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James Weldon jweldon@nsnews.com

TWO teens were left shaken but safe Wednesday after they were plucked from a ravine where a nearly identical rescue took place three weeks ago.

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SARAH Newton (left), Olivia Poon, Katie Fournell as Tina, Becky Oben and Lena Dabrusin perform in Tina and Ted, An Environmentally Friendly Fairy Tale. The puppet show, presented by North Shore Theatre For Children, runs Feb. 25-27 and April 7 and 30 at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver and March 6, 23 and 24 at Kay Meek Theatre in West Vancouver. The show is aimed at an audiences aged three to eight.

The victims were snowboarding on North Vancouver’s Mount Seymour at about midday when they apparently ducked under a boundary rope and descended into a famously dangerous piece of terrain called Suicide Gully. The pair soon found themselves trapped at the top of a waterfall, unable to climb back up the precipitous slope above them. Friends of the victims, also on the mountain and worried by their companions’ long absence, alerted the Mount Seymour ski patrol. The patrollers passed the call along to members of North Shore Rescue. The team, in Lynn Canyon Park at the time looking for a missing man, got in touch with the trapped teens brieﬂy by phone and then dispatched a helicopter to the area. The snowboarders were extracted by long line and ﬂown back to safety. “They were cold, wet and freaked out” but otherwise unharmed, said North Shore Rescue team leader Tim Jones. A 24-year-old Vancouver Island man See Out-of-bounds page 5

Top cop reviews Mountie’s discipline

Jane Seyd jseyd@nsnews.com

RCMP Assistant Commissioner Craig Callens has said he will review the written decision of an RCMP disciplinary board that punished Staff. Sgt. Travis Pearson by docking his pay 10 days for having sex in his police cruiser.

Callens, commanding ofﬁcer for the B.C. RCMP, issued a statement following the disciplinary decision Feb. 9 against Pearson, an RCMP ofﬁcer who at one time was in charge of professional standards at the North Vancouver detachment. In December, Pearson admitted to being guilty of disgraceful

Former NV ofﬁcer docked 10 days pay for sex in police car

conduct for having on-the-job sex in his police car with Const. Susan Gastaldo, a female ofﬁcer who was working as his subordinate in a special surveillance unit in Burnaby. Pearson also admitted to using his RCMP Blackberry to send numerous sexual text messages to Gastaldo. But Pearson vehemently denied other allegations levelled at him during the disciplinary hearing, including complaints by Gastaldo that Pearson sexually harassed her and forced her into the relationship.

The board decided that Gastaldo had not been forced and that the affair was consensual. Pearson also denied accusations of sexual harassment made by a civilian employee of the North Vancouver RCMP, who told the tribunal that Pearson stalked her and forced her into a sexual relationship while the two worked together at the North Vancouver detachment. In making its decision, the tribunal made it clear it was not considering the evidence of that witness, who testiﬁed under subpoena as part of Gastaldo’s defence. It also did not deal with other allegations that Pearson lied to superiors about the affair with Gastaldo. See Callens page 5

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Dodging whalers to save whales Many police Handsworth grad takes ﬁght to Antarctica

unsure on ethics

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NORTH Van resident Tommy Knowles’ passion for protecting marine life is so strong that he is willing to risk his life.

As a navigator and deckhand on board the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s flagship Steve Irwin, Knowles, 22, has no issue putting himself in front of illegal whalers. “I believe the fight of the ocean is one of the most important issues facing humanity right now, with the destruction that is being caused by illegal fishing and photos Sea Shepherd Conservation Society illegal whaling, especially in the southern ocean,” Knowles A small “delta” boat from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s motor vessel Steve Irwin (top) chases said. “We are at a point where down the Japanese harpooner Yushin Maru No. 2 in a potentially dangerous dance in the Antarctica Sea. we could lose the great whales bad that the Ady Gil eventually sank. in not only the southern ocean but the world, and it’s “Every year the Japanese whalers step up their important that we stand up and not let it happen.” violence against us,” Knowles said. “We were Sea Shepherd is an organization that aims to end completely shocked this year as to how violent they the needless slaughter of marine life throughout the were.” globe. Knowles is currently part of an operation Knowles graduated from Handsworth secondary dubbed Divine Wind, protecting whales in the in 2007 and attended Okanagan College for a brief southern ocean from what the society sees as illegal time before deciding to leave school and defend the Japanese whalers. world’s oceans. “The slaughter has no place in the 21st century “I feel like I’ve found myself. I have never really and no place in the southern ocean,” Knowles said. enjoyed going to school. As much as I like getting “It’s an atrocity and it’s murder.” an education, I feel it’s really important to find what Knowles began his career with Sea Shepherd as a you are passionate for and this is what I am passionate deckhand on the Steve Irwin in 2010. He served in about,” he said. “It’s an emotional and physical Operation Ferocious Isle, protecting pilot whales in journey.” the Faeroe Islands. He was also a member of the crew Watson said Knowles is a valuable crew member that delivered the Steve Irwin from Northern Europe that maintains an excellent relationship with to Western Australia. everybody on board. Last summer he became a navigator for one the “One of the best things about him is he has a “delta” boats that are deployed to directly interfere great sense of humour and he keeps everybody’s with whaling activities. He has already been involved spirits up,” he said. “It goes a long way for making in a few skirmishes with the whalers. a crew that works well together. We are down here “When you are out in the small boats you are in one of the most remote and hostile areas of the definitely risking your life and you are putting yourself planet so it’s important that everybody gets along in front of the whales and a harpoon ship that has the and works together.” potential to run you over. It’s very dangerous and Knowles has been away from home for nearly eight it can be an emotional struggle,” Knowles said. “I months. He admits it’s the longest he has ever been think they think we are a real threat to their illegal away from home but feels strongly about protecting whaling operation.” endangered marine life. Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson said Operation “I have two younger brothers that I miss dearly Divine Wind is about hindering the Japanese whalers’ and a girlfriend back home as well,” he said. ability to effectively hunt whales. “It’s important to focus on our goals here and “The only reason that they are down here now is really understand that what we are doing is a good because they have received massive subsidies from the thing and that home is always going to be there but Japanese government, including 30 million dollars there is a good chance the whales won’t be.” from the tsunami earthquake relief fund,” Watson Scott Knowles has always been very close to said. “The key is to keep them on the run and we Tommy and said his brother has made a huge have been doing that.” commitment in joining the Sea Shepherd. Last year, according to Knowles, Japan set its “I find it really cool that he is doing what he is whale catch quota at 1,000 but only killed 153. “Because of our intervention we cost them TOMMY Knowles, a Handsworth grad, is a doing out there. I am so proud of him,” said Scott. Once whale-hunting season is over in March, millions and millions of dollars and we cost them crew member on the MV Steve Irwin. Knowles plans to return to North Vancouver, but their kill quota,” Knowles said. “Every year we are said he will eventually return to serve with the Sea costing them money and we are trying to sink them economically.” 2010 the Shepherd’s most recent acquisition to their Shepherd fleet. “To be here is an absolute honour,” he said. “I see Violence against the Sea Shepherd boats has fleet, the Ady Gil was rammed by Shonan Maru No. escalated over the last couple of years. In January of 2, injuring six crew members. The damage was so myself staying with the organization.”

Man linked to teen’s disappearance arrested for bail breach

Jane Seyd jseyd@nsnews.com

A former Bowen Island man who has long been a “person of interest” in the disappearance of a Squamish teen has been arrested for allegedly breaching his bail conditions in an unrelated case. Gavin Arnott, 23, was arrested on Vancouver Island last week for allegedly breaching bail conditions in a case involving a 14-year-old girl. He faces charges of sexual interference and child pornography in that case for allegedly keeping sexually explicit photos of the girl. Arnott is currently in custody pending his next court appearance Feb. 24.

Arnott also remains a person of interest in the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend, Jodi Henrickson, according to Bowen Island RCMP. Henrickson went missing on June 20, 2009, when she was 17, after attending a house party on the island. She was last seen with Arnott on Miller Road, between 6 and 7 a.m. Police believe she is dead, although her body has never been found. Just two months ago, the RCMP blanketed the Sea-to-Sky corridor and local ferry routes with a poster about the missing teen, hoping to jog memories and get witnesses to come forward. The poster campaign did generate some new tips, said Sgt. Jennifer Pound, spokesperson for the Integrated Homicide Investigation team. So far police aren’t saying more about the ongoing investigation.

AN ethics study of 30 police agencies across the country — including the RCMP and West Vancouver Police Department — has found half of the officers responding were unsure if their colleagues would report an ethical breach. Most also felt the discipline handed out for unethical behaviour would be less severe than it should be. Those were two of the findings of a national survey on police ethics conducted by Carleton University and released Tuesday in the Lower Mainland by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. Among the 10,000 officers who took part in the online survey, most felt their colleagues and supervisors demonstrated a high level of ethical behaviour. But in questions depicting five scenarios — ranging from sharing confidential data with a former colleague who sells the information, to being lenient with a fellow officer involved in a domestic assault — more than half said they weren’t sure if their colleagues would report the incident. Two-thirds of the officers said they would report such cases themselves. Supervisors were more likely to think both they and others would report an ethical breach than rank-and-file officers. Women were significantly less likely to believe their colleagues would report an ethical breach. Additionally, “in each case, respondents felt that the discipline which would likely follow from the incident was less severe than the discipline which they felt should occur,” said the study’s authors. Policewhorespondedtothe study felt their agencies have a mostly good relationship with their communities, although only 57 per cent felt police do a good job of serving “citizen groups who are our most outspoken critics.” Most thought their agencies dealt with complaints fairly and efficiently. Only a quarter gave their police agencies high marks for support, with one-third of officers responding that their agencies were not supportive of their own members. Female officers saw their agencies as less supportive than men did. The report’s authors recommended that appropriate sanctions should be handed out to all breaches of ethical standards.

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Air search ﬁnds body in creek

Body suspected to be that of man who went missing 10 days ago James Weldon

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POLICE are trying to identify a body pulled from North Vancouver’s Lynn Creek Thursday morning.

Investigators have said the victim may be a man who went missing 10 days ago. Jim Parent, 54, was last seen at his residence in the 4000block of Lynn Valley Road Feb. 5. Last week, with no leads to go on, the North Vancouver RCMP issued a release requesting any further information

from the public. On Tuesday, they got a tip suggesting he may have walked into Lynn Canyon Park on the day of his disappearance. Police got in touch with North Shore Rescue, who launched a search. The volunteer team spent much of Wednesday scouring the park’s trails by foot, searching the creek in kayaks and surveying the area by air. When a member found a piece of clothing in the waterway, the team focused its efforts there, and soon a helicopter spotted the body submerged in a pool at the top of Twin Falls. An RCMP dive team retrieved the remains Thursday morning, and they were ﬂown out of the park for examination. Police say they will be issuing an update when they have determined the victim’s identity and notiﬁed next of kin. Check back here for more. Follow us on Twitter: @NorthShoreNews

Suspected burglar leaves large clue

Jane Seyd jseyd@nsnews.com

AN alert jogger, who put two and two together when he noticed a ladder under his neighbour’s window, is being credited with catching a thief who police say may be responsible for several breakand-enters throughout the Lower Mainland. Police said a West Vancouver man was out for a run in the 6600-block of Marine Drive around 5 p.m. on Tuesday when he noticed a

ladder under his neighbour’s window. The man also noted a suspicious vehicle parked nearby and reported the licence plate number and relevant information to the West Vancouver police. Ofﬁcers arrived a short time later and conﬁrmed a break and enter had occurred at the home. They tracked down the vehicle, a 2001 Nissan Maxima, and after a brief investigation arrested the man inside. Police believe property they recovered in the bust is linked to crimes in other areas of the Lower Mainland. Paul Smith, 36, of North Vancouver, has been charges with break and enter and breach of recognizance.

Out-of-bounds a bad idea from page 1 was extracted from the same gully Jan. 26 when he rode into the area and got stranded on a 40-storey cliff. He also had to be ﬂown out by helicopter. The incidents illustrate yet again that heading out of bounds is a bad plan, said Jones.

Callens: 1-year time limit prevents additional action from page 1

In a statement issued on the result of the disciplinary hearing, Callens said he was “not able to make an informed comment with respect to why the appropriate officer of the day proceeded with a single allegation in this case.” Callens added, “In this particular case, whether I wanted to or not, there was no option for me as the new commanding officer to add to the allegation of the disgraceful conduct heard in this matter, due to the one-year limitation period.” Callens said in his statement he is reviewing active RCMP disciplinary files “to determine if the allegations and sanctions being sought are consistent with my view and expectations regarding member conduct and discipline. “Going forward, I have been clear that accountability is my top priority.” Gastaldo, who will learn her fate from the disciplinary board later this month, is still suing the RCMP in civil court. Follow us on Twitter: @NorthShoreNews

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T’S difﬁcult to understand where the Conservative Party stands on issues of individual rights and freedoms. Old-guard Reformers previously favoured smaller government and less regulation. From that perspective, the move to end the long-gun registration program is understandable. The government’s move to end mandatory completion of the long-form census could — charitably — be explained in the same context. It’s hard to square those Tory stances on individual freedom with Bill C-30, introduced this week in Parliament. If passed in its present form, Internet service providers would be required to give police the power and the means to collect information on any Internet user without a warrant. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has

said a warrant would still be required to follow a user on the Net, although the language of the present bill leaves that interpretation open to doubt. Bill C-30 has been dubbed the Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act. But Canadian police have caught many child pornographers with the law as it stands and the co-operation of Internet service providers. The providers say they have no problem in assisting police in these cases. So where exactly is the demonstrated need for this bill and its heavy-handed language? Lest anyone missed the point, Toews said if you don’t support the bill, you support the child pornographers. That’s Orwellian logic: demonizing a democratic opponent and leaving no room for debate on the issue. Where is the respect for individual freedom in that?

Get a return ticket for these bus shelters

I’M reluctant to speak ill of the politically departed, but the gatekeeper who waved in Jimmy Pattison’s widely disliked “bus shelters” in West Vancouver was Pamela Goldsmith-Jones. The buck stops there — on the mayor’s desk. She was mayor. She was CEO. She set the agenda. It’s a myth that a mayor is just another councillor. The ersatz “shelters” in fact are mini-billboards — and thenmayor Mark Sager lowered the boom on billboards of any size in West Vancouver in the 1990s. Mayors Pat Boname and Ron Wood evidently saw no reason to scrap the prohibition. It would have been fascinating to be the gadﬂy on the wall if and when Goldsmith-Jones and Sager — who ironically now takes a make-the-best-of-it stance, proposing displays of West Vancouver art on some shelters — discussed the issue after the latter’s closed-door council session unanimously approved the Pattison pitch last May.

This Just In

Trevor Lautens From the start the decision was tainted — disgracefully tainted, in my view, because Goldsmith-Jones chose not to let the mere unsuspecting public in on the issue, supposedly because it involved a private company’s conﬁdential ﬁnances and thus merited incamera consideration. Council-watcher and former councillor Carolanne Reynolds of West Vancouver Matters denounced council’s secrecy. She’s too courteous to call town hall’s rationale for the in-camera decision pure BS. But I will.

Some of the “shelters” impede pedestrians and wheelchairs, obscure smallbusiness signs and entrances, block vision of oncoming buses, and ﬁnally do a lousy job of sheltering more than a few people in anything but a light, windless rain. Pattison Outdoors offered town hall the sweetener of an estimated $2 million share of its West Vancouver billboard advertising revenues over the 20-year contract. None of citizens’ business? The hell it isn’t. I phoned Jimmy offering an interview for his side of the matter, asking that the request be put directly to him. His legendary secretary, who turns aside unwelcome calls like Roberto Luongo stops pucks on his best nights, instead referred me to Rob Hunt of Pattison Outdoors. Hunt left a message saying there was nothing “more” to say. Hadn’t said anything to me. When the Downtown Eastside gets angry, militant rent-a-crowds are marshalled. Vancouver media pour in, cameras snapping. Vandalism possible. Top of the Six

O’clock News. That’s not West Vancouver’s style. We’re too “respectable.” The political and development elites know this well. If you’ve just dropped in to West Van for a cup of tea, you may not know that The Pattison Group is second — only to giant Telus — among B.C.-based top national and global companies: Revenue $7.2 billion in latest available year, 34,000 employees. Jimmy, as everyone calls him, merits highest praise for ﬁghting unemployment — by providing real jobs, unlike the government’s “programs” and “stimulus” — and for his community work. He casts a blind eye on ideology, hiring on merit former socialist premier Glen Clark. I think highly of Jimmy. No vendetta here. But, in his own town, he’s erected those unpopular “shelters.” Any chance he’d reconsider? Nope, one businessman believes, then he’d have to do the same if Brantfordians or Calgarians or whoever didn’t like theirs. That old treacly saying that “money can’t buy everything”

happens to be true. Some things really can’t be bought. Like lost affection. For top businessmen or still-ambitious ex-mayors. ••• As Jeremy Shepherd dutifully reported in this paper Feb. 3, West Van Mayor Mike Smith hasn’t changed either his words or tune since his acclamation in November. Diplomacy isn’t Smith’s long suit. He blistered Metro Vancouver’s board for the triviality of its meetings — no business discussed, kindergarten patty-cake emails sent to the 37 members asking such profound questions as “What three guests would you invite for dinner? (Living, dead or ﬁctional.)” (My own list: The Three Stooges.) Metro board chairman Greg Moore denied everything. He would, wouldn’t he? But words aren’t actions. A major test of Smith’s grit: How he stickhandles the spongy, PR-goosed AmblesideNOW project, unkindly called AmblesideNO! by the undersigned. •••

Personal note. Robert Plommer was the most intimidating father I ever faced in decades of dating. His lawyer’s forehead bulged with a huge, restless brain, which surely sensed that I wasn’t good enough for his meltingly attractive daughter Leslie. But was any male? Plommer, long a West Van resident, led prosecutions in big, complex cases involving Commonwealth Trust and Dr. William Jory (which Jory won, to Plommer’s anger). But his raging passion was golf. At his memorial service two weeks ago at Capilano Golf and Country Club — superbly MCed by Leslie, retiring after a career at the Globe and Mail, and the U.K.’s Times and Guardian newspapers — lawyers, friends and of course golfers joined his wife Sybil and family recounting stories about Bob. For more than three hours! Passed like a minute. And ending with son Evan leading the bereft in the only song Bob enjoyed: Spanish Eyes. He’d have loved it all. Splendid day for golf too. tlautens@telus.net

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Clark may welcome union showdowns THERE wasn’t a lot to chew on from Premier Christy Clark’s ﬁveminute radio address this week, but she did signal a looming showdown on an issue that has the potential to right her government’s sinking ship.

Clark went on radio station CKNW’s Bill Good Show to lay out her government’s plans for the spring legislative session, and didn’t reveal anything particularly bold or new. But she seemed to go out of her way to call out public sector unions and emphasize, once again, that there was no money on the table for their members to receive wage increases anytime soon. She suggested the only way those wage hikes could occur would be through increased taxes. Clark desperately needs an issue to change the parameters of political debate in this province. The mood of the electorate seems, according to the polls, to desire a change in government. So Clark appears to be developing a new theme she hopes resonates with voters more than the call to kick

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her party out of ofﬁce. She’s hoping public sector unions try to take her government on, allowing her to make an “us against them” type of argument. It can be an effective theme. Public support for unions has dwindled over the years (the percentage of unionized workers has steadily declined in this province). In particular, support for public sector unions is likely not very high. Public sector employees generally enjoy beneﬁt packages that are much richer than anything found in the private sector. They also battle a misplaced public perception that they perform work of a substandard nature — the lazy civil servant stereotype.

A number of union contracts expire at the end of March, setting the stage for all kinds of strike action potentially involving nurses, health-care workers and direct government employees. The B.C. government is insisting there is no money for wage hikes, unless they are paid for by concessions from employees. The B.C. Government and Services Employee Union has already said it won’t stand for a continued wage freeze, and other unions may follow suit. Clark is no doubt hoping the NDP aligns itself with these unions if a showdown does occur. The theme of “who’s running this province” can be a game-changer, and it may allow Clark to consolidate her voter base and bring back disaffected B.C. Liberals currently parking their votes with the B.C. Conservative party. Some have suggested we could be seeing parallels with the Operation Solidarity protests that erupted in 1983 in the wake of government restraint measures. People forget, however, that despite those huge protests, the Social Credit government of the time was handily re-elected a few years later.

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Friday, February 17, 2012 - North Shore News - A9

Operators face city daycare space crunch

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DAYCARE operators say ﬁnding a location to open in the City of North Vancouver has become extraordinarily difﬁcult.

A delegation of daycare owners addressed city council Feb. 6 in front of a packed house of parents and children. Carolyn Peters of Park Place Daycare said she was forced to hunt for a new location when the owner of her current building, on the 900-block of Marine Drive, decided to redevelop it. “We have served the area for 16 years and we offer care from newborns to 12 years,” she said. “Families can have their children attend the same facility for all of their daycare years,” she said. “It has taken us over one year to find a new location for our 140-plus families,” she said. Finding a building of sufficient size that is seismically sound, has adequate fire safety features and outdoor play areas is hard enough, she said. Finding one that her business could afford made it even more of a struggle. Peters said paying more than $15 per square foot would mean charging more than parents can afford. Most of the locations she looked at cost more like $50 per square foot, she said. Peters also approached the North Vancouver school district, but none of their unused facilities were appropriate either, often for seismic reasons. Ultimately Park Place will have to move three kilometres away, to the 1200-block of East Keith Road. Stephanie Snider, a parent with a child at Park Place, said the loss of more than 100 daycare spaces in the neighbourhood is “a tragedy.” “There are many young families with stories much the same. This has been incredibly frustrating as a parent,” she said. Samantha Johncox and Amy Danks, operators of Sweet Peas Cottage, said their eight-space daycare, based in Danks’ home, was fully subscribed from the very beginning. With 30 families on a waitlist, Johncox and Danks are eager to move to a larger location. “Over the past two years we have explored every avenue in our quest for available space in the hopes of expanding our centre,” Johncox said.

“We have approached churches; looked at renting residential or commercial space; we have looked at buying a house. We’ve even talked to the school board about any available space they may have.” Johncox suggested the city consider its buildings to create more spaces, as well as encouraging developers to incorporate daycare in new buildings. “Childcare is not babysitting,” said Coun. Don Bell. “Unfortunately that’s an attitude held by many people. But this is early childhood development and it’s critical to development of children.” Bell, a former Liberal MP, called for a national childcare program and obliquely referenced a federal plan that was dropped following the defeat of the Paul Martin government. He also noted that some people were getting onto waiting lists even before they were pregnant in hopes of finding a spot for their child. “Municipalities are not the level of government to be funding this,” he said. “The residential tax base was never designed for this. . . . Social services like this have to be supported at the national level.” Coun. Craig Keating also said that local government simply doesn’t have the money to support childcare facilities. But, he said, there are actions the city could take beyond calling for senior government help. “For many, many years while I was on council and for many years prior, home-based daycare for up to 15 or 20 kids was an outright allowable use under our bylaws. Then we changed that and to my mind, that’s created a serious obstacle to the provision of daycare,” he said. In the spring of 2009, a divided city council introduced an array of new requirements before a daycare could open in a residential area. Anyone hoping to open a daycare for more than eight children must develop a parking and traffic mitigation plan to the satisfaction of the city engineer, canvas all of the neighbours within 100 metres for their opinion, and finally come before council to request a business licence. The bylaws were introduced in response to a long-running feud between a daycare and one of its neighbours. “I think traffic concerns and noise concerns emanating from childcares in single-family neighbourhoods quite frankly pale in comparison to the desperate need that families in North Vancouver have for childcare,” said Keating. “I’ve lost that argument before but I’m going to make it again.” Coun. Rod Clark said the 2009 bylaws “have protected our

neighbourhoods and there have been successes. Some failures, but successes as well.” On the larger issue, Clark recalled the “gut-wrenching decisions” that he and his ex-wife had faced trying to ﬁnd care for their two children. “I think our society needs to rethink a lot of our focuses,” he said. “We celebrated the shipbuilding contract awarded to Seaspan — billions and billions of dollars. There’s a similar contract in Halifax for warships. Again, billions and billions of dollars. I think we need to divert some of that spending to See Mayor page 10

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INQUIRING REPORTER FEBRUARY is the second year anniversary of the ban on using hand-held cellphones while driving in British Columbia. The ﬁne for using a cellphone or hand-held electronic device while driving is $167 and three possible demerit points. All provinces in Canada have bans on using cellphones while driving, but anti-distracted driving organization Drop It And Drive says only B.C. and Ontario have bans on the use of hand-held electronic devices such as an iPod or MP3 player. What do you think? Find us on Facebook or add your comment to Inquiring Reporter at www.nsnews. com. — Nicholas M. Pescod

Ashley McGrew Temecula, Calif. I think its dangerous. You can be distracted by your phone, iPod basically anything.

Christian McGrew Temecula, Calif. It’s obviously not good and it’s not safe for other drivers. When you are on your phone you are not focused on your destination.

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John Wood North Vancouver Using a cellphone is about the same as driving impaired, it causes accidents. (Police) should crack down and people should be given stiffer ﬁnes.

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WEST Vancouver police tapped some unusual resources this week, including a citizen’s car, a dog team and the Vancouver Police Department, to track a suspected shoplifter all the way downtown.

The pursuit started just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday when the department got a call from a store at Park Royal Shopping Centre saying a man had snatched merchandise from its shelves and ﬂed on public transit.

A West Vancouver traffic officer responded to the scene and tailed the bus to Georgia Street in Vancouver where he flagged it down. When the bus pulled over, the suspect hopped off and ran away. The officer followed on foot, at one point getting a ride in a citizen’s vehicle to close the gap, and called in a West Vancouver dog team and the Vancouver police to help. The 36-year-old was eventually brought down on West Hastings Street near Broughton Avenue. A search turned up a Play Station 3 video game valued at $19.99, according to police. It’s unclear if other merchandise was retrieved as well. Investigators are recommending charges of theft under $5,000 and escape from lawful custody. The man, who is known to police, has been released on a promise to appear in court. No name has been released. Follow us on Twitter: @NorthShoreNews

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Mayor takes responsibility for no city hall daycare From page 9 things exactly like daycare and provision of early childhood education.” Mayor Darrell Mussatto said there was “no doubt that the province has to step up,” but said the city had to take some share of the responsibility. “We have a motion on the books that says as part of the redevelopment at city hall we have a daycare. That hasn’t happened, and I take responsibility for some of that. That’s not good enough. We have to ﬁnd places.” Council unanimously passed a Keating-sponsored motion to call on the province to fund daycare, and for the city to study what else it could do to help create new spaces.

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League founder Linda Sullivan and president Pippa Hawley Members of the North Shore Thirty Something Women’s Soccer League celebrated the organization’s 20th anniversary with an African safari-themed luncheon at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club Jan. 29. Current and former players, dressed in animal prints and safari garb, were in attendance and brought non-perishable food items and participated in a toonie toss and 50/50 draw to beneﬁt the Harvest Project and Sage House. Guests also enjoyed delicious food and raised glasses of champagne to toast the milestone. For more information on the recreational soccer league for women over 30, visit www. thirtysomethingsoccer.com.

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Bentall, Taylor and Ulrich play rare gig at Centennial Theatre: Page 16 The Lost Girls of Neverland pay tribute to Peter Pan: Page 23 No love lost in This Means War: Page 27 Photographs capture Roy Lichtenstein at work in studio: Page 28 More online at www.nsnews.com/ entertainment twitter.com/ NSNPulse

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ERIN Mudry (in background), Jessica Mayhew and Malcolm Masters are featured performers in Exit 22’s production of The Crucible at Capilano University. There are 8 p.m. performances tonight and tomorrow night as well as a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.

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■ The Crucible by Arthur Miller. An Exit 22 production directed by Stuart Aikins. Performances Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 2 and 8 p.m.

Rosalind Duane rduane@nsnews.com

STUART Aikins admits the characters in the new show he’s directing are all doomed. But that’s part of the drama of The Crucible, a play in which the lead character is deceitful, the townsfolk are lying hypocrites, and as Aikins suggests with a laugh, “Everybody has to die.” It has been just a few months since Aikins last directed a production at the Centre for Performing Arts at Capilano University. He staged The Hobbit there in November 2011. However, unlike that show’s protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, who eventually gives up a magical ring that may corrupt him, The Crucible’s Abigail Williams, is decidedly unredeemable. The teenager, who sparks the witchhunt at the centre of the storm in Arthur Miller’s play, is inspired by a real-life child whose “ﬁts” set in motion events leading to what is commonly referred to as the Salem witch trials in 1692. “Abigail is not the hero in the end,” explains Aikins of the play’s main character. “She’s not a saviour in any way. She’s righteous in what she does, but she manipulates. She’s a good manipulator, but she learns that manipulation from other people en route.” Although the play is reportedly Miller’s comment on McCarthyism, Aikins says the themes are still relevant to a present-day audience. “The bottom line of it is it’s all about how anybody in a position of power

uses fear to progress their own agenda. That’s really all it is,” he says. “It’s not any different then as it is now, so that’s why it strikes me that it’s such a wonderful piece.” Since it was written in the early 1950s, The Crucible has experienced many interpretations on the stage and in ﬁlm, but its familiarity is part of its appeal says Aikins. “It’s such a monumentally iconic piece,” he notes. “Who doesn’t know the story of The Crucible? And that’s the great thing about it is that you walk into those circumstances, and the audience knows that the girls are lying and that this is all about the vengeance of a child, but what you get to see is the drama that unfolds around it.” Hiding behind a fantastic façade allows the characters to be outwardly invested in their own agendas. “Because they’re protected under the guise of something as wild and as completely dramatic as witches, they don’t have to be subtle about what appears to be their intentions,” explains Aikins. The heightened drama in the play means Aikins doesn’t have to try to make the show something different than it is to appeal to an audience that has probably already heard the story. “It is already interesting, and I think that if you allow the actual script, the dialogue, to happen properly so that the audience understands everything that’s going on, then they get all these wonderful points. They see these revelations. They see what’s happening. They see how foolish these people are. There’s quite a bit of laughter in the play because you see these people behave and you realize these people are foolish,” he says, explaining the actors also have a hand in shaping the production. See Aikins page 24

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CERAMIC arts student Kelly Austin is showing her work at the Circle Craft Cooperative Association’s Annual Student Scholarships Exhibition at Granville Island’s Gallery in the Net Loft until Feb. 28. Austin is heavily inﬂuenced by British studio potters Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, as well as American studio potter Edith Heath. The Emily Carr University student was the recipient of a Circle Craft scholarship for her work.

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MAXWELL Bates’ 1966 painting Beautiful B.C. is included in the Vancouver Art Gallery’s latest exhibit, Lights Out! Canadian Painting from the 1960s, opening Feb. 18. The collection includes works by Suzanne Bergeron, Ronald Bloore, Yves Gaucher, Kenneth Lochhead, Harold Town, Joyce Wieland, Michael Morris and Michael Snow (whose important 1963 canvas has provided the title for the exhibition). For more information visit www.vanartgallery.bc.ca. From page 14 Info: www.nsartists.ca. Buckland Southerst Gallery: 2460 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-1915. www. bucklandsoutherst.com. Cafe for Contemporary Art: 140 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Hours: MondayFriday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: 778-340-3379 or cafeforcontemporaryart@gmail.com. Capilano Library: 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-987-4471 or www.nvdpl.ca. Caroun Art Gallery: 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.caroun.net, 778-372-0765 or artgallery@caroun.com. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. A Painting/Photography Group Exhibition will run until Feb. 29. Opening reception: Saturday, Feb. 18, 4-9 p.m. Casa Del Caffe: 116 East 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-983-2233. Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.centennialtheatre.com. Circle Craft Gallery: 1666 Johnston St. on Granville Island, Vancouver. Info: www.circlecraft. net. A Student Scholarship Exhibition will run until Feb. 28. CityScape Community Art Space: 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9886844 or www.nvartscouncil.ca. Gallery hours:

Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Printmaking: A diverse exhibition by members of the Art Institute of Capilano University until March 3. Coastal Patterns Gallery: 582 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Hours: WednesdaySunday, noon-5 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-762-4623, 778-997-9408 or www. coastalpatternsgallery.com. David Pirrie Studio: 1210 Arborlynn Dr., North Vancouver. Info: www.davidpirrie.com. Delany’s Coffee House: 2424 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-921-4466. Delany’s Coffee House: Park Royal Village, West Vancouver. 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 of paintings by Bill Adams and clay art by Denise Jeffrey until April 3. District Library Gallery: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: www.nvartscouncil.ca. The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present “Creature Curiosity,” an exhibit of David Camisa’s paintings until Feb. 29. Feast in the Village: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 778-340-2223. Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Admission to all shows is free. Info: See more page 18

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Bentall, Taylor and Ulrich ﬁrst met at a Bluebird North song session

■ BTU (Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich) perform at Centennial Theatre, Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $30/$27. To reserve seats phone 604-9844484 or go online to www.centennialtheatre.com.

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THE three storied musicians in BTU all have North Shore connections, but for one member their show at Centennial Theatre next Friday night is a homecoming performance.

NEWS photo Nicholas M. Pescod

“When we are in North Vancouver it will be different because there is so much history for us there,” Barney Bentall says. “I lived so much of my life in North Vancouver.” Bentall formed the Bentall Taylor Ulrich (BTU) band with singer/songwriters Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich in November of 2007 after they all played together at a Bluebird North show. “That led to us deciding to play with each other. This oneshot deal that turned into a couple little tours a year and it’s always fun when we go do it,” Bentall says. “We still maintain that songwriters’ circle element at every show.” BTU are looking forward to playing in front of family and friends at the North Vancouver venue. Not only will fans get to hear their music but also how the songs were made with stories leading into each tune. “They will get a lot of great songs and great music and probably a fair bit of humour,” Ulrich says. While they consider themselves a mix of contemporary folk and pop, each artist brings their own unique style and experiences with them to the BTU project. Ulrich was born in San Rafael, California, and at the age of 18 left the United States for Canada. One of the founding See Trio page 17

MUSICIANS Tom Taylor, Shari Ulrich and Barney Bentall perform together as BTU at Centennial Theatre Feb. 24.

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members of the legendary folk trio Pied Pumkin, she has released 19 albums over the course of her career. The B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee and Juno Award winner also performs regularly with her daughter Julia Graff and in the High Bar Gang roots band. Taylor has been recording since 1991 and is perhaps best known as the frontman for one of the North Shore’s great live party bands She Stole My Beer. As a solo artist he released the King of July album in 2005. In 1988 Bentall formed the band Legendary Hearts and that same year they released their ﬁrst self-titled album. The Legendary Hearts debut sold over 100,000 copies and went on to win a Juno in 1989 for most promising group of the year. His solo career includes the albums Gift Horse in 2007 and Inside Passage in 2008. BTU selects music from their individual solo careers to perform as a trio. “We respect each others’ writing,” Bentall says. “We settle on songs that work well for

the three of us.” As veterans of the music scene they all enjoy working with each other as BTU. “When you record and do various things there is an element of tension and hard work and it can be frustrating and all sorts of emotions can be in there,” Taylor says. “Sometimes that really helps the creative process but really you want to work with people who are easy to get along with.” That sentiment is especially true when it comes to travel. “I think we have all played with great players that were just too big of a pain to travel with,” Ulrich says. The Centennial Theatre show will be the largest venue the trio has performed in as a group. “There is nothing better than playing in a soft seat theatre as far as I am concerned,” Ulrich says. “To actually come to a major theatre in the Greater Vancouver area is really important to us,” Taylor says. “I think people will really enjoy this night.”

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CALENDAR From page 18 Surface and Soul: Italian plaster artwork by Jenn Williamson and pottery by Laurie McCallum will be on display until Feb. 19. North Shore Artists Guild members will hold an exhibit Feb. 21-March 4. Opening reception: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6-8 p.m. Torrents and Blessings: Hanji Yosifov’s acrylic paintings of dreamscapes will be on display March 6-18. Opening reception: Tuesday, March 6, 6-8 p.m. Starﬁre Studio: 6607 Royal Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-5510 or www. starﬁreattheferries.com. 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 Vancouver. Hours: WednesdayFriday, 2-5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and by appointment. Tartooful: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 604-9240122 or www.tartooful.com. Tsawwassen Longhouse Gallery: 1710 56th St., Tsawwassen. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Four Women Four Stories: Linda Bell, Birgit Coath, Nancy Dean and Gabrielle Greig, artists with North Shore connections, will display their work from Feb. 16 to 26. Opening celebration: Sunday, Feb. 19, 1:30-3:30 p.m. West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-9257407 or www.westvanlib.org. Canvas Treasures: Giclée canvases printed with images from UBC library’s special collections will be on display until Feb. 29. West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Hours: MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Info: 604-925-7290. 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. At the Intersection of Art and Medicine: An exhibit of original anatomical artwork in pen and ink, wash and carbon will run until March 10. CONCERTS Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/nscucentre. Vancouver Kiwanis Jazz Festival will run from Feb. 2224, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. There will be lunchtime concerts at 12:30 p.m. with NiteCap performing on Wednesday, “A” Band on Thursday and Cory Weeds and the Tilden Trio on Friday. Admission by a suggested donation of $3-$5. Info: www.vkmfestivals.org. Cap Global Roots Series: The Marc Atkinson Quartet will perform their brand of gypsy jazz with blues, classical and roots music Saturday, Feb. 25 at

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CONTEMPORARY fashion and wearable trends are highlighted in Olsen Europe’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection. The line features seven distinct collections inspired by desirable travel destinations around the world.

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Inspired by desirable travel destinations, Olsen Europe recently announced seven distinct fashion collections especially for the spring and summer months. In a press release, the fashion brand noted the kick-off of its Spring/Summer 2012 collection, which showcases contemporary European design. Vibrant colours and bold prints combine with classic silhouettes for sophisticated pieces ﬁt for work and weekend. With a nod to femininity and glamour, key trends featured in the new line include pretty embellishments, stand-out pattern and minimilist tailoring. With romantic silhouettes, retro inspiration and stand-out themes, the seven distinct looks of Olsen Europe’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection offer attractive looks for all occasions to modern women on the go.

■ Venice: Sporty, simple and relaxed, the Venice line features rich tweeds and premium denim styles that can be worn together for a casual city look. Add in a touch of the Chanel-inspired pieces and the look takes on a more vintage feel. ■ Bilbao: Styilsh garments reinterpret the architectural style of this line. Defined by clean lines, soft and flowing oversized tops, and tapered pants, this collection combines bright colours with striking prints to make a bold statement. ■ Portofino: With elegant silk fabrics, soft earth tonesm suede blends and slim trousers, this retrochic collection emphasizes femininity in floral and vintage prints. ■ New Hamptons: Inspired by the preppy style of the 1960s, this collection celebrates classic elements of American East Coast fashion like stripes, polka dot patterns and bold cherry tones. Pretty dresses, casual chinos, and structured blazers present for spring and create an upper-class college-chic look. ■ Fiji: Inspired by the coral shades of the tropics, this

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Art deco design revived A black beaded dress worn to the opening of the Commodore Cabaret in 1929 is the star of a new fashion exhibit.

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DEREK Blasberg seems well positioned to dish the dirt on The Real Housewives of Vancouver, set to air this spring on the Slice Network. The author of New York Times bestseller Classy and Manhattan man-about-town has seen the good, the bad and the Botoxed, according to the liner notes on his latest release Very Classy (Razorbill, $21), an expanded edition of the original. Sitting in the Platinum Suite at The Room, The Bay downtown’s high-end designer showcase, Blasberg is getting ready to welcome Vancouver’s society ladies to an invitationonly cocktail event to promote his new book. Alas, the man who has penned the modern girl’s etiquete guide hasn’t met any of the ladies on the reality TV show and, for now, has only good things to say about Vancouver and its women. “Vancouver is very classy. Everybody is so nice here!,” enthuses Blasberg, clearly modelling the good manners

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he advocates in his book. Born and raised in the American Midwest, Blasberg moved to New York City as a teenager, bringing with him his old-fashioned sense of values and boyish charm. He landed a job at Vogue magazine after graduating from New York University, and went on to write about fashion and the arts for Interview magazine, Style.com and Harper’s Bazaar among other top publications. A friendship with MaryKate and Ashley Olsen led to a gig editing the twins’ 2008 autobiographical book on style, Inﬂuence. And it was during this time that Blasberg had the idea for a guide that would entertain and inform young women about style, etiquette and social interactions. Reality TV is great

entertainment but it doesn’t make for great role models for today’s youth, says the New Yorker, adding he’d like young women to know: “You don’t need to be the drunkest girl in the room to be popular.” Blasberg has packed his latest tome with witty essays, fun Q&A’s, and illustrated photos of what and what not to wear. His advice covers the gamut, from tips on overcoming jet lag to good guest etiquette, and even extends to acceptable Twitter use. His missive to dinner party guests who just can’t put their phone down: “I don’t think you should be live-tweeting at the table.” Blasberg decries what he sees as “a lack of respect for common sense” among today’s youth, who are beset by what he cheekily calls trampisms — “unladylike actions ... that may result in humilliation, notoriety, and/or a ruined reputation.” And he aims to gently steer modern gals back onto the right path. Of course, his book is all in good fun, and Blasberg keeps his tone light and upbeat, but it’s clear that Blasberg, who mixes freely with Manhattan’s social and fashion elite, knows his stuff. Which of today’s young celebrities have class? Emma Watson, says the author. “She’s smart, she’s sophisticated — and she sends thank-you notes.”

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New burlesque show pays playful tribute

Cap alumni star in the Lost Girls of Neverland ■ Lost Girls of Neverland, presented by Concrete Vertigo Productions, on until March 3 at 8 p.m. at Vancouver’s Anza Club. For tickets ($15-$25) and show schedule, visit www. brownpapertickets.com.

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WHEN the lights go down at Vancouver’s Anza Club for tonight’s opening night performance of Cameron Fatkin’s latest epic neo-burlesque show, those in attendance will be transported to Neverland, New Orleans’ hottest gentlemen’s club, during Mardi Gras.

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Lost Girls of Neverland is a contemporary musical comedy ode to the classic tale of Peter Pan. Audience members will be guests at the “club,” giving them the perfect viewpoint to watch the all-original retelling unfold. “It’s about a girl named photo Jonathan Dy Wendy Darling who basically comes to New Orleans to find KIKI L, Sable Strub, Jenny Moase, Jacqueline Breakwell and Allison Fligg star in Lost Girls of Neverland at the Anza Club until March 3. herself,” says Fatkin, producer, Concrete Vertigo Productions. “Their burlesque I found was a lot more open,” he says. venue provides a unique space as audience members will be seated at “She is a naïve young girl and she basically gets taken under (the “There’s burlesque here but theirs I found to be a lot more cheekier individual tables. wing) of this troupe of women who run a gentleman’s club called “It’s going to be like they’re sitting in the club that is Neverland, and dirtier and more fun.” Neverland.” For both of his shows, Fatkin has drawn much of the cast and so they’re going to be fully immersed in the show,” says Fatkin. Run by Mistress Pan, Neverland is engaged in a rivalry with a Lost Girls of Neverland follows Fatkin’s debut burlesque show, Ruby crew talent from Capilano University’s alumni pool. He’s a Cap similar club across town called the Mermaid Lagoon, owned by film program grad and many of those involved are graduates of the Red Burlesque, a sexually-charged retelling of the classic Wizard none other than Madame Hook. school’s musical theatre program, including Sable Strub (Wendy), of Oz tale, mounted in October 2010 at the PAL Theatre. The “It’s all about Wendy coming into her own and her friends that Jacqueline Breakwell (Tinkerbell), and Allison Fligg (Jane). Lost she makes along the way and how they contribute to her (journey),” production was sold out for its entire two-week run. Girls is being directed by Maddison Popov (Point B Theatre’s “It was a really big success so we figured we might as well do says Fatkin. “They have their own problems and everybody’s Reefer Madness). another one,” he says. basically ended up in Neverland as a lost girl because they are in Using a burlesque base, Lost Girls of Neverland gives local actors, Fatkin decided to make Lost Girls an even bigger production their lives very lost and don’t know where they’re going, that sort of typically working in more traditional theatre, an opportunity to play that features a full two-act storyline, is two hours in duration and thing. It is a very, very funny show, but it also has a couple serious a new kind of role, says Fatkin. incorporates multiple costume changes, singing and dancing as well themes in it as well.” “I’m really, really impressed with how everybody is doing,” he as stage combat. For Lost Girls of Neverland, Fatkin drew upon the works of says. “It’s bigger in the sense that we have a bigger budget and we Scottish novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie and of course the Walt Fatkin encourages community members to take in a have more ideas,” he says. Disney film version of Peter Pan. performance. Fatkin’s inspiration came from a multitude of sources, including “It’s actually really fun because we get to create new worlds out “It’s just one of those shows, it’s got the sexy, it’s got the story pop concerts. He spent the last year travelling (to North America, of an old world,” he says. and I don’t think there’s any other show like it in the city right Southeast Asia and Australia), and made a point to see as many “What I constantly say is this is like my love letter to Disney, but now,” he says. for adults — for the people that grew up with it that are now older,” concerts as possible, including one by Kylie Minogue. “I really hope that people feel empowered and like they’ve had a “I thought her spectacle of a show was one of the most amazing he adds. good time and a good laugh. . . . Hopefully it will get more people things I’ve ever seen,” he says. “That provided a lot of inspiration.” The show previewed last night at Vancouver’s Anza Club and interested in burlesque,” he adds. Fatkin also checked out some Australian burlesque. performances will continue until March 3. The newly remodelled

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p.m. Tickets: $10. The Anza Club: 3 West Eighth Ave., Vancouver. Lost Girls of Neverland: A burlesque style musical revue by Capilano University graduates Feb. 17-19, 22-24, 26 and 29-March 3 at 8 p.m. For 19+, partial nudity. Admission: $15-$25. Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/222801. Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-990-7810 or www.capilanou. ca/nscucentre. Cap Theatre Series — The Crucible: A story set in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts about the consequences of a vengeful teenager who accuses a rival of witchcraft Feb. 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $22/$14/ $8. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-929-9456 or www.ﬁrstimpressionstheatre.com. The House of Blue Leaves: A comedy, drama, farce, tragedy and romance all in one Wednesdays-Saturdays, Feb. 23-March 10 at 8 p.m. Admission: $18/$16. Highlands United Church: 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Godspell: A musical based on the Gospel of St. Matthew Feb. 22-25 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20. Reservations: 604-980-6071, ext. 23. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and

tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634. Circle Mirror Transformation: A comedy of secrets Monday, March 5 at 8 p.m. Admission: $43/$39/$24. North Shore Neighbourhood House: 225 East Second St., North Vancouver. All’s Fair in Love and War: North Shore Neighbourhood House drama students will perform an evening of plays, songs, comedic sketch material and monologues Monday, March 5 at 7 p.m. Admission by donation. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets and info: 604-990-3474 or www.phtheatre.org. Stones in His Pockets: A comedy about a quiet Irish community turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood movie shoot until Feb. 18, Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with a matinee Saturday at 4 p.m. Tickets: $12-$28. Secrets of a Soccer Mom: Three women take the field in a mothers versus sons soccer game March 1-10, Tuesdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. with matinees Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets: $12-$28. St. Martin’s Church Hall: 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. Studio 1398: 1398 Johnston St. on Granville Island, Vancouver. I Love You Because: A musical love story/comedy about young New Yorkers finding love until Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. Admission: $20$28. Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com or 604-307-9451. Theatre at Hendry Hall: 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. Reservations: 604-983-2633 or www.northvanplayers.ca. The Trouble with Richard: A romantic comedy about a quiet guy’s life becoming complicated Feb. 17, 18 and 22-25 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16. See more page 26

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“As any good director will tell you, you aren’t going to know what the piece is going to look like until the actors find it. So you can only guide them at the beginning towards something, and then what they find and what they bring is what you build on.” Aikins points to the performance of actor Jessica Mayhew in the role of Abigail. “Her vision of her sexual power as a 19-year-old girl is very different than what I might think is in the script. And if she’s going to reach for something that she understands it’s got to come from there,” he says of what Mayhew has brought to the role. “It’s a very tough Abigail. She’s very strong and she’s very willful, and you know right off the top that she’s an angry, vengeful child.” Bringing out the best of actors is nothing new to Aikins, who is widely known as a prominent casting director. For the past 35 years, he has worked on numerous well-known television shows and films, including Unforgiven and Legends of the Fall. Since 2007, the Emmy-nominated Aikins has taught an acting master class at Capilano University. He is also the faculty co-ordinator for the theatre department. He has a master’s degree in directing, and has directed numerous stage productions throughout his career. “There’s really not a lot of difference in how I approach the work,” says Aikins of his two careers. “It’s all to do with focus and your use of energy that makes the difference between whether you’re on camera or you’re on stage.” Although his connection with actors in a casting session is minimal compared to the weeks he spends with a stage cast, Aikins says in both arenas he is directing to get the best performances out of actors. Despite the similarities, however, Aikins has no desire to cross skills and direct a film or television show. “Even though it is a director’s medium, it’s too technical a medium,” he says, adding he likes the theatricality of a stage production. “In television, and more and more in film, if you want something to happen it’s generated for you on a computer. So there’s no imagination required, and there’s so much imagination required in any kind of theatrical piece.” After years of experience in a fickle and highly subjective industry, Aikins says he measures success by his own personal markers and not box office returns. “Whether you’re doing a play or a production, it’s just what you walk away from it with,” he says. “It’s nothing to do with size or the talent involved with it. It’s how you’ve brought actors from one place to another, and I think for me this has been an incredibly successful and wonderful experience.” He also mentions his assistant director, P. Lynn Johnson, as a source of great support on this show. “I think between the two of us we’ve brought these actors a huge long way and that growth is apparent on the stage,” says Aikens. “I know that some people might be daunted by the fact that it’s a three-hour show, but the bottom line is it’s three hours that they will absolutely enjoy. It will go by like crazy.” The Crucible is at Capilano University’s Centre for Performing Arts Feb. 15-18. Tickets: $22/$14/$8.

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FILM

No love lost in This Means War

■ This Means War. Directed by McG. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. Rating: 4 (out of 10)

SHOWTIMES

Julie Crawford Contributing Writer This Means War, the romantic comedy imposter starring Reese Witherspoon, is a puzzle from start to finish. There’s no romance and little comedy in this McG-directed mess: it’s a bad sign when we look to his Charlie’s Angels as a masterpiece in comparison. Two guys are fighting over a girl, that much I took away from the film, shot right here in Vancouver. A pair of hot, virile CIA agents, Tuck (Tom Hardy) and FDR (Chris Pine) fall in love with the same woman, Lauren (Witherspoon), after Lauren’s friend puts an R-rated profile on an online dating site. A few questions right off the bat: why would a hot CIA agent need to find a date online? Lauren apologizes for the photo supplied sleazy profile, but clearly, he answered the ad, so that’s what CHRIS Pine, Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy make an awkward ménage à trois in This Means War. he’s into, right? And what’s with the dorky names? There is an irrelevant side plot about a German baddie, which really only serves FDR is a smooth lady-killer; Tuck is a sensitive weekend dad, when he’s not to quench the director’s appetite for quick edits and unengaging action sequences. throwing guys off rooftops. It starts out being about how great Lauren is, but Lauren’s so conflicted. She calls her friend Trish (Chelsea Handler, struggling quickly turns into a “whose is bigger” contest: both men agree to pursue her, within the confines of a PG-13 movie) routinely to ask for advice. But Trish is though by “gentleman’s agreement” they agree not to sleep with her. just in it because she needs a reason to fill her kids’ sippy cups with vodka and Instead of trusting their own inherent charms and Lauren’s good sense, each escape from her chunk of a husband for an hour or two. “Don’t choose the better man assembles his own crack team and wastes the CIA L.A. division’s precious guy; choose the guy who’ll make you the better girl,” she says sagely, in what is resources by tailing, bugging and surveilling Lauren. They notice that she likes probably the film’s longest line. Gustav Klimt and shelter dogs, and plan their dates accordingly. Because Lauren So what happens beyond the happily-ever-after, when the spy team isn’t there to was a gymnast in high school, Tuck arranges for a private trapeze session: he hangs upside down and tells her when to jump, circus-style. (Last time I checked, they didn’t teach trapeze in high school. Or in CIA training.) See Inexplicable page 29

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BOOKS

Photos capture artist at work

■ Roy Lichtenstein in his Studio by Laurie Lambrecht The Monacelli Press, 128 pages, $40. Lichtenstein’s bold, graphic paintings helped deﬁne the pop art movement. The comic strip inﬂuenced artwork provided a vehicle for commentary and parody that he made full use of, and his work became as linked to that style as much as Warhol’s Campbell Soup Can painting. The hard-edged paintings he made in the 1950s opened the doors for the patterns and textured work that followed. Lichtenstein continued to explore his linear style until his death in 1997. Laurie Lambrecht was hired as a studio manager in 1990 and almost immediately began photographing the artist at work. The square format of the Hasselblad she used meshed perfectly with comic strip style framing of his paintings. There are very few photographs of Lichtenstein at work and this collection of photographs stand as a remarkable record of a leading artist immersed in his studio. The subjects extend far past the canvases he was working on. There are pictures of sketch books, tools, fabrics, comic books, scraps of paper and paint, all viewed in his work environment. — Terry Peters

SHELF LIFE

Kate Upton makes a big splash

Earlier this week Sports Illustrated gave David Letterman the honour of introducing Kate Upton as the cover girl for this year’s swimsuit issue. Don’t know who Kate Upton is? Google her name just like millions of other people have all over the world. She’s trending particularly hard in Turkey of all places but according to the latest Google Analytics stats no corner of the globe is immune to a Kate Upton crush. Her ﬁrst appearance on the Internet was April 3 of last year when she posted a clip of herself on YouTube doing the Dougie at a Clippers game in L.A. and that’s when things started to go viral. The Google search “kate upton dougie” has so far generated 3.6 million views bringing the 19-year-old a lot of attention and a lucrative modelling career. If 170,000 Twitter followers have anything to say about it this won’t be the last we hear of Kate Upton. For more Shelf Life go to www.nsnews.com/entertainment. — John Goodman

With rare subtlety and transforming art, Asghar Farhadi takes us into the heart of modern Iran.

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Friday, February 17, 2012 - North Shore News - A29

CALENDAR

Inexplicable plot is pure nonsense

From page 26 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. The Raven Pub: 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. Info: www.theravenpub.com. Red Lion Bar & Grill: 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-8838. Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. Rusty Gull: 175 East First St., North Vancouver. Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley performs every Sunday, 7 p.m. Sailor Hagar’s Brew Pub: 235 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9843087. Live music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Village Taphouse: Park Royal Village, West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-8882. Waves Coffee House: 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. The Celtic Medley Song and String Player’s Showcase comes to Waves the ﬁrst Saturday of every month, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.

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Rockridge rocks at improv

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THE Rockridge junior improv team (left to right in white T’s: Lauren Bauman, Alex Shmid, Connor Macklam, OTHER EVENTS Mac Nowakowski, Karston Voth, Nathan Bruce, Carla Scaldaferri and Sienna Lowe with coaches Nabil Azab Capilano University: Room and Savannah Goldstein) won the junior tournament finals of the Lower Mainland Canadian Improv Games at 162 in the Birch Building, 2055 Waterfront Theatre on Friday, Feb. 10. For more information visit canadianimprovgames.com. Purcell Way, North Vancouver. The Capilano Review will ca/nscucentre. celebrate issue 3.16 — The Ecologies Issue SHOWTIMES Cap Film Series — Sound it Out: A with a poem discussion and a presentation of documentary portrait of the very last surviving photographs and field notes from a waterscapes vinyl record shop in Teesside, North-East England From page 27 project Friday, Feb. 17 at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/$6. Capilano University: Room 321 in the Library Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North 10; SAT-SUN 1:40, 4, 7:20, 10; Mon-Thur 7:10, 9:45 p.m. Building, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Vancouver. Info: www.centennialtheatre.com. Box Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace 3D (G) — Fri Reading: Capilano University creative writing office: 604-984-4484. will present Kyo Maclear, author of the novels 6:50, 9:45; Sat-Sun 1, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45; Mon-Thur 6:30, 9:30 Vancouver International Mountain Film The Letter Opener and Stray Love Thursday, This Means War — Fri 6:40, 9:30; Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:20, 6:40, Festival: A series of extreme adventure films and March 1 at 11:30 a.m. Free. Info: www. 9:30; Mon-Thur 6:50, 9:10 p.m. Thur 1 p.m. presentations will run until Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. capilanocreativewriting.blogspot.com. The Descendants (PG) — Fri 6:30, 9:10; Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:50, Tickets: $20/$18. Info and schedule: www.vimff. Capilano University Performing Arts 6:30, 9:10; Mon-Tue, Thur 6:40, 9:20; Wed 9:20 p.m. Thur 1 Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. The Secret World of Arrietty — Fri 7, 9:20; Sat-Sun 1:20, Tickets: 604-990-7810 or www.capilanou. See more page 30 3:40, 7, 9:20; Mon-Thur 6:45, 9 p.m.

anticipate Lauren’s every move or plant pithy pickup lines in Mr. Right’s earpiece? She’s left with a stud who’s a real dud. Witherspoon recently had to choose between Mr. Reliable and Mr. Playful in How Do You Know. But at least Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd sported shades of grey, whereas Tuck and FDR don’t change one iota, unless you count FDR’s inexplicable new appetite for Leo and Kate in Titanic. More puzzling plot points: Angela Bassett has a role as the boys’ crusty CIA boss, who grounds them (shades of The Other Guys), and then completely disappears halfway through the movie. The other female role belongs to Tuck’s estranged wife, who bore a child by him but apparently was dim enough to believe he was a travel agent for all those years, cuts, bruises, and bullet-wounds notwithstanding. At first I thought they were brothers, but one of them is English. They both talk about providing great-grandchildren for Nana, so, brothers-inlaw? (A sexual revelation late in the film kills that theory.) Either way, they are the best of friends, and would take a bullet for each other. That’s what we’re told, anyway. All three characters are so hell-bent on looking chic in wardrobe (slim-fit shirts, skintight minis) that they forget to interact with one another. There isn’t a trace of romance nor bromance to be found anywhere. And if you don’t believe the buddy bond, you can’t buy the movie.

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CALENDAR From page 29 org. Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or www.nvdpl.ca. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion with moderator Mark Battersby Wednesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Topic: A discussion on the ways citizens can be more involved in the community planning process with the District of North Vancouver Transportation Planner Tegan Smith. Info: 778-782-5215 or www.philosopherscafe.net. Park & Tilford Cineplex Odeon Theatre: 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

Objects of Desire

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HEILTSUK artist Shawn Hunt donated his Hipster Indian, 2011 (acrylic on canvas) to the Vancouver Art Gallery for its special DESIRE: Art Auction 2012 set for tomorrow night. The gala fundraiser begins with an exclusive reception and live auction in the galleries at 6 p.m. Following the live auction, the evening will continue at the nearby Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver with dinner and a silent auction featuring nearly 50 artworks.

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Enjoy your waterfront dining experience with our extensive menus.From eggs bennie and big juicy burgers during our popular brunches to our famous prime rib, scallop salad,clam chowder,king crab,steaks,lamb,seafood style cordon bleu.Room’s available for private parties and a large free parking lot. 1653 Columbia St, N. Van. 2 blks South of Main & Mtn Hwy under bridge 604-988-0038 www.marinagrill.com

This iconic burger joint has paired up with B.C.’s own famous Breakfast Legend, Ricky’s All Day Grill to bring you the best of both worlds: hand-cut Home Style Onion Rings, hand-scooped real Ice Cream Shakes, and the juiciest burgers in town, made with 100% AAA Alberta beef as well as Ricky’s Famous Big Breakfasts, beautiful Bennies and All Day Breakfast selections. 1995 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van. 604-904-4430 www.fatburger.com

Kypriaki Taverna

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Now featuring Live Music every Friday @ 8pm. Open everyday @ Noon for lunch.Voted one of the top 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland.With our outstanding food, reasonable prices, friendly service and candle-lit charm you will see why so many people call it their favourite restaurant. Call for delivery/take out tonight or come in for a relaxing Mediterranean experience. 1356 Marine Dr, N. Van. 604-985-7955

INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India

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The Salmon House

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An epicurean experience 3700’ above the twinkling lights of Vancouver. Grouse Mtn, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, N. Van. 604-998-4403

Serving spectacular views and ﬁne, indigenous west coast cuisine for over 30 years. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Live entertainment in Coho Lounge on weekend evenings. 2229 Folkestone Way, W. Van. Reservations: www.salmonhouse.com or call 604-926-3212

Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner offering Authentic Indian Cuisine. Open for lunch and dinner,7 days a week.Weekend buffet,ocean view,free delivery. 1340 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-925-5262 www.handi-restaurant.com

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A West Vancouver Favorite for 25 years. Daily specials. 1373 Marine Dr. (2nd ﬂr) W. Van. 604-926-4913

Where one spicy sauce does not ﬁt all. Readers’ Choice award winning restaurant for 5 years! Open for Lunch & Dinner. Lunch Buffet $10.95. 116 East 15th St, N. Van. 604-986-7555 www.palkirestaurant.com

MALAYSIAN Tamarind Hill Malaysian Cuisine

The Black Bear Pub

The pinnacle of Malaysian Cuisine. We are open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner. Hours of operation are Monday-Sunday 11:30am3:00pm for lunch,Sunday-Thursday 5:00pm-9:30pm for dinner and Friday/Saturday 5:00pm-10:00pm for dinner. 10% discount for take out with min. $25 order. 1440 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. 604 990 0111 www.tamarindhill.ca

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The North Shore International Film Series: The North Shore Community Arts Council will screen Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the fall, winter and spring. A Separation will play Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: www.nvartscouncil.ca/events/north-shoreinternational-film-series or 604-988-6844. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604925-7292 or www.silkpurse.ca. North Shore Cric Crac Storytelling Evenings presented by the Vancouver Society of Storytelling take place the first Sunday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7/$5. West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7407 or www.westvanlib.org. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion with moderator Randall MacKinnon Friday, Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Topic: Is it possible for an atheist to be regarded as a fundamentalist? Info: 778782-5215 or www.philosopherscafe.net. Offstage — Front and Centre: Clyde Mitchell will talk about making music from the conductor’s podium Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 10:30 a.m. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and meet the speaker. Info: 604913-3634. Opera Lecture Series: Explore the masterpieces of Giuseppe Verdi’s later years with Nicolas Krusek Wednesdays, Feb. 29, March 7, 14, 21 and April 4 , 12:30-2:30 p.m. — compiled by Debbie Caldwell.

C-Lovers Fish & Chips

The best ﬁsh & chips on the North Shore! Marine Dr. @ Pemberton, N. Van. 604-980-9993

Montgomery’s Fish & Chips$

The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore. International Food Court, Lonsdale Quay Market 604-929-8416

THAI $$

Thai PudPong Restaurant

A Lower Lonsdale legend for 23 years. Home to the best in live music Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun nights. Great food selection that surpasses the norm.The best weekend breakfasts ‘til 2pm. Great selection of import draft.All Canucks PPV games on the big screens. 175 East 1st St., N. Van. 604-988-5585

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

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood and the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reﬂect west coast cuisine. Open 7-days a week for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night lounge. 138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. 604-973-8000 www.pinnaclepierhotel.com

Village Tap House

Offers an excellent menu, the best craft brewed ales & lagers in Vancouver, live music, satellite sports, pool table, dart boards & heated patio with a spectacular city view. 86 Semisch Ave., N. Van. 604-984-3087

Damn good pub! We try to take everything that’s good about a pub, and leave out what’s not, then add lots more good… Start with a comfortable room around a giant ﬁreplace, add 20 ice cold brews on tap, really damn good food, some awesome events, and pretty much the most personable group of folks you’ll ever meet… and welcome to the Village Tap House! Come in for dinner, to catch the game on our dozens of high-def ﬂat screens, or check the events page to see what’s happening this week. 1C - 900 Main Street, Village at Park Royal, West Vancouver 604-922-8882 info@villagetaphouse.com

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All advertising published in this newspaper is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services offered are accurately described and willingly sold to buyers at the advertised prices. Advertisers are aware of these conditions. Advertising that does not conform to these standards or that is deceptive or misleading, is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards we ask that you inform the Publisher of this newspaper and The Advertising Standards Council of B.C. OMISSION AND ERROR: The publishers do not guarantee the insertion of a particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers. Further, the publishers do not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by the portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. Any corrections or changes will be made in the next available issue. The North Shore News will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.

For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

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In Memoriam

Mrs. Julia Bodor Feb 22, 2005 Memories of you will be forever in my heart. 'Emlek´ed or¨ok¨ke´ a szivemvbem marad'

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Coming Events

Drivers

LORDCO AUTO Parts requires full and part time driver and cashier positions. Please apply in person with resume. Drivers apply with drivers abstract. 1500 Fell Ave, North Vancouver.

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General Employment

GUN • KNIVES • MILITARY Antiques Show & SALE

MORROW - Michael John

Born February 3, 1980 passed away suddenly on February 10, 2012 at age 32. Michael is survived by his parents John & Donna Morrow, his sister Jennifer, his brother Brian and his nephew Braedan. Friends and family are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Tuesday February 21 at 2:00 pm. at Boal Chapel 1505- Lillooet Rd in North Vancouver. Always in our hearts and forever will be missed.

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CROOK, Gary Richard Aug. 10, 1951 - Feb. 14, 2012 Passed away peacefully at the North Shore Hospice surrounded by his family. Gary was a lifetime North Vancouverite, predeceased by his parents Wallace & Marjorie Crook. He is survived by his loving wife Anne Crook, s o n Sc o t t A l e x a nd e r a n d daughter Monique Natalie of whom he was always very proud. Gary was a true blue West Coaster. His working life started shortly after going to Malaspina College getting a diploma in Forestry. Gary had a long career covering a variety of different jobs including logger, mill production planner, pulp & paper scheduler and the ultimate handyman. He was always connected to the earth at work and at play including a life long love of gardening. He will be remembered as a fun loving and gentle husband, father, uncle, brother-in-law and friend. The family would like to thank the staff and nurses of the North Shore Hospice with a very special thank you to Dr. Jennifer Shaw for her outstanding care and attention. A reception will be held at St. Stephens Hall, 1360 East 24th street at Mountain Highway, North Vancouver on Friday, February 24 from 1:00 – 4:00pm. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Gary’s name to the North Shore Hospice.

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FOUND GOLD ring alley way 26th & Roseberry Mid January Pls call. 604-922-9219

MARSHALL, Paul Jukes Oct 10, 1921 - Feb 13, 2012

FOUND MEN’S Necklace, Edgmont Village, Feb 14th, call to identify, 604-980-4293

In loving memory of Paul Jukes Marshall, Age 90 Beloved father of Maureen and Paul Marshall. Grandfather to Ryan Marshall, Sarah Marshall, and Shannon Durrant. Great Grandfather to Hailey Durrant. What a great life and a wonderful man. We miss you Papa.

FOUND SET of upper dentures, Feb 9, trail head at Keith & Bewicke. Call 604-986-7207 KEY LOST AROUND the Pink Palace. If found Pls Call 604-922-2889

Pay Off Post Holiday Bills

Earn extra cash to supplement your current income or pay off your bills. Now hiring delivery contractors for the Sun, Province & National Post in the West Vancouver area. Must have reliable winterized vehicle and be available from 2am to 6am daily. Earn up to $900/mo. Call to find the route closest to you.

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Health Care

REGISTERED NURSES REQUIRED One year geriatric experience preferred. Must be available for night shifts and have CPR and First Aid certificates. Please email resume to carol-ann@ blenheimlodge.org No calls please.

778-968-4400

is currently hiring ★ Cashiers ★ Shipper/Receiver with a valid driver’s license and forklift experience Please fax: 604-926-7631 Email: staffmapleleaf@telus.net

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FOUND BIKE MENS MIELE ROAD BIKE in Blueridge area mid January, please call to id. 604-619-2263

General Employment

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PHONE BOOKS Mature persons with car or truck to deliver Yellow Pages™ Telephone Directories to North and West Vancouver areas.

Call 604-421-9171

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Office Personnel

MINOR HOCKEY REGISTRAR

North Van Minor Hockey Assoc. is seeking a person to fill its registrars position. The right person must have advanced computer skills, be self motivated, highly organized, able to multi task & work independently. Must be an astute problem solver, patient & possess exceptional people skills. Mail resume by Feb 22nd to: Vice President @NVMHA, 2411 Mt Seymour Parkway, North Van, BC V7H 2Y9 or email: vicepresident@nvmha.com

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Social Services

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.ca

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Teachers/ Instructors

NorWesters Track & Field Club is hiring Coaches for running, jumping & throwing events. Call 604-929-3554

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Obituaries

JANZEN - Cornelia Maria (Nee: Van Den Ende) Dec. 25, 1923 – Feb. 8, 2012

BONNER, F.E. – Ted Of West Vancouver passed away peacefully on Feb 2, 2012 at Orchard Manor Care Home in Kelowna at the age of 95. Predeceased by his beloved wife Rae in 2003 and survived by his devoted son Ross, daughter-inlaw Melanie and grandson Christopher. Born in Winnipeg in 1916, son of Frank and Mildred Bonner, Ted joined his father’s Real-estate firm, The F.M. Bonner Co. Ltd. In 1945 after serving three years in the R.C.A.F. in Canada. He became vice president and worked alongside his father for 30 years. Ted was a very active member of Riverview United Church in Winnipeg for 50 years and later West Vancouver United after retiring to West Vancouver in 1985. Ted was a man of great integrity, Honesty with a deep love for his family and a kind man to all who knew him. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:00pm at West Vancouver United Church to celebrate Ted’s long and happy life. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com 250-860-6440

Corrie passed away peacefully at home after suffering a stroke. She leaves behind her husband of nearly 65 years, Willem, children Johan (Laurie), Gerdineke (Conrad) and Dorothy, and beloved grandchildren Megan, Taylor and Spencer. Bill and Corrie came to Canada from Holland in 1951, living initially in Toronto, and moving to West Vancouver in 1957. Corrie was a wonderful homemaker, excelling at cooking, baking and sewing. The girls could show her the cover of any magazine, and in no time flat that dress would roll off the Singer sewing machine like magic. Corrie was also an avid bridge player who enjoyed many a grand slam with ladies in the Vancouver Rotary Club. Sunday morning was dedicated to church where Bill sang in the choir. She leaves us with innumerable lovely memories. We invite you to join us in a celebration of her life at West Vancouver United Church on February 24th at 3:00 pm.

TUCK, Ena Mary June 13, 1920 - Feb. 11, 2012 Sadly, Ena passed away in her sleep at Lion’s Gate Hospital, North Vancouver after a brief illness, 20 years after the death of her beloved husband Sydney. Ena will be truly missed by her children Valerie Rollett (John) and Tim (Daphne), her grandchildren Chris, Nicki , Sarah, Pippa (Richard), her greatgrandchildren Georgina and Naomi, her nieces Susan and Nicki (daughters of her deceased sister, Joan) Born in York, England, Ena married Sydney at the tender age of 18, and was instantly whisked to Haifa, Israel. Returning to the UK in 1947, Ena started the first of several busy hairdressing salons, until she and Sydney 'retired' into hotel ownership near Keswick in Cumbria. In 1990 they moved to Vancouver to be closer to their children. Ena was a person who lived intuitively, warm-hearted, funloving, tiny and energetic with a great sense of style. She loved dancing until well into her 80’s and didn’t forego high heels until she was almost 90. Her sense of fun and style live on in all her female descendants. We thank the staff at Amica , West Vancouver for their loving care during the last six and a half years. A special thank you to the Doctors and staff of Lions Gate Hospital. A celebration of Ena’s life for family and friends will be held at the family residence, March 3rd at 2:00 pm; in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.

BCIT works. Join the team at one of BC’s top employers and help develop the next generation of skilled British Columbians. Fostering a culture of work-life balance and professional development, BCIT ensures that your contribution to the community really matters. BCIT also offers a generous salary, vacation and beneﬁts package and is committed to creating an inclusive work environment for our employees.

POWER ENGINEER, BCIT BURNABY CAMPUS BCIT’s Facilities Management Department is looking for a customer service-oriented individual who has experience in the power engineering industry and can demonstrate their talents in our dynamic team environment. The successful candidate will carry out planned and emergency maintenance, repair and installation of operating equipment, and the safe operation of the heating plant and the pressure vessels equipment.

Closing date: February 27, 2012 For full details, visit bcit.ca/jobs.

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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Locations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equipment. Job placement assistance. Funding Available. 1-866-399-3853 www.iheschool.com

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Tutoring Services

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Furniture

DOWNSIZING FURNITURE Give-a-Way Prices or best offer: Custom made, multicolored Couches: $800 for both (orig.2300), 2 Blue Lazy Boy sofa beds with twin mattresses: $500 (orig.1200), Green stain wood 7’ bureau:$250 (orig.1000) And more! Call 604-723-5942 or judy-s@shaw.ca

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T UT O R D OC 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

SOFA & Loveseat for sale! Reclining La-Z-Boy. Navy Blue. $1000. Good cond 604-986-7460

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Preschools/ Kindergarten

Little Rascals Daycare/Preschool Currently accepting registration for Preschool for Sept 2012

FREE COUCH and Computer Desk. Must pick up. Call 778-846-5275.

CERTIFIED MATH TEACHER. Senior math, calculus, IB, AP, SAT programs. K-12. 604-929-6262

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on GIANT ON-SITE AUCTION Aucti 1: Entire Contents of 200+ Seat Restaurant No. SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE

On-Site Location: 1122 Alberni Street, Vancouver, B.C.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd @ 11 AM Viewing: Tuesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Wednesday, 9:00 am ’Til Auction Time

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1940’S CAST Iron Sewing Machine, in working condition, free for pickup! 604-925-9894

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ILAC APPLIANCE & VACUUMS

1825 Lonsdale Ave

604-987-7330

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Art & Collectibles

Pen Delﬁn

Collection of old and newer Pen Delﬁn pieces. Would like to sell all together for $20,000 but will sell individual pieces. Most pieces come with original box. Please phone 604-467-8914.

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For Sale Miscellaneous

5 PIECE A. Malcom bdrm ste $1200. Qu sz deluxe Restonic & frame $150. 27’’ Apolo custom sport ladies cruiser bike $250. Just Rite 3 bike rack $50. 7 piece white patio set $150. Panasonic WMA MP3 CD player receiver $200. 604-929-0776 57' PROJECTION TV & Entertainment Unit $50 obo. Must pick up, no deliveries. Call 778-846-5275

ENTERTAINMENT UNIT $20. Call 778-846-5275 KITCHEN CABINETS 14 full size, 6 half size, 2 drwrs, modern light oak, $1400 604-617-0820 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837

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LOTS & all kinds VHS movies, Italian tiles & mens ties - 75¢ e a c h. Se a r s t w i n ca p t a i n bed$100, white medicine cabinet $25, big roll of white electric cord $30. Gas lawn mower $60. Student desk $50. Reduce price for quick sale 604-984-8327 PACKAGE DEAL Volkl competition skis, 637 Salomon bindings, Lange XL-junior boots sz 3, poles $399. 27’’ Dee Lite mens bike by Fred Deeley Cycles Sun Tour gears $100, restored. Toshiba color TV, new $430 asking $80. Scott CD player & remote $90. Wood shelves & cabinet, 5ft h x 2.5ft w $50. Service trolley $30. Misc hsehold items 604-929-0776 RE-LOCATING: SELLING Fridge $125, Office grade photocopier $400, 2 bamboo arm chairs $150. Call 604 913 3457.

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Fuel

A CLEAN DRY SPLIT Maple, birch, alder. Guar lowest prices. David 604-926-0014 24H TOP KNOT FIREWOOD est 1981 Dry Alder, Birch & Maple. Pick up or delivered. Rod 604-985-7193

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Furniture

LAZY BOY recliner, burgundy leather, massager and heater, brand new. $4000 obo. Call 604-988-1056

FUTON COUCH. Free you pick-up. 604-988-1942

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FOOD / RESTAURANT / BAKERY / DELI on Aucti 2: BUTCHER & PIZZA EQUIPMENT AUCTION No. Auction Location: 2720 No. 5 Road, Richmond, B.C.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th @ 10 AM

Viewing: Friday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am ’Til Auction Time

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Featuring: • (2) Complete Pizza Shops • Several Consigners • Bailiff Seizures • Middleby Marshall Dble. Chain Drive Pizza Ovens (PS540G) • True 119” Refrig. Pizza Prep Table (TPP-119) • Anets Countertop Dough Sheeter • (3) Walk-In Coolers/Freezers & Combo • New & Used Refrigeration • S/S Kettles & Skillets • Canopies • Steam Ovens • Vac. Packers • Slicers • Meat Grinders • Tables & Chairs • Several Ref. Prep Tables & Cabinets • Sinks • Work Tables & Counters • Dishwashers • Ranges • Deep Fryers • Grills • Mixers • Coffee & Capp.Machines • Pos Systems • Display Coolers & Freezers • Open Faced Merchandisers • Ice Machines • Small Wares • Back Bars • Pots & Pans • Plus Much More . . .

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Perioperative Nursing Program Open House – February 23rd St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care If you are a Registered Nurse with full practicing registration in Canada and are looking to explore Operating Room (OR) nursing, join us on: Thursday, February 23rd (5 pm - 7 pm) St. Paul’s Hospital Villa Rooftop, Burrard Building 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver (Please note: registration is required in order to attend)

Meet with educators, leaders and former students. Learn what this program has to oﬀer, and tour our world-class operating rooms. The Perioperative Nursing Program will give you the necessary skills to scrub and circulate in all of the following areas: general surgery, gynecology, plastics, urology, vascular and thoracic, orthopedics, neurosurgery, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat. PHC pays for your tuition and books as well as your wages during full-time study. In addition to moving into a full-time position within the Operating Room, graduates are awarded a Diploma in Perioperative Nursing. To register for this Open House, please email your resume to careers@providencehealth.bc.ca and include the words “Open House” in the subject line. For more information about this program, visit: www.providencehealthcare.org

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Condos/ Townhouses

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New Westminster

#405 - 466 E. 8th Ave. Sat., Feb 18, 2-4pm. 2 BR, w/b f/p, free sh’d w/d. $239,900. Melanie Chow, MacDonald Rlty, 604-839-3231

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1BR Condo, Open Hse Sun 1:30-3:30pm, 211-225 West 3rd, sunny, city view, full/updated, $249,900 Doug Taylor Sutton 604-728-2601, MLS V924593

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Surrey

SUN FEB 19, 2-4pm, 10743-139th St, Sry. Bright/ spac 2 BR. 2 bath condo, laminate flrs, new paint, insuite laundry, storage. Mala, Sutton 778-859-4458

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BLUE NOSE X American Pitt Bull pups, 4 girls 1 boy, dewormed & 1st shots. $800. 778-232-8548

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KELOWNA CONDO Corner unit, 1298sf, 3 BR, 2 f/bath, all appls, storage, sec prkg. $229,000. 250-765-3612 or 250-765-3470

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Real Estate Wanted

BUILDER BUYING HOUSES or double lots. No commissions. North or West Van. 778-891-1474 arcconstruction@telus.net

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WHISTLER (Function Junction) 1150 sq ft., bathroom, bay door, mezzanine. 5 yrs old. Sell by owner $225k or lease $1200./mo 604-817-8140 darenmarcoux@gmail.com

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MIN. SCHNAUZER Pups, ready Feb 18, raised under foot, incls vet ✔, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked & dewclaws, $650, 604-477-9961

SAVE A LIFE. Wonderful rescue dogs from Foreclosed Upon Pets. Spay/neutered, regular vaccinations & rabies, microchipped. $449 adoption fee, avail at your local Petcetera stores.

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.

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MALTESE PUPPIES, family raised, paper trained, first shots, $500/each. Call 604-945-7807

Mission

INVESTORS alert! 32425 Best Ave. Mission. 5K cash back on closing. 8bdrm+4.5bth 3120 sq ft, 6006 sq ft lot, lower floor rent $18,000 per yr, upper floor potential $17,000. 19 yrs old... Judy Sehling- Sutton jsehling@shaw.ca $457,000

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NORTH VANCOUVER Huge Moving Sale 1353 Pemberton Ave Sat & Sun Feb. 18 & 19, 9 AM - 1 PM . Furniture, kitchenware, decor, electronics, sporting goods, clothes, and more. Everything must go. Sale is indoor at a business location (TeleVideo). Rain or Shine.

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Development Information Session Rezoning Application 364 West 15th Street Dan Diebolt has submitted a Development Application to the City of North Vancouver to amend the Zoning Bylaw to permit subdivision of the existing lot into two equal parcels with a single family home plus one-storey Level-A Coach House on each new lot. Each lot would provide two unenclosed surface parking stalls, for a total of four parking stalls, accessed from the rear lane. Interested members of the public are invited to attend the following Development Information Session/Open House with the applicant for an early opportunity to review the proposal and offer comments: Location:

St. John’s Anglican Church 220 West 8th Street, North Vancouver

Date:

Wednesday February 22, 2012

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6:30pm – 8:30pm

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proposed development site W 15th St

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7005

Body Work

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4530

Large Selection $50/hour

Travel Destinations

WAILEA MAUI Luxury fully equipped 1 Bdrm Condo, n/s. Late Spring & Summer Special, 604-921-7272 WHISTLER CREEKSIDECONDO, sleeps 4, new reno, f/p, Book now for Spring/Summer! $700/wk, $850wk/Spring Break. No parties... N/S 778-227-3616

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7010

Personals

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5050

Pet Services

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3540

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7015

Escort Services

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RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 1989 Marine Drive NORTH VANCOUVER

Bach from $845 1 Bdrm from $1085 2 Bdrm from $1630 City & Mtn. Views. Includes heat & hot water. Pool, Jacuzzi, sauna & tennis courts on site. Security & video monitoring. On major bus route.

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

1 & 3 Bdrm. Suites

BRIARS - 126 E 12 St. 1 BR suite, Quiet well managed bldg, Heat & hw incl. np, ns. Prkg avail, 604-983-2086

1 BR, large corner, $875 incl heat, cable & prkg, balcony, St.George/ 15th, n/s no pets, Mar 1st 604-921-1572 or 604-828-9917

1 BR $925 balc, hardwood, heat, hot water, NS NP, central adult bldg. refs Mar 1 604-904-9507 1 BR bright large, top flr, Central Lonsdale, hardwood, quiet well kept bldg. ns, np, avail Mar 1. $916 incl heat/hw 604-904-7545 1 BR. new kitchen/bath, 650sf, central Lonsdale, incl heat/hw 1 yr lease, np, $1030, 604-681-2521 1 BR’s $960 (city view) incls ht/ hw, drapes, h/wood balc, elev, NP 18/Lonsdale, Mar 1, 604-220-6817 Reno’d 1 br ste, $1150, Large & clean, 130 W 5th, heat hw, n/p, n/s, refs, lease, 604-987-2761

2 bd 1 bth ‘Balmoral House’ Rare offering! Adjacent to A1 Sunrise Lynn Valley, quiet side of building 2nd flr, large accessible shwr w/d dw $1495 Royal LePage 604-657-4508 2 BR, 1.5 bath, Central, modern finishes, top appls. 1000 sf. Walk all ammen, $2200, avail Mar 1. 604-377-6559 2 BR, 16th flr, new reno, Woodcroft, pool/gym, mtn view, prkg, $1450 March 1st. 778-386-1805 2 BR, 2 bath, Vista bldg, 158 W 13th, 5 appls. ocean view, ns, $2200+ utils Mar 1, 604-926-4653

2 br a corner suite, 2nd flr of very quiet 3 story walk up, E. 15th St. large private balcony, north west exposure, new windows, dw, new carpet, venetian blinds, free laundry fac. no smoking & np, Mar 1, $1200. 604-830-0857 msg.

North Vancouver 144 W. 14th St MARLBOROUGH TOWER 2 BR on 22nd floor avail March 1st for $1750, 1,000 sqft + balc, well maintained with mountain view. Professionally managed building close to all amenities with new fitness centre. No pets, 1 year lease.

Call 604-983-6920

WOODCROFT, 2 br,new paint, gym, prkg, yr lease, np ns, $1350 incls util Immed 604-710-9919

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

Bachelor $895 & 2 BR $1400 Avail Now. Ocean view. Indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Heat & Hot Water incls.

2 BR corner/top flr, Central Lonsdale, $1250, Mar 1. balc, hrdwood, heat, hw, np/ns, prkg avail, Adult bldg 604-985-6935 2 Br’s starting at $1075, avail March 1 and NOW Heat incl’d, quiet, gated prkg. n/p, view, upgrades, walk to seabus. 1 year lease 163 West 5th. 604-980-7501

3 BR, 1.5 Bath, hardwood, 1 mile east of 2nd Narrows, incls heat/ hotwater, pool, no pets, $1400/mo. Call 778-320-1554 326 WEST 1st St. 1 br $800. Nr seabus, secure prkg, no pets. Avail Feb 1st 604-983-6916 BACH, LARGE $770, hardwood, heat, hot water, upper Lonsdale, March 1, ns np 604-202-3458

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE!! 1 BR in Park like setting! Avail immediately! starting from $1,025 mountain or ocean view. 1 cat ok. Storage, heat & h/water included. Near all amenities. Seasonal pool.

604-985-2926

PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool, parking avail. Newly reno’d ★1 BR + DEN $1185 Water & city view No pets, 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

2025 Bellevue Ave, W Van Renovated 1BR gorgeous ocean view $1,200 . 2 BR fantastic ocean view $1,850, Cat OK, Senior discount. 604-913-0734

AMBLESIDE TOWER

1 BR avail. Excellent views, rents incl. heat & h/w. Tennis courts, indoor pool, saunas, exercise & games rooms on premises. Walk to beach & shops. No Pets. 1552 Esquimalt. 604-922-8443

BAYVIEW APTS

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br avail 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 1 BDRM Waterfront suite avail 'The Mariner' newly reno’d, spac beautiful h/w flrs, lrg balc, with garden & ocean below in high maintained quiet bldg, $1850/mo NS/NP, NOW, 604-921-6652

Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad

Completely Renovated 1 BR (700-770 sq.ft.) 3 BR (1370 sq.ft.)

Spectacular City & Ocean Views! Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Swimming Pool Rent includes all utilities.

1-877-273-8716 935 Marine Drive

Luxury Over The Seawall! Bach, 1BR, pool rec. rm, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287

6545

Housesitting

RELIABLE EFFICIENT WVan lady will clean your home wkly/ mthly, house/pet sit 604-928-1063

6595

6595-45

1 BR in 2 br reno’d ste Seymour Prkwy & Cap U. 5 appl, fp, lrg patio, ns $625+util 778-387-4830 1 BR IN spacious home for n/s female. Furn or unfurn, internet, w/d, $495 incl. 604-329-7449

6600

Storage

AVAIL NOW! Lower Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $350, 604-983-9493

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

WHITEHALL APT’S 1640 Esquimalt 1 bdrm $1,000, 604-990-2971 or weekends 778-238-4798.

2 BDRM Blueridge, clean bright lrg, lower level, dw, fp, full bath, large yard, shed, patio for bbq, ns, cat ok $1340. 604-913-3109

Duplexes - Rent

UNOBSTRUCTED GORGEOUS ocean & city views top flr oversize living/dining room & balcony. 3 brs, 2 bath, np ns $1,900 Mar 1st. West Keith Rd, NVan 604-971-2723 or 604-719-8263 HORSESHOE BAY quality sxs, 3 br, 2.5 bath , fp, 5 appl, skylights, Mar 1st $2,000 604-367-1756

6522

Furnished Accommodation

1 BR, self contained fully furn, lower Lonsdale, incl phone, utils cable/net fp, prkg, now, $500/wk or $1500/mo 604-986-6253

A SHORT STAY North Shore & Kitsilano 1 & 2 br + p/house. Renos, families, execs 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com

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

6525

Garages

SECURE SINGLE car garage, avail immed, Upper Lonsdale $250/mth. Call 604-202-3458

6540

Houses - Rent

2 BR above grd, Upper Lonsdale, w/d, wood f/p,deck, sm pet ok, n/s $1350 incl, Now. 604-984-2152 2 BR bsmt ste, Central Lonsdale. Brand new, floor, carpet. Nr bus & amen. $1250 incl util but no cable. March 1st. 604-985-5528 2 BR, Dundarave, W Van bsmt in new home, nr Seawall, shops, ss appls, own w/d, gas fp, alarm, ns np, $1800 incl utils. 604-551-0039 2 BR grnd lvl, must see mid Lonsdale 6 appl ns np $1250 incl Mar 1. 604-980-6849 773-9565 2 BR, LARGE, BRIGHT, VERY QUIET, garden level, Delbrook area close to Edgemont, private entry, french doors to patio. Living room with f/p, dining area, great kitchen with 5 appl, bath with soaker tub & shower, own laundry room with lots of storage, ns np. Avail now. $1600 incl utils. 604-773-9815 2 BR lower ste, Calverhall, 1100 sf, incl cbl, util, w/d, d/w, m/w, gas fp ns np single renter pref’d $1200, Mar 1st. 778-986-9211 BACH BSMT ste nr Grand Blvd school/bus/shops no wd, np, ns, $650incl hydro. 604-825-4039 DEEP COVE cottage nr water 600 sf, priv yrd & entry, suit 1 quiet ns, $900 incl hydro 604-929-4513

2 BR, 1100sf, wd flrs, gas f/p, 6 appl,Grouse Skyride, n/s, cat ok, $1580inc ut, Now, 604-710-7595

3 BR + DEN, Lynn Valley, $1750 incl util, avail Now, short term 3-4/mo, pets ok, 604-710-8394 3 BR Norgate, rec room, 4 appls fenced yard, new paint/carpet, ns np, $2200 refs 604-272-1938 4 BR, 3 ba, 2520sf, 600sf deck, nr Princess Park, all appls, n/s n/p, immed $3200. Joe 604-720-8386 5 BR 4 baths Canyon Heights, 661 Alpine Crt, ocean, city & mtn view, 3730 sf, 95 ft frontage, S. facing, avail now $4500. Mike 604-983-3824 636 MOODY Ave NVan, 2 BR upstairs brand new reno 1 br downstairs, no pets, $1800 suit family. Mar. 1st for appt Call Pina 604-987-1205 * 604-728-2480 CAULFEILD, LARGE modern house, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 2 f/p, large garden dbl gar, Mar 1, long term, $3100. call 604-925-9562

DEEP COVE 604-929-5191, ns 1 br, fp, $1575 1 br fp garage, semi w/front $1875 3 br, fp, hardwood, carport $2175 4BDRM/2BTH Newly Renovated 4 Bedroom 2 Bath home in West Vancouver Cosy 4 Bedroom Home in Horseshoe Bay!! Only a few minute walk to the Ferry Terminal. New kitchen with brand new appliances and a new bathroom. New carpet and paint thruout the home. Washer and Dryer included. There are 2 Wood burning fireplaces and a bar. Large back yard with a gated front yard. Home has never been rented out before. Available immediately. A must see!! Pets OK $2,100 Monthly Call: (778) 240-9132

SUDOKU

North Vancouver

1 BR ste Lynn Valley appl incl w/d, i/net, nr all ammens, avail mar 1st. $1200/mth +25% utils.ns np Contact George 604-619-5634

6515

HOSRESHOE BAY quality sxs, 3 br, 2.5 bath , fp, 5 appl, skylights, Mar 1st $2,000 604-367-1756

Shared Accommodation

Seastrand Waterfront Studio! 12flrs up, 20ft deck, new fridge, stove, carpet, etc. 604-943-2420

Call 604-986-3356

WESTWIND APTS

2 BR beautiful view, $1225/mo, 2 BR garden level, $1210/mo, ns np, Mar 1st, 604-987-8807

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

BACHELOR: 365 East 2nd St: Newly renovated basement unit in quiet building, new kitchen & bathroom w bathtub. $750 March 1st phone 604.726.4884

BACH, $875, quiet bldg, ns np, nr bus/shops, 120 E. Keith Rd. avail Feb 1, Dennis 604-980-9402

1 BR $910, completely reno;d, lower Lonsdale, heat hw prkg incld, Mar 1, np, 604-984-2148

Apartments & Condos

Park Royal Towers

Delbrook Gardens 777 W.Queens. 2 bedrm townhome $1595. 604-990-2971, weekends call 778.227.5042

1 BR, $1000, quiet bldg, ns np, nr bus/shops, 120 E. Keith Rd. avail Feb 1, Dennis 604-980-9402

6505

★ A QUIET BLDG ★ 1 BR (Top) floor, north face, approx 700sf, $940, avail Now/ Mar 1, Carpets, drapes, heat, hotwater, gated prkg available, No Dogs. Call 604-986-7745

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2BD+Den/2Bth 402 Hadden 950sqft bsmnt $1800+util. New ss appl. ws/dr, new flrs. (778) 926-5273

2BDRM/1BTH-1825 Palmerston Suite #1 Bright garden level suite w/view, insuite laundry, 25% utilities, Avail March 1. Small Pets OK $1,850 Monthly email: murat@getplenty.com

6605

Townhouses Rent

2 BR avail. 5 appls., 1.3 bath, variable lease term. NP/NS. Rent starts at $1495. Move-in allowance. To view call, 604-986-0511

6615

Wanted To Rent

SEMI RETIRED carpenter, looking for bachelor or 1 BR suite in North or West Van 604-928-3270

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9125

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Pre-Owned Specials

2005 PONTIAC Grand Prix loaded, alloy wheels, pw seats, dingless, 95kms, 3.8 l V6, cln, spoiler, $5750. 604-563-4352

9145

Scrap Car Removal

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2009 Volvo XC90 2002 Ford Focus Full load, AWD, 37,000km, local, Auto, a/c, inspected, detailed, no accidents, M7823A $31,500 and ready to go! M8078A $5,500

2011 Ford Flex Limited AWD 2007 VW City Golf Huge Savings! Local, no accidents, Silver, auto, a/c, pwr pkg, great fully loaded, MU1358 $29,000 price, M7397A $9,800

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

1988 TOYOTA P/U, ext, 5 sp, V6, 4x4, $1975. 1992 TOYOTA P/U, ext, 5 sp, raised, V6, 4x4, $2500, D9921 in Abbts. toll free 1-877-855-6522 1992 DODGE Dakota pick-up, extra cab, auto, a/c, V6, aircared, runs good $1100obo. 604-984-7574

9160

Sports & Imports

1998 HONDA Accord, 4 dr, 5 spd, 145,000 kms, a/c, aircared, good cond $2800 obo. 604-984-7574

2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2007 Mazda3 GT Sedan Only 50,600 km! This one will sell Only 37,000km! Let’s Make a quickly! M8377A On Sale $6,000 deal! Call us, MU1383 $14,000

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NORTHSHORE AUTO MALL 604.984.9211 www.morreyauto.com

FAST / 4X4 / FAMILY 2011 Chrysler Town & Country 8,000kms, sunroof, rear video, pwr doors, mags, stk#P5703

Internet Sale Price $31,988

Sports & Imports

Central Auto

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9160

2008 VW Rabbit, silver, 4dr, 2.5L, only 32K, 1 owner, sunroof, alloys, immac, $17,500 604-926-0863 NEED CHEAP AUTOBODY ? www.cheapautobody.ca 604-341-7738

Accelerate your car buying

2008 Dodge Magnum SRT8

One owner, 36,000kms, silver, loaded, nav, 20 inch rims, stk#P5700

North Shores Best

THIS WEEKS SPECIALS:

2008 Mercedes Benz C230, only 54,000kms, auto, a/c, pwr windows, alloys, factory warranty, white on black, immaculate. Was $26,850 Now $22,900 2008 Mercedes Benz B200 4Dr Hatchback, 4 cyl, auto, pwr windows, a/c, 73,000kms, silver/ black, immaculate. Was $16,850 Now $14,700 2001 Mercedes Benz ML 320 4Matic AWD, auto, pwr windows, a/c, alloys, 3rd row seats, only 110,000kms, very well serviced, very clean. Was $12,850 Now $10,300 2005 Volvo S40 4Dr Sedan, rare 5spd trans, pwr windows, a/c, Volvo serviced, only 94,000 original kms, exceptional condition, great car, great value. Was $11,850 Now $8,600

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2006 Lexus LS 430 Luxury Sedan, only 68,000kms, leather, moonroof, alloys, local, Lexus serviced, immaculate. $29,850 Only 31,000 Original Kms 2004 Mercedes Benz E320 4Matic Luxury Sedan, auto, moonroof, alloys, local, one owner, MB serviced, immaculate, a must see. $22,850 Rare 2003 Mercedes Benz CLK 500 Coupe, AMG sport pkg, moonroof, AMG alloy wheels, new tires, brilliant silver on grey leather, only 58,000kms, truly an exciting car. Price new $80,000, buy now $21,850 2005 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Coupe, only 52,000 original kms, auto, alloys, moonroof, full service history, brilliant silver on grey leather, exceptional condition. $19,850 Rare 2004 Audi A4 Avant Station Wagon Quattro, auto, moonroof, alloys, local NS car, full Audi service history, only 92,000kms, a must see. $19,850 2003 BMW X5 3.0 AWD, auto, moonroof, alloys, new brakes & rotors, 4 summer & winter tires, local, one owner, graphite on black leatherette, only 93,800kms, immaculate. $19,850 2004 VW New Beetle Convertible, only 43,000 original kms, 5spd, pwr windows, a/c, heated seats, alloys, pastel yellow, black top & interior, VW serviced, exceptional condition. $16,850 2002 Toyota Rav 4, 4x4, auto, a/c, pwr windows, local, one owner, 82,000kms, excellent condition. $11,850 2001 Mercedes Benz SLK 320 Convertible, local, very well serviced, auto, alloys, leather, 168,000kms, very good condition. SPECIAL PRICE $9,850

For more information call

Internet Sale Price $30,995

604.984.7714

Serving the North Shore for over 36 years st

843 West 1 St. N.Van 2010 Dodge Journey RT

All Wheel Drive, leather, navigation, remote start, black, 11,800kms, St#11257A

Internet Sale Price $27,988

2008 BMW 335i Cabriolet

45,000kms, blue on tan leather, local, 300hp twin turbo, BCAA inspected, stk#12073A

Internet Sale Price $37,988

CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Northshore

Open Tue-Sat 9:30am-5:30pm

2008 Jeep Commander 4x4 7 pass, leather, sunroof, 59,800kms, BCAA inspected

Blue, manual, nav, roof rack, 60,000kms, stk#12123A

Internet Sale Price $31,988

1600 MARINE DR., N.V. 604.980.8501

www.destinationchrysler.ca

8030

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Carpentry

Home & Yard Carpentry. Small djobs. Bsmt, floors, concrete form, tiles. Francisco 604-710-9837 www.chulavistalandscaping.ca

8055

Cleaning

18 YRS Professional cleaner has openings. Exc refs 604-980-1495 www.maidinheaven.ca $18/HR. Quality House cleaning. 604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com ✫✫A CLEAN SWEEP ✫ Reliable Housecleaning service. Low rates 778 836-9970 ✫✫ 604 987-9970 EUROPEAN LADIES providing cleaning services. Responsible, reliable, exp’d. Refs avail. Please call at Rozalia 604-515-1929.

CLEANING BY JENNIFER 13 yrs exp. 604-537-4749

CLEANING SERVICE. Reas rates, specializing in homes. Guar work. Refs avail. 604-715-4706 EUROPEAN CLEANING Service. 15 yrs experience, excellent refs. Call Ivana 604-987-9290

Landscaping

• DESIGN • INSTALL • MAINTAIN

European Craftsmanship kitchen, baths, crown, mouldings, carpentry, John....778-322-8645

Residential, Commercial, Strata Book your 2012 Lawn & Garden Maintenance Program Now!

604.924.5296 • greatcanadianlandscaping.com

8075

8125

Drywall

★ COMPLETE DRYWALL ★ By certified tradesman. Small jobs pref. 604-762-4024 PATCHING, TEXTURE / smooth ceilings, plaster walls. Small jobs. 25 years exp. Call 604-671-9901 VINCE’S MAGIC Contractor. Water leak investigations & repairs. Textured ceilings / drywall repairs 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years. All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

8060

Concrete

CONCRETE FORMING & framing. 20 years exp. Call John 604-562-1122

Licensed & Bonded

Mohammed Makshood ~ (Mac) ~ Mohammed Managing Director

FOR HIRE For Hire: Mini Excavator Bulldozers, Backhoes, Rock Excavators,Breakers Dump Trucks Back Hoe Supply of Sand, Gravel, Dump Trucks Top Soil, Back Fill Material Suppy of & Drain Tile Sand • Gravel • Top Soil Back Fill Material & Drain Tile C: 604-715-9199

E: digman@shaw.ca

Drafting/Design & Decorating

Design & Drawings Homes - Renos - Cabins Custom or Prefab

8073

Drainage

Bringing You a BRIGHT Future! Please visit us at

www.TCAelectric.ca 778-229-9480

ALP ELECTRIC #89724 Low price, small job ok. Free ests Satisfaction guar 604-765-3329 AYRE ELECTRIC licensed & bonded low rates fast service. Scott 604-785-8899 #106016 CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN #90363. All electricial services, res & comm Harry 604-761-5044

8075

Drywall

ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed. Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321 AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex. Dave 604-984-7476

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

604-340-7189 atyourhomeservicesgroup.ca

8130

Handyperson

AGRIOS HOME IMPROVEMENT

Maintenance & Repairs. ★ Fast Reliable Service ★ Reasonable Rates ★ Experienced

Call Michael – 604 619-1126 magrios@shaw.ca

Odd Job Services - Home & Garden - Rain or Shine

- Indoor/Outdoor - Clean up, removal, etc. North Shore Do All Services. Michael 778-868-5079

DNE ELECTRIC Lic #89267 ALL Your Electrical Needs. Panel Upgrading. Reasonable Free Estimate 604-999-2332

Carpentry cabinets, doors, finishing, flooring, drywall, painting 761-7745

ELECTRICIAN (Lic #17106) Residential & commercial work 778-388-5041

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

LONSDALE ELECTRIC lic#1756 Panel changes & renos 604-988-7232, 604-842-0687

★HUSBAND FOR HIRE★ Painting, Drywall, Laminate floors Fences, etc. Glenn 604-328-1059

8087

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal. Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

8090

Fencing/Gates

CEDAR & CUSTOM FENCING 604.862.5545 SUPERSCAPES.CA Hofstetter Contracting Cedar Fencing, Gate, Arbor, Install or Repair, Swiss Craftmanship, ERWIN 778-835-5015

NORTH SHORE FENCES

LIONS GATE DRAINAGE & SEWER 15% OFF - 604-973-0290

• Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs • Rooﬁng & Roof Repairs • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention 25 year Warranteed Leaf & Needle Guard

604-876-4604

ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940. Bonded & insured 604-842-5276

Professional Service & Satisfaction Guaranteed

20% OFF til FEB. 29

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

N.C.B. CONCRETE LTD. Specializing in residential concrete. Repair, removal and new installation. Patio specialists. 604-988-9523, 604-988-9495

Apna Demolition & Excavation Ltd.

YOUR HOME GUTTERS

WINTER SPECIALS

Lic. 22308

A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only. 604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319

Demolition

NORTH VANCOUVER

Max: 604-341-6059

CONCRETE FORMING All Form Work, Insured, local references. Call Dave at 604-724-4342

8068

Gutters

RAINBOW CLEANING! Exc references! Eva 604-925-6676

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

Accelerate your car buying.

8155

A JOURNEYMAN Carpenter. 30 yrs exp. Small renos. mouldings. Refs. (WCB) Dale 604-984-6997

8071

Internet Sale Price $20,988

2008 Subaru Impreza ST1

HOME SERVICES

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

8100

Fireplaces

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

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

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WITH top-notch styling and a new, more-powerful motor, the Hyundai Genesis R-Spec is built to take on Lexus, Inﬁniti and even Audi and Mercedes-Benz. It is available at Jim Pattison Hyundai in the Northshore Auto Mall.

are also dark, albeit between the spokes — yet for a machine that boasts a larger and more powerful engine designed to deliver more athletic ability, these changes are rather muted. Inside it’s much the same story, no special gauges, or seats, just a set of floormats to denote this isn’t the regular Genesis. That said, the cabin is hard to fault in terms of quality; fit, finish and stitching are first rate, matching some of the best Munich and Nagoya have to offer. There are nice details everywhere, from the door panels to the seats and centre console. The chairs themselves are pretty good, wide with good lateral support, while standard

BMW reveals new M6 coupe and cabriolet As far as I’m aware, our government frowns on private ownership of liquidfuel intercontinental ballistic missiles. Not to worry, just buy a BMW M6 instead. And here it is, the latest iteration of BMW’s blisteringly fast uber-coupe. Powered by the same 560 horsepower, twinturbocharged engine that you can find in the M5, this new car says goodbye to the old F1-style hollerin’ V-10 in favour of a more efficient turbocharged V-8. Wait, did I just say “more efficient turbocharged V-8?” And with a straight face? Either way, as already seen in the new M5, turbocharged Teutonic titans are the wave of the future for one main reason: torque. While the outgoing car needed to be revved up, this new model puts out 500 foot-pounds of thrust starting at a low 1,500 r.p.m.

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2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec

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WE already know that Hyundai is not the same company that we knew decades ago.

Today’s Hyundai is blessed with amazing qualities and top-notch styling that make even the best Asian brands blush. In fact, Hyundai is one of the fastest growing automakers in the world; going head-tohead not only with the likes of established American and Japanese players in the volume segment, but encroaching on the luxury elite as well. That means Hyundai has Lexus, Inﬁniti and even Audi and Mercedes-Benz in its “target list.” Cars like the Genesis sedan have re-deﬁned the concept of what a large Korean-built

Behind The Wheel David Chao

four-door is all about and with the 2012 R-Spec — packing an enlarged 5.0-litre V-8, an eight-speed transmission and sport tuned suspension — Hyundai is aiming high. Design One issue that has continued to afﬂict Korean cars

over the years is rather generic styling. Most Hyundais have traditionally blended into the background, inoffensive but hardly memorable in the looks department, and although that’s changing with vehicles like the Veloster, the same “genericar” look is still true of the Genesis. It looks part old Mercedes E/S-Class, part Inﬁniti M, especially with that grille and greenhouse. Try to ﬁnd it in an executive parking lot and you’d likely have to resort to pressing the panic button on the key fob — the car doesn’t stand out. It’s not a bad looking car by any means, but it is also not meant to be “different.” The R-Spec aims to give it a bit more personality — via dark painted headlight surrounds and 19-inch alloy wheels that

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Result? 0-100 kilometres per hour in 4.2 seconds, also partially due to the new lighter chassis. Aside from the straight-line stuff, expect all the usual BMW M-trickery to make the big sedan take to the curves and shrug off the laws of physics in a manner that should have Isaac Newton eating his own hair. Tesla launches Model X prototype Moving away from SportsPanzers propelled by liquified dinosaurs for a moment, it’s the latest — ahem — electrifying concept from California-based Tesla Motors. Resembling an Infiniti EX35 with the face of a parrot-fish, the Model X has a super-cool name but is, in essence, yet another dang cute-ute crossover. Or is it? Well, for one thing, the Model X runs only on electrons: it’s a full plug-in electric car. What’s more, the low-slung lithium-ion battery packs mean that you’ve got just as much room (if not more) than you would in a normal CUV: seven-seater capacity and room for luggage too. Then there are the “falcon” style doors which open like — well, Tesla probably wants me to say they’re like the iconic Mercedes-Benz SL300’s gullwing doors, but really they remind me of Doc Brown’s Back to the Future DeLorean. Even better, this innocuous-looking machine will run up to 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds. Even better-er, you can make that sprint with a clean conscience and with plenty of friends aboard. Aston-Martin reunites with Bond franchise No Mr. Bond, I expect you to drive . . . this classic 1964 Aston-Martin DB5. No, it doesn’t have an iPod connector. Stop making that face. So might the notoriously sarcastic “Q” be instructing that most destructive-ofgadgets secret agent, James Bond, for the latest in the series of movies. In Skyfall, due to be released sometime after umpteen months of trailers give all the best bits of the plot away, Jim will be back at the helm of the DB5 from Goldfinger, arguably one of the most recognizable cars in the world. Bond fans will no doubt note that a DB5 already appeared briefly in 2006’s Casino Royale. That was just a loop around the block; this time, expect the classic Aston to dust-off the Ben-Hur axle blades and really go to battle with the baddies. Audi reveals Euro-only RS4 Avant Here we go again with another excellent hothatchback that would sell like

pretzels at Oktoberfest over here — if they’d only ship it to us. It’s Audi’s latest fastwagon, the RS4 Avant. Audi used to bring over a scorching version of their A4-wagon, the much-missed S4 Avant, which boasted 340 h.p., all-wheel-drive practicality and, to my mind, looked even better than the sedan. However, all that stopped in 2008, much to the chagrin of anybody who owned an older one and couldn’t replace it. Let’s rub a little salt in those wounds. If you live in fancy-pants You-rup you can buy an even hotter version of that small wagon. It’s powered by a 450 h.p. version of that glorious Audi 4.2-litre V-8 and boasts big fenderflares, lightweight aluminum construction and a sevenspeed dual-clutch gearbox. Flagship Kia sedan coming, but not for Europe As something of a salve, here is the latest on Kia’s most recent project, a rear-wheeldrive flagship sedan that will be debuting in Korea early this year. Dubbed the KH for now, think Hyundai Genesis sedan in size, and Kia Optima in looks. The whole Kia/Hyundai corporate structure is a funny thing. On one hand, both manufacturers share platforms and engines and factories, but on the other hand, they act as though in direct competition with each other. A strange way of doing business, but it does keep both companies on their toes, and you can’t argue with the success of both Hyundai and Kia in recent years. Don’t be surprised then if Kia’s full-sized sedan differs in some significant way from Hyundai’s Genesis, possibly in the drivetrain. If you’ll remember, Kia launched a concept at last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show that boasted a twin-turbo V-6, something not seen in either company’s model range. Considering Hyundai/ Kia’s obvious competence at turbocharging (the turbo engine in the Veloster Turbo makes 201 h.p. from just 1.6-litres), we might well see a turbocharged option in the higher trim levels. Oh, and one more thing? While the KH will debut in Korea and then later in world markets, one place you won’t find it is mainland Europe or the U.K. Toyota GT86, now in cheapskate version Last week, I got to drive around in a Porsche Cayman R: a stripped-out racing version of the Cayman with less stuff in it . . . for more money. Toyota has a different plan for their upcoming sport coupe. Given the enormous tuning market in Japan, Toyota is offering their GT86

model in a no-frills package for signiﬁcantly less than the standard model. And when I say no-frills, I really mean it. The tuner-ready model comes with steelies instead of alloys, no stereo, no air-conditioning, and they haven’t even bothered to paint the front and rear bumpers. As a blank canvas, it’s the perfect place to start creating a shiny-paint showcar or turbo-charged drifter.

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of a car in this segment, the R-Spec is loaded to the gunwales with equipment, it’s not overbearing. Compared to some modern luxury vehicle info/entertainment systems, which can be very fussy and difﬁcult to use, the R-Spec’s touch screen menu is fairly simple and intuitive. Performance Shared with the Equus ﬂagship, the 5.0-litre V-8 under the hood of the Genesis

R-Spec is essentially a larger bore version of the 4.6-litre Tau engine found in last year’s Genesis V-8. It’s received a few enhancements over the 4.6, namely a revised valvetrain, direct injection and of course new pistons, which increase both the compression ratio (to 11.5:1 from 10.4:1) along with power and torque. Rated

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at 429 h.p. and 376 footpounds of torque, there’s no denying the 5.0-litre Tau motor is a smooth engine; though it really requires revving to make it work; max power doesn’t come in until 6,400 r.p.m. and torque until 5,000. That essentially means you have to drive this car like you stole it in order to get the best results. The transmission is Hyundai’s own in-house design, yet it’s clear that the mandate with this unit was to deliver decent fuel economy. Punch the gas a little and it feels reluctant to kick down or change up. Even in manual shift mode it’s still a little slow on the uptake, clearly feeling more at home in a luxury cruiser than sport sedan. Where the Genesis R-Spec receives the biggest number of changes, compared with the base car (the regular 4.6 V-8 is still available in the United States but not in Canada) is in the chassis and suspension department. That said, despite tighter damping and bigger sway bars, plus some rather sticky P235/45R19 Bridgestone Potenza tires wrapped around those 19inch wheels, the Genesis R is generally speaking fun to drive but not super sporty. The car goes where you

ask it, cornering rather ﬂat and neutral through the turns, though the feedback from the steering is a bit lacking in comparison to say a BMW 5-Series or even a Mercedes E63 AMG. With big 13.6inch disc brakes at all four corners, stopping simply isn’t an issue with this car, despite its considerable 1,884 kg curb mass. Despite the ﬁrmed up suspension and big rims and rubber, when it comes to highway cruising, the R-Spec doesn’t disappoint. You could drive this thing from coast to coast and feel almost as relaxed at your destination as you did your departure point. It also feels stable and secure at highway speeds, in a very German kind of way. Features Priced at $53,499 (the base V-6 Genesis sedan is $39,999), the R-Spec isn’t actually that expensive when you factor in the combination of quality, engineering and performance. There’s a huge roster of standard equipment, adaptive cruise control, park assist, navigation system with eight-inch touch screen, HID headlights and a 608-watt Lexicon audio system that incorporates 7.1-surround sound. Of course there’s plenty of safety technology too: eight standard airbags, active

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MSRP Your Discount $9,787

23,998

Offers Expire February 29, 2012 Sprinter Sales and Service Centre 1502 Boundary Rd., Burnaby, BC

604-331-BENZ (2369)

*Payments, plus tax and documentation fee of $598.

1-888-831-6240

mbvancouver.ca

© 2012 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. *Lease and finance offers based on a 2011 2500 C144 Standard Roof Sprinter available only through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services on approved credit for a limited time. Lease example based on $545 (excluding taxes) per month for 60 months. Down payment or equivalent trade of $6,435 plus security deposit of $600 and applicable taxes due at lease inception. MSRP starting at $42,900. A.P.R of 5.49%. Total obligation is $48,014. Finance rates starting at 4.9%. MSRP for 2011 Sprinters starting at $42,900. **Total price of $46,415 includes MSRP of $42,900, Freight/PDI of $2,995, Dealer Admin Fee of $395, air conditioning levy of $100 and $25 fee covering EHF tires. HST extra. Additional equipment not listed that may be available is extra. Licence, insurance, registration, “green” levy taxes (if applicable), fees levied on the manufacturer (if charged by the dealer) and PPSA are extra. Dealer may lease or finance for less. Offers may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. †Cash discounts offered only at the Boundary Road Sprinter location. See your authorized Mercedes-Benz Sprinter dealer for details. Offers end February 29, 2012.

Northshore

www.carterchevrolet.ca

Northshore Auto Mall, 800 Automall Dr. North Vancouver

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YOUR 2012 VOLVO XC60 AND S60. MAKE TRACKS. WE’LL COVER THEM

LEASE APR

P L U S

0% FOR36MONTHS* XC60 LEASE % FOR APR 0.9 36 MONTHS**

S60

VO LVO CAR E F R E E COVE RAG E

UP TO 5 YEARS OR 80,000 KM

SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE + WARRANTY + ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE + WEAR & TEAR

809 Automall Drive, North Vancouver, JimPattison VOLVO OF NORTH VANCOUVER 604.986.9889 Volvo ofnorthvancouver

809 Automall Drive, North Vancouver, BC 604.986.9889 www.volvoofnorthvancouver.com www.volvoofnorthvancouver.com

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*Limited time offers through participating Volvo Retailers on approved credit (O.A.C.) to qualified retail customers only. Finance and Lease examples based on a 2012 S60 T5/2012 XC60 3.2. Selling Price is $40,805/$42,510 [includes $1,715 freight and PDI, $75 PPSA, $495 administration fee and $100 air conditioning tax (where applicable)] financed at 0.9% APR equals $694.14/$723.04 per month for 60 months. $0 down payment or equivalent trade may be required. Cost of borrowing is $0/$977.17 for a total obligation of $41,648.11/$43,382.17 including down payment. Other applicable taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. **0%/0.9% lease APR for 36/36 months. Monthly payment is $556/$648.50 (includes $1,715 freight and PDI, $53.20 PPSA, first month’s payment including tax, $495 administration fee, $100 air conditioning tax (where applicable) with $0 downpayment or equivalent trade-in and no security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $21,563.28/$30,936. Other taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. Lease has a 16,000 km allowance per year ($0.16 per km on excess). Payment and security deposit may vary by choice of extra equipment. Purchase at end of lease for $21,699/$20,945 plus taxes. Volvo Carefree Coverage offer is available on the purchase, finance or lease of only a new 2012 Volvo. With the purchase or finance of a new 2012 Volvo, Volvo Carefree Coverage warranty covers parts and labour for approved vehicle repairs only for 5 years from the date of original purchase or 80,000km (whichever occurs first). With the lease of a new 2012 Volvo, Volvo Carefree Coverage warranty covers parts and labour for approved vehicle repairs only for up to 4 years from the date of original purchase or 64,000km (whichever occurs first), and is determined by length of lease. Warranty does not cover, without limitation: damage to vehicle resulting from improper maintenance or abuse, vehicles severely damaged/and or declared to be a total loss by insurer, severe operating conditions requiring additional services, and customer requested services not specified in Volvo Warranty and Maintenance Records Information booklet. See your local Volvo retailer or visit volvocars.ca for more details, including a complete list of exclusions and items covered under the Volvo Carefree Coverage warranty program. Excluding Fleet vehicles. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Some conditions apply. Excluding Fleet vehicles. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Some conditions apply. Retailer may sell/lease for less. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Some terms/conditions apply. Offers may vary by region. See your Volvo Retailer for full details. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. ©2012 Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. Always remember to wear your seat belt. Visit volvocars.ca.

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REV

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SUPERB steering and agile handling make the BMW 550i a great driver’s car.

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THE Cadillac CTS-V, with lightning quick acceleration, is one of the best performing U.S. sedans ever built.

THE Inﬁniti M56 delivers character and ﬂair missing in most modern luxury sport sedans.

Genesis takes on the big luxury brands

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interior fixtures. That said, despite being quicker and more agile than the R-Spec, it’s also a lot more expensive at $72,990. Infiniti M56 Perhaps the closest true rival to the Genesi R-Spec, the M56 packs Infiniti’s largest displacement engine (a

5.6-litre V-8) in its premium luxury sedan. With 420 h.p. on tap, it will scoot from 0-96 kilometres per hour in 4.8 seconds and delivers outstanding handling and grip with a character and ﬂair missing in most modern luxury/sport sedans. At $66,200 it’s also fairly competitively priced against the new Genesis R-Spec.

www.jpautogroup.com

DL# 10969

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With Honda Factory Performance, get the next level of our race-inspired engineering.

TUNED, OUT OF THE BOX

COMING SPRING 2012

OUR MOST POPULAR AND RELIABLE MODEL IS ALSO WAITING TO BE DRIVEN HOME. LEASE FOR

2011 Reader’s Choice Platinum Winner

APR PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS $1,632 DOWNPAYMENT OAC. INCLUDES FREIGHT & PDI.

179 2.99

816 Automall Drive, North Vancouver

604-984-0331

2012 Civic Sedan DX

STARTING FROM ONLY

www.paciﬁchonda.ca

MODEL FB2E2CEX

MSRP** INCLUDES FREIGHT AND PDI.

16,385

@BCHonda

**MSRP is $16,385 including freight and PDI of $1,395. For all offers license, insurance, applicable taxes and registration are extra. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be required. #Limited time lease offers based on a new 2012 Civic Sedan DX 5MT model FB2E2CEX. Lease example based on new 2012 Civic Sedan DX 5MT Civic model FB2E2CEX available through Honda Canada Finance Inc. *2.99% lease APR for 48 months O.A.C. Monthly payment, including freight and PDI, is $179. Down payment of $1,632.10, ﬁrst monthly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $10,224.10. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 96,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be required. **/#/* Offers valid from February 1st, 2012 through February 29th, 2012 at participating Honda retailers. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.

A44 - North Shore News - Friday, February 17, 2012