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NEWS postings on the North Vancouver RCMP’s website have temporarily slowed to a crawl in the wake of an announcement by the force’s provincial headquarters that all media releases must now be posted simultaneously in English and French.

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Beauty spot A lone photographer at Cleveland Dam On Dec. 3 records the beauty of early morning sunlight hitting the North Shore’s iconic Lions — or “Twins” or “Twin Sisters.” The peaks rise to a height of 1,654 metres (5,427 feet).

In a Dec. 1 media communication, a spokesman for the RCMP’s E Division said the rule was being implemented in order to comply with Canada’s Ofﬁcial Languages Act, the piece of legislation that governs the use of language at federal institutions. It applies to the approximately 140 detachments in British Columbia, all of which use the RCMP’s provincial website to post announcements relating to signiﬁcant crimes, arrests, public advisories and other See Safety page 5

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they would like to pay the potential tax increase. Tensions were fuelled by an email sent to some West Vancouver residents that claimed West Vancouver’s services would suffer if an “irresponsible” zero per cent tax increase was adopted as recommended by the Interested Taxpayers’ Action Committee (ITAC). A number of speakers took up the letter’s concerns and spoke in support of a tax increase to maintain West Vancouver’s quality of life. “If you have to raise taxes a little bit to keep West Vancouver running the way it does now, we’re happy to pay,” resident

Heather Johnston said. West Vancouver business owner Rhonda Mailey echoed similar views. “The services and the amenities that we have here are absolutely second to none,” she said. “And I look at something like a zero-per-cent-based budget and I say, how? What are we prepared to give up? It just doesn’t seem realistic.” But others, including members of ITAC, retorted that district services could be maintained under a zero per cent budget increase. “I feel that the zero per cent tax increase recommended See Custom page 3

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FOUR community groups and their numerous supporters piled into an overflowing City of North Vancouver council meeting Monday to present councillors with their wishlists for a new Harry Jerome recreation centre. First up were the North Vancouver Aquatic Users, represented by Linda Sullivan. The group has already lobbied the city to include a 50-metre swimming pool in the complex rather than the 25-metre pool recommended by the North Vancouver recreation commission. Sullivan returned to answer some of the questions raised at their Oct. 18 presentation in terms of the pool’s cost and potential scheduling. The aquatic users pegged the construction costs for a 10-lane, 50-metre tank at $27 million dollars. The recreation commission says a tank half that length would cost $16.9 million. Sullivan said the larger tank would cost $1.2 million each year to operate, but that figure would be offset by the greater potential for revenue-earning competitive events such as swim meets or water polo tournaments. Sullivan also argued that North Vancouver’s population growth would likely “fill” the scheduling capacity of a 25-metre pool within a few years. “I believe there is enough demand from public use and user groups to justify a 50-metre pool,” said Coun. Rod Clark. “I don’t know about the costs yet. I’m not prepared to write the cheque tonight; I need to be convinced it is a viable enterprise.” Coun. Bob Fearnley told the aquatic group to take the issue up with North Vancouver MP Andrew Saxton and the two North Vancouver MLAs. “If we do put a 50-metre in there and we only pay for it ourselves, you’re going to have much more residential density close to Harry Jerome and that is going to be a very tricky sell to the public,” he said. “You’ve got a leadership race right now provincially, you’ve NEWS file photo Mike Wakefield got a federal election coming up. These are the times politicians are at their most vulnerable. It’s not just all us. You guys have to get COACHES Dora Cusano and John Speers demonstrate the sport of lawn bowling out there, if you want this 50-metre pool, and work for it.” at the NV Lawn Bowling Club’s facility. City of North Vancouver council has told the Council voted unanimously to order a cost study of the larger club it will not be moved during the upcoming rebuild of Harry Jerome rec centre. pool from city staff. Next to the podium was Annwen Loverin, executive director of the Silver “I think it would be a real loss if we lost Flicka at the Harry Jerome complex,” Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre. said Mayor Darrell Mussatto. “Before we start adding on more groups and bigger Loverin stressed that the centre was not appearing “cap in hand.” She said she pools, I think we need to look after what we’ve already got.” expected the land underneath the existing centre would be absorbed into a new Council ordered a third study from staff as to what including the gymnastics Harry Jerome, and the value of that land was her group’s contribution to the space would cost city taxpayers. project. The current Silver Harbour building, while structurally sound, is aging, Last up in the 2½-hour discussion were representatives of the North Vancouver energy inefficient, and not prepared to ride out an earthquake, said Loverin. The Lawn Bowling Club. Their request, on its face, was the simplest. present building has 13,000 square feet of useable space running at near-capacity While the club is hopeful of building a new, larger clubhouse at some point, and the centre projects a need for 21,000 square feet in the coming years. However, their main wish is to stay in their existing site at 21st Street and Lonsdale Avenue. said Loverin, the recreation commission has planned for 11,000 square feet of space Recreation commission plans floated the possibility of relocating the bowling greens for Silver Harbour in Harry Jerome. to a green roof atop a new Harry Jerome building. Past president David Davey said The seniors’ group would prefer to see their centre incorporated into the Harry this would create serious issues for the club, including moving several tonnes of soil Jerome building, with the 10,000-square-foot shortfall made up with rooms shared onto the roof and creating access problems for senior members. Their arguments with other programs. rang true for six of seven members of council and the lawn bowlers left with the Council again voted unanimously for a cost study of Silver’s Harbour’s requests. night’s only real commitment: a council resolution to leave the club in place as the Following Loverin was Sarah Ahmadi, president of Flicka Gymnastics Club. The Harry Jerome plans went forward. club currently occupies a disused curling rink at Harry Jerome, but the recreation Coun. Guy Heywood was not convinced. “I’m not prepared to say the lawn bowling site should take the place of a commission’s plans to date don’t provide them with the specialized space they recreation centre that could be on the corner of 21st and Lonsdale,” he said. “The require in terms of floor space and ceiling height. Coun. Craig Keating questioned Ahmadi about whether the non-profit group number of people that you’re inconveniencing by not building Harry Jerome is frankly a lot more. I would like to meet the interests of the lawn bowling association could find a home elsewhere in North Vancouver. “We have very aggressively looked over the past five years as to what the options but I’m not willing to make that the fixed point around the whole project revolves. for Flicka might be,” she replied, adding that the North Vancouver school district’s I think that’s irresponsible.” Council then voted to put off developing an overall financial plan for Harry disused gymnasiums simply don’t have the required ceiling height. “For us, it means looking at warehouses,” she said. Jerome until the three cost studies are completed.

TWO of the North Shore’s four Liberal MLAs have endorsed a candidate in the race to succeed Gordon Campbell as party leader and premier of B.C. Joan McIntyre, member for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, signed on with Kevin Falcon’s camp on Monday. Later in the week, George Abbott came to North Vancouver to accept the endorsement of Jane Thornthwaite, who represents North Vancouver-Seymour. West Vancouver-Capilano’s Ralph Sultan and North Vancouver-Lonsdale’s Naomi Yamamoto have not endorsed any of the ﬁve declared candidates but left the door open to doing so in the future. McIntyre, a two-term MLA and former cabinet minister, said she worked closely with Falcon when he was transportation minister and she was grappling with several transportation-related issues, including the Eagleridge interchange, the ferry accident at Horseshoe Bay, and the CN train derailment and chemical spill. “I had a number of major and complicated situations to deal with just starting out in my career,” she said. “Kevin was very supportive and very knowledgeable. He was great to work with and gave me lots of support.” McIntyre described the 47-year-old Falcon as “very capable, very intelligent” and “not afraid to make a decision.” She noted his North Shore roots — he was born in North Vancouver and lived in West Vancouver — and said as health minister, he had worked with her to look for funds towards a new mental health facility at Lions Gate Hospital. Thornthwaite said she had spoken with and was impressed by all of the Liberal leadership candidates, but Abbott’s See Seymour page 5

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by ITAC can be achieved without suffering any loss in West Vancouver,” said Keith Pople, a director of Ambleside and Dundarave ratepayers’ association, and blasted the letter for inaccuracy. West Vancouver resident George Pajari strongly opposed the tax increase and called on councillors to reign in spending instead of increasing the burden on taxpayers. “Is it responsible for the library board to spend $40,000 on custom furniture with inlaid veneer carved to match the pattern on the carpet?” he asked councillors. “I see waste, extravagance. . . .” Coun. Bill Soprovich supported the zero per cent tax increase and called on district staff to focus on “looking for efﬁciencies.” “It is clear that the district is faced with an unsustainable

operation and that funding gap is annually and continuing to grow,” he said. “I see several areas that could save us and bring us to a zero increase.” Soprovich questioned a number of items in the budget, including a $56,000 landscaping bill for West Vancouver’s civic site. “When we are in an economic downturn, do we really have to spend $56,000 on landscaping around a place that already looks beautiful?” he asked. “We have an excellent opportunity to do an incredible job on ﬁnancial reform. In the long run, we will be better off.” Coun. Michael Lewis supported the zero per cent tax increase target as a way to ensure that money is being spent effectively in the district. “It’s not a mantra,” he said. “It’s a method to try and ensure that this district is providing the services that we all expect and

enjoy in the most effective and efficient way possible.” Lewis called on district staff to revisit the proposed budget and review expenses. He argued that less money could be spent while providing the same level of services in the district. “I believe that there is room for improvement,” he said. “I’m pretty cognizant when I’m spending other peoples’ money that I want to do it carefully. I think we can do better.” Mayor Pam Goldsmith-Jones ended the discussion with an optimistic view that West Vancouver’s councillors and residents will work together to find the best way forward. “I don’t have a sense of hopelessness,” she said. “I’m really hopeful that we can continue to work together.” The mayor will sit down with Coun. Shannon Walker, the district’s director of finance and the chief accounting officer to review Monday night’s discussion. A report on the discussed budget proposal will be released Dec 13.

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incidents. “In order to meet the requirements of the act, RCMP news releases will only be published on bc.rcmp.ca after they have been translated into French,” wrote the spokesman. “The only exception will be in cases where there is an imminent threat of serious personal harm or death to identiﬁable potential victims.” E Division made clear that the force can’t send out untranslated releases to a mailing list, either. “We have to be 100 per cent compliant, and we will be 100 per cent compliant with the Ofﬁcial Languages Act,” said Cpl. Annie Linteau, a representative for E Division, in an interview with the North Shore News. “It’s the law. We have to abide by the law regardless of the number of French-speaking people in communities.” There is currently only one full-time French translator on RCMP staff in British Columbia, she said. “We’re looking at hiring additional translators,” said Linteau. “That process is ongoing. For the time being, we’re relying on a number of translation services.” It’s not clear yet how long it will take to do that hiring, she added. The goal, though, is to have enough translators on staff to allow detachments to get their releases translated within the space of a day. In the meantime, if a detachment absolutely must disseminate a piece of information immediately, it will be allowed to post

a release in English on the understanding that the French translation will follow as quickly as possible. “The safety of the public will not be jeopardized by this,” said Linteau. Since the announcement, most information relating to serious North Vancouver police incidents — including an episode in which a young man was attacked with a bat and another in which someone climbed a tower on the Grouse Mountain Skyride, — was obtained by phone, in person or by direct correspondence with a representative. As of Thursday afternoon, the detachment had still not submitted any releases for translation since the rule was implemented, said Cpl. Peter DeVries, a spokesman for the force. As a result, he could not say how long the process would take at the moment. “We’ve been told we can have a half-hour turnaround if need be,” he said. “We pay an extra fee for it, but it can be as quick as a half hour if we have an urgent situation.” Of the approximately 170,000 people who live on the North Shore, about 2,000 — or 1.2 per cent — list their mother tongue as French, according to the 2006 census. This ranks behind English (71 per cent), Farsi (5.4 per cent), Chinese (4.5 per cent), Korean (2.4 per cent), German (2.3 per cent), Spanish (1.3 per cent) and Tagalog (slightly more than 1.2 per cent).

Seymour on Victoria’s backburner, says MLA From page 3 willingness to show up promptly in North Vancouver tipped the balance for her. “I know that the North Shore in general and in particular North Vancouver-Seymour has traditionally been put on the backburner and not given very much attention by the provincial government,” she said. Ambulance service and better approaches to the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing were the two chief issues Thornthwaite raised with Abbott. “Everyone is in campaign mode and on the phone 24-7, so the fact that George is spending a good portion of his morning is pretty signiﬁcant.” Moira Stilwell and Michael de Jong have resigned their cabinet posts to join the race. Former deputy premier and radio host Christy Clark also recently declared her candidacy.

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HAT could have been an optimal recreation facility for North Vancouver may just have fallen prey to political cowardice. At a meeting on Monday night, City of North Vancouver councillors were bombarded with demands from an army of user groups looking to carve out a slice of the sparkling new facility that will one day replace the Harry Jerome recreation centre: The swimmers want a 50-metre pool; the gymnasts want a lofty new gym; the seniors’ centre wants a whole heap more space. In response to each of these, council remained noncommittal, saying it would cost-study the proposals. But that was before they heard from the lawn bowlers. Compared to the demands of the other interest groups, their demand seemed relatively modest:

They want to stay where they are. Council, seeing an opportunity to appear beneﬁcent toward a sympathetic and politically important organization, said yes. This was a mistake. By committing outright to keeping the bowling green where it is, the city’s leaders have handicapped themselves needlessly. The new Harry Jerome complex has the potential to be a phenomenal amenity, but to ensure it is the best it can be for the widest range of people, all options should remain on the table until a single, cohesive plan is determined. Creating a big no-go zone next to Lonsdale Avenue drastically prunes back the tree of possibilities. Council’s decision can only serve political interests. Such blatant shortsightedness doesn’t serve the interests of the community.

WV budget debate a storm in a Tea Party

I promised myself months ago that nothing but Christmas sweetness would appear in my December columns this year.

Instead? Call the ﬁre department, call the cops, call the United Nations! West Vancouver has been invaded by “Neo-Cons” and the “Tea Party”! Hold on. Have we been annexed by the U.S. of A.? Well, if West Van citizen Dean Mailey is accurate, the ideology if not the physical bodies of these entities, reviled by American liberals, has sneaked over the border and — in the shape of the Interested Taxpayers’ Action Committee (ITAC) — “bullied” and seized control of council and the West Vancouver budget. That budget was held to a zero per cent increase for 2010, and, confronting town hall staff’s proposed increase of 2.35 per cent, ITAC and its sympathizers have a similar goal for 2011. This, Mailey

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Trevor Lautens believes, threatens to destroy some of the wealthy town’s proudest, ﬁnest amenities. In his widely distributed email that begins “Without sounding like a zealot” — and risks doing just that, festooned with capitals like “RESPONSIBLE BUDGETING” and “IT IS TIME WE SPEAK OUT” — Mailey lists some of those threatened amenities: “. . . I for one want to (sic) them to retain our quality of life: keep planting ﬂowers, keep the hanging baskets, keep a seven day a week library service;

keep the Harmony Arts Festival and some support for the Kay Meek Theatre; and for goodness sake — don’t close a fire station.” More substantially, Mailey warns: “It could mean every other week garbage collection; . . . parks and school fields that get cut twice a year. . . . We also want them to repair and replace our crumbling (and in some cases 80 year old) infrastructure.” Who’s behind this malign agenda that would leave garbage perfuming the air for two weeks, parks turned into aspiring hayfields? Mailey claims “a little known of group called ITAC . . . has taken control of the budgeting process in our community. These Neo-Cons are pushing for a never ending zero per cent budgeting process for our community. This is our very own Tea Party movement that is bullying councillors into a community budgeting death spiral . . . a small but vigilant group that seems to be having undue influence on our council.”

Mailey attracted a very influential supporter. Barbara Brink (C.M., O.B.C., described in her Who’s Who entry as “community leader)” is indeed that. She’s a philanthropist and was a major player in the creation of Science World. Necessary disclosure? My younger daughter was the beneficiary of one of her Science World work awards. Brink distributed Mailey’s email widely, stating: “Yes the language is sometimes over the top but he is passionate. I too am concerned about this group called ITAC. They are a small but vigilant group that seems to be having undue influence on our council.” In an interview, Coun. Michael Lewis — a former BC Hydro executive, the one unambiguous former member of ITAC on council, and personal friend of ITAC co-founder David (Prince of Darkness?) Marley, awkwardly just one letter away from Mailey — responded to Mailey’s description: “They’re talking piffle.”

I interject a comment: The one unforgiveable thing is Mailey’s description of ITAC as “little known.” How ill-informed, ill-read on West Vancouver issues can you get? ITAC, founded in 2005, has issued five fat financial analyses — footnoted, mostly dry, and using public statistics — and been irrepressibly in the news, thanks partly to the energy and showmanship of ITAC’s Marley. Mailey is welcome to say what he likes about ITAC, but stealthy, in-the-woodwork subversives they ain’t. While I’m interjecting, know this: Dean Mailey is a professional PR man — and allow me to say that one of my best friends is one, and media’s job would be a hell of a lot more onerous without them, as West Van town hall is finding since the departure of Patricia Leslie. In the 2008 municipal elections, Mailey wrote a letter to the editor of this paper supporting Mayor Pam Goldsmith-Jones — without divulging that he was a

senior member of her team as communications leader. I saw this as, broadly, misleading readers and citizens by omission, and said so. On the present issue, Mailey used his company’s email to disseminate the views I’ve quoted, leading me, unkindly perhaps, to ask him if he was spreading the views of a (paying) client or some other interest. He made it clear the views are strictly personal, and I fully accept that. As for not — more prudently, I’d say — using his personal email instead, he informs me he has none, only his company’s. But Mailey is dead right about the littleness of ITAC. It has 14 members. It doesn’t seek members. It includes people with sound credentials in business, like Lewis, in important political roles, like Marley (a self-described “recovering lawyer”), and like ITAC statistical expert Garrett Polman, whose career included long service See There’s page 8

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Gang of 13 could cost NDP next election

THE palace coup against NDP leader Carole James may have succeeded in removing her from the leadership, but it has created a giant crack in the unity of the party.

It also raises serious doubts about the party’s ability to govern. Make no mistake: the 13 so-called “dissident” MLAs have inﬂicted enormous damage on their party and on their colleagues. While there’s no question James’ weak leadership was a challenge for the NDP, the method used to take her out will leave scars that run deep within a party that prides itself on embracing, among other things, giving women real political power. The party has been trying to portray itself as the “government in waiting.” This is an important image to craft, as voters have to be sure they are putting a responsible, competent bunch of people in ofﬁce, with control over everything from the healthcare system to environmental protection to taxes. Instead, the internal meltdown has portrayed the party as a clownish bunch willing to bend to the will of a minority driven by self-interest rather than the greater good

View from the Ledge Keith Baldrey

of the majority. Can you imagine behaving that way in government? Would an NDP premier give in to 13 dissidents in the caucus who were upset by a policy position agreed to by the majority? The dissidents have been described by some of their colleagues in the NDP caucus as behaving like “anarchists” and have proven impossible to deal with. One of the dissidents, Harry Lali, has said this whole episode shows it is the end of “party discipline.” Given that — and given that his dissident colleagues appear to agree with him — how does James’ successor fare any better dealing the caucus? Jenny Kwan’s suicidebomber approach to forcing James out of ofﬁce should give everyone in the caucus who is considering becoming

interim leader serious pause for concern. What guarantee does anyone have that Kwan will not pull a similar stunt against them? Indeed, Kwan and her colleagues’ nuclear attack against James has wounded the credibility of those who backed James. The top talent of the NDP caucus (which does not include any of the dissidents, by the way) has been tainted by the antidemocratic actions of the minority. So how does the NDP get it together from here? Well, unless the Gang of 13 agrees to work within a caucus environment, the party has no chance of moving forward. Even if they do come back to the fold, the relations between them and their caucus colleagues have become toxic. One reason for the

visceral relations is that a male-dominated minority has forced a woman leader, who was supported by the majority, from ofﬁce. Nine of the 13 dissidents are male. You can imagine the anger over this development that is now seething in certain quarters of the NDP, which was supposed to be a champion of feminist causes. To be sure, James’ leadership was dogged by questions about her ability to lead and her ability to win. But none of her detractors could point to any current evidence that there was no way she could win the next election. Poll after poll has the NDP well ahead of the B.C. Liberals. While James has long had trouble with her approval ratings, so did Gordon Campbell while he was winning three elections. In the end, this was all

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about a faction of the NDP unwilling to give up control of the party and resisting James’ attempts to modernize it and move it more to the political centre. The shame of this is that it may well cost the NDP the next election. There is no doubt that many people out there who do not want to give the B.C. Liberals a fourth term are now forced to look in despair at an alternative that is broken and, for now anyways, somewhat discredited. James may well have won the next election, as the centre-right coalition of the B.C. Liberals is showing its own signs of cracking. But

now we’ll never know for sure. The NDP now has to go through a potentially agonizing leadership race of its own. How’s this for a scenario: the next B.C. Liberal leader calls a snap election in March, catching the NDP either leaderless or engulfed with bitter internal strife. If the NDP loses the next vote, the party can look back at the minority-led coup that took out its ﬁrst female leader as it searches for the reason for the loss. KBaldrey@globaltv.com Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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in Ottawa’s external affairs department, as an analyst with the federal Treasury Board, and with JP Morgan Chase in Chicago and Tokyo. These are hardly look-alike raging Republican rednecks and good-ol’-boy rubes. I’d guess their beverage of choice is cocktails, not tea. Marley says ITAC has never advanced “a suggestion of slash and burn of any one of our services.” Its claim is that “there are ways we can deliver these services more cost-effectively.” Mailey, he advises, is “entitled to your own opinion, but you aren’t entitled to your own facts.” Less charitably, he says of Mailey: “Who appointed him?” Carolanne Reynolds, top council-watcher for years: Mailey’s screed was “full of distortions.” Her husband, George Pajari, a tireless observer himself, gave one of the devastating criticisms of the night, noting that some people had referred to “the ‘Trojan Horse email.’ I will not use that term, as the construction of a Trojan Horse requires some intelligence.” Lewis, for his part, said at Monday’s packed and slightly tense council meeting that he had a long list of proposed

budget cuts, if there was time to go over it. And smiled knowingly. Because there never is. Councillors and public alike have far too little time for extended, detailed debate, and GoldsmithJones’s smiling warning that she hadn’t used the gavel in five years, and didn’t intend to then, is typical of mayoral power (compare free-wheeling Parliament and legislatures) to quash hard analysis and real fervour in the name of her evoked “respect.” As usual, the real action is out of sight: The mayor and finance committee chairwoman Coun. Shannon Walker will meet with the finance director to discuss the budget further. Mailey and the staff weren’t without supporters. “One of the most amazing places to live. . . . I would support the (budget) increase,” a youngish woman declared. “All of us have drawn a winning ticket in the lottery of life,” an older man rejoiced. Prominent citizen Maggie Pappas called it a great community and dismissed the proposed budget increase averaging $100 as merely “dinner for two” — “This is, after all, West Vancouver.” So it is — and Coun. Bill Soprovich, armed with statistics, sees its other side. About 16 per cent of West Van residents are low-income earners. And there are 1,425 single-family parents.

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Rescuer meets rescuee’s father

West Vancouver police ofﬁcer awarded medal Caitlin Dowling

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A WVPD constable who aided two civilians in the rescue of a man from the mouth of Capilano River met the rescued man’s father last week. Reginald Arthur Paul Sr. was visibly emotional Dec. 2 as he shook hands with the police ofﬁcer and then pulled him in for a hug. “I wanna shake all the people’s hands,” he said. “That ofﬁcer that went out and rescued him. I wanna shake his hand, and the others . . . there’s two other gentlemen. I want to shake their hands too. My door is open. I thank all the human beings that like to help somebody else. I love them.” Const. James Hudson jumped into Capilano River to aid a rescue mission in progress on Sept. 13, 2009. Two good Samaritans had noticed Reginald Paul Jr. being swept out to Burrard Inlet as they walked their dogs at Ambleside’s dog park and swum out to his aid. Hudson said the rescuers had brought Paul Jr. back about halfway to shore when they started to tire from the cold and the current.

He jumped into the water and swam towards the men. “When I got to them I grabbed the male and I let the other two guys swim on their own back,” said Hudson. “We brought him into shore and started CPR immediately. He was without a pulse and not breathing.” When recalling how he found out about the event, Paul Sr. said his “legs went rubbery.” “I couldn’t stand up, “ he said. “I started crying.” Paul Sr. says his son is recovering well after last year’s ordeal. Hudson acknowledged the two men who jumped in to the man’s aid, calling them heroes. “They were just walking their dogs and they jumped in.” Hudson, who has received a medal for his bravery in this incident, said it was “weird being in the spotlight and being thanked for something that I would do anytime,” but added that it felt good to make his wife and two young daughters proud. Hudson was among 22 ofﬁcers awarded medals for their acts of valour, at the annual Police Honours Banquet in Victoria, Nov. 18. A committee comprised of members of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police, the Solicitor General’s Police Services Division and the Ministry of Public Safety handed out the awards.

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WVPD Const. James Hudson gets a warm welcome from Reginald Paul Sr. for helping in the rescue of his son from the mouth of the Capilano River in 2009.

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INQUIRING REPORTER CAROLE James stepped down as party leader on Monday. Her decision was forced by the rebellion of 13 MLAs who were unhappy with James’ decision to kick Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson out of caucus. James took over the party in 2003, shortly after it had been all but wiped out in the 2001 provincial election. She restored the NDP to ofﬁcial Opposition status, but two election losses suggested she never really caught on with the voting public. Will her departure change the fortunes of the NDP? Have your say. Take our web poll at www.nsnews. com. — Benjamin Alldritt

Stefan Witkowski North Vancouver Better off. She didn’t seem, at least through the media, to be a good leader.

John Wood North Vancouver I just don’t know. She was one for the people, but once you’ve got inﬁghting someone’s got to go. Same thing with the Liberals.

Does Carole James’ departure help or hurt the NDP?

Judith Gordon North Vancouver I’m not an NDP supporter, but it would appear that she was stabbed in the back.

Court awards $250K for accident Jane Seyd

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A North Vancouver woman has been awarded $250,000 in damages after a B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled that a car crash near the Lions Gate Bridge exacerbated her existing mental health problems, triggering episodes of mania and depression. Justice Peter Willcock awarded the signiﬁcant sum to Huda Jokhadar Nov. 22 following a 13-day trial last summer. In awarding Jokhadar the money, the judge said he accepted that

she had pre-existing problems but concluded “her bipolar illness would not have been as pronounced, and the prognosis for her mental illness would have been much improved had the accident not occurred.” The accident happened in October 2006 near the eastbound off-ramp from the Lions Gate Bridge in North Vancouver. On that day, Jokhadar was driving home from work in West Vancouver along Marine Drive when she was hit by a car driven by Shahram Dehkhodaei who lost control of his vehicle coming off the Lions Gate Bridge in heavy rain. Dehkhodaei’s vehicle spun and bounced over a median into the other eastbound lane of trafﬁc, hitting Jokhadar’s car head-on. Both drivers escaped without serious injuries, although Jokhadar was treated for soft-tissue damage in hospital.

Ron Hogaboam Surrey No change. But I don’t think the NDP could have won with her as leader.

Karen Russell North Vancouver They’re better off. They needed a change. We need a change.

More significant, however, was the lasting impact of the crash on the woman’s psychological state. After the accident, her family noted significant emotional and behaviour changes. A year and a half after the crash, the woman told her doctor that she felt fearful when outside her home “and that she lived with a sense of apprehension and dread.” The doctor most familiar with her case said he believed Jokhadar had suffered post-traumatic stress disorder that had aggravated a pre-existing bipolar illness. Other doctors weren’t so sure and questioned the lack of documentation for the woman’s emotional symptoms after the accident. They said the accident was minor. But the judge found the accident “had a significant effect” on the woman’s life, aggravating her mental health problems “to the point that she became significantly disabled by her illness.” He awarded her $90,000 for damages, $30,000 from loss of income, $95,000 for loss of future earning capacity and special damages of $35,100.

Friday, December 10, 2010 - North Shore News - A11

Film students seek primetime

Aboriginal TV network creates competition for Cap U ﬁlm grads

Music, Dance and More! Stuff a little

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TWELVE graduates from the Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking program at Capilano University have been selected to enter a contest run by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. “It was a contest that APTN put on just for our students,” said Doreen Manuel, program co-ordinator. “The IIDF program is the only program in all of Canada that is designed, instructed and managed by First Nations people.” Manuel said this opportunity was opened up due to the struggle to find funding and subsequent employment in this sector for graduates. “The chiefs and the funding organizations who fund the First Nations, Métis and Inuit students don’t quite understand and realize yet the importance of media within our community,” she said, adding that thanks to support for this program from APTN among others, 75 per cent of the program graduates find longterm employment within the film industry. The contestants have been asked to submit a short film for APTN’s Inside the IIDF Studio productions. They have until Dec. 17 to upload their short film to the Digital Drum website (www.digitaldrum.ca) which is run by APTN. Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for the winner. The grand prize for the top three films is prime broadcast time on the network, along with a financial award for $5,000, to be shared between them. Winners will be announced Feb. 3. The 12 Capilano students are: Leeland Askew, Squamish

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Friday, December 10, 2010 - North Shore News - A13

Honorary doctorates bestowed at convocation Caitlin Dowling cdowling@nsnews.com

TWO Canadians who have devoted their careers to rights for people in Canada have been awarded honorary degrees at Capilano University. Community activist Rosalie (Lee) Grills and Dr. Paul Cappon both received honorary doctor of law degrees at the Nov. 29 fall convocation held at the university campus. Grills, a North Shore resident, has been recognized for her work on behalf of women and children, spanning nearly 40 years. Grills, a community activist since the 1960s, has been a founding member of such organizations as the Women’s Legal Education Action Fund (LEAF), the North Shore Women’s Centre and the Women’s Centre at the former Capilano College.

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Grills has also worked as the president of the Vancouver Status of Women, an organization that works to ensure women have equal standing in the political and social community. She was vicepresident of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, and has been a member of several other committees and boards devoted to advocating women’s rights. Dr. Cappon has had a long career of public service as a physician, a teacher and an advocate for education in Canada. He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Council on Learning, a non-proﬁt organization, which conducts research to improve learning across the country, and has been on the faculty of several prominent Canadian universities, including McGill and UBC. Dr. Cappon has just stepped down from the role of director general at of the Council of Ministers of Education in Canada. The honorary doctorate degree is the highest formofrecognitiongrantedbyCapilanoUniversity and recognizes those who have made substantial contributions to society at the provincial, national and/or international levels.

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A14 - North Shore News - Friday, December 10, 2010

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Mr. October, North Vancouver ﬁreﬁghter Mitch MacKay, signs autographs.

Diane Townsend and Pat Eyton enjoy their night out. Dykhof Nurseries and Florist hosted the fourth annual Ladies Extravaganza at their North Vancouver location Nov. 18. The fun-filled charity night in support of the Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society saw women from across the North Shore create table top holiday planters, enjoy a wreath making demonstration, snack on refreshments and listen to live music by Stoned Moses. To the delight of many in attendance, the Vancouver Hall of Flame Calendar firefighters were also on hand to autograph calendars and pose for photos.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to ARTS & CULTURE

New series You Gotta Eat Here! stops in at The Tomahawk: Page 18 Best of 2010 in Books, Films and Music: Pages 30-35

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DJ Amon Tobin rocks the house as London-based record label Ninja Tune celebrates two decades of independence. For more coverage on some of the best music, books and ﬁlms released in 2010 turn to pages 30 through 35.

NINJA TUNE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN THE TRENCHES

CPR Holiday Train spreads Christmas cheer with the Odds on board: Page 38 Cinema showtimes: Page 40 Win family pack of four tickets to a performance of Alberta Ballet’s new production of The Nutcracker: Page 42 More online at www.nsnews.com

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Launched by DJs Matt Black and MUSIC Jonathan More (better known collectively as Coldcut) in 1990, the London-based independent record label has specialized in beats from the beginning. Using a DJ platform, with regular record releases and live club shows, the label grew quickly into a global enterprise. If you’ve listened to anything with electronic rhythms over the past two decades there’s a good chance Ninja Tune had something to do with it — either directly or conceptually through the vast body of work put out by their artists. A new book, Ninja Tune: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces, and two-disc compilation album, Ninja Tune XX Vols 1 & 2, documents what the label has been able to accomplish with their music — experimental abstract hip-hop, dancehall, drum and bass, nu jazz and chillout (to name a few of the genres they dabble in) will never be the same. “The genesis of the whole label was Coldcut’s escape from major labels,” says Jeff Waye, director of Ninja Tune’s operations in North America. “They were just getting frustrated with that, so it came out of their love of hip-hop, soul and jazz. They early on navigated to what they love the best which was good hip-hop and good soul with lots of American inﬂuence but put through a very British ﬁlter at the time. And then it really grew out from that.” Black and More hooked up with Peter Quick to run the label as managing director in the UK and as the staff grew more musical tastes came to the table, says Waye. “I think we still have that core identity on track as being a really vital beats and electronic label but we’ve also proven we can go outside that and have some success.”

Early acts such as The Herbaliser, London Funk Allstars and the DJ Food series (a Black and More project) helped establish Ninja Tune as a going concern. “Amon Tobin was pretty key in developing a much harder, darker sound for us,” says Waye. “Cinematic Orchestra and Mr. Scruff were pretty key for the label. Those were the heavy hitters for us. They are the ones that got on planes and buses and toured around the world and took the Ninja message out to the masses. I’m sure I’m missing a few people but those are the ones that blazed the tour trail and made it way more than just a Londoncentric thing and more into an internationally recognized label.” Waye began working at Ninja Tune in the mid-’90s after a stint handling the label’s releases as a distributor at Cargo Records. As an outsider he thought the label lost something in translation to the North American market and he came on board to make sure the releases were consistent with the UK. “They weren’t looking for Americanized versions of their records, they were looking for their records to come out here,” says Waye. “There’s not that many independent labels of this size that control their destiny in every territory. My first mission was to establish the same identity that we already had going on within these territories and really bring it over on its own right as opposed to trying to tweak it too much for a specific audience.” The North American market is quite different from the U.K. and Ninja Tune focuses their music promotion on target markets. “We probably do the same ones everybody does,” says Waye. “In Canada, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal are key. Any tour down the coast we need to hit Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, L.A. Not too much in the Midwest but Chicago of course. Whenever we can we definitely get to Denver because there is a big fan base there. Austin’s always good and then the usual suspects on the East Coast — New York, Boston, Atlanta. It’s a lot of ground to cover. The reality is a good chunk of music buyers that are interested in what we are doing live in those major centres.” Ninja Tunes’ 20th anniversary compilation features a wide range of material in many different styles. Roots Manuva, a decade-long veteran of the label’s See Ninja Tune page 32

A16 - North Shore News - Friday, December 10, 2010

CALENDAR

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DEEP Cove Stage Society presents their annual holiday pantomime, Dracula — The Panto, at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, beginning Wednesday, Dec. 15. The cast, including Philip Richard Black and Alan Toft, will be entertaining audiences until Jan. 1, 2011. For tickets and scheduled showtimes visit www.deepcovestage.com or call 604-929-3200.

GALLERIES 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. Chang-Soo Kim’s contemporary work will be on display until Dec. 31. 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. Family Friends and Funny Faces: An exhibition of works by people under the age of ﬁve, from Dec. 15 to Jan. 5. There will be a little party, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 5-7 p.m. 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. Arts and Crafts Sale: Paintings, calligraphy, photographs and crafts will be for sale until Dec. 31. 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. Anonymous Art Show: A group exhibition and fundraising event that includes both established and emerging two-dimensional artists, until Dec. 18. Each painting is $100 with 50 per cent going to the artist and the remaining to the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. 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 textile arts by Olga Uhrin and paintings by Ron den Daas, until Jan. 26. District Library Gallery: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: www.nvartscouncil.ca. The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents travel photographs by Alan Sirulnikoff until Jan. 12. Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Admission to all shows is free. Info: 604-925-7266 or www. ferrybuildinggallery.com. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. The Gallery at Artisan Square: 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Info: 604-947-2454 or www.biac.ca. Hours: Friday-Sunday, noon4 p.m. See more page 17

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CALENDAR From page 16 Grafﬁti Co. Art Studio: 171 East First St., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: TuesdayFriday, 1:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-9801699 or www.grafﬁticoart.com. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info: www.kaymeekcentre.com. Lions Bay Village Hall: 400 Centre Rd., Lions Bay. Lions Bay ArtScene: An art show and sale, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2-10 p.m. Meet the artists’ reception: 7:30 p.m. Lynnmour Art Studio and Gallery: 1467 Crown St., North Vancouver. Info: www.lynnmourgallery.com or 604-929-4001. Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Contemporary and abstract paintings by Gordon Oliver, Robert Botlak and Gary W. Eder. North Vancouver Community History Centre: 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. Hours: TuesdaySaturday, noon-5 p.m. Info and registration: 604-990-3700, ext. 8016. 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: 604990-3700, 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 See more page 19

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VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY AT KAY MEEK CENTRE Martin Helmchen, piano Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 3:00pm Pre-performance chat at 2:15 Sponsored by Amica at West Vancouver RICHARD MARGISON, TENOR Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 8:00pm Hailed for his blazing high notes, Richard Margison is one of the most critically-acclaimed singers on the international stage today.

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A18 - North Shore News - Friday, December 10, 2010

TELEVISION

New series stops in at The Tomahawk

You Gotta Eat Here! visits NV restaurant Erin McPhee emcphee@nsnews.com

THE Tomahawk — it’s a North Shore institution with a loyal fan base that goes well beyond North and West Vancouver. It’s fitting then, that a new television series, You Gotta Eat Here!, set to air on Food Network Canada, has opted to showcase the North Vancouver restaurant’s sensational, belly bursting fare in its first season. “I can’t tell you how much fun we had at the Tomahawk and how lovely (owner Chuck Chamberlain) and everybody there was,” says host John Catucci, following two days of filming there last week. “They just treated you like family and it was great. And I hope to get back there the next time I’m in Vancouver so I can have a burger and some bacon.” The Toronto-based comedian, a member of musical comedy duo The Doo Wops, made a stop at the Tomahawk last Friday and Saturday. Over the course of NEWS photo Kevin Hill the shoot, he got up close TOMAHAWK Restaurant owner Chuck Chamberlain (centre) talks with host John Catucci during filming for the new Food Network Canada and personal with a number series You Gotta Eat Here! The program is slated to start airing half-hour episodes next fall. of popular menu items — the Tomahawk’s turkey dinner, pumpkin mincemeat pie, mixed grill (which boasts nine slices compliment. what makes their offerings so delicious and brings people back of Yukon style bacon, two eggs, two slices of Klondike toast, an “It was just a real honour,” he says. time and time again. While visiting, he not only tries out their organic hamburger patty, aged cheddar cheese, a wiener, onions “It was unbelievable. I’ve never had anything like this before at fare, he also works one-on-one with their chefs putting his own and sautéed mushroom) and of course, their famous burgers. all. It was just a whole lot of fun,” he adds. cooking skills to the test. “The burgers were amazing,” says Catucci, whose favourite You Gotta Eat Here! is produced by Toronto’s Lone Eagle What sets You Gotta Eat Here! apart from other travel food proved to be the Chief Simon Baker, made from organic ground Entertainment Ltd. Over the course of 13 half-hour episodes shows is that Catucci, while he loves to cook, isn’t a chef. Instead, beef and loaded with bacon, mushrooms and cheddar cheese. it depicts Catucci’s travels across Canada making stops at wellhe approaches the experience as an average Joe, fully relatable to According to Chamberlain, whose family founded the known eateries. At each, proprietors and staff dish up their See Show page 20 Tomahawk in 1926, being featured on the show was a true delicious takes on comfort food seeing Catucci taste for himself

Friday, December 10, 2010 - North Shore News - A19

CALENDAR

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Swinging holiday tunes featuring some of Canada’s hottest jazz players including Terry Clarke, Phil Dwyer, PJ Perry, Campbell Ryga, Neil Swainson, and Perry White.

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A solo performance by one of Brazil’s hottest guitarists today.

Faculty guests with “A” Band & NiteCap Jan. 21 @ 8pm | Tickets $30/$27

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ANNA Wyman dancers, including Soﬁe Henderson on the right, will be performing their Winter Concert of Dance, Saturday, Dec. 11 at 2 and 7 p.m. The annual showcase takes place at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. For tickets call 604-926-6535 or email info@annawyman.com.

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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. Info: 604-986-1351 or www. presentationhousegall.com. Popular Unrest: Melanie Gilligan’s photos will be on display until Jan. 19. Ron Andrews Community Space: 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9807182. An Eclectic View: Graham Eagle’s whimsical three dimensional crafted sculptural artwork will be on display, until Jan. 16. Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Info: 604-924-1378 or www.seymourartgallery.com. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604925-7292 or www.silkpurse.ca. Photographic Reflections: An exhibit by North Shore photographers Gary Eder, Keiko Imaizumi, Niloofar Miri and Ensieh Rastegar, until Dec. 19. Studio Art Gallery at Capilano University: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Studio 195 The Hive: 195 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. Trench Contemporary Art: 102-148 Alexander St., Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.6 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-681-2577 or www. trenchgallery.com. West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Hours: MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Art in the Hall: Watercolour landscape paintings by Alfonso Tejada will be on display until Jan. 7. Info: 604-925-7290.

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CALENDAR From page 19 West Vancouver Museum: 680 17th St., West Vancouver. Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 604-925-7295 or www. westvancouvermuseum.ca. Takao Tanabe’s work will be on display until Dec. 23. Admission by donation. West Vancouver Recreation Centre: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. CONCERTS Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Box ofﬁce: 604-990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/theatre. Jazzy Nutcracker: Bill Mays’ Jazzy Nutcracker featuring PJ Perry, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 at 8 p.m. Tickets $32/$29. Commodore Ballroom: 868 Granville St., Vancouver. Blues for Christmas: Twelve bands and 75 Vancouver musicians take the stage, Sunday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The North

Shore’s own Joanie Bye and the Homewreckers, the Jason Buie Band, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne and Sam and Luke will perform. Admission: $35 at the door, $25 in advance at www.ticketmaster. ca or 604-280-4444. Guests are requested to bring a non-perishable item for the food bank. Highlands United Church: 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-980-6071 or www.highlandsunited.org. Jazz Vespers: Christmas Eve gospel vespers with Dawn Pemberton, Thursday, Dec. 24 at 11 p.m. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634. With Thanks — A Night to Celebrate a Gift of Music: A gala celebration with performances to bid farewell to superintendent of schools Geoff Jopson, Monday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. Admission by gift donation. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-925-7292 or www.silkpurse.ca. See more page 21

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heading to Montreal, Que. and Ottawa, Ont. On the West Coast they’ve ﬁlmed in Cowichan Bay, Nanaimo, Victoria and the Lower Mainland. Catucci says they’ll take a break over the holidays, but will be back at it in the New Year, wrapping in January. When asked how his waistline has been responding to all the heavy eating, Catucci says it’s coping quite well considering. “I’ve gained a little bit of weight, not too much,” he laughs. “I bought some running shoes, which is very new for me. . . . I think once I get back at Christmas, I’m going to have to invest in a gym membership or just start doing pushups or sit-ups.” You Gotta Eat Here! is scheduled to go to air on Food Network Canada in fall 2011.

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CALENDAR From page 20 Piano Phantasies: Eugene Skovorodnikov will perform Chopin, Thursday, Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12. Vancouver Playhouse Theatre: Hamilton Street at Dunsmuir. A Holiday Celebration: Fred Penner, Charlotte Diamond, Bobs & Lolo and Norman Foote will perform favourite tunes along with holiday fare, Sunday, Dec. 12 at 1 and 4 p.m. Admission: $25. Tickets are available at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre. Info: 604-873-3311 or www. childrensfeatival.ca. Vogue Theatre: 918 Granville St., Vancouver. All I Want: Female vocal group Aliqua will perform a holiday concert, Sunday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $30/$25. Tickets: www. voguetheatre.com. West Vancouver United Church: 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver. Winter, Cold Genius: The Pacific Baroque Orchestra will hold a concert featuring the seasons of Vivaldi, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2:30 p.m. Admission: $33/$28/$10. Tickets: 604-215-0406 or www. pacificbaroque.com. THEATRE Anne MacDonald Studio: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North See more page 28

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CITY Opera Vancouver is currently running Art Auction II (which closes Dec. 16 at 2 p.m.) featuring three dozen works of art in various media donated to the Heffel Fine Art Auction House. Proceeds from the auction will go to the new City Opera Production Fund. Visit cityoperavancouver.com for details of the auction which includes works by Robert Davidson, Gathie Falk, Andre Petterson, Gordon Smith and Reece Terris.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to FASHION & STYLE

Get looking party-perfect fast Layne Christensen

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THE festive season is upon us and it’s time to be merry and bright. Express treatments are the way to go when you need to get party-ready in a ﬂash. Here are a few of our favourites.

■ The Dye Lot, 63 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Phone: 778-340-3332. At this salon in North Vancouver’s trendy Lolo (Lower Lonsdale) neighbourhood, clients are doubling up on treatments during the busy holiday season, enjoying a mani or pedi while their hair colour sets. Waxing is a popular add-on too, says Alison Alexander Heyes, who co-owns the salon with stylist Christina Duff. No time to spare? Drop by pre-event for a blow dry and makeup ($50) and you’ll leave looking party perfect. Or prep your peepers with All About Eyes: a lash tint, eyebrow wax and eye treatment for $45. The Dye Lot is open seven days a week.

BEAUTY SPOT Estée Lauder’s Pure Color Five Color EyeShadow Palette ($45) is gilded in luxe metal shades to celebrate the extravagance of the holiday season. Find it for a limited time only at The Bay and Sears cosmetics counters.

■ Skoah Lolo, 50 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Phone: 604-988-1222. Cut out of work early and book in for a mini-facial. Thirty minutes and $35 will get your skin glowing at Skoah, a “spatique” that makes its own skin-care products and offers personal training for your skin. Skoah’s quickie skin-care workout includes a thorough cleaning, exfoliation, skin analysis and hydrating facial massage. It’s the perfect preevent pick-me-up, says North Vancouverite and Skoah founder Andrea Scott, who offered Glow n’ Go facials to guests at Skoah Lolo’s opening last month. No time for a treatment? Pick up Skoah’s Aha and Hydradew

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SPA therapist Donna Locke polishes nails while stylist Caitlin Merryﬁeld gives a client a blowout at The Dye Lot. The Lower Lonsdale salon offers makeup and esthetic services alone or in combination with hair appointments. masks ($70 for both) to get your glow on at home. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. ■ Get Nailed, 3195 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Phone: 604973-0190. Skip lunch and order up an express mani-pedi at this boutique nail salon newly opened in Edgemont Village. Tucked in behind Head Quarters hair salon, the chic nail boutique is operated by Whistler transplant Adrienne Greenwood, who ran a Get Nailed on the resort’s Main

Street before relocating to the North Shore and opening here in October. Book in for a Quickie ($45) and you’ll be out the door with polished ﬁngers and toes in 45 minutes or less. Polished nails add the ﬁnishing touch to festive dress, and this holiday season “it’s all about the bling,” says Greenwood, who likes Sparkle-icious from OPI’s holiday 2010 Burlesque collection. Get Nailed has teamed with Head Quarters to offer a holiday promotion all this month: a blowout, manicure and evening makeup application featuring Lit Cosmetics glitter makeup

for $75. Hours are 9:30 a.m.6 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday by appointment. ■ C-Spa onboard BC Ferries, Vancouver to Victoria crossing. Phone: 604-971-2098. If your holiday plans take you to the Island, skip the cafeteria lineup and go straight to Deck 6. BC Ferries’ new onboard C-Spa offers manicures, pedicures and massages on 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. sailings, Thursdays through Mondays. Prices start at $20. Walk-ins are welcome. Cash only.

■ Absolute Spa @ YVR, with four locations at Vancouver International Airport. Phone: 604-684-2772. If your holiday getaway has you passing through YVR, speed your wait at the gate with a treatment at Absolute Spa, which has two locations in the domestic terminal and one in the U.S. departures area. Absolute’s Academy Award spray tan ($55 for full body) will give you a sunny glow whether your destination is Waikiki or Winnipeg. Open seven days a week, hours are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. (U.S. departures), 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (domestic) and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. for the Salon @ YVR.

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TECHNIKS hair stylist Brie Duggan (left) gets ready to shave the head of fellow stylist Kim Steinhausen at the Angie’s Angels fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2-5 p.m. at the salon located at 225 Seymour Place, North Vancouver. The event is in support of their friend Angela Berger who is currently undergoing chemotherapy. Face painting, a barbecue, complimentary head shaving and a silent auction will be part of the fundraiser. Donations accepted. For more information call 604-985-4442 or email k22stein@shaw.ca.

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Footwear from Kalena’s completes the outfit Italian leather will always be in style

In 1986 when Imelda Marcos fled the Philippines we were astounded by the discovery of over 1060 pairs of shoes, not to mention over 1000 handbags. This seems extreme, but many of us are not far behind her. “When I conduct closet cleanings many of my clients have more shoes than they will ever have occasion to wear, yet are often missing the basics” says Morrison. This final week in Yvonne`s makeover, she and Patti have been looking at footwear from

Kalena`s Italian Shoe Outlet located on the lower part of Mountain Highway near Main Street in North Vancouver. Kalena’s carries a unique selection of Italian footwear for men, women and children. “I love shopping for – then selling – our shoes,” says owner Veralena Casellato. “I love seeing women get excited about their latest purchase. This great pair of leather boots will add versatility and style to Yvonne’s wardrobe!” Veralena makes a trek twice a year

to Italy to purchase directly from the manufacturers. The best leather and latest designs can be found and since it is her mother country, Veralena knows the connections to get them at the best price. “Fit is king”, says Morrison,“and it is usually associated with good quality leather and extra detail in the workmanship. Our staff can help you find the right fit and look for your lifestyle.” Shoes that don’t fit can ruin your day and the‘great deal’is quickly forgotten as the blisters appear. Keep a flat, classic coloured dark shoe with you for days when you will be walking long distances. Heels can work on days when you are primarily working in the office or going out for the evening. Choose basic colours – black and brown – then a purchase of some colour will keep you looking up-to-date!” Don’t forget to browse through Kalena’s selection of beautiful handbags too. You can find the other location of Kalena’s on Commercial Drive. Before

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THE road to Whistler is long with many costs involved — gas, public transit, parking, etc. However the mountains continue to issue a call and skiers and snowboarders in abundance feel compelled to answer. To make things easier for winter sports enthusiasts interested in getting the most out of the season, as well as to help them reduce their carbon footprint, Flo Devellennes launched HitchWhistler.com, a free, digital hitchhiking community that helps users — both drivers and those looking for rides — co-ordinate trips along the Sea to Sky and to other local mountains. Devellennes, 24, originally from France, moved to Vancouver two months ago. He came up with the idea for HitchWhistler after having to travel to Whistler a couple of times in a span of a few days for job interviews. “I kept on doing the trip from Vancouver to Whistler . . . and picking up hitchhikers on the road,” he says. “I picked up a few and we were just talking about stuff in general and I mentioned I was a web person and they said, ‘Oh, wouldn’t it be cool if there was a website to organize the rides back and forth from Whistler to Vancouver?” Having lived in Quebec prior to

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CALENDAR From page 21 Vancouver. Grand Theft Improv: An improv sketch show that uses audiences suggestions to create 90 minutes of stories, scenes, songs and comedic chaos, the last Sunday of every month at 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and tickets: 604-9293200 or www.deepcovestage.com. Dracula: A pantomime production, Dec. 15-17, 19, 21-23, 26-30 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 18, 19, 26, 31 and Jan. 1 at 3 p.m. Admission: $15/$10. Sutherland Secondary School: 1860 Sutherland Ave., North Vancouver. A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A student production from Dec. 13 to 17 at 7 p.m. Admission: $10. Tickets: cbunbury@nvsd44. bc.ca. Theatre at Hendry Hall: 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. Reservations: 604-983-2633 or www.northvanplayers.ca. Beauty and the Beast: A pantomime tradition, Dec. 10-12 and 17-19 at 7 p.m., matinees Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. Tickets: $8/ $4. Proceeds will go to the Harvest Project. CLUBS AND PUBS Beans on Lonsdale: 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-2326. Live music every Thursday, 8 p.m.

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YEAR IN REVIEW

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of 2010

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KEEPING in mind that early deadlines and a dwindling supply of industry screeners mean that there is at least one film in the meaty holiday lineup that might have made the annual Best Of list (hello, Coen brothers), here are my picks for the top 10 films of the year. 1. Winter’s Bone There are too many devastating moments to count in director Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone, a film that lays bare the Ozarks’ drug culture in such detail that every moment rings as true as a documentary exposing the area’s extreme poverty. My vote for most poignant moment goes to the scene in which 17-year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence), fearing some crooked family member will come steal her siblings, teaches her little brother and sister how to shoot: “just kneel down here like you’re praying”. Ree is on the hunt for her meth-cooking daddy — he put their tiny house as collateral to post bail

of 2010 FILMS

— a journey that takes her from one scary moment to the next, to kin who are every bit as dangerous as strangers. Lawrence is jaw-droppingly authentic; supporting players uniformly great: Winter’s Bone leaves a chilling impression. 2. The Social Network The tagline for David Fincher’s ﬁlm about a little website called Facebook should have read “with 500 million friends, how can a studio go wrong?” Talk about a made-inheaven target audience. But I polled the last two clever people on the planet not on Facebook – my parents – and they loved the ﬁlm, which says a lot. If you can entertain the uninitiated with two hours of computer code, ethical dilemmas and intellectual-property lawsuits, then you’re on to something. Credit goes to writer Aaron Sorkin, who creates a script that doesn’t pander (remembering See Not page 34

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JENNIFER Lawrence portrays 17-year-old Ree Dolly in director Debra Granik’s chilling Winter’s Bone.

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YEAR IN REVIEW Scott Corobotiuc Top 10 Albums 1. Danko Jones — Below the Belt (Aquarius/Bad Taste) 2. Tinie Tempah — Disc-Overy (Parlophone) 3. Far East Movement — Free Wired (Cherry Tree/Interscope) 4. Kid Cudi — Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (Universal Motown) 5. Eminem — Recovery (Interscope) 6. Manic Street Preachers — Postcards From a Young Man (Columbia) 7. Black Mountain — Wilderness Heart (Jagjaguwar) 8. Kings of Leon — Come Around Sundown (RCA) 9. B.O.B. — The Adventures of Bobby Ray (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 10. Scorpions — Sting of the Tail (Sony) Erin McPhee Top 10 Albums 1. Arcade Fire — The Suburbs (Merge) 2. Broken Social Scene — Forgiveness Rock Record (Arts & Crafts) 3. Mumford & Sons — Sigh No More (Glassnote Music) 4. The National — High Violet (4AD) 5. The Black Keys — Brothers (Nonesuch) 6. Sarah Harmer — Oh Little Fire (Universal Music Canada) 7. New Pornographers — Together (Matador Records) 8. She & Him — Volume Two (Merge) 9. Basia Bulat — Heart of My Own (Secret City Records) 10. Best Coast — Crazy for You (Mexican Summer) photo Martin LeSanto-Smith

SQUAREPUSHER at London’s Blue Note in 1996. Ninja Tune began hosting their own night, Stealth, at the club in December, 1995.

Ninja Tune brings the beats

From page 15

hip-hop imprint Big Dada, is heard on several stellar tracks and also released his own remix album, Duppy Writer meets Wrongtom, MUSIC this year. “Roots Manuva is a longstanding favourite,” says Waye. “Personally he touches on two of my biggest music loves — he’s an amazing hip-hop artist but he’s also rooted in Jamaican sound system culture that really touches on the whole dub reggae explosion that happened in the U.K. with Jamaican expats. Duppy Writer is an amazing record. I love it. That was sort of the ultimate end vision for Roots Manuva — to do a proper reggae record. We didn’t try to make it too splashy but it’s a proper legit dub record. It looks like an old Scientist, Mad Professor album.” Waye had a personal hand in bringing Kevin Martin (“The Bug”) to the label and works closely with the London-based artist. “Kevin and I get along really well,” he says. “We’re both into dancehall and we both really like metal. Our affinities for Ninja Man are matched by our love for Godflesh, so we see eye-to-eye pretty well.” The Bug’s critically-acclaimed 2008 album London Zoo brought dancehall and dub into a hard-edged industrial electronic mix. “I had actually known Kevin years ago,” says Waye. “He used to run Pathological Records and when I was at Cargo we distributed some of that stuff. In the early to mid ’90s he did an amazing series of compilations along with Simon Reynolds for Virgin like Jazz Satellites and the Isolationism comp and Macro Dub Infection and all these really good genre comps that The Wire was championing heavily. I’d sort of known his name and what he’d been doing for a long time through Techno Animal and Ice and all those projects he was doing. So by the time we actually ended up talking it was a natural fit to bring him into the fold. I think he genuinely released one of the most exciting albums of that year. Had I not been involved with it or released it that would have been my top album irregardless of who put it out.” Working out of Montreal, Waye is also involved quite closely with Ninja Tune’s Canadian acts Poirier and Kid Koala. Both artists were in the running for this year’s Polaris Music Prize on the strength of their respective releases, Running High and 100% by The Slew. The latter initially came out as a free download on Ninja Tune’s website, something the label has done on occasion for promotional purposes. “I do a couple of nights with Poirier here locally,” says Waye. “We DJ a lot together. The running joke with Koala is I actually see him in airports in other cities more than I see him at home. I used to live three blocks away from him but I used to see him more in other cities than in Montreal. His manager Ryhna is based here

of 2010

Terry Peters Top 10 Albums 1. The Dead Weather — Sea of Cowards (Warner Bros.) 2. Black Rebel Motorcyle Club — Beat the Devil’s Tattoo (Vagrant) 3. Kate Nash — My Best Friend is You (Geffen) 4. Solomon Burke — Nothings’ Impossible (E1 Entertainment) 5. Jenny and Johnny — I’m Having Fun Now (Warner Bros.) 6. Elvis Costello — National Ransom (Hear Music) 7. Fight Like Apes — The Body of Christ and the legs of Tina Turner (Model Citizen) 8. Miss Montreal — So Anything Else (8 Ball Records) 9. Sia — We Are Born (Red Ink) 10. The National — High Violet (4AD) Carly Smith Top 10 Albums 1. Broken Bells — Broken Bells (Columbia) 2. Vampire Weekend — Contra (XL) 3. Kid Cudi — Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (Universal Motown) 4. Arcade Fire — The Suburbs (Merge) 5. Beach House — Teen Dream (Sub Pop) 6. The National — High Violet (4AD) 7. Broken Social Scene — Foregiveness Rock Record (Arts & Crafts) 8. The Black Keys — Brothers (Warner Bros.) 9. MGMT — Congratulations (Columbia) 10. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Grafﬁti — Before Today (4AD)

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THE Bug in Montreal, 2008. so we naturally end up discussing most Koala-related things. “I brought Poirier into the fold and he’s another one I work pretty heavily with. The majority of the A&R for the company is over in the UK but obviously taking influence from a lot of us that are part of the operation. Poirier is one of our more internationally travelled guys too and he goes to some more random spots in the world that other people haven’t treaded to yet. Doing shows down in Mexico, doing shows in the Caribbean. He’s building an audience outside of our regular centres.” Living in Montreal both Waye and Poirier are hockey fantatics. “Ghislain actually almost put a hole in my ceiling during the Montreal/Pittsburgh series (in the playoffs last year). He was over for the final match and he’s a tall guy so I was basically death-gripping a beer on the couch, my wife was nervously pacing back and forth and he was jumping up and down pounding his fist into my ceiling. Just out of sheer stress. We’ve been joking that we need to get P.K. Subban to do a rap on the next Poirier album.” For more on Waye and what Ninja Tune are working on for 2011 go to www.nsnews.com. The website also has an interview with Ghislain Poirier we did earlier this year.

John Goodman Top 10 Albums 1. Spoon — Transference (Merge) 2. Poirier — Running High (Ninja Tune 2CD) 3. Robyn — Body Talk (Konichiwa Records/Interscope 3CD) 4. Arcade Fire — The Suburbs (Merge) 5. Elizabeth Shepherd — Heavy Falls the Night (Do Right! Music) 6. Wildbirds and Peacedrums — Rivers (The Leaf Label) 7. Mary Halvorson Quintet — Saturn Sings! (Firehouse 12) 8. Beach House — Teen Dream (Sub Pop) 9. Deerhunter — Halcyon Digest (4AD) 10. Four Tet — There Is Love In You (Domino) John Goodman Top 10 Reissues/remixes/archival releases 1. Iggy and the Stooges — Raw Power (Columbia 4CD) 2. Various Artists — Ninja Tune XX (Ninja Tune 2CD) 3. Rolling Stones — Exile on Main St. (Virgin 2CD) 4. The Blue Shadows — On the Floor of Heaven (Bumstead Records 2CD) 5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience — BBC Sessions (Sony 2CD) 6. Robert Wyatt — Rock Bottom (Domino) 7. O.V. Wright — A Nickel and A Nail and the Aces of Spades (Reel Music) 8. Etoile de Dakar featuring Youssou N’Dour — Once Upon a Time in Senegal: Birth of Mbalax 1979-81 (Sterns) 9. Frank Fairﬁeld — Pawn Records Presents Unheard Of and Forgotten Abouts (Tompkins Square/Pawn 2CD) 10. Roots Manuva — Duppy Writer meets Wrongtom (Big Dada/Ninja Tune)

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Not a moment wasted in Never Let Me Go

From page 31

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FOR the 12th year running, Canadian Paciﬁc Railway will be helping to stock the shelves at food banks across Canada and the U.S. And what better way for the famous Canadian railroad giant to help out than with two big freight trains?

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THE Odds are performing as part of the CP Holiday Train’s three-week trek across six Canadian provinces and eight U.S. states visiting 140 cities and towns. Today they go through Josephburg and Edmonton, Alta before heading south through Red Deer and Calgary tomorrow. On the ﬁnal day of the trip, Friday, Dec. 17, the train is scheduled to stop in Agassiz (at 5:15 p.m.), Maple Ridge (7:45 p.m.) and Port Moody (9:15 p.m.).

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CALENDAR From page 28 Park Royal, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-2326. Live jazz every Tuesday, 7 p.m.; live DJ Thursday to Sunday, 11 p.m.-3 a.m. Queens Cross Pub: 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.queenscross.com. Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Sunday, 7:30-11:30 p.m. The Raven Pub: 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. Info: www.theravenpub.com. Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Thursday, 7:3011:30 p.m. Rusty Gull: 175 East First St., North Vancouver. Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley performs every Sunday, 7 p.m. Sailor Hagar’s Brew Pub: 235 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-984-3087. Live music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.1 a.m. Saltaire Restaurant: 235 15th St., West Vancouver. Live local jazz every Thursday. Taylor’s Crossing: 1035 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. Info: 604986-7899. Magician every Friday and Sunday, 5 p.m. Children are welcome. Waves Coffee House: 3050 Mountain Highway, North Vancouver. The Celtic Medley String Player’s Showcase comes to Waves the ﬁrst Saturday of every month, 8-10 p.m. Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646. OTHER EVENTS Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-984-0286, ext. 8144. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion with moderator Mark Battersby, Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Topic: Environment — Is the reason we care about the environment because we want to leave a livable world to our children and/or because we think nature is inherently valuable? Admission: $5. 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, Dec. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Topic: Egoism — Are people interested only in themselves? When they give presents or cards are they really just out to meet their own needs? Admission: $5.

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Win tickets to Alberta Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker

Ballet BC presents Alberta Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, 2011. Choreographed by Edmund Stripe, with sets and costumes by Emmy Award-winning designer Zack Brown, the new production brings the classic fairy tale to life with stunning set designs and elaborate costumes. For a chance to win a family pack of four tickets to the Dec. 30 matinee tell us the date Tchaikovsky’s ballet premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Email your entry to Alberta Ballet Contest at thisweekcontest@nsnews.com. Deadline for the contest is Dec. 16, 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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Christmas Bureau Toy Drive SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11th, 2010 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm DROP OFF YOUR NEW TOY OR GIFT to NORTHSHORE AUTO MALL @ Cam Clark Ford Lincoln Everyone is invited. All donations of a new unwrapped toy will be given to the Christmas Bureau to be distributed to families in need in our community this festive season. Hot chocolate and treats for all to enjoy. familyservices.bc.ca | NorthShoreAutoMall.com

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AMERICAN Memphis Blues Barbeque House

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

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The MarinaSide Grill

Award winning authentic Southern BBQ, slow cooked until succulent & delicious! Extensive wine & bourbon bar available. Live blues Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.Two big screen TV’s to catch all the games. Big portions, great value, family friendly atmosphere, takeout & catering available. Come in for some ‘Q! 1629 Lonsdale Ave, N. Van. 604-929-3699 www.memphisbluesbbq.com

Enjoy your waterfront dining experience with our extensive menus.From eggs bennie and big juicy burgers during our popular brunches to our famous prime rib, scallop salad,clam chowder,king crab,steaks,lamb,seafood style cordon bleu.Room’s available for private parties and a large free parking lot. 1653 Columbia St, N. Van. 2 blks South of Main & Mtn Hwy under bridge 604-988-0038 www.marinagrill.com

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Jagerhof Restaurant

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CASUAL DINING

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Best Little Schnitzel House in Town 71 Lonsdale Ave, N. Van. 604-980-4316

BAR & GRILL Hurricane Grill

Food and service that will blow you away.Tons of TVs for all your sports action. Steak & Prawn Thursday. Prime Rib Fridays. Weekend brunch. 999 Marine Drive, N. Van. 604-983-9444

BISTRO Cordon Bleu Bistro & Catering

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Cozy, romantic atmosphere. Serving ﬁne French food. Lunch and dinner menus. Open for lunch Mon-Fri and dinner Tues-Sat. Located on 1st St. between St. Georges and St.Andrews. 250 East 1st Street, N. Van. 604-987-0789

Le Bistro Chez Michel

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

BRITISH The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar

Excellent seafood and British dishes on the Waterfront. Friday and Saturday, Prime Rib Dinner. Sunday,Turkey Dinner.Weekends and Holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny. Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week. 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. 604-987-3322

FinestYum-Yum Restaurant

Mom is the cook in the kitchen! Authentic Chinese fusion. Open for lunch & dinner, 6 days a week. Closed Wednesdays. Over 20 lunch specials to choose from. Open 11:30-9:30. Delivery starts at 4:30. 1615 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van. 604-980-2328

Neighbourhood Noodles House

North Shore’s best variety & quality Chinese food.Serving Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week.Eat in,10% off takeout.Free delivery min.$20.00 order within 3 kms. 1352 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van. 604-988-9885

EAT-IN/TAKE-OUT Fatburger

This iconic burger joint has paired up with B.C.’s own famous Breakfast Legend, Ricky’s All Day Grill to bring you the best of both worlds: hand-cut Home Style Onion Rings, hand-scooped real Ice Cream Shakes, and the juiciest burgers in town, made with 100% AAA Alberta beef as well as Ricky’s Famous Big Breakfasts, beautiful Bennies and All Day Breakfast selections. 1995 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van. 604-904-4430 www.fatburger.com

FAMILY The Pantry North Vancouver

The Observatory

MALAYSIAN $$$$

An epicurean experience 3700’ above the twinkling lights of Vancouver. Grouse Mtn, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, N. Van. 604-998-4403

The Salmon House

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Serving spectacular views and ﬁne, indigenous west coast cuisine for over 30 years. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Live entertainment in Coho Lounge on weekend evenings. 2229 Folkestone Way, W. Van. Reservations: www.salmonhouse.com or call 604-926-3212

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A West Vancouver Favorite for 25 years. Daily specials. 1373 Marine Dr. (2nd ﬂr) W. Van. 604-926-4913

GREEK Kypriaki Taverna

Now Open everyday @ noon for Lunch! Voted one of the top 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland. Our two new highlytrained chefs are also serving up fresh gourmet Mediterraneaninspired specials. With our outstanding food, reasonable prices, friendly service, candlelit charm and daily food/drink specials, you will see why so many people call it their favourite restaurant.Free parking at rear of building.Call for delivery/take out tonight or come in for a relaxing Mediterranean experience. 1356 Marine Dr, N. Van. 604-985-7955

INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India

Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner offering Authentic Indian Cuisine. Open for lunch and dinner,7 days a week.Weekend buffet,ocean view,free delivery. 1340 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-925-5262 www.handi-restaurant.com

Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $

You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating our fresh summer promotion and Saturday Night Magic Show.Pantry N.Vancouver invites you to join us anytime between 6am to 10pm,7 days. Especially to discover our Fresh Summer Menu. We’re also proud to present Magician Lillykay.Performing at your table Every Saturday of August from 5pm to 7pm.We are at Holiday Inn,N.Vancouver.For Reservation or Carryout Orders Please call us at 604-985-4477. Also follow us on Twitter at PantryNorthVan Located at the Holiday Inn, N. Van. 604-985-4477 www.thepantry.ca

Where one spicy sauce does not ﬁt all. Readers’ Choice award winning restaurant for 5 years! Open for Lunch & Dinner. 116 East 15th St, N. Van. 604-986-7555 www.palkirestaurant.com

Mountain Sushi

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Lynn Valley Town Center’s newest sushi restaurant! Daily sushi and box specials. Licensed premises. Free delivery for orders over $20. 10% off 1 day advance orders. Ample parking–underground and mall. 125-1233 Lynn Valley Rd, N. Van. 604-988-7868 www.mountainsushi.ca

GO CANUCKS GO! New Molson SubZero Canadian & Coors Light draught specials for all Canuck games. Close to public transportation,free parking,fully enclosed,heated, smoke-free veranda.Extensive menu boasting Pub,West Coast & Asian fare dishes plus great weekly & daily food features plus extensive menu.Take-Out also available. Reserve your holiday season event or party today [8-30 ppl excluding Fridays]. 1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van. 604.990.8880 www.blackbearpub.com

The Bridge Between Pub $ $

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

The Rusty Gull

A Lower Lonsdale legend for 23 years. Home to the best in live music Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun nights. Great food selection that surpasses the norm.The best weekend breakfasts ‘til 2pm. Great selection of import draft.All Canucks PPV games on the big screens. 175 East 1st St., N. Van. 604-988-5585

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

JAPANESE

The pinnacle of Malaysian Cuisine. We are open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner. Hours of operation are Monday-Sunday 11:30am3:00pm for lunch,Sunday-Thursday 5:00pm-9:30pm for dinner and Friday/Saturday 5:00pm-10:00pm for dinner. 10% discount for take out with min. $25 order. 1440 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. 604 990 0111 www.tamarindhill.ca

The Black Bear Pub

FRENCH Chez Michel

Tamarind Hill Malaysian Cuisine

Village Tap House

Offers an excellent menu, the best craft brewed ales & lagers in Vancouver, live music, satellite sports, pool table, dart boards & heated patio with a spectacular city view. 86 Semisch Ave., N. Van. 604-984-3087

Damn good pub! We try to take everything that’s good about a pub, and leave out what’s not, then add lots more good… Start with a comfortable room around a giant ﬁreplace, add 20 ice cold brews on tap, really damn good food, some awesome events, and pretty much the most personable group of folks you’ll ever meet… and welcome to the Village Tap House! Come in for dinner, to catch the game on our dozens of high-def ﬂat screens, or check the events page to see what’s happening this week. 1C - 900 Main Street, Village at Park Royal, West Vancouver 604-922-8882 info@villagetaphouse.com

SEAFOOD C-Lovers Fish & Chips

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

The Fish House In Stanley Park

$$$

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

Montgomery’s Fish & Chips$

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

THAI Thai PudPong Restaurant

West Vancouver’s original Thai Restaurant. Serving authentic Thai cuisine. Open Monday-Friday for lunch. 7 days a week for dinner. 1474 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-921-1069 www.thaipudpong.com

WEST COAST The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel

$$$

Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood and the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reﬂect west coast cuisine. Open 7-days a week for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night lounge. 138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. 604-973-8000 www.pinnaclepierhotel.com

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ROBERTSON - J.H. Rocke March 31, 1940 – Dec. 7, 2010 We are so sad and heartbroken to announce that our dear Dad, Rocke, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on December 7, surrounded by his loved ones. Rocke was the devoted and only son of Gladys and Jack. He spent a joyous childhood in West Point Grey, with his lifelong friends, attending Queen Mary Elementary and Lord Byng. In 1965 he graduated from UBC Law School and practiced law in Vancouver for 45 years. He was the most amazing loving and supportive Dad to Lauren, Lindsay and Tori (Trevor), and Grandad to Kristen, Katie, Rowan and Tavia. He will be sadly missed by his loving partner, Patty; his cuz, Mary Jo; the Mom of his girls, Valerie; and his extended circle of family, friends and colleagues. He was witty and clever, kind and unconditionally caring, dedicated and loyal, and he had one heck of a hook shot. Rocke was a person who made everyone feel like family. In his passing, he was able to continue his generosity by sharing the gift of life through organ donation. If you feel so inclined, please consider supporting Children’s Hospital or Unicef. There will be a celebration of Rocke’s life between 3:30 and 6:00pm on Thursday, December 16 in West Vancouver. Please email jhrrobertson@gmail.com for details.

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KEAN - Maureen Mary Maureen passed away on December 5, 2010 in Hillside Village at the age of 74 years. She was predeceased by her husband Ron in December 2005 and her brother Francis Thill in November 2009. Maureen is survived by her loving family: son Warren of Prince George, daughter Brenda (Carolyn) of Campbell River, her special niece Terry VanDeVose of Salmon Arm, two sisters Pat (Gordon) Brundage of Maple Ridge and Colleen (Thomas) Dwyer of Chilliwack, brother Peter Thill of Maple Ridge, sister in law Bonnie of Duncan BC, numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. A celebration of Maureen’s life will be held Monday, December 13, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. from Fischer’s Funeral Services with Pastor Norm Russell officiating. Memorial donations in Maureen’s name may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Box 1141, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P3. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services, Salmon Arm, B.C. (250) 833-1129, Email condolences and share memories at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

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EWING - Gordon It is with great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Gordon on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in his 89th year. Gordon was predeceased by his parents Joseph and Caroline and son-inlaw Dave. Gordon is lovingly remembered by his wife, Ruth, of 61 years, three daughters Patricia (Don), Kathleen and Barbara. He will be greatly missed by his grandchildren Malia, Jesse (Erin), Tucker (Heather), Jason (Jamie), Derek, Jennifer (Nick), and great grandchildren Sara and David. Gordon was born on February 26, 1922 in Victoria, B.C. He attended Victoria High and graduated in 1940 with honours. He joined the RCAF in 1942 where he served as a Corporal during World War II. After the war he returned to BC Electric in Victoria where he met and married Ruth in 1949. In 1953, Gordon was transferred and the family made their home in North Vancouver. Gordon was an Accredited Public Accountant and also obtained certification from the Banff School of Advanced Management in 1965. He worked at BC Hydro as Manager, Budget and Control until his retirement in 1978. After his retirement, he moved to West Vancouver and enjoyed daily walks on the seawall and many trips abroad with Ruth. He especially loved their travels to Australia, Europe, Russia, China and Japan, Africa, India and their annual vacations to Hawaii and Palm Springs. Gordon was a loving husband, father and grandfather. His outgoing personality earned him many friends. He loved baseball, hockey, and music. He was a Vancouver Canucks season ticket holder for many years and enjoyed baseball games at Nat Bailey Stadium with his grandchildren. In the last few years of Gordon’s life he struggled with many health issues. The family would like to extend their appreciation and thanks for the wonderful care and support provided by his caregivers. A memorial service will be held at West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Avenue, West Vancouver on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 1:00pm. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

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Passed away suddenly on December 2, 2010 at the age of 54. He was predeceased by his father, Donald Angus Currie, and mother, Winnifred Mary Currie. May you rest in peace together. Survived by his loving wife, Sandra; brothers and sisters, Valerie Newman (Earle), Hugh Currie (Leanne), Bob Currie (Laura), Janice Coates (Dan); nieces and nephews, Paul, Jeremy, Nicholas, Alysha, Tianna, David, Kristine, Michael, Chelsey, Emma, and Jillian. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, December 11th at the Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 114, 1630 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver. In lieu of ﬂowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Family Burquitlam Funeral Home Owned 604-936-9987

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ANDERMATT Ferdi (Ferdinand) Alois June 27th, 1928 to Dec 4th, 2010 Ferdi died peacefully just before midnight on Dec 4th, 2010 surrounded with much love by his children Nina, Peter and Ruth. Ferdi was born in Stein am Rhein Switzerland. He trained as a baker, pastry chef and then specialized as a chocolatier. At the age of 22, he brought his bakery talents to Montreal Canada. His travel curiosity then took him onto the Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise) where he met the love of his life. Ferdi then moved to Vancouver where he and Betty opened the Swiss Pastry shop on Davie Street where he created many delicious Swiss treats that were beautifully and skillfully crafted pieces of art. Introducing white chocolate for the very first time to the Vancouver area was only one of the many innovations he brought to the bakery trade. He had a fulfilling career as the bakery merchandise manager for Kelly Douglas, opening and developing the in-store bakeries, and teaching baking at BCIT. Ferdi believed in the importance of family and he made time to live a full 53 year marriage with his dear Betty, with many fun adventures with their 3 children Nina (Blake, kids Jeremy & Melissa), Peter (Tarin and son Costin), and Ruth (Hamid). Ferdi will be dearly missed by all of us, but “The Treat Man” will be especially missed by his furry grandchildren Sasha, Loosey, Maieli, and Wags. Please join us for a celebration of his life on Monday Dec 13th, 2010 at the Memorial Rec Centre (Capilano Room), SW corner of 23rd St. & St George’s North Vancouver at 4:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, and in honour of Ferdi please have a delicious meal with someone you love.

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December 29, 1914 - December 5, 2010 It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Tina on December 5, 2010. Predeceased by her husband Dante, and her daughter Antonietta. To mourn her passing she leaves behind son Cesare, son-in-law Antonio, her grandchildren Patricia (Ken), Nancy (Rob), Vilma (Walter), Lisa, Dante, Jillian, Tina (Chris), ten greatgrandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. We were blessed to have Tina, a strong, independent and devoted family matriarch, for 96 years. Special thanks to the staff of Lonsdale Terrace East at Kiwanis Care Center for their wonderful care in the last six months of Nonna’s life. Funeral service will be held at Ocean View Funeral Home on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 1pm. OCEAN VIEW 604-435-6688

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FT BOOKKEEPER for property management co. Job includes: A/P, monthly/ annual statements, bank recs, invoicing. Send resume & CV to Jolene@PAMC.ca. Or fax 604-980-0768. Incl. Wage expectations.

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Lot Staff / Wash Staff Candidates will be reliable,responsible and able to work in a fast paced environment. Candidates will be responsible for vacuuming service clients vehicles then running the cars through an automated car wash. Must be team player often providing assistance with other lot duties. Experience driving a manual transmission vehicle a must. A clean drivers abstract is required for the application. Please drop resume off in person to Kevin at Morrey Mazda in the North Shore Automall.

MAINTENANCE PERSON Swimming Pool Co needs a maintenance person to join our busy team. We are looking for a reliable, energetic individual with a positive attitude, good attention to detail. Able to perform repetitive and physically demanding outdoor work. Bondable. Must have car - in good working order. Will train. Please reply to: poolwaters@gmail.com Thank you for your interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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ACCENTUS MEDICAL Transcription Services requires Canadian MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS to work from home. Expertise in Operative Reports and Oncology needed. Health Benefits now available! Please apply online www.accentus.ca/ employment.html

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ON-SITE BAILIFF SEIZURE AUCTION TUESDAY – DEC. 14TH @ 11 AM

Under New Management 1034 Marine Drive in North Van hiring for all full time and part time positions. Manager, Supervisor, Openers and Night Closers. Great Benefits available for full time employees. Must be able to start immediately. Email resume attachment to subway_careers@shaw.ca

Love’s Auctioneers & Appraisers Ltd., on behalf of Active Bailiff Service Ltd. (a Consolidated Company) has been instructed to sell by way of public auction the entire contents of:

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Downtown CA firm has an immediate opening for a parttime (3-4 days/wk) Administrative Assistant/ Filing Clerk. Your duties will include keeping our file room in meticulous order (approx 50% of job), relief reception, banking, mail and sundry other misc. jobs. Strong spoken English, good typing skills (min. 50 wpm) and attention to detail are required. If you enjoy people and like variety, this is the job for you. Send your resume to: Human Resources Rolfe, Benson Chartered Accountants 1400 - 900 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6C 1E3 Fax: 604-684-7937 or Email: reyre@rolfebenson.com

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SALES CLERK needed North Shore Quality Meats. Meat experience required. Apply in person 128 E 14th St, North Van.

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Trades/Technical

PRECISE CONCRETE hiring F/T Cement Finisher. Must have comp. high school and min. 3 yrs exp. $26/hr . Email resume: mark-pretty@hotmail.com

FEATURING: Lightjet Model 430 Photo Laser Printer • Complete Developers Dark Room • Several Boxes of Kodak & Fuji Film Paper • Map Cabinets • ENVU / M5U Film Pocket Machines • Fuji File LP 1500SC Digital Mini Lab350 • (2) Fuji Mini Labs (JP50) • Fuji Mini Lab SFA-250 PP1250V • Promate II Digital Processor • Video Lab Cropping Fuji Film SP2000 Processing Table • Saunders / LPL Super Dichroic 45011 Enlargers • Rollma Auto Dispenser Plotter • Durst Camcopy • Color Recorders • Digital Files to Slides Machine • Wall Light Boxes • Bornemann Roller Paper Table Machine • Fuji Lit Back Sign • Ascor Light Flast Port Box w/Photographers Light Umbrella • Pakon AM-501 Slide Mounter • Tecknika Camera on Tripod • Several Tripods • Various Camera Lenses • Cutting Tables • Epson Stylus Pro 9800 Plotters • Epson Archival Ink Plotter • Kodak Paper Endure Metallic • Kodak Paper Ultra Endura • Lacie Monitors • Saunders LPL 4550XL Digital Camera • Saunders LPL 4550XL Digital Light Table • Several Computers • Flat Screen Monitors • Net Gear Phone System (20 Line) Panasonic • Time Clock • Heat Dryers (Pako E6) w/Trays • Lockers • Several Cabinets with Misc. Hand & Power Tools • Large Devilbliss Compressor • 5-Speed Drill Press • Red Tool Chest w/Contents • Ladders • Stereo Components • Stereo Speakers • Woofer • DVD Players • Framed Wall Mirrors • Steno Chairs • Student Writing Tables • 3-Fold Screen • Ofﬁce Desks & Chairs • Work Stations • Cutting Tables • Samsung Printers • Blue Giant Pallet Jack • Pantone Colour Viewing Light Cabinet • Epson Scanner V700 • Apple CPU • NEC Monitor LCD • Imacon Plotter • Epson Printer/Scanner/Fax (All-In-One) Workforce 500 • Foldinig Tables • Reach-In Display Cooler • Household Fridge • Quality Colour Recorder QCR 120 • MacBeth Aperture Lens • Sony File Scanner • Several Framed & Unframed Pictures • Mounted Photos & Printed Images • Plus Much More . . .

FOR FULL DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT: www.lovesauctions.com

LOVE’S AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS LTD. 604-244-9350

FEATURED EMPLOYMENT Postmedia is seeking an Editor-in-Chief / Deputy Publisher to drive innovation, engagement and revenue across Saskatchewan’s leading media brands: the Regina Leader-Post and the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.

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Career Services/ Job Search

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Locations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equipment. Job placement assistance. Funding Available. 1-866-399-3853 www.iheschool.com

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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 DOCTOR NORTH SHORE Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. 778.340.3100 ajonescox@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com

Based in Saskatoon and reporting directly to the Group Publisher (Saskatchewan), the Editor-in-Chief/Deputy Publisher will be responsible for all content, quality of content and product initiatives across both Saskatchewan-based papers’ digital, mobile and print platforms.

The position requires a sophisticated knowledge of digital platforms and the applicant must be comfortable working in a rapidly evolving environment. An entrepreneur and a leader, the applicant embraces new ideas, challenges convention and has a track record of delivering results that exceed expectations. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: ■

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Promote a “Digital First” mandate that rewards innovative thinking and new ideas across all areas of the business Directs the combined digital and print editorial operations of two daily newspapers Inspire a team of content professionals to produce award-winning products Work hand-in-hand with marketing and advertising sales to create compelling revenue-driven products Drive reader engagement across all brand platforms Build deeper ties and relationships within the community

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Demonstrated leadership experience in an editorial environment An impressive history of creating superlative digital products Extensive experience working in a news producing environment Excellent team leadership skills Ability to operate at both the strategic and operational levels of the organization Record of making a signiﬁcant impact on a large organization in a short period of time Proven organization, communication and multi-tasking skills

Closing Date: December 30, 2010 Interested applicants are invited to apply in writing or on-line in confidence to: Human Resources Leader-Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. 1964 Park Street, P.O. Box 2020, Regina SK S4P 3G4 Email: humanresources@leaderpost.com Confidential Fax: (306) 781-5487 From advertising executive or banker to x-ray technician or zookeeper, you'll find it in the Employment Section.

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99 - HOME STAGING & DESIGN CO INVENTORY BLOWOUT SHOWHOME & DISPLAY SUITE FURNISHINGS PRICING SLASHED

91- FINAL SALE by Retired Builder. Sat 9-5. Tools, Linens, Household items, Xmas decos, Freezer. 6875 Copper Cove Rd. Exit # 2 from Hwy to Marine Dr.

97A-GARAGE/XMAS CRAFT sale, Sat, 10am-4pm, 432 Kings Road West, New/quality items!!

91- FINAL SALE by Retired Builder. Sat 9-5. Tools, Linens, Household items, Xmas decos, Freezer. 6875 Copper Cove Rd. Exit # 2 from Hwy to Marine Dr.

99 - HOME STAGING & DESIGN CO. INVENTORY BLOWOUT Showhome and Display suite furnishings. Pricing slashed, One day only! Furniture, artwork, decor & more! Sat 10 am - 4 pm #115-2433 Dollarton Hwy (near Crab Shop & Lazerdome - approx Forester & Dollarton.

Weekends were made for shoppping, so make sure you check our Classifieds for a comprehensive listing of Garage Sales in your area!

Follow the Garage Sale trail in

The North Shore News Classifieds

Call 604-630-3300 to book your ad

FEATURED EMPLOYMENT SALES CONSULTANT Capilano Audi requires a motivated, positive and enthusiastic professional to join our topperforming sales team at our new North Vancouver location. Candidate must possess an outstanding attitude along with excellent communication skills. Prior sales experience an asset but not required. Fluency in second language preferred. A current BC Motor Vehicle Sales Person License, a valid BC Drivers License and a clean driver’s abstract are all required. Weprovideanextremelycompetitiveremuneration with six-ﬁgure income earning potential to top-performers and an opportunity for career growth within a highly established brand.

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

The successful candidate will work closely with the brands’ respective advertising and marketing departments to build new and unique digital and mobile products that exceed the expectations of clients and readers across the province.

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Job Listings From A-Z

GARAGE SALES

www.readysetshow.ca

DO YOU LIKE VARIETY?

FULL TIME ECE to assist in Toddler room, North Van, start Feb 1, resume to: din@shaw.ca

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. If you’ve been looking for a home-based opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work. Qualified applicants receive training, support and monthly remuneration. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.ca

MARKETPLACE ADS

Postmedia Network Inc. will contact only those applicants required for an interview. Applicants not contacted are thanked for their interest

TRADES – Maintenance Supervisor (Grounds/Trucking) The North Vancouver School District invites applications for the position of Maintenance Supervisor (Grounds/Trucking) for the Maintenance Department. This is skilled work of a supervisory nature in the direction of skilled employees engaged in the maintenance, repair, alteration, and installation of a variety of grounds and landscaping work. The incumbent supervises grounds and transportation and is responsible for planning, assigning, checking and reviewing the work, including projects, performed by employees and contractors and may participate in the work as required. The incumbent may also be required to plan and coordinate landscaping projects and transportation needs. This supervisory position is part of the CUPE Local 389 bargaining unit. Applicants must have completed 12th grade or equivalent, supplemented by technical courses related to the work, plus completion of a recognized apprenticeship in the horticultural trade. BC Certificate of Qualification for Horticulture (TQ) or equivalent, BC Pesticide Applicators License and valid BC Driver’s License are required. We offer a rate of $32.29 per hour (40 hour work week) and a competitive benefits package. Please apply, giving full details of qualifications to: hiring@nvsd44.bc.ca or Human Resources North Vancouver School District 721 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver BC, V7M 2M5 The closing date for applications is Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. Thank you for your interest in this position. We regret that we can only acknowledge and contact those selected for an interview.

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2010

Fuel

Appliances

ILAC APPLIANCE & VACUUMS

1825 Lonsdale Ave

604-987-7330

LIKE NEW! Fridge Stove Washer Dryer Stacker Coin W/D set

200 100 $ 150 $ 100 $ 300 $ 750

Alder • Birch • Maple Dry, Clean Hardwoods

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Art & Collectibles

A CLEAN DRY SPLIT Maple, birch, alder. Guar lowest prices. David 604-926-0014 24H

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Furniture

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca MINK COAT, Beautiful dark brown ranch mink, floor length, w/zip off to full length, size 10-12, like new, $6500. 604-926-4162 MINK COAT, small to medium. Worn twice. Classic, Gorgeous, Fawn coloured, appraised for insurance at $13,000. Asking $8,000 obo 604-913-8865 ORIGINAL AUSTRIAN dress with blouse, apron, size 20, $150; down comforter exc long $120; exc cond. 604-982-1584 SINGLE BED, boxspring &, frame $200, foosball table $60, playpen $40, basketball hoop $50, car bikerack $100. 604-987-0520 SNOW TIRES, (4) MICHELIN $220, 1 michelin all season $60, size 205\60R16. 604-926-1504

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Cats

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Wanted to Buy

FIREARMS

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

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

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Childcare Available

Adjustable Sealy Queen Bed with frame Frame rests on 4 wheels with breaks and comes with a head board mount. The head and foot part can be adjusted separately from each other and each part has a massage feature, easily controlled via included remote control. The bed comes with Primu dreamer memory foam mattress in a Tempurpedic breathable/waterproof mattress cover. The bed has never been in contact with smoke, pets and has no damage (spillage, burns etc.). Similar models sell for $5000, paid $3800 6 months ago. Willing to part for $2900obo. Call 778-384-1210 FOAM MATTRESS 2 1/2 ft x 6 ft, brand new, unused $150. 604-929-5820

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Daycare Centres

Licensed Group Daycare 20 years experience 12 mos - 5 yrs. ★604-929-5799★

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Cats

RAGDOLLS & Exotic X Kittens 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

Lost?

Office Equipment and Furniture

in the Classiﬁeds!

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Fairs/Bazaars

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Pottery Sale at

Creative Designs & Helpful Hands

604-240-9717

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Fairs/Bazaars

SALISH WINTER

ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW

Sat & Sun Dec 11 & 12, 10am - 4pm Elders Center 100 Mathias Rd & Welch, North Van Smoked fish, bannock, seafood chowder

Fairs/Bazaars

Nov. 19th - Dec. 19th

Capilano University Sportsplex - Rm 111

December 11 - 10am to 5pm December 12 - 11am to 3pm Prepaid parking Lot#7 Short Term Parking

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $350+. 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

AUSSIE DOODLE/LAB Doodles, from $350 - $900, yellow, silver & choc., non shed 604-302-3993

MALTESE PUPPIES, family raised, first shots, $700/each. Call 604-945-7807

POODLE/SCHNAUZER X Great Xmas gift. doc’d tails, declawed. 2M/5F. 604-951-6890

BOSTON TERRIER Pups, CKC reg, vet chk’d, reputable breeder & exc pedigree. 1-604-794-3786 BOXERS, CKC reg. show champion lines, 3 flashy brindle males, 1 reverse, chipped, wormed & shots, ready now, 604-987-0020

ENGLISH MASTIFF pups, M/F, p/b, papers, dewormed, 1st shots, 9 wks. $1,850. (1)-604-316-5644

A unique selection of gifts by local artists Choose from over 70 artist’s works Open 7 days 10am – 5pm Tues., Nov. 23 - Sunday, Jan. 9

4360 Gallant Ave, N.Van. 604-924-1378

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North Vancouver

BY OWNER 2 BR, 2 ba, 1157 sf, S. exposure, walk to Edgemont Village. $575,000. 778-340-1908

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Houses - Sale

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Real Estate

Holiday Helper

Stocking Stuffer Idea! REUSABLE SANDWICH / SNACK BAGS www.moojoes.com

WEBSITE TONIGHT All the tools you will ever need at http://www.IansDomains.com

Cares!

Avoid Bankruptcy, Stops Creditor Calls. Much lower Payments at 0% Interest. We work for You, not Your Creditors.

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

HOMEWORKERS GET PAID DAILY! Now Accepting! Easy At Home Computer Work, Full/Part Time, No Experience Needed. FREE to Join. HURRY, SPOTS GO FAST!

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GARAGE SALE

Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet

MAKE IT A SUCCESS! Call 604-630-3300

Houses - Sale

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$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 Sry Sullivan Mews ground lvl 1200sf 2br 2ba tnhse, 55+complex $220K 834-6935 id5136 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $479,900 778-549-2056 id5198 Sry Fleetwood immaculate 2450sf 4br 4ba quiet location $529,900 575-8729 id5270

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE Is hereby given that on December 19, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. at 219 Mackay Rd. North Vancouver, B.C., the undersigned, Advanced Storage Centres will sell at Public Auction, by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned. Name........................Unit Edward Thomas...... # 0014 & # 0015 Darlene Rosychuk...# 0537 Khalil Chaaban........# 0720

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● DIFFICULTY SELLING?●

High Pymts/Expired Listing/No Equity?

We Will Take Over Your Payment Until We Sell Your Property. No Fees. Call Kristen today (604) 812-3718

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Maple Ridge/ Pitt Mead.

RENT TO OWN, If you have a small down payment, I have a home for you. Less then perfect credit ok. Call Kelly 604-418-3162

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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.

Body Work

EXOTIC Beauty Shontel avail for relaxation sessions on N. Shore. Early appt’s ok.... 604-980-9938

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Personals

ATTRACTIVE mature European lady on North Shore for delightful bodysage. ANITA, 604-808-5589 LUXURY RELAXATION SPA 778-340-2778 1053 Marine Dr, North Van

Meridien SPA LTD.

Relaxation Massage Special Rates meridienspa.com

604-985-4969

Lots & Acreage

BUILDING LOT, New West. 33’ x 130’. $75,000 in services paid! No HST! 4,240 total sq. feet. Priced to sell! $322,888. 604-726-0677

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Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF Jean Brown (J. Brown), late of Apt. 103 - 1612 St. Georges Ave. North Vancouver, British Columbia V7L 3J7. NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate are required to send them to the Executor, Andrew J. Hunt, 104 - 1144 St. Geroges Ave. North Vancouver, B.C. V7L 3H8, on or before January 8th, 2011, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received. EXECUTOR: Andrew Jeffrey Hunt

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Real Estate

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Business Opps/ Franchises

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Financial Services

Cut Your Debt by up to 70% DEBT Forgiveness Program

REAL ESTATE Condos/ Townhouses

Computer/ Internet

www.4pillars.ca

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.

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Call 1-866-690-3328

BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Puppies, Male and Female, available January 4th. $1,200. Langley. 778-241-5504.

6008-22 WINTER GIFT GALLERY

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

5035 RIDGEBACK PUPS PB $600 no papers parents avail for viewing. Ph 604-842-7199

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Dogs

Found~

DREXEL 26 X 48 inch campaign style desk, oak/walnut, brass trim, leather. $1095. 604-929-2538

Let us help you with your Christmas Lights this year.

XMAS TREES FOR SALE Douglas or Noble Fir 3-7ft. Will deliver. 604-925-3186

ENGLISH SETTER, CKC Reg. puppies, M/F, Champion lines. Great temperament. 1st shoots, tattooed. $900. 604-533-9310

TEACUP YORKSHIRE Terrier pup. female, 604-825-2001 www.fraservalleyyorkies.com

HOME PRIDE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

X-MAS LIGHT INSTALLATION Friendly, prompt, let us light up your home!... 778-233-0559

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GOLDEN DOODLE Pups great family pets, email pics avail, $750. 250-674-0091

3015

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Dogs

FREE TABLE tennis table, oak desk, chair, exercise rowing machine. You pick-up. 604 925-3150

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

Decorations/ Trees

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BABYSITTER AVAIL. Expd 63 yr old lady, loving, caring. New Years eve, Xmas season, also Fri & Sat eves. Call 604-987-7604

For Sale Miscellaneous

100%KONACOFFEE&BLENDS. ROASTED Locally to order. Perfect foodie Gift. $55lb. Indulge! coffeeofkona@gmail.com

Recycler

TOP KNOT FIREWOOD est 1981 Dry Alder, Birch & Maple. Pick up or delivered. Rod 604-985-7193

DOULTON Darby & Joan $300/pr. Pearly Girl & Boy HN2035 $250/pr, Belleek pig $50, 604-922-7623

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Escort Services

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

MOVING?

Okanagen/ Interior

OKANAGAN VIEW ACREAGE 10 acre view property, eastern hillside, upper Carmi Road (lot 4 Deerfield) Penticton, BC.. on school bus route, 6 km Paved Road to Penticton Regional Hospital. Power to Property Line. 1000 +/- Foot Frontage on Paved Road. City View and Okanagan Lake. View North to Peachland. Own your own piece of the beautiful Okanagan Valley for $375,000. Contact owners donaclair@shaw.ca

Find your perfect home at

househunting.ca

Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

1 BACH, (studio) 1000SF, live/ work, by seabus, semifurn, gas fp, hardwood, hi ceiling, patio, view, 6 appls, inflr heat, ac, hw, alarm, $1395, Jan. 604-986-9931 1 BR, $1080. Lower Lonsdale city/wtr/mtn view, n/p, prkg, available now, (604)202-6985 1 BR $1095. avail now, 2 BR $1595 avail Dec 1; all ocean view, renovated, dw, ns, cat ok, lower Lonsdale, 604-988-1939 1 br $925, immed, Bach Dec. 15 $825. both reno, hardwood, balc. bright, quiet, storage, ug prkg & heat, np, 312 E 1. 604-729-2420 Bach $825, now, reno, hardwood view, 280 E 2nd.. 778-855-2420 1 BR avail Jan 1, 274 W2nd. reno’d, $950. incls heat, hw, u/g prkg, locker, ns/np, Call 604-779-3541

1 BR, Esplanade West, luxury, city view, a/c, 7 appl, incl insuite w/d, stainless, gas stove, f/p, gated prkg & storage, n/s, n/p, refs. $1395. 604-980-4296 1 BR, large. 16 & St. Georges, near hospital, incld heat & hw, no pets, ns $840. now 778-889-4719 1 BR, large $870, Gated prkg, quiet, drapes, heat incl. no pets. 1 yr lease, walk to seabus 170 W 4th. 604-987-0558 1 Br, Large, city/ocean view, $865, avail immed or Jan. 1. heat incl. quiet. drapes. gated or free prkg, no pets, 1 yr lease. 310 East 2nd, 604-904-0956

1 BR, ‘‘The Piermont’’ 108 E14th St, $995, ns np, 3rd flr north facing, carpet. Liz 604-809-6355 121 WEST 20th. Newly reno 2 BR, 3rd flr. hardwood, heat & hw incl’d, 1 yr lease np, $1450, avail now, 604-681-2521 2 BDRM, $1150, 1 BDRM, $825, h/wood, Cent. Lons. nice quiet bldg, n/p, NOW, 604-988-3227 2 BDRM Upper Lonsdale. Incl. Heat, h/w. N/S. N/P. 1yr lease. $1150/mth. Avail Dec 15. (604) 980-3889 2 BR, 13 & Lonsdale, hardwood, ns, no pets $1050 incl heat, avail Jan. 1, 604-984-9367

2 br a corner suite, top flr of very quiet 3 story walk up, E. 15th St. high vaulted ceilings, large private balcony, sunny, south facing, new windows, dw, new carpet, venetian blinds, free laundry fac. no smoking & no pets, $1200 604-830-0857 Leave msg. 2 BR avail $1225 central Lonsdale, suit quiet person(s), np, ns, 604-320-9238 2 BR bright, hi-spd/cable, hardwood, ns, np, nr seabus, quiet bldg. $1600, 604-708-8998 X308

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Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

Beautiful Views

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

concrete, by shops, Cat Ok

North Vancouver

604-985-2926

BLUERIDGE APTS (Family complex )

2 & 3 BR Dec. 1, new reno’s, new cabinets, laminate & tiles, newer appls, prkg, storage, incl heat & hw, playground (Mt Seymour Prkwy). 604-924-3628 www.blueridgeapartments.com

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

Bach $885, 1 BR $1115, 2 BR $1400 Avail Now. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

Call 604-986-3356

PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool. 1 BR. $1075 2 Br. $1450 up views, storage. NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com DELBROOK GARDENS 2 BR $1540 Wdays 604-990-2971 Weekends 604-985-2876 1 BR, lrg, bright, blcny h/wd, west exp 15th & Lonsdale, $915 incl heat

2 Br large, immed or Jan. 1, south view. $1025, new carpets gated prkg. quiet, drapes no pets, heat incl. nr seabus, 1 yr lease, 163 W 5th. 604-980-7501 3 BDRM twnhse, Feb 1. RGI Family friendly complex on Bowron Crt. 1 pet ok, pet deposit req’d. Util not incl. $1285. E-mail for application, mslhs@telus.net

MARK LOMA APTS 144 E. 19th St. - 1 bdrm $935 Weekdays 604-990-2971 MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 2 BR, Jan. 1. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 4 BR 2 bath Dec 15. Move in Allowance. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca TUCKTON PLACE 1520 Chesterfield Rd. NV 2 bdrm $1350 No pets. Call 604-

990-2971 or Wkends 778-340-7406

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West Van Apt. Rentals

Beautiful Large Suites 1 BR $925, Jan 1. 2 BR $1320, now or Jan 1. $300 Move-in Allowance 2 BR only. Heat, h/w, prkg. Lease 604-986-3866

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

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

1775 Bellevue Avenue HOLLYBURN PLAZA 2 BR - Avail Jan 1 Starting at $1750. Fully Reno’d, granite countertops, Breathtaking Mnt & ocean view, new appls, d/w, new kitchen & bath rm cabinets, 2 balc, 1.5 baths, HW floors, Walk to shops & restaurants. Steps to Seawall, transit & beaches. Sorry, no pets. 1 yr lse. Call 604-922-4724 to view.

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Park Royal Towers Completely Renovated

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

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

604-922-3246 935 Marine Drive

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 WESTWIND APTS, 2025 Bellevue, 1 Br, ocean view, cat OK, senior discount. 604-913-0734 www.BaysideTowers.com 2Br $1695 ocean view 1Br $1195 np 604-999-2000..2085 Bellevue

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Duplexes - Rent

2 BR large, Central Lonsdale, prkg, ns, $1150 + utils. avail Dec 15 or 1st Jan 604-988-9323

3 BR +den, central Lonsdale, 1/2 duplex. 2.5 bath, wd, fp, ns, np, $1800+utils (no garage) $2000 w/garage, Jan 15, 604-984-6902

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Furnished Accommodation

1 OF a kind home panoramic views, Deep Cove, 2 br, 2 ba, w/d, spa & stream on prpty, pets ok, $4,500. Jan 8/11 778-317-6993

Prestigious building next to seawall. Completely renovated, granite c/tops, new appls, d/w, new kitchen & bath rm cabinets, indoor pool. Stunning ocean, city & mnt view. Steps to community ctr, shops, transit & restaurants. Sorry, no pets. 1 yr lse.

Call 604-922-8815 to view.

1490 Mathers Av view 5br, 2 bath new laminate flr., 3000sf, huge living rm, lease ns np $2800, now, Eric 604-723-7368 RP Prop Mngt

PANORAMIC 3 BR, 2 bath, Upper Lonsdale, 2 lvl, spotless n/s $2850 Immed 604-351-4121

2 BR+DEN, Dundarave brand new, ocean view, avail immed, i/door & o/door fp, 1400 sf, ns, Call Patrick O’Donnell at Prudential Sussex 604-839-3863

3 br, 3 bath, beautiful panoramic views Chartwell area West Van home. Master on main 2 br’s down, great family home with pool, Jan. 1, 2011. $3500/mth. No pet, n/s, Jeff at 604-649-6058

3 BR character, N. Van, 3 ba, 2 kitchens, 2 f/p, updated $2500. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net 4 BDRM + den 3 bath. 3200 s.f., single garage. View, Lighthouse Park area. $3000 604-926-1124

4 BR 2.5 bath 2400 sf character Estate, Altamont 3/4 acre, pool, creek, nr West Bay Elem., $3500. Avail now. Liz 604-809-6355 4 BR+, 3 bath, W. Van. Upper Dundarave, city & ocean views, 3,300sf, wood fp, hardwood & tiles, garden, single garage + additional prkg, Nr. schools, storage. $3,750+utils. Min 1 yr lease, avail Jan. 1, small pet ok, ref. 604-922-6103 or 604-788-6944 5 BR, 2 bath, all reno, new appls & LCD tvs, lease, beautiful fenced garden, central Lonsdale, ns, np, refs, $2975, now, 604-710-3773

BRIT. PROP. 4200sf. 4/5 br, 3 bath, view, large landscaped prop Jan. 1, $5500, 604-418-9463 BRITISH PROP. 4 br 3 bath house, hardwood, fp & more, seasonal lawn maintenance, ns, now, $3200, 604-715-2536

CAULFEILD 4 BR, 2 ba Rancher, hardwood, f/p, w/d, pet ok $2300. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● COQUITLAM - 218 Allard St. 2 bdrm HANDY MAN SPECIAL!!! HOUSE, bsmt/2 sheds..$1,388/M NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long term finance, new roof, RT-1..$1,988/M SURREY- 6297 134 St. Solid 5 bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre lot with views... $1,688/M

SOUTH SURREY- 15532 Madrona Dr 3 bdrm, HOUSE, quiet st, huge yard, dbl gar, 2 y.o. roof....$1,388/M

CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M

Call (604)812-3718 or (604)786-4663

Luxury Over The Seawall! 3 BR Jan. 1, pool rec. rm, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Av. 604-926-6287

A SHORT STAY Renos, family, execs, long term. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com AVAIL NOW Furn 1-2 BR. DAILY/WEEKLY/MTHLY Rates. grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

place your ad online@ http://classiﬁed.van.net

Houses - Rent

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca HO HO HO, Merry Christmas Newly reno’d Gr Blvd Cottage bd 1 bth hwd, ss appls now Hi Ceiling formal dining. Huge storage/workshop $2395/ Consolidating Office & Stock to Home Base! This home has potential to accommodate it! 4 bd den, studio,storage, plus 3 car garage VIEWS $2495/ Prime 3 car Garage B’P’s 3 bd den 3 bth Updated. Level Lot! Trampoline friendly pet ok, Sentinel, Collingwood $2695/ Furnished! Short Term, Pilot House Rd, or Hycroft, All In 3 bd den 3 bth Bright Caulfeild or Whytecliff, Your call $3995/ Cypress Park View Contemp 4 bd 5 bth hwd Bright, Garage Rockridge High, shop Caulfeild Needs a family now! $4250/ Lwr Chartwell Panoramic View, Close Proximity Hollyburn Club, 5 bd 5 bth Formal Dining, Pool, Hot tub Lots of Pkg 4400’ $4495/ Hi End Altamont Property View, 8700’ hwd ss granite wine room, gym media Loads of Room for entertaining Outdoor kitchen pool, hot tub sauna 3 garages $14995/ www.dianamander.com Royal LePage Northshore Diana 604-926-6011 Kristin 604-657-4508/604-671-6175

6600

Storage

AVAIL NOW! Lower Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $450, 604-983-9493 LOWER LONSDALE 225sf, Secure doors, Lights. level bay, Storage only. $225 604-603-7133

LUXURY 6 BR, 6 ba, West Van, dbl garage, media room $5500. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net SHORT TERM 4 br Edgemont Village, 2,000 sf, semi furn, $2500/mth Immed 604-980-8462

6565

2 BD Furn Lower Lonsdale $1650 incl util, walk to seabus. NS/NP 604 637-2127.

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com

6540

DEEP COVE 604-929-5191 - n/s - 2 BR seaside cottage $2275 - 3 BR large lot, quiet area $2050

1BR GORGEOUS suite, Sep entry, f/p, Ambleside, 6appl, suits 1, long term, ns/np, $1200 avail Jan 1. www.sweetgardensuite. blogspot.com\ 604-922-1545

195 21st Street BELLEVUE TOWER 1 BR & 2 BR Avail Jan 1

Houses - Rent

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

3 BR, 1500 sf, 262 E 9th, N. Van, views, decks, hardwood, new carpet, 4 appls, adult oriented, $1600 + utils, now 604-987-8501

3 BR, 120 West 19 now. approx 1200sf, hardwood, heat/hw incl, 1 yr lease, np $1800. 604-681-2521 326 WEST 1st St. 1 bdrm $865 & up. Nr seabus, secure prkg, no pets. Avail immed. 604-983-6916

6505

h/wtr ns np Jan 1 604-323-4467

LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 1, 2 & 3 Br large starting @ $980. np, ns, 604-980-9219

2 BR bright spacious, 2nd flr, central Lonsdale, balcony. quiet well kept bldg. ns, np, Jan. 1 $1176incl heat/hw, 604-904-7545 2 BR, large, central Lonsdale, view, avail Jan. 1, incl prkg, heat, ns, np, $1100, 604-926-8425

Friday, December 10, 2010 – North Shore News – A47

Office/Retail Rent

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bsmt ste, $915 + 1/3 util. Upper Lonsdale, nr bus, shared w/d, ns np, Jan 1. 778-989-7739 1 BR bsmt ste, Grand Blvd, bright, own w/d, $850 incl utils & cable, pet neg, Dec 15, 778-998-9291

WEST VAN - RETAIL Marine Dr - sunny side Ambleside stores. 604-836-2494

1 BR lovely ste Upper Lynn exec home incl ldry, utils, cbl, cat ok, $900 avail Jan 15. 604-929-9386

Shared Accommodation

$1100 LRG 2 BDRM Bsmnt Suite on quiet Lower Lonsdale North Van Street. Available Immediately. Call 604-983-8518 for viewing.

6595

6595-45

North Vancouver

1 BDRM, clean, in 2 br apt, C. Lonsdale, mature female. N/S N/P, $550, Jan 1. 604-345-0842 FURNISHED HERITAGE Rooms & Suites. ns np grandmanor.net 604-988-6082 LOVELY PRIVATE room, suits ns female, kitchen, dining & living rms, $525 incl heat/light, furn. cable, net, computer, avail now, 2 blks to Lonsdale, 778-885-8864

6595-47

West Vancouver

800 SQ ft furnished room with ensuite, in beautiful new home nr Park Royal. $925. 604-925-0368

1BDRM, UPPER Lonsdale, bright,grdn level,w/d,d/w,clean, n/s,n/p. $950.00, 604-760-0142 2 br, 2 bath, executive ste, view, $1550 ALSO 1 BR $850 Deep Cove VIEW deck new reno character grd lvl, ns np 604-929-2435 2 BR bsmt, bright, wd, dw, ns, Ambleside, Park Royal, Bus, Cat OK, $1295incl utils 778-848-2747 2 BR bsmt, D. Cove, w/d, d/w, 1000sf, $1200incl util/cbl, prkg, ns, pet ok. Jan 1, 604-790-1517 2 BR bsmt, new, nr Cap Univ, on bus route, N/S, no pets, insuite wd, $1300+ %utils, 604-817-3098 2 BR ste, Lynn Valley,bright updated np, ns, max 2. avail now $1325 incl util/cbl 778-338-3230

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR garden lvl, lovely setting, Lynn Valley, 1100sf, updated, gas fp, ns np $1200 couple, $1100 single, avail now 604-985-5122 2 BR Upper Lonsdale, garden lvl, w/d, n/s, n/p, avail now. $1100 + 1/2 utils, good refs 604-985-5539 2 to choose from: 2 br. garden level, immed, upper Lonsdale, carport $1150+40%utils 2 br. central Lonsdale, dw, garage, $1625 incl heat/light Dec. 15. both ns, np, wd, fp, 604-925-1036 2BR BSMT ste in brand new Lynn Valley home. Insuite laundry, all new SS appl. infloor heat and private entrance. $1200/mo + 1/3 util. free wireless. available now, Pls call (604) 318-1889 3 BDRM home, central Lonsdale, main flr. own wd, heat, garage, yard, deck, hardwood, ns, Jan. 1, $2100, Alfonso 604-889-7034 3 BR 1.5 bath, 1200sf, Westview, main flr, new kitch, fp, shared w/d, ns, np, $1650 604-551-6779 3 BR, Deep Cove 2 bath, 2,000 sf, 2 lvl, big yrd, carport, Jan. 1st , ns, pet neg. $2150. 604-809-5701 3 BR, main flr. 1500sf, upper Lonsdale, sat tv, some furn. $1900+60%util, avail Jan 1, ns np 604-984-8145 or 778-229-1817 3 BR top flr. 1.5 ba, dw, 1200sf upper Lonsdale, bright, garage ns np, $1850 Avail 604-723-3313 HERITAGE HSE 1b stes, hw flr, chandelier, sep ent, cntrl lons, 1yr lse, np/ns $1000 604-980-1122

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RENTALS 6602

Suites/Partial Houses

EXEC 4 br + fam room + den main. 537 Tempe Cres. 6 appl, 2.5 baths, 2 f/p, large south deck, garage, storage. $2750. Jan 15. C21 Prudential. 604-232-3039

6605

Townhouses Rent

3 Br. large $1750, new kitchen & appls. Townhouse. Parklike Setting, Outdoor Pool, playground, priv. yard, 1314sf, drapes, heat & prkg incld. dw, 1.5 baths, 1 yr lease. no pets, 1228 Emery Pl. near Lynn Valley Mall. 604-987- 4922

Don’t Miss THIS! 3 BR t/house in quiet complex, 1.5 baths, fenced patio, pool, playground, near bus & shops, $1660 + utils, Dollarton & Seymour. Dec. 16, 604-929-6024

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

6605

Townhouses Rent

4 BR 5 appls. $1950. 3 BR fp, 4 appls, $1825. both reno’d, 1.5 baths, storage, patio, ns, np, Dec 1. Rufus Dr, 604-980-6250 ELEGANTLY FURN. 2 br, 2 bath, 1800sf, duplex 2 levels, garden, $2500/mo, Brit. Prop. Avail Feb. Mar & April ns, np, 604-926-7044

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE 1915 Cedar Village Cres, 2 BR & 3 BR, 5 appls, 1.5 bath, 1 year lease, NP/NS. Rent starts at $1435. For viewing call 604-986-0511

6615

Wanted To Rent

SEEKING BACHOR or 1 Br suite affordable for single, for Jan 1. Full-time employed, responsible, friendly. Willing to share accom with the right person. I Have my own furniture & dishes, etc. 604-818-5191 eve/ wkends 604-998-1208 Mon-Fri, 9-5.

HOME SERVICES 8020

Blinds & Draperies

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8030

Carpentry

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

8055

Cleaning

15 YRS Professional cleaner has openings. Excellent references, Please call 604-980-1495 $18/HR. Quality House cleaning. 604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com ✫✫A CLEAN SWEEP ✫ Reliable Housecleaning service. Low rates 778 836-9970 ✫✫ 604 987-9970 CLEAN YOUR HOME LIKE MY OWN. Shopping, chores, errands. 604-985-5125 EXP RELIABLE Cleaning Lady. Exc long term ref’s. Call Helen 604-616-2189 HOUSE CLEANING, Home Care. Excellent rates, exc. experience & exc. job. Darlene. 604-724-5661 EXP’D CLEANER uses non-toxic products. References available. Call Yolanda, 778-228-8228

8060

Concrete

N.C.B. CONCRETE LTD. Specializing in residential concrete. Repair, removal and new installation. Patio specialists. 604-988-9523, 604-988-9495

8073

HOME SERVICES 8080

Electrical

LONSDALE DRAINAGE & SEWER

15% OFF • Drain Tiles • Wet Basements • Sump & Sewer

604-973-0290 Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774. #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

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

8090

Fencing/Gates

GOOD NEIGHBOUR FENCING New • Same Day Repairs. Reasonable Rates 604-987-4522

Drywall

ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed. Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321 AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex. Dave 604-984-7476

8130

Handyperson

TRUSTED HOME IMPROVEMENTS

8100

Fireplaces

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Call: 604-240-3344

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

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

Gutters

• Tile Roof Restoration • • Roof Moss Removal & Repairs • • Power Washing • • Window Cleaning By Hand • • Gutter Cleaning & Repairs • • XMAS LIGHTS INSTALLED •

604-346-8191

604-878-5232 SINCE 1997

Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certiﬁed Trained Pros. For that small job. Rates you can afford. RJR Small Projects Division Part of RJR group

604-202-6118 ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)986-4026/805-8463

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

Call Sukh:

ALL HOME REPAIRS semiretired master carpenter. Kitchen, stairs, sundecks, etc. All work guar. Karl 604-985-5144 HANDY PERSON avail for snow removal & all your house projects. Call Ibrahim 604-619-6968 ★HUSBAND FOR HIRE★ Painting, Drywall, Laminate floors Fences, etc. Glenn 604-328-1059

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

8155

Call Chris @ 604-925-0464 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 HEDGE TRIMMING, fall clean up, debris removal, odd jobs & gutter cleaning. Darren 604-726-4685 Ny Ton Gardening Tree cutting & topping, yard cleanup, trimming, hedging, 604-782-5288

Home Services

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

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

Lawn & Garden

604-985-7722 ext 213

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

8185

Moving & Storage

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 GET your free moving check list on line or by mail. 778-233-7329 or www.pointmoving.com

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

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

Painting/ Wallpaper

FRANIK PAINTING & Pressure Washing

We use BENJAMIN MOORE products at no extra cost to you. 20 yrs exp. Free estimate. Contracts welcome. 778-228-4503 ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext. Competitive prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661 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

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

MARK GRIFFITHS Painting Co. Affordable Quality. Locally Owned & Operated. References, Insured 604-925-4330

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

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A.All Area Gardening Service

8200

Lawn Treatment • Maint. • Power Raking Pruning • Trimming • General Clean-Up Topping Trees • Free Estimates

Binder:

604-926-1526 604-726-9153 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

Oil Tank Removal

STORMWORKS

● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

604-724-3670

AMBLESIDE CONSULTING Liisa Wilkinson, P.Eng. Tank assessments, soil remediation. Free est. 604-813-2488

SAVE ON PLUMBING! Licenced Plumber/Gas fitter, $65/HR. Same

day service. 604-987-7473 Samy

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS Since 1983

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

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

Call Bill

604-298-1222 www.chrisdalehomes.com

Call today 604-328-5554 www.arnoldwendell.com

• General Contracting • Project Management • Consulting & Design • New Construction • Large or small Residential Renovations & Repairs

Decks/Patios/ Railings

Central Decking Co.

• 24 hr. service for water damage • Built-rebuild decks, deck repair • Specialize in seamless polyurethane membrane deck coatings • Sundecks – Balconies – Patios • Waterprooﬁng

604-618-0631

PROJECT MANAGER Available to assist you with your Building Projects. Experienced in Home Renovations, New Construction, Yacht Interiors.

Call 604-921-5998

centraldecking@gmail.com

8220

Plumbing

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

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

BBM

ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)986-4026/805-8463

Renovations Big or Small. Water Lines without Digging Broken Water Mains & Sewer Mains. Hot Water Tanks, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs, Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes, Irrigation Sprinkler Systems. 24 / 7 Emergency Service Fully Licenced & WCB.

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs. 604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE

RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

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

604-618-4988

A BETTER

PLUMBER Better Quality, Better Service

:Plumbing :Drain Cleaning :Gas :Licensed, Insured & Bonded :Seniors Discounts

TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8193

Plumbing

T&H PAINTING Int/Ext res/comm painting, power wash, gutters, Free Est., Guar. 778-316-7709

TWO BROTHERS MOVING Local & Long Distance 604-720-0931 • bc.moving@gmail.com •

www.twonicemovers.com Move residential, office & pianos. Best rates in town, 604-781-0297

8220

Interior painting, wallpaper Quality service, with a smile! Call Arlene...604-910-3270

778.708.2117

604-876-4604

8195

604-729-3864

Landscaping

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

8160

EEDS

Leaf Blowing, Hedge Trimming, Snow Clearing, Res/Comm. 25 yrs exp on North Shore. Fully Insured. WCB covered, Senior’s discount.

NORTH VAN MOVER 2 men $75 3 men $116. Local & long distance. 778-340-6678

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

GARDEN SERVICES LTD.

8180

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

A.A. BEST PRO

FALL CLEAN-UPS

Century Hardwood Floors

604-376-7224 - 604-551-8237 www.centuryhardwood.com

Lawn & Garden

STEMS & S

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Dust Free. Affordable Rates! Free Estimates.

8160

604-726-9152 604-984-1988

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

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-985-4000

8075

EURO GUTTERS. Gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. North Shore. 604-783-9240

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

8125 DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322

Gutters

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

Installations Refinishing & Repairs

Drainage

8125

Moe 604-988-1011 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

DELBROOK

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 604-729-6695

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without Digging) Sewer Lines (without Diggging) Install. Draintiles. 604-985-4000 LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956

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

DIMAN DEVELOPMENTS.

Renovations & Construction. Mano, 604-990-1671/230-7970 www.dimandevelopments.com FINISHING CARPENTRY, hardwood flrs, mouldings, doors, windows, f/p, all renos 604-613-4080 Fortif Construction: North Shore home reno specialists. 604-202-1264 www.fortif.ca GEN. CONTRACTOR, 28 yrs exp. from crown moldings to base boards - repairs/remodelling. No job too small, Ian 604-985-4918 JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

MATCO DESIGN - Renovations

*Additions*Quality Work *Ref’s 604-720-1564 matco@telus.net Quality Finishing & Renos. Doors, trim, small renos, baths, kitchens. John 604-980-5454 QUALITY PLUS, Kitchen, bath, sm / large renos, carpentry, tiles, electrical. Victor.. 604-889-2508

HOME SERVICES 8250

Roofing

8250

LONSDALE ROOFING Don’t Miss Miss This Don’t This One! One!

15% OFF 15% OFF (if booked before Feb. 15/10)

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604-929-7133 • Flat Rooﬁng • Flat Rooﬁng • Cedar Shakes • Cedar Shingles Shakes • Asphalt • Asphalt Shingles • Roof Maintenance • Roof Maintenance

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604-588-0833

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604-379-2641

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8295

Snow Removal

GENTLEMEN SNOW REMOVAL

Rubbish Removal

604-RUBBISH 782-2474

* We Remove & Recycle Anything*

Free Est’s • Large or Small Jobs

10% OFF WITH THIS AD www.604rubbish.com

8315

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. Residential / Commercial. 604-761-6079

8309

Tiling

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

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986) 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 ★AAA★ TREE SERVICE. Tree & stump removal, pruning/trimming. Ins & cert. arborist 604-987-8500 A.ALL AREA TREE SERVICE Topping, pruning & stump grinding. 604-926-1526 & 604-726-9153

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

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

8335 8310

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WE already know that Hyundai is now able to hang with the best in terms of quality and durability. More recently, it stepped up the style side of its business with some dazzling new designs, like the Tucson and Sonata. And its Canadian auto sales have surged to record heights.

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Now the Korean automaker moves on to a new and a very signiﬁcant stage in its rapid development. No longer content to be a technology follower, Hyundai steps forward as a technology leader. Hyundai has just pulled the wraps off two new editions of the already released 2011 Sonata, its popular mid-sized sedan. Instead of the usual top-line V-6 engine offering, however, Hyundai has opted for a high-tech alternative — a new direct-injection, turbocharged four-cylinder. And the other new Sonata is a very interesting hybrid powertrain version — another ﬁrst for Hyundai. The new 2.0T engine can produce more power than the old Sonata V-6, and uses less fuel. It uses an advance-design twin-scroll turbocharger that helps the engine produce 274 horsepower at 6,000 r.p.m. and 269 foot-pounds of torque

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Hybrid engine an instant class leader From page 50 also activate an economy mode that can conserve an additional seven per cent of fuel. Although not quite as smooth as the silky old 3.3 V-6 in some driving situations, the extra power and fuel savings provide more than adequate compensation. It’s mated to a six-speed automatic transmission that has a manual mode and steering wheel mounted paddle shifters. These were fun to play with on a twisty section of our route, yet the inclusion of an automatic “sport” mode would also be nice. Hyundai’s first production hybrid vehicle actually surpasses the competition with a new Lithium Polymer battery pack and it’s the only manufacturer to offer a conventional (six-speed) automatic transmission with a hybrid powertrain. Nickel-Metal-Hydride is currently the most common battery pack used in hybrid vehicles. New-generation hybrid vehicles are typically switching to LithiumIon battery technology, but the Lithium Polymer battery, with a gel-like electrolyte, is unique to Hyundai and the Sonata. “The Sonata may be a little late to the hybrid game, but we’re bringing the best technology with us,” says John Vernile, vice-president of marketing for Hyundai Auto Canada. “Our Lithium Polymer batteries leapfrog the competition. Not only are they better than the batteries in the current group of hybrids, but they’re also better than our competitor’s nextgeneration Lithium Ion batteries.” Hyundai’s Hybrid Blue Drive NEWS photo Mike Wakefield architecture is a parallel hybrid drive system. It can operate solely on its electric THE new 2.0T engine can produce more power than the Sonata’s old motor or the gasoline internal combustion V-6 engine and uses less fuel. engine or a combination of the two. fuel economy and an expected best-in-class highway rating of Smart engineering has allowed Hyundai to use its compact 5.4 l/100 km. new six-speed automatic transmission and it gives the hybrid Hyundai may be late to hybrid school but innovative a smooth, more familiar driving experience. Cleverly teaming engineering jumps the Sonata Hybrid to the top of the class. the functions of the hybrid starter-generator, electric motor, The only grumble I had was with the steering feel, which is on and low-friction oil pump, Hyundai has eliminated the need for an inefficient torque converter, normally used with an the light side. automatic transmission. The new 2.0T (turbo) will join the first of these new The two propulsion units can jointly develop a total of 209 additions to the Sonata line-up and will be in Hyundai h.p. at 6,000 r.p.m. and 195 foot-pounds of torque. An ability showrooms this autumn. Its start price is $28,999 and the to run on electrical power at steady highway speeds (up to 100 2.0T Limited is $31,749. You can expect Sonata Hybrid prices kilometres per hour) allows the Sonata Hybrid to get better to be in the low to mid-thirties.

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