Take your seats, class. It’s pop quiz day. No, District of North Vancouver, you can’t defer this test until 2020. West Vancouver, glad to see you made it, I guess the bus was on time today. City of North Vancouver, yes, you can go skating after you finish. This is for your permanent record, so focus, watch out for hints and tricks and have fun. But if you score under 50 per cent, you will be required to read our two-part Year in Review next week. Wait for it . . . begin!
Hook, line and sinker
1. Why did experts decide that one particular Chinook shouldn’t be in Burrard Inlet until 2020?
Life aquatic
2. Why did North Vancouver experience a red tide this summer? (Hint: it had nothing to do with the federal Liberals.)
Priced possession
3. Despite being older than its surroundings, West Vancouver valued this popular feature at between $1.1 and $3.2 billion. It’s not the Ferry Building Gallery or municipal hall. What is it?
What’s made Milwaukee famous
4. The North Shore added a new district in 2019. It’s smaller than West Vancouver and, unlike the District of North Vancouver, only intended for adults 19 and older. What type of district is it?
5. Despite the work of streamkeepers, what important feeder fish has remained stubbornly absent from West Vancouver shorelines?
6. This West Vancouver landmark, once equipped with anti-aircraft guns and later served as the Rod & Gun Club, burned down last spring. What is it?
7. As part of their e-volution, West Vancouver police no longer carry what type of books?
Slide ruler
8. Which annual summer city event was cancelled this year, leaving many residents high and dry?
One small step . . .
9. Compared to the rest of the region, West Vancouver has a large percentage of astronaut families, where the primary breadwinner does what in another country? (Hint: it can be just as depleting as zero gravity.)
Did he change expression?
10. A West Vancouver fake doctor was ordered to stop giving what kind of treatment that can cause facial paralysis?
Deal or snow deal
11. City residents can now be fined $100 if they don’t do this activity 24 hours after a snowfall. What is it?
Fuelin’ good
12. This spring, plans were announced for a first-of-itskind fueling station at Westview that will offer what plentiful element?
Royale (no cheese)
13. After two years of study, a B.C. corporation determined there was nowhere on the North Shore to put what type of facility?
Everything is awesome
14. A North Vancouver builder dazzled onlookers by holding up a structure containing more than 900 bricks. What kind of bricks were they?
Down, set . . .
15. Why didn’t the neighbours complain when an architect proposed a series of upscale, short-term rental accommodations on the North Shore?
Jeeves, take the wheels
16. City of North Vancouver Coun. Tony Valente soft-pedalled council on offering what service at city events?
Cold comfort
17. A group of North Shore teens used what to save a Grouse Mountain skier who fell from a chairlift? (Hint: it’s known for making good neighbours.)
Un-fare question
18. During mid-morning traffic on a weekday, how long is it expected to take for the new RapidBus to go from Phibbs Exchange to Dundarave?
In the starting blocks
19. Approved by council but frozen at tender, City of North Vancouver council has paused which major project?
Coppelganger
20. It looks like a police officer, travels with police officers, and helps slow down traffic. What is it?
Putting down roots
21. Which West Vancouver bylaw, sometimes criticized for having more bark than bite, is set to turn four years old in 2020?
Bonus: True or false: North Shore Rescue is considering a loyalty card that would allow frequently lost hikers to get a discount on the cost of their rescues.
Answers and links:
1. The new SeaBus, named Chinook, sat too low in the water. 2. Algae bloom. 3. Nature. 4. Brewery. 5. Herring. 6. The Ambleside Youth Centre. 7. Ticket books. E-tickets are now the norm. 8. The Fun City Festival, which was set to include a four-block-long waterslide. 9. Pays taxes. 10. Botox. 11. Shovel. 12. Hydrogen. 13. Casino. 14. Lego. 15. They werebackcountry huts. 16. Bike valet. 17. A fence. 18. The RapidBus doesn’t go to Dundarave. However, it should take about 27 minutes to get from Phibbs to Park Royal. 19. The redevelopment of the Harry Jerome rec centre. 20. A wooden traffic dummy. 21. The district’s interim tree bylaw. Bonus: False. Completely, utterly, ridiculously false. North Shore Rescue does not charge the people they save. Anyone who got this question wrong should not go hiking in the backcountry.
