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Police investigate bomb threat

Monday’s bomb scare second for Lynnmour area mosque BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

North Vancouver RCMP are looking for a suspect after a bomb threat at a Lynnmour area mosque.

Police evacuated the Al-Ghadir Masjid mosque on the 300-block of Lynn Avenue just before 6 p.m.

Monday after someone called the North Vancouver RCMP detachment to alert

police to a bomb set to detonate that night.

“An unknown caller made a bomb threat of unknown reliability against a North Vancouver mosque,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “Of course, we did take it seriously and went to the mosque. . . .There was the

beginnings of a religious event so approximately 15 people were cleared off the premises.”

Police called in their bomb sniffing dog to search the two-floor building; however, no explosives turned up.

Investigators are interviewing mosque officials to come up with

potential suspects and police are canvassing businesses in the commercial area where the caller made the threat from a pay phone, De Jong said on Tuesday.

De Jong could not say whether the suspect made a specific threat or why he targeted Al-Ghadir Masjid.

The mosque was the target of another bomb

threat in June 2010. RCMP arrested a Burnaby man and charged him with three counts of uttering threats, but the accused did not show up for his first appearance in court and the judge issued a warrant for his arrest in January 2011.

Al-Ghadir Masjid’s imam could not be reached for comment.

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North Shore rescuers are preparing to launch a last-ditch search for a missing British tourist this weekend, to take advantage of an expected break in the weather.

Helicopter and ground search teams from North Shore Rescue, including dog teams, will head into three key areas of Crown Mountain and Hanes Valley that rescuers have determined are the most likely locations of 22-yearold Thomas Billings.

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Horoscope A look at the year ahead

ROSE MARCUS Evolutionary Astrologer

2014 begins and ends with Venus in Capricorn — and a whole lot of living in between.

Calling for a serious re-evaluation of debt, relationships, personal goals, professional ambitions, and the system’s failings,Venus travels in retrograde to Jan. 31.Venus pushes forward from Feb. 1 through the beginning of March. Even so, don’t expect the Canadian senate scandal or the US government’s money woes to fade away.

Just when you think you have it all worked out, February delivers Mercury retrograde. Beginning in Pisces on Feb. 6 and backing into Aquarius for the second half of the month, remember to add extra safeguards. Unless the intention is temporary, interim, or to liberate yourself from a negative situation, it isn’t the best time to lock into a major commitment or course of action.This cycle is always an optimum time to revisit, revise, or redo.

Due to its retrograde cycle from the start of March through late May, Mars spends not six weeks, but seven months in the sign of Libra.To the plus, we are given extra time to break new ground regarding affairs of the heart or wallet.To the negative, a relationship, money, or legal conflict can drag out.

Mars in Libra turns up the heat on matters to do with partnership, marriage, romance, alliances, social involvements, social causes, cooperative ventures, relationship dependency or enmeshments.Watch for new trends to catch a particularly strong wind. Activating the radical Uranus/Pluto transit through the spring, Mars keeps the fight for justice and rights going strong. Expect more social unrest and larger protests, perhaps a revolt or a revolution, especially in April.The weather and money markets are likely to be more volatile through the spring too. Jupiter in Cancer greatly increases the need and the emotional tides.

Jupiter’s advance into Leo in late July increases hope, optimism and opportunity. It can boost success ratios for fire signs, and for creative endeavours, but even so we’ll clock a few more years before we are out of the recession danger zone.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) It’s not a possibility, it’s a probability.Your life will do a 180 turn in 2014. Get set for a year of extreme change.

This will be especially so if your birthday falls on or just before April 14 through April 19. If you are born in the first week of April, you can also expect for life to push you into something new.

Through the beginning of March,Venus in Capricorn calls for a major restructuring of priorities, commitments, ambitions and goals, especially those involving your career,

material, mentoring and/or parenting status.The month of January is best used to take a step back and to figure out what’s most important. March through late May catapults your social, financial, relationship or professional status.

Through the first half of the year, Jupiter in Cancer keeps the focus on home, family and real estate matters.

For the second half, Jupiter in Leo shines a brighter light on love, creativity, children and material gain.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Time is moving forward and so are you. As Venus, your ruler, moves through Capricorn, you’ll gain a clearer, more obvious sense of direction.You know what’s necessary.Venus retrograde calls for you to take stock and to strengthen from within. Consider January as your build-up-toit month.

While Venus in Capricorn can be a confidence builder, Mars in Libra makes you aware of the work, correction and healing that is still needed.Yes, you have a long haul ahead of you. In fact, you are slated for extra sweat through the end of 2015.

Don’t look at that as a sentencing. After all, you want more, don’t you? It’s up to you to enhance your odds.Those of you born on or around April 20/21, or April 28 can look forward to a dynamic year ahead.

Ambition is well placed, especially in the first quarter of 2014.You’ll gain tremendously, especially in the last quarter of the year.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) The new year’s start is a natural time for personal reassessment.Venus retrograde in Capricorn to Jan. 31 helps you to do just that. Are you on track health, wealth and relationship wise? Is your career shaping up?You may not know for sure where you are heading, but that’s not the place to start. Rather, put the focus on asking yourself this question — what do you really want? If you can’t answer that question, then ask yourself another — what don’t you want? It is wise to take your time while Venus tenants Capricorn, to let the answers naturally take shape. Once you get that part of the equation sorted out, the next question is — how deeply are you willing to commit to the change or upgrade you so desire?

Mars in Libra gifts you with great fuel for the first seven months of the year.This influence signals a forward thrust time for creativity, professional pursuits and romance. It

benefits matters to do with children too.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Jupiter, the planet of increase and expansion, continues in Cancer through the middle of July.This transit places you at one starting gate or the other.

Either you’ll feel that you are a far distance from your heart’s desires, or you’ll feel that you are well supported by circumstances, that great potentials are shaping up and that you are travelling along a positive growth curve. Either way, watch for 2014, and especially for springtime, to challenge you, your home, family, or professional life.

Through January,Venus in Capricorn will build a thicker wall or take one down. March through the middle of July gets you better clued in and on target.

July and August keeps you in a good flow and moving along thanks to Mars in Scorpio. Jupiter leaves Cancer at that time, but you’ll gain even more from Jupiter’s one year stay in Leo, especially in the areas of finances, creative endeavours and matters of heart.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) Better organization and dedicated effort puts you on the instant win/win.

Through January,Venus retrograde calls for you to reassess your practice, routine, goal or time-table.

February’s Mercury retrograde can put you back in the game in some way, especially in the second half of the month, but remember the cycle is best used for revisions and revisits rather than a completely fresh start.

March through May puts the spotlight on contracts, investments, collaborations and co-operative projects, also on a partnership or key relationship (friend, sibling, colleague, agent, competitor or lover). It’s an optimum time to revamp your social profile, financial portfolio, marketing program, or education track.

The first half of the year sets you up for the second half. Jupiter’s advance into Leo in the middle of July brings more abundance your way. Life and love can hit a happy abundance track. July to October can be a major take flight time regarding career and creative endeavours, relationships, travel, or personal recognition.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Use January to drown out the negative inner chatter See Mars page 8

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Video sparks tip from trail runner From page 1

extensive air reconnaissance over the North Shore Mountains resulted in a tip.

A trail runner who saw the video came forward to say she and a friend saw Billings Nov. 25 in the Lynn Headwaters area and had a conversation with him.

The runner told North Shore Rescue that Billings was determined to get to Crown Mountain that day, despite being warned not to.

Jones said their best guess is that Billings ran out of daylight, then tried to make it back through particularly difficult terrain.

As the search this weekend is being planned, Jones said he’s also urging

surveillance cameras be set up at the entrance to Lynn Headwaters and Lynn Canyon.

In many cases — including Billings’ disappearance — those who go missing haven’t told anyone where they are heading, said Jones.

If surveillance camera footage was available to help narrow down the search area, in several recent cases, “my feeling is they could have made a difference,” said Jones.

The search for Billings — a backpacker who went missing Nov. 25 — has been hampered over the past month by a lack of information.

Billings didn’t tell anyone he was heading out for a hike in the North Shore

mountains and didn’t carry a cellphone with him.

Until recently, searchers only had information from Billings’ computer to go on, showing he had looked up several possible hikes, including some on the North Shore.

Jones said the search was further hampered by bad weather conditions and the fact Billings wasn’t reported missing until two weeks after he disappeared.

“We had a bad set of cards delivered to us,” he said.

After official searches were called off in December, volunteer rescuers continued to look for Billings on most days, said Jones. They also used helicopter time paid for privately by Billings’ family.

Jones acknowledged

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nother winter, another season of long nights in sometimes dangerous backcountry terrain for North Shore Rescue volunteers looking for lost souls.

They are preparing to be out in force again this weekend, searching for Tom Billings, the British tourist not seen since late November.

Part of what makes this search unique is the use of high-definition aerial footage and social media crowdsourcing to help to garner clues after the trail had, literally and figuratively, gone quite cold.

This trend toward technology in search and rescue is positive because it ups the chances of finding a lost hiker, and doing it in less time. We endorse North Shore Rescue team leader Tim Jones’ call for cameras to be posted at the entrances of some key backcountry trails like Lynn Headwaters and

Lynn Canyon.

Sometimes, with little more than second-hand, fragmented bits of conflicting information, volunteer rescuers drop what they’re doing and head out into the mountains.

They sacrifice and accept a certain amount of personal risk for the uncertain reward of finding their lost subject. As long as that’s the arrangement, we say give them the tools to get it done safely.

Let’s be clear. We aren’t talking about cameras around every tree, or a voyeuristic tool to invade the privacy of people seeking solitude. But one or two cameras in key, public locations could go a long way to quickly let rescuers know if they’re on the right track.

That can mean the difference between life and death when time is of the essence.

A year for proving pundits wrong

Try to excuse a personal item, but as a columnprovider I’ll remember 2013 as the year of my most embarrassing success.

It has become a howling nightmare.

I speak of accurately predicting in this space — “You Read It Here First,” the headline trumpeted, inviting boisterous derision had I been wrong — that the Christy Clark Liberals would win the May provincial election.

Every poll, pundit, politics-monger, tweeting twit etc. — and the Liberal cabinet ministers and backbenchers who deserted the apparently sinking ship, plus the entire body of smug New Democrats — predicted otherwise.

I especially cherish the Jehovah-like finality of Martyn Brown, ex-premier Gordon Campbell’s former

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chief of staff, self-invented as columnist and radio prophet, who declared: “It’s over, folks — an NDP landslide.” By the way, where is Brown now?

I admit I crowed a bit.

The morning after, the astonished Bill Good and the newspapers claimed “nobody” had predicted the result. I may be a nobody, but I informed Good and sent a letter to the editor of

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my old paper, the Vancouver Sun, gently stating the plain fact. Good and the letters editor declined to correct their unfactual reporting.

(Good and I don’t exchange Christmas cards.)

Only Sun legislature columnist (and regular CKNW contributor, PBS commentator on B.C. affairs, etc.) Vaughn Palmer had the grace to give credit where due, while properly noting my earlier equivocations.

My first printed call for a Clark victory was a year or two before the election. I was given preferred access to a high-roller whipround for Conservative John Cummins. I sadly detected a leader born to fail. He arrived late and stumbled through a badly read speech before moneyed sympathizers.

Fatally, during the campaign he declared more affinity

with New Democrats than with Liberals. Donations vanished. Some party members rioted. Downhill for the Conservatives – and all upside for the Liberals.

End of story? Nay. Luckily it’s forgotten that, puffed up, I then rashly predicted Clark, beaten in Point Grey, could have a tough time winning the Westside-Kelowna byelection. I overlooked that Okanagan residents culturally are ethnic Albertans, displaced to the next province over, and believe God has ordained that B.C. premiers represent their northern desert.

The brief limelight properly shifted and obscurity thankfully returned. But recently my correct call was handsomely acknowledged in several 2013 retrospectives, first

by Timothy Renshaw in Business in Vancouver and

last week by Keith Baldrey, Global TV’s chief political correspondent, in a column in these pages.

Then on Monday CKNW host Philip Till and the unsleeping Vaughn Palmer – generous in selfcriticism for his election mea culpa – kindly recalled my election prophecy.

My gratitude to the above. But – the nightmare?

The pressure, of course, to get it right the next time.

And by then my secret may have leaked out: My mother told horoscopes.

Walked around with a big, black raven on her shoulder.

Foretold romantic futures for many a beautiful, broken-hearted young female. I inherited the gift.

••• Vancouver’s Red Robinson is properly recognized as an international treasure of

rock music’s pioneer days; moreover, he isn’t a clappedout, hollow-eyed ex-druggy who fits the well-known observation that if you can remember the 1960s, you weren’t there.

Nope, Red started out as an eager, clean, well-turnedout teenage disc jockey who met and interviewed the early rockers, including Buddy Holly long before he became a legend and the young Elvis Presley. (I once asked him: “What did you and Elvis talk about?”Well, Red replied, they talked about things teenage kids talked about — they were almost spot-on the same age.

What, not the meaning of life, or causes of the French Revolution?)

He’s heading for his 77th birthday in March and he’s still eager, well-turnedout, and delightfully literate See ‘Red’ page 7

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Cell tower debate process flawed Grosvenor opens door to development

Dear Editor: First of all I wish to thank you for the (Dec. 18) front page exposure on the Rogers towers in West Vancouver. I was elated to see that people are actually waking up to the dangers of all the radiation exposure we are experiencing in our daily lives.

The truth is that the cellphone coverage is perfectly fine. And brain tumors are skyrocketing. I have never had problems and neither has anyone I know that lives on the North Shore, even all the way up to Lions Bay. The question then is:Why

do they insist on erecting more towers? And although it is refreshing to hear that council is aware and acting on behalf of the residents, what seems to be lost on the general public is that we have a system whose due process is a smoke screen, nothing more than a sounding board.

‘Red’ lost in theatre renaming

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and anecdotable about his career. Recognition includes induction into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, and he’s generated a mint of money for children. And how many entertainers have a theatre named after them?

Ah, now past tense.

The Red Robinson Show Theatre in Coquitlam was

a proper tribute and Red was properly proud of it.

But the theatre owners, the Great Canadian Gaming Corp., just renamed it — in the face of some furious people, including some who were around in the ’60s and do remember it, and Vancouver’s own singing star Michael Bublé, who wasn’t.

The company’s executive director, Chuck Keeling, said — with a straight face:

“We are not ending the relationship with Red.We are changing it.”

As of Dec. 20 the name is gone, folded into — wait for it — the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

Wow! What a grabber!

Just who was the genius, the imaginative innovator with the soul of a poet, who dreamt up that beautiful, stirring, evocative name? rtlautens@gmail.com

The Ministry has the final say. Contrary to the public’s perception, the debate held at city council is just that — a hot air debate. It does not have a cause and effect; it is simply a place provided to vent.

Until the laws are changed to allow for a fair, due process, to provide power to the people — the taxpayers — we are simply being manipulated, and exposed to serious health risks.

Suzanne Laurin North Vancouver

Dear Editor: I want to congratulate West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith, not for pushing and approving the Grosvenor project, but for his optimism. He foresees this to be the first big step to revitalize Ambleside with its 98 units, a coffee shop, florist, dry cleaner and fitness/yoga studio. Because Ambleside has none of these.

Also, he doesn’t dispute Grosvenor’s claim that Am-

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Mars in Libra boosts energy & drive From page 3 or self-doubt and to get yourself better focused.

Occupying one of the best, most fortuitous positions of your chart,Venus in Capricorn builds your confidence and creativity. As Venus refortifies your sense of ‘I deserve’ you’ll find you naturally aim for worthier goals, battles, and involvements.

Learn to love, honour, and respect yourself more, and you’ll find that others will give you more of the good stuff too.

Venus will move on in March, but Mars in Libra keeps the good momentum going strong through July.This Mars transit can also help you to discover new money-making avenues.

Through the middle of July, Jupiter in Cancer can help you develop a more satisfying social or family life. It can also bring you or your business greater public exposure.

Increasing luck and opportunity where you desire it the most, Jupiter in Leo, starting mid July can spark romance or a creative wellspring.

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you — you’ll hit the gas pedal. Consider this a good thing. Mars wants you to get involved, to put your all into it.When something or someone new shows up, it will be an instant hit or miss.

Whether it is you, it, or them in action, there will be no time wasted.

January is an ideal time to take a vacation or work on a home renovation project.

The start of the year also puts a more serious spin on personal, family, and professional priorities, responsibilities, real estate matters, debt and wealth management.Venus retrograde gives you a little extra time to get organized, to build up to it and/or feel your way along, but time is short.

By April, you’ll hit fire-on-all-cylinders time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 22) Through the beginning of March,Venus in Capricorn puts the attention on a specific plan, project, or involvement. Polish up your resume, website, professional image or social profile.Work toward accreditation or an official status.The cost, fee or investment can be substantial, but the money is well worth it.While it is wise, perhaps even necessary, to be budget conscious, don’t scrimp on quality.You get what you pay for.

Use January to research, assess or to re-visit a contract.

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you hit it full steam ahead. February’s Mercury retrograde can put you back into a social swing, or back in touch with clients and business contacts.

Watch for new, perhaps sudden, developments and opportunities in the spring.There can be dramatic shifts regarding work, health or a key relationship status.

Bringing you to a major finish line or next phase, late August to mid October delivers the peak of your year.The eclipse on Oct. 23 can be especially profitable or potent, especially so if your birthday falls on or nearby.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Take extra time in this first two weeks of January to decide what you really want for yourself.Through the beginning of March, Venus in Capricorn can enhance your assets, your resourcefulness and earnings. Of course, you are likely to spend more too.

Be especially careful regarding contract and commitment details during February’s Mercury retrograde.

Over the next seven months, Mars in Libra helps you to make good strides in several areas. Firstly, you are getting wiser regarding self care. A big part of this is learning to stay committed to that which serves you best. Secondly, whether it’s new or well established, a key relationship will grow by leaps and bounds.Thirdly, Mars can spark new personal interests and income streams. It perks up your social life or community involvement, and keeps you intellectually, politically and creatively well stimulated. Lastly, Mars enhances your professional status and popularity.

Look to Jupiter in Leo, starting mid July, to SeeVenus page 9

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Venus showers bounty, attention

From page 8 springboard off the good that Mars does you in the first half of the year.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Through the start of March,Venus in Capricorn makes you the chosen one.Want it or not, the attraction planet puts you on the receiving end of bounty and attention. Of course it’s up to you to run with the ball. Make yourself look and feel good, better, best. Enhancements will net a significant pay-off.

Start a weight loss program, upgrade your appearance or media profile; add a new credential to your name.

Through July, Mars in Libra keeps you especially goal driven. A specific project, contract or relationship matter can consume you. One thing dovetails on another.The spring and summer is an important threshold crossing time. By the end of August, you’ll move through the turn-stile that divides yesterday from tomorrow.

You can’t go back, nor will you want to.Your future awaits.Whether freshly single, in love, on a financial cash-in, or making your way in the world in some other significant way, Jupiter’s one year tour of Leo, beginning in August makes you feel glad to be you.

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Health is another area to watch.

Fresh impetus will be found in steady supply.

Spending the first seven months of the year providing you with great fuel, Mars in Libra lights up one of the best areas of your chart. Romance, marriage, children, creativity, luck, career or entrepreneurial success, public and social popularity, collaborative projects, speculative ventures, and trend setting are featured by this Mars transit. March through May, Mars retrograde can necessitate a different approach, or perspective or alternate choice.

The planetary activation peaks of your year occur in April, mid to end of August, and end of September through October.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) On a personal, creative, and resourceful note, you have a lot going for you.The combination of Neptune, Jupiter and

Saturn in complementary water signs keep you in a great flow.Your best play is to allow for circumstances to move along their natural pace and take your clues from there.

While Venus tours Capricorn, you’ll gain a more definitive sense of how the future is shaping up and what is most worth your time, money and heart.

Even so, watch for more twists, surprise opportunity, or sudden turns on the road ahead, especially March through May. For the first seven months, Mars in Libra keeps you at one end or the other of the relationship spectrum. From the middle of July through the middle of August,Venus and Mars, the relationship duo, are nicely harmonized.

In the first half of the year, Jupiter in Cancer increases the attention on nurturing and support as well as family. In the second half of the year, Jupiter in Leo puts more attention on creative enterprise. Love, money, notoriety, success — go for more and you’ll get it too.

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Making connections ■ Peggy Baker Dance Projects: coalesce & armour — an Audio Action tour. Firehall Arts Centre, Jan. 8-11, 8 p.m.Talkback with Peggy Baker Jan. 9. For more information visit firehallartscentre.ca.

JULES KNOX ContributingWriter

When Peggy Baker watched a video of a beetle nearing the end of its life, she was captivated.

Baker, a renowned Canadian dancer and choreographer, used the film as inspiration for a three-piece contemporary dance set. In Audio Action Tour, the duet and trio will be performed at Vancouver’s Firehall Arts Centre in January.

“This beetle was lying on its back, and it was basically in its death throes,” Baker says. “It was going through incredible movement patterns with its many limbs and antennae, walking and curling and opening up.”

Montreal-based artist Sylvia Safdie had created the film by using slow motion, reverse and looping techniques, Baker says. “She was basically choreographing this beautiful beetle.”

Baker used the film as the basis for a solo dance called earthling.

She also started working with choreographer Doug Varone, who was using science essays about social insects from Lewis Thomas’s Lives of the Cell for inspiration.

He offered her the duet armour, and she choreographed a third piece, coalesce.Thus a set of three companion pieces was born, although the solo, which was previously performed in Vancouver, will not be presented in this month’s upcoming performance.

In coalesce, Baker examines how humans might feel if they were better linked to the environment around them.

“If humans were actually receiving vibrations directly

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into their body like insects receive different waves through their antennae, what would that feel like?

How would we share and save that information?”

Baker asks.

Coalesce explores that relationship, she says.

According to Baker, Varone’s choreography in armour was inspired by Thomas’s idea that, for social insects, “it’s the being touched, not the touching that counts.”

“This duet is about the innate need for absolute tactile connection,” she says. “It’s between a man and a woman, and it’s very entangled and instinctual.”

Baker, 61, will perform with dance partner Larry Hahn, 63.

“Because it’s so obvious that these are older people who are performing, this doesn’t have anything to do with throes of young love,” she says. “It’s a far more primary human need than that.”

Baker didn’t start seriously dancing until

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she was about 19.The contemporary dance world continues to welcome her as she enters her 60s, she says.

Baker was on track to go into theatre when she took a dance class that changed everything.

“It spoke to my poetic and physical connections,” she says. “I literally dropped everything I was doing and moved halfway across the country.”

After intense training for several years, Baker started her own company, Peggy Baker Dance Projects in 1990, where she focused on solo performances for almost two decades.

However, in 2009 she started choreographing performances for the small ensemble that will perform coalesce.

Baker says that although she has always choreographed her own performances, it was a complex transition as she started choreographing for others.

“It’s different because I’m not using my own

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body as the subject or my own performance skills as the vehicle,” she says. “I’m creating something outside of myself.”

She feels like this creative process has started a new chapter in her life.

“I’ve been performing in Vancouver for more than 20 years, but this is the first time the city will see my work danced by someone other than me,” she says.

“This is a big moment.”

The score, composed

by Debashis Sinha, is a unique electronic soundtrack commissioned for the work, she says. It was composed on a computer in the rehearsal hall as the performances were choreographed. “It was very collaborative,” she says.

“Some of it has a melody, but not all of it. Some of it has a rhythmic base, but not all of it,” she says. “The idea is that it’s the sound of space itself.”

“If we think of the space that we inhabit and we put a stethoscope to the wall, we’d See Audience page 15

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Keanu Reeves has range, I’m sure he does. How then does he manage to portray a Japanese warrior with roughly the same surfer-dude inflection he is often parodied for?

“There is no coming back,” could be a line from any of Reeves’ films post Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. It’s a shame, because played with a little less self-seriousness 47 Ronin could’ve been good fun.

Fun is not what immediately comes to mind in the classic tale of Samurai loyalty, which has been turned into plays, TV shows and other films. But Hollywood’s supernatural spin on the early 18th century event is tailor-

made for excess: it has giants, demons, dragons and texture and colour galore. And Reeves, of course.

Reeves plays Kai, a “half-breed” raised and enslaved with knowledge of magic and sorcery.

The integration of a Western character into an all-Japanese cast isn’t a smooth one, and the tone of the film feels uneven from the start.

Kai is called into service by 47 outcast samurai — ronin — whose leader Lord Asano (Min Tanaka) has been disgraced and killed.

Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada, The Wolverine) leads the men, hunts Kai down and orchestrates a scheme to avenge Asano’s death at the hands of the evil Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano).

It’s 47 men against hordes. (Like 300, but these guys are wearing clothes.)

Added to the mix — and diluting the original legend — are fantastical creatures designed to satisfy on a Lord of the

Rings level. Making the most of her role, for example, is Rinko Kikuchi (Pacific Rim) as a shapeshifting witch/enchantress.

She’s having more fun than the rest of the cast put together.

First time director Carl Rinsch helms 47 Ronin and its whopping $175 million budget. The film gets half marks because of its visual effects, which are enhanced by 3D. But the storyline is wanting on several fronts, and reportedly underwent several rewrites. Acting is stiff and characters inspire little in the way of audience sympathy, and interaction between players feels dropped at random in between action sequences.

Too much exposition panders to stupid viewers, while a twisting of samurai culture in various scenes makes character motivation even less probable: suicide is never a punishment, for example, and honour precedes all.You don’t have to be raised on Miyazaki to know that.

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CALENDAR info@smithfoundation.ca Tours Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Registration required.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com On OurWalls: Mixed media collage artist Gillian Hunt’s work will be on display until Jan. 6.

NORTHVANCOUVER COMMUNITY HISTORY CENTRE 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver.TuesdaySaturday, noon-5 p.m. 604990-3700 x8016 nvma.ca Leonard Frank — Master Photographer: An exhibit of Frank’s photographs will be on display until Feb. 28.

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SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Air: An annual juried discovery exhibition for new and emerging artists will run from Jan. 8 to Feb. 1. Reception and awards presentation: Sunday, Jan. 12, 2-4 p.m.

Poetry Meets Art: An afternoon of poetry inspired

by the artwork from the Air exhibition Saturday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.

SILENT POETRY ART STUDIO 1079B Roosevelt Cres., NorthVancouver. MondayFriday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment. 604312-1184, 604-781-4606 silentpoetryartstudio.wordpress. com Original art, mentoring and classes with Sharka Leigh and Sandrine Pelissier.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.Tuesday to Sunday, noon-4 p.m. 604925-7292 silkpurse.ca Flow: A series of brushless painted works by Cory Kinney will be on display from Jan. 7 to 26. Opening reception:Tuesday, Jan. 7, 6-8 p.m.

Sticks and Stones: An exhibit of photographer Gary Feigehan’s personal work will run from Jan. 28 to Feb. 16.

Opening reception:Tuesday, Jan. 28, 6-8 p.m.

TARTOOFUL 3183 Edgemont Blvd., NorthVancouver. 604-9240122 tartooful.com Drive By: A series of original art byTracy McMenemy will be on display until Jan. 31.

WESTVANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery — Documenting Modern Life: Photographer Bill McPhee’s work with supplementary pieces by Helen Theilmann will be on display until Jan. 14.

WESTVANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St.,WestVancouver.

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290 Art in the Hall: Paintings by Catherine Sutherland will be on display until Jan. 10.

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CONGREGATION HAR EL 1305TaylorWay,West Vancouver. 604-925-6488 x247. Magevet, a Jewish a capella group, will perform Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m.

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Intimate Evening: Jim Byrnes and special guest Babe Gurr will perform a fundraising concert Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 8 p.m.Admission: $30.Tickets: 604-929-9456 firstimpressionstheatre.com KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver.Tickets: 604-9816335 kaymeekcentre.com The Canadian Brass, five brass musicians, will perform Friday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.

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RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive,West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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Hit the slopes in seasonal style

Breathable fabrics, digital gadgets hot on the hills ANNE WATSON awatson@nsnews.com

Stylish colours, techie gadgets and the latest in fabric technology are all hot commodities for hitting the North Shore slopes this season.

When it comes to jackets and pants, crazy prints and patterns from seasons past are slipping in popularity.

Colleen Zirk, clothing and accessories buyer for Destination Ski in North Vancouver says the biggest change she has seen in jackets is colour, as a lot of companies are steering away from prints.

“We’ve got a lot of earth tones in our store especially in the snowboard side,” says Zirk, adding that Powder Room and Ripzone, a Canadian company, have gone to browns, rusts and gold. “The traditional ski companies are still with the reds and blues and a few jewel tones.”

Zirk says that neon colours, though, are getting bigger and coming in next year.

Sarah Wallace, snow sports designer for Arc’teryx, says there has been a shift over the past couple of seasons towards more neutral and earthier tones.

“Super bright colours and even neons were dominating all over the industry but that seems to have waned off,” says Wallace. “Now it’s a real kind of eclectic blend of still some really strong saturated intense bright colours, but they’re being moderated with softer, more neutral additions to colour palettes.”

Wallace says bright citrusy greens and purple tones, including maroons and burgundys are the stronger colours trending this season.

Amanda Arnold, soft goods manager and buyer for Swiss Sports Haus in West Vancouver, says the ski jackets in store are all in a variety of jewel tones, including vampire red, royal blue and regal purple.

Men’s jackets tend to be more contemporary with classic red, black, blue and orange, whereas children’s jackets showcase the more bold colours, she adds. Neon colours for boys include favourites like safety orange and sharp lime, according to Arnold. “The little girls are very girly in pinks and purples and turquoise blues.

The kids’ is really loud so that parents can see their kids on the hill.”

Bright neon colours aren’t just for the kids, though.

Cassandra Donnahee, manager and menswear buyer for Northshore Ski & Board, says neon colours are trending, especially in men’s, and are not limited to a particular age group.

“They always wanted black before, (but) they definitely are looking for the brighter stuff now. Even some of our older customers, they like the bright reds and orange is really big this year in men’s and women’s.”

Donnahee says that although camouflage is making a slow comeback, customers tend to opt for solid colours over patterns.

“Ladies don’t mind a few patterns but it’s definitely

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Wearable tech is a growing trend among skiers, riders From page 19 “Lots of stretch.

Waterproof zippers. Shell jackets. A slimmer profile.

Not the baggy pants, not the baggy jackets—people just want them to be narrower,” says Zirk.

Arnold says jackets are made with a lighter fabric and a four-way stretch, in both the jacket material and insulation. “That just makes the jacket feel likes it’s part of you,” she says. “The trend is fitted, body hugging, very fashion forward.”

Gore-Tex is still big, says Donnahee, especially with the North Shore’s wet climate. She says a material called Cocona, used in some men’s jackets, is highly waterproof and more breathable than typical Gore-Tex. “There are a lot of other competitors that are coming out that are as good as Gore-Tex,” she says, adding that Westcomb, a Vancouver-based company, has a similar product called eVent.

Layering underneath jackets has become an art as well, starting with a base layer and then adding a midlayer on top. Fabrics used in layering are important for breathability and warmth.

“Merino wool for the last three or four years has been very important in a base layer aspect because it doesn’t smell,” says Zirk.

“You can wear it for days and days; there’s something in it that repels the odour which is great for people that are going on holidays.”

Layers are important, says Arnold, because they act like a moisture transfer system, wicking moisture away from the body. Compression garments, including XBionic, provide an intense thermal insulation and work well as a base layer. “It keeps your body warm at all times but it also provides your muscles with support and it’s anti-odour,” says Arnold. “It has anti-microbial properties, it enhances your blood circulation by compressing your muscles and it’s a really technological product.”

Wallace says the recent trends they have seen are in backcountry pursuits, so clothing including layers, have become light, less bulky and pack easily.

“I’d say there’s been a shift in recent seasons away from traditional fleece and going more towards midlayers that are built using a synthetic fibre-fill insulation,

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Accessories, such as hats, gloves and socks, are trending in materials and fabrics that are breathable and durable.

The latest trends in hats, says Wallace, is chunky knits.

“A lot of blending of textures together, combinations of different knit patterns with one another, so having a regular jersey stitch and a cable stitch together in the same hat,” she says. “Lots of playing with different types of yarns.”

When choosing gloves, Wallace says people are always looking for a good level of mobility and dexterity. “Gloves that are going to be used for ski touring, in that kind of product, you’ll see things that are breathable and air permeable but of course there’s still a huge demand for more emphasis on protection and warmth, if it’s something that’s going to be used for different applications.”

For socks, Zirk says, merino wool works the best.

“They should be really thin; you don’t want big and bulky and you definitely only want one pair not two pairs of socks,” she says. “It’s better for the boot fitting, if you get something too thick

then you can end up with wrinkles and lumps.”

Hitting the slopes, whether it’s skiing or snowboarding, has brought in a trend of gadgets and wearable technologies, from avalanche rescue systems to music, GPS and interchangeable lenses.

Goggles are not just for keeping out the sun and snow. Arnold says the latest trends in goggles have GPS and can play music. “We’ve got a recon goggle from Smith that has a heads-up display — it’s got GPS, it plays music, it can track your buddies, it can integrate with your smartphone and it has real-time data of where you are,” says Arnold, adding that the goggle retails for $649 and has almost sold out already.

Arnold says Skull Candy also has earbuds that slip into a helmet, play music and are Bluetooth compatible.

Donnahee says outdoor enthusiasts are looking for more techie-type items like GoPro cameras. In the last two seasons, goggles with interchangeable lenses, such as the Oakley Air Break and Smith I/O series, have become popular.The Oakley goggle has a recon system and built-in camera that records jump analytics, speed and location.

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North Vancouver. MondayFriday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 778-340-3379 or cafeforcontemporaryart@ gmail.com Open Mic: Actors, musicians, poets and spoken word artists are invited to take the microphone every second and last Friday of the month from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

NewWorks: Readings of new work by local playwrights the third Thursday of the month, 7-9:30 p.m.

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WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver.

The Celtic Medley Song and String Player’s Showcase comes toWaves the first Saturday of every month 7: 30-9:30 p.m. Interested performers are asked to phone Doug Medley at 604-9855646.

Other events

LYNN VALLEY LIBRARY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-984-

CAFÉ FOR CONTEMPORARY ART 138-140 East Esplanade,

0286 x8144 nvdpl.ca Author Talk: Patricia McCuaig will talk about her book Flying Duchesses: Aristocratic Adventures of a Canadian Pilot which celebrates her father’s adventures as a pilot to the Duke ofWestminster Wednesday, Jan. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. Registration required.

SFU Philosopher’s Café: Sideh Manavipour will moderate a discussion Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. on the topic:“Is immortality possible?” 778-782-8000 philosopherscafe.net.

Author Talk: Alyson Jones will talk about turning it up a notch and embracing life

Thursday, Jan. 30, 7-8:30 p.m. Registration required.

PARKGATE LIBRARY 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-929-3727 Songs and Stories: Composer Michael Conway Baker will share show biz, film and concert music stories past and present Tuesday, Jan. 7, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free.

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

The North Shore International Film Series: The NorthVancouver

Community Arts Council will screen Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the fall, winter and spring.

Wadjda will playWednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.Tickets: $11. Info: 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca/events/northshore-international-film-series WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca SFU Philosopher’s Café: Randall Mackinnon will moderate a discussion, Friday, Jan. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to noon on the topic:“What can the workings, wit and

wisdom of jazz teach us about flourishing?” 778-782-8000 philosopherscafe.net.

Artists Confidential: John Mann, lead singer and songwriter with Spirit of the West, will talk about the band’s upcoming 30 year anniversary tour, his new play and more Tuesday, Jan. 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Authors in our Community: Join Annie Paquette as she talks about her memoir Left, Right,Then CenterWednesday, Jan. 29, 7-8:30 p.m.

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

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BRITISH $ $ $ The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar

Best Little Schnitzel House in Town

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

BISTRO Hugos,Artisanal Pizzas and Global Tapas $$

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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.

CHINESE

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 fl avours of the West Coast.

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

Chef Hung Taiwanese Noodle

BIG SCREEN SPORTS

The Salmon House

This winter,why not chase the cold away by cozying up in the warmth of Hugos? 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. 604-987-3322 Bring your family and friends for lunch or dinner and choose from our menu of global favourites.From Neopolitan style pizza to Swiss fondue or crackling Neighbourhood chicken thighs with tamarind sauce Noodles House $ to authentic Tom Kha Gai...there is North Shore’s best variety & quality something for everyone.

Chinese food.Serving Lunch & Dinner 5775 Marine Drive, West Vancouver 7 days a week.Eat in,10% off takeout.

604-281-2111 Free delivery min.$20.00 order within hugos@eagleharbour.ca, 3 kms.

Larson Station West Coast Bistro & Banquets $ $ $

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

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

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Critically acclaimed worldwide for its delectable beef noodle, Chef Hung has won numerous Championships in Taiwan and now crowned the Kypriaki Taverna $$ Best Noodle House in Vancouver!

For the BEST quality and the BEST Come see what all the excitement prices, come visit or call for delivery is about. today. Open everyday @ Noon for lunch.Voted one of the top 1560 Marine Dr., W. Van. 778-279-8822 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower 6190 Marine Drive, West Vancouver Mainland.With our outstanding UBC Wesbrook Village: 778-279-8874 food, reasonable prices, friendly 102 - 3313 Shrum Lane, Vancouver Truffle House & Café $$ 604-228-8765 service and candle-lit charm you will The Truffle House & Café is truly a see why so many people call it their warm place to eat European cuisine Aberdeen Centre: favourite restaurant. Call for delivery/ with friendly service and reasonable 2800 - 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond take out tonight or come in for a price. Philippe & Fabienne Chaber 604-295-9357 relaxing Mediterranean experience. have created a cozy and www.chefhungnoodle.com

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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 Observatory An epicurean experience 3700’ the Truffle House is pleased to offer you DINNER! Join us Friday & above the twinkling lights of Saturday evenings from 5-10 pm for Vancouver. delicious seasonal menus.

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

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

Handi Cuisine of India

Village Tap House $$

Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner offering Authentic Indian Cuisine.

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

Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $

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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.

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

FRENCH Chez Michel

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Where one spicy sauce does not fit all.Readers’Choice award winning restaurant for 5 years! Open for Lunch & Dinner.Lunch Buffet $10.95.

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PUB

The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub

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VOTED BEST PUB by you - The Bear is your friendly, comfortable local that has free parking plus a taxi stand.

Full take-out menu. Daily drink and food specials.We are 100% smoke & UFC free. Reserve your Xmas party today [max. 45ppl] limited space.

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

The Rusty Gull

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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 Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

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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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WEST COAST

Pier 7 restaurant + bar $$$

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.

Enjoy dining on the waterfront with our inspired west coast boat-to-table choices that feature seasonal offerings.Our bar features an extensive wine and cocktail list and 5T.V.s so you’ll never miss a game.We are located in Lower Lonsdale at the Pier,on the water.

No other restaurant in North Vancouver gets you this close to the water.We are open for Lunch & Dinner.

Pier 7: Brunch is now served until 2:30.on weekends and statutory holidays

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

25 Wallace Mews North Vancouver,BC 604-929-7437 www.pierseven.ca

The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel

SEAFOOD

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Montgomery’s Fish & Chips $

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!

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

WATERFRONT DINING

C-Lovers Fish & Chips

$$

The best fish & chips on the North Shore!

Marine Dr. @ Pemberton, N. Van. 604-980-9993 & OUR NEW LOCATION: 6640 Royal Ave., Horseshoe Bay, W. Van. 604-913-0994 The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore.

The MarinaSide Grill

THAI Thai PudPong Restaurant

$$

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

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

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

$$

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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2014 Lexus IS

Sedan a fierce competitor David Chao

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The compact luxury sports sedan segment is a fiercely competitive market, dominated by the likes of BMW 3-Series, Audi A4, and MercedesBenz C-Class.

And in this highly demanding segment, Lexus has a tall order to create a brand new IS that can not only compete effectively but also stand out as an outstanding winner.

The BMW 3-Series has been the benchmark in this segment for quite some time now, followed closely by the Audi and Mercedes entry level sedans. However, the competitions have successfully closed the gap in recent years and there are fewer distinct features to differentiate the various products. Lexus saw this as the perfect time to re-make its IS as a unique model with a passionate character.

In the past — while Lexus generally received good reviews for the IS models — buyers in this segment tended to associate the IS with comfort rather than performance.To help sway more peoples’ opinions, the third-generation IS receives a bold new style and a revised suspension; not to mention the new F-Sport

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Design The most striking change to the new IS is the exterior.

Lexus’ of the past were at times criticized for being too conservative. Its new generation, with its LFinesse design, is anything but normal. Lexus has rolled out its new signature spindle grill across its entire range.

The one found on the new IS is the most dramatic with its lower portion stretched wider and sharper. F-Sport models receive an even more aggressive chain-mail treatment.

The lights look equally

as sharp.The LED running lights are separated from the main assemblies and add a real sense of drama to the front.The taillights wrap around the rear fenders and give the IS a sexy look.

Beneath the cosmetics, the IS has grown.Wheelbase is up almost three inches while overall length has increased over three. It is also wider and a bit taller.

With its new dimensions, the cabin is set more rearward, accentuating the long hood.

To cope with the added bulk, the chassis was stiffened with additional braces and revised mountings for the independent suspension.

The rear got extra attention and gets an all-new multilink design that improves cornering ability and increases trunk space.

Lexus has earned the reputation of having some of the best interiors on the market.The IS uses a more cockpit-like approach than others in the lineup.The 2014 IS is the first Lexus to receive the brand’s new infotainment system, which should please tech-savvy customers.

Performance It may come as a disappointment to some, but the engine choices are carried over from

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Nevertheless, the 204 horsepower produced by the base 2.5-litre V-6 and 306 h.p. from the 3.5-litre V-6 are adequate and match up well against the competition.

They are not perhaps best-in-class but deliver smooth, Lexus-like feel and performance.

Both IS 250 and IS 350 come standard as rear-wheel drive, but all-wheel drive is an available option. Also, all models come with a sixspeed automatic except for the IS 350 RWD, which has an eight-speed automatic.

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is certainly noticeable when driving the car hard.Turn in is quick and feedback through the electric steering is just right — a surprising feat considering many automakers fail to make electric steering feel substantial.

Still, if you want the ultimate sports feel you need to order the IS 350 RWD FSport version, though even models without the F-Sport package provide pleasurable driving dynamics.

The suspension soaks up all of the

clock, which illuminates at night, adds to the sophistication.

The seats, front and back, feature perforated leather, fine stitching and supportive contours. Rear passengers benefit the most from the stretched wheelbase.The rear seats are still snug, but they are comfortable thanks to added thigh support and soft front seat-backs.The IS is very capable of carrying four people at a time, though the IS is not a very roomy sedan in comparison to say, its own Lexus ES sedans.

All the features are easy to control and manipulate.

road’s imperfections without filtering out the necessary road feel.The IS communicates very clearly what is happening at the contact patches yet is unfazed by major disturbances.The IS is a refined luxury car with a fair amount of sportiness added.

Having said that, it is still difficult to match BMW 3-series level of perfect ride and steering balance. Lexus still has a bit of catching up to do in overall driving feel.

Environment Cabin materials are top quality.The signature Lexus

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The stereo controls are rubberized and in a contrasting colour to make them easier to locate.

The climate controls are the most difficult to find while driving.The touch panel does make temperature adjustments easy though, by giving you the choice to either tap or swipe up or down.

In terms of trunk space, the IS has a bit more space than in the past; but more importantly, there are 6040 folding rear seats that can open up the capacity substantially.

Features Starting prices for the 2014 IS range from $37,300 to $44,500.

Standard equipment includes a leather steering wheel with audio controls and paddle shifters, dualzone climate control, heated front seats, heated exterior mirrors, integrated garage door opener, keyless entry and Bluetooth. Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include a heated steering wheel, ventilated front seats, backup camera, power moonroof, voice-activated HDD navigation, blind spot monitor and rear cross traffic alert.

Fuel efficiency numbers (litres/100 kilometres) for the IS 250 RWD are 9.8 city, 6.5 highway and 8.3 combined.The IS 250 AWD sees 10.4 city, 7.3 highway and 9.0 combined.The IS 350 gets 10.8 city, 7.3 highway for 9.2 combined in RWD trim and 11 city, 7.7 highway for 9.5 combined with AWD.

Thumbs Up The new IS is one of the most visually appealing in this segment and adds a refined, sporty ride to the Lexus reputation of longterm reliability and value.

Thumbs Down While the IS works well in everyday driving situations, if ultimate driving performance is of the utmost importance, the competitors are still slightly ahead.

The Bottom Line If you want something luxurious and refined, yet offers a capable performance, the 2014 Lexus IS certainly deserves to be on your shortlist.

Competitors BMW 3-Series The BMW 3-Series has been the benchmark for entry-level luxury sedans for almost 30 years. For sport enthusiasts, the BMW offers the most performanceoriented option in this segment.

The 3-Series begins at a very buyer-friendly $35,990.

Audi A4 The A4 continues to be a leader in this competitive market. Its beautifully refined interior makes efficient use of space to feel larger than it is. Audi’s attention to detail and efficiency make the A4 an attractive choice.

The A4’s $37,800 keeps it firmly in the discussion.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Mercedes-Benz is a car preferred by the brandconscious buyer.The C-Class affords the uppermiddle class a true luxury sedan.

This well-appointed car focuses more on comfort and safety than performance.

While the C-Class is one of the more affordable in the Mercedes-Benz lineup, its $39,700 starting price makes it one of the priciest in this segment. editor@automotivepress. com

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This is not an offering for sale. Any such offering can only be made with a Disclosure Statement. E.& O.E.

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You’re invited to visit our new Presentation Gallery and Show Home, opening Saturday, January 11, 2014.

HIGHVIEW PLACE