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WV politicians reject ‘vacancy tax’ as ineffective BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Though they’re deeply concerned about speculation driving up cost of housing, members of West Vancouver council say they won’t be pursuing a tax on vacant homes anytime soon.

MAKING AN ENTRANCE Dancers participating in the 28th annual Squamish Nation Youth Powwow take part in the grand entrance ceremony on Saturday at Capilano Reserve Park. The weekend-long event in West Vancouver attracted First Nations dancers from across Canada and the U.S. For more photos visit www.nsnews.com. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

B.C. Finance Minister Mike De Jong announced Monday the legislature would reconvene for a summer session so the Vancouver Charter could be amended to allow a special tax on Vancouver homes left empty.

West Vancouver council passed a motion last month calling for action to end speculation in the housing market. But enforcing a vacancy tax will amount to a bureaucratic nightmare with no real results, say West Vancouver Mayor Michael

West Vancouver mayor Michael Smith Smith and Coun. Craig Cameron.

“What does vacancy mean?” Smith asked. “If we use water meters to determine vacancy, you just have to hire a friend to go over and run the taps for an hour every few days. If you use electric meters, you can put

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Man dead after fall at Neptune Terminals BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A worker has died in a fall at Neptune Bulk Terminals on the North Vancouver waterfront.

WorkSafeBC and the B.C. Coroners Service are now investigating the incident, which happened early Wednesday morning.

According to Neptune president James Belsheim, the man was working on the coal and potash terminal’s ship loader around 7:45 a.m. when he fell. The victim was an experienced iron worker employed by North Vancouverbased contractor Termel Industries Ltd. He was taken to Lions Gate Hospital but didn’t survive his injuries,

Contract employee was working on ship loader when he fell Wednesday morning according to the B.C. Coroners Service.

“We are deeply saddened by the incident. Our primary concern is for family, friends and colleagues of the individual as well as the employees of Neptune and contractors who have been affected by the tragic accident,” Belsheim said.

The coroner has not yet identified the man but confirmed he was in his 60s.

The company is offering counselling support to staff and contractors, who are in shock, Belsheim said.

“We believe that’s a very important part,” he said.

“They’re a very concerned and positive group, so that’s the reaction you’d respect.”

Belsheim couldn’t comment on whether the man was wearing a harness at the time.

“The details are still limited. We’re conducting an active investigation with Termel and WorkSafeBC,” he said.

Belsheim said he could not remember any other fatalities at Neptune in his time there.

Determining the exact cause of death is now up to the

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SQUAMISH NATION:

Youth, community and the ‘red road’ Squamish powwow highlights traditions

JENNIFER THUNCHER contributing writer

Two girls and a boy sit sharing lunch on the grass in the vendor’s area of the 28th Annual Squamish Nation Youth Powwow.

Kaden Isaac, 13, occasionally taps his feet to the infectious drumbeat accompanying the Men’s Golden Age dance competition taking place beyond the bleachers a few metres away.

His sister Kiana and her friend Keisha Wallace, both 10, eat while giggling over something on a computer tablet beside him.

Their favourite powwow food is Indian tacos, Keisha says, which is ground beef, chili sauce, lettuce and cheese inside a bannock wrap.

Taking a break from watching, Kaden said his favourite part of the powwow is the dancing and the elaborate, colourful regalia.

He adds he wishes more non-native people knew the importance of the unique dances and did not take them lightly. “Not to make fun of people who dance different than other people,” he said.

“It is part of traditions, it is not funny.”

The annual three-day powwow took over Capilano Reserve Park at Chief Joe Mathias Centre in West Vancouver from July 8 to 10, as First Nations from around North America travelled to the area to take part.

While mostly serious, some of the powwow events are traditional fun, such as the Potato Dance Special held Saturday afternoon, which welcomed natives and nonnatives alike.

Participants pair up in a large circle and each couple balances a potato between their foreheads. As master of ceremonies at the Squamish powwow, the witty Nelson Leon directs the couples to

A dancer in colourful ceremonial regalia takes part in the 28th Annual Squamish Nation Youth Powwow.

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do tasks such as bending down to touch the ground while keeping the potato in place. If the potato falls, the couple is eliminated. The task gets harder and harder until the last couples remaining have to jump without dropping the potato. Last couple standing wins.

Passing on First Nation traditions is a large part of the 28th Annual Squamish Nation, say youth powwow organizers.

“To our youth, this is how we show our love and support to you,” co-ordinator Gloria Nahanee wrote in the event’s program.

Nahanee is largely credited with reviving the Squamish Nation’s powwow in the late 1980s after many years. Canadian and American governments banned powwows and other First Nations cultural celebrations through the late 1800s and early 1900s.

“Our ancestors did them from 1947 to 1958 and then they were already elderly, in their 70s or 80s,” said Nahanee, explaining why the powwows at Capilano stopped for many years starting in the 1960s.

“I remember my grandmother was cooking and I would be running back and forth and playing. And then as our elders passed away it just stopped,” she said.

Nahanee started her daughters dancing in 1986, and the family began to travel to powwows.

“A few powwow people, when we travelled, they would say, ‘Oh, I remember going to Squamish, Capilano, you should start it up again.’… So 28 years later, here we are.”

Many of the original organizers of the revived event now have grandchildren who come, Nahanee added.

Fellow organizer Keith Nahanee said he is carrying on in his father’s footsteps.

“We are taught to be involved, caring for the community,” he said, as he fed an electrical cord up to a light inside one of the dozen canopy tents on the powwow grounds.

“When my dad was a young man and we were kids… we would go up to the old council hall and he would play records and teach dancing, just for the kids to have something to do. He knew that was the way to keep them from getting lost, so that is what we do here.”

Several parents and grandparents at the powwow spoke of the event being on “the red road,” or the healthy and purposeful path as opposed to the “black road” – that being one of bad choices.

The powwow welcomes those on either road, Keith

Keisha Wallace gives her friend Kiana Isaac a piggy-back at the powwow.

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Nahanee said.

“When they are here we always say we know where our kids are and what they are doing,” he added.

For almost a decade during the 1980s fellow organizer Jan Baker took her children to out-of-town powwows on weekends.

“To show them that there’s life outside this reserve and that people can have fun without alcohol, and plus we travelled to a lot of other places, and other reserves,” she said. “It was a blast.”

One of the reasons for starting the powwow on the Capilano reserve was to expose those children who couldn’t travel far to the values of the powwow, Baker said, adding, “to see the powwow, to hear the teachings and see the dancing.”

Lena May Nahinu gasped with joy as she watched her 10-year-old daughter Mabel Leona Alana dance in the

junior girls Fancy category on Friday evening.

“I am so proud of my daughter,” she said, adding Mabel had been practising her dance daily in the lead-up to the powwow, all while training every day for soccer.

“She loves her culture,” Nahinu said.

Mabel placed third in her category but was so excited to dance, she didn’t much mind where she placed, according to her mom.

“She is in it for the dancing,” Nahinu said.

The enthusiasm of First Nations youth for dance and powwows thrills veteran traditional dancer Arnie Mountain Chief, who competed in the Men’s Golden Age division over the weekend.

His five children and eight grandchildren all dance.

“When they are in here, we know where they are,” he said of the many youth taking part in the powwow, again

referencing the red road of the powwow. “It is all one big family, everybody knows everybody else.”

Mountain Chief explained the dances and their judging are sophisticated.

“The judges judge you on how you interpret the song – some people are smoother than others – and some seem like they are right into the music, like a ballet dancer,” he said.

Judges also take into consideration the dancer’s regalia, including the condition of the feathers.

“That is a big part of being a traditional dancer especially. We carry a lot of eagle feathers, and those are the most sacred bird to us.”

A dancer never perfects his dance, Mountain Chief added.

“It is an ongoing thing, we continue to learn.”

Jennifer Thuncher is a reporter for the Squamish Chief.

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The whole thing just doesn’t make any sense at all to me.”

Instead, Smith said he would like to see a separate, higher property tax rate for non-residents, like he pays on his vacation home in Hawaii. That would be far less prone to abuse, he said.

“If I tick the box at the bottom that says it’s my principal residence and I escape this non-resident residential tax rate … the next knock on my door is the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of Immigration wanting to know where my green card is,” he said. “The intent should be if you buy a home to raise your family and you contribute to the community, we believe in keeping property taxes to a minimum. But if you buy a home as an investment, then you should pay a different tax rate on your property taxes.”

And, added Cameron, for people buying properties fully intending to leave them empty, money is no object and an extra tax won’t motivate them to put the home on the rental market “How much of a tax do you impose on those people

Sunday, July 17th Coun. Mary-Ann Booth. to make it punitive enough that they’re going to bother renting? It’s a rounding error.

You’re going to have to make the tax absolutely enormous,” he said.

Cameron said Vancouver’s plan and the province’s sudden support appear to be more about politics than anything else. Without our ballooning Property Transfer Tax revenue, B.C. would be in the red, which the Liberals are desperate to avoid in an election year, he said.

“It seems to me like a distraction. It seems to me like something Vancouver dreamed up to be seen to be taking action and the province has signed off on because it’s really not going to affect that much and they can also be seen to be taking decisive action,” he said.

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Coun. Craig Cameron.

Booth said she support’s Vancouver’s efforts to target empty homes but added she’ll wait to see how their experiment works before passing judgement.

“If you’ve got empty homes, that is impacting your supply,” she said. “If municipalities are being pushed to add to the supply and housing – at the same time – is being taken out of the supply, we’ll never catch up.”

Both Booth and Cameron said they would prefer to see the province tackle foreign access to the market first.

“At least there’s some action being taken but it’s got to be balanced. I’ll be very disappointed if this is the only thing we do because I really strongly believe that it’s about curtailing demand,” Booth said.

Man survives night in North Van’s Lynn Creek after falling from cliff BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

District of North Vancouver firefighters say a man is fortunate to be alive after spending much of Saturday night unconscious in the rushing waters of Lynn Creek.

Firefighters helped the man out of the woods around 10 a.m. Saturday. According to witnesses rescuers interviewed at the scene, the man had been in the creek either overnight or since very early in the morning.

“He couldn’t find the pipeline bridge and decided he would climb down the cliff and cross the river,

which wouldn’t have been a wise idea anyway, the way the river was running,” said acting assistant chief Dave Franco. “Halfway down the cliff, he took a fall and landed on some rocks in the river.”

After several hours, the man came to and crawled out of the river and back up to the trail where hikers spotted him and called 9-1-1.

“When we got there, the guy had some significant head injuries, a broken wrist, possible cracked ribs,” said Franco. “He came out of there extremely lucky. I’m surprised he didn’t die of hypothermia to be honest.”

Firefighters then packaged him on a spinal board and carried him out to a

waiting ambulance.

When they followed up with Lions Gate Hospital, firefighters found the man was in “remarkably good shape,” considering his injuries.

It’s still not clear how the man ended up down there, though Franco said “alcohol was part of the problem.”

With a rainy start to summer, creeks are running very high and no one should attempt crossing them in any circumstances, Franco said.

“To think he could even cross the river at that time of the year when the river is that high, is ridiculous. It’s just not the place to be. The rocks that are around the riverbed are very, very slippery,” he said.

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Pipeline panel adds NV meeting

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After initially being shut out, the North Shore will now have a sit-down meeting with the federal panel consulting the public on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline application.

Previously, Natural Resources Canada had only set meetings in Burnaby and Vancouver, irking local activists.

A North Shore meeting has now been added to the panel’s schedule on Aug. 19, with time and location to be announced. So far, the panel has indicated there will be an invitational roundtable for local government and public town hall with open participation.

The move is being

greeted warmly by members of North Shore NOPE, a local group campaigning against the pipeline expansion. NOPE founder Janice Edmonds had been lobbying North Vancouver’s MPs to add a North Shore meeting to focus on local concerns.

Terry Beech, MP for Burnaby North-Seymour, alerted Edmonds to the change on Tuesday morning.

“MP Jonathan Wilkinson and I both expressed our concerns that North Vancouver wasn’t on the list,” he said in an email to the North Shore News. “I was very pleased to hear that the ministerial panel will now be hosting a meeting on the North Shore.”

Now Edmonds is looking to boost turnout for the meeting. “We want lots and lots of people to attend the

meeting. We want the MPs and the municipal (councils) to promote the meetings and we want many people to attend, including the mayors and council,” she said.

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or those who weren’t on social media or watching Major League Baseball this week, a minor international incident played out when a Canadian singer opted to hoof a bees’ nest and hold up a sign declaring “All lives matter” during his rendition of “O Canada.” His ill-advised and tonedeaf wading into American race politics aside, the renegade tenor also had the audacity to alter the lyrics to “O Canada” mid-anthem to further reflect his off-kilter views, prompting yet more outrage.

The guerilla approach to anthem revision isn’t one we’d support.

But that’s not to suggest there couldn’t or shouldn’t be changes. We’re fully supportive of moves to drop the genderspecific “all thy sons command” bit in favour of a more inclusive “all of us command.”

It’s all but passed through Parliament but opposition to the change remains,

particularly among the Conservatives.

Their memory is apparently short.

In 2010, they themselves pitched changing the lyrics to the gender neutral, if entirely obscure, “Thou dost in us command.”

If we’re going to tinker with words of our anthem, we’d rather the language become less archaic, not more so.

The argument against changing the lyrics seems to be that the word “sons” isn’t to be taken literally.

But pen was put to paper for the English lyrics of “O Canada” in 1908, ten years before women were allowed to vote federally and 21 years before a court ruling determined women were indeed “persons” under the Constitution Act. They really did mean sons.

We’ll stand on guard for the new lyrics.

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Try to follow this.

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supervisor Codi-Lynn Abbott was paid $77K and almost as much in other remuneration, for a total of $152K. Start at the top. Wellregarded chief administrative officer Nina Leemhuis’s base salary in 2015 was over $230K — more than Premier Christy Clark’s base $195K. Add the controversial $50K paid Clark by the Liberal

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Furthermore: Director of human resources and payroll Lauren Hughes $178K; library services director Janet Benedict $151K; asset and

facilities manager John Wong $136K; transit manager Gareth Rowlands $145K; purchasing manager Clay Nelson $122K; engineering services manager Phil Bates $137K; engineering development manager Tony Tse $136K; legislative services manager and municipal clerk Sheila Scholes $136K; economic development manager (who knew West Van had one?) Stephen Mikicich $129K; roads and transport manager Norm Wong $123K; utilities manager Andy Kwan $130K; communications manager Jeff McDonald, deserving danger pay for tolerating my questions, $128K; financial controller Balraj Hayre $127K; IT manager Donna Cresswell $120K. Two who left during the year: Leemhuis’s deputy CAO Brent Leigh $115K, planning director Bob Sokol $87K, whose total remuneration was

$130K and $110K respectively.

Stop to let the fire truck pass: Fire chief Randall Heath $182K (total remuneration $196K); deputy fire chief Tony D’Angelo $148K; assistant fire chiefs Antony Bird $131K, Jeffrey Bush $131K, and Jay Brownlee $129K. Add 21 captains in the $98K – $113K range and 10 lieutenants, $101K – $120K. Include total remuneration and you get 56 with the plain title of firefighter paid over $75,000, several over $100K. Worth every penny when needed, agreed?

Derrick Humphreys, West Vancouver mayor (1978-1986), envisioned amalgamating the North Shore municipalities — under the pretty good name of Capilano. His dream died at the fire stations. No flaming way!

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in Metro if not all Canada, paradoxically gets its mayor (base pay $82K) and councillors ($37K) on the cheap, far down the Metro list.

And hear this: Police aren’t listed due to the province’s (disputed) exclusion of their names for safety reasons.

But their salaries total $10.76 million.

Dear Remuneration in 2015 for all West Van municiued pal employees, including which expenses, was $67.996 million.Suspension Add payments to suppliers, This $79.307 million. Grand total cougars $147.303 million.

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Should we change the lyrics to O Canada?

“O Canada” is in the process of being overhauled to become more inclusive. A federal bill to edit the anthem, replacing “true patriot love, in all thy sons command” with the gender-neutral “in all of us command,” is expected to become law this fall.

The lyrics “Thy sons command” were created to pays homage to soldiers fighting in the First World War. Now, of course, there are also female soldiers on the front lines. So should the “O Canada” we have become accustomed to be changed?

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Our Summer of Housing Discontent Terry Sanderson Regina, Saskatchewan

“No. I think we’ve probably changed it enough. I get why they are saying it (needs to be changed).”

Tanja Schulz North Vancouver

“I’m fine with it the way it is.

It’s the way I learned it.”

Real estate has long been a staple of summer patio conversation in North Vancouver. However this year the tenor is different, more urgent, because the current situation is unlike anything we have seen before.

The tone is an impassioned mix of alarm, growing anger and, to some extent, sadness that our community appears to be irrevocably changing.

I’ve raised my two daughters on the North Shore believing that someday they’d be able, if they chose, to build a life here for themselves. At present, this seems increasingly less likely.

Uwe Baten Waidhaus, Germany “It’s OK the way it is.”

Bill Ewing North Vancouver

“Yes. I think it makes sense.

Why not change it to include everyone?”

Sue Ross North Vancouver

“I think that’s good because it is more inclusive.”

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Discontinuing evening buses to Lynn Canyon a safety risk Dear Editor: TransLink has discontinued service of the 227 bus which runs past Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge after 7 p.m.

This is an area that has bears, cougars and other wildlife.

There are signs posted frequently to attest to that.

Why would they place the residents of this area in harm’s

way by stopping their service by 7 p.m.? If you work late you must walk in from Lynn Valley Road which is scary for everyone. If you have teenagers returning home from school or work it can be a very nerve-racking journey. I have contacted TransLink staff and they say it is a budget matter.

The bus goes by here all day

long with just a few passengers. Couldn’t they have the bus run every hour instead of every 30 minutes until a later time or at least have the 229 bus make a loop past here instead of sitting at the library for 15 or 20 minutes? It makes no sense.

Glorya Trainor North Vancouver

Why would local buyers matter?

Dear Editor: I see someone suggested that the great project at Sewells “may be too rich for locals.”

What sort of locals and when did any developer even consider that “locals” would be buying into North Shore mega-housing? Units would

probably have been all sold even before ground was broken.

Jas Derham-Reid West Vancouver

West Van tax watchdogs disbanded From page 8

municipal employee was paid (barely) over $100,000. The “Fiscal Five” led by David Hall, and later the Interested Taxpayers’ Action Committee (ITAC), led by David Marley and Garrett Polman, fought for municipal thrift for years.

“We remained active until 2011/2012 and then disbanded, having concluded there weren’t too many

interested taxpayers in West Vancouver,” Marley reflects.

“At least, not that many prepared to become active in the effort to persuade council that the district’s spending was out of line, especially with respect to employee numbers and remuneration levels.”

But be fair. By and large, doesn’t West Van work well — safe atmosphere, reliable services, excellent parks?

Would tighter political/fiscal control prove better? !!!

Coun. Michael Lewis, who has been ill, and wife Jean, have long been among leaders wanting autism accepted as a Medicare-covered disorder.

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The cost of housing in the Lower Mainland has become completely disconnected from local incomes. For many, particularly young people, home ownership is becoming an increasingly doubtful proposition.

There has been no shortage of media commentary on the myriad of consequences of all this, so there is no need for me to repeat them here. What people rightly want to know is what are politicians at all levels of government doing about it.

Gravity of the situation Job #1 for me and my federal BC Liberal Caucus colleagues has been to work to ensure that relevant decision makers in Ottawa fully understand the gravity of the situation.

We began several months ago by meeting with a number of Vancouver experts to deepen our understanding both of how we got into this situation and of potential solutions – particularly those that are within the realm of the federal government.

We then developed and circulated in Ottawa a briefing document that attempted to convey the urgency of the situation and the need for a federal action plan.

That document and subsequent conversations played a role in the Prime Minister’s decision to convene and chair a round table of housing affordability experts in Vancouver on June 17th.

Andy Yan, acting director of Simon Fraser University’s City Program, one of the roundtable participants, said, “One of the most powerful things he [the Prime Minister] did was begin to listen.

I think that’s one of the first steps, to actually understand the problem before coming up with solutions.”

Subsequent to the roundtable I spent 90 minutes meeting with Finance Minister Bill Morneau in his office discussing

what is happening in the Lower Mainland, sharing with him the impact on North Vancouver and reviewing potential paths forward.

The Minister made clear to me his view that the current situation is untenable and that co-ordinated near term action by all three levels of government is needed. Minister Morneau has announced the formation of a joint federal-provincial-municipal Working Group that has been mandated to develop a plan of action within the next few months.

Not a barrier to action Given where things stand, I believe there is limited public patience for the “we need more data” argument. Several researchers – including Professor Josh Gordon of SFU – have been able to gather sufficient information to underline many of the key issues at play.

I am personally not convinced that a “lack of data” is a reasonable barrier to action. At a very minimum, there is enough information about the probable causes of the situation to direct where we need to look to close any remaining information gaps and to actively evaluate policy options.

Each level of government has potential policy levers that can be brought to bear on this issue. Arguably the Province is in the strongest position to be able to take effective action.

However, all three levels of government need to be working to ensure that measures developed to address the current crisis are well considered and well-co-ordinated.

North Vancouverites and residents of the Lower Mainland generally are looking to their governments for direction and for action.

Based on my discussions with key decision makers in the Government of Canada, I know that this government “gets it” and I am confident that we will see concrete actions later this year that will aim to begin to address this matter that is so important to the residents of North Vancouver.

Some food for thought for summer patio conversations.

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North Vancouver residents can expect to see Mounties issuing more roadside tickets, especially in school zones.

After conducting a public survey in October last year, the detachment has released its 2016 to 2018 police service plan.

The top priorities in the report are heightened police visibility, increased traffic

enforcement and road safety.

“People wanted to feel safe while they were driving on the road, biking on the road, and walking,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “Schools zones was a big one. We want our kids to be safe and feel safe walking to school, back and forth.”

The RCMP routinely join West Vancouver police and ICBC for awareness and enforcement campaigns targeting speeding, distracted

driving and impaired driving, but “if Edgemont has a problem with people going through stop signs or not yielding to pedestrians or that sort of thing, we’ll put some (undercover operators) or foot patrols or uniformed officers there,” he said.

Cyclists too can expect to have a watchful eye on them, De Jong added. “Whether it’s as simple as making sure they’ve got helmets on to making sure they’re abiding

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“This new detachment service plan is being supported and implemented to make certain that our policing services are meeting the expectations of the citizens we serve, said Supt. Chris Kennedy, officer in charge of the North Vancouver RCMP. North Vancouver RCMP members are also planning to be more active on social media, and use more strategic use of bike and foot patrols, De Jong said.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath CFUW year-end dinner The North Vancouver club of the Canadian Federation of University Women held its year-end dinner with more than 60 members in attendance at the Seymour Golf and Country Club on the evening of June 9. Guest speaker for the evening was Judge Randall Wong, B.C.’s longest serving judge and Canada’s first federally appointed judge of Chinese heritage. Wong recently retired from the Supreme Court of B.C. after serving 42 years on the bench. During the year, the CFUW conducts fundraising for its scholarship program for North Vancouver secondary school graduates and for students attending Capilano University, BCIT, SFU and UBC, awarding approximately $12,000 annually to schools and $1,000 each to the post-secondary institutions to foster higher education for women.

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Despite being members of the legendary McGarrigle/Wainwright musical family, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, only began performing together recently. They first sang together professionally on a CBC Christmas TV special put together by Martha with their brother Rufus Wainwright. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Babies don’t always enjoy the soothing sound of their mother’s singing voice.

There were times when Martha Wainwright would croon classic lullabies while rocking her youngest son to sleep and he would raise one little hand and place it over her mouth as if to say, “Stop singing.”

“But I didn’t listen, I’d just keep singing,” the Canadian folk musician says with a laugh. After all, she was trying to influence his taste in music from an early age, steering clear of too much

Barney fluff in favour of traditional cradle songs – as depressing as some of those may be.

Melancholy lullabies, with their sweet melodies and dark lyrics, inspired Songs in the Dark, the debut album from the Wainwright Sisters (that’s Martha and her half-sister Lucy Wainwright Roche).

Although they didn’t grow up together, Martha and Lucy were born into the same musical family: they have the same father, folk legend Loudon Wainwright III, while the late singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle is Martha’s mother, and Suzzy Roche, known for her work with female vocal group The Roches, is Lucy’s mom.

Martha and Lucy are both musicians, but it wasn’t until recent years that the siblings had a chance to perform together on a televised Christmas special hosted by Martha and her brother, Rufus Wainwright.

“It was the first time that we got to sing together and it was really, really fun,” Martha says. So fun, in fact, that the duo decided to team up on Songs in the Dark. The idea for the project had been in the back of Martha’s mind for a few years, ever since she had her first son in 2009.

“I had this compilation of sad songs that I really enjoyed listening to with the baby at night time,” she says.

Deciding which 16 tracks to include on their debut collaboration was an exercise in nostalgia. The album features a collection of lullabies their mothers sang to them as children, three traditional songs, songs written by their father, and covers of country tunes by the likes of Jimmie Rogers and Townes Van Zandt.

All the songs relate to children or babies, and all of them

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Shakespeare’s lovers shine at Bard on the Beach Easy to focus on characters in Kim Collier’s stripped down version of the classic romance ! Romeo and Juliet presented at Bard on the Beach until Sept. 24. For summer schedule and tickets visit bardonthebeach.org.

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Coltish. That’s the best word to describe Hailey Gillis who plays Juliet in Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers at Bard on the Beach.

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Gillis is leggy, long in the arms, hands and feet. There are times when she runs around the stage like a young foal in a field of wildflowers, bursting at the seams with youthful excitement. Juliet is not quite 14 in the play, and Gillis finds the body language of young Juliet to perfection: gawky, un-self-consciously and gracelessly draped over her balcony, impulsively throwing herself down on her bed. This physicality is probably more contemporary than was likely in the late 16th century — nevertheless, it’s lovely.

This production, directed

by Kim Collier, might have been called Juliet and Romeo as it is definitely Juliet-centred. (The only production of Romeo and Juliet I’ve ever seen in which Romeo was dominant was the recent Studio 58 one, directed

by Anita Rochon. Ironically, Romeo was played by Camille Legg and the lovers were lesbians.)

In this Bard production, Andrew Chown’s Romeo, frequently seen bare-chested, is charming once the character gets past pining and drooping over the quickly forgotten Rosalind. The story, however, always feels more Juliet’s than Romeo’s.

It’s easy to focus on the characters and the action on this stripped down set by Pam Johnson: two moveable, grey, concrete or metal-looking bunkers. No sun-drenched streets, no trailing vines or explosions of flowers, no Italianate columns. Initially, no balcony. But with lighting

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Benvolio and Mercutio seen as a couple of dudes From page 14

by Gerald King and sound design by Brian Linds, we’re transported to “fair Verona” where the play is set.

In everything she does, director Collier brings a strong, assured vision. Casting Ben Elliott and Andrew McNee — two terrific actors with a flair for comedy — as Benvolio and Mercutio, lifts the play significantly early on.

They are a couple of “dudes,” a pair of boys-will-be-boys who hang out together, in one case stabbing their empty beer cans with their swords.

McNee absolutely nails the Queen Mab speech, establishing Mercutio as a man more in love with words than women.

There is, additionally, more than a whiff of homoeroticism between Mercutio and Benvolio — an interesting choice.

Another significant departure from traditional casting is Jennifer Lines as the nurse.

This Nurse is not old, not past her best before date and definitely not coarsely bawdy.

She’s effervescent, even girlish, a little sexy and more girlfriend than nursemaid to this Juliet. With Lady Capulet, Juliet’s mother (Dawn Petten) such a cold fish, the relationship between Juliet and her nurse is all this poor youngster has to hang onto when things begin to unwind.

The Friar is often played as a bit of a doofus, a silly old cleric. But give the role to Scott Bellis and watch it grow. “These violent delights have violent ends/And in their triumph die, like fire and powder/Which, as they kiss, consume” becomes truly portentous not simply the ramblings of a bumbling old fellow with a bunch of posies, herbs and poisons.

Costumes by Nancy Bryant are, like this production as a whole, mixed: a little bit contemporary (a hoodie, a suit jacket here and there, a tulle and rose-embellished party dress) and a little bit period (capes, doublets and regal gowns).

This is an accessible, handsome production with some very interesting

directorial choices made

by Collier, one of Canada’s most exciting directors. The production may not move you — it’s still a sorry play about puppy love, after all — but it’s admirable. Romeo and Juliet is, as has often been remarked, a comedy that goes terribly wrong. The final tableau, beautifully staged and lit, and underscored by swelling music, was enough to get most of the opening night audience on its feet.

You’d have to be made of stone to remain untouched as the curtain falls.

Romeo and Juliet is at Bard on the Beach until Sept. 23.

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Equals tries to turn sci-fi genre on its head Despite it all Drake Doremus insists he’s an optimist JULIE CRAWFORD Contributing writer

In Drake Doremus’ new film Equals, starring Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult, love, passion and anger have been genetically removed from the human equation in order to produce more pliant, efficient individuals.

Any deviation from the desired blancmange mood state cultivated by a surviving futuristic society known as The Collective is considered a disease – Switched On Syndrome (SOS) – to which there is no cure.

It doesn’t seem like such a great leap from our current reliance on mood stabilizers and suppressants – which level out our emotions and kill our sex drive – to the orderly and empty future of The Collective. Does that mean Doremus is a pessimist? “I think I’m an optimist,” he says. “But I do think that the way we’re

Drake Doremus’ romantic sci-fi film Equals. starring Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Holt, takes place in a futuristic dystopian/utopian society, human emotions and most illnesses have been eradicated. PHOTO SUPPLIED GUY PEARCE disconnecting ourselves now can get out of hand, with all the technology and the way we have a very inorganic way of meeting each other.”

Nathan Parker (Moon) wrote the screenplay. Silas (Hoult) has an everyday

schedule that does not vary: he eats meals in his Spartan apartment, goes to his work as an artist/ historian in a sterile white office, makes small-talk with his co-workers, is inundated with video warnings about

the symptoms of SOS, and returns home to eat, play math games, and sleep in his apartment, solo.

But one day a man and woman are separated, dragged away screaming from one of the tower blocks.

On another day, a citizen jumps to his death and lands outside Silas’ workspace window. The act is met with uniform complacence, save for Nia (Stewart), who seems … upset?

Silas starts to observe Nia

and becomes more discombobulated by new, strange stirrings. He is diagnosed with stage-one SOS, which means he can’t eat lunch at the same table as his workmates and that he has a new diet of pills to take each morning. It also means that he’ll end up in a hospice for people who care too much, where most patients commit suicide. But he is increasingly drawn to Nia. And so this is a sciencefiction movie, sort of.

Doremus previously directed 2011 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Like Crazy and the forbidden love story Breathe In; being the indefatigable romantic that he is, he couldn’t help but take on another intimate love story.

It’s refreshing, watching characters in a sci-fi film throw their clothes on the ground and mess up those pristine white living spaces.

“It’s funny, I feel that way about sci-fi too: I’m fascinated by it, enamoured, but it’s not my bag essentially,” Doremus says. “I wanted to make a really warm film, turn (the genre) on its head and make something different.”

I mention that the Silas

Thinking of Selling Your North Shore Home?

Chris Christensen from Royal LePage Sussex Realty will be hosting an informative Real Estate Seminar on Saturday, July 23rd at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.

This informal session is designed to answer all of your Real Estate questions associated with selling your home.

Topics will include: • Current State of the North Shore Real Estate Market • Costs Associated with Selling • The Sales Process • Remaining in your Home after Selling Date & Time: Saturday, July 23rd at 11:00 am Location: West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive This is a free seminar but participants must register in advance.

Please call: 604-807-3117 or email: chris@chrischristensen.ca * This course is designed for individuals not currently working with a Real Estate Agent.

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ZEN CLASSIC Pacific Cinémathèque is screening King Hu’s martial arts classic, A Touch of Zen (1971), July 15-18 (thecinematheque.ca). The epic film placed ninth in a list of the best Chinese films of all time at the Hong Kong Film Awards. PHOTO SUPPLIED

SHOWTIMES LANDMARK CINEMAS 6 ESPLANADE 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 Finding Dory (G) — Fri-Thur 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:15 p.m.

Central Intelligence (PG) — Fri-Wed 6:50 p.m.

Independence Day: Resurgence (PG) — Fri-Wed 9:25 p.m.

The Secret Life of Pets (G) — Fri-Thur noon, 12:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4, 5:15, 6:15, 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Secret Life of Pets 3D (G) — Fri-Thur 1:15, 9:50 p.m.

Ghostbusters (PG) — Fri-Thur 1, 3:15, 6:30, 9 p.m.

Ghostbusters 3D (PG) — FriThur 12:30, 3:40, 7, 9:35 p.m.

Lights Out (14A) — Thur 7:15, 9:30 p.m.

PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver, 604-985-3911 Now You See Me 2 (PG) — Fri-Wed 9:15 p.m.

Love & Friendship (G) — FriWed 1:30, 4, 7; Thur 1:30 p.m.

The Legend of Tarzan (PG) — Fri-Wed 3:30; Thur 7, 9:35 p.m.

The Legend of Tarzan 3D (PG) — Fri-Wed 12:30, 6:40, 9:35; Thur 12:30, 3:30 p.m.

The BFG (PG) — Fri-Thur 3:40 p.m.

The BFG 3D (PG) — Fri-Thur 12:50, 6:50, 9:30 p.m.

The Purge: Election Year (14A) — Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45; Thur 1:45, 4:30 p.m.

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (14A) — FriThur 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10 p.m.

Our Kind of Traitor (14A) — Fri-Wed 2:15, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50; Thur 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 p.m.

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Ice Age: Collision Course 3D (G) — Thur 5, 7:15, 9:30 p.m.

Star Trek Beyond 3D — Thur 7:10, 10 p.m.

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and Nia’s love story could have been set in either the future or in the very distant past: Nia and Silas are like Adam and Eve, discovering sin and attraction for the first time. “That’s good, I’m going to use that!” Doremus laughs. “People ask me on Twitter all the time, ‘how did they know where to put their mouths?’ and ‘how did they know what to do?’ But man, that’s all instinct!”

“It’s a very tense, intense, and at times sexually instinctual experience.”

In order to achieve that

kind of seemingly effortless intimacy Doremus says he and his actors – including Guy Pearce and Jacki Weaver – had to become friends and collaborators first. It was difficult for them, he acknowledges, but Stewart and Hoult “are both so mature and wise beyond their years… they’re really 40.”

There are a lot of closeups that demand subtle facial cues, and colour that encroaches on the film to coincide with Silas’ sensory awakening. Doremus worked with frequent collaborator John Guleserian, with whom he went to AFI film school.

“We’ve known each other

for 13 years now,” he says of the cinematographer. “It’s a friendship where there are no boundaries, we just call each other on it. I think this is his best work yet.”

In the end “we felt like we were making a tiny little movie in our backyard,” says Doremus of his cast and crew, albeit a Zen Buddist garden in Japan and Singapore, where the stark interiors and grounds were shot. A suitably intimate work environment for a director/incurable romantic: “We can easily lose sight of things… What is love, if not the most important thing for human beings?”

Tuesday, July 19 to Sunday, July 24

LIST OF MERCHANTS: BC Playthings Edgemont Village Jeweller Giftworks Pizazz 32 Books & Gallery Zig Zag

Sales, promotions and store hours vary at each merchant. www.edgemontvillage.ca www.edgemontvillage.ca

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ARTSCALENDAR Galleries ARTEMIS GALLERY 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 778-233-9805 artemisgallery.ca BRUSHSTROKES GALLERY 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. nsartists.ca All Things BC: The North Shore Artists’ Guild presents a show and sale of landscapes, wildlife and portraits in all media by 25 local North Shore artists Wednesdays-Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. until Aug. 14 BOWEN ISLAND MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1014 Miller Rd., Bowen Island. 604-947-2655 bihistorians@telus.net bowenislandmuseum.ca People, Plants and Places

Biennial Tour: Visit historic and heritage sites, an art exhibit and a variety of garden and architecturally interesting homes July 16 and 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The tour requires your own transportation and can be done in any order. Admission: $25/$20.

CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. 778372-0765 caroun.net Photography Exhibition with the works of Leyla Mohammadi runs until July 15.

CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-9886844 nvartscouncil.ca A Thread Runs Through It:

Kim Stewart’s installation is on display until Oct. 13. Artist talk: Tuesday, July 19, 12:1512:45 p.m.

CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca International Watercolour Biennale: North Shore watercolour and plein air artist Alfonso Tejada brings watercolour painting from around the world to Vancouver until July 30.

DISTRICT FOYER GALLERY 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-9886844 nvartscouncil.ca North Vancouver Community Arts Council

presents Indian Art From the Edge (carvings and prints) and paintings by Sara Morison until Aug. 16 DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca Point of View: A series of contemporary embroidered artworks by Jane Kenyon are on display until July 18.

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com International Watercolour Biennale: North Shore watercolour and plein air artist Alfonso Tejada brings watercolour painting from around the world to

Vancouver until July 24.

THE GALLERY AT ARTISAN SQUARE 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment.

604-947-2454 biac.ca Picturesque Past: A photography exhibit featuring images from Bowen Island Museum and Archives and Vanessa Patch-Hal runs until July 17.

GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. WednesdaySaturday, noon-5 p.m. Adult admission by donation/ children free. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca Readymades: An exhibition of 11 artists with contemporary responses

to the challenges and opportunities presented by Marcel Duchamp’s concept that readymade objects could be reconsidered as art objects runs until Aug. 27.

LAWSON CREEK STUDIOS 1756 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

LYNN VALLEY LIBRARY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

THE MUSIC BOX 1564 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

THE PIPESHOP AT SHIPBUILDERS’ SQUARE Foot of Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver.

Summer Art Sale: The North Shore Artists’ Guild hosts a sale of over 400 paintings by

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Prices of products that feature the MAX special logo are exclusive to registered M&M MAX customers. Simply present your MAX card, or sign up for a FREE MAX membership in store or online, to take advantage of these MAX discounts.

NORGATE CENTRE, 1451 Marine Drive, North Vancouver • 604-904-7811

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 AMBLESIDE PARK, WEST VANCOUVER

PAAK PLAYS PEMBERTON Anderson Paak and the Free Nationals play the Pemberton Music Festival on Sunday, July 17 at 4:15 p.m. on the final night of the weekend long event. Dozens of acts are scheduled to perform including Thievery Corporation, Savages, FKA Twigs, Die Antwoord, Bully and Pearl Jam. Although some packages are sold out single-day tickets are still available. For more details visit pembertonmusicfestival.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed for the following areas: Coho Run, Coho Swim, Coho BBQ, site setup, site take down, site maintenance, traffic control and more.

Volunteering is a great way to meet new friends, enjoy the festival and give back to your community!

The Coho Festival, is the main fundraising event for the Coho Society of the North Shore.

Questions? Send an email to volunteer@cohosociety.com

Traffic Advisory Keith Road Bridge July 18

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The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw, Development Variance Permit and background material will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from July 15, 2016, and online at www.cnv.org/publichearings.

Please direct any inquiries to Chris Wilkinson, Planner, at cwilkinson@cnv.org or 604-990-4206.

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Please direct any inquiries to Annie Dempster, Planning Technician 2, at adempster@cnv.org or 604-990-4216.

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CANYON HEIGHTS CHURCH 4840 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver.

CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ CATES PARK 4000-block Dollarton Hwy.,

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36 local artists July 16 from noon to 9 p.m. and July 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: nsartists.ca.

PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 So Africa and Yukon Journey: Liz de Beer presents her new ceramic works inspired by Africa and Painter Michael Howey shows his sketches from Yukon until July 17.

Exploration in Colour: Deborah Stephan shows her paintings and fine prints and Meg Troy shows her landscapes and digital art compositions from July 17 to Sept. 4.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Art Party: A fundraiser and showcase of more than 65 local artists runs until July 16.

Chase the Setting Sun: An exhibition of recent ceramic sculptures, clay tablet prints,

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 Riita Peirone are featured until Sept. 2.

WEST VANCOUVER MUSEUM 680 17th St., West Vancouver.

Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7270 westvancouvermuseum.ca Why Design Now? A Westcoast Context: An exhibition that showcases how local designers are directly creating value-added products, services and technologies that are needed by domestic and global consumers today runs until Aug. 27.

sketchbooks and a collection of graphic design work by the late Ben Lim runs from July 20 to Aug. 13. Reception: Sunday, July 24, 2-4 p.m. Sales will support the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, BC Women’s Hospital Foundation and the Seymour Art Gallery.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 604925-7292 silkpurse.ca Art in the Garden: Floral paintings by Fran Alexander, Domenica Mastromatteo, Douglas Rae and Maryam Vancouver are on display until July 24.

STUDIO E 161 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver.

TARTOOFUL 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. 604-924-0122 tartooful.com WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY CENTRE 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery — Painterly Stitches: Artist Kristen Chursinoff presents natureinspired textile art until July 25.

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The proposed Permit and background material will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from July 15, 2016, and online at www.cnv.org/publicmeetings.

Please direct any inquiries to Suzanne Smith, Planner 2, at ssmith@cnv.org or 604-990-4240.

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PUBLIC HEARING CLICK TO EDIT 2646MASTER Violet Street TITLE Two Lot Subdivision

What:

A Public Hearing for Bylaw 8185, a proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw, to enable a two lot subdivision at 2646 Violet Street.

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7 pm, Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Where: Council Chambers, District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC

CONCERTS IN THE COVE Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars opened this summer’s Concert in the Cove series at Panorama Park on July 8. Concerts continue in the Deep Cove park every Friday night 7 to 9 p.m., weather permitting, until Aug. 5. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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What changes?

Bylaw 8185 proposes to amend the District’s Zoning Bylaw by adding new special minimum lot sizes to the Subdivision Regulations to allow for the creation of two single-family residential lots.

When can I speak?

We welcome your input Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at 7 pm. You can speak in person by signing up at the hearing, or you can provide a written submission to the Municipal Clerk at input@dnv.org or by mail to Municipal Clerk, District of North Vancouver, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7N 4N5, before the conclusion of the hearing.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public concerning this application after the conclusion of the public hearing.

Need more info?

Relevant background material and copies of the bylaw are available for review at the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at dnv.org/public_hearing from June 28 to July 19. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, except statutory holidays.

Who can I speak to?

Kevin Zhang, Community Planner, at 604-990-2321 or zhangk@dnv.org

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Cates Park Summer Concerts: Free live outdoor concerts which feature three local bands Saturdays, 4-7 p.m. Schedule: July 16, The Ghost of Bloody Alley, Buzzcats, Emberfield; July 23, Only a Visitor, Winds-Up Birds, All Kings Assembly; July 30, Quantum Council, Mozzy Lane, Kimbatize; Aug. 6, Adrienne, Jesus Caballero, Horse Opera; Aug. 13, BoyBreakingGlass, Shadowfax Folk, Coastline Pilot; Aug. 20, (singer songwriter session), Jimmy McGuinty, Cassandra van Dock, Allie McDonald; Leo, Liam Sturges, David Fisher; Deceptive Resolutions, Kellen Saip, Solar; and Aug. 27, Porteau, Eryn & Co, DCM Bandfactory. Info: musart.ca/ index.php/cates-park.

CAULFEILD COVE HALL 4773 South Piccadilly Rd., West Vancouver. 604-812-7411 caulfeildcovehall.ca CIVIC PLAZA CULTURE STAGE 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver.

Live and Local Summer Concerts and Culture Series: Free live outdoor entertainment from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Schedule: July 21, Celtic Live; Aug. 4, Local Showcase; and Aug. 18, City Beat. Info: nvrc.ca/ publications-and-resources/ live-and-local.aspx.

DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. 604-3635370 jane@nsrj.ca EDGEMONT VILLAGE CONCERT STAGE 3000-block Edgemont Blvd.,

North Vancouver.

Live and Local Summer Concerts and Culture Series: Free live outdoor concerts from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays (may be cancelled in the event of rain). Schedule: Aug. 5, The BobCats (classic rock); Aug. 12, Souled Out (R&B); Aug. 19, The Pernell Reichert Band (alt-folk); and Aug. 26, Adam Woodall Band (folk, rock). Info: nvrc.ca/ publications-and-resources/ live-and-local.aspx.

LONSDALE QUAY 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. lonsdalequay.com SummerFest Concert Series: Free live outdoor concerts featuring local talent Sundays and holidays, 1-3 p.m.

Schedule: July 17, Damojo (’50s and ’60s nostalgic rock); July 24, Kernel Reggae (soul and reggae band); July 31, Greg Neufeld (Canadian Idol, singer/songwriter); Aug. 1, Adam Woodall (acoustic, pop) and Apollo’s Crush (4-6 p.m., acoustic, pop); Aug. 7, The Emily Chambers Band (R&B, blues, acoustic); Aug. 14, The Phonix Band (soul, funk, R&B); Aug. 21, Steve Elliott as Elvis (American classic); Aug. 28, Laurell (Indie pop); and Sept.

4, Colin Bullock (singer/songwriter).

LYNN VALLEY CONCERT STAGE 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Live and Local Summer Concerts and Culture Series: Free live outdoor concerts from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays. Schedule: July 15, Terminal Station (blues rock); July 22, Platform Soul (disco funk); July 29, David James and Big River Band (Johnny Cash tribute); Aug. 5, Mazacote (Latin dance); Aug.

12, The Fab Fourever (Beatles tribute); Aug. 19, Rich Hope and his Blue Rich Rangers (country soul); and Aug. 26 R&B Conspiracy (classic R&B).

Info: nvrc.ca/publications-andresources/live-and-local.aspx.

LYNN VALLEY CULTURE STAGE 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Live and Local Summer Concerts and Culture Series: Free live outdoor entertainment from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. Schedule: July 20, Hula Hype Night; July 27, Sunset Salsa; Aug. 3, Village Beat; Aug. 10, Local Showcase; Aug. 17, Celtic Live; and Aug. 24, Village Music. Info: nvrc. ca/publications-and-resources/live-and-local.aspx.

PANORAMA PARK CONCERT STAGE Deep Cove, North Vancouver.

Live and Local Summer Concerts and Culture Series: Free live outdoor concerts from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays. Schedule: July 15, The Dynamics (classic Motown); July 22, Mostly Marley (reggae); July 29, Smith and Jones (CCR/classic rock); and Aug. 5, Cayla Brooke (jazz/blues). Info: nvrc.ca/ publications-and-resources/ live-and-local.aspx.

PARKGATE PLAZA CULTURE STAGE 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

Live and Local Summer Concerts and Culture Series: Free live outdoor entertainment from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. Schedule: July 26, Local Showcase; Aug. 9, “Hot” Summer Night, (The Hot Mammas 3 part harmony featuring ’60s Mowtown); and Aug. 23, Country Kickup.

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SUMMER SALE Marguerite Mahy, a member of the North Shore Artists Guild, will have her paintings in a group Summer Art Sale at The Pipeshop in Shipbuilders’ Square on July 16 (noon to 9 p.m.) and 17 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Visit nsartists.ca for complete details. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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And they’re off! Racegoers dress to impress Fashionable spectators drawn to the Deighton Cup CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

When Hastings Racecourse hosts the Deighton Cup this weekend, all eyes will be on the horses sprinting around the track.

Between races, however, all eyes will be on the stylish spectators flaunting their finest race-day attire on the concourse.

Presented by The Social Concierge and DroskiTurner, the eighth annual derby event on Saturday, July 16, invites ticket-holders to bet on ponies, nibble on catered food, and sip on bourbon cocktails. It’s also one of the few outdoor affairs in Vancouver where attendees can dress to the nines and not feel out of place.

For the ladies, cocktail dresses, high heels and elaborate hats or fascinators are commonplace. And for the gents, it’s all about seersucker suits, silk bow ties and fedoras.

Perhaps just as important as Saturday’s equestrian performances will be the outcome of the Style Stakes Best Dressed Awards. The annual fashion competition gives a $500 cash prize to the most fashionable male (the Gallant Sartorial) and female (the Belle Du Jour) in the crowd.

The two winners will

Michael Boulet and Lucy Lopez were named the Gallant Sartorial and the Belle Du Jour at last year’s Deighton Cup Style Stakes Best Dressed Awards. Among this year’s celebrity judges is Lions Bay resident and modelling industry veteran Liz Bell, who advises contestants to “dress for your body and push the envelope.” PHOTO SUPPLIED ZOOK-IT PHOTOGRAPHY be decided by a panel of celebrity fashion-industry judges, which includes Lions Bay resident Liz Bell, a former model who now owns and operates Lizbell Agency, representing models such as Rachel Roberts, Kate Bock, Janice Alida, Elizabeth

Davison, Tyg Davison and Scott Walhovd. Bell is no stranger to Style Stakes, having served as a judge once before in 2014.

“People have so much fun with it,” she says.

This year, she’s expecting to see a lot of summery

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For those still scrambling to assemble the perfect outfit, her advice is: “Dress for your body and push the envelope.”

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you’re oozing out of,” she notes. That said, she also encourages people to remain lighthearted about the whole event. “I don’t think anybody takes it so seriously that they’re being self-conscious about anything.”

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For men, Bell loves the effortlessly chic Euroinspired look of crumpled linen.

“A Riviera look of a guy in white linen pants and a blue linen jacket is super sexy.”

In general, Bell is drawn to classic race-day ensembles inspired by England’s famous Royal Ascot, but with a Vancouver edge (the Ascot enforces a strict dress code, the Deighton Cup does not). She’s planning to wear basic black on Saturday and, as of earlier this week, had yet to source the perfect hat. Although fancy sun hats and fascinators are certainly popular among the Deighton Cup crowd, Bell says they aren’t necessary to win Style Stakes in her books.

“If you’re going to have a simple dress, then to dress it up with a hat or fascinator makes a huge difference,” she says. But an extravagant dress doesn’t necessarily call for a matching headpiece “or else you’re going to look like a Christmas tree.”

So what sets a welldressed finalists apart from a best-dressed winner? For Bell, it’s all about confidence.

“They have to carry it. No matter what they do, they have to be able to carry it,” she says. “There’s nothing worse than seeing somebody wearing an incredible outfit and they’re just so uncomfortable or are not able to pull it off.”

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Fashionable derby-goers sip on cocktails at last year’s Deighton Cup. PHOTO SUPPLIED ZOOK-IT PHOTOGRAPHY the Style Stakes competition, she’s excited to take in the equestrian action. Originally from South Africa, Bell grew up around horses and took in a few polo matches when she was recently back in her home country visiting her father.

“Watch the horses, enjoy it, and have fun with it,” she sums up.

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The eighth annual Deighton Cup takes place Saturday, July 16, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Hastings Racecourse, 188 N. Renfrew St., Vancouver.

The first of eight horse races begins promptly at 1:20 p.m.

Tickets: $75, available at deightoncup.com. Partial proceeds benefit Variety – The Children’s Charity.

Fame Diamonds nabs jewelry design award Fame Diamonds, which has several locations across the Lower Mainland including both North Vancouver and West Vancouver, recently won the inaugural CanadaMark Jewelry Competition Award organized by Dominion Diamond Corporation.

The award was presented June 5 at a jewelry industry event in Las Vegas.

According to a press release, jewellers from across North America and the U.K. were invited to submit a unique ring design showcasing CanadaMark diamonds.

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Les Hay Babies like to keep things loose New Brunswick trio performing at folk fest this weekend ! Les Hay Babies at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, July 15-17 at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach Park. Tickets, schedule and info: thefestival.bc.ca.

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Despite the fact that her Les Hay Babies bandmates Katrine Noël and Julie Aubé were firmly against it, Vivianne Roy’s mind was made up.

Invited to perform on Parliament Hill for Canada Day in a concert televised on CBC and broadcast live on CBC Radio, the honour came with an opportunity to meet fellow performers – Metric and Alex Cuba included – along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.

It was in that receiving line moment where Roy went rogue. When it was her chance to greet the Prime Minister, whom the bandmates are “big fans of,” Roy decided to play a classic practical joke. She pointed to Trudeau’s shirt, saying, ‘I really like your tie.”

Then it happened.

“Vivianne flicked Justin’s nose,” says Noël.

“We were against it, Julie and I. She was like, ‘I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna do it.’ We were like, ‘Don’t do it!’ But then we’re happy she did,” she adds.

According to Noël, Trudeau took the gag well.

“You could tell he probably likes uncle jokes,” she laughs.

The “nose flick” was captured on video and can be viewed on the band’s Facebook page, which is continuing to chronicle their road antics. Les Hay Babies are in the midst of a number of West Coast dates, slated to

Les Hay Babies have brought in electric guitars and have developed more of a rock focus on their new tunes. Their next album is slated for release in October after a summer of touring. PHOTO SUPPLIED perform at a number of festivals, including this weekend’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach Park.

“It’s the first time we’re doing folk fests out West and it’s always been a dream for us, so we’re stoked,” says Noël.

The trio are all New Brunswick natives, Noël is from Dalhousie, Aubé Memramcook and Roy Rogersville. Currently the band is based out of Moncton where Noël and Aubé reside, and Roy lives in Montreal.

“We’re totally different, the three of us, so it’s great to have three different brains, three different minds. Julie’s the most level-headed one and Vivianne’s the most spontaneous and wacky one, which is great too for song writing.

We’re totally different in that realm too. Since we’re so different and we know each other so well too - we’ve grown together - we usually don’t drive each other insane,” says Noël.

She was introduced to

music at a young age thanks to the influence of her family.

“My mom, she always sang, and taught me how to sing karaoke. … Eventually my father bought me a guitar and then I started learning and singing. Pretty early on I met Vivianne and Julie, when I was in tenth grade. We pretty much learned a lot together,” she says.

Since their launch five years ago, the band, which mainly writes and sings in French, has continued to work hard and released their debut EP, Folio, in 2012, followed by their first LP, Mon Homesick Heart, in 2014.

“We’re still building and we’re getting to the point of where we wanted to be. It’s just always getting better and we just have so much fun doing it,” says Noël.

Their next full length album is due for release in October, marking somewhat of a new direction for the band, which up until this point has been described as an

indie-folk-country music trio.

“It’s definitely going to be different from Mon Homesick Heart. We experimented a lot,” says Noël.

The new album, produced

by New Brunswick’s PierreGuy Blanchard, is promising to be more rock-focused, translating into a shakeup of the band’s original instrumentation, which saw Noël play ukulele, Aubé banjo and Roy guitar. Their new songs mean the ukulele and banjo have been traded in for electric and acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar and bass, omnichord and analog synth.

“We’re still three girl singers, there’s still harmonies, there’s still acoustic guitars, but you couldn’t call it folk or roots music,” says Noël.

“We’re super happy with the results,” she adds.

Another change on the new album is the inclusion of their three fellow Moncton-based backing band members, Mico Roy on guitar, Marc-André Béliveau on drums and Kevin

McIntyre on bass and keyboards. Whereas on previous releases the trio would call on studio musicians when it was time to record, this time around they had their touring band members in tow.

“It’s more like a family thing, because they’re really our boys now,” says Noël.

To pen the 13 new songs, 11 of which are in French and two are in English, the trio rented a cottage in Quebec, a beautiful

spot on a lake, for eight days in March.

“We’re so busy and because the three of us don’t live in the same city, it’s hard to always contribute equally. But this time we made sure we wrote most of the album the three of us together. … It was really a team effort. Sometimes one girl had an idea in her head or a verse or something and then we all worked it together. At the end of that we had eight songs. So then at that point we wrote the rest, Vivianne wrote some on her side and Julie and I wrote some in Moncton. We still arranged them together,” says Noël.

Also keeping the three Les Hay Babies members busy are a number of side projects. For example, Roy has a solo project under the name Laura Sauvage and released her first full length album, Extraordinormal, in March.

The other two Les Hay Babies are continuing to dabble in their own initiatives, for example Noël plays bass in a band called Tampa, and later this year Aubé plans to record a blues-rock project, produced by her boyfriend Mike Trask, owner of analog studio MRC Recording in Memramcook.

Noël and Aubé also run a vintage boutique in Moncton called Ok My Dear.

“We’re sad to leave it behind for the summer but we have a business partner that’s taking care of it right now for the next three weeks. We started that a year ago. Super exciting,” says Noël.

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Sisters recorded songs in Quebec cabin From page 13 are “morbid and negative in some way,” Martha explains.

The traditional ballad “Long Lankin” recounts the story of the murder of a mother and her infant son (“And the false nurse held the basin / For the blood to flow in”); Richard Thompson’s “The End of the Rainbow” warns of the harsh realities of life (“There’s nothing at the end of the rainbow / There’s nothing to grow up for anymore”); and Loudon

Wainwright’s “Lullaby” deals with the ever-frustrating bedtime routine (“Shut up and count some sheep / And do me a favor, don’t bitch in your sleep”).

“It’s not really a children’s record, obviously, but it’s something that the whole family can enjoy and that children can listen to. And it definitely works to put kids to sleep – I’ve tried,” Martha says.

The Wainwright Sisters recorded the album in a small cabin north of Montreal with

just their guitars in tow.

“We really had no idea what our voices would sound like together because we have very different sounding voices in our own music,” Martha says, describing Lucy as a “clear bell” and herself as more “aggressive.” But they put any uncertainty aside and tried to create music as simply and as plainly as possible.

“I think that it came out really beautifully.”

When the sisters perform at this weekend’s Vancouver

Folk Music Festival, audiences can expect an intimate, nothrills experience that won’t feel too different from their cabin recording session.

“The performance is really a reflection of the album,” Martha explains.

“It’s a joy for us to be able to spend this time together,” she adds, explaining the album and ensuing tour brought the musical siblings closer. “It’s like finding a longlost sister in many ways, and that’s really nice.”

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Dino DiNicolo performs a solo show Friday, July 15, 5-7 p.m.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Jazz Waves: The annual festival runs until July 23, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Schedule: July 16, Mike Allen; July 21, Jacqueline Allan (10:30-11:30 a.m.); and July 23, Jaclyn Guillou. Tickets: $20.

Clubs and pubs

DEEP COVE BREWERY 170-2270 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver.

GREEN LEAF BREWING CO. 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver.

Dino DiNicolo performs a solo show Friday, July 29, 6-9 p.m.

HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Live Music: Saturdays, 8-10 p.m. Schedule: July 16, Alan James Revue (classic pop/

rock); July 23, Mark Sainsbury Band (classic rock/original); and George Armishaw (country/orignal).

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RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty performs every Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m.

WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver.

Other events

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Monday Movie Night: Screenings of films Mondays from 6:30-9 p.m. Schedule: July 18, Eddie the Eagle; and July 25, Trumbo.

Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Randall MacKinnon Friday, July 15 at 10:30 a.m. Topic: What have you loved about, and learned from, your relationship with SFU? Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.

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INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India www.handicuisineofindia.ca 1579 Bellevue Avenue, W. Van. | 604-925-5262 A North Shore News Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner, offering Authentic Indian Cuisine.

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Weekend buffet, free delivery.

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Pier 7 restaurant + bar $$$ www.pierseven.ca 25 Wallace Mews, N. Van. | 604-929-7437 Enjoy dining literally ON the waterfront with our inspired West Coast boat-to-table choices & extensive wine list. We’ve got 5 TV’s so you’ll never miss a game. Brunch until 2:30 weekends & holidays.

The Appleback Grill www.gleneaglesclubhouse.com/appleback-grill 6190 Marine Dr, West Van. | 604-281-1281 West Coast fare, craft brews and BC wines, served by welcoming staff, overlooking spectacular views.

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The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier $$$ www.pinnaclepierhotel.com Located at the corner of Lonsdale and Esplanade 138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. | 604-973-8000 Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood & the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reflect west coast cuisine. Breakfast, lunch, dinner & late night lounge, 7 days/week. Live music Fridays 8 - 11 pm.

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PUB The Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub www.blackbearpub.com 1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van. | 604.990.8880 “Your Favourite North Shore Pub” 20 years running. We do great food, not fast food. Full Take-Out menu. Reserve your party of 15-30 ppl except Friday’s. Glen Pearson will be back for live music Saturday, July 16!

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Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub www.sailorhagarspub.com 86 Semisch Avenue, N. Van. | 604-984-3087 Spectacular view of Vancouver harbour & city, enjoy great food in a Brew Pub atmosphere. 18 beers on tap including our own 6 craft-brews.

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BMW purists might complain that the company has gotten too far away from its performance roots, but offerings like the 2016 M2 remind us that the German company still knows how to craft an Ultimate Driving Machine. The M2 adds great looks and a surprisingly livable interior to its punchy, growly engine. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER

BMW can still get the heart racing Talk to any dyed-inthe-wool BMW fan, and they’ll likely tell you the company has walked away from its roots.

Grinding Gears Brendan McAleer

The cars are too big now, there are too many crossovers, too many badges.

What about something for drivers?

To be fair to BMW, it’s a complaint you hear about Porsche too. Turns out, people buy more practical

choices than fun choices because that’s what life calls for. Sure, an old-school M5 with a stick shift would be fun, but have you seen modern traffic?

But even as the models grow ever larger and the showrooms fill up with coupe-styled CUVs, there’s still a beating performance heart at BMW. This is still the company that gave us the 2002tii and the

E30-chassis M3.

The blue and white roundel might be on the nose of a huge variety of vehicles these days, but where driving is concerned, they can still muster up something really special to stick it on.

Enter the M2, a return of the Ultimate Driving Machine.

DESIGN There is a rule I’d like to propose, and it’s this: every

single car looks better when you add fender flares. I’d bet it’d even work on a Pontiac Aztec.

The 2 Series on which the M2 is based is already a pretty good-looking machine, so getting it wider just works. The car looks punchy, fierce, bulldog-stanced. It looks like 10 pounds of M3 stuffed into a five-pound bag.

If you’re a fan of subtle grace, you won’t really find

it here. The front end of the M2 is a mass of aerodynamic enhancements, and the rear is dominated by staggered quad exhaust pipes. At least the rear lip spoiler is reserved, but the fat, wide 19-inch alloys are not.

I love it. It’s like a little French bulldog painted blue and let loose in the off-leash park.

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Powerful M2 more than sum of its parts From page 42 ENVIRONMENT The M2 comes essentially fully loaded from BMW, which you’d expect given the $61K price tag. For your money, you get satellite navigation, excellent seats with adjustable side bolstering and extendable thigh support, and a decent stereo.

There’s no sunroof, which makes the cabin a little dark, but performance fans will love not having a weight penalty mounted up high. They’ll also like the chunky steering wheel and being able to see a hint of rear fender flare, even with your mirrors set outwards to reduce blind spots.

The surprise of the M2 isn’t the driver-focused bits, which you expect, but how relatively decent this thing is at hauling small kids around. The passenger seat slides comically far forward, and there’s enough space for a four-year-old in a car seat behind the driver’s seat set for a 5-foot-11 driver. If a Porsche Cayman isn’t on the list because of its two-seater configuration, you have a new hero.

PERFORMANCE The M2’s engine is a mongrel of sorts, a mixed

breed between the twinturbo M3/M4’s inline six, and the 3.0-litre single-turbo six of the standard 235i. Call it a heavy tuning of the latter, fitted with better oiling and stronger pistons, and with more boost cranked out of the single turbo.

Power output for the M2’s six is 365 horsepower at 6,500 r.p.m., and 343 footpounds of torque from 1,400 r.p.m. to 5,560 r.p.m. There’s a brief overboost function available to provide an additional 26 foot-pounds of torque until 4,750 r.p.m.

Also under the skin are most of the good bits from the M3/M4’s suspension, including its front and rear subframes and clever rear differential. Even better, they’ve ported over the bigger M-car’s electric power steering, which is much better than the M235i’s numb helm.

There are also giant brakes and super-sticky Pilot Super Sport tires – but don’t get bogged down in the details. What makes the M2 so great isn’t its collection of fancy parts, but the way the car works together as a whole. It’s wonderful.

First, the compact size gives the M2 a lively feel that

The base model BMW M2 basically comes fully loaded with satellite navigation, excellent seats and a decent stereo inside a cabin that is driver-focused without sacrificing comfort for front or rear passengers. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER transcends its rather hefty curb weight (it’s not much lighter than an M3 sedan). It feels quick and alive in your hands.

Next, the chassis

provides plenty of grip, but not so much that you can’t feel the rear end squirming in hairpin corners. The power is the same thing: plenty of shove, but not the

autobahn scorching steam of a big-power M-car.

The only two real missteps are the automatic rev-matching for the manual gearbox, which can’t be shut

off unless you completely disable traction control.

Only a madman totally turns traction control off on the

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Tesla defensive again after Autopilot accident A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird:

MAN DIES WHILE USING TESLA’S AUTOPILOT The first death while using a fully autonomous car ... has yet to happen. Tesla’s socalled Autopilot feature isn’t fully autonomous at all: it’s just a driver’s assistance system that’s relatively advanced.

It’s not fully realized yet, and Tesla themselves claim that it’s still in beta testing mode.

Sadly, one Tesla owner appears to have pushed the technology just a little too far.

While some details can’t be confirmed, it would appear that Joshua Brown, a Tesla fan and early adopter, was killed when both he and his Model S’s driving systems failed to detect a tractor trailer turning in front of him. There is some evidence to suggest Mr. Brown was watching a video on a portable DVD player at the time of the collision. A brightly lit sky was blamed for the Tesla’s camera-based systems not seeing the trailer.

Anything involving Tesla makes for good headlines, and ditto autonomous cars. The thought that the two might have combined together to have killed someone was enough to send

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They spent one brief, final paragraph acknowledging his family’s loss. In my opinion, it’s the only paragraph they should have released.

Braking News Brendan McAleer the automotive press into a frenzy.

Me? I was just sad. Mr. Brown likely wasn’t paying enough attention, something that’ll cause any number of deaths on our own roads this year, in regular old analogue cars. He’s not the first driver killed by overconfidence in his car, and he won’t be the last.

He left a family behind, and he didn’t deserve to die.

Secondly, Tesla’s response to the accident was this embarrassingly over-defensive press release that spent four paragraphs talking about how dangerous regular driving is and how great the Model S normally is and how Brown would have had to check a dialogue box in order to activate Autopilot in the first place. Really? Do you carefully read every terms and

MANY CROSSOVERS HAVE POOR HEADLIGHTS From new technology to one of the oldest crash avoidance features in the world: the headlight. And, as it turns out, manufacturers aren’t any good at them either.

A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rounded up 21 crossovers and tested their ability to cut through the night. One of the hottest market segments, crossovers like these are often a family choice, with many touting their crash-test ratings as proof of safety.

Using a test track at night, the IIHS set up sensor equipment to evaluate how much light is being outputted on straightaways and curves. Of the 21 tested, not a single one rated “good.”

Trucklets like the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, and Tucson all rated acceptable, with the best performing being the Mazda CX-3 (specifically, the Touring trim). The Honda HR-V received the worst rating.

Being able to see things at night means you won’t run into them. This seems obvious, but it’s the position of the IIHS that manufacturers are skimping on the basics here, spending money on styling instead of function.

Good news then that some car makers are already moving to improve the performance of their headlights. For instance, safety-conscious Subaru now offers curve-following adaptive headlights in high-trim models of their mainstay Forester.

2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA COMES GUNNING FOR VW It seems bizarre to say it out loud, but I’m actually looking forward to driving this new version of the Hyundai Elantra, more so maybe than the next Audi or Mercedes.

The Elantra compact sedan is a very capable little car, albeit

one with an engine relentlessly tuned for economy first.

Now, the Koreans have gone all turbo-happy on it.

Goody.

The Elantra Sport gets a 200 horsepower 1.6-litre turbocharged engine, suspension tuning, and your choice of either a genuine six-speed manual transmission or a seven-speed dual-clutch with paddle shifters. As the regular car’s chassis was already pretty good last time I zipped around some back roads in Sooke, this is pretty exciting news.

Exciting news about sporty Hyundais! Who’d have thought? The one question is whether or not they’ll have figured out the electric steering, which was more than a bit numb on the old car.

CHRIS EVANS QUITS TOP GEAR

And on that bombshell, it’s time to rebuild the transmission. After a hit and miss season in which Matt LeBlanc turned out to be a surprisingly good host, the rebooted Top Gear franchise is losing its main presenter.

Presumably jumping before he was pushed, the abrasive Evans never quite gelled with audiences. His exit was a class act, however, wishing his co-hosts well, and calling his time on the show an honour and a privilege.

Meanwhile, the rest of the world waits for the other shoe to drop, with Clarkson, Hammond, and May’s new show, The Grand Tour, about to debut. Top Gear’s appeal was always more about mates mucking about than cars anyway. Next season will show who comes out on top. mcaleer.nsnews@gmail.com

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BMW M2 strikes a nice balance unusable. It’s compact, but not impractical. It feels balanced, every part carefully fitted together to find a glorious Goldilocks balance, just the way all the best BMWs are.

FEATURES Fully kitted out from standard, the only option to choose on the M2 is which transmission. The sevenspeed dual-clutch will set you

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There’s not a lot of subtlety to the M2: the front end is a mass of aerodynamic enhancements and the rear is dominated by staggered quad exhaust pipes. The overall appearance is punchy and fierce. PHOTOS SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER

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The M2 backs up BMW’s boast about making the Ultimate Driving Machine. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER

You don’t buy an M2 for its fuel economy

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back $3,900, but is probably worth it if your commute is horrific. The navigation and various infotainment controls are high resolution and easy to use.

BMW’s turbo-sixes can be thirsty if driven hard, and why else would you buy an M2? Official ratings for the dual-clutch are 12.7 litres/100 kilometres city and 9.2 l/100 km on the highway. Observed economy was worse than the city rating, but blame the driver, not the car.

GREEN LIGHT Growly, punchy engine; great looks; excellent performance; surprisingly livable.

STOP SIGN Fake shifting, fake engine noise; heavy considering the dimensions.

THE CHECKERED FLAG Balanced, lively, and fast: feels like a return to form for the best of BMW.

Competition AUDI S3 ($45,400) Like the M2, the S3 is the smallest of its siblings. Like the M2, it’s better because of it. This compact little sedan has plenty of firepower, and it holds a trump card over the BMW when the weather gets bad: it’s got all-wheel drive.

The BMW, on the other hand, is a better track machine, and more fun to drive. We’ll have to wait and see if we get the full-power RS3 to put Audi on top. mcaleer.nsnews@gmail.com

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