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THE Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Youth Artists will receive a generous $2-million gift at the groundbreaking ceremony for the North Vancouver school district’s new education service centre and Artists for Kids gallery today. The Audain Foundation is donating funds to the Smith Foundation to support the gallery’s construction, scheduled for completion in spring 2012. The gallery’s new home at 21st Street and Lonsdale Avenue will allow Artists for Kids to maintain its premier collection of Canadian art — worth more than $2 million — and to improve its arts education programs. The Audain Foundation is known province-wide for supporting artistic and cultural projects since 1997. Run by Michael Audain, CEO of Vancouver housing development company Polygon Homes Ltd., the foundation has donated more than $17 million to public art galleries to support construction and art projects. “I have been a fan of Gordon Smith’s beautiful art work for many years, but most especially his dedication to Artists for Kids,” Audain said in a press release. “Thus we are privileged to help in the construction See Gift page 3

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FROMME elementary student Morgan Derban meets 99-year-old Lynn Valley pioneer Julia Fromme during a celebration of the school’s history on Tuesday. The school is slated to close at the end of this school year, although parents continue to ﬁght the North Vancouver Board of Education decision. See story page 5.

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A contentious seniors highrise proposal had District of North Vancouver residents split evenly down the middle at a public hearing Tuesday night. More than 150 North Vancouver residents crowded a tension-ﬁlled council chamber to comment on a plan that could see an 11-storey, 146-unit seniors rental accommodation built

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YOU never forget the loss of a loved one, especially not a child. On Sunday, June 27, bereaved parents from the North Shore’s Compassionate Friends group will gather to celebrate the lives of their deceased children by revealing a new marble sculpture titled Enduring Love. The piece has been in the works for two years after the self-help group received a community public art grant from the City of North Vancouver. The concept was modelled after a memorial that the organization’s Kelowna chapter built featuring a statue of a boy and girl at play, with the names of children who have died carved into the walls surrounding them. “We started talking about a need for us to have a place to gather together once a year, on Father’s Day one year, Mother’s Day the next year,” explains North Shore chapter leader Cathy Sosnowsky. But they didn’t want to have it in a cemetery. “There are people in our group whose children died back East, or whose bodies weren’t found, or they left the ashes in the ocean and so they have no marker to go and visit.” Instead, the marble sculpture will rest in Victoria Park. Members of Compassionate Friends gave Chemainus artist Daniel Cline an idea of what they were looking for. “Marble had this kind of eternal quality appeal to us,” says Sosnowsky. “We wanted something that had some kind of playfulness about it not something really sombre, or depressing, not something too representative, not something too abstract.” The result is a semi-abstract piece featuring a woman who has a hole in the middle. Some of the parents have also donated paving stones that are set around the statue and branded with a word that is reﬂective of the deceased child, including “love,” “compassion” and “laughter.” At Sunday’s ceremony, parents who have donated a stone will write their child’s name on a balloon and release it. The event will also feature drumming from Dennis Joseph of the Squamish Nation, a speech about public art by Mayor Darrell Mussatto, a brief history on the Compassionate Friends and low-key music. Members of the public are welcome to attend the ceremony, which will commence at 3 p.m.

A group of volunteers are planning to put the shine back on Grouse Mountain this weekend with a project to pick up trash that has collected on trails and ski runs over the winter season.

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DARLENE Ross and others affected by the loss of children work to tidy the installation of a memorial sculpture in North Vancouver’s Victoria Park.

Parkway site currently zoned for 25 units From page 1

and amend the Seymour Local Plan in order to build the proposed residence. The Seymour Local Plan currently restricts development on the proposed site to a three-storey, low-rise, multi-family complex with 25 units. Amendments to the 1997 plan are needed to permit the 11-storey Paciﬁc Arbour highrise. For Deep Cove’s St. Simon’s Anglican Church Rev. Ed Hird, amendments to Seymour’s community plan are necessary to keep up with the needs of the region’s steadily increasing senior population. “The OCP has to be taken seriously, but unlike the Ten Commandments, its not written in stone,” he said. “It wasn’t meant to be.” Don Peters of the Community Housing Action Committee shared similar sentiments, stating the need for a reliable and comfortable accommodation for North Vancouver’s growing elderly population. “We talk in our OCP and strategies about how to provide opportunities for people to age in place,” the West Queens Road resident said. “I think the time has come to screw our courage to the sticking place and make this project a reality. I think it’s the least we can do.” The developers bussed in a contingent of Summerhill residents — a Paciﬁc Arbour seniors living accommodation that opened in North

Vancouver in 2001 — to support the proposal. Four residents brandishing large YES stickers told council about the benefits of Summerhill and called for a similar building in the Seymour area. B.C. Seniors Living Association president Amir Hemani and Anthem Properties’ vice-president of communications Sylvia Yung were also on hand to lend their support for the seniors’ living development. But many in the crowd expressed strong opposition to Pacific Arbour’s development proposal. Seymour residents and others with a vested interest in the project argued against changes to the Seymour Local Plan. Concerns over potential traffic issues, unwanted density increases and blocked views were also raised. “A community plan to me is a covenant,” said Bill Erickson of Roche Point Towers, a building east of the proposed site on Mount Seymour Parkway. “You can change a plan if there is a moral imperative, but there is no such imperative,” he said. “This is an ad hoc shoehorn of a highrise in an area that is a great area, but not the perfect height for such a highrise,” he added. “We need to determine exactly what type of housing we need.” Joseph Bowes of Garibaldi Drive also opposed the development. He referred councillors to a petition with 985 signatures that condemns Pacific Arbour’s plans for the Seymour area.

“It is not responsible development,” he said. “Highrises do not belong in the Seymour area, especially one this big. There are plenty of other developers and a number of other possible Seymourarea sites for dealing with seniors’ housing units.” Other residents expressed concern that the Pacific Arbour Retirement Committee’s building plans are focused on commercial profit rather than the needs of the community. “Pacific Arbour is a corporation there to make a profit and they obviously can’t make a profit from a development that is built within the plan,” Seymour resident Tom Wolke said. “I have to be suspicious . . . this development is cloaked in the need for seniors.” Seymour Local Plan monitoring committee member Katherine Fagerlund took the stage late into Tuesday night’s hearing to denounce Pacific Arbour’s proposal. “We are not convinced that there is a current need for this development in this community,” she said. “This development is not what ought to be considered normal residential development, but rather ought to be considered as a proposed commercial development of a residential hotel for seniors.” The rezoning for Pacific Arbour’s development will be considered by District of North Vancouver council at an upcoming meeting.

The Vancouver chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a non-proﬁt environmental group, is planning to unleash a small army of cleaners onto the mountain Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. as part of a project called Snow Melts, Trash Doesn’t. Anyone interested in helping out can report to guest services at the base of the hill, explain they are part of the Surfrider project and take the Skyride to the peak, where volunteers at the organization’s tent will issue them with gloves and a bag. The effort follows a similar project on Mount Seymour last month, when volunteers collected more than 1,200 cans and bottles, according to the foundation. There may just be a few treasures in it for those who choose to chip in, say the organizers. “At the ﬁrst mountain cleanup, volunteers found Trevor Linden’s iPod, a few unopened beers, iPhones, other cellphones, hoodies, a few bandanas, a guitar, a ski, a snow skate, tons of gloves, money and lots of other keepers.” Grouse Mountain will also be hosting a BBQ at 3 p.m. as a thank-you to participants. Volunteers are asks to wear sturdy boots and to dress for all weather conditions. For more information, visit www.surfridervancouver.org.

Gift to promote arts education From page 1

of this new space on Lonsdale Avenue.” Artists for Kids was established in 1989 by the North Vancouver school district and a group of renowned Canadian artists — Bill Reid, Gordon Smith and Jack Shadbolt — to promote youth arts education. In 2002, Smith created the Smith Foundation to help raise funds for the program. For prominent artist Gordon Smith, the Audain Foundation’s handsome donation will help promote the need for youth arts education in the province. “It’s incredible,” Smith said. “Michael Audain does so much in Canada. He’s one of the great Canadians. More than anywhere else in Vancouver, we need a new gallery.” “The support we’ve got has been just incredible,” he added.

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ISTRICT of North Vancouver council will face a difﬁcult decision when it considers the rezoning application by Paciﬁc Arbour Retirement Communities for seven lots on Mount Seymour Parkway that would allow construction of an 11-storey, 146unit seniors residence. Rev. Ed Hird is correct when he suggests an OCP, unlike the Ten Commandments, is not written in stone. A municipality’s vision for its future evolves as it matures, external and statistical factors affecting planning. When the Seymour Local Plan was created, residents did not envisage highrises as part of their landscape — even at the Parkgate nexus of services. So the question for council, reduced to its simplest terms, is whether the need for the type of accommodation offered

trumps long-held planning goals. Pacific Arbour is a respected company that operates The Summerhill in the City of North Vancouver and is in the process of refining a long-awaited proposal for the Wetmore site in West Vancouver. The company has invested a lot in its Parkgate proposal, having previously tried for a 17-storey building. But while the excellent services envisioned by Pacific Arbour might justify breaking existing zoning height in Lynn Valley where there are more seniors and more available services, they don’t justify breaking the Seymour Local Plan so dramatically. Seymour, like the rest of the North Shore, needs more choices in seniors housing. And this should be a council priority. But this proposal is not the way to the future at this location.

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Trevor Lautens bureaucrats, found weasel ways of legally permitting torture of terrorist suspects, possibly the blackest chapter in the history of the republic — while most of the media kept morally silent. In Canada’s system of government with its courtly bow to the rule of law and fastidious division of powers, Dear Leader Stephen Harper — er, the prime minister — has nothing like the clout over the police that the extremely wimpish-looking Kim enjoys. Savour the irony: If he had, the remarkably

competent manager Harper certainly would have headed off at the pass the monumental blundering and ultimately deadly turfprotection of police who appear to have graduated from the same class of Keystone Kops Academy. Hold on. I said blundering. Big, bad mistakes. Ham-handed fumbling. Human bloody error. Yes, in part. But I suspect many people see deeper implications that are far worse. As the cases of the Air India terrorist bombing (25 years and no heads have rolled, no perpetrators convicted) and of the shameful police action in Robert Dziekanski’s death have agonizingly showed, the nation’s top echelons of law enforcers are contemptuously arrogant — as if above the very laws they’ve sworn to enforce, and with a wanna-dosomething-about-it? attitude to the civil government

and to the public they are supposed to serve. (It happens in huge cases at lower levels too. Niagara area and Toronto police were so embroiled in turf warfare and confused communications that sadistic rapist Paul Bernardo might still be torturing and murdering young girls, had not his wicked accomplice Karla Homolka — she helped kill her own sister! — led police to damning evidence they had overlooked, in exchange for an absurdly soft 12-year prison sentence. That’s why Homolka now walks the streets again while two bereaved families’ lives are ruined.) In the wake of blunt, meticulous reports by retired Supreme Court justice John Major regarding the Air India bombing, which could have been prevented if the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service had got their jealous acts together, and by Thomas Braidwood into confused Polish immigrant Dziekanski’s last

horrific minutes, I’d say there ought to be obstruction of justice investigations flying all around those two scandals, indicting top authorities and their obedient minions in the police and the federal government who tried everything they could — ducking, dodging and foot-dragging to keep the truth from coming out and their own asses from being exposed. Those were the “second crimes” — in any but the legal sense — that have added to the well-rooted cynicism flourishing across the land: The deal, the coverup, the inquiry that exposes without having the authority to indict. But out of the Braidwood inquiry, at long last a special prosecutor has been appointed, West Vancouver’s distinguished criminal lawyer Richard Peck, to take a second look at the possibility of criminal charges against the four Mounties involved in the Tasering and death minutes later of Dziekanski,

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Education changes coming

ARE big changes to our public education system just around the corner?

Speculation is growing in the wake of the B.C. Liberal government’s ﬁght with the Vancouver school board that something new is coming. Certainly, the B.C. Liberals have spent years talking about the need for change in the K-12 system. Pretty well every throne speech contains language suggesting signiﬁcant change is on the way. But aside from the introduction of all-day kindergarten, nothing particularly revolutionary has occurred in the education system. The Liberals made a big fuss unveiling such things as the “learning roundtable” and “teachers’ congress” but they don’t seem to have had much lasting impact on things. And now a new slogan — “21st century learning” — will soon be introduced, and I wonder whether some serious alterations to the education system will accompany it. For possible clues on what may be coming, I dusted off this year’s throne speech and re-read the section on public education. Certainly, the language in that speech does suggest something is in the works. “Government will take steps to renew and revitalize education,” the speech stated, adding that a “new emphasis will be placed on parental

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involvement.” The speech also stated that “new forms of schools will be developed to provide greater choice and diversity.” I suppose these promises can be read as so much empty government rhetoric. On the other hand, given the evident frustration over the conduct of the Vancouver school board the language can also be seen as suggesting provocative change. Part of the backdrop here is the often testy relationship between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Liberal government. Gordon Campbell is married to a long-time former school principal, and anyone who knows a school principal knows the frustrations many of them feel when it comes to dealing with teachers (in terms of the rigid control the BCTF exerts over the workplace). So he’s had years to become familiar on that front. Another important factor to consider here is the recent report by the province’s

comptroller-general on the Vancouver school board’s ﬁnancial situation. Political opponents of the government (most notably Vancouver school trustees themselves) have dismissed the report as a meaningless exercise that revealed nothing new. But those who view that report only as it pertains to school trustees may be missing the larger picture. Comptroller-general Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland portrays the Vancouver school board as operating within a governance model that is largely controlled by the employees who work for it (i.e. teachers and CUPE support staff workers). As a result, ﬂexibility and the ability to change policies are greatly hampered. While there has been a lot of attention paid to the war of words between Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid and VSB chair Patti Bacchus, a key phrase from the minister has been overlooked. She has talked about the need for a new “governance model” and how she will develop one soon. A new model is going to have a more profound impact on our system than closing a few schools or squabbling over a school board’s budget. So what, exactly, is the B.C. Liberal government up to? Is it about to do an end run around the BCTF and CUPE by setting up these “new forms of schools” with

direct parental involvement? Is it about to take the first steps toward creating a new parallel education system? One clue may be what’s going on in England, where the new coalition government is embarking on a massive restructuring on the country’s education system. There, the Swedish model of so-called “free schools” (where parents and organizations set up their own school with government money) is being implemented. Will we see “free schools” set up on a trial basis in a few school districts? It can be argued that the B.C. Liberals, given their low standing in the polls, do not have the political credibility or muscle to carry out big changes on any front. But they wouldn’t be the first government to go down swinging over an issue it considers important enough. Oh, and have I mentioned the BCTF will soon enter negotiations for a new contract? The teachers’ union has said it won’t accept a wage freeze like other public sector unions, so a fight is brewing on that front as well. Perhaps that’s the one thing — a contract battle with teachers — that won’t change in education. But it sure seems likely that “21st century learning” means other changes are on the way. Baldrey@globaltv.com

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Missing 90-year-old found safe

Notice of Public Hearing

Niamh Scallan

Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4643, 2010

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A North Shore neighbourhood breathed a sigh of relief Saturday morning after a 90-year-old woman reported missing Friday was found alive and well. North Vancouver RCMP received a call at 8:30 p.m. Friday evening that Peggy Pratt failed to return home from an evening walk. A construction worker found Pratt at 9:15 a.m. Saturday morning in a vacant apartment in her Pemberton Heights garden apartment complex after an exhaustive search by North Shore Search and Rescue, North Vancouver RCMP, volunteers, RCMP Dog Services and the RCMP helicopter. According to Don Jardine, search manager for North Shore Rescue, the search team asked the complex’s strata council whether there were vacant apartments where the woman could have wandered. Told by the council that there were no empty apartments, the search extended throughout the night and into Saturday morning with help from search and rescue personnel from Lions Bay, Coquitlam and Surrey. “They weren’t aware See Empty page 11

Notice is given that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall of The Corporation of the District of West Vancouver at 750 - 17th Street, West Vancouver, B.C. on Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:00 pm to consider the following: Applicant: The District of West Vancouver Subject Lands: The proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw amendments apply to all lands in the municipality of West Vancouver. Purpose: The proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw amendments will: incorporate key policy directions of the Community Dialogue on Neighbourhood Character and Housing, which was undertaken in 2007-2008 in accordance with OCP Policy H 1; and establish the policy framework to “allow for the examination of new housing prototypes in Existing Neighbourhoods through a District of West Vancouver led housing pilot program.” Enquiries: Planning Department, Municipal Hall. Phone: 604-925-7055. Summary of the proposed OCP Bylaw amendments: A new subsection titled “The Community Dialogue on Neighbourhood Character and Housing”would be added. This subsection would make current the OCP’s 2004 direction to undertake a dialogue on housing, and discuss the key findings of the Community Dialogue. A new Policy H 4.1 would be added to provide policy for the District’s Housing Pilot Program. As envisioned by the Community Dialogue on Neighbourhood Character and Housing Working Group, in its report of September 2008, pilot projects: “would allow for new housing prototypes consistent with the community’s desire for improved housing choice, for housing that is sympathetic to a site’s natural features and minimizes site alteration, and for housing designed to fit with established neighbourhood character; would involve the selection of project(s) by Council following a formal open selection process;

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INQUIRING REPORTER THE Vancouver Aquarium’s baby beluga Nala died suddenly Monday after a two-week illness. The loss of Vancouver’s one-year-old beluga throws into question the presence of aquariums and zoos in society. A Calgary Zoo report released June 18 calls for an ethical review of keeping animals in captivity. Yet zoos and aquariums contribute to scientiﬁc research, offer a handson learning experience for children and adults, and provide a refuge for endangered species and contribute to conservation projects worldwide. — Niamh Scallan

Gerald Lynch North Vancouver We should encourage sightseeing to get people out to see the animals instead of keeping them in captivity. It’s like being in jail.

Are zoos and aquariums educational or unethical?

Ian Findlay North Vancouver I don’t think they’re that bad. I like seeing wildlife. I guess I don’t like seeing animals in captivity, but as long as they are treated well. . . .

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Kylea Sheehan Vancouver A bit of both, I think. A lot of research occurs at zoos and aquariums and endangered species can be preserved, but I also see the negative points.

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Quebec separatists, including former premier René Lévesque. In daily newspaper days in the turbulent 1960s-’70s, I amused myself looking around the newsroom, wondering: Which reporter is the Communist apparatchik? Which editor is the RCMP-FBI mole? Is it paranoid to suspect that such entities would infiltrate large media to subtly influence public opinion? I think not. But it fired up my fictional mind. A novel: Potentially damaging intelligence has been gathered on both prominent and scarcely known members of Parliament (and which of us, beyond a few saints, has lived so purely as to be bullet-proof, so to speak?). Top cops meet with their nominal political master, the very upset prime minister, and casually drop tidbits about same into their conversation. The PM, being alertly numerate, grasps that if scandal destroyed a few of his MPs his minority government would be defeated. Cleaning out the higher echelons of the security establishment doesn’t look like such a good idea

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Capt. Graham Macmillan, Capt. Vicki Ferg, Sandhya Gamage and Lieut. Andrew Bowie toast the evening.

Pipe Maj. Alex Chisamore and Drum Maj. Doug Drysdale greet guests. The JP Fell Armoury Dinner was held June 5. Festivities included a formal dinner and entertainment by a pipe band. Funds raised from the evening will be used for the 6 Engineer Squadron’s upcoming 100th anniversary celebration set for February 2011.

Sgt. Maj. Bob Maley (retired), Sgt. Shawn Coady, 2nd Lieut. Eric Storm and retired police chief Ross Gulkison team up for a photo.

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Warrant Ofﬁcer Ron Snelgrove (squadron sergeant major) and Maj. Ward Trythall enjoy the festivities.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to ARTS & CULTURE

Fiddler Dirk Powell maintains the “porch essence” of roots music: Page 18 Enter to win Sia’s new album We Are Born: Page 18 Sharon Jones keeps it real at the Commodore: Page 19

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FRAZEY Ford is performing on the ﬁrst three dates of this summer’s Lilith tour including the July 1 stop at West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park. Her debut solo album, Obadiah, will be ofﬁcially released on July 20.

Tomasz Stanko builds his own musical language: Page 21 Enter to win tickets to Swami’s jazz fest gig at the Commodore: Page 25 Knight and Day stays on Cruise control: Page 26 South Asian ﬁlm fest celebrates diversity: Page 27 More online at www.nsnews.com

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AFTER a successful run with folk-country group The Be Good Tanyas, singer-songwriter Frazey Ford is embarking on a musical career of her own. The Vancouver artist has been busy in recent years refocusing her creative energies on soul music since the dismantling of the folk music trio. Her true passion for soul music runs through in Obadiah, her solo debut album slated for release in mid-July. “My true love is soul music,” Ford says. “It’s sort of where I wanted to go for a while.” Ford attributes her unique, creative sound in her new solo album to her colourful past. She grew up under the influence of her free-spirited parents who fled to Canada from the United States during the Vietnam War. “It was a hard time when my mother was pregnant,” she says. “I feel like sorrowful music was a part of my inception and that has had a great influence on me.” Her parents lived in communes for a number of years before settling in the

Kootenays. They raised Ford in an atmosphere rich with poetry, travel and Bob Dylan, she remembers. Ford’s music career began in her early adulthood when she met future band mates Sam Parton and Trish Klein while living and tree planting in Nelson. The three girls later moved to East Vancouver where they began playing music together as a hobby. While Parton and Klein favoured early country and folk music, Ford spent her time researching early soul. “We were like a little group of music nerds who liked exploring early music together,” she laughs. “It blossomed into the Be Good Tanyas.” The East Vancouver alternative folk trio went on the produce three hit albums, Blue Horse, Chinatown and Hello Love. The Be Good Tanyas were widely acclaimed in the music world with four-star reviews in Rolling Stone and sold-out concert halls across Europe and North America throughout the 1990s. But Ford never lost her passion for soul and when the group decided to split in 2008, she began to explore a new, distinctive sound of her own. In her upcoming debut album, Obadiah, Ford lays down 13 soulful tracks with the help of former band mate and guitarist Trish Klein, producer and musician John Raham and bassist Darren Harris. Ford points to both her childhood and motherhood as inspiration for her new album. She learned how to write not just about herself but those around her after becoming a mother seven years ago, she says. See Ford page 36

A14 - North Shore News - Friday, June 25, 2010

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■ Susanna and the Magical Orchestra Norwegian duo, featuring keyboard player Morten Qvenild and singer Susanna Wallumrød, create pop music fused with elements of electronica and jazz. — Performance Works, tonight, 9 p.m. ■ Harry Manx An essential link between East and West, “Mysticssippi” bluesman weds blues tradition with the depth of classical Indian ragas on his Mohan veena/lap steel guitar. — Capilano Performing Arts Theatre, tonight, 8 p.m. ■ Chris Gestrin Quartet Vancouver-based pianist Chris Gestrin showcases some new tunes with his new quartet featuring bassist Adam Thomas, drummer Joe Poole and saxophonist Evan Arntzen. — The Ironworks, June 26, 8 p.m. ■ Martha Wainwright sings Piaf Daughter of folk legends Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle, and sister of Rufus Wainwright, pays homage to the French cultural icon in a concert that may be one of the most memorable of the festival. — The Centre, June 26, 7:30 p.m. ■ Schlippenbach Trio German pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach in performance with saxophonist Evan Parker and drummer Paul Lovens promises to be something special. — Roundhouse, June 26, 8 p.m.

■ The Budos Band Sharon Jones’ Daptone ensemble returns as an instrumental unit showcasing their jazz, deep funk, Afrobeat and soul inﬂuences. Michigan’s NOMO opens. — Commodore Ballroom, June 26, 9:30 p.m. ■ Headwater North Vancouver roots band play a free outdoor concert Sunday afternoon in Jack Loucks Court. — John Braithwaite Centre, June 27, 1 p.m. Free concert. ■ Mikko Innanen and Innkvisitio Finnish quartet featuring saxophonist/composer Mikko Innanen with Seppo Kantonen on keyboards, Joonas Riippa on drums and Swedish saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist. Improvisers play a free gig, in more ways than one, in Gastown as part of two-day street festival. — Gastown Maple Tree Square, June 27, 2:45 p.m. Free. ■ Gordon Grdina Trio with Fredrik Ljungkvist Grdina’s trio bring in busy Swedish saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist to perform compositions written specially for gig. — The Ironworks, June 27, 11 p.m. ■ Kid Koala presents The Slew Live with The Heavy Fantastic double-bill featuring Montreal turntabalist Kid Koala (performing live with the former Wolfmother rhythm section of bassist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett) as The Slew with U.K. band The Heavy opening. — Commodore Ballroom, June 29, 8 p.m.

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MUSIC DIRK POWELL PLAYS SOCIAL MUSIC YOU CAN DANCE TO

Fiddler maintains ‘porch essence’ of roots

■ Dirk Powell Band, West Vancouver Memorial Library, tonight at 7:30 p.m. Free gig on the opening night of this year’s TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Visit www. coastaljazz.ca for schedule.

Benjamin Alldritt balldritt@nsnews.com

“EVERYONE needs, in their lives, to feel connected to a culture that doesn’t feel commercial and doesn’t feel like the lowest common denominator. One generation cuts the roots because they feel strangled by them if they’re too conﬁning but then the next generation needs the roots because they’re withering.”

Dirk Powell has made a life and a career out of exploring those cultural roots while also reaching out for the new shoots. The Kentucky-born musician, who has played with such diverse artists as Sting, TBone Burnett, Jack White and Linda Ronstadt, is bringing his Appalachian and Cajun sound to a free show at the West Vancouver Memorial Library tonight. “It’s going to be mostly old-time Appalachian music, the kind I learned from my grandfather, but also some Cajun, Louisiana music because that’s where I’ve made my home for long time,” Powell says in an interview from Portland. It was while he was growing up in Kentucky that Powell first picked up the banjo and the fiddle, a life-changing moment he credits to his grandfather, James Clarence Hay. “Like a lot of teenagers, I was somebody who didn’t photo submitted quite know who he was. I was searching for myself and I DIRK Powell and his band will play a mix of traditional American roots music at West Vancouver Memorial Library tonight as part of the was lucky that my grandfather opening weekend of this year’s TD Canada Trust Vancouver International jazz Festival. played music and I was able to his performance. Powell’s work also weaves through a handful of go and spend a lot of time with him. It’s kind of funny because that on a stage, you kind of have two options. You can emphasize documentary films, such as the Appalachian history doc The Irish at that age you want to rebel and I kind of realized that some of that point and say ‘This is social music and we all want to be Empire and From the Holler to the Hood, an examination of life in the things that seemed the most rebellious, they were just kind of included in this thing even though this environment is different’ a maximum-security prison. an image. I realized that what he was offering me was completely or you can try to transform it into some kind of big show. When “When you play traditional music you have to use your ears. you do that, you make trade-offs and you lose some of the essence rebellious because it didn’t even buy into that, it’s just this thing It’s not written down; it’s always changing and evolving so you of it. I think what I’ve been able to do, hopefully, is to present it that’s handed down with love.” in a way where it can reach any audience without losing that porch have to be wide open with your ears and go with the moment. In the years that followed, Powell began to play shows and essence.” I think that gave me some skills for when I cross over into the started touring and saw how much his success meant to his In addition to collaborating with rockers, pop stars and rock world or the movie world. That’s the way to play music that mentor. But even as his career started to take off and his sound rappers, Powell has enjoyed a lot of success composing and people respond to, that they love. It’s something that feels real evolved, Powell held on the values behind the music. performing film scores. On the set of the Oscar-winning Cold to them, even though it’s from a different world maybe, there’s “It’s social music. At a dance or on a front porch, old-time Mountain, actor Jude Law remarked that he felt Powell’s fiddling a realness. It comes down to intent; it’s not always about how it mountain music and Cajun music are really inclusive kinds of music. It’s meant to be played to and danced to. So when you put had already gotten across what Law had hoped to convey through sounds, you just feel a person’s intent comes from a certain place.” Powell says for many years traditional American music was sneered at, associated with Deliverance-like stereotypes of a backward, ignorant culture. But with time, the stigma has lifted and both listeners and musicians are rediscovering the roots. “When we saw O Brother Where Art Thou? and the soundtrack Australia’s Sia draws on pop influences (Madonna, Cyndi Lauper) for her new album, We Are Born, released succeed in such an unprecedented way, even when pop acts were this week on Jive Records. Produced by Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue), the disc dominating, that’s got to be a real turning point,” he said. features 14 tracks including her latest single “Clap Your Hands.” The Dirk Powell Band plays 7:30 p.m. tonight, at the West For a chance to win a copy of the album Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. ... tell us the name of another artist who has recorded Sia’s songs this year. “People will really enjoy it,” Powell says. “It’s an exposure to E-mail your contest entry to Sia Contest at thisweekcontest@nsnews.com. Deadline for the contest is Friday, July 2, 5 p.m. Only music that is deeply rooted but also it’s really fun, just energetic residents living in the Lower Mainland/Greater Vancouver area are eligible to enter. music that people respond to.” Winners will be chosen in a random draw. Discs courtesy Sony Music.

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Sharon Jones keeps it real

■ Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Commodore Ballroom, Sunday, June 20.

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VANCOUVER is about the farthest you can get from the Deep South, and our city should feel honoured to have hosted Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings last Sunday night at the Commodore. Jones (a.k.a the “Queen of Funk”) was born and raised in Georgia, eventually making her way to the Big Apple. After years of being put down for lack of star appeal while singing in her church choir, she finally carried through with a dream. I Learned the Hard Way, the band’s latest release on their own Daptone Records, features soul music so strong and emotive, you’ll think the days of Etta James heartache are not quite over yet. Like true gentlemen, the Dap-Kings pulled out the chair, so to speak, for Jones who entered minutes after the band began a delicious musical feast. Ravishing in a flapper-inspired pink sequined dress flowing with white tassels, she had the crowd captivated from her very first step. What followed was an evening of true musicianship, lessons of a broken heart and an empowering experience for any sexual being in the ballroom. Jones exudes power and passion in everything she does — from tongue-in-cheek chicken dance moves to songs which excite you the same way as a handful of quarters for a jukebox in Harlem might. The title track off the new album blends a smooth Curtis Mayfield cool with the confident strut of a young Tina Turner. The main horn hook feels perfectly contemporary, bringing to mind Mark Ronsonesque production heard most recently with artists like Lily Allen. The revivalist sentiment is essential because the way things are going these days it seems almost impossible to avoid auto tune and the dreaded Vokator. Fortunately, Jones keeps soul in its genuine form and has managed to make vintage relevant to the masses. How does she do it? Why the Commodore and not River Rock? For one her material is, for the most part, original. Second, it’s actually good. Third, you should see her work a stage. During “I Don’t Wanna Let A Good Man Down” she brought a fifty-something onto the stage proceeded to serenade him and work his body. To the surprise of the audience who

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were in hysterics during this interaction, the man was sly enough to slip in a dip with Jones bent back towards the crowd. On “Money” the suspense and vocal build-up brought James Brown to mind — seeing those two in action could part waters as far as I’m concerned. Now while the Dap-Kings in full force make the project truly unique and layered with intensity, one of my favourite moments on “Mama Don’t Like My Man” found Jones alone on stage with nothing but backup singers and some strumming guitar. Her commanding vocals accentuated the pain in the lyrics to create a perfect moment in the middle of an invigorating set, calming everyone down if just for a moment. With plenty more soul, blues, and funk the night eventually wound down to the boys again as everyone waited for the Queen to join us for an encore. With her hit, “100 Days, 100 Nights,” the Commodore was in full bounce. Sharon Jones is the closest thing I’ve seen to a goddess — that’s not the praise of a fanatic, but simply a humble appreciation of her sheer radiance while keeping it real.

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MUSIC TD CANADA TRUST VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

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■ Tomasz Stanko Quintet and Tord Gustavsen Ensemble, The Centre, Wednesday, June 30, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. To order tickets and for more information visit www. coastaljazz.ca.

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TRUMPETER Tomasz Stanko got his first taste of jazz in 1956. That was the year the Polish government stopped jamming the Voice of America radio signal enabling him to listen in on Willis Conover’s weekly radio show. During the Cold War, Western music was a hot topic behind the Iron Curtain where popular culture was one of the ideological weapons used to sway the hearts and minds of East European youth. Even the U.S. Congress fought to keep jazz and its kind off the VOA’s official airwaves — arguing it was not really representative of the right American interests — but the music’s power could not be denied. That jazz was forbidden made it that much more appealing to a Krakow teenager. Almost unknown in the States, Conover’s program, Music, USA, was a huge hit overseas. When the jazz DJ visited Poland in 1959 he was mobbed like a pop star at the airport. His hourlong show featured the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Sidney Bechet, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald or Mel Torme on a regular basis. Stanko listened in with millions of other jazz fans around the world. “He had fantastic music all the time,” recalls Stanko. “That was my first contact with jazz music. It was not legal in Poland but it was very popular during this period. My first knowledge of the music was through his radio program.” Stanko began studying classical piano and violin as a child but switched to trumpet in Scouts. His first teacher was a friend of his father who started him off playing mainstream tunes and standards. “Fairly soon after I heard the records of Ornette Coleman,” he says. Free Jazz and The Shape of Jazz to Come introduced Coleman’s radical ideas to the young musician and opened up a whole new world of sound. “That music inspired me in the beginning a lot,” he says. “Also the George Russell Lydian system. Picking up on the avant garde was quite natural for me.” The lyrical approaches of trumpet favourites Chet Baker and Miles Davis established templates for Stanko as a player to follow but early on he was also interested in pushing the conceptual boundaries of free jazz improvisation. Drawn to the maverick energy of people like Cecil Taylor (who visited Warsaw in 1965) Stanko kept the melodic focus to a minimum. By this time he was also travelling outside Poland in a band with the late, great pianist/composer/arranger Krzysztof Komeda. Known internationally for his work on Roman Polanski’s films, Komeda’s 1966 recording, Astigmatic, is recognized as one of the first great jazz records with a European sensibility. Stanko was part of those sessions and was a member of that groundbreaking band from 1963 to 1967. “I was pretty young. I was 20 when he engaged me for his band,” he says. “It was a good stop. Komeda was a very important person for me because he was one of the best musicians in Europe at this time. He was very hardworking.” Stanko began composing his own music early on but that took a backseat when he was with Komeda. “Coltrane said if you want to build your own style, your own musical language you have to compose because composition helps you build your own sound. I started composing before Komeda (but when I was with him) I was more into his music which was very close to

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It’s planned for a December opening, said Amantea. In the south mall, Le Chateau is expanding to make room for men’s apparel, expected to arrive in August. Children’s shoe store Chic Angels has opened to replace Kiddie Kobbler. The Gator Pit play area has a new operator, Fun4Kids. Toys and games retailer Toy Jungle is expanding to make room for an “adoption centre” for Adora dolls and other toy companions. Canadian designer fashion retailer Melanie Lyne has replaced U.S.based Liz Claiborne, which closed its Canadian doors earlier this year. Persian specialty food store Alborz Fine Foods has opened in the market area. In the north mall, H&M will open in October, bringing to the North Shore its popular brand of fast fashion for men, women and children. Also in October, newly expanded Jacob and Guess stores will reopen. Children’s clothing company Gymboree

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FLIPPING through a fashion magazine at the bus stop, a flashy lip gloss advertisement catches your eye. You decide then and there that your life will never be complete without that silky gloss adorning your lips. It’s worth blowing half of this week’s grocery budget, right? Enter Joe Fresh beauty line from Real Canadian Superstore. The days of post-makeup purchase guilt are over. With a variety of makeup products available for $4-$10, your inner bargain hunter can finally rejoice. Too good to be true, you say? I put a few Joe Fresh beauty products to the test: ■ Makeup bag ($10): This cute, white makeup bag with green trim is a good size for the basics. While you wouldn’t be able to fit enough for a long summer vacation, this bag is

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U.K. Indian pop/alt/bhangra band Swami perform July 1 at the Commodore Ballroom as part of this year’s TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Credited with bringing British bhangra back to prominence in Indian clubs the Birmingham, England based group are performing on a double-bill with Paciﬁka in the jazz fest’s Urban Groove series. For a chance to win four tickets to the show tell us the name of another artist Diamond Duggal aka DJ Swami has worked with. E-mail your entry to Swami Contest at thisweekcontest@nsnews.com. Deadline for the contest is June 28, 5 p.m. Only residents 18 years or older and living in the Lower Mainland/Greater Vancouver area are eligible to enter. Winners will be chosen in a random draw.

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her Boston apartment hours later. (This is the first of several fades-to-black, which can either be viewed as a running gag or an easy-out for screenwriters too lazy to fill in the blanks.) The feds (the underused Peter Sarsgaard and Viola Davis) are quick to show up and ask June all sorts of questions about Roy, who is apparently a former agent gone rogue, and whether or not she has a battery-thingy — “the first perpetual energy source since the sun” — in her possession. Don’t pause to try and wrap your head around logistics: there aren’t any. Don’t wonder, for example, why the bad guys all boarded the same plane in order to get Roy, when they could easily have picked him off with feet firmly planted on the ground. Or why Diaz doesn’t hear the gunshots from the bathroom. And ignore the fact that she open-mouths a total stranger on the airplane: blame Cruise’s dimples. Those dimples must also be the reason she follows Roy to Austria, to a deserted island, to Spain and back again: because why is she even in danger if she doesn’t have the battery? There’s a Spanish arms dealer to contend with, plus the job of keeping the battery’s inventor (Paul Dano) safe. All this Bond-lite storytelling wouldn’t be as troublesome if we had a cute couple to root for, but action trumps character interaction See Action page 28

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South Asian festival celebrates diversity ■ Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival, Saturday, June 26, Vancity Theatre, Noon to 9:30 p.m. Visit www.visaff.com for schedule of events.

Cheryl Rossi Contributing Writer

VANCOUVER’S newest celebration of cinema includes a two-minute animation about battling album covers, music videos and a short film about a young Mexican labourer’s struggles in Los Angeles. It’s the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival, which happens at Vancity Theatre, tomorrow. “It’s more than just bindis and saris and Bollywood, although that is a lovely part of it,” said Agam Darshi, actor, filmmaker and co-founder of VISAFF. “A South Asian director can easily direct a film about Mexican kids in L.A. It doesn’t necessarily have to be thematically South Asian.” In fact, it’s the short film Darshi wrote, acted in and produced, Bollywood Beckons, that lights up the screen with brilliant saris, bindis and dance routines. Darshi’s first trip to India a few years back inspired her to develop a South Asian celebration of film in Vancouver that would break down stereotypes and appeal to a mainstream audience. “There are so many different aspects of what it is to be South Asian and what it is to be Indian and so I think I was just really fascinated by that,” Darshi said. “It was just more the inspiration of being in such an amazing country and also feeling so completely Canadian while I was there. That was really what the grab was.” Darshi, who stars in TV’s Sanctuary and Dan for Mayor and appeared alongside Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester in the madefor-TV-movie Haunting on Sorority Hill, is excited about the panel discussion on the changing face of media. The discussion includes Laara Sadiq, a local award-winning actor of film and See Panel page 28

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Panel features South Asian media pioneers

From page 27

stage, Vic Sarin, who directed the feature ﬁlms Partition and A Shine of Rainbows, which co-stars Aidan Quinn, and former MuchMusic VJ Monika Deol. “She was kind of the pioneer of being South Asian on TV,” Darshi said. “She was doing something at a time where nobody thought it would be possible for a South Asian to be on TV — she was so hip and cool.” The ﬁrst of three screenings includes Deejay Ra, or Raoul Jeneja, from Toronto presenting music videos by local acts En Karma, Dal Hothi and Delhi 2 Dublin, a short comedy, a short documentary about the South Asian community and gang violence in Metro Vancouver, Darshi’s Bollywood Beckons and the Battle of the Album Covers.

The second screening includes Eclipse: An Indian Odyssey, a visually based film about Mumbai, DeSiCiTi, a television comedy about the dating, career and cross-cultural exploits of four South Asian women in New York City and Kavi, a 2010 Oscarnominated short film about a boy who wants to play cricket and go to school but instead has to work in a brick kiln as a modernday slave. The event ends with a closing gala at The Corner on Davie and Granville. Darshi and actor, writer and festival co-founder Patricia Isaac hope the festival will attract a broad audience. “Things are changing within the film industry and on TV, but it needs to change a little bit more,” Darshi said. “And the way to do that is by incorporating and involving mainstream audiences.” For more information, see visaff.com.

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THE Oscar-nominated short Kavi is screening tomorrow at the Vancity Theatre as part of the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival.

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every time. All the relationships are suspect, from June’s supposed engagement to firefighter Frank (Marc Blucas) to the brief bonding between June and her sister (Maggie Grace). Cruise proves he’s still got it, both the dimples and the derring-do to get his own stunts done. But at times the film looks as though he is trying to resurrect his Mission: Impossible career, complete with a blowup-in-the-tunnel scene. At least even-out the romance with the body count: say, a smooch for every coldblooded killing along the way? None of the finesse of director James Mangold’s 3:10 To Yuma is on display here. It’s a shame filmmakers didn’t invest more in the combined star power and less in CG overload and firepower: that would’ve made a difference worthy of the film’s title.

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■ The Last Station. Directed by Michael Hoffman. Starring Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti. Rating: 8 (out of 10) The last days of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy expose him as a man hen-pecked on all sides by people wanting something from him. After helping the author create his radical Tolstoyan movement, which advocated everything from passive resistence to celibacy, V.G. Chertkov (Paul Giamatti) is lobbying for a new will, in which Tolstoy will leave his literary legacy to the cause. This would cut Tolstoy’s wife and 13 children out of their inheritance. The countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), his wife of almost 50 years, has already watched her husband renounce his title and sell off many of their worldly possessions, and is understandably vexed. A new secretary/Tolstoyan devotee Valentin (James McAvoy) ﬁnds himself torn between the two camps, both of which want a full report on the goings-on in the house. Neither the movement nor the marriage are ﬁlled-in to our satisfaction, but performances by Plummer and Mirren (both of whom were nominated for Oscars) and McAvoy, sorely missed since Wanted and Atonement, are mesmerizing, and not to be missed. Extras on the standard disc include separate commentaries by Mirren and Plummer and director Michael Hoffman, a blooper reel, deleted scenes and previews. — Julie Crawford

Friday, June 25, 2010 - North Shore News - A29

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A30 - North Shore News - Friday, June 25, 2010

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DISTRICT of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton (centre) cuts the ribbon marking the successful installation of a solar hot water system at Northlands Golf Course last month during SolarB.C.’s Solar Days. Holding the ribbon are the district’s energy manager Dominica Babicki (left), SolarB.C.’s executive director Nitya Harris, Northlands’ manager Gary Nedergard and district energy specialist Paul Forsyth.

A Vancouver-based virtual world for children focused on the environment has launched an initiative to get local youth involved in the Louisiana oil spill relief effort.

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

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According to a written statement, those behind EcoBuddies Interactive Ltd. is holding a drawing and poetry contest for B.C. schools, as well as all EcoBuddies’ members. A relatively new company, EcoBuddies has more than 200,000 players. Its mission is to provide a secure and safe place for children to play and learn important environmental lessons on topics ranging from habitats to biodiversity and food chains. Ferma Ravn-Greenway, CEO of EcoBuddies and a former children’s social worker, said in the statement that the company has a large and inspired network of children and the contest will help them realize they can ﬁnd a way to overcome any bad situation that comes their way — environmental or otherwise. Children have responded well, EcoBuddies has received submissions from all across North America. In B.C. alone, more than 100 students have submitted entries. Winning submissions will be put together in a book entitled I Can Help the Earth. Copies will be sold through the EcoBuddies website starting Aug. 1 and proceeds will support organizations helping in the oil clean-up, including the National Wildlife Federation. For more information on EcoBuddies or the contest, visit www.ecobuddies.com.

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CALENDAR From page 20 Church: 1110 Gladwin Dr., North Vancouver. Hillside Baptist Church: 870 Lynn Valley Rd., 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. Lonsdale Quay Market: 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. Info. wwwlonsdalequay.com. Summerfest 2010: A concert series, every Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Dates and performers: June 27, Weathered Home Band; July 4, Elvis Tribute; July 11, The Steel Toe Boots; July 18, Headwater; July 25, VOC Soul Gospel Choir; Aug. 1, Familia; Aug. 8 Andrew Allen; Aug. 8, Willie & the Poor Boys; Aug. 15, Fandango ZZ; Aug. 22, Dr. Strangelove; Aug. 29, Ben Sigston and Sept. 5, Luisa Marshall as Tina Turner with the Hotlegz Dancers. Donations to Lions Gate Hospital

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CAULFEILD elementary students (including Mac Nowakowski, Grade 7, and Ikumi Bonney, Grade 6) explored the History of Rock’n’Roll in a show that celebrated the music from the ’50s to the present day. 120 Grade 6 and 7 students gave two performances on June 16 and 17.

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Foundation will be accepted on site. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. Box ofﬁce: 604-990-3474 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: 604-872-5200. 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: 604-872-5200. 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:

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A32 - North Shore News - Friday, June 25, 2010

AMERICAN

The Bakehouse in Dundarave

Memphis Blues Barbeque House

Award winning authentic Southern BBQ, slow cooked until succulent & delicious! Extensive wine & bourbon bar available. 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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BAR & GRILL $$

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

$$$

French classic bistro with attitudefree dining. 224 West Esplanade N. Van. 604-924-4913

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.

2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. 604-987-3322

CASUAL DINING The MarinaSide Grill

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. 1653 Columbia St, N. Van. 2 blks South of Main & Mtn Hwy under bridge 604-988-0038 www.marinagrill.com

CHINESE FinestYum-Yum Restaurant

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. 1615 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van. 604-980-2328

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. 1352 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van. 604-988-9885

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A West Vancouver Favorite for 25 years. Daily specials.

1373 Marine Dr. (2nd ﬂr) W. Van. 604-926-4913

Kypriaki Taverna

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. 1356 Marine Dr, N. Van. 604-985-7955

Handi Cuisine of India

Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner offering Authentic Indian Cuisine. Open for lunch and dinner,7 days a week.Weekend buffet,ocean view,free delivery.

1340 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-925-5262 www.handi-restaurant.com

Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $

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

Indian Fusion Restaurant

The Pantry North Vancouver

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.

Grouse Mtn, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, N. Van. 604-998-4403

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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. 2229 Folkestone Way, W. Van. Reservations: www.salmonhouse.com or call 604-926-3212

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. 125-1233 Lynn Valley Rd, N. Van. 604-988-7868 www.mountainsushi.ca

MALAYSIAN Tamarind Hill Malaysian Cuisine

The pinnacle of Malaysian Cuisine. 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.

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.

The Bridge Between Pub $ $

“Perfect room for private parties up to 200 ppl. Fundraisers, birthdays,anniversaries,retirement, or let us cater your party and clean up the mess!”All sporting events, including PPV on our ﬂat screens and big screens. Daily wings and beverage specials. Excellent seasonal menu, daily specials and brunch. 1970 Spicer Road, N. Van. 604-924-1834 A Tom & Binnie Production

The Rusty Gull

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

The best ﬁsh & chips on the North Shore! Marine Dr. @ Pemberton, N. Van. 604-980-9993

The Fish House In Stanley Park

$$$

While strolling in the park,enjoy exceptional seafood in one of our unique dining rooms,patios,or oyster bar. Weekend brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Afternoon tea,daily from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m. Come and join us... we are just a bridge away! 8901 Stanley Park Drive, Van (Where the west end meets Stanley Park) 604-681-7275 www.ﬁshhousestanleypark.com

Montgomery’s Fish & Chips$

The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore. International Food Court, Lonsdale Quay Market 604-929-8416

THAI Thai PudPong Restaurant

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. 175 East 1st St., N. Van. 604-988-5585

86 Semisch Ave., N. Van. 604-984-3087

1C - 900 Main Street, Village at Park Royal, West Vancouver 604-922-8882 info@villagetaphouse.com

PUB The Black Bear Pub

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

1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van. 604.990.8880 www.blackbearpub.com

Indian Fusion represents Traditional Indian Cuisine with a fresh vibrant twist! Exotic spices, fresh ingredients, then slow cooked, infusing our food with unique Indian ﬂavours. Submerge your senses in the world of Indian Fusion and enjoy the ultimate ﬁne dining experience. Open daily for lunch & dinner 7 days a week. Lunch specials starting at $3.95-$8.95. Pick-up orders receive 10% off. Fully licensed. 2045 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. 604-984-9977 www.indianfusiononline.com

Mountain Sushi

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

1440 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. 604 990 0111 www.tamarindhill.ca

116 East 15th St, N. Van. 604-986-7555 www.palkirestaurant.com

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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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GREEK

Fatburger

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The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar

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EAT-IN/TAKE-OUT

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and New Brunswick will perform, Thursday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $15/$5. Tickets: 604-985-0408 or at the door. 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. 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.

$20. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-925-7292 or www.silkpurse.ca. Piano Perfection: Pianist Yurika Kimura will perform a collection of her favourites, Tuesday, June 29 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $12/$10. Song to the Moon: Soprano Rhonwen Derbez will sing Schubert, Barber and Dvorak, Wednesday, June 30 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $12/$10. Piano for Hands: Pianists Martha Brickman and Dorothy Uytengsu will perform classical works for four hands, Tuesday, July 6 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $12/$10. Steve Dawson Band: Guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Steve Dawson will play a night of blues music, Tuesday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $17/$15. St. Andrew’s United Church: 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-0408 or www.st-andrews-united.ca. Choir Concert: Youth choirs from the Philippines, Australia

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From page 34 Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Box office: 604-984-4484 or www. centennialtheatre.com. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and tickets: 604-929-3200 or www. deepcovestage.com. 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. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com. or 604-913-3634. Summer School Musical Theatre: A final wrap-up performance for School District 45 kids’ program, Friday, July 16, 1 p.m. Free. North Shore Neighbourhood House: 225 East Second St., North Vancouver. Perform Art Studios: 105-260, West Esplanade St., North Vancouver. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets and info: 604-990-3474 or www. phtheatre.org. Grand Theft Improv: An improv sketch show that uses audiences suggestions to create 90 minutes of stories, scenes, songs and comedic chaos, every Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre: 2750 Granville St., Vancouver. Box office: 604-687-1644 or www.artsclub.com. St. Andrew’s United Church: 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. Theatre at Hendry Hall: 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. Reservations: 604-983-2633. Info: www. northvanplayers.ca. 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 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $16/$14. DANCE Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Box office: 604-984-4484 or www.centennialtheatre.com. Let’s Celebrate: RNB Dance and Theatre Arts will celebrate their 20th anniversary with performances, Friday, June 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $19/$11. Aladdin Ballet and Dance Showcase: A youth presentation by Seymour Dance, Sunday, June 27, 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets: $20/$15/$12. Kay Meek Performing Arts Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Box office: 604-913-3634 or www. kaymeekcentre.com. Tap, Hip Hop: A final wrap-up performance for School District 45 kids’ program, Friday, July 23, 10:30 a.m. p.m. Free. CLUBS AND PUBS Beans on Lonsdale: 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-2326. Live music every Thursday, 8 p.m. Brewster’s Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 604-925-9820. The Bridge Between Pub: 1970 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-924-1834. Live music every night. The Eagles Club Starlight Room: 170 West Third St., North Vancouver. Jack Lonsdale’s Pub: 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986-7333. Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. 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: 604986-6556. See more page 36

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SEYCOVE secondary school student Lindsey Bourne listens as the Turning Point Ensemble rehearses her composition “Waiting” prior to the Young Composers Concert, Hear and Now!, at Mount Seymour United Church on June 9. The evening featured the works of Seycove secondary and Sherwood elementary school students and also the premiere of guest professional/mentor composer John Oliver’s “Contemplating Motion.” The musicians for the evening included some of Vancouver’s ﬁnest new music performers: Heidi Krutzen (harp), Marc Destrube (violin), Ari Barnes (cello), Francois Houle (clarinet) and Jeremy Berkman (trombone). Visit www. turningpointensemble.ca for more on the musical group and their projects.

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From page 35 Fiesta Flamenco every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, tapas and wine, 6:30 p.m., music, 8:30 p.m. Legion #118: 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. The LW Club: 1515 Barrow St., North Vancouver. Info: 604253-7141 or www.lynnwoodinn.com. Doors: 9 p.m. Open mic every Wednesday hosted by White Lies. Memphis Blues: 1629 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-929-3699. Live blues every weekend. Ocean Club Restaurant and Lounge: 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-2326. 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. Queens Cross Pub: 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.queenscross.com. Rusty Gull: 175 East First St., North Vancouver. Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley performs every Sunday, 7 p.m. Sailor Hagar’s Brew Pub: 235 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-984-3087. Live music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saltaire Restaurant: 235 15th St., West Vancouver. Live local jazz every Thursday. Taylor’s Crossing: 1035 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986-7899. Magician every Friday and Sunday, 5 p.m. Children are welcome. Waves Coffee House: 3050 Mountain Highway, North Vancouver. 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 604-9855646. Wired Bean: 102-200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver. Info: 604-904-1319 or www.myspace.com/ wiredbeanshowcase. Live acoustic music Saturdays at 8 p.m. Admission by donation. OTHER EVENTS Ambleside Park: Marine Drive and Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver. SFU Philosophers’ Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion, Wednesday, July 28, 7 p.m. Topic: Context and perception. Admission: $5. Meet at the concession stand and if it is raining the meeting will be moved to a nearby café. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com. or 604-913-3634. An Evening in Honour of Iranian actor Ezzatollah Entezami, Friday, June 25, 7 p.m. Admission: $40. Tickets: 778-322-4973 — Compiled by Pamela Stone and Debbie Caldwell. E-mail information for your North Shore event to listings@nsnews.com.

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“Parenthood is this huge shift in everyone’s life,” she says. “Your whole perspective changes. As soon as you’re a parent, its no longer about you.” “The writing I’ve done since I had my baby, I’ve been able to zoom out and go into different perspectives that are not necessarily about me,” she adds. “My compassion is greater.” Ford kicks off her first solo tour at Lilith Fair’s Western Canada venues this June. The North America-wide traveling music festival co-founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan consists solely of female solo artists and femaleled bands and raises money for women’s charities across the continent. Ford is scheduled to play at the 2010 tour’s Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver stops. “The really interesting part about it is that it brings a real eclectic aspect of music together,” Ford says. “Some of my favourite artists from the States like Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige and Cat Power are all coming together. It’s nice to shake it up a little … a cross-fertilization of creativity.” Following her three Lilith shows, Ford plans to continue her Obadiah tour throughout Canada, the United States and England. While she’s looking forward to working with Klein, Raham and Harris on the road, Ford hopes to figure out a way to incorporate her eco-conscious lifestyle into her touring, she says. “I have big gardens here and I keep bees here,” she says. “Travel can be a little crazy and I definitely think the whole fossil fuel situation is so troublesome. It would be great if musicians could figure out a way to travel so we aren’t always flying.” “You have to make it how you want it I think,” she adds. Ford brings soul to West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park for Lilith’s Vancouver concert July 1.

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Stanko shares Komeda’s cinematic vision From page 21

Ornette Coleman, the compositional rigor of John Coltrane and Jimmy Giuffre as well as the romantic lyricism of favourites Chet Baker and Miles Davis are all apparent in his music. Komeda’s cinematic vision is never far from the surface of Stanko’s soundscapes and more than two decades after his friend’s death Stanko returned to the original music on one of his first albums for ECM. Litania: The Music of Krzysztof Komeda features several works originally written for Polanski films as well as other tunes that made an impact on Stanko as a young musician. Being asked to record for ECM, the prestigious jazz label run in Munich, Germany by Manfred Eicher, was a great honour says Stanko. “Generally Eicher participates in the sessions. Sometimes he has something to say about the music, at other times he doesn’t say anything. I love to work with the guy.” Stanko has put out a string of outstanding albums on the ECM label over the past two decades. The latest, Dark Eyes, released last October, features a relatively young band made up of mainly northern European players: Danish guitarist Jakob Bro, Finnish pianist Alexi Tuomarila, Danish electric bass guitarist Anders Christensen and Finnish drummer Olavi Louhivuori. Unusual for an ECM recording the album was made in the south of France. The musicians concentrated mainly on Stanko compositions with two Komeda works “Dirge for Europe” and “Etiuda baletowa nr. 3” rounding out the set list. The latter serves as a closer and was written in 1963, the year Stanko joined Komeda’s influential band. The trumpeter makes a rare visit to Vancouver next week for a show at the Centre Wednesday, June 30 as part of this year’s TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

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CALLA, Victor Joseph passed away peacefully on June 21, 2010 with his loving family at his side. Vic was born in North Vancouver on September 7, 1930 and is survived by his dear wife Betty of 58 years. He also leaves his children Sharon (John), Phil (Shirley), Cari (Dave) and grandchildren Jordan, Alicia, Jamie, Chelsea, Nicolas, Austin and great-grandchildren Anthony & Leo. He is also survived by his sister Angie & brother John (Marg). A celebration of his life will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday June 29, 2010 at Henderson’s Langley Funeral Home, 20786 Fraser Hwy, Langley. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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CASE, Dennis Roy October 21, 1919 - June 9, 2010 Dennis slipped away peacefully on the day of his late wifes’ birthday and will be laid to rest July 5th the day of her death. Survived by his nephew and numerous friends. He was born in Torquay England, apprenticed at J.I. Thonycroft, and graduated from the University of Southampton with degrees in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Came to Quebec in 1947 for a project with N.H.Q. Ottawa - then moved West, working in shipyards on the North Shore. He was a member of the HMCS Discovery Naval Reserve (his second home) and a founding member of Canadian Forces Sailing Assoc. and a sailing instructor. He led a very full and rich life, getting on well with people from all races and walks of life. He was a life-long learner, having a curious and questioning, versatile mind, retraining as new job opportunities arose, with the ability to design, innovate and build or fix any and everything. He had an irreverent, quirky sense of humour and quick wit and was very outspoken and blunt, but he had a generous and giving spirit and was very modest about his own accomplishments and abilities. What gave him the most joy was having been half of a loving couple for 46 years. He was unquenchably optimistic and brave - 'I have been such a lucky man - I’ve had such a good live' Memorial service at Boal Chapel 1505 Lillooet Road at 11 am July 5th. Interment at Capilano View Cemetery, 3rd Street West Vancouver at 12:30.

1055 MACDONALD - Lynne Marie (nee Hayden) It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved daughter, sister, and friend Lynne on June 20, 2010 in Lions Gate Hospital. She is predeceased by her husband Bob, mother Helen Hayden, her brothers Tony, Carl, and nephew Karl. Survived by her father Bill, sister Elizabeth Berry (Stan), brother John (Monica), and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and dear friends. Lynne was born in North Vancouver on June 25, 1948. She attended St. Edmunds Elementary Catholic School and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. One of her many pleasures was watching things grow, and she was very active in the Squamish Nation Ustlahan Social Society both in the community kitchen and the community garden. Her enthusiasm and efforts will be missed by many. Special thank you to the ICU doctors and nurses at Lions Gate Hospital for their care and compassion. Prayer Service will be held at St. Paul’s Indian Catholic Church, 424 W. Esplanade, N. Vancouver on Sunday, June 27th at 7:00pm and Catholic Funeral Mass Service on Monday, June 28th at 10:30am also at St. Paul’s Indian Catholic Church with Fr. Vince LaPlante officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice in Lynne’s name would be appreciated. Loving Memories Funeral Services 604-988-3734

PAGE - Nora Mary It is with great sadness that we wish to announce the passing of Nora Mary Page on June 16, 2010. Predeceased by her beloved husband Jack Page in 1963, Nora is survived by her daughter Sandra Loten and husband Roger, son Graham Page and wife Alison, 4 Grandchildren, 6 Great grandchildren, extended family in Canada and Great Britain, and her many friends, all of whom she valued throughout her life. Nora was born in Liverpool, England on August 19, 1916. She married Jack in 1943 and emigrated to Canada as a War Bride two years later. Nora and Jack moved from their first home in Peterborough Ontario to the Vancouver area in 1947, and after Jack passed away, Nora spent most of her years in North Vancouver. Nora was the much loved matriarch of a large extended family, and whether we called her Mom, Grandma, Nora, Aunty Page or any number of affectionate terms, her passing will leave a large gap in our lives that will be difficult to fill. A Celebration of Nora’s life will be held on June 24 at 2pm, at the residence of her son Graham Page in North Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, Nora‘s request is that donations be sent in her name to the Union Gospel Mission, or the Salvation Army.

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Codinicus Bluetarsky Sept. 25, 1993 - June 21, 2010

I want to thank all the men I worked with for many years that lovingly offered me affection and lunches. I especially want to thank Rim Rock Constr, Frank, Alex, Manuel, Benny and all the homeowners that let me come to work. There are good dogs and great dogs, I tried to be a legend. Thanks, Cody

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HASTINGS - Nan (Waddy) 1930 - 2010 Predeceased by her husband Bill Hastings, survived by her family: son Trevor, daughter Terri (Gary) - grandsons Wade, Andrew (Rhian) and Tim (Holly). Her siblings: sister Joan Grant-Goode and brother Jack Waddy. Also her close companion a very, very sad, Bob Pearson. Nan became ‘‘our Nan’’ and so much a part of the Pearson family. Nan’s loss will leave a big empty space. All of us will miss Nan. Her marvellous sense of humour - her compassion and her love of life. Nan was born and raised North Van and graduated from NVHS in 1947. She lived in a number of BC communities and laterly lived in Parksville where she nursed her husband Bill through the many years of his illness. We would like to sincerely thank the staff and volunteers of the Palliative Unit of Lions Gate Hospital with very special appreciation for Dr. Paul Sugar. A memorial service for Nan will be held at the Hollyburn Funeral Home, 1807 Marine Dr, West Vancouver on Saturday, June 26 at 2pm. Nan was one of a kind ... Good bye .... Love you ...always

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FEATURED EMPLOYMENT SALES CONSULTANT MORREY MAZDA - NORTHSHORE

Morrey Mazda of the North Shore immediately requires a

Service Consultant A rare opportunity for an experienced, energetic, above average Automotive Professional who maintains a high level of Customer Satisfaction. We offer a great team, a busy shop, ten technicians and a very good pay structure with beneﬁts and bonuses. Applicant must have automotive experience and a proven record of strong Customer Satisfaction.

Please send resumes to:

steve@morreyauto.com

Capilano Audi requires a motivated, positive, and enthusiastic professional to join our top-performing sales team at our new North Vancouver location. Previous automotive sales experience required and ﬂuency in a second language preferred. A current BC Motor Vehicle Sales Person License, a valid BC Drivers License and a clean driver’s abstract are required. We provide an extremely competitive remuneration with six-figure income earning potential to top-performers and an opportunity for career growth within a highly established brand.

Please email your resume to: susan@capvwaudi.com No phone calls please

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Beauticians/ Barbers

NORTH VAN Spa reqs exp Thai Massage person for p/t or f/t. Fluent English. Ph 604-720-7676

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Career Opportunities

Plant Department Designer & Supervisor West Van Florist Home & Garden is offering a full time position with benefits, to a creative designer who will tastefully decorate orchids and indoor plants. The successful applicant will work Tuesday to Saturday, and understands colour, proportion, and the technical aspects of design. You will need some knowledge of indoor plants and their care and handling, as well excellent customer service, computer ability, and proven organizational skills. Interested? Please e-mail your cover letter and resume to flowers@westvanflorist.com or by fax to 604.922.9735.

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General Employment

NEED EXTRA INCOME?

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

RESIDENT CARETAKERS

required for part time work on Bowen Island Seniors' Co-Operative Housing, a nineteen unit, one storey residential garden complex. 2 bedroom apartment (utilities included) in exchange for duties involving interior and exterior maintenance, grounds keeping and security. Knowledge of carpentry, electrical and plumbing an asset. Preference will be given to handyman couple with excellent people skills. Hours of work to be negotiated. References required. Only those qualified will be contacted. Replies to: R.R.1, B.C.9, Bowen Island, BC VON 1GO.

The Salvation Army North Shore

Administrative Coordinator

The incumbent is responsible for the following range of job duties characteristic, or typical of the job class: • Performs general office duties • Builds and maintains databases • Schedules meetings, prepares agenda, and takes minutes; types and circulates minutes • Receives, tracks, and processes all accounts payable for the section of the office and order desk • Monitors budgets and refers discrepancies to the supervisor Performs other duties as assigned. Must be highly efficient in word, excel, & powerpoint. Bookkeeping skills an assest. Must be honest, reliable, positive attitude, and good with the public. Our Mission: “The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.” If you would like to be part of our awesome team please send resume attention: Captain Diane Cross The Salvation Army 105 W 12th St North Vancouver V7M 1N2 Fax: 604-988-4140 Or email: northvansal@telus.net CLOSING DATE IS July 2, 2010.

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General Employment

NO WEEKENDS, no eves. Merry Maids reqs house cleaners North Vancouver. 604-980-6100 ZIMMER AUTOGROUP Growing multi-line automotive dealership in Kamloops, B.C. has career opportunities for 4 highly qualified individuals. •Parts Manager - Multi-Line •Parts Person - Multi-Line •Body Shop Manager- Multi-Line •Sales Manager - MercedesBenz The successful candidates will have a minimum of 2 years related and/or management experience, have a proven ability to lead and motivate a team, and have a solid record of previous achievements. These positions all provide excellent pay and benefits packages. Only qualityconscious team players need apply. Send Resume Attention: Darla Zimmer, dzimmer@zimmerautosport.com 685 Notre Dame Dr., Kamloops, BC. V2C 5N7

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.

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Home Support

CARE AID req’d for a hemiplegic man. Lives N. Van w/spouse, WCB funded, contract position, 12 hour shifts. 604-986-1359

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Insurance

GARAGE SALES

Busy, Bright, Modern North Vancouver office is looking to add to its team.

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Minimum Level 1 license required. North or West Vancouver resident an asset. We offer a competitive salary & benefits. Please send resume to Fax: 604-988-2411 or email: ibiresume@shawbiz.ca

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Sales

SALES ASSOCIATE Required in the North Vancouver branch of a janitorial supply company. Computer experience mandatory. Industry experience preferred. Start date: As soon as possible. Send resume to: retailemployment@shaw.ca

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NAPD in Vancouver is currently looking for individuals with land/ marine pile driving experience. If you are looking for a career as one of the following: ● Bridgman Pile Driver ● Bridgman Pile Driving Foreman ● Pile Driving Crane Operator we would like to hear from you. To apply today, please visit our careers page at www.nacg.ca

A PROGRESSIVE contractor in North Vancouver seeks energetic labourer and framing/finishing ticketed carpenter. Valid drivers license and vehicle an asset. Please respond to: info@gpml.ca or fax 604-986-5450.

Garage Sale North Vancouver

CUL DE SAC & Dragon Boat Team ★ Monster Yard Sale ★ 443 Silverdale Place Sunday June 27th 9am-2pm. Rain or shine!

Please drop off resume: 1660 Pemberton Ave, N.Van.

THE HURRICANE GRILL Hiring Experienced Line Cooks Excellent wages & tips. Will train. Apply in person with resume to 999 Marine Dr., North Van.

96- SAT & Sun 26 & 27; 9-3. Designer decor, quality ladies/ teen clothes, more! 420 Brand St 96-1636 BIRCHLYNN Pl. Sun 10-2, Lots of toys, strollers, boosters, furn. books & household etc

94 - Big Annual Multi St. Sale! Greenbriar, Greentree, Bedford & Bluebonnet Sat June 26 9 - 12

96-609 E. Braemar Rd, lots of good stuff, everything must go! Sat, 10 to 2 pm, No earlies.

94- HUGE Multi-Family yard sale 10am-2pm Sat 26, 1321 Terrace Ave. Look for signs off Gladwin near Murdo Fraser Golf Course

96-BLOCK SALE! Sat. 9-1, 2627 Fromme Rd. (Forest Lynn Complex) Household misc. furn etc.

94-MOVING SALE Sat. 8:30 to 5pm. 1052 Montroyal Blvd., Bargains Galore!

96-MOVING/ESTATE SALE, June 26 & 27, 50 yrs of stuff, toys, puppets, tools, books, furniture, household items. 10 to 3 pm 607East Windsor Rd. No Earlies 96-MULTI FAMILY Sale, 3115 Allan Rd, 9-2, Sat. Craft items, BMX bike, etc. No early birds.

WANTED 2ND or 3rd YEAR MECHANIC Kal Tire Offers: Competitive wages, Benefits package, Opportunity for advancement. The successful candidate will be: Well organized,Team Player, Reliable, Quality conscious, Energetic, Have a valid drivers licence, Be safety conscious. Kal Tire, 249 Main Street, Lillooet, BC, V0K 1V0. Call: 250-256-9122, Fax: 250-256-4198, Email: rcjones@kaltire.com The Secret to our Success Is Our People!

HOTTEST JOBS To advertise in Employment Classifieds call

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North Vancouver 97 a YARD SALE

424 west 3rd Street.

Sat & Sun 10-4. Odds and ends. Lots girls summer clothing sizes 2T and 3T Juicy, Baby Phat, Roca Wear and Boys size 4 Roca Wear, Phat Farm. CANCELLED IF RAINING 97B- ESTATE SALE Everything Must go; Beds, tables, chairs, etc. 330 E21 St, Sat June 26; 10-2 97C - FRI 3-6, SAT 8-noon. Very clean very cheap. Lots of English stuff. Something of everything. 648 Hendry Ave. Earlies welcome 98-1332 MAIN St, June 26 & 27, 10 am to 4 pm. Lots of cool items! Factory blow out, wheel shoes, electronics, clothing, furn & more! 98-GARAGE SALE. Sat & Sun, 9-2, #3- 143 Riverside Dr. Sth of Tim Hortons @ Western Window. Too much stuff for 1 day, many items held for sale on Sunday

Garage Sale West Vancouver

91 - THRIFT SHOP - Closing out Sale! St. Monica’s Church, 6404 Wellington Ave, Horseshoe Bay. Sat, June 26th, 12 - 4. 91-ART, COLLECTIBLES, cds, books, linens & more. Sat 8 1pm. 3370 Marine Dr. No earlies 91-MOVING! SAT 9-2. furn. books, lamps & household items. luggage, sports equip. garden tools, etc. 4645 Woodburn Rd. 92 -MOVING! Sat 9-12, 950 11 St furn, bowflex, dishes garden tools linens, Barbies in boxes, jewellery 92-GARAGE SALE! Sat 8am - 12 noon, 2290 Haywood Ave. Misc household items & toys 92-GARAGE SALE, Sat, June 26, 9 to noon, 2587 Ottawa Ave. kids toys, small furniture etc. 92-MOVING SALE, Sat/Sun10-4, 1770 Ottawa Pl. high end clothes, furn, book, shoes, art and more. 93- SAT 9am-3pm. Designer fabrics, furn, home decor, china, jewelry, pots & pan & more! 1131 & 1130 Millstream Rd . No earlies

98-MOVING/PLANT, SAT & Sun, 10- 2. Garden equip, household, All must go! 1436 Sutherland Ave.

94-SAT 9AM - 3pm, 4825 Capilano Rd. office furn & equipment, garden & household tools + more

96-SAT, 7-2, 646 E. Windsor Rd, btwn Regent & Princess, off 29th. fishing gear, quality household items, ladies 1X, teak

99- SATURDAY JUNE 26 9-2, 2256 Badger Rd, Kids toys (mega blocks, duplo, bikes) and more!

93-MULTIFAMILY SALE. Sat & Sun 10-4. Baby & Kids Furn. & toys, books, lot of household items, 458 Hadden Drive

94-MOVING SALE. Sat June 26th, 9-2 948 Melbourne Ave. D/R ste, misc household items

96-MULTI FAMILY Sat 9-2,shop tools, skis, housewares, furn etc. 2010 Floralynn Cres. (Lower Cres)

99-NOTHING OVER $15-Sat, 8-12, 3641 Garibaldi Dr. retro & current finds. King Sz bed frame.

93-SAT 10-2, Furn, household, kitchen, garden, pictures/frames, sports items 1348 Cammeray Rd.

95-SAT 10-2PM, patio set, jr. left hand golf clubs, inflatable boat, leaf blower etc. 1285 Tatlow Ave

97A-SAT&SUN 9-3, 2748 Eastern Ave (27/Lonsdale 1 blk E) Art, bike, tools, lawn mower, ceramic

99-SAT, JUNE 26, 9 to 1 pm, housewares, collectibles, electronics, + more, 1983 Dunstone Pl

93-SAT & Sun 10-1, 1427 Bramwell Rd. Antiques, beds, kids bikes, sofas & lots more.

94-MULTI FAMILY Sale! kids items, clothes, toys, books, tools, pool, Sat 10-4, 4668 Skyline Dr.

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Education

PILOT TRAINING SUMMER GROUNDSCHOOL STARTS July 5th

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Garage Sale

96-MULTI FAMILY Sale! Sat. 9am - 2pm 3268 Royal Ave. furn, plants, electronics, clothes, etc.

ROOFERS - Single Ply

C-LOVERS

95-MOVING! FURN. yard goods, household, books, clothes etc. Sun 9-2, 2385 Bridgman Ave.

96-2 FAMILY Garage Sale. A bit of everything! Sat., June 26, 9-2 1554 Westover Rd. Rain or shine.

94- SALE -Bookshelves, lamps, comp. chairs, golf bags/ clubs, sewing machine, FREE: 27' TV w/ stand, House Plants, Shelving, 1025 Clements Ave, Sat 26; 9-2

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1410 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

Garage Sale

94 - 411 SILVERDALE Place Garage Sale Saturday June 26th 8:30 am to 2:30 pm

Hotel Restaurant

We are looking for a Morning Prep Person/ Dishwasher Monday to Friday

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Medical Office Trainees Needed!

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

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Tutoring Services

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Industrial, Construction, Forklifts, Farm & Turf Equip., Crane Trucks, Trailers, Lumber, Boats and etc. Cars & Trucks 9 a.m. Start!!!

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WE BUY/SELL fridges, stacking w/d, stove, d/w, freezers. Working or not. Almond/white. Please call Ilac Appliance 604-987-7330

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7 days 8am - 6pm 604-946-7471 We accept cash, interac, Mastercard & Visa BOB’S FRUIT STAND 3711 Delbrook. Open Daily 10-6. Local strawberries, raspberries, veggies

2060 Log on to working.com to ﬁnd a job you’ll love.

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

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CUTLERY SET made by International China - pattern is called Heartland. If you have any pieces please give me a call at 604-217-0262. * DANISH * style teak furn & items. Ok if refinishing & repair needed. 604-773-5218 Thank You very much. Cash Paid !

FIREARMS

All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed North Shore dealer. 604-960-0045 FRANKLIN MINT Carousel 1988 animals and carousel top. Please call if you have any pieces in exc. cond. w/no chips. 604-217-0262.

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

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Condos/ Townhouses

North Vancouver

Whistler-like Style Townhouse 3bdrm, 2.5bath w/ double garage, well kept, only 4yrs old, advanced heating & cooling system, hardwood ﬂoors and upgraded appliances. Quiet & close to everything! Don’t miss it, call now! Priced to sell. #7-3175 Baird Road Lynn Valley, N. Vancouver

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Space Available for children ages 30 mos. to 5 years old.

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CKC REG Lab Pups, top breed, family raised, tattoo, vet ✔, shots, Juyl 5, $850, 604-814-2177

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The North Shore News has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to ﬁnding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

Lots & Acreage

Okanagen/ Interior

BICHON FRISE, CKC reg, P/B, Vet ✔, tattooed, non-shedding, $650-$750. 1-604-823-0021

EXCEPTIONAL LAKEVIEW Lots from $160,000 also: 1 panoramic 3 - acre parcel. Owner Financing, 250-307-2558 www.orlandoprojects.com

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Real Estate Investment

BICHON FRISE pups, 11 wks, 1M/1F, 1st.shots, vet cked, guar. ready to go. $600. 604-820-0194

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RESPONSIBLE female Caregiver available, long time North Shore resident. Personal errands, shopping, banking, light housekeeping & companionship. Own vehicle, flexible hours, references. Call 604-929-6489

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Metaphysical

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33 FLAVELLE Dr. 3 BR, 3 lvls, 2.5 baths, 2 f/ps. 3,360 sf home in CDS, on greenbelt. 7,260 sf lot. $917,000. By appt, 604-767-6742

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N. WEST. All services paid, inclds u/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey & eng’ng report. 33’ x 130’ lot. No GST. $333,000. 604-726-0677. usellahome.com ● ID # 4711

6040

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

http://www.gotkeysgotcash.com

BERNESE BLK lab, fam raised, dewormed, vet✔ 1st shots, $600. 604-795-7662 No Sunday calls

★ WE BUY HOUSES ★ Older home? Damaged home? Needs repairs? Quick Cash! Call us First! 604-657-9422

6020-32

GERMAN SHEPHERD pups for sale 8 weeks old CKC Reg. shots and vet check micro chip. Working and show & Family pets. $1000.00 604-512-3310 WANTED TO BUY white poodle X Maltese. Prefer female. Kelowna 1-250-718-2924

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

Sunshine Coast

90 mins from Vancouver, Zoned for 48 units, 8 townhomes sold Land serviced, 5 minutes from Ocean, Marina, Golf, Hospital 604-987-6064 www.seaviewvillaestates.com

FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

Cats

ORANGE TABBY kittens, ready now, mixed kittens ready July 5th, $100 each. 778-344-7553

3508

5005

** GET ON TRACK INC.** Bookkeeping services est. 1992. 604-987-9067 getontracknow.ca

Houses - Sale

6020-34

Dogs

BOSTON TERRIER (PB) pups shots, dewormed, parents to view. 8 weeks old by July 5th. $1500. 604-542-1411, after 5pm.

KIDS HAVEN

3 BR Rancher Cloverdale, 1 bath, huge lot. Live in as is or build to suit, $339,900. 604-930-3000

6020-30

BC SUNSHINE COAST OCEAN VIEW

3508

Daycare Centres

778.340.3100

FREE 27'' Black JVC CRT TV for pick-up. Call 604-929-9345 ff

EDGEMONT VILLAGE AREA 2 & 3 Bedroom 2 full Baths full renovated units Very desirable location! Prices start at $279,000 Great for 1st home buyers or Investors. Call Brad, 604-377-3183 Macdonald Realtors

6075

Kids Clubhouse Family Childcare Centre. New concept on teaching, guiding & caring for your child. OPEN HOUSE: Sat. June 26, 11-2 PM 2034 Kirkstone Rd. 778.340.0081 kidsclubhouse@shaw.ca

ajonescox@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com

6008-22

Busy White Rock Day Spa & Hair Salon, great location, well estab, good income $48,000

Childcare Available

3015

24' CONSOLE Hitachi TV, good working order plus small Viking 18' TV. Free. You pick-up. Call 604-921-9138

REAL ESTATE 6007

3040

Wanted to Buy

Meridien SPA LTD.

Relaxation Massage Special Rates meridienspa.com

604-985-4969

7015

Escort Services

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet European lady is available for company. 604 451-0175

One call does it all...

Dr. Alastair Westcott, DVM provides a relaxed approach to veterinary medicine and care in the privacy of your own home. Serving West and North Vancouver. Will travel further on special request.

To book an appointment please call our hospital at 604-947-9247 or for further info visit www.bowenvet.com

604-630-3300

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

★ CENTRAL LONSDALE ★ Spacious 1 BR apt. featuring large kitchen, lots of storage, heat/hwater incl. no pets.$940 Avail Aug 1st 604-983-0634

2 BR-2BTH apt, air con, fire place, ocean and mtn view, W/D, 9ft ceilings, 2pk stalls, gym, pool, sauna, steam rm. $2600 Avail August 1st. Jeff 604-910-2182

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

3 BR apt, 2 bath, new carpert Mt Seymour Prky area, ns, np, kids ok, $1550, 604-987-7006

1 BDRM, Central Lonsdale, 3rd floor, north facing, h/w flrs, heat and hot water incl, no pets, $950, avail now. Dodwell Strata Mgt. 604-838-5020 or 604-699-5264 1 BR $935, July 1, reno’d, quiet bldg secure prkg, 140 W 17th. 604-990-8262/ 985-1658 1 BR, bsmt, Edgemont, suits 1 quiet, n/s, n/p, $800 incl heat/ light, laundry, 604-986-6235 1 BR Central Lonsdale nr hospital hardwood, new appl, wireless, free laundry, $900 incl heat & h/w. July 1. 778-896-4266 1 BR , Deep Cove, Exec, 2 level, top floor, insuite w/d, ug prkg. Ns, np. immed, $1250. 604-985-9184 1 BR Jul 1 $910, Bach Aug $715, elevator, drapes, 18/Lonsdale ns np, incl heat/hw. 604-220-6817

3 BR, Lynn Valley, updated, deck, hardwood, cat ok, $1350. June 1. Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 326 WEST 1st St. 1 bdrm $775 & up. Nr seabus, secure prkg, no pets. Avail immed. 604-983-6916

777 W. Queens Rd. 2br or 3br units $1495 to $2000. Weekdays 604-990-2971 or Weekends 604-985-2876. 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

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

SAT, JUNE 26 & Sun 27th, 12 2pm. 308 Forbes St. LOWER LONSDALE, large, patio, reno, dw, ns, cat ok, avail July 1. Bach $875, 1 BR $995 - $1150, 604-988-1939

WOODCROFT− CAPILANO, 1 BR & DEN, Updates, Gorgeous VIEW! Gated, Pool, Gym & More! NS/NP. Lease req’d. $1150/mo. 604-250-4996 or 604-585-8500

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

1 BR, Ambleside, $950, parklike setting, adult oriented, np, Wes Lighthouse Realty 604-551-1409 1 BR faces south $1150 inclds, heat, h/w, cable, prkg 1765 Duchess Ave N/P, 604-377-0492 2025 BELLEVUE AVE. 1br & 2br units, ocean view, cats ok, senior discounts. Call 604-913-0734.

BERKLEY TERRACE, 1675sf, 16 + Bldg, 2 to 3 Br, 2 Ba, 2 Pkg, sunken liv rm with gas f/p, lg kit, sep laundry rm, 1 yr lease, $1850/mo. 604-312-4100

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.

1 BR, large, balc. 3rd flr, faces south, small view, heat, hw, storage & 60 channel cable incld, $950. prkg avail. Very quiet bldg. Ref’s req’d, prefer no smoking & no pets. avail July 1, 155 E 12 St. To View: Manager: 604-980-6811

North Vancouver

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

Apartments & Condos

604-985-2926

1 br’s - $1,050 -$1,250 Spacious, pool, storage, heat & hw, dw, quiet,

1 BR nr Lonsdale, reno hardwood balc. hw & heat ns, np, quiet adult bldg. $895, 604-904-9507

6505

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

Beautiful Views

1 BR, large, 16 & St. Georges, near hospital, incld heat & hw, no pets, ns, $840. 778-889-4719

1 BR lrg 780 sf, reno’d, ocean view, nr sea bus, n/s, secure pkrg, avail now, $1200. 604-980-3907

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concrete, by shops, Cat Ok

BAYVIEW APTS

Member of the Crime Free MultiHousing Program

BLUERIDGE APTS

Please call 604-922-4322

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

DUNDARAVE WATERFRONT, studio + solarium, 180° ocean view, $1750 incl. 604-721-7484

CENTRAL LONSDALE- 2BR $1325 incl. Heat, hot water & ldry, 1yr lease, no dogs. 604-990-2971.

LUXURY CONDO 1yr new, 3br, 2bath, gym/sauna, Nr Park Royal/ Pacific Trail, $3100 604-682-4247

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

Luxury Over The Seawall! 1 br Penthouse large deck, 1 BR & Bach pool rec. room, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287

(Family complex )

www.blueridgeapartments.com

162 VICTORY Ship Way @The Pier: Brand New. Stunning view, 7 appl, air/cond,1 br $1475; 2 br $2700 Anson Rlty 604-671-7263 1br large $890, Lonsdale/21 quiet bldg, np, hardwood, hw, heat prkg storage, July 1, 604-990-4088 2 BR, $1250/mo, July 1, incl heat, cable, hw & hardwood, cat ok, central Lonsdale, 604-922-3908 2 BR, 2 bath, 10th flr apt at 1 Park Lane Lonsdale, priv balcony with views of Lions gate bridge & Mountains, ss appls, granite tops, w/d, prkg, gym, sec., 1 blk to sea bus, $1575 incls h/w & heat, avail July 18th, Call 604-990-5364 2 BR. 2 bath, avail now. 1 yr lease, 125 West 19th, no pets, Please call 778-554-0537 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 bath, New Vista, 158 W 13th, 5 appls. ocean view, ns, $2200+ utils, Jul 1, 604-926-4653 2 BR. 2 bath, wd, now, 1 yr lease Garden& Marine Dr. prkg, $1600 np, 778-862-4729..778-227-4729 2 BR corner, all new, $1175; upper Lonsdale, heat hw & cable, ns, np, now, lease, 604-987-8807 2 BR, mtn. view $1040. Avail Jul. 1, central Lonsdale, heat/hot water incl’d, no pets, 604-986-6418 2 br, reno’d, quiet bldg, top flr. heat hw, hardwood, newer appls, 16th/St. Georges, cat ok with deposit. ns, avail July 1, $1150 & $1195, 604-339-1274

TRILLION REALTY

www.trillionrealty.com 2 BR, Westview family complex, nr amens, rec fac. pool, wd, prkg, ns np $1380 Jul 1, 604-921-4384

2 BR Woodcroft, S.W. corner, updates, no pets July 1. $1375. Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

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, 1Br , view, avail Aug 1, Incl heat & hw. no pets, $980. 604-985-3650 INCREDIBLE 2BDRM, den 2 bthrm, fabulous water view. $2200. Moments from Deep Cove, trails, parks, kayaking. SS appliances, granite, w/d, d/w, f/p, full gym, secure parking. Avail July 1, 15, Aug 1. Jayne @ 778-554-5844 or gijayne@telus.net KENMORE MANOR 140 East 17th St. A bright 1 bdrm Available. Heat & h/w incl. N/S, No Pets. 604-980-4554 LONSDALE W13TH, lg 1 Br, brand new Vista hirise, view, parking, avail immed, w/d, d/w $1,250. Ref req’d 604-306-9032 LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 2 Br large $1300up, 1br $995, np, ns, 604-980-9219 MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 3 BR, 2 BR July 1, Near Lynn Valley Mall. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca

1363 CLYDE AVE. Location, location, location. Just steps to shopping and sea wall. 2 BR, 2 level suite, 5 appliances. Available July 1. Lease and excellent references a must.

Al Dodimead, ACD Realty 604 521-0311

view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

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

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE, Lrg Bach avail Aug 1, $900 Incls H & H/W. Cable/parking extra. N/S & N/P. To view call (604) 985-4272 WOODCROFT - Whitecliff Bldg, 16th flr, 2 BDRM, North facing, mtn view, rec centre, pool. Aug 1. N/s n/p 604-988-6227, 318-0800

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

– Brand New –

Executive Quality Condos Private Entrances 3 Bdrm, Den – $4200 2 Bdrm, Den, RoofTop Deck – $3900 1 Bdrm, Ground Floor – $2300 19th and Marine. Sub Zero, Bosch, Granite, Hardwood, Fireplaces, Underground Parking Walk to all Amenities.

Call Vicki, 604-220-2935

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

PACIFICANA 1480 Esquimalt Ave. 1 bachelor, 1 bdrm, ocean views, dw, n/p, n/s Avail now. By appt. 604-921-7800 www.BaysideTowers.com 2085 Bellevue. 1Br $1095 2Br View $1795. np, 604-999-2000

6522

Furnished Accommodation

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

A SHORT STAY. Renos, relatives, execs, etc. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com Grand Manor Guest House/Apt daily★weekly★monthly rates grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com WESTLYNN FURN 2 br, tv, lounge, kit & i/net, np ns suit family max 1 child $1395 604-987-2691

6540

Houses - Rent

2 BDRM COZY COTTAGE with bsmt, Gleneagles, West Van, f/p, $2300 July 1st 604-925-1728 2 BR, 1 Bth, 1400 sf house w/ lrg dbl garage, w/d, n/s, avail Aug 1, $2400+ util - 778-231-5673 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 2 lvl, Lynn Valley, Avail now, 1 yr lease, ns np, $2300. Drive by 1572 Coleman St, call to view 604-731-8804. 3 BR, 2.5 bath, New Kitchen 5 appl, gas f/p, garage, storage, np/ ns, $2400 Avail Aug 1; 604-926-0462 or 604-720-2515 3 BR+LOFT. Westlynn, gardeners delight, ravine setting. Suits prof. 1 yr lease, ns, np, now, $2025, Wayne 604-649-6416 3br+den Caulfeild Vlge 2.5bath, quiet, garage, cul-de-sac, $3950+ np, Lighthouse 604-551-1409 4 BR, 2 1/2 bth, nr school & village Caulfeild, 2600 sf view, private, $3100. immed. 604-729-9579 4 BR, 2.5bath, double carport, Ambleside, near schools & bus, ns, np, immed, 604-921-7515 4 BR, alarm, 2 car garage, bright spacious, fenced yard, patio, refs, lease, np, ns, now 604-986-9966 4 BR, garden, sgl garage, nr Save on Foods, bus & school. gd area. n/s, n/p, $2100. 604-984-7821 4 BR, upper Delbrook, 3300 sf. cul de sac, garage. priv, city/ ocean views, July 15 or Aug 1. $3100. text or call 604-617-7383 4 BR Upper Lonsdale,NV, 2 up 2 dwn, 2 bath, 1800sf, $2200, np, w/d, part view. Aug 1st 604-572-0015 or 604-760-8585 5 BR 2 levels, rec room, 4 baths, fp, B. Prop area, W. Van, exec view $3400. now 604-720-2913 A block to Canyon Heights & Handsworth, cul-de-sac, exec. 4 br np, $4350, Jul 1, 604-986-0629

AMBLESIDE, 1750SF, architect designed, bright, immac cond, 2 Br, family/studio, 1.5 Ba, 5 appl, gas f/p, lg fenced landscaped yd. Nr all facilities, bus, seawalk, n/s, n/p, Ref’s, lease, gardening incl’d, July 15. $2600. 604-913-1159 AMBLESIDE, VIEW, 4 bdrm+, 2 baths, semi-furn. n/s, n/p, ref/ lease, $2300. 604-926-0053

CANYON HEIGHTS 4 Br, big deck, updated, 2 fp, Aug 1. $2750 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 CAULFEILD, LARGE modern house, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 2 f/p, large garden dbl gar, July, long term, $3100. call 604-925-9562

6540

Houses - Rent

CAULFIELD 5 BR Executive furn hse, 5604 Westhaven Court, 5000 sqft, 3 f/p’s, games rm, dble car garage, $6500. Aug 1. Call Joy at Advent Real Estate Services 604-812-4788 DEEP COVE, character home, view, 3 br + den, 2 bth, $2100 +util ns np. 604-929-4110 eves 7-9 E23 NR LONSDALE: bright, clean, 4 bed, 2 ba. W/D. 1 nat gas, 1 wood f/p. N/S, N/P. Min. 1-yr lease. $2500/mo + util. 604-723-7891 http://www.willin form.com/340.htm

6540

Houses - Rent

www.easyrent.ca 1445 9th St. W.Van 5 br, 2 bath, 2 levels, 2880sf, 1 yr lease, 6 appls. fp, hardwood, $3950, 604-662-3279 Top of the Line Upper Lonsdale! Huge View of City, newer stylish, contemporary, 4 bd den 4 bth Double Garage Gym $4995 Fully furnished and unfurnished opportunities on web page Call Diana or Kristin Mander Royal LePage NS 604-926-6011 Now

6590

Rooms

LYNN VALLEY, 1 br, wd, cable interntet, $125/wk, suit quiet mature ns male, 604-980-2901

Shared Accommodation

6595-45

North Vancouver

LUXURY WATERFRONT, house share, private beach, large BR,15 min dtwn $996. 778-338-4800

STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools............... $888/M SOUTH SURREY/WHITE ROCK – 15532 Madrona Dr., 3 bdrm, HOUSE, on Cul-de-Sac in quiet family neighborhood, huge yard, new roof, dbl garage..... $1,688/M

CAULFIELD 4 BR house, 5565 Greenleaf Road, 3 lvl, spacious & Bright, $3400. Aug 1. Call Joy at Advent Real Estate Services 604-812-4788

PARTIALLY FURNISHED 675 sq ft office space available for sub lease. Location - 12th & Lonsdale, on the second floor of a professional building. Has three offices, reception area, coffee room and storage space. Bright and spacious with partial view of north shore mountains. Two parking spots included in rent. Please email to resumeka@hotmail.com

6595

SRY, NEWTON EAST. 6 BR, 3.5 baths. Incl s/c bsmt suite. $15,000 down & $3,100/mo. Home worth $540,000. Call 778-397-0827 info@pearlboxrealestate.com

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Office/Retail Rent

2 OFFICES 950 sqft, up & downstairs, newly reno’d, 3 prkg.801 West 1st. Unit #7 604-987-8544

EAGLE HARBOUR Updated 4br 3 bath, f/p, skylight, $3950 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

6565

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

6600 To place your ad call

604-630-3300

Storage

JULY 1ST, LOWER Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $450, 604-983-9493

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RENTALS 6602

Suites/Partial Houses

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM brand new suite in new house, 5 new appls, Edgemont Village, n/p, n/s, inclds heat/light, $1000 avail. now. 604-830-7734

DELBROOK BRIGHT 1BR bsmt. rec.centre/bus. F/P N/S $900incl. utl/cbl/laun. Suit single person. Avail.now 604-512-3543 lv. msg

1 BDRM +, modern reno w. full bath, good for 1. n/s, n/p, heat/ hydro incl. $1000. 604-340-4081

NATURE PARADISE, 2 bdrm Apt, (1200sf), large decks, private, 6 appl, river access/view, Aug 1, $1690. 778-239-7416

1 BDRM Upper Lonsdale, lge bsmt ste in new home, priv. ent, f/p, utils, full bath, n/s, n/p. $900 immed. 604-980-9725

VIEW HOME Upper Lonsdale, 3-4 BR, 2 bath, h/w flr, no pets ns, neg, Avail Aug 1.604-988-0862 czrosales@hotmail.com

1 BR, Brit prop, bright self contained g/l ste. $900 furn, $800

unfurn 604-346-3879, 604-904-5666

1 BR cozy bsmt ste inste ldry, nr Cap University, N.Van, $950 incl utils. July 1st. 604-551-3251

1 BR +den bsmt, all reno, granite, bright own wd, patio/entry, ns, W 21 St $1275incls, 604-512-2521 1 BR + den, newer, ocean view, all appls, patio, ns, np, nr amenns & West Van High, $1250+1/3utils 604-925-9144 or 329-0008 1 BR main flr, large, near L. Valley Mall, share wd, ns, np, $1000 +elec. Aug. 1, 604-309-7098 1 BR ste gated prpty, np, ns, garden, almost waterfront. max 1 $1,000. Now 604-929-5336

$1000 1 br garden ste, reno’d, nr

bus,Cap U. shops, max 1, shrd ldry/ util,Jul 1, np ns 1st Jul 604-986-6167

2 BDRM, 1100sf, South of Grand blvd, Harbourview, f/p, w/d, new appl, yard, bright, quiet, $1200 incl utils. 604-986-1044 2 BDRM, bright, large, alarm, 7appl, lrg storage, Caulfeild Village, nr schl/bus n/s, n/p, lease req’d $1450+util July1, 789-2375

WEST VAN, Caulfeild: 2 BR bsmt, f/bath, gas f/p, prkg, patio, $1400/mo incls utils, avail immed. Call 778-688-2594

6605

Townhouses Rent

2 BR and Den new townhouse, f/p, ss appl, wd, 1500sf, 3 lvl, rec room in bsmnt, priv patio, 2prkg. $2450. Info: uniqueaccommodations.com Prop ID: 2624 or call Chad 604-984-7368 3 BR fp $1875. reno’d, 1.5 baths, 5 appls, storage, patio, ns, np, July 1, Rufus Dr, 604-980-6250 3 BR. Tobruck Ave. 2.5 bath, wd, gas fp, prkg, ns, pet ok, $1850 + utils, 604-983-2053

4 BR 2.5 bath Character Estate in Altamont. pool, creek, near West Bay Elementary, $3700+ gardening. Phone Liz 604-809-6355

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

705 WEST 15th North Van. 4,000 sq ft up and down office warehouse. Call 604-684-5133

2 BDRM garden level ste on quiet St. in Lynn Valley near Park, A Aug 15, $1100, 604-983-3748 .

2 BR bright 1100 sq ft, garden level suite, Lynn Valley, wood f/p, reno’d, $1200 inc util, n/s, n/p, refs req, July 1st, 604-986-9537

2 BR bright bsmt, Blueridge, 950 sf, reno’d, hardwood, own entry & w/d, $1400 incls utils, cable + hi spd net, ns, cat ok, 604-723-2476

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

HOME SERVICES 8050

Chimney Services

Floor Refinishing

THECHIMNEYGUYS 604-725-2551 ★ Free Estimates★

8055

Cleaning

15 YRS Professional cleaner has openings. Excellent references, Please call 604-980-1495 $18/HR. Quality House cleaning. 604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com ✫✫A CLEAN SWEEP ✫ Reliable Housecleaning service. Low rates 778 836-9970 ✫✫ 604 987-9970 A DEPENDABLE Cleaning Co. $18/hr. 604-505-8658 Licensed Insured Reliable EUROPEAN CLEANING Service. 15 yrs experience, excellent refs. Call Ivana 604-987-9290 QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs. Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522 SZABINA’S CLEANING Service Residential & Offices, Move In, Move Out, Regular or one time cleaning. Free Est. 604-618-7091

8060

Concrete

ALL CEMENT REPAIR JOBS

Stairs, Walls, Patios, Sidewalks, Drainage. 100% satisfaction. Exc Ref’s

604-379-2640 CONCRETE FORMING, concrete work & retaining walls. Small/big job John 778-919-8796 Creating Backyard Envy. For all your concrete needs. Chris 604-980-3232, 725-2812 treesandconcrete.com Flow-rite Concrete for all your concrete needs. Specializing in stamped/exposed. 604-418-6445 N.C.B. CONCRETE LTD. Specializing in residential concrete. Repair, removal and new installation. Patio specialists. 604-988-9523, 604-988-9495

Moving out?

8073

Drainage

8090

Cedar Fences & Decks affordable rate. Not Like any other - artistic. Jeff 778-928-9201, 604-415-0920

ALLGONE DRAINAGE Fast response, drain tile video inspection, cleaning, install & repair. 24 hr emergency service 604-990-GONE (4663)

NAT’L FENCE & LANDSCAPE Free Est cedar fencing, decking, landscaping, hedging, pavers & arbors. Exc prices. 604-418-1419

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086

Quality work by professionals Repairs and construction Call 604-230-3559

NORTH SHORE FENCES

Spring Discounts cedar fence & gates, install, repair removal Euro craft Erwin&John 778-322-8645 DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-985-4000

8075

Drywall

A PLUS TAPING & DRYWALL High quality, reasonable rates. Free estimates. 604-715-0400 ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed. Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321 AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex. Dave 604-984-7476 *Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years. All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

THE FENCE MAN Call for all of your fencing needs. www.thefenceman.ca Free estimates! 604-771-6063

8100

Fireplaces

GAS FIREPLACE tune-ups & service. RM Construction Ltd. 604-988-1011

8105

Floor Covering

Electrician Lic#95323, Bonded, Affordable Com/Res. No Job too small. 25yrs exp. 604 727-2306

leveltileandflooring.com

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

8110

Floor Refinishing

INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8125

Gutters

Check the Rental Section

Do You Need to Rent Your Property? 3 Lines 3 Times

Place Your Ad On-line at https://webads.van.net or call 604-630-3300

NEW WEST ELECTRIC Lic 94644 Rewiring & Service & Upgrades Free Est. 604-724-7381 24/7

8087

Excavating

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

SINCE 1997

Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Sofﬁts All jobs Guaranteed. Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price

604-439-9417

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

604-876-4604

HANDY 'D' Home Services

•General maintenance •Carpentry •Decks •Fences •Renovations

BASE EXCAVATING LTD. Small & mini excavator. Concrete braking. Drainage, Water lines, etc. 15 yrs N.Shore. Tyler 929-7799 The Earth Moves - Mini Excavating, bobcat service & landscape contruction. 604-753-8533

North Shore Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-988-5294

Need a Landscaper?

Quality Service • Free Quotes • Trimming • Yard Clean-up • Paving Stones

604-929-7279 “The Grass is Greener”

• New Lawn Installs • Replace Old Lawn • Lawn Drainage • Landscaping • Paving ~ Any size job ~

Nick 929-7732

www.EnglishLawns.com

Whatever you need! Call 604-722-5684

PACIFIC LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Inside or out & around the house. Kitchen, bathrooms, tiles, painting & drywall and more. – No job too small –

Call Ibrahim

604-619-6968 A-1 JOB by Arms and Minds Renos Carpentry cabinet, drs, laminate, tiles, drywall, paint 761-7745

Custom Landscape Installs Paving Stones & Walls Drainage & Grading Irrigation & Lighting New Lawn Installs Outdoor Kitchens

604-839-1225

ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)805-8463/ 986-4026 ALL HOME REPAIRS semiretired master carpenter. Kitchen, stairs, sundecks, etc. All work guar. Karl 604-985-5144 HANDYMAN FOR ANY JOB plus kitchen & bath reno’s, flooring, drywall ... 604-505-4597

Hauling

DD HAUL & DELIVERY Service delivered with pride. Loads from $30 each. David 604-512-7471

8150

Kitchens/Baths

INTERIOR RENOVATIONS Specializing in: ✫Bathrooms ✫Kitchens ✫ ✫ Basements ✫ plus Framing, Drywall, Painting, Tiling, Mouldings North Shore Resident North Shore References Tim Gleason 604-926-5440 BATHROOMS & much more. 40 yrs on the North Shore. Working within your budget. 778-387-3626

8155

Landscaping

RAIN CENTRE LTD.

(since 1968) 4", 5" & 6 " continuous gutters Vinyl & aluminium siding soffits Install repairs & cleaning. Free Estimates 604 874-8158 Check us out with the BBB

EAGLEVIEW LANDSCAPING

HIRE A HUSBAND

No job too big or small , my husband does it all. New construction/renos, concrete/foundations, drywall, painting, general clean-up, yard maintenance, pressure washing and all around house cleanup.... 25 years experience Doug 1-604-212-2125 or Toll Free 1-877-885-0770

8135

LONSDALE ELECTRIC lic#1756 Panel changes & renos 604-988-7232, 604-842-0687

2BR LGE Bsmt $1250pm incl util 5 appl n/s n/p refs reqd 778-886-6072 after hrs

604-878-5232

Tile - Hardwood - Carpet - Vinyl

604.568.TILE (8453)

Landscaping

LAWN CARE & GARDEN MAINTENANCE

* Level Tile & Flooring * 40% OFF ALL OVERSTOCK ITEMS FREE grout on all tile work

8155

No Job Too Small or Big For Our Boots

Fencing/Gates

DRAIN TILES, sewer lines, water lines & sumps. Mini excavation 604-230-1472 or 604-327-0885

DNE ELECTRIC All Electrical Needs Lic #89267, Panel Upgrading. Reasonable & Free Estimate. 604-999-2332

2 BR main flr, d/w, central vacum, newly reno’d, walk to Phibbs Ex.. Nr all ammens & 2nd narrows, $1,195+$150 utils, hi speed net, hd cable. 604-338-4417

Handyperson

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

ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940. Bonded & insured 604-842-5276

2 BR bsmt Grand Blvd new bright own entry, w/d, patio,prkg, ns np $1290+1/3util 778-322-1688

8130

TRUSTED HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only. 604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319

2 BR bsmt, all reno, granite, bright own wd, patio/entry, ns, W 21 500 block, $1275incls, 604-512-2521

CAPILANO/ GROUSEWOODS Lge 1br, furn $1000 unfurn $850 all incls, suits 1 604-765-2279

8110

• Design & Consultation • Lawns & Hedges • Water Features • Patios & Pathways • Retaining Walls • Irrigation & Lighting www.katsuraLandscaping.ca

604-518-5661

THE EARTH MOVES MINI EXCAVATING, LANDSCAPING, CONSTRUCTION LTD. Ofﬁce: 604.753.8533 Cell: 604.841.9758 theearth@telus.net

A.ALL AREA LANDSCAPING Landscaping and Garden Service. 604-926-1526 & 604-726-9153

All CEMENT REPAIR JOBS

Exc. Ref’s 604-379-2640 BC Instant Lawns, New lawn installations★ landscaping★ prof. putting greens★ 604-454-4954 Design - Consultation- Installation 604-518-5661 KatsuraLandscaping.ca GARDEN ER, lawn & garden, mtce, pruning, hedge trimming, garden clean up.... 778-378-8911

BC INSTANT LAWNS NEW LAWN INSTALLS OLD LAWN REMOVALS DRAINAGE PAVING STONES & WALLS PUTTING GREENS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS OUTDOOR LIGHTING COMPLETE LANDSCAPING

604-454-4954

Lee Gardener: Lawn maint. Free est. Spring clean-up, power raking, trim, Hedges 778-986-6662 MANDALAY LANDSCAPING CUT-REPAIR-REPLACE 604-786-5743 www.mandalaylandscaping.com NAGLA LANDSCAPING Ltd. All areas of landscaping, Construction to regular maintenance. Bob cat + other equip. Guar’d work. Paul 778-998-5939 NORTH SHORE ARBORIST SERVICE. Exceptional work at low rates. 25 yr exp 604-721-4065

Find one in the Home Services Section

Able Boys Landscaping Ltd. bobcat/lawn/cedar fence/paving stones, trim trees. 604-377-3107

PACIFIC LANDSCAPING lawn installations, retaining walls, pavers drainage etc 839-1225

HOME SERVICES 8157

Lawn Equipment Repair

CLYDE SMALL MOTORS Lawn & garden equipment. Sales, serivice & rentals. 604-926-2120

8160

Lawn & Garden

8160

Lawn & Garden

LAWNS Jungle George Your North Shore Resident Lawns Garden & Yard Cleanups Hedges & Trees * George’s cell 604-317-3552

M. GILL Gardening -Maint Clean Up & Pruning, Com/ Res Free Est. 604-765-4922 PEAK Yard Maint & Powerwash Lawn Care, Hedge Trim, Window Cleaning. Doug • 604-837-9417

8175

Masonry

STONE WORK

.*'% $ #*"!;% 8*6%4;%*%2; 0";; -"+%6%( &;!(; 0"6??6%( #*"!;% =:;*% 75 #*"3*(; 1;?/,*: ):: A/+" #*"!;% @?;"(;%26;> $ 8/";

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A.A. BEST PRO

GARDEN SERVICES LTD. Lawn Maintenance, General Clean-Up, Power Raking, Moss Control, Aerating. Trim, Top, Prune. All types of lawn & garden applications. Free Est.

Call Sukh:

604-726-9152 604-984-1988

$ BEST RATES $

Retaining walls, facing, cultured stone.

604-603-2576

tymerstonework.com ALLCASTLE MASONRY LTD Natural & cultured stonework. 20 yrs exp. 604-551-2212

8180

Home Services

BE COOL! Talk to Someone You Trust.

CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING Sears also installs ROOFING, WINDOWS, WINDOW COVERINGS & CARPETING

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping, hedge trimming & stump grinding. Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986)

A.All Area Gardening Service Lawn Treatment • Maint. • Power Raking Pruning • Trimming • General Clean-Up Topping Trees • Free Estimates

604-985-7722 ext 213

24 HOURS 1-800-4-MY-HOME • (1-800-469-4663)

8185

Moving & Storage

Binder:

604-926-1526 604-726-9153

Bonded • Insured Supplies and fuel surcharge included

Garden Services

Certiﬁed Horticulturists Design • Planting • Maintenance Spring Clean-ups. Call Scott. www.KatsuraLandscaping.ca

604-518-5661

A. A. Allwest Garden Service Lawn maint, general cleanup, power raking, moss control, etc. CALL SUKH free est. 604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988 BEN’S Garden & Landscape Services. For your Res/comm Landscaping, garden maint. fencing needs. Pls call 778-688-7876 or 604-584-7876. Free estimates Cert. horticulturists 604-518-5661 Scott H. Design & Maintenance KatsuraLandscaping.ca

Excellent Rates Bonded • Insured 604-689-7700 Excellent Rates

604-985-7047

WESTCAN

MOVING SYSTEMS

Western Canada’s Moving Solution Free Estimates

604-765-0244

MODERN MOVING Chau Le Gardening Tree cutting & topping, shrubs, yard cleanup, trimming, hedging, 604-782-5288 ★CNN ★Weeding ★Trimming ★Mulch★maintenance★top soil★ Free est. Nick 778-840-6573 Eagleview Landscaping.. Res. & Comm. Paving stone install & repair. Free quotes 604-929-7279 Serafina Garden Services Maint. & design, cleanups, organic food reas rates 604-984-4433

1,3,5 Ton Truck local & long distance moves ★ competetive prices★

778-991-0229; 778-317-6908 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885

POPEYE’S MOVING

GREAT LOOKING Landscapes Full service landscape & garden maint. Call Dave: 604-764-7220

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

J.B. GRASS Cutting. Weeding, Trimming, Pruning, hedging, cleanup. Terry 604-723-3582

nsnews.com

Scott 604-377-2503

Friday, June 25, 2010 – North Shore News – A43

Call ThE Experts CONSTRUCTION

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To place your ad in “Call the Experts,” call 604-630-3300

HOME SERVICES 8193

8220

Oil Tank Removal

Plumbing

8225

Power Washing

WESTCOAST TANK RECOVERY

BEAT THE HST! Have your oil tank removed NOW & enjoy additional 15% off our regular rates Trusted by local Realtors throughout the Lower Mainland Underground Tank Detection, Removal, Soil Testing, Contaminated Site Remediation Fully Licensed & Insured

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604-628-8786

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8193

Oil Tank Removal

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

A CLEAN PAINT JOB. Quality 1 room $137. Int-ext, full WCB. 22 yrs exp. Cell: 604-727-2700

Have an old oil tank you need gone? Call All Gone for a free estimate! (604)-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

STORMWORKS Oil Tank Removal Recommended Insured Reasonable Rates 604-724-3670

TANKTECH Certified Oil Tank Specialists Tanks - pumped, filled, removed res/com. Free est. 604-328-1234

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

CANSTAR PAINTING The Quality You Trust! Interior & Exterior Projects Prof. Crew of Master Painters Prof. Design & Product Consultation Free Est./Written Guarantee

Insured/WCB

778-997-9582

Colourwise ™

Professional Painting Bldg & Deck Repair & Maint 30 yrs exp. Insured & bonded Visa, Mastercard, Interac

www.Colourwise.ca

ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext. Competitive prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661

Fully Insured 20 years experience Call 604Free Estimates INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS

7291234

POINT GREY PAINTING LTD Int/Ext - Quality Guaranteed - WCB Free Est * Insured Early Bird Discounts 604-725-0908

Mechanical Systems

• Plumbing • Heating • Gas Fittings • High Efﬁ Furnaces • Tank-Less Water Heaters 19 years of professional services Ph: 604-931-7575 Cell: 604-612-4347

RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

Main sewer lines, water lines, camera inspections, plugged drains, hot water tanks and drain tiles. 24/7 Emergency available Sat/Sun/Holidays. Licensed, Insured, Bonded.

604-618-4988

C&M PAINTING Quality painting at reasonable prices. Over 25 years experience. 604-351-6540 Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205 Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed! Call Thomas 604 377-1338 JH QUALITY PAINTING LTD. Int/ext. Free Est. Quality service, WCB insured. Kevin. 728-2022 MASTER MATCH PAINTING Int & Ext. . GOOD PRICES, 18 yrs exp.Thomas 604-724-8648 PAINTING BY BENJAMIN, Interior & Exterior. 25 yrs exp. For Estimate. Call 604-618-4288

PROFESSIONAL PAINT JOB Int/ext, top quality paint, free est. 778-773-0474

QUICK RESPONSE Painting & Pressure Washing. 25 yrs exp. 604-551-4267 or 604-987-8159

Residential & Com, Int/Ext. Top Quality T&B Painting 778-552-5065 or 604-716-1250 Free Est. ★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work. Reasonable rates. 604-809-3842

Moe 604-724-0760 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

DELBROOK

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 604-729-6695

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without Digging) Sewer Lines (without Diggging) Install. Draintiles. 604-985-4000 LARTER PLUMBING.com Heating & Gas Richard Larter 604-984-7814 LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956 PLUMBING BY ALEX. Lic. Local Plumber, Full & P/T odd jobs. Service, installs, repairs. Punctual & reliable. 604-983-2399 SAVE ON PLUMBING! Licenced Plumber/Gas fitter, $65/HR. Same day service. 604-987-7473 Samy

VEMA PLUMBING & Heating gas fitting, hot water tanks Reliable, Free Est. 604-779-2305

WOODY’S PAINTING 20 yrs exp. Int/ext. Reasonable, dependable. 778-833-2265

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187 TERRY’S Driveway Sealing. 604 980-7507 Free Est. Bus lic # 0018328

20 years experience

604-346-8191

GENTLEMEN WINDOW CLEANING

Pressure Washing, Tile Roofs, Vinyl Siding, Driveways & Walkways.

Call Micah for Free Estimate

604-230-0429

604-773-4549 Spring Cleaning and prep to paint. Driveways, walkways, etc. Get rid of that moss & mess around your home or work.

RENOVATIONS & CUSTOM BUILT

Hartford Homes

Quality workmanship at competitive cost.

Call 604.868.7793

AWARD WINNING COMPANY

Thinking of Renovating your home? Call Bob 778-387-3626 From bathrooms to ensuites, to additions. We do it all and we do it within your budget

PRO KING MAINTENANCE Pressure washing, window cleaning, gutters, painting, small reno’s WCB, 15yrs exp... 604-780-2224

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

Find one in the Home Services section

2 OLD GUYS 2 YOUNG TO RETIRE WE DO IT ALL!

H 604-986-3986 C 604-537-9452

PRYCE CONTRACTING LTD

BDC RENOVATIONS Decks, Stairs, Bsmt Suites, Kitchen/Bath Ins WCB Ref’s 778-889-3729

❏ Specializing in complete project management, onestop for all project details, from design, engineering to completion. ❏ We co-ordinate it all and are also hands-on. ❏ Complete home makeovers, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, suites, decks and patios.

BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484

North Van based co.

TOP PAINTING Res & Comm. Reasonable rates • Free Estimate Top Quality! Joe 604-782-1377

Paving/Seal Coating

FORTIF CONSTRUCTION INC Custom Renovations North Shore Company BBB, Reno Mark.ca. GVHBA.org Stefan@604-202-1264 free estimates www.fortif.ca

North Shore Home Services. Power Washing, Window & Gutter Cleaning. 604-988-5294

Need a Plumber?

8205

• Tile roof restoration • • Roof moss removal & repairs • • Power washing • • Window cleaning by hand • • Gutter cleaning & repairs •

Renovations & Home Improvement

Hire a husband No job too big or small from pressure washing to renos to yard 1-877-885-0770

AFFORDABLE QUALITY PAINTING. Tidy, honest. 19 yrs North Shore. John 604-980-5454

Jim 778-232-4063

FAIRWAY PAINTING

ENTERPRISE

8240

Peter: Office 604-998-7526 Cell: 604-833-9502

DIMAN DEVELOPMENTS.

Renovations & Construction. Mano, 604-990-1671/230-7970 www.dimandevelopments.com FINISHING CARPENTRY - All mouldings, doors, windows, f/p, flooring & all renos. 604-613-4080 Fortif Construction: North Shore home reno specialists. 604-202-1264 www.fortif.ca

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS

FULL RENOVATIONS, fences, pressure washing, rubbish removal. Take advantage of summer prices. 604-904-0520

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

HOME RENO’S, new framing, forming, decks, stairs & roofing. Custom homes. 604-721-8743

Since 1983

Specialties Include: Kitchen & Bath Improvements We Also Do: • Roofing • Sundecks • Door & Window Replacements

Call Bill

JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. HOME RENOVATIONS

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

604-298-1222

MATCO DESIGN - Renovations *Additions*Quality Work *Ref’s 604-720-1564 matco@telus.net

Custom Bath & Kitchen

Moon Const Building Services. Specialize in Concrete, Forming & Framing. Call Patrick 218-3064

www.chrisdalehomes.com

We also do Drywall, tiles, flooring, painting, ceiling, finishing carpentry, sundeck, fences, siding, sheds and basement improvement. Free estimates and WCB Call Michael 604 836 9628

ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)986-4026/805-8463 BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs. 604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca

RAINBOW RENOS, 26 yrs exp. We do it all - basements, kitchens, baths, additions 778-885-0771

To advertise call

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HOME SERVICES 8250

Roofing

8255

Rubbish Removal

8310

Top Soil

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U Load / We Load 7-80yd bin rentals. Same day service, fast pickup times! (604)-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

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Bulk orders available

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(down the block from the Lynnwood Hotel)

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Compost-Based

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Beside Transfer Stn. 604-924-0261

AAA RUBBISH REMOVAL Const/ Reno Debris. We Remove Almost Anything! 778-320-2525 ROD’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Prompt, reliable, reasonable. 7 days/week. Rod 604-985-7193

A FAIR DEAL Loads to 5 yards, soils/mulch/manure/sand/gravel, odd jobs, rubbish. 604-908-1150 Dalton Trucking Ltd. Special: Top soil $15/yd. Sand gravel, trucking etc 604-986-6944

8315

Tree Services

$ BEST RATES $

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping, hedge trimming & stump grinding. Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986) NORTH SHORE ARBORIST SERVICES Exceptional work at low rates. Tree removal, windowing, pruning, shaping & general yard work. Fast Courteous Service 25 yrs exp • WCB Insured 604-721-4065 A. A. BESTPRO Tree Service LTD. Tree top trim, Hedge Trimming, Pruning, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding etc. CALL SUKH free est. 604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988

ROOFING & INSULATION LTD. “IF IT’S ROOFING, WE DO IT!” Residential • Commercial Industrial • Apartments

8300

Stucco

A. MATHIESEN LTD. Stucco, Waterproofing & Masonry. Tile & roof repairs. 604-926-7039 J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. Residential / Commercial. 604-761-6079

8305

Sun Decks

604-983-0133

SIMPLY ROOFING

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You Want It We’ve Got It

Find Whatever You’re Looking for in the Classiﬁeds.

ROBIN’S 604-986-4091 Expert Tree Care - Cert. Arborist. 25 yrs exp. Fully Ins.

Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca

8320

TV/Home Theatre

8309

SSK ROOFING & SIDING Re-roofing. Gutters. WCB / BBB 604-787-4622 or 778 240-6513

8251

Roof Maintenance

ACCENT All roof restoration, moss removal & repairs. 604-346-8191

Auto Miscellaneous

9125

Domestic

$0 DOWN & WE MAKE YOUR 1st PAYMENT AT AUTO CREDIT FAST Need a vehicle? Good or Bad Credit? Call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca DLN 30309

9110

Collectibles & Classics

2000 FORD TAURUS SE Silver All Options Leather PREMIUM Sound EXCELLENT Condition $4995 Call. 604-551-0040

9145 1993 BMW M5, rare 340HP 3.8, only 121km, all books/records. $22,800. 604-987-3876. D24627

9125

Domestic

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE, like new, 50k, new battery & tires, pearl, $5995 obo. 604-721-5026

Scrap Car Removal

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

2005 NISSAN Xterra SE. yellow 83.5ks, exc cond, free oil change for life. $17,750. 604-760-5354

NISSAN X-TRAIL BonaVista 2006 AWD, 78,000 kms, silver, A/C, Sunroof, Heated seats, New tires/brakes. No accidents. Ph. 604-715-7060

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8335

Window Cleaning

2008 Mitsubishi Spyder Convertible 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid Red, only 51,189kms, alloys, auto, heated Silver, auto, sunroof, pwr group, CD, keyless leather seats, spoiler $26,995 entry, security system, a/c, alloys. $23,888

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Doug Robinson 604-985-4604

Tiling

GENTLEMEN WINDOW CLEANING

2008 Ford Escape XLT 2008 Subaru Impreza AWD,auto,grey, Auto,silver,only 44,580kms,roof rack,sunroof, only 33,380kms,alloys,keyless entry,pwr trailer hitch,pwr group,keyless entry $24,995 group,a/c $18,995

Window Cleaning, Gutter Cleaning & Pressure Washing Call Micah for Free Estimate

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE ROAD

Grinding Gears

Brendan McAleer

Dad’s tinkering ﬁxes son for life NEWS photo Mike Wakeﬁeld

THE Mitsubishi Lancer is a little bigger and more powerful than the best-selling Honda Civic for about the same price and it comes with an excellent warranty. It is available at North Shore Mitsubishi on Marine Drive.

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MITSUBISHI is relatively new to Canada as a standalone company and so far it hasn’t been able to attract westerners in the same way that residents of la belle province have taken to cars like its Lancer.

Compacts are very popular in Quebec and it’s easy to see why they are smitten by Lancer. About the same price as Canada’s bestselling car, the Honda Civic, the Lancer is a little bigger, has a larger, more powerful engine and it comes with a longer warranty. The star of the Mitsubishi product line, Lancer is available in a wide range of models, from inexpensive to high performance. There’s even a wild Evolution or “Evo” edition — essentially a road-going version of the very successful Mitsubishi rally car — that sells for more than $50,000.

Lancer received its last generational redesign for the 2008 model year. It was a wheels-up remake with an all-new body, interior and mechanicals. Changes for the 2010 model year, in contrast, are relatively minor and essentially cosmetic with the exception of a new standard stability control system. Externally the changes include a redesigned side air dam, a short-pole roof-mounted antenna and what’s called an “intelligent” washer. On the inside, its instrument panel gauge is redesigned and the door ﬁnish has been improved. Lancer comes in two body styles, sedan and “Sportback.” The DX sedan starts at $16,998 and comes in SE, GTS and Ralliart trim levels. The Sportback GTS is $24,098 and Sportback Ralliart is $33,998. Under the hood the base engine is a double overhead cam, 16-valve, 2.0 litre that can produce 152 horsepower at 6,000 r.p.m. and 146 foot-pounds of torque at 4,250 r.p.m. The GTS and Ralliart editions come with a 2.4-litre

THIS past Sunday was of course Father’s Day, and I know there are some of you out there now saying, “Was it really? Whoops! Got to make a quick call!” Well, shame on you.

engine that can produce 168 h.p. at 6,000 r.p.m. and 167 foot-pounds torque at 4,100 r.p.m. Our test Lancer was an SE trim with a five-speed manual transmission and it also came with a high-end Rockford-Fosgate audio system. The system includes a big trunk-mounted 10-inch sub-woofer that takes up a chunk (14-litres) of cargo space. Mitsubishi vehicles are backed by a very impressive warranty. Complete bumper-to-bumper coverage is for five years or 100,000 km, body corrosion coverage is for seven years or 160,000 km and powertrain components are covered for 10 years or 160,000 km. The look An appealing styling feature of the Lancer is its “shark attack” snout, plus it has a dramatic wedge-like side profile. The headlights have a menacing pinched appearance and the blacked-out air intakes are fighter-plane inspired.

As for myself, while I didn’t manage to get out to the family manse to see dear old Dad, I did manage to remember to call him on my telephone machine. Did we reminisce about the salad days, or wax poetic on the deep and oft unspoken bond forged between father and son? Or do you imagine that we talked at length about the speed at which life changes, with retirement and children moving away and the hinted potentiality of future grandchildren? Well, no actually. We talked (for a good hour) about how he’d ﬁnally ﬁxed the brakes on his 1967 MGB. So, whenever I am asked the question, “What got you into cars?” I simply need to explain that whoever wrote Deuteronomy had it right: the sins of the father shall be visited on the head of the son. Speaking to the nature side

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Gearhead genes passed on From page 47

of the argument, Dad’s genes clearly carried the gearhead allele, as my paternal grandfather, among other things, did a fair amount of work on diesel bus engines. That, and living on a small farm around machinery, was all Dad needed to get interested in taking things apart and putting them mostly back together. When my parents moved from Belfast to Canada, Dad taught automotive shop, and while he would later move on to counselling and school administration, I’ll always think he was happiest underneath one of the school’s project cars. Certainly no normal person would have been possessed to do things like take a 1960s Chevy pickup truck and remove its feeble engine, swapping in a Dodge slant-six instead. Dad then drove the whole cobbled-together Frankenstein to California and back, laughing as pump jockeys did double-takes upon lifting the bonnet to check the oil and seeing a Chrysler emblem inside a Chevy. But then I came along, right around the same time as the aforementioned MGB. Sadly though, the MGB was retired from use when I was about six months old; not by the heavy responsibilities of fatherhood, but by a redlightrunning dumptruck. Still, that little car was to play a further role in my development. Dad bought, like nearly ever other Dad out there, a Volvo sedan. I’m sure it was ﬁne, but we traded that in and bought a Volkswagen Westfalia camper-van; a great favourite with my mother, but you could tell that Dad was not overly fond of its accelerative capacity, which was akin to molasses in January. At night. On Pluto. At this point, I had graduated from tricycles to bicycles and from blocks to Lego, Meccano and model-building. I was just about to enter the most important formative stage of development

for a child: holding the trouble light and passing wrenches. Dad got rid of the Westfalia and bought a 528i, and so followed 25 years of always having some kind of 5-series BMW in the family. When I learned to drive, it was in our 535i, but I certainly wasn’t allowed to borrow it until it really was on its last legs, with half a million kilometres (estimated: the odometer stopped working) on the clock. The BMWs were sensible, four-doored sedans, like that first Volvo, but they were all also Driving Machines, and, riding in the back with the armrest down to prevent my brother from encroaching upon my personal freedom, I learned to love a twisty backroad and a singing straight-six. Come to think of it, I’m fairly certain it was at the helm of the 535i that my father received a fairly lucky break. Pulled over for speeding by the famously humourless California Highway Patrol, Dad was asked the oft-repeated, “Sir, do you know how fast you were going?” To which Dad replied, “Oh, I’m sure she’d do about 120 (mph) with the bit of a downhill there.” The state trooper was so taken back by Dad’s matterof-fact admission that he let him off without even a warning. At any rate, Dad’s BMWs did their bit to corrupt me into a love of fast cars. Meanwhile, the other member of the family provided an in-depth education into automotive repair. Dad bought a Land Rover. We still have the blue Land Rover that’s been in the family for about twenty-five years, although it’s little more than a semi-mobile shed filled with spare parts for the (very slightly) newer Landie that joined the fleet around only fifteen years or so ago. Land Rovers are characterful and rugged, with a go-anywhere attitude and simple See Working page 51

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Mitsubishi’s ‘shark attack’ design inspired by ﬁghter planes From page 46

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The Mitsubishi is, of course, also a famous Japanese aircraft manufacturer with a long history that includes production of the Zero fighter plane used in the Second World War. And it also explains Mitsubishi’s aircraft propeller-inspired logo. Longer and wider than a Honda Civic, Lancer is built of a rigid unibody body structure with ultra high-strength steel sections. The GTS edition is very easy to spot with its big (over the top) rear deck lid spoiler. The inside The cabin size is generous, feels roomy for a compact car and is suited to bigger than average occupants. While there’s excellent fore/aft adjustment on the driver’s seat, having attained a comfortable leg/pedal position, I found myself having to reach a bit more than I prefer for the steering wheel and gear shift lever. The front seats are comfortable, but don’t offer as much support as popular competitors like the Civic or Madza3. The driver’s seat, however, did come with a manual cushion-height adjuster, which helped to some degree to compensate for its lack of a telescopic steering column. Lancer provides 2,684 litres of space for its passengers and definitely has more rear seat room than most in this class. A climate-control air-conditioning system is standard with GTS. A manual system air comes with the SE trim and it’s an option on DE. Safety As already mentioned, Lancer’s safety package now includes what Mitsubishi describes as an Active Stability Control System (ASC), which is a terrific standard feature in this market segment. The body is built on what Mitsubishi describes as a Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution (RISE) unibody platform. The RISE body structure enhances occupant protection by dispersing energy loads during side and rear crashes and helps protect the fuel system during a rear impact. On top of that, occupants are protected by seven standard airbags, instead of the usual six. An additional driver’s knee airbag helps reduce lower body injuries and better position the driver in a frontal impact. The drive Fuel economy is comparable with sportier versions of the Civic or the Mazda3 and the Lancer runs on regular fuel. That said, most competitors in this segment offer smaller capacity base engines that offer better fuel economy. Although Lancer had a tight turn circle, the straight line feel is surprisingly vague, as I expected better and quicker response

given its sporty aspirations. A base Civic or Mazda3 would beat it for overall steering feel and straight line stability. The ﬁve-speed manual transmission in my test Lancer was easy to navigate and engagements were crisp. It’s a nice match with the smooth 2.0-litre engine and the optional automatic is high-efﬁciency CVT type that actually offers better fuel economy. The score Aggressively styled, priced and well backed, the Mitsubishi Lancer is a roomy compact that offers good value for the money, just ask a Quebecer.

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Working on Dad’s old cars teaches patience, ingenuity and swearing

From page 47

construction. They are also as unreliable as a French husband. Nearly every weekend involved some sort of project to get the Land Rover back on the road, and so it was that I learned to love/hate the other side of gearheadery: what Dad called, “the mechanickin’.” At first it was just passing the ratchet, and (frequently) the small sledgehammer if a bolt required “a little persuadin’,” but later I had to become a quick-thinking mechanic as I was driving around in the Land Rover, having been banned from piloting the BMW for the crime of being sixteen and having a Y chromosome. Dad kept the Land Rover in good shape, but it was forever giving me grief. The throttle assembly fell apart at a stop sign, and I had to repair it with a bit of baling wire that was buried among dirt and American pennies at the bottom of the dashboard. Once, late for work, I jumped in the Landie and tried to put it in reverse, only to have a two-foot section of gear lever come off in my hand. The solution? Fit a set of vice-grip pliers to the stump of the gear lever. We drove it like that for years. So I became a near-expert mechanic specializing in elderly British machinery. Skill sets such as visualizing how a mechanism works and having a light touch to disassemble delicate components are not important. What is important, I learned, is swearing. Lots and lots of very creative swearing. I quite clearly remember what Dad would call the Land Rover, although I can’t write it down here for two reasons: first, this is a family newspaper and some child might read it and forever be corrupted, and second, the paper might catch fire. At the same time, Dad began restoring his MGB, having left its bent carcass in a neighbour’s shed for twenty years. He might never have moved it if the neighbour hadn’t planned to tear the shed down, seemingly happy to go visit it from time to time and talk about restoring it without actually doing anything. I think this is where I learned the important skill of seeing limitless potential in a gently rusting heap of metal that’s been the breeding ground for countless generations of rodentia. So Dad restored his MGB, I helped until I moved away to university and bought my own car to repair/ruin, and now I call him up and find out that — and remember, this car’s been on-and-off the road for 10 years — some eejit had installed the brake calipers backwards. “But now,” says Dad, “She’s driving beautifully again.” I oft wonder what fate

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