VANCOUVER CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL // DAFFODILS in APRIL CANCER MONTH

summer solstice

= MAIN iTEMS CCL MTG July 4: PH re Sewell's Landing Devt; Housing Affordability; MetroV Presentation; Library Bd Annual Report; Trails Plan; Demographic, Housing, Employment projections; Affordability & Diversity. AGENDA: http://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/council-agendas/2016/jul/04/16jul04-Agenda2.pdf

= Vive le Canada (Vimy Ridge; Battle of Atlantic; Photo); from the Editor's Desk (HoC Kerfuffle w/ humour; WVM; Brexit);

WVPD (Distracted Driving; Congrats to Grads; Cops for Cancer)

= Updates & Info (Trees; Waterfront; Sprinkling Regs; WV Streamkeeper Bd; SAC; Cycling BC; Dog Walk; SPCA; Noise Exemption; BC Golf; Carbon Neutral; WVHS Bd)

= CALENDAR to July 9; CULTUREWATCH (Theatre; Art; Museums; Music; Festivals; Talks/Walks)

= HEADSUPS 2016 -- Headsup A1: Ccl BITS Apr 4; Mtgs/Events / Headsup A2: Apr 18 Agenda; Calendar

Headsup A3: April 12 - 14 / Headsup A4: Apr 15 - 20 / Headsup A5: Ccl Mtg TONIGHT; WVPD tomorrow

Headsup A6: Apr 20 Bit; Mtgs; Items Apr 25 / Headsup A7: Ccl Apr 25 Bits; Events; INFObits; Shakespeare, HM, etc

Headsup A8: April 29 - ~May 4 / Headsup A9: Monday May 2 / Headsup A10: Mtgs/Events, etc May 7 - 12

Headsup A11: News/Events/Mtgs; Agenda May 16 / Headsup A12: Saint-Jacques; Mtgs; Ccl Bits May 16

Headsup A13: Update; Weekend / Headsup A14: Mtgs; -May 26 / Headsup A15: Mtgs - May 31; Agenda June 6

Headsup A16: Ccl Items June 6; Mtgs/Events / Headsup A17: Ccl June 6 Bits; Mtgs / Headsup A18: Events Sat/Sun Headsup A19: Ccl June 13; Mtgs June 14/15/16 / Headsup A20: Ccl June 20 ($Salaries); lots of activities this wkend!

Headsup A21: Ccl June 20 Bits; Mtgs/Events / Headsup A22: Thurs/Fri/Sat / Headsup A23: Tidbits; Fri - Sun

>>> COUNCIL Mtg NOTES: Jan 11, 25; Feb 15, 22; Mar 7; Apr 4, 18, 20, 25 <<<

= ANIMALWATCH (Tigers; Lamprey; Walrus; Good Dog); INFObits (many dates; May Day; Cdn $; Expo 86; Vesak; UN/Refugees; Vaisakhi; Komagata Maru; Sadiq Khan; Ramadan; Oceans; Strawberry Moon; Fete nationale Quebec); ROYALWATCH (Queen's Birthday; Will & Kate; Harry; Photos): FIREWATCH; CANADAWATCH; WOMENWATCH (Suing El Al; MP Dr Hedy Fry; Choose!); NEWFIEWATCH; PHOTOWATCH (Travel; Tidal Surge); APRIL FOOLS; HOUSEWATCH (WV); TEAWATCH (Scottish Tea; UK Tearooms); SABEELWATCH (Easter; Checkpoint; France's mtg); MUDDLE EAST WATCH; BRAZILWATCH; TREEWATCH; SPACEWATCH; EARTHWATCH; LOVEWATCH: BOOKWATCH (Judi Dench; Largest Bookstore; Prizes); LANGUAGEWATCH (Irish); WORDWATCH (Gobblefunk); HERITAGEWATCH (assn news); MAIKU; QTNS/THOUGHTS/PUNS/Smiles/Thinking of Trees/Cartoons

🎄 SAVE OUR TREES! 🎄

Regulations only for trees above 75cm (30in) in diameter wd save v few trees in Ambleside). It is 20cm (8 inches) in the City of Vancouver.. Pls write mayorandcouncil@westvancouver.ca asking for ours to be the same (changed to 20cm).

The view is through the trees + framed by the trees. Also, we must ensure water retention to prevent erosion + flooding.

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=== Vive le CANADA === Statements from the Prime Minister

+ April 9:

The Battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War was a moment that defined our nation.

“It was the first time that soldiers from all four Canadian divisions—representing every region of our country—fought side-by-side on the same battlefield. As Brigadier-General Alexander Ross later said of Canada’s accomplishments at Vimy, �I witnessed the birth of a nation’.

“The capture of Vimy Ridge was one of the Great War’s most remarkable military victories, but it came at great cost. Nearly 3,600 Canadians lost their lives and over 7,000 more were wounded.

“As we mark the anniversary of this historic battle, we are reminded of our obligation—to the fallen, to our Veterans, and to their families—that we must meet with respect and gratitude. Our men and women in uniform have dedicated their lives to the defence of our country, and they deserve our unwavering support.

“On this day, let us thank those who have sacrificed—and those who continue to sacrifice—on behalf of our country so that we can enjoy the peace and freedoms we have today.�

+ May 1:

"Today, we commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic and the brave Canadians who sacrificed to win the longest campaign of WW2" (1939 -1942; RCN and merchant marine; 4600 killed). Ceremony in NV.

+ June 8 noon: The PM will take part in a group photograph of all parliamentarians to mark the 150^th anniversary of the first meeting on Parliament Hill.

=== from the EDITOR'S DESK ===

+ Kerfuffle in PARLIAMENT -- Frustration re delayed vote

Tory MP Peter Kent: "Because early members of the British Parliament often brought their swords ... we're told that govt and opposition benches were spaced two sword distances and one inch apart... Mr. Speaker, two swords and an inch clearly was not an adequate space (Wednesday) evening."

VSun pNP2 Point 4: As Conservative MP Peter Kent, a former journalist, put it Thursday, Parliament is built on "centuries of democratic evolution", including accumulated precedents, interpretations, and "ancient custom". The Prime Minister's behaviour shd be treated as contempt of Parliament, he said.

Point 5: "The temporary delay of the Opposition whip at the other end of the House (by the NDP) may in itself have been ruled a contempt of Parliament," Kent said.

Green MP Elizabeth May on the TV news said the elbow to the NDP mbr was inadvertent and unintentional b/c the PM cd not see that mbr. She said [VSun pNP3] "while what the PM did was 'unacceptable and unwise', the Conservatives and NDP were not entirely blameless either as they were intentionally trying to hold up the vote. ... There was some mischief on the floor." {Guess not all days are sunny!}

+ Hockey Ref calls game play by play in House of Commons :-) [3min video]

Kerry Fraser referees the Thrilla on the Hilla -- Former NHL referee Kerry Fraser breaks down game tape of the HofC commotion, and doles out penalties to the players.

http://www.macleans.ca/news/unsportsmanlike-politics-kerry-fraser-refs-the-thrilla-on-the-hilla/

+ Elbowgate’s traumatized victims need your support

Elbowgate may be behind us, but pls give in memory of 5/18 by Scott Feschuk May 26, 2016

Read: http://www.macleans.ca/news/elbowgate-traumatized-victims-need-your-support/

+ WVM

Still trying to catch up -- getting close! Your patience is appreciated. Lots of gaps; some things past (Headsups usually have current and future mtgs/events, and you get those if you subscribe.)

{In order to get this out, have not spent the huge amt of time required to go back and make sure everything hs bn included. Apologies re omissions; some reports or whatever cd maybe be put into a future newsletter. Pls let me know. Also, if you wd kindly send me any corrections/info asap, the newsletter can be updated or fixed before being put up on the website. Much appreciated.}

This is long, but subscribers can skip over the Headsups. BTW, the process is: email, print, then on the website.

Of course, when reading the notes of the mtgs, you can scroll to find the items of interest to you. There are usually time-stamps so you can find the item on the video to hear the whole discussion.

Comments and info are usually separate and in a different font.

Headsups were then delayed and stopped to try to get the newsletter out before Cmnty Day.....

As you see this covers Jan to Apr but the Headsups have highlights from the May and June ccl mtgs. The next newsletter will have May and June.

The most convoluted debate re tax rate (including the asset levy) I've ever heard was at the Feb 22nd ccl mtg (Item 7).

Now we're heading toward some decisions re trees and our precious waterfront. Get involved. Tell Ccl what you want. PRINTED -- btw, last year Clerk's started putting revisions to the agendas in red -- v helpful -- and the item is then in red. If you read this newsletter by email or on the website, you see the colours (and there are photos, pictures, etc that have colour as well), however that's all lost when printed, wch is just in black. Unfortunately, red makes something stand out in email, however in print it's actually lighter than the straight printing. Oh well.

+ WV Annual Report: Awaiting response to June 20 submission with queries; pity request by Cam and Cass it be

reviewed before passing and sending to prov (deadline June 30) was not supported by rest of Ccl.

+ Brexit -- More later but for now: Keep Calm and Govern On. In the meantime, rec'd notice that Brexit cd be followed by Grexit, Departugal, Italeave, Czechout, Oustria, Finish, Slovakout, Latervia, Byegium. Only Remania will stay. :-)

=== WVPD ===

+ Distracted Driving Attack: https://wvpd.ca/index.php/breaking-stories/1342-new-distracted-driving-penalties

+ Congrats to Schools: https://wvpd.ca/index.php/breaking-stories/1343-to-the-grads-of-2016-from-police-schools

+ June 20: ...West Vancouver Police are saying a big 'Thank You' to WV Schools for supporting our 2016 riders in the Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast! ... The WV Schools Cops for Cancer Toonie Drive May 16-27 and fundraisers raised $1,701.41. The Sentinel Secondary School Pancake Breakfast raised $1,856.00. WV Schools Board of Trustees Chair Carolyn Broady officially presented the total donation of $3,557.41 for the Canadian Cancer Society to Chief Cst. Len Goerke today during an assembly at Ecole Pauline Johnson Elementary School. ...

https://wvpd.ca/index.php/breaking-stories/1347-west-vancouver-schools-support-cops-for-cancer

=== UPDATES & INFO ===

+ PROTECTING WEST VANCOUVER'S TREES {coming to Ccl July 18}

Please share your perspective, thoughts, and input with the District as we consider changes to the Interim Tree Bylaw.

See: http://westvancouver.ca/westvancouverITE/index.html?pd_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.peakdemocracy.ca%2Fportals%2F149%2FForum_435%2FIssue_1678#peak_democracy

The Interim Tree Bylaw is in place to provide some protection to identified trees on private lands until Council considers a long-term strategy for tree protection on July 18, 2016.

Your input will help staff develop recommendations for Council as they consider changes to the Interim Tree Bylaw.

Read answers to frequently asked questions and view the Interim Tree Bylaw.

See: https://westvancouver.ca/government/mayor-council/councils-priorities-2015-2018/built-form-housing-and-neighbourhood-character/protecting-west-vancouvers-trees

Open houses: ~ 2 - 5pm ~ Thurs May 26 -- Cmnty Ctr and ~ 5:30 - 8: 30pm ~ Wed June 1 -- Gleneagles Cmnty Ctr

Pls take this survey to share your input (open until June 10). http://westvancouver.ca/westvancouverITE/index.html

+ WATERFRONT CONCEPT PLANS {from DWV website}

Ambleside’s waterfront is a jewel, unique in the Lower Mainland for its scenic offering of ocean, mountains, forest. and foreshore. It is a much-loved waterfront destination with a range of users and activities.

Community update meeting

Thank you to the more than 200 people who attended the community update meeting May 9 at the Kay Meek Theatre to discuss the updated Ambleside Waterfront Concept Plan. Public process relies on engaged citizens and stakeholders giving their time and energy, and this meeting was another example of the waterfront’s importance to the citizens of West Vancouver.

The broad public engagement process has confirmed the range of interests and priorities on the Ambleside waterfront and the Concept Plan seeks to balance these interests, ensuring an integrated plan that offers something for everyone to enjoy.

If you missed the May 9 event, the display boards are available here: Display boards from May 9 update meeting

Here is a link to the Ambleside Boards where all this information is found: http://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/assets/gov/docs/Mayor-and-council/Ambleside/Ambleside%20Waterfront%20Concept%20-%20display%20boards%20May%202016.pdf

{In answer to my enquiry, was told the Concept Plan includes a proposed location for the new 'arts' building, but its design and programming will be developed with key arts stakeholders as this component of the plan is implemented.}

+ NEW SPRINKLING REGULATIONS

Stage one sprinkling regulations have started two weeks early, May 15 instead of June 1. We are already experiencing very dry conditions, so please spread the word: One hour a week is all your lawn needs to be healthy.

Lawn Sprinkling Restrictions Apply MAY 15 to OCTOBER 15

RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLING IS PERMITTED 4 – 9am and includes townhomes and apartment buildings•

EVEN ADDRESSES: Monday, Wednesday or Saturday ODD ADDRESSES: Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday Stage 1 sprinkling restrictions apply only to lawns. Watering of flowers, vegetable gardens, planters and shrubs is allowed outside restricted hours.

+ WV Streamkeeper Society new board:

At the AGM on May 5, the following were re-elected as the Board of Directors: Mike Akerly, John Barker, Bill Chapman, Elizabeth Hardy, Don Harrison, Rich Ketchen, Bill McAllister, David Martin, and Dave Reid. At the first mtg of the Board, John Barker was re-elected as President. The other elected officers are Bill McAllister as Treasurer and Mike Akerly as Secretary. President’s report 2016: John Barker reports on our outreach and work programs on behalf of salmon, streams, and the cmnty at large.

Read: http://www.westvancouverstreamkeepers.ca/dox/President's%20Report%20-%20Ma%205,%202016.pdf

NB: NEWSLETTER April to June -- sent out June 28, will be on the website soon!

+ SAC -- Seniors' Activity Centre

To view the current Seniors' E-news click here. To view our Garden Side Café April Menu click here; and May:

http://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/assets/parks-rec/docs/seniors-centre/menus/DWV_SSNL-14-3_MayMenu.pdf

+ Cycling BC

APRIL -- Cycling BC is thrilled to announce the 2016 BC Championship races. Following the success of the 2015 season, 2016 promises more high quality, competitive racing throughout our beautiful province.

and much more: http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=05396696229a2e236eb99a8dd&id=a247d37a8b&e=f1cb9865a1

http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=05396696229a2e236eb99a8dd&id=99a58eab0d&e=f1cb9865a1

May 5th: Start of CRC: Thursday Challenge Series Join CRC to race at the Richmond Industrial Park, Thursdays.

More events and much more information: http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/

+ SPRING CLEANING OF THE DOG WALK ON THE SEAWALK APRIL 25–29

Apr 7, 2016 Spring cleaning of the dog walk on West Vancouver's Seawalk between 19th & 24th Streets will take place April 25-29. Crews will begin work at 19th Street and work their way west, closing sections of the dog walk as they go. Please be prepared to detour around the dog walk while work is taking place.

Remember to keep your dog on a leash when detouring, and don't forget your plastic doggie bags! Cleaning dog droppings keeps parks and streets clean and safe, and it's required by the bylaw.

Dogs in West Vancouver http://westvancouver.ca/home-building-property/pets-wildlife-environment/dogs

+ BC SPCA calendar contest now open

Do you want to have your pet featured in the 2017 BC SPCA Calendar? Make them a hero and raise funds to protect animals from cruelty for a chance to win. The Calendar Contest is open until April 30, so rally your family, friends, and everybody you might know on Facebook for your chance to win.

Read about it and more at: http://support.spca.bc.ca/site/MessageViewer?em_id=18551.0&dlv_id=44557

+ NOISE EXEMPTION for 1355 Bellevue from May 5 to Jan 31, 2017

At their April 4th regular meeting, West Vancouver Mayor and Council approved a noise exemption in your area. Ledcor

Construction Ltd requested the Order of Non- Enforcement of the Noise Control Bylaw No. 4404, 2005 Section 6.1.2. for the construction site located at 1355 Bellevue Avenue.

The District’s Noise Control Bylaw No. 4404, 2005 restricts construction noise to the following hours:

1. Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.;

2. Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and

3. No construction noise permitted on Sundays and holidays.

This approval of the non-enforcement of this bylaw will allow large concrete pours for the project to take place within the following modified hours:

1. Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. and between the hours of 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.;

2. Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.;

3. No construction noise permitted on Sundays and holidays.; and

4. Max total 30 days of work approved for non-enforcement of the noise bylaw between May 5 - Jan 31, 2017

The building under construction at 1355 Marine Drive is designed as a post-tensioned structure and therefore incorporates large concrete pours as approved by the structural engineer. The District has been advised that on large concrete pour days, at least eight hours is required for concrete placement and two to three hours for the concrete to cure.

On days where large concrete pours will occur, residents and businesses can anticipate the following:

•  two concrete pumps arrive on site no earlier than 7:00 a.m.;

•  concrete trucks arrive on site no earlier than 7:30 a.m.;

•  concrete pouring takes place no earlier than 7:30 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m.;

•  concrete finishing begins in the areas poured first, concrete cures for approx two hours depending on weather;

•  concrete placed at 5:00 p.m. would cure for two hours; and

•  concrete finishing continues as areas cure until no later than 8:00 p.m.

The noise associated with these large concrete pours involves concrete trucks arriving and leaving the site; use of concrete finishing equipment such as power trowels; and on rare occasion, concrete trucks and equipment related to concrete placement.

Staff have consulted with an independent industry expert who concluded that industry practice for post-tensioned concrete construction is to minimize the number of pours it takes to place a slab. Ledcor has confirmed that approx 30 large pours will require work beyond the hours allowed under the Noise Control Bylaw. These are scheduled to take place between May 5 and January 31, 2017.

We recognize the impact this construction has had on your homes and your neighbourhood and we appreciate your continued patience as this project is completed.

Please contact me directly at kmerilees@westvancouver.ca or 604-925-7008 if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely,

Kristi Merilees Manager, Community Relations

+ BC Golf Society

May Newsletter -- Langara had 3 alterations and 1 new course

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102437359535&ca=c58097a9-6f39-41da-a0af-6afd034f4fd4

+ CARBON NEUTRAL DWV!

June 7 -- This week, the District was able to declare itself carbon-neutral in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2015 through GHG reduction projects it implemented to gain provincial carbon credits.

Press Release: http://westvancouver.ca/news/district-west-vancouver-achieves-carbon-neutral-status%E2%80%94again

+ WV HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD 2016/17

Dave Barker, Michael Barnes, Rod Day, Beth Fraser, Elaine Graham, Barbara Hunter, Roddy MacKenzie, Carolanne Reynolds,

Marilyn Rhodes, Wendy Topham, Tom Wardell. Rod Day will be Prez till the end of the year.

=== CALENDAR to ~ July 9 ===

Mtgs at MHall unless otherwise indicated. Mtgs known at date of writing shown; often addns, changes, cancellations after WVM sent. Check the DWV Calendar: http://www.westvancouver.ca/events. Some too late/early for an issue are emailed to subscribers. [Headsup/Notices sent between issues.] Earlier mtgs/events in Headsups. {Best efforts}

========== see mtgs/events in Headsup sections ==========

LANGARA 90th YEAR CELEBRATION ~ 2 - 4pm ~ SAT APRIL 16th

BC Golf Museum, 2545 Blanca St, Vancouver

Join us to celebrate this important anniversary for BC's first 8-hole golf course. Everyone welcome.

=== Saturday April 2 ~ 1:30pm ~ ADRA AGM at the Srs' Ctr -- Get information and give your views

=== Sunday April 3 ~ 11am - 6pm ~ Nowruz Family Picnic (the last day of the Persian New Year) at Ambleside Park

MAY (in Headsups); also JUNE

*** CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY DAY! Saturday June 4 ~ Parade + Booths ***

== Saturday June 11

~ 2 - 4pm ~ Lighthouse Park Preservation Society AGM -- http://www.lpps.ca

followed by an illustrated talk, ReflectIon, Restoration, and Results by Alexander Mancini

== Tuesday June 28

~ 4:30pm ~ Reserves and Investments Task Group Mtg

>>> CANADA DAY in John Lawson Park <<<

CANADA DAY RED & WHITE PICNIC -- 4:30 - 10:30pm

Dress up in our national colours and join us in the park. Bring your own picnic or enjoy a something tasty from our food vendors while watching live entertainment. Be sure to stay and enjoy the fireworks show! 

== Sunday July 3

~ 9am ~ Monthly Bird Count; meet at the upper kiosk of the parking lot in Lighthouse Park http://www.lpps.ca

== Saturday July 9

11TH ANNUAL WEST COAST MODERN HOME TOUR ~ 10:30am to 4pm to ...

The West Vancouver Museum's 11th annual home tour takes place on July 9 from 12 - 4pm followed by a reception at the Eagle Harbour Yacht Club from 4 - 6pm. Check-in is at the Museum from 10:30 - 11:45am where participants will receive a tour package containing details about the houses open for visiting. The five selected homes exhibit architectural features that define the best of West Coast modernism.

A limited number of home tour tix are available. To register for the tour, please choose one of the following three options:

Option 1: Bus + Reception: $130. Registration code #1051272

Option 2: Own Car + Reception: $120. Registration code #1051273

Option 3: Own Car (No Reception):  $100. Registration code #1051274

Register 925 7270 or http://westvancouverrec.ca/spring-summer/adults-19-years/trips-outings/registered-programs/west-coast-modern-home-garden-tour

+++ WV MEMORIAL LIBRARY +++ 925 7400 westvanlibrary.ca See the Calendar: http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/events/calendar/month

~~~ Starts Thursday March 24 = In the Gallery = Canadian Landscapes

Featuring the works of Norman Vipond, Michael Brouillet, Neil MacDonald, and Mary Winter — each with a strong connection to Vancouver’s North Shore — this exhibition presents the artists’ unique interpretations of our diverse Canadian landscapes.

+ Let’s Talk -- max 20 ppl

Develop your English skills while discussing current events

Beginner: 1 - 2:30pm Tuesdays June 7, 14, 21; Intermediate: 7 - 8:30pm Wednesdays June 1, 8, 15, 22

+ Tech Talk – Creating a Website with Wordpress

May 17 Tues ~ 6 - 7:30pm ~ Wordpress may be best known for blogging, but it’s also a great platform to create and maintain websites. If interested in learning more about building your own website, you don’t want to miss this Tech Talk.

+ English Corner: -- Fridays ~ 10 - 11:30am ~

Enjoy English conversation while making new friends. June 3, 10, and 17

+ Philosophers’ Cafe ~ 10:30am - noon ~ Fridays {check}

+ Authors in Our Community

May 4 Wed ~ 7 - 8:30pm ~ Riding In Style: The First Twenty-Five Years: A Memoir

Ride alongside Alan McGowan through B.C.’s early days with wild stories so farfetched they have to be true.

+ Monday Movie Night – 6:30 - 9pm

Apr 4 -- This Changes Everything

A powerful documentary about climate change and the economic system that created it

June 6 -- Brooklyn

A young Irish immigrant woman in 1950s Brooklyn must choose between two countries and two loves in this compelling drama.

June 13 -- The Intern

Bored with retirement, 70-year-old Ben becomes a “senior� intern at an online fashion company.

July 4 – The Danish Girl

A dramatic story of love and transformation inspired by the life of transgender Danish artist Lili Elbe, one of the first known people to undergo sex reassignment surgery.

+++ WEST VAN MUSEUM +++ 925 7295 http://westvancouvermuseum.ca

~ April 13 to June 4 ~ Sanaz Mazinani: Mirrored Explosions

Mirror reflections have multifarious interpretations: some view the image as objective truth, while others identify its inherent reversal as proof of the mirror’s deception or illusion. Mirrors confine and frame the visible, although they may also exaggerate it infinitely —for example, when two mirrors face each other.

We are so used to viewing our reflection on a daily basis that we often fail to see who or what is staring back. The same is true of the photographic image: despite the complexities of photography, even the most atrocious scenes of conflict and war dissolve in the indiscriminate and ubiquitous depictions encountered in the media.

Sanaz Mazinani’s recent photographic collages physically jar these images out of this mediascape. By presenting chaotic explosions in mirrored, kaleidoscopic arrangements that refuse to lie flat, Mazinani impedes a passive spectatorship; the representation of conflict is both visual and haptic.

Each work in Mirrored Explosions is an intervention in space, challenging the privileged vantage through which the politics of war are mediated. Problematizing both the mirrored reflection and the photographic lens, Mazinani ruptures our modes of observation, forcibly asking: how does an image’s mediation affect moral or political judgements? To what extent are these images real to us? How can the implications of war be more visibly, and tangibly, understood through representation?

Mirrored Explosions is guest-curated by Pantea Haghighi.

Sanaz Mazinani is an artist, curator, and educator based in San Francisco and Toronto. She holds an undergraduate degree from Ontario College of Art & Design University, and a Masters in Fine Arts from Stanford University. She co-edited the book ALMANAC: An Index of Current work and Thought (Stanford University, 2010). Recent curatorial projects include Edward Weston: On Light, Line and Form at Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, and New Constellations: Contemporary Iranian Video Art at UCLA, Los Angeles, both in 2012.

Her works have been exhibited at the University of Toronto Art Centre, Museum Bärengasse, Zurich, Art & Architecture Library at Stanford University, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, and Emirates Financial Towers, Dubai. Mazinani’s catalogue Unfolding Images was released in 2012. She has recently received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and San Francisco Arts Commission. She was shortlisted for the 2013 Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize, granted the Kala Art Institute Fellowship, and awarded the San Francisco Arts Commission Art on Market Street public art installation for 2013-14.

Pantea Haghighi is an independent curator and owner of Republic Gallery. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia Art History program. Curatorial projects include Unsent Dispatches from the Iranian Revolution, 1978-1979 at Presentation House Gallery in 2005, the Utopias Constructed series from 2014-18, Where/Between to be presented at Equinox Gallery in June 2016, and Mirrored Explosions at West Vancouver Museum in April 2016.

Reception: April 12 from 7 to 9pm. Artist Talk: April 14 from 7pm.

☆ West Coast Artists for Alzheimer's

Dana Claxton, Douglas Coupland, Graham Gillmore, Angela Grossmann, Attila Richard Lukacs, Gordon Smith and Tyler Toews 

Reception:  June 9 from 7 to 9pm. Works on display: June 9, 10, and 11

For three days only, artworks by established and emerging West Coast artists will be displayed at the WV Museum before they travel to London, England later this year for a fundraising event to be held in association with World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21, 2016.

The works are selected by WV resident Rosalind Adnani, who is on the organizing cmte for the event which takes place at multiple embassies in London including: Canada, Germany, Japan, Italy, Kuwait, Singapore, Monaco, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Mexico, Turkey, and Sweden.

Adnani, who was the first and only Canadian to be appointed to the cmte, says “it has been my intention to put together an auction of BC art which will take place at Lancaster House in London.� 

She “chose Vancouver based artists for two simple reasons: first, our city is considered by many to be the art capital of Canada and second, I was born and raised here so I am most familiar with its vibrant art community.�

Adnani wants to display the art in her own cmnty beforehand to profile the celebrated artists who donated works for this international cause.

“We are pleased to be able to show these works and it is testament to the influence BC artists have internationally that their work is recognized and collected globally,� says Darrin Morrison, Director/Curator of the West Vancouver Museum.

The special event will also include additional works by each of the artists selected from the Museum and private collections.

�� The next exhibition is WHY DESIGN NOW?: A WEST COAST CONTEXT with the opening reception Tues June 21

�� The 11th annual Home Tour is July 9

�� Subscribe to news from the Museum by clicking on: http://westvancouver.ca/widgets/subscribe-museum-news%20

+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY +++ www.ferrybuildinggallery.com ~ 925 7290

~ June 21 - July 3 ~ Boldest, Brightest and Best

Mixed media by the North Shore Artists Guild

Opening Reception: Tues June 21, 6 - 8pm Meet the Artists: Sat June 25, 2 - 3 p.m.

+++ SILK PURSE +++ http://silkpurse.ca/exhibitions/ 925 7292

> Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation 2016 March 22 - April 10

> Eileen Fong: Nature, the Enchanting Beauty June 7 - 26

One of Vanc's most prolific artists, continually producing lush & vibrant acrylic paintings depicting BC landscapes. Opening reception: Tuesday June 7th from 6 - 8pm

> Ann Tarnowski: Harmony, Discord, Desiccation June 18 - July 10

Artist Ann Tarnowski paints figures & bones on vellum which are laid over top photographs taken by Norm Stelfox, of landscapes & buildings, dissecting humanity's relationship with nature starting with harmony leading to discord & eventually to desiccation. These works beg us to question our current ecological situation & ask whether we can change it.

Opening reception: Tuesday June 28th from 6 - 8pm

+++ KAY MEEK CENTRE +++ http://www.kaymeekcentre.com/on_stage/events_calendar {see for all events}

Call 981 6335 (MEEK) or email tickets@kaymeekcentre.com

KAY MEEK CENTRE ANNOUNCES ROB GLOOR AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Board of Directors of the West Vancouver Arts Centre Trust governing the Kay Meek Centre is thrilled to announce the appointment of Rob Gloor as Executive Director, effective June 21 2016. Rob succeeds Jeanne LeSage, who led the organization since March 2014 and is now pursuing a career in her home province of Ontario.

+++ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 60, WV http://westvan60.com Ofc 922 3587 Lounge: 922 1920

Lounge Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday noon – 10pm; Friday & Saturday noon – 11pm; Sunday 1 – 7pm

+ Parade to the Memorial Arch on Sat April 9th to commemorate the 99th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Legion Members Volunteer in their Communities and Make a Difference Every Day

Published on Apr 11, 2016 08:00 am

April 10 through 16 is National Volunteer Week, an opportunity to thank volunteers and to recognize their contributions. At the Legion, we have a LOT of volunteers to thank� nearly 300,000!!

Our membership is one of the largest volunteer groups in the country, committing millions of volunteer hours each year. ...

see: http://www.legion.ca/article/legion-members-volunteer-in-their-communities-and-make-a-difference-every-day/

SATURDAY JUNE 4

IT’S WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY DAY AND THE BRANCH 60 COLOUR PARTY IS LEADING THE PARADE!

There will be a minute of silence and a short slide show at approximately 5pm in honour of D-Day which is June 6

BBQ AFTER THE MEAT DRAW Kielbasa BBQ on a bun with salad $10 Tickets at the bar

YOUR BBQ HOSTS: CHRISTINE & PAUL Entertainment to follow by GREG HAMPSON!!

SUNDAY JUNE 5 -- BBQ + Glass of house red/white wine $10 -- Tickets at the bar

FRIDAY JUNE 10 -- KARAOKE & BBQ IN THE LOUNGE

BBQ 5:30 – 7:30 PM TIX $10 – AVAILABLE IN THE LOUNGE; KARAOKE STARTS AT 7 PM

--> NOTES AND REMINDERS

FRESH SANDWICH FRIDAYS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 12PM – 4PM

MEAT DRAWS EVERY SATURDAY AT 4:30

LIVE MUSIC WITH AMAHRA JAXEN 3:30 - 4:30pm EVERY SUNDAY

+ FRIDAY JUNE 24

KARAOKE & BBQ IN THE LOUNGE -- BBQ 5:30 – 7:30pm Tix $10 – Tix available in the lounge

KARAOKE STARTS AT 7 PM

+ SATURDAY JUNE 25

ITALIAN NIGHT -- YOUR DINNER HOST IS DOUG BROWN

$25 per person includes traditional Italian fare and 1 glass house red or white wine

Tix available at the bar for seatings upstairs (55) and downstairs (50)

Pls specify upstairs or downstairs when purchasing tix - deadline for purchases will be Monday June 20

ENTERTAINMENT TO FOLLOW BY THE ALLEY CATS

LEGION WEEK IS JUNE 24-30

EVENTS: Friday June 24: Karaoke + BBQ

Saturday June 25: Community BBQ In the afternoon

Saturday June 25: Italian Night + Alley Cats In the evening

Wednesday June 29: Veteran’s casual lunch

**The Memorial Hall will be open to visitors** **for all of Legion week**

+++ WV CHAMBER of COMMERCE + 926 6614 + http://www.westvanchamber.com

President's Dinner & Excellence Awards 2016 And the winners are...

Citizen of the Year -- Harry Greenwood

Business Person of the Year -- Peter King, Bowen Island Community Transit Ltd.

Young Entrepreneur of the Year -- Pavan Avinashi, Hollyburn Eye Clinic

New Business of the Year -- Fisherman's Market, Katie Budd

Small Business of the Year -- Positively Fit, Mary Letson

Medium Business of the Year -- Gleneagles Clubhouse & Appleback Grill, Rachael Des Lauriers

Big Business of the Year -- British Pacific Properties, Geoff Croll

Congratulations to our winners!

Awards were presented last night*** at the Awards ceremony at the Hollyburn Country Club

=== CULTUREWATCH ===Patchy; lots in Headsup; too much for Canada Day to put in

{NB: The VSun has many events, theatre, talks, book launches, and more -- below are some http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/listings/ }

☆ BARD ON THE BEACH: Fridays watch Christopher's Corner: https://youtu.be/fXuSOienUG8

Opening Nights: Romeo & Juliet June 10; Merry Wives of Windsor June 24; Othello July 7; Pericles July 10

What a season! lots of special evenings too: http://bardonthebeach.org/schedule

* THEATRE

+ Bard in the Valley: The Taming of the Shrew: various locations/times (from June) bardinthevalley.com

+ Mama Mia (ABBA hit songs) by Broadway Across Canada (Queen Elizabeth Theatre) Mar 29 - Apr3

+ Arts Club 687 1644 artsclub.com

Onegin, a musical (Goldcorp/BMO Theatre) Mar 17 - Apr 10 EXTENDED to Apr 13

Billy Elliot, Stanley industrial Alliance Stage, held over to July 17

+ Freddie Wood Theatre, UBC ~~ The Arabian Nights, BFA Students, ubctheatretickets.com; until Apr 2

+ Jericho Arts Ctr -- jerichoartscentre.com

The Government Inspector, by Gogol (United Players), 224 8007 from Mar 25 - Apr 17

* ART

+ VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

Picasso -– Details, events: http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events_and_programs/special_events.html

+ CAROUN ART GALLERY

Masoud Soheili, Caroun Art Gallery (CAG) www.Caroun.net www.Caroun.ca www.Caroun.org www.Caroun.com 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 3C7 Tel: 1 778 372 0765 (2 - 8 pm Pacific time)

* MUSEUMs

+ MUSEUM of ANTHROPOLOGY

(IN)VISIBLE: THE SPIRITUAL WORLD OF TAIWAN THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART -- ends Apr 3

+ MUSEUM of VANCOUVER http://www.museumofvancouver.ca

The City Before the City; Connects visitors with one of the largest ancient village and burial sites upon which Vancouver was built

+ VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM http://www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/exhibits-and-collections

Ghost Passages of the McKenzie Shipyard: An Exhibition by Tracy McMenemy,

January 7 - April 3 Reception: Thursday January 14 from 6 to 9pm

The shipyard was located just west of Cates Park in NV. http://tracymcmenemy.com/press-2/

More: http://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/dossier/artist-tracy-mcmenemy-resurrects-the-bygone-mckenzie-shipyard-1.2142747#sthash.byEoE2rO.dpuf

* MUSIC

+ VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 876 3434 vancouversymphony.ca Check the website for more

+ Little Chamber Music: Mark Haney's 3339, the story of Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope

Mountain View Cemetery Celebration Hall 778 317 4427 littlechambermusic.com 7:30 and 9pm June 28

+ EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER 732 1610 earlymusic.bc.ca

Common Grounds Thursday, June 30th - 7:30pm (Christ Church Cathedral)

Pre-concert talk 6:45pm. Two ensembles. Two starkly different genres. In this remarkable project,

a Baroque ensemble, led by harpsichordist/chamber organist Alexander Weimann, and a jazz septet, led by trumpeter/composer Alan Matheson, explore threads running from the 1600s through today's creative jazz scene. Bringing together two rich musical communities, the two groups will perform works from their respective fields, as well as pieces written for the "common ground" of both.

+ Sarah McLachlan at the QE ticketfly.com 8pm June 27

* FESTIVALS

+ Chutzpah! Festival -- February 18 – March 13

Delight your senses with a sensational lineup of breathtaking dance, thought-provoking theatre, side-splitting comedy and heart-pumping music. Tickets at chutzpahfestival.com.

+ CELTICFEST -- http://www.celticfestvancouver.com

+ VANCOUVER CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Mar 24 - Apr 17 http://www.vcbf.ca

* WALKS/TALKS

VOP: Heider Abou Ghosh on “Uncovering Canada Park�

Voice of Palestine, Canada relaunches its podcasts! Today, cohost Hanna Kawas talks by phone with Heider Abou Ghosh, who is currently on a cross Canada tour entitled “Uncovering Canada Park: A Dispossessed Palestinian Speaks Out�. Heider is a survivor from Imwas village, one of the 3 Palestinian villages destroyed in the occupied West Bank by Israeli forces, on the ruins of which the Jewish National Fund built Canada Park. The discussion covers Heider’s personal experiences, the complicity of the Jewish National Fund and the Canadian government that grants it tax deductible status, and what people here can do to help the struggle of the Palestinians.

Reminder: Vancouver April 10th picket against the JNF Dinner

Click on this Link to access a download of the show.

Browse our archives for the past twelve years on our homepage

Please join our Facebook page at: Voice of Palestine �صوت فلسطين Facebook page�

+ Sunday May 8^th 2016

Sea to Sky trail (Function Junction to Brandywine Falls) (Difficulty level C6*)

A free public event for Nature Vancouver. Non members limited to 3 hikes.

Meeting time and location: Carpool at Park Royal North (Park & Ride on 3rd floor) at 7:30am.

Field trip leaders: Bengul Kurtar and David Cook.

Registration would be appreciated: Contact David at 924 0147 (cookeco2@yahoo.com) or

Bengul Kurtar (bengul_kurtar@yahoo.com) 733 5327.

Description of field trip: We will explore the Sea to Sky Trail between Function Junction and Brandywine Falls while hiking the trail following the Cheakamus River.

This will be a crossover type hike. We will leave half of the cars at the trail head (Function Junction) and the rest of them at the trail end.

This is moderately strenuous hike of 13-14 km. We will learn about geology, flora and fauna along the way.

"The heritage of the Sea to Sky Trail can be traced back to the historic travel and trade route of the Coast Salish and Interior Salish First Nations. These peoples would use the Sea to Sky corridor as a means of access between the Coast and the Interior. In the late 1700s and early 1800s European settlement expanded both on the Coast and into the Interior, as pioneers ventured in pursuit of gold and the expansion of ranches. It was at this time, the young province of British Columbia undertook their largest capital project to date, a cattle trail for ranchers around Lillooet to transport their cattle to the Vancouver markets. The trail proved too rigorous for the cattle, so the route was abandoned. But the idea of traveling through the Sea to Sky corridor persisted, eventually leading to the development first of gravel roads and railways, and then of highways and airports."

Add'l info: Pack lunch and water, and wear good hiking boots. Weather conditions can be variable so prepare for both sun and rain. * See Nature Vancouver website http://www.naturevancouver.ca/ for Difficulty Ratings.

+ The Dunbar Chronicles: A Self-Guided Walking Tour

Where: Dunbar Community Centre What: Discover the community’s stories as you walk your walk your way through the Dunbar Chronicles – a self-guided walking tour. Runs until: Sunday May 29, 2016

* TALK ~

RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS FIRST NATIONS' VOICES Session #3 "We are the future"

Thursday April 28 -- St. John's Anglican Church, 1410 Nanton Avenue; Suggested Donation: $10

In the past year, several young First Nations women in our community have completed studies which led to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. Amy Parent (Nisga'a Nation, PhD in Education); and Melissa Adams (Nisga'a Nation, Doctoral Candidate in Archives & Information Systems) -- with Melanie Delva - discuss their research and current work in the community that is shining a light on First Nations issues and paving the way for change.

* INTERNATIONAL BEAR DAY ~ Saturday 1- 4 pm & 7 - 9pm April 2^nd

Celebrations will include a walk to see the natural foods of our black bears. A North Shore Black Bear Society, Raincoast Conservation Fdn, and Capilano U free event. For more info, email nsbbs@telus.net In two parts:

A family fun day program 1-4 pm, Cedar Building & library courtyard, Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, NV.

Bring the family for displays, face painting, storytelling, photography, art, bear safety workshop, music by the Grizzly Waves and a guided walk to look at the plants and bugs foraged by bears. The walk is scheduled for 3pm. Meet those working on bear research and conservation.

The evening program 7-9 pm in the Bosa Ctr for Film and Animation on campus will be a viewing of the film Great Bear and a presentation by Christina Service, Raincoast Scientist and Executive Director of the Spirit Bear Research Foundation. Registration recommended for the evening programme at http://tinyurl.com/oarkcoy.

>>> 2016 HEADSUP Section A1 - 23 <<<

=== 2016 HEADSUP A1: Ccl BITS Apr 4; Mtgs/Events

{ NB: Drafted Friday April 1st but transmission unfortunately delayed }

Am able therefore to tell you what happened at Monday’s ccl mtg�..

Finally, welcome to the new year.

As said in the past, the Scene section of the VSun on Thursdays lists oodles of activities, and by kind of entertainment. Mtgs, events, etc that were in the last newsletter are usually not repeated in a Headsup.

Herewith: Intro; TREES; Ccl April 4 Bits; Mtgs/Events April 1 - 10; Maiku

�� INTRO NEWS —

- April is Daffodil Month — Canadian Cancer Society

- Sad to learn of the recent passing of long-time Srs’ Ctr volunteer, Fred Titcomb, just short of his 104th birthday wch wd hv bn April 17th. Celebration at the Srs’ Ctr on Sunday 10th. In fact, Fred started volunteering in 1940. Besides the Queen’s Jubilee medal, in 2014 he received the BC Cmnty Achievement Award recognizing his 75 years of cmnty volunteerism.

- HERITAGE HONEYMOON PHOTOS?

The N Sh Heritage Preservation Society asked I put out a request for stories or photos from any newsletter readers who might have spent a honeymoon or vacation at the Silk Purse cottage, thinking these might be of interest on their website, in heritage displays, and in current discussions about the future of the building. Of course they wd obtain written permission from the individual contributors before publicizing any of the info. {write to photos@westvan.org}

🎄 TREES

A hot topic now. Trees have finally caught Ccl’s serious attention and they’re discussing bylaws.

The City of Vancouver’s canopy has dropped from 22% to 18% so they’re selling trees for $10! (Must be a Vancouver resident and the limit is three.)

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is selling cherry trees — reserve yours, blooms in early, mid, or late in the season. See http://www.vcbf.ca

🎄 Vancouver Tree Week is April 2 - 10

Help us grow our urban forest and reach our goal of planting 150,000 trees by 2020.

http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/vancouver-tree-week.aspx

🎄 10th Anniversary Birthday Blossoms Tree Planting Program

Choose from eight early-to-late blooming cultivars for 62 days of bloom on any private property and look forward to� http://www.vcbf.ca/community-event/10th-anniversary-birthday-blossoms

🎄 The Vancouver Tree Book aims to make an arborist out of everyone

http://www.straight.com/arts/670491/vancouver-tree-book-aims-make-arborist-out-everyone

�� CCL MTG April 4th BITS

= The Mayor announced the mbrs of the CEC

http://westvancouver.ca/government/committees-groups/committees/community-engagement-committee

and congratulated staff on the NSN Readers Choice awards won by WV.

= Some discussion but Devt Permit for a beach shed and proposed stairs for a deck in a non-conforming locn at 6016 Gleneagles was approved

= Debate also re technical corrections to 2992 - 3032 Burfield Place; DP was amended

= The street-naming request re Rodgers Creek was approved. Cam said he learned some history from the report (the area was known as Tower Hill) so I tried to copy and paste that from the ccl agenda on the DWV website (but it had been scanned instead converted). Comment was also made as to whether this cd hv bn under Consent Agenda rather than an item for Ccl.

= wrt non-enforcement of the noise bylaw for Grosv (1300 MDr), a good point was made by Cass, surprised residents had been given no info/notice/warning this was going to occur before it came to Ccl for approval.

{absolutely agree — wd assume already a policy to let residents, esp in the area, be notified and asked for feedback; trust will be rectified shortly. Pity no one thought of it beforehand. [6:34 - 6:48]}

= The 2016 tax rate bylaw w/ revised Sched A (on-table) carried but w/ Sop opposed two min later [6:50].

= The water shortage response plan amdmt bylaw to incorporate MetroV revisions carried unanimously [6:55]

= The Road Closure and Removal of Hwy Dedication adjacent to 2998 Park Lane has a legal angle. DWV lost so appealed, and the appeal resulted in a recipe for a resoln.

{Again, can’t copy and paste the story b/c can’t copy and paste from what was sent; hope to put in the transcript}

= The 5-Yr Financial Plan was adopted; as was the keeping of backyard chickens bylaw.

= Ccl Mtg schedule was changed to add two sp mtgs: 6pm Wed Apr 20 and Mon Apr 25;

and to cancel the reg mtg Mon May 2.

= A 2173 Argyle three-unit DP will be considered late April

= Correspondence: Lower Clovelly Walk, statutory capital reserve funds, lots on trees!, waterfront concept, passenger train from NV to Prince George, G3 Terminal, access to Whytecliff Park,

= At end were the Reports from Mayor and Cclrs and one speaker at PQP with interesting and helpful comments on TREES!.

= ADJOURNMENT at 7:23pm!

�� MEETINGS / THEATRE / EVENTS April 1 - 10

—-> The Arts Club’s Onegin has been enjoying sold-out performances. Got a notice that they were extending three days, and now they’ve added more! No surprise with both Meg Roe and Alessandro Juliani! Here it is:

Onegin must close April 17! With 18 performances SOLD OUT, Onegin is the hottest ticket in town! We’ve added 7 performances, but they’re filling up fast. Tix start at just $25—best availability April 15–17.

Buy online or call the box office at 687 1644

> DWV

~ 7pm ~ Thursday Apr 7 ~ Awards Cmte at Cmnty Ctr

~ 9am ~ Friday Apr 8 ~ Cmnty Grants Cmte at Cmnty Ctr

~ 10:45am ~ Saturday Apr 9 ~ Vimy Ridge Day

10:45am March from the WV Legion ~ 11am Ceremony in Memorial Park

The WV Legion will once again commemorate the 99th anniversary of the successful 1917 Canadian attack at Vimy Ridge, a key victory helping to end World War I. Mbrs of the WV Legion, WV Police, and WV Fire & Rescue will march from the Legion to the Cenotaph in Memorial Park for a ceremony.

+ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY

GESTURES IN PAINT AND CERAMICS -- Mary Blaze and Haejin Lee April 5 - 23

Opening Reception: Tues April 5 from 6 - 8pm Meet the Artists: ~ 2 - 3pm ~ Sat April 9

+ OUR LIBRARY

Friends of the Library Booksales Stock up on great book bargains!

Members’ Pre-Sale: Thursday April 7 from 6 – 8:30pm Memberships available at the door $10

Public Sale ~ 10am - 4pm ~ Friday April 8 and Saturday April 9

> April 1 - 10

�� FRIDAY/SAT APRIL 1st/2nd

VSO: Rocket Man with Chris Hadfield, with VSO and UBC Opera Ensemble; Orpheum 8pm tel; 876 3434

�� SATURDAY APRIL 2nd

~ 9:30am or 1:30pm ~ Big Tree Weekend: Tour the Giants — Many of our province’s biggest trees are in Stanley Park. Learn how to support BC’s few remaining old-growth forests. Stanley Pk Nature House stanleyparkecology.ca 718 6522

~ 2pm ~ JENNIFER TEEGE -- Author in conversation with Marsha Lederman, sharing her new memoir, My Grandfather Wd Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past. Sat April 2 at 8pm.

Tix: $29/$25/$21. Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre. More info at chutzpahfestival.com.

~ The Arabian Nights (Sheherezade’s Tales) by UBC BFA prog; Freddy Wood ubctheatretickets.com 822 2678 to Apr 2

�� SUNDAY APRIL 3rd

~ 2pm ~ UBC Music: Opera Tea in the Garden; coffee, tea, and light refreshments

Concert of opera arias and song favourites. music.ubc.ca 822 6725

~ 3pm ~

TOMORROW at 3pm at the Chan Centre, the professional forces of the PBO will combine with the forces of the UBC Baroque Mentorship Orchestra to perform Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, a suite for wind band written for the fireworks celebration that commemorated the end of the War of Austrian Succession, in April of 1749. Fittingly, the festively-sized orchestra of students and professional players will perform a re-scoring of this famous suite for full orchestra that Handel composed to benefit the student residents of the Foundling Hospital in London.

The programme will also include Bach's Brandenburg 1

and Telemann's Concerto for 3 trumpets in D major.

Read the Programme Notes: http://www.earlymusic.bc.ca/events/handels-music-for-the-royal-fireworks/

MORE THAN 40 MUSICIANS PLAYING ON PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ON THE STAGE OF THE CHAN!

�� WEDNESDAY APRIL 6th

~ 5:30pm ~ BC BOOK PRIZES SOIRÉE

An evening to mix and mingle with the nominees and the literary cmnty. Wed April 6 at 5:30pm, free. Studio Records, 919 Granville St., Vancouver. More information at bcbookprizes.ca

~ 7pm ~ Webinar: 12 New Affordable Housing Ideas

The Michael Geller lecture is sold out, but you can watch the live webinar from your computer, tablet, or smartphone Apr 6 at 7pm at: global.gotomeeting.com/join/234363013 Access Code: 234-363-013. Join the discussion via Twitter! Tweet your comments using #SFUaffordablehousing. Be sure to follow us @SFUcity.

~ 7pm ~ DAVID TRACEY

Author presents his book, Vancouver Tree Book: A Living City Field Guide, filled with detailed descriptions and hundreds of colour images for discovering the quiet giants living among us. Wed Apr 6 at 7pm, free.

Main Street Book Warehouse, 4118 Main St. More info: bookwarehouse.ca

~ 7:30pm ~ EVE LAZARUS

Author of Sensational Vancouver and Cold Case Vancouver presents stories of bootleggers and brothels, police corruption, and unsolved murders. Wed Apr 6 at 7:30pm, free.

McGill branch, Burnaby Public Library. More info and registration at bpl.bc.ca

�� THURSDAY APRIL 7th

~ 6pm ~ A Conversation with Anoushka Shankar; acclaimed sitar player talks with Sheryl MacKay about her

extensive musical career and the legacy of her father, Pandit Ravi Shankar chancentre.com 822 9197

~ 8pm ~ TWS READING SERIES — The Writing Studio at SFU presents Timothy Shay, author of the poetry colln The Dirty Knees of Prayer. Cottage Bistro, 4470 Main St.

�� THURSDAY to SATURDAY APRIL 7th - 9th

BALLET — GOING HOME STAR A deeply moving classical ballet of truth and reconciliation, with story by Joseph Boyden, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. More info at RWB.org.

�� SATURDAY/SUNDAY APRIL 9th/10th

VANCOUVER CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL http://www.vcbf.ca

~ 10am - 5pm ~ Sakura Days Japan Fair

VanDusen Botanical Garden. Tix now available online vandusengarden.org/ and in person

=== 2016 HEADSUP A2: Apr 18 Agenda; Calendar

Trying to get the info to you ahead of time!

Below: news/announcements, April 18 ccl mtg agenda, add’l events Apr 8 - 12, trees, QTP

�� INTRO

Gorgeous weather! ENJOY!

> April 8th is World Health Day; this year the focus is on diabetes.

> The 26th Celebration of Light! This year’s participating countries are the Netherlands (Sat July 23),

Australia (Wed July 27), and US/Disney (Sat July 30). Expecting 400K spectators a night!

> The WV Arts Centre Trust has announced Rob Gloor announced as new Executive Director of KMC

effective June 21. Rob succeeds Jeanne LeSage who led the organization from March 2014 and is now

pursuing a career in her home province of Ontario.

> Saving heritage homes? Moving better than demolition! Venerable B.C. homes shipped by barge to the US and offered as cheap housing. At least being saved! (one at 104!)

See: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/venerable-b-c-homes-shipped-by-barge-to-u-s-and-offered-as-cheap-housing

> HERITAGE Report at City of NV ccl mtg on Monday April 11

Christopher Wilkinson of CNV Planning kindly forwarded this notice for our information:

The “Heritage Program Update and Non-Monetary Incentives for Heritage Protection� report is online under item 13 (page 8) on the Council Agenda, available here:

http://www.cnv.org/-/media/city-of-north-vancouver/documents/council-meeting-agenda/2016/2016-04-11-regular-agenda-package-for-april-11-2016.pdf

Though I’ve asked for 25 years for nbrhds themselves to draw up the character they want to have, do like his third recommendation: AND THAT staff be directed to report back with a strategy for the development of Heritage Character Area Guidelines for those areas currently without such Guidelines for referral to a future work program.

{When you click on the item, the report comes up (p8). Of the whole agenda plus attachments, however, it’s p 161 to p184, but from p167 the whole (impressive) CNV program comes up.

NB: CNV’s better than DWV! it is possible to copy and paste from the memos even so if you want to discuss a statement, page, or report, you can! We’ve been advocating for many years that DWV use “conversion� but they keep �scanning’. The advantage of converting is not just being able to copy parts for discussion, it also means you can ’search’ for topics. Let’s hope WV will convert. Pun intended.}

☆ DWV COUNCIL AGENDA April 18

See: http://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/council-agendas/2016/apr/18/16apr18-Agenda2.pdf

Main Items:

= BULK HOUSING/CHARACTER

Great staff report on DWV agenda Apr 18th, but it’s long, so read in advance.

= TREES! on April 18th’s WV agenda! At bottom see notice M just sent me with advance info.

= REVISED TAX RATE BYLAW (I haven’t yet read all of this to find out what changed; here’s what it has)

[Item 6]� Revised Schedule A to Proposed 2016 Annual Tax Rates Bylaw �

The proposed bylaw received first, second, and third reading at the April 4, 2016 Ccl mtg.

RECOMMENDATION: THAT

� Third reading of proposed � Annual Tax Rates Bylaw No.4885, 2016� be rescinded;

� Proposed � Annual Tax Rates Bylaw� as att'd to the report from the Dir/Financial Services dated Mar 15 be revised by replacing the existing “Sched A� w/ the revised “Sched A – 2016 Property Tax Rates as Est'd by Ccl� as att'd to the report dated Apr 6 from the Acting Dir/Financial Services.

� Proposed � Annual Tax Rates Bylaw No.4885, 2016� be read a third time as amended.

= CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

much more besides Disability Issues, the Cypress Village Planning Process, and lots in Correspondence

�� Herewith: Calendar from Apr 8 - 12

+ Vancouver South African Film Festival April 8 - 10 — see: http://www.vsaff.org

+ Kerrisdale Antiques Fair April 9 and 10 — 980 3159

- CEEP WG mtg Tues April 12 — CANCELLED

+ Tues Apr 12 Opening Reception ~ 7pm ~ of Museum’s exhibition [April 13 - June 4]:

SANAZ MAZINANI: MIRRORED EXPLOSIONS (Artist Talk: 7pm Apr 14) http://westvancouvermuseum.ca

Mirror reflections have multifarious interpretations: some view the image as objective truth, while others identify its inherent reversal as proof of the mirror’s deception or illusion. Mirrors confine and frame the visible, although they may also exaggerate it infinitely —for example, when two mirrors face each other.

++ don’t forget

o Legion’s Vimy Ridge March to Memorial Park Saturday morning 11am for 99th anniversary

o the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival — sakura weekend in last Headsup vcbf.ca

o Things in WVM or the prev Headsup may not also appear below {apologies for anything missed}

= Various events:

� on or ending SATURDAY APRIL 9

~ 2 and 8pm ~ Late Company: Touchstone Theatre at The Cultch, Vancity Culture Lab; tix: thecultch.com

~ 6pm ~ Vancouver Art Gallery’s Major Art Auction at Fairmont Pacific Rim

among the artists: Dana Claxton, Rodney Graham, Jeff Wall 662 4747 artauction2016.ca

~ 8pm ~ UBC Symphony Orchestra: Concerto competition winner 2016, Melody Yuan, violin

Chan Centre 822 5574 music.ubc.ca

~ 8pm ~ VSO: Beethoven’s Ninth: UBC University Singers and UBC Choral Union at the Orpheum

876 3434 vancouversymphony.ca

� on or ending SUNDAY APRIL 10

~ 1:30pm ~ Native plants as natural healers: First Nations medicinal uses of native plants

A free public walk for Wild Bird Trust Walk leader: David Cook — 924 0147

Mtg time/locn: 1:30 - 3:30pm at Wild Bird Trust’s Conservation Area office, 2645 Dollarton Hwy, NV 604 903 4471. Rain or shine.

Description of walk: We will walk the wheelchair-accessible trails of the Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats and learn to identify native plant species used in traditional First Nations medicine.

~ 3pm ~ Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center welcomed by the Friends of Chamber Music

at the Vancouver Playhouse 722 1264 friendsofchambermusic.ca

~ 3pm ~ Vancouver debut of British tenor Mark Padmore, Vancouver Recital Society

at the Chan Centre 602 0363 vanrecital.com

~ 4:45pm ~ JNF Dinner at Four Seasons Hotel (W Georgia and Howe St)

JNF Canada has used its tax-deductible status for building and maintaining the infamous “Canada Park� on the ruins of 3 Palestinian villages, Imwas, Yalu, and Beit Nuba, which were located in the occupied West Bank and destroyed after the 1967 war. On April 10, 2016, the Jewish National Fund JNF Pacific Region is holding its annual “Negev Gala Dinner�.

Contact email: info@cpavancouver.org

{why named Canada Park on razed/removed villages? and yes, readers, fyi if there were a protest against ISIL, it wd be publicized here as well — let me know!}

~ 7pm ~ Crimes of the Heart, Bright Young Theatre at the Little Mountain Gallery brightyoungtheatre.com

� on or ending MONDAY APRIL 11

~ 7:30pm ~ Debaters: All-Star Stand-Up Comedy: Presentation House Theatre 990 3474 phtheatre.org

Graham Clark, Ivan Decker, Charlie Demers, Erica Sigurdson

~ 8pm ~ VSO: Wagner vs Brahms; Orpheum 876 3434 vancouversymphony.ca

🎄TREES

...from DWV:

Protecting West Vancouver Trees: a balanced and thoughtful approach

Trees are important to the residents of West Vancouver. Trees are a part of West Vancouver’s identity and they help to set the community apart from other increasingly urbanized municipalities in Metro Vancouver.

In recent years, there has been an increased awareness by many in the community of the value that trees bring to the District including positive ecological and environmental benefits as well as community, social, economic and personal benefit. With this increased awareness, many residents are concerned that there is no specific bylaw in West Vancouver for the protection of trees on private lands.

This concern has been exacerbated by the now common practice of the complete clearing of lots for new or redevelopment. This practice results in the loss of significant tree cover generally and the loss of signature trees within West Vancouver neighbourhoods. The District has heard continued and increasing concern from the community regarding the loss of trees.

At the same time, the District recognizes and manages the effects of tree growth on amenities such as access to sunlight, views, and safety.

In response, the District will undertake community consultation regarding tree protection on private lands and report back to Council later this year. During this consultation period, an Interim Tree Bylaw is proposed to protect identified trees until Council considers a long-term strategy for tree protection on private lands.

More information:

http://westvancouver.ca/government/mayor-council/councils-priorities-2015-2018/built-form-housing-and-neighbourhood-character/protecting-west-vancouver’s-trees

=== HEADSUP 2016 A3: Apr 12 - 14

Time marcheth on — in fact I think it’s racing. This was supposed to go out Tuesday, mea culpa.

A2 had Monday night’s agenda but have to provide an update on mtgs, etc.

☆ TREES on the agenda, v controversial — attend and get your point heard

☆ fyi there will be add’l ccl mtgs both on Apr 20 and 25th.

Herewith: Tues (1); Wed (2-4); Thurs (5); Smiles? [to end]

1

KMC -- FILM: JAFAR PANAHI'S TAXI Tue, Apr 12 | 7:30pm

Tickets: $10 Adults / $7 Students Run time: 82 minutes

Presented in Farsi with English Subtitles

After being sentenced to six years of house arrest and a twenty-year ban on making films in 2010, the great Iranian director Jafar Panahi got around these strictures by shooting his subsequent features This Is Not a Film entirely within his apartment and Closed Curtain at his summer house.

For his new film, Panahi retreats to an even more confined location: a taxi that circles the streets of Tehran, with Panahi himself in the driver's seat. Without ever leaving the cab, Panahi quietly orchestrates a multi-layered mosaic of life in today's Iran as he coaxes the fares he picks up to speak to him about their concerns, fears, hopes, and expectations. Welcomed with a standing ovation at the Berlinale and awarded the festival's top prize of the Golden Bear, Jafar Panahi's Taxi is one of the year's essential films.

Official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival 2015

2

PUBLIC ART ADVISORY CMTE MTG -- Apr 13 ~ 10am to noon at the Music Box, 1564 Argyle

3

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TASK GROUP MEETING -- Apr 13 ~ 1 to 3 pm

4

NORTH SHORE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

� As it happens Lisa Anne Smith, curator of the “Old Hastings Mill Store� museum is available to talk to us but only in the afternoon. She is currently working on a book about Emily Susan Patterson, the Heroine of Moodyville. Join us on Wednesday at the NEW TIME OF 2pm for Lisa Anne Smith talking about the Hastings Mill and Store. Perhaps we can impose upon her to talk about her researches into Mrs. Patterson. See you at the regular place but at the new time:

North Vancouver Museum & Archives, 3203 Institute Rd. North Vancouver

Wednesday April 13 at 2pm

5

VANCOUVER VANISHES Demolition and Revival

7pm Thursday April 14 Central Library -- Free! Popular. Come early.

Contributors from Vancouver Vanishes: Narratives of Demolition and Revival discuss Vancouver’s changing urban environment in an engaging multimedia talk. Novelist and short story writer Caroline Adderson reflects on houses and apartments as “repositories of narrative". Artist and writer Michael Kluckner talks about the aesthetic values that created Vancouver’s historic neighbourhoods. Writer and blogger Eve Lazarus gives an illustrated presentation about the changing West End. For more information, please contact Anvil Press at info@anvilpress.com

=== HEADSUP 2016 A4: Apr 15 - 20

Well, overcome by obligations. Was to send out a Headsup on Thursday night!

Must remind you that two major items on Monday’s agenda:

HOUSING BULK/NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER and TREES.

Two items that affect pretty well all of us.

Fight for your nbrhd! Describe how you want it to be and look. Send it to Ccl (signed petition) to make it easy for Ccl to rubber stamp.

A “one-size fits all� wd be watered down and probably dull, indistinctive across the whole M.

Keep our park-like cmnty; have high-density in zones. Mixing them makes many unhappy.

Apologies for lateness and any omitted.

List is chronological; some past but there’s always next year!

At end, a short video, ICYMI, the start of the Southern Straits Sailing Race, plus photos, pun, and pic :-)s

—-> to April 20

+ Earth Day Philosophers’ Cafe – Do Economy and Ecology Compete with or Complement Each Other?

This Earth Day discussion focuses on how the economy can both damage and fund the environment.

Friday April 15, 10:30am – 12pm, LIBRARY

+ North Shore Writers Festival 2016 Weekend — Apr 15/16 Free

Lynn Valley Library, NV — northshorewritersfestival.com

+ starts Apr 15: Grubstake Remix

Part of a week-long celebration of amazing Cdn films (Apr 15-21), VIFF Vancity Theatre is presenting Grubstake Remix, a film about Cdn-born actress, writer, producer, and animal trainer, best known for her portrayals of strong, adventurous women. In this unique cinema hybrid that crosses between the worlds of performance documentary and narrative fiction, actors and musicians perform with the original silent film in a redux where the on-screen characters are speaking and thinking in Shakespearean English. > More info here. http://www.viff.org/theatre/films/fc8850-grubstake-remix

+ Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises around Vancouver

Learn about current whale research and how you can help conserve vulnerable whale, dolphin, porpoise, and sea turtle populations in B.C. Saturday April 16, 2 – 4pm, Library

+ VSO ~ 8pm ~ Sat April 16: The Conservatives: Brahms Requiem Orpheum vancouversymphony.ca

+ See the Blossom Barge WEEKEND Apr 16/17 Granville Island to Crab Park vcbf,ca

+ KMC — Theatre West Van presents FAWLTY TOWERS 8ipm Apr 15/16

APR 15 | 8:00 THEATRE WEST VAN PRESENTS: FAWLTY TOWERS

APR 16 | 8:00 THEATRE WEST VAN PRESENTS: FAWLTY TOWERS (to Apr 30)

SE4SONS: COLLINGWOOD SPRING DANCE SHOWCASE Tuesday, April 19, 2016 7:00PM
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 7:00PM

> SUNDAY April 17

- HIGH TEA —James and Jamesy are back; at Studio 1398 at Granville Island theatrewire.com

- SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 7:30pm

Bach; Ryerson United Church; salishseafestival.org/vancouver

- Cmnty Ctr:

- KMC:

Draw is Tomorrow! DREAM A LITTLE DREAM TRAVEL RAFFLE Draw Date April 18 Three cash prizes. Your dream...your plan! First: $4,000, Second: $750, Third: $250

Tix are $20ea, or buy three for $50 or five for $75. At KMC box ofc by ph or online.

> MONDAY April 18

VSO -- 8pm Mon April 18: The Progressives: Wagner’s Ring Without Words Orpheum vancouversymphony.ca

> TUESDAY April 19

Free WVCCS Community Forum "China the New Reality" - Tuesday, April 19th.

The West Vancouver Community Centres Society (WVCCS) is extremely pleased to announce our next Forum for Dialogue and Learning, titled China - the New Reality, will be taking place on Tuesday, April 19th.

Leading experts Stewart Beck, Jim Allworth and James Ho will discuss China's evolving place in the world today, and the potential impact of these changes on Canada and British Columbia. Jas Johal, a veteran journalist and former Asia Bureau Chief based in Beijing, will moderate the panel discussion and audience participation.

Full details are available here.

The Forum takes place from 7 - 9pm (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) in the Music Hall at the WV Cmnty Ctr. The event is free to the cmnty, but as space is limited to avoid disappointment we ask you to please email your name and number of tickets requested to wvccs@westvancouver.ca as soon as possible.

> WEDNESDAY April 20 — ccl mtg at 6pm!!!

+ VIDEO SAILING {they left Dundarave pier on Good Friday}

West Vancouver's "Hollywood Sailing Club"

Video: https://youtu.be/IiW618Ex6VM CHEEEEEERS!

+ photOs

PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MEET BHUTAN'S ROYAL COUPLE

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have already visited Mumbai, New Delhi

The Associated Press Posted: Apr 14, 2016 5:00 PM ET Last Updated: Apr 14, 2016 5:00 PM ET

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-william-kate-india-1.3529048

=== HEADSUP 2016 A5: Ccl Mtg TONIGHT; WVPD tomorrow

yes, tonight! Wed Apr 20 to adopt the Interim Tree Bylaw.

Do hope they’ll amend it to preserve more trees by reducing the measurement above wch are protected.

��️🎄��️ Remember, the view is through the trees and/or framed by the trees — we want both! Views and trees. After all they clean the air and give us oxygen as well as prevent erosion and flooding. Let’s celebrate our park-like community!

You may want to find out what happened Mon and what’s going to happen Thursday as well, so bits below.

Also it’s the Queen’s actual birthday tomorrow; HM turns 90 Thursday April 21 — and still working virtually full time! and Prince Philip will be 95 in June.

Don’t forget the WVPD Family Carnival starts tomorrow too!

Herewith: Ccl Mtg Tidbits; mtgs/events; Pun Police {HM; in rush, so tomorrow’s Headsup!}

�� Ccl Mtg Apr 18 Tidbits

= Building Bulk passed to go to PH May 16, so get your views known between now and the PH night (not permitted to have input after the PH. Staff and Ccl willing to listen to you!

= Interim Tree bylaw passed as well; definition of �cut’ given plus prohibition of invasive species. More input and to come back in Nov. Some requested an earlier date back. It was pointed out that there are few trees in Ambleside of 75cm diameter so doesn’t change much. Gamb even proposed an amendment for smaller but was told too long/complicated just now. {Your Editor agrees shd be smaller.}

Many thoughtful and informed comments. Lasted 47 minutes and only two speakers negative! So adoption is planned for tonight (or, we hope, rescission!).

{fyi, at Ccl Your Editor requested a scientific provision — ensure whatever you plant on your lot absorbs and maintains water (rain) thus preventing erosion and flooding your nbrs’ properties!}

= Sched A of annual tax rate: third reading was rescinded; amended third reading passed; adoption at a following mtg.

{Your Editor comments here to point out this is what cd be done to the Tree Bylaw wrt reducing size.}

�� Mtgs Tues Apr 19 ~ 4:30pm ~ Reserves and Investments Task Group

Wed Apr 20 ~ 6pm ~ Library Board mtg at the Library

Thurs Apr 21 ~ 4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte mtg CANCELLED

~ 6:30pm ~ Devt Applicn Information re 2173 Argyle at the Srs’ Ctr

and

WV POLICE FAMILY CARNIVAL

It is carnival time again and we are ready for another four days of fun starting Thursday April 21st! The 11th Annual West Vancouver Police Family Carnival, hosted by our

Student Work & Advisory Team (SWAT), is back for an 11th year and returning to Ambleside Park where it all started!

Carnival rides with an ocean view! Our carnival partners West Coast Amusements are bringing their best rides and carnival games to Ambleside Park!

Select at site from either individual ride tickets or an all-day ride pass. A portion of ride ticket proceeds support WV Police Youth Programs!

Have fun! Meet members of the WV Police Youth Liaison Section, K9 Section and Cops for Cancer Riders.

Get your picture taken in the driver's seat of a Police Vehicle!

11th Annual WVPD Family Carnival - Ambleside Park

Dates & Times: Thursday, April 21 - 3pm to 10pm Friday, April 22 - 3pm to 10pm

Saturday, April 23 - 11am to 6pm Sunday, April 24 - 11am.to 6pm

Click Here To Visit Our Website For More Information

https://wvpd.ca/index.php/breaking-stories/1324-11th-annual-west-vancouver-police-family-carnival-ambleside-park

☆ caught by the Pun Police to end

=== HEADSUP 2016 A6: Apr 20 Bit; Mtgs; Agenda Apr 25

So much happening! Friday afternoon is disappearing!

Interim Trees Wed adopted; Earth Day today; PASSOVER tonight; Adopt-a-Fish tomorrow; Vaisakhi (Sat); More events/mtgs; and PQP at end ... but first, COUNCIL! (20th and 25th)

🎄 CCL MTG Bit (Wed Apr 20)

Utterly amazing! The mtg was over in six minutes!

and good news — both the Interim Tree and Boulevard Bylaws passed.

An amendment for a smaller diameter was not mentioned however the good news is that Planning will be back though not as early as hoped, but earlier than the original in November, with the tree bylaw, July 18.

Send your views to Mayor and Council: mayorandcouncil@westvancouver.ca

I’ve read the Correspondence (up to April 22):

http://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/council-correspndence/2016/apr/16apr22.pdf

and suggest you read No. 7 wch has 22 submissions wrt trees.

There are some good suggestions wch I hope will be incorporated in the revised bylaw — not just smaller diameter but more native species such as our dogwood (BC’s provincial tree).

�� CCL AGENDA (Mon Apr 25)

MAIN ITEMS: Harvest Project (Delegation); Devt Permit 2173 Argyle; NSEM Annual Review; 1425 Gordon Heritage Designation and Heritage Revitalization Agreement (Vinson Residence); DCC Expenditure Bylaw; Pilot Project, Crushing and Grinding (601 Hawstead); Partnership with NSh Black Bear Society; TofRef for KPI + Reserves and Investments Task Groups; Correspondence.

See it all at: http://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/council-agendas/2016/apr/25/16apr25-Agenda3.pdf

�� MEETINGS/EVENTS, etc

> FRIDAY ~ 6:30pm ~ CNV Library, Movie: The Pristine Coast

> FRIDAY and SATURDAY

~ 8pm ~ VSO: Mozart + Shakespeare; Chan Ctr 876 3434 Celebrating 400th Anniversary vancouversymphony.ca

> SATURDAY

~ 11am - 1pm ~ The West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society is hosting their annual Adopt-a-Fish in Memorial Park. Pick up your Salmon Release Certificate at the WV Memorial Library, then head to Memorial Park to collect, and then release a salmon smolt into the wild.

~ 7pm ~ Will’s Wake — Bard on the Beach event at BMO Theatre Ctr

Reception, Readings, and Music 739 0559 bardonthebeach.org/wills-wake

~ 7:30pm ~ Lions’ Gate Sinfonia: Majesty and Meditation — Brahms

Centennial Theatre NV 984 4484 centennialtheatre.com

> SUNDAY

~ 8am - 1pm ~ Ambleside Park This Daffodil Month, add a spring to your step with the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Dash - a 1k walk and 5k run (and don't forget the 100m mini dash for the kids!) that raises funds for cancer research and prevention and support for people living with the disease right now.

For more info and to register, visit the Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Dash website.

~ noon - 2pm ~ Ambleside Park, east of the concession

AMBLESIDE SKATEPARK OPENING -- Please join Mayor and Council and the skatepark planning group in celebrating the official opening of the renovated Ambleside Skate Park. The official ribbon cutting will be followed by a skateboard demonstration with prizes, music, hot dogs, and cake. This event takes place rain or shine, in conjunction with the 11th Annual WVPD Family Carnival. You won’t want to miss the fun!

~ 1 - 5pm ~ Sixth Annual Earth Day Festival

Parade starts at Commercial & Broadway; ends at Granville Pk for festival 683 8220 earthdayparade.ca

~ 2:30 - 5pm ~ DESIGN SUNDAYS: Improv-ing the City -- Workshop exploring Vancouver’s devt, housing, and affordability policies Museum of Vancouver 736 4431 museumofvancouver.ca

~ 4pm ~ BC Boys’ Choir features the International Touring Choir and others

will do rest tomorrow!

=== HEADSUP 2016 A7: Ccl Apr 25; Events; INFObits; Shakespeare, HM, etc

Well, did manage to get A6 out before midnight so the date wd be Apr 22 — hundreds go out but last few hit midnight.

Here are more events, info, HM, tidbits, etc, even scotch eggs and QTP, but first, am sure you’re wondering what happened at Monday’s (Apr 25th) ccl mtg. May 2nd’s ccl mtg has been cancelled so the next ccl mtg is May 16th!

Note, however, that May 9th (from 6pm at KMC) is for Ambleside Waterfront Plan Consultation.

�� Monday Apr 25th CCL MTG’s MAIN BITS

= Harvest Project Update

= Devt Permit for 2173 Argyle (3-unit townhouse), after discussion including the hot tubs on the rooftop patio,

passed with Cam and Cass opposed

= NSh Emergency Mgmt Annual Review (v informative)

= Both heritage properties, the Vinson residence (1425 Gordon) and the Sykes residence (5616 Westport), approved to go to PH on May 16.

{Vinson residence was on 5 acres on the north edge of Ambleside about 100 years ago.}

= DCC expenditure bylaw (three readings)

= Pilot Project re crushing and grinding: environmental benefits discussed as was whether or not Ccl discuss on a case-by-case basis. Review after a year?

= Informative report on the M partnership with the NSh Black Bear Society

= Correspondence is always interesting.

[Mtg ended at just after 9:59!]

�� MTGS, EVENTS, �

+ Tuesday April 26

~ 4pm ~ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA:

CEC Tof Ref review; Update on Cmnty Outreach and Engagement Policy; CEC 2016 Wk Plan discn; CEC Mtg schedule3

~ 6pm ~ Opening Reception at FERRY BUILDING GALLERY: YIELDING TO TRANSIENCE

Abstract paintings by Jane Kenyon; Exhibition to May 15; Meet the Artist 2 - 3pm Sat April 30

~ 7pm ~ VIABLE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLNS FOR North Shore HOMES

Anchor Room, John Braithwaite Cmnty Ctr, 145 W 1st, NV Price: $10 cash admission at the door

+ Wednesday April 27

KMC: Theatre West Van: FAWLTY TOWERS Apr 27, 28, 29 at 8pm; Apr 30 Sat at 2 and 8pm

+ Thursday April 28

~ 6 - 7pm ~ Successful Passages: Amundsen, St. Roch, and Beyond at the Vancouver Maritime Museum

Attempts to sail the dangerous, icy maze of the Northwest Passage finally found successes with Roald Amundsen in 1903-1906 and the RCMPV St. Roch in the 1940s. Journey through the triumphs that set the stage for the modern phase of Arctic exploration (of icebreakers, nuclear-powered submarines, and more).

http://vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/event/extreme-explorer-lecture-series

~ 7pm ~ FLICKS & FORUM: A MICRO PLASTIC INVASION! -- Ambleside Youth Centre —

The Environmental Protection Network students from WV Sec School host an exciting film and discussion event to learn how plastics are changing our oceans.

+ Friday April 29 and Saturday April 30

WV LIBRARY’S IMAGINE IT TECHNOLOGY FAIR Fri from 4 – 8pm and Sat from 10am – 4pm

Touch, test, and tinker at the Library’s Imagine IT Technology Fair. This all ages event will get you up close and personal with technologies including 3D printing, digitization, coding, robotics, and more.

+ Saturday April 30

~ 11am - 5pm ~ “Authors for Indies� (first annual) at 32 Books in Edgemont; 980 9032

Meet 12 authors! Who and details: http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/

and

Ireland 2016: Centenary Film Programme at Cinematheque 688 3456

Opening night reception Apr 22, runs to April 30 — see: thecinematheque.ca

Marks the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a pivotal event in Ireland’s struggle for independence.

The Irish Film Institute has curated a program featuring films by an array of prominent directors.

�� INFObits

> CONSTRUCTION: 1000–1200 block Keith Road Resurfacing

Road resurfacing is scheduled to start April 25 and continue for about two weeks. Traffic control staff will be onsite to direct traffic. No on-street parking will be allowed in the construction zone. Periodic delays are possible.

> BULK HOUSES and DEMOLITIONS — WV in NSN

The District issued 130 demolition permits in 2013, 154 in 2014, and 171 in 2015

See: http://www.nsnews.com/news/west-vancouver-moves-to-limit-massive-house-size-1.2237902#sthash.i1XIEy0V.dpuf

> WV TREES on TV

ENVIRONMENT April 22, 2016 7:17 am

West Vancouver residents angry over clearcutting of trees -- Some residents of West Vancouver are shocked and angry after watching the virtual clearcutting of a number of properties. Continue reading ��

If you go to the website: http://globalnews.ca/bc/program/global-news-hour-at-6-bc/

Scroll down till you come to the story and then click on the picture and the clip plays

> SPECIAL DAY, SATURDAY APRIL 23 — St George and Shakespeare

With Shakespeare a champion of the English language, how fitting he’s celebrated on St George’s Day :-)

archivalmoments.caSt George's Day in England remembers St George, England's patron saint. The anniversary of his death, which is on April 23, is seen as England's national day. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who killed a dragon and saved a princess.

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http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/my-shakespeare-prime-minister-justin-trudeau/

> My Shakespeare: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recites his favourite lines of Shakespeare to mark the 400th anniv of the Bard’s passing [27 sec]

> Our Queen’s actual birthday was Apr 21 — 90 years young! and Prince Philip will be 95 June 10!

from Maclean’s: