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Trustees signal new direction on Lucas, Cloverley JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

North Vancouver school trustees are taking a step back from plans that had pointed to the sale and future development of Cloverley and Lucas Centre lands, saying they want to reconsider community opinions that urged the school district to hang on to the properties.

A majority of trustees on the newly elected board of education indicated their shift in approach during discussion of the City of North Vancouver’s draft official community plan at a meeting Tuesday night.

Trustees voted to ask the city to remove the properties from special study areas in the OCP. School board chair Barry Forward said the move sends a message to the public that “we have not made a decision on those lands.”

“Nothing’s off the table and

no decisions have been made,” he said.

Vice-chair Megan Higgins, newly elected to the school board in November, said, “I heard a lot during the election about the lack of opportunity to discuss community use options for that property.”

Both trustees Susan Skinner and Jessica Stanley echoed the need to listen to community concerns.

“I think we’ve heard a very significant community opinion,” said Stanley. “We need to show we’ve heard that.”

Pamela Pike, president of the Hamilton Heights neighbourhood association, said following the vote this week she was thrilled with the board’s new direction.

George Ellis, a member of the Cloverley Residents Association, said he was also pleased with the decision. “School properties See Residents page 5

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A NorthVancouver elementary school teacher who pretended to shoot her students, ripped up students’ projects in front of them and swore in the classroom has been ordered to take conflict resolution courses.

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According to the decision, on at least two occasions between September and December 2013, Niven pretended to shoot students who weren’t paying attention in class by pointing her fingers like a gun and “firing” at them while making a “poof” sound. Students in her class were frightened by the gesture, according to the decision.

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2 of 3 trail trap charges dropped JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Two of three criminal charges laid against a NorthVancouver woman accused of sabotaging mountain biking trails have been dropped.

Tineke (Tina) Kraal, 64, now faces only one charge, of obstructing or interfering with District of North Vancouver trails in a way “likely to constitute mischief causing actual danger to life.”

Court documents allege those actions took place over a two-year period, from Jan. 5, 2013 to Jan. 4, 2015.

Kraal was arrested at 5 a.m. on Jan. 4 as she exited a trailhead.

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Body of missing hiker recovered Family finds Liang Jin’s body under boulder in HanesValley BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the body recovered from the North Shore backcountry on Tuesday is that of missing hiker Liang Jin. Members of Jin’s family found his body under a boulder in Hanes Valley in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park on Monday. Police tasked North Shore Rescue v olunteers with recovering the body for the coroner on Tuesday.

“It’s sad news and our condolences go out to his family,” said Doug Pope, North Shore Rescue search manager.

Jin’s parents reported him missing to Vancouver police on Jan. 3.The last

they had heard from him was a text message on Dec. 31 saying he was going for a hike. It wasn’t until police searched his computer and found that he had been researching North Shore backcountry hikes that North Shore Rescue became involved on Jan. 5.

“We were well behind the eight ball by then. Five days out in the wilderness in a cold, snowy environment doesn’t leave us a lot of chance of getting a good outcome,” Pope said.

“Likely he had already passed away by the time we started looking for him.”

The coroner is investigating the exact cause of death but Pope said it was likely due to exposure. It appears Jin crawled under a boulder to seek shelter,

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The search effort for Jin lasted weeks and at one point North Shore Rescue members were called in to save two friends of the Jin family who had continued the search on their own in dangerous conditions, against the advice of team leader Mike Danks. Jin’s body was about 300 metres

southwest of the team’s helipad near Crown Pass, well north of Grouse Mountain.

“We had dogs in there.

We were very close to that location. It just shows the difficulty in trying to locate an unresponsive subject in winter conditions and not visible from the air,” Pope said.

While the team is primarily sad for Jin’s family, North Shore Rescue members also take these losses personally as well, Pope said.Team members put in about 300 volunteer hours in the search.

“You can’t help but think ‘What could we have done better to help find him and get that closure for the family?’ But, I think we did our very best and every member should be proud at the effort we put in,” he said, Jin’s disappearance was similar to that of Tom Billings, the British tourist

who was last seen headed for Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in Nov. 2013.That also triggered a massive search but Billings was never found. North Shore Rescue has been in touch with his family. “They were going to hear things in media about something going on so we kept in contact with them as well,” he said.

While there are thankfully few fatalities in the backcountry, this one serves as a sad reminder about the risk of going into the backcountry unprepared, Pope said.

Rescuers would have had a fighting chance had Jin left his exact plans and expected time of return with his family, allowing the effort to get underway much sooner, Pope said. And, even though there is little or no cellphone coverage in that area, satellite beacons and VHF radios can be used to call for help.

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It was a rough landing for the latest residential tower voted through by City of NorthVancouver council Monday night.

FDG Property Management won final approval to build a 16-storey tower containing 52 strata units and 41 rental units at 161-165 East Keith Rd. but not without a bout of controversy.

The project drew a protest of about 50 residents on Sunday asking for a new public hearing.

The group charged that the developer failed to provide clear information on the project’s floor space ratio, the square footage of the units and number of units of each size, the property setbacks, estimated rental rates and detailed calculations of land transfers and density bonusing.

The group cited a recent win in the courts by the Community Association of NewYaletown in its lawsuit with the City of Vancouver over a botched public hearing in 2013.

Former council candidate Joe Heilman attempted to address council during the meeting’s public input period but was asked to halt his presentation due to bylaws that prevent council from hearing new informa-

tion about a project once the public hearing is over.

Linda Heese, who lives in one of the highrises across the park, had better luck. “It seems to me these requirements would be the basis for any reasonable and valid public hearing and I do not believe any fair person could look at the situation and the documents in a recent situation and feel that See Police page 9

There’s violent crime and property crime in West Vancouver, but few things are more dangerous than the morning and afternoon commutes, according to police chief Len Goerke.

“All of us are more likely to be hurt in a transportation-related incident than we are to be a victim of a violent crime,” he said while addressing council earlier this month.

Cutting collisions on Marine Drive is one of the department’s primary goals for 2015.

However, the department isn’t looking for a single extra dollar to reach their goals.

Goerke made a budget request of $13.1 million for 2015, identical to the department’s 2014 budget.

The requested budget includes a 2.5 per cent wage increase for police as well as a two per cent hike for unionized civilian staff.

Despite fielding 14,374 calls for service in 2014, Goerke said calls have been decreasing slightly over the years.

For every 1,000 West Vancouverites there were 44 crimes in the

community in 2014 — just a few more than in the District of North Vancouver but far fewer than the 75 per 1,000 in the City of North Vancouver.

Those figures have not been audited.

There were 5.6 incidents of violent crime per 1,000 West Vancouver residents, according to the police database. There were 3.9 violent crimes in the District of North Vancouver and 9.8 in the city per 1,000.

West Van’s violent crime rate has fallen since peaking at an average of 7.1 per 1,000 in 2012 and the district is now far below the B.C. average on the crime severity index, in terms of both violent and nonviolent crime.

However, property crime has been ticking upwards since 2011, when the figure was 25.6 per 1,000. In 2014, that rate moved to 30.4, compared to 25.2 in the district and 38.2 in the City of North Vancouver.

Dealing with property crime is a bit of a challenge in West Vancouver, as most serial offenders are from outside the district, noted Goerke.

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Residents want park retained From page 1 were paid for by taxpayers.

They are irreplaceable and should remain in the hands of the school district for future schools or other community uses,” he said.

The vote Tuesday marked a distinct change in philosophy from several options for the land put forward by previous school board.

Last April, the board went public with a series of potential concepts for the properties, which ranged from single-family homes to midrises, and in once case, a highrise tower on the Lucas site, along with varying degrees of preserved green space and sports fields.

Both the Cloverley Residents’ Association and neighbours in the Lucas Centre’s Hamilton Heights

area were unhappy with the plans, saying they were worried about the potential loss of Cloverley Park and would prefer to see the land preserved for public use.

The potential development of the lands was a hot topic for both school board and City of North Vancouver candidates during the recent civic election.

Skinner, Higgins and Forward all told the North Shore News they were against selling school lands to pay for capital costs, as was the practice of the previous school board.

Stanley said she was “generally not in favour” of it unless there was community support.

Not all trustees were in favour of the new direction.

Trustee Franci Stratton, the former board chair, said

conducting a study doesn’t necessarily mean a land use change will happen.

Stratton said it made sense to work with the city in determining possible future uses of those properties.

Forward said after the meeting trustees will now have to decide the next steps for consultation,

which may involve speaking with community groups interested in using the properties.

He said the school district doesn’t want the properties to sit vacant. “They cost us money to have vacant,” he said. “No one likes when there is an empty school in their community.”

Case back in court in April From page 3 Charges of setting a trap with intent to injure and mischief by obstructing use of property have been dropped.

Kraal’s lawyer appeared briefly at the North Vancouver provincial courthouse on her behalf on Wednesday.

Kraal’s next court date has been set for April 15.

RCMP allege the Upper Lynn Valley resident repeatedly laid branches, logs and sticks across steep sections of the Lower Skull and Quarry Court trails on Mount Fromme.Two mountain bikers placed hidden cameras in the trees, allegedly capturing Kraal’s actions on surveillance.

Kraal has not yet entered a plea to the charge.

Teacher given two-day suspension

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Another time, two boys in Niven’s class ignored her requests to put away story books they were working on until after other classroom work was finished. “As a result, she took their story books, ripped them up and threw them out,” according to the decision. One of the boys had asked her not to damage his book when she took it from him. “She ripped it up regardless,” according to the decision.

Another time, Niven cursed under her breath in the classroom, using words like “hell” and “idiots”

among others.

It isn’t the first time Niven’s classroom behaviour has been called into question.

The elementary school teacher was previously reprimanded and told to come up with more appropriate responses to students who made her angry in May of 2012.

She was also told not to slam doors or use “excessively loud noises” as a means of classroom management after she slammed the door as a way to get students’ attention in September 2013.

Niven has been on

medical leave since Jan. 30, 2014, according to the decision. In September 2014, the North Vancouver school district issued a disciplinary letter saying she would be suspended for two days without pay for her actions when she

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e are astounded at the revelation this week that the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is investigating alleged misconduct by 16 Abbotsford Police Department members.

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Equal voices needed in trails debate Dear Editor: Regarding recent events on the trails of Mount Fromme between hikers, dog walkers and mountain bikers: I have been a mountain biker for 20 years and a hiker for even longer so I like to think I see both sides of the fence on this conflicting issue.Two experiences I have had that are the exception not the rule come to mind. One day I was mistakenly identified by two hikers at Rice Lake for poaching the trail there. Rice Lake is designated hiking only.

I had walked my bike in from the main road on return from the LSCR to enjoy a quiet moment on a lakeside bench.The hikers proceeded to scold

and blame me for riding past them on the trail and not heeding the trail designation. I was innocent, but they didn’t believe me. It became a very uncomfortable moment so I left quite upset.

On the flip side, I have heard from fellow mountain bikers that poaching trails can be an acceptable practice. I was shocked once to see a mountain biker try to elbow a passing hiker and conversely I have seen hikers wielding walking sticks at oncoming cyclists. I wish I could say I hadn’t seen any of these mishaps.

While all these events and behaviours are distasteful, I maintain that the mountain bike side has a much stronger voice and lobby on the North

Shore than the hiking set. Both need to be heard equally. Both have their perspectives as to the use of the trails in our natural areas.

The NSMBA is very well organized, funded, and lobbies its interests very well.There is no such countering body for the hiking/dog walking set on Mount Fromme with the exception of a very few random, frustrated voices in the community, sticking up for what they believe in.

The trails belong to all of us, but until we have equal voices on both sides of the fence, a sense of imbalance and conflict will likely continue to exist.

John Sharpe North Vancouver

Transit plebiscite:VoteYes or No but base it on facts Dear Editor: I read Ms. Jampolsky’s letter in the Sunday, Feb. 8 edition regarding the upcoming transit referendum. I was very surprised to read her assertion that, “other than increasing the travel of the SeaBus, nothing is planned to improve traffic on the North Shore.”

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Fortunately, Ms. Jampolsky is quite wrong.

The plan includes three new “B-Line” bus routes either within, or connecting to, the North Shore. The plan also includes other (somewhat vague) bus improvements, and expansions/upgrades to Lonsdale Quay and Phibbs Exchange.

Is TransLink beyond reproach in how it’s run? No. Does the plan provide enough for the North Shore? Maybe not. Will I vote Yes? I don’t know. Should we make this important referendum decision on the basis of incomplete and inaccurate facts? Absolutely not.

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VIEWPOINT

BC Liberals content with cruise control

Last week’s Throne Speech and this week’s provincial budget make it clear the provincial government is very much on cruise control, and I suspect that’s just the way Premier Christy Clark wants it.

The Throne Speech was described by many as “threadbare” and an indication the B.C. Liberals are out of gas, to which Clark retorted the speech wasn’t about generating news headlines but was instead a reiteration of her government’s ongoing plan.

The budget was another steady-as-she goes economic document, which achieves the B.C. Liberals’ No. 1 priority of all: balancing the books. But the budget continues to be balanced on the proverbial razor’s edge, which means there are few dollars available for many new spending initiatives.

Things weren’t always like this, of course. In the run-up to the last provincial election, the Clark government was running around, announcing all kinds of things.The premier herself tried to

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dominate news coverage and her critics derisively labeled her “Premier photo-op.”

But the premier is nowhere near as active in the media these days, and her government is not feverishly trying to change the world.The coming legislature session will see only a modest amount of legislation — less than 30 bills in all likelihood — and I suspect little of it will be controversial.

In conversations with B.C. Liberals, I get the distinct impression they see no reason to do anything particularly dramatic.They sense their voter base seems

content with the state of the province and so a laissez-faire approach has been adopted. Clark seems particularly confident, if not content in how things are going. No one pays attention to polls anymore (not that there have been any), so there is no evidence that if an election were held today her party would be in trouble.

And the premier continues to toy with the NDP Opposition, which is by no means as comfortable in its collective skin as the B.C. Liberals. Clark uses the NDP as the butt of a number of jokes in speeches she makes to party faithful, and in the legislature (which she attends only a couple of days a week) she appears to relish any question period encounter.

The B.C. Liberals are well aware of the discomfort in NDP circles these days and jump at any opportunity to exploit the situation.

For example, NDP leader John Horgan’s controversial decision (in a year-end interview with Canadian Press) to single out five of members of his caucus as

“stars” (thus suggesting the rest of the caucus is something short of chopped liver) has given the governing side a delicious opening in the House.

For example, B.C. Liberal MLAs occasionally tease any NDP MLA who is not one of the deemed “Fab Five” about their apparent lower status, thus keeping alive the ongoing narrative that the NDP has yet to resolve its internal dynamics.

Contributing to the lower temperature at the B.C. legislature these days is the looming federal election.

The B.C. NDP, because of its direct ties to the federal party, will naturally become more distracted as the federal campaign draws nearer.Two members of its caucus — MLAs Jenny Kwan and Mable Elmore — are about to fight it out in a nomination for a federal riding and that will likely cause some tension.

The B.C. Liberals are in a somewhat different situation but it’s one that can also create some internal tension.The party is a coalition and its caucus has

he were to actually win the nomination, he would stand a pretty good chance of winning a safe Conservative seat — which would open up his provincial seat, which in turn is a swing riding that

members who have divided loyalties between federal Conservatives and Liberals.

One of its members — Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton —has opted to sit as an Independent MLA as he seeks a federal Conservative nomination. If

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More domestic violence being reported From page 3 for residential burglaries,” Goerke said.

Some of the numbers may not tell the full story, according to Goerke.

While he acknowledged there was “probably not” a reduction in violence against women in West Vancouver, he said that more incidents being

reported is not necessarily a bad trend, given how historically under-reported domestic violence has been.

West Vancouver pays $288 per capita for its police service. The City of North Vancouver pays $233 and the district pays $184, according to 2013 figures.

The WVPD has one officer for approximately every 570 residents. Both

the City and District of North Vancouver have substantially higher ratios, with 959 district residents to every police officer and 787 city residents to each officer.

“We are not cheaper than the RCMP but I would argue that what we offer is a good value,” Goerke said.

To illustrate his point,

Police officers at public input period From page 3 these had been fairly met,” she said at council.

But the project passed 4-3 with no discussion at the council table. Couns. Craig Keating, Linda Buchanan

and Holly Back, and Mayor Darrell Mussatto voted in favour while Couns. Don Bell, Pam Bookham and Rod Clark voted nay.

The meeting was coloured with one other curiosity: the presence of

RCMP officers during the public input period.

“Who asked for two police officers to be present for our council meeting tonight?” Bookham asked.

“We’ll get back to you on that,” the mayor responded.

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Goerke pointed to a recent incident where a marked police car spent two days parked outside the home of a family being extorted.

Ordinarily, the family would’ve been told to leave

their house or hire security, he said.

West Vancouver police are also responsible for policing the ferry terminal, a mall with regional appeal and the Squamish Nation.

Asked about a 2014 report detailing low morale in the department, Goerke said spirits have generally been raised, but as the new chief, he’s still in the “honeymoon phase.”

WATERMAIN FLUSHING The watermain maintenance process may cause cloudiness, simply run the tap until water is clear.

From February through April, the Utilities Department will be flushing sediment from the District’s watermains to maintain good water quality and system performance.

Temporary discoloration and cloudiness in tap water may result, due to particles being stirred up by the flushing process.

Although the sediments are not harmful, the District will increase chlorination as necessary to ensure safe drinking water. Users may wish to run the tap until water is clear.

During the flushing process, all water coming out of the mains is dechlorinated before being discharged into the drainage system.

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INQUIRING REPORTER Nobody’s opposed to addicts getting treatment, but a few North Vancouverites are skittish at it happening in their backyard. A planned Windridge Drive recovery facility has raised the ire of neighbours and renewed debate over the placement of group homes. Ideally, recovery houses are quiet, neat and afford struggling addicts a chance to get their lives back. But would you welcome one into your community, or — despite the words of Mr. Rogers — is it not a beautiful day for that kind of neighbour? Weigh in at "!".-!*+'$.

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Barbara Budzynski North Vancouver “I have mixed feelings.”

Should drug treatment centres be allowed in residential neighbourhoods?

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School route ‘danger zones’ exist Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the District of North Vancouver mayor and council.

One year ago, a delegation of families — supported by the North Shore Safety Council and the North Shore Division of Family Practice — presented to mayor and council about the need for improvements to the routes children take to school.

A growing number of parents, community leaders and health professionals are recognizing the importance of active transportation, such as walking and biking, on children’s health. Daily physical activity can help alleviate stress and anxiety.

Many North Shore parents have noticed that when

their children walk to school, they remain calm and focused throughout the day.

When children walk for all trips of less than one kilometre, they take an average of 2,238 extra steps per day. This equals approximately 20 minutes of walking: a substantial contribution to the minimum of 60 minutes of daily physical activity kids need to maintain good health.

Since the delegation to council, DNV staff have already implemented several of the parents’ recommendations. We thank the DNV for listening and starting to take action. We applaud the district’s will to build safer, more active and healthier communities, and we invite the school board, the police and

A quiet start for the Ledge From page 7 the NDP could capture in a byelection. But that’s a lot of ifs. In the meantime, the provincial political scene is off to a quiet start in 2015 and there’s not much to suggest things are going to really heat up for a while yet.

Still, even when a

government is content to travel on cruise control, something can come out of nowhere to force it to make a sharp turn along the way.

There’s nothing in sight right now, but the year is early.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.

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residents of all ages to help us make it happen.

There are still many “danger zones” in school neighbourhoods, and an ultimate need to increase the municipal budget for safe and active routes to school.

Please, continue to grow your investment in active transportation.

Continue to implement the DNV Transportation Plan, which aims to “create plentiful options for walking, cycling, taking transit and safe driving,” and which lists “safer routes for children” as a priority. Let us know how

we can help.

Erin MacNair and Martyn Schmoll, Safe Route Advocates Dr. Amy Weber and Dr. Dean Brown, North Shore division of Family Practice Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, Vancouver Coastal Health Dr. Francis Vala, Lower Lonsdale Medical Centre Dr. Gavin Arthur, Heart and Stroke Foundation Tom Walker, North Shore Safety Council Karen Nordquist, North Vancouver Parent Advisory Council

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

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Seniors Valentine Social Tea

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;.7 E]40W*]3# Sue Bradshaw' Miki Nash .R) Fariba Ghaemi Tehrani Representatives of the Capilano Community Services Society’s Seniors’ Hub hosted a Seniors Valentine Social Tea and Entertainment program at Capilano House in North Vancouver Feb. 12. More than 50 seniors, volunteers and staff participated, enjoying cups of tea, sandwiches, cookies and cake, while taking in a love and romance-themed performance by the Londoners. The Seniors’ Hub offers a number of free or low-cost programs to help local seniors extend their social networks, make new friends, remain connected to their community and have a good time with lots of laughter. capservices.ca/seniors-hub

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Presentation House Gallery’s new exhibit, “We Are Continually Exposed to the Flashbulb of Death:” The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg (1953-1996), opens tonight at 7 p.m.

See story page 34.

■ Neal at theWheel Merry Pranksters’ audio recording of Neal Cassady driving Ken Kesey’s psychedelic bus Further down the New JerseyTurnpike into NewYork City on June 25, 1964: https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4LoJv25eIrc. See more page 34

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French folk feast ■ Les Chercheurs d’or, Saturday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. and 3:45 p.m., and Sunday, March 1 at 1:10 p.m. as part of the 2015 Festival du Bois, Feb. 26-March 1, at Mackin Park in Maillardville, 1046 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. For tickets, full festival schedule and venue information, visit festivaldubois.ca.

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The members of band Les Chercheurs d’or are continuing to evolve musically while remaining strongly rooted in the folk songwriting tradition of the past.

The Québec City area-based quintet, which draws on Appalachian folk, bluegrass and deep woods country, is committed to preserving that approach, seeing multiple band members contribute to the writing, as well as avidly covering songs by other musicians.

“What we find important is being able to play old pieces, to adapt them and then to incorporate whatever influence we have into what

we’re doing without it being sort of taboo,” says Luke Dawson, double bassist and vocalist with the group. “For a long time it seemed wrong to cover songs and being a cover band was wrong. . . whereas there’s such a deep folk tradition about playing other people’s pieces —and I’m not only talking about old ’30s, ’40s, ’50s music.

We’re playing pieces by friends of ours and other songwriters and that’s what this band is about, is playing pieces that come from all over,” he says.

Les Chercheurs d’or is making its West Coast debut next weekend at the 2015 Festival du Bois, an annual celebration of francophone music and culture, being held Feb. 26-March 1 in Maillardville, a Coquitlam community rich in French-Canadian history.The familyfriendly arts festival, which offers insight into Maillardville’s history and culture, is produced by the Société francophone de Maillardville.

Other francophone, folk, world and roots music artists featured at this year’s festival include Le Bal à l’huile, Lennie Gallant, Bardefou, Charlotte Diamond,Tanga, Locarno, Wesley Hardisty, Jocelyn Pettit, Genevieve Toupin,Tri-Cities Fusion Gospel Choir, Les

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Les Chercheurs d’or, which records in French, was launched seven years ago. Dawson, a classically trained musician who was brought up in Quebec’s punk-metal scene, has been a member for the last three. His band mates include Isabeau Valois (vocals, mandolin and banjo), François Gagnon (guitar and vocals), Simon Pelletier-Gilbert (percussion and vocals), and Marie-Christine Roy (violin and vocals).

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CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver.Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.778372-0765 caroun.net Painting and Drawing: An exhibition by Faranak Mohebbi will run until Feb. 28.

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 works by painter Phillipe Gadenne and potter Nancy Cramer until March 31.

CENTENNIAL THEATRE LOBBY GALLERY 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

Expressions of Nature: A mixed media exhibition of works by local sisters Dawn and TheresaWimbles be on display until March 15.

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

CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.604-9886844 nvartscouncil.ca NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will presentThe Flower Series, an art display of clay and textiles byYing-Yueh Chuang until March 16. Info: cnv. org/flowerseries.

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CALENDAR From page 14 studios and galleries in the city Thursday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fee: $45. Registration required: 604-925-7270.

Windows on Culture: An exhibition of acrylic paintings, collage and photography by artists Nejood Al-Sehrewerdi, Therese Joseph, Iris Low and Niloofar Miry will run from March 10 to 29. Opening reception:Tuesday, March 10, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists: Saturday, March 14, 2-3 p.m.

Free artists’ demos: Sunday, March 15, 2-4 p.m.

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

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Canadian Iranian North Shore residents about why they chose to live here and about their experiences creating new lives and memories will run until March 28.

PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., NorthVancouver.

Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351

presentationhousegallery.org The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg (1953-1996): An exhibition that celebrates the artistic pursuits — both visual and verbal — of the late poet Allen Ginsberg Feb. 21-April 5.

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Wednesday-Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. satellitegallery.ca Mainstreeters —Taking Advantage, 1972-1982: An exhibition that brings to light an under-recognized chapter of Vancouver art history will be on view until March 14.

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CALENDAR From page 15 flowers by BeatriceWatson will be on display from Feb. 22-April 12.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Make Reimake Unimake: The work of six artists, each working in different media, whose work utilizes repetition as a device will be on display until March 8. Curator talk: Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m.

Free bookbinding workshops: Sunday, March 8 — kids 11 a.m. and adults 2 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.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 604925-7292 silkpurse.ca JourneyingWith the Totems: Acrylic painter Andre J. Prevost captures, the majesty of First nations totems and carvings from around theWest Coast until Feb. 22. Prevost will be working on-site most afternoons for the duration of the exhibit.

Annual Spring Community Open Invitation Exhibition: All established and aspiring artists are invited to submit their work Saturday, Feb. 21 from 3 to 4 p.m. for an open exhibition that will take place Feb. 24-March 15.There will be an award of an Opus gift card for the artwork that receives the most votes from visitors to the gallery.

Opening reception:Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6-8 p.m.

WESTVANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery — Cabins to Quilts: Trace the evolution of the log cabin quilt with

creations by members of the Lions Gate Quilters Guild until March 9.

WESTVANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St.,WestVancouver.

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290 Art in the Hall: Jesse Read photographs will be featured until April 3.

WESTVANCOUVER MUSEUM 680 17th St.,WestVancouver.

Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca Industry, Charity, Faith, Hope: A selection of work produced by Kim Kennedy Austin over the past two decades will be on display until March 7.

YEATS STUDIO & GALLERY 2402 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver.WednesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 778279-8777 craigyeats.com Natures Abstracts: An exhibition featuring works by Deep Cove artist Lyza Del Mar Gustin will run from Feb. 27 to March 12.

of Joy and Sorrow: The OnyxTrio will perform a program of works byTakemitsu, Gubaidulina and Debussy which explores the attempt to evoke the natural world through music Friday, Feb. 20, 11:45 a.m. Free.

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Ancient Airs and Dances — A Baroque Garland: Lions Gate Sinfonia will perform with guest violinist Marc Destrubé and the Lions GateYouth Orchestra Sunday,

March 1 at 3 p.m.Tickets: $39/$35/$18/$12.

Steppin’ Out: A benefit concert in support of the Paul Sugar Palliative Foundation featuring Shari Ulrich,The Jenniffer ScottTrio,Tom Arntzen and Sound Eclectic Vocal Ensemble Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $28/$25.

Retromania 2: Featuring ultimate tributes to Rod Stewart,TinaTurner and Stevie Nicks Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $36/$29.

Shakila: The IranianWomen’s Cultural Society will present an InternationalWomen’s Day celebration Sunday, March 8 at 7 p.m.Admission: $45/$35/$25.

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North Shore Classics —The Rhine Symphony: TheVancouver Symphony Orchestra will perform Monday, March 9 at 8 p.m.Admission: $40/$36/$25.Tickets: 604-8763434.

DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., NorthVancouver. 604-3635370 jane@nsrj.ca Quartête aTête will perform Friday, Feb. 20 at 9 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. and warmup acts start at 7:30 p.m.

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Young composer steps up his game Chris Sivak premieres new choral work with Laudate ■ Laudate Singers present Reflections, Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., NorthVancouver.Tickets: $10/$20/$25 available at laudatesingers.com or by calling 604-729-6814.

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Chris Sivak knows his ABCs, but the alphabet song he’s been singing lately isn’t the same one his kindergarten teacher taught him.

The 32-year-old is the composer-in-residence for the Laudate Singers during the North Shore chamber choir’s 2014/15 season. On March 7, he will debut the first piece of music he has written for the group. Far from traditional choral fare, Sivak describes his creation as “a high-octane version of the alphabet.”

The audience will surely recognize the familiar A to Z lyrics, but Sivak’s fourminute work is set to an entirely different melody than the song most North American children learn in elementary school.The finished product is a fast-

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In addition to Sivak’s new work, the upcoming Laudate Singers concert, entitled Reflections, will also revive some favourite pieces written by former composers-in-

residence, includingTyler Peterson, Kristopher Fulton, Bruce Sled and others, in celebration of the group’s 20th anniversary season.

Sivak’s job description entails not only writing for the choir, but singing with them too. He’s in the bass section.

“I love to sing choral music and it’s a tremendous opportunity to see the strengths of the group when

you’re on the ground with them.”

He was admittedly nervous when he first joined on because of the high-calibre reputation of the singers. “But it’s been awesome, and I’ve been able to step up my game quite a bit,” he says.

Sivak studied music at Capilano University.That’s where he first met Lars Kaario, a Capilano music

instructor and the artistic director of the Laudate Singers. Sivak went on to earn a bachelor of music degree in music theory and composition from UBC, but remained in touch with Kaario over the years.

Since graduating, he has been commissioned to write music for theVancouver Chamber Choir, Red Shift Music Society,The Vancouver Peace Choir,The

Amicus Duo,The Nu:BC Collective and OperaFeHk. It was a piece he thought up for theVancouver Chamber Choir in 2013 that sparked his interest in re-working well-known children’s songs. Mother Goose’s Melody consisted of three movements, each a setting of a different nursery rhyme, and the audience’s “very real” reaction to the music was encouraging. “They were there in the moment,” Sivak explains.

Presenting songs with a familiar text is one method Sivak uses to connect with his listeners, particularly those who don’t typically listen to classical music and might be intimidated by the genre. His alphabet composition is sort of the musical equivalent of cracking a joke during a speech. “People are really receptive if you tell a joke,” he explains. “I love the idea that someone will have to suppress a giggle.”

The amusing piece is also designed to quash any association between classical music and elitism.

“You de-exalt yourself from your high horse when you tell a joke and you put yourself on the same level as the person you’re trying to perform for,” Sivak says.

When he first pitched his ABCs idea to the Laudate Singers, he was nervous it might be dismissed as too silly.That wasn’t the case.

See Sivak page 21

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DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

ThomasT and More: A concert by John McGie and Carl Craig featuring select music fromTheThomas T musical production and more Saturday, March 7 at 8 p.m.Admission: $15.Tickets: firstimpressionstheatre.com or 604-929-9456.

GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH 1110 Gladwin Dr., North Vancouver.

North Shore Music Festival andWorkshops: The North Shore Registered MusicTeachers will present three concerts at the 44th annual event. March 4 a concert highlighting the noncompetitive section in piano, vocal, strings and winds will take place and March 5 and 6 trophy winners in piano and strings will perform at 7 p.m.

Admission: $10/$5.There will also be free workshops from Feb. 21 to March 2. Info: 604-9871067 or 604-929-1592.

GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca Music Meets Art — Jazz at the Gallery: The Jennifer ScottTrio will performTuesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the evening will start with a wine service and curated tour of the gallery.

Admission: $10/$7.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver.Tickets: 604-9816335 kaymeekcentre.com

WESTVANCOUVER UNITED CHURCH 2062 Esquimalt Ave.,West Vancouver.

A la Carte: Pacific Spirit Choir and Pacific Spirit Children’s Choir together with opera diva Natalie Choquette will present a wide variety of arias and choruses from opera and musical shows Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.Admission: $30/$25.Tickets: 604-9229171 or pacificspiritchoir.com.

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Ghazal Ensemble will perform Indo-Persian fusion music Friday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m.Admission: $50/$40/$35/$30.

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Friday Night Live: Lynn Valley United Church present a weekly series with improv actors AddLibretto playing hosts to

musical guests Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Ruel Morales, Feb. 20.

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Classical Concert Series: Pianist Boris Konovalov will performThursday, Feb. 26, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15.

PRESENTATION HOUSETHEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.Tickets: 604-9903474 phtheatre.org Debut Concert: The Network Ensemble will perform Saturday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m.

Admission: $12.

ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. 604-985-0408 st-andrews-united.ca Reflections: The Laudate Singers will perform a wide range of styles and themes in a cappella at their 20th anniversary concert Saturday, March 7 at 8 p.m.Admission: $25/$20/$10.Tickets: 604-7296814 or laudatesingers.com.

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ANGLICAN CHURCH 885 22nd St.,West Vancouver. 604-926-4381 JazzVespers: Pianist/vocalist Jennifer Scott and her quartet will perform renditions of wellknown tunes and some of her own compositions Sunday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m.A donation of $10 at the door will be appreciated.

TOM LEE MUSIC HALL 929 Granville St.,Vancouver.

Melodies for Memories: Michelle JiaYun Xu will be featured in a piano recital benefitting the Alzheimer Society Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.Admission: $12.Tickets: 604-307-8864 or 604-6858471.

CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 PurcellWay, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ CapTheatre —The Foreigner: A comedic farce about a man masquerading as a foreigner Monday, March 2 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $39/$35/$20.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Boom: A solo performance

by Rick Miller that documents the images, music, culture and politics that shaped the Baby Boom generation (1945-1969) March 2 and 3 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $50/$39/$25.

PRESENTATION See more page 21

Old-timey band taking a new approach

From page 13

looking forward to.

“This is a French festival, but still, part of the audience is English and we’ve played in places in the United States as well in front of anglophone audiences. It’s always fun to see them get into it because basically we’re playing North American music. A third of our pieces are actual adaptations of American pieces so they can recognize stuff and associate things together. It’s a different kind of challenge compared with when we’re playing back home in more French quarters. But it’s new and

anything new is good,” he says.

The band is currently promoting its 2013 eponymous album, a follow to a 2010 release, also eponymous, when the group’s name incorporated its lead singer, then known as Isabeau et Les Chercheurs d’or.The name translates into The Gold Diggers, a reference to prospectors of yesteryear.

“The band started out as close as you can think of to a bluegrass old time music outfit and gradually incorporated more modern influences, stuff that everybody’s been listening to, new releases

and such, but still on the old instruments,” says Dawson. “We’ll be listening to Fleetwood Mac,Wilco or whatever, and then writing these kinds of songs but still with the old instruments — the mandolin, the banjo and the double bass. Sometimes our songs will sound very poppish, very hooky, very pop-orientated, but with the old time sounds.”

Dawson describes their 2013 record as a transition album, as it features a mix of acoustic pieces that are closer to what the band started out doing, with some modern exploratory pop elements thrown in.

“It’s a bit more eclectic

than what’s coming up — but it’s interesting in that way. Some of the takes are live takes just around one microphone, and some of the other takes are very produced, lots of tracks, more sleek kind of sounding,” he says.

The LP, which was mixed in Los Angeles with engineer Sheldon Gomberg (Ben Harper, Ryan Adams and Rickie Lee Jones), showed early signs of the direction the band is continuing to move in, and its next record, scheduled for a fall release, will cement that style.

“The influences are different.This band, as I said, it was very old-

timey and traditional and not Québécois, but really North American bluegrass, Appalachian, folk. Now we’re really more into writing songs that don’t have anything to do with what we were trying to imitate or bring forth so it’s a bit more personal I would guess. But then we have this sound, which is pretty established, that we’ve kept around so that is still there,” says Dawson.

While Les Chercheurs d’or is already playing some of the new songs that will be featured, the final tracks will ultimately sound different to fans.

“We don’t try and

translate our recorded pieces as they sound on the album,” says Dawson. “We try and make it so that our recordings are different on purpose so that when we play them in a show it’s a bit of a surprise. Again, because we have these acoustic instruments, we have to find new arrangements.There is quite a big difference actually between some of those pieces and the way they’re heard on a recording and the way we play them live.”

Following Les Chercheurs d’or’s Lower Mainland appearance, the band is set to head abroad in March for a string of dates in Europe.

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CALENDAR From page 20 HOUSETHEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604-990-3474 phtheatre.org Cat Killer: A guided play where audience members will experience the performance in groups of three starting every five minutes March 5-15, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9 and 9:30 p.m. and Sundays, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4 and 4:30 p.m.Tickets: $15-$20.

THEATRE AT HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii: A seven-door farce will run until Feb. 21 at 8 p.m.

Admission: $18/$16.

WATERFRONT THEATRE 1412 Cartwright St., Vancouver.

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Rhapsody: CarouselTheatre forYoung People will perform Feb. 28-March 29 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.Admission: $35/$29/$18.Tickets: 604-6856217 or tickets.carouseltheatre. ca

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Preview Show: Westside Dance Centre will perform Sunday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m.

Admission: $17.

“There’s always limitations to what you can do, but Lars (Kaario) is pretty adventurous.”

The alphabet song is the first of two pieces Sivak is composing for the Laudate Singers this season. The second will debut at the

MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT UBC 6393 Northwest Marine Dr., Vancouver.

Coastal First Nations Dance Festival:This year’s festival will showcase both international and BC-based groups performing stories, songs and dances with three days of school group performances,

choir’s year-end concert in May. In keeping with his children’s music kick, Sivak plans to present a fresh take on the lullaby “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”

“I think I’m getting addicted to setting childhood prose to music,” he says with a laugh.

10 at 8 p.m.Admission: $28/$25.Tickets: capilanou. ca/blueshorefinancialcentre/.

March 3-5, two signature evening presentations, March 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and two afternoon festival stage shows March 7 and 8, 1-4 p.m.

Admission: MOA admission plus an additional fee of $25/$20 for evening shows.

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FINCH AND BARLEY 250 East First St., North Vancouver. finchandbarley. com Dino DiNicolo will perform a solo showThursday, March 12 from 8:45 p.m. to midnight.

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604-558-0928 Cap Global Roots: Guitar duo Dead Combo will performTuesday, March

HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Live Music: Every Saturday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Schedule: Feb.

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Destrubé’s stylish, bold and daring playing will blossom in concertos by Vivaldi and Haydn.

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Pro Arte Showcase 2015: Featuring students performing classical ballet to lyrical, contemporary to acrobatics and

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From page 19

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CALENDAR From page 21 and beyondTuesdays at 8 p.m.

Participation welcome. Info: ethosproductions@shaw.ca.

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

Cat Killer March 5 - 15, 2015 a daring theatrical experience

RUSTY GULL 175 East First St., North Vancouver.

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

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

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

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CAPILANO LIBRARY 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. 604-987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca Movie Night atYour Library: TheTrip to Italy will be screenedThursday, Feb. 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registration required.

CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North

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Dear Lonsdale: There is definitely a styling that goes with wearing knits. It can be as simple as wearing a knit top. But why be simple?

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A properly fitted knit looks straight and narrow. If you like a hint of a waistline, add a belt.

A belt with a sweater is fashion forward — though perhaps not to those of us who were around in the 1980s.

There is also a boxy, slightly oversized sweater. This can be layered over a shirt and worn with tapered pants. I like this lean look as it can give you some room to breathe. It is a looser and more forgiving silhouette, which still works.

Some knits feature ribbing that resembles a pattern. This ribbing looks modern. There is a mohair look and feel adding to the texture trend of this season.

Marled and cable knit sweaters resembling the fisherman sweater have made a comeback as an outer layer. Traditional sweaters in fashionable multi-colours update the Fair Isle patterns.

Sweaters can also be found with a zipper, making them a layering piece.

Layering knits can be forced or neutral, depending on the colours you wear. If you wear lightweight monotone colours it creates a minimal look, which many women like and is in fashion.

Knits this season are not only textured but also coloured.

There is a colour block look featuring a few colours and bold to skinny stripes. As well, cross dye yarns produce a subtle speckled look with many colours, usually tone on tone with some complementary hues. This is a graphic and modern look. Some knits are embellished with fringes.

Still not sure what to do with your knitwear? After you choose your knit of preference, add some pieces to complete your outfit. Long skirts radiate a laid back and sophisticated look.

Sweaters with plaid shirts underneath bring us back to the grunge era; don’t forget your leggings! On the flip side, a striped shirt brings your knit up a notch. Traditional sweaters can be updated with a boot cut pair of pants. Tactile fancy knits can be worn with a pencil skirt straight into the office.

Knits can be worn with anything. They can be dressed up and down, appropriate for modern urban life in any city of the world. This look and feel transcends swank.

Adieu, Mattie Mattie is a freelance writer and fashion expert. Reach her on her Facebook page Mattie-a-la-Mode.

Fashion File POP-UP SHOP The Latest Scoop is returning to West Vancouver with a spring concept store on Feb. 26 at 2474 Marine Dr.The Dundarave popup will feature fashion, home décor, furniture, accessories, lifestyle goods, footwear, stationary and gifts.

SEWING LOUNGE Made by Me Sewing Studio has opened at 108-949 West Third St. in North Vancouver. Owned by Christine Hambleton, the new studio is offering a variety of workshops, camps and birthday parties for tweens, teens and adults.

Projects include infinity scarves, photo pillows, tote bags and onesie pyjamas.

Experienced sewers can also rent machines and browse fabrics for sale. madebyme.ca DRESS DRIVE Sofiabella Tween Clothing Boutique is collecting gently used dresses for Grade 7 students in North Vancouver who may not have the means to purchase formal wear for their elementary school farewell celebrations. Accessories and shoes in good condition will also be accepted.

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Janneke Lewis returns Janneke Lewis was a family lawyer at North Shore Law LLP from 2001 to 2012. We are pleased to announce that Janneke has recently returned to North Shore Law LLP after living in Scotland for 2 years. She has added to her already extensive CV, the role of innkeeper and has many tales about running a boutique hotel in the Scottish Highlands.

In her work as a lawyer, Janneke focuses primarily on the areas of family law, including abuse issues and child abduction, as well as collaborative law. If you require legal assistance, call for a consultation.

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North Shore mosaic artist exhibits in NYC A new gallery in New York City, the HoerleGuggenheim, is opening an exhibit by North Vancouver native Jason Dussault on March 3.

Deconstructive/Constructive features Dussault’s largescale mosaics, some of which are already on display in the gallery alongside works by the likes of Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso.

Dussault has reimagined the ancient art of mosaicmaking and uses tile, paint, grout, resin and vintage porcelain to depict iconic characters from his youth such as Superman and the Incredible Hulk.

“Jason’s work shows figures we can all relate to.

It is generational and we all grew up reading and seeing heroes in action. It resonates,” stated gallery director Philippe HoerleGuggenheim in a press release.

Dussault formerly headed up Dussault Apparel, a high-end streetwear fashion label with a flagship location in Los Angeles.The business was the subject of a reality TV show Dussault Inc. which ran for two seasons

Fashion File From page 27 entitled Mended. Put on by the Surface Design Association of B.C. and Yukon, the exhibit runs March 17 to May 15 at the Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St.,Vancouver.

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McFarland’s storyline hits home ■ McFarland. Directed

by Niki Caro. Starring Kevin Costner.

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Kevin Costner has carved out a nice little niche for himself as a sports hasbeen.

The actor has played an ancient baseball pitcher (For Love Of The Game), a washed-up golf pro (Tin Cup), an on-his-way-out baseballer again (Bull Durham), and a baseball fan who never turned pro, but who nonetheless ploughs perfectly good cornfields for the love of the sport (Field of Dreams).

Costner’s got both the aging-high-schooljock good looks and the authoritative confidence to convince us that a comeback is always right around the corner.

In Disney’s latest sports drama Costner plays real-life high school coach Jim White, whose football coaching career has stalled thanks to an altercation with a mouthy teenaged player. Out of better options, Jim moves his family to the impoverished town of McFarland, California.

McFarland is one of the poorest towns in America, in California’s Central Valley, almost exclusively Latino and with a prison conveniently located right next door to the high

daughter).

While Jim is a fish out of water in McFarland, his students are unwelcome in the new, WASP-ish crosscounty arena; the boys face racial slurs at the starting line. Jim isn’t much better, wielding a kitchen timer instead of a stopwatch to log the boys’ progress.

Once the team finds success, Jim’s coaching ability piques the competition’s interest: cue

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So rather than lose his post, Jim talks the school administration into putting together a cross-country team. It’s a brand-new sport in 1987, a rich-kids’ sport, the principal points out. Jim has never coached cross-country, but the free uniforms seal the deal.

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Coach is White, all right, down to the whitebread sandwiches he packs for lunch. The requisite culture-clashes ensue, alongside Jim’s conflicting responsibilities to his runners and the needs of his family (Maria Bello plays his wife; Homeland’s Morgan Saylor is his teen

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CALENDAR From page 23 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca/education BuildingYour Brand as an ArtistWith Social Media: A short workshop to introduce participants to the concepts behind how social media marketing works Saturday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. Fee: $75 for non-members/$60 for members.

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the usual lure of something better versus the moral imperative to do the right thing. It’s an underdog sports movie and ticks all the requisite boxes of its genre, although it feels somewhat novel because of its almost exclusively Latino cast. Unfortunately, any gains made in onscreen equality are lost in inadequate scripting (Jim’s wife’s assertion that nowhere has ever felt more like “home” than McFarland, with nothing convincing to back her up) or heaped-on Americana (Latinos can sing the national anthem, too, we get it).

Ultimately it’s the little moments that hit home, like the fact that the boys live in California but have never seen the ocean. (One of the film’s new actors had that experience for the first time during filming.)

No, it’s not as savvy as Costner’s Draft Day, last year; however, there are plenty of clap-outloud moments to be had, and the high-schoolers at the promo screening I attended whooped and applauded on cue, an excellent testimonial for Disney. Stay tuned for the amazing stats at the end, featuring many of the real characters portrayed in the film.

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Illustration has been used to communicate ideas since the earliest cave drawings.

It reaches across language barriers and conveys both the simple and complex in a way that connects to us on many levels.

The past 50 years has seen dramatic changes in this art form as it moved from traditional techniques to multi-media and then into a digital age.The expanded opportunities through easily accessible computer programs has put

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Capturing Beat’s fleeting moments Allen Ginsberg’s poetic images on view in new exhibit at PHG ■ “We Are Continually Exposed to the Flashbulb of Death:” The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg (19531996), Presentation House Gallery, Feb. 21 – April 5. Curated by Barbara Fischer and John Shoesmith. Opening reception Feb. 20, 7 p.m. d]\2 7Y929H b].T ;.33.)a .R) YW3 T90] E.R 64.R*W3*9' !JOO' []T.2WR 3WT0]4 74WR2' P"%N - O"%L *S' [W\2 9\ 2Y] F933a 6.SWTa 691R).2W9R .R) *97a4W[Y2 2Y] ]32.2] 9\ =TT]R iWR3,]4[%

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Before the best minds of his generation were destroyed by madness, poet Allen Ginsberg caught the radiant cool eyes of angelheaded hipsters and the philosophizing mouths of platonic conversationalists in the light of hundreds of camera flashes.

Presentation House Gallery is set to unveil several of Ginsberg’s photos — many of which include his handwritten reminiscences — in an exhibition opening Saturday.

Nearly 18 years after his 1997 death, Ginsberg is recalled as the conscience of the Beat Generation, the wordsmith who immortalized the fury and futility of his time. Howl, his best known poem, contains a vision of Zen New Jersey, boxcars and bop Kabbalah that came to define and inspire generations of young men who sought transcendence in loneliness, jazz and speed — both vehicular and pharmaceutical.

The subjects of Ginsberg’s photos include merry pranksters and mad ones, including On the Road author Jack Kerouac, vagabond muse Neal Cassady, and consciousness expansion proponent Timothy Leary.

On one level, the photos are pictures of friends, but on another they’re documents of a movement, according to exhibition curator Barbara Fischer.

“He’s very much conscious that he’s part of a historic moment with the emergence of the Beat Generation,” Fischer explains.

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The restlessness of the beat movement gives Ginsberg’s photos an added poignancy. For a fraction of a second Kerouac, that patron saint of the highway, is still — smoking a cigarettes with his back against a doorway, his stream of consciousness frozen.

Ginsberg took photos of friends like singer/songwriter Bob Dylan and actor Warren Beatty, but for Fischer, some of the most intriguing pictures are the ones Ginsberg took of himself.

“He’s very frank about his own body and pictures himself as this aging man. I find them quite moving,” she says of the self-portraits.

Ginsberg’s earliest pictures are 1940s drugstore prints, but at the encouragement of photographer Berenice Abbott, he started to take photography more seriously, using a large format camera and developing his own prints.

Abbott also encouraged Ginsberg to annotate his pictures, something he undertook in the 1980s.

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poetic” notes add a layer to the exhibition, according to Fischer.

“The poet is a photographer and the photographer is a poet,”

she summarizes.

Having grown up in Germany, Fischer says she was quite taken by how many young people, particularly young men,

are drawn to Ginsberg as a “counterculture hero.”

The poet offers a “spiritual quest that counters much of the materialism and capitalist culture and militarism” offered to young men, she says.

Taken together, the photos document “a social revolution that came out of the closet” in the 1950s and continued to resonate through the AIDS crisis and into the ongoing gay marriage debate, according to Fischer.

Leafing through Ginsberg’s photos is a bit like turning the pages in a diary, according to Fischer.

“He records these moments of intimacy of a very tight-knit circle of friends,” she says. “He seemed to have been conscious of the fact that his time was a fleeting moment.”

Those fleeting moments of William S. Burroughs, Lucien Carr and Kerouac are captured in a body of work that Ginsberg never expected to exhibit — at least, not on Earth.

“He talked about the pictures being made for his public in heaven,” Fischer says.

The exhibit is scheduled to run until April 5.

■ Beats Gregory Corso and Herbert Huncke in situ Two lions of the Beat Generation filmed by Francois Bernadi: https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=CbY6KXPg6wY. ■ Ken Kesey talks about Neal Cassady https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=8s3DHa3QfCU. ■ Lettre de Neal Cassady à Jack Kerouac March 7, 1947 (Extrait de “Un truc très beau qui contient tout Lettres 1944-1950” aux éditions Finitude): https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9JhcgumU4hE. ■ Neal Cassady as Dean Moriarty Jack Kerouac’s iconic character from On the Road: http://www.smithsonianmag. com/videos/category/history/ meet-neal-cassady-as-deanmoriarty/?no-ist.

■ Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady in conversation https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=PXitvt24Q6w.

■ The Source Excerpt from 1999 Beat Generation documentary: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=k6JqjCB_7_I. See more page 36

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

$$

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

Blue Eyed Marys www.blueeyedmarys.com 1735 Marine Drive, W.Vancouver | (604) 921-2583 Come enjoy our seasonal unpretentious menu and BC wine list. Lunch 11:30-2:00 Tuesday -Friday Dinner Tuesday-Saturday from 5:00 pm. Early bird special: 3 courses $29, Happy Hour Fridays 5:00-6:30

$$

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub $$ www.sailorhagarspub.com 86 Semisch Avenue, N. Van. | 604-984-3087 Spectacular view of Vancouver harbour & city, enjoy great food in a Brew Pub atmosphere. 18 beers on tap including our own 6 craft-brews. Live music, satellite sports, pool table, darts & heated patio.

Village Tap House $$ www.villagetaphouse.com

$$$

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

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

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

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

CHINESE Neighbourhood Noodle House www.neighbourhoodnoodlehouse.com 1352 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. | 604-9889885 We offer the best variety and quality Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese cuisine with no MSG or additives at a very affordable price. Family owned and operated for over 18 years. Conveniently located in central Lonsdale.

$

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

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

WEST COAST

FINE DINING The Observatory $$$$ www.grousemountain.com Grouse Mtn, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, N. Van. | 604-998-4403 A thrilling and epicurean experience 3700’ on Grouse Mountain above the twinkling lights of Vancouver.

The Salmon House $$$$ www.salmonhouse.com 2229 Folkestone Way, W. Van. | 604-926-3212 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.

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

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

Casual West Coast dining where nature is your dining partner.

Sweeping views of Northlands 18th hole.

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

The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel $$$ www.pinnaclepierhotel.com 138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. | 604-973-8000 Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood & the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reflect west coast cuisine. Breakfast, lunch, dinner & late night lounge, 7 days/week. Live music Fridays 8 - 11 pm.

WATERFRONT DINING The MarinaSide Grill $$ www.marinasidegrill.com 1653 Columbia Street, N. Van. (Under 2nd Narrows Bridge) | 604-988-0038 Waterfront dining over looking Lynnwood Marina under Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Open every day at 8 am. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Brunch weekends and holidays serving eggs benny to juicy burgers, hot scallop salad, clam chowder. Happy Hour everyday from 3 - 5 pm.

PUB The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub www.blackbearpub.com 1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van | 604.990.8880

$$

Valentine’s Day Specials. “Your Favourite North Shore Pub” 18 years running. We do great food, not fast food. Full Take-Out menu.

Reserve your party of 15-30 ppl except Friday’s. Monday night Trivia.

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WESTVANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca JazzTalks: Long time CBC producer Neil Ritchie will host talksTuesdays, 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Schedule: Feb. 24, bass players and drummers.

Authors in Our Community: Michael Hetherington will, talk about his latest novel Hooked Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7-8:30 p.m.

Opera with Nicolas Krusek: A series that focuses on operas by great Russian composers will runWednesdays until March 4, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

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

OfftheCuff: Beat Culture From page 34 ■ William S. Burroughs’ RevolutionaryWeapon How to produce and escalate riots with instructions from William S. Burroughs as Beat Poetry Cut Up: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=fu4Fj0 6Dp2k&list=PL79D93FE36 47B565F. ■ Jack Kerouac reads from OnThe Road https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=_MjPtem6ZbE&in dex=8&list=PL79D93FE36 47B565F. ■ Raw street footage 1959 Silent 16mm film of Beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, as well as Lucien Carr and his wife Francesca and their three sons, Simon, Caleb and Ethan, and Mary Frank and her children Pablo and Andrea. Shot in the East Village neighborhood of NewYork in the summer of 1959 at the Harmony Bar & Restaurant at East

9th Street and 3rd Avenue: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=WiwYsYNh3ao.

■ Neal Cassady and La Honda A discussion about the Merry Pranksters’ 1964 trip across the U.S. on the bus Further at a 1973 Kerouac symposium held at Salem State College, Massachusetts: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=BfXujlUWLiE. ■ Ken Kesey and Mountain Girl report to Bay Area police station “You only come to this movie once and if you don’t get something rewarding out of every minute you’re sitting there then you’re blowing your ticket.”

— Ken Kesey reporting to a police station in 1965 with his attorney Brian Rohan and Mountain Girl after arrest. KRON San Francisco TV news clip: https://diva. sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/ bundles/209399.

— John Goodman

A42 - North Shore News - Friday, February 20, 2015

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to THE ROAD

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2015 Kia Optima

Kia keeps improving

Kia tends to be ignored in the marketplace, simply because people don’t talk about this brand often.

Every model in its lineup, however, is worth consideration in its respective market segment thanks to the fact that their products have been updated continuously.

On that note, if you need a practical family sedan that has amazing styling, the Kia Optima deserves a thorough examination.

The Kia Optima has styling that turn heads, but

Behind the Wheel

interior — all for a nonpremium price.

To be fair, there are many worthy competitors in the midsize sedan segment. The Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry and Honda Accord are all respectable rivals, to highlight a few.

Significantly refreshed last year, the 2015 Optima receives subtle interior updates and upgraded tech.

it has more than just good looks. It boasts a lineup of efficient and powerful engines and a comfortable and premium-looking

Design The Kia Optima shares its architecture with the Hyundai Sonata, though the Optima has unique

David Chao

styling inside and out.

The exterior lines of the Optima are cleaner and more crisp compared to the Sonata.

The Optima’s crosshatch front grille and long swept-back headlights give it the impression of a “moving vehicle” even when it’s not. A strong shoulder line flows smoothly into the wraparound taillamps and tie the look of the whole vehicle together.

The blacked out roof works well with all colour

See Optima’s page 45

Everybody makes car payments.

Well that’s not true, I hear you say, I always buy ‘em 10 years old in good condition, and pay cash on the barrel.

Nevertheless, you still make car payments. If there’s a difference between what you paid for your car in the beginning and what you sold it for in the end, then you’ve made payments on it.

It’s more than just that too.You car consumes fuel, oil, and tires month-onmonth. It costs a fortune to insure.There’s a servicing schedule.You might want to wash it now and again.The wipers need replacing. One of the bulbs went out.

Basically, as much as I love ‘em, cars tunnel their way into your bank account and start draining it away dollar by dollar. It’s not unlike home ownership with its taxes and plugged drains — except at least See Cash page 44

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A44 - North Shore News - Friday, February 20, 2015

TODAY’S DRIVE

Cash is no longer king of the car world From page 42

the house is rising in value.

Unless you have a collectible like a carefully preserved air-cooled Porsche, a car is a depreciating asset that’s reaching into your wallet every day it’s on the driveway.

Now, you might think that I’m three sentences away from strapping on a pair of hemp pants and urging you to “Stop working for your car maaaan. Simplify!” Perish the thought. If I had my druthers, my house would look like the place from the old Justification for Higher Education poster, except with half the cars up on blocks. I’d have an entire fleet of crapcans if I could get away with it.

But if we recognize that locking up thousands of dollars in a consumable is a reality of vehicle ownership, then a few things become clear. First, leasing isn’t the waste of money some financial types would have you believe. Secondly, buying a brand new car instead of waiting for depreciation isn’t that bad

of an idea either. And lastly, sometimes the cheaper the car, the more expensive it is to own.

Let’s look at the first example. Right now, if you’re looking at anything from the German brands — BMW, Mercedes-Benz,Volkswagen — they’re all trying to cut each other’s throats on the monthly payments. It’s a segment where many people already think about monthly outlay rather than tying the whole wad of cash up, and the battle between the 3 Series and the C-Class can come down not so much to incremental differences in ride, handling, and acceleration, but which one has the cheaper payment.

But let’s look at something simpler, the VW GTI. I love the current GTI — I think it’s one of the most competent do-everything cars on the market right now. It’s fast enough to be great fun, comes in a fourdoor to haul your kids, is super comfortable, and has a stick-shift for the die-hard enthusiasts or a dual-clutch gearbox for those battling traffic.

However, it’s expensive.

I spec’d out my ideal car — cloth seats, a stick-shift, four doors to haul the kid — and the total was more than $40K, after fees and taxes.

Mein Gott! Who has that amount of Deutschmarks just lying around?

Or I could trade in a theoretical early 2000s car (there are tax savings in doing so on a lease), and suddenly it’s $400 a month.

That’s still not cheap, but here’s the other part about leasing that people seem to gloss over. It’s not just the niceness of having a new shiny car, it’s the constancy of the pricing. Covered by warranty, that GTI will be $400 a month, every month.

No sudden $1,000 repair bill to replace some unpronounceable part. No getting stranded by the side of the road and having to fork out for towing. No being late to a client meeting because your always-aproject GTI with the sweet rims decided to throw a wheel bearing, meaning a week’s work goes up in smoke.The lease is a known expense.

Plus you might be able to write some or most of

the payment off, if it’s a company car.

“Says here you own a bakery, Mr. Smith. And your delivery van is a Porsche 911 Turbo S?” “Yep. Freshest rolls in town!”

So don’t count out leasing just because some people like to compare it to renting. Modern cars are expensive and complicated, and can be costly to maintain when they start getting a bit old.There are few deals to be had on a 15year-old AMG product, for instance.

Let’s take another example, one where financing is being considered. Conventional wisdom suggests that buying a car after it’s one year old or so, with the initial off-the-lot deprecation having taken a hit, is the best way to do it. I would invite those that think so to try to buy a hatchback Subaru WRX just now.

Good luck.Trolling through the various online sources shows that there are nine hatchback WRXs for sale from 2011 up. Nine. In all of Canada. And many of the back-East ones look

like they just finished a particularly difficult rally stage.

Buying a year-old Corolla or Camry is sometimes doable, but for harder-tofind stuff, there’s always a reason that the car is getting traded in. In addition, if the resale is good enough, then the initial depreciation is somewhat made up for by the access to low financing rates, an extra time period of warranty coverage, and the benefit of driving the car for an extra year. Initial first-year depreciation doesn’t matter if you plan on keeping the car for 10 years.

What’s more, many of us have mortgages or investments, or places where our money might better be spent. Borrowing from the car companies at a fixed rate can make planning easier, and they’re often ridiculously aggressive on rate plans.

Many of the mainstream manufacturers often charge no interest for shorter-term loans, and if I handed you the cost of a car in sacks of loonies and toonies, you’d probably be able to make interest on it over the course of a few years.

There are other, more complicated considerations here too, so be sure to talk to your accountant, but I do have one final piece of advice. If you take away two statements here, let them be that 1) Everybody makes car payments, and 2) Cash is no longer king.

If you’re buying a clunker from the classifieds, that’s one thing. If you’re negotiating at a dealership, it doesn’t make one whit of difference whether you pay in stacks of John A. McDonald’s, or lease it for six years: the dealership doesn’t care.They get paid the same no matter how you pay for it, and where third-party finance comes in, actually get paid a little more.

Cars are better than ever, but they’re also more expensive than ever, so don’t shut off a line of enquiry simply because of a prejudice against leasing or financing. Everybody makes payments on their car — make sure you’re making yours in the smartest way possible. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com

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Optima’s ride tilts to comfort side From page 42

combinations and hides the available panoramic sunroof.

A similar approach was taken inside the cabin as it is very driver focused and cleanly laid out. While some of the materials in the base model are not up to the same quality as its rivals, it does come with some premium standard features like heated side mirrors and Bluetooth phone connectivity.

Performance Most Optima models will have a 2.4-litre four-cylinder under the hood. This motor is rated at a respectable 192 horsepower and 181 footpounds of torque.

Those seeking more performance can opt for a 2.0-litre twin-scroll turbocharged fourcylinder. Producing 274 h.p. and 269 foot-pounds of torque, this engine is capable of delivering a thrilling 0-100 kilometres per hour run, yet still returns admirable fuel economy.

Aiding the turbo’s surprising economy is the fact that Kia only recommends regular unleaded gasoline, saving the cost of high octane fuel. One drawback is that there is some noticeable turbo lag under hard acceleration.

A separate Optima Hybrid is also available.

This uses a 2.4-litre Atkinson-cycle fourcylinder creating 159 h.p. That is boosted 46 h.p. by an electric motor to improve both efficiency and off-the-line acceleration.

Mated to both the base and hybrid motors is a

six-speed automatic with Sportmatic clutchless manual shifting. The turbo still uses a six-speed auto, but the gear ratios are closer and it adds steering wheel mounted paddle shifters.

Regardless of which powerplant you choose, the Optima provides smooth and quiet driving. The suspension is calibrated more for comfort and highway cruising than hard cornering. The steering is light and doesn’t give enough feedback for a spirited drive. In general, the driving character is uninspiring but it feels predicable and sensible nevertheless.

Unlike some of its rivals, the Optima is only available in front-wheel drive. However, those concerned about winter driving can purchase the LX AT Winter Edition, which includes a set of winter tires.

Environment The cabin of the Optima is quite welcoming — especially in the upperend trim levels — and would not look out of place in a premium automobile.

Some upscale features include heated and cooled front seats, a massive dualpanel moonroof, and a voice activated navigation and infotainment system.

The front seats are very comfortable and are well bolstered. All but the base model come with leather seats, which can be finished in a classy quilted look.

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TODAY’S DRIVE

Kia keeps up with well-known rivals

From page 45

In the rear seats, passengers will find plenty of legroom. However, due to the Optima’s sharply raked roofline, taller people will find headroom to be lacking.

There is also plenty of cargo capacity for all your luggage or sporting equipment. All 437 litres of trunk space is also easy to access with three ways to open the trunk lid — a button on the key fob, a button on the drivers door, and a release above the licence plate.

Most models run the next-generation UVO eServices infotainment system. Owners can use the system to stay informed about the vehicle via smartphone or to get updates when they’re behind the wheel. Also, new parental controls are included such as Geo Fencing, Driving Score, Speed Alerts and Curfew Alerts.

Features Starting prices range

from $24,795 to $35,895 as the Optima is available in five trim levels. The Optima Hybrid comes with two trim choices and starts at either $30,095 or $33,695.

Standard equipment includes heated front seats, power driver seat, power windows and locks, steering wheel mounted controls, automatic headlights, cooling glove box, and keyless entry.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include air-cooled front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel, smart key, remote start, push button ignition, fully automatic dual zone climate control, auto dimming rearview mirror, LED daytime running lights, rain sensing windshield, and a rearview camera.

Fuel efficiency numbers (litres/100 kilometres) for the 2.4-litre engine are 10.2 city and 6.9 highway, and the Turbo returns 11.7 city and 7.7 highway.

The Optima Hybrid LX

To help you find the perfect car to suit your needs, Ford offers several models and a wide range of features to choose from.

The Fusion starts at $21,999 and ranges up to $41,599.

is rated at 6.6 city and 5.9 highway, while the EX model is 6.7 city and 6.1 highway.

Thumbs up Despite the exterior styling being a few years old, the Kia Optima still looks fresh and new. All three engine choices are powerful and efficient.

Toyota Camry The Camry has deservedly earned a reputation for excellent build quality and strong resale value. The newest generation comes with a whole lot more character in its styling.

Ranging in price from $23,850 to $34,550, the Camry is available in six different models.

Thumbs down If you want the added security of all-wheel drive, you will need to look elsewhere. Also, if you are looking for something that has a great driving character, this car may not be the answer.

Honda Accord Even in the base model, the Accord’s cabin feels more upmarket than many expect. What you can expect is superb reliability and worry-free ownership.

Available in six trim levels, the Accord ranges in price from $24,050 to $35,630.

The bottom line The 2015 Kia Optima offers all the practical elements needed in a family sedan, while still providing classy looks and premium features.

Competitors Ford Fusion The Fusion is a greatlooking car with an affordable starting price.

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MAZDA UNLIMITED is applicable only to 2015 models. All Mazda warranties remain subject to the terms, limitations and restrictions available at mazdaunlimited.ca. †0% APR purchase financing is available on all new 2014/2015 Mazda vehicles. Other terms available and vary by model. Based on a representative agreement using offered pricing of $24,990 for the 2015 CX-5 GX (NVXK65AA00) with a financed amount of $25,000, the cost of borrowing for a 48-month term is $0, monthly payment is $521, total finance obligation is $25,000. **Lease offers available on approved credit for new 2015 Mazda3 GX (D4XK65AA00)/2015 CX-5 GX (NVXK65AA00)/2015 Mazda6 GX (G4XL65AA00) with a lease APR of 1.49%/0.99%/0.49% and bi-weekly payments of $97/$151/$146 for 48 months, the total lease obligation is $10,089/$15,718/$15,147 including down payment of $0. PPSA and first monthly payment due at lease inception. 20,000 km lease allowance per year, if exceeded, additional 8¢/km applies. 24,000 km leases available. Offered leasing available to retail customers only. Taxes extra. *The starting from price of $16,690/$23,490/$24,790 for 2015 Mazda3 GX (D4XK65AA00) / 2015 CX-5 GX (NVXK65AA00) /2015 Mazda6 GX (G4XL65AA00) includes a cash discount of $1,000/$1,500/$1,500. The selling price adjustment applies to the purchase and is deducted from the negotiated pre-tax price and cannot be combined with subsidized purchase financing or leasing rates. As shown, price for 2015 Mazda3 GT (D4TL65AA00)/2015 CX-5 GT (NXTL85AA00)/2015 Mazda6 GT (G4TL65AA00) is $27,790/$35,490/$34,090. All prices include freight & PDI of $1,695/$1,895 for Mazda3, Mazda6/CX-5. PPSA, licence, insurance, taxes, down payment and other dealer charges are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Lease and Finance on approved credit for qualified customers only. Offers valid Jan 3-Feb 28, 2015, while supplies last. Prices and rates subject to change without notice. Visit mazda.ca or see your dealer for complete details.