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Delbrook court closure slammed Racquet players rally support for facility at William Griffin NIALL SHANNON nshannon@nsnews.com

The loss of racquetball courts in the future William Griffin recreation centre could be devastating to a core

of dedicated North Shore athletes.

Ruben Ugarte and his fellow racquetballers are longtime players at the Delbrook centre, but with that facility combining with the proposed

William Griffin centre, the options to play their favourite sport are quickly vanishing.

Back in 2012, the design plans for William Griffin included two squash courts and two courts that could be converted to play various racquet sports, including racquetball.

However, Ugarte and a

few other players received a letter in January from the North Vancouver Recreation Commission, stating that the onceplanned convertible racquetball courts would be completely eliminated and replaced with squash courts and a room for stretching.

Ugarte is representing a group of roughly 20

regular racquetball players, with some of the racqueteers having played the game together for more than 20 years. For them it goes beyond simple friendly competition.

“We have each other over for Christmas,” said Ugarte. “It’s more than just a game, there is very much a social part to this.”

Without the courts, Ugarte fears the group would split up and lose the sense of camaraderie that marked the group’s game.

David Aroeste, another member of the group, said that the recreation centre’s reversal will snuff out racquetball on the North Shore, as the only See Players page 3

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For all the hue and cry over the impending death of B.C.’s film industry this time last year, 2013 turned out to be one of the busiest for film shoots in recent record on the North Shore.

The City of North Vancouver, which is home to North Shore Studios, issued 50 permits for feature films, TV series, commercials and other media projects, compared to 40 in 2012 and only 27 in 2008.

The District of North Vancouver had 90 film productions last year, resulting in $511,000 in permit revenues compared to 86 in 2012 and 44 in 2012.

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Players push for more courts Metro pays up From page 1

other recreation centre to offer the sport is Ron Andrews, whose sole court is currently being used for storage, according to both Aroeste and Ugarte.

“Not only (is the Griffin recreational centre) trying to kill the sport in North Shore, but they are also killing our group, because it’s a very social group and we support each other,” added Aroeste.

Aroeste has lived in North Vancouver for 24 years. As a new immigrant from Mexico City he said he faced the pressures of fitting into a new culture and job pressures.

For Aroeste, meeting a group of like-minded individuals and the athletic challenges of the sport allowed him to lift himself out of depression.

“I also had a heart issue abut five years ago, which I recovered from, but racquetball remains the only sport I can play.

I can ski maybe for a run or two but then I start to feel pain, but I can easily go for three hours playing racquetball and feel great, because my body is so used to it after playing for years,” added Aroeste.

Referring to the midJanuary letter addressed to certain members of the group, Aroeste said he was “pissed, because they sent it just a few days before the open house about the courts was scheduled.

“We didn’t have time to prepare our case properly

and it was obvious it was set up like that on purpose.”

This is not the first time that the group has faced challenges.

In 2006, the group were told by Delbrook Centre that the squash and racquetball courts would be closed.

Aroeste said more than 560 signatures from squash, racquetball and other racquet sports helped save the courts from the chopping block.

Cathy Matheson, North Vancouver Recreation Commission’s manager of administration and marketing, said that while 2012 plans included the convertible courts, it had since been determined that not enough people were using the courts in Delbrook to justify spending money on new courts.

However, Matheson stated that the recreation commission was hoping to receive new information from architects about whether the courts could be included in the current design.

Aroeste and the other players are skeptical of the rec commission’s cost argument, with Aroeste stating: “A conservative ‘cost scenario’ approximates $75,000 for the full three courts installed. This cost equates to 0.15 percent of the $49 million facility cost,” said Aroeste.

Aroeste went on to say that with other athletes, such as table tennis and

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Simulated oil spill hits Stearman

Marine response team conducts shoreline training exercise NIALL SHANNON nshannon@nsnews.com

Anyone who hoped to visit West Vancouver’s Stearman Beach this week might have been out of luck as a simulated oil spill hit the shores Wednesday.

The Western Canada Marine Response Corp. conducted exercises on Wednesday, designed to simulate an oil spill and test the company contractors and their response time, according to a press release issued last Wednesday.

“This is a shoreline flushing training exercise,”

said Michael Lowry, the media relations officer at Western Canada Marine Response. “So what that means is that in the event of a spill and the oil reaches the beach, there’s certain methods we use to clean that up. We put a boom around the area and use a flushing kit on the beach . . . flushing the oil back out into the water where it’s much easier to recover,” said Lowry.

Lowry said Stearman was chosen because there are three mooring points for tankers on the beach, and while no fueling barge has taken up the contract

to refuel there, “there is permission to technically refuel, so we thought it would be a good location.”

Due to Environment Canada regulations, there was no product added to the exercise.

According to Lowry, the exercise went faster than the corporation had expected.

“The prime purpose for us in these exercises is to make sure that the spots (for equipment, access to the beach) we have identified actually work. Instead, the oil spill response team flushed seawater from the beach back to the inlet.

The training exercise is part of the company’s “mandate to maintain

our state of readiness,” according to the press release. The response time standards posted by the group is deployment on scene within six hours for any spill under 150 tons, and within 12 hours for under 1,000 tons.

The company previously conducted a much larger exercise last September in Howe Sound, in which they deployed equipment to clean a simulated 2,500tonne spill. The company plans to do a 1,000-tonne simulation in the fall of this year, according to Lowry.

The District of West Vancouver approved the exercises and had a bylaw officer at the proceedings.

While Western Canada Marine Response train

in the event of a spill, an alliance of women activists, including representatives from local First Nations, plan to protest the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which would travel through the Lower Mainland.

Groups involved include the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Sacred Trust, and Squamish and Musqueam nations, as well as Joanna Kerr, the executive director of Greenpeace Canada.

The women will hold a banner saying “Wall of women opposing Kinder Morgan expansion,” according to Greenpeace Canada.

The groups will protest Saturday at Ambleside Beach.

Metro Vancouver taxpayers will be on the hook for more than $100,000 in fines and environmental restoration costs after the region’s wastewater utility pleaded guilty to dumping raw sewage into Burrard Inlet.

The outflow of untreated wastewater happened in July 2011 at Brockton Point in Stanley Park after a large mass of items that never should have been flushed down the toilet balled up and clogged a pump at the Chilco Pumping Station.

Both Crown counsel and Metro’s Sewerage and Drainage District have agreed to ask a provincial court judge to impose a fine of $5,000 and a payment of $105,000 to the province’s environmental damages fund. Metro Vancouver is requesting that the funds be spent on environmental initiatives in the Lower Mainland.

“Our sewer system cannot handle a lot of materials that some of us flush down the toilet,” stated a Metro Vancouver press release. “When baby wipes, disposable mop cloths, feminine hygiene products and other items go down the toilet they can clump together and form a large, solid mass.This mass then blocks pipes and pumps, which can damage equipment and cause sewage to overflow into the environment and, ultimately, costs taxpayers money.”

If that isn’t enough to dissuade someone from flushing the unflushable, there’s also the thought that metro workers have to manually unblock pumping station pipes two to three times a week to keep the system running.

The guilty plea came a week before Metro Vancouver marked 100 years since it entered the liquid waste business in order to preserve salmonbearing streams and stop outbreaks of typhoid fever near popular beaches.

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Low dollar aids industry From page 1 Interview, starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, Tim Burton’s Big Eyes, as well as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Robocop, both featuring Gary Oldman. Lower Lonsdale was atwitter in February when North Shore Studios was filming some of the final scenes of titillating guilty pleasure Fifty Shades of Grey.

The 2013 provincial election campaign was partly coloured by the emergence of Save B.C. Film, a movement of workers in the creative industry calling for more generous tax breaks to stop the outflow of film production to Ontario and southern U.S. states.

The Liberals stood fast on their position that the tax credit regime had gone far enough, and later won the election.

While Ontario and Quebec still offer more robust credits, it’s the falling Canadian dollar that is currently fueling the industry.

“Business is good right now. The dollar is our friend these days,” said Peter Leitch, president of North Shore Studios.

“It was one of the worst times in terms of film production that we’ve seen here in the past 20 years at the beginning of last

year. . . . When the dollar was around par last year in January, we were seeing some work going to other jurisdictions that had more aggressive incentives and it was a real cause for alarm.”

With fewer productions coming to Canada, it left Ontario and B.C. to fight over a smaller slice of the “Hollywood North” pie.

Film industry professionals predicted the dollar would remain high, but it soon began a slow and steady tumble that still hasn’t bottomed out with the dollar now below US 90 cents.

And while Ontario’s tax incentives still offer a better deal for U.S. productions, it isn’t necessarily winning their studios more work.

“Yeah, (their taxes are lower) but with the dollar at this level, we’re certainly attracting more Los Angeles business than they are,” Leitch said. “The tax credits become a lot more critical in terms of being competitive or being the same as other jurisdictions when the dollar becomes a challenge for us.”

Local talent and infrastructure are also to the point where producers may choose to film here, regardless of tax credits or dollar value, said Richard Brownsey, president of Creative B.C., the agency

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he world has lost one of its most prolific — or at least visible — hatemongers. Fred Phelps, the patriarch of the Westboro Baptist Church, died in hospice care on Thursday.

Church members spent their time showing up at the funerals of highprofile murder victims, dead soldiers and celebrities to shout through bullhorns and wave placards declaring that “God hates fags.”

No tragedy was too sacred, no victim too innocent for Phelps and his church members to show up to agitate mourners, so long as it would generate more of the controversy they thrived on.

Legal critics have pointed out that Phelps and his clan were usually more interested in suing the people they provoked into assaulting them than any kind of church ministry.

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But rather than being a persuasive source of hatred for the LGBT community, Phelps appears to have had a rather counterproductive effect. He was more of an “only-in-America” sideshow than the leader of a movement. Only a handful of kooks took him seriously and he did more to generate sympathy for gays and lesbians than he did to gin up hate.

However, that did not make his words much less hurtful, especially when the very real issue of LGBT people being shut out and ostracized by their faith’s leaders remains.Thankfully, many of those bronze-age glaciers are receding. Even Pope Francis has taken a “Who am I to judge?” stance.

The last bit of irony, or perhaps, cowardice to close the book on the Westboro Baptist Church: Phelps has opted to have no funeral.

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North Vancouver’s identity crisis is ludicrous

Dear Editor: Is this a schizophrenic city?

Does it make sense to have two brains controlling the same body? I know it may conjure some funny joke about the male persuasion, but it’s a fact for North Vancouver.

We have two brains making decisions for the same body.

Not only is this a

bureaucratic mess, it is an impossible situation to explain to newly arrived residents, as it is illogical, arbitrary and nonsensical.

The only reason I see a need to have two governing bodies over the exact same geographic area would be to preserve administrative jobs.

At a time when austerity measures should be investigated by local

governments to help struggling homeowners by offering lower taxes, I can think of one easy solution: amalgamate.

Stop the schizophrenic civic identity and focus on combining the strengths of the district and the city to stop cannibalizing each others business and civic opportunities.

It’s crazy.

In my life I have

experienced two major amalgamations. One, when the government imposed amalgamation on my high school district with another. The other was when my university was amalgamated with the University of British Columbia.

In both situations, there was resistance and growing pains. But, the resistance and pains in

both came from those with a vested interest in keeping separate administrations, not from the best interests of combining the strengths of both regions.

Yes, the identity crisis is ludicrous and the redundancies are crazy.

As far as I am concerned, I live in North Vancouver regardless of an arbitrary border.

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If those with vested interest in the status quo aren’t willing to do a study, I will do one myself!

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Big-spending MLAs have explaining to do It’s often the case in politics that a politician can spend a relatively small amount of money, yet reap a heck of a lot of trouble for it.

Misspend a few million dollars? Don’t worry about it. Misspend tens of thousands of dollars? Get ready to be blasted.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford saw herself forced from the premier’s office for, among other things, trying to stick the taxpayers with a $45,000 expense bill, and now two B.C. Liberal MLAs have been bruised for making questionable spending decisions themselves.

Justice Minister and Attorney-General Suzanne Anton’s decision to approve a contract worth up to $140,000 for former B.C. Liberal MLA John Les not only raised huge questions about her political judgment but also thrust her into the awkward position of being thrown under the bus by her boss, Premier Christy Clark.

A day after Anton defended the contract (which was to have Les co-chair a review of earthquake preparedness) Clark announced it was unacceptable because it was too expensive and said it had been “withdrawn,” leaving her minister to explain how the blatant patronage payout had been concocted in the first place.

Meanwhile, Legislature Speaker Linda Reid had some explaining to do of her own. Once again, this bit of trouble did not involve a huge amount of dollars, but just enough to

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Reid, it seems, has been on a bit of a spending spree at the same time the B.C. Liberal government is bragging that its tight fiscal restraint policy is allowing it to balance the budget. Reid has spent more than $100,000 on various projects around the legislature and her constituency office, and some of them are questionable at best.

But let’s deal with Anton first. While not all the details have been made public, I suspect the decision to appoint Les to the earthquake preparedness review had the general support of Clark, until it became known what kind of money he was potentially getting.

Appointing Les to the review panel was a bit much to begin with. There’s no question it smacks of political patronage, but the B.C. Liberals have demonstrated on numerous occasions they don’t shy away from handing out plum patronage posts (Les, in fact, already has a $60,000 position as chair of the Farm Industry

Review Board).

No, this was all about the money. Clark’s political instincts, which are usually pretty keen, told her paying a political insider $140,000 simply wasn’t going to cut it with the public.

Anton, on the other hand, demonstrated a complete lack of political acumen. Compounding her credibility problem was her nonsensical and mysterious defense of her actions.

Her office issued

a statement two days after the contract was cancelled that Les’ appointment constituted an “emergency” so there was no need to send the contract out to public tender. An emergency?

Really?

The whole Les debacle gives rise to speculation that she may not survive in the justice portfolio when Clark shuffles her cabinet, which she will do eventually. We shall see.

As for the freespending Reid, there’s no

question she’ll continue in her post as speaker despite the controversy she’s created for herself.

Still, she’s had her knuckles rapped by her own colleagues, which is unusual.

Reid quietly spent more than $40,000 to install a new computer console in front of the speaker’s chair in the legislative chamber, more than $13,000 for a members’ TV lounge in the legislature library (which has a $733 table

for muffins and coffee) and $79,000 for security improvements to her constituency office.

Reid apologized to the legislature’s management committee (composed of MLAs from both the government party and the Opposition) but she’s basically been served notice to rein in her spending spree.

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Grandmother guilty of obstruction Senior tried to buy husband’s way out of child sex abuse case

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A 68-year-old grandmother, formerly from North Vancouver, was sentenced to six months of house arrest this week for attempting to buy her husband’s way out of a child sexual abuse investigation for $100,000.

The woman was handed the sentence in North Vancouver provincial court March 13 after pleading guilty to a charge of obstruction of

justice.

Crown prosecutor Grace Oh told the court at the time the woman made the offer, in 2011, her husband was under investigation for allegations he had sexually abused two step-granddaughters as well as his stepdaughters, when those women were children.

Oh said while the police investigation was underway, the grandmother phoned up her ex-son-in-law — the father of the two

granddaughters — and offered to pay money if he would ensure the complaints against her husband were withdrawn.

Soon after, the woman sent an email, offering to deposit $50,000 for each of the two girls into a registered education savings plan if they dropped the complaints.

“You said you want him to rot in jail,” the woman wrote in the email. “This will destroy me too and will greatly impact my entire family. This is why I am hoping for a more humane solution.”

The son-in-law refused the offer and instead went to police.

Oh asked for a six to

eight month sentence, saying the incident had occurred within the context of a “severely dysfunctional family” where allegations of sexual abuse had been known about for years. “The approach was made to the one person who was willing to stand up and say no,” she said.

The woman’s defence lawyer asked for a conditional discharge, saying his client had taken responsibility for her actions, had serious health problems in recent years and was stressed and ashamed.

The woman also apologized directly, telling the judge that she acted

out of fear. “I’m very, very sorry for this,” she said.

Judge William Rodgers said a conditional sentence was needed to denounce the conduct.

“If the financial inducement had been successful, it is likely the prosecution would have been made much more difficult,” he said.

He sentenced the woman to house arrest, with orders to be at home all day except for three hours — or with permission — during the first three months. In the last three months, the

woman must be home from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. each day. He also put her on a year’s probation.

Under a publication, ban neither the woman nor members of her family can be named to protect the identities of alleged victims in the case.

Following the police investigation, the woman’s husband was eventually charged with several sexual offences against family members. Those charges have not yet been proven in court.

A trial is set for later this year.

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And Alberta’s Redford has discovered people can certainly relate to expensive airplane flights, which is why she’s had to dig into her own pocket to pay the taxpayers back.

Anton and Reid won’t have to open up their own wallets, of course, but they’ve learned a painful

political lesson: it’s often the small spending items that can come back to bite you, not the big budget ones.

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

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PROPOSED LAND SALE The District gives notice, under Section 26 of the Community Charter, of its intention to sell to Mulgrave Independent School Society, in fee simple, the portion of unopened road shown hatched on the sketch plan below (Unopened Road), the area of which is approximately 1,082 square metres.

The nature of this disposition will be fee simple transfer. The consideration to be received by the District for the disposition will be $325,000.

The sale will be subject to adoption by the Council of the District of a bylaw to close and raise title to the Unopened Road, and the public will be given an opportunity to make representations to Council regarding the closure prior to adoption of the bylaw.

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INQUIRING REPORTER With the recent measles outbreak in the Fraser Valley and a case popping up at BCIT’s Burnaby campus linked to the Fraser Valley outbreak, the subject of vaccinations is making news once again.

Should vaccinations be mandatory for all kids? Should parents decide for themselves if they should immunize their kids or is the risk too great to wait for everyone to get on board? We took to the street to find out what readers think about the issue. Do you think immunization against infectious diseases should be mandatory for everyone?

Let us know at nsnews.com.

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Wolfe Stone North Vancouver “No. I don’t have kids but I think everyone should have the choice.”

Should vaccinations be mandatory for everyone?

Stuart Cameron North Vancouver “Yes, it prevents disease.”

Logan Burns North Vancouver “Yes, because your choice affects others.”

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Grouse Grind remains closed for winter NIALL SHANNON nshannon@nsnews.com

Those who love Mother Nature’s Stairmaster will have to content themselves with the gym substitute, as the Grouse Grind remains closed due to a number of safety issues.

While the lower sections of the trail might currently be free of danger, there are significant amounts of snow and ice on the upper portions of the trail, a release states.

Metro Vancouver’s media officer, Greg Valou, wrote in the release that hikers who

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The main concern is slipping and falling, according to Valou, though there is the added danger of rock falls due to rocks becoming loose during the winter.

The Grind will be opened when maintenance of the trail is complete, and all of the ice and snow are removed from the entirety of the 853-metre trail.

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Meal program serves seniors and shut-ins

ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

Maintaining a healthy meal plan throughout the week is difficult for many people.

For those with mobility issues it can be even harder.

Shopping for groceries and preparing three proper meals a day can be almost impossible to do without help.

During the past 46 years, the North Shore Meals on Wheels program has been delivering that help.

Each week, more than 120 volunteers help prepare and deliver hot meals to clients across the North Shore from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove. Between 11,000 and 12,000 meals are delivered each year.

Don Murray, board chairman for the local Meals on Wheels society, says he believes without their service many clients would not be able to continue living on their own at home.

Most of the clients are seniors and some are people who have recently returned home from a hospitalization and are undergoing some rehabilitation.

“It’s mostly folks that primarily due to mobility issues can’t get out easily to shop let alone cook, and so we provide a service whereby they can have a hot meal delivered to their door three times a week,” says Murray.

Hot meals are delivered every Monday,Wednesday and Friday, and many clients purchase more than one meal so they have one to reheat the next day as well.

Each meal is $6.50 and includes an entrée, soup, a roll and dessert. Diabetic meals are also available.

The food is prepared at Cheers Restaurant in North Vancouver and is delivered in bulk to two local churches where it’s broken down into meals by volunteers and packaged into travelling containers to be delivered.

“Most people use it as a supplement,” says Murray about the food.

The meals are often bought by adult children of seniors who want to ensure their parents get a decent hot meal at least a few times a week.

In addition to the food, the Meals on Wheels drivers also provide some human

interaction, notes Murray.

“We are sometimes the only person that they see in the day,” he says.

The volunteer drivers are not required to be firstaid certified, but Murray says they can provide some measure of safety because they visit their clients on a regular basis and can call for help if needed.

There have been times when a driver has had to call emergency services for a client in some medical distress, he notes.

Meals on Wheels is a non-profit group.The cost of the meals just covers the cost of the food, and Murray says the program would not be possible without their many volunteers.

“We’ve got a great bunch of volunteers and many of them stay volunteers for many, many years,” he says, adding they are always looking for more volunteers.

The program is supported by donations, including from Vancouver Coastal Health and the three North Shore municipalities.

For more information, visit the website at northshoremealsonwheels. org.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to ARTS & CULTURE

CAPILANO OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL Students from the Outdoor Recreation Management Program at Capilano University are hosting the Capilano Outdoor Adventure Film Festival on March 28.

The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a screening of the Beyond Boarding film Northern Grease, as well as several other short films from around the globe that promise to ignite a passion for adventuring in the great outdoors.

Money raised from the event will go towards the Live It! Love It! Foundation, which provides adaptive adventure and outdoor recreation opportunities to the disabled.

Tickets are $10, available at eventbrite.ca or at the door of the BOSA Centre for Film and Animation at Capilano University.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

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Dawn Pemberton is no stranger to the spotlight.

For years, the Vancouverbased powerhouse has put her vocal chops to good use, gracing many a stage, collaborating with other artists on their records, as

well as coaching rising stars.

However, the acclaimed singer is currently in the throes of recording her debut solo album, which is proving to be both “exciting and terrifying at the same time,” she laughs.

“It’s time for my own thing. I’ve had a lot of fun working and collaborating with other people and on other projects and that’s great. But now I’m looking forward to offering what I have and that’s what I want to foster right now,” she says.

Pemberton describes her upcoming album, comprised of all-originals with the exception of one cover, as soul-influenced with a bit of funk and some jazz.

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“It’s kind of like if Chaka Khan and Al Green and Tower of Power had a baby,” she says.

In terms of lyrical content, Pemberton explains she set out to explore love and relationships of all kinds, not just the idea of romantic love, but rather the concept of vulnerability and what it can do to a person.

Pemberton is producing the album with Mike Southworth of Collide Entertainment and Creativ Recording Studios in North Vancouver. Other participating musicians include: GavinYoungash and Max Zipursky of the Star Captains; Johnny Andrews of Hey Ocean!; and, Scott Tucker

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Pemberton hopes to complete the record by June and is eyeing a fall release date.

In addition to her packed recording schedule, Pemberton has been busy preparing for the upcoming Shooting Stars Foundation Motown Meltdown, an annual benefit show raising money for people with HIV/AIDS. This is Pemberton’s first time participating in the concert, which is being presented at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom March 29 and a second TriCities performance April 5 at Coquitlam’s Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

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that I’ve wanted to do,” Pemberton says of the benefit. She will be among the more than 25 vocalists taking the stage — others featured include August, Joanie Bye, Leora Cashe, Oliver Conway,Warren Dean Flandez, Al Harlow (Prism),Tom Landa (The Paperboys/Locarno) and The Sojourners.

Each singer will perform a song from the Motown and soul era book of standards, backed by 12piece band The Scorchers.

Pemberton will be singing Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.” “It’s one of my favourites and it’s a great staple and a classic soul tune,” she says.

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THE BAKEHOUSE IN EDGEMONT VILLAGE 1050 Queens Rd., North Vancouver.

An Exhibition of acrylic paintings by CaroleWilson will be on display until March 31.

CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver.Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.778372-0765 caroun.net Norouz Festival: Various artists’ work will be on display until March 28.

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I have chosen some simple recipes to try cooking with my kids, what are some easy ways to make the recipes healthier?

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Now that you have had the chance to introduce your kids to the kitchen and pick out some quick one-pot meals, it’s time to learn how to make simple switches to make your recipes more nutritious.

Cooking gives you the power to control the nutrition and cost of your meals. To add more fruits and vegetables to your meals, pureé butternut squash to homemade macaroni and cheese. Grate carrots, zucchini and finely chop spinach into pasta sauce or into a colourful lasagna. Create a homemade soup with puréed fruit or vegetables, such as creamy tomato and basil, or roasted red pepper and apple. Stir canned puréed pumpkin into whole grain pancake batter. Make fresh salsa or guacamole with whole grain

crackers. Serve baked sweet potato fries as a quick snack.

Offer healthy vegetables for a fun DIY pizza on whole grain English muffin. Make stove-popped popcorn as a fun activity and a healthy snack.

To make your baking healthier, replace at least half of the allpurpose white flour with whole grain flour. Replace a quarter of the sugar with skim milk powder, and add vanilla extract to intensity sweetness. Replace half of the fat in muffins and cookies with mashed fruit or vegetables, such as unsweetened applesauce, mashed bananas, or puréed sweet potatoes. Replace 1 egg with ¼ cup of tofu in cakes. Add shredded zucchini to chocolate chip muffins.

Try these simple switches without sacrificing flavour. Use evaporated milk instead of cream for a rich Alfredo sauce. Mix PC 0% MF Greek Yogurt and dill, and use instead of mayonnaise in tuna or

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We Are Neighbours: A photography exhibition that aims to capture the guests of the North Shore Lookout Shelter in locations they cherish across the North Shore will run until March 28.

NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition titled “Unison” with works

by Miyuki Shinkai of an incorporation of hand blown glass and driftwood until May 5.

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NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of paintings by Alfonso Tejada and sculptures by Majid Seikh Akbari until April 22.

DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition titled “By a Thread” with paintings

by Deborah Bakos until March 25.

NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition titled “Landscape Complexions” with works by Margaret Heywood from March 26 to May 20. Opening reception: Saturday, March 29, 2-4 p.m.

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egg salad sandwiches. Sweeten plain yogurt or oatmeal with fresh fruit, unsweetened apple sauce, vanilla extract or cinnamon, instead of sugar. Use lemon juice, garlic, and no salt herb blends instead of salt to flavour dishes.

For breaded meats, use crushed bran cereal or whole grain crackers instead of bread crumbs.

Visit Jessica, the In-Store Dietitian, at Loblaws City Market at 17th and Lonsdale to get more information on how to Simply Cook and Enjoy. To see when she is in store, visit the Facebook page @LoblawsCityMarket.

On Feb. 22/2014 the Club held their annual Fundraising & Awards Banquet at Cheers Restaurant. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following supporters of our Conservation and Enhancement projects and outings. One such project we are very proud of is the McKay Creek Fish Hatchery who we are partnered with the Dept. of Fisheries & Oceans, North Shore Stream Keepers and several others.

Also, if you are interested in joining our club, we have members of all ages and welcome everyone. Or if you would like to support any of our events, please reply to the above address.

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Directed by James Bobin. Starring Ricky Gervais and Tina Fey. Rating: 6 (out of 10).

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Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the gang are as sweet as ever, but as far as the human actors go, cutesy has been replaced by snarky in Disney’s newest Muppets film, Muppets Most Wanted.

It had to happen.

Just look at the casting: the earnestness of Jason Segel (who co-wrote and executive-produced the 2011 film) and Amy Adams has been scuttled in favour of Ricky Gervais and Tina Fey, who have built a career on sarcastic wit.

The tonal shift is evident from the opening scene, which announces that sequels are never quite as good as the original and that “the studio wants more, while they wait for Tom Hanks to do Toy Story 4.” And so the Muppets brainstorm ideas

for a new film; an Esther Williams extravaganza, perhaps, or GonzoWith the Wind? The Swedish Chef even proposes a Swedish existential film.

They finally settle on a crime caper and are approached by Dominic Badguy (pronounced “Bad-GEE, it’s French”), a wily agent with an ulterior motive for offering the Muppets a world tour.

While Kermit is hesitant to commit, Dominic (Gervais) promises the members of the show luxurious digs and sold-out performances.

A power struggle ensues, and unbeknownst to the Muppets — even his beloved, Miss Piggy — Kermit is replaced by his evil doppelganger, Constantine “the most dangerous frog in the world.”

Mistaken for Constantine, Kermit is taken, Hannibal Lecterstyle, to a Siberian gulag run by matron Nadja (Tina Fey), while the Muppets take their show on the road.

First stop: Berlin, “the world capital of comedy.”

As the Muppets cavort with guest stars such as Salma Hayek (wearing red spandex and running from the bulls) and Christoph Waltz (doing a waltz, what else?), Constantine and Dominic rob adjacent museums of treasures that will ultimately lead them to London “home of the Crown Jewels . . . and good manners.”

In pursuit are Modern Family’s Ty Burrell as a French Interpol agent and Sam The Eagle, a pairing that allows for some poisson-out-of-water jabs at the Continent’s tiny cars and outdated technology, as well as their eight-week vacations and six-hour lunches.

This goes on amidst Miss Piggy’s feverish wedding planning, despite the fact that poor Kermit hasn’t even popped the question.

Kids may not follow the story thread of the multiple heists — for a dead man’s map, key, locket — but it hardly matters.There’s enough colour and pizzazz for kids, while the humour,

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old-school Muppet Show references and cameos are clearly geared at nostalgiaseekers.

Ah yes, the cameos. Ray Liotta and Danny Trejo are among the chorus line of Gulag prisoners; Miss Piggy sings a duet with her idol, Celine Dion; Sean Combs,Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Saoirse Ronan, Chloe Grace-Moretz, Hugh Bonneville, Stanley Tucci, Frank Langella, Zach Galifianakis make appearances. Josh Groban spends most of his screen time singing from solitary; James McAvoy is a blinkand-you’ll-miss-him delivery man. And “what kind of an usher are you?” complains a guest at the wedding, to none other than Usher.The only face kids will likely recognize is Ross Lynch, that blond kid from the Disney channel.

A lot relies on the inherent comedy of watching Gervais play alongside a frog, especially when he’s belting out “I’m number two!” Entertaining, yes, but not half as lovable as the 2011 version.

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The Lego Movie (G) — FriThur 3:30 p.m.

The Lego Movie 3D (G) — Fri-Wed 12:45, 7:10, 9:30; Thur 12:45 p.m.

Need for Speed (PG) — FriThur 3:10 p.m.

Need for Speed 3D (PG) — Fri-Thur 12:15, 6:40, 9:45 p.m.

12Years a Slave (14A) — Fri-Thur 6:50 p.m.

The Monuments Men (PG) — Fri-Thur 9:50 p.m.

Divergent (PG) — Fri-Thur noon, 12:30, 1, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:40, 10 p.m.

Noah — Thur 8 p.m.

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Your Community, Your Budget!

Opportunity for Input

Join us at Council’s March 24 meeting to provide your feedback on the District’s Draft Financial Plan.

The District’s Draft 2014 – 2018 Financial Plan contains our proposed operating and capital budget, highlights of our work program, and the proposed tax increase for 2014.

Did you know that core services, such as garbage collection and fire protection, and large, multi-year projects associated with infrastructure replacement and capital investments are primarily funded by your tax dollars?

Your feedback plays a critical role in shaping our budget.

Take part — here’s how!

•Review the draft budget

(available online and in hard copy at District Hall or any District Library)

•Attend one of the budget meetings

•Provide your input at Council’s March 24 meeting (7 pm) •Contact us directly Visit dnv.org/budget2014 to review the draft budget, schedule of meetings and input opportunities.

Comments are being collected until March 24, 2014 at: Email: budget@dnv.org • Phone: 604-990-2302 Write: Rick Danyluk, Manager, Financial Planning

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PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver, 604-9853911 Non-Stop (PG) — Fri, MonWed 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45; Sat-Sun,Thur 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.Thur 1 p.m.

300: Rise of an Empire 3D (18A) — Fri-Thur 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 p.m.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (G) — Fri, Sun-Thur 2:25; Sat 12:05 p.m.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman 3D (G) — Fri, Sun-Thur 4:50, 7:20, 9:50; Sat 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 p.m.

Muppets MostWanted (G)

— Fri, Sun-Wed 2:10, 4:45, 7:25. 10:05; Sat 11:30 a.m., 2:10, 4:45, 7:25. 10:05;Thur 4:45, 7:25. 10:05 p.m.Thur 1 p.m.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (14A) — Fri, Sun-Thur 2, 2:30, 4:30, 5, 7, 7:30, 9:30, 10; Sat 11:35 a.m., noon, 2, 2:30, 4:30, 5, 7, 7:30, 9:30, 10 p.m.

National Theatre Live:War Horse — Encore Sat 12:30; Sun 12:55 p.m.

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM CENTRE 1181 Seymour St. (at Davie),www.viff.org Nymphomaniac (Denmark, 2014 Director: Lars von Trier) The wild and poetic story of a woman’s journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the selfdiagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg).

March 21 to April 3.

PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE 1131 Howe St., 604-688-FILM www.cinematheque.bc.ca.

The Husband (Canada, 2013 Director: Bruce McDonald) Henry (Maxwell McCabeLokos) is carrying the burden of single-parenting while his wife Alyssa (Sarah Allen), a teacher, serves out a jail sentence.

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Concert inspired by 2002 documentary From page 13 This year’s Motown Meltdown was inspired by the 2002 documentary, Standing In The Shadows Of Motown.

The movie tells the story of the Funk Brothers, a group of talented Detroit session musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists. Despite the fact they played on more No. 1 hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined, they’re largely unknown. Songs they played on include, “My Girl,” “Baby Love,” “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.”

“That time was so special for soul music, in the 1960s and ’70s. It’s

kind of when so many black artists began to get more recognition for their contribution to music,” says Pemberton. “They were really game changers and taste makers and really the whole world was watching and it inspired tons of music and a musical revolution in Europe and other parts of the world.

That sound, that Motown sound, everyone wanted to emulate it.”

Pemberton encourages community members to attend the upcoming benefit concerts.

“It’s the music that you know and you love and it’s a great time to come out and dance and support a great cause and you’ll leave feeling inspired and happy and joyful, and what an amazing opportunity,” she says.

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CALENDAR From page 14 closed Mondays.604-9257290 ferrybuildinggallery. com Jurors’ Choice: A mixed media exhibition by a variety of artists will run until March 30.

Out of Studio: A solo exhibition of photo montage works by Torrie Groening will run from April 1 to 13.

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KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com On Our Walls: A selection of digital photos, with a wide range of subject materials, from the North Shore Photographic Challenge will be on display until March 31.

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LYNNMOUR ART STUDIO AND GALLERY 301-1467 Crown St., North Vancouver. Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. 604-9294001 nsartists.ca/garyeder Contemporary and Abstract Paintings by Gordon Oliver, Robert Botlak and GaryW. Eder.

April 1, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artist: Saturday, April 5, 2-3 p.m.

1561-1583 Oxford Street Redevelopment of four single-family lots What:

A Public Hearing about the redevelopment of four single-family residential lots. The proposed development will consist of a 112 unit rental apartment building with commercial space at ground level.

When:

7 pm, Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Where:

Council Chambers, North Vancouver District Hall, 355 W. Queens Road

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You can speak in person by signing up at the Hearing or you can provide a written submission to the Municipal Clerk at input@dnv.org or by mail before the conclusion of the Hearing.

Need more info?

All relevant background materials and copies of the two bylaws are available for review at the Municipal Clerk’s Office, Monday to Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm or online at dnv.org/public_hearing.

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Mies Julie makes its Canadian debut

Play set in post-apartheid South Africa in transition n Mies Julie, March 25 to April 19 at The Cultch, 1895 Venables St., Vancouver. Tickets available at thecultch. com or 604-251-1363 JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

The tree isn’t dead.

It should be. After the punishment it’s endured and the nourishment it’s been denied it should be cold in the ground.

Only it isn’t. It’s growing, spreading its branches and breaking through kitchen floorboards as it reaches for the sun.

That singular image of a tree rising like a zombie is the genesis for writer/ director Yael Farber’s Mies Julie.

Set on Freedom Day in post-apartheid South Africa, Farber’s play reworks Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s

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sensation of 1888, Miss Julie.

Julie, white, is the young, reckless, heiress to the land. Bored and half-drunk, she casts her entitled gaze on her black servant, John.

John and Julie grew up together. Julie owns the land. John’s ancestors are buried in the soil beneath the farmhouse.

“In this domestic heat we spend a night confronting all that apartheid has left as its residue,” Farber writes in an email.

Farber read Strindberg’s love triangle at a Johannesburg drama school when she was a student.

“It made very little impression,” she writes.

“I do, however, remember thinking it would be a striking story to tell in South Africa. I did not think of it again for the next 20-odd years.”

When she did think of the play, she thought of the tree.

“Powerful pictures always come before words.

They are my true north,” she writes.

Although she found Strindberg’s words “rather tame,” Farber was moved by the story’s brutality and brutal honesty.

“The catalyst for this searing honesty between them — despite their social differences — is the brewing and finally consummated sex.”

A review in the New Yorker praised Farber’s script but blasted her direction for turning the play into pornography.

As a writer, Farber says Ernest Hemingway is often in the room with her, reminding her that a writer’s job is to tell the truth.

Farber’s Mies Julie takes place in the kitchen of a farmhouse in the arid climes of the semi-desert Karoo.

The play is intended to deal with land redistribution in South Africa, according to Farber.

The land itself is harsh, sort of like America’s breadbasket in the days when the region stood on the brink of the dust bowl.

“If you are tender out here, you drown,” Julie says.

She is referring to the

suicide of her mother.

Because of her mother’s death, Julie was largely raised by Christine, John’s mother.

“Most white South Africans will have been tended to by a black mother in their childhood,” Farber explains.

In Strindberg’s original, Christine is Jean’s (John’s) fiancé. But rather than examining a romantic complication, Farber is more interested in John’s familial ties.

“Christine as a mother creates a far more powerful figure of accountability in John’s life than a fiancé would have,” Farber writes.

“John is beholden to his ancestors.”

Christine is the one who taught John where his ancestors were buried.

It’s because of her lessons that John can call Julie’s forefathers “squatters.”

The Republic of South Africa has changed for the better in the last two decades, but the past is still alive in that stretch of land between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

“The shrapnel of those years — the loss of what can never be replaced — lives on,” Farber writes.

Both John and Julie are bound. John by his history and Julie by her attitude of superiority, however, the play is optimistic.

“What I have written is a piece that continually

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are possibly . . . if they are capable of dropping the opposing narratives they have inherited.”

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CALENDAR From page 17 PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Wednesday-Sunday, noon5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org Stan Douglas — Synthetic Pictures: An exhibition of new photographs will be on display from March 21 to May 25.

RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Land and See: Acrylic on canvas landscapes and flowers by BeatriceWatson and photographs and cut and paste abstract compositions by Cindy Goodman will be on display until April 13.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Blur — Lucida Lab Collaborative: A recent collaboration of artists Kristina Fiedrich and Annie Briard will run until March 29. Every Thursday at noon there will be a 20minute curator’s talk with background on the current show in the gallery.

SILENT POETRY ART STUDIO 1079B Roosevelt Cres., North Vancouver.

Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment.

604-312-1184, 604-7814606 silentpoetryartstudio. wordpress.com Original art, mentoring and classes with Sharka Leigh and Sandrine Pelissier.

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display until March 30.

Cherry Blossoms — A Textile Translation: An exhibit featuring textile artists from fibreEssence and theVancouver Guild of Fibre Arts will run in conjunction

with theVancouver Cherry Blossom Festival from April 1 to 20.

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The Lawson Creek “Group of Ten” will present some of their latest works in various mediums and styles until April 29.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to FASHION & STYLE

Ombré on trend for spring

Dear Mattie: What colours are in fashion this spring?

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Dear New Colours: This spring there are colour options for everyone and their fashion needs. Soft pastels are trendy. Icy tones of the pastels are also popular.

Neutrals are used as a bridge from one colour range to another. Explore the trendy colours that suit you best.

The biggest trend this season is the ombré look. It is when you wear many shades of one colour from lightest to darkest. This can be done in every colour. White, grey and black is the easiest combination to carry this ombré look.

If you want to tread lightly, then pastel pink to red and light blue to electric blue are the most popular ombré colour graduations to start with.

The look is to have the range of a soft colour to a bold colour. It is a jump from the colour blocking popular in previous seasons. Three to four shades are best. Any less looks too simple. Any more looks too busy.You can find pieces from tops to bottoms with the ombré look, or you can create the look with solid colour pieces. Belts, scarves and shoes are a great way to add a third colour to your outfit.

Other colours that can create the ombré look are yellow, orange, mint green and lavender. As long as you like the idea of coloured bottoms, these ombré colour varieties can be quite bold.

Although neutrals are not in style this year, they are being used to bridge the pastels with the brights without having the ombré

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look. Medium grey, sand and khaki green are warm and earthy and a great option for ladies who don’t want to wear ombré from neck to toe.

As much as ombré is trendy, so is the pop art look.

Prints that have an artistic abstract or graphic image are popular. This is also referred to as the “art studio” look, because the piece has a white background — like a clean canvas with a print on top.

The print can be a Picasso face, a Pollock splatter of paint or a Lichtenstein comic strip with words.

The colours used in these prints are not necessarily trendy. It is the print that is trendy. I am seeing funky prints in tops, bottoms, shoes and handbags. It’s cool, fun and sophisticated with a street art style.

There is also a floral trend for a soft feminine look, which uses the ombré colours. The look features tone on tone petals, large and small. This is a great option for ladies who like prints and want to stay in fashion.

A super trendy look is to mix a pattern piece with an ombré piece. It is easier to pull off with fewer and similar colours. But, if you have a strong fashion sense, then contrasting the pieces is the biggest, boldest statement this season.

Since there are so many colour and print options, I suggest you look at yourself in the mirror longer. If your first impression is that you have too much going on, then pare back. Better safe than sorry.

POP UP SHOP The Latest Scoop has just opened up a pop-up store in West Vancouver at 2470 Marine Dr. Run by retailer Deb Nichol, the boutique carries an ever-changing mix of home decor, furniture, fashion and accessories curated from around the world. thelatestscoop.ca VENDORS WANTED The West Vancouver Community Centre is seeking artisans to participate in its Spring Jewelry Market which takes place May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the atrium.

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CHANCE TO WIN London Drugs has launched a contest for followers of their Facebook page where the winner can snag a $330 Dr. Brandt Skin Care beauty prize pack. Enter the contest at facebook.com/londondrugs until the end of March.

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In Japanese, the word “komono” translates into “small things” — but although this street style-wise accessories brand started small in 2009, it has always done design in a big way.

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What do you get when you add designer Jonathan Adler’s signature bold, retro zigzags to long beloved, charitably-minded shoe brand TOMS? A creative, colourful collaboration of canvas slip ons and glorious sunglasses that’s giving us the warm and fuzzies.

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Vintage Fashion and Couture by Kerry Taylor (Firefly Books) 224 pages, $39.95 For every period there are fashion designers and their creations that define the era.

In some cases a single item can become synonymous with a particular movement, much as the mini skirt is forever connected to the 1960s and Carnaby Street in London as the epicenter of that time.

Vintage fashion specialist Kerry Taylor examines fashion by the decades beginning with the 1900s through to the 2000s.While

vintage is a term generally applied to items 25 years or older, she observes that with a growing number of collectors there is now interest in fashions that are less than a decade old.

Every chapter focuses on several of the key designers, looking at their approach, the clothes they became best known for and the impact they had on the industry. In each decade a Style Icon is selected.

These women embodied the fashion of the day and are considered to be trendsetters in their own right. Lauren Bacall, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, Bianca Jagger are some of the women

featured.

From the fabulous style of Coco Chanel to the outrageous designs of Jean Paul Gaultier, there is an incredible range of creativity displayed in these pages.

— Terry Peters

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LOOK From page 21 don’t have the means to purchase a dress for their elementary school graduations. Dresses can be dropped off at the store, located at 3068 Highland Blvd. until June.

VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK fall/winter 2014 started this week and runs until March 24. VFW features both emerging and established designers from more than 30 global fashion capitals. The biannual six-day event is attended by more than

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THRIFTY CHIC The Thrift Shop at Mount Seymour United Church (1200 Parkgate Ave.) is open Thursdays, 2-8 p.m. mtseymourunited.com Compiled by Christine Lyon Fashion File is a weekly column. Priority is given to North Shore events and organizations. Send your info as early as possible to clyon@nsnews.com.

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Former meteorologist joins Anaïd

Claire Martin returns to West Coast in new career NIALL SHANNON nshannon@nsnews.com

Veteran meteorologist Claire Martin, of CBC fame, has made the transition from weather forecasting to media production, signing on as the managing director of North Vancouver production company Anaïd.

Putting aside her award-winning work as both a meteorologist and a presenter, Martin says that the change was needed and a long time in the works.

“This is something I’ve wanted to do for awhile,” says Martin.

“Margaret (Mardirossian, Anaïd Productions founder) and I have known each other for 15 years. Margaret was in need of a new managing director . . . the opportunity came up and I just thought ‘Time to take on something new and creative.’”

Anaïd Productions’ portfolio features mostly reality-TV shows, their most popular to date being The Liquidator, which follows a Burnaby liquidation store owner and his skills in negotiation and bargaining.

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her old job but plenty of differences, with more dayto-day work at the CBC while at Anaïd, the focus is on bigger, more long-term projects.

Martin is best known as the former senior meteorologist for the CBC, presenting the weather forecast alongside The National’s Peter Mansbridge. Leaving the national broadcaster in the final weeks of February, her co-workers said tearful goodbyes on air and even featured Rick Mercer stopping by for a quick hug and a gift during her forecast.

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various stages of the King’s career Thursday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $43.25.

The Asahikawa High School Wind Orchestra will perform a free concert Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m.

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ANNE MACDONALD STUDIO 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

North Shore Folk and Blues Club: Acoustic musical entertainment the third Sunday of each month, 7-10 p.m. Admission: $10 at the door. 604-986-3078

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Nou Rooz E Baastani: The Kereshmeh Ensemble will perform classical Persian and Kurdish music in celebration of Norouz Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $40/$35.

Elvis Elvis Elvis — An American Trilogy: Three tribute artists will play

HIGHLANDS UNITED CHURCH 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.

Jubilation, a Gospel Experience: The Marcus Mosely Chorale will perform Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $25/$20.Tickets: themarcusmoselychorale.ca.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: 604-

LYNN VALLEY LIBRARY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-9840286, x8144 nvdpl.ca Spring Concert: The North Shore Chamber Orchestra will perform Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m.

Admission: $10/$8/$5.

LYNN VALLEY UNITED CHURCH 3201 Mountain Hwy.,

MOUNT SEYMOUR UNITED CHURCH 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

Brass on Broadway: The Little Mountain Brass Band will perform Sunday, April 13, 2:30 p.m. Admission by donation.

PINNACLE HOTEL AT THE PIER 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. 604-9867437 The Maria Ho Trio will perform a musical journey of See more page 28

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Tickets: $15/$12.

The Pro Nova Ensemble will perform a program of Beethoven and Shostakovich Thursday, April 3 at 10:30 a.m.Tickets: $15/$12.

Piano Maestro Boris Konovalov will perform a concert of classical music Thursday, April 10 at 10:30 a.m.Tickets: $15/$12.

vocal jazz standards, bossas and sambas with Maria doing vocals and percussion, Brenda Baird on the piano and Tim Stacey on bass Friday, March 28, 8-11 p.m.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca NOVO Ensemble featuring flutist LauraVanek and cellist Marina Hassleberg will perform contemporary chamber music along with guest musicians Thursday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m.

ST. STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 885 22nd St.,West Vancouver. 604-926-4381 JazzVespers: Sweet Scarlet, a six-member female a cappella group, will perform Sunday, March 30 at 4 p.m.

Pianist Michael Creber will

also perform two original compositions. Admission by a suggested $10 donation.

THE WESTERLEIGH 725 22nd St.,West Vancouver.

Pianist Sarah Hagen will perform with violinist Jennie Press Saturday, March 22 at 3 p.m. Free. RSVP: 604-9229888.

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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/

blueshorefinancialcentre/ The Drowsy Chaperone: A musical about a play within a play March 27-29, April 2-5 at 8 p.m. with matinees March 30 and April 5 at 2 p.m.Tickets: $22/$15/$10.

CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com The Shocking Tale of Kathryn Grey: Handsworth secondary will present a story that follows a woman as she reflects on her wedding and is faced with shocking news about her past April 10-12 at 7 p.m.Tickets: $18/$15.

DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-3200 deepcovestage.com EatYour Heart Out: A comedy where a waiter gets involved in the lives of his customers April 4, 5, 9-12, 1619 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $18/$16.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com 12 Angry Jurors: A story where tempers get short and life is in their hands and death is on their minds will run April 3-5 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $15/$10.

PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604990-3474 phtheatre.org 2 for Tea: A physical comedy about the idiosyncrasies and peculiar formalities of a tea party March 25-30 at 8 p.m. with a matinee March 30 at 2 p.m.Tickets: $10-$28.

THEATRE AT HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca God of Carnage: A See more page 29

NORTH SHORE’S

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

AUSTRIAN Jagerhof Restaurant

OPEN MIC/KARAOKE

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 $$

$$

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

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.

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

FINE DINING

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 $ $

$$$

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

INDIAN

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.

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

PUB

The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub

$$

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

$$

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

$$

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

$$

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

$$$

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

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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

Would you like to advertise your restaurant here? Call 604.998.3560

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CALENDAR From page 28 contemporary comedy April 4, 5, 9-12, 16-19 (preview April 3 for $8) at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $18/$16.

Other events

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7270 ferrybuildinggallery.com Arts Connection Networking Salon for Artists — Out of my Mind: Guest presenter and artist Enda Bardell will discuss exploring, planning and processing as well as

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When a young woman from Thorn’s past is killed while doing research on crocodiles a series of events is set in motion that will bring him into contact with the son he only recently discovered he had and an environmentalist group with a big agenda.

Power is a recurring theme as the Earth Liberation Front plots to shut down a south Florida nuclear plant, while ambitious security personnel align in the

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Love Guru: Relationship expert Matthew Hussey, author of “Get the Guy,” will talk about his book

Saturday, March 22 at 1:30 p.m. Admission: $38.Tickets: ticketweb.ca Carmen: A Royal Opera House production cinema screening Sunday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m.Tickets: $20.

Movies at the Meek: Burt’s Buzz will be screened Tuesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $12.

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Thorn is snared into this struggle as he fights for those he loves and the way of life he treasures.

Hall maintains the tempo throughout without sacrificing the connection his fans have with his recurring characters.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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Gilles Villeneuve and the best race of all time BRENDAN MCALEER ContributingWriter

is sort of the Canadian tuxedo of cars. If ever a machine were to wear all denim attire, this’d be it.

A vast amount of puffy sheetmetal seems to dwarf the 16-inch steel wheels (17-inch alloys are available as an option), and the greenhouse of the car clusters atop the vehicle like the conning tower on the SeaBus. Where newer machines find their ad campaigns crammed with words like aggressive, dynamic, and emotional,

It was the finest two minutes of motorsports ever seen. And, in the end, nobody really won.

Formula One is the pinnacle of motor racing, or at least it’s supposed to be, but it’s occasionally a Byzantine mystery to the casual observer.Watching it requires a certain level of dedication, or at least a general knowledge of who’s driving the red car, and who’s driving the silver car, and why does the blue car always seem to win?

What’s more, the current circus surrounding the races has enveloped the sport of kings in a sort of fortification of wealth.

Where once you might have been able to drive down to observe the best drivers in the world duking it out on the racetrack, now there are passes and gates, and only the very rich can get the best tickets and the access.

In 1979, it wasn’t like that at all.The French Grand Prix was attended by more than 100,000 people, and they weren’t there to hobnob with celebrities or stuff their faces with caviar.

They were there to watch the highest level racing in the world, and they prayed for a French victory — they got both, though not in the way they expected.

Renault now provides the turbocharged V-6s for the current F1 season,

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Where they salute the flag to red rockets in air and revolutionary cannon fire, we retire early to bed with the dulcet tones of Peter Mansbridge ringing in our ears, and thoughts of a nice cuppa Red Rose

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and told that the other guys have the puck, but mostly we’re laidback, and reserved, and conservative.

The Matrix is a very Canadian sort of car, and a decade or so after its introduction, theYankees have decided they don’t want it anymore. We, on the other hand, apparently can’t get enough of the thing, so it’s back again for 2014 like one last Rush reunion tour.

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TODAY’S DRIVE

Flat-folding seats boost storage space From page 35

the Matrix is none of those things.

The Matrix isn’t stylish, it’s simply there. The optional S package does add a tiny bit of pizzazz, with the aforementioned 17-inch alloys, front and rear aero-kit and a rear hatch spoiler, but it’s still a tad humdrum. This is not a flashy car. That wouldn’t be very Canadian.

Environment The Matrix carries a Toyota badge up front, but judging from the insides, a Rubbermaid one would be far more appropriate.

While the Corolla now looks reasonably upscale inside, to the point of including a stitched-look dash, the Matrix is from the old school Toyota line, and is festooned inside with plastic-not-so-fantastic.

The driver’s seat fabric does look pretty durable, but the armrests are unyielding. Rear seat room is surprisingly good, and while taller folks might not

find the little Toyota to be especially comfortable, everybody else will.

What’s more, the rear cargo area remains exemplary. It’s all plastic too, but that just means it’s highly durable and capable of handling bags of soil for the home gardener, or wet dogs, or lumberjack equipment.

The seats fold as flat as the prairies — not always that common in the hatchback market — and the S model includes a flatfolding passenger seat as well. If you’re used to “S” standing for “sport,” then in this case, the sport is cross-country skiing.

The controls are simple and easy to use. One of the three rings of the gauge cluster is flattened, as if somebody sat on it, but they’re easy to read. It’s all a combination of slightly outdated, but familiar and unchallenging.

Performance Underneath the Matrix’s See Engine page 38

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Engine not interested in zippy driving From page 36

The road noise is really quite loud — some research indicates this may be down to Toyota’s choice of OEM tires, but the echo chamber of all this plastic inside is surely partly to blame. All hatchbacks can be boomy, and the Matrix is no exception.

It is not fast, and body roll is pronounced.

While there once was a performance model in the Matrix range — the sprightly 180 h.p. XRS — this current car is essentially a Corolla hatchback, and it is not at all interested in zippy driving. The manual might be a little better here.

Also of note, the rear visibility is flat-out terrible.

Because Toyota’s made this car a hatchback rather than a wagon, there aren’t any windows in the 3/4 panels and backing out from angled parking relies on placing trust and faith in your fellow motorist to stop — you simply can’t see them.

So, plenty of demerits

truncated hood, one will find a 1.8-litre, 132 h.p. four-cylinder engine mated to either a fivespeed manual gearbox or a four-speed automatic.

In today’s world of CVTs, direct-injection, and small-displacement turbochargers, this sort of hardware is the motoring equivalent of Fred Flintstone’s feet.

The suspension, too, is not set up for corner carving, and the traction control is as nervous as a new parent watching a toddler near a puddle. If a wheel so much as thinks about spinning, it scurries to the rescue, flapping its electronic arms anxiously and urging you to be careful.

And yet, for all that, it’s not so bad. What we have here, on the face of it, appears to be some sort of car. The pedal on the right makes it go, and the pedal on the left makes it stop.

You can put things and people into it. It’s little, yet big inside.

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Villeneuve had a strategy.

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The green flag dropped and Villeneuve struck.

Smoking his tires, he slipped between Arnoux and Jabouille, and instantly started putting distance on both. Jabouille dropped in behind in second place, while Arnoux struggled with his start and dropped to a lamentable ninth.

Villeneuve’s strategy was very simple, but it had a flaw. Despite all his skill and his fierce driving style, the Ferrari’s tires and chassis weren’t up to the job. Every lap he took at full speed was wearing down the rubber, and what’s more, the French were beginning to recover.

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Halfway through the 80-lap race,Villeneuve must have sensed he wasn’t going to win. His tires were cooked, worn through from maintaining high levels of cornering speeds to counter the straight-line punch of the Renaults. Jabouille continued to gain despite all his efforts, and on the 46th lap, the Frenchman made his move.

As soon as his Renault passed, Jabouille immediately abandoned his chess-game approach and drove his car as hard as possible.There was simply no way the Ferrari could keep up, and the gap between first and second immediately stretched to multiple seconds.

Arnoux soon crowded up behind Villeneuve, trying for the same performance.

The crowd was already on their feet, cheering Jabouille and the surety of his win.

Would they see a one-two podium finish on French soil? It had been 30 years since a French driver had taken victory here, and hearts were in mouths.

On the 78th lap Arnoux cut to the inside corner after the long straight and went for it. It was a killing stroke, a coup de grâce, and it should have meant a hard-fought third place finish for Villeneuve. But Gilles heard something.

Over the howling roar of the Ferrari’s flat-12, he could hear Arnoux’s V-6 misfiring at the top end of the rev range. It still had the low-end torque to make the passing moves, and Arnoux’s tires were in far better shape than those of Villeneuve’s Ferrari, but suddenly the French’s power advantage had vanished. The cars were lapping the track in a little more than two minutes, and in the final two laps, the greatest battle ever seen

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had made his passing move, Villeneuve suddenly darted to the inside, locking up his brakes and wreathing his car in a cloud of smoke. His Ferrari responded, despite See Racer page 44

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Arnoux slipped ahead, but misjudged and went offtrack briefly.With the loss of acceleration,Villeneuve once again took the lead.

They collided again, and Villeneuve dropped behind, but in the last hairpin, he cut aggressively inside, and held it, held it, held it for just long enough to get across the line.

The cars finished Villeneuve second, then Arnoux third, the split between them less than one quarter of a second.

As the cars circled on their victory lap, both drivers waved to each other, and to the crowd.When they finally stopped, both men, charged with energy, leapt from their machines

to shake hands. There was no animosity, only the pure joy of racing at the highest level, and the respect for a battle well fought.

In 1982, while qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, Villeneuve would be killed in a crash with Jochen Mass. Mass would later withdraw from racing, not out of any sense of guilt — the accident wasn’t his fault — but because of the devastating effect it had on Villeneuve’s young family.

Canada too reeled from the loss, and the name of Villeneuve became part of our national legend. His is a story of what could-havebeen, as well as the glory of what was.

Last year, for the opening of a special exhibition at the Enzo Ferrari museum in Italy, Villeneuve’s Ferrari 312 T4 was started and driven on the streets of Modena. The police escort cleared the way, and the racecar snarled and howled its tribute to its fallen master.

On that day, at the wheel, was René Arnoux; no one else could have been more fitting.

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