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Council pushes project forward as site demolition ramps up this week JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

The new pool won’t be Olympic-sized and the racquetball players won’t get a wall of their own, but despite those qualms the William Griffin Recreation

Centre moved a step closer to redevelopment Monday.

District of North Vancouver council voted unanimously to push the project forward with the hopes the new centre will open its doors in the fall

of 2016, replacing both Delbrook and the old William Griffin centre.

At approximately 40 feet tall and 96,369 square feet, the facility will house a gym, weight room, leisure pool and lap pool, as well as space for seniors and a preschool.

The centre gives a wide berth to Mosquito and Misson creeks. However, 48 trees to the southeast of the

facility will likely be felled because of poor health, a wildfire risk, or to make way for the new facility.

Despite his earlier comments that the facility would be better suited for the Delbrook site, Coun.

Mike Little congratulated staff on making the best use of “a very tricky site.”

A group of racquetball players petitioned the North Vancouver Recreation

Commission earlier this year after discovering the new facility would dump their sport in favour of squash.

“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,” said racquetball player David Aroeste.

The complaint was carefully considered, but

a staff report concluded the facility needs to be as welcoming to as many users as possible.

In 2012, the City and District of North Vancouver elected not to combine forces and build one 50metre pool. Instead, each municipality will likely build their own 25-metre pool, much to the chagrin

See Facility page 5

Safe ‘not worth’ stealing stolen BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A NorthVancouver resident is hoping someone will find or return some sentimental heirlooms and personal documents after her safe was stolen last week.

The woman left her basement suite on Hoskins Road just after 10 a.m. on April 29.When she returned an hour later, the home had been broken into and the safe was missing.

When the thief eventually gets the safe open, he or she will soon realize they should have heeded the note posted to the front before lugging the steel box off.

“I’m not worth stealing. I don’t contain any valuables.

I only keep personal and company documents safe from fire,” the note read.

The only things in the safe were audiotapes of See Safe page 11

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Rental housing a go for Phibbs Judge lowers Six-storey development to span four lots near transit hub

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The 112-unit Oxford Street development showcases the need for sprawl development,” she said.

Council needs to replenish the district’s Many young people don’t want to own a car, outdated rental stock, according to Little. amalgamation between the City and District of “I think the worst is yet to come, unfortunately, according to Mayor Richard Walton.

North Vancouver, according to Coun. Lisa Muri.

“We’re trying to create a community which in terms of replacing the aging rental supply.

“There’s tons of rental in the City of North gives people the option of not spending a lot of Because we’ve only built two buildings in the last Vancouver and if we were one municipality we time in their cars,” he said.

19 years there’s a whole bunch of buildings out wouldn’t even be having this conversation,” she The development exemplifies the challenge of there that are aging,” he said. said. being a social engineer, according to Coun. Alan Muri questioned the need for new rental The project is a rezoning of four single-family Nixon. housing, mentioning the new building above lots between 1561 and 1583 Oxford St. “I happen to be in the business of renting BlueShore Financial on Lonsdale Avenue in the Muri was nonplussed by the building’s size, its out apartments downtown,” he said. “This City of North Vancouver. “It’s half-empty and it’s design, a lack of green space, and its location on a still represents a really good deal from a rental been open for six months,” she said. “New stuff is busy thoroughfare. perspective compared to what students face in the not affordable, old stuff is affordable.”

“The access onto the Second Narrows Bridge downtown core.”

The building’s studios will likely rent for has been suggested to come out right in front of Ultimately, the development will be a service $1,000 per month. One-bedroom units will rent this building,” she said. to the community, according to Nixon.

Other councillors cited the project’s location as for $1,200 and three-bedroom units will rent for “I don’t think we can turn our back on the fact $1,750 per month, according to district staff. a prime attribute.

The project is light on parking, with 86 spaces, that there is a need,” he said.

“If ever there was a location in our community The development will likely include a small but heavy on bike racks and bike lockers. where it was appropriate to . . . potentially have commercial element, such as a coffee shop.

“I think the parking will sort itself out,” said a bit of a different model available for a building, Council did not grant Darwin Properties’ Coun. Robin Hicks, calling the project ideal for this is it,” said Coun. Mike Little, noting its request to waive approximately $575,773 in car sharing. proximity to transit. development cost charges.

Speaking on behalf of Modo Car Co-op, Phil Despite supporting the project, Little was When the project receives final approval, Baudin praised the development as a high-density sympathetic to Muri’s concerns about density.

Darwin will be on the hook for a community area optimal for car sharing at a March 25 public “I’m not interested in endlessly densifying our amenity contribution of $50,000, which is hearing. community.You take the density you need to take earmarked for public art.

The development will add more congestion to get what you want,” he said.

Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn did not attend to an area already smothered in traffic, according The units are between 416 and 963 square the meeting and Coun. Roger Bassam was absent to Muri. “One day, I guess the car will go away. feet. for the vote.

I don’t think that will be in my lifetime or my The floor space ratio, which measures the The project needs one more vote before final daughter’s lifetime. I think the car is here to stay, development’s total floor space against the size of certainly on the North Shore, which was built as a adoption. its lot, is 3.32.

Policy change impacts Argyle rebuild JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

The North Shore school district is awaiting word from the province about whether a new policy on capital building projects could upset an anticipated $50 million rebuild of Argyle secondary.

Last fall, the North Vancouver Board of Education voted to pursue a rebuild of the school, rather than a seismic upgrade.The decision means the school district will have to borrow — and pay back — the $15 million difference in cost between the two options, and have that approved by the Ministry of Education.

But recently, the province announced a new policy

requiring school districts to contribute up to 50 per cent of the cost of new capital projects — including seismic upgrades — if they have cash available.

The letter sent by the province to school superintendents last month said in some cases school districts may have to shift money from existing operating or capital priorities to help pay for major capital projects.

Up until now, major school capital projects like new schools and seismic upgrades have all been funded by the province.

Three high schools in North Vancouver — Argyle, Handsworth and Windsor — are all on the list as needing seismic upgrades.

Of those, a $5.4 million seismic upgrade of Windsor is furthest along in the approval process.

“It’s a challenging situation to address with the ministry,” said Superintendent John Lewis, who added the change in policy was a surprise to school districts.

Lewis added so far it’s not clear what the province considers “available cash.”

“The ministry may regard cash position in a different way to the school district or the general public,” he said.

The school district, for instance, has set aside about $6 million to fund future employee benefits, said Lewis. “That may appear as cash,” he said, but added that money is

earmarked for a specific purpose.

The school district also expects to finish the year with a surplus, which it plans to use toward operating costs next year.

“That could be regarded as cash,” as well, he said, adding the money is needed to balance the books over the next two years.

The province also has final approval on what the school board can do with half the money it gets from the sale of surplus properties.

Currently the school district is still paying down about $6.2 million in debt it acquired during rebuild projects of Sutherland secondary in 2007 and Westview elementary in 2009.The province has

indicated it wants that debt paid off before new debts are taken on. Just over $5 million from the school district’s sale of Ridgeway Annex is slated to go towards that debt.

The ministry has indicated funding for capital project requests will be discussed with school districts on a case-by-case basis.

While significant funding issues are still being ironed out, the school district is also examining the potential capacity of an Argyle replacement. Lewis said the school district would like to see a replacement built with an official capacity of 1,300 students and potential to expand that to 1,500 students if needed.

A former West Vancouver teacher who has spent the past three decades trying to fight his dismissal has been told by an Ontario judge he isn’t welcome in court.

Roger Callow was recently told not to bother trying for another day in court by Justice Colin McKinnon of the Ontario Superior Court after Callow launched another legal suit against the West Vancouver School District, described by McKinnon as the same case Callow has been “attempting to advance in various courts across the country for the past 29 years.”

Callow launched the case in Ontario after being rejected repeatedly — and eventually banned — by courts in B.C. “His behaviour suggests that he views the Canadian court system as something akin to a perpetual all-day all-you-can-eat buffet,” wrote McKinnon.

Callow worked as a teacher in West Vancouver from 1968 to 1985, when he was laid off and never recalled.

For the next 29 years, Callow has fought that decision, according to McKinnon’s ruling, through various court challenges, attempts to appeal lower court decisions and attempts to sue two B.C. judges in federal court.

“He has been unsuccessful in all these proceedings,” wrote McKinnon.

Ten years ago, the B.C. Supreme Court decided it had had enough and banned Callow from launching further legal actions on the topic without the prior permission of the court.

But that didn’t stop him entirely.

“Mr. Callow has also been remarkably imaginative in engaging in offensive conduct outside the courtroom, denigrating Canada’s judiciary and legal system. He has displayed insulting placards in public places and posted offensive materials on his See Plaintiff page 5

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Facility to house 25-metre pool From page 1

of Coun. Alan Nixon, who called the move “verging on the nonsensical.”

Nixon praised the design of the centre at Monday’s meeting. “I think the architects, from what I can see . . . have done an exceptional job in creating a building that I think we’ll all ultimately be very, very proud of. I just wish it was housing a 50-metre pool,” Nixon said.

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redevelop the Harry Jerome Rec Centre when William Griffin opens, according to district staff.

“I suspect that if that pool is closed, we’ll end up with a huge influx of North Van city, Lonsdale rec folks coming in here at the same time we open,” said Mayor Richard Walton.

Walton urged staff to think about contingency parking in anticipation of a parking jam when William Griffin opens.Vehicle access for the centre will be at Del Rio Drive.

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s the City of North Vancouver moves closer to adopting its longawaited official community plan revision, several council members appear to have been struck with a case of cold feet.

Some, it seems, would even be content to have the OCP changes languish into the next municipal term.

Official community plans by their nature are controversial. They attempt to marry best practices in urban planning with the needs and desires of residents today — often a match made in hell.

Since the process to update the OCP began three years ago, citizens have been extensively consulted. About 4,500 pieces of feedback — more than double the original goal — and that is thanks to the members who pushed for more meetings.

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In a case of classic foot-dragging, this week, council voted to hold more meetings and delay the public hearing until September, essentially ensuring the OCP becomes an election issue.

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TWV’s behind-the-scenes story a puzzler You often hear something described as ‘‘unbelievable.’’ It rarely is. But this I rate high on my personal unbelievability scale.

Ever heard of a group declining to enter a competition — because it fears it might win?

Sounds like a brilliant theme for a witty comedy.

Which is appropriate.

This head-shaking fear of success afflicts Theatre West Van. Whereby hangs a tale.

The narrative begins with a puzzlement. In the list of plays in the annual Theatre BC North Shore Zone Festival of Plays — which began Monday at Presentation House in North Vancouver and concludes Saturday night, adjudicated by fine actor and director David Mackay — an entry by TWV was noticeable by its

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absence. The festival draws plays from Deep Cove to Pemberton. But no TWV, a six-time festival best-play winner since 1997.

Stranger yet, on various dates before, during and after the festival, TWV is staging its own play: Fawlty Towers, directed by Damian Inwood, based on the madly funny television series (and with Simon Drake successfully, and

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It opened May 2 and closes May 17; check dates at theatrewestvan.com.

This scheduling clash between TWV and the festival looks as insane as a John Cleese skit. It isn’t unprecedented. Nor is it one scheming to upstage the other.

I asked Anne Marsh what’s going on.

Marsh embodies the indispensable, longtime Ms. Everywoman of North Shore theatre, the kind needed by little theatres everywhere: Example, wearing hats both as festival administrator and publicist for just about every North Shore play, and program producer and sound engineer for Fawlty Towers — simultaneously.

Marsh was commendably frank. It’s all

about money.

“A couple of years in the recent past, Theatre West Van has entered and won the Zone Festival and was required to go to Maple Ridge and Kamloops for the finals.

This puts a heavy financial burden on the club, which is definitely the poor man amongst groups on the North Shore,” Marsh explained.

“The club was therefore afraid that it might win again and be faced with, say, $10,000 to transport the cast and crew to Kamloops (the resident site of the provincial finals these days).”

And the timing of Fawlty Towers wasn’t TWV’s choice. It was scooped by other bookings: On a First Name Basis, by Canadian playwright Norm Foster, a favourite of mine, and Booktopia. Great business

for the Kay Meek.

There’s more. “Theatre West Van has to pay over $7,500 to rent the Studio Theatre at the Kay Meek Centre, as well as abiding by all the union rules and times of operation from the technicians — an onerous situation,” Anne Marsh said. “The other groups on the North Shore (Deep Cove Stage Society and North Vancouver Community Players) can come and go as they please in their theatres, and have a much longer lead time to start setting up their productions. Theatre West Van is restricted to the Sunday before opening.” So the sets have to be struck when space is rented to other users, and then rebuilt on the Wednesdays.

Alison Jopson, TWV vice-president and liaison with the Kay Meek Centre

(another multi-tasker: She played murder victim Mrs. Boyle in Agatha Christie’s classic The Mousetrap last year), clarifies this point: “Although the set has to be dismantled and then reconstructed some weeks (not all), this is done by the Meek at their expense and this is something we appreciate . . . as it saves us paying for dark nights.” (My interjection: Yes, and the high union wages doubtless are folded into the rent.) Jopson stresses that TWV has a good relationship with Kay Meek operations director Galen Olstead.

Is there a solution to this hand-to-mouth existence for a theatre company in this ultrarich town? Back to the founding deal, perhaps: The theatre shares its See Agreement page 10

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Greatest threat to B.C. environment in our lifetime DAVID BLACK Guest columnist

This is the second of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the B.C. environment in our lifetime.

The Alberta oil industry’s Northern Gateway plan is to export bitumen to Asia via tankers from the B.C. coast.

TransMountain Pipeline recently started to ship bitumen from Vancouver and wants to ship a great deal more in future.

Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hundreds of years.

My first column discussed the light oil spill by the Exxon Valdez and the terrible toll it took on the Alaskan habitat and fishery. It also gave proof that a bitumen spill would

be far worse. A bitumen spill would be almost completely unrecoverable because it would sink and stay on the bottom of our seabed.

The solution that is best for Canada is to build refineries. I am promoting and backing this solution.

Refineries convert bitumen to very light fuels that would float and evaporate if ever spilled. There are other enormous benefits: There will be a major reduction in greenhouse gases if we use new cutting-edge Canadian technology in the refineries. They will be so clean that in combination with oilsands extraction there will be less CO2 than in the huge conventional oilfields and refineries of Iraq and Nigeria. In other words these clean refineries would neutralize the extra greenhouse gases generated in Canada’s oilsands. The refineries will be built in Asia if not in Kitimat, and if so they

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will emit double the CO2.

This is the reason that Andrew Weaver of the BC Green Party is in favour of Canadian refineries.

Asian refineries will also generate 200 train cars a day of very dirty coke (much fouler than BC coal) which will be subsequently burnt in the atmosphere to create power. The Canadian refineries will not result in the production of any coke. As we all live on one planet, it is far better for the global environment to build these refineries in Canada.

Construction of the refineries will create 12,000 jobs in B.C. for five years. Operations at the refineries will result in more permanent jobs than any project has ever created in B.C. with approximately 6,000 direct jobs. These will be highly paid permanent jobs.

These jobs will be available for the life of the refineries which should be in excess

of 50 years. In addition there will be thousands of other jobs created in spinoff local petrochemical companies and in indirect employment throughout the province.

The Canadian and Provincial governments, local regional districts and municipalities, and many First Nations, will share in billions of new tax dollars each year.

Unfortunately our Canadian oil companies are not interested in building new major refineries. They are focused on extraction which is more profitable than refining. One of them challenged me to spearhead a refinery myself, so I am doing that.

We have a solid business plan and as a consequence Chinese banks and other institutions are prepared to lend us most of the funds required to build the greenest and most efficient refinery in the world. We are currently moving

ahead with engineering design and environmental work.

We will also build a safe northern pipeline from Alberta to the refinery in Kitimat, with the active participation of First Nations. Modern pipelines can be built and operated safely. Leak data is available for everyone to see on Canadian and U.S. government websites and it proves recently constructed pipelines are not leaking. Furthermore some of the best pipelining companies in the world are based in Canada.

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In addition we will build a fleet of new tankers, powered by LNG rather than Bunker C oil, to transport the refined products to Asia. This way we know the tankers will be state-of-the-art and as safe as possible. The fleet will be owned by a company based in B.C. so it cannot shirk its legal liability if there ever is a spill at sea.

Let me be up front about my biases. I am for creating thousands of good permanent jobs in B.C. See Decision page 10

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Mouth of McDonald Creek to open to salmon Federal funds, private donations to kickstart summertime shoreline work BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnew.com

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WestVancouver’s McDonald Creek is taking a step towards becoming the salmon-bearing stream it once was before the area was an enclave of condo towers and houses.

West Vancouver Streamkeepers are forging ahead with a plan to open up the creek estuary that had become almost impassable for spawning salmon.

Shoreline work meant to preserve the waterfront and protect it from pounding storm surges has had the adverse effect, making the estuary inhospitable for smelt, said John Barker, Streamkeepers president.

The water is generally too shallow for spawning salmon to make it upstream except during the highest tides — which only last two to three hours during a few days a month, according to Barker.The situation is a bit like only opening the door to a hospital maternity ward for a couple hours a day while women in labour wait outside. “In between

that, you’ve got mid-range tides and the fish can’t get in.They’re milling around at the mouth.The seals get them.The otters chase them,” Barker said. “The ocean’s got to come and meet the creek mouth in order for fish to get in.”

To remedy the situation, contractors will strategically place boulders in the estuary to create an S-curve channel that will be deep enough.

The project is meant to recreate the success of a similar one on Lawson Creek just 300 metres away.

“The fish loved it. It was like a magnet,” Barker said.

When returning salmon runs make it past the mouth of McDonald Creek, they’ll be greeted by a salmon rearing pond designed by the streamkeepers last year, which also is having “phenomenal” success, Barker said. Beyond that, the group is eyeing one last barrier to fish at Fulton Avenue, which is next on the project list.

“If we can get fish passing Fulton Avenue, there’s great habitat upstream from that for several blocks and that will

be more spawning habitat and more rearing habitat,” Barker said.

About half of the funding for the $125,000 project is coming from the federal Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships program, which West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP John Weston came to the creek to announce last week.The rest comes from

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Daniel Boulier North Vancouver “No, why keep wild animals locked up in a pen? They should be out in the ocean.”

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Decision day draws closer I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions.

I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers.

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If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers, please contact your local MP and say so.

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New Harry Jerome on the horizon Council approves new timeline for aging rec centre’s replacement BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Expect constructions workers and heavy equipment going to work on a replacement for North Vancouver’s Harry Jerome Recreation Centre by the end of 2016.

Exactly what the rec centre will consist of and how the project — last estimated to cost $70 million — will be paid for, however, still hasn’t been decided.

Under a timeline approved by council April 28, city staff will do a facility assessment and site planning between now and

December to come up with conceptual design options.

Discussions on financing and public consultation will start in early 2015 with council approval by fall.

Council also voted to put up $250,000 to develop more design options and program planning.

“I have to congratulate staff,” said Coun. Rod Clark “I put a notice of motion forward to have a shovelready project ready when William Griffin opens and that is not too distant in the future. I challenged staff to do that.They came back in spades and have brought forward such a time frame.”

Beyond trying to time its construction with the

rebuilds of other North Shore rec centres, the city would do well to start construction for financial reasons, Coun. Don Bell added.

“The building itself is suffering physical problems — breakdowns and those are only going to increase as time goes on, so it’s going to get more costly so the sooner we can move it ahead, the better,” he said.

The city is no longer sticking to council’s “preferred option” for a layout as selected by council in the fall of 2012.

Council has not yet decided whether it will borrow money, spend reserves or find other ways to finance its construction.

Filling the extra space on the site with townhouses and condos, however, was not a palatable thought

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the victim’s parents and old photo negatives, said Cpl. Doug Trousdell, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman.

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In any case, police are hoping contents will turn up or the thief will return them.

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In 2012, thieves made off with an Alderlynn Drive man’s safe containing only home movies.The breakand-enter remains under investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to call the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311.

even for council members who are typically in favour of density bonusing for community amenities.

“I’m not interested in much, if any, density at that site,” said Coun. Linda Buchanan.

But, Harry Jerome is just one very big-ticket spending item without a clear funding plan on the city’s horizon, Coun. Pam Bookham

warned. Beyond the new rec centre, waterfront redevelopment and North Shore Neighbourhood House, the taxpayers will also be on the hook for a yet-unknown portion of a $700-million replacement for Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment plant. Metro Vancouver has been lobbying the province and federal government to chip

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The federal government has mandated a tight deadline of having the facility up and running by 2020.

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Starry Nights Black and White Gala

Kim Hansen' Gurminder Janjua' Brayden Rysstad /T) Zachary Anderson

Richard Wahl' Fraser Engel /T) Scott Stirling Representatives of the Sutherland family of schools presented the fourth annual fundraising Starry Nights Black and White Gala: Motown Edition, April 12 at Sutherland secondary. Guests wore their ďŹ nest black and white garb, enjoyed appetizers by the North Shore Culinary School and danced the night away to The Dynamics. Other activities included silent and live auctions, a photo booth and games of chance.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to ARTS & CULTURE

THIS WEEK: — Sarah McLachlan has released her eighth studio album, Shine On, on theVerve label.

She recorded the tracks in Montreal and Vancouver with longtime collaborator/producer Pierre Marchand.

General tickets for her Oct. 20 Orpheum show go on sale this morning at 10 a.m. See story at ns.news.com/ entertainment.

— Sound of Dragon Music Festival, Vancouver’s first-ever festival devoted to “Chinese music” takes place this weekend at Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre. See page 38. For more information visit soundofdragon.com.

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Things have been getting awfully silly inside the Arts ClubTheatre rehearsal hall.

In the weeks leading up to the company’s production of Monty Python’s Spamalot, director Dean Paul Gibson was surrounded daily by a motley crew of cross-dressers, evil bunny rabbits, Laker Girls, tap dancers, actors speaking in exaggerated French accents and knights who say “Ni!” “It is tight quarters, let

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me tell you,” Gibson says of the small — and very crowded — hall. But work is never dull.

“It’s the best kind of chaos — entertaining chaos.”

Spamalot opened May 8 and runs until June 29 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in Vancouver.The promotional poster describes the musical as “lovingly ripped off” from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which parodies the legend of King Arthur.

Conceived by Eric Idle, a founding member of the British comedy troupe, the original Spamalot production opened in 2005 and earned three Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

When it comes to the Arts Club production, Gibson maintains an ifit-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it philosophy.

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“It’s successful, so let it be. Just do it well.”

He has steered clear of doing anything that might mess with the Python brand. After all, it’s the troupe’s enduring style of surreal humour that allowed Spamalot to succeed three whole decades after the release of the movie on which it’s based.

“It’s a silly, silly brand. I just think that it’s downright stupidly fun,” Gibson says, noting the unique way the Pythons manage to veer from slapstick comedy to “what the hell’s going on?” moments to socio-political digressions.

The sketch comedy TV show, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, ran from 1969 to 1974. In addition to Holy Grail, the group’s other film credits include And Now for Something Completely

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The five surviving members of the veteran troupe are set to reunite for 10 live performances in London this July.Tickets to the first show sold out in 43 seconds — an indication of the Pythons’ continued popularity, Gibson says.

He believes that Spamalot has enjoyed such success over the last 10 years not just because of its absurd Pythonesque humour, but also because it is a very welldone musical. “(The creators) understand what the whole genre is, the framework of a good musical,” he explains, adding that the show also manages to poke fun at Broadway theatrical conventions. “They’re not

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being particularly earnest about it all; the irreverence is fantastic.”

The songs are extremely catchy, Gibson adds, expecting that guests will leave the theatre whistling.

Some numbers, such as “The Song that Goes Like This” and “I’m Not Dead Yet,” were written specifically for the musical; others are from the Holy Grail movie; and the fan favourite, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” was originally featured at the end of Life of Brian.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Arts Club Theatre and, coincidentally, Gibson’s 50th birthday.

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Art Rental Salon: An ongoing art rental programme with a variety of original artwork available ranging from $10 to $40 per month.

COASTAL PATTERNS GALLERY 582 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island.WednesdaySunday, noon-5 p.m. or by appointment. 604-7624623, 778-997-9408 or coastalpatternsgallery.com DISTRICT FOYER GALLERY 355West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday,

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of acrylic paintings of boats and bike trails by Danyne Johnston and ceramic works by Claire Madill until June 17.

DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 LynnValley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition titled “Landscape Complexions” with works by Margaret Heywood until May 20.

NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of works by Eric Goldstein from May 21 to July 15. Opening reception: Saturday, May 21, 2-4 p.m.

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays.604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Textile Arts 2014 Grad Show: Capilano University student’s work will be on display until May 25. Meet the artists: Saturday, May 10, 2-3 p.m.

THE GALLERY AT ARTISAN SQUARE 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Friday-Sunday, noon4 p.m. 604-947-2454 biac.ca GALLERYYOYO 312 East Esplanade, North Vancouver.Wednesday to Saturday, 1-5:30 p.m. or by appointment. 604-983-2896 GORDON SMITH

GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.WednesdayFriday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Adult admission by donation/ children free. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca A Journey Exposed: Gu Xiong, a transcultural artist with a strong sense of global interconnectivity will examine the effects of globalization with an exhibition until Aug. 23.

Opening reception: Friday, May 9, 7-9 p.m. International artist symposium Saturday, May 10, 2-4 p.m.

GalleryTours: 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 — In Our Midst: Twelve large canvases by painter Rose-Marie Goodwin will be on display until June 5.

NAVA ART CENTER 1355 Main St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 5-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 2-8 p.m. 604-9856282 A Cup of Love: A photography exhibition with works by Masoud Harati will run until May 10.

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604-347-8922 Sustenance and theWorld Through Glass Beads: Glass beads needlework pictures by Svitlana Gerasymchuk-Mulyk and figurative paintings in oil and acrylic on canvas by MegTroy will be on display until June 8.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 Ordinary Beauty: A historical exhibition with a selection of prints from the Burnaby Art Gallery by the Group of Seven artist L. LeMoine FitzGerald will run until June 7. Lecture by curator IanThom: Sunday, June 1, 2-4 p.m.

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

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 West Coast Magic: A collection of landscape paintings by local artist Leilani Finch will be on display until May 11.

Music for Art: An exhibit of artwork by professional

musicians who are also visual artists will run from May 13 to June 1. Opening reception: Tuesday, May 13, 6-8 p.m.

WESTVANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery: Youth artwork created byWest Vancouver secondary students will be on display until May 31 in conjunction with the Booktopia children’s literature festival.

WESTVANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St.,WestVancouver.

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290 Art in the Hall: Acrylic on canvas paintings by JeffWilson will be on display from May 7 to June 13.

WESTVANCOUVER MUSEUM 680 17th St.,WestVancouver.

Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca SD45 One: An exhibition of WestVancouver students past and present will run until May 31.

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LYNNVALLEY LIBRARY 1277 LynnValley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-984-0286 x8144 nvdpl.ca Music at the Library — Safer Sax: Saxalamode will perform a combination of tangos and jazz standards Friday, May 16, 7-8:30 p.m.

Registration required.

Music at the Library: John Lyon and Friends will play tunes from the 1960s and more to help celebrate the library’s 50th birthdayThursday, May 22, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Celebrate Spring: A benefit concert featuring the King of Swing, Dal Richards and his 10 piece orchestra in support of the Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m.Tickets: $35.

Inspiration from the Professionals Project: VancouverYouth Symphony Orchestra with guests Borealis String Quartet will perform Sunday, May 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Admission by donation at the door.

DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., NorthVancouver. 604-3635370 jane@nsrj.ca Deep Cove Folk: Earl Peach and Illiteratty will perform Friday, May 9 at 9 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. and warmup acts start at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $10 which includes coffee and goodies.

HIGHLANDS UNITED CHURCH 3255 Edgemont Blvd., NorthVancouver.

The Antar Suite: The Ambleside Orchestra will perform Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m.Admission by a suggested donation of $20.Tickets: friends@ amblesideorchcestra.ca or at the door.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver.Tickets: 604-9816335 kaymeekcentre.com Spring Concert:The VancouverYouth Symphony Orchestra — Senior Orchestra will perform Sunday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m.Admission by a

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The Lions GateYouth Orchestra will perform a broad variety of musical periods and styles with conductor Clyde Mitchell Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $20/$15/$10.

LYNNVALLEY UNITED CHURCH 3201 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. 604-987-2114 lynnvalleychurch.com Friday Night Live: A weekly series with improv actors AddLibretto playing hosts to musical guests Fridays at 7:30 p.m.Admission by suggested donation of $10.

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Mother’s Day in Song: Three North Shore choirs directed by NicoleThomas Zyczynski will perform Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m.

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Gibson born in Scotland From page 13 the 50th season, he jumped at Spamalot.

“I just immediately knew right away that I wanted to be involved with Spamalot because I grew up with the Python people, the Flying Circus, and that was all part of my youth.”

Born in Scotland, Gibson left the British Isles with his family when he was five years old and settled in White Rock. But he didn’t leave behind his appreciation for British comedy. In fact, he recalls re-enacting John Cleese’s famous “Dead Parrot” sketch in school. “I grew up understanding that sense of humour.”

But he stresses that Spamalot is not just for people like himself who were raised on Monty Python skits and movies.The show will also appeal to musical theatre lovers and, for those unfamiliar with the Pythons, Gibson is hopeful this production will create some new fans.

“I certainly hope that they’re entertained as much as I have been in the rehearsal hall,” Gibson says.

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Millie: Notre Dame Regional school will perform this musical Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $20.Tickets: 604255-5454 or jisherwood@ndrs. org.

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DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-9456 firstimpressionsththeare.com Looking: A comedy of high romanceWednesdays-Saturdays until May 24 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $18/$16.

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KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com FawltyTowers:Three epsisodes of this television comedy series will be brought to stage May 9, 10, 14-17 at 8 p.m. with matinees May 10 and 17 at 2 p.m.Tickets: $22/$20/$15.

On a First Name Basis: A love story, a social commentary and a mystery performed by Norm Foster May 9 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $50/$42/$25/$15.

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Warm breezes, children’s laughter, waves lapping the shoreline, these are just some of the things that come to mind when you think of summer.We all have our personal connections to the warmest time of year. It could be a place, an activity, a smell or sound, but there are associations that offer a chance to be emotionally transported.

Joanne Dugan sought out help of a broad selection of international photographers to contribute to this collection.The images offer a broad cross-section of memories and while they may hold specific connections for the

Festival of Plays:The Theatre BC North Shore Zone Festival of Plays will run until May 10 with a different

photographers, they all share in a more universal appeal and follow the summertime theme beautifully.

These photographs capture great summer moments. A diver suspended over the water, a child seated high up on a swing, or the dappled sunlight upon water, each image speaks volumes to the joy of that wonderful time of year.

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PUBLIC HEARING Bylaw Amendment to Prohibit Medical Marijuana Production

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When can I speak?

We welcome your input Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 7 pm.

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?

Relevant background material and copies of the bylaw are available for review at the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at dnv.org/public_hearing. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm.

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PERFORMANCE

Poetry feeds an exploration of borders

Wild Excursions presents world premiere of Mother Tongue ■ Mother Tongue by Conrad Alexandrowicz.

Texts adapted from published work by poets Lorna Crozier and Erin Mouré. Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street, May 14-18.

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Conrad Alexandrowicz has an unusual job: he puts poetry into motion.

The director and choreographer is currently translating the poetry of Lorna Crozier and Erin Mouré into a performance that weds their words to physical movement.

Exactly how you might describe that wedding is anyone’s guess.

“I had another interviewer ask me what she would see on stage and I said, ‘Well, that’s pretty impossible to answer.’

You have to be there,” Alexandrowicz explains.

There is no theatre without being there, but the world premiere of Mother Tongue is so difficult to imagine you may need to be there just to confirm it exists.

In brief: two actors and six dancers will move and act and translate a series of poetic works to the stage.

“I had this idea that it would be really great to work with poetry as a resource for creating physical theatre,” Alexandrowicz says during a break from rehearsals.

As an assistant theatre professor at the University of Victoria, Alexandrowicz is a colleague of Crozier, a writing professor at the school.

Alexandrowicz approached the poet at a faculty retreat and found she was enthusiastic about the idea of using her poetry to form a coherent story See Poets page 22

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Two poets are very distinct From page 21 told through invented language and movement.

Alexandrowicz elected to apply for a grant to further the work.

“Amazingly, I got the money,” he says.

The choreographer had already been working with Mouré’s poetry and decided the two wordsmiths’ echoed back and forth from one to the other.

“In some ways because they’re very different from each other,” he says.

The poets are distinct, but both have written work that deals with death.

The Poet’s Dream, penned by Crozier, centres around a poet who is sucked inside her psyche. There are angels, memories, and mortality, specifically the death of parents.

Mouré’s The Unmemntioable touches on some similar themes, albeit

in a much different work.

“I was really gripped by the story of her mother’s family, the whole multiethnic strife in western Ukraine, which has a whole different resonance now, of course,” Alexandrowicz says.

Both works deal with a primal sense of loss, according to Alexandrowicz.

“Both my parents are gone, but my mom died in 2002. I guess it’s because it’s the kind of thing; you never get over it, you just get used to it.”

Like two misfits who decide to be independent together, poetry and theatre belong together, according to Alexandrowicz.

“Poetry has become a fringe art form the same way that dance and physical theatre are fringe art forms,” Alexandrowicz says.

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possible. “We can’t both be Kevin James,” acknowledges Mac. But no one –least of all the screenwriters — acknowledges the fact that the parents left their baby at home alone all night, a fact that could’ve been exploited for a chuckle or two.

No one is likeable.There should be pathos mixed in with all the profanity, and there are plenty of

opportunities — Kelly’s dissatisfaction with being a stay-at-home mom,Teddy’s fear of post-college future, Mac’s loss of self — but these are only glimpsed and then discarded, like the used condom on Mac’s lawn.

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another film role.

Speaking of abs, we see more of Seth Rogen’s than we’d like. Seeing doughy people have sex is kind of humourous, right? But then we see him hosing the lawn shirtless.We see him shirtless at a party, and shirtless at Abercrombie and Fitch. It’s only one device that points to the fact that filmmakers realized they had time to fill, and so spun out scenes past their funny date.

There isn’t a gag we haven’t seen done. Mastitis

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Rosa Perez comes from a family of scientists, so experimenting with ingredients and developing formulas comes naturally to her.

Two years ago, the Lynn Valley resident created and launched Spirality of Life, a line of natural skincare products, and fulfilled a dream she’s had most of her life.

Growing up in Mexico, Perez admired her chemist grandfather who had a laboratory in the family home. It was at the end of the hallway on the top floor of the house, she recalls.

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In 1997, Perez left the business in the hands of her family when she and her husband moved to Canada.

The couple have lived in North Vancouver for 16 years and have two children, aged 12 and 10, and two dogs.

When she arrived in Canada, Perez made it a priority to improve her English and then earned her esthetician certification from the Cosmetologist Association of B.C. She worked in the beauty industry, but what she really yearned to do was invent creams and cleansers of her very own.

Two years ago, while sitting in West Vancouver Memorial Library, she decided the time was right.

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VISUAL ARTS

Seymour gallery adds personal touch

Memorabilia provides insights into work of L. LeMoine FitzGerald ■ Ordinary Beauty: Prints by L. LeMoine FitzGerald, from the Burnaby Art Gallery collection, on until June 7 at the Seymour Art Gallery. Free lecture by Ian Thom, senior curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery, June 1, 2 p.m.

Free 20-minute curator’s talks Thursdays at noon. seymourartgallery.com.

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It was serendipitous.

Talking to one of the Seymour Art Gallery’s longest-serving volunteers, Ina Law, interim curator Hilary Letwin excitedly told her about her next project, a retrospective of Group of Seven artist Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956).

Law said, “‘Oh FitzGerald? FitzGerald from Winnipeg?You know, my daughter is married to a man whose mother knew

him because he used to come and sketch on their farm in Snowflake, Man,’” recalls Letwin.

Law went on to say, “‘In fact, I think she’s got some shoeboxes of letters and all sorts of other things that they’ve saved as a result of this connection.’”

Law put Letwin in touch with her daughter Karen’s mother-in-law, Ferne Green, 81, a current Portage la Prairie resident, who was happy to offer stories and mementos related to her family’s relationship with the celebrated artist, some of which is currently featured in the resulting exhibition, Ordinary Beauty, on now until June 7 at the Deep Cove gallery.

The show features a selection of FitzGerald’s prints from throughout his life, on loan from the Burnaby Art Gallery, known for its extensive collection of works on paper, says Letwin, who serves as the show’s

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“It’s wonderful to have this opportunity to show all of these works together that measure the breadth of his career,” says Letwin. “But also to infuse the works with

a personal element through the contributions of Ferne because it’s all well and good to put art up on a wall, but to be able to show the art with a combination of letters and photographs and

other personal memorabilia and memories of this person I think really brings the artist to life in a way that is not always possible by just looking at their art.”

The Group of Seven

artist, a member for a year before it disbanded in 1933, spent a few summers on the West Coast in the early 1940s as his daughter, Patricia, lived on Bowen Island. However, FitzGerald spent much of his life working at the Winnipeg School of Art. From 1924 to 1947 he served as first teacher, then principal. A number of the prints on display at the Seymour Gallery served as Christmas cards that FitzGerald would send out to friends, family and professional contacts during those years, typically landscapes, or architectural views, many of which were from windows of different buildings around the school.

“You can almost see him positioning himself in front of a window and capturing a different view,” says Letwin.

“The interesting thing about these architectural views is that he’s very drawn, it would seem, to Italian architectural features. If you look quickly at these prints it’s almost as if it’s a view in Florence or in another See Artist page 36

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Italian city. But if you know your Winnipeg landscape, then you will recognize that in fact it’s the Winnipeg juvenile detention centre or one of the public works buildings.”

Green was pleased with the opportunity to offer insight into the life of the artist, whom she knew from a young age.

FitzGerald, on his own, often with his wife and at times with his children, would stay on Green’s parent’s farm to sketch.

“He wasn’t famous then, he was a painter trying to make his way and he was the principal of the school of art for quite a while we knew him, but he certainly didn’t put on any airs. He was just Mr. FitzGerald to us,” laughs Green.

“He had such a deep hearty laugh that I just loved to hear,” she adds.

Green suspects FitzGerald came to know

her father as the artist’s grandparents had had a farm two miles away from theirs in Snowflake.

The same age, yet very different men, the two got along famously. “(FitzGerald) liked the farm and (being) very close to nature, so in that way they were alike, but he wasn’t used to the kind of work my dad was used to for sure,” says Green.

“He sometimes helped my dad a bit, but mostly he sort of just wandered around on his own,” she adds.

FitzGerald and his wife, so as not to displace any of the members of Green’s family would sleep in the hayloft.

“We always went out to the hayloft after they left thinking that sounded like a wonderful thing, but . . . . because we’d hear a mouse or a bird or something . . . . by the time the night was See Manitoba page 38

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over we were all back in the house,” says Green.

Green recalls an early embarrassment, jumping to FitzGerald’s defense at age eight.

“Mr. FitzGerald was pretty well bald but he had artist hair I guess, sort of longer, curly up the back around.The people that were there, they were actually buying a picture.

They sort of teased him a little bit about his hair being bald on top or something.

I said, ‘well, when winter comes it will all grow out’ because being a farm girl of course I thought the horses. . . all grew thick hair in the wintertime and I thought he would too. And they laughed

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still remember how awful I felt because I knew I’d said something silly,” she says.

It was a reciprocal relationship as Green and her family would stay with the FitzGeralds in Winnipeg as needed, for visits to the doctor or dentist, for business or simply a vacation.

Green recalls sleeping in a room where FitzGerald’s paintings were hung and laughs at her younger self, turning her nose up at his nudes, of someone’s back, much preferring his nature pictures.

The two families stayed in contact through the years, Green inviting the couple over for dinner after she was married and Green’s mother caring for Mrs. FitzGerald

when she got older.

“They were very special people and we really had a good friendship,” says Green.

Green and her son and daughter-in-law are travelling to the North Shore this weekend to see the exhibition.While Green has seen a number of FitzGerald’s shows over the years, it’s always something she looks forward to.

She recognizes the landscapes in his paintings, depictions of the old Snowflake family farm, or of her father. One painting “Potato Patch,” shows him hard at work hoeing potatoes.

“Every time I go I see something that I didn’t see before,” she says.

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CALENDAR From page 38

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The North Shore International Film Series: The NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will screen Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the fall, winter and spring.The Lunchbox will play May 14

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Mouré tougher to translate From page 22 Alexandrowicz.

“There’s always this really awkward period where the actors have to move and they have to hold scripts in their hand,” he says. “It just felt like nothing was working.”

Mouré’s work ended up being more difficult to adapt, according to Alexandrowicz.

“Erin’s work is really written more to be read.

She uses the page much more,” he explains,

discussing the punctuation, fonts and deliberate misspellings that make up her poetry.

When the show is complete and each word and punctuation mark is embodied by movement, Alexandrowicz hopes the audience sees something powerful and redemptive about being mortal.

“I hope that they have some kind of confrontation with the mysteries about human life that can be conveyed in these art forms when they’re fused.”

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2014 Jeep Cherokee

Using the mobile phone to prevent accidents As we all know, thanks to a constant media barrage and messages from local law enforcement, cellphones and cars don’t mix. The carnage caused by so-called distracted driving is on the tip of everyone’s tongues these days, and has almost supplanted drinking and driving as one of the more heinous crimes you can pull off behind the wheel.

However, researchers at the University of Michigan are working with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to come up with a way for smartphones to actually cut down on pedestrian and cyclist crashes.You might be blithely crossing

Return of the Cherokee Scan this page with the Layar app to see video of the new Jeep Cherokee in action.

Unfortunately for Chrysler, the Jeep Liberty never garnered a lot of sales. However, when they announced that they would be replacing it with the revived Cherokee name, many were excited.

The first Cherokee was produced by American Motors back in 1984 and was the first modern SUV without a body-on-frame chassis. Its innovative design and appearance proved quite popular and spawned many imitators. So many, in fact, we now have an entire market segment of them, known as crossover

genuine off-road capability.

The all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee seeks to continue that fashion of tackling terrain that many of its competitors would not dare to even attempt.

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Behind the Wheel utility vehicles.

The hallmark of the Cherokee that set it apart from its rivals was its rugged toughness and

Design While Chrysler wanted to retain the legendary Jeep capability, they opted to move away from the classic, square-jawed look. The new Cherokee is much more sleek and progressive with its styling.

The front end features the familiar seven-slot Jeep grille; however there is a

distinct horizontal fold through the centre. Slim LED daytime running lights are set high and wide and are uniquely separated from the headlamps below.

Fog lights sit low at the bottom of the bumper.

The windshield is much more slanted than previous Cherokees and punctuates its fluid design. The new silhouette is much more aerodynamic, providing better fuel economy and a quieter ride.

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look at the rear. The overall look and feel is distinct, progressive, and, dare-I-say, funky.

The Cherokee shares the same platform as the new Dodge Dart. This gives it an overall length of 4.62 metres, placing it between compact and midsize SUVs. The cabin is sophisticated, with easyto-use technology and available with more than 70 safety and security features including 10 standard airbags.

A Trailhawk edition is available for off-road enthusiasts and adds an inch of ground clearance, skid plates, red front tow hooks, standard four-wheel drive and a locking rear differential.

Performance On the road, the Cherokee’s ride quality is on par with the best in this market segment. It does feel a bit sportier than the mainstream crossovers from Honda or Ford, however, thanks to Dodge Dart’s Alpha Romeo origins that carry its European feel over to the Cherokee.

The base engine in the Cherokee, the 2.4-litre Tigershark MultiAir I4, is also shared with the Dart. It is rated at 184 horsepower and 171 foot-pounds of torque and provides decent power delivery.

Chrysler’s new 3.2litre Pentastar V-6 is also available. The Cherokee is the first product to get this

engine, which produces 271 h.p. and 239 foot-pounds of torque.

Regardless of which engine you choose, it will be mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission.

This is the first vehicle in the segment to come with such a gearbox. This unit provides smooth shifts and improves fuel economy across all driving ranges.

The Cherokee performs well as a daily driver, but if you leave the pavement onto rough roads, it will outshine most rivals. There are three available 4WD systems — Jeep Active Drive I, Active Drive II or Active Drive Lock.

Jeep’s Selec-Terrain traction control system comes standard and allows the driver to choose the optimal on- or offroad setting including customized settings for sport, snow, sand/mud and rock.

The Cherokee is the first midsize SUV to feature rear-axle disconnect, a system which seamlessly switches between two- and four-wheel drive to reduce the energy loss when 4WD is not needed.

the largest in the segment.

Both units use Chrysler’s Uconnect system which removes redundant buttons from the centre stack and is one of the easiest to use infotainment systems on the market.

The available seveninch full-colour LED TFT reconfigurable instrument cluster allows the driver to customize which information they see and where.

The front seats are

Rear cargo volume is 24.6 cubic feet with the rear seats up and 54.9 cubic feet with them down. The Jeep Cargo Management system provides added versatility.

The highlight of the interior is the available wireless charging pad, which can power your

ergonomic and offer good support — they come standard in cloth but Nappa leather is available.

For added passenger comfort and cargo flexibility, the second row seat bottoms slide forward and backward. They are also split 60/40 so they can be folded for additional cargo capacity.

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VW might, like, bring the bus back, man

From page 44

the street without looking up from composing that latest tweet, “Crossng st so nice day #yvr #cherryblossoms,” but your phone could actually be looking out for you. #GuardianAngel.

The key is in a GPSlocator chip that can be embedded in the phone to broadcast your location up to ten times a second.

Using technology under development for car-to-car communication, something that’s developing fast, a next-generation automobile

can actually track the pedestrian that’s obscured by the car turning right, and also keep an electronic eye on the cyclist that’s coming up fast.

Now, none of this will be able to handle the famed Vancouver Pedestrian’s ability to suddenly dart into the road like a panicked squirrel, but it will cut down on potentially lethal interactions if auto-braking cars can react even before you do. The only drawback is perhaps a greater reliance on electronic safety nets, and even more

good? Well, they just scraped the badges off a Dodge Caravan and called it a day — nobody was fooled, and the van didn’t sell all that well.

However, this time VW might get it right. Reports indicate that the success of the Beetle over past years has convinced VW that perhaps a more retro approach might be needed.

Now, we’ve had rumours of a re-birth of the Microbus umpteen times before, usually about once a year. Mostly, that’s been wishful thinking, but VW’s new MQB

complacency behind the wheel.

Not to mention, donning our tinfoil hats, that THEY can monitor your position at any time, if you have the app enabled.

You know who I mean. The Pentaverate (ooh, I hate the Colonel).

VW mulling re-launch of the Bulli Remember the Routan?

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platform technology gives it flexibility in construction that keeps costs down.

Essentially, the modular nature of the chassis means that money need not be spent in developing a one-off chassis for a vanity project — they just plug in a 1.8-litre turbo, a 2.0litre turbodiesel, slap on a couple of calico curtains, and Bob’s, like, your uncle, maaaaan.

There are other rumours here, including that the Dune concept (think modern Baja Bug) might make it into production.

With VW sales slipping in North America, it’d be a good way for the company to inject some excitement into their brand.

Honda tackles Pikes Peak race in seven categories For most people, Honda is a nice safe automaker who used to build wacky racecars, but now is all about EarthDreams and hybrid, and the fuel-sipping Civic. Turns out, they still have a passion for racing.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is one of the most wellknown such events in the world, involving a hairraising dash up a mountain in Colorado. It used to be partially gravel, but now the entire way is paved, making for a rapid pace and a really, really hard landing if you accidentally drive off the side of the mountain. As there aren’t any guardrails, this actually happens from time to time.

While nothing’s quite as nutty as the 532 horsepower Odyssey Minivan they brought last year, Honda still has a strong field for 2014, including two motorcycles and five cars. They’ll have an NSX running in the open class, a Honda-powered Norma racing chassis, two Fit subcompacts (one an EV, the other a Spec-B racing car), and a Honda S2000 with a 3.7-litre V-6 shoehorned into it.

That last one sounds pretty darn great. Hey Honda, why don’t you build one of those for the rest of us?

Aston Martin finally launching new platform The underpinnings of the current range of Aston Martins (apart from the 177 hypercar) are currently old enough to get all sulky and start listening to Linkin Park, or whatever

the equivalent is these days.

Released at the beginning of the millennium, the VH chassis is entering its terrible teens, and it’s time to throw it away and start over. FYI, you’re not allowed to do the same with your offspring, no matter how much you might want to.

A-M reports that the new chassis is under development, this tying in with their new contract with AMG. MercedesBenz’s skunkworks will provide the engines for the next round of British Grand Tourers, in much the same way as they build motors for exotica like the Pagani Huayra. And yes, I still have to Google the spelling of Huayra.

While a new chassis is great, there’s a bit of sadness here at the passing of the old Aston V-12, which made a glorious noise and gave you a boot up the backside like you were a football and it was David Beckham. I’ll miss it a bit, right up until the AMG-sourced engine does the same trick.

Another helpful mobile phone Well, not so much a phone as a phone-sized battery pack. Junopower is a company that makes auxiliary battery packs for smartphones, so you can charge up if your iPhone suddenly goes dead. Again.

For like the 10th time.

They claim that their JUMPR device, which is about the size of an iPhone5 and twice the weight, is powerful enough to bring a car battery back to life. Small enough to cram in your pocket or the glovebox, it’s an easily portable recharger that cranks out 12 volts at 300 amps.

That’s probably not quite enough to actually jumpstart your car, but it’ll do to boost the battery back up to levels where you can crank the ignition again. If you’re taking a road trip, particularly on a motorcycle where every ounce counts, it’s tinier than carrying jumper cables, and you’d be entirely self sufficient.

Neat.

Watch this space for all the best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to brakingnews@gmail.com.

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Tough to stand out in crowded SUV market From page 45

mobile devices without the need to plug them in.

Features Prices range from $23,495 for the Sport 4x2 up to $32,195 for the Limited 4x4.

Standard equipment includes keyless entry, illuminated entry, tilt and telescoping steering column, Bluetooth electronic stability control, brake stability control with trailer sway control, and electronic roll mitigation.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include remote start, heated exterior mirrors, autodimming rearview mirror, heated front seats, and Homelink.

Fuel efficiency numbers (litres/100 kilometres) are 9.6 city and 6.4 highway for four cylinder models. The V-6 models return 10.7 city and 7.9 highway.

Thumbs up The Jeep Cherokee is a funky, unique SUV with a real off-road prowess which makes it stand out.

Thumbs down The styling is a big step away from classic Jeep and it’s one of those “you love it or hate it” designs that may remain controversial. There are so many competitors offering similar performance it may be difficult to stand out.

SUV market. It is also a marquee vehicle for Toyota and this latest generation doesn’t appear to lose that title. Unwilling to rely too

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is that it is pretty good at everything while not excelling in any one area.

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Like the RAV4, the CR-V has been around since the beginning. The Honda CR-V has long been a respected CUV and the newly updated model promises to meet expectations. Its strength

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†The Fit, Civic and CR-V were the #1 selling retail subcompact car, car, and compact SUV respectively in BC in 2013 based on Polk 2013 Dec YTD report. ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and FitDXonlyonbehalfofthecustomer.£Limitedtimebi-weeklyleaseofferbasedonanew2014FitDXmodelGE8G2EEX.€0.99%leaseAPRona60monthtermwith130bi-weeklypaymentsO.A.C.Bi-weeklypayment,includingfreightandPDI,is$66.59basedonapplying$1,250.00leasedollars(whichisdeductedfromthenegotiatedsellingpricebeforetaxes)and$1,000consumerincentivedollars(whichis deductedfromthenegotiatedsellingpriceaftertaxes).Downpaymentof$0.00,firstbi-weeklypaymentand$0securitydepositdueatleaseinception.Totalleaseobligationis$8,656.70.Taxes,license,insuranceandregistrationareextra.120,000kilometreallowance;chargeof$0.12/kmforexcesskilometers.*Limitedtimebi-weeklyleaseofferbasedonanew2014CivicDXmodelFB2E2EEX.#0.99%leaseAPR ona60monthtermwith130bi-weeklypaymentsO.A.C.Bi-weeklypayment,includingfreightandPDI,is$78.54basedonapplying$800.00leasedollars(whichisdeductedfromthenegotiatedsellingpricebeforetaxes).Downpaymentof$0.00,firstbi-weeklypaymentand$0securitydepositdueatleaseinception.Totalleaseobligationis$10,210.20.Taxes,license,insuranceandregistrationareextra.120,000 kilometreallowance;chargeof$0.12/kmforexcesskilometers.ΩLimitedtimebi-weeklyleaseofferbasedonanew2014CR-VLX2WDmodelRM3H3EES.¥1.99%leaseAPRona60monthtermwith130bi-weeklypaymentsO.A.C.Bi-weeklypayment,includingfreightandPDI,is$134.80basedonapplying$1,250.00leasedollars(whichisdeductedfromthenegotiatedsellingpricebeforetaxes).Downpaymentof $0.00,firstbi-weeklypaymentand$0securitydepositdueatleaseinception.Totalleaseobligationis$17,524.03.Taxes,license,insuranceandregistrationareextra.120,000kilometreallowance;chargeof$0.12/kmforexcesskilometers.**MSRPis$16,130/$17,185/$27,685includingfreightandPDIof$1,495/$1,495/$1,695basedonanew2014FitDXmodelGE8G2EEX/new2014CivicDXmodelFB2E2EEX /2014CR-VLX2WDmodelRM3H3EES.License,insurance,registrationandtaxesareextraandmayberequiredatthetimeofpurchase.¥/£/€/Ω/#/*Pricesand/orpaymentsshowndonotincludeaPPSAlienregistrationfeeof$30.31andlienregisteringagent'sfeeof$5.25,whicharebothdueattimeofdeliveryandcoveredbythedealeronbehalfofthecustomeronthe2014CR-VLX,AccordLX,CivicDXandFitDX only.‡/#/*/Ω/€/¥/£/**OffersvalidfromMay1stthroughJune2nd, 2014atparticipatingHondaretailers.Dealermaysell/leaseforless.Dealertrademaybenecessaryoncertainvehicles.OffersvalidonlyforBritishColumbiaresidentsatBCHondaDealerslocations.Offerssubjecttochangeorcancellationwithoutnotice.Termsandconditionsapply.Visitwww.bchonda.comorseeyourHondaretailerforfulldetails.