WVM2011-13
Ccl NOTES June 20
AGENDA July 4
Calendar to July 21
by
Carolanne Reynolds, Editor
www.WestVan.org
Celebrate Canada and Welcome the Royal
Couple!
MAIN ITEMS on the
ccl mtg AGENDAs July 4:
PUBLIC HEARING on Housekeeping
Amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
- WV
Police Board 2011-2013 Strategic Plan and Mid-Year CompStat
(Comparative Statistics) Report
-
Construction Impacts on Neighbours (File: 1603-01/1610-01)
- 2011 [Five-]Year Financial Plan Budget Amendment
Bylaw No. 4693, 2011 (File: 1610-20-4693)
- Firearm Regulation Bylaw No. 4686,
2011
(File: 1605-01/1610-20-4686)
- Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw, Schedule 7 -
Fire and Rescue Permits and Services
- Water Utility Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 4691,
2011
(File: 1610-20-4691) -- RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Third reading rescinded; 2. amended by
deleting Pt 3 and renumbering; and 3. read a third time as
amended.
- Proposed Official Community Plan Amendment for
Block Bounded by Esquimalt Avenue, 20th Street, Fulton Avenue,
and 21st Street; and Rezoning and Development Permit for
2031, 2047 and 2063 Esquimalt Avenue (File:
1010-20-08-041/1610-20-4619/4678) -- RECOMMENDED:
THAT
1. OCP Amendment ... adopted; 2. Zoning Amendment
Bylaw ... adopted; and 3. Devt Permit ...
approved.
- Water Shortage Response Plan Amendment
Bylaw (File: 1610-20-4690) for adoption
-
Change to Council Meeting Schedule (File: 0120-01)
amended by scheduling special
Ccl mtgs for Monday July 11 at 4pm and Monday July 25 at 7pm
:-(
- AmblesideNow/Public Safety Building Project
Expense Report for the period ending May 31
-
Correspondence List {See Agenda below}
= Vive le Canada (La Fete nationale; Duke/Duchess of
Cambridge's tour; Cdn flag for Will); from the EDITOR'S DESK
(Royal/Tea); UPDATES & INFO (Award for WV Streamkeepers; PkR
Expansion; Kidneys, WRA); BLOCKWATCH (WVPD)
= CALENDAR to July 21st; CULTUREWATCH (Theatre; Art;
Music); SUBSCRIBER HEADSUP (Updates A, B, C, D with lots of
info)
= Ccl Mtg NOTES June 20th: Pumpkin Fest Cmte;
2010 Annual Report; OCP Amendment/Rezoning for Safeway site
(new proposal); Cmnty Grants Cmte's grant recommendations
and updated Policy Framework; Animal Control and Licence Bylaw
Compliance; MetroV Labour Relations; Housekeeping Amendments to Zoning
Bylaw for PH July 4; Water Shortage Response Plan; Water Utility Loan
Authorization Bylaw; Policy Review -- Obsolete Policies FAC Terms
of Ref and BC Ferries HBay; Devt Applic Status; Hollyburn Cabins
(Permits); Correspondence includes: E-Comm AGM; more Hollyburn Mews PH
submissions; Flood Control; Petting Zoo; Souvenir Album; RGS
Resolutions; Dogs and Bikes; UBCM: TLC (Canada Day Open House at B C
Binning House).....
= AGENDAs July 4th
= ANIMALWATCH (ocelot kitten; Sumatran tiger cub; strange
new species); INFObits (Greece/Economy; Flotilla); HEALTHWATCH (US
Medicare); PEACEWATCH (int'l help); TREEWATCH (healing ritual; sad
tree); HOCKEYWATCH (no royal riot!); CDN BOAT TO GAZA;
HOLIDAYWATCH (photos); OTTAWAWATCH (royal mail; brilliant Harper
move); VICTORIAWATCH (Sultan Report); ROYALWATCH (Trip; DOs and
DON'Ts; Wimbledon; Royal symbols); HERITAGEWATCH (HWV; Vancouver
Walking Tours); BOOKWATCH (Pakistan): LANGUAGEWATCH (Reasoning: for
truth or to win?); WORDWATCH (fave headline); HUMOURWATCH
(Monkeytail Beards; Classes for Women; Love); MAIKU (tanka; human
nature); QUOTATIONS/THOUGHTS/PUNS
+ PM unveils details of 2011 Royal
Tour (June 21, 2011
Ottawa, Ontario)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the itinerary of
the Royal Tour of Canada by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge.
From June 30 to July 8, 2011, Their Royal Highnesses will tour
the National Capital Region, Montréal and Québec City (Québec),
Charlottetown and Summerside (Prince Edward Island), Yellowknife
(Northwest Territories), and Calgary (Alberta)......
{rest under OTTAWAWATCH}
For more details on the itinerary, including
where the public can see The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visit the
2011 Royal Tour website at www.royaltour.gc.ca
.
Send greetings to the royal couple:
http://www.royaltour.gc.ca/msgbrd/index-eng.cfm
+
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
(June 24, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following
statement to mark Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day:
"Every year on June 24, Québécois and
French-Canadians in communities across our country gather with friends
and family to mark Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, a day that celebrates our
rich Francophone heritage.
"Today, we take pride in Canada's vibrant
French culture and celebrate a language that is spoken by over 9
million of our citizens and that unites us to the 74 other states and
governments of La Francophonie. We are also reminded that French is
not only one of our two official languages, but also the founding
language of our great and diversified country.
"As Canadians, we cherish our shared history,
one that has shaped our present and will help us define our future. As
we move forward together, we can be proud that in building a country
with different languages, cultures and identities, we have created an
inclusive nation that is founded on the principles of equality and
diversity.
"As we celebrate the invaluable contribution of
French-Canadian culture to our society, I extend my best wishes, on
behalf of all Canadians, to all those who today are celebrating the
heritage of Canada's Francophonie. Have a wonderful F=EAte
nationale!"
+ New Personal Flag for HRH Duke of Cambridge in
Canada (June 29)
PM unveils a new personal flag for use in Canada
for His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today unveiled a
new personal flag, for use in Canada, created for His Royal Highness
The Duke of Cambridge. The flag, whose creation and design were
approved by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of
Cambridge, will be flown for the first time tomorrow when The
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Ottawa to begin their nine-day
Royal Tour of Canada, from June 30th to July 8th.
"We are proud to be once again honouring
members of the Royal Family with their own personal flag for use in
Canada," said the Prime Minister. "The flag is a testament to the
special bond between Canada and the Royal Family and pays tribute to
our shared history, traditions, and institutions. It will be flown
with great pride throughout the upcoming Royal Tour by the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge."
The new flag was developed by the Canadian
Heraldic Authority at Government House in Ottawa. When The Duke of
Cambridge is in Canada, his personal flag will be flown day and night
at any building at which he resides and on all vehicles in which he
travels. It is the first personal flag to be created for a member of
the Royal Family since 1962, when it was announced that Her Majesty
The Queen of Canada had adopted a personal flag for her own use in
Canada.
The Queen has also approved the design and
creation of a personal flag for future use in Canada by His Royal
Highness The Prince of Wales.
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK
===
So much happening and so little time
-- so late so will save till next issue.
Royal-watching, doncha know ... while
sipping utterly delicious Stone Fruit Tea from Murchie's (wch through
Freudian slip referred to as Stoned Fruit Tea).
=== UPDATES & INFO
===
+
STREAMKEEPERS
BC
HYDRO
-- COMMUNITY
CHAMPIONS AWARD
BC Hydro will fund
volunteer work in communities throughout the province through a
Community Champions Award program. To be eligible, the volunteer group must be
nominated by students in the community.
The initiatives
undertaken by West Vancouver Streamkeepers working with the students
from West Vancouver Secondary led to the Environment Protection
Network (EPN) students nominating our Society for this
award.
On May 27,
Streamkeepers were presented with a cheque in the amount of $1,500 as
a result of the students'
nomination. Bill McAllister, Jim Torry, and Hugh Hamilton attended the
cheque presentation at West Vancouver Secondary School.
[See the recent
article on this award written by Rebecca Aldous of the North Shore
Outlook.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/northshoreoutlook/news/122970028.html ]
The nomination was
written by EPN student leader, Joseph McDaniel.
This donation will
be project directed to assist with improvements to the Nelson Creek
Hatchery as well as signage in the community raising awareness of our
salmon bearing streams.
We extend our
sincere thanks to BC Hydro for their generous contribution to our
stewardship organization and to the EPN students who made this
possible through their nomination of West Vancouver
Streamkeepers.
+ PARK ROYAL EXPANSION
We have opened a Display Suite in Park Royal South across from
Please Mum to talk about The Village Expansion development. In this
suite you can find information about the new retailers coming to Park
Royal, the new intersection going in on Marine Drive to replace
the westerly overpass, and the design for residential and movies
theatres. We are excited to share our future plans with you, and
welcome any feedback you may have. The suite will remain open
until July 17 every day from 12pm to 4pm, so visit us anytime.
If you don't have time to visit us, check us out online at
parkroyalconnected.com.
+ KIDNEY FOUNDATION (WRA
Event)
Tuesday, July 12, from 10 am to 2 pm
St. Monica's Church, 6404 Wellington Avenue, Horseshoe Bay at the
roundabout
The Directors of the Western Residents Association would
like to invite you to participate in this important program. There is
no cost involved but pre-registering is required (see below).
This program, offered by the Kidney Foundation of Canada (BC
Branch) provides a free screening opportunity for members of the
Western Residents Association who are at risk for
Kidney Disease.
All people being screened must fall into one or more of the
following at-risk categories: those with diabetes, high blood
pressure, cardiovascular disease; or those of Asian,
Aboriginal, African, and South Asian descent; or those with
a family history of kidney disease; or those who are 55
and over.
Most of the symptoms of early kidney disease are
silent. Our aim is to assist those in risk categories for
kidney disease to know as soon as possible their kidney function
level. This way, steps can be taken to stop or slow down
the progression of the disease.
=== BLOCKWATCH
===
Block Watch Society newsletter for June, July, and August.
See:
http://www.blockwatch.com/Newsletters/JuneJuly%20Aug%202011.pdf
======= CALENDAR to July
21st =======
All mtgs are at M Hall
unless indicated otherwise. NOTE: shown are mtgs known at
this date; often there are additions, changes, cancellations after WVM
goes out. Check the DWV Calendar:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Calendar.aspx .
Notices/mtgs/changes too late for an issue or too early for the next
are sent to subscribers as updates (see just above). They then
appear in the next newsletter.
>
Summer of Cinema and Song
Presented by Drs
Debra Rovinelli and Graham Foster at West Vancouver
Optometry.
Join us at 7pm in John Lawson Park for Summer of Cinema and
Song on the
waterfront. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy live music as the sun
sets, then stay and watch a great film in the park! Date / Song / Cinema
Sunday, July 10 / The Sea To Sky Wind Ensemble
/ The Blind Side
Sunday, July 17 / Redgy Blackout Acoustic Duo
/ Invictus
== Tuesday July 5 ~ 7pm ~
Parks Master Plan WG
== Thursday July 7 ~ 7pm ~ Design
Review Cmte
== Saturday July 9th
~ noon to 4pm ~ Historic B.C. Binning
Residence Open House
Tour this National Historic Site and learn about why this unique
example of early Modern Era architecture had a lasting impact on the
work of artists and architects across Canada.
Admission by donation. Carpooling and public transit
are recommended as parking is limited.
2968
Mathers Crescent (Just off of 29th Ave. and Marine Dr.)
Contact
The Land Conservancy for additional information:
604
733 2313 tbaker@conservancy.bc.ca
www.conservancy.bc.ca
== Sunday July 10th
Art Walk on Sunday --
11 am to 5 pm
Spend a day in Horseshoe
Bay and visit local potters and painters. Enjoy the route on foot or
catch the shuttle bus from Gleneagles Community Centre parking lot
every half hour starting at 11am.
Destinations include: the
Gleneagles Community Centre where there will be demos of pottery and
painting, tents in Horseshoe Bay Park and visits to the studios of
local artists and potters. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet
some of the talented people who live and work in Western West
Vancouver.
Full details available at:
www.horseshoebayartwalk.com
== Tuesday July 19 ~ 7pm
~ Parks Master Plan WG
== Wednesday July 20 ~ 7pm
~ Bd of Variance; and Library Bd at Library
== Thursday July 21 ~ 4:30pm ~
Design Review Cmte
+++ WV MEMORIAL LIBRARY +++
http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/
+ The Library will
be closed July 1st and on Sundays during July and August.
+ Parking and
Parking Limit Changes
One of the
consequences of being such a popular destination is that finding a
parking place can be a challenge.
In order to make
parking easier, new parking regulations will be put in place within
the next few weeks:
* 15
minutes on Marine Drive in front of the Library
* 1 hour on
20th Street between Bellevue and Marine
* 2 hours
on the upper lot west of 20th St.
* 3 hours
on the roof top parking lot
Parking limits
are not in
effect after 6pm or on Sundays.
For those wanting to
stay at the Library for more than three hours, parking within a
two-minute walk is available:
* On Bellevue between 19th and 21st
* On 20th Street north of Marine Drive
* On Esquimalt, both East and West of 20th
Street * On 21st between Bellevue and
Argyle
We also have bike
racks conveniently located at our front entry and we're on major bus
routes!
Parking Changes
[pdf]
+ NEW ROOF
PROJECT
The Library's getting a new roof this
summer. For details, see:
http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/index.php?page=73
=
SUMMER CINEMA: Come out for an evening of film, Welsh Hall, 6:30 -
9pm.
Adventure,
Romance, Royals, and Dance: The King's Speech - 5 July 6:30 - 9pm, Welsh
Hall West
{Excellent movie, won the Oscar; we even bought the
DVD}
True Grit
- July 12; Last Station - July
19
= English
Corner and
Philosophers' Cafe will resume in September.
+++ WV MUSEUM +++ http://westvancouvermuseum.ca/exhibitions/current_exhibition
=
The Smith Collection ~ June 9 to August
27
A
selection of works by leading Canadian artists from Gordon Smith's
private collection
Immersed in the visual art world,
West Vancouver artist Gordon Smith and his late wife Marion collected
a number of interesting works by leading Canadian and international
artists. The wealth of their art collection is evidence of the lives
the Smiths touched and conversely those who influenced Gordon
Smith's artistic practice. Through examining the Smiths' influence to
the Canadian art world, this first exhibition of the Smith Collection
includes works by Rodney Graham, Douglas Coupland, Jack Shadbolt, and
Ann Kipling among many others.
West Vancouver artist Gordon
Smith and his late wife Marion collected a diversity of artworks from
leading Canadian artists over their decades-long immersion in the
Canadian art world.
This exhibition includes
important works selected by Ian Thom, Senior Curator, Vancouver Art
Gallery.
West Coast Modern Home Tour Saturday July
9
Home Tour: 12 to 4pm, Reception: 4 to 6pm (check-in at
the WV Museum from 11am)
Taylor House, Dan White Architect, 1983
urbanpictures photograph, 2011
From the 1953 Plommer Residence by Fred Hollingsworth to a
stunning recently completed contemporary home by Mason Kent, this
year's spectacular line-up of homes offers participants an unique
opportunity to visit a diversity of private homes.
Constructed like a bridge and spanning over a rocky outcrop, the
1983 Dan White designed Taylor House has breath-taking ocean
views.
Built by Lauder and Tate in a manner of Thompson Berwick and
Pratt, a 1959 house sits on the end of a cul-de- sac oriented toward
the surrounding forest and illustrates early principles of mid-century
post and beam design. This modest house has been sensitively renovated
by architect James Hancock for his family.
A 1954 house, originally built on a gravel road, had fallen into
disrepair before being transformed into a unique modern house by
landscape architect Don Vaughan. Over many years, Vaughan
renovated his house to create a setting where architecture, art, and
landscape are integral to the overall design.
Tour participants will receive a complete information package
with details of all tour homes when they check in. In addition to an
architect-guided bus tour, a self-guided option is available.
Sponsored by the British Pacific Properties, a wine reception
serving appetizers donated by over fifteen West Vancouver
restaurants will take place immediately following the home tour at the
Eagle Harbour Yacht Club.
Home tour participants will have an exclusive opportunity to
purchase raffle tickets to win a limited-edition print, Tangled
Beach, by Gordon Smith. The raffle winner will be announced at the
reception after the tour. In addition, we will be giving away an
iconic framed photograph, B.C. Electric Head Office 1957, by
Selwyn Pullan (printed and signed in 2008) to a one lucky
participant.
To register for the tour, please use one of the following codes:
767578 (bus tour with a guide architect, $100); 767579 (self-guided,
$100); or 767580 (self-guided, home tour only, reception not included,
$90).
For more information about the tour, please call 925 7179 or
visit the
Museum's website.West Vancouver Museum
westvancouvermuseum.ca
Media contact: Kiriko Watanabe 925 7179
kwatanabe@westvancouver.ca
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY
+++ http://ferrybuildinggallery.com ~ 925 7290
The Artists' Salon ~ June 21 - July
3
Mixed media art by members of The Arts Connection Networking
Salon for Artists
Opening Reception Tuesday June 21 from 6 to
8pm
Artists in Attendance Saturday June 25 at
2pm
13th International MINI ART EXCHANGE ~
July 5 - 24
Brazil/Canada
Opening Reception Tuesday July 5 from 6 to
8pm
+++ SILK PURSE +++
http://www.silkpurse.ca/gallery2.html
June 28 - July
10 -- "Clay and
Colour"
Often we categorize art by
medium and style, not necessarily seeing how seemingly different forms
of art can complement each other and share a spirit or narrative.
Whether it is Sharon
Mason's expressive
paintings or Roohy
Marandi's elegant
sculpture, these works all speak of passion and dedication to one's
craft.
Opening
reception Tuesday June 28th from 6 to 8pm
July 12 - 24 -- "Sunrise"
Employing three distinct visual approaches
to some of the rudimentary property features of the Hastings Sunrise
neighbourhood, photographer Morgan Applewood invites us to consider
how the East Van area has come to represent decorum amidst Vancouver's
high-priced housing market & what it means to have the premium of
space.
Opening reception Tuesday
July 12th from 6 - 8pm
+++ KAY MEEK CENTRE
+++
Complete list of events: http://kaymeekcentre.com/on_stage/events_calendar
Electronic newsletter: http://kaymeekcentre.weebly.com
Simplest way to get on email list, call
913 3634 (also for tix) or email
tickets@kaymeekcentre.com
+++ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 60, West
Vancouver +++
"Where Volunteers make the difference."
Chartered November 17th, 1926
The Winter Issue
of "The Torch" is now available
To view
the newsletter, just click the following link for direct
access:
For those of you who use Twitter, you can follow
us, Tweet us and keep up to date with our events.
Follow us: @westvan60 -- Reid Anderson, Branch
Secretary
June
26 {earlier info
in Updates}
Dear Friends:
o Seniors' Annual Mystery Trip - Friday, July
8th.
The sign-up
sheet will be posted in the Lounge on June 29th. We are able to take 45
people this year so please, come on out! There will be
a $10
per person charge to help cover costs - it will be a fun
day!
o Our Summer 2011 BBQ schedule has been posted in the
Lounge.
PLS sign up to and take on a Saturday BBQ.
o WE NEED
YOU! MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!
Come out and
meet your Branch Executive. The Legion is a great place to meet with
friends and enjoy the many activities offered. Our volunteer base is
currently small and WE NEED YOU!!!
o PLAY WHERE YOU
WORK, WORK WHERE YOU PLAY!!
Please attend
our VOLUNTEERS' WORK
SHOP 3pm Sunday July 10th. An occasional few hours of volunteering or being
involved in helping a special event happen makes all the difference to
the continued
GOOD HEALTH of our Branch.
o
Today's technology leaves us needing people who can use computers
and are familiar with the internet and other office
machines. Is that
you?
A Wine & Cheese to
follow. Pls RSVP to me via, westvan60@telus.net or call the Branch Office: 922 3587.
Joan Thibault President,
RC Legion Branch 60 (West Vancouver)
+++ WV CHAMBER of COMMERCE + 926
6614 + http://www.westvanchamber.com
Jul 5 Chamber Breakfast Club
Have you attended one of the Breakfast meetings yet? Why not stop
by Cafe TrafiQ next Tuesday July 5th - a great opportunity to network
with your morning coffee!
Jul 12 - Chamber Breakfast Club
2
Breakfast Club 2 will meet on Tuesday, July 12th at Delany's
Coffee House in Dundarave. This is a second Breakfast Club meeting
group - everyone is welcome to join.
=== CULTUREWATCH
===
*
THEATRE
+ BARD ON THE
BEACH http://www.bardonthebeach.org/ June 2nd to Sept 24
(Tu - Sun)
As You Like
It
Great acting by Lois Anderson,
on stage nearly the whole time; and
The Merchant of
Venice
a difficult play, an excellent
production; even with humour: John Murphy and Ryan
Beil
Henry VI, Wars of the
Roses, opens Wednesday July 6
Richard III opens
Saturday July 16.
Tix: book online or call Box Office M-F 9am to 4pm, 739 0559;
reserved seating this year.
THE LATEST FROM
BARD:
FORUM: VENTURES AND
USANCE
Shylock and The
Merchant of Venice -- Monday July 11 at
7pm
Noted scholars Errol Durbach and
Graham Forst join members of the Bard company in a fascinating
exploration of moneylending in Shakespeare's England and of one
of Shakespeare's most complex and compelling characters. All
tickets only $10.
BARD EXPLORED
SERIES -- Saturday Mornings at
10:30am
Join Bard Education Director Mary
Hartman, with special guests featuring SFU's Dr. Paul Budra
for illuminating insights into the plays this season. With
complimentary coffee and tea, these lectures and discussions are a
great way to discover more about Shakespeare's remarkable
work. All tickets only $10.
BARD
PODCASTS
Now you can listen to Bard's Mary
Hartman any time, on your computer or portable device. With
special guests, featuring Artistic Director Christopher Gaze,
Mary explores the plays and other topics in the world of Shakespeare.
New podcasts will be released throughout the year, so subscribe to
receive them automatically. Click here to listen to our Podcast
feed. Download and subscribe to our Podcasts in
iTunes
FREE BARD
APP
Bard on
the Beach iPhone App
App Design &
DevelopmentSCHOOL GROUPS
- September Availability
Bard on the Beach is pleased to offer
a number of performances for school groups to attend the Festival at a
greatly reduced ticket price. Tix still available for some
September matinees!
+ ARTS
CLUB 687 1644
- Stanley
Industrial Alliance -- Hairspray starring Jay
Brazeau, to July 10
- Revue Stage on Granville
Island -- Mom's the Word:
Remixed; now playing to July 23
- Granville
Island Stage -- A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, to July
30
+ Metro Theatre 266
7191
Harvey by Mary Chase; to July 16
+ Deep Cove Shaw
Theatre -- 929 3200
First ever Improv Night
+ at the Granville Island
Dock
The Navigators/Between Wing and Island --
www.voilierspectacle.com
the crew of the sailboat, La
Loupiote, use the mast, boom, and rigging as a stage to exhibit their
acrobatic prowess. 5:30 or 7:30pm; July 6 to 10, Aug 3 to 7, and
10 to 14
* ART
+ VANCOUVER ART
GALLERY
~ VAG PUBLIC PROGRAMS
-- All Programs free for Members.
Current exhibition: "The Colour of my
Dreams".........
~ Out for Lunch
-- Eine Kleine Lunch Musik Select Fridays, 12:10 -
1pm
* MUSIC
+ Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra 876 3434
=== SUBSCRIBER HEADSUPs
NB: Some of the info sent out to
subscribers (below) have parts moved to the body of this
WVM.
= UPDATE
A
Wednesday, 9:42 PM 29
WVM2011-12: Update A
Some announcements and events in the
next few days that were not in WVM12.
Herewith: Budget/Remuneration then
info/events, summer classes, and qtn/thought/pun.
First, clarification re DWV
salaries/remuneration. The Budget Book is magnificent and the
biggest ever but they are NOT in the Budget Book (item on June 20 ccl
agenda) and are not yet on the DWV website. FIA is different
from Budget. They, along with expenditures and other
information, can be found as part of an agenda item (6 --
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Agendas_and_Minutes/2011/May/11may19-6.PDF ) on that special ccl mtg
Thurs May 19 to wch only the briefest of reference was made at the May
16 mtg. The FIA will be coming again presumably and be made
public plus posted on the website (must be done by June
30).
In chronological order:
1 = New Bus-Only lane on MDr now open
[June 20]; Grand Opening Celebration June 25
2 = Safeway Site Proposal
Update
3 = June 21 National Aboriginal Day;
Henry Charles (First Nations storyteller-in-residence at VPL)
4 = Salsa-by-the-Sea on Thursdays
starting June 23
5 = Strides for Strokes Walkathon June
25
6 = Horseshoe Bay Anniversary
Celebrations Saturday June 25th all day!
7 = Waves Jazz Festival, a
preview at Park Royal Saturday June 25th from 2 to *3pm*
8 = Canada's Multicultural Day Monday
June 27 at VPL
9 = Coho Society AGM June
27
10 = Changes planned for Park Royal (view and
comment June 28)
11 = Canada Day breakfast at Park Royal --
free pancakes! -- from 10 to 11am on Friday July 1st
12 = Farmers' Markets are back! Dundarave
Saturdays; Ambleside Sundays
Then
-
Summer Classes for Women :-) - Qtn/Thought/Pun {both moved
to WVM}
= 1 =
New Bus-Only
Lane on Marine Drive Now Open
Monday, June
20 A new
bus-only lane from Marine Drive to Lions' Gate Bridge is in operation,
making transit service faster and more reliable. Seven things
you need to know:
1.
There will be a new advance light for buses at Marine Drive and Taylor
Way.
2.
No left turns from Marine Drive onto Garden and McGuire Avenues in
either direction (North Vancouver)
3.
Bus lanes are for TransLink buses only
4.
Bus lanes are in effect 24/7
5.
No vehicle lanes are lost
6.
Cycle routes are clearly marked
7.
You can still access businesses and residences by using the bus lane
for right turns
The Marine Drive
Transit Priority Project is funded by the Government of Canada,
Province of British Columbia, and TransLink. The Districts of West
Vancouver and North Vancouver, as well as Park Royal Shopping Centre
are partners in the project. Learn how it works See:
http://www.translink.ca/marinedrivetransitpriority
+ Saturday June 25 GRAND OPENING
Transit Priority Lane Grand Opening Celebration hosted
by Park Royal from 10am to 2pm
Join Park Royal in congratulating the District of West Vancouver,
the West Vancouver Police Department, and TransLink for the new
Transit Priority Lane on Marine Drive, opened on Monday,
June 20. This new Bus lane will help speed up commuter traffic by
giving buses an advance green light to allow them through the
intersection in a timely manner.
http://www.translink.ca/marinedrivetransitpriority
http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/highwayprojects/marine_drive_capilano/
= 2 =
Safeway Site
Proposal Update
Tuesday, June
21 West
Vancouver, BC: At its June 20 meeting West Vancouver Council
considered a staff report on the outcome of the initial community
consultation on the redevelopment of the Safeway site, located at 1650
Marine Drive. Council has requested that the applicant come forward
with a comprehensive community engagement program.
Mayor Pamela
Goldsmith-Jones says: "The public meeting on March 10 pointed out
two things: most people recognize the potential for improvements of a
rezoned Safeway site, and the community wishes to be involved in the
process for its design. Council completely agrees."
More:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=34850
= 3 =
June 21 was National Aboriginal Day
Henry Charles, storyteller at VPL, is the last Musqueam to have
lived in the forest of Point Grey. He left in 1968. Think
he said his great-grandfather (maybe great-great) welcomed an explorer
(Capt Vancouver?) to English Bay. He's speaking at the VPL on
Monday June 27 (see No 8 below).
More info:
Henry Charles will be
VPL's third first nations storyteller-in-residence
by TRACY
SHERLOCK 7 MAR
2011
VANCOUVER - The
Vancouver Public Library's third first nations
storyteller-in-residence Henry Charles is the last surviving member of
the Musqueam Nation to have lived in the endowment lands adjacent to
the University of British Columbia, VPL's Jean Kavanagh said in a
news release.
"I gained a rich
knowledge of my culture from the time I spent living there with my
grandparents," Charles said. "When my parents and siblings moved
to the Musqueam Reserve in the early 1960s I stayed behind and
continued to live in the wooded area with my grandparents. This
experience greatly formed who I am."
The rest:
http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/covertocover/archive/2011/03/07/henry-charles-will-be-vpl-s-thrid-first-nations-storyteller-in-residence.aspx
+ There's a five-minute video of Henry Charles telling a scary
story of a Sasquatch at the mouth of the Fraser River at:
http://www.vpl.ca/events/details/first_nations_storyteller_in_residence
+ For more information about the program, please
call First Nations
Storyteller in Residence
Project Manager Sophie Middleton at 604 331 4041.
You can read about the
previous First
Nations Storytellers in Residence here.
http://www.vpl.ca/events/details/first_nations_storytellers_in_residence_previous
= 4 =
Salsa by the Sea
June 23 to Aug 25 on Ambleside Landing (near FBG) from 6:30 to
8:30pm on Thursdays; $6 drop-in
Open to all; ph 925 7290; see http://ferrybuildinggallery.com for
info.
= 5 =
Strides for
Strokes Walkathon
Saturday June 25 -- John Lawson Park from 10am to
1pm
Four-kilometre
walk, run, or wheel along the West Vancouver sea-walk to raise funds
for the Speech Therapy Program at the North Shore Stroke Recovery
Centre.
Info: 778 340
5803,
www.nssrc.org from:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=25826
= 6 =
Sewell's Marina,
Troll's Restaurant, and The Spirit Gallery Anniversary
Celebrations
Saturday June 25 from 7am to 5:30pm in Horseshoe
Bay
June 25th 2011 is a
big day for Horseshoe Bay! Sewell's Marina, Troll's Restaurant, and
The Spirit Gallery will be hosting anniversary celebrations that are
sure to happen only once in 80, 65, and 20 years! Highlights will
include; Pancake Breakfast at Troll's, boat and tour specials, classic
Horseshoe Bay entertainment, special guests from the Vancouver
Aquarium, and lots of fun for kids and families!
Partial proceeds
from tour specials and boat rentals will go to benefit the Vancouver
Aquarium Howe Sound Research team. For more info pls contact Haley of Sewell's
Marina. p: 921 3474 e: groupsales@sewellsmarina.com
= 7 =
WAVES JAZZ FESTIVAL -- June 16 to July 23
Park Royal is a proud supporter and sponsor of the Waves Jazz
Festival in West Vancouver, on from June 16 to July 23. The
fabulous entertainment acts usually perform at The Silk Purse Arts
Centre, but on
Saturday June 25 from 2 to *3pm*, the festival is
previewing the K-Sisters at The Village at Park Royal.
Treat yourself to an afternoon of sweet, sizzlin', swingin'
harmonies of the K-Sisters: A group of talented beauties sing a
variety of music from jazzy favourites to the beautiful classics from
the Andrews Sisters. Don't miss it! For more on performances
at the Waves Jazz Festival check out
http://www.silkpurse.ca/music2.html .[* time changed]
= 8 =
Celebrate
Canada's Multiculturalism Day on Monday June 27
~ 1 to 5pm ~ The event is FREE! All are
welcome!
Come and celebrate
Canada's Multiculturalism Day at Vancouver Public Library. Enjoy
arts, culture, exhibits, and performances from around the world right
at home! Performances
include:
Storyteller-in-Residence Henry Charles
1:15 - 1:45pm
Sambata
2 -
2:20pm Za Daikon
2:35
- 2:55pm
UBC Persian Music
Ensemble
3:10
- 3:30pm
Vancouver Cantonese
Opera
3:45
- 4:05pm
For more information please
contact VPL Multicultural Services at 604 331 3774.
= 9 =
Coho
Society AGM at 6pm Monday June 27
The Annual General
Meeting of the Coho Society will be held at the WV Memorial
Library. There will be an election of new Directors and also
a resolution for adoption of amendments to our bylaws.
Refreshments will be served.
In order to vote,
you must have an up-to-date membership in the Coho Society. All
memberships are now up for renewal. You can either pay on line
at
www.cohosociety.com (donate), or pay the night of the
AGM.
To have a membership
form e-mailed to you, please contact Carrie at
info@cohosociety.com
Register
= 10 =
VIP Wine and
Cheese Reception - Introduction to Changes at Park
Royal
~ 5 to 7pm ~ Tuesday June 28 at Park Royal South
(South Mall
Display Centre, in front of Sport Chek)
On June 7th, Park
Royal launched a six-week public information program encouraging
everyone on the North Shore to come and view its current plans and
ideas for future expansion. Park Royal is especially
interested in your comments on their plans and ideas for new stores,
the proposed residential development, and bringing movie theatres back
to West Vancouver at Park Royal South.
You are cordially
invited for a VIP Wine and Cheese reception and introduction to the
new and proposed changes to Park Royal. RSVP:
Rama Diallo 922-3211 or rdiallo@parkroyal.ca
= 11 =
FREE Canada Day Breakfast - July 1
Kick off Canada Day at The Village in Park Royal. Bring the
whole family!
From 10 to 11am balloon artists, music, and a FREE Pancake
Breakfast! The International Rotary will be serving these delicious
hot cakes and will be selling beverages to fundraise for their
community initiatives. You can find us right outside Whole Foods
Market and Cactus Club Café.
---
NB: CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS -- Info on the picnic at Lawson Park
and fireworks were in WVM12
Details
see:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=13852
= 12 =
Weekly Farmers'
Markets all summer
Saturdays 9 to 3
- Dundarave Farmers'
Market, 2400 Marine
Drive
Sundays 10 to
3 - Ambleside
Farmers' Market - Bellevue
Ave & 13th St.
= UPDATE
B
Saturday June
25 4:51
AM 7
WVM2011-12: Update B
Herewith: money and zoning issues (A);
mtg changes (B); CULTUREWATCH, operas this weekend (C); La Fete
nationale du Quebec (D); Best News Headline so far this year
(E); QUOTATIONS/THOUGHTS, INSULT, PUN
= A =
First, a couple of things to prepare for for the July 4th ccl
mtg, in case you wish to comment or provide input.
{their link
is empty now but I've alerted the Hall and hope they'll fix it soon so
you can read it.}
2 = BUDGET MATTERS $$$
Remember that $3M+ for AmblesideNOW ? Bit of a glitch --
coming back to Ccl July 4th too:
CAO: there's been a question that's been posed to us re the
expenditures that Ccl approved for the AmbNOW. Just wanted to
advise Ccl that on July 4th, there'll be two budget amendments
coming forth, one for 2010 to deal with the surplus, and in 2011 to
incorporate the expenditures for AmbNOW into the amended 2011
Budget
{Cclr Walker had called the
amt exorbitant and Cclr Sop had made the reasonable suggestion to
allocate $1M and when that's spent, come back with report before
getting more. There will be a Finance Cmte mtg at 4pm on Monday
June 27th.}
= B =
BELATEDLY, alas -- recent info on the DWV website Calendar:
= surprised to see a Police Bd mtg now there (for 5:30 Tues
June 21) -- not there June 20 when emailed to you, Dear Readers.
= Parks WG June 21 mtg CANCELLED
= Design Review Cmte mtg Th June 23 moved from June 16th
CANCELLED
= C =
CULTUREWATCH
= Macbeth, Verdi's rendition of
the Scottish tragedy, by Opera Pro Cantanti at Pacific Theatre 8pm Sat
June 25th (340 8545)
= Britten's opera Albert Herring
at UBC Old Auditorium June 23 to 26 (822 6725)
{= D, E, F = in WVM}
PS [Sun Jun 26]
Last performance is tonight at 8pm -- RECOMMENDED (but it is
heavy-going, serious)
Regret I did not see Our Class at the Jericho Arts Ctr
(224 8007) earlier. Saw it last
night and it is indeed thought-provoking, well worth seeing.
A study in people's reactions in crises, changes, occupation also
touching on nationalism, loyalty, self-preservation. An
(unpleasant) slice of history.
Made me think of mob mentality and the Stanley Cup riot.
Covers 1925 to 2001 from a small village in eastern Poland at the
beginning (Russian Communism invasion followed by Nazi invasion) to
some who go to New York.
Scratch our icing of civility and what happens?
= UPDATE
C
S (Normal) Editor,
WVM 3:44 AM
18 WVM2011-12:
Update C
More new info and photos.
Remember this is in addition to what was in WVM12 and previous
Updates
Serious, silly, salmagundi,
follow:
Finance; Legion update; Kate and Will
at Wimbledon (photos); Amazing new species (photos); travel photo of
the day and top images round the world; symbolic presence of monarchy
in Canada; the seductiveness of wine; Qtns/Thoughts and
Pun
----------- $$$
-------------------
First, in preparation for the Monday night ccl mtg (July 4th)
check out the Finance Cmte's agenda, June 27. After $3M+ sailed
through approved on Monday June 20, someone noted that those amts have
to be formally approved in a budget so some is going into 2010's and
some in 2011's.
Pls do look at the costs and amts estimated for the
AmblesideNOW project -- the $3M is but a nibble -- the size and cost
of the PSB is totally absent and cd they be $70M? See what's
being paid for consulting, legal, etc fees in the
appendices:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Committees_and_Groups/Committees/2011_Committees_Documents/NEW%20JUNE%2027th%20Finance%20Pkg.pdf
-------------- Our Legion
-----------------------------
Next: an update from our
Legion
RCL
UPDATE June 26
o
General Meeting, 7:00 pm, Tuesday, June 28th
Now that the
Stanley cup Playoffs are complete there will be no more disruption! I
urge you to attend this very important meeting - our last until
September.
{NB Rest of
Update C has been moved to the body of WVM}
= UPDATE
D
S (Normal)
Editor, WVM Friday, 3:56
AM 18 Canada Day & Ccl Mtg July
4
Happy Canada Day!
Best wishes to Will and Kate as they tour Canada.
First, activities for Canada Day
followed by main items for the ccl mtg July 4th (PH on Zoning; WVPD;
20thEsq Adoption; PSB Expense Report; GLH's future); then a Greek
INFObit and Quotation/Thought/Pun
+ FREE Canada Day Breakfast - July
1
How are you kicking off Canada Day? Bring the
whole family to The Village at Park Royal from 10am to 11am this
Friday -- we'll have balloon artists, music, and a FREE
Pancake Breakfast! The International Rotary will be serving these
delicious hot cakes and will be selling beverages to fundraise for
their community initiatives. You can find us right outside Whole
Foods Market and Cactus Club Cafe.
+ Canada
Day Celebration and Fireworks ~~ 2:30 to 10:30pm
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=13852
Dress up in our
national colours and join us for a picnic at John
Lawson Park to celebrate our nation's birthday. Bring your
own picnic basket, or enjoy a selection of barbecued treats, and
sweets while watching our live entertainment!
The Canada Day
fireworks show starts at 10:30pm.
Schedule of
Events
2:30pm Janestown ~~ 3:30pm Robert
Kennedy ~~ 4:30pm The Whiskey Dicks
6pm WV Youth Band ~~ 6:45pm
Official Ceremony and singing of O Canada
7pm Famous Players ~~
10:30pm Fireworks Finale!
Traffic,
Street Closures, and Parking for Fireworks
Please consider
alternative modes of transportation such as public transit, cycling,
walking or parking at Park Royal Shopping Centre and walking into the
event area, as parking and vehicle access along
the waterfront may be restricted. Local
traffic may be subject to road closures and parking restrictions
south of Marine Drive. Residents will be asked to show identification
with their address.
Transit
Additional Blue Bus service will be available
after the fireworks, stationed along Marine Drive between 13th and
25th Streets. Additional service will also be available from Park
Royal after the event.
------
{REST IN
WVM}
=== CCL MTG NOTES Monday
June 20th ===
Rest assured, though, I try my best so
this is "best efforts" and, I shd add E&OE.
SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY 4PM IN MAIN FLOOR CONFERENCE
ROOM
Note: At 4pm
the special Council Meeting will commence in open session in the main
floor conference room and will be immediately followed by a motion to
exclude the public in order to hold a closed session. At 7pm the
regular Council Meeting will commence in open session in the Council
Chamber.
4:00
PM CALL
TO ORDER OPEN SESSION
1. Call
to Order.
EXCLUSION OF
THE PUBLIC
2.
RECOMMENDED: THAT in the public interest, members of the public be
excluded ... under the following section of the Cmnty
Charter:
90. (1)
... part ... may be closed ... if ... relates to ...:
(d) the
security of the property of the municipality;
(e) the
acquisition, disposition, or expropriation of land or improvements, if
the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to
harm the interests of the municipality;
(i) the
receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege,
including communications necessary for that purpose.
Purpose of
meeting: to discuss legal and land matters.
3.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER OPEN SESSION
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Amended by in Item 14, replacing p2; adding new item 16.1
re DP 1403 Duchess; renumbering the Consent Agenda
accordingly
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
CAO: there's been a question that's been
posed to us re the expenditures that Ccl approved for the AmbNOW.
Just wanted to advise Ccl that on July 4th, there'll be two budget
amendments coming forth, one for 2010 to deal with the surplus, and in
2011 to incorporate the expenditures for AmbNOW into the amended 2011
Budget
DELEGATION
4. Pumpkin Fest Committee - Pumpkin Fest Event (File:
0055-01)
RECOMMENDED: event planned for October 2011.
Mayor: pleasure to welcome Patti Bolton and Jennifer Hatton and
looks as if some cmte mbrs as well with you tonight.
PB: my pleasure as co-chair with Jennifer Hatton to announce
Pumpkin Fest 2011, inaugural celebration of harvest, the weekend
between Thanksgiving and Halloween -- Oct 15 and 16 this
year.
Celebrating through exhibition and friendly competition of fares,
wares, and activities.
Jennifer and I serve separate roles.
My focus is to engage the cmnty, and Jennifer's, as a Cmnty Ctrs
Soc bd mbr is devt.
Two main issues have surfaced: the weather, the other is that
this will be another event, another strain on our already strained
resources. I want to assure you our goal is that our event
[become] a citizen-driven event and self-supporting.
Sustainability, along with inter-generational health and wellness, and
decisions by consensus drive all of our processes in the events of the
the Pumpkin Fest. We will assure this by reaching out to the cmnty to
participate and support this event.
The steering cmte -- sorry haven't PowerPoint -- great team, 34
mbrs, been meeting monthly since Nov 2010 since a successful trial run
at the Cmnty Ctr Harvest Festival and sev teams meet weekly in between
monthly steering cmte mtgs; and these are golf, dance, fares and
wares, sponsorship, event day, and the v successful cmnty day float
team.
Cmnty Day terrific forum to introduce Pumpkin Fest to cmnty --
gave out 900 of the 1200 seedlings, such a demand. Seedlings
were started by our greenhouse staff of Parks and Rec, staff nursed
them along. Thank you, Andrew and his staff for nurturing,
bringing along to nice startable height.
{while a great event and look
forward to it, a bit queasy about getting highly-paid (some
over-worked or over-committed) municipal staff to do work for an event
put on by a cmnty group. Is that self-supporting? Can
anyone or any group in the cmnty get staff to do things for an event
not yet endorsed by Ccl? how much did it cost taxpayers? shd
there be a budget or done through a grant, wch has to be applied
for?}
Will be nursed by families and groups as potential winners of the
pumpkin-growing competition; these and other competitions will be
judged by a team of celebrities, identities of wch a v deep secret for
now.
P Fest has something for everyone, biz cmnty has stepped up but
will encourage families and individuals to support us as well.
How? five ways: volunteer on a cmte or on the daily event;
attend the event; participate in fares and wares (growing competition,
jack o' lantern, canning, baking, the Peter Jones memorial blue-ribbon
pie contest in its second year, best cake, cupcakes, ........wine xxx,
quilting...... toys, knitting.)
Wares will be stained glass, pottery, xxx......photography
educational workshops; growing a vegetable on your balcony; what
to do with pumpkins left over from Halloween.
Become sustainable partners by committing to more than one
year.
I'm going to let Jennifer speak to the devt part, then I'll come
back and introduce Declan Lawlor.
Jennifer Hatton: thx re event, entertaining, educating.
Our goal is to build support for the Cmnty Ctr and our
Society
Pumpkin Fest is going to be our signature event at the civic site
and Gleneagles
using as a vehicle to raise funds -- whether for accessibility
lift, youth playground equipment......
so, sponsorships -- one in the room right now many of you know
him, Peter Gaskill of Pacific Arbour, sponsoring an all-ages golf
tournament at Gleneagles,
Sign up now, rates are good, spots going to go.
Not only does Peter sit on our steering cmte as do two mbrs of
his team, they've thrown themselves into it, introduced us to other
sponsors such as the Block 22 restaurants. They're going to be
supporting our dance.
thrilled; great corporate leadership; others ... including the
District; Howe Sound Brewing will brew a special pumpkin ale for the
dance
Pressed Medals -- do awards for Gov Gen, etc -- are on
board
announcements in June and July; target local biz
biz cmnty says love festivals but take biz away from us -- Biz
Assns, Chamber -- so we're trying to bring the fun to the biz
districts.
support; pumpkin, get to carve it with your staff; display in
your store front and ppl will vote
winner will get fun things
pumpkin passport, enter stores and get a stamp, eligible to win
prizes on the day
Pumpkin Fest window displays, something for lawyers as well
Patti mentioned families. We have four families on board,
engaged, looking for more; lots of opps
work with you to devp a package
PB: handouts for M&Ccl; like to introduce our youngest mbr,
Declan Lawlor who will be doing the presenting
if you can just indulge me for a moment. Raise your
dominant hand, stick out your thumb -- is it pink or shades of
green?
Declan will give you each of you your own seedling.
Gleneagles Gardeners have thrown down the gauntlet. Pls click on
the Cmnty Ctr Society's website and follow the links.
Thank you for the opp to introduce Pumpkin Fest 2011.
{And indeed, really impressive!
The
Pumpkin Fest Newsletter and Brochure was
"On-Table" and
here's the link -- lots of plans and info!
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Agendas_and_Minutes/2011/June/11jun20-4ot.PDF }
Mayor: I feel with Cmnty Day, you've only scratched the
surface.
APPLAUSE
Cclr Smith, you're on the Cmnty Ctrs Board
MS: As you can tell, the excitement's starting to build for this
first-time event.....
thank the cmte....... look forward to it
Sop: for four years in a row, planted pumpkins in front yard;
schools came by, four feet, didn't take any work
Mayor: so you're the one to beat!
REPORTS [7:15]
RECOMMENDED: ... all written and verbal submissions be
received.
NL: v proud to present the 2010 Financial Report [SLIDES]
financially vibrant
much done with the available resources of the District
2011 initiatives outlines ... Strategic Plan and BSC
Highlights: 2010 Olympic; HAF ... our own water treatment
plant, water supply, ...
we are leaders in how we interact
environment -- do this on top of our services
too much for two slides so encourage you to look through the
report
capital asset inventory completed; good for long-term plans
signif planning for financial resources; initial phase of the
three-year budget
as always looking to become much more transparent
focus on high-value services
many initiatives started in 2010; approved by Cmte on May
19
ads in local papers that was ready and open to any questions or
queries
Mayor: excellent; and meets standard for GFOA
Sop: congratulate you on your job, statistical review
far more transparent, easy to read, explanations on ev area
we engaged you specifically b/c of your knowledge and
background
SW: before moving, want to commend you
puts a lot into context; best report I've seen to date
[7:23 CARRIED]
Mayor: Ms Boyle has a presentation
GB: remind everyone we call it the Safeway site but not the owner
[or applicant]
prev proposal 217Ksf in two diff forms; well devpd and building
throughout the prop
Ccl formally saw this on Feb 7; instructed us to consult cmnty;
was v early stage
cmnty mtg Mar 10 at SAC; met with Design Review beforehand
Mar mtg was v well attended
got more ppl than we anticipated, ~400ppl; ev had chance to
speak
made an audio tape of the mtg
{Audio Recording from the
Community Consultation, March 10, 2011
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Residents/Level3.aspx?id=32562
}
and it's posted on our website
{great!}
200 questionnaires were returned and discussed ......
petition, detailed in report
strong support for redevt of Amb; not unanimous, but signif
support
opposition to the towers, but not the only point of concern --
type of devt, didn't feel it reflected the village character, cd
easily have open spaces around the building -- high level
concerns
Design Rev Cmte supported the proposal; concern not with height
but not "WV", had been done other places
Cmnty saying plans presented did not measure up, and didn't
matter if Amb or from elsewhere
a lot of ppl concerned
our recommendation was that the plans not be supported
further
did hear support of revit and devt
not for architect to sit down and design, suggest public
[input]
want brought to District so Ccl and public can see wch way
they want to go.
Owner rep here; available for questions
Ev made motion:
1. The specific redevelopment proposal for 1650 Marine Drive
(the Safeway site) that was presented at a community consultation
meeting on March 10, 2011 not be considered further; and
2. As redevelopment of the Safeway site would contribute to the
revitalization of Ambleside Village Centre and as it appears that the
public consultation demonstrates support for the redevelopment of the
Safeway site, the owner is encouraged to:
(a) carry out a community engagement program that informs
a revised development proposal;
(b) present a proposed community engagement program to the
District for comment prior to initiating the program; and
(c) prepare a revised proposed redevelopment proposal, that is
informed by the community engagement program, for District and
community consideration.
--had other proposals, cmnty engaged
unfortunate since our rec this not go forward, some momentum has
been lost
proponent has opp and better understanding what cmnty looking
for
look forward to another proposal reflecting those
aspirations
Sop: cdn't be more emphatic, linkage between this devpr and
cmnty
will see an awakening how proposals can come forth in the future
now
Mayor: I remember when Ms Boyle [applied] coming from Langley
here
asked why; she said b/c ppl really participate in WV
we signal that the Safeway piece is a crucial point
together we can get there.
[CARRIED 7:33]
ML: prez of the board of two, hope will be recipients so remove
[myself]
Mayor: xxxx; and say wch
ML: Autism of BC and BC Boys Choir
{he leaves}
Leanne Sexsmith gave intro then introduced:
thanking and acknowledging cmte mbrs: two here tonight: Ed
Collins and Coral Winfield
others [named]....... Richard Loat [away]
Cclr Panz Liaison; I'm staff; also Brent Leigh and Cathy
Matheson
Cmte has worked hard -- over 100 grant requests and looking at
the overall [policy]
arts -- three-year for first time
better distributing in the four categories
focus on increasing support to seniors' progs -- relative to devt
and cmnty need
more streamlined framework
increasing access to indiv youth grants, leadership as well as
sport; new policies; if passed will be making more youth grants
TP: grants in items 7, 8, and 9; move they be approved
this group did a tremendous amt this year
outstanding amt of work; dove in with great determination and
laughter
when I meet with this group, ... how ppl look out for one
another
wd like to thank Leanne Sexsmith and Pam Jones -- keep us moving
forward and together
dare I mention hockey -- coming in, I always listen to CBC, and
Richard Loat was being interviewed by Stephen Quinn and he's starting
out tomorrow across Canada
outstanding young gentleman
Sop: I--
Mayor: sorry, my mistake; Cclr Smith is seconder
MS: always good work
Leanne attending last ccl mtg, taking off on safari
APPLAUSE
Sop: Leanne and Coral and others
remember sitting on this for years and years and always seemed to
struggle
we see ourselves always under the pressure of funds
everyone who receives these, need them; don't see other levels of
govt coming to their aid
where are we going? more in specific areas? more need
wonder if this cmte only going to work with ones they have
av
LS: Cmnty Grants Cmte cd certainly consider coming forward with
recs for changes to budget in the fall
have been focusing on ways we can engage the non-profit
sector
our grants prog is a small component of what these grps
receive
intend to play that role, xxxxx
the majority of their support does come from other
sources
NSh Dialogue of those other sectors and brought in key note
speakers on adjusting
non-profits continue to work together
AM: the three Ms do work collectively together
real interest is support groups that support residents
at end of each year report on diff made to the cmnty
Sop: if into prov, national, or int'l cd send request for
funding
I see in field hockey 15 mbrs and only one applied for $200; have
we done away with that prog?
LS: funded under our youth grants prog; plan to increase
profile
we looked at two diff streams of Youth Grants and consolidated it
into one b/c added leadership initiatives
do have a dozen applics waiting to be reviewed under this new
framework.
Richard Loat is going to look into ways of increasing access to
that grant
Ev: follows on somewhat from Cclr Sop's first question; guess two
questions, I have
First fig for Cmnty Grants is $122K+ and for Arts & Culture
$32K+
are we keeping up with demand?
I sat on arts and culture about ten years ago and recall
something alike $10K
LS: amt has not significantly changed over the last
years
have been able to utilize some money from the substance abuse WG
and didn't need to be funded
{!!!}
some services of last year
not fam with arts and culture but AFAIK not increased
Mayor: diff tack; in 2003 moved to three-yr funding; did try to
raise it; didn't pass that Ccl or the next; didn't get past this
Ccl
what has changed dramatically in cmnty is capacity of cmnty
grps
Arts Ctr Trust didn't exist then and it's running a highly
successful KMC and supporting all kinds of groups
WV Cmnty Ctrs Services Society didn't exist, but we had an
outstanding presentation from them tonight about ways to support
outside of prop taxes
NSh Mayors Golf Tournament didn't exist, and we just raised $127K
a couple of weeks, shared between the NSh Cmnty Fdn and the WV Cmnty
Fdn, and beneficiary this year was both Silver Hbr Ctr and the WV Srs'
Ctr for the go-bus
What the 2010 Leadership group will do with this sizeable legacy
is as yet unknown; talking about Youth, the Arts, and Sport
WVCFdn and our staff -- hustled and got us signif money for child
care, the Columba Festival down at the beach, so I wd say our prop tax
contribution is right where it shd be
and b/c it has been such a challenge, the cmnty has taken this up
in other ways that vastly outstrip what prop taxes can fund;
equitable, gives hope and stability to these groups; they can always
use more
we're developing capacity far beyond what we wd hv envisioned
maybe eight years ago
well done to the cmnty overall; thx for work; 100 groups is a
lot
now let's move to policy; keep it current and provide confidence
to our non-profit sector
{well summarized and well
said}
7:51
{all of these
passed at once! from here to 7:51:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the Community Grants Committee recommendations for Community
and Social Services Grant allocations for 2011 be approved as
follows:
SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES - Existing cycle
(BC) Canadian Paraplegic Assoc. Transition
Services end of [three-year] cycle for 2011
$ 500
Avalon Recovery Society end of [three-year] cycle
for 2011 $ 800
Canadian Mental Health Association - Program end
of [three-year] cycle for 2011 $
500
Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Ctr
of BC end of [three-year] cycle for 2011
$ 1,000
Friend to Friend Social Learning Society end of
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
750
Harvest Project end of [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 2,500
Lookout NS Emergency Aid Shelter end of
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
3,000
NS Assoc. Mentally Handicapped - NS Connexions
end of 3 year cycle for 2011 $
1,000
NS Disability Resource Ctr - Children's
Summer Program end of [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 2,500
NS Project Society for Low Income &
[Handicapped] end of [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 5,000
NS Schizophrenia Society NS Branch end of
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
2,000
NS Stroke Recovery - Young Survivors end of
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,000
Subtotal $ 20,550
SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES - New cycle for previously funded
programs
BC Paraplegic Assoc. Peer support begin
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
500
Canadian Red Cross begin [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 1,500
Lions Gate Hospice begin [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 1,000
NS Disability Resource Centre Adults at Risk
begin [three-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,000
NS Women's Centre Society Operating begin
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,500
Subtotal $ 5,500
SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES - New applications
Canadian Mental Health Association - Support
Groups begin [two-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,000
Multicultural Helping House Society [one-year]
cycle for 2011 $ 1,000
NS Women's Centre - Society - single mother
support begin [two-year] cycle for 2011
$ 500
Subtotal $ 2,500
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES - Existing cycle
Autism Society of BC end of [three-year] cycle
for 2011 $ 1,500
Big Brothers end of [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 500
Big Sisters end of [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 500
Highlands Church - Lunch Program end of
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
500
NS Crisis Services Society end of [three-year]
cycle for 2011 $ 10,000
NS Neighbourhood House -Learning Together Prg
end of [three-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,000
Subtotal $ 14,000
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES - New cycle for previously funded
programs
Family Services of the NS - Clinical
Counselling begin [three-year] cycle for 2011
$ 14,500
Hollyburn Family Services / WV Family Place begin
[two-year] cycle for 2011 $
5,000
Living Systems - access counselling begin
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
500
NS Community Resources Society begin [two-year]
cycle for 2011 $ 14,500
NS Multicultural Society begin [three-year] cycle
for 2011 $ 3,000
NS Restorative Justice - operating begin
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
5,000
Subtotal $ 42,500
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES - New applications
NS Neighbourhood House Edible Garden Project
[one-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,000
NS Multicultural Society - Community Bridging
begin [two-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,000
Subtotal $ 2,000
SENIORS' SUPPORT SERVICES - New cycle for previously funded
programs
Capilano Community Services Society - Red Cross
Health Equipment Loan Prg
begin [three-year] cycle for 2011
$ 2,000
Canadian Hard of Hearing begin [three-year] cycle
for 2011 $ 1,000
Lionsview Seniors Planning Soc- Operating begin
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
3,000
Lionsview Seniors Planning Soc- Srs' Coalition
begin [three-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,500
North Shore Keep Well- Operating Grant begin
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
2,000
NS Meals on Wheels Society - Operating Grant
begin [three-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,500
NS Neighbourhood House - Seniors Peer Support
begin [three-year] cycle for 2011 $
1,300
NS Stroke Recovery Centre - [Srs'] Peer
Support - Operating begin [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 1 ,500
NS Volunteers for Seniors - Operating begin
[three-year] cycle for 2011 $
3,850
Subtotal $ 17,650
SENIORS SUPPORT SERVICES - New applications
Lionsview Seniors Planning Society - Outreach
for Seniors at Housing Risk
begin [two-year] cycle in 2011 $
2,000
Lionsview Seniors Planning Society - NS News
Column begin [two-year] cycle in 2011 $
500
NS Keep Well Society - Emergency Medical Alert
Card begin [two-year] cycle in 2011 $
1,000
Pets and Friends begin [two-year] cycle in
2011 $ 2,000
Subtotal $ 5,500
COMMUNITY SERVICES - Existing cycle
3rd WV Scouts end of [three-year] cycle for
2011 $ 400
Subtotal $ 400
COMMUNITY SERVICES - New cycle for previously funded
programs
NS Life Boat Society - Operating Grant begin
[two-year] cycle in 2011 $
2,500
NS Safety Council - Operating Grant begin
[three-year] cycle in 2011 $
1,000
Coho Society - Operating begin [two-year] cycle
in 2011 $ 5,000
Subtotal $ 8,500
COMMUNITY SERVICES - New applications
NS Safety Council - Elmer Pedestrian and Cycle
Safety begin [two-year] cycle in 2011 $
1,600
North Shore Fruit Tree Project - Operating begin
[two-year] cycle in 2011 $
600
Canadian Federation of University Women one year
grant in 2011 $ 500
Royal Canadian Legion begin [two-year] cycle in
2011 $ 2,000
Subtotal $ 4 ,700
TOTAL COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
GRANTS $ 123,800
British Columbia [Boys] Choir begin [three-year] cycle in 2011 $2,000
Sub total
$2,000
Community Arts Organizations (Amateur with
Membership)
Ambleside Orchestra begin [three-year] cycle in
2011 $500
North Shore Light Opera Society begin [two-year]
cycle in 2011 $1,000
O'Shihan Cultural Organization begin
[two-year] cycle in 2011 $500
Theatre West Van [one-year] funding cycle for 2011 $3,500
West Van Adult Community Band Assoc.
[one-year] funding cycle for 2011 $500
Hollyburn Heritage Society begin
[three-year] cycle in 2011 $750
Deep Cove Chamber Soloists Society begin
[three-year] cycle in 2011 $750
West Vancouver Historical Society one time
funding $4,000
WV Fire Service [one-year] funding cycle for 2011
$1,500
Sub total
$13,000
Community (Professional Standard &
Staff)
Chor Leoni Men's Choir one time funding
$750
Laudate Singers Society begin
[three-year] cycle in 2011 $1,000
Pandora's Vox begin [two-year] cycle in 2011 $1,500
Presentation House Cultural Society/Theatre
begin [two-year] cycle in 2011
$1,500
Sinfonia Orchestra of the North Shore
begin [two-year] cycle in 2011
$2,000
West Vancouver Youth Band [one-year] funding cycle for 2011 $7,500
North Shore Chorus begin [two-year] cycle in 2011 $750
North Shore Chamber Music Society begin
[three-year] cycle in 2011 $750
Sub total
$15,750
New Applicants
Pacific Spirit Choir [one-year] funding cycle for 2011 $1,000
6th Field Engineer Squadron Museum Assoc.
[one-year] funding cycle for 2011 $500
Sub total
$1,500
Total - All 2011 Arts
& Culture Grants $32,250
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Community Grants Committee recommendations
for a Youth Competition and Recognition Fund Grant be approved as
follows:
Individual: Brigitte
Matheusik (BC Field Hockey Provincial Championships) - $200
{to
here!}
[7:51 ML returned]
RECOMMENDED: be approved.
TP: group realized had to do that; vision and mission; blueprint
wasn't there; access
really imp work; good for cmte to take it on
[PASSED 7:52]
Mayor: Mr Simmonds
S Simmonds, Mgr of Bylaws and Licensing Services: in response to
increasing complaints about off-leash dogs, Ccl directed staff to
review options to enhance compliance; consider recruiting a temp bylaw
ofcr re control
believe compliance policy, education, ofcr.....
staff consulted with the WV Dog group on June 15 and they support
the recommendations
[7:54] MOTION -- RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council adopt the draft Animal Control Compliance Policy
attached as Appendix A to the report dated May 24 to assist staff with
ensuring compliance with the District's Animal Control and Licence
Bylaw;
2. Council authorize staff to create a temporary Bylaw Officer
1 position on a [six-month] trial basis to enable the District to
increase compliance...
3. Council authorize an additional $42,000 to be added to the
2011 Operating Budget for the Planning, Lands, and Permits
Division to fund this Bylaw Officer 1 position for the [six-month]
trial period, to be funded through higher than anticipated building
permit and bylaw licensing revenues received to date.
Sop: quickly; timely and right
through good communication with the public; use discretion with
those that aren't compliant; creating a win for everybody .....
ML: glad the Dog Group was consulted
TP: some grey zones in this, eg sidewalks close to Cmnty Ctr,
having to go to washroom
bring them back to us?
like Sec Stes, coming to me, ppl coming to me saying don't want
to look like walking down street but...
Ans: a lot of grey areas not feasible; will be focusing on
safety, like on-leash
will monitor with my staff and look to improve the
regs
Ev: tell me more about how we're going to communicate
public uses the SeaView; not all from WV and read the NSN
Ans: a variety things to educate the public; some budget
brought some things to demonstrate [holds up]: not costly
leashes, waste bag dispensers
a lot of education from park rangers, and in areas like the
seawall
expect to see at least one person on ev shift focusing on
my whole complement of five ppl will be xXxxx
Mayor: Mr Simmonds
S Simmonds, Mgr of Bylaws and Licensing Services: in response to
increasing complaints about off-leash dogs, Ccl directed staff to
review options to enhance compliance; consider recruiting a temp bylaw
ofcr re control
believe compliance policy, education, ofcr.....
staff consulted with the WV Dog group on June 15 and they support
the recommendations
[7:54] MOTION -- RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council adopt the draft Animal Control Compliance Policy
attached as Appendix A to the report dated May 24, 2011 to assist
staff with ensuring compliance with the District's Animal Control
and Licence Bylaw. No. 4545, 2008;
2. Council authorize staff to create a temporary Bylaw Officer
1 position on a [six-month] trial basis to enable the District to
increase compliance...
3. Council authorize an additional $42,000 to be added to the
2011 Operating Budget for the Planning, Lands, and Permits
Division to fund this Bylaw Officer 1 position for the [six-month]
trial period, to be funded through higher than anticipated building
permit and bylaw licensing revenues received to date.
Sop: quickly; timely and right
through good communication with the public; use discretion with
those that aren't compliant; creating a win for everybody .....
ML: glad the Dog Group was consulted
TP: some grey zones in this, eg sidewalks close to Cmnty Ctr,
having to go to washroom
bring them back to us?
like Sec Stes, coming to me, ppl coming to me saying don't want
to look like walking down street but...
Ans: a lot of grey areas not feasible; will be focusing on
safety, like on-leash
will monitor with my staff and look to improve the
regs
Ev: tell me more about how we're going to communicate
public uses the SeaView; not all from WV and read the NSN
Ans: a variety things to educate the public; some budget, money
for engaging communications staff
innovative, brought some things to demonstrate [holds up]:
distributing not costly leashes, designed with WV logos;
{er, um
they're breaking the law and
taxpayers are paying to give them leashes designed with a WV
logo?
while it's probably not worth a
citation, etc., perhaps the 'law breakers' cd be expected to (or asked
to) pay or give a donation at least to cover the costs of the leash
and the dispenser, hm???
btw, $42K for
six months for the staff mbr (bylaw ofcr)? That means an annual
salary of $84K. Isn't it an unskilled position? Who sets
the salary ranges???}
waste bag dispensers -- these are clip-on to the leash, have
doggie bags inside used to clean up after your pet
a lot of education from park rangers,
{so let's look
at what we pay park rangers.
Among things needed: a high
school education (Gr 12), a driver's licence, first aid and CPR
certificate, good command of English (verbal and written); and the pay
is $23.93 per hour plus 12% in lieu of benefits,
IOW a rate of well over $50K a year.
No wonder I've been told the
private sector cannot compete with govt jobs.}
and bylaw ofcrs in areas like the seawall
through recruitment of this temp position, expect to see at least
one person on ev shift focusing specifically on the animal control
issue, as well as the park rangers we have for the next four
months
my whole staff complement of five ppl will be working toward
education as well.
Mayor: it's a lovely approach
[PASSED 7:59]
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated June 1, 2011 entitled Review
of Metro Vancouver Labour Relations Function (by J. Dorsey), be
received for information.
Mayor: Mr Schmaltz
TJ Schmaltz: comment on report you received dated June 6
{have asked about the discrepancy
in the dates}
Labour Relns function MetroV relates to Ms
acts as an Employer Assn, providing research, evaluation, and
support, particularly during collective bargaining
WV has six collective agreements and four unions
unfortunately over last number of years, anxiety if viable
mechanism to provide support to Ms
last year Lbr Relns Bureau commissioned a study of the function
and hired James Dorsey a noted lbr relns specialist and arbitrator to
review the function
A number of mbrs of the Lbr Relns function have either withdrawn
or are in the process of withdrawing.
Rmd 2002; Bby last yr; City of Van, in process; Delta has issued
notice, and WV issued notice last year, effective July
2012
you have the Dorsey report dated Mar 3 with his findings
key pts on p2 of my report
Mr Dorsey feels no ab to persuade Rmd and Bby to rejoin so not to
be expected
He recommends that a coalition of the willing take place and it
be fully funded by those
increase confidentiality
ancillary services continue to be offered on a fee-for-service
basis
reps on the various boards -- HR Adv Cmte,.....
all three NSh Ms feel the Dorsey Report doesn't reflect the
needs
some discussion of various Ms engaging in some reasonable
autonomy model or reasonable participation where good reason to
collaborate together
in last few months since release of report, not
alternatives
leads me to the conclusion -- where does that leave
WV?
signif diffs among remaining mbrs
without Surrey, Rmd, or Vanc, that leaves a v signif number of
employees outside the function
attempts to continue, what next steps not taken place
final piece, WV continues to be actively involved in the
discussion
hope may find an alternative that wd be viable but nothing to
date
WV is looking at what alternatives for July 2012
Mayor: Cclr Smith serves on Bureau our behalf
MS made motion, then said: clear that this org not functioning as
intended
personally v disappointed by the Dorsey Report {DRept}, but it
was inevitable in the way it was structured b/c Lbr Bd commissioned
report, they hired a consultant, not surprising come back with a
recommendation things aren't perfect but steady as she goes and leave
the org as it is; clearly not acceptable to thinking mbrs of the
Labour Bd
reality of Lbr Bd, 18 or 20 reps (from various Ms) most with no
mgmt or labour relns experience
{Cclr Sm probably one of few
cclrs in Lower Mainland who owns a company and has negotiated union
contracts}
that means you have to have a strong staff that leads the board
in direction that staff feels it shd go, and that hasn't
happened
to compound, no support from MetroV wch the staff report to; IMO
whole thing dysfunctional
no choice but to find a better alternative
Sop: Mr Schmaltz and Ms Leemhuis, it wd seem to me; HR deals with
six unions here in WV
I wd rather like to see, rather than increase HR staff, that at
those times, contract out services when needed
obvious as Smith says not working, and don't think it ever
will
the Ms all have diff unions, wd that work either?
status quo now, take it upon ourselves and look at a new
direction
potential for HR to handle that with limited staff --
get all that?
Mayor: think question is direction for WV
TJ: page 5 summarizes that briefly; alternatives to current
labour relns function
one choice contracting out; professional negotiator or other
support staff as needed
certainly I can assure Ccl, looking for partnerships with
like-minded Ms
certainly some unhappy; perhaps opp for some cost-sharing
challenge not all collective agreements are alike
need for a WV solution, not complete collaboration; cost-sharing
a potential option
Sop: this is only received for info; we have to move forward;
are the recs going to come by way of report or wait another
year?
Mayor: we have given our notice
CAO: Mr Schmaltz has given a v good overview of this
one of the more controversial items we've had with my peers at
RAAC and at the board
we are obligated to be in the Bureau for one more year
having discussions with like-minded Ms, CAOs and Dirs of HR; will
be coming forward
the Bureau itself, RAAC, holding discussion amongst themselves;
ways of moving forward
there will be recommendations coming
Ev: to allow me to understand alternatives
about Lbr Relns bureau but your first reference is MetroV -- is
that separate?
if so, how can we utilize those services?
TJ: good question
what will become of the current Lbr Rlns Function wch has sev
depts offering diff services; research, job evaluation
falls within umbrella I've simply called MetroV not knowing what
it will be called, mentioned on last page
anticipated some services may still be av on a fee-for-service
even though services no longer exist, through the offices of
MetroV
Mayor: MetroV; and can't do anything with this dead dog, as Cclr
Sm said
{must have said that during the
closed mtg beforehand b/c he didn't say it in this
mtg!}
MS: speaking for myself, to be successful org we need to be
contracting out certain parts of labour negotiations
want to keep control as much as we can
need to hear from our staff what issues are, what probs are
get about solving them so more effective and motivated
workforce
I don't feel this collapse of the Lbr Relns Bd will be negative
thing for WV at all
if you let it, lbr negs can go on indefinitely but if you have a
tight timeline and two willing parties, then you can usually make some
pretty good progress
not just saying that b/c I see a colleague from WVMEA sitting in
the audience
[hope] better times ahead
Mayor: thank you
[PASSED 8:15]
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. "Zoning Amendment Bylaw" be read a first time;
2. "Zoning Amendment Bylaw" be presented at a Public
Hearing on Monday, July 4, 2011 at 7pm...
3. The Municipal Clerk give notice of the Public
Hearing...
[CARRIED]
Sop: metric conversion not....
as we proceed; doesn't require a bylaw for conversion?
Sokol: it does actually require a bylaw to convert from imperial
to metric
in front of you not a bylaw, just a list
[8:17]
RECOMMENDED: be read a first, second and third time.
RFung: new lawn sprinkling restrictions
NV bringing forth bylaws as well in the next short
line/time???
MetroV has been experiencing some transmission
constraints
ways to shift that burden over a period of time
shift over seven days and to morning when lower demand
period
season starting June 1st
{no one observes that today is June
20.......}
..... major piece of this bylaw amendment
Mayor: and you'll be notifying ppl of that
ML: this is a stage one; there's also a stage two not alluded to
in your report
RF: stage one; if reservoir levels drop, then stage two comes
in,
even Mondays only; odd Th only
drops from three times a week to once a week
ML: if we're going to notify shd give stage two
Mayor: xxx
RF: there are four stages; wd be broadcast through public
announcements
Ev: does that mean we're going to have the new regs, going to
start first of June?
no fines for sprinkling infractions? confusing
{yeah, right; esp since it's June
20 now!}
RF: a bit surprised by adoption by Bd... a lot of our...
looking at magnets and xxx
printed a year in advance
so wd like to move to the new hours asap but discretion as to
enforcement, but look at this summer a period getting used to
unless signif abuse, little enforcement then full next year
[8:22]
RECOMMENDED: be read a first, second, and third time.
NL: more of a housekeeping item
bylaws in 2002, amended in 2006, again in 2007..... and
another 2008 re borrowings wrt infrastructure
unfortunately bylaw read and adopted before being approved by the
Municipal Inspector [sic]; bylaw in front of you corrects that
oversight but nothing has changed
[ML moves the three readings]
Sop: the new loan requested is $13M? $3M over prev in
2009?
NL: exactly the same
Sop: we've made annual payments in those years from 1997 to
date, a balance of $10,269,000 still owing
NL: still owing, for initial borrowings
we've internally funded some capital projects related to Eagle
Crk Pump Plant and now need to go to MFA and get extra funds
Sop: so Eagle Lake devt is for future costs? or same costs?
NL: same costs wch we've internally funded
Sop: annual payment then wd be just under $3M?
NL: including the cmnty ctr borrowings as well
the borrowings relating to Eagle Lake treatment ctr filtration
plant are covered through water rates
the borrowing that we're going to commence wrt the rec ctr, those
will be covered off by the Vancouver Coastal Health lease
Sop: have we seen a decrease in the water cost b/c of the
filtration plant? and the capacities, lower cost from Metro?
I haven't seen any major decrease.....
as you point out, a couple of years ago, there's still other
costs associated so, what are we -- 2025 or 2030 before we'll see a
pay-off?
RF: since time initial biz case was done to justify the Eagle
Lake Membrane Filtration Plant, the projections of the water rate has
increased higher than what was projected at that time, and so with
those higher rates, to the extent we're able to offset that with our
own water production, it's actually proved to be more beneficial than
first calculated
{but this doesn't answer Sop's
question, does it}
[CARRIED 8:26]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
16. Consent Agenda Items
The following Consent Agenda items may be considered
separately or in one recommendation.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Consent Agenda items as follows be
approved:
ADDED: 16.1 re Devt Permit Applic 1403 Duchess to rescind
June 6 motion (to consider DPA July 4th) changed to July
18;
then renumbering
Item 16.1 [2]- Policy Review - Obsolete Policies:
Finance Advisory Committee Terms of Reference and BC Ferries Horseshoe
Bay;
Item 16.2 [3]- Development Application Status List to
June 10, 2011;
Item 16.3 [4] - Hollyburn Cabins Long Term Permits -
Permit to Occupy Approval;
Item 16.4 [5]- Correspondence List. See:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=32102
RECOMMENDED: THAT the following obsolete policies, as described
in the report dated June 3, 2011 from the Director of Financial
Services, be rescinded:
* BC Ferries Horseshoe Bay Policy
#02-10-12;
* Finance Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
Policy #02-10-285.
RECOMMENDED: be received for information.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated June 14 from the Deputy CAO be
received for information.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the correspondence list be received
for information.
Council Correspondence Update to June 3, 2011
(up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
1. R. Stewart, May 22, 2011, regarding 2011
Property Tax Notice
(Referred to Director of Financial Services for consideration
and response)
2. S. Blundell, May 31, 2011, regarding BC
Ferries - Horseshoe Bay
(Referred to Director of Planning, Lands, and Permits for
consideration and response)
3. R. Beltz, June 1, 2011, regarding
Hollyburn Cabins Draft Permit - June 6, 2011 Council
Meeting
(Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for
consideration and response)
4. E-Comm 911, May 27, re Invitation to the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of E-Comm
(Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and
response)
Received for Information
5. Six Submissions dated June 1-3 re
Hollyburn Mews Proposed Development...
(Referred to June 6, 2011 Reconvened Public Hearing/Public
Meeting)
6. Metro Vancouver, May 27, 2011, regarding Building
Sustainable Financial Strategies
7. Lower Mainland Local Government Association, June 2,
2011, regarding Member Release - Flood Control and River Management
Committee
8. K. Bunting, May 30, 2011, regarding
Petting Zoo at Community Day
9. P. Ward, May 18, 2011, regarding
Souvenir Album of West Vancouver
Responses to Correspondence
10. S. Mikicich, Senior Community Planner, June 2, 2011,
response to N. Beatty regarding Still Demanding Inventory and
Answers Regarding Esquimalt Avenue (Hollyburn Mews Proposed
Development for 2031, 2047, and 2063 Esquimalt Avenue)
Council Correspondence Update to June 10, 2011
(up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
1. L. Jackson, Metro Vancouver Board, June 2, 2011,
regarding Regional Growth Strategy: Participation of Affected
Local Governments in the Non-Binding Dispute Resolution Process
between Metro Vancouver and Coquitlam
(Referred to Director of Planning, Lands and Permits for
consideration and response)
Received for Information
2. P. Miller, June 3, 2011, regarding Dogs and
Bikes
3. Union of British Columbia
Municipalities, June 6, 2011, regarding Federal Budget Highlights and
UBCM Resolutions - Submission and Debate
4. 18 Submissions dated May 6 to June 6,
2011, regarding Hollyburn Mews Proposed Devt
(Previously received at the June 6, 2011 Reconvened Public
Hearing/Public Meeting)
5. [The] Land Conservancy of BC, June 8, re Invitation
to Canada Day Event - BC Binning Residence Open House
Council Correspondence Update to June 14, 2011
(up to 4:30 PM)
Referred for Action
(1) C. McCormick, MyOwnSpace Housing
Society, June 10, 2011, Request for Delegation regarding Creation of
Semi-Independent Housing for Young Adult Children who are
Developmentally Challenged
(Referred to Mayor for consideration)
Received for Information
(2) Committee and Board Meeting
Minutes:
Design Review Committee - February 24, 2011 and March 31,
2011;
Community Grants Committee - April 1, 2011
(3) C. Walker, June 7, 2011, regarding
Ambleside Development
(4) R. Helten, MetroVanWatch, June 13, 2011, regarding
Metro Vancouver versus Coquitlam June 14 and June 16, dispute
resolution on RGS (Regional Growth Strategy)
(5) UBCM, June 14, 2011, regarding 2011
Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative.
18. OTHER ITEMS -- No items.
19. REPORTS from Mayor/Cclrs
Mayor: lots, been a long time
MS: first, AGM success Cmnty Ctrs Society; Barbara Brink
re-elected; Society recently awarded a three-year substantial grant,
think about $120K from United Way, a credit to the Society
District also received a prov child care award: Leanne Sexsmith
and Joanne, uh--
Mayor: --McKenna
MS: received the award on behalf of the District
Fourth thing, a v successful Youth Week -- capped off by a dance
at arena 500 youth attending with no incidents of any kind, a tribute
to staff and the 500 youth
{and
parents!}
fifth, on a personal note, I want to make note of the fact, the
new part of the seawall on the east side of 15th, the Millennium Park
I think, is now open, and now added another section for public
waterfront use; desire and dream of Ccls for many years, and we just
had another small 33ft chunk added
staff shd be commended for that
TP: list
Eagle Hbr fun run over 400 participants, example of partnership
with the cmnty
Lib launched their facebook page
successful e-read event; WVML was first to introduce Kindle, went
national, building on that
Friday, exciting evening at Library, a nice glass of wine; chat
with Doug Coupland and Mayor, chat went off in all sorts of
directions; wonderful evening
Chamber, v successful Prez's Dinner
Adrian Rowland honoured with the citizen of the year award; we
know all his tremendous work on foreshore and linking in with revit of
Amb
re Parks Master Plan every intention this month but beginning
Sept far better; looking at a ten-year plan
Parks WG had an excellent session working with our young citizens
last week
ML: All mbrs of Ccl were at the Chamber's dinner, a fun
evening
Mayor: except me
ML: v successful Cmnty Day; Parade great fun; all mbrs there in
parade or on sidelines; great fun event; cmnty seemed to really enjoy
it
on your and Ccl's behalf, I had the opp to attend the LGH
volunteer recognition event; close to 200 volunteers there; wonderful
work for the hospital; my pleasure to rep Ccl there
Sop: was at many of these functions, had a great time, so I won't
so we'll be out of here in a short time
SW: forgot about Cyclebetes during Youth Week, up at Collingwood;
all high schools of the NSh coming together to raise money for
juvenile diabetes; 24hr relay; v impressive; originated at Rockridge,
now sharing
I also attended the Relay for Life on behalf of Ccl, to raise
money for cancer; a lot of ppl as survivor; running all day long
[8:33] Mayor: what we do in a much broader cmnty; thx to acting
mayors recently (Lewis and Walker)
congratulate Anna Wyman on 40 years of dance in WV
also Dolly Cartwright of LIonsview, her group, 60th anniversary
of the NSh volunteers for seniors
I was the dinner speaker at the BC Landscape Architecture
conference and gala, and as a result of that they're giving grant to
WV Streamkeepers; contribution, really great when that's our
reputation
attended BC Assn of Police Bd in Nelson, new assistant Dep
Minister, Clayton Pecknold who I have a long-standing relationship
with; he's replacing Kevin Begg.
New minister, Shirley Bond; new premier, Christy Clark whose
priority is safe communities wch is modelled after Alberta, wch is
inter-deptal budgeting and policy-making between health, justice,
children, and families
That was spearheaded by Alison Redford, the [former] Minister of
Justice for Alberta, now running for leadership of the Conservative
Party in AB
Her key person was Wendy Tynan, my assistant during the
Olympics
BC has some things to learn from AB
that's v exciting
topic is all around civilian oversight, the new independent
investigation ofc, but also Police Bds are concerned beyond just if
someone dies in Police custody
a whole bunch of questions around professional standards for
other things that go wrong
BC Assn of Police Bds is putting together a cmte on that and
they've asked me to serve on that
Sue Ketler and I went to Florida, and presented at the Alliance
for Innovation on behalf on DWV and WVCCS Bd
that was a real eye-opener, realize the struggles at the local
govt level in the US
These orgs considered innovators but faced with forced signif
budget cuts, forced by the state level, and forced amalgamations, need
to annex land and keep devping b/c all they can think of in terms of
driving revenue, wch is fairly shortsighted
we were viewed as innovative and asked a lot, where do you get
these volunteers? this kind of leadership, drive, fund-raising
capacity?
apart from WV residents are leaders, think b/c our institutions
set up on purpose to require that
we've given up some control, typical at local level b/c we
believe so strongly in the capacity of the cmnty
v encouraging
so diff from the economy in the US......
thank two long-serving mbrs of the Police Bd, Mark Reder and
Susan Arnold; interviewing, will be introducing two new mbrs when
Police strategic plan comes forward in a couple of weeks at Ccl
I chair the governance cmte for E-Comm, and we've been working v
hard on strategic planning, and the further integration of emergency
communications, interoperability and resilience
Opening of the bus lanes -- Ray, how did it go today?
it went well?
RF: yes
Mayor: Police will be monitoring the fact that cars aren't
supposed to go in that lane; given us a grace period of a month
was also asked by UN, by the Secy-Gen of Forum for Human
Settlements, to write a paper on what we presented and a series of
interview questions; that will be in a UN magazine; you'll all receive
a copy of that
There's more coming out of that b/c of the integrated systems
thinking that we and our staff and citizens are applying to
sustainability in WV
On a kind of a fun note, at the Vogue Theatre this Thurs night,
there's a sp presentation on West Coast Modern. It's a format of
20 slides 20 seconds per slide, rapid-fire thought; many WV architects
will be there, and commentators
They've asked me to start off the mtg as one of the presenters,
and it's sold out! who can believe that?
a lot that we're working on, all of us
v busy time of year and thank you for pitching in and covering
for one another as we represent WV's success at home and much farther
afield.
20. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS none
21. ADJOURNMENT [8:39]
=== CCL MTG AGENDAs
Monday July 4th ===
REGULAR COUNCIL Meeting AGENDA
6pm in M HALL MAIN FLOOR CONFERENCE
ROOM; 7pm in COUNCIL CHAMBER
(PUBLIC HEARING at 7pm in CHAMBER, FOLLOWED BY
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER OPEN SESSION
2. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
THAT in the public interest, mbrs of the public
be excluded under the following section of the Cmnty
Charter:
90. (1) A part of a council meeting may be
closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to
or is one or more of the following:
4. the security of the property of the
municipality;
5. the acquisition, disposition or
expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that
disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the
municipality; and
11. negotiations and related discussions
respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at
their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could
reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the
municipality if they were held in public.
3. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION Council
will then proceed with the closed session.
At 7pm the Public Hearing regarding Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010,
Amendment Bylaw No. 4679, 2011 will be held. The open session of the
Council meeting will reconvene immediately following the conclusion of
the Public Hearing.
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA MUNICIPAL
HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
Note: At 7:00 pm the Public Hearing will
commence in the Council Chamber. The Council Meeting will reconvene
immediately following the Public Hearing.
7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC HEARING
Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4679,
2011 (File: 1610-20-4679)
The Director of Planning, Lands and Permits will describe the
subject application.
Applicant: The District of West Vancouver
Affected Lands: All lands in West Vancouver
Purpose: To introduce various housekeeping amendments to
Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010.
Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment: The proposed amendments
are technical and do not create new "policy" directions. In
general terms, the proposed amendments correct minor formatting
issues, text, and metric conversions and clarify regulations and
language.
3. PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE
Mayor
Goldsmith-Jones will describe the procedure for the Public
Hearing.
4. REPORTS/WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
1) Reports received up to June 30, 2011:
TITLE /
DATE / DATE FOR
CONSIDERATION / NO.
2) Written submissions received up to June 30, 2011:
AUTHOR / DATE / DATE FOR
CONSIDERATION / NO.
-- None to date.
On June 20, 2011, Council set the date for the Public Hearing.
The statutory notice of Public Hearing was published in the North
Shore News on June 26 and June 29, 2011. The Municipal Clerk will note
written submissions received for the July 4, 2011 Public
Hearing.
5. PUBLIC INPUT
6. CLOSURE OR ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING
If there is no further public input and Council
does not request a further staff report:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT all written and verbal submissions ... be received and that
the Public Hearing be closed.
OR
If Council requests a further staff report:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT staff report back to Council and that the PH be adjourned
to . (date, time and location).
Council Members are not permitted to receive further
submissions once the Public Hearing is closed.
Following conclusion of the Public Hearing, the following items
will be considered:
4. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
June 20, 2011 Special Council Meeting; and June 20, 2011 Regular Council Meeting.
PRESENTATIONS
7. West Vancouver Police Board 2011-2013 Strategic Plan and
Mid-Year CompStat (Comparative Statistics) Report (File:
2900-01)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council thank the WV Police Board
and Chief Constable Lepine for the presentation
REPORTS
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council receive for information the June 20 report
from the Dir/Planning and
2. Council direct staff to complete a review of its
bylaws and procedures related to minimizing construction impacts on
neighbours and to report back to Council by September 30, 2011 with
specific proposals for bylaw amendments.
9. 2011 [Five-]Year Financial Plan Budget
Amendment Bylaw No. 4693, 2011
(File: 1610-20-4693)
RECOMMENDED: be read a first, second, and third
time.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. The report dated June 13 from the Mgr, Bylaw and
Licensing Services be received for information; and
2. be read a first, second, and third time.
RECOMMENDED: be read a first, second, and third time.
BYLAWS
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Third reading be rescinded;
2. be amended by deleting Part 3 and renumbering the
remaining parts accordingly; and
3. be read a third time as amended.
(File: 1010-20-08-041/1610-20-4619/4678)
These amendment bylaws received first reading at the April 18,
2011 Council Meeting, were the subject of the Public Hearing/Public
Meeting held and adjourned on May 16, 2011, and a Reconvened Public
Hearing/Public Meeting held and closed on June 6, 2011, and received
second and third readings at the June 6, 2011 Council
Meeting.
Council is not permitted to receive any further submissions on
these amendment bylaws.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1.
OCP Bylaw be adopted; 2. "Zoning Bylaw be adopted; and
3. Devt Permit be approved.
This bylaw received three readings at the June 20, 2011
Council Meeting.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Amendment Bylaw be adopted.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
15. Consent Agenda Items
15.1. Change to Council Meeting Schedule (File:
0120-01)
RECOMMENDED:
be amended by scheduling special Ccl
mtgs for Monday July 11 at 4pm and Monday July 25 at
7pm.
RECOMMENDED: be received for information.
15.3. Correspondence List
Council Correspondence Update to June 17, 2011
(up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) J. Carter, West Vancouver Historical Society, June 15,
2011, regarding Concern over the future of Gertrude Lawson
House
(Referred to Director of Planning, Lands and Permits for
consideration and response)
{why not Ccl?
haven't they got opinions or preferences or
wishes???}
Received for Information
(2) Committee and Board Meeting Minutes - Board of Variance -
May 18, 2011
(3) Maria, June 10, 2011, regarding Please Save Hugo Ray Park -
West Vancouver
Council Correspondence Update to June 24, 2011
(up to 12:00 Noon)
Received for Information
(1) C. Short, June 18, 2011, regarding Community Day/District
Staff/Thanks
(2) Union of BC Municipalities, June 23, 2011, regarding 2011
UBCM Community Excellence Awards
(3) 2 submissions regarding 1300 Block Marine Drive and Safeway
Site dated June 17-22, 2011
Council Correspondence Update to June 28, 2011
(up to 4:30 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) June 24, 2011, regarding NS NEWS article on [WV] new bylaw
officer for dog issues June 24th 2011
(Referred to Director of Planning, Lands and Permits for
consideration and response)
Received for Information
(2) Committee and Board Meeting Minutes - West Vancouver
Memorial Library Board - May 18, 2011
(3) Union of British Columbia Municipalities, June 27 and 28,
2011, regarding Municipal Auditor General and CFIB Property Tax Report
(Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
(4) R. Helten, MetroVanWatch, June 27, 2011, regarding IMPORTANT:
Metro Vancouver versus Coquitlam June 29 & July 5, dispute
resolution on RGS (Regional Growth Strategy).
>>> NB:
Although the DWV website has Correspondence to noon June 30 it still
is not noted on the agenda nor is a link provided. See:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Council_Correspondence/2011/June/11jun30.pdf
<<<
16. OTHER ITEMS No items.
17. REPORTS FROM MAYOR/CCLRS 18. PUBLIC
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS 19. ADJOURNMENT
=== ANIMALWATCH ===
Cute and Strange
> Baby ocelot kittens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEorZqv7eZw&feature=relmfu
> Cute
baby Sumatran tiger cub:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idRc_KkInds&NR=1&feature=fvwp
>
Photos: More than 1,000 amazing new species found in New
Guinea
A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a
snub-nosed dolphin are among the more than 1,000 new species recently
found on the incredible Asian island of New Guinea, environment group
WWF said. Scientists made the astounding discoveries, which also
included a river shark and dozens of butterflies, on New Guinea at a
rate of two a week from 1998 to 2008, WWF said in a major report on
the island.
{I rather like the
blue-eyed spotted cuscus}
=== INFObits ===
+ GREECE
... SOME years back a Greek
finance minister, fed up with his country's waste and extravagance,
claimed that he could save money by shutting down the national railway
and driving its passengers around in taxis. He was accused of
hyperbole but seems, rather, to have been guilty of understatement.
In 2009 the Greek railway collected just =A4174m ($250m) in fares and
other revenues. Meanwhile, it spent =A4246m on wages and lost a total
of =A4937m....
from:
http://www.economist.com/node/18897415?story_id=18897415&fsrc=nlw%7Chig%7C06-30-2011%7Ceditors_highlights
+ FREEDOM FLOTILLA [INFO]
- Subject: Nino Pagliccia on the Sailing of the FREEDOM FLOTILLA
II-STAY HUMAN
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:53:06 +0000
To: Info CPA <info@cpavancouver.org>
Voice of Palestine broadcasts weekly on Vancouver Cooperative
Radio (CFRO) 102.7 FM, Vancouver, Canada. The show has been on the air
since Sept. 1, 1987 and broadcasts for one hour every Tuesday night
from 8 to 9 pm PDT. People outside of Vancouver can listen to the show
live on the
Internet. http://www.voiceofpalestine.ca/?page_id=2587
=== HEALTHWATCH
===
N.C. Man Allegedly Robs Bank of $1 to Get Health Care in
Jail
=== PEACEWATCH ===
help work for peace
To view the on-line version click here.
http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2011/06/28/tuwani-masked-israeli-settlers-attack-palestinian-shepherds-meshaha-valley
CPTnet 28 June 2011
AT-TUWANI: Masked Israeli settlers attack Palestinian
shepherds in Meshaha Valley
On 25 June 2011, eleven Israeli settlers armed with stones and
knives attacked Shaadi Muhamari and his brother Kamal Muhamari as they
grazed their sheep in Meshaha Valley, next to the Palestinian village
of At-Tuwani. The attack occurred around 10am.
According to Shaadi Muhamari, the settlers came down from the
Israeli outpost of Havat Ma'on.
Some of the settlers were masked as they ran toward the shepherds
throwing stones, yelling blasphemies against Islam, and saying that
internationals were now not present to protect them. A settler
attacked Shaadi Muhamri's donkey with a knife, and when he attempted
to stop the attacker and protect his donkey, settlers hit him with
stones in the back and torso. The attack left Shaadi Muhamari
with bruises and welts on his back.
Settlers also chased the Muhamari's herd for several hundred
meters, throwing stones. According to the shepherds, the
soldiers saw the incident and refused to get involved.
Palestinians told internationals that after the attack, they saw
IDF soldiers greeting and shaking hands with the settlers as they
walked back into the outpost.
Muhamari told internationals, "We need all the people of
the world, Europe and America, to see who is the aggressor, and how
the Palestinians are treated by the settlers."
[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva
Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice,
and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and
outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal.
Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma'on (Hill 833), are
considered illegal also under Israeli law.]
Operation Dove and Christian Peacemaker Teams have maintained an
international presence in At-Tuwani and South Hebron Hills since
2004. More pictures are available
on the Operation Dove
website.=== TREEWATCH ===
+ CPTnet -- 7 June, 2011
+
To view the on-line
version click here.
http://cpt.org/cptnet/2011/06/07/tuwani-reflection-healing-trees
AT TUWANI REFLECTION: Healing the Trees
by Carol Tyx
We start slowly, our delegation members, several men, a handful
of women, a sprinkling of children. As we walk out of the Palestinian
village of At-Tuwani the procession grows, women cutting across
fields, children scrambling down hillsides. Some of the boys
carry hoes; the women swing buckets; a young child waves a Palestinian
flag. We are on our way to a small olive orchard in the valley
to take part in a healing ritual, but the conversation, in Arabic,
sounds chatty, neighbors exchanging the tidbits that make up daily
life. A few of the children try to bring us into the loop with
their schoolroom English; we try a few Arabic phrases.
When we reach the orchard, we pause. I know in my head that
Israeli settlers who live across the valley from At-Tuwani sometimes
sneak down at night and chop down the villagers' olive trees.
But seeing the wounded trees myself cuts more deeply. The breaks
are jagged, branches twisting off the trunk, the silver-green leaves
curling in the dust. Ten trees have been hacked off, an attempt
to chop down Palestinian life in the South Hebron Hills.
The settlements in the West Bank, built on Palestinian land, are
largely populated by Israelis who believe all of this land should be
part of Israel. They are squatters, protected by the Israeli
military. We witness this as we approach the orchard; two, then three,
then four military jeeps appear; soldiers carrying automatic weapons
hop out. One person on the CPT team on alert for potential
violence, positions himself between the villagers and the soldiers; a
youthful Palestinian shoots video, part of a recent campaign to
document the occupation.
We work together to stack the severed limbs. With the hoes,
people etch trenches around the wounded stumps. A woman opens a
nearby cistern and pulls up a bucket of water. The water flows
into the trenches, nourishing the trees. Even though it will be at
least five years before the trees can bear fruit again, I feel the
healing beginning, in the trees and in the villagers. I am
honored to be walking with this community on a hot May morning, a
community with deep roots in this land, roots that sustain them in the
daily struggle to maintain their homes and livelihoods.
+ CPTnet -- 20 June 2011
+
http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2011/06/20/artas-roof-destroyed-palestinian-farmer's-summer-home
ARTAS: Roof destroyed on Palestinian farmer's summer
home
On 17 May 2011, vandals, whom local Palestinians assumed to be
settlers from the Gush Etzion
settlement bloc, destroyed the roof on an agricultural home
belonging to the family of Mohammed Saleh Abu Swai. In the
summer, Palestinian farmers often sleep in stone houses out in their
fields. Abu Swai had come out to his olive orchard two days
earlier to fertilize his trees and put the roof on the house.
When he returned, he saw that the planks he had laid across his house
were broken and up-ended.
Artas, a nearby Palestinian village where the family stays in the
winter, has about 3600 residents. Most of the people live in the
village during the school year and in the summer go out to work the
land. Mohammed's entire family of eleven often stays in his
small home located in the middle of the olive orchard. Before
this latest destruction of the roof, the military had confiscated much
of Mohammed's land, declaring it state land.
When asked if the Palestinian Authority might help repair the
home, a neighbor of the family in Artas said that Palestine's
Ministry of Agriculture has virtually no finances to work with and
cannot help farmers with their crops. While sitting under a fig
tree, the neighbor spoke of what the trees suffer under the military
occupation - including lack of water. "Honestly, I talk
to the trees," he said. "This tree is very sad."
=== HOCKEYWATCH ===
Well, riot actually
STANLEY CUP 2011
Things were going so well.
Crowds swelled larger and larger with each game. It was
reported to have reached over 100K even before Game 7 when it burst at
~150K.
How proud I was of our city when on the TV news (after Game 6, I
think), a VPD spokesperson said yes over 100K and only a few arrests
for drinking.
What a great, civilized city. My city. So beautiful,
so warm, so peaceful.
Then Game 7 erupted.
Was the VPD lulled by the good behaviour to that date?
Why the change?
First, I thought of "Lord of the Flies".
Next: Shakespeare (in The Winter's Tale) has the Shepherd
say:
I would there were no age between sixteen
and
three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep out
the
rest; for there is nothing in the between
but
getting wenches with child, wronging the
ancientry,
stealing, fighting--Hark you now! Would any
but
these boiled brains of nineteen and
two-and-twenty
hunt this weather?
Pride goes before a fall. Smugness wiped off our faces.
We're human -- the whole gamut like all the other places.
Only a few tried in vain to stop the louts once the mob mentality
had taken over. More tried to make amends but the damage was
done.
What to do to prevent?
Not necessarily more or just more police.
This is a cmnty. Think of the smiling faces after earlier
games with police high-fiving the crowd, with spectators even wanting
their photos taken with policemen.
Why not have 'cmnty volunteers'? They wd be the face of
Friends of Vancouver. They'd be throughout the crowd, enjoying
but watching to dissuade, deter, redirect any sign of unpleasantness.
Of course they cd call the Police but they'd be numerous and thus
dissolve clots. Maybe Boy Scouts, air force cadets, rugby
players, Rotary, and others dedicated to promote enjoyment among the
ppl.
Recalling Robert Ruark's "Something of Value" (re
Kenya), one of my maiku from years ago, goes something like
this:
anonymity
--
that detribalization
tempts
everyone
PS
What a
contrast!
Canada shows its
class in crowds -- ~500K in Ottawa! -- when greeting the
Royals.
The monarchy
inspires our best behaviour?
=== CANADIAN BOAT TO GAZA
===
The blockade of
Gaza reaches the shores of Greece!
As it attempts to
sail, the Canadian Boat to Gaza, the Tahrir, blockaded in Greece
Greek coast guard are now on board the Tahrir attempting to arrest
Sandra Ruch, Jewish Canadian member of the Canada boat to Gaza
Steering Committee, who is refusing to surrender boat's registration
papers.
Efforts to stop
Freedom Flotilla 2 - Stay Human from sailing have included diplomatic
pressure and manipulation, economic blackmail, bureaucratic obstacles,
baseless and slanderous allegations against the flotilla and the
delegates, and sabotage of at least two vessels.
"The world watched as an intensive campaign to prevent the
Tahrir and the entire Freedom flotilla II from sailing was underway.
We have been unjustly and duplicitously treated." said Irene
MacInnes of the Tahrir organizing committee. "The government of
Israel, shamefully with the tacit support of the Harper government, is
doing everything in its power to maintain the blockade. Today, as a
result of the concerted efforts of the 4th largest military power in
the world and its backers, we have been prevented from sailing to
Gaza. Yet we will persevere in our attempts till the blockade is
lifted."
"Israel has
in effect extended the illegal blockade of Gaza to Greek ports, using
the Greece's economic difficulties to influence the government's
position", said David Heap of the organizing committee.
"We remain absolutely clear that the Canadian Boat to Gaza has
not been, is not, and has no intention of, breaking any laws. It is
the blockade of Gaza that is illegal under international law. We have
a legal and moral obligation to challenge the blockade, given the
failure of the international community to act", said Dylan Penner
of the organizing committee. "This is why we must continue our
attempts to sail to Gaza: to challenge the illegal and immoral
blockade and to equally challenge the Canadian federal government's
support for it."
Meanwhile the US
boat to Gaza, The Audacity of Hope, is at a standoff with the Greek
Navy boats, refusing orders to return to shore.
http://www.tahrir.ca/content/blockade-gaza-reaches-shores-greece
=== HOLIDAYWATCH
===
- World's 25 most
popular places for tourists to visit in 2011
Still thinking about where to go on
vacation this year? TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice survey identifies
25 can't-miss tourist meccas to visit in 2011, as identified by
travellers themselves.
Read
more:
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/photos/World+most+popular+places+tourists+visit+2011/5012028/story.html
Great travel photos from around the
world
JUNE 20,
2011
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Travel+Photo/1328184/story.html
- Photos: Top
images from around the globe
View the best photographs
from hot spots around the world
JUNE 27, 2011 2:02
PM
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Photos+images+from+around+globe/2172184/story.html
=== OTTAWAWATCH === the
royal mail must go through!
Absolutely brilliant tactic/strategy by Harper.
And fair.
Imposed settlement same as previous public service
contracts.
For work that doesn't even require (though may be preferred) a
high school education, $53K per year with seven weeks of holiday is
far richer than the average worker paying the taxes for the Crown
Corp.
The new hires will make ~$17/hr while others ~$25/hr -- with that
offer at least no one was being laid off.
Without mail, many companies lose money.
The siren call of standing up for postal workers/the union
regardless of other factors was too much for NDP to resist.
Will the NDP blindly paint itself as union supporters even if
many workers don't agree? show itself as one main issue, of the
Left, thus digging a trench between the govt and the Opposition?
=== VICTORIAWATCH === Ralph
Sultan's Spring-Summer 2011 Newsletter is now out!
Report -- Articles in this issue include:
Ralph Sultan interviews Premier Christy Clark
Childhood Poverty in West Vancouver - and
Richmond
Ralph's Civil Liability Twin Pak
Ralph Emphasizes Legislative Support for North Shore
Shipbuilding Contract
Ralph's Fireside Chat to America
North Vancouver's 6th Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers
celebrate 100th birthday
Videos include: Cliffwalk with Ralph Sultan and Making
Driving Easier on the North Shore
=== ROYALWATCH ===
=1= Will and Kate's
trip (cont'd from Vive le Canada):
"Canadians are eager to welcome Their Royal Highnesses and show
them the deep affection reserved for members of the Royal family and,
in so doing, reaffirm their profound and ongoing attachment to the
Crown of Canada," said the Prime Minister. "The visit will
showcase the beauty and rich diversity of all regions of our country,
highlighting what we have accomplished and underscoring the
opportunities and promise of the future."
The itinerary, which was developed in collaboration with
municipalities, provinces, a territory, and private organizations,
includes the following highlights:
- The Canada Day Noon Show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario
(July 1)
- Freedom of the City ceremony with the Royal 22e Régiment in
Québec City, Québec (July 3)
- Search and rescue demonstration in Summerside, Prince Edward
Island (July 4)
- Event with Canadian Rangers at Blachford Lake, Northwest
Territories (July 5)
- Official launch of the Calgary Stampede Parade in Calgary, Alberta
(July 8)
For more details on the itinerary, including where the public can
see The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visit the 2011 Royal Tour
website at
www.royaltour.gc.ca
.=2= The dos and don'ts of meeting
royalty
BY
SHANNON PROUDFOOT, POSTMEDIA NEWS JUNE 24, 2011
{INTERESTING --
This is a helpful guide, and at the end lists some of the goofs ppl
have made -- and no surprise -- including G W
Bush.}
Read
more:
http://www.canada.com/meeting+royalty/5003414/story.html
+ CBC video clip on etiquette/greetings:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/1239665812/ID=2031786288
=3= Photos: William and Kate grace Wimbledon
sidelines
The newlyweds Prince William and Catherine,
Duchess of Cambridge, take in a match at the Wimbledon Tennis
Championships in London on Monday.
June 27,
2011
{photos a bit repetitive but a slice}
Read
more:
http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Photos+William+Kate+grace+Wimbledon+sidelines/5011187/story.html
=4= Will and Kate on the
way, but royal influence abounds already
By Shannon Proudfoot, Postmedia
News June 27, 2011
Prince William, Duke
of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are coming to a
country draped with royal references, from Prince Edward Island, to
Regina, to our currency, our street names, our prosecutors' and our
police.
OTTAWA - Until a royal tour
sparks public interest - something Prince William and Catherine are
about to do on a near-fanatic level - the Royal Family functions
like a tasteful wallpaper pattern in Canada: enjoyable in an
absent-minded way, but so ubiquitous as to be almost
invisible.
From place names and currency,
to commemorative plaques unveiled on long-ago royal tours, the
symbolic presence of the monarchy is everywhere in Canada - which is
exactly what makes many people forget about its
significance......
Chances are good that the
monarchy is part of your daily commute, given that at least 228
Canadian cities have a Queen Street and 316 have a King Street (or
Road or Crescent), along with countless schools, bridges, buildings
and highways named for various members of the Royal Family,
contemporary or long dead......
Many Canadians are oblivious
to the ubiquitous Crown as part of Canada's modern identity as a
constitutional monarchy and don't know that the Queen arrives as
"Queen of Canada," not an outsider, as is the case with the
president of the United States, he says. Finch took to Twitter last
week to point out the distinction that Will and Kate will
"visit" the United States but "tour" Canada
because they aren't considered foreigners here.......
Canada Post issued stamps
commemorating Prince William and Catherine's April 29 wedding and the
Royal Canadian Mint - another of those nearly invisible "royal"
elements of Canadian life - is doing the same with coins. Kevin
MacLeod, the Queen's Canadian secretary, says he's already received a
request to name a Duke and Duchess of Cambridge park somewhere in
Ontario in advance of the royal tour.
"If you do a little
digging, you'll see that there's a very special relationship," he
says of the myriad royalty-related landmarks in Canada. "We kind
of know the Crown is there, but we don't give it a lot of thought.
We're surrounded by it, but on a day-to-day basis as we live our
lives, are we conscious of it? I would venture to guess
no.".......
Both monarchists and
republicans in Canada say this apathy toward the Crown is the greatest
obstacle faced by those on the other side of the
debate......
Read
more:
http://www.canada.com/Will+Kate+royal+influence+abounds+already/5012675/story.html
For the insatiably
curious:
MORE ON THIS
STORY
* Photos: Best of the best Royal Wedding
photos
* Photos: The morning after the royal
wedding
* Photos: All eyes on Kate Middleton, the new
royal bride
* Three Alberta cowboys to stage private bull
riding performance for Prince William and Kate
* Vancouver chefs prepare a feast fit for a king
(or a prince)
* Mum's the word for Kate
* Alberta woman will get chance to meet royal
couple seven decades after missing out
* Kate brushing up on her francais
* The man who keeps the royals on track during
their Canadian tour
* Special Section: The Royal Visit
Read
more:
http://www.canada.com/Will+Kate+royal+influence+abounds+already/5012675/story.html
=== HERITAGEWATCH ===
Here in WV, don't forget the BC
Binning house will be open (see Calendar July 9).
As you might have guessed, I was
sipping tea out of my Royal Wedding mug full of tea (Murchie's Royal
Wedding Blend) while watching the wedding. Yummy.
(mug and tea both available at
Murchie's in Park Royal; the tea is a blend of black Ceylon tea
lightened with a touch of jasmine and citrus)
btw, can anyone tell me why
Kate's sister Pippa, who was the maid of honour or bridesmaid does not
appear, or was not included, in the official wedding photos of the
wedding party?
HERITAGE VANCOUVER WALKING
TOURS
Contact us at:
www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org 604 264 9642
Delamont: Kitsilano's Oldest City Block of Houses
Sunday July 17 10am - noon
Summer
Walking Tours...
Celebrate Vancouver's 125th Birthday visiting historic back alleys and forgotten corners
of the city with
civic historian John Atkin. 10am - 12 noon, Saturdays & one Sunday,
$15.
Market
Alley: Opium, Laundry, and Pawnshops. Saturday July 16th Meet in the courtyard of the
Chinese Cultural Centre, in front of the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens,
entry from 50 East Pender.
Blood
Alley: The Early City and its Real History. Saturday July
23rd Meet at
Gassy Jack, intersection of Powell, Carrall, and Water in
Gastown.
[Whole schedule:
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/375523/7b17d2543d/1805511597/e6fbad22fa/ ]
VINTAGE PATRIOTIC
RECORDINGS
Heritage Vancouver Society wishes everyone a happy Canada Day. To
help celebrate in vintage air, we've digitised two Edison phonograph
cylinder records, dating from 1909 and 1914... scratches and
all!
Recorded by the Knickerbocker Quartet by the Edison Phonograph
Company in 1907, this is Canada's unofficial National Anthem.
The Maple Leaf Forever, written by Alexander Muir
(1830-1906) in 1867, the year of Canada's Confederation.
O Canada (1914 recording, 1908 Weir lyrics)
Listen! (.mp3, 553k)
This version, sung by Irving Gillette in 1914, was issued by the
Edison Company in the same year, on an Edison Blue Amberol phonograph
record (record number 2287). The original 1908 lyrics are sung.
The 1897 Buchan house still exists in Vancouver's West End, at
1114 Barclay, saved from demolition in 1995, then fully restored and
aptly known as "
O Canada House".
=== BOOKWATCH
===
"PAKISTAN A Hard Country" by Anatol Lieven
A Primer on
Pakistan
by MOHAMMED
HANIF
Published: June 24, 2011 Illustrated. 558 pp.PublicAffairs. $35.
During the regime of Gen.
Pervez Musharraf, it became the policy of the United States to help
spread Sufi Islam in Pakistan. A Sufi council was formed and a few
seminars and some musical concerts were held; a Sufi University is
still being worked on. Meanwhile, Sufi shrines have been attacked all
across Pakistan. Many Pakistanis now believe Sufis to be the allies of
American intelligence operatives, a belief only strengthened by
the recent Raymond Davis affair, in which a Central Intelligence
Agency contractor was detained in the killing of two
Pakistanis.
The American strategy to
target Islamist militants from the skies while helping to establish
a tolerant version of Islam on the ground has turned into a bloody
joke that nobody laughs at anymore. In his ambitious book,
"Pakistan: A Hard Country", Anatol Lieven has a sarcastic comment
about the policy on Sufism: "In reality a more helpful strategy in
the 'war on terror' might be to use the F.B.I. to support American
Methodists against American Pentecostals."...
Shariah, he discovers, is
not so much a strict set of rules as a system for how justice is
delivered and who delivers it.
In Lieven's opinion, the
West doesn't realize that the problem in Pakistan is not a lack
of democracy, but too much of it, with many competing parties and
interest groups. When some among Lieven's elite hosts in
Peshawar, referring to a rising Taliban leader, wonder who would
possibly want to follow a former bus driver, Lieven replies: other bus
drivers, of course.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/books/review/book-review-pakistan-by-anatol-lieven.html?nl=books&emc=booksupdateema3
> Editorial Review
- Publishers Weekly vol. 258
iss. 09 p (c)
02/28/2011
Lieven (Chechnya), who has
reported on Pakistan off and on for 20 years, offers a compelling
argument for reorienting Western interests (and investments) in its
wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Given its enormous population (six
times that of Afghanistan), the key role Pakistani intelligence plays
in Western efforts against terrorism, the strong ties between Pakistan
and Western countries (especially Britain), and the fact that
Pakistan's army is one of Asia's strongest (complete with nuclear
weapons), Lieven writes, "Pakistan is quite simply far more
important to the region, the West and the world than is Afghanistan: a
statement which is a matter not of sentiment but of mathematics."
His extensive history and cartography of the country comes equipped
with solid policy prescriptions-for drone attacks to be ceased and
for the U.S. to acknowledge how powerfully the bungled invasion of
Afghanistan contributed to instability in the region-and
particularly the growth of the Taliban. Though his language can
occasionally be patronizing, Lieven's writing is generally excellent.
He wrestles huge amounts of material into a coherent whole, cogently
explaining the intricate and interconnected roles played by kinship,
regional allegiances, religion, and the military, shedding light on
the country "in all its complex patchwork of light and shadow."
(Apr.)
> another reviewer
He also fails to appreciate
or look into the staggeringly huge impact other countries besides
India have had on Pakistan's development - whether the USSR, America,
China or Saudi Arabia outside of just funding terrorists, or the sheer
extent of American money spent on influencing the Pakistan army and
hence the very state itself.
A few billion dollars goes a
very, very long way in a poor country, something which Anatol
completely glosses over to airbrush the many very negative effects of
practically all American engagement with Pakistan so far. If you just
read this book, without reading any of the other histories out there,
you would walk away thinking that Pakistan pretty much ran the jihad
against Russia and America and Saudi Arabia were just sparring buddies
helping out Pakistan. Heck, even the movie Charlie Wilson's War will
give you a better idea of that era than this book.
=== LANGUAGEWATCH
=== For Argument's sake
Reason Seen
More as Weapon Than Path to Truth
by
PATRICIA COHEN published: June 14, 2011
For centuries thinkers
have assumed that the uniquely human capacity for reasoning has
existed to let people reach beyond mere perception and reflex in the
search for truth. Rationality allowed a solitary thinker to blaze a
path to philosophical, moral and scientific
enlightenment.
Now some researchers are
suggesting that reason evolved for a completely different purpose: to
win arguments. Rationality, by this yardstick (and irrationality too,
but we'll get to that) is nothing more or less than a servant of the
hard-wired compulsion to triumph in the debating arena. According
to this view, bias, lack of logic and other supposed flaws that
pollute the stream of reason are instead social adaptations that
enable one group to persuade (and defeat) another. Certitude works,
however sharply it may depart from the truth.
The idea, labelled the
argumentative theory of reasoning, is the brainchild of French
cognitive social scientists, and it has stirred excited discussion
(and appalled dissent) among philosophers, political scientists,
educators, and psychologists, some of whom say it offers profound
insight into the way people think and behave. The Journal of Behavioral and Brain
Sciences devoted its
April issue to debates over the theory, with participants challenging
everything from the definition of reason to the origins of verbal
communication.
"Reasoning doesn't have
this function of helping us to get better beliefs and make better
decisions," said Hugo
Mercier, who is a
co-author of the journal article, with Dan Sperber. "It was a purely social phenomenon. It evolved
to help us convince others and to be careful when others try to
convince us." Truth and accuracy were beside the
point.
from
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/arts/people-argue-just-to-win-scholars-assert.html?pagew
anted=1&nl=books&emc=booksupdateemb8
{Dear Readers -- what
do you think???}
=== WORDWATCH
=== word choice; my favourite headline this
year
VSun 10 June 2011 pB5
Carbon Credit Bounty on Flatulent Feral Camels
Considered in Australia
and love CBC calling this month Junuary b/c of the weather.
:-)
=== HUMOURWATCH
===
= A = MEN!
MONKEYTAIL BEARDS -- but they are serious!
this calls itself the official website: http://www.themonkeytail.com/
and has some odd men but my favourite is this one, the
ring-tailed lemur:
http://www.geekologie.com/2011/04/all-the-rage-ridiculous-monkeytail-beard.php
= B = Summer Classes for Women at
THE ADULT LEARNING CENTRE
Registration must be completed by May
31
NOTE: Owing to the complexity and difficulty
level of their contents, class sizes will be limited to eight
participants maximum.
Class 1 ~~ Up in Winter, Down in Summer
-- How to Adjust a Thermostat
Step by Step, with Slide Presentation
Meets four weeks, Monday and Wednesday for two
hours beginning at 7pm
Class 2 ~~ Wch Takes More Energy?
Putting the Toilet Seat Down, or Complaining About It for Three
Hours?
Round Table Discussion
Meets two weeks, Saturday noon for two hours
Class 3 ~~ Is It Possible To Drive Past
a Wal-Mart Without Stopping? -- Group Debate
Meets four weeks, Saturday 10pm for two
hours
Class 4 ~~ Fundamental Differences
Between a Purse and a Suitcase
Pictures and Explanatory Graphics
Meets Saturdays at 2pm for three weeks
Class 5 ~~ Curling Irons -- Can They
Levitate and Fly Into The Bathroom Cabinet?
Examples on Video
Meets four weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for two
hours beginning at 7pm
Class 6 ~~ How to Ask Questions During
Commercials and Be Quiet During the Program
Help Line Support and Support Groups
Meets four weeks, Friday and Sunday 7pm
Class 7 ~~ Can a Bath Be Taken
Without 14 Different Kinds of Soaps and Shampoos?
Open Forum
Monday at 8pm, two hours
Class 8 ~~ Health Watch -- They Make
Medicine for PMS - USE IT!
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7pm for
two hours
Class 9 ~~ I Was Wrong and He Was Right!
-- Real Life Testimonials
Tuesdays at 6pm -- location to be
determined.
Class 10 ~~ How to Parallel Park
In Less Than 20 Minutes Without an Insurance Claim
Driving Simulations
Four weeks, Saturdays at noon, two hours
Class 11 ~~ Learning to Live: How to
Apply Brakes Without Throwing Passengers Through the
Windshield
Tuesdays at 7pm, location to be determined
Class 12 ~~ How to Shop by
Yourself
Meets four weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for two
hours beginning at 7pm
---
Upon completion of ANY of the above
courses, diplomas will be issued to the survivors.
---
= C = Seduced by
wine...........
A woman was sipping on a glass of wine,
while sitting on the patio with her husband, and she says, "I
love you so much, I don't know how I could ever live without
you."
... Her husband asks, "Is that you,
or the wine talking?"
... She replies, "It's me...talking
to the wine."
=== MAIKU
===
b/c of the riot, contemplating human nature, I recalled (above
under HOCKEYWATCH) my poem about the temptation of anonymity.
Last year mused about the same aspect of humans. First one
is in tanka form.
2010 October 8
under the surface
evil burbles and
erupts
disrupting our
peace
how motivate and
strengthen
the good to
counter, control
2010 December 8/9
hype, glare hypnotize,
emotion rules, blocks
facts and voices of
reason
=== QUOTATIONS /
THOUGHTS/PUNS ===
35. TEN DEFINITIONS (#3):
1. Democracy, n. A system of
government in which the people get to choose, from time to time, the
political leaders who will rob them blind.
2. Disease, n. Nature's way of
telling us to eat a plant-based diet.
3. Fraud, n. Deception by
misrepresenting or omitting material facts to benefit oneself at the
expense of others.
4. Indifference, n. Passive
complicity.
5. Kindness, n. Love in
action.
6. Martyrdom, n. The proof of
sincerity if not of truth.
7. Nuclear War, phr. Satan's
initiation rite into the kingdom of hell.
8. Strong, adj. Ready, willing
and able to hear and speak the truth.
9. Wall Street, phr. The canary
in the mine.
10. Weakness, n. The one thing
more likely to corrupt than power.
(Note: The two previous "Ten Definitions" lists, from the
November 2008 and July 2010 "Frankly Quoted" columns, are
available without charge and by request to
lfrank@igc.org)==========
Do you not know I am a woman?
when I think, I must speak.
--
William Shakespeare, As You Like It
There are two kinds of fools: one says,
"This is old, therefore it is good"; the other says, "This is
new, therefore it is better."
-- DEAN WILLIAM RALPH INGE (English
writer and priest, 1860 - 1954), quoted in Rolf B. White, editor, The
Great Business Quotations, p. 240, 1986.
If corrupted people are united and constitute a power, then
honest folk must do the same.
-- Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer (1828 - 1910)
No matter where it takes hold,
government of the people and by the people sets a single standard for
all who hold power: you must maintain your power through consent, not
coercion.
--
BARACK OBAMA, speech, Cairo, 4 June 2009.
Leadership is getting people to do what you
want them to do because they want to do it.
--
CHRISTIE WHITMAN (former New Jersey governor),
Fareed Zakaria tv
interview, How to Lead / GPS, CNN, 2 Dec 2010
The good news is that we're all on the
path; the bad news is that we're going in the wrong
direction.
-- Leonard Roy Frank, American human rights activist,
quotation anthologist
(Random House Webster's Quotationary, 1998),
and electroshock survivor
(b 1932)
If only it were as easy to uncover the truth as to demonstrate
the falsehood.
-- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman philosopher, statesman,
lawyer, political theorist, constitutionalist, accomplished poet,
rhetorician, humorist, and also the greatest forensic orator (106 BC -
43 BC)
All progress has resulted from people
who took unpopular positions.
-- ADLAI E. STEVENSON (Illinois
governor, Democratic presidential nominee, and United Nations
ambassador), campaign speech, Princeton University (New Jersey), 22
March 1954.
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good
person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because
you are a vegetarian.
--
Dennis Wholey
The states are as the men
are. They grow out of human
characters. --
Plato
If I have learned one thing in this life, it is
that God will not tie my shoes without me. -- Doug Boyd
Marriage is like mushrooms: we notice too late if they are good
or bad.
--
Woody Allen {or govts or xxx ...}
She looks as though she's been poured into her clothes, and
forgot to say 'when'. --
P. G.
Wodehouse
In
order to show a profit, the floundering gourmet seafood restaurant was
allowed to cook its books since there is no accounting for
taste.
The spear-fisherman
can be a real pain in the wrasse.
The
garden club visited the nursery and found themselves in a hosta
environment.
For this tree pun I had to go out on a limb and branch
out to some other sources.
The long-shot was leading the Kentucky Derby, but not
furlong.
Bugs have very diverse religious views, because they
are all in sects.
The Hungry
Lion
A hungry lion was
roaming through the jungle looking for something to eat. He came
across two men. One was sitting under a tree and reading a book, the
other was typing away on his typewriter.
The lion quickly
pounced on the man reading the book and devoured him.
Even the king of the
jungle knows that readers digest and writers cramp.
