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North Shore MPs would end gun registry

Saxton: ‘Criminals don’t register their guns’ Benjamin Alldritt

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BOTH of the North Shore’s members of Parliament say they will vote to abolish the federal long gun registry, despite both North and West Vancouver’s senior police officers saying the registry is a useful crime-fighting tool.

A private member’s bill to abolish the gun registry has passed first and second reading in Parliament and will likely be up for a final vote later this month.

“I have sympathy for those who want to keep it, but the reality is that criminals don’t register their guns, nor do they advise us when they move,” said North Vancouver’s Conservative MP Andrew Saxton. “This long gun registry has not been effective. After the registry is gone, owners will still be required to have firearm licences, so police will still know which households have guns because they know who has the firearm licences.

The long gun registry puts an unfair burden on farmers and duck hunters and lawabiding citizens.”

Saxton also acknowledged that there are few farmers or duck hunters in his riding.

“I haven’t met too many,” he said.

Saxton’s views clash with those of Supt. Tonia Enger, the officer in charge of the See Local page 3

No foul play in teen’s death Benjamin Alldritt

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POLICE investigating the death of 17-year-old Daniel Cho at Capilano Suspension Bridge on Sunday now say there was no criminal act involved.

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Cho, a high school student visiting from California, fell 30 metres from a lookout platform after climbing over a 1.2-metre high railing.

“Cho went over the barrier on the lookout platform under his own power,” said North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Const. Michael McLaughlin in a release. “In spite of the many warning signs and high barriers, Cho had earlier been seen going over similar barriers in a different location and had been warned to stop. Sadly, he did not.”

While there were a lot of people present at the bridge, a popular tourist destination, nobody actually saw Cho fall, McLaughlin said, nor did security cameras record the accident. Tall trees, shadows, and the steep terrain in the area blocked the cameras’ view of the accident.

“The North Vancouver RCMP spent Monday and Tuesday interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence, and there is no indication of foul play,” McLaughlin said.

Police will now hand the investigation into Cho’s death over to the B.C. Coroner’s Office.

Cho was one of several students visiting from San Mateo, Calif., as part of a musical exchange program.

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City seeks public input on school locale Lions Gate Christian Academy seeks temporary Harbourside Drive home

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THE fate of North Vancouver’s Lions Gate Christian Academy will be discussed at a public meeting on June 28, city council announced Monday evening.

Council members voiced divided opinions over the Christian day school’s future location

on the North Shore after the school district did not renew the school’s tenancy at the former Maplewood elementary site.

The temporary use permit would allow Lions Gate Christian Academy to relocate its 250 K12 students for two years to a temporary school on a commercial lot at 925 Harbourside Dr. Coun. Pam Bookham expressed her reluctance over the temporary permit proposal.

Allowing the school to build on commercial land would result in a loss of tax revenue, she said. The councillor also aired her concern that the school may want to stay on the valuable commercial lot, resulting in a further loss of tax revenue for the city.

“I am concerned that they might want to stay,” Bookham said. “It’s a wonderful location

and who wouldn’t want to be there? I just don’t see the benefit to the broad population.”

But for Coun. Craig Keating, the school’s educational value to North Shore families outweighs concerns over potential tax revenue loss on the Harbourside Drive site. Measures must be taken to ensure that Lions Gate Christian Academy is kept on the North Shore, he said.

“One of the things we try to do on council is try and create a place that is open to school-age families,” Keating said. “I think there is a great benefit to ensuring that the city is open to a diversity of different educational opportunities.

I would hate to see the loss of Lions Gate Christian Academy.”

Council members called upon Lions Gate

Christian Academy vice-chairman Robert Tarnowski to discuss the school’s other options during Monday’s meeting.

Tarnowski noted that Lions Gate board members considered moving into one of the schools scheduled to close this year but were unsuccessful.

“I think the challenge we have right now is that any of the existing schools that are available do not have the sufficient capacity to hold our student base,” Tarnowski said.

Lions Gate Christian Academy board members continue to support the proposal to build a temporary school on the 925 Harbourside Drive lot.

Council will reconsider issuing the permit following the public meeting on June 28.

Local police chiefs support registry From page 1 North Vancouver RCMP detachment.

“It’s used in criminal investigations to determine the origin of firearms,” she told the North Shore News in May. “It gives us a heads-up; we can determine if a residence that we might be going into may or may not have a licensed firearm and also the number and type of firearms. We have a lot of domestic violence situations and a lot of disturbance calls when we don’t know why we’re getting called. If we have the names and addresses we can see if there’s any firearms. It can help us return stolen firearms to their lawful owners.”

“It helps,” she said. “It’s one component and if you take it away, we lose something. B.C. chiefs of police are coming out to say they support the registry and there’s no question that it’s strongly supported by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police as well.”

“I have a lot of respect for Tonia,” said Saxton. “I think she’s doing a great job. I have spoken to other police who feel differently. It’s one of those issues where they are not all united; there is a difference of opinion.”

“I have spoken with police officers who say it’s a waste of resources,” Saxton added, although he refused to name any officers or say what jurisdiction they serve in.

John Weston, whose sprawling West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding encompasses several different communities in both rural and urban areas, took a similar position to his North Vancouver colleague.

“This bill, when it passes, and I think it will, will take away an unnecessary expense and allow us to put the money in other law enforcement channels,” Weston said. “Meanwhile, firearm owners still have to have licences, they still have to store their firearms in compliance with the law. Stripping away all the emotion and the rhetoric, this is something that will save costs and focus us on keeping our people safe and help our law enforcement people do their jobs.”

The senior law enforcement officer in West Vancouver, Chief Constable Peter Lepine, disagreed with Weston and echoed many of Enger’s comments.

“Gun violence and firearms-related crime continue to be of serious concern in British Columbia,” Lepine said in a release.

“I continue to support the Firearms Registry as one part of an overall and comprehensive national strategy on gun violence and the illegal use of firearms. According to the RCMP-Canadian Firearms Program, the Canadian Firearms Registry is queried an average of 2,712 times a day in British Columbia. The Firearms Registry is not the ‘be-all end all’ for reducing violence in our communities. However, the Firearms Registry should be retained and continued efforts be made by the government of Canada to improve its efficiency and effectiveness for law enforcement.”

The long gun registry was conceived in the wake of the 1989 Montreal massacre, when Marc Lépine killed 14 women with a rifle before turning it on himself. Creating the registry ran notoriously over budget, reaching nearly $1 billion according to the federal auditor general. However police say that maintaining and operating the registry today costs the taxpayer between $3 million and $4 million each year.

The bill to abolish it was brought forward by Manitoba Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner, although several opposition members have said it is essentially a government bill, especially given that the government introduced a similar bill in the Senate at the same time. In the first two votes, the bill passed with the support of several Liberal and NDP members from rural ridings.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has since said he will instruct his caucus to vote against the bill, while NDP leader Jack Layton said he will allow his members to vote freely, as is the party’s custom on private member’s bills. The third and final vote is expected later in June.

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Townhouses go to public hearing City councillors lukewarm on 60-unit proposal for West 15th Niamh Scallan nscallan@nsnews.com

A proposal to build a 60-unit townhouse complex in the 700-block of West 15th Street will go before a public hearing despite criticism from some city councillors.

The submitted proposal included a number of eco-friendly aspects in the townhouse building plans. But councillors voiced concerns that the 15th Street development proposal near Bewicke Avenue failed to meet the City of North Vancouver’s energy and emissions goals.

“In this day and age, I don’t think this is significant,” Coun.

Bob Fearnley said. “We could do far better here . . . I’m not going to support it.”

The West 15th Street lot is currently designated for industrial use and would require rezoning for the proposed development to take place. Developers also need permission to increase the

density allowances on the land to accommodate the threebuilding townhouse complex.

The proposal requested a density bonus for the 15th Street development.

According to the density bonusing system, increased density can be granted in exchange for facilities that help achieve public policy goals. Plans for solar panel-fuelled heating, a car-share program, a car co-op membership for home purchasers and Built Green Gold level status would be part of the development, the proposal stated.

Councillors responded hesitantly to the environmental plans included in the proposal and demanded more from developers, Adera Equities Limited.

“I think these things will make an attractive neighbourhood and an attractive building which will make it easier to market,” Coun. Craig Keating said, “but I hope that the policies that we’re enacting as a council are doing those things.”

“I see a bunch of stuff that will help with the marketing of this project and nothing more,” Coun. Rod Clark added.

Councillors agreed on the need for public input regarding the proposed development.

The date of the public hearing will be announced in the near future.

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Police seek N. Shore Credit Union robber POLICE are actively looking for witnesses following a daylight robbery at the North Shore Credit Union’s central Lonsdale branch.

North Vancouver RCMP officers descended on the 1100-block of Lonsdale Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday morning after a bank robber threatened to produce a weapon.

“The suspect got away with some cash, however police were on scene very quickly — within two minutes — and the suspect was tracked to the 100-block of East Sixth Street,” said Const. Michael McLaughlin. “Police have reason to believe that the suspect lives there or has an acquaintance who lives there.”

The suspect is described as a white male with a thin, athletic build.

He stands roughly five-foot-seven. Witnesses say he was wearing a white balaclava and fled carrying a white bag. “If anyone saw anyone running on Lonsdale between 11th and Sixth and they were carrying a white bag, we would love to speak with them,” McLaughlin said.

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HE federal government’s push to kill the long gun registry is irrational.

The private member’s bill to abolish the controversial database, widely supported by Conservatives and by a handful of opposition MPs, will achieve nothing beyond buying a few rural votes.

As its critics are quick to point out, the registry — basically an electronic list — cost taxpayers a mind-boggling $1 billion to create. True, this is as inexcusable as it is incomprehensible, but it is not by itself a reason to end the project. At this point, the registry costs just $3-4 million annually to maintain — peanuts by federal standards. Its death will save that relatively small sum, but it will not recoup the initial outlay.

It will just mean that, rather than a

billion-dollar database, that initial outlay will have bought us nothing.

Police in B.C. have made it clear they want the registry to stay. Officers here search it close to 3,000 times daily in the course of their work. Surely, as the frontline workers most likely to come face to face with a gun on the job, they are best positioned to judge the registry’s value — and in their estimation it’s worthwhile.

The only people who adamantly oppose the database are gun owners themselves or the ideologues who support them. Registering a gun is no more onerous or unfair than registering a vehicle — some people just don’t want to do it. The registry is being killed for no other reason than to appease this group. There is nothing in it for the rest of us except an erosion of public safety.

Upmarket waterfronts are sterile and boring “URBAN waterfront redevelopment in Metro Vancouver has made our shorelines sterile and boring.”

So Bob Ransford begins his May 29 Vancouver Sun column, followed by this left-right to the solar plexus: “This is in contrast to the gritty, bustling and eclectic waterfronts of Metro Vancouver’s past.”

Sterile. Boring. West Van’s isn’t. But in future?

I’ve long admired and always read Ransford, a former real estate developer and now public affairs consultant with Counterpoint Communications.

Being congenitally disagreeable, I doubt if he and I would be in complete accord about the Spirit Trail project from West Van’s Argyle Avenue at 13th to John Lawson Park, an act of official vandalism of a mature “people place” (I never thought I’d use that sticky term). Driven by mountainbiking cabinet minister Kevin

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Trevor Lautens Falcon under the umbrella of Gordon Campbell’s flavourof-the-month greenism, and abetted by the premier’s obedient corporals at North Shore town halls, it’s being sacrificed to recreational cyclists, bladers and boarders, and a doubtful number of backpackers.

But if our words differ here and there, I relish Ransford’s music. He overturns the convention: Metro’s waterfronts were once “homes to everything from greasy-spoon cafés that fed longshoremen, mill

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workers and fishermen, to repair shops, ship chandleries, small grocers and rooming houses. . . .

“Today, miles of shoreline have been reclaimed from industry, cleaned up and moved upmarket.” Upmarket — bang-on. Ransford’s own once-busy Steveston waterfront neighbourhood “has one of the most unexciting, sterile stretches of Fraser River waterfront.”

Radical and right. I may be the only Vancouverite who misses Sweeney’s cooperage and Granville Island’s gritty factories and ugly lumber mill — real people, real jobs (now exported to China), however attractive its present consumer-sucking glitter.

West Vancouver held an entirely bogus Waterfront Plan open house — easily spotted as one of the phonies because it was held after council’s enabling decision, meant not to consult but to mollify restive residents — complete with a motherhood questionnaire no one should have completed that will allow

Mayor Pam Goldsmith-Jones to declare: “We’ve listened to your concerns. . . .” (To be fair, under pressure council is reconsidering removal of the boat ramp.)

Councillors — all but Michael Smith, absent in Africa — were there to sound sympathetic to all points of view. Coun. Michael Lewis, who evidently reads this column, told me what I thought lay in Argyle’s future: “Coney Island! Ferris wheels!” He’d have read my mind more accurately with late columnist Jim Coleman’s 65-year-old ThoughtRecording Machine, which ran on vacuum tubes.

But coincidentally I’d been thinking of another island: Martha’s Vineyard, which I’ve cycled around, and nearby Nantucket. Their famous weather-beaten houses are essential parts of the seaview, not obscuring it, as Argyle’s are stupidly considered.

Lewis also scoffed at my belief that such houses along lonely beaches at night are a safety factor. Who, in the

hermetic condos on the north side of Bellevue, could hear anyone’s daughter crying for help, screaming rape?

Lewis plainly considered this melodramatic nonsense.

Freshly back from Africa, Smith wrote me: “I do not want to see any major change along Argyle either, as this is a special place. The Spirit Trail I think should be put on the back burner for now.

Even though the province pays some of the cost, as we have discussed West Van does not have the funds to proceed further. The reserves are pretty much spent and the routing is far from settled.”

A relief to hear. It carries weight, especially from a possible future mayoralty candidate. (As for West Van’s empty coffers, just the short Spirit Trail section from south of Park Royal to 13th Street— a project that moved glacially, apart from ruining a perfectly good path — cost an alarming $1.2 million, about half paid by Victoria, i.e. all B.C. taxpayers.)

I asked, in careful detail,

Mayor Goldsmith-Jones how the Silk Purse could possibly survive in present form as a music and art venue under the coming dispensation (no parking, beachgoers six metres from the piano, artists lugging heavy frames back and forth to somewhere or other).

She answered a question.

But not mine. She’s become adept at the politician’s 177word answer to a question not asked — Premier Campbell did a similar classic job of filling the largest amount of air with the smallest amount of information when CKNW’s Bill Good asked him if his next move was appointment to the Senate.

But the mayor did state unambiguously that the Silk Purse will stay as it is. I’ve bet a lunch against that. I think covetous eyes are cast on the Silk Purse and its priceless location. My sense is town hall hugely favours the glossier Kay Meek Centre, a newer, bigger venue, all the See Traffic page 10

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Energy debate just starting

IT was rather fitting the legislature ended its spring session with a debate over energy policy, and not the HST. After all, the B.C. Liberal government’s new Clean Energy Act and overall energy policy will be part of public discussion for years to come.

The clamour over the HST, however, will eventually die down one way or another (either the tax becomes embedded in our daily lives to the point of hardly being noticed, or the government scraps it).

On the other hand, the location and ownership of future energy projects (mostly small-scale run-of-river or wind turbine projects) will become increasingly controversial, especially in the communities near them.

As well, the price we pay for energy use also looms as a hot-button issue for the future. The HST will eventually be part of everyday life, but your monthly BC Hydro bill will serve as a constant reminder of the shifting sands of our energy system.

One of the most controversial aspects of Bill 17, the Clean Energy Act, is that it removes BC Hydro from the oversight of the B.C. Utilities Commission.

Critics have assailed this

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move as a blatant power grab by the provincial cabinet, which will now dictate much of our energy policy without an independent set of expert eyes in place to provide the proverbial second look.

The $10 billion or so BC Hydro is being told to spend over the next decade will now be done without any oversight.

Such initiatives as the $1billion Smart Meter program will not be scrutinized.

Those private power projects that contract with BC Hydro will also escape scrutiny, thus guaranteeing them to be an ongoing source of controversy as well.

The NDP has decried this neutering of the BCUC, but the party hardly has clean hands on this issue. In fact, it was the NDP government of the late 1990s that also undermined the BCUC through such politically

motivated actions as cabinetordered BC Hydro rate freezes.

While still Opposition leader, Gordon Campbell insisted his government would restore the political independence of the BCUC. But that independence was short-lived, and when the commission rejected the government’s energy plan last year the writing was on the wall.

The B.C. Liberal government has long made it clear it wants to establish a flourishing private energy industry in this province that will develop so-called “clean” power and export it for profit outside the province.

Critics claim this model will have an impact on BC Hydro’s rates, boosting them upward. Then there’s the argument about the inevitable environmental footprint left by energy projects, which will be significant no matter what the size of the facility.

Adding spice to this debate is the role of First Nations bands, some of which are business partners of private energy companies because they see these projects as helping to lift their members out of poverty.

It’s hard to predict how all this is going to go. For example, for all the claims that the B.C. Liberals have some sort of secret plan to sell

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our rivers to private interests, there is evidence that the relationship between the government and independent power producers may be fracturing, at least a little.

A number of companies that failed to win approval from B.C. Hydro’s clean power call are upset about what they consider to be an unclear bidding process.

And one company, along with the First Nations band that is involved in its proposed power project, has even filed a lawsuit against the government because Environment Minister Barry Penner recently told the legislature he had no intention of altering provincial park boundaries to accommodate the project, even though the company claims the government had earlier agreed to do precisely that.

Sure, the HST continues to be a fevered topic of debate and denunciation. And it’s not like the tax will be out of the headlines anytime soon.

But the energy debate is just getting started. It may be over for now inside the legislature, but make no mistake: energy policy, not taxes, is going to have a bigger and longer lasting impact on what our politicians are arguing about the most.

KBaldrey@globaltv.com Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Save Our Shores advocates beach access

Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the June 2 letter Big-foot Damages that refers to the Save Our Shores advertisement that has been shown in the North Shore News for the past two to three weeks.

I am not sure if the writer is advocating that all people should be banned from walking on the beach. If that is the point of the letter, the same policy could also be applied to gardeners, to the work crews who whack the weeds down at the side of the highway, hikers clomping through the forest, people walking through our trail systems and on and on.

The Save Our Shores (SOS) mandate, is to raise public awareness to the necessity of applying responsible stewardship to our “shoreline,” that has long been neglected.

Serious illegal encroachments have been allowed to happen in past years, not only as extensions onto the beach, but also blocking public access. As well as the annual walk, the SOS group also organizes an annual beach clean up after the summer months.

The beach itself is under the jurisdiction of the Port Metro Vancouver, who are responsible for the issuing of leases to applicants applying to build a private dock across the beach.

However, the port authority’s main objective is the movement and safety of shipping.

Save Our Shores also forms small work parties throughout the year to clear and maintain some of the street ends that are public access to the beach. We plan to eventually, with the help of the District of North Vancouver, have them all reopened.

CUPE donation total incomplete

Dear Editor: I’d like to correct a mis-statement in your article regarding union contributions in the 2008 North Vancouver City election.

You quote (as have other media) CUPE contributions as $18,000 to candidate’s campaigns.

In actual fact, unions donated a total of

$32,850 to this campaign. Of this amount $4,200 was from other unions, such as CAW. The discrepancy is that $18,300 was spent on successful candidates, the balance was for candidates that were unsuccessful.

Toni Bolton North Vancouver

Dear Editor: Ridgeway elementary now stands iconic — literally, a partial, empty shell. Millions being spent on ersatz history, while well over 100 teaching positions have been cut from the

North Vancouver school district leaving all schools, figuratively, partially emptied shells.

Good call.

Colin A. Campbell North Vancouver

We are experiencing some success; the shoreline and beach is much cleaner now and PMV is working on a management plan for the beach.

The hope of the SOS group is that this management plan will encourage the building of communal or shared docks, which would then leave more open beach for the enjoyment of the public.

Walking the beach at low tide is one of

life’s great pleasures: feeling the ocean breezes against your skin, sniffing the salty air and giving yourself to the pure joy of the moment.

This is every person’s right. However, we must protect and preserve it, that is the whole purpose of the dedicated volunteers who form the Save Our Shores group.

Maureen Bragg, president Save Our Shores North Vancouver

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A10 - North Shore News - Friday, June 11, 2010

INQUIRING REPORTER EYES are on South Africa today as the FIFA World Cup kicks off with a match between South Africa and Mexico. Over the next month, some of the world’s best soccer players from 32 different countries will battle it out to decide the next in line to win the prestigious tournament.

Canada may not have a team in the World Cup, but millions of people from across the country are expected to tune in to one of the world’s most highly anticipated sporting events.

—Niamh Scallan

Renata Dietrich North Vancouver Yes! My main teams are Italy and Germany. I went to Berlin for the 2006 Cup and it was great.

Arno Manning North Vancouver Yes, and I will probably go for England. I like their style.

Will you watch the FIFA World Cup?

Shoya Suzuki North Vancouver Maybe. I’m from Japan so I’d probably cheer for them.

Property Tax Deadline Property Taxes Due Friday, July 2, 2010

City of North Vancouver 141 West 14th Street Phone: 604-983-7316 www.cnv.org

District of North Vancouver 355 West Queens Road Phone: 604-990-2311 www.dnv.org

District of West Vancouver 750 17th Street Phone: 604-925-7032 www.westvancouver.ca

Notices of the current real property tax levies have now been mailed. Any property owner who has not received a tax statement should immediately contact their municipal tax office. All owners are responsible for payment of 2010 taxes regardless of whether or not a tax notice is received. New owners must ensure taxes are paid (by themselves or the previous owner). If there is any doubt, check with your municipality.

Payment

Taxes may be paid at your Municipal Hall and also at most financial institutions. If paying your taxes at a financial institution please allow two business days for processing your payment. If paying by telephone/Internet banking please allow at least two business days for processing your payment. Payment received by a financial institution on the due date and future dated by the financial institution (next business day) will be considered late and subject to a penalty.

Post-dated cheques received in our office prior to July 2, 2010 are acceptable and will be processed by the bank on the date that you have indicated. Taxpayers are encouraged to deliver or mail payments as soon as possible to ensure payment is received on time. If a cheque is returned by your bank for any reason, the payment will not be considered received and a $25 returned cheque charge will be levied.

Application for the Provincial Home Owner Grant may be made whether or not the current taxes are paid. It is to your advantage to submit the “application” before the tax penalty date of July 2, 2010 to avoid penalty additions on the grant amount.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HOME OWNER GRANT APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL FOR EACH AND EVERY YEAR IN WHICH YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRANT. IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Some banks and credit unions do not accept our paper remittance advice, which is also the Home Owner Grant application. If you are paying your taxes at a bank or credit union, please verify if they will forward the remittance advice/Home Owner Grant application to our office. If they do not accept the Home Owner Grant application, it is important that you mail it to our office or apply online in order to receive the grant and avoid penalty.

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You may claim your Home Owner Grant (if eligible) online for the District of North Vancouver at www.dnv.org/ehog the District of West Vancouver at www.westvancouver.ca/ehog and the City of North Vancouver at www.cnv.org/ehog. You will need the following reference numbers to access your account (1) your folio number and (2) your personal access code. You can find both reference numbers on the top portion of your property tax notice.

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Brittany Mardon North Vancouver For sure. I’m going for BrazilandKorea.Myroommate is Korean, so we have to cheer for them!

Tim Price North Vancouver I’ll watch a couple games, I think, and I’ll probably cheer for England.

Traffic lights add speed From page 6 more as budgets get tighter.

My take is shaped in part by the fact that a few years ago Patricia Leslie, town hall’s communications manager — very capable, very professional, who recently departed for a job in Whistler — ran for and was elected to the Silk Purse board. A conflict? In my eyes that raises questions about what she might have mentioned even in casual conversation about the Purse back at town hall.

I’d even hazard a guess that a certain amount of jealousy hovers over Silk Purse director Cheryl Karchut, because she’s done so much with so little. She may even have grumblers on the Purse’s board.

Hell, I even guess that a visibly political appointee might succeed Karchut when she retires Sept. 30. (Go ahead, call me a cynic. That’s what they said when I was a very early skeptic about Blair Wilson and Kash Heed.)

Shot in the dark: former councillor Liz Byrd.

••• Speaking of town hall open houses, Susanne Petrik was exercised when one was held recently over installing a traffic light at 15th and Mathers.

She claimed that 90 per cent of attendees were opposed — but it was a “done deal” and “basically, no one cared what the residents thought.”

Currently this is one of many four-way stops on the slopes.

And, a testament to people’s (or anyway West Van people’s) civility when they are free to behave co-operatively, they work well. At predictable times this is a slow intersection, sure enough, with two schools nearby. But Susanne Petrik writes: “We are concerned that the traffic will be much faster on 15th as people race to catch the green light.”

Dead right. The students are likely to be at greater, not less, risk. To say nothing of residents near the corner in danger of finding a car in their living room.

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Grouse partners in laptop reuse program Poorer nations’ women journalists will benefit Manisha Krishnan

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KEEPING up with the latest advances in technology is hard enough, but figuring out what to do with retired gadgets and gizmos can be an even bigger pain.

Now there’s at least one option for owners of old laptops — donate them to Grouse Mountain. The North Vancouver resort has partnered up with World Pulse — a media enterprise that covers global issues from a female perspective — to support the Voices of our Future program, which offers women in developing countries journalistic training.

“Their mandate about empowerment and teaching people the skills to report on issues that face some of their communities was quite appealing to us,” explained Grouse spokesman Chris Dagenais. “(The program) teaches them the basic skills on how to report on issues and how to get concise and powerful stories together . . . what sort of facts does a story need to include in order to catch the world’s attention.”

After computers are collected at Grouse and refurbished, World Pulse will place them in the hands of program participants living in places like Nepal, Zambia and Saudi Arabia.

This is the first of many World Pulse initiatives Grouse is planning on supporting, said Dagenais.

“We’re looking at selling their magazines both on our website as well as at our retail shop, we’re looking at raising funds through special edition memberships, we’ll be hosting them for some of the events they do up on the mountain top. . . . It’s just ways to raise awareness. I mean that’s really what they’re about is drawing attention to issues that face

Public Hearing

3600 Block Mount Seymour Parkway OCP Amendment and Rezoning A Public Hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, 2010 in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, B.C., to provide an opportunity for Council to hear from those who believe they may be affected by the Bylaw amendments, as outlined below.

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SUNITA is a Nepalese woman who reports on gender discrimination in Nepal through Voices of Our Future.

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District Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw 74 Rezoning Bylaw 1261

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3600 Block Mount Seymour Parkway legally described as: i) Lot A, Except Part in Reference Plan 12763, Block 10, District Lot 622, Plan 3515 (PID: 012-811-050); ii) Lot B, Except Part in Reference Plan 12763, Block 10, District Lot 622, Plan 3515 (PID: 012-811-068); iii) Lot C, Except Part in Reference Plan 12763, Block 10, District Lot 622, Plan 3515 (PID: 012-811-076); iv) Lot 5, Block 10, District Lot 622, Plan 3515 (PID: 012-811-017); v) Lot 6, Block 10, District Lot 622, Plan 3515 (PID: 012-811-025); vi) Lot 9, Block 10, District Lot 622, Plan 3515 (PID: 012-811-033); vii) Lot 10, Block 10, District Lot 622, Plan 3515 (PID: 012-811-041); and shown on map below:

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It’s pretty much a win-win situation for anyone whose home is cluttered with techno waste, he added.

“I think people actually might just find it convenient if the charitable aspect itself is not appealing to them.”

“Having just bought my third iPod the other day because it’s the newest version it made me think about, wow we really take technology for granted in the West. We can’t wait to upgrade . . . and we forget about perfectly functioning technology that we’ve already got, whereas in a developing country that technology can actually make a very significant impact.”

Those who want to drop off an old laptop can do so at Grouse Mountain’s Guest Services office. For more information go to www. grousemountain.com.

Bridge plaque ignores Guinnesses From page 10

••• Strange, perhaps unforgiveable oversight: The recently unveiled plaque marking the 71st anniversary of the Lions Gate Bridge ignores the Guinness family that built it, albeit with the self-interest of accessing its British Pacific Properties — one of the shrewdest real estate investments ($75,000 for 4,700-odd acres)

since the Indians sold Manhattan. BPP project manager A.J.T. Taylor also goes unrecognized.

The Guinnesses are a fascinating family, worthy of books — and they’ve been written.

Especially, as my numerous literary readers know well, about and by the madly diverse daughters of Lord Moyne, the Mitford girls.

Oh well, the plaque initiative involved Ottawa, and what do they know? tlautens@telus.net

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Proposed Amendments:

Purpose:

1. To amend the District Official Community Plan (Seymour Local Plan) by revising Tables 4-1 and 6-1 and amending Policies 6.2.7 and 6.2.11 to establish new development parameters for the subject properties; and, 2. To amend the Zoning Bylaw by creating a new Comprehensive Development Zone 63 (CD63) establishing the use and development regulations unique to the proposal and applying the new zone to the subject properties.

The purpose of these bylaw amendments is to facilitate the development of an 11-storey residential building intended for independent seniors rental accommodation.

This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written submissions will be accepted up to the conclusion of the Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.

Copies of the bylaws, resolution, supporting staff report and other relevant background material are available for review in the District of North Vancouver Clerk’s Office or Development Planning Department at the Municipal Hall from May 3, 2010 to June 22, 2010. The Municipal Hall is located at 355 West Queens Road and is open Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you would like to review the report online, go to www.dnv.org/public_hearing. Please direct inquiries to Mr. Doug Allan of the Development Planning Department at 604-990-2357.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

North Shore Spring Triathlon

by Kevin Hill

Elite female champion Martina Wan and elite junior champion Nigel Ellsay flash their smiles.

Carolyn Hubbard enjoys the festivities.

Nichola Kennell transitions from the pool to the running portion of the event.

The North Shore Spring Triathlon was held May 24 in the area around Ron Andrews recreation centre in North Vancouver. The annual event saw children, youth, adults and masters athletes alike run, cycle and swim followed by an award ceremony at the centre. Proceeds from this year’s event, $4,000, went to the Exceleration Triathlon Club, the North Vancouver RCMP, St. John Ambulance, Capilano University and North Shore Rescue. For results, visit www.nstc.ca.

Jeff Torres shows off the hardware he earned at the event.

North Shore Triathlon Club’s Nick Lyne and Susie Ernsting reflect on the day’s activities.

District of North Vancouver Coun. Roger Bassam, North Shore Rescue’s Tim Jones, North Shore Spring Triathlon race director Mick Maguire and North Shore Rescue’s Bruce Moffat team up for a photo.

Please direct requests for event coverage to Bright Lights c/o North Shore News.

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New exhibit at Vancouver Art Gallery showcases classic works from the Musée d’Orsay: Page 24 Magical forces at work in Jungen’s art: Page 28

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VANCITY Theatre screens Connie Field’s monumental film series, Have You Heard from Johannesburg, beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m. The documentary filmmaker will be discuss the project on stage tomorrow night at 7:45 p.m. with SFU professor Sarah Walshaw.

ALL EYES ON SOUTH AFRICA

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Students stage Twilight spoof at Presentation House Theatre: Page 31 The Karate Kid packs a powerful punch: Page 33 No dead weight in The Dead Weather: Page 36 Enter to win a copy of Sarah McLachlan’s new album Laws of Illusion: Page 36 More online at www.nsnews.com

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to ARTS & CULTURE

■ Have You Heard from Johannesburg (USA 2010). Director: Connie Field.

Eight-hour documentary series screening in three separate programs at Vancity Theatre beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m. Filmmaker in attendance tomorrow night at 7:45 p.m.

John Goodman jgoodman@nsnews.com

WITH screenings this weekend at Vancity Theatre Vancouver will become one of the first cities in the world to see Connie Field’s new epic documentary series Have You Heard from Johannesburg in its entirety.

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The eight-hour film, about the international movement to end apartheid in South Africa, took more than a decade to complete and features rare archival footage as well as more than 100 new interviews with people involved in the struggle.

Edited into seven separate sections to deal with specific aspects of the story the final cut was first shown in full at the Film Forum in New York City in April and at the British Film Institute in London last month.

Field talked to the North Shore News about the making of Have You Heard from Johannesburg and her efforts to get the film distributed while the world’s eyes are on South Africa for the World Cup. North Shore News: How did you become involved in documentary filmaking?

Connie Field: There was a group that I was a part of in the early ’70s called Newsreel. It was basically a political group and we made films about what was going on in the country. And that first got me involved in film so eventually that’s what I wanted to do. I did a lot of political organizing when I was really young so I come from that background.

North Shore News: Have You Heard from Johannesburg is an epic film on an epic subject — what led you to take on this project?

Connie Field: I first thought about it because I went to see Nelson Mandela when he was here. It was amazing. I was interested then but I was finishing another film called Freedom on My Mind which was on the civil rights movement in Mississippi and when I finished that that’s when I started working on this. I think what I was most attracted to was the global nature of what went on. You could feel that just being in the Oakland Coliseum with him and the way people felt that this had been an enormous undertaking on a global level.

North Shore News: Is that in comparison to the civil rights movement in the U.S.?

Connie Field: No, I think that I was interested in doing something on an international level as a subject. What attacted me was the fact that it was the most globalized human rights movement we’ve ever had and my feeling is that most of the problems we have in the world right now we have to tackle on a global level.

Being able to look back on something that was so extensive that way with people working all over the world I thought was very important to be able to see.

North Shore News: Did you know much about South Africa and apartheid before you saw Nelson Mandela?

Connie Field: I didn’t know certainly as much as I know now. I mean I had also worked in the mid ’70s in a group called Africa Liberation Support where we were basically doing support work for all of the struggles in southern Africa which included Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

North Shore News: How did you structure the film? Did you go in with a certain sense of shape or did it evolve as you went along?

Connie Field: It really changed shape. What I first did with the film was to lay it out chronologically and when you are trying to figure out a story that’s usually what you do, you lay it out from the beginning to the end. Our first cut See Field page 34

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Presentation House Theatre Marc Atkinson Trio June 26 @ 8pm

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Free Concerts

Crow set for Ambleside Lilith

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SHERYL Crow will join Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith tour for several West Coast dates including July 1 at West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park. Crow’s latest album, 100 Miles from Memphis, is slated for release the following week on A&M Records. For more details on the Lilith tour go to www.lilithfair.com.

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Dirk Powell Band June 25 @ 7:30pm

GALLERIES Art in Public Places: District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall, Americana with Appalachian roots.

355 West Queens Rd. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Info: 604-988-6844 or nvartscouncil2@telus.net.

John Braithwaite Community Centre Biljana Zecevic and Xin Meng: 2D paintings and 3D sculptures Jack Louks Court will be on display until June 30.

Artists for Kids Gallery: 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver.

Headwater Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends from June 27 @ 1pm noon to 4 p.m. Info: 604-903-3798 or www.artists4kidscom.

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The Bakehouse: 2453 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Binkley Sculpture Studios: 535 East First St., North Vancouver.

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Sunday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Info: 604-925-9820.

Buckland Southerst Gallery: 2460 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

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Caroun Art Gallery: 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.caroun.com, 778-372-0765 or artgallery@caroun.com.

Exhibition: Caroun will be holding a group painting exhibition until June 15, noon- 8 p.m.

Chernoff Fine Art: 265 East Second Ave., Vancouver. Info: 604681-8042 or info@chernofffineart.com. Gallery hours: MondayFriday, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m. and Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

CityScape Community Art Space: 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-988-6844 or nvartscouncil6@telus.net.

Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.

Call for Artists: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking artists for a themed exhibition called “Window Views.”

Deadline for submissions: Saturday, June 26, 4 p.m. Info: 604-9886844 or nvartscouncil6@telus.net.

Flow: An exhibition by Jude Clarke, Shirley Hazlett, Heidi Maddess, Alexandra Sprowls and Sande Waters of large abstract works, June 11-July 10. Artist talk: Saturday, June 12, 1-2 p.m.

The Elliott Louis Gallery: 258 East First Ave., Vancouver.

Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-736-3282.

Feast in the Village: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.

Info: 778-340-2223.

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publicnotice TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Sections 24 and 94 of the Community Charter, The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver is proposing to enter into an agreement with Vancouver Resource Society regarding a funding partnership in the form of a second mortgage to enable the purchase of an existing apartment building located in the City of North Vancouver.

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purchase of an existing building that would be owned by and managed by Vancouver Resources Society; a cluster of four to six units will be provided for persons with significant disabilities, and the remainder of units in the building will be operated as non-market rental housing.

The relevant background material may be inspected at the City Clerk’s Department, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, or to review online please go to www.cnv.org. Please direct inquiries to Isabel Gordon, Director of Finance, at 604-983-7387 or igordon@cnv.org OR Cheryl Kathler, Community Planner, at 604-983-7380 or ckathler@cnv.org.

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CALENDAR From page 14 Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

Admission to all shows is free. Info: 604-925-7266 or www.ferrybuildinggallery. com. Gallery hours: TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Say It With Photography: Fred Hume, Adrian Cunningham, Emma Milley, Francine Drouin and Ella Morton will be holding an exhibition until June 20.

Interpreting the Landscape: A mixed media exhibition of works by Sharalee Regehr, Norm Vipond, Gigi Hoeller and Warren Goodman, June 22-July 11. Opening reception: Tuesday, June 22, 6-8 p.m.

Artist in attendance: Saturday, June 26, 2-3 p.m.

The Gallery at Artisan Square: 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Info: 604-9472454 or www.biac.ca. Hours: Friday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m.

Gallery Jones: 1531 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604926-2233.

Gallery YoYo: 312 East Esplanade, North Vancouver.

Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 1-5:30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-9832896.

Graffiti Co. Art Studio: 171 East First St., North Vancouver.

Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1-6 p.m. or by appointment.

Info: 604-980-1699 or www. graffiticoart.com.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver.

Info: www.kaymeekcentre.com.

Klee Wyck: 200 Keith Rd., West Vancouver. Info: www. nsartists.ca.

First Fridays: Paintings by artists from the North Shore Artists’ Guild will be displayed on the first Friday of every month, 6-8 p.m.

Leighdon Studio Gallery: 190 West Third Ave., Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 604-875-0029 or www.leighdon.ca.

Summer Solstice: The 5enses will be holding a summer exhibition until June 26. Wine and cheese reception: Friday, June 11, 6-8 p.m.

Lynnmour Art Studio and Gallery: 1467 Crown St., North Vancouver. Info: www.lynnmourgallery.com or 604-929-4001. Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment.

Contemporary and abstract paintings by Gordon Oliver, Robert Botlak and Gary W. Eder.

Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Art in the Community: Watercolour portraits by Sandrine Pelissier will be on display until July 28.

North Vancouver City Library: 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604998-3455 or www.nvcl.ca North Vancouver Museum Gallery: 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Info: 604990-3700, ext. 8016.

North Vancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit defining life in North Vancouver.

Parkgate Community Centre: 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

Pera Art Gallery: 413 West Hastings St., Vancouver. Info: 604-689-7372 or 604-6897370.

Presentation House Gallery: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Gallery hours: Wednesday -Sunday, noon-5 p.m., Thursday, noon-8 p.m. Info: 604-986-1351 or www. presentationhousegall.com.

Ron Andrews Community Space: 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9807182.

Dodo and Friends: Multi media artist Greg Kawczyski’s work of pastel paintings and ceramic whimsical birds, animals and plates will be on display until June 20.

Dog Days in the Mediterranean: Scott MacKenzie’s photos of dogs by will be on display, June 20-July 18.

Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

Info: 604-924-1378. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

Info: www.seymourartgallery. com.

Interlacement at 75: The Greater Vancouver Weavers and Spinners Guild will be showing their work until June 20.

Viewpoints: Recent works on paper and canvas by Ross Munro will be on display, June 22-July 18. Opening reception: Tuesday, June 22, 7-9 p.m.

Shelton Art /Studios Gallery: 3540 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-9225356.

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Unforgettable Northern England: Artist Bob Yoshisuke Araki’s new collection in oils of scenery of North East England will be on display until June 13.

All That Jazz: Artist Lori Bagneres first solo show of her contemporary music-related works will be on display, June 15-27. Opening reception: Tuesday, June 15, 6-8 p.m.

Starfire Studio: 6607 Royal Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-5510 or www. starfireattheferries.com.

Tartooful: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 604-9240122 or www.tartooful.com.

Vancouver Museum: 1100 Chestnut St., Vanier Park, Vancouver.

West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604925-7407 or www.westvanlib. org.

West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Hours: MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

West Vancouver Museum: 680 17th St., West Vancouver.

Museum hours: TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Info: 604-925-7295 or www. westvancouvermuseum.ca.

Master of the Instant: The works of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson will be on display until Aug. 28.

Abstractions: Paintings by Lionel Thomas (1915-2005) will be on display until Aug. 28.

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On May 13, 2010 the Canada Safeway Foundation held a special reception in support of the Rick Hansen Foundation and our collective commitment to the Vancouver community. Safeway is proud to support the Rick Hansen Foundation’s efforts to find a cure and improve the quality of life for people with spinal cord injuries and related disabilities.

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ARTIST Ross Penhall has donated The Lions, a 36” x 40” oil-on-canvas piece, to the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation’s Mallet Masters Croquet Tournament to be auctioned off at their Friday, June 18 dinner and auction. Back in the mid-’80s Penhall held his first show in the library’s foyer.

From page 15 Centre: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

Winsor Gallery: 3025 Granville St., Vancouver.

Info: 604-681-4870 or www.winsorgallery.com CONCERTS Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver.

Box office: 604-990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/theatre.

Vancouver International Jazz Festival — Harry Manx: A fusion of eastern and western influences, Friday, June 25, 8 p.m. Tickets: $35/$33. Info: www.coastaljazz.ca.

Vancouver International Jazz Festival — Geoff Muldaur and Jim Kweskin: A reunion of bluesman Muldaur and leader of Kweskin Jug Band, Saturday, July 3, 8 p.m. Tickets: $30/$28.

Info: www.coastaljazz.ca.

Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.centennialtheatre. com. Box office: 604-984-4484.

Folkfest 2010: A free event presented by the Folkfest Society, Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m.

End of Second World War Concert: The Grace

United Symphony Band will perform a free concert of regimental and war tunes to celebrate the 65th anniversary of this event, Thursday, July 1, 2:30 p.m.

The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts: 777 Homer St., Vancouver. Tickets: Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444 or www. ticketmaster.ca.

Civic Plaza: 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver.

Vancouver International Jazz Festival — Jennifer Scott Quartet: A free vocal performance, Saturday, June 26 at 1 p.m. Info: www.coastaljazz.ca.

Vancouver International Jazz Festival — Dylan Cramer Quartet: North Vancouver’s own sax man will give a free performance, Saturday, July 3 at 1 p.m. Info: www.coastaljazz.ca.

Deep Cove Coffee House: at St. Clare-in-theCove, 1384 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver.

Info: lindabates@shaw.ca or 604-929-4019.

Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604929-3200 or www.DeepCoveStage.com.

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From page 16 North Vancouver.

Vancouver International Jazz Festival — Headwater: This local roots quartet will perform a free concert, Sunday, June 27 at 1 p.m.

Info: www.coastaljazz.ca.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634.

Dare to Dream: A Harmony House performance, Friday, June 11 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $20/$15.

Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Box office: 604-9903474 or www.phtheatre.org.

Vancouver International Jazz Festival — The Marc Atkinson Trio: This strings trio will perform gypsy inspired jazz, Saturday, June 26, 8 p.m. Admission: $15/$13. Tickets: 604-8725200. Info: www.coastaljazz.ca.

Vancouver International Jazz Festival — John Reischman and John Miller: Mandolin meets guitar in this instrumental concert, Sunday, June 27, 8 p.m. Admission: $15/$13. Tickets: 604872-5200. Info: www.coastaljazz.ca.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre Playhouse: Hamilton at Georgia, Vancouver. Tickets: Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444 or www. ticketmaster.ca.

Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-924-1378.

The Jack Stafford Trio will perform an intimate concert, Tuesday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20.

Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-925-7292 or www.silkpurse.ca.

Schumann’s Lieder: Martha Guth will perform with baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer, Tuesday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $12/$10.

Keyboard Classic: Pianist Terezija Cukrov will perform chamber music, Thursday, June 17 at

10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T: Pianist and drummer Kristian Alexandrov and jazz vocalist Shannon Gaye will perform a tribute to Aretha Franklin and Etta James, Thursday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $17/$15.

Centre Stage: Vancouver International Song Institute students will take the stage with a blend of theatre and song, Tuesday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $12/$10.

George Benson and Motown Tribute: Jazz musician Olaf de Shield will perform, Tuesday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $17/$15.

St. Stephen’s Anglican Church: 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. Info: 604-731-5518 or www. pacifictheatre.org.

Jazz Vespers: Deanna Knight and the Hot Club of Mars will be performing, Sunday, June 27 at 4 p.m.

Sutherland Church: 630 East 19th St., North Vancouver.

2010 Bon Voyage Concert: The 110 member British Columbia Boys Choir will perform, Sunday, June 20 at 2 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.). Admission: $22/$17/$10. Tickets: 1888-909-8282 or www.bcboyschoir.org.

West Vancouver Baptist Church: 450 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver.

The African Children’s Choir will perform, Sunday, June 20 at 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. Free, but donations are gratefully accepted. Info: 604-9220911 or www.africanchildrenschoir.com.

West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7400 or www.westvanlib.org.

Vancouver International Jazz Festival — Dirk Powell Band: A free concert of Americana with Appalachian roots, Friday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Info: www.coastaljazz.ca.

West Vancouver Presbyterian Church: 2893 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

West Vancouver United Church: 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver.

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CALENDAR Storm Warning: A comedy set in 1953 about a damaged Second World War vet and the free-spirited woman who attempts to change his outlook on life, Wednesdays-Saturdays, until June 12 at 8 p.m.

Admission: $16/$14. Tickets: www.firstimpressionstheatre.com or 604-929-9456.

A Chorus of Disapproval: A comedy about a widower attempts to escape loneliness by joining the local amateur light operative society, Wednesdays-Saturdays, June 25-July 10 at 8 p.m. Admission: $15/$13. Preview: Wednesday, June 23 for $8.

Firehall Arts Centre: 280 East Cordova St., Vancouver. Box office: 604-689-0926.

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THEATRE Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Box Office: 604-990-7810 or www. capilanou.ca.

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Trilogy of Comedies: Students of the theatre and drama program at North Shore Neighbourhood House will be performing sketches with the theme of merging ideas and concepts, Monday, June 21, 7 p.m. Admission by donation. Light refreshments will follow the show.

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IT was a dream come true for Claudyne Meeker.

On May 14, the Burnaby South secondary student wore a beautiful black and pink dress to her school’s grad dinner and dance at the Pan Pacific Hotel.

A young mother, Meeker never thought she would be celebrating at the ritzy downtown Vancouver hotel with fellow graduating students. But with the help of the Cinderella Project Foundation, the Burnaby student was dressed to impress.

“It was the best experience of my life so far,” she says.

A Vancouver-based charity founded in 1999, the Cinderella Project helps encourage local youth to stay in school and graduate from high school. The program offers a Boutique Day each spring, when Cinderella Project participants from across Greater Vancouver are provided outfits and beauty treatments for their formals.

School principals, teachers or social workers nominate students to the project to acknowledge students’ strength and determination in achieving significant milestones. Many Cinderellas and Cinderfellas come from low-income families, are chronically ill, are physically or developmentally challenged, or receive little support from home.

By providing students with the opportunity to celebrate their graduations in style, project organizers work to remove social barriers and promote inclusiveness in the school setting.

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ESTHETICIAN Mitra Heidari of La Donna Fina Spa in West Vancouver gives Claudyne Meeker a facial treatment as part of the Cinderella Project.

As part of the Cinderella Project, Meeker also spent an afternoon at West Vancouver’s La Donna Fina Spa last week. Spa owner Lorna Mochinski sponsored the event to contribute to the foundation’s cause.

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“It was relaxing,” she said. “If I didn’t have the Cinderella Project, I wouldn’t have had a grad dress or gone to experience the spa.”

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Closet Clean: This is the favourite time of year for the volunteers at Treasure Cottage Thrift Stores. According to a written statement, volunteers love to keep busy, but the stores are in dire need of gently used “treasures,” including clothing and accessories. The thrift stores are the major source of revenue to support the SOS Children’s Village B.C., which provides family-based care service for foster children and foster families. There is also an urgent need for volunteers in the organization’s three stores, in Steveston, Kerrisdale and at 121 Lonsdale Ave. in North Vancouver. Drop-off is at the rear of the building.

Info: 604-924-3833.

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Three Days of Rain: An emotionally unstable young man, his sister and their childhood friend meet in New York for the reading of a will, June 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $16/$14.

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Rhythm Nation: A year end showcase of dance in ballet, jazz, hip hop and more, Friday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $20/$15.

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Summer Concert of Dance: The Anna Wyman School of Dance Arts presents their summer concert, Sunday, June 13 at 2 and 7 p.m. Admission: $22/$15/ $12. Tickets: 604-926-6535 or at the door.

Soles on Tap presented by the Vancouver Tap Dance Society with over 200 dancers, Monday, June 21, 7 p.m. Admission: $20/$18.

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Chic Greets Charlie: Pro Arte Centre will present their year-end dance show, June 18 at 7 p.m. and June 19 at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets: $22/$17.

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VISUAL ARTS THE MODERN WOMAN: MASTERPIECES FROM THE MUSÉE D’ORSAY AT THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

Orsay exhibit showcases classic works ■ The Modern Woman: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, Vancouver Art Gallery until Sept. 6.

shown in 1877 and so too was an art piece that portrayed women working in the public sphere.

The Vancouver Art Gallery’s Modern Woman exhibit, on display until Sept 6, tells Niamh Scallan the extraordinary tale of French art’s social evolution during the late 19th century. nscallan@nsnews.com Showcasing Degas, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec WITH a group of dancers waiting to and other leading French artists of the time, perform behind her, a young ballerina the exhibit provides guests with a glimpse of elegantly bows to the crowd in Edgar the period when long-established practices and norms amongst artists were challenged.

Degas’ The End of the Arabesque.

“This collection is one of the best in the world,” says Thomas Padon, the Vancouver Art Degas’ use of oil and pastel to depict light Gallery’s director of International Relationships on the young dancer’s face was a groundwho helped bring the exhibit to the city. breaking technique when the drawing was first Nearly 100 artworks from the Musée d’Orsay’s distinguished collection are Development Information Open House on display the Vancouver Art Early Public Input Opportunity - Rezoning Application Gallery as part of The Modern Proposed 4 Unit Development Woman: Drawings by Degas, 651 West 14th Street, North Vancouver Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and A residential development on this lot involving 4 units of multifamily in 2 Other Masterpieces from the separate front and rear duplex buildings is proposed.

Musée d’Orsay, Paris. The Vancouver exhibition marks Jordan Kutev, Architect and applicant, invites interested members of the first time that many of the the Public to attend the Development Information Open House for an early opportunity to review the proposal and offer comments. drawings traveled from their home at the Musée d’Orsay Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010 due to the fragility and light7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Presentation 7:30 PM) sensitivity of the collection’s Place: Westview Elementary School, Activity Room pastel drawings.

641 West 17th Street, North Vancouver Musée d’Orsay’s Isabelle Julia put together the Modern Woman collection as part of her first project as manager of the Parisian museum’s drawings department.

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VISUAL ARTS

Drawings challenged the conservative Academie From page 24

19th century. Known as the Belle Époque, French for the Beautiful Era, this was a period of change, progress and modernity in France and other areas of Europe. In Paris, the “New Woman” began to emerge in the public sphere as workers, intellectuals and

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EDGAR Degas’ The End of the Arabesque (Dancer Bowing) 1876-1877. socialites.

The exhibit’s drawings, many of which were not on display in Paris due to the museum’s lack of space, depict women at this period of social transformation in France.

The near 100 drawings demonstrate a time that challenged common practices within the Academié, a largely conservative organization that

controlled artistic principles and practice in France.

Split into five sections, the Modern Woman exhibit uses a selection of the 19th-century artists to depict the evolution of art.

Drawings in “The Private Realm” section capture women in private settings, a radical shift from the way women were previously depicted in artwork. Whereas earlier drawings of women were mainly portraits used to communicate social status, many French artists evolved to a looser, more modern style in the late 1800s. Drawings depicted women in the nude, relaxing in the home and taking part in intimate practices like bathing. Middle and upper class women are also shown embroidering and reading in the Modern Woman exhibit. This demonstrates the educational opportunities made available to women in the late 19th century.

As part of “The Private Realm” section, Edouard Vuillard’s 1931 Portrait of the Countess Anne de Noailles captures the countess, a poet, in her bedroom. One of the Musée d’Orsay’s master paintings, the Vuillard piece depicts the countess sitting on her bed writing, with a telephone beside the bed and books scattered about.

“It’s very interesting to see her in her bedroom,” Padon says. “It’s showing that she was modern. There was no precedent for showing this kind of setting.”

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“They are wildly provocative works,” Padon says. “It was a dynamic period.

Women’s lives were changing dramatically.”

The Vancouver Art Gallery marks the only stop for the Musée d’Orsay’s extraordinary Modern Woman collection.

The exhibit will be on display at the downtown Vancouver gallery until Sept 6.

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CALENDAR From page 23 Jack Lonsdale’s Pub: 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9867333.

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Joe Fortes Restaurant: 777 Thurlow St., Vancouver. Adam Woodall plays every Saturday and Sunday, 1-3 p.m.

La Zuppa: 1544 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986-6556.

SFU Philosophers’ Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion moderated by Martin Hunt, Wednesday, June 23, 7 p.m. Topic: Is democracy just the tyranny of the majority?

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Live jazz every Tuesday, 7 p.m.; live DJ Thursday to Sunday, 11 p.m.-3 a.m. The Adam Woodall Band performs every Wednesday from 9 p.m. to midnight.

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The Celtic Medley String Player’s Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month, 8-10 p.m. Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604985-5646.

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Writing Your Life Workshop: Author Jake MacDonald presents this workshop, June 12 and 13, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

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The massive whale skeleton built of plastic lawn chairs oozes power as it hangs like the neutral buoyancy of its real life model. The scale of this sculpture is enormous, making it impossible to avoid.

REVIEWS Jungen’s stacked objects are sublime in their message.

The perfectly finished surface of the pallets made of red cedar speak to a native craftsmanship but are used in an object that is normally discarded as soon as it shows signs of wear. The stacks of plastic meal trays used in his work Isolated Depiction of the Passage of Time each represent an incarcerated Native Indian in Canadian prisons with the colours depicted different lengths of sentences.

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Whether it be the graffiti applied to a portrait or parts of a photo covered with tape, Watts is having fun with his art. The strong studio portraits are mixed in with street images and wild outtakes of different sessions.

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The polite society of 18th century England is turned

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Friday, June 11, 2010 - North Shore News - A29

GREEN

New NV house targets LEED platinum rating Builder keeps sustainability at top of mind Erin McPhee emcphee@nsnews.com

STEVE Hoiles wants to lead by example — both in his personal and professional life — and hopes others are inspired to follow suit.

The North Vancouver resident and principal of Surfside Development, a growing real estate development company that specializes in modern, green and healthy homes, is in the process of building one such property in North Vancouver. With The Shore House, located at 1926 Mahon Ave., Hoiles hopes his efforts to incorporate sustainable features will earn him platinum certification through the Canada Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system. “The trend is going nowhere but in this direction,” he says.

Hoiles’ foray into the green home building arena is a relatively new experience for him.

Prior to Surfside, he owned Lower Lonsdale’s Second Wave Surf and Snowboard Shop.

NEWS photos Cindy Goodman

THE Shore House, its kitchen, shown above, and an exterior view, at right, is targeted to achieve LEED platinum certification for its focus on sustainability.

That changed when he was unable to deny his growing interest in architecture. “I went on a house tour in 2003 and I saw an Arthur Erickson in West Vancouver, the Eppich House and I was just totally impressed,” he says.

Finding himself more and more captivated by design, particularly sustainable models, he opted to sell his Lower Lonsdale shop and launched his company.

“I do this only because A, I like good architecture and B, sustainability to me and the green features are just the way that we have to go,” he says.

Hoiles is continuing to upgrade his own home, experimenting with things like a green roof, insulation, efficient

windows, dual flush toilets and other green products. “It has an instant impact,” he says, of these sorts of improvements.

For The Shore House, he’s brought together a team of sustainable building consultants, including Joe Geluch of Naikoon Contracting and Mark Kerschbaumer of Kerschbaumer Design. Every aspect of the 2,991-square-foot, five bedroom with a two bedroom basement suite home was designed with sustainability in mind. For example, the lot it’s housed on used to have one home, now it has two, maximizing density; more than 85 per cent of the previous home’s materials were recycled; See Home page 30

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SURFSIDE Development’s Steve Hoiles oversees the final stages of construction at his current green home project, The Shore House, in North Vancouver.

Home construction nears completion

From page 29

reclaimed wood was used for beams; hardware floors were sourced from a green company; and appliances, fixtures and lighting are all energy-efficient.

“We’ve created a high-performance building envelope, which makes everything else work easier,” he says. “It lowers our mechanical load, we don’t have to heat as much, it helps with the cooling, and that’s what makes it high performance,” he says.

Taking the multitude of green features into consideration, Hoiles estimates building the house will cost approximately six per cent more than if he had built a standard residence.

He began the LEED certification process before breaking ground on the property last fall. Hoiles anticipates he’ll hear whether he’s achieved platinum in July. For more information on LEED, visit www.cagbc.org.

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Greening Your Business: View the documentary film, So Right So Smart, that shows the success of businesses that have begun to take positive steps toward a sustainable future, Tuesday, June 15, 7-9 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Join Coun. Rod Clark, the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and local business representatives for a discussion about what it means to be a green business and the benefit of the ClimateSmart program that is underway in the city. The event is by donation and registration is not required. Info: 604-998-3448 or www.cnv.org/greencityliving.

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Friday, June 11, 2010 - North Shore News - A31

THEATRE

Students stage musical Twilight spoof

All aspects of production run by youth group

■ Love at First Bite, a Twilight satire musical written, directed and performed by North Shore youth, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. and June 12 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Presentation House Theatre. Tickets: $15, phone 604-990-3474 or visit www.phtheatre.org.

Erin McPhee emcphee@nsnews.com

IT’S taken on a life of its own, permeating every aspect of the contemporary pop culture realm.

Appealing to young and old alike, author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series and subsequent film franchise — including the third installment Eclipse, which hits theatres June 30 — has had an incredible ride to the top.

With anything so popular, it’s only a matter of time before people start to poke fun.

Country music singer Taylor Swift donned a Bella Swan wig in a 2009 SNL digital short and a vampire-themed movie is set for release in August by spoof-masters Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer of Scary Movie fame.

They say imitation is the best form of flattery and that’s most certainly the case with a group of North Shore youth who’ve devoted the last year of their lives to bringing Love at First Bite to the stage. A labour of love, their all-original Twilight satire musical, which opened last night (Thursday, June 10) at Presentation House Theatre and runs through Saturday, has taken aim at the unprecedented phenomenon that is Twilight in all its bloodsucking, star-crossed and Rebel Without a Causethemed glory.

The collective of youth, ages 13-19 from across the North Shore, has steered the process in its entirety, from writing, casting and directing to renting the rehearsal and performance space. Thanks to their hard work, Love at First Bite promises to be a truly entertaining romp for Twilight fans and haters alike.

The production came into fruition as a result of some musical-loving students at Sentinel secondary. The West Vancouver school alternates between a musical and a straight play every year. This year, they were scheduled to do a straight play; however, a group of graduates, led by Simonne Brown, 17, and Kolton Babych, 17, wanted one last kick at the musical

KOLTON Babych and Simonne Brown wrote and directed Love at First Bite.

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LOVE at First Bite features Brett Morris and Maria Barrington-Foote in the lead Twilight roles of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. can so opted to mount their own.

“It’s just something we wanted to do along with our school production,” says Brown. “Most of the cast was also in our school’s production, we did Romeo and Juliet this year. It’s just something we wanted to do on the side.”

While both teens have a background in theatre having been part of school and community productions (Brown with Theatre Under the Stars’ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Babych with Uncle Randy Productions’ High School Musical 2) this is their first time taking the reins to this degree. The duo wrote and are directing Love at First Bite and Babych is also playing the role of werewolf Jacob Black.

Their idea was derived from a similar production from the United States, Team StarKid’s Harry Potter parody musical, entitled A Very Potter Musical.

“That was really our inspiration,” says Brown.

Based on the level of Twilight fandom that exists, they viewed it as the perfect work to devote their focus.

Joining them are approximately 30 youth,

primarily students from Sentinel, a few from other local schools and a couple recent graduates. An integral member of the team is Maria Barrington-Foote, 17. The Sentinel Grade 11 student is Love at First Bite’s musical

director as well as one of the leads. The daughter of Juno Award-winning entertainer Norman Foote, she’s been taking the stage with her father since age eight. Together, they’ve performed with the Victoria Symphony, opened for the Pointer Sisters and played a number of Olympic gigs.

Barrington-Foote has also started performing as a solo artist, accompanying herself on piano.

Aided by her brother James, a Grade 9 student, Barrington-Foote penned the music for Love at First Bite — songs like “Something Smells” and “It’s Just So Hard To Be Sparkly.”

She’s also playing Bella, following her 2009 portrayal of Belle in Sentinel’s production of Beauty and the Beast. Playing opposite her as Edward Cullen is her reallife boyfriend Brett Morris, 16. The Sentinel Grade 11 student also appeared in Beauty and the Beast as Gaston.

Morris stepped into the vampire role a mere two weeks ago, after the initial actor stepped down.

“Brett has definitely done an amazing job of picking up the lines,” says Barrington-

Foote.

Love at First Bite follows the basic outline of Meyer’s books, seeing Bella move to Forks, Wash. and become infatuated with the mysterious Edward. However that’s where the similarities end and the hilarity begins. For example, their Bella is, as Barrington-Foote puts it, “sincerely stupid,” and their play references a second pop culture phenomenon — the television show Glee.

“The Volturi are the evil group and they’re trying to get Edward back into their glee club,” says Babych. “So it’s pretty much a struggle for Edward — between Bella, his family and then these other vampires.”

The youth are financing the production themselves and any proceeds will be donated to charity.

While there have been many ups and downs to get to this point, rehearsals are going smoothly and those involved are proud of how everyone has risen to the occasion.

“I guess we just tried to prove that we could do something, maybe not prove but just show people what we can do, what we’re capable of,” says Babych.

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A32 - North Shore News - Friday, June 11, 2010

AMERICAN

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Live blues Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.Two big screen TV’s to catch all the games.

Big portions, great value, family friendly atmosphere, takeout & catering available. Come in for some ‘Q! 1629 Lonsdale Ave, N. Van. 604-929-3699 www.memphisbluesbbq.com

AUSTRIAN Jagerhof Restaurant

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Best Little Schnitzel House in Town

LEGEND Bargain Fare ($5-8) $ Inexpensive ($9-12) $ $ Moderate ($13-15) $ $ $ Fine Dining ($15-25) $ $ $ $ Live Music Open Mic/Karaoke DJ Big Screen Sports

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Food and service that will blow you away.Tons of TVs for all your sports action. Steak & Prawn Thursday. Prime Rib Fridays.

Weekend brunch.

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French classic bistro with attitudefree dining.

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BRITISH $$

Excellent seafood and British dishes on the Waterfront. Friday and Saturday, Prime Rib Dinner.

Sunday,Turkey Dinner.Weekends and Holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny. Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

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Enjoy your waterfront dining experience with our extensive menus.From eggs bennie and big juicy burgers during our popular brunches to our famous prime rib, scallop salad,clam chowder,king crab,steaks,lamb,seafood style cordon bleu.Room’s available for private parties and a large free parking lot.

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CHINESE FinestYum-Yum Restaurant

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Mom is the cook in the kitchen!

Authentic Chinese fusion. Open for lunch & dinner, 6 days a week.

Closed Wednesdays. Over 20 lunch specials to choose from.

Open 11:30-9:30. Delivery starts at 4:30.

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North Shore’s best variety & quality Chinese food.Serving Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week.Eat in,10% off takeout.Free delivery min.$20.00 order within 3 kms.

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A West Vancouver Favorite for 25 years. Daily specials.

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Kypriaki Taverna

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Now Open everyday @ noon for Lunch! Voted one of the top 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland. Our two new highlytrained chefs are also serving up fresh gourmet Mediterraneaninspired specials. With our outstanding food, reasonable prices, friendly service, candlelit charm and daily food/drink specials, you will see why so many people call it their favourite restaurant.Free parking at rear of building.Call for delivery/take out tonight or come in for a relaxing Mediterranean experience.

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Traditional homemade Greek cuisine emphasizing Greek Islands with a village style atmosphere.

May Specials — Chicken Souvlaki or Shank of Lamb, Lunch: $12.95, Dinner: $14.95. For the best Greek cuisine has to offer, visit Symposio today! Closed Mondays. 10% off takeout. For reservations call (604) 980-1564.

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INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India

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Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner offering Authentic Indian Cuisine.

Open for lunch and dinner,7 days a week.Weekend buffet,ocean view,free delivery.

FAMILY The Pantry North Vancouver

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Invites you to join us anytime between 6am to 10pm, 7 days a week. KIDS EAT FREE, all day Monday through Friday (One free kid meal per adult entrée). For reservations or carryout orders call 604-985-4477.Also follow us on Twitter at PantryNorthVan. Located at the Holiday Inn, N. Van. 604-985-4477 www.thepantry.ca

FINE DINING $$$$

An epicurean experience 3700’ above the twinkling lights of Vancouver.

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This iconic burger joint has paired up with B.C.’s own famous Breakfast Legend, Ricky’s All Day Grill to bring you the best of both worlds: hand-cut Home Style Onion Rings, hand-scooped real Ice Cream Shakes, and the juiciest burgers in town, made with 100% AAA Alberta beef as well as Ricky’s Famous Big Breakfasts, beautiful Bennies and All Day Breakfast selections.

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Drop in on your way to Whistler for amazing Home Cooked Meals and Farmhouse Baking.Exit #10 off the Sea to Sky.Mon-Sat 8-4 Sun 10-4

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Hurricane Grill

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Serving spectacular views and fine, indigenous west coast cuisine for over 30 years. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Live entertainment in Coho Lounge on weekend evenings.

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Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $

Where one spicy sauce does not fit all. Readers’ Choice award winning restaurant for 5 years!

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Pick-up orders receive 10% off.

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Lynn Valley Town Center’s newest sushi restaurant! Daily sushi and box specials. Licensed premises.

Free delivery for orders over $20.

10% off 1 day advance orders.

Ample parking–underground and mall.

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MALAYSIAN Tamarind Hill Malaysian Cuisine

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We are open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner. Hours of operation are Monday-Sunday 11:30am3:00pm for lunch,Sunday-Thursday 5:00pm-9:30pm for dinner and Friday/Saturday 5:00pm-10:00pm for dinner.

10% discount for take out with min. $25 order.

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Are you BEAR AWARE? Learn why the Black Bear continues to be the North Shore’s favorite pub. 20 plus beers on tap, large wine selection, daily food & drink specials.A fully enclosed, heated veranda. Free parking.

The best staff on the planet.

Reserve your party [15-30 ppl] today, excluding Fridays. Come and watch all 64 FIFA World Cup games in June & July.

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The Bridge Between Pub $ $

The perfect room for private parties up to 150 ppl. Perfect for fundraisers, birthdays, anniversaries and retirement parties.Watch all Canucks pay per view & sporting events on our big screen & flat screen TV’s.The best brunches ever!

The Rusty Gull

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Damn good pub! We try to take everything that’s good about a pub, and leave out what’s not, then add lots more good… Start with a comfortable room around a giant fireplace, add 20 ice cold brews on tap, really damn good food, some awesome events, and pretty much the most personable group of folks you’ll ever meet… and welcome to the Village Tap House! Come in for dinner, to catch the game on our dozens of high-def flat screens, or check the events page to see what’s happening this week.

SEAFOOD C-Lovers Fish & Chips

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The best fish & chips on the North Shore!

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The Fish House In Stanley Park

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Montgomery’s Fish & Chips$

The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore.

International Food Court, Lonsdale Quay Market 604-929-8416

THAI $$

A Lower Lonsdale legend for 23 years. Home to the best in live music Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun nights. Great food selection that surpasses the norm.The best weekend breakfasts ‘til 2pm.

Great selection of import draft.All Canucks PPV games on the big screens.

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PUB The Black Bear Pub

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Offers an excellent menu, the best craft brewed ales & lagers in Vancouver, live music, satellite sports, pool table, dart boards & heated patio with a spectacular city view.

Village Tap House

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Indian Fusion Restaurant

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Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

Thai PudPong Restaurant

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Friday, June 11, 2010 - North Shore News - A33

FILM

The Karate Kid packs a powerful punch Reel Life

Julie Crawford ■ The Karate Kid. Directed

by Harald Zwart. Starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson.

Rating: 7 (out of 10) With bullying front-andcentre in the headlines these days, the remake of The Karate Kid could not have been better timed.

The setting is different (China rather than California); hairstyles have changed, too. Otherwise, not much has altered since 1984, when the late Pat Morita schooled Ralph Macchio in karate and offered life lessons on the side. The film was a massive hit, spawned three unfortunate sequels and an unprecedented interest in martial arts in North America.

We may have cellular phones, the world wide web and peace with Russia, but the bullying situation hasn’t gotten any better.

Jaden Smith stars as Dre Parker, who moves from Detroit to China when his mom’s job is transferred.

Dre makes a friend the first day and crushes on Meiying (Wenwen Han) a pretty violin student. Unfortunately he also has a run-in with Cheng (Zhenwei Wang) a middleschooler who has obviously watched too much ultimate fighting. Dre takes a nasty

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JADEN Smith stars as Dre Parker in the remake of The Karate Kid. The young star’s parents, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett, produced the film for director Harald Zwart. beating on day one, and has to lie away the bruises to his mom (Taraji P. Henson, Hustle and Flow).

The next time Cheng and his maniacal posse appears, Dre has unexpected backup: Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), the building’s taciturn maintenance man, shows up and wipes the boys out with some novel and comical moves. “I thought you were just a maintenance man,” Dre says in wonder.

Mr. Han agrees to accompany Dre to talk some sense into the boys’ kung

fu instructor, but Master Li turns out to be a sadist who trains his students in the dark side of kung fu. “Show no mercy,” he beats into his students, encouraging broken bones when necessary.

Somehow Mr. Han is only able to save Dre by agreeing to place him in an upcoming Kung Fu match, where he’ll face his oppressors one by one.

Mr. Han’s version of Pat Morita’s “wax on, wax off” is “jacket on, jacket off”: Dre stands for hours in the rain and heat carefully removing

his jacket then putting it back on. But eventually he learns to shuck the sassy attitude and gain enough fighting skills to take on his enemies.

There’s the usual chopstick confusion, food phobias, and obligatory Great Wall scene.

The popular Hollywood mentor relationship — character in need of coaching seeks knowledgable but emotionally damaged surrogate dad — is certainly nothing new.

It sounds like a chore on paper (unless you’re a big fan of the original) but The

Karate Kid is surprisingly peppy. Director Harald Zwart (of the awful Pink Panther 2) ensures that the film clips along at an entertaining pace and rarely suffers lag, despite a two-hours-plus run time.

This is thanks in large part to the genuine chemistry between Smith and Chan.

North American audiences know Chan for his athleticism and wisecracks, not his serious acting chops, but here he shows us that there might be hope for him past the Rush Hour franchise and kiddie fare. And Smith — whose parents Jada Pinkett and Will Smith produced the film — surprises. He can do cute, he can do attitude, and he can do it without being cloying and annoying, a tough line to toe for child actors.

If Smith meets the emotional requisites of the role, he nails the physical conditions. After Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and the like, audiences expect more from martial arts flicks, so filmmakers had to take Dre’s moves up a notch from those in the 1984 version. The choreographed beatings are realistic (and may actually be a bit much for younger viewers) and Smith is impressive, whether he’s working bamboo poles with Chan or striking a battle stance.

Ultimately, the film follows a predictable sports-movie story arc, down to the pep talk in the locker room and the final showdown (set to AC/DC and televised on a giant TV screen). But expected or no, the outcome of the final matchup will make you cheer, guaranteed.

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VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM CENTRE 1181 Seymour St. (at Davie), www.vifc.org South Africa Then and Now The Vancity Theatre presents a series of compelling films exploring and celebrating South Africa’s history and culture. Plus, a little HD soccer action on the big screen.

■ Have You Heard from Johannesburg — June 11-16 Filmmaker Connie Field and SFU professor Sarah Walshaw discuss the series on stage at the Vancity Theatre Saturday, June 12 June at 7:45 p.m.

■ An evening with Peter Davis — June 14 Veteran photographer, cameraman, filmmaker and distributor Peter Davis has

worked on numerous documentaries about South African culture and politics, and his company Villon Films has assembled a remarkable catalogue of South African features and documentaries dating back to the silent era.

Now based in Vancouver, Davis will be presenting two short documentaries about Nelson Mandela’s favourite singer, Dolly Rathebe, and In Darkest Hollywood, a history of South Africa in cinema.

While at the theatre, see Davis’ Poster Exhibition: The Life of Nelson Mandela In the Vancity Theatre City TV atrium lounge through June.

■ Shirley Adams — June 18,19, 22 and 24 Director Oliver Hermanus, South Africa 2009. Winner of Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress (Denise Newman) at South Africa Film Awards.

■ Live World Cup Soccer in HD (Free — Doors open at 11:15 a.m.)

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Field searched the world for rare footage From page 13

was 12 one-hour films which was not making sense and then we restructured the entire thing. That was probably the most difficult thing to do with the project — trying to figure out how to tell a story that was so big and had so many different components so we came up with a structure that’s basically thematic and chronological.

North Shore News: There’s an enormous amount of information both from archival sources and new interviews.

How did you go about getting the archival footage?

Connie Field: It’s from all over the world. We got them from everywhere. When I went to a country like Australia I would film my interviews and while I was there I would go to the archives and get footage. I did that in all the countries that I filmed in.

North Shore News: Did you have any trouble getting any information that you wanted?

Connie Field:No I think the only trouble that I did have was getting an interview with Pik Botha. When I first started filming he wouldn’t be interviewed.

North Shore News: The new interviews pop in and out of the stories — what type of research was involved in obtaining them?

Connie Field: A lot. I worked with people in various countries all over the world and I had them do preliminary interviews for me in those countries and from those we chose the ones that we would film. There was a process. This is the first time this story has been told so what I did in terms of making my choices of people to film was very different from the films I made before.

I’ve made what I call oral history documentaries but there the subject was so much smaller like even with Rosie the Riveter I interviewed 750 women on the telephone because we did a lot of research. That was also an unresearched subject but with that one I very carefully handpicked my people to be in the film and I did a tremendous amount of work just honing in on those characters. And we did the same thing on the film on Mississippi more or less. But here this story was being told for the very first time. I filmed over 130 people for this project. I did long interviews most of the interviews were at least two hours long.

Some longer. I think because I do very long interviews I’m also able to pull very good things out of them.

North Shore News: When did you start the project?

Connie Field: I started research in ’96 and started shooting in

The Perfect

FATHER’S DAY GIFT

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FILMMAKER Connie Field spent over a decade compiling archival material for her new film series, Have You Heard from Johannesburg, which premieres tonight at Vancity Theatre. ’97. I went and shot the eldest first because I was afraid they would pass away before I figured out how to tell the story and in fact that’s been true. Over 25 people that I filmed are no longer with us.

North Shore News: One thing that comes through in the film is the African National Congress (ANC) had an incredibly strong leadership. They sought recognition as humans but they themselves seemed to be superhuman in their efforts.

Connie Field: They weren’t really. They were just very lucky.

You know what happened, happens all the time. It’s like in the civil rights movement a movement starts and if it’s a really deep movement, I mean humanly deep, it just brings to the fore incredible people like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. We know all the leaders that just rise up and that was also true in South Africa. There were just some incredible people who were able to come up through this incredible struggle. It didn’t just happen there it happens in many places. I think they were extemely lucky to have a man like Oliver Tambo do what he did with the kind of multi-level skills he had interacting in the world.

He was a consummate diplomat internationally and could work with his people in the ANC. It’s really a skill. I was told that that was a particular skill of the tribe that Oliver Tambo came from. It was being this extraordinary multilevel person who was strong enough to involve the world and keep that organization together when it was in exile which is very unusual to do that.

North Shore News: Your film breaks down the struggle into separate areas. Sports played a big part in world condemnation.

Connie Field: That was a really fascinating story. Basically what the strategy was in order to affect what was going on there you had to isolate white South Africa from the West primarily because white South Africa really identified with the West.

It was not the same as colonial Africa. Afrikaners really considered themselves African and all the ANC people told me from the get-go that these weren’t people who were going to go away. They knew it and they intended to create a society that included them. It was not to exclude them.

But they did know they had tremendous ties to the West and so the idea was not only to politically and economically isolate them also to culturally isolate them. And what they cared about the most in relationship to the world that way was sport. They See Sports page 35

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Sports boycott created global awareness

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were very good at sport. They were practically the champions of the world in rugby.

I visited the United Nations at various points within the story because the U.N. is where we talk as a whole world. It was set up so we could do that. The ANC tried very very hard to get the U.N. to move in good ways to bring equality and democracy to South Africa which it didn’t really do.

I tell the story of how Africa became an international force at first in the U.N. but because they can only be a force in the General Assembly they can’t really affect things at the United Nations because as you know the Security Council controls everything. But what they were able to do is switch that over and have a huge effect in the sports world.

In that early story I mostly focus on the Olympics as kind of symbolic of international organizations that kicked them out pretty much by the early ’70s. By that time they were out of everything except their most important sport which is rugby. And that’s when the story turns on what I think is really one of the most significant things about this struggle — it really came down to everyday citizens in these countries to turn the tide. This is true in all the major countries in the West except for places like Sweden and Scandinavia where the governments were very in support of the ANC and liberation movements in southern Africa. But in all the other major countries it was really the citizens so when it came to rugby that’s who stopped the Springboks from going around the world.

North Shore News: An exclusionary society was excluded from participating.

Connie Field: Bishop Tutu makes this wonderful statement in the sports film. It’s a very young Tutu talking about how serious

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THE eight-hour series, Have You Heard from Johannesburg, has been broken down into three programs for theatrical distribution. Vancity Theatre is the third cinema in the world to show the complete work. to withdraw their funds from banks doing business in South Africa. They did that way back then. But it didn’t actually happen until the ’80s when there was a popular uprising in South Africa that could not be stopped.

The head of Chase Manhattan tells you that’s a big reason why they left: because the country was going up in smoke. They also had been pressured to do this too so it was a combination but believe me they wouldn’t have left just because of the outside pressure. Here you had people inside fighting for their rights and people outside working with them. And that’s what made it work.

North Shore News: Some parts of the film have been shown separately before the entire work was finished.

Connie Field: I made the middle of the film first. We ANC leaders in exile: Oliver Tambo and Nelson were kind of discovering the Mandela compare notes from the underground after story in the editing room. arriving in London in June 1962.

That’s how we worked. One of the stories we discovered it is that New Zealand is coming to play in was the story in the United States of how South Africa when almost all the rest of the African Americans really affected U. S. countries were boycotting. In trying to explain foreign policy which for my country is a really to New Zealanders — he’s being interviewed important story that had never been told

by New Zealand television — that the sport before. boycott was beginning to make the white I hadn’t gone into the film in ’97 thinking people understand how black people felt. It of telling that story because I actually hadn’t was having that effect and by them coming it quite realized it that way. So that actually was was taking that away. They needed to feel it finished first and released first. themselves.

It was that episode (From Selma to Soweto) in 2006 that won the best documentary prize North Shore News: And then eventually the at the Vancouver film festival. So that actually banks also came around. went out on its own because of the nature of Connie Field: The banks — that’s a really the story. It’s been in educational distribution interesting story about what happened there. in the United States for the last few years and One of the things that you see in this story also some of the other films have been shown is how integrated it was in terms of making separately — Fair Play (the sports episode) is things happen. What happened inside South now playing in many places all over the world.

Africa is what they were able to achieve on the The Bottom Line has been shown in various outside. Throughout the story I’m kind of places. I made them to be stand-alone stories. showing that.

In terms of editing we finished those three The campaigns to get the banks out started middle stories first and then we finished the really early — in this country it was 1965. rest.

Really early. I think the United Methodist Women’s Organization was the first group North Shore News: Are they mainly shown in

theatres or on TV? Connie Field: Those first few films were shown in festivals and various places and then we finished the whole series in April. It’s just got done in fact and we are still fixing things.

People don’t know this story it hasn’t been told before so the most important thing is to get it to places where people can see the whole thing and I can start building up what I call a “public articulation” and I can best do that starting in theatres. It’s what I’ve done with all my films — I’ve always shown theatrically first

and then it’s on television. It’s kind of having a multi-level entrance into the world. Many of its parts are being used singularly on Japanese TV or in Brazil. What I’m trying to do here on the ground is get it in venues like the Vancity and get an articulation growing about the meaning of the whole thing because what I found is the effect of it is really cumulative.

The whole story is much more powerful than its parts. It is one story and it does have a beginning and an end and you only get that by seeing the whole thing.

Notice of Temporary Lane Closure Marine Drive The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be closing the westbound lanes of Marine Drive at the Old Capilano River Bridge for a 36-hour period from: Saturday, June 19 at 6:00 p.m. to Monday, June 21 at 6:00 a.m.

During the closure the three eastbound lanes of Marine Drive at this location will be re-configured to two lanes eastbound and one temporary lane westbound.

The lane closure is needed to establish a detour route that will be used to manage traffic during replacement of the Old Capilano Bridge. The detour route will be immediately adjacent to the bridge to the north and will be in effect until the winter of 2010.

The date and time of this closure is subject to change due to site conditions.

Please watch for traffic control personnel and follow all traffic control signs through the project site. Your patience during this closure is appreciated.

For more information, visit the South Coast Region Projects’ page at www.th.gov.bc.ca/highwayprojects/highwayprojects.htm or contact Project Manager Matt Choquette at 604 660-8235

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MUSIC

No dead weight in The Dead Weather

Human Resources Management

North Shr: June 11/10

■ The Dead Weather — Sea of Cowards (Warner Bros.)

Rating: 9 (out of 10) The tension builds in this second collection from The Dead Weather like black clouds gathering around a gothic manor house on a hill.

There is a bigger role for the keyboards this time and it is used to create a mood that creeps under your skin.

While the organ paints a blood-soaked aural backdrop, Jack Lawrence’s bass lays down powerhouse foundation for Alison Mosshart’s seductive vocals. Jack White remains behind the drum kit but steps out

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CD REVIEWS to strap on his guitar for some of the songs while Dean Fertita plays guitar and keyboards.

Eleven songs fill the collection with writing credits shared by all the members. There is no dead weight in this band.

Every member contributes to the total performance although there is no doubt that it is White who is in the driver’s seat.

On this second album White and Mosshart share the vocals evenly and their sound has drawn closer together so it is often difficult to decide which blues-driven growl belongs to who.

Starting out with ferocious “Blue Blood Blues,” White blazes the trail for the rest of the band. Next comes the more electronic “The Difference Between Us,” which takes off in a new direction. Some parts of the record feel they have experimented with a sound just to try something different but with a band this good even the side trips are worth the journey. “I’m Mad” feels like it is straight out of a jam session, while “Die By the Drop” is perfectly balanced tension between the whole band. When Mosshart cries out “I’m goin’ take you for worse or better” you understand how well they can take something simple and turn it around to make it new and dangerous.

— Terry Peters

■ Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden — Jasmine (ECM Records) Rating: 8 (out of 10) Pianist Keith Jarrett and bassist Charlie Haden have a long history but it’s been more than 30 years since the two jazz greats played together — 1976 to be exact and the break-up of the American Quartet.

The story goes that Jarrett was asked to contribute to the Haden documentary, Rambling Boy, and played briefly with the bassist in 2007 for the film. The two reconnected and recorded the Jasmine session later that year at Jarrett’s home studio in New Jersey.

Released last month on ECM Records the album’s eight tracks focus mainly on jazz standards with Jarrett and Haden rediscovering the musical sparks that they first generated back in the day.

Both men have been involved in many stellar sessions over the years but if anything Jasmine is most reminiscent of a series of duet albums that Haden recorded for A&M and Ornette Coleman’s Artists House label in 1976 and 1977 — As Long As There’s Music featured the bassist with pianist Hampton Hawes while Closeness and Golden Number drew in a number of other collaborators — just after he split with Jarrett.

Haden is a well-documented master of the duet form and on Jasmine he brings his old buddy back into the mix for some extended conversations that we get to listen in on.

— John Goodman ■ Leela James — My Soul (Stax Records) Rating: 8 (out of 10) The resurrected Stax record label is the perfect home for Leela James’ old school R&B tunes.

The Los Angeles singer writes and performs new material that wouldn’t sound out of place in a Memphis club circa 1968. Like Raphael Saadiq (who she has worked with in the past) James is an original talent who uses a classic R&B vibe to create something new. Recommended.

— John Goodman

Sarah McLachlan

Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan releases her first studio album of new material in seven years, Laws of Illusion, on Nettwerk Records June 15. The disc was recorded in Montreal and Vancouver with McLachlan’s longtime collaborator/producer Pierre Marchand.

For a chance to win a copy of the album ... tell us the year of the first Lilith Fair tour.

E-mail your contest entry to Sarah McLachlan Contest at thisweekcontest@nsnews.com. Deadline for the contest is Friday, June 18, 5 p.m. Only residents living in the Lower Mainland/Greater Vancouver area are eligible to enter. Winners will be chosen in a random draw.

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GRAY-ALLAN - Penelope Penny died peacefully on March 29, 2010 with family and friends at her side and in her thoughts. Born in Bremerton, Washington, she grew up in Tacoma, with strong ties and many a summer spent in Sooke, BC. She later went to Seattle to work and attend the University of Washington. Came to live in Canada after marrying Doug in 1978, moved to West Vancouver and were blessed with two daughters Sarah and Cassy.

Penny had many careers in life, her most recent as managing editor for two distinguished medical publications, however, nothing was more important to her than family, friends and pets.

She will be missed by all, especially her loving cat, Jamie.

Our special appreciation to the Doctors, nurses and staff at Lions Gate Hospital who took such good care of a very independent person. A celebration of Penny’s life will be held at 2:30 pm on Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Gleneagles Clubhouse, 6190 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. In lieu of flowers please donate to the charity of your choice, ours would be the BC Cancer Society and the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.

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Christopher Joal Miller Jan. 7, 1986 - June 12, 2005

JONES - Laureen Laureen passed away peacefully at Oak Bay Lodge, Victoria , BC, June 6th, 2010 at the age of 87.

Laureen was born November, 1st.1922 in West Vancouver, BC, the daughter of William L. and Annie Jones, both pioneers of West Vancouver. Laureen attended school there and supported the war effort, working on Catalina Seaplanes for Boeing Aircraft. Laureen was also a graduate of the Vancouver School of Art which led her to careers at BC Electric and BC Hydro. As a talented artist, she taught art and jewelry making and at one time owned a craft and art shop on Marine Drive. Laureen was a member of West Vancouver Historical Society also enjoyed summers at Yellowpoint Lodge on Vancouver Island.

Laureen was predeceased by sister Moira Haynes in 2004 and brother Bill Jones in 2006. Also known Aunt Billie, Laureen will be fondly remembered by all those who knew her for her creative free spirit, her love of Montreal and collection of artifacts. During the last few years family members assisted her in many ways that made her life so much easier.

Laureen is survived by brothers Lyman (Dorothy) & Wilson/Monty (Rose) Jones, sister-in-law Helen Jones. Also nieces and nephews Alan and Celeste Haynes, Tim and Jeanie Haynes, Lynne Jones, Stephen Jones, Peter Jones, Grace and Gordon Hartshorne, Shelley and Craig MacDonald, Karen and George Carr, Wendy and Victor Wells, Donna and Dennis Nichol, Laureen Jones, her namesake, Teresa and Steven Coates, Leslie and Elizabeth Jones, Daniel Jones and many friends. The family wish to thank the staff of Oak Bay Lodge for their devoted service. A memorial service will be held at a later date. An Irish Blessing: May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.

WILSON, Dr. Carl Robert (P.Eng.), Loving husband to Verna, supportive father to Mark and Tyra (Mark), Grampy to Alexa and Wyatt, brother to Ross (Joan) and Wayne (Gayle), brother in law to Gloria (Peter), and Uncle to Scott, Heather, Kathy, Jennifer, Cathy and Susan, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 31st, 2010. Carl was born in Valleyfield, Que´bec on June 28th, 1940. He spent his childhood in Huntingdon, Quebec. Carl received his Ph. D. in Engineering from Nova Scotia Tech. in 1970.

He settled with his family in North Vancouver in 1974. Carl enjoyed all the outdoor activities North Vancouver has to offer and was an active member of the NSWC. Carl enjoyed travelling and exploring many countries around the world. During his 40 years as a wood structural engineer, he worked with COFI, Fletcher Challenge Canada, Carl R. Wilson & Associates, CWC and CSA. Carl was nationally and internationally recognized for his leadership in timber engineering, as chairman of both the Canadian and International timber engineering committees. He was recognized with many awards for his years of inspired leadership, international involvement and extensive contributions to wood product and design standards. In June of 2009, he received the prestigious John Jenkins award for his contributions to CSA. Carl’s many friends and family members will miss him dearly. A heartfelt thank you to; Dr. Smiljanic, Dr. Hudon, the amazing nurses, Dr. Sugar, the staff and volunteers in the Palliative Care Unit at Lions Gate Hospital. In celebration of Carl’s life, a service will be held at Mt. Seymour United Church (1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver, BC), on June 16th, 2010 at 11:00am. In his memory, donations may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Canada at www.muscle.ca/western-canada/ home.

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Remember Chris with smiles today Or remember him with tears.

Reflect upon your memories Of all his happy years.

Recall to mind the way he spoke And all the things he said.

His strength, his stance, the way he joked.

Remember these, his friends A pass, a shot, a word, a story.

As we loved you, so will we miss you.

In our memory you are near Loved and longed for always.

To a son who continues to be an inspiration to all who knew him.

With our abiding love, Mom, Dad, Family and Friends XO XO XO

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of Despair

Wright, James Davidson August 28, 1921 - May 29, 2010

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Jim at Lions Gate Hospital at the age of 88 years. He was a warm and generous person who was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

Jim was born on the family farm in Rostern, Saskatchewan, the middle of 10 children. As a child growing up on the rural prairies during the depression he learned the Christian values and hard work ethics that he carried throughout his life. Jim apprenticed as a carpenter, then served as a Navigator in the RCAF during WWII, flying in Mosquito night fighters over occupied Europe where he earned a DFC. Following the war he graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan. He spent most of his working career in mining, including managing mines for Placer Dome at Endako and Williams Lake, BC. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Laurice, children Frank, Ellen (Brian), Robert, and grandchildren Sagan, Sarah, Eileen, Kelsey, and James.

Jim also leaves behind one surviving sister, Ruth, as well as many nephews and nieces. Services to be held at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd, North Vancouver at 2:00PM, Sunday June 13, 2010. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to BC Heart and Stroke Foundation. Thank you to the nurses and support staff at Lions Gate Hospital for your kindness and compassion. a special thank you to Dr. McLeod and Dr. Early for their care.

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Obituaries William Gary “Bill”

(1945-2010) Charters, William Gary “Bill” born November 3, 1945 in Barrhead, Alberta passed away peacefully with his family by his side on May 25, 2010 in Langley, BC. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 32 years Stacey; his daughter Erin (Taylor) Schulte and his son Brent (Marina); brother Alan and sister Elinor; mother in law Daphne; nieces, nephews, many relatives and many many good friends. Bill will always be remembered for his quiet strength and for his kind and gentle spirit. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Friday, June 18, 2010 at 1:00 pm @ Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre, 14831 28th Avenue, Surrey, BC. A special thanks to Dr. Shete and staff at Langley Memorial Hospital.

Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre 604-536-6522 Condolences may be offered at www.mem.com

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NSNS Coin & Stamp Show

Sun • Jun 20 • 10am to 5 pm OAKRIDGE AUDITORIUM 41st & Cambie • Vancouver Coins, Paper, Medals, Stamps, Buy/Sell, Appraisals ★ Free Admission ★

Public Consultation Opportunity

Application for liquor service on outdoor patio 170 West 3rd St. North Vancouver Interested members of the public are invited to a Development Information Session at 170 West 3rd St. North Vancouver on Tuesday June 15th at 6pm.

THIS IS A NEW APPLICATION Contact for City Of North Vancouver:

Jocelyn Piercey, Planning Technician Community Development Department, 141 W14th St. North Van, B.C. V7M 1H9 604-990-4236 or jpiercey@cnv.org

Applicant Contact

Chris Bradley, F.O.E. #2638 170 W.3rd St. North Van, B.C. V7M 1E8 604-988-9073 or eaglemember@shaw.ca

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LEONARD, ROBERT (Bob) PATRICK October 12, 1930 - June 3, 2010

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father and friend, Robert (Bob) Leonard He died peacefully, surrounded by those who loved him.

Many thanks to his family physician, Dr. Leon Bard, and to the caring, compassionate staff at Lion’s Gate Hospital’s Acute Care and Palliative Care units for making his short stay as comfortable as possible. A special thank-you to Michael and Ann, and to Lois, for their support during his illness.

Dad was born in Hamilton, Ontario, but moved to Montreal at the age of two, where he stayed until 1955, when his need to support his widowed mother brought him back to Ontario. He married Rita in 1957 (divorced in 1991) but continued to be a good son to his in-laws, Bill and Monica Davies until their recent deaths.

Robert received his Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in Philosophy and English from Loyola College; Bachelor and Master degrees in Applied Psychology from the University of Montreal; and doctoral training in personal and industrial psychology at McGill University.

He practised Industrial Psychology for more than 50 years for major Canadian corporations, the Canadian Armed Forces, Sage-NORAD, and in private practise as a registered psychologist and certified management consultant. Robert was a founding member of the Institute of Management Consultants of BC and served as Registrar of the College of Psychologists of BC from 1977 to 1980 and again in 1993.

Robert began his military service as a boy when he joined the Royal Canadian cadets & Grenadier Guards in Montreal, later rising to the rank of Major in the Algonquin regiment in North Bay. His military service ended when Dad moved our family to North Vancouver in 1967. He was vitally involved in the North Shore community ever since, through his volunteer participation and memberships in various groups, including the Emergency Social Services Association, North Shore Amateur Radio Club, Delbrook Pump Primers, Compassionate Friends, and by playing organ for his past parish and various choirs. After his retirement, he particularly loved playing piano at various seniors’ residences and centres and especially enjoyed his walking group at Park Royal and their coffee times, dancing to Dal Richards with his favourite partner, reading, corresponding and forever seeking more knowledge.

Dad was greatly affected by the deaths of his mother, brother-in-law, and only son Douglas in 1992, and his sister Jeanne in 2000. He is survived by his loving daughters Sandra (Richard), Carol (Keith) and Lois; his grandchildren Nadine, Sarah, Sonja, Jessica and Travis; his great grandson Seth; his cousin Mary-Jane; niece Nancy (John) and her children Holly (Andrew) and Emily; and his close friend Winn, her daughter Nancy (Phil) and grandchildren Madeline and Tyler.

His kindness and company will be missed by all who knew him. He was a Gentleman and a gentle man.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 12th, 2010, at 12:00 noon at St. Francis-in-the-wood, 4773 South Piccadilly Rd., in West Vancouver (Caulfield), BC. A reception will follow at the church.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the charity of your choice.

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FEATURED EMPLOYMENT Here We Grow Again!

Opening soon in North Vancouver 17th store in Canada!

MEAT SUPERVISOR

Lonsdale Extra Foods is seeking to hire a ‘MEAT SUPERVISOR’.

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to: Ordering and merchandising of product, promoting and increasing sales, meeting budget requirements, provide direction and SPACE support to department staff as well as ensure BOOKING all company policies and procedures are followed.

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OR Bed Bath & Beyond (Future store site) 845 Marine Drive, North Vancouver, BC

We also have MANAGEMENT opportunities available. Please submit your resume to: Bed Bath & Beyond, Attn: Audrey Ebel, Fax (778) 284-7228 or e-mail: audrey.ebel@bedbath.com

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Esthetician

required to join our busy spa. Great clientele, friendly team, excellent bonuses and flexible hours.

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General Employment

BAYVIEW CONVENIENCE STORE Looking for a fulltime Convenience Store Manager. Must have the following qualifications: University completion, plan, direct and evaluate daily operations, manage staff and assign duties, study market research and determine consumer demand, merchandising and services to be sold.

Implement price and credit strategies, plan budgets and monitor revenue and e x p e n s e s. De t e r m i n e staffing and requirements and recruit and train staff. Prepare reports regarding sales volume, merchandising. Resolve problems that arise such as consumer complaints, supply shortages, ability to supervise 10 people or less. Minimum of 5 years experience required. Must be able to work days, evenings and weekends.

Salary $55,000.

Please contact by email: bayviews@telus.net

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General Employment

BODWELL HIGH SCHOOL (www.bodwell.edu) at Harbourside Park in North Van is looking for a college/U grad with relevant work experience to fill a Summer Hall Advisor position to supervise students in residence. Apply with resume & two references to the Director of Residence, Mr. Kevin Kubish, kevin@bodwell.edu before June 13.

BUSY NORTH shore catering co req p/t driver, with valid BCDL, car an asset. fax 604-990-6878 email resume: amfcatering@telus.net,

CONSTRUCTION LABOUR Well known concrete formwork contractor is looking for Construction Labour with minimum 2 years experience in concrete formwork. Hiring rate $13-$18/hr based on experience and skill level. Please email resume to judith.b@reidtaylor.ca Customer sales/service

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Immediate openings

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Earn extra cash to supplement your current income or pay off your bills. Now hiring delivery contractors for the Sun, Province & National Post in the West Vancouver area. Must have reliable winterized vehicle and be available from 2am to 6am daily.

Earn up to $900/mo.

Call to find the route closest to you.

778-968-4400

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EXP’D FULL-TIME CDA

Two Hiring Locations

Beauticians/ Barbers

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Extra Foods 1632 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 2J3 Fax (604) 987-6910 Attention: Store Owner Hugh

FT permanent dog washer/ grooming assistant needed immediately for busy dog grooming shop. Must be available Tues to Sat. $10/hr to start.

Medical/Dental.

Apply with resume to 158 E. 2nd St. North Vancouver We are currently seeking a team oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our operations team as a

Superintendent

Applicants must have substantial experience in Road Construction with extensive knowledge in the grading and paving aspects of the business. They also must possess superior leadership skills and demonstrate solid oral and written interpersonal communication skills as well as average computer skills with Microsoft Office software.

The successful candidate will be responsible for scheduling, quality assurance and the administration of the day to day operations. As well, they will be involved in the Company Safety Program and will work cooperatively with our other Superintendents in the Major Contracts and Design Build Projects We offer a complete benefit package with salary commensurate of experience.

For consideration please forward your resume including work & salary history and expectations to: Attention: Human Resources B A Blacktop Ltd. #201-111 Forester Street North Vancouver , B.C. V7H 0A6 employment@bablacktop.com Serving the BC Lower Mainland, the Fraser Valley and the Sunshine Coast.

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Canwest Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember.

Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad.

Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment.

If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

needed Mon. to Thurs. for busy preventative North Shore Practice. Ortho and Pros modules an asset but not required.

Please apply with resume dradatzke@telus.net 604-987-6453

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Office Personnel

NORTH VAN accounting firm req’ entry or intermediate level, office assistant. Fax resume 604-990-5445. mail@cap-tax.com

RECEPTIONIST

Hope Bay Mining Ltd., located on the waterfront of North Vancouver, is currently seeking an experienced, friendly, and outgoing receptionist and office assistant. Currently this is a 3 month temporary position with the potential of a longer term extension.

Experiences, qualifications and attributes: ● A positive and friendly attitude, with an outgoing personality ● Excellent in written and verbal communications skills ● Proficient in Microsoft Office, including strong Word skills, and experience in using email applications such as Microsoft Outlook ● Perform multiple tasks with the ability to manage them in a professional and tactful manner ● Reliable transportation is required We welcome you to send your resume to: canadahr@newmont.com We would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest in Hope Bay Mining.

Those candidates who are shortlisted and selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Trades/Technical

ContainerWest has been providing industrial storage, office & custom enclosure units for over 30 years. Our manufacturing plant at our head office in Richmond, BC, is currently hiring for the following positions: ★ 'B' Level Welders ★ Carpenters ★ Fabricators ★ Industrial Painters ★ Electrician Apprentices Shift work. Wages based on experience. Send resumes to jobs@containerwest.com No phone calls, please.

EXPD RESIDENTIAL carpenter reqd for West Vancouver project.

Own tools & transport reqd.

Email: judsonmikecan@aol.com

ROOFERS - Single Ply

jobs. careers. advice.

Marine Roofing seeks fulltime Journeypersons.

Lower mainland BC Jobs Min. 3 yrs. exp. $27.50-$32.50/hr.

Call Daryl, 604-433-1813 dmorrison@marineroofing.com

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SWEET ITALIAN FIG TREES with figs on it. Start $10 to $45.

Italiano Oregano Pepinella $2 a pot. 604-987-4996

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Train on Full-Size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders, Pertinent Oil Field Tickets, Provincially Certified Instructors, Government Accredited.

Job Placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

2 BLEACHED Oak wall units, glass drs, 78h x30wx20d as new, lamp, coffee tbl $300 queen bed $50, sgl bed $25 604-990-8906

Medical Office Trainees Needed!

Coffee Table, 45' long, 23.5 'wide, 16' tall, glass, slides & horizontal. $45. Danish style table, 4ft 7 ' long, 30.5' wide, 29' high, 2 x 13inch leaves, tile design in the middle. $195 Mt Pleasant area, Van, 604-875-8055

Doctors & Hospitals need Medical Administrative & Medical Office Staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Training & Job Placement is also available.

1-888-748-4126

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Tutoring Services

MATH PROVINCIAL EXAM PREP Grade 10/12. Higher mark guaranteed! $55 / 2 hrs. 604-375-7761

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Appliances

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OPEN HOUSE

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HIGH END furniture for sale, very good condition, downsizing. call 604- 408-2419

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TEAL LOVE seat; $75, Dresser; $25, Maple China Cab; $150, Comp. desk $20, 2 end tables; $5 ea. 32' TV+Stand $20 985-9872 VICTORIAN FLIP top loo table $500, solid drk oak table, hutch/ buffet, 6 chairs + more. 984-6860 WHITE PROVINCIAL Bdrm Suite; Chest, dresser, 2end tbls, head boards, $300obo 986-3072

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ADORABLE PUPS, Pugs, Bugs & Westies $850 credit card ok, 604-542-8892 pics & video @ www.puppiesandponies.ca

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AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE Pups Non-shedding mediums, parents 27lbs, spayed/neutered, 1st shots, reg. with ALAA, $2500 1-250-494-3107 Summerland BICHON FRISE, 9/10 wks, 1st shots, vet checked, guar. ready to go. $600. 604-820-0194

BORDER COLLIE Cross Sheltie pup male. Gorgeous! Ready Now. Blue Merles, $700. Aldergrove.

Call 604-856-3291

BOSTON TERRIER (PB) pups shots, dewormed, parents to view. 8 wks July 5th. $1500. Call after 5 pm 604-374-0049

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DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/dew claws done. Blk/ tan. $1500-$2000. 604-607-7433

GOLDEN DOODLE female pups - ready to go. Email pics available.

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PUPPIES FOR SALE, father American Bulldog, mother Whippit/Pit Bull, 7 wks, healthy, no shots $375 obo 778-862-3568 YORKSHIRE TEACUP males $800-$2000 obo, 1 super sm doll faced, vet checked 604-756-3309

PB BLUENOSE Pit Bull pup’s for sale. 4 left - $1000 - $1500. Ph Tim 604-557-8359

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

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Dog & Pony Shop Tent Sale Everything On Sale Sunday June 20th: 10am - 4pm 4830 Delta St, Ladner

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Port Coquitlam

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94 - SUN 10-2. Toys, clothing, electronics, tools, household items & more! 5065 Redonda Dr 94-HUGE MOVING Sale Sat 10-3, household, bicyles, tv, books + more. @ 778 Crystal Crt. 94 - SAT 9-noon. Household items, outdoor equip, furn, basketball hoop & much more! 3308 Fairmont Rd, nr Edgemont Village 94-2 FAMILY Sale! Sat 8-12, 1262 Bedford Crt. Household items, some sports equip. etc.

94-MOVING SALE, Sat June 12, 9-3pm, 3433 Capilano Rd. furn, antiques, nicknacks, electronics 94-MULTI FAMILY! Sat. 8-10, 4555 Glenwood Ave. Jr. clothes size 6-8, furn. books, toys etc.

96 - MOVING SALE Sun 10-noon A little bit of everything, clothes, GE 12 cu ft fridge, radial arm saw, BBQ, VCR & more! 3092 Allan Rd 96 - SAT 10-2. Household items, wine making supplies, fishing gear, no toys. 740 Weymouth Dr 96- GARAGE sale Sat 8:30 12:30 books, toys, clothes, furn.

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96-MASSIVE MULTI Famiy Yard Sale! Sat & Sun 9-4, 1695 Arborlynn Dr. - No early birds.

98-ELEGANT DESIGNER items, small furn. fabric, linens & accessories, Sat 8am - 11am, 755 E 6th St. Front side walk.

95 -SAT/SUN 8am-3 Furn, tv, piles, ornaments, clothes, books something for everyone 633 Fir St

98-GIANT YARD SALE

95 - 5 FAMILY GARAGE SALE, Sat 10-3. Lawn chairs, clothes, kitchen stuff & more! Fried bread & yeast bread. 173 Whonoak Rd

Plymouth & 868 Fairfield. misc H/H, clothes, books,

96- MOVING Sale; Everything must go; electronics, household, etc,Sat & Sun 9-5 264 E25 St.

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96 - MULTI FAMILY Garage Sale You can find everything you want!

Sat 10-3. 3181 Fromme Rd

99-EVERYTHING UNDER the Sun Sale! Sat 9-4, 4493 Epps Ave. Rain or shine!

96- GARAGE SALE

99-GARAGE SALE, Sat, 9-1, LOTS of archie comics, books & hs/hold items. 885 Nicolum Court.

Sat, June 12th 10am - 3pm ST. STEPHENS HALL 24th & Mountain Hwy Treasures, Bake table & Snack Bar,

North Vancouver

Sat, June 12th, 8am-2pm,

99-MEGA 5 FAMILY Garage & Estate Sat 9-2. Furn, pics, sports equip, Thule racks, bric-a-brac, baby misc, etc. 3622 Garibaldi Dr

91✫HUGE GARAGE SALE✫ Tools, Golf, Pottery/ Wicker Patio Furniture/ Quailty Household/ Appliances, No Childrens items Satuday June 12th 9am- 2pm 5286 Timberfield Rd

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-22

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

North Vancouver

Sparkling 1 bedroom & den in the Heart of Lynn Valley !

A tidy 715 sq. ft. suite with splashy kitchen & bath, new appliances, lighting & flooring. Enjoy a gas fireplace & in-suite laundry & plus plenty of storage.

Cool NE exposure & big windows! The Waverley is a popular building & steps away from shopping, transit, trails & outdoor pursuits. One pet welcome; sorry, no rentals. Tremendous value ! #206 – 1155 Ross Road, North Vancouver $287,500 GRANT AND JASMINE BOTTO Prudential Sussex Realty 604-984-SALE (7253)

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Houses - Sale

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6020

Houses - Sale

North Vancouver

By Owner On Quiet Cul-de-Sac 6 bdrm home in a quiet oasis in NV. Well kept home - hdwood/ lam floors, fireplaces, large bright open living spaces.

Sundeck overlooking forest. Also 2 bedroom in-law suite.

Call 604.987.4807 - $ 970,000 Open House: Sun. June 6 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

1872 Greenock Place, N.V.

92- MOVING Sale; Dbl Bed, Dresser, tbls, desk, tools & lots more Sat June 12 10-2, 1024 Lawson Ave

92 - MOVING SALE Sun 9am4pm. Homewares, clothing, furn, art, sports gear & more! Great quality. 2354 Nelson Ave

91 - MULTI FAMILY Sat 9-1.

Artwork, fashion jewelry, LPs, household & garden items, children toys & clothing, books, 412 Hillcrest St (off Creery Ave) WV 91 - SAT 8-12. 5714 Bluebell Dr. Quality clothing, house & garden items, some furniture, no junk.

91-MULTI FAMILY Sat 9-1, Kids books, toys, leggo, collectibles, 420 HillCrest St.off Creery/Marine 91- AMAZING Sale Sun 10-4, designer clothes, furn, household, fitness equip, toys, books, 6132 Bonnie Bay Pl. No earlies!!

92-

CAR BOOT SALE

Sat. June 12, 09:00 - 2:00 West Vancouver PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2893 Marine Dr, West Van ALL WELCOME

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Houses - Sale

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92- DOWNSIZE/MOVING Sale Sat/Sun 9 am-3pm, Too much to list! 1296 Inglewood Ave. 92- GIANT Garage Sale, Great selec. of furn, couches, tbles, beds, chairs, desk, accessories, sports, electronics, some of everything! Sat June 12, 9amNoon, No earlybirds, 1320 19 St

West Vancouver

REAL ESTATE 6008

West Vancouver

99-SAT. 9-2, 1236 Caledonia Ave (by Seacove school) Ebay in a garage, computer stuff, GPS, dvd, clothes, toys, tools & golf

92-MOVED SAT 9-12, Oak tbls, gas fp, brass fixtures, books, dishes. At rear @ 2360 Marine Dr 92-HUGE SALE- Sat 9-1, Home decor, kids/adult clothes, books, toys- Quality. 2384 Lawson Ave 92- MULTI Family Sale Sat 9-1 in Lane @ 2202 Marine Dr. Lots of good stuff!

92-MOVING SALE! Sat & Sun 10-4, 2596 Queens Ave. Furn, dishes, paintings etc. etc.

92-SAT 8-2. Furniture, household items, DVDs, CDs & much more!

No earlies. 1421 Fulton Ave 92-SAT 9am-1 pm, 2045-27th St Household items, some new some used. Cancelled if raining.

93 - MOVING SALE Sat 8:30 - 2.

855 Andover Cres (off Greenwood) Furn, antiques, household patio furn, tools & much more!

6020

Houses - Sale

North Vancouver

OPEN HOUSE

Sat. 1-5pm, Sun. 2:30-5:30pm, Tues. 10am-1pm 433 West 24th, North Van #1 Investment for a detached home.

By Owner.

REDUCED PRICE $ 729,000 Lot: 6,750 sq.ft.

Finished: 2,277 sq.ft.

Agents & Brokers welcome.

Contact: 604.617-6908

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-42

fsbo.helena@gmail.com

6020

Houses - Sale

West Vancouver OPEN HOUSE Sunday 2 - 4pm 4311 Erwin Dr - $1,185,000

Adorable 1930’s 4 bedroom 'Buttercup Cottage'. 3 bedrooms on main level, bright, open kitchen, 2 full bathrooms, dining room, living room with wood burning fireplace and family room/rec room overlooking private garden. Energuide rating of 55!! Full basement with 4th bedroom, utility room and large storage room. Super south facing 7400 sq.ft. property perfect for future development on sought after Erwin Drive,'the golden circle', in an area of multi million dollar homes. Walk to Cypress Elementary School, beachfront on Erwin Dr, Stearman Beach, parks and trails. Minutes to Rockridge High School & Caulfeild Village shopping Penny Mitchell RE/MAX Masters Realty 604-816-7825 www.pennymitchell.com

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Homecare Available

4035

5005

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

Certified Prof. Bookkeeping Services. Teresa 604-808-6088 www.teresatriska.com HOMEMAKER Avail for Seniors Companionship meal prep & grocery shopping. Light housework & gardening. Valid B.C. Drivers Lic, Bondable. Call 604-980-9708 MOBILE CERTIFIED Nurse aide available for North & West Van residents. Proficient in English, Cantonese/Mand. 778-835-8156

4060

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5017

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5035

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4530

Destinations

4530-10

Okanagan/ Interior

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4600

Vacation Spots

VERNON, TRANQUIL accom, on OK Lake & exec golf course. $90/nt, 3 day min. 250-545-2242

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5060

Legal Services

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7010

Personals

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RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

1 BR $950, July 1, reno’d, quiet bldg secure prkg, 140 W 17th.

604-990-8262/ 985-1658 1 BR balcony, drapes, elevator, 18 & Lonsdale, ns, np, $920incl heat/hw. July 1, 604-220-6817 1 BR Central Lonsdale nr hospital hardwood, new appl, wireless, free laundry, $900 incl heat & h/w.

July 1. 778-896-4266 1 BR concrete, ocean view, nr seabus, Jul 1, $1145 incl hw/gym, tennis court, ns, np 604-686-4870 1 BR , Deep Cove, Exec, 2 level, top floor, insuite w/d, ug prkg. Ns, np. immed, $1350. 604-985-9184 1 BR hardwood, across Rec Ctre, small bldg. 23/Lonsdale, cat ok, $800, ns, July 1 , 604-986-4927 1 BR, large, 16 & St. Georges, near hospital, incld heat & hw, no pets, ns, $840. 778-889-4719 1 Br, Large, patio, $815 now or July 1. Quiet. drapes. heat incl. gated or free prkg, no pets 1 yr lease. 310 E 2, 604-904-0956 1 BR lrg 780 sf, reno’d, ocean view, nr sea bus, n/s, secure pkrg, June 15, $1200. 604-980-3907 1 BR lrg ste, 4th flr, 137 W. 17th, July 1, dw/wd, gas f/p, view, $1300 incld h/w, gas & prkg: 604-987-6581 or 604-808-7258

1 BR Lynn Valley top flr, updated, cat ok, balcony $950, July 1.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 1 BR near Lonsdale, south balc. hw & heat ns, np, quiet adult bldg.

Jun 15/Jul 1, $895, 604-904-9507 1 BR, partial view, reno’d, hardwood, balcony 240 St. Andrews, $900+utils Immed. 604-551-0890 1 BR, spacious Lower Lonsdale, 4th & St Georges, hardwood/tiles, reno’d, ns np, $900 incl utils & ldry July 1 or earlier 604-986-1235 1 studio. THE HILLRIDGE 170 E. Keith Rd clean, quiet, concrete Heat h/w incl. np ns 985-8405 121 WEST 20th. Newly reno’d 1 BR suite, hardwood, heat & hw incl’d, 1 yr lease, np, $1000, avail July 1, 604-682-2932

151 W. 2nd St. 908-7368 1 BR, on the 11th flr, balc, small pet ok, lease, $1300

162 VICTORY Ship Way @The Pier: Brand New. Stunning view, 7 appl, air/cond,1 br $1700; 2 br $3000 Anson Rlty 604-671-7263 1br $900, Lonsdale & 21, quiet bldg, np, hardwood, hw, heat prkg storage, July 1, 604-990-4088

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7015

Escort Services

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2 BR, 1 1/2 bth, spacious, reno’d priv. Woodcroft - Hollyburn, ns np $1700 incl util, now 604-351-1962 2 BR, $1030, hardwood, heat, hw 2525 Lonsdale, Adult oriented, July 1, ns, np 604-202-3458 2 br, $1050, hardwood, 1 mile E 2nd Narrows, incl heat/hw, refs, np, 604-929-1389. 929-0632 2 BR. 2 bath, avail now. 1 yr lease, 125 West 19th, no pets, Please call 778-554-0537 2 BR, 2 bath bright, Touchstone Bldg, 3rd flr, view, wd, prkg, gym, storage, ns, np, $1750+utils, 1 yr lease, 604-985-5778..831-5778

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Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

1 BDRM, $900 Central Lonsdale 800sf, n/p 604-988-3227

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6505

2 BR, 2 bath & den, luxury at prestigious Ravenswood nr Cates Park. SS, granite, exer, rm view $2200 N/S July 1. 604-551-3251 2 BR, 2 baths, New Vista, 158 W 13th, 5 appls. Vanc. view, ns, pet neg. $2200+ utils, 604-926-4653

2 bd 2 bth 3rd floor, low rise SW The Library 1220’ 1 pkg storage, pet ok bike room, secured pkg $2095 www.dianamander.com Royal LePage Northshore Diana 604-6574508

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

BLUERIDGE APTS (Family complex )

2 BR, 2 bath, NE corner w/mntn & part city views. Gas fp, wd, dw, micro. 14th/Lonsdale. incl gas, hw, ug prkg. Pet on approval $1900, July 1, 604-984-0738 2 BR, 2 Bath, quiet, secure condo in Raven Woods, close to Deep Cove & Mt. Seymour. Freshly painted, gas f/p, in-suite w/d, private patio, h/w floors, recent appl, incl w/d, u/g prkg, Clubhouse, incl gym. No smokers, no pets, avail. immed or July 1st, 1 yr lease, $1600. 604 374-5866

2 & 3 BR new reno’s with new cabinets, laminate & tiles, newer appls, prkg, storage, incl heat & hw, playground (Mt Seymour Prkwy).

604-924-3628 www.blueridgeapartments.com

CHARACTER BLDG, Lower Lonsdale, bright 1 & 2 br, freshly painted, $850 & up, heat h/w, incl. avail Now. Call 604-986-6266 2 BR, 1,050 sf, bright,1.5 bath top flr, west balc, $1275 incl heat/hw, 15th & Lonsdale, ns/np. 604-323-4467

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

2 BR, 2 baths, new reno, large patio, Westview area, ns, np, rec fac., $1350, July 1, 604-376-8795 2 BR corner, renod, $1175; upper Lonsdale, heat hw & cable, ns, np, now, lease, 604-987-8807 2 BR + den, 968 sq ft. beautiful, 2 full baths, insuite laundry, s/s appls, granite counters, lg balcony & storage, prkg, in prestigeous bldg on McKay & Marine July 1st, $1950, 604-616-7470 or 604-924-9377

Bach - $870, 1 BR - $1095, 2 BR - $1400 Avail now. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

Call 604-986-3356

HI RISE, Central Lonsdale, Bach suite, avail July 1, Incl heat & hw. no pets, $860. 604-985-3650 LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 2 Br large $1300up, 1br $995, np, ns, 604-980-9219

2 br, reno’d, quiet bldg, top flr. heat hw, hardwood, newer appls, 6th/St. Georges, np ns, avail July 1, $1250 & $1200, 604-339-1274

TRILLION REALTY www.trillionrealty.com

2 BR Woodcroft, S.W. corner, updates, no pets July 1. $1375.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 264 W 2nd, June 15, 1 bdrm, 800sf, view, gas f/p, quiet adult bldg, N/P, $975.604-987-4108 2Br large corner, now or July 1. $1010. 1Br large corner, July 15, $865 Quiet, drapes, heat incl, gated prkg. no pets. near seabus.

1 yr lease, 163 W5. 604-980-7501

3 BR, Lynn Valley, updated, deck, hardwood, cat ok, $1350. June 1.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

387 E. 5th St. 908-7368 Bachelor suite in heritage home, utils. incls. N/p, lease, $800.

777 W. Queens Rd. 1, 2, and 3 BR units $1150 to $2000. Weekdays 604-990-2971 or Weekends 604-985-2876 ★ A QUIET BUILDING★ 1 br. 3rd(top) flr. north east corner, 725sf approx. $925.

Avail July 1.

Carpets, drapes, heat, hw.

Gated prkg avail, Cat ok. (Pet policy) ★604-986-7745★ BACH TOP flr. $750, 1 BR $850, quiet bldg. incl heat, storage, balc np, ns, 118 W 18, 604-788-4349 BACHELOR SUITE: 365 East 2nd St, N Van : Bright, south facing suite in quiet building.

Private entrance: $750/mo, incl heat, h/w & hydro avl June 1/June15 , ph 604-726-6240 Beautiful Large Suites 1 Bdrms from $915, avail July 1.

2 Bdrms from $1320. 3 Bdrms, d/w $1650. Avail now or July 1.

Heat, h/w, prkg. Lease 604-986-3866 BRAND NEW 2Br apt Central Lonsdale, granite, view, 6 appl + insuite lndry, storage & sec ug prkg, $1750 July 1, 604-889-7034

Beautiful Views

1 br’s - $1,050 -$1,250 Spacious, pool, storage, heat & hw, dw, quiet, concrete, by shops, Cat Ok

North Vancouver

604-985-2926

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

2 BR + 2 den, 2 1/2 bath, 2500 sf, #100 - 508 Waters Edge Cres, Park Royal, off Clyde Ave, new, double garage, gym, saunas, $5000. July 1. 604-250-1333 2 BR ocean view, pool, heat, hot water, cable, $1500, 1740 Esquimalt. 604-922-1043 2025 BELLEVUE AVE. 1br & 2br units, ocean view, cats ok, senior discounts. Call 604-913-0734.

DUNDARAVE WATERFRONT, studio + solarium, 180° ocean view, $1750 incl. 604-721-7484 AMBLESIDE TOWER Studio & 1 BR avail. Excellent views, rents incl. heat & h/w.

Tennis courts, indoor pool, saunas, exercise & games rooms on premises. Walk to beach & shops.

1552 Esquimalt 604-922-8443

SAT. & Sun June 12th & 13th 12 - 2pm - 308 Forbes St: Lower Lonsdale, large, patio, reno, dw, ns, cat ok, avail July 1. Bach $875 1 BR $1150, $1075, $1025.

604-988-1939 LUXURY 1 bdrm condo avail now. Atrium At The Pier. Pool & gym incl. f/p, w/d, Stainless steel appl. n/s, $1900m 604-947-9425 miansampath@gmail.com MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 3 BR, 2 BR July 1, Near Lynn Valley Mall. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE, Lrg 1 BR’s avail July 1, Starts at $1050 Incls H & H/W. Cable/parking extra. N/S & N/P. To view call (604) 985-4272

PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool.

BACH. $870; Stunning views & lots of storage. NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

TUCKTON PLACE Bright & sunny 1 BR $925. No Pets. Call 604-990-2971 or on Weekends: 778-340-7406.

WOODCROFT, 2 bdrm, max 3 pers, ocean view, pool, sauna & gym. $1430 incl ut. 778-863-0725 WOODCROFT SEYMOUR Bldg.

2 br, southwest corner view, reno immed, $1400 604-926-3235

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

1 BR, Ambleside, $950, parklike setting, adult oriented, np, Wes Lighthouse Realty 604-551-1409 1 BR Dundarave, 1 blk to Village & Seawall, bus at the door. Quiet, suit 1 ns. Incl cable, utils, w/d $950. June 15, np 604-921-2844 1 BR, Dundarave, blcks from Comm Ctr & shops, w/d, hardwood, 9 ft ceilings, ns, no pets $975 avail Jul 1st 604-925-9234

Duplexes - Rent

2 BR a bright upper duplex, all newly decorated/renod, sundeck, fp, view, large kitchen, all appls, np, ns, $1325 incl utils. Lower Lonsdale, now, 604-926-9965 3 BDRM, 1908 St Georges Ave, gas f/p,1350sf, 1.5 bath, 5 appl, hardwood floors, carport. June 15 $1740+utils, n/p, n/s. 987-9558 4 BR 3 bath fully renod duplex, furn/unfurn $2500 + utils. immed 604-910-9132, 604-983-9132 ★ABSOLUTELY Best Location Lrg 2 br+den bright, f/p, #2-518 W Keith, NVan $1500 July 1 nr ammen 604-719-8263 *719-5377

6522

Furnished Accommodation

1 BR, self contained fully furn, lower Lonsdale, incl phone, utils cable/net fp, prkg, now, $500/wk or $1500/mo 604-986-6253

2 BR bright, phone/hi-spd/cable, hardwood, ns cat ok, nr seabus, quiet bldg. $1600, 604-983-4321

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2 BR exec. 2 level suite Deep Cove, 2 baths, 2 gas fp, 7 appls, hot tub, pool, net, ns, $2300 incls 604-929-6976.. 778-836-6976

EXCLUSIVE WEST VAN. WATERFRONT APT. Spectacular views, 120° south west views of Point Grey & Golf Islands. 2 large balcs., 2150sf 2 br, 2.5 bath, ac, laminate, huge master br with marble bath room, ns, now, Call 604-926-0627 for appt. 2222 Bellevue Ave

3 BR beautiful furnished house, Pemberton area. Avail June 27 Sept 7. 604-990-6672

Luxury Over The Seawall!

Bach & 3Br pool rec room, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287

Grand Manor Guest House Daily $70 - $130, Weekly $420 - $780 grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

Morning Sun, Ocean Views!

Seastrand! 710’ Dundarave 1 bd, built ins, laminate floor Shows like New! Sun Shades New appls. ’NE’ Exposure Cool, 1 pkg, 1 storage, heat hot water in, laundry 8th flr # 608 $1650 Royal LePage 604- 657-4508 PACIFICANA 1480 Esquimalt Ave. 1 bachelor, 1 bdrm, ocean views, dw, n/p, n/s Avail now.

By appt. 604-921-7800

Park Royal Towers Completely Renovated

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites 1BR (700-770 sq.ft.)

2 BR (1070 sq. ft.)

Spectacular Views, Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Pool Rent includes all utilities.

604-922-3246 935 Marine Drive

A SHORT STAY. Renos, relatives, execs, etc. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com NORTH VAN, Lynn Valley. Furn’d 2 BR suite, with tv. 1,100 sf. Priv laundry. Ns/np. $1,250/mo + 30% util. Near library, shops & bus.

Suits 2 - 3. July 1st. 604-671-1301

6530

Halls

MEETING RMS & Hall with kitchen - perfect for weddings, seminars, clubs, sm or lrge grps.

Day or night, call Bev 988-1410

6540

Houses - Rent

2 BR, 5 new appls, 1100sf, prkg, Garden Ave. Great location, np, avail Jun 15 604-982-0163

2 BR + den charming cottage in lower Altamont, W Van. fp, faces south, lovely fenced garden, ns, July 1, $2900+utils 604-926-6960 3br+den Caulfeild Vlge 2.5bath, quiet, garage, cul-de-sac, $3950+ np, Lighthouse 604-551-1409 4 BR, 2 1/2 bth, Caulfeild, 2600 sf view, private, nr school & village $3300. immed. 604-729-9579

“A Perfect 10”

“Parkview Place” 19th and Marine

1 BR, unique Bellevue garden appt, wd, faces south, hardwood, french doors from br & living rm to large priv. garden, archit. design ns, np, $1450, 604-266-5744

6515

BAYVIEW APTS

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br Move-in Bonus, Fitness room, o/d pool, close to shops, transit & Seawall, 1 yr lease, N/pets. Heat, H/W incl’d.

Please call 604-922-4322

2 BR Large $1280, bright corner top flr. balc incl heat, prkg storage np ns 118 W 18, 604-788-4349 2 BR, mtn. view $1040. Avail Jul. 1, central Lonsdale, heat/hot water incl’d, no pets, 604-986-6418

6505

– Brand New – Executive Quality Condos Private Entrances.

3 Bdrm, Den – $4800 2 Bdrm, Den, Roof Top Deck – $4800 1 Bdrm, Ground Floor – $2950 Sub Zero, Bosch, Granite, Hardwood, Fireplaces, Underground Parking Walk to all Amenities.

2 BR, 2 bath, in Dundarave’s Seastrand Bldg. over 1300sf, bright spacious, versatile, 2 prkg stalls, pool, storage, over 50ft of gorgeous ocean view, $2800, ns, np, avail July 1, 604-926-6960

Call Vicki, 604-220-2935

2 BR, 2 bath, renod, dw, $1500; 1 BR faces south $1150 inclds, heat, h/w, cable, prkg 1765 Duchess Ave N/P, 604-377-0492

604-630-3300

To advertise call

7 BDRM house. 3 levels, North Vancouver, East 22nd. Lonsdale. $2600. 2 full baths, laundry room.

Appl incl, stove, fridge, d/w, w/d.

Aug 1. Refs, Appointments 604-731-5808 showing. Saturday Sunday & Tuesday.

A block to Canyon Heights & Handsworth, cul-de-sac, exec. 4 br np, $4500, Jul 1, 604-986-0629 AMBLESIDE 4BR Character, 3 Bath,F/P, new kitchen/bath,hardwood,Aug1,,No pets,N/S, $3475/mo....778-996-5352 AMBLESIDE, VIEW, 4 bdrm+, 2 baths, semi-furn. n/s, n/p, ref/ lease, $2300. 604-926-0053

BRIT. PROP, city view, updated 4 br, 5 ba, 2 kitchen, pool $5500.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

RENTALS 6540

Houses - Rent

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR cozy bsmt ste inste ldry, nr Seymour Prkwy, N.Van, $950 incl utils. July 1st. 604-551-3251 CANYON HEIGHTS 4 Br, big deck, updated, 2 fp, Aug 1. $2750 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

1 BR garden level wd, dw, patio private yard, nr all ammenities. ns $900 + .July 1, 604-790-5651

CAULFEILD, LARGE modern house, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 2 f/p, large garden dbl gar, July, long term, $3199. call 604-925-9562 1 BR, heritage, funky, quiet, lower Lonsdale, reno, no w/d, np, ns, $880 incl July 1, 604-351-2682 CHELSEA CRT, W. Van newer 6 br, 6 bath, dbl garage $5600. Aug 1. Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 DEEP COVE, character home, view, 3 br + den, 2 bth, $2100 +util ns np. 604-929-4110 eves 7-9

1 BR, Lynn Canyon, garden level, shared wd, np ns, $800 incls.

604-720-6045

IMMACULATE FULLY renovated 3300sq ft Canyon Heights home $4400 incl phone, internet, cable, security system and lawn care. 980-4354 418-4354 (M)

2 BDRM, bright, large, alarm, 7appl, lrg storage, Caulfeild Village, 1 Year Lease, n/s, n/p $1450+util July1, 604-789-2375

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UPPER CAPILANO Rd. 6 bdrm home, 2 kitchens, 2.5 baths, ldry, Hansworth catchment area, pet ok $3,200.July 1st. 604-925-1181

WEST VAN, Caulfeild: 5 BR, 2.5 baths, 2 level, 2 gas f/p, carport, large sundeck with great view, 5 car parking, $3,500/mo + utils, avail immed. Call 778-688-2594

6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-45

North Vancouver

MID LONSDALE, furn br, private home, wd, cable, utils incl. $500 suits n/s male, np 604-980-8012

NICE PRIVATE room, suits female, ns, non drinker, Central Lonsdale. Access kitchen, dining & living rms, dw, computer. $525 incl furn, utils/net. 778-885-8864

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 bd den 1 bth shared w/d Walk to Dundarave Village Terra Cotta Tiled Floor FP Off street Pkg $1695 2 bd den/office 1 bth w/d Horseshore Bay! View, Wrap around Deck $1495 Email Inquiries to: Diana diana@dianamander.com Royal LePage Northshore 1 BR. $800. Pemberton Height.

Net, Cbl, Util incl. Shared laundry.

N/P, N/S, Ref. 604-614-6687 1 BR , Lynn Valley, 2nd flr, summer rental, priv ent & porch, grdn, laund, nr bus, $900 furn/ $750 unfurn, incl util, 980-0451

2 BDRM bsmt, 1100sf, South of Grand blvd, Harbourview, f/p, w/d, bright, quiet, well maint, $1200 incl utils. 604-986-1044 2 BDRM bsmt, central Lonsdale, w/d, n/s, n/p, $1300 incl utils, HD, internet, July 1 604-984-2922 2 BR, 1150 sf WVan,nr Collingwood school. garden lvl, bright ocean view, wood f/p, ns, own entry/wd. $1300 incl. utils & cbl, i/net, cat ok. July 1. 604-719-4634 2 BR bright, clean, upper flr, d/w, full bath, alarmed, shared ldry, $1300+1/2 util, 604-841-5971

2 BR bsmt suite, all reno, granite, wd, patio, bright, W 21 off Larson ns, np, $1300incl, 604-512-2521 2 BR, Deep Cove faces south, wd, fp, 1 prkg, refs, ns, np, $1200 incl utils, July 1, 604-220-7821 2 BR garden suite. Cen Lonsdale.

Own entry, n/s n/p, util/cable $1,300/mo. 604-729-8701 2 BR Grdn Ste, Lrg living rm, f/p, 1.5bath, w/d, priv. ent, nr store & bus $1490 + utils 604-922-5767 2 BR lovely new garden apt, Central Lonsdale, radiant heat & f/p, 6 appls, n/s no dogs, Suit quiet prof. couple. $1200+40% util. July 1. 778-340-0150 after 6 2 BR lower Lonsdale, view, character home, recent reno, wd, storage, $1275 all incl. ns, no dogs, July 1, 604-603-7133

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6602

Suites/Partial Houses

BRIGHT 1BR/FP on Delbrook nr rec centre/bus n/s $900 incl utl/ cbl/laun avail now 604 512 3543 DEEP COVE 1 br and den.

Updated Bath/Kitchen, new floors/paint. Own Laundry and entrance, 778-320-9319 July 1st LG 1BDRM, grd floor West Van w/view, d/w, w/d, gas fp, n/s quiet & private $1000 +utils July 1 avail Ph. 604-785-8725 SECLUDED RIVERFRONT sc suite upper Lynne Valley 1 bdrm, n/s n/p, suitable one person, 900/mo, July 1, 604-990-5353

WEST VAN, Dundarave. Small 1 BR, 2 lvls. Ocean view! Walk to beach! Priv w/d, h/wd flrs, hot tub, patio to beautiful flower garden.

N/s. $1,100/mo incl hydro/cable/ internet. July 1st. 604-922-9354

6605

Townhouses Rent

1128 Strathaven Dr. 908-7368.

3 level T/hse, 4 BR, 2 car garage, pet ok, Jul 1, lease, $2900.

3 BR 3 bath Lower Lonsdale townhome, 2 prkg, immacculate cond, gas f/p, ns np $2300 mth.

Patrick O’Donnell, Prudential Sussex Realty 604-839-3863 3 BR fp $1875. reno’d, 1.5 baths, 5 appls, storage, patio, ns, np, July 1, Rufus Dr, 604-980-6250 3 BR t/house in quiet complex, 1.5 baths, fenced patio, pool, playground, near bus & shops, $1620 + utils, Dollarton & Seymour. V7H 1A4 604-929-6024

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE 2 BR avail. July 1. $1425. 1 year lease, NO PETS. For viewing call 604-986-0511

Noma 728 W.14th St, 908-7368.

3 level, 2 BR, 2.5 baths, 2 prkg, roof deck, lease, $2200

6615

2 BR suite, renovated, Upper Lonsdale, approx 1100 sf, d/w, w/d, hardwood, avail now. $1450 + 40% utils. n/s. 604-537-4463

PROF COUPLE & 12 yr old daughter, 3-4 bdrm house, fenced yard, 2 car garage. July 1. Exc refs, long term 1-604-898-9412

3 BR Central Lonsdale, close to everything, fp, 2 bath, yard, deck storage, 5 appls, ns, no pets, prkg, $1850, 604-816-7780

Wanted To Rent

PROF WOMAN looking for quiet suite/apt/condo North or West Van. Must be reasonable rent in exchange for an exc quiet tenant w/great refs. Jul 1. 604-985-0079

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

NVAN 103-130 Pemberton Ave, 3700sf, W/H with a/c office, lrg O/H door, 200 amp, 3 phase, fenced yd, great exposure, avail soon, 604 929-9493, www.westrockproperty.com

Carpentry

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Cleaning

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A DEPENDABLE Cleaning Co. $18/hr. 604-505-8658 Licensed Insured Reliable

Dustless sanding and refinishing, custom stains & installations, sales & design. Res/Com. Call for appt 604-722-6350

8055

8087

Cleaning

ALLGONE EXCAVATING Free est, great rates & service 604-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs.

Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522

The Earth Moves - Mini Excavating, bobcat service & landscape contruction. 604-753-8533

8060

Concrete

Creating Backyard Envy.

For all your concrete needs.

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Drainage

DRAIN TILES, sewer lines, water lines & sumps. Mini excavation 604-230-1472 or 604-327-0885 ALLGONE DRAINAGE Fast response, drain tile video inspection, cleaning, install & repair. 24 hr emergency service 604-990-GONE (4663) Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086

8075 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Drywall

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Electrical

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Contact us today for a free estimate.

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ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940.

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Floor Covering

Golden Hardwood & Laminate Prof intall, refinishing, sanding, and repairs. 778-858-7263

8080

HOME SERVICES 8030

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Floor Refinishing

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3 BR, 2 bth, spacious, upper flr, bright, Delbrook area, $2200 + % util ns np avail now 604-351-1962

8110

4 BR British Properties main flr, 2500 sq ft, 2 bath, f/p, 5 appl, nr Sentinal school, prkg, storage, no pets. $2300 604-922-3499

2 BR newly reno’d bsmt suite, Lower Lonsdale, 1000sf, new fridge, stove, dw, carpets, new paint, insuite wd, gas fp, priv entry/yard, suit couple & 1 child, NS NP, $1125 incl utils, Avail June 15 or July 1, 604-990-6730

2BDRM SUITE avail june 15th, july 1st. dog friendly $1400 all incl, HD cbl, internet, shared w/d, n/s.

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HOME SERVICES

8090

Fencing/Gates

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8100

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Gutters

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8193

Oil Tank Removal

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Plumbing

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Renovations & Home Improvement

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Roofing

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Tree Services

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2006 LEXUS IS 250 AWD. Reg price $32,980/ SALE PRICE $30,980 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID Only 45,000kms, factory warranty remaining. Reg price $22,980.

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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CE 5 spd, priced right! U4497.

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2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL Auto, a/c, pwr group, only 41,000kms ONLY $14,808

2007 VOLVO C70 Get ready for summer, U4534 GREAT PRICE $37,999 2007 VOLVO XC90 V8 AWD, 7 pass, rear entertainment, U4449. Was $45,999 NOW $42,999

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2008 MAZDA MX5 GT Hard top convertible, loaded, manual $31,980 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED Leather, sunroof, low kms ONLY $26,900 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE Pwr group, a/c, Stow ‘N’ Go seats, only 47,501kms, was $16,780 NOW $16,330 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE GLS V6, AWD, leather, a/c, 7 pass $24,995 2007 INFINITI G35 COUPE Leather, a/c, manual ONLY $30,980

2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LIMITED V8, navigation, silver, grey leather, only 39,700kms, local, U5383.

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2007 HYUNDAI AZERA LTD Leather, low kms ONLY $21,530

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD, silver, only 68,000kms, leather, pwr seat, a/c, excellent condition, U11038A $28,995

2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL Manual, a/c, only 65,000kms, 2.0L, fwd ONLY $14,930

2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER Manual, black with black leather, one owner, only 42,700kms, U10857R. Was $36,995 NOW $35,995

2005 VOLVO V50 T5 Auto, sunroof, alloys, U4515 $20,999

2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED EDITION Auto, pwr group, only 40,000 kms ONLY $26,800

2003 BUICK REGAL Immaculate, auto, air, cruise, pwr windows, gold, U101036A $6,995

2004 SUBARU OUTBACK AWD, sunroof, leather, U4536 NOW $17,999

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1979 LINCOLN TOWNCAR Mint Cond, 90K km’s, Collector Plates New Tires, $4500 604-987-8544 1987 FORD Mustang GT VIN# 1FAGP42E0HF220886, $4197, Tyson Kunlcky, Date of Sale July 2 @ A-Plus Automotive 1525 Welch Ave, 604-983-2909

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AirCared, fully loaded, leather, heated seats, pw, pl, alarm, pwr sunroof, pwr seats, CD, new tires & brakes, 228,000 km, runs well. $3000 obo.

604.845.5010 1996 TOYOTA Corolla DX, 5 spd, 1.8 L eng, 4 dr, air, no accidents, family owned 249 K, outstanding cond $3600. 778-238-2137 1998 TOYOTA Corolla VE 4 Dr Auto. AM/FM/CD air cond. airbags in very good condition 216Km $3,950, 604-880-5018

1993 EURO Chevy Lumina, Excellent Transportation, 140K km’s, $1,200 604-926-5422

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2003 BWM X5 3.0 V6 AWD, grey / grey leather, loaded, navigation system, heated power/telescopic steering, heated front & rear seats $16,000. 150 K. 604-657-4451

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1996 FORD F150 canopy, good cond, long box, new clutch grt work truck $2500 604-728-8042 1998 FORD F250 Lariat 115,000 km, auto, hitch& brake ready for towing, beautiful cond, many extras, $7500. 604-946-5339

2000 NISSAN Pathfinder SE only 116 k, silver, mint cond in/outside, asking $9,995 obo 604-833-4999

Accelerate your car buying 2002 LANDROVER Freelander, V6 engine, 5 spd, automatic transmission. $9400. Must sell.

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96 VW Jetta GLS, 5 sp, white, s/r, loaded. Runs grt! Economical and reliable! $3000. 604-926-2248

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2009 Dodge Journey SXT

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2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 Sport Black,Hemi,20”wheels,pwr rear slider, only 48,000kms,P5443 Pre-Loved Special $27,988

2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 SLT Sport 5.7L Hemi,black,only 48,000kms,pwr group,trailer hitch,BCAA inspected, P5443 Pre-Loved Special $27,988

2008 JeepWrangler

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2008ToyotaTacomaTRD Crew Cab 4X4,V6,auto,blue,alloys,pwr group, BCAA inspected,P5421 Pre-Loved Special $33,988

2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4 Limited

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2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4

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2006 Ford Fusion SEL

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2005Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 5spd,yellow,alloys,power group,sunroof, 57,000kms,st#10062A Pre-Loved Special $14,988

2004 Chrysler Pacifica

All wheel drive,V6,silver,new tires,loaded, leather,only 72,000kms,10056A Pre-Loved Special $16,988 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. SILVER COLOUR. VERY CLEAN FAMILY VAN. FULLY LOADED. LOW MILEAGE. $10,500.00 CALL 604-721-2321

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14’-16’ ALUMINUM boat, wide beam w/trailer, kicker and access. good cond., call 604-987-9812

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Friday, June 11, 2010 - North Shore News - A45

Columnist DAVID CHAO reviews the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo next week in REV

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE ROAD

Brendan McAleer

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

THE 2010 Audi A3 TDI, recently pegged as the Green Car of the Year, proves that an eco-friendly car can also offer great performance and luxury. It is available at Capilano Audi in the Northshore Auto Mall.

2010 Audi A3 TDI

A3 TDI is green and mean

David Chao and Bob McHugh Contributing Writers

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WITH the prestigious Green Car of the Year Award securely tucked under its seatbelt, the 2010 Audi A3 TDI proves that a performanceminded luxury car can also be an eco-friendly car — two concepts normally thought to be mutually exclusive.

Its 2.0-litre “clean diesel” engine has a combined (city/ highway) average fuel economy rating of 5.8 litres/100 kilometres.

That’s especially significant for buyers in some provinces (such as British Columbia), because there are rebates available.

In B.C., the A3 TDI qualifies for an instant $1,500 point-ofsale rebate from its Provincial Sales Tax (PST). This B.C. tax incentive for high-efficiency vehicles, however, will disappear at the end of June when the PST is scheduled to be replaced by the HST. The TDI is a new addition to the A3 line for the 2010 model year and it comes in both base and Premium trim levels.

A compact yet premium five-door hatchback, the A3 possesses excellent driving dynamics and is also available with a 2.0-litre direct-injection gasoline engine with a Quattro (all-wheel drive) drivetrain option. A 3.2-litre V-6 model has been discontinued.

A six-speed manual transmission is available with the gasoline engine, but the optional six-speed automatic gearbox (S-Tronic) is the only transmission offered with the diesel engine. In addition, the TDI only comes as a front-drive model — there’s no Quattro version.

Even a base A3 ($33,300) comes with 17-inch alloy wheels, dual-zone automatic climate control, fog lamps, cruise control, heated mirrors, keyless entry, heated washer nozzles, variable intermittent wipers, heated leather seats, 60/40 split-folding rear seat and a CD/MP3 stereo with auxiliary input. The similarly equipped base TDI is $35,300.

A move up to Premium (TDI: $38,000) adds rain- and speed-sensitive wipers, auto-dimming exterior and interior mirrors, Bluetooth connectivity, a panoramic sunroof, a power driver’s seat, a multi-function four-spoke leather-wrapped wheel, and interior lighting package.

Our test A3 TDI had Premium trim level with a new S Line Sport Package ($2,900). This package adds 18-inch wheels and performance tires, sport seats, a steering wheel with a dual paddle shift feature, a rear roof spoiler, door sill inlays and S-

style bumpers front and rear.

It also came with a new optional metallic paint colour offering called Sphere blue ($650), rear side airbags ($500), Bixenon headlights ($900) and a Bose audio package ($1,700).

Its full price came to $43,500.

See Seats page 46

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

INTELLIGENT design, functionality and comfort mixed with excellent craftsmanship are hallmarks of Audi’s upscale interiors.

Driver training now has a lot more training

WHEN I learned to drive — way back when you had to keep a sharp eye out for brontosauri leaping out from behind hedges and when we went through gallons of windshield washer fluid due to the pterodactyl droppings — there was no such thing as graduated licensing.

Instead, you simply turned 16, popped down to the local government office on your bike, answered a series of questions that a concussed orangutan could have managed (Q: what is the proper procedure at a stop-sign? A: Stopping.), and then left with a piece of paper that proved you were ready to have one or other of your parents impart all their bad habits to you over the next few weeks.

I’m sure that even this basic training will seem draconian to some of you older drivers out there, and I fully expect to be inundated by e-mails telling of a time when you didn’t even really need a driver’s licence to drive, or when you simply paid your three groats for the test and as long as you could restrain yourself from mowing down no more than three pedestrians over the next ten minutes, you passed with flying colours. If you did hit more than three, they’d still pass you, but you didn’t qualify for the five per cent insurance rebate.

However, now a new driver must face a gauntlet of testing, with practical and theory portions, “L” or “N” See New page 50

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Seats are superb but headroom can be tight

From page 45

The looks The fifth-door of its fastback design adds utility and convenience and makes the most of its compact dimensions. It’s an attractive mix of functionality and clean, finely crafted styling lines that exude understated elegance.

A wide-mouth chrometrimmed grille gives the A3

that unmistakably Audi look from a front view. The string of LED daytime running lights inside the headlamp clusters, which are arced in what appears to be a resolute frown, also add to its Audidistinctiveness.

The inside Audi’s ability to create an upscale interior ambience is the envy of the rest of the auto industry. A combination of intelligent design, functionality and comfort is accentuated by a high level of craftsmanship. The clever way the hand brake lever is incorporated into the console design is just one example.

The driving position has

a terrific range of seat and steering wheel adjustments.

Even very tall drivers should find legroom more than adequate, but the panoramic sunroof (standard on the Premium edition) reduces headroom space. An adjustable power lumbar on the driver’s seat that also allows vertical placement is a particularly nice comfort feature.

The back seats are more supportive than you generally find, although here again, taller passengers may find a headroom issue due to the sunroof and the slope on the roof. The rear seatbacks flip down easily and are split

60/40, but they do not extend a perfectly flat cargo floor.

Safety Rated a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety based on its crash test results, the A3 provides a comprehensive network of safety features designed to protect occupants. Electronic Stability Control is standard and rear seat side airbags are an option.

The Drive The TDI engine is livelier than its horsepower number (140) and acceleration time (about nine seconds to get to 100 km/h) indicate. It’s

quick off the mark from a standing start, and when you adapt to the engine’s slower power build up and maximum rev range (4,500 r.p.m.), faster cornering and passing of other vehicles can be done

with ease.

Of course, with 236 foot-pounds of torque at your disposal, the TDI’s smooth and easy power is

See Audi page 47

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

THE back seats are very supportive but a sloping roof can cause headroom issues.

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BOASTING 236 foot-pounds of torque, the A3 is livelier than its 140 h.p. would suggest.

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

A nicely weighted steering wheel and sporty yet refined suspension make for a very enjoyable driving experience in the Audi A3 TDI.

Audi brings efficiency, luxury and fun From page 46

most evident when a steep grade presents itself. The pulling power of this small diesel engine is phenomenal and if you live in a hilly or mountainous area it would sure make driving a lot more pleasant.

The TDI’s rated highway fuel economy is an amazing 4.6 l/100 km.

That equates to better than 60 miles per gallon, if you prefer old English measurements. It’s also better fuel economy than a Toyota Yaris or even the current Smart Car. And with a full 55-litre fuel tank the A3 TDI could, in theory anyway, travel

more than 1,000 (highway) kilometres between fill-ups.

The A3’s suspension provides a very nice blend of sporty handling and refined ride quality. It has that well-planted secure feel on the road that’s typical of good European sport sedans. The steering tracks well and provides a precise and nicely weighted steering wheel feel.

The Score The Audi A3 TDI is a quality luxury car in a smaller package that’s fun to drive and it offers outstanding fuel efficiency.

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BCAA is offering Bike Assist to all cyclists — member or not — during Bike Month in June in case they experience a problem on the road.

From June 1-30, cyclists who’ve experienced a mechanical breakdown can contact BCAA Road Assist service — available 24 hours a day, seven days a week — to receive help. If a bike is beyond repair at roadside, the BCAA technician will transport the cyclist and their bike a maximum of five kilometres to their destination or a nearby bike repair shop.

BCAA is the first automobile association in North America to provide roadside assistance for members choosing pedal power over motor power. According to Ken Cousin, BCAA’s associate vice president of Road Assist, many bicycle breakdowns occur after bikes are taken out of winter storage and put on the road without receiving an adequate tune up.

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So it was that I passed into the driving stage of my life without serious incident, and there followed several years of not being allowed to drive anything except our Series III Land Rover, which had a horsepower level so primitively low that you had to measure it in Hyracotheriums, and which nearly fell over every time you took a corner at more than walking speed. I managed to spin it once, as well as breaking an axle and becoming stranded on a train-track, but I survived, which was the important thing.

In contrast, my wife didn’t bother to get her licence until well into her early 20s. When I met her, she couldn’t drive a standard transmission, and when I made the (foolish) assertion that I was only going to drive cars with manuals, and that she would have to learn to drive stick-shift before we got married, we agreed that I would attempt to be her instructor. There then followed such a torrent of jerky starts, crying fits, shouting matches, sulky silences and recriminations, if I’d thought to film the whole experience, I could be richer than the guys who came up with The Bachelor. Bachelor, of course, being what I very nearly ended up becoming.

But today, new drivers can pretty safely ignore standard transmissions, as they are rapidly being phased our of everything except sportscars, and only a lucky few with foolish parents will be getting a sportscar upon turning 16. Giving a sportscar to a young driver is like handing over a Kalashnikov and a vial of crystal meth in terms of temptation and danger, but perhaps that’s just jealousy speaking.

Besides, back when I learned to drive, any number of my friends were driving mom’s Honda Accord, with a weedy 130 h.p. engine. These days, if mom sprang for the V-6 option, the handme-down Accord might have between 240-270 h.p., which is treble the amount necessary to get in trouble.

So it makes sense to learn, at last, that there’s a new application for the iPhone that uses the latest model’s GPS and G-sensing capabilities to keep tabs on drivers. Developed specifically for parents of new drivers and managers of fleets of vehicles, the app gathers data on driving habits including speed-limit violations, sudden braking and route-tracking. Cue a series of hormonal vignettes with tear-streaked faces wailing, “But Mom and Dad! Don’t you trust me?” Well, no, obviously. We’ve all seen Ferris Bueller.

Still, maybe going all Big Brother on kids isn’t the best way to ensure that they’ll be safe out there on the roads. Speaking for myself, any children of mine will be riding the hoverbus until they’re in their middle-30s.

Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and automotive enthusiast. If you have a suggestion for a column, or would be interested in having your car club featured, please contact him at mcaleer. nsnews@gmail.com.

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