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Arabelle Richer and Iris Pomeroy learn about oddball edibles andother plant life during a field trip to LynnCanyonEcologyCentre. PHOTOCINDYGOODMAN

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“The dog was the first domesticant. Without dogsyou don’t have any other domestication. Youdon’t have civilization. ... Domestication has influ-enced the entire earth. And dogs were the first.For most of human history, we’re not dissimilarto any other wild primate. We’re manipulatingour environments, but not on a scale bigger than,say, a herd of African elephants. And then, we gointo partnership with this group of wolves. Theyaltered our relationship with the natural world.”

–ArchaeologistGregerLarson(EdYong: “ANewOriginStory forDogs,”

AtlanticMonthly, June, 2016).

The dogs of the North Shore have it prettygood. The places where they’re allowed tohang out far outnumber those where theyare prohibited.

It’s one long party in the park even with all therules and regulations the municipalities have in thebooks to keep everybody happy and safe.

Two parks in particular have designated spaceswhere dogs can feel pretty special within an urbanenvironment. Both North Vancouver’s Kings MillWalk Dog Park and a section of West Vancouver’sAmbleside Beach feature off-leash areas where dogshave ocean beachfront access to Burrard Inlet plusplenty of room to roam.

For more information check out the fol-lowing websites: Abbie’s Guide to West Van(westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/assets/home-building-property/docs/pets-wildlife-environment/Abbie’sGuideToWestVan.pdf); Districtof North Vancouver dog parks (nv.org/recreation-and-leisure/find-dog-park); City of North Vancouverdog parks (cnv.org/Parks-Recreation-and-Culture/Parks-and-Greenways/Plans-Policies-and-Bylaws/Dogs-in-City-Parks) and Kings Mill Walk Dog ParkFacebook page (bit.ly/29lexjR).

Rafy, Sam and Cooper are ready to party at the off-leash dog park at Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver.

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Lilian Jensen’s five-year-old cockapoo, Romeo,finds some shade under the picnic table.

Twoboxers – 13-month-old Lincoln, fromPrinceGeorge, andCassius, 18months –meet up at theKingsMillWalkDogPark.

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Debbie Lucien, a.k.a. Debbie the Dog Walker, takes her brood of regular canines, along withher friend’s pets, for a jaunt at the dog park at Ambleside Beach.

Misha, a five-year-old rescue dog from Los Angeles, assumes the position at Kings Mill WalkDog Park. Bianca, a 10-month-old white shepherd, checks out the beach from the top of therock staircase leading down to the water.

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The District of NorthVancouver is taking acheekier, more irreverenttone attempting to warnwould-be Lynn Canyoncliff jumpers away fromthe potentially deadlysummer activity.

New signs that take alighter tone and borrow thelanguage youth are morelikely to see online have beeninstalled near the fencesmeant to deter jumpers.

Two of them featurecomic-style word bubbleswith the phrases “That wasworth the spinal damage,said no one ever” and “I’mOK drowning today, said noone ever.” Closer to the cliffs,signs feature the phrases“Listen to that nervous feel-ing” and “Your fear is waysmarter than you” along withstick figures peering down atreacherous drop. Finally, atthe cliff’s edge, red diamond-shaped signs depict a figurein distress in the water withthe words “Deadly current.Hidden objects. Unsafe condi-tions. Don’t cliff jump.”

The district is specificallytargeting young men, aged15 to 25, and research showsthis type of messaging ismore likely to hit home thanthe old signs using starker,

sterner language.“People were treat-

ing them like part of thefurniture. It had lost itseffectiveness because ithad been there for so long,”

said Mairi Welman, districtspokeswoman. “These signstook a 180-degree differentapproach, rather than tellingpeople what the rules are,what we thought we’d do istap into the internal dialoguethat people might be havingbefore they go cliff jumping.”she said.

In March, 16-year-oldCoquitlam teen Cole Marshdrowned when he slippedinto the canyon. It took amulti-agency effort to recoverhis body, which was trappedunder water, more than threeweeks later. There was alsoa fatality last year when anexchange student jumpedin the water and was pinnedunder a rock ledge by thecurrent.

It’s too soon to saywhether the signs, whichwere installed in time forthe May long weekend, havepersuaded many jumpers butanecdotally, the park rangersreport visitors taking picturesof them or having their pic-ture taken next to them andposting them to social media.

“People are talking aboutit and we’ve had some goodfeedback on Twitter,” Welmansaid. “People are noticingthem.”

District staff has otherstrategies they’re hoping totest out at the park over thecoming years, though theyhaven’t come to council for avote yet. Those approacheswill also likely involvesocial media. Park visits

and cliff jumping have beenon the rise in recent yearsas word and images of thecliffs spread on Instagram,Facebook and Twitter.

“We know for instancethat 15- to 25-year-olds live onsocial media,” Welman said.

This year hasn’t been outof the ordinary for the num-ber of injuries and rescues atthe canyon, although it hasbeen a bit of a cool start tosummer, according to deputyfire chief Wayne Kennedy.Still, District of NorthVancouver Fire and RescueServices members are fully insupport of the campaign.

“I think the signs are great.Anytime we have a chanceto broaden our message andget it out to a wider audienceand educate people, that’s apositive for us. I’d rather havesomebody stop and take alook at our signage and actu-ally do an internal gut check,”he said.

Though it’s not likely tostop all cliff jumpers, thedistrict’s logic is absolutelyon the right track, accordingto Mary Charleson, CapilanoUniversity marketing instruc-tor and consultant.

“The warning to thinkabout it casts some doubtand that’s probably betterthan a proscriptive ‘Don’t doit.’ The whole youth rebelliondoesn’t like to be told whatnot to do,” she said.

Charleson also praised thecampaign’s short messagesand imagery, both of whichhave been shown to be moreeffective than a wall of text.And the campaign seems tohave the ability to generatesome buzz in and of itself.

“There’s nobody on theNorth Shore who wants seeanother headline this sum-mer about a youth drowning.If it gets attention and getspeople talking, honestly,that’s half the battle and thatappears to be the case here.It’s getting media attention,”she said.

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Young nature lovers willhave much to learn –including everything fromforest survival skills tomaking their own but-ter – at the Lynn CanyonEcology Centre thissummer.

Creepy Crawly Critterskicks off a summer of curios-ity and wonder for kids of allages under the tree canopies

on Saturdays in Lynn CanyonPark.

Large predators of thetemperate rainforest –Coyotes and Cougars andBears, Oh My! – will com-mand attention during aprogram July 16 that looksat their hunting and roaminghabits.

Kids can get inspired andcreate works of art by using

their natural surroundingson July 23. Then, on the lastweekend in July learn thehard facts about the area’sgeology, from tiny pebblesand sandy beaches to largeboulders that make up LynnCanyon’s landscape. All ofthese program are offeredagain on various Saturdaysin August.

The ecology centre

hosts rainforest mini campsall summer with excitingitineraries such as going ona treasure hunt in the park,building a survival shelterand learning how the earlysettlers lived.

For more informationon summer programs visitlynncanyonecologycentre.ca.

–Maria Spitale-Leisk

Youngnaturalists to explore LynnCanyon

Kids take partin first NSRtrail rescue


Saving lives wasalready a multi-gener-ational affair for theDanks Family. NorthShore Rescue’s teamleader Mike Danks’father Allan was alsoonce the head of thevolunteer rescue orga-nization. Now Mike’sthree daughters, allunder the age of 10, canclaim their first success-ful rescue.

Danks and his daugh-ters Millie, Sadie and Alex– along with their friendsCamille and Lily Bouvier– were just about to headout for a hike of their ownWednesday afternoon whenthe North Shore Rescueteam received word of alost hiker from the RCMP.

“We had had a planin mind. (The kids) were

really good about bring-ing a pack and they had alltheir snacks and food andextra clothing and just aswe were going to go on thishike, the call came in,” saidDanks.

A Vancouver woman inher 20s had been climbingthe BCMC trail with hermom when the two becameseparated and the daughterfound herself off trail ina “precarious” situation,according to Danks.

“It was very steep andshe was in a creek. Ratherthan do what most peopledo and push on, she said‘You know what? I don’t feelcomfortable’ and she calledfor help,” he said.

North Shore Rescuemobilized a team but Dankswas the closest – just about25 minutes away on foot.A bit dejected, the girlsthought that meant the endof their hike, but Danks sawit as an opportunity.

“I said, ‘You know whatgirls? We’re going to goon this one together. Youguys are going to be partof this rescue and oh myGod, they were just overthe moon about it,” he said.

“They were so excited tobe able to help somebodyand be a part of what theirdad did.”

They followed the oldBCMC trail and Danksshowed the girls on hisGPS where they believedthe subject was. As theygot close, the girls begancalling out the lost hiker’sname and it was Alex andLily who were the first to

find her. Having two nine-year-old rescuers be thefirst on the scene wasn’texactly what she had inmind, Danks said.

While there have beenseveral father-son teams onNorth Shore Rescue, includ-ing former team leader TimJones and his son Curtis,and founding member KarlWinter and his son Greg, itis the first third-generation

rescue mission for theteam, Danks said.

With the lost womansafely on her way, Danksand the girls continuedtheir hike to the top ofGrouse Mountain.

The amateur rescuerswere confused as to whysomeone would need helpwhen she was so close tothe trail, so Danks used theexperience as a lesson in

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“They made it to thetop, no complaining andI got them a big meal justto celebrate their firstrescue.”

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Sign o’ the times

Just about every year our com-munity is shaken when a youngperson, believing they’re invinci-ble, jumps into Lynn Canyon andsuffers injury or death.

It’s a completely preventable trag-edy that all of us – community leaders,elected councils and this newspaper –have failed to prevent.

Anecdotally, we know many ofthe deceased were reasonable, intel-ligent young people, which leaves usto assume they lost touch with theirbetter judgment for a few, crucialmoments.

A new series of signs emblazonedwith phrases like: Your Fear Is WaySmarter Than You, and That Was WorthThe Spinal Damage, Said No One Ever,are an attempt to counter those mentallapses with rational thought.

If the signs work, lives will be saved.

With steep terrain, fluctuating waterlevels and underwater eddies, LynnCanyon rescues can become logisticalnightmares for emergency workers.We can’t change the environment, butmaybe we can change a few minds.

By trying to engage their sense ofhumour and niggling internal doubt,the signs are an effort to talk to youngpeople, not at them.

The old signs were sensible andwell-placed but they failed, perhapsbecause anyone willing to hop a fencelikely regards a forbidden act as partof the thrill. We don’t know if the newsigns will prove more effective, but weapplaud the District of North Vancouverfor finding a new approach to deal withan old problem.

If the new signs work like we hopethey will, our best story of the summermay be one we don’t write.

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Thank you distinguishedteachers, loving parents,younger siblings cur-rently wiping boogerson the chairs, and, mostof all, you members ofthe kindergarten classof 2016 for inviting mehere today to give thecommencement addressat your graduationceremony.

If I could start by givingyou just one piece of adviceon this momentous day itwould be this: please stopleaving big globs of tooth-paste in the sink. It’s gross,and your little brother keepseating them thinking thatthey’re mints.

For many of you this isyour second or even thirdgraduation ceremony, havingalready obtained the noblestatus of daycare graduateand preschool graduate. It’struly remarkable what youhave already accomplished

in your short time here and… Brayden! For the last timestop using your diploma asa lightsaber. This is not Jedischool!

Savour these moments.You may not remember lastyear’s graduation – you werefour years old after all – but Isure do. You were timid littlepreschoolers doing your bestto walk across the stage with-out stepping in Jayden’s big

puddle of pee. And look atyou now – proud, confident,capable children. It’s been atleast four minutes since I’veheard one of you make a fartjoke.

This lofty honour provesjust how much smarter youalready are than your par-ents. I didn’t graduate for thefirst time until I was 18 yearsold. I can still taste the warmMolson Canadian we chuggedbefore the ceremony. Andthen, I’m told, there was aparty inside a barn?

The memories are fuzzybecause, uhhh, it was so longago.

I woke up the next morn-ing no longer a boy. I was aman – a man ready to facewhatever challenges camemy way, including figuringout where I left my cummer-bund (it was in the chickencoop). I vowed on that daythat I would spend everymoment of that summer and

the years to come filling mymind with all the knowledgeany human being could hopeto attain while watching TheSimpsons. And you knowwhat? You don’t win friendswith salad.

Think about that, kids.You don’t. Win friends. Withsalad.

It took me six more yearsof schooling to make it to mythird graduation ceremony,the spot that many of you areat now. I’m reminded of howimportant these milestonesare every month when I makea huge student loan payment.

I often like to go to thelibrary, scan the stacks andfeel the awesome power ofthe collected wisdom of ourspecies. It’s at moments likethose that I say a little prayerof thanks for our educationsystem, and then head to theDVD section to sign out thelast remaining copy of PaulBlart: Mall Cop 2. Watching

free movies is one way todistract myself from my crip-pling debt.

Cherish this day, littleones. When times get toughyou can think back to thismoment when you took abrave new step in life sur-rounded by those who loveyou most who were able totake the morning off work.You may not be able to seeall the faces of your lovedones, but you must believethey are here now, attachedto all those hands holding upiPhones.

I used to think these totgraduations were silly. Whyshould we have this big cer-emony when your only realtest this year was whetheror not you would say dirtywords in class?

But you know what? Youmade it. You effing made it.Sure, many of you slippedup and said dirty words allthe time, but life is all about

learning from your mistakes.Like you, Cayden – I seeyou over there using yourmortarboard as a plate foryour cottage cheese. That’sa mistake, and I know you’lllearn from that.

You all walked up here soproud, so confident today,and just watching you mademe realize why we’re all here.

There’s my own boy upthere, waving frantically atme every three seconds andflashing the goofiest of grins.Hi Buddy. Yes I see you. Hi.Hi!!! I freaking see you, OK!

Keep it up kids. Let’s allmeet back here in sevenyears for elementary schoolgrad, where I hope you’ll stillhave those goofy grins onyour faces. Your smiles makethis all worthwhile.

Congratulations, have fun,and be safe tonight.

And take it easy on thecottage cheese.

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Youmade it, kinder-graduates of 2016

LaughAllYouWantAndy Prest

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— RoyalCanadianMarineSearchandRescueofficer JaneMaisonville-Phillips recounts theconclusionof suspect’s crimespreeacross theStrait ofGeorgia that endedafter he crasheda stolenboat into rocksonBowen Island (fromaJuly8news story).

Dear Editor:In response to let-

ters from Blaine Barden,Redevelopment InvigoratesEdgemont, Mailbox June 29,regarding development inEdgemont and Jas Derham-Reid, Lack of AffordableHousing a Reality for ‘PeopleLike Us,’ Mailbox July 1,regarding housing prices:

I agree with Mr. Bardenabout the need for incor-porating seniors’ housingin our neighbourhoods,however, comments aboutdevelopment at Edgemontomit mention of the dis-appearance of small,independent businesses thatprovided services to thecommunity.

And while a slick newmulti-residence may spruceup Edgemont, it will be atthe cost of the ambienceand livability that attractedpeople to the North Shoreand to the disappear-ing neighbourhoods thatbrought character and

individuality to the com-munities across the NorthShore. It’s already happenedin Vancouver on southGranville and in Amblesidein West Vancouver, to nameonly two examples.

As Jas Derham-Reidnotes, the concepts ofaffordable housing and liv-ability are not factors in thisfrenzied real estate market,driven by rapacious realtorsand developers, abetted bylax legislation and municipalgovernments who count rev-enue as the sole criterion formeasuring quality of life.

The “people likeyou” comment noted byDerham-Reid describes thepeople who built the com-munities we enjoy todayand illustrates the thuggishbehaviour of some realtorswho manipulate the marketand push legal boundariesto further their own ends.

As one North Vancouverresident noted to local gov-ernment representatives at

a recent public meeting onhousing and heritage, “yourjob is to work for us, and tohelp us.”

If the sole asset is ahouse, and it’s worth what-ever this extreme marketwill bear, the sole optionavailable is to sell.

Where the sellers willlive, and where their chil-dren will live if they can’tafford to participate in thisfeeding frenzy (even afterselling that one asset) arenot factored into the plan-ning our governments, atevery level, should be doingon behalf of constituents.

To say this is realityand “to suck it up” seemsto be the go-to responsefrom the people elected torepresent our interests – atleast those who choose notto see beyond the dollar tothe non-measurable factorsthat are essential to a livablecommunity.Laura AndersonWest Vancouver

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ONLINECOMMENTNSN STORY:Editorial: Private Interests (June 28)

Jim Christoper: I have spent more than 40 years in education including decadesas a teacher, principal and superintendent in the public school system. CurrentlyI am Head of School at Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School, a school for childrenwith learning differences in North Vancouver. It is easy to categorize privateschools as the home of the elite who could easily pay for schooling withouttaxpayer support. However, as a recent study demonstrated, those schools are asmall percentage of the hundreds of independent schools across the province thatprovide unique services or alternative programs that don’t exist in the broaderpublic system. The students at these schools are from families of middle classparents (and also taxpayers) who have chosen specialized programming for theirchild. As support, the province gives these families 35 – 50 cents on every dollarthat they would have given them had their children been enrolled in public schools.The families make up the rest. These are tax-paying British Columbians who arebeing supported in making a choice in their child’s education.

When school starts in September, visit some of the local independent schools onthe North Shore and get the real picture of why we need to continue to support allfamilies in our community. Education should never be considered a “one size fits all”proposition.

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The federal panel taskedwith further consult-ing with the public onKinder Morgan’s TransMountain pipeline willbe making half a dozenstops in the LowerMainland but local activ-ists say the North Shoreis being left out.

Natural ResourcesCanada has scheduled pub-lic meetings to take placeon August 9, 10 and 11 inBurnaby and August 16, 17and 18 in Vancouver.

Outside the LowerMainland, meetings areplanned for Langley,Kamloops, Chilliwackand Victoria. So far,however, there are nomeetings planned for NorthVancouver, which is directlyacross from the pipelineterminus in Burnaby.

While North Vancouverand West Vancouver resi-dents could probably make

it to Burnaby or Vancouver,North Shore NOPE founderJanice Edmonds said thepanel will be missing out oninput of particular interestto the North Shore.

“We are the most directlyimpacted as far as the tank-ers are concerned,”

said Edmonds.“But the panel and

National Energy Board havemostly looked at pipelinesafety.”

The agenda for the localmeetings hasn’t been setyet, but Edmonds noted theones taking place in Alberta

have given prominence tointerests of business, labour,First Nations and NGOs.

“We want scientists. Wewant toxicologists, oceanog-raphers, marine biologists– people like that at thetable so we get a complete,non-biased picture of whatthe risks actually are,” shesaid. “This panel is going toinform cabinet. Where arethey getting their informa-tion from?”

Edmonds said she will belobbying the North ShoreMPs to pursue NaturalResources Minister Jim Carrfor more local meetings.

But Burnaby North-Seymour MP Terry Beechsaid the panel is indepen-dent and sets its own datesand agendas.

“I can tell you in twoyears of door knocking,the residents of NorthVancouver have just asmany concerns about thisas residents of Burnaby soI’m not surprised there aresome concerns about nothaving a North Shore loca-tion,” he said.

There will be otherchances for residentsto have their concernspassed along to Ottawabefore the cabinet deci-sion in December, saidBeech, including meetings

organized by local MPs.Beech has organized a

town hall meeting – alsoin Burnaby – on July 16specifically focusing onclimate change and theTrans Mountain pipeline.The event runs from 1 to 3p.m. at the ConfederationCommunity Centre inBurnaby.

Even without a localpanel meeting, Edmondssaid she will be campaign-ing to get people out to theBurnaby and Vancouvermeetings.

“Justin Trudeau said hewould not pass a project likethat without social licenceand community support,”she said. “We’ve met withthousands of people in ourcommunity… and over-whelmingly, they’re opposedto this project. And everymayor and every councilaround Burrard Inlet isopposed to this project. Thepanel needs to know thatand they need to take thatmessage to cabinet. There’sno social licence.”

To attend the meet-ings hosted by NaturalResources Canada, would-be participants must emailnrcan.ministerialpaneltmx-comiteministerieltmx.rncan@canada.ca with theirpreferred locations.

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North Vancouver RCMPare looking for the ownerof a mobility scooterleft ditched in LowerLonsdale.

A resident noticed thescooter abandoned with deadbatteries on the 800-block ofSt. Davids Avenue on June 30and contacted police.

“We’re thinking it mayhave been taken for a joyridepotentially and just left onthe street, or someone wasgoing somewhere and itbroke down on them but wehaven’t been contacted,” saidCpl. Richard De Jong, NorthVancouver RCMP spokesman.“Now we’re appealing to thepublic. If it’s yours, pleasecome pick it up.”

Police are also thankingthe person who reportedthe scooter, noting it couldmake a world of differencefor its owner, who may be lefthousebound without it.

“They literally went door-to-door asking ‘Hey is thisyours?’ and there weren’teven any seniors or peoplewith disabilities who lookedlike they could use it,” DeJong said.

BurnabyNorth-SeymourMPTerry Beech is hosting a townhallmeeting onKinderMorgan’s pipeline expansion project July 16.PHOTOCINDYGOODMAN

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Representatives of the North Shore Keep Well Societyheld their annual volunteer appreciation eventand luncheon at Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre on the afternoon of June 8. Guests were treatedto the choral sounds of the award-winning Parkgate Singers as well as a delicious lunch and dessert. Localdignitaries were in attendance, including City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto andMLAs RalphSultan and Jane Thornthwaite. The society promotes a healthy and active lifestyle for seniors by offeringfree weekly exercise programs, blood pressure checks and health coaching at seven locations across theNorth Shore. keepwellsociety.ca

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The first two questions commonlyasked by guests engaging with thepopular Raptors Ridge Birds ofPrey interactive feature at CapilanoSuspension Bridge Park is: “what isthat and is it alive?”

“When they’re told (the birds are) alive,they get very excited. People really seem toenjoy seeing predatory animals. Deer are funand squirrels are fun, but. … this is sort ofthe lion and tiger of this area and people findthem really interesting. They love to learnabout them and they love to take pictures,”says Linden Maultsaid-Blair, operationssupervisor.

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park hashosted the Maple Ridge-based educationalcommercial facility and its diverse collec-tion of raptors – a variety of species of owls,hawks and falcons included – on its groundsfor the last eight years.

“Nature and ecology is a big part ofwhat we want to showcase here,” saysMaultsaid-Blair.

While the park has long boasted a varietyof rich natural features in the way of treesand plant life throughout its grounds, staffbecame interested in adding some animals tothe mix.

They felt the best way to do so would beto work with an existing organization andpartnered with Raptors Ridge, attracted toits strong educational focus. In addition to

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Five-year-old male barred owl Chico is among the featured feathered friends at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park daily throughout the summer.Raptors Ridge Birds of Prey offers guests an opportunity to get up close and personal with the creatures during visits to the North Vancouverattraction. Chico was found at 10 days old after being abandoned out of a nest and was brought to a rehabilitation facility. PHOTO LISA KING

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after they were deemednon-releasable.

“We wanted thembecause it’s a good way toshowcase nature that’s moreinteractive, it’s more alive,it’s more exciting but it’s alsoin a sustainable way,” saysMaultsaid-Blair.

Raptors Ridge brings twoto three birds to the NorthVancouver park daily. Thisseason, a new facility wasconstructed to house thecompany during operatinghours and its handlers hangout in the space all day, onhand to engage directly withpark guests, fielding anyquestions they might have.

The raptors can annuallybe found in the park startingon weekends in May. OnJune 18, they bumped uptheir appearances to sevendays a week, from 10 a.m. to6 p.m., which will continuethrough to Labour Day. ForSeptember to Thanksgivingthey’ll be on site once againon weekends only.

When asked what he mostenjoys about the relation-ship forged between hisorganization and CapilanoSuspension Bridge Park, KimKamstra, who co-foundedRaptors Ridge with his wifeKaren more than a decadeago, says it’s the opportu-nity it affords to interactwith people from aroundthe world and to offerinformation.

“It’s a great informationalresource for them,” he says,going on to say RaptorsRidge’s presence at the parkprovides an amazing oppor-tunity to help people learn

about nature and to teachthem how to look at thenatural world even in theirown backyards.

“It also provides clar-ity for a lot of these raptorspecies of who they are,what they do and why they

do it. These birds preferto live very secretive lives.They truthfully don’t wantus to know who they are,what they’re doing and whythey’re doing it. But also, wecan dispel a lot of myths,”he says.

That said, learning goesboth ways.

“The stories that (guests)share with us are trulyamazing. We’ve heard someamazing stories from differ-ent people from differentparts of the world,” he says.

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Raptors Ridge Birds of Prey co-founder Kim Kamstra engages with guests in their brand newfacility at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park Tuesday. PHOTO LISA KING

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s LindenMaultsaid-Blair and Raptors Ridge Birds of Prey’s SarahHartley look at Tucson, a six-year-oldmale Harris hawk, also shown at right. PHOTOS LISAKING

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A kendama craze hasswept the North Shore.

A couple hundredenthusiasts of the addictivewooden skill toy braved therainy conditions on a recentSaturday afternoon to showoff their kendama moves,during a competition hostedby Edgemont Village toystore B.C. Playthings.

The world freestylechampion, Thorkild May ofDenmark, and Canadian ken-dama pro Alex Smith, creatorof a popular toy called “thepill,” were on hand at theJune 11 Edgemont event todelight the crowd with theirtricks and serve as judges.

While trendy in today’sschoolyards, the origin ofkendama actually dates backto 18th century Japan, wherethe game became extremelypopular and remains so tothis day.

Made from natural wood,the kendama resemblesthe traditional cup-in-a-ballgame and employs the use

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Kendama competitionstake place worldwide everyyear, in what has beendescribed as a riveting dis-play for audiences.

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I’ve changed my viewson some of the issuesthat I have writtenabout over the years.

When I first startedin this business we weremostly concerned aboutthe physical well-beingof seniors. Nowadays wetalk about how to keep

seniors “connected” to thecommunity.

Loneliness, it turns out,is bad for your health.At least as bad, by someaccounts, as alcoholismand heavy smoking andtwice as bad as obesity.

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Wave, “social connections,”“having purpose” and “men-tal stimulation” accountfor 65 per cent of the mostpressing losses retirees facein their post-working lives.

Of all the issues that Ihave covered here in thelast decade, the socialvulnerability of seniorsworries me the most.

I’ve learned the hardway that retirement isabout managing yourmoney and your time andin my opinion, we spendtoo much time worryingabout the former and notenough about planning forthe latter.

I hear regularly fromthe group who tell me theydon’t need a retirementplan because they are nevergoing to retire. Really!

A recent MorneauShepell survey found thatnearly two-thirds of employ-ees aged 50 and over (61per cent) are currentlysuffering from one or morechronic health conditions.

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I’ve been all over themap in my columns aboutphysician-assisted death.Many of my readers wantedthe government’s legisla-tion on physician-assisteddeath to include advancedirectives for patients withconditions such as demen-tia. They didn’t get that.

Others wanted onlythose near death to beeligible for medical helpin ending their lives. Theydidn’t get that.

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I’ve taken a beating in

this column, figurativelyspeaking, for my sugges-tion that most seniorsaren’t poor. StatisticsCanada reports that in 1976a little more than 36 percent of the elderly werepoor. Today that numberis between six and 12 percent, depending on who isdoing the measuring andthat rate is one of the low-est in the Western world.

So let’s stop the hand-wringing about Canadabeing a nation of poorseniors and finally takesome action to help thosewho really are poor.

I’ve probably writtena column or two support-ing the expansion of theCanada Pension Plan (I’velogged well over 200 col-umns so it’s hard to keeptrack). I wouldn’t do thatnow. Expanding the CPPmay be a good idea or not

but, given nearly half ofseniors with no CPP live inpoverty, increasing the CPPisn’t going to help them.In fact it would simplyexacerbate the gap betweenseniors who are well sup-ported by governmentincome programs and thosewho are not.

Like many initiativesfrom government we havethe right idea here but weare targeting the wronggroup.

On that note this will bemy last column. I would liketo thank my readers whohave been an inspirationto me and the staff at theNorth Shore News for theirprofessional guidance andsupport.

Tom Carney is the formerexecutive director of theLionsview Seniors’ PlanningSociety. [email protected]

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A North Shore fastpitchteam that has beenswinging at windmillstogether for years finallyconnected last weekend,winning the provincialtitle.

The North Shore StarsGirls 2000 Rep B squadclaimed gold at the SoftballB.C. U16B ProvincialChampionship tournamentover the weekend, cappingthe event with a 5-3 win overthe South Delta Invaders.It was a sweet win for theStars, many of whom havebeen playing together fornearly a decade.

“I’ve coached 12 yearsof softball and 10 years ofbaseball and this team isthe most exceptional teamI’ve ever seen,” said headcoach Marty Morrison. “Wewere just looking at photosof them together back whenthey were eight. That wouldbe eight years ago that a lotof the girls started playing.”

The Stars were carried tothe title by pitcher HannahRichards who threw everyinning in four straightplayoff wins, scoring threestraight shutouts on the wayto the final before holdingback the Invaders in thechampionship game playedSunday at Richmond’sLondon Park.

“She is an amazingpitcher and has the greatestrelaxed attitude I’ve everseen in pressure situations,”said Morrison, adding thatRichards put in a lot ofextra work the past coupleof years increasing herspeed and adding pitchesto her repertoire. “It’s agreat dynamic when she’son the mound. … Everyonebelieves that we can do any-thing when she’s (pitching).”

At the dish the Starswere led by third baseKinley Morrison who drove

in the winning run in thefinal with a two-RBI singlein the fifth inning. CatcherJanine Polderman was arock throughout the season,both when she was at theplate and behind it, saidMorrison.

“Most of the girls weplay against know her and

won’t steal against our teambecause they know that shecan pretty much throw themout at any base,” he said.

The Stars were at theirbest in the big moments,coming through the playoffsundefeated after finishingranked fourth out of 16teams in opening

round play.“It was a very emo-

tional, stressful event,”said Morrison, adding thatthe Stars, all age 15 or 16,toasted the championshipwin in entirely legal fashion.

“Apple champagne,”said Morrison with a laugh.“They can’t drink yet.”

The team was assem-bled all the way back inSeptember and spent thewinter honing their skillsbefore hitting the diamondin the spring. All the extrawork led them to claim theirfirst provincial title as agroup.

“They’ve just spent a

lot of time getting betterand better,” said Morrison.“They’ve worked really hard.We did a lot of extra hittingand practicing this offsea-son, so coming into it I thinkthey were quite excited.They seemed to peak at

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Stars shine at fastpitchprovincialsPitcherearns fourstraightwins enroute toB.C. title

Members of the North Shore Stars Girls 2000 Rep B squad celebrate their gold medal win at the Softball B.C. U16B provincial championships Sunday inRichmond. The Stars topped the South Delta Invaders 5-3 in a tense championship final. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

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Hannah Richards fires a pitch for the North Shore Stars. Richards pitchedevery inning as the Stars won four straight playoff games.

Kinley Morrison rips a hit during the provincial tournament. Morrisonknocked in the winning runs during the championship final.

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CHAMPIONSHIP KICKOFF Adam Thodos of the North Vancouver FC U18 Fury blasts home his team’s goalduring a 1-1 draw against the Chilliwack Attack to open the Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial B Cup tournament Thursdayat Ambleside Park. Top boys teams in age groups ranging from U13 to U18 will battle all weekend with championship finalsscheduled for today at 10 a.m. for U13 and U14 and 2 p.m. for U15-U18 at Ambleside Park. For updated schedules and resultsvisit lessinnottcup.bcsoccer.net. Visit nsnews.com to find photo galleries of opening day action as well as the openingceremony. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN (GAME)/PAUL MCGRATH (CEREMONY)

the right time, all of themstarted to hit really well.”

The provincial cham-pionship win earned theStars a berth in the WesternCanadian Championships

scheduled for August longweekend in St. Albert,Alta. The way the team isplaying now has Morrisondreaming big for their finaltournament.

“I actually could see uswinning the whole thing,” he

said. “Our hitting is so goodand so deep compared to alot of teams that it’s a toughteam to pitch against. Andwe have the pitching depthto win any game. It justdepends on each day how itgoes.”

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Players fill the field for the opening ceremony of the LesSinnott Memorial Provincial Cup Thursday at Ambleside Park.Rain did nothing to dampen spirits during the celebration inwhich 97-year-old Fred Jopson, shown below with daughterSherry Sayers and soccer legend Bobby Lenarduzzi, wasrecognized for his decades of service to the sport.

Pemberton Music FestivalJuly 14 – 18, 2016

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‡The Mazda Summer Escape Event is subject to the full terms and conditions available at: www.mazdasummerescape.ca. Qualified purchasers/lessees who are residents of Canada and who purchase/lease a new (and previously unregistered) non-fleet Mazda vehicle from a participating Mazda dealer in Canada between Jul 1/16 and Aug 31/16 willbe eligible to receive a Voucher for a two- (2-) consecutive-night stay at a select Canadian hotel. Voucher must be accepted as awarded and does not have any cash surrender value. Redemption of Voucher must occur no later than Aug 31/17 (11:59 pm EDT) – after which time the Voucher will automatically expire and can no longer be used. Allexpenses and costs not covered by the Voucher are the eligible customer’s sole and absolute responsibility. Conditions and restrictions apply. 0% APR Purchase Financing is available on select new 2015 and 2016 Mazda models. Excluded on 2016 CX-3, MX-5 and CX-9 models. Terms vary by model. Based on a representative agreement using anoffered pricing of $16,770 for the new 2016 Mazda3 G (D4GK66AA00), the cost of borrowing for a 48-month term is $0, monthly payment is $349, total finance obligation is $16,770. Offer includes freight and P.D.E. of $1,695 and $100 Air Conditioning charge (where applicable). Offer excludes taxes. †Based on a representative example using a financeprice of $37,320/$22,715/$24,515/$16,770 for the 2016 CX-9 GS (QVSM86AA00)/2016 CX-3 GX (HVXK86AA00)/2016 CX-5 GX (NVXK86AA00)/2016 Mazda3 G (D4GK66AA00) at a rate of 3.51%/1.99%/1.49%/1.99% APR, the cost of borrowing for an 84-month term is $4,827/$1,638/$1,316/$1,209 weekly payment is $116/$67/$71/$49, total finance obligation is$42,147/$24,353/$25,831/$17,97. Taxes are extra and required at the time of purchase. All prices include block heater, $20 new tire charge, $100 a/c charge where applicable, freight & PDI of $1,695/$1,895 for Mazda3/CX-3, CX-5, CX-9. As shown, price for 2016 Mazda3 Sport GT (D5TL66AA00)/2016 CX-3 GT (HXTK86AA00)/2016 CX-5 GT (NXTL86AA00)/2016CX-9 GT (QXTM86AA00) is $28,680/$31,750/$37,542/$47,520. PPSA, licence, insurance, taxes, down payment (or equivalent trade-in) are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Lease and Finance on approved credit for qualified customers only.Offers valid July 1 – August 2, 2016, while supplies last. Prices and rates subject to change without notice. Visit mazda.ca or see your dealer for complete details. *To learn more about the Mazda Unlimited Warranty, go to mazdaunlimited.ca.

STANDARD ON ALL NEW MODELS.

MILEAGE WARRANTYCANADA’S ONLY*

2016 CX-9 GSWEEKLYFINANCE

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ta 3.51 %APR with

$0for 84 months. Taxes extra. On finance price from $37,320.

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North Shore News July 10 2016

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