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Metro voters reject TransLink tax No side prevails in all three North Shore municipalities BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Lower Mainland voters have rejected the plebiscite to fund TransLink improvements with a new sales tax.

The region-wide vote came back 61.68 per cent No to 38.32 per cent Yes, according to results released by Elections B.C. on Thursday. At stake was a .5 per cent sales tax that would fund $250 million

per year in transportation improvements.

The majority of voters in all three North Shore municipalities voted No. City of North Vancouver voters came down 55.08 per cent against the tax.

The District of North Vancouver’s No vote came in slightly higher at 55.39 per cent and the District of West Vancouver’s voters

topped local opposition at 55.98 per cent.

The Mayors’ Council vision for transportation improvements on the North Shore included 50 per cent more SeaBus service, B-line buses linking Capilano University and Metrotown, Phibbs Exchange and Dundarave, and Lynn Valley with downtown Vancouver, as well as a 30 per cent

he said. “I have to point my finger, really quite clearly at the provincial government.

It should never have gone to a plebiscite. However, here we are and we need to do something about public transportation in the region.

There is no Plan B.” West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith, who was

increase in regular bus service.

The only other funding available to pay for those transit improvements is an increase in property taxes, and that option is not on the table, said City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

“If you were playing a game of crib, I would say that we just got skunked,”

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Crash closes Upper Levels MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Speed and alcohol likely both played a role in a serious Canada Day crash, after the driver of a Porsche 911 caused a chain reaction involving five cars on Highway 1 Wednesday evening.

The accident happened eastbound between the Westview and Lonsdale exits around 8:30 p.m.

While travelling at high speed, the driver of a 2013 grey Porsche 911 made an unsafe lane change and collided with a Toyota Camry, according to police.

The force of the impact caused the Camry to spin around and be struck by a Toyota Tundra pickup truck.

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Fire risk on North Shore rises from high to extreme

All barbecues banned inWest Van; cigarettes still a problem CHRIS SLATER reporter@nsnews.com

The fire risk on the North Shore has gone from bad to worse after officials bumped the risk rating from high to extreme Wednesday afternoon.

As hot and abnormally dry weather continues throughout the Lower Mainland, officials have been carefully monitoring conditions and ramping up regulations to prevent the possibility of fires.

In the District of West Vancouver the “extreme”

warning now in place means a full ban on barbecues in parks is now in effect.

There is also a ban on smoking in public parks as well as a ban on fireworks.

“Aside from pleading with everybody to use extreme caution out in the backcountry, in West Vancouver parks we have banned all open flames, so all propane barbecues, all charcoal barbecues, smoking and fireworks and any open flame whatsoever has been banned . . . ,” said Jeff Bush, assistant fire chief with West Vancouver Fire and Rescue.

Bush said the risk is usually not this high so early in the season and fire prevention staff will be cracking down on offenders.

So far in the month of June alone, Bush said officials in the district have responded to 22 fires

that were human caused, particularly in the last two weeks of the month.

“I think we respond to beach fires on a nightly basis. As a fire prevention officer, this has been a month now that this has been going on. I’ll be ticketing people on the spot.”

Over in the District of North Vancouver, which was also moved its fire risk to “extreme” on Wednesday, assistant fire chief Mike Cairns said he doesn’t expect the risk to be lowered anytime soon.

“Today is officially the first day that we’re at extreme.We’ll probably be staying at that here, I would think, (for) the duration of the summer unless we get some significant rain.”

Cairns said one of the biggest factors contributing

to fires in the district, which sometimes number as high as 10 reports a day, are people carelessly discarding cigarette butts.

“Our main problem is cigarette butts being tossed carelessly, mainly from car windows but also pedestrians on sidewalks or near green space,” he said.

“Most of the people are co-operating and being very careful but there’s still some people who are being pretty reckless.”

Although the use of barbecues in parks has yet to be banned in the District of North Vancouver, Cairns said that’s likely to happen very soon.

Bush added firefighters want to know if anyone spots a fire.

“If you see smoke coming from a wooded area please call us immediately.”

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Speed, alcohol likely factors: police From page 1 of traffic on the highway. An approaching Acura sedan, in an attempt to avoid the collision, also struck the concrete barrier.

Eastbound traffic on the highway came to a standstill just as people were returning from Canada Day activities, while numerous officers from the North Vancouver RCMP detachment and Port Mann Highway Patrol investigated the accident.

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alcohol and speed were likely factors in the accident, which sent the two drivers and two passengers of the Porsche and Mazda to Lions Gate Hospital by ambulance.Those people have all since been released from the hospital.

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o the surprise of no one, the TransLink funding vote has gone down to defeat.

Making good on a Hail Mary election promise, the Liberals handed the mayors the insurmountable task of winning a referendum asking for new taxes.

Worse still, those new tax dollars were going to be handed over to TransLink.

Despite a number of studies that have found it to be relatively efficient and reliable compared to other transit systems, TransLink is still totally unaccountable to taxpayers and therefore remains an organization everyone loves to hate.

Add in a few embarrassing missteps by the Yes campaign, and Thursday’s loss was all but a foregone conclusion, even with — or perhaps because of — $6 million in public money spent by the Yes side to convince voters to part with more cash.

One thing agreed on by virtually everyone outside the Liberal caucus: TransLink’s governance model is badly broken. Plenty of residents made it clear they were voting No to “send a message” to the province. Our transportation minister says he’s received that message, however, he has no intention of bringing about any meaningful change.

Meanwhile, our population continues to grow — something that also wasn’t on the ballot.

Our economy, our climate and our sanity depend upon having a well-planned transportation system that meets the needs of our region — and that’s not what we’re getting.

Instead, we have a total abdication of leadership by the province and no Plan B. Somebody stop this train. We’d like to get off.

Soccer donation in bureaucratic limbo

Speaking personally as a notorious skinflint, just how a West Vancouver barber charging 15 bucks for an old-guy’s haircut can do it is beyond my comprehension.

“It” being good-deeds citizen Michel Ibrahim’s shouldering of a baffling burden in Beirut — nicked $3,500 in customs and import fees, a large nick for any barber. Plus an escalating bill of $50 a day for storage, imposed by airport authorities on his charitable shipment of used soccer equipment for displaced Syrian kids in Lebanese refugee camps.

Talk about taking a haircut.

Latest: John Weston, MP for West Vancouver — Sunshine Coast — Sea to Sky Country, has tried to bring a good-news ending to Christine Lyons’s story on Ibrahim that first ran in

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these pages in November.

Ibrahim, assisted by volunteer Sam AbouKhazaal, says he’s helped 17,000 children in 30 countries over two decades to play the beautiful game that requires leather balls.

But this particular shipment — flown gratis by Air Canada — stalled in Beirut International Airport, as Tereza Verenca described in May in the North Shore

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Ibrahim was a high school teacher in his native Lebanon. He lived through Lebanon’s devastating 20th-century turmoil, which sucked in Syria, Iran, Israel, Hezbollah, the PLO, the Arab League, Christians, and Sunni and Shia Muslims.

You wonder if, in such a murderously divisive milieu, Ibrahim, or anyone, could survive without alienating some political or religious team or other. Then again, perhaps the shipment is in bureaucratic limbo only because it’s from a nonregistered charity.

Ibrahim has been in Canada 25 years, in Vancouver 17. He’s a soccer-sized man of 55.

Soccer-sized: This is the quintessential game for well-knit, mediumtall athletes, not North American football’s ox-like

guards, or hockey’s hunks where anyone under sixtwo and 200 pounds is too small for the big time.

He’s a proud Canadian — recently he spoke with glee, in the first-person plural, of his adopted nation’s women’s soccer team (and short years ago who would have predicted 54,000 people piling into a Vancouver stadium for women’s soccer — or any — soccer?).

But Ibrahim’s flagfestooned barber shop in the 1300-block of Marine Drive shouts soccer religion at all levels. He has a soccer school, plays for two teams, coaches three, and is a BC Soccer referee.

Conservative MP Weston is puzzled that Ibrahim’s goods “are being held up for opaque reasons.”

In May Weston wrote a letter on the impasse to the Lebanese embassy,

and recently renewed the contact. “We feel there isn’t a breakthrough but it looks like a step forward,” he said.

He calls Ibrahim “a great humanitarian.”

Looks somewhat more challenging than tuning a barber shop quartet. To raise money, Ibrahim offered a oneday soccer workshop in Ambleside Aug. 9 for 20 kids, registration fee $50.

Afterwards “the players can come back to my barber shop for a free haircut.”

Ibrahim recently posted: “We’ve just been told that I have until July 22 to pay the custom fees, which now total close to $6,000. If I don’t, the equipment will be confiscated.”

Either way, the workshop will go ahead. Donations, currently totalling $2,500 can be made at the barber shop or follow michelhd@ shaw.ca.

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Face of work in B.C. seeing seismic shifts

Keith Baldrey

View from the Ledge over the past 30 years or so of which industries dominate the provincial economy, it’s also true that the nature of “work” is radically changing as well.

Two noted magazines have recently made those changes the subject of cover stories. The Atlantic Monthly’s is entitled “The End of Work” while the Economist went with “The Weaker Sex: no jobs, no family, no prospects (a cheeky reference to male workers).

Being magazines, both cover stories are deliberately provocative but are well grounded in research. The Atlantic argues that neverending technological change is reducing employers’ needs for human employees, while The Economist argues the traditional male bastion of blue collar jobs is rapidly shrinking in size.

Both premises seem sound, given that anyone who knows members of the Millennial generation knows there’s something remarkably different going on out there in the job market, something that wasn’t there even 10 years ago.

It’s no secret that young people are finding it

harder and harder to find full-time and well-paying jobs. Many hold down two or more part-time jobs, and escaping the minimum wage ghetto is proving an elusive goal for many.

As the Baby Boomer generation rapidly moves into retirement, the jobs its members are leaving behind may disappear with them.

The days of a mass of well-paid industrialized jobs are drawing to a close.

It’s worth noting most of those jobs were unionized, and came with generous benefits packages that went beyond a solid salary.

Take the traditional media industry. For decades, daily newspapers employed hundreds of employees and most of them were wellcompensated (when benefits were included, I suspect the average annual compensation was on average about $100,000 for many).

But the model to keep daily newspapers afloat is broken, and those wellpaid jobs are disappearing by the buyout load.

Younger workers may eventually take over some of those jobs and other jobs in television media, but they are unlikely to come with anywhere near the same high pay packet.

This scenario has played out in a number of sectors. The result is likely to be lower-paying jobs (a huge spike in the number of people working in fast food joints or all-night convenience stores is not exactly a big boost for the economy, let alone those workers’ pocketbooks).

I suspect those hoping

West Van councillors weigh in on density and development From page 6 ensure that replacement houses fit better into existing neighbourhoods.”

Coun. Mary-Ann Booth: “I’m concerned that residents are suffering from construction fatigue in their neighbourhoods: too much, too big, and too impactful to cherished enjoyment and character.

In our town centre, on the other hand, we are not doing enough to support commercial vibrancy, and

housing options near transit amenities.”

Coun. Michael Lewis: “I am not satisfied with the scale, pace and character of development in West Van. Some of my concerns are being addressed as part of the current ‘Housing Bulk’ (report).’ But movement on different forms of residential housing to meet the articulated desires of our residents and on improving the commercial areas remain outstanding.”

Coun. Nora Gambioli:

“I am absolutely not satisfied with our singlefamily home development; the scale is too big, the pace is too fast, and any character is rarely present.

Other than single family, I am satisfied with most of the recent development decisions.”

No response from the other three council members.With my usual charity, I well understand life gets in the way of other life. rtlautens@gmail.com

to succeed in the job market in the coming years will have to be multiskilled, well-educated and willing to freelance their skills to a number of employers.

Now, I suppose

there will always be the proverbial starving artists out there looking for work. But don’t bet on any of them landing work anytime soon painting new murals at the legislature to mark this dramatic

and ongoing shift in the employment picture.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. He can be reached via email at Keith.Baldrey@ globalnews.ca.

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With each passing day, those murals are becoming increasingly rooted in the past and somewhat irrelevant to the modernday province that British Columbia has become.

The murals show pioneer figures engaged in agriculture, mining, forestry and fishing. Back in the 1800s and early 1900s, those industries were indeed dominant in B.C. and remained so for decades.

But if someone were to paint murals today that depicted the face of the modern workforce of British Columbians, the pictures would be radically different.

Instead of loggers, fishers, farmers and miners, we would see nurses, construction workers, hospitality servers and public sector employees.

Here are some numbers to ponder: ■ Since 1987, the number of people working in B.C. in agriculture, forestry, mining and fishing has declined by 17,000.

■ Over that same time period in this province, the number of people working in construction has ballooned by more than 120,000 while those working in food and beverage stores has increased by 31,000 and there are 34,000 more nurses working in the health-care system.

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Friday, July 3, 2015 - North Shore News - A9

Stone says Plan B is mayors’ problem

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one of only three mayors to speak out against the plan, welcomed the result.

“They say in politics ‘Money talks’ but in this case, common sense talked even louder,” Smith said.

“The public, I think, quite rightly saw there was little point in increasing taxes and putting money into an organization until you make sure it has the right business model for success, which is what I’ve been saying from Day 1.”

Though they have differing views on the outcome, both Mussatto and Smith agreed the Lower Mainland needs transportation improvements and that TransLink’s current governance model is dysfunctional.

“Referendums are not the way to fund essential services and we need to have a governance change in the TransLink model and decisions should not be made by two up-country MLAs,” Smith said. “Either Victoria takes the whole thing back and pays for it, or they turn it over to the region and say ‘You people plan it.You people operate it and you decide how to finance it.’”

But the province is not showing any sign that’s going to happen. Instead, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone suggested the hiring

of a permanent customerservice focussed TransLink CEO and opening up TransLink board meetings to the public as methods to achieve more accountability.

“In the months ahead, we will give broader thought to other strategies and other measures that could potentially be taken to improve accountability and transparency at TransLink,” Stone said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.

Stone stressed that the province has committed to funding one third of future TransLink improvements and said it’s the mayors’ responsibility to rethink their plan and how they will come up with the region’s share of the funding. One method at their disposal, Stone suggested, was increasing property taxes.

“Tomorrow, they could convene a meeting and decide to make some adjustments to property taxes that would cover certainly a substantial

portion of it if not the entire gambit of the plan they just put in front of the people of the region,” he said.

The impacts of the No vote are going to be felt not just by transit riders, but by everyone as the region continues to grow, Mussatto said.

Mussatto said roads on the North Shore are already reaching their capacity in terms of their maximum ability to move traffic.

“Without a co-ordinated public transportation system, we are going to see even worse impacts,” he said. “The City of North Vancouver will have to look at limiting how much growth we can accommodate.The problem is, they’re coming.

They’re coming whether we work with them or not.”

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Public Hearings:

Tuesday, July 21, 7pm

Committee of the Whole:

Monday, July 13, 7pm Monday, July 27, 7pm

For more information: • visit dnv.org for agendas, minutes and schedules of upcoming meetings • call 604-990-2315 for a recorded listing of agenda items • visit dnv.org/agendanotice to have agendas delivered to your inbox • visit any District Library to view a copy of the agenda which is available the Friday before the regular Council Meeting

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INQUIRING REPORTER As the warmest June on record slips into July and summer gears up, temperatures have been on the rise, with parts of the North Shore breaking the 30 C mark this past weekend.

While the sun is certainly not unwanted in a city that sees nearly 1,200 millimetres of precipitation a year, the heat and humidity which come with it can cause discomfort for residents, especially since many in our generally mild climate don’t have air conditioning in their homes.

So, how do you beat the heat when the mercury pushes its way up the dial? Weigh in at nsnews.com.

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Ken Barnes North Vancouver “Stay indoors as much as I can.”

Jim Boomfield North Vancouver “Keep (my) curtains closed.

Keep the windows and doors open at night if you live in a safe enough place.”

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Kevin Genido North Vancouver “I’m fromWinnipeg and it’s like the Slurpee capital of the world so I usually get a Slurpee.”

Lauren Elliott North Vancouver “I would say ice cream. Ice cream helps you feel like a kid again and when you’re a kid you really, really love the heat.”

Berit Hansen North Vancouver “Stay inside and get (chores) done when it’s at the highest temperature. Get out early and after 5 p.m.”

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Thanks for all your hard work, teachers Dear Editor: It was the last day of school for my son recently and it sure was a different ending compared to last year.This time last year, the B.C.Teachers’ Federation was facing a long uphill battle against Premier Christy Clark and the Liberal government.We really never had a proper end to the school year.

My son’s teacher Mrs. Patterson had a full class of 24 students this year.

Like many classrooms, she had students with a range of different strengths and weaknesses.

She came early on her own time every morning to help some students who needed a little extra time with their studies.

She nurtured and juggled each of her students’ needs throughout the year. In return, she received true admiration and respect from her students and their families.

On the last day, long after the final bell of the school year had rung, there were several of her students

and parents waiting in Mrs. Patterson’s class to wish her one final fond farewell and to genuinely thank her for all the hard work she has devoted throughout the year. On the last afternoon of school, once again, Mrs. Patterson tirelessly spent time with each student and parent, personalizing her visits as she has done all year long.

To Premier Christy Clark and the Liberal Party, I wish you could have had a glimpse of Mrs. Patterson’s classroom this afternoon. I cannot speak for the other parents but I know that more than ever after today that I am truly grateful for Mrs. Patterson and all of the committed teachers in our public school system who tirelessly dedicate so much time to the well being of our children.

To Mrs. Patterson and all of the B.C. teachers, we wish you a summer break filled with well-deserved rest and relaxation.Thank you so much for all you do!

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Friday, July 3, 2015 - North Shore News - A11

International Baccalaureate

IB to start at Queen Mary

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WHAT: Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2015, No. 8426 and Development Variance Permit No. DVP2015-00008 WHERE: 1745 Mackay Avenue, legally described as: PID 011-768-461, Lot 7, Block 35, DL 552, Plan 4184 WHEN: Monday, July 13, 2015 at 7:00 pm in Council Chamber Notice is hereby given under the provisions of the Local Government Act, that Council will consider issuance of the above Zoning Amendment Bylaw and Development Variance Permit.

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ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2015, NO. 8426 would rezone the property from RS-1 (One-Unit Residential 1) to RS-3 (One-Unit Residential 3) to allow the subdivision of the property into two lots. Each lot would include a single family home with an accessory secondary suite and two enclosed vehicle parking spaces accessed from Mackay Avenue.

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Queen Mary Community School will join two other North Vancouver schools as a fully authorized International Baccalaureate World School.

The North Vancouver School District made the announcement this week.

Queen Mary will become the third school in North Vancouver to offer the international education program, joining Carson Graham secondary and Capilano elementary.

Queen Mary will offer the IB’s Primary Years Program.

The International Baccalaureate program emphasizes problem solving and global citizenship in its approach to the curriculum.

More than 350 students attend Queen Mary, located in one of the City of North Vancouver’s oldest and most diverse neighbourhoods.

Roughly 40 per cent

of the school’s population is learning English as a second or third language.

Early in the process of seeking an IB designation, some people initially questioned the wisdom of doing that at an “inner city” school with complex demographics.

But school administrators felt the program would be a great fit for the school population. This week, their efforts received high praised from school trustees.

“Queen Mary’s administrators in particular have dedicated hundreds of hours, over more than three years, to lead the successful implementation of IB,” stated North Vancouver Board of Education chair Cyndi Gerlach in a press release.

“We know that staff will continue to do great things with the program to encourage the development of knowledgeable, caring young people who help create a more harmonious and peaceful world.”

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All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or email submissions should be sent to Jennifer Ficocelli, Deputy City Clerk, at jficocelli@cnv.org or by mail to City Hall.

Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, July 13, 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

Summer of Small Wonders

The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw and background material will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from July 3, 2015, and online at www.cnv.org/publichearings.

Please direct inquiries to Courtney Miller, Planner 1, Community Development, at cmiller@cnv.org or 604.982.3943.

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Keeping Time

— A weekly gleaner of Internet sources and other media — OnTuesday, June 30 the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) decided that a onesecond adjustment was needed to be added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in order to keep its time of day close to the mean solar time, or UT1.The addition meant that the last minute of June had 61 seconds — 23:59:59 became 23:59:60 before turning to 00:00:00.

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Hairspray holds up ■ Theatre Under the Stars presents Hairspray –The Broadway Musical and Oliver!The Musical, July 10 to Aug. 22 at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.Tickets: $30-$45 at tuts.ca or 1-877-840-0457.

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Wind, rain and humidity are the greatest enemies of elaborately coiffed hair.

With any luck, when the Theatre Under the Stars production of Hairspray

opens on the outdoor Malkin Bowl stage next week, the cast members will be wearing so much styling product that even a summer tempest won’t cause their updos to fall flat.

LynnValley resident HannahWilliams expects to spend a lot of hours in the hair and makeup chair this summer getting backcombed, curled and spritzed before showtime.

The 22-year-old graduate of Capilano University’s musical theatre program will be playing high schooler

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“Traditionally, Penny wears pigtails with a big pouf in the front,”Williams says of her character’s signature hairstyle. SinceWilliams has naturally long locks, she’s hoping she won’t need to wear an uncomfortable wig or hairpiece to achieve the look.

This summer marks the 75th anniversary ofTUTS and Hairspray will play in repertory with Oliver!The Musical this season.Williams

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“This musical is so much fun because it’s so high energy and it’s got great themes,” she says.

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1962, the story follows plus-sized heroine TracyTurnblad (played

by Erin E.Walker) as she follows her dream to audition for and dance on the local TV teen variety program

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Penny, her loyal, bubbly and somewhat dorky friend, supports her along the way.

“Penny is a very sweet girl with an overbearing mother who’s quite strict just because she loves her so much,” Williams explains.

“But Penny’s at the age where she’s ready to try new things and break out and discover who she is.”

Williams had plenty of research material to work with in preparation for the See TUTS page 25

Friday, July 3, 2015 - North Shore News - A13

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ARTEMIS GALLERY 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 778-233-9805 artemisgallery.ca

COASTAL PATTERNS GALLERY 582 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. 604-7624623, 778-997-9408 or coastalpatternsgallery.com

ARTS IN VIEW ON LONSDALE BlueShore Financial, 1250 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

Physical Splendour: Oils on canvas or linen by Andrea Klann and pottery byVincent Massey are currently on display.

DISTRICT FOYER GALLERY 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Art Exhibit: Works by painter and photographer MauricioVillamil and origami by JosephWu will be on display from July 22 -Sept. 15.

THE BLANK TANK 102-148 Alexander St., Vancouver.

Because We Are Human: North Shore artist Majid Seikh Akbari’s installation and sculptures inspired by Rumi’s poetry will be on display until July 7.

CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.778-372-0765 caroun. net Photography Exhibition: Zohreh Hamraz’s work will be on display July 10-16.

Opening reception: Saturday, July 11, 4-8 p.m.

Photography Exhibition: Mina Iranpour’s work will be on display July 18-30.

Opening reception: Saturday, July 18, 4-8 p.m.

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

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nvartscouncil.ca Walking on the Land: The NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of shoes created from plants by Rebecca Graham from July 7 to Aug. 24. Artist talk: Tuesday, July 21, 12:1512:45 p.m.

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Animal Farm: An exhibition of artworks

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The Gift Box: Buy local from two display cases dedicated to local artisans who specialize in high quality, hand-crafted and unique gift items.

Art Rental Salon: An ongoing art rental programme

DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca The NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of paintings byYue Baoyu until Aug. 4.

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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 Progression of Form Fundraising Exhibition: A solo exhibition of works by Robert Davidson will run until Aug. 29.

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

GRAFFITI CO. ART STUDIO 171 East First St., North Vancouver. Tuesday-Friday, 1:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment. 604-9801699 or gcartstudio@shaw. ca HORSESHOE BAY AREA West Vancouver.

Horseshoe Bay Art Walk: Visit local painters, potters, photographers and multimedia artists as they display their work at 13 locations Sunday, July 5, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.The route can be done on foot or a free shuttle bus will leave from Gleneagles Community Centre every half hour. Info: horseshoebayartwalk.com.

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Clay creations in various techniques by Coralie Triance and abstract and figurative paintings by Antonio Dizon will be on display until July 19.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Iranian Door Knockers: Alireza Jahanpanah will show a selection from his collection of more than 2,500 photographs of Iranian door knockers until July 4.

Shift: Oil paintings by visual artist Barbra Edwards and sculptural felt making by fibre artist Fiona Duthie will be on display from July 8 to Aug. 8.

Artist talks: Sunday, July 12, 2 p.m. Reception: Sunday, July 12, 3 p.m.

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

SHELTON ART/ STUDIOS GALLERY 3540 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Studio visits by appointment. 604-9225356 sheltonart.com SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Beauty of Nature: Paintings of bouquets of flowers by Neva Baxter and landscape scenes by Doria Fochi will be on display until July 5.

From Darkness to Light: Painters Kristjana Gunnars and MarliseWitschi will display their works from July 7 to 26. Opening reception: Tuesday, July 7, 6-8 p.m.

TARTOOFUL 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. 604-9240122 tartooful.com VIPOND STUDIO AND GALLERY 195 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. By appointment only. 604209-1197 Landscapes in oil on canvas by NormanVipond.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery — The 5enses: Works by five North Shore women who share a deep enthusiasm for abstract art and freedom of the brush stroke will be on display until

July 20.

In the Gallery — Harmony Arts Retropesctive: An exhibition that celebrates 25 years of Harmony Arts through the changing design styles that have evolved as the festival has grown will run from July 23 to Aug. 24.

WEST VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St., West Vancouver. MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

604-925-7290 Art in the Hall: Warren Goodman’s works of acrylics on large canvases will be on display until July 6.

WEST VANCOUVER MUSEUM 680 17th St., West Vancouver. TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca From the Inside Out — Integrating Art and Architecture on the West Coast: An exhibition that examines the legacy of several influential artists and architects by showcasing their projects will run until Aug. 29.

YEATS STUDIO & GALLERY 2402 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. WednesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Mini Concert: Singer/ songwriter Martyn Joseph will hold a small concert, songwriting workshop and question and answer session Thursday, July 23, 7-10 p.m.

Admission: $25.Tickets: 604971-2893.

CATES PARK 4000-block Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver.

Concerts in Cates: Free outdoor concerts Saturdays from July 11 to Aug. 22, 4-7 p.m. Each concert will feature three local bands and the final concert will showcase nine singer/songwriters.

CIVIC PLAZA 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver.

Rup Sidhu, artist and musician will perform groove oriented hip hop beats to contemporary fusions of classical ragas Thursday, July 23, 6-8 p.m.

EDGEMONT VILLAGE 3000-block Highland Blvd., North Vancouver.

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LONSDALE QUAY 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. lonsdalequay.com SummerFest 2015: Free live concerts featuring a different music genre each week Sundays and holidays, 1-3 p.m. with an additional concert Aug. 3, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Schedule: July 5,Viper Central (classical bluegrass); July 12,The Palomars (uptown hillbilly jazz); July 19, Company B (jazz); July 27, Coco Jafro (Afro-Latin soul band); Aug. 2, Fairfield Music Showcase (children music group); Aug. 3, Robyn and Ryleigh (folk-pop duo); Sherra Kelly and Michael (acoustic, folk, pop); Aug. 9, Bobs & LoLo (kid’s entertainers); Aug. 16, Steve Elliot as Elvis (American classic); Aug. 23, Apollo’s Crush (R&B, dance and funk); Aug. 30,The Emily Chambers Band (R&B, blues, acoustic).

LYNN VALLEY VILLAGE PLAZA Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway, North Vancouver.

Summer Concert Series 2015: All concerts will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays and may be cancelled in the event of rain. Schedule: July 10, Cayla Brook (jazz/blues); July 17, Rich Hope (country soul); July 24, Robyn and Ryleigh (country); July 31,Terminal Station (blues rock); Aug. 7,The Dynamics (classic Motown); Aug. 14, Gastown Riot (50s rock); Aug. 21, Hot Lucy (rock); and Aug. 28, AdamWoodall Band (folk rock). Info: northvanrec.com/ publications-and-resources/ community-concerts.aspx.

The Hot Mamma’s will sing harmony to the music of the Boswell Sisters, Andrews Sisters, 60s Motown and moreWednesday, July 22, 6-8 p.m.

PANORAMA PARK Deep Cove, North Vancouver.

Summer Concert Series 2015: All concerts will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays and may be cancelled in the event of rain. Schedule: Aug.

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Summer Concert Series 2015: All concerts will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays and may be cancelled in the event of rain. Schedule: July 10, Souled Out (R&B); July 17, Smith and Jones (country); July 24, Pernell Reichert Band (art folk); and July 31,The Bobcats (classic rock). Info: northvanrec.com/ publications-and-resources/ community-concerts.aspx.

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PARKGATE LIBRARY 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca Summer Music at the Library: John Lyon and Friends will play tunes from the 1960s and more Wednesday, July 8, 7-8 p.m.

SHIPBUILDERS’ SQUARE Wallace Mews Road and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver.

Summer Sessions: A concert series on Saturdays with a support act from 7 to 8 p.m. and a headliner act from 8 to 10 p.m. Schedule: July 4, Henri BrownWild and the So Tight Band (rhythm and blues); July 11, March Hare Band (party); July 18, Alma Chevere (Latin and soul); July 25, Chin Injeti (jazz and soul); Aug. 1, Souled Out (soul and disco funk); Aug. 8, Mostly Marley (reggae); Aug. 15, Persons of Interest (Irish); Aug. 22, David James and

Big River (Johnny Cash tribute); and Aug. 29, The Boom Booms (party Brazilian and rock). Info: cnv.org/summersessionslineup.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Jazz Waves: An all-star line up of musicians playing everything from R&B, gospel to blues, Latin jazz and more until July 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Schedule: July 4, PK3 Jazz Trio; July 11, jazz pianist and composer Tony Foster; July 18, singer/songwriter Miranda Di Perno; July 23, singer AmandaWood; and July 25, gospel singers The Sojourners.Tickets: $20 each or $110 for six concerts.

Classical Concert Series: Stile Moderno comprised of violinist Arthur Neele and lute player Konstantin Bozhinov will present an interactive program exploring Baroque music from the 17th century Thursday, July 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15.

Classical Concert Series: The Fair Trade Trio will perform a diverse repertoire of chamber music Thursday, See more page 24

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Gangs ofWasseypur: Part I and 2 — In Hindi with English subtitles.

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Explore the Shore Adventure Quest How well do you know your backyard?

Guide yourself from Deep Cove, west to Horseshoe Bay, to answer er our trivia questions for a chance to win a $500 North Shore prize pack.

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How many steps are there to the trail at the Panorama Drive base of the Baden Powell Trail/Quarry Rock Hike?

12. When

(month/date/year) was the Lynn Valley Centennial Cairn originally dedicated, in honour of the men and women of Lynn Valley who died in the service of their country?

______________________________________________________________________ 2. Name the animal depicted in the large mural located in the heart of Deep Cove.

______________________________________________________________________ 13. What is the name of the foundry where the bronze figure ‘Your Ancient Scribe’ was created?

______________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the numerical bearing from the Ancient Anchor in Cates Park to SFU?

______________________________________________________________________ 14. Which long legged, wading bird, has taken up residence in Edgemont Village (in plastic form)?

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The new Simons department store under construction at Park Royal South is no cookiecutter building.

Peter Simons, CEO of the Quebec-based fashion retailer, stands across the street from the site of his future West Vancouver location on a recent sunny day and motions to the textured finish on the exterior wall. Inspired by the heritage of the Squamish First Nation, specifically Salish weaving, the facade is comprised of off-white concrete panels featuring a traditional repeating chevron pattern.

The panels are stacked, some vertical, some horizontal, like blankets.

“It’s part of our DNA as an organization,” Peter says of the locally informed design. “We’ve always worked really hard to make our stores unique and we’ve put a lot of work into the architecture and the design and the physical experience.”

Designed by architecture firm Lemay Michaud, which has done a number of other Simons locations, the completed Park Royal store will be 100,000square-feet over two storeys with an offset second floor and glass atrium entrance.

The weaving pattern on the outside wall will

complement an art installation by Coast Salish artist Jody Broomfield. His piece, Kayachtun, meaning welcome, is a sandblasted granite relief, which will be located on the exterior south entrance of the store.

Broomfield’s design pays homage to the spakwus, meaning eagle.

Meanwhile,West Vancouver artist Bobbie Burgers is working on a wall sculpture comprising more than 50 ceramic flowers. Entitled Innocence Disobedience, the work will be installed in the women’s wear department.

Also contributing to the esthetic of the new Simons store is West Vancouver artist and novelist Douglas

Coupland, who is creating a piece to fill the two-storey central atrium. His Bow Tie sculpture features two brightly coloured striped cones suspended in such a way that the tips meet.

Peter says his company has a long history of working with Canadian artists. Existing Simons stores in other cities feature installations by Guido Molinari (Montreal), Pascale Girardin (Quebec City) and Philip Beesley (Edmonton), to name a few.

Commissioning renowned artists is a financial investment, but one that Peter sees as valuable.

“At some point you just have to have a bit of faith that it creates

an environment and an experience that’s good,” he says of incorporating art into the retail space. “Some people relate to it on an esthetic level, other people come in and I think they sort of see how the space can relate to supporting the artistic community locally and the Canadian artists.”

Peter, who calls himself “a bit of an architecture nut,” is in charge of the company’s expansion and construction projects and has been working with architects, artists and designers for years.

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Company founded in 1840 From page 21 says, explaining that spatial design matters to the customer experience, if only on an unconscious level. “They subconsciously feel comfortable,” he says, adding, “I think art and architecture all fit together like that.”

Simons was founded in 1840 by John Simons as a dry goods store in Quebec City and remains a private, family-run business to this day. Peter, who represents the fifth generation to lead the fashion retailer, runs the company with his brother Richard.

There are nine Simons locations in Montreal, Anjou, Laval, St. Bruno, Sherbrooke, three in Quebec City, including the headquarters in Old Quebec, and Edmonton. Six new stores, including the Park Royal location, are in the works across Canada.

Even with this current Canadian expansion, Peter says his company remains relatively small.

“We’re still a really small player in a huge global market.We’re really fighting as hard as we can to survive,” he says, explaining that supporting local artists and local charities are some ways the company distinguishes itself from its international competitors.

When it comes to merchandise, the West Vancouver Simons location will feature women’s and home fashions on the first floor with menswear, a café and customer service on the upper level. The store will carry Simons’ private label brands (Contemporaine, Icône, Twik, Miiyu, Le

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July 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

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ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. 604-9850408 st-andrews-united.ca Live in Concert: The Maryland State Boychoir will perform a variety of music Sunday, July 12 at 4 p.m. Free.

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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH 220 West Eighth St., North Vancouver.

Blueridge International Chamber Music Festival: A series of concerts that will include composer in residence Jordan Nobles from July 18 to Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Schedule: July 18, Written in the Stars; July 25, Circular Reasoning and Aug. 1, From Here to Eternity. Admission: $20/$10.

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ANGLICAN CHURCH 1805 Larch St., Vancouver.

Blueridge International Chamber Music Festival: A series of concerts that will include composer in residence Jordan Nobles from July 22-29 at 7 p.m. Schedule: July 22, Written in the Stars; July 24, Circular Reasoning and July 29, From Here to Eternity. Admission: $20/$10.

Festival passes: $50/$25.

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Clubs and pubs

Theatre

THEATRE AT HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca Rabbit Hole: A drama about a life-shattering accident that turns a family’s world upside down until July 4 at 8 p.m. Admission: $10

BEAN AROUND THE WORLD COFFEES/ BEANS ON LONSDALE 1802 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-985-2326 Live Music every Thursday, 8 p.m.

HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Live Music every Saturday 7-9 p.m. Schedule: July 4, Stephanie Pedraza (pop); July 11, Brian Denhertog and Jill Russell (folk); July 18, Alan James Review (classic rock); and July 25, Leslie Harris Duo (jazz).

Flamenco Dancers will perform Friday evening, July 3.

Open Mic Jam every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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TUTS continues tradition of casting male as Edna From page 12 role.The musical version of Hairspray debuted on Broadway in 2002 and was based on director John Waters’ 1988 comedy movie of the same name. A film adaptation of the Broadway musical was released in 2007, starring JohnTravolta in drag asTracy’s overweight mother EdnaTurnblad.TUTS will continue the tradition of casting a male actor as Edna with AndyToth reprising his 2012 Arts Club role.

Williams experimented with different quirks and characteristics to create a Penny that worked for her.

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Hairspray is a fun and feel-good musical featuring upbeat song-and-dance numbers such as “Good Morning Baltimore,” “Run and Tell That” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat.” But beneath the cheerful singing, choreographed moves and larger-than-life hairdos, there are more serious

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Two for the road

ANA KRESINA Contributing writer

The morning sun shone through the transparent nylon canopy of the tent, as the evening’s sleepiness lifted from my eyelids.

For a moment I forgot that I wasn’t lying in my comfortable bed, but instead I was waking from a peaceful slumber under the pedestrian

path of a bridge located outside of Montana’s Glacier National Park.

I could hear the rushing river directly below me, and the chirping of the birds overhead.The sun was peaking over the monstrous trees illuminating the clear babbling river, the air cold and crisp; the ambience was both peaceful and surreal. It was a scene from a post card.

It was magical. Moments like this made the whole road trip worth it, and it was only Day 4.

Backtrack two years prior:While sipping cheap red wine, overlooking the Vancouver horizon from my dining room table, I confessed to my friend Erin that although I had been riding a motorcycle for a year, I had never gone on an

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To my surprise, Erin put down her wine glass and stated matter-of-factly: “I’ll go on a road trip with you.”

“Alright. Let’s do it!” I agreed, and we set off on our first road trip down theWest Coast of the United States.

But that’s another story (I am trying to forget the time I ran out of gas, or how terrified I was of speeding through windy roads).

We agreed that this second motorcycle adventure would be even more remarkable than the first.

Our wish list consisted of places we wanted to visit: Glacier, Rushmore, Yellowstone, Zion, Death Valley.The list was long and ambitious (and we didn’t make it through all of it).We both agreed that exercise, healthy food, and adventure were mandatory, as well as camping, which would cut down on costs and allow for us to be more flexible in our travel.

We had three Golden Rules: Don’t Die. Balls out.

Don’t get raped. In that order.

We also compiled a “Rules List” that would shape our travels during the three weeks on the road.

The list included (among other things): Sing karaoke together, eat pie in every state, watch a sunset, watch a sunrise, buy a tacky

American shirt, eat a potato in Idaho (they are known for their potatoes), don’t use Facebook during the trip, skinny dip in every state, say “Y’all” once a day and check out at least one roadside attraction.

The plan was simple: See as many phenomenal sights as we could, be open to ever-changing plans, meet interesting people, and have as much fun as possible.

The morning of our departure, before strapping the last of our gear to the back of our bikes, Erin handed me a small gift for our road trip: a pair of red, white and blue socks, one striped, the other donning stars.

And off we went, two Canadians travelling through America.

Not even a few hours intoWashington State, we were waved down by another motorcyclist on the Cascade Highway. Donning leathers and a skull cap, he told Erin her front light was out.

Realizing there were no bike shops in close proximity, we rode to the small town of Concrete, where Erin impressed Bobby (a frequent visitor of the shop Eagles in Flight) by swapping out her burnt fuse for a new one.

“Oh, I guess y’all didn’t need any help with that, hey?” Bobby stated.

I suppose it’s important

to note the dynamic of being female motorcyclists. For the most part, our interactions with others while travelling were interesting (to say the least). Old biker men were usually the only ones to approach us (apparently we looked intimidating to younger folks).The conversation always started by enquiring about our bikes (Erin rides an 800 Suzuki Boulevard and I ride a 750YamahaVirago).The conversations were always the same: opinions about the distance and duration of our trip followed by, without fail, the following onslaught of questions: “Is it just you two?”

“Yup.” “No one else is riding with y’all?”

“Nope.”

“Just you two?”

“Uh, yup.”

“So, just you two, huh?

Oh.” The scenery was always breathtaking: the windy roads, the trees, the animals.

The mornings were always brisk and we layered tights under our jeans and hoodies under our jackets. By the time early afternoon rolled around, we were already sweating in our armoured jackets. Gas stations served as opportunities for us to talk about what we saw and See Opaque page 28

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Frontier tale told in the vernacular ■ All True Not A Lie In It by Alix Hawley, Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, 371 pages, $29.95.

Throughout history certain characters take on heroic qualities that may well be based on embellished stories retold and passed on. Their deeds become legendary and help craft a perception of an era.

It was this sense of mystery around explorer Daniel Boone that drew author Alix Hawley to him.

A famous frontiersman, Boone left little personal information and much known about him is drawn from the writings of others.

Hawley follows Boone’s journey starting with his boyhood in a strict Quaker community struggling to settle in the New World.

She crafts a story around what is known and creates a world for Boone’s legend to be born in.

Hawley paints the harsh reality of surviving in a time when Britain and France fought for control of North America while the new settlers were often pawns in their conflicts. In this world Boone’s boyhood was filled with a growing desire to see more of the lands beyond

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BRITISH and to explore. His hunting trips took him further and Hawley creates a conflicted character who as an adult leaves his family behind to seek out a better future.

With spare language Hawley presents Boone’s view of the world as he negotiates war, poverty, parenthood, and captivity with the Shawnee Indians.

Through his eyes we see a country for the first time, the vastness and grandeur and the dangers.

Hawley’s version adds to the legendary status of this iconic figure while offering a look into the unbridled passion of the explorer.

— Terry Peters

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The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar $$ cheshirecheeserestaurant.ca 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-987-3322 Excellent seafood & British dishes on the waterfront. Dinner specials: Wednesday evenings - Fresh halibut & chips.

Thursday’s Pot Roast. Friday & Saturday- Prime Rib. Sunday - Turkey. Weekends & holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny.

Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

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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.

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PUB The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub www.blackbearpub.com 1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van | 604.990.8880 “Your Favourite North Shore Pub” 18 years running. We do great food, not fast food.

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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.

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.

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WEST COAST 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.

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CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca/education Writing Exhibition Proposals: A free information session on proposal preparation Saturday, July 11 from 11 a.m. to noon. Registration required: 604-988-6844 or exhibitions@nvartscouncil.ca.

8-11 p.m.

THE RAVEN PUB 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. theravenpub.com RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m.

RUSTY GULL 175 East First St., North Vancouver.

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

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

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

Adam Woodall will perform acoustic music every Wednesday, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

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Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.

Other events

CAPILANO LIBRARY 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. 604-9874471 x8175 nvdpl.ca Now Playing at the Library: E.T. will be screened Saturday, July 4, and The Karate Kid will show Saturday, July 25, 2-4:30 p.m. Registration required.

CIVIC PLAZA 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver.

Family Movie Nights: Bring a blanket or picnic chairs for free outdoor familyfriendly movies. Schedule: July 10, 9:30 p.m., Into the Woods; July 24, 9:15 p.m., Frozen; Aug. 7, 9 p.m., Big Hero 6; and Aug. 21, 8:30 p.m., Finding Nemo. Info: nvcl.ca.

PARKGATE LIBRARY 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca Now Playing at the Library: Annie will be screened Friday, July 24, and Chappie will show Friday, July 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Registration required.

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THEATRE 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604-9903474 phtheatre.org SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Songs and Stories: Composer Michael Conway Baker will share showbiz, film and concert music stories past and present the third Wednesday of every month, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Admission by donation.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Monday Movie Night: Movies will be screened Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m.

Schedule: July 6, Robot and Frank; July 13 Elsa and Fred; July 20, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and July 27, Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

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

Opaque pink sky illuminated Yosemite

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where to go next, and a chance to snack on the nuts and peaches we tucked in our luggage.

Once we reached our evening destination Erin would set up the tent at the campsite while I prepared dinner.We often devoured our veggies and beans overlooking a sunset. One of the most memorable ones was when we were perched on top of Bryce National Park watching the setting sun illuminate the orange and yellow sedimentary rocks.

At Lake Tahoe, we set our alarm clock two consecutive mornings in an attempt to catch the morning sun.The first morning we accidentally slept in, but jarred ourselves awake and ran towards the water as the sun peaked over the horizon.The second morning we woke up a tad earlier to give ourselves enough time to make coffee in anticipation of the first light.There were countless dawns and dusks where the energy of the sun was superb.

Driving towardsYosemite National Park, the distant smoke from forest fires

created an opaque pink tone that illuminated the sky as the sun dipped and re-emerged behind the trees and mountain tops.

The scenery slowly began to change as we rode down Utah Heritage Highway 89.

The grey roads turned a dusty orange as we entered Zion National Park. Both of us were excited to explore this beautiful landscape.We parked and immediately stripped off our multiple layers of long johns.We then took the shuttle to the Temple of Sinawava and set off to hike Angel’s Landing, a 3.9-kilometre hike.We climbed briskly but watched our footing on the last half-mile, since the drop-off of 1,760 metres made the shuttle bus below look like a tiny speck.We both sighed in awe as we dangled our feet over the side of the cliff snacking on the carrots we brought.

After dipping in the muddyVirgin River, Erin and I were determined to get our Zion Junior Ranger badges. Each National Park has their own Junior Ranger program aimed at children to learn about environmental

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Did you pick it up? Match the track to the animal.Write a poem about something you saw in the park.

In order to be ordained a Junior Park Ranger we needed to complete the booklet and attend a Ranger Talk held in the amphitheatre.Wearing our

full biker attire (leather vests and all) we rode up to the theatre (which was filled with children and their parents) and took a seat in the back as the ranger talked over a slide show of “How to be a detective in the park.”

When the ranger asked the audience how you could detect animals in the park, Erin was first to shout out “By its poop!” along with the other four-year-olds.

We were inaugurated Zion Junior Park Rangers

and received a gold plastic pin we both wore proudly on our vests as we rode out of Zion towards LasVegas.

Along the way, we continued to check off items from our Rules List.

Skinny dipping in every state is a rule that seemed easy to accomplish, but in some instances required strategic planning. Quick disrobement at isolated lakes, rivers, and oceans was simple. However, the state of Nevada proved to be difficult. Since we spent less than 12 hours there, finding the perfect time to take a quick dip in a random hotel pool without being detected was a challenge. But we did it.

Eat pie in every state. It doesn’t get more American than apple pie, and honestly who doesn’t like pie?

Every few days we would indulge in a slice of decadence.There was the Washington pie, which was special being the first state slice we were able to cross off our list.

Idaho’s razzleberry pie was mediocre to say the least, while the banana cream pie in Nevada was (almost) too

rich to finish. Montana’s apple pie, accompanied by a scoop of huckleberry ice cream, was Number 1 on my list, while Erin’s favourite was California’s gluten-free peach that was recommended to us by a lovely couple neighbouring our campsite. Utah’s key lime was sublime, and the homemade raspberry pie we had in Oregon was the final piece, and boy did we savour every last bite.

The last days of our trip were spent riding the Olympic Peninsula.

Avoiding the rain at all costs, we said goodbye to America.

Being on home soil felt odd, yet comforting. Our last evening was neither remarkable nor mundane, it was honest.The nights of sleeping under the stars, bathing in lakes, and finding solace in long stretches of empty road were long gone.

Neither of us wanted to face the reality of everyday life because we knew those things didn’t change in the three weeks we were gone.

But instead, we changed. I suppose adventure does that to you.

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Grinding Gears

Excitement.TheToyota Camry. Normally, these are two concepts that are kept on separate shelves. In separate rooms.

Possibly in separate houses. Maybe even on separate continents.

That’s not really a ding against the car, it’s just that the Toyota machine is designed around fulfilling the exact opposite of the old Chinese curse, “May you

live in interesting times.”

The Camry is designed for dependability, steadfastness, comfort. Raising your heart rate? Save it for the gym, Romeo.

However, over the past few years, I’ve heard a whisper or two.Toyota’s 3.5litre V-6 is actually cranking out some pretty solid power.

The chassis response on the SE models is good enough that a colleague actually took

a four-cylinder model on a racetrack and passed a few so-called sportscars.

Here’s the sportiest version of Toyota’s breadand-butter family sedan, the Camry XSE. Could it be that excitement and Camry-ism have been forged together?

Design From the front: meet Emperor Zurg.With a

gawping, jutting lower grille dominating the front bumper, the current Camry looks a lot like the villain of Pixar’s Toy Story, and especially so in my tester’s Blue Crush Metallic.

As previously observed in a review of theYaris, the folks at Toyota’s design department are obviously looking over the shoulders See Excitement page 34

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TODAY’S DRIVE

Bad drivers could use a Lotus lesson If we all drove Lotus Super Sevens, the world would be a happier, safer, more wonderful place.

Admittedly, there would be a brief initial spike in the death rate, but as the man said, you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

And those people were probably trying to text “WHEEE!” to someone anyway, so at least they died happy.

Let me give you an example of how my little plan might work. That cyclist that was most recently hit by a leftturning driver at Main and Lynn? If the car had been a Lotus Super Seven, the bike would have simply sailed right through it as through a sheet of tissue paper. No injury, no scrapes, merely a driver who had inconvenienced only himself by not checking twice before turning left.

And, happily, he wouldn’t inconvenience anyone else either. The Super Seven is so light, any wreckage may be collected with a medium-sized dustpan and simply placed in the closest recycling bin.

It’s also so tiny, you could just drive around it.

Now, I see you raising a finger and preparing to rebuff my plan with a few teensy concerns. “But Brendan,” you protest, “It rains all the time on the North Shore. And what about other drivers?”

Brendan McAleer

Grinding Gears

Fair points, fair points indeed. But as to the former, dealing with our West Coast climate is as simple as putting on a hat.

And/or deep-sea fishing gear.

And yes, you are correct: the average person on the road is a blithering imbecile, a clumsy, inattentive buffoon with all the co-ordination of a drunk hippopotamus.

Putting these people behind the wheel of a 4,000-pound killing machine is like letting Kim Jong-un choose your next haircut. (Not talking about you, dear reader, obviously.You are smart, and talented, and careful, and conscientious, and have nice hair and good teeth and, say, isn’t that a nice colour of shirt you have on? Really brings out your eyes.)

But you see, that’s the genius of this whole scheme. What I’d be doing is wresting the steering wheels of the behemoths from the hands of the

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bunglers, and giving them instead something with all the potential threat of a misdirected Hot Wheels.

There will be a few barked shins. There will be an epidemic of sunburn.

And yes, a few people will fly off the road and into a tree — that’s called a learning curve. If you die horribly behind the wheel of a small British sportscar once, well, you’re hardly likely to do it again, are you? Lesson learned, Mr. Singed Corpse? I very much think so.

So that’s the first benefit, turning our modern multi-tonne killing machines into wheeled meringues that bounce off pedestrians like badly thrown balsawood gliders.

Safer streets, less traffic (every road instantly gets an extra lane, thanks to the Seven’s tiny footprint), and a return of Darwinian principles to eliminate the really bad drivers on the road. Not to mention the economic boost to the struggling hat/deep-seafishing-gear industry.

However, it’s the second boon that really gilds this concept with glittering brilliance. Unlike a modern car, in a Lotus Super Seven, you are entirely exposed.

We’ve all seen it happen.

You’re driving down the street at a reasonable clip when some poltroon

dives in front of you like a deranged wildebeest, and then stampedes down the street at 9/10ths of the speed of light only to be held up by a traffic light.

You glide alongside.

You prepare your sternest glare. But the other driver/ poltroon is staring fixedly ahead with the thousandyard-gaze of a marine on the beach at Iwo Jima.

Not so in a Super Seven — you simply reach over, gently grasp the offender’s ear between forefinger and thumb, and enquire, “Now then, chum, what’s the bleeding hurry?” (Terribly sorry — prolonged Lotus ownership causes one to affect a terrible British accent. No known cure.

Can’t be helped.)

A quick box ‘round the lug-hole and you’re off on your way, leaving the miscreant duly chastised and nursing a reddening ear. I expect the really bad drivers would all have elephant-sized appendages attached to their heads by the end of a few months — you could see them flapping in the breeze and know to give ‘em a wider berth.

However, it’s not the ability to dole out criticism that’s to be hoped for, it’s the ability to interact in other ways. To converse. To apologize. To say, politely, “After you,” and be heard.

The Super Seven

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“Nice day, eh?”

“Yes, marvellous.”

“Out doing the shopping?”

“Just a few necessaries.”

“Did you see that idiot with the big flappy ears?

He must be absolutely rotten behind the wheel.”

“No, no, that’s just the Prince of Wales in town for a visit.”

No more little metal boxes, insulating us from the humanity of others. No more protective cages that allow ordinary people to behave like callous thugs. A kinder, gentler road society, with everyone waving and nodding and smiling, all

set to the tune of sparkling little Kent crossflow fourpot engines.

We’ll get more sunshine.

We’ll get fresher air (sort of). We’ll all become electrical experts thanks to the vagaries of Lucas electrics. Lotus reliability being what it is, we’ll all do a great deal more walking, which we’ll have to do anyway because if we’re fat we won’t fit.

It is, I’m sure you’ll agree, the very best of plans. Pray, attach your name to the upcoming petition. Hell, if they’ll try to shut one of the downtown bridges for a yoga-athon, the government ought to at least consider this. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com

Excitement starts under the hood From page 33

of the Lexus team, asking themselves, “Hey, why don’t we also produce vehicles with front ends like Philishave razors?”

Happily, the rest of the XSE’s performance-oriented equipment has the effect of balancing out the aggressive front end.The polished-face 18-inch alloys give the car a more menacing stance, and fill out the wheel wells.

Overall, the shape of the Camry is relatively inoffensive, far less daring than something like a Mazda6. So far not much to get excited about, but let’s take a look under the skin.

Environment

The first thing to notice about the Camry’s newly redesigned interior is that it is once again a conventional layout, dressed up with a little sporty trim. Red stitching is the go-fast lipstick of the car world, and you’ll find it here in abundance. So too is Alcantara a must-have if you’re going to affect a sprightly personality.

However, perch yourself on the seats — more “on” than “in” — and you’ll find that this does appear to be mere window dressing on an ordinary family sedan.

On the plus side, that means all the traditional Toyota attributes are there: huge rear seats, a capacious trunk, a straightforward layout for the controls.

Fit and finish are quite good, though the number of blank buttons on a $35,000 car is a minor irritation. Also

not likely to set anyone’s heart aflame is the simple infotainment, which is easy to use, but slightly on the smallish side.

Practical touches abound, including a hard back to the rear seats that makes loading longer objects an easier slide when folded down. Still, as I sat high up in the Camry’s driver’s seat and prepared to tackle an onramp, expectations were modest.

Performance Behind its wild ‘n’ crazy grille, the Toyota Camry packs a V-6 that sounds, spec-wise, like nothing remarkable. It displaces 3.5 litres, produces 268 horsepower at 6,200 r.p.m. and 248 foot-pounds of torque at 4,700 r.p.m. It runs on regular gas. It doesn’t appear much different from other offerings.

However, even when

paired to a conventional no-funny-business six-speed automatic, the Camry is surprisingly quick off the line.You may be more grown up than the guy in the GTI next to you, but if you choose to zip ahead in the merging cue, no problemo.

It’s as smooth as anything at idle, quiet and composed as you expect a Camry to be. Rev it up and the ‘6 sounds quite good, but the real surprise is just how alarmingly quick the speedometer climbs if you keep your foot in.The XSE chirps its tires off the line and then just pulls and pulls, surging forward — and, like I said, all on regular-grade fuel.

Show the car a corner or two, and a second surprise emerges. Even though this car is smooth and unruffled See Sporty page 35

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over bumpier pavement, a considerable amount of effort has gone into tuning the suspension. It corners surprisingly flat, and relatively quickly, zipping through a mountain apex with excellent aplomb.

The tires are probably the weak point here, 225series rubber that gives way if you overdrive the car into a corner.Try to left-foot brake to get the nose to bite and Toyota’s don’t-sue-us traction control kills the throttle.

But just listen to me: left foot braking, overdriving into a hairpin.This is a Camry, and it’s being discussed as if it were a 5-series BMW! But that’s the XSE, a mix of sporty contradictions to its mainstream roots.Those Alcantara seat inserts, for instance, keep you planted when the side bolstering doesn’t inspire confidence.

The steering wheel doesn’t offer quite as much feedback as it could — again, could be talking about a modern BMW here — but the strengthened chassis does.

The XSE doesn’t feel bred to be a racer, but its level of sheer competence is remarkable. And isn’t that a Camry trait, to be remarkably competent?

Features As mentioned, the XSE comes with a touchscreen interface that’s a little on the small side, but very

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Official fuel economy figures are a claimed 11.0 (litres per 100 kilometres) city and 7.7 highway.

Highway cruising should net you decent figures, but the more stop and go you have, the more the four-cylinder option should beckon.

Green light Sporty look; spacious interior; lusty V-6; surprisingly competent in the twisties.

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Competition Honda Accord: ($24,050) Always a major competitor for the Camry, the Accord used to provide most of the excitement you couldn’t get over at Toyota, with much the same reputation for reliability. In the past generation, however, size was up and fun was down.

The current Accord is a return to form for the company, and drives really nicely no matter what the trim. Add in a V-6 and it’s genuinely quick and spacious. Heck, they’ll even sell you a manualtransmission coupe version if you want to get a bit sporty.

However, Honda still hasn’t quite figured out the whole infotainment thing here, and the Accord’s dash could use some simplifying.

Still a strong choice. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com

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