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The Seymour Salmonid Society is floating a plan to use explosives to slowly chip away some of the 50,000 cubic metres of rock that slid into the Seymour River in December 2014, creating a permanent new pond and blocking the path of spawning fish.

“When the slide happened, we in the salmonid society had a gut feeling the slide was impassible for juvenile fish heading out to the ocean and mature fishing coming back to the river,” said Shaun Hollingsworth, president of the stewardship group. To test their theory, the society volunteers radiotagged 30 incoming mature coho salmon below the slide in 2015, none of which made it up the pool above. UBC researchers also implanted acoustic tags about the size of a grain of rice in juvenile fish above and below the slide site in hopes. Of the fish released below the slide, 90 per cent made it to the estuary. Of those released above, none made it past. “In the summertime, especially last summer with the limited rain, the water did not come over the top. It crept down through the rocks below. We’d hoped they might find a way through down there but now

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Seymour Salmonid Society president Shaun Hollingsworth stands at the site of a 2014 rock slide on the Seymour River that dumped 50,000 cubic metres of rock into the river. The society is floating a plan to slowly blast away the rock to allow salmon and steelhead to spawn. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

CRIME: NEIGHBOURS REPORT SOUNDS OF STRUGGLE IN APARTMENT HOME

Teenage son charged in mom’s death JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A 19-year-old North Vancouver man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his 58-year-old mother after she died following an assault in her apartment Monday night.

North Vancouver RCMP were called to 102 - 312 East First St. in North Vancouver just after 6 p.m. on

Jan. 25 after a local resident called 9-1-1 to report hearing a dispute and possible assault taking place in a nearby apartment. Police arrived and forced their way into the apartment after hearing sounds of a struggle, said Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokeswoman Sgt. Stephanie Ashton. When they got inside, officers saw a man escaping over the balcony. The man, identified as

19-year-old Alex Lefkove, was arrested following a short foot chase. Christine Grube Lefkove, Alex Lefkove’s mother, was found with extensive injuries at the scene. She was rushed to hospital and put on life support, but died of her injuries in hospital about 24 hours later. No cause of death has yet been released.

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Education funds stolen to feed gambling addiction JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A 40-year-old North Shore woman who worked as education manager for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation has been placed under house arrest as part of an 18-month conditional sentence after pleading guilty to defrauding the First Nation out of more than $23,000.

Tonya Kristine Lewis was sentenced by Judge Joanne Challenger in North Vancouver

provincial court after pleading guilty to seven counts of defrauding her former employer between November 2013 and April 2014. Lewis stole the money, which was supposed to be used on programming for children and youth, to support a gambling addiction. “She stole money which should have gone to support children and youth, and squandered those funds gambling,” wrote Challenger. In considering her sentence, Challenger noted Lewis

was a “trusted member of the management of the Nation. She was considered to be a personal friend to most of the staff. Instead, she was breaching their trust on a day-to-day basis.” Lewis “was aware of and manipulated the financial safeguards in place for the management of the victim’s funds,” Challenger wrote. To pull off her fraud, Lewis issued cheques to outsiders who then cashed them and gave Lewis the money. She told the people she recruited to help that she was doing that to “exhaust any surplus before the financial year-end,” according to the court decision.

Those people weren’t aware that Lewis was using the cash for her own purposes, wrote Challenger. When Lewis was first questioned about one of the cheques, she lied, but soon after confessed to taking the money and said she’d spent it on a gambling addiction. Lewis was immediately fired. In a victim impact statement, a spokesperson for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation wrote that the band is “highly disheartened” by Lewis’s theft, which caused “substantial distress” for staff, who spent many hours investigating the fraud. The Tsleil-Waututh

continue to believe the amount taken by Lewis is substantially higher than the $23,200 reported to the RCMP. In considering her sentence, Challenger noted Lewis is of Squamish and Nanaimo nation heritage and has lived most of her life on Squamish lands on the North Shore. Lewis had a troubled childhood and developed personality traits of being “manipulative, secretive and deceitful” as a coping mechanism to deal with past trauma, wrote Challenger. Lewis has no previous criminal record. But Challenger noted in 2004 Lewis was fired from a job with the Squamish Nation after being

caught defrauding that First Nation of a similar amount. Criminal charges were not pursued in that case. Challenger sentenced Lewis to an 18-month conditional sentence, beginning with a term of house arrest, along with 100 hours of community work service, followed by three years’ probation. Terms of probation include staying away from gambling facilities, taking counselling and being banned from any employment which would give her control over an employer’s money. The judge also ordered Lewis to work towards paying back the Tsleil-Waututh the money she took.

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Reunification study going ahead in district BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Amalgamation of the two North Vancouvers back into one isn’t just something district council members like to talk about. They’re actively working towards it.

The district hired a policy analyst last September to prepare a “reunification research plan.” District council members got an update on that research Monday evening as well as an eye to where the study is expected to go over the next two years. Over 2016, Felim Donnelly will be looking into services offered by the two municipalities, looking for overlaps, gaps, inconsistencies, and missed opportunities, especially in planning and transportation policy. In 2017, Donnelly will be digging into financial metrics to provide a “clear-headed analysis on financial to allow for meaningful engagement with residents and outside partners to begin.” That will include an in-depth examination of tax rate differentials between the two and analysis of likely changes post-merger as well as an accounting of all the assets and debts the municipalities hold. But anyone salivating

at the thought of instantly reduced costs should amend their expectations, he warned, based on a review of past amalgamations in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. “The argument for efficiency gains is pretty tenuous at best,” he said. “If you’re going into this looking for dramatic millions of dollars off your bottom line, you may be disappointed.” That’s thanks in part to regional districts already taking on many of the services that benefit from economies of scale like water and sewage treatment, Donnelly said, but also because municipalities tend to already be efficient deliverers of services. When municipalities are merged, wages tend to be harmonized upward and the one-time costs of amalgamations can also be in the tens of millions of dollars, he warned. But that doesn’t mean reunification should be abandoned, Donnelly said. Residents on both sides of the 1907 border between the city and the district would benefit if the two sides did urban planning and transportation infrastructure as one. And a united North Vancouver would carry more sway when it comes to lobbying

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ACING IT Instructor Greg Cormier watches as student Kam Harding slices through a 76-centimetre (30-inch) section of hemlock using a new bandsaw mill purchased for the Ace-It carpentry program at West Vancouver secondary. Student fundraising and contributions from local builders, suppliers, and other businesses helped raise money for the new saw. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Squamish man charged in tire slashing spree BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A Squamish man has been charged in one of the largest cases of criminal mischief in North Vancouver history as well as attempting to burn down the Capilano University Library.

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From page 15 DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents an exhibition of paintings by Stephen Dittberner: Our Rivers Rock until Feb. 9. FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Wit & Whimsy: A mixed media exhibition with Sharon Greig, Lisa Klepak, Saul Miller and Isabelle Procter will run until Jan. 31. Love in any Language: A juried mixed media exhibition in honour of Valentine’s Day will run from Feb. 2 to 21. Opening reception: Feb. 2, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2-3 p.m. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Abstract Art Exhibit:Paintings by Marlise Witschi will be on display until Feb. 5. PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org My House: An exhibition that brings together the work of artists Mike Kelley and Ryan

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Thanks to global warming a glacier melts, exposing a body perfectly preserved after five decades. That’s the first big secret in Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years.

It’s also the perfect metaphor for many tense revelations to follow: the week leading up to a 45th anniversary party proceeds at a glacial pace while a steady drip, drip, of fresh information erodes a

seemingly bedrock marriage. After Geoff (Tom Courtenay) receives a letter telling him that his former lover’s body has been recovered in the Swiss Alps, Kate (Charlotte Rampling) does what any self-respecting Englishwoman would do: she puts the kettle on. The couple leads a quiet life in the Norfolk countryside, listening to the radio, reading and walking the dog. Geoff’s health has been inconsistent; it’s why they never celebrated their 40th anniversary. Now he’s ever more distracted. At first Kate welcomes new information about her husband’s first love, but soon his preoccupation with her grates on Kate’s nerves: “I can

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for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Redshift rented an assortment of “rare and beautiful” instruments from Dun for the performance. “Musicians get quite wet during the piece, splashing and being percussive with the instruments,” says Nobles. City of Water, Sea of Glass curators hope the performance and use of the organic elements will connect people to their urban soundscapes, “which is particularly

! City of Water, Sea of Glass, an original performance installation featuring blown-glass instruments, Friday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. at Erickson’s Waterfall Building Gallery, 205 - 1540 West Second Ave., Vancouver. Tickets: brownpapertickets. com MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

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A group of B.C. glassblowers and musical composers have collaborated to elevate an ancient science experiment involving water and glass to harmonious levels.

North Vancouver-based Redshift Music Society has teamed up with This Is It Design in Roberts Creek to curate an original performance installation to be unveiled on Jan. 29 that intersects art and music: City of Water, Sea of Glass. Sticking to its mandate to produce unique concerts in unconventional spaces, this time around Redshift wanted to showcase Vancouver’s Waterfall Building Gallery — with its Louvre-like sloping glass walls. “It’s a unique open space, it’s ambient and beautiful architecturally,” says Redshift artistic director Jordan Nobles. “We have a lot of beautiful architecture in this city and we like to exploit it.” Redshift has often capitalized on the reverberant atrium of the Vancouver Public Library by spreading musicians throughout seven levels, creating a unique, captivating soundscape. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking, in 2012, Redshift put on a concert at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre that featured musicians perched on the dive tower while people swam below. For its latest performance, taking the theme water and glass, Redshift staff started with the art first. They approached two B.C.-based glassblowers and sculptors, Heather Konschuh and Robert Studer, to create strikingly original percussion instruments made of water and glass. Nobles says it was a trial and error experiment, watching the artists blow glass and then working with them to create cool sounds. Plenty of glass was broken was in the process, he reveals.

important during the dark, wet winter months when loneliness can seep into the collective consciousness.” January was specifically chosen for the event because it “is a great time for rain.” Judging by Friday’s forecast there should an adequate amount of rain to cascade down the glass walls of the Waterfall Building and add to the ambience of the event. “We couldn’t do this show in the summer,” laughs Nobles.

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Fringe Percussion (Colin Van de Reep, Brian Nesselroad, Martin Fisk and Daniel Tones) rehearse Tan Dun’s “Water Music” for City of Water, Sea of Glass. PHOTO SUPPLIED “Wouldn’t it be cool if we had a gong that was glass? Apparently not,” says Nobles, with a laugh. Almost everyone has heard the reverberant sound of musical glasses, created by rubbing fingers on the rims, a phenomenon that dates back to Renaissance times. This goes beyond that. There are “tons of other sounds that you can make” with water and glass, explains Nobles. Imagine the sound of coins dropping into cavernous glass bowls, or water being strained to emulates a serious rainfall. B.C.-based composers Benton Roark, Nova Pon, Chris Reiche, Christiaan Venter and Mariah Mennie were given free rein to create music for water or glass instruments or a combination of both. Those pieces will be premiered during City of Water, Sea of Glass, by the Vancouver-based Fringe Percussion quartet playing the specially crafted glass instruments. The new percussion instruments created by the glass sculptors include the Chromarimba, a three-octave marimba with 31 tones per octave and keys of glass; the Rainbow, a six-inch-tall tree that holds seven bowls

of blown glass in gradually tapering sizes; and Glass Bowl-Gongs, featuring five suspended, inverted bowl-gongs fashioned from blown glass. North Vancouver resident Daniel Tones, who plays in the Fringe Percussion Quartet, says the performance is ultimately about the connection between sound, sculpture and space. “It’s not every day that a musician has the opportunity

to play brand new instruments that are themselves works of art,” said Tones. “Musicians and visual artists collaborating like this is an amazing expression of creativity and culture.” The evening culminates with the Vancouver premiere of “Water Music,” a virtuoso quartet for amplified water bowls penned by renowned Chinese composer Tan Dun, who composed the score

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Plastic Acid Orchestra shakes things up Symphonic group goes for different repertoire ! Plastic Acid Orchestra performs Saturday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m. at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: $30/$20/$15, at centennialtheatre.com or 604-984-4484. CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

When Metallica’s “All Nightmare Long” is part of the evening’s musical program, you know you aren’t going to a traditional orchestra performance.

Dressed in their signature red-and-black outfits, the 40-plus classically trained members of Plastic Acid Orchestra will play a modern symphonic arrangement of the 2008 heavy metal hit, along with a number of other eclectic pieces, when they take the stage at North Vancouver’s Centennial

The Plastic Acid Orchestra has played to cheering crowds at Granville Street nightclubs, been accompanied by burlesque dancers and fire spinners, and was the largest group in history to perform at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival last summer. PHOTO SUPPLIED Theatre this weekend. Tearing down genres and finding new fans for orchestral performance is all part

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group has since grown into a professional symphony orchestra playing a mix of original compositions, works from young Canadian composers, and fresh arrangements of contemporary hit songs. The group has played to cheering crowds at Granville Street nightclubs, been accompanied by burlesque dancers and fire spinners, and was the largest group in history to perform at the Vancouver International Jazz

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Festival last summer. Saturday’s concert will feature a number of special guests, including the Lions Gate Sinfonia Youth Orchestra, of which Deans is assistant conductor. “I’m really passionate about working with youth,” notes Deans, who is also a school music teacher. Other guests include North Vancouver-raised Jack Garton of the indie roots band Maria in the Shower, and François Houle, one of the city’s preeminent experimental musicians and a Vancouver Community College instructor, who arranged “All Nightmare Long” and will be rocking out in his clarinet during the symphonic rendition. Meanwhile, Toronto composer Jason Nett has contributed two works to the set, and Giorgio Magnanensi, artistic director of Vancouver New Music, will conduct a piece that goes “beyond normal,” Deans says, and uses shapes and colours instead of sheet music. “It’s not written in note format. It’s written in kind of gestures and symbols and he has different expressions and guidelines for the orchestra, so it’s a totally unique experience for the players and completely unique to the audience.” Some Plastic Acid originals will also be on tap, and Star Wars fans will recognize arrangements from the iconic movie series. Though the group is known to play classical works by Beethoven,

Shostakovich, Dvorak and the like, North Vancouver audiences won’t hear any of that on Saturday. “A lot of the writing is based on classical format, but there’s no direct classical music in this particular set,” Deans says. He got his start playing the classical greats with his violinist sister and developed a taste for live performance early on. As youngsters, they would head down to Granville Island with their instruments and earn a few dollars busking for tourists. “The cute factor probably helped,” he admits. “Then we started creating our own music because we got tired of playing the classical duets.” The siblings went on to perform at weddings and clubs. “By 16, we had a small little LP album and we were invited to play at certain venues and it was pretty cool.” They both studied music at Douglas College and the University of Victoria. Since graduating, Deans has been assistant conductor of the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, a member of the West Coast Symphony and a conductor and performer with many other local ensembles. Plastic Acid Orchestra is a passion project that allows him to play with genre and shake up the classical music scene. “Our theme is trying to break borders and do weird, different, cool things,” he says. “It’s all about experimenting with new sounds.”

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Artisan collective showcases local talent

Fashion and gifts are all local and handmade CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

Internet shopping is fast and easy, but when it comes to certain products, like clothing, jewelry or scented soaps, the online experience just doesn’t compare to browsing in-store.

North Vancouver resident Albert Lo, the designer behind Lomolicious clothing, sells his handmade ponchos and neck warmers through his website, but the bulk of his customer transactions happen in person at seasonal craft fairs. “I like to sell directly. I like meeting the customers and explaining and talking about my stuff,” he says. He recognizes the importance of seeing and touching products, especially wearables. “I know personally, as a shopper, I’d like to feel the fabric, or I’d like to see how it’s made, or I’d like to know how it fits. Those elements are very important to me and I think most shoppers do keep that in mind as well.” Lo runs Lomolicious with his sister, Helen Waterson, and the pair have considered opening up a bricks-and-mortar shop. But, as is the case with many small businesses, the high cost of renting prime retail space is prohibitive.

Albert Lo, Doris Jetz, Jean Stenhouse and Helen Waterson co-own Under the Umbrella, an artisan collective in Lower Lonsdale. The shop sells a curated collection of locally made apparel and gift items. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH Fortunately, the siblings have discovered an alternative business model that allows them to sell their “West Coast chic” cotton and bamboo garments year-round in a store, without being solely responsible for all the overhead.

Lo and Waterson are among the four co-owners of Under the Umbrella, an artisan collective located at 67 Lonsdale Ave. in North Vancouver. Formerly called In Good Company, the shop went through a restructuring

last summer and now has a new name, different ownership, and a mandate to carry exclusively local, handmade gifts and fashions. The other two partners are Jean Stenhouse of Little MoSo ecofriendly children’s clothing,

and Doris Jetz of Ink & Dolly greeting cards and art prints. “It’s not as big of a commitment when you have two other partners,” Lo says. As one of the owners, Lo’s clothing line is carried in the shop permanently. Under

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SKIN DEEP David Tupniak demonstrates the Venus Viva skin resurfacing treatment on a client at North Vancouver’s Physician Skincare Centre during a recent VIP beauty event. Venus Viva claims to treat textural irregularities, scarring, wrinkles and stretch marks using NanoFractional Radio Frequency and SmartScan technology. Part proceeds from the beauty event were donated to the North Shore Harvest Project. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

FASHION FILE THE GIFT BOX Buy local from two display cases dedicated to local artisans who specialize in hand-crafted gift items at CityScape Community Art Space, 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca 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. 604-9267098 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 Send fashion info to clyon@nsnews.com

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Wild & Raven art and clothing by Sherri Bachmann and Boske Kids clothing by Jenny Chavarri. “The bulk of the artisans are actually from the North Shore – I would say almost 40 per cent,” says Waterson, a Lions Bay resident. Participating artisans pay to sublease the space and are encouraged to work in the store if they’re available. Meanwhile, Under the Umbrella also buys wholesale from more established local businesses, such as Karla’s Specialteas. Regardless of the size of the business, there’s a curatorial focus on “well-made, creative, unique products that have a market,” Waterson explains. In addition to providing display space to participating artisans, Under the Umbrella also has a Mini Makers section open to crafters aged 17 and younger. The idea is to give youth a place to sell their creations and introduce them to the world of entrepreneurship by charging just $10 a month in rent and 10 per cent commission on any item sold. “Not only will we be giving them the opportunity to sell their products, we’re hoping that it’ll give them the experience of actually running their own business,” Waterson says. Overall, she hopes the store serves as a vehicle for local makers to support one another and sell more of their products, while at the same time exposing shoppers to new talent and an alternative to the “fast shopping” trend. “We really want to encourage people to shop local, and to shop handmade – to shop less, but to shop well,” she says. For a list of all the artisan lines currently in store, visit artisansumbrella.com.

Top: Under the Umbrella carries a rotating selection of locally made jewelry, apparel and gifts. Bottom: 13-year-old Mariane Gonzalez sells her Goodnight Dollies in the Mini Makers section of the store. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH

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Veteran cast presenting Pride and Prejudice

! Pride and Prejudice at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage (2750 Granville) until Feb. 28. Tickets from $29; ArtsClub.com. KELSEY KLASSEN Contributing writer

From the beloved 1995 BBC miniseries to the Bollywood musical, Lizzie Bennet YouTube vlog and Bridget Jones’s Diary homage . . . (not to mention the serviceable fan fictions, dubious zombie and vampire updates, comic book adaptations, and creepy Colin Firth statues) there is no shortage of Pride and Prejudice to be found in popular culture. Still, in a true testament to the enduring allure of Jane Austen’s 19th-century rom-com, fans are surely fanning their faces in excitement over the upcoming Arts Club Theatre Company

Eric Craig and Naomi Wright star in the Arts Club Theatre’s production of Pride and Prejudice. presentation. Director Sarah Rodgers certainly is. The theatre veteran, in fact, still can’t get

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“I read Pride and Prejudice in Grade 9 and I think I read it every year after that. And I grew up watching every movie, every miniseries. Like many women on the planet,” she adds, with a genuine school-girl giggle. “It really is a dream come true to direct this piece.” Rodgers, a 12-time Jessie Award nominee who just last summer helmed the Theatre Under The Stars hit Hairspray!, is bringing Austen’s 1813 novel of manners to life at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre this week. It’s not some dusty adaptation that wallows in the drama of it all, however. In this version, penned by Victoria playwright and 2014 Governor General’s Award-finalist Janet Munsil, the fat is trimmed from the 300-some-odd-page prose, leaving only a tightly witty script. “It’s a fantastic script. We are so lucky to have this version,” raves Rodgers. “(Munsil) has written a comedy, and she’s also written a very economical script. If you were to sit and read aloud the novel, it takes 12 hours,” Rodgers explains, “so (Munsil) has distilled a 12-hour read into two hours, and it is concise, witty, moving, charming. She has all the best lines in it.” And those lines – that dialogue – is where the Austen magic happens. For those who don’t know the story by heart, Pride and Prejudice follows a year in the life of intelligent, headstrong

Elizabeth Bennet, of the many Bennet sisters. When Elizabeth encounters the wealthy, brooding Mr. Darcy, assumptions are made and poor first impressions must be overcome, mostly through sharp verbal repartee. “I think it is one of the most romantic love stories of our time,” says Rodgers, appreciatively. “I also think it is an incredible depiction of human nature and character. I think we can all relate to first impressions that were wrong.” For this, her fourth time directing for the Arts Club, Rodgers has chosen a diverse cast – from ethnicity to age and experience – to fill the play’s many roles. “I have some terrific old veterans in there,” she says, with excitement. “Scott Bellis, and David Marr, and Katey Wright. I also have theatre royalty with Shirley Broderick,” she adds. “And then I have a student from Studio 58; I have recent grads from UBC and Studio 58; I also have, just among the Bennet sisters, an African-Canadian ‘Lydia’, a Filipino ‘Mary’, and our ‘Georgiana’, Darcy’s sister, is half Japanese.” “It was very important to me,” Rodgers continues, “in presenting this beautiful production – this English piece – in today’s world, to have diverse casting.” In more nods to modernity, Rodgers has also played with convention by incorporating her love of conceptual design into Alison Green’s

set workup, while also adding some live music into the mix. The story itself, though, stays as its meant to be. “It’s set in 1811 – it’s set right in Jane Austen’s time period – and I’m honouring the time period,” Rodgers affirms. “I love the time period. I love the costumes. The entire piece is about etiquette and the class system, so you need to keep it in its time period.” It’s a style of production that Rodgers feels the Arts Club – Western Canada’s largest theatre company – is now uniquely positioned in Vancouver to produce. “With the closing of the Playhouse (theatre company in 2012), we really only have Blackbird Theatre and the Arts Club to bring us the classics,” Rodgers explains. “And also, with the success of such a fantastic large company, they’re able to produce a classic production that has 17 actors in it. How fortunate are we, in Vancouver,” she states. “We’re so blessed to have the Arts Club, and as a director, this is a gift. To go to work every day and work with 17 professional actors, it’s really amazing. We’re all pinching ourselves and we’re all very thankful.” Pride and Prejudice runs until Feb. 28 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage (2750 Granville). Tickets from $29; ArtsClub.com. — Kelsey Klassen writes for our sister paper the Westender.

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Desert nuclear testing lit up the skies during the 1950s JOHN MASTERS Meridian Writers’ Group

LAS VEGAS — “Come for the gambling, stay for the nuclear-bomb tests!”

That was never an official Las Vegas ad slogan, but in the 1950s it might as well have been. From 1951 to 1962 there were 100 above ground tests of nuclear bombs at the Nevada Test Site, 100 kilometres northwest of Las Vegas. Their mushroom clouds lit up the desert sky and could easily be seen in the gambling capital. The dawn detonations especially were popular with those who’d been in the casinos all night. The story of the nuclearbomb testing program at the Nevada Test Site is told at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. Between 1951 and 1992, when a worldwide nucleartesting ban went into effect, there were 928 radioactive explosions at the site. More than 800 were underground tests. These, even though they couldn’t be seen, were felt in Las Vegas. “In spite of early attempts to keep detonating times hush-hush,” we learn, “the atmospheric tests quickly became must-see attractions for Las Vegas residents and visitors alike.” The tests were part of the arms race during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. The Nevada site was chosen because it had large valleys and dry lakebeds in which to conduct them, mountain barriers to stop close-range observation, and was reasonably remote from large population centres. The science behind the bombs that destroyed two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in 1945, bringing the Second World War to an end, is explained in a short film from the 1950s illustrating nuclear fission. A white-smocked scientist primes a mousetrap and puts a small ball — representing a neutron — where the bait would go. “Watch,” he says, and tosses his trap into a room whose floor is carpeted by similarly cocked devices. His first trap snaps, ejecting the “neutron,” which bounces onto another trap, setting it off. In seconds the entire room is a white flurry of launched balls. The museum also looks at how nuclear energy was regarded by the American public in the 1950s and 1960s. “Optimism flourished about harnessing atomic

power for many wonderful uses,” we’re told. “Mushroom clouds appeared on souvenirs and atomic cocktails became popular drinks.” Las Vegas started a Miss Atom Bomb beauty pageant. A display case shows how America’s fascination with the word “atomic” got translated into commercial uses. Besides an Atomic Disintegrator cap pistol and Gilbert’s Atomic Energy Lab chemistry set are less-obvious product pairings, such as salt-and-pepper shakers shaped like Fat Man (the bomb dropped on Nagasaki), Iguana Radioactive Atomic Pepper Sauce, the Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring, mushroom-cloud paperweights, an Atomic Sewing Kit and Christmas-tree ornaments adorned with atomic symbols. One little-known detail in the story of the nuclear-arms race is that it nearly didn’t happen. The museum relates that in June 1946, “the United States unveiled a plan to the United Nations to establish controls, stop the spread of nuclear weapons, and eliminate its own stockpile. The Soviet Union vetoed the proposal in early 1947.” Russia got its first atomic bomb in 1949, and the race was on. If you go: For more information on the National Atomic Testing Museum visit its website at nationalatomictestingmuseum.org. For information on Las Vegas go to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority website atlasvegas. com. — More stories at www. culturelocker.com

U.S. troops, 10 kilometres from Ground Zero, witness the formation of mushroom clouds during the first U.S. nuclear field exercise conducted on land at Camp Desert Rock, Nev., Nov. 1, 1951.

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London’s Imperial War Museum expanding its take on First World War ALLAN LYNCH Meridian Writers’Group

LONDON — To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War (1914-1918), Britain and Europe will be awash in special events through 2018.

In total, 1,000 organizations in 28 countries will be involved. Among the lead organizations is London’s Imperial War Museum (IWM), housed in the former Bethlem Royal Hospital for the treatment of mental illness. Bethlem gave the world the concept

of “bedlam,” which makes it a perversely suitable location for a war museum. To prep for the centennial, the IWM closed its Lambert Road location for a 13-month, CDN $80 million renovation. When it reopened in July 2014 it had nearly doubled the space devoted to the First World War — an additional 465 square metres. Other than the palladium exterior, protected by 38-centimetre guns, the renewed facility is barely recognizable to anyone who has previously visited the IWM. There is, for example, the new, soaring,

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four-storey atrium in which is hung real weaponry — from a V-1 flying bomb to a Spitfire and a Harrier jet. To the disappointment of many returnees the popular 1940s house is gone, making space for a replica front-line trench, Mark V tank and biplane in the new First World War galleries. World War 1 was the first modern, mechanized war, and so lethal that the Imperial War Museum was opened in 1920 to remind people of the scale and tragedy of war. This was the war that introduced poison gas, aerial bombardment and submarine attacks. Lessons not learned, the museum galleries cover all the subsequent conflicts Britain has been involved in, including the Middle East, Iraq and Afghanistan. The new First World War galleries are impressive for their grittiness. Sensibilities be damned, there is no romance or heroism in these exhibits. Employing a clever marriage of real artifacts and technology, visitors witness the vulgarity of the battlefront and the indignity to combatants and civilian populations. One static display is a life-size cluster of cutout soldiers is brought to life by projections of uniformed soldiers racing across no-man’s land. Away from the frontline, it’s striking how war impacted the homeland. Defence of the

Realm Acts governed everything from interfering with carrier pigeons that may be in the service of the Admiralty or speaking in public about troop or naval movements to engaging in prohibited activities like sketching, photography and setting off fireworks. Other galleries deal with the Second World War, the Holocaust, the Cold War and the on-going troubles in the Middle East. Among the more unusual exhibits are a bronze eagle from Hitler’s Reich Chancellery and Lawrence of Arabia’s agal (the head rope worn as part of traditional Arabic dress). The museum may have the word “imperial” in its name, but where its new galleries fall down is in their dismissive treatment of the empire that made England imperial. For both world wars, visitors learn about “Britain and her Empire,” but with little detail about member nations or the parts they played. Commonwealth citizens might feel shortchanged by the lack of recognition of their nations’ contributions to the successful outcomes of both world wars. If you go: For more information on the Imperial War Museum visit its website at iwm.org.uk. For information on First World War commemorations in Britain and Europe go to 1914.org.

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Holter taking tour to Europe in February From page 13 composer named Susan Botti and I think she was pretty important for me as an inspiration. She was a singer and she was the first teacher that I worked with there. I started college at 17 and that would have been pretty formative as a female inspiration. It was good for me to meet her and begin to learn about other women.” Finding her own footing as a musician Holter further studied composition at CalArts before joining Linda Perhacs’ band in 2010 and collaborating with Night Jewel (Ramona Gonzalez) among others. In Holter’s own work anything goes. “The writing is always singular for me. I write it alone. It’s not really one way. I hear melodies sometimes and sometimes I hear words with them and sometimes I make up words first. Sometimes I’m at the piano notating some kind of figuration that my fingers are doing, other times I’m just playing chords and I write down the chords and words just kind of come out while I’m playing and then I elaborate them. On the last record I would just play chords because it was more of a traditional pop form.” Long an admirer of Joni Mitchell, and particularly the album Court and Spark, in her latest material Holter reaches a new level of emotional

immediacy and directness while losing none of her poetic edge. Mitchell always tried to keep a dialogue going between pop and poetics throughout her songs and that can also be heard on much of With You in My Wilderness in tracks such as “Lucette Stranded on the Island” and “Sea Calls Me Home.” Ramona Gonzalez’s husband Cole Marsden Grief-Neill (a member of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti before becoming Beck’s engineer) mixed Holter’s album Ekstasis and co-produced Loud City Song and With You in My Wilderness. While writing music is a meticulous, all-consuming process for Holter the results are brought on demos into a studio environment where they receive further treatment. “Cole does things very quickly but we still have to mix which usually means arranging over and over again,” she says. “All the vocals are recorded at home. It’s not fast in the end, it’s part of the composition process in the way you’re working with new material and you can’t predict a lot of things. He’s good at making decisions and I’m not good at making decisions, so that’s very helpful.” Holter completes a West Coast tour in Vancouver at the Cobalt on Feb. 4 before heading off for Europe to start a new round of shows in Paris on Feb. 8.

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Dance CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Extension: RNB Dance and Theatre Arts will perform a variety of styles of dance with special guests Lamondance Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20/$12.

Clubsandpubs BLUHOUSE MARKET AND CAFE 4342 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-838-0948 Bradford Loomis will marry grit and melody to dig to the roots of American folklore Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:30-10 p.m. Admission by donation. DEEP COVE BREWERY 170-2270 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver. deepcovecraft.com FINCH AND BARLEY 250 East First St., North Vancouver. finchandbarley.com Dino Dinocolo will perform a solo show Thursday, Feb. 11 from 8:45 p.m. to midnight. GREEN LEAF BREWING CO. 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Live Music and Entertainment from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Schedule: Jan. 30, Dan Hare (pop/rock); Feb. 6, Paul Coulter Brown (folk/bluegrass); Feb. 7, Chinese New Year Celebration — $5 (5 p.m.); Feb. 12, variety show launch (7-9 p.m.); Feb. 13, Alan James Revue (classic pop/ rock trio) and Feb. 19, variety show (7-9 p.m.). Variety shows

MYSTIFICATION AND REALITY Painter Trevor Holgate works on a landscape that is part of a show, Mystification and Reality, currently on view at Ron Andrews community art space. The exhibit also features the work of Nancy Cramer. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD are $15 and tickets can be purchased at fowlieandfriends. brownpapertickets.com. Open Mic Night every Thursday from 7 to 9 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. WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Music Medley Showcase comes to Waves first Saturday of every month, 7:309:30 p.m. Free Anyone interested in performing phone Doug Medley at 604-085-5646.

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Porsche throws purists a powerful bone A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: The compact crossover market is a cramped one, but the Honda HR-V should hold its own thanks to its positioning as a practical hatchback with good fuel economy – in other words, a competent sibling of the very popular Civic. It is available at Pacific Honda in the Northshore Auto Mall. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

H-badge out front, black plastic fender surrounds, and a curvy roofline, but mostly, this is a very conservative shape. Even anonymous. Moving up a couple of trim levels adds a little chrome brightwork to the HR-V’s exterior, and all models come with 17-inch alloy wheels, but the available colour palette is a little bland. Frankly, this is just Honda understanding

Want to buy a 911 turbo? Good news then, as pretty much every new 911 is turning to forced induction for the 2017 model year. The base Carrera? That’s a turbo. The all-wheel-drive Carrera 4S? That’s a turbo. The slick Targa model? You better believe that’s a turbo. Turbocharging, for the most part, is a rather lovely thing. You take a small engine, boost up the power for when acceleration is needed, and improve economy when you’re just cruising around. While the 911’s supposed to be a sports car first, it’s still also meant to be a do-everything car for those

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2016 Honda HR-V

Honda still has a little magic

BRENDAN MCALEER Contributing writer

When the Honda Civic first puttered onto Canadian roads, it had the place pretty much all to itself.

Cute as it may have been, that original Civic was the pointy end of a wedge, the harbinger of an invasion. Forty years later, Honda will sell you everything from a lawnmower to a

streetfighter motorcycle to a passenger jet. And, as they’re still most absolutely a car company, they’ll happily sell you this, a compact crossover. If the Civic’s front-wheeldrive layout was relatively innovative (a fuel-sipping Japanese Mini? Great!), then the HR-V isn’t really a standout. The compact crossover market is a relatively cramped one, filled with everything from

the surprisingly good Buick Encore to the sporty little Mazda CX-3. Unlike the Civic, the HR-V’s got competition, and lots of it. However, once we get to the end of this sales year, you should probably expect this newest Honda to have equalled the success of Canadian favourites like the Accord, the CR-V, and yes, the Civic. It’s a lot bigger than the first Hondas to hit our shores, but the HR-V still has

some of that same magic.

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“Compact crossover” being a bit of a mouthful, many pundits choose to refer to this new growing market segment as the “cute-ute” brigade. Thing is, the HR-V isn’t all that cute. If the original Fit was a bug-eyed wonder, and that long-ago Civic downright adorable, the HR-V is somewhat plain. It’s got a proud

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HR-V gets same clever seats as Fit From page 41

their customers very well: the biggest criticism to be levelled at the HR-V is that it looks like a smaller CR-V, and that’s a good thing. It’s not so much what Honda’s littlest crossover looks like, as what you can do with it.

Environment

The HR-V is underpinned by the compact Fit platform, although both stretched and widened. It’s 230 millimetres longer and 70 mm wider than the Fit, and as a result has even more space. For anyone who’s experienced the surprising flexibility of Honda’s aptlynamed subcompact, that’s a very good thing. The HR-V gets the same clever folding rear seats as the Fit, and a trunk space that swells from 688 litres to 1,665 litres. The flip-up seat bottoms make carrying taller objects

upright easy, and the low load floor should find favour with dog owners. As interesting and sensible as the HR-V’s cargo solutions are, its infotainment is something more of a mixed bag. Top-level cars come with touchscreen controls for many functions, including the replacement of a volume knob with a fiddly touchslider instead. The entry-level HR-V is actually the better option here as it has more analogue controls, but navigation-equipped models can be frustrating. Having said that, the layout and material quality of the HR-V does seem a cut above the Fit, and not much of a downgrade from the larger CR-V. A little more in-cabin storage space would be nice, but overall the HR-V qualifies as very practical.

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The HR-V could use a bit more in-cabin storage, but otherwise the interior layout and materials have a high-quality feel. The entry-level model features old-school analogue controls but at least they are easy to use. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Need a used car? Call Seinfeld, or the Pope

From page 41

who can afford one. The new 3.0-litre turbocharged flat six

makes more peak power and torque than the old naturally aspirated engine, and when paired with the dual-clutch

PDK gearbox and all-wheel drive, is essentially a yearround, all-weather companion good for back roads or traffic

jams. For some people, however, that’s too much emphasis on practicality and not enough focus on the feel of the thing. Enter the 911R, a hardcore version of the 911 that’s rumoured to be getting the non-turbo engine out of the track-special GT3, except fitted with a (proper) manual transmission. Also unlike the GT3, the 911R won’t have some giant wing to give the game away. It sounds, frankly, like the best current-generation 911 yet. Turbos for most people is great, but thank goodness Porsche still has room in its portfolio for something for the driver.

Seinfeld selling off rare Porsches

When it comes to Porsche enthusiasts, perhaps nobody is as much of an air-cooled fan-boy as Jerry Seinfeld. He’s got such a huge collection there are full-time employees working at keeping them all in running trim. But even Jerry needs to whittle things down from time to time, and with the current bullish prices on classic Porsches these days, now’s a pretty good time to cash in. Up for sale is a 1955 550 Spyder, estimated to be worth something like $6 million, a 1958 356 Carrera worth $2.5M, and a 1974 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR worth a paltry million or so. Care to cause yourself some serious heart palpitations? Try converting those United States dollar prices NORGATE CENTRE, 1451 Marine Drive, North Vancouver • 604-904-7811

into Canadian money. With the loonie in the tank, importing any classic across the border is suddenly costprohibitive, and as a result, special cars are starting to funnel south. Even if you can’t afford one of Jerry’s cars, it may still be possible to pick up a classic car that’s a little less fancy. I hear Jon Voight’s Chrysler LeBaron convertible is still out there somewhere.

Morgan to build hybrid, EV cars

British carmaker Morgan may be seen as the most hidebound of manufacturers. Never let it be said that Morgan doesn’t make ‘em like they used to. Because they do. Up to and including wooden frames. However, even Morgan, bastion of classic building methods and quintessentially British motoring experience, needs to move with the times. That’s why they’ve partnered with two U.K. firms, Delta Motorsport and Potenza Technologies. The trio has just gained a subsidy from the U.K. government – to build electric and hybrid cars. Planned for a 2019 rollout, the electric Morgans will marry futuristic powertrains with a steampunk look. But then again, those frames are made of wood after all; perhaps a greener-running Morgan just makes sense.

Pope’s 500L headed to auction

Pope Francis is a humble man. He spurns the

traditional golden throne, he tries to dress simply, he’s even been known to drive a normal Ford hatchback around. It was still a surprise to most people, however, that he chose the humble, homely Fiat 500L as the official car for his visit to the United States last year. There were two cars used, at least one of which is now being auctioned off at the end of this month. As is fitting, the bulk of the proceeds will be going to charity. No word on whether the vehicle comes with a special hat.

Jaguar planning rangetopping SVR model

Like the V8-powered F-Type, but itching for just a little more fury? Here, kitty, kitty. A recent leaked brochure seems to have – ahem – let this latest cat out of the bag. While nothing official is out yet, the SVR version of the F-Type gets that same supercharged 5.0-litre V-8 and adds 25 horsepower and 14 footpounds of torque for a total of 567 h.p. and 516 foot-pounds of torque. Strong stuff indeed. Optional carbon-ceramic brakes for better stopping, a titanium exhaust, and a more aggressive aero treatment make for one fierce Jaguar. Why pay millions for an old Porsche? Watch this space for all the best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to mcaleer.nsnews@ gmail.com.

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larger engine producing 141 h.p. at 6,500 r.p.m., the HR-V is no pocket rocket. You’ll see why when you glance at the torque rating: just 127 footpounds at 4,300 r.p.m. Add in a CVT, the only transmission option available for all-wheel-drive models, and acceleration can be pretty leisurely. However, the HR-V doesn’t feel slow, not exactly. Like all Hondas, the modest torque figure belies a willingness to zip up into the higher end of the rev range for passing. It’s at least adequate to the task, and maybe even zippy. Additionally, if you can live without the all-wheel-drive option, Honda will still sell you a manual transmission version, which livens things up a bit.

Performance

While overseas markets make do with an HR-V powered by the same 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine you find in the Fit, Canadian customers get the stouter 1.8-litre four-cylinder out of the Honda Civic. As we’ve got a tendency to load up our crossover with all sort of gear (mountain bikes, kayaks, poutine, moose pelts), that’s probably a good thing. However, even with the

Thanks to a higher ride height, the HR-V isn’t really a corner-carver. Those who have fond memories of the old double-wishbone suspension you got in Civics of yore won’t find much joy here. However, it is again perfectly adequate to the task, and the ride quality is very good. Road noise at speed is well muted for such a small car. There are sportier options for a cute-ute, but once again the HR-V ticks those boxes that might be of more use in the real world: practicality, smoothness, and quiet.

Features

The base LX HR-V might be the pick of the litter, equipped as it is with all the power options, heated

seats, USB connectivity, and the easier-to-use analogue controls. Moving up the LX model nets you goodies like Honda’s clever passengerside blind-spot camera. The top-level EX-L Navi (as-tested, a little less than $30,000 before freight), adds navigation, leather seats, and driver assists like forward collision warning. Fuel economy, generally a strength with Honda products, is very good. Official figures rate 7.2 (litres/100 kilometres) on the highway for CVT and AWD cars, and 8.8 in the city. Even if you’ve got to rev the HR-V up from time to time, real-world economy seems easily repeatable.

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Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, Ω, ★, ◊ The Cold Days Hot Deals Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after January 15, 2016. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,745) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2016 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. †0% purchase financing available on select new 2016 Ram 1500 and Ram Heavy Duty models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2016 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 (25A+AGR) with a Purchase Price of $29,998 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 84 months equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $165 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $29,998. Ω$9,000 in total discounts includes $7,500 Consumer Cash and $1,500 Loyalty/Conquest Bonus Cash. Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. $1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest/Skilled Trades Bonus Cash is available on the retail purchase/lease of 2015/2016 Ram 1500 (excludes Reg. Cab), 2014/2015/2016 Ram 2500/3500, 2014/2015/2016 Ram Cab & Chassis or 2015 Ram Cargo Van and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include: 1. Current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram Pickup Truck or Large Van or any other manufacturer’s Pickup Truck or Large Van. The vehicle must have been owned/leased by the eligible customer and registered in their name on or before January 5, 2016. Proof of ownership/Lease agreement will be required. 2. Customers who are skilled tradesmen or are acquiring a skilled trade. This includes Licensed Tradesmen, Certified Journeymen or customers who have completed an Apprenticeship Certification. A copy of the Trade Licence/Certification required. 3. Customers who are Baeumler Approved service providers. Proof of membership is required. Limit one $1,500 bonus cash offer per eligible transaction. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. ★The Make No Financing Payments for 90 Days offer is available from January 5 – February 1, 2016, and applies to retail customers who finance a new 2015/2016 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT vehicle (excludes 2015/2016 Dodge Viper and Alfa Romeo) at a special fixed rate on approved credit up to 96 months through Royal Bank of Canada and TD Auto Finance or up to 90 months through Scotiabank. Monthly/bi-weekly payments will be deferred for 60 days and contracts will be extended accordingly. Interest charges will not accrue during the first 60 days of the contract. After 60 days, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay principal and interest over the term of the contract but not until 90 days after the contract date. Customers will be responsible for any required down payment, license, registration and insurance costs at time of contract. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. ◊Up to $2,000 Bonus Cash is available between January 15 and February 1, 2016, on most new 2016 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and FIAT models excluding the following: 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP, 2016 Journey CVP/SE Plus, 2016 Charger & Challenger SRT Hellcat, 2016 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x2, 2016 Jeep Compass and Patriot Sport 2-Door CPOS, 2016 Jeep Wrangler Sport 2-Door, 2016 Ram 1500 Regular Cab and FIAT 500 POP. Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. See your dealer for complete details. ≤Based on 3500/F-350 full-size pickups and competitive information available at time of publication. Based on max towing comparison between 2016 Ram 3500 - up to 31,210 lb, 2015 Chevrolet 3500 - up to 23,200 lb and 2016 Ford F-350 - up to 26,500 lb. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.

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Offers available from January 11, 2016 – February 1, 2016. ≈ Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. +Offer is administered by Nissan Canada Extended Services Inc. (NCESI) and applies to any MY15 Micra/Sentra/Murano and MY16 Versa Note/Rogue/Pathfinder models (each, an “Eligible Model”) leased and registered through Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc., on approved credit, between Jan 11 – Feb 1, 2016 from an authorized Nissan retailer in Canada. Eligible only on leases through NCF with subvented rates. Offer recipient will be entitled to receive a maximum of six (6) service visits (each, a “Service Visit”) for the Eligible Vehicle – where each Service Visit consists of one (1) oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and one (1) tire rotation service (each, an “Eligible Service”). All Eligible Services will be conducted in strict accordance with the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan outline in the Agreement Booklet for the Eligible Vehicle. The service period (“Service Period”) will commence on the purchase or lease transaction date (“Transaction Date”) and will expire on the earlier of: (i) the date on which the maximum number of Service Visits has been reached; (ii) 36 months from the Transaction Date; or (ii) when the Eligible Vehicle has reached 48,000 kilometers. All Eligible Services must be completed during the Service Period, otherwise they will be forfeited. The Offer may be upgraded to use premium oil at the recipient’s expense. The Eligible Services are not designed to meet all requirements and specifications necessary to maintain the Eligible Vehicle. To see the complete list of maintenance necessary, please refer to the Service Maintenance Guide. Any additional services required are not covered by the Offer and are the sole responsibility and cost of the recipient. Offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain offers NCESI reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. Ask your retailer for details. ≠ Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00)/2016 Rogue SV Special Edition FWD (Y6SG16 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder S 4X2 (5XRG16 AA00). 1.49%/1.49%/2.99% lease APR for a 60/60/60 month term equals monthly payments of $278/$339/$384 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $16,708/$20,317/$23,013. *Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). 0% lease APR for a 24 month term equals monthly payments of $433 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $10,387. ‡ $3,250/$5,500/$6,500 NCF standard finance cash (includes bonus cash) available on new 2015 Micra 1.6 SR (S5SG55 AA00/AA10)/(S5SG75 AA00/AA10)/2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4LG55 AA00)/2015 Altima 2.5 SL (T4LG15 AAOO)/(T4TG15 NV00)/(T4SG15 NV00) models when financing with NCF at standard rates. ▲Models shown $37,008/$25,998/$52,708/$18,438 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/ 2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4TG15 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder Platinum (5XEG15 AA00)/2015 Micra 1.6 SR AT (S5SG75 AE10). ◆Purchase financing price of $9,998 for a 2015 Micra 1.6 S (S5LG55 AA00) is available when financing whith NCF at standard rates. The price includes $1,150 NCF standard finance cash, $650 non-stack cash and $500 bonus cash. Freight and PDE charges, air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation (where applicable) are included. License, registration, specific duty on new tires ($15) and insurance are extra. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. *◆±≠▲Freight and PDE charges ($1,760/$1,600/$1,760/$1,600) air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. ALG is the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, www.alg.com. 2016 Rogue recognized as IIHS top safety picks when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. ^Ward’s Large Cross Utility Market Segmentation. MY16 Pathfinder vs 2016 and 2015 Large Cross/Utility Class. The Nissan Sentra received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact cars in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 Initial Quality Study SM. Study based on responses from 84,367 new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©2016 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.

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Flexible, efficient cargo space; well-optioned base model; available manual transmission.

Green light

Very reserved styling; pricey top model; sedate handling.

Stop sign

An ultra-practical hatchback runabout with good fuel economy – sound familiar?

The checkered flag

Competition Mazda CX-3 ($20,695)

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The HR-V’s 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine has plenty of power but lacks a little zip due to low torque. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

HR-V a practical people-mover Practicality might soothe the travails of the day-to-day, but sometimes you need a little something to stir the soul. Mazda’s CX-3 is just as efficient as the HR-V, but trades a little of that cargohauling nature for a zippier ride. Consider it the spiritual ancestor of the Protege5. While it’s neither as good at people- or stuff-hauling as the Honda, the Mazda is more fun than any front-wheel-drive crossover has a right to be (and you can get it with allwheel drive too). mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com

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IT’S BOXING WEEK IN JANUARY

Our Biggest Sales Event of the Year Continues

2016

OFFERS END FEB 1

Model YD4H2GJNX

Model TB4H3GJNX

Lease the 2016 MDX from

Lease the 2016 RDX from

558 1.9 *

Monthly payment

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$3,750 Down payment Includes $1,000 Winter Driven Credit

2015 Acura TLX SH-AWD WD® V6 STK #TL52716 Company Car

$28,800

$34,485

$5,185

36-month Lease

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“Executive Demo”

Models shown for illustration purposes only. Colour and options may differ.

Acura Cer tified Pre-Owned

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*2008 BMW 650i 61,622km

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$50,980

$29,680

$51,960

*13 Acura MDX Technology 30,240km

*2003 Dodge Viper 38,683 original km

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STK #P2752

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$41,800

$43,800

$33,980

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Located in the Northshore Auto Mall

828 Automall Drive, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R8 Phone: 604-929-6736 • Toll Free (BC Wide): 1-866-669-1306 D7825 Suggested selling price is $41,985 (2015 TLX SH AWD®, Model #UB3F3FJ, STK #TL52716SR) // $33,985 (2016 ILX Premium, Model #DE2F7GJNX, STK #IL60288) // $72,605 (2015 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Demo, Model #KC2F9FKN, STK #RL50037SR) // $43,985 (2016 RDX Base, Model # TB4H3GJNX) // $54,985 (2016 MDX Base, Model # YD4H2GJNX) / $61,985 (2016 MDX Tech, Model # YD4H6GKNX) less $7,500 // $5,185 // $7,805 // $2,500 // $0 / $5,000 = Cash Sale Price of $34,485 // $28,800 // $64,800 // $41,485 // $54,985 / $56,985. Offers specific to models shown. License, insurance, registration, options, applicable fees, duties and taxes (including PST/GST) are extra. *Limited time lease offer based on a new 2016 Acura MDX (Model YD4H2GJNX) // 2016 Acura RDX (Model TB4H3GJNX) available through Acura Financial Services, on approved credit. 1.9%* // 2.9%* lease rate for 48 // 36 months. Monthly payment is $558 // $478 (includes $1,995 freight and PDI) with $5,800 // $3,750 down payment. 16,000 km allowance/year; charge of $0.15/km for excess kilometres. Total lease obligation is $32,584 // $20,958. Offer includes Federal Air Conditioner Fee ($100), Tire Duty ($25), PPSA ($26.50 // 21.50) and $1,000 Winter Driven Credit (2016 RDX, Model #TB4H3GJNX). License, insurance, registration, options and other applicable fees, duties and taxes (including PST/GST) are extra. †$5,000 Customer Cash Rebate available on select new 2016 Acura MDX models (YD4H4GKNX / YD4H6GKNX / YD4H8GKN). ††$2,500 // $1,500 Customer Cash Rebate available on select new 2016 Acura RDX models (TB4H3GJNX // TB4H5GKNX / TB4H7GKN) Total incentives on 2016 RDX consist of: $1,500 Customer Cash Rebate available on all 2016 RDX models that cannot be combined with sub-vented lease/finance offers; and $1,000 Winter Driven Credit that can be combined with lease/finance offers available on the 2016 RDX (TB4H3GJNX) All incentives will be deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes. Customer Cash Rebates cannot be combined with sub-vented lease/finance offers. Winter Driven Credit can be combined with sub-vented lease/finance offers. All incentives will be deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes (for cash purchases). Models shown for illustration purposes only. Offers subject to prior sale. Offers end February 1, 2016 but are subject to change or cancellation without notice and are only valid at North Shore Acura. Retailer may sell/lease for less. See North Shore Acura for full details.

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