canada while pouringmillions of litres ofpoisonous pesticidesonto our lands. Oftenin marginal, aquatic orforeshore environmentswhere pesticide use isthe most damaging andgenerally not permittedunder provincial law. Asan example, Japaneseknotweed, which grows inthose areas, is pesticide-controlled by stem injectionof high dose, almost purestrength Roundup (three-five millilitres per stemaveraging 40-50 stemsper colony).Versus thetraditional foliar sprayapplication of lowerstrength, dilute Roundup.Does anyone care aboutthat? Or do the meansjustify the murky end?

Further examples ofextensive colonizationinclude orange hawkweed(Hieracium aurantiacum)and the oxeye daisy(Leucanthemum vulgare);both are now found widelyin almost half of B.C.Scotch broom is now foundthroughout the south coast,Vancouver Island andHaida Gwaii. Knotweed(Fallopia japonica) is foundthroughout B.C.s south

coast, southern interiorand nine other countriesin the world. Himalayanblackberry (Rubusarmeniacus) is found onVancouver Island, the southcoast, and parts of thesouthern interior all the wayto the Kootenays.

The need for changein managing alien speciesinvasions is discussed byMark A. Davis, a biologyprofessor from MacalesterCollege in Minnesota.His book, FiftyYears ofInvasion Ecology:TheLegacy of Charles Elton, byBlackwell Publishing Ltd.,discusses some interestingideas and dispels manymyths. Davis explains,A review of extinctionthreats in Canada foundintroduced species to be theleast important of the sixcategories analyzed (habitatloss, overexploitation,pollution, native speciesinteractions, introducedspecies and natural causes(Venter et al. 2006). Davis

not only discusses theecological issues and thechange needed to meetthe challenge, he also getsright to the point withthis comment: Todaysmanagement approachesmust recognize that thenatural systems of thepast are changing foreverthanks to drivers such asclimate change, nitrogeneutrophication, increasedurbanization and otherland-use changes. It is timefor scientists, land managersand policy-makers toditch this preoccupationwith the native versusalien dichotomy andembrace more dynamicand pragmatic approachesto the conservation andmanagement of species,approaches better suited toour fast-changing planet.

I applaud everyonetrying to prevent alienplants from colonizingour shores. However, for

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In an era of unbridledoptimism Andrew Gellercreated beach houses forhis clients that broughttogether the divergentelements of the landscape,their personalities andGellers unique vision.

As a designer atRaymond Loewy, Gellerworked on a wide rangeof projects from designingshopping centres to logos.In 1955 he designed abeach house for BarbaraReese, who he workedwith at Loewy, and it wasto become the startingpoint of a separate career.The A-frame structure hecreated for Reese receiveda great deal of mediaattention and resulted innew commissions for otherbeach houses.

Author Alastair Gordonexamines many of Gellersconstructions and sharesfascinating details abouttheir creation. Gellerworked closely with hisclients and tried to interprettheir lifestyle into thedesign. Each of Gellershouses was like a portrait, acustom-made tribute to itsowners personalities.

While these beachhouses embraced a kind ofeveryman modernism, they

were built economically andfor summer use, makingthem within reach of middleclass incomes. Gellerwas not interested in justmaking a statement with thebuildings shape.There weremany factors at work, asthey were located on the sitewith a focus on the view,prevailing winds, sun angles,high tides and more.

Photographs of theconstruction stages andfinished houses are featuredthroughout the book, aswell as many of Gellerssketches and plans for them.This visionary architect wasable to combine the artistssensitivities to the buildersrealities and made beachhouses that celebrated life.

Heart & Soil, byDes Kennedy, HarbourPublishing, 240 pages,$24.95.

You wont learn how tofix your aphid problem orwhat is the fastest growinghedge to create a privacyscreen in Des Kennedyslatest book.What you willdiscover is a collection of

stories that will entertainand inspire you towards oneof mans oldest activities.

This icon of Canadiangardening shares histhoughts on a wide rangeof related topics, from thesimple joy of turning overa vegetable bed and theresulting connection to thesoil to the change in hisopinion on mushrooms.At one time he believedthat having mushroomsin the garden was likehaving cockroaches in thehouse, revealing ones lackof cleanliness and moralrectitude.

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Apply by 4:30 p.m. on June 30, 2014.West Vancouver is committed to seeking the advice of andtapping into the expertise of residents wishing to serve onboards and committees. As community leaders and volunteers,we value your time and have developed a structure to meetyour ability to contribute.

If you are aWest Vancouver resident and would like to volunteer to serve ona board or committee, opportunities for 2014 will be available as follows:

COMMUNITY GRANTS COMMITTEE: one volunteer representing community services and social services; and one volunteer representing arts and culture.

Community Grants Committee information is available atwestvancouver.ca.

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Applicants are requested to mail, fax (604-925-7006), or deliver completedapplications with a brief personal resume, to the Legislative ServicesDepartment at West Vancouver Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, WestVancouver, BC V7V 3T3, or email to [email protected].

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