WVM2009-05
Ccl Mtg NOTES Feb 16
AGENDA Mar 2
Calendar to Mar 28
by
Carolanne Reynolds, Editor
www.WestVan.org
Eid Shoma Mobarak! (Mar
20 but 17th in WV)
IN THIS ISSUE:
= MAIN ITEMS Ccl Mtg Mar 2nd (NB: next ccl mtg is
Mar 23, so happy springbreak):
FIRST: WVPD's COMPSTAT and *** DRAFT 2009
BUDGET ***
Both good news until you see that it's marked "information
to be provided"! They've had this long and the ccl mtg
agenda material's still not ready to be public??? COMPSTAT cd be
at the next ccl mtg, and the draft goshdang budget shd have been made
public in early January, if not December wch is often the stated
aim.
THEN: Recreational Dog Walking in Parks; BC Liquor
Store's awning, 1434 Marine; Zoning Bylaw Rewrite
(public input; good but why NOT open? ALL shd be)
= Vive le Canada (Canada's Monarchy); ANIMALWATCH (artistic
elephant); WEBWATCH (watch time fly by); from the EDITOR'S DESK
(Double-paying for publicity and info?; WVPD; Summer Fireworks?);
INFObits (WV/BC Achievement Award; VSun; Water); UPDATES (2009 Budget;
Cmnty Ctr)
= CALENDAR to Mar 28th-- AFAIK
= CULTUREWATCH (plays, opera, etc)
= Ccl Mtg NOTES Feb 16th: 2009 HERITAGE AWARDS;
PUBIC INPUT re Devt Permit for Capers site and Alteration Permit
4700-block The Highway (Lower Caulfeild); Fees and Charges Review
and Amendments
= Ccl Mtg AGENDA Mar 2nd
= NEWSWATCH (Iraq Museum reopens); HERITAGE AWARD
WINNERS' INFO; LANGUAGEWATCH (SPOGG; National Grammar Day!
Spelling Snobs); WORDWATCH (Norwuz? Norooz?); QUOTATIONS /
Riddle
+ RIDDLE --
What's black and white and red all over? (nope; no points for saying
newspaper)
=== Vive le Canada
===
Apparently few realize that Her Majesty's Queen Elizabeth II is
Canada's head of state. The Governor General, Michaele Jean, is
HM's representative in Canada. For representation in the
provinces, that's the role of the Lieutenant Governors. Australia and
New Zealand also have GGs.
The British Monarchy is well into the 21st Century. The
Queen texts her grandchildren. To see the latest (and the past),
the website is:
www.Royal.gov.uk=== ANIMALWATCH ===
Elephant as artist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7Sogrk
=== WEBWATCH ===
what time is it? watch time run!
Forwarded from a correspondent: http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK
===
+ DWV Press Releases -- who pays and how
much?
As you know, DWV has a Communications Dept and you can register
to receive notices, so it looked odd that the new Cmnty Ctrs Services
Society (see UPDATES) apparently has paid an outside firm to do the
press release and handle media enquiries about the Society! Hope
to update this story. It's budget time, after all.
+ WVPD
You'll recall how upset I was that notice of the January bd mtg
was nowhere to be found. Absolutely delighted to let you know
that their meetings will again be on the DWV Calendar from now
on.
After the WVPB mtg (Feb 26), I requested more information from
Acting Chief Almas for WVM. Herewith his remarks wch he kindly
allowed me to pass on to Readers:
It was quite a surprise to all of us at the West
Vancouver Police Department to hear the news that Chief Constable Heed
was resigning. Chief Constable Heed has provided us with solid
leadership, and has left the West Vancouver Police Department in great
shape. We have a phenomenal Strategic Plan in place, with a
vision to make West Vancouver the safest jurisdiction in Canada by
2011. Our plan has instilled a level of confidence among the
members in shaping our Department into a professional, accountable,
and effective police service that will be sustainable for years to
come. The bar for accountability has been set high within the
police department, and we have no intention of lowering that
bar.
I am proud to say that we have strong
leadership throughout the organization, from top to bottom, and a
Police Board that is supportive, committed, and dedicated in serving
this community. As the Acting Chief Constable, I can assure the
community that I have absolute confidence in the fine men and women of
the WVPD, and that we will continue to serve with honour and keep West
Vancouver safe.
+ Summer Fireworks ? Can we
save them after all?
[Herewith below my entire letter to the Editor; their (better)
edited version, printed Feb 26 pA14, introduced a tiny mistake.
Their title was: "Shall we pass the hat to save the
fireworks?"]
Dear Sirs:
re Article in VSun 2009
Feb 5 pA8
Let's see.
Is the article correct
factually?
The economic impact is $37M. The
[Vancouver Fireworks] Society needed to raise $1.5M but has fallen
short by only $400,000 so it's being cancelled.
Is this good
economics?
Why wasn't there publicity that $400K was
needed so that the community could be given an opportunity to step up
to the plate?
Let's do it!
Only 400 Vancouverites need to come up
with $1000 (or 800 with $500) -- surely that many could be found in
Vancouver.
I'll put the first $500 in trust.
Any more of you out there willing to contribute?
Take up the fireworks challenge!
Regards, Carolanne
Reynolds
=== INFObits ===
+ BC Achievement Award Notice
We are delighted to advise you that Jim MacCarthy is the
recipient of a 2009 B.C. Achievement Award. The formal
presentation will take place on March 10th at Government House
+ Vancouver Sun Photos and "Hits"
The
VSun website got over 10M hits in February!
+ Water Conservation.
The proceedings report from the
November 21, 2008 MCC workshop Strengthening Marine and Freshwater
Conservation in BC is now available on the MCC website at http://www.mccpacific.org/mccworkshop2008.htm. Thank you to everyone who
participated in this workshop. This meeting was an important
first step and we will be working to keep you up to date as we move
forward based on the feedback received at this meeting. Please
feel free to share this link and report with others.
Cheers, Trish
Hall,
Secretariat, Marine Conservation
Caucus
Cell: 604 512
9782 * Email: hall@watershed-watch.org * Web: www.mccpacific.org
=== UPDATES ===
{DWV's Finance Cmte continues not to give hints about mtgs --
will pursue this b/c it's important.}
+ 2009
Budget
The District of
West Vancouver has developed a disciplined 2009 Budget that reflects
the economic challenges and financial circumstances that our community
faces.
A detailed 2009
Proposed Budget document will be posted here on Monday, March 2nd.
This document will also be available for viewing at the Finance
Department at Municipal Hall.
Council is seeking
your input on the 2009 Proposed Budget through the following
opportunities:
Attend the Regular Council Meeting on Monday, March 2nd,
Municipal Hall Council Chamber, 7pm
Attend the Public Meeting on Wednesday, March 4th, Municipal
Hall Council Chamber, 7pm
Post a comment within the online Community Forum by
visiting westvancouver.ca/forums
Email your comments to budget@westvancouver.ca
For more
information, please contact the District of West Vancouver at
604-925-7000.
{for another of
those incomprehensible URLs DWV uses, it's
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=16354 }
+ WV Community
Centres Services Society Initiates Membership Drive
WEST VANCOUVER,
B.C. - West Vancouver residents are invited to become members of
the West Vancouver Community Centres Services Society (WVCCSS)
starting on March 4th. Members will have the opportunity to
participate in the future of community services in West Vancouver by
becoming a member of the Society and its committees. The Society will
help develop Community Centre programs, policies, services, and
events; and as a member you will enjoy voting privileges at the WVCCSS
Annual General Meeting.
"Membership in
the Society is an excellent way for anyone who lives in West Vancouver
to help decide the direction of this fantastic new facility," says
WVCCSS chair Barbara Brink. "It's an inclusive, grassroots
approach to developing community services."
WVCCSS membership
includes free lectures and guest speaker events, an advance email copy
of the Leisure Guide, and two complimentary drop-in passes per year
for either swimming, skating, group exercise, or weight room. Anyone
aged 16 years and older, who lives in WV or owns property in the
community, is invited to join. The cost to join the WVCCSS is $10 per
year.
The WVCCSS will
support the following:
Program and facility improvements
Enhanced consultation with facility users
Purchase of new equipment and supplies
Enhancement of accessibility opportunities through
partnerships with community organizations
Annual recognition events for Community Centre
volunteers
Child, youth, and family-focused events
"There is a very
strong role for the community to play in how the Community Centre
works," says Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones. "Our residents
are our best resource and we expect the Community Centre to be better
off as a result."
For an overview of
the West Vancouver Community Centre Services Society and information
on how to join, please visit www.westvancouver.ca/wvccss.
- 30 - Media
Inquiries: Victoria Noble, Noble Communications; 604 987
5781
+ Rec Program
Registration Experiences Record Highs
Excitement over the
opening of our new facilities was never more evident than when the
volume of program registrants overwhelmed the District's internet
registration system
Within a 3.5 hour
period we registered the same volume as on the first full day of
registration last year and that was even with the system
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience experienced and are working to
ensure we know exactly what happened and that it does not occur
again.
We also wish to
thank you for your patience and understanding and we do look forward
to your continued patronage.
=== CALENDAR to March 28th
===
[Pls note a) that all mtgs are at M Hall unless indicated
otherwise and b) with such a long gap between ccl mtgs and WVMs along
with often no or v short notice of mtgs on the DWV website, this
section, while hoping to be, cannot possibly be complete. Please
check wrt cmtes and WGs that are of interest to you.]
= Tues Feb 24th ~ 7pm ~ WVSPCA AGM at the shelter (1020
Marine)
= Wed Feb 25th
~ 1:30pm ~ Arts and Cultural
Facilities WG
~ 3pm ~ Heritage Achievement
Awards Cmte [Moved to 4:45pm Fri Mar 6]
~ 5pm ~ Design Review Cmte {was
not on DWV Calendar when I sent info out so was missing}
~ 7pm ~ WV Historical Society
general mtg at Srs' Ctr
Topic:
Slumach's Gold -- In Search of a Legend (possibly Canada's greatest
lost mine story)
Speaker: Brian Antonson (one of the three authors of the
book)
= Thurs Feb
26th
~ 4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte
moved to Feb 19
(then
cancelled on that date but suddenly snuck in on the 25th! am guessing
it was Capers)
~ 5pm ~ NSh Adv Cmte on Disability
Issues at DNV M Hall
~ 5:30pm ~ WV Police Board
mtg in the Police boardroom
*** Wed Mar 4th is NATIONAL
GRAMMAR DAY [see Language Section at
end] ***
= Thurs Mar 5th ~ 5:15pm ~ Measuring Up WG
= Fri Mar 6th ~ 4:45pm ~ Heritage Achievement
Awards Cmte
*** Sun Mar 8th is
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY = [see KMC
below] ***
= Mon Mar 9th ~ 2pm ~ BOOKTOPIA at the Library
= Wed Mar 11th
~ 4:30 or 5pm? ~ Rumour has it there might be a Finance Cmte
mtg
-- check (it's not on the DWV website calendar nor is it on the
Finance Cmte's webpage)
~ 6:30pm ~ Liquid Waste Mgmt Plan Biennial Report -- PUBLIC
INPUT
A Special Meeting of the Waste
Management Committee will be held to hear presentations by
delegations. The meeting will take place at Metro Vancouver, 2nd Floor
Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Marie Griggs, Public Involvement Division
Manager, Engineering & Construction
Department,
MetroV
Tel: 604 436
6826 Fax: 604
432 6399 Email:
marie.griggs@metrovancouver.org
= Thurs Mar 12th
~ 5pm ~ TransLink Public
Consultation (Norgate Elem School, 1295 Sowden, NV)
re Marine Drive Bus Priority Lane Project, Glenaire to Tatlow in
NV
http://www.translink.bc.ca/Plans/Public_Consultation/Marine_Drive.asp
~ 7pm ~ Free Public Lecture
at SFU Harbourside (778 782 5254, www.sfu.ca/city)
= Sat Mar 14th
BC Museum of Mining springbreak:
http://www.bcmuseumofmining.org/whatsnew.asp
= Tues Mar 17th ~ 6 - 10pm ~ NORWUZ: Iranian
New Year; Ambleside Park (see
WORDWATCH) =
= Wed Mar 18th ~ both at 7pm: Bd of Variance at
MHall; Library Bd in Library
= Thurs Mar 19th ~ 7:30pm ~ WV Streamkeeper Society Public Mtg
at St Stephen's (885 - 22nd)
The Story of
Lawson Creek Yesterday and Today
Presentation and Panel
Discussion:
Hugh Johnston, Past VP and
Director, West Vancouver Historical Society
Mona Carlile, Co-founder of
the Creek Conservation Society
Rob Bell-Irving, Community
Adviser, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ray Fung, Director of
Engineering, The District of West Vancouver
Stephen Jenkins, Manager,
Environment and Sustainability, The District of West
Vancouver
John Barker, Director, West
Vancouver Streamkeeper Society
The presenters will profile Lawson Creek
from its early days as a watershed, logged for cedar trees, to the
rehabilitated stream it is today, once again providing habitat for
salmon and cutthroat trout.
Q & A followed by reception, refreshments.
= Wed Mar 25th ~ 1:30pm ~ Arts/Cultural Facilities WG --
CANCELLED
= Thurs Mar 26th
~
4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte
~ 5pm
~ NSh Adv Cmte on Disability Issues (DNV M Hall)
~
5:30pm ~ WV Police Board mtg (in Police Boardroom)
= Sat Mar 28th ~ 11am - 4pm ~ WV
Cmnty Ctr Opening Celebration *** Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
(www.vcbf.ca):
* VSO Celebrates Haiku
Invitational (Saturday,
March 28th)
The Vancouver
Symphony Orchestra announces the winning 2009
international Haiku Invitational poems at their Musically Speaking Concert.
For one night only the interactive Haiku Cherry
Tree
Installations by Bing Thom Architects will be on special exhibit in
the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre.
* Opening At VanDusen Botanical
Garden (Sat Mar 28th
& Sun, Mar 29th)
Put on your Pink
and come celebrate Spring and our cherry blossoms with Sakura
Days
and
Under the Cherry Tree. Featuring: Haiku Cherry
Tree Installations by Designers from Bing Thom Architects; Cherry
Artisan Crafts; Cultural Arts of Japan
* Vancouver Cherry Blossom
Festival haiku table
Pacifi-kana will host a haiku table
March 28th and 29th at VanDusen Gardens in conjunction with
the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Sakura Days events.
Members hope to lead short ginkos into the gardens, encourage writing
haiku on the spot, and pass out brochures on haiku "how
to" resources. Carole MacRury will be teaching haiku
to elementary school classes during the week associated with
the Sakura Day Events. See the VCBF website for all
the events.
+++ North
Shore GardenSmart Workshops for March & April
+++
The snow is finally
melting, spring is on its way, and more people than ever are ready to
get their hands into the soil to reap the rewards of their very own
organic vegetable garden. For residents interested in growing
vegetables in a sustainable way or creating an organic garden of any
kind, the GardenSmart Workshop series is an accessible, hands-on,
practical and effective learning experience.
The 2009
GardenSmart Workshops will include 18 free introductory gardening
workshops on topics ranging from vegetable gardening to composting.
Workshops are all under two hours long, free of charge, and run on
weekends and weekday evenings - perfect for the busy novice
gardener. Visit gardensmart.ca for dates and locations, or call
604.984.9730 for information. Admission is free but space is limited;
register at 604-990-3755.
Here is a partial
list of upcoming workshops this season:
o Garden Preparation: Waking up your Garden
for Spring: Saturday, March 7
o Home-Grown Veggies: No-Fail Foods for
First-Time Urban Farmers: Wednesday, March 25
o Patio Veggies: Growing Food in Small
Spaces: Saturday, April 4
o Seed Starting: Sowing for Your Summer Veggie
Garden: Saturday, April 4
o Backyard Composting: Making Black Gold for
Your Garden: Saturday, April 18
+++ WV MEMORIAL LIBRARY
+++
- for Events and Programs:
http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/index.php?page=5
- for Event Calendar:
http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/event/calendar.php
= Thurs Mar
5 - Teen Movie
Night ~
7pm ~ Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (PG 13)
> ONGOING
+ FRIDAY
NIGHT CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS: DANIEL BOLSHOY!
He's committed to
bringing classical guitar to the attention of audiences everywhere.
Daniel Bolshoy's performances include music festivals as well as
solo and chamber music recitals. He has performed in Canada's most
prestigious venues including the Toronto Centre for the Performing
Arts, the National Arts Centre, and Vancouver's Chan
Centre.
Friday February 27 -- Concert starts at 7:30 pm, doors
open at 7 pm.
Seating is limited so come early and enjoy refreshments by the
Friends of the Library.
+ Philosophers' Cafe: Foreign
Aid (Admission $5) ~
10:30am (usually fourth Thursday)
o Thursday Feb
26
How do internal wars and military
expenditures in poorer countries affect our willingness to help? With
guest Conrad Hadland.
o Thursday Mar 26 -- If you
were the Auditor General for 2009 what would you
audit?
+ Fridays -- English Corner 10 -
11:30am practise English conversation
+++ WV MUSEUM +++ Visit:
http://www.westvanmuseum.blogspot.com/
North Star: The Art of Lyle Wilson [March 4 to May 30]
Opening
Reception on March 3 at 7pm
Presented with
the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad
The West Vancouver Museum is
pleased to showcase North Star: The Art of Lyle Wilson featuring the evocative and meticulously
rendered artwork of Haisla artist Lyle Wilson.
Lyle Wilson has been an
important figure on the Canadian art scene for more than two decades.
He is from Kitamaat Village in northern British Columbia. For many
years, Wilson maintained his studio in West Vancouver, producing
extraordinary works on commission and for sale, as well as for the
benefit of his home community. The focus of this retrospective
exhibition is on Wilson's diverse artistic practice with an emphasis
on his labour-intensive paintings and carvings, which explore various
themes and imagery.
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY
+++
=== February 24 - March 15 --
"STRINGS ATTACHED"
A juried mixed-media exhibition on the theme of APRONS.
Evening Reception: Tuesday, February 24th, 6 -
8pm
Artists in Attendance: Saturday, February
28th, 2pm
=== Monday March 2nd, 7pm
An Evening
with ROBERT GENN
Join internationally renowned artist and author, Robert Genn, for
a talk on art, the artist's life, and tips for excelling in your art
career. Time for questions and answers. Robert's latest books
"Love Letters To Art" and "Painter's Keys" will be
available for purchase and signing.
www.robertgenn.com and
<http://www.painterskeys.com/>
=== Jan 8 to Mar 8 in DWV's M Hall's Lobby: Paintings by
Jill Royall
Royall works with images from the visible world transformed
through the action of imagination on colour and form, to create
autonomous paintings on canvas that offer their discovery to
viewers.
=== March 15 to April 5
8,000 YEARS
OF PERSIAN ART, CULTURE, & CIVILIZATION
featuring the work
of Ali Shahidi -- paintings, ceramics, sculpture, inlay, and
coins.
Evening Reception: Tuesday, March 17th, 6 -
8pm
Artist in Attendance: Saturday, March 21st,
2pm
An evening of Persian Poetry and Music:
Tuesday March 31st, 7 - 9:30pm
+++ SILK PURSE +++
www.silkpurse.ca
-- 7pm Thurs,
February 26th -- Books, Readings,
Signings
In conjunction with 32 Books
and Random House Canada, the Silk Purse is pleased to present readings
and book-signing by Canadian authors: Alan Bradley "Sweetness at the Bottom of the
Pie"; Hannah
Holborn
"Fierce"; and Andrea Gunraj "The Sudden Disappearance of
Seetha". Free; everyone
welcome. Poster:
http://www.32books.com/silkPurse.html
-- February 17 - March
1 -- "Super Natural
BC"
Vern Montgomery is a well-known Vancouver artist. He is partial to
capturing scenes from the past such as old streets of Vancouver that
have long since gone. His paintings show his strong desire to
communicate and tell stories of what he sees around him as well as
some local history. He has a positive outlook on life, and enjoys
making people smile with his art.
-- March 3 -
March 15
--
"Top of the World"
This mixed-media exhibition
by 30 Lower Mainland artists features and honours the rich cultures of
the countries bordering the North Sea and the Baltic Sea -- Brussels,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania, Norway,
Poland, Russia, Sweden, The Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and
the United Kingdom.
Opening
Reception: TUESDAY March 3rd from 6 - 8pm
-- March 17 -
March 29
-- "Fire
Dance"
Iran's multi-ethnic and
multi-religiosity are its most striking cultural features -- it
pervades all aspects of life, even art. Iranian art favours the
non-representational, the derivative, and the stylized. Join us for a
look at the distinct ethnic art of three talented local Iranian
artists: Fariba
Dashtaray, Simin Iranmanesh, and Ali Safiyari, as we celebrate Narooz at the opening reception and
Iranian art for this special two-week exhibit.
Opening
Reception: TUESDAY March 17th from 5 - 9pm
+++ KAY MEEK CENTRE
+++
To see a list of events:
http://kaymeekcentre.com/on_stage/events_calendar
To see the electronic newsletter:
http://kaymeekcentre.weebly.com. Getting onto the mail list: the
simplest method is to call the box office (604 913 3634) or email
tickets@kaymeekcentre.com
= Tues Mar 10 = 7pm Arts and Culture Symposium (FREE):
Do arts
and culture provide a social return on investment?
Is
culture at the heart of all cmnties?
= Fri Mar 13 ===
1:30pm -- Musically Speaking: Chopin
Polonaises
7:30pm -- Catrina Centanni - Through It all
+++ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 60, WEST
VANCOUVER
See:
http://www.westvan60.com/Images/The%20Torch%20Newsletter%20-%20Winter%202008.pdf
We're
celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the Branch 60 lounge on
Tuesday, March 17th!
~ 4 - 8pm ~ Kick up your heels
to live music, and enjoy a lovely Guinness stew for $5 a bowl, served
at 6pm.
+++ WV Chamber of
Commerce +++
=== 7 - 10pm ~ Tues March 10th
Capilano University School of
Business
Creating Connections 2009 / Business
Networking Reception & Career Fair
Park Royal Shopping Centre (South)
Creating Connections 2009 is the premier
networking event and reception connecting the business community with
Capilano University's business students and special guests.
Creating Connections enables businesses, recruiters, and professionals
a chance to meet and promote their organizations/services to over 400
guests including approximately 200 Third and Fourth year BBA students,
graduating with specialties in accounting, business administration,
human resources management, international business, marketing &
sales, and business technology.
KEYNOTE: Join us for this formal and fun
networking reception and a chance to listen to this year's key-note
speakers:
Michael Campbell, Host of Money Talks and
Senior Business Commentator for Global BCTV News
Doug Smith, Chair of the Spirit of BC for
the North Shore and Vice President of Corporate Affairs for North
Shore Credit Union.
Take advantage of this great opportunity to
connect with your community and showcase your organization. We look
forward to seeing you there!
Door Prize: Two Vancouver 2010 Olympic
Tickets to Men's Halfpipe Competition
=== 7:30am ~ Friday March 13th
MARCH'S NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Guest Speaker:
Transportation
Minister Kevin Falcon
Sponsor:
TransLink
Hollyburn Country Club, 950 Crosscreek Rd;
Cost: $25 member & non-members $35
Topic: An update on the Sea-to-Sky Highway and other
provincial transportation initiatives.
Honourable Kevin Falcon was re-appointed Minister
of Transportation and Infrastructure on June 16, 2005. He
previously served as Minister of State for Deregulation.
Before his election to the Legislative Assembly,
Mr. Falcon was president of the Access Group, a corporate
communications firm he formed in 1998. He has also worked in the real
estate development industry and was vice-president of Northwest
Investment Properties. Prior to attending university, Mr. Falcon spent
five years working in the general insurance industry.
Mr. Falcon has been vice-president of the
Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Surrey
Museum and Archives advisory board, as well as belonging to the
Cloverdale Rotary and Elks clubs. He was also a director of the
Vancouver Sea Festival, president of the Vancouver Junior Chamber of
Commerce and a volunteer with the Cloverdale RCMP Bike
Patrol.
~ RSVP INFO ~ Please RSVP by the
deadline of 5pm Monday March 9th, by calling 926 6614, or pay on
our secure website ww.westvanchamber.com and click on Events
Calendar. Kindly pre-pay to ensure your breakfast and seat
are reserved. Please also note that we are unable to give a
refund without 48 hours' notification; however a delegate substitution
is welcome at any time.
=== CULTUREWATCH
===
= Oh, you missed an elegant production
of Somerset Maugham's "The Constant Wife" at the Arts Club's
Stanley Theatre. All-white set so the actors clearly
identified.
= Pity if you also missed John
(Rumpole of the Bailey) Mortimer's amusing "Bells of Hell"
at Hendry Hall
= Superb was "Three Viewings"
-- three monologues performed to perfection, directed by Jay Brazeau
at Presentation House. Plan to see Alan Ayckbourn's
Relatively Speaking wch follows and ends March 14
= Deep Cove Shaw Theatre is
doing the comedy "Same Time Next Year" and is worth
seeing if you didn't when it came out years ago.
= Verdi's Opera
"Falstaff" at Chan (UBC) Mar 5 - 8 (Sunday 3pm).
Then Verdi's "Rigoletto" is Vancouver Opera's
offering in March (7, 10, 12, 14, 17). The talk "Karma of
Comedy" at the VPL (prep for Rigoletto) Feb 19 was enlightening
and amusing; great to see Bob Robertson again.
= Shakespeare's
Coriolanus, directed by Jack Paterson, is at the Jericho Arts Ctr
until Mar 14 -- v well acted, but serious so for aficionados; last
performed in Vancouver in the 19th century.
= Lots on our radar to
see:
- The Academy of
Ancient Music's performance of all six of Bach's Brandenburg
Concertos at the Orpheum on Mar 11th
- 8pm Saturday Mar
14th hear the Vancouver Bach Choir singing Larry Nickel's Requiem
for Peace (concert also includes Amir Koushkani's Echo); the
symposium on this concert is Mar 10 at 7:30pm at Christ Church
Cathedral
- "The Real
Thing" is at the Arts Club now -- and Tom Stoppard is among
the best living English playwrights (to April 4)
- maybe
Blackbird, a new play at the Cultch?
= Tickets for Bard on the Beach go
on sale March 14th!
=== Ccl Mtg NOTES
February 16th ===
Mayor: Good evening, everybody; wd like to call the mtg to order,
a v exciting night.
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA -- Amended by adding to
Correspondence 18.1, 20.2, and 20.3
PRESENTATION
3. 2009 Heritage Achievement Awards (File: 2585-11)
{Here only are the brief summaries of the awards and
acceptance remarks. The full description and background for the
award is printed in a separate section of the newsletter titled,
Heritage Award Winner Info.}
Mayor: First of all, we're here tonight to celebrate heritage.
Ask Ccl to move around to front so we may honour the recipients.
Pleased to announce it's heritage week in West Vancouver and
across the province.....
The theme throughout BC is A Legacy of Learning, the Heritage of
Education, but for us tonight in WV, our award recipients are joining
74 others before them. The recipients tonight are v well-known
and v well-respected ppl in WV. They represent a wide range of
cultural, spiritual, environmental, and built heritage. They are
at the heart of their cmnty within our cmnty and we're v grateful
[for] their contribution to WV's social fabric and understanding of
who we are.
I'd like to begin by welcoming Cclr Panz, our liaison to the
Heritage Cmte, to lead off.
[The awards are
presented in honour of individuals, groups, and businesses that have
made significant contributions towards ensuring our collective
heritage is preserved. Seven awards for 2009.]
[1
= Hugh
Hamilton, in
recognition of his advocacy and inspirational leadership in the
restoration of our natural heritage over many years.]
TP: Hugh Hamilton
HH: for a lot of us who work v hard in the environment and
do a lot of things, in our natural heritage areas all throughout
WV.... we're trying to protect and enhance... I'm v happy to achieve
this award b/c I so much enjoy that work...
fortunately we have our creeks, foreshore, forests, alpine areas,
parks, all contribute to our natural heritage that we are celebrating
tonight
one other thing important to me is Streamkeepers' work with
schools and kids
all of us try to reach out to chn, youth, all ages in cmnty, and
try to show them and teach them about the envmt
make them aware, we don't think sometimes enough ppl aware [of
environment, of what ppl are doing]
awareness tremendously important to me
we're going to reach out, will continue through Streamkeepers,
already in schools
b/c through awareness one way ensure, ppl know what's going
on
they can say, yes, we know about it, we DO want that area
protected b/c they know about it
task is important
In Streamkeepers last few years, work with a team, a team
approach, that works v well, a bunch of dedicated ppl
I give a lot of credit to the team, and these things are a team,
and I think this team has worked v well. I shdn't spend any
longer, I know I'm only allowed one minute
[2 = Dugal
Purdie and Lynda Wrigley, in recognition of their sensitive rehabilitation of
the 1958 "Dawson House" to accommodate contemporary living
requirements, while ensuring the building's long-term conservation
in keeping with the original Ron Thom design.]
MS: Dugal Purdie and Lynda Wrigley
Mayor: time?
[presented and thanks]
[3 = Elinor
Martin (Author) & Margaret Ramsay (Editor) in recognition of their book,
"Celebrating Seventy Years of Ministry 1933-2003: A History of the
Parish of St. Christopher."]
SW: Elinor Martin and Margaret Ramsay
Elinor: on behalf of St Christopher's church v plsd to accept
this award
For Margaret and me it was a labour of love, three and a half
years of piles of files, endless scripts, rewrites, and certainly a
great many pictures to sort
hope you get a chance to look at the book, Margaret has
copies
v happy to be here on behalf of St Christopher's
[4 = The Toby
Family, in
recognition of their efforts in maintaining the 1962 Toby House in
meticulous condition, and for conserving the exterior and interior
features of this architecturally-significant
house.]
ML: The Toby Family
[photo in gallery since Mrs Toby in wheelchair]
[5 = Francis
Mansbridge, in
recognition of the publication of his book, "Hollyburn: The Mountain
and the City" which makes a significant contribution to the
preservation of West Vancouver's heritage.]
Sop: Francis Mansbridge
FM: like to acknowledge and thank the many who made this book
possible, far too many to mention here but some of them are here.
Certainly, the Hollyburn Heritage Society has special recognition for
the work that they did. Don Grant is here, who's done tremendous work
for heritage in this project and many others. Thanks to Don and
everyone else who made this book, I think, a great success.
[6 = The Land
Conservancy of BC, Adrian Archambault, and the Executors of the
Binning Estate (Geoffrey Massey, Everhard van Lidth de Jeude, Ronald
Patrick Walsh),
in recognition of their joint efforts in facilitating the long-term
conservation of Binning House through transfer of ownership to the
TLC, and the establishment of an endowment fund, to enable its
operation as a heritage site for public education and
awareness.]
ME: The Land Conservancy
GM: The credit for all of this shd really be to Bert and Jessie
Binning, who built house themselves in 1941. It's their efforts
and their artistic endeavours that made it all possible.
XX: on behalf TLC, we'd like to thank the Mayor and Ccl for this
award and we're really honoured to be a part of your cmnty now and for
the future.
[7 = Lorne
Rubinoff, in
recognition of his faithful stewardship of the
architecturally-renowned "Merrick House" over the past 25 years;
his respect for the spirit of the house and its natural setting; and
for openly sharing his home with others as a work of art and a
valuable teaching tool.]
TP: Lorne Rubinoff
LR: All I did was love where I live in!
7:31
Mayor: Very well said. Congratulations to all seven who
love where they live and by wch we benefit greatly. I'd like
everyone to thank the seven recipients tonight for being such a strong
part of WV's heritage, also the strong foundation that we build our
future on. Congratulations.
Finally I'd like to thank the Heritage Awards Cmte who are all
here tonight, I think, pls stand: Lori Cameron, Aline Brown, Patricia
Jarvis, Marny Peirson, Carolanne Reynolds, Tom Wardell, and Cclr Trish
Panz. Wonderful job.
The Cmte wd like to invite everybody tomorrow night to the Srs'
Ctr at 7 o'clock in the Marine Room for a party.
REPORTS
4. Development Permit Application No. 08-042 for
2490-2496 Marine Drive (former Capers Food Store site) (File:
1010-20-08-042)
At the January 19, 2009 meeting, Council
received the report dated January 9, 2009 from the Senior Urban
Design Planner titled "Development Permit No. 08-042 for
2490-2496 Marine Drive (former Capers Food Store site)", a copy of
which is attached for reference.
Sokol: interior and exterior for a Shoppers Drug Mart [SDM]
[slides] views and elevations
mtg; applicant made some changes to design; staff report in front
of you; revisions
for this mtg, a broader notification area
Dundarave Village Ctr [guidelines]: preserve village
commercial character; upgrading of facades; promote and enhance;
promote design; and no 5 facilitate pedestrian access through and down
to waterfront; staff does not believe meets this objective
former parking at rear
this does not provide....; cd be achieved ingress egress; for a
limited time during the day
if that ingress/egress, signage be provided
SDM provides parking, NV (two) and Amb, all three
Karl Gustavson, architect: [slides]
Andrew is architect; me b/c of my local experience; he has exp
with SDM in Alberta
not larger; redefining interior space
[wall] mural; Russell Precious commissioned that some years
ago
providing more stone; carved detail; not a typical SDM
have engaged ..... Peach & Co, beautiful carved sign; stained
cedar backdrop, lit by xxx lights on front
Bob Heaslip and I designed those guidelines; did give it up on
the IGA site wch I was disappointed about and I'm asking you to give
it up here.
know Lynn Valley mall -- those are mall locations; this is not a
mall; owner doesn't want to provide this access; hope not a
requirement
fabric -- area deteriorated substantially since Capers left
District created more mess [slides]
we fix by levelling, adding stairs, maintaining level
low lighting, bike racks
also as Planning was suggesting, moved the loading access from
25th to lane, restricted from 7:30 to 9am
large operation so can manage that
tried to minimize rooftop equipment
overhead service -- tried to take it off but always subject to BC
Hydro approval, not coming off b/c BCH doesn't allow us to do that;
discussed with Planning and think way to go
25th St elevation numerous wires, junk; all excess stuff comes
off and one masthead stays, telephone stays underground
nbrhd consultation, concerned, good turnout, good discussion; as
a result meeting tomorrow with Planning and Dund Merchants' Assn to
get all tenants to open up their parking
trying to get them to open the door
Sop: know you're doing a lot to clean up 25th
actual sidewalk to Dund Park only room for one to go up and down
-- why not widen sidewalk
KG: 5.6, District regulation and they put in
xxx but we do have 5ft 6 all the way down the edge of the
site
as part of that travel path you have options [pointing to slide],
do agree difficult for three walking abreast but no problem for
wheelchair
ME: three questions: hours?
KG: same as IGA, no midnight or 24-hr opening
ME: if required to put access in rear, where wd it go and wch six
hours wd be selected?
KG: [points] architecturally simple, just a sign
six hours was just a number thrown out; wd really encourage
Ccl to ask the applicant, Shoppers, to do that, see if they can work
it out, not make it requirement
want project to be successful, Shoppers to be successful...
difficult; said no from the beginning
Mayor: you have three questions or only two
ME: I'll make one up then... at beginning
some sympathy...
open up laneway, parking, that certainly suggests that somewhat
demands there is an entry at rear
KG: have addressed it as to where entrance is
developed a little stair, signage at back corner, nasty asphalt
hill, ...
what we're talking of, develop a master parking plan
these stalls av from 9 to 10, waterfront, xxx; mews av.....
that's the bigger plan; actual accessibility
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
Mayor: one signed up to speak
Gail Leitch: and have lived here since 1952; know I don't look
it
worried about light pollution; constant glow ....
... stairs down side; handicapped ramp
Mayor:... plus stairs have been added
GL: much... than on stairs... handicapped parking
Sokol: being handled throughout Dund as a whole
two .... and on south side; separate from this project
Mayor: ..... whole process around that
GL: ppl running into store all the time
Mayor: our bylaw officers do their best
GL: can they make the sign a bit smaller, it's garish
Mayor: that'll be part of Ccl's discussion
GL: is that .....
b/c we have enough on the cmnty ctr
Peter Miller: Prez of NSh Heritage Preservation Society
a group of ppl who came in to the Library, prepared to do battle,
frankly
a number of things: passionate about preserving the mural; keen
to keep the look of Dundarave
gone through by Karl G this evening, a round of applause
on behalf of our group; material, lighting, use of landscaping to
feature the mural; wd like to add my support to that
Wm Goldfield: prop owner in the Dund area
questions, hope answers so I can return
as a prop owner in this area; alter policy so that radius
wider
going to the small area is not really adequate though I
understand signs on the bldg
on MDr frontage, have Shoppers sign then awnings eastern side --
free of lettering?
Mayor: Dir/Planning
Sokol: ask applicant
Mayor: sev questions
WG: total sq ft? see it as a renovation within a shell;
in a new shell wd req a certain amt of parking; wd like to know
parking [required by bylaw] v imp
second is windows; not a customer of Shoppers but their windows
are simply windows; allow ppl to look in and to look out -- is that
going to be the format?
any attempt part of streetscape?
in my consultation with cmnty mbrs, there was a proposal might
be a post office and I think that wd be a valuable add'n, so wd like
to know
Mayor: ask Mr Gustavson to come to the mike; window displays and
post office
KG: no lettering on the awnings, 7600+ basement 4500sqft not v
valuable 2000sf crawl space
of record, not adding
doesn't add parking if not changing zoning
it does not comply with parking -- 70 = 19pkg [?], basement
more, 13; clearly we don't conform, can't expect that
{if demolished, new devt wd hv to comply with parking
requirements; by just renovating being short of parking is status
quo/grandfathered; saves space and money!
btw, opposite of IGA -- they had more parking than required
so with new devt just had to provide what bylaw said wch was fewer
(they did put in more than required but not as many extra as they had
previously)-- so looks like Dundarave loses on both
sides.}
Mayor: windows and display
KG: taken great pains, opp for display in the windows -- haven't
done drawings....
Mayor: post office
KG: brought up with great passion at public consultation
Shoppers has pursued it with Canada Post
SDM at Amb, two plus the Post Office, and one at Caulfeild
send letter to Canada post, if they'll let us, we will do
it
Bill Robertson: former resident of Dund and just moved back;
living right across the street
attended mtg at Library, talked with merchants; seems to me
they're delighted; feel exactly what is needed; all v worried traffic
has fallen off since prev operation closed
if we don't get Shoppers in there we'll get something worse; shd
do ev we can to get SDM in there
Mary Southerst, Southerst Gallery: Dund Biz Assn, delighted
Shoppers going to go ahead, saying we really need the post
office
Leila Radich: next to garage
when Capers left -- we need a drugstore there and I didn't
realize he had contacted Shoppers and two other drugstores, heard
Shoppers, were absolutely delighted; plsd with design;
beautiful...
a lot of trouble with vandalism in the summer in that corner; has
to have approp lighting to discourage youngsters
another thing, we need the post office
shop that sells walking aids...
WG: come back
maximum support for a post office
tremendous add'n to Dundarave
we have blandness; nothing on awnings and ... on west; have an
attractive post office frontage, wdn't necessarily have to be a
separate shop
add a little bit more to streetscape; traded for back access;
don't think a deal-breaker
KG: took three years to get post office...
Mayor: certainly
ML: RECOMMENDED: THAT all written and
verbal submissions be received for information.
PASSED
ML moved: THAT the DPA which would allow for:
interior and exterior building renovations, and
with the added provision that ingress/egress from the lane be
provided at least 6 consecutive hours each day, with the specific
hours identified by the applicant based on the best business operating
practices and that additional signage accompany this
ingress/egress
be approved.
TP as seconder: commend Shoppers for doing such a tremendous job
of fitting in
wish this had been part of the Amb liq store as well
Sop: last part of motion?
ML: encouragement of a post office
Mayor: looking for any support they can get
Sop: funnily enough, best service Shoppers on Amb
guilty parking in their pkg lot -- didn't abuse it; Shoppers kept
it open and free; going to be successful
but you folks in Dund, got to adopt a new .... for parking
why can't all of Dund get together; only common sense; if you
want biz to strive
Shoppers is a quick in and out; wonderful add'n to that
cmnty
as for PO, one in Shoppers, xxx, and on Bellevue wch is
main
benefit to ask PO to say logically three don't have to be in Amb;
logical to be in Dund
supportive
the other area is -- when staff go parking, in area
wd we adopt some principle of signage, resident only?
Sokol: may have to ask Raymond Fung, not familiar with
policy
RF: cd I ask Cclr Sop to repeat the question
Sop: everyone has to park somewhere; on the south side this will
be an active corner
Haywood -- small petition where cars are close to corners
if we have this addn, can we not look at these offsets -- new
signage or beefing up bylaws
RF: staff can consider special, resident parking
commit to working with bylaws where restrictions; look for
enforcing the bylaw
wrt this applic, staff can follow up with letterwriters, and work
with residents to address their situation
MS: I do not support -- first of all echo what Cclr Panz says
and work Mr Gustavson has done; desperately need a tenant in that
corner
I am opposed to encouraging a biz like Shoppers to watch their
profits walk out the door for six hours a day
I've spent over 30 years operating my own biz in a variety of
bizes in retail and wholesale game, and I can assure this Ccl that
inventory loss is a v real concern, and when you run your own biz,
it's a lawless society.
I had two of my offices broken into last weekend, on the same
weekend, and I get my 20 seconds with the RCMP to file my report, get
my file numbers so I can file my insurance claims; all the RCMP tell
you to do is put bars on the windows b/c even though the bldgs are
alarmed, these ppl are in and out in five minutes and they can't
respond that quickly -- even if they cd and caught the person, under
our ridiculous court system, they'd be back out and able to hit you
the next night.
Mayor: Ccl Smith, are you proposing an amendment?
MS: I am suggesting we have no right, Ccl has no right, to force
a biz to offer, ah, I can see encouraging ingress; that back door was
put there for [Capers] restaurant, wch is a different biz [from]
SDM
Harder to walk out with a French baguette and a watermelon under
your arm than a bottle of pills in your pocket and walk out the
door
I'm opposed to this Ccl going down the socialist route telling
bizes how to run their biz.
I think we shd scrub this encouraging--
Mayor: Wd like to ask Clk how to deal with this, separate?
SSch: separate
MS: hope Ccl hears strongly this is the wrong approach;
sustain a loss for six hours a day is absurd
ME: was thinking that before you mentioned it; I support what
you're saying
wd like to ask applicant, my question is whether this wd prove
to be undue hardship if we did impose that requirement
Mayor: really don't like to involve applicant in debate once
we're having it
My understanding is that it's possible from a design POV but not
desirable from a biz security and safety POV. That's the
applicant's view, is that correct?
SW: first of all I commend Mr G, excited when I saw the design;
preserve nbrhd characters; hope goes in Amb; aesthetic and village
character
I'm on both sides, Cclr Lewis and Cclr Smith, and not up to us to
tell Shoppers how to run their biz
first thought when I saw felt onerous on a drugstore, small items
and walking out the back door; however encouragement amendment is
fair, if over the years if redeveloping or looking at other options,
opportunity for back entrance, consider it but don't think it shd be
an reqmt of this going forward. Shoppers will be massive
enhancement to the nbrhd
Initially, though, have to say I was v disappointed cuz I saw a
great life-style store or restaurant with a terrace, but the economic
reality is that Shoppers will do v well in the nbrhd, so I think we
shd go forward with them
Mayor: Did you want to comment again Cclr Sop?
Sop: I have a family mbr who is a loss prevention officer;
working for companies that do go into stores; v successful
Without forcing the issue, Cclr Smith, park at the back and walk
uphill to the front door?
one entrance so not going both ways
monies spent today to prevent loss is HUGE; all over the city;
know firsthand; one of the company expenses they have to look at
don't disagree for one second; if putting parking at back put
access through that; the hardware store down here, go up steps and
back the same way; same with bizes in Amb, enter through the lane,
doesn't seem to be a real major problem
MS: solution might be an amendment
can see entrance from parking lot, maybe a one-way door, a
variety of ways you cd do it; ingress makes some sense, but don't see
any sense in encouraging egress, a non-starter
Mayor: amendment?
MS: move we strike out the egress
Mayor: ingress be encouraged; amend; basically to remove egress
from motion -- discussion on amendment?
Sop: go in, then meet by the front and walk all the way around;
what if they have one of those push bars? lots of methods to get
around some of these--
Mayor: Question is in favour or opposed [to amendment]?
Sop: haven't decided yet
Mayor: well, I'm going to call the question if there's no further
discussion, so amendment is that ingress to be encouraged, from the
lane, then rest of motion
ME [?]: encouraged
Sop: from the lane
ML: I think it was my motion
it was an encouragement to look at the possibilities of coming in
and out through the back of the bldg. Don't think there was any
sense of directing Shoppers that they had to do X or Y, but in course
of this discussion, certainly there shd be some consideration of
desirability of being able to enter bldg through rear, consistent with
encouragement to move street traffic through the lane as opposed to
Bellevue Ave or Marine Dr
don't think we were suggesting without ingress/egress we'd deny
the application just encouragement to be consistent with what I heard
as desires of Ccl and cmnty
Mayor: call question on the amended motion, that ingress be
encouraged from the lane
{MOTION fails}
so main motion is just ingress and egress be encouraged
going to be voting separately on those
Mayor: I'm going to make a couple of comments
I think applic exceptional; it improves Dundarave, no question
about that
speaking as Chair of Police Bd, I'm opposed to the staff
proposal of ingress and egress
We spend a lot of time encouraging bizes to be safe and secure
and I know it's ideal but those other bizes in Dund where you can come
in the back door, you can see the back and the front door from the
cash desk,
{don't think this is true in all cases, unnamed so
shoplifters won't be encouraged!}
or from most of the places in the store
We have to also know where our limits wrt design.
we'll pursue the PO, that'll be interesting
Ms Scholes, will you read the three parts separately and we'll
vote each time.
SSch: interior and exterior building renovations be
approved
CARRIED
SSch: wch wd allow for the encouragement of providing
ingress/egress from the lane be provided at least six consecutive
hours each day, with the specific hours identified by the applicant
based on the best business operating practices and that additional
signage accompany this ingress/egress
Mayor: in favour?
FAILS
and thirdly
SSch: DVP wch wd allow for the pursuit of establishing a
postal office outlet be approved
Mayor: be encouraged? be pursued? hoping to achieve that.
All those in favour?
CARRIED
Post Office went through with flying colours!
At the January 19, 2009 meeting, Council
received the report dated January 6, 2009 from the Senior Urban Design
Planner titled "4768 and 4772 The Highway, Lower Caulfeild", a
copy of which is attached for reference.
Sokol: I've been Dir of Planning for 11 mos; working on this
project
staff studying projects going back to 1996; where we can improve
on guidelines
Mayor: this is a motion from the prev cmnty ccl??? ....
tyvm
Sokol: this is for a simple lot line adjustment
elsewhere in District wd be handled by staff but because part of
LCAC has to go to Ccl
SLIDE -- 4772 is lot 1 4768 is lot 2
enlarges Lot 1 to 16K and Lot 2 to 26K???
increase yard in Lot 1, also some rock outcropping; just to
increase size of usable yard area
staff believes this meets guidelines of LCAC in OCP
natural envmt; construction; bldgs and.... ; maintain and
enhance; that last objective doesn't apply to this
staff feels this project meets these three objectives so
recommends approval
happy
Eric Nelson: applicant; also willing to answer any Qs as
well
ML: this recutting of the boundaries
does this make Lot 1 more valuable
Sokol: cd build a larger house but wd hv to come to Ccl b/c of
LCAC
ML: ... new worth more than?
Sokol: value of Lot 1 goes up and Lot 2 goes down
Mayor: ?
Eric Nelson: as a police friend once said to me no fish ever
got caught by keeping its mouth closed. xxx
TP: getting familiar with process, has this gone before
LCAC?
Sokol: for minor projects, staff can decide and go to
Ccl... xxx
Mayor: and nbrs were notified
MOTIONS MADE
= all written and verbal submissions
received for information.
= approval of the Alteration
Permit Application which would allow for a lot line adjustment
between two lots in the Lower Caufeild Heritage Conservation
Area
CARRIED
RECOMMENDED: be read a first, second and third
time.
RL: our annual review of all our fees and charges
been abolished, partly our FSTF and partly Ccl
generally evolution along lines of user pay
when we review we take into consideration, costs involved,
increase over past year; extent we might subsidise; sp consideration
for youth and seniors
look at competitive rates in nbring Ms
rec fees and charges hv been increased 4% {? check
this}
super senior rate, for over 75s, from 15% to 20%
recommendations of sports field user group been increased
a regime of new fees, xxx, monitoring prevention services
fire safety planning; registration fee; fuel oil storage tank
monitoring fee
overall, increase District revenue $300K over 2008
otherwise wd increase; an increase in prop taxation
MS: report is an excellent one
fees ... don't capture the full cost of the service
this is where we always have a difficult time, how to set
these fees
shd hv a clear {way/method/formula?} how to set these;
perhaps a WG
have to have a better ...
another, I've mentioned before, Ccl has chosen to ignore; have
to consider resident vs non-resident
look over in NV, houses going up like mad -- where are they
going to use -- our beaches, Aq Ctr, Cmnty Ctr, SAC -- can we afford
to be a mecca for the N Shore?
Mayor: maybe sent to Cmnty Ctr board to ???
Sop: on p 77; there's an increase alt permits and right below it,
Bd of Variance lesser increase and lesser price
if you come to Ccl or Bd of V; I know where one wd go all the
time; know where I wd if cheaper
Sokol: Variance .... to Ccl to Bd
just to recoup our costs; to get copies to Ccl.....; cost is just
higher than Bd of V
going to Ccl or BoV is not entirely applicant's decision
Sop: that's changed over the years; abundance BoV, that's slowed
down
ML: wd like to follow up wt subsidies; we really need to
understand the magnitude of the subsidies
esp as we go into next year's budget planning schedule
really wd like to have a much better sense of the subsidy on a
per program basis xxx so there's some consistency
prior to the 2010 budget; a methodology has to be agreed upon and
xxxxx
don't know how to go there ... but ... shooting in the
dark
wrt costs and value, whether subsidising one group more than
others
if you don't understand the cost, pretty difficult
CAO: that's a philosophical discussion that Cclr Lewis and I
have
with Bd
what is the cost of a $2 swim? cost of bldg, labour,
footprint
a question he has posed
when you subsidize one prog, you do another
question is a proposal ... Cmnty Ctr Bd had to grapple with
take to staff to see if other Ms have had to wrestle that to the
ground
SW: if you're going to make an amendment
go back to bd; look at pre-registration; as the mother of two
young chn have to get up
be inclusive but have first rights
Mayor: one hour?
AM: one hour preregistration for WV residents
Sop: wrt trickle-down economics some think works
Srs' Ctr alone, thousands of hours of volunteer
encouraged ppl time and time again to get out of homes and
come
not just about {$?}
next thing we'll be putting gate up on our mnty
for all on a general even keel, balance
if we don't get bottom line right
planning for strategic for xxx {years?}
sit down with Ms Mooi
what we're providing for what they pay
one of the most beautiful cmtny ctrs; beyond dreams xxxxx; have
to be flexible; not all rich in this cmnty
we have to take up the slack; be v v careful
constantly raise the fees; not going to be okay in the long
run
see the ageing popn, see how many -- want health care, want to
get out of their homes
you know exactly, how xxx
that makes it great
been here 12 years; six years to do fees and charges; not one
answer to it
you know what, they'll go to NV; I know what Cclr Smith is
saying
Mayor: I'd like to commend Ccl
working...; users of field, right balance; better for over
75
has incentivized lowering fuel xxx
residents not as straightforward,,, Library
[arrangement]
wd not be able to offer progs with our numbers
capital .... judicious
spoke to NV; prepared to take same approach
drive ... where we can; see
results
MS: xxx
Sop: if you're coming back at me, it better be good
MS: speech xxx ... didn't know Cclr Sop a devotee of
trickle-down economics
Cclr Lewis..... just if you're dealing with the public ...
xxx
didn't realize it wd be such an inflammatory
statement
your statement about Library good one, why not do same thing
as with Lib?
if subsidy $500K Srs' Ctr, $150K from NV and xxxxx
can't see why not use it
staff telling us 30% up to 50%
Amb Park ... used ... has to be some rationale
Mayor: strategic planning exercise; anyone?
Sop: I don't dare
PASSED
RECOMMENDED:
CAO: plsd MetroV has brought forward
fiscal agmt target on p150; it reads.....
we all know the costs of services increasing to residents,
transportation increasing
we need to take a hard look how our services being provided
and paid for
we've now engaged a jt cmte of Dir of Finance MetroV looking
at xxxxxxx
must have a strong understanding of what our costs
are
v exciting
starting to take a hard look; what sustainability
means
we'll never see the density other Ms have; we define here a
complete cmnty
going to be a v exciting year as we define what sustainability
is for WV
TP moved: THAT the 2009 Metro Vancouver Sustainability Report be
received by Council for information.
in reading this report, challenges we face and
opportunities
projected growth 3.2M by 2040; still working with resources we
have at hand
this report speaks to this; having to be v careful how w uses
them
speaks to our natural capital
Eagle Lake filtration, ...to prev Ccl, xxxx
ppl have a choice; water has to be conserved, only so much
commended for leading, metering
ask Dir Engg how climate change affect our water
what is xxx to expand that to future
RF: wrt Climate Change issue, region is looking at this, what
sort of mitigation and xxx steps
wrt water supply in WV, one of the effects a reduced snowpack,
wetter ... ; ... and drier summers
we've taken steps.... resiliency [???]
esp through non-peak periods; we can supplement our water with
MetroV
many other Ms having the ability to ... own water
source
TP: in this report, it sets Green House targets-- municipal
level?
RF: don't know if I'm the best person Climate Action
charter
decision ... to see how our own ....taking steps, lift stns, pump
stns
help reach its carbon neutral targets
Sop: guess this is about the fourth in the process here
under financial mgmt; estimating the impact on the av household
in V
solid waste, drinking water, .....xxx nth degree, higher than
taxes
sewer, xxx and parks; seen ..... grow
when we fight and have discussions; keeping it under a certain
percentage
ten years said to us wd increase [X%]
water filtration and monitoring to adjust to their
ever-increasing xxx
on top of that TransLink; give credit to GVRD to sewer and
.... water
but somewhere along the line, going to put us in the poor
house
every adjustment we make is reaction to their costs, we take the
hit
credit to our Engg dept -- we'll have the best drinking
water in BC, and buy less and less
you sit on a few boards there, I.. you know how it operates
are they truly looking at sustainability, costs from 2006 -
2013?
they don't give breakdown how it affects WV; we take it ev
year
F Cmte, Mr Laing, faced with this every year, far greater than
ever we can raise with prop tax
financial/strategic planning or we're in trouble; that's my
advertisement for the day
ML: two quick points
I attended my first mtg of Finance Cmte of MetroV about week
ago
in water, conservation, and sustainability, we're way ahead of
everybody else; virtually ev home, biz, being metered
v surprising to other areas how far ahead [we are]
as a result our request to borrow to support initiative
approved without any question
as to growth of other levels of govt; clearly a concern; made
commitment to represent WV but you shd know their operating budget for
2009 is close to $540M; virtually all of that goes to infrastructure
replacements, things like Seymour River, filtration, tunnels, those
sorts of things
cost of maintaining infrastructure; local level, look at it at
a regional level those are indeed staggering costs
Mayor: I don't think it's quite as bad, Cclr Sop, in terms of
from WV's POV; water filtration plant and metering examples of
being proactive, not reactive, and in the long run we've positioned WV
taxpayers much better
Our next challenge is solid and liquid waste, no question that
the Lions' Gate sewage treatment plant is nearing the end of its life
-- what will we do? will we be innovative, and act, wch I think we
shd, as the North Shore as a subregion with or without MetroV is a big
question, how open will we be converting waste to energy, both solid
and liquid.
we're living in innovative times
we've demonstrated wrt water innovative and entrepreneurial; for
me a major focus
another is the zero-waste challenge
MetroV has chosen not to rush into how it's going to deal with
its solid waste, but to think v carefully, try to encourage the broad
cmnty to divert from the waste stream and to challenge us to do that;
we need to work with prov on that
if anything I wd fault MetroV for, it wd be the collaborative
approach with prov govt, or lack of
I've spent a lot of time working on that myself
I don't think the Bd of Directors, or even senior staff
sometimes, do as good of a job as they can, b/c we're in this
together
comparatively speaking the region provides v good services and
good utilities at a relatively low cost compared to other places on
the continent
the fact they're looking at sustainability -- it was painful
getting to this point; I didn't think we'd see the day; it's a start,
and it's going to help us with our strategic thinking, too, b/c we
have major questions particularly on liquid and solid waste
Sop: we can play good cop bad cop
Mayor: okay
Sop: the reason I said what I said
WV residents pay their taxes, they want services they pay for it
but there's been an escalation
Cclr Lewis is going to have to raise his voice a bit to get the
point over in that domain
Mayor: have to give credit to our CAO and Dave Stuart--
Sop: --our staff--
Mayor: --already--
Sop: -- to what they've said
Mr Fung, they said to us we'd have a 80% increase in water costs
over a ten-year period plus sewer costs and ev else
we've built in programs ... finally got to this water situation;
I think it's fantastic what we've done; we've been proactive but we're
reacting to what they've told us; these added costs
somewhere, Madam Mayor, through your good work there and Cclr
Lewis, maybe they'll get the msg; we like to be heard
I had my tongue in my cheek a little bit but somewhere this msg
has got to get out there
all that growth, we end up paying the worst for it, b/c of our
higher assessments, we know that
Mayor: Vanc av household $650K per capita, for sure at least
double that for the av household in WV
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
8. Consent Agenda Items - Reports and
Correspondence
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
THAT Council authorizes submission of an application for the
Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure - Asset Management Plan and the Storm
Sewer Infrastructure - Asset Management Plan projects under the
Provincial Local Government Infrastructure Planning Grant
Program.
11. Appointment to Municipal Insurance Association
(File: 0115 01/0055 20MIAB1)
G. McRadu, CAO, appointed as the alternate District
representative for 2009 for the Municipal Insurance Assn.
CORRESPONDENCE LIST FOR CONSENT AGENDA
12. Correspondence List (File: 0120 24)
[full list in prev WVM]
13: REPORTS from MAYOR/CCLRS
Sop: at Spirit Trail unveiling ... in front of ... outstanding!
when get a glimpse HBay to Deep Cove
one small step working together for future; the mark for the
signage is there
maybe Cclr Evison can speak; forget what they called it;
extremely well done
can hardly wait until our end gets going
attended with you Feb 12, stage; kids; delightful afternoon
ME: I promised Cclr Sop that I wd limit my remarks to 27
min
Arts and Culture, met twice; tremendous
one of the early challenges -- introduce a new museum into the
cmnty; long way from it but look forward to ....
Mayor: thank Cclr Smith for as acting mayor standing in for
me
... about a third of what's in the ... stream; regardless on its
way
thank Barbara Brink for including us in their first planning
session [WVCCS]
v successful week in the countdown to 2010, proud... own
way
appreciated
14. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
CR: Good evening. Before I speak about Heritage Week
though, I just want to add my support for the Shoppers Drug Mart in
Dundarave, but I wd like to make two suggestions. One, I
agree with the person who said to expand the notification; it
wasn't very--
Mayor: --it was expanded, but apparently not expanded
enough
CR: --but also the notice the Library didn't get out for some
[unintelligible syllables]--
{how dreadfully mangled! The point I was trying to make
was that the 'public' mtg held at the Library by the devpr was only
known about by most AFTER the mtg.}
--just giving a word [?] to expand it. And also for
the post office, so if there's anything we can do to help, cuz we
used to have a post office in Dundarave; and so if it requires -- I
think, I understand the Ccl's going to write requesting that -- but if
it requires say, some local cmnty assns to support Ccl in that request
or to have other ppl do that, pls let me know b/c we can help you in
trying to tell them we need a post office there.
The other thing is, of course, it's Heritage Week so thank
you very much. That was great to have the presentations tonight,
and you know tomorrow night is the Heritage Recognition
[Reception] so the Heritage [Award] winners will be there, and
then there will be four authors who have written books on WV who will
be making some remarks about their books on WV, There'll be a Q
& A period so if ppl want to, and then there'll be a reception; so
if ppl want to speak to the authors of the books and the heritage
award recipients, that's a great opportunity -- 7 o'clock at the Srs'
Ctr.
There's the Astronomy Talk at the Library on Thursday at
7pm; Saturday the Museum has Donald Grant [of] the Hollyburn
Heritage Society with a film and a talk on Diamond Head Chalet, A
Family's Journey, and some of the descendants of the Brandvolds will
be there.
And on Sunday, there's the Heritage Fayre with some
groups, there'll be some displays, the heritage award winners, and
there'll be a display both by Park Royal and the Heritage Dept -- and
the piper will be there at 2:30pm.
And then of course Sunday also is the free snowshoe and
barbecue [at Cypress].
So, again, this is something that is across Canada, Heritage
Week, so I hope everybody will come, enjoy themselves, and have lots
of fun.
Thank you very much.
Mayor: thank you for all your work in heritage.
15. ADJOURNMENT [9:20]
=== Ccl Mtg AGENDA March
2nd ===
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES -- February 16, 2009
Regular Council Minutes
PRESENTATIONS
3. West Vancouver Police Department: COMPSTAT (Comparative
Statistics) Program (File: 2900-01)
Information to be provided.
4. Draft 2009 Proposed Budget Presentation (File:
0860-01) -- Information to be provided.
REPORTS
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council receive the report from the
Acting Manager of Parks dated March 2, 2009 as an assessment and
follow-up to the recommendations approved on May 5, 2008 entitled
"Regulating Recreational Dog Walking in West Vancouver
Parks";
2. The Park Ranger position be approved in
the 2009 Budget and funded;
3. The Park Ranger position include bylaw
enforcement capability;
4. Council direct staff to continue to work
with local residents who are interested in forming a "Responsible
Dog Owners Group".
6. Consideration of Awning at 1434 Marine Drive - BC Liquor
Store (File: 1010-20-08-026)
Information to be provided.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council endorse the recommended public
consultation process for undertaking a comprehensive update of the
Zoning Bylaw governing land use, as described in the February 23,
2009 report of the Director of Planning, Lands and Permits and
summarized as follows:
Specific dates/times will be set aside in
April for interested residents and building industry members to meet
with staff to review the draft bylaw. Meetings during those times
could be scheduled with staff in advance or members of the public can
"drop in". The format of the meetings will not be an open
house, but will provide opportunities for various individuals or small
groups to hold focused meetings with staff to identify issues, answer
questions, or address areas of concern. The draft bylaw will be ready
for Council review in June.
RECOMMENDED: THAT Council adopt the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Ethics and Integrity Policy
(Appendix A) attached to the February 23, 2009 report from the Chief
Administrative Officer.
RECOMMENDED: THAT Delegation Bylaw No. 4580,
2008, Amendment Bylaw No. 4591, 2009 (to establish a West Vancouver
2010 Olympic Fundraising subcommittee) be read a first, second, and
third time.
BYLAW for ADOPTION
This
bylaw received three readings at the February 16, 2009
meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
10. Consent Agenda Items - Reports and
Correspondence
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
12. Appointments to Design Review Committee and West Vancouver
Memorial Library Board (File: 0116-20-DRC /
1905-04)
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Stuart Hood be appointed to the Design Review Cmte for
the term ending January 31, 2010; and
2. Rod Day be appointed to the WV Memorial Library Board
to fill the second year of the term vacated by Nicole Brown, ending
December 31, 2009.
CORRESPONDENCE LIST FOR CONSENT AGENDA
13. Correspondence List (File: 0120 24) to
be received for information.
Correspondence received up to February 13,
2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
1. N. Proach, Route 101
Society, February 9, 2009, re Support for Extending Route
101
Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and
response.
No Action Required (receipt only)
2. February 10, 2009, regarding
Crime Issues
3. O. Dickie, Feb 6, Canadian
Association of Home and Property Inspectors (BC), re Support for
Licensing of Property Inspectors
Correspondence received up to February 20,
2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to Director of Finance for consideration and
response.
No Action Required (receipt only)
5. B. O'Neill, Canadian Union
of Public Employees - BC, Feb 17, regarding Public Private
Partnerships
Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services
Department.
Responses to Correspondence -- No items
presented.
Responses to Questions in Question Period --
No items presented.
14. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS (Including
updates on working groups)
15. PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS 16.
ADJOURNMENT
=== NEWSWATCH ===
Complete in Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0223/p04s01-wome.html
A
brief window opens into rarely seen Iraq Museum - CS Monitor
and I found the end of the article particularly
interesting:
What it lacks in
funds, it makes up for in the passion of its staff, who treat the
museum like a beloved family member.
"We've all
studied together and worked together for years," says cuneiform
expert Mahdi Rahim, who repaired and sold air conditioners to support
himself as an archaeologist during the lean years of sanctions against
Iraq in the 1990s.
On Saturday, Haji
Abed Atiya al-Chameri, an elderly man in a long blue work coat and
white head scarf, brought glasses of tea to Edan, the director.
Earlier, he had been pushing a floor cleaner, showing up for work
every day as he has for more than half a century - even though he
retired last year and is no longer paid.
"He is the
history of the museum - he just cannot imagine himself out of the
museum," says Edan.
Mr. Atiya knew
personally all the great archaeologists of the 1940s and 1950s,
including Max Mallowan, who excavated Nineveh and married Agatha
Christie. "Saddam was a madman," says the father of 11.
"All those wars."
Atiya was at the
museum when it was looted in 2003. "I felt very sad," he
says. "I couldn't stop the terrorists - they were carrying
machine guns."
=== 2009 HERITAGE AWARD WINNERS'
INFORMATION ===
AWARD #1:
HUGH HAMILTON
Apart from his
family priorities, Hugh Hamilton's principal focus over the past
many years has been the protection and enhancement of West
Vancouver's natural heritage.
Hugh Hamilton is one
of those rare individuals who, depending on the circumstances, can be
a leader or a supportive follower. To him, the important thing
is the result, not who gets the credit. Hugh's approach is
very simple: Define broad environmental objectives, identify and
understand specific problem areas, and get capable people actively
involved in finding practical solutions!
With his enthusiasm
and interpersonal skills, Hugh is a master at brining people together
in a common cause. Always the gentleman, he can be firm when
firmness is required, or conciliatory when compromise is needed to
bring about a fair resolution.
Hugh has previously
served as president of West Vancouver Streamkeepers, a volunteer
organization committed to protecting and revitalizing local salmon
streams. By developing close working relationships with
municipal, provincial and federal agencies, developers, business
organizations, and other environmental partners, Hugh and his
Streemkeeper colleagues have been successful in bringing several
once-neglected West Vancouver streams back to life - with salmon
returning to spawn for the first time in 40 years.
Hugh is also a
much-valued Director of both the Old Growth Conservancy and the
Shoreline Preservation Society, and somehow finds time to actively
contribute to the Coho Festival, Community Day, Rivers Day, and the
Vancouver Natural History Society. His past community service
includes the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, the
Environmental Working Group, and the Altamont Community Association -
where he worked to protect the character and heritage of
Altamont.
This evening, Hugh
Hamilton is being recognized for his inspired & inspiring
leadership in the restoration of our natural heritage and for his
various advocacy roles.
AWARD #2:
DUGAL PURDIE AND LYNDA WRIGLEY
The "Dawson House"
at 4170 Rose Crescent was originally designed by renowned Canadian
architect Ron Thom, and was built in 1958 for Bob and Rose Dawson.
The house is constructed of wood, glass, and stone (indigenous West
Coast materials). The cedar shingled roof with its wide eave
overhangs, and the projecting balconies, accent the building's
horizontality. An unusual design feature is the incorporation of
a large natural rock formation into the ground floor deck
design.
Second owners, Dugal
Purdie and Lynda Wrigley retained architect Russell Hollingsworth to
help them restore this significant house, and to update it for the
family's contemporary needs, including a minor addition. The
end result is a sensitive rehabilitation of Dawson House, which
preserves the integrity of the original architectural design and
unique features including the stone fireplace, interior wood work, and
original furnishings designed by Ron Thom.
The rehabilitated
Dawson House was photographed by Barry Downs, and featured in the
highly successful "Poetics of West Coast Modernism" exhibition in
2005 [at the Ferry Building Gallery], where it was presented as
"Organic House". it was described in the following
words:
"This house
reveals an ambience of comfort and serenity achieved through organic
planning, embracing the garden and the forest setting, and the use of
natural wood. White plaster walls serve as a counterpoint,
capturing exterior light and enervating inner cave-like spaces.
All are focused on the grand central hearth, the spirited centrepiece
of this open family house. "
AWARD #3:
ELINOR MARTIN AND MARGARET RAMSAY
In 2001, the Church
Committee of the Parish of St. Christopher identified the need for a
Church Archivist to file and preserve church records. It then
seemed prudent to prepare a formal church history, while early
parishioners were available to contribute their
recollections.
Elinor Martin and
Margaret Ramsay set out to document and tell the story of St.
Christopher's. Margaret arranged files, conducted research,
scanned photographs, edited text, and pulled together an Appendix.
Meanwhile, Elinor conducted interviews with parishioners, organized
the information, and wrote the text.
The result of their
joint efforts is the book: "Celebrating Seventy Years of
Ministry, 1933 - 2003: A History of the Parish of St. Christopher".
The book chronicles the history of St. Christopher's as an
institution, a building, and a community of people. It describes
significant events in the lives of church parishioners. It also
documents the development of the church property at 11th and Inglewood
- starting with the dedication of the Mission Sunday School in
October 1933, and including the design and construction of the
landmark A-frame church building in the mid-1950s.
This book presents a
valuable history of an important West Vancouver institution, and the
people who built it and created a community around it over the past 75
years. Reading through the pages of this book, the story of West
Vancouver unfolds through the lives of pioneer families such as the
Nesbitts and the Dickinsons, and many individuals active in the
community over several decades.
The church building
will be added to the West Vancouver Community Heritage Register in
2009. Its heritage value lies in its architectural merit, but
also in the rich cultural history of this parish, as told by Elinor
and Margaret.
AWARD #4:
THE TOBY FAMILY
Architect Ray L.
Toby designed and built this house at 2055 Queens Avenue for his own
family in 1962. This was shortly after his firm, Toby Russell
Buckwell Architects, won the contract for the design of the new
District of West Vancouver Municipal Hall. The Toby House is
considered a pioneer of the West Coast Style, and embodies many of the
defining elements of that style.
The house was sited
with little alteration to the natural landform and minimal tree
removal. The large floor-to-ceiling windows blur the line between
interior and exterior space. The garden has been developed to
emphasize the native species and natural topography of the site.
Non-native plantings of maples and rhododendrons are limited to the
area immediately adjacent to the house. On the west side, the site
slopes steeply to a creek that has been kept in its natural course and
is surrounded by native cedars, ferns, mosses, and salal.
This style of
gardening, where non-native species are limited and large portions of
the found landscape are retained, is a common and appropriate
landscaping for West Coast Style buildings. It reflects the importance
of retaining the integrity of the site and the connection to the
natural
world.
The Toby House is
significant because it was the first time that glue-laminated wood
beams were used in local residential architecture. Here they are
used to provide very wide flaring eaves that appear to hover above the
articulated pavilions of this house. The roofline and glazing
give the exterior a light and floating look. On the interior,
clerestory windows provide natural light from all directions.
The open-plan layout and partial height walls allow for integration of
living areas.
The Toby House
epitomizes the design aesthetic and lifestyle of the mid-century
modern period, and stands as an excellent example of a building
perfectly integrated with its site.
The house has been
occupied by the Toby family for all of its 46 years, and has been
maintained in immaculate original condition. They are being
recognized tonight for their ongoing stewardship of this
architecturally-significant heritage building.
AWARD #5:
FRANCIS MANSBRIDGE
In 1998 the
Hollyburn Heritage Society began to collect information on the history
and heritage of Hollyburn Mountain. As the collection grew, the
seed was planted. The Society foresaw a book in this volume of
information, but wondered who would write it.
Following his
presentation to the Hollyburn Ridge Association in 2003, Don Grant
(Archivist for the Hollyburn Heritage Society) was approached by cabin
owners Ronald and Veronica Hatch as to whether the society had
considered writing a book about Hollyburn Mountain. Ronald also
happened to be the owner of Ronsdale Press
In 2004, Francis
Mansbridge and Lois Enns (both archivists) approached Don with their
idea of writing a book on hiking on the North Shore mountains.
Don indicated that there were already some very good books published
on the topic, and asked if they would be interested in writing a book
on the history and heritage of Hollyburn Mountain.
Francis Mansbridge
agreed, and dedicated the next four years towards this project -
including considerable research, writing, and re-writing. The
result of his efforts became "Hollyburn: The Mountain and The
City". The book is dedicated "to the pioneers of Hollyburn,
who created a place of enduring value which remains for all to enjoy.
It was published and launched by Ronsdale Press in November
2008.
Francis Mansbridge
has made a significant contribution to preserving the history of the
North Shore over a period of many years. He has worked as an
archivist in both North and West Vancouver, and has worked with the
West Vancouver Historical Society on a special project to preserve the
graduating class photographs from Hillside Secondary School.
Francis Mansbridge is also the author of "Launching History, The
Saga of Burrard Dry Dock".
"Hollyburn: the
Mountain & the City" brings to life the rich history of
Hollyburn Mountain - the people, the community, and the key events
that have shaped its legacy.
AWARD #6:
THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC, ADRIAN ARCHAMBAULT & EXECUTORS OF THE
BINNING ESTATE
"The story of the
Binning House is crystallized in a vintage photograph from 1945, taken
a few years after its construction. Glass doors are flung open
to a swathe of giant conifers, while on the terrace, a man and a woman
seem to be both outside and inside; even the living-room carpet,
mottled by sunlight and speared with the shadow of leaves, reads like
moss-cover in a forest. The image is a luminous vignette of
post-war Modernism."
"B.C. Binning's
1941 bungalow, designed by the artist himself, has become one of the
most iconic houses in Canadian history. In its pioneering role
as demonstration house for the once-new Modern idea, it is an object
of near reverence for the heritage and design communities. Its
renown has grown over the ensuing decades as successive generations of
historians, students, and visiting architects make their pilgrimages
to the House."
The Binning
House
"has stood serenely in this leafy slope of West Vancouver for the past
sixty-five years, even as the neighbourhood transforms =8Aaround it.
Its future longevity owes something to the conferral of official
heritage status in 2000=8A But the preservation of the House to
date is due to the steadfast care of Jessie Binning=8A"
When the community
learned of Jessie Binning's passing in 2007, concerns were raised
about the future of the house, and whether her wish to have it
preserved as a residence for visiting artists and scholars would be
realized.
During the Fall 2007
civic event, Mayor Goldsmith-Jones was pleased to announce that, after
months of behind-the-scenes work, the Executors of the Estate of
Jessie Binning reached an agreement with The Land Conservancy of
British Columbia (TLC) to assume ownership of the property, and to
manage it as a heritage site.
Note:
Excerpts taken from the book, "B.C. Binning", by Abraham Rogatnick,
Ian Thom, and Adele Weder, 2006 (section by Adele
Weder)=8A
AWARD #7:
LORNE RUBINOFF
A whole generation
of post-war architects found in West Vancouver a laboratory and
incubator for developing what has become known as the West Coast
Style. Among them was a young Paul Merrick.
Merrick House at
5762 Larson Place is the product of an architect designing and
building his own home - with limited financial means, but with the
freedom to test out and develop new design concepts and construction
methods. The design of the house was informed by the site
itself, and responds to the property's topography, orientation, and
natural site features.
Merrick House, built
in two phases (1974 and 1981), was sited on a solid rock foundation on
the highest point of land, and nestled within a private forest of over
65 trees, without any rock blasting or tree removal. It is
perhaps best described as part 'medieval wooden castle' built atop
a rocky promontory, and part 'tree house' in a private
forest.
The legacy of this
house is a physical embodiment of living in harmony with nature.
It is a 'spiritual place' which connects mankind with nature
through the blurring of indoor and outdoor, the sensitive siting of a
building within a forest, and creating a sense of transparency with
abundant natural light and framed views through the
trees.
For over 25 years,
Lorne Rubinoff (second owner) has been a faithful steward of this
architecturally-renowned house, and has maintained the property in its
original condition. He continues to demonstrate his respect for
the spirit of the house and its natural setting, and openly shares his
home with others as a timeless work of art, and a valuable teaching
tool.
=== LANGUAGEWATCH ===
SPOGG and SPELLING SNOBS
*** The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar:
http://spogg.org/
*** March 4th is National Grammar Day:
http://nationalgrammarday.com/
National Grammar Day Silliness -- Meanwhile,
John McIntyre at the Baltimore Sun has been having a good time.
Perhaps you'll enjoy his grammarnoir, which can be found on his blog,
"You Don't
Say." It starts out:
Down those mean
sentences I walk alone
I was sitting at my desk in
the old
Intelligencer-Argus building
the day she walked in. It was late afternoon on a rainy day, and my
hand had strayed more than once toward the dictionary in the bottom
desk drawer. I heard footsteps approaching, and when I looked up,
there she was. She was - lissome..... To
continue:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/mcintyre/blog/2009/02/down_those_mean_sentences_i_walk_alone.html
*** Snippets from
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28900351/ {I'll
correct the mistakes below in nest issue}
Fastidious
spelling snobs pushed over the edge
Books, blogs
and obsessiveness mark a brand-new war of the words
By Diane
Mapes
msnbc.com contributor updated 4:56 a.m. PT, Tues., Feb. 3,
2009
Some people avoid
Krispy Kreme because of the calories. Angela Nickerson won't go
there because of the Ks.
"I confess,
I'm a spelling, grammar and punctuation snob," says the 35-year-old
travel writer from Sacramento, Calif. "And I won't patronize
businesses with misspelled signs. It's like hearing fingernails
running down a chalkboard."
Life isn't easy
for language lovers such as Nickerson. Over the past decade, her
beloved mother tongue has been mashed, mangled and mistreated by
everyone from a sitting president to a squadron of texting preteens.
Misspelled menus have become the stuff of bad dreams. (Try our Sweat
and Sour Chicken!) Punctuation is not only hit-and-miss, it's
potentially hazardous. (Employees must "wash
hands.") .....
..... But
while blunders and bloopers have ever exasperated the spelling snobs
and grammar grunions of the world, our recent woes - housing
foreclosures, massive layoffs, rising debt and war - may be
ratcheting up the pressure some feel to seize control of something
(anything!), even if it's just a properly placed comma.
"Hanging on to
some kind of rule might be comforting to people," says Bethany
Keeley, a grad student from Athens, Ga., who runs The "Blog" of
"Unnecessary" Quotation Marks. "People are looking for something they can control
and 'What should we do about our foreign policy?' is a lot more
complicated a question than 'Should the period go inside or outside
the quotation mark?' "
..... "Our brains are wired to notice what's
different and when you're sure of the right way and the wrong way,
you notice mistakes more," says Wallin, who admits to dropping out
of an exercise class because the instructor kept misusing the word
"lay."
Revenge of the
nerds
Regardless of the
reasons we make mistakes - or feel the urge to correct the ones we
observe in others - word nerds have definitely decided it's time
to kick adverbs and take names.
The past few years
have seen a dramatic increase in books, broadcasts and puckish blogs
that poke fun at common gaffes and proffer usage tips for those not in
the know. Language love is celebrated via T-shirts, Facebook pages and
shiny new holidays such as National Grammar Day. Even Oprah's gotten
in on the style and usage scene by asking Grammar Girl Mignon
Fogarty to clear
up confusion about compound possessives.
But these newly
hip word warriors are doing more than writing odes to apostrophes and
posting tips for people who don't know their like or as from a hole
in the ground.
The
350,000-member Facebook group "I Judge You When You Use Poor
Grammar"
encourages its members to "seek out the infidels (grammar offenders)
and =8A document their acts of terror. Take pictures and post them in
this group to serve as examples to all."
Self-proclaimed
grammar vandal Kate McCulley took up her standard - or rather her
Sharpie pen and sheath of press-on commas - a year and a half ago,
determined to fix the pesky punctuation errors she encountered along
the streets of her native Boston.
"I don't go
out and do this every day, but if there's something exceptionally
bad, I can't resist," says the 24-year-old marketing analyst, who
also posts pictures of badly punctuated birthday cakes and misspelled
billboards on her blog, The Grammar Vandal.
..... Christopher Kenton, chief executive of a social media
software company from Fairfax, Calif., says his late father, a former
New York Times editor, simply could not let a mistake go
uncorrected.
"He carried five
pens in his pocket at all times and would edit his morning paper at
the breakfast table," Kenton says. "My worst embarrassment was
when he corrected someone's bumper sticker in a public parking lot
with passers-by staring."
Spyro Poulos, a
39-year-old associate publisher from Brooklyn, N.Y., says he's
encountered grammar cops as well, including a few who act as if
they're on "some superhero mission to save society from the evils of
an erroneous double negative."
Misplaced
motives?
How can you tell
if your love of language is driving you to verbal (not to mention
adverbial) abuse? Wallin advises a close look at your motivation for
correcting others.
"If it's to
show how smart you are, it will probably backfire, especially if the
other person feels embarrassed," she says. "However, if you want
to help your spouse or child present themselves well on a job
application or school assignment, then it's OK to correct them. But
even here, make sure that you don't come across as condescending or
critical. Focus on the misspelled word rather than on the person's
lack of spelling skill."
Luckily, many of
today's word nerds opt for gentle humor - as opposed to a usage
guide up alongside the head - to help get their message
across.
"The Society
for the Promotion of Good Grammar doesn't walk around with a pen
correcting signs," Brockenbrough says. "[But] we do write funny,
tongue-in-cheek letters to grammar offenders. Think of it this way: If
you were walking around with your zipper down, wouldn't you feel
grateful to the person who kindly pointed that
out?"
=== WORDWATCH === Happy New
Year [See also http://www.norooz.ca/ ]
Nowruz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nowr?z Also spelled: Norouz, Narooz,
Nowruz, Nawruz, Newroz, Newruz, Nauruz, Nawroz, Noruz, Novruz, Nauroz,
Navroz, Naw-R=FAz, Nowroj, Navroj, Nevruz, Neyruz ??????, Navruz,
Navrez, Nooruz, Nauryz, or Nowrouz
Observed
by
Iran, Afghanistan, Kurds, Kurds in Iraq,Kurds in Turkey, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Albania, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, as well as among various Iranian
people
everywhere.
Significance
-- New year holiday; Date - March 20th, 21st or 22nd.
Some communities celebrate on the actual Spring Equinox. Others
celebrated on a fixed day every year. 2009
date -- Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:44 UTC *
Celebrations
-- The
Haftsin
setting,
Chah=E2rshanbe S=FBr=EE, Sizdah Bedar, etc.
Nowr?z
(Persian: =CA=CB-=CB" /no?ruz/ ?
[no??u?z]; Kurdish: Newroz; with various local pronunciations and
spellings, meaning 'New Day') is the traditional Iranian new year
holiday
celebrated by
Iranian and
many other peoples in West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and in Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Republic of Macedonia.
Nowruz marks the
first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian year. It is celebrated on the
day of the astronomical vernal equinox (the start of spring in the northern
hemisphere), which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on
where it is observed. As well as being a Zoroastrian holiday, it is also a holy day for
adherents of the Bah=E1'=ED Faith.[1] In Iran it is also referred to as an Eid festival, although it is
not an Islamic feast. Alawites[2] and Nizari Ismaili Muslims[3] also celebrate
Nowruz.
The term Nowruz
first appeared in Persian records in the second century AD, but it was also an
important day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC), where kings from different nations under
the Persian empire used to bring gifts to the emperor (Shahanshah) of Persia on
Nowruz.[4]
=== QUOTATIONS
===
A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella
in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to
rain.
--
Robert Frost, American poet
(1874-1963)
Our heads are round so that thoughts can change
direction. -- Francis Picabia,
painter/poet (1879-1953)
{Who is he? I hear you ask. Well, cdn't
help googling and got this from Wikipedia:
(born in
Paris, Fran=E7ois Marie Martinez Picabia, 22 January
1879
- 30 November
1953), a
well-known painter and poet born of a French mother and a Spanish-Cuban father, an attach=E9 at the Cuban legation in Paris. [He was]
financially independent, studied .... at the =C9cole des Arts
Decoratifs... In 1894,
Picabia financed his stamp collection by copying a collection of
Spanish paintings that belonged to his father, and switched the
originals for the copies, without his father's knowledge, and sold the
originals.}
It is one thing to show a man that he is in
error, and another to put him in possession of the
truth.
--
John Locke, English philosopher (1632-1704)
When people who are honestly mistaken learn the
truth, they either cease being mistaken or they cease being
honest!
--
Anonymous
Programming today is a race between software
engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs,
and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So
far, the Universe is winning.
--
Rich Cook, American computer "Wiz" (b 1949)
What is success? It is a toy balloon among
children armed with pins. -- Gene
Fowler, (1890 - 1960)
+ RIDDLE
In the email subscriber update, the riddle
was: What's black and white and red all over? and at the
end of the email: No, it's not a newspaper, and sorry, you'll have to
wait for the next WVM for the answer(s).
To my astonishment, even though the riddle went
out about 3:20am, an answer arrived within a few hours!
Well, the first one was 'an embarrassed nun';
another guessed a book.
Here are other answers: a sunburned penguin, a
zebra painted red, and an embarrassed skunk.