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Streamside spraying raises ire Concerns aired over knotweed treatment near creeks, berries

JANE SEYD and MARIA SPITALE-LEISK editor@nsnews.com

North Vancouver conservationists say they’re upset that local municipalities are continuing to spray a toxic herbicide to control invasive species like Japanese knotweed and hogweed.

Kevin Bell, a local naturalist who worked at the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre for many years, said he’s upset with a plan by the District of North Vancouver to spray the herbicide glyphosate (also known by the trade name Round Up) near local stream banks, wildlife areas and near parks where children play and pick berries this summer.

Bell said he’s especially concerned about plans to spray the chemical near areas like MacKay, Hastings and McCartney creeks as it can be harmful to aquatic life.

“It shouldn’t be used,” he said.

Approximately 200 knotweed sites in the District’s parks and boulevards will be treated this year, according to DNV spokesperson Jeanine Bratina.

“We will be treating the knotweed with glyphosate mostly by injecting the larger stems and spraying the smaller stems under one centimetre with a hand sprayer,” explained Bratina, adding the district follows

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Curbside collection weathers bumpy road BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

It was a harried couple of weeks but North Shore Recycling says things are back on track after its new curbside collection contractor has taken over.

After winning a competitive bid process in 2014, Smithrite

Smithrite learned the ropes, said Kathleen O’Malley, program manager. Residents can now expect their bottles, cans and paper to be picked up on schedule.

“Smithrite is now all caught up with singlefamily and multi-family.

They had two extra trucks

are bear attractants, out for three days before collection,” said Clements Avenue resident Scott Montague.

“It’s especially ironic as we can be fined for putting out our garbage the night before.”

North Shore Recycling was expecting some hiccups in the early days of the new contract as

Disposal Limited took over collection from Waste Management Canada on July 2. But soon after, complaints came pouring in that the new drivers weren’t showing up.

“Our neighbourhood is regularly visited by black bears and it was disconcerting to be told to leave recycling containing food jars, cans, etc. which

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Ridgeway Annex housing proposal to get public input CHRIS SLATER reporter@nsnews.com

The former Ridgeway Annex school could well be replaced by houses in the not too distant future following council for the City of North Vancouver’s decision to take a developer’s proposal to change area zoning to allow for the project to go to public hearing.

The now vacant school, located at Ridgeway Avenue and Fifth Street, has been selected as a site for nine single-family residences by Anthem Ridgeway Developments.

Closed since 2011, the former school is owned by the North Vancouver School District, which would use the proceeds from its sale to help fund a $49.9-million rebuild of Argyle secondary if the roughly 62,000-squarefoot property is sold to developers.

For the project to proceed, the property would need rezoning from “public use and assembly” to “one-unit residential.”

The developer has already secured purchasing rights and conducted two public engagement periods. The city’s official community plan would also need amending and would go to

public hearing. Once the changes are made to both, the sale of the land will be complete. Although most on council were in favour of the motions, some thought differently.

“I think the school board is going in exactly the wrong direction with respect to this piece of property,” said Coun. Rod Clark of the proposal.

Clark called the vacant building “a community asset,” citing the property could be potentially used to house a daycare.

“This is a community asset which should be deployed as such, as a community asset. ... So for those reasons I won’t support turning it into yet more residential density.

It’s a valuable piece of land and cannot be replaced.”

Coun. Pam Bookham was also against seeing the former school, which still has a functioning playground and gravel field, demolished to make way for more housing. Bookham cited concerns she had that the city should look at the future and the potential implications of selling open spaces like this, which is still used by area residents for recreational activities, as the city becomes more densely populated in ensuing years.

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“It’s one thing to look for the term of this council, it’s another thing to be looking out 50 or even 100 years from now thinking about what the city might look like ... where will the greens spaces be?”

On the opposite side, Coun. Linda Buchanan was in full support of seeing the development go ahead to public input, explaining that the money generated by the sale goes back into reinvesting into

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“All public institutions ... they all come to the end of their life and we need to as taxpayers, start to take a look at how we are going to be investing in these properties and reinvesting in these properties,” she said.

“This is a community asset yes, but an asset being sold to reinvest into other assets ... there’s no greater asset than the education of children.”

Council voted 5 to 2 in favour of bringing the motions to public hearing, with Coun. Bookham and Coun. Clark voting against.

that generally eschew use of toxic herbicides have in recent years returned to spraying the chemical in attempts to control invasive weeds like Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed, non-native plants that the district says wreak ecological chaos on the native flora and crowd out more beneficial plants.

One of the reasons the plant is difficult to eradicate is that it spreads underground through thick root rhizomes. According to the district’s invasive plant management strategy, for this reason, digging out the plants hasn’t been effective in controlling them.

But Bell said he doesn’t believe that. “It costs more money to do it manually,” he said. “Using herbicide is cheap and dirty and that’s what they like. It’s a lot of ecological spin.”

West Vancouver has banned glyphosate spraying, instead opting for repeated doses of herbicide done by stem injection — a method the municipality says is successful at controlling the spread of the tenacious weeds.

But despite using 500 times more herbicide than spraying, stem injection is far less effective because knotweed needs “a slow death” and the product needs a chance to make it down to the root of the plant, according to the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver.

The City of North Vancouver, meanwhile, uses a combination of treatments to kill knotweed.

In some cases, small stems are treated with glyphosate and another herbicide called Milestone, using a hand sprayer within 10 centimetres of the stem.

The city says while it complies with the provincial regulations for protecting ecological habitats, the no-spray zones along the creeks have become infested with knotweed.

In areas that have been treated with herbicide, the city appears to be winning the invasive species war in that it’s been able to reduce the number of sites being treated by 81 and 86 per cent for knotweed and hogweed respectively, with Mosquito Creek Park being

its model success story.

One special concern that crops up annually is the spraying of glyphosate in parks where children play and near blackberry bushes where people pick fruit.

While manufacturers say the chemical is safe, not everyone is convinced.

Some studies have pointed to the herbicide as relatively benign. But some of those studies were funded by the chemical companies that make glyphosate, said Bell.

The World Health Organization recently designated the chemical “probably carcinogenic” to humans. Long-term effects of the chemical aren’t well known, said Bell.

Additionally, signs the municipality puts up to warn people that areas have been sprayed with the chemical are usually small and inadequate. “The signage is pathetic,” he said. During one session of spraying at Deep Cove, “they put up one sign facing away from people… so the kids were playing in this stuff.”

North Vancouver resident Janice Wilson said the signage was poor in Panorama Park where pesticide spraying for knotweed was conducted on June 30, and not visible from the beach. “Children were seen playing on the sprayed rocks later in the day,” said Wilson in a letter to the editor.

Another district resident, Elise Roberts, agrees that herbicide spraying should not be done during blackberry season. “What 10-year-old is going to read and understand a sign where berries are going to be sprayed?” asked Roberts.

The district said it relies on Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency and the province’s Integrated Pest Management Act to determine which pesticides are safe for use in public areas.

Between now and September the district will be actively exterminating knotweed and hogweed and has provided a map of the treatment sites on its website. All of the parks where invasive species are being treated have signs at major entrances, while all patches have signage adjacent to them, said the district.

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The contractor also had trouble getting access to some multi-family buildings, not having access to the right keys and fobs but that too has been addressed, O’Malley said.

“They’ve actually done quite well. It was a better transition than the last contract turnover,” she said.

Beyond the missed collection days, there have also been complaints about drivers speeding or leaving a mess behind, which the North Shorewide service has taken up with the contractor.

“I do know one driver that was speeding is no longer with Smithrite and we have been talking with them every day about speeding and safety and they relay that to their drivers every morning in their crew talks,” O’Malley said.

The contract does have a mechanism to fine Smithrite for missed pickups but O’Malley said those fines won’t be levied for the recent snafu.

“We couldn’t do anything the first week.

They were just getting to know the routes,” she said.

Smithrite beat out two other firms for the fiveyear collection contract, O’Malley said, using a number of criteria.

While she could not say how much money taxpayers were saving by going with Smithrite, their bid was cheaper than the competitors, O’Malley said.

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Pedestrian fatally struck on Bellevue BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The West Vancouver woman struck by an SUV while crossing the street in Ambleside Monday has died.

Family members say Beverly Sleeman, 72,

died in the late afternoon Tuesday.

Sleeman was crossing Bellevue Avenue in a marked crosswalk at 17th Street around 9:40 a.m. when she was hit by an eastbound SUV. Sleeman received a critical head injury, according to West

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cruise down any of our North Shore streets at this point of the summer should give you a pretty good idea who is still watering their lawn, and who isn’t.

We don’t want to instigate a witchhunt, but don’t be shy about reminding your neighbours with lush lawns that we’re trudging toward a water crisis.

And we wouldn’t mind seeing our bylaw officers out with ticket books, for that matter.

To be clear, under Metro Vancouver’s current Stage 2 watering restrictions, you can still use your sprinkler from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Mondays for even-numbered addresses, 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Thursdays for odd-numbered addresses.

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sprinkling uses as much water as 25 toilet flushes, five loads of laundry and five dishwasher loads — combined.

While having the greenest lawn may be a point of pride on your leafy boulevard, we assure you it’s less important than having a steady supply of drinking water or enough pressure in the hydrants to put out fires, which, by the way, are happening far more often than they should.

By letting your lawn go brown, you could be helping us put off going to Level 3, which brings with it plenty of new restrictions.

Things are going to get worse before they get better.

Even with that tease of rain we had last weekend, our reservoirs are still way below where they should be for this time of year and the forecast remains drier than a British soap opera.

Mankind sure is a sentimental beast What moves you, heart and soul?

Is it, among recent top news stories, Greece?

Drought? Fiery forests?

Senate sleaze? The longrunning drama Health Researcher Follies? Bus Stop, starring TransLink? Stock market tremors? Cracked China? Interest rates? Pan Am Games, Canadians modestly accepting that they’re No. 1?

No, none of the above.

By far the most gripping story — this is the democratic, straightfrom-the-heart voice of the people talkin’, 152,000 people signing a petition as of last weekend supporting a conservation officer who refused to follow orders — concerns two orphaned bear cubs.Their momma was shot, guilty of raiding freezers for food.

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beast. A paradox, as they say.

God’s riddle, as Alexander Pope said. Meat-eaters, leather-shod, we put in our day at the salt mines and return to watch TV that adores ending newscasts with a touching, heartstringplucking, often funny animal story. Bony horses rescued from frozen wastelands.

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Dogs that take the bus themselves and get the best seat. Cats trained to teach Aristotelian philosophy.

Think what you will of Conrad Black, you would think differently reading his compassionate story of his expensive rescue on his property of someone’s kitten from under earth’s crust.

Can we talk? A few years ago a rat entered our abode through a pipe hole. I silently prayed he was a bachelor or widower.When I suggested live-trapping and release, the pest control guy took me for a dangerous madman.You kidding me? For a rat?

A conventional trap was set. One evening I heard the triumphant thunk of the sprung trap. And then

something else. A long, agonizing death cry — who would believe that a wail like a baby’s could come from a rat’s throat? I hear it yet, I hear it yet.

The two cubs in the current news story were not destroyed by conservation officer Bryce Casavant as ordered by his rules-reading superiors — imagine, a conservation officer who actually conserved.

Most don’t, most of the time. Larry Pynn, the Vancouver Sun’s excellent outdoors writer, dug up the accusing numbers: In the past four years 352 cougars, 1,872 black bears and 75 grizzlies were killed in B.C. — the relocation numbers being six, 126 and 24 respectively. A scathing indictment: Retired Idaho biologist John Beecham said no jurisdiction he knows of “takes such a cavalier

attitude about killing conflict bears as B.C.” Casavant transported the cubs to a vet’s. Named Jordan and Athena, they’re now at the North Island Wildlife Recovery refuge. Casavant was uncompassionately suspended without pay. At this writing the 152,000 online petitioners demand his reinstatement.The story, in newsroom jargon, has legs, and at this reading may be overtaken by events, since Environment Minister Mary Polak is under much pressure (I’d bet her private view doesn’t match her official one).

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Friday, July 17, 2015 - North Shore News - A7

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Emotions run high in Nestle water debate

Is B.C.’s fresh water the new oil?

Given the nearhysteria around a foreign corporation’s plan to continue to extract a relatively tiny amount of groundwater from an aquifer deep in the ground, one might be tempted to make that link. But there is a crucial difference between the two.

First, oil (and natural gas) are sold on the international marketplace and our water is not.

What we are witnessing amidst the furor over the plan to allow Nestle to do something it has been doing for 15 years are the contradictions and hypocrisy that exists on various sides of this controversy.

The fact that Nestle is the company involved in this is part of the reason for all the protests. It is not a popular foreign corporation to begin with, and the political left love to trash any idea of such a company getting access to anything to do with any of B.C.’s resources.

question (located deep in an aquifer) would otherwise find its way into the Fraser River tributary system if it wasn’t extracted.

Finally, Nestle is not actually being “sold” the water. It is being charged a small administrative fee to continue to access it (that fee is roughly equivalent to accessing surface water from lakes and streams).

Back to the petition.

People who sign it should take note that in doing so, they are actually agreeing with the premise that B.C.’s fresh water can indeed be sold internationally.

All the petition asks for is that such sales come at a “fair price.”

Enter former B.C. MLA Judi Tyabji, a zealous opponent of the very idea that we start selling B.C.’s fresh water.

When she got wind of the petition, she started a social media firestorm of her own when she posted on Facebook an analysis that pointed out it would be disastrous to start contractually “selling”

Keith Baldrey

View from the Ledge Typical of the misinformation that clouds this issue is an online petition that has rapidly picked up signatures. Its breathless title (“Nestle is about to suck B.C. dry”) is, of course, completely fictitious and inflammatory.

Some perspective here.

Nestle has been extracting a small amount of B.C. groundwater annually for more than a decade; it is not touching lakes or streams; the amount of water it is buying amounts to a proverbial micro-drop in a bucket compared to our water supply; the water in

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That’s because such a move could trigger free trade provisions that would allow those companies access to B.C. fresh water forever.

Tyabji’s post went semi-viral (it was “shared” more than 10,000 times on Facebook) and she attributes that to the emotions surrounding our fresh water.

“If we actually start to sell water rather than simply charge administrative fees to access it, it becomes a commodity under NAFTA and we then can’t turn off the tap,” she told me.

“We can’t treat water like a

natural resource like natural gas or oil and sell it in the market place.”

Tyabji is now leading her own charge to battle against what she calls “gross misinformation” being peddled by those who should know better, and she’s getting a lot of attention (including from many folks who now wish they hadn’t signed that petition).

“Spreading misinformation can be very dangerous.

Protecting our water is more important than playing cheap politics,” she said.

I don’t expect the provincial government to change the rules regarding Nestle’s water extraction activities, no matter how

many people sign a petition.

But “water” will remain an emerging political issue.

There is controversy slowly brewing over a much more serious issue: the vast amounts of fresh water that will have to be used to extract natural gas should a liquefied natural gas industry actually get off the ground in B.C. No, fresh water is not B.C.’s version of oil, at least not when it comes to selling it.

But in the political marketplace, how we use our water may soon become as heated an issue as oil.

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

Baldrey@globalnews.ca

Jonathan Wilkinson NORTH VANCOUVER

July 17, 2015

Environment and Economy: Do We Have the Right Balance?

I developed my love for Canada’s natural environment in my teens and early 20’s when I worked as a guide in some of Canada’s most pristine wilderness.

My parents ran a small fishing and canoe outfitting business on the Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan.

Canada’s “wild country” is a key part of my identity as a Canadian. I want to see it protected.

At the same time, our lands, lakes, rivers and oceans provide a bounty of natural resources that have helped us enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world.

Fundamental responsibility Balancing environmental sustainability and continued economic progress is a fundamental responsibility of government. On this, the current government has failed Canadians.

Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have openly questioned the reality of climate change and refused to take meaningful action. They have slashed layers of environmental protections and cut funding for science. Their economic vision is rooted solely in fossil fuels.

By contrast, the environment is at the foundation of Justin Trudeau’s economic policy. He gets it.

Justin Trudeau lived and taught here in BC for several years and has deep family roots in North Vancouver. No national leader has a better understanding of British Columbians’ powerful attachment to the environment and the fact that, in the modern world, a healthy environment and a healthy economy go hand in hand.

Economic Driver One powerful way to achieve balance is to make environmental sustainability an economic driver - through revitalizing and accelerating the development of the clean tech sector.

Clean tech is front and centre in Justin Trudeau’s environmental action plan unveiled two weeks ago in Vancouver.

This plan includes: • Investment of $100 million a year in clean tech research and development and $200 million a year to support the adoption of clean technologies in forestry, fisheries, mining and agriculture • A significant increase in the federal government’s adoption of clean technology in energy, buildings, and procurement to help create domestic demand and support Canadian entrepreneurs • Creation of a Canada Green Investment Bond program to support both large and community-scale renewable energy projects I invite you to read more about the plan at www.realchange.ca.

The enlightened approach to economy/ environment balance proposed by the Liberal Party of Canada resonates strongly with me.

As a former chair of the BC Technology Industries Association and as a “CleanTech” CEO and senior executive for the past 17 years, I have the experience and know-how to make a dynamic contribution in these areas in Ottawa on your behalf... on behalf of our “wild country”... and on behalf of our children.

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Dumpster dive nets a stinky surprise MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale@nsnews.com

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A baby skunk stuffed in a tied plastic bag inside a box full of glass and left for dead in a dumpster at Park Royal South last Friday is expected to make a full recovery.

The Good Samaritan who rescued the skunk is Shannon Studer who lives at the Capilano River RV Park adjacent to the mall.

The North Shore News wrote a profile last year on Studer who suffers from a hoarding disorder.

Last Friday, Studer peered into her usual dumpster behind Park Royal, and much to her surprise, she saw something out of the ordinary.

“I was looking in that dumpster and I always bird’s-eye-view it — and (the box) moved. And I said, ‘that’s not right.’

But whatever it was I was afraid. I thought, what if it was a snake,” recalled Studer.

Instead, when Studer opened the box she saw a more innocuous creature — but, as everyone knows, skunks can pack a stinky punch.

“I was a little stinky, but that’s alright,” said Studer, who has rescued a total of 45 skunks and raccoons on the North Shore. “The smell always comes out, so it’s not a big deal.”

The skunk was sweating and soaked from fighting to get out of the bag, explains Studer, who wrapped the little guy in a tablecloth and drove him to the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby.

“When the skunk arrived, it was cold and wet and spent some time in an incubator. It was otherwise unharmed,” said WRABC spokesperson Yolanda Brooks, who speculated that someone may have intended to kill the skunk.

“That would be my guess.You put it in a dumpster, you obviously want (the skunk) to die.

It’s just bizarre,” said Brooks.

“Caleb” the skunk was later transferred to the Critter Care Wildlife

Society in Langley where he was treated for slight dehydration. Critter Care staff were expected to release Caleb along with a group of older orphaned skunks into a non-residential area by the weekend.

The wildlife rescue centre reported the Park Royal skunk incident to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service; however, it’s unlikely there will be an investigation.

BC SPCA manager of cruelty investigations Shawn Eccles said conservation officers normally aren’t interested in responding to complaints involving smaller wildlife.

“They are much more interested in the cougars and bears and those sorts of things,” said Eccles.

There are penalties under the Wildlife Act for illegally trapping or hunting an animal, including skunks, depending on the

circumstances involved.

Eccles said smaller urban wildlife such as raccoons and skunks are often seen as nuisance animals, but that’s no excuse to treat them inhumanely. When the SPCA operated a shelter on the North Shore, the staff would receive a lot of injured critters that had been trapped by people.

“There is no reason why (skunks and raccoons) shouldn’t be able to live harmoniously with us, although I know there is a lot of people who say, no way.”

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INQUIRING REPORTER As the number of wildfires across the province continues to grow in what has been one of the driest summers in recent memory, the provincial government has been looking at ways to crack down on those who throw caution to the wind. With tinder dry conditions, especially on the South Coast, which was recently upgraded to a drought level of four, officials have begun shopping around the idea of impounding the vehicles of drivers who are caught throwing lit cigarette butts out their windows.

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Jordan Whiteside North Vancouver “I personally think it’s a little harsh. I think the fine, however, should get increased.”

Should vehicles be impounded if drivers throw out lit cigarettes?

Valerie Belcher North Vancouver “It’s certainly something to think about . . . why not?”

Willy Ward Vancouver “I think that’s a good idea.We have a cabin up in the mountains so we’re very cognizant of forest fires.”

Jason Assam North Vancouver “It would be, I guess, incentive to stop people from doing it.The question is: how can they really enforce that?”

Wayne Heatherington Burnaby “Good idea.”

Don’t mess with West Broadway From page 6

margin, 55 per cent.

The inquest into the plebiscite failure has many far-seeingYes-side oracles boldly predicting the past.

They knew all along that the plan was too complex, that plebiscites rarely pass, that asking voters if they’d like to pay more taxes is as predictably answered as asking General Motors if it approves of cars.

By far the costliest project in the plebiscite package was a subway along Broadway

to UBC. Constant Reader knows my shy generic opinion of such proposals, but to repeat: Preposterous. On Vancouver’s best days — free of rain, fog and forest fire smoke — there’s a sensational view of mountains and water. And you want to shoot transit riders through a hole in the ground?

Apart from that,West Broadway is in generally excellent business health, such as West Van’s Marine Drive can only dream of.

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Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock will leverage its hometown advantage as it competes against two European shipyards for a B.C. Ferries retrofit project that involves converting two larger vessels to liquefied natural gas capability.

Seaspan has been shortlisted for the Spirit Class ferries mid-life upgrade project, along with shipyards in Poland and Italy, B.C. Ferries announced late last week.

Converting the ships to include LNG is part of the company’s plan to use more economical and environmentally friendly fuel sources.

In the last fiscal year, B.C. Ferries spent $125 million in fuel costs, 15 per

cent of which was eaten up by the two Spirit Class vessels.

Seaspan president Brian Carter said the LNG conversion and retrofit project would be welcomed by the Lower Lonsdale-based drydock and could potentially employ 150 people over a four-year period. Investing to modernize Vancouver Drydock is something Seaspan is willing to consider if awarded the B.C. Ferries contract.

“Well, that’s a large project, and since it’s LNG it’s connecting to the future,” said Carter.

“So, we want to build our LNG capability to support vessels that will operate on LNG in the future, because we think that is the wave of the future.”

Seaspan is no stranger to B.C. Ferries, having worked on many projects for the ferry company including recently building a new cable ferry to service the Buckley Bay to Denman Island route.

Being located in B.C. Ferries’ backyard, said

Carter, is another potential advantage Seaspan has over the European shipyards in the bidding process.

“But on a very large project price is very important … so we have got to put our best foot forward and make sure we are delivering the best value we can to B.C. Ferries,” said Carter.

There is undoubtedly some extra costs involved in shipping a ferry back and forth between B.C. and Europe, added Carter, which is a factor B.C. Ferries will have to consider before the company selects the winning shipyard in late fall of this year.

The retrofit project was initially scheduled to start in late 2016 but has been pushed back a year as B.C. Ferries takes some extra time to work out the engineering details for the highly complex project.

The ships to be converted to LNG are the Spirit of Vancouver Island and Spirit of B.C. which service the Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route.

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MAINSTAGE LINEUP: — Starting each night of theVancouver Folk Music Festival at 5 p.m. and running to 11 p.m., the Main Stage evening concerts showcase some of the biggest names in music.

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Sunday July 19 Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba Lucius Phosphorescent Angélique Kidjo Visit thefestival.bc.ca for a complete schedule of performers.

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Writing the music for Compostela was a healing process for Jenn Grant

n Jenn Grant at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, held at Jericho Beach Park, Friday to Sunday (July 17-19).

Concert: Saturday at 1:40 p.m.Workshops: Friday at 3:35 p.m., Saturday at 11 a.m., and Sunday at 12:20 p.m.Tickets and info: thefestival.bc.ca.

ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

When writing the music for her latest album, Compostela, singer-songwriter Jenn Grant fully committed herself to the process, challenging herself to keep her heart open in hopes the resulting songs might inspire and offer solace to others similarly

embarking on a journey of healing in the wake of personal tragedy.

Having lost her mother in 2012 at the young age of 62 to breast cancer, Grant, now 34, set out to honour her spirit with something beautiful, and to allow her goodness to come through in all the songs, whether they were directly about her or not.

“After having gone through a traumatic experience of losing the person that you love, it felt like the right thing to do for me would be to put out something beautiful and open, and that would be a full-circle healing process for me where I could move on from all this in a good way,” says the PEI native who currently calls Lake

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Grant is proud of the record, her fifth full-length studio album to date, and feels like she accomplished her goal, encouraged by continued positive comments from a grateful and supportive audience.

“I know that it’s helped other people because I meet people on the street who tell me their life stories and talk to me about things about healing and it makes me feel like I’ve done something of value with that experience.

I feel really lucky to have been able to use music for something good or healing,” she says.

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was gearing up to kick off a string of western dates with a show that evening.

Having maintained a busy touring schedule since Compostela’s release in the fall, including a spring tour in Europe, she’s coming to Vancouver this weekend to perform at the 38th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival, running today through Sunday at Jericho Beach Park. Others on the bill include Phosphorescent, Said the Whale, Lindi Ortega,The Sadies, Paulo Flores and Old Man Luedecke.

Grant, who previously played the folk festival in 2008, is slated to perform at three workshops over the course of the weekend, and will take centre stage for a solo performance Saturday

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at 1:40 p.m. Joining her for the performance is her husband and producer Daniel Ledwell on guitars, drummer Mike Meadows and bassist Tavo Diez de Bonilla.

Compostela marks a new approach for the artist.

In addition to wanting to honour her mother, Grant approached the recording project with an interest in focusing more strongly on storytelling and lyrics.To do so, she studied the works of artists Father John Misty, Rodriguez and Damien Jurado.

“I kind of put myself on a diet of listening to those records so that I could be inspired. I’m kind of a bit of a chameleon,” she says.

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Rating: 7 (out of 10) JULIE CRAWFORD Contributing writer

We are used to our superheroes being larger than life, not teenyweeny, so Marvel and Disney’s decision to bring Ant-Man to the big screen comes as something of a surprise.

Against type, too, is the casting of 46-year-old Paul Rudd in the title role.

The actor was previously known for his comedic turns (This Is 40, I LoveYou Man) but will now also be remembered for rocking some serious dad-aged abs.

But after the success of last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, it’s no coincidence that Ant-Man mines a fair amount of humour for its screenplay. Chris Pratt hung out with a talking raccoon and a grunting tree, so maybe it’s not so weird that Rudd plays a guy whose best friends are ants. (His insect pal is Antony, get it?)

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retires.

Present day, a cat burglar named Scott Lang (Rudd) leaves prison after committing a Robin Hood-style tech heist.

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Hope. Lang sets about learning to shrink and enlarge at will in his “Pym Particle” suit and to command various armies of ants. Early perils include water, rave turntables, dinosaur-sized rats and vacuums. Advantages: being able to sneak in and see his daughter and avoiding closed-circuit security cameras.

A break-in at Avengers HQ leads to some nice

scene-stealing Michael Pena) for one last job. The complicated heist yields a weird-looking suit instead of cash or gems, which is when the real trouble starts.

“Become the hero (your daughter) already thinks you are,” is Pym’s Hallmark-card-parentalblackmail proposition to Lang, who finds himself working to save the world with Pym and a skeptical

Marvel cross-pollination, as well as an encounter with the Falcon (Anthony Mackie). “I need it to save the world . . . you know how it is,” Lang deadpans.

Lang is an ethical thief, so we don’t mind his criminal past quite so much. The other guys in his gang eat nothing but waffles; Luis insists on whistling “It’s A Small World.” (Because Marvel is now Disney, duh.) This is tame bad-guy stuff.

Fans are upset about some of the omissions in the screenplay — the barely mentioned Janet Van Dyne, founding member of The Avengers — in particular. Writers decided to skip some of the controversy surrounding the Hank Pym character and focus on Lang, his successor.

And the movie is twothirds done before the much-talked-about plan is executed, which might be too long for some viewers to wait. Few epic fight scenes until one memorable battle on a Thomas the Tank train table — hilarious when viewed from a nine-yearold’s perspective — and complete with the line “why don’t you pick on someone your own size?”

(You knew that one was coming.)

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Grant co-produced new album with her husband From page 12 While her resulting record doesn’t sound like any of the other artists’ per se, it could be described as a cousin of sorts due to their felt influence, she says.

The album’s title is a translation of “field of stars,” referencing Spain’s El Camino de Santiago and the associated legend suggesting the dust from the pilgrims who walk the renowned trail goes on to comprise the stars in the Milky Way. Grant spent some time in Spain following her mother’s passing and says it was there that her writing process began, the songs starting to percolate in her head.

Joining her as producer on Compostela is her husband of four years, Daniel Ledwell.They recorded the album mainly in their home studio and it marks the third they’ve done together.

“Working with Danny, it’s been really interesting and rewarding,” says Grant.

“Work and life, there really isn’t a division.We’re just starting to try to, every once and a while, take a few days away from the Internet and work of any kind.

Because, I’m finding that I’m really craving that sense of just unattachment I think of online stuff and that’s been really good for us. I think when you do that you are re-inspired and you just come out fresher,” she adds.

Grant enjoys watching her husband, an awardwinning producer and multi-instrumentalist, work with other artists. “I can see him broadening his horizons,” she says of his own burgeoning career.

Examples of artists Ledwell has recently been working with include Justin Rutledge and Mama Kin — a fellow 2015 Vancouver Folk Music Festival performer.

Joining Grant on Compostela are close to a dozen special guests — Sarah Harmer, Buck 65, Ron Sexsmith, Rose Cousins and her brother Daniel on charango to name a few. Grant relishes the opportunity to express herself through music alongside artists she’s inspired by.

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“I’m not going to play any of it yet, but I’m really excited about it. I’ve been writing it on piano. . . . It’s definitely different than what I’ve been doing,” she says, of yet another direction she’s considering pursuing.

In addition to her current solo tour, another focus of Grant’s is her new side project, Aqua Alta, formed as a result of her contributions to Rich Terfry/Buck 65’s album 20 OddYears. For the new group, Grant joined forces with two fellow contributors to Terfry’s 2011 record, producer Graeme Campbell and recording engineer and musician Charles Austin.

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Campbell and Austin, with Grant’s vocal melodies and lyrics.The trio recently released its debut, Dreamsphere, and has about 10 shows under its belt so far with more to come.

“I really like working with those guys,” says Grant, who says a potential follow-up release is already in their sights.

Grant is looking forward to performing at this weekend’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival.Today (Friday) at 3:35 p.m. she’s set to take the stage for a workshop with Hawksley Workman, Jasper SloanYip and Fortunate Ones entitled Cross Country Checkup.

Saturday morning she’ll join Workman again, along with Matthew and Jill Barber for The Cure for Everything at 11 a.m. “I know those guys really well.

Hawksley I’ve toured with a few times, and Matt and I did a tour together last fall when my record just came out, and I’ve been friends with Jill for 10 years. So that’s awesome, I’m really excited,” she says.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS occurring consecutively in the order noted below

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A Public Hearing for a proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw to enable a three lot subdivision at 2975 and 2991 Fromme Road.

A Public Hearing for a proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw to enable the development of a 7 unit townhouse project.

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* Provided by applicant for illustrative purposes only. The actual development, if approved, may differ.

What changes: Bylaw 8135 proposes to amend the District’s Zoning Bylaw by adding new special minimum lot sizes to the Subdivision Regulations to allow for the creation of three residential lots.

Contact:

Erik Wilhelm, Community Planner, wilhelme@dnv.org or 604-990-2360.

What changes: Bylaw 8126 proposes to amend the District’s Zoning Bylaw by creating a new Comprehensive Development Zone 85 (CD85) and rezone the subject lands from Multi-Family Residential Zone 1 (RM1) to CD85 to permit the development of a seven unit townhouse project.

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CALENDAR From page 13 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.

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-9257290 ferrybuildinggallery. com Shadows & Fragments: An exhibition featuring photography and archival prints by George Dart and fibre and mixed media by Freda Pagani will run until July 29. Meet the artists: Saturday, July 18, 2-3 p.m.

Harmony Arts Festival — 25 Years, 25 Artists: Special curated exhibition featuring the works of 25 local artists in a collaborative project July 31-Aug. 9 to commemorate the legacy of excellence in the arts.

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Harmony Arts Festival — Harmony and Discord: A group exhibition featuring mixed media works July 31Aug. 9, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. in the tent outside the Ferry Building Gallery. Opening reception: Friday, July 31, 6 p.m. Info: harmonyarts.ca.

GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

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NORTH VANCOUVER MUSEUM 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Open by appointment only. 604990-3700 x8016 NorthVancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit defining life in North Vancouver.

Gunnars and Marlise Witschi will display their works until July 26.

209-1197 Landscapes in oil on canvas by NormanVipond.

VANDUSEN BOTANICAL GARDEN 5251 Oak St., Vancouver.

Sculptors’ Society of BC Summer Exhibition: Sculptures by local artists including Golshan Massah of NorthVancouver will be on display from July 30 to Aug. 3. Opening reception: Thursday, July 30, 5:30 p.m.

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.

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through the changing design styles that have evolved as the festival has grown will run from July 23 to Aug. 24.

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.

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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: 604-971-2893.

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PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org Eye to Eye: A selection of photographs from the collection of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft will be on display until July 26.

RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Change of Focus/ Black Tic-Tac-Toe: Clay creations in various techniques by Coralie Triance and abstract and figurative paintings by Antonio Dizon will be on display until July 19.

Near and FarInspiration from home and away: Landscape paintings by Christine Cowan, and 2D and 3D clay compositions by Estelle Liebenberg will be on display July 19-Sept. 6.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Shift: Oil paintings by visual artist Barbra Edwards and sculptural felt making by fibre artist Fiona Duthie will be on display until Aug. 8.

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.

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VISUAL ART

Photographer focuses on fine art Images inspired by nature and children’s literature CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

On Susan Mendel’s 19th birthday, her father gave her a Ricoh brand film camera that would inspire her to spend her professional life behind the lens.

Today, armed with her “dream camera” — a Nikon D4S — the North Shore native is focusing her creative energy on two photo series: Waiting for Alice and Wild Horses.

The idea for the first series arose while she was snapping pictures in a Langley garden and stumbled upon a purple tufted wingback chair covered in moss and vines.

It looked like something straight out of Alice’s Adventures inWonderland.

“When I saw it, I stopped in my tracks because I thought ‘That looks like Alice’s chair,’”

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Mendel spent several months gathering props and set up a photo shoot last summer in an organic garden in Ladner. Her whimsical images capture young Alice enjoying the tea party alone, feet up, standing on the table, completely disregarding the stifling etiquette of the Victorian era during which Lewis Carroll wrote his classic children’s story. In the photographs, Alice is portrayed by two sisters, ages six and eight at the time of the shoot.

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“The smile on their faces when I said ‘Get up on the table,’ it was so fun,” Mendel recalls.

Her Waiting for Alice project soon branched into two additional Wonderland-themed photo collections. In one, the Mad Hatter finds himself wandering the streets of a modern city in search of Alice. In the other, both the Mad Hatter and Alice are in the big city, but their paths never quite cross.

Mendel didn’t keep much from childhood but, in a happy coincidence, her copy of Alice’s Adventures inWonderland turned up in an old box not long before she embarked on this project.

“When I opened the cover up I saw that I had actually signed my name in 1972 when I was eight years old,” she says.

Currently a Vancouver resident, Mendel grew up in West Vancouver and she and her husband raised their three children

in North Vancouver.

For 15 years she ran a photography business on the North Shore, shooting weddings and portraits mainly. After that, she put her camera away for a little while, but picked it up again about four years ago with a focus on fine art photography.

Wild horses are the subject of the second photo series Mendel has on the go right now.

“Needless to say, they’re not in this area, so there’s a little bit of travelling and planning that’s involved,” she says.

In the last two years, she has tracked down wild horses in Sundre, Alberta, the Bronson Forest in Saskatchewan and, most recently, the Nemaiah Valley in the Chilcotin area of B.C. “I went and found hundreds of them in beautiful valleys with glaciers,” she says.

Wild animals are notoriously difficult to photograph, but with patience, practice and the knowledge she has

picked up studying equine sciences through the University of Guelph, Mendel has learned how to get the shots she’s looking for. She hires a guide to take her into the backcountry and they search for droppings and hoof tracks then get out of the vehicle. In any herd, she says, there’s always one stallion. That’s the horse she approaches with a submissive posture and no eye contact.

“The herd reacts or doesn’t react based on his behaviour. He is the one that makes the decisions about what is approaching and whether it’s safe or not,” she explains.

“They turn toward me and puff themselves up,” she adds. “They’re prey animals and yet they’re so huge and strong and they would never ever charge towards you because that’s just not in their nature.

If you get too close, they turn around, they run and they’re gone.”

This strong flight response is one of the behaviours that

fascinates Mendel about horses. Plus, the animals symbolize so much to so many people.

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Mendel is one of 21 artists whose work is on display at the North Vancouver Community Arts Council’s Animal Farm exhibit, on display until Sept. 5 at CityScape Community Art Space, 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

The two images she contributed to the exhibit depict domestic horses, photographed in Langley and Saskatchewan, to fit the farm animal theme of the show.

Meanwhile, some of her Waiting for Alice images, all framed with vintage windows, are on display at Tartooful, located at 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.

To learn more about Mendel, visit her website at susanmendelphotography.com

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Restored stagecoach among items on display JOHN MASTERS MeridianWriters’ Group

Nuggetof information Gold Rush! El Dorado in B.C., atVictoria’s Royal British Columbia Museum, has the largest existing gold nugget in the province, the 1,642gram (52 troy-ounce) Turnagain Nugget, found on a creek in northern B.C. in 1937.

VICTORIA, B.C. — Gold in the 21st century isn’t quite the rush it was in the 19th.

Back then, word of a new discovery would send tens of thousands of people stampeding from one side of the globe to the other: California. Australia. British Columbia. New Zealand.

South Africa. Australia again. TheYukon.Yee-hah.

This is the big one. This will change everything.

The new exhibition at Victoria’s Royal British Columbia Museum, Gold Rush! El Dorado in B.C. (to Oct. 31, 2015) reminds us just how potent the soft yellow metal once was.

“Gold rushes caused the first voluntary largescale world migrations,” we learn. Until then, people had moved en masse because of war or famine; now they travelled halfway around the world for a shot at riches, or a better life . . . or for adventure.

The California Gold Rush of 1849 was the biggie, but the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858 drew more than 30,000 dream-seekers to B.C. A San Francisco Bulletin story picked up internationally was largely responsible: in one month, it said, the Hudson’s Bay Company fort in Victoria had received “110 pounds (50 kilograms) of gold dust from the Indians . . .

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Until then, Fort Victoria had been a fur-trading outpost. The first goldrush ship to arrive in 1858 brought 800 new souls to town, doubling Victoria’s population. Land prices rose by 4,000 per cent in a month. By the end of the year “British Columbia” had been formally created as a British colony, largely to prevent the Americans from snatching it.

Gold Rush! regards the international tide of (mainly European) humanity that washed over the B.C. hinterland from several angles and examines

the participation of women, minorities (especially Chinese) and First Nations.

If the exhibition could be faulted for anything, it’s for providing a little too much perspective.

One gallery is given over to 130 examples of preColombian gold-working from the Museo del Oro in Bogotà. The pieces are exquisite (and rare, since the Spanish melted down just about every gold thing they laid hands on), and the gallery does aid the visitor in seeing how the metal was valued by nonEuropeans, but it takes a chunk of the show’s limited space that might have been used to provide more

depth on the effects of gold discoveries on, say, Victoria or Barkerville (the goldrush town in B.C.’s Interior preserved as an historic site).

Nevertheless, there are some remarkable tales told and items displayed.

The Queen Charlottes (Haida Gwaii) gold rush of 1851, for example, that never was. When American and British ships sailed to the B.C. islands to see if they held riches the native inhabitants, the Haida, saw it as trespassing and used hand-made golden bullets to drive them off.

The largest item on display is a restored stagecoach that once ran

from the goldfields to civilization; the oddest may be the beer jug assembled from scraps left after making a tin coffin to ship a Barkerville dance-hall operator back to her San Francisco home. Cin cin, Josephine.

If you go: For more information on Gold Rush! El Dorado in B.C., visit the Royal British Columbia Museum at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.

For information on Victoria visit the Tourism Victoria website at tourismvictoria.com.

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Bard festival goes big with King Lear JO LEDINGHAM Vancouver Courier

King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s biggest plays: big tragedy, big emotions and big weather.

It begins with the old King (Benedict Campbell) magnanimously laying some property on his two daughters Regan (Jennifer Lines) and Goneril (Colleen Wheeler) after they assure him that they love him in a very big way.

Cordelia (Andrea Rankin), his youngest and most beloved by him, refuses to play the game and tells her father, who is getting on in years, that she loves him as a daughter should love her father. No more, no less.

Lear is angered bigtime and banishes Cordelia sans dowry.The King of France (Craig Erickson) steps in and, dowry or no dowry, he loves Cordelia and whisks her off to France.

Mocked and rejected by Regan and Goneril (once they’ve got his lands), Lear goes mad with anger and grief. And he does this for the entire rest of the play. It’s

all just so big.

Directed by Theatre Calgary’s artistic director Dennis Garnhum, Benedict Campbell (son of the late Douglas Campbell, a Canadian theatre icon) hits an emotional peak early and his performance escalates from there. His performance is very Shakespearean in a time-honoured, traditional way: declamatory and bombastic with a lot of gesticulating — even foot stomping. He stops short of pulling his hair.

Contemporary dramatic style, however, tends toward nuance and more subtlety.

Take Scott Bellis, arguably giving the best performance on that stage.

Bellis plays Lear’s Fool dressed in a sort of chicken outfit complete with a coxcomb. But as with all the Fools in Shakespeare, this one is no fool and his affection for his doddering but ceaselessly ranting old king is profoundly affecting. He puts himself physically between Lear and any suggested threat; he chides him — but fondly and gently. And although

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Nathan Schmidt, as the Earl of Gloucester’s legitimate son Edgar. Murphy is equally strong in comic and dramatic roles; his Kent — both disguised as a Scot with a thick brogue and undisguised — is a compassionate rendering of another loyal supporter banished by Lear for insubordination.

Schmidt, as Edgar, starts slowly, but by the time Edgar pretends to be a dirty, half-naked madman (Poor Tom), his performance

steps up. And finally, when Edgar reveals himself to his recently, brutally blinded father (played by David Marr), the moment surpasses the impact of the reconciliation between Lear and Cordelia.

Veteran Bard on the Beach performers Lines and Wheeler, dressed in sumptuous gowns by Deitra Kalyn, are a well-matched pair of nasties. Lines is passively aggressive while Wheeler strides across the stage like a sergeant major.

It’s quite an amazing feat switching Pam Johnson’s set nightly from the steampunk Comedy of Errors to the King of England’s court.

A very fine King Lear was mounted years ago at Studio 58, featuring Antony Holland who at the time was close to 80.The penny finally dropped for me: Lear is a doddering old fart who’s losing his grip on reality; he so movingly articulated that losing one’s mind and authority are harsh realities of aging. I did truly feel for Holland’s Lear.

Campbell’s Lear, on the other hand, seems less world-weary, less existentially destroyed than energetically and petulantly furious — and finally, rambling.

In a recent CBC Radio interview, Campbell said he was attempting to get his father’s performance of King Lear out of his head. But the elder Campbell was noted, too, for his big, larger-thanlife performances, and it would seem the apple has not fallen far from the tree.

For more reviews, go to joledingham.ca.

King Lear is at Bard on the Beach until Sept. 20. For tickets, call 604-739-0559 or go to bardonthebeach.org.

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CALENDAR From page 25 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).

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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 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, Adam Woodall Band (folk rock).

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The Hot Mamma’s will sing harmony to the music of the Boswell Sisters, Andrews

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Music Madness: Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a mini showcase of popular music performed by local youth bands July 29, 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. 7, Mazacote (Latin dance); Aug. 14,The Daytrippers (Beatles tribute); Aug. 21, Mostly Marley (reggae); and Aug. 28, Steel Toe Boots (country).

Info: northvanrec.com/ publications-and-resources/ community-concerts.aspx.

PARK ROYAL SHOPPING CENTRE Park Royal South, West Vancouver. shopparkroyal. com The Summer Music Lounge: Saturdays and holidays, 1-5 p.m. and Sundays 1-3 p.m.at The Village, and weekends and holidays, 1-5 p.m. at The Plaza until Sept. 6, featuring a variety of live musical entertainment.

PARKGATE PLAZA 3650 Mt. Seymour Pkwy., North Vancouver Music Madness: Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a mini showcase of popular music performed by some local youth bands July 28, 6-8 p.m.

PEMBERTON Pemberton Music Festival: Six seperate performing areas with 100 performances until July 19 near the foot of Mt. Currie.

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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.

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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 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: The Rio Samaya Band will perform a fusion of flamenco, Spanish, South American and English folk music alongside reggae and rumba Thursday, Aug. 13, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15.

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CALENDAR From page 28 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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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.

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Hippie chic defines summer Dear Mattie: How can I have fun with summer clothes?

Savouring Summer in Caulfeild

CIRCLE CRAFT North Shore artisans exhibiting at annual summer market. page 33

Dear Caulfeild: This season has been the most fun ever. Millennials are getting older and their casual way of dressing has definitely made a mark on fashion trends. The music festival look has also been in full force. A toned-down version of this look, created by adding one or two pieces to your current wardrobe, will add some fun without breaking the bank.

Also note, we are in sale season and the trendiest pieces go on sale first!

When looking for new pieces, keep the silhouette in mind. This means how the clothing falls off your body. It should be loose and flowy, but not oversized. There are also some pieces that have a boxy look. Cinch these with a trendy belt and you have styling. Belts have been very popular this season and many ladies neglect to add them to their wardrobe.

Belts are not only functional, they make a statement. Lots of different styles will work, but the trendiest belt is the obi belt.

It resembles something between a judo belt that ties the uniform to a geisha’s obi sash. It should be wide and made of a thicker fabric. It should literally tie your outfit together.

Although I already wrote an article about dresses a few months ago, there is still more to say. Dresses are the best clothing option in the summer.

They keep you looking cool fashion-wise and feeling cool temperature-wise.

I say go with both a short dress and a long maxi. They are different looks and will get you through the summer — short for night and long for day. Mix it up. Fashion rules are breaking

down. Being contrary makes a fashion statement all on its own!

All-white dresses scream summer. They don’t have to be neatly pressed because this is a casual look. Make sure there is detailing such as eyelets, seams or embroidery to jazz it up. Then go nuts on the accessories. The white dress not only makes its own statement, it is also an excellent canvas for personal expression.

Don’t stop at white. A wild pattern — from florals to stripes, or both — is also quite trendy. Denim dresses in a mid-wash that are slightly faded are quite retro as the denim appears uneven, as though it has been washed many times.

It has a worn look. Details such as a dull gold zipper, rivets and button trim add to the vintage look.

This denim look gets carried through to skirts. Skirts have the same retro look but are more versatile because you can top them based on whatever fashion mood you are in.

Why not add a crochet vest?

Natural straw is the trendiest colour. Cropped or short, with or without fringe, the crochet vest is the No. 1 trendiest piece this season.

By the way, Birkenstocks have become the summer shoe.

They come in handy, especially when you have to walk home after a great summer party.

All in all, I have enjoyed the trends this season. The best way to describe summer 2015 is hippie chic — cool fashions that still have a modern edge. Enjoy your summer.

SHOE SHOW Artist and weaver Rebecca Graham presents Walk on the Land, an exhibition of shoes created from salvaged plants and natural materials, July 7 to Aug. 24 at the City Atrium Gallery, 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Artist talk: Tuesday, July 21, 12:1512:45 p.m. City Park Stewards event Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m. to noon at Mahon Park.

LIONS GATE QUILTERS GUILD meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s and St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, 2641 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

New members welcome.

604-926-7098 or lionsgatequiltersguild.com NORTH SHORE NEEDLE ARTS GUILD Needlework/embroidery, both traditional and modern, is enthusiastically enjoyed and shared by a friendly group every second Thursday of the month at St. Martin’s Anglican Church Hall, 195 E. Windsor Rd. North Vancouver. Beginners welcome. 604-990-9122 THRIFTY CHIC The Thrift Shop at Mount Seymour United Church (1200 Parkgate Ave.) is open Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Half price sale on selected goods every week. mtseymourunited.com Compiled by Christine Lyon

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

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Artisans exhibit at Circle Craft market 89 vendors showcasing their handiwork CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

Jack Poole Plaza in downtown Vancouver will be transformed into a bustling open-air market next weekend with vendors showcasing an array of handmade goods.

The third annual Circle Craft summer market runs July 23 to 26 and, for no admission cost, visitors can browse work in clay, glass, leather, metal, fibre and wood, as well as clothing for children and adults, jewelry, fashion accessories, home decor items and visual arts.

There will be 89 exhibitors selling their wares and several of them hail from right here on the North Shore.

Carolyn DiPasquale North Vancouver Potter Carolyn DiPasquale creates handmade ceramic tableware — from teapots to serving pieces.

Chi’s Creations West Vancouver Artist Chi Cheng Lee designs and makes contemporary silver and gold jewelry that combines Eastern traditional design sensibilities and Western modernisms.

Corrine Hunt West Vancouver First Nations artist Corrine Hunt’s work includes engraved gold and silver jewelry and accessories, custom furnishings in carved stainless steel and reclaimed wood, modern totem poles and other sculptural installations. Her

contemporary art reflects the themes and traditions of her First Nations Komoyue and Tlingit heritage.

K-O.ME Clothing West Vancouver Kjaer Pedersen is the designer behind K-O.ME, pronounced “kay-oh-me,” and creates contemporary clothing for all body types including jackets, vests, tops, dresses, wraps, ruanas and more.

Linda Paterson Jewellery North Vancouver Linda Paterson designs and makes one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces, blending historic and modern silver and gemstones from across the globe.

Plunger Cove Studio North Vancouver Artist Mark Wilkinson builds whimsical watercraft models out of reclaimed, recycled and salvaged materials. He created his first boats in 1998, inspired by the working boats of North Vancouver and its history as a working harbour.

P.S. Designs North Vancouver Owner, operator and craftsman Patrick Symonds makes kiln-fired functional art glass in his Deep Cove studio.Together with his team of artisans, his company creates glass tableware that is both visually appealing and functional.

Ratatouille Designs West Vancouver Susan Perkhun makes repurposed vintage French and new European linen

items. She hand-selects antique and vintage linen from France and, after importing and repurposing the fabric, she turns it into aprons, hand towels, table runners and more.

Reclaimed Print Co. North Vancouver This company creates wood prints, artworks and home decor products using locally sourced wood that comes from mills that supply wood from sustainable farming.

SpiARTual North Vancouver Artist Grazyna Wolski creates oil and acrylic paintings and prints depicting florals and a variety of other subjects.

The Circle Craft summer market is hosted by Circle Craft Co-operative and the Craft Council of B.C. More information about this year’s market, including hours and all exhibitors, can be found at circlecraftmarket.net.

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CALENDAR From page 29 North Vancouver.

Carribean Days Festival: Live music and entertainment July 2526 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Multicultural Street Parade July 25, 10 a.m. beginning at Lonsdale and 13th. Art show July 25 noon-9 p.m. and July 26 noon-5 p.m.

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Harmony Arts Festival — Sunset Concert Series: Free nightly outdoor performances at 7:30 p.m.

Schedule: July 31, Me and Mae; Aug. 1,The Paperboys; Aug. 2,Winsome Kind; Aug. 3, Roy Forbes; Aug. 4, Highbar Gang; Aug. 5,The Boom Booms; Aug. 6, Mazacote; Aug. 7, John Reischman and The Jaybirds; Aug. 8, En Karma; and Aug. 9, Bobby Bruce’s Nearly Neil and The Solitary Band. Info: harmonyarts.ca.

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Join Us for the 1st Annual BEER BY THE PIER

In support of Family Services of the North Shore and presented by BlueShore Financial.

Saturday, September 12, 2015, 6 - 10pm, The Pipe Shop at Shipbuilders’ Square An evening of local craft beer, live music by the Adam Woodall Band and great food in a unique, historic warehouse setting on North Vancouver’s waterfront.

Tickets are limited so book now to guarantee access to this exciting new event!

Beer tasting and dinner tickets are $60 each or $100 for two.

Purchase online at www.familyservices.bc.ca or email events@familyservices.bc.ca for more information.

JACK LONSDALE’S PUB 1433 Lonsdale Ave.,

North Vancouver. 604986-7333 Live Music: Every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.

MIST ULTRA BAR 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. 604-926-2326 DJs spin classic dance music from the ’80s, ’90s and today.

QUEENS CROSS PUB 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. queenscross.com Adam Woodall will perform acoustic music every Sunday, 8-11 p.m.

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.

THE VILLAGE TAPHOUSE The Village at Park Royal, West Vancouver. 604-9228882.

Adam Woodall will perform acoustic music every Thursday, 8-11 p.m.

Other events

CAPILANO LIBRARY 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. 604987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca Now Playing at the Library: The Karate Kid will show Saturday, July 25, 2-4:30 p.m. Registration required.

See more page 37

8 game homestand starts tomorrow!

SUN, JULY 19

A&W Family Fun Sunday & Lunch Box Giveaway First 1,000 kids 12 & under Gates at 12pm.F irst Pitch 1:05

vs. chicago cubs affiliate eugene emeralds. gates open at 6pm. first pitch 7:05

MON, JULY 20

The Famous Chicken & Poncho Giveaway First 1,000 Fans Gates at 6pm. First Pitch 7:05

FOR TICKETS CALL 604.872.5232 OR VISIT CANADIANSBASEBALL.COM

TUES, JULY 21

Recycling Bin Piggy Bank Giveaway First 1,000 kids 12 & under Gates at 6pm. First Pitch 7:05

WED, JULY 22

Scotiabank Bright Future ’Nooner Gates at 12pm.

First Pitch 1:05

THURS, JULY 23

Aaron Sanchez BobbleHead Giveaway First 1,000 Fans Gates at 6pm. First Pitch 7:05

FRI, JULY 24

Scotiabank Bright Future ’Nooner Gates at 12pm.

First Pitch 1:05

SATURDAY JULY 25

Gates at 6pm.

First Pitch 7:05

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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.

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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.

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From page 34 CIVIC PLAZA 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver.

Family Movie Nights: Bring a blanket or picnic chairs for free outdoor family-friendly movies.

Schedule: 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.

DELBROOK PARK West Queens Road and Delbrook Avenue, North Vancouver.

Outdoor Movie Night: Re/Max Rossetti Realty will host a screening of Frozen on a giant inflatable screen Thursday, July 23 starting at 8:45 p.m. Attendance is by donation of food items in support of the Harvest Project.

JOHN LAWSON PARK Foot of 16th Street, West Vancouver.

Harmony Arts Festival — Cinema in the Park: An outdoor movie experience at 9 p.m. Schedule: July 31, Mamma Mia!; Aug. 1,The Princess Bride; Aug. 2, Big Hero 6; Aug. 3, Skyfall; Aug. 4, Casablanca; Aug. 5, Back to the Future; Aug. 6,The Theory of Everything; Aug. 7, Dirty Dancing; and Aug. 8,The Sandlot. Info: harmonyarts.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.

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 thirdWednesday 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 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.

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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!

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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. Happy Hour Specials Every Day 11am – 6pm!

Satellite sports, pool table, darts & heated patio.

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.

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!

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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Neighbourhood Noodle House www.neighbourhoodnoodlehouse.com 1352 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. | 604-988-9885 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 MSG operated for over 18 years. Conveniently located in central Lonsdale.

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Woon Lee Inn www.woonleeinn.com 604-986-3388 3751 Delbrook Ave., North Vancouver

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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

FINE DINING

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 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 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.

FRENCH

WATERFRONT DINING

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.

Full Take-Out menu. Reserve your party of 15-30 ppl except Friday’s.

Monday night Trivia.

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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.

Free parking.

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

Live Music

Sports

Facebook

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To appear in this Dining Guide email arawlings@nsnews.com

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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F-150 keeps on truckin’

Brendan McAleer

Grinding Gears

If you travel down south to Tacoma and walk through the doors of LeMay – America’s Car Museum, you’ll currently find a display dedicated to the history of the Ford F-Series pickup truck.

They’ve got workin’ rigs stretching right back until 1948, although of course these days the old Fords are retired from heavy lifting, spending their days cruising

or under the spotlights.

I drove down there to check them out in this machine, something that the horny-handed sons of the soil that drove the old F-Series would have trouble recognizing as a work vehicle. It’s got satellite navigation, air conditioning, cruise control, power windows, a giant sunroof — heck, there’s even a backup camera and blind-

spot monitoring.

You’d half expect the original trucks to gang up on the shiny new city slicker like that part in the Old El Paso commercials where the salsa label says “New York City.” Goldangit! That truck’s jest too darn fancy for these parts!

However, well-equipped F-150s are finding their way into more and more Canadian driveways these

days, not just as tools for work, but for fun as well.

Let’s pick apart this latest generation of the bestseller and see whether this particular steed is fit for a cowpoke, or just the dude ranch.

Design Welp, she’s a truck all right. If the old F-Series See Little page 46

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TODAY’S DRIVE

Here’s how to slip by our traffic snarl So what are we gonna do about the North Shore traffic situation?

If you’re like me, you read Brent Richter’s report “Highway 1 no longer making the cut” in the July 5 edition of the North Shore News with a mixture of interest and horror.

It’s bad now, and it’s only going to get worse.

We’ve all seen the jams.

If you’re lucky enough to be commuting in counterflow traffic, coming back westbound towards Lonsdale after 3 p.m., then you’ve crested that hill, seen the tailbacks, and whispered silently under your breath, “Oh, the humanity.” There is a fifth horseman of the apocalypse and he rides a stalled steed.

What do we need?

Less traffic. More cocommuting. A better interchange around Main Street to replace the Hieronymus Bosch bottleneck that so often occurs. More transit at peak periods, not just to handle demand, but to

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The FX4 designation sets the F-150 up as an offroad-ready sport truck — not a Baja-style Raptor, but tough enough for some gravel road stuff.

Eighteen-inch alloys are shod in tough looking tires (most real off-road folks will swap ‘em out for something a little more aggressive) and there’s some light skid-plating underneath.

Environment One of the really lovable things about a truck as opposed to a car is that nobody ever tries to achieve a socalled cockpit-like feel.

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Passenger space in this four-door version is excellent, and the rear seats also flip up to provide a flat loading surface if you need to leave stuff locked in the cab. Everything appears rugged, but it’s also plenty comfortable.

It’s certainly not 1948 anymore.

Performance The F-150 has been well equipped for at least a decade, depending what options you get. The real future shock from Ford here is the huge weight drop that the F-150’s had thanks to more aluminium in its construction. As much as 300 kilograms has been sliced from the curb weight of the largest F-Series.

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From page 45

people across the water — we could even use an east-west rail system that follows the old Lynn Valley tramway and loops right across the water to link up with Rupert Station.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could just build all that … for free? Sadly, no, these things cost huge amounts of money, and who feels more overburdened than the Canadian taxpayer? It’s not that we wouldn’t shell out to pay for something worthwhile, it’s that you expect us to give money to the people who would shut a bridge for a yoga-thon, sell water resources in a drought to companies like Nestle for a coupla bucks per million litres, and can’t figure out how to sell a B.C.-brewed six-pack of beer in a grocery store.

So let me not add fuel to the fire by revealing my own clever tax-payerfunded solution to the problem (imagine a giant car-firing electromagnetic railgun, and a huge pillow on the other side of the

inlet: for a small fee, you could — but wait, I’ve said too much already).

Instead, let me offer a few suggestions as to how you, personally, can fight the North Shore traffic.

The obvious solution is to move to the North Shore, and live close to where you work. If such is part of a future plan for you, please see my earlier columns: “The Best Cars With Which To Rob A Financial Institution,” and, “The Best Vans For Living In Down By The River” (foreword by Matt Foley, motivational speaker).

Stats suggest that this is something people are doing more and more. Granted, our little slice of heaven is an expensive place to live, but when the cost of hundreds of litres of fuel saved and perhaps a second vehicle made redundant, it’s actually something of a bargain. Not to mention avoiding the dental bills caused by grinding your teeth in traffic.

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workers: why, I ask you, do people have to drive an hour each way to sit in front of a screen all day?

So that they can discuss the latest Game of Thrones episode during coffee break? They can just do that on Facebook anyway.

For those of us who already live and work on the North Shore, the advice seems to run along the lines of, “Do we really need to make six trips in a day?” Well, you might not, but I do. Brain like an accident at a colander factory.

Before I leave the house, however, I simply pull up Vancouver’s traffic map on Google, or the GVRD conditions map (gvrd. com/traffic). Technology might be a woe when dealing with distracted driving, but it does provide the casual errand-runner with the ability to instantly gauge conditions, and stay off the Upper Levels when everything turns red.

However, many of us have to also get kids to and from school or activities, and thus can’t choose to

linger at work an extra half-hour or so to let things calm down. Thus, the necessity of inventing your own secret escape route.

Traffic along the major North Shore routes can be terrible, and the clots spread outwards from the highway to plug up the usual suspects. That’s why you need to pull up your map and create your own personal set of alternate routes that would ordinarily be slow enough for people to avoid. This takes some trial and error, and a willingness to ignore your GPS, but there are at least several ways to get from west to east along side streets and little-used roads with speed humps.

Even if you’re driving slow at respectful side-street speeds, that’s still faster than stopped in gridlock.

I’ve got a few of my own tucked away — and I’m taking ‘em to the grave.

Traffic is bad enough now, and only getting worse, to the point that it should actually be a factor in choosing your next vehicle. If you’re stuck making a commute during peak hours by either the

constraints of your work or family home life, then stuff like radar-guided automatic cruise-control becomes more than just a luxury.

Honda, for instance, has just crammed all manner of semi-autonomous driving features into their new Pilot, and you can expect to see a proliferation of this technology coming throughout many more mainstream vehicles.

Sometimes it’ll be only available at the top-tier trim of a car, but if it makes your driving less of a misery, then it’s probably worth it.

Lastly, all the usual advice applies about making any drive more bearable. Make sure your podcast archive is up-todate. Pack a book so if there’s a snarl you can head for a park and wait for it to clear. Don’t drink ten cups of coffee and skip your bathroom break before heading out.

How will we solve the North Shore traffic problem? Governmentlegislated car-firing railguns. But that’s big picture stuff. In the short-term, the best thing you can do to make sure you don’t get

escape route or two in your back pocket.

stuck in your car is check current conditions, pack a little entertainment with you, dodge peak hours if you can, and have an

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Silverado a worthy foe for bestselling F-150 From page 46

of an early F-Series truck that the pickup of the future would come with a tiny little 2.7-litre turbocharged V-6, they’d have laughed you off the farm. Here, though, Ford actually charges $1,300 for their EcoBoost option.

If a small-displacement V-6 seems a little feeble for hauling around this much truck, note that it’s actually pretty stout: horsepower is rated at 325 h.p. and torque at 375 foot-pounds.

Mash the throttle, and that’s good enough to really wake the F-150 from its slumber and get it down any on-ramp with ease. Torque comes on readily, and even though you’re high up and driving an obviously large vehicle, if you need to pull out of the slow lane into faster moving traffic, the EcoBoosted F-150 can actually find a gap quite easily.

Slow your roll, and the V-6 is barely-there quiet. In fact, it’s nearly a complaint, as the truck

doesn’t have that countryfried V-8 rumble you’d expect. Still, the whistle of turbochargers is a bit like the big diesel rigs, and then there’s the whole Eco part of EcoBoost.

A disclaimer: not everyone has been successful at getting their boosted Fords to match the official fuel economy ratings. However, out on the interstate, running down through Seattle, I managed to get within 0.4 litres/100 kilometres of the official 10.4 highway rating. That’s not bad, not with a 70 mile per hour (112 km/h) speed limit in many places and slowdowns in Everett and Seattle.

Still, even if it burns gas like a car and has most of the interior features, the F-150 will still ride like a truck. It’s comfortable enough, but hit a few freeway expansion joints, and you can feel the shudder going through the frame.

Overall though, it’s an impressive performance combining decent speed, good comfort, and livable

fuel economy. This F-150 might be set up as a funfirst kind of truck, but it all works.

Features The F-150 comes pretty basic, but options extend to everything from satellite navigation to blind spot monitoring. Official fuel consumption is 13.3 (litres/100 kilometres) city and 10.4 on the highway.

Green light Strong low-end power; comfortable cabin; plenty of practicality; smooth start-stop system.

Stop sign Fuel economy still relatively average; options can be expensive.

The checkered flag Canada’s bestselling truck, and you can see why.

Competition Chevrolet Silverado ($26,105) Chevy has responded to Ford’s aluminium renaissance by trumpeting the benefits of steel — fair

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but don’t let GM’s marketing department ruin what their engineering department has managed to do. The Silverado still gets solid fuel economy the old-fashioned way, and its V-8-powered trucks do even better once you start working them hard.

Towing, for instance.

Of course, this being Ford vs. Chevy, there are fans that wouldn’t even dream of setting foot in a rival dealership. Happily, both companies tend to end up producing better offerings the more they compete with each other. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com

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