WVM2011-17
Ccl NOTES July 25
Calendar to August 31
by
Carolanne Reynolds, Editor
www.WestVan.org
*** Saturday August 13th
RoyalTea-by-the-Sea ***
NEXT ccl mtg is Monday Sept
12
= Vive le Canada (1911 popn); from the EDITOR'S DESK
(Readers: your opinion pls;
DWV replies; who's responsible and who's accountable?); ITACKer POV
re Salaries (Lautens's AmblesideNO!); AmblesideNOW-WATCH (Arts in
Ambleside; Museum Study); UPDATES & INFO (Burley Park Playground
Input; NSh Area Transit Plan; Annual Report 2010; Finance Cmte July 25
including AmbNOW expenditures)
= CALENDAR to Aug 31st; CULTUREWATCH (Theatre; Art;
Music; Photography)
= Ccl Mtg NOTES July 25th: [MyOwnSpace Housing
Society delegation withdrawn;] Kiwanis lands (21st), more units but no
bachelor stes; Surplus Land Sale 26th and MDr; DPA north of Mulgrave;
Consent Agenda (Cycling Network Implementation Plan WG; Duplex
Stratification 6619/6623 Nelson;
AmblesideNOW Budget Update; Sec Stes Report);
Correspondence: CAC
Calculations; GLH process, heritage and other
funds, PH rules, LSF, list of Polman's five
questions, plaintive request re procedures b/c of mtgs
missing from Calendar and WG notes/info missing on DWV
website; in Other Items, see
20.3 reviewing MDr/TWay intersection and the overpasses on MDr are on
hold!
= ANIMALWATCH (Animal Friendship; tiger cub, lion vs tiger,
hot weather, etc); INFObits (loos vs cellphones; US foodstamps; Bibi
out?); WATERWATCH (Mekorot); PHOTOWATCH (BC backyards, animals);
ROYALWATCH (Seaforth Reservists, Monarchy); POLICEWATCH (Our Local
Heroes); AGEWATCH (AAADD: Age-Activated Attention Deficit
Disorder); HERITAGEWATCH (Vancouver Walks; WV RoyalTea Sat Aug
13); LANGUAGEWATCH (proofreading/hyphen); WORDWATCH
(presstitutes; collectable/ible); MAIKU (Bard; weather; riots);
QUOTATIONS/THOUGHTS/PUNS {+ back page of
printed copy www.royaltea.ca for details}
=== Vive le CANADA
===
The Canada 1911 Census was
started on June 1, 1911. The total population count of Canada
was 7,206,643. This was an increase of 34% over
the 1901 Census of 5,371,315.
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK
=== hwv
READERS: Your opinion
please!
opinionreplywvm@westvan.org
but first let's look at the principles and procedures wrt our
local govt.
CASE ONE
Information is essential not just to plan but also to accept and
implement.
In the last issue (WVM16) DWV's reply to "Polman's Five"
(Questions) was printed with the promise of a prize for someone to
spot an actual answer. None so far.
Mbrs of Ccl set policies and presumably are responsible for their
being carried out -- of course staff do that but isn't there some
obligation for ccl mbrs to agree or approve of the way they're done?
and the answers provided?
Some ccl mbrs have asked the same questions Garrett Polman
did.
1. Does Ccl get to see letters before they go to
residents? Shd they?
2. Whose responsibility is it that residents get replies as
in:
how
long? actual answers? valid?
3. What shd a resident do and what shd Ccl do if they do
not agree with the answers (or manner)?
Since no answers to Polman's questions in the letter he
received, what shd he do next?
If Ccl saw or read that letter, do we assume Ccl agrees
with not answering, and if they don't what shd/cd they do?
Support the resident and insist on answers?
Let's hope some cclrs will tell me
what's done and what they think is best.
CASE TWO
Now look at the letter written by George Pajari wrt the Public
Hearing process, in particular the time between the first mtg wch was
adjourned, then closed after the second mtg (PHs are a quasi-judicial
process):
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:19:31 -0700
From: George Pajari <George@Pajari.ca>
Subject: Problems with Public Hearing/Public Meeting related
to OCP Amendment and Rezoning on Esquimalt
Dear Mayor and Council:
There is reason to believe that the recent Public Hearing/Public
Meeting related to the amending of the OCP and the rezoning of the
three lots on Esquimalt has been irreparably compromised by the
actions of some councillors.
During Council's discussion immediately following the closing of
the PH/PM, one councillor stated she had met privately with residents
to discuss the development (with the obvious implication that this
meeting had happened after the first PH/PM). Another councillor said
she had discounted the value of the letters opposing the development
based on discussions during "lunch with a client" who had
signed one of the form letters.
It has long been held by the courts that it is highly improper
for councillors to receive information related to the matter being
considered during a PH/PM outside of the PH/PM and a number of bylaws
based on such compromised PHs/PMs were invalidated as a
result.
The Honourable Madam Justice S.S. Stromberg-Stein, in Hubbard
et al v. District of West Vancouver (2003) BCSC 1678:
Council had a clear obligation to disclose to the
public prior to the public hearing all information upon which council
would consider and rely upon in the course of adopting, or deciding to
adopt or reject, the bylaws. If council considers new
information, which addresses the issues and offers fresh facts and
opinions, then this information should be available to the public even
if council acquired the information after the public hearing.
Procedural fairness involves disclosure of all such relevant
information and material... This is essential to a fair and
transparent public process.
Mr. Justice Wallace in Karamanian v. Richmond
(Township of) (1982), 138 D.L.R. (3d) 760 (B.C.S.C.):
Leaving homeowners ignorant of pertinent information in
the possession of council frustrates the objective of a public meeting
and denies those homeowners whose property is affected by the by-law a
full opportunity to be heard at a fair and impartial public
hearing.
It would be prudent for Council to postpone final adoption of the
bylaws related to the OCP Amendment and rezoning until it has had time
to investigate this matter further and has received legal advice on
whether it is necessary to re-convene the PH/PM to remedy the problem
of councillors' being influenced privately without a fair opportunity
for others to consider and respond to the information received in
secret.
To continue to final adoption without at least considering the
admissions by councillors of having met privately to discuss the
matter before the PH/PM would be an offence to natural justice and
give support to those who think staff and council are so enthusiastic
about this development that details such as natural justice, proper
process, and overwhelming neighhbourhood opposition are mere details
to be trampled in the rush to experiment with new housing forms.
Yours truly,
George Pajari
On the Correspondence list on the ccl
mtg agenda, the letter was referred to the CAO for response.
Here it is (my bolding):
July 19, 2011
Re: Public Hearing/Public
Meeting related to OCP Amendment and Rezoning on
Esquimalt
With respect to your email
addressed to Mayor and Council dated July 3, 2011 regarding the public
hearing process for the proposed development "Hollybum
Mews", Mayor Goldsmith-Jones and Bob Sokol, Director of Planning,
Lands and Permits spoke relative to and provided information
regarding the process, and relative to concerns set out in the subject
email.
Sincerely,
Grant
McRadu, Chief
Administrative Officer
Readers: In your
opinion, does this answer the question? satisfied with the
reply? what did you learn ? wd you be happy with this
response?
=== from the ITACkers' POV
===
David Marley writes (my
bolding):
I was pleased to see Trevor Lautens once again writing on the
subject of local government spending that's become increasingly
unhinged from reality*. The current market turbulence, not to mention
underlying economic uncertainties (which I suspect will get much worse
before they get better) will likely serve to underscore the craziness
of our District government's seemingly insatiable appetite for tax
dollars.
Here are some figures for your reference as civic elections
approach. Over the five year period, 2006 to 2010, inclusive, the
following has taken place in District of West Vancouver:
- operating expenses for the ten administrative divisions up by
45% (on average 9% per year);
- salaries and benefits for those divisions up by 32%;
- salaries for those paid over $100K up by 35% (on average 7% per
year);
- salaries and benefits, as a percentage of operating expenses, up
from low [70s] to 81%;
- employees receiving remuneration in excess of $75K now make up
fully 39% of the workforce.
When one considers the 2007 StatsBC median income data for
the North Shore as well as the 2005 Census data for "senior
families" living in West Vancouver (ie. 23% of the total population,
each with a median household income of roughly $25K per year), not
to mention the impact of the 2008 financial meltdown, it is readily
apparent that this plunder of the public purse must be brought to an
end and soon.
With just over three months until civic elections on November
19th next, it seems to be awfully quiet on the local political scene.
Not even a "phoney war" has begun. When the candidates for council
do begin to appear, ITAC will be asking them what, if elected, they
intend to do about the continuing fiscal incontinence at Municipal
Hall. I hope you will, too.....
dom
*
Carolanne notes:
Trevor Lautens's column:
http://www.nsnews.com/business/folly+just+AmblesideNO/5209769/story.html
Note he has brilliantly changed
AmblesideNOW to AmblesideNO!
I hasten to point out that we all
recognize Ambleside needs a makeover -- it's a question of who, to
what, and for how much.
=== AmblesideNOW-WATCH
===
.....for the record: Polman's Five
still unanswered as far as we can tell
{btw, is it true the display area of
the proposed museum is only 21%?}
>
AmblesideNow Needs Community Participation on the Arts in
Ambleside
West Vancouver, BC:
At the July 18, Council meeting, Council supported further community
engagement on the Draft Arts Facilities Strategy which is being
completed as part of AmblesideNow. The Draft Arts Facilities Strategy
is based on a number of key community-based studies and identifies
options for developing a future Arts Centre on the waterfront. Work
on the Draft Arts Facilities Strategy is being guided by the principle
that capital and operating funds must be raised by private and
community fundraising, and the facility would become a community
asset.
Media
Release
Thursday, July 28
More:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=35486
>
BACKGROUND
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Residents/Level3.aspx?id=19800
>
Museum Study: A Vision For Ambleside -- Friday, July 03,
2009
The
District is proposing to create a new professional level Museum
facility for West Vancouver building on the success of the existing
West Vancouver Museum.
In 2008 a Museum Advisory Committee was formed to oversee a
Feasibility Study for a new Museum facility with an expanded mandate
focused on the West Coast modernism movement as manifested through
art, architecture and design and linked to current and future practice
in these disciplines.
The new facility
proposes to be:
An art museum, maintaining and displaying a collection, in particular
creating a suitable venue for the legacy of prominent West Vancouver
artists, architects, and designers.
An art gallery displaying the Museum's collection, [and] curated or
visiting shows.
A centre for design promoting contemporary architecture and design and
preserving West Vancouver's design heritage.
A place of arts education - offering a higher level than the
Community Centre can deliver to both children and adults.
A centre for innovation, community engagement, and
dialogue.
On June 22, 2009,
Council endorsed the Museum Vision Report and approved in
principle the 1300 block between Marine Drive and Bellevue Avenue and
waterfront precinct as the location of choice for the new museum.
The Museum Vision Report is to be included in an overall strategy for
the redevelopment of Ambleside, and support will be sought from
potential partners, donors, and sponsors.
Next
Steps
Staff will actively pursue and store collections to support the new
facility, and report back on the funding approach.
Background
Information
Report to
Council; The
Museum Study (by Urban Arts Architecture, June, 2009); WV Museum: A Vision for
Ambleside;
Design Brief
=== UPDATES & INFO
===
+ Burley
Park Playground Enhancement
Friday, July
29 Details:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=34740
About the
Project
-- Improvement of the Burley Park
playground is specified in the 2011 budget. The District of West
Vancouver would like to know what playground improvements park users
would most value. Staff met with neighbours June 29, 2011 in
the park. Click here to see the notes from that meeting.
Please
comment on the attached plans by August 12, 2011.
Burley Park
Concept Plan
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Parks_and_Environment/Major_Projects/Burley%20Park%20%20Concept%20Plan%20July%2029%202011.pdf
Play
Equipment
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Parks_and_Environment/Major_Projects/Image%20Sheet%20for%20public%20review.pdf
Options for
consideration and input:
Replace existing play equipment with new elements
to current standards and with an appropriate age focus
Consolidate play equipment areas into one
area
Create a more open play lawn; Add new play
surfacing; Add a
small sand play area
Timeline Once the community priorities have been determined,
equipment will be ordered. There is a six to eight week delivery
period, and construction is anticipated to begin late August, with
completion October/November 2011.
Questions? For more
information, email us, call 925 7130.
+ NORTH SHORE AREA TRANSIT
PLAN
Hello,
A draft transit vision for the North Shore
The draft Vision identifies key corridors for transit
services and infrastructure expected to meet transit demand on the
North Shore over the next 30 years, and is aligned with TransLink,
local and regional transportation, and land use plans.
Learn more about the draft Vision
(Vision).
http://www.translink.ca/en/Be-Part-of-the-Plan/Plans/Area-Transit-Pla
ns/North-Shore-Area-Transit-Plan/North-Shore-Transit-Vision.aspx
Your input is required by Monday, August
8th, 2011.
The next step in this planning process is to work with
stakeholders and the public to identify short-term priorities for
transit investments on the North Shore based on this draft
Vision.
Does the draft Vision set us on the right track
to be able to identify
short-term investment priorities?
Phase 1 summary report now available online.
In Phase 1, our goals were to understand how effective transit
service is today, gain insight about travel markets on the North
Shore, and engage stakeholders and customers. This work set the
foundation for building a transit vision for the North Shore. Read the
summary or full report online.We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Kristin
Kristin Lillyman, Community Relations
Coordinator | TransLink
T: 604.453.4687 | C: 604.561.6217 | E: kristin.lillyman@translink.ca | www.translink.ca
+ Annual
Report 2010
Council received
the 2010 Annual Report at the June 20, 2011 Regular Council
Meeting.
The Annual Report
will also be available for inspection at the Finance Department in the
Municipal Hall.
2010 Annual Report
(PDF) (Flash) --
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=34478
Complete
FIA:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Financial_Information/Reports/Annual_Reports/2010_Annual_Report/2010.Annual.Report.District.of.West.Vancouver.pdf
The above has all the salaries/remuneration as well as major
expenditures; the top salaries are listed in West Van Matters 2011-15
= http://westvan.org/reports/2011-15.shtml
There you'll see the remuneration for 2009 and most of the unions
got another 4% for 2011, with another 4% for next year!
btw, they bristle at "salaries"; you have to say
"remuneration" but they have benefits worth a few more
percentage points too (eg share DWV pays for coverage, pensions, etc
add to salary, 30%, added to remuneration is less)
In any case, it's still the taxpayer paying the amt whatever you
call it.
+ FINANCE
CMTE
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=2884
Agenda, Reports
(including AmblesideNOW Expenditures Update)
Following please
find material for the July 25th Finance Committee
Meeting:
July 25,
2011 Finance Committee Agenda
July 11,
2011 Unadopted Finance Committee Minutes
AmblesideNow Expenditures Update - Item
4.1
Budget
2012 Timelines - Item 4.2
======= CALENDAR to Aug
31st + =======
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. They then appear in the next
newsletter.
> Salsa by the Sea
June 23 to Aug 25 on Ambleside Landing from 6:30 to
8:30pm on Thursdays; $6 drop-in
Open to all; ph 925 7290; see
http://ferrybuildinggallery.com for info.
> 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.
> This Summer
join us for FREE Sunset Family Yoga Classes!
Located on the
Great Lawn of the Community Centre -- July & August only --
A gentle Hatha Style class. Everyone is welcome. Bring
your own yoga mat. Weather permitting - For up-to-date
scheduling information:
http://westvancouver.ca//uploadedFiles/Recreation/Schedules/WEB_SPIRIT_PASS_SCHEDULE.PDF
> Summer of Cinema and Song -- Ferry Building
Landing (foot of 14th Street)
Date: July 10 - August 28 --
Time: Song starts at 7pm. Cinema starts at
sunset.
Presented by Dr.
Debra Rovinelli and Graham Foster at West Vancouver Optometry.
Join us at the Ferry Building Landing for Summer of Cinema and
Song on the West
Vancouver waterfront. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy live music as
the sun sets, then stay and watch a great film in the park! Events
take place every Sunday between July 10 and August 28.
*NOTE: Films taking place during the Harmony Arts Festival
will be in John Lawson Park on Fridays.
Date
Song
Cinema
Sunday,
August
14
Rosco Factory
Girl
Sunday, August
21 The Metropolitan Concert
Band Big Night
Sunday,
August
28 The Lynn Canyon
Band Mamma Mia
== Tuesday July 26
~ 7pm ~ Parks Master Plan WG
== Thursday July 28
~ 5pm ~ NSh Adv Cmte on Disability Issues CANCELLED
~
5:30pm ~ Police Bd Public mtg at WVPD
== Tuesday Aug 2
Peace It Together
2011 Films: Premiere Screening
Seven years ago, the organization Peace it
Together started uniting youth from Israel, Palestine, and Canada to
engage in constructive dialogue and co-create short films about the
conflict during an intensive summer program On August 2, 2011 you
are invited to join thirty Palestinian, Israeli and Canadian
university and college students as they proudly present their
screening debut of their ten short films revealing their ideas, hopes,
and fears related to the conflict. These films are the culmination
of more than three weeks of intensive dialogue and creative
exploration while living together in Pemberton and at UBC. Each film
is created by a team of three, made up of one youth from each
delegation. The films will be used as peace-building tools to
advance reconciliatory approaches to ending conflict. All filmmakers
will be present to talk about their films and reflect on their
critical experience of stepping outside the pressure cooker of war to
learn from each other. Proceeds of this event will fund future Peace
it Together programs.
For more information about Peace it
Together, please visit their website. Peace it Together has been
widely and positively recognized across local, national, and
international media and has won many awards for its work, including
the United Nations Association, Vancouver Cultural Harmony, and BC
Human Rights Coalition Awards. Previously-made Peace it Together films
have been featured in more than twenty film festivals around the world
and have won the "Most Promising Youth Filmmaker" and the "Ron
Kovic Peacemaker" awards.
[At the] Meet the Filmmaker Reception
immediately following the Premiere event, you are invited to attend
the post-screening Filmmaker Reception. All thirty filmmakers will be
available to mingle and to answer your specific questions about their
films, their experience in Canada, their motivations for joining this
program, their plans for the future, and more.
Delicious traditional light fare will be
served in honour of Ramadan.
Date: August 2
Time: 9pm (immediately following the Premiere
event)
Place: Vogue Theatre, on the stage behind
the screen Includes admission and reserved seating at the Premiere
event, and entrance to the "Meet the Filmmaker Reception". A
tax receipt for a portion of the amount is available upon
request.
http://www.voguetheatre.com/events.php
== Friday Aug 5
Doors open at 7pm; presentation at 7:30pm; at Unitarian Church near
the north-east corner of 49th & Oak
Let us welcome back the B.C. delegates
from the Freedom Flotilla - Stay Human, as they tell the story of
the Canadian Boat-the "Tahrir"
http://www.cpavancouver.org/index.php/2011/08/04/welcome-back-b-c-delegates-from-the-freedom-flotilla-ii/
Five B.C. residents tell the story of the
Tahrir with stories, photography, and a short film. Hear about their
motivations for participation, their interpretation of the Greek
government's actions, and how the Tahrir almost managed to set sail
for Gaza. There will time to ask questions and share
ideas.
Join us for snacks afterwards.
Free parking available, Bus #49, #17
FREE ADMISSION -- Info 604 831 9821
== Saturday Aug 6
~10am to noon ~ PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF
INVASIVE PLANTS
Presentation by Jennifer Grenz, Coordinator, Greater Vancouver
Invasive Plants Council at Cypress Creek Lodge
To North Shore Environmental Organization leaders/members:
BC Parks and Friends of Cypress are sponsoring this important
meeting, designed to help us learn how to identify and report on
problem invasive plants, including Giant Hogweed and Japanese
Knotweed. We are fortunate to have Jennifer Grenz making this
presentation for us on August 6. While we decided to organize this
meeting because of our concerns about these particular invasive plants
at Cypress, we know that they are a problem in other North Shore areas
as well. We hope several of you will be able to join us to learn
more about preventing the spread of these plants.
To reach Cypress Creek Lodge, take Exit 8 off Upper Levels
Highway and continue north up the Cypress Bowl Road 14.8 km to the end
of the road. Parking is available near the Lodge. We look
forward to seeing you.
Thanks,
Katharine Steig, Friends of Cypress Provincial Park
Society
MORE INFO:
Giant Hogweed has become a particular concern, due to
its spread below the Nordic ski area this spring.
We invite you to attend this important meeting as
well since these invasive plants and others are also a concern in
other West and North Vancouver areas. You may have heard Ms. Grenz
on TV and radio recently, discussing control methods for invasive
plants. Early identification and reporting of plant locations for
removal by professionals is key to preventing their spread. We are
fortunate to have her come to Cypress to meet with us. Senior BC
Parks Ranger Rob Wilson will also provide information at the
meeting.
Please email us at
info@cypresspark.bc.ca.
For
those interested in staying on after the presentation, we will lead a
short walk, looking at areas where invasives have become a concern and
showing you work underway for the Cypress Creek wetlands restoration
project. Bring a lunch or pick up food at the Gold Medal Café in
Cypress Creek Lodge.
Funding for this event was provided by the BC Parks
100 "Communities for Conservation" Events Fund. Special
thanks to Cypress Mountain for generously providing use of Cypress
Creek Lodge for this meeting
== Saturday August 13
HERITAGE WEST VAN {see
details in HERITAGEWATCH}
The 12th annual
RoyalTea-by-the-Sea.........
~ 2 to 4pm ~
Saturday ~ August 13 ~ Dundarave
Park
= Saturday August 20
~ noon to 3pm ~ WV Historical Society's Barbecue at the
Gertrude Lawson House
== Sunday August 21
Ambleside
Day: 99 Years of Fun & Safety
Public
Events noon to 6pm; Lifeguard Competition 1 -
5pm
Come to Ambleside
Beach for a day of fun, learning and competition (friendly, of
course!). The beach will be bustling with the Water Wise Safety Team
and Buckles the Life Jacket who will be on-hand to educate on water
awareness, life jackets and sun safety, while the waterfront will be
busy with games, a rescue-challenge obstacle course and rides in the
lifeguard rowboat.
A Lifeguard
Competition featuring the WV Aquatic Centre's guard staff - the
very crew who keep pool and beach patrons safe throughout the
seasons - will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Don't miss the
rigorous fitness tests, the zany Priority Action Approach competition
or the impressive Major First Aid challenge.
In preparation
for Ambleside's century celebration in 2012, representatives from
AmblesideNow will also be onsite to present a history of the
neighbourhood, and its evolution from a quiet mill town to a bustling
community.
A
perfect way to spend your day at the beach. Details:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=35484
== Tuesday August 23
~ 1 -
5pm ~ Parks Master Plan WG at WV Cmnty Ctr (Mtn Room)
== Thursday August 25 ~ 4:30pm
~ Design Review Cmte
~
5pm ~ NSh Adv Cmte on Disability Issues (DNV M
Hall)
Nothing else on the DWV Calendar till
the first ccl mtg Sept 12. Ch of Commerce and Pk R event
Sept 8. We can look forward to the
Coho Festival on Sunday Sept 11 at Ambleside Park 11am to
6pm. For more
information: 926 6956 or www.cohosociety.com
= Closed Sundays in
July and August. Note parking and parking limit changes (details
in WVM13)
=
SUMMER CINEMA:
~ 6:30 - 9pm ~ Join us on Tuesday evenings for an in-house
screening of some wonderful films.
Secretariat -- August 9 Mao's Last
Dancer - August 16 Jane Eyre -- August
23
= The Library will be closed Monday, August 1. Happy BC
Day!
= Join our online community. Click here to 'Like' us on
Facebook!= You can also drop by the Information Desk on the Main
Floor and try out our Kindle, Kobo, Kobo Touch, Sony E-Reader, or
iPad.
= English Corner and Philosophers' Cafe will
reconvene in September.
= Artist Instructors Exhibition -- August 9
- September 30.
The Arts & Culture Division of the District of WV employs
many artists to teach in a variety of media at numerous facilities
throughout the District. We are pleased to be able to showcase their
diverse and accomplished works in this eclectic exhibition.
= Library Parking Time Limit Changes
One of the consequences of being such a popular destination is
that parking can be difficult. In order to make parking easier, new
parking regulations have been put in place. Details on our
website.= New Roof Project
Construction on our new roof should be completed by the end of
August. We thank the Council and the Community for their support in
this project. For more info plse see
website.= Tuesday August 16 -- Movie Afternoon in
the Welsh Hall ~ 2pm ~ Mars Needs Moms
BC Film Classification: General, Length: 88 minutes. Children
younger than nine years should be accompanied by an adult. Drop-in,
but space is limited.
= Kodaly Orff Sampler Sessions, Fall 2011
In the interest of fairness,
admittance to our fall Kodaly
Orff classes will be by lottery. The Youth Department will be
taking names from Tuesday August 9 to Friday August 26. More
info on
website.= Friday Sept 9 -- Save the Date! Summer Reading Club
Medal Presentation Ceremony
~ 7pm ~ Join us to congratulate the young readers
who have eagerly read and kept a record of their readings for 50 days
or more during the summer.
+++ 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.
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY
+++ http://ferrybuildinggallery.com ~ 925 7290
+ HARMONY
SHOWCASE EXHIBITION
~~ July 29 - August
14
mixed media exhibition of ArtSpeaks and Invited
Artists
+ "Altered
States" ~~ August 16 to
September 4
Photo-based art --
Thom Kline, Lindsay Skeans, Murray Siple, Sheryl R. Smith, Clancy
Gibson
Opening Reception: Tuesday August 16 from 6 to
8pm
Artists in Attendance: Saturday August 20 from 2
to 3pm
+++ SILK PURSE +++
http://www.silkpurse.ca/gallery2.html
~~ August 9 -
21
~~
"Seasons"
Oil paintings
by Elizabeth
McLaren
Elizabeth McLaren's art
reflects her love of nature. Preferring plein-air painting and in the
diverse natural beauty of BC she never lacks for subject matter.
Elizabeth says her creative process is "an unconscious force"
allowing her to become lost in the moment. Come lose yourself in her
work.
Opening
reception: Tuesday August 9th from 6 - 8pm
~~ August 23
- September 4
~~
"Memento of Colour"
Photography by Jinah Hwang
Jinah Hwang is a
photographer concerned with the smaller moments in life. Capturing a
tiny detail or fleeting moment, she emphasizes the beauty and
significance of the world around by contrasting colour and
value.
Opening
reception: Tuesday August 23rd 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
MEMBERSITE
westvan60.com/membersite
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
B C DAY
CELEBRATION -- Sunday, July 31st -- SPECIAL Halibut &
Salmon B-B-Q
6pm and $10 per person THE DIEHARDS play at 7:00 pm
Come down to the
Branch & Have a great Long Weekend
+++ WV CHAMBER of COMMERCE + 926
6614 + http://www.westvanchamber.com
August 9 - The Power Hour
Have you been to the Chamber's "Power Hour Group"? We
do more business in an hour than most people do all day. Come and
promote your business to an intimate group of business owners and
local professionals all while enjoying your morning cup of coffee! The
next "Power Hour Group" will be on Tuesday August 9th
from 8 to 9am at Delany's Coffee House in Dundarave Village.
August 16 - Chamber Breakfast
Club
Cafe TrafiQ Tuesday August 16th from 7:30 to 8:30am for
the next Breakfast Club. New members are encouraged - a great
opportunity to establish new contacts.
--> September 8 Park Royal Block Party ~ 4 - 7pm ~
at the Village, Pk R
3rd Annual
Park Royal Block Party and Chamber Business Fair
This fun annual event is
hosted by The Village at Park Royal in partnership with the WV Chamber
of Commerce. Come take in the Live Music, Live Entertainment,
Fashion Show, a Kids' Corner, Sidewalk Sale plus the Chamber
Business Fair. A passport will be created for the 1000 people expected
to attend. When the passport is filled they can go into a draw
for some fabulous prizes. The passport drop off will be at the
Chamber's table to ensure the attendees will visit the Business
Fair.
=== CULTUREWATCH
===
* BC Cultural Crawl
521 6288 http://bcculturalcrawl.com
Self-guided tour of
cmnty-initiated events including music, theatre, dance, visual arts,
festivals, museum and heritage exhibitions, culinary arts, and cmnty
art across BC.
*
THEATRE
+ BARD ON THE
BEACH http://www.bardonthebeach.org/ June 2nd to Sept
24
> As You Like
It -- Great
acting by Lois Anderson, on stage nearly the whole
time
> The Merchant
of Venice
a difficult play, an excellent
production; even with humour: John Murphy and Ryan
Beil
> Henry VI, Wars
of the Roses
Three plays into one,
masterfully melded by Christopher Weddell; complicated but made clear
by the acting; politics and intrigue always with us, the
well-intentioned side-lined
> Richard
III -- an
absolutely POWERFUL performance by Bob Frazer {sparked maiku!}
Bard Explored:
Enrich Your Experience
Enjoy the Bard Village
for one full hour before curtain. With earlier access to the site,
there's extra time to enjoy tasty snacks and beverages, dine on a
picnic or expand your knowledge with our new on-site educational
talks.
IN A NUTSHELL -
FREE Pre-Show Talks
Our insightful talks
take place before every performance this season
Mainstage: 25 minutes prior to
curtain; Studio Stage: 15 minutes prior to curtain
TALKBACK TUESDAYS -
FREE Post-Show Discussions
Learn more about the
play you've just enjoyed. After each Tuesday evening performance,
there is a question and answer session with members of the
cast.
LECTURES ($10
each) Saturdays at 10:30am
Expand your knowledge
of Shakespeare and this season's four plays.
Lectures
(remaining) : August 13 - Henry VI; August 27 - Richard
III
DISCUSSION SERIES
CANCELLATION
Please note that the discussion events
originally scheduled for August 6, September 3 and
September 17 have been cancelled. We apologize for the
inconvenience. However, tickets for the Lecture Series are still
available, here are the final two lectures:
August 13 - Henry
VI August 27 - Richard III
>>> Box Office Hours
Monday - Sunday Tix:
book online; reserved seating now
9am to 6pm; 604-739-0559
(local) 1-877-739-0559 (Outside Lower Mainland only)
~
Celebrating Red & White
Saturday August 20
* 6pm * $28.00 (must purchase play ticket
separately)
The perfect blend of
fine wine, flavourful cheeses and bold, vintage Shakespeare - Bard's
annual wine tastings are always a summer hit. Join host Calona
Vineyards for a sampling of some of the best VQA wines from BC's
Okanagan region. Whether you prefer your wine and cheese after the
matinee or before the evening show, book early for this popular
event.
As You Like It
at 3pm, Wine Tasting at 6pm * Henry VI at 3pm, Wine
Tasting at 6pm
Wine Tasting at
6pm, As You Like It at 8pm * Wine Tasting at 6pm,
Richard III at 8pm
~ Bard iPhone
app!
~ Opera &
Arias
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO ~
August 29 & September 5 ~~ 1pm & 7pm ~~
The gifted young stars of the UBC
Opera Ensemble, accompanied by members of the Vancouver Opera
Orchestra, bring Mozart's delightful comic opera The Marriage of
Figaro to the Bard Mainstage. UBC's Nancy Hermiston directs this
fully costumed, in-concert staging with conductor Leslie Dala leading
the musicians.
http://www.bardonthebeach.org/opera-and-arias
~ Picnics by
Emelle's
Enjoy a delicious picnic
outdoors by pre-ordering with Emelle's, Bard on the Beach's official
caterer.
http://www.bardonthebeach.org/bard-picnics
+ ARTS
CLUB 687 1644
http://www.artsclub.com
-
Granville Island Stage -- A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline,
extended to August 13
Fighting Chance Productions
presents
NUNSENSE
Directed by Ryan Mooney, Artistic Director, with music
direction by Vashti Fairbairn
Fighting Chance Productions,
who was most recently at the Jericho Arts Centre to present the
sold-out critically acclaimed Sweeney Todd, is thrilled to get all
Catholic with our production of NUNSENSE. If you haven't heard
of this hilarious phenomenon you've probably been living under a
rock!
NUNSENSE tells the story of
what happens when all but five of the Little Sisters of Hoboken die in
a leper colony. Mother Superior has a vision to stage a variety show
to raise funds for the burials. Join circus-performing Mother
Superior, memory-strapped Mary Amnesia, straight-shooting Robert Anne,
ballet aficionado Mary Leo and second-in-command Mary Hubert in this
off-Broadway smash which ran for 3,672 performances!
ONE WEEK ONLY!
~ August 16 - 21 ~ Nightly 8pm; Matinées Saturday and Sunday
2pm
Janet
Glassford, Nicole Stevens, Keri Smith, Celia Reid,
and Sweeney Todd's Mrs. Lovett -- Cathy Wilmot
+ Theatre Under the
Stars in Stanley Park 877 840 0457
www.tuts.ca
~ 8pm
~ Bye, Bye, Birdie
and Anything Goes until Aug 20
+ Havana Theatre
www.brownpapertickets.com -- Three Sisters by Chekhov Aug 10 to
18
+ Queen Elizabeth
Theatre (Ticketmaster) -- Mama Mia,
August 16 to 20
+ Performance Works 685
6217 www.carouseltheatre.ca
Teen Shakespeare's prog presents Julius Caesar
to Aug 13
+ Britannia Heritage
Shipyard (Richmond) www.mortalcoil.bc.ca
Salmon Row (early days around Steveston's
docks), 8pm Aug 18 - 28
* 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
Concert tickets and
information available at www.vancouversymphony.ca
or through VSO Customer Service
at 876 3434
+ Dr Sun Yat-sen Classical
Chinese Garden www.vancouverchinesegarden.com 7:30 Friday Aug
12
Enchanted Evenings Summer Concert Series, Silk Road Music (Chinese
string w/ flamenco zing)
Vancouver
Early Music Festival - Overview
> Sunday
evening, July 31, 2011 | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music
Festival 1
"Frankish
Phantoms": Echoes from the Carolingian Palaces
> Tuesday
evening, August 2, 2011 | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of
Music Festival 2
Baroque Lute
Music by Sylvius Leopold Weiss
>
Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC
School of Music Festival 3
"A La
Guitarra": Guitar Songs and Solos
> Friday
evening, August 5, 2011 | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of
Music Festival 4
"Love and
Death in Vienna": Baroque Music from Austria
> Sunday
evening, August 7, 2011 | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of
Music Festival 5
"La
Douceur": Flute Music from the court of the Sun King
> Wed
evening, August 10 | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music
Festival 6 & Chan Centre 1
Henry
Purcell's "King Arthur": A Restoration Spectacular
> Friday
evening, August 12, 2011 | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of
Music Festival 7
"Bach and
Before": German Solo Cantatas for Alto
> Sunday
evening, August 14, 2011 | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of
Music Festival 8
"Bach and
Beyond": Baroque and Classical Chamber Music
Find us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/earlymusicvancouver
*
PHOTOGRAPHY
1- Group Painting Exhibition, August 2 - 15 -- NOON to 8pm
(closed Mondays)
Works of artists from Canada, Iran, Mexico, Netherlands &
USA
Bita Tabrizi, Jasper, kulie, M. Kamran, Maryam Ebrahimi, Kazem
Rokni, Negar Kashian, Niloofar Ziae, Reyhaneh Bakhtiari, Saragon,
Shohreh Khademi, Sian Woodward, Suzanneh Safi, & Willy.
Reception: August 6 from 4 to 9pm 1403
Bewicke Ave, NV; 778-372-0765
2- Call for Painters & Photographers
The deadline is extended to the end of September 2011, because of the
strike of Canada Post.
Each artist could send two works, 20" x 30" max size.
Subject is OPEN.
=== SPECIAL CCL MTG NOTES July 25
===
6pm in MAIN FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM;
7pm in COUNCIL CHAMBER
Note: At 6pm the regular Ccl Mtg will commence
in open session, immediately followed by a motion to exclude the
public. At 7pm the open session will reconvene (in the Council
Chamber).
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER OPEN
SESSION
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
2. RECOMMENDED: THAT in the public
interest, members of the public be excluded ... under the following
section of the Community 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:
d. the security of the property of the
municipality; and
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.
k. 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.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
7:00 PM
4. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
Mayor: sorry, a little behind, trying to wrap some things up for
a well-deserved break......
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Amended: adding to Item 6 the July 18
minutes; withdrawing Item 7 delegation; moving items 9, 10, 11, 13,
and 14 to the Consent Agenda; adding 15.1 Devt Permit waiver;
adding to Item 20 correspondence dated July 16 re parking problems in
1400-block Clyde; adding 20.2 Coast Guard decision; and 20.3
executive update
{clever move;
effectively precluding public presentation, input, and
discussion.}
5.
Approval of July 25, 2011 Special Council Meeting
Agenda
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the July
25, 2011 Special Council meeting agenda be amended by:
o adding
to Item 6 the July 18, 2011 regular Council Meeting minutes;
withdrawing Item 7 - MyOw
Housing Society Delegation;
o moving
Items 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 to the Consent Agenda;
o adding
Item 15.1 regarding Development Permit Waiver for Chippendale
Road;
o adding
to Item 20 correspondence dated July 16, 2011 regarding 1400 Block
Clyde Avenue parking problems continue;
o adding
Item 20.2 regarding release of Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary and
Horseshoe Bay Pier;
o adding
Item 20.3 regarding Executive update;
AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended.
6. ADOPTION OF MINUTES -- July 18, 2011 regular
Council Meeting (to be provided).
Posted July 22:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Agendas_and_Minutes/2011/July/11jul25-6.pdf
WITHDRAWN-----
DELEGATIONS
PowerPoint Presentation to be provided.
-----------------
REPORTS
8. Kiwanis Lands - Kiwanis Seniors' Housing (900 Block of
21st Street) (File: 1010-01)
Information to be provided.
Sokol: Lisa Berg [Planning]
LB: report coming back after a public mtg in April; also re
Design Review Cmte... general support at the public mtg ...
SLIDES
Kiwanis Society, a non-profit, currently operates 214 units in a
number of bldgs on the site
Kiwanis Court is the older one, with 86 units
Kiwanis Manor constructed in 2006, contains 77 units
the subject site is outlined in red and this proposal is to
remove the five older bldgs with 51 bachelor units
214 units on site; proposal is to construct two new apt bldgs,
the West Bldg and the East Bldg
the West is proposed at five storeys, 76 units, the East four
storeys, 64 units
for a total of 141 units, share a common entrance to underground
parking (57 parking spaces)
looking for an increase in FAR to 1.5; includes resident
amenities and garden
Apr 27 mtg, attended by 100 ppl, majority showed hands as Kiwanis
residents
general support, question re inclusion of bachelor
net gain of 90 units on site
seeking OCP Amendment, Rezoning, and Devt Permit
staff recommends advancing to bylaw stage, preparing draft Devt
Permit, and consideration certain costs to be waived
Ev: delighted we're moving forward
re bachelor units; from what I've heard/read, a bit
contentious
51 bachelor units replaced by one-bedrooms; far from me to say
how many shd be but cd you comment?
LB: majority of conversation at that evening questions re loss of
51 bachelors replace those units with 141 one-bedroom units, wch cd
raise issue of cost
cmnty felt staff shd consult with Kiwanis re inclusion of
bachelor units; staff don't want to be prescriptive but something they
shd consider
Mayor: questions?
Sop: Tonight is not to talk about the proposal, the devt, as to
look at other things
Mayor: getting ready to talk about the devt
Sop: that's right; so I'm going to reserve my questions till that
time
do have one about the relocn of citizens from the project and the
timelines and those that wd be back after -- how is that
process?
LB: Kiwanis has a prog of relocn of residents before, during,
after construction
draft timelines, contingent on the rezoning process
more clarity around timing as proceeds; refer to Kiwanis for
further details
Mayor: I'd like to hear from Kiwanis about the transition plan
particularly if costs go up, where that will leave existing residents
in the future -- who from Kiwanis
Patrick McLaughlin (sp?): I'm a director ...
had open mtgs; 30 residents working with to relocate over past
few months; successful, now down to three or four to be relocated,
rest placed in new homes and remain there year and a half or so of
construction, and will have priority re moving back in. Letter
of commitment for every one of them.
Everybody, tenants, really pleased re transition, not only do we
work with them to find new places to live in but we also we paid for
their moving expenses and will pay for them to move back as well.
Big effort to make that transition.
Mayor: Cecil Gaffney (sp?)? wd you like someone else to speak?
Okay.
Tina Zanetti: here to speak on behalf of Mr Cecil Gaffney, he
lives 2105 Haywood at Kiwanis
hear only three or four left, but more -- only at 2105 I know
there are five or six left STILL; not planning to until permit to get
demolished
Not ev has been offered a place to live; that I know for a
fact
a few places offered to live, not in WV
they have one at the Gordon House and they got the Manor, and
that was not offered
Mr Gaffney has bn living there over three years, over 80;
concerned, wants to live in this cmnty, his doctors are here
not that he doesn't approve of the project; whether he does or
not, it will go ahead, but the concern is regarding the moving of some
of the tenants that already had to move
some ppl moved b/c bullied long enough they felt they had to
move
when you're 80 years old and you have no place to go and you're
told bldg going to come down, there's nothing they can do so of course
easy, at 80 nothing they can do
at that age they can't fight; not 50, not 40, they're 80, some
85, some of them 90
concern here, the few remaining, transition be made easy and that
they continue living in this wonderful cmnty they've been living in;
Mr Gaffney over three years
even this public hearing today that has been going on -- concern
was that not even announced for the rest of the ppl to know and the,
public not aware of this mtg b/c not been on Web, wasn't in the
newspaper
only reason we're here is b/c, on his behalf, I've been writing
to the city to find out; otherwise nobody wd hv known, only to find
out what really is going on
home is a home whether you own or you rent; can just imagine how
frightened you wd be
hope the transition for the rest of the tenants that are living
there will be smooth and will be according to their needs and
wants
Mayor: tyvm for advocating; everybody believes in the same
thing
tonight this is the step in process is when Ccl says go
forward
if so then PH, etc in Sept.
Sop moved that:
1. The Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment,
Rezoning and Development Permit No. 11-005 by Kiwanis Seniors' Housing
Society of West Vancouver for land at the 900 Block of 21st Street,
known as the Kiwanis Lands, advance in the development approval
process;
2. Staff bring forward proposed bylaws and a proposed
development permit for Council consideration, with the preliminary
plans for the Kiwanis Lands at the 900 Block of 21st Street further
detailed after the following are considered:
(a) Inclusion of bachelor
suites;
(b) Greater articulation of the
buildings;
(c) Modification of the
landscape plan with an objective of making the pedestrian experience
primary and of providing connections to the exterior community;
(d) Expansion of the amenity
space to increase opportunities for resident socialization;
(e) [Variation of the] proposed
colours of the buildings with the objective of lightening the
architecture;
(f) [Exploration of]
alternative mechanical systems with the possibility of future
connections to District energy sources;
(g) [Review of] parking
requirements, parkade exiting, fire truck circulation, and the 21st
Street entrance;
(h) Shadow impacts to Pauline
Johnson Elementary School's playing fields (additional sun-shadow
diagram to be provided); and
(i)
[A report by Kiwanis on] the interim arrangements for those residents
who will need to move out temporarily
3. Staff bring forward a bylaw to waive municipal
Development Cost Charges (DCCs) for the not-for-profit rental housing
development for the Kiwanis Lands at the 900 Block of 21st Street,
concurrent with the proposed OCP amendment and rezoning bylaws for the
project;
4. The District work with the applicant to stage and
phase the devt in such a manner to result in the project qualifying
for reduced building permit and other associated permit fees, and
refund the applicable OCP deposit according to the Fees and Procedures
Bylaw;
5. The District not waive direct project related
costs that would require funding from District sources, including
Regional District DCCs, and required engineering costs and
services;
and
6. The District waive the policy requirement for a
Community Amenity Contribution evaluation to determine uplift
resulting from the requested rezoning.
Sop continues: I think this devt is needed in this cmnty from
what I hear, within this cmnty and calls from outside wanting space;
difficulty might be in transition
another bldg v successful
Kiwanis is asking us for a little help and without it don't think
they cd proceed
I support; know land given to them some years ago, acted
accordingly, and at point in this cmnty we need that type of
devt
SW: Cclr Sop said it well and also in support of his friendly
amendment for a transparent process; everyone taken care of
ML: I too support
wd like to mention earlier this evening we'd scheduled a
presentation/delegation for the MyOwnSpace Housing Society wch has
been appropriately deferred to Sept
encourage Kiwanis as previously to look at expanding their
mandate housing beyond seniors to also include those with other
developmental and access disabilities
there is a need for those options
this is an ideal location for it to happen and an ideal
time
certainly support, wd offer enthusiastic support if including
other deserving citizens of WV
Ev: my question, No 2 mentions the following points be considered
and there are eight items
perhaps staff cd take me through the steps, who wd be involved,
and nature of negs
surprised reference to fire trucks circulation yet in main body
of the report, Chief said fine
LB: in No 2, most of those recommendations were coming from
Design Cmte with exception of bachelor suites
since public mtg, staff have been working with Kiwanis to address
these items; can be looked at and reviewed, if not already completed,
as you saw with the fire access, etc
we are taking the application back to Design Cmte in Sept for
further review
Mayor: think ev mbr of Ccl is wholeheartedly in support
Kiwanis focused on Phase one and two past six years
Ccl's decisions from way back were the right ones but the demand
and expectations of the cmnty never fall off. those decisions just
become that much more important
our job, we have to keep up as things changing; thank you for
leading on that, Kiwanis
and Sir, wrt your home, we'll do our best and I know Kiwanis will
as well to ensure a smooth and happy time as the cmnty fulfils its
mandate for our seniors
----
MOVED TO CONSENT AGENDA:
------
Mayor: our public road-ends and public beach access[es]
BL (DepCAO): I'm stepping in for Steve Jenkins who's stranded on
the west coast of Vancouver Island
nevertheless, this topic and the recommendations are timely
acknowledge remaining, still 30 road ends report says to be more
thoroughly identified as to their potential for access, most imp
access we have in WV is to the water
Mr Jenkins deserves credit for having managed over the years
private public partnership; the most recent is 27th, sheer magnitude
in terms of cost
let's get more clear on wch access points we want to enhance,
how to optimize that, set a process that is multi-disciplinary, and
everybody is in early when we look at these opportunities
maximize best, partnership value on these projects; that's
direction we want to take
this report, successes; Public private partnerships have to work
for everyone and cmnty so that's where this process will take us
ML moved: THAT the staff action:
a) to document all District owned and waterfront road
ends and beach access points, as set out in the report dated July 14,
2011 regarding "Road Ends and Beach Access Update";
and
b) to prepare a procedure for reviewing proposed future
road/beach access end improvement
be added as a 2012 Cmnty Strategic Plan milestone in the Balanced
Scorecard under Strategic Initiative 2.2.
I too wd commend Mr Jenkins; is a catalyst but is a only dept of
one and what he accomplishes is quite amazing
I actually live close to the first one on the list, Stearman
Beach at Ross Crescent access, and it is quite remarkable difference
that has come about b/c of that particular initiative
couple of points -- publicizing; these still are public
beach ends
need signage to communicate that --- Irwin Drive and Evergreen
Place access become v effective
participation by nbrs, contributions they've made, how enhanced,
stream access
delighted faces of Streamkeepers when they come down to the
Stearman Beach access now, quite remarkable
commend work Mr Jenkins and those in other depts that have
supported him in this
thank the residents who have come forward supported and been v
flexible in expectations and their contributions since 2002
am sure with myriad of add'l beach access points we have , we'll
see lots more of these
Sop: ... our last mtg, I did say to Ccl I wdn't talk too much
tonight
my only point that I wd like to add, my hat's off to citizens who
have contributed large sums of money to bring about this
beautification wch in some cases just incredible. Thank you
all
TP: in our Parks background document there is a waterfront park
distribution wch actually has all of the beach accesses in the
District
curious, what doc has above and beyond? a status report on where
all of them are?
state of repair? coming up with a priority list?
Sokol: yes there is that list in the background document however
it's just a list showing up on the map
looking for written descriptions, better scale; what are the
functions? road end, park? how function? nbrs?
encroachments
take pix; then come forward with a policy
Mayor: particularly pleased, hope a priority in 2012 b/c I don't
think there's any greater service than public access to beaches; and
our staff's ability to work with ppl right there is v good and we have
a strong track record and I think the more profile that gets the more
ppl can enjoy their public beaches.
CARRIED
<--- MOVED TO CONSENT AGENDA:
13. AmblesideNow Budget Update
(File: 0500-01)
Information to be provided by the Finance
Committee.
------> 7:37
Mayor: fact Min of Envmt has approved MetroV's Integrated Liquid
Waste and Resource Mgmt Plan
b/c I sit on the Waste Cmte and I'm a director of MetroV, I
thought I wd introduce that
This is the single most signif capital proj WV has ever faced, wd
you say, Mr Fung?
{presume agreement}
now that we have the approval of the Minister for the upgrading
wch has been mandated by the fed govt
signif challenge ahead of us; felt most recent report shd be on
this agenda; felt all future reports shd come to Ccl
I'll make motion, I'll add something to it and ask Mr Fung to
comment.
I move that the report from the Director, Engg and
Transportation dated July 18 be received for information.`
and that the Dir/Engg report back to Ccl on the Intergovtal
Steering Cmte we will est in order to advance WV and the NSh's
interests
Sop: interests or position?
Mayor: interests sounds better; seconded by Cclr Ev
before discussion, Mr Fung
RF: absolutely correct re imp of this proj
this Ccl endorsed that plan on condition equitable funding be
provided; under review; Min regulatory body and not financial funding
policy
therefore in his capacity of envmt
....confirmed need to secondary; date by 2010
reqmt with or without add'l senior govt funding from other
ministries
purpose ... highlighting imp of matter
to work in conjunction with DNV and CNV; burden v great;
cost-sharing
Mayor: and I'll include First Nations on that list
RF: absolutely
Sop: I want to ask--
Ev: ev shd repeating over and over
burden ... $400M to this day don't understand why not a
MetroV
know some of the arguments; why not shared?
inequitable
Sop: we didn't pay a proportionate share when Iona was built so
not fair... share light on
or not far enough along
Mayor: I cd, but that cd change
RF: don't want to get into figure but.... equitable
sharing across all ... they'll be bringing a xxx back
all the sewage areas be brought together into one ... will be
investigated
Mayor: standard ... pipe
changed from what we have now
as well as funding; cd be a P3 project
don't think we need to be over-aggressive but we do need to ...
-- you love to, you say it all the time -- innovative ways
cd be a crushing burden on taxpayers of the north shore
Sop: we? WV NSh?
Mayor: WV with NSh ... stewards...
[7:43]
ADDED: Item 15.1 waiver for Chippendale Rd
[for BPP]
15.1 Development Permit Waiver for Chippendale
Road
(On-Table) (added July 25, 2011) (File:
1010-01/1785-01)
Sokol, request for ..... Rodgers Crk east ... Sept 19
normally require a ... OCP allows ... staff recommending
waiver
dust reduced; water surface run off
BPP agreed to for all [7:45]
better operation in coming months
Mayor: do you have something? we don't have anything
written
Ev: not here
Mayor: up on screen
Ev: all the whereases
Mayor: there it is
Ev read:
Whereas:
1. Phased
Development Agreement Authorization Bylaw No. 4569 (Rodgers Creek
Area), 2008 provides in Schedule B Clause 6(c) for "substantial
completion of construction of Chippendale Road from Chairlift Road to
Cypress Bowl Road, including the bridge crossing of Rodgers Creek,
within eighteen (18) months of the date of adoption of the bylaw
authorizing this Agreement [September 22, 2008];
2. The
District and BPP have agreed to the extension of the completion date
due to restrictions on construction access from Cypress Bowl Road
during the 2010 Olympics and the need for District approval of the
necessary Development Permit;
3. BPP
proposed a plan to eliminate heavy truck traffic from neighbourhoods,
with Stage 1 being the establishment of a truck route through Rodgers
Area 2;
4.
Council approved the heavy truck management plan and waived
the requirement for a development permit for the Stage 1 work [May 5,
2008];
5. Stage
2 of the heavy truck traffic management plan was the Chippendale
extension to Cypress Bowl Road and was to be in place once Rodgers
Area 2 became unavailable [the Development Permit for Rodgers Area 2
was approved in June 2010];
6. BPP
completed the Chippendale extension to Cypress Bowl Road to sub- grade
and has been using it for heavy truck traffic for the past 9
months;
7. Paving
of the Chippendale extension to Cypress Bowl Road requires Council
approval of Development Permits for Areas 3 East and 3 West and BPP
has been delayed in obtaining these approvals while it completed a
required Integrated Storm Water Management Plan (ISMP);
8. BPP
has requested permission from the District to proceed with utility
installation, paving to first lift and curbing of Chippendale Road and
construction of the Mountain Path within Rodgers Creek Area 3 East;
and
9. Paving
of the Chippendale extension will allow the route to perform better as
a two-way truck route during the heavy rains and with the increased
truck traffic associated with completion of Areas 1 and 2 and the
anticipated start of Area 3 East,
NOW BE IT
RESOLVED,
Utility installation,
paving to first lift and curbing of Chippendale Road and construction
of the Mountain Path within Rodgers Creek Area 3 East proceed in the
summer 2011 and the requirement for a development permit for this work
be waived.
Mayor: we've done this in the past, wishes of cmnty; optimal
conditions
remind Ccl; piece BPP have approved of -- if subsequent
Sokol: if during consideration of permit, determines some
change
slightly different alignment be required, changed
may require some change in Chippendale
BPP wd understand and wd change
Mayor: about the road itself; more permission from Ccl
required
Sop: their truck mgmt plan
extend Chippendale to xxx, so no trucks going through
nbrhds
think we had a say in it; sooner they can get to xxx the
better
Sokol: Chippendale has been in use for nine months now
CARRIES [7:48]
BYLAWS for ADOPTION
This bylaw received first reading at
the June 20 Ccl Mtg, was the subject of a PH held and closed on July
4, and received second and third readings at the July 18 Cci
Mtg.
CARRIED
This bylaw received first, second, and
third readings at the July 18, 2011 Council
Meeting.
CARRIED
At the July 4, 2011 Council Meeting,
third reading of this bylaw was rescinded, the bylaw was amended, and
then given third reading as amended.
SSch: have received approval from Insp of Ms
Mayor: didn't have it this morning
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
19. Consent Agenda Items
RECOMMENDED:
THAT public notification of the potential sale and
development of surplus land at 26th Street and Marine Drive as set
out in the report dated July 13 be approved.
RECOMMENDED:THAT the MClerk give notice that [this] DPA which
provides for site development, subdivision, and single family house
construction on the larger lots will be considered at the meeting
of Council on Monday, September 19, 2011.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the correspondence list be received for
information.
See:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=32102
-----
MOVED FROM ABOVE, ADDED TO
CONSENT AGENDA:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the creation of a CNI Plan WG, as proposed in the
report from the Director, Engg and Transportation, dated July 18 be
referred to the Community Engagement Committee.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT
the proposed strata conversion of a duplex at 6619 and 6623 Nelson
be approved.
1: Highgrove Mews
(File: 0115-20-SCN01)
RECOMMENDED:
THAT
the new private road on the cluster housing site be named "Highgrove
Mews".
13. AmblesideNow Budget Update
(File: 0500-01)
Information to be provided by the Finance
Committee. {See PQP
for URL/link for report}
RECOMMENDED: THAT
the report dated July
15 from the Mgr, Bylaw and Licensing Services be received for
information.
------
SO BECAME: 19.4, 19.5, 19.7 Sec
Stes update, 19.8 Ambleside Budget
Update
Mayor: anything want to comment on?
Ev: yes
Mayor 19.3 to 19.8
> 19.1 [7:51]
Ev: Ccl asked... didn't that include... asked he xxx ...
are we intending to do the same thing here?
Mayor: good process
Ev: 2.1 says a consultant will be hired to meet with
nbrs; is that a consultant's responsibility?
Sokol: that consultant will be the architect
> Mayor: 19.2
Ev: this will come before Ccl sometime in Sept
lengthy review process for Rodgers Ck process; how and to what
extent staff, other mbrs of Ccl?
intricacies of this devt; wonder if perhaps cd have a tour
what I found difficult to follow in some respects
reference to ....... C L wetland between
Chippendale Road and xxx
I confess a little bit lost -- whatever help?
Mayor: on Consent Agenda b/c setting a date -- Sept 19; that's
all
Sokol: staff wd be happy to meet with any cclr, go into a bit
more details
> Mayor: that's 19.1 and 19.2; added to Correspondence
[19.3]
Council Correspondence Update to July 15, 2011
(up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) G. Pajari, July 8, 2011, regarding
Community Amenity Contribution Calculations
(Referred to Director of Planning, Lands, and Permits for
consideration and response)
(2) D. Dansey, July 9, 2011, regarding West Vancouver Bus
Noise
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for
consideration and response)
Received for Information
(3) J. Smith, July 10, 2011, regarding 1300 Block (Proposed
Ambleside Redevelopment)
(4) J. Walker, July 11, 2011, regarding Development Permit
Application for 1991 Inglewood Avenue
(5) A. McFarlane, July 12, 2011, regarding Response to Mr.
Fung's Letter (Blocked Entrance to the WestRoyal and Translink
Priority Bus Lane)
(6) E-Comm 911, July 13, 2011, regarding Link to 2010 Annual
Report to the Community
-------------------------------------------
(7) C. Reynolds, July 15, 2011,
regarding Ccl Minutes July 4, Items 15.3(1) and Item
18
{Oh dear, I shd hv put the subjects
so ppl wd know if a topic of interest. If you ever compare the
ccl minutes with my transcript you'll see the former is usually only a
couple of sentences thus much is omitted. The transcript
captures most of what Ccl/ppl say. The first part expands the Ccl
minutes to explain my remarks were about a
process, since lack of, for considering Gertrude Lawson House, a
designated heritage structure. (I was on Ccl at the time, the
first Cclr for Heritage, and made the motion for
designation). At this time there is no Heritage
Cclr/Cmte/WG. Funds for Sports, Arts, Environment, and Heritage
shd be assigned portions of Cmnty Benefits so a steady flow and not
subject to Budget debates thus, in the case of Heritage, not
risking losing assets from deterioration b/c no maintenance. Excerpts
from the transcript of the July 4th ccl mtg provide more of what was
said. It touched on the PH (when on Ccl we were told no new
info from anyone between sessions, ie not during adjournments)
rules. Further I queried the fact that there was no answer
about the $950K LSF in January, only now and find for
AmbNOW.
UPDATER: Garrett
Polman's letter and his FIVE QUESTIONS are still
unanswered.
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Council_Correspondence/2011/July/11jul15.PDF
The CAO's response
to Garrett Polman's queries appeared in the last issue at the
beginning under UPDATES and INFO, along with Polman's reply to the
response.}
-------------------------------------------------
Council Correspondence Update to July 19, 2011
(up to 4:30 pm)
Received for Information
(1) Committee and Board Meeting Minutes - Finance Committee
- June 27, 2011
(2) Union of BC Municipalities, July 13, 2011, regarding Reminder
of Upcoming Application Deadline - 2011 Strategic Wildfire
Prevention Initiative.
~~~ PLS
NOTE:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Council_Correspondence/2011/July/11jul22.PDF
This was put up in
a way that, contrary to the previous cd NOT be copy and pasted so I've
shortened and put in rather than go the OCR route:
Council Correspondence Update to July 22, 2011
(up to noon)
Referred for Action
(1) D Pearce, July 16 re 1400block Clyde Parking Problems
Continued (referred to Dir/Planning)
Received for Information
(2) June 15 Bd of Variance mtg minutes
(3) A McFarlane, July 17, re Park Royal's Scheme, Which
Some on Council Approve (Light Controlled Pedestrian Crossings and
Overpass)
(4) C. Reynolds, July 20, 2011, regarding 20110719-West Vancouver
Community Calendar pdf
{the
actual subject is Website Calendar / Mtg Info asking about
procedures b/c sometimes info missing or notes of WG mtgs not posted
so misleading, incomplete, etc. Bizarre they'd put the title of
the PDF attachment wch was only to prove/illustrate the point being
made, a mtg held in June and that was not on the DWV Calendar and
still isn't ....}
(5) Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada (Pacific
Region), July 19, re Invitation to Second Annual Tai Chi on the
Seawall - August 27
~~~
20. OTHER ITEMS -- No
items. {but three ITEMS
were ADDED when agenda amended}
20.1
Mayor: Cclr Walker wished to bring forward confusion around
parking and lines
RF: aside from action Bylaw Dept ... Engg will be making the area
for parking more clearly marked
pavers in the area and adherence requires high maintenance
instead of repainting; installing circles, hard bubbles
a little tap below the parking signs
SW: thank you for that; I know it's an issue for [many] cuz I
work there
14th and Duchess large site 40 to 50 spots, frequently
ticket
unfriendliness of that parking lot
Mayor: apologize taken so long
had taken it up a while ago; squeeze out as much parking as ... ;
really app
20.2 resoln made earlier this evening
{added when agenda amended; says he's reporting a decision
made at the in camera mtg}
Sop: permission to move Coast Guard auxiliary vessel
for base of... licence agreement ....bring forward {see amendment of agenda at
beginning}
{a) How does
moving the coast guard auxiliary vessel qualify to be in
camera?
b) More
importantly, somewhat a consolation: Last mtg I asked that in camera
decisions be made public and here they've done
it!}
Mayor: 20.3 some reports
wd like if our CAO cd report on the Min of Transp intersection at
TWay and MDrive
then Mr Fung on Min of Transp things still ironing out
CAO: M has been in discussions with Pk Royal in the last
while
last time before Ccl, delegated to CAO for further discussion
and to grant final approval whether in fact the overpasses going to be
taken down along MDr
since then been in discussions with PkR; design of PkR N and
S
in add'n been to Design Cmte of Sq Nation and DWV
at this point, while Pk R desirous, still a lot of questions
the District has
and a lot more info we will be requiring from Pk R
no work will be undertaken wrt the overpasses this
summer
not before Ccl has had a full opp to hear back from staff
and the recommendations and the rationale of any recommendations that
come forward
Mayor/Sop: thank you
RF: received letters re this intersection; some strong comments
actually wrt the TWay/MDr intersection
I wanted to point out that this particular intersection wch is
at PkR's doorstop is under the jurisdiction of the provincial Ministry
of Transportation and Infrastructure
as part of the Blue Bridge replacement project as well as the
MDr bus lane, the Min took the opp to try to improve or adjust the
operation of that particular intersection
staff have monitored how that intersection has been
performing since those works came in, and been in discussion with the
Ministry and they agree now that perhaps what they shd do is change
back some of the laning {that's what I
heard} configuration to way it was before
so the Min is wanting to complete that at the same time as
they're moving out of the Blue Bridge replacement project
site
and so I'm pleased to be advised that the Min intends on
making those changes to the lanes in the next couple of weeks, and to
be finished by Aug 5
Mayor: v good news
21. REPORTS from Mayor/Cclrs
TP: roof of Lib has been removed; membrane
lots of action at the Lib; looking at BSC, is always this lovely
synergy
1.7c, long term strategies about parking
think Fung ... solve some of the problems wrt parking
talking to .. more noticeable parking around the library
after 6 no parking regs; none on Sunday
Sop: leave it to you -- Harmony Arts? turf laid down
before end of the year?
AM: in next two weeks; official opening Sept 10
Mayor: all welcome; Harmony Arts opens on Friday
Argyle will be closed for three days
Aug 3: evening in a tent -- $75 -- Aug 4 party on the pier
great for WV and region
22. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS [8:03]
CR: Good evening; tyvm; sorry I was late and missed the report on
AmbNOW but am sure I can watch it later
-----
Nope!
As you've seen above, they moved the AmbNOW to the Consent Agenda with
NO discussion; then the report was 'on-table' so now there's a
link:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Agendas_and_Minutes/2011/July/11jul25-19.8(1).PDF
-----
I have a long list of questions wch I thought b/c vacation time,
I will leave them all till September
{Mayor laughs}
and get the answers then.
So we're all going to enjoy Harmony Arts, and I want to invite
you all to the RoyalTea-by-the-Sea Saturday August 13th in
Dundarave Park from 2 to 4, reservations 922 4400. This will
be our 12th annual RoyalTea-by-the-Sea and Murchie's is providing tea
aptly called Royal Wedding.
Have a nice summer!
Mayor: thank you; you too.
Sop: our last mtg, want to say what a pleasure it's been working
with staff for all these months henceforth, and in fact coming up to
election year. I know that you can hardly wait for us to be away
for a month so you can at least catch your breaths,but we thank you
all for all your efforts
Mayor: thank you... and I guess at this point, I'll ask for
a motion to adjourn
[made by Ev]
23. ADJOURNMENT [8:05]
=== ANIMALWATCH
===
+ Animal Friendship
Time
[:38]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qpEin9nbuc&NR=1
+ Cute Animals,
"Why Can't We Be Friends"
[4:46]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYLsyNBnE5M&NR=1&feature=fvwp
+ Tiger cub playing
w/ a house cat! (They really are friends).
[
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Bo0wleT7o&feature=grec_index
+ LION or
TIGER "The VS debate"
[1
min]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b7oy0jo5tU&NR=1
+ Adorable
Bobcat Purring Loudly!
This is
just something to hear the purring if you find it
soothing..........
[~2min]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHLvixCxRfQ&NR=1
+ Animals in hot weather
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/07/21/hot-weather-animals-find-_n_905952.html
=== INFObits ===
= CBC radio discussion on new toilets: Africa has more cell
phones than toilets.
= TV news Aug 5: in US 46M on foodstamps
= Only Sat Aug 6 did the news CTV refer to the protests
that started July 14 in Israel. It was in the tens of thousands
and by then had reached 200,000. Latest I've heard is 300,000
and growing. Housing is one of the issues. Some are
calling for Netanyahu to go (he had to cut short his trip to
Poland). The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz thinks the govt may
fall.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/knesset-may-not-complete-its-tenure-due-to-israel-s-social-protests-1.377477
=== WATERWATCH
===
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:59:58 +0300
Subject: [cpthebron] Hebron -Mekerot Water Company Disrupts Flow
of Water to Palestinian Gardens Again!
Mekerot Water Company Disrupts Flow of Water to Palestinian
Gardens Again!
--
James R. Thomas, CPT HEBRON - July 26, 2011
The Mekerot Water Company continues to disrupt the flow of water
to Palestinian farms in the Baqa'a Valley. CPT was called again July
20 to document further damage to crops when the water company ripped
out plastic irrigation pipes charging that Palestinians are stealing
water. Seleh Jaber, a 67-year-old farmer, told CPT "Mekerot also cut
strings that support beans and cut pipes in violation of Geneva
Law."(1) Mekerot has destroyed cisterns and wells on Jabber property
filling them with rocks, and has issued orders for the demolition of
all wells in the valley. Jaber said that the interruption of water to
crops damages the Palestinian economy. He also said that each farmer
in Baqa'a has 10-15 children. "They damage families." Hassan
Jaber, a family member whose new house is under construction after his
previous home was demolished by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), said
that "Young men are beaten with sticks and clubs when they are in
the fields and Mekerot arrives to destroy irrigation equipment."
Selah Jaber estimates that over 80 men, women, and children were
affected by Mekerot's pipe cutting venture on July 20.
Shaddad Attili, the head of the Palestinian Water Authority,
writing in the Jerusalem Post, June 2011, has listed numerous examples
of Israel's water stranglehold, such as denying permits for water
exploration and destroying cisterns. He concluded that until "these
policies are reversed, solutions for water will remain elusive". The
water situation exists for Palestinians despite the fact that the
three principle underground aquifers of Palestine, are found largely
in the West Bank.
The aquifers are:
Yarkon-Tanninim Aquifer (A) This supplies Israel with
about 340 million cubic meters of water annually, which are used by
the Jerusalem-Tel-Aviv area. Palestinians use about 20 million cubic
meters a year.
Nablus-Gilboa Aquifer (B) This supplies Israel with about
115 million cubic meters a year, largely for agricultural irrigation
in the kibbutzim (communes) and moshavim (cooperative settlements) in
Galilee.
The Eastern Aquifer (C) . This supplies about 40 million
cubic meters annually to the Israeli settlements in the Jordan Valley,
and about 60 million cubic meters to the Palestinians.
Israeli planners consider that the Yarkon-Taninim Aquifer is
vital to Israeli water needs, and therefore would like to retain
control of settlement blocks over that area, adjacent to the so called
"center" of Israel, the Gush Dan area. It should be noted
that Israel's water supply always came from these Aquifers, both
during mandate times and when the land was held by Jordan.
Seleh Jaber said "The people of Baqa'a live in constant fear
that their crops and way of life will be destroyed." They are
constantly seeking ways, in and out of the legal system to plant and
harvest beans, melons, tomatoes, and peppers as their families have
done in Baqa's for over 400 years."
Footnotes
(1) J. L. El Hindi, The West Bank Aquifer and Conventions
Regarding Laws of Belligerent Occupation, Michigan Journal of
International Law, Vol. 11, No. 4, Summer 1990.
---------------------------
CPTnet -- 12 July 2011
Al-Khalil (Hebron): Mekorot Water Company again destroys Jaber
family irrigation pipes
by James R. Thomas
Additional photos are
available here. --
http://cpt.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=23678
ALSO
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:02:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: "CPTnet: the news service of CPT"
<cptnet@mailman.cpt.org>
Subject: [CPTnet] AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Mekerot Water Company
disrupts flow of water to Palestinian crops again
http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2011/08/01/al-khalil-hebron-mekerot-water-company-disrupts-flow-water-palestinian-crops-again
CPTnet -- 1 August 2011
AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Mekerot Water Company disrupts flow of
water to Palestinian crops again
=== PHOTOWATCH
===
Photos near home!
=== ROYALWATCH === Seaforth
Reservists & the Monarchy
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 7:24 AM
Below you'll find access to another important article* on
military reservists such as Seaforths thoughtfully provided by
one of our Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Patrons, noted
novelist, United Church of Canada lay minister and forestry giant
Weyerhaeuser CEO Anne Giardini QC.
In other news, a full page devoted to the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge in yesterday's Vancouver Sun
newspaper includes a picture of
them wearing Calgary's famous white cowboy hats (Calgary is
my hometown). The banner headline at the top of the
page declares:
William, Catherine have saved Canada for
the monarchy.
The Vancouver Sun advises
that, until this Royal tour, about one-third of Canadians
(Quebecois in particular) would have preferred a republic, while
one-third wanted to keep the monarchy and one-third were indifferent.
However, Prince William won over many in Quebec with his
French and his sensitivity to their situation. As well, the
sovereignty movement in Quebec is now very weak. In
addition, the Prince spoke Dene in the Arctic's District of
MacKenzie. Most of all, the Royal Couple won the
hearts of Canadians coast-to-coast-to-coast.
For many young Canadians the Royal Couple arrived as the world's
most famous celebrities. However, national TV Commentators
on both CBC and CTV are now saying that during their nine days
here William and Catherine awakened within young Canadians an
awareness of and a respect for our monarchy as a deeply entrenched
part of our being as Canadians.
So much so that the Vancouver Sun yesterday reported
that here in Canada the Royal Couple: "...have
rescued the monarchy for many years, and maybe a couple of
generations".
May it be so.
Best regards, Roddy
Roddy MacKenzie, Communications
Coordinator,
The Patrons' Corps of the Seaforth Highlanders of
Canada
=== POLICEWATCH === OUR
LOCAL HEROES
Date: 2011 August 02 Contact: Cpl
Fred Harding, File #: 2011-9382
Tel 925 7300
The WVPD is drawing attention to the perils of the
natural West Vancouver environment after a visitor to the area slipped
into the Cypress Ravine and had to be pulled to safety in a high risk,
drama-filled rescue.
On Saturday July 30, a couple was visiting the
Cypress Ravine when their dog slipped over a cliff. The husband set
off to rescue his pet when he too went over the edge. Fortunately, he
broke his descent by being able to scramble and cling to branches as
his wife called 911 for help. Still, he slipped slowly closer to an
overhanging edge and a potential 100-foot fall below.
Cst Hudson, a police dog handler and a trained
Search and Rescue technician, was the first officer on scene. Using
multiple dog leashes tied together, Hudson made an impromptu life
line. Together with his colleague, Cst Toa, they partnered to lower
the line to the trapped male until he was able to wrap a semi "Swiss
Seat" through his leg. Through a sustained pulley and lever
operation, the officers pulled the stranded male back up the cliff
face, but the search did not end there.
Although the dog had fallen the entire distance down
the ravine, she had miraculously survived below. And still yet, the
dog was then almost killed by a rockslide that was precipitated by the
rescue operation, the dog was eventually pulled to safety and returned
to her grateful owners.
The male escaped unharmed, although greatly
fatigued; the dog suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was
treated by a vet.
While this was a pet rescue mission that went awry,
the WV Police wish to remind walkers of the dangers that lie in the
natural environment of the North Shore.
The West Vancouver Police Department were assisted
by their partners in the West Vancouver Fire Department's High Angle
Rescue Team as well as North Shore Search and Rescue who offered the
services of their helicopter.
=== AGEWATCH ==
AAADD (Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder)
recognize this person??!!!!! Now finally somebody has
made a movie of it !
=== HERITAGEWATCH
==
o HERITAGE VANCOUVER
+ Summer Walking Tours.. For those who missed
out on Market Alley; opium, laundry and pawnshops,
and Blood Alley; early Vancouver, we have partnered with John
Atkin to offer these tours again, two evenings in August: Blood
Alley, Wed Aug 10th, and Market Alley,
Wed Aug 17th from 7 - 9pm.
+ Mole Hill Walking Tours - Saturday August 20th
at 10am and 2pm
Special
125 City Celebration tours of this intact, restored, early West End
neighbourhood. Free.
+ My Grandview: A Walking Tour -- Saturday,
August 27 from 10am-12pm noon
o HERITAGE WEST
VANCOUVER
The 12th annual
RoyalTea-by-the-Sea.........
~ 2 to
4pm ~ Saturday ~ August 13 ~
Dundarave Park
bring
something for the display table
sip some
Royal Wedding tea* by Murchie's, nibble goodies
listen to the bagpipes; win a prize for your
hat
Reservations@royaltea.ca or tel 922
4400
*
WEDDING BLEND -- In keeping with Murchie's
time-honoured reputation of blending green and black teas, we have
created a celebratory wedding blend not only for the Royal Nuptials
but for your wedding day as well. A crowd pleasing blend of black
Ceylon tea, lightened with a touch of Jasmine and Citrus.
http://www.murchies.com/store/wedding-blend-2.html
=== LANGUAGEWATCH
=== the importance of hyphens
(from World Wide Words)
"I'll see your missing hyphen [from last week's issue] and
raise the stakes," wrote Anthony Douglas. "A number of years
ago, I did some proofreading for an academic who was writing a
commentary on
1 Corinthians. I was glad to be able to point out,
pre-publication, that the apostle Paul was not condemning 'extra
marital sex', but 'extra-marital sex'."
=== WORDWATCH ===
o Many criticize the media today b/c reporters are little
more than 'stenographers'. IOW, they just write what is said --
unquestioningly, no context, no analysis.
Some even promote a particular POV rather than try to be
objective and fair. They are called PRESSTITUTES.
o In the UK they spell a word one way, in the US another.
In Canada sometimes we use one way and other times we use the other.
On occasion we even have our own word.
A dilemma presented recently was collectable/collectible.
Turns out -able is in the OED but the Americans often spell it -ible.
The usual formation is -able as in usable, doable, malleable,
changeable.
=== MAIKU ===
July 25, more on Bob Frazer's exceptional Richard III (Bard on
the Beach)
mind's machinations
malevolent thoughts and plots
play
in waves on face
August 1
rain erased -- pure joy
blue
sky, sparkling sea
sun-glorious Vancouver
August 5
(thinking of Stanley Cup riot but now applies to London)
mob
mentality
follow like a flock of birds
soar
up, and swoop down
~~~ QUOTATIONS /
THOUGHTS/PUNS ~~~
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of
principle, stand like a rock.
-- Thomas
Jefferson, third US President (1743 -
1826)
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology
look respectable
-- John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist (1908 -
2006)
The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted
truth.
-- Georg Christoph
Lichtenberg, German scientist, satirist, philosopher, and Anglophile
(1742 - 1799)
Economists are like Aeolian harps, and
the sounds that issue from them are determined by the winds that
blow.
-- Cicely Isabel Fairfield, pen name Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca
West, DBE
an English author, journalist, literary
critic, and travel writer (1892 - 1983)
We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own
flesh and blood and bones.
-- Henry David
Thoreau, American author, poet, naturalist, etc (1817 - 1862)
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are
consequences.
-- Robert Green
Ingersoll, American lawyer and orator (1833 - 1899)
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange
them.
--
Ronald Reagan, US president (1911 - 2004)
The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on
scratching.
--
Dennis Green, American football coach (b 1949)
Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you
get if you don't.
-- Pete Seeger, American
folk-singer (b 1919)
I told
my friend about the creative writing class I took, and she said that
she had a simile experience
The
anesthesiologist's computer has an ethernet connection.
When a
snail loses its shell it looks sluggish.
Calves
take well to bottle feeding because one nipple is as good as an
udder.
Coins
are mint to be.