Local News . Local Matters INTERACT WITH THE NEWS at NSNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY March 26 2014 HOME 13 Spring clean your tech life SPORT 33 Fast finish for Simmerling TASTE 31 Hachi Hana restaurant NIALL SHANNON [email protected]Propane torches used by rooftop renovators caused a fire at a commercial block in Edgemont Village on Monday night, resulting in water damage to two businesses. Curtis Bremner, assistant fire chief with the District of North Vancouver, said roofers had been hired by the property manager to prevent roof leaks and used propane torches in the process. “You use a propane fire torch to heat up the roofing material so it bonds effectively to the other material and creates the water proof membrane,” said Bremner. “So when you apply heat at an old building, and you’re not carefully watching it for a period of time, this sort of thing may happen.” The fire affected businesses in the 3107 to 3109 Edgemont Boulevard, including Capilano Barber and HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES! PAUL MCGRATH Edgemont fire caused by roof fixes Water damages businesess after propane torches start blaze JEREMY SHEPHERD [email protected]The re-development of the LynnValley mall — which initially seemed fated for a long and contentious debate — barely made a ripple on its way through first reading at a District of NorthVancouver council meeting Monday evening. If the project is successful, the Zellers building at Lynn Valley Mall will be demolished to make room for six towers between four and 12 storeys. The 4.8 acre development proposal includes 377 apartments and 22 townhouses. The height of the buildings ranges from 55 to 150 feet. Four of the towers will sit on a one-storey commercial component that will add 50,000 square feet of new commercial space to the neighbourhood. Besides the Zellers, the project would also swallow up the former District of North Vancouver library. Lynn Valley mall towers headed to public hearing See Project page 3 See Fire page 3 Some choices are hard. Some are easy. @craftsmanshops • craftsmancollision.com
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Retroactive changes unconstitutionalJohnWhaling, a North
Vancouver man, who was
jailed after being convicted
of three gun offences.
Whaling, who used to be
a verifier for the Canadian
Firearms Registry, was
nabbed five years ago as
part of a police investigation
into a large-scale gun-
trafficking ring in the Lower
Mainland.
When police searched
Whaling’s NorthVancouver
home on East Keith
Road under warrant, they
found a large quantity
of unregistered firearms,
including two 45-calibre
handguns —one of which
was loaded — and a MAC-
10 automatic pistol, as well
as machine guns in various
stages of completion.
He also had a gun
similar to an AK-47 that
he had converted into a
fully automatic weapon
and stashed in a box in the
woods near Squamish.
In September 2010,
Whaling was sentenced to
four and a half years in jail.
Because he was a
first-time federal offender
serving a sentence for non-
violent offences,Whaling
was entitled to apply for
accelerated day parole,
which allows offenders to be
released on parole after just
one-sixth of their sentence.
But when the federal
government’s new law
abolishing accelerated
parole came into effect, in
March of 2011,Whaling
got a letter saying he was
no longer eligible for the
program.
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Supreme Court of Canada
decision, the change to the
law essentially extended
Whaling’s time in jail by
three months.
Two other inmates, who
also challenged the law,
had their time behind bars
extended by nine and 21
months respectively.
In May 2013, a panel
of B.C. Court of Appeal
justices rejected a bid by
Whaling to overturn his
conviction on three weapons
offences.They agreed with
the original trial judge
that the convictions were
based on “a substantial
body of evidence” and that
Whaling’s version of events
simply wasn’t credible. Last
month, the B.C. appeal
court also rejectedWhaling’s
appeal of his sentence.
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then, that I should have
chosen five non-sushi dishes
that evening at Hachi Hana,
calling the kitchen team back
to their stations.
Nevertheless, Japanese
cuisine is exceptionally
varied, covering a broad
spectrum of flavours and
ingredients. I have often
wondered, when eating sushi
in local restaurants that
boast Japanese cuisine, if
those items that fall outside
the category of sushi would
stand up on their own as
satisfying meal options or
if they serve an innately
supporting function, like
an orchestra that permits a
virtuoso soloist to shine.
With an investigative
spirit, I forfeited my habitual
sushi fix and began my meal
with AgedashiTofu, molten
hot, deep-fried squares of
spongy tofu served with
finely chopped scallion.The
tofu, which is dusted in flour
before frying in order to
achieve a crisp and golden
veneer, is served inTentsuyu,
a bronze liquid comprised
of soy sauce, dashi (broth
made from smoked tuna
scales), and mirin (rice
wine intended for cooking).
Typically, AgedashiTofu is
served in enough tentsuyu
to require a spoon, but
Hachi Hana’s version used
the liquid rather sparingly.
This approach preserved
the tofu’s crispiness while
adding just enough salt and
tang to enliven its subtle
flavour.This positive start to
the meal was encouraging
and helped to take my mind
off the pale pink, beautifully
marbled tuna belly sashimi
that my neighbour was
enjoying.
Next up was a generous
dish of Chicken Karage, a
popular appetizer of deep
fried, marinated chicken,
also in a light flour coating.
The morsels of chicken
retained a commendably
moist centre and were
fried at a high enough
temperature to avoid
the common trapping of
becoming grease laden, but
were, to my taste, under
seasoned.
Following the chicken
was a conservatively
portioned dish of Gomaae,
or quickly blanched spinach
in sesame sauce.The spinach
was deftly handled, retaining
some crunch in the stems,
although the application of
sauce was heavy handed,
burdening the delicate leaves
with a dense coating.
The mixed tempura that
followed was the star of the
meal, light and fresh.The
inclusion of a large ring of
onion was a nice treat and
paired particularly well with
an ice-cold glass of Kirin
beer. Prawns, yam, zucchini
and green beans rounded
out the mix. For my main
course, I opted for Seafood
Udon, comprised of thick
noodles with prawns, clams,
scallops, strips of octopus
and narutomaki (decorative
white and pink slices of
steamed, cured fish loaf)
served in hot dashi.Truth
be told, by this point in
the meal the sushi-centric
Vancouverite in me was
experiencing a powerful
urge for raw fish, making the
somewhat chewy textures
of the well-cooked octopus
and clams feel less than
completely satisfying.The
deep and concentrated,
subtly smoky dashi, however,
ultimately saved the dish
and ended the meal on a
relatively high note, though
I suspect on my next visit, I
will likely put sushi front and
centre once again.
Hachi Hana is located at
1426 Lonsdale Ave. in North
Vancouver. hachihana.com
Chris Dagenais served as a
manager for several restaurants
downtown and on the North
Shore.A self-described
wine fanatic,he earned his
sommelier diploma in 2001.
Contact:hungryontheshore@
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TASTE
Mexicanmenumade easier
Angela Shellard
Romancing the Stove
Tentsuyu sauce adds awelcome touch of tang to tofuFrom page 31
Mexican food is
something I don’t make
very often.
But the flavour
combinations in Mexican
cooking are delicious, so
I thought I should share
a couple of recipes with
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to make them easy for a
home cook because bona
fide Mexican recipes are
right up there with Indian
cooking when it comes to
lengthy prep time (check
out a recipe for mole sauce
sometime, yikes). But I
think you’ll find that the
enchiladas and rice are
just as tasty as the “real
thing.” I’m not even going
to pretend the dessert is an
authentic Mexican recipe
(and I usually steer clear of
using refrigerated rolls) but
it tastes good.
SalsaVerde ChickenEnchiladas
1Tbsp olive oil
1Tbsp minced garlic
4 cups salsa verde
(available in the same
aisle as salsa)
1 cup sour cream
4 cups shredded cooked
chicken (either leftover
from a roast chicken or
purchase a rotisserie one)
1 cup shredded cheddar
or Monterey Jack cheese
½ cup chopped cilantro
12 six-inch flour tortillas
Preheat oven to 350º
F. Heat olive oil in a large
skillet over medium heat;
add the garlic and cook for
30 seconds. Add the salsa
verde and heat through.
Remove from heat and
stir in sour cream. Place
half a cup of the sauce at
the bottom of a greased
9x13-inch baking dish and
spread it out evenly. Reserve
a further two cups of the
sauce mixture for the top
of the enchiladas. Add the
chicken, half of the cheese
and half of the cilantro to
the remaining sauce and
stir to combine. Place about
three tablespoons of the
chicken mixture onto each
tortilla and roll the tortilla
up snugly; place filled
tortillas seam-side down in
the baking dish, side by side.
Spread the reserved sauce
over the rolled tortillas and
sprinkle reserved cheese
evenly over top. Bake for
about 20 minutes, until
enchiladas are heated
through and the cheese is
melted. Sprinkle remaining
cilantro over top and serve
immediately.Top with
a little more sour cream
and/or salsa verde if desired.
Makes six servings.
Mexican Rice
2 cups white basmati rice
2Tbsp olive oil
4 cups low-sodium
chicken broth
½ cup tomato sauce
2 Roma tomatoes,
chopped
1 small jalapeno pepper,
seeded and finely chopped
(use as much or as little as
you like)
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp each salt and freshly
ground black pepper
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2Tbsp chopped cilantro
Heat the olive oil in a
large skillet (one that has
a lid) over medium heat;
add the rice and sauté for
a few minutes until the
rice becomes fragrant and
slightly opaque. Add the
onions and jalapeno and
cook for one minute; add
the garlic and cook for 30
seconds longer. Add the
cumin, salt and pepper
and stir to combine. Add
the tomato sauce, chopped
tomatoes and chicken broth
and stir well. Bring mixture
to a boil. Reduce heat to
very low, cover and cook
for 10 minutes without
removing the lid. After 10
minutes add the peas evenly
over the top of the rice;
replace lid and continue
cooking until all liquid has
evaporated (total cooking
time should be about 20
minutes). Remove pan from
heat and let stand, covered,
for five minutes. Fluff rice
with a fork and gently stir
in cilantro. Makes eight
servings.
Mexican Cheesecake
Two 250-gram packages
cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cans refrigerated
crescent rolls
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
½ cup butter, softened
¼ cup liquid honey
Preheat oven to 350º F;
grease a 9x13-inch glass
baking dish.With a mixer,
beat the cream cheese, one
cup of sugar and vanilla
together until very creamy.
Unroll one of the cans
of crescent rolls. Press the
seams together and roll out
with a rolling pin to make
a rectangle approximately
9x13 inches.
Place dough into the
prepared baking dish and
spread the cream cheese
mixture evenly over top.
Open the other can of
crescent rolls and prepare
as you did the first one.
Place dough on top of the
cream cheese mixture. In
a small bowl, stir together
the three-quarters cup of
sugar, the cinnamon and the
butter; dot small pieces of
the mixture evenly over top
of the dough.
Bake until puffed and
golden brown, about 30
minutes. Remove from oven
and drizzle with the honey.
Let cool completely in the
pan, then cut into squares.
Makes 12 servings.
Angela Shellard is a self-
described foodie. She has done
informal catering for various
functions. Contact: ashellard@
hotmail.ca.
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Winterhawkswinbantamboys B.C. titleThe North ShoreWinter
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