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Artists decry Ambleside studio loss JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

A rising tide is set to sweep West Vancouver’s waterfront, and at least one painter is worried art will be lost in the wave.

The plan for Ambleside’s waterfront means creating open space through the demolition of the Music Box, Silk Purse, and Lawson Creek Studios – much to the chagrin of North Shore Artists’ Guild president Jilly Watson. “We’re a bit nervous at the moment,” Watson said of the planned destruction of Lawson Creek Studios. “We’re just trying to let the municipality know that the artist community really doesn’t want that building to come down.” After years of serving as a tranquil space for painters, woodcarvers and theatre programs, Lawson Creek Studios has become outdated and vulnerable to ocean swells, according to District of West Vancouver spokesman Jeff McDonald. “Those structures are extremely old and cost a lot of money to maintain. They’re not really serving a useful purpose for many of the groups that use them,” McDonald said.

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Upper Lynn neighbours snuff fast-spreading blaze BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

District of North Vancouver firefighters are crediting the quick actions of two upper Lynn Valley women with saving their neighbours’ home from a fire.

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Chamberlain Drive resident Natalia Zamjitski first suspected something was amiss around noon Tuesday when she noticed birds fleeing the neighbours’ yard. Thinking it may be a bear scaring them, Zamjitski went outside for a closer look. There she heard the crackling of a fire quickly spreading on her neighbours’ cedar deck. As soon as the 9-1-1 call had been made, Zamjitski and another neighbour Margaret Stec met in the front yard, deciding to tackle the blaze themselves.

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Surging storms and king tides have also flooded the studio in recent years, further damaging the structure and making it uninhabitable for weeks at a time, according to McDonald. Unlike the Silk Purse Studio and the Music Box, which each ended up under two feet of water following a 2013 storm, Lawson Creek Studios has been comparatively dry, according to Watson. “It’s not in danger of being flooded out,” she said. However, McDonald is adamant the artists won’t be left en plein air. “We recognize that there’s angst and concern among groups … who have been using that space for a long time,” he said. “I think every effort will be made to find space to accommodate groups like the North Shore Artists’ Guild.” The waterfront concept plan includes a new arts plaza at the foot of 14th Street, but Watson isn’t sure the 325-member artists guild will find a home there. “If they don’t pull it down until everything is in place we’d be a bit happier about it,” she said. “We’re a bit worried this building’s going to come down and suddenly we’re going to be in a situation where we have to find a private place, which will be hard for us.” While the waterfront may be less hospitable for artists, the habitat could become more welcoming for salmon, according to McDonald. Watson disagreed. “It’s such a small footprint, it’s not really going to make much difference to the fish,” she said.

A restored Lawson Creek could mean the return of chum salmon, said John Barker, president of the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society. Lawson Creek runs underground between Marine Drive and Bellevue Avenue, Barker explained. However, water could be diverted out of the culvert into a pathway that would run through parkland to the west of Navvy Jack House, where it would curl around the heritage house and rejoin a nearby estuary. Barker is excited about the plan but reluctant to get into a debate about the future of Lawson Creek Studios. “We don’t want to be used as the reason that Lawson Creek Studio came down because it’s not necessary to do it for streamkeeper work,” he said. Bringing the creek west of the historic Navvy Jack House should make for a longer path, creating more habitat for the fish. Salmon will hopefully be lured by the water’s near frigid temperature, according to Barker. “The chum seem to like that cooler water,” he said. The creek path would be augmented by native vegetation, split cedar rail fencing and crushed gravel walkways, according to Barker. The new plan is set to be discussed in council chambers in early June. The concept includes closing Argyle Avenue to cars, as well as consolidating two boat ramps into one ramp that would be inaccessible to motor boats on trailers. The district is on the hunt for a new spot where motor boats could be launched.

Police seek 2 men in stabbing case Two young men may have crucial information concerning the pre-dawn stabbing that landed a 22-year-old North Vancouver man in hospital with serious injuries.

Police are looking for two men who may have been involved in the melee that erupted outside the SouthBeach styled Cabana Lounge in downtown Vancouver around 3 a.m. on Jan. 9. The two persons of interest are suspected to be part of the group of brawlers who fled after the stabbing, leaving police stymied. The first is described as a light-skinned man in his 20s with long, black hair. He was wearing a white jacket and black pants. Police described the other man as a 25-yearold South Asian man with a medium build. He was wearing a dark baseball hat with a white logo, black jacket, black pants, and black running shoes. Anyone with information about the assault is asked to call the Vancouver Police Major Crime Section at 604-717-2541. –Jeremy Shepherd

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Neighbours’ quick thinking saved home from fire From page 1 “I just got a fire extinguisher and I ran,” Stec said. “The fire was quite tall. I was nervous. It was close to me.” But Zamjitski remained calm and deliberate, hitting the fire with the extinguisher, Stec added. “She’s such a smart woman,” Stec said of her

neighbour. Neither had attacked a fire before, although Zamjitski, a mining engineer, had some classroom training in underground safety. “That was theory. This was practice,” she said. The close relationship among neighbours and fire extinguishers at the ready were key to saving the home,

according to assistant fire chief Mike Cairns. “A couple more minutes without them doing that, the whole back of that house would have been fully involved with fire. They were quick and decisive and that really saved their neighbours’ house,” Cairns said. The homeowners were away at the time of the blaze.

The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. Cairns said it’s possible it had been smouldering under the deck for some time before it quickly grew. As a thank-you, firefighters dropped off some DNVFRS hats and T-shirts for their amateur counterparts. More formal letters of thanks from the chief will be in the mail

soon, Cairns said. The street is home to families from at least six different countries, but it remains close knit with neighbours keeping an eye out for each other, Zamjitski added. “I’m so happy to live on this cul-de-sac,” she said. Stec said she hopes people will learn from the near catastrophe and keep

fire extinguishers charged and ready. “If you’re saving the neighbour, you’re also saving yourself,” she said. Zamjitski expressed similar sentiment, adding her primary concern was the safety of the homeowners’ cat. “Don’t be afraid. If you can do something, do something,” she said.

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North Vancouver’s Seymour River has been named among the most endangered in B.C. but it appears only volunteer groups are coming to its rescue.

The 100,000-member Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C. added the Seymour to its bi-annual list of endangered rivers, thanks to the December-2014 rock slide that dumped more than 50,000 cubic metres of granite. “When you look at the size of that rock slide, that’s enough material to fill a 13-storey building,” said Mark Angelo, council chairman. “You’re talking about a major slide that’s had an immense impact in that it’s blocked migration of key coho and steelhead stocks.” Adding Seymour to the list is meant to draw attention to the rivers’ plight and spur senior levels of government, which have responsibility for salmon and trout, to mitigate the threats. The Seymour supports rare runs of early coho and summer steelhead, making it unique in the Lower

Mainland. Downstream species including otters, bears, minks and eagles have also been put at risk. “They’ve suffered greatly from the diminished fish stocks,” Angelo said Since the slide, the Seymour Salmonid Society helped formulate a plan that would see the rock slowly broken apart using lowvelocity explosives over a period of up to five years, allowing a channel for fish to migrate through. But so far, there’s been little federal or provincial support for the roughly $1.25 million that would cost. In the meantime the society has co-ordinated hundreds of volunteers to physically net and carry fish returning to the river to spawn up above the blockage. “Their efforts have been so valiant,” Angelo said. “That was an amazing effort but endeavours like that are not sustainable.” But the society is planning to get started on the blasting soon, with or without support from the feds and province, according to Shaun Hollingsworth, society president. “Rather than sit back and wait, we continue to do our

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With federal, provincial and First Nations environmental approvals in place, the Woodfibre LNG project has hired a Houston, Texas-based company to provide a detailed analysis of what it would cost to build an LNG plant under the terms of those permits.

Just days after the federal government announced environmental approval of the project, the company released a statement that it had hired KBR Inc. to do preliminary engineering and design work. Results of that analysis – expected in June or July – along with sales contracts with overseas customers, will be key to making a final investment decision later this year on whether to build the plant, said Byng Giraud, vicepresident of corporate affairs at Woodfibre LNG Ltd. If that happens, construction on the plant – expected to take two years – could start in early 2017, he said. But there are still a number

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LNG and a shrinking of Asian markets means “the market is tough right now,” said Giraud. But he added Woodfibre is likely in a better position to weather that than some of the other proposed LNG projects. “We are a smaller facility,” he said. “Finding space for that amount of gas (in the market) is much less difficult.” Woodfibre, whose parent company Pacific Oil and Gas Ltd., is owned by Indonesian billionaire Sukanto Tanoto, is currently in talks to secure a sales contract with Beijing Gas, said Giraud. “It all comes down to price,” he said. “It’s a negotiation we’re heavily involved in.” The federal government gave its stamp of approval Friday to the $1.6-billion liquefied natural gas project, which plans to process and export 2.1-million tonnes of LNG each year from the site of the former Woodfibre pulp mill on Howe Sound, southwest of Squamish. The project would send an estimated 40 double-hulled tankers to Asia each year. In her decision, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna said the Environmental Assessment Office has concluded the

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he December 2014 Seymour River rock slide has made the river impassible for the fragile stocks of coho salmon and steelhead trout. So far, it’s taken volunteers physically catching and carrying the spawning fish above the slide location to keep the life cycle alive. But the good news is, the Seymour Salmonid Society has spawned a plan that could ensure the Seymour lives on for future generations of humans and salmonids alike to enjoy. Our local governments, First Nations, the province and the federal government are all in agreement on the plan to use low-velocity explosives to slowly break open a channel in the debris. Except, when it comes to picking up the $1-million-plus tab, the feds and province appear to have left their wallets

in another coat, even though they have jurisdiction over the river and its fish. The society is frantically trying to raise the money to go it alone. Downloading of responsibilities has been raised to an art form in Canada. Municipalities tend to catch the brunt of it, but increasingly, it’s our non-profits and volunteers who are being looked to as unpaid civil servants. It is totally unfair to put a burden this heavy, literally and figuratively, on a tiny NGO. They risk losing their volunteer base, who might rightly feel taken advantage of. We urge our new federal government and our election-primed provincial government to show up at the Seymour and start doing their jobs. As environmental fixes go, this one is a hell of a lot simpler and cheaper than solving climate change. Come on in, we say. The water’s fine.

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t’s asking a lot, but suspend your fascination with West Vancouver politics. Go light of foot and heart to La Cucina, where the food and the unforced atmosphere of an intimate European restaurant are draws enough, its regulars confiding its lure only to reliable friends (“Umberto often comes here,” one told me, and, as if on cue, Vancouver’s top restaurateur walked in) for the stunning treat of Ingrid Faedo. You will spot her immediately. Ingrid is so beautiful that she wears out the word. A new one cries out to be sculpted for her. Yet she seems unaware of it. She is as modest as her role. She is the server-plus at La Cucina: 1509 Marine Dr., North Vancouver, memorize it. Then, awing newcomers, West Vancouver’s Ingrid can break out in song. You will never hear Happy Birthday sung like this. Or opera arias in such a milieu. And not amateur night. Lyric soprano Ingrid’s professional credits would

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at West Vancouver’s St. Francis-in-the-Woods Anglican Church. West Vancouver resident Chris Hinkson, now chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court, acted pro bono for 30 MFAN-supporting families, and in 2000 Madame Justice Marion Allan, also of West Vancouver, ruled in their favour. In 2002 the B.C. Court of Appeal – its judgment written by Madame Justice Mary Saunders, another West Vancouver resident – upheld the trial judge’s findings of fact. In 2004 Canada’s Supreme Court didn’t overturn that ruling, only suggested that the B.C. government could have more swiftly moved its buns – I translate freely from the court’s obiter dicta – to fund MFAN’s core rationale, applied behavioural analysis, which I won’t attempt to translate in case it looks like showing off. Politically, the cause stalled at the door of Conservative health minister Tony Clement. MFAN hopes the Justin Trudeau Liberals will be more sympathetic

to an issue West Van almost holds the deed to. ZZZ Ironic. It took years to strip Howe Sound of waterfront industry – the Britannia Beach mine, and a pulp and paper mill. When we moved to West Van 31 years ago, the pong assailed the nostrils whenever the wind blew wrong. Now the proposed Woodfibre LNG plant has leaped environmental hurdles, delighting advocate Fred Bowyer. But the political bar could be set higher, West Van council, including businessfriendly Mayor Michael Smith, being among the unanimously opposed. ZZZ West Vancouver is stingy honouring its late great. But it should name a nub of Lighthouse Park waterfront, just east of the wartime buildings, Murray Newman Point. I cherish walks there with the innovative founder of the world-class Vancouver Aquarium, relishing his wit, elegant conversation, and erudition. rtlautens@gmail.com

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MAILBOX Crash response causes unnecessary ‘shock’

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must include your name, full address and telephone number. Send your letters via e-mail to: editor@nsnews. com. The North Shore News reserves the right to edit any and/or all letters based on length, clarity, legality and content. The News also reserves the right to publish any and/or all letters electronically.

Dear Editor: On Monday morning, traffic had slowed as I neared the multiple merges just before the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing. I expected to see the common cars-kissing scenario at this zero-merge-lane disaster zone but was instead surprised to see a vehicle that had spun and crashed into the railing on the Main Street on-ramp. The driver and her daughter were standing on the sidewalk looking forlornly at their wrecked car, the mother on her cellphone likely calling 9-1-1. Traffic from the Main Street on-ramp was making its way around the damaged vehicle, which was only partially blocking the on-ramp lane. I later spoke to numerous people who were subsequently trapped on the North Shore after emergency responders blocked off the

Main Street on-ramp and the adjacent flow-through lane onto the bridge. Traffic in every direction was gridlocked with lineups stretching kilometres in all directions. One individual, who finally passed the accident scene after almost two hours stuck in traffic, observed responders — police, fire, tow truck driver, etc. — clustered near the damaged vehicle, which still hadn’t been removed! In human physiology the body sometimes overresponds to physical injury in a reaction known as “shock.” To preserve life, the body shuts down blood circulation to everything except the vital organs. Shock is characterized by pale, cool and sweaty skin because the extremities are starved of oxygen. If untreated, this initially lifesaving response can progress and lead to death. When treating an injured patient, you treat the injury and you

treat for shock. The protracted overresponse by emergency personnel to this single-car accident resulted in a shocklike crippling injury across the North Shore. The vehicle was likely a $15-20,000 ICBC write-off, but the cost of tens of thousands of people unnecessarily trapped for hours in their cars runs to hundreds of thousands of dollars. All that was necessary was to put out some traffic cones and a flag person to direct traffic around the damaged vehicle – to keep rush hour traffic flowing – to keep the North Shore alive. The vehicle should have been removed later, after rush hour. The response caused far greater damage than the accident. We need to start “treating for shock.”

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INQUIRING REPORTER: Should the penalties for distracted driving be more severe? Canadians are paying more attention to what’s happening on their screens than what’s going on around them, and an alarming number of them are behind the wheel. Distracted driving is an issue ICBC and police are trying to confront, but the message to leave the phone alone isn’t being heard, even with a $167 fine. Let’s face it, that ping you just got telling you someone liked your picture on Instagram isn’t worth the fine or the lives of those around you. Tell us what you think. Weigh in at nsnews. com. — Anna Dimoff

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“You could probably go double (the fine) because people still do it all the time.”

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WV homeowner ordered to pay $80K Judge decides in favour of contractor in dispute

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A West Vancouver homeowner has been ordered to pay more than $80,000 to a contractor after a protracted dispute over who broke contracts, alleged construction deficiencies and whether or not he was completing the jobs they agreed on. Contractor Gabor Jozsa sought an $83,360 lien on the luxury Park Lane home of Maria Isabel CharlwoodSebazco, claiming she had not paid the remainder of her bills or the HST for the work he did between August 2012 and January 2013. Charlwood-Sebazco levelled a counterclaim that Jozsa breached their contracts, that there were 47 deficiencies in the work he did and that he did not perform significant parts of his contract that she had to hire other contractors to complete. She also claimed Jozsa was negligent and that she was owed general, special and punitive damages for mental distress because of his aggressive demands for payment. Jozsa had already been paid $228,000 for his renovation work on the

multimillion-dollar Altamont home when a dispute arose over when the project would be complete and CharlwoodSebazco’s contractor friend advised her much of the work was shoddy. But in a recent court ruling, B.C. Supreme Court Justice John Steeves disagreed, siding with the contractor in almost every aspect of the dispute. Of the so-called deficiencies in Jozsa’s work, much of it was from portions of the job that were not yet finished when Charlwood-Sebazco ordered him not to come back to the property, even though he asked to come back and finish the job, the judge ruled. In some cases, the homeowner had claimed Jozsa installed the wrong components, like a sink faucet and door handles, when she had in fact chosen them with him, the judge stated in his decision, and many deficiencies were on portions of the home Jozsa wasn’t even contracted to work in. “The defendant says in her pleadings that there was a deficiency in the plaintiff’s work in the basement when none of his work was there,” Steeves wrote in his decision. “Her idea of the scope of

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the work is quite unreliable. Indeed, it is clear that she seeks through her counterclaim to have the plaintiff pay for things that were plainly not part of her contracts with the plaintiff, essentially a different renovation.” The judge knocked about $2,500 off of Jozsa’s claim due to actual deficiencies including two poorly installed bluestone concrete tiles.

Steeves also left the door open to Jozsa being held responsible for a crack in the fireplace stone, pending further investigation. On the matter of more than $33,000 in unpaid HST, Steeves did not accept Charlwood-Sebazco’s claim it was to have been included in the original contract quotes. “Apparently the plaintiff did not know about the need

to charge tax on his bills until he met with an accountant recommended by the defendant,” the judge wrote. “As well, it is quite unreasonable for the defendant to say at trial that she did not know that HST was applicable. That is akin to choosing an item in a store based on the price tag and then being surprised that tax is charged at the cashier.” The judge also rejected

Charlwood-Sebazco’s claim to damages due to mental distress. “I note that the plaintiff in January (2013) agreed to resolve 39 deficiencies and discuss the others but this was not accepted by the defendant. This fact is counter to the assertion by the defendant that the plaintiff used aggressive tactics to get her to pay,” Steeves wrote.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath Ebb and Flow The newest exhibition at the North Vancouver Community Arts Council’s CityScape Community Art Space, Ebb and Flow, opened with a reception March 10 at the Lower Lonsdale gallery. Ebb and Flow was inspired by artist Tony Yin Tak Chu and his rice paper installation exploring water, and was enhanced by fellow artists Carole Arnston, Sylvia Bayley, Tracey Tarling and Michal Tkachenko. Their paintings and sculptures use a common palette of colours to capture the many moods, textures and power of water. The show will remain on display until April 16. nvartscouncil.ca

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Omari Newton’s first play follows a young hip-hop group caught in the aftermath of a violent police shooting.

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About 60 seconds passed between the time the officers stepped out of their police cruiser and the time an officer fired the shot that killed Fredy Villanueva. He was 18, unarmed, and black. Eight years later, people are still trying to figure out what transpired in those 60 seconds. Was Fredy trying to steal the cop’s gun or serve as a peacemaker? Was it a one-in-a-million kind of incident, or something bound to happen in a neighbourhood that increasingly felt like a war zone at night, with cops on one side of the conflict pitted against young black men on the other? The Montreal shooting inspired looting, riots, and a largely botched investigation into the actions of the officers.

It also inspired Vancouver native Omari Newton, originally from Montreal, to write his first play. In Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of, Newton introduces us to a hip-hop group at the peak of their potential. That potential is on the verge of disintegrating after a member of the group is killed in a police shooting. “Sadly, it’s kind of a common occurrence that young black men get into altercations with police, oftentimes, particularly in the (United) States, it ends in a fatality,” Newton explains. “I wanted to tell a story that was universal and encompassed all the frustration I felt.” The decision to have the group’s DJ be the one to get shot was symbolic, Newton says. Without their DJ, the group has no backbone, no one to keep the tempo. Speaking to the North Shore News from a slam poetry workshop he’s teaching in Pemberton, Newton talks about the importance of rap music in the play. “(Telling this story) through the lens of hip hop would just be … a good entry point to understand youth culture and why these situations continue to happen,” he says.

Newton was an emcee in his college days and credits rap group Public Enemy for shaping his political and social consciousness. Now 36, Newton started writing Sal Capone in his 20s. Since first putting pen to paper, Newton won acting roles on the TV shows Continuum, The X-Files, and Blue Mountain State. He also married the daughter of the former chief of police of Timmins, Ont. During those writing years, the themes that surrounded the death of Fredy Villanueva became more and more relevant. “When we started this, the hashtag #blacklivesmatter wasn’t even a thing,” he notes. The play deals with combustible subject matter, but it’s not a message play. “I never intended to get a message out through the play,” he says. “I just wanted to tell as honest and nuanced a story as possible and let people make their own opinions.” Those opinions have run the gamut from outrage on one side

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SD 45 ONE.FIVE Local residents investigate their perceptions of West Vancouver’s social, cultural, economic, and topographical settings in a new exhibit running March 29 to April 5 at West Vancouver Museum. Their personal inquiries of this distinct community are documented in a collaborative mural. Featured artists include Jody Broomfield, Cedric Burgers, Craig Cameron, Chris Kennedy, Ross Penhall, Victor John Penner, Steve Rauh, and West Vancouver School District students. Opening reception March 30, 6-8 p.m. westvancouvermuseum.ca

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A redevelopment is being proposed for 854, 858 and a vacant neighbouring lot on Orwell Street and 855 Premier Street to construct a residential townhouse project. You are invited to a meeting to discuss the project. Date: Time: Location of the Meeting:

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The applicant proposes to rezone the site from single-family zoning to a comprehensive development zone to permit a 23-unit ground oriented townhouse development. The proposal includes 7 buildings (1-5 unit, 4-3 unit, 1-4 unit and 1-2 unit building). Units range in size from 1250 sq.ft. to 1800 sq.ft. 20 units will have double garages and 3 units will have a double garage that is stacked parking.

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The meeting is being held by Brody Development (Continuum) Ltd. and Integra Architecture Inc., in compliance with District of North Vancouver Council Policy. The applicant will present details of the proposal and discuss any concerns residents may have.

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ARTSCALENDAR From page 15 children free. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca At What Cost? An exhibition guest curated by Hilary Letwin that explores the theme of environment , and its impact on Canadian artists runs until April 16. PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org Nanitch: A display of early photographs of British Columbia from the Langmann Collection March 30-June 26. RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 If the Shoe Fits ... Animate: Jacquie Manning shows a series of paintings with shoes and Carolyn di Pasquale shows sculptures of dogs, cats, mice and some pottery April 10June 5. ROUNDHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver. Abilities Expo: North Shore artist A. J. Brown gives a demonstration of drawing with ink Tuesday, March 29 from noon to 5 p.m. SEYMOUR ART GALLERY

MUSIC LESSON Acoustic guitarist, singer and composer Pierre Bensusan leads a workshop at Bluedog Guitars in North Vancouver on March 19. Guest luthier George Lowden also visited the store that day to tour workshop participants through the Lowden models and tonewoods. PHOTO KEVIN HILL 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com SPACE : An exhibition about “how we live together” by

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Sympli celebrates 15 years of fashion Deep Cove designer looking to grow brand CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

The idea was simple enough: create a collection of basic clothing to suit as many women as possible.

Deep Cove designer Jan Stimpson hadn’t seen anything like it in stores and personally felt limited by what she saw when she went clothes shopping. So, 15 years ago, the fashion industry veteran founded the Sympli brand. “Sympli was sort of born out of the need to do something a bit more basic and to further accommodate the needs of as many women as possible,” she explains. It started with a handful of T-shirts, pants and skirts, all with an emphasis on fit. She introduced more pieces shortly after, including the ever-popular Soft Chakra Tunic. Today, Sympli boasts a selection of layering pieces in more than 300 designs and 30 colours meant for mixing and matching. There’s also a plus-sized division, Sympli Grand, which launched in 2011. “We just kind of grew pretty quickly right from the very beginning,” Stimpson says. Like any business venture, the road to success was not without hurdles. “When you grow really

The spring/summer 2016 collection from Sympli is soft and feminine and stays true to the brand’s mission of fitting a range of body types. quickly, cash flow can be an issue, so we went through a period of time when we were really running short on cash flow,” she recalls. That meant having to eliminate quite a few staff, but, fortunately, she was able to hire them all back after six months or so. Then there’s the challenge of keeping production

in Canada – an increasingly difficult task with much of the textile industry based offshore. “We’ve managed to do it, so that’s great,” she notes. With winter behind us, Sympli is launching a spring/ summer 2016 collection that stays true to the brand’s mission of accommodating

a range of ages, shapes and sizes. “This spring was really no different from any other season in that respect,” Stimpson says. The latest collection follows Sympli’s “fit formula,” offering each piece in three different fits: snug, relaxed and tunic. Most of the garments are made

from a poly-blend fabric with some stretch. “We always try to keep the line very drapey, which accommodates the luxury of the fabric. We always want the styling to offer some forgiveness over the body while maintaining kind of a slender, curvaceous feel,” Stimpson says. “The weight of our

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Novelty pieces complement trusty staples will interpret trends to suit her needs. This spring, she’s focusing on a more feminine look, incorporating mesh and soft colours. And in addition to her best-selling staple garments, she’s introduced some novelty pieces, like the long-tailed Tuxedo Jacket. “To be honest, not every woman’s going to wear that, but it does pique the interest of the woman that wants it,” she says.

Stimpson says it’s important to work from existing designs to ensure the current season’s styles complement those of previous seasons. “The line is made such that if you buy a piece two years ago, you can buy something this year that you can wear that piece with,” she says. “The fabrication wears really well and so these pieces stay integrated into a woman’s wardrobe and they just want to add to it and build and layer.”

As always, Stimpson’s ultimate goal is for wearers to feel comfortable and confident. “We want them to be able to put on whatever they feel that day,” she says. “When you put something on in the morning, if it just doesn’t fit or you’re not 100-per-cent comfortable in it, to be honest, I don’t believe your day starts as well as it otherwise could.” Looking ahead to the next 15 years, Stimpson is keen to

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ARTSCALENDAR From page 24 OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca Musical Morning in the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a classical music concert with NOVO Ensemble Tuesday, March 29, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tickets: $10/$7. Jazz at the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a concert with Mazacote Tuesday, April 12, 7-8 p.m. Tickets: $10/$7. HIGHLANDS UNITED CHURCH 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Petite Messe Solenelle The North Shore Chorus and Richmond Orchestra and Chorus present a concert Saturday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. Admission: $20/$15/$5. Tickets: 604-985-2559 or info@nschorus.com. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Joelle Rabu performs classic European cabaret-style tunes, jazz melodies and torch songs with her son, pianist Nico Rhodes April 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. Admission: $35 each or a table of four for $100. Pro Nova Ensemble performs

a program Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. MOUNT SEYMOUR UNITED CHURCH 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Spring Concert: Ambleside Orchestra presents a concert of cello music and dances Friday, April 1 at 8 p.m. Admission by a suggested donation of $20 for adults and $15 for youth, children free. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca CapU at the Silk Purse: Pianist and Capilano University student Natasha D’Agostino performs an eclectic mix of well-known standards, challenging originals, as well as soul-inspired arrangements with fellow students and alumni Saturday, March 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets: $20/$15. Classical Concert Series: Pianist Irina Konovalo performs Thursday, March 31 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15. Classical Concert Series: Pianist Svetlana Ponomareva performs with special guest Antoine Villeger, child piano prodigy, Thursday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15. Classical Concert Series: Pianist Elaine Joe performs Thursday, April 14 at 10:30 a.m.

Tickets: $15. ST. STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. 604-926-4381 Jazz Vespers: Violin virtuoso Lache Cercel and Roma Swing Trio perform at this month’s event Sunday, March 27, 4-5 p.m. Admission by donation.

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com The Art of Hope: Handsworth students perform a love story that centres around a male artist, his girlfriend and their break up April 7-9 at 7 p.m. Admission: $14-$18. Tickets: Centennial box office or at the school during lunch. DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-3200 deepcovestage.com Relatively Speaking: A comedy of errors April 1, 2, 6-9 and 13-16 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Peter Pan: Mountain Theatre’s cast of 35 kids perform this Disney musical April 7-9 at 7

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BANNER YEAR Artist Duane Murrin, North Vancouver Arts Council’s Lori Phillips, and Kate Grossman and Jeff Klochnyk with the City of North Vancouver help judge more than 400 street banner designs from North Vancouver students in kindergarten to Grade 12 that reflect the theme “Canada 150 – What Makes Canada Great.” Four winners were chosen on March 11. Their designs will be transferred onto banners that will fly along Lonsdale and Esplanade avenues from May 2016 to November 2017. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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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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BRITISH The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar $$ www. cheshirecheeserestaurant.ca 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-987-3322 Excellent seafood & British dishes on the waterfront. Dinner specials: Wednesday evenings - Grilled Cod lemon basil sauce, served with rice and vegetables. 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.

CHINESE Neighbourhood Noodle House www.neighbourhoodnoodlehouse.com

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We offer the best variety and quality Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese cuisine with no MSG or additives at a very affordable price. Family owned and operated for over 18 years. Conveniently located in central Lonsdale.

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PUB The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub www.blackbearpub.com 1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van. | 604.990.8880 “Your Favourite North Shore Pub” 20 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. Sat. March 26 we have live music with Glen Pearson 8:30pm-Midnight 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 11 am – 6 pm! Satellite sports, pool table, darts & heated patio.

p.m. with a matinee April 9 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $10. THEATRE AT HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca Two Rooms: A political drama April 7 (preview $10), 8, 9, 13-16 and 20-23 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16.

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HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Live Music Saturdays, 7:309:30 p.m. Schedule: March 26, Brian DenHertog and Jill Russell (original music folk duo); April 2, Lotus (female pop/rock band); April 9, Jana Seale (solo) and April 16, Donna Newsom and Tom Coley (pop duo). Variety Show: Karen Fowlie and Friends perform a “fools” themed show Fridays, April 1, 8, 15 and 22, 8-10 p.m. Admission: $18/$15. Tickets: fowlieandfriends. brownpapertickets.com.

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

WEST COAST Pier 7 restaurant + bar $$$ www.pierseven.ca 25 Wallace Mews, N. Van. | 604-929-7437 Enjoy dining literally ON the waterfront with our inspired West Coast boat-to-table choices & extensive wine list. We’ve got 5 TV’s so you’ll never miss a game. Brunch until 2:30 weekends & holidays. The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel $$$ www.pinnaclepierhotel.com 138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. | 604-973-8000 Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood & the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reﬂect west coast cuisine. Breakfast, lunch, dinner & late night lounge, 7 days/week. Live music Fridays 8 - 11 pm.

INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India www.handicuisineofindia.ca 1579 Bellevue Avenue, W. Van. | 604-925-5262 A North Shore News Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner, offering Authentic Indian Cuisine. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. Weekend buffet, free delivery.

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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.

Haida Sandwich www.haidasandwich.com Haida Sandwich 121 East 15th, North Vancouver | 604-971-6021 Bored of the same old sandwich? Famously BIG hot & cold sandwiches. Or try the loaded pizzas, choice of 8 salads & fresh juice to go. Open late 7 days /week. Catering available.

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Vancouver Iranian Film presents a screening of I am Not Salvador — Man Salvador Nistam Sunday, March 27 at 3 p.m. and The Bodyguard will show at 7 p.m. Farsi with English subtitles. Tickets: $12. FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West

Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Arts Connection Networking Salon for Artists: Sara Robichaud of Golden Paints presents the A to Z of acrylics Wednesday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to noon. Fee: $10. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Film: Jimmy’s Hall will be screened Tuesday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/$7. Poverty, Inc. A film screening for the Whole Planet Foundation Wednesday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $15. Tickets: eventbrite.com or Whole Foods’ customer service. All proceeds go to the Whole Planet Foundation. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Movie Night — This Changes Everything: A documentary about climate change and the economic system that created it Monday, April 4, 6:30-9 p.m. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Randall Mackinnon Friday, April 15 at 10:30 a.m. Topic: Do economy and ecology compete with or complement each other? Info: 778-7828000 or philosopherscafe.net. — Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Send info for your event to listings@nsnews.com

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Jazz veteran to perform with Cap students Norma Winstone joins ‘A’ Band and NiteCap on stage ! Norma Winstone with “A” Band and NiteCap, part of the Cap Jazz Series, Friday, April 1 at 8 p.m., at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University. Tickets: $35/$32, visit capilanou.ca/ centre. ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

A veteran British jazz vocalist and lyricist is gearing up to share the stage with, as well as impart some wisdom gleaned from her more than four-decade-long career to, Capilano University Jazz Studies program students next week.

Norma Winstone is slated to perform Friday, April 1 at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University. For the concert, she’ll be joined by Capilano University’s own NiteCap (vocal) and “A” Band (instrumental) jazz ensembles. The show will mark the first time the jazz singer has worked with the students and faculty at the North Vancouver educational institution. “I’m really looking forward to meeting the singers and the students and doing something with them. It’s exciting,” says the Londonborn and Dover area-based musician, reached Monday from Philadelphia where she was visiting friends during a break between public appearances in Toronto and her upcoming North Shore performance. “It’s just great to feel that the music is going on and it’s being appreciated by a younger generation. I love that. It’s so unusual for young people to get into this kind of music. I think it’s wonderful and it has to be nurtured because they don’t get to exactly hear very much of it on the radio,

so it’s wonderful if they’re studying it at university. I feel quite privileged to be able to help with that in some way.” Winstone says her driving force has long been her love for the genre. “I don’t really need anything else,” she says, explaining she was introduced to jazz by her parents. She remembers when they went to see Frank Sinatra in London in the 1950s. “They didn’t take me unfortunately, but I was brought up listening to him and my dad loved Fats Waller, he loved jazz piano. I just fell into it. I heard Ella Fitzgerald and thought she was wonderful, and scat singing, and I just tried to learn all the things that she did,” she says. Winstone also started studying piano at a young age. “It helped me in my career, being able to read music, because at the time I came along there was no jazz education, you just had to learn it, if you like, on the streets, or learn it by listening to recordings,” she says. “I just always knew that I wanted to somehow be involved in that music,” she adds. Over the years she has amassed countless experiences and awards, for example, most recently she was named Jazz Vocalist of the Year at the United Kingdom’s 2015 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. In addition to maintaining a solo career, Winstone has had many opportunities to collaborate with a range of musicians. When asked what memories stand out, she says, “I’m proud of the work with Azimuth with (pianist) John Taylor and (trumpeter) Kenny Wheeler. I’m proud of those CDs.” Winstone is currently active with a trio, singing

British jazz vocalist Norma Winstone has amassed countless awards over her 40-year career, most recently earning the title Jazz Vocalist of the Year at the U.K.’s 2015 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. PHOTO SUPPLIED alongside Italy-based pianist Glauco Venier and saxophonist and bass clarinet player Klaus Gesing. The ensemble’s last record, 2013’s Dance Without Answer features original works and adaptations, as well as covers, including of Madonna’s “Live To Tell,” Nick Drake’s “A Time of No Reply,” Tom

Waits’ “San Diego Serenade” and “Bein’ Green,” popularized by Kermit the Frog. “I’m open to trying any kind of music really, as long as we can make it into our own,” she says. The trio is currently working on some new material for a future recording project, potentially focused

on film themes. Another ensemble Winstone is active with at present is jazz pianist and composer Nikki Iles’ group The Printmakers. The group recently released an album, entitled Westerly, and has some upcoming concert dates in England. Members are also working on new

material for a future album. In addition to rehearsing and performing with the members of NiteCap and “A” Band, Winstone will interact with the students in a question and answer session and lead a vocal masterclass. “Whenever our students have an opportunity to interact with someone of Norma’s artistic stature, the learning opportunities are huge,” says Jared Burrows, academic co-ordinator of Capilano University’s Jazz Studies program. “Every student will take away something different from the experience whether it be specific musical ideas, new understanding of what it means to be an artist, or simply inspiration to continue on their chosen path. I think all of the faculty members feel the same about this experience.” For the performance, Winstone and NiteCap will perform movements from the “Sweet Time Suite,” composed by Kenny Wheeler, as well as pieces from Mirrors, an album by Winstone, Wheeler and the London Vocal Project. “Norma is a big vocal jazz icon for all the members of the group. This concert is an opportunity they will never forget. I can say that they are really looking forward to talking and working with her,” says Réjean Marois, NiteCap conductor and Capilano Jazz Studies program faculty member. “A” Band’s repertoire for the April 1 concert with Winstone includes “Moondance,” arranged by Steve Gray, and Cole Porter’s “So In Love” and Nick Drake’s “River Man,” both arranged by Michael Gibbs, among other selections. “As with any opportunity like this, I hope that my students really take advantage of the chance they will have to perform with Norma on stage,” says Brad Turner, “A” Band leader and fellow Cap jazz faculty member. “There is nothing for a young musician like being inspired in real time.”

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Live from the 17th century: Bunraku theatre

Japanese puppets bring historical dramas to life PETER NEVILLE-HADLEY Meridian Writers’ Group

OSAKA, Japan – The gorgeous front cloth shows green pines on a gold background.

It rises to reveal a bucolic scene that might have been lifted straight from a traditional woodblock print. Multiple characters rhythmically plant rice, while to one side a figure swathed in black chants the performers’ thanks to the author of the play and introduces the narrator and the player of a three-stringed shamisen lute, who kneel together on a side stage. The narrator begins to introduce the scene and its characters, while the shamisen player heightens the drama with plangent notes from the peculiarly deeptoned version of the instrument preferred in this type of theatre. The bloody tragedy of The Vendetta by Two Sisters is about to unfold, based on a shocking true story of 1717. Amidst staging and costumes of an extravagance to rival any kabuki performance, the surprise is that the characters are puppets. For this is the National Bunraku Theatre in Osaka, the home of bunraku puppet theatre. Bunraku draws its name from one particularly successful mid19th century troupe, but had its golden age during the 17th

century when it became a popular entertainment for the growing urban commoner class. At that time Chikamatsu Monzaemon, bunraku’s Shakespeare, produced sweeping historical dramas, and tragedies such as The Love Suicides at Sonezaki, also based on a notorious true story, in which a doomed love affair between a soya shop clerk and a high-class courtesan ended in a double stabbing. The principal characters in the drama are about three-quarter life-size, and are operated by three men each, mostly swathed and hooded in black, the colour of invisibility, although the gaudy costumes and painted faces of the puppets draw the eye anyway. The senior operator, one hand up the back of the puppet to control its head, and the other controlling the right arm, remains soberly dressed and with his features visible, but these are kept more wooden than those of the puppet itself. Some of these men have been designated living national treasures, and their skill is in conveying emotion through the simplest means. The narrator produces all the voices including falsetto for the women, and the shamisen can produce a powerful sadness, but the lead puppeteer completes the emotion with a subtle dip of the

puppet’s head enough to bring a sympathetic tear to the eye. In The Vendetta by Two Sisters, first performed in 1780, one girl witnesses the murder of her father by a samurai, finds her long-vanished sister in a Tokyo pleasure-quarter brothel, and together they track down their father’s murderer and take his life in turn. A single-earpiece audio guide for English-speakers provides a whispered translation and much background into Japanese culture of the time. Samurai were licensed to take the lives of recalcitrant commoners. Selling oneself to a brothel to provide money for one’s parents was thought to show filial piety. Vendetta was expected, and failure to carry it out could bring punishment. But when undertaken by women it was sufficiently sensational to ensure immortality in a puppet play. If you go: For more information visit the Japan Arts Council website at ntj.jac.go.jp/english.html and click on “National Bunraku Theatre.” For information on travel in Japan visit the Japan National Tourism Organization at jnto.go.jp. – more stories available at culturelocker.com

A female bunraku puppet on display outside the National Bunraku Theatre’s performance hall in Osaka. The puppets, three-quarter life size, are controlled by three men each, and tell stories that are often both tragic and true. PHOTO PETER NEVILLE-HADLEY/MERIDIAN WRITERS’ GROUP

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That’s lower-case explorer: we live in a big, wild province, and you can be out in the wilderness in about 30 minutes. What tourists fly halfway around the world to see, we have access to with just a short drive. If you’re a family that likes a bit of adventure, you probably want something

that reflects your affinity for brightly coloured outdoor gear. A seven passenger crossover that’s actually called the Explorer? Well, that’s just serendipitous, no? We’ll leave the serious off-road antics to the likes of the Raptor for now, but to find out just how useful the Explorer is at a little light exploring, we loaded it up with kids and carriers, backpacks and snowshoes,

and headed up the Sea to Sky Highway.

DESIGN Launched in 2011 and updated this year, the Explorer is more a refresh and facelift instead of an all-new model. That said, the refresh has created a handsome beast, infused with a bit of F150 and maybe Mustang. If you squint. Among the changes, a

new set of LED headlights and C-shaped lower foglights give the Explorer a bit of a sportier look. This being the Sport model, things get even sprightlier with a blackedout treatment for the trim, 20-inch machined-face alloys, twin chrome exhausts, and even a bold all-caps Explorer script across the nose. It looks great on first blush, but if you’re the type to nitpick, some of the trim

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THE FIRST HONDA IN AMERICA RESTORED What’s the first Honda you remember: probably an early Civic, right? Well, while the pragmatic and cheery little Civic was Honda’s first success in North America, it wasn’t the first car the company exported here. That particular honour belongs to the even tinier N600, a twocylinder peapod with a small footprint and big dreams. Somehow, against the odds, the first one ever shipped over has survived, and now it’s coming back. I drove an N600 a few weeks ago in Ohio, an example out of a private collection situated a couple of hours away from Honda’s manufacturing facility in Maryland. On twisting backroads it was a brilliant little car, fizzy and buzzy and eager. Think of it as a Japanese interpretation of a Mini Cooper, and remember that Honda was building some excellent motorcycles at the time, and you’ll get a general idea. The story of how N600 serial number 1 got saved is pretty crazy. A fleet of 50

Braking News Brendan McAleer Japanese-spec cars were pulled off Honda’s home production line and fitted with larger 600cc engines. Then they were shipped to the United States for cold weather testing in the Midwest; at the end of the experiment, the cars were shipped to Honda HQ in Gardenia, Calif., to await their fate. Honda execs, dispassionate about their machines, ordered them crushed. Off the 50 went to a scrapyard down the street, but a few days later a Honda employee spotted an N600 buzzing down the road. Turns out the scrap dealer sold three of the cars out the back door; the rest were destroyed while Honda looked on, but a few had escaped. Enter Tim Mings, the

A mechanic has unearthed the first ever Honda imported to North America, much like this N600 photographed by columnist Brendan McAleer, and the rare find is being restored in all its tiny glory. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER only specialist Honda N600 mechanic in the world. Mings stumbled on one of these early cars sitting on a trailer, and bought it and another N600 sight unseen. He got them back to his garage, stuck ‘em in a corner and forgot about them. Then, one day, he scraped away a bit of corrosion covering up the VIN, and there it was: Honda

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From page 44 versions with high-end stereos and navigation. Next you can get it with cloth seats on the mid-range models. Next thing it’s in the cheapy base versions. Odds are, the end of this decade will see most compactand-up cars coming with some kind of automatic braking. There are some arguments to be made against the tech, both on added cost and the worsening of driving skills as our cars become ever more automated. However, 10 years down the road when you step off the pavement onto the crosswalk, an automated-braking-equipped car just might suddenly seem like the best idea in the world.

CAMARO SWINGS BACK AT MUSTANG Never mind the sweet science of boxing nor the grappling knee-strikes of MMA: the best brawling in the world takes place between Ford and GM, and you can actually buy their haymakers. Here’s Chevrolet’s latest roundhouse, the heavy-hitting ZL1 Camaro, aimed right at the temple of the Mustang GT350. And it’s a knockout punch. Not only does the ZL1 give the Camaro the huge power of a top-level Cadillac – a supercharged 6.2-litre V-8 making 640 horsepower and 640 footpounds of torque – but the ZL1 also gets a new 10-speed automatic transmission. Ten! Count ‘em out while the other guy lies dazed on the mat.

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Hertz adds a new 400 h.p. rental Add in GM’s stellar Magnetic Ride suspension, the stiff new lightweight chassis of the alpha platform, and dinner plate sized six-piston brakes, and you’ve got a real bruiser of a Camaro. If a Corvette won’t work for you because you occasionally need back seats, then here’s the genuine GM weapon to take to the track. Heck, never mind the Mustang: go hunting Porsches.

RENTAL CAR REALLY BEGGING TO BE RACED Of course, not all of us can afford to keep a track-focused pony car as a daily driver, not to mention that some of the best tracks in the world are a flight or two away. Not to worry, Hertz has you covered with the black-and-gold GT-H, the rental Mustang you can really flog. Here’s maybe an answer to the ZL1 then, as it’s already proven that the fastest car in the world is always a rental car. A rental car with a tuned suspension and 400 h.p., 5.0litre V-8? Better get the extra damage waiver. Only 140 examples will be made, so getting your hands on the keys to a GT-H might be tricky. However, if your daily ride is a crossover, then a weekend away in a hot-rod Ford might just be the best break you can get.

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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