~~~ spring's in full swing! ~~~
MAIN ITEMS April 8 Agendas: (See more info in Headsup 7C) Future of Howe Sound; Mulgrave expansion; OCP re the waterfront 13th to 18th; Devt 825 TWay & 707 Keith; $$$ Gleneagles Barrier; PSB Schematic Design; Correspondence ##(Ambleside; petitions re Unitarian Ch devt, re 1300blk; estuaries; Collingwood; garbage colln
== Lease/Sell Survey; WATERFRONT (13th - 18th PH Mon Apr 22); BLOOMWATCH; Vive le Canada (Vimy Ridge); from the EDITOR'S DESK (Same-Sex Marriage; OPENNESS!); WVPD (Family Carnival); UPDATES & INFO (Parade!; Be Bear Aware; Coach Houses; JR Pk Upgrade; Bridge Xing; LIghthouse Festival; Haywd Ave Rehab)
= CALENDAR to April 27th: CULTUREWATCH (Theatre; Art; Sculpture; Music, Ballet, Talks, etc); NATURE
= HEADSUP 7A: Notices/Mtgs; 7B: Cherry Blossoms!; STF; Bats (LPPS); St Stephen's centennial; 7C: Agenda Apr 8; 7D: Mtgs; Sakura; 7E: Mtgs; Agendas Apr 15; MarriageWATCH; RBC; Maggie; Apr 8th ccl mtg summary
= Ccl NOTES Mar 18th: NSh Family Court/Youth Justice Cmte Annual Report; Iranian Cdn Congress; DVP 6418 Bay; Heritage Alt Permit 4733 Piccadilly S; Zoning 1821 MDr (WVF); Awards Cmte Work Plan; Reconsideration of CoW re Nbrhd Character; AmbV Ctr Streetscape; 370/380 Mathers OCP, Rezoning, DP Applicn; WV Yacht Club Liquor Licence; Correspondence: (from prev mtgs, see http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=42870 ) -- Prev (from Feb 15): Traffic Optimization; Garbage Pickup Oddities; Five-Yr Financial/PSB (three letters) re inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and a 'doctored' doc (for watchful eyes); 1300blk/Grosvenor (retention of village atmosphere); Cell Towers; Effects of phone/other radiation; Rugby Club's liquor licence; UBCM; Taylor Way's name; parking tix; great letter re Upper Lands; excellent survey by WRA re Spirit Trail##); Seaview Walk; Spirit Trail; and New (from Mar 1): garbage colln, cell towers, 1300blk w/ petitions, Capilano Rugby liquor licence (100+!), Black Bear Society, West Van Florist, Collingwood Sch, PSB, parking bylaws, Seaview Trail, Gleneagles sound barrier, and more....
= Ccl AGENDAs April 8 {and see Headsup 7E for Apr 15th's}
= ANIMALWATCH (Cats; Baby Lion); INFObits (Israel: Women no longer arrested for praying near men; Chinese tourists; UBC Clean Energy Hub; MJ-infused Green Beer; Logging; Greenland's Election; SPCA; HR Museum); BEERWATCH (Civilization; Happy); ROYALWATCH (Photos: Maggie's Funeral); PASSOVER PROCLAMATIONS; BOOKWATCH (Brokers of Deceit); LANGUAGEWATCH (Ancient; Bilingual Babies); WORDWATCH (Blue Blood); HERITAGEWATCH; Nat'l Poetry Month; HAIKUWATCH (VCBF, VPL Talk); MAIKU; SALMAGUNDI: JobWatch; Catwatch; We're Cdns song; Marriage & Math; QUOTATIONS/THOUGHTS/PUNS; Cartoon (Same-Sex Marriage)
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YOUR OPINION on 1300block MARINE DRIVE -- 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.
If we haven't lawyers/staff/personnel expert, intelligent, skilled enough to negotiate leasing, then buy other land from the money from the sale to replace it thus maintaining our land bank assets! PLEASE, Ccl.
NB: Contrary to what a cclr recently said, the 320 Taylor Way property in fact was leased (not sold) and as you see confirmed in Info and Updates below, the Westerleigh (on the former Wetmore site) is also on leased land.
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***** PUBLIC HEARING: Mon April 22 on WATERFRONT from 13th to 18th *****
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Cherry trees are blooming along Marine Dr; they're in nbrhds too -- white to pale pink -- and now magnolias. My camelia's now blooming! If you spot a place -- street or park -- that's particularly gorgeous just now, let us know.
Write to: bloomswvm@westvan.org
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== Vive le CANADA === Vimy Ridge -- "the making of Canada"
One of the greatest battles in Canadian history was the battle at Vimy Ridge, which began on 9 April 1917. Cdn bravery and valour led to the tremendous victory for the entire Allied Force and was considered the turning point of WWI.....
Vimy Ridge was a formidable stronghold to breach. It was here that the Germans' heavily fortified Hindenburg Line met with their main trench lines leading north from Hill 70 near Arras, France. The German fortifications consisted of three layers of trenches, barbed wire, and deep tunnels. The natural slope of the hill provided little cover for attacking Allied troops. French attempts to wrest control of the ridge throughout 1915 were rebuffed, resulting in some 150,000 French casualties. When the British army relieved French operations in March 1916, they were driven back before they could plan a major attack. The crucial goal of the battle at Vimy Ridge was to break through the impenetrable German lines.
For the first time in World War I, all four Canadian divisions fought on the same battlefield. They were led by Sir Arthur William Currie, who was the first Canadian-appointed commander of the Canadian Corps. Currie determinedly kept the Canadian divisions together rather than having them mixed in with various British units. It was the first time the Canadians fought together, and they achieved a magnificent victory, sweeping the Germans off the ridge.
Early in the morning of 9 April 1917, 20,000 soldiers attacked in the first wave of fighting. By that afternoon, the two front lines had been taken by the Canadian Corps. By 12 April, the entire ridge was under Allied control. When Hill 145, the highest feature on the ridge, fell, the operation was considered to be a resounding success. The ridge remained in Allied hands for the duration of the war.
The victory of the battle of Vimy Ridge did not come without cost: Canadian casualties reached 10,602, of which 3,598 were killed. The opposing German force sustained a further 20,000 casualties. During this single campaign, four Canadians were awarded the Victoria Cross and the entire Canadian contingent was commended for their bravery......
https://www.historica-dominion.ca/content/heritage-minutes/vimy-ridge
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK ===
> Spring sprang too quickly for me. Too much happening so a belated and rather truncated WVM. Did try to send out Headsups (see them below) to keep a bit ahead but didn't totally succeed. Will hasten to send this out although belatedly. Hope WVM9 will be out shortly -- and it will have the transcripts of two (!) mtgs. Hope to put things left out of this one in the next.......
> NB: Public Hearing re waterfront 13th to 18th Mon Apr 22nd (important!) -- "park or not to be park"; PSB finances shd be revealed as well. Interesting a cclr said recently that the PSB will NOT be dependent on the sale of the 1300blk. As you see, I'm still aiming for leasing, as WV (wisely) did for 320 Taylor Way and the Wetmore prop (where the Westerleigh is arising).
> My commentary on "same-sex" marriage shd be renamed "same-mind" or "two-person" marriage since we don't get to choose, have to deal with whatever born with whether blue eyes/big feet/kinky hair/no arms, whether short/tall, or whatever proportion male/female (varies, as I learned at the Chelsea Hospital) we are. {see cartoon}
Let's celebrate love -- not enough of it in the world! If two ppl find happiness together we shd be happy for them.
> Open, inclusive, transparent. Ideals? Expected?
We heard that during the election campaigns. At the Apr 15 ccl mtg (so the transcript will be in WVM9), many examples not just of WGs not being open but of no oversight to ensure openness, and moreover -- shockingly -- some fighting against being entirely open, with some accusing those advocating openness as being like the KGB or Gestapo.
The LGA provides regulations wrt to closed mtgs in cmtes. We shd be proud we have one category (WG) that is open. In fact their guideline states "no closed sessions" -- IOW not just mtgs, any 'session'; pretty comprehensive. We shd strive to have more openness, inclusion, and transparency. Not to do so makes a mockery of our mission statement to "inspire excellence and lead by example". What example are we giving?
We've all heard the words, Ccl, now let's look at your actions.
The good news is that the CEC and WGs are going to be reviewed. Tell Ccl you want citizens included (not ordered not to speak until the end of the mtg even when they have relevant facts or dates to provide). Tell them if you think having chairs meet with mbrs privately and individually is proper (called a serial mtg and some places even have specific legislation not to do so).
And wrt transparency (and accountability) what do you think of a group deciding not to report the names of anyone (even a mbr) who speaks?
Let Ccl know you are serious about wanting, in fact you're insisting on, openness, inclusiveness, and transparency.
After all, it involves your money and changes to your nbrhd and cmnty.
The UBC motto: Tuum est -- it's yours and it's up to you.
=== WVPD ===
+ BLOCKWATCH: Visit their table 11:30am - 2:30pm Wed/Thurs April 17th/18th in Park Royal South near Extra Foods.
+ FAMILY CARNIVAL
Its finally here! The WV Police Dept would like to invite you to come on down to their 2013 Family Carnival at Park Royal for three days of fun, this weekend from Friday April 19 to Sunday April 21. Fairgoers will get the chance to have their picture taken with a police car, a motorcycle, and a mobile command unit, as well as enjoy rides, games, and carnival treats. Partial proceeds from the event will help fund youth programs in West Van. For more info and to purchase unlimited ride wristbands, visit Park Royals Guest Services Hubs South and North. We hope to see you there!
April 19: 3 10pm // April 20: 11am 10pm // April 21: 11am 6pm // Pk R South; parking lot behind Extra Foods
MORE INFO: http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=44474
=== UPDATES & INFO ===
+ GREAT! The parade is back!
'Celebrate the World' Community Day Parade to be WV spectacle - application deadlines approaching
To learn more about Community Day or to download an application and participate as a food vendor, information booth host, to be in the parade yourself or with a group, enter your dog in the parade or enter the Family Bike Ride, go to westvancouver.ca/communityday.....
This year's Community Day parade will adopt the Ambleside Village Loop; from 13th to 17th Street along Marine Drive, looping back to Ambleside Park along Bellevue Avenue. http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=44356
+ Be Bear Aware - Message From Bylaw and Licensing Services Department
The fine for placing your garbage curb side prior to the allowable time is $100, while the fine for not storing your attractants responsibly is $300. Reduce the potential for conflict from wildlife attractants by:
˘ ensuring that all attractants on your property are secured
˘ cleaning barbecues immediately after use
˘ removing any bird feeders accessible to wildlife
˘ practising safe composting techniques to ensure the peaceful co-existence of all West Vancouver residents
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=44424
+ So much info! Newsletters:
For events out west, see The Westerner for WRA and HBay: http://www.chrisadshead.com and the Gleneagles Cmnty Ctr http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs104/1103305118124/archive/1112587253889.html
There are oodles of tempting events at the Srs' Ctr -- from movies, to trips, to games, etc.
See: http://westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Recreation/Facilities/Seniors_Activity_Centre/March%202013%20Seniors%20Scene.pdf
For recreation in WV, see the Spring/Summer Leisure Guide:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/leisureguide/2013/Spring.Summer/index.html
The WV Historical Society's newsletter, Memories, is out (March) but not on website yet [ www.wvhs.ca ]
WV Streamkeepers' work plan for 2013: http://www.westvancouverstreamkeepers.ca/dox/Work%20Plan%202013.pdf
Latest news, see 2013 Jan-Mar Newsletter #15 on the website: http://www.westvancouverstreamkeepers.ca/index.html
+ SEHAB: Congratulations!
Elizabeth Hardy has accepted a position on the Salmon Enhancement Habitat Advisory Board (SEHAB). This board is comprised of volunteer representatives from across the province whose purpose is to advise Fisheries and Oceans Canada on priorities and to recommend action in areas of salmon stewardship. Elizabeth will represent the area that includes West Vancouver, Bowen Island, Howe Sound, Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton, coordinated by DFO Community Adviser Rob Bell-Irving.
+ Coach Houses: Are They the Right Fit for West Vancouver?
An examination of coach houses is identified in WVs Housing Action Plan as one of five key actions for addressing limited housing choice and affordability in 2013. This work is currently underway, and should be completed by July 2013. If feedback from residents indicates sufficient interest in coach houses, draft coach house policies and regulations would be developed for further community review.
For
- background info on housing/nbrhd issues in WV along with regular project updates on westvancouver.ca/housing;
- a discussion paper on the coach house experience in other communities;
- information displays at District venues;
- presentations to community groups;
- a moderated panel discussion and public forum on coach houses at the Kay Meek Ctr (May 8); and
- opportunities for questionnaire feedback.
See: http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=44314
For more info about the coach house examination and details of upcoming events, check this page for periodic updates. If you wd like more, or wd like to be added to our email distribution list, pls contact the Planning Dept at 925 7055 or send an email to: housing@westvancouver.ca
+ John Richardson Park Upgrade
Construction will begin in April to upgrade John Richardson Park, which is located in a triangular green space where Fulton meets Marine Dr, near 22nd, to the west of the new devt of the Westerleigh Retirement Residence. You will enjoy the park improvements this summer, as completion is anticipated for late June. An open house was held Apr 10 at the Cmnty Ctr.
For more info, drawings, and modifications, see http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=44090
Project Funding
The 2011 agreement between Pacific Arbour and the District provides Pacific Arbour with a 125-year lease for the Westerleigh. In addition to lease revenues, the District receives $500,000 for park improvements, as well as $20,000 annual payment for park maintenance. As the John Richardson Park is expected to cost $400,000, the remaining $100,000 has been directed towards John Lawson Park playground improvements in 2013.
+ Bridge Road Pedestrian Crossing Improvement
The three-way intersection between Kwumkwum Rd, Bridge Rd, and the entrance to Capilano RV Park is scheduled for a pedestrian crossing upgrade as part of the Districts 2013 Capital Program. The construction is scheduled to begin the week of April 8 and will take approximately one week, depending on weather.
Work will include:
Concrete pedestrian refuge island in crosswalk; Improvemt to RV Park entrance; and Improved signage and line painting.
Hours of construction will be between 7:30am and 5:30pm.
Call 925 7028, write: fkettner@westvancouver.ca, or see: http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=44346
+ Last Week of PkR Renovation (Sale)
PkR writes: Its no secret we are all aware of the construction that is happening at Park Royal and we know how patient youve been with us as we are gearing up for our amazing new parkade and store openings. As a token of our appreciation for your patience as we work on our new development, we are making shopping worth it this spring with some of the best deals of the season, on now until April 21.
For more info and to see each participating retailers sales, visitshopparkroyal.com/campaigns/renovation-sale
+ Lighthouse Festival 2013
The WV School Districts new Creative and Performing Arts Showcase Lighthouse Festival 2013 has arrived at PkR South. Join us in celebrating the amazing work of Kindergarten to Grade 12 students and staff. It is on now until April 27. There are displays by visual arts, textiles, and photography students, and window displays by WV students at various locations throughout PkR South. Weekdays from April 18 to 26, you can enjoy performances by theatre and dance students, musical performances and fashion shows by textiles students.
Full performance schedule: sd45.bc.ca/news/lighthouse-festival.html. Weekday performances between 11am 5pm.
+ Haywood Ave Utility Rehabilitiation
Haywood Ave, from 11th Street to 15th Street, is scheduled for utility and road rehabilitation as part of the Districts 2013 Capital Program. The construction is scheduled to begin the week of April 1 and will take approximately 17 weeks.
Details: http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=43944
=== CALENDAR to April 27th ===
All mtgs are at M Hall unless indicated otherwise. NOTE: shown are mtgs known at this date; often there are additions, changes, cancellations after WVM goes out. Check the DWV Calendar: http://www.westvancouver.ca/Calendar.aspx . Notices/mtgs/changes too
late/early for an issue are sent to subscribers. [Headsup notices sent between issues of WVM.]
{NB: with the three-wk gap, many mtgs weren't on the Calendar or in the papers so sent out notices (Headsup) to subscribers to try to let them know. Below are mtgs/events that were NOT in the Headsup notices.}
UPDATES:
- Invasive Plants WG mtg Apr 16 POSTPONED to May 1st; Strategy Public Mtgs:
Apr 20 Sat 10:30am - 1pm; Gleneagles Cmnty Ctr // Apr 23 Tues 9 - 10:30am; WV Cmnty Ctr
Apr 27Sat 11am - 12:30pm; Memorial Park // Apr 30Tues 4 - 5:30pm; WV Cmnty Ctr
- DRC mtg 5pm Apr 18 re PSB
== Sunday April 21
~ 11 - 11:05am in Ambleside Park: The Great Rotary Duck Splash
Info --- http://www.westvancouver.ca/Residents/Level3.aspx?id=32872
~~~ EARTH DAY ~~~ Monday April 22 ~~~
== Tuesday April 23
~ 7:30pm ~ Charlie Russell, 50 Years of Living with the Great Bears
Chief Joe Mathias Recreational Centre, 100 Capilano Road, NV
Green spaces and mountain slopes are a defining feature of West Vancouvers beautiful landscape and recreational lifestyle; it is also bear habitat. You do not want to miss this rare opportunity to hear from the award-winning author, photographer and bear expert Charlie Russell, with fifty years of researching and living with grizzly bears, black bears, and Kermode Spirit bears in British Columbia and eastern Russia.
For more details about this event, please visit the Bears Matter website.
Tickets are available at ticketstonight.ca http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=44174
== Wednesday April 24
+ Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant
~ 6 - 9pm ~ Public Mtg for the new wastewater treatment plant at Norgate Cmnty Elementary School, 1295 Sowden St, NV
Registration and open house from 6 7pm. Presentation at 7pm.
As part of Metro Vancouvers responsibility to protect and enhance the natural environment a new secondary wastewater treatment plant will replace the current primary plant on the North Shore. This new plant will reflect community values and interests while helping ensure liquid waste continues to be managed safely, affordably, and effectively.
Please join us at the public meeting to learn more about the new Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant, which will be located at West 1st Street between Pemberton Avenue and Philip Avenue.
Metro Vancouver would like your feedback on potential designs for the facility and how it can best fit into your community.
Metro Vancouver will present background information, the current design concepts, and resource recovery options. Please take this opportunity to provide your comments and ask questions.
For more information: LGSWWTP@metrovancouver.org
Metro Vancouver Information Centre at 604-432-6200 or icentre@metrovancouver.org
Project information can also be found online here: http://www.metrovancouver.org/lionsgate
~ 6 - 9pm ~ You are invited to attend an Open House at the Cmnty Ctr (Lily Lee Spirit Rm) on the Public Safety Building project planned for the Municipal Hall site.
Questions? Contact Us: Email: psb@westvancouver.ca Call: John Wong, Mgr of Facilities/Assets, at 921 3420
+ Devt Proposal for 370/380 Mathers
Community Consultation Meeting at Unitarian Church, Fireside Room, 370 Mathers Avenue
~ 6:30pm Open House Displays; 7 - 9pm Presentation and Discussion
== Thursday April 25
~ 4pm ~ NSh Adv Cmte on Disability Issues; CNV, 141 W 14th
~ 5:30pm ~ 6th Annual Taste of the Bay (Horseshoe Bay)
More Info: http:/www.westvancouver.ca/Residents/Level3.aspx?id=33164
~ 5:30pm ~ Police Bd Mtg at WVPolice Dept (1330 Marine)
== Saturday April 27
~ 11:30 pm ~ Salmon Rearing Pond in Memorial Park -- Official Opening
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=40066
The Memorial Park rearing pond, adjacent to McDonald Creek, was constructed in 2012 by West Vancouver Streamkeepers, in collaboration with the District, as a Centennial celebration project. This gift to the community celebrates one of the natural icons of the Pacific Northwest, the Coho salmon. The pond provides a restful habitat with consistent water flow for juvenile Coho salmon, Cutthroat trout, and the aquatic insects on which they feed. It will sustain aquatic life through winter storms and summer drought. Join us for the official opening of the pond.
More Information Streamkeeper Society - Rearing Pond Announcement (PDF, 42 KB)
Streamkeepers Memorial Park Presentation Board One (PDF, 12 MB)
Streamkeepers Memoiral park Presentation Board Two (PDF 10 MB)
Aerial Map of proposed salmon rearing pond in Memorial Park (PDF, 3 MB)
June 18, 2012 Report to Council
+++ WV MEMORIAL LIBRARY +++ http://www.westvanlibrary.ca
> Monday Movie Nights are back!
~ 6:30pm ~ April 15 ~ To Rome with Love and ~ April 22 ~ Farewell My Queen
> Friday Night Concert Series presents Naomi's Road, an opera for all ages. 7:30pm Friday April 19
A VANCOUVER OPERA IN SCHOOLS PRODUCTION -- A touching opera based on one of Canadas most painful and complex social periods, the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II.
Doors open at 7pm. Come early for best seating.
> PHILOSOPHERS' CAFE
Join Moderator Randall MacKinnon on the third Friday, from Sept-June for a discussion, part of SFU's Continuing Studies.
~ 10:30 - noon ~ April 19 -- What are the possibilities for urban agriculture? with Village Vancouvers Ross Moster.
> 14th Annual North Shore Writers Festival
This year's events will be held at the Lynn Valley branch of North Vancouver District Public Library., April 19 and 20.
Come for the panels on food writing and on what to do after youve been published, the literary trivia event, wine & cheese reception, and sessions with headlining authors Helen Humphreys, Terry Fallis, Evelyn Lau, and Tanis Rideout.
Brought to you by your North Shore public libraries. See northshorewritersfestival.com for details.
> STOCK MARKET TRADING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
~ 10 - 11:30am Saturday April 20 ~ Join stock market veteran Keith Richards as he shares his informed opinion about coming 2013 markets and defensive strategies.
> BOOK LOVERS' ROUNDTABLE
Enthusiasm is infectious! Come share your favourite books. 3:30 - 4:30pm April 25
= ENGLISH CORNER
If you wd like to practise English conversation -- develop skills, learn vocabulary, participate in interesting discussions, and make new friends, come on Fridays starting from 10 - 11:30am. For more info, pls call Nadia Vargha Majzub at 922 5152. Facilitated by the Bahai Cmnty of WV in partnership with the Library.
+++ WV MUSEUM +++ 925 729 http://westvancouvermuseum.ca/exhibitions/current_exhibition
March 6 - April 27 ~~ Pierre Coupey: Cutting out the Tongue Selected Work 1976-2012
Pierre Coupey, founding editor of The Capilano Review and co-founder of The Georgia Straight has been a practising writer, printmaker, and painter since the early 1960s. In the mid-1970s he made the pivotal decision to focus his energies primarily on visual art, that is, the wordless activity of painting. Although the influence and importance of literature in Coupeys life and work cannot be denied, this exhibition will look at Coupeys trajectory as a painter over the last four decades, and on the contradictions and tensions deeply embedded in his abstract canvases and his decision to metaphorically obey Matisses impossible admonition to cut out the tongue and paint.
The two exhibitions run concurrently at the WV Museum and the Art Gallery at Evergreen in Coquitlam.
Pierre Coupey: Cutting out the Tongue Selected Work 1976 - 2012
Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Evergreen: March 16 - April 27
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY +++ http://ferrybuildinggallery.com ~ 925 7290
> April 18 - 28 -- REFLECTIONS VANCOUVER 2014
IDEA Students, Cap U www.capreflections.com Opening Reception: Tuesday April 16 from 6 8pm
+++ SILK PURSE +++ http://silkpurse.ca/exhibitions/ 925 7292
> April 2 - 21 -- Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation 2013
The Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts & fibreEssence are delighted to offer the 5th annual juried exhibition of textile art inspired by the cherry blossom. As part of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, the exhibit is ever-changing, thought-provoking & breathtaking; unfolding as the blossoms blanket Vancouver. Artists from across Canada, the USA, & Japan have created an international celebration of a very special spring event. Ranging from whimsical to heavenly, works include delicate images on silk, robust sculptures, textile books, & wearable art. Artists will be in the gallery throughout the exhibits run, demonstrating a variety of techniques.
TEXTILE ART DEMONSTRATIONS
Artists currently on display in the exhibition Cherry Blossoms: A textile Translation 2013 demonstrate a variety of techniques and answer questions in the gallery. Free! Everyone welcome!
~ 1 - 3pm ~ Sat Apr 20 -- Hand Spinning with Doreen MacLauchlan; Creative Threads with Maureen Tempest
~ 1:30 - 3pm ~ Sun Apr 21 -- Silk Organza and Transparency with Anni Hunt;
Inktense Watercolour Sticks on Fibre with Joanne Waters
> April 23 - May 12 -- West Van Crows
Sharon Christian is a former long-time resident of West Vancouver and bird lover. For nearly two decades she has been particularly fascinated with crows, and over the years came to know them as individuals and families with distinct personalities and characters. In this wonderful show Sharon portrays some of her best loved crows, in their natural environs around West Vancouver.
Opening reception: Tuesday April 23rd from 6 - 8pm
+++ 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
Apr 21: The Pro Nova Ensemble // Apr 17-27: Round and Round the Garden
+++ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 60, West Vancouver +++ http://www.westvan60.com/
Office: 922 3587 Lounge: 922 1920 Fax: 922 2659
= Dinner Dance 7pm Apr 20 with "All the King's Men"
= Golf Tournament Apr 27, sign up in the lounge
For all the events/mtgs, see the calendar: http://westvan60.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/april.png
+++ WV CHAMBER of COMMERCE + 926 6614 + http://www.westvanchamber.com
Event: TD Bank Group Luncheon "An Economic Outlook for 2013" -- 60% Sold Out
Hollyburn Country Club, Creekside Room -- Thursday April 25 from 11:30am - 1:30pm
=== CULTUREWATCH ===
World Theatre Day
World Theatre Day was created in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI). It is celebrated annually on March 27th by the international theatre community. Each year, the ITI invites a significant player from the international theatre community to prepare a message based on their reflections of the themes of theatre and a culture of peace. This year, Italian playwright, author and Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo shares his thoughts.
To celebrate World Theatre Day in Vancouver, check out one of the many performances happening in and around the city:
* THEATRE
+ ARTS CLUB -- 687 1644 http://www.artsclub.com
~ My Turquoise Years, Memoir of a Cdn Girlhood; Granville Island Stage; Apr 4 - May 4
For a sneak peek, watch the trailer: http://www.artsclub.com/20122013/videos/my-turquoise-years/trailer.html
Were giving away a copy of the memoir My Turquoise Years, signed by writer M.A.C. Farrant! Email contest@artsclub.com with your favourite Elvis song (youll get the reference once you see the show!). Well randomly choose a winner on Monday, April 22. Meet the writer in person at our free Thursday Theatre talk tomorrow, April 18. At 6:30pm at the Granville Island Stage, she will talk about how her memoir and play came into being.
~ Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata returns April 18 to May 18
on the Revue Stage [tomorrow] with J. Cameron Barnett, Bree Greig, Selina Martin, and Barry Mirochnick, together with two new cast members: Josh Epstein and Marguerite Witvoet! For more about Craigslist:
http://blog.artsclub.com/2013/04/08/introducing-do-you-want-what-i-have-got-a-craigslist-cantata-2/utm_source=mail2&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EclubApril17
and the cast, visit our blog. Tix start at just $25. For an even better deal, use promo code 7058 and get $5 off premium seats. Buy tix online or call the box office at 687 1644. Offer expires April 24. Take advantage of this exclusive discount to this sidesplitting musical fare that includes two new songs and familiar favourites, such as Bus Boyfriend, You Dropped Your Bible, 300 Stuffed Penguins, and many more!
+ PACIFIC THEATRE
How to Write a New Book for the Bible 731 5518 pacifictheatre.org Apr 6 - May 25
+ HAVANA THEATRE
Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNally 253 9119 havanarestaurant.ca Apr 19 - 27
+ METRO THEATRE 266 7191 metrotheatre.com
Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy runs Thurs to Sat from Sat Mar 28 to Apr 20; Matinees Apr 7, 14
Order Preview ($12) Tickets Online. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5887919927?ref=ecal
Click Here to Order: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5887919927?ref=ecal
"Let right be done" -- The play was inspired by an actual event, which set a legal precedent in the case of Stonyhurst College alumnus George Archer-Shee, a cadet at Osborne in 1908. Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, The Winslow Boy is based on a fathers fight to clear his sons name after the boy is expelled from Osborne Naval College for stealing a five-shilling postal order.
+ JERICHO ARTS CTR 224 8007 x2 www.unitedplayers.com
United Players presents the North American PremiĂre of THE PRINCE'S PLAY, a new adaptation by Tony Harrison from Victor Hugo. HRH The Prince of Wales is a charismatic, champagne-swilling cad always on the look-out for a lovely lass to warm his bed -- and Scotty Scott, his quick-witted hunch-backed jester, seems to be his most devoted and adoring cheerleader. Mar 29 - Apr 21; Thurs - Sun at 8pm
Last performance: 2pm matinĂŠe Sun April 21 (no evening performance)
+ FIREHALL ARTS CENTRE firehallartscentre.ca
God and the Indian by Drew Hayden Taylor, starring Tantoo Cardinal; various times Apr 6 - 20
+ PERFORMANCE WORKS performanceworks.ca 877 840 0457
Beggar's Opera 8pm Apr 18 to May 5 w/ matinees
+ HENDRY HALL northvanplayers.ca 983 2633
The Drawer Boy; Cdn drama by Michael Healey, 8pm Apr 4 to 20
+ DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 929 3200
Half Life by John Mighton (meditation on identity, ageing, and the nature of memory) 8pm Apr 5 - 20
+ BERNIE LEGGE THEATRE 521 0412
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by Michel Tremblay 8pm Apr 11 - 20
* 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.
> Opened Apr 13: Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life
> Current Exhibitions Art Spiegelman; Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics, and Scraps
The first retrospective exhibition of the acclaimed American artist presents works ranging from Art Spiegelman's early underground comics, to his best-known and genre-defining work, Maus, as well as recent illustrations and comic art. Co-produced by VAG, the Museum Ludwig, KĂśln, and the Jewish Museum, NY. Curated by Rina Zavagli-Mattotti.
Read more Âť http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/the_exhibitions/exhibit_co-mix.html
> EXHIBITION James Hart: The Dance Screen (The Scream Too) -- November 2012 to January 2014
In late 2009, artist James Hart began designing this large-scale sculpture and began carving the work in 2010. This ambitious project brings together many of the principal animal figures from traditional Haida stories, especially creatures that depend on salmon for their survival. Read more: http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/the_exhibitions/exhibit_hart.html
* Caroun Art Gallery Celebrates Iranian New Year by exhibiting the works of two talented artists:
Painting Exhibition by Parivash Hesabi & Shabnam Tolou
noon - 8pm April 2 - 17 (Closed Mondays) -- Opening Reception: 4 - 9pm Sat April 6
+ North Shore Art Crawl
Photography Exhibition by "Kaveh Rasouli"
Caroun Art Gallery exhibits 50 works by 50 artists! 11am - 9pm April 20 - 21
Amir Jam, Atefeh Safaei Nia, Bahar Mohamadian, Elmadani Belmadani, Farhad Varasteh, Farkhondeh, Hartounian, Hossein Kashian, Jamal Abiri, James Dean, Jasper, Kaveh Rasouli, Leila Akhtar Shomar, Mahmood Reza Ashtiyani Pour, Mahtab Firouzabadi, Mania Behbahani, Maryam Hatami, Maryam Ebrahimi, Maryam Russel, Masoud Soheili, Mehran Tayefi, Mehrnaz Jalali Ghajar, Mina Iran Pour, Mohammad Salahshour, Mohsen Seifi, Mona Orouji, Mostafa Hamidi, Nasrin Eyvazian, Nasrin Hooshmand Nik, Nazanin Khaledi, Negin Ostadi, Parivash Hesabi, Parvin Soheili, Saba Orouji, Sara Yousef Panah, Sahar Seyedi, Shabnam Tolou, Shahin Damizade, Shahriar Davachi, Sian Piper Woodward, Siminzar Khosravi, Somayeh Nooerafshan, Sonia Kajavi, Soosan Khan Mohammadi, Tabatabai, Tom Davidson, Torang Rahimi, Yalda Ahmadvand & Ziba Salehi Rahni
+ Crawl festival has been held at East Vancouver for more than ten years. Artists, as individuals or in a group, in their studios or in galleries exhibit their artworks for three days at November each year. Ten thousand visitors visited five hundred artists works at Crawl East Vancouver last year. This festival has been held at North Vancouver since 2011 and Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Textile, Jewelry, Pottery, Ceramic, Metal, and wooden worksŚ were exhibited.
The Caroun Art Gallery (CAG) participated in Crawl and exhibited Calligraphy, Painting, and Photography works in 2011 & 2012.
* SCULPTURE
+ Tattoos and Scrimshaw, the Art of the Sailor
Vancouver Maritime Museum 257 8300 vanmaritime.com Mar 14 - Oct 18
* MUSIC
+ PORT COQUITLAMS ONLY SOCIAL JU$TICE FILM FESTIVAL
http://www.cpavancouver.org/index.php/2013/04/07/roadmap-to-apartheid-in-port-coquitlam-bc/
Among the films to be shown at the Festival is: "ROADMAP TO APARTHEID" -- A comparison is made between
Apartheid South Africa and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. It is a dire picture of the present, but offers hope in the peace that South Africa eventually found.
Speaker: Hanna Kawas, a Palestinian Christian.
~ 3pm ~ TRINITY UNITED CHURCH,2211 Prairie Ave (at Shaughnessy), Port Coquitlam; Admission by donation
Other films and schedule:
"The Voices of Transition" -- food, chemicals; 7:15pm Fri Apr 12
"Bully" -- action plan for teachers, parents, and cmnty; 10pm Sat Apr 13
"Consciousness" -- the future for Riverview; 11:30am Sat Apr 13
LUNCH -- 12:30 - 1:30pm Sat Apr 13, $6
"Haiti -- Where did the Money Go?" 1:30pm Sat Apr 13
More info: Lavina Shaw, lavinashaw@shaw.ca -- Building Bridges -- http://wp.me/p32bBM-3t
Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://buildingbridgesvancouver.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/port-coquitlams-only-social-jutice-film-festival/
+ 7:30 for 8pm ~ Tuesday April 16 http://microcosmosquartet.com
Microcosmos String Quartet led by Marc DestrubĂŠ, violin,
with Andrea Siradze, violin; Tawnya Popoff, viola; and Rebecca Wenham, cello.
The evenings programme will be:
Burritt -- Spectrum (1972) * premiere; Britten String Quartet No. 1 (1928); Bartok String Quartet No. 4 (1941)
Tix $30. Pls email microcosmosquartet@gmail.com to reserve your seat as capacity is limited.
+ Voice of Palestine -- Simon Shaheen, violin and oud -- Chan Ctr Sat April 27
This week VoP talks with renowned Palestinian musician Simon Shaheen. Simon, amazing on both violin and oud, will be performing his new composition The Call: Songs of Liberation in Vancouver on April 27th. In this candid conversation, Simon discusses his own history and journey as a musician, the influence of Arabic music, and also explains the motivations behind his new music.
Our final piece of music is an Oud Solo by our guest Simon Shaheen, and we dedicate it to all those Palestinian artists who have kept the legacy and spirit of Palestinian culture alive.
855 985 2787 chancentre.com Link to access a download of the interview: http://www.voiceofpalestine.ca/?p=3770
+ Out to Lunch: VAG 12:10pm -- Fri Apr 26 -- Langley Players, Leslie Janos (piano)
+ OPERA PRO CANTANTI -- procantanti.com at Cambrian Hall at 7pm; Verdi: Nabucco, Sun Apr 21
+ WEST COAST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA westcoastsymphony.ca
[Music of four composers] 8pm Fri Apr 26 Christ Church Cathedral and 2pm Sun Apr 28 St John's School
+ Vancouver Bach Choir 696 4290 vancouverbachchoir.com 8pm Sat Apr 20 Orpheum
Phantom of the Opera, 1925 silent film w/ Cdn composer Andrew Downing's entrancing new musical interpretation
+ VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY -- Tara Erraught, mezzo-soprano, Chan Ctr 8pm Wed Apr 24
+ EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER 732 1610 http://www.earlymusic.bc.ca/CA-CalendarOfEvents.html
Don't miss Early Music Vancouver's 2012-2013 season finale, featuring Britain's stunning young vocal ensemble:
Stile Antico: The Passion of the Renaissance -- Masterpieces from the golden age of choral music
8pm Friday April 12 -- No pre-concert introduction; Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC
Hear Stile Antico perform music from this programme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU01NvE51QI
Representing 15 different composers, this programme spans styles from the distinctive sound-world of Tudor England to the polychoral splendour of Tallis and Byrd. At the heart of the performance is John McCabe's Woefully arrayed, a tour-de-force of choral textures written especially for Stile Antico.
+ 7pm Friday April 19 -- Music of Resistance -- Reem Kelani
Reem Kelani in Vancouver (Rhizome Cafe, 317 East Broadway)
Marking Palestinian Prisoners Day, commemorate Palestinian cultural resistance with art and music, featuring the songs of Palestinian singer and musician Reem Kelani.
Presented by the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign, organizing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for liberation and self-determination, and to support the Palestinian call for international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) of Israel.
Endorsed by: the Canada Palestine Association, Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North America, Independent Jewish Voices Vancouver; $10 suggested donation, but no one turned away for lack of funds
* BALLET BC: Giselle, Jose Navas's version 732 5003 balletbc.com 8pm Apr 25 - 27
* VanDusen Botanical Garden TALKS vandusengarden.org
+ Sex Lives of Vegetables...and Other Delicious Distractions 7:30pm Apr 20
Poetry set to music performed by a chamber music ensemble. An entertaining ode to fecundity.
+ Making Pleasing Places -- Presentation by artist Robert Bateman 7:30pm Wed Apr 24 * TALK -- Our friend Joe: the Joe Fortes Story
vancouver-historical-society.ca 878 9140 Museum of Vancouver 7:30pm Thurs Apr 25
=== NATURE === David Cook 924 0147
7:30pm Thursday April 18th
Title: Seeing Beyond the Obvious. Speaker: Leona Isaak, the FotoLady.
A free public lecture for the Botany Section of Nature Vancouver. Unity Church, 5840 Oak St, Vancouver.
Talk description: Nature lovers and photographers can be a powerful force in helping to preserve this natural world. It behooves us to take our cameras and discover the secrets the natural world shares with us. Leona will be showing you how to improve on your garden photography from the overall perspective of your garden to the small plants and flowers. The presentation will be for anyone who has a camera from a simple point and shoot to a Digital SLR. She will finish the evening with showing you some of]## her flower photography. Leona has been teaching and leading photography workshops for over 20 years. Photography is her passion and she enjoys sharing her enthusiasm and knowledge.
=== HEADSUP 7A === 25 March, 2013 2:34:19 PM PDT censored version
As predicted,
o fyi rushed WVM7 out so 7r is out with a few revisions (a few 7r hv bn printed and 7r is on the website)
o Events, mtgs, etc wd be announced after 7 came out
o Even though thought a break during spring break, the Upper Levels WG meets tomorrow (Tu 26th) at 7pm (Cmnty Ctr)
Herewith: 1 = Nowrouz at CNV M Hall (Mar 18 to 25)
2 = Global Police Tweetathon (Mar 22)
3 = Passover (March 24 to Apr 2) with the Maccabeats (music)
4 = Southern Straits Race from Dundarave (Mar 30)
5 = Easter Egg Hunt, Lawson Pk (Mar 31)
6 = Notice re contractors for spring repairs/renos
7 = Stoves! turn them off -- a public announcement from the NSh Fire Depts
8 = CBC Radio Interview re The Gatekeepers
9 = Q/Th/P {moved to newsletter}
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On Friday March 22, West Vancouver Police joined police agencies worldwide for the Global Police Tweetathon.
@WestVanPolice will take you on a virtual Twitter tour of our police facility and keep you up to date on any developing police operations that may affect your day.
Twitter Users can also follow our Chief Constable Peter Lepine on Twitter @PeterLepine
{but then, I think our police are totally tweet! -- CR}
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PASSOVER and the MACCABEATS
Passover 2013 begins in the evening of Monday, March 25 and ends in the evening of Tuesday, April 2
Begin forwarded message: sent to me Date: 24 March, 2013 4:26:04 AM PDT
This is really good, especially considering it is a [cappella]. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmthKpnTHYQ
{yup! enjoyed it}
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44th Annual Southern Straits Race
presented by The West Vancouver Yacht Club.
Bring the family out to cheer on the 60 boats and 420 sailors as they depart from Dundarave Pier for the three-day race to Point Atkinson.
Join the Easter Bunny for a pancake breakfast provided by the North Shore Lions Club.
For information call Martin Wale at 604-921-7575 ext. 231 or visit www.southernstraits.ca
Saturday March 30 -- Dundarave Pier -- 6am - noon
You must have wondered how it cd possibly take that long -- three days -- just to Pt Atkinson so I had to go to the website. There are three courses, short, medium, and long. Here's the long fyi:
Long Course { See map: http://www.southernstraits.ca/documents/StraitsCourses.pdf }
(Distance approximately 132 NM) Start Line Dundarave Pier (West Vancouver),
to Sisters Islets (leave to Port), to Ballenas Islands (leave to Port), to Halibut Bank (leave to Starboard),
to Ballenas Islands (leave to Port), to Entrance Island (leave to Port), to Point Atkinson (Finish)
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Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday March 31 -- Hop on down to John Lawson Park and join in the Lions Club kids' Easter egg hunt.
Place: John Lawson Park Time: To be confirmed.
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Unlicensed or Unqualified Contractors
Monday March 25, West Vancouver, BC Are you thinking about spring renovations? Are you wondering wch contractor to hire? Weve all heard the horror stories of unlicensed or unqualified contractors who take on jobs they arent qualified to do. This April, the District of WV is reminding residents that they can check whether a contractor has the necessary business licence by calling Bylaw Services at 925 7152 before hiring a contractor.
While the majority of contractors are legitimate business ppl, unlicensed contractors do exist. One addl level of checking that can be done is to call the Bylaws Dept to see whether the contractor is properly licensed in WV. The Bylaws Dept checks the credentials of tradesmen before issuing a licence, says Mgr, Bylaw/Licensing Services, Steve Simmonds.
All owners operating for-profit businesses are required to hold a valid up-to-date business licence, whether its from a permanent location or as a non-resident business. This includes tradesmen such as builders, plumbers, electricians, and landscape gardeners coming into the community to perform work.
Help us identify unlicensed contractors by calling Bylaw Services at 925 7152 before hiring a contractor. You will need to provide the exact business or trade name, the owners name, and the business address and phone number.
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Is Your Stove Off?
Date: 2013 March 21 Contact: Assistant Chief M. Ernst Telephone: 925 7381 Desk
Your North Shore Fire Departments have seen an increase in unattended pots on the stove this week.
TURN YOUR STOVE OFF! No. 1 Cause of Home Fires
Fire Safety in Your Kitchen: Put a Lid on It
To ensure everyone is safe from fire, the three North Shore Fire Depts are urging residents to:
˘ Never leave cooking unattendeda stovetop fire can start in a flash;
˘ If a fire starts on your stovetop, slide a large lid over the pot and turn off the stoveif it is safe to do so;
˘ Test smoke alarms to make sure they are working; and
˘ Develop and practise a home fire escape plan to ensure everyone knows what to do in case of fire.
Visit your local fire stations for more info, Stove Off stickers, and fire safety pamphlets.
{I've suggested they put some at the Library, the Cmnty Ctr, and the M Hall}
District of NV www.dnv.org/fire +++ District of WV www.westvancouver.ca/fire +++ City of NV www.cnv.org/fire
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The Gatekeepers
An interview by Anna Maria Tremonti on The Current (CBC Radio) with some former heads of Shin Bet wrt not just the movie, rather their points of view and how they came to them. Plus present circumstances and how to go forward.
Go to this http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/ then click on the topic (don't get sidetracked by the next topic: witchcraft and p*n*s-snatching -- ouch!)
=== HEADSUP 7B === 2:47pm Apr 2
Info now out so trying to give you some events. They appear below in chronological order.
Am sure some left out; this is best efforts -- spring break is pretty well over and activities moving into high gear. If someone sends me more info, I can put it in WVM8 due out this weekend -- too much happening to leave these till then.
Enjoy!
MEETINGS:
Apr 3 Wed 10am ~~ Invasive Plants Working Group, Cmnty Ctr, Cedar Room
Apr 4 Thurs 5pm ~~ Mulgrave School Public Information mtg, 2330 Cypress Bowl Road
Apr 5 Fri 8:30am ~~ Awards Committee mtg, Lawson Creek Studios - 1756 Argyle Ave
{Sun Apr 7 reminder re Antiques Fair at SAC; details in last WVM, 7r, and on website.}
THE REST: 1 - Cherry Blossoms (Silk Purse), Tues April 2 (and other dates)
2 - Billy Elliott -- the hit in London; April 2 - 7
3 - Morning Sing-along (Silk Purse), April 3
4 - Except in the Unlikely Event of War; a reading April 4
5 - Block Watch event, April 4
6 - STF! SAVE THE FROGS (Apr 2 Lake Erie; Apr 4 fundraising)
7 - Sakura Illumination Tour and Vancouver Cherry Blossom Tour, Apr 4 - 30
8 - Meditation, Yoga; April 6
9 - Bats of BC (LPPS); April 6
10 - Vancouver Electrical Vehicle Assn; April 6 and 7
11 - St Stephen's Centennial Celebration; April 7 {excellent article in NSN}
12 - Inter-Faith Concert, NV; April 7
13 - Tango Band (Cap U); April 7
14 - SALMAGUNDI {all moved to WVM8}
CatWatch (a cat who's read Sartre); Funny Cdn Song; Marriage and Math; Q/Th/P
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Textile demonstrations in the Gallery every Saturday & Sunday from 1-3pm
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Billy Elliott, April 2 - 7
Multi-award-winning musical at the QET; Music by Elton John vancouver.broadway.com
~ 10am - noon ~ Wednesday April 3 at the Silk Purse
Wednesday Morning Sing-along with Mr. Music
The first Wednesday of every month Peter Vanderhorst leads a sing-along of all your favourite songs, from Alexanders Ragtime Band to Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah! Songbooks provided. $5 drop in at the door.
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Pi Theatre, April 4
After a successful run of Terminus, we would like to invite all of our friends, colleagues, and members to our upcoming workshop reading of Sean Devine's new play, Except in the Unlikely Event of War. Hosted by SFUs Vancity Office of Community Engagement, the reading is on April 4th at 7pm in the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.
Except in the Unlikely Event of War is a dark, political satire on the use of war as a means of societal control, the politicization of art & media, the mutability of truth. Mixing fact and fiction, this exciting new play inter-weaves three different stories. Join us after the reading for a panel discussion reflecting the plays themes.
Except in the Unlikely Event of War Written by Sean Devine Directed by Richard Wolfe
Tix $10. For more info, pls visit www.pitheatre.com orwww.horseshoeandhandgrenades.ca
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Block Watch -- April 4
2013 April 02 Anne Russell 925 7363
Our partners with the NV Block Watch are having a 25th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday April 4th from 7 - 9:30pm. at the Centennial Theatre at 2300 Lonsdale Avenue.
This is a free evening with two dynamic speakers: Mr. Jesse Miller, Social Media Education & Awareness, and Sergeant Kevin Bracewell* of the North Vancouver RCMP Community Policing Section, to speak on his experience helping train police in Afghanistan.
Free tickets are available at the NV Block Watch Office at the NV RCMP Detachment at 147 East 14th Street, NV.
Free tickets are also available at the front counter of the WV Police Dept at 1330 Marine Drive, WV.
(##he's exceptional; came to my rescue with problem with a tenant five years ago -- CR}
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STF -- SAVE THE FROGS -- Apr 2 and 4
Today
Lake Erie Toads Online Conference: You Are Invited
Please join me TODAY (Tuesday April 2) at 5:00PM EST for an online seminar to discuss the construction of a condominium and beachfront amenities at Crystal Beach (Lake Erie) in the Town of Fort Erie (Ontario, Canada). An invitation to speak at the online seminar has been extended to the Molinaro Group, the Mayor and Council Members of the Town of Fort Erie, representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Canada, biologists studying the Fowler's Toad, non-governmental organizations, and citizen groups. Public participation is strongly encouraged. Towards the end of the seminar, we will have a Q&A session, during which we seek questions for the panelists from participants like yourself.
##online conference will be shared with you. More info at http://savethefrogs.com/toads
Thursday
7 Sakura
Illumination Tour is new.
See
http://www.vcbf.ca/events/sakura-illumination-tour
Please help us fundraise April 4th!
Our worldwide frog saving efforts are made possible by fantastic supporters like you, so I hope you will join me for the 4/4 Forty-Four: 44 Minutes For The Frogs this Thursday April 4th (4/4) and help fundraise for the frogs. It's easy, just dedicate 44 minutes towards asking your friends, family, classmates and co-workers to donate $4 towards frog conservation efforts. 19 supporters have already registered to take part. Please join them and try to raise $44 For The Frogs! Learn more and register to fundraise for the frogs at: www.savethefrogs.com/44
See: ##http://savethefrogs.com/newsletters/2013/2013-04-02-Newsletter.html
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MEDITATION AND YOGA
~ 7 - 9:30pm ~ Saturday April 6 @ Unity Yoga Tea House
SoundSpirit ~ peacefully guided music meditations ~
A gathering of receiving and discovering Your Awesome Presence
We are so pleased to announce our very first SoundSpirit Music Meditation event at the beautiful and energized Unity Yoga on the Drive in Vancouver :)
Huge gratitude to Sue for this invitation to share our Nada Yoga with the Unity Yoga community .... Zoe and I will be sharing our gently guided meditations over live original music, with All of our personal loving intentions as our guides.
You will then be guided into a full Chakra meditation over original music, pause into quiet reflection, Shavasana, optional sharing and assorted hugs :)
This meditation event is specifically designed to calm, open, cleanse, and free your Life Energy Centres in ways which bring clarity, joy, peace, and freedom to your Heart, mind, and your entire Being.
In celebration, we share voices and percussion in sacred chant and movement .... and close our session with Metta & Gratitude meditations :)
Zoe and I look forward to sharing this sacred Nada Yoga with you all :)
Unity Yoga Tea House 1672 East 10th Avenue, Vancouver 604 708 8369 * www.UnityYoga.ca *
Pls reserve by email or phone. Space is limited
$20 in advance / $25 at the door (+hst) includes full workshop, pillow, blankets, & chairs provided
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VEVA -- April 6, 7
The Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA) is proud to present an electric car showcase at The Village at Park Royal on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. This is a great opportunity to learn more about electric vehicles and why they are becoming increasingly more popular. There will be a range of electric cars on-site and lots of information about their environmental and financial benefits. Fitting in perfectly with Park Royals sustainability programs and Whole Foods Markets Green Mission, this event is a great way to gather information about electric cars and how they can help make our environment cleaner. Plus, don't miss complimentary face painting for kids on April 6 from noon 3pm.
For more info, visit veva.bc.ca or wholefoodsmarket.coom/mission-values/environmental-stewardship/green-mission.
Saturday and Sunday; All day (during regular shopping hours); PkR, on the southeast side of Whole Foods Market
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Centennial of faith -- St. Stephen's Anglican church
by Rosalind Duane, North Shore News March 31, 2013
...Before the structure was built, the small congregation of St. Stephen's, the first Anglican church on the North Shore, met in private homes for a year before the first service was held in Dundarave Hall in 1913......
...While discussing the church's first meeting at Dundarave Hall in 1913, [the Vicar] Fisher notes there is some debate as to whether or not the hall was actually located at the Sagers' building or what is now the fish shop next door.
"I like to think it was held in what is now the pub," says Fisher with a laugh, referring to the Red Lion Bar and Grill now in that spot.
He then explains that in England churches and pubs often served as social centres of a village, and on many occasions they were arranged side by side. There are some villages in which the entrance to the church is through the pub, says Fisher.....
..."I think the church services are really just a method of communication. And I think that making any communication relevant is always something that's important to do."
A centennial service is scheduled for April 7 [Sunday 4pm] at St. Stephen's Anglican Church. Previous vicars and the bishop are scheduled to be in attendance. The event will feature a plaque unveiling and a reception. Copies of the book, A Celebration of Faith for 100 Years, will also be on sale at the event.
Read the whole article: http://www.nsnews.com/life/Centennial+faith/8175245/story.html
From the church's website:
... A church was built on the current site of the West Vancouver Recreation Centre. In 1967, a land swap with the West Vancouver Municipality allowed us to build the current church on 22nd St. We have been the mother church of two churches in West Vancouver, St. Christopher's and St. Francis-in-the-Wood. http://www.ststephenschurch.ca/home
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INTER-FAITH CONCERT -- 7pm
7pm Sunday April 7 @ Lynn Valley United Church
"One World, Many Voices" ~ Inter-Faith Concert ~
Please join Mark & Zoe together with wonderfully talented, beautiful people of many faiths living together in the lower mainland come together to share in our kindred Spirit, as we all sing and perform in celebration of our Universal Connection and Glorious Gratitude for All that Is!
Last year's event was so moving and awesome! We are so grateful to be invited again this year! PEACE IS POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!
This evening's net proceeds will be used to support Lynn Valley United Church's Social Justice & Outreach Programs
Lynn Valley United Church, 3201 Mountain Hwy, NV 987 2114 for info & tix
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PUNALADAS -- Apr 7
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34 Punaladas | APRIL 7 | 8PM
Tix $27 - S30 presented in partnership with Capilano University
From Argentina, the birthplace of tango, 34 Punaladas is one of the most original tango bands working today.
Formed in 1998, their focus has been on the dark roots of tango music from the 1920s and 30s exploring gritty themes of drugs, women, vice, and bitter love. Comprised of four guitarists and a vocalist, 34 Punaladas are dedicated to exhuming this rather taboo, but rich, segment of the tango genre. Don't miss this award-winning tango group for a taste of the genre's murky past.
=== HEADSUP 7C === 8:58am Apr 5
back into the swing of things but thought I'd give you info on what's on deck for Monday night asap:
Waterfront 13th - 18th; PSB siting and design
Herewith: Main Items Apr 8; Play reading; Apr 8 Agenda {JobWatch (BA -- need one?); Baby lion; Q/Th/P at end}
Main Items Apr 8: Mar 18 minutes won't be available until Apr 5!; Report on Future of Howe Sound; expansion of Mulgrave sr school; OCP Amendment for prop S of the tracks on the waterfront 13th to 18th; OCP Amendment re 825 TWay & 707 Keith; Offer of $23K re Gleneagles Barrier; PSB siting and Schematic Design; Adoption of 1821 Marine Bylaw; Consent Agenda [Ccl Mtg Schedule Amendment; NSEMO Report; Invasive Plant WG revised TofRef; Apptmts to Grants and Awards Cmtes (strange, two ppl appointed to both cmtes!) and to DRC; DVP 2372 Bellevue]; Correspondence (Ambleside; petitions re Unitarian Ch devt, re 1300blk; estuaries; Collingwood; garbage colln; answers)
Free play readings
Catch a public reading of plays by our young LEAP* playwrights! All readings are free and held at the Revue Stage.
Sunday April 7 from 7 9:30pm AND Sunday April 14 from 7 9pm
Learn more about our LEAP participants through their Facebook page.
*See the website: http://www.artsclub.com/youth/leap.htm?utm_source=mail2&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EclubApril3
=== REGULAR COUNCIL MTG AGENDA April 8 ===
7:00 PM
1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Adoption of Minutes
The March 18, 2013 regular Council Meeting Minutes to be provided on April 5, 2013.
{Pardon me, but in 1988 with ccl mtgs every week, the minutes came out weekly and these for Mar 18 (24 years later) take more than three weeks? This is progress?}
RECOMMENDED: THAT the following Minutes be adopted as circulated:
˘ March 11, 2013 Committee of the Whole and regular and special Council Meetings;
˘ March 18, 2013 special and regular Council Meetings; and
˘ March 26, 2013 special Council Meeting.
DELEGATIONS
4. Future of Howe Sound Society, regarding Forum on the Future of Howe Sound (File: 0055-01)
RECOMMENDED: received for information, with thanks.
REPORTS
5. Reports from Mayor and Councillors on Boards, Committees, and Working Groups
6. Devt Permit Appn No. 12-036 for Addns to Mulgrave School for an Expanded Sr School (2330 Cypress Bowl Lane) (File: 1010-20-12-036)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
At the Mar 4 reg mtg Ccl received the report dated Feb 15 re [this] applicn and set the date for consideration for April 8.
Reports received up to and including April 4, 2013:Reports received up to and including April 4, 2013:
DPA for addns to Mulgrave School for an expanded senior school + Feb 15 + for Ccl consideration March 4, 2013 / April 8, 2013 + R-1
Written Submissions received up to and including April 4, 2013:
Mulgrave School + March 28, 2013 + April 8, 2013 + C-1
PRESENTATION BY APPLICANT
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
RECOMMENDED: all written and oral submissions be received for information.
If Council wishes a further staff report: RECOMMENDED: THAT staff report back to Council
OR
RECOMMENDED: the DPA wch wd allow for addns to Mulgrave School for an expanded senior school with zoning variances to building height and number of storeys, be approved.
7. Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4746, 2013 (for land along the Ambleside Waterfront South of Railroad Tracks Between 13th and 18th) and Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4747, 2013 (for land along the Ambleside Waterfront South of Railroad Tracks Between 13th and 18th Exclusive of Three Privately-owned Lots) (File: 1010-20-13-013 / 1610-20-4746 / 1610-20-4747)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: THAT opportunities for consultation on a proposed OCP amendment, with persons, organizations, and authorities, as outlined in the report from the Dir/Planning, dated Mar 22, be endorsed as sufficient consultation for the purposes of Section 879 of the Local Government Act.
RECOMMENDED: THAT [the] proposed Amendment Bylaw, as attached to the report dated Mar 22, be read a first time.
RECOMMENDED: THAT [the] proposed Amendment Bylaw, as attached to the report dated Mar 22, {will have been} considered in conjunction with the Districts most recent financial plan and the regional waste management plan.
RECOMMENDED: THAT proposed Zoning Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw, as attached to the report dated Mar 22, be read a first time.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the MClk give statutory notice that a Public Hearing re [these amendment bylaws] is scheduled for Mon Apr 22 at 7pm
8. Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Devt Permit Applicn No. 12-084 for 825 Taylor Way & 707 Keith Road (File: 1010-20-12-084)
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Cmnty consultation take the form of Design Review Cmte consideration and a public mtg in May with direct notification provided to the properties shown on the map attached as Appendix C to the staff report dated Mar 28 from the Sr Cmnty Planner and the Mgr of Cmnty Planning, and a notice of the public mtg be posted on the District website; and
2. Following the cmnty consultation on the devt proposal, staff report back to Council on the results of the consultation, and provide a complete review of the devt proposal and recommended next steps.
9. Removal of Sound Barrier at Gleneagles Elementary School (File: 1785-03-06)
RECOMMENDED: THAT an amendment to the 2013 Budget be made to a maximum amount of $23,333, as the Districts cost share towards construction of a replacement sound barrier adjacent to Gleneagles Elementary School, upon receiving confirmation from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and School District #45 of their respective cost shares.
10. Public Safety Building: Preliminary Exterior Schematic Design (File: 0500-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the preliminary exterior schematic design complete with the building form for the PSB with features including:
˘ Fire Hall component located on [the] southwest corner of site;
˘ Fire Hall, Police, and shared components distinct building blocks situated side by side along Esquimalt Avenue;
˘ [Utilization of the] site N of [the] existing MHall for surface parking, reducing the reqmt of costly undergrd pkg;
˘ Greatest concentration of massing at [the] southeast portion of [the] site, as counterpoint to [the] massing of [the] MHall building to [the] west;
˘ [Two-storey] stepped atrium [to provide a] new formal entry and links levels of [the] existing MHall and each component of the new PSB;
as shown in Appendix 1 of the report dated April 2 re Public Safety Building: Preliminary Exterior Schematic Design be approved for the purpose of proceeding to public consultation including a public Open House on April 24 and Design Review Cmte, after wch Staff will report back to Council with a final recommended exterior schematic design for Council consideration/approval in May 2013.
11. Update on Solid Waste Service Level Changes (File: 1775-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated March 19 from the Mgr, Engg Services, be received for information.
BYLAW FOR ADOPTION
12. Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4736, 2012 (1821 Marine) (File: 1610‑20-4736)
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
13. Consent Agenda Items
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Consent Agenda items as follows be approved:
˘ Item 13.1 Amendment to 2013 Council Meeting Schedule;
˘ Item 13.2 2012 North Shore Emergency Management Office Annual Report;
˘ Item 13.3 TransLink Customer Service Performance Report for Quarter 4, 2012;
˘ Item 13.4 Revisions to Invasive Plant Species Strategy Working Group Terms of Reference;
˘ Item 13.5 Appointments to Awards Committee and Community Grants Committee;
˘ Item 13.6 Appointments to the Design Review Committee;
˘ Item 13.7 DVP Applicn No. 12-079 for 2372 Bellevue Avenue; and
˘ Item 13.8 Correspondence List.
13.1. Amendment to 2013 Council Meeting Schedule (File: 0120-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the 2013 Council Meeting Schedule be amended:
˘ to replace the Cmte/Whole mtg scheduled for Apr 15 w/ a sp Ccl Mtg wch will include CoW to be held 7pm Apr 15; and
˘ to reschedule the Apr 29 Ccl Mtg re financial matters to Apr 15 at 5pm.
13.2. 2012 North Shore Emergency Management Office Annual Report (File: 0180-16)
RECOMMENDED: be received for information.
13.3. TransLink Customer Service Performance Report for Quarter 4, 2012 (File: 3205-03)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated Mar 11 from the Transit Mgr be received for information.
13.4. Revisions to Invasive Plant Species Strategy WG Terms of Reference (File: 0116-20-CEC)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated Mar 19 from the CEC re revisions be received for information.
13.5. Appointments to Awards Cmte and Community Grants Cmte (File: 0116-20-AWARD / CGC1)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the following appointments be approved:
Ian Macdonald to the Awards Committee for a two year term;
Ardeshir Mayan to the Awards Committee for a one year term;
Coral Winfield and Ardeshir Mayan to both the Awards Committee and Community Grants Committee; and
Lori Williams to the Awards Committee.
13.6. Appointments to the Design Review Committee (File: 0116-20-DRC)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the following appointments to the Design Review Committee for the term ending January 31, 2014 be approved: Donal OCallaghan; Kim Smith; Barbara Pettit; Cedric Burgers; Carolyn Kennedy; Augustine Hii; Paul Richards; Senga Lindsay; Farouk Noormohamed; and Keith Fenton.
13.7. Development Variance Permit Applicn No. 12-079 for 2372 Bellevue Avenue (File: 1010-20-12-079)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the MClk give notice that [the DVP] to allow for a replacement single family dwelling with zoning bylaw variances to reduce certain yards, be considered on Monday, May 6, 2013.
13.8. Correspondence List (File: 0120-24) (click here to view correspondence packages)
Council Correspondence Update to March 15, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
˘ P. Uyeyama, March 8, 2013, regarding Recycling in West Van Parks
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
Received for Information
˘ K. Higgs, March 11, 2013, regarding The Tyee Pollution Refugees
˘ P. Hundal, March 11, 2013, regarding Response to Ambleside Activation Report
˘ D. Lust (Petition 49 signatures), Mar 11, re Rezoning of 370/380 Mathers (NShore Unitarian Church)
˘ 4 submissions, dated March 13 14, 2013, regarding North Shore Unitarian Church
˘ 6 submissions, dated March 9 11, 2013, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
˘ Police Records Info Mgmt Envmt Incorp'ed (PRIMECorp), Mar 11 re New Strategic Direction for PRIMECorp
˘ Village of Belcarra, Mar 12, re Admiralty Point Federal Lands Preservation For Future Generations
˘ Troll Enterprises Ltd, Mar 13, re Proposed Devt Permit 12-055 for 6418 Bay St (Olive & Anchor Restaurant) (Referred to March 18, 2013 Council Meeting)
˘ M. Nelson (Petition 35 sigs), Mar 15, re DVP App 12-055 Letters of Support (6418 Bay - Olive & Anchor)
(Referred to March 18, 2013 Council Meeting)
˘ The Corporation of Delta, Mar 14, re DFO and Fraser River Estuary Management Program Changes
˘ NSh Streamkeepers, Mar 14, re Burrard Inlet Estuary Restoration Prog Mackay and Lynn Crk estuaries
Responses to Correspondence
˘ Manager, Bylaw and Licensing Services, March 14, 2013, response to K. Willcock, regarding Parking Bylaws
Council Correspondence Update to March 22, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
˘ Village of Belcarra, March 12, regarding Admiralty Point Federal Lands Preservation For Future Generations
(Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and response)
˘ K. Losken, March 16, regarding Fw: Re Collingwood School transformer noise
(Referred to Dir/Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
˘ K. Losken, March 16, 2013, regarding Fw: Glenmore Collingwood fencing
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Devt, and Permits for consideration and response)
˘ P. Askari, March 18, 2013, regarding Bi-weekly Garbage Collection Complaint
(Referred to Director of Engineering & Transportation for consideration and response)
˘ Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat S.E, dated Feb 26, received Mar 22, re Special Symposium, Mar 25th, 6:30- 8:30PM on Muhammad The Astonishing Story of the Prophet at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
(Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and response)
˘ S. Slater, March 22, 2013, regarding expenses to date 1300 block Marine
(Referred to Acting Chief Financial Officer for consideration and response)
Received for Information
˘ Cmte/Bd Mtg Minutes Bd of Variance Hearing Minutes Feb 20, 2013; WV Library Bd Minutes Feb 20, 2013
˘ District of Kent, Mar 15, re Support for Assessment Act Farm Class Biz Amendment at the L Mainland Local Govt Assn Conference
˘ Bears Matter, Mar 18, re Tues, April 23 7:30pm Bear Educational Talk, Guest Speaker Charlie Russell in NV
˘ H. Song, Mar 18, re Ambleside Activation initiative food cart [enquiry]
(Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services department)
˘ 4 submissions, dated March 16 - 20, 2013, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
˘ Undated Petition with 12 signatures, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
˘ 11 submissions, Mar 15-18, re OCP, Rezoning/Devt Applicn for 370/380 Mathers (NShore Unitarian Church) (Including one submission previously received at March 18, 2013 Regular Council Meeting)
˘ Undated Petition with 102 sigs, re OCP, Rezoning/Devt Applicn for 370/380 Mathers (NShore Unitarian Church)
(Previously received at March 18, 2013 Regular Council Meeting)
˘ WV Chamber of Commerce, Mar 18, re DPA (6418 Bay Street)
(Previously received at March 18, 2013 Regular Council Meeting)
˘ Da Vincis Home, Mar 18, re Parking Issues
Responses to Correspondence
˘ Dir/Engg/Transp, Mar 18, response to M. Chipperfield, re LITTER AND MAINTENANCE OF TAYLOR WAY
˘ Dir/Engg and Transportation, March 18, response to P. Askari, re Bi-weekly Garbage Collection Complaint
˘ Dir/Parks and Cmnty Services, Mar 22, response to P. Uyeyama, re Recycling in West Van Parks
Council Correspondence Update to March 28, 2013 (up to 12: 00 Noon)
Referred for Action
˘ Pret-a-PorterLuxe, March 27, 2013, regarding retailers seeking Council support
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
˘ Mulgrave School, March 28, 2013, regarding Mulgrave School Public Information Meeting
(Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and response)
Received for Information
˘ 7 submissions, dated Mar 16 18, re OCP...Applicn for 370/380 Mathers Ave. (North Shore Unitarian Church)
˘ DNV on behalf of the NSh Family Court and Youth Justice Cmte, Mar 23, re Law Day 2013 SAVE THE DATE
˘ N. and J. Seldon, March 25, 2013, regarding Seaview Trail
˘ C. du Fresne, March 26, 2013, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
Responses to Correspondence
˘ Director of Planning, Land Devt, and Permits, March 20, 2013, response to K. Robinson regarding Ambleside
˘ Dir/Planning, Mar 21, response to B. Kennedy and J. Hackett-Kennedy re Collingwood School
˘ Dir/Engg and Transportation, March 26, 2013, response to R. Richards regarding Marine Drive at 23rd Street
˘ Dir/Engg/Transportation, Mar 26, 2013, response to E. Roberts regarding Litter Free Communities Campaign
Council Correspondence Update to April 2, 2013 (up to 4:30 pm)
Received for Information
˘ Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, Mar 18, re 2013 Freshwater Angling and the BC Economy report
(Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Department)
˘ CNV, Mar 21, re Cityshaping Stage Three: Developing Draft Land Use Scenarios for Public Discussion
(Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Department)
˘ J. Borrill, March 29, 2013, regarding West Vancouver Yacht Club
14. Other Items -- No items. 15. Public Questions/Comments 16. Adjournment
=== HEADSUP 7D === 3:49am April 7
{Apologies -- of course this was/is from the Editor ofWVM}
= First -- Flea Market at Srs' Ctr 9am to 3pm Sunday Apr 7
= Next -- two mtgs now on DWV Calendar:
CEC 10am Tu Apr 9 and Cmnty Website Devt WG 4:15pm Wed Apr 10.
= Billy Elliot (play/musical) at QET Apr 7 Sunday 2 and 8pm (last two performances)
We saw it and it was great fun -- a spectacle! Time period: Maggie Thatcher and miners' strike. Even so, dancing (tap and ballet), (raucous) music (Elton John), singing, humour.
= Sakura Days Japan Fair
The Japan Fair is a two-day event on April 6 7 (Sat/Sun) celebrating cultural arts, traditions, and performances in Vancouvers VanDusen Botanical Garden. Mbrs of the VHG as well as others will volunteer their time at the Fair to help the VCBF celebrate the cherry blossoms. Come by haiku headquarters in the Gardens Glass House, meet award-winning poets, learn about haiku, write a haiku to display on the cherry tree, and pick up a free haiku postcard with details on how to submit your haiku to the VCBF Haiku Invitational.
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is working hard to sustain and renew the heritage of the more than 40,000 ornamental cherry trees that were gifted to Vancouver from Japan in the 1930s. Through its many programs, the Festival encourages diverse communities to come together from April 430, 2013 to celebrate the magic and beauty of the blossoms.
For further info on coming events and activities, follow Jessica Tremblay, the official blogger for the Festival and coordinator of haiku events at https://vcbfblog.wordpress.com/.
=== HEADSUP 7E ===
still trying to run up a down escalator
it's so bad not only is the newsletter late, so is the Headsup!
Computer problems started Thursday when in Brackendale...
am sure I've omitted some things so begging forgiveness ahead of time; don't want to wait longer cuz want you to see the agendas for Monday night asap
Let me know asap and I can put in WVM8 wch I'm still working on -- shd go better with the new computer hope to get on Monday.....
{time stamp wee hours of Sat Apr 13....}
...even Headsup is late but rushing to give you some news -- herewith; mtgs (more info in the Headsup wch shd hv come out Friday); Main Items Apr 15; Commentary (same-sex marriage; RBC offshoring distraction; Maggie); short summary of Apr 8 ccl mtg (plus my questions at PQP); all four agendas Monday (starting at 4pm); Qtns, etc.
MEETINGS
Today Garage Sale and Vaisakih Parade this morning; ScotiaBank MS Walk tomorrow; ccl mtgs start at 4pm Monday! (four mtgs); Tues Invasive Species in morning and Upper Lands at 7pm; Wed Bd of Variance and Library Bd; Thurs Design Review*; ...
* DESIGN REVIEW CMTE
At time of writing this, the Calendar says the mtg's at 4:30 but their webpage says 5pm, then the estimate for the start of the deliberation on the PSB is 5:30.
+ Saturday Apr 13
9am - 1pm Garage Sale WV Cmnty CtrMore Info: http://www.westvancouver.ca/Residents/Lvel3.aspx?id=25688
+ Sunday Apr 14
8am Scotiabank MS Walk
Ambleside Park -- 8am check in; 10am start time; Info: http:/www.westvancouver.ca/Residents/Level3.aspx?id=25688
+ Tuesday Apr 16
~ 10:30am -- Invasive Plants WG; Worksyard Conference Rm, Operations Ctr, 3755 Cypress Bowl Rd
~ 7pm Upper Lands Study Review WG Meeting -- Learning Room, Seniors' Activity Centre
+ Wednesday Apr 17
- 5pm - Board of Variance Hearing // - 7pm - Library Board Meeting
+ Thursday Apr 18
- 4pm - Cmnty Concert Series featuring The Mariachi Los Castoricitos; Cmnty Ctr -- atrium
More Info: http:/www.westvancouver.ca/Residents/Level3.aspx?id=43776
- 6pm - NSh Family Court and Youth Justice Cmte Mtg; Cmnty Ctr (Cedar Rm)
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Main items (on agendas for Monday Apr 15th; starting at 4pm!):
= 4pm = in camera mtg
= 5pm = regular ccl mtg:
Divisional Services Review -- Engg and Transportation; Final Summary of Presentations of Parks and Cmnty Services
= 7pm = regular ccl mtg: CotW item re CEC, shared fire services and enhanced medical skills of fire responders.
{NB: your editor is confused. The 5pm mtg might in fact be the CotW mtg and the 7pm mtg looks like that too. Perhaps we'll get clarification. UPDATE: 5pm was Financial Matters and 7pm had CoW in the reg mtg.}
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== COMMENTARY ==
- A - MARRIAGEWATCH -- same sex, no sex?
Just don't understand opposition. As a young, totally naive, ofc temp in London while awaiting university documentation so I cd teach, one assignment was at the Chelsea Hospital for Women. My eyes widened in increasing astonishment as I typed up one of the first cases. The tests revealed the person was 75% male and 25% female, however the 25% was external resulting in having been brought up as a girl. She was 17. I cd not help asking the doctor what he was going to do. He said they'd give female hormones and do some surgery to make her closer to functioning as a female b/c it wd be too much of a shock, devastating mentally to be told she was really a male.
It was then I realized we have no choice as to what gender we are nor even how much of one or the other. We are, however, humans, and we form parts of families, bond, and love. If two adults want to be a couple, live together, and share their lives we shd recognize that and not judge. After all, relationships are not always easy regardless of the genders.
Important is not wch two, rather keeping commitments.
- B - RBC's OFFSHORING
Hasn't anyone else noted that now telling the 45 employees (who are to train the foreign workers who will do their work over in India) that other jobs will be found for them is not a solution?
It still means 45 jobs have been lost since other Cdns cd hv taken those jobs that the transferred ones will be given.
Alas, with a global economy, no doubt our salaries will go down and other places' up -- competition.
Besides, I marvel at ppl who strike to get higher pay yet buy goods not made in Canada or go shopping in the States. Don't they realize they're hastening our downward slide?
- C - MAGGIE
There'll be more in WVM8 but I'm sure you've been hearing Thatcher quoted re U-Turn/you turn saying: "The lady's not for turning." When I was on Ccl the issue of burning (during spring or fall cleanup for example) on one's property came up. Yes, you guessed it. I said, "This lady's not for burning."
{The actual title of Christopher Fry's well-known play is The Lady's Not for Burning, hence the Iron Lady's clever quip.}
=== Short SUMMARY OF CCL MTG April 8
= Future of Howe Sound Society (re devts proposed)
= Mulgrave School Expansion
= OCP Amendment re land and waterfront between 13th and 18th; much discussion re park accessories and comparison with park dedication; so though breaking with 'procedure' a former cclr was allowed to speak commenting it took 45 min to try to sort it out (and IMO still was confusing)
= Rezoning and Devt Permit for sr housing 825 TWay and 707 Keith Rd
= DWV is offering to pay 1/3 re Gleneagles sound barrier ($23,333) PLUS maintenance costs!
= PSB Schematic Design (hm -- Sop said he'd seen it earlier and NG said she'd see it the next day: obviously closed mtgs!) At least Sop asked about the financial aspects (IMO shd hv come before or at least part of this approval). Ans: coming Apr 22.
= Garbage Colln: Apr 29 first day with none; NG's recommendation -- stop buying garbage!
= Mayor read from report (in Consent Agenda) on how great Blue Bus service is!
= In Consent Agenda, unusual to see two ppl, both appointed to two different cmtes at the same time. No comment made.
= My PQP comments:
CR: just a couple of questions as I was listening
the park dedication question you were wrestling with -- when I listened to it, this is what I heard
[1] was that if you have the 'park dedication' as Cclr Sop was saying, then all the parks; it's all protected.
Mr Sokol said that to change anything within those parks, you'd have to have a referendum, etc., so it makes it more difficult.
VOICE: no
CR: but if you pass the park accessory thing, they CAN do those things, and the only discretion you have is to restrict or limit them, not to cancel them and not have them.
So I think it's a really difficult decision for you to make -- do it all park and then let things come in one by one, or allow all of those things, and I suppose you cd turn them off by saying you can only have something that's 10sqft but that seems to be from what I listened [to], the difference. You have control but you can't not have them.
and then
[2] I'm glad you allowed former Cclr Day, whom I sat next to on Council, v pleasant fellow, to comment at the end of that question about those things,
{viz, all park or park with accessories}
and I think it wd make you want to consider your process.
{IOW, the procedure that prohibits anyone to speak after Ccl debates and just before voting}
That's not the first time I've seen someone who has wanted to make a comment AFTER Ccl has said things, b/c what you
{ie those in the gallery}
hear beforehand isn't the whole story, but if you cd limit it so that someone cd, as you did, you did allow them, but try to have some guideline; [so] they can speak if it's a certain thing, say, information or something
{something relevant, pertinent, perhaps missed; in this case think it might have been trying to find out or understand what they were deciding -- many of us a bit puzzled wch is why I'm trying at PQP to get an explanation. Some on Ccl seemed to say they had options without having a referendum on dedicated the parks but it was also said then parks and no accessories; also said with accessories had options, but evidently perhaps only as to size.}
rather than wait till the end.
{splitting receipt of information is hardly ideal}
so I'm glad you allowed it but it [does allow the process?]
{sounds as if I misspoke or somehow garbled this.
Shd be: but the [current] process/procedure does not allow this}
and you might want to modify the process so that it's allowed on special occasions.
{if helpful/appropriate; until end, gallery does not know if something significant has been omitted/overlooked}
[3] I sympathize with the ball you were handed with the barrier, and I think it's laudable that WV is stepping up to the plate and offering some of the money, but I think -- we have to be optimistic as Michael Evison said -- that we can get some money from other bodies; but what does bother me is that they've insisted that WV do the maintenance. I'm hoping that you can work v hard to get one of the other bodies to pony up for the maintenance, cuz we're not responsible for doing it. We're doing that but somebody else shd maintain it.
[4] Now, I heard Cclr Sop say that they had an opportunity to see that massing of the PSB bldg, so I imagine that was done at an in camera mtg. That's the first part.
and the second part
Cclr Gambioli said she'd see the charrette tomorrow night, so when is that, what is that about?
Mayor: Mr Sokol, do you want to explain? Apparently there's a charrette on tomorrow night.
Sokol: the charrette on tomorrow night is a sustainability charrette regarding design of the PSB and that is for staff.
Mayor: so there you go, we're not even invited
CR: you're not invited?
Mayor: no
CR: why not explain--
Mayor: --any mtg we don't get invited to is a good day for us
{this ignores the fact that NG said she was going to it tomorrow night
how did she know about it? she intended to crash the mtg?
someone has some 'splainin' to do..... Nonetheless two in camera occasions?}
CR: and what Cclr Gambioli really said
[not intelligible b/c papers shuffling and lots of furniture-moving or brushed mic noises]
[5] the point she was making, and others didn't understand, is that if you don't put up your hand, you're assumed to be in favour, so I guess she was making a pro forma symbolic gesture.
Anyway, tyvm.
Mayor: thank you; Motion to adjourn [10:05]
=== SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGs' AGENDAs
MONDAY APRIL 15
Note -- First Notice:
At 4pm a special Council meeting will commence in open session in the main floor conference room and will be immediately followed by a motion to exclude the public in order to hold a closed session, pursuant to section 90 of the Community Charter.
At 5pm a regular Council meeting regarding financial matters will commence in the Council Chamber.
At 7pm a special Council meeting will commence in the Council Chamber.
{Somewhat puzzling but this info is from the DWV website. The 5pm agenda doesn't say financial matters (although that's what it's about) and is labelled a regular ccl mtg. Then the 7pm agenda is also called a regular ccl mtg but contains Cmte of the Whole items. Will this be a repeat of the last CotW Monday? mtgs starting about 3:30, ccl mtg at 7pm that lasted only about 15 minutes b/c all discussion in the previous mtgs so just passed recommended =motions? Mayor Smith's rearrangements b/c he likes to go home early in the evening?
A bit inconvenient for ppl who work to attend mtgs -- yet the Mayor says M biz shd not only be followed by the retired.}
= 4:00pm -- SPECIAL CCL MTG
1. Call to Order.
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
2. RECOMMENDED: THAT in the public interest, mbrs of the public be excluded:
90. (1) A part of a ccl mtg may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:
(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a M service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Ccl, cd reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the M if they were held in public.
Purpose of meeting: proposed provision of a municipal service.
3. Adjournment -- Council will then proceed with the closed session.
= 5pm -- REGULAR CCL MTG
1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of April 15, 2013 Council Meeting Agenda
REPORTS
3. Divisional Services Review Engineering and Transportation (File: 1700-01)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated April 11 from the Director, Engg/Transp, be rec'd for info.
4. Parks/Cmnty Services Divisional Services Review: Final Summary of Presentations; Jan-Mar 2013(File: 2100-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT
The final summary report dated Mar 19, from the Director/Parks be received for information; and that
In addition to completing the 2013 Parks and Community Services Divisional Work Plan, the following new initiatives identified by staff from the Services Review will be:
Completing the remaining 24 Dashboards by July so available to Ccl prior to the 2014 budget deliberations;
Preparing, in consultation with the cmnty, a Fees and Charges Policy to be presented to Council in 2014;
Exploring the feasibility of an alt service delivery for garbage recycling in parks, bring forward a biz case in 2014;
Utilizing tools devpd through the 2013 Parks/CS Review to benchmark KPIs in ea service area, year to year.
5. Public Questions/Comments 6. Adjournment
= 7pm -- REGULAR CCL MTG
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
3.1. Community Engagement Committee and Working Groups
3.2. Shared Fire Services Move Up Module and Enhanced Medical Skills for Fire Responders
3.3. Rise from Committee of the Whole
4. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT TO COUNCIL
5. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS 6. ADJOURNMENT
+ COUNCIL NOTES MONDAY MARCH 18 +
*NB: typed while ppl speak; gaps; some timestamps in case you want to listen to on the videotape* E&OE
=== NOTEs MONDAY MARCH 18 ===
6pm CLOSED ccl mtg:
90 (1) A part of a ccl mtg may be closed... if the subject matter being considered relates to...:
(a) personal info about an identifiable individ who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee, or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;
(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a M service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the M if they were held in public;
Purpose of meeting: Cmte mbrshp and proposed provision of M service matters.
7pm REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of March 18, 2013 Regular Council Meeting Agenda
added: Item 4 Mar 4 reconvened PH minutes; item 7 written submissions C3
3. Adoption of Feb 25 Cmte/Whole Mtg Minutes; and Feb 25, Mar 4, and Mar 6 Ccl Mtg Minutes
CC: recommend adoption with the exception of Feb 25 CoW; wd like to add on p20 of our materials: the sentence ends with [sound barrier] Mr Morewood was asked and committed on behalf of the Min of Transp to consider an updated sound study and committed to getting back to the District with the Min of T's position on that.
Mayor: Mr Fung, does that match with your recolln?
RF: it does, Yr Worship
Then with that change, adopted
March 4, 2013 minutes to be provided.
{why??? Minutes used to come out weekly. Why not even ready two weeks later???}
RECOMMENDED: THAT the following Minutes be adopted as circulated:
February 25, 2013 Committee of the Whole and regular Council Meeting;
March 4, 2013 Reconvened Public Hearing and special and regular Council Meetings; and
March 6, 2013 special Council Meeting.
DELEGATIONS
4. NShore Family Court and Youth Justice Committee re 2011/2012 Annual Report (File: 0115-20-NSFC1)
Andrew vanEden: VIce Chair, mbr since 2007; here with deGraaf xxx##
serve as a link (courts); have two consultants, one re domestic violence, the other re courtwatch
keep statistics (ten years); one of the most extensive courtwatch progs in prov
want to get info out and engage the cmnty
an initiative, Law Day, this year will be Sat Apr 13
learn about the court system; had a few hundred attend last year; work shops/sessions; meet RCMP, Police, Judges
aboriginal ppl over-represented so started tracking in 2008; clearly shows it is there
administrative judge Challenger, when she came into NV was v keen to that idea and wanted to make some change; est'd the second-only FN Court in the prov, behind New Westminster; believe there are four now
We believe those stats helped show need for a FN sentencing court
She's tasked us to look at youth-case conferencing; not used in NV much
NG: I have the pleasure to be the ccl rep; large cmte, 23 (from all three Ms)
look at the annual report, cd you explain to ppl what domestic violence?
Ans: spousal violence, assault; damage to prop; falls under family violence category
NG: here it says 411 cases; I did the math -- 58 cases from WV actually went through the courts (probably means far more reported, ten times; charges not laid)
this type of violence happens in WV; be part of soln
2011/12, were 258 completed cases; again many more reported (and not completed), and not reported
about one per day the courthouse is open; gives an idea, it's not irregular; occurring many times a day
next to me says he has a question--
CC: you've hit the points I wanted to make
NG: oh, he's channelling through me
want to thank ev on the cmte on the report.
move be received for information, with thanks.
5. D. Ghavami, Prez, Iranian Cdn Congress of Canada, re Support of Norouz Festivities at Amb (File: 2180-02)
DG: thanks and appreciation for support of Ccl and staff...re spring/Norouz . Many mbrs here to say thank you
Canadian successful policy envy of world today; works beautifully, in harmony, enriched
Chinese New Year, East Indian, Italian festivals..... enjoy our diversity and celebrate it
tremendous growth of participation in this event; we welcome citizens from all walks of life and all other backgrounds to join in this festival
...great cause; let's make integration a part of our mandate, tyvm
invite Mayor and Ccl to the fire festival tomorrow night; happy 1392 new year
Mayor: hope we get a good night weather-wise
DG: we've already spoken to God
LAUGHTER
CC: had the honour of representing you last year and jumped over the fire -- thrilling; didn't wear any synthetics
on a serious note, wonderful evening -- certainly 8 - 10K there -- "so fun"
one of the biggest events on the NSh
plsd to see reps from Iranian cmnty here, unfortunately rare in this Ccl Chamber
thank you for coming
{perhaps not aware someone Iranian has run in the last three elections?}
think that's a shame; think I've told you before but want to say in open Ccl, want to invite our Iranian cmnty to come in, bring another delegation
bring some of the perspective
let us know if there are any issues we cd be doing better to address some of the needs
diff experiences than the rest of the cmnty
feel we cd do more to bring them together with rest of cmnty
know you're a leader, contact others to see if interest
DG:... grateful supporting this event, grateful... plsd, sure it will happen soon
have beautiful flower(s) for Ccl
TP: want to share, multicultural richness across Canada; element of fun always welcome in WV
move ...: be received for information, with thanks.
Mayor: best wishes for tomorrow night, I'll be there
DG: see you on the stage
TP: you're dancing with fire!
Mayor: not in the fire, I hope!
CC: no, that's tonight!
REPORTS
6. Reports from Mayor and Councillors on Boards, Committees, and Working Groups
[7:20] Mayor: Ms Scholes?
SSch: as an uipdate, re Mtg of the Whole Mar 11
info was presented re two subjects, strategic Transportation Plan status and Implementation, and Amb Activation, and after that the following recommendations:
Staff implement the Amb Act items set out in Sec 4.2, a to q as recommended in the report (public engagement summary, next steps; dated Feb 20)
later that evening, in Ccl's special mtg, it was approved
Mayor: I also wd like to announce that Ccl approve a five-year agreement with RG Properties a & Network Concerts to produce outdoor concerts in Ambleside Park
{hm. And how does this qualify to hv bn discussed and decided in camera???}
the agreement includes one festival for 2013 and two festival weekends per year for the balance of the agreement
more info will be provided when planning for the 2013 festival gets underway.
Reports.
NG: I have a little show and tell
Cmte Grants cmte --- one of tha mbrs, Raha Zahar presented me with a plate, from Iran
decided to hang this in the councillors' ofc -- silver plate; enamel; traditional design, handmade
tyvm to Raha and and will try to say "Aydeshay Mobarak", Happy New Year.
##[22:41] CC: Upper Lands and the Library
TP: Srs' Ctr had their AGM; produced this handbook re fraud with Police Dept; thank Ken Bryden
MAB: three -- one from Aboriginals Cmte (approved work plan for the year), the Sq Nation will be invited for a report
xxxx and will be funded by Metro
wkshop on Service agreements -- opp for our staff to attend
Cmnty Ctr has two upcoming events Apr 11, ea ccl mbr to bring two ppl, bring two potential donors
upcoming salon -- first of its format, adolescent mental health -- don't remember date
from Min of Family and health services (?)
the MNSh Congress on xxx to report on two surveys on NSh, VCH, and Parents about the needs of families; understand staff will be bringing reports
[7:26]
7. Development Variance Permit Application No. 12-055 (6418 Bay Street) (File: 1010-20-12-055)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
At the Feb 18 reg mtg Ccl received the report dated Feb 7 re Devt Variance Permit Applicn for 6418 Bay St and set the date for consideration for Mar 18.
Reports received up to and including March 14, 2013:
L Berg / Feb 7 / for Ccl consideration Feb 18, Mar 18
Written Submissions received up to and including March 14, 2013:
D and H Weiser / Mar 6 / Mar 18
Troll Enterprises / Mar 13 / Mar 18
GB: Map is on the overhead screen -- Olive and Anchor
want to make an addition at the rear on the laneway side for storage, ofc, staff
doesn't expand the biz; need for addl parking -- this request is a variance of the parking
The applicant is present ##extra sace below ##
{hm. Later someone says expands the restaurant (b/c moving ofc and storage space to the addn); even as is now, does not meet the required number of parking spaces}
PRESENTATION BY APPLICANT
Michael Nelson, NV: here for my client owner X Kim; formerly YaYa's
staff storage cramped, untenable
CC: this is not prefab; architecture so thoughtful
zoning is for two storeys
in future, redevt of main bldg so have you given any thought?
MN: long-term plan to keep this two-storey
HVAC work to roof, felt best to move back into back yard
TP: public info mtg hosted?
MN: v few ppl showed up but made an effort
[7:33] CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
Mayor: Maggie Pappas from WV Chamber
MP: read from a letter I'll be giving to Ms Scholes
Olive and Anchor a long-standing mbr
addn for training of staff instead of off-site as they do now
interview and store supplies to make better use for restaurant and expansion
{here you see expansion of restaurant.....}
stalls and remain
Personally they took a risk three years ago
a year after branding, award from Chamber
needs grow; urge approve this modest addn with scant impact
MOTION THAT all written and oral submissions be rec'd
PASSED
RECOMMENDED: the DVP Applicn for 6418 Bay St, wch wd allow for a 52 square metre two-storey rear addn with a Zoning Bylaw variance for parking, be approved.
ML: two comments
wd encourage ev to go out and partake of cuisine; my wife and I go frequently; never been disappointed; xxx
this will improve the rear of the bldg considerably
improvement for the cmnty and right thing to do to support biz cmnty in HBay
Mayor: you're not expecting any....
NG: see there are letters from the cmnty in support; a better job than a lot of bigger companies do
Sop: well said, everyone
more than just the upside -- 16 pkg spaces and grandfathered to eight
we look at these devts and how they can fit in
patronization of any biz have to have sufficient parking
saw the other day empty lots with some cars parked
Mayor: carries unanimously; good luck to the Olive and Anchor
[7:40]
8. Heritage Alteration Permit Application No. 12-060 (4733 Piccadilly South) (File: 1010-20-12-060)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
At the Feb 18 reg mtg Ccl rec'd the report dated Feb 7 re the Heritage Alteration Permit Applicn for 4733 Piccadilly South and set the date for consideration for March 18, 2013
Reports received up to and including March 14, 2013:
L Berg / Feb 7 / for ccl consideration Feb 18, Mar 18
Written Submissions received up to and including March 14, 2013: No items
GB: xxx only two Heritage conservation areas and LCaulfeild is one of them
most dealt with at the staff level
here xxx SLIDES
6.7 to 9.7; have to seek Ccl's approval for the variance
ht wd be increased, rear yard variance wd be more than there today (but ##shill short)
taken to LCAC last year and approved
owners prepared to come forward
PRESENTATION BY APPLICANT
Scott Warnell: speaks for itself what we want to do
they moved the house and turned it sideways
a large number of variances but in reality not changing much; bldg not getting higher, adding 30 & 40sf -- just so house sits
MAB: have a house ad hoc; estimate how much this reno will cost?
SW: $150 to $200 per sq ft
MAB: significant
CC: not seeking to maximize floor area
[ANS inaudible] xxx
SW: close to but not quite
CC: app your coming
slight concern -- the bulk of the roof is changing -- have you spoken to those ppl?
Wife: ppl behind us up high
SW: all of our nbrs informed and cd come to LCAC
the slope is such that the top of our house wd be below grade level for ppl behind
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
Mayor: Simon Gabriel
SG: 4716 S Piccadilly [trxt supplied]
Good evening Mayor and Council.
In late November last year, the Lower Caulfeild Advisory Committee (the LCAC) met to consider the application before you today. The LCAC is a committee made up of well-meaning volunteers with no powers whatsoever save to listen to applications and the residents of Lower Caulfeild's views and make a decision yay or nay as to the content. Their mandate as you will all well know is to consider and review projects and applications referred by the Director of Planning, Lands and Permits in accordance with Council policy, bylaws and items referred by Council, as noted -- Alteration permit applications and specifically the compliance of an application with the Lower Caulfeild Conservation Area Guidelines , and any matters which may be referred to the LCAC by Council from time to time.
This effectively makes Lower Caulfeild the most stringent area of West Vancouver in which to build or renovate.
In earlier November last year, the LCAC met to consider the overbuilding and other issues related to the stop work order issued for 4710 South Piccadilly of last September. The LCAC had in January 2012 accepted a set of plans for this renovation application - which the owner had, over several months, deviated from by overbuilding in several areas and changing the plans as and how he saw fit.
The LCAC does not have a mandate to review this sort of issue nor any powers to deal with it Ś so to a certain extent the outcome of the November 2012 meeting was a forgone conclusion. However seemingly it did not need to come back to Council for approval despite the issues.
A few weeks ago, you voted on another house in West Vancouver at which I gather the owner had overbuilt a deck and an outside staircase. It was required to return to Council Śand be unanimously voted down.
Now we have to consider the house at 4733 South Piccadilly which has passed the LCAC but must return to Council for its approval too.
But why??? surely the issues that are present at 4710 which have been accepted by Staff and Municipal Hall have instituted the precedent that any developer/ spec house builder or builder can submit one set of plans and have them accepted by Municipal Hall and then build another in the sure and certain knowledge that he has a precedent set by Municipal Hall.
It seems to me that Council policy and implementation are at odds with one another and there is no consistency of application.
Mayor: Mr Sokol, answer or consider it and talk to him later?
Sokol: spoken many times to Mr Gabriel but if Ccl wants to
CC: xxx no outcry or negative feedback from cmnty, why it has to come back
can we set up some not controversial like this
not come
can't see basis not to approve
[7:51] Sokol: staff can approve minor variations
in this case, staff felt these were not minor, they were major
if Ccl wd like, we can look at the criteria we use; cd vary them, reflect Ccl's desires
CC: fairly commonsensical; no controversy, shdn't spend time
even if minor, shd come to Ccl; particularly if a variance controversial
Mayor: delegating more to staff?
Mr Sokol is coming back
ML: I'd commend staff for erring on the side of caution
may be a reno but looking at before and after, wd like to know wch 2x4
in the doc there was something about an underground creek
Wife: have a geotech; another person too
ML: won't impact the flow of the underground creek?
NO
ML: terrific
MAB: in the past we've had the variances listed in the table; helpful
like that format
{yes; wonder why missing from this one}
if the variances were predominantly -- arose when house first was moved
bylaws diff at that time
why those breaches not in 1980s?
Sokol: they did apply for a Devt Variance in 1986
now addl construction and variances have changed so need reaffirmed
Sop: work done by .... and LCAC who are not elected
must be careful what we give
they can make recommendations, including zoning variances
are we looking at dcmatee? variances
Sokol: sim to any ##cmte, make recomms
Sop: am reading right here, they recommend approval -- time to get on with it
get on with what's expected in the Caulfeild area
CC: all written and oral submissions recd for info
PASSED
CC moves: THAT [this applicn], wch wd allow for addns and alterations to an existing house, with Zoning Bylaw variances for highest bldg face, number of storeys, building height, and the rear yard, be approved.
Mayor: PASSES unanimously
[7:58]
9. Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4736, 2012 (1821 Marine Dr) (File: 1610 20-4736)
The proposed bylaw received first reading at the Dec 10 reg Ccl mtg, was the subject of a PH held and adjourned on Jan 21, and the subject of a Reconvened PH held and closed on Mar 4. As the PH has closed Ccl is not permitted to receive any further submissions regarding the proposed bylaw.
ML/TP
RECOMMENDED: THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4736, 2012 be read a second time.
ML: exhaustive public input; based on my assessment, asked to correct a wrong from the past, if you will
xxx not make it inappropriate
TP: don't think the intent of the Amb Town Strategy was to downzone it
I believe it was downzoned so voting to return it to ##ists?its? zoning
Sop: had a biz back in the 60s next to West Van Florist; seven mos into my biz
purchased and second storey put on
lane; I had so many parking tix
at 4:30 you had to be out of there -- I became famous for number of parking tix; I helped the cmnty with [the money]
I think this process didn't come out the way it shd hv
Mayor: if prices were
you cd have both that prop
[8:01] Sop: and I'd be here for a variance!
MAB: .....
and based on what I've heard; nothing wrong with applying to maximize the value of a prop
one letter, concerned about devaluation
the fact that Mr H might make a profit &&&?
concern about traffic
we do not know what will be placed there
no idea if increase in traffic, cd decrease, be less
when the application is made, we can look at parking then
want to xxx; want to stimulate positive devt
that area is outdated and under-utilized to its potential
hasn't happened at 1.75
we do know the owner lost density, know and support from staff
applicant was 1ft3in away from four storeys, not asking for that, ironically gave it to Funeral Home
ironically xxx
looked at an increment of 5000sf and seven incremental parking spaces
this is not about the total number of pkg spaces looking at the incremental
xxx doesn't do anything to revit a prop
parking the most... we hear about and ultimately going to see more parking
finally what ultimately goes there will be an improvement over that lot
now that area does have more traffic but the Legion creates a lot of traffic, the bank does
but don't think that xxx ##jopa< when the new guidelines were implemented
NG: try not to repeat
convinced this is a distinct prop; don't believe it is a precedent
don't think the increase in traffic will be signif compared with C2
will be no impact to the mass or form going from what it wd hv bn at C2
I'm also not convinced about that argument
setbacks increased so that's better for nbrhd and sightlines
in OCP and AmbV strategy, both state we want to increase the resid units in 1800blk of MDr -- compelling argument to me
don't think any xxx that the prop's value will decrease, think they'll increase
if this does go ahead to 2.0, we'll still be going through the DP (Devt Permit) process and the ##?dRV
so all will be able to have our voices heard; view corridors discussed at that time
CC: a few things to add
I'm not a fan of the process we've undergone; applicn with the absence of a xxx
makes it threatening, hope rare
do want to see revit in Amb, no certainty that will happen
no oblig for the family to sell so what they're getting is a financial windfall
here today b/c the financial loss and want to be compensated
no, they can't say [sell]? at the price they're asking -- not so; I'd buy it from them
the question in my mind is, was there a loss in value when went from C2 to AC2
CACs are now to be imposed
those are items that cost them money
irrefutable
under C2 cd build xxx but the ground floor 12Ksf had to be commercial; under AC2, cd be all resid
as I understand it residential more value
wants increase building 12Ksf more
xxx value is lower &&& [8:13]
we say 1800blk for residential
one of the probs with it
that's mitigating for me to vote against
it's 1.75 and we're
3K more; maybe four cars 3 - 5 cars &&&
wd be if props at 1.75
I'm concerned about voting on this b/c I don't feel I have the info, don't know it's a loss
wd like it to go forward b/c ...
frankly, still torn
Mayor: important whatever is proposed will come back and go to DRC
imp to note paying CAC from 1.75 to 2
{$750K is substantial}
seller has to know what selling, and buyer what buying
anybody buying it will get 2.0 and that's what owner knows is needed to xxxx
no one's coming at 1.75
blunt reality
commend the applicant going to 2 to get something happening on the site
wd like to see something with the Funeral Home &&&
see something in conjunction xxx
first sign of life apart from the## Grosvenor
CARRIES with CC opposed
...motion: THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4736, 2012 be read a third time.
CC: opposed, can change
{yes!}
ML: be consistent
CC: so I'll be opposed
[8:18]
10. Awards Committee Accomplishments and 2013-2014 Work Plan (File: 0116-20-AWARD)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
Lori Cameron: I co-chair the cmte; last presentation to Ccl was two years ago
work plan for 2013 and 2014
xxx cmnty xxx heritage, arts and culture
mbrs are: {named}
Ian Macdonald just joined
Oct 29 2012, awards to eight deserving
including new category of arts and culture
SLIDES
civic reception followed
wd like to ensure a mtg set aside on an annual basis, hv chosen one for Oct 2013
so much remarkable work being done in the cmnty that deserves recognition
wd like to add a new category: Mentorship
participate in events and media
two-min clip
{pronunciation note -- LEISURE!!! in Canada rhymes with pleasure but in the US leisure is seizure}
look forward
TP: remind us of the process
LC: applicn on the website -- fill it out and submit it; can be done anytime throughout the year
deadline typically in Sept
DepCAO: cmte's been really hard at it
special tg/event ev year
work plan for next two years well thought-out and for advancing the awards
MAB: those who do good work for pay as much as without?
LC: case by case basis
typically on a volunteer basis; ev is open for consideration at this point
MAB: reason I ask
under sustainability, recogn attribute
ackn and recogn is what ppl crave most rather than being paid
NG: three things to remember
know anyone or groups -- arts heritage or xxx mentorship now
youth leaders, coaches
get those applicns in; deadline end of Sept; Awards ceremony is Oct 28
thank you to ev on the cmnty, great work as volunteers, and pleasure to be on that cmte
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. The Community Awards Committee Accomplishments and 2013-2014 Work Plan report be received for information; and
2. The Committees Work Plan for 2013 - 2014 be approved.
CARRIED unanimously [8:25]
11. Ccl Reconsideration of Directions from Cmte/Whole Mtg on Nbrhd Character/Housing held Jan 28 Sokol: Feb 4th
Staff has explored....
hiring of a new full-time planner and xxx
addl resources will become av for the completion of this work
plan to start in April 2013, xxx Sept 2013; revised bylaw provisions in Jan 2014
ML: when I read this I was v confused by this
Ccl made some suggestions, is this not your response?
don't think that's what you mean; don't think I'm functionally illiterate
CC: the only thing we asked Sokol to do is come back with a plan
only thing we see is housing bulk has been accelerated by some months
instead of winter 2014, winter 2013
report back to Ccl winter 2014 to spring 2014
the only diff?
Sokol: correct
why word "reconsideration" is it ? was before Ccl and Ccl gave it back
ML:
Mayor: Ccl was clear, want this given higher priority and that's what you've done
TP moved THAT
1. The Housing Action Plan dated Nov 2012 be adopted to provide the framework for the Planning Depts work on housing during 2013-2014; and
2. The Districts 2013-2014 deptal work plans include housing bulk and boulevards as priority work items as described in the report dated March 4, 2013.
{Note: TP made this motion}
MAB: I was focusing on bulk and ...
[8:30] wd like housing
Sokol: there's another proposal coming fwd in Esq/Fulton 2000blk to build an addn and a coachhouse, will be in front of Ccl in a short time
another is before you tonight, the Unitarian Church site; staff has been working on for months
we've heard from other devprs and those will be coming fwd
MAB: coming re housing criteria
Sokol: correct
CC: housing bulk moved up, that's good; wd like to see blvd be moved up (not)
low-hanging fruit b/c we have standards worked out; wd like to see enforceable standards; prefer sooner than later
Sokol: low-hanging fruit will be completed by June
Sop: asked tonight about Housing Action Plan
Housing in 2014
in this plan many considerations
really a plan in itself
adoption xxx staff hasn't done
looking for a plan
but if this is adopted staff have to do more
why not done homework? come back with plan
Sokol: with this we'll come back with a plan for you
xxxx rental housing
look wch direction Ccl wants us to go
Sop: we're adopting this plan
then you're going to go away and look at these submissions already adopted as a plan?
why not this xxx [8:35]
rather than adoption of this plan -- where's the flexibility? &&&
Mayor: five action words: 1 is continue, 2 is consider, 3 is identify, 4 is strengthen, and 5 is monitor
indicates to me staff coming back with more definitive recommendations.... address your concerns
Sop: I'll let it go at that
NG: so coach and purpose-built rental housing still on same time line
Sokol: correct
Sop: we're accepting accessory bldgs on a given lot
Mayor: no no no we're not
Sop: that's in this plan; this is a much broader issue than adoption of this plan tonight
Mayor: going to consider going out to public to see if cmnty wd support; no definite
ML: I appreciate Cclr Sop's concern b/c if you read the plan Dec 2012, the recommendation is "be adopted" and I think there is some confusion between suggested direction and housing action; analysis, and bringing back results of input, b/c says lane houses xxx
Mayor: happy with wording saying plan 'provide' the framework to the Planning Dept?
ML: I wd, Yr Worship; doesn't change intent but provides some addl clarity
Mayor: Ccl Panz, you haven't made a motion yet, have you? Is a motion on the floor?
TP: no, I haven't
{see above! Mayor didn't remember, MClk not enough time to say anything?}
well, I did, I made the motion
ML: yes, she made the motion
Mayor: Ccl Lewis is making an amendment take out 'adopted' ... and put "2012 provide the framework"
[Sop seconds]
TP: I'll speak against that; comes out of our OCP; I wdn't agree, came out of Housing...
ev decision will come to Ccl, one at a time
want to adopt it; means we're serious about housing options; up to Ccl when it comes; been before us for a long time
Mayor: even though says "Action Plan of Nov 2012 will provide the framework", and will also probably save us half an hour of time, I will quickly point out
CC: you can make disparaging comments about lawyers about wording xxx; we set out policy, xxx
what we're doing is adopting a plan; four action items in the plan:
- continue what we're already doing
- to consider coach houses following an informed cmnty discussion
- to identify, consider, and engage...... rental housing
- strengthen OCP policies on housing diversity; not setting up a framework for a framework
it's setting policy direction
again we are committing to strengthening the xxx OCP, this policy direction
take out one word might change significantly
Ccl must be clear what it's doing when adopting docs like this; doc sit on shelf
or can adopt, and I support the latter
Sop: fair enough
Mayor: on amendment
DEFEATED
Main Motion PASSES with Sop and Lewis opposed [8:41]
12. Ambleside Village Centre Streetscape Standards Project (File: 2515-21)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
Mayor: hope we'll be able to move this along
GB: ideally the end of a process that started last year -- Nov 9 2012
cmnt mt? in Dec, met ABA, met with Chamber, and responded to comments that came in
recommended standards be revised
Bellevue bikeway proposal be removed; recommending a separated in conjunction with xxx and Spirit Trail and waterfront/???
Festival Streets in the doc still quite conceptual and requires further devt
dealing with the implementation of these standards -- how fund?
incremental process; priv sector implementation
Fresh St Mkt first on the ground, not done in advance b/c of the weather
forms part of our disc with Grosvenor
SLIDES
maintenance
Dist capital works projects
Ray Fung was part of our team as was Ian Haras -- both here av to answer questions
CC: Qs around cycling
don't see anything related to cycling in that part, as part of the bedrock
removal of the Bellevue bike lane and think there are good reasons ##fro removing bike lane there
can put it south of xxx [8:46]
death by study
taking out bike lane and it's going into that ether of another study
last week you heard again and again all those ppl saying safe place for going biking without kids
east congested; xxx
again you're going to want to go back to the cmnty
don't want to see this in ether and my kids all in college; it's truly a cmnty priority
xxx follow behind bus
or heading into left lane and taking your life in your hands
minor delays MDr traffic lane at bump-outs -- data? think it will be considerable slowing
I take the bus ev day to go to work
stop ev block; dangerous for drivers and for cyclist
in xxx 15th? see need for bump-outs
bump-out xxx; if in ev block xxx dangerous
Mayor: Mr Fung was making notes as you speak
NG: agree with everything my v learned colleague said about cycling
for me no other than Spirit trails along &&& find spots for alternate parking
use eve## art of ?
Amb for parking get a little creative
biking asap as well
implementation of streetscape -- you mentioned around the Fresh St Mkt -- want public to know when
this first?
GB: yes
Sop: established by ICBC that just as dangerous to pullout around as to stop behind them
if the bus comes to a stop, cars might back up into an intersection areas when wdn't allow that to happen
&&& traffic along in a calming manner
promenade for a ped to walk about
to introd accolades
second issue always been there
misconstrued, create a beautiful Spirit Trail, they'd to go cccc ...... and the bridge
not the case!
instead xxx; where's the parking?
this doc still needs more work on it; going in the right direction
not going to stop talking, we shd be able to improve it
allow staff to get on to specifics
we don't need to choose this apart right now
Mayor: and it will come back to Ccl
TP: it says here "xxxxx"
one of the most imp things about cities in future, is "walkable" cities and this doc is moving us to this
speed control, slow down, so peds feel safer
courteous, tree-line
imp of onstreet parking; critical xxxx
tricky to put a Spirit Trail on top of the
hang on to on-street parking; no prob slowing down on this
so we actually get it right for the long term
only question I have is we're looking at ped-crossing and not sure looking at it here
ped feel safer? best practices
Mayor: Ms Boyle's nodding furiously
ML: whole bunch about east west (E/W), anyone talking about N/S
I have to load my bikes in the car cuz don't want them to go along MDr
how do you go N/S?
xxx need some context
v encouraging to see all these ppl come out and talking about biking -- all Amb
fine if you live in Amb
if the ppl can't get to Amb
Mayor: note that, Ms Boyle
GB: perhaps Mr F
ML: it will come back
MAB: I note I'm making the motion, but a question
how many at ABA?
GB: put out invitation to their executive
probably 8 to 12
Sokol: main floor conf room
MAB: xxx past receptiveness of BCR
same re Argyle route? requesting input from CNRail
Sokol: CN didn't like bikes next to rail line but fine with parking
MAB: interested in accommodating cycists in a safe manner
wd like to see as mentioned by CC and NG, concretely get a plan around a pathway
Spirit Tr up to 13th; need some place to go, E/W
like staff to consider safety from Dog Park to 13th
have to get our head around shared assets among walkers, dogs, etc and limited place that's flat
road cyclist vs rec cyclists ve ... [9:01]
all have to share our precious limited assets; design of a route is critical
hear what's bn said about bump-outs
safe sidewalks
cars are racing by at high speeds and we have v narrow sidewalks
make ##thie wider, safe place to walk
the bump-outs -- sidewalk, bus, and xxx
lighting improvements on Marine, xxxx, tree replacements lots of support
Mayor: getting to your five min
MAB: festival streets xxx
what's going to have on it as far as an actual festival
Mayor: that's well over five min
CC: on my xxx when wd be a feasible date to hear back from staff on that?
RF: think we had a bit of that conversation when discussed during CofW
staff said body of work
wd look at an overview when at a cmte of the whole
more concrete designs or process
or how implement that sort of proj
Bellevue Argyle waterfront a lot in play, diff to have a firm date
app on Ccl's mind and staff will attempt to come up with a strategy, in 2013
CC: within six mos?
Mayor: within nine
CC: wanna have a date; don't want to force
motion route through Amb
RF: Ccl's prerogative but you'll see our work plan for 2013 is consultation wrt the western region, taking considerable time and effort
diffi for ee? b/c ...... adding another section in Amb
wd take any direction under advisement
CC: better come back in a month with a time line
RF: at CotW
CC: at scheduled date
RF: yes
CC: fine
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. The document entitled Ambleside Village Centre Streetscape Standards dated March 1, 2013 be adopted as the reference standard for all future improvements and remediation treatments of sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting, street furniture, and other changes to public realm areas within Ambleside Village Centre;
2. Options for a separated bicycle pathway south of Marine Drive in the Ambleside Village Area be further identified and assessed in conjunction with adjacent waterfront development planning initiatives and the Spirit Trail initiative, and brought back to Council for consideration; and
3. The conceptual designs proposed for the two designated festival streets (14th and 17th Streets, from Marine Drive to Bellevue Avenue) set out in Section 3 of the March 1, 2013 Streetscape Standards document be given further study as the area redevelops and brought back to Council for consideration and implementation when appropriate.
[9:08] carries unanimously
13. OCP Amendment, Rezoning, Devt Permit Applicn No. 12-053 for 370 / 380 Mathers (File: 1010 20 12 053)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
GB: here to see, consult with cmnty
SLIDES described
ticky tacky boxes
strata, 19 units in total; 0.42 FAR
{hm; the max FAR in WV is .35}##
second applicn seen on this prop; FSR has gone down
Mayor: pls explain what Ccl's being asked to do
GB: no approval of zoning but of consultation prog
staff go out and report back to Ccl and report how applicn might be modified, also DRC
Oliver Webb: Prez of Darwin Properties; bn working with Unitarian Chruch re devt since 2011
wd like to reach out to the cmnty and get feedback
SLIDES
context plan
success off Mathers; east is sgl fam homes, S townhouse; W sgl-fam homes
focus on diversity and ground level
cmnty consult process to date-oriented; 2012 two mtgs with local residents
like to preserve large cluster of trees and that's why replacing the Elliott house
limited ht to two storeys
reduced units from 24 to 19
exits to Lawson and proposing to close that off
rear yard setbacks 14ft wch is greater than required
devt next door is Mathers Mews
xxx heritage aspects
feel what
ML: you'e the applicant, are you the owner
zzz: No with
ML: rezoning
and if you get rezoning, wd price of the prop change?
XX: based on what cd be built
ML: scope of engagement with cmnty
seems to me focus shd be on nbrhd where devt proposed
Darwin: was mine;
ML: market conditions change but what do you think an entry-level wd cost
Darwin: ~2200sf around $1M, and $1.5M houses
CC: really appreciate your answer to ev question
asked a lot and they don't want to answer; like opening your kimono
but I'll ask another
if down to .35 and took two off, still viable
Darwin: church mbrs will speak after me
not sure what I can share xxx
size restrictions
CC: so your answer is you're not sure
Darwin: reducing the options wd reduce being able to stay
CC: [9:20] &&&
Darwin: exactly
Sop: seeking info on the recomms tonight
pub mtg in Apr then staff report re next steps
if saw-off between devpr and X
is it your view, Ms Boyle, give idea
GB: we certainly always app direction from Ccl
feel two steps: listening and giving ppl info
give this out at counter but don't know all have seen it
fair to go fwd so ev can see it
some opposition but wd like [9:23]
Mayor: remind ev tonight, not making decision, just if this go out to public
Leslie Gibbons: VP and Trustee of NSh Unitarian Church
petition signed by 103 mbrs and friends in support of our
97% agreed with having
400 adults and chn; religious education and xxx
61 years, 30-40? in this bldg
our ##foom? halls for countless lectures, classes, daycare
collns donated to charities
want to benefit as many as possible on the NSh
?why move?
we've grown and our locn hinders us; we're hidden in a resid area
our youth our, xxx those who no longer drive can't get to us
our 43-yr-old bldg is decrepit ... inadequate ... cramped ... never seismically upgraded ... not adequately accessible by wheelchair, my own daughter can't come
we want to make the move
MAB: how many from WV?
Ans: about a third
ML: your church like all others doesn't pay tax; bought land and escalated in value
Ans: like to buy a church where transit, etc
ML: I heard
feel any...... a charity, now to become a real estate devpr
Ans: we're far from a real estate devpr
ML you've got a large prop, you can build
Mayor: explained on transit and a bigger facility
ML: the other two churches in the nbrhd
Mayor: completely outside this xxxx
Dave Lust: 323 Mathers, opp the area, been there with my family for 25 years
these overheads we have pertaining to this prop
I take no pleasure in being in opposition with all the mbrs of [church?]
I fully support the other 36 families also opposed
sent petitions to Ccl; been opposed for some time
devt does not reflect the character of this nbrhd
see this as a windfall for this church, can make ##{dlbel???
make money and devpr as well
second overhead is germane; speak to the precedent we see happening
what do we do with the other churches in our nbrhd
xxxx was the Baptist Church
now see this -- 19 homes don't feel like character to us, feels like an invasion
asked Planning about this and they said, what do we do about the other churches in our nbrhd
many homes oppose
have to search hard to do to your own nbrhd
saw with the Hugo Ray Park
Sop: wd the residents look at an alternate form of housing?
DL: yes
Bob Thompson: 306 Mathers, immed to the east
recently bn inference S by freeway amd xxxx Drive; we live in a v xxxx area
no impact north
our area is east of Hadden Dr, Mathers and Hadden
our little area has only 38 homes
we're considering higher density here; don't know why
only beneficial to the church and devt/devpr
we have 36, adding 19 -- 60????
our nbrhd not conducive to higher density
no xxx, no sidewalks, no services, no stores; drive to another area
suffer from a sgl access point
expert stated intersection within acceptable standards
eval approp
increasing density not conducive to safety
re Hugo Ray, counted traffic and far in excess of what was suggested
if other two churches same windfall, bad idea,
Sonya ?: advocate for the seniors in my church, how difficult; been a mbr for 25 years
many don't drive anymore, I'm 86 well past my best-before date
many not coming to church
you might say, ask someone for a drive but a lot of us want to do things on our own
want access for handicapped ppl
social downstairs, painful to watch them with a cane or go home
CC: 400; mostly come on Sunday, right?
YES
CC: Ms Gibbons cd answer it
wd you estimate Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Ans: we don't have 400 ev Sunday
with chn 200
during the week, events in the day and evening
est ##aket? 50 cars
CC: how many in daycare?
Ans: preschool and daycare -- 50 and 20
so that's a lot of cars coming in and out all day
Jim O'Toole: 315 Lawson -- ##ne? day away
since short on time won't beat this to death
opposed b/c of density; concerned with amt [sic] of trees we're going to lose
doesn't fit; our nbrhd already densified with Esker and Mews
Vaughn Atankey?: live just down the street; do not support the project
wish UChurch godspeed, and all the best
if leave, leave ##btter i or e?
concur conversion to resid from public assembly
wrt the plans, closely examine the site coverage; distance between N unit, Elliott house, and xxx, no distance between them
any room for trees, green space is minimal or nonexistent
change, what I'm used to
our nbrhd is severely compromised
redevt of prop using creativity
five or six houses with some coach ##hosues and enable some to stay
but the density proposed is the problem I see
what happens to the prop affects us more than Esker
precedent for cash-hungry congregations
and the xxx
Craig Turner: 1275 xxx sports, three endearing? churches
some there for over 40 years
ultimately why I don't support this
some of you have come
Cclr Cam changing sports times to reduce traffic
like PNE
doesn't 'bide' [bode?] well for 19 homes
Mathers and Hadden v narrow and not lit, no sidewalks
xxx; all for church moving, been great nbrs
remotely
another Esker lane
maybe half a dozen homes xxxx
when homes came into Mathers and 3rd, homes came in and no opposition at all
not
duplexes introduces owners not xxx to WV
{groans}
we want to protect our nbrhd
respect the church and devpr but don't want to endorse this
John Beaysucci (sp?): Pilot House Rd
been involved with church to devp right from the beginning when set up 207 and with bd of trustees 2005
realized how expensively dilapidated
over $100K for roof repair, turned out to be $240K
we did not have the money
analyzed, thought long and hard; didn't have money to fix it, never accessible to disabled
buy elsewhere to xxxx
devpr in 2007, didn't succeed so terminated 2011
owner of two lots there (NW) -- devpr bought it, so we arranged to buy## it
sold it for what we bought
can't afford
not accessible
price to sell it to buy elsewhere
take a much smaller piece of land; our arrangement with Darwin is all we can do
Robert Barr: 1275 3rd St Esker Lane
strange thing happened tonight
a petitioner presented a petition
[9:50] petition
delighted to hear the Un Church doing so well that they find it nec to move to further God's work
support any day of the week
what happened to love thy nbr
in total &&&
we live there
happy
as a former mbr of the Presbyterian church, we dug in our pockets for the roof
expand Christian education we dug in our pockets
mortgage payment
church's work by the power of the congreg
not realtor {get this term}##
xxx; look over your shoulder at what you have left behind
Chuck Rook (?): planning -- working with Darwin and Un Church
think the proposal is worthy of further consideration
one of the unique features is v narrow frontage on Mathers
flanked by backyards and side yards
SLIDE
we can introduce houses that better meet your OCP
downsizing, empty nesters, .....
unless you drove onto the site you wdn't know unless you mvoed##
is it unprecedented, no
set a precedent....
terrible traffic; transportation; less traffic with 19 houses than from the church services
met with nbrs and they don't like it
a win win win -- church nbrs xxx
don't see this as an undesirable precedent
[9:55] Mayor: motion to proceed past 10 o'clock
set a time?
Sop: motion is till biz is finished
[DONE]
Mayor: anyone else?
Norah Coates: next door to Westerleigh
we're all nimbys at heart, fought the Westerleigh
xxx; they came to us and listened to us
changed their plans
bldg moved around so didn't lose their views, etc
greater Vanc, we all have to have higher density
ppl come from everywhere
we can't build up the mtn and pave it all over
can't build up the valley, provides with our food
there's a limit
we all have to give in a bit
Mayor: thank you for those comments about the Westerleigh
Theresa Bawkell (?): 1271 Esker lane, sold my home in Dund
wd love to have sold to move xxx; sold and
in Esker lane, congested, odd little nbrhd
we manage, there's a cemetery there; regular cars? to it as well
not far apart on this; know what the Church's objective is
maybe the sale of a home and digging into their pockets
our objectives as a nbrhd; thinking just 6 to 8 to 10, not 19 houses
don't think we're that far apart, don't want hard feelings
think we're almost there
MAB: may I ask a question of you and Mr Barr
you live in Esker lane; density .425; happy here; the other devt is requesting .41
TB: I'm new in the nbrd (three years)
a lot hv been there a long time; already made a concession to nbrd when Esker went in and when Mather Mews went in
[10:01] Sop:
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Community consultation on Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Devt Permit Applicn No. 12-053 for 370 and 380 Mathers Avenue take the form of Design Review Cmte consideration and a public meeting in April 2013 with direct notification of the public meeting provided to the properties shown on the map attached as Appendix E to the staff report dated March 7, 2013 from the Sr Cmnty Planner and the Mgr of Cmnty Planning, and a notice of the public meeting be posted on the District website; and
2. Following the cmnty consultation on the devt proposal for the land at 370/380 Mathers Ave, staff report back to Ccl on the results of consultation, and provide a complete review of the devt proposal and recommended next steps.
Sop: talking to you! GGG
between devpr and nbrhd
heard about housing action plan be putting my voice forevermore
why not mix of housing rather than straight pressure from a devpr?
will wait for the process to unwind
hope dialogue win win
Mayor: Cclr G as seconder or to Lewis
NG: all been said
ML: two ways we cd go -- ahead or defeat this motion and ##ut?
don't think we're close
11 sgl and 8 in duplexes
if 11 all have sec stes
up there no transit so have to have at least one car each
go along with some sort of assumption -- proposed is viable
or defeat and propose to staff, be something more directive
since Fri, I've received 14 emails, petitions of virtually ev home in the nbrhd 37
want to point out two ways
Sokol: this does not include sec stes
(right! sec stes now allowed!}
shd Ccl wish, can specifically say sec stes not allowed
MAB: with Cclr Lewis
don't think this density suits this nbrhd particularly Mr Thompson
no transit, predominantly sgl fam
don't think you support density for density's sake
need for smaller houses -- drove through nbrhd and some big houses
this cmnty wants to encourage smaller houses
I wd like to see staff come back with something diff
don't feel comfortable going to consultation
if get cmnty all riled out shd be *&&&
feel there's some movement around what we can do
ask staff to consider small houses, green space, do we want coach houses, sec stes
heard about hi density devts
xxx counter-intuitive
ask staff, don't want to do their job for them
wd like to give staff more direction so worth everybody's time, Ccl's, going out
CC: reality is that six houses cd be built ea with sec ##sties so 12, and asking for 19; diff is 7
48 to 24 to 19 -- death by 1000 cuts
go back to that housing plan we just passed -- we mean it or we don't
devp diversity "....
six same as we have -- not diversity
ev devt comes forward we don't
actions in housing plan; variation in unit size; we want some smaller units
this site can allow for smaller units; a pocket nbrhd
unduly
seven extra households, 21 ppll##
23 ppl plus teachers; 50 daycare; then 3 or 400 on Sunday
you cannot convince me it's a worsening of the traffic
left with assertions and not &&
Esker Lane and devt to west, ##dupexes, not like this is a ##coply? sgl-fam nbrhd
ppl live in these units, fill a need, want to live
As Mr Brook pointed out fits, driveway, retain as many trees as possible
no trees in the parking lot
am sure the devpr wd be amenable to tweaking, keeping more trees
what are we left with?
we don't want lane?
don't want monster houses -- shining ##exmple of not monster houses and say not here
traffic impact minimal xxx
more than 12, not 19, there's a compromise
back to staff and back again
better off going to the cmnty, devpr... and &&&
[10:16] CARRIES with Booth and Lewis opposed.
{over 90% in Chamber left!} [10:20]
14. Applicn for Amendment to Liquor-Primary Club Licence - WV Yacht Club (5854 Marine Dr)(File: 1605-14)
RECOMMENDED:THAT DWV participate in the licence amendment process for an existing Liquor-Primary Club Licence for the WV Yacht Club by gathering public input in the manner set out in the report dated March 5, 2013e Drive,
PASSED [10:21]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
15. Consent Agenda Items
... for approval in one motion, or considered separately, or items may be excluded for debate.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Consent Agenda items as follows be approved:
Item 15.1 Development Applications Status List;
Item 15.2 Correspondence List from March 4, 2013 Agenda; and
Item 15.3 Correspondence List.
15.1. 27TU27TUDevelopment Applications Status ListUU27T27T (File: 1010-01)
RECOMMENDED: received for information.
15.2. Correspondence List from March 4, 2013 Agenda (File: 0120-24) (see link on electronic agenda)
The following correspondence was deferred at the March 4 Ccl mtg. {and appeared in prev WVM so reduced font}
RECOMMENDED: received for information.
~ Council Correspondence Update to February 15, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon) ~
Referred for Action
(1) M. Montanya, January 16, 2013, regarding Ambleside Food Stand
(Referred to Director of Parks and Community Services for consideration and response)
(2) J. Lunter, February 6, 2013, regarding Ambleside and Dundarave Traffic Optimization
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(3) S. Radcliffe, February 8, 2013, regarding Two oddities in new garbage pickup
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(4) B. McArthur, February 11, 2013, regarding Upper Lands Study Review
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(5) D. Curran, February 12, 2013, regarding Incorrect Liquor Licence Application notice sign on Curling Road
(Referred to Director of Lands, Bylaws, First Nations and Legal Affairs for consideration and response)
(6) February 14, 2013, re 2012 5 Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 4717, 2012, Amendment Bylaw 4745, 2013
(Referred to Acting Chief Financial Officer for consideration and response)
(7) February 14, 2013, regarding 5 Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 4717, 2012, Amendment Bylaw No. 4745, 2013
(Referred to Acting Chief Financial Officer for consideration and response)
(8) Feb 14, re Public Safety Building Project Status Report for January 2013 18 Feb 2013 Agenda Item # 9
(Referred to Mgr of Facilities and Assets & Acting Chief Financial Officer for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(9) M. Silverbrooke, Feb 14, re VARIANCE PERMIT NO. 13-001 To be considered at Council Mtg February 18, 2013
(Referred to February 18, 2013 Council meeting for Council consideration)
(10) 15 submissions, dated January 26 February 14, 2013, re 1300 block Marine Drive
(11) R. McNutt, February 4, 2013, re Important Talks on [Citizens'] Wireless Radiation Concerns
(12) 2 submissions, dated February 13, 2013, regarding Capilano Rugby Club Liquor [Licence] Application
Responses to Correspondence
(13) B. Sokol, Dir/Planning, Feb 8, response to E. Lyman re Fwd: Radiation from Wireless Devices Dangers Young People Need to Know About!
(14) B. Sokol, Dir/Planning, Feb 8, response to Wood WORKS! BC re 44 Wood First commitments in B.C. and counting.
Could you be next?
(15) B. Sokol, Dir/Planning, February 8, 2013, response to P. Best regarding DWV Use of Kay Meek Theatre
(16) B. Sokol, Dir/Planning, Feb 8, response to Royal Lepage Northshore re Topic: Innovations in Housing: Self-Owned
"Secondary-Basement) Suites
~ Council Correspondence Update to February 22, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon) ~
Referred for Action
(1) P. Chapman, February 15, 2013, regarding FW: Emailing: IMG_0976_1_1.JPG {photograph}
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(2) 2 submissions, dated February 17, 2013, regarding Marine Drive at 23rd Street
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(3) J. Adams, February 20, 2013, regarding FW: Thank You for speaking out on Parking Costs for PSB
(Referred to Acting Chief Financial Officer for consideration and response)
(4) D. Frank, dated April 25, 2012, received February 21, 2013, re Ref: New Bi-weekly Garbage Collection.
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(5) K. Robinson, February 21, 2013, regarding Ambleside
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(6) Committee and Board Meeting Minutes Board of Variance January 16, 2013
(7) Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), January 15, 2013, regarding UBCM MEMBERSHIP
(8) Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), February 12, 2013, regarding BROWNFIELD RENEWAL: UPDATE & SURVEY
(9) J. Mahon, Feb 14, re Notice of Public Consideration Proposed DVP No. 13-001 (1690 21st) dated Jan 31, 2013
(Previously received at February 18, 2013 Council meeting for Council consideration)
(10) 9 submissions, dated January 22 February 22, 2013, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
(Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Department) See (d) and (g)
(11) 77 submissions, dated February 17 February 22, 2013, re Capilano Rugby Football Club Liquor Licence Application
Responses to Correspondence
(12) Dir/Planning, February 14, 2013, response to K. Higgs re As Sent to W. Van Historical Society this Morning...
(13) Director of Engineering and Transportation, February 18, 2013, response to A. Lepiarczyk re Rules of engagement
(14) Dir/Engg and Transportation, February 18, 2013, response to S. Radcliffe re Two oddities in new garbage pickup
(15) Manager, Bylaw and Licensing Services, February 18, 2013, response regarding Parking Signs Traffic and Parking
Bylaw No. 4370, 2004; NSN 3 Feb 2013 p. A6 Mailbox: WV parking signs mislead
(16) Mgr, Bylaw and Licensing Services, February 18, 2013, response to W. and M. Hill re Parking Regulations Bylaw
(17) Manager, Bylaw and Licensing Services, February 18, 2013, response to Pret-a-PorterLuxe re WHAT NEXT?
~ Council Correspondence Update to February 26, 2013 (up to 4:30 pm) ~
Referred for Action
(1) F. White, February 28, 2013, regarding Seaview Trail
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(2) Committee and Board Meeting Minutes West Vancouver Memorial Library Board January 16, 2013
(3) D. Umbach, February 25, 2013, regarding Gleneagles Health and Safety of Kindergarten Students
(Previously received at February 25, 2013 Committee of the Whole Meeting)
(4) 3 submissions, dated February 25, 2013, regarding Wireless Communication
(Previously received at February 25, 2013 Committee of the Whole Meeting)
(5) TransLink, February 25, 2013, regarding Results of 2013 Bus Service Optimization Public Consultation
(6) 2 submissions, dated February 13 - 26, 2013, regarding 1821 Marine Drive
(Referred to March 4, 2013 Reconvened Public Hearing)
(7) 75 submissions, dated February 16 26, 2013, regarding Capilano Rugby Football Club Liquor Licence Applicn
Responses to Correspondence
(8) Admin Assistant to the Director of Parks, February 25, 2013, response to M. Montanya re Ambleside Food Stand
(9) Director of Planning, February 25, 2013, response to K. Losken re Collingwood School/Glenmore properties border
(10) Director of Planning, February 25, 2013, response to two submissions from P. and H. Chapman re 1105 Esplanade
(11) Director of Planning, Land Devt, and Permits, Feb 25, response to B. McArthur re Upper Lands Study Review
(12) Engg Outreach Coordinator, Feb 26, response to Western [Residents'] Assn re Connecting Seaview Walk and Horseshoe Bay
(13) Engg Outreach Coordinator, Feb 26, response to J. and C. Adshead re Connecting Seaview Walk and H Bay
(14) Engg Outreach Coordinator, Feb 26, 2013, response to K. Hardie re Connecting Seaview Walk and Horseshoe Bay
(15) Engg Outreach Coordinator, February 26, 2013, response to H. and D. Miller re Connecting Seaview Walk and H Bay
(16) Engg Outreach Coordinator, Feb 26, response to V. and S. Thompson re Proposed Spirit Trail - Horseshoe Bay
15.3. Correspondence List (see link on electronic agenda) (File: 0120-24)
RECOMMENDED: received for information.
Council Correspondence Update to March 1, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
(1) B. McArthur, February 27, 2013, regarding Gleneagles Sound Barrier
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(2) P. Way, February 27, 2013, regarding Comment on the West Vancouver Garbage Collection Reduction in Service
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(3) K. Higgs, Feb 22, re Rising Trend: Poop Powers Ski Resorts and Water Treatment Ctr in Europe / Renewable Energy News Article
(4) M. Bowling, February 25, 2013, regarding Cell Tower Bylaw Revision
(Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Department)
(5) 8 submissions, dated February 21 March 1, 2013, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
(6) 19 submissions, dated February 26 - March 1, 2013, regarding Capilano Rugby Club Liquor Licence Application
(7) North Shore Black Bear Society, February 28, 2013, regarding 2012 Report North Shore Black Bear Society
(8) West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, February 28, re Re-zoning Application West Vancouver Florists [sic]
(Referred to March 4, 2013 Reconvened Public Hearing)
Council Correspondence Update to March 8, 2013 (up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
)1) J. Hackett-Kennedy and B. Kennedy, March 4, 2013, regarding Fwd: Collingwood School
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
(2) March 4, re Council approvals for the funding of the Public Safety Building for activities scheduled for 2013
(Referred to Dir/Lands, Bylaws, First Nations & Legal Affairs, and ActingCFO for consideration and response)
(3) Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division, February 22, 2013, re Declaring April 27, 2013 Daffodil Day
(Referred to Municipal Clerk for response)
(4) K. Willcock, March 5, 2013, regarding Parking Bylaws
(Referred to Director of Lands, Bylaws, First Nations & Legal Affairs for consideration and response)
(5) M. Chipperfield, March 5, 2013, regarding Taylor Way Maintenance
(Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response)
(6) The Outlook, March 7, 2013 regarding Marijuana forums
(Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(7) Cmte and Bd Mtg Minutes Gleneagles Cmnty Ctr Adv Cmte December 13, 2012 and January 10, 2013
(8) MetroV, Feb 22, re Sample Municipal Bylaw for the Mgmt of Waste and Recyclable Materials from Demolition Work
(Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Department)
(9) MetroV, Feb 22, re Technical Specifications for Recycling Storage Space and Access in Multi-Family Residential and Commercial Devts (Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Department)
(10) 5 submissions, dated February 28 March 4, 2013, regarding 1821 Marine Drive (West Van Florist)
(Previously received at March 4, 2013 Reconvened Public Hearing)
(11) A. McFarlane, March 1, 2013, regarding Park Royals additional traffic tie-up.
(12) 3 submissions, dated March 1 March 6, 2013, regarding Seaview Walk
(13) NShore Waterfront Liaison Cmte, March 5, 2013, re Save the Date Harbour Tour, NSh Waterfront Liaison Cmte
(14) K. Watson, March 5, 2013, regarding Roadwork Margaree Place
(15) 18 submissions, dated February 27 - March 7, 2013, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
(16) Undated Petition with 183 signatures, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
(Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Department)
(17) 3 submissions, undated, regarding 1300 block Marine Drive
(Previously received at March 4, 2013 Regular Council Meeting)
(18) Ambleside Dundarave Ratepayers' Assn, undated Petition with 1431 signatures, re 1300 block Marine Drive
(Previously recd at Mar 4 Reg Ccl Mtg) (Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Dept)
(19) 166 submissions, dated Feb 27 - Mar 8, regarding Capilano Rugby Football Club Liquor Licence Applicn
(20) Undated Petition with 11 signatures, re Capilano Rugby Football Club Liquor Licence Application
(21) Undated Petition with 8 signatures, regarding Capilano Rugby Football Club Liquor Licence Application
(22) 2 submissions, March 8, 2013, regarding West Vancouver Strategic Transportation Plan Review
(23) February 28, 2013, regarding Sale of Live Animals in Pet Stores in West Vancouver
Responses to Correspondence
(24) Engineering Outreach Coordinator, March 5, 2013, response to F. White regarding Seaview Trail
(25) Dir/Engg and Transportation, Mar 5, 2013, response to B. MacArthur re Gleneagles School Sound Barrier Removal
(26) Dir/Engg and Transportation, March 7, 2013, response to D. Close re Request for Crosswalk lighting Dundarave
(27) Dir/Engg and Transportation, March 7, response to J. Lunter re Ambleside and Dundarave Traffic Optimization
(28) Dir/Engg/Transp, Mar 7, response to P. Way re Comment on the WV Garbage Collection Reduction in Service
Council Correspondence Update to March 12, 2013 (up to 4:30 pm)
Referred for Action
(1) B.C. Govt and Services Employees Union, February 28, 2013, re Community Social Services Awareness Month (Referred to Municipal Clerk for response) (Attachments available for viewing in Legislative Services Department)
(2) Burrard Inlet Fireworks Society, March 6, 2013, regarding 2013 Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show
(Referred to Mayor/Ccl for consideration and response) (Attachments av for viewing in Legislative Services Dept)
(3) NSh Emergency Mgmt Ofc (NSEMO), Mar 8, re NSEMO Volunteer Recognition Event Wed, April 24, 2013
(Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and response)
(4) R. Beltz, March 8, 2013, regarding Public consultation ....Capilano Rugby Club ....primary Liquor Application
(Referred to Director of Lands, Bylaws, First Nations and Legal Affairs for consideration and response)
Received for Information
(5) D. and H. Weiser, March 6, 2013, regarding Proposed Development Permit #12-055 (Olive & Anchor Restaurant)
(6) Pacific Energy Corp., Mar 12, re Feasibility Study Initiated for Proposed Small-Scale Liquefied Natural Gas Project at Former Woodfibre Site near Squamish, B.C.
(7) 13 submissions, dated February 26 - March 11, 2013, re Capilano Rugby Football Club Liquor Licence Application
Responses to Correspondence
(8) Manager, Engineering Services, March 8, 2013, response to D. Frank regarding New Bi-weekly Garbage Collection.
16. OTHER ITEMS
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.
Items 16.1 and 16.2 were deferred at the March 4, 2013 Council meeting.
16.1. D. Umbach, February 25, 2013, re Gleneagles Health and Safety of Kindergarten Students
(Previously received at February 25, 2013 Committee of the Whole Meeting)
Mayor: staff will come back
Sop: then shut up
Mayor:
Sop: only wanted to
.... 700 + $1K wch funnelled down to school and they built a fence
in fact money came from the Ministry
the money from BC Ferries was for everybody; upgraded school and fence was built
now school bd is washing their hands of it
Mr Fung
Mayor: Mr Fung listened carefully
and they will come back asap
16.2 P. Chapman, Feb 15, re Glare from Nbrs Reflective Roof - FW: Emailing: IMG_0976_1_1.JPG
(Referred to Director of Planning, Land Development and Permits for consideration and response)
MAB: went, fortunately a sunny day
what caught my eye was the glare
got there at 2pm; cd not look out to the ocean b/c cdn&&&
reason I pulled this; they gave me a guide prepared by building and construction in SGP (Singapore) and I gave it to staff; talks about "being good nbrs"
we don't have this doc; it wd be useful
one section actually dealt with; antiglare
didn't put any; too late
have to have it powder
have potentially in law
wd be beneficial, being a good nbr
don't know if coming into vogue
have one on my cabin at Whistler, it's xxx and durable
any guidelines or policy, staff?
Sokol: re metal roofs, in general
our ability to regulate is what you're allowed to use and what you can't
review
wd be interested in looking into the issue
look at nuisance
pamphlet is helpful if interested in being a good nbr
don't get the feeling this person is interested in being a good nbr
NG:
17. Public Questions/Comments -- none 18. Adjournment [10:28]
=== AGENDAs MONDAY APRIL 8 ===
6pm CLOSED ccl mtg AGENDA:
90 (1) A part of a ccl mtg may be closed... if the subject matter being considered relates to...:
(a) personal info about an identifiable individ who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee, or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;
(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a M service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the M if they were held in public;
Purpose of meeting: Cmte mbrshp and proposed provision of M service matters.
7pm REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
7?
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=== ANIMALWATCH ===
1:30secs Short dog bits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb92wQpPG-s
4min Leopard saves baby baboon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=ix0y9j32h70&NR=1
34secs Abandoned baby safe with dog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=ix0y9j32h70&NR=1
7min Asian Leopard Cats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=yonuD_AYOVQ
59 seconds -- feeding a baby lion: http://youtu.be/xRrxMv2a-e4
=== INFObits ===
+ MJ Rosenberg (@MJayRosenberg) tweeted at 7:51 AM on Thu, Apr 04, 2013:The "only democracy in the Middle East" announces women will no longer be arrested for praying near men at holy wall. No, not Iran.(https://twitter.com/MJayRosenberg/status/319824642149855232)
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+ BBC News Apr 5 from UN World Tourism: 83M Chinese tourists in the last year; 10M the year before.
+ Last fall [UBC] opened a $34M clean energy hub, and became Canada's first university to produce clean heat and electricity for its campus from renewable bioenergy. UBC is also home to the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability, wch is considered North America's greenest building.
{from pA5 VSun Mar 25}
+ ... of club "meetings" like a recent St Patrick's Day party hosted by a local bar, featuring marijuana-infused green beer. {re Denver, CO on pB3 VSun Mar 27}
+ CPT Mar 28: http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2013/03/28/aboriginal-justice-ontario-appeals-court-rules-against-grassy-narrows-first-nation
On 18 March, Ontario's Court of Appeals ruled that Ontario has the authority to issue logging permits on Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong) traditional territory, overturning a previous Superior Court decision that sided with the cmnty. {no doubt will be appealed to the Supreme Court}
+ The Economist explains: Why does Greenlands election have global implications? Mar 31st 2013, 23:48 by T.W.
Only 57,000 people live in Greenland, and little more than 30,000 of them turned out to vote in the countrys general election on March 12th. But the outcome of the ballot in the sparsely populated country may be felt by millions of people around the world. Greenland is sitting on an untapped export industry that, if exploited, could have an impact on the wallet of anyone buying a computer, television, or refrigerator.....
The countrys riches include rare earth metals that are essential in the production of many electronic devices, from electric-car batteries to television screens. Metals such as cerium (used in glass manufacturing) and yttrium (which goes into electronic displays) are among those that are hidden under the ice.....
...Mining was the issue that decided the recent election. With 43% of the vote, the social democratic Siumut party ousted the ruling socialist Inuit Ataqatigiit party, which won 34%. Siumuts leader, 47-year-old Aleqa Hammond, who grew up in a remote fishing village, became Greenlands first female prime minister..... from: http://v.gd/z61pUS
+ Feb. 25 was the first-ever National Cupcake Day˘ for SPCAs & Human## Societies
+ ## Palestinian-Canadians feel ignored in human rights museum
the United Nations plan to partition what was then the British Mandate of Palestine into an Arab state, a Jewish state and an internationally administered Jerusalem invaded the region after Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948.
--- Today, that diaspora has grown to 4.7 million people, as subsequent generations continue to inherit the refugee status of their ancestors. While in countries such as Jordan and Syria, Palestinians can attend local schools, access government services, participate fully in the job market and even acquire citizenship, in Lebanon, they remain marginalized and are considered to be among the poorest in the diaspora.
The roughly 270,000 Palestinian refugees who live in the country make up about seven per cent of Lebanon's population but are unable to own property, attend state schools, participate in civic life or hold certain jobs. Decades after arriving, they continue to live in overcrowded, poorly constructed camps that have grown in population but not in area, places where basic infrastructure like water, functioning sewers and electricity is sporadic at best.
Lebanon has resisted naturalizing Palestinians, most of whom are Sunni Muslims, for fear it would upset the small country's fragile sectarian balance, which includes no less than 18 religious sects and has led to numerous conflicts, most notably between Muslims and Christians during the 1975-90 civil war. Only Lebanese men who marry Palestinian women can pass citizenship on to their children.
[PHOTO] A view of the Shatila skyline. Space in the camp, which is about one square kilometre in surface area with set borders that prevent it from expanding in any direction but up, is tight, and living conditions are poor. Dwellings are shabby and haphazardly constructed, and basic services like water and electricity are erratic at best. (Nahlah Ayed/CBC)
=== BEERWATCH === so good for you and oh so many reasons to sip
+ BEER GAVE US CIVILIZATION
Current theory has it that grain was first domesticated for food. But since the 1950s, many scholars have found circumstantial evidence that supports the idea that some early humans grew and stored grain for beer, even before they cultivated it for bread.
Brian Hayden and colleagues at Simon Fraser University in Canada provide new support for this theory in an article published this month (and online last year) in the Journal of Archeological Method and Theory. Examining potential beer-brewing tools in archaeological remains from the Natufian culture in the Eastern Mediterranean, the team concludes that brewing of beer was an important aspect of feasting and society in the Late Epipaleolithic era.....
Some evidence suggests that these early brews (or wines) were also considered aids in deliberation. In long ago Germany and Persia, collective decisions of state were made after a few warm ones, then double-checked when sober. Elsewhere, they did it the other way around.
Beer was thought to be so important in many bygone civilizations that the Code of Urukagina, often cited as the first legal code, even prescribed it as a central unit of payment and penance.....
##ut beers place in the development of civilization deserves at least a raising of the glass. As the ever rational Ben Franklin supposedly said, Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy....
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/how-beer-gave-us-civilization.html
+ Taste of beer alone triggers happy brain chemicals
{Wdn't you liked to have been part of that research study???}
=== ROYALWATCH ===
The last memorial service for a Prime Minister that the Queen attended was Sir Winston Churchill. See photos:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/04/17/london-crowds-and-dignitaries-pay-their-respects-at-margaret-thatcher-s-funeral.html#endSlide
Such a coincidence. I watched the barge with Churchill's coffin from the banks of the Thames......
c .
=== PASSOVER PROCLAMATIONS ===
Whose freedom counts in Canadas Middle East policy?
A close reading of the federal government's official statements regarding Passover suggests something unsettling about its attitude toward Israel.
And insofar as the Harper governments mixed messages implicitly and explicitly convey two very different perspectives on global affairs, they should be of interest to all Canadians.
by Natalie Brender Published on Mon Mar 18 2013
...reflect on the ethical significance of the holiday in question (which, for Passover, is all about freedom). Such an invitation to reflect on freedom may seem anodyne but in this case, its decidedly not.
Thats because the question of just whose freedom Passover commemorates is entangled with profound divisions of outlook within the Jewish community....
... In Canadas current Middle East policy, the particularist spirit of the Kenney/Baird statement wholly trumps the universalist spirit of the Prime Ministers Passover message. The government has adopted an unprecedentedly categorical stance in support of Israel. Its position (which it labels the only principled one) rests on the depiction of Israel as a pillar of democratic freedom within an undemocratic and hostile region.
That depiction, however, is absurdly lacking in nuance. To any clear-eyed observer it is undeniable that Palestinians within Israel are not treated as equal citizens; that Israel constrains Palestinians freedoms in ways that cause significant hardship; and that some alarmingly anti-democratic movements are gaining strength on the Israeli political scene. Acknowledging these truths is fully compatible with staunchly supporting Israels right to exist in security as a Jewish state. Even more strongly, acknowledging them is imperative if Canada is to support Israels continued existence as a liberal democratic state in which the freedoms of all citizens matter equally.
Canadas Middle East policy would be sounder if a universalist political ethic supplanted the currently very particularist outlook toward Jewish freedom held by the Harper government. Expecting a change of foreign policy in a commemorative ministerial statement is too much to hope for. Still, its worth taking a sharp look at the Passover messages coming out of Ottawa next week and holding political well-wishers to account for what their words, as well as their actions, say about the global meaning and scope of freedom.
=== BOOKWATCH ===
[This] week Voice of Palestine talks with Professor Rashid Khalidi, from Columbia University about his new book Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. has Undermined Peace in the Middle East, as well as the recent visit of US President Obama to the region.
The closing piece of music is Beirut by the Palestinian troupe Al Ashekeen. It is dedicated to the Palestinian peoples refusal to surrender to the deceit and hegemony of the U.S. empire, something their leadership in Ramallah seems to have lost.
Click on this link to access a download of the interview: http://www.voiceofpalestine.ca/?p=3740
=== LANGUAGEWATCH ===
+ Ancient languages reconstructed by computer program
12 February 2013 by Rebecca Morelle, Science reporter, BBC World Service
Unlike this Assyrian script, few ancient languages have a written record, which makes reconstructing them extremely difficult
The revival of an ancient whistling language
A new tool has been developed that can reconstruct long-dead languages.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21427896
+ Bilingual Babies Know Their Grammar by 7 Months
14 Feb 2013 Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and UniversitĂŠ Paris Descartes......
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214111606.htm
=== WORDWATCH === blue blood
ETYMOLOGY: Loan translation of Spanish sangre azul (blue blood). The term arose from the visible veins of light-skinned royalty. Earliest documented use: 1835.
=== HERITAGEWATCH ===
+ HERITAGE SOCIETY of BC http://www.heritagebc.ca/home/ http://www.heritagebc.ca/heritage-week-2013
+ HERITAGE WEST VAN heritage.westvan.org (922 4400) now planning for Cmnty Day June 1
+ HERITAGE VANCOUVER SOCIETY
E-bulletin sign-up for event listings, alerts, heritage info; all coming events: www.heritagevancouver.org
o Heritage Talks:
= VANCOUVER HERITAGE FOUNDATION --
Researching the History of a Building: VPL - Old School Workshops
Did your last trip to the public library result in hours wandering through the stacks? Looking into the history of a building can be great fun, but it can also be time consuming. Join us at the Vancouver Public Library Central Library location to learn about all the materials and resources that are available to help guide your search. Learn how to refine your quest to get the most useful information available.
There is no charge for this course, but you must pre-register as there are only a few spots left!
6:30 - 8:30pm Wednesday April 10
Vancouver Public Library, Central Library Location; Pre-Register HERE
West Hastings Walking Tour
From Bute Street to Victory Square, the West Hastings corridor holds an amazing amount of Vancouver history. Hastings has been home to Vancouver's fashion district when Woodward's and Spencer's Department stores were thriving, a business centre surrounding the Marine Building, and numerous temple banks some of which still stand, others being converted or demolished. Our walking tour season starts with this brand new tour inspired by the new map guide, and led by Maurice Guibord.
noon - 2pm Friday April 1
$12 -- Meet in front of the Victory Square Cenotaph; Corner of Hamilton and West Hastings
Please register online
Successful Marriages: The House and its Garden - Evening Lectures&l##
When it comes to your historic home's curb appeal, you know that paint colours, the exterior fabric and retained features are vital, but what about plantings? How do you choose the best annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs to suit the style of your home? Christine Allen, Master Gardener, hosts this illustrated lecture full of ideas to ensure your landscaping compliments the home you put so much in to. Make sure that the marriage between your home and the garden that surrounds it is a happy and healthy one.
7:30 - 9pm Tuesday, April 16 -- $12 University Women's Club at Hycroft1489 McRae AveBook Here
o TAKE A WALKING TOUR http://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/take-a-tour/walking-tours/
For more information on any of our tours or to sign up:
Walking Tours - Fri 12pm, Sat 10am $12/person Bike Tours - Select dates and times $20/person
o Places That Matter
http://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/special-projects/places-that-matter-plaque-project/
Punjabi Market - Places That Matter
The first South Asian immigrants in Vancouver settled in Kitsilano to work in sawmills along False Creek. A thriving residential area was centred around the Sikh Temple at 1866 West 2nd - the first in North America. (PTM plaque presentation #60 Sikh Temple)
With much of the residential area zoned for industrial uses in the 1930s, along with proposals for a freeway connector road, and the decline of sawmills on False Creek in the 1960s, much of the community moved to southeast Vancouver.
Since the first sari shop opened in 1970, the commercial area between 48th and 51st has been home to the Punjabi Market, the first in Western Canada. In April, thousands of people from across the city come to watch the Vaisakhi Day Parade which marks the start of the harvest and celebrates the 1699 establishment of the Khalsa (community of baptized Sikhs). Join us as we celebrate the Punjabi Market with a Places That Matter plaque presentation.
Saturday April 13, 12pm
We'll be near Fraser and 49th, during the Vaisakhi celebrations. Look for the stages, and follow our tweets!
Please note this is a hugely popular event, so expect big crowds. View public transit routes. Click here for more on Vaishaki events including parades in Vancouver and Surrey.
View the Places That Matter web page
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/375523/40187b9684/1805511597/e6fbad22fa/
=== National Poetry Month! ===
National Poetry Month, established in Canada in April 1999 by the League of Cdn Poets, brings together schools, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, and poets across the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in Canadas culture. Communities and businesses participate through readings, festivals, book displays, and other events.
The goal is to expand and educate poetry audiences, especially young audiences, and to increase the profile of poetry and poets, while boosting sales of Canadian poetry books. National Poetry Month has inspired an increase in reading, writing, and teaching of Canadian poetry. National, provincial and regional media report on many National Poetry Month events, review poetry books, and interview poets.
More: http://poets.ca/wordpress/programs-2/national-poetry-month
=== HAIKUWATCH === Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Learn About Haiku with Michael Dylan Welch, A program for adults
6:30 - 8:30pm Monday April 22 at VPL -- free
Learn the myths and realities of haiku poetry, some of its history in Japan, and explore techniques such as seasonal reference and trusting the image. Write and (optionally) share haiku you write for feedback and discussion.
Michael Dylan Welch is vice president of the Haiku Society of America, director of the Haiku North America conference, and founder of National Haiku Writing Month. His website is www.graceguts.com.
For more info, pls contact the Vancouver Public Library, 604 331 3603; Sponsored by Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
The Festival is working hard to sustain and renew the heritage of the more than 40,000 ornamental cherry trees that were gifted to Vancouver from Japan in the 1930s. Through its many programs, the Festival encourages diverse communities to come together from April 4 30 to celebrate the magic and beauty of the blossoms. For further info on upcoming events and activities, follow Jessica Tremblay, the official blogger for the Festival and coordinator of haiku events at https://vcbfblog.wordpress.com/.
For photos of cherry trees now blooming in/around the Vancouver area: http://vcbfblog.wordpress.com
VANCOUVER CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Haiku Invitational 2013 now open for submissions!
How many, many things they call to mind, these cherry blossoms Basho
Submit your haiku entries to www.vcbf.ca until June 3. Note: Only two poems per person will be accepted.
~~~ MAIKU ~~~ 2013 April 11
Spring's young yellow-green
followed by forsythia,
cherry blossom clouds
=== SALMAGUNDI ===
+ JOBWATCH -- need a job?
WANT FRIES WITH THAT? Justin Sullivan/Getty
McDonalds: Get a B.A. to Be a Cashier
A bachelors degree may not just be your ticket to a job at a coffee shop, but also a job as a cashier at McDonalds. One McDonalds franchise in Winchendon, Massachusetts, posted a job listing this week for a cashier with one to two years experience and a bachelors degree. Its already attracted the ire of youth advocates, who point to the growing unemployment rate for teens and college dropouts. The ad calls for friendly people ... to smile while serving lots of guests daily. Get a weekly [paycheque] with a side order of food, it continues. Dont be too discouraged, college graduates: the ad promises opportunities to move up quickly, and there is an advertisement for a management position with a $10-an-hour salary. That should pay off those student loans very quickly.
Read it at Daily Mail April 4, 2013 7:39 AM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/04/04/mcdonald-s-get-a-ba-to-be-a-cashier.html?
=== CATWATCH ===
An absolutely brilliant two minutes ##by an existential cat: Henri 2, Paw de Deux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34z5dCmC4M&list=PLC7B8F65B126A05E4&index=2
He won the Golden Kitty Award last year.
More about the Festival and Cats:
Second International Cat Video Festival coming to Oakland CA
Somewhere Tim Berners-Lee is questioning his legacy
by Iain Thomson in San Francisco ˘ Posted in Media, 30th March 2013 00:54 GMT
The second international festival celebrating cat videos will be held in Oakland, California, this May, an event at which grimalkins and their bipedal slaves will spend a day revelling in the art of filmĂŠd felines.
No, it's not yet April Fool's Day; there really is an International Cat Video Festival. The inaugural bash was organized by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis last year, and festival organizers expected a few hundred felinophiles to turn up. Instead, 20,000 attended and spent a day doing all things cat and watching a specially cut art film of the best online cat videos.....
.....The festival, sponsored by Pet Food Express, opens its paws doors at 2pm and will includes bands (singing cat-themed songs), stalls manned by local and national vendors (including the somewhat oddly named the Pussies on Parade art stand), a cat-themed airborne dance routine from local troupe Bandaloop, and the announcement of this year's Golden Kitty Award (last year won by Henri the existential cat.).....
Behold our furry masters
...But cats have a long record of worming their way into human hearts - when it's in their interests. They are one of the few species that wasn't domesticated by mankind, but instead appears to have self-domesticated because of the advantages it gave them. Most house cats are descended from a pair of friendly feral kitties from the Near East that started hanging around with humans about 10,000 years ago.
Dogs, cattle, goats, and horses were all domesticated by man in different locations and times in history, but it seems that with cats this only happened once. The theory goes that as humanity adopted agriculture, cats would hang around granaries to feed on the rodents that the grain stores attracted.
Humans realized that cats were useful to have around, and eventually cats learned to tolerate humans in exchange for regular food, warmth, and shelter. The average life expectancy for wild or feral cats is at least half of that of their modern domestic counterparts, and house cats have outbred their feral counterparts to dominate the species.
Egypt, of course, is famed for its veneration of cats, possibly in part due to the country's reliance on its granaries; other cultures have held cats in similarly high esteem. In the Middle Ages, black cats were associated with witchcraft, and even today their dark descendants are much harder to find adopted homes for.....
...Whatever the rights and wrongs of the issue, the appeal of cats online is undoubtable. At this year's SXSW technology festival the current cat-du-jour Grumpy Cat was a star guest, flown in first class with its bipedal slave for a rumoured $10,000 booking fee. Long queues of people waited patiently for their chance to get photographed with the cat before it was whisked off to film a commercial.....
from: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/30/oakland_international_cat_festival/
=== We're CANADIANs -- a silly fun song
Youve got a stronger Army, but:
We Got Stronger Beer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E064kb3UnU
=== MARRIAGE AND MATH ===
80% Wedding -- Sketch:
A groom who answers do you take this woman? by doing the math.
from CBC: THE IRRELEVANT SHOW | Mar 28 | 3:06min -- http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/ID/2354892419/
quotations thoughts puns
People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Swiss American psychiatrist (1926 - 2004)
Believe those who seek the truth; doubt those who find it. -- Andre Gide, French author (1869 - 1951)
If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing. -- Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister (1925 - 2013)
There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience, and that is not learning from experience. -- Archibald MacLeish, American writer (1892 - 1982)
There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued.
-- Thomas Huxley, English biologist and writer (1825 - 1895)
##{of course there are greater mistakes, but this is one. -- CR}
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.-- Confucius, Chinese philosopher(551479 BC)
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
-- John Dewey, American philosopher (1859 - 1952)
Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself. -- Chinese proverb
I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man. -- Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist (1837 1899)
Your inner beauty doesn't need makeup.
The Irish lass was disappointed with the engagement ring from her fiance because it was a sham rock.
I hate cliff-hangers!
Do you know what I am going to do about it?
Qwertyus, god of keyboards, is a character from geek mythology.
The church choir robes were too long and needed to be hymned.
My wife's dad spends a lot of time in the bathroom. He is my Father in Loo.