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Church plans peaceful sit-in for ousted chess players JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

In a Kasparov-worthy comeback, West Vancouver’s most famous chess players resumed their games last weekend, defying Park Royal’s edict and picking up a faithful ally in the process.

The loosely affiliated rook club packed up their kings and queens after being banished from the food court under threat of arrest April 1. After failing to resolve the dispute diplomatically – despite the intervention of West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith – the players set up shop at their usual tables.

“They just want to be treated like any other customer,” said frequent chess player John Fodor. “It should be their right to play chess at the food court.”

In addition to the mayor, Fodor can now count the West Vancouver Presbyterian Church as a friend. The church is planning to stand in solidarity with the players by staging a gentle protest at the food court May 1 at noon, said Minister Glenn

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Crown urges 3-year sentence for fraudster who stole $600K JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A young North Shore confidence man was still a teenager when he embarked on a scam worthy of the Catch Me If You Can movie plot.

Eventually authorities did catch up with Adam Alexander Keller – but not before he’d bilked nine people out of $625,000.

Now the fate of the smooth-talking con man will be determined by a B.C. Supreme Court justice.

Keller, 27, is being sentenced after pleading guilty in November to one count of fraud over $5,000.

But as Crown prosecutor Kevin Marks described in court Wednesday, the amount Keller swindled out of victims in both West Vancouver and Alberta was far higher.

Marks urged B.C. Supreme Court Justice Austin Cullen to send the fraudster to jail for three years, arguing Keller

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Prehistoric glass sponge reefs preserved Scientists hail province’s move to protect ‘Jurassic Park submerged’ ANNA DIMOFF reporter@nsnews.com

Thought to have gone extinct 40 million years ago, the only known gardens of live prehistoric creatures in the world are found flourishing in the coastal waters of B.C.

The ancient glass sponge reefs were first discovered in the Hecate Strait in 1987 by a mapper with the Canadian Geological Survey.

More pockets were mapped in 2001 along the Strait of Georgia, making the local waters a rare habitat on the globe.

When scientists confirmed the existence of the reefs deep in B.C. waters, it was like discovering “a herd of dinosaurs,” said Sabine Jessen, oceans director with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, who lives in North Vancouver.

“We don’t really know why they’re only here,” she said. “Except that somehow the conditions must be just perfect for them. They rely on a lot of dissolved silica.

Silica basically is glass. It’s dissolved in the ocean water and likely comes from the adjoining mountains. That dissolved silica is critical to their growth.”

The glass reefs found north of the Georgia Strait are roughly the size of an eight-storey building. The sediment at the bottom of these reefs has been dated to about 9,000 years ago, around the end of the last ice age.

Jessen said that these reefs are in danger of being shattered by prawn trawling or crab trapping, and are at the centre of a call for more marine protected areas in the Strait of Georgia.

“They have the consistency of meringue. If something hard touches them, they basically crumble,” said Jessen.

Ground fishing that stirs up sediment can also damage the filter-feeding sponges by smothering

Sabine Jessen of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society photographs glass sponge reefs on the ocean floor near Passage Island. GPS locations of the reefs are available on the DFO website (dfo-mpo.gc.ca) and anyone caught fishing illegally around the reefs is subject to fines or tickets. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRUCE KIRKBY them. The reefs are ecologically important because the sponges clean ocean water by feeding on bacteria. They also provide habitat for young rockfish and other animals.

Responding to the increased attention the sponges have received, Environment Minister of B.C., Mary Polak, introduced new legislation in March proposing protections for several areas in the province in need of preservation.

“I think that’s a really good recognition by the province of that really unique sea-floor creature,” Jessen said.

The legislation, if passed, will also protect a recently discovered reef of glass sponges southeast of Gambier Island. The bill proposes a 136-hectare foreshore addition to the protected area at Halkett Bay Marine Park to safely encompass the living reefs.

Located in only 30 metres of water, the reef is uniquely

A 150-metre buffer zone surrounds each glass reef, including a cluster near Passage Island off West Vancouver. IMAGE SUPPLIED accessible for study and observation. Most reefs grow in waters too deep for scientists and divers to safely access.

“The problem is the province doesn’t have the jurisdiction to implement those measures so they’ll need to work with the federal government, in particular the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to put those kinds of measures in place,” Jessen said. “We hope they’ll take that next step

and make sure those kinds of protection measures are put on.”

In 2015 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans set 150-metre buffer zones around nine reefs, which include a cluster near Passage Island off West Vancouver as well as near Defence Islands in Howe Sound, plus others close to communities on the Sunshine Coast and Galiano Island.

The laws prevent harmful fishing activity anywhere

near the fragile towers of the sponges.

Jessen credits Jordan Sturdy, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, for supporting the issue and representing scientists’ concerns on the political stage.

“The expansion of the Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park on Gambier Island will help protect these reefs as it provides great opportunities for scientists and scuba enthusiasts. I’m very pleased to see the glass sponge garden added to our province’s protected areas,” Sturdy said in a press release.

Now Jessen and the team of marine specialists at CPAWS is hoping to preserve more of these unique habitats in Howe Sound and throughout the Strait.

“We would like to see a network of marine protected areas put in place,” said Jessen. “It does need to be this collaborative effort.

In some cases, if there’s a provincial park put in place,

then (the province) needs to work with the federal government and then the federal government, for some of the others, could also establish marine protected areas. There’s a number of tools that could be used.”

The most recent reef thrust into the spotlight was discovered near Prince Rupert in Chatham Sound.

While mapping the sea floor for an underwater pipeline project, Spectra Energy came across the 12-kilometre colony of glass sponges lying in the way of their planned route. In an environment assessment application fact sheet published by Spectra in 2014, the company committed to a 200-metre minimum buffer zone to avoid the natural growth and set an example for other invasive projects for the respect of marine life.

– with files from Jacob Roberts/ Coast Reporter and Jane Seyd/ North Shore News

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A year after it sank to the bottom of Halkett Bay in Howe Sound, sea life is colonizing the wreck of the HMCS Annapolis, according to the Artificial Reef Society of B.C.

The society issued a joint release with the Vancouver Aquarium last week detailing the species that have been spotted and catalogued by divers at the site. Among them: tubeworms, sea stars, anemones, mussels, prawns, rockfish, pollock and schools of perch.

“It’s really interesting actually. We’ve got members of all groups of animals that have settled in one form or another except sponges,” said Donna Gibbs, research diver and taxonomist with the Vancouver Aquarium.

“Between those three sites within the studies I’ve done, there are 12 species that are unique to the Annapolis. I think that’s pretty interesting for a year.”

Prior to its controlled sinking, Annapolis saw more battles in the courtroom than she did on the waters, specifically over injunctions alleging the ship’s antifouling paint would be toxic

to sea life.

The aquarium’s study should help allay those concerns, according to Rick Wall, Artificial Reef Society spokesman.

“We’ve always said anecdotally how quickly these things get colonized. This will be the first time we’ve had a scientific study that will document how quickly they’re being colonized.

“We don’t need to be vindicated because we knew it was a good idea all along.

We were just fighting the NIMBYs,” he said.

But the Georgia Strait Alliance, one of the groups that opposed the sinking, has not changed its position on artificial reefs.

“This is really not news, nor does it have anything to do with the concerns we have about the sinking of artificial reefs in the Salish Sea,” said Christianne Wilhelmson, the alliance’s executive director.

Artificial reefs like Annapolis may be depositing other toxic contaminants in the water, despite the aquatic life gravitating to them, Wilhelmson said.

“To my knowledge, nobody has looked at all these other ships that have been sunk and looked at long-term pollution and

toxin contamination,” she said. “They should have to prove there will be no longterm toxic contamination to the environment.”

Wall said the society was only given the permit to sink the ship after a review by the federal government.

“Environment Canada has already ruled on that and there is no toxins and this study we’re doing with the Vancouver Aquarium will provide that objective evidence that they’re asking for.”

The wreck meanwhile has become quite a draw for local and tourist divers, said Kevin Breckman, co-owner of Sea Dragon Charters in Horseshoe Bay. Sea Dragon has taken about 350 divers out to the site, many of them repeat visitors.

“It’s phenomenal. It’s fantastic. It’s very, very, very exciting,” Breckman said about the experience of exploring Annapolis 30 metres beneath the surface.

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deliberately set out to win the trust of his victims before taking their money. Marks told the judge Keller pulled off his get-rich scheme by passing himself off as a wealthy stock market trader “well versed in foreign exchange currency trading” who could make significant returns on investment for his clients.

Over the 18 months he ran the fraud, starting in February 2009, Keller told those he bilked that their initial investments were guaranteed by his company and that “their investments were making remarkable returns,” said Marks. He also provided his “clients” with signed contracts and with investment summaries “which were made up,” said Marks. “He would sign anything in order to

get the monies from these individuals.”

None of the money handed over to Keller was ever invested, said Marks. Instead, Keller used the money to pay his rent and his credit card bills as well as transferring several hundred thousand dollars to his girlfriend, said the prosecutor. By the time Keller’s clients started asking for their money back, Keller had skipped the country.

Marks told the judge Keller began scamming people with the limo driver who picked him up from the airport, chatting about his fictitious life as a day trader for a foreign currency exchange. Soon the driver handed over a cheque.

His next victim – a West Vancouver woman who knew the driver – was the biggest loser in the fraud, handing over $341,000 in six different

cheques as a result of Keller’s smooth talk. Keller assured the woman her money was safe and her investment had grown to more than $1 million.

But none of that was true.

In the interim, Keller swindled additional money from her friends and family members. Others Keller hustled included four promoters of penny stock ventures who hoped Keller would invest in their companies. But Keller quickly turned the tables on them, said Marks.

By the summer of 2010, all of Keller’s investors were trying to contact him, said Marks, but Keller moved to the United States before an investigation was launched. Criminal charges were eventually laid in August 2012 and Keller made his way back onto police radar after running into trouble with the law in Colorado. He was

deported back to Canada in December 2013 after serving time in jail.

Marks told the judge Keller’s victims were left humiliated. In the case of the woman who lost the most money, Keller’s actions left her financially devastated, said Marks. “She lost her life savings,” he said.

Defence lawyer Doug Jevning urged a more lenient sentence for Keller to be served under house arrest.

Jevning said Keller has been steadily employed as a homebased software engineer and argued letting Keller serve a sentence at home would allow him to earn money to pay back his victims. The judge said before he made a decision he would need to see more proof of Keller’s work contracts. Sentencing has been adjourned until May 11.

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Inglis. “Maybe people will bring a Scrabble game or a checkers game,” he said of the church-in. “These are middle class, law abiding citizens, so I don’t think it’ll be too radical.”

The chess gatherings are a bulwark against social isolation, a debilitating problem among West Van seniors, Inglis noted. “People just don’t get enough (social interaction) and there’s no place to meet and greet. The mall would

seem like a logical place.”

Mall patrons have been delighted to see the resumption of the 50-year game, noted Fodor. “The (patrons) who have stopped by to talk to us have said keep it up … we love to see you play chess here.”

Not everyone has come back, however. Despite wanting to support her friends, Ashley “Chess Girl” Tapp, 16, is afraid to go, according to her mother, Sophia Hague.

“She has not played chess

since. It’s having its toll emotionally on everyone,” Hague wrote in an email.

Several players have fielded inquiries about taking their game elsewhere, such as Whole Foods Market, White Spot, and Lonsdale Quay. At least one player is lukewarm about shifting the game to another venue. “We can go to the West Van Community Centre, we can go here, we can go there,” said George Ingham. “We’re not down (at Park Royal) just for chess. …

We also go to the mall because it’s the mall.”

The collection of concentrating intellectuals adds an esthetic aspect to the mall, said Fodor. “Chess is of course very mathematical, very logical, but when you think about it, it’s also a thing of beauty.”

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e’ve had quite a response to last week’s story about potential evictions and redevelopment at Emery Place in Lynn Valley. But much like the controversial Mountain Court redevelopment, this is yet another symptom of a larger structural problem.

Our most affordable family housing across the North Shore is under threat of being converted into far more expensive condos.

The district’s council members and staff are hard at work developing an affordable housing strategy. But, thanks to the loss of provincial and federal incentives in the 1980s and ‘90s, there’s been virtually no new purpose built rental housing coming on the market in 30 years. It’s a gap municipalities can’t possibly fill on their own.

Market rates for new rentals being what they are and ownership being out of the question for average-income families, we

risk seeing the North Shore becoming a citadel for the rich. It also means the people who work here having to hop in their cars and commute on a road network we already agree is beyond stressed.

We argue this is an unforeseen consequence of the district’s official community plan, which foresees almost all new development happening in and around the town centres. It’s sound urban planning but it’s also right smack dab where much of our older and most affordable rental units are sitting.

Perhaps it’s time for a new strategy, one that targets more affordable units being built where single-family homes now stand. This will come as sacrilege to those who love our suburban character but if we value keeping working families here, it’s something we must consider. OCPs are meant to help holistically address our social problems, not exacerbate them.

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Understandably, there’s a lot of opposition to this idea — polls indicate that only 46 per cent of British Columbians support the Kinder Mountain expansion...

– and nerve-wracking – debate raging

across the nation right now.

And North Vancouver is right in the thick of it.

Depending on how you look at it, it’s about the environment or the economy.

Unfortunately, it’s rarely about both. More on that shortly.

Lately, the debate has centred around the Leap Manifesto, a document that calls for the rapid abandonment of fossil fuels and a restructuring of the economy.

A resolution to study the aptly named document at the recent federal NDP convention has divided the party between those who still see some value in a resource-based economy, and those who don’t.

Among those who oppose the leap into the post-petroleum void are B.C. NDP leader John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. Notley’s trying to get oil sands crude to market

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The North Side Paul Sullivan somehow, anyhow, and Horgan is already in deep bitumen for opposing the Site C electrical dam and the Prince Rupert LNG project in the face of bitter disappointment from his party’s traditional union supporters.

For us in North Vancouver, this is not an abstract debate. The National Energy Board is currently pondering approval of the Kinder-Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline, which if approved, will at the very least change the view from Cates Park. The Westridge marine terminal across from

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the park will be expanded and the number of tanker shipments in Burrard Inlet will go from five a month to 34. And they’ll be carrying oil sands oil or sludge, as some prefer to call it.

Imagine if there’s a spill. If you think last summer’s teaspoon of bunker leaking into English Bay was a disaster, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Understandably, there’s a lot of opposition to this idea – polls indicate that only 46 per cent of British Columbians support the Kinder Mountain expansion.

But those same people want better education, better health care, a new car, a week at an all-inclusive some place warm and maybe even a roof over their heads. Who can blame them?

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The trouble is, protecting the environment and protecting the wealth that provides the above list of economic benefits are linked.

Did you know, for example, that Canada is the 12th leading export nation in the world? That’s good news because exports are new dollars. We’re not just redistributing the dollars that are already here; we’re increasing economic resources that will pay for improvements to health care, education, social housing, good jobs, etc.

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climbs to $77.8 billion. The next closest is cars, which run on petroleum, at $60 billion. (If you’re a treehugger (and who isn’t?) you won’t be pleased to know that chopped and ground up trees account for nearly $20 billion. But I digress.)

So, if we’re going to eliminate petroleum products in 20 years, as called for in the Leap Manifesto, we’d have to replace or cut our income by at least 20 per cent of the total. And the value of Canadian exports is already down: 9.3 per cent, a figure some might use to justify the need for expansion.

I’d like to think that all of the brave people who formed a chain of resistance against Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion during the NEB hearings have a way to make up the difference, but if they do, I haven’t heard it.

And frankly, I have no idea how we’d do it in 20 years without plunging the country into a deep recession.

The Leap Manifesto is no help. It suggests taxing the rich. As we’ve learned,

the rich didn’t get that way by allowing themselves to become a stationary target.

And even if we can catch ’em, hold ’em down and tax ’em, what does that mean for their capacity to generate future wealth?

I’d be less anxiety-ridden if the great debate started to include a more careful reference to real people with real jobs and what the rhetoric means. When you’re thinking about changing jobs and you’re facing at least a 20 per cent cut in income (after already tightening your belt by almost 10 per cent) what do you have to do?

Is there another way to find that income? And if so, what?

Or do you stop living above your means?

And did you even know you were living above your means?

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Will you watch the NHL playoffs this year?

Saying the Canucks missed the playoffs is a bit like saying a communist missed a Donald Trump rally. It might’ve been worse if they’d made it. The Canucks joined the Leafs and Oilers in playing the last months of the schedule like they thought Contention was the name of an Arizona golf course. No Canadian teams qualified for this year’s post-season, leaving the Great White hopeless and the NHL desperate to see hockey fever sweep Dallas and Florida.

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A worthy read you won’t find on the bestseller’s list Lennart Wendt North Vancouver “No, I won’t.”

Ryan Short North Vancouver “Yes, I love it. I watch it every year with my family.”

Jane Barratt West Vancouver “No, I never watch because of the violence. It’s not sport, it’s gladiatorial.”

Frank Putts North Vancouver “No, not that interested.”

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Rental complex ‘family friendly’ Dear Editor: Re: Evictions Feared at Emery Village, April 10 story.

Like many other renters who live in North Vancouver, every time I hear a story like the one regarding Emery Village it sends shivers of fear up my spine. It also makes me sad because I lived for several years at Mountain Village Garden apartments which is adjacent to Mountain Court and I am sure is on the demolition list.

The district has several of these wonderful developments, some of which are two levels and have four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a family room; they also have playgrounds and a swimming

pool. Clearly there was once a time when we had “family friendly” councils that ensured that families could have a place to raise their families with equal amenities as those who could afford a home and they considered renters of equal value.

One can only wonder why the mayor and council of today can’t wait to tear these valuable and much loved homes down, forcing hundreds of people out of their homes and with little concern as to what might happen to them.

All they can see is massive density with shoe box size units that families are also going to love?

I lived in an apartment

when I had my first baby and I remember the panic I felt every time she cried because I was so concerned she would annoy the neighbours. Now in the present apartment building where I live I watch the production that takes place when the family down the hall have to find a place for their son to ride his bike — certainly not on the streets around here.

Then on the other side of the coin the district is allowing the teardown of perfectly good homes along with every tree and shrub and allowing monster homes that cover nearly every square inch of land.

What a double standard.

Sue Lakes Cook North Vancouver

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Dear Editor: Thank you for your article Evictions Feared at Emery Village, April 10. Although I am disgusted by it, I am happy to be informed.

Unfortunately, happy to be informed is the only positive emotion that came out of reading that article.

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market is completely out of hand. Not only has the “family home” become extinct as it is all about “Hey, honey. The Realtor called. We can make a fortune if we sell now,” but developers like Mosaic (lack) a conscience while they bulldoze over dislodged families like Emery Village. Develop on unused land, develop on clear land, but Mosaic, kicking out single moms,

dads and children for profit is monstrous. This conundrum coupled with the massive marketing of Realtors on the North Shore and the pure greed that emanates from our city leaves an unpalatable taste in my mouth.

“There is enough for everyone’s need, but not for everybody’s greed.” – Gandhi Shannon Smith West Vancouver

We find a seat amid the morning rush at the Starbucks on 3rd and Lonsdale.

It’s across from my constituency office.

I’m grateful for the first coffee of the day. I’m with a friend who’s just asked about the “Post-Budget Town Hall” meeting coming up that night at the City library. The same City library which in January played host to an overflow crowd when we held a meeting to listen to what people in North Vancouver said mattered most to them, their families, and their neighbours.

Closing the loop Part of my role as Member of Parliament for North Vancouver was to deliver that mail to Ottawa where our government was in the process of piecing together its first budget informed by similar conversations around the country. Three months later, I was back home to close the loop on that conversation and report the results.

“Are you nervous about the meeting?” my friend asked. I answered I was looking forward to it, actually. “The folks that come out tonight will likely see themselves in this little book…

That they’ve been heard… That this is a government, I believe, that’s doing what it said it would do.”

The little book in question, that I placed on the table, is the main budget document – titled Growing the Middle Class. It’s the size of a large paperback.

And though it’s unlikely to ever find itself on the Bestsellers’ List, it says as much as anything you’ve read so far about what this government is all about.

Wastewater Treatment Plant. Without that federal help, the City and District mayors had warned, local citizens would be on the hook for significant local tax increases.

In addition, the 2016 Budget recognizes that municipalities don’t have the tax base to shoulder a third of the cost of major infrastructure programs as has been required in the past. So the Federal Government is upping its share to 50% leaving municipalities to come up with 17%.

Beyond infrastructure, North Vancouver will also benefit from the Budget’s investments in research, development and innovation. It’s intended to enable the more rapid growth of tech enterprises of all sizes – many of which already call North Vancouver home.

As a former clean tech CEO, you might understand why I’m excited about that focus of the budget.

Social policy innovation But I’m also a father. And that’s why, if I had to pick the element of Budget 2016 that speaks to my heart it would be the new Canada Child Benefit. I believe it represents the most significant social policy innovation in a generation. It means 300,000 fewer Canadian children will be living in poverty in the coming year than the year before.

“It is likely a safe bet that few people in North Vancouver will have the time or inclination to read all 269 pages,” I said as I offered my copy to my now wary friend. “But the first 7 pages cover the entire story – the Table of Contents.

If you’re as skeptical as my friend was, I invite you to take a look at this book for yourself: http://www.budget. gc.ca/2016/docs/plan/budget2016-en. pdf.

Largest single project In the 2016 budget North Vancouver landed the largest single project announced: a commitment of $212 million dollars to fund the federal portion of a new North Vancouver

I was very proud to be your Member of Parliament at that post-budget community meeting at the City library the other night. Thank-you for that continuing privilege.

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City of North Vancouver council bought local on Monday.

Council spent $5,000 on a year-long advertising campaign engineered by Loco B.C. to sway shoppers into more locally owned stores.

While all politics may be local, a great deal of shopping takes place in multinational stores whose owners rarely grace North Vancouver, according to Katja Macura, a spokeswoman for Loco B.C., a non-profit business alliance.

Compared to the rest of Canada, British Columbia’s independent retailers have the third lowest market share in the country. Even a slight change in those figures would create an economic boon, according to Macura.

When a buyer spends a dollar at a locally owned shop, 46 cents find their way back into the local economy.

When that same dollar is spent in a local branch of a multinational company, only 18 cents make it into the economy, according to Macura.

“If we shifted our purchasing more towards local businesses we would take advantage of those recirculation effects but also contribute to creating over 3,000 jobs and $94 million in wages in the B.C. economy by shifting just one per cent

of our consumer purchasing,” she said.

Nearly one-third of businesses experience some positive impact in communities with buy local campaigns, according to Macura. She said she’s hoping the campaign boosts sales at local businesses by 3.5 per cent.

“Not only do consumers like local products, they actually prefer to buy from businesses in the province and even their city. They just need to make it easy to find those products,” she said.

Despite favourable word of mouth around buying local, the market share held by local businesses in B.C. dipped approximately 15 per cent between 1999 and 2010, according to Macura.

The pitch got a thumbs up from Coun. Pam Bookham, who said the program could be a way to help small businesses who have been hindered by the construction boom in the city.

“I see this as just one more way of perhaps assisting businesses like that that are impacted,” she said.

The BC Buy Local campaign is a province-wide advertisement that highlights local products through awards, digital commercials and pink BC Buy Local stickers.

The non-profit business alliance also organizes a BC Buy Local Week from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4.

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The Squamish, TsleilWaututh and Musqueam nations have signed a deal with the province that will make them the owners and developers of arguably the most valuable real estate in the country.

On April 8, the three First Nations announced an agreement with the provincial government to acquire the provincial Jericho lands for $480 million.

The deal involves the province transferring two parcels totalling 38.8 acres of ocean-view land overlooking Jericho Beach in West Point Grey to the three First Nations in resolution of longstanding and overlapping land claims to the area.

The deal will bring the total area of Jericho lands owned by the three First Nations to more than 90 acres. In October

2014, the three nations acquired 52 acres of federal Jericho land from the federal government.

The three First Nations plan to hold the land in fee simple and develop the property after an extensive public consultation process. The development process will be subject to a City of Vancouver rezoning and development process.

Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell described the deal as a historic and emotional homecoming for the three First Nations. The lands are the site of a former native village known as Iyelmexw and were “confiscated from us in the early 1900s,” he said. “That was not with our consent or with compensation.”

Campbell said the First Nations don’t have a preconceived idea of what future development on the Jericho lands might look like, and will work with the City of

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“We definitely recognize the value of these lands in a global context,” he said, adding he hopes the eventual development will highlight elements of Salish culture and history. “We’ve been invisible on our own lands for far too long.”

He described the deal as “a new era of First Nations rebuilding our economy.”

Campbell said the First Nations don’t yet have a development partner but will come up with a process for identifying and choosing potential partners for the project.

Campbell said the deal announced Friday marks the culmination of “generations of effort to get to where we are today.”

Formal discussions with the province began just over a year ago, he said. “It’s been a very accelerated time frame.”

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Mike Wakefield Gala of Grace The inaugural Gala of Grace ladies luncheon, a fundraiser benefitting the North Shore Crisis Services Society, was held April 1 at the Pipe Shop in North Vancouver. Global B.C.’s Kaitlyn Herbst and Yvonne Schalle served as MCs and festivities included a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, entertainment by Amanda Wood, a keynote address by Mary-Jo Dionne, hand massages and a photo booth. Organizers were pleased to have exceeded their fundraising goal by raising more than $40,000 for the society, which has been providing safe and secure shelter to abused women and their children for 35 years.

Event chairwomen Tammey George, Yavanna Arnold and Pat Kelly

Jen Parente, Kate Sidi, Cara-Mia Zaniol, Aoife Whelehan and Sarah Richards

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Janet Warren and sister Mary Pettinger

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Cartoonist back where she began ! For Better or For Worse: Lynn Johnston’s Comic Art, Saturday, April 16, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., as part of the 17th Annual North Shore Writers Festival, April 15-16 at Lynn Valley Library. Free. northshorewritersfestival.com.

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Lynn Johnston is happy to be home.

The celebrated cartoonist behind the beloved long-running For Better or For Worse newspaper comic strip lived in North Vancouver from age two to 20 before going on to spend close to four decades in Ontario, most recently North Bay. In September 2015, the 68-year-old made a big move back to the West Coast and Johnston is currently pleased to be settling into her new home in Lower Lonsdale, the same neighbourhood she grew up in.

“I dream about the alleyway behind the houses. Some of the houses are still the same. Of course I remember the hills and riding up to Ridgeway school on my bike and riding down the hills - and pedalling for heaven sakes - and missing the corner and hitting fire hydrants and trees. We were reckless. I remember my brother, at the age of three, taking his pedal car and going all the way down to the Erection Shop. . . (He) was brought back by police, happy as a clam,” she reminisces, last week during a break from unpacking.

Johnston also recalls an early interest in art. Starting at age eight, she would walk down to Third Street and catch the bus to the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art + Design), where she took Saturday morning classes. She remained a student into her teens, given some incredible opportunities, and officially started studying there upon completion of high school.

“By third year I knew that’s not what I wanted to do because it was a serious fine arts college and I wanted to draw funny pictures,” she says.

Johnston’s dream of creating “funny pictures” definitely became a reality and her For Better or For Worse strip ran from 1979 to 2008, earning the artist countless awards and accolades along the way, including being made a member of the Order of Canada in 1992 and receiving a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2003. Last year, Johnston released a retrospective, For Better or For Worse: The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston, co-written with her daughter Katie Hadway, and published to coincide with an international touring exhibition of Johnston’s work through the Art Gallery of Sudbury.

While Johnston is retired, her comics are still in circulation and the strip is being rerun from the beginning, currently appearing in approximately 1,500 newspapers worldwide.

“It’s pretty neat,” she says, explaining For Better or For Worse is among the few strips that have been rerun over the years, an honour bestowed on very few series – The Far Side and Peanuts included.

When Johnston embarked on the journey, she never imagined it would last so long.

“I just wanted to hold my space in the paper. I wanted to be good enough that I could be worthy of that space and see another day and another week and another month. When I

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OFF THE CUFF Music RECORD STORE DAY Vancouver record stores (including Beat Street, Highlife Records, Horses Records, Neptoon Records, Red Cat Records, Scrape Records and Vinyl Records) are all participating in worldwide Record Store Day on Saturday, April 16 (recordstoreday.com and recordstoredaycanada.com).

SOUND OF DRAGON FESTIVAL The Sound of Dragon Society re-defines Chinese music reflecting Vancouver’s multicultural environment and a highly creative music scene. This year’s festIval opens at the Western Front on April 21 with light shadow fire featuring new works from Lan Tung, Lisa Cay Miller and Ron Samworth (soundofdragon.com).

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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BRASSY The Little Mountain Brass Band (including players Roxie Giles and Genevieve Schwarzbach) present Old West/ Spaghetti Western movie country tunes in The Good, The Bad and The Brassy at Mt. Seymour United Church on Sunday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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THE IMAGE BEFORE US Pacific Cinémathèque explores the iconoclastic, cinematic heritage of British Columbia in an ongoing series curated by Harry Killas. Sarajevo-born, Vancouver-based filmmaker Bojan Bodruzi (Immigrant) and SFU grad Asghar Massombagi (The Miracle) screen works on Monday, April 18.

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NOTICE ROAD CLOSURE & REMOVAL OF HIGHWAY DEDICATION BYLAW NO. 4888, 2016

In accordance with Section 40 of the Community Charter, the District of West Vancouver (the District) gives notice of its intention to close a portion of District highway adjacent to 2998 Park Lane and remove the dedication of that portion as a highway (the Closed Road). The Closed Road area is approximately 9,020 square feet (838 m2), more or less, and is shown outlined in bold and labeled as Closed Road in the sketch plan below.

The bylaw closing the portion of highway and removing its dedication will be considered for adoption by Council at its special meeting to be held at Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver, on April 25, 2016, at 6 p.m. Persons who consider they are affected by the bylaw will be provided an opportunity to make representations to Council at the meeting, or by written submissions addressed to Mayor and Council and delivered to the Municipal Clerk prior to the meeting. Submissions to Council will be included in the public information package for Council’s consideration.

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Galleries

CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. 778-372-0765 caroun.net Painting Exhibition: A display of Leyla Mohammadi’s work runs from April 15 to 29. Opening reception: Saturday, April 16, 4-8 p.m.

CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Slivers of Silver - Wood + Fabric: Three installation works by Ann Hamm are on display until July 11. Artist talk: Tuesday, April 26, 12:15-12:45 p.m.

CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Ebb and Flow: A delicate rice paper installation exploring water by Tony Yin Tak Chu as well as paintings motivated by water by Carole Arnston, Sylvia Bayley, Tracey Tarling and Michal Tkachenko runs until April 16.

Homesick: A sentimental exhibition featuring the works of 25 artists April 22-May 21.

Opening reception: Thursday, April 21, 7-9 p.m.

DISTRICT FOYER GALLERY 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents an exhibition of acrylic paintings by Peter Manning and Ukranian jewelry by Tetiana Zaruba until April 26.

DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents Teresa Wegrzyn’s Colourful World until May 22.

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY

1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Gestures in Paint and Ceramics: An exhibition of the works of painter and mark-maker Mary Blaze and ceramic artist Haejin Lee runs until April 24.

Yielding to Transience: An exhibition of abstract paintings

by Jane Kenyon will run from April 26 to May 15. Opening reception: Tuesday, April 26, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artist: Saturday, April 30, 2-3 p.m.

THE GALLERY AT ARTISAN SQUARE 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island.

Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 604947-2454 biac.ca Movement(s): An exhibition featuring the work of artist Jay Peachy runs April 29 to May 23.

Opening reception and artist talk: Saturday, April 30, 5:30 p.m.

GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Wednesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. and Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Adult admission by donation/children free. 604-9988563 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.

THE MUSIC BOX 1564 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

Art Show: North Vancouver painter Laura Scaligine shows her works Sunday, April 17, 2-4 p.m. For images Google Laura Scaligine artist.

PARKGATE LIBRARY 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca 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 runs until June 26. Reception: Saturday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.

Lecture: Monday, April 18, 7 p.m.

Exhibition tour: Thursday, May 12, 7:30 p.m.

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 until June 5.

THE ROUNDHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver.

Lab Art Show VII: An exhibition including Annsabelle Ramus Pronych works April 16 and 17, 5:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

604-924-1378 seymourartgallery. com Start With Art An exhibition where established artists who work in a diverse variety of media have artwork hung at “kids-eye-view” and priced in a kid friendly range runs until May 7.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Theatre on a Wall: Carol Shumas presents an exhibition of paintings that act as a stage for characters to play out their adventures until April 24.

Ronald George Straight’s oil paintings of animals in nature are on display from April 26 to May 15. Opening reception: Tuesday, April 12, 6-8 p.m.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West

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A camera obscura set up at Lonsdale Quay during Capturefest, illuminates a waterfront scene in a pitch-black two-storey shipping container. Two lensbased works of art, Vision in 1792 by Ryan McKenna and Burrard Inlet Big Camera by Erin Siddall and Sean Arden, make up the Viewpoint installation in the Quay’s south plaza and are available for viewing daily from 1:15 to 5:30 p.m., weather permitting. For more information on Viewpoint visit capturephotofest.com/public-installations/containerproject-viewpoint/. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Eng, Land & Property Agent 604-925-7067 | peng@westvancouver.ca

Copies of the proposed bylaw and other related documents may be viewed at Municipal Hall from April 5 to 25, 2016 during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays).

For convenience only, some of the documents may also be available at westvancouver.ca or in the Reference Department of the West Vancouver Memorial Library at 1950 Marine Drive (call 604-925-7400 for current hours of operation).

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ARTSCALENDAR From page 15 Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery — Canadian Landscapes: An exhibition featuring the works of Norman Vipond, Michael Brouillet, Neil MacDonald and Mary Winter runs until May 1.

WEST VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St., West Vancouver.

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290 Art in the Hall: Paintings by Don Francis are featured until April 22.

Concerts

CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Traditionally Yours: John McDermott performs songs from his latest release as well as a variety of favourites Friday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $50.

Majesty and Meditation: Lions Gate Sinfonia featuring violinist Andrea Siradze and cellist Rebecca Wenham perform Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $39/$35/$18/$12.

A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Brockton World Music Ensemble performs a concert using primarily African-style marimbas Wednesday, May 11 at noon. The show will be followed by a meat

SPRING CEILI Members of the North Shore Celtic Ensemble rehearse for the upcoming Spring Ceili Dance at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd. in North Vancouver on Saturday, April 23 featuring refreshments, silent auction and the Eire Born Irish Dancers. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission $5. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH or veggie pie and a beverage.

Tickets: $25/$22/$10.

DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. 604-363-5370 jane@ nsrj.ca Strings Aloudperforms Friday, April 15 at 9 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. and warm-up acts start at

7:30 p.m. Admission: $10 which includes coffee and goodies.

GORDON SMITH GALLERY 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 Orchid Ensemble Tuesday, April 19, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Tickets: $10/$7.

Jazz at the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a concert with the Hugh Fraser Trio Tuesday, May 24, 7-8 p.m.

Tickets: $10/$7.

HIGHLANDS UNITED CHURCH

3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.

Boys Sing! The British Columbia Boys Choir performs Sunday, April 24, 4-5 p.m. There will be a silent auction before the show from 3 to 4 p.m. Admission: $24/$20/$12. Tickets: 1-888-9098282 bcboyschoir.org LYNN VALLEY COMMUNITY ROOM 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Friday Night Live: An improv comedy variety show for all ages every Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Schedule: April 15, Trent Savage (classic rock); April 22, Ross Douglas (singer/songwriter); and April 29, Deanna Knight and Simon Kendall. Tickets: $10 at the door. Info: fnlnorthvan.com.

MOUNT SEYMOUR UNITED CHURCH 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

The Good, the Bad and the Brassy: Little Mountain Brass Band perform Sunday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m. Admission by donation.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Classical Concert Series: Clarinetist Julie Begg and pianist Karen Lee-Morlang perform Thursday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m.

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REVIEW: MILES AHEAD

Sketches of a manic jazz genius

! Miles Ahead. Directed, starring and co-written by Don Cheadle.

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

Jazz maverick Miles Davis was a unique personality, inspiring no small measure of reverence and revulsion along the way.

He beat his wives, a fact often dismissed as a mainstay of the times and a byproduct of artistic temperament. He habitually walked offstage when he wasn’t playing (a habit Davis himself chronicles in his song “So What”). Often when he did play, he turned his back on the audience.

But his contribution to “social music” – Davis hated the term “jazz” – is singular, his style ever-evolving from Birth of the Cool, to hard bop, modal jazz, and fusion. He influenced John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, among countless others.

It would be a disservice to his untraditional artistry, then, to create a traditional artist’s-rise-and-fall biopic.

Miles Ahead instead takes place during the five “lost” years of Davis’ life in the late ‘70s, when Davis dropped out of music for a while. It plays with facts and time, draws characters in and then loses them to the periphery, and at times feels as

free-form as some of Davis’ work. But overall it manages to get the essence of the man just right.

Don Cheadle is the oneman show who brings Miles Ahead to life, after a decade of struggle. He makes his directorial debut, co-wrote the screenplay (with Steven Baigelman), produces and stars. And yes, that’s him playing the trumpet. He fully inhabits Davis, at his worst and at his most inspired.

Cheadle has talked openly about the need to cast a white actor in order to get the film financed, thus the (fictional) relationship between Davis and a Rolling Stone reporter (Ewan McGregor) looking to score an interview at a time when his subject was holed up in his home, drug-ridden and bedeviled by regrets from the past. Figuring prominently in those flashbacks are first wife Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi), his muse and spouse for a decade, despite Davis’ violence and infidelity.

Instead the reporter Dave Braden finds himself all in, helping Davis score drugs and steal back a session tape from a wily promoter, a narrative contrivance that may rankle purists.

Scenes from his past with Frances are romantic, coherent; the present is dominated by chaos and pain. Gradually the two merge as Davis is forced to surrender the truth

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In Miles Ahead Don Cheadle focuses on five “lost” years in the ‘70s, when the trumpeter dropped out of music for an extended period of time. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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A Fundraiser for the Trish McMordie Memorial Fund

Saturday, May 7, 2016 Lynn Valley Library

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Whisky-Tasting Ticket: $80 Non-Whisky Ticket: $40

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CANADIAN FILM WEEK: THE PEOPLE GARDEN

Searching for way out in a sea of trees Nadia Litz premieres latest work at Vancity

! The People Garden.

Directed by Nadia Litz.

Starring Dree Hemingway, Pamela Anderson and François Arnaud. Screening at Vancity Theatre as part of Canadian Film Week.

For more information visit viff.org/theatre/series/ canadian-film-week.

JEREMY SHEPHERD Contributing writer

Would you cross an ocean and traverse a treacherous forest to see the one you love?

Of course you would.

But what about someone you only used to love, someone who won’t answer his phone when you call, someone who leaves you stranded at the airport, someone who quite frankly needs to get dumped?

If she can’t find me, she can’t break up with me could be the premise of a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode; but steeped in the sad, surreal and sinister setting of Japan’s Aokigahara forest, The People Garden becomes something else.

Sweetpea used to be in love with a rock singer named Jamie, but now he’s a tie that must be cut. The

Director Nadia Litz discusses a scene with Pamela Anderson on the set of The People Garden. The film receives its North American premiere at Vancity Theatre on April 20, 21, 24 and 25 as part of Canadian Film Week. PHOTO SUPPLIED cutting, however, isn’t so easy.

When Sweetpea (Dree Hemingway, great-granddaughter of writer and sporadic pugilist Ernest Hemingway) first arrives in Japan the movie feels like Lost in Translation directed

by Sergio Leone.

Hemingway wanders in and out of broad vistas like a discombobulated Charles Bronson, searching for Jamie.

She ventures farther, getting into a car driven by a man she doesn’t know because the driver, Mak, says he knows where Jamie

is.

He’s in a forest.

Located at the base of Mount Fuji, the Aokigahara forest is the place Japanese men and women are known to take their lives.

As she treks deeper we hear a faintly melodic ringing, like an alarm clock stuffed under two pillows.

The soundtrack and dream-like visuals will “hopefully haunt you,” says writer/director Nadia Litz.

Speaking from Buenos Aires, Argentina, hours before her movie’s premiere, the filmmaker downplays the notion Sweetpea’s quest

mirrors her own life.

“I think every film has a bit of autobiography in it, but then at some point it becomes very much its own entity,” she says.

Sweetpea’s obsession for Jamie can be interpreted as how hard it is to reach someone, the labyrinthine nature of the human heart, or how hard it is to let someone go.

“When you finally make that decision and you’re ready to let someone go, it’s often the time when you’re drawn back into their orbit,” she says. “It’s almost as if she’s falling back in love

with him as she’s trying to let him go. … There is humour in that.”

There’s tranquility as Sweetpea searches the forest, but never for long.

Every time Sweetpea exits a room someone talks about watching her, what they’re really doing in the forest, or who they really are.

A young woman’s sojourn into a forest beyond imagination is reminiscent of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown, in which a simple man finds himself bedevilled by a forest at night.

“The whole forest was

peopled with frightful sounds -- the creaking of the trees, the howling of wild beasts, and the yell of Indians; while sometimes the wind tolled like a distant church bell, and sometimes gave a broad roar around the traveler, as if all Nature were laughing him to scorn,” Hawthorne writes.

Instead of Hawthorne’s creaks, howls and roars, Litz gives us a soundtrack courtesy of Dirty Beaches, a.k.a. Alex Zhang Hungtai, a Taiwanese-Canadian musician now living in Los Angeles. Hungtai, whose performing credits include David Lynch’s dinner parties, injects Sweetpea’s search with equal measures of menace and placidity.

We get a sense of Sweetpea but not necessarily an understanding.

She dismisses the idea of breaking up with Jamie via text as barbaric, but we get the feeling her reasoning is as unlikely as Humphrey Bogart’s claim he came to Casablanca for the waters.

“She has this sense of mystery to her,” Litz says of Hemingway. “She’s a hard person to get to know but I recognized something in that, and I think it makes for the best actors because you know that there are layers you can mine.”

The movie attempts to combine dark humour with the gravitas of human emotion.

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The Huntsman: Winter’s War (PG) — Thur 7, 9:35 p.m.

Carousel — Mon 7 p.m.

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Melanie M. Jones’ comedy FSM (left) and first-time director O. Corbin Saleken’s Patterson’s Wager are both screening next week at Vancity Theatre as part of Canadian Film Week. For a complete schedule and showtimes visit viff.org/theatre/series/canadian-film-week. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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“You can’t live life and experience only one,” Litz says.

She started writing The People Garden more than five years ago, back when it would’ve been the first North American movie to deal with Aokigahara. In the meantime, both a horror movie and a Gus Van Sant drama have dealt with the infamous sea of trees.

“The horror film wasn’t really on our radar, but when we found out (about) Gus Van Sant,” Litz stops herself and laughs. “There isn’t a worst case scenario for an indie film. … Unless it was Sofia Coppola it couldn’t have been worse.”

The movie also features an unlikely turn by Pamela Anderson. Yes, that Pamela Anderson.

Signe (Anderson) is a sex symbol whose symbolism is waning. She tries to ward off looming irrelevance by comporting herself with a forced elegance, like a burlesque queen in exile.

Litz was motivated to cast Anderson after catching her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

With the pixie haircut of a Godard muse, Anderson appeared on the show to discuss running the New

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York Marathon to promote a Haitian relief fund.

“She was speaking with such great intelligence and self-awareness and wit,” Litz recalls.

But at the end of the segment, Anderson changed out of her demure blouse into an almost see-through t-shirt and she was sprayed with water while running on the spot.

“As if to say, this is the only way we want to see Pamela Anderson run the New York Marathon,” Litz recalls.

That dismissive attitude fit with the idea of “wanting to transform in an environment that insists you stay the same,” she says.

The movie premieres at Vancity Theatre April 20.

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Cheadle takes cues from Davis’ idiosyncratic music From page 18

about their relationship in order to get over his creative block and personal demons.

If the free-form nature of Miles Davis’ music is a mystery to you, the impressionistic nature of the film may also be confounding. ”If you’re going to tell a story, man, come with some attitude.” Cheadle the director takes his cues from some

of Davis’ music, employing abrupt edits and herky-jerky camerawork, suggesting the pain of a man plagued by hip problems and decades of heroin and cocaine use, and bursts of manic genius.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. But always on note is Cheadle’s commitment to his subject, and his performance is electric, a must-see.

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FORT MYERS, Florida — When inventor Thomas Alva Edison first came to this Gulf Coast municipality in 1885, with plans to make it his winter home, the people who ran the place were singularly unimpressed.

The local paper reported only that, “Thomas A. Edison, the electrician, is visiting here.”

Later, after Edison had perfected the light bulb (he didn’t invent it: English and French scientists had made primitive bulbs much earlier), he couldn’t even interest Fort Myers in electricity. He offered to build a power station and light the streets, but city council turned him down on the grounds that the lights would keep cows awake and cut milk production.

The snubs are ironic today, since Thomas Edison is one-half of Fort Myers’ biggest single tourist attraction.

The other half is Henry Ford.

In 1916 Ford purchased the home next to Edison’s.

The inventor and the auto magnate were already friends. The two holidayed together in Fort Myers regularly until Edison’s death in 1931.

The side-by-side houses and grounds to which Edison and Ford fled to escape the north’s chill are now the Edison & Ford Winter Estates, a National Register Historic Site, restored to look as they would have in 1929.

The first thing that visitors see when they come to the estates is a huge banyan tree, brought from India as a sapling around 1925; it now covers nearly half a hectare and guides say it is the

A corner of the chemistry lab in Thomas Edison’s Fort Myers, Florida winter home.

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second-largest banyan tree in the world. (The largest is in Maui, Hawaii.) The banyan tree is part of the eight-hectare botanical garden Edison planted. It still contains more than 1,000 plants from around the world.

In the guided tours and self-guided audio tours, visitors see exhibits that chronicle the lives of these two industrial geniuses, and wander through places where Edison and Ford entertained the likes of Harvey Firestone, the rubber magnate, Ransom E. Olds, of the Oldsmobile auto empire, and presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Warren G. Harding.

The centrepiece of one exhibition is Edison’s 1914 Model T Ford that the auto man gave to Edison. Ford wanted to customize the car by adding side windows, but Edison refused. He liked it as it was because he didn’t need to roll down the window to spit out the tobacco juice from the cheroots he chewed on.

The Edison Ford Museum shows many of Edison’s inventions, such things as stock tickers, storage

batteries, motion-picture equipment and, of course, the phonograph. In all, the guides say, he took out U.S. patents for 1,093 inventions or improvements on earlier inventions. Not bad for a man who had only three months of formal schooling.

His mother, angry that his teacher in Milan, Ohio had said the boy “would never amount to anything,” yanked him from school and taught him herself.

Another interesting note is that Edison would have been Canadian, but for the fact that his father picked the wrong side in a fight. Samuel Edison, living in Ontario, took part in the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion and fled to Ohio when it failed.

If you go: For more information on the Edison & Ford Winter Estates visit its website at edisonfordwinterestates.org.

For information on Florida go to the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation website at visitflorida.com.

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Love Her Vancouver

Fashionable gala supports a cause ! Love Her Vancouver, Wednesday, April 20, 6 p.m. at the Fairmont Pacific Rim, 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver.

Tickets available at love-her.ca.

CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

North Vancouver’s Franci Stratton had the chance to attend last year’s Love Her Vancouver gala with her company and the fundraising evening left a lasting impression.

“I went to that event and the love in the room, the excitement, the fashion, the wine – it was just a very fun evening,” she says.

So when she was asked to cochair this year’s event, she didn’t hesitate to jump on board.

The annual night of fashion, comedy, cocktails, auctions and music raises money for Ovarian Cancer Canada and takes place Wednesday, April 20 at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in downtown Vancouver. Similar Love Her events are also organized each year in Toronto and Calgary, both of which have already happened.

Stratton, who serves as a North Vancouver school trustee, estimates last year’s sold-out Vancouver gala raised more than $200,000. This time around, she’s hoping for another full house and upping the fundraising goal to $250,000.

According to Ovarian Cancer Canada, the disease is the most fatal women’s cancer in Canada.

Each year, approximately 2,800 Canadian women are newly diagnosed and 1,750 lives are claimed.

Because ovarian cancer is often caught in its late stages, 55 per cent of those diagnosed die within five years. There is no reliable screening test for ovarian cancer, nor is there a vaccine to prevent it.

Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect and can be easily overlooked because its symptoms can signal a variety of conditions. The most common symptoms are bloating, difficulty eating, abdominal discomfort and a change in urinary habits.

One of highlights of Love Her Vancouver is the fashion show. As in previous years, Marilyn’s of West Vancouver and Vicki Gabereau Shoes will be presenting spring styles on the runway.

Another fun feature, Stratton says, is the ever-popular wine wall.

Guests pay $20 for a cork, then have to find its match in hopes of receiving a bottle worth $100.

There will also be silent and live auctions with jewelry, spa days, hotel stays and more up for grabs, as well as a “man walk” where all the men in the crowd strut the runway and donate money out of their pockets.

Hosting Love Her Vancouver for the fifth year in a row is comedian Jessica Holmes, who was “absolutely hilarious” last year, Stratton notes. Holmes is best known for her work with the Royal Canadian Air Farce.

“It is an evening of fun, laughter, hearing the stories of people that have either been diagnosed and survived, or stories of those that haven’t,” Stratton says of the event.

“Just bringing everybody together in a room to support, bring awareness and educate I think is hugely important.”

A model sports a spring ensemble from Marilyn’s of West Vancouver at last year’s Love Her Vancouver event, which supports Ovarian Cancer Canada. Marilyn’s and Vicki Gabereau Shoes will once again present a runway fashion show at this year’s gala on April 20. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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FASHION FILE ONE GIRL CAN The second annual #IWant2Be fundraiser, benefitting Vancouver-based charity One Girl Can, takes place Thursday, April 21, 6 p.m., at The Imperial, 319 Main St., Vancouver. One Girl Can provides educational opportunities to impoverished girls living in marginalized areas of sub-Saharan Africa. The charity was founded by West Vancouver’s Lotte Davis, CEO of AG Hair. Tickets are $65 and are available for purchase at eventbrite.ca/e/iwant2be.

JEWELRY AND PAINTINGS The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents an exhibition of Ukrainian jewelry by Tetiana Zaruba and acrylic paintings

by Peter Manning until April 26 at the District Foyer Gallery, 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca WARDROBE STAPLES Certified image consultant Samantha Dempster will showcase seven multi-tasking wardrobe staples April 28, 7 p.m. at Kiss and Makeup, 1760 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

A limited number of spaces are available; admittance includes refreshments and a $25 credit to be redeemed in store that evening. To reserve a spot visit kissandmakeupstore.com/ blogs/events.

PUZZLED JEWELRY April is Autism Awareness Month and London Drugs has once again partnered with Puzzled Jewelry to raise awareness for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Until April 30, Puzzled Jewelry sterling silver necklaces will be available for $25 plus tax at select London Drugs locations, including the North Vancouver store.

Proceeds from necklace sales will support the new Autism Centre of Excellence, slated to open this summer in Vancouver.

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THE PERFECT FIT Norgate elementary student Shannaistine Roberts browses her options at the third annual 44 Dresses Boutique Day event earlier this month. Founded by Sofiabella Tween Clothing Boutique owner Elena Grant and Norgate principal Lisa Upton, the 44 Dresses campaign collects gently used formal wear for Grade 7 students in North Vancouver who don’t have the means to purchase new outfits for their elementary school farewell celebrations. This year, almost 100 girls picked out ensembles and were treated to snacks from Fresh Street Market and goody bags from West Coast Beauty Supply. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD 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

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North Shore schools part of spoken word festival

! Hullabaloo B.C. Youth Spoken Word Festival, April 21 to 23 at the Vancouver Public Library. Part of the Verses Festival of Words, which runs April 21 to May 1. Visit youthslam.ca or versesfestival.ca for details.

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Eighty high school students from across the province will engage in a war of the words when the Hullabaloo B.C. Youth Spoken Word Festival returns for its sixth year next week.

Among the 16 secondary school slam poetry teams descending on the Vancouver Public Library to compete at this year’s festival are North Vancouver’s Argyle and Handsworth schools, and West Vancouver’s Mulgrave School. All the teams are vying for the championship title and the coveted Billy Sharkspeare Trophy, which will be awarded the night of April 23.

Beyond the competition segment of the festival, and perhaps more importantly, Hullabaloo gives young poets a forum to showcase their talent and participate in workshops.

“It’s a bit of a mix of a developmental festival for young artists and a festival that celebrates youth poetry and puts youth in the spotlight,” says one of the event organizers Johnny MacRae, a Handsworth alumnus. “It’s a great environment where the youth are really the ones who are the loudest cheering for each other.”

MacRae, a spoken word artist himself who does outreach work in schools

Poet Lishai Peel will perform at this year’s Hullabaloo Spoken Word Festival. Sixteen secondary school slam poetry teams will also compete at the Vancouver Public Library on April 21 through 23, vying for the Billy Sharkspeare Trophy. PHOTO SUPPLIED through Vancouver Poetry House, sometimes hears from teachers that slam poetry club members get bullied because their extra-curricular activity is considered so alternative.

“I think in some cases students are coming out of environments that are not only non-supportive, but might even be outright hostile to what they do,” MacRae says.

“So to have the space where they get to be celebrated, they get to meet 80 other kids who are equally as passionate, or nerdy, or however you want to look at it, about the art form, is a really powerful experience for a lot of them.”

When the students aren’t reciting their solo poems and team pieces in the slam bouts, they’ll have the opportunity to attend workshops facilitated by established spoken word artists and watch all-stars take the stage.

Headlining this year’s

Hullabaloo festival is Victoria’s Janet Marie Rogers, a Mohawk/ Tuscarora writer from the Six Nations band in southern Ontario and Victoria’s Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2015.

Also performing are Lishai Peel, an award-winning poet, creative consultant and animator, and Winona Linn, a poet, visual artist, performer, teacher and spoken word artist currently based in Paris, France.

The festival aims to gather poets from across B.C. and connect them into a community.

“It’s created the possibility for young writers to get really intensive development at an early age,” MacRae says.

Though spoken word may still be considered an alternative form of artistic expression, MacRae says the oral art form has entered the mainstream consciousness. There’s no longer the deep set battle

between “the stage versus the page poets” that existed 10 years ago, he says, and that’s largely thanks to the work being done at the high school level.

“Spoken word has really

sort of carved out an air of legitimacy for itself because of English teachers at high schools and because of the way the youth engage with it and recognize it,” he says. “The youth movement has become

probably the strongest part of spoken word because, if anything, I think a lot of youth recognize spoken word and slam as a well-developed contemporary art form that they understand very intimately on an intuitive level.”

In MacRae’s high school days, there was no such thing as a slam poetry club. But he was a member of his school improv team and got introduced to spoken word through his drama teacher.

“I always wrote from an early, early age and I always was keen on performance,” he says of what drew him to the genre.

The thought of getting up on stage and sharing one’s creative work can be daunting.

For teens interested in giving spoken word a try, MacRae encourages them to check out the Vancouver Poetry Slam channel on YouTube or come out to the monthly Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam event at Café Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive.

“If someone has something that they want to share, I just say bring it to the open mic first. There’s always an open mic at youth slams, there’s always opportunities to read poems without having them judged.”

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Tickets: $18/$16.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Fawlty Towers: Theatre West Van presents three more episodes from the iconic British comedy series April 15 (preview $15), 16, 20-23 and 27-30 at 8 p.m. with matinees April 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $23/$21.

PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-9903474 phtheatre.org Faux Departs (Misstart, a Production for Stage Clowns): Dynamo Theatre brings you into the world of the clown April 15, 1 and 7 p.m. and April 16, 1 p.m.

Tickets: $15/$10.50.

THEATRE AT HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca Two Rooms: A political drama April 15, 16 and 20-23 at 8 p.m.

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R & B Singer Dutch Robinson performs Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m.

WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver.

Music Medley Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604985-5646.

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Jaime Blythe (The White Rabbit), Elly Raham (Alice) and Austin Patillo (The Madhatter) are featured performers in Montroyal elementary’s Grade 7 production of Alice in Wonderland, April 19-21 at 1:15 and 7 p.m. at the school, 5310 Sonora Drive, North Vancouver. Admission by donation. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD show Friday, April 22, 5-8 p.m.

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elk and one of BC’s largest populations of endangered western painted turtles.

DIP THE PADDLE Desolation Sound is a magical destination for boaters, kayakers and scuba divers. Two ferry rides north of Vancouver, this island-dotted sound is lapped with clear, warm waters, peppered with snug coves and backed by towering snow peaks.

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started, I just wanted to be as funny as I could be every day and do something that was good every day. I had no future plans, I had no design, no method, nothing. And the only people I could draw over and over again was my own family and so it became a family story,” she says.

It’s that family story that has continued to attract fans as well as the normalcy of her subjects, the members of the middle-class suburbanite Patterson family - Elly and John and their children, Michael, Elizabeth and April.

“I tried to be as realistic as possible with the ups and downs. It was from a woman’s point of view so there was a lot of complaining,” Johnston laughs, “and a lot of women related to that, a lot of families. What’s fun now is that people who were children then are adults now reading it from an adult point of view and their children are reading it.”

While For Better or For Worse was grounded in reality, going so far as to see its characters age, and saw Johnston draw from experiences in her own life, she also enjoyed the opportunity the strip provided to rewrite history.

“You live in a fantasy world. Things develop the way you want them to develop. Even though in a writer’s experience one character might take off and do things you didn’t expect them to do, still you have total control. But in real life you have no idea if you’re going to get a cold tomorrow or fall down the stairs or your cat disappears. You just don’t know what ups and downs. And it’s very frustrating because you say, ‘Damn, if this was the strip I would write it differently, it would be a different ending,’” she says.

A source of personal inspiration throughout Johnston’s career was Peanuts, written and illustrated by Charles Schulz.

“One of the things that I loved about Peanuts when I was a little kid was the kids thought in adult ways. . . .

My grandfather would say, ‘No child speaks like that.’

But as a little kid I knew that we thought that way. Little kids have really profound thoughts, especially when it comes to what’s fair, and what’s right and wrong, and what’s mean and not mean, and things like that.

You can’t put much over on a little kid. So I tried to do my work from a real little kid’s point of view and a real

Lynn Johnston’s comic strip currently appears in approximately 1,500 newspapers worldwide. adult’s point of view,” she says.

In the wake of her own success, Johnston went on to form a friendship with Schulz and the pair remained close until his 2000 passing at age 77 in Santa Rosa, Calif.

“We were very fond of each other. I was honoured to be his friend because he didn’t make a lot of friends in the industry. He was gregarious, but he was also very private and he was very competitive,” she says.

As a professional cartoonist, Johnston continued to look up to Schulz, motivating her to produce quality work.

“I wrote and drew for Charles Schulz’s approval and I really appreciated the fact that he liked my work.

He didn’t edit me and he didn’t advise me, but he considered me a peer, which was pretty wonderful,” she says.

Johnston will offer further insight into her work when she makes her debut at the 17th North Shore Writers Festival, an annual celebration of Canadian authors organized by the three North Shore public library systems. This year’s edition is taking place tonight and tomorrow (April 15-16) at the North Vancouver District Public Library’s Lynn Valley branch. Festivities will get underway tonight at 7 p.m. with the fourth annual Literary Trivia Quiz Night hosted by Grant Lawrence.

Saturday is the main festival day with events scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. with How to Become A Successful Indie Author followed by a Local Author Book Fair at 11 a.m., Johnston’s presentation at 11:45 a.m., a Lunch Break Lounge at 1:15 p.m., The Power of Poetics: Jordan Abel at 2:45 p.m., The Art of Turning Personal Stories into Universal Truths: Camilla Gibb in Conversation with JJ Lee at 4 p.m., and a Writers + Readers Reception hosted

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2016 welcomes the third generation of Audi’s trendy looking, fun-loving coupe, the TT.

When the TT was first introduced in 1998, it made headlines thanks to its cool design, unconventional interior, and outstanding

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The only challenge is that while the TT turned heads, it wasn’t quite up to par in terms of performance when compared against the likes of the Porsche Boxster.

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DESIGN While the 2016 Audi TT is all-new, it doesn’t look significantly different than the two previous generations. It does have a more masculine overall feel, however, and thoroughly modern design inside and out.

The Audi TT is still a two-door, four-seat luxury sports car that is available as a coupe or convertible. It now rides on Volkswagen’s MQB architecture and its body is made from aluminum. These two aspects mean that this generation is more than 100 pounds lighter than the previous model.

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Always has ever since he was a kid. Never had a chance to be in one, even though he’s always around or underneath one classic car or another. I have this other friend Dave.

Dave has a DeLorean.

I think you can see where this is going.

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Nobody would consider the TT a family car, but the Coupe model does offer usable cargo space for long trips.

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without sacrificing usability.

are sharp and have an assertive, animalistic look.

Paying homage to the original TT, this generation features prominently rounded wheel arches and centrally mounted exhaust outlets.

Inside, the cabin is stylish, and clever use of modern technology allowed Audi designers to give the TT a minimal, simple layout

PERFORMANCE Powering both Coupe and Roadster models is a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder.

The TT shares this engine with others in the VW family – not that there’s anything wrong with that, since this motor is one of the most respected in the industry.

While on paper its 220 horsepower and 258 footpounds of torque doesn’t stand out, it works extremely well in the real world. It’s capable enough to propel the Audi TT from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.6 seconds, which is a world-class coupe performance.

If that’s not fast enough for you, the higher performance Audi TTS boosts horsepower to 292 and torque to 280 foot-pounds while still using the same basic engine design.

Available only as a coupe, the 0-100 km/h time with this setup is an astonishingly fast 4.9 seconds.

All TT’s come with Audi’s famed quattro all-wheel drive system, which was freshly updated. This allows the TT to corner faster and smoother than in the past. Body roll is also reduced, and while steering feel is light, it is precise and direct.

Managing the power in all TT models is Audi’s six-speed S tronic transmission. Like its AWD system, its transmission is well known as one of the best in the industry. The system shifts quickly and effortlessly, without taking away any feel or character.

Audi drive select is also standard. Changing the drive modes alters the TT’s character considerably.

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ENVIRONMENT At first glance, while the cabin is certainly luxurious, the minimalistic design brings confusion – where are the controls? But it doesn’t take very long to realize the Audi TT’s interior is ahead of its time.

Where most modern cars have a touchscreen in the centre stack, in the Audi TT that area is notably sparse. Instead, all pertinent information is displayed on the 12-inch screen in the instrument panel right in front of the driver. It is highly customizable, and features like navigation and the backup camera can be viewed as full screen or split with other details.

The centre of the dash houses three round, elegant air vents. While they have a classic look, they are revolutionary because they also control the climate controls, including the heated seat controls, as one unit.

On the topic of vents, Roadster models have heaters in the seat backs to keep your neck warm on those cold days when you still want to drive with the top down.

The front seats in the TT are immensely comfortable.

Ergonomics are excellent and even tall drivers will find plenty of room.

While nobody would consider the Audi TT a family car, the coupe can accommodate small children in the back in a pinch. Keep in mind, they will grow out of them quickly and adults will only want to use

them in an emergency.

For longer trips, the TT offers reasonable practicality with 340 litres of cargo space in Coupe trim. Roadsters are obviously not so practical, with very limited trunk capacity, especially with the top down.

All-in-all, the Audi TT’s cabin is distinctive and classy.

The interior is one of the best in the market, not just in this segment.

FEATURES The starting price for the Audi TT Coupe is $51,600, while the TT Roadster begins at $55,600. Pricing for the sporty TTS Coupe starts at $61,900.

Standard equipment includes keyless entry with push-button start, heated front seats, automatic climate control, auto-dimming interior mirror, heated exterior mirrors, light and rain-sensing headlights, rear parking sensors, and Bluetooth.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include navigation, a rearview camera, blind-spot monitoring, active lane assist, and a Bang & Olufsen sound system.

Fuel efficiency numbers (litres/100 kilometres) for both the Coupe and Roadster TT are 10.1 city, 7.8 highway for 9.1 combined. The TTS returns 10.3 city, 8.6 highway and 9.5 combined.

THUMBS UP The TT has a futuristic environment and Audi’s quattro provides driving thrills.

Both combine to make the TT unique in this segment.

THUMBS DOWN Purists may not consider the TT simply because it is

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Words to start a dream: I know a guy.... call a powerplant, and the handling was compromised when the front end of the car was jacked up for bumper regulations (actually, nobody seems to know whether it was bumper regulations that caused the change or something else).

Dave The Second’s DeLorean is about as nice as you’re going to get, with a well-tuned engine and the suspension dropped back down where it’s supposed to be. Even so, we’re talking about a car that would breathe hard trying to keep a first generation Miata in sight.

Where dream cars are concerned, however, that doesn’t really matter. I’ve driven Dave II’s DeLorean myself, and the experience mostly boils down to your brain shouting, “I’m in a DeLorean! Great Scott!”

Later in the week, I was privileged to have a go in a different sort of dream car, a Toyota 2000GT. This is a rare beast indeed, and far more valuable than the DMC-12.

A rough estimate would be $1.4 million or so, or enough to buy a weevil-infested one floor bungalow on the North Shore. Funny how our hyperinflationary real estate tends to make the exotics look reasonable.

The 2000GT has even better provenance than the DeLorean, including a cameo as a Bond car in the film You Only Live Twice. That’s the one wear Sean Connery dresses up and pretends to be a Japanese man.

“Shayonara.” Not, it has to be

said, a particularly realistic movie, but at least there’s a gyrocopter.

As for the 2000GT that appears in the film, that wasn’t just the dream car for someone to hang on their wall, it was the dream of an entire company. If you were Toyota in the 1960s, purveyor of workaday boxy runabouts, the svelte lines of the 2000GT were the future you dreamed.

Sure, you produced econoboxes, but one day you might build the finest cars in the world.

Right after I drove the 2000GT (very, very carefully – $1.4M is $1.4M), I was lucky enough to have a go in a Lexus LFA. If the 2000GT was the future Toyota dreamed of, then here it is arrived, screaming all the way. The LFA is not a perfect car in many ways, but if its banshee wail doesn’t raise the goosebumps on your arm, please seek medical attention immediately.

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between. The DeLorean, if you’re patient and careful, is absolutely something you could put in your driveway. I will bet you that Dave the first went immediately home and started trawling the auction pages looking for one. He’s got the garage space, if he knocks down a wall or two.

And as for me, my dream car’s sadly out of reach. I’ve loved the Ferrari F40 since I was ten and it showed up in one of the very earliest cockpit-style driving games, Test Drive II. The game, which was programmed in Vancouver, showed a blocky version of the Sea to Sky Highway, and off you dashed in a priceless Ferrari. I have a 1:18 scale

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model, and a book or two, and a Lego version.

Sadly, the F40 is more along the lines of the 2000GT in terms of value. I’ll never own one outside of a lottery win. Or maybe I could sell my house and try raising a family in one? Wait, no. Even I think that’s a bit silly. The chances of somebody letting me drive one are pretty slim too.

But on the other hand, I know a guy. Name of Fred. He has an F40. You never know.

Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and automotive enthusiast.

Email: mcaleeronwheels@ gmail.com. Twitter: @ brendan_mcaleer.

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Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $15,305/$11,326/$21,767/$20,607. $1,000/$750/$2,000/$1,000 My Choice bonus cash included in advertised offer. $200/$100 lease cash applicate on 2016 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG56 AA00)/2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00) included in advertised offer. ▲Models shown $37,343/$24,198/$48,793/$45,793 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/ 2016 Sentra 1.8 SR CVT (C4SG16 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4 (5XEG16 AA00)/2016 Murano Platinum AWD (LXEG16 AA10). *◆±≠▲Freight and PDE charges ($1,795/$1,600/$1,795/$1,795) 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. 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. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. 2016 Sentra/2016 Murano is recognized as IIHS top safety pick+ when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. 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. °Available feature. FCW cannot prevent accidents due to carelessness or dangerous driving techniques. It may not provide warning or braking in certain conditions. Speed limitations apply. ‡Around View Monitor cannot completely eliminate blind spots and may not detect every object.

Always check surroundings before moving vehicle. Virtual composite 360 view. ^FEB cannot prevent accisents due to carelessness or dangerous driving techniques. It may not provide warning or braking in certain conditions. 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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ALREADY DRIVING A NISSAN? OUR LOYALTY PROGRAM HAS GREAT OFFERS! VISIT CHOOSENISSAN.CA OR YOUR LOCAL RETAILER

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The SLK, living up to the Mercedes-Benz reputation, focuses more on comfort than driving dynamics.

Audi coupe comes with style and class From page 42 not available as rear-wheel drive or with a manual transmission. If you want a “pure” sports car, you may want to look at the Porsches.

THE BOTTOM LINE If you want a fun coupe or roadster that boasts class, style and modern technology, the 2016 Audi TT has all that and more.

Competitors BMW Z4 The BMW Z4 splits the difference between luxury cruisers and pure sports cars. Its dynamic personality and luxury appointments are highlighted by the retractable hardtop. The Z4 is somewhat

outdated unfortunately.

Available in three trim levels, starting prices range from $56, 200 to $77,900.

MERCEDES-BENZ SLK Like the BMW Z4, the SLK has a retractable hardtop allowing it to be two cars in one. However, true to the Mercedes-Benz name, it focuses more on comfort than driving dynamics.

Starting prices range from $58,100 to $82,200 across the SLK’s three trim levels.

PORSCHE 718 Going forward, Porsche has grouped the Boxster and Cayman under its historic 718 badge. If you want a roadster, go for the 718 Boxster, but if a coupe is more your style, check out the 718 Cayman.

Both are benchmarks in this segment.

The 718 Cayman starts at $59,900, whereas the 718 Boxster begins at $63,900. editor@automotivepress.com

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Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, Ω, ^, ➤, § The Power of Zero 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 April 1, 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 $32,998 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 84 months equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $181 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $32,998. 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 April 1, 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 truck transaction. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. ^Lease Loyalty/Conquest Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash is available to eligible customers on the retail purchase or lease of select 2016 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram or FIAT models at participating dealer and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. LIMITED TIME OFFER. Eligible customers are individuals who are currently leasing a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, or competitive vehicle with an eligible lease contract in their name on or before April 1, 2016. Proof of Registration and/or Lease agreement will be required. Trade-in not required. See your dealer for complete details. ➤3.49% lease financing for up to 60 months available through SCI Lease Corp. to qualified customers on applicable new 2016 models at participating dealers. SCI provides all credit approval, funding and leasing services. Dealer order/ trade may be necessary. Example: 2016 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 (25A) with a Purchase Price of $32,998 leased at 3.49% for 60 months with a $0 security deposit, $0 down payment and first month’s payment due at lease inception equals 60 monthly payments of $369 with a cost of borrowing of $4,202 and a total obligation of $22,182. Kilometre allowance of 18,000/year. Cost of $0.16 per excess kilometre plus applicable taxes at lease termination.

See your dealer for complete details. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≠Based on Automotive News full-size pickup segmentation. 2015 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. 11.3 L/100 km (25 mpg) city and 8.0 L/100 km (35 mpg) highway on Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x2 HFE model with 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 and 8-speed automatic. ≤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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