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Full speed ahead for NV shipyards Reﬁt powers hope for major federal contract

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WEDNESDAY was an upbeat day at North Vancouver’s shipyards, with one builder celebrating an ongoing refit project and another edging closer to winning a lucrative federal contract. Andrew Saxton, MP for North Vancouver, was at Allied Shipbuilders to tout the $5.9million worth of work being done to the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Tanu. The work, which began in July and is about half done, includes repairs to the hull and engine, an overhaul of the ship’s electrical and ventilation systems, a new bow thruster and a range of other upgrades. “These repairs are expected to keep the Tanu in service for years to come,” Saxton said. According to Allied president Malcolm McLaren, the refit has kept 130 people in work, about a third of whom are North Shore residents. “You could almost call it an old friend,” McLaren said. NEWS photo Mike Wakefield “In 1986, we did the midlife refit, which was a big job. MALCOLM McLaren (left), president of Allied Shipbuilders, and technical manager Chuck Ko show MP Andrew Saxton and Canadian Coast It’s interesting that, 24 years Guard Capt. Victor Gronmyr the progress on a $5.9 million refit of the coast guard vessel Tanu. later, we’re doing the vessel life extension. So we have a 43-year-old ship, but we’re hopeful that we’ll get a chance to build its replacement. We’re keeping the skills up repairing these things, but we’d sure like a crack at the new ones.” Elsewhere on the North Vancouver waterfront, Washington Jane Seyd occurred between December 2008 and July 2009. Marine Group announced that it had cleared the first hurdle in jseyd@nsnews.com Wiens was first suspected of having an “inappropriate the process to win a long-term, multi-billion-dollar shipbuilding relationship” with a female student sometime between December A former social studies teacher who taught at contract. of 2008 and February 2009, when a school district employee The federal government’s national shipbuilding procurement Sutherland secondary has been charged with — possibly another teacher — saw what they thought was strategy will eventually hand out $35 billion in orders. The bulk of sexual offences against a female student. inappropriate touching between Wiens and the girl. the money will go into two large contracts, one for combat vessels That is alleged to have happened at the school after regular and another for support vessels. The goal is to allow two yards to Victor Wiens, 63, was charged this week with sexual assault, school hours, said Corp. Peter DeVries, spokesman for the North maintain their facilities and workforce for decades, in contrast to the invitation to sexual touching and sexual exploitation against a Vancouver RCMP. teenaged girl. The incidents leading to the charges are alleged to have See Washington page 3 See Wiens page 3

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Owner ﬁghts ‘aggressive dog’ label Mastiff alleged to have attacked PADS puppy Jane Seyd

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A North Vancouver owner is fighting an attempt to have her English mastiff, Walter, declared an aggressive dog after the mastiff allegedly attacked a puppy in training to be an assistance dog. Auri Petrina launched a petition in B.C. Supreme Court last month, asking the court to overturn a designation from the District of North Vancouver that would require her to get Walter neutered and keep him muzzled and leashed in public, among other conditions. Petrina said her dog is not aggressive. “I train my dogs every single day,” she said. “Everyone’s just trashing me and my dog.” Until very recently, Walter was among a handful of dogs who visited North Vancouver elementary schools with Petrina, helping kids to read as part of a program that provided an unflappable canine listener. Petrina said as part of that process, Walter was assessed on two different occasions for U.S.-based organizations that register dogs to visit schools and seniors homes for therapeutic purposes. The municipality, however, has not bought into the kindler, gentler version of Walter. It’s animal welfare officer decided Walter was potentially an aggressive offender who needed tighter controls after Walter allegedly lunged after and injured a 12-week old Labrador retriever puppy near Sowden Park July 1. According to documents filed in court by the district, Walter was being walked off his leash in the park when he suddenly ran outside the park boundary and set upon Miss Paddy, a puppy owned by the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society. The puppy was rushed to Delbrook Mall Animal Hospital, where it was treated for shock and two large puncture wounds on its left shoulder and neck area. “One wound was quite large with a lot of crushing damage” and two layers of stitches were required to close it, according to court documents. Kevin Pidwerbeski, director of the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society, said he remains very

concerned about Walter. “This animal has demonstrated it was an aggressive dog,” he said. Pidwerbeski said it costs between $50,000 and $90,000 to train an assistance dog, which are specially bred for the job, and the society only produces about 15 dogs a year. Since the attack, Miss Paddy has been placed with a very gentle large dog as a form of therapy meant to help her get over her trauma, he said. But it’s still possible the attack will mean Miss Paddy can never become an assistance dog as planned. “I’m very angry about it,” he said. In a report to Pidwerbeski, Miss Paddy’s handler said several of Petrina’s neighbours came forward following the attack, saying Walter had attacked another puppy off-leash before. Neighbours said the owners reported that incident to the police, said Pidwerbeski. The district animal welfare officer also said in his report, “This is not the first incident where Walter has displayed aggressive behaviour.” Petrina, however, said that isn’t true. “It’s not been proven,” she said. “I’ve never seen my dog attacking any other dogs.” Petrina said she doesn’t agree with the district’s version of the dog-biting incident, although she declined to say what she thinks happened at the park until the case gets heard in court. In designating Walter an aggressive dog, the district has asked Petrina to construct a pen to confine Walter on the property any time he is out of the house, to put up signs warning about the presence of an aggressive dog, take out a special licence and get $1 million in liability insurance. According to the district, any dog that attacks either a person or another domestic animal unprovoked can be deemed aggressive under local bylaws. But Petrina plans to argue that only a judge — not the district’s animal welfare officer — can deem an animal aggressive and subject to special controls. Petrina said she had to take the case to court because nobody would listen to her side of the story. “I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m not putting anyone in danger,” she said. In the past, several North Shore dog owners have fought municipalities in the courts after animal welfare officers sought to have their pets deemed “dangerous dogs” — a more serious designation than “aggressive.”

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AURI Petrina with her English mastiff, Walter. Since this photo was taken in April, 2008 Walter has been part of a program aimed at helping young children read.

Wiens placed on leave in February, 2009 From page 1

NEWS photo Mike Wakeﬁeld

NORTH Vancouver school superintendant John Lewis addresses media after police charge a former Sutherland secondary teacher with sexual offences.

The incident ﬁrst came to light when the witness decided to report it on Feb. 17, 2009. John Lewis, superintendent for the North Vancouver school district, said within a week of the report, Wiens had been placed on leave and a police investigation was underway. In March of last year, however, police and Crown counsel concluded there wasn’t enough evidence to lay charges. But last month — a year and a half after the initial investigation — ofﬁcers from the North Vancouver RCMP’s sex crimes unit received new evidence in the case, said DeVries. Charges against Wiens were approved on Tuesday. He has been released on bail with conditions not to contact the alleged victim or her family and to have no contact with anyone under 18. “The young woman and her family are struggling to cope,” said DeVries. There were few details about what is alleged to have occurred at a police press conference announcing the charges Thursday afternoon. Charges of sexual touching of a minor usually relate to a victim under the age of 16, while sexual exploitation charges can involve victims up to 17, as long as the perpetrator is in a position of trust or authority. Lewis said Wiens quit his job at the school

shortly after being placed on leave. He later agreed to turn his teaching certiﬁcate in to the B.C. College of Teachers, meaning he can’t teach in British Columbia. Alex Fisher, 18, graduated from Sutherland this year after having Wiens as his social studies teacher for several years. “I’m shocked,” said Fisher. “Out of all the teachers there, I would never have expected Mr. Wiens to do something like this — if it’s true.” Fisher said he hadn’t heard any rumours of Wiens having a relationship with a student and that when Wiens “disappeared” in the middle of the school year with no explanation, some students assumed he was sick. At the news conference Thursday, Lewis defended the school district’s decision not to alert parents about why Wiens had gone on leave. Since Wiens was no longer teaching, he wasn’t considered a threat to other students, said Lewis. Lewis said he expects some students at the school — where Wiens taught for ﬁve years — will be upset at the news. Mike McGraw, chairman of the North Vancouver parents district advisory council, said he expects a similar reaction from parents. But he added, “It appears the district handled the case properly.” Calls to Wiens’ lawyer were not returned by press time.

Washington Marine makes fed’s shortlist

From page 1 boom-and-bust cycle that has plagued Canadian builders. Washington Marine Group is a strong contender to win one of the contracts, and announced Wednesday that they had made it onto a shortlist of five shipbuilders. The company is now invited to meet with federal officials and begin developing a formal bid. “We look forward to being included in the competitive process for the selection of the two successful shipyards and are confidentwehavethecapabilities to match the government’s requirements for this important program,” said vice-president John Shaw, in a release. “If B.C. shipbuilding is to survive and prosper in the 21st century, it is vitally important that the West Coast win an equitable portion of the $35 billion in federal naval and Canadian Coast Guard construction work,” he said.

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NV man loses wrongful arrest suit Judge says VPD’s arrest, strip

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Halloween Safety

With the excitement of trick-or-treating only a couple weeks away, we’d like to offer the following safety tips to help you and your children enjoy a safe Halloween:

Come to Norseman Field (located on 23rd St. between Lonsdale and St. Georges) on October 16 from 2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. to watch the North Shore Homelessness Action Week soccer exhibition game. This is a great chance for residents to experience the fastpaced excitement of street soccer, and to support our own North Shore Shields. Ambleside Tiddly Cove Lions Club will host a post-game barbeque.

A North Vancouver man who sued the Vancouver Police Department, saying they wrongfully arrested him, has lost his case in court.

• Pick a safe costume – one that is fireproof and allows for your child to see without parts of the costume obstructing their vision. Bright costumes with reflective material are a good choice for the kids who trick-or-treat after dark.

John Michael Harvey, 72, sued the police after he was arrested and required to enter a peace bond over the threatening of two female lawyers in 2004. Harvey claimed the police arrested him out of retaliation, after Harvey repeatedly went to the department, demanding they investigate a perjury charge against his former lawyer. But the judge said the police had more than enough reason to arrest Harvey, including an email he sent to police referring to someone who shot their lawyer out of frustration and his stalking of two lawyers to both an office and home address. “Viewed objectively, there were ample grounds on which to conclude that Mr. Harvey was fixated and unpredictable,” said Judge Carol Baird Ellan of the North Vancouver provincial court. “He had repeatedly overstepped his bounds.” Harvey’s quest began after he was fired from the B.C. Corps of Commissionaires in 2000. He soon became unhappy with the female lawyer appointed to represent him in negotiating a settlement, particularly over whether a certain phone call authorizing a settlement of the case had occurred. He later went to the Vancouver Police Department and asked them to investigate the lawyer for perjury. Police eventually told him there was no basis for a charge, and said they had relied in part on a legal opinion from a police department lawyer. In November 2003, Harvey wrote an email to then-police chief Jamie Graham in which he referred to an incident in the United States where a disgruntled client had shot his lawyer “and said he was feeling a bit like that.” Police didn’t consider Harvey a serious threat. Harvey, however, continued to hold a grudge against his former lawyer, showing up at two of her subsequent workplaces to make disparaging comments. A few months later, Harvey also tracked down another female lawyer who he mistakenly believed had given the department advice about his complaint, to her home office. At the time, she was alone with a small child and “his mere presence alarmed her considerably,” said the judge. She complained to police, who became concerned that Harvey had developed a negative fixation on female lawyers. Harvey was arrested and taken to jail where he was stripsearched and spent two nights behind bars. One Crown counsel then later recommended Harvey be charged with harassment and threatening, although the case was eventually settled when Harvey agreed to enter into a peace bond. In examining the police actions, the judge concluded, “The decisions to investigate, charge and arrest Mr. Harvey were reasonable in light of his actions.” “He had not taken no for an answer from anyone so far,” the judge wrote, adding, “His behaviour was apparently escalating.” The judge said the primary duty of the police was to protect the women who had been stalked by Harvey, “not the preservation of Mr. Harvey’s liberty.”

• Make sure that if you have lit candles near your door they are far enough away from other decorations and safely out of reach of children. • Leave the pumpkin carving to the older kids or the adults. If your small children want to help carve the pumpkin, let them draw a face on it that you can carve out for them. • Make sure your children are aware of the possible dangers of eating Halloween candy before it is checked. Have them return all the candy to you, untouched, so that you can examine it thoroughly. • Educate your children on basic everyday safety. Ensure they know not to talk to strangers. Together we can help our children enjoy a safe and exciting holiday. Happy Halloween!

If you choose to celebrate Halloween with fireworks, please enjoy them safely and responsibly, and make sure you keep District fireworks regulations in mind. To purchase, possess or discharge fireworks you must obtain a permit in the District and you must be at least 18 years old. Permits are available from fireworks vendors on the North Shore. Please note fireworks may not be discharged on public land and that District fireworks permits are not valid in the City of North Vancouver or in the District of West Vancouver. Residents are reminded that the Fire Department and the RCMP have the authority to seize fireworks and to issue fines for violations. Please remember that fireworks should only be discharged on October 31 from 6 p.m. to midnight. For more information on the District’s Fireworks Bylaw visit www.dnv.org. For more information on safety precautions, permits or applicable fines, call DNV Fire and Rescue Services at 604-990-7575.

Join fellow park users, District staff and consultants at a second open house to discuss the future of Deep Cove Park and Panorama Park. Help provide further feedback on conceptual plans for the newly acquired lots on Panorama Drive, future of the Deep Cove boathouse, traffic and parking management, and special events.

Prepare yourself for winter storms. With this winter predicted to be rainy, cold and snowy thanks to the effects of La Nina, the District would like to remind residents to prepare themselves. During periods of heavy rain, District crews will be checking catch basins and clearing leaves from the openings, however, residents and business owners are asked to check the catch basins in front of their properties and to clear away any leaves from the openings in order to ensure that adequate drainage is maintained. Fall is also a good time of year to clean out rain gutters and check your perimeter drainage system to ensure it is functioning properly. Many drainage companies offer a fiber optic camera inspection service. Strong winds are often associated with winter storms. To protect your home from tree damage, contact a professional arborist to assess any trees that you are concerned about. Another concern during periods of heavy rainfall in any mountainous community is the possibility of landslides, debris flows or flooding. Not all creeks are subject to debris flows and, similarly, not all slopes are prone to landslides. To access information about debris flows and landslides, go to www.dnv.org/hazards.

When: Thursday, October 28 What: 6:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. Displays and discussion of conceptual plans and strategies. 7:00p.m. – 7:30p.m. A brief presentation on public input and the conceptual plans and strategies. 7:30p.m. – 8:30p.m. Informal discussions continued.

The Edgemont Community Association is holding a general meeting at 7:00p.m., Wednesday, October 20 in the Potlatch Room of the Capilano Library (3045 Highland Blvd). All residents of Upper Capilano are welcome to attend.

Where: Cove Cliff Elementary School Gym (1818 Banbury Road). Light refreshments will be served.

The schedule of regular Council meetings, as well as agendas for upcoming meetings and minutes of past meetings, is available online at www.dnv.org. The Council agenda is also available for viewing at all District libraries. All regular Council meetings are open to the public and held in the Council Chamber at District Hall, 355 W. Queens Rd., and start at 7:00 p.m.

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• Night-time darkness can make it difficult for drivers to see you. Cross streets safely and wear or hold something that is reflective or will be easily seen by drivers (glow sticks, flashlights, reflective jackets or reflective tape).

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You’re Invited: Deep Cove Park / Panorama Park Open House # 2

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Don’t miss the legendary Friends of the North Vancouver District Public Library big book sale Friday, October 15, to Sunday, October 17 at the Lynn Valley Main Library (1277 Lynn Valley Road). For more information about the sale, please visit www.nvdpl.ca. International writer and clinical psychologist Kathy McMahon will be at North Vancouver District Municipal Hall (355 West Queens Road) on October 15, to give her talk entitled How to Stay Sane as the World Goes Crazy: Economic Hard Times, Climate Change and the Messy Issues of Oil. This event is being held from 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m., at District Hall. North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton will provide opening remarks. Light refreshments will be served. For more information and a listing of sponsors visit www.coolnorthshore.ca; to register email registration@coolnorthshore.ca.

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THE North Shore News is asking its readers for help in ﬁnding the best decorated Halloween homes in North and West Vancouver.

If your family is planning something spooktacular for Oct. 31, or if you have seen a ghosty garden that impressed you, please let us know. We will publish a selection of photos in our Sunday, Oct. 31 issue as well as addresses of displays that might be worth taking the family to see. Please send your tips to editor@nsnews.com. Have a safe Halloween. — Martin Millerchip

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AN art thief who stole sculptures and a painting from two West Vancouver galleries has been handed an 18-month jail sentence. Judge Carol Baird Ellan of the North Vancouver provincial court recently handed the prison term to Robert Muzer, 42 — minus the 50 days Muzer has spent in jail since his arrest. Police picked up Muzer Aug. 17 after he broke into the Spirit Gallery in West Vancouver and took two ﬁnely carved alabaster bear sculptures worth almost $10,000. One piece was by Inuit artist Rodney Kolausok while the smaller bear was carved by Howard Moose, a northern Cree artist.

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Police nabbed Muzer after being alerted by an alarm going off in the gallery around 1 a.m. and setting up roadblocks in the area. They became suspicious of Muzer who appeared nervous and was perspiring heavily when he was stopped. Ofﬁcers then noticed two lumps about the same size as the missing sculptures, partially covered with a blanket in the back of the car. After he was arrested and the bear sculptures recovered, Muzer also confessed to an earlier break-in of the Caulfeild Art Gallery, Aug. 8, where three sculptures and an oil painting were stolen. The value of those works was estimated at $3,000. Muzer — a crack addict with a lengthy criminal record — pleaded guilty to two charges of break-and-enter in connection with the thefts. He was also ordered to serve three years probation and stay away from both galleries.

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ANUFACTURERS of red ink saw their share prices rise sharply this week as federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced that Canada will post a record-breaking $55.6 billion deﬁcit this year. Some British Columbians will shake their heads at the news that $5.6 billion of that borrowed cash went to this province and Ontario as HST transition funding. Guess we’re giving that money back one way or the other. Still, Flaherty said, Canada is actually turning a corner. By 2014, we’ll only live $1.7 billion beyond our means and Ottawa will be back in the black the year after that. That’s the plan, anyway. The bit we’d like to see is how the Conservatives intend to clamber out of

this well of debt. The winding-up of the stimulus plan and — fingers crossed — a strengthening economy will go a long way. But it’s worrying to hear highprofile Tory leadership aspirant Maxime Bernier call for an end to federal transfers to the provinces. Taking a page from Paul Martin’s book, this would certainly help Ottawa tidy up its books, but it would also mean an end to a host of vital programs — medicare chief among them. It’s also strange to hear this government promise fiscal discipline shortly after announcing the largest military purchase in our nation’s history. We can argue over how useful these whiz-bang F-35 planes are, but in an era supposedly marked by tough choices, brand new jet fighters seem like a toy we can put back on the shelf.

Vancouver focuses on wheels, not strolls

THERE are two things that can never be made as safe as their dizzier zealots demand: Cycling and prostitution. Which doesn’t stop them from trying. The mad mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson, and his leftist councillors have contributed to the expansion of shamocracy (as secondthoughts NPA councillor Suzanne Anton put it, “No one who spoke to council . . . expected to be a part of a kangaroo council”) by imposing a $3.2 million, concrete-separated bicycle lane on Hornby Street that was opposed by more than 90 per cent of respondents in two polls. Surprise — Vancouver city hall’s own poll of “visitors” (who are they?) drew 56 per cent support, demonstrating once again that polls can be worded, manipulated and targeted to prove anything. But accident ﬁgures can’t be fudged, and since the Burrard

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Trevor Lautens Bridge became bicyclefriendly at the expense of sane trafﬁc engineering, motorized vehicle collisions at the north end have soared from 50 per cent more to 600 per cent more in various comparative periods. (You’ve heard many derisive bike-countings, so in fairness here’s an impressive one: Crossing Burrard on a sunny Saturday last month we witnessed 19 cyclists heading downtown. More than we’d ever counted. But in the opposite direction — zero.)

And expect all kinds of confusion and controversy over police enforcement, insurance, licensing, and compliance from the many law-scoffing two-wheelers. Or are the Critical Mass demos that routinely sabotage traffic — and apparently don’t trouble His Effing Worship — unrepresentative of the cycling republic? I recently came within an arm’s length of becoming a statistic myself along “bicyclized” Dunsmuir Street. A skateboarder abruptly turned to the sidewalk in front of a cyclist, who swerved and braked, and went on as if the incident whistled through his ears non-stop without encountering a brain. A hair’s difference and I could have had boarder, bicyclist and bicycle in my lap, standing. The undersigned isn’t anti-bicycle. I guarantee that in cycling days I rode further than Robertson, his sidekick Geoff Meggs (recovering from a bike accident), and cabinet minister Kevin Falcon are ever likely to match, maybe

combined. By coincidence, on this very day in 1950, as my diary precisely notes, I pedalled 97.2 miles (156 kilometres) from beautiful Hamilton to Queenston, near Niagara Falls, not an unusual single-day trip in my midteens. The bike, a Humber with unbreakable three-speed Sturmey-Archer gears, would be considered primitive today. So I know this issue intimately. Big enthusiast Peter Ladner fatuously asserts in Business in Vancouver that Vancouver’s downtown bike lanes are inclusive “for the 80year-old grandmother and the eight-year-old child.” Steady on, Peter. The list of those who can’t or won’t travel on two wheels, no matter how “safe” the lanes, is too long to repeat. As chronicled in this space, on West Van’s new Park Royal-13th Street link, cyclists, dog-walkers and pedestrians are as likely to choose the separated motorist lane as their own — because they trust drivers who are used to them more than they

trust one another. Y’all hear that, West Van council?

••• And then there’s that other activity (see ﬁrst para) that, for all the tears, lobbying and public guilt, especially in the endless wake of the Robert Pickton murders, can’t be made safe. Or respectable. Yet a former Victoria newspaper columnist seems to be devoting her life to those goals. Prostitution’s face can never be cleaned up and its body clothed expensively enough to disguise what it is — a loathsome, demeaning activity. For years Vancouver Sun columnist Daphne Bramham has taken what ought not to be, but perhaps is, a courageous tack on prostitution. Why courageous? Because it divides women, especially feminists who otherwise are on the same side of their general cause. Daphne — I’m allowed to call her Daphne, because she

is a former boss and colleague — wrote last week: “Selling sex is dehumanizing and soul-destroying to most of the people who do it. That’s not a moral judgment. It’s fact. “Yet . . . an Ontario judge (Susan Himel) struck down key sections of Canada’s prostitution laws and effectively legalized brothels, living off the avails of prostitution and communicating for the purposes of prostitution.” Daphne hits the ball squarely with the barrel of the bat (little seasonal baseball ﬁgure of speech there): “Moving prostitutes indoors is no solution. Far from emancipating them from the yoke of a bad law and the heavy hands of pimps and madams, it turns organized criminals into business people.” Dead right. The race has been gnawing its knuckles for millennia over what to do about prostitution. Daphne notes one innovation, the so-called See Sweden page 11

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NDP leader’s back always wears a target

THE lingering doubts about NDP leader Carole James’ leadership that exist within her own party exploded into public view last week, but we’re still a long, long way from any real revolt aimed at replacing her at the helm.

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James booted Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson from her caucus after more than a year’s worth of grumbling from the two-term politician. Simpson had clearly been unhappy for some time, and never seemed to get over being replaced as forestry critic after the last election. What had been primarily a case of private complaining kept within the NDP tent found its way onto the Internet in a weekly column that Simpson writes for a Williams Lake website. Simpson was mildly critical of James’ performance in her speech to the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. (He wasn’t alone on that point; most observers, including

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this one, agreed with his assessment.) James asked him to apologize for his comments and when he refused, she expelled him from caucus. For James, it was simply the last straw in dealing with someone who was increasingly bold about his attacks on her leadership. I’m told she acted so ﬁrmly to head off what was expected to be a more open, public attack on her by Simpson down the road. As well, she’s sending a message to any would-be malcontents in her caucus: Don’t even think of

challenging my leadership. She may have thought Simpson had left her no choice, but her aggressive action will inevitably energize those in her party who have never been sold on her leadership. Oh, there are undoubtedly other NDP MLAs perhaps unhappy with James’ leadership or the direction the party is heading (Harry Lali, Michael Sather and Guy Gentner spring to mind). And the blogosphere is ﬁlled with rants about her, supposedly written by NDP supporters or B.C. Liberal bashers. A Facebook page called “Return Bob Simpson to the NDP caucus” has even been created. The far left-wingers think she’s too centrist, and decry her for wanting to reach out to the business community. There is a considerable dose of hypocrisy here. The same New Democrats who gleefully jump into bed with Bill Vander Zalm (whose track record on gay rights, reproductive rights and unions is so much more at odds with NDP values and policies than any tax break for business ever would be) think

it’s abhorrent to even talk to the business community. But the party activists and the anonymous commentators on blogs have limited power on this issue, at least until the fall of 2011, when the party convention votes on a leadership review. The only way James’ hold on the leadership would be sorely tested would be if one of the NDP’s “A-Team” MLAs openly challenged her. If someone like Mike Farnworth, Adrian Dix, John Horgan, Jenny Kwan, Katrine Conroy, Shane Simpson, Norm MacDonald, Bruce Ralston or Rob Fleming were to speak out, then James could ﬁnd herself in a very precarious situation. But I don’t see that happening. The fact is that where it counts most — within the key players of her caucus — James ﬁnds the core of her strength.

There are two more important factors at play here as well. First, there is no logical replacement waiting in the wings to take over should James be toppled, or if she quits on her own. There is no one — from within caucus, or from outside — who can make a credible argument that the party stands a better chance of winning in the 2013 election if they were leader. Second, James and her party are sailing along at the top of the polls right now, with a sizeable lead over the B.C. Liberals. The gap between the two parties will undoubtedly narrow as we approach the next election date — it always

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Nordic model, begun in Sweden, which criminalizes only buyers of any sexual services. Note — not the sellers, the buyers. Meaning, whether the sex is straight or gay, almost 100-per-cent male. That’s feminist sexism for you: The prostitutes — oops, “sex-trade workers”— are helpless victims (uniformly reported in the media as having been sweet, happy little kids, fond aunts, etc.). The pimps and johns are exploitative men, so scorch them. Note that this turns the illicit drug model upside down — the top operators are ruthless criminals relentlessly chased, while the users deserve sympathy, free injection sites and police who look the other way. The moral confusion explains and sustains the Downtown Eastside, which, according to one recent estimate, costs taxpayers (those boring squares with their unﬁlmable lives) a fantastic $3 million a day, $1 billion a year. Which doesn’t engage the interest of Vancouver’s socialist council nearly as

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••• West Vancouver’s Cathy Duthie Legate must have felt painful twinges when she attended a friend’s opening of a bookstore in the former premises of her family’s Duthie Books 4th Avenue, which closed in January. Duthie Books was a cherished Vancouver institution for 53 years, the Robson Street store especially a downtown treasure. Duthie took books seriously, and stocked serious books. But the book business became, and remains, brutal — oligopolistic big-box stores and online retailers savagely discounting books, not to ignore library sales of discarded books at giveaway prices. Harken to these blithely insensitive online remarks that speak, you might say, volumes: “While my favourite place to purchase books is Book Warehouse, my favourite place to browse for them is Duthie Books.” Another: “This (Duthie) is one of my favourite places to spend a rainy afternoon, scooched up in one of the

store’s quiet reading nooks, my nose stuck between the pages of something brilliant.” With “customers” like that. . . .

••• And there’s one supermarket item customers are allowed to steal quite literally without a thought — the “information” in the lurid magazines at the checkout that aren’t even respectable enough to print genuine gossip. There they stand, vacantly take a bit of a ﬂip-through, then return them sloppily to the rack as they move up the line. What’s most contemptible — their thievery, cheapness, or taste? The recent Word on the Street celebration of books at Library Square attracted a multitude, but I didn’t see a lot of sales. Charles Campbell stood out among the excerptreaders, for a vivacious account of The Maquinna Line, an old novel he edited with an intriguing B.C. reallife theatrical background. I have it but, guiltily, just haven’t found time to read it. Too much staring into screens myself these days. •••

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Andrew Yetman ﬁgures out a 3D maze. The third annual Something Cool for After School Fair was held at Capilano Mall Sept. 18. Sponsored by Middle Childhood Matters of the North Shore, a United Way project focusing on the needs of schoolage children outside of school hours, the fair provided an opportunity for exhibitors to connect with children ages six to 12 and their families. Performances and hands-on demonstrations enticed those in attendance, raising awareness of a wide range of available programs.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to ARTS & CULTURE

Robert Adams photography exhibit begins international tour with stop at the Vancouver Art Gallery: Page 16 Funny story on a serious subject: Page 23 Looking back at some favourites from VIFF 2010: Page 24 Ahmad Abdalla’s Microphone gives voice to Egyptian underground scene: Page 25 Veteran rockers X Japan show how it’s done: Page 33 Win tickets to see Gretchen Parlato at SFU Woodwards (Page 37); Quartango at Christ Church Cathedral (Page 22) or tap dancer Savion Glover’s show at Centennial Theatre (Page 15) More online at www.nsnews.com/ entertainment

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DAVE Bidini, a founding member of the Rheostatics and author of Home and Away: In Search of Dreams at the Homeless World Cup of Soccer, will be in town next week for the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival running from Oct. 19 to 24.

DAVE BIDINI TELLS STORIES THAT HAVEN’T BEEN TOLD

Home and Away

■ Dave Bidini is among the authors featured at the 23rd Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival, being held Oct. 19-24 at Granville Island. For information on authors, schedule and tickets, visit www.writersfest.bc.ca.

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FOLLOWING the ﬁnal game of the 2008 Homeless World Cup of Soccer, Dave Bidini found himself at a Melbourne pub watching a cover band. Listening to their version of Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone,” he was struck by some of the lines in its chorus, “How does it feel / to be without a home / like a complete unknown.” While his mind was swirling with the thoughts and experiences he’d had up to that point, having been invited to accompany Homeless Team Canada to the international sporting event, his hope related to the role the public can play in easing the suffering associated with homelessness was cemented. “Once you get to know people in the homeless community you realize how important it is to engage them,” he says Tuesday, on the phone from Toronto. “And how if you come across someone who’s begging for change, who’s social, who says something to you, it’s just always good for there to be some kind of exchange . . . . Loneliness is such a huge part of people who live on the streets and solitude, so any kind of interaction is huge, just for

people who are on the streets to know that they’re being noticed and that they’re not invisible.” The moment in the bar is among the experiences shared in Bidini’s new book, Home and Away: In Search of Dreams at the Homeless World Cup of Soccer. The work tells the inspiring story of the members of Team Canada and their competitors’ journey to the Australian tournament, their trials and tribulations, as well as successes and plans for the future — both on and off the ﬁeld. His decision to pen the book was the result of a suggestion from Mark Weinstein of New York’s Skyhorse Publishing. “I think it’s important to tell stories that haven’t been told,” says Bidini. In addition to authoring a number of books, Tropic of Hockey and Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs included, he’s a weekly National Post columnist and a playwright. He’s also an accomplished musician. A founding member of the Rheostatics, whose members recently went their separate ways, his new solo project is dubbed the BidiniBand. Bidini was introduced to homeless soccer through a Toronto program, Street Soccer Canada. Watching a scrimmage one day, his “longstanding belief in the magic of play and the redemptive properties of sport” was conﬁrmed, he writes in the prologue of Home and Away. He got to know some of the players (like Krystal, an 18-year-old runaway, and Billy, a former pro soccer player in recovery from painkiller and cocaine addiction) and their coaches and was invited to travel with them to the World Cup.

“I thought they were very interesting people and thought their stories and their experiences in Australia and even at home were rich enough to tell us something about ourselves,” says Bidini. “One of the things you realize is how people who become part of this tournament are not unlike you or I,” he adds. While some players were tougher to crack than others, the majority were open to sharing their stories. “There was a real social nature to the event with the players from around the world sharing experiences, talking about their lives,” he says. Bidini’s compassionate nature no doubt helped people open up. Despite how emotionally exhausting it was to hear story after story of homelessness in developed, Third World and warravaged countries, both those with happy endings and those without — like that of an Australian player who’d been a prostitute, struggled with heroin addiction and had been diagnosed with cervical cancer — he endeavoured to lend an interested and engaged ear. However, the players’ perseverance, both in their personal lives and during game play, proved to be a continued source of motivation. “The Canadians were really there to just take it all in, to have fun and wins and losses at the end of the day, they didn’t really matter,” Bidini says. He’s been able to stay in touch with some of the members of Team Canada, like Billy, who he says is See Event page 34

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CALENDAR GALLERIES Artists for Kids Gallery: 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends from noon to 4 p.m. Info: 604-903-3798 or www.artists4kidscom. B.C. Mills Museum at Lynn Headwater Park: 4900 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-224-5739. Bellevue Gallery: 2475 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.5 p.m. and outside gallery hours by appointment. Info: www. bellevuegallery.ca. Buckland Southerst Gallery: 2460 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-1915. www.bucklandsoutherst.com. Cafe for Contemporary Art: 140 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: 778-340-3379 or cafeforcontemporaryart@gmail.com. Caroun Art Gallery: 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.caroun.net, 778-372-0765 or artgallery@caroun.com. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. Different Nature: An exhibition of paintings in watercolours and acrylics by Mohammad Kazem Rokni, Oct. 16-30. Opening reception: Saturday, Oct. 16, 4-9 p.m. Casa Del Caffe: 116 East 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604983-2233. Beyond the Garden: Oil paintings on canvas by Anna Gelbert will be on display, Oct. 21-Nov. 3. Opening reception: Thursday, Oct. 21, 7-9 p.m. Chernoff Fine Art: 265 East Second Ave., Vancouver. Info: 604681-8042 or info@chernoffﬁneart.com. Gallery hours: MondayFriday, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m. and Saturday, noon-5 p.m. CityScape Community Art Space: 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-988-6844 or www.nvartscouncil.ca. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 5 Senses and Sensibilities: An exhibition of abstract works by ﬁve North Shore female artists from diverse cultures, until Oct. 23. District Foyer Gallery: 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Info: 604-9886844 or www.nvartscouncil.ca. The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents photography by Karen Evans and pottery by Rona Hatherall until Dec. 1. District Library Gallery: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: www.nvartscouncil.ca. See more page 15

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CALENDAR From page 14 The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents digital paintings by Simon Haiduk, until Nov. 17. The Elliott Louis Gallery: 258 East First Ave., Vancouver. Gallery hours: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-7363282. Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Admission to all shows is free. Info: 604-925-7266 or www.ferrybuildinggallery. FRAN Jare performs com. Gallery hours: Tuesdaytonight (with Soultrax) Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed and tomorrow night (with Mondays. Desire — The Magniﬁcent Sibel Thrasher) at the Obsession: An exhibition of oil Rusty Gull. See Calendar paintings by Elizabeth Topham, Club listings on page 22 until Oct. 17. for details. Celebration of Day of the Dead: Whimsical mixed media art exhibition, Oct. 22-Nov. 14. Opening reception: Friday, Oct. 22, 6-9 p.m. Artist in attendance: Saturday, Oct. 23, 2-4 p.m. The Gallery at Artisan Square: 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Info: 604-947-2454 or www.biac.ca. Hours: Friday-Sunday, noon4 p.m. Gallery Jones: 1531 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-9262233. Nicholas Wilton’s work will be on display until Oct. 16. Gallery YoYo: 312 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 1-5:30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-983-2896. Leighdon Studio Gallery: 190 West Third Ave., Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 604-8750029 or www.leighdon.ca. Lynnmour Art Studio and Gallery: 1467 Crown St., North Vancouver. Info: www.lynnmourgallery.com or 604-929-4001. Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Contemporary and abstract paintings by Gordon Oliver, Robert Botlak and Gary W. Eder. North Vancouver City Library: 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-998-3455 or www.nvcl.ca North Vancouver Community History Centre: 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Info and registration: 604-990-3700, ext. 8016.Raincoast Place Names — Past and Present: A lecture with Andrew Scott, author

of Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names, Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. Listen to stories of B.C.’s past and how many famous landmarks were named. Fee: $6. As Dreamt, As Built — Maps and Plans of North Vancouver. An ongoing exhibit of documents that highlight the community’s development. North Vancouver Museum Gallery: 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-990-3700, ext. 8016 or www. northvanmuseum.ca/. North Vancouver — Then and Now: An exhibit of historic photographs and modern photos of the same sites from Lonsdale Avenue to Deep Cove will be on display until Dec. 30. North Vancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit defining life in North Vancouver. Presentation House Gallery: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday -Sunday, noon-5 p.m., Thursday, noon8 p.m. Info: 604-986-1351 or www.presentationhousegall.com. Flakey: The early works of Glenn Lewis will be on display until Nov. 7. Ron Andrews Community Space: 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-980-7182. Aspects of Nature: Watercolour and mixed media on paper and canvas by Morag MacDonald will be on display until Nov. 7. Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-924-1378. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Info: www. seymourartgallery.com. Luminescence: Lil Chrzan landscape paintings will be on display until Oct. 17. Clockworks: An exhibition of working clocks made entirely from fibre, thread and fabric by Nell Burns, Oct. 19-Nov. 14. Opening reception: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7-9 p.m. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604-9257292 or www.silkpurse.ca. A Little Abstraction: Watercolour and mixed media artist and teacher Teressa Bernard will exhibit her work until Oct. 17. With Needle and Thread: An exhibition by the North Shore Needle Arts Guild showcasing embroidery and promoting it as a recognized art form, Oct. 19-31. Textile artists will provide demonstrations each day. Opening reception: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 6-8 p.m. Starfire Studio: 6607 Royal Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604922-5510 or www.starfireattheferries.com. Studio Art Gallery at Capilano University: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Printmaker Chang Soo Kim will hold an exhibition of his pieces made using digital print technology, until Oct. 28. Tartooful: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 604-924-0122 or www.tartooful.com.

Anne Grifﬁths’ opening celebration, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2-5 p.m. West Vancouver Museum: 680 17th St., West Vancouver. Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 604-9257295 or www.westvancouvermuseum.ca. West Van’s Neighbourhoods — Our First Century: A photographic and memory exhibition of historic neighbourhoods, until Oct. 16. Fragmented History — Objects and Meaning: An exhibition exploring the acquisition, organization and display of objects, until Oct. 16. Winsor Gallery: 3025 Granville St., Vancouver. Info: 604-6814870 or www.winsorgallery.com CONCERTS See more page 17

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VISUAL ARTS

Adams exhibit begins tour in Vancouver

■ Robert Adams — The Place We Live: A Retrospective Selection of Photographs Vancouver Art Gallery until January 16, 2011.

The nearly 300 prints drawn from four decades work are here on the ﬁrst stop of a North American and international tour. Adams has been passionate about the changing landscape of the American West Terry Peters for his entire career. His photographs have depicted those places that have remained in tpeters@nsnews.com their natural state and the areas where man THE strong compositions that has changed them forever. mark the work by noted American Largely devoid of people, Adams images project the quiet power of great lighting. photographer Robert Adams line the The entirely black and white exhibition is walls of the Vancouver Art Gallery. beautifully reproduced as gelatin silver prints with a superb tonal range that expresses the subtle nuances of texture captured by Adams. The rough bark of a stand of Cottonwood trees is as compelling as the vast prairies that seem to stretch out until they touch the sky. Adams’ urban scenes show the strip malls and housing developments that encroach the landscape but are photographed with his strong graphic sense. Adam’s work continues to exert an inﬂuence on contemporary photographers and makes this milestone photo Robert Adams/gelatin silver print exhibition an important ROBERT Adams’ 1978 photograph Quarried Mesa record of an outstanding Top, Pueblo County, Colorado on view at VAG. career.

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CALENDAR Info and tickets: 604-9241378. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-9257292 or www.silkpurse.ca. Bergmann Duo: Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann will perform chamber music, Thursday, Oct. 28 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12. West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604925-7403 or www.westvanlib. org. Free Friday Night Concert Series — Microcosmos: Musicians Marc Destrubé, Andrea Siradze, Tawnya Popoff and Peggy Lee will perform Friday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.

From page 15 Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Box office: 604990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/theatre. Cap Jazz Series: Septeto Nacional de Cuba will perform, Saturday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $38/$35. Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www. centennialtheatre.com. Box office: 604-984-4484. Benefit Concert: The North Shore Disability Resource Centre will host this concert with blues guitarist Jim Byrnes, Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets: $30. The Legend Turns 80: Maestro Pandit Jasraj in a live concert with senior disciples, Saturday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $60/$50/$40. Wild Salmon Party: Holly Arntzen, Kevin Wright and the Dream Band will perform songs about salmon and sustainability with salmon stories and images by Alexandra Morton, Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20/$10. East and West: Classical music of South Asia and Europe performed by pianist and sitarist Yaroslav Senyshyn and James Hamilton with Sarabjit Mataru on tabla, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2-4 p.m. Tickets: $30/$20/$10. Deep Cove Coffee House: at St. Clare-in-the-Cove, 1384 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. Info: lindabates@ shaw.ca or 604-929-4019. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-929-3200 or www.DeepCoveStage.com. Keith Bennett and David Sinclair will perform a fundraising concert, Friday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Funds raised will go towards theatre equipment. Tickets: $22. Deep Cove Yacht Club: 4420 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Highlands United Church: 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9806071 or www.highlandsunited.

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604-981-9091. Aviv Quartet With Robert Kulek will perform, Sunday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $52. Pre-performance talk at 2:15 p.m. Ghosts in the Attic: The Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform, Saturday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $25/$20/$12. Lonsdale Quay Market: 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. Info. wwwlonsdalequay.com. Lynn Valley Village Plaza: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Mount Seymour United Church: 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www. mtseymourunited.com. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Box office: 604990-3474 or www.phtheatre. org. Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

THEATRE Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Box office: 604990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/theatre. Noises Off: A comedy with the onstage and backstage antics of a fifth-rate acting troupe, Oct. 20-22, 8 p.m. and Oct. 23, 3 and 8 p.m. Tickets: $20/$14/$8. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and tickets: 604-929-3200 or www. deepcovestage.com. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets and info: 604-990-3474 or www. phtheatre.org. 9 Parts of Desire: An intimate look at nine vastly different Iraqi women who struggle not only with the burden of tradition, but also with the anguish of war and the guilt of survival, until Oct. 30, Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Admission: $24-$30. 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. See more page 22

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Wanted! Advisory Committee Members Are you passionate about parkland, heritage preservation, planning and land use, energy conservation, environmental issues, library services, child care or social issues? If you are interested in becoming more actively involved in these aspects of your community, this could be an opportunity for you! Council is looking for new members to join a wide variety of advisory committees and advisory panels. You will play a key role in the municipality’s framework for public involvement, providing important information and advice to Council. Here’s a list of existing North Vancouver District advisory committees: Advisory Committee on Disability Issues – a joint North Shore Committee that advises on ways to make the community more accessible for residents with disabilities. Prospective members must have a disability. Advisory Design Panel – reviews and comments on the site layout, exterior design, landscaping, and environmental quality of applications for development made to the District. The Panel also provides input on municipal policies such as community plans, heritage issues, major subdivisions, and District infrastructure projects. The Panel currently requires a building contractor, a professional engineer, and a visual arts specialist (e.g. an artist or designer). Board of Variance – rules on applications for minor variances to siting, dimensions and/or size of proposed buildings and structures. Child Care Grants Advisory Committee – reviews and makes recommendations on applications for child care grants. Community Heritage Commission – advises on and promotes heritage conservation policies and programs. Community Services Advisory Committee – advises on social issues, municipal social policy and programs, and makes recommendations on grants and permissive tax exemptions for community groups and agencies. Library Board – a governing body that defines the strategic direction, sets policy direction, approves and monitors budgets and promotes the Library in the community. Golf Facilities Advisory Committee – provides an informed community perspective on golf and golf course related issues, and fosters, promotes and supports these issues with Council. North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission – joint North Vancouver Commission that develops and maintains an appropriate level of museum and archives services to meet the needs and interests of public bodies, corporations and organizations doing business in North Vancouver as well as private citizens living in the two municipalities.

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NS Family Court and Youth Justice Committee – joint North Shore Committee that provides a link between the community and the justice system in the Family Court, Youth Court, and Criminal Court (spousal assault), and works to improve the services in these areas. Parks and Natural Environment Advisory Committee – provides a community perspective by providing advice and recommendations on a wide range of park and environmental issues. Transportation Planning Advisory Committee – advises on regional and municipal transportation policy, planning and mobility issues. The Committee particularly welcomes applications from senior citizens and students. Appointments to Advisory Committee positions are made in accordance with the Community Committees of Council policy to ensure that membership is diverse and broadly reflective of the community with respect to age, gender, cultural background, occupation and neighbourhood, where appropriate. If you are a resident of North Vancouver District and would like to volunteer to serve on a Committee, please pick up an application form from the Clerk’s Office or call 604-990-2211 for more information. Application forms and detailed information on all of our advisory committees are available at: www.dnv.org/committees.

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Breast Cancer Awareness: Visit Sassy Hair in Capilano Mall between 3 and 9 p.m. today, Oct. 15, and receive either a haircut or eyebrow threading for a $10 minimum donation. All proceeds from the event will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to help to create a future without breast cancer. Services will be provided on a ﬁrst come, ﬁrst serve, drop-in basis only. Haircuts do not include style or blow-dry. For more information call Sassy Hair at 604-990-9699. Street Party: Granville Street between Pender and Dunsmuir will be closed for a free public concert on Saturday, Oct. 16, to celebrate the opening of the

Baby Home Fashions: Port Coquitlam mompreneur Liana Arsene will launch a new line of products from her twoyear-old label Kinderel, this Saturday, Oct. 16, at Lusso Baby, 1037 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. The new products include a basic sleep sack, nightgown and happy hat. These items complement the line’s existing products: sleep sack with detachable sleeves, onesies, drool bib bandanas, burp cloths and blankets. Event will include a giveaway. See the Kinderel or Lusso Baby Facebook page for details. Personal Appearance: Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMs shoes (and former contestant on Amazing Race) will make a personal appearance at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver

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Quartango’s four classicallytrained members are equally at home in concert halls and jazz clubs. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. they will perform at Christ Church Cathedral as part of Coastal Jazz and Blues Society’s Fall For Jazz series. For a chance to win two tickets to the show email us the name of a favourite tango composer. Email your entry to Quartango Contest at thisweekcontest@nsnews. com. Deadline for the contest is Monday, Oct. 18, 5 p.m. Only residents living in the Lower Mainland/Greater Vancouver area are eligible to enter. Winners will be chosen in a random draw.

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IT is just this side of physically impossible to see every Vancouver International Film Festival screening that piques your interest. The good people at the festival have stacked the odds against you with hundreds of offerings from around the world. And if you happen to have a job, your chances of success shrink even further. Nevertheless, pass in hand, I resolved to simply get to as many as I could and hope the others eventually find their way to commercial release. The first film I settled in for was the superb Bhutto (directed by Duane Baughman and Johnny O’Hara, U.S.). Equal parts biography, family saga and profile of Pakistan, Bhutto begins and ends with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007. In between, it tells a story eerily reminiscent of America’s Kennedy clan — a family that wielded great power but also suffered frequent tragedy. Benazir, her father and brother all died violently. But the film stops short of offering Bhutto up as a martyr for photo submitted democracy. Her two terms as NIGEL Cole’s Made in Dagenham is about a 1968 sewing machinists strike at the Ford Dagenham assembly plant that was instrumental in prime minister earn stinging criticism from several quarters, the establishment of the U.K.’s Equal Pay Act 1970. including other members of the family. This documentary is an important work about a part the movie for you. But even hardened horror fans may flinch magnificently named and fantastically egomaniacal Napoleon of the world that many Westerners remain in the dark about. near the end, when the mild-mannered man finally snaps. Chagnon, the warring intellectual camps send expedition after I emerged blinking from the Empire Granville Theatre just Looking for a change of pace, I wandered over to Made in expedition up the river in hopes of proving the others’ research long enough to sample the local pizza and head into the next Dagenham (directed by Nigel Cole, U.K.), a genuinely uplifting phony. The truth of exactly what happened during these trips, movie, Cold Fish (directed by Sono Shion, Japan). story about the fight for equal pay in Britain. of course, depends on whom you ask. OK, maybe eating first wasn’t a great idea. Every year I Sally Hawkins plays the reluctant leader of a small group of But what starts as a comic academic squabble takes an go through this: expecting to see a Japanese gangster movie, women who walked away from their sewing machines at the appalling turn when one scientist marries a pre-pubescent bracing for it to be a bit gorier than I’m accustomed to, and local Ford plant to protest being shunted into an “unskilled” Yanomami girl and takes her back to New York, then another then recoiling in shock at just how bloody this genre can get. pay category. Battling both management and the union’s manages to turn an entire village into his private pedophilia ring. Wow. leadership, the women shut down the factory and eventually In the theatre I was in, that’s when the giggling stopped and the The protagonist in Cold Fish is something of a Japanese force the government to intervene on their behalf. While often gasping began. And it gets worse. George McFly: a pleasant, quiet man who just can’t stand up for very witty, Made in Dagenham doesn’t shy away from the There are plenty of other movies to go on about, but I’ll himself. He owns a small tropical fish store, and he quickly gets realities of poverty or the naked prejudice the women fought wrap it up with Find a Reason to Believe, a collection of shorts swept up by the loud, pushy and very friendly owner of a larger against. by various filmmakers. They run the gamut from a tough L.A. rival store. I do have a natural bias towards documentaries, but possibly drug dealer dealing with an infatuated client (The Break-up) to a Before you know it, the loudmouth has assaulted the man’s my favourite film this year was Secrets of the Tribe (directed very funny three-minute mediation on meeting the love of your wife, given his daughter a job at the big store, invited him to by José Padilha, Brazil). The film rests largely on a series of life (I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life with You) to a really invest in some very expensive fish, and asked him to help dispose interviews with anthropologists who journeyed deep into persistent door-to-door salesman hawking kitchen knives (Not of the body of another investor he murdered in front of him. the Amazon rainforest in the 1960s and ’70s to study the Interested). Some of the shorts were impenetrable in the way Yikes! Yanomami, possibly the last surviving hunter-gatherer society. only film school students can make them, but for the most part If you’ve ever wondered exactly — and I mean exactly Right from the beginning, it’s clear that these academics don’t the anthology gave me reason to believe there’s a strong crop of — how to butcher and dispose of a human body, Cold Fish is just dislike each other — they hate each other’s guts. Led by the filmmakers for future festivals to draw on.

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Microphone gives voice to underground

nobody was really sure what it could do. We wanted to take the risk on this independent project. We used an eight-man crew. Eight of us attended the Toronto ﬁlm festival and that was the whole crew. There was nobody else.

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■ Microphone (Egypt, 2010) Director: Ahmad Abdalla. Cast: Khaled Abol Naga, Menna Shalabi, Yosra El Lozy, Hany Adel, Ahmad Magdy, Atef Yousef. Vancouver International Film Festival.

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AHMAD Abdalla documents real situations in his works of fiction. Like Jean-Luc Godard and Iran’s Mohsen Makhmalbaf the Egyptian filmmaker plays with the notion of a cinematic reality separate from but equal to other levels of perception. He brings the concept front and centre in Microphone and opens his film with a question, “What’s the difference between documentary and fiction films?” The response is another question: “Excuse me?” Abdalla’s latest feature focuses on the underground music scene in Alexandria, Egypt, which has its own unique cultural flavour distinct from Cairo. Inspired by the DIY ethic of the artists the filmmaker documented musicians performing in their community and interspersed it with a constructed story about Khaled, a young man returning to Alexandria after spending seven years away from home. The music in the film varies from band to band with all of them cut off to some extent from their Arabic and Western sources. Bands with names like Massa Egbari and A Voice in the Crowd create their own vernacular versions of hip-

photo still from Ahmad Abdalla’s Microphone

DIRECTOR Ahmad Abdalla focues on the DIY ethic of the underground arts scene in Alexandria, Egypt in his new film Microphone. The work screened last week at the Vancouver International Film Festival. hop, rock, folk and other less familiar genres. One ensemble brilliantly marries ecstatic Arabic vocals with a postrock groove to create something like what Youssou N’Dour might sound like if he sang with P.J. Harvey’s band. No translation is needed. Microphone was shot with a Canon EOS 7D, (originally intended as a still photography camera) in Full HD 1080p at 24 frames per second. Abdalla has used the camera on smaller projects before but this may be the first time the camera has ever been used anywhere to shoot an entire feature. The production used an eightman crew and two cameras to document the action. Filming was completed last month just in time for Microphone to receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Vancouver is the second city to show the film before it moves on to London’s film festival and a theatrical release next year.

While in town for the screenings Abdalla spoke about his work in an interview with the North Shore News. North Shore News: Your first feature, Heliopolis, was shot in Cairo but you go for something completely different with Microphone. Ahmad Abdalla: I was fascinated with the underground arts scene in Alexandria — people are making music on the streets and on the rooftops. The filmmaking community is growing and it was very inspiring to see young people doing such things. I started to develop a story about their lives and my own life and that’s how we made the film. North Shore News: You use a lot of location shooting. Ahmad Abdalla: Well, I tried as much as we could to stick to what really happened and go to the places where they play music. I think we had close to 55 locations and something

similar indoor. North Shore News: When did you make the film? Ahmad Abdalla: We finished the film a month ago in time for the Toronto International Film Festival. Vancouver is the second screening ever. North Shore News: How much of your film is scripted as opposed to improvised? Ahmad Abdalla: Most of the actors were nonprofessionals. We wanted to develop situations in front of the camera so I never wrote specific lines or dialogue for the actors. I just wanted them to be themselves and to speak their minds freely. My name is on the film as scriptwriter but I didn’t write the film, it was created more like a workshop by all of us. North Shore News: What type of equipment did you use in the film? Ahmad Abdalla: We shot the film using the Canon 7D.

It’s very new for filmmaking and as far as I know this is probably the first feature film ever made entirely using this camera. I’ve never heard of another feature film using this camera. It was originally made to shoot still images but the amazing technology enables you to use it for films. We used two cameras and it was very handy to use them on location with nonprofessional actors. I didn’t want them to feel nervous or uncomfortable with film equipment around. The camera allows me to shoot in daylight or even nightlight without having any artificial lighting around. It is very small so nobody really notices that you have a camera. It doesn’t get in the way. North Shore News: Have you used the camera on anything else before? Ahmad Abdalla: Yes we’ve used it on short films, advertising and music clips. This camera was put on the market less than a year ago and

North Shore News: What is the alternative music scene like in Alexandria? Ahmad Abdalla: I didn’t know anything about it a year ago and then I was visiting Alexandria and I heard about this 19-year-old artist who was making advertising for a band using graffiti art. I approached her and she introduced me to the band. All four members are girls and it’s a heavy metal band. This would be very uncommon in Cairo. Young girls in Alexandria are more into music and they want to have their own voice. That’s why I called the film Microphone because it’s a chance for everyone to have their own voice. We have heavy metal bands, rock bands, hiphop artists. I picked nine bands for the film but there are many more in Alexandria. North Shore News: Where do they perform? Ahmad Abdalla: You can tell a band is doing well if they play in a club but most of them don’t have places to play. They look for audiences everywhere and they are growing very slowly as far as getting bigger audiences. North Shore News: Is this scene unique to Alexandria? Ahmad Abdalla: For sure there is more but I just highlighted Alexandria. It took me nine months to make the film but if anybody had the time to research the underground scene in Egypt they would be able to find other bands in other cities. North Shore News: The music is Western influenced. Ahmad Abdalla: In my film I tried to have as many bands as I could. There are five or six different genres but actually See DIY ethic page 26

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DIY scene inspired Abdalla From page 25

Oriental music is very popular in Egypt. In my ﬁlm I concentrated on the bands in Alexandria and what they were playing and of course rock and hip-hop are Western inﬂuenced. That wasn’t an issue for me, that’s just the way it was.

photo still from Ahmad Abdalla’s Microphone

KHALED Abol Naga is one of several Egyptian stars who act in the ﬁctionalized sections of Ahmad Abdalla’s new ﬁlm Microphone.

North Shore News: You studied music didn’t you? Ahmad Abdalla: Yes I played the viola but unfortunately I’ve forgotten everything I studied. During my music studies I started working as a film editor and I edited something like 10 feature commercial films in Egypt. I was far away from the music scene. North Shore News: Did you study filmmaking? Ahmad Abdalla: No, producers were looking for editors. I taught

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myself how to cut short films and commercials and that’s how I came into the field. I cut commercial films until I decided to make my own films — very low budget. It was a hard choice to make but I wanted to make films I really believe in.

North Shore News: Who do you make your films for? Who is your audience? Ahmad Abdalla: I don’t know. All I try to do is be as sincere as I can. We will see. Hopefully this film will have some commercial potential so Egyptian audiences will get to see the film. North Shore News: What do Egyptian audiences watch? Hollywood, Bollywood, local films? Ahmad Abdalla: Hollywood and local films. We used to have Bollywood but not anymore because they wanted space for more local productions. Mainly you will find a lot of commercial Arabic films in the theatres in Egypt. We have 400 theatres in Egypt and most of them are playing totally commercial stuff. Independent films have to find four or five screens for a week or two weeks — this is the best we can do. Hopefully we can change that with this film because it is full of music. We are gambling this film will be more appealing. I learned from the young artists in Alexandria that we can make films without big stars or big budgets. We made a film with much less.

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EGYPTIAN ﬁlmmaker Ahmad Abdalla shot his latest work Microphone on the streets of Alexandria.

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We all know he can do broad comedy (The Hangover), but here the actor is given the opportunity to temper his rotund outsider schtick with some very real emotion. It’s his character, not our troubled teen, that you’ll think of after credits roll. There’s another patient Craig’s age, a cute girl named Noelle (Emma Roberts) who cuts herself. Craig doesn’t ask why, and his restraint earns Noelle’s trust. Noelle is present mainly to illustrate the obvious point that Craig isn’t alone in the teen-craziness department, and to suggest a love that blooms beyond the grey walls of the psych ward. Fleck and Boden, working from Ned Vizzini’s novel, do paint a somewhat rosy picture of institutionalized life: there should be potential danger with personalities this fragile, on uncalibrated meds, and especially when teens are thrown in together with adults. But the sharp edges have been airbrushed somewhat. Here, if you don’t like life inside you can always break out in pursuit of some decent coffee or do a Breakfast Club-style run around the hospital halls Craig beneﬁts greatly from his brief stay: once word gets out where he is, he attains rock-star status at school. His parents rally. And Craig emerges with all the answers, suggesting that with a ﬁve-day mental health vacation we might all gain professional clarity, an altruistic streak and a new outlook on life and love.

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Kirsten Falkenburger, 19, will attend the conference, being held in Nagoya, Japan, from Oct. 15 to 24. While there, they’ll attend meetings as well as provide input, serving as the voice of the younger generation. Atkinson, who is enrolled in Capilano University’s global stewardship program, and Falkenburger, who attends the University of British Columbia, were chosen to attend the conference for their extensive community activism and involvement related to conservation and the environment. This is Atkinson’s third time attending a United Nations’ conference on the environment, having been involved with meetings held in Victoria

and New York. While the experiences have proven to be intimidating at ﬁrst, they’ve ultimately provided her with a sense of empowerment related to her ability to make positive change, she says. Therefore, she encourages her peers to take similar action, possibly getting, “involved with any community or global organization, like Roots & Shoots or POWER (Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources) and they can make a difference,” she says. During the second week of the conference, Atkinson and Falkenburger’s peers will present a Youth Accord on Biodiversity, which can be signed at www.biodiversitymatters.org. — Erin McPhee

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If you wanted to fish Be the Change Earth Alliance: A free presentation on environmental awareness and sustainable living, Friday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. There will be a discussion encouraging people to take action about climate change by forming action circles. How to Stay Sane as the World Goes Crazy: Cool North Shore is helping sponsor a discussion about trying to live with a lighter footprint, Monday, Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m. at Room 1400, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver. Researcher Kathy McMahon will talk about economic hard times, climate change and the messy issues of oil. Admission by donation. Registration: www. peakoilblues.eventbrite.com. Green City Living Film and Speaker Series will take place Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7-9 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. This month’s topic is “Buying Power — Making Sustainable Choices” and will be presented by Coun. Pam Bookham. View a screening of Buyer Be Fair followed by an informative discussion on product certiﬁcation. Admission by donation. Info: 604-998-3448 or www.cnv.org/greencityliving. Recycle with the Developmental Disabilities Association: Unwanted items can be donated at bins, picked-up or dropped off at donation stations. Info: 604-273-4DDA or www.develop.bc.ca. — Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your nonproﬁt, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@nsnews.com.

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Friday, October 15, 2010 - North Shore News - A33

MUSIC

Japanese rockers show how it’s done ■ X Japan and Tokyo Police Club, Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 2.

JJ Brewis Contribuitng Writer

THOUGH both bands contain Asian references, only one was truly Japanese. And like all cultural contrasts, the differences were showcased in full form last weekend during two shows in Vancouver.

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VETERAN rockers X Japan have sold out the 50,000 seat Tokyo Dome 18 times but for their ﬁrst North American tour they are performing in more intimate venues.

On Oct. 2, the Commodore was packed for Newmarket, Ontario quartet Tokyo Police Club, in support of their new full-length LP Champ. The excitable crowd easily digested the alt-rock tunes, which ﬂowed one into the other without breaks. For a band who have been together a good ﬁve plus years, Tokyo Police Club could easily give their fans a little bit more. Hardly acknowledging the crowd, and doing the rock star routine, they appear to have grown bigger than their britches, which was unfortunate to see. Sound-wise, they are on the money in terms of amping up the tracks on their albums. If only they had a bit more stage presence to show for it. The single “Breakneck Speed” got a large pop from the capacity crowd, but it failed to differentiate itself in any other way from the rest of the set.

On the other hand, Japanese veteran rockers X Japan have a lot to teach Tokyo Police Club in many ways. It was the first time I had been to a show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre since Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball last fall, and this show was a good continuation in terms of spectacle, fan appreciation and musicianship. Fans came out in scores, dressed in elaborate fetishwear, Goth-inspired outfits and many other lessidentifiable fashion schemes. Young Japanese boys were

whipping off their shirts in the hallways, eager to change into their freshly purchased X Japan T-shirts. As soon as the band hit the stage, the crowd was on their feet, hands marked in the trademark X symbol, often lit up in accompaniment by light sticks. An operatic entrance music played while slow moving white sheets on stage soon revealed the drummer, while the audience erupted in ear-deafening screams. The rest of the band See X Japan page 34

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Event pays tribute to Paul Quarrington From page 13

deﬁnitely a fan of the book. Bidini is among the authors descending upon the Lower Mainland for the 23rd Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival, Oct. 19-24, at Granville Island. His appearances include a session entitled On the Road to Write, Friday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. on the Granville Island Stage, also featuring Denise Chong, Wayne Grady, Myrna Kostash, Derek Lundy and Merilyn Simonds. “When you set stories abroad or in new places it just adds a whole other dimension to the story that you want to tell. It adds a certain depth and intrigue,” says Bidini. “When you’re writing abroad, all there is to do is live, experience and write so I tend to get a lot more work done,” he adds. Bidini has a busy fall ahead of him with plans to record the BidiniBand’s new album starting in November. As well, he’s

working on some ﬁlm and television projects, and a play about the 1972 Canada-Russia hockey series. His next book is also underway, a look at Ontario’s 1972 Mariposa Folk Festival, which saw Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot show up unannounced. Bidini will also appear at a writers and readers festival event entitled Paul Quarrington: Life in Music, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m., at the Emily Carr University Theatre. The event will pay tribute to the late Canadian writer and musician who passed away in January following a diagnosis with stage four lung cancer in May 2009. Bidini and Quarrington were good friends, having met through the Rheostatics’ interest in naming their 1992 album after Quarrington’s Governor General’s Award for Fiction-winning novel Whale Music. Quarrington approved and later called on the band to help with a soundtrack for a subsequent ﬁlm adaptation. Bidini also helped Quarrington’s novel King Leary win CBC’s 2008 Canada Reads competition.

Not only does Bidini credit Quarrington with impacting his own writing style, helping him develop a friendly tone, he also credits him with having had a major influence on Canadian literature as a whole. The writer broke the mould when it comes to the public’s perception of who can write, as well as what can be written about, says Bidini. “When you think of Canadian literature through the ’70s and ’80s up until the time that he was writing, it was all about undulating in the woods and all these dark, wintry stories of disconnection and struggles with nature,” he says. “There wasn’t really any of that in Paul’s work. It was very, very refreshing.” “Whale Music, in a way, is a very American book, a very American story. I think that was kind of interesting too, this Canadian writer writing about, more or less, this American rock and roll icon. So it kind of showed that you could do that too, no matter where you were from you could write about wherever,” he adds. A perception also existed that you were either a humour writer or a serious writer, but never both. “But Paul was both,” says Bidini. “That’s probably his greatest feat really, that’s his legacy.” Apart from his art, Quarrington was a good friend who will be missed by all who knew him. “When he was sick, that was so disarming about him, he made it really, really easy for you to be around him even though there was this great thing that had overcome everyone,” says Bidini. “He just made it easy. He was magnanimous to a fault and just incredibly selfless in that way. He had every right to be as selfish as he wanted to be under those circumstances.” “That, I think, plays into his immortality partly and the immortality of art really in a way, how even though a life ends, really the art leapfrogs that sense. It really does, just the voice and the spirit keeps coming. He embodied that right up to the very end,” he adds. Before he passed away, Quarrington penned a memoir, Cigar Box Banjo: Notes on Music and Life, recorded two albums (a solo work and another with his band the Porkbelly Futures), and was the subject of a documentary, which will be screened at the Vancouver festival event. Following it, the Porkbelly Futures will perform at 10:30 p.m. at Performance Works. For ticket information, visit www.writersfest.bc.ca.

X Japan blew the roof off From page 33

trickled in one by one, and blew the roof off the Queen E within moments. They would continue to rock out in a heavy hard fashion for the next hour and a half, and then some. For a band who has sold out the Tokyo Dome 18 times, broken up, suffered the death of a band member, and gotten back together, their hard times and tribulations are well-served onstage with massive grand pianos, erupting ﬂame cannons, and the best rocker hair this side of Slash. The crowd stayed on their feet for the entire show, embracing the moment with their heroes. Like a little army, the fans (dressed immaculately, screaming passionately and moved emotionally by the music) reminded me of just what it is to be a music fan.

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Friday, October 15, 2010 - North Shore News - A37

CALENDAR From page 29 Admission by donation. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634. Movies at the Meek — Last Train Home: A story about one family’s progress in the new China, Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Rating: PG. Mandarin with English subtitles. Tickets: $12. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion with moderator Mark Battersby, Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Topic: Justice and equality — how just is our society and is inequality always a bad thing? Admission: $5. Mosquito Creek Bar & Grill: 2601 Westview Dr., North Vancouver. Karaoke Kings: A free screening of this documentary ﬁlm, Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island: 1412 Cartwright St., Vancouver. Vancouver International Writer’s Festival: North Shore residents and emerging writers Cullene Bryant, Karim Elsharkawi and Peggy Trendell-Jensen will launch an anthology of their work, Sunday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. Admission: $13.75-$36.75. Tickets: www. vancouvertix.com. West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7407 or www.westvanlib.org. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion, Friday, Oct. 15 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Topic: If fences make good neighbours, what happens to seniors’ good neighbours when they transition into lodges and nursing homes? Admission: $5. West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre: 695 21st St., West Vancouver. Offstage — Among the Stars: The life and work of artistic director Leila Getz with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Vancouver Recital Society, Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Free. Info: 604-9133634. Offstage — A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline: A talk on recreating a life onstage with stage director Shane Snow, Saturday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. Free. Info: 604-913-3634. — Compiled by Pamela Stone and Debbie Caldwell

Showtimes From page 23 PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver Life As We Know It (PG) — Fri, Mon-Thur 7:10, 10; SatSun 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10 p.m. Thur 1 p.m. The Social Network (PG) — Fri, Mon-Thur 6:30, 9:40; Sat-Sun 1, 3:50, 6:30, 9:40 p.m. Thur 1 p.m. Secretariat (G) — Fri, MonThur 6:45, 9:30; Sat-Sun 1:20, 4, 6:45, 9:30 p.m. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG) — Fri, Mon-Thur 6:50, 9:45; Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:45 p.m.

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Win tickets to Gretchen Parlato’s gig at SFU Woodwards The Boston Globe’s Steve Greenlee says Gretchen Parlato is “the most original jazz singer in a generation.” The young vocalist brings her quartet to Vancouver for a show at SFU Woodwards downtown on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. Parlato will also hold a Q&A session at 7 p.m. For a chance to win two tickets to the show tell us the name of the jazz institute where Parlato studied. E-mail your entry to Gretchen Parlato Contest at thisweekcontest@nsnews. com. Deadline for the contest is Oct. 19, 5 p.m. Only residents living in the Lower Mainland/ Greater Vancouver area are eligible to enter. Winners will be chosen in a random draw.

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West Vancouver’s Ferry Building Gallery is leading a tour group to Chicago April 29 to May 5 next year escorted by curator Ruth Payne. Absolutely Art and Architecture’s six-night trip will visit sites such as the Chicago Art Institute, Robie House by Frank Lloyd Wright, Museum of Contemporary Art and a food tour of Bucktown and Wicker Park. An information night for the tour is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. RSVP to Travel Concepts 604-926-8511.

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Lost & Found

FOUND TOUQUE @ North Van Rec Centre Harry Jerome 23rd & Lonsdale. Call 604-987-6049

Announcements

20393 Fraser Hwy, Langley

Gen. Admission $7 under 12 free Check out our vendors & register for jewellery making classes at www.fraservalleybeadshow.ca

Lost black male cat ‘MICK’ $500 Reward. White patch on chest, wearing red ID collar. Missing since Aug 15 from the Newdale Rd area West Van. 604-922-5411 LOST - black/brown/gold female tabby cat (Lynn Valley) Lauralynn / Poplynn Dr, Tues Oct 5th. 8 yrs old ‘Tiki'. Pls call 604-987-1727 LOST COCKATIEL bird 9th & Grand Blvd area, Oct 4th, dearly missed. 778-233-6110 after 5pm

Singles Clubs

LOST OCT. 9 Sabin small old white dog St. James & Lonsdale. Call Ryan 604-761-8545

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Looking for Ringette Players 20 yrs & over for North Shore area, call 604-790-7093

OCTOBER 22 to 24 Cascades Casino

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Lost & Found

LOST RED sony camera in green case @ dock Horseshoe Bay Sept. REWARD 1-306-244-9861

CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian pardon seals record. American waiver allows legal entry. Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation? All CANADIAN / AMERICAN Work & Travel Visa’s. 604-282-6668 or 1-800-347-2540

Fraser Valley Bead & Jewellery Show & Sale

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Personal Messages

REMOVE YOUR RECORD: A CRIMINAL RECORD can follow you for life. Only PARDON SERVICES CANADA has 20 years experience GUARANTEEING RECORD REMOVAL. Call 1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) www.pardonservicescanada.com

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ENJOY A GREAT SOCIAL LIFE *** TGIF SINGLES *** Things to do, places to go, friends to meet. Dinners, dances, walks, trips, tennis, golf, etc... with fun people. Info. evenings Thursdays Call 604-988-5231 www.tgifcanada.com

To advertise call

604-630-3300

LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN

Sat, November 13th , 10am - 4pm Kay Meek Centre - 1700 Mathers Ave. W. Van. Box Office 604-913-3634 or www.kaymeekcentre.com

Speakers: Dr. Pam Squire.......... New Opioid Guidelines Dr. Roger Shick......... Difficult Emotions with Chronic Pain Update on the Zoster Vaccine.. Prevent shingles Dr. Navid Ali.............. Addiction & Chronic Pain Management

$15 Cost includes Lunch. Please RSVP via email to: heather.divine@chronicpaincanada.com or 604-929-0286

Obituaries

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Obituaries

Shirley Marie (nee Kelly) Frame 1937-2010

PECHET – Harold Kenneth ‘Torchy’ June 20, 1929 - October 10, 2010

Torchy Pechet passed peacefully on October 10, 2010 at St. Michael’s Hospice in Burnaby, B.C. surrounded by his loving family. Born June 20, 1929 in Regina, Sk. to William and Sophie (Triller) Pechet, Torchy was the youngest of six boys. As a child on his tricycle his mother nicknamed him after the well known cyclist Torchy Peden and he made the lifelong moniker famous in his own right. As a youth his family migrated to Carberry Mb., then Fort Frances Ont. and finally to Winnipeg as his father pursued various interests in the hotel trade. In the fashion of his older brothers Torchy was a great athlete and excelled in football, hockey and baseball throughout his high school years at St. John’s Ravenscourt and St. John’s College in Winnipeg. He played major junior hockey for the Moose Jaw Canucks and survived a pro exhibition season with the Chicago Blackhawks. On his return to Winnipeg to continue the courtship of the love of his life, Orla Bjornson, he worked for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, (even playing in a game for them) and for a time promoted musical acts like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong across the Prairies. In 1952 he and Orla celebrated a Jewish wedding and made their home in Winnipeg where children Kris and Kim were welcomed in 1954 and 1956 respectively. Torchy pursued a variety of business opportunities in Winnipeg and Edmonton and remained active in sports as a football Head Coach at St. Paul’s and Churchill high schools and an assistant coach at Tec Voc and Kelvin in Winnipeg. In 1967 he, Orla and the family welcomed 7 year old Bill as an adopted son, and in 1968 they all migrated west to North Vancouver, British Columbia. Torchy quickly established himself on the North Shore operating with Orla the Pro Shop, a store specializing in new and used hockey equipment and skate sharpening at the many winter clubs and ice rinks. He coached hockey and the North Shore Cougars junior football team and the children attended local schools. Never shrinking from a challenge, he and Orla opened and operated the popular restaurant `Torchys’ in the Edgemont Village section of North Van as well. In 1982 Torchy began the vocational highlight of his life when he went to work for Stu Kehoe and later Brent Imlach at the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club. For the next seventeen years every day he attended Nat Bailey Stadium to work was an experience of pure joy for him. He travelled to the mid-winter Major League meetings for a number of years as part of the Canadians team and there he came to know many major league executives and ball players. He loved every minute of it and considered it one of the great honours of his life to throw the first pitch of the Canadians final regular season game ever in Vancouver in 1999. Their departure effectively marked his retirement. The years that followed were filled with loving devotion to Orla and great pride at the accomplishments of his children and extended family. He was once called `the man with the smiling eyes’ and that soulfulness permeated his encounters with friends and strangers alike. His beloved wife Orla passed October 2009 and he missed her terribly. He is now survived by sons Kris (Blue) and Bill, daughter Kim (David), grandchildren Ahren, Katrina, Danielle and Zach, brother-in-law and best friend Harrill Bjornson, all of British Columbia. The family will be holding a private memorial service. Messages for the family can be sent to: krispechet@look.ca

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Beauticians/ Barbers

Shirley was born September 12, 1937 in Cumberland General Hospital, the closest hospital to her family’s home in Bevan, BC. She was the second daughter to Jim and Elizabeth (Lil) Kelly and younger sister to Irene. It was while a toddler in Bevan that she first met Walter Frame, whom she later married. Her days on Vancouver Island were not long, however. The Kellys moved to Vancouver to be closer to Lil’s family. Shirley became involved in the raising of show Maltese dogs with her grandparents, who owned Shirlene Kennels. Shirley’s Snow Flurry was a much beloved companion and a champion show dog. As a talented artist, Shirley aspired to be a fashion designer but, on graduating from Vancouver Tech, she opted for teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. She met Walter again and married him in 1958. They had four children: Michelle, Stella, Avril and Kelly. She also had six grandchildren: Shelly, Kelly, Madeleine, Owen, Megan and Ryan and one great-grandchild, Carter. Walter and Shirley lived all over British Columbia from Ocean Falls to Kamloops, Prince George, Kitimat, Mackenzie, Prince George again and back to Kamloops. Here, Shirley found real passion working with the Kinette Club. She served as President during her time with the Kamloops club. She also managed the Laura Secord Shop, owned her own chocolate shop Welch’s Candies, and later owned Shirley’s Gifts in the Canadian Inn. In 1980, she moved with Walt and their two youngest children to Czechoslovakia (as it then was) where she learned to speak Slovak and had many adventures with her ex-pat colleagues exploring the country and its neighbours. Shirley returned to Canada in 1982 when she became ill. She conquered the illness and went on to have another adventure living in Turkey. There, she learned to speak Turkish and explore a beautiful part of the world. After Shirley and Walt were divorced, Shirley moved back to Vancouver. There she trained to be a realtor with Century 21. Shirley later joined Colliers International in their property management division where she remained until her retirement in 2002. She cherished her work and her colleagues and spoke often of them in the years that followed. Shirley moved to North Vancouver and finally to Kelowna in 2007. The many health complications she had over the years conspired to defeat her determined spirit. After several illnesses, Shirley passed away on October 12, 2010. She was predeceased by her father (1972), her mother (1987), and her sister (1994). Shirley is much missed by her children, grandchildren and friends but our memories are rich with the fullness of her life. There will be no formal service by request but there will be a wake for her on October 23, 2010 at 1:00 at 993 Canongate Cres. Kamloops, B.C. Shirley received excellent, compassionate care from the staff of Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House. Donations in her memory may be made to the Kamloops Hospice Association in lieu of flowers. Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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General Employment

MIRA STUDIOS is looking for a F/T Stylist to rent a chair. Call Tara, 604-219-4718.

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General Employment

Award Winning Landscapes

Crew Position for experienced career-oriented person Resumes dtearth@telus.net or fax 604 985 5686

Coming Events

Susan Freeborn.............. Aqua size trainer Dr. Kim Graham.............. Understaing accupuncture

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EMPLOYMENT

CHANGE A LIFE! World Vision Canada is a Christian, humanitarian relief and development organization working in over 90 countries. On behalf of Word Vision donorworx is looking for enthusiastic fundraisers for the World Vision Canada Christmas 2010 Mall Campaign in the Capilano Mall in North Vancouver, to promote child sponsorship. The ultimate fundraiser is outgoing, possesses excellent communication skills and has fundraising/ sales experience. World Vision sponsors are encouraged to apply. This contract position goes from Nov.10 - Dec.23, 2010. $17.00/ hr, 20-25 hrs/ week. Please apply through the Jobs section on www.donorworx.com

Thompson Bros. (Constr.) LP

is looking for experienced Superintendents, Foremen, Servicemen, Heavy Duty Mechanics, Site Safety Coordinators, Surveyors, Water Truck and Rock Truck Drivers, Labourers, 777, Scraper, Excavator, Dozer and Grader Operators. Year round, camp work. Please fax resume to (780) 962-3903 or e-mail tbclhr @thompsonbros.com. No phone calls please.

Flower Design Manager Full Time We are pleased to offer an excellent opportunity in the design department of our company. West Van Florist requires an experienced designer with a thorough knowledge of all aspects of floral design, as well as proven management skills. The role of Design Manager includes: ● Hiring, training, and management of department staff. ● Organization of the department over major floral holidays, weddings, special events, and demonstrations. ● Ability to deliver excellent customer service. ● Ability to follow trends, and work with your team creating new and inspired designs for the shop and web-site. ● Inventory control of hard goods and floral product. ● Work with other department managers to increase productivity and profitability. ● Work with corporate clients to create long term business relationships. Generous benefits and an excellent industry wage are available to the successful candidate. If the challenge of working in a busy and exciting environment interests you please reply with your resume and cover letter to james@westvanflorist.com

LABORATORY ASSISTANT

Acme Analytical Laboratories (Vancouver), a premier BC mining laboratory, is looking to fill various Laboratory Assistant positions in Vancouver. Must be able to handle up to 40 lbs as some heavy manual labor may be required. Experience in a lab environment an asset but training will be provided. Starting wage of approximately $12 (combination of base hourly rate and daily production bonus). Detailed descriptions of the various positions are available on Acme’s website:

www.acmelab.com

Interested parties should submit resume and cover letter by email as instructed on the website. NO WEEKENDS, no eves. Merry Maids reqs house cleaners North Vancouver. 604-980-6100

CAPILANO VOLKSWAGEN AUDI is looking to fill the following permanent position:

★ F/T Lot Attendant

Position requires a valid BC drivers license & a clean drivers abstract. Work schedule of 5 days/ week. Experience an asset but not requited. We provide a competitive remuneration package, comprehensive benefit plan and a friendly working environment. Please send your resume to: Capilano VW AUDI 1151 Marine Drive North Vancouver, V7P 1T1 or email: susan@capvwaudi.com No phone calls please.

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

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Hotel Restaurant

Bean Around the World is looking for year round employees! Must be available to work mornings, weekdays and have a flexible schedule. Please apply with resume at: 1520 Marine Dr. West Van, No calls please. ★ LA CUCINA RESTAURANT ★ is looking for a Server with min 3 yrs experience in fine dining, Apply @ Marine Dr, North Van.

PEMBERTON STATION The best sports environment on the North Shore seeks reliable experienced

★ P/T Line Cook & ★P/T F/T Server

Competitive wages. Please visit the pub in person between 2 & 4:30pm for an interview today. 135 Pemberton Ave. North Vancouver

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Office Personnel

F/T BILINGUAL ASSISTANT

Seeking candidates with the following qualifications ● complete fluency in English & Korean or Japanese ● post secondary education ● full knowledge of MS Office with superior word processing skills ● quick learner, detailed oriented, able to meet strict deadlines Supporting the Managing Director with organizing his daily schedule & trade show attendance as well as shipping & receiving packages on a daily basis & other misc office duties. Please email 2 versions of your cover letter & resume, one in English & the other in your 2nd language, as attachments only to humanresources08@gmail.com

Ofﬁce Manager / Controller Position F/T

Busy engineering firm seeks experienced leader for Burnaby office. Successful candidates will have exceptional people, management and accounting skills, as well as a willingness to contribute to overall company growth. In return, a positive environment, competitive pay/ benefits and ongoing learning and career advancements are offered. To apply and for more information visit:

www.jrsengineering.com We appreciate your interest, however, only those considered for interviews will be contacted.

P/T Office Clerk North Van

2 days/week, Rate $20/hr Minimum 3 yrs exp, vehicle required. Daily tasks plus basic bookkeeping & travel booking. Email resume to: morrowadmin@shaw.ca Subject line: OFFICE CLERK

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Trades/Technical

INDUSTRIAL MILLWRIGHT Mechanic at Recycling Plant, Trail, BC. Minimum 5 years experience in arc, mig welding ms, stainless steel, fabricating, mechanical, electrical. Send resume to peter.kcr@telus.net THE KDL GROUP is seeking an experienced LOG TRUCK DRIVER for work in the Fort St. James area. Full time winter work is currently available. Successful applicants will be offered competitive wages and an attractive benefit package. Please forward your resume with references via fax to (250) 996-8742.

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Work Wanted

PRIVATE DUTY RN experienced in home care, palliative care, avail for days or evening shifts. 604-986-2931 * 778-868-1767

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Postmedia 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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FEATURED EMPLOYMENT Brockton School

3467 Duval Rd., North Van.

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SECURITY OFFICER CAREER FAIR

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Are you ready to join the BEST?

Part-Time Receptionist/ Office Support Position An IB World School is looking to fill a P/T receptionist/ office support position. Strong communication and interpersonal skills required. Please submit your resume at: info@brocktonschool.com by Wednesday, October 20th

Fairs/Bazaars

Christmas Craft Fair

Chief Joe Mathias Recreation Centre Sat. & Sun. Nov. 27th & 28th 9am - 5pm Over 65 Tables!

www.brocktonschool.com

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FIREARMS

3015 Drop in to our career fair on

The North Shore’s oldest and largest law ﬁrm requires a conveyancer for its Real Estate department. The position requires good computer and interpersonal skills, contributing as a member of a team handling multiple property transactions with tight time deadlines, dependability, organizational skills, and attention to detail and accuracy. Long-term career potential. Very competitive compensation and excellent working environment.

If you have considerable conveyancing experience please e-mail your resume to admin@ratcliff.com or fax 604-988-1452 attn. D. Ausman & L. Gray by October 20, 4:30pm

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Paladin staff will be available at the BCIT Downtown Campus (555 Seymour, Room 280) for drop in interviews. Please bring your resume with employment references. If you are unable to attend, please forward your information to hrvancouver@paladinsecurity.com For further information on employment with Paladin Security visit

www.paladinsecurity.com

It’s not too late to train for a new career. Find training in the education section.

EDUCATION Education

MARITIME DRILLING SCHOOL

Entry-level training for land and offshore oilrigs. Excellent wages, benefits and opportunities to travel the world. Nov 8th-Nov 27th and Nov. 29th-Dec. 18th, 2010. Contact: 1-866-807-3960 www.mdslimited.ca

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Education

Medical Office Trainees Needed!

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

1-888-748-4126

New skills… mean new opportunities

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Education

Pharmacy Tech Trainees Needed!

Pharmacies & Hospitals Hiring Trained Techs. No Experience? Need Training? Local Training & Job Placement available.

1-888-748-4130

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Music/Theatre/ Dance

IN HOME OR STUDIO LESSONS Piano, Theory & other instruments. Allegro Music School 604-327-7765

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Tutoring Services

TUTOR (BC Certified Teacher) Math, French, Calculus, Physics and Chemistry. 604 836-3496 TUTOR DOCTOR NORTH SHORE Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. 778.340.3100 ajonescox@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com

15,000 jobs. Try one on for size.

Antiques

ANTIQUE DINING table, 6 chairs & hutch, antique Welsh dresser. Queen Anne chairs, 4 seater sofa & other items 604-839-3863

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Appliances

ILAC APPLIANCE & VACUUMS

1825 Lonsdale Ave

604-987-7330

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Train for a career in Health Care.

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Childcare Available

Exp. with excellent refs. avail 2-3 days/wk, Mon to Fri., flex. 1st aid cert. Melissa 604-980-7063

Monday, October 18th 10:00 to 5:00

Real Estate Department Full-time

Wanted to Buy

All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed North Shore dealer. 604-960-0045

100 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver 604-980-6338

INTERMEDIATE-TO-SENIOR CONVEYANCER

Recycler

LUMBER (WOODWORKING), hardboard, shelving, PP mouldings, free for pickup. Call 604-922-6834

For Sale Miscellaneous

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Search over 15,000 jobs on working.com and find that job that best fits you.

BEE HAVEN The Cottage

OPEN HOUSE SAT Oct. 16th 10-4pm All Day Childcare Available

0-3 yrs & 3-5 yrs 7am-6pm

604-908-6626

BOWFLEX TREAD Climber, 2 yrs old, only used a dozen times. Moving must sell. Paid $2500, selling for $1200. Call 604-626-4122 Aldergrove

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DINING TABLE & 6 chairs, only 6 mths old $500, cost $725. Other items avail 604-925-0012 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

1151 Heywood Ave. NV www.beehavenkids.com

Preschools/ Kindergarten

PARK PLACE

Jr. Kindergarten Program Still a few spaces left for Montessori Jr. Kindergarten Ages 3, 4 & 5

604-990-5572

Near Capilano Mall, Heywood Park

KITCHEN CABS, 15 x 10ft, $650; fridge sub zero, micro & dw $650, good cond. 604-999-9695 MOVING OUT OF COUNTRYFurniture, New big sc TV, complete dining & sitting room and br furn. Some tools, s/s barbecue... All must go! 604-961-0987

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Cats

CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310

Titlelist, T-made, Adams, Ping API’s, R9135, blacks, G-15’s, all 2010. All must go. 604-986-9390. Also 10’ kayak, all gear $250 TRANSPORT WHEEL chair, w/2 cushions $250; Dolomite walker, w/basket $250; Invacare bath w/bench $100; 604-922-2572

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION ! 604-724-7652

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Fuel

A CLEAN DRY SPLIT Maple, birch, alder. Guar lowest prices. David 604-926-0014 24H TOP KNOT FIREWOOD est 1981 Dry Alder, Birch & Maple. Pick up or delivered. Rod 604-985-7193

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APPLY NOW

Daycare Centres

AIRCONDITIONER/HEATER, remote, portable, $125. 14' TV, $15, microwave $15, wingback chair $25, assorted chairs and items. call 604-988-9907

Lumber/Building Supplies

#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse or storage building. 6 different colors available! 40 year warranty! FREE shipping for the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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Dogs

BLACK LAB puppies, males & females, very cute, ready to go $450 604-793-9369

Furniture

Q/S MATTRESS/BOXPRING & frame, Sealy Posturpedic. exc cond, $125. call 604-929-4911

INFORMATION MEETING THURSDAY, OCT. 21 @ 6:30 PM FIR BUILDING, RM. 502

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Musical Instruments

DIGITAL KORG Piano, 88 keys model EC150 piano, with bench, paid $2060, receipt, as new $900, 604-913-2173

BLUENOSE PITBULL 5 F pups avail now, taking appt, wormed, vet chkd call/text 604-701-7195 BOXERS, CKC, show champion lines, 9 flashy brindle males, ready Nov 12, 604-987-0020

COCKER SPANIEL p/b pups with papers vet. shots, ready now, Vanc. $650 neg. 604-708-1752 FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957 GOLDEN RETRIVER pups & Golden Doodle pups, book now $650 & $850.. 1-250-674-0091

Friday, October 15, 2010 – North Shore News – A41

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Dogs

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com

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Aristocats Boutique Cat Hotel Luxury North Shore cat boarding Playrooms & outdoor gardens www.aristocats.ca 778-340-5888

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Pets - Other

Computer/ Internet

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Onsite Computer Repair FREE ESTIMATES Visa & M/card Call Chris 604-613-8738

Financial Services

5035 PUPS - purebred Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler), 1st shots. $500. Chilliwack. Call 604-512-7560.

DO YOU LOVE YOUR PET?

Send in your pet photos to the NORTH SHORE NEWS and we’ll post them to our website, nsnews.com. Include your photo and name plus your pet’s name, age, breed and any other details you’d like featured. Send your email to photo@nsnews.com or submit it via our website.

Cares! 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.

BC REPTILE Club Show & Sale Sat Oct 30 • 10 am to 5 pm and Sun Oct 31 • 10 am to 4pm Abbotsford Exhibition Park 32470 Haida Drive, Cadet Building Abbotsford B.C Admission : Adults $4 , Kids $2 , Children under 5 Free ; Family Pass $10.00 (2 adults up to 3 kids) For more info visit us at www.bcreptileclub.com 1-604-392-5715

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Metaphysical

LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics! 1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca

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Travel Destinations

WHISTLER, Gorgeous 5 BR exec view home in Alpine. Winter Lease. $5000/mo. 604-649-2777

GARAGE SALE

Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet

MAKE IT A SUCCESS! Call 604-630-3300

LEGALS

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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES

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Call 1-866-690-3328 www.4pillars.ca

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Business Opps/ Franchises

HOMEWORKERS NEEDED!!! Full /Part time positions available - Will train. On-Line Data Entry, Typing Work, E-mail Reading, PC/Clerical Work, Homemailers, Assembling Products. HURRY, SPOTS GO FAST! www. CanadianJobsFromHome.com

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Legal Services

#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record. Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited. FREE Consultation Toll-free: 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com

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Personals

ATTRACTIVE mature European lady on North Shore for delightful bodysage. ANITA, 604-808-5589 KITTENCLUB.CA 604-299-0872 near 2nd Narrows Bridge - $100 Special. ‘All we wear is lingerie’ LUXURY RELAXATION SPA 778-340-2778 1053 Marine Dr, North Van

Meridien SPA LTD.

Relaxation Massage Special Rates meridienspa.com

604-985-4969

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Escort Services

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

Clean Sweep? Sell it in the Classiﬁeds!

604

630.3300

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Services

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★A RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Kim 604-628-6598

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

Beer & Wine Brewery, $139,000 great hrs. income & lots of potential, N Van. 17 yrs in bus. Sutton tonyfakhari.com 604-618-0224

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Houses - Sale

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Real Estate

• DIFFICULTY SELLING?•

Expired Listing? No Equity? High Pymts?

We Will Take Over Your Payment

Until We Sell Your Property. No Fees. Call Kristen today (604) 786 - 4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

❏ WE BUY HOMES ❏

Any Price, Any Condition Any Location. No Fees! No Risk ! (604) 435-5555 OR (604) 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of James Morris Marlow, deceased, formerly of # 1702 - 945 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, B.C. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of James Morris Marlow, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executors, care of Boughton Law Corporation, 700 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC. V7X 1S8 on or before November 5, 2010, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Michael Holwill Genge and Geoffrey Campbell Marlow Executors

Development Information Open House: Early Public Input Opportunity – Rezoning Application for 663 West 3rd Street, North Vancouver The City of North Vancouver has received an application requesting to rezone the property to permit two dwelling units on the second storey of the existing commercial building. Parking stalls would be provided off-site on a neighbouring property as secured by a License to Use Agreement. Interested members of the public are invited to attend a Development Information Meeting with the applicant for an early opportunity to review the proposal and offer comments. Location:

GARAGE SALES

Pet Services

Nova Heating & Sheet Metal @ 663 West 3rd Street, North Vancouver Date & Time: Thursday, October 21st, 6:00-8:00pm

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Houses - Sale

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★ ALERT: WE BUY HOUSES ★ Foreclosure Help! Debt Relief! No Equity! Don’t Delay! Call us First! 604-657-9422

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-38

Lots & Acreage

Real Estate

$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 Harrison Hot Springs immaculate 1650sf 3br, 2ba rancher $389K 604-796-3531 id5222 Langley parklike acreage w/2 homes, 1 with suite, barn, $1,495,000 857-9093 id5238 Maple Ridge drastically reduced 4.9ac serviced vu acreage $420Kobo 722-3996 id4694 New West updated new kit etc. 670sf 1br condo, pool $158,500 778-397-0508 id5230 Poco immaculate 1790sf 3br 2.5ba end unit tnhome $424,900 778-554-2263 id5241 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $479,900 778-549-2056 id5198

6008

6030

BUILDING LOT, New West. 33’ x 130’. $75,000 in services paid! No HST! 4,240 total sq. feet. Priced to sell! $321,000. 604-726-0677

6050

Out Of Town Property

ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS! Full acres & more! Guaranteed Financing! NO CREDIT CHECK! $0 Down, $0 Interest. Starting @ just $89/month USD! Close to Tucson Int’l Airport. FREE Recording at 1-800-631-8164 code 4040 or www.SunsitesLandRush.com Offer ends 10/31/10!

Find your perfect home at

househunting.ca

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

West Vancouver

PENTHOUSE 2 BR, 2 bath, Argyle Ave. over 400sf sundeck, spacious, room for pool table, spectular water & mountain views, 3 storage lockers, 2 parking. Steps to Seawalk. Reduced to: $1,050,000. Peter Birrell Re/Max 604-250-3301

North Vancouver

West Vancouver

94- BABY/ Toddler sale. Sun Oct 17, 11-2. 3200 Bewicke Ave. Toys, clothes, funiture, & more

94-SUN. 9-11AM, 3035 Beverly Cr. Antique Furn, jam cupboard, lamps, rugs, chairs, clothes etc

91-LARGE SALE! Sat. 11-2pm, 5084 Pinetree Cr. Skis, kids toys & clothes, household, furn etc

94 - BIGGEST EVER ANNUAL GARAGE SALE! 555 W 28th St. Sat, Oct 16th 10am - 4pm. Brand new & used items for whole family

96 - Saturday 9am -1 pm, 2434 Kilmarnock Pl. Lots of household items.

94 - GIGANTIC

97B - SAT 10am - 3pm. 336 W 19th St, back alley. New/used items, table, buffet, fridge & more!

92- 1808 St. Denis Road. Upper Ambleside, from household goods, hockey eq. to jewellery. ABSOLUTELY NO EARLY BIRDS. Sat. Oct 16, 8am-2pm

FLEA MARKET Highlands United Church

3255 Edgemont Blvd. Saturday, Oct 16th 9am - 3pm 94- SAT 10 - 2 , 422 W. Kings Rd. Collectibles, furn, clothes, kitchenware & toys. etc etc

96 - GARAGE SALE Sat 10am - 3pm Furniture, home de´cor, antiques, toys, kids stuff, games + clothing + bikes. 4308 Nottingham Rd, Lynn Valley

98 - 1231 Adderley St. Womens High end fashion sizes 6-8, access, Books etc Sun 8am - 1pm, 99-MULTI-FAMILY SALE, Sun., Oct 17, 10-2, 1687 Orkney Pl. household, baby, kids, jewellerey. 99-SUN 10-3PM, 650 Fairway Dr. desk, chairs, dw, bar fridge, pictures, household & +size clothes

West Vancouver 91- SATURDAY 10am - 2pm, 5277 Aspen Drive. Furniture, household, collectibles and more!

92- Anna Wyman School of Dance Art

40th Annual Open House & Costume Sale

Sunday Oct. 17, 11am - 2 pm, 1457 Marine Dr. West Van. Get ready for Halloween! Nothing over $10 92 - SAT 9am - noon. Christmas decorations & household items. 1185 Sinclair St. 92 - SUN 10am - 4pm. Antique table, furniture, houshold items, plants, etc. 1985 Jefferson Ave 92-SAT, 10-1, furniture, carpets, dishes, crystal, DVD’s, camping gear, books & lots more! 2364 Marine Drive.

A42 – North Shore News – Friday, October 15, 2010

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

MOVE-IN BONUS INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 1989 Marine Drive NORTH VANCOUVER

Bach, 1 & 2 Bdrms

Furnished suites also avail. City & Mtn. Views. Includes heat & hot water. Pool, Jacuzzi, sauna & tennis courts on site. Security & video monitoring. On major bus route.

RENTALS 604-980-3606 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

1 & 2 & 3 br large bright, Central Lonsdale $850 & up, newly updated. Immed. 604-720-2913 1 & 2 BR, Central Lonsdale, $850 - $1175, balcony heat cable hw. ns, np. Nov 1-15. 604-913-6727 1 BR Avail Nov 1, 140 E 15th St. on bus route, np, $950+utils 604-618-9259, 604-988-1956 1 BR fully renod, upper Lonsdale, $915: large, heat hw & cable, ns, np, now, lease, 604-987-8807 1 BR, large, balc. 3rd flr, faces south, small view, heat, hw, storage & 60 channel cable incld, $925. prkg avail. Very quiet bldg. Ref’s req’d, no smoking, no pets & no drugs avail Nov. 1, 155 E 12 St. To View: Manager: 604-980-6811

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

CENTRAL LONSDALE, bright corner 1 br, d/w, Nov 1. $985. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road. 1 BR - Starting at $995

Avail now. South facing. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

Call 604-986-3356 LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 1, 2 & 3 Br large starting @ $950. np, ns, 604-980-9219 MARK LOMA APTS - 144 E. 19th St. - 2 bdrm $1350 Weekdays 604-990-2971 778-340-7406 Wkends MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 4 BR avail Nov 1. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca THE OXFORD - 165 East 6th St. 1 BR, corner ste, 3rd flr, Heat & h/w incl. Gated prkg. Sorry no pets. n/s. Nov 1. 604-987-5844 TUCKTON PLACE 1520 Chesterfield Rd. NV –2 bdrm $1375. No Pets. Wkdays 990-2971/Wkends 778-340-7406 TUCKTON PLACE 1520 Chesterfield Rd. NV –2 bdrm $1280. No Pets. Call 604 990-2971/Weekends 778-340-7406

1 BR, large corner, $850 incl heat, cable & prkg, balcony, St.George/ 15th, n/s no pets, Nov 1st 604-921-1572 or 604-828-9917

VICTORIA PARK PLACE 615 St. Georges Ave @ E 6th St. 1 BR avail, bright, clean quiet bldg, n/p, n/s 604-980-9057

2 br $1160.. avail Nov 1. Heat & hw, no pet, no smoking, 130 W 5th St. 604-987-2761

WOODCROFT, 1 bdrm Apt, 17th flr, Lillooett Bldg, n/s, refs, $900, avail Nov. 1, call 604-985-4636 WOODCROFT, 2 br,new paint, gym, prkg, rec fac, yr lease, np ns, $1300 incl. Immed 604-710-9919

162 VICTORY SHIP Way @The Pier: Brand New. Stunning view, 7 appl, air/cond,1 br $1550; 2 br $2700 Anson Rlty 604-671-7263

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

2 BR. 1 & 2 bath, avail now or Nov 1. 1 yr lease, 125 West 19th, no pets, Please call 778-554-0537

1 & 2 BR, 2109 Bellevue. hardwood, hw heat incl’d, Nov 1, np, $1000 & $1500, 604-986-1294

2 BR. 2 bath, Ventana Bldg, nr seabus, balcony, fp, prkg, $1750, Immed, ns, np, 604-980-7450

1 BDRM $1400, great location in heart of Ambleside. n/s, no pets. Available Nov. 1st . 604-926-1010 Bonavista Mgt.

2 BR, 2 bath, Vista Place 1320 Chesterfield 12th Flr. N.E. views, top line stainless appls, hardwood flrs, fp, balc. ug prkg, storage, ns, np, $1900, Nov 1, 604-904-0490 2 BR 2 full bath, new kitchen & appl. inste ldry. 2 prkg. 4 blks to sea bus, N. Van. sm pet ok $1600 778-340-0657

1 BR +den, new, spacious, wd, dw, ug prkg, storage, $1700. ns, Avail Oct 15., 778-968-0815 Luxury Over The Seawall! Bach now, 1, 2, & 3 BR avail Dec 1. pool rec. rm, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave. 604-926-6287

2 BR corner unit, bright, spacious, hardwood, new reno, central Lonsdale, ns, np, avail Nov 1, $1136 & $1178, 604-904-7545 2 BR, Nr Cap Univ. very spacious, incld heat & hw, 1 prkg, immed, ns, np, $1350, 604-921-4384

1775 Bellevue Avenue HOLLYBURN PLAZA 2 BR - Avail Nov 1 Fully Renovated, granite countertops, Breathtaking Mnt & partial ocean view, new appls, d/w, new kitchen & bath rm cabinets, 2 balc, 1.5 baths, HW floors, Walk to shops & restaurants. Steps from Seawall, transit & beaches. Sorry, no pets. 1 year lease. Call 604-922-4724 to view.

2 BRMS, newly reno’d, upper Lonsdale, h/w fl, dw, s facing. $1290. 604-725-5194 3 BR, 120 West 19 Nov 1. approx 1200sf, hardwood, heat/hw incl, 1 yr lease, np $1900. 604-687-1686 AVAIL NOW, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, gorgeous Apt, stunning views, all appl, sec prkg, new bldg, pets ok, N/S, $2000. call 604-222-9229 Bachs, newer reno, $700-$750, central Lonsdale, incl hw, prkg, hardwood, ns, np. 604-988-5501 Beautiful Large Suites 1 br $925: 2 Bdrms from $1310. Avail now or Nov 1. Heat, h/w, prkg. Lease 604-986-3866 DELBROOK GARDENS 2 BR $1540 Wdays 604-990-2971 Weekends 604-985-2876

Beautiful Views

1 bdrm- $1,025-$1250 Spacious, pool, storage, heat & hw, dw, quiet,

concrete, by shops, Cat Ok

North Vancouver

604-985-2926

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

BAYVIEW APTS

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br Move-in Bonus, Fitness rm, out door pool, nr shops, transit & Seawall, 1 yr lease, N/pets. Heat, hw incl’d. Member of Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. 604-922-4322

Westwind Apartments

1 bedroom apt Nice ocean view cat friendly Great West Van location

604-913-0734

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

WATERFRONT LUXURY The Pink Palace on the Seawall 2 & 3 br, 2 bath spacious Indoor/outdoor pools. Fitness centre & billiard room, small pets allowed, no smoking 2222 Bellevue Ave. To view: 604-926-0627

Park Royal Towers

6522

Furnished Accommodation

UPPER DUNDARAVE, furn 1 bdrm ground level, 1 blk to bus, awesome view, priv outside area, w/d, np, ns, built-in vac, in-flr heat, $1200 incl util & hi-spd internet. Avail Immed. Call 604-913-3144

6525

Garages

CAR STORAGE Central Lonsdale, $150/mth, avail now. Safe & well lit. 604-987-2691

6540

Houses - Rent

3 BDRM+DEN, Beautiful Rancher, 2 Bath. Cul-De-Sac. Mt. Symr Prkwy. Avail Dec 1st. $2600/Mth. Call Ryan @604-925-9326.

Completely Renovated

3br+den Caulfeild Vlge 2.5bath, quiet, garage, cul-de-sac, $3500+ np, Lighthouse 604-551-1409

1BR (700-770 sq.ft.) 2 BR (1070 sq. ft.)

4 BR 4 ba, newer Lynn Valley, 2100sf, dbl garage, nr Mall & schools np $2850. 604-720-9483

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites Spectacular Views, Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Pool Rent includes all utilities.

604-922-3246 935 Marine Drive

THE IONA 1370 Clyde Avenue

6 BR 3 up 3 down inlaw- suite, 2 bath, 2322sf Lonsdale/29, renod, ns, np $2300+utils, 604-988-4692

CENTINEL HILL, updated 4br 2 bath, 2 kitch, 2 fp, hw, $3400 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net DEEP COVE water view 1 BR f/p, hardwood flrs, patio, shed, lrg lot, quiet area $1475. 604-929-5191 DEEP COVE waterfront, cozy 2 Br+den, priv. fp, prof couple, np, ns Nov $2100+util, 604-929-4773

Call Resident Manager to View

(604) 922-4724 rentersguide.com

WHITEHALL APT’S1640 Esquimalt. 2 bdrm $1400, Weekdays 604-562-7097 Weekends 604-985-2876 WHITEHALL APT’S - 1640 Esquimalt Ave - 1 BR $970 M-F 990-2971 wkends 604-985-2876

WHITEHALL APT’S- Great flr plan 1 br $905 M-F 604-990-2971 Weekends: 604-985-2876

Duplexes - Rent

567 WEST 28th ST.

Very compact 2 bedroom, 4 appliances. Nice residential area. Avail. Nov 1. N/S. $1395. Lease & perfect refs a must. Al Dodimead, ACD Realty 604 521-0311 view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

6522

Furnished Accommodation

1 BR, self contained fully furn, lower Lonsdale, incl phone, utils cable/net fp, prkg, now, $500/wk or $1500/mo 604-986-6253 5 BR+. Upper Brit. Prop, spectac 180° view, large decks, pool, gym hottub, fully furnished $6800 neg 604-913-1115.778-926-7711

A SHORT STAY Renos, family, execs, long term. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com Avail Oct 16 - Dec 31. Short term Furn studio lower Lonsdale. ns. $1200/mo 604-808-6727 BACH SUITE i/net included, n/p, n/s, Nov 1. Larson Rd. $720 for 1, $950 for 2 . 778-317-5227

LYNN VALLEY updated 4 BR, 2 bath, 2 fp, large yard $2500. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net ★RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Kim 604-628-6598 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M VANCOUVER - 558 Taylor St, 1 bdrm + den, 2 level TOWNHOME, nr GM Place & Costco…$1,288/M

Call (604)435-5555 or (604)786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca Time to Breathe & Regroup? Close proximity to Amenities Completely furnished ready for great family for six months flexibility in terms, now $2495/ 3 bd 2 bth B’P’s Huge Play area designated Kidzone! Collingwood/Sentinel Schools hwd, hi ceilings, garage $2795/ Howe Sound Views Golf! 4 bd den studio suite in Furry Creek! Garage $2995/ Pinetree Contemporary Adult feel room for kids, 2 bd loft & nanny suite Garage Near Caulf. Shops Huge Ocean/City View $3995/ Canyon Heights Spectacular View Hot Tub 4 bd 2 bth Hwd Open kitchen to great room, Hi ceilings, backs on green belt Recreation Garage $3995/ Waterfront Seclusion VIEW Freshly Painted Exterior Interior, SS appls granite etc. 4 bd 5 bth studio too $5995/ As Good As it Gets! SemiWaterfront. Newer & Open Plan, 4500’ 5 bd 5 bth Veranda Beach. Private Gated Community $6995/ www.manderrealestate.com Royal LePage Northshore Kristin 604-671-6175 / 926-6011

6565

Office/Retail Rent

LOWER CAULFEILD, approx 2000 sf retail, high visibility, excellent rates, 604-922-4138 MARINE & CAPILANO Private office in full office space. Call for details: 604-220-0505 WEST VAN - RETAIL Marine Dr - sunny side Ambleside stores. 604-274-2494

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com LOVELY 1 bdm apt in fully reno Heritage House prv ent & patio gas f/p w/d d/w fully outfitted, modern furn close to shops, restaurants & Seabus $1500/mth 604-987-6824

6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-45

North Vancouver

1 BR in spacious home for n/s female, internet, w/d, $495, bath enste $595 incl. 604-980-2106 1 ROOM, male pref. nr Save-on/ Marine Dr. w/d, Nov 1, $500, 604-988-0624 or 778-688-4846 DINNER, prep/clean up & maintain kitchen for International students, exchange for furn’d room in beautiful heritage home. Suit mature individual/couple. 987-6566 jk6578@msn.com FURN ROOM, Central Lonsdale, character home, ns, $560, avail Nov 1, 604-922-4085 LOVELY PRIVATE room, suits female, n/s, kitchen, dining & living rms, $525 incl heat/light, furniture, cable, internet, computer, 2 blks to Lonsdale, 778-885-8864 ROOM MATE to share 2 bdrm ste, shared laundry, near shops, bus, NOW, $500, 604-929-9667

6600

Storage

AVAIL NOW! Lower Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $450, also 900sf. with large loading doors, high ceilings, lane access. $900. 604-983-9493

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR, $875 Lynn Valley, nr bus, suits 1 Only prkg, garden entry, fp, ns, np, Nov 1, 604-988-3392

6605

3 BR, 1.5bath, wd hook up only Lynn Valley, no cats no dogs, $1400 incl basic cable, not utils. call Lee Anne604-984-6331 3 BR 2.5 bath, 5 appl, 2 patios, o/d pool/gym, nr bus shops, n/p, $1850. Karen 604-988-6151

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE 3 BR’S, 5 appls, 1.5 bath, Avail, 1 year lease, NP/NS. Rent starts at $1675. For viewing call 604-986-0511

Noma 728 W.14th St, 908-7368. 3 level, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, 2 prkg, roof deck, lease, $2250.

6615

Wanted To Rent

2 OR 3 Br independant ste or house for rent asap. 3 tennants, responsible, employed, $1200/mo max. Near transit. Please call after 5 604-818-5191 DOWNSIZING, RETIRED movie technician and son seeking 2 br ste in West Van B.P. private home for Nov 1 or Dec 1. 604-926-6381 RETIRED BUS Driver & wife with small mature dog want to rent 1 br on North Shore 778-867-6482

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

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

@ HOME SERVICES place your ad online @

http://classiﬁed.van.net

8073

Drainage

GUARANTEED ★ ★Wet Basements Made Dry

1 BR +den, Pemberton Hghts, 5 appls incl wd 850sf new ns np incl utils $1150 Nov 1. 604-825-7433

30 Years Drainage/Sewers/Sumps Repairs or Replacements www.TheHomePros.tv

604-771-4772

1 br GRAND BLVD NEW House bsmt ste, ss appl, radiant flr heat, w/d, priv entry, $975 no pets no smoking. Ralph 604-961-9255 1 BR ground level, own wd central Lonsdale, full bath, fp, storage, yard, ns, np, $920, 604-816-7780 1 BR, Skyline Dr, N. Van, $1100 + 1/3 hydro, new paint, d/w, gas fp, garden suite, np 604-985-4297 2 BDRM, 900sf, Dundarave, shrd w/d, h/w flrs, N/S, Nov 1, $1000 + % utils/cbl. Refs, 604-925-9030 2 BR above grd ste, Westlynn, np, ns, shar’d wd, Nov 1st $1250 +40% utils. Call 778-885-8428

2 BR +den, wood fp, all appls w/wd, Delbrook area, bright, new windows, ns, np, $1300+%utils, avail Nov 1, 778-227-3616 2 br. garden level, immed, upper Lonsdale, carport, ns, np, wd, fp, $1295+40%utils 604-925-1036 2 BR grd lvl, bright, recent reno, share w/d, n.s, n/p Grd Blvd ref’s, $1275 incl Immed 604-340-5116 2 BR Lower Suite, Central Lynn Valley 900 sq ft, gas FP, 5 appliances; N/S cat ok 1 vehicle only $1050 inclusive 604-657-7532 2 BR Queensbury bsmt suite. Sep. w/d, d/w, f/p huge stor. room. pet ok, $1400. 604-562-5818

8030

Carpentry

TRIM RITE INTERIORS We supply & install a complete range of interior mouldings, new construction to renovations. Over 35 years experience. Guaranteed installations. References upon request. Lloyd 604-788-0947 Keen Projects Ltd, Doors to floors, framing to trim. Lic, insured, refs Landon 604-307-5628

EXP’D CLEANER using non toxic products. References available. Call Yolanda 778-228-8228

8058

Computer Services

COMPUTER REPAIR

~ Free Estimates ~

• Virus Removal • Onsite Service • New & Refurbished

Computers for Sale Laptop and Desktop Repair Specialist

Call Chris • 604.613.8738

8060

8035

Carpet Cleaning

ROYAL STEAM CLEANING CO. Carpet & Upholstery. Move in & out cleaning. Call 604-765-8054

8055

Cleaning

Relax ... Thorough, consistent and reliable, MOLLY MAID offers and afforable, hassle-free way to clean your home. Professionally trained, bonded and ins. staff.

2 BR suite 1089 Ruthina, nr Handsworth, own w/d, ns np $1500 avail now, Call afternoon 778-859-9289, 604-971-3316

18 YRS Professional cleaner has openings. Excellent refs. Call Ulla Maid in Heaven 604-980-1495

2BR+den reno’d, wd, fp, nr Handsworth ns/np, $1150incls. Nov

1, 604-987-6059, 604-376-9932

$18/HR. Quality House cleaning. 604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com

3 BR, 2 bath, lwr Pemberton, new reno, 1500sf, ns np $1500 + 50% utils. Now, Nina 604-925-8824

✫✫A CLEAN SWEEP ✫ Reliable Housecleaning service. Low rates 778 836-9970 ✫✫ 604 987-9970

UPPER LONSDALE, 2 Bdrm avail Nov. 1, $1,250/mth incl heat/ hydro f/p & 5 appls n/s n/p call after 6pm 604-897-7771

Cleaning

FRIENDLY, Professional, Crown mouldings, baseboard, casings rough framing. 778-233-0559

604-987-4112

3BR BSMT ste, Central Lonsdale, nr shops/school,np, Inc web, cable. $1500 604-780-8501

8055

A JOURNEYMAN Carpenter. 30 yrs exp. Small renos. mouldings. Refs. (WCB) Dale 604-984-6997

northvan.westvan@mollymaid.ca

DUNDARAVE, BRIGHT, clean, 3 bdrm bsmt, nr seawalk, w/d, no pets, Now. $1500, 604-922-1614

Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad

Townhouses Rent

2 BDRM, $1600, w/d, dw, lrg. yard, some pets ok. Near CapU & InterRiver Parks-604-250-2724

1 BR Deep Cove VIEW DECK new reno above grd, $850+% util ns np Avail now 604-929-2435

Available November 1st

Near Ambleside beach, restaurants, shops, amenities and transit. Bright & Spac. 2 BR apts., breathtaking ocean view. Newly Reno’d, h/w ﬂrs., granite countertops and new cabinets. Prof managed, 24 hr. laundry facility, prkg. avail. Incls heat & hot water. Sorry no pets. 1 year lease.

6515

2 BR avail now, 831 sq ft, $1450 incls h/w, heat, prkg. Close to Seabus, Quay 604-308-1361 2 br bright, central Lonsdale, parking available, heat, cable & hot water, cat ok 604-988-1346

6505

CAPILANO MAID SERVICE Eco-Friendly or Traditional, Low Rates, Quality service, Refs, Insured, WCB. Call 778-895-1919 EUROPEAN CLEANING Service. 15 yrs experience, excellent refs. Call Ivana 604-987-9290 HOUSE CLEANING, Home Care. Excellent rates, exc. experience & exc. job. Darlene. 604-724-5661 QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs. Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522

Concrete

CONCRETE FORMING, concrete work & retaining walls. Small/big job John 604-782-5229 For all your concrete needs. Chris 604-725-2812, 980-3232 treesandconcrete.com 100% Financing N.C.B. CONCRETE LTD. Specializing in residential concrete. Repair, removal and new installation. Patio specialists. 604-988-9523, 604-988-9495

8073

Drainage

LIONS GATE LONSDALE

DRAINAGE & SEWER

EMERGENCY SERVICE 24/7

• Drain Tiles • Wet Basements • Sump & Sewer Lowest Prices in Town

604-929-7133 604-973-0290 ALLGONE DRAINAGE Fast response, drain tile video inspection, cleaning, install & repair. 24 hr emergency service 604-990-GONE (4663) Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086 DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-985-4000 DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Call Tobias 604 782-4322

HOME SERVICES 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 ACME DRYWALL. Board, tape, mud. N. Shore 20 yr, avail immed Spraytext removal a specialty. Kent Cell 604-753-1116 AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex. Dave 604-984-7476 *Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

8125

Gutters

Alliance

Windows & Gutter Cleaning • Professional Power Washing • Gutter Cleaning • Window Cleaning done by hand • Contract Pricing • Will Beat Any Reputable Estimate Work Done by Professionals

Call Steve

604-723-2526 References Available

VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

8080

Electrical

#381293 LIC’D Bonded Electrician. Service, reno. Low prices Jeff 604-839-2825, 604-929-1094 A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only. 604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319 ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940. Bonded & insured 604-842-5276 DNE ELECTRIC All Electrical Needs Lic #89267, Panel Upgrading. Reasonable & Free Estimate. 604-999-2332

Excavating

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

8090

Fencing/Gates

Affordable Fences • Decks • Patios Serving the North Shore since 1978 Call Mike 604-783-9558

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

8100

Fireplaces

Handyperson

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

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

ON SITE Reno’s. Bathrooms remodelling. Mike 604-351-9316 www.onsiterenovations.com

8155

Landscaping

RAIN CENTRE LTD.

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

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THE GUTTER GOD. Gutter cleaning & repairs. All ext cleaning Reas rate Brian 778-837-0410

8130

Handyperson

TRUSTED HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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

604-839-1225

THE ROCK DOCTOR Custom stone fireplaces. North Shore based 604-312-7643

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

ALL NEW FLOORS. Hardwood, Laminate. Professional Installation and Refinishing.. 604-715-8455 FORTUNE FLOORING LTD Lam 8.3mm $2.89/sf, 12.3mm $3.89/sf.incl u/lay/install, refin H/wood $3.99 & up 778-772-6067 Golden Hardwood & Laminate Prof install, refinishing, sanding, and repairs. 778-858-7263 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508 INSTALLING, REFINISHING Hardwood, 35 yrs exp. Doug 604-985-5632, 604-737-1876

8125

Gutters

GENTLEMEN WINDOW CLEANING

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

Call Micah for Free Estimate

604-230-0429

604-878-5232 SINCE 1997

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

604-518-5661

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

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

604-619-6968

GARDEN ER, lawn & garden, mtce, pruning, hedge trimming, garden clean up.... 778-378-8911

Call Ibrahim

Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certiﬁed Trained Pros. For that small job. Rates you can afford.

Shangri-La Landscaping Design, walls, delta lok, patios, plant hedges, Tim 604-671-1389

RJR Small Projects Division

8160

604-202-6118

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ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)986-4026/805-8463 AGRIOS HOME IMPROVEMENT Renovations, carpentry, painting & home repairs. Ikea kitchen installs. Michael 604.619.1126

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

ALL HOME REPAIRS semiretired master carpenter. Kitchen, stairs, sundecks, etc. All work guar. Karl 604-985-5144

SQUEAKY’S POWER Washing, FALLTIME roof and gutter cleaning.... Call 778-809-5327 squeakyspowerwash@yahoo.ca

C.Y. HOME SERVICES Int/Ext Renovations Home Repairs • 604-816-6192

Lawn & Garden

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

8250

Roofing

RESIDENTIAL DIVISION LTD.

POPEYE’S MOVING Scott 604-377-2503

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Binder:

604-926-1526 604-726-9153

leaf blowing, hedges, pruning, small tree removal, rubbish removal, res/comm, 25yr exp on North Shore, fully insured, WCB covered

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

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 Cert. horticulturists 604-518-5661 Scott H. Design & Maintenance KatsuraLandscaping.ca Chau Le Gardening Tree cutting & topping, yard cleanup, trimming, hedging, 604-782-5288 Serafina Garden Services Maint. & design, fall planting now, cleanup, reas rate 604-984-4433

HEDGE TRIMMING, fall clean up, debris removal, odd jobs & gutter cleaning. Darren 604-726-4685 IRRIGATION WINTERIZATION Get your sprinklers winterized before the cold arrives. 10% off for early bookings. 778-840-9321 JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming. Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126 PACIFIC LANDSCAPING lawn installations, retaining walls, pavers drainage etc 839-1225 The Great Canadian Landscaping Company Book your Fall Clean-ups NOW ! 604-924-5296

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Masonry

THE ROCK DOCTOR

TWO BROTHERS MOVING & Delivery. Local & Long Distance; Best Rate! Joseph 604-720-0931

8180

Home Services

BE COOL! COLD FEET? Talk to Someone You Trust.

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

604-312-7643 STONE WORK

Retaining walls, facing, cultured stone.

604-603-2576

tymerstonework.com

8185

Moving & Storage

8200

Decks/Patios/ Railings

CENTRAL DECKING Co. • Build-rebuild decks, deck repair • Specialize in seamless polyurethane membrane deck coatings

• Sundecks-balconies-patios & rooftop decks • Waterprooﬁng

604-618-0631 centraldecking@gmail.com

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

Plumbing

RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

604-985-7722 ext 213

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

8193

Oil Tank Removal

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

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

RBG Contracting Ltd. All Kinds of Renovations • Rooﬁng • Forming • Framing

Call 604.721.8743 GOLDCON

CONSTRUCTION North Shore Co. 20 Yrs Exp ■ Bath & Kitchen Remodel ■ Carpentry, Flooring, Tiling ■ Paint Interior & Exterior Licensed - Insured - WCB

778-558-5051

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

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

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs. 604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca CONCRETE FORMING, wood & steel stud framing specialist. Call Patrick 604-218-3064 CORAZZA Contracting Quality European Craftsmanship. Renovations, custom homes, kitchens & baths, over 20 yrs exp Carlo @ 604-818-5919

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DIMAN DEVELOPMENTS.

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

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

PRIMO PAINTING Interior & Exterior

* EXCELLENT PRICES * Free Est./Written Guarantee

No Hassle Quick Work Insured /WCB

Moe 604-988-1011 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com COMPLETE PLUMBING, heating and gas services, new & old, hot water tanks, lic’d, ins. Quick response; friendly. 604-720-8805

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604-723-8434

SUNRISE PAINTING & DECORATING since 1975

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Cell 604-657-6465 or 604-987-6560 A CLEAN PAINT JOB. Quality 1 room from $127. Int-ext, WCB 22 yrs exp. Cell: 604-727-2700 ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext. Competitive prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661

Natural & Cultured Stone New & Repairs North Shore based

• BBB • RCABC • GAF/ELK Master Elite Contractor • Residential Rooﬁng • Liability Coverage and WCB • Designated Project Managers • Homes & Strata • Third Party Inspection Installations & Repairs Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate •• 24 Hr Emergency Service Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount www.crownresidentialrooﬁng.com

Call Chris @ 604-925-0464

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

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Moving & Storage

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New Lawn Installs & Repairs Garden Installation & Maintenance Lawn Drainage & Regrading In-house Design/Construct Landscape Lighting & Irrigation Natural Stone/Paving Stone Installs Fences & Decks De-Icing & Snow Clearing

8185

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885

SUNRISE PAINTING Drywall repair, textured ceiling & mouldings. Cell 604-657-6465

Book Your Fall Clean-ups NOW!

604-876-4604

Lawn & Garden

QUALITY PLUS, Kitchen, bath, sm / large renos, carpentry, tiles, electrical. Victor.. 604-889-2508

604-439-9417

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

8160

NORTH SHORE RES, many skills. Free estimates, Wally 604-984-6309, 778-995-7193

GOLDCON CONSTRUCTION, Kitchen & bath remodel. 20 yrs exp. N. Shore Co. 778-558-5051

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

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AFFORDABLE QUALITY PAINTING. Tidy, honest. 19 yrs North Shore. John 604-980-5454 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 MARK GRIFFITHS Painting Co. Affordable Quality. Locally Owned & Operated. References, Insured 604-925-4330 MASTER PAINTER.....LEVEL 5 drywall finish. Custom doors, trim & crown. 604-836-9675 Newwestcoast Enterpise int/ext painting, 15 yrs exp tile installers ceramic/marble Tai 778-316-3258 newwestcoastent@yahoo.ca

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

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without Digging) Sewer Lines (without Diggging) Install. Draintiles. 604-985-4000 LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956 NEWPORT PLUMBING & Drainage. North Shore Co. Lic & Ins. call 604-980-3200, 778-222-0258 SAVE ON PLUMBING! Licenced Plumber/Gas fitter, $65/HR. Same

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8225

Power Washing

604-773-4549 Fall Cleanups Driveways, walkways, etc. Get rid of that moss & mess around your home or work.

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

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Roofing

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Tree Services

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8315

Tree Services

A. A. BESTPRO Tree Service LTD. Tree top trim, Hedge Trimming, Pruning, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding etc. CALL SUKH free est. 604-726-9152 or 604-984-1988 A.ALL AREA TREE SERVICE Topping, pruning & stump grinding. 604-926-1526 & 604-726-9153 DYNAMIC STUMP grinding, Specializing stump removal, prof affordable removals 778-840-9321

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9125

Domestic

1999 CHRYSLER Neon, auto, aircared, 170 K, $4000 spent on it. $2150 obo. 604-946-2885 2002 CHEV Malibu, 4 dr, exc cond, 109,000 km, lady driven, all records $3000. 604-809-7097 2007 CHEVY Aveo LS, auto, 68km, very good condition, aircared, $5500, call 604-987-2738

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Parts & Accessories

Scrap Car Removal

4 MICHELIN snow tires $240, 1 michelin all season $60, size 205\60R16. 604-926-1504 4 NEW unused winter tires, P275/55 R20, $800 obo & 4 winter tires approx 10,000 km 195/70R14$400 obo 604.985.6470 SNOW TIRES 4 Michelin Pilot Alpin, 205/60R16H on rims with wheel covers $450. 604-649-7115

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9155

Window Cleaning

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1988 MAZDA P/UP B2200, metallic blue, well maint, $1100 obo. 604-943-1582

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Sports & Imports

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1987 TOYOTA MR2 blue, aircared until 2011, new tires, $2,000. Runs well 604-980-5817 1996 AUDI Quattro, A6QU, grey, 4 door sedan, low kms, best offer, W. Van. 604-926-3974 1998 HONDA Civic LX, all records, 2 owners, new tires. 183K, 5 spd, $3500 obo, 778-241-5610

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2006 BMW Z4 CONVERTIBLE 3.0SI

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8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

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8309

Tiling

2010 KIA SOUL Pwr group, a/c, only 23,000kms, was $20,995 NOW $20,530

2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Platinum Edition, local, silver, leather, navigation, loaded, only 61,566kms, U5581AA SALE PRICE $54,995

2010 LEXUS LX570 Grey, fully loaded, only 6,800kms, save $10,000 $88,990

2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE GL V6, AWD, pwr group, a/c, black on grey $26,900

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XRS Silver, auto, only 54,000kms, one owner, U5535. Was $19,995 MGRS SPECIAL $18,995

2009 LEXUS IS 250 AWD Smokey granite on black leather $37,990

2010 NISSAN CUBE S Cloth, a/c, low kms ONLY $18,530

2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER Convertible, black, leather, clean and fun, U5576 SALE PRICE $19,995

2009 LEXUS IS 350 Fully loaded, black on black, only 30,000kms $44,990

2010 VOLVO S40 Leather, sunroof, only 24,000kms

2008 LEXUS IS 350 One owner, sport pkg, pearl white, only 27,000kms, U10893A. Was $38,995 NOW $36,995

2009 LEXUS ISF Silver on black $59,990

2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ LTD Demo, bluetooth, DVD, only 14,000kms ONLY $42,300

2007 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN Grey, auto, a/c, pwr windows & locks, only 42,798kms, U5580 SALE PRICE $13,995

2008 LEXUS RX350 Premium pkg, only 48,000kms $37,990

2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL Auto, low kms, a/c, pwr group $14,808

2007 MERCEDES BENZ B200 White, leather, a/c, fully loaded, only 50,400kms, U5578 $21,995

2008 LAND ROVER LR2 Fully loaded, low kms $33,990

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2007 TOYOTA YARIS 5dr hatchback, a/c, pwr group, only 62,000kms. Was $14,900 NOW $14,530

2006 SMART FOR TWO Grey, one owner, 138,096kms, fully maintained, U101199A SALE PRICE $9,495

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2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE GL 3.3L V6, AWD, pwr group, 125,400kms NOW $17,995

2004 MAZDA RX8 Black, leather, only 50,300kms, U5579 SALE PRICE $16,995

2006 MAZDA MIATA MX5 Convertible, low kms, red, 5spd $21,990

2007 MAZDA 3 GS SPORT Low kms, a/c, pwr group. Was $18,900. NOW ONLY $18,530

22004 AUDI A4 QUATTRO AVANT WAGON Blue, immaculate, only 84,000kms, U10989A SALE PRICE $19,995

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SCION, Toyota’s youth brand, calls its xB a “compact urban utility vehicle.” All of the Scion vehicles available in Canada start for less than $21,000. They are available at Jim Pattison Toyota in the Northshore Auto Mall.

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THE Scions are ﬁnally here in Canada!

The Scion lineup currently consists of three vehicles — all selling for less than $21,000 — and there’s another one on the way. They will be offered mainly through 45 existing Toyota dealerships via the separate showroom-within-a-showroom idea. In addition, there will be dedicated “boutique” downtown stores in major cities, including one in Vancouver. Scion is a youth-oriented brand that attempts to capture the Generation Y buyer and promises to do it with a very different See Brand page 47

STANDARD and optional audio equipment matches Scion’s youth-oriented branding.

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THE Scion xB’s 2.4-litre engine produces 158 horsepower with fuel efﬁciency rated at 9.5 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 7.2 l/100 km on the highway.

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spotted a number of them that have strayed north of the 49th. THE Tc Sports Coupe looks different than its boxy Scion brothers but its high beltline and “chopped” windows ﬁt in with the brand’s style.

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“It’s not just the car, it’s also the way you interact with a whole new group of consumers, in way that they want to introduce brands and products into their lives,” according to Stephen Beatty, managing director, Toyota Canada. “These buyers have more control over when, where and how they shop. It’s all about access and choice.” Scion vehicles come with a high level of standard features. Air conditioning, power windows/locks/mirrors, an audio system with MP3/iPod outlets, sport seats and a full package of safety equipment are all included in the base vehicle. The colour and

whether you want a manual or an automatic transmission are the only primary choices. Moving on from the base vehicle starting point, purchasers then have the freedom to fully customize their ride from line of more than 75 parts and accessories, including a full line of Toyota Racing Development (TRD) performance gear. It’s a mix of both dealer and factory installed equipment. The Tc Sports Coupe is the sporty leader in the Scion line and was the recipient of an extensive redesign for the 2011 model year. It comes See Three page 49

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NEWS photos Cindy Goodman

MANY features such as air conditioning, power windows/locks/mirrors and sport seats come standard with every Scion.

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SCION buyers are offered a selection of more than 75 parts and accessories that they can use to customize and personalize their ride.

with a “tuneable” 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine, a six-speed manual or automatic transmission and its price is $20,850. While nothing like the boxy shape that people associate with Scion, its design does incorporate the high belt line and the “chopped” short window glass styling traits of its Scion compatriots. It’s also a hatchback with fold-down rear seats that add to its functionality and the Tc comes with additional knee airbags for both the driver and front passenger. Scion calls the xB a “compact urban utility vehicle.” The tallest Scion is a classic two-box design and it offers the most interior and cargo space of the trio. You also sit taller in an xB and there’s lots of room for cargo and passengers. Under its hood is a 2.4-litre engine and it’s mated to a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. The xB starts at just $18,270 and that price includes projector style low-beam headlights and a centre-dash positioned instrument panel. It also comes with a tilt and telescopic steering wheel with audio controls. The base audio system in all Scions is by Pioneer and upgrade option is an Alpine system. Scion xD is a smaller, lighter yet versatile five-door hatchback with a more fuel-efficient 1.8-litre engine that’s also mated to a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. A start price of just $17,200 makes it the lowest priced Scion that you can currently buy. See Smaller page 50

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THE Scion xD ﬁve-door hatchback comes with a versatile rear seating system that includes slide and recline features.

Smaller iQ expected later this year

From page 49

The xD comes with a versatile rear seating system. In addition to being split 60/40 and folding ﬂat, they also have clever slide and recline features. Unique storage features in xD include both an upper and lower glovebox, plus a pop-out cup holder on the right side of the dash. Later this year an even smaller Scion called the iQ is expected. The only information we have right now is that it’s a subcompact threedoor hatchback with seating for four.

Toyota Canada believes that the timing is now right for Scion in Canada, due to an ongoing change in consumer demographics. Scion quick specs: Scion tC: $20,850, 180 h.p., 9.2/6.4 litres/100 kilometres (city/highway) Scion xB: $18,250, 158 h.p., 9.5/7.2 l/100 km (city/highway) Scion xD: $17,200, 128 h.p., 7.4/5.9 l/100 km (city/highway) Basic warranty: three years/60,000 km Powertrain warranty: ﬁve years/100,000 km Rust warranty: ﬁve years/unlimited km

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However, after quickly checking in with some dogowning friends, it turns out that you need more than just an old blanket and some chew toys to turn your jalopy into a perfect doggy driver. But first, AAA’s suggestions for dog-owning car buyers. In the luxury segment, both the BMW 3 Series wagon (hear the muttered gasp of dismay from Bavaria as BMW’s engineers exclaim, “Nein, it’s a Touring!”) and Volvo’s XC60 are both easily capable of ferrying around small-to-medium sized dogs. Either one has a low loading floor, making it easier for older or shorter dogs to climb in, and there are factory-approved gates and cargo-area liners available. For the less fancy, and more active, Subaru’s Forester and Hyundai’s Sante Fe get the nod. The Subaru has always been a perennial favourite for pooches and their pals, and the Hyundai shows that, yet again, the Korean brand has made huge leaps forward in design, and in understanding their market. Both vehicles can be outfitted with whatever doggy accessories you might need, and both are available with all-wheel drive to get you to those slightly more inaccessible places if Fido needs more than just a walk around the block. If your dog is neither fancy nor active, there’s another perennial favourite on AAA’s list, and also a relative newcomer. Honda’s Element, now in production since 2003, is a rugged little box-on-wheels that has

a cavernous rear cargo area, big enough for the entire sled team. On a personal note, I’ll point out that those folding rear seats are as finger-mincingly fiddly as an 18th century North Yorkshire steam-powered industrial carpet loom, but there’s little that’ll be as durable as the Element’s Rubbermaidstyle interior. For the more stylish, Toyota’s new Venza sports a sleek look, 20-inch rims and just as much cargo space as anything yet listed, even with four passengers aboard. As such, it’s perfect for a young family that happens to include a canine member. For the more economicalminded, buy a gerbil. Failing that, why not go sporty with the five-door version of the Mazda3, or the Mini Clubman? The little Mazda is probably the best compact car out there right now, as long as you can get over the “Why So Serious?” styling. The Clubman combines that unique Mini verve with a funky trunk, although neither car is suitable for large breeds. If you want to be green, AAA recommends either the hybrid version of the Ford Escape, or either one of two boxy four-cylinders: the Nissan Cube or the Kia Soul. The Soul is a bit sportier than the Nissan, but the Cube has plenty of pep, and I’ve seen it swallow a Newfoundlander without any trouble. So there are the official recommendations, but what of a few unofficial ones? For instance, my dog-loving friends happen to tend towards the very green, and as such they’ve got a Honda Insight hybrid, which suits their Labrador retriever perfectly. For a sporty choice, I’d go See Many page 53

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