North Shore News March 29 2015

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School districts on theNorth Shore have beentold by the province theymust collectively cutmore than $1 million

in administration costsfrom their budgets inthe next school year and$2 million the year afterthat.

Both school districtsrecently got the bad newsas part of a provincial

order to cut $29 million inschool administrative costsacross B.C. this year and$54 million the next year.

For the NorthVancouver school district,the cut amounts to about$770,000 the first yearand $1.5 million thesecond year, while thesmaller West Vancouverschool district will haveto carve out $330,000 the

first year and $760,000 inyear two.

Administrators for bothschool districts say theydon’t know where themoney will come from.

“It’s a concern toour board,” said WestVancouver superintendentChris Kennedy. “Weweren’t expecting this. Itwas out of the blue.”

Both school

superintendents putcurrent administrationcosts at between threeand four per cent of theirtotal operating costs,which are about $140million annually in NorthVancouver and $72 millionin West Vancouver.

“We’re talking about anarea that’s already a verysmall piece of the budget,”said Kennedy.

School districts firstheard the news in theprovincial budget lastmonth, when the provinceannounced an increasein education spendingof nearly $110 million— but then told trusteesthey’d have to cut back onadministration.

Education Minister

Schools ordered by province tochop administration budgets

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There’s a tenseatmosphere on CapilanoUniversity campus asthe Capilano FacultyAssociation anduniversity administrationhave run out of labourmediation sessions andstudents have beentold to prepare for thepossibility of a strike.

CapU faculty membersvoted more than 80 percent in favour of a strikeon March 9 and 10 but thetwo sides have continuedto meet in mediationsessions.

After their finalscheduled meetingsession together on Fridaymorning, the facultyassociation informed theadministration its memberswould be meeting in theafternoon to discuss what,if any, type of job actionwould follow. Both sides

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In the dark times in AnnDowsett Johnston’s life,alcohol was the uninvitedguest at the table.

As Dowsett Johnstonhas described it, he startsas an elegant stranger inthe corner, but turns intoa stalker you can’t escape,no matter how many timesyou move or change thelocks.

When you’re an addict,alcohol will find you.

He found DowsettJohnston early. As thedaughter of two alcoholics,she learned young aboutthe demon booze. Sheknew it wasn’t alwaysfound on skid row or undera bridge.

“I grew up in a homewith lots of Group of Sevenpaintings on the wall,”she says — and a motherwho was addicted to bothalcohol and Valium. It wasclassic Betty Ford territory.

As an adult, she thoughtshe knew enough aboutbooze and its destructivepath to protect herself. Butalcohol knew better.

Dowsett Johnston wasa high achiever — anaward-winning journalistat Maclean’s for much ofher career.Then in her50s, after she had becomevice-president of McGillUniversity, she was hit withloneliness and depression.

At the end of a longworkday, she’d pour herselfa glass of wine. “One ortwo became three or four,”she said.

“I drank way more thanI should have and probablya lot less than you’rethinking,” she told a WestVancouver audience at theKay Meek Centre recently.

She isn’t alone.According to figures

from B.C.’s Centre forAddiction Research, ratesof alcohol consumptionamong both men andwomen shot up between1998 and 2008 — beforestarting to fall again afterthe economic recession hit.

In the province asa whole, addictionresearchers have seenestimates for the number ofdrinks consumed annuallygo from about 480 peradult in 2002 to 492 in2013.Those numbers varyconsiderably by region. Inthe local health region in

2012, figures ranged fromjust under 460 drinks peradult per year in NorthVancouver to 502 in WestVancouver and BowenIsland.

Those statistics comeprimarily from data onalcohol sales.

When asked in surveys,most people will “hugelyunderestimate” the amountthey drink, said Dr.TimStockwell, director forthe Centre for AddictionResearch. “It covers lessthan 40 per cent of thealcohol sold,” he said. “It’snot all being consumed bytourists.”

For a long time,Dowsett Johnston didn’tthink she had a problem,because she didn’tresemble the violentalcoholic her mother hadbeen.

“I didn’t crack up a car.I didn’t lose my family. Ididn’t do all those thingsthat my mother did.”

But as DowsettJohnston has since cometo realize, “I’m actually the

poster girl for the modernalcoholic because she lookslike me.”

It’s a message DowsettJohnston wants morepeople to hear — especiallywomen and those whomake public policy aroundalcohol.

Women are driving uprates of drinking in mostcountries at an alarmingrate, she said. Many ofthose women are highlyeducated, professionalpeople — not what peoplethink of as a “typical”alcoholic.

In fact, wealthy middle-aged people are more likelyto be regular drinkers thanthose with lower incomes,according to the Centre forAddictions Research.

“We tell women theyhave to be perfect at workand perfect at home andperfectly thin and perfectlybehaved,” said DowsettJohnston.

When the pressuregets too much, a lot ofwomen reach for a drink,something Dowsett

Johnston calls “the modernwoman’s steroid.”

“For a lot of women it’sbecoming a problem,” shesaid.

“We don’t think of thefact that in these homes allaround us there are manyalcoholics.”

That’s something Dr.Marie Durnin, a physicianwho works with addicts,can attest to.

“Behind closed doorsthere is a lot of abuse ofalcohol going on,” she says.

Women in high-poweredjobs with family obligationsat home drink to cope, shesays.

“None of us have thetime to deal with things inthe old-fashioned way, liketaking the dog for a longwalk.We go home for thesecond shift.”

While men more oftendrink to heighten positivefeelings and combinetheir drinking with socialsituations, women who areheavier drinkers often doso to deal with negativefeelings like stress and

depression.Durnin says many

middle-class women whofit that profile will mixalcohol with anti-anxietydrugs like Atavan andXanax.

In that situation, “Itisn’t just one plus onemakes two. It’s one plusone makes four,” she says.

Dowsett Johnston hasfirst-hand experience withbeing a secret drinker.She hid it so well that“My best friend thought Iwas lying when I went torehab,” she said. “There’s amassive amount of shameinvolved.”

That stigma issomething Brenda Plant,executive director of theTurning Point RecoverySociety, says she’sconstantly battling.

“I promise you thereare women sitting in theBritish Properties whoare drinking all day andprobably popping the oddbenzo who are terrified ofasking for help becausethey are so afraid of being

stigmatized,” said Plant.“As the nurturer and

the mother and the parent,it’s just that much moreshameful.

“It’s a complicatedsocial issue to address,”she said. “What are ourattitudes to women insociety in general? Thenadd alcohol to that.”

Turning Point openedthe first nine-bed recoverycentre for women on theNorth Shore in Augustof last year, offering threeto five month residentialtreatment programs. Morethan 30 women have gonethrough the program so farand there are another 31on the waiting list.

Plant estimates about60 per cent of the womenwho attend the recoverycentre are from the NorthShore.The average age ofthose seeking help is 40.Over a third of them haveuniversity degrees.

In 2011, DowsettJohnston was awarded

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Peter Fassbender said atthe time school districtsshould look at savingmoney by sharing legaland payroll services orpooling resources to buysupplies in bulk. Butschool administrators saya number of those money-saving measures arealready in place.

North Vancouverschools superintendentJohn Lewis pointed to use

of digital media to cutdown on paper, targetingenergy efficiency to reducefuel and Hydro costsand delaying hiring ofreplacement staff as someof the changes that havebeen made.

Some measures — likecombining payroll forschool districts withdiffering staff contracts—are much easier to talkabout than they are to putin place, he added.

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Vancouver already buysitems ranging fromtextbooks to computers aspart of a bulk purchasingarrangement with otherMetro Vancouver schooldistricts. The schooldistrict has also cut busservice, janitorial hoursin schools and twomanagement positions, hesaid.

Kennedy said theperception there arelots of people workingin administration for

the school district isn’ttrue. “We only have oneperson in our payrolldepartment,” he said.

“We have one plumberand one painter and oneelectrician.”

Kennedy said 85 percent of the school district’sbudget is in labour costs,so, “It’s really hard to findthose savings outside ofpeople.

“Beyond the classroomwe don’t spend a ton ofmoney.”

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A 90-year-old womanwho hit the gas insteadof the brake, plowing hercar into a fence in WestVancouver, will likelyhave to take her driver’slicence test again.

West Vancouver policeresponded to a call froma member of the publicabout the accident in the1600-block of MarineDrive Monday morningafter the elderly driveraccidentally struck ametal fence in a parkinglot.

Police said it appearsthe driver mistakenly hitthe accelerator insteadof the brake, causing herto smash into the fenceand resulting in extensivedamage to the vehicle.

Fortunately there wereno injuries to either the

driver or bystanders;however, police havesubmitted a request to thesuperintendent of MotorVehicles to retest thedriver.

“We’ll examinewhether or not therewas a mechanicalproblem with the vehicle,but at this point theinvestigation indicatesit was possibly a drivererror,” said Const. JeffPalmer, West Vancouverpolice spokesman.

Palmer said accidentslike these involvingelderly drivers are not

uncommon in the area.“It doesn’t happen

every day but wehave had a numberof investigations overthe years involving theaccidental accelerationthat have involved elderlydrivers.”

He said anyoneconcerned about anotherperson’s ability to driveare welcome to contactauthorities confidentiallywith their concerns,who will then submitthem for review by theSuperintendent of MotorVehicles.

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Dear Editor:There have been several mentions in your

newspaper recently with respect to the proposedredevelopment of the formerWhite Spot site atPark Royal. In the interest of being fully informed,I’d draw your reader’s attention to the District ofWestVancouver’s staff report on the proposal thataddresses most if not all of the concerns that havebeen raised.

The report notes, for example, that theproperty “does not serve as a precedent” forfuture development as there are no other similarproperties inWestVancouver. In fact, it is alreadysurrounded by other highrises like theWest Royal

and Park RoyalTowers. And in terms of the officialcommunity plan review, it says, “Nothing to beundertaken during the OCP review would providemore insight into the suitability of this proposal.”

The report acknowledges that traffic is amajor concern at Marine Drive andTaylorWay;however, it also notes that the proposal’s location“indisputably enjoys the most frequent and highestcapacity transit service within the district.”

According to the traffic study, it says thismixed-use development “would generate lesstraffic than a fully commercial project thatcomplied with the existing zoning.” It alsonotes “that the vision for this site should not be

overridden by nearby traffic conditions that are inessence generated in aggregate by the entire NorthShore.”

Although generally supportive of the proposal,the district staff recommends slight reductionsin density and height before it proceeds further,which indicates they are responsive to communityinput.

I urge your readers to gain clarity and a morecomplete picture by reading this timely andcomprehensive report on the District ofWestVancouver’s website.Mary Lou GazeleyWestVancouver

MAILBOX LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR must include your name, full address and telephone number. Send your letters via e-mail to: [email protected] North Shore News reserves the right to edit any and/or all letters to the editor based on length, clarity, legality and content.The News also reserves the right to publish any and/or all letters electronically.

WV highrise report worth a read“This wave of relief wentover us. I immediatelyphoned his mom and lether know.”North Shore Rescue teamleader Mike Danks uponlearning volunteers had founda teen who had been missingfor more than 36 hours (froma March 22 news story).

“Canada Post will becomenothing but a junk maildistributor.”Indian River resident PeterTeevan after his communitymailbox was broken into forthe second time in six months(from a March 27 news story).

“Being in small businessmyself, this is only a plus.It’s a bit of a no-brainer’”City of NorthVancouver Coun.Holly Back on the benefits ofbringing Car Free Day and agiant water slide to LonsdaleAvenue on Aug.22 (from aMarch 25 news story).

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In the darkW hat did you get up to in the

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Earth Hour, the 60 minutes starting at8:30 p.m. Saturday night when everyonewas supposed to turn their lights out inthe name of energy conservation and— by extension — saving the planet fromclimate change.

Did you look down the street tocheck out which of your neighbourshad managed to tear themselves awayfrom Netflix for an hour of candlelightconversation?

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population, the event passed with littlenotice.

Earth Hour was once a “thing”. Citiescompeted for the darkest skyline. It wassocially shameful to be the one house onthe block with your lights on.

Earth Hour was a laudable effort,reminding us of how much energy weuse, how dependent we are on it and howindividual choices can make a difference.

The problem is the larger changesneeded fall not to individuals but to thecollective. And government policy hasnot followed suit.While they may behappy to dim the lights for an hour, notonly has our federal government failed totake action with policies that would curbclimate change, they are either ignoringor actively dismantling most of the pastprogress in this area.The feds have scaledback environmental regulations, ignoredCanada’s commitment to internationalgreenhouse gas reduction targets and senta chill through groups advocating for moreattention to climate change by sending inthe auditors — and spies.

In Parliament, the lights are on, but thetrouble is nobody’s home.

Dear Editor:Envy of Canada? I don’t think so.Instead of telling us who’s stupid and who

isn’t when it comes to public transit, I suggestletter writer Neil McGregor researches his hometransit system.TTC offers a service from PearsonInternational to downtownToronto, same distanceasYVR to Capilano University, with one transfer,

for $3.The advertised trip time is 63-75 minutes.TransLink’s fastest link fromYVR to CapilanoUniversity is an advertised 80 minutes with twotransfers, costing $9 full fare, $7.75 if he pretendsto be a senior or student.The only way he pays$2.75 is if he buys a book of 10 tickets and travelson a weekend or holiday. And he’d better crosshis fingers and pray there are no delays because

his last transfer, if he uses the SeaBus, has a 30-minute window before expiry, 18 minutes if heuses buses from downtown, which is one of manycomplaintsVancouverites have about their publictransit system. It’s needlessly complex. Obviouslynot fully understood by Mr. McGregor.John StoddartLions Bay

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Dear Editor:Re: Plan B forTransit

Needed, March 1 MailboxIn his support of the

sentiments in the Jan. 28letter Slap Developerswith a Cost Charge toHelp Pay forTransit, AlexJamieson perpetuates thevillainization of developersas both the source and thepotential solution to mostof the ills that beset us.Jamieson, like the earlierwriter Bryant, seemsunaware of the number ofcharges already borne bydevelopers.

These includedevelopment cost chargesto upgrade and replaceinfrastructure arising fromtheir new projects, off-siteservicing fees to cover ahost of other discretionarycharges levied, along withcommunity amenity chargesdesigned to provide thebroad resident populationwith amenities (communitycentres, daycare facilities,etc.) that would haveto otherwise be carried

as capital items on theproperty tax levy of allresidents.

Ultimately, however, allof these charges becomecost components of theend product of businessand are reflected in the costof housing.The potentialfor abuse and lack oftransparency of this methodof revenue generationhas even caught the eyeof senior governmentofficials focused on theunaffordability of housing inMetroVancouver.

As District of NorthVancouver Coun. RobinHicks commented at thetime of a public hearingfor Larco’s CapWestproject, with its communityamenity contribution ofapproximately $16 million,“What did we do beforeCACs?”The answer is thatthe municipality borrowedthe money through issuingbonds. As a strategy foralleviating existing residentsfrom the full cost of homeownership the plan has

worked wonderfully; from2002 when developers’ feesaveraged three per cent ofMetroVancouver municipalrevenues, these fees climbedto nine per cent by 2012,with a correspondingdecrease in the property taxrevenues (source: FraserInstitute).

One can fairly regardthese developer fees asalleviating the tax burdenfor existing homeowners.

Recent financialprojections from thedistrict’s finance departmentalso reveal the critical roleof development — includingpermit fees, levies andfuture tax revenues thatare to be gained fromdevelopment and the crucialrole of development projectsanticipated — and necessary— under the OCP in order

to provide district residentswith a future of maintainedfacilities and infrastructure.

Without these revenuesources, homeowners willface significant tax increasesto maintain the servicesand support for their singlefamily homes.

Sadly, for many, thesecosts will mean economicexile from the North Shore— they will simply not havethe money.

Tragically, even at thisdate, few are aware orwilling to contemplate theeconomic future of a lowdensity and aging districtwithout the socio-economicengine of the OCP. Anywho think that such a plancan be abandoned withoutcost and consequences needto be called upon to signbinding commitments to

the lifestyle and attendantcosts they want to shuckonto developers.

That idea — of someoneelse will have to pay fortransit — is unfortunatelyrunning rife from theprovincial elected officials toresidents of the North Shore.

There is a cost to the lifethat we say that we want.It is simply uncomfortablewhen lunch is eaten and wesee the waiter approachingwith the bill.

Better to turn theconversation to gushingremarks about the plot of anew horror movie, with anevil developer who sucks theblood out of thousands ofhelpless victims — a tiredand hackneyed story, but italways gains an audience.Douglas CurranNorthVancouver

Acost to the lifewe saywewantDear Editor:

So our population inMetroVancouver is goingto grow by a million in thenext decade. Says who?The municipal councilswho continually approvedevelopment beyondwhat the infrastructurecan handle? Or is it thedevelopers who make moneybut don’t live in their smallunits or battle traffic duringpeak times?

Stop the outrageousspeed of development inMetro. And stop telling usthat it is fact that a millionpeople will move here inthe next 10 years. Everydevelopment proposal muststand alone, and they do notall need to be approved. Talkto your municipal politicians.Wendy QureshiNorthVancouver

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Whether a striketakes the form ofpicketing, rotating strikes,withdrawing from somework outside the classroomor an outright halt to work,the teachers must stillgive the administration72 hours’ notice beforestarting any form of jobaction.

“The university’sprimary goal is to minimizedisruption for our currentand prospective students,”stated an email from theuniversity registrar tostudents on Friday morning.

“The potential outcomeand impact of strike actionis difficult to predict.For these reasons, theuniversity is consideringvarious scenarios andpreparing solutions tominimize the possible

impacts on students andservices.”

The Capilano Students’Union hasn’t taken a sidein the dispute.

“Our stance is to resolvethis as quickly as possible,”said student unionpresident Brittany Barnes.

But based on theconversations Barneshas had with her fellowstudents, “a lot of studentsare really scared aboutwhat’s going to happen.”

“We really want to bringit back to the impact thatit will have on students ifthere is a strike in termsof the exam period or thegrading period, the effectit could have on peoplewho are accepting jobscontingent on the factthey graduate on time orare going on to mastersprograms or internationalstudents whose funding iscontingent on them beingin classes,” she said.

At issue for the faculty

in the dispute are wages,clawbacks of benefits,the university’s increasedreliance on part-timeteachers and increasedteacher assessment.

The university’snegotiators have said anyincreases in costs in thenew contract will have tocome from elsewhere inthe collective agreement.

The tense situationhasn’t been helped by alack of information comingfrom the administration,said communicationsstudent Catrina McCrae.

“(The registrar’s)email is the first piece ofinformation I have receivedregarding it — everythingelse has been word ofmouth,” she said.

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the prestigious AtkinsonFellowship to research andwrite a series of articleson women and alcohol,published in the TorontoStar. But she didn’t tellher own story until shepublished a book on thetopic, Drink:The IntimateRelationship BetweenWomenand Alcohol in 2013.

There were those whowarned her not to gopublic.

But Dowsett Johnston— who spoke earlier thismonth at a talk hosted byBowen Island’s OrchardRecovery Centre andWest Vancouver MP JohnWeston — thinks theincreasing rates of women’sdrinking is an issue thatneeds to be publiclydiscussed.

Women are playingcatch up to men in ratesof alcohol consumptionworldwide. But women’sbodies don’t processalcohol in the same way asmen. Not only are womensmaller, with a greaterpercentage of body fatbut we also have muchless of a key enzyme inour stomachs that helpsmetabolize alcohol, shesaid — meaning forwomen, more alcoholenters the bloodstreamthan it does for men.

“We become addictedfaster and we suffer theconsequences faster.”

Women’s drinking cantake a variety of forms —from steady, daily drinkingmore common among

women in their 40s and 50sto the “weekend warrior”pattern of binge drinking inyounger women.

Both are exacerbatedby deliberate marketingof alcohol to women— what Dowsett Johnstoncalls “the pinking of themarket” — that’s beengoing on since CarrieBradshaw downed her firstCosmopolitan in Sex andthe City. It’s continuedas the Real Housewivesstaggered their way fromtheir West Vancouvermansions to their Whistlercondos with theirchampagne and vodka. It’sprogressed to the likes ofSkinnygirl cocktails andHappy Bitch wines.

Women go to bookclubs, which have become“wine clubs.” Some youngwomen think of boozelike a food group when itcomes to counting calories,said Dowsett Johnston.

But most womendon’t know more sinisterfacts about alcoholconsumption, like theone linking 15 per centof breast cancer cases toalcohol consumption,along with several digestivesystem and liver cancers.

In the United Kingdom— which Dowsett Johnstoncalls the Lindsay Lohanof the internationalcommunity because of thecountry’s rates of alcoholconsumption — someyoung women are evendying of end-stage liverdisease — usually an oldman’s disease. It’s nocoincidence alcohol is

cheap there, she said.“Whether you put

alcohol in corner storesand make it cheap is goingto have a really big impacton how you and yourneighbours drink.”

Binge drinking amongteenage girls is anotherworrying trend, saysDurnin. “They drink a lotvery fast,” she says. Girlswho pound vodka coolers— sometimes mixed withcaffeine-laced stimulantslike Red Bull — shoot theirblood alcohol levels updangerously quickly, shesays.

According to the mostrecent adolescent healthstudy conducted by theMcCreary Society, bingedrinking among teens— both boys and girls— is still a problem onthe North Shore. Amongthose who said they’d triedbooze, 50 per cent of localteens said they’d had fiveor more drinks within acouple of hours on at leastone occasion in the monthbefore the survey.

Dowsett Johnston saysthere’s still no real publichealth dialogue about ourdrinking habits.

“We know all abouttrans fats.We know allabout gluten-free diets.We know all about tanningbeds but we tend to look ata glass of red wine like darkchocolate or vitamin D— good for us,” she said.

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A free program being offeredon the North Shore for the firsttime is seeking to empowerlocal children and their familiesto lead healthier lives.

The program, entitled MEND,an acronym for Mind, Exercise,Nutrition . . . Do It!, is beingpresented by NorthVancouverRecreation & Culture, and istargeting children ages sevento 13 who are considered to beabove a healthy weight. Childrenattend accompanied by theirfamily.

Not a weight loss program,rather MEND is intended to helpparticipating families institutelasting lifestyle changes with afocus on improving children’sphysical activity levels, nutritionand self-esteem.

“We’re always wanting tosupport families and individualsto live healthy lifestyles as part ofour mandate.We know that kidstoday are not as active as theyneed to be.You hear a lot aboutchronic disease and sedentarybehaviour,” says SamanthaMorrison, a programmer atNorthVancouver Recreation &Culture. “We know that it’s hardto raise kids today, families arebusy, there’s a lot of informationout there, and this is a freeprogram to help parents sort outhow they can help their familieslive healthier,” she says.

The 10-week program willlaunch April 8 and will be offeredtwice a week,Wednesdays from

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Sessions are broken into twoparts with the first hour devotedto interactive discussions andactivities about nutrition andbehaviour change incorporatingthe whole family.The secondhour sees parents continue theirdiscussions, delving into moresensitive issues or any challengesthey’re facing, and share theirexperiences with one another,while the children take part inphysical activities.

“The activities are focusedon the whole family learningtogether, so there’s quite a bit ofa child-focus in terms of makingit fun and exciting.There’schallenges and there’s activitiesthat really engage people so it’snot just a sit-and-listen,” saysMorrison.

The program will be facilitatedby NorthVancouver Recreation &Culture fitness professionals whohave undergone specific MENDcurriculum training. “Those staffwill be available to the clients longafter the program finishes,” saysMorrison.

Topics covered include: how tomake healthy food choices; howto read food labels, understandfats and sugars and the differencebetween refined and unrefinedfoods; how to prepare healthy,balanced meals; how to changeeating and exercise habits bysetting goals and rewards; andhow to make exercises fun.

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LIFE JOURNALINGLearn ideas on how toexpress feelings and ideasthrough writing, ways tomake journaling a moreregular part of life and achance to be creative withother caregivers Monday,March 30 and April 13,1:30-3:30 p.m. at the SilkPurse Arts Centre, 1570

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NORTHVANCOUVEROUTDOORSCLUB SPECIALPRESENTATION LizScremin of the Alpine Clubof Canada will speak onthe status of the SpearheadHuts Project Monday,March 30, 7:30 p.m. atHarry Jerome CommunityCentre, 123 East 23rd St.This group of huts is beingbuilt in theWhistler area toallow backcountry skiers andsnowshoers to do a multi-day trek from hut to hut.northvanoutdoorsclub.ca

CANCER RESEARCHIN B.C. —THECOURAGETO SAYCURE A free forum on

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DIVORCE CARESUPPORT GROUP Allare welcome to this supportgroup with facilitators thathave experienced the painof divorceTuesdays untilApril 21, 7-9 p.m. atWestVancouver Baptist Church,450 Mathers Ave. Learnhow to deal with the pain ofthe past and look forwardto building your life.Thisis an ongoing group andparticipants can start at anytime. $35. westvanbaptist.com

FAMILY CAREGIVERNETWORK GROUPJohnWallstrom will teachexercises for laughteryoga and brain fitnessat the monthly meetingThursday, April 2, 7 p.m. atNorth Shore CommunityResources in CapilanoMall, 203-935 Marine Dr.,NorthVancouver. Theseapproaches are intended as ahelpful way to boost energyand release stress whileencouraging optimal brainfunction. 604-982-3320

MOVE MORE ONTHESHORE A 12-week springsession to get active, eatwell and be more healthyMondays, 7-8 p.m. andWednesdays, 6-7 p.m.at theWestVancouverCommunity Centre, 2121Marine Dr. Find out more

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In Dowsett Johnston’scase, clarity came whenher cousin was killed bya drunk driver.That’swhen she vowed to give updrinking — and couldn’t.That’s when she tookherself to rehab.

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Lori PinkowskiMaking Cents

Many Canadians are notsure what to look for ina financial advisor andsimply hope they havechosen to work with oneof the better ones.

However, not allfinancial advisors arecreated equal so you needto be able to recognizesome warning signs thatwill alert you to whetheryou are dealing with onewho won’t serve youwell. Some of the mostimportant red flags are:

They don’t stay inregular contact.

As a client, you deserveto receive a certain levelof service. I always say“you can’t manage aclient’s wealth if youdon’t know who theyare.”This requires yourfinancial advisor to stay incontact with you both bytelephone and in person

at a minimum of at leastonce a year, preferablymore. Even if you don’tfollow the markets, it isimportant that you knowhow your portfolio hasperformed and also discussany changes to yourcurrent finances or lifestyleas these may warrantmaking a change to yourinvestments. If your advisoronly seems to contactyou to place a trade (and

generate commission), itwould be a red flag.

They confuse youby using a lot offinancial jargon in yourconversations.

A financial advisor needsto explain things to youin “your language” whenreviewing your portfolio. Ifthey aren’t, it would be ared flag. Many advisors usejargon because they maynot be knowledgeable aboutthe subject so they usejargon to sound like theyare. It can also be used inorder to distract you fromunderstanding somethingbecause they know thatyou are not going to likewhat they have to say, suchas your performance wasnot good last year. If thisis ever the case, never feelembarrassed to ask directquestions or for a moreclear explanation in order

to get the clarification andanswers you need.

Increasing the risk inyour portfolio morethan what you arecomfortable with.

If your financialadvisor wants you to buyspeculative stocks eventhough you have beeninvested in blue chipstocks, this would be a redflag.There should be anopen discussion on whatthe motivation is for youradvisor to change courseand purchase investmentsyou are unfamiliar with orunaccustomed to.Thesetypes of investments areonly for sophisticatedinvestors.

If a financial advisoronly sells proprietaryproducts.

This is most often seenat banks where many are

only able to sell their firm’sproducts, whether it bemutual funds or GICs.The advisor is requiredto be biased and cannotallow the client to haveaccess to other options anddiversification.

They are not transparentabout fees.

This may be the biggestred flag as you deserve toknow what you are payingfor the service you aregiven.There are manyhigh-cost mutual fundsout there and, unless theadvisor has disclosed theamount you are paying aswell as what they are gettingpaid, I would recommendchanging advisors or notworking with them in thefirst place.

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There are also manygreat financial advisors. It

is important to do your duediligence before signing onwith an advisor and ensurethat you are well informedand are completelycomfortable with yourchoice. A bad financialadvisor can not only makeyou frustrated, but theirlack of sophistication orservice can potentiallyimpact your returns as well.

Lori Pinkowski is a seniorportfolio manager and seniorvice-president, PrivateClient Group, at RaymondJames Ltd., a member of theCanadian Investor ProtectionFund.This is for informationalpurposes only and does notnecessarily reflect the opinionsof Raymond James. Lorican answer any questionsat 604-915-LORI or [email protected] can also listen to herevery Monday morning onCKNW at 8:40 a.m.

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USED BOOK SALEThe North Shore UnitarianChurch will be holding aused book sale Sunday,March 29, 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. at 370 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver.

CAPILANO WATERMAIN PROJECT Learnmore about this projectthat will be constructedalong Capilano Roadbetween Cleveland DamRoad and EdgemontBoulevard at a publicmeeting Tuesday, March31, 6-8 p.m. (registration5:30 p.m.) at CanyonHeights Church, 4840Capilano Rd., NorthVancouver. [email protected]

WEST VANCOUVERCHAMBER OFCOMMERCEBREAKFAST Minister ofState Maxime Bernier willdiscuss small business andtourism Tuesday, March31, 7-9 a.m. at HollyburnCountry Club, 950 CrossCreek Rd.,West Vancouver.$40 non-members/$30members. 604-926-6614westvanchamber.com

MEMBERORIENTATION A reviewof the member servicesand programs of the NorthVancouver Chamber ofCommerce Wednesday,April 1, 4-5 p.m. at JohnBraithwaite CommunityCentre, 145 West First St.,North Vancouver. Open tonew members and those inneed of a refresher course.nvchamber.ca

ANNUAL GENERALMEETING The ArtisanFarmers Market Society,which operates the Lonsdaleand Ambleside markets, willhold a dinner followed by anAGM Thursday, April 23, 6p.m. at Gordon PresbyterianChurch, 7457 Edmonds St.,Burnaby. RSVP by April 1 [email protected] or [email protected].

PARKGATE MEN’SSINGERS A casualbarbershop-style singingprogram April 1 and May6, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. atParkgate library, 3675 BanffCourt, North Vancouver.

Lyrics and music for popularsongs, mostly from the1940s and ’50s, will beprovided along with pianoaccompaniment. Registrationrequired. 604-929-3727x8166 nvdpl.ca

CANADIANFEDERATION OFUNIVERSITY WOMEN-NORTH VANCOUVERInternational explorer,humanitarian and localbusiness executive GreggStrong will share hisimpressions of a recentbicycle trip to Nepal at theclub’s meeting Thursday,April 9, 7 p.m. at the RoyalCanadian Legion, 123 West15th St., North Vancouver.Guests welcome. 604-988-2353, cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca

MONTESSORIVISITOR DAYS MeetEagle Harbour’s staff, tourthe school and see first-hand the materials andstrategies used to learnabout language, math andculture Thursday, April9, 9-10 a.m. at EagleHarbour MontessoriSchool, 5575 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. ContactVal Stevenson, [email protected], 604-981-1380.

NEIGHBOURS OFTHE WILDERNESSDiscussion and actionroundtables on the topicFood Saturday, April 11,1-3:30 at St. Clement’sAnglican Church, 3400

Institute Rd., NorthVancouver. Free; everyonewelcome.

ANNUAL AWARDSDINNER SoroptimistInternational of North andWest Vancouver are invitingthe public to attend anevent recognizing womenfrom the North Shorecommunity Wednesday,April 15, reception 6:30p.m., dinner 7 p.m., atHollyburn Country Club,950 Cross Creek Rd.,WestVancouver.Tickets $45,includes buffet dinner.Complimentary parkingavailable. Reservations andinformation [email protected], 604-922-5664.

STAY SAFE ANDSECURE ONLINEDiscussion on how tostay safe and secure in theonline environment, fromcreating good passwordsto recognizing spamand sophisticated scamsThursday, April 16, 7-8:30p.m. at West VancouverMemorial Library, 1950Marine Dr. Free, noregistration required.westvanlibrary.ca/techtalks

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Based on the success of apilot eight-week Intro toTrack & Field programfor seniors and adults 35+last year, representativesof theWestVancouverTrack & Field Club aremoving forward withan expanded six-monthversion for 2015.

The club’s co-ed MastersProgram, serving seniorsand adults 35+, is intendedto offer a safe, social andinclusive environmentfor participants to learnand practise a variety oftrack disciplines, includingjavelin, shot put, hurdles,sprints, long jump, triplejump and hammer throw.

“Last year was all abouta very basic intro. . . . Butthis year we want to havea permanent trainingprogram for the same agegroup of athletes, so folkswho want to train withus six months of the year,whether they have personalgoals, for example: to

compete at the 55+ B.C.Games; or improve theirhealth,” says MarcusWong,club president.

The program marksthe club’s interest inserving the rapidly growingdemographic of peopleaged 55 and over on theNorth Shore, and offersan alternative to existingprograms serving the agegroup.

Participation is open tocommunity members of avariety of track and fitnessbackgrounds and levels.

“Some of the folks lastyear had done track whenthey were in high school orwhen they were younger.Some were completelybrand new but were stillinterested in trying it outbecause they just never gotaround to it, or never hadthe chance. It’s certainly aprogram for everyone of allskill levels,” saysWong.

The program will getunderway April 9 andwill be held twice a week,Tuesdays andThursdays,from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the

WestVancouver secondarycommunity track throughto October.

The program will be ledby ClayTerrell, the club’snew nationally certified

junior development andmasters coach.

“He brings a wealth oftrack and field experienceand certainly a passion forthe sport. He’s very highlyrecommended so we’re veryexcited to introduce himto our older athletes,” saysWong.

It’s an exciting timefor theWestVancouverTrack & Field Club, whichis celebrating its 20thanniversary this year.

“What better way tocelebrate our club than tohave a new program thatreally meets the needs ofWestVancouver and theNorth Shore,” he says.

The launch of theprogram also coincideswith the 55+ B.C. Games,which are being hostedby the City and Districtof NorthVancouver andpresented by the B.C.Seniors Games Society,Aug. 25-29.The provincialgames are expected to

attract approximately 4,000athletes competing in morethan 25 different sportingevents — track and fieldincluded.

“The timing of thisprogram works really well.. . . Any athlete that wantsto think about competingor maybe is planning oncompeting now has thevenue to practise on theNorth Shore,” saysWong.

TheWestVancouverTrack & Field Club’sMasters Program feesare: $200 for athletes ages35-54 plus a fundraisingcommitment; and $300 forthose 55+.

The program is madepossible thanks to fundingreceived from theWestVancouver CommunityFoundation, which is alsoallowing for the availabilityof bursaries to assist thosein financial need.

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For about as long as I canremember, cider in B.C.has been a proverbialcrapshoot.

But recently things havebeen looking up, even moreso with the unveiling ofa new cider produced byB.C.Tree Fruits. BCTFis an OkanaganValleyco-operative of more than500 growers, which wasestablished almost 80 yearsago.

BCTF says BrokenLadder has been years in theworks.The name BrokenLadder is a cute referenceto the often precariouswooden ladders that wereonce standard issue forOkanagan pickers.There’s

more to that back story:in the early 1930s it wasapples, not grapes, that kickstarted B.C.’s commercial(as opposed to sacramental)wine industry at bothCalonaWines andVictoria’sGrowers.

I grew up in cidercountry in Somerset in thesouthwest of England. Infact, I experienced my firstbrush with drinking and“driving” when a friendlypoliceman gently suggestedthat maybe my friend and Ishouldn’t have been tryingto cycle down the white lineof the local main road aftera pint of scrumpy cider.

The first time I tastedwhat passed for cider inCanada I was in shock.It was sweet and tastedprocessed. For a whileI consoled myself withStrongbow but eventuallygave up on that as it seemedto become increasinglysweet.

Here in B.C. we’reblessed with a small numberof excellent, smaller craftcideries.When Al Piggottopened Cobble Hill’sMerridale Ciderworks inthe 1990s I was blown

away by my very first taste.I thought I recognizedsomething familiar. Englishcider apples have a distincttartness but without beingbitter. Many of Piggott’strees came from LongAshton Research Station,literally about 10 miles awayfrom where I lived in theU.K.

More recently I’ve beenexcited by what others areup to, such as Saanich’sSea Cider. Plus, now comes

news that prolific fruitwinery Elephant Island ispoised to open NaramataCidery.

Overall, though, when itcomes to widely available,more commercial ciderthere’s been a void in drierstyles that don’t taste likesomeone dropped in a bagof Aspartame.

Happily, B.C.TreeFruits Broken Ladder hasno sweeteners or otheradditives. Not surprisingly,

apple is what you get onthe nose, followed by alight, refreshing more Galathan Granny Smith palate(although I have no ideawhich six kinds of eatingapples are used, as it’s notdivulged). It’s crisp andclean, if not very complex,which it doesn’t have to be.

At one point a simplestyle of Riesling crossed mymind. It’s also light and airy,nicely effervescent withoutbeing gassy. But don’tlet it sit too long. As forsweetness, I hope they keepBroken Ladder where it isand come out with a tart,more dry option for us acidfreaks.

Look for B.C.Tree FruitsBroken Ladder at B.C.Liquor Stores (and others)as of April 1. (BCLS $11.49per four pack.)

• • •Coming Friday, April 17

is the fifth annual MalbecWorld Day with a wealth offree tastings at a number ofstores, private and publicthroughout the month. Onthe day itself, stores willpour at least six differentwines, including Malbecsand Malbec blends. Private

stores will also be servingsamples of traditionalArgentine food. In addition,select B.C. LDB storesthroughout the provincewill offer free tastings ofArgentine wines throughoutApril.There’s no time likethe present to raise a glassto Argentina’s now globallypopular grape and prime thepump for barbecue season.

• • •Belly’s Budget BestGunderloch Fritz’sRiesling 2013(Rheinhessen)

This juicy, peachy-citrus and even appealinglyviscous Riesling (namedafter globe-trotting wineryowner Fritz Hasselbach),with nice fruit-acid balance,will get you in the moodfor spring by just looking atthe label.Think grilled porkchops and apple sauce oreven shuck a few oysters, orjust sip it (BCLS/EverythingWine $17.99, may vary afterApril 1, 90 points).

Tim Pawsey writes about winefor numerous publications andonline as the Hired Belly athiredbelly.com. Contact: [email protected].

Woodfibre LNGIs it right for Howe Sound?A proposal to move Liquefied Natural Gas bytanker from the former Woodfibre site nearSquamish through the Howe Sound is beingconsidered by the provincial government.

JOIN US for presentations from the David SuzukiFoundation, Dr. Eoin Finn, plus other special guestspeakers from around Howe Sound including WadeDavis, professor of anthropology at UBC. A question-and-answer period will be moderated by the Districtof West Vancouver. A silent auction will raise fundsfor Howe Sound volunteer organizations.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1Gleneagles Golf Course 6190 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

DOORS: 6 p.m. | PRESENTATIONS: 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.SILENT AUCTION & REFRESHMENTS: until 9:30 p.m.

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TRAVEL

Polynesianmigration

French Polynesia as weknow it today was one ofthe last places on Earthto be settled by humans.

Scientists believe theGreat Polynesian

Migration happenedaround 1500 BC asAustronesian people

went on a journey usingcelestial navigation to

find islands in the SouthPacific ocean.

The first islands ofFrench Polynesia tobe settled were the

Marquesas Islands inabout 200 BC.

—Wikipedia

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PAPEETE, FrenchPolynesia — Philippe isgetting a tattoo. Not acolourful butterfly or a bitof stylish Japanese letteringor his partner Magalie’sname, no. Philippe is goingfor something with more. . . heft.

Philippe’s been absorbingSouth Pacific culture,figuratively, since he movedtoTahiti from France twoyears ago. Now he’s decidedto absorb it more directly,through his skin.

For those who like theidea of an inked epidermis,but feel that something sopermanent ought to havemore gravitas than, say, a bigdollar sign on the back of onecalf and Captain Americaon the other, the Polynesiantattoo has special allure.

The origin of the tatau,rendered as “tattoo” byEnglish explorers when theyfirst came upon it in the 18thcentury, goes back millennia.It was used to identify yourgroup, record your familyhistory and tell tales ofyour life. It was esthetic,protected you against eviland enhanced your sexualattractiveness.

When the English and French missionariescame to Polynesia in the early 1800s, tattoos wereone of the things they banned.They also taughtPolynesians to dress more demurely, and sinceyou need a lot of naked skin to get the most outof a Polynesian tattoo, that, too, helped the art towither.

Its revival started in the mid-1980s with peoplelike Aroma Salmon, the man working on Philippe.After so many years, “it’s not easy to re-appropriatethe traditions,” Salmon says. He, like others ofthe first new generation of French Polynesiantattooists, is largely self-taught.There’s an upsideto this: in re-inventing, modern tattooists havegreater freedom.“I can’t always explain what Ido,” Salmon says. “I feel it.”A Salmon tattoo mayuse a fusion of the region’s styles, from Marquesas(“bold, heavy, geometrical”) toTuamotu (“manylines”) to Society Islands (“light, with more fluidity

in the designs”).“Designs have a power,” says Salmon.The

tattoos he’s is giving Philippe include a turtle — amajor South Pacific symbol — as well as tiki eyes,ears and nostrils.The tattoos will confer spiritualprotection, but more importantly, “this tattoois going to give him mana.” Mana is authority,prestige, psychic power. “When you have mana,you succeed in everything.There is no doubt, nofear.”

Salmon’s shop,TakihiriTattoo, is one of ahalf-dozen in Papeete, French Polynesia’s capitaland largest town.Takihiri (it means “blood”) iswest of rue Cook on Papeete’s waterfront mainstreet, boulevard Pomare.There’s also SiméonTattoo, on rue du 22 Septembre across from thepublic market; and Mana’oTattoo Shop on rueLeboucher just south of avenue du Prince Hinoi.

The tattoo Philippe is having inscribed will

cover most of his right arm and a great deal of thefront and back of the right side of his torso. Notall Polynesian tattoos are so massive. Magalie, forexample, has just a simple, fernlike design gracingher upper arm. She has no desire for more, she says— unlike Philippe, who, when he’s recovered fromthis bout, is coming back to have his other sidedone.

NB: If you want maximum graphic choice,come during the PolynesiaTatauTattooConvention (April 4-6, 2015 at the Musée deTahiti et des îles, 15 kilometres south of Papeete),featuring 35 local and 15 international tattooists.For information go to worldtattooevents.com/polynesia-tatau-tattoo-convention/.

If you go:For information on French Polynesia visit the

TahitiTourisme website at tahiti-tourisme.pf.

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Control your dog’sweightWhile viewing theFacebook page of one ofthe rescue groups I follow,I was met with a photothat absolutely shockedme.

When I first saw theimage of the dog, I couldnot believe what I wasseeing was real and not aPhotoshopped picture of adog that had been abused.

This poor dog was notabused in the typical waywe consider abuse, but in away that was just as horrible.This poor dog had been fedinto morbid obesity.

The dog, an Australianshepherd, should weighapproximately 55 pounds,but this dude tipped thescales at 180 pounds.

My first thought wasthat it had an untreatedmedical condition such ashypothyroidism, which slowsdown the body’s metabolismand may result in weightgain. But the informationprovided stated the dog’sblood work was normal . . .it was just fat!

Most people’s reaction tosomething like this would beto wonder what was wrongwith the dog that causedit to eat so much? But let’sremember, this dog did notfeed itself, this morbidlyobese dog got this way at thehands of humans.

Obesity in dogs iscaused by owners. Medicalconditions aside, obesity indogs is a human problem,not a canine one.

Obesity is the result oftoo much input and notenough output. It’s a prettysimple concept, really. Insimple terms, it means toomuch food and not enoughexercise, both of which areprovided by humans.

Being a responsible dogowner not only involves

training and managing yourdog’s behaviour. It alsoentails providing adequateexercise and monitoring itsnutrition so that it maintainsa healthy body weightensuring optimum health.

Yes, your dog’s health isalso your responsibility.

As humans, we have aplethora of food options atour doorstep.We can chooseany one of those options:processed food, fast food,organic food, non-organicfood, etcetera, to feedourselves. But our dogs haveonly one choice and thatis the one that we, as dogowners, provide for them.

Fortunately, humans alsohave a plethora of feedingoptions for their dogs, allof which will either benefittheir dog’s overall health, ornot.

Most people opt forprocessed commercial foodbecause it is inexpensiveand convenient, much likethe food we purchase forourselves at drive-throughrestaurants.We all know ofthe long-term health issuescaused by eating too muchof this type of food.Thesame health issues apply todogs.

I’m not implying thatall commercial food is bad.There are healthy optionswithin this category, just like

there are healthy fast foodoptions for humans. Buthumans have to make thechoice to buy it and feed itto their dogs.

Personally, I prefer tofeed my dogs a raw dietthat consists of raw meat,bones and vegetables. It’snot for everyone and if youare the kind of person whodoesn’t want to know howyour steak gets to your plateor even touch it when it isuncooked, then feeding yourdog raw is probably not thebest route.

Regardless of which foodyou choose, portion size alsoneeds to be considered. Ifyou follow the guidelinessuggested and your dogstarts to get fat, then cutback. If your dog is gettingtoo thin, feed it a bitmore. It’s just like feedingourselves.

But placing your dog ona raw diet or even on a superhigh-quality commercialfood diet is not going to

guarantee your dog stays fitand trim.You still have toprovide the other half of theequation — exercise.

Gosh, humans dislikeexercise. I also work in thefitness industry and theexcuses I hear as to whypeople can’t work out can bedownright embarrassing.

You may be able tojustify skipping a workout,but it’s not fair to put yourexercise drama on yourdog. Given the chance, adog will choose a walk overa sandwich every time . . .humans, not so much.

If your dog is fat, don’tpoint your finger at yourdog. Point it at yourself andbegin to make the necessarychanges that will benefitboth you and your dog.

Joan Klucha has been workingwith dogs for more than 15years in obedience, trackingand behavioural rehabilitation.Contact her through herwebsite k9kinship.com.

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Agility teampreparesto take on theworldTwo NorthVancouverresidents, one of themof the four-leggedvariety, are heading toEurope next week torepresent Canada on theinternational dog agilitystage.

Wendy Alexander andher border collie, Chili,are among 20 human-canine teams selected forthe Agility Association ofCanada’s National AgilityTeam.They will competeon obstacle courses against

dogs from all over the worldat the IFCSWorld AgilityChampionships April 7 to12 inVoghera, Italy.

“This will be our thirdtime representing Canadaon a national team andwe are ecstatic to be giventhis opportunity again,”Alexander said in a pressrelease. “Chili is almost fiveand although we had manychallenges early on, shecontinues to surprise andimpress me as we grow as ateam,” she adds.

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Jane Channell is in a bitof a strange spot. She’sjust come off a rookieseason spent rocketingdown icy slopes androcketing up the skeletonWorld Cup rankings, butall anyone wants to talkabout is that darn broom.

“That’s all that peoplewere messaging meabout for the next while,”Channell said with a laughwhen the North ShoreNews caught up with herlast week. “And even now Istill get people saying, ‘Ohyou’re the one that got hitwith the broom.’ I’m like,‘Yeah, that was me.’”

So let’s get the broomout of the way — which iswhat should have happenedin the first place.TheNorth Vancouver nativewas just starting a run at aWorld Cup skeleton eventin Igls, Austria, in earlyFebruary when a trackworker dropped a broomonto the icy chute, right in

Channell’s path.“It happened so quick,”

she said. “The track wasclear and when I wascoming out of the groovesit put me in the wrongdirection so I was leaningto my right and then allof a sudden this broomcomes out of nowhere. Itwas just reaction time. Itwasn’t like I had time toplan what I was going todo. It definitely took meby surprise. It was a bigshock but after it got meI thought to myself I stillhave a run to do, so I justrefocused and made myway down the track as bestI could.”

The video went viraland soon Channell wasending up as light-heartedchuckle fodder at the endof sportscasts around theworld.

What’s even moreridiculous is that it wasn’teven the first time Channellhad hit something weirdthis season. At an earlierrace held in St. Moritz,Channell blasted into a

stick that fell onto thetrack.

“It was lying straightacross the track,” she said.“It wasn’t like I could steeraround it or anything soI just ended up runningover it. I knew it wasn’t bigenough to do any damageto me. Maybe my sled andthe runners, but there wasnothing I could have doneabout that.”

You’d think, givenChannell’s experiences,that skeleton racers smackinto stuff all the time. Butthat is not the case at all.

“It’s rare to hit anythingon the track,” she said. “Itnever really happens.”

What was obscuredin all the branch-and-broom-related news wasthe results Channell wasputting up on her first tryat the sport’s top circuit.St. Moritz was only thefourth World Cup race ofher career but she crackedthe top 10, finishingseventh (she got to re-do

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her branch-interrupted run— “I wasn’t really havingthe best of runs leadingup to hitting it. It was like,‘yay, someone’s lookingdown.’ I shouldn’t behappy that I hit something,but out of any run it was agood run to hit somethingon,” she said).

She also finished seventhin Igls and then scored herbig breakthrough at theWorld Championships heldMarch 6 in Winterberg,Germany, where shefinished fourth, just 0.06seconds off the podium.

“I was extremely happywith it,” she said of herWorld Championshipshowing. “To be able to puteverything together for thebig race at the end of theseason was really excitingfor me. . . . Going intoworlds I had confidence,which is important whenyou slide. I used the startto my advantage and justfocused on that and thenlet my sled do the work therest of the way down thetrack.”

This season is now overbut Channell, 26, is hopingthat more big results willcome in the next few yearsas she sets her sights on the2018 Olympics in SouthKorea. Like many slidingathletes, she started out inother sports, competing in

soccer, basketball and trackand field at Handsworthsecondary. Channellcontinued her sprintingcareer at Simon FraserUniversity but alwayshad the sliding sportsin the back of her mind.After graduating with abachelor of science degreein physical geographyChannell went to aBobsleigh Canada Skeletonidentification camp whereshe was told to gain someweight for a bobsleighcareer.

“They wanted me toput on 30 pounds. I saidno,” she said with a laugh.“Skeleton was what Ialways wanted to do.”

To hear Channelldescribe the sport, it’s nowonder she’s enthralledwith skeleton.

“What is it like? Oh mygosh, it’s like nothing else,”she said. “It’s like you’reflying down a giant ice slidehitting upwards of 130kilometres, sometimes 140kilometres per hour withyour face an inch off the ice— sometimes dragging onthe ice. . . . It’s like slidingheadfirst on a glorifiedcookie sheet down a giantice slope.”

Like several other high-speed sports, the irony ofskeleton is that the wilderthe ride gets, the more youneed to relax.

“That’s what I always

have to tell myself,” shesaid. “Your sled willrespond to you if you’rerelaxed or if you’re tense.The more relaxed you areon your sled, the moreyour sled will work for yourather than against you.”

Channell, who nowlives in Calgary, was up inWhistler last week to helppromote the 2010 Olympictrack as a venue for futureevents. Canada announcedbids to host World Cupevents starting as early asnext season as well as theWorld Championships in2019.The winning bidswill be announced thissummer.

“It’d be unreal to haveit back on the World Cup,let alone having it backfor world championships,”Channell said of thetrack where she was firstintroduced to the sport.

So is Channell hopingshe’ll have finally left thebroom behind her by thetime the world comes backto Whistler to compete?

“I am,” she said with alaugh. “But in light of it Iguess it has brought moreattention to the sport itselfso kind of any attention forsuch an unknown sport isgood attention. It bringsmore public awarenessand intrigue to it. Asunfortunate as it was, youhave to take the good withit too.”

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