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Parties posture on housing affordability

NDP, Greens promise measures to cool home prices, Liberals defend record BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

B.C’s three main political parties are shaping up for a turf war on arguably the biggest election issue in the Lower Mainland – the cost of housing.

Less than 24 hours into the 2017 B.C. election campaign, North Vancouver-Lonsdale had its first visit from a party leader – the NDP’s John Horgan here to talk housing.

Flanked by his candidate from the riding, Bowinn Ma, and West Vancouver-Capilano NDPer Mehdi Russel, Horgan mingled and glad-handed at Lonsdale Quay before sitting down with a group of residents, many of whom were facing “demoviction” or the loss of their neighbourhoods to redevelopment of high-end homes.

The NDP’s platform released Thursday contains a number of promises aimed at tackling affordability: higher taxes for speculators, changing the Residential Tenancy Act to crack down on fixedterm leases and renovictions, tackling tax fraud and money laundering in real estate, a $400-per-year rent rebate and a promise to build 114,000 affordable rental, non-profit and co-op housing units over 10 years.

“Housing is going to be the No. 1 issue in this campaign,” Horgan said. “The province can bring on Crown land. The province can ease constraints on permits going forward, can assist BC Housing to reduce the wait-list by aggressively

BC NDP leader John Horgan, flanked by North Shore candidates Bowinn Ma and Mehdi Russel, talks about housing affordability with North Vancouver constituents on a campaign stop at Lonsdale Quay Wednesday morning. Horgan announced his party’s election promise of a $400 a year renter’s credit. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD bringing on new supply. The Liberals did nothing until they were facing an eviction of their own – losing their jobs,” he said.

The platform also contained a promise of legislation to guarantee “fair treatment” for those being demovicted.

“What we need to do is protect people who have security of tenure now and ensure they have somewhere

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Grouse Mountain to get new park

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The south slopes of Grouse Mountain, including the areas surrounding the Grouse Grind, Baden Powell and BCMC trails, will soon be officially designated as a regional park.

Metro Vancouver

announced the change on Wednesday. It takes effect on May 1.

For 85 years, the 75-hectare area has been owned by the Greater Vancouver Water District, an arm of Metro Vancouver, but not the division responsible for parks.

“Our water services staff have been managing the Grind

very capably over the last few years but it’s not their core business. It is our core business to manage recreational activity so we’re very pleased to be trusted to take it over.

We’re looking forward to the challenge,” said Frieda Schade, division manager of parks and planning. “We’ll be putting up a kiosk, having some maps. It

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will look more park-like with a park entrance sign – just like any other regional park.”

The Grind will stay a seasonal trail, park patrollers will remain on the trail and Metro will still pay for the upkeep and upgrades. Beyond that, Metro is planning public

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Capilano University student Amanda Vick displays a gaming piece unearthed from an isolated logging camp in the Seymour River valley. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Lost Japanese logging camp commemorated Nikkei settlers stayed off the grid until 1942 internment BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Deep in the Seymour River Valley, in an area almost totally reclaimed by the forest, there rests the remnants of a mostly forgotten outpost of early Japanese settlers.

On April 1, the 75th anniversary of internment of 20,000 Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War, the province officially commemorated the former logging camp as one of 56 sites across B.C. with significance to British Columbians of Japanese descent.

The site was nominated for the distinction by Bob Muckle, a Capilano University professor and archeologist who led the excavation of the site.

“It’s the only one that’s ever been discovered like it, possibly in North America, insofar as it was laid out in a typical Japanese way,” he said.

“As soon as I found out, I knew I was going to nominate this site because it’s quite unique and I don’t want it to be lost forever.”

Muckle first pondered the location, about halfway between Rice Lake and the Seymour Dam, for a possible archeological dig after hearing

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about some items being found by one of the contractors working on paving the path that now runs through the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve.

A 2003 test dig at the camp, which was already once forgotten and at risk of being forgotten forever, revealed Japanese artifacts and the foundations of 12 buildings, enough for maybe 40 people – loggers, their wives and children. The settlers who built the village made sure it included structures important to their traditional way of life, including a communal bath house, gardens and an elevated platform that may once have been a Shinto shrine, Muckle found.

The camp was likely built around 1919 when a nearby stand of trees was being cleared for lumber. But unlike most logging camps, this one

pieces of Japanese ceramics.

“Most of them are in fairly good condition … which is another indication that people might have continued to live there,” Muckle said.

There was also evidence that some items were deliberately hidden, including an expensive cook stove, which is consistent with what other Japanese-Canadians did at the time of internment, with the plan to later return to claim them.

Muckle also has a theory as to why the families would choose to live somewhere so isolated – about an hour’s walk to the nearest sawmill.

“In that time, there was a lot of racism. ... People could have stayed there and maintained their own culture, with the bath house and the gardens and the shrine, with virtually no interference,” he said.

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appears to have remained a settlement, long after the last trees were cut around 1924.

“What makes it more interesting and more significant is there’s pretty good evidence that they had sort of a secret occupation there ... probably until they were interned for World War Two,” Muckle said.

Muckle’s hypothesis is based on the sheer number of things left behind and the condition they were left in.

“There seems to be a preponderance of personal items left behind – the kinds of things you wouldn’t expect to be left behind,” he said.

Among the roughly 1,000 items retrieved and cataloged: sake and beer bottles from Japan, medicine bottles, clocks and pocket watches, teapots, buttons from clothing, cedar planks that once formed a road, coins dating back to the Meiji era, and hundreds of

talk about the exact location.

After his dig, Metro Vancouver offered to put a fence around the area but the professor urged them not to, worrying a fence would invite looting.

Muckle has since presented his findings at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby and at the North Vancouver Museum and Archives, where Japanese-Canadians have been “astounded” to learn about the key role Japanese settlers played in B.C.’s early colonial days.

“It’s important because so few people, including people of Japanese descent, know about the contributions of the Japanese in local logging particularly,” he said. “They were one of the dominant forces in the logging industry. It’s the reason why a lot of Japanese came to British Columbia.

Most people think of fishing

and agriculture.”

One of the researchers who has helped bolster Muckle’s research is Daien Ide, reference historian for the North Van archives, and a Canadian of Japanese descent.

Ide welcomed the province’s recognition of the camp as a tribute to the people who lived and left their mark there, and a reminder of the racism that drove them out.

“To me it does mean a lot ... I do get interested in seeing what different nationalities have done and how they came here, what brought them here, what they were able to do here under the circumstances of the time. To me, that just shows a strength of people you want to remember,” she said. “From the perspective of a Japanese-Canadian, it’s so we don’t forget, and we don’t let things like racism happen again.”

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DNV council leery about Maplewood Plaza condos Squeeze on commercial space a concern BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The District of North Vancouver will soon be considering a six-storey mixed use tower in the Maplewood neighbourhood, although the project could be headed for a rough landing at council.

Council voted 5-2 Monday night to give first reading to a rezoning bylaw that would allow developer Maplewood Partnership Ltd. to build 144 condos, 28 rental apartment suites, 21 townhouses and just under 10,500 square feet of commercial space at 229 Seymour River Pl. and 2015 Old Dollarton Rd. The midrise would replace an existing

Maplewood Plaza and 28 rental suites. Of the new rental units, 10 would be offered at below-market rates.

Although the majority on council were in favour of sending the project to a public hearing, they did so with some deep concerns.

For Coun. Roger Bassam, it was the relatively small amount of commercial space in an area council is hoping to see become a new centre for jobs on the North Shore.

“I’m not interested in residential development. I’m interested in economic development,” he said.

The sentiment provoked rare agreement from Coun.

Lisa Muri, who sits opposite Bassam at the council table and opposite him on most issues.

“This area is our job centre, we need to project that. This is just more of the same, expensive townhouses, expensive condos and I just think that we are too early

moving forward with this given that we have not signed off on what is happening in Maplewood as a whole,” she said.

With an eye to the foreseeable “demovictions” that would happen to the existing 28 tenants, Coun.

Doug MacKay-Dunn said he would be looking to see what “exactly is the proponent going to do for those who are going to lose their homes?”

Coun. Jim Hanson said he could not vote to advance the project any further until the district had completed its official community plan implementation review, which is now under way.

Hanson and Muri voted against sending the project to a public hearing.

Council split along similar lines for a later vote on 88 townhouses at 1886-1956 Belle Isle Pl. and 2046 Curling Rd. in Lower Capilano. That project will go to public hearing as well.

Schools to get upgrades, equipment West Vancouver Secondary will get a $672,000 boiler upgrade and 10 North Vancouver schools will get new fire alarm systems worth $843,000 this year among projects approved by the province under its school enhancement program.

The program, which began two years ago, funds mid-sized school capital improvement projects.

The current fire alarm

systems in the North Vancouver schools are still operating and there are no safety concerns, said spokeswoman Deneka Michaud.

But the alarms are near the end of their lifespan, so the school district is replacing them before concerns arise.

Both North Vancouver and West Vancouver school districts will also receive a one-time cash injection from the province towards textbooks, classroom supplies,

sports equipment and electronic resources.

That funding, recently announced by the Ministry of Education, is based on enrolment. The North Vancouver school district will get about $765,000 for resources while the West Vancouver school district will get $347,000.

School districts have yet to decide what to spend that money on.

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“That’s a little bit different than most regional parks, and that’s not something we can do anything about,” Schade said. “With any new operators or owners, we look forward to establishing a working relation.”

Local blogger and parks advocate Steve Jones said the change will probably be a good move for park users.

Jones said he’d like to see a review of the issue of public parking and the flow of funds.

“Metro Vancouver now has a park without really any good way for people to access it,” Fr he said.

“Unless they’re taking transit, which is a good option for sure, but I think there may be some reasonable questions there. Are we just maintaining a trail for the resort?”

Jones said he’d also like to see Metro consider allowing experienced backcountry users onto the trails during off-hours or in the winter, rather than shutting them out entirely.

consultations to collect ideas for what to do with the other trails on the land, including possible upgrades.

“If this is what’s decided the people want and we want and we’re willing to fund it, it gives us an opportunity to fix up that trail or other trails in the area. On the other hand, we might close some trials that are of lesser significance,” she said. “There will be people who don’t want any trails fixed up and they like things the way they are. But, anyway, we want to get out there and hear what people have to say and we put together our plans accordingly.”

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Residents driving by an industrial area off North Vancouver’s West First Street near Pemberton Avenue will soon see signs of site excavation as contractors prepare to start work on the North Shore’s new Lions Gate sewage treatment plant.

Metro Vancouver awarded a $525-million contract to design and build the plant April 6 to a

group of companies known as the ADAPT consortium.

The ADAPT group includes Acciona Infrastructure, Dialog Design, Amec Foster Wheeler and TetraTech.

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto, chair of Metro Vancouver’s utilities committee, said the consortium has experience building large infrastructure projects throughout the world.

The group was chosen from a short-list of three bidders in a process that has taken place over the past year,

said Mussatto. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2017 with completion in December 2020.

The announcement of the design and build contract comes less than a month after the province pledged $193 million towards the new $700-million plant.

The amount was slightly less than North Shore mayors had hoped for but came in the nick of time, said Mussatto.

Metro Vancouver is required to update the existing Lions Gate Wastewater

Treatment Plant to secondary treatment no later than December 2020 in order to meet federal regulations. If provincial commitments had come any later – even by a month – “we would have been in danger of missing our deadline,” said Mussatto.

The province dollars are in addition to $212 million of federal money for the project announced earlier.

The new plant will provide secondary treatment to about 200,000 residents on the North Shore at a 3.5-hectare

site on West First Street between Pemberton and Philip avenues.

The new plant will use ultraviolet light as well as chemical processes to take 90 per cent of dissolved substances out of the waste water – an improvement over the current treatment, which removes between 30 and 40 per cent. Gases from the plant will be contained and put through charcoal filters to eliminate smell, said Mussatto.

“You won’t smell it from standing outside,” he said.

It’s also possible methane gas could be captured and used to create electricity, he added.

The plant has also been designed with an eye to possible phosphorous recovery, he said.

One place local residents will notice the new treatment plant is on their tax bills, which will gradually rise to pay for the North Shore’s share of construction costs.

“You will notice it, but it won’t be as bad as it could have been,” said Mussatto.

Greens promise to bump up foreign buyers tax to 30%

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to go that’s not just affordable … but appropriately sized,” he said. “Families are being displaced at a higher rate than singles or couples.”

The B.C. Green Party too has made housing a central piece of their campaign.

“Hands down, I think it’s the biggest issue. People in rental and low-income housing are concerned that their properties are going to be demolished and built into condos,” said North Vancouver-Seymour candidate Joshua Johnson.

The Greens’ platform includes a hike in the

property transfer tax for homes assessed at more than $3 million, a tax on lifetime capital gains more than $750,000 on principal residences, bumping the foreign buyers tax to 30 per cent and making it provincewide, progressive property taxes and a switch to income-based homeowner grants, as well as forcing denser zoning in neighbourhoods well served by transit.

Money raised would then be spent on building 4,000 new units of affordable housing annually and retrofitting older buildings.

On the doorsteps, Johnson said the plan is finding

support even among homeowners who would end up paying more.

“I don’t think I’ll ever be able to own a home in the area (in which) I was raised because it’s just not feasible. I don’t have $1 million to spend on a house – even on an MLA’s salary. It’s just ridiculous. I think people are really afraid of what’s going to happen to our community if we don’t see some changes,” he said.

North Vancouver-Lonsdale Liberal candidate Naomi Yamamoto said high-paying jobs, low taxes and limited government are the best steps towards affordability.

“Having people keep

money in their pockets to spend on whatever they want to spend it on is what we think is really important,” she said, contrasting that with what she characterized as reckless NDP spending promises.

For people desperate in the housing market, Yamamoto pointed to her government’s announcements in the last year of more than $900 million for affordable housing, funding for homeless shelters, and rental subsidies for low-income residents and seniors (including roughly 1,200 in North Vancouver.)

“It lets them retain their pride and dignity. We’re not

stigmatizing people. We’re not ghettoizing folks by putting them all together in social housing units,” she said.

For buyers, Yamamoto pointed to the foreign buyers tax and down payment loans

as steps her government has taken. “I actually do hear affordability is a huge issue on the North Shore. We are one of the best places to live, I think, in B.C. and it’s a reflection of that is well,” she said.

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Tom, Dick and Harry

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he final decision on the new Harry Jerome rec centre is one year away … or so we wrote in 2010. Back in those days the city was considering building the centre on Norseman Field, aided by about $16 million in reserves.

But it never felt quite right, so in 2013 council agreed to not talk about Harry Jerome that year. And when they did talk about replacing Harry Jerome, due to its age and the structure’s reliance on duct tape and positive thinking, it was to deprioritize it in 2015.

But now the replacement is really happening, thanks to the dogged work of our current council.

The price has shot from $70 million to $150 million, but the city now plans to build on Norseman Field, aided by $14 million in reserves.

We don’t begrudge any resident feelings of Harry Jerome fatigue. However, we

remind every Tom, Dick and Mary who wants a curling rink, a 50-metre pool, or to preserve Norseman Field that town halls set for May 3 and 10 will likely be their last chance to make their best argument.

But we also offer a word of caution: the city can’t afford a rec centre on their own, and any support from senior levels of government is likely to be moral in nature.

It’s at this intersection of community needs and government neglect that developers enter the picture.

About 60 per cent of the centre will likely be funded by hulking buildings on the site the current Harry Jerome facility has occupied for half a century.

For every facility in the new centre, you can likely add a storey or two to the development across the street.

Those terms are difficult to accept, but, as the gambler said about the crooked poker parlour: it’s the only game in town.

Let’s play.

Survey says: we’re deeply rooted in community

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hen you say North Vancouver, what do you mean?

That’s not a trick question. But it is a tricky one. Of course, there are two North Vancouvers, but whenever you think of your home turf, nestled between the mountains and the sea, do you think of the fine distinctions between the city and the district, or do you just think: North Vancouver period?

Hold that thought.

A valuable clue to the North Vancouver mindset is making the rounds of social agencies thanks to the reliably civic-minded Guy Heywood, former North Van city councillor, parks commissioner and school trustee.

Banking consultant by day, Guy nevertheless can’t stay away from the public fray. He recently unearthed Vital Signs,

The North Side Paul Sullivan a 2016 provincewide survey by the Vancouver Foundation that “tells the story of how Canadian communities are faring in key quality of life areas.”

Communities such as North Vancouver.

What’s interesting is that respondents identified themselves as citizens of North Vancouver without the qualifiers. Maybe they’re like me and can’t tell half the time whether

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they’re in the district or city.

And maybe they don’t care.

Enough context. Cut to the data: Top five reasons we love our community: No. 1 Natural Beauty: 36 per cent provincewide, 28 per cent Metro; 49 per cent North Van. If that’s not the most meaningful single line of advice to all those who would lead us into the third decade of the 21st century, I don’t know what is.

Top issues in North Vancouver: No. 1 Housing: 19 per cent provincewide, 24 per cent North Shore/Sea to Sky, 26 per cent North Van. The next two were Transportation – nine per cent provincewide, 15 per cent North Shore, 22 per cent North Van, and Safety – 18 per cent provincewide versus only 11 per cent in North Van. Also interesting: only one

per cent of North Van respondents think employment is an issue.

From the numbers, a community called North Vancouver arises: It feels safer than anywhere else; its inhabitants value natural beauty more than anyone else, but they’re worried about housing and transportation.

And they have some definite ideas about transportation: 53 per cent see “regional co-ordination of infrastructure” as the top priority – almost twice as much as those provincewide.

Could that mean there’s not enough regional co-ordination of infrastructure? Uh, really?

Once all that infrastructure is regionally co-ordinated, 47 per cent in North Van want to expand the public transit system and 39 per cent want to see increased use. So we seem willing to leave the car

at home, if we can.

Turns out we’re deeply rooted in our community: 22 per cent have lived in North Van more than 30 years, compared to 14 per cent in Metro Vancouver.

We’re civic-minded: 48 per cent of North Vancouverites have signed a petition, compared to 39 per cent in Metro.

And, no doubt thanks to the North Shore News (can’t help myself), 36 per cent receive community information from the newspaper compared to the provincewide 29 per cent, while only 16 per cent get it from social media, compared to 26 per cent provincewide.

A word of caution. The sample size is small – 209 out of 7,100, but it is a sample size that represents the larger population.

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reaches of Mosquito Creek, you’re probably aware a provincial election campaign is underway. If I were running to capture a North Vancouver seat on May 9 – there are three of them: North Vancouver’s Seymour and Lonsdale and the Capilano part of West VancouverCapilano – I would be poring all over this data.

It tells me voters love the natural beauty of the community; their top issues are housing and transportation, and that I should turn up in the North Shore News as often as humanly possible until May 9.

While West Vancouver is all over its Vital Signs data, oddly, no one is clamouring for the North Van numbers. At least that’s what Guy Heywood says in his memo offering

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INQUIRINGREPORTER What B.C. election issue matters most to you?

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath WV field hockey awards night The West Vancouver Field Hockey Club held its annual awards night at Milestones in the Village at Park Royal March 31, with players, coaches, umpires, family and friends in attendance to recognize the achievements of the past season. Awards for most promising junior player, sportsmanship, most valuable player and service to the club were just some of the categories being recognized. In attendance were also players from the Canadian Women’s National Team, who were taking part in the Gryphon Hockey World League 2 tournament at West Vancouver’s Rutledge Field.

National field hockey team member Holly Stewart

Kaela Barker, Ashleigh Gold, Georgia McGillivary and West Vancouver Field Hockey Club president Patricia MacLeod

Sara Bell, Caroline Downey and Donna Howes

Vanessa Clowes, Chloe McDowell, Maisie Hastings and Jenna Clowes of the Waves field hockey team

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Waves teammates Alison Drummond and Niamh Henry

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Your North Shore Guide to arts & culture

QUEEN OF THE DESERT 16 l THE WATERSHED 20 l BRENDA ROBINS 21 l THE ZOMBIES 22 l RON JAMES 32 l UNCRUISE 36

Victor John Penner revisits his youth in the new exhibit, District*, currently on view at West Vancouver Museum.

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Portrait of the artist as a young Victor John Penner

Home again

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… and there, behind the curtain, the man who was perhaps New York’s most famous artist looked up and …

No, let’s not jump ahead.

Just after the First World War a Mennonite family in Russia considered immigrating to Canada …

No, that’s too far back, we’ll never fit everything in.

Some teenagers revel in high school’s mix of cliques and classes, gleaning as much knowledge as possible. Victor John Penner was not such a teenager.

“I didn’t have a stellar high school experience. I was sort of the outsider and I was a bit of a troublemaker,” he remarks of his time at Sentinel and West Vancouver secondaries.

His “Mennonite by heritage” family had just moved from East Vancouver to the British Properties. The change of venue unnerved the young artist, who recalls that he “tried to fit in by doing all the wrong things,” much to the chagrin of his father.

The family precepts were threefold, Penner recalls: “Church and school and keep your nose clean.”

However, as the youngest of five children born to two wearying parents, Penner found he was winning the battle of attrition his four siblings had lost.

“By the time I was in high school my parents had just sort of given up,” he says with a laugh.

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HIGH ADVENTURE World-class alpinist Steve Swenson presents a multi-media show based on his book, Karakoram – Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict, at the Centennial Theatre on Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Swenson has climbed K2 and other peaks in the Karakoram Range that straddles the borders of China, India and Pakistan — and his story is told against the backdrop of extreme altitude and harsh conflict between these nations for control of Kashmir. Show proceeds will benefit the Climbers’ Access Society of B.C. For more information visit vimff.org. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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ARTSCALENDAR Galleries ARTEMISGALLERY 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. 778-2339805 artemisgallery.ca CAROUNARTGALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. 778-372-0765 caroun.net AbstractPaintingExhibition: A collection of acrylic paintings on canvas by Sonia Kajavi are on display until April 15.

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CallforArtists: The North Vancouver Community Arts

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NewFormsMatter: An exhibition by The Sculptors’ Society of BC celebrating how traditional and contemporary sculptural practices intersect by exploring bronze, stone, wood, fibre and mixed media runs April 28-June 3. Opening reception: Thursday, April 27, 7-9 p.m.

DISTRICTFOYERGALLERY 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca DISTRICTLIBRARYGALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca CityinFlux(WorkinProgress): An exhibition of digital paintings and photography by Carolina de la Cajiga focussing on the hasty changes cities are going through runs until May 13.

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Reflections:An exhibition with the theme of “the body”

SPIRIT UNFORGETTABLE Parkgate Community Services Society (PCSS) presents the documentary film Spirit Unforgettable at Capilano University’s BlueShore Theatre on Thursday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. (in photo, John Mann with wife Jill Daum). Proceeds from the event will benefit My Parkgate BREAK, a PCSS day program providing community, social and leisure opportunities for adults with early and moderate dementias. Directed

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No one breaks a sweat in Herzog’s desert

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Written and directed by Werner Herzog. Starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco and Damien Lewis.

Rating: 4 (out of 10) JULIE CRAWFORD Contributing Writer

Werner Herzog has ventured to the frigid Taiga, Into the Abyss and Into the Inferno, deep within Paleolithic caves, and to an Antarctic outpost, not to mention the several mad journeys he has made into the jungle.

But the legendary director’s offering is uncharacteristically drab this time around, a film about the desert without any heat. Queen of the Desert, which has been languishing in a different kind of dust somewhere since its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in 2015, stars Nicole Kidman as British adventurer Gertrude Bell, the woman who drew the boundaries for present-day Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Jordan under Winston Churchill.

But before that Gertrude was a young woman rendered unmarriable by her education at Oxford at the turn of the century. She begs her father to send her off somewhere

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– anywhere – and lands at the British Embassy in thenTeheran, Persia, where she rhapsodizes over the scents and sounds of her new home and quickly connects with British legation secretary Henry Cadogan (James Franco), who would be the

Gertrude declares, and staunches her heartache by setting off to study the Bedouins, where she meets T.E. Lawrence (played by Robert Pattinson, looking not quite comfortable in the headdress) along the way. Though Lawrence (of Arabia) became the betterknown explorer and political player, it is largely thought that Gertrude did far more to further relations in the Middle East.

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Franco is both the worst and the best thing about the film. On the downside, his accent flips from Brit to midwesterner as soon as he espies a billiards table, he’s part of a glaring continuity blip early on, and he’s all-around unconvincing in the role. The one upside?

He’s part of what could be called the film’s most romantic moment: after getting the heebie-jeebies at

a Zoroastrian burial tower, Henry and Gertrude flee into the desert and share a kiss.

But Gertrude’s father (David Calder) disapproves the match – Henry is a reputed gambler – even after his daughter makes the long journey back to England to argue her point. She doesn’t so much argue, cry or rage as much as lie languidly and perfectly-framed at her father’s feet.

“My heart belongs to no one now but the desert,”

travel, map and write about forbidden zones, much to the chagrin of the local British officials who are trying to stabilize the area as a world war brews. One of these officials is British consul Richard Doughty Wylie (Damien Lewis), a stuffed shirt who kisses Gertrude one day, a surprise to both her and us, since there was little evidence his passion beforehand. Alas, the consul is married; cue heartbreak number two.

Herzog is a master with light and texture, and the Moroccan setting is breathtaking; it is the scenes with humans in them that lack conviction. Everything is dulled, and frequently shot through a filter, giving it a gauzy look. That tactic may help to convince the audience that Kidman isn’t twice the age Gertrude was when she started her journey, but it was the effect of rendering the narrative less interesting than it undoubtedly was.

Gertrude Bell evaded murder, induction into a harem, and imprisonment by several desert tribes and by the British. She was regarded as “the maker of kings” by the sheikhs and noble families who would become the leaders of Iraq and Jordan.

Yet under Herzog’s overly solicitous treatment, despite traversing thousands of desert miles Gertrude never gets dusty and never breaks a sweat. It’s an epic letdown to fans of Herzog’s work and to his subject.

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ARTSCALENDAR with photography, film and video have their work exhibited as part of the Lind Prize exhibition until April 28. The winner is awarded $5,000 toward the production of a new work to be displayed at the future Polygon Gallery.

Closing reception and prize announcement: Friday, April 28, 7 p.m.

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604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 ClosetoHome: Susan Wallace and Jacqui Phillips show various ceramic vessels and objects of art and painter Roy Geronimo presents his newest oil and acrylic on canvas landscapes until June 4.

SEYMOURARTGALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

604-924-1378 seymourartgallery. com Viveka:New works by contemporary ceramic artist Samantha Dickie runs until April 22.

SILKPURSEARTSCENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca ReshapingtheFamiliar:An exhibition by photographers Mark Bowen and Bob Leier where they explore the reality of what is seen through new eyes runs until April 30.

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604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca IntheGallery–ALastingImpact –TheEffectofResidential SchoolsontheSquamishand Lil’watNations:An exhibition that provides insight into how the residential school experience has affected B.C. First Nation communities runs until April 30.

WESTVANCOUVER MUNICIPALHALL 750 17th St., West Vancouver.

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290 ArtintheHall:Paintings by Wes Taylor are on display until May 2.

WESTVANCOUVERMUSEUM 680 17th St., West Vancouver.

Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7270 westvancouvermuseum.ca District–BasedonaTrue Story: Victor John Penner’s photographs of urban and suburban spaces, all marked by human interaction are on display until May 6. Artist talk: Saturday, April 15, 2 p.m. Admission by donation.

YEATSSTUDIO&GALLERY 2402 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

778-279-8777 yeatsgallery.ca ManyNewWorksShow: Fantasies, abstract landscapes, coastal scenes from West Vancouver to Whistler are on display until April 30.

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BLUESHORECENTRE 1250 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

JazzattheSmith: The Steve Kaldestad Trio performs Tuesday, April 25 at 8 p.m. Admission: $10/$8. Tickets available at the door. Info: 604-998-8563.

CENTENNIALTHEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 nvrc. ca/centennial-theatre SpringatLast:Lions Gate Sinfonia plays a musical tribute to Mother Nature to celebrate Earth Day which includes a dance performance by Pro Arte Centre Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.

The event includes a pre-show chat with music director Clyde Mitchell at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $39/$35/$18/$12.

GORDONSMITHGALLERY OFCANADIANART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@ smithfoundation.ca ClassicsattheSmith–Inthe ShadowoftheSunKing: A gallery tour followed by a performance by Marc Destrube, Linda Nelsted, Natalie Mackie and Michael Jarvis Tuesday, April 18. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and performance is at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $10/$8. Tickets available at the door.

KAYMEEKCENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com OnStage: Jazz and boogiewoogie pianist, vocalist, composer, arranger and producer Michael Kaeshammer performs Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $48/$41/$29/$15.

MusicallySpeaking:Clarinetist James Campbell performs with pianists the Bergmann Duo Friday, April 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $25.

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FridayNightLive: A storytelling and musical experience for all ages Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Schedule: April 14, Nyla Carpentier (First Nations dancer/storyteller) and Jesus Christ Superstar singalong; April 21, Simon Kendall (pianist/ songwriter); April 28, Tony and Peter Chotem (guitarists); and May 5, The Authentics. Tickets: $10 at the door. Info: fnlnorthvan. com.

SILKPURSEARTSCENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca ClassicalConcertSeries:Pianist William Goldenberg and his sister violinist Susan Goldenberg perform chamber music Thursday, April 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tickets: $15.

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The Watershed overflows with relevancy Documentary play takes on the politics of water ! Annabel Soutar’s The Watershed, Gateway Theatre until April 15. For more information visit gatewaytheatre. com.

JO LEDINGHAM Contributing Writer

How much you enjoy The Watershed might depend on whether you say ‘oil sands’ or ‘tar sands’.

Generally, according to one of the characters in Montreal playwright Annabel Soutar’s play, those who favour extracting and processing the viscous mixture of sand, water, clay and bitumen at great cost to the environment say ‘oil sands’; those who think the black stuff should be left in the ground call it ‘tar sands.’

Whatever you call it, scientists conclude it is a threat to the purity of Alberta’s fresh water.

Co-produced by Porte Parole (Montreal) and Crow’s Theatre (Toronto) and presented by Gateway Theatre, The Watershed is ‘verbatim’ or ‘documentary’ theatre drawn from actual letters, documents, scientific papers and interviews. It’s packed with personages too many to remember from Dr. Henry Venema, vice-president, business development, International Institute for Sustainable Development and Dr. David Schindler, University

Alex Ivanovici, Liisa Repo-Martell, Bruce Dinsmore and Eric Peterson perform a scene from Annabel Soutar’s documentary play The Watershed. The production runs through April 15 at The Gateway Theatre. PHOTO SUPPLIED GUNAT KRAVIS of Alberta, freshwater scientist, to Maude Barlow, national chairperson, Council of Canadians and Kennedy Stewart, MP Burnaby South.

Act I is an overload of information but it’s always made visually compelling by video projections, smart staging and superb performances.

Chief among the performers is Liisa Repo-Martell who portrays Annabel Soutar, the playwright herself; Alex Ivanovici portrays – and actually is – Soutar’s husband Alex; and Eric Peterson takes on a multitude of roles including Soutar’s pro-energy father and a plumber called, at the top of the play, to deal with a flood in the Soutar/Ivanovici home.

The plumber’s visit leads

Annabel to think about where water comes from, how it gets to our houses and ultimately, through a circuitous path more akin to investigative journalism than playwriting, to the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) southeast of Kenora, Ont., where since the late ’60s, studies have been conducted to study water pollution.

ELA studies were de-funded by the Harper government in 2012 then picked up by International Institute for Sustainable Development; in August 2016 (after Soutar wrote the play), the Trudeau government promised partial reinstatement of the original $2 million funding to the tune of $1.5 million.

The Watershed is a torrent

of who said what and when.

But Annabel is like a dog with a bone and the play is as much about her doggedness in getting answers, the effect her passionate fixation has on her family – husband, daughters Ella, 10, Beatrice, 8, and dog Charlotte as well as her very conservative parents – as it is about turning the material into a play.

In Act II the whole family, the dog and the girls’ friend Hazel pile into a Winnebago and drive across the country to Fort McMurray to see the oil sands.

Projections designer Denyse Karn keeps the upstage, faux-brick wall constantly interesting with snow and rain falling, landscapes

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whizzing past, banners and buildings. Scene changes are quick and completely fluid. There’s humour in the family dynamic: Ella (Molly Kidder) and Beatrice (Virgilia Griffith) bicker the way kids do but eventually they even do some interviewing. And we see Annabel’s frustration and near-meltdown when important interviews are suspiciously cancelled or when scientists clam up. The whole ‘play-making’ enterprise is laid wide open; even the director Chris Abraham is a character.

Brenda Robbins, whose Hedda Gabler here in Vancouver years ago remains unforgettable, makes an eager-beaver, up-chucking Hazel with adolescent

physical awkwardness; she’s completely believable as principled Maude Barlow and hilarious as a FOX News weather gal. Best line in the show goes to Robbins when Annabel’s Conservative mother snaps, “Don’t say that name in this house” upon hearing Naomi Klein’s name mentioned.

Multi-cast Bruce Dinsmore makes a very smooth Stephen Harper and Kimwun Perehenic appears in a multitude of roles including Hazel’s mother.

In a 2015 interview the playwright is quoted as saying, “My attempt is to be rigorous and even-handed.

No one can be 100 per cent objective. I attempted to speak to people on all sides, to have an open dialogue, but sometimes my attempts failed.” There’s no disguising the fact that Soutar is on the side of evidence-based science but that’s the right side to be on, right?

Annabel’s relationship with her father, thoughtfully played by Peterson, is complicated: father and daughter could hardly be further apart politically but there is love and respect on both sides. Annabel stumps her father with the question many of us might ask: what if our country’s policies were not determined by economists but, say, “by doctors”? Why not philosophers, artists or writers? Would we knock Norway off the Happiest Nation in the World pedestal and put Canada there? Naïve?

Maybe. But why not?

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Brenda Robins touring with The Watershed West Van raised actor playing nine roles in play LISE BOULLARD Contributing Writer

West Vancouver-raised Toronto-based actor Brenda Robins saw a production of The Watershed when it was released to coincide with the “water” theme of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and she was impressed.

So there was little hesitation on her part when she was invited to perform in the play, written and produced

by Montreal playwright and co-founder of Porte Parole Productions, Annabel Soutar.

In the production, showing at Richmond’s Gateway Theatre until April 15, Robins plays Soutar’s overbearing mother, Hazel (among nine other characters) as she follows her daughter on her journey across Harper’s Canada to explore the decline of the nation’s natural resources.

The play is done in a unique “documentary theatre” format where much of the content and inspiration for the screenplay is sourced verbatim from media transcripts and recorded conversations with scientists, government officials, activists and business leaders.

It all provides an interesting opportunity for The

Watershed cast to connect with audience members on the tour’s various stops.

“During the run in Winnipeg we had audiences partially composed of people associated with, and working at, the Experimental Lakes Area (research station in Ontario), a crucial component of this play. Some of the people represented in the (production) were actually in the audience,” Robins explains.

A seasoned actress and longtime member of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre group with film credits including David Cronenberg’s film Map to the Stars and August: Osage County, Robins faced special challenges when preparing for this role. “I play 10 different characters so it is really a matter of making sure I’m in the correct costume, getting the information across and staying out of people’s way.”

In the second act Robins does play a character consistently for several scenes, which she says, “is a relief, in spite of the fact that she is eight years old.”

Like the protagonist, Robins is currently touring the country with The Watershed cast to promote the show. But while Soutar’s character’s last stop is the oil sands in Northern Alberta; Robins’ is her hometown of Vancouver, where she grew up before making the move to Toronto where she lives with her son, visiting her husband, Patrick Galligan, often at their second home on Niagara-on-the-Lake where he has a career with the Shaw

West Vancouver-born actor Brenda Robins is featured in The Watershed at the Gateway Theatre.

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“I grew up in West Vancouver, just up the hill from Dundarave Village, and so whenever I come back to Vancouver I walk along the seawall, both in West Vancouver and around Stanley Park. On my days off I’m staying with a friend in North Vancouver, just off

is something that Robins will be doing more of: “In fact another play that I co-adapted, is going to be produced at Soulpepper this fall.”

The Watershed is showing at the Mainstage at Gateway Theatre until Saturday, April 15. Tickets are available at gatewaytheatre.com.

Lonsdale (which is a) great street to walk/sit and grab a coffee. And I will make sure I get to Granville Island while I’m here.”

Though her first love is acting, Robins has exercised her writing chops over the years too, in particular during an experience adapting the screenplay for Parfumerie, in

its translation from English to Hungarian. “The source material is beautiful and I couldn’t have been more thrilled with the outcome. The company I often work for in Toronto, Soulpepper, has produced it four times, and it thrills me every time.”

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The Zombies take tunes on final odyssey Iconic U.K. band revisit classic album with live tour

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BEN BENGTSON Contributing Writer

It’s The Zombies’ year – but it took a long time to come.

The iconic 1960s band, responsible for such eradefining hits as “She’s Not There” and “Time of the Season,” has been touring its much-beloved 1968 LP Odessey and Oracle throughout North America this year, in celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary.

The Zombies’ surviving original members Colin Blunstone, Rod Argent, Chris White and Hugh Grundy, as well as a different iteration of the band featuring Blunstone, Argent and other performers, will be in Vancouver next Friday performing Odessey in its entirety.

(The famously misspelled album title was left unchanged in production and has since added to its mystique.)

While Odessey and Oracle is one of the most critically acclaimed albums in popular music history and has received numerous accolades over the years, including being listed at number 100 in Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, it has only been in the last decade or so that The Zombies have been able to benefit from the record’s slow rise to the top.

The band had already broken up by the time the album came out in 1968 and upon release it was mainly dismissed and overlooked.

“It’s been great fun to get back on stage and do this album which nobody wanted back in 1968,” says Zombies’ bass player Chris White from a hotel room in Cleveland, Ohio.

White, who was one of Odessey’s primary

The Zombies (Chris White, Hugh Grundy, Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone) perform their classic album, Odessey and Oracle, in its entirety at the Commodore Ballroom on April 21 as part of their 50th anniversary tour. PHOTO SUPPLIED songwriters and was responsible for penning seven of its 12 tracks, talks candidly about the album’s 50th anniversary tour and the positive attention its received half a century after its initial release.

“It’s been phenomenal to be quite honest. I mean, standing ovations. It’s very heartwarming – something that wasn’t wanted 50 years ago. The nice thing is, it’s people of all ages. Kids as young as 10 and nine have been brought up by their parents on this record and they’ve taken to it like ducks to water really. It’s fantastic to see.”

Odessey meandered in the album charts and received lukewarm reception from

Got That Hunger, the original Zombies will take the stage and perform Odessey from top to bottom, kicking off with the breezy piano chords that introduce “Care of Cell 44” and finishing with ’60s anthem “Time of the Season.”

“We never performed it in ’68 – the first time we performed it was in London on the 40th anniversary – and so we decided to do it again because the demand for it was such,” White says.

“We just got together and when we’re on stage, even though it’s 50 years later, it feels like we’re still in our early-20s. It’s a great feeling.”

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and classical as having a strong influence on the band’s sound, as well as the boundary-pushing music of Chuck Berry, The Beatles and The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album.

When The Zombies come to Vancouver next week, White says the audience can expect a two-part set.

The first will feature an assortment of Zombies hits from throughout the band’s career performed by its current iteration of touring and recording members that doesn’t include original members White and drummer Grundy.

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critics back in the late ’60s, but it carefully clawed its way back into the public consciousness over the ensuing decades, in large part due to the influence the album has had on a younger generation of musicians and fans.

“Slowly over the years it has gained a reputation and a lot of younger musicians have quoted it as being instrumental in them starting music,” White says.

The Zombies started on their own musical journey when the band formed in England in 1962. The band’s debut single, “She’s Not There,” was a hit in 1964 and represented the group’s early sound that drew from R&B, beat music and jazz.

White also notes blues

In celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary, the band has also released a book commemorating its legacy.

The Odessey: The Zombies in Words and Images will feature pages of handwritten lyrics as well as commentary delivered by musicians and artists reflecting on specific songs and their influence, including insights from Graham Nash, Tom Petty, Brian Wilson and Carlos Santana.

“It sort of justifies what we were doing at the time and it’s wonderful. Some of those remarks are unbelievable,” White says about the new book.

Looking back, White says the band was always disappointed that Odessey didn’t make more of a splash when it was first released, especially since they put everything they had into it at the time.

But now that the album’s finally getting the attention it deserves, he says he’s humbled and encouraged by it – it just took a little longer than expected.

“Who knows what makes something successful, it just moves them,” he says.

“Who knows what the future holds, you can never tell.”

In addition to The Zombies’ Vancouver concert next Friday, they will also be releasing a special seveninch vinyl album for Record Store Day, April 22.

The B-side of that record will include the original version of “This Will Be Our Year,” a White-penned song off Odessey that he says has become a “perennial wedding song” due to the track’s intimate, tender melody and theme of resounding hope.

With The Zombies’ renewed success in the last several decades, the theme of hope in Odessey is perhaps more relevant than ever before for the band.

“You come up with an idea and I liked the idea of hope,” White says about the song and how the notion of hopeful optimism and love permeates all of Odessey.

He then recites the song’s refrain: “‘This will be our year, took a long time to come.’”

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rides, whether you’re getting married in two months, six months or in a year and a half from now, it’s never too early to start looking for your wedding gown.

It’s best to “start shopping at least one year before your wedding,” says Kasia Bulva who, along with her sister Basia Antos, owns Isabelle’s Bridal on Esplanade. “Generally gowns take six to eight months to come in once you’ve ordered them, and then it can take about a month and a half for alterations.”

When it comes to style, the options are as varied as the weddings themselves. “Fourteen years ago when I started doing this (job) weddings were very formal, you know, the hall weddings, or the church weddings, and a lot of celebrations were very much the same,” says Bulva.

Today, the ceremonies and receptions are often much more intimate, with fewer guests than in the past, and are just as likely to take place in a barn as they are in a church.

Same goes for the dresses, which today are more relaxed, ephemeral and romantic as opposed to the formal gowns of yesteryear.

Brides are “really steering away from the big formality of the glamorous gown with tons of beading. It’s very organic now,” says Bulva, whose boutique sells custom-made and off-the-rack wedding gowns, bridesmaids dresses, flower girl dresses and gala wear.

So it makes sense that one of the biggest trends in bridal attire is a move towards separate tops and bottoms, where brides get to mix

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Know your budget before going to store From page 27 and match the pieces to suit their own tastes and styles.

“People love that they have variety to choose from. Our most popular (outfit) is a chiffon or tulle skirt paired with a lace topper, a bustier or a silk cami,” says Patty Nayel, founding owner and designer at Pure Magnolia Gowns in North Vancouver.

Speaking of lace, “lace is always going to be in, it always has been in, but now it’s even stronger with the boho look,” says Antos.

“We’re seeing a lot of brides go for the classic slim lace dresses,” agrees Nayel.

Shoes are another opportunity for brides to

“Lace is always going to be in, it always has been in, but now it’s even stronger with the boho look.”

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– Basia Antos, Isabelle’s Bridal on Esplanade

show their individuality.

“The typical wedding shoe is out. Now it’s all about the coloured shoe, something with a statement, where the bride can lift her dress and then you’ve got that pop, whether it’s a blue shoe or something sparkly, or for the boho looks, something very natural,” Bulva says.

And those statementmaking shoes are often flats, instead of the towering heels of days past, says Nayel.

“Most brides nowadays are of similar height to their fiancès and they want to be comfortable.”

As for other accessories, Nayel explains that veils, which add a classic touch to the modern separates of today, are making a big comeback.

Whichever trend, or classic look, brides envision for themselves on the big day, Bulva says it’s a good idea to keep a few shopping tips in mind before they set out on the hunt.

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First, be sure to make an appointment before heading into a store so that you get the full attention of the bridal consultants.

Next, know your budget for your wedding gown before you hit the shops.

“The last thing you want, and we see this often, is to fall in love with a dress and then it be completely out of your reach as far as budget,” she explains.

Finally, it’s a good idea to “set your vision of what you want to look like on the big day, whether it’s the

princess or the boho bride.”

But that last piece of advice comes with a caveat that may have also applied when deciding whom to marry, says Bulva: “Stay open minded: eight out of 10 brides say “Yes” to the dress they didn’t expect they were going to like.” ! Isabelle’s Bridal.

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Carole Itter, shown at the “Blue Cabin,” on Burrard Inlet in 2015, has been awarded the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts. Left photo: Carole Itter’s Grand Piano Rattle: a Bosendorfer for Al Neil, 1984, metal, paint, wood, light fixture, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery. PHOTOS TREVOR MILLS, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY/MIKE WAKEFIELD

Carole Itter awarded Audain Prize for visual arts Carole Itter, a longtime resident of Dollarton on the North Vancouver waterfront, received the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts, in The Great Hall of the B.C. Law Courts building on April 19.

According to the gallery, “An interdisciplinary artist, writer, performer and filmmaker, Itter was born in Vancouver in 1939 and studied at the University of British Columbia, the Vancouver School of Art and at L’Accademia di Belle Arti

in Rome, Italy. Her sculptures, collages and performances, as well as the large-scale assemblages/installations which she is probably best known for, are strongly influenced by the people and places where she has lived and frequently reflect social and political issues.”

Although long associated with Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood, Itter for decades also spent at least part of each year living in the “Blue Cabin” with her companion Al Neil on the North Vancouver waterfront (nsnews.com/entertainment/

dossier/playlist-for-al-neil-andcarole-itter-1.2264990), The area surrounding the cabin was like an outdoor gallery with their art in situ.

“Itter has incorporated discarded domestic and industrial items found in attics and basements, lanes and thrift shops, and received objects from friends into her assemblages. These assemblages, such as the one featured in Paved with Gold: A Tribute to a Canadian Immigrant Neighbourhood (Vancouver Art Gallery, 1991), have also addressed issues of historical

and contemporary immigration to Canada.

Other solo exhibitions include Rattles (Western Front, 1984), The Float (Or Gallery, 1995), The Pink Room (Grunt Gallery, 2000), and Metallic: A Fish Film (Grunt Gallery, 2007).

Her work was also included in WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2008. Along with Daphne Marlatt, she compiled and edited Opening Doors (1979), an archive of oral history about Vancouver’s East End as part of the Sound Heritage Series for the British

Columbia Provincial Archives.

She has also produced a number of short stories and prose pieces, including Whistle Daughter Whistle and The Log’s Log. Itter’s work is included in the collections of The Canada Council Art Bank, the Vancouver Public Library and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Established in 2004, the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts grants $30,000 annually to a senior British Columbia artist who has been selected by an independent jury. Previous winners include Paul Wong

(2016), Michael Morris (2015), Fred Herzog (2014), Marian Penner Bancroft (2012), Rodney Graham (2011), Jeff Wall (2008), and Gordon Smith (2007).”

Also at the April 19 ceremony Lyse Lemieux received the 2017 VIVA Award, granted annually by the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts and Grant Arnold, Audain Curator of British Columbia at the Vancouver Art Gallery, was awarded the second biannual Alvin Balkind Curator’s Prize.

– John Goodman

Penner met Warhol at Studio 54 From page 13

Dropping out of high school gave him the freedom to do whatever he wanted, he just didn’t know what that was.

He palled around with some kids he’d once shared church pews with, which provided an unlikely path to the inside of a modeling agency.

“There were all these young girls and I went, ‘Wow, this is amazing. What’s this about?’” he remembers.

Newly inspired, he became the only male student at the Blanche MacDonald Fashion Design school.

With a loan from his older brother, Penner joined a class field trip to New York, following his classmates to 254 West 54th Street, just off Broadway.

It was Studio 54, a palace of disco and decadence.

“They just opened the doors and let us in,” Penner recalls.

He walked behind an unguarded curtain (“I didn’t

know I wasn’t supposed to,”) and stumbled into a private party.

“I went, ‘Andy Warhol!’ and he went, ‘Yeah, hello, how are you?’”

For the next 20 minutes Penner talked with New York’s most famous artist and fashion designer Paloma Picasso.

“It just triggered this thing: I can do this,” he recalls.

That sense of belief propelled Penner through a career that’s included graphic design work in Tokyo, Japan and exhibitions at museums in San Francisco and New York.

He also did the impossible: he went home again.

Almost as soon as he left the North Shore, the place became “part of my distant past,” Penner recalls.

But after an encounter with a high school teacher, he dug into old yearbooks and explored what he’d left behind.

“I realized what a huge influence living there had been

… the design, architecture, the art.”

That realization informs his current show, Distrct* (based on a true story).

The exhibition captures black clouds in inky water, an animal’s head, and a darkened parking lot.

The photos have one commonality: empty space where a person might be.

“I want you to be the person. … It’s a real personal moment.

It’s just you and your thoughts.”

The show received a rave from MLA Ralph Sultan, who reportedly responded to Penner’s photos by saying: “I don’t know what I’m looking at but if this is the new art, I love it!”

The pictures form an unorthodox self-portrait, Penner says.

“It’s not just pictures of stuff,” he says. “If (viewers) want to share a moment with me all they have to do is go and look at the show.”

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Ron James’ jokes hit but they don’t hurt Maritime comic not interested in being mean ! Ron James, Centennial Theatre, Friday, April 21, 7:30 pm.

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It’s a bit too early in Banff, which is likely why it takes the veteran comedian a good seven minutes to cover Conservative leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch (“she’s a chrysalid”), media reaction to the U.S. missile strike in Syria (“Once again the American press is on board with their flag waving bogus patriotism”) and life in the information age (“One day coffee’s going to kill you, one day coffee’s the best thing you can have”).

Most of all, James talks about what it means to be a standup.

James’ jokes hit but don’t hurt. His height, his Maritime lilt and warmth all allow him to upset the apple cart without hurting the apple cart’s feelings.

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned with my 20 years travelling Canada, it’s we don’t like our funny mean. We just don’t.”

The conundrum he faces is giving the audience “an authentic experience” while assuring they get what they paid for.

He doesn’t mean pandering, he explains, instead it’s about an obligation to “respect the expectations of those people who paid to laugh.”

“If somebody’s paying 50 bucks to see me they need to get a show that’s going to make them feel good.”

Despite his notoriety, or maybe because of it, James sounds downright contemptuous of fame, at least as a pursuit.

Rather than fame, a comedian should scrawl out what James calls, a “roadmap to the universality of the experience of living a life,” he says, shortly before recounting a conversation with Scottish comedian Billy Connolly.

“I said, ‘How did a Glaswegian welder from the docks in that hard city become an international comedic sensation?’ And he said, ‘That’s a question of fame, lad. Just sing your song,’” James says, adding a

perfect Scottish burr.

It’s why his shows feature “life, death and taxes, the absolutes that nobody can escape.”

He goes micro and macro, switching from stories in his mother’s kitchen to “how we manage to find any kind of balance in this rapidly changing planet.”

Google’s former CEO once estimated the amount of information contemporary humans create every two days is roughly equivalent to the entirety of human information between Mesopotamia in 3100 B.C. and the Bush administration.

Part of James’ role is to find some sense in it all.

“When you’re living in a world of these polarities bombarding you – and we’ve got more information than we ever have – I think to find balance on this constantly shifting terra firma beneath our feet is a chore for everybody,” he says. “Whether you take a Bikram yoga class, start meditating or buy yourself a Harley, you’re just looking to cut the edge on life’s bright fury.”

James looks to cut that edge with stories from his schooldays, ruminations on the way a human body breaks down; but there’s also Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump and the attempt by his acolytes to “march America backwards to the wrong side of history” is a difficult topic to avoid, according to James, whose buoyant mood seems to sag when discussing the real estate tycoon.

He notes that in his last comedy special the one joke that was cut was a Trump joke.

“The joke they cut was a good one, man. … Donald Trump said women who get abortions should be punished.

Beg to differ, the only woman who should be punished is Donald’s mother for not having one.”

But James sounds like his old self when discussing how he can “get some mileage” on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It’s a contrast to the “Orwellian jackboot of the Harper-cons marching across the country,” he notes. “They weren’t a very self-deprecating bunch.”

B.C. also fails to make it through the interview unscathed.

“It’s just like five countries in one province,” he says of B.C. “I don’t know how it’s governed and clearly the government who you have right now doesn’t know how it’s governed, either.”

James’ show is set for Friday, April 21.

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ARTSCALENDAR From page 17 Time:Caelestra performs a spring concert Thursday, April 27, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tickets: $15.

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MarionBridge: A funny and touching play about the story of three estranged sisters who reunite in their family home to say goodbye to their dying mother Wednesdays-Saturdays until April 15 at 8 p.m. Admission: $20/$18. Tickets: 604-929-3200 or deepcovestage.com.

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EndoftheRainbow: The story of Judy Garland’s final comeback April 26-May 20 at 8 p.m. with matinees May 6, 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. Admission: $25/$20.

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The39Steps: Theatre West Van presents a zany comedy April 21 (preview $15), 22, 27-29, May 3-6 at 8 p.m. with a matinee May 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $23/$21.

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Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ SpiritUnforgettable: A documentary film about the story of Canadian Celtic rock band Spirit of the West and their frontman John Mann who in 2014, at the age of 51, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease

Thursday, April 27, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Admission: $20. Tickets: parkgate.eventbrite.ca.

CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 nvrc. ca/centennial-theatre VIMFF Show: Alpinist Steve Swenson will present from his new book Karakoram – Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $17/$15. Tickets: vimff. org.

Pedal to the Metal: Ron James performs a stand-up comedy show Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $55.

CHAPTERS INDIGO BOOKS 1025 Marine Dr., North Vancouver.

Book Signing: Lawrence Verigin signs his books Dark Seed and just released Seed of Control Saturday, April 22, 1-4 p.m.

CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Build Your Art Business: Networking advice for emerging and professional artists Sunday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Fee: $50/$40.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Film Series: A screening of Driving With Selvi Monday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/$7.

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

SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Oliver Hung Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. Topic: How is duty created and accepted? Info: 778782-8000 or philosopherscafe. net.

PARK & TILFORD CINEPLEX ODEON THEATRE 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

The North Shore International Film Series: The North Shore Community Arts Council screens Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the winter. There will be a free screening of My American Cousin April 19 and I, Daniel Blake shows May 3 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $11. Info: 604-988-6844 or nvartscouncil.ca/events/northshore-international-film-series.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Randall MacKinnon Thursday, April 20 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Topic: What change do you wish to see? Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.

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Adventure cruise dives into natural world Uncruise line prefers to explore areas less travelled JANICE & GEORGE MUCALOV Contributing Writers

“Do you want to see a snake?” asked Rey, our expedition guide. He had just been notified by walkie-talkie of a snake ahead of us on the trail.

We tromped quickly to a scene worth filming by National Geographic.

The snake was biting into a baby bull frog the size of a tennis-ball, strangling the poor thing at the same time.

The plaintive squeals from the frog were heartbreaking. “They’re cries for help,” explained Rey, as we watched in pity and horror. “Yes, it’s sad to us, but it’s nature.”

Nature – in all its awe – was being dug up and tossed at us in spades.

We were cruising from Costa Rica to Panama on a small ship, the Safari Voyager.

More accurately, we were “uncruising” with UnCruise Adventures.

The cruise line operates eight small adventure vessels (maximum 84 passengers) in Alaska, Hawaii, Central America, Mexico and the Galápagos. You won’t find a casino, jewelry shop or pool onboard. And you won’t spend much time in your cabin, or want to. (Cabins, though comfy with ensuite bathrooms, are much smaller than staterooms on larger, traditional cruise ships). Rather, you’re outside in nature – hiking, kayaking, swimming, snorkelling and spotting wildlife on skiff excursions.

And, sorry, no duty-free shopping! There are few (if any) ports or towns on most itineraries. You visit deserted islands, national parks and remote wilderness areas instead. Take our snake encounter. That was on a hiking foray in the dry forest of the Curu National Wildlife Refuge. The ship anchored off the non-touristy, southeastern tip of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula; guests were ferried ashore in rigid Zodiac-style inflatables. And like all landings, it was a “wet landing” – where, steadied by crew, we slid off the inflatable into knee-deep water and waded up onto an isolated beach.

More hiking and wildlife highlights followed on our third day when we ventured into the lush rainforest of Costa Rica’s untouched Osa Peninsula. We’d been told three pumas and a jaguar

The newly refitted Safari Voyager sails various Costa Rica and Panama cruises year-round. In all, Uncruise Adventures operates eight small adventure vessels (maximum 84 passengers) in Alaska, Hawaii, Central America, Mexico and the Galápagos. PHOTO SUPPLIED RICHARD HALL PATTERSON roamed the Campanario Biological Station property which we walked in the morning. The sound of cicadas was almost deafening as (mindful of any camouflaged poisonous snakes) we trod carefully over gnarled roots along the leafstrewn path, our eyes darting from left to right, internal antennae on high alert.

“Chances are you won’t see a puma or cat in the jungle,” said the station director. “But a thousand eyes will be watching you.” No matter that we didn’t see a jungle cat – the exuberant beauty of the giant mahogany and “walking” mangrove trees was reward enough.

That afternoon, we had a tough decision to make.

Chillax on the beach? The ship’s crew had set up a “beach club” under the shade of leafy trees, with canvas stools, towels and even a small bar for rum-and-pineapple cocktails. Or join Rey on a long, “guide’s choice,” coastal hike which he promised would bowl us over with its scenic beauty?

The hike won out. And in the excitement of spying not one, but two, neon- yellow toucans soon after setting off, we forgot about the energysapping humidity that soon slowed our stride down to a

Zodiacs tethered off Manuel Antonio National Park on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast.

PHOTO SUPPLIED JANICE MUCALOV

mere strolling pace.

The toucans were easier to spot than the three-toed sloth we’d seen our first day in Manuel Antonio National Park. Looking like a coconutsized bump high up in a tree, the sloth – greenish in colour from the algae that flourish in the fur – had blended in perfectly with the forest canopy.

We’d needed our guide’s telescope to make it out. By contrast, these toucans were hard to miss once Rey pointed them out.

Ditto the white-faced capuchin monkeys jumping in the trees. Locals dub them “mafia monkeys,” as these charming thieves steal food and camera lenses from unsuspecting

visitors. “They’re the smartest monkeys of the bunch,” said Rey. “They know how to use tools to cut open coconuts.”

Crossing a sweet beach cove – with grey sand, fine as powder – we met a family group lounging in white plastic chairs at the water’s edge, beers in hand. We wondered how they happened to be

here in this remote piece of wilderness paradise. It turned out they were also Canadians, from Ontario, who had rented a nearby house (invisible from the beach) through VRBO. It was only accessible by boat, and their groceries had been shipped in by water taxi.

A bit further on, we stopped to watch a startling scene. The sea was bubbling and boiling up with fish beneath a cloud of dive-bombing pelicans! And whooping and hollering, two local fishermen raced into the water, tossing their lines in. Within minutes, they reeled in four fat silvery jackfish. Dinner, they proudly explained, was going to be good that night, fried up with oil and garlic.

Just before meeting the boat that would pick us up, we came across a palmfringed lagoon. It looked very inviting for a dip. “A swim would be great here if it weren’t for the crocodiles,” cautioned Rey. And sure enough, what looked to be an innocuous log on the bank lazily rose up on stubby legs and slid silently into the water.

Hiking is all well and good, but UnCruise also knows of beautiful beaches in this part

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ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH WEST VANCOUVER

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Easter Services & Events Friday, April 14th

Saturday, April 15th

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April 14, 10:30 am Good Friday Service a contemplative encounter with the story of Jesus’ crucifixion through prayer and music.

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April 14, 10 am Good Friday Service Fauré’s Requiem performed

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April 16, 10 am Easter Morning Worship Bells, word and song announce the good news; come in person, or worship on-line at www.highlandsunited.org

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Conversation and light refreshments served before the service.

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Friday, April 14, 3 pm – Sunday, April 16, 7 am 40-Hour Prayer Vigil Come spend time in prayer as we continue to remember.

April 16, 10 am Resurrection Sunday Celebrating the risen Christ and Baptisms.

April 14, 7 pm Good Friday Contemplative Evening of Sung Prayers Poetry, prayers, stillness and scripture. Led by Cathy Hardy.

April 16, 10 am Easter Sunday Service A joyous celebration filled with hallelujahs!

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April 14, 10:30 am Good Friday Service at West Vancouver Presbyterian Church, 29th and Marine Drive.

A service of sacred music when the two churches’ choirs join to lead us in memory of Jesus’ journey to the cross.

April 16, 10 am Easter Sunday Service We celebrate Christ’s resurrection.

This is a service that focuses on new life. Following the service, there will be an Easter Egg hunt.

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On its tours Uncruise Adventures focus on hiking, kayaking, swimming, snorkelling and spotting wildlife on skiff excursions.

Boarding the skiff in Manuel Antonio National Park on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast.

PHOTOS SUPPLIED JANICE MUCALOV

Cruise navigates the Panama Canal From page 36 of the world. We were ready for a beach day when we called in at Granito de Oro (“Grain of Gold”) the next morning. This tiny uninhabited islet off Coiba National Park in Panama – with clear turquoise water lapping onto a blindingly white sand beach dotted with palm trees – is about as perfect as a tropical island can get. Time for snorkeling! A kaleidoscope of colourful fish scenes unfolded underwater – yellow-andblack striped Sergeant Majors darted about, balled schools of silver jackfish swam by, puffer fish hung effortlessly in the water. Some lucky guests even saw a white-tipped reef shark.

And in a Zen moment, a green loggerhead turtle glided by gracefully just below the surface as we tried our hand at standup paddleboarding.

Come evening, we always looked forward to “happy hour.” That’s when everyone mingled over drinks, shared the day’s experiences and learned about the next day’s adventures from the expedition team. Happily, all cocktails and wines are included in the Safari Voyager’s rates because we took a particular liking to the “Valencia” – brandy, apricot liqueur, fresh orange juice and sparkling wine – that Daniel, the bartender, shook up. Meals were equally good.

Sample dinner: spiced carrot soup, followed by leg of lamb with eggplant and saffron rice (or for seafood lovers, shrimp with chipotle honey sauce).

We completed our cruise navigating the 77-kilometre length of the Panama Canal, most of which is a vast man-made lake studded with islands and tropical vegetation. At the canal’s entrance,

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An endangered white-faced capuchin monkey. sitting on deck at sunset, we were spellbound by the original locks’ operation. Running on steeply rising tracks along both sides of the locks, electric locomotives (called “mules”) attached to the ship by cables, seemed to pull the ship along. (In fact, they keep a ship from bumping into the sides of the canal as it passes through the locks). The whole experience was quite surreal – it’s impossible not to be amazed by this ingenious lock system, which raises ships 25 metres above sea level at one end of the canal, then lowers them back down again at the other.

As a goodbye to our time in the world of nature, the passage through this manmade marvel was perfect for re-entering the world of civilization.

If you go: Starting in April, new eightnight “Pure Panama” itineraries run until November, 2017.

Rates start at $3,745 USD p.p. and include cruise accommodations, meals and alcoholic drinks, guided adventure excursions, and onboard naturalist talks.

For more information visit uncruise.com.

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The Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster may have an Alpha-getti name, but all those letters add up to make one sweet ride. The convertible has the speed, prestige, handling and stunning exterior design to go toe-to-toe with the iconic Porsche 911. Put the two side-by-side, and you’ve got a fast, and fun, race. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER

Mercedes pops the top on AMG For a long time, the Porsche 911 has had things all to itself.

Grinding Gears Brendan McAleer

Oh sure, there are plenty of other sports cars on the market, but while Ferrari has to fight off Lamborghini at the high end, Porsche doesn’t really have a direct competitor to their iconic 911.

Or at least they didn’t, not until now.

The AMG GT, while not a

2+2, is Mercedes’ answer to Porsche’s 50-year success story. It costs about the same, has a similar turn of speed, and certainly has the prestige. Apply a bit of marketing magic to claim a spiritual connection to the 300SL “Gullwing” of the 1950s, and AMG’s flagship can even match the 911 for heritage.

However, there are a lot of different flavours of

911, and the most popular ones take their tops off. If Mercedes wants to tempt buyers away from the obvious choice, they’re going to need to up their game.

Enter this, the alphabetically named Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster. Like the 911, it’s really fast. Like the 911 convertible, the roof goes down. They’re even both made in Stuttgart.

There is, however, a

difference. Opening the top on a 911 turns a competent sports car into an even better companion on sunny days. In the AMG’s case, things get a little more intense. Let’s take a closer look.

DESIGN Like all modern machines, the AMG GT can’t quite pull off pretty.

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Germany.

If relatively brutal, however, this is a pretty good-looking machine.

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TRACKHAWK A HELLCAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY As I’ve noted here periodically, Jeep, Chrysler, and Dodge all seemed to be staffed by burnout-crazed lunatics. If the future of the automobile is electric pods crammed with selfdriving technology, then Fiat-Chrysler is intent on sending the internal combustion engine out with a giant party. This is their latest firework.

It’s called the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, and it’s basically the Hellcat formula applied to an offroad-capable SUV. Yes, the headline is a 707 horsepower supercharged V-8 under the hood, but there are other goodies like an electronic limited slip

makes financial sense.

Further, there’s something delightful about a Jeep that could wipe the floor with a Porsche Cayenne Turbo or BMW X5M. Ridiculous, sure, but fun too.

Braking News Brendan McAleer differential and an all-wheeldrive system that can vary power split front and rear.

The Trackhawk also gets 295 millimetre wide tires, six-piston brake calipers, and 15.75-inch rotors.

Why? Well, it’s a little more like “why not?” FCA understands that there’s customer demand for this sort of thing, so developing a hyper-steroided Jeep just

DB AUTOMOTIVE REMASTERS THE MINI If you’re in the market for a Mini, I’m not entirely convinced you should bother with the fish-faced modern cars. They’re just too big and complicated.

For some people, however, only the classics will do. If that’s the case, and you’re seeking perfection, then U.K.-based David Brown Automotive has the machine for you. It’s called the Project 2, and it’s claimed to be a remastered version of the original Mini.

It’s not quite a restoration. Instead, DB Automotive

JIM PATTISON VOLVO OF NORTH VANCOUVER Those at the top of their game always make time to play.

builds the cars from the ground up, with a new chassis and body panels. The engine is a reconditioned unit, as is the transmission, and produces a perfectly adequate 79 h.p.

Add in a reworked interior with plenty of leather and a Pioneer touchscreen infotainment, and you have the makings of the perfect Mini.

Each car is claimed to take 1,000 man-hours to produce, and the price tag is significant: from $62,000 all the way up to $86,000.

When you look at something like the Singer restorations of the Porsche 911 costing a half-million or more, or Land Rover charging hundreds of thousands for a restored Series I Range Rover, you might think the world’s gone mad. A Mini that costs as much as a Mercedes? Not that surprising.

But what’s actually happening is a bit sadder. It’s a combination of people looking at modern cars and seeing weight, complexity, and a lack of human connection. But, at the same time, those same people are either too busy or too lazy to restore an original.

If you want a real, remastered Mini, then just buy an original and sort it out yourself. They’re not particularly complicated vehicles, and you might even learn a thing or two. And, if you want a car

that captures the essence of the Mini Cooper, check out the Ford Fiesta ST, for good, clean, chuckable fun.

FORD INVENTS CAR SIMULATOR CRIB Any parent of young children will tell you that sometimes a late-night ride in a car is the only thing that’ll work to get a fussy baby to sleep. However, if you’re sleep-deprived and on your last frayed nerve, perhaps you shouldn’t be behind the wheel.

Luckily, Ford’s got you covered with a prototype crib that recreates engine sounds, motion, and passing street lamps. It’s all controlled by a smartphone app that will even let you record the sounds of your own car for playback by the crib.

Does this seem a little bit silly? Sure, in the stark sensibility of daylight. However, thanks to the ability to order things over the Internet, and the way you feel when your child just won’t stop crying, you have to think such a crib will be getting impulse purchased by the hundreds in the middle of the night.

MCLAREN BRINGS 3D PRINTING TO F1 3D printing hasn’t quite revolutionized the car industry yet, but it is starting to make inroads. For instance,

if you’re into classic cars, the ability to replicate fiddly and hard-to-find pieces of plastic and rubber trim is a lifesaver for any restoration project.

Now, 3D printing is going racing.

McLaren’s racing team will be bringing a 3D printer along with them in the team trailer this season, allowing for onthe-fly modifications. While the F1 rulebook is pretty strict, being on the bleeding edge of motorsport means you have to seek out every advantage you can.

With their 3D printer, McLaren will be able to manufacture new parts trackside over a racing weekend.

They’re thus less likely to be caught out by a parts shortage, or have a car sit idle due to a mechanical failure.

They’ll also be able to create multiple iterations of cooling ducts, flaps, and wings, to help out with that old racing standby of trial-and-error.

The good news for you is that the more ubiquitous and cost-effective 3D printing becomes, the easier it’ll be for you to get parts for your car. Cracked door latch?

Maybe someday you’ll just be able to download one.

Watch this space for all the week’s best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to mcaleer. nsnews@gmail.com.

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origins, Mercedes has no such restriction. Thus, they’ve built something that is at-once modern and classically old school. It looks fantastic, especially if you get a bit daring with your colour choices.

Compared to the

standard AMG GT, the GT C gets a number of enhancements. The rear flanks are even wider than the standard car, giving the GT C an even more menacing crouch.

This is the only roadster Mercedes will be bringing to the Canadian market – at least for the foreseeable future.

ENVIRONMENT While the sheer acreage of that long front nose seems to not bode well for cabin space, the AMG GT is actually relatively roomy. If you’re looking to carry more than just one passenger, I’m afraid AMG fans will have

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Mercedes convertible ready to race Porsche 911 From page 44 to stick to one of Mercedes’ other models. However, taller drivers need not steer clear as the GT C has just enough space to spread out.

If you’re not already an efficient packer, you’re going to have to up your suitcase skills. Cargo room is at a premium here, with a smallish trunk that’s just slightly larger than that of a Jaguar F-Type.

Odds are, you won’t care.

The GT C’s cockpit is a wellfinished affair, with a central tunnel filled with various performance-tweaking buttons, and plenty of carbon fibre. There’s a misstep or two – the tacked-on look of the central infotainment screen, the odd shifter placement – but the GT C is a much nicer environment than the spartan look of most of Porsche’s products.

Settle into the highly bolstered seats, turn on the neck-height vents to keep you warm, and gaze out over that long hood. Time to unleash the GT C’s potential.

PERFORMANCE When Mercedes decided to do away with their bighearted 6.2-litre V-8, many people (myself among them) cried big-displacement tears of sadness. One of the last great German naturally aspirated engines, it combined tremendous power with a thrilling exhaust note.

Happily, AMG’s 4.0-litre twin-turbo replacement is just as good. Actually, if anything, it’s better. A pair of turbochargers nestled inbetween the cylinder heads provide substantial boost (just about 1.5 BAR), giving the GT C a total of 557 horsepower at 6,000 r.p.m. and 501 foot-pounds of torque from 1,900 r.p.m.

It’s the torque that makes the difference, a huge amount of shove that turns the GT C from boulevard cruiser to cruise missile.

Paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, AMG’s roadster is a rocket any time there’s a short passing gap. It also continues to sound ferocious, like a Tyrannosaurus gargling nails.

However, if you’ve been an AMG fan for a chunk of the company’s 50-year history, little of this gasolinefuelled Sturm und Drang is really surprising. AMG has always been about building road rockets, stuff that’s amazing in a straight line and sideways any time you try to go around a corner.

The contrast with the GT C is that it takes to a series of curves with glee. That’s

not just one corner by the way: any engineer can get a car to corner well by putting huge, sticky tires on it, and stiffening up the suspension.

The GT C is no high-g onetrick pony. Thanks in part to a clever rear-steering system that seems to shrink the car around the driver, it can be caned through a canyon as if it was some kind of hilariously overpowered Miata.

Grip is simply immense, but the capabilities are matched to the charisma of that snorting V-8, and the view of the big nose out the front.

Pick out figures like acceleration times, maximum cornering loads, and speed point-to-point, and the GT C’s digital footprint might look a lot like that of a 911 GTS cabriolet. However, they’re totally different cars to drive, with the GT C being a sort of hairy chested German Corvette mixed with a dash of speedboat.

And, because the roof comes down in just about 11 seconds, you get to bathe in the experience, even when you slow your roll. It’s just a phenomenal machine.

FEATURES Final pricing is still to be determined on the GT C, but you can expect the car to cost at least $150,000 to start. Ouch – but worth it.

Fuel economy? As they say, if you have to ask. ...

Things are actually pretty good in light-footed cruising, with official mixed-mileage of 11.4 litres/100 kilometres.

in performance. You won’t really notice the difference between coupe and convertible chassis rigidity on the road.

The 911 is more of a scalpel compared to the GT C’s carving knife, but the two are very evenly matched in speed. The 911’s two small back seats may be the deciding factor for those who have to occasionally carry a new generation of fans along.

The cockpit of the AMG GT C is a well-finished affair.

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4 Up to $1,500 $1 500 customer incentives incentiv available on select 2017 Corolla models and can be combined with advertised lease rate. 5. Lease example: 2017 Camry LE Automatic BF1FLT-A MSRP is $27,010 and includes $1,840 freight/PDI and fees leased at 0% over 39 months with $2,795 down payment, equals 169 weekly payments of $60 with a total lease obligation of $12,922. Applicable taxes are extra. Lease 39 mos. based on 65,000 km, excess km charge is $0.10. 6. Up to $3,000 in incentive for cash customers is available on select 2017 Camry models and cannot be combined with advertised lease offer. 7. Customer incentives on 2017 Corolla and RAV4 models are valid until May 01, 2017. Incentives for cash customers on 2017 RAV4 and Camry models are valid until May 01, 2017 and may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) lease or finance rates. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not the above special rates), then you may be able to take advantage of cash incentive offers by May 01, 2017. Cash incentives include taxes and are applied after taxes have been charged on the full amount of the negotiated price. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash incentive offers. 8. ®Aeroplan miles: Miles offer valid on vehicles purchased/leased, registered and delivered between April 1 - May 1, 2017. Customers must be an Aeroplan Member prior to the completion of the transaction. Offer subject to change without notice. Some conditions apply. See Toyota.ca/aeroplan or your Dealer for details. ®Aeroplan and the Aeroplan logo are registered trademarks of Aimia Canada Inc. 9. Weekly lease offers available through Toyota Financial Services (TFS) on approved credit to qualified retail lease customers of new and demonstrator Toyota vehicles. Down payment and first weekly payment due at lease inception and next weekly payment due approximately 7 days later and weekly thereafter throughout the term. *Toyota Safety Sense™ (TSS) - Drivers should always be responsible for their own safe driving. Please always pay attention to your surroundings and drive safely. Depending on the conditions of roads, vehicles, weather, etc., the TSS systems may not work as intended. Please see toyota.ca, your local Toyota Dealer or Owner’s Manual for details. Visit your Toyota Dealer or www.getyourtoyota.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less. Each specific model may not be available at each dealer at all times; factory order or dealer trade may be necessary.

Northshore Auto Mall | 849 Automall Dr, North Vancouver JPToyota-Northshore.com | 604-985-0591

FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017

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ONE DAY ONLY: PRE-OWNED SALE SATURDAY, APRIL 15 th

Trade-ins Welcome | On the Spot Financing OAC | 30 Day Exchange Policy**

Up to $3,300 discounted savings*

D L SO

D L SO

2014 Toyota Sienna CE

2014 Kia Sorrento SX 7 Pass*

2015 Toyota Sienna LE

2015 Toyota Sienna CE

2011 Honda CRV EX

WAS $24,900 SAVE

WAS $32,900 SAVE

WAS $30,900 SAVE

WAS $28,900 SAVE

WAS $18,900 SAVE

Stk #

U8084

NOW $19,900

$5,000

Stk #

U17605A

NOW $29,600

$3,300

Stk #

U8151

NOW $28,500

$2,400

Stk #

U8099

NOW $24,700

$4,200

Stk #

U17495A

NOW $16,700

$2,200

2013 Hyundai Veloster

2016 Toyota Camry LE

2009 Pontiac Vibe GT

2016 Toyota Corolla S

2014 Toyota Corolla LE Navigation/Leather

WAS $17,500 SAVE

WAS $22,900 SAVE

WAS $12,900 SAVE

WAS $22,900 SAVE

WAS $22,900 SAVE

Stk #

U17209B

NOW $15,000

$2,500

Stk #

U8090

NOW $19,800

$3,100

Stk #

U17503A

$1,400

2012 Toyota Matrix

2016 BMW 320I Xdrive

2013 VW Golf

WAS $12,900 SAVE

WAS $36,900 SAVE

WAS $15,900 SAVE

Stk #

U8159

NOW $11,888

$1,012

Stk #

U8096

NOW $34,500

$2,400

NOW $11,500

Stk #

Stk #

U8095

NOW $19,700

$3,200

2013 Toyota Prius Nav Pkg

U8103

Stk #

NOW $14,000

$1,900

U8110

WAS $19,900 SAVE

NOW $18,300

$1,600

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U8098

NOW $20,800

$2,100

2014 Toyota Prius V

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U8129

WAS $24,900 SAVE

NOW $23,000

$1,900

2016 Mini Cooper Tech Pkg plus

2016 Mercedes Benz CLA

2016 BMW X3 Diesel

2013 Toyota Tacoma

2014 Toyota Venza V6 Limited

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WAS $42,900 SAVE

WAS $52,900 SAVE

WAS $31,900 SAVE

WAS $30,900 SAVE

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U8133

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$3,050

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U8123

NOW $40,690

$2,210

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U8146

NOW $50,880

$2,020

Stk #

U8149

NOW $29,688

$2,212

*Offers are only valid on April 15, 2017 at Jim Pattison Toyota Northshore. Documentation fee ($395) and taxes extra. Restrictions may apply. Offers subject to change or cancel without notice. Contact us for complete details. ** See dealership for details. Dealer #18732.

Northshore Auto Mall | 849 Automall Dr, North Vancouver JPToyota-Northshore.com | 1(888) 890-4390

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NOW $28,888

$2,012

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▼ 0% APR Purchase Financing is available on select new 2016, 2016.5 and 2017 Mazda models. Note: 0% Purchase Financing not available on 2016 MX-5 and CX-9, 2017 CX-3, MX-5 and CX-5, CX-9 models. Terms vary by model. Based on a representative agreement using an offered pricing of $17,595 for the new 2017 Mazda3 GX (D4XK67AA00), with a financed amount of $18,000 the cost of borrowing for a 36-month term is $0, monthly payment is $500, total finance obligation is $18,000. Offer includes freight and P.D.E. of $1,695 and $100 air conditioning charge (where applicable). Offer excludes PST/ GST/HST. ‡Complimentary Navigation offer (value up to $425) is available to qualifying retail customers who cash purchase/finance/lease a select new, in-stock 2016, 2016.5 and 2017 Mazda model from an authorized Mazda dealer in Canada between April 1 – May 1, 2017. Note: In the event the selected model is pre-equipped with navigation, or selected model is not equipped for navigation, customer may substitute a cash discount of $425. Cash discount substitute applied before taxes. If Navigation is not available at time of purchase, customer can substitute for a Genuine Mazda Accessory ($425) or Navigation would be provided at a future date. Note: Navigation offer not available on 2016/2017 Mazda5 models – cash discount substitute of $425 can be applied. Cash discount substitute applied before taxes. Some conditions apply. Limited quantities apply. See dealer for complete details. ♦ Genuine Mazda Accessory Credit Offer is available to qualifying retail customers who cash purchase/finance/lease a select new, in-stock 2016, 2016.5 and 2017 Mazda model from an authorized Mazda dealer in Canada between April 1 – May 1, 2017. Genuine Mazda Accessory Credit Offer value of $425. Customer can substitute a $425 cash discount. Cash discount substitute applied before taxes. Genuine Mazda Accessory Offer will be deducted from the negotiated accessory item price before taxes. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. †Based on a representative example using a finance price of $37,620/$23,515/$26,040/$17,220 for the 2017 CX-9 GS (QVSM87AA00)/2017 CX-3 GX (HVXK87AA00)/2016.5 CX-5 GX (NVXK66AA50)/2017 Mazda3 GX (D4XK67AA00) at a rate of 3.50%/2.75%/1.99%/1.49% APR, the cost of borrowing for an 84-month term is $4,851/$2,363/$1,877/$924 weekly payment is $117/$66/$70/$50, total finance obligation is $42,471/$25,878/$27,917/$18,144. Taxes are extra and required at the time of purchase. All prices include block heater, $25 new tire charge, $100 a/c charge where applicable, freight & PDI of $1,695/$1,895 for Mazda3/CX-3, CX-5, CX-9. As shown, price for 2017 Mazda3 GT (D4TL67AA00)/2017 CX-3 GT (HXTK87AA00)/2016.5 CX-5 GT (NXTL86AA50)/2017 CX-9 GT (QXTM87AA00) is $26,120/$31,315/$37,215/$47,820. PPSA, licence, insurance, taxes, down payment (or equivalent trade-in) are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Lease and Finance on approved credit for qualified customers only. Unless otherwise stated herein, offers valid April 1 – May 1, 2017, while supplies last. Prices and rates subject to change without notice. Visit mazda.ca or see your dealer for complete details.