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Broken main floods N. Van homes

Aging ceramic pipes blamed for expensive Lynn Valley mishap Benjamin Alldritt balldritt@nsnews.com

GLYN Hughes and many of his neighbours spent their Thursday cleaning up after a burst water main flooded his basement on Lauralynn Drive and swept mud onto several other properties.

Hughes was alerted to the problem just after 10 p.m Wednesday, when he noticed the flashing lights of a firetruck near his home.

“We looked outside and there was nothing but water,” he said.

District of North Vancouver crews had the water shut off 40 minutes later, and worked through the night to clean debris from Carmaria Court, downhill of the rupture. District firefighters and RCMP officers were also on the scene.

“Our basement is on ground level, so it just came in through the front door,” Hughes said.

“And we’ve been cleaning up ever since.”

No one was injured and there was no serious property damage. Water service was quickly restored to the affected homes and crews aimed to have the roadway completely cleared by the end of Thursday.

District spokeswoman Jeanine Bratina said it isn’t known exactly why the pipe broke, but the municipality’s 50-year-old asbestos-cement water mains are growing brittle and fail comparatively frequently. When they do, the municipality replaces them with more durable ductile iron.

The district spends $3 million each year on replacing the aging pipes, which translates into three to five kilometers each year. Staff believe as much as $12 million worth of “high-risk” pipe remains in the ground.

Although no one was in any danger during this flood, Dorit Mason of the North Shore Emergency Management Office visited the neighbourhood to check on See Residents page 3

Police release sketch of Lighthouse Park victim Benjamin Alldritt balldritt@nsnews.com

WEST Vancouver police are turning to the public for help in identifying the remains of a man pulled from the ocean off Lighthouse Park.

The victim was found Sept. 1, and investigators believe the man likely died a few days before then.

Police describe him as Caucasian, and likely between 50 and 70 years old. He was approximately five-foot-nine and 200 pounds. The man had balding, medium-length white hair and a full beard with salt-and-pepper colouring. He also suffered from noticeable decay in his front teeth.

At the time he was found, the man was wearing dark coloured pants and a long-sleeved shirt with See Police page 3

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AN unidentified victim found off Lighthouse Park

DISTRICT of North Vancouver workers clear mud and debris from Carmaria Court, downhill from the site of an aging water main that burst Wednesday night, flooding several homes.

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Next Rodgers Creek phase approved

WV council grants development permits for Mulgrave area homes

Kerry Blackadar newsroom@nsnews.com

CHEERS from landowners and developers resonated in West Vancouver council chamber Monday night after councillors unanimously approved a development permit application for Area 3 East of the Rodgers Creek development area.

With approval at hand, the site, located immediately north of Mulgrave school, is now open for development, subdivision and single-family-house construction on 21 of the 42 single-family lots.

Yet permit approval did not come without lengthy debate over environmental concerns and zoning bylaw variance issues, as well as recognition from council of the ever-receding West Vancouver tree-line.

“It’s precious and we want you to pay attention to your surroundings,” warned Coun. Bill Soprovich on Monday night.

“We want to make sure that this development doesn’t create a massive development — we really are very serious about the enclaves that we could create and the green left in-between and the natural state outside the development.”

To date, council has approved Area 1 and Area 2 for development, and house construction is currently underway at both of these sites. Area 3 East, which is just under 10 hectares and sits generally west of Rodgers Creek, contains 45 lots, including 21 standard lots, as well as 21 smaller single-family lots, two cluster housing sites, and an apartment, estimated to be five or six storeys — all subject to a further development permit.

The development area, owned by British Pacific Properties Ltd., Ancore Developments Ltd., Showmark Rodgers Creek Development Inc. and Canada Charpac Developments Ltd., is home to five watercourses, including Rodgers Creek and a number of tributaries of Pipe Creek, making it an environmentally sensitive land requiring protection.

At Monday night’s meeting, West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society, a recognized partner of the development working group, was represented and voiced support of the environmental strategy for Area 3 East, which involved collaboration with the district’s environmental co-ordinator, Steve Jenkins, and environmental consultants, including Alex Satori.

“Streamkeepers’ view of this is narrow: it’s about the streams, about the ephemerals, it’s about our set-backs in habitat, and I can tell you that we were quite comforted by what we saw and the explanations we were given,” said Stramkeeper president John Barker.

Council also weighed in on zoning bylaw variances prior to approval of the development permit.

To make allowance for the steep terrain of Area 3 East, a number of zoning bylaw variances were incorporated into the development permit, including provisions for grade calculations for determining building height, and over-height retaining walls, estimated to be as high as four metres (13 feet) on some lots.

“These are not huge variances, but cumulatively they sound like a lot,” said the district’s manager of community planning, Geri Boyle.

Coun. Bill Soprovich raised concerns over the stability of the over-height retaining walls.

“How do you get stability from an eight-foot wall?” asked Soprovich.

“They would have to be constructed under engineering requirements,” said Boyle in response.

Richard Cook of Jorden Cook Associates, a Vancouver-based planning firm, reassured Soprovich that “we won’t have houses

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CARSON the cat, seen here with the Pacific Animal Foundation’s Lana Simon, was discovered two weeks ago trapped inside a drainage at North Vancouver’s Carson Graham secondary. Its owner is still unknown.

Trapped cat still in search of owner

CARSON, the cat that spent as much as a month trapped inside Carson Graham secondary, is still homeless.

The domestic longhaired feline is being cared for at North Vancouver’s Mosquito Creek Veterinary Hospital, but so far none of the potential owners who have come forward have checked out.

Plenty of people have offered to adopt the lost pet, however, according to hospital staff.

Carson was found trapped inside a drainage by a construction crew working on a new wing of the school last week. Workers

heard mewing coming from an adjoining structure and ended up tearing off flashing until they were able to reach the animal.

At the time, Carson was starving and suffering from liver damage, but apparently had access to water.

The cat has been steadily gaining strength since then and is now able to eat on its own and is very affectionate, said staff.

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At-risk cooking school outgrows North Van digs

Class helps homeless find work Benjamin Alldritt balldritt@nsnews.com

A program that teaches homeless people and at-risk youth how to cook has been so successful they need a new, larger home.

The North Shore Culinary School came to the City of North Vancouver’s council Monday to ask if they could move into the disused horseshoe club building in Mahon Park.

Over the past four years, said director Don Guthro, the school has received 168 applications and has graduated 43 people through its six-month program, followed by a two-month internship — all of it free to the students.

“The school’s focus is on persons at risk — youth or disadvantaged

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Police hope friends will recognize dead man From page 1

vertical stripes of black, gold, rust and green. He wore black socks and black boxer shorts with a distinctive polar bear pattern.

“Somebody knows who he is,” said Cpl. Jag Johal, spokesman for the WVPD. “He may have been a street person; he may have had some problems with alcohol given the damage to his teeth. But this person has friends, so we’re asking our media partners to fan out these pictures and help find someone.”

Johal said the B.C. Coroner’s Service routinely checks unidentified remains against

the region’s missing persons reports. Dental records and DNA will also be retained in case nobody comes forward before the body has to be disposed of.

Anyone who may be able to help identify this man should contact West Vancouver police at 604-925-7300 and mention file 11-11056, or call the coroner’s Identification Tip Line at 1-877-660-5077.

This is the second body found in Burrard Inlet this month. Last week, a 59-yearold man was pulled from the water near Cates Park.

Police have not determined cause of death in either case, but foul play is not suspected.

Residents warned to prep for rain From page 1 residents and remind them to be prepared for more serious incidents such as the 2010 landslide that damaged several Wembley Drive homes and the fatal 2005 Blueridge slide.

“It’s not just mudslides; it’s any type of emergency,” Mason said. “We all have a personal responsibility to be prepared.

It could be an extreme weather incident, any type of hazard.”

The office is putting on a series of free or low-cost workshops in the coming weeks to educate residents about what they need to do to keep themselves safe in the event of an emergency, and what services are available to them afterwards.

Visit www.nsemo.org and click on Training and Education, or call 604-9697000.

Bratina also wanted to remind residents that given the heavy rains expected soon, they should make sure the storm drains in front of their homes are free from leaves and other debris to prevent overflows from damaging their property.

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AREA 3 East, north of Mulgrave School and east of Rodgers Creek is just under 10 hectares and contains 45 lots, two cluster housing sties and an apartment, estimated to be five or six storeys.

Future park costs concern

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built on stilts, we won’t have houses that are flying in the air, but ones that fit and set in the ground quite nicely.”

Questions were also raised by Coun.

Trish Panz over the possibility of future requests from home owners looking to remove trees in district-owned parks to make way for skyline view, and by Coun.

Michael Evison, who pressured Boyle to consider the fiscal impacts of the project and the burgeoning cost of maintaining park land and trails, inherited though

development of the region.

“We are looking at how to minimize the costs on the district,” said Boyle.

“Our parks department is insisting on certain types of planting . . . and we have even gone a step further and we are in the midst of negotiating with British Pacific to actually have them take on responsibility for the Chippendale rightof-way for the next 10 years, until the area has matured.”

Overall, council showed great appreciation for the work and collaborative approach adopted by the developers.

“I think the process has been very extensive, and very inclusive, you worked very closely with our planning staff” said Coun. Michael Lewis, directing comments towards the developers. “I think you have kept us, and the public well-informed as you’ve gone through development of Area 3 East and I have no hesitations.”

The next stage for development of the Rogers Creek Area will be Area 3 West, which has just one landowner and is slotted for the creation of estate-size single family lots.

School’s backers eye Mahon Park

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adults,” he said. “The training provides them with employable skills that give them the confidence to adapt to the work environment, thus making the transition smoother back into the community.

These students have gone on to work part time and full time in the hospitality industry.”

Currently housed in the Lookout North Shore Housing Centre, Guthro said a larger, permanent space would mean the school could build a lab kitchen, office space, common space for events and an edible garden.

Hedidacknowledgethatthebuildingpresented some challenges and may need retrofitting for gas

or electrical service.

“We thought it would be a good fit, a win-win for both sides,” Guthro said. “We are confident in the success of the culinary program and its students and ask the council for its blessing to move forward with this vision at Mahon Park.”

“It’s amazing the kind of really cool things that change people’s lives that are going on right under your nose that we don’t know about,” remarked Coun. Craig Keating. “I think this is an amazing project that helps a lot of people get skills for the rest of their lives.”

Council voted unanimously to order a staff report on the feasibility of the school using the building.

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OR a government supposedly bent on fiscal prudence, the Tories have spared no expense when it comes to unnecessary and wrong-headed legislation.

The Safe Streets and Communities Act, the latest incarnation of the government’s plan to get tough on crime, promises to draw hundreds of millions of dollars from federal coffers with nothing to show in return.

Crime in Canada is at its lowest ebb since 1973, having decreased year on year for the past 20. Young adults commit more crimes than other age groups, meaning that our aging population has naturally driven down criminal behaviour — and will continue to do so — at no cost to taxpayers.

Ignoring this, the new legislation calls for beefed-up mandatory minimum

sentences and an elimination of house arrest for certain crimes in the mistaken belief it will achieve the same objective.

But mandatory minimums do little to deter crime. What they do is cause those facing such sentences to fight long and hard in court. That can only add to the burden of an already-taxed system, resulting in more delays — and ironically, more cases being tossed out.

The proposed measures haven’t worked in other places, like the United States, and they won’t work here. Those who write background documents for the Justice Department have said as much, but the Tories have put politics ahead of their sound policy advice.

This bill won’t make us safer, but that was never really its intent; rather, it aims to make us feel better about an imaginary crime wave.

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Taxes up, density up, traffic way up

Dear Editor: My homeowner taxes were increased this year 25 per cent. What do I get for this?

A current sign on Marine Drive advises residents to “use alternate route” September/October due to construction. At 12:45 p.m., Wednesday of last week, the back road to Park Royal (the alternate route) was lined up westbound at Fell to Pemberton. It was also lined up westbound from Phillip Avenue to Capilano Road. And that was not rush hour.

The North Shore is a traffic zoo. For the last few years, the North Vancouver District and City has been in a building boom. Continual construction and traffic delays have plagued residents. There is more to come, as projects on Lonsdale between 13th and 17th are to begin, and Marine Drive at Capilano Road. I do not object to growth or new residents, the North Shore is a great place to live and grow. Have you told these people however, that they should not bring a car?

You claim our city and district are not grappling with the problems of sprawl and accompanying pressures on transportation experienced by other municipalities in the Lower Mainland and that your efforts lean towards becoming a more complete community, with people living and working in the same area to help solve transportation problems. This is a big city area, and its commerce and employment is spread from here to the Fraser Valley. You expect the new arrivals to live, socialize and work within a radius of their home? Have you told them you have narrowed lanes of traffic to allow for bicycle lanes (I have yet to see any bicycles in most of these lanes), to allow for traffic circles, speed bumps and narrowed corners? Have you told them the present infrastructure does not seem to be able to handle this growth, to support the density?

I do not ever remember voting for these traffic improvements and likely did not pay as much attention as I should have. As an example, I objected loudly to no avail, to the traffic circle in my neighbourhood (I was one of 19 per cent who returned the survey for traffic calming, but one of 49 per cent who voted against it). Cars continually play chicken, honk horns and screech tires as they chase each other to get by. The traffic circle itself took over two years to finish and is not pretty among the million dollar real estate.

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TRAFFIC backs up along Main Street Tuesday afternoon at the approach to the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing.

Municipal elections are poorly supported. Our mayors were elected by acclamation. Maybe it’s time we showed some interest.

Lynn Gordon North Vancouver

Twinning wastes taxes Dear Editor: I wholeheartedly agree with Coun. Rod Clark’s stand on the City of North Vancouver’s twinning relationships with Chiba in Japan and Huizhou in China and his attempts to save my tax dollars.

Why on earth is the city involved in doing the provincial government’s job of looking for business?

How did council have the right to make this ‘twinning’ arrangement without consent of we the tax payers in the first place? Just because it was provincially funded ($43,000) doesn’t mean it hasn’t cost us all a lot more for such grand tours by the hierarchy of politicians in our community.

If it means a costly referendum to get rid of such extravagance for unproven benefits to us, I say let’s have a referendum and stop such frivolous spending of our tax dollars.

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Quebec-first will hurt NDP

THE recent visit to B.C. of federal NDP leadership candidate Brian Topp served as a reminder that the sudden success of the party at the national level presents a potential downside for the provincial wing.

Topp, like many other federal New Democrats, expressed his support for giving Quebec more seats in the House of Commons at the expense of provinces such as British Columbia.

He argues Quebec has a unique and historical place in Confederation, and so must be treated differently.

The federal NDP doesn’t like plans to expand the House of Commons to give 30 new seats to Ontario, B.C. and Alberta.

The three provinces are severely underrepresented in Parliament, based on growing populations in each of them.

But Quebec, which is already guaranteed 75 seats, would not receive more seats under the proposal and therefore its actual influence in Parliament would be diminished. This doesn’t sit well with Quebec nationalists, of course, who wield considerable influence over the electorate in their province.

Now that the NDP is the dominant federal party in Quebec, it finds itself pandering to that province’s self-interest at the expense of the interests of other provinces.

The federal NDP has been courting Quebec’s support for some time now. Its late leader, Jack Layton, pledged to block the redistribution plans last year and even wrote a letter to then-Bloc Québecois leader Gilles Duceppe pledging that his party would block any legislation “that would lead to the reduction of Quebec’s political weight in the House of Commons.”

The NDP also supported a law making it mandatory that Supreme Court of Canada justices had to be bilingual, which may bar a large number of qualified jurists in Western Canada from ever being appointed to the top bench.

Layton made it clear that winning seats in Quebec was a top priority for him. The fact his party exceeded even his loftiest dreams made for a deliriously happy election night for the NDP. But now the party may start paying the price that comes with cozying up to a province that demands special status above all others.

The NDP has its historic roots in western Canada, and British Columbia has long been a particular stronghold. But will those ties now become strained, even broken, as the party shifts its focus to Quebec?

The federal caucus is now dominated by MPs from Quebec. Many of those 59

View from the Ledge Keith Baldrey

MPs are Quebec-firsters, and whoever wins the party leadership must walk a fine line between accommodating Quebec’s interests while not penalizing traditional areas of strength such as British Columbia and Ontario.

But blocking attempts to give B.C. a more deserving presence in Parliament is a no-go in this province. Topp appeared on CKNW radio last week and said he thought British Columbians would gladly give Quebec more than its fair share of seats, which

suggests he is severely out-ofstep with public opinion in this province.

And this brings us to the impact that pandering to Quebec may have on the B.C. wing of the party. NDP leader Adrian Dix has only said he supports giving British Columbia more seats in the House of Commons, but he has not — at least at the time of this writing — explained whether he also favours retaining Quebec’s current strength in the House.

If the federal NDP becomes painted as a Quebec-first party, this will undoubtedly give the B.C. Liberals (and the B.C. Conservatives) a lot of ammunition with which to fire away at Dix and his colleagues.

The impact of this situation would be felt most significantly outside of Metro Vancouver. Dix has made winning seats in the Interior — places like Vernon, Penticton, the Cariboo and the south Okanagan — a priority for him in the next

election.

But those areas are also former strongholds of the old Reform Party, which had at its philosophical core a deep animosity towards Quebec.

I suspect many people who voted for that party — which put up some impressive landslide wins in elections — felt the same way.

A number of political observers — including myself — said on the recent federal election night a few months back that the NDP should be careful what it wished for when it came to winning electoral success in Quebec.

And now the B.C. NDP may be about to find out how true that prediction was to blaze a different trail.

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Friday, September 23, 2011 - North Shore News - A9

Bacon fat and the end of all things

A short time ago, while I was making bacon as it happens, I came to realize that I don’t want the world to end.

Some of you may be surprised that I had to go so far as to make bacon to decide that the collapse of civilization would be a bad thing. But to those I say this: Can you say with complete honesty that you aren’t a little bit curious to see what it would be like? The answer is no.

For thousands of years, Western civilization has been obsessed with the Apocalypse.

In the book of Revelation, God puts an end to humanity in all kinds of interesting ways, from plagues to war to — oddly specifically — 200 million fire-breathing lionheaded horses with snake tails.

There’s a reason this is such a popular part of scripture: Deep down, we secretly think it might be kind of neat.

Admittedly some of Revelation was probably meant in a metaphorical sense, like the whole Beast-of-the-Sea part (“Remember that sevenheaded, 10-horned thing that came out of the ocean a while back with the leopard body, bear feet and lion mouths?”

“Yeah. I remember that.” “We should put it in charge of our country.” “That’s a good idea.

Maybe it can fix Medicare”) but it’s hard to argue it’s not a little bit fun to imagine.

In the movies, human civilization collapses all the time for the same reason.

Who, aside from the millions of people who were smart enough not to buy a ticket, didn’t enjoy watching mankind wiped out by dragons in Reign of Fire? In Terminator, most of us are killed by nuclear bombs and the rest are shot by robots. Hooray! In Resident Evil it’s a virus that turns all people, with the exception of genetically engineered ’90sera supermodels, either into zombies or octopus-mouthed businessmen. They’ve made three sequels.

In 28 Days Later, a terrible disease that makes your eyes go red and makes you want to barf in other people’s faces nearly wipes out England.

It was such a popular idea that they made another one in which that happens to everybody else.

In the War of the Worlds, the problem is aliens. And while burying machines all over the earth before the rise of civilization and then

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waiting for humans to get really advanced and numerous before digging them up and evaporating people one by one may not be the most efficient way to extinguish a species, it certainly makes for good viewing. And who could forget this year’s Planet of the Apes prequel, in which the problem isn’t nuclear war or disease so much as it is monkeys?

Oh. And in last week’s Contagion, millions of people were wiped out by Gwyneth Paltrow. The list goes on.

Movies keep ending the world because people want to see it happen. And people want to see it happen because it indulges a kind of universal fantasy.

Our lives are filled with thousands of written and unwritten rules that we’re forced to follow on a daily basis. They’re the ubiquitous fun-killing code of conduct that makes us stand at right on the escalator, wear pants in public and thank as opposed to noogie the bus driver.

It’s why we go grocery shopping as opposed to grocery looting, why we go to funerals in non-Power-Rangers themed outfits; it’s why we quietly remind the person in front of us in line that it’s an eight-item express check-out as opposed to just beating them to death with their 18th bag of ’Tater Tots.

In a post-apocalyptic world, these rules go out the window.

When the Four Horsemen show up, there’ll be a lot of fire and boiling seas and other ostensible bummers, but you know what you won’t be doing? Separating your trash from the recycling. Ever again.

What’s more, the hardy survivors of civilization’s end invariably face interesting challenges. Why is driving the kids to school boring? Because you don’t have to fight giant moths to do it. Why don’t people like staff meetings?

Because no one there is trying to eat their brains.

This idea, whether people admit it or not, holds a universal appeal. I’m no exception.

From a young age, I always quietly looked forward to the day society came apart, when I could finally stop making my bed, put on an impractical but cool looking post-apocalyptic outfit (leather coat, extra belt, back-hostered shotgun, jaunty hat) and set off into the badlands shooting mutants and walking calmly away from explosions.

This vision, of course, was founded on two assumptions: 1) That I would survive whatever nuclear/ environmental/monkey-based holocaust happened to be at issue, and 2) That I wouldn’t go bananas.

These assumptions came into question recently when I was in my kitchen.

I was preparing myself a simple, healthy breakfast, when I inadvertently got my fingers and a good portion of my forearm covered in bacon fat.

How I did this is beside the point.

“Not a problem,” I thought. “I’ll simply wash the grease off using the fresh, abundant water that I assume will always be readily available in my tap.” It wasn’t until I got to the sink that I remembered the plumbing in my building had been shut off for the day.

My reaction, in the face of the unexpected loss of a single aspect of civilization, was to freak right the hell out. I ran around the house looking for something to wipe my hands on and, realizing there was nothing, dialled my phone, presumably with my elbows, and then made my way the three blocks to a friend’s house and washed my hands there.

The experience made me wonder how I would handle society’s collapse. What would I do without

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INQUIRING REPORTER ON Tuesday, Canada’s Conservativegovernment rolled out the Safe Streets and Communities Act — an omnibus bill combining nine previously introduced crime bills that failed to pass during Harper’s minority reign.

The legislation will impose harsher punishments for sexual predators and drug criminals and see the end of house arrest and pardons for serious offenders. Critics say the new laws come at a huge cost to taxpayers and will do nothing to reduce crime. Supporters argue it will make our country safer. The answer will become clear in time.

— Kerry Blackadar

Tim Crossin Courtney No. I believe prevention is the way to go. We have to figure out what’s causing crime. It’s a knee-jerk political ideology and it will cost us money.

Craven Denson North Vancouver Yes. I think keeping criminals off the streets will make it safer for us all.

Do stiffer sentences make our communities safer?

Mary Delaney West Vancouver Yes. I think the prospective of a significant jail time sentence is a deterrent.

Mahsa Kia Vancouver It depends. You can’t have one generic rule for everyone — but if someone does something and you let them go free, they may do it again.

Mike Healey North Vancouver Definitely, but I think the punishment has to fit the crime.

MP John Weston visits Iraq Jane Seyd jseyd@nsnews.com

WEST Vancouver MP John Weston says he has a renewed appreciation for Canadian freedoms after recently returning from Iraq, where he spoke to government officials about human rights.

Weston made the rare trip with the organization One Free World International, a Toronto-based Christian group that advocates for religious minorities and human rights in areas around the world.

“No one remembers when a Canadian member of Parliament was last there,” said Weston, following his return from

Iraq on Sept. 15. Yet, he said, “Our voice there is disproportionately influential.”

For many years, minority groups lived together in relative peace in Iraq, said Weston. But years of war have destroyed that. Among those Weston spoke to in Iraq who have suffered persecution were Yazidi, members of a Kurdish religion in northern Iraq, Sabeans, members of another small religious sect, and Christians, whose numbers in Iraq have declined by 50 per cent since 2003.

Weston travelled with the leader of One Free World, Majed El Shafie, and met high-level officials including the vice-president, and vice-prime minister of Iraq and the president of the Iraqi parliament.

“We wanted to leave the message that we cared about the rights of minorities,” said Weston. He said he hopes the government will

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Weston was in Iraq from Sept. 6 to 15. While there, he wore body armour and travelled in armored convoys with tight security.

It was a stark contrast to a recent trip around his own riding where he rode his bicycle, he added.

“It was overwhelming to witness the fear and distrust in a community beleaguered by violence,” he said. “You appreciate the freedoms we have in Canada.”

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Friday, September 23, 2011 - North Shore News - A11

Prank triggers flood, evacuation at Sentinel

James Weldon jweldon@nsnews.com

WEST Vancouver’s Sentinel secondary was evacuated Tuesday afternoon when someone fooling around with a sprinkler head managed to flood an entire wing of the school.

Firefighters were called to the campus at about 1 p.m. when the school’s fire alarm went off. Crews arrived to find students already outside and water gushing from a sprinkler on the second floor of the east wing.

It emerged later that someone had locked a padlock on to the sprinkler head, and that when the lock’s owner had gone to retrieve it, they had inadvertently triggered the system.

Firefighters quickly shut off the water and plugged the head — only about eight minutes after it had been triggered, they estimate — but by then several classrooms, a wood shop and an art room had already flooded to a depth of several centimetres. Water had also made its way into the walls and electrical systems, and had leaked down as far as the basement.

While students waited outside, the firefighters and maintenance staff set about containing the flood and vacuuming it up with special equipment.

Students were allowed back in to dry areas of the facility after about 45 minutes. The cleanup continued until 11 p.m.

Although firefighters initially pegged repair work in the thousands of dollars, the school district later concluded that was an overestimate.

“It looks like really minimal damage,” said superintendent of schools Chris Kennedy. “I’ve been told that in most of the classrooms you couldn’t tell it had happened.”

The affected wing was back up and running Wednesday morning.

The students involved came forward after the incident. Kennedy said he was satisfied the outcome was unintentional.

While firefighters frequently respond to false alarms, it’s unusual for padlocks to be involved, said West Vancouver division fire chief Martin Ernst.

“I’ve been in the fire service 25 years, and I haven’t seen that,” he said. “It was a prank or practical joke that went horribly wrong.”

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A12 - North Shore News - Friday, September 23, 2011

BRIGHT LIGHTS

Silver Harbour’s Moon Festival

by Paul McGrath

Event organizer Sepideh Sarrafpour transforms into a Chinese opera actor.

Silver Harbour executive director Annwen Loverin brings her daughter Kiera.

Yu Hua Miao performs a work of Chinese opera.

Representatives of Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre presented a Moon Festival, also known as a mid-autumn harvest festival, Sept. 7. The harvest festival is celebrated by many Asian cultures around the world. The North Vancouver event, supported by New Horizons for Seniors, featured festive treats such as moon cakes and musical performances by the Seniors Research Group of Chinese Opera and Music.

Yu Wen Chen and Jennifer Ko greet guests.

MLA Naomi Yamamoto and District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton attend.

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MLA Jane Thornthwaite and Viva Korea’s Chang Hwa Lee team up for a photo.

Sisters Nicole and Janice Chen enjoy the festivities.

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Friday, September 23, 2011 - North Shore News - A13

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to ARTS & CULTURE

Duo Concertante visiting West Coast: Page 25 Carmen Souza’s Cape Verdean roots run soul deep: Page 28 Ry Cooder’s wry tunes have never sounded better: Page 29 Moneyball hits a home run: Page 30 Mexican filmmaker Nicolás Pereda is making it all up as he goes along: Page 33

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

PRESENTATION House Theatre’s new artistic director Kim Selody has worked with theatre companies across Canada.

VIFF Film & TV Forum — Michael Arndt says great endings not easy to come by: Page 35 More online at www.nsnews.com/ entertainment twitter.com/ NSNPulse

PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE’S KIM SELODY

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ASK Kim Selody what it takes to make successful theatre, and the 33-year veteran of the Canadian stage will make one thing very clear: it’s not about the building.

“You can actually do theatre anywhere,” he says. “You just need a space where you can see and hear the human beings. That’s what makes live theatre interesting. So you don’t need a lot, you just need to remove the obstacles . . . the basis is the human being.”

Nevertheless, Selody joins North Vancouver’s Presentation House Theatre as its new artistic director at a time when the company is hoping to move from its current ramshackle building into a new facility — likely in the next five to

10 years. It’s can be an “extremely chaotic and challenging” experience, Selody says, and he should know.

“I seem to have ended up working with a lot of theatres just as they were opening buildings,” he says. “I stage-managed the very first show at the Waterfront Theatre. I worked backstage and onstage when the Arts Club opened on Granville Island. I worked on the design at Performance Works. I’ve had a long relationship with Manitoba Theatre for Young People. I’ve directed a show there every year for almost 22 years and I acted and directed in the first shows in their new $60-million theatre. Strangely enough I also directed the first show in Prairie Theatre’s new building.

“Theatre has a reputation for on-time delivery,” Selody says. “If we say it’s going to open on Tuesday at 8 p.m., it opens on Tuesday at 8 p.m. When See Theatre page 38

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Sept. 24 @ 8 pm | $32/$29 Cape Verdean world jazz artist featuring sunny Latin and African rhythms.

The Buddy Holly Story

Arts Club ON TOUR Sept. 27 & 28 @ 8 pm | $45/$42 The world’s most successful Rock ‘n’ Roll musical, charting the life and music of Buddy Holly.

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Absorption, Reflection, Illumination: An exhibition of abstracted sculpture, paintings and tailored sources of light by Peter Pierobon, Sibeal Foyle and Kent Anderson will run from Sept. 30 to Oct. 22.

Opening reception: Thursday, Sept. 29, 7-9 p.m.

The Gift Box: Small, impulsebuy gift items will be for sale until Jan. 30, 2012. Works from artists Jen Ellis, Mary Blaze, Heike Kapp, Ana Isabel and Lina Cutnam on sale until Oct. 31.

District Foyer Gallery: 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Info: 604-988-6844 or www.nvartscouncil.ca.

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition that explores decay in different mediums with stone sculptures

by Oliver Harwood and acrylic paintings of vintage trucks and tractors by Warren Oneschuk until Oct. 19.

District Library Gallery: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: www. nvartscouncil.ca.

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present a photography exhibit titled Photosynthesis: a vivid See more page 17

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Word on the Street

NORTH Shore writer Timothy Taylor speaks in the Author’s Tent at Library Square and CBC Plaza downtown on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2:15 p.m. as part of this year’s Word on the Street celebrations. This year the national literary event runs over three days starting today. For more information on Vancouver highlights go to www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/vancouver.

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Fringe favourite

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THE musical satire Smile, a big hit at the 2011 Vancouver Fringe Festival, will be presented at Presentation House Theatre Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. with weekend matinees at 2 p.m. For tickets ($18/$12) and more information on the production visit www.awkwardstageproductions.com.

From page 16 photographic exhibition of diverse foliage by Jennifer Lamb until Sept. 28.

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present a photography exhibition of Daniel deRegt’s work Sept. 28-Nov. 9. Opening reception: Saturday, Oct. 1, 2-4 p.m.

Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Admission to all shows is free. Info: 604-925-7290 or www.ferrybuildinggallery.com.

Gallery hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Closed Mondays.

Call for Entries: North Shore, Sea to Sky Corridor and Sunshine Coast artists are invited to submit work to be juried for future exhibits Sunday, Sept. 25, 9-11 a.m. Pick up will be from 3 to 4 p.m.

Objective Reality: A mixed media exhibition will run from Sept. 27-Oct. 16. Opening reception: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m. Artists in attendance: Saturday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m.

Painters’ Landing: Artists are invited to work, exhibit and sell art on the grass areas at Ambleside Landing and Millenium Park until Oct. 31. Fee: $55 per month. Info: 604-925-7290.

The Gallery at Artisan Square: 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Info: 604-947-2454 or www.biac.ca. Hours: Friday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m.

Gallery Jones: 1531 Marine Dr., West

Vancouver. Info: 604-926-2233.

Gallery YoYo: 312 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 1-5:30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-9832896.

Graffiti Co. Art Studio: 171 East First St., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604980-1699 or www.graffiticoart.com.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634.

James Tabasi’s work will be exhibited from Oct. 2 to 31 to raise funds for the new HOpe Centre for Mental Health at Lions Gate Hospital.

Lions Bay Art Gallery: 350 Centre Rd., Lions Bay. Gallery hours: Monday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: www.lionsbayartgallery.com or 604921-7865.

Featuring established and upcoming artists.

North Vancouver Community History Centre: 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver.

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Info and registration: 604-990-3700, ext. 8016.

As Dreamt, As Built — Maps and Plans of North Vancouver. An ongoing exhibit of documents that highlight the community’s development.

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Artists for Kids After School Art Fall registration begins September 23, 2011 Classes for Young Artists ages 5-18 Taught by Terrific Teachers in a North Shore school near you Course information available at our website.

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Entwined Histories: An exhibition of Native arts and artifacts showcasing the collection of Maisie Hurley, a non-native activist, until Nov. 6.

North Vancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit defining life in North Vancouver.

Presentation House Gallery: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Gallery hours: Wednesday -Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604-986-1351 or www. presentationhousegall.com.

Tulsa and The Park: An exhibition of photographs by Larry Clark on underworld drug use, sex and violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma and prints by Kohei Yoshiyuki of outdoor sex in Japan will run until Oct. 30.

Presentation House Satellite Gallery: 560 Seymour St., Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Info: www.satellitegallery. ca.

Ron Andrews Community Space: 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9807182.

Scapes: Colleen Cosgrove and Brenda Cross’ works of pastel on archival paper will be on display until Oct. 30.

Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

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In Search of Colour: Mother and daughter Krystyna and Elizabeth May explore individual expression and communication through art, until Oct. 2.

Krystyna is an art therapist and

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Annual Call for Entry for Shows: Artists are invited to drop off their work to be juried Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. Pick up will be from 2 to 2:30 p.m.

Starfire Studio: 6607 Royal

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Studio Art Gallery at Capilano University: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver.

Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Studio 195 Gallery: 195 Pemberton Ave., North

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A Touch of Paris: Meet 15 artists in their studios in a sidewalk cafe atmosphere Saturday, Oct. 1, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. The artists include both painters and sculptors.

Tartooful: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10

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The Art of the Fool: Original works inspired by the Jokerworld collection will be on display until Nov. 22.

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West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Hours: MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Info: 604-925-7290.

Art in the Hall — Keel Blocks: Photographs by North Shore News photographer Mike Wakefield of the blocks used to support the keels of ships under repair in North Vancouver shipyards will be on display until Sept. 30 West Vancouver Museum: 680 17th St., West Vancouver.

Museum hours: TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Info: 604-925-7295 or www. westvancouvermuseum.ca.

Longing: Sonny Assu’s sculptures and photographs will be on display until Nov. 5.

Artist talk: Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m.

CONCERTS Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/nscucentre.

Cap Classics Series — One Tonne Brass Quintet: A free concert Friday, Sept. 23, 11:45 a.m-12:45 p.m. Info: 604-9844951 or music@capilanou.ca.

Cap Jazz Series: Vocalist/ guitarist Carmen Souza will perform a concert influenced

by African, Latin, American jazz and Cape Verdean music Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $32/$29.

Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www. centennialtheatre.com. Box office: 604-984-4484.

Nay-O-Ney Fazel Jamshidi and Esrafil Shirchi: A traditional Iranian music concert with live calligraphy Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $35-$50.

Mehregan Music Festival: A presentation by the Iranian Canadian Congress Sunday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $40. Tickets: 604-980-4086.

The Irish Rovers will perform their hits as well as new Irish favourites Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $42.50.

Matt Andersen will perform a concert of blues, roots and rock music Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30/$27.

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Head-turning display: Inspired by the events taking place at the Maiwa Symposium, Urbanity is holding an exhibit of knitted hats by British designer Jools Elphick, now through Sept. 28 at 2412 Granville St., Vancouver. Search Jools Elphick on Facebook for details.

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MUSIC VIOLIN AND PIANO REPERTOIRE

Duo Concertante visiting West Coast

■ Duo Concertante: Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Silk Purse Arts Centre at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $12. Info: www.silkpurse.ca. And, Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. at St. Monica’s Church.

Tickets: $18. Info: 604-921-9112.

Erin McPhee emcphee@nsnews.com

TIMOTHY Steeves and Nancy Dahn’s lives are truly grounded in their art.

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DUO Concertante (Timothy Steeves and Nancy Dahn) are planning a triple-disc set of Beethoven’s sonatas for their next recording project.

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Steeves, a pianist, and Dahn, a violinist, are partners both professionally, as members of the acclaimed Duo Concertante, as well as personally, as husband and wife.

“I don’t think there’s anything that moves me as much as music. . . . It just fills you up so much and is just so intellectually complex as well. It just seems to get your whole self firing on all cylinders.

That’s what keeps us going,” says Dahn.

The pair met through their work as professors in the School of Music at Memorial University in St. John’s, N.L. Given offices across the hall from one another, they opted to begin making music together.

“We just clicked. Our musical partnership started before the romantic one,” says Dahn.

She and Steeves started performing as friends in 1997 and later fell in love, marrying in 1998.

In addition to various solo projects over they years, they’ve had widespread success as Duo Concertante, having five records under their belts, including last year’s Wild Bird. The album’s “Duo for Violin and Piano,” written by Murray Schafer, won a Juno Award for Best Classical Composition earlier this year. Dahn and Steeves have received a number of other accolades over the years, including being named Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council’s artist of the year in

2010. They’re artistic directors of the Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival, an annual two-week St. John’s summer festival they founded in 2000 that features performances as well as workshops and master classes.

They maintain a busy international touring schedule, which includes two stops in West Vancouver next week: Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Silk Purse Arts Centre; and Saturday, Oct. 1 at St. Monica’s Church.

“It’s a very different feeling when I play with anyone else now because I play so much with Tim,” says Dahn. “We have a way of reading each other that’s pretty immediate. There’s also such feelings of acceptance there with him.”

When asked about their unique professional and personal partnership, both talents attest it’s a successful one.

“We know some couples who really separate it, you know they have their professional thing and their sort of family thing, but for us it’s always been somehow combined and that’s worked really, really well for us,” says Steeves.

Music is very much at the heart of family life, especially now that their children are showing an interest; their 12-year-old daughter plays piano and violin and their nine-year-old son has picked up cello and piano.

“It’s sort of all-encompassing, our lives. It’s all one big mash — the family, the marriage, the music — it’s all we know,” says Dahn.

“One big mash” could be used to describe their repertoire, which sees them perform a combination of pieces from the classical tradition and new works commissioned for them.

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Capilano U Cap Tourism students, Samantha Glennie (second from left) and Cat Lapointe (second from right), are joined by two new Russian friends at a summer camp for volunteers in the Krasnodar region of Russia. Ten Cap students and four faculty members were there July 29 to August 10 to share their Olympic Games volunteer experiences with 400 Russian youths interested in volunteering during the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.

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Cape Verdean roots run soul deep ■ Carmen Souza, Capilano University Centre for the Performing Arts, Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets $32/$29.

John Goodman jgoodman@nsnews.com Cape Verdean musician Carmen Souza opens Capilano University’s fall arts season tomorrow night with a show at the Centre for the Performing Arts.

Born in Lisbon to first generation Cape Verdean immigrants Souza bridges two worlds with a modernist perspective on folkloric roots. Her latest album, Protegid, features lyrics sung entirely in Cape Verdean Creole. Her sound has a little bit of everything influenced by genres that have gone back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean several times. Horace Silver’s hard bop funk meets Cape Verde’s African roots in a Lisbon café.

Currently touring North America with a trio Souza spoke to the North Shore News from California where her band had performances before heading north.

North Shore News: What’s the Cape Verdean community like in Lisbon?

Carmen Souza: It’s a community that’s been there for years and years. My parents generation is now 60-plus and there’s been a big development over generations. There are really strong relations between Portugal and Cape Verde and it’s just like home with the same language. I grew up in a community like that. In my time, in the ’80s, there weren’t that many Cape Verdeans in the area where we lived but within the family we had that environment and culture. I grew up with both sides — the Cape Verdean side and the European side.

North Shore News: Where were your parents from?

Carmen Souza: They are from Santo Antão, the greenest island in Cape Verde. It has a lot of big mountains and is very beautiful actually. They moved to Portugal in their early 20’s — like many Cape Verdeans they went in search of better conditions for their lives. They got married there. They spoke Creole with me and I would respond back to them in Portuguese. It was a whole big mixture. I always understood Creole because it was the language that I grew up listening to.

I could understand and I could speak it. Now all of my lyrics are in Creole as well.

North Shore News: How did you get involved in music?

Carmen Souza: My parents are Christian and I went to church every Sunday listening to gospel music and Cape Verdean

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music. Also my father played the guitar. It was in 2001 that I met Theo Pas’cal, the musical director, who has been working with me for 10 years. He really got me into doing music and going deeper on the music side. I started to work on his projects. He was already an established musician in Portugal and he taught me a lot of things and opened my mind to a lot of things such as jazz. That’s how I grew up musically.

North Shore News: Where did Theo see you perform?

Carmen Souza: I was auditioning for a gospel choir and he was the musical director at that time. I was chosen in the audition and that’s where everything started. He invited me to work on several other projects that he had.

North Shore News: How do you write songs with Theo?

Carmen Souza: We compose together and it’s been like this for 10 years. It’s basically creating conversations between the two of us. The songs and lyrics come from photo Patricia Pascal what you live daily and the music is just transpiring CARMEN Souza used a mobile studio to record her album Protegid while touring. from that. It’s been a very natural process and a very Carmen Souza: They had no boundaries in terms of music and comfortable environment to work with. we like that. And we also made sure that they all had their own personal thing on the album. We wanted them to come and North Shore News: Where did you record Protegid?

Carmen Souza: Protegid was recorded in several places because show their own personal experience and their own musicality about where they were coming from. We had the pleasure we were touring at the time. We wouldn’t have much time to work with Omar Sosa, a great pianist from Cuba, Marc to get into a studio so we took a mobile studio with us and Berthoumieux, an accordion player from France, and so many recorded in Canada, in France, in New York. It was so much others. It was a blessing. better to record the album like that because it became really special. It had a lot of different elements from different places.

North Shore News: Who’s coming with you on tour?

That was the way. We’ll record that way again. It gives the Carmen Souza: We have Theo Pas’cal on bass and double album a whole different sound with different energies and bass, of course, and then we have Jonathan Idiagbonya, who is different inspirations. a Nigerian U.K.-based piano player — they call him the Oscar North Shore News: A lot of different flavours on the record Peterson from Africa — and we have a Brazilian drummer, — how was it working with all the musicians?

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North Shore News: Most of the material on Protegid is original but you chose to do two covers — “Sodade” and “Song for My Father.” How did you choose those two?

Carmen Souza: “Sodade” is like the Cape Verdean hymn you know and so I decided to include the best of my roots and the best of my influences.

“Sodade” is a song that has spread around the world and everybody knows it to be Cape Verdean. You can’t speak about Cape Verde and not speak about “Sodade.” Horace Silver was a great pianist who inspires me a lot and he had Cape Verdean origins as well. I do “Song for My Father” and I transcribed the piano solo on his album and made lyrics in Creole dedicating the song to my father as Horace Silver dedicated to his.

North Shore News: Have you been to Vancouver before?

Carmen Souza: I played on Vancouver Island in 2006. It was a great adventure but we didn’t have much time to see things so I’m looking forward to this trip.

Friday, September 23, 2011 - North Shore News - A29

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RY Cooder’s latest album, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, features 14 original tracks that veer all over the Americana map.

Cooder’s wry tunes never sounded better John Goodman jgoodman@nsnews.com

■ Ry Cooder — Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch Records) Rating: 9 (out of 10) Ry Cooder has put out many fine records over his long career and Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down ranks right up there with the best of them.

His first five solo albums on Reprise from 1970 to 1976 are a continuous string of masterpieces. On his eponymous debut, Into the Purple Valley, Paradise and Lunch, Boomer’s Story and Chicken Skin Music, Cooder created his own unique fusion of blues, folk, country, gospel, rock and Tex-Mex tunes.

The roots musician has kept cooking with this mix ever since. There are no borders in his music although as an artist he is very cognizant of place.

As a session player early on (for the likes of Jackie DeShannon, Taj Mahal, the Rolling Stones and Captain Beefheart) and as a leader of his own bands, Los Angeles and the surrounding southern California desert region have been a constant presence in everything he does.

Like blood in the tracks it’s part of the vibe — these sounds were made in L.A. Almost all of the tracks on Cooder’s early seminal works were covers of other people’s work that he rebuilt as he saw fit. Name another musician who could cover one of of Sleepy John Estes’ idiosyncratic tunes and make it work. Timeless roots Americana operating both as documentation of things past and as contemporary art.

In the past decade Cooder has begun composing more of his own material with varying results. Some of his recent music for Nonesuch Records

CD REVIEW has lacked the dynamic of earlier work although Chavez Ravine’s album-long leftist analysis of a working class MexicanAmerican neighbourhood in

L.A. was a brilliant pastiche of everything he’s done.

Cooder is completely back on his game for Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down with a funky, soulful set of 14 original tunes that veer all over the map. Opener “No Banker Left Behind” is a Depression-era Uncle Dave Macon stomper that takes its name from a Robert Scheer article published on the truthdig website about the 2008 economic meltdown.

Tracks like “El Corrido de Jesse James,” “Humpty Dumpty World” and “John Lee Hooker for President” are Cooder at his best.

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A30 - North Shore News - Friday, September 23, 2011

FILM

Pitt’s Moneyball hits a home run Julie Crawford Contributing Writer

■ Moneyball. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill.

Rating: 7 (out of 10) It has to be said that my favourite parts of a live baseball game are singing during the seventh-inning stretch, and when the kids race the dogs around the bases. And watch it on TV? Never.

Therefore, director Bennett Miller (Capote), along with writers and cast have pulled off a coup: getting me to wholeheartedly enjoy a film that isn’t just about baseball (yawn), it’s about the business of baseball (snore).

Moneyball has got all the trappings of a great sports movie — an underdog team, a hero past his prime — but it’s told from the fresh perspective of a guy who thinks he’s jinxed, and can’t even leave his office when the game is on.

The film starts with a Mickey Mantle quote and real footage from the 2001 season, where Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) See Pitt page 36

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BRAD Pitt and Jonah Hill star in Moneyball, based on Michael Lewis’ 2003 book about the Oakland Athletics baseball team. The film is now showing at Park & Tilford Cineplex.

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Perpetual Motion: The Films of Nicolás Pereda Pacific Cinémathèque presents a retrospective of the films of Nicolás Pereda, a young, emerging Mexican director with a fast-accumulating body of work, a growing international reputation — and a major Canadian connection. Born in Mexico City in 1982, Pereda holds dual Mexican and Canadian citizenship and is a resident of Toronto, where he studied filmmaking at York University. His meticulous, minimalist, deadpan films, shot in Mexico and resolutely Mexican in their intimate attention to class, culture, social structure, and family relations in Mexican society, have been financed with both Mexican and Canadian money. They also showcase the director’s extraordinary collaboration with actors Teresa Sánchez and Gabino Rodríguez, who, in each of the director’s four dramatic features to date, have played versions of a mother and son struggling with the kitchen-sink realities of working-class life in contemporary Mexico. Films screening through Sept. 26.

Tonight: Perpetuum Mobile at 7 p.m Summer of Goliath plus Interview with the Earth at 8:40 p.m See a profile on Nicolás Pereda on Page 33.

Pearl Jam celebrates 20 years

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CAMERON Crowe (left), used more than 1,200 hours of rare and never-before-seen footage, plus 24 hours of recently shot interview and live footage for his new documentary Pearl Jam Twenty. The film will air Friday, Oct. 21 at 9 p.m. as part of the PBS American Masters series. KCTS Seattle is creating a mini-documentary about today’s Seattle arts scene to coincide with the broadcast. Crowe worked closely with Eddie Vedder (right) and the rest of the band to create the film, an accompanying book and soundtrack album.

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A32 - North Shore News - Friday, September 23, 2011

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Friday, September 23, 2011 - North Shore News - A33

FILM

Pereda making it up as he goes along Mexican filmmaker building his cinematic universe from scratch

■ Perpetual Motion: The Films of Nicolás Pereda, Pacific Cinémathèque, until Sept. 26. For schedule go to www. cinematheque.bc.ca.

John Goodman jgoodman@nsnews.com

A retrospective of the work of someone still in their 20s is a bit unusual to say the least but Pacific Cinémathèque is making a special case for the films of young Mexican director Nicolás Pereda.

The prolific filmmaker has built up a considerable oeuvre over the last couple of years moving back and forth between Toronto and Mexico. Born in Mexico City in 1982 Pereda moved to Canada when he was 19 to study film at York University. He managed to turn his grad thesis Where Are Their Stories? (¿Dónde están sus historias?, Mexico/Canada, 2007) into his first feature film and has been turning out top quality cinema ever since. The Cinémathèque is showing all five of his feature films over the next week.

New York City’s Anthology Film Archives, which screened the retrospective in July, says “Pereda combines aspects of some of the most notable trends in contemporary world cinema, including elements of deadpan minimalism, slacker cinema, the documentary/ fiction hybrid, and long-take formalism. And like Tsai Ming-Liang, Pedro Costa and Jia Zhang-ke, his work has focused on a handful of actors who reappear from film to film, playing fascinating variations on their previous roles. Drawing a great deal of their power from these actors’ remarkable presence, and from his own evocative sense of place, Pereda’s films are among the chief testaments to the incredible vitality and creativity of Mexican cinema today.”

Like Portugal’s Costa, Pereda focuses on the trials and tribulations of working class life but he has developed his approach from quite a different perspective. The young filmmaker grew up See Director page 34

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NICOLÁS Pereda’s latest feature film, Summer of Goliath (Verano de Goliat), is included in a retrospective of the Mexican filmmaker’s work at Pacific Cinémathèque.

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A34 - North Shore News - Friday, September 23, 2011

FILM

Director moved to Toronto to study

in an affluent neighbourhood in Mexico City with little to suggest early on what his future might be.

“We had a TV at home but we never had a culture of watching it,” says Pereda. “The only TV was in my parents’ bedroom and we would watch a family movie sometimes but it wasn’t a very common thing for us.”

Although as a child he was interested in the arts there was nothing specific that drew him in. “Film is an area that when you’re young you don’t know if you’re good at it or not,” he says. “Any other art form you’ve had a taste of it in elementary school or high school. If you paint or dance or act or whatever you already know if you can do that or not. When I was 17 or 18 a lot of video cameras came out and it was fairly easy to put together a film on your own with computers. I used to bring a camera to school almost every day.”

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really good friends. I hadn’t seen him act but I knew he was an actor. I didn’t know how he would act but most of the actors that I had in my first film were nonprofessional actors so it didn’t really matter. I quickly realized he could a lot more because he’s a very versatile actor.”

Rodriguez is one of the founders of Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol (Lizards Basking in the Sun) MEXICAN filmmaker a theatrical troupe in Mexico Nicolás Pereda.

City. “I started working with the company,” says Pereda.

“They were a group of people I wanted to continue to work with. It just sort of happened. There was stuff I wanted to do in Canada but the projects kept bringing me back there.

“When we make films I just don’t feel I am alone — everybody is incredibly involved in the films. They have a work environment where they have very little means but they try to do as much as they can with what they have. It’s very nice working with people who are in tune with what you are doing. I just felt that to built that community in Canada would take me a long time. I am planning something in Canada hopefully shooting next year but if I want to do something in Mexico it’s easy to put together a production.”

Other members of Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol appeared in Juntos and the group has been an essential element of all Pereda’s films to date. “They are a lot more radical than myself,” he says. “I am incredibly inspired by what they do. They come up with really crazy things.”

Teresa Sánchez, another important presence in Pereda’s films, mainly worked as a puppeteer before she met the filmmaker. “I was doing some activist videos in Mexico to promote social change,” he says. “Teresa was hired by someone else to act in one of those and I met her there. She was incredibly talented. She had never been in film but had done a lot of puppeteering work. Puppeteers are generally actors and she was very good at comedy. She had a perfect physical presence for the films I wanted to make.”

Pereda shoots all of his films on video with a small crew. Some of his features have been blown up to 35mm but that’s only for distribution purposes. “It’s a bit absurd for some of the films most of the budget goes to transferring to 35mm,” he says. “I’ve only done it for distribution as it’s very complicated to distribute it on video. I think it’s going to change very soon and maybe it’s changed already but when I started four years ago in Mexico the main theatres where I could show my films didn’t have decent video projection. Juntos and All Things Were Now Overtaken by Silence, which is a documentary, didn’t get commercial releases but the other films had potential — I’m not saying a big commercial release but you know five copies in small arthouse theatres — and so it was important to have the 35mm copy for those.”

Each film varies as to how much is scripted and how much is improvised. The actors in Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol collaborated closely with Pereda on Juntos and that’s reflected in the film’s credits. Other productions have been more conventional. “My approach to directing is like my approach to friendship or life generally,” says Pereda. “I don’t have a particular method. I talk to different actors in very different ways and I try different things depending on my relationship with that particular person.”

Pereda has plans to make a film in Canada next year but before that he has one more project lined up with his Mexican ensemble.

The working title for the final film, in what has become an epic series, is Greatest Hits. “In a way Gabino being Teresa’s son and having a girlfriend, that’s Luisa (Pardo), and having a friend, that’s Francisco (Barreiro), and all of them together have appeared here and there in the different films and I think the new film will be about looking back at all the films and talking about representation in cinema and different levels of reality.”

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“The most difficult part was the majority of students had a different outlook on film then I did,” says Pereda. “I felt it was strange the lack of interest towards other stuff. People were very sure of what they wanted to do when we started film school and I was a lot more doubtful of what was around. There was a lot of films and types of filmmaking that I was trying to become aware of.

Not everybody, but a majority of the students already had a clear idea of what kind of films they wanted to do and what kind of films they wanted to be watching.”

Pereda did meet Alejandro Coronado, the cameraman on all his films in Toronto. “We were in the same program at York. We shot a couple of short films. We didn’t have too much time to think about what we were doing as we were shooting so often. It was a good time to meet and find out how we both worked together.”

None of the cast or crew on Pereda’s first project had much experience but one actor in particular stood out and has been featured in almost all of his films to date. He did a lot of video production work in theatre and opera in Mexico City while he was studying at York and met Gabino Rodriguez on one job. “He was the assistant director of one of the plays I was working on,” Pereda says. “We had to spend a lot of time together and became

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Friday, September 23, 2011 - North Shore News - A35

VIFF FILM AND TV FORUM

Great endings not that easy to come by Michael Arndt talks about what works best at film fest forum

■ Michael Arndt speaks at the Vancouver International film Festival’s Film and TV Forum as part of “Film Day” on Sept.

29 at 11:15 a.m. Anyone interested in learning more can go to www.viff.org/forum and register there. Tickets for his workshop are $35 and Forum passes are $325.

Jesse Ferreras Contributing Writer

WHAT makes a great ending? Michael Arndt has a pretty good idea.

“An ending has to wrap not only the narrative logic of the story,” he says, “and it also has to be emotionally fulfilling. It has to wrap up the emotional logic of the story.”

Arndt would know. He’s the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of the 2006 indie hit Little Miss Sunshine and he’s bringing his insights on wrapping up a story to a Sept. 29 session of the Film and TV Forum, being held in conjunction with the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Dubbed “Endings: The Good, the Bad and the Insanely Great,” it will articulate for aspiring screenwriters the difference between a lousy ending, a good ending and a great ending. Endings to films such as Star Wars, The Graduate and Little Miss Sunshine will help him hammer home his points.

When you’re writing a story, the ending can often be the most difficult part. You set up a conflict, maybe a subplot, and you have to resolve them by the end. Any narrative elements you introduce have to fit into your conclusion.

That’s enough to create a “good” ending, the kind of film you’ll smile at, leave the theatre and think about no more when you go home. As Arndt tells it, a “great” ending needs a little more.

“I think that a lot of times, a movie will wrap up the narrative logic nice and cleanly, and the emotional logic nice and cleanly,” he says. “But very frequently, a story’s meaning is very obvious or predictable. You have good guys versus bad guys, and what you want to do is to make the story’s ending meaningful but in a surprising way.”

Arndt feels a good story needs three things at stake: an external set of stakes, like Rocky Balboa becoming champion of the world; an emotional set of stakes, like whether Finding Nemo’s main character will ever get his son to love him again; and a philosophical set of stakes, which sees two values run headlong against each other.

“You want it to look as though the hero has been defeated in all three sets of stakes,” Arndt says. “You want to see him going down in flames and there’s not a positive outcome possible, and then quickly it’s possible. You want to create this sort of cascading reversal in which each of the outcomes gets slipped from negative to positive.”

The Graduate most certainly fits that bill. The 1967 classic told of Benjamin Braddock, a university graduate who isn’t sure what he wants to do with the rest of his life. He’s welcomed as a hero when he comes home to California and his parents expect great things of him. What he wants of himself is another matter entirely.

He gets into an ill-advised affair with Mrs. Robinson, his father’s best friend’s wife, a relationship made all the more complicated when he falls in love with her daughter Elaine.

You’re not entirely sure of where the movie is going with this until the end, when Elaine is about to be married off to another man. Benjamin arrives in a huff, interrupts the wedding and sweeps Elaine off with him on a bus out of town.

They laugh together as they sit in the back seat … and then they stop. They exchange awkward smiles and the movie ends, its denoument accompanied by Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence,” the very song that plays at the film’s opening when you meet a character uncertain of his future.

The ending is strange, but it works … and for Arndt, it’s one of the best ever conceived for film.

“It just always works, it never fails to work,” he says. “I just can’t imagine a more perfectly calibrated and executed ending than The Graduate. It’s the last two minutes are just a happiness machine which sends people out smiling, and that’s a very difficult thing to do.”

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MICHAEL Arndt’s first produced screenplay was Little Miss Sunshine, which received multiple awards including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Twenty-nine riders, 900 km, nine days, one goal

By Shivani Malli “Life is like riding. We can work as individuals or together. Life is easier when we work together towards a common goal,” says Bob Lee, a BC Ambulance Services paramedic and third time rider of the Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast team. For Lee and the rest of his team, the common goal that is at the forefront of their vision as they ride throughout the various communities on Tour, is to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research and support programs.

Lee points out, “When you’re on Tour, it’s more than just cycling.

It’s about meeting kids, families and communities who are affected by cancer and hearing their heartwarming stories. And if I inspire others along the way to donate, then I will have truly reached the finish line of Tour.”

“Our team is a community in itself. Together, we’ll reach the top of the hill, smiling and laughing.

Some riders are even huffing and puffing away, but that’s OK, because we’ll all make it. To me, this is like childhood cancer survivors, where they’ve made it over the bumps and the big hill with the help, generosity and support of others,”says Lee. Lee leaves us with a nice twist to

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CALENDAR From page 20 Duo Concertante will perform Thursday, Sept. 29 at 10:30 a.m.

Tickets: $15/$12.

Pappa’s Got a Brand New Bag: Kentish Steele and The Shantelles will perform R&B renditions of the classics Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20/$18.

Music for Art — Critters: Lions Gate Sinfonia will perform a concert honouring animals that share the planet with us Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12.

St. Monica’s Church: 6404 Wellington Ave., West Vancouver.

Duo Concertante with violinist Nancy Dahn and pianist Timothy Reeves will perform Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $18.

Info: 604-921-9112.

West Vancouver Masonic Hall: 1763 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver.

Live at the Masonic: Vocalists Rae Armour, Linda Kidder and Beverley Elliott will perform Saturday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. Norman Foote will open the show with his comedy and music. Admission: $20. Tickets: foote@normanfoote.com or lkidder@shaw.ca.

West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7407 or www.westvanlib.org.

Friday Night Concert Series: The Human Statues will perform a blend of pop, folk and funk music Friday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

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West Vancouver Presbyterian Church: 2893 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

The Sentimental Journey: A benefit concert with big band sounds of the ’40s Saturday, Sept. 24, 7:30-9:30 p.m. All proceeds will go to the North Shore Crisis Services Society. Tickets: $15/$10/$5.

Key performance

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

CAPILANO University instructor Luke Ma plays a Kawai grand during a piano sale held last weekend in the Sportsplex Gymnasium on campus. The school is renewing its stock of pianos and more than 100 Baby Grands, uprights and digital keyboards were all offered for sale to the public at discount prices.

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THEATRE Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/nscucentre.

Cap Theatre Series: A performance of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Sept. 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $45/$42.

Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

Info and tickets: 604-929-3200 or www.deepcovestage.com.

Book of Days: A dark comic mystery will run Wednesdays to Saturdays from Sept. 30 to Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Admission: $18/$16.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634.

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story will be performed Oct. 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $45/$42/$24.

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Pitt excellent as the Oakland A’s coach From page 30

is losing, again. The Yankees, with their seemingly endless pockets, keep pilfering players from Beane’s team. We’re like their farm team, Beane rails: “organ donors for the rich.” He begs for more money, but is told point blank: “we’re a small market team, and you’re a small market GM.” Beane is faced with replacing two of his star players on a shoestring budget, while his scouts come up with the same old Band-aid solution that keeps the A’s at the bottom of the league. Then, during a meeting with the Cleveland Indians, Beane notices that management keeps whispering to a chubby guy wearing a bad tie. It’s clear that Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) was picked last every gym class, but he knows a thing or two about baseball.

Beane hires him. Peter, fresh from Yale, is a fan of the methodology of Bill James, whose theory suggested that major league teams shouldn’t be looking for big hitters, but guys who could simply get on base.

So start the flow charts, grid and code.

Beane is putting all his balls in one basket, so to speak, but Peter assures him “we’ll find value in players that no one else can see”.

In some cases that logic means converting catchers into first basemen, or signing guys who can barely run to first base, putting together a team “like an Island of Misfit Toys” “Baseball isn’t just numbers,” protests the head scout (Ken Medlock, who has made a career out of playing umpires and coaches).

Beane’s eagerness to bypass scouting methodology stems from his own sad history, when he was persuaded to turn down a

scholarship to Stanford to pursue professional baseball. In flashbacks we watch as a younger Beane (Reed Thompson) endures strikeout after strikeout, a quick dissemination of his self-confidence, a slow ride back to the minors, then out of the bullpen altogether.

The villain in this story is head coach Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who may have to deal with the players he is given, but runs his own roster contrary to Beane and Peter’s system. Howe feels neutered by the stats-based system; plus he’s in a huff because his contract hasn’t been renewed.

Adapted from a non-fiction best-seller by Michael Lewis, screenwriters Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) and Stephen Zaillian (American Gangster, Schindler’s List) craft a screenplay that’s full of witty patter as Beane’s story unfolds.

This is Beane’s story first, a story about a revolutionary system second, with the fate of the Oakland Athletics pulling up the rear. A little more shots on the field, watching the philosophy at work, would be welcome. As is, the success or failure of the Oakland A’s — you decide — rests squarely on Beane’s shoulders.

Pitt follows up The Tree of Life with another stellar performance. He doesn’t hide his handsomeness, though a cheek full of chew doesn’t flatter him, but plays it (somewhat autobiographically?) as a guy whose great genes are failing him, and who needs to find another way to get his point across.

Pitt excels, whether he’s throwing things around the locker room, or spending singledad time with his 12-year-old daughter (Kerris Dorsey). A great film about the business of baseball.

Friday, September 23, 2011 - North Shore News - A37

CALENDAR From page 36 Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets and info: 604-990-3474 or www.phtheatre.org.

Cupid’s in Love: A romantic, comedy, musical Monday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. Admission by donation. Proceeds to benefit the new HOpe Centre for Mental Health at Lions Gate Hospital. There will be an audience talk back session following the performance.

Smile: A musical satire about a teenaged beauty pageant will run from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. and matinees Oct. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $12-$22.

Theatre at Hendry Hall: 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver.

Reservations: 604-983-2633 or www.northvanplayers.ca.

An Evening of Three One-Act Plays: A performance of What Mildred Did!, A Way With Words and Babel’s in Arms will run until Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16.

DANCE Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/nscucentre.

Conversations: Professional jazz musicians from the Capilano jazz studies faculty will perform with tap dancer Heather Cornell and the Manhattan Tap Saturday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $30/$27.

Scapes

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

ARTISTS Colleen Cosgrove and Brenda Cross display a selection of landscapes done in pastels on archival paper in their exhibit, Scapes, at Ron Andrews Rec Centre until Oct. 30.

CLUBS AND PUBS Beans on Lonsdale: 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-2326. Live music every Thursday, 8 p.m.

Brewster’s Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 604-925-9820.

Bridge Between Pub: 1970 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-924-1834 or www.bridgebetween.com.

The Eagles Club Starlight Room: 170 West Third St., North Vancouver.

Harbourside Nights: An evening of rock, hip-hop, folk, roots and electronic featuring Qtripzy, Vancouver Jam Band, Keanna Arnason, Kith & Kin, Treebeard and other guests Friday, Sept. 30, 8-

midnight. Tickets at the door by donation to Musiccounts.ca which helps to keep music alive in schools.

East Side Marios: Lonsdale Quay, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver.

Jack Lonsdale’s Pub: 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986-7333.

Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.

La Zuppa: 1544 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9866556.

SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion with moderator Martin Hunt Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Topic: If goodness and badness depends on consequences, and if consequences are unpredictable, is a bad outcome just a matter of luck? Admission: $5.

Fiesta Flamenco every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, tapas and wine, 6:30 p.m., music, 8:30 p.m.

Legion #118: 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604985-1115 or info@legion118.com.

Chris Haley will perform Saturday, Sept. 24, 7-11 p.m. Guests welcome — you don’t have to be a legion member.

Nasty Habits, a retro 60’s and British Rock band will perform Sept.

30 and Oct. 1 from 7 to 11 p.m. Guests welcome — you don’t have to be a legion member.

The LW Club: 1515 Barrow St., North Vancouver. Info: 604253-7141 or www.lynnwoodinn.com. Doors: 9 p.m.

Open mic every Wednesday hosted by White Lies.

Memphis Blues: 1629 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-929-3699. Live blues every weekend.

Ocean Club Restaurant and Lounge: 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-2326.

Live jazz every Tuesday, 7 p.m.; live DJ Thursday to Sunday, 11 p.m.-3 a.m. Queens Cross Pub: 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.queenscross.com.

Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Sunday, 7:30-11:30 p.m.

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Teaching inspires duo From page 25

inspired these composers to write certain pieces. We want to be instrumental in creation of really great music too,” says Dahn.

The duo also endeavour to be instrumental in the development of young talent, and have worked with countless students over the years.

“You get a lot out of your students,” says Steeves. “It’s tiring, it’s exhausting teaching, but it’s very rewarding because they inspire you, watching them learn and being a part of their growth. I think we’ve both been lucky in that we’ve hard really good students.”

Coming off of a busy performance year, Steeves and Dahn plan to spend the next few months focused on their next recording project, a triple-disc set of Beethoven sonatas. One stage was recorded earlier this summer and they plan to record the second stage in January 2012 and the final pieces in June 2012. The album’s release is tentatively set for late 2012 or early 2013.

“That’s the kind of stuff we really love to play,” says Steeves.

“The Beethoven sonatas are sort of the backbone, I guess you could say, of the violin and piano repertoire.”

And so, they have resonance in terms of the couple’s relationship. “(They’re) what brought us together,” says Dahn.

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CALENDAR OTHER EVENTS Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/nscucentre.

Cap Film Series — Bloodied But Unbowed: An in-depth study of the 70s punk/new wave movement will be screened as well as a short film by students in Capilano University’s documentary film program Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/$6.

Cap Speaker Series — Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: Developmental neuroscientist and former drug addict Marc Lewis will talk about his personal history with drugs and how he overcame the addiction that ultimately led him on a professional path to study the brain Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12/$10.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634.

Movies at the Meek — Certified Copy: A romantic drama of second chances Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12.

Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Info: 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or www.nvdpl.ca.

Family Film Night: A series of free family friendly films will be shown on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Schedule: Oct. 4, Gnomeo and Juliet; Oct. 18, Despicable Me; Nov. 1, Toy Story 3; Nov. 15, Cars 2 and Nov. 29 to be announced. Registration required: 604-9840286, ext. 8144.

Park and Tilford Cineplex: 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

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you’re interfacing that with the construction industry, it’s really interesting because they’re not used to on-time delivery, usually.”

But his long track record of producing shows as the building is being finished around him — “or not being finished,” he laughed — has forced Selody to really think about what is essential to good theatre and what can wait.

Seeing as it’s a few years at least until Presentation House Theatre might be on the move, Selody’s focus is on the building he’s got.

“I quite like the space,” he says. “My biggest fear is that people get so interested in us being in a new space that they won’t come and see us in the space we’re in right now. The building is just an enabler for the art. We can do our work anywhere.”

Born in Vancouver and raised in Prince George, Selody has worked in theatre right across the country and boasts a lengthy resume featuring dozens of shows he has acted in, produced, directed or wrote. He is trained in everything from clowning to miming to stage fighting, and has taught everywhere from Langara to London, UBC to Rotterdam. Selody also holds a half-dozen awards for his work, primarily for staging theatre for young people. His most recent gig was as the theatre officer for the Canada Council.

“Kim is a visionary,” says Shelley MacDonald, a member of Presentation House Theatre’s board. “I felt so excited by what he envisioned for 2012, I felt like leaping out of my seat and applauding. I’m really excited by where Presentation House Theatre is going.”

MacDonald said the company received dozens of applicants for the artistic director position.

“We received a lot of stellar resumes from some real heavy hitters from across Canada,” she says.

Selody says he intends to build on the work of his predecessor Brenda Leadlay, who moved the company away from community theatre and closer to professional productions.

But theatre-goers can also expect to see programming influenced by Selody’s varied career across Canada.

“First of all, what’s really interesting to me about Presentation House is its connection to the community.

This is something I find really exciting, and not as common across the country as you might think. My vision is to have a theatre company and a venue that relates to all aspects of the community. There are elements of the community that are in conflict, that are banging into each other. The theatre should be a place to house those contradictions and tensions. For example, I want to continue to explore the work we’re doing with youth, with aboriginal youth, and for young children.

So in any given week we’d have two- to five-year-olds come through the building, teenagers, youth at risk, also yuppies and senior citizens. They may not all come to see the same work, but they all come through the building.”

Selody also plans to stage forum discussions at Presentation House Theatre to explore some of the issues raised in productions.

“We can find two people who have opposing views on an issue and use the theatre as a platform for them. It’s not that we’re trying to stir up the muck, but we’re trying to bring forth that discourse for the community and using theatre as a catalyst. I think what you’re also going to see is the expansion of programs that the public isn’t directly aware of, like classes.

We are developing a relationship with an organization that deals with inner-city youth and enhancing the lives of youth at-risk. That’s something I have a personal interest in. I also have a long background working in what I call theatre beyond adults, which is theatre for the very young and for various age groups. I try to think first of all about the full human being, from a child to my parent. A big factor is also what’s out there, what’s available and what’s going to work within our budget.

Within that, my esthetic kicks in — do I like it? I like the kind of theatre that entertains and engages, and that can be tricky. I try not to have work that is boring.”

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ERB, DONALD RALPH (1934 to 2011) Beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and best friend, Don passed away on September 12th. He was born and raised in Calgary.

Predeceased by his father and mother, Ralph and Rene, his twin sisters, Glenora and Valerie, brother in law Peter Nicholson and special cousin Bette Boon.

He graduated with a degree in Architecture from University of Manitoba and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Don met his wife-to-be, Susan (Moore), at University and had just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July.

Don and Sue moved from Calgary to Vancouver in 1965 where he practised architecture and formed a partnership in the 70’s, Hanson Erb Architects.

He was known for his generousity, good taste, fine sense of design and colour, and impeccable wardrobe. Don enjoyed a good story (always remembering the punch line), a fine single malt, a dry martini, the fishing trips to the Charlottes, and constantly washing and waxing his car. Don loved his golf and good friendships at Capilano Golf Club and managed to achieve 6 holes-in-one.

Don was extremely proud of his sons, Colin and Blair, and adored their spouses (his girls), Chantel and Amy. He was absolutely delighted with his grandkids, Lachlan and Avery. He will be missed by his nephew, Kirby and a host of great friends and extended family.

Rest in peace and hopefully in addition to a choir of angels there will be a little song and violin playing by your favourites, Renata Tibaldi, Anne Sophie Mutter and Neil Diamond for you to enjoy.

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JANSEN - Gerald Oct. 8, 1930 – Sept. 17, 2011 It is with great sadness we announce that Gerry passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Lions Gate Hospital on September 17, 2011 from complications following a stroke.

He is survived by Anne, his loving wife of 56 years, daughters Laurie (Tom), Cathy (Rex), Sharon (Ken) and son Greg (Brit) and grandchildren Dan, Michelle, Brittany, Shauna, Christa, Amanda, Alyssa and Lisa. Gerry is survived by his sister Annetta (Sandy) and predeceased by his brothers Wilf (Alice) and Edward (Doris). Gerry was born and raised in Winnipeg. He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba in 1955 where he was known as the Blonde Bomber with the Varsity Basketball team.

Gerry and Anne lived in Edmonton for a year before moving to the West Coast in 1956 where they raised their family.

Gerry enjoyed a long career working for Shell Oil and B.C. Hydro. He enjoyed many happy years of tennis and curling at the North Shore Winter Club, representing B.C. twice in national curling championships.

Golfing at Meadow Gardens and travelling with friends and family were his other passions along with being an avid bridge player.

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A special thanks to the nurses and staff at Lions Gate Hospital for their care and support.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the B.C. Cancer Foundation or Parkinson Society BC would be greatly appreciated. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the North Shore Winter Club, 1325 Keith Road, North Vancouver.

Bugden, Helen Nov 15, 1928 - Sept 10, 2011 BUGDEN (nee King), Helen, passed away on September 10th, 2011 at Lions Gate Hospital. Helen was born in Sydney NS, and moved to West Vancouver in 1967. Helen was predeceased by Ken, her husband of 58 years. Helen is survived by her sons Earl (Debra) and George (Nadine), and her grandchildren Jennifer, Mark, Heather and Michelle. A private service will be held. Donations may be made in memory of the deceased to a charity of your choice.

ROY, Bill (William Charles) 1943-2011 Peacefully at home in Ottawa on Friday, September 16, 2011 following his eighteen month battle with leukemia. Loving husband for 22 years to Deborah Casey, he will also be sadly missed by his sister Susan Kaija, brother Dalton Roy (Wendy), friends and relatives back East, and many friends on the North Shore. For those who wish, contributions in Bill’s memory may be directed to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada or the Ottawa General Hospital.

They say there is a reason They say that time will heal But neither time nor reason Will change the way we feel, For no one knows the heartache That lies behind our smiles No one knows how many times We have broken down and cried, We want to tell you something So there won’t be any doubt You’re so wonderful to think of But so hard to be without, As we look upon your picture Sweet memories we recall Of a face so full of sunshine A smile for one and all, Though your smile has gone forever And your hand we cannot touch We shall never lose sweet memories Of the one we loved so much, With much love,

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TUCKER, OWEN KYLE June 17, 1990 − Sept. 12, 2011 After a courageous lifetime battle with mental illness, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear son, brother and grandson, Owen. In addition to his family and friends, he will be sorely missed by his extended family within the mental health team and his companions at The Goodman House, where Owen resided for the past 6 months.

Although Owen lived a life of isolation characterized by depression, he found great comfort with his dog Bromley, hiking the north shore trails, golfing, spending time at the family cabin, listening to music, watching movies and best of all, beating anyone at a good game of crib. Owen was a natural athlete, with soccer and track meets consuming most of his early years. If not on the field, he carved up whatever he could on the mountains and lakes… and for a little down time he was a familiar sight cruising our north shore hills on his long board.

Owen is survived by his loving and supportive parents Deborah and Burke and brother Reid, grandparents Marion Tucker, (predeceased by grandfather, Hugh Tucker), Lois and Ernie Maguire, uncles Bruce, Scott, Spike and aunts, Janet and Julie along with his many cousins. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a trust fund that will be set up the next week at the Bank of Montreal (Edgemont Village) in Owen’s name to support local mental health organizations to promote awareness and to reduce the stigma. If you are interested in contributing please email bmtucker@shaw.ca and we will forward you the trust information when it is finalized. A celebration of Owen’s life will be held on Sunday, September 25 at 2:00 at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver. A reception will follow immediately after the service.

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Barrett (Annal), Margret (Pearl) Sept.15,1917-Aug.1 2011 Born in Vancouver, Long time resident of North Vancouver.Passed away peacefully with a picture of her husband Johnny by her side.

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Survived by sons Brian(Lorraine), Jack(Jan), daughter-in-law Brenda, 6 grand children-Lisa, Julie, Sharon, Arlene, Joan, Steven, 9 great grandchildren, nieces, nephews. Pearl loved camping and picnics with their sons, friends and grand children.

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We are looking for someone to fill the role of

Receptionist/Admin.

Assistant

This position requires someone who learns quickly, and is comfortable in a professional environment. It is a role that entails working both independently and collaboratively within a team.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable in a fast paced environment and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Office duties will include, but not be limited to; front desk reception, answering & directing phone calls, filing, ordering of supplies and liaising with external clients.

In addition, you will be called upon to complete varying and challenging tasks for members of the senior management team.

Must be proficient in MS Word and Excel. Knowledge of MS Powerpoint would be a asset.

Please reply in confidence via email to Connie White, cwhite@parkroyal.ca

Health Care

NURSING & HOME HEALTHCARE

is looking for

HOME SUPPORT WORKERS

who live close to the Mt. Seymour / Deep Cove area with experience caring for clients with physical challenges. Must have a gentle approach, a compassionate nature, enjoy working with seniors and be fluent in English.

Shifts vary in length from 2-12 hrs and we expect all employees to share the evening & weekend shifts; Competitive wages and Benefits. If you are interested and willing to commit to the company for a minimum of six months, please fax your re´sume´ & cover letter to 604-987-4027 or email to Info@ShyloNursing.ca

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Trades/Technical

Carpenters Helper, $12-$15/hr, based on skill. Must have prior experience. Call 604-988-4779 FORMING & FRAMING CARPENTER needed for North Shore work. Minimum 2 years experince. Fax resume 604-467-6691 or email: dsambol@telus.net Marine Roofing req’s Exp’d Flashers & Architectural Sheet Metal Workers, Journeymen & Apprentices Call 604-433-1813.

SERVERS & LINE COOKS South Delta Restaurant Experience Required JOBSatTG@gmail.com

PEMBERTON STATION The best sports environment on the North Shore seeks reliable experienced

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Music/Theatre/ Dance

IN HOME OR STUDIO LESSONS Piano, Theory & other instruments.

Allegro Music School 604-327-7765

HOUSE Call PIANO Teacher Charles YEOH, experience, Patient, qualified(B.Mus) Children & Adults welcome Call: (604) 354-0868

★ P/T & F/T LINE COOK

Competitive wages.

Please visit the pub in person between 2 & 4:30pm for an interview today.

135 Pemberton Ave. North Vancouver

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PIANO and Theory Instruction.

All levels. All ages. Qualified teacher. clavimusic.com (778) 881-0329

PRIVATE PIANO Lessons with a Wonderful Teacher. All Styles.

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NEW AND NEWER! Newly installed 2010 Kenmore smooth top slide-in range, double burners @ front, white- only used for 2weeks! Retails for $1000 - selling for $400.00 GREAT DEAL 2005 Kenmore Elite top freezer fridge with ice & water dispenser - white. $250.00 Call: (778) 773-5717

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Food Products

BOB’S FRUIT STAND 3711 Delbrook. Daily 10-6. Okanagan fruit & tomatoes, veggies

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For Sale Miscellaneous

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Tutoring Services

CERTIFIED ENGLISH Tutoring, Painting, Math in West Van K-12. 604-922-8433 or VIED.ca CERTIFIED MATH TEACHER. Exp with senior math & calculus.

Tutors all levels. 604-929-6262 TUTOR (BC Certified Teacher) Math, French, Calculus, Physics and Chemistry. 604-836-3496 T U T O R D O C T OR NO R T H SHORE Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. 778.340.3100 ajonescox@tutordoctor.com www.tutorsnorthshore.com

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Call 604.630.3300 to advertise

3507

Cats

SPHYNX KITTENS Unique breed with endearing traits – To know them is to love them $950 – family raised, social, affectionate, litter trained, good with kids/other pets, vet checked. 604-723-1963 nancee05@hotmail.com for info.

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ENTERTAINMENT UNIT $20.

Call 778-846-5275 MOVING DEEPFREEZER, shelving, cell phones, digital cameras, tv’s, Call 604-971-0219

604-724-7652

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Dogs

WHEELCHAIRS $40/EA, 4 wheel walkers $30, other misc equipment. call 604-922-4033

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Fuel

ST. BERNESE PUPPIES Great Temperament, Perfect Health, www.stbernese.webs.com $750 (604) 615-1759

Alder • Birch • Maple Dry, Clean Hardwoods

#1 in Sales • 28 yrs in business Full & half cords 7days/week

604-805-6694

TOP KNOT FIREWOOD est 1981 Dry Alder, Birch & Maple. Pick up or delivered. Rod 604-985-7193

Hotel Restaurant

Daycare Centres

Licensed Group Daycare 20 years experience 12 mos - 5 yrs. ★604-929-5799★

Recreation Cashier The North Vancouver Recreation Commission invites applications for the position of Recreation Cashier.

For position details and to apply visit www.northvanrec.com/ employment Employment opportunity #A207 Closing Date: October 3, 2011

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HAPPY TIMES DAYCARE, spaces avail ages 0-5; exp’d. lic’d, Mon-Thurs. Mt Seymour Parkway. Roya 604-987-6559

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Furniture

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $399+.

604-590-3727, 604-514-3474 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

AMERICAN Pitbull puppies M/F Dewormed, vet checked. $500 Call: Aaron @ (604) 819-6006

2 IKEA chair & footstool sets.

Birch frame, clean, natural colour fabric. $60 a set or $110 for 2 sets. U pick up W.Van. 604-926-4873 4 TABLES for living room, pecan wood & glass, excellent cond $120 obo for 4. 604-985-0220

CHOC LAB puppies, vet checked, family raised, ready to go Sep 30. $550. 1-604-701-1587

7 PC WALNUT DINING STE, china cab & bufffet, $75 please call 604-986-7316

PUG PUPPIES(Black) 3 male, 1 female, 10wks old, Family raised with both parents, 1st shot, vet checked $800 Call: (604) 942-3926 PoCo

BUNKBED Steel frame twin size with mattress $100 Call: (604) 986-6014 Black Leather Overstuffed Couch Good quality overstuff leather couch.

Non smoking home. The couch has a few scratches from a cat but is in good condition.

Asking $500.00 Call: (604) 985-1506 or email: jprsauve@hotmail.com

QUEEN MATES BED SET, oak frame, headboard with mirror, 6 drawers, storage cabinets + lighting options. Queen mattress not included, immac cond. $550 obo.

604-562-9207 VINTAGE DANISH Teak dining table & 4 chairs, 40'x55' extends to 77' & 99'. $425. 604-988-2653

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Recycler

COUCH AND loveseat, free for pick up. Call 604-984-8554 DINING TABLE, quality marble/ 1/2' bevelled glass, mint shape, 42' x 6’ very heavy, 3 pieces , you pick up 604-551-9551 FREE DIRT - Delivered for free.

North & West Van. Minimum 5 yards. 604-985-4211 TOP LOADING Kenmore heavy duty washer..

604 990-0903

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Wanted to Buy

WANTED: One piece STEEL GARAGE DOOR 6'10'' high x 8’11'' wide. Call 604-476-1990

P/B YORKIES, 2 M, vet chkd, 1st shots, no papers, 11wks, ready, $500. 604-302-8782... Mission

STANDARD Poodle Puppies Apricot & Cream - CKC Reg email pics available $1200 - - - - - - will deliver Call: (250) 256-0518

Cares!

The North Shore News has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to finding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

Friday, September 2011 - NorthShore ShoreNews News–- A41 A41 Friday, September 23 ,23, 2011 – North

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Dogs

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com

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Money to Loan

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Metaphysical

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Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Anyone having a claim against the Estate of HELEN ISOBEL HUNTLEY, late of Sunrise of Lynn Valley, 980 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 3V7, who died on March 28th, 2011 must file same with the undersigned no later than October 31st, 2011, after which time complete distribution may be made by the estate trustees having regard only to the claims then filed. Dated at Peterborough this 20th day of September, 2011.

Ruth Ann Moffatt and Jane Craig Estate Trustees By their solicitors LILLICO, BAZUK, KENT, GALLOWAY, 163 Hunter Street West, Box 568, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 6Z6 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice pursuant to S.38 of the Trustee Ac tis hereby given to creditors and others having claims against the following estate: GOLDA OSTROFF, late of 303 - 1010 West 2d Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., that they are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned executor at Suite 1110- 100 Park Royal, West Vancouver, B.C., V7T1A2, before the first day of November, 2011, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

ADELE NAOMI COHEN, Executor William F. Spohn, Solicitor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Heather Gayle Kercher, Deceased formerly of North Vancouver, British Columbia Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Heather Gayle Kercher, Deceased are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that the particulars of their claim should be sent to the Administrator, Charles Michael Gordon Nelson, c/o McDaniel & Tillie, Barristers and Solicitors, 201 – 64 Station Street, Duncan, BC V9L 1M4 on or before the 24th day of October, 2011, after which date the Administrator will distribute the Estate amongst the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-38

West Vancouver

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Houses - Sale

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Personals

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Garage Sale

W.Van

HUGE GARAGE SALE Sat, Sept 24th 10am-12noon 2565 Westhill Way Furniture, toys, books, sports, ETC

WEST VAN 2 FAMILY SALE Sat Sept 24th 9-1pm 3916 & 3956 Sharon Place (Sandy Cove area) Pictures, trunks, tools, furniture, ski wear & equipment, childrens items, housewares

WEST VANCOUVER BIG Garage Sales: 2370 & 2372 Marine Dr. Saturday Sept. 24, 8AM-1PM, Collector neighbors having downsize sales '94 5.0L Mustang, Shelby paint;'86 MR2; mid-century bedroom set; vintage beaded bags; loom; mixed porcelain; vintage jewellery; toys; DVDs; PS3 games; trade tools, etc, all good condition! Rain or Shine

W.Van

MOVING SALE

Clearing Clutter?

Garage Sale Special

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Sat, Sept 24th 10am-3pm 81 Morven Drive Garden, Christmas & home decor, snowblower etc.

No Early Birds.

North Shore Chorus presents our

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Saturday, Sept. 24th 9:00am - 1:00pm

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604-630-3300

NORTH VAN MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE Sunday, Sept 25th 9am - 12noon 965 Hampshire Rd Furniture, small appliances, housewares, toys & more!

North Van. Norgate Area

6030

Lots & Acreage

BUILDER LOOKING for double lot or tear down in North or West Van. Listbacks 778-891-1474 arcconstruction@telus.net

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REAL ESTATE 6008

GARAGE SALES

Legal/Public Notices

5505

Nothing to do but move in.

Appointments only.

Muli-Family Sale!

Sat. Sept 24th, 9am - 1pm 1649 McBride St. You want it, we’ve got it!

Too much to mention.

NORTH VAN MOVING SALE Sat Sept 24th 9-2 1952 Larsen Rain or shine!

A little bit of everything!

N. Van

MULTI-FAMILY MOVING SALE

Arnold Shuchat MBA, LL.b.

Direct: 778-227-7325 ashuchat@shuchatgroup.com www.shuchatgroup.com

Saturday, Sept, 24th 8:30am - 2:00pm Sunday, Sept 25th 9:00am -1:00pm 2541 Wilding Way General household, garden items, art, etc.

2080

Garage Sale

NORTH VAN TWO FAMILY MOVING SALE Sun, Sept 25th, 10am - 2pm 238 West 26th St ( in back lane) Everything from furniture & collectibles to tools & toys NORTH VAN Collectibles & sooo much more!!!

Upper Lonsdale!

231 West 26th St. Saturday 9am - 2pm Rain or shine!

NORTH VAN

GARAGE SALE Sunday, Sept 25th 10am - 4pm 323 East 13th St Central Lonsdale NORTH VAN DOWNSIZING SALE Sat, Sept 24th 9am -2pm 1930 Mahon Ave, in laneway 2 small pool tables, furniture, lamps, pictures, kitchen stuff, knick knacks, movies, plus size ladies & mens clothes, ladies shoes..etc..

SNOW SHOW GEAR BLOWOUT!!

TRUCK LOAD of NEW Snowboards, Skis, boots (ski&snowboard) outerwear, goggles, bindings, gloves, toques, skateshoes DC, 32, Delbello, Salamon, Elan, Burton, etc.

Insane Prices!

1453 Lonsdale Ave This Sat & Sun 9-5 North Vanc.

Garage Sale!

Sat. Sept. 24th, 9am - 1pm 2004 Boulevard Cres.

Household items, tools books clothes and so much more

NORTH VAN

DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!

Sat & Sun, Sept 24 & 25 9am - 1pm 1168 Adderley St Electronics, fantastic teen/ young adult clothing, tons of kids stuff & more!!

NORTH VAN

GARAGE SALE Sat, Sept 24th 10am - 2pm 771 East 13th St (in back lane) Electronics, good quality clothes, household items, toys, fish tank accessories N. Van

GARAGE SALE Sat, Sept 24th 9am-12noon 698 Fairway Drive

Household, furniture, oak D/R table/chairs, exercise machine w/weights and more.

North Van 2 DAY SALE Warehouse Clearance

up to 80% off Annual Fall Brand Name Skate, Ski & Board Clothing Blowout Sale- Sat & Sun 9-5 1453 Lonsdale (Downstairs) Brand name outerwear, goggles, hoodies, pants, skate shoes, accessories, snowboards, snowboard boots, skis, ski boots & more!!

N. Van

DOWNSIZING GARAGE SALE

Sunday, Sept 25th 9am-2pm 4479 RANGER AVE Furniture, garden tools, and much more.

North Van Moving Sale Sat 9 am - 4pm 4133 Virginia Crescent (at top of Sunset) Clothing, new tie dyed t shirts, jewlery, household misc, good stuff!!

Rain or Shine!

NORTH VANCOUVER Garage Sale 4450 Nottingham Road, Upper Lynn Valley: Saturday September 24, 10 am-1 pm Bike stuff, household goods, hockey table, books, old cameras Rain or Shine.

2080

Garage Sale

NORTH VANCOUVER Lynn Valley - Page Road Hoskins & Dempsey MULT-FAMILY YARD SALE Saturday September 24 8:30 AM - 2 PM Hand Tools, Shovels, Garbage Cans, Wheelbarrow, Children's Clothes/Toys, Baby Clothes/Toys, Books, some electronics, misc good stuff.

Rain or Shine. Please No Early Birds NORTH VANCOUVER Garage Sale 4550 Prime Street Upper Lynn Valley: Saturday September 24, 10am-3 pm Moving sale Family home downsizing. No early birds. Rain or Shine.

NORTH VANCOUVER Garage Sale 1237 Dyck Rd Lynn Valley: Saturday September 24, 10 am-4 pm Sunday September 25, 10 am-4 pm Good stuff! Kids, housewares,boating equip. Mexican imports, furniture, pictures, xmas and much more!

Everything in good condition, don't miss this one! Please no early birds.

Rain or Shine.

NORTH VANCOUVER, Moving Sale, 980 Beaconsfield Road Edgemont Village Area: Saturday Sept 24, 9 AM - 1 PM, Sunday Sept 25, 9 AM - 1 PM, We are downsizing and are selling several quality items including couches, tables, chairs, beds, home theater, audio and exercise equipment, tools, games tables and much more.

Rain or Shine.

NORTH VANCOUVER Garage Sale 4341 Hoskins Road Upper Lynn Valley: Sunday Sept 25, 11 am-3 pm kids stuff, kitchen stuff, stuffed animals, clothing, books Rain or Shine.

N.Van

GARAGE SALE

Sat. Sept 24th 9am-3pm 11507 Bowser Ave Furniture, lamps, new rug, new ladies clothing, household miscellaneous.

WALNUT GROVE GARAGE SALE Rain or shine Saturday September 24th 8:00 am to 2:00 pm 21012 – 86 Ave Langley off 88th Ave & up Walnut Grove Drive up from the Walnut Grove Recreation Centre Gas BBQ, bathroom sinks, toilet, TV, furniture, built in vacuum hose with cover, cell phones, computer misc, household items, books etc small appliances sporting goods, yard stuff, men’s and women’s CLOTHES and much, much more!!

WEST VAN DOWNSIZING Sat Sept 24 10 am - 12 No early birds 5302 Westhaven Wynd TV, weight bench/weights, end tables, xbox/games, art, cooler, dvd plyr, portable bbq, items as new barely used.

WEST VAN

JIM’S HARDWARE IS LIQUIDATING Deep Discounts Everything must go!

Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm 2474 Marine Dr Rear parking lot W.Van

GARAGE SALE Saturday, Sept 24th 10am - 1pm 1165 13th St. ( in the lane) Everything you have been looking for!!

A42 - Friday, September 23,23, 2011 A42 -–North NorthShore ShoreNews News – Friday, September 2011

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

INTERNATIONAL PLAZA

1 BR, central Ambleside, small concrete bldg, balc, corner, pref 55+ ns, np, Oct.15. 604-612-4427

Bach from $815 1 Bdrm from $1020 2 Bdrm from $1515

1 BDRM Recently reno’d 800sf, available in quiet waterfront building, exceptional ocean view, No pets, non-smoking.

2180 Argyle Ave. West Vanc. 604-913-1849 for viewing appointment

1989 Marine Drive NORTH VANCOUVER

City & Mtn. Views.

Includes heat & hot water.

Pool, Jacuzzi, sauna & tennis courts on site.

Security & video monitoring.

On major bus route.

RENTALS 778-727-0159 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

★ CENTRAL LONSDALE ★ Spacious 1 BR. Featuring large kitchen, lots of storage, heat/hot water incl. N/s, no pets.$960 604-983-0634 1 BR $1000. large, bright, hardwood, ns, np, near seabus, quiet bldg. 604-618-8338 1 BR +den bsmt, newly renod, central Lonsdale, suit quiet ns, np, $1095, Oct 1, 604-320-9238

BAYVIEW APTS

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br Move-in Bonus Fitness rm out door pool, nr shops, transit & Seawall. 1 yr lease, N/pets.

Heat, hw incl’d. Member of Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. 604-922-4322

Park Royal Towers Completely Renovated

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites 1BR (700-770 sq.ft.)

2 BR (1070 sq. ft.)

144 W. 14th St MARLBOROUGH TOWER 1 BR ($1350/mo). Avail Oct 1st.

With balconies and spectacular views, well maintained, clean, quiet concrete highrise. Fabulous Central Lonsdale location, next to library, transit, shops and close to schools. Sorry, no pets. Heat and hot water included.

Call 604-983-6920 to view.

Spectacular Views, Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Pool Rent includes all utilities.

1-877-273-8716 935 Marine Drive

6522 2 bd 1 bth Ctrl Lonsdale ’New’ Villa St. Georges!

3rd floor faces west ’sun’, deck, pkg, bike room $1495 2 bd 2 bth MacKay & Marine The Touchstone Popular Bldg ss appls, carpet, newish decor!

1 pkg & on bus route $1895

www.mandergroup.com Kristin Royal LePage NS 604-671-6175 2 BDRM, Brand new, unique corner ste, views of city/greenbelt, cat ok, $1875 604-202-8485

Furnished Accommodation

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

PARADISE VALLEY, Squamish District, avail now. A private A-frame country house in the lap of nature. Bright comtemporary 2 Br, full bath, large kitchen & dining rm, sunken living rm, large deck, hot tub. Family with children who love country lifestyle welcome, pets neg. Rent $1550/mth + utils.

For viewing Diana 604-889-3659 dianalambrou@gmail.com

18 YRS Professional cleaner has openings. Excellent references, Please call 604-980-1495

PARKGATE MALL 4 BR, 2 bath, rec room, fp, 5 appls, $2,000NEG NP NS, avail NOW 604-988-6572

$18/HR. Quality House cleaning.

604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com

W VAN, Dundarave 3 BR, den, new carpets, paint, shops, seawall, $3600, np, 604-319-7674

EUROPEAN CLEANING Service. 15 yrs experience, excellent refs. Call Ivana 604-987-9290

6565

Office/Retail Rent

CALLING ALL DOCTORS

Great premises for lease suitable for Medical Clinic.

Lower Caulfeild. Excellent parking, great rates.

Available immediately

604-922-4138

6570

Out Of Town

WIDOW over 65, will share penthouse in Waikiki with a friendly female, ns, nd, for 1 to 3 mths, you pay only 1/2 maint 604-987-3726

6590

Rooms

FURN ROOM, Upper Lonsdale, incl TV, net & utils, np ns, $500, avail immed. 604-984-8242

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

Cleaning

8060

Concrete

N.C.B. CONCRETE LTD. Specializing in residential concrete. Repair, removal and new installation. Patio specialists.

604-988-9523, 604-988-9495

8065

Contracting

BAKER BROS Construction..

Specializing in Custom homes, framing, foundations, decks, big or small jobs, over 35 years exp.

Call Wayne 604-781-1909

8073

Drainage

8075

Houses - Rent

4 BDRM, 2 bath, Ambleside, view, n/s, no pets, refs, lease, $2400, Avail now. 604-329-0126 LYNN VALLEY, clean 4br+rec rm 2.5 baths, large fenced yard, near bus & shops. 778-772-3189

1 BR+DEN lrg new bright ste, gas fp, wd, np, ns, $1180. Avail Oct 1st Northlands 604-924-9910

23-LONSDALE: BRIGHT, clean, 4 bed, 2 ba. W/D. 1 nat gas, 1 wood f/p. N/S, N/P. Min. 1-yr lease. $2500/mo + util. See http:/ /www.willinform.com/340.htm then call 778-991-1267

TUCKTON PL. 1520 Chesterfield Ave 2 BR $1,295 No Pets. Wdays 990-2971 Wkends 778-340-7406

HUGE 1 BR Ambleside Bsmt Suite, priv. gated entr. Own W/D. 2 Bus rts. Inclusive. Single occ.

N/S N/P $1100 Ref. 604 7821221

EDGEMONT 1br+den, radiant flrs, wd, i/net, satellite, ns np, max 2, $1250incl Oct 1. 604-985-7267

3BDRM/2BTH 3480 Manning Place, North Vancouver, BC Beautiful Rancher, family-oriented Cul-de-sac. Small pets ok. Walk to parks, shopping, rec center & library.

3 beds + den, 2 baths. $2400/mth Tel: 778-862-0235 or 604-929-7775 russ@russcanada.com

6605

Townhouses Rent

3 BR, 2.5bath, New Reno W 16 N. Van. fp, 2 levels, large balc. garage, storage, wd, ns, np, now, $2500+utils, 604-926-5929

3 BR’S Avail MOVE IN ALLOWANCE. 5 appls, 1.3 bath, variable lse term, NP/NS, Rent Start/ $1700. To view call 604-986-0511

• BUY • SELL • RENT

As new 2 BR, 2 lev T/H style unit, 1.5 bths. N/S, N/P. Nov 1. So time to plan your move. $1800.

Lease & perfect refs a must.

604.630.3300

view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

728 West 14th Street

Al Dodimead, ACD Realty 604 521-0311

NORTH SHORE FENCES Quality work by professionals Repairs and construction Call 604-230-3559

8100

Fireplaces

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

Golden Hardwood & Laminate Prof install, refinishing, sanding, and repairs. 778-858-7263 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8125

Gutters

NORTH VANCOUVER YOUR HOME GUTTERS

Drywall

NO HST! til Sept 30 • Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs • Roofing & Roof Repairs • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention 25 year Warranteed Leaf & Needle Guard

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

PATCHING, TEXTURE / smooth ceilings, plaster walls. Small jobs.

25 years exp. Call 604-671-9901

atyourhomeservicesgroup.ca

8080

604-340-7189

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

604-876-4604

Bringing You a BRIGHT Future!

Please visit us at

www.TCAelectric.ca 778-229-9480

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years.

All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

Contact us today for a free estimate.

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only.

604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319 ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940.

Bonded & insured 604-842-5276 ALP ELECTRIC #89724 Low price, small job ok. Free ests Satisfaction guar 604-765-3329 DNE ELECTRIC Lic #89267 ALL Your Electrical Needs.

Panel Upgrading. Reasonable Free Estimate 604-999-2332 LONSDALE ELECTRIC lic#1756 Panel changes & renos 604-988-7232, 604-842-0687

Need help with your Home Renovation?

Find it in the Classifieds!

8130

Handyperson

HANDYMAN SERVICE - Fix those nagging problems inside & out. Call Mike - 604-925-6381

8135

Hauling

GEOFF’S HAULING. Fast, friendly service. 10 yrs exp.

604-328-9127, 604-926-8889

8140

Heating

PRO GAS - North Shore Furnaces, boilers, gas fitting, heat pumps. Service & installation.

604-925-1341 www.progas.ca

8155

Landscaping

Garden Services

Certified Horticulturists Design • Planting • Maintenance Fall Clean-ups. Call Scott. www.KatsuraLandscaping.ca

604-518-5661

PACIFIC LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION LTD. Custom Landscape Installs Paving Stones & Walls, Drainage & Grading, Irrigation & Lighting, New Lawn Installs, Outdoor Kitchens

604-839-1225

A Landscape & Maintenance Co. Free estimates 604-926-0014 www.westpac-contracting.com GREAT CANADIAN LAWNS New lawns & repairs, lawn mtce, landscaping, lighting, patios 604-924-LAWN (5296)

8160

Lawn & Garden

A.A. BEST PRO

GARDEN SERVICES LTD. Lawn Maintenance, General Clean-Up, Power Raking, Moss Control, Aerating.

Trim, Top, Prune.

All types of lawn & garden applications.

Free Est.

Call Sukh:

604-726-9152 604-984-1988

Electrical

2 BR + Den, $2500. Dundarave W Van, new, garden level, own nice yard, gourmet kitchen, d/w, w/d. Avail now. 778-322-1688 2 BR, SPECTACULAR VIEW, 2 deck, furn/unfurn Upper Lonsdale $1500, ns np 604-984-8242

GOOD NEIGHBOUR Fencing & Decking Cedar, Chain link, Repairs Reasonable rates. 604-987-4522

PRO GAS - North Shore Gas fireplaces. Repair & safety inspection. 604-925-1341 www.progas.ca

AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex.

Dave 604-984-7476

6540

Affordable Fencing & Decking Quality workmanship for 25 yrs. on the N. Shore, 604-929-6669

2 HONEST exp’d & reliable ladies will clean your house to perfection.

Excellent ref’s. 604-929-7286

1 BR at mid Highland Blvd nr public transit ns np $650 suit single occupant 604-984-2938

1 BR ste, 1000sf, 2 storey, wood f/p, h/w flrs, incl utils, cat ok, shr w/d, $1000, Oct 1, 604-984-9232

Fencing/Gates

GAS FIREPLACE tune-ups & service. RM Construction Ltd. 604-988-1011

1 BR Horseshoe Bay, own entry, incl prkg, cable/wireless internet, share w/d, ns np, nr bus $875 + % util, Oct 1, refs 604-781-4687

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com

8090

EUROPEAN QUALITY Housecleaning, reliable, exp , ref’s avail, also Move In or Out, 604 760-7702

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-985-4000

3 BR, central Lonsdale, fp, fenced garden sunny deck, 1.5 bath wd, ns, np, $1450, 604-921-6410

Find the Key to your New Home

8055

1 BDRM, clean bsmt ste, Lynn Valley, shar wd, prefer 1 n/s, np, Oct 1st $850 inc. 604-986-1962

Bachelor 2 BR starting at $1450 Avail Now. Ocean view. Indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Heat & Hot Water incls.

Call 604-986-3356

Ventana - 175 W. 2nd St. 908-7368, 1 BR, g/level, patio, prkg, N/P, Oct 1, lease, $1400

QUALITY FINISHING carpentry, framing and repairs. Detailed & professional, Call 778-233-0559

FURNISHED ACCOMODATION N/S. DAY/WEEK/MTH, rates. grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com

3 BR, den, 2 bath, beautiful Woodlands home, view, storage, 10 min to shops, nr beach,$2500 NS. Oct 31. Chris 778-870-0745

604-985-2926

Carpentry

ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed.

Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321

Beautiful Views

North Vancouver

8030

1 BR Horseshoe Bay, own entry, incl prkg, cable/wireless internet, share w/d, ns np, nr bus $875 + % util, Oct 1, refs 604-781-4687

WWW.EASYRENT.CA W. Vanc.

1144 Lawson Ave. 4 br +den, 2 bath, all appl, nr Elem/High schl, NOW, $3895 604-662-3279

concrete, by shops, Cat Ok

Houses - Rent

A SHORT STAY 4-6 mth terms Renos, family, execs, 1, 2 br p/house.

326 WEST 1st St. 1 br view $825 & up. Nr seabus, secure prkg, no pets. Avail immed. 604-983-6916

1 bdrm- $1,025-$1250 Spacious, pool, storage, heat & hw, dw, quiet,

6540

HOME SERVICES

A CLEAR CHOICE WINDOW CLEANING! Gutters, pressure washing, insured. 604-328-0865 ALLIANCE GUTTER cleaning, windows by hand/power washing 15 yrs exp. Steven 604-723-2526 North Shore Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-988-5294

8130

Handyperson

Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certified Trained Pros.

For that small job.

Rates you can afford.

RJR Small Projects Division Part of RJR group

604-202-6118

Odd Job Services - Home & Garden - Rain or Shine

- Indoor/Outdoor - Clean up, removal, etc.

North Shore Do All Services.

Michael 778-868-5079

ABLE RENOVATIONS All home repairs & renos, large & small, North Shore only 604 319-2677

ALL HOME REPAIRS semiretired master carpenter. Kitchen, stairs, sundecks, etc. All work guar. Karl 604-985-5144

A.All Area Gardening Service • New Lawns • Maintenance & Repairs • Pruning • Trimming • Topping General Clean up

Binder:

604-926-1526 604-726-9153 A. A. Allwest Garden Service Lawn maint, general cleanup, power raking, moss control, etc.

CALL SUKH free est.

604-716-8479604-726-9152 All your garden needs.

LIONS GATE Landscaping Ltd. Fall clean-up 604-788-9687

Serafina Garden Services Maintenance, design, organic reassonable rates. 604-984-4433 GREAT LOOKING Landscapes Full service landscape & garden maint. Call Dave: 604-764-7220

8175

Masonry

PILLAR repairs Masonry repairs no job too small or too big Call: (604) 902-0824

Moving & Storage

8185

MOVERS.CA

Pianos Flat Rate Estimates Free Experience Priceless STORAGE

604.980.MOVE Men with truck for moving, rubbish removal, recycling, deliveries etc. Good rates. 604-925-3186 NORTH VAN MOVER Local & long distance. 778-340-6678 www.northvanmover.com TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8193

Oil Tank Removal

ALL-PRO TANK REMOVAL & Detection Best Price Guaranteed Free Est 778-223-8265

Painting/ Wallpaper

8195

A-1 PAINT CO. Summer Special

15% OFF

Book Now! Free Est. - 15 Years Exp. Insured /WCB

604-723-8434

ALLSTAR PAINTING Quality Work You Can Trust!

Interior & Exterior ★ UNBEATABLE PRICES ★ Free Est. / Written Guarantee

Insured/WCB

778-997-9582

Always Exceeding Expectations!

Expect Nothing Less

Sonny: 604-649-8063

FAIRWAY PAINTING

Fully Insured 20 years experience Call 604Free Estimates INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS

7291234

A CLEAN PAINT JOB. Quality 1 room from $127. Int-ext, WCB 22 yrs exp. Cell: 604-727-2700 ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext. Competitive prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661 Best prices in town. Full WCB, int/ ext painting/pressure washing etc 604-345-1320 www.painting.tel Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205 FALL SPECIALS PRICES!! ★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work.

Reasonable rates. 604-809-3842 Interior painting, wallpaper Quality service, with a smile!

Call Arlene...604-980-0575

HEDGE TRIMMING, fall clean up, debris removal, odd jobs & gutter cleaning. Darren 604-339-6504 JO VANHALTEREN Lawn Care Maintenance Hedge Trim Fall Cleanups 604-988-6222

* MUSHROOM MANURE *

P/U or delivery. Covered storage.

(604) 644-1878 Ny Ton Gardening new lawn & yard, trimming, shrubs, hedging, pruning & topping, 604-782-5288

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MAGIC PAINTING 604-315-7070 We do it right the first time.

30 years exp, references avail.

MARK GRIFFITHS Painting Co. Affordable Quality. Locally Owned & Operated. References, Insured 604-925-4330

8200

Patios/Decks/ Railings

Central Decking Co.

• Build & Rebuild – waterproof decks • Specialize in seamless polyurethane membrane deck coatings • Sundecks – Balconies – Patios

604-618-0631

centraldecking@gmail.com www.centraldecking.ca

HOME SERVICES 8220

Plumbing

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

8250

Roofing

AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD.

PLUMBING & HEATING NO JOB TOO SMALL NO OVERTIME BEST RATES Call Today for Your Free Quote

604-889-6409

“We Keep you Dry” MATCO DESIGN

All Renovations & Additions, Ins. Quality Work

604-720-1564

30 yrs exp. matco@telus.net

A-1 JOB by Arms and Minds Renos Carpentry cabinets, doors, finishing flooring, decks, fences, tiles, drywall, paint. Mark 761-7745

2 OLD GUYS 2 YOUNG TO RETIRE WE DO IT ALL!

H 604-986-3986 C 604-537-9452

MATT 604-988-4644 Licensed, Bonded & Insured

RM MECHANICAL

★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs.

604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca CORAZZA CONTRACTING Reno’s, kitchens, baths, additions, tiles & hardwood. Over 20 yrs exp. Carlo 604-818-5919

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 604-729-6695

Water Lines (without Digging) Sewer Lines (without Diggging) Install. Draintiles. 604-985-4000 LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956 SAVE ON PLUMBING! Licenced Plumber/Gas fitter, $68/HR. Same

day service. 604-987-7473 Samy

8225

Power Washing

NORTH SHORE HOME SERVICES LTD

•Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-988-5294

Serving the North Shore since 1963

POWER WASHING Fast and detailed, top quality equipment for the best results at lowest cost. Res. Comm. Strata.

778-233-0559

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS Since 1983

www.chrisdalehomes.com

604-984-9004 604-984-6560

POINT GREY ROOFING LTD. Established 1946

•• Cedar Cedar Shakes Shakes •• Flat Flat Roofing Roofing • Asphalt Shingles Asphalt Shingles ••Roof Maintenance

• Roof Maintenance

★ NO HST ★

604-379-2641 #1 Roofing Company in BC

POINT GREY ROOFING Call 604-379-2641

All types of Roofing Over 35 Years in Business Call now for Free Estimates

8255

WWW.RENORITE.COM Bath, Kitchen, Suites & More Save Your Dollars 778-317-1256

Roofing

NORTH VANCOUVER YOUR HOME ROOFING

NO HST! til Sept 30 • Roofing & Roof Repairs • Duroid, Cedar, Torch-on • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention • Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

604-340-7189

atyourhomeservicesgroup.ca

LONSDALE ROOFING

604-973-0290 Don’t Miss This One! 15%

25 YEARS INOFF BUSINESS

15% OFF • Flat Roofing (if booked before Feb. 15/10)

20 YEARS IN BUSINESS

604-929-7133 • Flat Roofing • Cedar Shakes • Cedar Shingles Shakes • Asphalt • Asphalt Shingles • Roof Maintenance • Roof Maintenance

604-929-7133 604-973-0290

A Vancouver Leak Specialist Repairs & Leaks start from $150 Licensed & WCB. 604-779-4339 AMBLESIDE ROOFING 778-288-8357 www.amblesideroofing.com Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 1-877-602-7346 CURTIS JOHN ROOFING (since 1978) Roof tune-up from $149.

24 hr repair. 604-985-1913 LIONS GATE ROOFING Flat Roof, Cedar, Asphalt Free Life Time Guarantee 15% OFF! (604) 973-0290

8255

Rubbish Removal

604-RUBBISH 782-2474

* We Remove & Recycle Anything*

Free Est’s • Large or Small Jobs

10% OFF WITH THIS AD www.604rubbish.com

Student Works

Disposal & Recycling

Trips start at

$49

B i n s f ro m 7 - 2 0 y a rd s a v a i l .

John 778-288-8009

10% OFF with this ad www.studentworksdisposal.com Tried & True Since 1902

1.877.602.7346

Visit us online to receive a special discount:

www.crownroofgutters.ca

A RESPONSIBLE NORTH VAN MAN with truck ONLY $25 + dump charges 604-377-3175 ACKER’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Quick. 7 days. Fast & reliable.

Spencer 604-924-1511

AUTOMOTIVE 9125

Domestic

1994 MERCURY Topaz, 245,000 km, good drivable cond, has small oil leak $500. 604-943-5121

DISPOSAL BIN RENTALS 7 days a wk. Fast service 604-985-4211 orangebins.com DISPOSAL BINS: Starting at $199 + dump fees. 604-306-8599 www.disposalking.com HOMEX HAULING & Deliveries.

Please call Luigi at 778-994-5403 North Shore Do all Services Local man for rubbish removal etc. Michael 778-868-5079 ROD’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Prompt, reliable, reasonable. 7 days/week. Rod 604-985-7193

8309

Tiling

★All Tiling, Repairs, Remodels Bathrooms, kitchens, patios.

Free est. Call Mike 604-761-4448 or members.shaw.ca/msot PROFESSIONAL CERAMIC tile, marble, granite,slate installation.

Call John 604.916.2305

8310

2005 CHEV Cavalier. Red coupe, auto, sunroof. 47,000 km. $5,999.

604-433-8697 or 604-828-8261

9145

Scrap Car Removal

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

1976 GM High Sierra pick-up, step side, long box, 2 wh dr, 35,000 kms on rebuilt motor, new 31’’ tires & exhaust, Aircared $2000 obo. 604-218-9999

1988 CHEV Silverado 1/2 ton pick-up, 1 owner 20 yrs, pleasure use only super clean $3000.

604-987-1456

Luxury Cars

2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 45,000 kms Silver/black interior, no accidents. excellent condition $15,500 Call: (604) 506-9661

9145

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

2007 PT Cruiser convertible, white, auto, only 39,000km, Immaculate $14,500, 604-971-3179

9129

9155

2000 FORD F150 XLT, 75,000 k, auto, pwr pkg, exc cond, no accid, $7,100 obo. 64-275-4799

Scrap Car Removal

2000 FORD Ranger XLT Sport, 4x2 p/u. 6 cyl, 3.0L, 5 spd, black, 124K, $4200, 604-255-5453

NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

Top Soil

Headwater Management

SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM

WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

Rubbish Removal

BELL MINI BINS 604-922-5101 Small or large household jobs & Mini bin service. 7 days a week Fast ★ inexpensive ★ reliable.

604-588-0833

Call for a free estimate:

Bill 604-298-1222

A

GENERAL Contractor for Hire A-Z Renovations, call JRB Hundal Construction. Free Est. (604) 805-2796

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

Complete Renos & Additions, incl.: Kitchen & Bath Improvements • Roofing • Sundecks • Door & Window Replacements

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

604-379-2641

8250 PLUMBERS

25 Years in Business 25 Years workmanship warranty

QUALIFIED Carpenter, 25 yrs exp., renos/repairs, insured, WCB, good rates, refs. James (604) 788-8863

BUDGET PLUMBING, No travel charge, No hidden fees. Free Estimate. $60/hour 604-726-0474

DELBROOK

Don’t get caught ROOF by the rain! NOW!

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TOP SOIL, SAND, GRAVEL, etc.

Pick-up or Delivery

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

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Automotive

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2002 EXPLORER XLT Eddie Bauer, mint, 82K, 7 seater, all options tow pkg, 2nd owner, no acc $10,000 obo. 604-430-6747

175 Harbour Ave. North Vancouver

604-985-6667 Dalton Trucking Ltd. Top soil, Garden soil, Fill soil.

Aggregates, big & small Delivery Dumpsites.Trucking. Dirt Bins 604-986-6944

8315

Tree Services

$ BEST RATES $

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping, hedge trimming & stump grinding.

Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986) ★AAA★ TREE SERVICE. Tree & stump removal, pruning/trimming.

Ins & cert. arborist 604-987-8500 A.ALL AREA TREE SERVICE Topping, pruning & stump grinding.

604-726-9153 & 604-926-1526

ROBIN’S 604-986-4091 Expert Tree Care - Cert.

Arborist. 25 yrs exp. Fully Ins.

8335

Window Cleaning

North Shore Home Services.

Window & Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing. 604-988-5294 WINDOW Washing, Pressure Washing, Gutter Cleaning FALL SPECIAL: New clients save 15% off! WCB, fully insured. For free estimate call: (778) 235-1709 or email: thelimberwolf@gmail.com

604-630-3300 • www.househunting.ca Call or visit us online today to discover the latest listings in your favorite neighbourhoods!

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AUTOMOTIVE

cont. from previous page

9155 • 7 days / 1000km exchange privilege • 100 point inspection • Carproof Vehicle History Report (carproof.com)

2004 Hyundai Santa Fe Manual, low kms, red, exlt cond, clean, lady driven, orig owner. New t−belt, plugs, brakes. AC, alrm, PW, dual AB. $9,000 Call: (604) 313−7311

Rates From As Low As

OAC

9160

Sports & Imports

1994 HONDA Civic 4 dr sedan, red, auto, a/c, 217,000 km, runs well, $3350 obo 604-922-7367

2001 VOLVO C70, convertible, loaded, leather, turbo, 122m, $7900, John. 604-808-1945 Kits

www.autodep.com

NEED CHEAP AUTOBODY ? www.cheapautobody.ca 604-341-7738

7 - cars below $4850.

1397 Welch, North Van 604.727.3111

9173

9160

Vans

1980 DODGE RAM SLANT 6, low mileage, camperized $750. 604 987-4643

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816 AUTOMALL DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER Toll free: 1-888-602-9258 604-984-0331 www.pacifichonda.ca

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

Pre-Loved Specials

‘11 Ford Edge SEL, AWD, #P9104 $27,990

PRE-OWNED SPECIALS

2010 Honda Pilot EX-L

Grey, AWD, alloys, sunroof, Bluetooth, pwr group, heated $38,995 leather seats.

2010 Subaru Impreza Sport

Blue, AWD, alloys, hatchback, sunroof, keyless entry, heated seats.

$22,598

2009 VW Routan

Comfortline, blue, 4WD, pwr sliding doors, trailer hitch, pwr group.

$20,888

‘11 Mustang GT Convert., V8, only 8,000kms, #P9122 $34,990

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

‘10 Ford Escape Limited, leather, ‘08 JAGUAR S TYPE 3.0, loaded, SYNC, stepbar, #P9125 $25,990 #P9215 $28,880

Sports & Imports

2009 Honda CRV EXL

Green, alloys, sunroof, a/c, tinted glass, AWD, leather heated seats, Navigation. $27,995

2009 Toyota Yaris

Grey, a/c, auto, CD, 2dr. $11,888

2008 Mercedes Benz C230

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

Offer may change without notice.

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

CRV, Accord & Civic Qualify

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

EXCELLENT PRE-OWNED CARS & TRUCKS

Ask us for details

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

1.9

%

Sports & Imports

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

• 6-year / 120,000km transferable Powertrain warranty coverage, with options to upgrade to comprehensive extended warranty.

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

9160

Silver, alloys, security, leather heated seats, pwr group, Steptronic.

$27,888

2008 Mini Cooper S

Yellow, alloys, manual, leather, security, keyless entry, pwr group.

‘11 Lincoln Navigator, NAV, DVD, ‘08 Ford Taurus X, AWD, SEL, headrest, p/boards, #P9179 $57,990 leather, #P9183 $19,990

$19,995

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

$15,988

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

$25,988

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

auto, 2800kms, BCAA, a/c, keyless, pwr group, 4cyl, stk#P5605A

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

‘10 Ford Explorer Ltd, V8, nav sys, ‘11 E250 Cargo Van, V8, bulk moon roof, #P9140 $36,660 head, 8,400kms, #P9182 $23,990

2011 Chevrolet HHR

2009 Honda CRV 4x4

leather, sunroof, alloys, auto, pwr group, BCAA, keyless remote, heated seats, side airbags, stk#11235A

2008 Honda Accord EXL

Maroon, alloys, sunroof, keyless entry, heated leather seats, pwr $21,888 group, 4cyl, a/c.

2007 Nissan Pathfinder LE

$23,988

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

Grey, alloys, leather, pwr group, roof rack, running boards, sunroof, DVD, $26,995 Navigation.

‘08 Honda Civic Si, 4 cyl, 5spd, m/roof, 32K, #1R6043A $17,990 GA $3 S 00 CA RD

$45,988

26,000kms, new tires, leather, sunroof, 4dr, BCAA, stk#P5657

‘06 Honda Civic DX, 4 cyl, auto, #1ES7780A $11,880 GA $3 S 00 CA RD

2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8

‘10 Ford Flex Ltd., AWD, DVD, headrest, #P9153 $31,660 GA $3 S 00 CA RD

2010 Mercedes GLK 350

4matic,14,000 kms, black, navigation, panorama roof, auto, local, BCAA, no accidents, leather, stk#11275A

‘06 Mazda B4000, 4x4, Xtra Cab, auto, #2M7536C $13,990

2006 VW Golf GLS

Black, hatchback, keyless entry, sunroof, pwr group, auto.

$13,888

$10,988

CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Northshore

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

‘11 Ford Focus SES, auto, leather, ‘08 Lincoln Navigator, leather, m/roof, nav, #1EP2885A $29,990 m/roof, #P9176 $18,330

‘08 Ford Ranger, S/Cab, 4x4, 6cyl, 5spd, air, #1F3802A $14,990 GA $3 S 00 CA RD

$25,988

‘10 Ford Fusion SEL, AWD, #P9161 $21,990

auto, sunroof, red, 4dr, 22,000kms, pwr group, BCAA, stk#11166B

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

2009 Chevrolet Aveo LT

auto, silver, 67,000kms, sunroof, leather, loaded, BCAA

GA $3 S 00 CA RD

2007 Infiniti G35 Sport

‘08 Potiac Montana SV6, Leather, ‘06 Mercury Grand Marquis Ltd., ‘07 Infiniti M35, 4 dr, loaded, #1EX0262A $13,880 Fully equipped, #P9103A $12,660 #P9212 $20,990

604•980•2411 www.camclarkford.com

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If there’s anything working against the newest Audi, it’s demand. There are undoubtedly many consumers who would appreciate the sensibilities of a four-door coupe, but it’s debatable whether any of the current entries offer enough value to justify their higher costs.

Until that happens, the A7 will remain a fashion statement in a niche market.

And if you must make a statement, it’s absolutely the one to own.

Design The A7’s exterior design is characterized by a long wheelbase with short fender overhangs, but the detail that makes it special is the smooth flow of the roofline into a sharp-edged rear spoiler that carries right down through the rear fenders.

Up front, the A7 has

So it was earlier this week as I refuelled my Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution tester, just prior to returning it. In many ways the Evo was one of the best cars I’ve ever driven (watch for an upcoming review soon), with mongoose-quick reflexes and ample turbocharged power. On the other hand, it swilled premium fuel like a glutton, almost as though somebody had drilled a hole in the fuel tank.

So there I stood, paying well over a buck-and-a-half a litre for premium, silently willing the pump to click off as the numbers on the display rolled relentlessly on, ceasing to resemble a fuel bill so much as the GDP of a small European nation. This is ridiculous, I thought; sure the Evo was a barrel of laughs, but was it worth the petroleum-based hangover?

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The Mazda2 It’s fitting we start this reasonably-priced roundup with a Mazda: more than

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A7 makes a statement

LEAVE it to Audi to take a good idea and make it better.

When everyone else jumped on the SUV bandwagon a decade ago, Audi responded by making the wagon better with the A6 Allroad. When it came time to release a no-compromise sports car, there was Audi with the spectacular R8. And as luxury sports coupes have come back into fashion, Audi brought us the impressive A5.

Once an afterthought in the luxury ranks, Germany’s “other” automaker has been nothing short of brilliant over the past decade. It started with the interior, with a top-notch design work that made Audi’s some of the most comfortable and inviting vehicles on the road.

Quality was already on the rise, and the Quattro allwheel-drive system had long been a standard for excellence in the industry. When Audi

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designers ramped up the exterior styling, the package was complete.

So, what does Audi have in store for us next? How about a car that combines the sensibilities of a sedan, the practicality of a wagon and the excitement of a coupe?

That would be the brand-new A7.

There are no shortage of “four-door” coupes (sedans with coupe-like rear proportions) these days,

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Add in a base price that’s more than $15,000 less, and the A7 has what can only be considered an unfair advantage over its rivals. Even the new BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo — a five-door hatch with similar fundamentals — comes up short against the A7’s impressive blend of performance, style, and practicality.

Where price is concerned, the $68,800 A7 sits a little above the A6 sedan and a lot below the ultra-luxury A8.

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any other company, Mazda builds cars that are cheap thrills. Not to knock their build-quality either — that’s top notch — just that Mazdas often provide a level of driving pleasure that’s unmatched by the big-budget badges.

So it is with the diminutively cute Mazda2, which boasts a humble 100 horsepower 1.5-litre engine and a somewhat plain-jane interior. No matter, this car is within a few pounds of the original Miata, and every single one of those ponies under the hood is a friendly nag that nuzzles your palm and only nibbles at the fuel trough.

The ‘2 is an absolute blast to pilot, a real driver-focused car with great sightlines and fantastic steering. It’s not that fast in a straight line, what with the teeny-tiny engine, but it corners with gumption and will put a grin on your face that’s as big as the one on its grille.

The Hyundai Veloster It’s time to stop talking about Hyundai in terms of how far they’ve come since a decade ago. Sure, were there an automotive award for Most Improved, the Korean company would be first in line; thing is, they’re first in line anyways. For design, performance and technology, Hyundai’s rapidly becoming a benchmark brand.

Here’s their latest, though you’re probably

just starting to see them on the roads. It’s called the Veloster, and as the name implies, it’s a zippy little rig.

Lighter than a Mini Cooper, and equipped with a direct injection 1.6-litre engine that produces an impressive 138 h.p., the Veloster posts up some pretty lively performance figures for its class. But what is its class anyway?

With three asymmetrical doors, big alloy wheels and some very edgy styling, the Veloster is sort of a funky grand-tourer for the urban set.

It’s hip-and-happenin’ with a full suite of impressive tech, and will get you noticed in a number of eye-searing shades of paint.

The Honda Fit Quick, what’s a synonym for “athletic”?

That’s right: Fit! It’s a, um, fitting name for Honda’s hot little hatchback, which channels the spirit of the CRX much better than its more-stylish stablemate, the CR-Z. It’s also more practical, with four doors and an enormous amount of trunk space with the seats folding flat into the floor.

You can cram a staggering amount of stuff into a Fit — you’d think its DNA was part moving van — but it’s the way it drives that’s the real treat. Like the Mazda2, it’s got a small-dis-

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placement 1.5-litre engine that sips fuel. However, in true Honda fashion, this revvy little mill is a real screamer, and pumps out 117 h.p. with its i-VTEC valve-control system.

The Fit is equal amounts of fun in automatic or manual, and while it may overlap in cost with the Civic (its theoretical big brother), it’s a more flexible car, and perhaps the better buy.

The Fiat 500 Motoring pizzazz is not just about the driving dynamics.

Sometimes you need to have something with a little curb appeal.

This endearing ride will have you glancing fondly over your shoulder every time you park it. Ciao, bella!

The 500’s underpinnings are from the rather prosaic Fiat Panda: a nice little car that’s as boring as a pair of sensible shoes.

Still, the Panda’s best bits are its decent chassis and efficient 1.4litre engine and the 500 makes good use of both.

What’s more, it’s a beautiful wee car, arguably more attentiongetting than something far more expensive like an Aston-Martin.

People smile at you when you’re in a 500 — and the 500 smiles

back at them.

One caveat: the automatic transmission makes for a good cruiser, but the spirit of this car really demands the five-speed manual, preferably shifted at high r.p.m. while gesticulating wildly and shouting at everyone. Andiamo!

The Volkswagen Golf Tdi Here’s the thing about a modern turbo-diesel engine. While you might see some pretty good numbers from any one of the preceding small gasoline engines, you’ll have to nurse them along gently to get maximum economy. The diesel, on the other hand, couldn’t care less how hard you are on the go pedal.

So it is with the Golf Tdi. At once you get that splendid Germanic handling feel that VWs are famous for, and in the next breath you also get miserly fuel economy, even if you drive with some spirit. It’s good enough to have you wondering why more manufacturers don’t bring over their diesel options.

One reason could possibly be cost: TDi models are at a price premium from the regular Golf. Still, it’s an investment that pays back at the pump, particularly if you’ve got plenty of highway miles to cover on your commute.

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Performance The A7’s supercharged

3.0-litre V-6 is tuned for 310 horsepower and 325 footpounds of torque, and comes with a state-of-the-art eightspeed Tiptronic automatic transmission, as well as standard Quattro all-wheel

drive. A V-8 would be a nice option, but the V-6 provides plenty of power on demand.

The eight-speed Tiptronic is impressively fluid, with responsive paddle shifters that almost make up for the

lack of an optional manual gearbox. Perhaps that will show up on a future S7 variant?

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it a joy to drive. It’s not as refined as an A8 sedan, but offers a sportier feel and more feedback than the A6 sedan on which it’s based.

Ride quality is exceptional — the A7 is quiet and smooth, providing a comfortable ride when you want it, and reasonable body roll when you press hard into the corners.

Environment A well designed rear hatch with a height-adjustable power liftgate is one of the A7’s key strengths, offering the streamlined look of a coupe trunk lid and the practicality of a flat, open cargo space with 60/40 splitfolding rear seats. The rear storage is supplemented by generous map pockets and a big glove box up front.

Front seats are comfortable and supportive, without proving too stiff, and the rear seats benefit from surprisingly good legroom and headroom. It’s not as good as a traditional sedan with a higher roofline, but more than adequate.

The A7 employs the latest iteration of Audi’s MMI interface, which works with the popup LCD to control the audio, navigation and telephone system. MMI includes a touchpad for entering keystrokes with less distraction, but drivers are

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THERE’S a lot to like about the new BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo but the design needs some tweaking.

airbags, LED headlights, adaptive headlights, adaptive cruise control, GPS navigation, heads-up display, night-vision display, and upgraded Bose or Bang & Olufsen sound systems.

Fuel efficiency is rated at 11.4 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 7.4 l/100 km on the highway.

Thumbs up Superb exterior design; inviting interior; rewarding performance; practical hatch.

Thumbs down Lack of a manual gearbox.

Not much else.

The bottom line A car that will catch on quickly.

Competitors Acura ZDX The $54,990 ZDX comes with a 3.7-litre V-6 producing 300 h.p. and 270 foot-pounds of torque, along with a six-speed automatic transmission and Acura’s Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive.

Although the ZDX shares the A7’s five-door design, all similarities end there. In contrast to the coupe-like A7, the Acura is closer to a cross between a sedan and an SUV. BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo Starting at $69,900, the

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THE Acura ZDX shares the A7’s five-door design but the similarities end there. The ZDX is much more like a sedan-SUV cross while the Audi is more coupe-like. is a clear winner. This is particularly apparent in the rear, where the BMW looks almost unfinished.

Lexus GS The current GS goes for $54,650, but Lexus is already showing off the incoming 2013 model, equipped with a 3.5-litre V-6 generating 306 h.p. and 277 foot-pounds of

new 5-Series Gran Turismo is powered by either a 3.0-litre V-6 with 300 h.p. and 300 foot-pounds of torque, or a turbocharged 4.4-litre V-8 with 400 h.p. and 450 footpounds of torque, and comes with xDrive all-wheel drive.

There’s a lot to like about the Gran Turismo, but when it comes to design the A7

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