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WV teen medi-vac’d after fall on class trip Brent Richter brichter@nsnews.com

A West Vancouver teen was airlifted to hospital Thursday afternoon after becoming seriously injured in a fall down an embankment in Cypress Falls Park.

West Vancouver Fire and Rescue members were called to the scene around 11 a.m. when the Grade 8 Rockridge secondary school student fell about 10 metres during a physed class outing. The injury appeared to be a broken thigh and abrasions, according to rescuers.

“They were playing some games in the forest in the Cypress Park area.

They were given clear instruction as to where they should be and shouldn’t be but unfortunately a Grade 8 boy did have a fall,” said Carolyn Warner, West Vancouver school district communications assistant.

“We were fortunate enough to have emergency people there right away because the teacher called 9-1-1 immediately and they were able to bring him out.”

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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

B.C. Ambulance Service crews and West Vancouver Fire and Rescue members tend to an injured Grade 8 student after he tumbled about 10 metres down an embankment in Cypress Falls Park Thursday afternoon. The teen was airlifted to B.C. Children’s Hospital for treatment of a suspected broken leg. Scan with Layar for video of the evacuation.

WV trainer arrested for U.S. murder

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A personal trainer who worked at the West Vancouver Community Centre has been arrested in the United States and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a 25 year-old gang killing.

Brian Clement Allen, 45, of North Vancouver was charged April 25 in Pierce County, Wash., for his alleged involvement in the gangland slaying of Bernard Houston on Aug. 25, 1988.

He has pleaded not guilty.

Four other men were also charged in the case: Terris Miller, 42, Nathaniel Miles, 47, Darrell Montea Lee, 44, and Anthony Ralls, 44.

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Charges against Allen were sworn and a warrant was issued for his arrest in the U.S in October 2011. It wasn’t until April 14 of this year, however, that authorities moved in when Allen’s flight touched down in Texas as he returned from his honeymoon in Mexico.

Allen’s arrest came as a shock to staff at the West Vancouver Community Centre, where he has worked on contract as a trainer and weight room supervisor since 2003, said West Vancouver spokesman Jeff MacDonald.

MacDonald said Allen was put through a criminal records check

when he started work. “It was clean,” he said.

“We know that he was well-liked by staff and by the public.”

Allen had been scheduled to work April 30, but a relative called to let his supervisor know he wouldn’t be showing up.

MacDonald said he only found out about the murder charge when reporters started calling him.

“I think it’s fair to say that district staff are surprised by this news,” said MacDonald, adding, “We respect the U.S. legal process.”

According to Pierce County prosecutors, the murder case is believed to be the first gang homicide in Pierce County and stretches back to the early days of gang violence in the area.

Prosecutors allege the drama started early on Aug. 28, 1988, See Man page 5

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PUBLIC HEARINGS

7:00 pm, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Council Chamber of District Hall, 355 West Queens Road

2670 Lloyd Avenue - Turning Point Recovery House Rezoning Bylaw 1293

962 Montroyal Boulevard Rezoning Bylaw 1289

What:

Public Hearing on proposed District of North Vancouver Rezoning Bylaw 1293 (Bylaw 7989)

What:

Public Hearing on proposed District of North Vancouver Rezoning Bylaw 1289 (Bylaw 7979)

What is it?

The proposed bylaw will amend the Community Park Zone to allow the construction of a residential facility for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.

What is it?

The proposed subdivision creates two 10m (33 foot) lots consistent with the prevailing lot pattern on the north side of 900-block Montroyal Boulevard.

What changes?

The proposed Zoning Bylaw will add “group home” to the permitted uses of a portion of the lot at 2670 Lloyd Avenue.

What changes?

In order to create two 10m (33 foot) lots, the subject site needs to be added to Section 310 Special Minimum Lot Sizes in the Zoning Bylaw.

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The actual development, if approved, may differ.

When can I speak?

Please join us on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 when Council will be receiving input from the public on these proposals. You can speak in person by signing up at the Hearings or by providing a written submission to the Municipal Clerk at the address below or at input@dnv.org before the conclusion of the Hearings.

Need more info?

The bylaws, Council resolutions, staff reports, and other relevant background materials are available for review by the public at the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at www.dnv.org/public_hearing. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Who can I speak to?

Steven Petersson, Development Planner, at 604-990-2378 or peterssons@dnv.org.

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Here is the second of our election grid question and answers. Candidates were limited in their responses by a word count.

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David Jones Conservative

Tunya Audain Libertarian

Michael Markwick Independent

Terry Platt NDP

Ralph Sultan Liberal*

Your age?

76

44

49

57

79

Do you live in the riding?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

For how long?

37 years

20 years

19 years

20 years

Your campaign budget?

None

Almost enough

On budget

Around $15,000

About $70,000

Increased film tax credits?

Good or bad?

Government shouldn’t subsidize with tax money any entertainment or free expression such as the arts, film industry, sports or coliseums.

I support the B.C. film industry. It is a green business that is a big revenue generator for the province.

Indispensable. The film/TV sector’s vital for our riding and B.C.’s knowledge economy, yielding 6:1 returns on tax credits.

Good. It supports a lot of other businesses such as catering, accommodation, shops and services in the nearby vicinity.

The current labour cost subsidy of approximately $330 million annually is about all taxpayers can afford at this time.

Do you favour retaining the carbon tax?

Scrap it.

No, the carbon tax is not helping the B.C. economy or the environment.

The carbon tax must not be the premier’s slush fund.

It must be disciplined to make B.C. a sustainability superpower.

Yes, as long as it’s invested in things like transit, and infrastructure.

Yes, but frozen at present levels to keep B.C. competitive, not increased as the NDP promises.

Do you favour tolls/road-pricing or higher property taxes to fund increased transit?

User-pay strategies and formulas can be worked out for users of roads. Some roads can be privatized.

Tolls work. Gas taxes should go directly for road expenses.

I do not favour tolls or increasing property taxes to fund TransLink. We need to look where their money is being spent or even if TransLink is the right model to operate transit in B.C.

Neither. The BC Liberals have used the carbon tax to cover their out of control spending. Make disciplined use of the carbon tax to improve mass transit and keep it affordable for passengers.

I think we should use the carbon tax to fund increased transit.

Give the elected mayors and regional government the governance, operations and taxation responsibility and authority to do what they think is best for TransLink.

The province should get out of the way.

Would you legalize or decriminalize marijuana or continue prohibition?

Legalize marijuana production and tax it as any other farming enterprise or business.

Most of the evidence I have seen recommends decriminalization and I support that. Legalization is a federal issue.

Decriminalize: British Columbians need to have an evidence-based, public-health approach to marijuana use.

I’ve never smoked marijuana but understand the need for decriminalization. Too much money is spent on the “war on drugs.”

This is a federal decision. I would keep out of it.

Balanced budget: When and how?

1) Sell Crown assets.

2) Transparency for all government spending; citizens challenge spending.

3) Sunshine Project audits all government programs/ acts for efficiencies or elimination. 4) Audit health, hospital spending. 5) Audit universities, colleges for relevancy. 6) Abolish school boards.

The B.C. Conservative Party has tabled a balanced budget for the 2013/2014 year and beyond with no phantom income, the sale of your B.C. assets, or resource windfalls.

Balance the budget by growing a 21st century knowledge economy.

Reclaim MLA’s powers to keep the premier under control.

Invest in skills education for our young people. If you have educated, skilled people, the jobs will come and the tax dollars will flow.

The 40% unemployment lessons from southern Europe and elsewhere are clear: governments that print money and don’t maintain spending discipline get into big trouble eventually. Our present government has made tough choices to minimize deficits; the NDP not so much.

Is increased privatization part of controlling health costs?

People who can afford it should pay for services, procedures. This shortens waiting periods.

Privatization brings in competition that stimulates lower costs and enhances innovation.

The party and I do not support increased privatization. Controlling the cost of the bureaucracy behind the front-line service providers is a first step.

No. Eliminate wasteful administrative layers, invest in early intervention especially for kids’ mental health, and push Ottawa to get serious. Phase out MSP premiums.

No. Publicly funded health care is best. No one’s health care should depend on their money.

Too many administrators and not enough cleaners in hospitals.

Not really. However, private sector services can offer useful lessons in efficiency and innovation, from which the public sector can learn.

Oil pipelines and oil tankers: Provincial wealth or an accident waiting to happen?

Resource extraction and transportation can be done responsibly. In the event of pollution, degradation or harm, courts are there to judge the issues and assign remedies and costs and damages.

We need to ensure that B.C. benefits financially from these projects and all safeguards are in place. The ports are federal jurisdiction so we need to engineer these contracts before they make them for us.

I fully support West Vancouver council’s leadership against the socialization of risk imposed on our community by increased tanker traffic. We need to build a sustainable and creative 21st century economy on brains, not bitumen.

Accident waiting to happen.

Bitumen may sink out of sight, but it poisons the shellfish and bottom feeders. These poisoned animals are part of the food chain. Alaska is still cleaning up after the Exxon Valdez.

Oil pipelines and oil tankers aren’t going away any time soon. Accidents happen; good engineering and vigilant operations will minimize them.

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in Tacoma’s east side, when Bernard Houston and Michael Download the Layar app to Jeter, two Hilltop Crip gang your smartphone. Look for the members, shot at Allen and Layar “cloud” symbol. Scan Anthony Ralls, 44, both alleged the photo or the page of the to be Blood gang members. story as instructed. Ensure the In retaliation, prosecutors photo or headline is entirely allege two car-loads of Bloods captured by your device. drove to the Hilltop area looking Check for advertisements that for Crips. Allen drove one of have layared content. the cars, an Oldsmobile Cutlass with Ralls and Lee as passengers, Injured boy they allege. page 1 Just before midnight, the Blood group spotted Houston Jason Collins and Jeter in a car. Prosecutors page 9 allege Allen and Ralls stepped out of their car and gunfire erupted.

The Horse Palace “(Allen) and Ralls fired page 13 multiple times, one shot striking Houston in the head and killing Ignite! Youth Festival him,” the prosecutors alleged in page 18 court documents.

They allege Allen is Spring beauty trends responsible for the murder page 25 whether he fired the fatal shot or was an accomplice.

Iron Man 3 After the shooting, the page 30 alleged Blood gang members NEWS photo Terry Peters fled.

BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe Tacoma Police officers found BRIAN Allen demonstrates exercise equipment at page 45 Houston lying in the street West Vancouver Recreation Centre in 2004. under the front of a silver Jeep Purtzer added he doesn’t know why said Allen denies being involved in the Cherokee. He later died in hospital. officials chose to arrest Allen the way they did The initial investigation did not produce shooting.

“He’s denying he was involved or that he rather than applying to have him extradited enough evidence for arrests, but Tacoma police detectives continued to work on the is responsible for any murder,” said Purtzer. to the U.S. to face charges. “It’s not like he Purtzer said he’s still waiting to get a lot was in hiding,” he added. case over the years, including interviews with None of the charges have been proven three of Allen’s co-accused, others present at of the detailed information from prosecutors in court. before mounting a defence. the shooting and with anonymous tipsters.

Allen remains in custody, with bail posted “This thing is 25 years old,” he said.

All of those people gave similar accounts of what happened on the night of the “Some of the information they have at US$2 million. Even if he posts bail, Allen, obtained might be from people who are less who is a Canadian citizen, would not be shooting, prosecutors said. allowed to leave the United States.

Allen’s U.S. defence lawyer Brett Purtzer than reputable.”

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HE Wednesday edition of the daily commuter paper 24hrs Vancouver displayed a triumphant photo of Christy Clark with a bold headline proclaiming her the “Comeback Kid” after her performance in the leaders’ debate.

The text cited an unsourced Ipsos Reid poll that claimed 44 per cent of respondents said Clark “looked and sounded” most like a premier.

Except it wasn’t real. Other than the words “paid advertisement” placed under the paper’s brand, the ad completely masquerades as genuine news content.

The numbers in the percentages of the supposed poll didn’t even add up to 100 and the story inside the paper provided almost the exact opposite information.

Never mind that this was yet another

attempt by the Liberals to make themselves look good while shooting themselves in both feet. Putting an advertising “wrap,” as they’re known in the industry, on a paper is one thing. Papers are looking for ways to boost their dwindling revenues. But what 24hrs Vancouver did crossed a line. It wasn’t mattresses or cars they were hocking, it was reality that they put up for sale.

As journalists, our credibility with the public is our only currency and stunts like this breed cynicism and make us all guilty by association. It shows a marked lack of ethics on the part of the paper, its publisher, and its parent company Quebecor Media.

This tactic in message control and the blurring of the line between media and propaganda is the sort of thing Orwell warned us about.

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Read the FIPA agreement, learn the facts

Dear Editor: Trevor Carolan’s March 31 column, Wanted: New Ideas in Pipeline Debate states: “Kinder Morgan had a serious leak and an oil tanker spill near Burnaby in 2007 and 2009.”

The former is true, wherein a contractor hit Trans Mountain’s pipeline five times with a machine in 2007, finally bursting it and causing a leak. However, I can find no record of any oil tanker spill in B.C. waters except a canola oil spill a few years ago. My several emails to Mr. Carolan for information on this purported spill have not been answered.

On a totally different subject, in the April 21 North Shore News, Mr. Carolan is claiming the Canada China “FIPA” trade treaty is “obscene,” sells out Canadian interests to China, is “guaranteed for 31 years,” and is “subject to unlimited compensation costs determined by secret courts if the Chinese feel hard done by. . . .” I wonder if Mr. Carolan has read this proposed treaty, which has been on the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade website for more than six months.

I led the development of Canada’s first thermal power plant built in China, where we would have prayed for a FIPA to protect our British Columbia investment of more than US$50 million, and I advised on US$1.5 billion of energy projects in Mexico, where NAFTA protection was available to the Canadian

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participants. I claim some hands-on knowledge of trade treaties.

Canada has a well established rule of law such that foreign investors generally (with the Newfoundland Abitibi, MTBE, and a few other exceptions) have no need to fear real or de-facto expropriation of their projects in Canada. Unfortunately, the same is not true for Canadians in many other countries, including China. In our Shanghai project, we relied on Export Development Corporation political risk insurance, a good cover, but inferior to FIPA. If Canadians want to invest in China, FIPA is essential in my view. Far from selling out Canadian interests, it protects them.

The “secret courts” dissed by Mr. Carolan are in fact internationally recognized arbitration tribunals, including one under the arbitration rules of the United Nations. “Feel hard done by” is a ludicrous comment (I presume Mr. Carolan was talking of investor claims); most anti-FIPA parties claim that any loss of profits for any reason is actionable — both claims are false. Loss of profits, unless due to expropriation or other discriminatory action, is a simple business risk and not actionable. Expropriation is actionable if not done “for a public purpose, under domestic due procedures of law, in a nondiscriminatory manner, and with compensation” (article 10 of FIPA). Who in Canada would want it otherwise? “Discriminatory” means you can’t

apply the new rules only to Chinese companies, for example.

“Secret courts”? Article 28 covers “Public Access to Hearings and Documents.” Other than redacted confidential information, tribunal decisions are public, and on the request of either disputing party all other documents are public as is the hearing itself. Some secret! Non-disputing parties may make written submissions if they have a significant interest in the proceeding, as of course can the Canadian government.

“Guaranteed for 31 years”? The term of the agreement is “at least 15 years.” Thereafter either party can terminate the agreement on one

year’s notice; thankfully in such case investments made prior to termination shall be protected for a further 15 years.

Lastly, and contrary to what FIPA opponents claim, Article 33 specifically allows protection of the environment, health, safety, animal and plant life as long as any rule change is not applied in a discriminatory manner.

I encourage people to read the agreement to learn the facts. There are many more protections in the agreement (for both parties) than I have described above.

John Hunter North Vancouver

Young man comes to senior’s aid Dear Editor: On Friday, April 26, I was shopping at Walmart . When I got to the checkout I couldn’t find my credit card.

I’ve been under a lot of stress lately and was getting more and more flustered the harder I tried to find it and knew the lineup behind me was getting impatient.

A young 20-ish man with short blond hair, behind me said he would pay my bill which was about $50.

I kept trying to get his name so I could repay

him and he simply said one day he’d be a senior and maybe someone would do the same for him.

When I got home I cried with gratitude.

People talk about young people being indifferent.

This young man not only did this wonderful random act of kindness for me but hopefully touched the hearts of the others standing in the line behind me. The cashier said he had never seen anything like it before either.

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Halfway to the finish line Garbage storing is a bad idea Mailbox

MUSINGS, notes and observations from the election campaign, at the halfway point (but before the televised leaders’ debate):

■ In a reversal of the 2009 campaign, the NDP appears much better organized than the B.C. Liberals this time around. I have run into a dozen or so former B.C. Liberal government staffers and veterans of previous election campaigns who are sitting this one out. The result, potentially, may be a weaker effort when it comes to the party identifying supporters and getting them to a polling station on election day. This can prove crucial (or fatal) in any tight riding races.

■ When it comes to providing coherent, understandable answers to some straightforward questions, NDP leader Adrian Dix can display a knack for doing precisely the opposite. His convoluted, hazy explanation of how and why he publicly revealed his position on the proposed Kinder Morgan project is a classic example of just that. He may eventually provide a clearer response, but as of this writing that wasn’t the case.

■ Another way of looking at Dix’s Kinder Morgan position is that it demonstrates very

in the car. At first, she simply brushed it off when asked about it by a reporters. The next day, after current and past members of her caucus expressed serious concern over what she had done, she admitted her actions were wrong. The fact her admission came the same day that five people were killed when someone ran a red light in Surrey only put her actions in a harsher light.

■ I am getting a strong impression that some B.C. Liberal candidates and former MLAs are fervently hoping their party loses this election to facilitate the dumping of Clark as leader. There remains an uneasy tension between Clark and many of her colleagues — remember, only one MLA endorsed her leadership campaign — and a number of them are already planning a strategy to deal with rebuilding the party under someone else’s leadership should it go down to defeat on May 14.

■ I predicted in this space some time ago that one of B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins’ biggest challenges would be to find credible candidates for his party and not people that would prove to be embarrassing to the party. Well, he’s had to dump four candidates for so-called “bozo eruptions,” mostly involving their use of offensive language in the campaign.

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clearly that he is in charge of his party, which certainly wasn’t always the case under previous leaders. Mike Harcourt and Carole James frequently left the impression that party activists, if not the caucus, were running the show and not them. That’s not the case with Dix. His one-man band dictation of the party’s position on a lightning rod issue shows who’s in control.

■ B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark has an extraordinary ability to take a bad issue and make it worse. She did that with the notorious “ethnic memo” scandal, where she offered a personal apology only after days of controversy (and a simmering internal revolt over her leadership).

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To say this has been a blow to the party’s credibility is an understatement, but given the resentment to the B.C. Liberals that seems entrenched in parts of the electorate, that credibility hit may not be enough to seriously erode the modest rise in the B.C. Conservatives’ standing in the polls.

■ Has Green party leader Jane Sterk has undergone media training or something?

Her television and radio appearances seem more polished than in 2009. There was a consensus among many commentators that Sterk stood head and shoulders above the other leaders in the radio debate. We’ll see if this pays off at the ballot box.

■ Now that Christy Clark cannot take action against any of her party’s candidates if they choose to stray from her message and run their own campaigns (the deadline for refusing to sign their nomination papers passed last week) it will be interesting to see if any do just that. Cabinet minister Dr. Moira Stilwell, for example, has considerable credibility when it comes to health policy and so she’s announced her own policies on that front. We’ll see if others follow suit.

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Dear Editor: If West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith’s idea to collect garbage every other week spreads over to the District of North Vancouver, I will demand the $200 I pay in taxes for garbage removal to be halved. It would be a fair deal.

However, I disagree with this concept altogether. The politicians or bureaucrats should think of long-term solutions, not merely adjust the monthly bills to cut their budgets.

Mayor Smith simply wants to pay less for garbage removal and he wants residents to store the garbage for two weeks on their properties. This will attract more wildlife to our backyards and potentially spread diseases. Is he ready to accept this responsibility?

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THE District of West Vancouver is considering coach houses as a way to create more diverse and affordable home options.

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A panel will discuss the feasibility of these coach houses at an open forum to be held at the Kay Meek Centre on Wednesday, May 8 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Coach houses, sometimes called laneway housing, are smaller detached secondary homes on a common lot. Many municipalities, such as the City of North Vancouver, already allow coach houses.

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Coach houses are identified in West Vancouver’s Housing Action Plan as one of five key actions to address the limited housing choices and affordability problems in the city.

Many homeowners view coach houses as an opportunity to create a space to put an elderly parent, adult child, on-site caregiver, or design a custom area for a family member with special needs who might, for example, have limited mobility. Others simply aim to downsize into a smaller housing unit on their property, and create a detached secondary suite “to maintain the privacy of the principal dwelling.”

For years West Vancouver residents and council have looked for ways to create more diverse and affordable housing, being mentioned as far back as the 2004 Official Community Plan, and the 2007-2008 Community Dialogue on Neighbourhood Character and Housing.

A 24-page discussion paper entitled The Potential for ‘Coach Houses’ in West Vancouver was completed in Dec., 2012.

The document outlines possible short and long-term directions the district can take to implement coach houses.

The document identifies several “housing gaps” in West Vancouver, including older residents wishing to downsize; younger families and young adults wishing to establish themselves in the community; lower income residents looking for more affordable housing options; people requiring accessible or adaptable housing; and people in need of assisted living.

The panel is to be moderated by journalist Frances Bula, with panelists Andy Krawczyk, Jake Fry, Melina Scholefield, Gary Bridger and Bob Sokol.

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members used ropes to ease themselves down to the spot where the boy had fallen and performed some treatment at the scene, according fire Chief Jim Cook. It took about an hour-and-a-half and 15 firefighters to get the student into a basket stretcher, and slowly negotiate the hazardous terrain back to the top.

“It wasn’t just a straight pull back up the hill. We had to navigate some rocks and brush and things, so they had to be slow and methodical about coming back up the hill,” Cook said.

At the request of the boy’s parents, he was taken to B.C. Children’s Hospital.

“He was conscious. He was obviously in some pain but he was able to talk to his parents and his mother went with him in the helicopter,” Warner said.

Rockridge students sometimes have their gym classes in the park as it is only a five-minute walk away. District administrators will be following up with the parents and the incident will be reviewed, Warner said.

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There was appropriate teacher supervision there. The children were given appropriate instructions and the fire, police and ambulance all did their job,” she said.

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Coming out to happiness Andy Prest

write columns in a natural, amusing and relaxed way, I was delighted to read Collins’s article. It’s a great piece of writing — thoughtful, charming and honest. As someone who’s agonized over four word phrases and nearly come to blows with inanimate pieces of computer equipment because the blank word documents always refuse to fill themselves up with poetic brilliance, I can attest that it’s seldom easy to scrawl charm with a blinking cursor.

Collins, a devoted Christian who co-wrote the piece with journalist Franz Lidz, talked about living life pretending to be a straight man despite knowing from a young age that he was gay.

“I kept telling myself the sky was red, but I always knew it was blue,” he wrote. Gay or straight, that description is deep-breath-in great.

So how has Collins offended me? He offended me because his writing is too good. Not only can he do things on a basketball court that a poorly aging shorty like me could never dream of, he can step right into my line of work and do it better than me as well. Facing a writing assignment that was full of so many landmines it should have come with a bomb-sniffing dog, Collins coolly navigated it as if he was flying on a hover bike. This article could have

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Now there is one person — not a star but a real pro — that young gay athletes can look at and know that it’s OK to be themselves. Of course, the process is far from over. Many cultures, creeds and communities are far less welcoming than what has been shown to Collins so far. High school can be a lonely, vicious place. The gay 16-year-old athlete who comes out at his fundamental religious school, prairie hockey academy or even high achieving North Vancouver high school isn’t getting any calls from Barack Obama or Kobe Bryant. The support has to come from somewhere else. Hopefully, now, those kids will have a little more confidence to go find a little more happiness.

I have two young sons who, if I have any sway at all, will play a lot of sports. Whatever level they get to — whether it’s the National Hockey League or Neighbourhood Beer League — I like to think that they’d be able to show the same courage as Jason Collins, or the same acceptance as his teammates, if faced with a similar situation.

It’s almost a moot point though — by the time they’re teens there hopefully will be no need for such pronouncements or courage because the fact that an athlete happens to be gay will raise eyebrows no more than his choice of sneakers.

The Collins article is a great start. Go read it, if you haven’t already. It’s a charming, positive story of a man finding his way to happiness and it will most certainly make you feel good. If it doesn’t, well, maybe you should ask yourself why. aprest@nsnews.com

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Collins carved out a chunk of history on Monday when he published a first person article on Sports Illustrated’s website revealing that he is gay.

“What’s the big deal,” some have asked. “People both wildly famous and utterly unknown reveal that they are gay all the time these days.” Not people like Jason Collins. The story made headlines across the continent because with his revelation, the journeyman NBA centre became the first player from one of North America’s Big Four sports to come out of the closet while still active in the league.

After reading the article I texted my wife the news. She thought it was a typo.

“He’s the first?” she asked.

“Like, the first first?”

Yes, he’s the first first.

“Wasn’t there that one baseball player or something?”

Nope. No one. It’s actually quite amazing. A little quick math reveals that this year alone there are more than 3,600 professional athletes active on NHL, NBA, MLB and NFL rosters. If we take a conservative estimate that three per cent of the male population is gay, that would mean this year alone there are more than 100 gay athletes playing pro sports in North America.

Multiply that by several generations of athletes in those four sports and the number of closeted pro athletes throughout history grows pretty high, pretty quickly.

With the size of those football and basketball players, that would need to be a big closet.

Those numbers, taken alone, make Collins’s revelation remarkable.

What really struck me, though, was how beautifully written his piece was. As someone who tries, often quite unsuccessfully, to

been a clunky, angsty mess — remember Jodie Foster at the Golden Globes? — and no one would have really blamed Collins given the intense circumstances. Instead it was perfect.

So I guess I’ve misled you a bit (there’s that shoddy writing of mine shining through). I’m not really offended at all by Jason Collins, just awed by his courage and envious of his poise.

Once I stopped smiling at the sheer happiness springing off the page, my thoughts moved on from the writing to the message that the piece sent. A chilling number of young people die by suicide and a disproportionately high percentage of them are gay.

Faced with a life that is full of fear, they choose death.

Thankfully society continues to move towards tolerance but professional sports was one of the last straight lines that refused to bend.

Then Jason Collins came out, and the sports world didn’t implode. Collins is OK. In fact he’s more than OK. On the day of his announcement he received congratulatory phone calls from two American presidents. The day after the article Collins said he never felt happier in his life. Words of support came from current and former teammates. Basketball icon Kobe Bryant and former star Tim Hardaway — both of whom not so long ago voiced some very gay-unfriendly things — came out in support of Collins. In the aftermath of the announcement, it was the homophobes, not homosexuals, who felt the wrath of judgment from their peers.

Collins now is a role model, and you couldn’t ask for a better one. He’s Stanford smart, powerfully strong, tough and, on the court, even a little bit mean. Collins insisted that the article be a first person account so that it

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INQUIRING REPORTER THE race to run the province hit prime time Monday. Before a television audience of 1.4 million, Liberal incumbent Christy Clark accused NDP leader Adrian Dix of taking a premature stance on Kinder Morgan’s oil pipeline expansion. Dix blasted Clark for her part in the ill-fated HST. Old memos and traffic laws were also discussed. B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins argued against the carbon tax and Green Party leader Jane Sterk said her party offers more than environmental stewardship. Find us on Facebook or Twitter and tell us what you think.

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Artificial reef stuck in court NV lawyer calls feds on lengthy permit process

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A group hoping to sink a decommissioned destroyer to become an artificial reef in Howe Sound is still waiting for a final permit from Environment Canada after five years of effort, a delay that a prominent North Vancouver lawyer calls “insanity.”

The federal government gave the former destroyer HMCS Annapolis to the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia in 2008.

The group has sunk other ships in coastal waters to serve as diver attractions and is familiar with the process of inspection and permitting to ensure there are no pollutants or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) left onboard before the ship sinks into the underwater ecosystem.

In the last five years, the ARSBC has been granted all its permits except Environment Canada’s, which did an inspection in November 2012 but has yet to release the results.

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Island has also been met with resistance and complaints from hundreds of Howe Sound residents, the Georgia Strait Alliance and the Islands Trust.

The project is now in even deeper water as the Annapolis is officially “under arrest” and in the control of the federal court.

The request for the “arrest” of the ship was filed

by Wesley Roots of W.R. Marine Services, the company which has supplied the ARSBC with the funding to pay for the Annapolis’ moorage fees and many operational services.

Roots is asking for a minimum of $95,240 in damages from what he says is a breach of a settlement agreement made on Jan. 25, 2012. He is also requesting a declaration that Roots holds a maritime lien on the ship that gives him ownership until the debt is paid; an order restraining the ARSBC from further work without his consent; costs rendered from the court action; and, interest at two per cent per month or an Admiralty interest at prime rate compounded semiannually.

Howard Robins, president of the ARSBC, said he’s confused and doesn’t understand the timing or why the arrest was made.

“We’ll respond to this and take it to court if we have to,” he said.

James Straith, a North Vancouver lawyer whose firm is working on behalf of Roots,

nevertheless sympathizes with the ARSBC. “Do you know how many thousands of volunteer hours has been going in on this thing?” Straith asked. “It just makes me ill.”

Straith, a former president of the ARSBC, confirmed the ship is legally in the hands of the federal court and hopes that despite the funding shortfall the ship will be cleared in the future.

But he doesn’t know if and when that will happen.

“I have never seen a government take five years to get a permit issued to a nonprofit group,” he said. “I mean this is insanity.”

He says the process has taken three years longer than it should.

Straith believes the resistance from Howe Sound residents and the Georgia Strait Alliance and other groups have led to numerous delays over the years, to the point where the ARSBC can’t afford to keep paying the vessel’s fees.

“The government have screwed around on them so long these guys have run out of money,” he said. “And this is supposed to be the businessfriendly government?”

However, he hopes with Environment Canada’s approval they will still be able to work with the ARSBC and sink the ship in the future.

Christianne Wilhelmson, executive director of the Georgia Strait Alliance, said she

was surprised but pleased to hear of any delay in the sinking of the ship. “. . . For the health of the water (it) is completely the wrong thing to do,” she said. “Anything to delay or hopefully permanently delay the sinking of the Annapolis is a good thing.”

Back in 2009, the Alliance claimed the proposed site was a bad location and that the sinking would have a negative impact on the seabed and that the possibility of PCB pollution remained. It also questioned the lack of public process.

But Robins said the ARSBC has followed every government regulation and the ship was deemed PCB free in 2001.

“We’re in a holding pattern because an environmental question is out there that has to be answered and we support that,” he said. “If we fail an environmental inspection then we are at fault, we have to correct it, it’s our mistake. But we didn’t get to that point.”

Aside from Environment Canada the vessel has been cleared, Robins said.

“If it has materials on it that render the project unfit for disposal, we won’t sink it and we advocate the non-use of the ship for that purpose,” he said.

The government has been slow to clear the ship, but he understands they have their own process and way of doing things, which he has no control over.

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The Capilano University Athletic Awards Banquet was held April 11 at North Vancouver’s Seymour Golf and Country Club. Successes over the 2012-2013 year were celebrated and athletes in all sports were recognized for their efforts both on and off the field as athleticism and academics were honoured. Coaches were also celebrated for their dedication to bringing out the best in their respective Blues teams.

Guest speaker Robert Philip, athletics and recreation co-ordinator Milt Williams and Robin Brayne, chairman of the university’s board of governors.

Manager of athletics and recreation Joe Iacobellis with event MC Rajiv Jhangiani

Danica Mitchell, Colleen O’Mellinn and Stacey Graham

Men’s volleyball coaches Nathan Bennett and Drew Venables with men’s basketball coach Dwayne Selby

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Griffintown Griffintown is the popular name given to the former southwestern downtown part of Montréal, Quebec, which existed from the 1820s until the 1960s and was mainly populated by Irish immigrants and their descendants.

The name Griffintown was derived from Mary Griffin. Griffin illegally obtained the lease to the land from a business associate of Thomas McCord in 1799. She then commissioned land surveyor Louis Charland to subdivide the land and plan streets for the area in 1804. Griffin’s husband, Robert, owned a soap manufactory in the area and went on to become the first clerk of the Bank of Montréal upon its formation in 1817. Griffintown was first populated in the early nineteenth century mostly by Irish unskilled immigrant labourers.

They worked on the Lachine Canal and the industries surrounding it, the Victoria Bridge, railways and the Port of Montréal.

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MONTRÉAL filmmaker Nadine Gomez is screening her documentary The Horse Palace at Vancity Theatre at noon on Sunday, May 5 as part of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Use Layar app to view video and website.

NADINE GOMEZ CAPTURES THE LAST DAYS OF THE HORSE PALACE

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IN her debut as a filmmaker Nadine Gomez tells the story of the last days of The Horse Palace, a 19th century stable in the heart of Old Montréal, threatened by extinction through urbanization.

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Built in 1862 in the working-class Irish neighbourhood of Griffintown, the Horse Palace played an integral role in the development of the city through the 19th and much of the 20th century. Its horses supplied the energy needed to keep everything moving prior to the introduction of the automobile. Even after cars came on the scene the Horse Palace and other stables in the Montréal area continued to provide a vital service to the community for many decades. Fast forward to the 21st century and there are now only three stables left to service horses mainly used in the tourism industry for calèche (horse and carriage) tours.

Gomez shot her documentary over several years as its owner Leo Leonard and his wife were preparing to move off the property into a retirement home.

In The Horse Palace she’s given us a very poetic take on a local story which has a universal theme. Her film screens at Vancity Theatre on Sunday, May 5 at noon.

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North Shore News: How did you become involved in filmmaking?

Nadine Gomez: I would say it is always something that I was passionate about.

I studied journalism and I did a masters in communication but it was something like a dream when you are a kid and you say you want to be a singer but you know it’s not realistic. I had that feeling saying, ‘I’d love to make movies,’ but everybody wants to make films. I guess my path led me to it. It’s more the subject that attracted me. When I discovered the stable I didn’t ask myself any questions I just said, ‘I’m making a film about this.’

North Shore News: In your film Chantal says she found about the Horse Palace when her calèche (horse-drawn carriage) broke down in front of it — how did you learn about the stables?

Nadine Gomez: It was something similar. I was biking along the Lachine Canal — it’s built in Montréal around a lot of industry — and I saw a man walking with a horse. I was kind of shocked because it’s not something you see in the middle of the city. I went to dinner with friends and I told them the story and they said, ‘Well there’s stables in Montréal and there’s this place called The Horse Palace.’ The same night I googled it to look for the address and the morning after I was there. I just took my bike and went to Leo’s door and started hanging around there.

North Shore News: Do you ride horses yourself?

Nadine Gomez: No, not at all. I would not say it’s especially the horses that fascinated me but more the work that is being done there and the fact that horses are part of the development of Montréal. I kind of discovered horses

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Saturated Phenomenon: Works in graphite, encaustic and steel by Erica L. Grimm will be on display until May 11.

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

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Reflection — Light and Thought: New works of paint and sculpture by Lynn Falconer and Elizabeth Topham May 9-15. Opening reception with artists in attendance: Thursday, May 9, 6-8 p.m.

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CALENDAR From page 14 Gordon-Collins and her daughter Alexandria where females faced with cultural gender roles are explored through video and photo installation will run until May 3.

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May is Art Month: A pop up gallery will display 2D art until May 16.

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Painting Exhibition: Work by Soosan Khan Mohammadi will be on display until May 14.

Opening reception: Saturday, May 4, 4-9 p.m.

Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: centennialtheatre.com.

Exhibit: Work by artists from 195 Studios will have their work on display until June 15.

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The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of prints and textiles by Michelle Carlson until May 7.

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of watercolour paintings by Tamara Phillips and artistic wood pieces by David Wagner from

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The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of acrylic paintings of aquatic plants by Judith Frigon until May 21.

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Sna7m — Strong Spirit: An exhibition and series of events on First Nations art and storytelling will run until May 26. Meet the artists: Saturday, May 4, 2-3 p.m. Carving and weaving demonstrations: Sunday, May 5, 2-5 p.m. Our Art, Our Stories: Wednesday, May 8, 7-9 p.m.

Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art: 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday, from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Adult admission by donation/children free.

Info: 604-903-3798.

Tours will be offered on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Registration required: info@smithfoundation.ca.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info: kaymeekcentre.com or 604981-6335.

On Our Walls: View Anne Marie Calder’s paintings until June 21. Reception: Friday, May 10, 6 p.m.

North Vancouver Community History Centre: 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver.

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604-990-3700, ext. 8016 or nvma.ca.

Imagining North Vancouver: Learn about the beginnings of North Vancouver and how it came to be with an exhibit about dreamer Edward Mahon. Runs until Sept. 30, 2013.

North Vancouver Museum: 209 West

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

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

Gallery hours: Wednesday -Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604986-1351 or presentationhousegall.com.

Slavs and Tartars — Friendship of Nations: An exhibition of works from an international collective of artists, designers and writers will run until May 26.

Presentation House Satellite Gallery: 560 Seymour St., Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m.

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Ron Andrews Community Space: 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922.

Delicate Matters: Lorena Pelly’s compositions of seaweed on paper and Joseph Chiang’s porcelain pottery will be on display

until June 9.

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

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

Spring Artisan Market: Meet 15 of the gallery shop artists and shop their latest work Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

BC 5x3: A collection of photographs by Liana Sipelis from her travels through B.C. will run from May 7 to June 1. Artist talk: Saturday, May 11, 2 p.m. Reception: Saturday, May 11, 3-5 p.m.

Shelton Art /Studios Gallery: 3540 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Studio visits by appointment. Info: 604-922-5356 or sheltonart.com.

Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Info: 604-9257292 or silkpurse.ca.

West Van Crows: Artist Sharon Christian will portray crows in their natural environs around West Vancouver until May 12.

Space Emmarts Studio: 1432 Rupert St., North Vancouver.

Hours: Wednesday and Friday, 2-5 p.m. and by appointment.

Info: 604-770-2545 or originals@emmarts.ca.

Starfire Studio: 6607 Royal Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604922-5510 or starfireattheferries.com.

Studio Art Gallery at Capilano University: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 604-986-1911, local 2053.

Tartooful: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 604-924-0122 or tartooful.com.

West Vancouver Community Centre: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

Spring Art Sale: The North Shore Artists’ Guild will hold their annual show of over 300 works of art by more than 90 artists Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: nsartists.ca.

West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7400 or westvanlibrary.ca.

West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 p.m. Info: 604-9257290.

Art in the Hall: Riitta Peirone’s work in pastels, acrylics, watercolours and oils will be on display until May 10.

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

Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 604925-7295 or westvancouvermuseum.ca.

Melding Architecture with Landscape — A Collaboration in Design: An exhibition that illustrates architect Barry Downs work will run from May 8 to June 15. Opening reception: Tuesday, May 14, 7-9 p.m. Admission by donation.

Yeats Studio & Gallery: 2402 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

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CALENDAR From page 16 Continuity: New works in acrylic on canvas by Monica Shelton will be on display until May 3.

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Upcoming Meetings Following is a list of North Vancouver District Council meetings for the upcoming month.

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Buddy Holly Tribute: Johnny Vallis will portray both the looks and sound of Buddy Holly Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30.50.

Deep Cove Coffee House: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Info: lindabates@shaw.ca or 604929-4019.

John Lyon, Antonia Robertson and Mary Sparks will perform a variety of musical styles Friday, May 10 at 9 p.m. They will be joined

by Brian Hutchison on bass.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and warm-up acts start at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 which includes coffee and goodies.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604981-6335.

A Canadian Musical Feast: Pandora’s Vox and Espiritu Vocal Ensemble will perform folk roots and classic favourites Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m. There will also be guests from the Vancouver Children’s Choir and Pro Arte Dance Studio. Tickets: $28/$24.

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CULTURE

Youth take the next step at Ignite! festival North Vancouver teen Emma Daly performing on stage at the Cultch

■ Ignite! 2013: Vancouver’s Youth-Driven Arts Festival, presented by The Cultch’s Youth Panel, May 6-11 at The Cultch, 1895 Venables St.; and the Cultch’s Ignite!

Mentorship Showcase, a combination of dance, music and spoken word, in the Cultch Lab, May 16-17 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $40/$10/$6/$2, visit tickets.thecultch.com.

Erin McPhee emcphee@nsnews.com

LIKE all aspiring singer-songwriters, North Vancouver’s Emma Daly just wants to be heard.

Lucky for her, she’s one of the local youths who are not only being given that opportunity, but are being aided in the pursuit of their passion by some of today’s greats, committed to helping their young charges find their voice.

Daly, 19, is among the participants in the Cultch’s Songwriting Mentorship

Program and since March has had an opportunity to work with artists Kathryn Calder, Aidan Knight and Giorgio Magnanensi, who wears a number of hats, including composer, conductor, teacher and experimental music performer.

The program culminates with a Mentorship Showcase, May 16-17, at the Cultch, part of Ignite! 2013: Vancouver’s Youth-Driven Arts Festival, which gets underway Monday, May 6 and is offering a host of nightly performances in a variety of mediums, including showcases of music, dance and film, the world premiere of three one-act plays, a visual art exhibit, and variety shows featuring improv, drag and circus acts.

“It’s just such a great outlet for young emerging artists who want to pursue a career in the arts,” says Daly.

Daly, a Windsor House School graduate, came to music naturally and is primarily self-taught, after being inspired to take up guitar by her mother who

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could play and sing.

“I kind of stole her old guitar one day and taught myself some chords,” she says.

Further inspired by her parents’ diverse music collection, from age 13 on she’s been honing her craft, including playing in the odd garage band here and there, and taking a few piano lessons from Hey Ocean! collaborator Andrew Rasmussen.

While she recalls writing her first song at age four, expressing her desire to one day live on a farm, she started putting pen to paper seriously at age 16 and has tackled issues like bullying, bipolar disorder, and love and lust in her previous works.

A staff member at Gymboree Play & Music North Vancouver, Daly works to instill a passion for music in young children, and is continuing to pursue a career in the music industry. She was a finalist in the People’s Choice Competition in the recent edition of Variety’s Got Talent, and has two EPs under her belt and plans to enter the studio to record a third shortly with an anticipated release in the next month or so.

This is her first time being part of Ignite! at the Cultch, and she feels like she’s gained a new confidence regarding her future.

“This year, I was at a point where I was like, I know I want to do this for the rest of my life, but I don’t know what the next step to take is. . . . Going into this, I had no idea it would be this amazing,” she says.

The Cultch offers a number of programs for youth. In addition to songwriting, the Ignite!

Mentorship Program offers one-on-one mentorship opportunities to those ages 13-24, interested in pursuing careers in dance, directing, See Youth page 36

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

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CALENDAR From page 17 competition of youth performers in grades eight to 12. Semifinals: Sunday, May 5, 4 p.m. Finals: Thursday, May 9, 7 p.m.

Tickets: $5.

Brad Mehldau will give a solo concert Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $48/$45.

Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra: Junior and debut orchestra concerto winners will perform Sunday, May 12 at 4:30 p.m. Admission by donation: Tickets: vyso.com.

Lynn Valley United Church: 3201 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Info: lynnvalleychurch.com.

Friday Night Live: A weekly series with improv actors AddLibretto playing hosts to musical guests Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Admission by suggested donation of $10. The third Friday of each month, youth are invited for dinner and the show for $15 with tickets purchased by 5 p.m.

Marpole United Church: 1296 West 67th Ave., Vancouver.

The Singer: Opera Mariposa will perform a fundraising concert for the newly opened Complex Chronic Diseases Program Sunday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. Admission by a suggested donation of $20. Tickets: operamariposa@gmail.com, 778-918-9498 or at the door. Info: operamariposa.com.

Mount Seymour United Church: 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

The Gospel Truth: Marcus Mosley Chorale and special guests The Sojourners will perform Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m. Admission: $25/$20. Tickets: themarcusmosleychorale.ca or 778340-1818.

On This Shining Night: North Shore Chorus and guests Serious Options will perform a programme of celestial works Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15/$12/$5. Info: nschorus.com.

Mulgrave Secondary: 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane, West Vancouver.

Girl Talk — Pairings II: Higher Ground Women’s Choir will perform Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 at the door.

Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

Info and reservations: 604-925-7292 or silkpurse.ca.

Asian Heritage Month Celebration: A concert featuring Asian music with voice, erhu and piano Thursday, May 9 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12.

St. Andrew’s United Church: 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-0408 or st-andrews-united.ca.

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PAINTER Jaquie Manning’s water colours will be part of the North Shore Artists Guild’s annual spring art sale on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Dr. For more information visit nsartists.ca.

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THEATRE

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

DEEP Cove Stage Society perform Half Life (featuring Don Briard and Judi Leech) at Presentation House Theatre on Tuesday, May 7 at 8 p.m.

THEATRE BC NORTH SHORE ZONE FESTIVAL OF PLAYS

Plays competing for place in provincials ■ Theatre BC North Shore Zone Festival of Plays, May 6-11, 8 p.m. nightly at Presentation House Theatre. Tickets: $20/$18 for individual performances; $108/$90 for weekly passes, available at phtheatre.org or 604-990-3474.

Christine Lyon clyon@nsnews.com

SEVEN years ago, Barry Walker was sitting in the audience at Presentation House Theatre, unaware that the bright stage lights would one day shine on him.

He was attending the North Shore Zone Festival of Plays — an annual showcase of live performances put on by local member clubs of Theatre BC. During an intermission, he got to talking with a North Shore actress who suggested he give community theatre a try.

Admittedly “way too cool in school for drama,” Walker politely shrugged off the idea and returned to the auditorium where his wife promptly turned to him.

“Well?” she said expectantly. “Are you going to join the theatre and get in a play?”

Before he could respond, his wife was out of her seat and in the lobby signing him up for a membership with the North Vancouver Community Players. One day shortly after, he received an audition notice in his email. It was

Schedule of plays Shows start at 8 p.m. nightly: — Monday, May 6: Weightless by Kelsey Blair (Looking for 143 Productions) and Underneath the Lintel by Glen Berger (Kingbaby Productions Bowen Island) — Tuesday, May 7: Half Life by John Mighton (Deep Cove Stage Society) — Wednesday, May 8: Brilliant Traces by Cindy Lou Johnson (Well Planned Theatre Co.) and Ash Fault by John McGie (The Nicola Cavendish Doesn’t Know We’re Using Her Name Theatre Co.) — Thursday, May 9: The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey (North Vancouver Community Players) — Friday, May 10: A Woman of No Importance

by Alan Bennett (Two Gals Theatre Co.) and The Oblivion Series (a not-so-girlie-show) by Justine Warrington (WaWa Productions) — Saturday, May 11: Entertainment by The Comedy Company — series of skits including “The Full Mounty.” taking place in 45 minutes.

“I got up, walked out the door and drove over there and arrived at Hendry Hall only to see that the parking lot was empty,” he said.

For a nervous moment he contemplated driving away, until he saw a friend pull in to the parking lot.

“He’s going to audition for that part that I want,” Walker thought to himself.

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

THE Drawer Boy, a North Vancouver Community Players production with Nick Palidwor, Tyler Q. Felbel and Barry Walker, will be presented at Presentation House Theatre on Thursday, May 9 at 8 p.m.

A little friendly competition was just the motivation he needed.

“I got out of the truck, went into the auditorium, auditioned and got the part.”

Walker has been smitten with community theatre ever since. Most recently he played the role of Morgan in the North Vancouver Community Players’ presentation of The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey. The Canadian drama, with pithy rural humour, is one of eight shows entered in this year’s North Shore Zone Festival of Plays.

The festival runs May 6 to 11 at Presentation House Theatre, and features a different play (or plays) each night. On the closing Saturday, adjudicator Jay Brazeau will announce the Best Overall Production, which will represent the

North Shore zone at the Theatre BC Mainstage finals to be held in Kamloops in July.

Walker says the week-long festival is a great opportunity for the public to learn more about the theatre.

“It offers them a spectrum of shows that they can see in a short period of time at an incredibly good price,” he said. “You can compare and appreciate different genres of theatre — from a drama to a comedy to a one-act play to a twowoman show.”

Those who purchase a weekly pass are eligible to vote for the People’s Choice Awards.

Festival chair Mike Jarvis, who is past president of the Deep Cove Stage Society, says See Valuable page 38

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MAY 2013

GENERAL ELECTION Get ready to vote.

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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for North Vancouver-Lonsdale for the 40th Provincial General Election.

North Vancouver-Lonsdale Electoral District Candidate’s Name:

Financial Agent:

Official Agent:

Kimball Cariou Communist Party of BC

Kimball Cariou 706 Clark Dr, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3J1

Gabriel Au 706 Clark Dr, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3J1

Ryan Conroy Green Party of BC

Rian O Maol Chonaire 301 Sasamat Lane, North Vancouver, BC, V7G 2S4

Carra-Lynn Hodgson British Columbia Party

Gordon Milne 882 Citadel Dr, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 5Y1

Craig Keating BC NDP

Lisa Stuible 1404 Mill St, North Vancouver, BC, V7K 1V4

Allan John Molyneaux BC Conservative Party

Gregory Shannan 309-999 Berkley Rd, North Vancouver, BC, V7H 1Y3

Laurence Watt Libertarian

Laurence Watt 1266 Bracknell Pl, North Vancouver, BC, V7R 1V5

Naomi Yamamoto BC Liberal Party

Richard Buchols 4065 Brockton Cres, North Vancouver, BC, V7G 1E5

General Voting Places:

Advance Voting Places:

District Electoral Offices:

Ann MacDonald Studio-Presentation House 333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Kiwanis Towers 170 W 2nd St, North Vancouver, BC

Seylynn Comm Rec Centre 625 Mountain Hwy, North Vancouver, BC

Holy Trinity Catholic Church 2725 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Brooksbank Elem School 980 E 13th St, North Vancouver, BC

Larson Elem School 2605 Larson Rd, North Vancouver, BC

St. Agnes Anglican Church 530 E 12th St, North Vancouver, BC

North Shore Neighbourhood House 225 E 2nd St, North Vancouver, BC

104-267 W Esplanade North Vancouver, BC (604) 981-0166

Carson Graham Sec School 2145 Jones Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Lucas Centre for Cont Educ 2132 Hamilton Ave, North Vancouver, BC

St. Andrew’s United Church 1044 St Georges Ave, North Vancouver, BC

St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church 220 W 8th St, North Vancouver, BC

Chief Joe Mathias Centre 100 Capilano Rd, West Vancouver, BC

Norgate Comm Elem School 1295 Sowden St, North Vancouver, BC

St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church 220 W 8th St, North Vancouver, BC

Eastview Elem School 1801 Mountain Hwy, North Vancouver, BC

North Shore Neighbourhood House 225 E 2nd St, North Vancouver, BC

St. Thomas Aquinas High School 541 W Keith Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Harry Jerome Comm Rec Centre 123 E 23rd St, North Vancouver, BC

Queen Mary Elem School at Cloverley Site 440 Hendry Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Sutherland Sec School 1860 Sutherland Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Holy Trinity Catholic Church 2725 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Ridgeway Elem School 420 E 8th St, North Vancouver, BC

Westview Elem School 641 W 17th St, North Vancouver, BC

John Braithwaite Comm Centre 145 W 1st St, North Vancouver, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 118 123 W 15th St, North Vancouver, BC

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MAY 2013

GENERAL ELECTION The following persons have been nominated as candidates for North Vancouver-Seymour for the 40th Provincial General Election.

North Vancouver-Seymour Electoral District Candidate’s Name:

Financial Agent:

Official Agent:

Jim Hanson BC NDP

Sarah Silvester 307-256 2nd Ave E, Vancouver, BC, V5T 0A7

Steve Stringfellow 2125 Hill Dr, North Vancouver, BC, V7H 2N1

Daniel Scott Smith Green Party of BC

Gregory Cross 4219 Goodchild St, Abbotsford, BC, V3G 1L5

Victoria Cross 601-2310 2nd Ave W, Vancouver, BC, V6K 1J1

Jane Thornthwaite BC Liberal Party

Christopher Doll 815 Ruckle Crt, North Vancouver, BC, V7H 2P6

Jaime Alexandra Webbe Independent

Jaime Webbe 320 Sasamat Lane, North Vancouver, BC, V7G 2S4

Brian R. Wilson BC Conservative Party

Gregory Shannan 823 3rd St W, North Vancouver, BC, V7P 3K7

General Voting Places:

Gregory Shannan 823 3rd St W, North Vancouver, BC, V7P 3K7

Advance Voting Places:

District Electoral Offices: 126-1133 Mt Seymour Rd North Vancouver, BC (604) 903-4480

Argyle Sec School 1131 Frederick Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School 420 Seymour River Pl, North Vancouver, BC

Ron Andrews Rec Centre 931 Lytton St, North Vancouver, BC

Karen Magnussen Comm Rec Centre 2300 Kirkstone Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Blueridge Elem School 2650 Bronte Dr, North Vancouver, BC

Kiwanis Lynn Manor 2555 Whiteley Crt, North Vancouver, BC

Ross Road Elem School 2875 Bushnell Pl, North Vancouver, BC

North Lonsdale United Church 3380 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Boundary Elem School 750 E 26th St, North Vancouver, BC

Lynn Valley Rec Centre 3590 Mountain Hwy, North Vancouver, BC

Seycove Sec School 1204 Caledonia Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Parkgate Comm Centre 3625 Banff Crt, North Vancouver, BC

Carisbrooke Elem School 510 E Carisbrooke Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Mt. Seymour United Church 1200 Parkgate Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Tsleil-Waututh Nation Comm Centre 3010 Sleil-Waututh Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Cove Cliff Elem School 1818 Banbury Rd, North Vancouver, BC

North Lonsdale United Church 3380 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Upper Lynn Elem School 1540 Coleman St, North Vancouver, BC

Holiday Inn Hotel 700 Old Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Parkgate Comm Centre 3625 Banff Crt, North Vancouver, BC

The following persons have been nominated as candidates for West Vancouver-Capilano for the 40th Provincial General Election.

West Vancouver-Capilano Electoral District Candidate’s Name:

Financial Agent:

Tunya Audain Libertarian

Tunya Audain 2267 Kings Ave, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 2C1

Official Agent:

David Jones BC Conservative Party

M. Frances Jones PO Box 91525, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 3P2

Michael Markwick Independent

Timothy Lack PO Box 91766, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 4S1

Terry Platt BC NDP

Carolyn Coutts 5659 Westhaven Rd, West Vancouver, BC, V7W 1T7

Ralph Sultan BC Liberal Party

Craig Thomas 300-576 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3K1

General Voting Places:

Timothy Lack PO Box 91766, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 4S1

Craig Thomas 300-576 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3K1

Advance Voting Places:

District Electoral Offices: 701 Park Royal North West Vancouver, BC (604) 981-0165

Braemar Elem School 3600 Mahon Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Highlands Elem School 3150 Colwood Dr, North Vancouver, BC

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 580 18th St, West Vancouver, BC

Delbrook Comm Centre-North Bldg 600 W Queens Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Canyon Heights Elem School 4501 Highland Blvd, North Vancouver, BC

Hollyburn Elem School 1329 Duchess Ave, West Vancouver, BC

Sentinel Sec School 1250 Chartwell Dr, West Vancouver, BC

St. David’s United Church 1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver, BC

Capilano Elem School 1230 W 20th St, North Vancouver, BC

Irwin Park Elem School 2455 Haywood Ave, West Vancouver, BC

St. David’s United Church 1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver, BC

West Vancouver Sr Activity Centre 695 21st St, West Vancouver, BC

Cleveland Elem School 1255 Eldon Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Montroyal Elem School 5310 Sonora Dr, North Vancouver, BC

West Vanc Sec School-South Campus 1735 Inglewood Ave, West Vancouver, BC

Collingwood Elem School 2605 Wentworth Ave, West Vancouver, BC

Mountainside Sec School 3365 Mahon Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Woodcroft-Capilano Tower 2024 Fullerton Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Ecole Cedardale Elem School 595 Burley Dr, West Vancouver, BC

Pauline Johnson Elem School 1150 22nd St, West Vancouver, BC

Handsworth Sec School 1044 Edgewood Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Ridgeview Elem School 1250 Mathers Ave, West Vancouver, BC

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GENERAL ELECTION The following persons have been nominated as candidates for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky for the 40th Provincial General Election.

West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Electoral District Candidate’s Name:

Financial Agent:

Jon Johnson Independent

Jon Johnson 2-1225 Keith Rd E, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 1J3

Official Agent:

Ian McLeod BC Conservative Party

Ryan Warawa 103-1030 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, V6E 1A7

Ryan Warawa 103-1030 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, V6E 1A7

Ana Santos BC NDP

Sally Nichol PO Box 5832 Stn Main, Squamish, BC, V8B 0C2

Sally Nichol PO Box 5832 Stn Main, Squamish, BC, V8B 0C2

Jordan Sturdy BC Liberal Party

Nathan Geiger 2-1076 Denman St, Vancouver, BC, V6G 2M8

Lisa Ames 1888 Sea To Sky Hwy PO Box 165, Pemberton, BC, V0N 2L0

Richard Warrington Green Party of BC

Richard Warrington 6421 Douglas St, West Vancouver, BC, V7W 2G3

General Voting Places:

Advance Voting Places:

District Electoral Offices: 38192 Cleveland Ave Squamish, BC (604) 815-2030

Bowen Island Comm School 1041 Mt Gardner Rd, Bowen Island, BC

Gleneagles Comm Centre 6262 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, BC

Telus Whistler Conf Centre 4010 Whistler Way, Whistler, BC

Brennan Park Rec Centre 1009 Centennial Way, Squamish, BC

Brennan Park Rec Centre 1009 Centennial Way, Squamish, BC

Lions Bay Comm Hall 400 Centre Rd, Lions Bay, BC

Ts-Zil Learning Centre 367 Ir 10 Rd, Mount Currie, BC

Gleneagles Comm Centre 6262 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, BC

Caulfield Elem School 4685 Keith Rd, West Vancouver, BC

N’Quatqua Comm Hall 21 Lakeshore Dr, D’Arcy, BC

West Bay Elem School 3175 Thompson Pl, West Vancouver, BC

Pemberton Comm Centre 7390 Cottonwood St, Pemberton, BC

Cypress Park Primary School 4355 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, BC

Pemberton Comm Centre 7390 Cottonwood St, Pemberton, BC

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Friday, May 3, 2013 - North Shore News - A25

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to FASHION & STYLE

Face spring with bold colour Layne Christensen lchristensen@nsnews.com

VIOLET, poppy red, emerald, lemon and nectarine: spring’s vibrant hues have made the leap from wardrobe to makeup bag.

The hottest catwalk makeup trends flaunt bright pops of colour. From hot pink lips to a stroke of teal liner on the eyes, makeup artists are experimenting with bold beauty looks.

Now, as the weather heats up and bright colours come out of the closet, is the perfect time to have fun with makeup and experiment with a few fresh looks.

A cruise through the beauty counter finds more fun shades than a Crayola box. Here, what’s on offer at a few top beauty brands.

Palettes that pop For spring, Nars introduces a vibrant, 1990s-inspired colour palette. The collection boasts a lot of fun colour, says creative director Francois Nars in a press statement.

The artist’s favourite products of the season: Dressed To Kill ($30), a fuchsia rose lipstick with gold shimmer, and Mad Mad World (439), an eyeshadow duo of vivid cyan and parakeet green. Wear each bold eye shade solo or use one as a base and the other as a liner or accent, he suggests.

The summer collection from Nars, just hitting beauty counters now, plays on the futuristic glam of the 1970s, with an outrageous flamingo pink lip, eyes swept in seafoam green, dandelion and African violet, and an electric orange nail.

Bold to bare The beauty professionals at MAC Cosmetics cover a gamut of looks by identifying four trends for the season.

The first trend, Sig-nature, is described as a feminine interpretation of boyish beauty, with minimal makeup, no mascara, framed brows and natural toned lips.

The second trend, Nu-ance, features a wash of colour that takes in shades of highly pigmented pastels of turquoise, lilac, lemon, mint, aqua and peach.

The third trend story, Sci-chedelic, features edgy colour blocked on lids or lips. To try: Auto-De-Bleu Technakohl Liner ($19) for a flash of sea blue on the eye.

The final trend, Puri-tan, burnishes skin in honeybeige tones.

SHOP TALK MAC Cosmetics debuted yesterday a retro matte red lip by singer and fashion trailblazer Rihanna. RiRi Woo ($18) is a version of MAC’s cult classic shade Ruby Woo remixed by the superstar herself. Find it exclusively online at maccosmetics.com.

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THE summer colour collection from Nars features model Stella Tennant in a fresh take on 1970s glam. Scan the photo with Layar for behind-the-scenes video and how-to tips from Nars lead makeup stylist Jenny Smith.

Made-in-Montreal brand Annabelle makes its Western Canadian debut this spring. London Drugs is wrapping up six weeks of exclusive promotions. New from Annabelle for spring is the Expandable Mascara ($11), a mascara with an accordion-like brush that expands for maximum volume and retracts for compact bristles that deliver length and definition. Now through May 8 at London Drugs, buy any Annabelle mascara See Beach page 26

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A26 - North Shore News - Friday, May 3, 2013

SPRING

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And not too soon as we have a store full of new arrivals.

This spring we are featuring some great Canadian lines including Simon Chang (as pictured).

Also in are new selections: French Dressing Michael Tyler Robert Kitchen Jana

By Lyse Spanner Neon Buddha Come in and see the great combinations we have put together.

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We look forward to seeing you!

THE spring colour collection from Aerin is inspired by the shades of early spring flowers. The summer Shell Color collection, at the beauty counter now, is inspired by the natural ease of a vacation spent at the beach.

Comfort with Style. For home and away!

Beach inspires summer collection From page 25

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and receive a free Annabelle single eyeshadow.

To get those colourful cat eyes that are oh-sostylish this season, pick up the Twinset Eyeshadow Eyeliner Duo ($9). Use the rounded eyeshadow tip, available in Cobalt, Aqua or Vendetta (violet), to apply colour to the entire lid. Use the opposite end black kajal as a traditional eyeliner and to contour the waterline.

Bonus beauty New for spring, Elizabeth Arden’s Beautiful Color Collection aims to prove that beauty is more than skin deep. These four new products not only add colour, they treat the skin.

Luminous Lip Gloss ($22), available in 12 shades with high shine, pearl and high shimmer finishes, soothes lips like a balm. It’s packed with mango butter and shea butter to lock in moisture and vegetal emollients to condition lips. Radiance Blush ($35) in eight shades with matte and pearl finishes sculpts cheeks and contains antioxidants to help protect skin from environmental damage.

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Beautiful Color Eye Shadow ($24 singles, $32 duos) in 24 single shades and seven duo shades contain retinyl linoleate, a vitamin A derivative that is said to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles.

Beautiful Color Lash Enhancing Mascara ($30) lengthens and curls lashes and includes peptides to help reduce lash loss and carob seed extract to strengthen lashes.

Golden glow For spring from Aerin (the newest beauty brand from Estée Lauder group of companies) is the Garden Color Collection, inspired by the shades of early spring flowers. The collection arrived in stores in February in limited supply and features a pair of eyeshadow-blush palettes in pretty linencovered zip-around compacts ($78 apiece) and other spring essentials.

Aerin’s summer Shell Color collection, at the beauty counter now, captures the warmth of the sun with golden highlighters, rose lip colour and neutral shadows. Aerin cosmetics are available exclusively at Holt Renfrew and online at esteelauder.ca.

joining together to throw a block party on Thursday, May 9, 6-8 p.m. at 50 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

Enjoy complimentary mini services, booking specials,

bubbles and the inside scoop from specialized beauty experts. For details, contact the participating salons: skoah.com/604-988-1222, getstripped.ca/604-770-3327 or noirlashlounge.com/604986-5274.

Business After Five: West Vancouver’s chamber of commerce has partnered with the Jones Group and Hudson’s Bay to present a spring fashion evening on Wednesday, May 15, 5-9 p.m. at The Bay store in Park Royal’s north mall. Light appetizers, a glass of wine, and a fashion presentation featuring spring collections from Jones New York, Anne Klein, Rachel Rachel Roy and Black Brown menswear. There will be mini-makeup stations from Clinique, Estee Lauder, Shiseido and Clarins. Hudson’s Bay will offer guests a 15 per cent discount on purchases to Sunday, May 19. Tickets are $10 for chamber members and $15 for non-members, available at westvanchamber. com.

— Compiled by Layne Christensen

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FILM

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THE “Griffintown Renaissance” has pushed out almost all of the Belgian steeds housed in The Horse Palace stable in southwestern Montréal. Calèche still take passengers on tours of Old Montréal but their days look numbered unless the Horse Palace Foundation can muster community support to save the historic stable.

Gomez followed the rhythms of the stable North Shore News: Leo and his wife speak English but everyone around them speaks French.

Nadine Gomez: Even his wife is French-speaking but she speaks English with him. When Leo moved to the first residence, the house for retired people, he said it was very hard because it was a French-speaking residence. He said, ‘My wife can talk to all of the people,’ but he felt even more lonely because not a lot of people spoke English.

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through the Horse Palace. (Initially) it was more the urban space that fascinated me.

North Shore News: When was it that you first went by the stables?

Nadine Gomez: It was at the end of 2008. I started filming at the beginning of 2009 on St. Patrick’s Day. North Shore News: Were you thinking of making a film from the beginning?

Nadine Gomez: Definitely. When I got there. At the time I had a boyfriend who was doing documentary as well which helped — he had a camera and everything so I told him, ‘We’re going to start filming soon and however we manage to do it, we’ll do it.’ He was like, ‘It’s your project — tell me when and we’ll go filming,’ and that’s how we started. From there I structured the whole project: I started to write about it and look for money and that’s how I pushed myself into making a real film. At the beginning I wasn’t even thinking about how big or what kind of film I wanted to make but it’s always something that I wanted to do.

North Shore News: What kind of camera and equipment did you have?

Nadine Gomez: The camera we used was a Sony FX1 HD cam which is what we had on hand at the time. For my next film I will think more about that kind of detail but it was the camera we had and it did a good job actually.

North Shore News: As you were filming the stable you were learning about filmmaking on the go.

Nadine Gomez: Exactly. I learned everything about making a film while making my film. It’s the best school ever.

North Shore News: How were the conditions for the shoot?

Nadine Gomez: Spending time at the stable was great but the conditions were not easy in the winter. We were filming outside

LEO Leonard died in July 2012, a week after Nadine Gomez finished editing The Horse Palace. on some of the coldest days of the winter and we were there really early trying to follow their life rhythms. I didn’t want to break that natural way of being so we were filming in the morning at minus 30 and there’s no restaurant nearby, there’s no toilets around, but it was a great experience.

North Shore News: There are a lot of winter scenes.

Is that when Leo and his wife were first moving out of the Horse Palace?

Nadine Gomez: Exactly. Some people asked me about that.

The horse drivers work more in the summer but we filmed in the winter because it’s part of their life, it’s four months where they go to the stables everyday. They take care of the horses and clean up and so for me it had a lot of meaning and visually it’s very interesting filming in the winter. We don’t do it that much and it’s part of our environment. I’m happy it has a big place in our film.

North Shore News: Which winter did you shoot?

Nadine Gomez: Mainly 2010.

North Shore News: Did he not speak French?

Nadine Gomez: Not really. He spoke ‘work’ French. He knew slang and he knew words in French from the work he used to do. He was a riveter at the old Montréal port so he knew the sizes of rivets and how you say hammer in French and things like that but he never spoke French properly.

North Shore News: I read somewhere his nickname on the docks was Clawhammer Jack.

Nadine Gomez: I asked him where it was from but he didn’t really remember.

North Shore News: One of his employees Ti-Jean Larose speaks only in French in the film — did he speak English at all?

He’s quite a character — he’s like a nonstop quote machine with always something to say.

Nadine Gomez: Yes he did with Leo. He has this way of speaking, it’s an old way of speaking. For me he was kind of a poet.

North Shore News: Do the horses stay at the stables or do they come and go?

Nadine Gomez: When I was filming five or six of them were there. During the winter Chantal takes her horses away. She lets them rest for the winter but Judy keeps one or two and sends the others to the country so its dependent on the season.

If it’s very cold they kind of go until Christmas and then they see how the winter goes but lately I think there is only one or two horses left in the stables. The place is totally changed from See Stable page 32

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FILM

Doc chronicles avant-garde golden era

Backbone brings Vancouver’s film history into focus

■ BackBone: Vancouver Experimental Cinema from 1967- 1981 screening at Pacific Cinémathèque May 4 and 12 as part of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival.

For a complete schedule go to doxafestival.ca.

Jeremy Shepherd jshepherd@nsnews.com

FUELED by peyote and punk rock they set about shooting films and assassinating the conventions of filmmaking.

While other directors focused on narrative, this group of West Coast troublemakers, innocents, anarchists and inveterate tinkerers tried to create something never before seen in cinema.

They didn’t make movies so much as they sculpted film itself, looping it, scratching it, and chemically burning it in an effort to test the limits of the medium and forge a new type of movies without stories.

Squares were not invited.

The work of Vancouver’s experimental filmmakers is chronicled in Backbone: Vancouver Experimental Cinema from 1967-1981, directed by Richard Martin.

As a child of the 1970s, Martin grew up with storytellers like Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Altman.

Many directors of the era were intrigued with taking apart genre pictures. The gangster movie became The Godfather, the western turned bleak with McCabe & Mrs. Miller.

But while iconoclasts like Coppola and Altman were deconstructing film genres, a cinematic alchemist named David Rimmer was making a stir by deconstructing film.

“An art teacher actually said: ‘If you’re interested in film, I hear there’s this guy who makes

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RICHARD Martin’s Backbone, scheduled to have its first public screening at Pacific Cinémathèque on May 4, will include the directors chronicled in the film, all of whom will be seeing the finished work for the first time. these whacky films in town, you should go see ‘em,’” Martin recalls.

He set out for the Vancouver Art Gallery where Rimmer’s work was waiting.

“It was like, ‘Whoah, there’s a whole other way of making movies, too.’ So it was quite an epiphany for me back at the tender age of 14,”Martin says.

Rimmer directed the influential experimental short film Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper, featuring shifting colours layered over an image of a woman unfurling a cellophane wrapper in what seems like an endless loop.

What started as a lone experimenter evolved into an energetic scene.

Looking back on the era, Martin sees a history that has since been neglected.

“They kind of go along with a history of cinema that isn’t acknowledged as much. There’s all kinds of things that were going on in experimental world that kind of was assimilated into mainstream, especially into the ‘80s, especially into rock videos and commercials,” he says.

“For a lot of younger artists and filmmakers, you don’t see that history layered in.”

It’s a pattern that has emerged since surrealists attempted to etch their dreams onto film in the 1940s, according to Martin.

“There’s been crazy people doing crazy things with film

that always eventually worked their way into the mainstream whether it’s editing styles or composition or subject matter even,” he says.

As the director of Air Bud: Golden Receiver, Martin may seem like an odd choice to helm a documentary on experimental cinema. However, Martin made his first mark in movies with the experimental short Diminished, described by film and culture critic Gene Youngblood as a “delicately structured nonverbal poem about loss.”

Film degrades over time, a process that accelerates when a movie isn’t paired with a projector on a regular basis.

While the experimental films of Martin’s youth may be

treasured, the films themselves were neglected.

“I remembered some of these films. I was helping out at a place called Moving Images Distribution in town — they distribute shorts and that kind of thing — and so I was helping move some stuff around and I went into a room that had all these tins of 16 millimetre film and I looked at them and I remembered some of these films even though I hadn’t seen them in 35 years. They were like old friends.”

Faced with the cans, many of which hadn’t been transferred to digital, Martin considered assembling the movies into a compilation, but the idea wouldn’t seem to stand still.

“Let’s do some commentary. Well, let’s shoot some video commentary. Then you start talking to the people and now you’re talking about Vancouver and the ’70s and art movements. You start to get into it and it just kept on going,” Martin says.

Martin collaborated with camera operator William Fritzberg to make a lean, inexpensive film.

“It’s not like we were making money. It was made for a few dollars and the kindness of many people,” Martin says.

He ended up with nearly 20 hours of interviews, featuring directors discussing censorship, stories, and the blessing of accidents.

Martin is already planning a DVD edition to give a second life to the great moments that fell to the cutting room floor.

One of those moments includes filmmaker Tom Braidwood discussing his transition from working as assistant director on The XFiles to appearing on screen as one of the lone gunmen.

The documentary is meant to evoke the experimental films somewhat, although Martin says he restrained himself.

“We’ve kind of pulled back on that a little bit,” he says. “I was having way too much fun.”

The film is scheduled to have its first public screening in a theatre that will include the directors chronicled in the film, all of whom will be seeing the picture for the first time, according to Martin.

But while the movie is a tribute to a bygone era, Martin is hopeful young film buffs will delve into that often neglected history.

“I guess I’ve made more of a personal statement, a personal film about the genre and about those people who basically were my heroes back in the day,” he says. “Taking in all that history of cinematic development I think just does nothing except just make it all the more wonderful and more alive. So I’m hoping that it goes to a lot of young filmmakers and artists.”

photos of David Rimmer/NFB film donation to Intermedia/Al Razutis by Michael De Courcy: The Intermedia Catalogue (1967 - 2009)

DAVID Rimmer (left) and Al Razutis (right, shown in archival photos) are among the filmmakers profiled in Richard Martin’s documentary Backbone: Vancouver Experimental Cinema Early Works 1967-1981. The film screens at Pacific Cinémathèque on May 4 and 12 at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival.

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FILM

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■ Iron Man 3. Written and directed by Shane Black.

Starring Robert Downey Jr, Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth Paltrow and Guy Pearce.

Rating: 7 (out of 10)

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Julie Crawford Contributing Writer It’s telling that the poster for Iron Man 3 is the first of the franchise not to feature the iconic mask: the man wears the suit, and not the other way around.

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Black packs tons of firepower— and a few retro action faces — into the 130minute run time but manages to keep Tony’s humanity front and centre. Unlike Iron Man 2, which was saddled with allusions to the upcoming Avengers movie, IM3 makes only a few references to aliens and wormholes, and never feels

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FILM SHOWTIMES From page 30 The Croods 3D (G) — Fri 6:55, 9:30; Sat-Sun 4:10, 6:55, 9:30; Mon-Thur 7, 9:30 p.m.

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Pain & Gain (14A) — Fri 7:20, 10:15; Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15; Mon-Thur 7:05, 9:55 p.m.

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Still Mine (PG) — Fri 7:15, 9:45; Sat 10:40, 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45; Sun 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45; MonThur 7:10, 9:4 p.m.

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The Great Gatsby 3D (PG) — Thur 10 p.m.

Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini — Sat 9 a.m.

DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL The DOXA Documentary Film Festival runs from May 3-10.

74 screenings at five venues: Pacific Cinémathèque, Vancity Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Rio Theatre and Collingwood Cinema. For more information visit doxafestival.ca.

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CALENDAR From page 19 Voice of the Tango: Laudate Singers and Tangissimo will perform a blend of classical, jazz and tango Saturday, May 11 at 8 p.m. Admission: $30/$25/$10. There will be a sweet reception at intermission to meet the musicians. Tickets: laudatesingers.com or 604-729-6814.

St. David’s United Church: 1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver.

Mother’s Day Multi Choir Concert: St. David’s United Church Choir, A Tout Choeur and The West Vancouver Heritage Choir will perform Sunday, May 12 at 4 p.m.

Admission by donation. Proceeds will go to “Fresh Start,” a project for clean and healthy living for Vancouver’s homeless.

West Vancouver Community Centre: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

Community Concert Series: West Vancouver Community Centre flute, saxophone and violin students will perform a free concert Thursday, May 30 at 4 p.m.

West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7446 or westvanlibrary.ca.

Music at the Library — Friday Night Concert: Jane Coop will be accompanied by violinist Laurie Smukler and cellist Darret Adkins performing works by Brahms May 24 at 7:30 p.m.

West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre: 695 21st St., West Vancouver.

Spring Concert: West Vancouver’s 60-voice Heritage Choir will perform Sunday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m. Admission: $7.50/$3.50.

The Gospel Truth

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Stable now surrounded by new condominiums From page 28

what you see in the film. The only thing left standing now is the actual stable but all the buildings around have been put down — supposedly they want to rebuild them but for now they’re not there.

In the film we see the first condominium (going up) but now there’s a nine-storey condominium blocking the sun in the backyard. It’s definitely changed. Judy’s the only one with two horses there for one carriage that she’s working with.

SABOTS (shoes) at the Horse Palace.

North Shore News: We see them taking the first buildings down. At one point in the film Leo mentions 3,000 horses were in the area. Is he talking about a 100 years ago?

Nadine Gomez: The 1930s, and ’40s was the peak of Griffintown — up to the Second World War and then after that people started to leave. At that time there were still many horses in Griffintown.

North Shore News: Is the horse and carriage industry still important to the tourism industry in Montréal?

Nadine Gomez: It is but it’s very fragile.

There is little infrastructure or support from the city. It’s a struggle. It’s kind of disappearing but it still attracts a lot of people and in the summertime people really enjoy seeing the horses there because it brings you back in time.

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North Shore News: If someone went to the Horse Palace now could they still get a ride in a calèche? In the film you show Ti-Jean making his way down Ottawa Street in the carriage.

Nadine Gomez: Usually you don’t get to ride from the Horse Palace — you get the ride in Old Montréal. We actually met up with him while we were going to work but I guess if you get there at the right time and they’re leaving for Old Montréal you can ask them to take you with them.

North Shore News: So Ti-Jean was travelling to work down Ottawa Street?

Nadine Gomez: Yes he was going to work — when he stops and puts the blanket on the horse that’s where he waits for customers to come.

North Shore News: Does he still do that?

Nadine Gomez: Every day.

Friday, May 3, 2013 - North Shore News - A33

MUSIC

Emma-Lee pays visit to the West Coast Toronto-based singer unveils latest songs

Nicholas Pescod Contributing Writer

FROM the very first moment she heard her voice professionally recorded singersongwriter Emma-Lee knew she wanted to have a career in music.

“I can remember really clearly,” she says. “Even though I was playing guitar and making music, I was just a teenager living in the suburbs. I didn’t have any access to recording studios and I had never heard myself taped, I only knew what I sounded like in person.”

“That first excitement of hearing that and just wanting to hear that again and continue that my whole life,” she adds.

The Toronto-based singer, currently on the back end of her spring tour with 2012 Juno-nominee Peter See Songs page 34

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MUSIC

Songs featured in TV series From page 33

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JOHNNY Vallis pays tribute to early rock’n’roll pioneer Buddy Holly in a live show at Centennial Theatre on Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $30.50 are available by phone or in person at Centennial Theatre Box Office 604-984-4484. For more information visit centennialtheatre.com.

Katz, performed earlier this week in Vancouver at the Media Club.

“The last time I played in Vancouver I was on the road with Jesse Cook and we got to play at the Orpheum Theatre,” Lee says. “I got some new fans after that night and I am hoping there are some repeat customers that come back and see us.”

In April, Lee and Katz released a new duet titled “What’s On Your Mind” through iTunes.

“Even though it’s come out as Emma-Lee and Peter Katz it’s part of the start of a new project that we have started, we just haven’t figured out a name yet,” she says.

“We are hoping to put out some more new music in the next year.”

Although she was born in Toronto, Emma-Lee grew up in Markham, Ont. She began learning the guitar when she was 14 years old and started writing songs and singing a few years later.

In 2005 she was nominated for Best Female Artist at the Toronto Independent Music Awards and inn 2010 her song “Until We Meet Again” was selected as the Best Love Song at the Independent Music Awards.

Her music has also been featured in Degrassi: The Next Generation, 18 to Life, The Border, Bomb Girls, Teen Wolf, and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Lee grew up listening to a wide range of music including Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald and Bob Marley.

“When I got into my teens I started listening to Fiona Apple and singer songwriter type women who played their instruments, wrote their own songs and had powerful voices,” she says. “That’s sort of what inspired me to go beyond just singing and write my own material.”

In 2008 she released her first album Never Just A Dream, where it received praise from a wide range of publications including the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail.

Last year she released her second album, Backseat Heroine with eOne Music Canada. The album has been nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album at the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards.

Lee is no stranger to personal setbacks. In 2007, doctors found a growth on her thyroid gland. Lee was told she would need surgery and that if anything went wrong during the procedure it could result in vocal-chord paralysis.

“It was absolutely terrifying. I really had to assess my life and what my life would be if I couldn’t do what I do, but I had to go through with it,” Lee says.

The following year she developed a polyp on her vocal cords and had to undergo surgery. Other singers who have experienced the same kind of problem include Adele and Steven Tyler.

“That was another really scary thing,” she says. “I told myself at the time that if at any point I am not able to sing again I will become the world’s greatest guitar player or piano player and I’d focus all my energy into that. I would never quit music because it’s burned into my soul.”

In 2012 Lee accompanied Juno Award-winning flamenco guitarist, Jesse Cook on his Blue Guitar Tour. After discovering her online Cook asked her to sing the vocals in his songs, “I Put A Spell On You” and “Ne Me Quitte Pas.” “It was an absolute dream come true,” she says. “It was a scale of a tour that I had previously never been a part of. We were on a tour bus and every night we were playing in sold out beautiful theatres. It was a really fantastic sneak peek into the life of a very established artist.

“Jesse is an absolute pleasure to work with and he is really generous in spreading the word of other artists’ music. He also allowed me to sing a couple of my own songs to open up the night every night. He was just so supportive of me. I’ve had a lot of people come out from those shows on this tour. It was just a really positive experience,” she adds.

Emma-Lee is also a professional photographer who takes photos of musicians, so when Cook called she assumed it was simply to hire her as a photographer.

“It was funny he called me and left me voice mail saying call me back. . . . . and I thought he was calling because he was interested in having me photograph him,” she says.

“Then it turned out that he had heard me sing this one particular song, ‘Magical Flying Bathtub Machine.’ He just thought my voice would really work for what he was going for this time around and the rest is history.”

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MUSIC

Youth panel organizes annual Ignite! fest From page 18

playwriting, spoken word, stage design and publicity.

The arts centre is also turned over annually to members of the Cultch’s Ignite! Youth Panel, who are tasked with organizing and taking the stage in the week-long Ignite! festival. This year’s is being held May 6-11.

In addition to offering insight into participants’ particular craft, participation in the mentorship program also provides an opportunity for youth to learn about the business of art, for instance, things like publicity and grant writing, in an effort to help them take the next step in their careers.

“It’s been such an eye-opening experience,” says Daly.

Daly and her five songwriting program peers have been working with their mentors in both group workshop and one-on-one settings and she’s learned an incredible amount from each, she says.

“Aidan Knight is someone I’ve looked up to for a really long time so it was really cool to work with him. That was just mind blowing,” she says.

Magnanensi has helped her take some of her songs in a better direction and Calder has suggested she undertake a number of helpful songwriting exercises, shared inspirational resources and is continuing to offer input on her works in progress.

“She’s just been really good with us,” adds Daly. “She’s been really hands-on and sounds like she genuinely cares about our careers and our futures and she’s just a really soft-spoken, warm-hearted person so it’s really cool to get advice from her. I also love what she does too.

She’s an amazing singer-songwriter.”

Calder, reached earlier this week via email,

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NEW Pornographers’ Kathryn Calder mentored songwriting participants involved in the Ignite! mentorship program. Her band will perform a free all-ages gig tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the parking lot at Georgia and Cambie. has likewise enjoyed working with Daly.

“Emma is wonderful. She has a great sense of melody, lyrics and dynamics and accompanies them with interesting and thoughtful arrangements. I really love her songs, and I can’t wait to hear her many amazing albums to come,” she says.

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Calder, a Victoria-based solo artist as well as a member of the New Pornographers, first got involved in the songwriting mentorship program in 2012.

“I loved it so much last year that I wanted to come back and do it again this year,” she says.

Ultimately, what Calder has been trying to impart are some practical tools for getting

through the ups and downs of creating something, and to encourage participants to think about finding their own songwriting voice.

“The two basic questions in songwriting are: What are you trying to say and how are you going to say it? These can actually be pretty hard to answer,” she says.

Overall, Calder says she’s been “enormously impressed” by the talent displayed by her charges. “I can’t even believe it. These young up and comers are so talented, it’s ridiculous,” she says.

Daly is excited to take the stage for the Mentorship Showcase, which is bringing participants in the songwriting, dance and spoken word programs together.

“Over the next two weeks we’re really going to be working our butts off to get this show amazing,” she says, adding she expects there to be some solo performances, group collaborations, as well as inter-disciplinary works.

For her next EP, she plans to collaborate with some of the musicians she’s met through her involvement in the Cultch and is scheduled to perform a show with fellow participant Ian Schram, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Point Grey’s Cuppa Joy Café.

“If you’re blessed with some sort of gift, whether it be just the kind of person you are in general or if you’re really inspiring to other people, I just think you should take advantage of it and I truly believe that if you’re extremely passionate about something and driven, you can achieve it. . . . I just know that I’m meant to do this,” she says.

For the full Ignite! 2013 festival schedule and lineup, visit igniteyouthfest.ca. For more information on the Cultch’s youth programs, visit thecultch.com.

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CALENDAR From page 32 Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: centennialtheatre.com.

Box office: 604-984-4484.

Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and tickets: firstimpressionstheatre.com or 604-929-9456.

Here on the Flight Path: A comedy about a middle aged divorced man and his friendships with three women neighbours Wednesdays to Saturdays, May 9-25 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604-981-6335.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: A fantasy classic May 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. with a matinee May 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $$39/$35/$29/$22.

Mulgrave’s Linda Hamer Theatre: 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane, West Vancouver.

North Shore Neighbourhood House: 225 East Second St., North Vancouver.

Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: phtheatre.org or 604-990-3474.

Fabulous Fables and Masked Mayhem: The One-Eyed Troll and The Selkie, two unique, comedic tales, filled with music, physical comedy, improvisation and audience participation will run May 3, 7 p.m. and May 4, 1 and 4 p.m. Tickets: $15.

Festival of Plays: The Theatre BC North Shore Zone will present nightly plays May 6-11 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $108 for a weekly pass or $20 nightly.

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

St. Martin’s Hall: 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver.

Musketeer: SMP Youth Productions will perform a hilarious journey through castles and royal court of 17th century Paris May 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee May 4 at 2

p.m. Admission: $12/$7. Tickets: 604-7670665.

Theatre at Hendry Hall: 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. Reservations: 604-9832633 or northvanplayers.ca.

DANCE Capilano Mall: 935 Marine Dr., North Vancouver.

Mother’s Day Celebration: Students of AMED Dance Academy will perform May 4, 3-3:30 p.m. and May 11, 3:30-4 p.m. between Walmart and Starbucks.

Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver.

Tickets: 604-990-7810 or capilanou.ca/ nscucentre.

Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: centennialtheatre.com.

Box office: 604-984-4484.

Shine Dance Festival: Free daily performances May 3-5, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Schedule: shinedancefestival.com.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Coastal City Ballet will perform this Shakespeare comedy Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30/$22.

Terpsichore Dance Celebration: A national dance competition with free daily performances May 10 to 12, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Highlands United Church: 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604-981-6335.

Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: phtheatre.org or 604-990-3474.

St. Catherine’s Anglican Church: 1058 Ridgewood Dr., North Vancouver.

CLUBS AND PUBS Beans on Lonsdale: 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-2326. Live

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PHOTOGRAPHER Liana Sipelis will show her work in a new exhibit, BC 5x3, at the Seymour Art Gallery from May 7 to June 1. The show consists of five groups of three images shot while travelling through B.C. Sipelis, a photographer and architect based in Deep Cove, will give an Artist Talk on Saturday, May 11 at 2 p.m.

An opening reception will follow at 3 p.m.

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From page 37 music every Thursday, 8 p.m.

Brewster’s Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

Info: 604-925-9820.

The Eagles Club Starlight Room: 170 West Third St., North Vancouver.

Electric Owl: 928 Main St., Vancouver. Info: 604-5580928.

A Concert Series that brings together Steve Dawson’s Black Hen House Band with special guest artists each month. Bluesman John Hammond will perform Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m.

Admission: $33/$30. Tickets: capilanou.ca/nscucentre or at the door.

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

Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.

Larson Station Restaurant: Glenegales Clubhouse, 6190 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

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

SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Martin Hunt Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. Topic: What are the implications of productive technology? Is it the blessing we thought it would be? Info: 778-7828000 or philosopherscafe.net.

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NORTH Shore pianist Cat Toren, now based in New York City, picked up a Juno Award on April 21 as a member of the collaborative band Pugs and Crows who won Instrumental Album of the Year honours for their latest recording, Fantastic Pictures, produced by Chris Gestrin. Toren will be back in Vancouver at the end of June during the Vancouver International Jazz Festival performing several shows with Pugs and Crows and her own band. Pugs and Crows will also be performing at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal on July 7. For more information visit cat-toren.com.

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like a deliberate setup for the sequel.

Of course, there is one souvenir from the Avengers’ time in New York: Tony’s anxiety attacks, which pop up every time he takes his mind off his work. “Nothing’s been the same since New York,” Tony finally confides to girlfriend Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). “I’m just a man in a can.”

This is a welcome chink in Iron Man’s smarmy veneer, as is his relationship with a 10-year-old boy named Harley (Ty Simpkins, Insidious), played for laughs without being cutesy.

The jury is still out on how Marvel purists will welcome Disney’s take on The Mandarin, a villain who is not all that he seems, and is a far departure from the Chinese national in the comic book series.

Tony offers his help in dealing with the Osama bin Laden lookalike but is told to leave it up to the U.S. government. It becomes personal when Tony’s old pal/bodyguard Happy (Favreau) is injured in one of the blasts. It’s not advisable for a superhero to give

out his home address on live TV, but that’s what Tony does, inviting the Mandarin for a chit-chat.

Meanwhile, we are reminded that it all stems from a 1999 New Year’s Eve Science conference in Bern, when all we really needed to worry about was a Y2K attack. There Tony brushed off the business plan of an overeager Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), leaving him waiting on the rooftop as he bedded a sexy botanist in his hotel suite. Rebecca Hall is Maya Hanson, a welcome presence as Tony’s one-night-stand. Hard to believe that keeping someone waiting (Killian) and a roll in the hay (Maya) is motivation enough for both characters to race to the dark side, but such is Tony Stark’s magnetic power.

Col. Rhodes (Don Cheadle, cheated out of any real screen time) is back, suited up as the Iron Patriot, recently renamed and painted red, white and blue. William Sadler (Die Hard 2!) plays the president; Miguel Ferrer (Robocop!) is the vicepresident. However the villains here aren’t nations but corporations, reflecting the present-day collective discontent of the 99 per cent.

The science is a little murky in places, involving thermogenic currencies and a limb-replacement technology that features the side effect of turning its patients into human bombs. But the explosions are fantastic: the amazing destruction of Tony’s Malibu beach house is a highlight; “barrel full of monkeys at 18,000 feet” is my favourite.

And the Iron Man suits get tweaked: the trailer makes no secret of the fact that Tony creates a mini army during his bouts of insomnia, and the film features a cool new way for him to suit up remotely, with some humourous results. I have mixed feelings about Pepper wearing the Iron Man suit. Nice to see her out of stilettos, but only a few minutes earlier Tony told someone else that the suit was only calibrated for him.

No matter: “Ever since that guy with the big hammer fell out of the sky, subtlety has had its day.” By now we know to keep our eye out for Marvel papa Stan Lee, and to wait for the trademark bonus scene after the credits roll. Filmmakers have done the remarkable with an over-stuffed genre: made us want more.

the event is also a valuable educational experience for the participating casts and crews.

“It brings together these community theatres and you see your peers at work. You are then judged professionally and it is a tremendous learning process,” he said.

Making it in the world of professional theatre doesn’t happen for many people, Jarvis says, but those who dream of the spotlight can always turn to their community theatre group.

“And by goodness, if they’ve got any talent — which often happens — then they get a lead part and away they go.”

There’s plenty of talent behind the scenes too, he adds.

“You would never know that these shows are amateur, I mean, they really are well done.”

North Shore actor Don Mackay is anything but amateur. He has been performing for 35 years in theatre, TV and film productions. After 10 years working on the professional stage, he returned to community theatre.

“I enjoy the stage, it’s a challenge and a half, you’re naked out there,” he said.

Mackay stars in Deep Cove Stage Society’s festival entry Half Life by John Mighton.

Winner of the 2005 Governor General Literary Award, the play centres on two nursing home residents who rekindle what might have been a wartime romance.

Mackay first appeared in the North Shore Zone Festival of Plays in 1980 and has twice moved on to the provincial finals. The veteran actor says the event offers a peek at the community’s “sizeable” talent pool, and draws people to the theatre who might not ordinarily attend.

“I know a number of people that don’t go to the theatre on a routine basis but wouldn’t miss this week at the Presentation House for all the tea in China, and that’s very encouraging.”

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Mist Ultra Bar: 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-2326.

DJs spin classic dance music from the 80s, 90s and today.

Queens Cross Pub: 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

Info: queenscross.com.

Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Sunday, 7:3011:30 p.m.

The Raven Pub: 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver.

Info: theravenpub.com.

Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Thursday, 7:3011:30 p.m.

Red Lion Bar & Grill: 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver.

Info: 604-926-8838.

Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.

Rusty Gull: 175 East First St., North Vancouver.

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

Sailor Hagar’s Brew Pub: 235 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-984-3087. Live music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Village Taphouse: Park Royal Village, West Vancouver.

Info: 604-922-8882.

OTHER EVENTS Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604-981-6335.

Movies at the Meek — Anna Karenina: A timeless love story set in 1874 Russia Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. A short film from Silver Harbour Shorts will also be shown. Tickets: $12.

Shane Koyczan, a spoken word poet, will perform Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m. Tickets: $29/$25.

Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or nvdpl.ca.

SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Leah Bendell Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. Topic: The pursuit of happiness — what future does this generation want? Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.

Parkgate Library: 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

Show Biz, Film and Concert Music Stories Past and Present: Composer Michael Conway Baker will recount stories from his life in show business Monday, May 6, 1-2 p.m. Registration required: 604-929-3727.

Park & Tilford Cineplex Odeon Theatre: 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

The North Shore International Film Series: The North Shore Community Arts Council will screen Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the fall, winter and spring. No will play Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: nvartscouncil.ca/events/ north-shore-international-film-series or 604-988-6844.

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

Info: 604-924-1378 or seymourartgallery.com.

Book Launch: Poetry readings from Force Field — 77 Women Poets of British Columbia Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m.

West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7407 or westvanlibrary.ca.

Monday Movie Nights: The library will screen movies on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Schedule: May 6, Argo; May 13, Intouchables and May 27, Anna Karenina.

Music Appreciation Talks: The life and operas of Richard Wagner with opera expert Nicolas Krusek Wednesdays, May 8, 15, 29 and June 5, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Shane Koyczan, a spoken word poet, will perform and speak with Kay Meek’s Claude Giroux Friday, May 10, 6-7 p.m. A book signing and meet and greet will follow.

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

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restaurant guide $ Bargain Fare ($5-8) $ $ Inexpensive ($9-12) $ $ $ Moderate ($13-15) $ $ $ $ Fine Dining ($15-25) LIVE MUSIC

AUSTRIAN Jagerhof Restaurant

BRITISH $$$

Best Little Schnitzel House in Town

71 Lonsdale Ave, N. Van. 604-980-4316

BISTRO Cindy’s Café

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Local favourite Cindy’s Café is now open for diner every Friday and Saturday night.Come for the good food,stay for the friendly atmosphere and enjoy our free BYOWine policy.

Corkage is for strangers! Cindy’s is for neighbours.Visit www.cindyscafe.ca for details and reserve with Patrick at 604-925-2880.

1850 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-925-2880

Larson Station West Coast Bistro & Banquets $$$ For 2 or 200! Enjoy sweeping views through the 6th fairway,to the ocean at Gleneagles Clubhouse.Larson Station West Coast Bistro,a fabulous little restaurant and banquet facility, tucked away on the Gleneagles Golf Course.LIVE MUSIC Fridays & Saturdays BRUNCH on weekends.

Family friendly & casual,with flavours of the West Coast.

6190 Marine Drive, West Vancouver 778-279-8874

Truffle House & Café

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The Truffle House & Café is truly a warm place to eat European cuisine with friendly service and reasonable price. Philippe & Fabienne Chaber have created a cozy and comfortable atmosphere and offer a delicious combination of French, Italian and West Coast specialties that your taste buds will love.Already well known for their brunch & lunch, the Truffle House is pleased to offer you DINNER! Join us Friday & Saturday evenings from 5-10 pm for delicious seasonal menus.

2452 Marine Drive, W. Van. 604-922-4222 www.trufflehousecafe.com

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The Salmon House

The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar

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Excellent seafood and British dishes on the Waterfront. Friday and Saturday, Prime Rib Dinner. Sunday, Turkey Dinner.Weekends and Holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny.

Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

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

CHINESE Neighbourhood Noodles House

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North Shore’s best variety & quality Chinese food.Serving Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week.Eat in,10% off takeout.

Free delivery min.$20.00 order within 3 kms.

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

Chef Hung Taiwanese Noodle

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Critically acclaimed worldwide for its delectable beef noodle, Chef Hung has won numerous Championships in Taiwan and now crowned the Best Noodle House in Vancouver! Come see what all the excitement is about.

1560 Marine Dr., W. Van. 778-279-8822 UBC Wesbrook Village: 102 - 3313 Shrum Lane, Vancouver 604-228-8765 Aberdeen Centre: 2800 - 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond • 604-295-9357 www.chefhungnoodle.com

FINE DINING The Observatory

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

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

BIG SCREEN SPORTS $$$$

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

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

FRENCH Chez Michel

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Classic French cuisine served in an elegant and graceful setting.

For over 34 years, Chez Michel has treated guests to only the best.

Traditional seafood and meat entrees, dressed in rich, tempting sauces, are specially featured alongside a superb selection of wines and a decadent dessert list.

Superior service with a waterfront view helps complete your lunch or dinner experience.

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

GREEK Kypriaki Taverna

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For the BEST quality and the BEST prices, come visit or call for delivery today. Open everyday @ Noon for lunch.Voted one of the top 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland.With our outstanding food, reasonable prices, friendly service and candle-lit charm you will see why so many people call it their favourite restaurant. Call for delivery/ take out tonight or come in for a relaxing Mediterranean experience.

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

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INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India

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Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner offering Authentic Indian Cuisine.

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

1340 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-925-5262 www.handi-restaurant.com Where one spicy sauce does not fit all.Readers’Choice award winning restaurant for 5 years! Open for Lunch & Dinner.Lunch Buffet $10.95.

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

PUB $$

Voted the North Shore’s favourite pub 16 years running by you.

The Bear is your local, friendly, comfortable pub that is 100% smoke free.We have ample free parking, Take-Out menu, Daily drink and food specials, full sports coverage, and a large, heated veranda. Come in for a bite and a drink.

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

The best weekend breakfasts ‘til 2pm. Great selection of import draft.

All Canucks PPV games on the big screens.

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

$$

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

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

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

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

SEAFOOD C-Lovers Fish & Chips

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The best fish & chips on the North Shore!

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

The Rusty Gull

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

Village Tap House

Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $

The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

Marine Dr. @ Pemberton, N. Van. 604-980-9993 & OUR NEW LOCATION: 6640 Royal Ave., Horseshoe Bay, W. Van. 604-913-0994

Montgomery’s Fish & Chips$

The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore.

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

THAI Thai PudPong Restaurant

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West Vancouver’s original Thai Restaurant. Serving authentic Thai cuisine. Open Monday-Friday for lunch. 7 days a week for dinner.

1474 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-921-1069 www.thaipudpong.com

WEST COAST The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel

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Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood and the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reflect west coast cuisine. Open 7-days a week for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night lounge.We are located on the corner of Lonsdale & Esplanade.

The Lobby Bar: We now have Live music every Friday night from 8-11pm!

138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. 604-973-8000 www.pinnaclepierhotel.com

WATERFRONT DINING The MarinaSide Grill

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Enjoy your Waterfront dining experience with our extensive menu.

From eggs benny to juicy burgers during our popular brunches to our famous prime rib,hot scallop salad, clam chowder,king crab,steaks, seafood style cordon bleu.Rooms available for private parties and free parking.Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner seven days a week.View full menu www.marinasidegrill.com.

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

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CAMPBELL, Pamela Jan 05, 1928 - Apr 13, 2013 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mum, grandma, and friend, Pamela, at the age of 85 years. Lovingly remembered by her son Alan (Rosemary), daughter Jane (David), adored grandchildren Mark, Teresa, and Will, her twin brother Dr. Alexander Dalgarno, cherished niece Janette and family, as well as many wonderful friends.

Mum, your gifts to us are overwhelming .... your warmth, spirit, and zest for life, beautiful smile and twinkling eyes, gentle touch, kind heart, amazing listener, not to judge others and to see the best in everyone, unstoppable sense of humour, unconditional love and support and the fine art of drinking sherry with perhaps a few crisps!

Our Mum gave us a small sealed envelope many years ago and told us not to open it until after she passed. These are the words we found inside: Farewell dear children my life has passed I dearly loved you till the last Weep not for me nor sorrow take But love each other for my sake

Sadly, on April 23rd, 2013 Nellie (Kushnir) Achtemichuk passed away peacefully at her residence at Sunrise of Lynn Valley in North Vancouver, attended by her family.

Nellie was born in 1923 on the family farm near Rhein, Saskatchewan, the third eldest of eight children. She married Michael, a teacher, in 1942.

After living in a number of school communities, she moved to Yorkton in 1966 where she worked at a bakery until retirement. She was an avid league bowler, a follower of competitive curling and a faithful fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Nellie was predeceased by her husband Michael, and sisters Anne Boychuk, Kathleen Booth, and Pearl Collett.

In 2011, Nellie moved to North Vancouver to be nearer her family and to the Sunrise of Lynn Valley Seniors’ Home in North Vancouver where she received and appreciated the compassion, dedication and the highest quality of care there. Her family also thanks Dr. Dorothy Janzen for her excellent care and support.

Left to remember Nellie fondly are son Larry (Joan) of West Vancouver and their children, Thomas (Natalie) of Brooklyn, N.Y., and David of North Vancouver; son Dennis Lloyd of Kamloops, and son Zachariah Crow (Eleanor) of Victoria; her brother Mike Kushnir of Regina, and sisters Stephanie Pawley of Regina, Elsie Shekula of Yorkton, Lena Daciuk of Burnaby, Helen Lamarsh of Quesnel, brother-in-law Fred Achtemichuk (Nellie) of Yorkton, sister-in-law Willie Achtemichuk of Yorkton, along with many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service to honor the life of Nellie Achtemichuk will be conducted at Bailey’s Funeral Home at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Center on Saturday, May 25th, 2013 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

Hollyburn Funeral Home 604-922-1221

EDWARDS - Eileen (Work/Burbidge)

June 26, 1927-April 24, 2013 Eileen was born and raised in Vancouver BC and passed away at Lions Gate Hospital. She was predeceased by her first husband Bill Work. She is survived by her husband Frank, who loves her more than words can say, the love of his life. Survived by, her son Bill and daughter Betsy, granddaughters Jillian and Kara and grandson Campbell. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 2:00p.m. at First Memorial Funeral Services Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, BC.

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CONQUERGOOD Viola May (nee McWhirter) April 1921- April 2013

She passed away on April 24, 2013 at the Kiwanis Care Center in North Vancouver just before her 92nd birthday. She was predeceased by her beloved husband James Roy in 1992.

She was a loving mother to daughter Barbara Foster, son Doug and wife Ann, daughter Wendy and partner Roger and daughter Anne. Much loved grandmother to Christina, Andrea and Nicole and great grandmother to Charlie, Riley and Zac, and many nieces and nephews. Thank you to the Kiwanis Care Center who treated her with such dignity and respect until the end. A memorial service will be held at Boal Chapel, Monday, May 6, 2013 at 2:00pm, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, B.C. A reception will be held immediately following at the Boal Chapel. Flowers gratefully declined in favour of a donation to your favourite charity.

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HANBERRY- Denis “Denny” Patrick

Oct 1st, 1927-April 27th, 2013.

With much sadness we have to say goodbye to our father Denis Patrick Hanberry. He passed away peacefully, he is predeceased by wife Madge, brothers Tom, Paul and Austin.

He was manager at North Shore Taxi for many years. Denny was a co-founder of the Alano Club and North Shore Round-up, now attended yearly by thousands and sponsored many people through his 44 years. He is loved and missed by his sister Nora McGee and her family and his children Rochelle (David) (Nicole, Shane, Matreya) Sean (Bonnie) (Jesse and Joshua) Karen (Danny) (Jaden) and eight great grandchildren. A funeral service to be held at St. Edmund’s Catholic Church, 545 Mahon Ave., North Vancouver on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm.

Followed by a celebration of Denny’s life at the Alano Club, 176 East 2nd Street, North Vancouver, BC.

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MARSHALL, Harvey Jukes Born November 16, 1925, passed peacefully on April 20, 2013, in North Vancouver, B.C. 'Ol’ Easy' was predeceased by his loving wife, Betty, and brothers Ray and Paul. Harvey is survived and dearly missed by his sister Maureen; children Beth (Brian), Ray (Karen), Harvey (Helen), and Sam; ten grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Born and raised in North Vancouver, Harvey left his home town only to serve in the navy during WWII. Post war, Harvey returned home to work for Home Oil and Pacific Brewers Distributors while raising his family, the pride and joy of his life. The Marshall homestead, renown for its social gatherings, was home to many and welcomed all. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 2 pm on May 4, 2013, at First Memorial, Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver. Last hurrah to follow at the family homestead. Flowers gratefully declined, but anyone so wishing may make a donation to Evergreen House through the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation at www.lghfoundation.com or 231 East 15th Street, North Vancouver V7L 2L7.

GADTKE, Jens

Age 67 passed away April 27, after a short battle with brain cancer. Beloved husband of Annelis, much loved father of Stefan and Sonia and cherished brother of Karin.

Service to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Jens’s memory to Lions Gate Hospital.

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NORTH SHORE MEALS ON WHEELS SOCIETY Annual General Meeting and Coffee Party Thursday, May 16th, 2013 9:30 a.m.

St. David’s United Church 1525 Taylor Way West Vancouver, B.C. Everyone Welcome!!

Peggy peacefully passed away April 2, 2013 with family by her side. Born May 17, 1920 in Vancouver B.C. she resided in Pemberton Heights, North Vancouver for many years and spent 53 wonderful summers on Gambier Island. Predeceased by husband Jack (1957), son Ron (2012), daughter in law Janis (2003), sisters in law Margaret Sharkey, Jean Pratt, Eileen Woods. She is survived by brother Herb Woods (Ruth), daughter Judy (Tony) and son Wayne. Grandchildren Christopher and Andrew Ellis, Nick Pratt and Jacquie McNeill (James). Great grandchildren Janis Ann and Kassidy McNeill and nephews and niece. Thank you to the Staff of 'The Manor' Inglewood Care Center West Vancouver for their kindness and excellent care over the last year and half. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm Monday May 13, 2013, at Capilano United Church, 2260 Philip Ave at West 22nd St, Pemberton Heights, North Vancouver, B.C. In lieu of flowers please make a donation in Peggy’s name to Children’s Hospital.

Tables ONLY $35 each Vendors Wanted!

Open 8:30am to 4:30pm Admission: $1.75

SALE

You are INVITED to our Annual Spring Skate & Surf Clothing Sale Up to 60% OFF Each season our retail stores have overstock goods. Look for Brand Name board shorts, shirts, t-shirts, hoodies, pants, swimwear, denim, skate shoes & MORE!!

(Downstairs) 1453 Lonsdale Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm Apr 27 & Apr 28th May 4thMay 5th 9 am - 5 pm

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Coming Events

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Accounting

FULL-TIME BOOKKEEPER required for Property Management firm in North Van. Duties include Accounts Receivable and Payable, Financial Statement Preparation and payroll.

Intermediate level Excel and excellent communication skills required. Excellent working environment and full training on Accounting software provided.

Please email resume to mgale@stratawest.com

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Drivers

george@lynchbuslines.com

General Employment

NEED EXTRA INCOME

Register your car for $25 at carbootsale@ brocktonschool.com Sports Equipment, Clothes, Books, Toys, Snacks, Household items and more!

SPROTTSHAW.COM

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General Employment

HELP WANTED!!! $28.00/HOUR. Undercover Shoppers Needed To Judge Retail And Dining Establishments. Genuine Opportunity. PT/FT . Experience Not Required.

If You Can Shop - You Are Qualified! www.MyShopperJobs.com

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Medical/Dental

BEHAVIOURAL Interventionist An outstanding opportunity to work in the field of ABA and behaviour intervention with youth & young adults diagnosed with autism. Excellent training + BCBA supervision will be provided. It is essential that applicants are in good physical condition, have a valid class 4 driver’s license. sheilas@arcus communityresources.com

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Office Personnel

PROGRAM & ADMIN ASST P/T position at busy seniors’ activity centre.

Duties include: reception, program registration, info & referral, processing cash. For full job posting email: annwen@ silverharbourcentre.com

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Social Services

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months.

Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home.

A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.ca caregiving@plea.bc.ca

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Tutoring Services

CERTIFIED MATH TEACHER. Senior math, calculus, IB, AP, SAT programs. K-12. 604-929-6262 TUTOR DOCTOR NORTH SHORE Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. 778.340.3100 ajonescox@tutordoctor.com

SCHOOL BUS COMPANY Looking for Class 2 or 4 drivers, air brakes a plus, medical and dental available.

Please fax resumes with drivers abstracts to either 604-439-1941 or email

1240 BROCKTON SCHOOL Car Boot Sale Don’t miss the garage sale out of car trunks! Many families, lots of goodies.

Sat. May 11th, 1 pm - 3 pm 3467 Duval Road, North Vancouver

PHARMACY ASSISTANT

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

Earn up to $900/mo.

Call to find the route closest to you.

778-968-4400

PART TIME Gardening Helper.

Experience not required, will train. $12 per hr. Call 604-988-4412

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Advertisers are aware of these conditions. is never knowingly accepted.

If any reader Advertising that does notwith conform to these encounters non-compliance these standards standards or that is deceptive or misleading, we ask that you inform the Publisher of this is never knowingly accepted. If any reader newspaper non-compliance and The Advertising encounters with theseStandards standards Council of B.C. ERROR:of The we ask that you OMISSION inform theAND Publisher this publishers doand not The guarantee the insertion of newspaper Advertising Standards a particular onAND a specified Council of advertisement B.C. OMISSION ERROR: date, The publishers do not every guarantee of or at all, although effort the will insertion be made to ameet particular advertisement on a specified date, the wishes of the advertisers. Further, the or at all, although will for be made to publishers do not every accepteffort liability any loss meet the wishes theanadvertisers.

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Appliances

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Cats

ILAC APPLIANCE & VACUUMS

Sales • Service • We buy

604-987-7330

2015

Art & Collectibles

OIL Painting Signed:LUINI $80 Lions Gate Hospital Thrift Shop 128 West 15th St. North Van. Monday-Saturday 10:00-4:00 (604) 987-5938

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PB RAG DOLL kittens, vet ✔ 1st shots, dewormed, health guar., $450 & up Cel # 604-477-9961

Burial Plots

FOREST LAWN CEMETERY PLOT, Ascension section $7900 obo. Call 604-987-2948

2060

BENGAL KITTENS, vet ✔ 1st shots dewormed, sweet natured, $700. Mission 1-604-814-1235

For Sale Miscellaneous

Annual Spring Skate & Surf Sale Branded Clothing Up to 60% OFF (Downstairs)1453 Lonsdale Sat/ Sun 9am -5pm Apr 27th & 28th May 4th & May 5th ARTIST PRESS for print making, creative art products exc condition: $105. Singer sewing machine needs cleaning $25. Treadmill hardly used $25. Lazyboy recliner like new, brown leather $50. 604-341-3034

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

604-724-7652

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LUXURY PET HOTEL @ YVR New customer special $27/ night restriction apply www.jetpetresort.com

Collectible typewriters $75, men’s navy suit size 36, $50, men’s tweed coat $35, ladies black coat $60, 604-985-1968

QUALIFIED VETERINARY assistant available 24/7 for house/ pet sitting. Esh 778-237-0205

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Travel Destinations

DOUBLE WOOD bed frame w/ head board and foot board, $100 glass topped dining table + 2 benches $100, brass tea trolley $50, 604-926-6194 FUTON, pine frame, good condition, $90. 604-980-7146

DINING Table + much more.

Real wood w/ 6 chairs + china cabinet $800; blue/grey sofa + love seat $700; 2 armchairs $150; coffee table $75; and much more. Call: (604) 921-9700

2118

Recycler

COUCH AND loveseat, sturdy, good condition, free for pickup.

Call 604-987-1194

Body Work

7010

Personals

604-985-4969 www.meridienspa.com NEW STAFF ADDITIONS OUR BUDAPEST for your North Shore. Home/car swap. 3 weeks in

summer contact Canadian expat family. tprior@rocketmail.com

6008 5040

Business Opps/ Franchises

HERBALIFE DISTRIBUTOR Join our team. Work from home.

Don’t miss this out.

Call: (778) 340-5878

“You could’ve had it all!”

(Adele)

FREE FILL - Delivered for free.

North & West Van. Minimum 5 yards. 604-985-4211

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-02

Abbotsford

IMMACULATE TOP fl 963sf 2 br condo, insuite laundry, +55 building, $121,500 604-309-3947 see uSELLaHOME.com id5565

TOP FLR 762sf 1br condo, in-ste laundry, 45+ building Mt. Baker view $85,000. 778-822-7387 see uSELLaHOME.com id5553

6008-14

Maple Ridge/ Pitt Mead.

FREE QUEEN size sofa bed, good condtion w/ a grey comfy chair 604-922-7623 RETRO SWIVEL CHAIR, chocolate. Free you pick-up 778-773-2673

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Wanted to Buy

CASH PAID! TEAK FURN. + All RETRO & ANTIQUE items & collectibles Derek 604-442-2099 Thanks!

WANTED MENS or ladies bicycle with fenders. Call Bob 778-868-9235

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Garage Sale

WEST VAN

GARAGE SALE Sat May 4th, 8-3

1911 28th St

(Turn West on Palmerston & 27th) Furniture, books, magazines, cd’s, fabrics, tools, garden equipment etc!

WEST VAN Garage Sale, 197 Khatsilano Road Saturday May 4, 9:30AM3:30PM. Tower speakers & stands, glass TV stand, night tables, golf-clubs/bag/shoes (mens 12), skis c/w polls, clothes, shoes (womens 6), house-hold goods.

Everything good condition.

WEST VAN Garage Sale, 815 Burley Drive Sentinel Hill: Saturday May 4, 8 AM - 2 PM Antiques and Collectibles, electronics, quality household & kitchen items, cookware,Art Deco carpets, paint -ings and pictures, designer men’s clothes, pool filter/ pump, pressure washer, new push mower. Earlybirds pay double.

Rain or Shine.

WEST VAN MULTI-FAMILY MOVING SALE 1075 Ottawa Avenue by 11th St, above Hwy 1 Sat, May 4 and Sun, May 5, 9 am - 2 pm Entire contents of house, including furniture, clothing, household items, ceramics, glassware, artwork, & more!

PHOENIX MASSAGE CTR.

Now Open - New Girls Chinese, Japenese, Korean, Punjabi, Thai, Caucasian. Great Massage Now Hiring. 10am-Midnight every day.

MERIDIEN SPA

BLACK LEATHER collectable, Danish chair w/foot stool, grt cond $200 obo. 604-922-5251 BROWN LEATHER love seat, mint condt. $400, Outdoor Lounge Chair $25 604-986-6692

7005

The Art of Asian Bodycare 7days, 10am-8pm, 604-980-8809 101-1075 Marine Dr, North Van

Furniture

8 PC dining rm set, $650, entertainment wall unit with cab $350, both solid oak 604-987-1194

NOTICE of Foreclosure is hereby given that on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. at 219 Mackay Rd. North Vancouver, B.C., V7P 3N6, the undersigned, Advanced Storage Centres will sell at Public Auction, by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned.

Ken Kerr..........Unit # 0017

2263 Kingsway at Nanaimo St. Van., 604.294.8038

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given to creditors and others having claims against the following estate: OLWEN SYLVIA GOUGH, also known as OLWEN GOUGH, Deceased, formerly of 725 Inglewood Avenue, West Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned executrix at 937 Drayton Street, North Vancouver, B.C., V7L 2C5, before the 31st day of May, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Brenda Giovinazzo, Executrix

Pet Services

CANOE, GOOD condition, 16 ft, $500, 604-929-3535

Raleigh Mnt Bike, Tomahawk 26' W,20' FR, $150. Norco Olympia W.Cruiser 27'W 16' FR $175.

Kona Lanai $195, others/Fisher Marinoni Vintage, 604-653-4085

Legal/Public Notices

Dogs

PURE BRED PRESA Canario Pups ready to go, Dewormed w/ 1st shots, CCC Reg. 604-807-2813

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5505

GARAGE SALES

N. Vanc. Hamilton Heights

KIDS TOY Sale!

Sun May 5th - 10am - noon 812 West 19th St. Outdoor slide, bikes, lots of games, princess table & furniture, toys for 2 - 6 yrs boys & girls.

NORTH VANCOUVER, Garage Sale, 4367 Underwood Ave. Sat. May 4, 10 AM - 2 PM Excellent condition clothing, shoes, toys, furniture, household items, women’s snowboard, roller blades, road bike, stroller, etc.

Rain or Shine.

North Van Annual Spring Skate & Surf Sale

Branded Clothing Up to 60% OFF (Downstairs)1453 Lonsdale Sat/ Sun 9am - 5pm Apr 27th & Apr 28th & May 4th & 5th

LARGE MOVING SALE, 1770 Orkney Pl Blueridge: Sunday May 5, 9 AM - 4 PM EVERYTHING MUST GO! High end antiques, to reasonably priced finds!

Lamps, furniture, household goods, high end patio set, skis, grad dress, Schubert piano, clarinet. Rain/Shine: laura.hirose@gmail.com

NORTH VANCOUVER, Garage Sale, 2867 Trillium Place Blueridge: Sunday May 5, 8 AM - 1 PM Sample sale golf and fleece, household items and books; something for everyone!

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PLANT SALE ALL KINDS

Sun May 5th 10am - 2pm 2861 Egdemont Blvd.

North Van GARAGE SALE Saturday May 4th 8am-2pm 3695 Campbell Ave Household items, kids toys, videos, xmas decorations, books, outdoor furniture, desk, lots of misc items!!

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Garage Sale

North Van GARAGE SALE Sat, May 4th, 10am - 1pm 987 Belmont Ave Tons of kids clothing, baby stuff, Bumbo seat, baby swing, rugs, furniture & much more! BBQ Fundraiser No early birds please

2080

Garage Sale

North Van MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE Sat, May 4th, 9am-2pm 230 West 14th St Fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis. Quality items North Van

NORTH VANCOUVER

AMAZING GARAGE SALE

★ Sat/Sun May 4 & 5 ★ 8am-Noon 432 East 17th Street (You must park on Street in Front!)

Antique furniture, collectibles, linens, home decor from high end retailers. Farm House, French Country, Shabby Chic, chenilles, china, mirrors, books, toys, garden pots & much more.

North Van ESTATE SALE 612 East 1st Street Sat, May 4, 9am - 4pm Furniture items, sofas, chairs, TV, bar, coffee table, dining room suite, bedroom suite, dressers, pool table & more.

Misc., jewelry boxes, picture frames, knick knacks, etc.

GARAGE SALE

Saturday, May 4th 9:00am-2:00pm 4577 Ramsay Road Household items, small furniture, tools and books.

North Van

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE

Sat & Sun, May 4 & 5 10:00am - 3:00pm 4033 Cummins Place

Household goods, crafts, toys, clothes, games, etc.

NORTH VAN Multi Family Garage Sale 4679 Tourney Rd Sat & Sun, May 4 & 5, 10-3 Walkers, antiques, toys, dvd’s, ladies golf set, new fishing gear, clothes, shoes, housewares, misc items.

Rain or shine.

Saturday, May5th 4th Saturday, May 8:30am 8:30am -- 2:30pm 3:00pm

ANNUAL 5 Family sale

Lots of good stuff! Cheap!, Come and check us out!!

Browse our Garage Sale section to find deals near you.

May 4th & 5th 9am-3pm 2421 William Ave.

Garage Sale

SUPER SPRING FLEA MARKET

It’s time for bargain hunting!

North Van

2080

West Van HUGE MOVING SALE Sat, May 4th, 9am-4pm 1228 Esquimalt Ave Carpentry/electrical tools, sports & camping equip., golf clubs, household items, furniture, Xmas decor, framed prints, clothing, Webber BBQ, garden tools, cappuccino machine, luggage & more!

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Real Estate

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6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-18

New Westminster

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Chilliwack

MERRITT HERITAGE style 3070 sf 4br 5ba on 9.9ac lot detached shop, view $895K 250-378-8857 see uSELLaHOME.com id5592

6050

Out Of Town Property

North Vancouver

AGASSIZ NEW 2350sf 3br 2.5 Bath, high end finishing, huge master $349,000 604-729-0186 see uSELLaHOME.com id5603

CRANBROOK 2060SF 4br 3ba reno’d home w/side suite on 2 lots $239,900 778-887-4530 see uSELLaHOME.com id5304

Recreation Property

6065

1703-158 W 13th St, North Van Breathtaking Ocean View 3 br, 2bath, 1155 SF, 4 yrs old condo.

Asking Price : $899,000 Jake Park 604-319-0902 Sutton 1st West Realty

6008-28

CULTUS LK gardener’s dream 1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c 55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301 see uSELLaHOME.com id5400

6020-14

FORT LANGLEY 2300sf 5br w/suite above 3 additional rental units $965K 604-882-6788 see uSELLaHOME.com id5533

6008-30

6020-26

2234 Capilano Road. 3 bdrm charmer, fully updated. Details at scottyaworski.com/mylistings. html $698,000. (604) 767-9663.

6008-42

6020-34

Surrey

S. Surrey/ White Rock FLEETWOOD RENO’D 2140sf 4br 3ba, large 7100sf lot, bsmt suite $539,000. 604-727-9240 see uSELLaHOME.com id5617

PARTIAL OCEAN view, 920sf 2br+den 2ba quiet condo, kids, pets ok. $309,000 778-294-2275 see uSELLaHOME.com id5575

6015

For Sale by Owner

HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hr from Vanc incl lot & 5th wheel ski, fish, $134,500. 604-209-8650 see uSELLaHOME.com id5491 LOG CABIN on .8 acre, Sunshine Coast 1 hr to Vancouver, $225,000. Call 604-922-7836

North Vancouver

Surrey

NEWTON 723SF 1br ground level w/private entry, insuite laundry $139,900 604-984-8891 see uSELLaHOME.com id5546

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Langley/ Aldergrove

Richmond

STEVESTON VERY large 1284 sf 2br 2ba top fl condo amazing mtn views, $455K 604-275-7986 see uSELLaHOME.com id5376

GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2ba w/basement suite on huge 8640 sf lot, $479,000 604-613-1553 see uSELLaHOME.com id5608

OCEAN FRONT boat access only 2 yr old 1600sf 3br 2.5ba 30min from W Van $799K 778-998-9141 see uSELLaHOME.com id5424

6075

Sunshine Coast

Powell River B.C. $629,900 9568 Hwy 101, MLS 10083, 10.5 acres wtih ocean view and four homes $539,900 2629 Oxford Rd, MLS 10193, 4.8 acre country estate, 3 years old, barn, paddock & pasture. $299,900 2408 Zilinsky Rd, MLS 9877, 8.8 acres, modular home, shop & building site. Call Valerie Griffiths, Coast Realty (PR) Ltd. 1-604-483-6930

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

1989 Marine Drive NORTH VANCOUVER

GUILDFORD MAGNIFICENT 4952sf 10br 6.5ba back on creek, main floor master br, $729K 604-581-5541 see: uSELLaHOME.com id5506

6030

Lots & Acreage

3418 Blueberry Drive, Whistler, BC. Bare Land approx 13,500 sq ft. Panoramic views from Whistler to Mt. Currie. - $1,747,000 - email: lsjoyce@tml1.com

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City & Mtn. Views. Includes heat & hot water. Pool, Jacuzzi, sauna & tennis courts on site.

Security & video monitoring.

On major bus route.

rentals@caprent.com www.caprent.com

LANGLEY NR town fully reno’d 2474sf home on 5ac ppty, bsmt suite $1,150,000 604-825-3966 see uSELLaHOME.com id5582

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1 Bedrooms!

2 Bedrooms!

RENTALS 604-980-3606

2410 Ottawa, West Van. View. $2,099,000 Open Sat/Sun 2-4 www.widerivercrossing.com

SMALL PEACEFUL farm set up for horses right beside South Langley riding trail. Bright & comfortable older 2 bd home, f/p, barn, riding rings, pastures. $849,900. Call 604-323-4788 See Propertyguys.com ID: 76788

North Van Apt. Rentals

1 Br, $920, Avail May 15, Ocean view, Southside, new carpet & drapes. Heat incl. quiet. gated, free prkg, no pets 1 yr lease. 310 E. 2nd. 604-700-7572

1 BR Condo, with view, E 1st/St Andrews, furn or unfurn, $1600 +, June 1, 604-833-5862, 926-0308

PENDER ISLAND, level building lot (3819 Pirates Rd) 0.36 ac/ 15,681 sq ft with water sewer, hydro, cable at lot line. By owner only $109,900. 604-988-2653

1 BR, new bath/laminate flrs, avail, central Lonsdale, suit quiet ns, np, $1050/mo, 604-320-9238 1 BR top flr, 3rd level, laminate floors, gated prkg, Lonsdale @ W. 5th $925 incl heat, h/w, ns/np, avail 1st June 604-983-9469 1BR W. 20th & Lonsdale, heat, hw & prkg, no pet, ns, June 1st.

Refs req’d. 604-960-0452 2 BR, 1 bath, h/w floors, bright, fresh paint, new countertops, close to seabus & transit. On site w/d. Adult bldg. $1200. Chad, 604-328-5545 2 BR, 1 bath, lower Lons, city view, hw flrs, ns/np, $1350 incls heat/hw, June 1, 604-921-9668 2 BR + den, 2 bath, luxury condo with view, all modern appls, granite counters, 2 prkg stalls, gas fp, hardwood flrs, insuite laundry, ground floor with patio & access to walking trails. Beautiful gardens & water features. Party room, located in prestigious Ravenswoods. This condo is fabulous, avail June 1st. $2200. Pls call Steve @ 604-551-3251 2 BR large, $1250, New Reno’s, Now, View, ht, h/water, hw flrs, storage, ns, np, 604-386-5437 2 BR upper Lonsdale, $1250 incl heat/hw, hardwood, N/S adult bldg, June 1 604-202-3458

INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 7BDRM/3BTH 5187 Marine Dr, Burnaby. For Sale by Owner uSELLaHOME.com, ID# 5669.

Tel: 604-722-7977. Mortgage Helper. $695,000.

Apartments & Condos

1 BR large 18/Lonsdale, incl heat & hw, drapes, balc, elevator, ns np $965, May 1, 604-220-6817

TOP FLOOR quiet side of bldg 650sf 1br+den condo nr Hosp, & Sky train $244K 778-241-4101 see uSELLaHOME.com id5580

6008-22

6505

6505-11

Real Estate

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6020-06

Okanagan/ Interior

6040

★ CENTRAL LONSDALE ★Apr 15 Spacious 1 BR. Features large kitchen, lots of storage, heat/hot water incl. N/s, n/p. $1100 June 1 604-983-0634 1 BDRM $900, 21st & Lonsdale, balcony, heat/hw inc, h/w fl, np/ns Adult bldg, ref’s. 604-904-9507 1 BDRM 15th & St Georges hirise, newer paint, kitchen, bath, blindes SE view, lrg 250sf wraparound balcony, ug prkg, ns/np, Avail now. $1100/mo. 604-987-0948 1 BDRM $995, quiet bldg, 17th/ Lonsdale, sec prkg, reno’d, incl heat h/w, 604-990-8262 985-1658 1 BR $895, 2BR $1195, reno’d, clean, view, 2nd/St Andrews, np, Jun 1, incls heat hotwater & prkg, Call 604-984-2148

3 BR $1500 July 15th, h/w flrs, incls ht, hw, Mile E of 2nd Narrows. NP, refs, 778-320-1554 HI RISE. Central Lonsdale, Bach & 1 Bdrm, $900 + up. June 1. Inc heat/hw. N/P, 604-985-3650

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

1 BR, partial water view, central Ambleside, small concrete bldg, bright, balcony, top corner, $1150 ns, np, avail now. 604-612-4427 2 BR, Marine/19th, view, 7th flr, newly decorated, np, ns, 3 appls, June 1. $1675. 604-925-8851 2 BDRM Recently reno’d, available in quiet waterfront building, spectacular ocean view, No pets, non-smoking.

2180 Argyle Ave. West Vanc. 604-913-1849 for viewing appointment

AMBLESIDE TOWER

Studios (Avail June 1), 1 BR’s (Avail Now & June 1), 2 BR’s (Avail June 1). Mnt/Ocean views, incl. heat & h/w. Tennis courts, indoor pool, saunas, exercise & games rooms. Walk to beach & shops. Small pet ok.

604-922-8443

BAYVIEW APTS

MOVE-IN BONUS Vista Del Mar

145 West Keith Road.

Studios (Avail Now & June 1) 1 BR’s (Avail June 1) 2 BR’s (Avail June 1) Beautiful views. Indoor pool.

Heat & Hot Water included.

Small pet ok. 604-986-3356

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

WATERFRONT LUXURY The Pink Palace on the Seawall

1 Bdrm & 3 Bdrm

Indoor/outdoor pools.

Fitness centre & billiard room, no smoking 2222 Bellevue Ave. To view: 604-926-0627

6515

Spectacular City & Ocean Views’ Huge Balconies Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Gym, Swimming Pool

604-922-3246 935 Marine Drive

www.parkroyaltowersapt.com

1800sf, 3 Bdrm, master, ensuite w/double jetted tub, , walk-in closet, back yard with huge deck & huge mature trees, $2900/mth.

Refs req’d. 406 E. 4th St. By Appt only. 778-995-0192. Pics avail

6522

Furnished Accommodation

Avail Now -short term/furn, 1 BR ste $1550-$1650 ns/no pets grandmanor.ca 604-988-6082

6540

Houses - Rent

1 OR 2 BDRM cozy Horseshoe Bay cabin, wooded privacy, 4 appls, Now, negot. 604-281-2002 5 BDRM Exec home, Upper Lons, nice view, quiet st, all appl, NS, NP, July 1, $3750 604-317-1727 ★ EXECUTIVE HOME ★ Edgemont Village North Van NS, $4500 + utils, 604-512-8830

STUNNING OCEANFRONT LOCATION Shorewood Manor 2020 Bellevue Avenue Large 2 BR from $3000 Unobstructed Water Views Professionally Managed Indoor pool, No Pets, Incl Heat & Hot Water Call 604.926.2713 www.austeville.com

6595-45

North Vancouver

1 BR, in spacious home n/s female, internet, w/d, $495 incl, furn or unfurn 604-329-7449 SHARE 3 BR furnished house, near bus stop, shops, professional or student, internet, avail Now, $500/m, 604-929-9667

6595-47

West Vancouver

1 BDRM, bath, in nice quiet, Horseshoe Bay home, avail now. $600/m inclusive. 604-281-2002

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

WEST VAN, Dundarave, 4 bdrm, walk to shops/seawall, $3600/m, no pets, Details @ 604-319-7674

6565

1 BR + den heritage home, ctrl Lons, deck, view, f/p, 4 appls, ns, no dogs, Jun 1, $1200, 929-5729

2 BDRM Lynn Valley, 6 appl, n/s, n/p, lower flr ste, avail May 1st, $1,400 incl utils, 604-929-6032 2 BR bsmt ste, Upper Lonsdale, $995 incls gas & hydro, w/d, 1 yr lease, np, June 1. 604-985-4835 2 BR, great ste, Blueridge, new kitch, inste wd, ns/np, $1380 incl utils, Now/June 1, 604-787-6245

Duplexes - Rent

1BDRM / 1BATH FULLY Furnished Patio Suite in Beautiful Pemberton Heights. This comfortable, lovely, bright garden suite is perfect for a single or couple. Close to trails and transit. Your own patio with access to the garden.

Insuite laundry, newly renovated, full kitchen and electricity/heat included.

Non-smoking only. Attached to a very nice home in a beautiful neighbourhood.

Pets OK $1,100/Mo. email: cam.landell@gmail.com

1 BR (700-770 sq.ft.)

2 BR (1070 sq.ft.)

3 BR (1370 sq.ft.)

Penthouse (1650 sq.ft.)

Shared Accommodation

2 BDRM high bsmnt, harbour view, 1100sf, cent NV, fp, w/d, recent reno, bright, quiet, great yard, $1200 inc util 604-986-1044

1 BR, 2109 Bellevue. faces North West, h/wood, incls hw & ht, May 15, np/ns, $1000, 604-986-1294

All Utilities Included

6595

Luxury Over The Seawall!

BACHELOR, 1 BR, pool, rec. room, pet ok, 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287

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

Completely Renovated

MAY 1, furn updated room upstairs, with full updated bathroom, suits 1 student, nr all amens, sh’d kitchen/wd with mom & daughter, $650/mo, if you are non smoker please text 778-848-0993 when you want to view the room.

2&3BR, $950 $1350, Lonsdale Duplex, quiet area, garden, f/p, w/d, n/s, n/p, now/June, 913-0133

Westwind Apts 2025 Bellevue Ave, Rare Penthouse 2 bdrms, expansive ocean view, reno’d, also 2 bdrm mnt view & bach. Cat OK Senior discount 604-913-0734

Park Royal Towers

Rooms

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br avail Fitness facility, Key less entry, Move-In Bonus, outdoor pool, nr shops, transit & Seawall. 1 yr lease, N/pets. Heat, hw incl’d.

Member of Crime Free MultiHousing Program 604-922-4322

Large Bach upper Lonsdale, $775 incl heat/hw, hardwood, N/S adult bldg, June 1, 604-202-3458 LARGE BRIGHT 2 bdrm, cvrd prkg, pool, incl heat & h/w, nr rec ctr, $1100 June 1. 604-929-7526

6590

Office/Retail Rent

150sf - 600sf Prime Office Space Avail for Lease. Excellent Rates!

Call Jeff or Ross 604-980-3003

Appliance Repairs

8015

SERVICE & PARTS. Licenced & Insured. Washers, Dryers, Stove, Fridge, Dishwashers. 604-346-8925

8030

Carpentry

Home & Yard Carpentry. Small jobs. Bsmt, floors, concrete form, tiles. Francisco 604-710-9837 www.chulavistalandscaping.ca

8055

Cleaning

$20/HR. Quality House cleaning.

604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com ✫✫A CLEAN SWEEP ✫✫ Reliable Housecleaning service.

778 836-9970 ✫✫ 604 987-9970 ENVIRO MAID INSURED and BONDED. Residential. Exc.refs.

Free est. $25/hr. 604-685-1344 enviromaid.net

8060

Concrete

N.C.B. CONCRETE LTD. Specializing in residential concrete. Repair, removal and new installation. Patio specialists.

604-988-9523, 604-988-9495 NEW CONSTRUCTION Concrete Work, Framing & Forming. John 604-562-1122

8071

Drafting/Design & Decorating

ANGUS CULLEY

A rc h i t e c t

RENOVATIONS NEW HOMES • Design • Drawings • Permits • Supervision

culley.ca 604 669 6339 2 BR lower suite on West 15th St, North Van, fireplace, w/d, covered carport, sep entry, close to bus & shopping, np ns, $1040. June 1st. $1040.

604-925-2107

2BDRM/1BTH LARGE Suite near KM Rec Centre $1,200 monthly, available immed. utilities, fridge,stove, washer and dryer included.

No pets. No smoking.

Call 778-882-2156 to view

2 BDRM Ground Level, SelfContained Suite in Westlynn Beautiful 2BR+Den, 6 appl. Nwr kitch & bath, laminated floor, freshly painted. Priv. sunny bk yard. Nice family neighborhood.

No smoking. Pets OK. $1,350 monthly. Call (604) 983-3748 or email: arborlynn@outlook.com 3 BR grnd flr ste, recently renovated, 1500 sf, Grand Blvd area, d/w, f/p, 2 car parking, $1650 + 1/2 utils, ns np 604-626-1626

6615

Wanted To Rent

Looking for a beautiful, peaceful, well maintained home, town home or spacious condominium, (minimum 1500sq. ft) in West or North Vancouver to care take and/or rent beginning June 1 or July (unfurnished or furnished).

I am a former elementary school teacher, female in mid 50’s, who has been care taking a large West Vancouver family estate after the passing of my beloved mother.

I am extremely responsible and conscientious, a non-smoker, without pets and enjoy keeping a quiet, immaculate, clean home. I am looking for a special residence to lovingly care for, as if it were my own, and begin a new life.

Excellent credit history. Willing to pay up to $4000 a month for the right residence. Please call 604 922-7880.

WOMAN EXECUTIVE my home sold, looking to share your multi level well maint home with view, 1 separate floor preferrred, West Van, Delbrook or Capilano. 604-987-6064

8073

Drainage

RNC DRAINAGE

−Augering −Water & Sewer line repair & replacement −Sumps −Drain Tile −Concrete Work −Foundation, −Excavation −Retaing Walls −Site restored Call Ron 778-227-7316 or 604-568-3791

TROY TEATHER DRAINAGE & SEWER 15% OFF - 604-925-8711 WEST VAN DRAINAGE Sewer, drain tile, new water line installation. 604-340-8989

8075

Drywall

AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex.

Dave 604-984-7476 Boarding & Taping, Small Jobs Welcome! Free Est.Reliable!

Call Gurprit ★ 604-710-7769 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years.

All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

Contact us today for a free estimate.

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

# 1167 LIC. Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter. jcbrownelectric.com 604-617-1774

#18405 Electrician Best Rates, Local, Reliable, 24-7, All jobs 100% satisfaction. 604-765-8439 Adam A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only.

604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319 ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940.

Bonded & insured 604-842-5276 DNE ELECTRIC Lic #89267 ALL Your Electrical Needs.

Panel Upgrading. Reasonable Free Estimate 604-999-2332

Friday, May 3, 2013 - North Shore News - A43

8087

Excavating

# 1 YARD DRAINAGE, STONE WORK & HOUSE DEMOLITION

8155

Landscaping

CONSTRUCTIVE LANDSCAPING

By hand, Paving, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank & dirt removal, paver stones, Jackhammer, Water / sewer line / sumps. Slinger avail. 24 hrs Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

★ Cedar fencing/decks ★ Stonework paving stones ★ Pergola’s ★ 30 Yrs Exp Call Danny 604-250-7824

BobCat, Mini Excavator, Dump Truck, Trailer, Soil & Gravel, Drainge & Demo, 604-220-3316

COASTAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD. Mark 604-813-7018 www.coastalgrounds.ca

8090

Fencing/Gates

★ Beautiful Cedar Fence ★ Best Price, European Craftmanship, ERWIN 778-835-5015 BEAUTIFUL North Shore Gates, Fences, Arbors. 778-322-8645 johngormleycarpentry.com

www.constructivelandscaping.com

Design - Consultation- Installation 604-518-5661 KatsuraLandscaping.ca Greenworx Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, pavers, ponds & walls, returfing, demos, drainage, jackhammering. Old pools filled in, decks, concrete 604.782.4322

NEW LEAF IRRIGATION Prompt service, activations, additions. 20 yr exp 604-719-1819

CEDAR FENCES - best price 604-862-5545 Flyingfence.com

NORTH SHORE FENCES

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

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

Golden Hardwood & Laminate & Tiles. Prof install, refinishing, sanding & repairs. 778-858-7263

8160

Lawn & Garden

A.A.BEST PRO GARDEN SERVICES LTD. Lawn Maintenance, Power Raking, Moss Control, Aerating, Trim, Top, Prune, etc.

Call Sukh

604.726.9152 604.984.1988

INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8125

Gutters

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

604-876-4604 TROY TEATHER GUTTERS 15% OFF - 604-925-8711

8130

Handyperson

ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)805-8463/ 986-4026 ABLE RENOVATIONS All home repairs & renos, large & small, North Shore only 604 319-2677 AGRIOS HOME IMPROVEMENT Home Maintenance & Repairs.

Experienced, Reliable Service, Reasonable Rates Call Michael – 604 619-1126

ARMS & Minds Renos Carpentry cabinets, doors, finishing, flooring, tile, drywall, paint, deck, fence, siding, electrical, plumbing. Warranty. Est. 1988 Free estimates. Mark 604-761-7745

CARPENTRY- STRUCTURAL work, beams, framing, mouldings.

Professional, precise & licensed.

Call 778-233-0559 SUNRISE PAINTING Drywall repair, textured ceiling & mouldings. Cell 604-657-6465

8140

Heating

Actual Plumbing & Heating, Boilers, Furnaces, Tankless, Hotwater tanks, 24/7, Seniors Disc, Lic., BBB, 604-874-4808

8150

Kitchens/Baths

BATHROOMS & much more. 30 yrs on the North Shore. Working within your budget. 778-387-3626

Lawn & Garden

• • • •

Spring Clean-ups Turf Fertility Programs Hedging and Pruning Ongoing Maintenance Programs: Residential, Strata & Commercial • All Landscape Installation and Design • All Yard Renovations • Rubbish Removal

Call Mark at:

604.813.7018 www.coastalgrounds.ca

A.ALL AREA

Gardening Service Lawn Maintenance • Aerating Moss Control • Power Raking Trim • Prune Top • General Clean-Up

604-726-9153 604-926-1526

Garden Services

604-518-5661

Spring Activations from $50

604.719.0711 Performance Garden Service

LAWNCUTS Free Estimates

Graig 604-986-3463

All West Garden Services Lawn maint, p/raking, moss control, aerating, trim, prune top, general cleanups... CALL SUKH 604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988 ENGLISH LAWNS, new lawn installs, replace old, drainage, landscaping, pavers, etc.

Any size job. Nick, 604-929-7732

Painting/ Wallpaper

CANADIAN PRO PAINTERS Exterior Specialists Free est. More info 778-991-4666

★CNN★ Weeding, Pruning, Trimming, Maint & Yard Work, Free Est. Nick 778-840-6573

Color Me Velvet Female Painter & Color Design Specialist. Eva @ 778-708-1112

Serafina Garden Services Maintenance, Design, Organic References Avail , 604-984-4433

David James & Assoc. Painting & Decorating. Int/ExtPainting homes on the North Shore since 1987. 604.988.7898

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

Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205

JB GARDEN'S Hedges, trimming & cleanups, pruning, weeding.

Call Terry 604-354-6649

OSZVALD’S PAINTING (1974) Int & ext painting, pressure washing, papering, taping, texturing.

Res & comm 604-980-4249

LIONS GATE Landscaping Ltd. Your Maintenance & Landscape Specialist 604-788-9687

RONALDO PAINTING (1981) Master in Quality , fully insured, Free estimate, 778-881-6478

Mowing, Spring Clean up, debris removal, gutter cleaning, hedge trimming. Darren 604-657-7532

8200

Ny Ton Gardening Trimming, Shrubs, Pruning, Yard Cleanup, 604-782-5288

THUNDERBIRD GLASS

TOP SOIL, sand, gravel, etc.

Pick-up or Delivery. Headwater Management, 175 Harbour Ave, North Van 604-985-6667

8175

www.constructivelandscaping.com

NORTHLAND MASONRY. Rock, slate, brick, granite, pavers.

20 yrs exp. No job to small..

Please Call Will 604-805-1582

8180 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Home Services

Renovations Demolition Plumbing Drywall Carpentry Cabinetry Painting ● Electrical Kitchens & Bath Flooring ● Paving Fences & Decks

Tel: 604-219-0666 THUNDERBIRD GLASS Glass canopies, ext/int glass rails, frameless glass shower enclosures. Rick/Wayne 604-980-7511

8185

Patios/Decks/ Railings

· Quality Custom Glass Canopies · Interior/Exterior Glass Rails · Frameless Showers & Skylights

8240

Moving & Storage

Local & long distance Call 604-720-0931 bc.moving@gmail.com LOCAL MOVERS big/small Moving, rubbish removal, recycling, etc 604-603-3533, 604-925-3186

Painting/ Wallpaper

A Master Painter Clean, Quality Work Free Estimates

604-349-3252 MARK GRIFFITHS Painting Co. Affordable Quality.

Locally Owned & Operated.

References • Insured

604-925-4330

Renovations & Home Improvement

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS A Since 1983

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH Complete Renos & Additions, incl.: Kitchen & Bath Improvements • Roofing • Sundecks • Door & Window Replacements

Bill 604-298-1222 www.chrisdalehomes.com

‘‘All in one’’ ★ Responsible ★ Reliable ★ Reasonable

778-707-0234 ALL RENOS Bathrooms Included

25 yrs exp. Great Prices, Excellent Workmanship, Working within your budget

Call Hummingbird 778-387-3626

Roofing

AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING All types. BBB, insured, references. www.affordablequalityroofing.com 604-984-6560

AMBLESIDE ROOFING

All types - Reroofs & Repairs Insured/WCB 778-288-8357 THE ROOFER (since 1978) Roof tune-up from $149. 24 hr repair.

WCB, insured 604-985-1913

8255

Rubbish Removal

Student Works

Disposal & Recycling Trips start at

$49

B i n s f ro m 5 - 3 0 y a rd s a v a i l .

John 778-288-8009

10% OFF with this ad w w w.student worksdisposal.com

A RESPONSIBLE NORTH VAN MAN with truck ONLY $25 + dump charges 604-377-3175

RENOVATE & REPAIR

CALL RICK/WAYNE: 604-980-7511 www.thunderbirdglass.com

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ASPHALT PAVING Driveway, Walkway & Parking Lot

Garage Apron / Speed Bump / Pot Hole Commercial & Residential

Carpentry, Flooring, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Exteriors, Home Repairs, Odd Jobs & More!

Precision Craftsmanship Professional Service

778.233.0559

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

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

604-618-2949

METRO BLACKTOP CO. LTD Custom work for Driveways & new lane Aprons. Repairs/resurfacing. Call Gino 604-657-9936 TERRY’S DRIVEWAY SEALING Anniversay Special • Free ests North Shore Co. 604-980-7507

BIN SERVICES for your Dirt Fill, Rock, Concrete or Asphalt Jobs. ● Load up to 8 c/yd-Demo 20 c/yd

8220

Plumbing

Dalton Trucking 604-986-6944

ROD’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Prompt, reliable, reasonable. Big/ small loads. 7 days 604-985-7193

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

DC STUCCO. 20 years exp. Fast, friendly service. All types of Finishes & Repairs. 604-788-1385

ALL JOBS WELCOME! •Kitchen & Bath • Crown Moldings •Drywall •Painting •Flooring 604-771-2201 or 604-771-5197

BUILD PROS CONSTRUCTIONAll types of construction & renos www.buildpros.ca 604-780-8118

WESTMOR

604-551-8531 Honest Service Lic - Ins - Bonded

★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com Actual Plumbing & Heating, Boilers, Furnaces, Tankless, Hotwater tanks, 24/7, Seniors Disc.

Lic. BBB, 604-874-4808

DELBROOK

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Place Your Garage Garage Sale Sale Ad Ad Online Online Now! Now! Place Your

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PLUMBING & DRAINAGE Licenced Plumber 604-729-6695

SAVE ON PLUMBING Licensed Plumber/Gas fitter, $68/HR. Same day service. Insured, BBB member Call 604-987-7473 Samy

WEST VAN PLUMBING Plumbing services, new water line installation. 604-729-3663

8225

Power Washing

CERTIFIED Pressure washer Got no time for grime? Decks, Driveways, etc. 604-764-0515

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

8250

PENFOLDS ROOFING

Headwater Management TOP SOIL, SAND, GRAVEL, etc.

Pick-up or Delivery 175 Harbour Ave. North Vancouver

604-985-6667 Tree Services

TREE WORKS

Tree & Stump Removal Done Right!

Trimming & Pruning.

Fully Ins. Best rates.

604-787-5915 604-291-7778 treeworksonline.ca

Expert Tree Care - Cert. Arborist 25yrs exp. Fully Ins.

8325

Upholstery

ANGEL RESTORATION: All types of carpet and upholstery cleaning. Call 604-984-7575

Window Cleaning

9110

Collectibles & Classics

9110

Collectibles & Classics

1989 JAGUAR XJS coupe, V12 159 K, pristine cond $6500 obo.

Priv sale, call Bob 604-986-8516 1968 JAGUAR MK II Daimler, right steering, a/Care, exc mech., few rust, red lthr front seats need attn serious inq, $9500. 778 239 7416

9125

Domestic

WE REPLACE ALL KINDS OF ROOFS! “Home of the Rubber Shake” Mention NSN for Special Promotion

15% OFF TODAY!

604-925-8711

ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext, new const. Good prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661 AAA QUALITY Plaster Repair, Painting and Wallpaper.

Free Estimate! 604-349-3252

604-986-6944

87 Mountain Hwy, N.Van.

AUTOMOTIVE

1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 126,000 kms. Must be seen $7,000 Paul (604) 803-5674

A-1 Contracting & Roofing ReRoofing & Repair. WCB. 25% Discount. Jag, 778-892-1530

2002 LINCOLN Town Car, 'L' 54kms! As New! Luxury @ its Finest!

Local & Loaded! Don’t miss this!

D10578Auto Depot604-727-3111

Troy Teather Roofing 604-925-8711

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

Top Soil, Garden Soil, Fill Soil, Sand, Gravel, and More.

Small and Large Deliveries.

- Or you can pick up Dump Site for Dirt, Concrete, Asphalt.

Dirt,Rock,Demo Bins, U-Load.

Recycled Products, Blast Rock, Round Rock, Sorted Rocks

Trusted on North Shore since 1937

PenfoldsRoofing.com

Cell 604-657-6465 or 604-987-6560

DALTON TRUCKING LTD.

GUTTER CLEANING. moss removal, roof cleans, Strata work, property managers welcome.

Steven 604-723-2526

Roofing

604-988-3791

SPRING SPECIAL

Top Soil

www.RenoRite.com Bath, Kitchens, Suites & More Save Your Dollars! 604-451-0225

FREE ESTIMATES

since 1975

8310

8335

Qualified Carpenter, 25 yrs exp, renovations, repairs, insured.

WCB, good rates, references.

Call James 604-788-8863

Reno Build Maintenance Res/Comm, Int/Ext Upgrading, Structural/Rot Repair, Ins/Lic, allinwonder.ca, 604-715-0404

PTV TILE INSTALLATIONS Ceramic Tile, Porcelain, Slate, 20 Yrs Exp. Santo 778-235-1772

ROBIN’S 604-986-4091

FENCES, DECKS, Concrete Form Work, Retaining Walls, Garages. Larry • 604-338-9272

Quality Home Renovation Int/Ext Kitchen & Bath www.OnSiteRenovations.com Call Mike Getzlaf 604 351 9316

ALL TILING & FLOORING Kitchen • Bathroom • Flooring MIKE ★ 604-999-1562

10% discount with this ad

Plumbing Ltd

Res - Com Professional Service FLAT RATE 7 DAYS/WK

Tiling

A & Wes Tile top European quality Tile install custom bath-kitch 604-657-0343 AandWesTile.com

8315 J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. 604-761-6079 www.stuccocontracting.com

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renovations.

604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca

8309

● BIN RENTALS ● ★ Top Soil Deliveries ★ 7 days a wk. Fast service 604-985-4211 orangebins.com

Sand, Gravel, Soil, Rock Deliveries

SUNRISE PAINTING & DECORATING

ALL-WAYS PAINTING. Quality work at an affordable price. Int/ext Pressure washing 604-985-0402

8250

FOCUS RENO & PLUMBING

Masonry

Constructive Landscaping Stonework.paving stones, Cedar decks/fences, Pergola’s. 30 yrs exp. Call Danny 604-250-7824

8195 Certified Horticulturists Design • Planting • Maintenance Spring Clean-ups. Call Scott. www.KatsuraLandscaping.ca

8195

Capilano Landscaping Beds, Hedges & Beyond! Call 604-878-1300 for a free estimate.

CAPILANO HANDYMAN

2013 Special Aeration, moss control $95. Lawn maintenance 604-726-9153 & 604-926-1526 kitchen, bathroom remodels, property enhancements incl. interior decorating, styling, staging, redesign, space planning & complete reno’s From Design to Completion call for Free Consultation ★604-761-2421★ visit www.renovateme.ca make your house your HOME

8160

1990 JAGUAR XJ6, auto, 40AJ6 eng, 6 cyl, good cond. well main, 4 new winter & 4new summer tires $5,000 obo. 604-987-9068

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2005 PONTIAC Sunfire SE, 99 kms! ac/windows, warr $4,350 D10578.

604-727-3111 Auto Depot, NVan.

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SPRING SAVINGS

Transportation

cont. from previous page

9125

9145

Scrap Car Removal

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

09 AUDI A4 QUATTRO

STK 951171 WAS $10,900

STK 952260 WAS $30,900

Convertible, leather, 5spd.

NOW $7,998

AWD, loaded only 49,000kms.

NOW $28,900

08 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL AWD

12 FORD EXPEDITION MAX LTD

STK 952160

STK 952230 WAS $48,900

Leather, loaded.

WAS $25,900

10 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA Hardtop, 6spd.

STK 951851 WAS $16,900

WAS $25,900

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

E

2009 Ford Escape XLT 4cyl, pwr windows & locks; FWD manual; local $12,850. Lease or Buy? D10578 Auto Depot 604-727-3111 NVan

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

05 DODGE DAKOTA SLT 4x4, V8, auto, loaded.

Diesel, leather, navigation.

NOW $12,495

NOW $34,900

Stk 951661 WAS $36,900

STK 951751 WAS $14,900

13 CHEV CAMARO RS

5spd, hatchback, only 24,000kms.

NOW $32,900

NOW $9,900

WAS $35,900

7-pass 16 km, loaded! $35,500.

Lease/Buy! 20' wheels; Full Warr!

D10578. 604-727-3111 Auto Depot, 1397 Welch NVan.

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Luxury Cars

11 FORD F150 XLT SUPER CAB

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2006 Smart 'DIESEL' auto 74MPG or 3.8L per100kms! $6950. with 1-yr warr incl! Sale D10578.

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1997 LANDROVER Defender(s) 90, 5 spd diesel, mint, 160,000km, from desert $23,900 1-780-945-7945 604-926-7087 lancebright@hotmail.com

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1988 Jaguar XJ6 luxury 6-cyl

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2001 Yukon 'XL' 7-pass 4x4, small V8, Tow & Go! lthr 1-owner! $5880. incl 1Yr Warr All options! $4,850 D10578 Auto Depot, 604-727-3111

1991 MERCEDES BENZ 300C. Auto, new tires. 111,000 km. Exc cond. $5,100 obo 604-786-6495

2004 Jeep Liberty Ltd, 60,000 original kms, 6 cyl, glass roof, leather, alloys, auto, a/c, pwr seats, pwr windows, immaculate. $11,850 2004 Toyota Camry, 69,000 original kms, V6, LE, auto, glass roof, alloys, immaculate. $10,850

2008 LEXUS AWD IS250 Navi, 110 km, Bal of Lexus warr! Loaded; Lease/Buy! D10578. 604-727-3111 Auto Depot, 1397 Welch NVan.

2005 Mercedes Benz Smart Diesel, 67,000 original kms, passion model, pwr windows, a/c, glass roof, immaculate. $7,850

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09 MINI COOPER

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09 VW JETTA TRENDLINE 2.5

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Aircared. $3700. 604-936-1270

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1994 Mercedes Benz SL 500, 67,300 original kms, full options, very well serviced, desimo graphite metallic with sand leather, immaculate. $14,850

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2006 Mitsubishi Lancer. Mfr wrty until 2016. Ralliart Ed. Auto, recent brks/tires, 116k KM. 1 owner. All records avail. $7,900 OBO. 604.340.3145

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2011 Lexus IS350c V6 Better than New! NAVI, lease or Buy? $45888.

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2003 TOYOTA Camry LE 94km! no accid, v6, reliable 1 yr warr. #10578 Auto Depot 604-727-3111 1397 Welch NVan

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2003 Beetle Convertible! ’GLS’ lthr& pwr top! Local, low kms & 1 yr warr $7750. Lease or Buy! #10578 Auto Depot 604-727-3111

2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4x4, diesel, ale, pwr group, only 55,700kms. Stk# P5726

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2007 Ford Escape XLT 4x4, V6, good history, leather

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2009 VW Wagon TDI, highline, silver, auto, sunroof, leather, ext. warr, $19,800. Call 604-880-3556

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE ROAD

Grinding Gears

Brendan McAleer

Subaru dodges trees and spits gravel

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

THE BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe has stunning looks, power that would make a sports car blush and a luxurious and practical interior. It is available at Park Shore BMW in the Northshore Auto Mall.

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NO other car brand covers the automotive landscape quite like BMW.

From small, sporty coupes to big, family-hauling SUV’s, they cover a lot of ground without ever losing that BMW touch. This is because BMW has been able to maintain an edge as the performance leader in virtually all segments, further enhancing its image as the “ultimate driving machine.” And now there’s a new edition to their sporty 6-series line-up and it’s one with a larger back seat and beautiful styling. Say hello to the 2013 BMW 650i xDrive

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Gran Coupe, because you can’t miss it when you see one on the road.

Mercedes was the first to recognize and exploit the fact that they could charge

a premium for a sedan by sculpting it so beautifully that it could no longer be called a “sedan.” As a result, the four-door coupe concept was born. Dynamically, these cars are not designed to be worldbeaters on the race track, but they provide that uncanny ability to blend luxury, practicality (of a four door) and styling into one distinct vehicle.

Being fashionably late to a party doesn’t matter if you show up wearing sheet metal as gorgeous as the BMW Gran Coupe. Equipped with twin-turbos and all-wheel drive, the BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe is an allweather supercar slayer with

supermodel looks.

Design Eleven centimetres may not seem like much, but if you add it to the length of a BMW 6-series you get enough room for some usable rear doors. The Gran Coupe combines the width of a 6-series with the wheelbase of a 5-series, making it a sexier sedan with only slightly reduced seating capacity.

There’s also another advantage to the increased length; being longer makes the Gran Coupe look more elegant and fashionable than a regular 6-series, even though the 6-series See Price page 46

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THE quiet little town of Squamish has many attractions: rock climbing, kite surfing and parasailing, hiking, sailing, fishing — pretty much any of the outdoor activities featured in the MEC catalogue.

It’s a little slice of Beautiful B.C., just a short drive from the city.

It’s also the provincial capital for hilariously overpowered Subarus.

This is mostly due to the efforts of the mad-scientists over at Rocket Rally, a tuning outfit that doesn’t really do the whole neon underbody lighting and big stereo thing, but will armour-plate your family car with aluminum sheeting and fit it with a turbocharger the size of a labradoodle. They build and operate Subaru Canada’s rally cars as well.

Rally racing and Subarus are as closely woven together as the Gortex fibres that make up the clothes of the people who drive them. If you’re See Subie page 47

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Price is high but so is the performance From page 45

coupe is already an amazing car to look at and drive.

BMW hasn’t forgotten the practicality side as they gave this car a reasonably large trunk and surprisingly usable interior.

Inside the cabin, the 650i has the best interior design of any BMW to date. In fact, the quality and fit-and-finish is so good that it even makes the 7-series — BMW’s flagship car — look a bit outdated.

Standard equipment includes leather, electric adjustment for the seats and steering wheel, satellite navigation, and parking sensors.

Like its 6-series siblings, the 2-door and convertible models, the Gran coupe is only available in Canada with a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V-8 and BMW’s intelligent allwheel drive system. Not that this is a bad thing as these are the most sought-after options south of the border.

Performance Spend any time with the

Gran Coupe and you will soon realize its tremendous potential. Not only does the xDrive AWD system improve traction, but it also means that the electronically assisted power steering unit won’t fit under the hood.

Instead, this vehicle uses the traditional hydraulic power steering, which offers unsurpassed connectivity with the road. As a result, this car handles well, the steering is sharp and there’s plenty of grip. This makes the Gran Coupe great fun on a twisty road, although it doesn’t smooth out the pavement imperfections as well as some would expect.

However, the place where the Gran Coupe really shines is on the highway. This is because it’s just so stable, quiet and comfortable at speed — any speed. And when we talk about speed, we also mean acceleration because the 650i will reach 100 kilometres per hour in just 4.5 seconds.

That brings our focus to the engine. BMW has updated its forced-induction eight cylinder with twinscroll turbochargers mounted within the “V.” As a result, this 6-series produces 445 horsepower and 479 footpounds of torque in Gran

Coupe trim. Not only are those numbers impressive, but so too is 10.8. That’s how many litres of fuel this car requires to travel 100 km.

That almost sounds as good as the exhaust note.

Environment The 2013 650i boasts one of the most beautiful, elegant, warm, and inviting cabins ever designed by any brand. And all of this form doesn’t upset any of its function as the controls are easily accessible. Also, BMW’s latest version of their iDrive system is the most user friendly to date, and perhaps one of the best automotive infotainment system available today.

Just keep in mind, though, that with so much going well for the Gran Coupe, it’s still not perfect. It is an impressive vehicle but there is a feeling of the “car driving you,” vs “you driving the car.” With so many options, features, and technology items, the car feels somewhat overwhelming. We noticed the same thing with the M5, where there is a slight sense of technology overkill — ruining the basic nature of an otherwise amazing vehicle.

For example, there is the Adaptive Drive option, which works well generally

speaking but once again, complicates the basic nature of the car itself. With the push of a button, this allows you to change the weight of the steering, the throttle response, the speed of the gear changes from the eightspeed automatic gearbox, as well as the stiffness of the suspension for either better handling or increased comfort.

Another option that may overwhelm you is the night vision system. Don’t get me wrong — this is a great safety feature that displays the road ahead of you even in total darkness, but it is quite distracting and takes your attention away from the main view up front.

By the way, there’s plenty of room in the rear seats for two adults to ride comfortably. However, BMW have billed the Gran Coupe as a 4+1 seater, but honestly, not even a child can sit dignified in the centre seat in the back with the console and limited leg/headroom.

Features The starting price for the 650i xDrive Gran Coupe is $99,800. Available packages include the Vision Package for $4,200, the Premium Seating Package for $4,900, the Technology Package

for $4,900, the Executive Package for $5,400, and the M Sport Package for $5,700.

Standard equipment includes automatic start/ stop function, brake energy regeneration, heated steering wheel and front seats, navigation, and Bluetooth connectivity.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include Bang & Olufsen audio system, heated rear seats, automatic climate control, blind spot detection, active cruise control, headsup display, lane departure warning, night vision with pedestrian detection, rear view and surround view cameras, and Adaptive Drive.

Combined fuel consumption is 10.8 litres/100 km.

Thumbs up The 2013 Gran Coupe has power that will make most sports cars blush; fashionable good looks and the nicest interior available. The allwheel drive and hydraulic steering also make it a pleasure to drive.

Thumbs down While it corners well on smooth pavement, it can be a bit rough over bumpy roads.

Also the Gran Coupe can be overwhelming in terms of technology and features.

The bottom line If you are looking for the best looking sedan with true BMW traits, look no further.

Competitors Mercedes CLS550 4MATIC The CLS-Class was the original four-door coupe and therefore it is the benchmark.

On its own, the CLS550 has excellent road presence and, like all Mercedes, is a great high-speed cruiser.

It may have fallen a step behind the newcomers, but its $84,800 starting price keeps it in the conversation.

Audi S7 The S7 is one of the most stunning four-door coupes on the road and its interior is every bit as comfortable and quiet and the BMW’s. The Audi S7 drives with a passion.

Where the S7 really looks like a winner is with its $89,300 price tag and loaded standard feature list.

Porsche Panamera 4S Few names in the automotive world are as prestigious as Porsche. For $110,200 you can bring home a four-door Porsche with a 4.8-litre V-8 and allwheel drive.

The choice here is down to which iconic German badge you would prefer to see in your driveway.

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Subie adds grit to your commute

From page 45

not aware, rally racing is to normal road racing what downhill mountain biking is to the GranFondo: big knobbly tires, lots of mud, plenty of spectacular crashing.

In fact, the very name of the high performance version of the Subaru Impreza is taken from the World Rally Championship: WRC becomes WRX. These road-going rally cars have been Canadian favourites for more than a decade, but they’ve actually been around for even longer than that.

Subaru was already rallying their Legacy mid-sized car in the early 1990s, and having some success in doing so. However, when the new Impreza came out in the early ’90s, the smaller car was a better fit for the tight, winding rally stages.

We got the Impreza as a four-door sedan, two-door coupe or hatchbacky “sport wagon.” Japanese buyers got the option of a turbo-charged four door rocket with 237 horsepower and allwheel drive. Released in 1992, it was a smash hit.

Speaking of smash hits, the international appeal of the WRX in the 1990s was very different, country to country. In the U.K., younger buyers went nuts for the accessible performance and tuning potential of the car: it was a real B-road terror.

In Australia, also well suited to all-wheel-drive cars, the “smash hit” thing got taken quite literally. As WRXs were always available in wagon form (some early models were officially dubbed the wonderful “Subaru Gravel Express”), they made great getaway cars.

Easy to steal, without passive immobilizers, a WRX wagon was tough enough to smash through a storefront and spacious enough to fill it full of ill-gotten Australian goods, like boomerangs and jumbucks and those little hats with corks on them, or what-haveyou. Then it was off to play “Waltzing Matilda” with the coppers, who simply couldn’t keep up.

Meantime, something called the STi was built. These were special versions of the standard WRX even more like the rally racing cars that were stacking up victories with drivers like Colin McRae at the wheel. Subaru Technica International (STI) has an official colour that’s a bit odd for such a barrel-chested racer: cherry-blossom pink. Still, with power now in the 250 horsepower and up range, the STi versions were nothing to be laughed at.

In the latter half of the ’90s, special edition cars became all the rage, and here’s a rule-of-thumb if you happen to be looking at one of these right-hand-drive JDM imports on our streets today:

the more letters after the name, the better. Therefore, a WRX is good, a WRX STI is better, and a WRX STI Spec-C RA-R is just about the best thing in the universe.

With three rally titles under their belts, Subaru built probably the best WRX of them all: the 22B. You might never see one of these in person as it’s so rare, but it’s as close to the rally cars as Subaru ever made anything, with huge fender flares and enormous foglight housings. It’s also a very pretty car, in a muscular way, and we all know how rare it is for Subaru to actually make a goodlooking car.

Then, in 2002, Subaru finally brought the WRX to America, and by extension, Canada. The cars were based on the new Impreza with its odd round-headlight front-end (enthusiasts like me refer to them as “Bugeyes”), but it sold very strongly, with high dealer demand. Moreover, and unlike some of its more expensive German competition, the WRXs continue to hold their value very strongly today as they’re mechanically quite tough.

Of course, there are some issues, as with any car. With a Subaru, you’re spending your money on the powertrain, so the interior tends to be a bit plasticky, and they get very rattly with age. My personal vehicle is a 2002 WRX wagon and it’s a bit like driving around inside an all-wheel-drive maraca.

Later WRXs (2006+) got a 2.5-litre engine as compared to the 2.0-litre in the early cars. Neither option is really what you’d call fuel efficient, but the 2.5-litre has considerably better low-end response. After the body-style change in 2008, 2009 models got a 265 h.p. engine upgrade that’s even quicker than it feels.

While the STi remains the king of the hill with 300 h.p., a six-speed transmission and all sorts of clever differentials, the WRX is the better high-performance bargain, and nips at the more powerful car’s heels all the way down the dragstrip. Not that the dragstrip is really where these machines do their best work — unless there’s been a gravel spill.

Going forward, Subaru has just launched a concept WRX at the New York International Auto Show, and it’s very good looking. Better yet, it’s still a four-door, making it a practical family choice for the driver who still wants a quick car from timeto-time. Sure, your commute might not be a winding dirt road through a Scandinavian forest, but Subaru will certainly sell you a car that’ll make it feel like one.

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