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Public asked to investigate videos for clues on missing tourist

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North Shore Rescue is ask-ing the public to scour through aerial videos of

Grouse Mountain for any anomalies that could lead to missing British tourist Tom Billings.

The first of three videos was released Friday after-noon on YouTube through northshorerescue.com.

“If you see something that’s not right — an arm, a leg, any anomaly — for-ward the information to us,” North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones told The Outlook, adding Billings’ chance of survival is, unfortunately, slim. “He had nothing with him. All he had was a black winter jacket with a hood, a green shirt, grey pants, boots and a camera. He had no pack.”

At the time of his disappear-ance, Billings was carrying a Nikon Coolpix camera. The other two videos and a series of photos will be released over the weekend. Anyone who spots something out of the ordinary is asked to contact NSR. Instructions are given on the website.

The latest search and rescue effort, which includes extensive aerial recon, is being funded by the Billings family. On Dec. 23, a suspi-cious object spotted from the sky

during a sweep of the North Shore mountains prompted NSR to con-duct a thorough search of a Mount Seymour drainage area — in the hopes of finding clues. “We spotted what we thought was a shelter in

Suicide Creek,” Jones said.

The object in ques-tion turned out to be a old insulate foam pad.

“We had to check it out because, in that drainage, nothing should be in there. We would be remiss if we didn’t,” said Jones.

Billings, 22, was last seen Nov. 25 in

the 1400-block of East Broadway in Vancouver. Based on informa-tion found by Vancouver Police on Billings’ computer, it’s believed he made his way by public transit to the North Shore for a day hike.

Two separate tips from the pub-lic that placed Billings on Grouse Mountain and Delaney’s Coffee House in Lynn Valley prompted exhaustive searches of the North Shore mountains. So far there has been no sign of the young tourist.

“The biggest thing is we need someone to come forward with credible information that he was over here in the first place,” said Jones. “The difficulty is, if a person goes missing and you don’t have any idea of a direction of travel on the North Shore — they can be on

any three mountains.”During the search

on Dec. 23, which con-tinued from daylight to nightfall, NSR concen-trated on one specific creek on Seymour.

Jones explained the elaborate operation took all day because of the weather and the logistics of stag-ing a helicopter in the Seymour River valley. As the doors of the heli-copter are kept open to give NSR spotters a better vantage point, it takes an hour to sweep a small section.

According to Jones, NSR will continue look-ing for Billings, even if it’s not part of an offi-cial search.“Members of the team are doing pri-vate hikes,” said Jones.

He has spoken with the family, who Jones said is supportive of NSR and their efforts to find their son.

“The hardest part for them is that they are in London, England,” said Jones. “They are very distraught, it’s been crushing for them, like any parent.”

Billings is described as a Caucasian male, 5’7” and 160 pounds with short blond hair and blue eyes. Contact Vancouver police at 604-717-3321 if you have any information.

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Here are some things to consider to kick start your business in 2014:

CELEBRATE For retailers you’ve just come off your busiest time of the year. You’ve worked hard and deserve to celebrate your successes. Take time off, book a vacation or take your staff out for a celebratory meal. Do something to reward yourself and remember why you started your business in the � rst place. Remember you are the future of this country.

DELEGATE It’s easy to believe you are the only one who can do the job well but when you free up your time you can focus on the ultimate goal of bringing in more revenue. Consider what you could gain by handing over certain tasks to your employees, contractors or virtual assistants. By relinquishing control of administrative tasks, writing the company blog or managing your social media, you’ll free up time to grow your business.

INVEST IN YOURSELF It’s good to focus on what you do well but you can always add to your skill set. Maybe it’s learning how to be better at networking, taking a marketing course or how to use social media more effectively. You can teach an “old dog” new tricks!

NETWORK Never underestimate the power of face-to-face networking. Business is driven by referrals and connections and you never know when or where that referral will come from. This year, put some effort into networking and developing relationships. The West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce hosts a variety of fun networking events. Get out and let people know about your business. You might even make a new friend or two.

ENGAGE STAFF You know what is best for your business but remember your team members are invested in the business too. Engage them in your goals and planning. Being the front line workers, they spend their time, effort, and energy in the business and might have ideas you’ve never thought of. Engaging your staff makes them feel more personally invested in the success of the business and gets them thinking more like owners. Involving your staff enlists their commitment which ultimately brings more success and cohesion.

GO MOBILE Currently 15% of all searches on Google are from a mobile device and is expected to grow exponentially. Are you catering to this mobile population? Optimize your search marketing, email marketing and website to focus on this growing mobile community. Make sure your business has a local listing on key search engines: Google Places, Bing maps, and Yahoo maps. SOCIAL MEDIA If you don’t know what a blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, mobile coupons or QR codes are, then you need to � nd out. This is how the new consumer connects with businesses today and if you’re not using at least some of these mediums you’re missing out. You don’t have to excel in every new technology that comes along, but you should ask your customer’s how they’d like to connect with you and then spend some time to make it happen.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Jordan Sturdy, MLAWest Vancouver-Sea to Sky

What a difference a day makes. May 14th was one of those personal days of note and each day since has for me been a lesson in the depth and breadth and scope of interests in this Province and what it takes to make the choices, determinations and compromises that are inevitably more complex than they � rst appear. Fortunately, there is a good team to work with, from my fellow MLAs, both veteran and rookies alike, to the public service staff who bears the corporate memory, so valuable to decision making.

So far, absent a July shift in the Legislature, much of

the work to date has been meeting with constituents from throughout the riding and hearing about the issues that are important to you. I must thank the many West Vancouver residents, businesses and groups that have taken the time to share their thoughts. Keep them coming. Hearing from you helps me better represent our issues in Victoria.

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A determined Save-On-Foods employee, with help from a cast of friends and strangers, made sure the young mariner got his hard-earned money back

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The cash-filled wallet was discovered by the overnight cleaning crew at the Park

and Tilford Save-On-Foods in North Van.

When clerk Maria Wood arrived for her 6 a.m. shift last Wednesday (Dec. 18) it was sitting on the customer service counter with a note explaining it had been found behind the bench at the front of the grocery store.

Determined to locate its owner, Wood examined a photo ID card inside the wallet. It was a young man with short dark hair but that’s all the information she could glean because the writing was for-eign, neat lines of intricate-looking characters.

Within walking distance from the North Van industrial water-front, Save-On at Park and Tilford gets a lot of sailors through its doors who go shopping while they wait for their ships to be loaded with cargo.

Many are from the Philippines and Wood figured that might be the country of origin of the young man in the picture. “My mission was to get it back to him by the end of my day because there was so much money in there. And he was so young, so he was obviously sending the money to his family,” Wood said.

Along with receiving its fair share of mariners, Wood’s store also gets a lot of longshoreman dropping by in the mornings to buy their lunches. She started asking some of the regulars she knew how she might best return a wallet to a foreign sailor. That’s when regular store customer Dave Turner over-head the conversation.

The North Van man told her he was retired and willing to help.

“We looked at the money in the wallet and saw pictures of Mao on the bills along with all his ID being in Chinese. That’s when I suggest-ed to [Maria] that he was Chinese and not Filipino,” he explained.

Turner suggested calling Port Metro Vancouver’s harbour mas-ter’s office. Wood then started asking some of the store’s Asian employees if they could decipher the ID but none were able to read Chinese.

Meanwhile, Turner got in touch with Jeff Pelton, operations co-ordinator at Port Metro Vancouver. Turner told him about the lost wal-let, noting that they suspected it belonged to a Chinese seafarer.

Pelton, knowing he had some

Mandarin-speaking colleagues in the office, asked for a copy of the sailor’s ID. Woods’ co-worker, Stacey Houston, used her smart-phone to photograph the card and email it to Turner who forwarded to the Harbour Master’s office.

By now there was a torrent of phone calls and emails pinging back and forth about the wallet. Around the same time, another customer at Save-On entered the story. He was a Chinese gentle-man with a translator app on his iPhone that he was able to use to read the characters on the ID to determine the identity of the wal-let’s owner.

Back at the Port Metro’s harbour master’s office, Pelton had already contacted several of the agencies that represent foreign ships when they arrive at Vancouver’s port to ask if any Chinese crew members had lost a wallet.

One of the people he contacted was Peter Meidal, a ship agent for Neptune Terminals. He told Pelton a Chinese crew had just left a berth at Neptune at 10 a.m. that same morning.

Pelton emailed the captain of the ship to see if any crew members had lost a wallet. Shortly after, the habour master’s office had called back with the name on the ID. Meidal compared it to the crew list and found a match.

Then, the story of the lost wallet took another interesting turn.

After learning the name of the ship, the Maple Apus, Wood told her boyfriend Bruce McKenzie, who also happens to be a long-shoreman, about the lost wallet.

Turns out McKenzie had helped load the vessel at Neptune the day before. He was then able to deliver the wallet to the Neptune office, where Meidal has arranged for it to be delivered to the ship owner’s office in China.

Meidal is relieved to know the young sailor will get his wal-let back. “Absolutely. The crew members don’t make a whole lot of money and there was a whole lot there,” he said. “Everyone was working hard to return his wallet [to him].”

Both Meidal and Pelton praised Woods for her efforts to ensure the sailor got his wallet back.

“It’s in the right hands to get [back to the sailor],” said Wood. “It just took a whole bunch of people and a little persistence.”


Foreign sailor’s lost cash-filled wallet returned thanks to super sleuthing Save-on employee

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Maria Wood and co-worker Stacey Houston. Submitted photo


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WHAT’S NEWThird Annual Pajama Drive Sentinel Secondary School’s annual fundraiser for Admiral Seymour Elementary school in East Vancouver was a huge success with the connection between the two school communities growing even stronger. This year’s event included a total of about 400 students and featured a lunch, craft-making and buddy reading, as well as a music concert in the school theatre. The afternoon ended with every Admiral Seymour student receiving a pair of new pajamas and a hand-made teddy bear.

Premier Sports Academies, IB Diploma and AP Program Open HousesWest Vancouver School District now has a roster of five sports academies open to girls and boys entering Grades 8-12. Students interested in basketball, baseball, tennis, hockey and soccer can achieve excellence in their chosen sport, as well as academics. Please register online to attend an Open House this month. We also invite you to attend our upcoming Information Sessions for Advanced Placement and IB Diploma Programs. Please visit www.sd45.bc.ca for more information.

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Fit for LifeFresh approaches to physical education are gaining momentum in West Vancouver School District with students participating in new courses and programs aimed at developing life-long fitness skills.

A newly approved course is the First Aid Swim Training (FAST) program which will be a year-long course focused on young lifeguard development and a holistic approach to learning.

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A North Vancouver woman surely made Santa Claus’ “nice” list when she returned a wallet full of ID, credit cards and $850 worth of cash.

On Dec. 23, the Good Samaritan found the wallet in a parking lot outside a restaurant on Lonsdale Avenue.

She handed the wallet in to North Van police, who were able to track down the owners.

Lucky for the Sunshine Coast couple, the wallet was returned without any valuables missing.

“This person definitely deserves to be on the ‘NICE’ list this Christmas season,” North Van RCMP Cpl. Richard De Jong wrote in a press release.

The humble Good Samaritan refused a reward and would like to remain anonymous.

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North Van woman makes the ‘nice’ listShe returned a lost wallet with a wad of cash inside the day before Christmas Eve


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parking lot pavement. In the immortal words of rock pioneer

Chuck Berry, “It’s got a backbeat, you can’t lose it.”

On an otherwise idle Wednesday afternoon, the rhythm is palpable and the music reso-nates with a trio of teenagers jamming in a multi-purpose space cordoned off by a parti-tion powerless to the sound waves.

On lead vocals is Matt Bell who, wearing a plaid flannel shirt and long blond locks, channels Kurt Cobain. Manning the drums is Demetri Schembri sporting a backwards cap, black sleeveless T-shirt and a stretched ear piercing.

Caddy Pattison is in another corner pluck-ing her pink electric guitar, the sleeves of her long knit cardigan rolled up. A black toque holds back her long hair so she can look down at the notes. Mountainside music teacher Sean Kelly is standing beside her, showing Pattison some new chords.

Kelly is in his element. When he started his teaching career 15 years ago, he couldn’t have predicted he would be paid to play rock music in the daylight hours.

In the ’80s Kelly toured B.C. with a Top 40 duo called Glass Apple. When asked what inspired him to become a musician, the response draws some smirks from the sopho-moric group.

“To get girls. It’s how I met my wife,” says Kelly unapologetically.

Rock Band 12, a four-credit fine arts course, recently got the stamp of approval from the North Van school board. The idea to start a school of rock in North Van was inspired by students at Terry Fox secondary in Port Coquitlam.

Kelly, along with Mountainside principal Jeremy Church, was blown away by the high caliber of Terry Fox’s rock school and recording arts program, which culminates in a professional full production rock show at the end of each semester.

“We are happy to start small,” says Kelly.

Mountainside’s rock band students bring a variety of skill levels.

“It would be nice if we could pull off Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, but there’s no way we are going to,” says Kelly. “The goal is to keep finding songs that we like to play.”

And the songs the students choose span the many decades of rock history — from rhythm and blues to Brit pop to psychedelic rock —

which blows Kelly’s mind. He was surprised when one of the teens,

who was born in the mid-’90s, suggested the 1970s classic “Rocky Mountain Way” by Joe Walsh. Kelly is acutely aware of his age, say-ing the term classic rock didn’t exist when he was a teenager in the ’70s.

For these three students, rock band has inspired them to stay in school. Pattison fig-

ures Mountainside is the first place she’s actually felt comfortable after attending 11 other schools.

“Some students learn dif-ferently,” she says. “I really like singing. It’s something I have worked up to. I put my heart into singing and it makes me happy.”

Schembri agrees, saying the North Van school district does a good job of connecting with students and shaping the instruction around them.

“I could miss every course at my school and I would still show up for this class,” says Schembri, who travels an hour and a half by bus from East Van to get here.

Maria [email protected]

rOCk OF agEs - Teacher Sean Kelly and rock band student Caddy Pattison.Maria Spitale-Leisk photo

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Instant Replay Hall of Fame Here are the 2013 inductees.

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Over the years I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to be involved with the selection com-

mittees for several halls of fame and annual sports awards.

These include the Basketball BC Hall of Fame, UBC Sports Hall of Fame, BC Sports Hall of Fame, Sport BC Athletes of the Year, North Shore Secondary Schools’ Athletic Association Life Member Awards, the inaugural North Shore Sport Awards and in 2014, for the first time, the Vancouver Canadians Broadcast and Journalism Hall of Fame.

But it’s the Instant Replay “Hall” of Fame that means the most to me because without those “inducted” at this time each year there would be no Instant Replay column.

Many, if not most, of the Instant Replay stories are written on signifi-cant anniversaries.

But whether it’s a story from just 10 years ago (such as Jerome Pathon and the River City Relay from Dec. 21, 2003, which appeared in this space on Dec. 19, 2013) or way back 95 years hence (as in both the revelation of major-league infielder and NHL wing-er Jim Riley and his North Shore con-nection from March 11, 1918, printed Feb. 28, 2013, and the Remembrance Day feature on the life and times of Ebenezer Crute from Nov. 9, 1918, which came out Nov. 7, 2013), the research can be extremely challenging and time consuming.

A vital component to the research is the assistance of many individuals. That’s where people like those listed below come in. Whether it’s just aid-ing in contacting someone I’m trying to locate, suggesting a story idea or providing memories, photos and scrap-books, it’s all essential and very much appreciated. Without this help, these stories would be impossible to pro-duce in the detail to which readers are accustomed.

Ralph Hall, a sportswriter, colum-nist and editor with the North Shore Review in the 1940s and 1950s and

The North Shore Citizen in the 1950s and 1960s, did a yearly Thank You col-umn. I’ve been carrying on the tradi-tion, which is why I like to call it the

Instant Replay “Hall” of Fame.

While it seems Hall named every-one he knew, I continue to list only those who helped in some way with a story and with the pub-lication, promo-tion or distribu-

tion of my North Shore sports history books during the preceding 12 months.

So, without further ado and with the names in no particu-lar order, here are the induct-ees for 2013.

We’ll start with Andrew McCredie, Daien Ide, Ian Dixon, Michelle Jordan, Sid Jeall, Fran Jeall, Barb Shanks, Ali Kanji, Brandon Timko, Chuck Heath, Janet Turner, Jim Carabetta, Jim Lawrence, Neil Hillhouse, Mike Parnell, Clancy Gibson, Gottfried Pollhammer, Doug Anzai, Anna Aslizadeh and Nejdeh Aslizadeh.

Then there’s Bob Lenarduzzi, Angie Goh, Butts Giraud, Ash Mawani, Mary-Ann Yazedjian, Tracey Broxton, Larry Reda, Mark Jefferson, Rob Fai and Jason Takefman.

Also Jack Jung, Linda Jung, Ken Armstrong, John Stuart, Fred Hume, Godfrey Lynum, Tony Rossetti, Wade Bartok, Tod Pelly, Larry Luongo, Maxine Burrows, Julie Clements, Clyde McRae, Nancy Kirkpatrick, Iola Knight and Danny Luongo.

Oh, yes, Justin Beddall, Heather McKie, Greg Laviolette, Jeanette Duey, Doug Aylsworth, Michaela Garstin, Lorna Goodwin, Heather Fleming and Janet Kemper.

Plus Jack Brauckmann, Tracey Wait, Peter Webster, Sharon Kariya, Ian McDonald, Gerry Karvelis, Sydney Ewert, Earl Henderson, Anne Henderson, Barry Callaghan, Dave Turner, Bill Riley, Bob Irvine, Vince Larocque, Dave Eskenazi,

Jason Beck and Jeff Obermeyer.How about Karen Magnussen, Tim

Heide, Billy Nicol, Steve Nicol, Rob Ros, Wendy Duck and Barry Elson.

Of course there’s Leslie Buchanan, Wayne Desjardins, Dave Brett, Shannon McGregor, Maureen de St. Croix, George Piggott, Wendy Piggott, Glen McGregor, Mary McGregor and Dawn Copping.

In addition there’s Kathy Barnard, Val Anderson, Spencer Barnard, Blake Anderson, Scott Carlson, Joanne Lentsch, Cameron Janz, Eden Briscoe, Brian Briscoe, Grant Kerr, Kevin Layton, Adele Nutt, Mary Boze, Paul Winstanley, Marc

Rouleau, Chris Kerr, Louise Hosford, Dan Hosford, Harry Haggard, Clinton Hosford, Mel White, Faye Eccleston, Brian Eccleston, Arv Olson, David Long and Victor Kraatz.

Mustn’t miss Tim Mason, Kevin “Ferggy” Ferguson, Dora Caruso, Don Black, Janet Baxter, Noreen Tilley, Don Beck, Jean Beck, David Fairweather, Nannely Lawson, Maureen Johnston, Derek Seddon, Jeanette Keller, Alice Duncalf, Anne Jackson, Audrey Brown, Penny Thomas, Robin Woods, Anne Marie Ferguson, Pete Moffat, Hiren Bhartu, Grant Wilkie, Lynn Leedham, Heather Holness, Duncan Holness, Steve Santana, David Calam, Ed Jackson and Bert Mason.

What about Jay Prepchuk, Glen Suitor, Dave Pearce, Larry Donohoe, Mark Rowan, Maureen Lundell, Bruce Bourdon, Craig Bowlsby, Brian Pound, Joanne Stygall Lotz, Jennifer Ettinger, Greg

Douglas, Clyde McRae, Nancy Jean Cameron, Tom Larisch,

Kit Krieger, Lynn Johnston and Jennifer Devine.

Add to the list Dick Lazenby, Nevada Yates Robart, Felice

Jolliffe, Ellen Coates, Jim Harrison, Lee Cuthbert, Anne Soreng, Albert Soreng, Tom Kirk, Denny Maynard, Iain Sellars, Lisa Ottenbreit, Karen Kirschner and Adam Baumann.

There’s more: Pam Pathon, Jerome Pathon, John Buchanan, Randy Young, Tincke Meier, Rob Meier and Colin Dobson.

Must not forget Jack Keast and everyone else from the Some Old Boys club that isn’t already listed above.

And, without question, my wife Mayvis.

Thanks to all of you and to all the avid readers of Instant Replay. Let’s make 2014 another great year of remi-niscing.

This is episode 495 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories – the

great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich

sports history.

Len [email protected]

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Kelly, who has spent his whole career in the alternative school system, knows what it takes to engage students.

“It’s about finding successes in students and building on those successes,” he says.

Andrew Chong is a North Van youth worker who runs extracur-ricular programs in the local high schools. He sometimes joins the Mountainside rock band for a jam session.

“Sometimes, I tease these guys because they come to class groggy. Then I see them come alive when the music starts,” says Chong of what he has observed.

Bell, perched on a window ledge, has been particularly quiet. He lights up when it’s revealed who Pattison’s dad is. That would be world-famous rockabilly and blues recording artist Cadillac Bob, who has collaborated with the likes of John Lee Hooker and BB King — and even appeared in the movie Davey Crockett alongside Johnny Cash.

“My dad is your dad’s biggest fan,” Bell excitedly tells Pattison.Pattison beams proudly. Her dad made her prized pink guitar for

her ninth birthday and taught her how to play it.“He still jams every night,” says Pattison smiling as she walks to

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North Van band Headwater: “Our resolution is to roar more robustly — and to make the best recording possible in 2014.”

The Green Men: “To keep agitating the opponents and help the Canucks win the Stanley Cup.”

Acclaimed West Vancouver abstract artist Pierre Coupey: “I never make New Year’s resolutions for myself as I � gure I’m a lost cause no matter what. But I like to think of the resolutions others should make, so here’s one

from the United Nations:“We resolve to secure a one-year moratorium on

global political violence and a universal amnesty for all political prisoners everywhere, just to see what it would be like. One year: no killings, no deaths, no torture, no prisoners.”

North Van District Coun. Mike Little: “My New Year’s resolution is to get down to my ideal wait... (Second Narrow’s Commuter Joke?)”

North Van District Coun. Alan Nixon: “I have to stop smoking and lose 15 pounds.”

North Van District Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn: “When I ran in ’05, I ran on the platform to be a catalyst for positive social change — and that has not changed. We had a ground breaking on Dec. 18 at the Turning Point Recovery site

in North Vancouver. And now my resolution is to look for opportunities to create something similar for men — so they can recover in their community and not have to go to the Downtown Eastside for treatment.”

North Van District Coun. Roger Bassam: “I am going to work on three things; completing my MBA, being a better coach for my children’s soccer teams and losing some weight.”

North Van District Mayor Richard Walton:

“My two New Year’s resolutions are to eat better (reading Michael Pollan’s books has changed my ways), and score more goals before my hockey team delegates me to the fourth line (there is no fourth

line), and become a better listener. In summary: eat better, score more, complain less.”

North Van City Mayor Darrell Mussatto: “My resolution is to try and walk, cycle and use public transit more than I currently do. While some people may believe I do lots now, I really don’t and I want to combine my need for exercise with my commuting routine.”

North Van City Coun. Guy Heywood: “My resolution is to have more fun in 2014!”

North Van City Coun. Craig

Keating: “To listen more closely to those who don’t speak the loudest.”

West Van Board of Education chair Cindy Dekker: “I have never made New Year’s resolutions as I like to lead my life with no regrets!”

West Vancouver Coun. Nora Gambioli:

“To try to live more in the present; appreciate quality moments with my kids, spouse, friends. Get more cardio exercise, lower my carbon footprint, do more gardening.”

West Vancouver Coun. Bill Soprovich: “My New Year’s resolution is to wish good will to everyone. Especially to those who are lonely and don’t have much to look forward to. I want them to remember there is always a ray of hope.”

West Van Coun. Michael Lewis: “To continue to do my best to serve the residents of West Vancouver.”

North Van Board of Education chair

Franci Stratton: “My New Year’s resolution is to � nd a better balance between my personal � tness, work and community service.”

North Vancouver School District superintendent John Lewis: “To seek new opportunities to share and celebrate the successes and contributions of our students and staff in schools and the community.”

West Vancouver School District Supt. Chris Kennedy: “When I am asked a question and I can’t remember the answer I am going to try to use my brain to remember the answer for at least 20 seconds before I Google it on my phone. Just like the old days.”

John Weston, MP West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country: “Personal - to make myself more accessible to my wife and kids - they’re all growing up fast! Political - to support more publicly those people in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions.”

Ralph Sultan, MLA West Vancouver-Capilano:

“To restore the steelhead run in the Capilano River to its previous glory.”

Naomi Yamamoto, MLA North Vancouver-Lonsdale: “I will wear my dental retainers every day and night for a year.”

Jane Thornthwaite, MLA North Vancouver-Seymour: “In 2014, I resolve to focus on my health, exercise more, and spend more time with the people who matter most to me, my children.”

Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver Police Department spokesperson: “To bicycle commute more often.’”

North Vancouver RCMP Supt. Chris Kennedy is hoping that his golf score will be dropping by 20 per cent, coinciding with a 20 per cent drop in local crime rates.

North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Richard De Jong

is hoping to spend more time running on the local mountain trails along with learning something new every day.

North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones: “Well, what comes to mind for me, and I’m saying it all the time now, is, ‘Just go Russian.’ On searches and rescues, I tell the guys, ‘Go Russian,’ and they know what that means: Just get the job done.”

District of North Vancouver � re chief Victor Penman: “Reach out more through charitable organizations to families who are not as fortunate as ours during the Christmas season. And second, reach out more to families who can not afford to have their kids play hockey. I have three hockey-playing kids; so rewarding but so expensive.”

Outlook reporter Michaela Garstin: “I’m vowing not to let my iPhone take precedence

over my husband.”

North Vancouver restaurateur Paul Mon-Kau, owner of The District, The Little (District) and

El Matador: “My resolution is to kiss my wife more!”

Nardwuar the Human Serviette, celebrity interviewer: “To � nally get the chance to interview West Vancouver’s Elvis Costello! Doot doola door doo…”

Bryan Adams, musicianMy new year resolution is to get

the music I’ve made this year, out in 2014! (via Twitter)

Kurtis Kolt, Outlook columnist: “I’m going to try to not be so addicted to my iPhone.”

Sean Millington, former B.C. Lion, now an investment advisor:

“If I was prone to making New Year’s resolutions, which I’m not, I would say that this upcoming year I resolve to do the things I know I should and to capitalize on the opportunities that are already before me.”

Justin Beddall, Outlook editor: “Finish my book!”

Catherine Barr, Outlook columnist: “Every year I make the same resolution: MORE! That means more of everything. More

fun. More adventure. More time with friends. More time with family. More giving. More enthusiasm. More work - but also more play. And de� nitely more exercise! Lastly, more celebration of life - because life is way too short. We lose people we love every year. We owe it to ourselves, and to them, to live life to the fullest every day.”

Len Corben, Outlook columnist: “To go to bed earlier, get up later and take a

longer afternoon nap. More seriously, I’m resolving to signi� cantly expand my research on the history of my own family’s forefathers (and mothers!).”

North Van City Coun. Rod Clark“Secure a 50-m pool for Harry Jerome and � nd my

razor!”

West Van Police Dept. Chief Const. Peter Lepine:

My resolution for 2014 is to commit to making a concerted ef-

fort to ensuring that the men and women of the WVPD feel and know

how much they mean to me. When one has such a fabulous group of people to work with, it is really easy to ride on their coattails when it comes to getting the tremendous results that we have attained over the past four years.

Our future success as an a organization will continue to be built on the relationship between the employees of the WVPD and people of West Vancouver. I must remember that as I commend one group, I can’t ignore the other. So for me, 2014 is about ensuring that I spend more time connecting with my staff and to ensure that they know how much I appreciate their work.

We asked a cross-section of North and West Vancouverites what’s on their list for 2014

What’syourNew Year’sresolution?

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» COVER STORY

North Van band Headwater: “Our resolution is to roar more robustly — and to make the best recording possible in 2014.”

The Green Men: “To keep agitating the opponents and help the Canucks win the Stanley Cup.”

Acclaimed West Vancouver abstract artist Pierre Coupey: “I never make New Year’s resolutions for myself as I � gure I’m a lost cause no matter what. But I like to think of the resolutions others should make, so here’s one

from the United Nations:“We resolve to secure a one-year moratorium on

global political violence and a universal amnesty for all political prisoners everywhere, just to see what it would be like. One year: no killings, no deaths, no torture, no prisoners.”

North Van District Coun. Mike Little: “My New Year’s resolution is to get down to my ideal wait... (Second Narrow’s Commuter Joke?)”

North Van District Coun. Alan Nixon: “I have to stop smoking and lose 15 pounds.”

North Van District Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn: “When I ran in ’05, I ran on the platform to be a catalyst for positive social change — and that has not changed. We had a ground breaking on Dec. 18 at the Turning Point Recovery site

in North Vancouver. And now my resolution is to look for opportunities to create something similar for men — so they can recover in their community and not have to go to the Downtown Eastside for treatment.”

North Van District Coun. Roger Bassam: “I am going to work on three things; completing my MBA, being a better coach for my children’s soccer teams and losing some weight.”

North Van District Mayor Richard Walton:

“My two New Year’s resolutions are to eat better (reading Michael Pollan’s books has changed my ways), and score more goals before my hockey team delegates me to the fourth line (there is no fourth

line), and become a better listener. In summary: eat better, score more, complain less.”

North Van City Mayor Darrell Mussatto: “My resolution is to try and walk, cycle and use public transit more than I currently do. While some people may believe I do lots now, I really don’t and I want to combine my need for exercise with my commuting routine.”

North Van City Coun. Guy Heywood: “My resolution is to have more fun in 2014!”

North Van City Coun. Craig

Keating: “To listen more closely to those who don’t speak the loudest.”

West Van Board of Education chair Cindy Dekker: “I have never made New Year’s resolutions as I like to lead my life with no regrets!”

West Vancouver Coun. Nora Gambioli:

“To try to live more in the present; appreciate quality moments with my kids, spouse, friends. Get more cardio exercise, lower my carbon footprint, do more gardening.”

West Vancouver Coun. Bill Soprovich: “My New Year’s resolution is to wish good will to everyone. Especially to those who are lonely and don’t have much to look forward to. I want them to remember there is always a ray of hope.”

West Van Coun. Michael Lewis: “To continue to do my best to serve the residents of West Vancouver.”

North Van Board of Education chair

Franci Stratton: “My New Year’s resolution is to � nd a better balance between my personal � tness, work and community service.”

North Vancouver School District superintendent John Lewis: “To seek new opportunities to share and celebrate the successes and contributions of our students and staff in schools and the community.”

West Vancouver School District Supt. Chris Kennedy: “When I am asked a question and I can’t remember the answer I am going to try to use my brain to remember the answer for at least 20 seconds before I Google it on my phone. Just like the old days.”

John Weston, MP West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country: “Personal - to make myself more accessible to my wife and kids - they’re all growing up fast! Political - to support more publicly those people in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions.”

Ralph Sultan, MLA West Vancouver-Capilano:

“To restore the steelhead run in the Capilano River to its previous glory.”

Naomi Yamamoto, MLA North Vancouver-Lonsdale: “I will wear my dental retainers every day and night for a year.”

Jane Thornthwaite, MLA North Vancouver-Seymour: “In 2014, I resolve to focus on my health, exercise more, and spend more time with the people who matter most to me, my children.”

Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver Police Department spokesperson: “To bicycle commute more often.’”

North Vancouver RCMP Supt. Chris Kennedy is hoping that his golf score will be dropping by 20 per cent, coinciding with a 20 per cent drop in local crime rates.

North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Richard De Jong

is hoping to spend more time running on the local mountain trails along with learning something new every day.

North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones: “Well, what comes to mind for me, and I’m saying it all the time now, is, ‘Just go Russian.’ On searches and rescues, I tell the guys, ‘Go Russian,’ and they know what that means: Just get the job done.”

District of North Vancouver � re chief Victor Penman: “Reach out more through charitable organizations to families who are not as fortunate as ours during the Christmas season. And second, reach out more to families who can not afford to have their kids play hockey. I have three hockey-playing kids; so rewarding but so expensive.”

Outlook reporter Michaela Garstin: “I’m vowing not to let my iPhone take precedence

over my husband.”

North Vancouver restaurateur Paul Mon-Kau, owner of The District, The Little (District) and

El Matador: “My resolution is to kiss my wife more!”

Nardwuar the Human Serviette, celebrity interviewer: “To � nally get the chance to interview West Vancouver’s Elvis Costello! Doot doola door doo…”

Bryan Adams, musicianMy new year resolution is to get

the music I’ve made this year, out in 2014! (via Twitter)

Kurtis Kolt, Outlook columnist: “I’m going to try to not be so addicted to my iPhone.”

Sean Millington, former B.C. Lion, now an investment advisor:

“If I was prone to making New Year’s resolutions, which I’m not, I would say that this upcoming year I resolve to do the things I know I should and to capitalize on the opportunities that are already before me.”

Justin Beddall, Outlook editor: “Finish my book!”

Catherine Barr, Outlook columnist: “Every year I make the same resolution: MORE! That means more of everything. More

fun. More adventure. More time with friends. More time with family. More giving. More enthusiasm. More work - but also more play. And de� nitely more exercise! Lastly, more celebration of life - because life is way too short. We lose people we love every year. We owe it to ourselves, and to them, to live life to the fullest every day.”

Len Corben, Outlook columnist: “To go to bed earlier, get up later and take a

longer afternoon nap. More seriously, I’m resolving to signi� cantly expand my research on the history of my own family’s forefathers (and mothers!).”

North Van City Coun. Rod Clark“Secure a 50-m pool for Harry Jerome and � nd my

razor!”

West Van Police Dept. Chief Const. Peter Lepine:

My resolution for 2014 is to commit to making a concerted ef-

fort to ensuring that the men and women of the WVPD feel and know

how much they mean to me. When one has such a fabulous group of people to work with, it is really easy to ride on their coattails when it comes to getting the tremendous results that we have attained over the past four years.

Our future success as an a organization will continue to be built on the relationship between the employees of the WVPD and people of West Vancouver. I must remember that as I commend one group, I can’t ignore the other. So for me, 2014 is about ensuring that I spend more time connecting with my staff and to ensure that they know how much I appreciate their work.

We asked a cross-section of North and West Vancouverites what’s on their list for 2014

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BY MICHAELA GARSTIN

The three towers would have no visible antennae and could accommodate up to three companies. The Outlook placed a person beside the tower to show scale.Rogers, DIALOG image

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By the numbersThree cellphone towers are proposed for 26th Street, 15th Street and Taylor Way near the Upper Levels Highway

They would be 118 feet, or 36 metres, high so signals can reach West Vancouver’s many tall trees

In a survey commissioned by Rogers, 45 per cent of cellphone users above Highway 1 said they had weak sig-nal strength; 23 per cent had “very strong”signals

Council spent 110 minutes, or nearly two hours, at the final meeting on Dec. 16 listening to the public and making their own assessments before rejecting the proposal

West Vancouver council voted unanimously to reject Rogers’ application because:• lack of evidence of poor cellphone service • not enough demand for better service• strong opposition from residents

Although council opposes the three cellphone towers, it’s ultimately up to Industry Canada to make the final decision because Highway 1 is under the Ministry of Transportation jurisdiction. Rogers plans to discuss the decision with Industry Canada but doesn’t know exactly when.

“Rogers worked extensively with staff,

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towers... As the goals

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Photo illustration of a proposed cellphone tower (in the background) near Rosebery Avenue and 26th Street near the Upper Levels Highway in West Vancouver. Rogers/DIALOG image


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B.C. wines make a run for the border

To read previous Tasting Notes columns visit northshoreoutlook.com

I’ve made it a regular habit to bring along a couple bottles of B.C. wine when I’m visiting other countries,

whether the trip is for business or plea-sure.

Since the vast majority of B.C. wine is consumed within the province and our few exports largely consist of ice wine, I always find sharing a bottle of some-thing that expresses the quality of what we do is a great way to expose friends and colleagues to some of the good stuff they might not otherwise try. Truth be told, I also enjoy taking any opportunity to dispel the somewhat common myth that all we’re capable of around here is ice wine.

Well, it looks like the next time I go to the U.S., my luggage can now be a little lighter!

The B.C. Wine Institute, whose man-date is to market and promote B.C. VQA wine, have recently entered a partner-ship with Good Company Wines, an American importer, to make British Columbian wines far more accessible to consumers south of the border.

To start things off, there are four pre-mium producers now available through the retail portal at WineBCUSA.com: Black Hills Estate Winery, Laughing Stock Vineyards, Meyer Family Vineyards and Painted Rock Estate Winery.

Now those of us wanting to share some local goods with American friends and family have a far more streamlined way of doing so.

Planning to share a little cheer? Here are my recommendations from

what’s available. The best part is, the bulk of these are still widely avail-able in B.C., so we’ll still have plenty of opportunity to enjoy them in comfort of home.

Painted Rock 2010 Syrah | Skaha Bench

John Skinner’s big and bold, rock ’em-sock ’em take on Syrah has been a peren-nial Canadian favourite with consumers, critics and competitions. Expect an Old World flavour profile with cloves, cardamom, wet earth and dark berry fruit, fully supported by some sturdy oak. There’s New World power in the weight and body here, good enough to lie down for a good half-dozen years.

Laughing Stock Vineyards 2011 Portfolio | Okanagan Valley

This take on a classic Bordeaux blend tweaks the order of varieties from year to year so that the Merlot, Cabernet

Franc and other usual sus-pects each contribute the perfect piece of the over-all puzzle. You can always expect the Cabernet Sauvignon to have bell pepper, currants, violets and so on, while the Merlot has round berry fruit, the Malbec mineral-laden and juicy, with everything else carrying that trend of showing varietally correct. It all integrates seamlessly into tremendous opulence,

structure and value.

Meyer Family Vineyards 2011 Tribute Series Chardonnay | Naramata Bench

Winemaker Chris Carson’s steady hand with Chardonnay comes from years in New Zealand, Burgundy, and now a dazzling handful in the Okanagan. Striking the per-fect balance between per-fumed, tropical fruit from the Old Main Road Vineyard he calls home, and his call-ing card of pitch-perfect oak, this is Chardonnay for both discerning obsessives of the grape and those looking to come back to it after a few years away.

More information is at WineBCUSA.

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Mulled wine made right A great way to warm up a chilly evening

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Looking for a way to stay warm this winter? Craig Boyle, mer-chandising assistant at Everything Wine in North Van, says mulled wine is the perfect drink. There are many complicat-

ed recipes out there but Boyle has simplified this one so it can be made quickly while entertaining on chilly evenings.

“It’s easy to make and I know my guests will love it,” he tells The Outlook.

Recipe • 2 bottles of red wine• 1-2 cups of pulp free orange juice• 1 sliced orange (put the entire orange into the pot, peel and all)• a healthy amount of cinnamon powder to taste• simmer on medium-high temp for 15 minutes before serving

To take it to the next level:• add 2 cinnamon sticks (skip the powder)• ½ cup of Brandy or Grand Marnier• ¼ cup of brown sugar or honey•3-4 cloves Tips• While Boyle has had the pleasure of tasting incredible wine

from many areas of the world, he says there is no need to spend more than $15 a bottle because the other ingredients will shine through.

• For an open house last weekend Boyle bought Don Simon Shiraz from Spain ($9.99). He also recommends: Angove Chalk Hill Blue Shiraz/Cabernet ($15.99) from Australia, Castillo de Aguaron Cabernet Sauvignon ($14.99) from Spain or Tenta Cabernet Sauvignon ($10.99) from Chile.

• Stick to the rich juicy reds and avoid anything too light such as Pinot Noirs and Gamays and you can’t go wrong.

• All wines are available at Everything Wine, 998 Marine Dr., North Van.

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