~~~ autumn Equinox Sept 21 ~~~
MAIN ITEMS on Monday Sept 23 Ccl AGENDA: NSh Restorative Justice Annual Report; Cmnty Website Devt Final Report (rival to sliced bread?); OCP Amendmt, Zoning, Devt Applcn for 370/380 Mathers (Unitarian Church); Sept 9 Resolution re Zoning Amendmt, DP Applicn for 1455 Bellevue (Walker Bldg) rescinded, info to be provided; TransLink Report; NSh Welcoming Action Cmte update; Correspondence: complaints re new art gallery (place, cost) and jewellery at HAF too expensive, too upscale, and too exclusive; Cats (trap, neuter, return); Reduce default speed limits to 40km/h; Maison -- Milliken Devt Keith Rd & TWay; Living with Wildlife Conference (Sept 20)
= Lease/Sell Survey; Vive le Canada (Monarchy); from the EDITOR'S DESK (Taxes; Coach Houses, Buzz); WVPD (BEARS!; Survey); UPDATES & INFO (Bus Strike; Facilities Renewal; PkR); BOOTHBUZZ
= CALENDAR to Oct 9th: CULTUREWATCH (Theatre; Art; Music; Opera; Cinema)
= Headsup/Notices: NOTICE (PSB at DRC; traffic); 18A (Sept 23 Agenda); Notice (Cops for Cancer); Notice (Talk); 18B (Sept 30 ccl mtg main items; Culture Days; Events; JNF); Notice (Culture Days); Notice (Oct 1st events/mtgs)
= Ccl NOTES Sept 9: July 22 and 29 minutes {compare with the transcript in WVM 17r}; Delegation from the NSh Fruit Tree Project Society; Library's Annual Report; Zoning and DPA re 1455 Bellevue (Walker Bldg); Staff Response re Coach Houses; PSB: Project Status, Funding for Construction Phase, Facade, Landscape, Preliminary Funding Strategy (comprehensive helpful report); Ccl mtg schedule changes {why does website say confirmed? why not leave as scheduled until actually confirmed??? why have confirmed when it's being changed at the ccl mtg?}; Devt Applicn Status List; Correspondence (lots!): cell towers; PkR Devt; Longboarding; Coach Houses; HAF {locals left out; noise}; Upper Lands (1200ft level? 2000?); Adobe Island; Library CAC requests; 1300blk expenses (still no reply); Decibel Levels
= Ccl AGENDA Sept 23
= ANIMALWATCH (orcas; cat and leopard); INFObits (Canada's Popn; Being a Vancouverite; Why John Cleese loves Canada); ROYALWATCH (Clock Winders); CJPME (Loubani & Greyson); SCIENCEWATCH (rotating moon);
CPTWATCH (I am no longer a pacifist); BOOKNEWS; BOOKWATCH (Atwood's MaddAddam); WORDWATCH (hyperphagia); HERITAGEWATCH; MAIKU; QTNS/THOUGHTS/PUNS
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YOUR OPINION on 1300block MARINE DRIVE -- for LEASE OR SALE ?
lease1300@westvan.org OR sell1300@westvan.org ?
Email your choice (above), lease or sell. If you have already done so, pls ask your family, friends, colleagues to do so.
---> Why sell land wch appreciates in value to pay for a building wch loses value
-- and has to be replaced again???
If we haven't lawyers/staff/personnel expert, intelligent, skilled enough to negotiate leasing, then replace, buy land with the money from the sale thus maintaining our land bank assets. PLEASE!
Glad some now considering the Endowment Fund, borrowing, a levy, or some combination (Sept 9 ccl mtg).
NB: Contrary to a cclr's statement at a ccl mtg, the 320 Taylor Way property in fact was leased (NOT sold);
so was the Wetmore property leased, contrary to the statement made at the Chamber's 'unplugged' (May 30).
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=== Vive le CANADA === Confirmation of the Oath of Cdn Citizenship
Mr Justice Edward Morgan of the Ontario Superior Court ruled today against the application of three non-citizens to find the Oath of Canadian Citizenship unconstitutional.
The setback to republican attacks on the Oath is only the latest of a number of such applications, all of which have failed in the Courts. The current application and its predecessors are extensively treated in the new issue of Canadian Monarchist News, which has been arriving this week in many members' mailboxes -- often taking a little longer to reach Alberta and BC. It will provide you with useful information both as friends discuss today's news story -- see below -- and as any possible appeal to Justice Morgan's decision is launched.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/citizenship-oath-to-the-queen-constitutional-court-rules-1.1862238
FACT: Quebec has always been a monarchy. Britain won the Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763) when New France became part of British North America. The French Revolution wasn't until 1789.
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK ===
So much to tell you! Shall limit myself to three for now.
YOUR MONEY -- Do find out about the costs for the 'facilities renewal' -- apparently under ten residents at the Sept 26 public mtg and since it will cost millions, let Ccl know how you want to pay for it. One estimate was possibly a 2% or more tax rate increase. Set up an Infrastructure Fund? Shd hv bn anticipated years ago!
btw, it's even more irresponsible to sell land to build facilities -- what do you do when it needs replacement? Land is finite. A recent comment about TransLink doing that was that it was 'cannibalizing' itself. Let's not be so short-sighted. We leased 320 Taylor Way and we leased the Wetmore properties. Wise. Still belongs to us.
COACH HOUSES -- Coming to a block near you? Join the residents wanting to have a say rather than district-wide and decide by Planning. See the comments below in the transcript for the Sept 9 ccl mtg (Item 8 and PQP).
BOOTHBUZZ -- A new section. My name for the email sent out by Cclr Booth to put residents in the picture re issues facing us now. Cclr Cameron forwarded it too.
=== WVPD === BEARWATCH! and Strategic Plan / Survey
> from BLOCKWATCH -- September 24
WVPolice are encouraging all residents to check their homes for attractants as bears continue fall feeding ahead of hibernation.
Bear awareness is recommended for NSh residents at all times but extra focus is urged amid the rising potential for bear-human conflicts during autumn. Bears are now in their annual stage called hyperphagia “ the time of year when they need to eat large amounts of food in preparation for hibernation.
On Sept 21, Police assisted a family having an up-close view of bears and attractants.
Click to visit the WV Police website for the video and bear safety Info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEpvp9sBiQE
> Strategic Plan Survey
Participate in updating the WVPD Strategic Plan. Your input is invited through the WV Police 2013 Online Community Survey. Your completely anonymous participation will help us determine our priorities for the upcoming year and beyond
There is one week remaining for you to have a say in updating the West Vancouver Police Strategic Plan.
WV Police have undertaken detailed cmnty consultation, seeking input for development of a 2014-2016 Strategic Plan.
Click Here To Review The 2011-2013 WVPD Strategic Plan.
We have invited all members of our community to submit input through the WV Police 2013 Community Online Survey. Submissions will be closed Monday, October 7, 2013. We encourage you to ensure your voice is heard in this process.
Click Here To Participate In The West Vancouver Police 2013 Community Online Survey
Pls also forward this message to any other cmnty mbrs who may wish to participate in this survey. http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/shane-TMZ/wvpd-2013-online-community-survey
=== UPDATES and INFO ===
+ Blue Bus transit union rejects District of West Vancouver final offer, votes to strike
...The union is reporting that their members voted over 95% in favour of a strike.
The union must provide the District with 72 hours' notice and then wd be in a position to disrupt WV's Blue Bus service. ...
The District's final offer to the union was in line with an agreement reached between Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) and its union earlier this year. The CMBC deal provided for wage increases of 0 per cent in 2012, two per cent in 2013 and two per cent in 2014. The ATU was seeking the same wage increases; the District met that request and also offered a modified work schedule that the union wanted. However, the union continued to ask that additional cost items be added to the offer package while offering no middle ground. The District is not able to offer the union more than the CMBC agreement contained without some reasonable compromise. Doing so would mean increased costs to the users who fund the transit system and is not sustainable.
Having met the union’s wage demands and scheduling request, the District is open to further negotiations when the union is ready to amend its requests for additional benefits, and consider a reasonable middle ground.
For details: http://www.westvancouver.ca/news/blue-bus-transit-union-rejects-district-west-vancouver-final-offer-votes-strike
+ WATER MAIN FLUSHING AND FLOW TESTING ON OCTOBER 3
On Thurs Oct 3 between 9:30am “ 1:30pm ~ watermain flushing and flow testing at M Hall scheduled.
If you live close by, you may see temporary discolouration and cloudiness in your tap water owing to particles being stirred up when the water is turned back on. If this is the case, please run your tap until the water clears. During the flushing process, all water coming out of the main is dechlorinated before being discharged into the drainage system.
For more info, pls contact Operations Dispatch 925 7100
+ INVASIVE PLANTS
Dan Henegar of Parks gave a fascinating talk about invasive plants at the recent Streamkeepers mtg. I asked for a list for this newsletter b/c there are plants many don't realize are invasive. We learned about Knotweed, Giant hogweed, Ivy, Lamium, Broom, Periwinkle, and Laurel. This website has on them as well as on the Invasive Plants Working Group: http://westvancouver.ca/home-building-property/pets-wildlife-environment/invasive-plants
+ FACILITIES RENEWAL [$$$]
The desperate and costly need for infrastructure repairs came to my attention a few years ago. To inform residents, Ray Fung, Director of Engg, offered to give a presentation so WVM arranged a session at the Library. Millions needed. Last week, the District held a public mtg to bring us up to date. The next one is Oct 9.
The District has identified that over the next twenty years, approximately $70 million is required to fund necessary upgrades to ageing facilities. One funding option under consideration is to start a facilities upgrade reserve fund.
Advantages to moving forward now with securing funding include:
- improved public and staff safety
- WorkSafeBC compliance, including improved indoor air quality and mould prevention
- protection and longevity of District facilities
The District recently performed a Facilities Condition Index (FCI) on 48 facilities that will be kept in use for longer than the next five years. FCIs are industry-standard indexes that objectively measure a facility's current condition, with comparisons both within and among buildings. The FCI is calculated by dividing the total cost of existing requirements by the current system replacement value.
The buildings which ranked as being in the worst condition according to the FCI are as follows:
Phil Munday House”Girl Guide Club House
Forestry Building”Operations Centre
Silk Purse
Operations Centre
Municipal Hall
Music Box
Whytecliff Park concession
Eagle Harbour Beach washroom
West Bay Beach washroom
Sandy Cove washroom
This leaves at least two questions, wch I will pursue. First, does that mean that Klee Wyck and Gertrude Lawson House won't be around for more than five years? Secondly, I'll ask for an estimate of how much for each facility.
+ VISI needs your help
Vancouver International Song Institute / Visionary Innovation in Song Interpretation
The Board has given itself and its supporters until October 6th, to gather the essential financial resources and support necessary to proceed with VISI 2014. If VISI is to continue, your support is crucial. At this point, significant financial support is needed to enable the Board to move ahead.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor will donate up to $30,000 in matching funds towards this 'keep it going' campaign for VISI 2014. Your donation will be doubled as a result of this offer.
How can you help?
Send a cheque to VISI, PO Box 71015, Vancouver, BC V6N 4J9
Go to www.songinstitute.ca/supportus and use the Paypal feature to make a donation
Encourage other VISI supporters to make a donation
Identify Corporate sponsors who will assist VISI
VISI is a registered non-profit charity and all donations will be recognized with a charitable tax receipt.
+ PARK ROYAL -- Construction Update www.shopparkroyal.com 925 9576
We are still making some improvements to ensure that the Park Royal Village Retail Expansion will be ready in November/December 2013 for our shoppers. We appreciate your patience as we work on a few things and wanted to let you know about what’s happening at Park Royal this week. Please note that construction scheduling is subject to change without notice.
2-Day Temporary Overpass Closure: The vehicle overpass that connects Park Royal North and South is temporarily closed today (Wednesday, September 25) and tomorrow (Thursday, September 26) to conduct work. The overpass will open to traffic again on Friday, September 27.
Park Royal South: We are gearing up for the opening of the Park Royal Village Retail Expansion in November 2013. The road on the south side of the parkade will be closed on weekdays for the next few weeks during the hours of 7 a.m. “ 4 p.m. in order to build upper level pedestrian bridges leading from Park Royal South to the new parkade. It will be open to traffic on weekdays from 4 p.m. “ 7 a.m. and will also be open entirely on the weekends. The road on the north side of the parkade will re-open to traffic on Friday, September 27.
New Signalized Traffic Light on Taylor Way: A new signalized traffic light on Taylor Way South, near Indigo Books, has been installed and is now in operation. The traffic light is intended to better facilitate traffic movement on Taylor Way South, and also provide a safer crossing for pedestrians and cyclists. It will also help to regulate traffic in this area during peak traffic times.
This signalized traffic light is an improvement over the existing pedestrian crosswalk across Taylor Way that is currently located at Indigo Books. It is a safer and more convenient option for pedestrians crossing Taylor Way at both the north and south sides of the intersection.
The Keg Demolition: As many of you may have noticed, The Keg is no longer open for business. The demolition of The Keg’s building has now commenced and will be in effect for the next couple of weeks. This demolition is required in order to accommodate new buildings that are part of Phase II of the Park Royal Village Retail Expansion. Stay tuned for future announcements of which retailers will be joining Phase II of the Park Royal Village Retail Expansion.
+ No Tax Sale -- There are no properties going to tax sale this year.
=== BOOTHBUZZ ===
An excerpt, slightly edited, from an update sent by Cclr Booth; includes many valuable helpful news items, some not public yet, giving future dates of mtgs and consideration of items on Ccl agendas.
...With the retirement of our Chief Administrative Officer in June, Ms Nina Leemhuis (our former Chief Financial Officer) has been appointed as Interim CAO while we conduct a comprehensive executive search. At the same time, Council will continue to focus on its five strategic priorities:
1. Public Safety Building: On Sept. 9th Council approved preliminary exterior facade and landscape designs for the purposes of submission to the Design Review Committee and discussion with user groups and the public. Given that construction is anticipated to start in early 2014, Council is discussing a model for funding which may include using funds from the sale of lands, a loan from the Municipal Finance Authority, an increase in property taxes, or a combination thereof.
2. Ambleside and Waterfront Activation: A Financial Analysis, and Commercial Market & Revitalization Implementation Study have been completed and will be considered by Council sometime this fall.
3. Housing and Neighbourhood Character:
a. Based on community support, on Sept. 9th Council directed staff to prepare draft bylaws to allow for rental coach houses. These will be brought back to Council on Nov. 18th before going to the public for input.
b. 289 units in two residential towers (19 and 24 storeys) at 752 Marine Drive (White Spot site): public information meetings will be held Sept. 26th (6:30-8:30 pm) and Sept. 28th (10am-noon), both in the gymnasium of St. Anthony’s School, 595 Keith Rd.
c. 110 Maison Senior Living Residences (Alzheimer and Memory Care) at Taylor Way and Keith Road: scheduled to come before Council on Oct. 7 to hear the outcome of community consultation, design review considerations, and next steps.
d. 19 Residences at 370/380 Mathers (Unitarian Church site): following the Community Consultation meeting and Design Review Committee meeting, development plans are to be revised prior to advancing in the application review process.
e. Housing Bulk: a consultant has been hired and a report to Council is set for Nov. 18th.
4. Municipal Services and Finances “ It’s budget time again, and open-houses are planned for [Wed] Oct. 23rd (6 - 8 pm, Seniors’ Activity Centre) and [Thurs] Nov. 7th (6-8 pm, Gleneagles Community Ctr). There will also be two open-houses on long-term capital planning for facilities’ infrastructure renewal: [Wed] Sept. 25th (6 - 8 pm, Seniors’ Activity Ctr) and [Wed] Oct. 9th (6 - 8 pm, Gleneagles Community Ctr). It is estimated that approx. $80 million will be required over the next 20 years to upgrade 48 District-owned buildings.
5. Environment, Parks, and Upper Lands: The much-anticipated new playground at John Lawson Park opened this month to critical acclaim by the under-6 crowd. There will be an open-house related to the proposed design for the section of the Spirit Trail from Seaview Walk to Horseshoe Bay on [Tues] Oct. 1st, 6 - 8 pm at the Gleneagles Golf Clubhouse. An interim standard for the Trail through Ambleside will be presented at the Oct. 7th Council meeting.
Other Matters:
1. Cell Towers: Rogers Communications has made applications for three cell towers on Highway #1 at 26th Street, 15th Street, and Taylor Way. A Town Hall meeting has been scheduled for [Wed] Oct. 2nd, with an overflow date of [Wed] Oct. 16th if necessary, both from 7 - 9 pm at the Seniors’ Activity Centre. Residents, elected officials, health care professionals, and industry proponents will have an open dialogue about these applications. Council’s final consideration of the applications will be on Nov. 4th.
2. 1200 Keith Road Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety Plan: Further to the initial open-house held on June 6th, a meeting has been scheduled for [Thurs] Oct. 10th at Hollyburn Elementary to report on community input and present plans for improvements.
3. Pumpkin Fest “ Oct. 5 & 6 at the WV Community Centre. Please call 925 7270 or visit www.westvanpumpkinfest.ca for a schedule of events and to purchase dance tickets.
4. Tax Sale “ delinquent properties will be offered for sale on Sept. 30th at 10am at M Hall. {latest news: none -- CR}
Please visit the District’s new and improved website at www.westvancouver.ca for further information (and to confirm scheduling details) on any of these items, and for Monday night Council meeting agendas, live broadcasts and minutes. Your comments or questions are most welcome. Feel free to pass this along to your friends, ...
{Many thanks, Mary-Ann -- CR}
=== CALENDAR to Oct 9th ===
All mtgs are at M Hall unless indicated otherwise. NOTE: shown are mtgs known at date of writing; often there are additions, changes, cancellations after WVM goes out. Check the DWV Calendar: http://www.westvancouver.ca/events . Notices/mtgs/changes too late/early for an issue are sent to subscribers. [Headsup/Notices are sent between issues of WVM.]
ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, INITIALISMS puzzling you? See: http://www.westvan.org/glossary/
== Farmers Markets
SATURDAYS ~ 9am - 3pm ~ Dundarave to Oct 5 -- http://isabellebottin.wix.com/who-is-at-the-market
SUNDAYS ~ 10am - 3pm ~ Ambleside to Oct 27 -- http://www.artisanmarkets.ca/
= Saturday Sept 21st
> Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup -- 20th Anniversary -- check for local activities
http://www.shorelinecleanup.ca/en/cleanup/event/fall2013/20th-anniversary-celebration-iona-beach-park
> Upper Lands Discovery Tour {See more info in Tours under CultureWatch}
~ 9am - noon ~ IVY PULL in LIGHTHOUSE PARK
For this event we will be meeting at the lower kiosk in the parking lot of Lighthouse Park. A short walk will bring us to the small ivy-clad forest of Trails Park on Water Lane. The terrain is flat, and pulling the ivy progresses quickly with team work. Please wear old clothes and work gloves. Drinks, snacks, and prizes will be provided.
= Sunday Sept 22nd
~~ “Walk for Reconciliationť For info: http://www.reconciliationcanada.ca which lists route, times, 4km and 2 km, where the walk starts and ends.
~ 9am ~ The Kidney Run a 2.5km walk or 5km Fun Run in Ambleside Pk. Registration 8am. Event hosted by the Kidney Fdn of Canada. More info: http://kidney.akaraisin.com/57CBD9A7446743D1963D43A305F7369A
= Monday Sept 23rd
~ 5pm ~ NSh Disability Resource Ctr's AGM and (5:40) NSh premiere screening of Hope is not a Plan
at the Holiday Inn, NV. rsvp: 985 5371 x234 or k.browne@nsdrc.org
= Tuesday Sept 24th
~ 7pm ~ LPPS: "The Salish Sea, Nature, and a Sense of Place" a free public talk sponsored by Earthworks
by Dr. Rob Butler of the Pacific Wildlife Foundation at NSCU Centre for the Performing Arts, Capilano University
= Wednesday Sept 25th
~ 6 - 8pm ~ PUBLIC CONSULTATION: FACILITIES SYSTEM RENEWAL FUNDING (see Updates & Info above)
Come to this town hall meeting (Srs' Ctr) {Taxpayers: your money? How many $Ms to add to 2014 budget?}
= Thursday Sept 26th
~ 4:30pm ~ WV Police Bd Mtg at Police Stn. More Info: West Vancouver Police Department
~ 5pm ~ NSh Adv Cmte on Disability Issues at the DNV M Hall
~ 6:30 - 8:30pm ~ Open House on 752 Marine Dr/PkR in gymnasium of St. Anthony's School
at Christ the Redeemer Church, 595 Keith Road. More information
Park Royal Shopping Ctr has made an application for an OCP amendment. It wd allow two residential towers and additional retail on the Park Royal site at 752 Marine Dr, where the White Spot restaurant is currently located.
Community consultation (at St Anthony's) The following two open houses hv bn scheduled to explain the process and PkR’s plans and to address concerns:
Thursday September 26 from 6:30 “ 8:30pm
Saturday September 28 from 10am “ noon
A public opinion survey is planned for September/October. Feedback from this consultation will inform next steps.
http://www.westvancouver.ca/home-building-property/planning/major-applications/752-marine-drive-park-royal
~ 7:30pm ~ WV Streamkeeper Society mtg at St Stephen's (885 22nd)
Reports, Work Plan, Surveys, Nature Ctr, Invasive Plant Presentation; Special Recognition of Hugh Hamilton
= Saturday Sept 28th
~ 10am - noon ~ Open House on 752 Marine Dr/PkR in gymnasium of St. Anthony's School {See Th 26th}
= Friday/Saturday/Sunday Septembe## rt 26 - 29 ~ CULTURE DAYS ~ {See Headsup/Notices sent out} =
= Sunday Sept 29th -- WORLD RIVERS DAY -- celebrated in 60+ countries and started here by Mark Angelo
= Monday Sept 30th ~ 1:30 - 4pm ~ Stakeholder Consultation: Integrated Stormwater Mgmt Plans at Cmnty Ctr
~ OCTOBER ~
= Tuesday Oct 1st ~ 7pm ~ Upper Lands Study Review WG mtg; Cmnty Ctr (agenda in last Headsup/Notice)
= Wednesday Oct 2nd
~ 7 - 9pm ~ [Municipal] Town Hall mtg re Cell Towers at Srs' Ctr
BPAHA writes: For more info on the proj, pls contact Elaine Grotefeld elainepg@shaw.ca “ WV Cell Towers Adv Cmte Lead. To view details on the project pls visit http://westvancouver.ca/celltowers
Enjoy PUMPKINFEST WEEKEND, Sat/Sun Oct 5/6 at the Cmnty Ctr; Info pumpkinfest.ca
= Sunday Oct 6th
~ 7:30am ~ Spirit of the North Shore Half-Marathon (inaugural)
Start: the NS Credit Union in the Village at PkR. http://www.spirithalfmarathon.com/index.html
= Wednesday Oct 9th
~ 6 - 8pm ~ Public Consultation: Facilities System Renewal Funding; Gleneagles Cmnty Ctr (see Updates & Info above)
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+++ WV MEMORIAL LIBRARY +++ http://www.westvanlibrary.ca
See the calendar: https://westvanlibrary.ca/events/calendar/month
= Friday Night Concert - The Night Crawlers
~ 7:30pm ~ Oct 4: Be inspired by the great organ bands of the 50s and 60s with this evening of down-home, soulful jazz.
= Friends of the Library Book Sale
Join us during the first weekend of October to stock up on books, CDs and DVDs for fall! Members' pre-sale Thursday, October 3 (mbrshps available at the door). The main event begins Friday October 4 at 10am.
+++ WV MUSEUM +++ 925 7295 http://westvancouvermuseum.ca/exhibitions/current_exhibition
The next exhibition is Dialectic of Failure (new work by Babak Golkar); opening Oct 10
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY +++ http://ferrybuildinggallery.com ~ 925 7290
FALL BROCHURE:
Events, Exhibitions, Entry and Great Stuff info (deadline Sept 22), and more!
---> CALL FOR ENTRY -- Sunday September 29
The FBG is pleased to announce the annual Call for Entry for artists wishing to exhibit in the gallery in 2014.
Artists who are past or present residents of the North Shore, Sea to Sky Corridor, Bowen Island, and Sunshine Coast, are eligible to apply. Location: Music Hall, West Vancouver Community Centre
Drop-off times: 9 - 11am (no latecomers accepted); Pick-up times: 3 - 4pm
Jury fee: $20.00 Please see the website for more details. www.ferrybuildinggallery.com
Contact: Ruth Payne, Visual Arts Coordinator, 925 7266 cell: 604. 908.0733 rpayne@westvancouver.ca
October 1 - 20 -- Lynne Green:
Interpretations of the Spiritual in Nature II -- paintings, sculpture, & print-making
Opening Reception: Oct 1 Tuesday 6 “ 8 pm -- Meet the Artist: Oct 5 Saturday 2 - 3pm
+++ SILK PURSE +++ http://silkpurse.ca/exhibitions/ 925 7292
September 24 - October 13 -- Explorations in Coloured Pencil
This exhibition brings together talented artists who work in the oft overlooked but versatile and labour intensive medium of coloured pencil. Artists include Ruby Cram, Evaline Orme, Margaret Morrison, Rosemary Shaw, Susan Ward, Joanne Waters, and Mary Alice Watts.
Opening reception: Tuesday September 24th Tuesday from 6 ” 8pm
During 2013 Culture Days Sat Sept. 28 ” Sun Sept. 29
from 2 - 4pm exhibiting artists will be in the gallery to draw/demo. The WVCAC will provide coloured pencils and paper for anyone who would like to wonder in and try their hand.
+++ KAY MEEK CENTRE +++ http://www.kaymeekcentre.com/on_stage/events_calendar
Simplest way to get on email list, call 913 3634 (also for tix) or email tickets@kaymeekcentre.com
RON SEXSMITH ~ 8pm ~ Tuesday October 1
I AM FILM ~ 7pm ~ Wednesday October 2
KEN LAVIGNE, TENOR & MICHELLE KOEBKE, SOPRANO ~ 4pm ~ Sunday October 6
= MOVIES AT THE MEEK
Pleased to announce our Fall/Winter film selection! All films are $12, or buy a flex pass and receive 10-15% off your ticket price. Enjoy a classic film experience with great titles from TIFF Film Circuit and DOXA Documentary Film Festival.
TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM ~ 7:30pm ~ Tuesday October 8
CAROLINE CAVE & FRANK CASSINI ~ 10:30am ~ Wednesday October 9
GIRL RISING ~ 7pm ~ Wednesday October 9
+++ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 60, West Vancouver +++ http://www.westvan60.com/
Office: 922 3587 Lounge: 922 1920 Fax: 922 2659
OCTOBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MEAT DRAWS EVERY SATURDAY AT 4:30 PM
SAT OCT 5 at 4:30pm “ SPECIAL MEAT DRAW; TURKEYS & HAMS “ ONE ITEM PER PERSON WINE GIFT BASKET
+++ WV CHAMBER of COMMERCE + 926 6614 + http://www.westvanchamber.com
Message from the Minister of State Alice Wong on National Seniors' Day Tues Oct 1st
=== CULTUREWATCH ===
* THEATRE
+ ARTS CLUB -- 687 1644 http://www.artsclub.com -- box office at 687 1644
- Other Desert Cities, by Jon Robin Baitz, a sizzling comedy of family secrets; the Stanley Sept 19 - Oct 20
- Venus in Fur, a kinky comedy; Granville Island stage Oct 3 - Nov 2
+ JERICHO ARTS CTR 224 8007 www.jerichoartscentre.com
FIGHTING CHANCE PRODUCTIONS presents THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
That sweet transvestite and his motley crew did the time warp on Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock 'n' roll sci-fi gothic is more fun than ever.
October 4 - 26 -- Opening Night: Oct 8th -- Tuesday to Saturday at 8:00 pm
PLUS three "11:59 MIDNIGHT" SHOWS: October 12th, 19th, and 25th
Ticket Sales at Door: Preview $25, Adults $40, Students/Seniors $35
PLEASE NOTE: For safety, no outside props are permitted; prop bags are available for purchase onsite, $5 each.
+ METRO THEATRE
The Hollow, a classic Agatha Christie whodunnit -- 266 7191 metrotheatre.com Sept 28 - Oct 26
+ FIREHALL ARTS CTR firehallartscentre.ca 689 0926
"You should have stayed home" the Toronto G20 Protests in 2010; varying times Sept 24 - Oct 5
+ THE CULTCH 251 1363 thecultch.com
- Inside the Seed, world premiere of Up-in-the-Air Theatre's drama set in a giant biogenetics corp that aspires to end starvation with the perfect seed. Oct 2 - 12
- Penelope, Irish playwright Enda Walsh's funny take on the classic Greek myth -- to Oct 13
- Blackbird Theatre presents... UNCLE VANYA
A timeless Russian masterwork of improbable love, yearning & folly; Dec 23 to Jan 18 at The Cultch
EARLY BIRDS TAKE WING- CHEKHOV IS COMING Purchase online at thecultch.com
Enjoy 20% off tix from Sept 30 - Oct 13 using promo code: CHEKHOV*
+ PACIFIC THEATRE
The Foreigner by Larry Shue; visiting from England, for a rest those at fishing resort told he speaks no English
LOL comedy pacifictheatre.org 731 5518 8pm Sept 20 - Oct 12 (matinees 2pm Sat)
+ LANGARA, Studio 58 www.langara.bc.ca/studio-58
A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Scott Bellis; (some matinees) Sept 26 - Oct 20
+ UBC Theatre Dept www.theatre.ubc.ca 822 3880
at Telus Studio Theatre: The Caucasian Chalk Circle, by Bertolt Brecht Sept 19 - Oct 5
+ SURREY LITTLE THEATRE
The Foursome, comedy by Norm Foster (a favourite Canadian comedian!) surreylittletheatre.com Oct 3 - 26
+ THEATRE NEWS
from Alliance Arts (lots of plays on now!) http://www.allianceforarts.com
* ART
+ VANCOUVER ART GALLERY http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events_and_programs/calendar_of_events.html
Coming Exhibitions: for details: http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/the_exhibitions/upcoming_exhibitions.html ]
~ NB: VAG Mbrs receive 20% off admission to the Royal BC Museum in Victoria when you show your Gallery Mbrshp card.
For more info contact Member Services at membership@vanartgallery.bc.ca or 604 662 4711.
>>> THE FUTURE!
The Vancouver Art Gallery is moving and we would love for you to follow along every step of the way! Check out our New Gallery Building Site dedicated to keeping you in the loop on the progress of the new space and how this exciting journey came to be.
See: http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/future/
Vancouver Art Gallery seeks architect for new building: The VAG has released a Request for Qualifications for prospective architects for its new site at Georgia and Cambie.
Emily Carr in Haida Gwaii -- July 20 to 2014 March 9
Emily Carr in Haida Gwaii, designed to complement both the James Hart: The Dance Screen (The Scream Too)
and Charles Edenshaw exhibitions, presents some of the important oil paintings that resulted from Carr's trips
to Haida Gwaii.Read more » http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/the_exhibitions/exhibit_carr_haida.html
Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Ian Thom, Senior Curator-Historical.
~~ Missed a talk?
You can now check out many of the Gallery’s recent lectures and discussion presented by artists, curators, art historians, critics, and collectors: http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events_and_programs/video_documentation.html
+ ARTISTS FOR CONSERVATION FESTIVAL
Highlights include a conservation-themed art exhibition, workshops, painting demos, and lectures. Grouse Mtn festival.artistsforconservation.org Sept 27 to Oct 6
+ Caroun Art Gallery www.Caroun.net
Caroun Art Gallery (CAG)1403 Bewicke Ave, NV Masoud Soheili Tel: 1-778-372-0765 (2-8 pm Pacific time)
Out of Vancouver? visit online later at: http://www.caroun.com/CarounArtGallery/Exhibitions/00-Expositions.html
Fall 2013 Group Exhibition
Paintings & Photography by: Farhad Varasteh, Iwan Gwen, Jennifer Garant, Kaveh Rasouli, Saeide Tarkashvand, Sahar Seyedi, Shabnam Tolou, Shimiey & Zhila Bakhtiyari
noon - 8pm October 1 - 14 (closed Mondays), Opening Reception: 4 - 9pm October 5
https://www.facebook.com/events/1406590709554799/
Report of previous exhibitions
website: http://www.caroun.com/CarounArtGallery/Exhibitions/00-Expositions.html
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caroun-Art-Gallery/185765774772749?sk=photos_albums
Call for Artists/Photographers 2013: https://www.facebook.com/events/476447295723416/
Caroun Photo Club (CPC)
7th Annual Photography Competition Exhibition announced! Pls check CPC website for complete info, English / Farsi:
http://www.caroun.com/News/VancouverCPC2013/01-VancouverCPC2013.html
* MUSIC
+ VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA http://enews.vancouversymphony.ca/1213VSO-13.html
> The VSO's 95th Anniversary Season!
All concerts in the 2013/2014 Season are on sale, but the best way to order your concerts is still by subscribing to a series package. When you subscribe, you save up to 30% over single concert pricing, you get guaranteed seating for your series and first choice of seats for subsequent seasons, FREE hassle-free exchanges, and an automatic 15% discount on any other concert you purchase “ including Specials! So Subscribe Now, and enjoy the 2013/2014 Season!
The VSO's 95th Anniversary Season is one of bold change and excitement. Three brand new additions to Vancouver's musical landscape will be launched: The Spring Festival, a new annual two-week celebration of a selected composer or musical era “- kicking off with the music of Rachmaninoff; the VSO New Music Festival, a new annual one-week focus on new creations and contemporary music in the month of January; and the Pacific Rim Celebration, a new annual celebration of the music of Pacific Rim cultures, starting off with a Chinese New Year concert and a celebration of Korea.
In addition to these new and exciting festivals, the VSO continues to present the very best in Classical, Pops, Matinees and concerts for children and families in series packages.
To become a VSO Subscriber, call the above number for a FREE SEASON BROCHURE, or browse the VSO's series packages online here. You can order your new subscription online “ AND order Specials and Festivals with your 15% Subscriber discount!
= The World of Italian Opera: celebrates the best of Italian opera
Christopher Gaze, host, and the UBC Opera Ensemble 2pm Oct 3
+ OPERA PRO CANTANTI 7pm
Un Ballo in Maschera, by Verdi at Cambrian Hall procantanti.com Sunday Oct 6
+ OPERETTA fugue.biz
Secret Service (Vancouver librettist and Winnipeg composer) at Performance Works Sept 28 - Oct 5
+ WEST COAST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA westcoastsymphony.ca
Wagner, Mendelssohn, and Tchaikovsky at Christ Church Cathedral 778 994 6425 8pm Fri Oct 4
+ EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER earlymusic,bc.ca 732 1610
* CINEMA
+ VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL viff.org
More than 500 screenings at seven theatres of 341 films from 75 countries -- Sept 26 to Oct 11
=== HEADSUP / NOTICES === [sent to subscribers as updates]
=x= NOTICE {night of Sept 18}
ONE -- DRC mtg starts at 4:30 Thursday 19th; one application on the agenda, the PSB
TWO -- Traffic advisories for: 5800 MDr; 22nd St; Cmnty Ctr N Plaza; Hwy 1 E from TWay
ONE
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4.1 (4:40 “ 5 p.m. presentation) (5 “ 5:40 p.m. deliberation & resolution) |
ď‚· District of West Vancouver ď‚· Proposed Public Safety Building ď‚· Preliminary plans considered by Design Review Committee January 24 and April 18, 2013 |
AGENDA
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 AT 4:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, MUNICIPAL HALL
CALL TO ORDER
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
ADOPTION OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 MINUTES
4.1 APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION:
REPORTS/REFERRALS
PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD
NEXT MEETING “ OCTOBER 17, 2013 / ADJOURNMENT
Please contact Mandy Emery, Recording Secretary, at 925 7242
TWO
= 5800 block Marine Drive
Road work at 5800 block Marine Drive began on Sept 9 and is scheduled to be completed by mid-October, weather dependent. Work will take place between 7:30am “ 5:30pm weekdays. Delays are expected and motorists are asked to find an alternate route.
= 22nd Street
Roadway re-construction of Marine Dr. from 2232 Marine Dr. to 21st St. and also 22nd St. from Gordon Ave. to Bellevue Ave. is scheduled to begin Sept 16. The project is estimated to be completed in two weeks, weather dependant [sic].
Construction will take place between 7:30 a.m. “ 5:30 p.m. weekdays. Delays are expected and motorists are asked to find an alternate route.
= North Plaza of West Vancouver Community Centre
The North Plaza of West Vancouver Community Centre is closed from Tuesday, September 3 “ Sunday, September 22 for repaving. The map below shows where you can and can't park during this time:
Highway 1 eastbound from Taylor Way
Road construction is anticipated to start on September 4 eastbound on Highway 1 starting at Taylor Way. The project is scheduled to be complete by September 20, weather permitting.
Work will take place at night, between 8 p.m. “ 5:30 a.m. Sunday “ Thursday and 9 p.m. “ 8 a.m. Friday “ Saturday. This is a Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure initiative and does not fall under District bylaws. We apologize for any inconvenience.
More information
For all construction zones, drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes to avoid delays. There is no on-street parking within the construction zones.
Thank you for your cooperation.
=x= HEADSUP 18A {sent Sept 21}
Headsup 18A: Events/Sept 23 Agenda
in rush
FIRST: Today 11am - 3pm ~ Molly Nye House 100th Anniversary Celebration (940 Lynn Valley Road, NV)
1913 Country Fair: 1913 Then, 2013 Now -- Free Family Fun (See Wed 18th's NSN pp 31-33)cccccccc
Biggest mystery on agenda -- item added (7.1):
Rescission of the Sept 9 resolution re the Walker Bldg. Dropped? delayed? revised? just says info to be provided.
MONDAY MAIN ITEMS Sept 23 Ccl Mtg
NSh Restorative Justice Annual Report; Cmnty Website Devt Final Report (rival to sliced bread?); OCP Amendmt, Zoning, Devt Applcn for 370/380 Mathers (Unitarian Church); Sept 9 Resolution re Zoning Amendmt, DP Applicn for 1455 Bellevue (Walker Bldg) rescinded, info to be provided; TransLink Report; NSh Welcoming Action Cmte update; Correspondence: complaints re new art gallery (place, cost) and jewellery at HAF too expensive, too upscale, and too exclusive; Cats (trap, neuter, return); Reduce default speed limits to 40km/h; Milliken Devt Keith Rd & TWay; Living w/ Wildlife Conference (Sept 20)
For full agenda:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/council-agendas/2013/sept/23/13sep23-Agenda6.pdf
=x= NOTICE {early Sept 23}
TODAY! Fwd: WVPD - Cops For Cancer Here
Today! Gleneagles @ 9:15 and Fresh Street Market @ 10am; see details and rest of day's stops below {website}
From: West Vancouver Police Department <NoReply@wvpd.ca>
Subject: West Vancouver Block Watch News Letter - Cops For Cancer Here
Date: 23 September, 2013 4:50:56 AM PDT
=x= NOTICE {earlier Sept 26}
Ronald Wright at UBC -- sorry, this was in draft WVM and shd hv gone to you by now.
Just in case you're interested, and it's free.
SURVIVING PROGRESS
~ 5pm ~ Thurs Sept 26 FREE
Award-winning author Ronald Wright will outline the "progress traps" that threaten our civilization and assess what has changed since his bestselling 2004 Massey Lecture A Short History of Progress.
Cecil Green Park House, UBC. Part of the Utopia/Dystopia lecture series organized by UBC's Creative Writing Program. Information at www.greencollege.ubc.ca/index/spotlight490.php.
=x= HEADSUP 18B {wee hours Sept 27}
Wknd & Agenda 30th
Events coming faster and faster. Saw War Horse -- what a spectacle! In contrast, "The Habit of Art" totally cerebral and focused on theatre life.
Main Items Monday night, then Fri to Sun, Sept 27 to 29. Then Lawson Pk info and agenda info with QTP at end.
MAIN ITEMS on Ccl Agenda Sept 30th
3:45pm: Closed mtg (missing from the agenda is "Purpose of mtg", usually there as on 23rd)
5pm: Mtg re Financial Matters: Divisional Services Review (Library);
Review and Analysis of the District’s 2013 2nd Quarter Operating Results and Capital Plan Program;
7pm: Fees and Charges Bylaw (Revision); 1300blk CACs (Update)
Here is where you find the agendas: http://www.westvancouver.ca/government/mayor-council/agendas-minutes
This is SO confusing I have to show you. See below (AGENDAS).
Can't help wondering why not in chronological order (or with a clear explanation).
CULTURE DAYS (early start)
Word Vancouver Sept. 25 - 29, [ http://www.allianceforarts.com/files/enet/pdf/13/09/literary.pdf ]
free; various venues:
Thursday Sept. 26: Banyen Books & Sound (3608 W 4th Ave.), 6:30 to 8pm.
Thursday Sept. 26: Carnegie Community Centre, 1 to 9pm; The Cottage Bistro (4468 Main), 7 to 9:30pm.
Friday Sept. 27: Historic Joy Kogawa House (1450 W 64th), 7:30 to 9:30Pm.
Saturday Sept. 28: Central Branch, VPL, 11am to 5pm.
Sunday Sept. 29: Library Square (in and around VPL central branch), 11am - 5pm.
Info: www.wordvancouver.ca, info@rebuscreative.com, 604 684 8266
full program: http://issuu.com/wordvancouver/docs/word_vancouver_2013_program_guide
FRIDAY to SUNDAY [list, then details follow]
CULTURE DAYS: 7,000+ FREE activities happening in 850 Canadian cities and towns right across the country.
FRIDAY
= Memorial Service for Police Constable Louis Reinhold Beglaw
Queen’s Park Arena in New Westminster on Friday, September 27, 2013 at 12:30pm. The service is open to all friends, family, military personnel, emergency responders and members of the law enforcement community.
Criminology Diploma in 1992; in 1989, Louis joined the Canadian Army Militia with the Royal Westminster Regiment. He worked his way up the ranks as an officer to become a Major and took great pride in being the current Officer Commanding A Company. He also formerly served as the Deputy Commanding Officer... Louis served a tour of duty in Bosnia in 2002 with the Multi National Divisional HQ and the Deputy Chief Planner for the Joint Military Affairs Section.
Louis had many passions and one of his dreams was to become a police officer. He achieved that dream in 2003 by joining the West Vancouver Police Department (Police Recruit Class #98 “ Justice Institute of BC). In 2007, Louis became a Police Service Dog Handler. He and his faithful partner and companion, Police Service Dog Capone’ went on to become one of WVPD™s finest dog teams. Details with photos at: http://wvpd.ca/breaking-stories/937-template
WVPD:
Please note front counter services will not be available at West Vancouver Police Headquarters Friday, September 27. The public office of the West Vancouver Police will be closed for staff member attendance to the Celebration of Life for Cst. Louis Beglaw. Full Police services will continue uninterrupted. Call 911 for Emergencies. Call 604-925-7300 for non-emergency Police service. Click Here To Visit Our Website For More Information
= John Lawson Park
A grand opening celebration for partners, media and the community is set for Friday, September 27 from 2“3 p.m. at John Lawson Park, at foot of 17th. (details below)
= The Barber of Barkerville
OPERA Rossini's comic masterpiece has bn set in BC's historic Barkerville during the exciting Gold Rush Era.
Italian Cultural Ctr 430 3337 italianculturalcentre.ca
= NV CULTURE DAYS [ http://www.northvanmuseum.ca/exhibits.htm ]
September 27 & 28 from noon to 4pm at the Community History Centre Behind the Scenes in the Archives Join the Archives' staff for a rare look at the collection and its highpoints.
Saturday September 28 at 1 and 2:30pm at the Community History Centre "Red Light" Connections Hear the story of some unique sleuthing done by one of NVMA's most accomplished researchers.
Sunday September 29 from 2 “ 5 pm, NV's City Hall (Lonsdale and 14th Street) Meet the Author Behind the Exhibit: Imagining North Vancouver: Mahon and His Legacy Meet Walter Volovsek, BC historian, and author of "The Green Necklace: The Vision Quest of Edward Mahon" More
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
FREE Celebrate BC and World Rivers Day with a family-friendly festival that honours the Fraser River. Features art exhibits, interactive activities, live music, and entertainment. Westminster Quay Boardwalk. fraserriverdiscovery.org
SATURDAY
= The Enchanted Lotus
7:30pm Enjoy a cup of Tibetan butter tea and evening of music and song at St Mark's Anglican (1805 Larch).
All proceeds to benefit Ama's House in Ashuk Village, East Kham, Tibet 788 1318 musicmarks@hotmail.com
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Vancouver Book Fair
The only antiquarian, collectable, and rare book fair in western Canada. UBC Robson Square vancouverbookfair.com
SUNDAY
{This just in from Independent Jewish Voices and others}
7:30pm at Temple Sholom (Oak St. between W 56th and 57th Ave)
The Jewish National Fund (JNF) is hosting Gilad Shalit in his first visit to Canada. Also in attendance will be the former Conservative minister Stockwell Day. The event will raise funds to develop an area of Canada Park [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcZL-z9fdLA ] in honour of captive Israeli soldiers, past, present, and future.
Canada Park [ http://vimeo.com/12801869 ] is built on land of three Palestinian villages whose inhabitants were driven out in 1967 “- Imwas (the biblical Emmaus), Yalu, and Beit Nuba.
It was originally funded by Canadians who weren’t told what their money was being used for, but now we have no excuse to say “we didn’t knowť.
The JNF has a long and ongoing history of using trees to “greenwashť their part in the dispossession of Palestinians both inside the borders of Israel and from territories that Israel illegally occupies.
See more info on the JNF. [ http://ijvcanada.org/campaign/the-jewish-national-fund-jnf/ ] Canada Palestine Association and Gaza’s Ark
[MONDAY Sept 30 at Four Seasons, former Israeli PM and Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, honoured guest of a $500/plate dinner. Bon Mot Club]
DETAILS (Lawson Park)
The highly-anticipated new playground at John Lawson Park is complete. A grand opening celebration for partners, media and the community is set for Friday, September 27 from 2“3 p.m. at John Lawson Park, at foot of 17th Street in West Vancouver.
“I am pleased to see that our investment has enhanced John Lawson Park and that thousands of families will come here and enjoy the park as my own family did many years ago. These improvements add to the beauty and utility of this wonderful park,ť says John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver “ Sunshine Coast “ Sea to Sky Country. “In addition to improving the quality and safety of this playground for our community’s children, this investment has also contributed to the creation of jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, making it truly a win-win situation.ť
“This is an exciting new beginning for one of our most popular playgrounds,ť says West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith. “It will provide wonderful experiences and memories for our children and was made possible by financial support from our partners, the federal government and the community.ť
The creative re-design will stimulate learning and play opportunities for both younger and older children. Features include:
a whimsically updated pirate ship
a splash pad for water play
modern playground equipment
walkways in and around the playground
The playground provides increased accessibility and naturally-inspired education opportunities for children of all ages.
The District’s combined budget for the playground and water play area was $800,000, including community contributions of $169,000 and a contribution of $244,200 provided by Western Economic Diversification Canada, a department of the Government of Canada.
AGENDAS on DWV Website
My bolding and underlining. When you click on the link, you will see that the 7pm agenda follows the 3:45 mtg agenda (if you click on agenda); then comes the 5pm agenda; and after that the 7pm agenda where it says it's reconvened from the special ccl mtg held at 4pm. I'm going cross-eyed! Hope your screen is wide enough to accommodate the four columns.
Sep 30, 2013
Special Meeting 3:45 PM Notice of special Council meeting held at 3:45 p.m. Notice of Special Meeting
in the Municipal Hall Main Floor Conference Room Agenda
and reconvened at 7 p.m. in the Council...
Regular Meeting 5:00 PM Regular Council meeting regarding financial matters Agenda
held in the Municipal Hall Council Chamber.
Special Meeting 7:00 PM Special Council meeting held at 4 p.m. Notice of Special Meeting
in the Municipal Hall Main Floor Conference Room Agenda
and reconvened at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
=x= NOTICE
FREE Saturday Theatre Events
LATE GREAT NEWS FOR THEATRE-GOERS!
Got these notices Friday afternoon after the Headsup had gone out, so forwarding them to you in case you're interested.
First, Culture Days (enlarged notice), both Saturday and Sunday, at Presentation House [ www.phtheatre.org ] in NV.
The second was the Arts Club's talk with the playwright of Other Desert Cities, but it led me to go to their website
[ http://artsclub.com/participate/workshops ] and found more free events for Culture Days.
Enjoy.
Don't let the rain dampen your spirits!
NORTH VAN -- PRESENTATION HOUSE
CULTURE DAYS - SCRIPT READINGS AND IMPROV
Sat Sept 28 & Sun Sept 29
Free performances for Culture Days!
This weekend we will be hosting the Word Stir Group Script Reading on Saturday 28 at 7:00pm. Come see Jay Brazeau, Eileen Barrett, Linda A Carson, Jacques Lalonde, and Suzanne Ristic read selections from their new works.
Sunday there is a free improv workshop with Alan Marriott's Grand Theft Impro in the Anne MacDonald Studio from 1:45pm - 2:45pm. Now is your chance to limber up the mind and release your true creative potential!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28IN ASSOCIATION WITH CULTURE DAYS
Arts Club Stroll
This imaginative and informative walk connects the dots between the Arts Club’s three stages and our company™s place in Vancouver cultural history. Anticipate live performance, happenstance, and a special trolley ride back to Granville Island, the starting point of the stroll.
Participating artists and cultural workers include Gordon Price, Chinook Song Catchers, and students from both the faculty of Culture and Communities at Emily Carr University of Art + Design and the Bachelor of Performing Arts Degree programme.
10:30 AM “ Noon or 3:30 “ 5 PM (rain or shine)September 28, 2013
Granville Island Stage (meet 15 minutes before departure time)
We have reached capacity for the Arts Club Stroll. The RSVP site is now closed.
> Public Talk on Helen Lawrence
See how 3D digital technology is being applied to transport you back to 1940s Vancouver in awarding-winning visual artist Stan Douglas’s first foray into theatre, Helen Lawrence, which will premiere in March 2014.
Noon “ 12:30 PMSeptember 28, 2013
Emily Carr’s Intersections Digital Studios, 1399 Johnston, Granville Island. To RSVP pls contact participate@artsclub.com
> Public Talk on Other Desert Cities
Join us for a conversation with visiting American playwright Jon Robin Baitz, whose Broadway sensation Other Desert Cities opens our 50th season this month. Other plays by Baitz include The Substance of Fire, A Fair Country, Ten Unknowns, Mizlansky/Zilinsky, Three Hotels, and The Paris Letter. He created the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters and has written for The West Wing. He is a founding member of Naked Angels Theatre Company, and on the faculty of the New School's graduate drama division. He is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Drama Desk winner, Humanitas winner, and a Guggenheim and an NEA Fellow.
We gratefully acknowledge the US Consulate in Vancouver for their sponsorship of Jon Robin Baitz’s visit.
5:30 - 6:30 PMSeptember 28 Revue Stage To RSVP please contact participate@artsclub.com
Don’t miss your chance to meet playwright Jon Robin Baitz! The Pulitzer Prize nominee will share his views on writing for the theatre with Rachel Ditor, and the floor will be opened up for duscussion.
The Canadian premiere of the Broadway sensation Other Desert Cities opened at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage this week (visit our blog for a recap), and The Vancouver Sun says “with its strong cast and powerful structure, Other Desert Cities is an apt beginning for the Arts Club’s golden jubilee.ť You can also read our audience comments online.
{got the notice just above first wch led me to find out what else was going on with the Arts Club}
=x= TUESDAY Oct 1st [sent Sept 30]
Herewith: / MTGS / CCL / Tidbits / QTP (pls forgive the mathematics) /
MEETINGS Tuesday Oct 1st -- Spirit Trail at 6pm; Upper Lands 7pm
Open House: Spirit Trail Western Section 6pm in Great Hall, Gleneagles Golf Course (details below)
The 7pm Upper Lands WG mtg notice up today (agenda below).
COUNCIL NEWS UPDATE
Ccl Mtg Sept 30: Revised/Increased Fees & Charges passed three readings;
Update on CACs for 1300blk rec'd for information
TIDBITS
Ferry Building Gallery: 6 - 8pm Opening Reception for Lynne Green:
Interpretations of the Spiritual in Nature II
Cmnty Ctr and Aquatic Ctr reopened as of 11am today; all classes have resumed as scheduled.
* Spirit Trail *
Oct 1, 2013 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Stop by the Open House any time between 6 “ 8 p.m. in the Great Hall at Gleneagles Golf Course, 6190 Marine Drive.
About the Open House
The open house will focus on Zone 1 (Seaview Walk area) and Zone 2 (Gleneagles Community Centre to Gleneagles Elementary).
For Zone 1 “ We will share a proposal including minimal work and focusing on enhanced accessibility for people with disabilities.
For Zone 2 “ We will share a more detailed route proposal and conceptual drawings that incorporate minimal changes to existing trails, while enhancing the interface between the facilities in this area. The proposal will also reflect recent work around parking and pedestrian improvements to Orchill Road, near the Gleneagles Clubhouse (see Orchill Road Upgrade).
We will also provide an update about Zones 3 & 4 (Gleneagles Elementary to Horseshoe Bay) and information about an open house for that section, which will be held separately at a later date.
* Upper Lands *
UPPER LANDS STUDY REVIEW WORKING GROUP AGENDA OCTOBER 1, 2013
7:00 “ 9:00 PMCEDAR ROOM, COMMUNITY CENTRE
Welcome and Review of Agenda
Notes of September 10th Meeting and Action Items List
˘ Any clarifications
Fall Public Outreach Program
Discussion and feedback from Hollyburn Cabin Tour
Report to Council “ October 21st
Task Group Check In˘ Environmental Task Group ˘ Others
Working Group Pulse Check ˘ RoundTable
Public Input
=== CCL MTG NOTES Monday Sept 9 ===
ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, INITIALISMS puzzling you? See: http://www.westvan.org/glossary
Re transcript: ... (gap); xxx (words missing); &&& (noteworthy; shd get); timestamps so you can find on video
NB: unless I know the person, names are best guesses. In my desire to get this out, it is partial and not as complete as desired. As they say, the perfect is the enemy of the good -- and, alas, this isn't even good, but it does give you more of what went on than you ever see in the ccl minutes. :-)
NOTE: Cclr Lewis on holiday
The video on the new website is much better, v clear -- so you see how v handsome Mayor Smith is!
7:00 PM
1. Call to Order.
Mayor: advise everyone we are now using our, what Ms Scholes assures us, is a state-of-the-art audio-video system that [we hope] works as it's supposed to through the entire mtg, but we may have a few technical glitches along the way that we'll patiently work through.
Want to acknowledge this is our first public ccl mtg with our new Acting CAO, Nina Leemhuis, and we welcome her to our mtgs; all the best
2. Approval of Agenda
{little glitch}
3. Adoption of July 22 and 29, 2013 Council Meeting Minutes as circulated:
˘July 22, 2013 special and regular Council meetings; and
˘July 29, 2013 special and regular Council meetings.
{choose an item with discussion and compare the minutes with the quasi-transcript in WVM17r°}
{glitch}
Mayor: red means you're hot!
TP made motion.
{apparently the red light means on, so can speak}
DELEGATIONS
4. North Shore Fruit Tree Project Society (File: 0055-01)
Presentation to be provided.
Erin Williams: a founding mbr; presentation on who we are and what we do
want to nourish our cmnty; our purpose
Mayor: make sure speaking right into the microphone so we can hear you.
EW: yes, sorry
support citizens with healthy food through local charities; also nourish cmnty by connecting volunteers, harvesting fruit
we care about sustainability, maximizing yields and minimizing waste
cmnty safety, reduce attraction of bears
nourish minds providing education on the use of locally grown produce
outreach to volunteers and tree owners, ... participate ...
network through Table Matters ...
Volunteers can register on website: northshorefruittreeproject.ca
pick season is July to early Oct, evenings and weekends
both volunteers and owners able to have a portion of the fruit and the rest is donated to our cmnty distributors and partners...
workshops on fruit preservation and pruning
proj revolves around sustainability
reclaiming unused food; care about recycling and composting as well; windfall
take care, leave prop in pristine shape
reduce green house gases -- why not get from own instead of other countries
care about tree planting too ... xxx urban agriculture
elderly can no long pick and prune; let younger generation learn ... &&& picture
first fruit tree proj started in 2000 in Vancouver; has harvested 39,000 pounds of fruit wch is astronomical
Victoria since 1999 and in last season harvested 20K lbs of fruit; evolve with spin-off projs: pick, preserve, juice, pack it, and sales help fund their org.
Lately Vancouver started creating apple galette and selling
gleaning of food and ...
SLIDES
DWV, DNV, CNV six on board, coordinator, 40+ volunteers
Distributors: the Harvest Project, NSh Nbrhd House, Salvation Army, NSh Crisis Ctr, the Lookout Shelter
[7:12] who gets the fruit, demand and type of fruit, dependent: demand and type of pick
not overly ripe goes probably to the Harvest Proj, don't have ability to process and has a bit of shelf life
over-ripened fruit to Salvation Army b/c can process (apple sauce)
in spring hope to have an espalier course
30 residents served this year of wch five in WV
looking to identify fruit trees
slide of inaugural pick in 2010, he started but he's passed away so we go and pick for his widow
NG: no coincidence Sept b/c apples
EW: how to contact us,
NG: ...
EW: website and ph no is there northshorefruitreeproject.ca
NG: so happy you came and picked our apples; we have two 90-yr old trees and no way we cd
Mayor: thx and
REPORTS [7:20]
5. Reports from Council on Boards, Committees, and Working Groups
Mayor: this Friday is Taste of Dundarave from 5 to 8; get tix from merchants
been a busy summer; thank our staff and sponsors, spectacular HAF, growing; great to see growing and enjoying waterfront; that's what cmnty all about -- Mr Leigh, yeoman job.
{there's a new sound system wch includes lights going on mics indicating who wants to speak and who's recognized}
Sop starts to speak: xxx
MAB: I'm red. I'm first.
Sop: no, I am.
{???}
MAB: I was on Reach for the Top
Nov 14 will be dealing with Mental Health 5 to 9 [7:28]
Cmnty Ctr mtg last week, drop down request from xxx to xxx
Octoberfest 5 and 6, dance, scarecrow contest; Adam Woodall playing
through my work on Aboriginals cmte, whole week of events supporting our First Nations, nbrs, on residential school survivors; opp for dialogue
Sept 22 is pinnacle event, walk through Vancouver; encourage get out to that event
in Corresp pkg -- seeking submissions, Aboriginals Cmte and UBCM looking for comments as well; complex legislation, speak to me
Mayor: now I'm showing Cclr Panz and then Sop
{confused comments; lights he's seeing}
TP: summer events; cmnty brings that energy to
walk, see reconciliation website
Mayor: now Cclr Sop
Sop: what wd it cost me to have a green light on ev topic?
{laughter}
great Coho Festival; ran out of salmon; thanks to Keith Fenton [and others]
cclrs and some staff; made a few changes, think made some money
in 34 years, Coho Fest has raised a lot of money and handed out to Streamkeepers, etc
mtg in the fall
thanks, Mr Mayor, came out, good on the flipper
NG: Loutet farm, only one on NSh; masses of pumpkin, rhubarb, etc, wonderful place to visit
{so I had to look up and get info -- googled:
Loutet Farm | Edible Garden Project - the Edible Garden Project
www.ediblegardenproject.com/what-we-do/loutet-farm/Ž
Employing underutilized public parkland provided by the City of North Vancouver , Loutet Farm will operate as an economically viable urban farm within a ...
Welcome to the Edible Garden Project | Community gardens, green ...www.ediblegardenproject.com/Ž
Group Gardening “ Drop in to our urban farm gardens ...
Loutet Farm Workbee Wednesday, September 25th 5pm “ 7pm 987-8138 ext. 209
ŽLoutet Farm - ŽEvents Calendar - ŽVolunteer
Loutet Park Farm | CNV www.cnv.org/Your-Government/Living-City/Urban.../Loutet-Park-FarmŽ
The City is pursuing an urban agriculture pilot project as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability. }
concert by 'fun' and Tegan and Sara
told 11K in attendance; plsd chn cd go to a concert
a couple of noise concerns, but pulled off well
I'm on the Awards Cmte for the District
deadline end of September: Arts, Heritage, Environment, and new category, Mentorship
let us know wd like to give out
CC: pleasure of standing in for you [Mayor] for August
60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War at cemetery, moving; to see all veterans, great
next week is the UBCM annual conference, many will be attending; mtgs to discuss matters prov, cell towers will come up, and the XXX treatment plant
civic event tentatively scheduled for Sept 27 in the M Hall
Mayor: welcome to speak, keep to three minutes; we now have control over the microphones
6. Memorial Library Annual Report (File: 1900-10)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
Mayor: is there a librarian hiding somewhere?
K Farquharson: many!
wd like to start with an abbreviated reading of War and Peace. [:-)]
SLIDES
WVML hosted 100th
xxx; petting zoo -- mobile devices
first e-reader lending; replaced many windows; installed a beautiful water ball on our lower level
technical assistance; stewardship of CBC sheet music, a Cdn legacy of wch we are v proud
2012 one of the busiest libraries in BC
highest .... [7:37]
highly literate cmnty; supported by our Ccl and our taxes
SLIDE -- proud of our outreach; bookmobile to x4? and to X homes
Library Fdn and Friends of the Library -- contributed over $300K, xxx almost 10% of our overall budget
thank ... making us proud of 2012
{See link to Lib's annual report in the Library section of this newsletter}
Mayor: see some mbrs of your board in attendance, perhaps like to intro:
KF: yes [and introduced them]
Mayor: thank Jenny, Chief Libn; always tops in surveys, proud
[7:40] CC: Ccl liaison, observed over last nine months; impressed by skill, etc; sounds a cliche but is a treasure
rec'd for info with great thanks
Sop: cd I add?
Mayor: xxx
Sop: high on these lights here
Mayor: careful turn off
Sop: technology, etc, you have enough to do there?
what signif you see in future garner needs to keep growing
too much of a question, can get an email
Jenny [Chief Libn]: happy to write you an essay if not a book
requires us to xxx continually
with launch of our new website -- services, on wch we'll be building
enough?
???JB: doesn't quite, but
Mayor: sure happy for a visit
Sop: all these years, never been on the library board, isn't that fascinating.
CC (hard to hear; mic not on?): I can assure you my kids love books and go to the Library so not that bad.....
Sop: didn't say that
[7:44] {can't hear; but motion passes}
7. Zoning Bylaw ... Amendment Bylaw ... and Devt Permit Appl ... 1455 Bellevue [Walker Bldg]
Schedule A to Appendix E (Part 1) Schedule A to Appendix E (Part 2)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
Sokol: Lisa Berg will speak
LB: SLIDE -- here for bylaw introduction; will give a brief overview
from 1.44 FAR to proposed 2.14; number of variances (addns to second, third, and fourth floors)
parking space varied from required 82 to 75; in-kind contribution, wrt to parking: 15 spaces on lane for public
revised parking for after hours in [undercover?] 25 {get this [7:48]}
also proposing to restrict land use in the zoning to restrict the land use to for commercial purposes only
applicant is here to answer any questions
Mayor: have George Pajari and then put a motion on the floor; unless anybody else wishes to speak.
GP: thank you, M&Ccl
I am concerned about what's been happening with the CACs associated with this proj since the discussions started
I will remind you, that in the July 18th report, staff said the proponent had offered 57 parking spaces in the parkade after hours, not "up to" 57. The staff report said 57 parkade spaces, and staff said this was comparable in value to several hundred thousand dollars in CACs.
The staff report we received last week said they'd be offering 40; so the 57 had gone down to 40 spaces by last week. In the report we've just had from staff, it's down to 20. By the time this reaches final approval, we might have 1 or 2.
Are they playing you for fools, Council?
Are they playing the cmnty for fools?
How many spaces are we actually going to get?
When they came here asking you to waive CACs, they promised 57 parking spaces, and now they're telling you the most they'll give you is 20, maybe 25?
This isn't a game, Ccl. I think you shd stick to what was offered, or ask them to take the proposal back.
The second thing I wd ask Ccl is, in the staff report that came up last week, there was absolutely no mention of a covenant to make sure this bldg wd remain 100% office. But you, Yr Worship, and other mbrs of Ccl, asked that specific question when they waived CACs -- is this property going to remain 100% commercial? and you were assured it was going to remain 100% commercial. But the staff report before you, the proposed wording of the zoning, mentions nothing of this commitment, to keep this 100% commercial
So I wd strongly recommend that you reject tonight's motion until you get a proposal, a set of documents, that meet the promises that were made to you back in July when you agreed to proceed with this devt.
Anything less wd cause the cmnty to lack of [lose] faith in the process.
Thank you, Yr Worship.
Mayor: Mr Sokol, do you want to speak?
Sokol: was staff's intention all along
usually record in section 219 therefore felt not nec to spell out
in discussion with solicitor, and Ccl, and c... ; we've revised 2.14 to non-residential only
Mayor: anyone?
NL: clarify the issue around parking
Sokol: not waive CACs; none for commercial; recognizing can't collect CACs; what viewed
{One of WVM's contributors writes:
That's not what Planning said back in December -- the motion passed by Council states that this development proceed "based on a CAC not being applied". Look up the original staff report (dated Nov 29, 2012; File 1010-20-12-059). Nothing about CACs not being able to be collected or that CACs do not apply for commercial -- "based on...not being applied", which is another way of saying "waived".}
proposal, now 15 parking spaces on lane 24 hours
offset for other projects; for life of this project
still offering 20? spaces for public [7:53]; having 35 spaces help us accomplish
the tenant will have biz evenings and weekends
Mayor: not approving but having a PH?
Sokol: yes
Mayor: Sop, put motion on the floor?
Sop: [read first one]
{someone said read all four, so he did} THAT:
1. Zoning ... Amendmt Bylaw No. ... for ... 1455 Bellevue, as attached to the report by the Sr Cmnty Planner dated Aug 29 be read a first time;
2. The MClk give statutory notice that a PH [etc] is scheduled for Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 7pm [in M Hall];
3. Proposed Devt Permit attached to the report be considered concurrently with [the Zoning/Amdmt] Bylaw; and
4. The public be given an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed Devt Permit attached to the report at a Public Mtg held concurrently with the Public Hearing...
{hm. Remember when Planning didn't elucidate CAC requirements or correct applicant's claim none paid for some properties in Vancouver? it took a cclr and a resident to do research proving CACs were paid for those zoning examples. Well, is it a surprise then that though Ccl stipulated the (up)zoning be commercial in perpetuity as a condition, that condition is omitted???
Who's watching out so the cmnty gets its due?}
Sop: disappointed in the drop in parking spaces; was excited landmark, thought a generous offer
guess we'll get to it at the public mtg, Mr Sokol
TP: looking at new grounds, exciting
a lot more wrapped up in this than just parking; look fwd to PH
CC: proposed 2.14 with no residential permitted; no residential but what wd be permitted besides commercial?
what's in non-residential category?
Sokol: only uses that wd be permitted is AC1, and range retail and ofc uses
[7:57] [residential but stated not allowed
CC: believe in the minutes July 29 based on in-kind as set out by staff report July 18
refresh my memory parking provisions July 29; what did we say that day?
Sokol: don't have the report here, but believe said 'up to 40'
{unexpected??? unprepared? seriously, thought what was said at the last mtg wd not be referred to? if on agenda, why not some background or why not able to bring up doc or whatever on the laptops they have in front of them? or count on staff to?}
CC: wonder if Ms Berg
LB: said 'up to 40' and your concern; so decision to include 20
{The WVM contributor continues:
How quickly she forgets (and another case of staff providing incomplete and misleading information to Council and the community). Ms Berg WROTE the July 18th staff report (File: 1010-20-12-059, Document 651964v1). On page 6 it states "The proponent has offered public parking as an in-kind contribution as follows: Lane - 15 parking spaces available for public parking; and Underground Parkade - 57 parking spaces available after regular business hours on weekdays and up to 40 of those parking spaces on weekends." }
CC: support going forward
my slight reservation, glad
stipulated no residential permitted; signif for owner to accept b/c less value
I do recall, Ms Berg, we had that discussion
Mr Pajari alluded to this; death by a thousand cuts, keeps whittling down
wd like to see more than 15 -- doesn't have to be 40 -- encourage keep on the higher side
make leasing more challenging
hard-fought compromise but not whittled down; will be supporting with that one caveat
NG: disappointing re parking spots but more with the value, felt some value in them
consider something of comparable value
I'm looking more along the lines of sustainability options; sgl-occ vehicles at the low end and look at sustainability priorities such as transit, bicycles, etc; says bicycle-sharing, wd like to see that flushed out
see a public mtg held concurrently with the PH but on p X says public mtg before the PH; pls clarify
Sokol: the public mtg held concurrent is intended for Ccl to hear public's comments before mtg and PH
the public mtg with devpr and staff so opp for public to come with better understanding
NG: so that mtg will be sometime before Oct 7
Sokol: that's correct
MB: supporting; come a long way re CAC since January; educated around CACs
comm space does tend to get a bit of a break wrt CAC, not as profitable to build comm space
residential sector, immediate profit
CACs are really not about getting money, about getting amenities
bldg been here since 1988 that needs a facelift
need in cmnty for large ofc space
owner willing to give something of high value, parking spaces like gold
disappointed in reduction of parking in underground parkade
happy about a revitalized bldg, meeting a need, enhancements re landscape and sidewalk
encourage landlord to get on with it, freshen up bldg and xxx
Mayor: I too am in support, best way to revitalize is to get ppl in there
they'll be spending their money in Amb rather than Pk Royal
Cclr Sop, want to speak a second time?
Sop: yes
interesting everyone supporting and it's going to a PH
Mayor: supporting going to PH
[8:08]
8. Staff Response to Questions from Council Regarding a Proposed Implementation Program for Coach Houses and West Vancouver Coach House Examination (File: 2515-02)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
Sokol: not first time looked at this; discussion paper; cmnty engagement
Feb 2013, housing plan; July 22, Ccl pushed discussion to this mtg
two reports this evening: July 11, as a result of positive
{[8:10] missed}
Steve Mikicich: xxx main staff report, communication
124 responses to questionnaire
major interest; housing options; strong support design review and approval process
SLIDE split re D-wide or nbrhd
a third felt rental only
Sokol: delegation ... return to Ccl
Chris Coulter: Eagle island
sent letter but understand too late; xxx expressed support
{wondering why not allowed on Eagle Island?}
[8:21] Heather Mersey: [TEXT SUPPLIED, my abbreviations]
... my name is Heather Mersey. I am a resident of West Vancouver ...
This evening I am here to speak as a representative of the Ambleside and Dundarave Ratepayers' Association on the topic of coach houses.
Our concern, as always, is the impact of any decisions made by Councils, on our single-family neighbourhoods. These neighbourhoods have formed the very basis of our community since West Vancouver’s inception in 1912 and play a critical role in our identity. We hear repeatedly that people have chosen to move here because of these special places.
Over time, there has been pressure to densify and offer various housing options within these nbrhds, particularly in the Ambleside and Dundarave area.
Secondary suites have been legalized and have provided a low impact solution but with a capability of doubling density. Because this type of housing is contained within the main house structure, it has had a minimal effect on existing nbrhds. We wd consider this to be gentle densification.
The matter of coach houses is entirely different as there is a potential to significantly alter the character of existing sgl-fam nbhds. Is this the intent of Council? By adding another structure to a lot, you will not only increase physical density, but nbrs could stand to lose privacy, sunlight, green space, trees. There are issues of parking and traffic. What about demands on the infrastucture? Do we have the capacity?
Before we proceed further, we have to ensure this process is in fact cmnty-driven and nbrhd-based. We have to ensure that nbrs potentially affected by any future coach-house policy will have a veto option in the process. Another concern wd be protection against scenarios where a devpr with three adjoining lots cd end up having an entire block rezoned, as happened with Hollyburn Mews in the 2000 block Esquimalt.
It is of concern that our Council is divided on this important issue. Our pilot projects on coach houses did not succeed. I learned recently that Seattle’s council is proposing “emergency legislationť to stop the infiltration of small lot houses that don’t fit the scale and character of some nbhds. Perhaps there is a lesson here for West Vancouver as we have looked to Seattle as a leader in coach and laneway houses.
In conclusion, ADRA would ask Council to vote against going forward with the bylaws and policy around Coach Houses. Coach houses are being built here under current bylaws. An example is 2821 Marine Drive where a coach house was built in addition to the existing house. There were no parking issues, privacy issues, no major intrusion into the nbrhd. It is already happening but on a small scale, on a one-by-one basis.
Should Council vote go ahead, then I would ask that the commitment made on July 29th to have the Ratepayer Association involved in the process of creating bylaws and policy be formalized tonight.
[Heather Mersey, ADRA Board Member]
J Fry: small housing group
recent resident; drawn here by rich history, architectural, and been preserved
home owner, equity, bring family
[prefer] two small heritage homes than a large new one
richer one, and save XXX
Kim Little: off and on a resident since 1979
support but concerned at the rate of destruction of our seaside cottages
not being done by families; being done by devprs, maximizing and xxx
coach houses, xxx
helps college kids while keeping the nbrhd character, trees; not bulldozing the lot
recomms an excellent balance; keep WV quaint
agree with not bonusing the density
little houses we want to preserve another little one; don't need to move away
change, under duress -- staff, design review
draft policy and do quickly before more [and no little houses?] left
Nick Tsangarakis: WV resident; proud and content; some points already made
two trends
15 to 34 increasingly leaving to nbrhds more affordable houses
cognizant of status quo
believe made an informed choice; stats in cmnty survey
ccl mtg July 26 [sic] said over and over support
Hollyburn Mews, quite tastefully done
are some concerns, some legitimate, mitigated by the bylaw; urge you to listen to voices and support
Keith Pople: [text not supplied]
coach houses are happening in WV and no doubt will continue; in some places approp but not all
[what] bothers me about these bylaws
first: person comes to buy and live in a sgl-fam nbrhd; that's the kind of place they're expecting to live in
next door nbr wants to put in a coach house, cd have an big effect on your life style
don't see any provision you're going to take into consideration the ppl most affected; shd be some provision
request look at opp for doing this
second, item 5, approval authority delegated to head of the Planning Dept for decision re permit
seems to me the whole bylaws drafted by the dept and they favour coach houses
shd be some other approval authority here
some instances good idea and some not, and Ccl shd play a role
{Interesting point. And there is a precedent, history, for having two staff involved in approvals so not all power in the hands of the Dir/Planning. Some years ago (maybe 20?), subdivisions (or something) had to be approved by the Dir/Engg, not the Dir/Planning. It may be time to work out some checks and balances.}
CR: Good evening, Mayor and Ccl, and staff. Carolanne Reynolds, Editor of WVM
Thank you for all the staff work to date.
Some may recall for the pilot house prog I recommended drawings of examples, and then nbrhds be asked to offer to have one in their area so we cd see and evaluate
That was not done, and since some applicants {surely applications meant} had already been received and that series collapsed
{My suggestion ensured nbrs welcomed an experiment, a 'pilot' house. Applicants, however, had already submitted applications with what they wanted to develop. IOW devpr driven (though staff did decide wch ones to forward, also some discussion with the cmte) and nbrs left out whereas they shd be first. As this went along, former mayor Pam Goldsmith-Jones commented that the first one shd do well and be successful or it wd jeopardize others, the prog. In fact, that's what happened. Stiff resistance from nbrs -- did even one go through? Pilots projs are a good idea but let's have the experts, architects, show us a range of diverse housing types so we/nbrhds can pick and choose what WE want, not what a devpr or owner wants to build (sometimes with $$$s in their eyes -- but nbrs ought to be involved).}
Now we have something more fleshed out.
My main concern is responding to what nbrs want. Their homes are v important to them, their quality of life.
One reason I don't favour District-wide regulations, unless they can be varied, in a nbrhd is that they tend to be broad and it appears little reference to those who already live in the area.
Many don't have nbrhd character guidelines yet and we hv bn encouraging that b/c that helps, but pls draw up procedures so that residents of the nbrhd hv some say as to what kind and how many [coach] houses or whatever it is will come into where they live.
Furthermore, if coaches [houses] are already allowed, that sounds good -- is it not working well?
maybe it just needs some tweaking
my message, let the nbrhds decide what they want in their own area so they can preserve their heritage, their quality of life, -- and they live there
I think they deserve a say as to what to put in their nbrhd.
My fear is that with a District-wide policy they get it whether they want it or not
thank you
Moved TP, seconded CC: THAT:
1.The report from the Sr Cmnty Planner, dated August 22, 2013 be received for information; and
2.Staff prepare draft bylaws to allow for rental coach houses as a detached form of secondary suite for Council consideration in fall 2013, as set out in the report dated July 11, 2013.
TP: imp to acknowledge that we are a conservative cmnty; these changes are difficult; start simple and go from there
our goal is not to increase density, it's to increase options [8:18]
{maybe not your goal but adding coach houses will increase density, no??? more people, traffic, use of public facilities}
demographics in this cmnty
essential one way we can respond in a positive way to monster houses; change how we use spaces
always been supportive; go through this process diligently, since 2008
support that they're rental
not increasing the size; staying to same sq ftg; also if you have a sec ste, this doesn't work for you
{good appreciate fact that keeping FAR max though it does mean many will build to the max whereas now we have some smaller houses, hence more greenery.}
CC: I too will be supporting with enthusiasm
a modest proposal... basements somewhere
our nbrhds are not staying the same
around our house, but xxx exemptions for the basement; all the nbrs around them are affected
coach houses going to have an effect
nbrs shd always be consulted, will be by staff, and by landowner and proponent
nbrs are always affected
Survey results said District-wide but not in their nbrhd.
right now emails, photos, showing how their view and their privacy destroyed by the monster house beside them
character,
cookie-cutter, built by spec devprs
you want coach houses xxx
some urgency
how many houses District-wide -- since 1980 ev builder has maxed out his lot, house not eligible to build coach houses
longer we fart around, more houses are going to be knocked down
the perfect is the envy of the good
if issues, will address them as we go forward
right now we don't have xxx
look forward to this going to public; fleshing out, argue about the specifics
will make WV better will re XXX and invigorate
MB: asked in email but did not get answer; any restrictions? one storey or two?
Sokol: don't specify here but two storeys, will be fleshed out
MB: appreciate further discussion; a few points within my time allotment
goal is to provide housing choice, not density
hear it daily
sgl-fam house option, dominant not working in WV; looking but can't find; want this to be successful
agree with incentivizing -- no say over height, trees, etc
this is a more favourable option
b/c I want this to be successful
the consultation piece; favour approach taken in NV; small limited impact in size , height
we cd get issues around height and bulk of the coach house
tend to favour a two-stream process
say small one-storey and another for bigger and higher
parking another bee in my bonnet
one for sgl-fam and as soon as ste/coach house, goes to three and that de-incentivizes
cd make coach house bigger b/c garage cd be part of coach house bldg
don't see rationale going from one to three, shd hv same regulations
Sokol: wd be a review of landscaping
MB: surprised [8:49] we don't require owner-occupied; stepped, more if you don't live there
use by chn and caregivers; not requiring owner-occupied
[ding]
question not requiring owner-occupation
Mayor: thank you for your points; you're over your five minutes
{wow! he's being strict even with cclrs!}
Sop: can I bank any time?
{:-)}
not fully supportive yet
have seen coach houses produced under bylaw with no concessions, find that interesting, now going into a policy
what's the rationale for district-wide implementation? the question asked
if coach houses is a detached form of sec ste, then coach houses allowed in all sgl-fam areas where sec stes permitted?
one is not visible and one is -- that's a big change in any sgl-fam nbrhd
don't see rationale, zone ... find that vague
Sokol: we're responding to the cmnty survey dist-wide; ppl believe it shd be cmnty-wide
{but not necessarily in their nbrhd!}
DP guidedlines, design reqmts to fit in, fit in with nbrhd character, not hindrance to nbrs
Sop: surveys/questionnaires not 100% in support of these initiatives, in fact 50-50, see what's going on
half of cmnty grid system and half not
some can fit in -- lanes?
built new... alter driveways? ... 1 in ev 3 houses facing severe needs re water
fronted by an indiv coming forth to you, dept, saying I'd like to start this?
how do we provide meaningful consultation?
procedure: staff will est reqmts of nbrhd notification
"Dist authority cannot delegate to the public to make the decision" -- if that's LGA, fair enough
[8:53] in NV 20 metres, 60 ft
what prevents a devpr coming to your [nbrhd?]?
have your say but not your way
that's what we're getting; entering into a new world
this cmnty a sgl-fam cmnty that has been cherished
assessment xxx?
not opposed to xxx but not to entire cmnty
how? on the waterfront?
if look at no density increase, fair enough, no xxx
Mayor Smith and I asked you to xxx
asked to include basements, thus smaller house
[otherwise?] denuded just like ev other
coach house and attachment, whole length of the prop
what kind of cost?
not go away
but if strong movement, engage a WG with Planning Dept to clear up these; clear up before bylaw comes back
NG: earn some points with the mayor now by one short point
rationale for D-wide implementation says in sgl-fam zones not in RD1 and 2 zones
assume duplexes built out
I know b/c I live in that zone, there are duplexes not built out -- some heritage homes
xxx not do that [8:57]
Sokol: yes, raised; there are some duplex lots too small to have a duplex
so cd have provisions for coach houses
Mayor: system is working, I basically agree with all of them
Eagle Island, give up parking for a sec ste
xxx; ev agrees coach houses fit on some lots and not others
how do we get there?
Miss Little made some great comments
but in a nbrhd, have to respect nbrhd rights, xxx
Planning Dept has to come up with
ADRA, others
a better way of having say; 20m is a non-starter
if a coach house does not fit and all [in area?] opposed
not proper all nbrs opposed and Planning wants to put in
xxx
{Thank you, Mr Mayor! Glad you're recognizing the rights and preference residents; after all, their homes, their lives}
SSch: clarify clause 2
Mayor: think the understanding...
Sop: I'll bite my tongue or hold my nose
something will take place; if nothing comes back to us I'll be v upset
[9pm]
{PSB: Items 9 to 12}
9. Public Safety Building “ Project Status Report for July, 2013 (File: 0500-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated August 27, 2013, be received for information.
who? on budget [9:03]
Mayor: passed unanimously so doing ?fabulously?
10. Public Safety Building: Funding Release for Construction Documents Phase (File: 0500-01)
X staff: by end of Sept will have used the $X
wrapping up the costs; v imp stage, tender docs now to end of year
MOTION: THAT
1. A funding release in the amt of $2,200,000 (excluding taxes) be approved for expenditure on the Construction Documents phase for the PSB project; and
2. Funding be provided in a manner consistent with the funding approach previously approved by Ccl for the PSB project, namely through the net proceeds of sale of Dist-owned lands wch are deposited in the Endowmt Fund.
NG: just to second
Sop: don't know how with Cclr Booth here -- 1300blk
MB: if referring to 1300blk wd prefer to be recused
{she left}
Mayor: you realize this is No 10, not 12?
Sop: yes; we haven't got to a full decision as to what will happen re 1300 blk
big decision re PSB next door
we're taking funds from sale of M and in Endmt Fund
when funds 1300 and this
Mayor: that's No 12
Sop: but funds now
Mayor: Ms Leemhuis
NL: this is for work done to date; gets us to next stage, shovel in ground
this motion is only for the $2.2M to get to construction phase
Sop: are we going to continue to pay from sale or Endmt funds? not being a pest, just how paid for
Mayor: stay tuned for No 12
Mr Wong enough money to end of Sept; and now asking
xxx;; haven't decided; xxx
approve half a mil to get through
John Wong: $2.2M
only going to get partial design at $500K; can phase it that way b/c Ccl can stop at any time
Mayor: we can approve $2.2M but coming back for it
JW: this is for the $2.2M; our contracts we can stop at any tme
Mayor: Ms Leemhuis, help us out or leave us hanging in the wind
Mark Chan: $2.2M is part of the $3.345M approved in June
identified net proceeds; all in place; none coming from future land sales
NL: the option of
$2.2M to be approved currently, can approve entire amt and have monthly update when Ccl has opp to stop the proj
asking funds to get to end of Oct, a bit diff b/c of complexity [9:14]
CC: sorry
agree with what Mayor and Sop saying; we shd approve this in stages
$500K to end of Oct; doesn't have to be long drawn out; if suff funds, shdn't be a prob
what's threshold and how far about now?
MKoke: we're over the threshold xxx
2013 end of year $23.5M
CC: so if one of the Argyle lots come up, we xxx
NL: any spending from the Endmt Fund does come to Ccl for approval
CC: approving construction drawings; staged approach prudent
$2.2M for ALL the drawings; seems to me Ccl hasn't seen all final drawings, internal, and eg parking
cart before horse -- bldg but don't know parking
wd like to have these construction drawings before me
design of atrium, etc will have effect on construction drawings
talked to Mr Chan about that and he said he'd be coming back
some have a public function
no problem with staged funds
will save my comments for No. 12
NG: answered by Mr Chan, approve funding to end of year but not release of this, so, happy to support this motion with the caveat that we see some of the drawings soon
Mayor: to be clear, we'll still be getting updates and at any time, can put our hand up and say stop
NL: yes
Sop: don't want this bldg not to go ahead, but if you receive $2.2M and underway how xxx?
landscaping
Mayor: that's No. 11!
MB: support staff's recomm
[9:20]
11. Public Safety Building: Exterior Façade and Landscape Design (File: 0500-01)
Sop: move as read?
SSch: it's up on the screen
{LIGHTS!}
CC: you got me ... didn't give me.... hard to envision
design on atrium, hope before going to public we can have renderings more clear
get better sense of what we're talking about
want more detail
{more laughter}
NG: thanks for helping me; don't want feedback from me, will get at open house later
similar concerns as Cclr C
my impression is that it's not really sympathetic to ppl hanging out and enjoying the landscape; seems harsh
wd like to see it more interesting to staff
hang out, kids to play; stilted; wd like to see it more friendly
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
THAT the “exterior façade and landscape designť for the PSB with features including those set out below (and as set out in Appendix 1 to the report dated Aug 27, 2013), be approved for the purpose of submission to the Design Review Cmte, and discussion with user groups and the public, after which a recommended exterior façade and landscape design will be brought back to Ccl in public for approval around Oct 2013:
˘ “Baseť of the bldg to be treated with the concept of a “garden wallť, a warm grey masonry cladding material. The north facing wall of the base to be clad with white glazed brick to mimic the exteriors of the existing MHall bldg;
˘ “Bodyť of the bldg to be comprised of a combination of ribbon glazing treatment and simple, flush, white, and light-coloured metal panels;
˘ Opportunities for bldg identification “ fire logo on the hose tower stair, along with a red frit on the glass, and police logo on the police stair at the southeast corner along with a blue frit on its glazing;
{I had no idea what a 'frit' was -- wanted to make sure not a typo so have looked it up for you (not architects or builders, I guess :-).
Frit is a ceramic composition that has been fused in a special fusing oven, quenched to form a glass, and granulated. Frits form an important part of the batches used in compounding enamels and ceramic glazes; the purpose of this pre-fusion is to render any soluble and/or toxic components insoluble by causing them to combine with silica and other added oxides.[1] However not all glass that is fused, and quenched in water is frit, as this method of cooling down very hot glass is widely used in glass manufacture.
The origin of the word "frit" dates back to 1662 according to the OED as "a calcinated mixture of sand and fluxes ready to be melted in a crucible to make glass". Nowadays this is more commonly called "glass batch", the unheated raw materials.In antiquity, frit could be crushed to make pigments or shaped to create objects. It may also have served as an intermediate material in the manufacture of raw glass. The definition of frit tends to be variable and has proved a thorny issue for scholars. In recent centuries, frits have taken on a number of roles, such as biomaterials and additives to microwave dielectric ceramics. Frit in the form of alumino-silicate can be used in glaze free continuous casting refractories.
˘ Wood to be used as an exposed structural element in particular in the atrium as well as the Firehall Truck Bays;
˘ Paving patterns of the plaza and fire truck apron which work with the new Ambleside Streetscape Standards;
˘ Removal of poor conditioned existing trees along the N edge of the site and relocating two existing memorial trees;
{how/why'd they get into poor condition? why not replace?}
˘ Central plaza area designed to accommodate small scale rain gardens, opportunities for public art plinths, and to support varied civic programming;
˘ Landscape at the north side of Esquimalt Avenue to feature climbing vines and ornamental planting;
˘ Landscape at the east side of the bldg to feature a large rain garden designed to filter the run-off water from the north parking lot; and
˘ An extensive green roof on the main building roof.
Mayor: got 36 minutes and No 12 is big
12. Public Safety Building: Overall Project “ Preliminary Funding Strategy (File: 0500-01)
MK: funding
CC: an issue for me how laid out
no matter how I tried to stop or halt this momentum we keep going down [9:26]
"given prev goal"
selling a great portion of District's lands, using proceeds
there is no prev ccl resolution that not to be funded in any shape or from by taxes
statement made but not decided by a prev Ccl nor by this
staff seem to be under this impression
clearly inferior to selling $28M worth of land, a huge chunk to build up for 30 yrs so future Ccls cdn't touch any penny of that
depends on optimistic ... revenue will earn ... projections re interest ... 30 years interest rates were 20%
I can't see, don't see, selling M assets to fund this; absolutely a non-starter
my own math... $50M take 2% CPI inflation -- not only encumbered ourselves, $30M, devalued our asset by almost a half [9:30]
I do not support, will never support, in fact vehemently disagree with any funding strategy that involves liquidating land and encumbering it all for 30 years in order to save the taxpayers of today from paying for the services that they're going to enjoy for the next 30 years
to me, it's like spending your birthright
There are options
a combination of using tax revenues and funding from the Endmt Fund and land dispositions is something that I cd support
re recommended funding; have to see numbers, obviously have to see what happens with 1300blk; know you're not seeking approval but to Ccl for opinion
I'm intractably opposed and wd like to see some combination much more reasonable, equitable, and sustainable middle ground
TP: questions
what hv we borrowed in past and how paid off?
how will future ccls? don't want to be tying hands of future ccls for 30 years
xxx; those the two main ones
can't support a tax increase for this; done well pay-as-you-go
do want to speak of 1300 blk
Sop: Cclr Booth shd leave
Mayor: up to Cclr B
TP: xxx; ...
Mayor: if 1300, Cclr B shd leave
{During the campaign, b/c her husband does work for Grosvenor she pledged b/c of conflict of interest she wd absent herself wrt Grosvenor's 1300blk proposal}
TP: incredibly
struggling with this debt; pay-as-you-go; leave it at that
Mayor: also want to speak about 1300
maybe I shd go next
[9:34] {MB goes in and out over next while}
Mayor: it was a project and it was to sell police [prop]; build from sales
ofc on MDr; v clear to everybody
at ARC, spent most of our time speaking about that project; don't understand why deviating from
lunacy to borrow $36M
and existing surplus lands
cannot tie future ccls' hands
{Let's look at those stmts.
There may be surplus lands but 1300blk is not one. Many think it's lunacy to sell land that will appreciate in value to spend on a bldg that will depreciate in value and then have to be rebuilt but the land will be gone. Whether sell, lease, borrow, whatever those cd be interpreted as tying a future ccl's hands. Better than losing land assets for a bldg that will also be 'lost' in 40 years or so?
Furthermore, if a Ccl can't tie a future Ccl's hands, why insist on tying this Ccl's hands to selling the 1300blk as the former Ccl talked about???}
not touching
ccls come and go
we had a clear plan wch I still think is a xxx plan; debt free, only one for Coastal Health, covered by lease payments
debt, waterfund???
to borrow is not on
{but borrowing is not the only other option -- levy, sell some land (like street ends), some money from Endowment Fund, IOW, spread it out.}
Sop: will not support land sales or large... except street ends
{right, street ends no problem, a combination of funding sources}
do not support land sales
[9:40] NG: with all due respect this is a new Ccl
that initial idea of relating the two; 1300 sale to pay not the right strategy
serious conflict; not related
[9:41] {yup}
let's wait a few months ... staff ...
CC: address the intergenerational point
figures are hypothetical $36M for 1300, and PSB $36M
take appreciating asset and buy a depreciating asset
taxpayers for the next 30 years
spending absolutely nothing
taking inheritance and blowing it
getting benefit future chn, my chn or grandchn
no money in Endowmt Fund and severely depreciated PSB
pay ??? and finance the rest say $100 per household
ppl getting the benefit for next 30 years have to pay
happy for high xxx
my chn are left with $18M that will xxx; allocated between this and future
borrowing, can put that $100 back into xxx; that way we don't have to xxx
ppl paying are getting the benefit -- no argument against that
no xxx
Sop: is that on? this new system...
{still mic problems}
I don't like fear-mongering
looking back 15? years, $40?100M
one next door, last 50 years plus?
we have specifically paid as we went, why shd today's taxpayer have a loan
future
EndFund will grow
I have a child 14, by 28, Fund back up
build a bldg next door
direction from sale of land; that's the direction we shd go
we borrowed for health place in cmnty ctr, nec at the time; borrowed for water
spent $1M for a golf course -- Gleneagles 4th best in Canada
finally borrowed and paying through proceeds
if money at hand why not spend it and xxx
ev structure is pretty darn new
award-winning design; full to capacity
no major debt hanging around our neck
don't have to raise taxes
MB: report talks about borrowing the whole $36M
prev reports the soft costs were taken out of that -- still?
includes the soft construction, currently paying from Endmt Fund
Ans: $36M includes soft costs, in End Fund
persuaded by CC and to leverage our assets
at this point shdn't be going for an all-or-nothing approach
analysis; implications for the citizens; need the guiding principles
use some of Fund; benefiters pay for some
third option -- wch I'm going blank on -- loan, taxation, Endmt Fund -- combination rather than ...
Mayor: so need a tabling motion? more info
NL: recv for information; back to Ccl for final approval
will bring together, as well as other options; best practices
Mayor: change THE to A funding strategy
thx again Ms L for finding a path through the maze
MOTION: THAT
1.The report dated August 27, 2013 be received for information; and
2.Staff
report back to Ccl for final approval of the a
funding strategy before entering into construction contracts and
before commencing construction on the PSB project.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS [9:52]
13. Consent Agenda Items
13.1 Amendment to 2013 Council Meeting Schedule (File: 0120-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the 2013 Council Meeting Schedule be amended by:
˘ Cancelling the September 16, 2013 Committee of the Whole meeting;
˘ Scheduling a sp Ccl mtg for Sept 30 to include a closed session, to begin at 4pm in the MFCR at MHall, and to continue at 7pm in open session in the Ccl Chamber;
{Note: the website says 3:45pm in one place and 4pm in another}
˘ Scheduling a Town Hall Mtg re cell towers for Oct 2 at 7pm at the Seniors’ Activity Ctr (Activity Rm); and
˘ If necessary, scheduling a second Town Hall Mtg re cell towers for Oct 16 at 7pm at the Srs’ Ctr.
13.2 Development Application Status List (File: 1010-01) -- received for information.
13.3 Correspondence List (File: 0120-24) (click here to view correspondence packages)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the correspondence list be received for information.
> Council Correspondence Update to July 26, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) K. Uduman, July 24, 2013, regarding “Rogers Cell Phone/Telecomms Towers at Taylor Way and Highway #1ť
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(2) July 25, 2013, regarding 2014 Annual Budget “ Background Information:“Priority-based Budgetingť
(Referred to Acting Chief Financial Officer for consideration and response)
(3) July 26, 2013, regarding “Bylaw enforcement in Horseshoe Bay?ť
(Referred to Director of Lands, Bylaws, First Nations and Legal Affairs for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(4) S. Hean, July 19, 2013, regarding “Detroit bankruptcy: Is it a warning sign of things to come?ť
(5) E. Lyman, July 25, 2013, regarding “A Canadian research paper on EM radiationť
(6) 14 submissions, dated July 20 “ 24, 2013, regarding Proposed Park Royal Development
(7) 8 submissions, dated July 17 “ 26, 2013, regarding Wireless Cell Towers
Responses to Correspondence
(8) Administrative Assistant to the Dir/Planning, July 19, response to T. Rafael, “Fwd: M of WV Planning Procedures -- Milliken’s Keith Road and Taylor Way Proposed Developmentť
> Council Correspondence Update to August 2, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) July 27, 2013, regarding “Parks Department Water Feature at Horseshoe Bay Park Wastes Waterť
(Referred to Director of Parks and Community Services for consideration and response)
(2) Dave Simmons Design Service, July 28, 2013, regarding “Building Permitsť
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(3) K. Mellquist, July 30, 2013, regarding “Longboardingť
(Referred to Director of Lands, Bylaws, First Nations and Legal Affairs for consideration and response)
(4) St. Paul’s Indian Church Preservation Trust Fund, July 31, 2013, re “Restoration of St. Paul’s Indian Churchť
(Referred to Director of Parks and Community Services for consideration and response)
(5) July 31, 2013, regarding “Request for Residential Parking Permits “ 2400 block Haywood Ave.ť
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(6) Committee and Board Meeting Minutes “ Design Review Committee “ May 30, 2013
(7) West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, July 29, 2013, regarding Proposed Development of Rodgers Creek Area 4
(8) 2 submissions, dated July 26 “ August 1, 2013 regarding Wireless Cell Towers
(9) 2 submissions, dated July 27 “ 29, 2013, regarding “Addition of Coach Houses to West Vancouverť
Responses to Correspondence
(10) Dir/Planning, July 30, response to B. McArthur, “Upper Lands S R WG and Urban Devt up to the 2,000-foot elevationť
(11) Admin Asstant to the Dir/Planning July 30 response to K. Uduman, “Rogers Cell Phone/Telecomms Towers at TWay and Hwy #1ť
(12) Dir/Planning, July 30, 2013, response to W. Griffiths, “cell towers west vancouverť
(13) Dir/Engg, July 31, response to Brandy Y Productions Inc., “Can you please waive the film permit fees for a low budget documentary on WV seniors Olga Kotelko and Christa Bortignon who are breaking world records in track and field?ť
(14) Dir/Engineering, August 1, 2013, response regarding “Suggestion for improvement on road safetyť
> Council Correspondence Update to August 9, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon) Referred for Action
(1) C. Sutherland, August 3, 2013, regarding “Attn Mayor Smith: Altering foreshore on Abode Island West Vancouverť (Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(2) Metro Vancouver, July 29, re “Notification of Three Proposed Amendments to the MetroVan Regional Growth Strategy Land Use Designation Map “ Township of Langleyť
(Referred to Director of Planning, for consideration and response)
(3) Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), August 6, 2013, re “Federal Additions to Reserve Policy “ Feedback Requestedť (Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for consideration and response)
(4) D. Harrison, August 3, 2013, regarding “Railway crossing Lawrence wayť
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(5) R. and L. Travers, August 6, 2013, regarding “Harmony arts festivalť
(Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for consideration and response)
(6) R. Brand, August 6, re “Dog Bylaw Enforcement and Signageť
(Referred to Director of Lands, Bylaws, First Nations and Legal Affairs for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(7) Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), August 6, re “Local Governments: Producers of Packaging and Printed Paper?ť
(8) Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), August 6, 2013, re “UBCM Partners with FCM on Rail Safety Initiativeť
(9) Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada “ Lower Mainland Division, August 6, re “Invitation to the 2013 A&W Cruisin’ for a
Causeť (to raise funds for people affected by MS and promote awareness of the disease)
(10) M. Grant, August 5, 2013, regarding Sidney Seaside Sculpture Walk
(11) I. Kalnins and G. Dumins, August 5, 2013, regarding “More towers near Park Royal?ť
(12) B. and J. Corbet, August 6, 2013, regarding “Abode Island foreshore permit (?)ť
(13) 4 submissions, dated August 2 - 7, 2013, regarding Wireless Cell Towers
Responses to Correspondence
(14) Director of Engineering and Transportation, August 6, 2013, response to D. Harrison, “Railway crossing Lawrence wayť
(15) Senior Bylaw Officer, Bylaw and Licensing Services, August 8, response re “Bylaw enforcement in Horseshoe Bay?ť
> Council Correspondence Update to August 16, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) M. Carter, August 9, 2013, regarding “Maintenanceť
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(2) A. Lepiarczyk, August 12, 2013, regarding “Do whatever you want permit “ Part 2ť
(Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(3) North Shore Volunteers for Seniors, August 12, 2013, regarding “Community Services and Social Services Grant 2013ť
(4) City of Langford, August 12, 2013, regarding “Downloading of Infrastructure Costs from BC Hydroť
(5) Leap Ahead, August 16, 2013, regarding “Leap Ahead “ A transit plan for Metro Vancouverť
(6) 7 submissions, dated August 9 - 12, 2013, regarding Wireless Cell Towers
Responses to Correspondence
(7) Dir/Parks, August 13, response regarding “Parks Department Water Feature at Horseshoe Bay Park Wastes Waterť
(8) Dir/Parks, August 13, 2013, response to M.Craver, “Rogue MTB trail building inside the OGC Park? No kidding¦ť
(9) Dir/Engg and Transportation, Aug 13, response to G. De Roza, “Concern re Dept of Engineering & Transportationť
> Council Correspondence Update to August 23, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) J. Downs, August 13, 2013, regarding “Harmony Arts Festival Musicť
(Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for consideration and response)
(2) S. Slater, August 17, 2013, regarding “Fwd: expenses to date “ 1300 block Marineť
(Referred to Acting Chief Financial Officer for consideration and response)
(3) Cell Towers Action Group, August 19, re “Fwd: TOWN HALL PLANNING MEETINGť
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(4) J. McDiarmid, August 17, 2013, regarding “Community Centre Tennis Courtsť
(Referred to Director of Parks and Community Service for consideration and response)
(5) GreaterV Reg'nal Steering Cmte on Homelessness, Aug 22, re MetroV’s 8th Annual Homelessness Action Wk (HAW), Oct 13 to 19
(Referred to Municipal Clerk for response)
Received for Information
(6) WV Memorial Library Board, August 12, regarding Community Amenity Contributions and 1300 block Marine Dr
(7) Consumer First Alert Solns Ltd., Aug 17, regarding “DNV: TEN REPORTING PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCEť
(8) BC Hydro, August 15, 2013, regarding “Funding Available for Electric Beautification Projectsť
(9) August 20, 2013, regarding “Long boarding near Cypress Park Elementaryť
(10)J. MacQuarrie (Petition with 31 signatures) dated July 21, 2013, received August 21, 2013, regarding Long Boarders
> Council Correspondence Update to August 30, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) B. Brink, J. Banning, B. Tata, F. Namdaran, A. Atash, J. Simmons, M. Hayes, G. Zavediuk, W. Beckett, and D. Ross, Aug 13, re “OCPl Amendment and Rezoning Application No. 12- 085 for 752 Marine Drive (the “Projectť)ť
(Referred to Director of Planning,Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(2) L. Topham, August 26, 2013, regarding “Harmony Arts Festivalť
(Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for consideration and response)
(3) J. Bremer, August 27, 2013, regarding “Bridges, Roads, and Logisticsť
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(4) J. McDiarmid, August 27, 2013, regarding “Community Centre Tennis Courtsť
(Referred to Director of Parks and Community Service for consideration and response)
(5) Cell Towers Action Grp, Aug 29, re “Requesting Presentation Slot on Council Mtg “ re Rogers Cell Towers proposalť (Referred to Acting Chief Administrative Officer for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(6) Public Health Agency of Canada, August 2, 2013, regarding Age-Friendly British Columbia Recognition Award
(7) D. Derreth, August 20, 2013, regarding News Articles about Dog Litter and Gathering Wild Herbs
(8) E. Lyman, Aug 25, re “Liability, and future legal actions from RF health danger becoming reality!ť (Wireless Cell Towers)
(9) 2 submissions, dated August 23-27, 2013, regarding Wireless Cell Towers
(10) August 28, re “Re: śBATES MOTELť “ request for an extension of the regular filming curfew on Sept. 4 and 5, 2013ť
(11) R. Wager, August 29, 2013, regarding UBCM (Union of British Columbia Municipalities) resolution B72
Responses to Correspondence
(12) Transportation Engineer, August 27, response re “Request for Residential Parking Permits “ 2400 block Haywood Ave.ť
> Council Correspondence Update to September 3, 2013 (up to 4:30 p.m.)
Referred for Action
(1) August 31, 2013, regarding “Saturday concertť
(Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for consideration and response)
(2) August 31, 2013, regarding “Decible [sic] levels of the bass unbearable blocks away!ť
(Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for consideration and response)
Responses to Correspondence
(3) Dir/Planning, August 30, 2013, response to C. Sutherland, “Attn Mayor Smith: Altering foreshore on Abode Island WVť
(4) Dir/Planning, August 30, 2013, response to Dave Simmons Design Service, “Building Permitsť
OTHER ITEMS
14. Council has requested that the following correspondence be brought forward for discussion, and may propose a motion if Council considers that further action is required.
14.1. July 26, 2013, regarding “Bylaw enforcement in Horseshoe Bay?ť
MB: I pulled this; Amb market strategy
sounds like we're not enforcing our current bylaws; seems we shd look at/update our bylaws
cd do in xxx with the Amb Market Strategy xxx
Sokol: reviewing and updating sign bylaws is huge
[9:54]
14.2. August 20, 2013, regarding “Long boarding near Cypress Park Elementaryť
J. MacQuarrie (Petition with 31 signatures), dated July 31, received August 21, re Long Boarders
MG: pulled these two letters
didn't have staff responding to these letters; letters still coming in
mtg in June; have staff bxxx
Mayor: Mr Chan, up to this?
MC: Police Dept get calls, follow up, visit areas
encourage residents to call 925 7300 or emerg line; more often Police know
can respond; have forwarded letters to xxx
June
26 School Dist and WVPD
rolling road closures; NMBY
staff considered but see challenges b/c their roads closed then riders from not only WV, all over V
another possibility
disc using Cypress Bowl Rd; will be entering into discussions
will give you an update.
Mayor: wrap up in ten minutes
CARRIES [9:57]
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
CC: re 752 MDr; West Royal Towers; not opposing but quite reasonably concerned about the traffic impacts
TWay and MDr; want update from Mr Fung; need to look at that intersection
age, further forecasts, more study in a comprehensive way
need to canvas some measures to alleviate the worst of the probs
never going to not be a prob
not 752, has to do with traffic; address more comprehensively
Mayor: from last mtg, wd have a comprehensive study: Sq, PkR, NV, and our MLA offered to spearhead this
going in diff direction?
RF: take comments under advisement
reviewed the Bunt report
staff now consideration how to respond in an open and transparent way, and that does dovetail in with 752
interested in working with the Ministry
one indication, find? constraints, adding capacity another bridge or lane a challenge
work with Min staff, ways, creative solutions, get more through
we're not in control of that intersection-- under prov govt jurisdiction
help them to improve ... over next few weeks and months
CC: gong to be studied further
RF: approaches may or may not include further study
quick solns ... signal timing plan ... tweaked to be more effective
msg boards on UL hwys, relayed in a diff way to help funnel the traffic over 1st 2nd [Narrows]
another more dynamic real-time xxx ; how switch over to remove bottlenecks
add'l study might enter, not overall soln
Sop: still doesn't address
prob will involve a master plan up Cap and Sq Nation
have to have a serious talk; don't have control over the road
Sq bridge over river for your own devt
up Cap Rd; devt along MDr in NV
{what happened to recommendation of an overall plan?}
Andrew Franks: ans to Mr Rafael
if staff working, devpr working with/for [10:08]
wd appear Planning Dept deliberately to xxx
traffic study
two lots within
no adjacent amenities; Sunrise in Lynn Valley
Sentinel Hill; trucks
considerate
Mr Rafael lives on east side not west side; impact beyond
Sentinel Hlll is a sgl-fam nbrhd; this is spot-zoning; 24hr biz enterprise
Mayor: xxx
pls advise Mr Franks
Sokol: Maison devt [Milliken devt]; consult with public, held public mtg, went to DRC; come back in Oct
CR: tyvm; just a list of thank-yous, and a question
so, thank you to Cclr Cameron for referring to including basements -- we've advocated that for a long time
so I'm wondering if it will be back before the coach house bylaw so it can be solved then.
Thank you for referring to nbrs being consulted in your comments, but how? and will that process be described?
for nbrs' approval? will we see that?
Thank you to the Mayor for also urging that nbrs be included
we look forward to seeing the process described so that we can evaluate it and perhaps help improving it
wrt the PSB borrowing, many do not want to sell land assets for a bldg that will deteriorate -- Ccl Cameron referred to that as well.
what do we do when it deteriorates? do we sell more [land]? and what's going to be left?
Pls recall, Mayor Smith, that at the ADRA AGM a couple of months ago the mbrs said, when they were asked, that they wd prefer a levy rather than selling our land.
Again, you don't sell land for something that's going to depreciate.
I also took seriously, and that's another approach that Cclr Booth had, as maybe a combination -- levy, Endowment Fund, borrowing, taxes, so that it's spread out -- but, pls do not sell land for something that's going to depreciate.
tyvm
Mayor: thank you for making those comments.
15. Public Questions/Comments 16. Adjournment [10:12]
=== CCL MTG AGENDA Monday Sept 23 ===
AGENDA REVISED SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 : Addition of Item 7.1
7:00 PM
1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Adoption of Council Meeting Minutes
September 9, 2013 Council minutes to be provided.
{why delayed? shdn't they be available with enough time for Ccl and public to review to see if what was said/heard?}
DELEGATIONS
4. North Shore Restorative Justice Society regarding Annual Update (File: 0055-01)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: received for information, with thanks.
REPORTS
5. Reports from Mayor and Councillors on Boards, Committees, and Working Groups
6. Community Website Development Working Group Final Report (File: 0117-20-WEB1)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: rec'd for information.
7. OCP Amendment, Rezoning and Devt Permit Applicn No. 12-053 for 370/380 Mathers (Unitarian Church)
Appendix G PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. OCP Amendmt, Rezoning, and Devt Permit applicn be revised to address outstanding items identified during the Cmnty Consultation Mtg held on April 24 and by the Design Review Cmte on May 30 prior to advancing in the applicn review process, specifically:
a. to reduce the size and/or number of units and modify unit layouts to reduce density;
b. to provide for adequate visitor parking;
c. to provide more contextual information (for re-submission to the DRC);
d. to increase [usable] open space, provide private outdoor space for the units, provide landscape buffers between the nbrs;
e. to ensure ease of vehicle turnaround within driveways;
f. to introduce more variety, materiality, and roof forms and consideration to the Elliott house; and
g. to provide details about the proposed sustainability measures and landscape.
2. Staff report back to Ccl with a review of the revised devt plans and recommended next steps on advancing the applicn once the outstanding items are addressed.
7.1 Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendmt Bylaw No. 4760, 2013, Devt Permit Appn No. 12-059 for 1455 Bellevue
Information to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Sept 9, 2013 resolution re Zoning ... 1455 Bellevue, as follows, be rescinded:
THAT
1. Zoning Bylaw ... as attached to the report by the Sr Cmnty Planner dated Aug 29, be read a first time;
2. The MClk give statutory notice that a PH re Zoning Bylaw ... is scheduled for Mon, Oct 7 at 7pm in the M Hall;
3. Proposed Devt Permit No.12-059 attached to the report from the Sr Cmnty Planner dated Aug 29 be considered concurrently with Zoning Bylaw ... ; and
4. The public be given an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed Devt Permit attached to the report from the Sr Cmnty Planner, dated Aug 29 at a Public Mtg held concurrently with the PH on Zoning Bylaw ...
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
8.Consent Agenda Items
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Consent Agenda items as follows be approved:
˘ Item 8.1 “ [TransLink] Customer Service Performance Report Quarter 2, 2013;
˘ Item 8.2 “ North Shore Welcoming Action Committee Update; and
˘ Item 8.3 “ Correspondence List.
8.1.Translink Customer Service Performance Report Quarter 2, 2013 (File: 3205-03)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated Sept 4 from the Transit Mgr be received for information.
8.2.North Shore Welcoming Action Committee Update (File: 3120-01)
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the report dated Aug 16, from the Dir/Library Srvces and the Mgr of Cmnty Devt/Youth/Families, be rec'd for info
8.3.Correspondence List (File: 0120-24) (click here to view correspondence packages)
RECOMMENDED: be received for information.
> Council Correspondence Update to Sept 6, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) H. Clark, September 2, 2013, regarding “Art Gallery ??ť
(Referred to DepCAO for consideration and response)
(2) G. Bruendl et al, Sept 5, re “Demolition of the present house, construction of a new Residence at 1365 Camwell Drť
(Referred to Dir/Planning for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(3) Fire Chiefs’ Assn of BC, undated, re “Smoke Alarms Save Livesť
(4) D. Hammond, August 31, 2013, re “re: Harmony Arts Festivalť
(5) Pacific Animal Fdn, Aug 31, re “WV Animal Control Dept. and M Shelterť
> Council Correspondence Update to Sept 10, 2013 (up to 4:30 p.m.)
Referred for Action
(1) Ambleside and Dundarave Ratepayers’ Association (ADRA), Sept 6, re “Ccl Mtg “ Sept 9th “ Coach Housesť
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(2) September 9, 2013, regarding “Unacceptable Road & Bridge Closuresť
(Referred to Dir/Engg for consideration and response)
(3) Sept 9 re “Proposed Funding Model for PSB “ M. Koke’s report to ccl this evening (Agenda Item # 12 )ť
(Referred to ActingCFO for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(4) Canadian Iranian Fdn, Aug 23, regarding Appreciation for Council Grant
(5) September 5, 2013, regarding “Re: śBridgeť Trafficť
(6) R. Chown, September 6, 2013, regarding “Roads & transportationť
(7) A. Franks, undated, re Milliken’s Keith Rd and Taylor Way Proposed Devt (Previously received at Sept 9 Ccl mtg)
(8) Assn for Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, Sep 9, re You are invited “ Living with Wildlife Conference/Vanc Sept 20
9. No Other items.
10. Public Questions/Comments 11. Adjournment
=== ANIMALWATCH ===
+ ORCAS
{sent to me Sept 1} This video was shot last week of August 2013. Quite a sight. It is relatively rare to see this many orcas travelling together and to do so from an elevated vantage point. Enjoy!! Be sure to watch in full screen!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfyVMWuUQnw
+ CAT and LEOPARD
After seeing these two I cdn't choose, plus I cdn't decide the order.
Wch do you want first, clever or sensuous?
The first shows a cat feigning being asleep to steal the dog's food. [40 seconds]
The second is a leopard clearly enjoying a massage v much. [2min10sec]
1) Thief Cat Pretends to Be Asleep as Disguise
How cute is this? A cat goes into stealth mode and tries his best to get his paws on some food!
http://www.vancouversun.com/videos/recommended/video.html?embedCode=d5Nzd3ZTq4hH3gKN2iAoDKOmeVq-rvNc
2) Leopard Really Enjoys Massage!
Not too many people would be willing to give a massage like that! Seems a bit dangerous!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sy6QqDa5bk
=== INFObits ===
= Canada's popn has just passed 35M.
= Costa Concordia is the length of the Titanic (but more massive).
= ŞThe Vancouver Sun Ş@VancouverSun Hilarious video: Do you have what it takes to be a Vancouverite? ow.ly/2A0Dai
This YouTube video describes the steps it takes to be considered a Vancouverite. Do you endlessly talk about the weather, support Canucks Roberto Luongo on a good day, follow proper umbrella etiquette¦
= John Cleese explains why he loves Canada
The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Sep. 24, 10:37 AM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Sep. 24 2013, 4:53 PM EDT
Comedian and former Monty Python member John Cleese sits down to chat with The Globe and Mail's John Allemang about the nature of Canada and why he appreciates its quiet presence in comparison to the bolder, neighbouring United States. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/arts-video/john-cleese-explains-why-he-loves-canada/article14492472/
=== ROYALWATCH ===
Windsors seek winder for Queen's 1,000 clocks - Vancouver Sun BY MICHAEL LEAPMAN, VANCOUVER SUN SEPTEMBER 26, 2013www.vancouversun.com/.../Windsors+seek+winder+Queens...clocks/.../stor...
5 days ago - Royal engagements lose their symbolism and grandeur if they do not run like clockwork.
Successful applicant set to earn $52,000 a year
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/fashionbeauty/Windsors+seek+winder+Queens+1000+clocks/8961553/story.html
=== CJPME === two Canadians stuck in Egyptian jail......
Tarek Loubani, an emergency room physician from London, and John Greyson, a Toronto-based filmmaker and a York University professor, were arrested August 16. They were on en route to Gaza-Loubani to train emergency room physicians under an academic exchange programme with the University of Western Ontario, and Greyson to do preliminary work on a film project. Clashes broke out in Cairo, the border was closed, and they were waylaid in Cairo. Loubani and Greyson have been detained at Tohra prison ever since, despite the fact that police have failed to produce any evidence whatsoever to justify their detention....
Given the lack of evidence to warrant any charges, and the legitimate concern for the safety and well-being of the two Canadian citizens, Canadians must demand vigorous intercession on their behalf at the highest levels.
Families and friends of the two detained Canadians have created a new website (tarekandjohn.com) to provide updates on the situation, including a page for statements of support. Both men were known in their home communities for their peace-related and humanitarian activism. Loubani's brother, Mohammed Loubani, said although he recognized that Egypt is "going through a painful transition", arresting a physician and filmmaker and detaining them "without due process is clearly a step in the wrong direction".
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Pls take 30 seconds to ask Harper to intervene for Tarek Loubani and John Greyson
Tarek Loubani, a doctor from London, and John Greyson, a filmmaker from Toronto have been jailed in Egypt for more than 40 days. Prime Minister Harper has still not intervened, even though the two innocent men have not been charged, yet have seen their detention repeatedly extended. It is feared that they could easily spend two years in jail.
Click here to send an email to Prime Minister Harper, other Canadian leaders, and your own MP.
http://www.cjpme.org/ActionAlert.aspx?AlertID=117
Please share widely with your networks.
The CJPME Leadership / CJPME Email - CJPME Website
=== SCIENCEWATCH ===
http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2013/sep/20/rotating-moon-space-nasa-video
'Rotating moon' filmed by Nasa - video
Nasa video footage shows what the moon would look like as it rotates. The images are impossible to witness from Earth, because the moon is 'tidally locked' to it, meaning only one of its faces ever points toward the planet. These timelapse pictures were captured using Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which circles the moon at an altitude of 50km
Source: Nasa Length: 30 sec theguardian.com Friday 20 September 2013
=== CPTWATCH === Christian Peacemaker Teams
View the on-line version click here. http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2013/09/21/al-khalil-hebron-reflection-i-am-no-longer-pacifist
CPTnet 21 September 2013
AL-KHALIL (HEBRON) REFLECTION: I am no longer a pacifist.
By Amy Yoder McGloughlin[Note: The author was part of the August 2013 delegation to Palestine. Her reflection has been edited for length and clarity. The original is available on her blog.]
I’ve been a Mennonite for twenty years and a Mennonite pastor for three years. But after a trip to Israel and Palestine this summer, I can no longer call myself a pacifist.After spending just a few short days with a Christian Peacemaker Team delegation in Hebron, a tense city in the West Bank, I realized that opposing war “ being a pacifist “ is a position of privilege. It’s easy for me to say that I oppose things, like war and violence. I live a pretty secure life. In Hebron, Palestinians have to go through checkpoints every day of their lives. Their bags are subject to search in these checkpoints, and they can be stopped on the street to show their papers to any military person who wishes to see them. There are places in the city that they are not allowed to be, places that settlers can drive their cars but Palestinians cannot. They live in an apartheid system.
After watching soldiers or border police stopping my Palestinian friends and making them show their papers and explain where they were going several days in a row, I could feel my blood pressure rise, and my fists clench. How can I simply be against war and violence when this is happening right in front of me!I understood, when I felt those physical manifestations of anger, why Palestinians threw rocks at Israeli soldiers. Or worse. If my blood was boiling just watching this happen to Palestinian friends a few times, how much harder would it be to experience that personally every day? And then I met Hani. Hani is not a pacifist. But he has chosen the path of nonviolence. Hani, a Palestinian man, lives next to an Israeli settlement in Hebron, and faces daily threats from settlers and soldiers as he walks to and from his home. He’s been denied water delivery to his home. He’s been delayed at checkpoints to discourage him from going to mosque to pray. His olive trees and cars have been burned repeatedly by settlers while soldiers watched, and his property is littered by trash that settlers throw in his yard.
He realized at a certain point that fighting back was not working. Nonviolent resistance was the only thing that seemed to be effective. So, when his son was beaten up in front of him by soldiers, Hani did something quite counterintuitive. He filmed it instead. And he sent that video the international news organizations that highlighted Hani’s situation. That had more of an impact than armchair pacifism or violent intervention ever could have. Hani intervening with violence in his son’s beating would have meant that both of them would have been jailed, and imprisonment would have economic ramifications for his whole family. Videotaping the beating sent a message to the soldiers and to the government that this would not be tolerated.It’s then that I realized I™m not a pacifist. Because I’m not just against war, I™m for peace. Pacifist is not a word that really [fitted] for Jesus. He was pro-peace, pro-action, and pro-people. And he used his words and his body to show us these things. He didn’t philosophize about war and violence. He stood with people. He confounded the powerful by sitting where he wasn’t supposed to sit, and touching those he wasn’t supposed to touch. That™s active non-violent resistance, not pacifism.I reject the word “pacifistť as a label for my own beliefs. Instead, I believe in active non-violent resistance. I believe in peace. And like Hani, I’m willing to use my voice, my body and my creativity in seeing a non-violent solution come to pass.
=== BOOKNEWS === http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/community/latestbooknews
o Books are moving online, and so are book clubs. Is this the end of an era, or the beginning of something great? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/fashion/online-book-clubs-talk-that-stays-on-the-page.html
o Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor was one of the victims of the recent Nairobi terror attack. The African Poetry Book Fund will be publishing his last collection in 2014, titled Promises of Hope: New and Selected Poems. You can read one of the poems here: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/09/22/read-one-of-kofi-awoonors-final-poems/We've read it again and again, and yet its power never wanes. As the leaves begin to turn, and autumn slowly takes hold, The Guardian has listed To Autumn, by John Keats, as its Poem of the Week. You can learn a little bit more about the poem, and what exactly an ode is, here: http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2013/sep/23/poem-week-to-autumn-john-keats
o As part of the run-up to Word Vancouver (formerly known as Word on the Street), the Georgia Straight is asking some authors what reading experiences shaped their early lives. What is the book that changed your life? According to Shaena Lambert, it's Little Women. http://www.straight.com/life/427876/book-changed-your-life-shaena-lambert
o Reconciliation Week just ended in British Columbia. Residential schools robbed young First Nations children of their cultures and voices, but now one survivor is using her reclaimed voice in order to tell her story. Her memoir They Called Me Number One is now in its 20th week on the B.C. Bestsellers list. Read an interview with Bev Sellars here:
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/First+Nations+chief+turns+residential+school+past+into/8933985/story.html
o NICHOLAS SPARKS
The bestselling author of blockbuster books and films such as Safe Haven, The Lucky One and The Notebook signs his new novel, The Longest Ride. Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00pm. Chapters Metrotown, 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby. More information at 604-431-0463.
o SIDNEY LITERARY FESTIVAL
Sidney will host 14 award-winning local authors whose genres cover mystery, war, children's literature, poetry, short story whimsy and local life. October 4-6, 2013. Sidney, BC. Complete information at www.sidneyliteraryfestival.com.
=== BOOKWATCH === Atwood's MaddAddam
New fiction: "MaddAddam" Darkness and light Sep 16th 2013, 21:46 by E.W.
"MADDADDAM", the final volume in Margaret Atwood's triumphant trilogy of a destroyed and resurrected Earth, begins at the edge of a new world. As with the first two novels, "Oryx and Crake" and "The Year of the Flood", this one is set in a wholly believable dystopian future. Nearly all of humanity has been destroyed by a pill called BlyssPlus, which promised sexual ecstasy but delivered death instead. The destruction was wrought for a purpose: the way was cleared for a new breed of humans, engineered to be free of dark impulses for violence and lust, and easily sated by a diet of leaves and grass.
These new beings co-exist with the few remaining survivors of the plague. The last humans include good guys such as Toby, the female narrator of "MaddAddam", and bad guys like the "Painballers", savage criminals bent on even more destruction. The first books introduced the plague and chronicled its grim fallout. This final volume, which brings all the earlier characters together, is also the most profound of the trilogy. It deigns to ask whether it is possible to rebuild what has been lost; whether there is hope for humanity.
Like its predecessors, this novel is both an adventure story and a philosophical meditation on humanity's predilection for carnage and creation.
See full article and a video interview with Margaret Atwood:
=== WORDWATCH ===
hyperphagia -- See Bearwatch on p2!
=== HERITAGEWATCH ===
+ HERITAGE SOCIETY of BC http://www.heritagebc.ca/home/
Heritage BC is on the move and it’s time to celebrate! Heritage BC has successfully emerged from various challenges with a new and exciting direction. We’ve got a new business plan, renewed funding and new responsibilities with the Heritage Legacy Fund grant program. On top of this, we’ve hired a new Executive Director, Kathryn Molloy, who has been handed the baton from our recently retired long-time Executive Director, Rick Goodacre. »More
REGISTER ONLINE NOW FOR THIS WATERSHED ANNUAL CONFERENCEOCTOBER 18 & 19, 2013 at the Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby BC
+ HERITAGE WEST VAN heritage.westvan.org
Time to start thinking about Heritage Week in 2014 (Feb 17 - 23); Theme: Heritage Afloat! Any ideas?
Contact: 922 4400, heritage@westvan.org
+ HERITAGE VANCOUVER SOCIETY
E-bulletin sign-up for event listings, alerts, heritage info; all coming events: www.heritagevancouver.org
Walking Tours: all tours >
Heritage Amenity and Transfer of Density Policy
On Wed Sept 25th, Vancouver City Council approved the Heritage Amenity Bank and Transfer of Density Report.
We applaud these recommendations as a bold new direction. We see this as a good first step and at the same time recognize that there is still much that needs to be done to absorb the large amounts of density created under the Heritage Rehabilitation Program.
Click here to read the full report/ Click here to read Heritage Vancouver's letter. / Click here to read the Density report from 2009
+ VANCOUVER HERITAGE FOUNDATION --
o TAKE A WALKING TOUR http://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/take-a-tour/walking-tours/
o Places That Matter [PTM]
http://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/special-projects/places-that-matter-plaque-project/
Places That Matter: First City Hospital
Vancouver's first hospital was a simple tent that was destroyed by the great fire which destroyed much of the city in 1886. That tent was replaced by a small nine-bed facility that didn't meet the needs of Vancouver's rapidly growing population. In 1888 the first City Hospital was built on the corner lot between Pender, Beatty, and Cambie Streets. It was replaced in 1906 with the newly built Vancouver General Hospital. The original building was demolished in the 1940s.
Join us on Wednesday, October 9th at 2pm as we celebrate the former site of Vancouver's first City Hospital. Meet in the EasyPark parkade at the Pender Street entrance.
=== MAIKU === 2013 September 30
past, full of mem'ries
future, hope and dreams
remember -- it's always now
quotations thoughts puns
Writing is also made difficult by the illiteracy of others. -- Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Polish poet (1909 - 1966)
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844 - 1900)
Robert Benchley, American humorist (1889 - 1945):
o I do most of my work sitting down; that's where I shine.
o Benchley was also skilled at repartee. When a man at a party once told him that the drink he was holding in his hand was slow poison, he replied: "So who's in a hurry?"
o Another time, after lunching at the Algonquin Hotel, he walked through the lobby, out the front door, and said to the uniformed man on the sidewalk, "My good man, would you please get me a taxi?"
The man immediately took offence and replied indignantly, "I'm not a doorman! I happen to be a rear admiral in the United States Navy."
Benchley instantly quipped: "All right then, get me a battleship."
Lots of times you have to pretend to join a parade in which you're not really interested in order to get where you're going.
-- Christopher Morley, American writer (1890 - 1957)
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
-- Henry van Dyke, American author, poet (1852 - 1933)
Inaction also speaks louder than words. -- Dr. Mardy Grothe, American psychologist (b 1941)
Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands -- and then just eat one of the pieces. -- Judith Viorst, American author (b 1931)
If you have been happy, it does not count as a mistake. -- Marilyn Monroe, American actress (1926 - 1962)
To err is human; to forgive, canine. -- Unknown
Finding all possible logical relations between a finite collection of sets is not a matter of If but Venn.
I had a novel idea for a new book but got in a bind so I shelved it. It's time to start a new chapter now.
Shopaholics never die, they just sale away.
Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky it was a soft drink.
I'm glad I know sign language, it's pretty handy.