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Thieves raid Canada Post ‘superboxes’ Community mailbox vandalism raises identity theft concerns BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

For the second time in six months, residents near Indian River Drive have had their community mailboxes vandalized and

raided, causing major inconvenience and even more grievous privacy concerns.

After first being broken into in September last year, someone pried open and looted the mailboxes again in late February,

according to area resident Peter Teevan. Almost a month later, the old damaged boxes are still waiting to be replaced.

Canada Post has asked residents affected by the loss of the boxes to go to a facility on Harbour Avenue to collect their mail, where Teevan said customer service is lacking.

More serious though is whose hands the mail has

fallen into. Teevan said he expects thieves targeted the mailboxes again in February because they were hoping to get T4s and tax receipts, which are a treasure trove in personal information useful for identity theft.

That neighbourhood was one of the first to receive community mailboxes in the late 1980s. Since that time,

man whose mail had been stolen. Once thieves have accessed a person’s name, address, date of birth and social insurance number, they can apply for a credit history report, which will provide information on their employer and income — all the pieces needed to secure on-the-spot financing.

property values have exploded and longtime residents have excellent credit as a result, making them ideal targets for credit fraud, Teevan said.

Teevan, who works in the auto sales industry, has personally seen identity theft in action.

In one case, a fraudster purchased a brand new $70,000 truck using the ID of a North Vancouver

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Family of cyclist killed in causeway files suit CHRIS SLATER reporter@nsnews.com

The family of a cyclist who was struck and killed on the Stanley Park Causeway nearly two years ago is suing for unspecified damages.

Antonina Elzbieta Skoczylas, a resident of North Vancouver, was cycling down the west sidewalk of the causeway on May 25, 2013 when she collided with at least one pedestrian. The bike then veered into traffic, where Skoczylas was struck and killed by a bus.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in B.C. Supreme Court by Slawomir Stanislaw Skoczylas and Slawomir Zygmunt Skoczylas, the victim’s husband and son. It

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Tsleil-Waututh re-elects council Chief and entire band council return to lead for another term

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BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Tsleil-Waututh Nation members have voted to return their chief and all five band council members to lead them for another term.

The First Nation of about 500 members on the North Shore held their election on Tuesday, seeing Chief Maureen Thomas win a narrow race and council members Charlene Aleck, Deanna George, Travis George, Liana Martin and Jen Thomas retain their seats.

Thomas netted 92 votes while the closest runnerup former Chief Leah George-Wilson earned 86. There were two other candidates running for chief and 16 members nominated for council.

The band’s council will have a very busy two years ahead, Thomas said, as the Nation has filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing the assessment and review process for Kinder Morgan’s application to twin its pipeline to Burrard Inlet has illegally failed to consider First Nations’ rights and title and consultation.

“We’re trying to strive for long-term survival for our people in this area. If anything should happen there, this is our home.

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The initiatives are aimed at “looking towards the future to ensure our future generations

have a strong identity on the North Shore and so they can survive as community,” Thomas said.

“There’s just so much happening around us, we don’t want our community to get lost in the rapid growth of the whole of Canada,” she said.

Council will also work on building more partnerships with the City and District of North Vancouver, Thomas said.

In total, 199 members cast ballots, which is the highest number in recorded history. That’s

something Thomas attributes to the young and growing population of the band becoming more engaged. Turnout for band meetings has also been increasing and the band’s management has been making an effort to increase transparency and accessibility for members, Thomas said.

“There was a really good turn out, which I think is fantastic because it shows the community was really interested in showing their support,” she said.

The results demonstrate that Tsleil-Waututh members have trust and faith in their leadership, she added.

“I don’t see the split in the votes as being for or against somebody. I see it as the community really wanting to participate and, no matter who got in. I think we’re at the stage where we have support no matter who is there. I think it’s all favourable.”

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N. Van school board chairman steps down

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

There has been a change in leadership at the North Vancouver School District.

Barry Forward, who was elected board chairman in January, announced Tuesday night that he was stepping down from the position and Cyndi Gerlach has been selected by trustees to assume the chair.

“I resigned for personal reasons. It’s nothing more than that,” Forward said in an interview on Wednesday.

Forward had won the

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chair by secret ballot vote and later said he’d hoped to move the board in a different direction, specifically to halt the potential sales of Lucas Centre and Cloverley.

But, he said, he doesn’t expect any drastic changes to come from his stepping down.

“A school board is still seven trustees and we’re all still there,” he said.

“I’m wanting to work with the new chair.”

Gerlach, who was acclaimed by the trustees, was nominated once already at the school board’s inaugural meeting.

“I’m pleased to

step into the role. It’s something that I had wanted to do. I intend to continue to provide leadership and continuity for our board governance and engage our community, staff, parents and students,” she said.

Gerlach said she doesn’t see it as her role to direct the board in any new directions, but rather to facilitate where the group of seven collectively want to go.

“I strongly believe that, as a board of trustees, we bring seven different perspectives.

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As for land sales, Gerlach said there are currently no discussions on the table.

names the West Vancouver Blue Bus Transit System and bus driver Murray Scott Carpenter, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure as well as two pedestrians, Iloiko Elizabeth Laszlo and an unidentified person (Jane Doe No. 1), as the defendants. The suit claims negligence on the part of each defendant.

The suit alleges the bus driver failed to keep a proper look out, failed to see Skoczylas at a reasonable time or at all and failed to steer the bus so as to avoid the accident, among other allegations.

It alleges the Blue Bus Transit System did not adequately train Carpenter in defensive driving or accident avoidance and failed in implementing a policy on “having regard to the foreseeability of cyclists falling into the Stanley Park Causeway,” among others.

The suit claims negligence on the part of the B.C. Ministry of Transportation including the sidewalks of the causeway being too narrow and the lack of a fence or barrier between the sidewalk and roadway.

It also alleges the ministry failed to take steps to control or reduce the speed of cyclists using the sidewalks nor put up any warning signs on the dangers of cycling down that sidewalk.

It claims negligence on the part of pedestrians Laszlo and unidentified person Jane Doe No. 1, at least one of whom Skoczylas collided with, alleging failure to see the cyclist at a reasonable time or at all, and not providing the cyclist with enough room to navigate past them.

As a result of the accident, the plaintiffs are claiming a loss of financial support, care and companionship.

None of the allegations has been proven in court.

The lawsuit comes just days after the ministry announced a $7-million overhaul of the causeway’s sidewalks, including wider lanes, individual lanes for cyclists and pedestrians and safety rails on each side.

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New boxes ‘more secure’ From page 1 “With those four bits of information, you can pretty much prove you’re anybody,” Teevan said.

With Canada Post phasing out home delivery over the next few years, the Crown corporation risks losing all relevance if it doesn’t show more action in tackling mail and identity theft, Teevan said.

“People aren’t just going to sit by and take it. What they’re going to do is take steps and say, ‘If Canada Post doesn’t care about security of my personal information, I do.’

The alternative, he said, is abandoning the practice of sending any sensitive information by regular mail, “… and Canada Post will become nothing but a junk mail distributor,” he said.

Canada Post says the boxes will be replaced soon.

“We are replacing the boxes in that area with the new model that we’ve been rolling out in communities across the country as part of our conversion,” said Jon Hamilton, Canada Post spokesman. “We’re

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We certainly regret any inconvenience.”

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Anyone who suspects their personal information has been compromised should keep a close eye on their bills and financial

statements for any irregularities.

Canada Post isn’t scheduled to end home delivery on the North Shore until at least 2016, Hamilton said.

North Vancouver RCMP, meanwhile, have little to update on the case as mail theft investigations are typically handed over to Canada Post’s security team, according to Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman.

“If there are any witnesses, we investigate them but we bring in Canada Post security and advise them. I know on that one, there are no suspects. We document. We take pictures. We canvass the neighbourhood,” he said.

It’s the “$1-million question” whether there is any link between the first break-in in September and the one in February, De Jong said.

“Because we don’t get a lot of mailbox thefts, knock-on-wood, on the North Shore, it’s possible but we don’t know because we don’t have enough evidence or anything at this point to say they’re connected.”

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ay what you will about Prime Minister Harper and his government.They’re nothing if not persistent.

Vancouver’s pioneering safe injection facility Insite earned its annual exemption form the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to continue offering harm reduction services for people addicted to heroin this week.

But that exemption is going to be a lot harder to achieve in the future, thanks to Parliament’s passing of Bill C-2, which aims to put more stumbling blocks in the way of Insite and any other facility using the same methods.

This after the 2011 Supreme Court of Canada ruling that the health minister unduly denying access to life-saving harm reduction measures would amount to a violation of Canadians’ charter right to

security of the person.

By this point, the government has been well briefed by experts in addiction, public health and crime reduction that Insite save lives, stems the spread of disease and provides a meaningful first step out of addiction.

Our government has made the ideological value judgment that those goals are less important than sending the message that drugs are bad. And they aren’t shy about using Insite as a bogeyman to help them in their party fundraising.

The trouble is, other than setting its course for yet another expensive and embarrassing loss in the courts, the government is demonstrating it is willing to risk the lives of those who depend on the service.They deserve compassion, not further denunciation.

It’s politics as usual for Yes coalition The bungling boys and girls of theTransit and Transportation Coalition have stooped to truthsuppression. Oh, slap my wrist, be kind: “Selective editing.”

Sure, it’s common: He who pays the piper gets to call the piper’s tune. So far, it’s off-key for theYes team in the Metro transit plebiscite scrum. Strike up the band to play that old favourite with the lyrics, “You won’t listen to my plea/Won’t say ‘Yes’ in any language to me …”

The richly fundedYessirs are trailing the No side in the polls roughly 2-1.Yet the Nosirs, captained by Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, are way in the back of the budgetary bus with a mere $40,000.

The elite-drivenYessirs are paying Proximis Digital Inc. to gather media and

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other reaction.TheYessirs understandably want good numbers. And Proximis, also understandably, can’t quote everyone. It does cite CKNW’s Bruce Allen, a plebiscite nay-sayer.

But its long list leaves out Elizabeth James’s excellent fact-filled, and nay-leaning, March 18 column in this paper, which included devastating criticisms by

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West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith, who scorns the secretive meetings of theYes-sponsoring Metro Mayors’ Council. My timid little March 13 item is also omitted. I cry myself to sleep.

But here’s the decisive failed test of, what’s that favourite word of the progressives, inclusiveness: Excellent News reporters Jane Seyd and Brent Richter were assigned to compile interviews — not their own opinions — making the case for the Nossirs andYessirs respectively.Wait for it: Richter’s story appears on the Proximis list. Not Seyd’s.

I shamelessly quote myself:The leadership and many members of the Yessirs overwhelmingly have this in common.They are politicians, downtown business people, high bureaucrats, self-important

media types, charity moguls, and the delivery people who supply and sustain them.

They write off their driving and parking costs.They don’t take public transit themselves. Never will.They want other people to take it.

••• There’s an unspoken gentleperson’s agreement that columnists mustn’t upbraid other columnists.

Nonsense.We’re not little Greek gods.

In a Feb. 2 Sun column Yes-sayer Stephen Hume dropped his humorless, sternly reasoned sermons for personal fuming and Huming about Bateman and his taxpayers’ federation — “a minuscule, Prairiebased, fundamentally nondemocratic special interest group that operates like some self-appointed secret society.” A weird tirade

that, minus the prairie bit, uncannily describes theYesdominated Metro Mayors’ Council.

Weirdest of all was portraying Bateman as a carpet-bagger mucking in on a Vancouver issue. Bateman has a Vancouver office. He was a Langley Township councillor for six years. He’s been a journalist in that area.

In contrast, Hume lived for years on Saturna Island (pop. 250 or so), where the five o’clock rush consists of a truck or two winding down the road to the (delightful) dockside pub. Now he issues his Metro traffic-solving pronunciamentos from his leafy home in Deep Cove, North Saanich,Vancouver Island.Who’s the carpetbagger?

Then there’s Peter Ladner — and, truly, notwithstanding these gentle words, I personally like

and admire the journalistic craft of both Ladner and Hume, just enjoy letting a little air out of them for their own eternal souls.

In a March 10 column, Ladner, who candidly tells his Business in Vancouver readers he’s a director of the Yessir coalition, unrolled melodrama rivalling the old skit The Drunkard. He implied that aYes vote would end the plight of “everyday people” such as “the young mom with the stroller standing in the rain as a full bus passes her by.”

Peter, if aYes vote would guarantee that no full bus would ever pass a mom and her stroller — or, another of his examples, save a young grad lacking dependable transit from spending $10,000 a year on his car (what, a Ferrari?) — I’d beat See Maudlin page 9

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VIEWPOINT

Transit project inequities apparent

Timing in politics is everything, which makes the B.C. Liberal government’s decision to publicize its 10-year transportation plan just as people in Metro Vancouver started receiving their transit plebiscites somewhat puzzling.

The official reason for the timing — that it was to provide certainty for project contractors and municipalities — is rather weak.Waiting a few weeks (until the end of the voting period) wouldn’t have made much difference.

In any case, the transportation plan served to remind potential plebiscite voters of the stark contrast in how the government is treating their transportation needs compared to the needs of those outside Metro Vancouver.

The 10-year plan boasts of spending about $2.5 billion but almost all of that is earmarked for projects (chiefly highway improvements) outside of Metro Vancouver. It refers

Keith Baldrey

View from the Ledge to the mayors’ plan in Metro but contains no hard and fast funding commitments.

There are a couple of lines where the government promises to provide onethird funding for major rapid transit projects but with two big excuses for the government to say no: if the project doesn’t fit into its fiscal plan, or if it can’t make a business case the province approves of.

With those caveats in place, the government is free to determine which projects fit its political agenda. So, the Massey Bridge and Surrey rapid transit rank at the top (along with a

SkyTrain extension further into Surrey, perhaps even as far as Langley) while the Broadway subway line is nearer the bottom of priorities.

Even if the No side wins the plebiscite, those kinds of projects will still be built, but the timing of their construction will be in the hands of the provincial government.

Nevertheless, a number of Metro Vancouver residents have hit upon an inconsistency here: a plebiscite is being used to determine the future of transportation projects in their region, but not in any other regions.

That, plus the fact that no one else outside of Metro Vancouver is being asked to pay a higher tax for transportation improvements.

In fact, the juxtaposition of the 10-year transportation plan with the transit plebiscite underscores how questionable the whole plebiscite idea is in the end.

I can’t see how this helps the beleagueredYes side as it struggles to convince voters

to send in ballots with an X in theYes box, but perhaps that is by design.

As I’ve noted before, the Clark government has been, at best, tepid in its support for theYes side. On paper, it insists it is firmly behind aYes vote but there is little evidence of anyone on the government side aggressively campaigning for it.

A successful No vote will put pressure on mayors to find new funding sources, and presumably will reduce pressure on the provincial government — at least in the short-term — to fork over billions of dollars in improvements.

Hmmm. Perhaps that timing of the plan’s announcement wasn’t so “puzzling” after all.

the transportation plan announcement’s timing, perhaps the decision not to ratify an earlier offer to him isn’t so puzzling, when you consider the fact he ran as a candidate in that 2012 B.C. Liberal leadership race which was far from a love-in.

If you’ll recall, Abbott took pointed swipes at the eventual winner, Christy Clark, for her lack of experience and her lack of support from members of the B.C. Liberal caucus.

Like almost everyone else, he also dismissed her chances of re-election, so clearly there is no love lost between them.

Abbott, who was

••• Speaking of puzzling, the sudden cancellation of the appointment of former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister George Abbott as the next B.C.Treaty Commissioner came out of the blue last week.

On the other hand, like

shocked by the decision not to give him the job, told me: “The knives came out for me in the cabinet room, I guess.”

The government’s last-second double-cross of Abbott (Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad had put his name forward last year) drew the ire of First Nations leaders, but that apparently didn’t seem to register with some folks in cabinet, I guess.

Political leadership candidates can be like elephants, I suppose.They have very long memories.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Email: Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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Separate paths essential to safety

Dear Editor: The recent changes on Jones Avenue in North Vancouver are a disaster for both cyclists and motorists.

This so-called upgrade (at a cost of $800,000) should result in heads rolling at the city.The changes are contrary to the direction given to staff by council and result in a less safe route for people cycling, people driving, and people walking.

In February 2014, council approved development of an AAA (all ages and abilities) cycling network in North Vancouver. At that meeting council spoke passionately about the need to separate cars from cyclists to make cycling a safer option for commuters.

In a question put to the candidates in the recent

municipal election, Couns.

Buchanan, Keating, Clark and Mayor Mussatto answeredYes to the question: “Would you vote in favour of infrastructure investments or road space allocations that separate bicycles from cars and transit along streets identified as bike routes in the NorthVancouver Bicycle Master Plan?”

Somehow the idea of separating different roadway users has not sunk in with the city planners who designed the changes to Jones Avenue, which is on the AAA network approved by the city.

If the city hopes to reduce congestion by encouraging people to cycle and walk, it is essential that people biking are separated from people walking. A cyclist travelling

at 15 kilometres/hour is a danger to walkers. It is even more imperative to separate moving cars from people cycling.

No increase in cycling will result from road designs that mean cyclists must ride single file with cars.

Similarly cyclists must be buffeted from parked cars.

The possibility of car doors opening on unsuspecting cyclists is a significant threat to the safety of both parties.

Jones Avenue fails on all counts.

City planners narrowed the road for traffic calming purposes.This results in several points along the road where a cyclist must take the middle of the lane.

Frustrated drivers must now wait for an opportunity to pass. Many attempt to pass in the narrow locations. Cyclists can use the multi-path alternative but the path is too narrow for any reasonable speed, endangering people walking.

All users of this expensive new facility are frustrated

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Council should take immediate steps to find staff that understand modern transportation concepts, are able to place safety as a top priority and can bring to fruition the vision that council has approved and that is echoed in the OCP and the city’s strategic plan.

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Friday, March 27, 2015 - North Shore News - A11

Northern lights put on show down south CHRIS SLATER reporter@nsnews.com

Parts of the Lower Mainland received a rare treat last week with the appearance of the northern lights, something one North Shore resident was able to catch on film.

The lights, usually associated with more northern regions, were visible late at night March 17 and early in the morning March 18 in areas around Vancouver.

North Vancouver-based photographer Natasha Wheatley caught the phenomenon on digital camera at Cleveland Dam. Wheatley, who has taken pictures of the lights before from the Lower Mainland, said the occurrence happens here more than most people think. She said the last time the lights were visible from the North Shore was in September of last year.

“It’s fairly frequent.We can get them here at least two or three times a year.”

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dark with the northern lights just for you.That’s how I often feel . . . I feel quite lucky for that.”

Matt MacDonald, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the phenomenon occurs when the sun emits a large release of energy known as a solar flare.

“These travel through the atmosphere and as they encounter what’s called the ionosphere, which is the outer limit of our atmosphere, the charged particles collide with different atoms.”

He said the stronger the solar flare activity, the more likely it will be visible farther south. However, MacDonald said the appearance of lights in a place like Vancouver still isn’t common.

“It’s relatively rare that we see them down in Vancouver due to just simply (more) light pollution, the closer you are to a city.

Obviously our nights aren’t as dark here.You need clear skies to be able to actually see these.”

is caused by eruptions of energy from the sun’s surface reacting with atmospheric gasses, resulted in the lights being visible last week.

“The reason we saw it this far down is that there was a big solar storm . . . the biggest one we’ve had this year,” she said.

Wheatley said she monitors the night skies on social media and is always ready to venture into the dark with her camera when word comes that the lights will be visible.

“Whenever there’s a big solar storm, I’m aware of it.

I have apps. My social media news feed is full of aurora forecasting type forums,” she explained.

Wheatley said the lights started around 11:30 p.m.

March 17 and continued on until about 3 a.m. the following morning. She said the cold and loneliness of being out at night alone was worth the show the lights put on.

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7,[Y+Y1YT] -31Y21 Joel Rich Representatives of the Seymour Art Gallery presented an opening reception for their latest show, Tattoo, March 15 at the Deep Cove gallery.The exhibition features works by six B.C. tattoo artists through the display of photographs of their most memorable works on skin. Contributing tattoo artists include Nomi Chi, Ryan Halter, Gerry Kramer, Joel Rich, JesseYoung and Alison Woodward. As part of the exhibition, gallery staff are hosting Ink and Flesh, seeing local writers perform poetry inspired by the works on display, Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. Exhibiting artists Chi and Woodward will sketch in the gallery Sunday, April 5 from 2 to 4 p.m.Tattoo will remain on display until April 11. seymourartgallery.com

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— A weekly gleaner of Internet sources and other media — ■ The buzz continues to build aroundTobias Jesso Jr. and his music.The young singer/songwriter with an old school take on melody released his debut album, Goon, earlier this month onTrue Panther Records to rave reviews from the likes of Pitchfork and New Musical Express. Already being compared to iconic artists such as Randy Newman and Nilsson, the Argyle grad will perform tunes from his new album at a sold out concert at the Electric Owl on Monday, March 30: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=0JIVnLhQawE. See more page 36

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■ The response. presents Orbits: a movement study, March 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. at the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver. Part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival. Performance is free with a festival membership, which can be purchased for $3. Visit vidf.ca for information.

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Atoms are constantly in motion, perpetually drawn together and driven apart by attractive and repulsive forces.

In her latest work, Orbits: a movement study, choreographer Amber Funk Barton uses contemporary dance as a platform to explore the motion that exists in nature and at the molecular level. Her work-in-progress performance is a duet, featuring herself and 26-year-old West Vancouver-raised dancer Alexa Mardon. Together, they represent two atomic beings “moving through space in relentless unison with movements of irregularity and reaction, the bodies of the dancers striving to portray the sense of chemical reactions we find internally and externally in our universe,”

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Orbits premieres March 26 to 28 during the final weekend of the Vancouver International Dance Festival. For Mardon, an up-and-comer on the contemporary scene, dancing for the first time both in the annual festival and at the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall is a big thrill.

“I’ve seen so many performances in that space, so it is super exciting to be actually performing there,” she says.

Mardon began her training at Vanleena Dance Academy in North Vancouver where she was introduced to a variety of disciplines.

After high school, she took a break from dance while she earned her bachelor of arts degree in English literature and creative writing at SFU. But she soon gravitated back into the dance world and graduated from the threeyear Modus Operandi training program where, under the artistic direction of Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond, she learned she could combine her critical thinking skills and her passion for movement with contemporary dance.

“It’s an area in which to intellectually engage as well as physically,” she says of the form.

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instructors. Later, Mardon would apprentice at Barton’s Vancouver-based dance company, the response. Mardon says the transition from student to apprentice to peer has been a smooth one.

“It’s always exciting to work with someone professionally for the first time. There’s always a period of time where you are getting to know how the other person works and finding out how your energies work together in rehearsal,” she explains. “That sort of back-and-forth always takes a little bit of time to find out how to work together, but Amber’s a joy to be in the studio with so it’s been a total pleasure.”

“I really respect her both as a choreographer and also as a dancer, so it’s been really great to be dancing alongside her,” Mardon adds.

“It’s been really great to learn from her, just by observing her, like how she runs rehearsals . . .

She’s very disciplined in the way that she works, but she also allows for a relaxed environment and we have a lot of fun together in the studio.”

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Physical Splendour: Oils on canvas or linen by Andrea Klann and pottery byVincent Massey are currently on display.

BUCKLAND SOUTHERST GALLERY 2460 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-922-1915 bucklandsoutherst.com CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.778-372-0765 caroun. net A Norouz Jewelry Sale will take place until March 28.

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Photo Exhibit: Members of the North Shore Photographic Society will display a variety of work by different members in an ongoing rotating exhibit.

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CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Spring Blossoms: Works by textile artist Catherine Nicholls will be on display until May 11.

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CALENDAR NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present landscape paintings by Cath Hughes and metal robot sculptures made from upcycled materials by Lynne Fahnestalk April 1-May 26.

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-9257290 ferrybuildinggallery. com Windows on Culture: An exhibition of acrylic paintings, collage and photography by artists Nejood Al-Sehrewerdi,Therese Joseph, Iris Low and Niloofar Miry will run until March 29.

Illuminating Landscapes: An exhibition featuring artists Hans Breuer, Ursula Medley and Angus Simpson will run from March 31 to April 19.

Opening reception:Tuesday, March 31, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists: Saturday, April 4, 2-3 p.m.

THE GALLERY AT ARTISAN SQUARE 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Friday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment. 604-9472454 biac.ca GALLERY YOYO 312 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Wednesday to Saturday, 1-5:30 p.m. or by appointment. 604-9832896

smithfoundation.ca Accidentally on Purpose Accidental compositions and fragmented paintings by Ross Penhall will be on display until May 2. Closing party and fundraiser: Saturday, May 2, 7:30-10 p.m.

Gallery Tours: Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Registration required.

GRAFFITI CO. ART STUDIO 171 East First St., North Vancouver. Tuesday-Friday, 1:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment. 604-9801699 or gcartstudio@shaw. ca HOLLAND/CROFT STUDIOS 106 West First St., North Vancouver. 604-250-5562 IL MUSEO GALLERY Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St., Vancouver.

Mended: A travelling exhibition of contemporary textile art featuring the work of 25 B.C. textile artists will run until May 15.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335

kaymeekcentre.com LIONS BAY ART GALLERY 350 Centre Rd., Lions Bay. Monday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-921-7865 lionsbayartgallery.com Featuring established and upcoming artists.

LYNNMOUR ART STUDIO AND GALLERY 301-1467 Crown St., North Vancouver. Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment.

604-929-4001 nsartists. ca/garyeder Contemporary and Abstract Paintings by Gordon Oliver, Robert Botlak and GaryW. Eder.

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the improvisational work Mardon has been doing as of late, but she says there is still a large window for self-expression.

“Amber does a really great job of both being really clear about what she wants but also allowing space for me to bring myself into it,” Mardon explains. “Even though it is choreography, it does feel like there’s room for me to be myself in the piece.”

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CALENDAR From page 15 and Sunday, 2-8 p.m. 604985-6282 NORTH VANCOUVER CITY LIBRARY 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. 604-998-3455 nvcl.ca

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NORTH VANCOUVER COMMUNITY HISTORY CENTRE 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. TuesdaySaturday, noon to 5 p.m.

604-990-3700 x8016 nvma.ca Sharing Our Stories: A display that features reminiscences shared by some Canadian Iranian North Shore residents about why they chose to live here and about their experiences creating new lives and

memories will run until March 28.

NORTH VANCOUVER MUSEUM 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Open by appointment only. 604990-3700 x8016 NorthVancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit defining life in North Vancouver.

PARK & TILFORD GARDENS 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org The Photographs of

Allen Ginsberg (19531996): An exhibition that celebrates the artistic pursuits — both visual and verbal — of the late poet Allen Ginsberg will run until April 5.

PRESENTATION HOUSE SATELLITE GALLERY 560 Seymour St., Vancouver. WednesdaySaturday, noon to 6 p.m. satellitegallery.ca Images That Speak: The most innovative approaches to photography today will be on display from April 3 to May 16. Opening reception: Thursday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.

Tour and discussion with curator and artists: Friday, April 3 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

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931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Intimations of Nature: Canvases of still lives and abstracts by Frieda Ashworth and paintings of landscapes and flowers by BeatriceWatson will be on display until April 12.

Observing Croatia and Silent Beauty: Photographs from Croatia by Dennis Badgley and canvases of colourful landscapes by Roy Geronimo will be on display from April 12 to June 7.

SANDRINE PELISSIER STUDIO 125 Garden Ave., North Vancouver. MondayFriday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Weekly non-instructional life drawing classes.

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4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Tattoo: B.C. tattoo artists will show photographs of their most memorable works until April 11. Ink and Flesh — Poetry Meets Art: Local writers perform poetry inspired by the works on display Sunday, March 29, 2 p.m.Tattoo artists Nomi Chi and AlisonWoodward draw “flash” in the gallery Sunday, April 5, 2-4 p.m.

Start With Art: An annual exhibition that aims to educate children and cultivate the love of art and art collecting April 15 to May 9.

Artwork will be priced in a kid-friendly range and is only available for purchase by kids 16 and younger. Opening reception: Sunday, April 19, 2-4 p.m. Free drop-in art

making session and puppet show: Sunday, April 26, 12:30 p.m.

Curator’s Talk: Every Thursday at noon there will be a 20-minute curator’s talk with background on the current show in the gallery.

SHELTON ART/ STUDIOS GALLERY 3540 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Studio visits by appointment. 604-9225356 sheltonart.com SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

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Booth will present a lecture and slideshow about the exhibit Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Fee: $10.

Cherry Blossoms — A Textile Translation: An exhibition of textiled art inspired by the cherry blossom March 31-April 19. Opening reception:Tuesday, March 31.

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SPACE EMMARTS STUDIO 305 Mansfield Pl., North Vancouver. Wednesday and Friday, 2-5 p.m. or by appointment. 604-3750694 emmarts.ca First Saturday Open Studios: Visit acrylic and watercolour artist Gabriele Maurus in her workspace April 4 from noon to 5 p.m.

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STARFIRE STUDIO 6607 Royal Ave., West Vancouver. 604-922-5510 starfireattheferries.com 195 STUDIOS — ARTISTS ON PEMBERTON 195 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver.

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WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400

westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery — The Colours of Spring: An exhibition that reflects the joyous and exuberant feelings of spring and commemorates Houshang Seyhoun who was an active participant artist at the library will run until April 27.

WEST VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St., West Vancouver. MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

604-925-7290 Art in the Hall: Jesse Read photographs will be featured until April 3.

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The proposal The proposal seeks to amend the zoning bylaw to permit the subdivision of the subject property into two lots fronting Jones Avenue, each with a single family dwelling plus garage. A new lane right-of-way accessed from existing lane will provide vehicle access to the proposed garages located in the rear yard of each lot.

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Trouble in Paradise: Christos Dikeakos’ recent series of photographs taken around his Penticton apple orchard will be on display until June 13.

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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ Cap Classics — Student Showcase: Top prize winners of the Music Diploma Performance Scholarship Competitions will be featured Friday, March 27, 11:45 a.m. Free.

Cap Jazz: Trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker will perform with “A” Band and NiteCap Thursday, April 2 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $35/$32.

Cap Classical and Choral: The Capilano University Choirs will join forces with theVancouver Philharmonic Orchestra and soloists to perform Beethoven’s 9th and Orff’s Carmina Burana April 11, 8 p.m. and April 12, 3 p.m.

Tickets: $25/$20/$10.

Cap Classical and Choral — The World of Latin: The Capilano UniversityWind Ensemble will perform music fromWest Side Story, Mexican Pictures and Latino Mexicana Tuesday, April 14 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $15/$10/$5.

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Every Band for Itself — The Good,The Bad and The Ugly: Capilano University students will host a battle of the bands to showcase the emerging talent of six bands with each playing two songs Sunday, March 29, 7 p.m. Proceeds will go to Saint James Academy. Admission: $8.

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Elvis and Friends: A performance with tributes to Elvis,Tom Jones, Jackie Wilson and Anne Murray Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $42.50.

Folk Duo Tower of Song

will perform a creative tribute to Leonard Cohen with special guests Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill Friday, April 10 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $29.50/$25.

Through the Lions Gate: Lions Gate Sinfonia and special guests Pandora’sVox and Pro Arté Centre dancers will perform Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $39/$35/$18/$12.

The DelamontYears — A Legacy of Excellence: TheWestVancouverYouth Band will perform their annual fundraising concert with special guests Dal Richards, Jamie Croil, Gene Ramsbottom and Kits Boys Band alumni Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m. Admission: $28.50.

DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

604-363-5370 jane@nsrj.ca GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca Music Meets Art — Musical Mornings in the Gallery: Trio Accord will perform Tuesday, April 14 at 10:30 a.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and the morning will begin with coffee and treats. A curated tour of the gallery will conclude the morning’s performance.

Admission: $10/$7.

HIGHLANDS UNITED CHURCH 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.

The Ambleside Orchestra will present Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov Sadko, Op. 5 (a symphonic poem) and more Friday, March 27 at 8 p.m.

Admission by a suggested donation of $20 for adults and $15 for youth. Info: amblesideorchestra.ca.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: 604981-6335 kaymeekcentre. com From Britain With Love: AmandaWood will perform a uniquely feminine perspective of ’60s era British music and it’s influence on modern music today Thursday, April 2 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $30/$15.

Pro Nova Ensemble will perform a 30th anniversary celebratory concert Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation.

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Friday Night Live: Lynn Valley United Church will present a weekly series with improv actors AddLibretto playing hosts to musical guests Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Guest schedule: New and Pre-owned Improv, March 27; Good Friday improvised take, April 3; Music, poems and puppets, April 10; Celebrating diversity, April 17; andWilliam Shakespeare’s Improv Musical, April 24. Admission: $10.Tickets: 604-987-2114 or lvuc@telus.net. Info: fnlnorthvan.com.

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A portrait of grief quickly evolves into a cabin-in-thewoods thriller in October Gale, which shows just how strong — and silly — lone women can be.

We don’t mind the lapses in credulity quite so much when Patricia Clarkson is in the lead role. Clarkson always elevates the films she is in, even when she’s required to calmly ignore bloody handprints on her front door and shut herself inside a deserted cabin.

Helen is aToronto doctor taking an indeterminate leave, mourning the death of her husband (Callum Keith Rennie). She heads to their Georgian Bay cabin, suppressing the happy memories as she packs up old shirts, books, and remnants of the life she has

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calmly walked back inside past the aforementioned bloody handprints: then again, smart wouldn’t have resulted in the rogue boat’s hunky occupant (Scott Speedman) lying prone on her rug.

There’s no point heading for the hills: the cottage is on an island, and power and cell service is spotty thanks to the storm that’s brewing, one to rival the October squall that claimed Helen’s husband.

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be frightened of the stranger with the bullet wound; she’s more curious than frightened, and takes that Hippocratic Oath to heart.

It gives her something to do, of course, and Helen welcomes the chance to be useful, autonomous in contrast to the time spent dependant on her husband.

The doctoring takes her mind off things but an upcoming crisis will force Helen to face her grief headon.

The man’s name is Will, and Helen coaxes his story from him in between playing games of crib and flirty episodes in the shower.

Their guilt (hers, survivor; his, criminal) unites them.

But real danger isn’t far off. It never is when Tim Roth is in the frame.

Things get frantic as Helen and Will analyze how best to defend themselves on the island. (Filming locations Parry Sound and Lake Joseph, Ontario,

make for pretty backdrops, whatever the weather.)

There’s a lot of running around in the dark woods, with the wind blowing a gale, plus one empowering moment when Helen wields the gun and asks Will to make the coffee.

Beyond that, our characters resolutely conform to type, leaving Speedman and Clarkson (and Rennie, in flashbacks) to work wonders in order to make October Gale work.

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TELEVISION

Fox TV bringing back The X-Files Network producing six episodes in reboot of iconic sci-fi series ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

After months of online speculation and years of badgering by fans, this week Fox TV finally confirmed a six-episode return of the hugely popular X-Files series.

Production is set to start this summer, although an official airdate has not yet been released.

Series stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have both signed on, with Anderson tweeting on Tuesday: “Mulder, it’s me. Are you ready?”

The message was a cute homage to her character on the show who would often announce a similar phrase into her (very large by today’s standards) cellphone to her on-screen partner.

Duchovny followed up with his own tweet: “I hope my suit still fits.”

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Chris Carter is also on board for the reboot and called the gap since the show ended a “13-year commercial break.”

In case you weren’t yet born or were living under a rock during the ‘90s, The XFiles was a phenomenon that premiered in 1993, lasted nine seasons and spawned two (one pretty good and one not so good) movies. It was filmed in and around Vancouver for the first five seasons and then moved to California for the final four.

No word yet on where the new episodes will be filmed.

The show tells the story of two FBI agents, one a psychologist who investigates paranormal activity, and one a medical doctor brought in to debunk his theories.

Duchovny plays Fox Mulder, the believer, and Anderson is Dana Scully, the non-believer (Warning: spoilers ahead).

Although they started off with opposing viewpoints, throughout the course of the show the characters ended up meeting in the middle, with Scully conceding she had experienced things science couldn’t explain and Mulder accepting that not everything has a supernatural slant.

The first five seasons of the The X-Files were a ratings juggernaut, with millions of viewers staying home Friday nights to watch the paranormal play out on the small screen.

However, although it managed to win three Emmys, the seventh season marked the decline of the show as it was the last to feature series star David Duchovny in a full-time role. His character was replaced by another agent (ably played by Terminator 2 alum Robert Patrick) after presumably being abducted by aliens (it’s a long story).

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It’s nearing 6 p.m. on Friday in the City of Angels and North Vanborn actor Graham Shiels is basking in the spoils of Southern California.

“Oh yeah, it’s probably like 80 degrees like it usually is,” he says, while lounging around his condo located at the foot of the famed Runyon Canyon.

Shiels’ deep voice fails to overshadow the sixfoot-two actor’s affable disposition.

He’s getting ready for a night on the town. With diverse acting credits that range from TheYoung and the Restless soap opera to last summer’s blockbuster, Guardians of the Galaxy, you might expect to Shiels to be hobnobbing with celebrities on a Friday evening in L.A. In reality, his plans are more low-key and have a Canadian flavour to them: eating wings and drinking beer at a local sports bar.

There might be some homesickness at play for Shiels who lived in Lynn Valley for 20 years.

While his acting talent has transported him to intoxicating cities such as New York and L.A., Shiels still craves that familiar fresh air of home.

“If I had to choose one, I want to say New York but I would take Vancouver over L.A. in a heartbeat,” says the 44-year-old. “If you just close your eyes, there’s a lot more air and light that surrounds that city (Vancouver). There’s a lot of desperation in L.A. — and it’s difficult not to get wrapped up in it.”

Shiels credits his North Shore roots and a regular dose of rain for keeping him grounded.

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With 51 acting credits from the past decade to his name, surely Shiels has someone to thank for helping him along the way.

His indebtedness can be linked back to Lynn Valley and Argyle secondary where he was introduced to the school’s legendary drama teacher.

“I discovered acting at Argyle under the wonderful tutelage of Lloyd Burritt,” reveals Shiels.

He remembers Burritt as not only imparting acting wisdom, but also teaching him how to connect with his inner being.

“In the mid-’80s, he (Burritt) was doing yoga in high school and talking about spirituality to kids — it was such a respite from class,” says Shiels.

The Argyle arts department, during Burritt’s tenure, of course produced other luminaries

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Priestley was a year ahead of Shiels at Argyle — and already famous.

“He was like a little celebrity at school,” recalls Shiels.

While the two haven’t connected in Hollywood over their Lynn Valley roots, they have tweeted at each other a couple times.

“He’s a super nice guy,” says Shiels of Priestley.

Shiels himself has remained humble in his career, which got off to a slow start.

After graduating from Simon Fraser University, Shiels was later accepted at the esteemedYale School of Drama, where he trained in classical theatre.

“I always wanted to be classically trained, like Ralph Fiennes or Anthony Hopkins,” says Shiels, breathlessly.

During those early acting years, Shiels did get dribs and drabs of background work. For one of his stints, he played a security guard on the Vancouver-filmed X-Files TV series.

Shiels figures it was superficial casting that stonewalled him from breaking through as a bona fide actor.

“Quite frankly, there are not a lot of roles for bald 22-year-old actors,” says a follicly-challenged Shiels.

“My aspirations for my

talent did not match the package that my body came in.”

A slightly dejected Shiels remained resolute, knowing that his path to the leading roles would just take longer.

Which isn’t to say he didn’t have fun along the way.

Shiels found small roles on many acclaimed TV shows including CSI: NY, TheWestWing and True Blood, as well the long-

running soap opera, General Hospital.

But there is one big screen role that is most memorable, a story that Shiels will most likely tell into his senile years.

In the movie Yes Man, Shiels character gets into a full-on fight with Jim Carrey’s character.

The intimidation factor for Shiels, working with acclaimed comedian

Carrey, was off the charts.

“I remember maybe backing off a bit, so I’m not killing him,” recalls Shiels of shooting that scene. “It was definitely the biggest star I have ever worked with. He’s a transcendent performer. His talent is once in a generation.”

Last summer Shiels returned home to Vancouver to film a new sci-fi series he stars in, called Olympus (premiering April 2 on Super Channel).

He plays King Aegeus in the mythological adventure set in ancient Greece.

The show (co-directed

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“It’s a sexy show, there is a lot of skin,” promises Shiels.

Shiels struggled at first to wrap his head around playing King Aegeus, who doesn’t love his child.

“It’s very unlike the great relationship I had with my father,” said Shiels, whose father passed away a couple years ago.

Looking forward, Shiels sees a bright future ahead of him.

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with a marked change in the ratings.

Some have argued the show took a downturn after moving production to California, but production values were still high and location didn’t change the fact that the show had stagnated.

It seemed to peak by the fifth season in 1998, which is also when the first movie (Fight the Future) was released, and meandered downhill after that. By then Carter’s “monster-ofthe-week” approach was wearing thin, and the very popular mythology themes that had weaved throughout the various seasons and introduced an over-arching conspiracy involving shadow governments, alien super soldiers and black oil

(another long story), had become convoluted.

Most importantly, though, the relationship between Mulder and Scully had stalled.The relationship was what drove the show, and Duchovny and Anderson possessed a natural chemistry on screen that translated into high ratings among a broader audience beyond the regular sci-fi crowd.

But while a deeper connection was hinted at, and the pair occasionally dared to touch hands, the relationship remained undefined and eventually became boring. Explicitly choosing friendship or romance would have been preferable to the nebulous carrot that was dangled in front of audiences for too many years leading many to lose interest.

Presumably realizing the error of his ways, Carter tried to make amends in the final season with Scully giving birth to Mulder’s baby, after no mention of the two consciously coupling. It was a confusing time for die-hard fans.

The Fox network is touting the new six episodes as the “next chapter,” so they will likely pick up where the show left off.

While this is good news, it also raises a few questions: With Alex Krycek and the Smoking Man dead (or is he?) who will fans love to hate? The Lone Gunmen are also dead, so there goes the geek factor.The X-Files are officially shut down and neither Scully nor Mulder work for the FBI any more, so there’s that. And what about William? What about William?

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Trumpeter mentors CapU students Randy Brecker inspired by young players coming up ■ Randy Brecker with “A” Band and NiteCap, Thursday, April 2, at 8 p.m. at Capilano University’s BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.Tickets: $35/$32.

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On the eve of his 70th birthday, Grammy Awardwinning trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker is taking a moment to reflect on where he’s been, while at the same time remaining firmly focused on the future of the jazz genre to which he’s dedicated his career.

“I started being a professional when I was 15 and . . . I’ll be 70 years old on Nov. 27. It’s quite a lot of years of trying to figure out the trumpet but that’s how most trumpet players feel about it. It’s kind of a mysterious instrument. It’s always a challenge and every day it feels a little different, and you just take it one step at a time. So, we’re all students. Sometimes the experience kicks in but I still, at heart, am a student of music and the trumpet.”

Maintaining an avid performance and recording career, Brecker, also known for his contributions to the rock and R&B worlds, is anticipating the release of a new project, a live album retrospective seeing him, with the help of a talented group of musical friends, offer a modern slant on a host of hits from the 1960s to 1980s that he played on, ranging from those by Bruce

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An additional current focus of Brecker’s, whose homebase is East Hampton, NewYork, is imparting his experience on the rising jazz stars of tomorrow.That work will bring him to North Vancouver next week, seeing him offer clinics as well as share the stage with students at Capilano University at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, Thursday, April 2 at 8 p.m.

“I took the lead of the late-great ClarkTerry who passed away a couple weeks ago (at age 94) . . . who was instrumental in bringing, I think, jazz to schools and going to schools and working with young people,” says Brecker, reachedTuesday

from Montreal, between workshops with Université de Montréal students.

“He worked with me while I was young and I’m trying to kind of follow in his footsteps. He set a great example. It’s great to give something back to young kids that are really, for the most part I’ve found, fine musicians and really enthusiastic about music. It kind of keeps me young,” he says.

Brecker is looking forward to being in the Lower Mainland for a couple of days prior to heading off to Europe for a two-and-a-half week run of performances with longtime collaborator Mike Stern, a guitarist.

While on the North

Shore, he’ll share the stage for the first time with the Capilano’s “A” Band, under the direction of BradTurner, who he first met 25 years ago, and NiteCap, led by Réjean Marois.

“Their reputation has preceded them. I’m really looking forward to getting together with BradTurner, who is a wonderful trumpet player himself and pianist, and also getting to know his band and also playing with the choir,” says Brecker.

Brecker will rehearse with the ensembles, and present a clinic on his approach and work to offer insight into jazz and improvisation.

“It’s amazing to me that so many young people are interested in playing music

and particularly jazz. It seems like when the young people who discover jazz, there’s something intrinsic in the music that also beckons them to play. So there are just hundreds and thousands of young aspiring jazz players, which I find amazing,” says Brecker.

“It’s a strange phenomenon that’s happened the last few years with the burgeoning jazz education, which has just grown exponentially the last 20 years,” he adds.

That said, jazz music fans are waning to a certain extent, something Brecker would like to see change.

“The trick is to not only nurture the young players, but help them find an

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The Capilano concert program will feature some of Brecker’s tunes arranged for big band, as well as some songs by his late brother Michael, a tenor saxophonist.

Together the brothers formed the Brecker Brothers Band in 1975. Michael passed away in 2007, following a diagnosis with a rare form of leukemia.

Among his recent releases is 2013’s Randy Brecker: Brecker Brothers Band Reunion, which was dedicated to Michael, as well other departed band members. In addition, the project celebrated the group’s successes — six albums on Arista and seven Grammy nominations included.The release features a live DVD recorded at NewYork City’s Blue Note Jazz Club, and an 11-song studio recording

by Brecker Brothers Band members from throughout the years.

Particularly meaningful to Brecker was having his wife of 11 years, Ada Rovatti, a saxophonist from Italy and mother to their six-ear-old daughter Stella, play on the project.

“It’s been great to have her in the family and playing with me regularly. It was a tough thing to lose my brother.We were like one person. I feel the same way about playing with Ada.We have a sixth sense when we play together we’ve done it so much now. So it’s great to have that connection,” he says.

Other recent releases Brecker is part of include the Jeff Lorber-led BOP, a benefit bebop record featuring a host of artists, in support of the Polycistic Kidney Disease Foundation.

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Two North Shore residents were among the 22 graduating fashion design students who showcased their wearable creations at the Art Institute of Vancouver’s annual fashion show.

North Vancouver’s Fatima Nasserzadeh, who

owns Chic Alteration with locations in central and Lower Lonsdale and recently launched a new label called Tima.G, showed her black and white evening wear on the runway March 24 at the Art Institute of Vancouver’s Renfrew campus.

Originally from Iran, Nasserzadeh graduated from university with a degree

in chemistry, opened her own research laboratory and began teaching. Some years later, she moved with her family to the Lower Mainland where she decided to pursue her longtime interest in fashion.

Also showing her designs on the runway was West Vancouver’s Shabnam Sotoodeh, whose twilight velvet and lace evening

gown graced the cover of the show’s look book.

The Atelier 2015 gala featured more than just apparel.This year, the annual event expanded to include the work not just of fashion design graduates, but also culinary, fashion marketing and film students.

Within the pages of the look book, each fashion collection was paired with a culinary

item which complemented the work. Nasserzadeh’s dress was paired with a Monsieur Gateau tuxedo cake and Sotoodeh’s dress was coupled with a Waltz of the Flowers tiered wedding cake.

Interspersed with the runway show were films created collaboratively by film and fashion marketing students.

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Exploring Whistler on Spitfire Scooters Daily rentals available in summer at Summit Lodge NEVILLE JUDD ContributingWriter

When brothers Adam and David Vavrik travelled from their native Czech Republic to Whistler on work visas they quickly noticed something about the mountain resort. Most adventure here requires some kind of physical effort.

Five years after the Olympics, Whistler still feels like an Olympic village whatever the season.

Aside from the hours between midnight and 4 a.m., people here ooze health. A culture based on outdoor pursuits will do that to visitors and residents.

But suppose your shredding days are behind you, yet you still crave a little speed? Or, like me, you can no longer keep up with your teenagers on the hill, but still want some excitement offpiste. Despite being in their 20s and heavily into snowboards and skateboarding, the Vavrik brothers asked themselves the same question.

The answer was Spitfire Scooters, a fleet of 2014 Yamaha BWs and 2013 Honda Giornos, available to rent from the Vavriks’ base at the Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel on Main Street.

In the interests of full disclosure, I’d come for the second annual Whistler Village Beer Festival – four days of brewmaster

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The Summit Lodge offers Norco City Glide bikes for guests to borrow free. But with late-summer temperatures still in the high 20s, we were looking for wind in our hair, not sweat.

So for the first time in our 40-something lives, my wife Leah and I rented scooters.

Leah’s always had this thing about Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday, particularly the scene where she rides a Vespa with Gregory Peck

through Rome. So like Audrey, she wore a dress and sunglasses. Unlike Gregory, I wore shorts and T-shirt.

With two hours to spare and David Vavrik as our guide, Whistler beyond the village awaited us. After a brief orientation, we test-drove the 49cc Honda Giornos up and down Main Street. Storage under the seats allowed plenty of room for our backpacks, and we wouldn’t be stopping for gas any time soon.You could drive this model all day for about $6, according to David.

They’re elegant, too, with sleek curves and a cherry-red paintjob. The helmets by contrast, are decidedly un-Audrey Hepburn, but mandatory: Pity — but probably for the best. Soon we were buzzing along Blackcomb Way and up the ever-so winding

Glacier Drive, past the tube park and onto the Whistler Sliding Centre. The place was deserted and we spent about 10 minutes walking the track and reminiscing about the 2010 Olympics and Jon Montgomery’s skeleton gold. Skeleton experience programs offer the public a chance to go headfirst, 100 km/h, David informed us. Not today, I thought. Riding a scooter at 50 km/h was more our style.

Riding the Sea-toSky Highway to our next stop, Green Lake lookout, allowed us to open up the throttle and push close to the bike’s top speed of 60 km/h. We stopped to admire the view and right on cue, a float plane took off from across the lake and into the cloudless blue sky.

I was glad to be off the highway and onto Alta Lake Road where traffic

was scarcer. We passed Rainbow Park on Alta Lake and then on past Nita Lake and Alpha Lake, stopping when we felt the urge to take photos. The advantage of a scooter became more obvious with every kilometre clocked.

For an afternoon or day of sightseeing beyond the village, this ride offers great freedom to see so much more of Whistler and its parks and lakes.

The highway with its fast-moving traffic and sketchy hard shoulder can be a little nerve-racking when you’re on a scooter.

On the ride back from Alpha Lake through Whistler Creekside I realized my mid-life crisis — when it inevitably hits — will not feature a Harley Davidson. But I’d rent a scooter again in a heartbeat.

Back in the village,

energized by equal parts adrenaline and fresh air, we made like Audrey and Greg and went for cocktails on the patio at the Bearfoot Bistro. A half dozen oysters led to a dozen more, accompanied

by Pimm’s Royale for Audrey and a Whistler Grapefruit Ale for Greg.

Turned out Greg wasn’t through with beer after all.

— Nevjudd.com If you go: Starting May 1, Spitfire rents scooters for $25 an hour; or $120 for 24 hours. Guided tours are $120 (single), $100 (two or three riders), or $80 for four or more riders. Visit spitfirerentals.ca or call 604 938-3686.

Besides being a great, centrally located place to stay, Summit Lodge offers some handy, complimentary extras, such as snowshoes in the winter; bikes in the summer.

There’s hot chocolate happy hour, plus s’mores and roast chestnuts by the pool. The free beer tasting in the lobby during the beer festival was most welcome, too! Visit summitlodge.com or call 1-888-913-8811.

The Bearfoot Bistro can justifiably claim to offer more than just a meal. Learn the fine art of Champagne sabering in the Bearfoot’s wine cellar surrounded by more than 20,000 bottles; brave minus 32 Celsius in a $1,400 Canada Goose, Arctic-ready parka and taste vodkas in the restaurant’s Belvedere Ice Room; or enjoy the Bearfoot’s $68 fivecourse menu. Details at bearfootbistro.com.

This year’s Whistler Village Beer Festival will be from Sept. 17 to 20.

Bookmark wvbf.ca for updates.

WestJet adds cultural gem to its Baja California Sur flight plans

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THEATRE

Iceland trades in a global malaise Award-winning play connects the dots in an isolated world

■ Iceland by Nicolas Billon at Presentation House Theatre until March 29. 8 p.m. evenings, 2 p.m. matinées. Box Office: 604-990-3474.

JO LEDINGHAM Vancouver Courier

Bad things often happen to bad people. But bad things also happen to good people.

And sometimes it’s just a matter of unwise choices or unforeseen escalation: a molehill that grows into a mountain. And then, like a volcano, it erupts, burning everyone in its path.

In Nicolas Billon’s scorching play, Iceland, superbly directed by Kathleen Duborg for Dirt

Road Productions, three seemingly unconnected characters weave a riveting tale of sex, fear, greed and religiosity. At least two of the three characters are decent people; all three make at least one disastrous error in judgment.

Estonian immigrant Kassandra (Lindsey Angell) is pursuing her graduate degree at UBC but works as an escort in order to send money home to pay off her brother’s gambling debts. Halim (Munish Sharma) is a real estate agent getting rich by flipping apartments one of which was the former home of Anna (Georgia Beaty), the unfortunate offspring of religious zealots. She carries a bar of soap to chew on when, inadvertently, she “blasphemes.” Halim bought Anna’s apartment, evicted her, spruced the apartment up and has the place back on the market within a couple of months.

He stands to make $50,000 on the resale.

Kassandra needs money and wants a good future

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All three characters remain throughout on Chris McGregor’s spare set: a sofa, two chairs and an illuminated “glacier-like” installation upstage. Lighting designer John Webber keeps two of the three characters in shadow as, one after the other, the actors step into the light to tell their tale.There are times when Iceland begins to feel like a simple whodunit — and, in a way, it is. But it’s so much more: how did these three people end up together in one place at one time.

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CALENDAR From page 26 Canadian/world music); April 18, Fowl Mouth McPhee (country trio); and April 25,“HSB” Folk Trio.

Open Mic Jam: Every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

JACK LONSDALE’S PUB 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. 604-986-7333 MIST ULTRA BAR 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. 604-926-2326 DJs spin classic dance music from the ’80s, ’90s and today.

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QUEENS CROSS PUB 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. queenscross.com Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Sunday, 8-11 p.m.

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Participation welcome. Info: ethosproductions@shaw.ca.

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Live MusicWednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley performs every Sunday, 7 p.m.

SAILOR HAGAR’S BREW PUB 235 West First St., North Vancouver. 604-984-3087 Live Music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

TWO LIONS PUBLIC HOUSE 2601 Westview Dr., North Vancouver.

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THE VILLAGE TAPHOUSE The Village at Park Royal, West Vancouver. 604-9228882.

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WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver.

The Celtic Medley Song and String Player’s Showcase comes toWaves the first Saturday of every month, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.

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FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-9257290 ferrybuildinggallery. com The Lost Heritage of Iraq and Syria: Travel photographer Peter Langer will show his two new multiimage video presentations: TheVanished Heritage of Iraq and TheVanished Heritage of Syria Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m. Admission: $15.

Art History Lecture — Masters of Renaissance Florence: Art historian Efrat El-Hanany will present a two-part series that will survey the achievements of

some of the greatest artists of 15th century Florence Monday, April 13 and 20, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $25 for both nights if registered or $15 drop-in per lecture.

Art Insider — Inside and Outside the Studio: Artist Pierre Coupey will present slides of recent paintings and exhibitions, and discuss how his work is affected by encounters and experiences outside the studio Tuesday, April 14, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $15.

LYNN VALLEY LIBRARY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-9840286 x8144 nvdpl.ca Movie Night atYour Library: Gone Girl will be screened Monday, March 30, 6-8:30 p.m. Registration required.

SFU Philosopher’s Café: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator PeterWilliams Tuesday, March 31, 7-8:30 p.m.Topic: A reflection on the role of winter in Canadian leisure society. Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.

Secrets, Booze and Rebellion —Vancouver’s Unknown History: Discover the historical See more page 35

Three stories come together in Iceland From page 33 Angell’s performance is so raw and Kassandra’s story so sad, it’s tempting to look away.Tugging at her short skirt and speaking in heavily Estonian-accented English, Angell commands our sympathy: Kassandra is a good person who, through her desire to help her brother, finds herself embroiled in something sordid.

Anna is less sympathetic than Kassandra, but Beaty tells the story of Anna’s relationship to her mother so simply but so woefully, that we understand Anna’s motivation completely.

Halim is the character you love to hate. He’s crass and crude. Everything is for sale and if you have money, you can have it.The trouble with a wallet, he says, is that people can’t see your money so he carries a money clip in his breast pocket and flashes it whenever he needs to.

He’s sexist and a free market wheeler-dealer. He wrote the book on dog-eat-dog and his

reference to Iceland relates back to its disastrous bank failure. A nation of suckers, he would say, who don’t know the difference between “fish nets” and “net worth.”

Actor Sharma must feel the waves of hostility coming off an audience although the playwright gives him the only funny — but off-colour — lines in the play.Warning: it would take a case of soap to clean Halim’s mouth out.

What is so fascinating about Iceland is how three characters, three stories come together and how good or simple intentions can go so badly. And here’s where Billon suggests our complicity comes into play: how easy it is to make assumptions without knowing the backstory. And how easy it is for simple disagreements to escalate and end up with a body on a slab and the story on the front page.

For more reviews, go to joledingham.ca.

Iceland runs until March 29 at Presentation House.

Details at phtheatre.org.

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PARK & TILFORD CINEPLEX ODEON THEATRE 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

The North Shore International Film Series: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will screen Canadian, independent and

foreign films throughout the fall, winter and spring. Mr. Turner will showWednesday, April 1 and Still Alice will showWednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m.Tickets: $11.

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SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Songs and Stories: Composer Michael Conway Baker will share show biz, film and concert music stories past and present the third Wednesday of every month, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Admission by donation.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca

Music in Hollywood: Join composer Michael Conway Baker for his series on music in the movies plus a special live performance by teenaged violinist Nicholas Belluk Thursday, April 2, 10:3011:30 a.m.

Movie Night: The Hundred Foot Journey will be screened Friday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.

North Shore Writers Festival: A literary weekend with events and activities for writers and readers April 17, 7-10 p.m. and April 18, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Details: northshorewritersfestival.com.

SFU Philosopher’s Café: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Randall MacKinnon Friday, April 17 at 10:30 a.m.

Topic:What if anything, are the limits of growth? Info: philosopherscafe.net.

— compiled by Debbie Caldwell. Email information for your North Shore event to listings@nsnews.com.

Brecker working on retrospective From page 27 part of the Bottom Line Archive Series, which was releasedTuesday. “That’s a wonderful record.That band hadn’t recorded live very much,” says Brecker.

Also released this month is Dearborn Station, recorded by the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble at Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase in Chicago, with Brecker as guest.

Brecker is looking forward to the summer release of an album project he led, recorded over two nights by a band he put together at the Blue Note.

“We revisit hits that I’ve played on in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s as arranged by my great friend KennyWerner,” he says.

Songs include Bruce

Springsteen’s “Meeting Across the River,” the studio recording of which features a prominent trumpet solo by Brecker, and was included on Springsteen’s breakthrough 1975 album, Born to Run. Other featured songs include Todd Rundgren’s “Hello It’s Me,” another studio recording Brecker contributed to.

“Todd wanted to have everyone at the same time recording, so you can hear him just count it off, maybe 40 people in the studio.

That one take sold a couple million records,” he says.

Other featured songs include those by Blood, Sweat & Tears, Paul Simon, James Brown and Steely Dan. While they’re all wellknown tunes, they’re given

unique treatment.

“It’s kind of a retrospective but put in a modern context. Kenny Werner is a very modern, forward-thinking guy, so a lot of these tunes you can barely recognize,” says Brecker.

He’s backed by a “great young band,” he says, including his daughter Amanda Brecker, a singersongwriter in her own right based in NYC, as well as John Patitucci, bass, Adam Rogers, guitar, David Sanchez, tenor sax, and Nate Smith, drums.

“I’m looking forward to getting this thing mixed and edited and out there. It will be a nice retrospective on my 70th birthday and then we’ll see what’s next,” says Brecker.

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CALENDAR AUSTRIAN Jagerhof Restaurant $$ 71 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. | 604-980-4316 Old World Charm Featuring Alpine Cuisine from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and South Tirol/Northern Italy with an extensive import beer selection.

BISTRO Hugos, Artisanal Pizzas and Global Tapas www.hugosvancouver.com 5775 Marine Drive, W. Van | 604-281-2111 Showcase your musical talents Thursday evenings in our beautiful chateau-style room or simply enjoy our reopened heated patio. Global fusion menu inspired by our love of travel, warm atmosphere inspired by our love of the community.

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BRITISH The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar $$ 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-987-3322 Excellent seafood & British dishes on the waterfront. Dinner specials: Friday & Saturday- Prime Rib. Sunday - Turkey.

Weekends & holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny. Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

CHINESE Neighbourhood Noodle House www.neighbourhoodnoodlehouse.com 1352 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. | 604-988-9885 We offer the best variety and quality Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese cuisine with no MSG or additives at a very affordable price. Family owned and operated for over 18 years. Conveniently MSG located in central Lonsdale.

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SEAFOOD C-Lovers Fish & Chips www.c-lovers.com Marine Drive @ Pemberton, N. Van. | 604-980-9993 6640 Royal Ave., Horseshoe Bay, W. Van. | 604-913-0994 The best fish & chips on the North Shore!

Montgomery’s Fish & Chips International Food Court, Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-929-8416 The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore.

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

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Pier 7 restaurant + bar $$$ www.pierseven.ca 25 Wallace Mews, N. Van. | 604-929-7437 Enjoy dining literally ON the waterfront with our inspired West Coast boat-to-table choices & extensive wine list. We’ve got 5 TV’s so you’ll never miss a game. Brunch until 2:30 weekends & holidays.

The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel $$$ www.pinnaclepierhotel.com 138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. | 604-973-8000 Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood & the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reflect west coast cuisine.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner & late night lounge, 7 days/week. Live music Fridays 8 - 11 pm.

WATERFRONT DINING

CASUAL Northlands Bar and Grill $$ www.golfnorthlands.com/bar-grill 3400 Anne MacDonald Way, North Vancouver | 604.924.2950 ext 2.

Casual West Coast dining where nature is your dining partner.

Sweeping views of Northlands 18th hole.

PUB The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub www.blackbearpub.com 1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van | 604.990.8880 “Your Favourite North Shore Pub” 18 years running. We do great food, not fast food.

Full Take-Out menu. Reserve your party of 15-30 ppl except Friday’s.

Monday night Trivia.

www.villagetaphouse.com 900 Main Street, Village at Park Royal, W. Van. | 604-922-8882 Start with a comfortable room, a giant fireplace, add 20 ice cold brews on tap, really damn good food, some awesome events, & the most personable group of folks you’ll ever meet…welcome to the Tap House!

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Chez Michel www.chezmichelvancouver.com 1373 Marine Drive (2nd flr), W. Van. | 604-926-4913 For over 36 years, Chez Michel has delighted guests with his Classic French cuisine. Seafood & meat entrees, a superb selection of wines & a decadent dessert list. Superior service with a waterfront view completes an exemplary lunch or dinner experience.

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DELIVERY Foodie Too www.foodietoogroup.com Gourmet Lunch Pick Up or Delivery Unit 2 – 969 West 1st Street, N. Van. 604-358-0500

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub www.sailorhagarspub.com 86 Semisch Avenue, N. Van. | 604-984-3087 Spectacular view of Vancouver harbour & city, enjoy great food in a Brew Pub atmosphere. 18 beers on tap including our own 6 craft-brews. Happy Hour Specials Every Day 11am – 6pm!

Satellite sports, pool table, darts & heated patio.

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The MarinaSide Grill www.marinasidegrill.com 1653 Columbia Street, N. Van. (Under 2nd Narrows Bridge) | 604-988-0038 Waterfront dining over looking Lynnwood Marina under Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.

Open every day at 8 am. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Brunch weekends and holidays serving eggs benny to juicy burgers, hot scallop salad, clam chowder. Happy Hour everyday from 3 - 5 pm.

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■ Courtney Barnett has a way with words and she’s in fine Dylanesque form on her latest release, Sometimes I Sit andThink, and Sometimes I Just Sit, out this week on Mom + Pop Music. Barnett performed live in Seattle at theTriple Door as part of KEXP’sVIP Club concert series on July 7, 2014: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v= UtEJuhHWRwc&index=18 &list=RDGq5qshxXQ2Q. ■ Alt-roots diva Allison Moorer performs “Like It UsedTo Be” the opening track from her new album Down to Believing just released on eOne Nashville: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=sm3ivWT-1UM. ■ Action Bronson featuring ChanceThe Rapper on “Baby Blue” off his new album Mr.Wonderful out this week on Atlantic: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bVP_w1rQweE. And behind the scenes: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=6ZeaRdP6iME. ■ Grimes has released a previously unheard, unfinished track “REALiTi” from 2013 sessions: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=N9XKLqGqwLA. ■ Carly Rae Jepsen convincedTom Hanks to star in her new video “I Really LikeYou” which has 16,666,000 clicks and counting at press time. Good boost for Hanks’ career: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qV5lzRHrGeg. ■ Calgary’sViet Cong are upsetting some people with their choice of a band name.

The band, paying homage to the era of Joy Division and Gang of Four, play tunes from their fantastic debut at the Biltmore Cabaret on Saturday, March 28: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=zW1kP99mok4.

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Kurt Cobain and Nirvana showed their appreciation of the man’s music by performing “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” on their 1993 Unplugged in NewYork sessions: https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=gOZKz_sPM6U. ■ Alex Chilton was still a teenager when The Box Tops’ single “The Letter” went to the top of the charts in August 1967. A new album, Soul Deep: The Box Tops’ Original Albums 196769, documents everything the Memphis band recorded during their short-lived heyday.Video clips from the time tell the story: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=HIWY8UyW9bw — The Box Tops performing “The Letter” in a lip-synced 1967 appearance by the band on the old syndicated TV show Upbeat, broadcast out of Cleveland. A new biography of Chilton by Holly George Warren, A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man puts the late, great musician in context: www. hollygeorgewarren.com/ a_man_called_destruction__ the_life_and_music_of_alex_ chilton__from_box_tops_to_ b_121591.htm.

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Is nostalgia alone a good enough reason for a car to exist? Volkswagen certainly seems to think so — at least for now.

So, too, do Canadian car buyers, as the VW Beetle continues to sell in greater volume than something like the Golf Sportwagon.

You’d buy the latter for its practicality, but the former’s appeal is mostly down to its link to the past.

And it’s a pretty tenuous link.The original Beetle was air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive, simple and austere. Here I’ve got frontwheel drive, a turbocharger, heated leather seats and satellite navigation.

So it’s not the same sorta Beetle at all. But does it still charm like the original?

Design The previous

reincarnation of the Beetle was unabashedly cutesy, from its starry-eyed headlamps to the vase mounted next to the steering wheel. Looks like the flower child has grown up a little.

VW tweaked the shape of this car a few years back, giving it just a hint of aggression and a little bit of Porsche 911, if you squint.

And stand really far away.

And cover one eye.

Whether or not this shape is a faithful homage to the clattery original, it looks great.The Beetle Turbo is fun but fierce-looking, and mid-level cars like my Comfortline tester still retain a level of femininity not commonly seen in today’s market. No, no, no, the designers tell us, what the buying public wants is a See Cars page 43

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car that looks like Hannibal Lecter fitted with LED headlights.

Nuts to that.The Beetle’s rounded form is a bit harder edged than it was before, but it’s still a happy looking car.

It’s pretty, not pretentiously aggressive.

Environment VW really toned down the retro on the inside of their new Beetle, with just a few nods to the original to be found.The bodycoloured panel crossing the dash immediately catches the eye, but aside from that, the rest of the car feels like a regular Golf with an extra tall roof.

For the most part, that’s a good thing. Compared to the previous-generation front-driver Beetle, this car is far more cohesive inside, and no longer has a dash-to-windshield distance big enough to host Octoberfest.The rear seats are big enough — just — for an adult, and will accommodate a child seat.

The steering wheel rim is slightly thinner than the one

in the Golf, perhaps a nod to the tiny steering wheels of the 1960s, but everything else is fairly conventional.

Comfy seats too.

However, there are a few issues. Mostly, these are reheated complaints about the sixth-generation Golf, as the Beetle doesn’t have the VW’s latest updated platform.Thus, the infotainment screen is small and a tad fiddly to use. Hooking up an iPod also requires one of VW’s proprietary cables, an irritant found throughout much of the VW/Audi range.Why not just a simple USB?

Performance The big news under the nose (not the tail) of this model year of Beetle is a new 1.8-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine.With the old 2.5-litre engine gone, this means that every Beetle is a Turbo Beetle: you can have a thrifty turbodiesel, a GTI-like 2.0litre turbo gasoline engine, or this one.

I have to say, it’s an absolute peach. Horsepower is rated at 170 h.p., with

torque coming in early at 184 foot-pounds.That’s a goodly amount of forced induction grunt, and it’s available well down in the rev range, giving the Beetle far more off-the-line scoot than previously.

The transmission is a conventional six-speed automatic, not one of VW’s quick dual-clutch systems.

Not a bother — as soon as you get the Comfortline on the move, you find that this car isn’t about sporting intent much. It’s softer than a Golf, even an older one, and built to cruise. Get one with the 2.0-litre and a stick-shift if you want a little more zip, but this version’s the soft option.

That, like the exterior, isn’t really a problem.

Rolling this doodlebug up the Sea-to-Sky, the only real complaint was the slight softness of the brakes, but the rest of the car was quite polished.Wind noise in particular was very wellmanaged, something you’d never say about a Beetle from the 1960s or 1970s.

It’s quite comfortable and pleasant.

It is not, however, better

than a Golf would be in any way.The seventh-generation Golf is a sharp-handling little car that puts a grin on your face, yet is also very comfortable.The Beetle has the grin plastered on its face already, but perhaps not one on its driver.

Mind you, step off the winding roads and back into the city, and the Beetle’s poise comes back a bit. It doesn’t have much character apart from its exterior shape, but so too does it have few flaws.

Even the visibility isn’t bad, though the lack of a backup camera is regrettable.

Retro looks without the retro driving experience — not exhilarating perhaps, but they built millions of the old one, so just buy one if you want that authentic feel.You’re probably going to want to commute in this one though.

Features Added on to my midlevel Comfortline tester were two packages: the tech package bundles together Fender-branded premium audio (very good), satellite navigation, and a blind-

spot detection system.The appearance package adds bi-xenon headlights, leather interior, and dual zone climate control.

All this stuff does drive the price up, with the outthe-door cost for this car

at $30,740 plus taxes. For that kind of money, you might want to take a look at a GTI. Fuel economy for the 1.8T is pretty good. It’s See Looks page 46

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Boeing patents a force field A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird:

Boeing patents car-based force fields Up shields, Mr. Sulu! Or whomever’s supposed to be in charge of that bit.

Last week, Boeing engineers patented the rights to a piece of technology that’d be familiar to any Tribble-lovin’Trekkie: the force field.The system is intended for military applications, and is still in conceptual stages.

Well, as far as we know, anyways.There may be some super-secret test mules out there somewhere, raising shields and battling scientists dressed up like Klingons.

Boeing’s device is a two-part system that works by first detecting the initial shockwave of an explosion, and then creating a laserinduced, ionized chunk of atmosphere between the vehicle and the source of the explosion. It wouldn’t be enough to stop chunks of shrapnel entirely, but it would calm the buffeting of something like a roadside bomb, protecting the vehicle.

Quite frankly, it sounds like straight-up science fiction — but what if 20 years from now your car had an invisible bumper? Battle stations everyone, it’s rush hour.

Toyota plansWRC-based road-car Quick, name one exciting Toyota car. No, models from Scion and Lexus don’t count, and neither do TRD versions of the company’s trucks.

Not much going on there, hey? Whatever happened to cool stuff like the MR2, Supra, and Celica? Not to worry Toyota fans, because there’s something pretty darn cool coming.

Toyota will be fielding a World Rally Championship team for 2017, one based on theYaris.That’s right, a rallyspecYaris, one equipped with a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine and allwheel drive.That’s got your attention now, yes?

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racecar is the rumour about a road-going version, one to be fitted with the 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine out of the Lexus NX200.TheYaris is already pretty good fun thanks to a short wheelbase and feathery curbweight, so strapping in some boosted power should make it a riot.

Toyota has also officially announced a new Nürburgring-themed version of the Corolla for the Thai market. Fitted with a CVT transmission and 141 horsepower 1.8-litre engine, this car is a lot less exciting, just some bodykit accessories and LED lighting.

Saleen reveals ultrapowerful tuned Mustang Like the new Mustang but worried about Hellcats at the dragstrip? Steve Saleen’s company has the answer for you.

Saleen’s been in the business of tuning Ford products for years, and their highest-level version of the current Mustang is pretty impressive: a full 730 h.p. from a twin-screw supercharger bolted on to the 5.0-litre Coyote V-8.

There’s aerodynamic enhancements with real downforce as well, and a Saleen tuned suspension to help all that power get to the ground.Well, let’s be serious here — much like the Hellcat, there’s no way this thing’s getting all of its horses down. Expect a lot of smoke.

And where there’s smoke, there’s a fire. Saleen’s financial health was shaky last year, and is only slightly improved this year. If the company has success with this new model, something that seems likely given the current lack of big-power

See Need page 46

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Looks like, but doesn’t drive like, the original From page 43

rated at 9.9 litres/100 kilometres city and 7.2 l/100 km on the highway.

Premium fuel is not required, although if you’re obsessive over long-distance thrift, be sure to check out

the TDI option. Real-world mileage was solidly in the high eights.

Green light Retro styling; punchy turbo engine; good ergonomics; comfortable ride.

Stop sign Outperformed by Golf; previous-gen infotainment; no backup camera; no USB. The checkered flag Looks a bit like the original Beetle but drives

nothing like it. That’s bad if you’re a purist, but great if you live in 2015.

Competition Hyundai Veloster ($17,999) When the first Beetle showed up on our shores,

Need a dramatic exit? Uber a Ferrari From page 44

Mustang options from Ford, it might survive.

Uber Singapore starts supercar program Ride-sharing service Uber has come in for more than its share of criticism over the past while, notably for the ways in which in skirts

taxi regulations. However, clearly the company is doing well financially, and they continue to come up with clever ideas like this one.

Should you wish to summon a showy exit from your favourite Singaporean nightclub, just call up the Uber app on your smartphone and in an instant a Lamborghini or Ferrari will arrive to whisk

you away.

Just think how well this could work in imageconscious, supercar-filled Vancouver.The service in Singapore costs about $150 for the first 15 minutes, but being able to get a thrill ride in a something exotic might just be worth it. Especially if you’re having a particularly unsuccessful date and want to bail in style.

Land Rover field testing Evoque convertible If you’ve owned an old Land Rover, you already know the joy to be found in pulling the roof off, folding down the windshield and going for a spin. And by “joy,” I of course mean, “bugs.”

The convertible version of the Range Rover Evoque offers a somewhat more

it was a uniquely styled car that was unlike anything seen on the road. These days, you can get that from a Hyundai.

The Veloster’s odd asymmetrical shape hides a certain amount of usability, and you can

get it with a thrifty little naturally-aspirated engine or a turbocharged one with more punch. The colours and accents are certainly pretty wild, and the extra little door makes passenger access easier. mcaleer.nsnews@gmail.com

refined experience, and while some industry insiders have struggled to wrap their heads around the idea of a convertible crossover, we could see a new segment emerging here. After all, not all drop tops need to be lowslung and sporty, and the Evoque’s urban charms just get better when the roof’s down.

Naturally, I’d personally be far happier in a convertible Defender,

wearing a trilby hat and with a border collie riding shotgun. But Land Rover knows they’ll make far more money selling a compact luxury vehicle, so that’s where their R&D money’s going.

Watch this space for all the best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to mcaleer. nsnews@gmail.com Follow Brendan on Twitter at @ brendan_mcaleer.

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